Mediterranean Kiss ~ Taeten

Mykonos

Mark wrapped his arms around Taeyong's shoulders and smiled at him in the mirrored walls of the elevator. "What are you still pouting for Taeyong? We're about to go and wander around beautiful Mykonos and bask in the sunshine!" He said. He pouted his lips and went to kiss Taeyong on the cheek, who ducked out of the way just in time.

Taeyong tried to look angry at Mark but couldn't help but smile at his cheeky method of trying to cheer him up. He grinned as he looked at the three of them in the reflection. All dressed in shorts and t-shirts, Mark had even found a cute straw hat to wear. Johnny had refused to wear it when Mark had offered it to him, and instead had tied his hair up so it sat on the top of his head like a little black water fountain. It looked ridiculous but Johnny still somehow managed to pull of the strange look with a reflective pair of blue sunglasses. He looked cool as always, Taeyong thought.

Mark hopped restlessly from foot to foot as the elevator slowly made its it's way down to the fourth floor where they could disembark. They had to catch a small shuttle boat to get from the new port, where the ship had moored, to the old port where the central part of Mykonos was located.

"I want to see the old windmills on the hill." Mark piped up eagerly.

"I want to go to the beach!" Johnny responded.

"Oh yeah, that too!" Mark agreed.

"Well I hope we see some street cats." Taeyong added, smiling as Mark laughed at his suggestion.

A bell in the elevator dinged as it came to a stop at the fourth floor. The door opened and Taeyong stepped out of the elevator and walked right into Ten. Surprised but happy to see him, Taeyong felt his cheeks flush red as he made eye contact with Ten, who flashed a radiant smile at him.

Ten rested a hand lightly on Taeyong's arm as he greeted the three men. "Just the guys I wanted to see. I actually have the day off today, and I was wondering if you three didn't mind if I came to Mykonos with you." he explained, keeping his gaze mostly on Taeyong.

Taeyong felt his chest flutter in excitement as he heard those words. He then noticed that Ten was in fact not in his usual white and beige uniform but wearing a loose grey t-shirt and a pair of shorts, similar to what he and his friends were wearing.

He still had his name tag pinned to his chest, and a pair of sunglasses hung from the collar of his t-shirt which tugged down on the collar and exposed the delicate line of his collar bones. Taeyong swallowed as his heart began beating quicker in his chest and tried not to stare.

"The more the merrier!" Mark replied happily. Taeyong silently nodded in agreement, fearing he'd sound a little too excited that Ten would be coming along with them today.

"Excellent, I can actually show you around as well. We've already made plenty of stops at Mykonos during the time I've been working on board, so I know my way around the town pretty well." Ten replied as they headed to the exit. "I also know of some nice spots none of the tourists know about as well." He added with a wink, covering his mouth with his hand like he was sharing a secret.

"Nice!" Johnny beamed.

The four of them passed through security at the disembarking point and walked down the ramp to one of the shuttle boats waiting to take all the tourists to the old port. Taeyong quickly shuffled in next to Ten as they took a seat on the little boat. His arm brushed up against Ten's but Ten didn't move away. Taeyong felt like a teenager with his first crush, and cursed at himself internally to act like it wasn't a big deal that their skin was touching.

Ten drew closer, speaking in a low voice in Taeyong's ear, "I think you're going to love Mykonos, it's just so beautiful. Make sure you take lots of photos, I know you'll get some great shots." He flashed Taeyong another radiant smile and relaxed back into the bench, but was still close enough that they were shoulder to shoulder.

"I will." Was all Taeyong could reply as he watched Ten stare out at the sea with his ever-present glowing smile, all while his senses were racing.

The more time Taeyong spent with Ten the more his feelings grew for him and he could feel his little crush developing into something much stronger. He just hoped all the hickeys on his back would fade quickly and that Ten wouldn't find out about them.