• death [deTH] - the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism •

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The morning of the surgery had arrived and Jimin was prepping Jeongguk before taking him to the operating room.

"I'm starving Jiminie. Please let me eat," Jeongguk whined.

"Jeongguk, you can't eat before a surgery. Stop whining." Jimin shook his head as he undid Jeongguk from all of the sensors to get him ready to move.

"You know, these backless hospital gowns are kind of airy. I don't like it too much myself but I'd like to see you in one." Jeongguk winks up at Jimin who's face becomes a bright red.

"Stop that." Jimin covers his burning face and playfully slaps Jeongguk's arm. "I have to get you ready for surgery."

"Can't you just kiss it all better? Why do I have to have surgery?" Jimin ignores the first question but gives Jeongguk a sad smile at the second.

"You just do. It's one more surgery and then no more. I promise." Jeongguk lifts an eyebrow.

"Wow making all kinds of promises lately. I hope you keep your word, Park Jimin." Jimin smiles cutely at Jeongguk before booping him on the nose.

"I won't let you down, Jeon Jeongguk."

Then it was time to move. Jimin rolls Jeongguk's bed out of the room and towards the operating room. Jeongguk's hands begin to fidget as he glances around the hallways, taking his bottom lip in between his teeth and chewing nervously.

"Jimin. Am I going to die?" Jimin's breath hitches as he takes in Jeongguk's question.

"I won't let that happen." Jimin looks down at Jeongguk, seriousness invading his eyes. "I promised you, didn't I?" Jeongguk softly smiles up at him.

"At least if I die the last thing I'll see is you."

A frown covers Jimin's face as he responds, "You aren't going to die." Jimin turns the corner and pulls in front of the operating room door. Jeongguk takes a deep breath as Jimin pushes him in.

"Okay, we'll put you under anesthesia now. Count backwards from 10." The mask is placed over Jeongguk's nose and mouth as he breathes in.

"10...9...8..." His voice gets progressively smaller as the anesthesia takes over, knocking him out before he even gets to 7.

Yoongi and Jimin scrub in and get ready to begin the surgery. They put their squeaky white gloves on and grab a scalpel, ready to make the first cut.

"Okay, here we go." Jimin makes the incision and the surgery begins.

They search around for a while trying to find the tiny piece of bone that caused all of the problems. It took nearly half an hour before Jimin saw it, quickly going to grab it before it disappeared.

"Okay I've got it. I'm going to gently take it out now." Jimin began to pull the piece out, struggling slightly due to the placement of it.

Suddenly, the monitors on the side began to flash and beep crazily. Jimin rushing to get the piece out, pulling it quickly and placing it on the mat beside the operating table.

"He's going into cardiac arrest, let's get a defibrillator over here stat!" One of the nurses in the room handed off the defibrillator to Jimin who placed it around Jeongguk's heart.

"Charge to 130. Clear!" The shocks were sent into Jeongguk's heart but they received no response. Jimin huffed before going again. "Charge to 220. Clear!"

No response.

Jimin began frantically massaging the heart with his hand, making steady pumps to try and get his heart beating again. His eyes worriedly glanced to Jeongguk's peaceful face.

"I'm not going to lose you. Not now." Jimin kept the steady rhythm but there was still no response.

Five minutes had passed with Jeongguk's heart still not beating at all by itself. Yoongi placed his hand onto Jimin's shoulder.

"Dr.Park, call the time." Jimin threw an aggressive glare towards Yoongi, not stopping the heart massage.

"No. No no no. I'm not losing you, Jeongguk. Don't you dare give up on me! I promised I would save you, didn't I? You have to help too you know..." Jimin's voice cracked on his last word.

"Dr.Park..."

"No!" Jimin continued to give Jeongguk's heart steady beats. Sweat dripped down the side of his face, tears slightly filling his eyes.

Another five minutes passed with only the sound of Jimin's heavy breathing echoing through the room, followed by soft beats of the machine created after each pump of Jeongguk's heart.

Yoongi gently placed his hand on Jimin's wrist, pulling him away from Jeongguk's heart. The flatlining machine screeching through the room. Everyone was silent.

Jimin dropped onto Jeongguk's body, holding his hand. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I broke my promise...I couldn't save you..." Jimin sobbed out.

Yoongi cleared his throat. "Time of death—"

Beep.

All of the occupants of the room looked over to the machine, eyes widening at the heart beats presenting themselves on the screen. Jimin looked up, tears quickly making their way out of his eyes. A moment takes place where everyone just stands in awe at the sight.

"Well what are we just standing here for? Let's finish this!" Yoongi springs into action, Jimin following close behind blinking away his tears.

They double check over his heart and in his chest before closing him up. A collective breath is released when the last stitch is placed. Jeongguk is brought back to his room where Jimin watched as the heart monitor continuously spiked upwards in a pattern, signalling that his heart was strong.

Jeongguk didn't wake up for 17 hours.

Hour 1

"Jimin, stop pacing. He's okay." Jimin stopped for a second to look at Seokjin before pacing again outside of Jeongguk's room.

"What if he has brain damage? His heart stopped for 15 minutes! There must be some damage." Jimin muttered to himself.

"I told you, we've run the scans and he's fine. His body is just worn out from the surgery, he'll wake up."

Jimin kept pacing despite the reassurance of the lack of brain damage.

Hour 2

"Here, eat this. You've been staring at him for two hours now. Going back and forth between pacing and just sitting and staring. You haven't eaten since the night before the surgery!" Yoongi throws an apple towards Jimin who just lets it hit his arm before tumbling to the ground.

"What if he doesn't wake up?"

"Jimin, it's only been two hours. You have to give him time." Jimin looks up at Yoongi from his seat. He leans down and picks up the apple before taking a huge bite out of it.

"There. Happy?" Yoongi rolls his eyes.

"Good enough I guess. Get some rest soon."

Hours 3-4

Jimin paces a bit before actually walking down to the cafeteria to try and get his mind off of Jeongguk.

He sits and eats a full meal as his eyes constantly wander to the jello table in the right corner.

After eating he just stares at the table for a while, lost in thought.

Hours 5-9

Jimin goes into a different trauma surgery and saves a man with 4 broken ribs and a snapped collarbone that had punctured his lungs and spleen.

He is so focused on the heart monitor of the patient and making sure he doesn't have to hear the constant ringing of a flatline again that day.

Hours 10-12

Jimin attempts to sleep but ends up tossing and turning for two hours.

Hours 13-16

Successful sleep.

Hour 17

Jimin watches as Jeongguk's chest rises and falls. He looks at his closed eyes and his slightly parted lips. How he wishes he could see those big doe eyes right about now.

Just as that thought crosses his mind he hears a slight groan coming from the sleeping boy. Jimin watches as Jeongguk raises his hands up to his eyes to rub them. He watches as his eyes slowly open and glance around the room, landing on Jimin.

"Looks like you saved me, kitty."