Comfort Food

by JammyJiminMochi

Summary:

Jungkook isn't the average depiction of an omega, he's class president, strong-willed, defensive, and has everyone in his school wrapped around his small finger.

He doesn't have a pack to back him up though, the omega is packless. Sure he's dated around but his stubborn nature makes things difficult.

When he gets a package and a letter from his beloved grandma he doesn't expect to be receiving the suprise of a life time in the form of six sweet puppies for the omega to take care of.

Six sweet puppies who happened to transform into a pack of six attractive alphas...

Chapter 1: 1

Jungkook, the omega, ran his hand through his black hair and focused on the pile of papers in front of him. He still had a lot left to complete, as the student council members didn't meet his unrealistic standards of accuracy and efficiency. The paperwork had begrudgingly become his responsibility.

Feeling tired, he rested his forehead against the cool surface of the desk, hoping to take a quick break. He didn't want to fall asleep before finishing his task, he couldn't, not quite yet.

"Still have papers left Kookie?" Yugyeom opened the sliding door walking in and holding a stack of books with one hand. Jungkook lifted his head up, placing his elbow on the table so he could rest his chin on the palm of his hand.

Jungkook let out a long sigh, allowing it to linger in the air for a moment longer than intended. "Yeah I still do have a lot to finish, but if everyone could get them right, I wouldn't need to," he said with a hint of annoyance in his voice. Yugyeom winced as he set the stack of books down on one of the few remaining desks.

As the sun began to set, the classroom was dimly lit with just a hint of light. The looming darkness made him eager to finish the paperwork so he could finally get some rest. Although it was Thursday and he should be out enjoying himself, he recognized the importance of completing the paperwork.

He heard a creak looking up, Yugyeom was dragging one of the wooden chairs up to his desk with a determined look. "I'm going to help you whether you like it or not, at this rate you will be at the school all night trying to finish this damn paperwork."

Yugyeom reached out, and Jungkook protectively put his hands on the paperwork to keep them back. "I love you Yugyeom, but absolutely not, how can I trust you won't mess this up." Yugyeom leaned back with a pout, amusement still evident in his eyes.

"I'll do exactly what you are doing, handwriting and everything, just how you like it," he smiled. Jungkook was still reluctant, he slid a few papers Yugyeom's way, and the boy quickly grabbed more from Jungkook's neatly crafted pile.

"Yugyeom!" Jungkook whined, watching the boy do quick work of his papers. "Silence Kookie, accept the help," he quieted down for now. He would surely scold Yugyeom later if he noticed any inconsistency in his papers, but for now, this would work.

He appreciated Yugyeom for the most part, he's known this boy since childhood. They even lived together for a short period of time before Yugyeom found his own pack. By now he was at least somewhat used to Jungkook's weird perfectionist habits.

They made quick work of most of the papers, "How are you and Sehun getting along." Jungkook froze up letting out an unintentional groan. He was hoping to avoid the topic of his semi-boyfriend for the day.

Yugyeom's eyebrow raised, "did you finally dump him? Congratulations Koo," Yugyeom's smile faltered when the other Omega shook his head. Sehun and he had been dating for what seemed like forever, it made sense to Jungkook.

Sehun was calm, attractive, and decent to Jungkook, and dating him made people for the most part stop asking him out. He was a beta but acted like an out-of-control Alpha most of the time, it was one of his worst flaws.

"Still the same, horny and begging," he grumbled signing away the last of the papers, placing them in order in the manilla folder. Yugyeom rolled his eyes pushing the papers into a similar folder, this one being green.

"I wish you would dump him already, he isn't going to stop till he gets what he wants and you know that." Yugyeom wasn't one to question Jungkook's decisions most of the time, Jungkook was smart, top of his class, and student council president, he managed to have everyone wrapped around his finger even if he was an omega.

Both the boys made their way out of the school still talking to each other, "I am aware, if I break up with him not only will I have an angry beta to deal with, but a bunch of horny alphas who see me as free real estate to reject as well."

Yugyeom shrugged, smiling at Jungkook, "So then what are you going to do? Your heat is in two weeks Jungkook." The omega flinched thinking about it for a moment, like every other omega, including Yugyeom, he absolutely despised his heat.

Yugyeom not so much anymore, since he had six doting betas and alphas at his beck and call whenever he needed it. "I'll tell Sehun what I said to him last time, I don't want any help with my heat, and if he tries to help he's getting a punch to the face."

Yugyeom rubbed his cheek, "You sure are stubborn Jungkook, eventually you are gonna need to find someone to deal with your heats, hopefully, someone who actually cares about you." Jungkook crossed his arms shaking his head.

"Whatever," he rolled his eyes. "I don't need some strong willing Alpha to take care of me, I can do that all on my own." He grumbled keeping his eyes on the ground, it was a sore subject Yugyeom managed to bring up any time he had the chance.

Jungkook knew it was cause he cared, he was there to bring Jungkook food during his heats and saw the state the omega would be in. Begging for help, yet rejecting it at the same time, it was a pain to watch, and an even worse pain to be in.

The omega particularly had bad heat too, thanks to inconsistency and fertility issues he was left dealing with it more than he should. Worse cramps, worse cravings, the pills he took to regulate it barely helped, but he still tried.

"You say that now, but the older you get the more your omega is going to crave an alpha, or at least someone to take care of you, you're nineteen kookie." Jungkook rubbed the back of his neck, Yugyeom was right, but he would rather get punched than admit it.

Jungkook was pretty heavy on the whole 'I can do things for myself' thing, it's what earned the respect of many of his high school teachers, alphas, and betas alike. He smelt like an omega, but from what people saw, he didn't act like one.

He didn't nurture, or nest, even if he wanted to. He pushed his instincts back all to please his parents. "Well my omega will just have to deal with it then I guess," he rolled his eyes, Yugyeom reaching out to shove the boy lightly.

"Yah! You are so silly Kook, if I had half a mind I should hit you just for thinking that way," Jungkook rubbed his shoulder glaring at the other, "You just did hit me, you idiot!"

"Not nearly as hard as I should have, that was barely a shove." Yugyeom flashes his bright smile. Jungkook almost envied the fellow omega, he unlike Jungkook basked in his instincts. It's what attracted so many alphas to the beautiful omega.

Yugyeom managed to land himself in a rather stable pack in their junior year of high school and Jungkook was left the only one in his friend group to remain packless. Sehun had invited him to join his pack many times but Jungkook declined faster than lights.

His omega didn't particularly like Sehun or his scent, he smelled like musky woodchips and it burned Jungkook's nose. The omega still dated Sehun though, he was likable and an easy way out of the many crushes people had on him.

Even if the beta was extremely adamant about being touchy with the Omega. Jungkook did not put up with it, slapping away the hands of the beta any chance he got, but he still couldn't bring himself to break up with Sehun. The consequences might just be worse than that.

"What the- Jungkook what's that on your front porch?" Jungkook looked in Yugyeom's direction noticing the massive cardboard box on his front lawn. It stood out and Jungkook was surprised none of his neighbors called him to mention it, it stuck out.

Jungkook jogged over along with Yugyeom, the box smelt really good. It was a mixture of so many different scents and the combination managed to not be too bad for the omegas sensitive nose.

"I didn't need anything delivered, especially nothing this big..." Jungkook murmured looking around the taped-up box. "Will you help me carry it inside Yugyeom, I'd rather open it inside."

He wanted the box off his lawn as soon as possible, the longer it was out here the more chance that a neighbor would spot it. The omegas quickly picked up the box, having to set it down lightly ever so often since the box was so happy.

"Why is this so damn heavy," Jungkook strained finally letting go of the box in his small living room. Yugyeom wiped the sweat from his forehead grabbing the small envelope that was attached to the top of the box.

He opened it before Jungkook had the chance to grab it, skimming it over. "Oh, oh my, Jungkook you should probably read this." The omega raised an eyebrow quickly grabbing the dainty letter, reading it over.

Dear Jungkook,

It has been some time since we last saw you. I understand that you may not feel like visiting your parents at the moment, but your Grandma misses you dearly and would love to see you soon.

I am saddened to see that you still have not found a pack to belong to. Please know that I care for you deeply and want you to thrive. As an omega, you still deserve to live a fulfilling life. Though I cannot provide that for you, I have a gift for you.

Enclosed in the box are items that will help you through difficult times. I hope to see you soon.

With love,

Grandma <3

Jungkook lowered the envelope confused, "the stuff in the box will take care of me? The hell does that mean." He was used to his grandma being cryptic, but it had been a while since she had talked to him so how did she even know he was pack-less.

"Did your grandma gift your sex toys?" Jungkook's mouth fell agape and he quickly flushed starting to laugh. He grabbed one of the many pillows from his sofa throwing it at Yugyeom full speed, knocking the boy over.

"You stupid muscle bunny," Yugyeom groaned crossing his arms and pulling himself up from the ground. "Well, are you gonna open it? I'm dieing to know what your lovely grandma gifted you this time."

Jungkook's grandma had a habit of sending him stuff, it stopped soon after he stopped visiting his parents though. He imagined they had something to do with it, stupid rich parents and their stupid connections.

He felt the burning curiosity, quickly pulling away the tape. This box was labeled fragile so he was careful with it, not wanting to damage whatever was inside. He heard the distinct sound of a bark when he began to peel the tape off, jumping back.

"Oh, she did not!" Yugyeom jumped forward quickly moving to pull open the box gasping, "Oh my god she did."

Jungkook leaned forward noticing six puppies in the giant box, some sleeping while others were prancing around. Two were distinctly wrestling around, Jungkook put his hand over his mouth, "She went too far with this gift."

Jungkook scrunched his nose up, "god it smells like alpha in this box." He leaned forward picking up one of the puppies, reading the puppy's name as Jin.

"An alpha probably packed it Kookie," Yugyeom lifted another one of the puppies, reading it allowed. "Hoseok... this one seems excited." The puppy was wriggling around in Yugyeom's hands until he eventually relented letting it down.

"Look she even packed bowls for all the puppies and food, I can't believe she gave you six puppies." Jungkook groaned flushing as Yugyeom spoke. How the hell was he supposed to take care of one dog let alone six, with the vet visits and all he had no idea.

"You sure you don't want one," Jungkook offered. The dog in his hand, Jimin, growled as he spoke that and Jungkook quickly went quiet. It was almost as if the dog had understood what he said.

Yugyeom held his hands out in defeat, "I don't think they like me, it would be cruel to give away a gift like this from your grandma. If she gave it to you it's always with good reason," Yugyeom was right he thought. Holding onto the dog Jimin, this puppy specifically was almost orange in color, with a few white spots.

"Well fuck, how am I supposed to take care of them," Jungkook groaned brushing his hair back. The omega had enough to deal with, school, and work, and Sehun was enough, now he had puppies.

"Well, you have a backyard, with a doggy door conveniently installed cause unlike you the people who used to live here were fun and had dogs. All you gotta do is feed them, take them to the vet, and make sure they stay healthy.

Jungkook set Jimin down, the dog whining as he did, going to pick up one of the quieter dogs. While some yowled, and whined, this one remained pretty quiet, seeming to sleep most of the time while Yugyeom and Jungkook talked.

"Yoongi..." He read holding the puppy close, "You sure you can't stay the night Yugyeom, I don't know what to do with them." Yugyeom gave him a reluctant smile, and Jungkook sighed already knowing his answer.

"You know I would love to Koo, Jackson is nearing his rut and I should be there, besides it's Thursday and we have school tomorrow." Yugyeom put his hand on the boy's shoulder, rubbing it, Yugyeom was just trying to comfort him.

"Exactly, I have school tomorrow so what am I supposed to do with the dogs? It's cold out, I'm not cruel enough to let them sleep outside." Jungkook's eyes softened as he watched all the puppies moving around, finally all out of the box sniffing around, exploring their new home.

"Just let them sleep around, your home is pretty cozy for Omega standards, so it will be fine for puppy standards as well." Yugyeom smiled patting one of the dogs, who looked up at him with what Jungkook could only see as reluctance.

"That one is the only one that seems to like you Yugyeom," Kook pointed towards the one with the collared name 'Namjoon' This dog was a dark brown and seemed to carry himself better than the rest of the puppies.

It was slightly amusing to the omega, "I'll see if I can take them to the vet on Saturday, these puppies are a bit strange." He knelt down trying to break up a playful wrestling match between the puppies Jimin and the other one Taehyung.

"You are right, they all smell like Alphas, maybe they were bred by them, it's just really strong." Yugyeom pinched his nose, "My packmates are gonna think I was hanging around random Alphas, and I'm not sure they will exactly believe it's from puppies."

Jungkook shrugged, "It will go away with time, if they want proof they can just come over and see the puppies for themselves." Unlike how the dogs treated Yugyeom they surrounded Jungkook and seemed pretty comfortable with the boy already.

He would be cocky about it since he wasn't normally good with animals, or small things in general, but he didn't want to hurt Yugyeoms ego more. Even being an omega Jungkook managed to be the worst at taking care of things, he cared, but it was still rather difficult.

The other omega looked down at his phone, both boys having heard the notification coming from it. Yugyeom sighed checking it over, looking up at Jungkook with a sympathetic look. He pulled his jacket over his lengthy arms huffing, "Jinyoung texted me, Jackson is getting restless so I should probably go home."

Jungkook whined, he didn't do it often. Only around people, he was close to, it was the thing that made people remember that the boy was an Omega. Besides the scent it was hard to recognize, Jungkook covered his curvy body frame with baggy clothes, even his school uniform was baggy fitting.

Yugyeom flushed cupping Jungkook's face, "I'm sorry Koo, I hate to leave you like this to deal with the puppies but you will be fine. Though you hate to admit it, you are an omega, you nurture, you got this!"

Yugyeom finished it off by kissing the tip of Jungkook's nose. He was always so comforting to the boy it made him melt. Yugyeom was like this caring younger brother everyone wished to have, but he was Kook's friend, and he was so lucky to have him.

"Whatever," he hummed and Yugyeom flashed him a smile. It was hard to even be slightly mad at him when he would smile at you like that. Jungkook just felt his face heat up ushering out Yugyeom.

"Be safe, make sure to run home," Jungkook quickly snapped one of the black collars around Yugyeom's neck. They were scent blockers, if an omega would wear them it would block off the majority of their scent.

It was a safety measure but Jungkook still found himself wearing them any time he wasn't at home. It was bad since scents were how people could make sure you were okay, but he wasn't going to change any time soon.

Yugyeom adjusted the thin black collar opening the door, "Have fun with the pups."

Just like that, he was gone and Jungkook slowly turned around noticing that every one of the puppies was looking at him, just staring at him with those big sweet wide eyes.

"Well this is awkward," he murmured. He leaned over the giant box pulling out the twelve bowls his grandma had packed for him, water, and a food one, for each. He set them up in the walk-in pantry, he didn't keep much in there so it was best that it was where the puppies ate.

He quickly poured the food, just wanting to get this over with so he could fall asleep. His mind was getting cloudy, he completely zoned out while filling one of the bowls, food spilling over the edge.

He groaned quickly kneeling down to pick it up. Idiot he thought to himself, scooping up the food from the floor. The dog, Jin specifically pranced over to him on those cute little feet, rubbing his head on Jungkook's hand, either wanting the food in it or pets.

Jungkook opened his palm out offering it out to Jin, the pup sniffed it quickly taking the food from his hand to eat it. He couldn't help but smile, some part of him was glad his grandmother gifted him a companion, it'd be less lonely having these sweet dogs around.

He pets the dog on his head, finishing off the bowls. He was growing fond of the dogs already, they all seemed to like him, it was rare since many animals would shy away from Jungkook.

He stood up walking over to his bedroom, quickly showering. Getting dressed in his room, he was getting ready to pull up the covers when two of the dogs jumped on the bed.

"What no, Taehyung, Hoseok you can't sleep up here." Jungkook quickly picked up the two pups placing them on the floor, one of the dogs, Taehyung, let out a small whine.

When he went to get back up Jimin, and Yoongi were on the bed and he groaned moving to pick them up. Every time he tried to move one of the dogs the others he had just moved jumped back up on his bed, looking up at him with those yearning eyes.

He groaned pinching the bridge of his eyes, "You know what fine, you guys can sleep on the bed I'll take the couch." Jungkook grabbed one of his softer blankets walking over to the sofa, he heard the small pitter-patter of footsteps turning around.

The dogs were all following him, all but Yoongi who was already sleeping on his bed. He walked back to the bedroom and they followed, he walked over to the couch and they followed.

When he tried to lay down on the sofa the dogs quickly followed, and Jungkook let out a groan. "You can't be serious, I need my space pups." The dog, Jin, whined this time and he sighed finally relenting.

"I'm so glad I invested in a king-sized bed," he grumbled wobbling over to his bed. Sliding Yoongi over who perked his head up to look at Jungkook lazily. He resigned to the bed pulling the blankets over his head.

He actually slept well that night.

Chapter 2: 2

"Kook are you even paying attention to me," Jungkook snapped out of his daze looking over at Sehun. Shaking his head, he caught Yugyeom in his peripheral rolling his eyes already.

"Sorry Sehun, I was just thinking about a test," his boyfriend rolled his eyes. He put his arms around Jungkook who had to bite his cheek to stop him from pushing his boyfriend off.

If he did that surely more rumors would go around. Jungkook was surrounded by other kids in the school who happened to be popular, mainly Sehun's pack, Yugyeom, Koo, and some girls Jungkook barely talked to.

Being the student council president made the omega well known, whether he wanted to be or not. People came to him all the time for special treatment, he was either despised or loved. Many omegas loved the boy for being a good example of what an omega could be, alphas despised him for being above them.

Jungkook couldn't care less, he had actually been thinking about the puppies at home. What they might be doing right now while Jungkook was busy at school. He had yet to tell Sehun about his new homely residents, he honestly didn't want to.

He'd probably say something like "Well what are we gonna do with them when you move in with my pack." He told Sehun he was never going to, but the boy didn't exactly take no for an answer and Jungkook was in no mood to argue.

"I heard the student council is having a meeting soon Jungkook," Baekhyun took a bite out of his roll watching Jungkook silently. Jungkook regarded the Beta for a moment wondering if he should even bother talking right now.

It would be downright rude to ignore him, and he would probably get scolded by Sehun for it. But his mind was plagued right now and he found simple conversations with even Yugyeom hard to stand.

He was stressed, and he hated that because when he got stressed he shut down. Thankfully Yugyeom was understanding and gave Jungkook his space for the day. He knew though that if Jungkook showed signs of self-destructing Yugyeom would jump right in.

He huffed, "Yea next Friday if someone doesn't come," he side-eyed Chanyeol, "then they will be kicked out." Sehun flicked the back of Jungkook's neck and the boy barely even winced, he was used to the beta doing this any time he called out one of his pack mates.

Yugyeom leaned forward gently shoving off Sehun's hand in the process, "I'm going to bring scones to the meeting, Kookie is going to help me make them." Yugyeom flashed his signature smile before Chanyeol, Sehun, or Baekhyun had the chance to speak.

The omega nodded fast, "Aww Koo I thought we were gonna spend the weekend together," Sehun's face fell into a fake pout. Jungkook groaned forgetting he promised to spend time with Sehun before he stayed away from the boy because of his heat.

He was trusting Yugyeom to keep Sehun out during his heat, Yugyeom was only there for parts of it to make sure he was fed. Other than that he was alone, but Yugyeom took the time to lock the door so Jungkook wouldn't have to worry about any unsuspecting alphas or betas.

Thankfully his new puppies seemed rather overprotective over the boy, so he had extra protection. That and he mastered the art of never fully letting go when he was in heat, even if his omega surely wanted to.

If it came down to it he could surely defend himself, it wouldn't be his best effort but it would be some kind of effort.

He hated the fact he even had to worry about that, omegas shouldn't have to be paranoid about things like that. The frustration that in this society it was normalized made Jungkook clench his nails, them embedding in the palms of his hands.

Yugyeom took notice quickly moving to hold hands with the boy, playing it off with a bright smile. "So Sehun you are walking Koo home today? I'm gonna be pretty sad tonight since won't have my favorite companion." Yugyeom pouted.

Sehun shrugged swatting away Yugyeom's hand, "Well my baby is near his heat, I don't want anyone getting ideas."

'Like you' Jungkook wanted to say, he pressed his lips together in a thin line effectively shutting himself up. He was sure if it came down to it Sehun would run for the hills and Jungkook would be left to fend for himself.

He planned to dump the boy the minute high school ended, which thankfully was only a semester away. He almost felt bad for it, if it wasn't the fact that Sehun was a jerk. The beta was popular enough that people now stayed away from Kook and that was enough for him.

In the beginning, he somewhat cared for Sehun, he carried Kook's books (even if he didn't need it) and seemed respectful at first. The minute they started dating he downright demanded that Kook spend his heat with him.

After many No's he eventually left. He tried to break in during the second day of his heat but thankfully Yugyeom was there to tell the boy off. Both the omegas were rather good at defending themselves, and Yugyeom had a very powerful pack backing him up.

Yugyeom shrugged a thin smile apparent on his lips, "That's the bell, come on Koo let's head to class." Yugyeom instantly pulled Jungkook up. He was thankful that Yugyeom got him out of this situation, Sehun was smelly and it was getting frustrating for him.

He had no problem defending himself or saying what he thought, but at this point, he was too lazy to. "I am going to buy you so much instant ramen," he mumbled to Yugyeom as a thank you for getting him out of there.

Yugyeom nodded pulling his fist down to cheer, probably already thinking about all the ramen he was about to get.

 

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"Is it okay if I stay inside for a bit when we get to your home babe?" Jungkook shrugged, it'd be the easiest way of telling Sehun that he was in the company of six puppies.

At the same time, he wasn't exactly keen on having the boy inside, he might want to stay inside or god forbid try and make out with him. Jungkook didn't need to brush his teeth twice tonight so he shook his head.

The taller stopped, turning to look at him. They were right in front of his house by now, "we really need to talk though Koo, I would have asked at lunch but your damn friend-"

"Yugyeom," Jungkook corrected, Sehun rolling his eyes.

"Yugyeom," he clarified. "Took you away before I had the chance." Jungkook huffed, 'Thankfully' his omega whined and he closed his eyes trying to shut his omega out, it wasn't the time for it.

"Sorry about that, he had something important to talk to me about too," Jungkook rubbed the back of his neck a flush on his cheeks. He really just wanted to get inside, it was cold out and his puppies probably missed him.

'Now wasn't the time to think about his puppies', he thought to himself grimacing.

"Well, what is it Sehun, go ahead." He shuffled closer to the boy putting his arms behind his back. His voice was laced with salt so he held a less defensive position so Sehun wouldn't get offended and try to start another one of his infamous arguments.

Sehun sighed, "I want to be with you during your heat." Jungkook deadpanned his stature changing immediately. He wasn't in the mood for an argument but clearly, he wasn't going to get out of this without one.

"No, I already said no, don't keep pushing." He warned and Sehun rolled his eyes stepping forehead, "Kook we have never had sex, we barely kiss, and it's not fair. I could please you, make the pain go away why won't you let me?"

Of course, he wasn't going to give his virginity to this jerk. Jungkook was happy never losing it if it meant never having the potential to give it to a douche like Sehun. He didn't prioritize sex, it seemed nice but the way Sehun described it made him nearly gag.

"I'm not comfortable with it, I've stated that multiple times get it through your head." Jungkook pointed pressing his finger into Sehun's chest to knock him back. He had to find some way to get it in this damn boy's brain.

"What are you spending your heat with someone else huh?" Jungkook turned around done with this already, he'd deal with it tomorrow when he wasn't stressed. Sehun clearly wasn't giving up though cause when Jungkook went to open the door and walk in, Sehun followed.

"No, I'm spending it alone in the comfort of my own home that you have now decided to enter without my permission." Jungkook glared daggers at Sehun who flushed looking around and realizing he had.

"Well, clearly that omega is allowed near you during your heat." Jungkook threw one of his cushions at Sehun just trying to get him out. He was used to the arguments by now but this was getting to be too much.

"Maybe it's because that omega knows what no means, have you tried reading a dictionary once in a while?" Jungkook huffed and Sehun stepped forward invading Jungkook's safe space more, earning more pillows thrown at him.

Sehun paused his eyes narrowing, nostrils flaring. "Kook, why the hell does it smell like alpha in here..." Jungkook mentally smacked himself, he vividly remembered the smell the puppies emitted, which smelled awfully like an alpha, or multiple.

"I don't have to tell you, it could just be Yugyeoms pack which has plenty of alphas." He gruffed flinching when Sehun growled, he wasn't exactly used to that.

For the most part, the betas he was around never growled, especially not around him. That was mainly an alpha thing, which made Sehun growling all the more terrifying. He felt his omega whining for an alpha that would never come and Jungkook reluctantly looked up.

Sehun was still glaring at him, "Whatever, this isn't over." He pointed accusingly at Jungkook who flinched slightly. He hated when Sehun was aggressive, it made it a lot harder not to give the boy a good punch to the face.

The minute Sehun slammed the door shut leaving Jungkook alone in his house was the moment Jungkook sank to the floor letting out a whine. He wanted to nest, his space was invaded and now he didn't feel safe.

He was nearing his heat so of course, these bearable urges were now downright unbearable. He resigned himself walking over to the sofa to sit. He wanted to cry, tears brimming his eyes, he blinked them away repeating what his father once said.

"Crying makes you weak," he muttered just trying to calm himself down. Fighting those stupid omega instincts of his became harder as the weeks went by. The older he got the more he craved the comfort of an alpha.

It was instinct, he had to remind himself. He didn't actually want an alpha, it was just his stupid omega. He kept telling himself that over and over again in his head hoping that he would eventually believe himself.

He heard what sounded like a whine snapping him out of his sorrowful trance. He blinked wiping his eyes, looking down he noticed Namjoon, one of his calmest puppies looking up at him with those sweet brown eyes.

Hoseok hopped up onto the couch scurrying around Jungkook's lap. Though he was still sad the thoughts had faded away easier. His grandma was damn good at gifting Jungkook things, she was right, these puppies were helping.

More of them scurried out of the room, even Yoongi the sleepiest one, and curled up on the sofa with him. "Just this once," he muttered. He had to protect his puppies, this urge was not pushed away and he quickly began grabbing things.

He placed the soft blankets and pillows neatly on the edge of his large sofa, the puppies all staying within the bounds of his newly formed nest. He was doing it for the pups, not himself, he had to remind him.

His nest, when they were sometimes made were all perfectly organized. Not a single thing was out of place and he even put Yugyeom's sweater somewhere in there. It was a relaxing scent and that was enough for Jungkook to have it in his nest.

He reluctantly left it to lock his door, deciding it'd be best if he slept in the living room tonight. He felt safest there in the comfort of his nest and his puppies. In a weird way, the dogs themselves seemed pleased with the nest sleeping in the confines of it with no troubles.

Not leaving just as Jungkook wanted. He chalked it up to the nest just being that comfortable and smirked slightly. Competitive enough he was glad that even if he never did it he still managed to be good at it.

He swaddled himself in one of his fuzzy white blankets, Yoongi sleeping closest to him.

Even after that fight, he managed to sleep pretty well.

Chapter 3: 3

"He did what!" Yugyeom gasped slamming his ramen down on the table, causing some of the hot water to splash out and on Yugyeoms hand, "Ow fuck!"

Jungkook giggled sipping his coffee, "Dumbass," he mumbled before continuing. "Yea he was doing his usual Sehun behavior, then he smelt the alpha in my house and flipped the hell out, even growled at me." Jungkook winced thinking back on it.

Almost like Taehyung noticed, the puppy quickly circled on Jungkooks lap changing the position he napped in. Jungkook cooed giving the puppy a quick pat on the head, "you punched him right, please tell me you kicked his ass Koo~"

Jungkook shook his head and Yugyeom groaned, "I know you want to avoid any extra distractions but I seriously think you should dump him now, it's only gonna get worse and I don't wanna have to involve Jackson, or god forbid Jaebeom.

Jungkook shivered, the thought of those two getting involved racked his brain. "If I break up with him, I will risk problems in the student council, some of his packmates are members. I promise you the minute the semester is over I will dump his ass so fast."

Yugyeom relaxed but there was still a hint of nerve in his eyes, he clearly wanted to argue more but Jungkook would just easily shut him up. The boy was stubborn, his plan was going to work no matter what Yugyeom or his omega said.

Jin hopped up onto the table they were sitting at, "god these dogs are good jumpers." Yugyeom mumbled and Jungkook chuckled petting the black-furred puppy.

"I know right? I caught Jin on the counter once, don't even get me started on Tae and Jimin, those two are the most mischievous puppies I have ever had to deal with," Jungkook muttered thinking back at all the times he's caught Taehyung and Jimin doing something random.

"They even tore up Sehun's sweater," he mumbled. He found it this morning all torn up, a guilty expression on both of his sweet puppies' faces. He couldn't stay mad for long and would just have to find a way to convince Sehun that his sweater had just miraculously gone missing.

Yugyeom raised his eyebrows, "good riddance." Jungkook smacked at the omegas hand and Yugyeom whined in response. "That sweater was ugly anyway, even if your dogs don't seem to like me good on them."

"Namjoon likes you," the omega pointed out and Yugyeom nodded picking up Namjoon from where he was sitting at the edge of the couch just watching Kook like he always did.

"Thats because this dog has good taste, the rest of them don't." Yugyeom kissed the puppy's forehead and Jungkook could swear he heard a growl come from either Jin or Taehyung, he couldn't tell which one.

Yugyeom grimaced for a second, "They still smell like alpha, they might need a bath soon it's overpowering." Jungkook nodded, now that he thought about it the smell of these alphas, in particular, didn't bother him as most did.

The scents weren't so overpowering masculine that they burned his nose. It was almost comforting to have the smell of alpha in his house, albeit it was some random one.

"I'll do it after the vet visits in the afternoon, it's gonna be so difficult to do all of them." Yugyeom gave Jungkook a small sympathetic smile.

"I would offer to help but if I tried to give the dogs a bath when they already don't like me sounds like a disaster." He was right, the majority of his puppies (excluding Namjoon) seemed to carefully watch Yugyeom.

They even tried to bark at Yugyeom when the boy got too close to Jungkook. It was downright funny to Jungkook but Yugyeom would always end up pouty about it.

"True, it would be hilarious though," he covered his mouth at the thought of Yugyeom struggling to get Yoongi or Jimin into a bath, those two puppies seeming to dislike him the most. The rest just were fine with looking at Yugyeom like he was a threat, those pups downright barked at him.

"I'm still appreciative you convinced Jinyoung to lend me the car so I can easily get the pups to the vet." Yugyeom shrugged muttering, "It's nothing~" his mouth was full of ramen as he spoke.

"The dogs probably would have followed me if I walked anyways, they can't seem to leave me alone," Jungkook recalled when he left for school Friday and the dogs began to whine and howl out like they were in pain.

They weren't, but it didn't stop Jungkook from reluctantly staying just a bit longer to calm the pups down. He wasn't usually a softy but he couldn't help but relish in the omega part of him that wanted him to help them.

"True, anytime you try and walk around they follow you like ducklings, even Yoongi when he was not sleeping." Both Yugyeom and Jungkook had come to the conclusion that Yoongi, the pale white dog, liked to sleep.

Nothing seemed to be wrong with the puppy in particular, but he slept all the time. When he wasn't sleeping he was cuddled up to Jungkook while he would type away on his laptop just trying to get one of his random assignments done.

Jungkook cooed once again at the thought and Yugyeom smiled, "Your grandma is so smart, it's nice to see you finally acting like an omega, even if it is for random puppies."

Yugyeom was right, around the puppies Jungkook found himself more comfortable indulging in acts he normally wouldn't. Nurturing and Nesting in particular, he would always make nests that the dogs would willingly stay in.

If there wasn't a nest in the house Jungkook had the nagging feeling the dogs were unsafe and had to be protected. His omega would whine and whine until he would relent and make one, Yugyeom when he came in today was shocked to find him carefully constructing one.

"I guess grandma was right once again," he hummed. His phone buzzed and he looked down to see a text from Jinyoung. "He's here, do you mind helping me load up all the dogs in the car, I know they hate you but you can at least try with Namjoon."

Yugyeom whined, "Yeah whatever, but if I get bit you are paying for my medical bills." He overexaggerated and Jungkook just rolled his eyes swooping up both Taehyung and Jin into his arms, the puppies looked up at him with adorable confusion.

Yugyeom opened the door, Namjoon comfortably resting in his arms. Jungkook carried the puppies out placing them in the back seat. While he headed to the vet Jinyoung and Yugyeom would stay at his house making sure Sehun didn't try and come by.

Ever since last night, he had been spamming the boy with texts and calls. If Jungkook had any guts he'd block him, but he was sure Sehun would see that as an unofficial way of breaking up and would flip the fuck out.

Once he knew Taehyung and Jin were safely in the car, he went back to pick up Hoseok and Jimin, he decided to get Yoongi last since he seemed to be happily sleeping. He placed the puppies in the back seeming to want to follow him back inside.

He grabbed Yoongi, who barked in confusion when he was picked up, "Vet time Yoongs." The puppy let out what sounded like a huff to Jungkook's ears and he quickly walked to the car setting him in finally.

He stared down at the pups, noticing in the rearview mirror that Jinyoung and Yugyeom had made their way back inside. "You better behave at the vet, no growling when people approach me alright? It scares people away."

Some of the puppies, mainly Taehyung and Jimin, whined. Others just sat there staring at him, he could tell these dogs were smarter than most. For the most part, they seemed to clearly understand what he said, if it was any other animal he would probably find it creepy, for these pups it was just cute.

He locked the car door shutting it and the pups in, making his way over to the driver's seat. The pups were quick to squirm around the entire car, Yoongi trying to nap quietly on Jungkook's lap more than once. He felt bad that he had to push the albino dog off.

Namjoon seemed content to just sit in the passenger's seat and keep a watchful eye on Jungkook. It didn't take long to get to the vet, it was pretty easy to get the puppies in the waiting room since they followed behind closely to Jungkook.

Sometimes they would get too close and Jungkook would almost trip on them though. He earned many looks from people in the waiting room, some starring at the omega himself or the possessive puppies around him.

He picked up Jimin, who seemed to be the most active at this time, holding him close to his chest. It was also to calm him down, the receptionist was an alpha, the omega could tell from here and he still found his heart beating faster whenever he got near a new one.

"Hello, I have an appointment with Doctor Wooyoung?" The vet tech looked up, peering at Jungkook with what the boy could only guess was a glare. A mix of annoyance and curiosity when he caught a look at the six puppies.

"Ah yes, it says right here, you can go ahead to the back since you had this scheduled. Do you need any help getting all the puppies there?" The vet tech looked around waiting for the omega's response.

"No thank you, what room number specifically should I go to?" Jungkook held Jimin closer hearing the rumble he seemed to make any time the Vet tech leaned forward too far, probably to catch a better whiff of Jungkook.

"Three," he murmured and Jungkook bowed walking to the hallway where all the rooms were laid out. Eyes were all on him, probably from the amusement of watching five small puppies follow right behind Jungkook's feet, once again like ducklings. The other was the smallest, being held closely in his arms.

He pushed open the door that had a big three on it, the room was small. It had the usual that every vet or doctor seemed to keep. A red bin for all the needles and tons of inconspicuous drawers begging to be opened.

He relaxed sitting down on one of the chairs to wait for the vet. He set down Jimin picking up Namjoon, "you have such pretty eyes Joonie," he hummed pulling the puppy in for a hug. He had grown too attached by now to the dogs to even consider giving them up for adoption.

That and the thought of breaking his sweet old grandma's heart was too much. He could imagine her quietly crying and it was enough to have his heart soften and to be at her every will if she needed it.

His grandma was much like him, she was an omega. While his dad was an alpha, and his mom was a beta, he ended up growing the closest with his sweet old grandma. His dad seemed almost ashamed of her trying to keep Jungkook away from her so he wouldn't become an omega like her.

It clearly didn't work, and the thought made Jungkook chuckle. A few of the puppies looked up at him curiously when he started laughing his ears going a little red under the watchful eyes of all his dogs.

Hoseok growled when there was a knock at the door and Jungkook quickly shushed him, "Come in!" A man entered, he was in a white coat and his nose scrunched clearly confused looking around.

"It smells like alphas in here, but you seem to be an omega." He stated matter of factly and Jungkook shrugged. He needed to get used to it soon, every time someone came close to him they mentioned he smelt like multiple alphas.

He pointed to the dogs, "That would be them, is there any explanation for that?" The vet shut the door behind him pulling Jin and Taehyung up onto the table, doing the same to the rest of the dogs with Jungkook's help.

"Not that I know of," he hummed petting Namjoon who seemed the calmest, reading his name tag. "How long have you had the pups?" He questioned looking up at Jungkook with a soft expression.

Like the vet tech before, this man was an alpha, but he seemed much nicer. His smell was nearly gone and Jungkook assumed he must be mated since he had the smell of other omegas and the faint one of betas on him.

"About three days now, I got them Thursday night, they were a gift from my grandma." He smiled fondly at the dogs who were jumping around on the table, careful not to fall off if they strayed too far off the edge.

"Any strange symptoms, sleeping too much, cough, anything?" He picked up one of the dogs studying them closely as he spoke. The dog he was holding this time was Jimin who seemed rather upset to be held.

"Yoongi, the white one sleeps a lot but other than that no." The vet set Jimin down going to pick up Yoongi who had been trying to sleep before he was shaken awake by the hands of the random vet.

"He seems fine, no crusties in his eyes or any visible signs he's sick." He searched the dog over leaning in to catch a whiff of the dog shutting his eyes for a second.

"They do smell quite strange though, do you have any alphas at your house who touch them a lot?" He picked up Taehyung who just like Jimin seemed to wiggle around clearly not wanting any attention.

"Besides Yugyeom who smells somewhat like an alpha 'cause he is mated, then no, they've smelt like that since I found them. The box was practically scented it smelt so strong." He winced thinking back on the moment he opened the box.

"Thats really strange, I've never had that happen before with puppies, besides shifters at least.." he murmured to himself and Jungkook perked up confused. He's never heard of shifters before.

"Shifters what are those?" The vet looked over at Jungkook with a thoughtful expression. Jungkook didn't dare break his gaze too curious to know, not backing down.

"They are normally Alphas or Omegas who can shift into an animal form, they still smell like their sub gender though. Don't worry about those anyways, shifters are really rare nowadays."

Jungkook nodded deciding to drop the thought for a bit, "any other explanation for why they could smell like that?" Jungkook looked up at the vet, who seemed lost in thought.

"They might've been around alphas a lot before they were given to you, almost every day to have it smell that strong. By now I can smell you on them even if it's slight." He hummed setting down the remaining puppy having checked them all out now.

"They seem to be in great condition, I have no health concerns." Jungkook sighed with relief putting his hand on his forehead and relaxing. A part of him was worried that something might be wrong, it was omega who whined and whined to check on the pups nonstop and make sure they were okay.

"Thank gosh, I was worried about them," the omega stood up going over to the puppies on the table petting them. "Anything else?" he asked looking over at the vet who was scribbling on his clipboard.

"I recommend not giving them away if you were planning to, they seem pretty possessive of you. I could hear them slightly growling when I would be anywhere near you. If my hand so much as moved in your direction it was a glare fest.|

Jungkook laughed slightly his face flushing when he realized he did that in front of the serious look vet. He put a hand over his mouth, "I wasn't planning to, I adore them all so much, they are very sweet pups for the most part."

The vet wrote something else down, "I need to see you again in about six weeks for their shots, and we can talk about getting them fixed." There was a sharp growl and both the vet and Jungkook looked over at Namjoon who growled at the mention.

Jungkook chuckled rolling his eyes, "don't think they like the thought of that, they are indoor pups so I probably won't fix them." Jungkook didn't like the thought of putting any of his puppies through surgery even if it was for something so normal.

The vet nodded, "Well just in case, here is my card." He held out the white card to Jungkook who took it and slid it into his pocket, likely going to forget about it the minute he left the building.

The vet walked out and after Jungkook got his things together he did too. As he was walking out he felt someone staring at him, however.

He quickly turned around, setting down Namjoon trying to see where the weird feeling was coming from. His eyebrow raised when he caught Chen, the alpha of Sehun's pack staring at him, his eyes narrowed.

He huffed stepping back slightly, finding his barring he sent a glare back. The alpha wasn't going to attack him in a public place and even if he was Jungkook was pretty good at running, he had no problems pushing his omega back and glaring.

Hoseok's bark snapped him out of his staredown with Chen and he went to pick up Hoseok this time walking out, sparring one last glance Chen's way.

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"A little help here!" He whined looking back at Jinyoung and Yugyeom who were laughing at him from the bathroom door. Here he was trying to keep Taehyung and Jimin in the tub who was whining and biting at him.

Namjoon and Yoongi were a breeze, Yoongi literally almost fell asleep in the tub. Jungkook had woken him up anytime the water so much as moved.

Jimin managed to jump out of the bathtub shaking his body, water flying everywhere including Jungkook's poor face. He whined again picking up Jimin and putting him back in the tub, "Just a little longer Tae, Jimin, please stay still."

