Heat (Yumark)

Chapter Twenty-One

(This chapter is mostly about Taeyong and Jaehyun)

"How are you doing?"

Taeyong looked to the person next to him. Jaehyun was sitting in the chair, his hair a mess, and tear stains underneath his eyes. "I-I'm doing b-better." He looked around the room and over to the window. Outside, the sun was bright, and the world continued despite the cooler weather approaching. "It feels weird to see outside."

Jaehyun frowned. "I'm glad you can see it now, once you get discharged we can go to a bunch of places. Not much has changed the past two years, but I'm sure you'd like to travel around."

"I'd like that." Taeyong  sighed. "How's Mark doing?"

"Jimin said I can take you down there if you want to see him. He said it'd be good for you. Plus you can get used to using a wheelchair..."

A bitter laugh escaped his mouth. "I'm wheelchair bound huh? Guess that stops my gang activity."

"Taeyong..."

"I don't plan on quitting. I'm going to stick around. Trust me, I'll do whatever I can to help the rest of you out."

"You and Yuta need to talk leadership position then."

"Is Yuta the current leader?"

"Yeah. He's been doing a great job too."

Taeyong nodded in thought. "Well we can talk to him about it later. Shall we go see our YuMark couple?"

"YuMark?" Jaehyun laughed heartily. Oh how he missed Taeyong's antics.

"Yeah. Like we're JaeYong!"

"Okay I get it now."

Jaehyun stared at the smile on Taeyong's face. The way it lit up the room sent his heart racing. He leaned forward and pressed a chaste kiss on his lips before pulling away with a smile. "Let's get you in the wheelchair so we can go see Markie and Yuta."

Taeyong blushed and nodded his head.

.........

Jaehyun rapped his knuckles on the door. Yuta had told them previously to come visit whenever, but it still felt rude to just barge in.

Once he heard a small "come in" Jaehyun pushed the door open and wheeled Taeyong inside, shutting the door behind them.

"Hey Taeyong, hey Jaehyun," Yuta rasped.

"Hey Yuta," Taeyong wheeled himself to the edge of the bed slowly, stopping next to his friend. "How are you doing?"

"I'm more worried about Markie right now. But I'm doing okay I guess. Jimin said I can sleep with Markie at night as long as I'm careful so that's nice. Plus I can hold his hand during the day. I talk to him a lot too..."

"Yuta," Taeyong put his hand on the other's shoulder. "I'm asking about how you are doing. I want to know that you're doing well, then we can talk about Markie."

"I guess..." Yuta lowered his head to the bed. He played with Mark's hand in his own as he thought of his answer. "I guess I'm happy. I'm sad that Mark is sleeping like this, but I'm also happy that he's breathing. I haven't heard one off beat of his heart either. Although, Jimin did say that when he checks on us at night while we're sleeping Mark's heart skips small beats and speeds up a little."

"It's because you're right here. He must be conscious enough to sense your presence, and to hear your words. He'll wake up soon, I know he will."

"Thanks Taeyong..." he let out a small sigh. "...hopefully he wakes up soon..."