1:31 Am

Chapter 18

Jaebum was still in the hospital.
The concert was only hours away.
Tonight was supposed to be a special night where youngjae was supposed to sing with his hyung.
But there he stood on stage, facing the empty arena.... alone.

"Alright boys 3 minutes to showtime" they 6 of them nodded and circled up. They all looked to youngjae to lead them as if he was the new leader. Youngjae felt the eyes on him as he cleared his throat. "I know right now is the hardest without our leader here..... but tonight, we make this concert special. We have to make him proud. Even though he isn't here physically he's here in spirit and i know we can do well. He'll be cheering us on. Dancer your hardest, smile your brightest. Sing and rap and act like he was still here. Don't let the energy die. Alright... let's make this a night to remember..... for jaebum." The boys nodded, some wiping away oncoming tears and putting on their biggest brightest smile. Youngjae took a deep breath and exhaled. "COME AND GET IT!!!"
" G. O. T. 7 GOT7 GO!"

And in that instant it was a whole new world for youngjae. Now feeling the responsibility of the leader on his shoulders. He understood why jaebum had always been stressed. Being the leader was a burdon. The boys walked on stage and got into position. Youngjae's breath caught in his throat as he almost began to panic "hey youngjae.." youngjae looked up to see jaebum. His face was in pure shock as he looked at the leader in the place where he was supposed to be. "Calm down. It's okay. I'm right here." Youngjae looked at the silver haired jaebum and nodded with a smile. "Alright hyung." He calmed down and on cue he turned on his heal face towards the crowd and began to sing the beginning partnof the song.
"Oh oo woah oi woah~"
"I wanna fly-y-y baby fly-y-y with you, oh way oh"
The crowds cheered as youngjae sang over his hyung's voice. He knew that soon he wouldn't be able to keep the calm composure.

The night went on and it was finally time for youngjae and... jaebum's first solo stage. Youngjae entered the stage, two empty seat, a piano and a softly lit stage. He looked on to the crowd and saw the sea of soft green lights shining for him. The entire arena was silent as he sat down at the piano. Youngjae sat down and began to play the intro to the song, his heart suddenly feeling heavy. As he played he began to sing his lines.

"I still can't believe that when i open my eyes
You arent there.
Even though it'll be hard, my memory from the time
When i see it later even if i emoty out all the sad memories "

Youngjae moved towards one of the empty seats and sat down. Jaebum's voice began to echo throughout the area, fans 'awwing' in sadness as they realize that the leader wasn't there. Youngjae sniffled and bit down on his lip, his wrist beginning to burn.

"You have to stay well dont get sick not even a little bit
That smile that you have dont ever change that"

Jaebum sat there humming the song in his head. He looked out through the window as he began to sing.
"I get drowned in the thoughts of you. I get exhausted but i look for traces of you again"

Youngjae wiped his tears as they streamed down his face at a steady flow. He licked his lips and sniffled before singing once again.
Jaebum felt his tattoo burn like crazy as he felt his heart jolt. Tears began to fall and he looked confused as to why he had began to cry. That's when it hit him.
Youngjae was probably crying on stage.

"Waiting for you"
After the concert youngjae rushed over to the hospital. He didn't wamt to go anywhere but where jaebum was. He ran past the security and into the room where he saw jaebum looking down at his phone. Jaebum looked up and smiled at the young singer as the video played in his ears. "Youngjae-ah... you sound amazing. I'm so proud of you." He said softly. The younger one walked over to his leader and hugged him tightly. "I don't ever want to sing our song without you hyung. Never again" Jaebum stroked youngjae's head and ignored the pain in his back. "Don't worry baby. It won't ever happen again." Youngjae's face went flushed as he heard the pet name leave jaebum's mouth. "W-what did you just call me?" Youngjae spoke softly. Jaebum cleared his throat and coughed awkwardly. "U-uh nothing jae don't worry about it" he bit his lip and looked away. "Mhm.." youngjae said. He pulled away carefully from jaebum and sit criss-crossed next to him. "How was the concert tonight?" Youngjae sighed and gave jaebum his most reassuring smile. "It was really good hyung. A lot of the fans were really sad that you werent there." Jaebum nodded. "Who was the leader for tonight?" Youngjae pointed at himself and jaebum stared wide-eyed. "Wow I'm surprised that you were able to handle that pressure." Youngjae laughed and then went serious. "I wasn't able to. I almost left the stage but then..." youngjae remembered the moment before they went on stage. He debated whether to tell his hyung about the whole thing but he wasn't able to get a chance before an abrupt "Then what?" Broke his concentration. "Oh uh... i kinda remembered what you told me, just seconds before we preformed for our debut stage. That all i had to do was trust you.... and i was able to lead the rest of the group." Jaebum's smile grew wider, his eye smile making youngjae's heart swell with happiness. "Did you really cry when preforming our song?" Youngjae shot a look at his hyung and rolled his eyes, scoffing at the accusation. "Pfft NO. Maybe.... yes." Youngjae admitted. Jaebum opened his arms and gestured for youngjae to come to him. Youngjae did as he was told and laid down in the warm embrace of his hyung. Jaebum smushed his face against youngjae's head and hummed, pleased with the teddy bear that was now in his arms. "I missed my teddy bear." Youngjae chuckled and pressed his head against jaebum's chest. "When do you start physical therapy?" Jaebum began to play with youngjae's hair, massaging his head a little. "In another week to a couple months. They say i'm healing faster but they still want me to get plenty of rest." Youngjae hummed in response, cuddling closer to jaebum's chest. Jaebum looked down at the younger boy and saw how soft his complexion was. It was a little sweaty from the concert but he still looked like an angel. His hair was soft and always had that sweet coconut smell that made jaebum's chest warm. "Hyung... your heart's beating super fast." Youngjae stated sleepily. Jaebum chuckled and leaned over a little to kiss the singer in the forehead. "I know baby-.... youngjae. Just get some rest. I'll be here when you wake up." Youngjae nodded, giving the leader's chest a little nuzzle. Jaebum sighed as he looked at youngjae. It was official. They were soulmates. Their tattoos were almost completed now and what scared jaebum the most about that is what would happen after they both found out. That and .......

Jaebum still has to confess to youngjae.

Jaebum began to drift in and out of sleep, the leader humming softly and holding youngjae in his arms. Making decisions when being sleepy has not been either of the member's forte so jaebum chose to go the stupid route. Jaebum planted a soft kiss on youngjae's lips. The feeling of such soft lips against his, he missed them so much. He pulled away and closed his eyes, whispering a soft "Goodnight sunshine" before falling asleep.