He pleaded with the pups for a second, Tae gave him what seemed like a relenting look before jumping out again. It was like he was tricked, "damn it Tae!" he whined letting out a startled 'oh no' when Namjoon jumped out of Yugyeoms arms sitting in front of the door where Taehyung tried to escape.

The pup's ears went down and after a moment of the two dogs starring, Taehyung quickly made his way back into the tub quickly jumping in. After that it was surprisingly easy to bathe the two dogs, not a single whine came from them, not even a bark.

Hoseok and Jin were last, while Jin seemed to remain calm only getting flustered when Jungkook would try and wash his face. Hoseok splashed around, trying to eat the water that came from the faucet and even splashing water at Jin.

Jinyoung had decided to make food for the two which was probably going to consist of instant ramen. They were all lazy and that was the only thing Jungkook kept in his house besides banana milk.

He pulled Jin out first scrubbing the towel into his fur to dry him off enough that he wouldn't get his precious furniture to wet. Hoseok was next and Jungkook groaned when the puppy couldn't stop moving.

He paused when he caught a whiff of Hoseok groaning, "dammit Yugyeom, the alpha smell still isn't going away."

Yugyeom raised an eyebrow kneeling down next to the omega to get a whiff of the dog. "We used strong odor shampoo for dogs what the hell? Did the vet give any reason why they might smell like this?"

Jungkook shook his head, "Gosh not that I know of, will you ask Jaebeom when you are home?" Jungkook didn't mind the alpha smell too much but he knew it could get him in trouble, it was hard to explain it away with dogs.

Yugyeom nodded, "I don't think Jaebeom will know anything but I can ask." Jungkook held Hoseok close so he wouldn't growl at Hoseok not minding that the still-soaked dog was going to get him wet.

"We should figure it out soon..."

Chapter 4: 4

Jungkook pulled his knees to his chest whimpering, trying to blink back the heavy teardrops from his puffy eyes. He was freaking out more than he should, and Yugyeom had long since gone home and fallen asleep.

He didn't want to bother him, he would feel even worse if he ended up waking up the poor omega from his rest so Jungkook was left to suffer alone.

He had decided not to sleep tonight and he was regretting it now that it was three in the morning and his eyes were heavy with exhaustion. The crying made it so much worse and he just wanted to nest and curl up in soft blankets with his puppies and sleep the day away.

He was the student council president, he didn't get to miss school. He had this aching fear that without him it would fall apart, students would misbehave and one of the particularly hard-headed students would try and bully kids while he was gone.

He heard the whining at the door, he felt bad for locking the puppies out of the bathroom so he could sulk in peace. He had to though, they would try and cheer him up and he needed to sulk, it was a thing he had control over.

He put his hands to his eyes covering them as he cried. He remembered now, reading the email that said his test was coming up in a week. The very week he had to miss due to his heat, he couldn't take it online so he would have to wait a whole year to take the test again.

He considered going to school in heat, he had pretty decent control over his omega. He had never let go in heat so he would be conscious enough to cover up being horny and do his best on the test.

The issue was that in Yugyeom's words, he had ' a very overwhelmingly good scent ' and it made people even more attracted to him. Sehun tried to get Jungkook to scent him all the time, Sehun would in return try to scent Jungkook who would immediately push him away.

He sniffled, he hated crying. He blamed himself even though a small part of him knew that he was sensitive because his heat was just a week away. He didn't want to have heat but he couldn't exactly afford a suppressant, he was already paying way too much for birth control that regulated his heat slightly better.

How could he have been so careless, if he had asked for the dates sooner he could have spent the extra money to buy a heat suppressant, it would've been painful but this test was damn important to Jungkook. He might not be able to get into his dream college this year because of it.

He muffled his sobs harder, hearing what sounded like Namjoon barking on the other end of the door. Multiple scratches being heard, he reluctantly reached out opening the door, all six puppies pouring in to check on the omega.

Hoseok immediately hopped into his lap curling up and nuzzling against his face almost like a cat would. "I may not have Yugyeom right now but I have six sweet puppies," he chuckled each one of the dogs finding a place to curl up near Jungkook.

He was still shaken up, but having the puppies around him comforted him slightly. It was like these stupid dogs knew, a part of him wondered how smart these pups really were. He was going to test it later, for now, he was going to try and at least get an hour of sleep.

He reached his hand into his pocket pulled out his phone, set his alarm, and got up. Getting two hours of sleep wasn't nearly enough, but it was something. Jungkook didn't really sleep much anyway.

He walked sluggishly over to his bed, the minute his head hit the pillow he was out like a light. The boy was so fucking exhausted...

 

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"Have you tried emailing the dean about it?" Yugyeom slurped the noodles up doing it the obnoxious way that always made Jungkook chuckle just the slightest.

"Not yet, I don't even think it will be worth it, they can't just change the date of such an important test, it'll be fine... I hope." Jungkook sipped his banana milk watching Yugyeom with a rather unreadable expression.

Yugyeom shrugged, "let's talk about something else, I don't want to pry any further. It will be okay though Koo I promise, you are so smart you could get into any college you wanted."

The boys were at a picnic table in the school courtyard. Jungkook was avoiding Sehun this past week and made an effort to keep it up. He would catch his packmates staring, or glaring at him sometimes but other than that his attempts of avoidance were working.

"The puppies are doing pretty good, I have no idea how I'm going to deal with them when I'm in heat though." Jungkook shrugged watching Yugyeoms expression falter, eyes filled with confusion.

"What do you mean by that Koo?" Jungkook put his finger to his lips trying to think of the right words to explain his situation.

"Well whenever I even seem sad the puppies seem to freak out and won't leave me alone, I am gonna be in a whole lot of pain during heat and I'm afraid they are going to freak out more than usual." Jungkook could already see it, his poor pups whining and barking any time Jungkook so much as winced from cramps.

"Thats sweet in a way," Yugyeom smiled reaching over to squish Jungkook's cheek, who quickly smacked his hand away. "Those puppies will probably care about you more than any alpha from our school will appreciate it."

"Any alpha in general," the omega corrected. Yugyeom was right, with Jungkook's attitude towards alphas, and any alphas attitude towards Jungkook, it was unlikely that he would ever manage to form a deep relationship with an alpha.

He got along alright with Yugyeom's alphas, mainly cause they were mated and seemed pretty sweet. But even then he still managed to glare ever so often when they would say something Jungkook didn't particularly agree with.

He didn't want to be judgemental but it couldn't be helped. He wasn't vocal about it but he has not had many good experiences with alphas. They seem to always feel the need to tame Jungkook and act like he is obligated to let them help him with his heat.

It pisses him off. "Virgin," Yugyeom mumbled and Jungkook gasped tossing one of his empty banana milk bottles at Yugyeom who held his hands up in defeat. "Ow ow, I was kidding," the boy whined.

"I don't mind staying a virgin forever, I'm not a horny spaz like you," Jungkook stuck out his tongue, Yugyeom putting a hand to his chest in a faux gasp. He wasn't wrong though, for an omega who had to deal with the heat he was already pretty bored of the subject.

Yugyeom a while back would ask Jungkook all the time if he was asexual. Jungkook had to clarify he wasn't, having sex just wasn't his priority. He had so much going on with school that the emotional baggage of that was too much to add on for the boy.

"I don't know what I am going to do with you, you are gonna be in your thirties and still manage to be single," he whined putting his head down and shoving his now empty ramen bottle to the side. Yugyeom really was dramatic.

"Single in my thirties and happy," he hummed, resting his chin on the palm of his hand, shifting his weight. "Unlike you, I can survive without an alpha to knot me," Jungkook teased.

Yugyeom's face heated up and he huffed, "It's biological, who am I to be defiant to the great gift of that?" Jungkook rolled his eyes standing up to put his many empty bottles of banana milk in the trash, Yugyeom following to dump his empty instant ramen cup.

"Well, aren't you just the perfect omega," Jungkook pat Yugyeom's head with a fond smile on his face. He enjoyed talking to Yugyeom, but he didn't exactly tell him all that happened last night, he left out the huge panic attack he had.

"I know I know," Yugyeom smiled leaning his head on his shoulder. "How were the puppies this morning when you tried to leave?" Jungkook paused, he wondered why Yugyeom changed the subject so fast but he wasn't going to question it for long just going with the flow.

"They whined and howled, I slept pretty close to all of them tonight and they did not seem happy I was even awake, I swear those dogs are all geniuses," Jungkook mumbled shuttering at the thought, it was like some of those dogs were glaring at him for trying to leave the house.

"Guess the dogs know you are overworking yourself, better than you do." Yugyeom side-eyed Jungkook, the omega warming up under the gaze. He didn't expect to be called out, he was getting pretty good at avoiding Yugyeom's scolding.

"Oh I am aware of it, I think the dogs just miss me a lot, or maybe prefer it when I'm asleep 'cause I'm not talking." He tapped his cheek thinking that Grandma sure did give him some particularly strange puppies as a gift.

Not that he minded, they were so sweet but some weird stuff had been happening since he got them. "Thats still so cute, I kind of wonder where your grandma got them, six puppies all trained like that must be somewhat expensive right?"

Jungkook shrugged, "Yeah, I guess so, it is weird though, strange stuff keeps happening now that they are here." Jungkook shivered crossing his arms over the other to get some sort of warmth as Yugyeom and he walked back inside the building. Probably just going to walk around until the bell rings.

"What do you mean by that Koo?" Yugyeom brushed his hair back, and Jungkook tried to avoid looking at other people in the hallways as they walked. Rumors were spreading that he and Sehun had a fight like wildfire, an alpha this morning tried to ask him out thinking they broke up.

"Well food is going missing, I am a late-night snacker but I'd remember if I eat. Sometimes my clothes go missing for days, and I randomly find the door open or the shower on. It's getting creepy." Just last night Jungkook noticed the backdoor swung wide open when he was going to get some food.

Yugyeom pressed his lips together, "Maybe you are doing it and not remembering? You have a pretty bad habit of zoning out." Jungkook shook his head, he didn't think so, some of these could be explained like the clothes probably just being misplaced, with other things however no conclusion made sense.

"It sounds worrying, maybe after your heat we could install cameras? They are pretty expensive but it's near both our paychecks so we can put in the money together." Jungkook groaned, already thinking about the time it would take to install the cameras, and right after his heat, he was pretty irritable.

"It will be fine, it's just odd because if it was someone else I would smell their scent. Every day all I smell is those damn alphas that are all up in the dogs." Jungkook had a rather sensitive nose, he didn't like it but it came in handy, and that's why this very problem confused him so much.

"Isnt that gonna be a problem when your heat hits?" Jungkook groaned, Yugyeom was right. The smell of an alpha while in the heat was a lot, he was probably just going to have to put the pups in a separate room, at least for the second day of his heat where it's the worst.

"I might just have you put them in a separate room for heat, I can trust you to feed them and make sure they go outside right?" He pleaded and Yugyeom rolled his eyes.

"I'm an omega, trust me I got this, it's not gonna be fun at school without you though." He pouted his lower lip as the two boys continued walking. Jungkook shrugged again, finding he did it more and more as the conversation progressed.

"I hope you will," he muttered nervously, both boys looking up when the bell rang.

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Jungkook scrubbed his hands together washing them with a determined expression. He wanted to get back to class as fast as he could, they were learning something interesting in ap calculus and he wasn't about to skip because of bodily functions.

He shrugged leaning back slightly to stretch, his arms reaching out and over his head. The two-hour classes were really taking a toll on his poor back. He would just have to deal with it for now because he surprisingly enjoyed the classes.

Yugyeom would call him a nerd if he was here, say something like 'you prefer ap calculus over me' with a pout evident on his face. It was cute, but Jungkook was in the hypothetical educational zone.

He put his jacket back on, taking it off to wash his hands was a need. He wouldn't need to bring a jacket if this school managed to not be ice cold, even worse his teachers all had different class temperatures. In one class, his English, it's fucking summer, in the other, such as Ap calculus, it's clearly below freezing.

He shivered holding the jacket close, he had this odd feeling like eyes were on him. He was usually pretty good at discerning whether he was being paranoid, or someone genuinely had their eyes on him, right now he couldn't tell.

He peaked his head out of the bathroom door scanning both sides of the hallway to see if there might be anyone nearby. He couldn't see a single soul and he shivered, maybe those weird rumors that the school bathrooms were haunted were true.

It was like a right of passage to have a haunted bathroom in your school by now. Jungkook shook his head trying to shake away the thoughts, 'oh god what if there is a ghost' he whined, well his omega whined.

Whenever he got scared his omega was a lot more vocal than normal, which was a feat all on its own cause his omega was surprisingly talkative in general.

He sighed, looking back into the bathroom for one last check before walking out. He didn't like walking anywhere without Yugyeom, the eerie silence of just Jungkook's footsteps made him feel incomplete. He really was attached to the hip with his friend.

He thought he heard shuffling, turning around to peer into the long school hallway. He couldn't see anybody but when he sniffed out he recognized the instant smell of a certain beta.

"Sehun-" He was cut off from speaking when a hand was over his mouth and he was yanked into the dark of the janitor's closet before he could get another word out or defend himself.

He was immediately against the wall and the light in the janitor's closet was turned on, Sehun standing there with a floored expression. "You still smell like those damn alphas, not Yugyeoms alphas, someone else."

Jungkook rolled his eyes, the boy was really dramatic, doing all this just to complain. "I'm around alphas all the time Sehun, this school is full of them get over it." He brushed his hair back moving to walk to the door and opening it slightly.

Sehun slammed his hand against it causing it to shut, cornering Jungkook in the process. Jungkook kept that bored look on his face, acting or seeming scared was just going to eg the beta on even if his omega was whining to curl up.

"No this is different, this is not the smell of an omega from our school. It's like you practically scented Jungkook." The boy pleaded putting his hands together, Jungkook sighed brushing his hair back out of habit.

"I don't know what to tell you, I haven't been letting any alphas scent me, I barely let Yugyeom. Any other reason for you cornering me in a janitor's closet?" Sehun looked down guilty, moving his foot a little as he did.

"I just, I wanted to talk to you about our argument, your heat y'know? I care and that's why I'm so pushy, I don't want my omega in pain." Jungkook made an unintentional face of disgust when the boy said 'my omega' Sehun had said it before but in this context specifically it was even more gross than usual.

"I don't care, if I really was your omega you would respect my wish to be left alone during my heat." Jungkook crossed his arms not backing down, no matter the sympathetic look Sehun would give him.

"No that's false! I care so I wanna be with you during your heat, I can't knot you but I can still help." Sehun put his hand back out to cage Jungkook back against the wall, his nostrils flaring at the scent of the beta.

"You just want to have sex with me, and you know since I'm vulnerable in my heat that's the easiest time to do it, that's not consensual do you know what is Sehun that is-" Jungkook was cut off when Sehun leaned in to kiss him.

Jungkook shoved him off with such force it surprised the both of them, "Sehun you can't just kiss me without my consent and expect me to just melt and accept your help! Get out!" Jungkook pointed to the door.

Sehun glared, "You are my boyfriend, I can kiss you if I want. Not only that your an omega stop acting so high and mighty and let me take care of you." Sehun went to lean back in and Jungkook held his hands out to keep him at a distance.

"Oh my god, do you not know what consent is? Get away from me, talk to me after my heat when you aren't gonna whine about it." Jungkook threw his hands up in frustration, this damn beta was so stuck in his ways.

Sehun groaned, "Jungkook this isn't fair, put yourself in my shoes. My beta is screaming to help you, who am I to fight those urges? You are like the only omega who does it's so annoying, just accept it please."

God he really wanted to smack the boy right now, "I am not the only person who fights my urges, stop being so closed-minded. Not every omega wants to spread their legs for you and willingly accept your fucking help, now get out before I genuinely punch you."

Jungkook clenched his fist Sehun flinching back, "Punch me? That is abuse Jungkook you can't just punch your boyfriend!"

"You know what else is abuse? Trying to touch someone without their permission in any way, that includes kissing." Jungkook scolded feeling his eyes brim with tears slightly. He was getting frustrated and that was just a recipe for a crying disaster.

Sehun rolled his eyes opening the door with force, causing Jungkook to step a few steps forward, stumbling over. "Whatever, but this isn't over, expect me over during your heat cause I care and want to help you in heat, unlike how you care about me."

He shut the door leaving Jungkook in the room alone, "bullshit, you gaslighting piece of-" he cut himself off knowing Sehun could probably still hear him. He sighed bringing his knees to his chest, he would have to email his teacher and give some lame excuse why he missed a lesson.

He sent a quick text to Yugyeom telling him to come get him, knowing the other omega would take any excuse to leave class. He just needed a friend right now, and maybe some banana milk.

Chapter 5: 5

"I hate you," he whined. Yugyeom shushed the boy placing a cold compress on his forehead, Jungkook was a sweaty mess feeling his body shake uncontrollably.

"It'll be okay Kookie," Yugyeom hummed trying to calm the omega down. He as in preheat, Yugyeom noticed first, the change in scent and the multiple times Jungkook would genuinely snap at him, which was rare.

It came two days earlier than expected, and Jungkook was not doing well. Being around the smell of those alphas seemed to make his preheat even worse than usual. It was a lot for the poor boy to deal with, his arms crossing over his stomach as he whimpered.

Both boys turned around when they heard a bark from the entrance of Jungkook's bedroom, Jin was there staring up at Jungkook with wide eyes, and then he barked again. Yugyeom chuckled, "See even the dog is scolding you."

Jungkook rolled his eyes turning over in bed, a whine escaping his lips. "Whatever," he pushed the blankets off his body. He was overwhelmed, his heat could start any hour now and he had no idea how bad it would be.

Yugyeom fought him to take the pills, he didn't feel like stomaching anything even water. He would thank Yugyeom later but for now, he would glare at the boy anytime he so much as moved, in his defense he was pretty moody.

Thankfully Yugyeom agreed to stay with him for the first day of his heat since it was a Sunday and they didn't have school. After that Jungkook would be left alone to suffer, Yugyeom only stopping by to make sure he ate and didn't try to escape and find a random alpha.

Jungkook was going to try to stay lucid, he hated when Yugyeom told him all the embarrassing things he'd say when he wasn't. His omega was a pain to deal with, so whiney compared to him apparently.

"Oh god it hurts," he clamped his lips shut, eyes straining tears. Some of the puppies jumped onto the bed, Hoseok licked Jungkook's face, he groaned grabbed the puppy, and pulled him close to cuddle with.

Yugyeom rolled up a white town pressing it to Jungkook's face to get rid of some of the dampness, he looked like a wreck. He was sweaty, red-faced, with black hair sticking to his forehead, and eyes lidded.

Every inch of him was prepared, ready for his heat to start. He felt bad for snapping at Yugyeom any chance he got, but part of him couldn't help it. He breathed through his nose, and more of the pups jumped onto the bed, till there was barely any space left.

"You sure you aren't going to nest Koo, I promise it would make you feel better," Yugyeom brushed Jungkook's hair back humming a gentle toon.

"I know," he snapped, shutting his mouth again. Yugyeom just shook his head leaving the room, probably to get the boy food. He hadn't eaten all day, every time Yugyeom tried to feed him, Jungkook would purse his lips together and rapidly shake his head.

One of the pups, Namjoon, pattered towards Jungkook. He pressed his nose to Jungkooks forehead, it was such a gentle gesture it made his heart warm, these puppies were so damn teeth rottenly sweet.

He kissed Namjoons's head leaning back, letting out a loud exhale. Yugyeom opened the door and walked back in, turning on the lamp near Jungkook's bed.

"No turn it back off! My eyes!" Jungkook grabbed Jimin putting the puppy over his face to block the lights, earning a yap from the pup. Yugyeom set the bowl of what looked like soup down on the nightstand.

"I'll turn it back off when you eat, you need to eat, please eat." Yugyeom pleaded pressing his hands together. Jungkook's heart fluttered, he felt so bad, thoughts racked his brain faster than he could stop them.

He nodded his head, he didn't want to be a burden. He could do this alone, he wanted to, Yugyeom insisted he was there. With Sehun warning of coming to the omega during his heat, it was almost a necessity for someone to be here, at least for the first day.

The other's eyes lit up, holding out a spoonful of the liquid soup to Jungkook's lips. He gulped, opening his mouth, and the flood slid right in. Jungkook flinched keeping his mouth shut to keep it down, it wasn't bad, Yugyeom was a great cook, but his stomach was just stubborn.

He finally swallowed it down his shoulders tensing. He just needed to keep it down. Taehyung jumped on the pillow beside Jungkook's head. Jungkook raised an eyebrow confused, straightening up to get a good look.

He giggled, Taehyung had begun to spin around in circles, chasing his tail. It was enough to lighten Jungkook's mood even if it was a little. Jimin, the smallest dog, jumped on Taehyung and the pups began to wrestle until Namjoon eventually went towards them stopping the fight in its tracks.

It had gotten Jungkook lucid enough to be able to eat on his own, taking the warm bowl in his hands. He slowly began to eat the spoonfuls, it took him two hours, to go as slowly as he could with the food to avoid getting sick.

Yugyeom would remind him to take sips of water from the metal straw, he was such a good friend. The dogs, whenever Jungkook seemed to get a bit too upset or restless, would mess around or do something funny, effectively cheering the omega up.

He laid his head back down once the food had settled, many of the pups having curled up near him. A part of him wished to just sleep his entire heat away, knowing the worst was to come.

 

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Jungkook shot away, clamping a hand over his mouth to stifle the yelp. The minute he registered the pain was the minute he doubled over, rolling on his side with a cry.

Yugyeom ran in, his nose scrunching when he finally got inside the room. "Your heat smells more intense than usual, my gosh." He made his way over putting his hand on Jungkook's head, the omega trembling.

"You definitely spiked a pretty gnarly fever, let's get some water in you then see if we can get a cold bath running for you." Yugyeom gave a small smile, that did nothing to stop the boy from tearing up, so damn emotional.

Yugyeom swiped away a tear putting the medical cup up to Jungkook's lips. He shakily wrapped his lips around the straw sucking gently, the water was cold, contrasting with how hot Jungkook felt. It made him feel the slightest bit better, holding the cold water in his mouth for just a second before swallowing.

The sunlight had shined through the thin curtains making Jungkook realize one thing, the puppies were all gone. He stood up, much to Yugyeom's surprise the younger nearly falling back. "Lay back down Koo."

Jungkook shook his head tears streaming down, "W-wheres the pups, my puppies, where are they?" He should have built a nest, what if they were hurt? It's his fault, oh god it's all his fault.

"My puppies, Yugyeom did they-" Yugyeom shook his head putting his hands on Jungkook's shoulders and pushing the boy back into a sitting position.

"It's okay Koo, they are just not in the room. They smell pretty strong of alpha and I didn't want it to set you off or make your heat worse." That did nothing to calm him down, he needed to nest, to create a safe space for the puppies, they could easily get hurt.

Yugyeom, as if reading Jungkook's mind spoke, "I'll make a nest for them, you stay in here okay? Promise me you will," Yugyeom held out his pinky, Jungkook, with reluctance, offered his albeit a little nervous

Yugyeom nodded giving a speedy kiss to Jungkook's warm forehead walked out to fix a nest for the puppies. Jungkook prayed he used the softest materials, only the best for his sweet dogs, he was too hazy to question why he was so hellbent on protecting them.

The silence was brain-numbing, time seemed to go by so slowly and so fast at the same time. Every time Jungkooks heat ended he would think 'It couldn't get worse than that one,' but it always did, it always damn did. His brain seemed to forget how painful it was until he was reminded when the cramps would hit like waves of a tsunami, he just wanted to get this over with.

A sharp knock pulled Jungkook right out of his drop, he turned his head to the door. He didn't realize what he was doing until he had left the room to go to the living room, all six dogs starring at his front door growling at it, Yugyeom having a nervous expression.

"Who is it?" Yugyeom asked earning silence on the other end for a surprisingly long amount of time.

"It's me, Sehun, let me see my omega." Damn it, it was Sehun, Jungkook shrunk back down when there was another knock. "I smell him, he- he is in heat, let me see him, let me help him," his voice was pleading and the doorknob began to shake the beta having clearly been trying to get in, thank god for Yugyeom locking it.

"Go away Sehun, you know he said no." Yugyeom dead-bolted the door with the third lock not taking any chances. Jungkook was so glad Sehun wasn't an alpha, if he was he could easily use his alpha voice and easily get inside the seemingly defenseless omegas.

"I don't care, his omega needs me, let me in or I will call my pack and we will break down the damn door!" There was a sharp bang, and many of Jungkook's dogs began to start barking, Yugyeom trying to shush them.

"Are those dogs? You have got to be kidding me!" Jungkook flinched hearing the growl from the other end of the door sinking into the couch. The smell of the strange alphas in his house wasn't enough to satiate the frantic omega.

"Get out or I'm calling my alphas," Yugyeom warned back. Jungkook gave him a thumbs up mouthing a 'good job Yug!'

"Oh bullshit, you are bluffing, if you brought an alpha near Jungkook he would freak out we both know that stupid omega." Yugyeom flinched at the words, definitely more sensitive to the harsh words than Jungkook normally was.

"G-go away, last warning Sehun!" Even with Yugyeom's shaky words and slightly teary eyes, Jungkook knew he wasn't bluffing. It was better than Yugyeom calling for his alphas than Jungkook potentially getting assaulted. If it came down to it Jungkook would try his best to defend himself, he was still strong.

"Thats it, I'm breaking down the door." There was a crash and Yugyeom whimpered pulling out his phone and calling someone, they didn't answer and Yugyeom began to panic texting.

There were more bangs Yugyeom looked towards Jungkook, "if he breaks in run to your room and lock it, I'll hold him off until someone from my pack gets here." Jungkook quickly shook his head, not wanting to leave the poor omega to himself.

Yugyeom gave him a pretty harsh look, he was glaringly serious and it was best Jungkook just did what the younger omega said. More bangs rang out and eventually, Jungkook's door, being as cheap as it was, blew open.

Dammit, he was going to need more locks.

The dogs began freaking out and Jungkook grabbed as many as he could trying to run to his room. "Woah slow down Kook I'm here to help you!" Sehun had this crazed look in his eyes and Jungkook flinched back.

His smell was so intense, that Jungkook's inner omega whined to submit unwillingly. He stepped back, Yugyeom ramming into the beta as fast as he could, for such a small omega he managed to take Sehun down.

There was a tousle and Jungkook felt the tears stream down his face sinking down to the floor hands clamped around his stomach, another wave of cramps. Yoongi, his sweet sleepy puppy, looked up at him with worried eyes letting out a yowl.

Sehun ran up to Jungkook having effectively brought Yugyeom down, "Oh my, it's okay Kook, I have you, let me get you to my pack home we will take care of you I promise." Sehun reached out, Yoongi having jumped up to bite his finger.

He growled, Jungkook reaching out to grab Yoongi knowing Sehun would try and toss the pup. "N-no no- I don't want to no, I'm saying no p-please get out!"

Sehun frowned, his frown then turned into a smile, "I know you don't want that Kook, you are in pain, it's the pain talking."

His mind hurt too much to thank, Sehun had tried pulling Jungkook to his feet.

Just then there was the noise of a huff, "Really Sehun? I could call the cops on you if I wanted." Alpha! Alpha! It was Jackson, oh thank god it was freaking Jackson, the intense spearmint smell of the alpha outweighed that of the betas easily.

Sehun let go of Jungkook's arms growling, "Get out, don't take my omega away." He wrapped his arms around Jungkook pulling him close earning a scared whimper from the poor boy, his legs were jelly.

He didn't feel so good, that soup wasn't agreeing with him at all, oh god no it wasn't. "Let him go Sehun, even in heat he doesn't want you, shouldn't that say something?" Sehun squeezed Jungkook tighter the acid in the back of his throat building up.

Oh god he was going to

He could react, one second he was fine and the next he was spewing his guts. He could swear he heard Yugyeom or Jackson laughing, but he couldn't tell over to the ringing in his ear and Sehun's whiny screaming.

God, he was loud.

Jungkook finally emptied his stomach, coughing and hacking after that unpleasant experience. He looked up at Sehun with wide eyes, the Beta looking down at his ruined clothing before practically dashing out.

"That was genius oh my good Koo," Yugyeom ran over to the boy with a bottle having been out for a little. He didn't look too beaten up, his lip was busted and that was practically it. Thankfully Jungkook had great aim and his carpet seemed to be fine, Sehun really was the perfect trash can.

There was a growl that shook Jungkook to his core, cheeks flushing. Jackson walked up to Yugyeom, his first priority, "that fucking prick, he hit my omega. Who in their right sanity hurts an omega?" Jackson slid his thumb over Yugyeom's lip checking the boy over.

Jungkook, blaming it on his heat, for just a moment, wished it was him. Not particularly with Jackson but just an alpha in general, one to check him over and protect him as Jackson and Jaebeom did for Yugyeom.

"Oh god Jaebeom is going to freak out," Yugyeom whined leaning into Jackson, staying there for a few moments. He finally let go after a while both Jackson and him turning to Jungkook, "An alpha is here and you are still lucid the hell?" Yugyeom walked over.

Jackson kept his distance, "are you going to be okay? He grabbed you pretty hard Jungkook." Jackson's eyes swept over him, not in any way lusty but more as a way to make sure he wasn't injured. Jungkook's hand went to his shoulder where Sehun had squeezed, wincing when he brushed over it.

"Will probably bruise, other than that I'm okay, not nauseous anymore..." Thinking back on it, he was glad he didn't warn Sehun he was feeling sick, bitch deserved it. He had decided, after his heat was over he was dumping the betas ass, he was more of a burden than anything else by now, stupid future rapist.

Yugyeom put his hand on Jungkook's head groaning, "Oh that's perfect, your fever seems worse. I suggest sleeping in the living room, it's much colder in here. Jackson going to set up an alarm so if anyone tries to get to you it will set off his phone okay?"

Yugyeom probably only mentioned that because Jungkook definitely got nervous sleeping out in the open like that. He was right, the living room was practically an icebox at night and that was perfect for heat-induced omega Jungkook.

Jackson took a few steps back, practically outside the house, leaning forward to make sure the door was working, starting to set up his alarm system. Jungkook sat down on the sofa letting his sweet friend Yugyeom fret over him like an alpha.

"Just for safety and your poor carpet, I'm going to set a trashcan down next to your sofa okay? I'll empty it so it doesn't smell." Jungkook nodded letting himself sink farther into the sofa, finally, he could relax even if it was just a bit.

His omega hurt, having to stay so in the zone like that in the heat was straining him. Being an open pair of legs was not his end goal unlike his omega, he fought and fought, only winning because he was a determined person.

Jin hopped up onto the couch, crawling onto Jungkook's lap. He was glad the puppies were safe, he'd do anything to protect them, the gift his grandma seemed to pick so damn well. Something about them was so calming...

Jungkook leaned forward, whining, his stomach was cramping up again. Yugyeom ran back over his hands full of fluffy blankets and pillows probably in the hopes that Jungkook would nest.

He wasn't, or he was, he didn't exactly know, his brain wasn't thinking properly. All his thoughts by now were knot knot knot, alpha alpha alpha, it was tiring.

He probably didn't even have the energy to nest.

Yugyeom tipped over the pill bottle pouring some of the pills into his hands. "Alright these taste bad, you just threw up so if you do again please don't get it on me, I like this shirt." He stepped forward holding out the pills for Jungkook to take, the cup in his other hand.

"You are a great friend," he mumbled, swallowing the pills as fast as he could, letting the cool water push through the bitter taste.

"I know," Yugyeom smiled. He stayed with Jungkook till the boy finally managed to relax, laying down, swaddled by the warmth of many soft blankets. It was a half nest by this point, Jungkook too tired to even indulge in the instinct of nesting.

This heat had definitely taken a toll on him and it was only the end of the first day, normally he was like this by the third. Every year his body craved an alpha more and more, Yugyeom knew it was going to affect the boy the next month.

Yugyeom nervously looked to the door and then looked at the puppies, "Okay I know you hate me, but please protect Koo, I have to go now, Jaebeom is freaking out in the group chat." Jungkook looked to Yugyeom and then his dogs, who seemed to not be growling at Yugyeom for once. Such strange dogs.

Yugyeom placed a swift kiss on Jungkook's nose once again, tucking the boy in. Jungkook watched him do a check to make sure he had everything, water, a snack, medication, and his phone fully charged just in case there was a heat emergency.

Yugyeom, even to Jungkook's whining embarrassment set down a toy, just in case it got too much. Jungkook hoped it didn't come down to that.

 

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Jungkook sat up and looked around, it was pretty dark in the living room. The only light coming from the small light in his kitchen was so dark.

He reached over a pained whine, his dogs were roaming around looking at Jungkook whenever he would let out a noise that sounded hurt. He was in so much pain, he was so nauseous, and he was so many things it was overwhelming.

He should have called Yugyeom or 911, either one was fine. This pain was so intense, he didn't know how to describe it, his heats were bad but never this bad. What had he done to make it this bad, his preheat wasn't short or anything, and he didn't take any medications he shouldn't. Did his body just hate him that much?

He leaned forward off the couch, his body rocking front to back. He placed his bare foot on the carpet trying to find the strength to stand up, he was out of water, and he went through five bottles like it was nothing, normally he couldn't stomach anything but he was dehydrated and desperate for a drink.

Namjoon barked pressing against Jungkook's leg, "I need to get water, I'll be fast I promise." Why was he talking to the dog again? He didn't know, gosh he was tired.

He put his weight into his legs finally standing up, his legs wobbled. He used the stand next to the sofa to steady himself, he had a hard time keeping the weight in both his legs, slick poured out of him the minute he got adjusted to standing up.

He groaned, face flushing. Thank god Yugyeom was smart enough to place a towel under him and nearby when he left. Both boys were pretty bad about slick when they were in heat, it was the worst.

He began walking, his mind was so hazy. Every few seconds his vision would go black, some times a few black spots would float across his eyes. A sharp wave hit him, crashing like a wave, he collapsed to the floor on the soft rug knees pressed against it, arms around his stomach.

He cried out, shutting his eyes trying to think, think, think goddammit! He groaned, his omega was whining for a nonexistent omega. It hurts, It hurts!

He shook his head trying to stand back up, the minute he did the blood seemed to rush to his head vision tunneling before he knew it he hit the ground, registering the pain in his head, and then... nothing.

 

"Is he gonna be okay?" He heard a deep voice say, all he could feel was the softness of a blanket. His body lay out on what probably was a sofa.

"I think so, he probably just fainted from exhaustion..." another voice, a much sweeter one muttered. Jungkook's eyes strained, he couldn't open them, even that was too much for the poor omega.

He sniffed, his nose scrunching, alpha! It was probably just the dogs his muddled brain thought.

But who were the voices? They didn't sound like his friends, was he so far gone he was hallucinating? That had to be it, if not he would smell the new people in the air, his brain-fogged mind settled on that conclusion.

"Is he going to be okay Joon?" Joon? Whose Joon. He whimpered, there was a gentle hand on his forehead, it was so warm yet he didn't mind. Gosh, this was nice.

"I think so," another voice hummed, this one was definitely the closest.

"We should help him, this isn't fair I want to help him so badly," a whiny voice cried, he had no idea who that was, it was definitely a newer person.

"We can't, you know we have to wait," the voices were quiet then loud, his body fading out ever so often. He just wanted to open his eyes but at the same time this was relaxing, he was barely lucid, his omegas thoughts overfilling his mind. Alpha!

Yet there was no alpha.

"Let him rest," a blunt voice said. They spoke much clearer than some of the others, he wondered if the puppies were okay. He couldn't feel them nearby on the sofa but they had to be somewhere.

The sofa nearby him dipped and there was another voice, "he looks so peaceful, I feel so bad." Another voice, a completely different, this one was so much happier.

"We can help eventually..." It was then quiet, the voices completely fading even though they seemed to still talk. He was too happy to worry, on cloud nine for seemingly no reason even if his body still ached with the whispers of pain.

He finally let go, letting his body sink fully, he was glad to finally fall back asleep.

Chapter 6: 6

Jungkook was pretty silent, the TV blaring off in the distance was keeping the house from being so quiet it was eerie. Yugyeom had finally left, he had been trying to stay as close to Jungkook as he could during his heat, especially after he heard about his hallucinations and fainting.

He urged him to go to the doctor but he'd rather not, medical bills were expensive anyway. Jungkook relented and just decided to have an extra day off, so here he was on a Wednesday downing ramen by the cup.

Many of the puppies were scattered around, some wrestling, others, like Yoongi, sleeping. Namjoon seemed to be fine just sitting next to Jungkook like a normal person would, and watching the TV.

His phone dinged, and he begrudgingly slid his hand into his sweatpants pockets pulling out his phone. Yugyeom and his pack had been texting him nonstop but this time it was someone else, that jerk Sehun.

He could always just break up with the boy over text, but knowing Sehun he would count it. Jungkook thought it would just be best overall to break up with him in person, and he wanted to see Sehun upset.

Puking on Sehun was the best thing that's happened to him in a while, hopefully, Sehun could never see his face again cause he was so disgusted. That was clearly not the case because of the texts, calls, and Sehun even trying to visit with one of his stronger packmates.

He was exhausted, emotionally and physically. His heat took a pretty bad toll on him and he was already anxious for the next one. He barely ate, and probably dropped more than five pounds just from that, he was so far gone he hallucinated voices taking care of him.

He tilted his head back watching the ceiling fan. He really should answer Yugyeom's text, the poor boy is probably at school worried sick, he couldn't be bothered.

There was a yap, he turned around and Jimin was circling around the sofa. Jungkook sighed curling an arm around his own stomach, he was hungry again, he'd probably eaten more food today than he had in the past week.

He stood up walking over to the nearly empty cabinets. It was weird, food seemed to be disappearing faster than he could eat it, every day more food would go missing, and whenever Yugyeom would shop with him he'd have to buy more than usual.

"Where is all this damn food going?" Jin hopped on the counter his paw going on Jungkook's hand, he sighed eyes softening. "Are you taking the food Jinnie?" He looked softly towards the pup who let out a sly bark.

"Of course," he rolled his eyes picking up Jin. He could go a few more hours without eating, he couldn't waste any more food, and he didn't have the money to sadly.

He sat back down his phone going off again, he huffed turning slightly. He reached out for the remote switching the channel over to some random one, it was probably a romantic comedy, they made a lot of those nowadays.

He checked his phone again, and Yugyeom let him know a few fights had gone down. Of course, they did, the minute Jungkook was off the property it became a contest to see who could get into the most trouble, it always was.

He checked the time, it was the afternoon, and soon school would be up. He wanted to convince Yugyeom to come over so he wouldn't be so alone but he knew that his pack had a date today.

For once he felt jealous, blaming it on his post-heat hormones.

A part of him, a very slim one, wished for someone. Not Sehun, but an alpha he could never have, one another part of him didn't want. It was that slim part of him that whined for an alpha, that yearned for the comfort of a pack.

He couldn't have that though, all of them were the same, and the good ones were already in closed-off pacts. He should be used to being lonely by now, it's his fault he's in this situation anyway, why does he even have the right to feel this way?

He shook his head trying to get the thoughts out, but they remained. The gentle kisses of a lover, being able to let the haze take him over during heat, he wanted it all. He rejected it all, his body was at war with what it wanted.

His omega craved love, he craved to be alone. How could he balance the two out? He tried with Yugyeom, he thought if he had a friend those thoughts would subside, but they seemed to get worse after every heat.

Eventually, it'd be too much, even for the strong-willed omega.

He tucked Yoongi into the blankets more, these puppies were so cute. They slightly made being alone less painful. He wanted to talk to his grandma, and ask more about how she came across these puppies, did she raise them herself?

He looked at his puppies, he had so many questions. Where did his grandma even find them, a shelter? They all look different, if they were from a breeder they would probably look a lot more similar.

Each of them has unique ears and coats, some even have shorter tails or a smaller stature. It made it easier to tell them apart when had to take off the collars for baths but the curiosity still racked his brain.

He didn't get many answers from the vet, he was just left with more. Like that damn alpha smell, it's everywhere, it's not bad in fact the smell of these alphas, in particular, is quite gentle on Jungkooks nose.

He nuzzled his face into Jimin's fur just staying there for a second, these puppies are so sweet. He wished he could stay home for the entire week, just here with his puppies watching rom-coms and eating ramen till he's gained weight.

And with an alpha by his side... No, wait no, not that, gosh why was he even thinking about it? He needed to quiet his mind, he looked at the dogs watching them fight. Squinting his eyes till eventually, they shut from the strain.

"Relax," he mumbled to himself.

He was snapped out of his half trance when there was a knock at the door. He gulped, swallowing the hypothetical lump in his throat, could it be Sehun? He should be at school right now, oh god he was nervous, but what if it was someone else? He had to answer.

His dog growled and he shushed them nervously standing up. He took a deep breath shakily turning the nob, the smell of a floral alpha scent wafted into his nose and he scrunched it, he recognized that scent anywhere.

