BTS Sickfics

18. Jimin: Magic Accident

Jimin's POV

Stupid magic show, stupid me, just uggh. I didn't say anything to anyone so now I am the one in the box. We are recording our new Run BTS episode and the theme is Magic. We are doing a magic show and we have to pull papers which told us our roles. Yoongi is our magician with Hoseok as his assistant, Jin is the person they "saw" in half, Namjoon is the one they "stab" swords into, Taehyung and Jungkook are lucky they play audience members who react, and I am well what you would call the dummy. I am in a box and have to pop out when Yoongi says his magic words and I didnt think to tell anyone that me and small spaces don't really work.
"Hey that's a perfect role for you hyung, you are the smallest, so you will fit the best." Jungkook teases which starts a chain reaction of mre teasing.

"We should be worried what if they box is too big and we lose him?" Jin asks and we all laugh, I don't mind the teasing I just can't get the thought of being trapped out of my head. Now we are getting our costumes on as everything is being set up. It all looks real, but the swords and saw are fake because we don't want anyone to get hurt for real. I see them start recording the scene with Namjoon and hear Taehyung and Jungkook over exaggerating their reactions for the sake of laughs and I hear Hoseok laughing. I know that Jin is next and my performance is the last big finale part, as they finish up with Namjoon they start with Jin's scene and I feel the panic rising in my body. The realization just hit me that I am going to be smashed in a tiny box for a long time and I have to wait until I hear Yoongi say the magic word, Jungkookie. I feel myself getting more nervous as I hear everyone's laughter getting louder in my head. Why didn't I tell someone I am claustrophobic, they would have understood and they don't want anyone to get any real damage right? But I can let the members or ARMY down, so I decide to push through it this once and tell someone later. I hear the laughter and clapping as Jin's scene comes to an end, and I am being pushed in a box, I can hear my breath catch and the lid is put on and I am moving, but am I breathing? This is going to be a disaster.

Taehyung's POV

I can't help but feel something is off, Jimin has been really quiet since we got our rlse and normally he loves stuff like this for the fans. I brush it to the side with the intentions on asking him about it later as we start to film. I see Hoseok start handing Yoongi "swords" to pierce through Namjoon and me and Jungkook as the audience members paly up our reactions. It is entertaining to watch Namjoon try to make pained expressions and sounds as they "stab" him and see Yoongi and Hoseok's little banter as the magician and assistant, they make a great team. They finish the act with Namjoon and Jungkook and I very exaggeratedly applaud and Jin comes out to do his act. I try to enjoy it is much as possible but my worry about Jimin's odd behavior still lingers. I am watching as Yoongi pushes the "saw" down as far as he can without touching Jin and we are all laughing at how Jin is acting, he is whimpering and pretending to beg for his life.

"I promise, I am not hurting him too badly, when he is separated you will see us put him back together." Yoongi explained in an announcer voice causing Jungkook and I too loudly oh and ah.

"I have separated my volunteer, are you ready to see him put together again?" Yoongi asks after a minute of me and Jungkook squealing and applauding loudly to the fact that they have cut Jin in "half."

"Yoongi hyung, are you sure you will be able to put him back together." Jungkook asks and Yoongi just smiles and nods. We enjoy watching Yoongi putting Jin back together, cause there was joking along with it about how he wouldn't stay put together and he was going to be a separated person the rest of his life. Yoongi finally finishes off with Jin's scene and calls for the next prop, which when pulled in I notice it's a little box, but I don't see Jimin. Beside the audience members and the magician and assistant we didn't know what the other 3 peoples roles were and now I know Jimin must be in that box. Yoongi opens the box and shows us nothing is inside and I am surprised.

"Hyung what is this trick?" I ask and see Yoongi smile.

