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Jimin never really liked flying
They had to wake up early and were normally extremely exhausted and it took forever to get through the airport. He loved ARMY, he really did, but being mobbed wasn't fun. He always felt trapped and suffocated and then he felt trapped while flying, making him anxious
They were leaving America and going back home after a set of concerts
They enjoyed performing and seeing their fans but they were all excited to get home and rest, seeing as they had two weeks off
They had barely slept at all the last week, adrenaline keeping them running throughout their shows
Now that they weren't performing they were all ready to drop and sleep for a week straight
A testament to how tired they are is them missing their flight because no one woke up in time, not even Seokjin and Namjoon
They get to the airport three hours later and Namjoon goes to the desk to see about outgoing flights to Korea
There was one leaving in an hour but it wasn't a private flight that they could buy access to
They hadn't flown with other people in years, for their own safety as they became more well known. None of them were opposed to it as long as they weren't incessantly bothered. They were all planning on sleeping anyway
Namjoon buys them all some light food since they didn't eat breakfast. Most of them dozed off in their chairs when they finished eating. The others had their headphones in listening to music
Namjoon taps them on the shoulders when the flight is ready to board and wakes up the sleeping members
They grab their luggage and head over, starting the process of getting onto the flight
Jimin is barely able to stay on his feet, Taehyung having an arm wrapped around his waist to keep him upright. He only half way protests when the younger male takes his luggage for him
As they go to board Taehyung ends up in front of him. It was too crowded to walk side by side, fans screaming and surrounding them
Jimin was starting to feel suffocated and trapped again, trying to keep his eyes on where he was going as he walked behind the other six
He can't keep his balance well when he's slammed into by someone, stumbling before regaining his footing
When he looks up the members are far away from him, already close to the plane
He tries his best to push past the fans surrounding him but he doesn't have the energy as they push back at him
All he can do is watch as the members are boarded onto the plane and it takes off without him
Namjoon messages management that they were on a flight home as soon as he sits down
Once the plane starts to take off he does a headcount
Seokjin was beside him asleep
Yoongi and Hoseok were a few rows behind them, Yoongi listening to music while Hoseok slept on his shoulder
Taehyung and Jungkook were a few rows behind them across the isle, Jungkook sleeping on Taehyung's shoulder while he played on his phone
He looks for Jimin before pausing
He looked through all of the rows and he couldn't see him. He was hard to miss with his hair dyed a bright green for the concerts
Namjoon recounts everyone. He could still only count six of them
Namjoon quickly pulls out his phone and texts Yoongi
Do you see Jimin anywhere??
He watches the older male take out his phone, reading the message before looking around. After a few seconds he turns back to his phone
No, he's not anywhere near us
Namjoon was starting to panic as he switches to Taehyung's chat
Do you see Jimin??
The younger male pauses his game with a confused look before looking around
No, he's not near us. Did he not get on the plane??
I don't know, I can't see him
By now Namjoon is panicking
Jimin wasn't on the plane with them which could only mean he was left in America, alone
Jimin wants to cry
He pushes through the crowd of people surrounding him, rushing to the bathroom as he panics
He searches his pockets for his phone before groaning when he remembers that he left it in his luggage with Taehyung, both of which were now on the plane home
He was completely stuck and alone. He didn't know English well enough to try and communicate to get a new ticket. He had nothing with him. No money, no phone, nothing
He was hyperventilating as he collapsed to his knees, eyes wide as he panicked
How was he going to get out of this? Did the others know that he was gone? They had to, right?
It would take nearly fourteen hours for the others to land and then another few hours to get out of the airport to their apartment
What the hell was he supposed to do in that time?