"Nayeon!" He barely registered her jumping on him littering his forehead with kisses. He was so happy to see his cousin, this made him feel so much better already.

"Oh, my sweet kookie how are you?" Her arms wrapped around him catching his breath in his chest. He winced, god, she had strong arms.

"N-n-nayeon, tight," he whimpered out, his breath caught in his throat. She looked at him with a worried expression letting go swiftly her hands reaching out to check on him.

"So sorry koo, forget how strong I am sometimes," she rubbed the back of her neck a bit flushed. He shook his head, Nayeon was such a sweet cousin, she was the only family member besides his grandma that he somewhat got along with. They did fight sometimes, but not over normal things.

"It's all good, you have definitely gotten stronger. I need to start preparing for your bear hugs better." He giggled shaking his head.

Nayeon was about to speak, going quiet right as she did. She sniffed, then sniffed again, her head turning to look in all directions of the house as she fully walked inside shutting the home door behind her.

"Jungkook... why does it smell like multiple alphas?" Jungkook pursed his lips, side-eyeing some of the puppies who were watching him and Nayeon. Nayeon was a very suspicious person, she wouldn't take well to the excuse it was puppies, even if proof was right in front of her.

Nayeon's eyes followed Jungkook, eyes on the puppies, "it smells like alphas and now you have puppies? How much have you changed, I don't see any pack marks on you." Nayeon leaned forward pulling at Jungkook's collar to get a good look at his shoulder.

Jungkook whined hitting away her hands, "I'm not being courted, and I'm not in a pack. The smell is from the puppies." He pointed towards them his attempts at diverting Nayeon's attention being unsuccessful.

Nayeon whined, "Oh boo. But why do the puppies smell like alphas did you just get them?" Nayeon walked over to one of the dogs, Hoseok, picking him up and eyeing him carefully, neither breaking eye contact. It was definitely strange to watch.

"I've had them for around two weeks, the vet didn't know how to explain away the smell either. It's strange right?" He sat down relaxing on the couch, both Jimin and Taehyung fighting to get the spot on his lap.

Nayeon eyed some of them suspiciously, "You sure the smell is coming from the dogs? It sounds mighty suspicious Kook." She was right, it had brought up a thought Jungkook had been pushing back.

What if alphas were in his house? Or were entering and exiting his house occasionally? It might explain the smell, the missing food, and much more but how? He had no idea. If that was the case Jackson's alarm system would go off, it made no sense.

"I know it sounds suspicious but it isn't alphas sneaking in, and you know damn well I don't bring any unmated alphas into this house." Everyone who knew Jungkook knew that he didn't trust alphas, didn't like them, and only associated if he was related or they were with his close friends.

Nayeon was an alpha, but she was in a nine-member pack so she was mated, and she was his cousin. She was really sweet to Jungkook so he had no reason to see her as anything less, "I don't know, I worry about you Koo."

Jungkook shrugged, "how did you even get the puppies."

He chuckled slightly, his chuckle turning into a full-blown laugh at Nayeon's confusion. He covered his mouth with his small hand to muffle his laughable whimpers. "It was grandma, it was a gift, she just randomly sent a box of six puppies to my address."

Nayeon leaned forward pupils blown with curiosity, "No way? dead ass."

"Dead ass," he mumbled. "Yugyeom and I were walking home and there they were, they smelt like alphas right out of the box. I came to the conclusion that they were probably around alphas as they were being raised but if that was the case the smell would go away wouldn't it."

Nayeon put a hand to her chin, clearly in thought. "Yeah it would, that is so strange, I honestly don't mind you smelling like alpha though. It means other alphas might leave you alone thinking you are being courted, it might keep you safer."

She was right, on the streets alphas and betas alike were less likely to come up to him. It wasn't a stark difference but it was noticeable after a while, he didn't mind the alpha smell staying if it meant that.

"The smell isn't bad either, normally I hate the smell of alphas but this isn't so bad I guess." He shrugged, the smell could definitely be overwhelming at times but for the most part, he had gotten used to it. He sometimes even forgot a smell was there till Yugyeom would come over and scrunch his nose.

"At the same time though, what about Sehun?" Nayeon's eyes narrowed when his name came out of her own mouth. Like Yugyeom, Nayeon despised the boy. She had only met him once when he came over while she was here, he tried to be nice but Nayeon did not like the boy at all.

Nayeon always had great judgment.

"I'm dumping him soon, he literally tried to kidnap me during the heat." Nayeons eyes flared, leaning forward it was clear she was pissed. She shut her mouth lips shaking, clearly holding back.

"That- that," her fist clenched, "that fucking douchebag!" She groaned throwing a pillow towards Jungkook's other couch, "I should have beat him up the first minute I laid eyes on him ugh!"

Jungkook rubbed her back, "Don't beat yourself up over it, I ended up being safe, actually... you wanna hear something funny?" He leaned forward so he was closer to Nayeon's face.

Nayeon paused her throwing off the pillows momentarily looking over at Jungkook, "I always wanna hear something funny."

Jungkook giggled slightly, "I threw up on him, all over him, all over his clothes. I didn't even have time to warn him, he literally screamed like a banshee." He laughed at the thought, not particularly happy about getting sick, but happy it got all over Sehun.

Nayeon gasped, "Oh thank god for you getting sick! Good job kookie, made that guy smell exactly like he is, garbage." She high-fived him, Jin barking. She hit him just a bit too hard and he winced.

"Gosh, you alphas and your strength." He hummed, rubbing the palm of his hand to soothe it. Nayeon was watching the puppies silently, picking another one up, Namjoon, and leaning forward, sniffing the puppy.

She leaned back, "this one smells the strongest like an alpha?" Jungkook protectively grabbed Namjoon holding him close to his chest. He did inhale slightly, she was right, out of all the puppies he definitely smelt the strongest, and the most distinct. It kind of reminded him of a rainy day.

The best way to describe it is humid when you walk outside and the air smells like it's about to rain. It's cloudy out and it smells good in a way, it also has a hint of forest. The smell of bark and leaves, nature in general, was nice.

Nayeon picked up another one, Jimin, sniffing him for a moment. "The fuck? He smells completely different from that one, come smell." He found it slightly weird they were sniffing the dogs but he still let go of Namjoon, holding his arms out for Jimin.

He leaned in, his eyes widening, he was most definitely different. Unlike Namjoon, Jimin smelt much sweeter, still like an alpha but much more food-like. It was definitely citrusy, but on the lemon side, it was still sweet, and sort of reminded him of lemonade. It was weird.

"Thats so odd..." he mumbled. Nayeon murmured something leaning back, "I'm going to make us some food, there are so many empty cups of ramen in this house that it's depressing."

He laughed shaking his head, "Go right ahead, have fun trying to make food with the little amount of food I have." She pouted her lower lip standing up, making her way over to the kitchen with a determined look.

Jungkook relaxed, hearing Nayeon fumble and groan about his food. He turned his head reaching out to the coffee table, his phone was going off.

It was the vet's number, he had put it in his phone. Why had he been calling? Maybe it was to try and get Jungkook to feed the dogs some sort of expensive food, either way, he had to answer.

"Hello?" He pressed his phone to his ear waiting for a response.

There was silence on the other end for a while, then a man, his vet, spoke. "Hey uhm is this Jeon Jungkook, I am calling about your puppies." He seemed nervous, which instantly made Jungkook freak out a little, was something wrong?

He leaned forward putting on a fake smile, hoping it would make his voice sound less tense. "Ah yes, what about them? Is everything alright?"

The voice hobbled, "When was the last time you fed the dogs?"

That made Jungkook stop and slowly drop his phone, he hadn't fed the dogs since they'd gotten here. Oh god, he was just an irresponsible owner what the hell?

He brought the phone back up shaky, Nayeon having looked over with a worried expression. "Uh, why?"

The voice muttered something to someone else before talking, "Will you check for us? I mean me."

He nodded standing up, he looked over to the dogs. They didn't seem hungry, they exacted the exact same as when they got here. Not dehydrated, not hungry, nothing, the dogs seemed perfectly fine, why was his vet even asking?

He leaned into the pantry, shocked, the food was completely untouched. It looked the last same he fed them, bowls full, what the hell? "It's full..." he mumbled, how had it been full? Have his dogs been just eating the animals they caught in his backyard?

These were the suburbs, animals tended to shy away. The vet hung up leaving a very confused Jungkook.

He looked to Nayeon a confused expression littered on his face, she seemed just as confused and worried as he was. He leaned forward, "The vet just called, it wasn't good." He looked towards his phone trying to call the vet again, but it didn't answer.

He called again, then again. The phone rang and then voicemail. They weren't answering, was something wrong with his dogs? They didn't seem to be hurt, or hungry, or anything really, just the same happy dogs as always.

Nayeon walked closer to a panicked Jungkook. How could he explain away what just happened, he was going to keep a much better eye on his dogs from now on, maybe they didn't like the food all that much, yeah that's it.

Let's hope that's it.

Chapter 7: 7

"That settles it," Ryujin hummed catching Jungkooks attention. "This year we will get actual rides for the spring festival." Ryujin pats herself on the back clearly happy with her slightly unique decision.

Jungkook looks down at the papers then back at Ryujin who frowns, "oh god don't say it." He opens his mouth and she shushes him whining.

"I'm sorry Ryujin I don't think we have the funds." She frowns shaking her head repeatedly. He had shot down this idea for the past two years he was student council president, the final decision was up to him and he always ended up being a disappointment.

"Leave it to me, okay, I have an idea for a fundraiser, I have it all sorted out okay." She opened her eyes wider showing her puppy eyes, it was hard to say no to the poor girl when she looked at him like that.

He sighed, "Fine. I'm trusting you Ryujin, don't fuck this up okay?" Her smile widens at Jungkook's agreeance. He was happy that most of this wasn't his responsibility this year, Ryujin and Yugyeom were basically the only two people who actually properly did things in the student council.

Jungkook leaned back in his seat shutting his eyes, now that the festival was settled he could finally get some shut-eye before his next class. The free period only lasted so long and he was still pretty weak after his heat.

His eyes shot open when someone, Ryujin's packmate, burst in. Chaeryeong had a feared expression looking between the boy and girl, "a fight-" she stuttered. "A fight between two alphas, it's happening in the hallways, and teachers won't get near it."

"For god's sake-" he got up with an annoyed expression. Fights always happened but not nearly as bad as now, Jungkook was forced to break up fights every day. Many teachers didn't want to get involved as most are betas or omegas, and the majority of fights that break out are between alphas. It left poor omega Jungkook as the one to break up this fight, if any alpha got involved it would be seen as a challenge, and it would escalate the situation even more.

Jungkook ran his hand through his hair, it was getting long. He walked towards where he heard all the noises noticing a growing crowd, many phones out. He rolled his eyes pushing past them, he could hear groans and a beta grown, "The party crasher is here."

The alphas were two boys, one he recognized well and the other barely, an exchange student Felix, and another boy who happened to be from Sehun's pack. That's great, by getting involved he would have to deal with the consequences and Sehun later. It might give him the opportunity to break up with him though.

"Alright enough," one of the boys, Felix, looked at him then went back to the fight punching the other. Well great, that strategy didn't work.

He didn't want to physically get involved in the fight, it always made Yugyeom give him a talk and that sucked. Alphas at this school normally avoided physically harming omegas through violence, the student council president was an omega too. Yet when Jungkook gets involved or tries to step in on a fight he does end up injured.

It's stupid of him, he knows that, but once the alpha realizes they have injured an omega they go into some kind of 'care mode' and the fight ends. He spoke up again, "That's enough, if you are going to do that take it off of school property!"

Neither boy listened, a few girls giggling at Jungkook's failed attempts to stop the fight. He was hoping a beta would step in front of the alpha and say something about how 'this isn't like you, look at me.' and they are the one who gets punched.

That usually only happened when Jungkook wasn't here, which was rare. He sucked in a breath, he knew where this was going, he was going to have to intervene and was going to hate every second of it.

He stepped forward walking into the fight, gripping Felix's shoulder and pulling him off the older. The alpha growled and Jungkook could barely even flinch.

God, he was stupid.

A fist came flying towards his face and he was sent back, the crowd went from cheering to dead silent in seconds. Jungkook fell back, a sharp pounding in his head and the pain settling just beneath his eye, that was definitely going to bruise.

He hobbled, his legs not working correctly for a moment. Damn, that boy could punch.

Felix's eyes widened and before he had time to react the other alpha growled, jumping on top of him. Jungkook groaned putting a hand over his eye, which normally worked, but it seemed to work only on Felix.

Jungkook was pulled to his feet and he looked over at Ryujin who looked at him with sympathetic eyes. "That looks pretty bad we should get you to the nurse, I'll have Chaeryeong or Yuna get the principal."

He could already hear Yugyeom berating him, saying something about how Jungkook was never going to have clear skin if he kept being covered in bruises. He knew he was right, but he'd rather not hear what he already knew.

The nurse quivered a whine leaving her lips when she saw Jungkook, the sweet old omega knew Jungkook well. In his early days, he was heavily bullied, he didn't act like most omegas, and that made it seem like a challenge for every alpha and beta alike to beat him down.

It never worked, he managed to climb to the top with weak arms. He wasn't dumb, the school was predominately beta, and omega, and alphas were surprisingly the rarest among the three, and the stark difference in this school was noticeable.

He realized soon that if he could get the omegas and gentle betas on his side he could really do something about this school. He started gaining teachers' attention, developing friendships even if he didn't like the person, and even getting a boyfriend.

He did all this to protect himself and fellow future omega students, he didn't want anyone to deal with his freshman year. The nurse put her warm hands on Jungkook's shoulders, pulling him close to get a good look at his now swollen eye.

She clicked her tongue shaking her head with a sigh, "This one is pretty bad lovely, I will get some ice you stay right here sweetie." He sat down on the nursing bed relaxing into it, at least with this he'd have an excuse to miss PE, he hated that class.

He was strong, especially for omega standards. He worked out but in a way that made things worse in PE. Betas would challenge him because to them he was a weak opponent, but still seemed strong enough to the omegas that if you beat him they would be impressed.

In anything, he had started purposely performing less well on performance, all in hopes of getting them off his back at least a little bit. It worked for the most part, but in some ways it made things worse outside of that aspect, alphas thinking it's okay to mess with him.

She pressed the ice against his face mumbling something quietly, "Those dang alphas, they shouldn't be fighting in the first place." She brushed Jungkook's hair away from his face the sweet old lady trying to not get his hair wet with the ice pack.

Jungkook moved his hand so it was against the ice pack holding it up, allowing the old woman to tend to someone new. Finally, he would get to relax for a bit.

"Jungkook you idiot! I know you did not just walk into a fight between two angered alphas!" Jungkook flinched, tilting his head back and letting out a groan. Out of his peered eyes, he could see the angry omega storming in, looking ready to bring hell.

He sat upright, the nurse looking at them and then away, damn lady always let Yugyeom scold him. She probably was just letting him since she probably also wanted to scold him.

"They wouldn't listen to me, that damn new kid might not know but the other one sure damn did." He hissed, Sehun's packmates were always so aggressive, especially the alphas. Jungkook silently cursed when Yugyeom's hand reached out to move the icepack over.

"What the hell, he got you good." Yugyeom studied Jungkook's face for a boy the omega whining in return. He wanted the ice back over his eye, it felt so good to have the cooling against his heated and swollen skin.

Yugyeom heard the whine, quickly moving the icepack back over letting Jungkook hold it. "At least you will have a cool battle scar for a while, you will look like such a badass." Yugyeom crossed his arms having that thin-lined cocky smile stuck to his face.

Jungkook rolled his eyes, Yugyeom was saying that in his own way to tease him. "Whatever, did you hear what happened after I left? Was anyone badly hurt?"

Yugyeom shrugged, "that Felix kid got wheeled off in a stretcher, it was a pretty dumb thing to do and get involved. Kai beat that kid up well, Sehuns damn pack is such a huge aggressor, he was the one who started the fight. Felix, the poor kid, was just defending his pack omega."

Jungkook pinched the bridge of his nose wincing, he probably shouldn't do that with a newly forming black eye. He looked up at Yugyeom with his one eye still visible, "Please tell me, Kai, at least got in trouble for that."

"Sort of, that pack is the most well-known in school and most of their parents are rich. Bring most of the money to it, principal won't do much." He was right, those damn rich jerk's parents nearly paid for everything. It made it easy to get out of the shitty things they'd do to other students.

He was able to deal with it himself most of the time, dating Sehun made it easier. He started second-guessing his decision to break up with Sehun later on, the pack would freely be able to harass Omegas and probably Jungkook.

Jungkook visibly shivered, couldn't he just wait till the school year was over? Then Sehun and the rest of his pack would be graduating and so would he. He couldn't stand the beta but would he be willing to risk the sanity of his fellow students?

Yugyeom, probably telling that Jungkook had grown upset, leaned down to eye level with the boy who sat on the bed. "Is everything okay Kook, your smile fell?" He didn't want to worry Yugyeom with his confusing feelings, once he made a decision he would talk about it.

"Yeah just worried about that alpha, I feel bad that he got hurt." Damn, he was starting to regret everything now. Everyone made mistakes, he knew that, but this was different, he can't make mistakes. Every time he does he manages to put other people in jeopardy. He'd rather it just be himself.

This time, in trying to stop a fight from escalating he distracted Felix, who then got pounced on by Kai. Yugyeom shrugged, "alphas heal fast, he will be fine, worry about yourself koo~"

Jungkook shook his head, he tried to quiet his thoughts. It'd be nice to, just for a little while, let himself feel at peace.

He stood up, with Yugyeom's help. "I think I can go to class now miss." She looked him up and down sighing, he should probably stay, his head was spinning and he could honestly sleep for hours on that nurse bed, something about them always made sleep so good.

Yugyeom tapped Jungkook's shoulder, "You still don't look good, lay down." Jungkook wanted to, he really did, but the bell was going to ring soon and his next class wasn't all that bad, at least it wasn't PE.

"I'll be fine, we only have a few more classes before school is over anyways, I'll make it." He pulled the ice pack off him frowning at the cold feeling leaving his skin. He set it down on the counter looking to the nurse.

She huffed reluctantly signing a sticky note as an excuse for why he missed. He winced, the pressure on his swollen eye increasing, god so many people were going ask questions.

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Jungkook shoves his hands into his pockets, backpack sliding down his shoulders as he walks home. His eye by now had begun to darken, a clear bruise visible. He honestly wanted to crawl up into a ball and cry, being surprisingly sensitive. Everyone wouldn't leave him alone for the rest of the day, constantly asking if he was alright, and what happened. Getting mad at him for getting involved, getting mad at him for not doing something sooner. He was completely and utterly overwhelmed.

The minute the bell rang signaling the end of the day, he practically jumped out of his seat. He didn't want Sehun to go and try to find him in the halls or to get another mouthfull from Yugyeom about how bad the bruise was getting. He just wanted to get home, cuddle the puppies, and forget absolutely everything.

He had a lot to think about on his way home. He kicked a stone in the way of his path huffing softly, he had been so stressed about the puppies when he went to school, the whole thing with the vet freaking him out.

Once Nayeon left he tried multiple different food brands to get the puppies to eat, he eventually held out a piece of ham and they ate it with no problem. Guess the puppies just liked people's food over dog food, he couldn't blame them, he was just going to have to buy a lot of ham and cheese, more than usual.

He walked forward, rounding the turn into his peaceful neighborhood. He was happy to just jump in bed the minute he was inside the house, he knew he couldn't though. The poor boy had piles of homework to do, he was so ready to graduate.

After he was done with the homework, he had to fix up his nest for the puppies. The dogs seemed to be so whiney when they didn't have a nest to sleep in, Jungkook found it cute, and it gave him an excuse to unashamedly divulge in his omega instincts.

He pulled his peach-colored key out, turned it, and walked inside. He expected the dogs to crowd around him but there was none of that. Instead, the puppy's head all turned, some sniffing, others giving an unreadable glance.

He didn't expect to hear growling, it made him flinch. He rarely heard them growl, sometimes when he came home with Sehun's smell they did but never like this.

He knelt down picking up Namjoon confused, the puppy growled, then whined. He winced when the puppy licked near his black eye, it was funny to think that maybe the dogs actually growled because they saw the black eye, they weren't that smart, were they?

He reluctantly put the puppy down not letting him give any more kisses to Jungkook's face, he decided it was best to have a shower, those always made him feel better.

He was already pulling his clothes off, some of the puppies following behind him. For some reason they just liked to sit in the bathroom in the shower, he hated it at first but has gotten used to it.

When he stepped into the shower, he let out a breathy sigh. Finally, relaxation.

Chapter 8: 8

"Finally," the younger omega whined. Jungkook leaned against the frozen tile of the bathroom walls watching Yugyeom cheer. "Dumping that good-for-nothing beta," he celebrated.

Jungkook rolled his eyes, more in a sarcastic way than anything, "I haven't done it yet and you are still celebrating, let me do it first." Yugyeom looked over at him with a pout laced on his lips, the black-haired omega having effectively killed the mood.

"Whatever, such a killjoy," Yugyeom voiced his lower lip pouting out even more to show his point. Jungkook just stifled a laugh, when he first told the omega, Yugyeom didn't believe him. He has talked about breaking up with him before, mainly whenever he could go on tangents about how annoying Sehun was to Yugyeom, but never like this. His final straw was his last heat, blatantly disrespecting him, and hurting Yugyeom, all of that had been enough for the omega to decide.

Yugyeom later told Jungkook that his vomiting on Sehun was the highlight of his week, and Jungkook completely understood. The horrifying screech that came out of the betas lips was music to the omegas ears. Apparently, Yugyeom's pack also found it downright hilarious when Yugyeom finally mentioned it to them after he came home with a clear bruise on his face.

Sehun having hurt Yugyeom like that was a direct challenge to his pack, they were not happy. For a while, the two packs had been fine but since then they had been fine giving each other glaring glances and talking badly about the others. Jungkook didn't exactly like having this drama in school, but seeing Sehun's pack get what is deserved was fine by him.

"How are you even going to do it, Kook, aren't you scared he's just gonna freak out?" Jungkook pursed his lips his eyes wandering, his eyes catching the crude drawings that littered the bathroom walls. Jungkook would definitely see if he could get that painted over at the next student council meeting.

He clicked his tongue, "Oh I know he is going to, I can't just walk on eggshells around him. I'll tell him what's up and that it's over, nothing more nothing less." The omega wasn't exactly keen on letting his friend know how truly nervous he was. It wasn't the best to keep this emotion hidden, but having Yugyeom worry right now would only stress him out more.

Yugyeom raised an eyebrow suspicion evident on the omega's pure face, "Alright I believe you, but if he does anything I'll send Jackson after him." Jungkook laughed at the thought, he wouldn't mind watching Jackson give Sehun the beat down he deserved; the whole being student council president however made it so he couldn't allow it, at least not on school grounds.

Jungkook tugged on the edges of his uniformed sleeves, "If that does end up happening, make sure it's off school grounds."

Yugyeom leaned his head back laughing, "Class president first, vengeful Jungkook second." He leaned forward to ruffle Jungkook's hand, his hands being swatted away by the omega who really didn't want his hair messed up.

"We should probably get going, lunch hour is almost over." Yugyeom fished his phone out of his pocket checking the time. He whined slightly, they didn't have as much time to talk this year as they did the many years before. Luck was not on their side and they ended up having very few classes together, earning many complaints from the younger.

"Stupid lunch being so short," Yugyeom mumbled, making his way out of the bathroom. Jungkook was about to leave, but a scribble on the wall reminded him of the many crude and inappropriate drawings and phrases littered on the tile white walls. He quickly took out his phone snapping a few pictures, he would show these to the others during the meeting and get their opinions.

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Jungkook groaned leaning back in his seat, "Baekhyun, for the last time, we aren't changing the dress code!" Jungkook pinched the bridge of his nose, eyebrows furrowing into the near shape of a V. The beta had been pressuring Jungkook to allow more leniency within the dress code.

"You know dang well if I did that, students would take the opportunity to break it as much as they could, it happened before," Jungkook mentioned the incident, they celebrated the week after finals by allowing all students to break the dress code for that Friday. It ended up going terribly south when students took that as the opportunity to break as many rules as they could, some kids going to school basically naked. Jungkook had gotten a pretty gnarly earful from the principal about that.

Baekyun huffed, "Yeah well it's different this time, nobody in my pack wants to wear that gross uniform." In your pack, Jungkook thought. Sehun's pack was always the worst about the rules, he didn't have any idea how some managed to land spots in the student council.

"Actually, I don't mind the uniform," Ryujin added in, Baekhyun sending a sharp glare her way. She didn't back down, sitting up straighter. He always admired her for managing to stand up to people, she deserved her spot as vice president.

"Shut up Ryujin, you have barely been in this school, you are only a freshman. We, seniors, have had to deal with it much longer." Chanyeol added, Jungkook leaned forward in his seat resting one of his hands on the table, pencil in hand scribbling down notes for this meeting. Normally that was Soyeon's job, but she had missed it due to the flu.

"Enough," Jungkook stood up. "The uniform is staying the same, that is final. Baekhyun, you, and Chanyeol have been complaining about this dress code since we all joined the student council. It's not happening, we have more pressing matters to talk about." Jungkook pulled his phone out of his uniformed pocket.

"What could possibly be more pressing than uniforms," Baekhyun mumbled crossing his arms. Jungkook went through his camera roll finding the recent pictures he took of the bathroom walls, flipping it around to show the members of the student council.

Chanyeol raised an eyebrow, "what about it? It's just a picture of the bathroom." Jungkook scoffed, how could they not have seen the clear profanities scribbled all over the once beautiful expensive white tile?

Ryujin shook her head, "there are profanities scribbled all over the walls Chanyeol." Jungkook thanked god that Ryujin existed. He would combust if he had to deal with Chanyeol and Baekhyun all on his own.

Baekhyun rolled his eyes, "seriously? Those have been here forever, it's fun to draw on them, not like the teachers care." Jungkook put down his phone grimacing, pulling his bottom lip between his teeth to keep himself from yelling.

"I feel like you are just saying that because your pack probably drew most of it," Ryujin accused. Jungkook nodded, Chanyeol stood up putting his hands on the table clearly upset with Ryujin's accusation.

"So what if we did? Everyone does it huh? It's fun who cares," Chanyeol basically screamed out. Ryujin just raised an eyebrow crossing her arms. To Jungkook this was starting to get hilarious, watching Chanyeol's face red with anger.

Ryujin was about to speak when Jungkook cut her off, already sensing if she said anything Chanyeol would target her more. If this continued he could swear that Chanyeol was gonna jump the poor girl, "Enough, Chanyeol, Baekhyun, I'm putting you in charge of making sure those drawings all get painted over."

This time it was Baekhyun's turn to stand up, "what? that's unfair!" Jungkook leaned forward widening his eyes to look just a bit sweeter.

"Well since your pack was technically responsible for some of it, you can clean up your mess. My word is final." Baekhyun went to open his mouth, Jungkook glanced at him and he quickly shut it.

"This meeting is adjourned." He began organizing his notes, Chanyeol and Baekhyun quickly left sending many glares Jungkooks way. Whispering things to each other Jungkook could only imagine would be mean, like he cared.

Ryujin went up to him smiling a little, "I wish we could just kick them out y'know, they bring nothing to the student council." She was right, sadly that wasn't decided by him, it was decided by the teachers. Many didn't like the boys but since their parents paid for the majority of the school they allowed it.

"Once they are gone and I am, you will be student council president Ryujin." She nodded, once Jungkook graduated he and the rest of Sehun's stupid pack would be gone. The school would be at peace and he hoped that Ryujin would have an easy run as council president.

Ryujin turned ruffling Jungkook's hair and walking out. He leaned back down, wanting to finish off and edit his notes before he went to his next class. It happened to be PE which once again he did not like, thankfully student council was a valid excuse for missing part of the class. He sighed pressing his lips together, soft from the chapstick he put on before class. He wanted to stay here all day, just work on notes and do things for the school, he wished.

His head perked up when he heard a knock at the door, at first he didn't exactly recognize the boy. Then it clicked, he recognized that blonde hair, it was that boy who punched him in the fight, Felix.

He looked pretty beaten up, one of his eyes was swollen black and blue, and his lip was healing from being busted. He had a few other bruises littered across his hands which were visible from the uniform. The boy, the alpha, looked nervous.

"Hello?" Jungkook asked. "Come in," Felix looked around before walking in, shuffling his feet to where Jungkook was, such an adorable alpha.

"I just wanted to apologize for punching you Jungkook." Felix looked down ashamedly, Jungkooks heart broke. It really was mostly his fault for getting punched, he shouldn't have jumped into the fight and Felix dealt with the majority of the consequences anyway.

Jungkook stood up tapping Felix's shoulder gently, "it's fine honestly, I jumped in. But why did the fight even really start in the first place?" He heard rumors of what happened, but now given the opportunity he could hear from someone who was in the fight.

Felix shrugged, "Kai had come up to our pack omega Seungmin and began to flirt with him. When he rejected his advances he started insulting Seungmin, he was so cruel and I just felt so angry, I only threatened him. He punched me first and that's how it started."

That sounded like something Kai would do, "I'm really sorry that happened, has Seungmin written a formal report yet?" He hated that he had to ask, but being a part of the student council meant making sure that when things like this happen a report was sent to the school explaining who initiated what.

Felix rubbed the back of his neck flushing slightly, "Well not yet no, do you have a form I should give him or-" Jungkook started walking to the desk at the front of the room quieting Felix, he pulled out a form offering it to the alpha who took it quickly.

"Have him fill this out and gift it to Ryujin, she will take care of it from there okay Felix? I will find a way to get you justice, that wasn't fair to you, or to Seungmin." Felix looked at Jungkook with such sweet eyes, he seemed happy with that answer.

"Thank you so so much, I need to go now class has already started, again I am still really sorry for punching you." Jungkook shrugged sending Felix on his way. He sat back down comfortably in his seat, starting to write again.

He was hoping if it took him long enough he could skip PE entirely, not like they were gonna count him off for student council things. He was content with this, but his mind also ran with thoughts on how he was gonna handle Sehun's stupid pack.

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Jungkook was walking through the hallway, the same sense of someone watching he felt like last time. He had been asked to bring a stack of papers to the sophomore hall, this hour was his office aid, the final class of the day. He rushed his feet faster, he was ready by now to go home, cuddle up with his puppies in comfortable pajamas, and enjoy the weekend ahead.

He entered the class, noticing many eyes on him. He quickly offered the papers to the teacher who thanked him softly. She was a sweet omega woman, gentle blonde curly locks of hair and a sweet-toothed look to complete it.

Jungkook scrunched his nose, this class was full of alphas. It stung his nose like when he was in the auditorium, god that was the worst. Surrounded by so many scents it would make Jungkook wanna rip his hair out, since he was top of his class he was normally required to give a speech every year which made it worse. He kept finding reasons why graduating soon was the best thing ever, he wasn't exactly ready for college, but he was absolutely done with high school.

He walked back out into the empty hallway, letting eerie silence overtake his sensitive ears. He took a breath, deciding it would be best right now to have a bathroom break. He needed to go badly, his distaste for using the school bathrooms for anything other than talking made him not go when he should.

He walked in, finishing up and washing his hands. His head lifted up in surprise when he heard the click of the bathroom door locking shut. He looked up noticing Sehun looking at him, if looks could kill he would honestly be dead.

"Yes, Sehun?" He asked, albeit nervous. He wasn't exactly ready for confrontation now, his omega going wild. He internally whined when Sehun stepped closer, clearly not in the best of moods.

"What the hell Jungkook, first you ignore me, next you are making members of my pack do work that's omegas should be doing." Jungkook couldn't help but let his jaw drop, the audacity of this beta to say something like that.

He clenched his fist, nails digging into the soft of his palms. "What the hell Sehun?" he repeated. "First off your packmates are the ones who created that mess, so they can clean it up. Why the hell should omegas do that work?"

Sehun rolled his eyes, "because they are omegas. Isn't your whole job to clean and take care, I don't even know how you manage to be student council president Jungkook, that's not a job for an omega."

"You have got to be kidding me Sehun, are we living in the fucking wilderness? That shit doesn't happen anymore get your head out of your ass." Jungkook stepped forward pointing at Sehun accusedly.

Sehun made an insulting expression, "Get my head out of my ass? Get that stick out of yours slut, you smell like multiple alphas, you can't hide it from me, Kook. If we are going to make this work you need to stop, just quit being student council president and let me take care of you, you clearly don't love me enough."

"What if I don't want to make this work Sehun?" This was the best time if ever to break it off, maybe then he would leave him alone. He probably wouldn't, knowing Sehun he would pull some bullshit and still cause issues, but at least he wouldn't be his boyfriend anymore, he was so tired of it.

His eyebrows furrowed, glancing in the form of a glare. "What do you mean you don't want to make this work?" He stepped forward, seeming more menacing than seconds before. Maybe it was just his omega thinking that, but he felt a twinge of fear in the back of his head.

"I'm done Sehun, you don't respect me. You act like you are some superior being ahead of me, you can't keep your hands off and blatantly do things to me without consent. I'm breaking up with you, we are done," he uttered, point-blank.

Sehun put a hand to his chest, tears dramatically spilling out. "You can't be serious, after everything we've done together? I love you Jungkook, just come back to me baby, I didn't mean it I just care so much. You know I just want the best for you, it's that stupid omega Yugyeom's fault, he is influencing you." Sehun reached to hug Jungkook and he dodged gagging slightly, he might actually puke on Sehun again after he called him baby like that.

"See? You just called my closest friend stupid, we are done, stop begging. I am leaving." Sehun's glare narrowed further, his scent changing ever so slightly.

He reached out his hand wrapping around Jungkook's upper arm in an iron-tight grip. "What do you mean leaving? I'm not done talking omega," he spat.

Jungkook tried shoving Sehun off but he was surprisingly strong his knuckles whitening from how tight he was holding onto Jungkook's arm, he would surely bruise. He just wanted to leave, so bad he wanted to leave, Sehun leaned down pressing his nose against Jungkook's neck and he just then realized what Sehun was trying to do. The jerk was trying to scent him, panicked, he shoved his head off with his free hand eyes wide with fear. "That's insane Sehun, you are fucking insane. Go see a therapist and leave me the fuck alone!"

Sehun growled, Jungkook flinching his head back, his angered scent was so strong his eyes watered. Before he knew what was happening a hand reached out, faster than Jungkook's reflexes could react. All he felt was the impact of the back of Sehun's hand, his rings scraping against his cheek leaving cuts where the skin was once soft and clear. The slap echoed across the walls of the bathroom bouncing from one to the other, and Jungkook stayed silent, his head turning slightly at the sheer force put into that slap. His shaky hand reached up to press against his cheek feeling the slight droplets of blood from the cuts pouring on his calloused fingertips. He looked up at Jungkook with such wide innocent eyes, that he didn't realize he was capable of that. A whimper left his lips and Sehun's eyes widened themselves, clearly shocked in his own way by what he had done.

"No wait, baby I'm so sorry-" Sehun reached out, but Jungkook was faster. Tears streamed down his face slapping away his hand, Jungkook turned running, unlocking the door and dashing out faster than he ever had before. Nearly stumbling over from the fast way he was running, he did not hear Sehun follow.

Chapter 9: 9

Jungkook went home, he ran home, his legs ached, and he was running on pure adrenaline. He didn't even stop by the office to say he was leaving, he just pushed past the big glass doors tear streaks down his face. He let out breathy sobs ever so often as he ran barely able to contain himself, Sehun had just slapped him. Not just a simple slap, one that hurt so much Jungkook could still feel the sting from one of the cuts. His omega was nearly in control, he didn't stop when he heard his phone ringing, and he didn't stop when his neighbor tried to talk to him; he just yanked open the door as hard as he could. Collapsing inside, panting heavily, sobs filling the room. He didn't know why but he was heartbroken, he just wanted to feel safe, yet even in his home, there seemed to be no comfort.

He shakily stood up, almost falling back over. His legs couldn't handle the weight of his own body, he was sure he would be sore for days, barely being able to sit down on the sofa by tomorrow. He sucked in a heavily shaky breath, gently shutting the door, he didn't wanna wake the puppies up. He fell back over stumbling his way over to the couch. He curled up, bringing his knees to his chest, not even feeling safe with his feet on the floor. He grabbed one of the throw pillows from off the sofa pushing his face into it. His sobs came out uncontrollably, he didn't expect to be emotional, hoping in some way the running would shed some of that fear off. In fight or flight, he flew, he flew so damn hard he could feel his heart ready to burst. The cool feel of wetness pulled around his eyes, the pillow clearly being soaked. Even muffled like this his sobs filled the house, uncontained.

Why was he so hurt over this? He had no idea, his brain tried to figure out why this specific thing happening was enough to send Jungkook and his omega completely over the edge. Could it be the build-up? That murderous look in Sehun's eyes? He couldn't tell. He's been slapped before, tons of times, not particularly by Sehun but by many people, it seemed to be a part of the job. He felt ashamed, Sehuns had never seen him cry like that, and his neighbor had never seen him cry like that. He was just about ready to shrivel up in a ball, lock himself away, and never, ever, come out.

He heard a whine, pulling his face out of the pillow, letting the material slide off his knees and back onto the safety of the couch, away from Jungkook's tears and sobs. He noticed a few of the puppies looking at him, others had already managed to jump on the sofa without him noticing; all six were here. Jimin pawed at his leg and he felt his tears well up again, for a second there he thought they might have stopped but they just kept coming.

Jin had hopped up to the top of the sofa, near Jungkook's head, licking his cheek and the tears away simultaneously. He flinched reaching his hand out and gently scratching Jin's ear, his tears wouldn't stop but he felt slightly less afraid. His knees slid down, away from his chest, allowing the puppies to all try and fit on his lap. There was no space but Jungkook giggled slightly through his broken tears. Namjoon had won the battle, pawing at Jungkook's stomach and nuzzling his head.

The rest of the puppies resigned to just lying scattered around him, whenever Jungkook would pick up in crying they would whine themselves, nuzzling against his hand. He pressed his hands to his face to cover it, sobbing again, the consequences of running out of school were surrounding his thoughts. His heart ached in knowing, he could already imagine the amount of trouble he'd be in come Monday. Hoseok pushed his nose between his hands causing Jungkook to have to move them, the puppy licked his nose.

Jungkook had calmed down slightly after a few more cycles of that, he would freak out about something new, begin sobbing, and one of the puppies would calm him down. He sighed softly, his phone had been going off nonstop since he finally sat himself down on the couch. He was fine ignoring it, yet if there was any chance it was yugyeom (it probably was) then if he didn't answer soon, that omega was gonna come running to his doorstep. He didn't want his friend to see him like this, his heat was soon, and he didn't want to put that on Yugyeom. This was all his fault, he could feel it in his gut, he was at fault for Sehun slapping him. He tried to remind himself he wasn't but the battling dark thoughts had won.

He pulled out his phone, the screen light admitting and soring Jungkook's aching eyes, puffy from all the crying. He didn't even bother to turn the lights in when he walked in, though painful the light was welcoming. He let out another whimper, a puppy, Yoongi, pressing his nose into his side as comfort. Yugyeom had berated him with text, not just him, Sehun too. His packmates had been sending Jungkook threats, how it was his fault Sehun acted like this, how he had hurt Sehun. He sent a quick 'I'm fine' text to Yugyeom, he wasn't exactly lying, he was jumping around the truth. Jin leaned against his shoulder, eyes watching the phone as Jungkook did, the puppy seemed to growl, like had actually understood some of the text. It couldn't be though, he was just a puppy, and all of them were just puppies, sadly.

When Jin growled, so did Namjoon, the two seem to have an understanding between each other in their own dog way. Namjoon nuzzled Hoseok, and they all began waking up the other puppies, they kept around Jungkook, bringing him comfort in any way they could. Jimin and Taehyung had even bitten onto one of the blankets, using sheer force to drag the blanket over Jungkook laying it across his lap.

He could stay there for hours, in his soft fluffy white blanket, surrounded by dogs. Taehyung who had managed to wiggle his way under the blanket popped his head out right in front of Koo. He cooed slightly and the dog barked making him giggle. He reached out letting his hand leave the warmth of under the blanket to pet the top of Taehyung's head softly. Jimin pushed Taehyung aside so he could be in front of Jungkook's hand, the omega raising his eyebrow but continuing.

He stretched slightly, back aching from staying in that laying position for as long as he did. He could barely really move his arms, thanks to the uniform. He then realized he had just been sitting in his school uniform, letting the puppies rub against it. He was going to have to wash it before Monday, he didn't mind though, it was worth it to have the comfort of the dogs.

He pushed the blanket off finally deciding to do something productive, he was going to shower. He wanted to feel fresh, the omega was feeling pretty bad after all that crying, he definitely needed the pick me up from a delicate and warm shower.

The puppies whined at the abandoned contact from their omega watching him get up, they began to follow him as he walked to the bathroom. He felt bad for this but he sighed kneeling in front of the dogs right outside the opened bathroom door, "Not this time. I'm going to shower alone okay? I won't be gone for long." The dogs seemed to give each other strange looks communicating something that Jungkook had accepted he would never understand. With one last whine from Jin, he managed to shut the door leaving him alone in the bathroom.

