jangmi (장미) ● taejoon

s i x t y s i x .

  Namjoon woke up to Yoongi and Jungkook beside him. The sun shone through the window, and the sounds of the heart monitor was foreign.

He saw Yoongi's eyes become the brightest red, tears pouring down his cheeks as he covered his mouth. Namjoon sat up and took Yoongi into his arms, wrapping his arms around the smaller body and letting the man muzzle his head into his chest.

Yoongi cries once more, gripping Namjoon's hospital gown with shaking hands. Pale knuckles gripped so tightly. He lets out screaming cries into Namjoon's chest, his tears dampening the cloth.

"I knew you guys would find me," Namjoon wheezed out slightly, coughing with pursed lips. "I'm back now, I promise..."

Namjoon watched Jungkook's expression falter. The young boy went from neutral to trembling with edging tears, he clenched his fists between his sides. Taking shaking breaths.

"... Come here."

Jungkook dove into the hug and sobbed right beside Yoongi. Hiccuping violently as he lets out the choked sobs of longing for the older man. Letting out whimpers as Namjoon tries to calm the two down.

Namjoon patted both of the boys heads gently, patting their backs to let out all their tears. "... It's okay, it's okay," he says, "You know I don't deserve tears."

Yoongi pulled away, sniffling. "... Y-You have no idea what's happened," he cried, "Jjang, Jjang not okay! He's not okay! He-He got shot and-a-and-"

Namjoon lifted a palm to his cheek to wipe his tears. "... I don't wanna lose him, Namjoon," Yoongi whimpered.

"... We were attacked during a drug deal," Jungkook says, getting up and getting a box of tissues on the table beside him. "Jjang got shot, and we were bombarded by the West Gang. It was a set-up..."

"Where was Seokjin?" Namjoon asks, "... Is Jjang being hospitalized?"

"H-He won't wake up," Yoongi says, "... Coma, doctor doesn't know when he'll wake up..."

Namjoon grabbed the tissues and grabbed Yoongi's wrist to sit him down beside him on the hospital bed. He moves the man's bangs away from his face and wiped his tears away with tissues.

"... Seokjin," Jungkook bit his lip before sighing, "... Seokjin wasn't there-"

"What do you mean Seokjin wasn't there?" Namjoon whipped his head toward Jungkook, "... How do you know all this? Don't tell me-"

"Seokjin told me I could help with Jjang," Jungkook says, "... I know you don't like me being apart, but I have to help."

"Jungkook!" Namjoon sighed roughly, "Drug deals are not safe not for you! I told you to just stay in school and study-"

"We lost a lot of our men that night of the attack," Yoongi stopped Namjoon from lecturing the youngest, "... We don't have enough money to pay for the funeral bills and support everybody's families. Without Jjang, it'll be risky to send the rest of our men out. We... We can't lose anybody else. Namjoon, there are families grieving today..."

"We need you back," Jungkook looked down at his feet, "... Seokjin's not... Seokjin's not stepping up."

"Instead, he's fucking around with his ex," Yoongi snapped, "While we were out here trying to figure out how to get you home, he's out there having sex than finding you!"

"... We thought we lost you," Jungkook mumbled, "... Namjoon hyung, the mortala isn't the mortala without you. W-We can't run it without the leader..."

"He was going to leave Jjang out there to die!" Yoongi shouted frustratingly, "... He-He was just gonna leave him... Like... Like he was nothing."

Namjoon sighed softly, patting Yoongi's hand reassuringly. "I'll talk to him, okay?"

"... I called him as soon as I saw you being reeled into the emergency room," Jungkook says,

"... He hasn't answered since then..."

[unedited]