Requested by @Digigitiblue
warning: blood, descriptions of injury, throwing up
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It was Jimin who'd first suggested it. They had a couple days off, and Hoseok had bought a new car. It was big enough for all of them.
"Let's finally go to the island up north. We can go there, stay for a couple days, then come back," Jimin said.
Jungkook shrugged. "It's only a six hour drive. We can take turns."
"Slow down there, boy. It's my car, and I don't want you all writing it up on the very first day," Hoseok said.
"Don't worry so much."
Jimin put on his best earnest face. "Yes, hyung. It will be okay. It's going to be fun!"
Taehyung smiled along. He'd been to the island a couple of times with his friends and one time with his family, but this trip would be different. Going to the same place with different people made the whole experience different.
Hoseok nodded. "Fine."
"Six plus six, uh, twelve hours in total. That means we'll each drive two hours each. Except me, of course. I can't drive," Namjoon said.
Yoongi looked a bit nervous but agreed.
The decision was that easy.
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During the trip, Taehyung found himself sandwiched between Hoseok and Jin in the back. Jungkook was driving.
They were way out of the city now. Trees lined the sides of the road, and occasionally, there was a farm. Much of the landscape was beautiful. Taehyung tried to look out of the window as much as he could. Last time he'd gone, he had been too busy goofing around with his friends to pay attention. And his family was too talkative to let him pay attention. This time, things were going to be different.
Jin was asleep, his head resting on Taehyung's shoulder. As much as he loved Jin, it was awfully uncomfortable. The air conditioning system wasn't strong enough to reach the back or to fend off the warmth of Jin's body on his.
"Why don't you two switch?" Hoseok after a while.
"Huh?" Taehyung asked.
"I mean, why don't you and Jungkook switch? He's been driving for a while."
"No, he hasn't driven for an hour yet. It's going to mess up my calculations," Namjoon said. "Gosh, it's so hard being organized around here."
"But-"
"What are you guys saying?" Jungkook called from the front. "I can't make out every word because I'm so focused on the road."
Taehyung huffed.
They turned onto a dirt road.
Hoseok was frowning. He was going to start grumbling in a moment. Taehyung wracked his brain to think of something to say.
Suddenly, he heard Jungkook yell. Taehyung nearly snapped his neck with how quickly he looked up. There was a car driving in their lane, driving in the opposite direction.
Panic flared in Taehyung's chest like it never had before. In slow motion, he watched the faint headlights get closer and closer and closer.
The tires screeched as Jungkook panicked and tried to change direction. He turned right, heading for the shoulder. The car almost completed the move, but it just wasn't fast enough.
Realizing that the car was going to hit on Jin's side, Taehyung dove across the seat, getting himself in front of Jin.
It was the last thing he remembered before impact.
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