Medical Checkup

Chapter 4

"Please say your name, dear" the nurse asked when Jungkook sat down on the bed. The boy didn't seem to hear the woman, because his eyes were focused on everything around him. The doctor that was putting new white gloves over his hands, or the nurse that was preparing a syringe with medicine, or how a machine was constantly beeping with flashing lights.

"Kook, you need to answer her question" Yoongi reminded him. The maknae nodded and focused back on the nurse in front of him. "Jungkook"

"And your birthday?"

"01-09-1997"

"Very well. You can lay back on the bed now. The doctor will be ready in a minute" the woman said and stepped back to put the file on the desk.

Jungkook nodded and slightly shuffled back on the bed, but then paused for a moment "Hyung?"

"Yeah Jungkook?"

"You will stay with me the entire time, right?"

"Yes Kook, I promise" Yoongi said and then helped the younger one to lay down on his back. He felt the boy's heart beat like crazy, so he sat down on the chair next to the bed and started to rub his chest. "What do you want to eat for dinner? We're getting takeout"

"Huh?" Jungkook asked confused. The boy hadn't expected the question and needed a moment to think about it. In the meanwhile the doctor was finished and was ready with the syringe in his hand.

"Ready Jungkook?" the doctor asked. The man didn't actually wait for an answer and attached the syringe to the IV port in the boy's hand. Jungkook's eyes went impossible wide and turned his head to look at Yoongi for guidance.

"Hyung" Jungkook's voice sounded so small and vulnerable that it was breaking Yoongi's heart yet again. The rapper continued to rub his chest and gave him a comforting smile "Think about what you what to have for dinner when you're sleeping and let me know when you wake up, okay?"

"Count down from 10, Jungkook" the doctor said as he started to administer the medicine.

"Count Jungkook" Yoongi said when the maknae remained silent. The boy was too busy looking around with terrified eyes while the doctor pushed more and more medicine in him.

"10"

"Yes that's right" Yoongi praised him, but it was not enough to motivate the youngest to continue. "Come on Jungkookie, what comes after 10?"

But thinking was too much for the scared boy, and despite emptying the entire syringe of medicine, the boy was still wide awake.

"Give me another 5mg please" the doctor muttered and quickly disconnected the syringe to replace it with a full one.

"Hyung" Jungkook whined and started to silently cry. Yoongi felt utterly helpless because he wanted to help the younger one, but he couldn't figure out how. He kept saying reassuring things to him and rubbed his chest, but nothing seemed to settle the boy. And it was starting to concern the doctor as well, who had emptied half of the second syringe in Jungkook's IV now.

"Prepare another syringe" the doctor said as he continued the administer the medicine. "Don't fight the medicine kid. You're going to be okay. Yoongi will stay with you the entire time"

They didn't know if it were the doctor's words or if the medicine were finally starting to kick in, but after finishing almost the second syringe, Jungkook finally let his eyes close after a long battle.

The doctor sighed heavily and looked how much medicine was left in the second syringe when he disconnected it from the IV port. "9, maybe 9.5mg in total" he said, and from the corner of his eyes Yoongi noticed a nurse taking notes.