Chapter 18

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Next morning:
Around 6:20 AM:
At Taehyung's room:

"Fresh market~ we're going to shop groceries~" Taehyung sing songed while wiping his head with the help of a towel, and one around his waist, going towards the closet smiling foolishly.

"Okay, now what should I wear?" He asked himself placing one hand on his waist and the other rubbing his chin while looking through the closet, the towel with which he was wiping his head now resting on his shoulders.

"This? Nah too fashionable for a market. Maybe....this? Umm...no too thick for this whether. Uh...fresh market fresh market......" Taehyung said holding the clothes in front of him and checking himself out in the mirror one by one.

"Come on why am I overthinking it this much?? Just wear something casual." He told himself and started searching for some 'casual' clothes in his closet.

Jungkook parked his scooter outside the market and removed his helmet. He sighed, taking out his phone from his green pastel coloured tote bag and opened his phone to message Taehyung.

Me:
I have reached, Doc.
Just to let you know that I'll be inside once you reach here.

Before he could keep his phone back in the pocket his phone buzzed.

Dr. Taehyung:
I have reached here too Chef.

Jungkook read the message and started looking around himself.

"Here Chef!" He heard Taehyung call him from behind as he quickly turn back and wide his eyes, looking at Taehyung up and down.

Taehyung, after throwing tantrums in his room finally decided to wear something casual, and by casual I mean something only he would call as 'casual'.

He wore a white shirt tugged in, in his dark brown pants and a light brownish jacket. Not to mention he also wore brand new white shoes. In short, he wore something which could get dirty in this market within seconds.

As Taehyung approached jungkook he said, "Morning chef." "Morning, Doc." Jungkook replied. He still wasn't able to stop his judgmental look. Taehyung saw that and said, "A-am I dressed inappropriately for this?" To which Jungkook mentally scolded himself and said, "N-no Doc, your outfit is right on point. Very nice!" He said showing his thumbs up and smiling awkwardly.

(Haha says the one who wore a light orange tee and khaki shorts)

Taehyung, too, smiled at that. "But..." Jungkook couldn't help but pinpoint as he looked at his shoes. Taehyung followed his gaze that landed on his white shoes. "White shoes? Aren't you afraid that they'll get dirty?" Jungkook finally said.

"Nah, they are meant to be used so why not now?" Taehyung said. "Um...okay then, if you say so. Let's go!" Jungkook said grabbing two bags from his scooter and handling over one to Taehyung as he followed him from behind.

"This way, Doc." Jungkook said leading the way. The floor was wet because it was early morning and the market was in it's cleaning process.

"Move aside kids!!" Jungkook heard someone shout as he stepped aside and Taehyung being himself failed to notice that big cart coming towards him.

"Doc, step aside!!" Jungkook yelled but before he could move-- the damage was already done. "Oh no, here take some tissues, I have it" jungkook said handling over some tissues to Taehyung.

"T-thanks" he said while wiping his brand new white shoes and his pants then standing up. He looked at the worried look of Jungkook as he said, "I'm f-fine don't worry. Which stall are you buying from? Lead the way." Taehyung said changing the topic as he waited for Jungkook to answer.

"Uh...right...here..." Jungkook said moving forward and going towards the same stall he always go to.

"What kind of vegetables are you looking for today, kook?" The same old lady asked Jungkook in a teasing manner as he reached her stall.

"Who is he?" She whispered while raising her eyebrows, enough for Jungkook to hear as Taehyung was standing a little far from them.

"None. You have none of it though." Jungkook replied. "What are you looking for?" She asked again. "Your manners." Jungkook replied, staring straight at her with his deadpanned face.

"That's hurts, you know? Your words are sharp this early morning. Huh? Alright, what would you like to buy today?" She asked once again, this time, nicely.

"I need some young galangal (trust me it's a vegetable) , please." Jungkook said. "Okay, we have it here, super young like this young man~~" she said referring to Taehyung.

"Not just young but good looking too" Taehyung replied to her, sassily while  Jungkook sighed at his answer.
"Ouch! Look at them both using their sharp tongues early this morning." She dramatically and placed her hand near her heart as she continued, "yahh did you hear what these youngsters just said?" She started talking to the lady sitting in another stall besides her.

"Yes I know, kids these days don't know how to show--" she was cut off by Jungkook who shouted, "Yahh! Aunty!" "What? I was just kidding you know? It's very funny how--" she was cut off by Jungkook who said while walking from there, "I'll go buy it from somewhere else."

"Alright, here take it, some young galangal for you. Don't mind my noisy behaviour. I was just kidding." She replied, already packing some and handling it to Jungkook, who is return smiled at her sarcastically and started looking for some green veggies.

The said old lady then pulled out some fresh green vegetables and placed them with a thump sound near Taehyung (because he was standing near the weighing machine and she needed to weigh those greens) who coughed shaking his head as he felt some dust near his nostrils.

"Doc, careful" jungkook said as he saw another cart coming towards Taehyung from behind as he hold his arm and pulled him aside.

Within a sec, Taehyung reverted his hand back from Jungkook's hold making him feel kinda hurt as he looked at him.

"I-i will be w-waiting outside..." Taehyung said after reverting his hand back and going outside quickly. Jungkook watched him leave with some unknown feelings as he went back to shop after sighing heavily.

"Doc.. sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."

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To be continued...

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