He quickly stripped, turning on the shower. He turned to look at himself in the mirror, that black eye Felix gave him had slowly healed over, leaving nothing but a darkish tint to his left eye. Two cuts were up against the right side of his cheek, both having slightly scabbed over by now. His cheek was darkened, a clear sign it would soon bruise. Jungkook's face was crusted over with the wetness of his former tears, his eyes puffed out and bloodshot red from all the rubbing he did to his eyes. Every time he tried to rub his eyes one of the dogs, mainly Jin, would bark like he didn't like it. That didn't stop Jungkook though, he continued until the dog would paw away his hand from his eyes.

He shuttered away from his appearance, bending down to turn on the shower. The dogs had surprisingly gone quiet, normally when he wouldn't let them in the room with him when he showered they would whine and scratch at the door, especially Taehyung who seemed extremely attached to the boy. This time it was silent, it was almost panicking but Jungkook assumed the dogs were probably tired from all the puppy therapy they had to give him.

He stepped in, nearly moaning at the feeling of the warm droplets of water against his cold body. It was still winter, which meant when he ran home, without a coat, he nearly froze his ass off. Thankfully the running had warmed him up slightly, but now that he was home he could tell his fingers were read, fingertips bitten with frostbite.

He tilted his head back letting the water pour in his hair, taking the shampoo and scrubbing it gently against his aching scalp. He was going to let Ryujin know what happened, he didn't want Sehun to get away with it. He was almost vengeful, he couldn't believe he was stupid enough to slap the student council president, on purpose. Even with those wide beta eyes, he wasn't fulling Jungkook, that slap was clearly on purpose, no matter what his apology text said. His stance was getting more aggressive the more they talked, he just didn't expect Sehun would really go for it.

He washed out the shampoo, shutting his eyes so the soap didn't run into his already sore eyes, head tilted back. If Yugyeom found out he was going to be pissed, Jungkook knew without a doubt he would talk to his pack, and then they would also be pissed. A lot of angry people directed at each other sounded like a disaster at school.

He did quick work with his hair, just content standing in the shower letting the steaming hot water pour on his skin, reddening it. He could relax for a little at least, he finally broke it off with Sehun, he was single, he was happy, and he was alone...

He shivered even under the piping hot water, for a while it didn't matter but now it did. Having those puppies made him think, what would it be like to have actual people comforting him, maybe an alpha? No, no, he shook it off, he couldn't think like that, so many things were more important than that, Jungkook didn't even want a boyfriend did he? He didn't think so, but at the same time, parts of him craved that blanket of security a relationship may bring.

The omega was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard what sounded like a crash, and a few distinct voices piping up, some he barely recognized.

His eyes widened, slowly turning off the shower. He felt like he knew those voices, he couldn't pinpoint them. They sounded so familiar but as soon as they came they went. He shakily wrapped a towel around his body not bothering to change. He had to know what that crash is, he grabbed the bat from the corner of his room gripping it tight. His towel had been pulled tight across his lower half assuring him it wouldn't fall.

He slowly opened the door to the hallway, his grip on the bat shaky. He bought it years ago to satiate his paranoid omega side, moving out of his parent's house and being left alone at such a young age really did wonders for his self-defense tactics. He always had these dreams of what would happen if someone broke in, how the small omega would take him down and the police would compliment him. Now that it was happening he wasn't exactly as confident.

When he rounded the corner to the kitchen he didn't expect what he saw, the shaking of it causing the bat to roll off his hand nearly hitting his head in the process of hitting the ground, causing the three naked boys in the room to turn and look at Jungkook.

One, a red-haired boy was cheerfully eating ramen sat on the counter, naked. The other two boys seemed to be mid-argument when Jungkook walked in, one taller than the other, with bright dazzling blue hair and gentle tan skin. The other was a bit shorter, with silver hair and softer features, if he didn't find them randomly in the kitchen naked he would probably think they were the most attractive people he'd ever seen.

His mouth hung open, he could tell by a few noticeable details that they were alphas. Why they were naked? he had absolutely no idea. The blue-haired boy reached out a hand eyes wide with just as much shock as Jungkook had, "It's- It's not what it looks like Jungkook!" His voice was deep, at such a baritone level.

Jungkook, how did they know his name? "W-what how did you get in? How do you know my name, I-I get out!" Jungkook reached for the bat, but another boy who seemingly entered without him knowing, kicked it away, he was blonde, his cat-like features intimidating Jungkook beyond belief.

He backed up, he was also naked. Were they all naked? His face flushed keeping his eyes at head level with most of them, four alphas against one omega, four stalkers, intruder alphas, against one crying omega. Where the hell were his puppies?

Jungkook rubbed his eyes, was he dreaming? Did he pass out in the shower from the amount of steam and was dreaming this all? How did they get in, how did he not smell them? The house smelled the exact same as it always did. More boys seemed to enter the room and now six alphas were now standing around the kitchen, different expressions littering each one of their faces. What should he worry about first, what should he do, he left his phone in the bathroom.

He was suddenly very aware of how he was also nearly naked, the only thing separating his full body from them was a measly towel. He didn't know why he was so self-conscious, maybe it was because all these alphas were ungodly attractive, from the head down. He didn't know, his mind was spinning.

He pulled the tower closer, adhering to his wet skin. "Get out I'm naked," he wrapped his hands around his chest trying to cover his body in any way he could. "Get out of my house oh my god who the hell are you? I-I'm going to call the police I swear!"

The blonde rolled his eyes, earning an elbow in his side from the tallest one, he had brown hair. He had these sweet dimples, he imagined if he smiled he would look amazing; sadly right now he had an unreadable expression on his face. He had no scent to go off of so he was left going in blind when it came to these alphas.

"Oh, it's okay we've already seen you naked!" The silver-haired boy peeped up. His eyes shot wider than they've ever gone before and he backed himself into the corner of the kitchen shaky hands out, ready to defend himself.

"You what?" A boy started walking forward towards him, just as naked as the others. He had broad shoulders, he was so pretty even looking serious like this, and he had intimidating brown eyes for such soft features. His black hair was a stark contrast to his beautiful clear skin, normally alphas had pretty bad skin but these boys seemed to all be perfect in literally every way, he reached out instinctively to punch the boy, at least he could knock one out.

He caught it before Jungkook's eyes, his eyebrows creased in surprise. "Oh wow, you really are strong Koo~, that's such a good quality." He couldn't help the blush that spread across his face at the compliment, he shook it off, he was supposed to be screaming right now at these alphas who broke into his house.

"Jin I think you are freaking him out," the red one remarked, hopping off the counter. A now-empty ramen bowl sat where he once was. Jin? That was the same name as his puppy.

"I don't know how else to approach him Hoseok, why don't you try?" He blinked up, Jin moving aside to let the red boy walk to the front, a smile across his cheery face. Hoseok? That was also one of his puppy's names, what the hell was going on?

"Hi pup, I'm Hoseok," he held out his hand for Jungkook to shake, but he just stared in complete horror. He couldn't speak, he had words in his brain but they just didn't come out, when he tried to speak all that came out was a failed attempt at a voice crack.

The blue-haired one scoffed, pouting his lips, "he already knows us Hoseok!" What does he mean he already knew them? He felt like he was missing something the rest of them knew, left out of a conversation he didn't know he was supposed to be a part of.

"Well then what do I say Taehyung," Taehyung, he repeated. It had clicked, everything clicked into place. Taehyung, Jin, Hoseok, the names of his puppies, the puzzle pieces began to fit together in his brain, leaving the boy near tear stricken. Shifters. The missing food. Shifters. The doors are wide open. Shifters. The strange alpha smell. It was all of them, he had been living in a house with six alphas unknowingly, and his grandma was the one who gave them to her.

"I think he figured it out loves," the tallest boy spoke. Jungkook sunk to the floor in shock laying his legs out so he wouldn't expose himself, dumbfounded. "How, why, what-" his voice cracked as he spoke, tears falling down his face at an uncontrollable rate. How could he have been so stupid? How did he not figure it out sooner? Sure Jungkook could be slow sometimes but never like this, the puppies were oddly smart. They seem to communicate with each other, watch movies like real people, and read like real people. His brain couldn't comprehend it, he was short-circuiting in front of his alphas, the alphas. His puppies were people, his sweet puppies were alphas, the secondary gender he despised most.

"M-my grandma, she wouldn't why-" He put his head in his hands, having the gaze of six alphas on him was making him nervous. He just kept his eyes shut trying to calm his brain down, thoughts spiraling down like a list, what was he going to do after this? He was so confused, pulling on his hair in stress.

Namjoon let out a heavy breath, "Why don't you get changed than first angel?" He didn't have time to even acknowledge the pet name, his body working on autopilot. The omega stepped into his room, changing, he considered jumping out the window, running away to the police station, and reporting the alphas to the police. Something about the way they acted reminded him they were puppies, reminded him they were gifted by his grandma who loved him dearly. He needed an explanation, then he would decide what to do.

He walked out, noticing they all weren't in the kitchen anymore. He sighed with relief, maybe this really was some weird hallucination his creative brain had concocted, his puppies would run out and be all normal. His hopes were smashed when he heard talking, this time coming from the living room. He dragged himself towards the sound, the boys all going quiet when he walked in, some smiling.

"Welcome back Koo, sorry for giving you a fright like that. We didn't expect you to leave the shower so early," Namjoon spoke, Jungkook had a good idea of who was who, the ones who weren't said by the name he guessed simply by their looks and how they acted. He knew who Yoongi was since he seemed to be dazing off on this couch already, he guessed Jimin because he and Taehyung kept glaring at each other. Namjoon was the easiest, he acted exactly how Jungkook imagined he would if the puppy was a human, well he now technically was one.

"Y-yea can you uhm," he offered a blanket, "cover-up?" He blushed and Namjoon and Jin took the blanket spreading it out across the six boys all coupled up on the main couch, their skinship was a lot, Jungkook assumed they must be a pack, a very weird one since it consisted of only alphas. "Sorry, it's hard to understand you guys when you are uhm... y'know naked like that."

Jimin stifled a laugh and Taehyung turned towards his partner in crime the two laughing between each other. Jin, the broadest, shushed them, the boys quieting down only laughing ever so often in the form of small chuckles.

"Did my grandma know?" He asked, this was the biggest question. God, he had to know, if she did why would she gift him shifters? Let alone shifters who were alphas in human form, they were so rare how did she manage to find six, why did she send them to him, god?

Jin was the one who spoke this time, "Yes she did we've known her for quite a long time dear one." He continued to stand up, all eyes on him as he fiddled his hands together. He doesn't exactly know how to communicate with them.

"But why!" he yelled out, surprised by the sheer amount of sound within his voice. In this shaky state, he was in, he didn't expect his voice to come out as anything but a whisper. The boys seemed just as surprised as he was.

"To help you duh! With your heat and stuff!" The blue-haired one exclaimed, happy. He was so cheerful. Jungkook deadpanned, this had to be a joke, where were the cameras, they had to be here somewhere. He looked around all hopes long gone, at this point he was just searching for any clear way out of this.

"You aren't helping me with anything," he grumbled, crossing his arms. His attitude was back, what he thought had disappeared along with his dignity at them seeing him naked, back all of the sudden full force.

What he didn't expect was for the alpha to burst into tears, it was so adorable. Jimin, the one who usually tackled him as a puppy, was first to comfort him, gently wiping away the tears with the palm of his thumb. "Y-you don't want help, b-but she said."

Namjoon shushed him, Jungkook wanted to comfort Taehyung, he was still his puppy somewhere in there. He was surprised by the crying, normally alphas didn't do that, it made him wanna go over there even more. His heart ached, his pup, the new alpha in his house was innocently crying over this. The once intimidating boy now slightly leaned over sniffling away the rest of his tears.

"I should probably clarify for you Jungkook." Namjoon took a breath preparing to explain a lot. "Shifters aren't really normalized in society, when we were all young it was hard to control the shifts and we would end up doing it in front of people. Since we were the only six shifters in town we were all shunned together. Your grandma found us on the streets and took us in, took care of us. When we all turned eighteen she asked a favor of us, in return for all she did for us, we would take care of you. We agreed to it even if it meant being in puppy form but..."

"But?" Jungkook mumbled, invested.

"You kept coming home in bruises, you kept crying when you were in heat god that was terrible to see. We couldn't keep living as puppies and you needed more than that, so here we are, it's okay if you don't want us here we will leave, it is completely your choice Kook."

Namjoon seemed sad at the thought, and in a way, Jungkook did too. The puppies had really made him feel better, even if it was in their weird own ways. Even now, as alphas, as things Jungkook loathes, he can't help the ache in his heart at being left in this house once again completely alone. He had made up his mind.

"I guess you can stay, I will have to find you clothes though uhm, I have a box of old stuff Yugyeoms pack kept at the house, and for some of you my clothes will fit." Their eyes seemed to light up jumping up at the idea of staying in the house.

"Oh and uhm, you will have to sleep in the living room, for now, I only have one bedroom and uhm.. yea" Jungkook was never this awkward, jeez what was happening? He made his way to his bedroom beckoning them to follow behind, they did like it was second nature. He was so used to the pitter-patter of the puppy's footsteps, this was so different but so familiar.

He offered his clothes to Taehyung, Jimin, Hoseok, and Yoongi who fit him. Since Yugyeom was taller and a bit broader, he offered his clothes to Namjoon and Jin. They quickly scented it up with their own scents probably uncomfortable with wearing the scent of a random omega; he would just have to apologize to Yugyeom later.

He needed to clear his head, he needed to rest. Figure the rest of it out in the morning, he grabbed a few blankets and pillows from his closet and walked back to the living room, the pups, alphas, followed behind him.

He laid them out sighing, "If you uhm... need anything, I guess just uhm knock on my door, I'm normally a light sleeper so I'll probably hear it." The boy's eyes saddened, it would be Jungkook's first time in weeks sleeping without the comfort of his dear puppies. He didn't know how he was going to do it, they had been added to his once-perfect routine. He was just going to have to figure it out later, maybe secretly buy a stuffed animal.

He walked back to his room locked the door, collapsing onto his bed, face pressed into the pillow with a sigh. Maybe if he slept, he would wake up and they would all be puppies again, none of this would have happened and it'd be the same. At the same time a part of him was happy, his omega, it hadn't stopped screaming alpha! since he first saw them.

He shut his eyes and turned his side, pulling the blankets closer to fight off the cold air. This was going to be a long night without the puppies by his side, no, instead they were in the living room, snoozing away as actual people.

Chapter 10: 10

He was willing to stay in bed all day, swaddled in the warmth of five different blankets, no cares in the world. His eyes clenched shut, his hands tugging the soft blanket closer to his chest, squeezing it in circles with his fingers. He tried to lull his mind back to sleep, he still felt the heavy feeling of tiredness in his eyes, but he couldn't seem to fall back into the calming state of sleep.

"What time is it," the omega mumbled, rubbing his eyes softly. He hasn't slept in since his heat, his body still felt heavy, aching from laying in bed all day. He brushed the knuckles on the right of his hand against his nose, scrunching it at the tickle he felt. He rolled his shoulders, numbing the ache that had settled in the middle of his upper back. His eyes searched the room for the brightness of his alarm clock, the sun had definitely risen, but thanks to his black-out curtains it was still dark enough for it to be hard to see. "Ten O'clock..." He mumbled to himself, he should probably get up.

He turned, pushing the blankets over his body. He instantly flinched back, it was definitely a cold winter's morning. The chill of the simmering cold slid across his skin creating goosebumps along his exposed arms and legs. He crossed his arms, feet pressing against the cold hardwood floors, and he inhaled sitting up. Tipping his head and upper back a bit so he could crack it, unleashing the tension.

He felt like he should be remembering something, as he walked to the bathroom to brush his teeth his mind seemed to be missing something. He squeezed the toothpaste hard, trying to get out what was minimally left, he really should buy more but he didn't know if he could afford it by now. As he brushed his teeth he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror, sighing slightly. As he rinsed out his mouth he wondered, he could swear it on the tip of his toe he was forgetting something important. Did he have something he was supposed to do today?

He walked out after changing into something to fight the cold, plaid pajama pants and a basic long-sleeved white shirt, covering his smaller frame liberally. He walked past the kitchen flicking on the living room light.

He shut his mouth tight, pressing his lips together. Laid out, splayed across the different sofas and even the floor were multiple alphas, some cuddling, some sleeping alone. Now he remembered, his sleep haze had dissipated and he stood there dumbfounded, how could he actually forget his once cute adorable puppies turned into this?

A sigh left his lips, flicking back off the lights, he wasn't exactly prepared to talk to them just yet. He still didn't exactly know the best way to go about this, he couldn't just throw them to the wayside and hope for the best. Keeping them at the house was his only current option, he'd figure something out later, he was too hazy right now too.

Should he make them breakfast? He didn't know why he thought that caring for them hadn't crossed his mind, they weren't puppies anymore, and they couldn't just eat dog food. It explained why they never did when they were puppies, a lot more puzzle pieces clicking into place. Pushing his chilled hands into his pockets he made his way to the kitchen. He didn't have much, when he got his paycheck from working online he would definitely go out and buy more food, and clothes for some of them. He didn't want to but he would probably have to ask for money help through Yugyeom's pack, unlike him, they were fairly well off.

He slid on the kitchen tiles, his socks like figurative ice skates, stopping himself by gripping the fridge. He opened it, what the hell did they like? They clearly liked ramen, but he was out. His hand brushed through his messy locks of hair, sticking up in different directions from the rolling around he did in his sleep.

The omega made a mental note to ask the alphas what they liked. God, why did he even care what they liked, what was going on with him? He had to blame it on something, blaming it on his omega's instinct need to nurture, they were still his puppies, just much taller and bigger than him, and in many ways...

"Eggs!" He whispered and yelled to himself, he still had enough left to make scrambled eggs for the seven of them twice, he thanked the world for buying some recently, having a near dozen. He was sure he was decent enough at cooking that he could make some simple scrambled eggs, that's what he hoped at least.

He started making them, tasting them as he went to make sure it wasn't so bad. He didn't know why he was putting so much damn effort into making eggs, they could eat what they got, but still. He shook his head with a sigh trying to block out the rummaging thoughts in his brain, trying to organize them so he could think about it later when he was less tired.

He whisked them, trying to follow the recipe in his mind. It's been so long since he's properly cooked food that wasn't ramen, that wasn't healthy, he knew it, but for the most part, he didn't actually have the time. The smell of seasoned eggs wafted into the kitchen, he really hoped he didn't wake the alphas up, he was going to cook the eggs, leave them on plates, then sneak back into his bedroom and pretend to sleep.

Maybe just get it over with? He wondered. A shiver ran down his spine as a particularly cold chill passed through, the kitchen, he really should invest in a proper heating system. He could just talk to them like ripping off a bandaid, he wasn't exactly the most sociable person but being student council president meant he had to talk to people, it wasn't an option.

"That smells good."

In hindsight, Jungkook should have expected someone to wake up, maybe that would have made things a lot easier than they are now. In panicked pure omega fear, his hand dipped down along with the handle of the pot, sending it rushing down to the floor. In what Jungkook can only describe as dumb panic his instant reaction was to grab the pot wherever he could and save the eggs, he just happened to grab the bottom.

He didn't actually feel the sting at first, his ears were ringing from Taehyung's surprised yelp, his hands reaching out to grab the proper handle of the pop lifting it up. What Jungkook could only describe as the feeling of sticking his hand in boiling water, he instantly shut his eyes. He could swear his hand had just sizzled. Like his hand was set on fire, he didn't even register the instinctual tears dripping down his face. The fire-like pain ripped through his palm ending at his fingertips, that was definitely a bad burn.

"Oh my," another voice added. Taehyung wrapped his long slender fingers around Jungkook's wrist, flipping on the faucet and shoving his hand under the running cold water. The soothing relief of it still didn't curve Jungkook's fury of tears, mumbling curses as quietly as a mouse. Taehyung's free hand went into Jungkook's locks of hair whispering comforting words and apologies for startling him.

Normally he would never let an alpha get this close, but he accepted the tender words and touches. His heart was a flurry in his chest, pounding so hard it would ring in his ears. The searing pain didn't end, another pair of hands seemed to wrap around the small frame of his waist as they spoke trying to calm down Taehyung.

"Oh god, that looks bad!" Taehyung flipped the faucet a little more so the water would be ice cold, Jungkook flinching. The pain was still there, not as intense as the immediate but still enough to make him want to curl up and cry. He didn't blame Taehyung for scarring him, it was just bad timing. "Jimin for the love of God wake up Jin!"

The hands that were once comfortingly around his waist had left, leaving Jungkook with the feeling of absence. He wanted it back, being so sensitive at the moment made him crave tactile touch as any omega would.

Taehyung's hand moved from Jungkook's locks to around his waist, with one arm he pulled him closer to the sink, probably to get a better angle on the reddening burn. "Is it feeling any better Koo?" His deep voice rang in his ears, heart accelerating, all he could let out was a short nod. It did feel better, Taehyung's instinctive reaction probably saved him from a worse burn.

"Let me get a look," a softer voice said. Judging by Taehyung's relieved sigh it was probably Jin. Jungkook blinked away the last of his tears, craning his head to the side. Jin's face was pretty close, his eyes focused on Jungkook's hand under the running water. He was much prettier up close, Jungkook really needed to get his mind straight. He flinched when the water was turned up, Jin carefully bringing Jungkook's hand up to his face.

He studied it carefully, eyes wavering to look at Jungkook's expression for a second. "It shouldn't be too bad? Do you have a first aid kit or anything?" Jin leaned forward blowing on the burn slightly, it made Jungkooks cheeks flush but he knew it was probably to keep the burn cool.

"I do yes, in my uh bathroom." Jin looked back at Namjoon, who was leaning against the entrance of the kitchen watching them carefully. He immediately nodded walking out of view, Jungkook lowered his head feeling slightly embarrassed. This was his house, he had no reason to feel like that, but having so many alphas, in particular, was making him feel quite aware. He was still a mess, hair sticking up in many directions, face puffy with tears, and even though these guys seemingly just woke up, they manage to be so damn pretty.

"Follow me, Kook, let us get you sat down, Taehyung love, finish the eggs please?" Jin was walking with Jungkook, softly pulling him whenever he would slow down. When Jin looked back to speak at Taehyung, his eyes wandered, watching how the younger alpha listened to Jin without question. That normally didn't happen, alphas didn't take orders from other alphas, it was seen as a challenge to most. These boys definitely weren't the alphas you would normally see, even if he was still suspicious it made Jungkook trust them a little more.

When they finally reached the living room, the rest of the boys were awake, excluding Yoongi. He was curled up in a mix of the alphas remaining blankets snoozing softly, unaware of the chaos unfolding in the room. Many of the alphas seemed panicked by Jungkook's minor injury, roaming around him. "Is he gonna be okay?" Hoseok asked, leaning forward to get a better look at his hand, Jin swatting him away.

"He will be fine if you all give him some space," Namjoon mumbled, walking in holding the big bright red box Jungkook kept at the back of his bathroom cabinet. He set it down on the sofa, and Jungkook getting the memo sat down beside it. Jin carefully kneeled down to be at Jungkook's level.

"It just needs some ointment and a bandage, then it should be fine," Jin looked up at him smiling. Jungkook looked into his eyes, studying Jin's soft expression as he looked up at the boy with such tender and kind eyes. He was so delicate, careful to hold his wrist up keeping his fingers skillfully away from the area of his hand that had been burned. Finally realizing he was lost in Jin's eyes when the boy tilted his head slightly, he quickly looked away trying to hide the growing blush spreading across his face and the tips of his ears.

"Alright, just hurry with it please, I don't like being touched," he quickly spoke. Jin was quick to pull his hands away, rummaging through the red box, lining out exactly what he needed to treat his aching hand. Jungkook noticed how the alphas were all sitting around him, some behind leaning against the couch, others on either side as Jin took care of him, just watching over him like he was their omega.

No, not their omega, he had to repeat himself. They were just supposed to be protecting him cause they were in debt to his grandma. He shut his eyes letting out a yelp when Jin began spreading the ointment along his burn leaving a thin sheen, "sorry Angel, it's going to sting for just a bit." The alphas leaned in, Jungkook biting the middle of his already swollen bottom lip to muffle the quiet whimpers.

The pain soon resides, leaving behind a cooling feeling, similar to the instant one Jungkook felt when Taehyung rushed his hand under the freezing water. His head tilted back relaxing on the sofa, sinking in as Jungkook delicately began wrapping Jungkook's hand in the bandages. Any time they scraped against his burn he would wince, and Jin would murmur an apology and work softer.

He breathed a sigh of relief when Jin finally stood up, smiling, proud of himself for wrapping Jungkook's hand so well. "All better love, sorry about Taehyung scarring you, I don't think he meant it. He's over there sulking," Jin pointed to Taehyung, the boy was sitting across Namjoon's lap a pout on his face, the older brushing away the hairpieces on his forehead, cooing slightly.

It was so unlike any alpha Jungkook had ever seen, he could almost appreciate it. Even if Taehyung was an alpha, he still let himself be swaddled in the arms of his pack alpha. It was a sweet sight, Jungkook trying to blink away the want he must have in his eyes.

"Thank you," he murmured softly, tilting his hand back and forth in front of his eyes, getting a good look at it. The bandaging work was perfect, skillfully wrapped around the area of his hand burned, it was kind of badass looking in Jungkook's opinion. He still felt the sting of pain anytime his bandaged hand would brush against a surface but this would have to do.

Jin propped himself up on the floor, the rest of the alphas and Jungkook taking up the space of the two sofas. Jungkook is now glad he invested in a soft rug.

Jimin looked at him, smiling when Jungkook looked back, eyes like crescent moons, it was so adorable. Jimin kind of reminded him of a baby alpha, newly presenting and precious as ever. The corner of his lip tilted up, almost in a smile, he didn't know exactly how to treat them.

Jimin leaned in, "Jin's hands are pretty skillful huh?" He didn't think he was trying to make an innuendo but the way Jin sent a glare his way caused Jungkook to flush. "Dammit Jimin, keep your mind in check for five seconds." the mint-haired boy, Yoongi, snapped.

Jimin himself blushed, "sorry Hyung," he whined. Hyung? So Yoongi must be older, he thought to himself. Age would decide the pack hierarchy, excluding the pack alpha who vetoed them all. It probably went to Namjoon, Jin, and then the rest of them. He would need to figure it out soon enough.

"Uhm, so did you guys sleep well?" He muttered shyly his eyes gazing downwards at his soft feathery rug. It cost him a fortune but it was nice to have soft things like that around his house, it made him feel safe even if he didn't create a nest.

Hoseok, the red-haired boy who smiled almost too much, looked at him. "Comfy, it's nice permanently being in this house in human form, moving around as a dog can be difficult." He leaned forward, legs spread slightly, even when so smiley you could tell just by the way he sat he was an alpha, a strong one at that.

"I loved it too!" Taehyung added in, probably wanting to be a part of the conversation. He stood up, and went over to the coffee table, "Your house is so cute, you and your grandma have pretty similar furniture arrangements," he piped up.

Taehyung wasn't wrong, Jungkook spent the majority of his early childhood with his grandma, and his parents didn't really care all that much. Looking at Taehyung next to the coffee table brought back a strange memory.

When Jungkook was little, he decided to play tag with Nayeon, who being two years older than him was already winning. She ran too fast for the poor boy even at a young age, after an extremely sharp turn through a hallway Jungkooks nose slammed corner first into the coffee table. He doesn't remember the pain, he remembered getting scolded by his grandma, a few stitches, and a new teddy bear from the hospital. Jungkook still manages to get injured even now, he slams his knees and toes on the coffee table all the time.

"Thank you," he mumbled, the smile tugging at the corner of his lips. He pulled at the sleeves of his white chair, staring into the fireplace in his house he never used, he probably should, maybe it might actually work. Namjoon turned his head slightly, looking down in Jungkook's direction, "Is everything alright?"

Jungkook looked up confused, did he look upset? He zoned out sometimes and Yugyeom seemed to always come up with some reason to ask him if he was okay, snapping him out of it. It was weird to have someone other than Yugyeom and his pack worried about him. He looked up, into Namjoon's eyes, "Yeah fine, just zoned out."

Namjoon's eyes wandered, catching the attention of where Jungkook had zoned out. "The fireplace? I wonder why you never used it, it is pretty cold in your house." God he really needed to invest in a heater.

"Yeah I guess so," he stood up, leaning forward so all his weight was in the balls of his feet. Shaking off the feeling of everyone's eyes on him, till now he was begrudgingly used to that. Making announcements for the student council, having to stop fights, attention was on him, but this, this is different.

He needed to grow a pair of balls, he was always so good at saying what he wanted to but hearing, around these boys, it was strange. He gulped down the lump in his throat, shifting his weight from one foot to the other awkwardly. "Can you uhm, stop looking at me?"

All six boys, surprising Jungkook at how well they listened to the omega. Namjoon chuckled, "Sorry about that, it's just you are really nice to look at." Nice to look at? Jungkook couldn't exactly tell if it was a compliment, tilting his head down to search the floor, he had blushed more times today than he had in the rest of his life.

"Namjoon, be careful with your words," Jin snapped, Namjoon whipped his head around his smile growing brighter. Jungkook's head dipped up in surprise looking at the two boys, Yoongi groaned mumbling, "Here they go again."

"Oh, Jin like you have any right to talk, silly." Namjoon smiled at the broad-shouldered boy, eyes slowly moving to look back at Jungkook. Jin crossed his arms, eyebrows furrowing at Namjoon's words, "You are still looking at Jungkook Joonie."

Joonie? Cute. Namjoon flushed slightly, looking away from jungkooks eyes. He could truly watch the alphas talk for hours, the way they interacted was so interesting, the way they moved around each other, the way they spoke, it all said a lot about them. "Do we need to do anything today Jungkook?"

Jungkook thought for a moment, with his online job he got paid tomorrow, meaning he could go out with the boys to get them all some proper clothing. It was weird having the majority of his clothes, sadly including his boxers, on alphas he barely knew.

"Not today, we should probably go to the mall tomorrow though, I need to get you guys some clothes, I can't get much though." Jungkook looked up noticing the way Namjoon's brow furrowed, standing up.

"Didn't you get the letter?" Letter? What letter?

"Are you talking about the one grandma left me in the box when I first got you guys Namjoon?" Jungkook shuffled slightly, making his way ever so slightly closer to the pack alpha, instinctually wanting to be closer as he spoke to him.

Namjoon shook his head, "Your grandma let us know before we left that she was going to send you a letter full of money for us and you after a few weeks. Did you not get it?" Jungkook paused, money? How did his grandma manage to get ahold of money, he knew his parents were rich but his grandma?

"I don't check the mail," he smiled slightly and Namjoon shook his head, Jungkook rubbing the back of his neck. Namjoon turned to look back at Jin, who looked just as surprised as he did, was it not normal to just ignore the mail? Not like anything important was going to be in the mailbox, it was always on his front porch instead.

Was it that surprising? All the boys seemed confused by his statement, he knew Yugyeom checked the mail but that was because he was a very paranoid person, Jungkook on the other hand was way too lazy once he got home to walk outside to pull out some mail. It would most likely end up being some trash scams, random ads, and other stuff he could care less about. "You should probably check the mail angel," Hoseok smiled, "I can go with, if you want that is."

Jungkook's head tilted up, making eye contact with the brightly smiling boy. He really was pretty, he almost didn't want to say no, "s-sorry uhm no I can go by myself, I'm not just a weak omega," Hoseok's smile faltered, Jungkook muttered curses under his breath from the stutter.

"Oh angel it's not like that, I just was seeing if you wanted some company." His smile returned, it must be hard to make this boy sad. His shining brown irises glinted in the fanlight from the ceiling, Jungkook did want the company, god he really did, but at the same time when he was around these boys his whole world felt different, this was wrong, he had only really known them for less than a day.

"It will be fine," he bowed. Hoseok tilted back, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly. He leaned forward, his elbow resting on his knee a playful smirk hinting at his soft lips, at least Jungkook assumed they were soft.

"It will be fine Hyung," he corrected. Oh, yeah Jungkook forgot these boys were all older than him, it felt weird to think about it since Jungkook only really knew them as puppies. He looked a bit younger than them, especially Namjoon and Jin.

"Sorry," he spat out walking forward slightly, his hands waving out. Jungkook's eyebrow raised, Jimin standing up from beside him, "Don't be Hoseoks just being a tease, though we would prefer if you called us all Hyung."

Even if Jimin was shorter than him, in a weird way you could tell he was an alpha. From his scent to his straight-up stance, it screamed alpha, even though those sweet brown eyes and smaller figures say otherwise. It was quite endearing.

Jungkook nodded, Sehun used to beg him to call him Hyung. For some reason, he said no, probably cause it was Sehun. He guessed with this it'd probably just be easier that way, he had no reason not to respect the older boys yet, so why not? "Okay, Jiminie Hyung."

Jimin's head shot up slightly, smiling so hard his eyes turned back to crescents, red hinting at his nose and cheeks, delicately pressed over his paler features. How could Jungkook just not melt? "Oh wow Koo, you haven't called me Jiminie since I was a puppy, that's," he paused. "Call me it more."

"Okay," Jungkook mumbled, bowing his head, his eyes gazing back at Jimin still, "Jiminie." The shorter boy nodded, skipping back over to the sofa to snuggle between Hoseok and the now-sleeping Yoongi.

He was waved off by the many alphas, he was just going to get the mail but it was still in a few ways appreciated. In a way having them around was more comfort than Jungkooks had in a while, after everything with Sehun knowing he had six alphas ready to protect him at all times brought him less anxiety. That nagging in the back of his head was more like a dull ache, over time the thoughts would probably come back, but for now, Jungkook was going to bask in the bliss that is not being stressed out.

He pushed open the door, the cold instantly hitting him in waves. He truly forgot how cold it could get outside for a moment, he shivered up wanting to walk back inside, his house wasn't exactly warm but it was definitely better than this.

Walking forward, Jungkook crossed his arms, looking across the street. His neighbor, a young teen girl named Wonyoung was snipping her flowers. The delicate white flowers were definitely needing a trim, vines reaching out from each side layered with sharp thorns.

He opened his mailbox, eyes widening. Had it really been that long since he last checked the mail? Stacks upon stacks of letters, postcards, and even a small package were all squeezed into the small opening. The mailman must have an odd talent for squeezing things into an extremely tight space.

He pulled it all out, shifting through each letter. His eyes finally caught on something only his grandma would send, it was a white card, covered in little stickers. His grandma loved to decorate things and litter them in stickers and tape, she was given a gift for scrapbooking as well. She had over nine scrapbooks just about Jungkook in her closet, it was strangely amazing.

"Dammit, Jungkook I know you have not been ignoring me!" Jungkook flinched, his hands instinctively dropping the mail when a corner brushed against his bandaged hand, on a particular sore spot.

He turned on his heel, watching Yugyeom come barreling towards him. He clearly had just gotten out of bed, hair sticking up, still in his boxers, how the hell was he not cold? "Yugyeom? what are you doing here?"

"Jungkook," he stopped in front of the surprised boy, kneeling down to pick up his dropped letters, Jungkook only now gripping the one from his grandma. If it was what the boys said it was, there was no way in hell this thing would ever touch the dirty ground.

"You have been ignoring my text since yesterday? What the hell happened, god you smell so strong today did you cuddle the dogs too long or something?"

The dogs? Oh god, the dogs. Jungkook's head snapped back around to the door, his panicked gaze flipping between Yugyeom and his front door. Yugyeom would flip out if he saw random alphas in his house, it would never end well.

Yugyeom must've caught on, leaning forward to get closer to Jungkook, his hands full of random letters. His eyes bore holes into Jungkooks, he strained his eyes, Yugyeom's face in front of him blurring as he did so. "You are hiding something, aren't you kookie?"

Yes. He wanted to say, he didn't want to lie to his friend but he wasn't exactly ready to confront the situation either. He blinked rapidly, trying to focus himself, he was normally a good liar, at least most of the time. When it came to Yugyeom the boy was a human lie detector, especially when it came to his closest friend Jungkook. "No..."

Yugyeoms eyes narrowed, forming sharp slits, cat-like in a way. Jungkook shifted his weight, eyes flickering one last time towards the door, trying to make sure none of the boys came out, especially if they smelled Yugyeoms sent. Yugyeom managed to catch that small blip, that small look Jungkook gave the front door. That was all it took for Yugyeom to make a beeline for it.

"Wait no Yugyeom don't!" Jungkook ran behind him, thanking everything he ran track for two years. His hands gripped onto the back of Yugyeoms shirt, digging into the fabric as he attempted to pull him backward, Yugyeom, had his hand on the knob twisting it open, coming face to face with six confused looks alphas.

Jungkook defeatedly dropped the back of Yugyeom's shirt, the envelope having been rushingly shoved into his pocket, the edge sticking out. Yugyeom looked at them, slowly turning back to face Jungkook, he had slowly shut the door behind them. Yugyeom's mouth fell open, only letting out a wheeze before it shut closed.

"I can explain!" Jungkook yelled out, Yugyeom's stunned silence was left with the wind. The boy began muttering, confusedly muttering, obscenities mostly. It came out as gibberish to Jungkook and most likely the other boys in the room.

Well, this was going to go well.

Chapter 11: 11

Jungkook twiddled his thumbs, his staring at the floors of his living room could be deemed as a form of impoliteness, but he was surrounded by yugyeom and the six strange, model-like, former puppies, he had no reason to try and be polite. He racked his brain, how was he going to explain this, he already imagined how it would go.

"Yeah those puppies, it turns out they are alphas, not just any alphas, they look like god etched their faces himself, it turns out my grandma is a devious matchmaker!" Jungkook heaved a sigh, yeah that wouldn't do.

He had two real routes he could go with, his eyes scanned Yugyeom who just seemed to continue his mumblings of disbelief. He then, slowly, his body seeming to turn with his eyes, looked at the four alphas, wait.. four?

"Namjoon, where are Jimin and Taehyung," Namjoon turned to look behind him, where the two mischievous alphas had just been sitting at the table, arguing over who could have the last instant ramen in Jungkook's poor nearly empty cupboard, thank god for grandma or he was gonna go bankrupt providing for the alphas, I mean it's not like he could kick the puppies, out, if he could even still call them that.

"I don't.. Yoongi I thought you were watching them.." He turned to Yoongi who was, asleep, like usual. Jin elbowed his side causing the blonde boy to jolt up, side-eyeing Jin with what Jungkook could consider, a deathly expression. He didn't know how Jin didn't quiver like a lost animal with a look like that, then again he couldn't ignore he was an omega and well, they were all alphas, he was prey in a room of seemingly gentle predators, and that look sent him that reminder.

"I didn't think they would use this as the opportunity to run away," Yoongi shrugged nonchalantly, the way they spoke about Taehyung and Jimin, it was as if they were this packs omegas, but they arent, Jungkooks nose didn't lie, they smell distinctly like alphas, so why were they so content acting like that? Why were those alphas so content letting them act like that, and why were six alphas even a pack, it didn't make sense, who took care of the ruts, who made the nest? Jungkook's brain buzzed with questions he couldn't answer, and the tips of his ears burned with the idea of asking any of them.

He couldn't be a hypocrite, for an omega, he tried his damn hardest not to act like one, suppressing heat, rarely ever nesting, and taking a leader-like role when it came to his school. So why did he even want to question these alphas and what they did.. who gave him the right? Has he still been ever so slightly brainwashed by how his parents raised him, by society and its old way of thinking? He couldn't let himself burn with thoughts much longer, he was rambling to himself, his thoughts scattering when he took in the fact Jin was scolding Yoongi in front of them all, Yugyeom still quiet, dumbfounded as ever.

"They can take care of themselves Jin, they aren't babies," Yoongis arms were crossed, Jungkook could tell by the frustrated scent in the air, Yoongis nonchalant tone was getting to Jin, who stepped forward, seemingly agape from the face Yoongi would even insinuate that those two weren't his precious children or something along those lines. Jungkook couldn't tell, were they platonic?

He gasped, "Don't even say that Yoongi, I will go find them," Jungkook could see Namjoon's mouth open in protest, before closing, Jin walked over to the front door putting on a coat and opened the door wide, a determined almost protective look on his face as went to go retrieve the pups who had made a daring escape when they left Yoongi up to watching them. There was something else about his look though...

Maybe Jungkook just read into it slightly more than he should, maybe it's because he just went into heat recently that the thought even approached the front of his mind. It was something dark, almost punishing in his eyes, making Jungkook wonder what it would be like if Jin caught up to those two, but that couldn't be they were all alphas, Jungkook's mind was so jumbled he didn't even realize, "wait that was my jacket he walked out with!"

He stood up, his next words interrupted by Yugyeom, who had managed to sit quietly, twiddling his thumbs as everything went down in front of him. Now Jungkook could admit that Yugyeom was far from dumb, he was silly, and a little overprotective for an omega, and so many other things Jungkook could describe him as but dumb. Far from it actually, Jungkook should've expected that he would put two and two together before Jungkook had a chance to explain, especially with Jimin and Taehyung going on a daring adventure in the neighborhood.

