Flashbacks will be in italics and in narrator's pov

"I'm sorry Jungkook, but I had to-"

"Y-you killed her!?"

"Not really"

As if things weren't a mess already, Daejung's composed response only made them worse as waves of uncertainty now crashed against Jungkook's deliberation and he looked up at the doctor with wet, baffled eyes. No words left his mouth, only a scowl of indecision flickering in his eyes. He just saw Y/N's heart stop, didn't he?

Layers of doubts piled up in his mind. However, much to Jungkook's dismay, an oddly relaxed Daejung stepped forward and took a hold of his arms prompting him to stand back up and as the latter reluctantly did so, his gaze never once left the doctor's face for he needed answers and he needed them quick.

"What are you talking about? You yourself detached her from her life supports just now!"

Jungkook very much expected Daejung to succumb to his accusation but the doctor instead let out a small chuckle before pulling the confused boy over to the figure of Y/N lying on the bed. He then instinctively dragged Jungkook's hand to Y/N's wrist before pressing his fingers on a particular spot. And as he did that, Jungkook's eyes widened for he felt Y/N's pulse against his own skin, loud and clear.

"You thought I killed my own patient? I am very much offended at that Lieutenant Jeon" a sarcastic Daejung let out a small side grin. Seeing Jungkook awfully distracted under the weights of all the overwhelming emotions, he didn't wait for the happy man to ask for his clarifications. He began to proffer them anyways.

"I only removed the life supports from her because Miss Y/N doesn't need them anymore. See, she's breathing on her own now. Your girl is just fine Jungkook" Daejung softly patted Jungkook's shoulder making the previously desolated boy gain back his sanity and his smile. Disregarding the doctor's apprehension he climbed with his outside clothes on to Y/N's bed clutching her body, which was now radiating a comforting warmth that he missed so much, close to his own. He almost believed that he had lost her forever and apparently for him, being proven wrong never felt so right.

"But why is her heart monitor still showing a straight line and making that horrible noise?" he asked only to be flashed with another side grin.

"That's because I detached it from her without first cutting off the power source. You see, no body, no beat" pulling the disconnected chord in front of Jungkook's face the doctor shrugged before turning off the noisy machine and things started to make sense. Clearly Y/N wasn't in a coma anymore, and certainly, she wasn't dead. If anything she was just sleeping safe and soundly in Jungkook's arms and the latter? Well, he was waltzing on cloud 9.

Several minutes passed before the girl finally started showing movements. No matter how long she had been trapped inside that dream world of hers, for Y/N it felt like a mere nap and just like any other untimely slumber, it left her oblivious to her surroundings.

Questions jumbled up in her mind which made her more uncomfortable than she already was and eventually Y/N opened her eyes wide but ended up regretting her actions right away when a bright white light jabbed at her orbs making a painful sensation spread through her head. She immediately shut her lids and turned around retreating under the sheets, her face now buried deep into the pillow underneath.

"Hey!?"

"Umm, sorry about that..."

Two distinct voices reached her ears, one of which sounded oddly familiar but the other, not so much and that only made her even more confused.

Slowly but very cautiously did Y/N open her eyes for a second time and turned around to face whoever else was in the room. Silently under the sheets she clenched her fingers into tight fists, ready to throw punches if needed. However, all her wariness melted away when she noticed the plane white ceilings above her head and a smiling dude in a doctor's coat to her left.

"Hi Y/N, how are you doing? Sorry for startling you with the flashlight earlier. I was just trying to check your eyes for any blood related issues. I hope I didn't hurt you though"

She heard every word Daejung said but reacted to none. Instead she stared at him with wide, unhinged eyes. No doubt the week long sleep had left her totally clueless. She had no idea who this man was. All she wanted at this point was to lay her eyes on any familiar face who would bother enough to catch her up on all that she missed and luckily so she got.

"Y/N" spoke the second voice from behind her and the aforementioned turned around in the speed of light, desperate to come face to face with the speaker for there he stood, the man, her man, Jeon Jungkook.

"Ju-" the name barely came out of her mouth as it got harshly intervened by a series of loud, thunderous coughs. The throat that had remained dry for days finally retaliated and Y/N found herself clutching her chest tightly as the painful croaks echoed through her ribs.

"Here, drink some water" Jungkook was quick to fetch his bottle from his bag-pack and offer it to Y/N. He twisted the lid open and helped Y/N take a gulp. But unfortunately her continual movements made some of the liquid go down the wrong pipe resulting in another inopportune cough to vibrate up her chest making the remnants of water escape her mouth and splash all over her and Jungkook's clothes.

She looked up at Jungkook with remorseful eyes as enunciating a verbal apology was practically impossible for her at the moment but all Jungkook did was pull her closer to him and pat her back to calm her down.

It took a few seconds for Y/N to relax and once that happened, she wrapped her arms around Jungkook's waist before breaking down, heartbreaking cries now replacing the loud coughs.

"Don't cry Y/N-aah, see, you are okay now, you are perfectly fine" Jungkook bent down to place a tender kiss on the top of her head before starting to drag his fingers through her hair soothingly.

"You are awake and you are healthy, that's all that matters-"

"I am sorry Jungkook" being cut off with such a statement Jungkook pulled away from the hug and once again sat himself down on Y/N's bed. He cupped her face softly in his palms making the crying girl look up at him.

"Why?" he asked with pure confusion lacing his voice but it made Y/N cry even harder.

"Shhh, don't cry. What happened? Tell me" he didn't spare any second before draping the girl with another hug, hoping for his warmth to somewhat lull her stressed self.

