Mrs Kim places a hand over her mouth as she stares at the broken bannister in pure fear.
"That wasn't meant to happen" Mr Kim speaks, his tone filled with regret. Yuta has tears streaming down his cheeks as he runs downstairs to where his brother lays, motionless.
There is a small pool of blood forming around his head as he lays on the ground. The Japanese boy feels for a pulse, shoulders sagging with slight relief as he feels the faintest beat of his heart.
"Call an ambulance!" Yuta screams out, hoping his adoptive father will care enough about his son to get help for him.
Surprisingly, the adult can be heard on the phone with the emergency services.
Yuta pulls Doyoung into his lap and cries as he sees the state he is in.
"Just hold on for a bit longer. Help us on its way. You're going to be okay" He mutters.
He flinches as he feels someone placing their hand on his shoulder, but he immediately relaxes when he turns to see Sicheng crouched beside him.
"You're awake."
"He'll be okay" Sicheng assures the older.
Yuta swallows, turning to face his brother yet again.
"He did this for me, this is my fault. If I didn't freeze I could've stopped this. If I wasn't so weak, this wouldn't have happened."
"Don't start with the whole blaming yourself nonsense or I will kill you" Sicheng mutters as he wraps his arm around the older's shoulders.
The ambulance arrived within 10 minutes. By this stage, Doyoung's pulse can hardly be felt.
The paramedics work quickly to get him on the stretcher before placing an oxygen mask on him, to assist his breathing.
Yuta and Sicheng boy get into the back of the ambulance with the younger.
Yuta holds his brother's hand, refusing to let go. He won't let go until he is forced away from the younger.
"We need to get there faster, this patient won't hold on for much longer" The Japanese overhears the paramedic mumbling to the driver.
This worries him, he doesn't know what he would do if Doyoung died.
Sicheng leans into his side and rubs his arm gently, reminding him that he is there.
Once at the hospital, Yuta gets as far as he entrance to the operating theatre before doctors tell him to wait outside.
Sicheng guides him to the waiting area and they both sit down. The Chinese boy holds Yuta in his embrace as the older cries gently.
Mrs Kim is wheeled in on a seperate stretcher a mere 5 minutes after they arrive at the hospital. She is in tears, crying or for her son as they wheel her away.
Mr Kim walks into the waiting room, his head low.
He notices Yuta and Sicheng, gaze softening slightly as he walks over to them both.
"Yuta, I'm sorry. That wasn't supposed to happen" He apologises, which causes Yuta to stare at him in pure shock.
"What did you expect to happen when you threw your son at the banister? What did you fucking expect to happen?" He snaps at his adoptive father.
For the first time since he moved to Korea, he sees a look of genuine regret and hurt on Mr Kim's face.
"I love Doyoung, I am a stupid drunk who screws up all the time but trust me when I say that I love my son. If he dies, I'll hand myself to the police. I'll let them lock me away. You know what, tomorrow I'll hand myself in. I've gone to far and Doyoung may lose his life because of me. I never intended for this to happen."
Yuta is surprised to hear these words coming from Mr Kim's mouth. He has never mentioned any feelings of love towards his son before.
"Okay" is all he says in response.
He doesn't know what else he could possibly say. The atmosphere is heavy.
"I think you've said enough" Sicheng speaks up. Instead of the usual annoyed look, Mr Kim would use, he just nods and walks away. He takes a seat in the opposite side of the room, as far from Yuta as he can get.
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Taeil
Hey, have you seen Doyoung? He hasn't come home yet...
Yuta's heart clenches as he reads the message. Taeil doesn't know what's happened.
It's been 2 hours since they arrived at the hospital. The doctors are struggling to stabilise Doyoung. He lost a lot of blood.
Yuta's pants are drenched with it, from when he held his brother in his arms.
Yuta
Taeil ah...I think you should come to the hospital
Taeil
What?!
Taeil
What happened?!
Yuta
There was an accident and Doyoung got injured. Really bad, he's been in surgery for 2 hours
Taeil
I'll be there within 10
Yuta turns off his phone and looks at Sicheng who is leaned back in his chair, right hand holding Yuta's left tightly.
The older can't believe he forgot to tell Taeil. He should've come to his mind instantly.
"Yuta?" A familiar voice suddenly calls his name.
The Japanese looks up in confusion, shocked to see Taeyong standing before him.
"What are you doing here?" His friend questions, gaze slowly turning to one filled with concern as he sees Yuta's tear stricken face.
"Doyoung fell from the second floor, he's in surgery" Yuta explains quickly.
Taeyong mutters a curse beneath his breath before crouching to be able to look Yuta in the eye.
He places a hand on his knee and squeezes, reassuringly.
"I'm sure he will be fine. Doyoung would never leave you like this. He treasures you too much."
Just as Yuta goes to respond, he pauses, changing his words.
"Why are you here?"
Taeyong gulps as he briefly looks to Sicheng before focusing on his friend once more.
"It's nothing, I was just getting a small test done."
Yuta notices a look of slight fear in the older's eyes, which causes him to push for more information.
"Are you sick?"
Taeyong hesitates before answering, "I am, but don't freak out. They said I won't die, not for the next 50 years at least."
"What?" Yuta exclaims, his eyes filling with tears all over again. "When were you going to tell me?"
"It's nothing Yuta. I was going to wait until I knew more before telling you." He speaks of it as though it weren't anymore then a simple cold.
"What is it? A tumour?" The Japanese boy questions.
Taeyong shakes his head slowly, "My heart is weak. Weaker then it should be, so weak that it's a concern."
Yuta raises a brow in confusion.
"You know how I get sick a lot whenever I get really stressed? It's because my heart can't deal with beating too fast. It sends my body into a panic mode which can harm me." Taeyong explains slowly.
"The doctor's out" Sicheng interrupts the conversation.
Yuta turns to see a young male walking towards them. He immediately stands, Sicheng and Taeyong standing as well.
"Are you Doyoung's family?" The doctor questions, they all nod.
Mr Kim makes his way over to them and just lingers behind them as he listens into the information.
"We managed to complete a successful blood transfusion. He has the correct amount of blood flowing through his veins again." The doctor frowns as he makes eye contact with Yuta.
"You may want to sit down."
"Just say it" Yuta chokes back on a sob as he listens to the rest of what the doctor has to say.
"There is a 99% chance that Doyoung's heart will fail within the next 12 hours. The hit to his head was too hard, his body is struggling to deal with it. We are going to put him into the ICU. I'd recommend you start saying your goodbyes. It'll be a miracle if he survives the night."
A/N - there are so many accounts that i want to talk to but i'm a very shy bean so i don't have the guts to do so whoop
thanks for reading!!