DAMAGED •• YunJae•• DB5K

Chapter Twenty Three

The next morning when the lab girl arrived to take Yunho's blood she awakened Jae when she walked into the room. Jae who was still sleeping at Yunho's side watched her maneuver Yunho's arm around to tie the tourniquet. He watched as Yunho awoke long enough to give her a kind smile then drifted off back to sleep.

Jae watched as she stuck Yunho and the man didn't even flinch. How used to being poked and prodded Yunho must be by now. If Jae could have given his own blood for Yunho he would have. Jae reached up a hand and rested it against Yunho's forehead and didn't feel a fever. He sighed in relief the fever had finally broken. Yunho had spent the first part of the evening coughing. His fever went up and down constantly as the nurses ran more and more antibiotics into him though the IVs. A couple hours past midnight Yunho had finally fallen into a deep sleep.

Jae pulled out of his deep thoughts to see that the lab girl had left already with Yunho's blood. Jae got out of the bed as quietly and softly as he could. He stood up, and stretched feeling relieved and hoped this was a turning point. He could almost feel Yunho's energy and it seemed stronger now. He turned away from the bed to go to the sink to wash his face when he paused in his tracks.

Changmin was blocking his way. He was asleep in one of the chairs his hands folded and his long legs propped up on the edge of Yunho's bed. Jae's heart did a flip flop as he noticed the peaceful look on Changmin's face...how long had it been since he had seen this look on Changmin's face? Not since Junsu, Yoochun and he had told them of their plans to leave SM. Not in any of the shared days and nights they had waited together in Yunho's room after the horrible shooting.

"You better be careful that old affection is showing on your face." Yunho told him causing Jae to turn quickly and catch Yunho watching him.

"Is your fever back? You must be mistaken if you think this bruised and swollen face is capable of showing any affection." Jae told him walking back to Yunho's bedside and grabbing his hand.

Yunho looked at his face carefully and told him, "It looks a little...less awful."

"Oh, that makes me feel so much better." Jae told him sarcastically, while squeezing Yunho's hand tighter.

Yunho gave him a grin and then stared back at sleeping Changmin, "I have to talk to him today...without you here or anybody else."

"I know." Jae told him as he reached up with his other hand to pick at Yunho's hair which was a mess. Yunho started to cough and Jae immediately turned to pour him some water. "You want some water?"

Yunho stopped coughing and nodded his head. "Yes, I actually don't feel like I am going to vomit for once. I am sure all that will change once they start moving me around though." Yunho told him as he accepted the glass of water from Jae.

"Then you will just have to not move today and spend the day being waited on." Jae told him as he tried to brush through Yunho's hair with his fingers. "Although you need your hair washed."

"I actually have a bigger problem I am going to need your help with." Yunho told Jae looking suddenly uncomfortable as he drank more of the water.

"What?"

"I have a catheter right?" Yunho asked not hiding his disgust.

Jae couldn't help but laugh and instantly regretted it as he reached up to hold his face. "You most certainly do."

"Blasted thing! You lose consciousness and they stick one of them in you." Yunho grumbled as he handed the empty glass back to Jae.

"I think they are a requirement for surgery...you should just be grateful you still have your spleen. They were going to take it out." Jae told him turning around to put the glass of water down.