"Jungkook, they call each other.." his eyes roamed the room, "Jimin, Taehyung, those names, those are the names of those puppies, your puppies, were, are they... Jungkook where are those puppies.". Jungkook's heart fluttered skipping beat after beat, would it be bad if he knew? He trusted Yugyeom with his life, but they didn't. He didn't exactly know any of them, but they seemed nice enough, and being a shifter, or whatever it is, isn't exactly known. Jungkook couldn't imagine such a thing being widely accepted in today's society, it took society long enough to accept the idea of a male being an omega. He just couldn't image how they would view people who were able to shift, not even into wolves but such small unassuming things. He shivered at the thought of experiments, of the turmoil, but Yugyeom, he wouldn't do that. Jungkook knew he wouldn't say anything, but how could any of this alpha-loaded pack know that, how could he show them that?

Namjoon was the first to speak, Jungkook's eyes glanced over at him, showing an unmentioned appreciation at the fact that Namjoon was going to be the first one to address the unimaginable situation. Yugyeom's dumbfounded look was quickly shed for a look of curiosity, etched onto his face with a glint in his eyes. Jungkook knew Yugyeom had an idea of what was going on, so he wondered if Namjoon would attempt a story, or just be straight with him.

"We were the puppies, well we tried to be.". He glanced at hoseok, more so glared since he was part of the reason Jungkook caught them in the first place. He and the two who seemed to cause the most trouble for the strange pack had been the ones to cause such a loud ruckus while Jungkook had been showering. This led to him catching them, naked, in his kitchen, which would be a permanent stain in Jungkook's memory.

Yugyeom's expression didn't seem to change, instead, it seemed that he had relaxed ever so slightly, making eye contact with Namjoon as he continued to speak, explaining a situation Jungkook still couldn't quite wrap his head around himself. "We were sent here by his grandma, to protect him, nothing else, no hidden meaning behind it, we owe her a favor, for all she has done for us.".

Yugyeom almost seemed upset by the insinuation that it was nothing else, some part of him likely getting his hopes up that Jungkook had welcomed a pack into his arms, even though they aren't considered normal by society's standards. Jungkook mentally scoffed at the thought, his friend knew him better than that, no matter how pretty someone was, Jungkook's school and his solitude were the priority, truly an introvert's dream.

"So you are Jungkook's built-in dog bodyguards?" Yugyeom inquired. His eyebrow raised, Jungkook understood Yugyeom's confusion, he was in the same boat. One day he's enjoying life with six unfathomably intelligent dogs, the next, he has six smelly roommates who act almost like they are a couple, just not quite.

"Sort of, I don't know for how long, I guess just until he finds a proper pack, which shouldn't take long with Jimin's forceful nature, he will be trying to hook him up with any worthy person he sees." Jungkook's eyes widened, Yugyeom seemed satisfied by Namjoon's calm and collected answer but he sure wasn't. He was acting like an idiot, the situation had completely blinded him from really thinking, living with six men, heats, living with six alphas, omega. His grandma had to have more in mind, even if Namjoon or the rest of his semi-pack didn't know it. His bunny-like teeth dug into his full bottom lip, a trait he had similar to that of his cousin Nayeon, including the habit of biting his lips, probably the reason they were so dry and cracked, thanks to that and the cold winds of winter.

Yugyeom was content with the information he got, Jungkook may have been heated by the idea, but he wasn't going to deny his sweet old grandma's gift to him. He could just imagine her, showing up at his door with freshly baked cookies, tears in her sweet old eyes when she found out her sweet grandson sent away the puppies. He shivered at the thought, he could just imagine her saying something about how when she dies she wants him to be safe, he brushed it off standing up.

"I am sorry Yugyeom for not telling you sooner, I just got caught up in it all," he kneeled in front of his dear friend grabbing his hands sweetly. "You had to come all the way here just to get information out of me, I won't ignore your text like that again." Jungkook couldn't help himself catching a quick glance at the nearest alpha, Hoseok, who seemed cheerful at the sweet friendship displayed.

Yugyeom's eyes wandered to the side, acting like he was deep in thought about forgiving Jungkook, who squeezed his hands a little tighter. "Hmm how can I not forgive my kookie," he cooed, causing Jungkook to flush knowing at least two alphas were watching, he wasn't used to people seeing him and Yugyeom like this, his closest friend. Sure sometimes they displayed open affection but, to an unaware eye, they might look like a couple. Jungkook's brain seemed to forget for a moment, that these puppies had seen Yugyeom and him interact, cuddle, and watch movies. To top it off they would watch when Jungkook slept in the small nest Yugyeom would occasionally make for the restless fellow omega.

His hand left Yugyeoms to put it on the back of his neck, a gesture of embarrassment, "on one condition.". Jungkook could feel Yugyeom's excitement burn through the way he uttered his words, "Your alpha friends have to meet my pack!" Yugyeom smiled hard enough his eyes looked more like crescent moons than real eyes.

Of course, Jungkook thought to himself, it wouldn't just be Yugyeom aware of this mess his grandma had tangled himself in, no he had to involve his pack as well. He wasn't exactly mad at Yugyeom, that wasn't quite the way to necessarily describe it, he was understanding, but nervous. Behind Yugyeom's happy expression, he's still nervous, they are alphas and Jungkook happens to be a pack-less omega. This was his way of making sure Jungkook would truly be safe, he couldn't help the little twitch in his lips, almost wanting to smile at Yugyeom's unworded kind gesture. For an omega, he sure tried to be as overprotective over his friend as he could naturally be.

"I agree, it's best my friends and I meet with your friend pack, especially since we will be seeing so much of him," Namjoon interjected. Jungkook almost forgot he was there, once again having lost himself to thought, he seemed to be doing that more often. He brushed it off thinking it was his stress, dealing with the school was always difficult for the poor boy, adding this new addition to his evergrowing list of reasons to pull his hair out. It gave him an unending list of things to think about and worry over.

Yugyeom nodded vigorously at the comment, "I'll get straight home to let Jinyoung know! He loves planning dinners," Jungkook could already see Yugyeom whipping out his phone most likely exposing everything that had just happened to his sweet packmates, who would no doubt have just as many questions as Jungkook did, all to be answered soon.

 

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Turns out ubering seven people was gonna be difficult.

Jungkook mentally scolded himself for not thinking about that sooner.

After squeezing Jin, Namjoon, Yoongi, and Hoseok in the back, Jungkook could feel himself shrink at the idea of how he was going to not only get himself but also the now moody-looking Taehyung and Jimin to fit in the car.

He didn't exactly know what happened when Jiming and Taehyung were taken home by Jin, both had been in puppy form by the time he burst through the door at nearly midnight. Jungkook happened to still be awake, having slight concern for their wellbeing, even Jins, having been out so late. He explained away his care for them on the fact they were still his dogs he had spent a lot of time with them, and that was it.

The puppies barked for Jungkook, who looked away like he couldn't see Jin walking off to the cramped bathroom where Namjoon had been, trying to carefully fix the shower curtain he had accidentally torn down. Jungkook almost felt bad for the oversized alpha, Jungkook could not fathom how he managed to go from taking a shower to walking up to him, a sympathetic look on his face, holding the torn-up shower curtain. Thankfully for him, Jungkook had a backup. When Jungkook questioned the alpha, he said he went to pull the curtain back after his steamy shower and it somehow ripped.

He now sat on the closed toilet, carefully putting the shower rings through the curtains so he could hang them up on the shower. Jungkook watched his surprised expression as Jin walked with the two puppies into the bathroom. He couldn't quite catch the flicker in Namjoon's eyes as the door shut, and soon after that the shower had turned on, had Jin been punishing them with a shower? Odd, Jimin and Tae reacted the worst when he tried to give them baths, but he still snickered at the idea that sweet Jin's idea of punishing them was that.

By the time Jungkook woke up and walked into the living room, he had stumbled back. Once again he nearly forgot the six men living in his cramped, school-paid home.

The four eldest ones had been up, Jin cooking with what little ingredients we had left, shooing away Hoseok's hand who kept trying to grab some of the cooked ham before Jin had completely finished. Yoongi was surprisingly up, sitting at the table reading a book Jungkook imagined was stolen from him. The real star of the show however was Namjoon, with Taehyung and Jimin curled up on either side of him, still out like a light. Sure Jungkook slept in but those two normally were the first to get up, he almost worried that they might be sick.

Thats how it was decided they would go to the mall later in the day, his grandma gave him hefty money for the alphas, not just for clothes, but for food as well, and even extra. Yeah, his family was rich but his dad was never too keen on giving his grandma anything more than the bare minimum, he stressed for her. He hoped she hadn't saved that money by sacrificing stuff she needed, he huffed at the thought.

He had faced the situation in front of him, like a complicated math problem. Four seats in the back, one up front, Jungkook sat up front and Hoseok, Namjoon, Jin, and Yoongi sat in the back, where would the two youngest go? It was as if Namjoon could sense Jungkook's burning embarrassment just standing there confused, and taking hold of the omega's poor situation.

"Jimin can sit on my lap, and Taehyungs on Jin's lip, we don't mind we are very close." Jungkook considered asking them that. The Uber driver didn't seem to mind how illegal it would be for that to happen, but the hefty tip Jungkook promised him quickly quieted the relaxed driver. He just didn't want to make any of the alphas uncomfortable, most would scoff at the idea of another beta sitting on their lap, let alone an alpha.

The two youngest shuffled their way to Jin and Namjoon, they were walking slowly, looking a little reluctant. The minute Jimin got comfortable on Namjoon's lap he seemed to cheer up, crescent moon eyes being Jungkooks way of telling the shortest mood. Taehyung seemed not to crack just turning his eyes to the side in a seeming pout, they sure were weird alphas, not that Jungkook minded. It was a refreshing change.

The drive didn't take too long, Jungkook occasionally glancing at the back using the rearview mirror. The way Taehyung seemed to melt in Jin's arms by now, taking to the older's comforts, and small circular rubs on his wrist made Jungkook blush, feeling like he was invading something that seemed just a little romantic. He checked again minutes later, Namjoon was squeezing Jimin's cheeks muttering words Jungkook couldn't quite catch, they sure were sweet to each other.

It took him a second to realize Yoongi was looking into the rearview mirror, where Jungkook was looking, meaning he knew Jungkook was snooping on the ones in the back.

His eyes widened, immediately craned his head to look out the window, movements fast enough to rile that of a vampire. He panicked, feeling his heart rate pick up, feeling like he could feel Yoongis sharp cat-like stare through the seat. Jungkook could now say for sure he preferred Yoongi as a sweet sleepy puppy, now he was just intimidating.

They spent the rest of the car ride like that, Jungkook's eyes refusing to slowly look at the back ever again, looking straight at the road in front of him like he was the one driving. He didn't know why the older stare made him so nervous, it damn did though. What if he was mad at him for intruding on the seemingly sweet moment between the maknaes and the eldest? God, what if he told them he was just mindlessly staring at them? Maybe he should go to Yoongi and explain that he just thought them being sweet to the youngest was nice to watch. No wait that sounded creepy.

Jungkook let his mind do what it always does, play scenario after scenario, each making him sink further and further into the front seat. The poor anxious boy couldn't take being in the car much longer, adjusting his shirt. Thank god the Uber driver was fast because they were already parked in front of the mall, Jungkook by that time had started getting to the part of his overthinking where he started to convince himself he was overreacting.

The alphas were already piling out of the car as Jungkook handed him the money, "can I have your number?" the Uber driver asked causing Jungkook's mind to stop in its tracks going dead. "My number? Like for Uber driving?" He muttered, seemingly dumbfounded this old beta would even ask him that, there had to be a logical explanation.

The old man's eyes looked Jungkook up and down, "no I've just never seen an omega as cute as you" Jungkook had to let out the poker face he used whenever he would interact with Sehun, to prevent the disgusted look on the omega face from popping out.

"Oh, I'm really sorry sir, Im not interested in giving anyone my number at the moment," He looked to where the alphas were, waiting for him to get out of the car, He happened to be in the same boat. The energy in the car was incredibly uncomfortable, making Jungkook want to puke.

"What?" The beta said, moving forward in his seat a little, "I thought you would probably want me omega." Jungkook's confusion grew, "you had been acting all sweet in the car, offered me extra money, and spent the whole ride blushing. You can't lead people on like that, you gotta give an old man like me a number for all that."

The sheer audacity, Jungkook thought. How could he have not seen this coming, he damn knew he should've requested an omega driver, in the Uber app you could request what sub-gender they are for your and their protection, and he clearly made the wrong choice.

"I am sorry sir, it's just not like that," Jungkook said firmly waving a hand at the man to show his point even further. The beta's eyebrows furrowed unbuckling his seatbelt, Jungkook's eyes got a little wide before he felt the door to his side swing open.

"Jungkook what's taking you so long?" Yoongi asked, leaning over the seat to unbuckle Jungkook without him having to. As he did this he made eye contact with the beta, his eyes said something words would be too brutal to use.

"Sorry I just took a while to pay him," Jungkook muttered, Yoongi quickly leaned off him after the look with the Beta lasted long enough, allowing Jungkook to almost fall out of the car with how fast he was, Yoongi slamming it behind him. Jungkook looked at the floor for a moment feeling Yoongi pat his head, such a simple gesture made Jungkook's heart beat, relieved to be out of that horrid car.

Hoseok walked over to them, "Yoongi did you scare Kookie? He looks terrified." Hoseok knelt in front of Jungkook, having that same hopeful smile he seemed to always have plastered to his face. He seemed to carefully look over Jungkook's expression trying to read what the omega might be feeling.

"Yeah, I accidentally scared him." Jungkook wondered if Yoongi knew, and wasn't telling the alphas to save his embarrassment, or just didn't realize. He might not be able to tell but something made him lean for the latter, maybe it was the strong smell of Yoongi that seemed to hit the car like a truck the minute he swung the door wide open. Or the way he kept eye contact with the beta till Jungkook was out of the car.

"Shame on you Yoongs," Hoseok helped Jungkook up, the omega unwillingly accepting it, he wasn't going to let himself get used to having help from these alphas, this was temporary. Once he could convince them he was fine, and they didn't need to find him a pack, this would be all over with.

'Dont let yourself get used to this' Jungkook reiterated to himself, "I didn't mean to," Yoongi shrugged to Hoseok. Who seemed to be scolding him with a smile, he couldn't imagine Hoseok ever getting mad at anyone, making him wonder how he was an alpha as well. With Namjoon, and Yoongi, it seemed to radiate off them the most, Sure they all smelled and had characteristics, fangs, taller, bulkier, excluding poor Jimin. They didn't all act like alphas, it reminded Jungkook of himself, how he was an omega acting out of his set destiny, and it made him silently relate to them more.

"Alright let's get going," Jin pressed, walking them toward the opening of the store. "Can we go look at shoes first Jin Hyung please!" Taehyung looked up at Jin with what Jungkook could describe as puppy eyes, causing the latter to sigh. "How about we split into groups, Taehyung, Yoongi, and Hoseok can go with me, and the rest go with Jungkook. We can meet at the food court in an hour if everybody agrees."

Jungkook didn't mind that, he'd be in the smaller group with Namjoon and Jimin, and it meant he could be in this horrible store for less time. He hated the mall, it was his introverted nightmare, he preferred the online shopping world but since the money his grandma gave him was cash, he had no choice.

Jimin and Namjoon happened to be a very compatible force when together, Jimin seemed to prevent Namjoon from accidentally taking down coat racks, and snack shelves laid out in the middle of the mall, much more articulate than the larger, more accident-prone alpha. It made him almost smile at the idea, especially after watching the two interact in the car, they would be a very cute couple.

Jungkook shook his thoughts off, "What about this shirt Jimin," Namjoon was towering over Jimin trying to show him a shirt he had picked up off a rack. "I don't know, Kookie what do you think?" Jimin looked up at him with those sweet crescent eyes. Jungkook's ears turned red, not expecting to be asked.

"Oh, I think it would look good Jimin!" Jungkook was quick to ramble out what was the truth. The shirt he was showing to Jungkook was a blush tan, and it would compliment Jimin so well, his silver blonde hair already did, and Jungkook could imagine Jimin would have every beta and omega at his foot if he went to his school.

Jimin's eyes narrowed slightly, and Namjoon seemingly already knowing where this was going rolled his eyes. "Jungkook, it's Jimin Hyung," the boy pleaded.

Sometimes Jungkook forgot Jimin was older than him, he would have to get used to calling all the boys hyung, as none of them seemed to be happy if he didn't. "Jimin hyung," Jungkook corrected picking slightly as his nails as he did, "I think that shirt goes well with your hair, I think you should get it."

Namjoon's eyes looked over to Jimin, "Jungkook said exactly what I was thinking, let's get that and look for a bandana for Tae, Jin said he really wanted one. We can surprise him." Jimin smiled holding on to the shirt. Jungkook liked to imagine what the blue-haired alpha Taehyung would look like with a bandana, and the idea had his heart swooning. Jungkook had to remind his inner omega over and over these people were nothing more than acquaintances.

Jungkook looked over the bandanas, "what about this one for Tae, Jimin?" Namjoon held out a plain black bandana with some white lettering Jungkook couldn't quite make out from where he was. "Oh that would make Taehyung look," Jimin paused, looking at Jungkook stopping his sentence midway through.

'What was that for?' Jungkook wondered not necessarily understanding why both had stopped what they were discussing mid-way through, to look at Jungkook. "Yes Taehyung would look very good in this," Namjoon nodded, placing it on top of Jimin's arms, where he was holding his blush tan shirt.

Jimin made a little pout, looking at Jungkook, "Do you want anything? Your grandma gave us plenty of money, and Jin has a well-paying job, you dont have a lot in your closet Koo.." Jimin's words sang as he looked over at Jungkook. Namjoon nodded in agreeance, "Why don't you pick clothes out?"

Jungkook paused for a moment, Jin had a well-paying job? He almost forgot these men must've had lives outside of Jungkook. How could he not know that? These are nearly grown men, Jin was a grown man, and so was Namjoon, probably even Yoongi, but the rest of them, shouldn't they be in high school?

He made a mental note to ask them, potentially tomorrow on Sunday before school started back up for the week. He also wondered about Jin's high-paying job, and how much had his grandma done for them to put their life on hold to live with somebody like Jungkook, so many questions, but he wasn't comfortable enough to just go up and ask quite yet. He could call his grandma but he would have to work up the courage to do that as well.

"Are you sure I can just pick out clothes, that is your money, I don't want to take Jin's money either," Jungkook looked down as he muttered the last part his voice seeming to fizzle out as he continued to talk. Namjoon, seemingly smelling his discomfort as Jungkook hadn't gone out with the scent blockers today, leaned a little closer to him, keeping that warm smile plastered to his face said, "No need to worry. We are just here to find you a pack, we want to help you out with money."

Jungkook looked up at Namjoon, Jimin fumbling with clothes in the background to buy for Jungkook. "You don't have to," he said with a hint of stubbornness laced in the omega voice. "We want to," Namjoon clarified, keeping a firm but kind tone to his voice, Jungkook wanted to keep going, fighting against the alpha. Yet something told him stuff was going to be bought for him whether he asked or not.

"Namjoon what about this for Kookie?" Jimin held out a leather jacket, Namjoon nodded in approval and Jimin threw it into the basket he had picked up at the front. At this point, they were shopping for Jungkook instead of themselves. Jimin would go back and forth. "Is this okay? This would fit well! Oh wow Kook this would look so good!" Namjoon even seemed to look at Jungkook sympathetically as Jimin went wild trying to style him.

He must be used to Jimin doing this, but he couldn't help the fond smile however, the fond smile Namjoon seemed to share with all five of his strange pack mates. It made Jungkook wonder what they truly had been through as shifters, to stick these six alphas together. Jungkook tried to let himself fall deeper into thought when something stood out in his peripheral.

It was Chanyeol, from Sehuns pack.

"Why don't we go to another store Jimin, I bet you all need new shoes," Jungkook pleaded causing Jimin to stop in his tracks. "Are you sure? Joonie hold these pants for me, they are for you it was the only one in your size that was denim." Jimin offered the older his basket, who willingly carried it no questions asked.

While checking out, Jungkook kept stealing quick glances towards the back of the store to see if Chanyeol was looking at him. Luckily, they seemed to be unnoticed. Jungkook had been checking back and forth to make sure they were safe. It's good he was doing so. If he had seen the total, he might have been overwhelmed by the amount of money they were spending, especially since most of it was for him, guild would eat the boy alive.

"Alright, shoe store to get us three shoes then back to the food court." It's as if Namjoon could see Jimins frown as the shorter walked behind him adding, "I imagine, knowing Hoseok, they most likely have already visited one of the many shoe stores Jimin, I am sorry maybe later you can pick them up out shoes."

Jimin must've been the group's designated fashion lover just by how well Namjoon knew him. Jungkook watched the two Jimin turning around for a moment."Dont fall behind Koo~" Jimin smiled waving for Jungkook to follow behind them. These boys must have been to the mall before as they knew it better than he did. He appreciated them trying to make sure he wasn't left out.

The shoe store didn't go to bad, Jungkook had to insist to Jimin that two hundred dollar shoes were not needed for Jungkook's feet, he had house slippers and his school uniform-issued shoes, what else could he possibly need? "You need shoes for going out! Like going to the movies or shopping." Jimin stated as if he had read Jungkook's thoughts.

"I really dont think I do Jimin, I dont go out enough for it to be an issue. I'll just use my school shoes." Jimin almost seemed offended by his response, "Nonsense these shoes are perfect." Jimin put his hands on Jungkook's shoulders gently pushing him to sit down so he could try on the Adidas Jimin had picked out.

Jungkook looked trying to find Namjoon, eyes bulging when he saw Namjoon. He had been on the other side of the store profusely apologizing to the store cashier, as he had knocked down a whole rack of shoes while trying to look at them. It looked to Jungkook like he wasn't going to be getting help from Namjoon any time soon.

"Everybody needs a comfy pair of shoes," Jimin muttered, almost sounding like he was saying it to himself. Carefully lifting Jungkook's foot up, causing the omega to flush for a moment. "No no Jimin I can put them on myself!" he panicked waving his hands at the boy to tell him to stop.

Jimin shook his head, gently pulling off Jungkook's shoe and placing the new one on his foot slowly. "I can't imagine walking around in those shoes. The ones I would try and chew up, they looked so uncomfortable." Jimin kept his eyes on Jungkook's shoe. With a focused look showing on his furrowed brows, he started lacing the expensive shoes up carefully. Jungkook kept his eyes on Jimin more so his fluffy pale silver hair faded to the point it almost looked light grey.

That explained why Jimin would attempt to chew up his shoes with Taehyung when they were puppies. It got so bad he had to hide them on top of the fridge where he thought they couldn't reach them. It never ended well since by the next morning he forgot he placed the shoes on the fridge, and would spend almost thirty minutes looking for them.

"They weren't so bad, you dont have to do all this Jimin..." Jungkook lowered down to look at the shoes. They were comfy, they were nice, and Jimin was dead on about what Jungkook would like. Jungkook did not like getting all this sweet treatment, it felt wrong, and he wanted to accuse himself of using them. Taking advantage of his grandma's kindness as well as there's.

Jimin looked up at him smiling, finishing off the last lace of his left foot. "Oh silly, I dont have to, like Namjoon said I want to. You seemed to be such a good person, and you took care of us when we were still in puppy form." Jungkook wasn't used to Jimin talking so straightforwardly, usually, he and Taehyung were very chaos-oriented. Jungkook never had the chance to have a conversation with one of the maknaes one on one.

"It's just strange, all this for my grandma, uprooting your life?" Jimin pats Jungkook's foot lowering it. "Jin and Namjoon were getting bored of the same routine, and we owed your grandma a favor, she really did take care of us when we needed it, Jin wouldn't be where he is in his company without her." Jimin seemed to have a reminiscent look in his eyes thinking about Jungkook's sweet grandma, what a kind and lasting impact she had on everybody, not just him.

"His company?" Jungkook questioned, standing up to test the shoes, Jimin watching from where Jungkook was just sitting. "Yes his company, he and Namjoon are the CEO and CFO, his company makes healthy alternatives to heat and rut suppressants and scent blockers." Jungkook raised an eyebrow, "why would an alpha want to make anything like that?" He didn't know why the questions continued to spill out of him.

Jimin sighed his normally cheery smile faltering ever so slightly. "While it is true most alphas don't like suppressants since they can hide omegas, their smell, and prevent heat, we aren't. Jin's mom was an omega, it's more Jin's story to tell but after her, he and grandma worked on the first prototype."

"So then why would a CEO and a CFO take time out of their lives for something as small as this? I Understand you said that Jin and him were bored of the same routine, but with a company like that, I imagine there's a lot of money involved. Why help someone like me find a pack and uproot everybody's lives in the process?" He challenged, trying to dig further, he couldn't believe it. It was not that he wasn't trusting, he just couldn't believe it, it was unbelievable. Life just didn't work like that.

Jimin smiled, "She helped us, we could probably repeat it over and over again but you won't believe us. We are just repaying the favor of someone who helped us, it shouldn't take long. Omegas are pretty easy to find packs for, it's alphas and betas that are difficult."

"So have you done it before?" Jungkook thought to himself for a moment, it sounded like, through the way Jimin was talking about it, that he and his strange pack had done this for people before.

"Yes, we got a whole pack together once! Quite the accomplishment, Jin will boast about it from time to time. Let's walk to the front counter to pay, it looks like Joonies is almost done helping the cash get the shoe rack back together." Jungkook's eyes followed Jimins to look at Namjoon who looked almost prideful in helping them set back up what he took down.

The alpha working the counter gave Jungkook the once over, before completely ignoring him when he tried to check out. She didn't even try to make it hidden that she was only talking to Namjoon and Jimin. It didn't exactly piss off Jungkook all that much, it was more embarrassing for the omega, feeling his cheeks burn red with a blush of shame. He wanted to curl in a ball as this girl chatted Jimin's ear off about incoming shoes.

Potentially Namjoon noticed Jungkook's discomfort, or more likely he was getting irritated at this girl continuing the discussion; when it was clear Jimin was over it, just not wanting to end it abruptly and make the girl upset. These two were much more polite than Jungkook was thankfully, "Namjoon don't we have to meet with Jin? Won't he be mad if we are late?" Jungkook batted his eyes up at the women who seemed to back off as Jungkook finished his sentence.

Namjoon, most likely sensing Jungkook's need to leave took his boxes with the shoes inside and put them in the plastic bag. Which the cashier had forgotten to do, distracted by her flirty discussion with the shortest alpha.

Now Jungkook didn't blame her for that, she wasn't great for ignoring him but he understood the Jimin part. He looked so kind, so demur, it wasn't usual for an alpha, Jungkook had seen them naked, not all of them. He had the gaze of steel at the upper bodies and heads when he discovered them, but he could tell Jimin was bulkier underneath his clothing. He was the perfect mix of both, and it had Jungkook enthralled by him, not that he would ever say it.

Namjoon wasn't much different; none of them were. The intimidating calmest alpha, the second tallest in the pack was incredible to look at as well. Towering over Jungkook with an obviously bulkier frame made him want to shrink into a ball every time he was near the oversized destruction causer. With his brown hair, with fringe delicately covering his forehead, he couldn't imagine the alpha had a hard time with getting omegas, any of them really.

Jimin gave the cashier lady one last wave before they took the long stroll to the food court, where Jin had been waiting. Yoongi had once again fallen asleep at the food court table. Jungkook couldn't imagine how he did that knowing how many people had eaten on those tables, how gross it must have been.

"You are letting Yoongi sleep on that table?" Namjoon questioned Jin who looked almost offended, an expression Jungkook was getting used to seeing on Jin's face. "Gosh I wiped it off with my sanitizer wipes first, I would never." He ushered the three boys to sit down at the table, Jungkook sandwiched between a sleeping Yoongi and Hoseok.

Hoseok took notice of Jungkook's eyes staring at the floor, while the rest of the alphas discussed what they got at the stores. Namjoon recounts the tail of accidentally taking down a whole rack of shoes. "Did Jimin force you into getting things," he asked.

"Yeah," he mumbled. "Not so bad though," he let himself show a small smile, fist clenched in his lap. He'd take what he could get when it came to people being kind to him, not quite trusting it. He would just attempt to appreciate it while being skeptical at the same time, it's not like he ever stopped thinking anyway.

"Jimin went on and on about different styles he thought you'd look good in, now maybe he might be a little more pleased. He was always so frustrated by those shoes and school uniforms," he added. Hoseok spoke much kinder than any of the other members Jungkook had a one-on-one conversation with. He seemed to be the most aware of the emotions of those around him at least to Jungkook's careful observations.

"I guess Im glad to be dressed." Jungkook listened back to what he said regretting it. "Wait no, I meant, I do appreciate it. I don't guess I do, I just it's a lot and I-" Hoseok cut him off patting his head gently, "You are silly Jungkook you don't need to explain yourself, I understand."

They truly were the strangest alphas he had ever met.

Jungkook glanced at Yoongi, head down in his arms, once again passed out. He wondered if he had hypersomnia or just bad fatigue, maybe he was depressed? Jungkook found himself thinking about the cat-like alpha for a moment. Taehyung, the one directly in front of him smiled for a moment, "Jiminie showed me the new shoes you got, I'm almost jealous."

Jungkook raised an eyebrow at Taehyung, then quickly faltered. "Oh if you want the shoes you can have them," he let out. Taehyung's eyes widened a little and Jimin interjected into the conversation faster than Taehyung could respond. "Absolutely not Tae, arent you about to dye your hair black? Those shoulds wouldn't fit you and your whole look and future look!"

"His hair is black Jiminie! Besides I didn't actually want the shoes, I was just teasing." Taehyung shoved the older alpha beside him slightly, causing Jin to give them both a warning look, both straightening up like they were in the military.

Jimin's tone is quieter now, "It's not the black hair it is so much more." He looked to Jungkook pointing, "he's got a cooler skin tone than you with red undertones, you are more tanned. The colors I pick for Kookie wouldn't suit you as well as they suit him." Jimin really did care for fashion, taking the time to evaluate the undertones of his skin was overkill.

Hoseok interrupted there escalating bickering that had started again. "You guys are going to scare him with all the arguing."Taehyung and Jimin stopped the words coming out of their mouths, Taehyung having been offended that Jimin said he couldn't suit certain colors. Jimin trying to explain that it's not that he wouldn't fit him, it's just not as suitable as other colors. Like black would suit Taehyung so well, which reminded him.

"Taehyung they picked something out for you," Jungkook muttered digging through the bag of the first store they went to, Taehyung quieted at the prospect of new stuff causing Jimin to roll his eyes nearly into the back of his head.

Jungkook pulled out the small detailed box the bandana was smushed into while the cashier tried to chat Jimin up. Taehyung's eyes lit up, the item in question still hidden inside the black and gold laced box, mall stores really loved the cheap decor. Jimin had a smug look on his face as the blue-haired alpha practically ripped open the box, pulling out the long black bandana. They had first shown Jungkook when they entered the first store.

"Oh wow Tae that is gonna look so beautiful on you," Jin cooed. Jungkook made eye contact with the broad alpha before quickly looking down. "I picked out the bandana," Namjoon added, joining in the growing conversation. Taehyung went to put it on and Jimin stopped him gently grabbing his wrist. "That won't match, wear it at home for me." Wear it at home for him? Jungkook wondered what purpose people had for dressing up just to stay in. It made as much sense as Nayeon up at midnight doing her makeup just to take it off. people confused him sometimes, not that he'd ever say it.

"Next time you guys should get me one," Yoongi muttered, his voice a little muffled by being in his arms. Yoongi in a bandana? Jungkook must've had the same thoughts as everyone else as Jimin had been just a little red, "yes, Yoongi in a bandana. How did I not see it before, that's perfect." Jimin stood up walking to where Yoongi was, shaking him. "What color, what design, any brand in mind, we can shop online for it with Jin's card."

"My card?" Jin questioned, eyebrow raised with an almost tempting expression littered across his near-perfect face. "Yes, your card, who else would buy our things?" Jimin huffed, he was clearly being sarcastic but Jungkook still felt nervous for the alpha seeing Jin's darkened look.

Namjoon smiled, putting a hand on Jimin's shoulder, Jimin stiffening up. "Just use my card Jimin, you can make up all the money you spend later." Jimin blinked a few times, the nervous expression littering his face made Jungkook almost laugh. The power the two eldest, especially Namjoon, held over the others seemed crazy to Jungkook. He pondered what could possibly make those two stronger than the others, they were all alphas after all.

Hoseok pat Jungkook back gently, Jungkook usually would be disgusted by the touch of an alpha. Something told him though, that none of these boys had any ill intentions towards the omega, and he could thank his grandma for that. He warmed up to what once were his puppies pretty quickly, most likely cause they had basically seen everything of him already. He would eventually have to ask Jimin why he insisted on standing in between the shower curtain and cover every time Jungkook showered.

Jungkook looked over to Hoseok, once again freezing at the sight in his peripheral. Chanyeol was there, with some of his alpha friends. Hoseok noticed this time, being the most aware of the youngest since he was the closest, besides the sleeping Yoongi. Hoseok leaned forward and whispered, "Why do you look so stressed bun?"

Jungkook pupils moved to the side where Hoseok was, looking over his shoulder. That was definitely a new nickname, not that he was necessarily mad, at least now, he was too nervous to be. After his breakup and Sehun slapping him, he wanted nothing to do with the beta or his god-forsaken pack. Jungkook hoped Chanyeol wouldn't notice him, the alpha of the pack at the last store in the food court, far enough away from Kook to be unable to smell him.

He shook it off turning to look at Hoseok smiling, "It's nothing, just thought I saw somebody I recognized." He muttered trying to sound unbothered, he didn't want to make more than just Hoseok pay attention to his stressed demeanor. He moved his hands back into his lap, trying to loosen up his posture.

He had a bad feeling about the second half of the mall trip.

Chapter 12: 12

Jungkook's breath hitches, watching Chanyeol glide over to them effortlessly on his feet.

He should've known better than to keep looking over there but he couldn't help himself, he was always the curious type and he knew that. Eventually, after so many quick glances Jungkook's neck was beginning to hurt. He made accidental eye contact with Chanyeol. Jungkook knew the minute the alpha's eyes narrowed he was in trouble, quickly chucking his head down to look at the food under the food court table.

Jungkook was woefully unprepared for the confrontation he was going to have to deal with. Jimin must've noticed his sudden change in behavior, as he was easy to read. Quickly looked up to spot the alpha walking over to them, having the familiar smell of Sehun surrounding him. The pack knew about Sehun, but the rest of his pack they weren't exactly aware of as they never met any of them in puppy form.

"Hyung," the shortest alpha mumbled, causing Namjoon's focus to immediately shift from the conversation with Hoseok to the alpha coming closer to their table. Namjoon stood up quickly followed by Jin, Jungkook watched the two. Chanyeol came to a halt at their table, "Jungkook Sehuns not gonna be happy when he sees this."

So? He wanted to say, he broke up with Sehun and the beta had the audacity to smack an omega. That was a huge no-no to Jungkook and besides that, he never really liked Sehun to begin with, everything, even his smell wasn't enjoyable to Jungkook. Betas were supposed to have faint scents yet every time Sehun was near it invaded Jungkook's nostrils like a body mist with too much alcohol smell to it.

"We broke up, I still have the cut on my cheek from his ring actually," Jungkook stated matter-of-factly, pointing to the nearly healed cut on his cheek. He was glad the alphas didn't intervene, just watching the two interact carefully, most likely not wanting to jump right in and cause Jungkook more trouble than help. Jungkook just wanted to talk his way out of this. He didn't need help just yet, and if he did he was sure they would jump right in.

Chanyeol scoffed shaking his head, "You really hurt Sehun. We had to comfort him for days, he had courting you for so long." Jungkook shook his head, side-eyeing Jimin to see the smaller one getting increasingly frustrated over this situation...

"Well, I'm sorry I hurt him," no he wasn't. "I am not interested in a relationship right now, I would like to focus on studies and school." Chanyeol crossed his arms, eyes glazing over every alpha behind Jungkook, then looked at Jungkook. "Are you a whore, student council pres?"

Jungkook felt his heart drop to his feet, face hurt, hearing Namjoon mutter something to Jin. Probably something about telling the other boys not to intervene if Jungkook had to guess. "They aren't like that, they are just friends." He knew Chanyeol wouldn't believe him, that the member of Sehun's pack would go spewing about Jungkook and the six handsome alphas to anyone he could come across.

"Really..." the almost terrifying alpha muttered, his crossed arms tensing. He looked up at Namjoon, who out of the six had the strongest alpha pheromones. "So he is not your omega?" Jungkook knew Chanyeol was not stupid, he was on the student council after all. He was trying to see if Jungkook was lying. No alpha in their right mind with an omega would ever say yes to that, even if it was to protect the omega. Jungkook could see Namjoon's pouty-like lips press into a thin line. Jungkook was glad the answer was Yes, he just wondered why the alphas seemed so tense by his question.

"No, he is not my omega," Namjoon was defensive through his gritty teeth. Jimin took Jungkook's hand his firm grip steady. Pulling him backward toward the alphas, just by a little bit, so Jungkook was closer to the alphas than he was to Chanyeol. The shortest has a hard time hiding his protective nature. Sure Jungkook wasn't their omega, and he wasn't an omega in Yugyeom's pack either, yet they were just as protective of him as Namjoon's strange pack was.

Chanyeol raised a singular eyebrow, "well then. I'll be happy to let Sehun know you're still available." That was easier than Jungkook expected, it sucked that Chanyeol would always be willing to listen to an alpha over Jungkook himself, but he still appreciated Namjoon nevertheless.

Jungkook hoped deep in his soul that Sehun knew after a slap like that and the attempted rape, that he was not going to date Sehun. Not only was he not gonna date Sehun, he wasn't going to talk to him, he wasn't going to be near him, and he didn't care too much for the opinions of his pack as well. He watched Chanyeol stand for a moment waiting for Jungkook's annoyed response. Jungkook bit his tongue, deciding to just continue a stare-down. The alpha took what felt like ten minutes to finally break contact and turn away from Jungkook.

"That was a member of the smelly ones pack..." Taehyung's face formed a look of disgust when he was out of view. "Yeah, that was Chanyeol, he's one of the alphas of that pack. They wanted me to join the pack but, I really didn't want to." Jungkook's sickening tone describes the pack as distinct in nature.

"Understandable," Yoongi mumbled. Having been awoken in the chaos of all the alphas quickly standing up to observe Jungkook. "I'm sorry if I ruined today, I'm so so sorry." He felt his cheeks burn with raw embarrassment, wanting to let tears brim his eyes. He didn't want to be so sensitive, he felt so pathetic. He saw how much the alphas were having fun, and how he was quick to ruin it with his dumb baggage.

"Nonsense Koo~" Jin walked in front of Jungkook, holding his hands in front of him in a sweet gesture. Jin kissed Jungkook's wrist, more so pecked it, giving him a gentle display of affection. His cheeks burned and felt more intense than it was before. He wanted to scold his body for betraying him with the deep almost sunburned red. "We are here to help, you didn't ruin anything dear." Jin rubbed his thumb in circles on the spot he just kissed. "The mall trip is still fun, and I know Taehyung wanted to take you to the gaming store. See there is so much we can still do." Jin's comforting words were aiding Jungkook's sorrowful disposition, feeling the scent of Jin changes slightly, with sweeter notes enveloping Jungkook's senses. This must be the alpha talent, calming people down, because Jungkook sure did feel good.

Taehyung rubbed Jungkook's back, "I noticed you liked gaming." Taehyung's boxy smile was evident, "I also do! I thought we could stop by the gaming store and maybe get a new controller, so I can play with you." That made Jungkook light up, he always chalked Taehyungs watching his obsession like game time to pure puppy-like curiosity. Always sitting on Jungkook's lap on the sofa as Jungkook played, barking whenever Jungkook got a kill. Thinking back on it, he wanted to slap himself for being so unobservant.

"That," he paused, taking in some of the air around him in a hushed breath. "That sounds good hyung, we could maybe get controllers for everybody, so we can all play together, my TV is big enough." Jungkook twiddled his thumbs looking down.

Taehyung placed his large warmed hands on each of Jungkook's cheeks, careful not to brush over his healing cut from Sehun's slapping incident. He must've been really cheery to finally be called hyung by Jungkookie. Lifting Jungkook's head up to start into Taehyung's eyes, the older alpha smiling. "That sounds wonderful Kookie, Jin." Taehyung looked up at the eldest alpha who nodded at his words. "I'll take the rest of you to the clothing stores, let's get Jimin the rest of the stuff for us picked out.

