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Part 2

Jimin wasn't breathing. Except this time it wasn't because of some horrible coughing fit. This time it was because of the jumbled thoughts in his mind. All he could think about were these words, repeating themselves on loop like a broken record. "Unfortunately, that also means that you will be unable to take part in the comeback..." His eyes were unfocused, his mind elsewhere and he hadn't even noticed he was asked a question until he felt Jin shaking his shoulder gently, taking him out of his spiraling thoughts and forcing him into taking a breath of air.

"Jiminie, the doctor asked you a question." The eldest told his dongsaeng, with only the slightest bit of worry making it's way into his voice. Jimin simply stared at the doctor apologetically and in a soft, weak voice asked the doctor to repeat himself.

"Its alright, your lack of attention is totally understandable. I simply asked you if you would rather be sent back home with some antibiotics to take or if you would prefer staying in the hospital for a couple more days." He explained, a small comforting smile making it's way into his face. Jimin thought for a second before simply stating he'd rather go home. The doctor nodded and turned to Namjoon, asking him to follow him in order to fill in Jimin's discharge papers. This left Jin and Jimin alone in the hospital room. The space was filled with a tense silence which the eldest decided to break first.

"We're going to try talking to Bang PD-nim and try to get the comeback date postponed. I obviously can't promise that it'll work, but I do promise that we will try our hardest to put it back a couple of days. The comeback wouldn't be the same without you." He said, voice calm and steady. Jimin let the words sink in and couldn't help but have a tiny spark of hope that maybe, just maybe, he might be able to take part in the concerts they should be doing all of next week.

Silence settled back in, but it was marginally less tense. Jimin was now ever so slightly happier which in turn made Jin brighten up as well. For the first time in what felt like forever, the dancer felt at peace despite the still very present chest pains and headache. His fever seemed to have significantly decreased though, so that was nice.

At some point, the leader came back inside and told Jimin to go and change back into his regular clothes as they were leaving in about 15 minutes. Jimin tried to get up but quickly felt light headed and had his knees buckle under his weight. Namjoon was quick to grab him though, keeping him from collapsing onto the cold floor.

"How exactly were you planning on keeping this from us? You can't even get up and walk on your own." The rapper said, sounding genuinely curious. The younger simply shrugged his shoulder, not quite sure of the answer himself.

Thanks to the help of his hyungs, Jimin was able to get changed rather quickly and they were out the door just in time to see the car pull into the parking lot. They simply sat in the van, ready for the quiet ride back to their dorms. The only thing breaking the silence being Jimin's horrible wet coughs.

/ / / /

"Jiminie hyung! Thank God you're okay!" Both maknaes exclaimed, their voices filled with relief at finally being able to see their fellow maknae liner. After Jimin was sent to the hospital along with Namjoon and Seokjin, the rest of the group were sent to the dorms and weren't allowed to leave it's confines. The information they had on the dancer's state was limited to a short call from their leader briefly telling them that Jimin had caught pneumonia, that he wouldn't be able to take part in the comeback and they were going back to the dorms soon.

Taehyung and Jungkook quickly made their way to his side and helped him to the living room where they carefully laid him onto the couch. The vocalist croaked out a quiet 'thanks' and both boys flinched at the weakness of his voice.

The maknaes seated themselves next to the sick boy and simply sat there, observing him. After sometime, Jimin let his exhaustion take over and fell asleep.

/ / / /

"I talked to Bang PD-Nim. He told me that it would be impossible to push the comeback date any further. The venues are all booked and already have all the tickets sold. It would reflect badly on the group as a whole if we were to cancel the concerts so close to the performance dates." Namjoon solemnly told the six members reunited in the living room. The others saw how Jimin's expression got gradually darker as the leader kept explaining what he was told over the phone.

"So Jiminie hyung wont be with us during the comeback concerts?" The maknae asked, not believing that this actually was happening. After all, Jimin had such a crucial part in basically all of their songs, performing without him would be near impossible.

The leader simply noddded, not looking anyone in the eye. He felt as though it was his fault, as a leader, that one of the members of his team, his family, was ill to such a level he couldn't even perform like he was looking forward to so much.

They all went to bed tense that night, all still worried about Jimin's coughing fits and horrible nightmares that were littered out during the night. Each time, Jin was quick to get to him and quiet down his pityful sobs into quiet snoring.

The first concert date was quick to dawn on them.