Jeon Jungkook fiddled with his ring of keys, twirling them around his slender index finger as he pushed open the glass door of the apartment building with his forearm. Clenched in his other fist was a pack of convenience store ramen, intended for later usage. After the shit week the alpha had had, he felt the desperate need to relax on his Saturday night. It had been his first week back to school as a university senior and he'd already gotten a huge pile of assignments. Add in the fact that he moved into his first apartment within that time and met his obnoxious neighbor – it was far from a good week.

The neighbor had been the icing on the cake for Jungkook that morning. Jungkook had unfortunately been unable to introduce himself to the other man until recently. He had caught a glimpse of the male through the balcony door on occasion, in the mornings. Also Jungkook could easily smell the omega pheromones that wafted through the walls. However, when he stepped out onto his balcony that morning with the intent of introducing himself, the omega seemed far from impressed. Nor was he welcoming.

Some might even consider the other wolf to be downright rude. The blonde haired omega with a slender waist and a rounded ass absolutely refused to participate in Jungkook's flirting. He had tried his very best to compliment the omega on both appearance and his scent. But neither seemed to impress him much. Rather, he fought back with a spice of rebellion.

But perhaps that was exactly how Jungkook liked it, especially considering he couldn't get the omega off his mind all day.

"Ah, speak of the devil," Jungkook mumbled under his breath. Pausing slightly on the filthy staircase, Jungkook glanced ahead of him to the next landing. Standing there in the darkened shadows was his strawberry swirl omega. Watching for a moment, he noted the omega struggling with what appeared to be a gym bag slung over his shoulder and several grocery bags in his hands. Licking his lips slightly, Jungkook took the remaining steps up to the landing.

"Need some help?" Jungkook offered in his kindest voice. He flipped his shaggy chocolate hair, that was well overdue for a haircut, out of his face. Flashing a warm smile, he hoped the omega would be welcoming.

The unnamed omega glanced upwards at Jungkook. At first glance the omega appeared to be grateful for the offer. His expression was soft and he had released a sigh of relief. However, the moment he locked eyes with the alpha, the blonde man frowned. Letting out a deep groan, the omega straightened his back to stand proud. "No, thank you." he answered firmly. But the man was clearly struggling, stumbling with the bags.

Jungkook raised a questioning eyebrow. "Are you certain of that?" Jungkook pressed on. He held out a hand for a set of bags.

"What, you think I can't handle it?" Blondie argued with a frown. "The bags look too heavy for the precious little omega. I need a big strong alpha to carry the bags for me? Can't handle it myself, eh?" The omega struggled under the weight of the bags, one of the handles beginning to slip from his grip.

"Come on, darling, let me help." Jungkook insisted.

"Excuse you?" the man hissed out. And Jungkook realized in that moment he had clearly made a mistake. The omega took a step away from the alpha. "I am not your darling. Don't call me that." Blondie made a face, scrunching his nose slightly, in distaste.

"In my defense, you never properly introduced yourself." Jungkook argued. "So I don't exactly know your name now, do I, darling?" The urge to fight against the omega pushed against Jungkook's mind. It was within his natural alpha instincts – as well as childhood upbringing – to compel the omega to submit. Plus, Jungkook just wanted to push this omega's buttons – it seemed like an amusing way to pass his time.

"There was nothing proper regarding your introduction, either." Blondie shot back as a fierce reply. He shifted some of the bags to the floor, to take a break; another huff of air escaped his lips. "You checked out my ass and drank my coffee. I wouldn't necessarily call that ideal."

"Isn't it every omega's wish to be physically appealing and appease an alpha through things like making them coffee?" Jungkook frowned slightly. Isn't that mentality part of the omega's natural personality? Are they not raised to bend to an alpha's will?

"You didn't even like the coffee!" Blondie snapped.

"Well you should have added cream and sugar!" Jungkook fired back.

"How the hell was I supposed to know that's how you took your coffee?" Blondie questioned, appearing extremely unimpressed.

"You could've asked." Jungkook made the statement as though it was the most obvious thing.

"And do what? Go inside and make you a custom coffee, to your taste?" Blondie asked.

"Well... yeah?" Jungkook glanced side to side as though looking for support from someone who wasn't present. Was he stupid for thinking that? An omega would want to service and please the alpha, right? He's had omegas fight each other in clubs over the position of buying him a drink. "Isn't that something all omegas want to do? Cater to an alpha?"