Jungkook was honestly happy to be left alone with Taehyung. He was closest in age to the omega, he knew that Jimin, Yoongi, and Hoseok could all be in the same grade as him basically, but Taehyung sure did feel the closest. Not only that, having all six alphas around him made Jungkook overwhelmed. It wasn't necessarily bad, but he liked to look at them, and it was hard to pick somebody to look at when all six of them were together. Yet now with Tae, whose hand was in Jungkooks, pulling him towards the game stop at the edge of the mall. Walking with almost a skip with how excited he was, he sure was pretty. Taehyung had blue hair, which Jungkook would normally associate to be something alphas didn't normally do, almost all the boys had dyed hair. Taehyung's fringe covered his forehead, and he looked good, normally having a more intense gaze than the excited one he displays at the moment.

Something about an alpha showing their sensitive side, especially to other alphas, made something in Jungkook's lower belly twitch.

He felt butterflies erupt through his body, Taehyung would be Jungkook's type, they all would be, all in different ways. The deep methodical voice mixed with the need to mess around, the gaming, gosh the everything. Jungkook had no clue as to why he was gushing so much to himself about this alpha he didn't know. Barely even registering Taehyung he had entered the store, looming over the wide selection of controllers. It was pretty easy for Jungkook to end up lost in his head till he reached his destination.

"These look good," Taehyung pointed out what would be the most expensive controllers in the gaming store. Causing Jungkook to choke on his spit, "Hyung I don't know, those are so expensive." His voice was pleading, them spending so much money made him nervous, as the omega was used to budgeting and spending as wisely as he could with the allowance given.

Taehyung shook his head, "Silly, it's not a big deal I promise." He pats Jungkook's head, giving him three gentle taps, his hand basically the width of Jungkook's head, making the omega flustered.

"Well, I'm glad you all will have stuff to do while I'm at school." Jungkook's eyes fluttered to the keyboards looking them over, all having different designs and keycaps. That made Taehyung pause for a moment, eyes in thought for a moment. "Not necessarily Jungkook." That was strange, he didn't recall the Hyungs using his name like that, normally it was Koo~, Kook, Kookie, or something else.

"We can't find you a match if we stay at home all day." Thats right, Jungkook keeps forgetting the whole purpose of the alphas being in his house, to begin with. "I don't mean to be rude hyung, but you won't find my match at that school if that's what you are all trying to do." Jungkook wasn't lying, he's basically interacted with every alpha, beta, or omega that goes to his school. It would be unlikely that by now he wouldn't have found somebody he clicked with, having those alphas around wasn't going to make that any different. Taehyung shrugged his shoulders to his reply.

"Not just find you a match, keep you safe as well, doesn't that alpha go to your school." Jungkook froze a little, feeling his lower lip twitch. "Yes, yes he does, but I've managed three and something years with him, I don't think I need extra protection." Taehyung raised an eyebrow, leaning his hand up to Jungkook's face.

His pointer finger grazed the cut on his cheek, tracing the outline. Jungkook could feel his heart speed up, probably enough to send any doctor into a panic. He kept eye contact with Taehyung whose eyes had darkened, it wasn't noticeable to anybody but the close by Jungkook. "I have a feeling bun, and it's telling me that's not the truth, is it? Don't lie to me please."

He didn't realize Taehyung would get so intense with him. Sometimes, Jungkook realizes he is still an omega and the tall man in front of him is an alpha, an alpha with instincts, including protective ones. Jungkook liked to forget sometimes, put himself in the life of a beta, but that's who he was, and in this intense man's gaze he felt like a melted puddle of ice cream. He didn't know if he wanted to pull away or get closer. He couldn't exactly lie to him, not that he wanted to anyway. "I mean, sometimes it can be dangerous, but I-it's okay really." He cringed at the stutter in his words, hoping nobody else in this store was staring at them.

"I've never heard you stutter before," Taehyung mumbled, his finger trailing down from his cut, decreasing contact, Jungkook didn't know why this had a whine holding in the back of his throat. What was wrong with him? He had to be going crazy. Residual from the heat two weeks ago wasn't possible, that was too long. He's insane, that's it, every protective wall he built to hide his omega from the world was crumbling to his feet. It didn't even seem like Taehyung realized what he was doing to the doe-eyed omega.

"I just, you aren't wrong, sometimes it's unsafe for me, but I don't know what the solution to that would be." He did, they were old enough to enroll, at least most of them, excluding Namjoon and Jin who were in their twenties. "You are silly Koo," Taehyung's face lightened, the dark expression leaving, the one that made Jungkook feel like he was being mentally eaten alive by the alpha. "Some of us can just enroll, keep you safe on the front lines!"

Well damn, it would be hard to hide from Sehun, or at least his fury, if Jungkook was consistently surrounded by alphas. Or what would the school think of him, he could imagine the rumors about the poor omega already. Taehyung must've noticed Jungkook's expression morph to that of worry, putting a hand on the omega's shoulder with a careful boxy smile. "It wouldn't be so bad, and I promise none of us would hover over you, we just, I just, want to keep you safe. You took care of us when we were puppies, even though I definitely remember chewing your shoes up with Jimin and using your sweater as a playtoy. Gosh, your grandma too, you both have helped us all, and me, and I want to help." Taehyung's words relaxed him, but he still let so many scenarios play in his head. Yet, another scenario played in his mind, that of him going to school feeling safe for once, feeling like every new day wasn't a new migraine or bruise. Yugyeom would probably be all for it since he can't spend time often to protect the omega, especially when he throws himself into situations all because of his status.

"Do you think the others would enjoy being in school, I can't imagine so." Jungkook didn't know why he was arguing against it. Deep inside he wanted the protection at school, if that was what they were here for (besides the matchmaking) then why not? Why not spend his last six months in school relaxed, not constantly wondering what would happen next? It must be the same part of him who stubbornly refused help whenever Yugyeom or anyone else would help, his oh-so-fatal flaw.

"Jungkookie," Taehyung was serious, eyebrows furrowing. "You do realize we haven't finished our senior years yet either, this is a good opportunity too." That was right, they must've left to go help him in the middle of the school year. None of this added up, why, so much life to be put on hold for an omega like Jungkook, he didn't even really act like a real omega.

 

"I guess you are right," he murmured. He looked to the ground as realization dawned on him quickly. His whole idea they wouldn't be here long was falling out the window. They lived with him, some were going to start going to school with him. These alphas were tying themselves into Jungkook's red string of fate to protect him. He didn't know if he was ready for it all.

Chapter 13: 13

Summary:

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The silver-haired boy let out a stifled moan, quieted by Taehyung's large hand.

The two were relentless, Taehyung pushing Jimin into the wall, causing the older to let out a quiet whine, along with the thud of his small back hitting pretty hard. "Jungkook can probably hear us Tae." His words trembled, the younger looking at him with those dark eyes. His hand palmed his hard-on as he leaned back in to exchange another kiss. Jimin whimpered opening his mouth wider leaving Taehyung more access to his velvety lips and mouth.

Taehyung's hands went to grip Jimin's hips knuckles white with the harsh grip. In quick movements, Jimin was pushed against the wall, picked up by the surprisingly strong younger. He couldn't breathe in between kisses, Taehyung moved from his lips earning a quiet whine from the older, kissing down his neck, his mouth open and wet. Jimin tilted his head back letting Taehyung have full access to him, grinding his hips against Taehyung's growing erection.

"Careful Jimin, if I fuck you, I don't know if you will be quiet." The younger warned.

Jimin's stomach quivered overwhelmed by Taehyungs increasingly horny disposition. After the mall trip, Taehyung was quick to usher everyone to bed, leaving him time to overwhelm and surprise Jimin. He knew from the minute the younger alpha smirked, eyes dark, that he was done for. How was he supposed to say no to Taehyung like this? Jimin was thrown out of his thoughts Taehyung nipping at Jimin's scent gland, earning a yelp from the older.

Jimin was happy to melt into Taehyung's stronger arms sinking completely so he was held up by Taehyung. "Taehyung," he cried out in between kisses, "I need you please." His voice was breathy, warm, and gentle near Taehyung's face. The older paused what he was doing, moving his right arm so Jimin was only being held up by his left hand, muscles flexing underneath his long-sleeved shirt. The alpha had put on the bandana just for Jimin, and he wanted to be overwhelmed by Taehyung when he looked like that.

Taehyung's careful hand slid to Jimin's neck, fingers wrapping around the delicate alpha and giving him the lightest squeeze. Taehyung was rough, sure the alphas all could be but something about how Taehyung would treat somebody in the bedroom had Jimin's stomach twisting in knots.

"You need me huh?" Taehyung taunted. Jimin never expected Taehyung to be so dominant the first time Jimin let him top. Usually, in the hierarchy, Jimin was doing the work, but Jimin would never pass on the opportunity to let Taehyung ruin him, physically and mentally, he always had the best naps afterward. His voice came out strained, he wanted, no he needed Taehyung to fuck him. He wanted to tear his hair out. The tension was too much for the smaller one, his grinding on the younger's erection quickening. His movements were more erratic, more needy.

Taehyung let go of Jimin's neck after a harder squeeze, his hands surely leaving behind marks, God not that Jimin minded. His hand squeezed Jimin's waist, nails digging into the alpha's smooth skin, Jimin arched his hips a little. If Taehyung pulled his pants down, they could probably just fuck right there, but knowing the innocent omega was a room down had them both weary.

Being around the omega was causing the alphas more tension than they were used to, which is probably why Jimin was in the position he was now. Carried against a wall, pressed up his personal space invaded by his sweet lover. "Beg for it, come on."

Jimin's eyes bulged, feeling his pants grow tighter at the command. He didn't know if his pride would let him, Taehyung's kissing of Jimin's slender neck was getting sloppier, his voice raspy. "Come on baby, I know you need it, just beg." His words of encouragement were enough for Jimin, his legs trembling at every careful touch of his younger.

"Please Taehyung," He pleaded the alpha stopping in his tracks. "Please what?" he asked, eyes still dark, narrowed looking into Jimin's blown pupils. His plump lower lip quivered, his upper teeth quietly biting into the thick flesh. "Please Taehyung fuck me, I'll be quiet for you I promise." His stomach erupted with nerves; Taehyung knew how to put the fun in sex no matter how often the sex-driven alphas had it.

"You'll be quiet for me?" The younger alphas rasped, hand darting into Jimin's hair entangling his hand into the silver locks tugging his head back. Jimin's mouth popped open, letting out another quiet moan, he wasn't exactly lying, he trusted himself to be quiet enough. He also trusted Taehyung to put that pretty hand over his mouth and keep the boy shut up if he had to. A part of Jimin even wanted that, the thought making him twitch.

"Yes, Taehyung!" He cried out, hands delving into the boy's shirt tugging his color. "I need you, are you going to fuck me or not!" Now that was too loud, Taehyung hushed the poor boy, Jimin's eyes almost filled with tears, he had never felt so empty in his life.

"I guess, all this begging makes me want to hold off on you finishing tonight." Taehyung hoisted Jimin back up with both hands having a better grip now. Walking the smaller one to the bathroom door, thankfully nobody had shut it completely and Taehyung was able to kick it open, and then shut the door with that same foot, he couldn't help the slam but it wasn't as loud as he was expecting.

Taehyung was not careful about dropping Jimin onto the sink, leaning in to mutter against his breath. "What do you think Jiminie? Are you gonna need to walk tomorrow, I hope not. I'm gonna absolutely devour you." His raspy voice made every bone in Jimin's body turn to yogurt. Taehyung's usually obsessant rambling was made better by the lowering of an octave in his voice.

Taehyung's hand pressed hard onto the mirror, enjoying the quick glances at it. He could see Jimin's ass leaned over as he tried desperately to get closer to Taehyung, littering the younger with kisses. His small waist only accentuated his perfect curves, unlike any alpha Taehyung had been used to.

In his needy desire to ruin Jimin, his kisses heavy and breathless, he could hear the mirror crackle, cursing himself. He could just blame it on Namjoon in the morning, not that he would mind a punishment from the elder for destroying Jungkook's mirror.

"Then devour me Tae," Jimin's eyes were half-lidded. The boy's chest was heaving up and down out of breath. Taehyung didn't need to hear anymore, breaking contact with the elder to lock the door, Jimin holding his hands out at the missed contact. Taehyung locked the door quickly, desperately, the click sounding through the bathroom, where both Jimin and Taehyung were taking out their frustrations.

 

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Jungkook had been feeling a little lousy this morning, he first felt it when his bones ached as he made his way to the bathroom sluggishly. Popping his joints in any way he could as he opened the door.

To his horror, like right out of a supernatural movie, his mirror had been cracked. Like somebody had decided that his bathroom was the perfect place to perform a ritual, and a demon put her hand through the mirror destroying it. He could still see himself, the crack was towards the edge of the mirror but he still felt slightly furious at the broken mirror.

In the morning, nobody was willing to fess up to who broke it. When he first told everyone about the broken mirror, they were quick to chide Namjoon for destroying another thing of Jungkook's. The pack leader vehemently denies any involvement with poor Jungkook's broken mirror. With nobody fussing up Jungkook felt more atrocious than usual, if he ever found out who did it, he would make them only take cold showers, as they deserved.

Most of the pack was still sleeping, Jimin and Taehyung had been knocked out in his bed after he woke up early. The two must've stayed up late all night, that would explain the occasional noises he would hear as he was trying to sleep. Mustve been Taehyung consistently losing in the game. Jungkook could already tell he could take the alphas down on the game, having enough time out of the day to hone in on his skills.

Jungkook was at the dining table, hand in the crease of his palm as he thought about the past few days. Namjoon made his way over to the dining table with a bowl of cereal. The milk clumsily sloshed to the floor. Namjoon had the balance of a newly born fawn, causing problems wherever he went. Jungkook still knew it wasn't him who broke the mirror, knowing if it was the older would fess up immediately. It had to be somebody else.

"It looks like everyone else is asleep," Namjoon smiled fondly looking at the omega. He looked around surveying the living room, he was right. Besides Jin, who was carefully stocking the fridge with a host of groceries he had bought online, everybody else was fast asleep. Taehyung and Jimin were knocked out on Jungkook kind kind-sized bed. Yoongi and Hoseok are on either side of the couch, one of Hoseok's arms sleepily outstretched to be right on top of Yoongi's face.

"You are indeed correct Joonie Hyung," Jungkook nodded profusely. The older two alphas were the ones who made him the most nervous, and yet he was awake with only the two. It was likely they were used to waking up early just like Jungkook was. Maybe this was the time Jungkook could finally get the answers he so desired.

The silence filled the air, he watched Namjoon eat his cereal, thanking Jin for filling the bowl for him. They had such a strange dynamic to Jungkook that he couldn't help but ask. "Are you all a legitimate pack?" Namjoon's spoon stopped mid-air, Jin looking over at the two of them.

A pack could mean two things, a close familial bond, or an intimate bond. Jungkook started to realize they were some kind of back when he spotted what looked like a pack mark on Hoseok's neck when they were leaving the mall. He then began to really notice the other bites that each of the members possessed. That meant they had to be a pack, but they couldn't possibly be an intimate one. Jungkook would surely know by now. Alphas are rough they would wake the whole house up if they were having sex with each other.

Namjoon smiled placing his spoon back in the nearly empty bowl. "Yes, I thought you might've already known." The older sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck, Jungkook just for a moment felt a little stupid. He could be so observant sometimes, yet at the same time miss important details. He would get so lost in the small things he would never see the big things.

"I only figured out yesterday, so y'all must really be a close family then?" Namjoon paused eyes reading over Jungkook for a moment like he was studying him. Jungkook's face heated up at the idea of the alpha inspecting him. Searching for something the alpha couldn't quite find in Jungkook's nervous expression.

"Yeah we are quite close," is all that Namjoon said. This caused Jungkook quite the frustration, that's all he got? He needed to know more, this pack was strange, who dealt with ruts? Jungkook stopped in his tracks. He could feel the omega in him practically pouncing at the opportunity to fill his thoughts with things he wanted to burn thinking about.

At first, it started off not so bad, just wondering what the alphas did to take care of each other during their ruts if what they felt was purely platonic. Did they just do what Yugyeom did, bring them water, and put on movies for them? No that's nonsense ruts are not like heats. Alphas get possessive during ruts, they get rough during them, and they get untameable. Did they just have friends who would take care of it? Then Jungkook's thoughts got worse, they had ruts, just like Jungkook had heats. They would be living together, while those things are happening. 'Maybe Jungkook could help with their ruts.'

Jungkook froze wanting to throw himself into the nearest river for even thinking like that. He had to keep talking or his mind was going to be so far into the gutter it would never come back out. "How did you all meet."

Namjoon smiled fondly, humming slightly. "Well I and Jin have known each other for a long time, shifters are very weird so meeting another one is something you don't walk away from. We met Yoongi because he was asleep in some back alley, he was shifted into a puppy so we thought he was a stray. When he shifted back we were happy to let him live with us." Namjoon pauses, stirring the milk around the bowl, able to see his own reflection in it.

"We met Hoseok when he was giving away free samples in front of a store. Jin gave him his number and when we ended up closer, we found out he was also a shifter. Funny right?" Namjoon paused quietly, seemingly reluctant to talk about Taehyung and Jimin. The two seemed the closest in the group to each other.

"We met Taehyung and Jimin on the street too, like Yoongi." Namjoon paused, Jungkook didn't register that Jin was now behind Namjoon, rubbing his back a little. "They were dirty, covered in bruises, well Jimin was. All we found was this teenage boy, cowering in the corner behind a dumpster. Holding a small puppy who was cowering just as much. They were childhood friends and ended up running away from home together. I don't feel right saying the rest, but your grandma let them live with her. Eventually, we formed a bond and they got closer to us. It was touch and go for a while, it was hard on everyone."

Jungkook felt a pang in his heart, the story of the shifters especially the youngest tugging at his heartstrings. "Your grandma was so kind to us, she had her reasons to help us but those aren't mine to disclose. When she would talk about you, it was with such warmth in her eyes, and we couldn't wait to meet you. We knew if you were anything like your grandma we would protect you like our own." Our own, Jungkook repeated to himself, oh how his inner heart wanted that so bad.

"She helped us develop our company, she helped us pick out housing to live in, and when we find you a pack we plan on moving to the city." The city? Jungkook's heart skipped a beat, wanting to tell the alphas about his plan to get accepted into a college that's in the city. Maybe if he became close friends with them, he could see them from time to time.

Why was he thinking hopefully?

Jungkook knew better, mentally smacking himself for the lack of restraint he was showing. His face hardened a little, knowing that all this was not going to end the way his inner omega was hoping it would. They were a family of shifters, alpha shifters, Jungkook couldn't even really be friends with them either. He knew how alphas felt about omegas, he's had enough terrible interactions with them to know better, yet he was warming up to them. He wanted to call Yugyeom, to complain about his stupidity, to gain comfort from his only really close friend.

Namjoon must've noticed Jungkook's change in demeanor, scooting forward a little in the chair. "You always look like you have so much on your mind, that must be exhausting." Namjoon's hand went to Jungkook's face, quietly dusting the omega's black fringe out of the way of his forehead.

Jungkook tensed, he wondered if the alphas were all aware, alphas were born to be observant of omegas. Yugyeom had once brought up to Jungkook he made a face of almost distress when he started to get too deep into thought. "It's not that bad Hyung," lies, all lies. Jungkook wouldn't be such an overthinker if he wasn't at war with his own omega. For the most part, people tend to be very in sync with their inner self. For alphas, they tend to give in the most, and betas don't have a real inner wolf to think about. Jungkook used to let himself give into omega instincts, the first time his dad came home stopped that in its tracks. Finding the young omega in a nest, littered with scents that comforted him the most ended up being a core memory for Jungkook. Not the nest itself, but watching his dad burn every comforting item he had in a firepit outside while the crying boy watched definitely left an impression on him.

His grandma tried coaxing the instinct out of him a few times, always buying new stuffed animals with comforting scents whenever Jungkook would stay with her. His dad really left a lasting scar on the boy's memories, and he just never felt safe doing those things again. Yet here he was, disgracing his father just by leaning in ever so slightly to Namjoon's gentle touch.

"Let me know if it ever gets overwhelming." Namjoon's hand went back to stirring the spoon in the empty bowl, and Jungkook couldn't help the small sigh that escaped his lips. He wanted to believe these alphas were here to help him, but he was scared of himself. What if he got used to their gentle touches, the kindness, how safe he felt, and then they left? He knew the whole goal was to find him a pack, but he didn't want to be in anybody's pack, he was a free omega.

'What about them' Jungkook buried his thoughts to the back of his mind looking at the concerned alpha sitting beside him. "I will hyung, I promise." Jungkook wasn't so sure of himself at the moment.

 

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The alphas leaving the house gave Jungkook time to think, sure they left one behind but Jin normally wasn't as pushy as the others were. He was just quietly making dinner for everybody, using fresh ingredients Jungkook wasn't used to having in his house. Jungkook was just studying Jin from the living room, watching the eldest alpha curiously.

The alpha picked up the wooden spoon from his pot, sipping it lightly before shaking his head. The alpha was so methodical with cooking. Jungkook imagined if he ever had an omega, that omega would gain five pounds in a week of living with Jin, Jungkook already felt heavier than usual. "Koo~" Jungkook perked up, Jin was making eye contact. "Come try this for me sweetheart, I need somebody who won't lie to me."

Jungkook raised an eyebrow, remembering the time Jin was making breakfast and forgot to salt it. Jin didn't even realize till he had finally sat down, not a single alpha had said anything, and just ate it without complaint. Jungkook wasn't hungry that morning or he swears he would've said something to Jin. He was a fabulous cook, just being a little forgetful sometimes. It's human nature.

"I guess I can," he rolled his shoulders standing up and walking to the kitchen where Jin was. Jungkook didn't register the spoon being pressed to his lips, catching a whiff of the soup he already could tell it was going to be good, and his mouth started watering.

"Open up," Jin instructed, and Jungkook did so without complaint. Omegas were natural picky eaters, it's instinct to want to keep yourself and your pups healthy. Jungkook was no stranger to his picky nature, especially during preheat when he had a list of just five foods he was willing to eat. Yugyeom couldn't even get the boy to eat anything during his heat so the omega would stuff Jungkook's face before it started. The picky eater, who usually wasn't a fan of potatoes, or soup, moaned.

He didn't moan sexually, it was more the kind of noise you'd make after eating a high-quality piece of steak. The flavors were incredible, and Jungkook blushed swallowing realizing Jin was looking at him intensely. His ears turned red and Jin smiled patting Jungkook's cheek. "Is that your way of telling me it's really good?" He hummed at the end of his talking, and Jungkook was starting to think the alpha's real career should've been as a world-renowned chef.

"It is amazing Jin," Jungkook was breathy and he couldn't help the blush on his face. He was embarrassed the noise came out of him, and glad that Jin didn't take it the way somebody like Sehun would. It was pure enjoyment for his cooking, the food that he clearly put so much love into. Jungkook was busy gushing when he watched Jin lean in a little, surveying the omega.

His thumb went to Jungkook's lip, causing the omega to freeze. Swiping it across his lower lip and his cheek, "You have some soup on your lip sweetheart." Jungkook was quick to feel a twinge in his stomach, Jin was so beautiful. He was overwhelmed when the eldest came within an inch of his face.

Jin smiled brightly, taking a bowl from one of the cabinets and pouring the soup into it for the omega. Offering it to the omega who had picked himself up to sit on the counter. Jin's voice got lower whispering, "Don't tell the others I gave you the first bowl. Just a secret between me and you Koo~"

As Jungkook basically inhaled the soup, he couldn't help but think with cooking like that, Jin was his favorite.

Chapter 14: 14

Jungkook was woefully unprepared for how easily some of the alphas acclimated to his school environment. The first day was spent with Jungkook touring them and showing the individual activities the school and Jungkook set up for its students.

He didn't expect the affection the faux pack had gotten from the people in the school. Or how they got along with seemingly anyone who came up to them. Jimin was probably the most popular, a natural flirt with the attitude of an alpha, and the looks of an omega.

Jimin was quick to join the fashion club. Jungkook remembers how excited Jimin was to dress the alphas and him at the mall. Jungkook would consistently look at the shoes Jimin had picked out. They suited Jungkook so well and they were incredibly comfortable. He wanted to doubt Jimin's apparent judgment of people and fashion, but oh he was so right.

Hoseok obviously joined the dance team. The omega had taken to playing Just Dance on his Wii with the alphas. They spent a lot of time together over the past few weeks. Jungkook and Hoseok would consistently try and see who could get the higher score. He is pretty sure Hoseok had let him win those last few times, especially because of Jungkook's unintentional pouting.

Taehyung took quite a long time to figure out what he wanted to do in school. Jungkook was pretty sure Taehyung probably wanted to be in a club with one of his packmates.

He eventually introduced Taehyung to the gardening club and Taehyung jumped at the opportunity. He fit right in with the other members who all had green thumbs, Jungkook probably would never be able to relate to Taehyung on that.

Yugyeom had gifted Jungkook a succulent plant, one that was incredibly difficult to let die. Yugyeom thought Jungkook could have something to take care of. It didn't take long for Jungkook to manage to kill it, he didn't know how, and neither did Yugyeom. He realized if he couldn't take care of a damn plant, the omega should never have kids.

Lastly was Yoongi. Jungkook had made it a requirement in the school for everyone to be a part of a club. He noticed an incline in student happiness when clubs became mandatory, and the school's gardens were taken care of. Students in the baking club made lunch, while the fashion club designed uniforms. Yoongi was hard to find a club for, and one day the alpha approached Jungkook about joining the student council.

That did make Jungkook slightly reluctant. Chanyeol and Baekhyun were in the student council, and Jungkook felt in his soul like something would happen because of it. Yoongi joined in on his meetings frequently, always carefully studying Jungkook and how he interacted with the members of his school.

"Christmas break is fast approaching," Ryujin stacked the papers together on the table, one with the schedule for the school's upcoming events.

"I was thinking we could do a potential sleepover at the school?" Yugyeom opened his journal sliding his hand over the page as he spoke. Jungkook had looked over to see the plan Yugyeom had written out, always so well thought out in his plans.

"Could you elaborate?" Baekhyun crossed his arms and leaned back in the chair. Out of all the members of Sehun's pack, Baekhyun tended to be nicer and more involved in the student council than the latter Chanyeol was.

"Well I was thinking, we clear out the chairs in the cafeteria. Then we let people know anyone who is a student is welcome to sleep over at the school for the night. We can do movies and games, even a Secret Santa, it could be this Friday." Yugyeom was the one coming up with the best ideas for the school.

"Do we have the money for that?" Chanyeol interjected. He always came off as unbothered in meetings, normally only saying something to go against somebody else.

Jungkook sighed, opening the folder where he sat at the edge of the table. Yoongi on one side of him and Yugyeom on the other, surveying the funds the school had. "Well we did that fundraiser towards the beginning of the year, it should be in the budget if we ask people all to bring some kind of food item." Maybe Jungkook was hoping to ask Jin to bake for the sleepover. Since his first time trying his food, he was always first to go to Jin whenever he was cooking something. He was his taster at this point, always giving him opinions on what seasoning he needed to add. Jungkook just liked it cause he wouldn't pass up the opportunity to eat Jin's cooking.

Yoongi kept quiet in the meetings, normally just glancing back and forth. "We could hand out fliers and make an announcement in the morning," Yugyeom added looking at Ryujin, one of her packmates Yeji was in charge of morning announcements.

"Does anybody have any objections or other ideas?" Jungkook sighed, posture relaxing, he wanted to go home after this meeting. He knew he couldn't Yugyeom and he were known to stay late, organizing the money for the school and filling out paperwork. He was hoping to ask Yoogni to be the student council's treasure, once a position filled by Irene until she graduated.

Everyone shook their heads. Jungkook focused in on Chanyeol who always had a sour expression across his face. Due to the plans all student council members would be required to be at the sleepover, meaning lazy Chanyeol would also have to be there setting up things.

"Well then, this meeting concludes." The bell rang signaling school was over soon after the meeting. Chanyeol and Baekhyun were quick to leave, Ryujin, Yugyeom, Yoongi, and Jungkook staying for their own various reasons.

He heard a knock at the door, Yugyeom saying a quick "Come in!" That led to the pile-in of Yoongi pack mates through the door. Jimin had messed with his uniform, knowing that it was not technically against the rules. He had rolled his sleeves up to his elbows, his top two buttons undone and his tie hanging loosely. Taehyung also kept his uniform pretty laid back, keeping it untucked from his pants. Hoseok was wearing a sports letterman jacket, awarded to him for being in the school's competitive dance team.

"How did the meeting go?" Jimin leaned on the table trying to peak at Yugyeom's paperwork. Yugyeom stuck his tongue out slightly hiding it in his chest earning a playful pout from the alpha.

"It was alright, we planned an event to celebrate the upcoming winter break." Jungkook walked over to the printer, typing something into the computer. Multiple sheets of paper started printing out and Yoongi went to go grab them and stack them together.

"Do we get to be a part of this event?" Taehyung added in. Pulling out a chair so he could sit down next to Yugyeom, while Jimin still leaned over the table.

"I hope we do," Hoseok wrapped his arms around Taehyung placing his chin on Taehyung's head. Causing the younger blue-haired alpha to scrunch his nose.

"Hyung you smell like sweat," Taehyung whined. The older flicked his nose with one hand but stayed close to him. Jungkook eyed them for a moment, once again watching the alpha's intimate displays of affection towards each other.

"Anyone can go it's optional unless you are in the student council." Yoongi huffed, Jungkook assumed the alpha probably wouldn't want to interrupt his regular sleeping with a school sleepover.

"So what even is the event?" Hoseok hummed, pulling Taehyung a little tighter. Taehyung leaned his head back to further rest on the dancer's chest.

"It's a school sleepover. You bring a sleeping bag and pillow and we all go to the cafeteria and watch movies. Anybody can bring snacks or food to share with anybody." Jungkook gushed, cheeks turning red at the thought of Jin making meals they could bring to the event.

Jimin leaned a little to Jungkook's side, "Jin hyung would love that." Just the confirmation he needed, and the perfect excuse for the alpha to cook for him, and others, but mainly him.

Yoongi stood up, swinging his backpack over his shoulder. "Aren't we gonna go home? It's getting dark." He was right, Jungkook looked out the window to see the sun setting over the horizon, already feeling like he wanted to crawl into bed.

Taehyung clapped his hands standing up, causing Hoseok to move out of the way. "Yoongi is right! Jin will scold us if we are late." Jungkook could feel a frown cross his face, Yugyeom and he made eye contact and he mentally sighed.

"You guys can go ahead and go, Yugyeom will walk me home later." Hoseok paused for a moment, and Jimin frowned a little.

"Thats not safe it will be pitch black outside by then." Taehyung was quick to be the first to speak. Jungkook opened his mouth to argue back but Taehyung continued, "I'll stay back with you and Yugyeom it's okay."

Jungkook wanted to protest, once again being silenced by another alpha. "That sounds good Taehyung, we can do it in shifts every day since Kookie insists on being home late." They just kept making plans, and Jungkook's heart fluttered with embarrassment.

Yugyeom continued to look at Jungkook, and he could see the omegas slowly go from frowning to slowly smiling. His hand darted up, "well if Taehyungs here, that means I can leave." That asshole, that idiot, no he wouldn't, he didn't dare.

Taehyung smiled wrapping his arm around Jungkook causing him to turn a darker shade of red. "That sounds perfect! I bet your pack would be happy to have you home early, I can keep Koo safe." Jungkook looked from Taehyung to Yugyeom in pure shock. They were communicating with each other, planning, and he was just here, subject to their plans. He didn't know if he wanted to punch Yugyeom, or hug him, he was feeling conflicted.

Yoongi let out another sigh, it being more a part of his vocabulary than actual words at this point. "Well as long as he's safe." That was all the confirmation Taehyung needed to sit right back in the seat next to Jungkook.

Jimin walked over to the two, patting Jungkook on the head. "Be safe both of you. If you end up here too late Jin will freak out." Taehyung shuddered, and Jimin leaned down to kiss the side of the blue-haired boy's cheek.

Hoseoks turned to say goodbye, he squished Taehyung's cheeks and gave him a kiss on the forehead. Turning to Jungkook to give him a fond smile, Jungkook's heart panged, some deep part of him wishing he was a part of the affections.

Yugyeom and the alphas had existed, and Jungkook could've sworn he saw Yugyeom wink.

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Taehyung wasn't bad, the school was empty and quiet the blue-haired alpha watched Jungkook silently. His cheek rested in his palm facing Jungkook, and he noticed the alpha had slowly fallen asleep as time drove on.

He sure was pretty.

Jungkook set down the last thing of paperwork stapling it together, the sun had definitely disappeared and there was no later to push through the blinds of the council room. He looked at Taehyung again, really getting to know all of the boy's beautiful features. He had tan skin, the kind that probably glowed in the summer, it was also clear and free of blemishes or any sort of acne. He'd eventually have to ask Taehyung what his skincare routine was.

He had definitely lost himself in Taehyung's features, freezing momentarily when the beautiful alpha opened his eyes. Directly looking into Jungkook's now afraid doe ones.

"Were you watching me sleep Koo~?" Jungkook scrambled a little, moving back in his seat. Taehyung raised his eyebrow, straightening out in his seat instead of being leaned on his palm like before.

"What no, I saw a bug on you." Jungkook quickly pat Taehyung's cheek. The alpha clearly did not believe him, and Jungkook was ready to throw himself out the second-story window any second now.

"I trust you Koo~" The tease in his voice, the way his eyes slightly darkened, made Jungkook's stomach swim with nerves. He quickly ran to the door slinging his backpack over his shoulder.

"We should probably go," he wined. "It's almost ten o'clock at night, Jin might be mad." That had Taehyung's attention shifted, nearly knocking over the chair when he stood up.

"Shit, you are right." He held his backpack by his arm, Jungkook liked looking at his arms. What was he doing, these alphas were driving him crazy. All the smells they would give off made Jungkook want to tear his hair out.

The walk home started off pretty quiet, sometimes he and Taehyung would exchange glances but he felt butterflies, and was worried talking would make it so much worse. He felt tension, and he felt things he didn't want to. The alphas were all unbothered while Jungkook could just crumple into a ball at a certain type of look.

Taehyung sighed for a moment, "you would always come home late. Did Yugyeom walk you home every time?" Jungkook paused. Taehyung walked a weird way on the path, skipping every crack or line within the concrete.

"Sometimes, others I would walk home, and occasionally my ex would try and take me home." Try was the best word, Sehun normally only walked Jungkook home if he was going to ask something dumb or try to get him into an inappropriate situation.

Taehyung nodded. "That is pretty dangerous, two omegas are bad, and you by yourself is not good either. If you mean the ex who stopped by during your heart, the smelly beta, that probably wasn't a safe walk home either. He looks like the kind of beta to push you into danger to save yourself." Jungkook smiled, laughing a little at Taehyung's correct idea of the beta.

"It wasn't so bad in the beginning." Jungkook brushed his hands through his hair, smoothing it back temporarily till it fell back onto his forehead. The way Taehyung looked at him, sympathy laced into every expression he was silently making made Jungkook want to keep talking. "He held books for me and got me flowers a few times. I felt bad cause in a way I was using him so people would leave me alone, but when he started to go downhill I didn't feel as much regret.

Jungkook looked up at the cloud-muddled night sky, tracing the big dipper with his eyes as if it wasn't hidden by the cloud view. "I don't think I'm just meant to be like that with anybody to be honest. I don't truly get along with most people. I just put up with them."

 

Besides Yugyeom, the only people Jungkook got along with are some of the nicer people at school and his alphas. Jungkook paused when Taehyung grabbed his arms turning him to face Taehyung. The alpha was gentle with his movements but was still firm. He held Jungkook's arms in front of him making eye contact.

"That beta didn't deserve you." He leaned forward momentarily, Jungkook normally would pull his head back at the close contact but he decided against it. Jungkook could almost feel Taehyung's breath, it was foggy with how cold it was outside.

Taehyung must've realized how close he was, quickly coughing and moving back. The air was once again awkward. "I just mean that simple things like carrying books or flowers are barely anything when it comes to someone like you, you deserve a lot more."

Jungkook fidgeted with his fingers, "I don't think that way hyung." Taehyung looked down a little at him. Eyes narrowing for the quickest moment Jungkook didn't know if he had hallucinated it.

"I hope you do soon." These alphas were really throwing Jungkook for a loop.

Chapter 15: 15

Jungkook had been no stranger to stress. If you asked anyone close to the boy, they'd probably say he overdoes it sometimes, and today was no different.

He had to stay late after school again, and the blue-haired alpha who tended to stick by him the most adamantly disagreed, but Jungkook was firm this time. He had tried to make it clear not only to Tae, but Hoseok, Jimin, and Yoongi as well, that their going to school with him didn't mean anything. He wanted to still try to keep up his independence.

He let his face fall into his hands, letting out a loud sigh. Christmas approaching was fun too, people with a fair amount of money, and no finals to worry about. Every time Jungkook thought about it, he wanted to sink into a hole he couldn't ever climb out of. On many occasions, he would find himself considering the option of throwing himself into the road on his walk to school. He imagines the instant relief and screams all around him, finding himself chewing at his cheek when he would think about it.

That was just the small of it, he found himself hoping during a test, his appendix would burst, he could get a nice ambulance ride and have no cares in the world for a few days. His daydreaming would always go so wild during the holidays, especially since he had been spending them alone as of recent. Last Christmas, Yugyeom practically dragged him to his house for Christmas Eve, letting Jungkook stay the night and everything. Insisting it was bad for the smaller's mental health to be alone for Christmas.

Jungkooks daydreaming had been a very problematic thing as of recent, plaguing his thoughts more than ever during a time when he knew he needed to be focused. His heart fluttered a little in his chest because the daydreams, instead of being his usual future academic achievements, would be about a certain pack of alphas who couldn't seem to leave his thoughts.

He knew he shouldn't; they weren't here for him like that.

He would find himself exchanging glances with them, making eye contact with Hoseok in the hallway, always receiving a bright smile from the older person. Or Jimin matching his pace as they would make the small walk to school, while the other alphas walked ahead. Small things, Tae practically begging to stay late with him every night, this one being the particular one plaguing his daydreams.

He imagined a different way his night could have gone with the alpha on their walk. One where they exchanged words of affection and kissed under the moonlight, Jungkook was letting the omega side of him win, and he despised that. He didn't want to be weak, and he was fearing the effects the six had on him. He needed to remember that this wouldn't last forever and take his studies far more seriously.

He chewed on the eraser backing of his pencil, huffing a little as he did, brows furrowing as he peered at the paper in front of him, trying to will himself to focus. He started to imagine Namjoons smile, or how sweet Jin was with the others, giving them such tender affection, god, how he longed for that.

The paper, he needed to focus on the paper, shaking his head in hopes of easing the burning thoughts down.

He was in charge of going over the funding, feeling bad leaving it to Ryujin or, god forbid, Yugyeom, he decided to take the burden for himself. Leading him to be in a position where he was stuck tonight, his phone buzzing at 8 pm, a text from Jin simply reading, 'Are you coming home soon?'

He tucked his phone under a peice of paper, choosing to ignore it. He didn't need them fussing over him; this had to be done, and he understood that. He just had to focus, not on Jimins lips, or Yoongis eyes, or god, why can't his brain just work even for just a moment. He wasn't usually like this; he never really had affection for an alpha like this before, let alone multiple. He wanted to believe it was the pheremones talking, or just being around them so much, but a gnawing feeling had begun, starting in the back of his thoughts, telling him he was supposed to be doing something. That this had to be right.

It seemed as though Hoseok picked up on that, Jungkook fondly remembering a talk he had with him before they had all left. Hoseok had told the others to go on ahead and had approached him with mild concern, watching how anxious the boy had been acting all day was now impossible to ignore.

"Hey," he rubbed his shoulder, pulling out a chair to sit beside the younger. "You seemed a bit quieter than usual. Are you doing alright?" Of course, leave it to him to notice that something is wrong, always seemingly hyper-sensitive to others' emotions. The omegas, especially, knowing Hoseok was always there to ask how he was feeling.

Jungkook sighed a little, setting down his pen to give Hobi his full attention, momentarily letting the stress go, if only for just a moment.

"Yeah.. It's not anything new, just a heavy workload..." he broke eye contact as his eyes faltered to the paper in front of him, barely touched. Finding it hard to keep his eyes on the alpha when he opened up, emotions weren't necessarily his strong suit, but he's been finding it harder and harder to keep it all in.

Hoseoks attention turned toward the stack of papers, pausing for a moment, likely searching for the right thing to say. "Heavy is an understatement, you plan to stay here and do.. How much of this are you doing?"

The stacked, wrapped, not-so-neatly in a rubber band, was over three hundred pages. Now, if Jungkook were just signing them, it wouldn't be a big deal; he could knock that out in less than an hour with the assistance of some caffeine. However, this was bills; he had to carefully read over the script, add it all together, and total it, then sign it. Likely having to make stops along the way to fix the crappy work of Chanyeol, initially marking it down.

"The whole thing," he pouted for a moment, sinking his teeth into his lower lip absentmindedly, though taken aback when his eyes met Hoseoks again to find the other with an unreadable expression. "It's really not that much, I swear!" He added, not seeming to change the alpha's expression whatsoever.

