Chapter 10: Exaggerated

They are currently going to Jungkook's place while walking. Taehyung was distant from Jungkook so they wouldn't feel uncomfortable. They were both sweaty after doing exercise.

"You!"

Taehyung spoke stopping himself from walking. Jungkook also stopped when he heard Taehyung's voice. He turned around to look at him.

"Me?" He responded pointing to himself.

"Why, why did you do that?" Taehyung asked looking at him.

"Did what?" Jungkook responded confusedly.

"Don't act as if you don't know." Taehyung retorted.

"Can you please clarify if you are referring to me first? And I don't understand what you are talking about right now." Jungkook replied annoyed, pushing his hair to the back.

"I'm talking to you, and do you know how embarrassing what you just did? Seriously, you almost gave me a heart attack." Taehyung grumbled.

"Ah, don't tell me you were expecting something, aren't you?" Jungkook smirked.

"I-I'm not, I was just saying you sounded polite earlier. And what's with your almost cliffhanger?" Taehyung mocked.

"Oh come on, you are blushing right now. What's wrong if I did that? Besides, I found it fun tho." Jungkook shrugged off his shoulder.

"I'm not blushing! Who told you that? And it's not fun, it was obvious that you were trying to escape them." Taehyung shot back, clearing his throat.

"Yeah? You're right, I am trying to escape them. I don't like being with them." Jungkook retorted putting his hands in his pocket.

"Then don't use me!" Taehyung told him, sounding stern.

"I'm not using you, I'm being genuine just for you." Jungkook didn't even stutter with his words.

That makes Taehyung feel the heat rushing through his cheeks. His heart was beating so fast.

"I—aish, I'm not talking about that. Just don't do that again, they might think something suspicious between us." Taehyung stated and started to walk.

He was trying to ignore the abnormal beats of his heart, hoping it will stop.

"Fatty, I don't think there's something to be suspicious in what I did." Jungkook replied and walked behind Taehyung.

Taehyung stopped and turned around, cutely glaring at him and his cute chubby bread cheeks while Jungkook wanted to pinch them and nom nom them — Wait, what? You just read it wrong. Jungkook shooked his head to remove his thoughts. There's no way he wants to pinch them.

"There is! The way you speak and the act was already suspicious!" Taehyung argued.

"Fatty, you're exaggerating, it's already done, why are you being sulky about it?" Jungkook sighed walking passed by him.

"If you become an actor, you will be the worst actor ever. And you told me that you're not going to make fun of me while I'm teaching you!" Taehyung said through his gritted teeth and followed Jungkook.

He gasped when Jungkook turned around and their faces were approximately closed. Taehyung can't help but swallow hard. He can smell the minty taste of Jungkook's breath against his lips. His eyes were on Jungkook's lips while Jungkook's eyes were scanning his features.

"I don't want to be an actor, and fatty, I'm not making fun of you. If I'm making fun of you, I should've asked "will you marry me" to tease you but that's not what I did. So, blame your pretty head instead of me." Jungkook retorted and turned around leaving the frozen Taehyung.

Jungkook smiled while walking and shaking his head.

Later that day, Taehyung finally went back to his mother's house. He already changed his sweaty clothes with borrowed clothes from Jungkook even the jacket he was wearing right now.

"I'm home" Taehyung uttered and went inside the house while removing his shoes.

"Hey honey, how's your exercise? Are you doing a good job?" Tana welcomed him while she was washing the dishes.

"Hm, just tired, the exercise almost killed me." Taehyung exaggerated and sat down on the floor.

"That's really common, but honey, don't force yourself too much, okay? If you don't want to get hurt instead of dieting." Tana told him.

"Yeah, I'm not forcing myself— Jungkook did." Taehyung whispered the last two words and rolled his eyes just thinking of what happened earlier.

"Did you say something, honey?" Tana asked.

"Nothing, mom." Taehyung sighed.

"By the way, are you going to invite your friend again? I want to make tteokbokki for him, he requested me to do the homemade version because he told me that it was his favorite." Tana said and served him veggie soup.

"Why soup? I was hoping for meaty. And mom, please don't expect that I will invite him here ever again. I don't want him here and you know that he surely lying about that. He's rich, he can buy anything he wants." Taehyung stated, drinking the soup anyway.

"Jungkook texted me to prepare only healthy food for you. Besides, I don't think he was lying, even though he is rich, that doesn't mean he won't like homemade food mostly if it is made by me." Tana giggled.

"Still, you don't need to make something for him. Mom, when did you give him your number, huh?!" Taehyung crossed his arms and glared at her.

"I'm sorry, bear, he originally asked me for your number but I told him that you will surely hate it so he asked me for my number instead so he can be updated for you." Tana stated, rubbing the back of her neck.

"Why would you do that, mom? Aish, the dickhead wants to get updated about me, for what reason? He's really stupid and I hate him." Taehyung grumbled with a little bit of pout on his lips.

"Aish, you seriously hate him, do you know that lovers hate each other first before they fall in love? So don't hate him if you don't want to fall in love with him." Tana teased her son.

"Eww, there's no way I will like him. Just thinking of that already makes me vomit." Taehyung said fake vomiting.

"Whatever you say, bear, I hope you won't regret that."

Tana chuckled, she stood up and go back to washing the dishes. While Taehyung bit his bottom lip thinking of something.