The omega rolled his eyes but he didn't appear very surprised. "What the hell kind of backwards thinking were you raised with? I am not a cute little house omega that comes when an alpha calls."

"I never said you were." Jungkook argued in return. This omega was impossible. Jungkook had been trying to do a nice act, offering to carry the heavy bags. And it only turned around to become an argument.

"Yeah, but you certainly implied it." omega hissed in response.

"Look, darling," Jungkook stated firmly, wanting more than anything to bring this conversation to a close. "All I did was offer to help carry your bags. I never meant to imply you were incapable because of your sub gender, or that omegas are only competent as housekeepers."

"You certainly have a poor way with your words..." the omega mumbled.

"So that's a no to the help then?" Jungkook asked the obvious.

"It's a no." the omega agreed. The slender man reached down to retrieve his bags from the floor. Clasping the plastic handles, he lifted.

Jungkook gave a little shrug and started up the stairs. He hadn't intended to look back; he didn't want to give the omega the satisfaction. But when the omega released a shocking gasp, shortly followed by a tumbling sound Jungkook couldn't resist glancing over his shoulder. Releasing a light snicker, Jungkook looked over the omega with torn bags in his hands and discarded groceries on the floor around his feet. The carton of eggs had opened and cracked. The orange juice was pooling in a puddle, soaking the remaining groceries that had been left intact.

The omega sighed in defeat and kneeled to the ground. Carefully, he began to repack the fallen groceries into the few bags that hadn't ripped. The knees of his jeans were getting soaked from the orange juice. Slowly the omega glanced upwards to the alpha standing in the stairway. "Aren't you going to help?" he asked in a small voice.

For a moment, Jungkook's alpha pulled at the want to assist. "Help, help the omega. Omega needs you." But Jungkook fought hard against the words. Instead he replied with "I thought you said you didn't need my help." It was childish and Jungkook knew it.

Blondie's gaze snapped into an intense glare, shot directly at Jungkook. The decline for assistance seemed to piss the omega off. The tips of his ears began to glow red with anger. The omega mumbled a few words of disbelief, and possibly some swear words.

Jungkook held back a low snicker. Maybe that'll teach the omega to be so rude to an alpha. These things had a way of coming back to bite you in the ass. You are rude when offered help? Well, next time you need it the help might not be available.

Fumbling around the floor, the omega reached for something. Clasping the small product in his palm he threw with all his might tossing the item angrily in Jungkook's direction. "Stupid jerk!" he hissed letting his hand fall in defeat.

Jungkook quickly raised his fist and grabbed the grocery item just before it hit him square in the face. The omega had fairly good aim. If Jungkook hadn't had such quick reflexes it would've likely hit him with good force. Jungkook, still standing on the step, twisted the item in his hand. He let out a low chuckle as he held up the mini bottle for the omega to view. "Banana milk. My favourite." Turning back towards the stairs he began his climb, leaving the omega to collect the grocery items on his own. "Thanks for the milk!" he called over his shoulder.

The alpha was still laughing as he reached the seventh floor where his apartment was located. Distracted by the banana milk in hand, the alpha nearly walked straight into a teenage boy as he rounded the corner. Once again, Jungkook was putting his quick reflexes to the test. He stepped aside quickly, dodging the teen just in time.

"I'm sorry" Jungkook apologized quickly. He glanced up at the slender teen with deep-set dimples and fire red hair. The alpha got a slight sniff of the light cherry aroma hanging in the air. The boy had yet to present but Jungkook could already sense he was set to be an omega. "I wasn't paying attention."

"It's alright," the teen answered with a small voice. He shifted his weight slightly, lifting his arms into a better position. It was then that Jungkook noticed the bundle of a small pup balanced on the teen's hip. "You must be the new neighbor."

"Jeon Jungkook" the alpha smiled warmly and gave a small bow. "I am. I live right there" he stated, pointing over the teen's shoulder to his door near the end of the hall. "You live on this floor too?" Jungkook could be polite, especially towards those younger than him. He had a soft spot for little brothers.

"Yeah, first on the right" the teen nodded in the direction of his front door. Shifting slightly, he lifted the pup higher into his arms. He appeared to be struggling under the weight. "I'm Kang Taehyun." the boy gave a bow to his head, unable to offer up much more in the form of a greeting.

"Pleasure to meet you, Taehyun" Jungkook offered another warm smile. He glanced at the sleeping little pup in his arms. "Is he your little brother?" he asked curiously.