Hoseok leaned a little closer to Jungkook, his expression a little too stern for Jungkook's liking. It felt off-putting to see someone who smiles that much have such a serious expression. Concern laced his eye and brow, commanding the raven-haired boy's attention.

"Jungkook, I understand that you can be a little specific about your work, but part of being a good leader is knowing when to delegate." He sighed, his expression softening as he watched the omega's eyes dance. "You need to know when to let someone else take a hand, even if it's not exactly what you want."

Jungkook paused for a moment. In a way, he knew it was true. While Hoseok had put it kindly, that was most definitely not the first time Jungkooks had been told that by someone close to him, and it probably wouldn't be the last. "I will try that.." he mumbled, causing Hoseoks shoulders to ease up a bit, releasing an unnoticed tension.

"But not tonight," he looked into his eyes, Hoseok standing up, settling into a quiet silence. He really was a pretty man, even if he didn't share his usual beautiful smile; he was gorgeous. Jungkook, to this point, could never understand an alpha being pretty, but after meeting those six, he was proven so wrong. He adored everything about them, and he despised that.

Hoseok pursed his lips into a thin line, focused on the younger. "Why not? Could you do this tomorrow?" He put his hand on the stack of papers, causing Jungkook to avert his gaze."No, look at me," he stated. Jungkook felt like he was getting scolded, the tips of his ears heating up at the command.

"This one's important," he said, clasping his hands together, looking at him once again at Hoseoks request. "After tomorrow, I'll delegate, just let me handle just this one tonight." He just needed to hold off the older for a night; he was the student council president, and he signed up for this. He just needed things to be perfect, feeling a burden on his shoulders to excel as much as possible.

The elder of the two raised his eyebrow, scanning over the omega for a moment. "So tonight will be your last night staying here till 9?"

Jungkook paused, faltering for a moment, looking at the floor. "Well, not necessarily, but you know sometimes that just comes with the territory!" He fidgeted with the tie of his uniform, "I will get more rest though, and delegate, I just need tonight to set everything straight. I need to study for finals anyway."

He seemed reluctant to leave the omega, eyebrows relaxing as he smiled warmly. "Please dont be here too late, I don't want you unsafe walking home, and you know how it would freak Jin out."

He had a point, for the few weeks he has had the alphas in his company, he has unintentionally caused Jin to panic more than he realized. Making the omega feel rather guilty. Jungkook knew Jin would fret so much, but he really was just clumsy and stubborn, which was a deadly combo when it came to accidents.

"I'll be home as soon as I'm done, I swear."

Hobi smirked a little, "swear? Alright, I'll hold you to it. Please be safe, bun." Bun? Jungkook usually disliked pet names, finding them to be more of a tease than anything else. He hated when Sehun would call him baby, bile rising to his throat just thinking about it.

"Okay, Hoseok Hyung," he sighed, Hoseok's smile growing bigger at that, giving him a kiss to the top of his head and walking out. It was good that he left, considering Jungkooks face and ears burned red with embarrassment.

Now here he was, thinking about having just gone home to them, enjoying Jin's warm dinner. Watching Taehyung and Jimin argue about the small stuff, cuddle up to Yoongi, and have a nap, he couldn't stop thinking about it. He blamed it on his omega; he never got attention from alphas so positively, and he's taking their being polite as them flirting, he's being delusional, he just needed to remind himself of that over and over again. He needed a reality check soon, or it would just get worse. His life had been completely changed within two months, all thanks to a big delivery box on his porch.

How could it have even gotten to this point? He didn't manage to finish the paperwork till eleven pm, not that he had realized it. Sure, Jungkook had the occasional focusing problem, but this was a whole new disaster; he started to like these alphas.

When he moved the paper and checked the time, he felt a chill go down his spine.

Not only was it 11 PM, and he knew that walk would be a nightmare with how cold it was outside now, just the thought alone sent goosebumps through Jungkooks arms. That wasn't even the biggest problem; it was three missed texts from Jin and one phone call.

'Hey, it's 9 pm, are you going to be home soon? '

'Let me know if you need one of us to walk up there to take you home.'

'I left some food out for when you get home. Make sure to heat it in the microwave for at least a minute.'

Jungkook's heart sank, feeling bad once he saw the missed call at 10 pm he had his phone on silent, worried Yugyeom might spam him trying to offer help. Knowing the taller omega would insist if he knew where Jungkookie was.

He thought about calling Jin for a moment to let him know he was okay. Feeling a sort of tug, the omega slowly put his hand over his heart, taking a breath in to try and slow his suddenly quickening heart rate. Feeling dreadful and guilty all at once. He didn't want to for a second believe these guys actually cared about him; it was just for his grandma.

He neatly put everything away, closing the blinds and flicking off the lights as he left. The school could be rather eerie at night. Jungkook considered ways to make it less creepy for the sleepover that all the students would have soon. He didn't need people roaming the hallways, doing things they shouldn't, but he also didn't want it to be spooky; it made people, in particular omegas, upset.

The whole quick walk home, he was looking forward to finally having some time to himself, to study, eat, and maybe play games. Jungkook was getting home late enough that there was a high chance that by the time he got there, everyone would be asleep, meaning no one would be awake to tell him he had to go to bed. This allowed him to practice his bedtime procrastination and insomnia in peace.

He approached the house, noting the lights inside were out, visible due to the glow of the street lamp. He smiled, knocking some studying out would be good for him; besides, he only needed five hours of sleep to function. He'd be okay just this once.

He unlocked the door quietly, sliding in and taking off his shoes, shutting the door so delicately that all you could hear was the silent sound of the lock. He sighed with relief, seeing that nobody was in the living room or kitchen.

Slipping off his backpack to hang on the wall, he approached the kitchen counter. There left on the counter was an alfredo looking pasta, which even this late made Jungkooks mouth water. On the clear wrapping on top was Jungkooks name and a smiling face written in what looked to be Sharpie.

Jungkook smiled a little at the gesture, having been accustomed to it. Jin was always waiting for him to get home, tidying up the kitchen as he walked in, and insisted on his eating. Not even giving the younger time to change before pushing him, albeit gently, to the dining table.

Jungkook ate it quietly, savoring every bite as he focused on the wall. He could feel his vision blurring, his eyes heavy after every blink. He told himself he would just finish up some studying, then fall asleep. He had offered to let the pack sleep in his larger bed for the night, knowing he'd be out slightly later than normal.

They were so weird.

He didn't at all mean that negatively, but it was so odd to be around them. Seeing alphas act so out of character had him scratching his head in confusion. Sure, they all had moments where they could be intimidating, especially Yoongi and Namjoon, but they were also all so comfortable sinking into a more submissive headspace. It was a breath of fresh air for the omega, and he found himself less tense in situations where he had one of them near. At this point, he could probably be willing to sleep in the same bed as them and not feel worried at all, not that he'd admit that allowed. Some thoughts just needed to stay thoughts.

He rinsed the dish off in the sink, putting it in the dishwasher to make it easier for the next person to do, having it on a switched-out schedule ever since the alphas had revealed themselves.

He put the TV on a random news station, volume so low he'd need captions to understand. Working on his laptop with the blanket pulled over him. His ears would ring slightly, his brain likely buzzing for a break, feeling pressure build at the side of his head, he sighed, lowering the volume on the TV to basically zero, hoping it would help.

"Shouldn't you be asleep?"

His head snapped to the side of him, where Namjoon was standing behind the sofa, causing the omega to jump slightly, his heart rate speeding up. "What- My god Namjoon, you scared me!" He put a hand to his heart, his tone in a hushed whisper, not wanting to wake the others.

The pack alpha leaned down, giving Jungkook ample time to take him in. Even at night, the brunette looked good, hair messy with a lazy black shirt on and red and black pajama pants Jin had likely just bought for him. "I thought Hoseok said you were doing this work at school?"

Jungkook bit his lower lip, for some reason feeling like he had just been caught again. "That was something else; these are my study notes I'm going over." He huffed, dimming the brightness on his laptop, worried the alpha's eyes might not be fully adjusted.

"Study notes?" He hummed, shifting just a little closer to the omega, Jungkooks veins turning to ice at how close the pack alpha was to his shoulder. Just that had him a little nervous, palms sweating.

"Study notes," he nodded, sucking on his lower lip by this point. "I have finals the last three days before break starts, and with the school sleepover happening soon, this is the only time I have to do it." He pouted, eyelashes fluttering as his eyes watered from trying to keep them open.

"Sweetheart," the pet names again. "I know you are very smart, pushing yourself like this isnt going to do you any good." The alpha walked in front of Jungkoo, kneeling down in front of the boy, causing the raven-haired omega's cheeks to heat up, not needing the blanket that was once covering him.

"I know, I know that." He clutched his finger in balls pressing his hands to his lap, feeling the weight shift as Namjoon carefully pulled the laptop from Jungkooks hands, saving his progress and shutting it gently, leaving it on the coffee table. "I just.. I can't fail this, this is everything to me."

The alpha's eyes softened, sitting down beside the younger and rubbing his back gently, providing more comfort than Jungkook knew was possible from an alpha around him. "I know, bun, and I understand, and we are here to help."

Jungkook tore at his bottom lip, not knowing if it was better to look at the beautiful pack alpha in front of him or pull away eye contact. Hating this sort of feeling, he got that people looked down on him, that he was weak, a weak omega.

"Maybe I don't need help," he turned his body more towards the older. He knew he shouldn't be defensive, but a part of him burned with how his father talked to him, how his classmates looked at him, and he started to take that out on the wrong person.

Namjoon shook his head, a small smile on his lips. "No, and maybe you don't, but we offer it regardless." He patted the omega's head, choosing to just agree rather than argue surprised Jungkook, especially since he was the leader.

"For my grandma? I dont understand, why do all this for a favor?" Jungkooks eyes pleaded, probably more than he realized. Searching for some sort of answer that soothed his anxiety better than the one he would get over and over again.

Namjoon sighed, gently placing a pillow on his own lap. Jungkook felt his head heavy, trying to keep up with the conversation while his brain worked at half capacity. Knowing that with every blink, he grew more and more tired. Rubbing his eyes.

"Jungkook," Namjoon sighed, hands gently grasping the younger to pull them away from his eyes as he spoke. "It goes a lot deeper than that," he pulled Jungkook down, his head falling to rest on the pillow on Namjoons nap. If he were more awake, he'd likely be surprised at the gesture. His head is facing the TV, the light glow burning his eyes as the older's hands moved to rest in his hair, delicately messing with the strands and lightly scratching his scalp. It felt like he was getting anesthesia, almost, vision tunneling as Namjoons words faded in and out, falling asleep so slowly as he tried to speak.

"I dont... understand.." he mumbled, feeling warmth embrace him. The alpha, using his free hand to pull the blanket over the smaller Jungkook, easing into him as he finally let his head win, eyes shutting.

Namjoon smiled down at the omega, continuing to let his fingers delicately run through his strands, watching the omega quietly. "You don't have to," he whispered, just loud enough for him to know he uttered it, as Jungkook drifted away peacefully.

Notes:

Im back! Im so happy to be back to updating, and I recently got a matching tattoo with my best friend of the bts love Yourself symbol! I love these two books, and I can't wait to bring them both to good conclusions. And I have ideas for a short-term vminkook and another OT7 Jungkook-centered omegaverse book, and maybe a Jimin-centered OT7 book with vampires! thanks for reading <33

Chapter 16: 16

Yugyeom pushed all the papers together neatly, pushing them against the table three times to stack them, a contentedly happy expression on his face as he did. Smiling at the accomplishment of getting any work done, "These plans are perfect, everyone's going to love it, Kookie!"

Ryujin nodded in agreement, scrubbing the whiteboard clean as she spoke, her tone as equally cheery as the omegas. "Having the students do an overnight sleepover is the perfect way to end out the semester, and hopefully, people will freak out a little less over finals." Ryujin faltered slightly at the mention of finals, earning a side eye from Yugyeom for even bringing up the dreaded word in the first place.

Jungkook yawned, his eyes watering slightly as he craned his head to the side to watch Ryujin erase all the ideas they had written down for their end-of-semester party. He was relieved to finally be done planning, looking forward to going home on time for once this year.

"People have been acting up more, so we do need to chaperone with care that night; that many teenagers can get rowdy fast, and you know how teachers are about supervising." He pointed out that, being the most aware of this, since he would actively have to take care of any student conflicts, the teachers either act obliviously or are aware and just ignore it. Leaving it up to the student council, and mostly the president himself.

Yugyeom sighed a little dramatically, sitting at the table, wiping his forehead with his sleeve. "Let us be a little excited, Koo, come on, it'll be cool to stay overnight, and we can have everyone dress in holiday pajamas!"

"Ouu, that would be cute," Ryujin chimed in, smiling brightly, trying to keep the mood in the student council room good, even if Jungkook could come off like a buzzkill.

He sighed a little, smiling at the positivity that surrounded him, the omega allowing himself to bask in the happy atmosphere and scents of a job well done for a moment. "Yugyeom, Bambam is still okay with coming and taking some photos for the yearbook, right?"

Yugyeom nodded smile growing bigger, the idea of having any of his mates around for the sleepover was likely pleasing for the clingy omega.

"I thought Baekhyun was gonna worry about that?" Ryujin stopped her cleaning for a moment to ask.

Jungkook pursed his lips together in a thin line, his head buzzing at even the mention of them, being rather happy neither Baekhyun nor Chanyeol came to this meeting. Knowing how his interactions usually go with Sehun's pack, he'd always be happy to ignore it.

He faltered for a moment, "he technically was, but he hasn't shown up to any of the planning for this event, I honestly don't even know if any of them are gonna go." He rubbed the back of his neck as he spoke, Yugyeom scooting a little closer to him at the notice of the omega's discomfort.

Ryujin tapped her bottom lip as if deep in thought for a moment, "True, it would be nice to not have any of those boys there, but we do still need help with the council." She muttered, turning off the projector at the front of the room.

Ryujin likely cared about the school and student council nearly as much as he did. From the moment he met her, he noticed she was an overachiever, going above and beyond to help out the student body in any way she could. She would make a perfect student council president once Jungkook graduated.

Jungkook nodded in agreement, "True, we shouldn't be having to carry the weight of the work they won't take care of. I can't imagine how it's gonna go if we are left alone to plan the spring carnival or graduation." Two very stressful events, Jungkook could feel his heart aching in dread at the thought of.

"I don't see how they get away with doing all this and staying on the student council anyway," Yugyeom groaned before continuing. "They never do anything, and their pack mates are always the ones who end up causing trouble." The taller omega was never a huge fan of Sehun's pack. After the incident where Sehun got physical with Jungkook, he now downright despised them.

"Money," Ryujin whispered, likely more to herself than to the boys in the room.

"Money," Jungkook acknowledged in agreement, "those boys' parents sure do give a lot of money to the school. The principal wouldn't dare kick them out or let any of them face real consequences if it means the money keeps rolling in."

"Seriously?" Yugyeom sounded more bothered than usual. "I still can't get over how Kai got in practically no trouble for laying his hands on that new boy, or how Sehun gets away with what he does, either for that matter."

Jungkooks eyes softened, agreeing with Yugyeom, and he could tell by how Ryujin looked that she agreed too. Stuck in an unavoidable situation until graduation, where they would go their separate ways, and he wouldn't have to see that pack ever again.

"It's better not to provoke them at this point..." Ryujin tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking between the two of them.

"She has a point. If we try and do anything now, they will just start acting up, and it'd be better if they didn't. Imagine what we are gonna have to deal with if things start going wrong at the sleepover?"

Yugyeom hummed for a moment, head lowering. "I know, I know," he fidgeted with his fingers, in a way most omegas did to self-soothe, tracing the line of his cuticle. "It just shouldn't have to be that way, having to back down to them just because their parents have money irks me."

It irked Jungkook too, even if he didn't always state it out loud. Having to put in the extra work to fill out the treasurer's role, Chanyeol won't, and taking care of the yearbook club that Baekhyun never shows up to, weighs him down. He didn't need the extra trouble when he already had so much, including six new alphas, to worry about.

"I get that, I really do." He looked towards his closest friend with sympathy, knowing part of the reason Yugyeom was so mad was due to him in some way. He had broken up with Sehun, causing him to get physical, and that was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to the mess that was his pack. "But it'll be okay, let's just hope and pray they dont show up for the sleepover, I'd be happy to count them absent for that."

He really did, in fact, he was banking on that possibility. They usually never showed up for school events, even carnivals or parties they would have. Never showing much interest in events that at least some of them were supposed to be going to. It relieved Jungkook knowing he wouldn't have to deal with Sehun's stares overnight, and he could relax and enjoy spending time with everyone.

"I guess, but if anything changes, I think we should come up with a way to get them some actual consequences," Yugyeom pushed, knowing Jungkook wanted to do the same, just avoiding pushing them over the line. "Having to deal with and smell them at school makes it so so hard to focus." He added whining as he did, face grimacing.

"Speaking of smells," Ryujin hummed, in her best effort to change the subject in the only way she knew how, with an omega as stubborn as Yugyeom. "Jungkookie, you sure do smell like those new boys we have now, dont you?" She teased her eyebrows, wiggling.

Yugyeom smiled, and Jungkook faltered, feeling red with embarrassment. Yugyeom knows something she doesn't, but that didn't stop him from adding on. "Thats true, Koo," he cooed. "You do smell a little happier than normal, too. Any reason why?"

Jungkook glared at the confidently smiling omega, "I probably smell happy cause I get to go home soon and not deal with you." He prodded, but his voice was completely sarcastic.

Yugyeom gasped, falling back a little as he dramatically held a hand to his chest, faking sadness. "That breaks my heart, cause you know how excited I get when I see your stressed-out face walking into the room."

He hushed him, running a hand through his hair, "and you know how excited I get every time I wake up to an email about fixing one of your papers." He teased, trying to keep the subject off him and his change in scent as of recent.

They kept chatting between each other; the school bell had already rang thirty minutes prior, so at this point it was just them hanging out. Jungkook was fond of the hard-working Ryujin, and he adored Yugyeom, so he didn't mind. He had to stay a bit late after school today anyway, to drop off some papers in the science lab.

Their lively conversation was interrupted by a certain someone opening the door.

Jungkook craned his head to the side to take in the person who had the audacity to enter a private room without knocking. Snapping straight up at the realization it was Sehun, that guilty expression not fooling him for a moment. Before he could even utter a word, the quicker omega stood up, willing a confrontation, "What are you doing here, Sehun?"

Sehun didn't even look at the taller, eyes quickly finding and staying on Jungkook, who shifted in his seat nervously, worried for Yugyeom.

Yugyeom stepped in front of him, breaking the gaze, likely in a way to try and protect him, the only way the omega really could. Ryujin grew completely quiet, not exactly knowing what to do. Jungkook had explained to her that they broke up, but hadn't gone into detail because even talking about it upset him greatly.

He looked like a guilty puppy, one who had chewed up its owner's toy and was now caught red-handed. "I just..." he paused, sighing, trying to peek over Yugyeoms shoulder to continue his staring attack at the omega. "I really wanted to talk to Jungkook... alone."

Usually by now, Jungkook would be the only one in the office. Routinely sending Yugyeom and Ryujin home at the regular time so they weren't burdened by staying late, both Chanyeol and Baekhyun would know that by now.

Yugyeom looked back at Jungkook for a moment before returning his gaze back to Sehun, wagging a finger at him. "Well, he's busy right now, sooo you can go."

Sehun's posture fixed, his eyes flickering for a moment. "Well, what if it's about something important? He is the council president." Jungkook shrank farther back into his seat, a headache bubbling to the front of his head, wanting to be anywhere else in the world at this very moment.

Yugyeom huffed, visibly annoyed that the beta hadn't already backed down by now. "Well then, you can address it to us as well; we are a part of the student council." He challenged, earning a small groan from the beta.

"Can it not be private?" He side-stepped to look directly at Jungkook's eyes, pleading, "Come on, baby, why can't we talk alone, please?" He wanted to throw up now, regretting indulging in school food once he felt it rise in his esophagus, swallowing his nerves back down.

Yugyeom scoffed, "Baby, you guys broke up, quit it with the pet names, Sehun!" Yugyeom always disliked Sehun. The omega picking up on how visibly anxious he would make his friend, always happy to come to his defense, even if, at Jungkooks core, he knew it could be potentially dangerous.

Sehun ignored Yugyeom once again, talking to Jungook directly without acknowledging the other omega's presence. "Come on, just for a little bit... or maybe I could stop by for a visit at your house?" Yugyeom threw his hands up in frustration.

Jungkooks eyes widened, his house... his house full of alphas... his school life really could only go down from here. He relented, watching Sehun carefully, watching how his eyes flickered to Jungkooks closest friend, and there he caught it, a glint, a warning. A silent reminder of everyone's presence in the room, and the societal roles they all had. He couldn't bear the guilt of Yugyeom getting hurt because of him.

Relenting, he sighed, standing and walking to Yugyeom, placing a hand on his dearest shoulder. The omega was so tense, Jungkook could feel it. His closest friend, Yugyeom, the poor omega, was scared, just as terrified as Jungkook was. Ryujin remaining unreadable.

"Yugyeom," he hummed, rubbing tender circles into his friend's shoulder, hoping the contact would ease him down in preparation for what he was going to say. "You and Ryujin can go on ahead, everything's done anyway..."

He desperately doesnt want to be alone with Sehun, but guilt eats at him. The idea of Yugyeom having to protect him when he is an omega himself shatters Jungkooks heart. The gut-wrenching idea that the one he loves most could be hurt because of him takes over his fear of the unknown, and Sehun's putrid actions,

"Jungkook..." Yugyeom was a little taken aback, turning to face him and grasping both of his hands in concern. "It's..." he paused, eyes glancing back at the impatient beta, words simmering unfinished. "Are you sure, it's no problem... I can stay late, it's fine." The taller omega continuously reassured.

Jungkook shook his head, watching Yugyeom read his expression. Likely searching his eyes for a hint of regret, or any sort of look that gave 'please dont leave.' "It's...l It's okay.. I can text you once I get home. I'll be fine."

He was reassuring himself as much as he was Yugyeom in that moment, knowing how the last few times he's been alone with the beta have gone so far. His face had just recovered from the previous smack, and it would be much more difficult to hide the concerning situation from his alphas if they saw any marks on him again.

Yugyeom reluctantly let go of Jungkook, moving to grab his stuff quietly. Jungkook watched Yugyeom and Ryujin, the three of them sharing silent expressions of worry between each other.

What a cruel world they lived in, bound by unchangeable factors. No matter how much they tried or hoped, Sehun was physically stronger. Causing a scene would only make things worse, especially if any of the after-school clubs catch a glimpse of anything happening.

The headline of 'beta gone wild on omega students' rang through his head. He didn't need an earful from the administration, even if it wasn't exactly his fault. He was an omega; it had to be his fault in their eyes. He had to have done something, or provoked someone.

Sehun stepped into the room, regarding them silently. Jungkook wanted to punch him; the stereotypes would have people saying omegas aren't aggressive. The supposedly docile creatures were apparently agreeable, yet Jungkook and even his friend Yugyeom were prime examples that weren't always true.

Yugyeom slung his backpack over his shoulder, stepping by Jungkook once more, his eyes looking for any visible hint of fear. "You sure you don't want me to stay, Kookie?" He said lowly, concern lacing every facial feature the omega had.

Jungkook nodded, smiling wearily, hoping to give his friend any reassurance that would coax him out of the same room the hostile beta was in. He watched them leave the room, Yugyeom letting the door shut back on its own instead of closing it. Leaving a peak between the room and the outside hallway, giving Jungkook a little more ease that he wasn't completely trapped.

He decided not to sit back down, watching Sehun walk a little closer to him. "How have you been, sweetie?" His voice laced with too much ego for the boys' own good.

Jungkook winced, keeping his face bland. He could not fathom why Sehun couldn't just let it go; it was clear he wasn't interested. He knew betas could be bad at reading cues, but this was downright unreasonable.

"Good, not as much now that you are here." He mumbled, arms crossed defensively, now that his friends were gone, he didn't care as much to be nice to Sehun. The boy did slap him after all, and that wasn't even the worst of it.

Sehun fake pouted, stepping a little closer, his right hand sliding down the table as he walked closer to Jungook, who now stood at the back of the room. He watched, silently, his ringed finger gliding, the same hand that had slapped Jungkook, and the same ring that cut the omega's delicate face.

He lifted his finger up as if checking to see if there was any dust still on the table, not that Ryujin would ever allow that. "Oh, Baby, you don't have to be so cruel, we dated for so long, how can you talk to me like that?"

You'd think he was an alpha with audacity like that.

"You know damn well why," he pointed at Sehun, the betas' smirk growing. "Why can't you just leave me alone? We are over, done, broken up, do I need to pull up a dictionary with more synonyms of no, or is that good enough?"

"Synonyms?" The beta questioned, earning a scoff from Jungkook.

"I can't with you," he pinched the bridge of his nose, letting out a louder exhale. "I need you to get the clue and leave me alone. We had our time together, and it's over now." Sure, they dated for a long time; the majority of high school was spent with Sehun trying to court him. Yet he turned down most public dates, never wanted to touch, and downright despised conversations with his at-the-time boyfriend. It's a miracle Sehun hadn't just broken it off first, which was what the omega had been hoping for in the first place.

Sehun frowned, edging just slightly closer, enough for Jungkook to notice. "I don't believe you." The beta complained, Jungkook growing more frustrated as the conversation continued.

"Pardon?" Jungkook let go of the bridge of his brow, looking to make eye contact with the defiant beta. "You... don't believe me?"

Sehun sighed, eyes rolling, "Yes, of course I don't believe you, I'm not stupid, sweetheart." Jungkook dug his teeth into his lower lip, chewing at the exposed tender skin.

"You say that," Jungkook groaned, "but don't even know what a synonym is, get a grip, Sehun, you are a senior in high school!" His words were hushed, not wanting to alert the choir club nearby to an argument that was starting to simmer.

"We spent so much time together!" He defended, the beta getting a little red at the blatant insult. "You were going to be our pack omega, you still can be, please, baby."

Jungkook needed a star when it came to patience, the only trait the omega seemed to act on freely. Tapping his foot, "No, thank you, I have no interest in doing any of that, you need to leave me alone, Sehun, I don't need a pack."

"Don't need a pack?" Sehun stepped forward again, his scent invading Jungkook's nostrils as Jungkook could feel the thoughts of his inner omega start to burn him, the fear so overwhelming it made his nose flare. "You say that," he stepped closer, invading the omega's space more with every word he uttered.

"Chanyeol told me how he saw you at the mall with those alphas," He scoffed. Jungkook's lip trembled, biting so hard he could taste the metallic on the tip of his tongue, swiping across so there'd be no evidence of his assault against his own body. He knew that mall trip, and seeing Chanyeol specifically would eventually come back to bite him; now, here he was.

"Okay, why does it even concern you?" Jungkooks tone came out hushed, glancing at the door cracked sporadically. In this moment, he wished he had said yes to Taehyung staying after school again, wanting nothing more to be around the alpha in this exact moment. Longing for it so desperately, it tore his head to shreds, heart racing as the nerves ate him alive.

"Concern me?" The beta sounded hurt, looking down on the omega like he was supposed to feel bad. "You dump me, then whore yourself around to the newest alpha in town like I wouldn't notice!" Jungkook stepped back, his hands coming out defensively.

Whore? He was? That was atrocious coming from that beta's neanderthal mouth. "Okay, and? I already said that we are done, nothing I do needs to concern you, Sehun." Jungkook tried to resist, fighting his vocal chords as the tone of the argument grew louder, his heart rate jumping at every inch Sehun moved to get closer to the omega.

Sehun put a hand to his chest; his eyes were screaming deranged, and Jungkook thought it might be smart for him to throw himself off the second-story window. Sehun was positioned in such a way that even if Jungkook tried to make a break for the unlocked door, he could get to him in time, but a broken window? Maybe not.

"You know what..." Sehun mused, "I think I figured it out."

"Figured it out?" Jungkook blubbered, words spilling out before he could press his lips back together. He has known Sehun for so long that it was easier to argue with him, but that gnawing reminder of the very real danger he could be in troubled him.

"You want to make me jealous, right?" he stepped closer, having finally been close enough that Jungkook could really see what was happening before him. "All this... this is an act, it has to be."

The concern bubbled in the pit of his stomach at the lengths this beta would go to. Refusing to accept the possibility that he and Jungkook might actually be over, he instead has to go to these unrealistic claims that had Jungkook internally rolling. Someone had to cut the cameras; the wild assumptions the beta was starting to make had Jungkook wondering if he was sane enough to even be in school.

"Sehun... you can't be serious." It was like talking to a well-made brick wall, in one ear and out the other.

His eyes raised with a glint of joy, the boy might actually be more insane than Jungkook initially pegged him to be. If he knew the kind of situation he'd be in now, he would've never spoken a word to Sehun or anyone in his pack to begin with.

"Serious?" He shouted, Jungkook lowering as his back finally hit the dreaded wall behind him, first and unrelenting. "Im more than serious, why else would you be up to all this, my omega?" he purred, "if you wanted me to act like this, you could've just asked, baby."

"What are you even on about?" the omega pleaded, hands pushing against Sehun's chest to get some distance from him, the omega's senses reeling.

"I see it now, all this, we are meant to be together, I knew it from the moment I saw you." A love confession? How much worse could this get? Sehun stepped back on his own. To the omegas' relief, he watched Sehun carefully as the crazed beta moved about the room as he spoke.

"You..." he pointed, Jungkook taking another careful and intentional step towards the door, so slight it felt like just a shuffling to the soles of his shoes. "You... from the moment I saw you, I knew you had to be mine, that we were meant to be." The alpha brushed a hand through his greasy hair as he continued, voice more cheerful than it should be for a situation like this.

"A silly omega, one who tries to be on top," he purred in amusement, causing the omega to shudder. "Watching you forcefully climb your way to the top of a food chain you had no business being on," he sighed. "It was perfect, you stood so tall, so beautiful, with all the grace an omega has to offer, I mean, how could I not?" He whispered.

Sehun wasn't an alpha, so pre-rut couldn't explain his sudden crazy change in behavior. He knew his grades were slipping, and that his packmates had acted more aggressively to Jungkook and his friends than they normally had, but to this extent? Jungkook could smell it, and see it, the crazed beta was acting off hormones that didn't make sense to him, unshowered, and unmistakable.

Sehun glided his hand over Jungkook's bag, stopping to play with one of the small figures Jungkook had attached, his little Iron Man collectible. "You were everything I craved in an omega," he sneered, ripping the tiny trinket off and letting it fall to the ground. Jungkook's heart hit the bottom of his feet, guilt pressing at him, Yugyeom waiting in line with him for eight hours to get that, and Sehun threw it to the floor and broke the chain like it was nothing. "I saw you, you were so strong, so resilient. I couldn't help it." He smiled. "The idea of breaking down an omega like you, it..." He hushed his tone, moving closer to Jungkook before he had time to react, the omega freezing in place at the sudden movement. "It did things to me..." he whispered.

Please go, his omega, tearing him out of the trance fear had wrapped him in. Whatever was going on wasn't normal; such a quick change in the beta's demeanor had Jungkook grasping for anything he could to protect himself. He never liked Sehun much, believing in Yugyeom when he said that something was off about him, but this? This was a whole other level, and he thought the slap was the breaking point.

Jungkook could smell something faint on his breath, unrecognizable to his sharp nose. "Sehun..." he warned. "You can't act like this, you can't, and you know that, especially not on school grounds." The beta slammed his fist into the wall directly beside Jungkook, cracking the whiteboard Ryujin had just carefully cleaned. Why did Jungkook even worry about that right now? His mind reeling and confused, he cried out, shielding his face.

Sehun backed up, feigning sympathy as his cold, calloused hands clasped Jungkooks, "I'm so sorry, baby, I didn't mean to scare you." He cooed, but his eyes stayed the same, his pupils blown so big you couldn't see anything other than black. "I won't let my anger get in the way of us again. I'm going to protect you." He seethed.

Jungkook felt his teeth grinding, his body aching from the stress of being tense for so long. His heart burned and ached, and he yearned, yearned for someone in that very moment to save him from what he feared might happen if this continued any longer. The betas' hands fully engulfed Jungkook's, the ache settling in to his wrist from his aggressive grip and sharpened nails. Jungkook couldn't speak; his instincts were fighting back so hard, all he wanted to do was cry out, make it known where he was. Make anyone who may be left in the building aware that he, an omega, was in distress.

Fear pierced him, lungs heavy, at the dreaded idea that nobody might be around. All it took was a glance to realize the sunset was almost completely set, engulfing the room with more darkness than desired. Shielding him from a better look at the deranged beta's face. He told himself in that moment, he would never tell Yugyeom again to leave his side, wishing for the comfort of his smile more than ever.

"Jungkook?" The beta pressed, "babyyy," he cooed, "please talk to me." His breath was hot and wet. Jungkook never saw the beta being capable of this.

How stupid was he? All he could do, frozen, was berate himself over and over again for letting it get this far. He should know better; he had to know better. The world was cruel to omegas, and when it came down to it, many didn't even see them as proper people with emotions. Just useless dolls to be used for breeding and house chores, how could he expect Sehun would think differently? He didn't live in a conservative town; he was the student president council for Christ's sake, but he should've known; he was so blind.

The fear etched his face, tried to fight the tears that brimmed in his eyes. He couldn't see much now, but he could feel those blown pupils looking directly at him. He felt every sensation of the betas' callused hands that still clasped his, murmuring words of supposed comfort. The room was heavy and dark, and he was alone, his phone was in his backpack, and he was cornered. This couldn't happen, this couldn't be happening, everything buzzing together as his heart thrummed so loud he was baffled Sehun couldn't hear every beat like it was music.

It took the slightest knock for Sehun to back off from him, just a gentle tap, and his demeanor shifted, untensing and practically on the other side of the room before it fully opened.

The omega barely registered it; he couldn't, his brain worked faster than he could fathom. His savior, the relief washed over him as he watched Yoongi walk into the room after carefully pushing the door as much as it could go. Letting golden light cascade over the once darkened walls, like he was an angel sent to rescue Jungkook from this sudden nightmare he found himself in.

The alpha was silent for a moment, his hands in his pockets as his narrow eyes surveyed the room. The distressed scent of an omega, Sehun's heavy breathing, was likely obvious, and Jungkook feared things might get worse from here.

Yoongi walked to Jungkook, no acknowledgement towards the beta, his demeanor calm for such a tense situation he had walked himself into. "Jin asked me if I'd walk you home tonight," he looked towards Sehun finally, Jungkook still feeling unable to process himself, taking far too much time to catch up.

"Don't you have somewhere to be?" He questioned the beta suspiciously, unaware of what had just gone down minutes prior, unaware of what he might have interrupted.

Sehun shook his head, "I was just giving my best to our dear student council president," he seethed. Sehun had a surprisingly good act up, backing down when it came to Yoongis presence in the room.

"Well, that seems over with, doesn't it?" He looked to Jungkook, who only nodded his head in agreement, ready to get out of this situation. "If thats the case, you can go now." He was so calm the entire time, stepping in front of Jungkook a bit more to get a better look at him.

Sehun opened his mouth, likely getting ready to protest, but one look from the alpha had him close it right back. Shuffling out of the room, leaving only his unshowered smell and the tension behind in his wanted absence. Jungkook felt himself sink to the ground, legs like jelly as he let out a breath of air, exhaling softly as his heart quivered. The rush of adrenaline had peaked and long past, leaving him more airy than ever.

Yoongi watched the boy slowly scrape against the wall till he hit the floor, knees bent to his chest. Another long sigh escaped the shorter alpha, taking another look around the room, and his eyes settled on something on the floor.

Jungkook watched him pick it up, then slowly make his way back to the petrified omega, squatting in front of him to meet his eye level. Jungkook wiped his eyes, wanting to avoid tears in front of him. He didn't need to see the omega like this; it was too much, and more vulnerable.

His movements were agonizingly slow, a change to the pace he was just in, Jungkooks eyes focusing in on his closed fist. He opened it slowly, revealing the small iron man trinket Sehun had ripped off his back. "The chain is broken. When we get home, we can probably fix it. Are you able to walk?"

Jungkooks heart softened, reaching out to take the iron man and check it. Happy it survived the rough encounter. He looked at Yoongi, his voice trembling, "I.. thank you- I can..." Jungkook moved to push himself up, Yoongis cat eyes following his actions. He wobbled, falling slightly as he steadied himself on the whiteboard.

"Jin wouldn't want me to let you walk like that," the alpha whispered. Turning to face away from Jungkook and kneeling back down, much to the surprise of the omega. "Here, get on my back, I can carry you home."

The omega stared for a moment, breathless, feeling a sense of warmth he thought impossible. "N-no, no, it's fine, I can walk, I just need a minute-"

Yoongi interrupted the omega, shushing him carefully, "A five-minute walk is going to be a thirty-minute one if your legs keep shaking like that. Just get on my back, it's fine, you'll get over it." The kind actions didn't match his passive tone, but Jungkook relented, slowly easing his way onto Yoongis back, arms carefully wrapping around his neck, moving slowly as to not to put too much pressure on him, not wanting to bother him more than he already did.

Yoongi grabbed his bag, and the walk out of the school was silent at first. Jungkook buried his face in Yoongis shoulder, red-faced, keeping his face down to avoid the chill of the air as they exited. He sniffed, taking in the alpha's scent as he tried to calm himself down. It was hard; he needed to remind himself he wasn't in danger anymore, so his heart could stop trying to explode.

"Care to explain what happened?" The alpha questioned, taking even steps on the sidewalk so as not to frighten the omega more, keeping his grip on Jungkooks legs firm but gentle, wanting to make sure he knew he wouldn't fall.

"What Sehun said," he murmured, his voice muffled by the hoodie Yoongi was wearing. It smelt so good. He could even catch the slightest whiff of Jin, imagining him at home, in his warm, lighted kitchen, with those alphas. He needed it, and he needed out of having to explain himself.

Yoongi slowed a little, pace still eerily steady, turning his neck slightly to look at Jungkook in his peripheral vision before facing the sidewalk once again. "That's not what it seems like," Yoongi was careful with his words.

Jungkook eased into the warmth, nose tipped red from the brushing chill as snow fell on the top of him, "It really was just that, I'm sorry you had to come get me. I won't bother so much next time, I'm sorry."

"I could smell your distress from outside." It was hushed, but Jungkook still heard Yoongi clear as day, burying his face more into the alpha's shoulders. Imagining how much panic he must have been dealing with for it to get that bad drove him crazy.

Part of him reached for the comfort, the idea of spilling all that troubled him to Yoongi. Feeling safe in knowing someone might protect him eased his soul, feeling a pull that was so unfamiliar it made the omega feel uneasy. "I know.. I don't..." He faltered, eyes brimming with tears that wet the spot on Yoongis hoodie. He couldn't; he was already being a bother, regret spilling through his pores at his unintentional vulnerability. He wanted to; he had never desired more in that moment than to beg for comfort from an alpha that wasn't his. To ease into instincts unfamiliar to him, imagining himself taking Yoongis hoodie, placing it neatly in a nest he made, a nest that would protect him from people like that beta.

Yoongi likely sensed the omega's discomfort, feeling the wet puddle on his shoulder from the omega's silent tears. He didn't ask again, leaving it in the air as he finished the walk home. Jungkook was glad he didn't push it; he just wanted to be home. His head buzzed, and his stomach growled, keeping hold of the miniature Ironman plush clutched in one of his fists, refusing to let it go.

He needed it; it reminded him of Yugyeom, his closest friend, his family. He was one of the only people he chose to share himself with and open up to, besides his beloved grandma. Yet in that moment, as snow piled on his head, and he felt the warmth of Yoongis body, he felt that unfamiliar pull, the idea that maybe, he desired to share himself with someone else, to share himself with a pack.

He'd let himself fantasize about it, for just a moment, a brisk second of daydreaming where he was with them, protected, loved. His tear-brimmed eyes remained shut long enough for him to doze off, the heat of the alpha lulling him in, with only thoughts of warmth and their comfort..

Chapter 17: 17

"Yah! Namjoon, be careful, don't burn yourself," Jin made his way over to the taller quickly, grabbing the straining pot from his hand with oven mitts in a panic, worry dancing in his eyes.

Namjoon hummed, brushing some hair out of Jin's stressed face, a small smile crossing his expression at the care he received from a very panicked Kim Seokjin. "It wasn't that hot, I would've been fine."

Jin frowned, "Wasn't that hot?" The eldest questioned. He gently took Namjoons' right hand, flipping it over so he could see the pack leader's palm with the kitchen light. His hand was bright red from the searing warmth of the strainer, filled with warm noodles still slightly dripping onto the tile of the kitchen floor.

"Jiminie, could you get an icepack for me?" Jin cooed at the younger alpha, who sat upright to help the two out, knowing how clumsy Namjoon could get.

"How bad is it this time?" Jimin brushed his silver hair back as he asked, carefully watching the two eldest alphas.

