Coffee Boy

Chapter Eight

"I got your heart on my mind
and you said, that I could come by anytime
but I can't, I can't fall in love tonight
I can't fall in love tonight
I got, your face on my mind and
it was fun, runnin' around for awhile
but I can't, I can't fall in love tonight"

Taehyung had his head in his hands in the empty hospital room. After getting Jungkook's seizure under control, they took him to go have some tests run. Taehyung had gotten Yoongi's number from a nurse and called him. He knew the older felt awful, feeling guilty for yelling at him when his heart was obviously weak.

He wiped the tears furiously. He didn't think he had the right to be upset after what he did to Jungkook. He had kissed him on their date, disappeared for a few days, and then showed up again with Jimin. "God I'm an idiot," Taehyung mumbled, raising his head from his hands.

The door to the room opened and Yoongi came running inside, panting, tears streaming down his face. "Jungkook? Is he-?"

Taehyung put a hand on his shoulder, awkwardly trying to comfort him. "He had a seizure. They took him to have some tests run."

"Oh my God," Yoongi fell to his knees, and Taehyung saw his shoulders shaking as he sobbed. He reached a hand onto his hyung's shoulder, rubbing it in small circles in an attempt to calm him down.

Jungkook was wheeled back into the room a few moments later, and both of the boys bombarded the nurse with questions. She looked at them both with sympathetic eyes. "I'm sorry, boys. The doctor will be in in a bit to discuss the results with you. He should wake up here in a few minutes." Taehyung nodded while Yoongi immediately grabbed onto Jungkook's hand, running his fingers through Jungkook's hair. He was whispering soft apologies, barely audible to Taehyung. "Kook, God, I am so sorry. I'm such a dickhead. I should've never snapped at you. This seizure was probably my fault. You haven't had one since you were first diagnosed, and of course you get one right after I scream at you. I'm such an awful friend. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He put his face onto Jungkook's chest as he continued to cry.

"If you were such an awful friend, you wouldn't be here crying on me."

Yoongi's head shot up, and he immediately hugged his best friend, who was chuckling at him. Yoongi slapped him on the arm lightly. "You son of a bitch! I was terrified."

This had Taehyung chuckling. Jungkook's eyes drifted over to Taehyung, and his face turned into a frown before facing Yoongi once more. "Who is the guy standing over there?"

Taehyung felt his whole world shatter. His chest became heavy and his eyes threatened to spill all of the tears his body could hold. Jungkook had become his best friend here in Busan, and the younger had forgotten who he was.

Yoongi faced Taehyung with a sad look in his eyes. He was about to answer when the doctor interrupted. "Okay. It looks as if the seizure was just caused by a lack of circulation to the brain. His heart threw a clot and caused a blockage. The medicine we gave him broke up the blockage, but we'll have to put him on some blood thinners and watch him even more progressively."

Taehyung cleared his throat. "How bad was his seizure?"

"What do you mean?" She raised an eyebrow.

"Was it bad enough to damage some of his memories?"

The doctor shook her head. "That is hardly unlikely. His hippocampus appears unaffected. The lack of memories is most likely temporary from the seizure. It happens with people who have seizures as long as he had." She gave him a weak smile before exiting the room once more.

Jungkook started laughing. "That guy is really hot, Yoongi! I should get on that!"

Yoongi chuckled before flashing a look at Taehyung. "You should. He's a great guy. He would be good for you."

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While Yoongi and Jungkook were talking, Taehyung escaped the room. He needed fresh air. His head was racing with confusion. He took out his phone and dialed a number, hoping that it would help to answer some of the questions burning into his skull.

"Hey babe! Where are you?" Jimin answered on the second ring.

"Hey Jiminie. I'm at the hospital still with Jungkook. He had a seizure and so I decided to stay with him until Yoongi came back here. He's in the room with him now though so I'm sure I could go and say goodbye. I could pick up takeout on the way if you would like."

Jimin's voice jumped up almost a whole octave. "YES. Please. I'm starving. Could you get it from that place I love? By the park?"

Taehyung sighed heavily. "Jimin, that would add an extra half hour onto my commute home. Don't you just want it from the place right down the street from our apartment?"

"You never give me what I want, Taehyung."

He sighed. "Fine. I'll pick it up. I'll be home soon." Taehyung couldn't help but roll his eyes.

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Taehyung walked into Jungkook's hospital room to grab his keys and jacket. He had wanted to do it silently so he didn't have to explain anything, but of course Jungkook had turned his head and looked directly at Taehyung as he was picking up his jacket.

"Are you leaving?" Jungkook's voice came out forced.

Taehyung nodded. "Jimin misses me. He wants me back home."

Jungkook pursed his lips before nodding in acknowledgment. His eyes, which had been focused on the other, were now focusing on the hands in his lap. "You should get going then, Taehyung."

Taehyung's eyes went wide. "You remember me already?"

Jungkook nodded. "Yoongi started talking about you and it all came back. Every bit."

Taehyung smiled at the younger. "That's great. Take care of yourself, Jungkook. Should I stop by to see you tomorrow?"

Jungkook immediately shook his head. "You don't have to worry about me. Go and live your life, Taehyung. You're just a customer, and I'm just your coffee boy. You don't have to spend time with me."

Taehyung couldn't help but feel pain in his chest when Jungkook had said that. He could hear the hurt in the other's voice too, which made it more painful. Taehyung wasn't sure how to respond, so he responded with a soft, "Goodbye, Jungkook," before exiting the hospital.

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