"Ah," Taehyun answered nervously with a small shake of his head. The teen appeared to have a difficult time maintaining eye contact with the alpha – which Jungkook found adorable. Jungkook knew he was handsome, but it was always cute to notice the nervousness of young omegas and teens when in his presence. "No. I'm babysitting. This is Seokjoon."

"He's my brother," a little voice sounded from behind Taehyun's legs. An equally small boy peeked his head around the teen. He had shaggy brown hair that was tousled from a busy day of playing outside.

Getting a good look at the two boys, Jungkook was quick to notice the pups were twins. "Oh? Seokjoon is your brother?" Jungkook asked bending at the knee to kneel by the boy. When the boy gave a firm nod, Jungkook asked warmly "And what's your name?"

The pup glanced up nervously at Taehyun. His deep eyes were wide with concern and a lack of trust. Taehyun offered an encouraging nod and smile. "It's alright" Taehyun spoke gently. "You can answer him." The teen couldn't be any older than sixteen, but he held so much maturity on his shoulders.

"Taemin." the pup answered in a small voice. He raised his little hand and gently stuck his thumb in his mouth. A nervous habit the pup had developed recently. Taehyun had been quick to notice the action and gently patted Taemin's hand as a reminder to stop. The pup quickly removed his thumb and forced himself to stand taller – like the big boy he longed to be. "Banana milk?" the boy asked with wide eyes.

Jungkook glanced down at the drink still pressed firmly in his hand. "Ah, yeah" he answered. It really was his favourite drink. He would always have one every night. It was soothing, reminded him of when he was home in Busan with his parents. "You like banana milk?" he asked.

"Love it" Taemin asked with a soft tone. His eyes locked with the drink and watched it longingly.

The alpha held back a sigh as his heart tugged at the sight. His internal alpha started to coo at the sight "he a pup. Give him milk. Pups need milk." The paternal instincts in the alpha temporarily pulled through. This was uncommon for Jungkook. He had been around children before. But rarely had his alpha tugged at his thoughts in regards to pups and their caregiving. "Do you want it?" Jungkook found himself asking as he held the little bottle out to the boy.

Taemin glanced happily up at the babysitter, searching for permission. Taehyun looked like he was going to deny the offer, not wanting to bother the alpha more than they already had. However when he caught sight of the little boy's eager eyes he nodded in agreement. Taemin cheered lightly and gave a small clap. "Yes, please" he answered the alpha. The pup had now stepped forward, coming out from behind the teen's legs.

"So polite" the alpha noted. Jungkook was impressed with the pup's manners. His eomma had clearly been raising him well. The alpha held out the bottle for the little boy to take. The pup happily accepted it, spinning in a cute little circle of joy.

Jungkook withheld a small chuckle from the cuteness. "What have you got there?" Jungkook questioned. His slender finger pointed to the children's bouncy ball on the floor by Taemin's feet.

"Soccer ball." Taemin answered, puffing his chest out proudly.

The alpha held back a little coo, feeling his heart melt at the adorableness. It was far from being a standard soccer ball. But certainly to the pup it was the ball he was bound to kick around in the park. "A soccer ball?" Jungkook stated in excitement. He pushed himself off the floor and took a step down the hallway. "Show me what you've got!" When the pup looked at him confused Jungkook added, "pass me the ball."

Taemin smiled and stepped forward, eager to kick the little ball. Taehyun mumbled a little nervously, glancing between Jungkook and Taemin "I don't know if that's a good idea..." but the teen didn't have much force behind his words.

Jungkook carelessly waved the concern away with a smile. "Don't worry about it. There's nothing here to break." With a quick wink the alpha added, "and if anything happens I'll take the blame for it."

The teenager appeared to be apprehensive of the entire thing, hesitating to agree. But with a deep sigh he caved and stepped back. Moving closer to the wall, he held onto the second pup. "Keep it down" Taehyun ordered, glancing down at the boy in his arms as a nonverbal cue.

"Of course" Jungkook nodded in agreement. Setting his package of ramen down, he moved down the hallway. "Okay. Give me your best kick."

Taemin pulled back his small leg and released it with force. Sending the ball coming towards Jungkook, it veered to the left. It would've missed the alpha completely but he just barely stopped it in time. The pup certainly had power behind his kick. Taemin looked down to the floor with shame.

