Daring {Markhyuck}|| Completed

•Chapter 24•

Donghyuck barely had gotten any good sleep last night, waking up every half hour due to the unfamiliar place he was sleeping in and his thoughts racing.

His body decided to fully crash at some point and when Donghyuck woke up, the sun was shining in his eyes as he heard the sounds of people's voices.

Donghyuck groaned as he rubbed his eyes and sat up, the ice pack he had on last night crashing on the floor which startled him. He took a look around the naturally lit room, finding the small alarm clock on his nightstand reading one in the afternoon.

Donghyuck gasped, "My grandparents!" He panicked as he slid out of bed, leaving his blanket sprawled on the floor.

His ankle was not hurting too much right now and it was bearable to walk somewhat normally.

He twisted the golden knob of his door, peaking his head out into the hallway and finding no one but hearing people anyway—probably from the downstairs floor.

Donghyuck really needed to see his parents and Jaemin, going next door to knock on Mark's door to ask for permission to leave.

Why is he asking for permission? He could leave whenever he wants to technically. Though he did not want to leave leave, he just wanted see if everything was going okay at the pub.

There was no answer which made Donghyuck groan with impatience, pushing Mark's door open to see if the older was inside.

But he was not.

Donghyuck clicked his tongue and shut Mark's door before speed walking down the steps, following the sound of the voices to the first level floor.

The noise died down when Donghyuck's presence was noticed, suddenly making the tanned male feel shy as he remembered he was only wearing his boxers and a hoodie.

His cheeks flushed as he scanned the room for any familiar faces, overwhelmed by all the tall people he did not know in the dining and kitchen area.

"U-um, hi?" Donghyuck nervously spoke, clasping his hands in front of him.

"You're Mark's soulmate!" A cheery voice spoke, Donghyuck watching as that same male with white hair and a red cropped shirt with a animated fish on it walked closer.

"Uh-" Donghyuck was cut off by a familiar face.

"Jungwoo, you'll scare him. Tone it down," Taeil scolded as the male named Jungwoo pouted.

"How adorable," Donghyuck thought, seeing a reference between Jungwoo and snoopy.

"How did you sleep?" Taeil asked, pulling Jungwoo's arm to move him back. "How's your ankle?"

"I slept okay and my ankle is alright. It just hurts a little now," Donghyuck nodded as he spoke shyly, clearing his throat.

"I'll check up on it in a few minutes. Let me introduce you to everyone," Taeil assured as Donghyuck swayed sided to side, feeling slightly out of place but not uncomfortable.

"This is Jungwoo as you already know," Taeil said, slapping the taller's arm slightly as Jungwoo dramatically rubbed it. Donghyuck giggled at the two.

"Here is Yuta," Taeil gestured towards the male with a blonde mullet and black nail polish.

Yuta gave Donghyuck a friendly smile, "Good luck trying to tame the lion." He joked as Donghyuck nervously chuckled.

"Oh hush! They'll be just fine," Taeil stated, moving along and pointing to the next two males. "That's Doyoung and Johnny."

"Johnny is huge!" Donghyuck's brain screamed at him. He show them a polite smile as they greeted him.

"Lastly, here's Jaehyun."