Tulip

Sick

BTS were practicing for their special stage of M! Countdown, when Jungkook collapsed in pain.

They were revising the dance part of the song, and it has been around 4 hours since they started practice that particular day.

Right after they did the dance break, they were supposed to go into formation for the last chorus, but the maknae suddenly lost his balance and fell to the ground.

The fall itself didn't look that harsh, but the members and the staff immediately panicked when Jungkook curled himself in pain while groaning hard, staying on the floor to long after the fall.

Taehyung and Namjoon was the quickest to react, rushing to Jungkook's side to help him stand up.

"Yah, gwenchana?!" Namjoon asked, lifting him up.

"Bring him water please!"

The members helped him sit on the couch carefully. Jin ran back to grab a bottle of water.

"Jungkookie, are you hurt anywhere?" Hobi asked, handing him the water to drink.

Jungkook stubbornly shook his head. "Ani, i'm fine hyung. I'm just tired, that's all."

"That's utter bullshit. You've lasted way longer than this, kid." Yoongi said, his words sharp, but his eyes were full of concern.

"Ani, i'm fine, really."

"Jeon Jungkook, I told you to not overwork your body! I get that you're young and hardworking, but you're only human. You're at your limit now. Don't push it." The trainer scolded him, jaws clenched in rage.

Jimin chimed in, calming things down. "He's right, Jungkook. You've gotta rest too, y'know?"

"Yeah. You can't perform if you're sick, after all." Taehyung continued, while Jin looked at the maknae with a worried frown.

The manager pulled Namjoon to the side.

"Namjoon, keep an eye on him will you? We can't have him in this condition, you're so close to your comeback."

The leader nodded, "I know, hyung. I'll make sure he gets his rest."

"Yeah. And I think you should just lock him in the dorm for a while, don't let him go to the gym. You know how stubborn that kid is." The manager looked at Jungkook who was being scolded by the trainer.

Namjoon nodded again, then asked permission to end the practice early so that they can get Jungkook to rest at the dorm.

***

Back in the dorm, Taehyung and Hobi were preparing the table for dinner, while Jin and Yoongi were in charge of the cooking.

Jimin went to Jungkook's room, knocking three times before inviting himself in.

"Jungkook-ah, it's dinner time." He shakes the younger male violently, who was sleeping.

Jungkook slowly opened his heavy lids in annoyance.

"Get out, shrimp-hyung" he groaned, eyes half-closed.

"You little bi- Get up now, kid. Dinner's ready."

"Ugh I get it, I get it. Be there in a sec." He grunted, rubbing his eyes. And with that, Jimin left the room.

He grabbed his white shirt from the closet and got out of the room.

 
 
"What's gotten into you lately?" Jin asked, as they ate their meal.

"It's nothing, hyung." Jungkook replied, taking another bite of his food.

"Are you sure? You're not the type to get exhausted and sick easily you know." Taehyung said, stealing Jimin's chicken.

"Yah that's mine!"

"Yeah. Our comeback is really soon, you need to take care of yourself. Plus, we don't really want to make our fans cry when we tell them about this on Burn The Stage." Hobi chimed in, also munching on Jimin's food.

"Ah hyung!"

Jungkook ate in silence, not really knowing what to answer.

He finished his food, and stood up. "I'm fine, really. It's really just because of stress, I guess."

"... And you're stressed to the point you get sick?" Yoongi asked.

Jungkook replied him with a weak smile. In that instant, he felt the pain in his chest again, making him wince harshly and dropped the plate in his hand to floor, making it shatter into pieces.

The boys' were shocked as well, panicking when Jungkook clenched his hand hard on his chest, the other hand grabbing the chair as support too hard, his knuckles were already white. Jin quickly supported him to stand, and all of them stopped eating at the sudden panic.

"Yah, are you really okay?" Jin asked, brows furrowed with worry.

"Yes, yes, it's alright. I'm okay. I'm still tired, that's all." Jungkook replied, breathing shakily.

"I don't think so. Can someone call the manager please? We're taking him to the hospital." Namjoon said.

"On it." Yoongi said.

The members helped Jungkook sit on the couch in the living room, while Jimin helped clean the glass that was broken just now.

"Oh, hyung. It's me, Yoongi. Can you take Jungkook to the hospital? Neh, he's really not feeling well. Oh, really? It's alright then. Neh, thank you, hyung." Yoongi hung up.

"What'd he say?"

Yoongi shook his head.

"He's busy tonight. He said he'll bring him to the hospital tomorrow."

"Eh, don't we have practice all day tomorrow?" Jimin asked.

"That's right. We've got extra hours to catch up with this morning's session." Hobi said.

"Yeah. Manager hyung told me that Jungkook is excused for morning, and go to the hospital at evening." Yoongi explained, and the maknae just nodded in agreement.

Taehyung butted in. "We're not going to the hospital?"

"Ani, you don't have to. It's just a check up, hyung." Jungkook said.

"Yeah. And you'd better be healthy. Get some rest in the morning before you go to the hospital, alright?" Namjoon ordered.

 

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I'm really sorry, turns out the buildup of the story is taking longer than i thought. The drafts i made were super short i swear :(

And um, is it a good thing that I'm updating rather quickly? I mean, won't it get boring for u guys?

I need to know my readers' opinion, so drop some comments okay ily guys <3