Mark Me

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Jeno's eyes shoot open. He felt it. He was positive he wasn't dreaming. He knew Jaemin squeezed his hand. But...there was no way...Jaemin was still unconscious. Wasn't he?

Slowly lifting his head, Jeno looks up to find Jaemin weakly smiling at him. "Holy...." Jeno whips his head towards Taeyong and Jaehyun, who were speaking softly in the corner.

"Hyungs...Uhm...Jaemin's awake." He says, still not believing it himself.

"W-what?" Taeyong slowly turns around, eyes shifting from Jeno to Jaemin. "Oh my...Jaehyun, get the doctors. Quickly." The man nods and rushes out of the medical room while Taeyong runs over to Jaemin's side. "Oh my god...Jaemin." Tears sting his eyes. "Never do this again, you hear me?"

Jaemin nods and smiles softly. His mouth moves but Taeyong can barely hear him. "I...Won't..."

Taeyong smiles and laughs as his tears fall down. "You're going to be ok kid...You'll be ok..."

Jeno nods. "You'll be fine Angel. I promise."

The door soon opens with Yunho standing there. Jaemin could see Jisung, Taeil, and Donghyuk poking their heads in behind the doctor. "Jaemin?" Dr. Jeong rushes over and immediately begins checking his vitals. "Does anything hurt significantly?"

"My head and...my chest..."

"What about your arm?" Yunho leans in to hear the boy better.

"It's not painful...just throb..bing."

Yunho nods and writes some things down on his clipboard. "Save your energy, don't talk too much. You might be awake but you are still extremely weak right now. We can't have you pushing yourself past your limit, alright? I'll be back in a few minutes to run some tests." Jaemin nods and Yunho leaves quickly. Soon enough, Jaemin is surrounded by the 6 other boys.

"You...You asshole!" The boys all turn to look at Donghyuk. The tanned male had tears streaming down his cheeks, his hands were shaking. "Don't ever do this again. You hear? I c-can't believe you..." He leans in, gently hugging his best friend. "I missed you so much..."

"It's ok...I'm here..." Jaemin moves his left arm around Donghyuk's back, holding him softly. The older boy stands back, letting the others get a chance to hug Jaemin.

Flicking his eyes to the youngest boy, Jaemin smiles softly. "Sungie...I'm ok..."

"I- I know...I just m-missed you a lot, hyung." Jisung says, sniffling and wiping his tears. "It w-was really h-hard without y-you.." He holds Jaemin's hand, making the boy smile.

"I'm not going anywhere...I promise."

"Ok," The door is opened again. Revealing Yunho. "Jaemin, I'm going to take you up to the fourth floor for some scans, alright? And to the rest of you," He turns to Taeyong. "You should go home. He is in a safe place right now, and you all must be very exhausted. You can come in first thing tomorrow, but I need you all to head home and get plenty of rest. Ok?" The boys all nod and one by one they say goodbye to Jaemin before leaving.

Jeno stands over the boy, smiling. But Jaemin knew...He knew Jeno was trying not to cry. Trying to be strong. He lifts his armm to caress Jeno's cheek. "I'm ok..."

Jeno puts his hand over Jaemin's, the tears silently falling. "I know...but it still hurts..." Jaemin smiles and moves his mouth. Jeno couldn't hear what the boy said, but he could read his lips. It only made him cry harder.

'I love you.'

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Taeyong enters his room and falls onto the bed softly. He groans in exhaustion. The past month had been so stressful, and even though Jaemin was awake, things would be tough for a little while longer. He hears the door close and footsteps walk around to the other side of the bed.

"Come on Yongie, you need to change your clothes first." Jaehyun opens his boyfriend's dresser, pulling out a large T-shirt and some boxers.

Taeyong lifts his head from being stuffed in a pillow and whines in disapproval. "I want your shirt." Jaehyun laughs but nods anyway. Hw grabs one of his own white T-shirts and throws it (along with the boxers) onto Taeyong. The two boys change into their respective clothes and Jaehyun crawls into bed with Taeyong, holding the older close to his chest.

"He'll be ok Yongie...I promise..."

And Taeyong knows that his boyfriend is right...but either way, he can't help but worry.

"I know...goodnight baby."

Jaehyun kisses the top of his head. "Goodnight."

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Jaemin sighs and looks out the window, the night sky wrapping the city in a dark, starry blanket. Yunho said he was alright right now, but his heart rate was still very slow. It still took a lot of energy to speak and move. He could barely raise his arms without winding himself. Which makes sense, concussions mess with your general cognitive ability. It makes everyday issues hard and energy wasting. Jaemin doubts he could even walk right now.

He looks from the window to the clock hanging on the wall. It was almost 1 in the morning and Jaemin couldn't sleep. He laughs silently to himself. He couldn't sleep, which was ironic considering that he was unconscious for 3 and a half weeks. Taeyong had come over to drop off his phone and charger earlier so Jaemin would be able to contact them. Upon first unlocking his phone, it was full of texts and calls from Renjun, Chenle, a few teachers (which was weird), and a ton of other classmates. His inbox was full of spam which Jaemin made sure to delete quickly. One of his favorite kpop groups had a comeback that he missed (he made sure to stream the comeback as soon as he found out). And just a lot of random other notifications. One thing that did confuse him, though, was a ton of voicemails from Jisung.

Raising a brow, Jaemin opens the first one and puts it on speaker.

"Hyung...it's been about a week, I think...Taeyong has been acting really strong for all of us, but I know he's hurting. I can't imagine what him and Jaehyun hyung are going through but we are all feeling it. I miss you..please return quickly." And the line hangs up. Jaemin sighs and opens the second one.

"I stopped going to school. I just couldn't handle it, it was all too much. Taeil hyung said that the school understood and let me take some leave. I hope to go back to school the same day as you, but I don't know anymore."

And he opens the third one. "I visited you with Jeno today...he was crying hard. He really misses you hyung, we all do. I don't think I've ever seen him in as much pain as he was today. I didn't know what to do. When you come back, please take care of him. He loves you lots."

Jaemin smiles before opening the second-to-last message. "Hyung..." Jaemin immediately knew Jisung was crying in this one. "I just overheard the hyungs talking about you. They said that if you didn't wake up by the end of week, then they might have to take you off life support. Your heart rate is super low. Taeyong hyung said it would be a miracle for you to wake up. Please hyung...please don't leave me. Please come back to us...We need you..."

Jaemin is hesitant to open the final and most recent message, but he knew he had to. "Hyung...please....wake up....I don't care how...just come back to us. You promised you wouldn't die because of this...please, don't break that promise. Please hyung, just wake up..." And then the line went flat. Jaemin could feel the tears flowing down his cheeks, heavy like waterfalls. He never wanted to hurt any of his family. Not Taeyong, or Jaehyun, or Taeil or Jisung. Not Jeno or Donghyuk. Not Chenle, or Renjun. No one.

He gently wipes his tears and calls Jisung. It goes to voicemail, making Jaemin laugh.
"I'm right here....I love you Sungie, and..." He takes a breath, gathering some energy. "And I won't ever leave you." He ends the voicemail and smiles to the black screen. He would be ok. He had to be, for everyone.

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<Oop, I'm back :) and the beginning of this chapter is really wonky but I still hope you guys like it. Also...he sAID I LOVE YOU TO JENO FKGSWDUGW
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