"I am sorry for all the trouble I caused you Jungkook. I forced you into a world that you hated and I made you risk your life so many times. I'm so sorry. I'm bad for you and I want you to know that if you decide to leave, I'll understand-"

"Are you kidding me Y/N?" deep down she did hope for Jungkook to not want to leave but him responding to her with such words did catch her off guard.

"Before you my life was so boring! You brought in adventure into my life, literally and I won't allow you to take it away from me" Jungkook brought his hands down from her face to her hands and taking a hold of both he pulled her hands up to his face and placed a kiss on them before smiling.

"I love having you in my life and I love being in your life. There's no other way I'd like to have it. I love you Y/N and I want you to never forget that"

Once again Y/N broke down into tears but this time she was happy, she was pleased with how things had turned out, she was grateful.

What came next was an obvious moment in the plot. Both Jungkook and Y/N leaned into each other to seal their beautiful fates and their lips found one another, devouring the soft touch with the sweetness of an eternal bliss. Oh, how long did the couple wait to have this moment. There were times in the past when Jungkook wanted to give up, and there were times when Y/N wanted to let go. Yet fate kept them waiting a little longer and now they knew why.....

"Umm, as much as I hate to break this, I still need to do some check ups on Miss Y/N to see if her vitals are running properly"

The duo broke the kiss, a little embarrassed but mostly dazed from the overflow of emotions and Jungkook got up from the bed to let Daejung do whatever he needed to, though his hand still remained firmly clasped around Y/N's.

"Looks good. Her pulse is running normal and her oxygen levels are pretty good. Blood pressure is a little low but that will rise up once she gets back to her normal diet. But other than that, she's perfectly fine" Daejung's words brought smiles to both Y/N and Jungkook's faces and that only widened when the doctor left the room, giving space to the reunited couple.

Contrary to the gloom that had been previously haunting Jungkook, all that lingered around him now was unadulterated elation and he celebrated it with the love of his life, catching her up on all that had happened and all that were going to happen, gazing into the future that they were to planning to spend together...

However one question still remained. Why did Daejung go through all those troubles in the first place? He could've just told Jungkook that Y/N was fine and shut down the ECG machine in a descent way. The need for such a drama was still a mystery to Jungkook and he ought to get his answers, but maybe later. Right now, his time was for Y/N and Y/N only...

"So you knew she was alive and yet you kept it from us all this time?" a dramatic Taehyung finally found his voice and the first thing he did with it was to let out a baritone whine, "Why did you do that to us, why WHY!?" and an exaggerated one at that .

"I had to hyung, to make the court believe Y/N was really gone and also, it was just one day" Jungkook's retaliation reduced Taehyung into a pouty kid and I walked up to him to place a smack on the back of his head for I could see clearly through his fake tantrums, perks of being friends with the boy for over two years now.

"Hey" he tried acting hurt but failed miserably as he broke down into fits of laughter thereby prompting the others to do the same.

"But seriously Jungkook, you should have told us about Y/N" Jungkook shrugged at that while pulling his lips into a straight line and I felt a pair of large hands land on my shoulders before I was pulled into a bear hug from behind. Guess Taehyung's finally ready for his turn.

"Well I'm very mad at you but I'll let you go only because you gave me my best friend back" he pulled me deeper into the hug and placed his chin on my shoulder. He started slowly swaying while still in the embrace but stopped abruptly when another whine rang through the space. It was inevitable though as someone's soulmate just called me their best friend.

"Oi!" Jimin spoke up with a fake sulk and the entire group of seven indulged into another round of jovial laughter. This was worth the wait, wasn't it?

"But Jungkook, what made you brew such a deceiving scheme of proving to the world that Y/N is dead when she's actually not? I mean its unlikely of a police man to do such things. And also, how did you get the doctor to sign a fake death certificate?" Yoongi spoke up through his doubts once the laughter died down and the others seemed to get intrigued. Honestly, I knew the answer to the questions and so did Jungkook. But we promised ascertain someone we won't tell. Now it was time to see if he kept the promise he made to his new friend, our new friend.

"Y/N matters a lot to me and so do all five of you. I can go to any extent to protect you guys and also, if you are somehow connected to law, forging death certificates becomes easy" saying so Jungkook passed a witty wink towards the group thereby getting himself tackled by five men into a sudden group hug. I guess he made the boys emotional with his choice of words. But what impressed me was his efficiency in pleasing everybody without actually answering the question.

While the others were busy hugging the crap out of him, Jungkook turned my way and unbeknownst to them he flashed me a sly grin to which I did the same as I recalled what truly happened.

"Oh Jungkook Y/N, come in, have a seat" a happy Daejung invited the couple inside his office and Jungkook obliged, pushing Y/N's wheelchair inside the chamber before grabbing a chair for himself. It was obvious that the pair had come to collect Y/N's discharge certificate and Daejung very well knew that. But the doctor had some other documents to give to them instead and as the anxiety of his intentions got to him, Daejung's bright smile morphed into subtle reluctance. He fished some papers out of his drawer and faced Y/N, readying himself to let out what he held in his heart for so long.

"Listen I have something to tell you" saying so much Daejung sat up on his chair before leaning forward to grab one of Y/N's hands that was resting on the desk. His actions made both Y/N and Jungkook weary of his motives and the latter stirred in his seat a little but didn't do anything just yet. He only watched with keen narrowed eyes.

"Wha-"

"I am sorry Y/N" this caught the girl by a major shock. What did the doctor, who literally saved her life, have to be sorry for!?

Too confused to say anything Y/N just stared at Daejung with flabbergasted eyes and giving a heed to Y/N's conundrum, Daejung decided to come clear right away.

"You remember the doctor that helped Sang Ook with his plans of killing your father? I'm so ashamed to say this but he was my dad..."

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To Be Continued...