Candy

Chocolate

sweet 2

- chocolate -

The journey to retrieve the ingredients could have gone much better. With winter nearing dangerously fast, she knew that she had to stock up on ingredients for the cafe. In fact, it had taken her all her will power to get out of bed and place her feet onto the cold wooden floor of her room. Not to mention that it was already starting to snow. Because of climate change, it had been snowing much more than usual as well us much earlier than expected.

 What made it worse was the fact that she basically looked like a big bundle of warmth. The many coats that she had thrown on herself in a hurry was definitely warm and comfortable, but even so, it would have taken her five to ten minutes just to walk a hundred metres. Which, in her opinion was unbelievable. She had only gotten a few steps away from her house. If she was to turn back now, she would be able to see the front of her brightly coloured mailbox which she had not check in months. With no other positive thoughts, she continued her tragically slow trip to the supermarket.

Craving for something warm to drink and eat, she finally reached the street the cafe was on. What had her surprised was not the large crowd that was gathered in front of the small cafe, but it was in fact the tall male that had been trying to pry through it. It would usually come as a shock to see many people crowded in the front of the store you work at. But (name) couldn't care less. If there was one thing that was ringing on and on in her head, it would be why someone like him would be standing there. 

Jeon Jungkook was someone she recognised. How could she not? Taking into consideration how they were everywhere on the streets, the name Bangtan Boys would ring a bell in anyone's head. Seeing as he was being smothered by a number of girls, she hurried to open the doors to the cafe with her groceries filled plastic bag dragging along behind her. 

You see, her boss had given her the keys and trusted her with the welfare of the cafe while he was on a holiday with some friends. He had offered for her to tag along but seeing as it was nothing but exploring a different country with twelve boys, she refused the offer as politely as she could. 

As she successfully helped the maknae escape the crowd, she turned to him to have a good look at his face. He was not wearing a mask, if you asked her it would be a bit silly to head out with no mask or anything at all to cover your identity. In his situation, he was world wide star.

Nonetheless, she couldn't just stand there and do nothing. The poor boy was shivering in his shoes. Understanding the feeling he was going through, she quickly brought him to a chair and scurried behind the counter to whip up something warm.

The cup that was placed in front of him gave off a sweet aroma. It seemed to calm his nerves down a bit. As he took the cup to his lips, a faint sound escaped the young girl's mouth. It had caught his eye. The pastel coloured name tag she wore.

(name) (Lastname) 20

she was about his age. 

" It's hot be careful. "

Thankful for the warning, he sipped on the chocolate flavoured drink. Chocolate. He learnt this in school before. He had always wondered why they taught him this and now he understood. Using it in a job like her's would definitely come in handy. They taught him exactly what were the benefits of having chocolate, however, it had been almost a year since he graduated. The answer to the question could not be solved easily in his head.

"Serotonin, a neurochemical that relaxes the brain. It is usually used by the body to created Tryptophan, which, is an essential amino acid. I would take it that you already know that dark chocolate has heart-boosting antioxidants, but something that is unknown to some people is that it is also rich in Tryptophan. In short, it helps you to relax." 

Bingo. That was exactly what he was trying to recall. It must have been pretty evident on his face when he drank it that he was confused. 

As he sniffed the familiar scent of the hot chocolate, he focused his gaze back onto (name). Jin was right, this cafe wasn't just any cafe. Now, it was (name)'s turn to hear answers.

" I've answered what was on your mind, now it's your turn. Why were you out without any disguise or anything of the sort?"

He could only sigh as he recalled the memory. Jungkook was on his way to the cafe when his heat pack started losing it's warmth. Usually he would carry a long a few spare ones, but seeing as Taehyung used up all of his, he had to lend some to him. Leaving the youngest with only two heat packs to keep his hands warm. The cold had managed to seep in through even the thick material of his gloves. 

" So, I took my mask of temporarily to warm up my hands by blowing on them. Unfortunately it didn't go that well for me."

She couldn't take it anymore. The laugh that she was trying to suppress so much had started to show itself. She did not want to laugh at someone else's misfortune but it was too funny not to. Anyone would laugh at this point. 

Soon, the singer joined in on her little laughing party. It seemed impossible not laugh along. her laugh was just too contagious. 

The fans that crowded around the building had left after a good thirty minutes which gave Jungkook enough time to leave. As he thanked her, he looked into the bag of sweets he had bought from the cafe. He would definitely come back here. The faint taste of the dark chocolate lingered in his mouth throughout his whole journey home, undoubtedly leaving a feeling of warmth in his mouth. 

As (name) sat by the window of the store, A faint smile was plastered onto her face. It wasn't a huge one. Just one where the edges of her mouth would curve upwards without her knowledge as she continued to watch the cars pass by.

Maybe her life was starting to acquire flavour. Which, was not such a bad thing. Not at all.