Bulletproof girl scouts

Stupid

RM's POV

"Venice. Ven-iss"

"Venice", Jungkook repeated impeccably.

"Very good", I complimented and patted his shoulder, impressed by his pronunciation. We were lying on our stomachs, watching an international swimming competition (I don't know what it's called) while munching on a sea weed snack. We would use the couch but Taehyung fell asleep while watching anime earlier and tipped over a whole bottle of pear extract. Jungkook was genuinely interested in the sports event but I was only there to pass the time and decided to accomplish it by polishing his english. The member's english had improved a lot through the years, Suga, Jungkook and Taehyung almost aces. If only Jin could lose the obnoxious Korean accent, he wouldn't be at the bottom of the ranking. Hoseok once surprised me with flawless speech and I felt like a fool for not connecting that to his friendship with Nara. Anyways, today I was free. I had free time on my hands until next week with no idea what to do with it. So I planned my day in my head. I had talked to my mother on the phone yesterday. I should pay her a visit, its long due. Maybe do a short vlive and stay the night.
So I talked to Sejin hyung right away and got us all two days off. I informed the members and advised them to pay their families a visit. It was almost eleven when I was done packing and carried my bag to the living room. Jimin and Jungkook were there waiting for me. The three of us could travel together, was Jimin's idea. So we rode the bus, I got off at my stop and they waved me goodbye. I wanted to slap them upside their thick skulls. The reason of wearing a disguise is to not be noticeable. The whole point is kind of lost when they glue their faces to the glass, yelling at me to take care while waving their hands so frantically that it hits an older woman two seats ahead. I walk the distance to my neighbourhood, choosing to feel some sun on my skin instead of hailing a cab. I walk into a convenience store and the ahjumma at the cash register recognises me, greeting me descreetly as I pay for some treats. She knew me as a kid and I feel warm inside to hear about how she's been doing.

Mom is pleasantly surprised when I show up at the door with bread, eggs, cake and soju. She looks at me warningly in exasperation.
"You know I have a weak heart, son. I'll die before holding my grandkids if you keep this up"

"No you won't", I bend down to hug her small frame. She pinches my cheeks.

"Does that mean you already found a girl?"

"What? No!", I shake my head and make myself at home, I didn't bring a lot of stuff because mom always has my room prepared. I take off the ball cap, sunglasses, face mask, etc. and set them on the study desk in my room. She follows after me, leaning on the door with her arms crossed. "You know I don't have time for relationships", I defended, shrugging out of my overcoat.

"You do now", she stated blankly.

What can I say to that? Nothing. So I asked her the menu for lunch instead and her eyes lit up the way all mother's do when it comes to feeding their children. The subject was evaded for the time being. I had a good time, playing with my dog and being able to eat homemade food. I did a vlive before dinner. I talked about how we were all taking a rest, recommended a few songs along with bulletproof Girl Scouts' album. I was careful not to drop any hints on the upcoming collab. The fans asked me how I felt about Nara behaving like that on the show (since she's my hoobae) and I decided to give a neutral remark, quickly diverting the topic by revealing how I didn't recognise her at first. I laughed to show my embarrassment, freely speaking my thoughts, like how I wanted to slap myself for being a poor sunbae. I ended it by saying how I thought she was cool and wished success for her group.

"What's wrong?", mom asked, laying the table for dinner.

"Huh?"