chapter 8

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"You nearly drowned me, meanie," Jungkook slapped the chest of the elder as he pouted in anger. He had done his hair so nicely, and now thanks to Kim devil Taehyung, his hair was soaking wet and frizzy again.

"My hair!" he cried dramatically, still in the arms of the elder, who said nothing, just gazing at the younger without any expression.

"Yaaa Kim Taehyung," Jungkook tapped the elder's cheek slightly to gain his attention.

"Did you just slap someone six years older than you?" Taehyung said, gritting his teeth.

Jungkook tapped his cheek again . "So what? What are you gonna do about it ? Take my small flowers again? Well, you can't do that as it's not on the list of manners you gave me," Jungkook said, his nose sky-high, proud of himself for making a list on his phone.

"Wait... where is my phone?" Jungkook panicked.

"Kim Taehyung, because of you, my phone is lost in this stream!" Jungkook cried, taking the elder's hair in his fist and starting to pull them.

"Aaaaaaa," Taehyung finally made a noise.

" Kim Taehyung . You .Are. Going. To. Find. My. Phone. Right  This  Instant," Jungkook muttered, gritting his teeth in anger, paying attention to each word.

"What are you looking at? Go and find it," Jungkook scolded the elder.

"I will do that if you—" Taehyung said calmly.

"If I what, grumpy?" Jungkook shouted.

"Unlock your legs from my waist," Taehyung said calmly.

"W..ah," Jungkook couldn't make out any sentence as he became aware of the situation. Right from the start, his legs were locked around the elder's waist, who had both arms around the younger's waist to hold him up while his arms were encircling the elder's neck.

He gulped visibly. "I will be swept away in the water or drown if I do so," Jungkook reasoned with crimson cheeks, neck, and ears.

"You will not drown as the water level barely reaches your chest, and the currents are so slow that they will not sweep you away. Moreover, how will I find your phone if you keep leeching onto me... hmm?" Taehyung reasoned, and the way he asked "hmm" was too hot for Jungkook. Oh, how the elder's chest vibrated with this sound and sent shivers down the younger's spine.

Jungkook reluctantly detached himself from the elder, but the elder was wrong... the water level reached his neck, not his chest, while Taehyung laughed at his height.

"What are you laughing at, grumpy? "I'm not short; I'm cute and easy to carry, not a palm tree on a pogo stick like you."
Jungkook snickered.

But his words caught in his throat as he was swept off the ground. Taehyung again  took Jungkook in his arms with a gentle yet firm hold, his warmth and strength making Jungkook's heart race even faster. Taehyung sat him on the plank before diving into the stream to find the phone.Jungkook tried his best to calm his heart down, placing his hand on his chest as if to steady its rapid beating. He lay down on the plank, his back touching it, feeling the lingering heat of Taehyung's touch.

"Oh bunnies, he surely will take my breath away at this rate ," Jungkook breathed out, closing his eyes for a moment.

He was startled when Taehyung's face suddenly appeared upside down, breaking the chain of his thoughts. Taehyung was leaning over him, his wet hair dripping and  drops falling on jungkook's face  making Jungkook’s heart skip a beat.

"Ahhh ... why are you always so sneaky?" Jungkook asked, his voice a mix of surprise and frustration  as he quickly sat up.  He was frustrate because of his flustered state while the other was unbothered .

Taehyung’s proximity and the playful look in his eyes made Jungkook's cheeks warm.

Taehyung smiled softly, then threw the phone to him. Jungkook caught it in time and anxiously checked if it was working. Thankfully, it was, and he let out a relieved sigh.

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