Namjoon was full on panicking now. He had quickly messaged management about what happened before asking Taehyung if Jimin had his phone with him, the younger male informing him that it was in his luggage on the plane
It was going to be fourteen hours until they landed and could try to do something
Jimin was alone in a country that although visited a lot was unfamiliar. He didn't know the language very well either and he had nothing with him
His phone, wallet, ID, passport, everything was in his luggage
Namjoon runs a hand through his hair before pulling as he hyperventilates. He didn't know where Jimin was, if he was still in the airport or if he had went somewhere else. He didn't know if he was safe
"Joonie? What's wrong?" Seokjin's sleep laced voice asks from beside him and he wants to cry and scream and hit something because he wants Jimin in his arms right now and it isn't possible
"Jimin's not on the plane" Namjoon manages out through panicked breaths. Seokjin immediately looks worried, concerned, scared, everything that you would feel if someone told you 'hey, one of your boyfriends is missing' while you're on a fourteen hour flight across the world
"Ok, take some deep breaths for me love. We can't do anything right now but as soon as we land we will start figuring out how to help him ok?" Seokjin whispers, gently rubbing Namjoon's back and watching as the younger male takes a few deep breaths to steady himself
Jimin can't stay at the airport forever
He manages to get out without too much trouble. He can't get a taxi because he doesn't have a way to pay so he starts to walk as fast as possible to the hotel that they had stayed at
Once he gets there he goes up to the front desk, anxiously messing with his sleeves
The receptionist was someone different from when they checked out but he really hoped that they could help
"Hello, welcome to our hotel. How may I help you?" She asks, smiling kindly at him
He pauses for a minute to think of what to say. "Um, I need call" he says, flinching at the broken English he was speaking
The woman looks to him for a second before humming. "You'd like to use the phone?" she asks kindly, not mocking him for how he was talking
Jimin lets out a relieved breath and nods quickly, "please?" he asks
The receptionist nods and hands him the phone, walking away to give him privacy
He quickly dials Bang Pd's number, listening as it rings and hoping he would answer
He assumes Namjoon told the manager about what happened because he picks up quickly
"Hello?" He asks, a hopeful tone in his voice
"Pd-Nim!" Jimin says quickly, relief flooding him
"Jimin-ah, where are you?" The manager asks quickly, his tone shifting to worry
"The hotel we were staying at. I don't have money so I can't get me a room" Jimin says. A glance to the clock showed that it was still ten hours until the others landed
"I can see if I can work something out with someone. Is somebody there?" Bang Pd asks. Jimin looks around before spotting the receptionist not far from him
"Yeah, the receptionist" Jimin answers
"Ok, call her over and give her the phone please"
Jimin moves the receiver away from his ear, taking a deep breath before speaking
"Excuse, ma'am?" He asks, the receptionist turning to look at him before walking over with a smile
"Yes sir, how may I help you?" she asks once she reaches him
"Um, my boss, talk you" Jimin says, motioning to the receiver
The receptionist smiles as she carefully takes the phone
"Hello?" "Yes sir" "Yes I think I can arrange something" "It's no problem" was all Jimin could hear, not really understanding it, before she hands him back the phone
He smiles softly before putting the receiver back to his ear. "She's agreed to get you a room free of charge until we can get you home" Band Pd tells him and Jimin relaxes for the first time in four hours
He tells his manager that he would call him once he was in the room before hanging up, turning to look at the receptionist as she typed on the computer. "Thank you" he says, bowing a bit
She looks over and smiles kindly before grabbing a keycard for him and handing it to him. "It's no problem, call the desk if you need anything" she says
Jimin nods and bows again before heading off to the elevator, taking it to the floor indicated on the card. He gets to the room and goes inside, locking the door behind him and sighing heavily as he sits on the bed
He was safe for now and as soon as the others landed they would figure out how to get him home
He turns to the phone and dials his manager again
"Jimin?" Bang Pd asks
"Yeah. I'm in my room" Jimin says
"Ok, get some rest. Call me when you wake up and I'll let you know the plan" Bang Pd says
Jimin hums as he closes his eyes. "Ok" he agrees
"I'll get you home soon, I promise" Bang Pd says before hanging up
Jimin puts the phone up and sighs heavily as he takes off his shoes. He stayed in the clothes he had on as he got under the covers of the bed, faintly realizing that this was the room Yoongi and Hoseok slept in when he could smell their scents on the pillows
He relaxes more as he closes his eyes, falling asleep soon after
As soon as they're off the plane Namjoon is rushing through the airport anxiously to their manager
"He's at the hotel, he's ok" Bang Pd says as soon as he sees Namjoon's anxious look. "He's asleep for now, I asked him to call me when he's awake"
"I need to talk to him" Namjoon says quickly
"I know, I'll let you as soon as he calls" Bang Pd reassures him, a hand on his shoulder
Namjoon relaxes just a bit. Jimin was safe and they knew where he was. Now they just needed to get him home
"What are we doing to get him home? He doesn't have his passport or ID" Yoongi asks as he stands beside Namjoon
"I don't quite know yet" Bang Pd says with a sigh. "Ok, you five go get some sleep, there's a car out front to take you home. Me and Namjoon are going to my office to wait for him to call" he says after a few seconds
They reluctantly agree, Namjoon following them out and counting as they get in the car
Seokjin in the passenger seat, Yoongi by the window on the driver side, Hoseok beside him, Taehyung and Jungkook in the back
As soon as he's sure that all five of them are in the car he lets them drive off to the dorm before getting into the passenger seat of Bang Pd's car
Jimin groans softly as he wakes up, looking around and groaning when he's still stuck in the hotel room. He had hoped it was all just a bad dream
He looks to the clock, sitting up quickly when he sees what time it is. The others should be out of the airport now
He moves and grabs the phone. quickly calling Bang Pd again
It rings for a few seconds before connecting. "Hello?" Bang Pd asks
"Hey, I just woke up. Have the others landed?" Jimin asks
There's talking in the background that he can't decipher before Bang Pd answers. "Hold on one second"
Jimin's brows furrow in confusion but he does what he was told anyway. There's more talking in the background before someone speaks
"Jimin-ah?"