"We have one member missing so I will make him appear by using my magic work which is Jungkookie." Yoongi explains and I turn to see Jungkook excited about the magic word. "I am going to reseal the box and tap a few spots and say the magic word, and Jimin will appear." I am actually really excited to see this play out as the big finale because the other two were predictable so we played up our reactions, but we all saw the empty box this is going to be interesting to see. I am sitting on the edge of my seat when I see Yoongi and Hoseok start placing the lid back on the box, I inch forward a little bit more and more with each tap on the box, I am almost falling off my chair.

"This is going to be fun. Right Jungkookie?" Yoongi says after the last tape and all of our expressions get big with excitement until nothing happens.

Yoongi's POV

"This is going to be fun. Right Jungkookie?" I say my line, using the magic word and I see everyone's expressions get big, they are excited because no one knows how this trick works beside me and Jimin, not even Hoseok knows. Their excitement starts to visibly fade when nothing happens, maybe he didn't hear me. "This is the big finale, This is going to be fun. Right JUNGKOOKIE?" I say my line again yelling the magic word I wait a few seconds, knowing he heard me but still nothing happens. I turn to a staff member and ask if he is even in the box and they nod, so my worry just heightens more and I can't take it anymore. He wouldn't ruin a performance intentionally, even a silly little thing like this so I ruin the trick and try to see what he is playing at. I open the box and collapse the false bottom and see Jimin curled into himself wheezing and whimpering, I am confused and don't know what to do. My mind goes blank.
"We need some help over here." I hear Hoseok yell from next to me, but it sounds so distant. I see everyone else panic as they dont know what's going on and Hoseok and I are blocking their view into the box so I can only imagine what is going through their heads. I finally snap out of my trance and see Hoseok staring at Jimin's still form, it would be more scary but we know he is alive because we can him breathing, barely.

"Hobi, help me get him out of here." I say as I reach into the box and grab one of Jimin's arms and Hoseok leans over and grabs the other and we pull Jimin up and Hoseok lifts him bridal style out of the box. As Hoseok lays him on the floor in front of everyone, I notice his pale features, the lack of breathing properly, and he is shaking with his eyes still squeezed shut. I see an on hand medic run over with an oxygen mask and he places it on Jimin's face and Jimin begins to panic more, his eyes are wide open no and he is wheezing but also trying to hyperventilate.

"Jiminie baby, you need to breathe, it will be okay." I hear Hoseok saying and I look to see him holding Jimin in a hug and it seems to be making it worse. I start thinking and suddenly it all connects in my brain, Jimin is claustrophobic and he is now having a panic attack. I yelled, a little louder than intended.

"Hoseok you have to let him go, and take the mask off of him." I tell him and before he moves Jin speaks up.
"Yoongi, Jimin isn't breathing right, he needs the mask." I shake my head as I feel myself get more frustrated by no one listening to me, so I take matters into my own hands. I walk over and push Hoseok away and rip the mask off, much to everyone's loud disagreements and then I grab one of Jimin's hands and rub it softly and push his head up slowly so we are looking at each other.

"Jimin, I know now, I need you to breath, it's over I am here and I will make sure that nothing like this happens again." I say trying to get him to calm down, after a few minutes of me trying his breathing improves and he launches himself at me hugging me and crying. I shush him until he is sleeping and everyone looks at me dumbfoundedly.

"What just happened?" Hoseok asks into the room and not specifically anyone.

"He had a panic attack, he is claustrophobic and the box was too much, I guess he can kind of control it, so like elevators and stuff are okay, but the box was too small." I explain and everyone's eyes widen.
"How did you figure it out, hyung?" Namjoon asks and I sigh.

"He was acting weird ever since he saw his card he drew earlier and he and I were the only ones that really knew what the trick was and I saw the panic attack and recognised it from experience." I tell them and everyone nods. "Hoseok can you carry him to the van, let him rest and he is going to be a little on edge for a while." I tell everyone and they all nod as Hoseok picks him up bridal style once again and we all walk out to the car.

"I wish he would have told us." Taehyung says, letting us finally hear his voice, we all nod and as we load up and head home. It's a good thing that we know I guess, but why didn't he tell us?