"Mr Kim, you're Jeon Jungkook's husband right?"

"Yes." Taehyung replied to the doctor. His hands were clamped, palm sweating like hell, "How's my husband? He fainted suddenly..."

"Well..." The doctor pushed his glasses up, sparing a glance at the report he's holding, "Oh, this is no good..."

"What is it, doctor?" Taehyung's heart dropped when he heard 'no good' from the doctor's mouth. He desperately wants to know what happened to Jungkook.

"Your husband got lung cancer, stage 4 lung cancer." The doctor softly said out, "At this stage, he was predicted to only have 6 to 11 months to live."

"W-What?" Taehyung's eyes widened in disbelief. He stopped breathing for a second, trying his best to digest the doctor's words. "L-Lung cancer? Wait, my husband doesn't have any bad habits, he doesn't smoke and always has a healthy life! How... How does this happen?"

"Mr Kim, non-smokers can also get lung cancer. Lung cancer can be caused by secondhand smoke, air pollution and more."

Taehyung felt all the hope crushed down. He thought... Jungkook was pregnant, that's why he fainted.

But he got a much bigger news, lung cancer.

Seeing the pale face of Taehyung, the doctor sighed heavily. "I know it's hard for you but, let's hope a miracle appears." He gave a few light pat on Taehyung's back.

"Thank you, doctor." Taehyung muttered, turning around, using his gesture to tell the doctor he needs to be alone.

The doctor got what Taehyung wanted. He walked away silently.

Taehyung felt his legs almost give out. He sat on the bench beside him, whole body leaning on the seat for support. He buried his face inside his palm.

The silent corridor immediately filled up with muffled sobs. Taehyung's shoulders were trembling, moving up and down along with his breath.

"What should I do..." Taehyung asked himself, more tears slipped out from his eyes.

Luckily Taehyung asked for their neighbours to take care of Eunnie before he sent Jungkook to hospital. If not, Eunnie is going to see how her appa cries and in such a vulnerable state.

Now Taehyung is worried about how he should tell Jungkook the news.

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"Hyungie..." Jungkook has woken up. He sat on the hospital bed with a fluffy pillow behind his back. His eyes lit up when he saw Taehyung walking inside the room.

He quickly shot the male a bunny smile, like how he always did but Taehyung just weakly returned the smile.

Jungkook tilted his head in confusion. He noticed Taehyung's eyes were red and puffy too.

What happened?

"Is there anything wrong, hyungie?" Jungkook asked carefully, "Why did I faint?"

Taehyung approached Jungkook, sitting down beside him and pulled the younger one closer to him.

"What-" Jungkook stopped in the middle of his sentence when Taehyung hugged him tightly.

"Hyungie?"

Taehyung felt thousands of knives stabbed straight to his heart whenever Jungkook called him 'hyungie'. He is gonna record Jungkook's voice and save it on his phone.

He was afraid he would have no chance to listen to Jungkook's sweet voice anymore.

"Kookie..." Taehyung called out for Jungkook using his hoarse deep voice.

"Yes hyungie?" Jungkook replied. He bites his lips when Taehyung says nothing. "Hyungie, you're making me worry... What happened?"

"Jungkook, my baby... I really can't lose you..." Taehyung can't control his tears, "Y-You got lung cancer... The doctor told me just now..."

"W-What? Lung cancer?" Jungkook wiggled himself out of Taehyung's hold, staring at his husband's teary eyes. "I-It's a prank isn't it?"

Taehyung averted his gaze from Jungkook, shaking his head.

Jungkook's eyes were widened and immediately filled with tears. "No it's not true... I didn't smoke... Non-smokers can't get lung cancer..."

"The doctor said there's still many chances for a non-smoker to get lung cancer."

Taehyung's words hit down the last hope in Jungkook's heart. Jungkook's whole body trembled, tears slipped out from his eyes like stringless beads.

"N-No..." Jungkook shakes his head furiously, "I don't want it!! I still want to live! I-I... Why me?!" He wailed, hitting the surface of the bed.

Taehyung quickly held Jungkook's wrist with his hands. "C-Calm down, kookie. We both don't want it but we have to face it together." He said, trying to convince Jungkook and himself.

Jungkook again shakes his head, "I-I heard lung cancer it's incurable..." He sobbed, "I'm going to die... I don't want to die, hyungie..." He clutched Taehyung's shirt, "I don't want to leave you, hyungie..."

Taehyung choked on a sob when he saw how vulnerable Jungkook is right now. He quickly hugged Jungkook.

"I don't want you to die too, kookie…"