TaengSic (COMPILATION)

Be Natural (OS)

"Lipstick, check. Hair style, check. Perfume, check. High heels, check. Did I miss anything else?" Sooyeon muttered to herself as she slipped on her heels.

"This!" a bubbly voice said.

Yoona, Sooyeon's younger sister, bounced in front of the nervous blonde. She used her fingers to part the furrowed brows on her elder sister's face and pulled the corners of her lips upward.

"Smile, check. Good to go!" Yoona beamed.

Sooyeon was a bundle of nerves as she stepped out of her apartment. She was on the way to meet her former best friend turned lover. It was just two nights ago when Taeyeon suddenly confessed to her while they were at the supermarket.

~ Flashback ~

After dinner, Sooyeon wanted to buy some apples for her home so they went to a nearby supermarket.

Sooyeon picked up one red apple and held it up while examining it for dents.

"All apples are the same, why are you choosing them so carefully?" Taeyeon asked after returning from the confectionary aisle.

"There are many varieties of apples. Some are sweet while some are bland. Anyway, it doesn't interest you since your interest is in gummies."

Taeyeon let out a laugh. "You're behaving like an ahjumma."

"An ahjumma?" Sooyeon asked, puzzled by Taeyeon's comment.

"Only ahjummas compare prices and take such a long time to choose one product."

Sooyeon gave Taeyeon a smack on the latter's arm.

"Hey, I'll get you for it later. Don't you dare call me ahjumma again." Sooyeon glared at Taeyeon jokingly while putting the bag of apples in the basket.

Taeyeon bowed slightly as she said, "Yes, beautiful .... ahjumma!" Then she dashed away before Sooyeon could hit her.

As Sooyeon turned around the corner at the end of an aisle, Taeyeon suddenly surprised her with a bouquet made of broccolis and cauliflowers.

"What is this?" Sooyeon's eyes opened wide in amazement.

"Be my girlfriend. I want you to be my girlfriend, not just my best friend." Taeyeon's face was serious as she held out the vegetable bouquet.

"Are you serious? You're asking me to be your girlfriend at a supermarket?"

Taeyeon nodded slowly. "I'm being me, the practical me. I'm not a rich person and neither have a rich family. I can only promise you I'll make you happy in whatever little ways I can. We can live a simple but fulfilling life, as long as we're together."

Jessica didn't know if she should laugh or cry at that very moment. In the end, she took a picture of Taeyeon with the vegetable bouquet before accepting it from her.

"If we do get married in the future, I want a bouquet of pink roses that are at least ten times bigger than the current bouquet," Jessica demanded, waving the photo on her phone as an evidence.

"Of course! I'll start saving from ... tomorrow!" Taeyeon proclaimed.

~ End of flashback ~

Taeyeon and Sooyeon had not met up nor exchanged text messages since that night due to their busy work schedules. Today was their first official date as a couple and Sooyeon had a sea of anxiety deep down in her stomach. Yoona kept telling her to treat it like a normal outing with Taeyeon and not a date, but Sooyeon just couldn't relax a single bit.

Walking towards the cinema entrance, Sooyeon spotted Taeyeon leaning against a pillar while staring at her phone. She knew Taeyeon must be playing Superstar SMTown on her phone.