"It doesn't hurt," Namjoon added, the pack leader remaining composed while Jin frets around him, seemingly used to this behavior from the eldest by now. His cheeks were rosy, blushing as Jin was handed a cool, blue ice pack, placing it on the pack leader's hand to hopefully ease any discomfort he may be hiding.

"Liar." Jin prodded, earning a small chuckle from Namjoon, the alpha switching back and forth from the ice pack to gently blowing on Namjoon's hand to cool it off.

"You know me so well," the pack leader hummed, eyes bright, watching him.

Jin shushed him, easing the ice pack back onto his palm as he brushed Jimins silver fringe away with his free hand, planting a kiss on the smaller alpha's forehead. "Thank you, angel," the eldest alpha whispered, placing a few more kisses on the shortest alpha's forehead since he was given the chance.

From afar, Jungkook, with cereal stuffed in his face, was watching them, carefully inspecting their demeanor. It was a feeling he couldn't quite place. A yearning he felt solemly, letting it stay registered only in the deepest part of his mind.

It took him a while to realize how close they were; maybe it was him being naive at first. It was hard to imagine a romantic pack of six alphas with no beta or omega to even it out. Trying to imagine it made his head hurt, but it was still obvious. The way they touched each other, the tender disposition of the eldest made it impossible to ignore the love they all clearly shared.

It's not like he would just bluntly ask, leaving it unsaid; it was obvious anyway. They were in love.

It reminded him of watching Yugyeoms pack. Seeing the treatment they lovingly gave each other made Jungkook want to take a nap on the road every time he watched. He was happy for Yugyeom, his dearest friend, deserved everything he's ever wanted and more, but that didn't stop him from the little bubbles of jealousy that popped up. He blamed it on instincts, the omega's desire to be taken care of by those stronger than him.

It had gotten worse; it was different seeing Yugyeoms' pack, having to to live with it was worse entirely. The mixed scents of happiness, wrapped around with a catch of something more he couldn't quite pin down yet. The warm embraces and loving words they'd all give each other. It felt like he was watching a romantic television show, an outsider in his own home.

What made it worse, however, was Jungkook himself. It wasn't exactly the feeling of jealousy that bit at him; it was something new, something foreign to him he hadn't experienced up until this point.

It reminded him of being a young kid on the playground. He had a quiet crush on one of the boys with whom he would always play tag. Wanting to team up with him every chance he got, needing his sleeping mat directly beside his playground love. It was a stupid crush, but the feelings he got as a young boy were the only ones Jungkook had to compare it to. His senseless puppy love, he needed to ignore it.

"Jungkook dearest, are you alright?" Jin must have noticed Jungkooks starring. Disassociating as he watched everyone around him in the kitchen, without even realizing it. He snapped out of it, swallowing the mush of cereal he had been chewing on for so long shakily.

He stood up, "Oh yes, im fine, sorry for zoning out." He mumbled, apologizing.

Jin looked at Namjoon for a moment, eyes softening slightly as he walked to meet Jungkook at the edge of the kitchen, right where the tile started. "No need to apologize," he consoled, looking down from the omega's face to his hands, Jungkook holding the bowl that his breakfast had once been in.

"Well, I was staring," Jungkook mumbled, biting at his lip. "Zoned out, I mean, sorry I do that sometimes," he groaned internally every time a word would spill out. His grip on the bowl stilling as he watched Jin in front of him carefully take the bowl filled with milk out of his hands.

"Again with the apologies," the alpha hummed. "Let me take this to the sink, you need to go make sure you packed everything." The alpha's eyes glanced at the living room, where a bunch of backpacks and blankets lay scattered. His eyes flickered before settling back on Jin, watching the eldest happily rinse it out and place it in the dishwasher.

Jungkook felt a little bad leaving Namjoon and Jin alone for the night. He felt like the evil omega taking away their lovers, knowing that Yoongi, Hoseok, Taehyung, and Jimin would all be going with him to stay the night at the school. The other alphas, excluding Yoongi, seemed rather excited by the event tonight. Taehyung had gone to every single person in the house, including Jungkook, asking about which outfit he should wear.

They had all done such an amazing job of fitting into Jungkooks school, and the comfortable routine they had settled into almost amazed the omega. Jungkook nodded, letting his gaze linger for a moment longer on Jin before he turned around to deal with the mess that had taken up the majority of space in his living room.

For an overnight trip, Jimin managed to pack three bags' worth of stuff; Jungkook couldn't even fathom why. They would be there for twelve hours max; there was no need for that many outfits. All of the alphas had overpacked, Jungkook sighing as he folded the blankets, trying to separate and figure out this mess.

"Jungkook, the Uber is here." Jin chided, opening the front door. Usually, they wouldn't Uber, the school was a five-minute walk away, but Jin insisted upon it once he saw how much stuff they would be bringing to the school. Jungkook tried to tell him it wasn't bad, but Jin didn't listen. Jungkook always thought of Uber as a big waste of money, feeling guilty at all that Jin would spend it on him, even indirectly.

Taehyung and Jimin had both pushed through the doorway excitedly, stumbling over each other as Jimin piped up, "I want the front seat! I called it!"

"Did not!" Taehyung grumbled, pushing as they both finally managed to get through the front door, falling in front of their eldest Jin.

Yoongi stepped over them, opening the front door and getting in, earning grumbles and complaints from the two youngest, who were now getting scolded by Jin, an occurrence that happened every day. He tried to snap his glance away as Hoseok walked out, needing to pay attention to anything else; he had seen enough of the pack being loving today, any more would make his heart melt.

He bit his lip, nerves eating at him, trying to pick up as many of the backpacks as he could without falling over. He was bad at sleeping anywhere that wasn't his home, already feeling overwhelmed by the number of people he was going to have to interact with going to this event.

The weight had eased off his shoulder, catching his attention as he turned. Namjoon was taking some of the bags from him, smiling as he did. "I'll make sure to talk to them for forgetting their bags," the pack leader sighed, looking at the car for a moment.

Jungkook flushed, shaking his head, "I think they are just excited, it's not a big deal." Taehyung had been up talking about this the whole night prior, Jimin had been asking Jungkook earlier that morning about what games they might play, and the food that would be there. Jungkook knew Hoseok would look forward to it; Hoseok had made so many friends already, popularity soaring from his joining of the dance club.

"Still," Namjoon had managed to carry the majority of the bags on one arm, using his free hand to pat Jungkooks head before they made their way out of the house. Jungkook was ashamed of himself; he was taking the time to watch Namjoons arm flex while he carried those bags. Popping the trunk of the Ubers car with ease. Putting the heavy bags inside. He was such a good pack leader, taking the time to go through and make sure they had everything. Jungkook admired him for it, the plus being that Namjoon was also incredibly attractive.

The others had managed to already pile in, leaving Namjoon and Jin standing at the door. Jungkook fiddled with the hem of his shirt absentmindedly, looking up at the two. "Are you sure you are going to be okay alone?" The omega questioned, concerned doe eyes watching them.

Jin smiled, expression soft as he leaned down a little, "Yes, we will be alright, angel. Are you going to be okay?" Jin let go of Namjoons hand as we spoke, getting a little closer to the omega.

Jungkook looked at the car for a moment, then back to Jin, nodding his head profusely. "I'll be okay, it's uhm, just for a night.." He wished he could just stay at home, the wind chill of winter biting at his ears as he stood at the front door.

Jin's smile eased his nerves, "Alright, Koo, make sure to call me if anything happens." Jungkook crosses his arms, warming himself slightly. Jin leaned down to get closer to his ear, "Keep an eye on those two for me, please." His tone was teasing as he leaned back up, giving Jungkook a soft, unexpected kiss on his cheek before walking inside.

Jungkook was glad Jin turned around and walked inside before he saw how red his face got. Blushing from ear to ear as he cupped his hand to his cheek, finger brushing the spot Jin had just kissed, breath shaky. Such a small gesture had Jungkook reeling as he got inside the warmed car, less anxious than before about tonight. Jin, even in such small ways, made his anxiety calm down, easing up the tension without him knowing.

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They arrived pretty quickly, proving to Jungkook that they should have just walked. He spent the whole car ride quiet, too flustered to move. He was sandwiched in the middle, Hoseok on one side with Jimin on his lap, and Taehyung on the other side. They were squished, Jungkook freaked by the small contact of his shoulder brushing against Hoseok and Taehyung. It was easy to stay quiet, the rest of the boys beside Yoongi chatting away.

He patted his cheek slightly as they got inside, trying to calm himself down. He didn't need Yugyeom seeing him so red-faced; the omega already has his suspicions. Jungkook didn't need to prove his point further.

The gymnasium's bleachers had been pulled back, the open space full of chatting people. It felt like the majority of the school had managed to arrive, all in a variety of different pajamas, all unique to them. It relaxed Jungkook, smiling wearily at the job well done. He and the other student council members managed to pull it off.

Hoseok smiled, putting his hands on Jungkooks shoulders, "You did such a good job, Jungkookie. Everyone already looks like they are having fun."

"I'm glad," he laughed, "I hope you guys have fun too, I know you haven't been at school long, but."

"But nothing," Hoseok interrupted. "We will have fun, and it's all thanks to you." Jungkook smiled, Hoseoks overwhelming positivity rubbing off on him.

"That makes me happy," he bubbled.

"Good," Hoseok let go of his shoulders, walking to the front of him, "I am going to meet with everyone, I'll see you later tonight, Kookie." The red-haired alpha pats his head excitedly before turning to walk off. Jungkook watched him with a fond smile as he reached his hand up to ease his hair back down, likely all messy from the car ride, and Hoseoks hand patting it.

He looked around, seeing Yugyeom, his feet moved on their own, walking up behind the omega, and he got a good look at him. Yugyeom was in a cow onesie, which was perfect. Jungkook choked back a giggle, tapping on his friend's back, who was on the floor, smoothing out the blankets.

Yugyeom startled, gasping, turning around, his feared expression faded quickly, excitement bubbling at the arrival of Jungkook. "My goodness koo you scared me, you could have given me a heart attack!"

Jungkooks face warmed, head tilting, "My bad, Yugyeom." He teased, poking his forehead as the taller rolled his eyes. "That cow onesie looks perfect on you," he cooed.

Yugyeom beamed slightly, turning so he could pose for Jungkook a few times, "I knew you'd like it!" He pulled the hood up to give the full effect, "Jaebum didn't want me to be cold, so he and Jackson got it for me. I'm so happy."

"I need to find out where you got it so we can match for our next sleepover." Jungkook hummed, reaching a hand out to Yugyeoms arms, gasping as he felt the soft, fluffy material between his fingertips. "It's soft too, you are lucky they love you so much."

Yugyeoms head tilted, a smirk forming as he leaned forward to Jungkooks neck for a moment, sniffing. "Seems you are getting pretty lucky there yourself, hmm?"

Jungkooks eyes narrowed, shushing him, a fingertip pressing to his lips as he did. "I don't know what ideas you could possibly be getting, but I can tell you now, you are wrong." As he spoke, he knelt to open his bag, to make his point worse, on top of his stuff was a small handwritten note from Jin.

'I packed a few snacks I knew you liked just in case, make sure to sleep well, angel - Jin'

"You liar!" Yugyeom knelt, picking up the note, "I knew it! They like you." Jungkook yanked the note from him, earning a whine from the taller. He hadn't even noticed Jin messing with his bags, let alone put a note and snacks inside.

"They do not like me, Yugyeom, cut it out." His tone was hushed; thankfully, Yugyeom had set up in a corner, so it's not like they were crowded, but nevertheless, he did not need anyone to hear that.

Yugyeom quirked a brow, sitting and pulling multiple snacks from Jungkook's bag. "Banana milk, banana chips, ramen, Jungkook, whoever packed that is clearly smitten with you, you are in denial."

Jungkook sat beside him, pulling his bag into his lap. "They don't, Jin is just like that with everyone." He did have a point; there had been a time when Yugyeom tried to leave the night after a sleepover, and Jin insisted on his wearing gloves due to the cold temperatures. Jin also went out of his way to be kind to his neighbors, Jungkook seeing Jin help her in the garden from time to time.

"Hmm, I dont know, it seems like they all like you," Yugyeom snickered, poking at Jungkooks reddened cheeks. "I think you just don't want to accept it, cause you like them back," Yugyeom purred.

Jungkook paused. Was he that obvious? He blamed it on a simple crush, puppy love born out of how thoughtful the pack was to him. "Gross, no, shush, you know I don't like people like that."

Yugyeom puffed his cheeks out in a pout, "Yes, Jungkookie, I must accept that you are in fact incapable of feelings or whatever..." the omega pout for a moment.

Jungkook sighed. He knew Yugyeom was just teasing him, but it sucked that the omega was so easy to read. "Besides," he mumbled, causing Yugyeom to perk up, "even if I did, I promise you, they do not like me back."

"What makes you say that, Kookie?" Yugyeom questioned, looking into his eyes.

"Isn't it obvious? They are just helping my grandma out. They say all the time they are here to help me find a pack." Jungkook couldn't help the small falter in his voice, trying to mix out the feelings of sadness that would brush him any time he truly thought about it. Not only were they just here for that, but it meant that one day they were going to leave, meaning Jungkook would be all alone again, left with a cold house in their absence.

Yugyeom rubbed his back sympathetically, "I don't know, I don't think you can just fake affection like that, Koo."

Jungkook hummed, feeling his gaze settle on Taehyung and Hoseok from far away. The two alphas were smiling, clearly deep in a conversation. "I think you can, maybe, I'm honestly not sure, but I don't think they are searching for anyone else."

They were happy as is, six alphas not needing to mess with a delicate balance. Jungkook knew, that the second they realized he wasn't planning to join any pack they tried to put him with, they would leave, go back to the happy lives they were living prior. Yugyeom glanced at what Jungkook was staring at, a fond smile reaching his lips. "I think you need to open your eyes, Jungkookie, you can be a little stubborn, y'know."

Taehyung's eyes met his, and he smiled warmly at Jungkook from across the room. Jungkook snapped his head towards Yugyeom, red-faced that Taehyung had caught him staring. "Yeah, Yugyeom, I'M the stubborn one," he huffed.

Yugyeom stuck his tongue out, blowing a raspberry at Jungkook. "Whatever you say, loverboy, but you can't hide the truth from me, I know you too well." He prodded.

"I think you just watch too many romantic comedies, Yugyeom."

"I mean, I do, but still, I just know these things, it's like a second sense, Jungkookie." Yugyeom teased him, smiling as he did. Jungkook could feel himself continuously glancing at Taehyung and Hoseok, needing to get out of view of them in embarrassment. He had to fight his own body not to look at these boys; it was ridiculous.

"It's funny you say that, considering you always guess wrong when it comes to those romantic comedy endings," he seethed, earning another gasp from Yugyeom. "Never mind that I'm hungry and a game is going to start soon in the cafeteria, let's go there."

Yugyeom regarded him silently for a moment, "already? But you have snacks here?" Yugyeom held up a bag of banana chips, Jungkook continuing his assault on his bottom lip with his teeth.

"Yeah, but Ryujin's hosting hide and seek soon, and she's doing it in there. Why not?" Jungkook sighed, scratching his head softly.

"I thought you said you didn't want to participate in any of the games?" Yugyeom questioned as Jungkook stood up slowly.

"Maybe I changed my mind, it might be fun." Jungkook pleaded, pulling at Yugyeoms arm in an attempt to get him to stand up.

"Alright, alright," Yugyeom relented, his tone still suspicious. "I am gonna go back after you get food though, I don't want to play, the school is kinda creepy at night."

Jungkook nodded, pulling Yugyeom gently towards the cafeteria entrance, "That's fine, I understand, but it'll be fun to try all the snacks."

The cafeteria was filled with people, too, Jungkook having a hard time discerning anyone as he surveyed the tables full of food, snacking on some fruit absentmindedly as Yugyeom made himself a salad at the salad bar.

Ryujin had done the majority of planning when it came to this; she had been stressing days prior about her fear of people not participating or having fun. He could tell she put plenty of effort into it, having her packmates take care of the food so Yugyeom and Jungkook didn't have to.

Yugyeom smiled at Jungkook, salad bowl in hand, along with more chips than Yugyeom could carry. "Im gonna head back now! Are you gonna be okay on your own?"

Jungkook nodded, popping a blueberry into his mouth, "Of course, I'll come back after I win hide and seek." Yugyeom raised an eyebrow, glancing behind Jungkooks shoulder as he smirked, nodding.

"Welllll, you have fun with that," he teased, stumbling off as he kept dropping bags of chips, having to pick them up after every step. Jungkook watched silently, smiling as he took a bite of another strawberry.

"Win hide and seek, huh?" He jumped, turning to see Jimin beside him, the silver-haired alpha looking curious as he looked him over.

Jungkook choked for a moment, sipping his water to swallow down the strawberry he almost spat out when Jimin scared him. "Yeah, of course I'm gonna win," he mused, looking at the stage for a moment, then back to Jimin.

Jimin took a grape from his plate, popping it into his mouth as he snickered, "I wouldn't be too sure of that if I were you, cause I'm seeking."

"You are seeking?" Jungkook bubbled, surprised.

"Yep," he teased. "Ryujin was looking for people who would volunteer, and I'm always happy to help, especially cause I know TaeTae is hiding, I have a point to prove." Jimin went to reach for another grape on Jungkooks plate, the younger smacking his hand away gently.

Taehyung is playing? He thought for a moment, looking over Jimins shoulder to search the crowded room for the bright blue hair he usually recognised, not able to find him in the wall of people that had begun to crowd into the cafeteria. "Well, one, there's food everywhere, so you don't need mine," he huffed. "And two, you'll be too busy looking for Taehyung to find me."

Jimin leaned a little closer, giving Jungkook ample time to look at his bare collarbones; the shirt he had on hung off his shoulder slightly, and that sight alone had Jungkook feeling like he was about to drool all over the place. "Are you sure about that?" Jimin questioned, sounding amused.

Jungkook looked around, trying to shake off the heavy eye contact Jimin was assaulting him with, butterflies invading his belly. "Yeah, you will get so distracted, I have nothing to worry about."

Jungkook was competitive; he's always been. It was likely one of the whole things his dad ever liked about him growing up, even before he truly presented. He excelled in most sports, and he excelled academically. His competitive nature drove him to join the student council, so Jimin had no idea what he might be walking into, alpha or not.

Jimin chuckled a little, running a hand through his hair as he turned to watch the front of the cafeteria, Ryujin walking out nervously with a microphone, "Yeah, we will see about that, then won't we?"

Jungkook's eyes narrowed, huffing as he spoke, "Oh heck yeah, we will." Jimin laughed lowly at the omega's newfound determination. Jungkook looked forward, facing the front of the cafeteria as he watched a nervous Ryujin fumble with the microphone for a moment, relaxing as she saw the crowd of people in front of her. He was so happy people showed up to participate, knowing how much Ryujin worried about it.

"Settle down, everyone," she spoke, and the room quieted down, attention diverting to her. "Thank you to everyone who has decided to participate. If you didn't know already, we are playing hide and seek. We have already picked our seekers, and thank you to those who volunteered." She smiled, brushing her hair behind her ear as her confidence visibly grew. "I know everyone is aware of the rules of hide and seek, but I am going to go over them again so nobody is left in the dark, okay?"

She pointed to the side of the cafeteria where rows of tables were pushed off to. "You will get six minutes to hide. Anywhere in the school is fine, but outside is off-limits, including any outside buildings we may have. You can not lock any doors or go back to the gymnasium once the game starts. Please refrain from turning any lights on, including in the classrooms, to keep the game as fun as possible. If a seeker finds you, you will be directed back to the cafeteria and sit at one of the tables until the game is finished. Is everyone clear on the rules?"

Ryujin did a great job. Jungkook was practically beaming with pride for his fellow student council member. She went out of her way to take care of planning, and Jungkook could already imagine his recommendation to the school for her to take his place. The crowd agreed, the whole school beaming and chatting, and Jungkook could see Ryujin's visible relief as she spoke up again. "Now, will all the seekers please come to where I am standing?"

Jimin turned to Jungkook, that mischievous smile washing over him, eyes crescent moons at his own joy. "Well, I'll see you soon, Koo, have fun out there." Jungkook waved Jimin off, smiling as he watched the shorter alpha excitedly make his way to the front.

Once the seekers had all been accounted for, Ryujin nodded, "The timer will begin shortly. Good luck to everyone. If you have not been found by the time the buzzer rings, you can make your way back to the cafeteria and get a reward." Jungkook didn't even care for the reward, just simply wanting to win, especially after his short conversation with Jimin.

By the time the timer started, Jungkook was practically running out of the cafeteria, followed by a crowd of people. He didn't take the time to check behind him, knowing people would likely group off and get caught together; he didn't want to take the chance. He had a couple of ideas on where to hide, making his way down the he finally slowed down to a walking pace once he was on the first floor of the building.

It was completely quiet; Jungkook was one of the few people used to it, having seen the school time after time in the darker lighting. Those nights of extra time paid off for once, and he slowed, hand dragging on the wall as he would enter and then leave a classroom. Hide and seek can be rather complicated for omegas; the scent of excitement wafting off them can cause them to be found easily. Scent, in general, made it more complicated, so Jungkook planned to just put his smell everywhere.

He paused, hand freezing on the door to the student council room.

He had pushed off worrying about Sehun, but standing in front of the door made it all crash back into him. He never told Yoongi what happened, and when Jin and Namjoon pressed him that night, he gave the same answer he did to Yoongi. He didn't need them worrying, and their concern was going to make him feel more guilty than he already did.

He was relieved that none of them showed up; he assumed they wouldn't. He couldn't fathom what he might do if they did show up, likely attaching himself to the hip of the alphas in the hope of receiving quiet protection without them catching on to Jungkooks fear.

He stilled, hearing footsteps somewhere nearby, and he quieted his breathing, leaving the door and its stressful memories far behind him for now. He slipped off his shoes; the squeak made him worry they would find him, throwing one in the science hall, and one in the nursing room, just to cause more confusion on picking up his scent.

He ran softly; he was desperate to win this, and he wasn't even sure if the seekers had started yet. The footsteps were likely caused by panicked hiders, looking for a small space they could shove themselves in. He looked over his shoulder, trying to discern where the hushed talking and footsteps came from, his distraction causing him to overlook the blue-haired alpha who happened to be walking in the opposite direction.

Jungkook didn't see it coming until it was too late, crashing into Taehyung hard, both falling back from the sheer power of it. Foreheads crashing together in a quick contact that made Jungkook reel as he clutched his head on the ground, muttering curse words and wishing that he wasn't Taehyungs same height.

"Jungkook? Oh my goodness, are you alright?" The alpha crawled to him, shortening the distance as his long, slender fingers gently grabbed at his hands, Taehyung looking over his face in worry.

Jungkooks shrank back a bit, shushing him. "Yes, I'm okay. I ran into you. Are you okay?" Jungkook leaned forward into Taehyungs gentle touch, catching glimpses of his beautiful face in the moonlight cascading into the dark hallway.

Taehyung smiled, gently letting go of Jungkooks face. "Oh yeah, I'm really hard-headed, don't worry about it, Kookie," he knocked on the side of his head to emphasize his point.

Jungkook looked around, noting they were all alone in the hallway. Taehyung stood up, extending his hand, silently offering to pull Jungkook up, "You are trying to hide down here, too? I thought you were upstairs. Your scent is everywhere."

Jungkook looked forward, grasping Taehyungs hand as he pulled him up, "I did that for a reason. You should already be hiding somewhere, Jiminie is definitely gonna look for you." Jungkook pointed his hand behind him towards the direction where the staircase resided.

Taehyung looked him over, "You did that on purpose?" Jungkook watched Taehyung silently at first, his face red hot the second he watched Taehyung take off his shirt, much to Jungkook's absolute horror.

"Taehyung, why are you stripping!" Jungkooks voice was hushed, but absolutely shocked nonetheless. He wished right now it was sunny out, the moon wasn't doing that alpha enough justice, and Jungkook wanted nothing more than to look for hours. The black wife beater, his messy blue hair, the grey sweatpants, it was too perfect, this shameless man had boyfriends walking around like that. It was doing no favors to Jungkooks growing crush on them.

Taehyung rubbed the shirt on his neck, then his body as Jungkook watched, gaze locked and mouth a little open. "I am stripping to help us out, duh." The alpha rubbed Jungkooks head as the omega watched him around the area he was in, Taehyung rubbing his shirt on every object around them.

"How the hell is this helping me out?" Jungkook seethed, snapping back to the reality they were in. He needed to hide, and he needed to hide soon.

"Because," Taehyung hummed, walking to Jungkook, causing Jungkook to step back, slightly confused at first. "I'm going to throw Jimin off our scent."

Jungkook's head tilted to the side, watching Taehyung get close. Jungkook was really getting that look at his biceps now. Those alpha genetics are doing wonders for Taehyung, "Off our scent?" Jungkook mused, confused for a moment.

His confusion was settled when Taehyung grasped Jungkooks wrist; it was gentle. "Yes, Kookie, our scent." Taehyung took his shirt, gently wiping it on Jungkook's wrist, directly on his scent gland, and to the inexperienced Jungkook. This was basically the closest he's been to an alpha scenting him. The indirect contact had his omega beaming and his senses buzzing.

Taehyung watched silently for a moment, gaze darkened, he brought the shirt up, closer to Jungkooks neck. "Is it okay if I..." Jungkook nodded, and he knew what Taehyung was asking for.

The alpha carefully rubbed the scent gland on Jungkook's neck with his shirt, mixing their smells in the best way possible as Jungkook bit his lip, biting back the whine his omega felt the need to respond with. If asked later, he would likely blame his willingness to do it on the game, seeing Taehyungs strategy so clearly, but the reality was far more shameful. Jungkook wanted Taehyungs scent on him badly. He was needy with it, not that he'd ever be bold enough to say it out loud. If this was the contact he'd get, he'd savor every moment.

He frowned as Taehyung pulled away, missing the close contact the two shared already. "What are you gonna do with it?" The omega questioned, watching the shirt in Taehyung's hand, choosing to look at that over making eye contact with Taehyung. He did not need to see him blushing like a schoolgirl over that.

"Simple." Taehyung smiled, boxy, turning to walk to the side of the hallway, hands gripping on one of the windows and pulling it up. Jungkook then watched as Taehyung rolled the shirt into a ball, chucking it as far off as he could possibly throw.

"Hey, isn't that cheating?" Jungkook huffed, watching Taehyung quickly shut the window. He was a little fearful of his game being ruined by that simple act. A part of him was also devastated about the shirt. A little devil inside of him was urging him to run out and grab it so he could then push it into his face and catch the biggest inhale of his life. Even thinking about it made him feel dirty, his heart refusing to steady its persistent beating at his shameful thoughts.

"Nuh uh," Taehyung gushed, "it's just my shirt. It will throw Jimin off if he smells us outside." Taehyung had a point. Jimin was more than likely going to try and find them based on their scents, and that, mixed with Jungkooks throwing of his shoes and rubbing off on every wall he found, would likely take Jimin forever to actually pick up on a trail.

"Well then, we should probably find places to hide. " Jungkook panicked. If they weren't seeking by now, they would probably start soon. There'd be no point going through all that trouble if a seeker just immediately found them bumbling around in a hallway.

"Right.. right..." Taehyung chimed, walking towards Jungkook. "We definitely should hide." Jungkook sighed with relief, happy that both of them could help the other out a bit, and now he could find somewhere to bunker down for a few hours. Before he could turn to run off, Taehyung spoke again, "We should hide together."

Jungkook froze. It made sense; they already have mixed their scents so much that it'd be easier, but Jungkook also wasn't always the biggest fan of working together, even in pairs. He has taken on the burden of doing multiple groups and paired projects on his own instead of getting his group mates to help. It became such a problem that people would run and crowd Jungkook anytime a group assignment was announced, knowing he'd very likely do all the work himself.

Jungkook thought it over. Taehyung was looking at him, puppy-eyed and pleading silently. It felt impossible for him to say no to Taehyung like that, and another part of him also just didn't want to tell Tae no; he would be giddy to spend time with in.

"Fine... okay... I guess." He sighed, and Taehyung chimed in a "Yay," cheering quietly.

Jungkook looked around. He had a few ideas on where to hide, all now impossible to do with two people. He relented for a moment, "Do you have any ideas, Koo? You know the school better than I do."

Jungkook thought about it for a while, an idea beaming in his head that had him excitedly grabbing Taehyungs hand, pulling the alpha behind him. "Maybe, just follow me, we need to go."

He wanted to curse himself out; his cheeks burned with embarrassment at the fact that he told Taehyung to follow him, but proceeded to pull him by his arm the whole way. He needed to be fast; the timer was definitely up by now. Jungkook was thankful that he had managed to get so far away from the cafeteria before bumping into Taehyung.

They stopped, Jungkook facing the door as Taehyung piped up, "This looks... old." The alpha was quite concerned. It was evident in his voice.

It was old, that was the point.

"It is old, this used to be the boys' locker room before they built a new one." Jungkook jiggled the knob for a moment, pushing on the rickety door until it opened, and the pitch black swallowed the light of the hallway.

Taehyung reached for his phone, turning it on to shine a flashlight. It was just an old locker room. "It definitely looks like it hasn't been cleaned in years. Are you sure we can go in there?" Taehyung looked around.

"Yes, we can shut the door. We just can't lock it. It's still a part of the school." Jungkook pushed his way inside, almost tasting the air of a room that hadn't been opened in years. Silent and steady like a place time forgot about.

"I trust you then," Taehyung nodded, following in after Jungkook and shutting the door soundlessly behind them. It was an old-school locker room, the tall height level lockers lining the walls, benches left with empty sports bottles and long forgotten towels.

Jungkook walked towards the back. He thought about hiding here when the game started. The only thing that stopped him was his fear; it's not like he believed in ghosts, but this room was creepy, and the idea of being stuck there for over an hour would likely have him terrified. With Taehyung, it was different; it meant he could hide here.

"This place sure is creepy. Are you sure they won't find us?" Taehyung looked around with his phone light, sitting down on the bench farther from the door, out of view, just in case someone did open it.

Jungkook sat at the bench, the opposite side of Taehyung, so the two could face each other, shaking his head, "I don't think so, none of the seekers have been here long enough to know about this place."

"And you do?" Taehyung questioned, continuing the small talk. It was easier that way, neither intending on sitting in this room alone in quiet.

"Sort of..." Jungkook murmured, rubbing the back of his neck. "It stopped being used a little after I joined as a freshman. I used to go here with Yugyeom to study before a big test because it's so quiet."

"I see," Taehyung looked around, "I'm glad I found you. This is such a genius place to hide."

Jungkook raised an eyebrow, "Glad you found me?" He thought for a moment longer, mouth falling open in a bit of surprise, "Wait- Taehyung, you weren't looking for me, right?"

The alpha blushed, cheekily smiling as he messed with the strings of his pants, "Ah, you caught me, maybe I was..." Jungkooks eyes narrowed a little, needing to keep his eyes on Taehyungs face, and not his hands playing with the drawstrings of his pants.

"Wait, why?" Jungkook rubbed his head, confused.

"Well, I knew you'd probably know a better spot than I do, and I didn't want to be alone for an hour," Taehyung whispered in response.

Jungkook frowned, "I really do not think you want to spend an hour with me alone, Tae, I can be kinda boring..." Jungkook fiddled with the long sleeve of his shirt, pulling it over his hands and pulling it back down over and over.

Taehyung frowned at Jungkooks mild self-deprecating comment, shaking his head in disagreement. "I don't think you are boring, Jungkook, don't even say that." The alpha chided, causing Jungkooks heart to flutter.

"Mm, sorry," he hushed, "Are you having a good night, Taehyung?" Jungkook questioned, trying to ease some of the tension that had built up between the two.

"Of course I am, Kookie! I've had so much fun so far, especially getting to be alone with you." Taehyung babbled, too dark in the room to see the blush he had basically permanently burned onto Jungkooks face.

"Getting to be alone with me?" Jungkook questioned, his tone coming out with more of a whine than he intended it to. It made him pause to realize that he was alone with Taehyung. They were in a dark room, completely alone, together. Jungkook tapped his cheek lightly, trying to soothe himself into getting his thoughts straight.

"Yes, getting to be alone with you is the best part." Taehyung teased, poking Jungkook's chest with his pointer finger before continuing, "You are always around people, y'know, it's nice to get to talk to you one on one."

That was fair. Jungkook was always surrounded, in class, at home; it didn't matter. He couldn't help himself usually, not the one to proceed any further, prone to ending conversations before they get good. He didn't stop it this time, the question spilling out of him.

"Why?"

Taehyung perked up, head tilted, "Why what?" He knew what Jungkook was asking; he had to be. Making him repeat himself just made it all the more embarrassing, and yet he did, with no regard for how nervous it made the omega, like he was practically indulging in it.

"Why do you want one-on-one time with me?" he choked out. Continuing to fiddle with his hands instead of looking at Taehyung, it was too much for him.

Taehyung smirked, chuckling a little, standing up so he could sit beside Jungkook on the bench he was on, turning to give him his full attention. "You are cute," Taehyung teased, "I also just think it's fun to talk to a pretty omega, especially one like you."

Jungkook felt like he was in one of those romcoms Yugyeom watched, the kind that had both omegas screaming at them to kiss, or speak up, or anything really. Those things always took forever to actually get to the good stuff.

Jungkook leaned in a little, sniffling and wiping his nose with his sleeve, "You think im pretty?"

He can not believe he just asked that.

He practically prayed for a meteor to crash on him and strike him down so he wasn't forced to confront the conversation ahead of him. The flirty alpha was invading his senses, his thoughts, they all did, now Taehyung was here, looking like that and calling HIM pretty.

Taehyung cupped Jungkooks face with his hands, eyes hard to miss even with how dark the room was. "How could I not?" The alpha mused, his hands were warm, Jungkooks face felt electric at the gentle touch. Taehyung had more hold on him than any alpha prior with just a few simple words and gestures.

Jungkook bit at his lip again, puffing his cheeks, "Well, I don't know." He whispered, he asked the question. He continued the conversation, and here he was, a puddle on this bench, a mess for Taehyung to clean up.

"You dont?" The alpha questioned, thumbs rubbing circles onto Jungkooks chilled cheeks, the locker room was freezing; nobody bothered to turn up the heat for a room nobody entered. The only warmth Jungkook could feel was Taehyung. His hands, his body heat, and alphas always ran so warm.

"No... well, maybe I don't know Tae," he bit his lip, hand reaching out to wrap around Taehyungs wrist, the alpha continuing his hold on Jungkooks face, gentle and feather light.

Taehyung hummed at the contact, his gaze never breaking Jungkooks face, "You are beautiful, omega or not." Taehyung rasped, thumb pausing the consistent circular motion he was doing prior.

"Taehyung," the omega whispered, breathy and confused.

"I just don't understand how you don't see it," Taehyung muttered, letting go of his face momentarily to fix a few strands of Jungkooks hair, moving his fringe delicately.

"See what?" Jungkook was having a hard time finding the words or even following the conversation. There were other things to think about, Taehyung, the alphas, the shirt, his hands, they were all alone.

Taehyung tilted his head back, Adam's apple bobbing as another sigh escaped his lips, brushing his hair back. Everything he did was driving Jungkook crazy. How could he not see it? The omega was growing pliant, falling into himself, and the senses he usually liked to burn back were overriding him.

Taehyung leaned forward again, hand gripping Jungkooks chin as he moved Jungkooks head slowly from side to side, like he was analyzing every detail of the omega's face. "How you don't see how perfect you are..."

The tip of Taehyung's thumb landed on Jungkook's bottom lip, a gesture that had Jungkook held down, frozen. A thought crossed his mind that never did before, at least not so blatantly.

He desperately wanted Taehyung to kiss him.

They were closer than Jungkook realized, Taehyung taking up all the space in front of him, one hand on the edge of the bench and the other, caressing Jungkook's bottom lip. Jungkook could almost taste it, Taehyungs breath minty and icey as he just stayed there silently. The exchange was more powerful than words could express; Jungkook could feel it. The gap between their lips was shrinking ever so slightly, to the point they were practically a centimeter apart.

Jungkook almost made Taehyung cheat on his boyfriends.

The sudden noise near the door caused both the alpha and omega to move. Taken aback and tearing apart from each other as Taehyung listened carefully for a moment, huffing. Jungkook couldn't tell if he was happy they were interrupted or absolutely devastated that Taehyung wasn't his first kiss. The moment over before the omega got the chance to finish it off, not sure if he even would have.

Jungkook sniffed, likely around the same time Taehyung did, "Jimins nearby," the omega whispered in a panic, feeling like he was caught with his pants down. He was anxiety-ridden ridden shaking as Taehyung looked around.

"Jungkook, come here," Taehyung whispered urgently, opening one of the tall lockers that surrounded them.

Jungkook stood up, confused, "Why?" He was normally more helpful than this, but Taehyung had done a wonderful job of throwing him off completely,

Taehyung pulled on Jungkook's hand, pushing him to the wall inside the locker, albeit very gently, in a panic. "Don't ask questions." Taehyung squeezed in after him, pulling the locker shut and slowly turning around.

If Jungkook thought they were close before, this was his worst nightmare and dream come true. Taehyung was pressed up against him, and Jungkook could feel his chest pressed against his, Taehyung's heart racing almost as much as Jungkook's did. Their legs were tangled, inches apart from each other.

Jungkook went to speak, but Taehyung stopped him, his hand covering the omega's mouth before he had the chance. He understood once he heard the locker room door open, but the contact had Jungkooks brain buzzing. If he was warm before, he was on fire now, Taehyung leaning in to him.

He could hear Taehyung breathe in his ear, warm air hitting his neck as Jungkook did everything in his power not to just die on the spot. It sure felt like he could, and it made matters worse when Taehyung carefully placed a hand on the middle of Jungkooks chest.

He was actually going to explode, the careful push causing him to calm down slightly. The ease of Taehyung's hand slowing his heart, Taehyung had likely felt Jungkooks panic and was trying to comfort him. Not realizing Jungkooks panic had more to do with how close he was to Taehyung than to the fact that they were both definitely about to get caught.

Jungkook panted, shrinking back on the wall as he felt like the moment couldn't ever possibly end. It was dark, he couldn't see Taehyungs face but felt him, he smelt him, and that was arguably worse. His every sense was engulfed with Taehyung but sight. He panicked, worried that somehow this interaction could manage to send him into preheat, his body processing feelings and wants usually foreign to the omega.

The pressure eased when the locker door flung open, earning a groan of frustration from Taehyung as Jimin pointed his phone's flashlight at both of them. "I knew I'd find you!" He squealed, excitedly pulling Taehyung out.

Jungkook stayed in the locker for a moment, hoping Jimin would just shut the door and leave him in there. It would give him ample time to freak out about what just happened, but instead, Jimin turned from Taehyung back to the locker, looking Jungkook over.

"My god, Taehyung, you didn't even let the poor boy breathe in there. Look at him. He's red." Jimin reached a hand out, gentle this time as he pulled Jungkook from his spot in the locker. Jungkook took the time to stretch a moment, his back aching from the weird angle he had to be contorted into to fit in there.

Taehyung huffed, "I did too. He is probably like that because you scared him," he argued back, pointing to Jimin.

Jimin rolled his eyes playfully, shoving Taehyung for a moment, "I had to look everywhere for you both. I even went outside, you jerk!" Taehyung and Jungkook made eye contact silently for a moment, Taehyung winking at him.

"I saw that." Jimin gasped. "How did you even find this place? I had to go all the way through the back to find it.."

Taehyung tilted his head in Jungkooks direction, smirking, "I had help from the all-knowing Kookie." Jungkook straightened, dusting off his clothes as Jimin watched them for a moment.

"Hey Taehyung..." Jimin questioned, his tone suspicious.

"Yes?" He hummed.

"Where is your shirt?" Jungkook froze, growing to realize what situation it looks like Jimin found them in. Jungkook was red-faced, his smell likely giving him away, panting softly, and Taehyung was only in a wife-beater, smirking and boasting a proud demeanor.

Jungkook interjected before Taehyung could speak. "His shirt!" Jungkook panicked, walking right up to Jimin, "Taehyung took it off to throw you off his trail. That's why." The omega explained hands moving as he talked. He was always expressive when he did, especially if he felt guilty.

Jimin regarded him slightly before he smiled, patting Jungkooks head. "Ahh, I see, that must be why you don't have shoes on, too. Maybe we should go find them before we get back to the cafeteria."

"And where is my pat on the head?" Taehyung questioned, dramatically wiping a fake tear from his eye.

"You don't get one." Jimin teased, ushering both boys out of the room. Jungkook was happy with that, watching them walk slightly ahead as they playfully argued with each other. Jungkook watched the two as they made their way down the dark hallway.

Jungkook gnawed his lips as he stayed a few feet back from them, needing time to settle down. If he caught another whiff of them, he was sure that his supposedly monthly cycle would come far too early, and he did not need that right now, but what he did need, he couldn't exactly get.

Cause in that moment, all Jungkook wanted was them.