Breaking Rules

RULE # 15: DON'T ASK FAVORS FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

Of injections and steaming soup

As night came, Ji Yong's condition got worse.

What was an acute fever was now a raging, full bloody battle of heat that overturned him and almost made him want to ride the Lava Explosion even a hundred times if it would only make him feel better.

"Oh no Oppa" he heard someone say but wasn't sure if it was Chaerin or Minji. Their day-off had turned into a "day-care off" as Seung-ri had joked earlier when his temperature started going higher.

"It's viral" the doctor told Teddy and the others "Let him rest tonight and if he's strong tomorrow, I could give him another shot in the afternoon so he can be up and performing for the night."

"Thank you doctor."

"It's no problem Teddy and I'll make sure that he gets better. I'm excited about their performance tomorrow."

He heard the two men talk some more but he couldn't really care. Sleep was calling him.

***

Like a light switch, he knew he was turning on and off from the real world.

Everything was too hazy and he kept seeing shadows.

"You rest up hyung" someone said. Was that Daesung?

A cool hand touched his forehead and sponged his face – the first thing that somebody did that actually made him feel better. Was that a nurse? Was he still at the hospital?

"Ji Yong" somebody whispered "be better ok?"

***

He had no idea how long he's been asleep but when he opened his eyes, they still felt rather heavy. In his periphery, he saw a muddled image of Dara – sleeping while seated beside his bed.

"Dara?" he asked throatily.

The girl stirred. "Ji-sunbae" It was Bom "You're awake! Do you need anything?"

He hid his disappointment. "Oh..." he coughed, he sounded weird "I'm feeling hungry..."

"Just wait here. I'll get some soup for you."

He watched as Bom ran out of his room – so, he was back in "his room". Maybe his brothers had carried him to his bed.

He grunted. This was the sickest he had ever been. How could he have possibly got this?

Bom came back with a steaming bowl of soup. She laid it down on his night stand and helped him sit up. "Eat this."

Ji smiled gratefully at her. "Thank you..." his voice still sounded scratchy. He had motioned for Bom to give him the spoon instead. He didn't want assistance.

This was already embarrassing.

As his tongue touched the soup, he was surprised. This was his mother's recipe. "Is my mother here?"

Bom shook her head.

"Who cooked this?"

"Dara. She was the one with you a while ago. We've all decided to take turns looking after you sunbae. Manager Teddy wanted to keep you at the hospital but other Big Bang-sunbaes disagreed" she explained "So, we'll all be seating with you."

He gulped down the soup. "Are you all here in my apartment???"

Bom nodded. "We set up beds in your living room."

He wanted to stand up and see them. He was extremely touched. "Thank you."

Bom smiled "It's the least we could do for you sunbae. You have helped us all and Big Bang told us that this is the first time you got sick."