Chapter 6: I can be if you want

And the next day has come, and they were currently sitting on the chair in the dining room and facing each other. Jungkook was crossing his arms while Taehyung was fidgeting his fingers on his lap under the table.

"In short, you want to be the maid." Jungkook uttered looking at him.

"It's not maid, okay? I just want to help you with the chores here as a little payment for letting me stay here." Taehyung clarified.

"They are the same thing, tho." Jungkook mocked.

"No, stupid, maids get paid but in our deal, I'm the one who will pay for our pledge. Just think like a couple, most of spouse/wife was in charge of doing the chores." Taehyung rolled his eyes.

"But we're not a couple, you're not my spouse either my wife." Jungkook snickered.

"I can be if you want." Taehyung smirked.

"I don't like you, even if I'm gay, you're not my type." Jungkook taunted.

"You're not my type as well, I'm straight." Taehyung cursed under his breath, annoyed by the boy in front of him

"Do you know how to clean house? Wash dishes? Cook?" Jungkook inquired.

"Yes. I'm an expert with that stuff." Taehyung was fast to reply with a hint of confidence in his tone.

"Really, hah. Then, go and cook our lunch for today since I have to go to the gym." Jungkook grinned.

"What?" Taehyung was surprised, he didn't expect that.

"What's with that reaction? Where did your confidence go? You said you're willing to do anything just to stay here. So, I want you to make us lunch." Jungkook smirked.

"I'm just asking, I'll cook now." Taehyung stood up from the chair.

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His confidence didn't last long when he was in the kitchen. He bit his bottom lips, cursing under his breath. He was staring at the pan with oil heating. He was so nervous because he didn't experience cooking.

He lied earlier.

Since he was a silver spoon, he didn't learn to do chores even though his parents had always been telling him how to do them. But he insisted and rely on his maid instead.

"The fish won't swim in the oil to cook itself."

He heard the annoying voice causing him to go back to his senses.

"I-I know, I'm just waiting." Taehyung swallowed hard.

"Waiting for what? The oil was already heated, you should know what to do next, right?" Jungkook grinned standing beside him.

"Of course, I'm not stupid." Taehyung retorted.

He nervously took the fish while Jungkook was watching him. He put it in the heated oil causing him to flinch because the oil splurted.

"Why are you still flinching? It's not your first time, you are an expert." Jungkook mocked.

"That... that was an act, so convincing, right? That means I'm good at acting too." Taehyung giggled nervously.

"Yeah, sure. Make sure it will be served later before I go home." Jungkook said leaving the kitchen.

Taehyung cursed Jungkook under his breath and pretend to hit him with the spatula.

"I'm going to take my revenge on you, soon." He whispered with a bit of pout on his lips.

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Taehyung was confused why the fish wasn't cooked yet even though he has been waiting for an hour.

"What's with that smell? Is something burning?"

His eyes widened when he looked at what he was cooking. He took the tong and immediately flipped the fish. And that's how he realized that the fish was burned. No wonder why he keeps seeing a fog 30 minutes ago.

"Did you burn it?" Jungkook asked when he came back after going to the gym.

"No! I didn't!" Taehyung tried to cover it with the lid but a sudden fire got bigger under the pan.

He almost got burned but Jungkook was fast enough to push him away.

"What the fuck!" Jungkook growled.

He opened the cabinet below the stove, taking out the fire distinguisher to

He clenched his jaw when he saw the almost black fish. He turn off the stove and glared at Taehyung.

"What do you think you're doing? Do you want to burn the house?" Jungkook grumbled.

"Nuh-no! It wasn't like that! I didn't mean to!" Taehyung replied biting his bottom lip, hiding his hands behind him.

"Do you really know how to cook?! Or you're lying?!" Jungkook grunts.

"I-I'm sorry, it was a lie. I didn't mean to do that but I just don't want you to send me back to my parent's house. Please, forgive me." Taehyung explained kind of feeling awful because of what happened.

"Let me see your hand." Jungkook pushed his hair to the back trying to calm down himself.

He noticed that Taehyung keep hiding his hands behind him. He also wants to make sure that the gorgeous boy wasn't hurt or something.

"I'm fine." Taehyung mumbled, looking down due to embarrassment.

He gasped when Jungkook suddenly took his hands and scanned them.

"If you don't know how should things work, you shouldn't do it. I'm not going to force you. See what happened to you." Jungkook gritted his teeth seeing a small burn in Taehyung's wrist that was the cause of oil splashing earlier

"I-It's okay, it's a small one, it will heal soon." Taehyung uttered pulling out his hands away from Jungkook since he kind of felt heat rush to his cheeks for some unbeknownst reason.

Jungkook sighed and walked away from the kitchen which confused Taehyung. He wasn't sure if Jungkook was mad or something. He kind of can't read his emotion.

"Where... where are you going?" Taehyung asked looking at Jungkook's back facing him.

"I'm going to buy food for us and ointment for your burn to make sure it won't leave a scar on your skin."

That was what Jungkook said leaving the house. Taehyung bit his bottom lip and was sure, he was flustered. For the first time, he felt that someone cared for him aside from his wealth. He shook his head and slapped his cheeks. He was being delusional for thinking that way.