Mediterranean Kiss ~ Taeten

Mystery Marks

A loud succession of knocks at the door stirred Taeyong from his sleep. Drowsy and dizzy from sleep, Taeyong stumbled out of his bed and opened the door. Mark meet him with a wide grin, with Johnny waving cheerily behind him.

"Morning Taeyong! You don't look like you got much sleep last night either, haha!" Mark exclaimed. He brushed past Taeyong into the room and leaped onto the bed, making himself at home. Johnny followed him in, taking a seat on the red couch.

"Morning guys." Taeyong greeted them in reply, wiping the sleep from his eyes.

Surprisingly his head didn't feel too bad from all the alcohol he'd had last night, there was just a slight ache at the back of his head, nothing a few pills wouldn't fix.

"Woah, woah woah! Hold up a minute!" Mark burst out, climbing off the bed and grabbing Taeyong by the back of his shoulders.

"What? What's wrong?" Taeyong asked, confused.

"This!" Mark replied, jabbing a finger into Taeyong's back. Mark spun him around so Johnny could see.

Taeyong heard something between a scoff and a choke escape from Johnny's lips. He tried to turn and look over his shoulder at his two friends, but Mark's grip kept him firmly in place.

"Don't tell me you left early last night to go off with a girl and you didn't care to tell us." Johnny smirked.

"What do you mean? I came back here last night. What are you even looking at?" Taeyong replied. He was feeling more confused by the second. Having just woken up and being hungover, nothing about this conversation was making sense.

"Hickeys, Taeyong. All over your back and shoulders, you naughty boy." Mark responded with a cheeky smile. He pulled Taeyong to stand in front of the full length mirror so he could see for himself.

Mark was right. Taeyong's eyes widened and his jaw dropped as he took in all the little red bruises sprinkled along his shoulders and back. But how they got there and by who he had no idea.

"So who is she?" Johnny asked, reclining on the couch with an expectant look on his face.

"Nobody! There is no girl, I don't even know how these got here!" Taeyong exclaimed. This was all a bit much first thing in the morning.

"You want to keep her to yourself that's fine, but tell me, does she have any friends?" Mark asked, biting his lip and trying to hide a grin.

Taeyong quickly glanced around his cabin, spotted a dark green t-shirt and threw it on to cover the hickeys. He slumped down onto the couch next to Johnny and raked his fingers through his hair.

"I told you, there was no girl. I came back here last night and met Ten. We had a few drinks together and then I went to bed. That was it." Taeyong explained.

"Great, we can ask Ten then. He'll know if you've been sneaking around with a girl!" Mark said, rubbing his hands together in glee.

"What? No! Don't say anything to Ten." Taeyong didn't want Ten to think he was the type of guy to get drunk and just sleep with anyone. Not that he thought that's what happened, he just didn't want Ten to think badly of him.

"Listen, we know you're handsome Taeyong, but you can't expect us to believe there was some girl waiting inside your cabin to plant hickeys all over you while you slept." Johnny smirked, pushing his fringe out of his eyes.

"Well, there was no girl." Taeyong reiterated, crossing his arms over his chest and slouching further down into the couch as he sulked. The fact that Johnny and Mark didn't believe what he was telling them didn't help either.

"Sure thing, buddy." Mark chuckled, patting a hand on Taeyong's shoulder. "Now, while I would love to uncover the truth about your mystery marks, we've got another city to discover! It's Mykonos today so let's go!"