"Hyung!" Jimin almost cries as soon as he hears the older males voice
"Hi baby, are you ok? You're safe?" Namjoon asks, tone frantic and worried
"Yeah, I'm safe Hyung. Pd-nim got me a room at the hotel we were staying at" Jimin says, relaxing at being able to talk to the older male
"Ok. We're gonna figure out a way to get you home ok?" Namjoon says
"Ok" Jimin whispers softly. He didn't know how he was supposed to get home. His passport and ID were in Korea and he couldn't fly without them
There's more talking in the background before Namjoon asks someone, probably their manager, what's going on. "What do you mean he's gone?" he asks after a few seconds
"Hyung, what's happening?" Jimin asks quickly, worry filling him. Did something happen to one of the others?
"Yoongi left the dorm while the others were asleep" Namjoon says with a soft sigh "It's gonna be fine love I'm sure he's fine"
Jimin doesn't know if he's reassuring him or himself
"Have you ate anything?" Namjoon asks after a few seconds
"Ah, no I um went to sleep as soon as I got in the room and just woke up right before I called. I don't think I can order anything" Jimin says
"Try to get some food ok? I need to go now love but call us if you need us ok? I love you" Namjoon says
"I love you too Hyung" Jimin whispers before hanging up. He sighs heavily as he lays back on the bed. He really had no idea what was going to happen and it scared him
Yoongi wouldn't pick up his phone
They had no idea where he went. Seokjin quickly goes through the house before pausing when he gets to their room
He moves and grabs his phone, quickly calling Namjoon
"Hyung, have you found Yoongi?" Namjoon asks as soon as he picks up
"I think I know where he's going. He bought a ticket to America and left with some of his and Jimin's luggage" Seokjin says. "He grabbed Min's wallet, phone, passport, and some of his clothes"
Namjoon sighs heavily before responding. "Ok, it's not ideal but if he's going back to America to get Jimin then at least one of us will be there with him and we can actually get him home" he says
"I texted him to call me when he lands and he said he will" Seokjin says, sighing softly. "Are you coming home soon?" he asks after a few seconds of silence
"Yeah. Yeah, I'll get me a car now ok?" Namjoon whispers. It didn't take much for him to recognize when Seokjin needed him there for support and comfort. The older male now had two of his boyfriends away from him, one across the world and the other heading there, and he never did well when any of them were too far away
Jimin fell asleep again without meaning to. He wasn't lying when he said he was ready to sleep for a week straight. The adrenaline from the concerts had long wore off and now that the panic had mostly settled he was just exhausted
He woke up to loud knocking on his door. He groans softly as he gets out of the bed, looking over at the clock
He had fallen asleep for 14 hours, again. Jimin sighs heavily as he opens the door, expecting to see one of the hotel staff there
His eyes widen when he sees Yoongi instead. "Hyung" he whispers before he's pulled into a hug. He hugs back quickly, holding onto the older male tightly as he finally cries
He couldn't stop himself even if he wanted to. He had one of his Hyungs there, he wasn't alone anymore
"It's ok Min, I've got you now" Yoongi whispers gently. Jimin let's him pull away from the hug and wipe away his tears before they move farther inside the room
He helped Yoongi move the luggage he had into the room. It was two of their backpacks that they used while traveling
"I brought you some clothes until we get home" Yoongi whispers, handing the younger male his backpack
Jimin nods and sets it on the bed, sitting down and watching Yoongi
"Have you ate?" The older male asks, looking over at him from beside the phone. Jimin shakes his head, biting his lip
"I don't speak English well, I didn't want to have to talk to people to order" He mumbles, looking down
"It's been 28 hours since you last ate love. I'll order us some food and then we can rest ok?" Yoongi asks. Jimin nods, watching as Yoongi picks up the phone and calls for food
Yoongi and Namjoon spoke English the best of all of them at the moment. Namjoon was fluent so he didn't often speak in broken English. Yoongi could speak the language well, only having broken sentences every now and then
After a few seconds Yoongi puts down the phone and sits beside Jimin on the bed, wrapping an arm around his waist and holding him close. "They're bringing some food up" he says
Jimin nods before laying his head on the males shoulder. Yoongi hums softly as he lets him, playing with his hair gently
The rest of the time at the hotel is a blur. He remembers them eating and going to sleep then he can faintly remember Yoongi buying them tickets home. They leave the hotel for the airport at 4 pm
Yoongi keeps a hold on his hand throughout the process of boarding the plane. Once the two are seated beside each other Yoongi texts their group chat that they were on the way home
He sleeps for the entire plane ride, waking up once they land and Yoongi gently shakes him
As soon as they get off the plane and through the baggage claim a body basically slams into his, holding him tightly. He didn't have to look at the person to realize that it was Taehyung
He hugs back tightly, finally relaxing completely for the first time in nearly three days
He gives them all hugs, letting Seokjin hold onto him longer than the others. He stays close to them as they leave the airport, getting into one of the eight seat cars that the company had
They all sleep in the living room that night, Taehyung and Jungkook bringing their mattresses in and laying them out so they could all fit. Jimin is completely relaxed and calm for the first time since they were originally supposed to go home, laying in the middle of everyone and falling asleep quickly