"Try again." Jungkook encouraged. Lightly, he passed the ball back towards the pup. Ultimately Taemin fumbled with accepting the pass and knocked it towards the side. With a gasp, the pup chased after the ball to retrieve it. Jungkook watched in awe. He didn't often find pups adorable, they were more of a nuisance to him. However, this little one with a determined set to his round eyes and puffy cheeks was Jungkook's definition of cute.

Taemin held the ball in his little hands. He glanced in Jungkook's direction. There was a hint of shame and sadness on his face from missing the pass. But Jungkook smiled comfortingly and lightly offered, "Go ahead. Try again." With a nod, Taemin set the ball on the floor. Nibbling on his bottom lip he went to give it a strong kick, but missed it completely. His leg swung and hit the empty air. The pup sighed in defeat.

"You got it," Jungkook stated. His alpha was pulling from the inside. The vanilla and milk scent had turned sad, a clear sign of the pup's emotions. The alpha wanted to reach out and comfort him. "Pup. Pup is sad. Go help pup. Pup needs comfort. Pup needs alpha." but a hug wasn't going to fix it. Maybe it'll please the pup in the moment, but the problem would still be present next time he decided to play. It was better to teach the pup how to properly pass and kick. Jungkook offered a warm smile. "Eye on the ball. Watch it. Kick it."

The pup sighed softly but nonetheless he followed the alpha's orders. Tilting his little head downwards he kept his gaze on the ball. Pulling his leg back, he gave another firm kick – flinching slightly in pain from the force. This time he hit the ball – sending it towards Jungkook. However the ball went towards the side again. Taemin let out a defeated whimper. Stomping his foot angrily he crossed his arms over his small chest and pouted. His large eyes grew wider as they filled with a mix of sad and angry tears.

Taehyun stepped forward, his own scent souring at seeing the pup in distress. He had been intent on comforting the child. But much to his surprise, Jungkook had beat him to it.

Jungkook stepped forward quickly. He approached the pup and knelt down before him. "I bet your little toes hurt." Jungkook spoke gently. Reaching forward, he teasingly tapped the tip of the pup's foot. The boy gave a light sniffle and a small nod of his head. "You are so strong!" Jungkook stated with excitement and pride – hoping it might cheer up the little pup. "But you don't kick a ball with your toes. That's why it hurt," Jungkook explained. Reaching forward, the alpha ran his hand along the inside of Taemin's right foot. "Right here is where you kick the ball," he explained gently. "It'll go straight and it won't hurt."

Taemin gave a small nod of understanding. But his pout remained on his face. The tears that gathered in his eyes had begun to fall silently. "I can't do it," he said weakly. "Me no good." He let out another whimper of sadness.

Jungkook's heart felt a small pang. This little guy was just too sweet for his own good. Gently using his thumb Jungkook wiped away the stray tears that rolled down his cheek. "You can't do it now " Jungkook stated softly. "But you can do it soon."

The pup looked down at his feet and shuffled lightly. "I only fail," he said in a broken voice.

"You only fail when you stop trying" Jungkook replied to the boy carefully. Wiping away another row of tears he then moved his hands up to push back the pup's dark locks – ruffling them affectionately. "Keep trying. You'll get better" he tried to encourage again. But the pup just didn't seem to feel better. Taemin's scent was still filled with sadness. "Hey. I couldn't kick a ball either at your age" Jungkook tried to go another route.

"But you're alpha" Taemin whispered. Finally pulling his eyes away from the floor, he locked gazes with the man. His little eyes shone with wonder and fear.

"Alpha, beta,omega, it doesn't matter," Jungkook explained. "We all need to practice, we all need to learn and be taught." Lightly he patted Taemin on the shoulder and beamed a smile. "Give it a try. Kick right here" Jungkook patted the inside of Taemin's foot. Standing up, Jungkook backed away from the child. "Come on. Try. Give it a try" Jungkook beamed brightly.

Taemin glanced between Jungkook and the ball placed before him. The pup appeared to be deciding if it was worth it or not. Finally he gave into the temptation and lightly kicked the ball with the inside of his foot. The force wasn't there as it was before – clearly being a halfhearted kick. But it went straight. The ball came directly towards the alpha, rolling to a stop in front of Jungkook's feet. Taemin's eyes widened with surprise. He looked down at the ball before turning his face up towards the alpha.

"You did it!" Jungkook cheered a little too loudly. Then, with excitement, he stretched out his arms. This was meant to be a sign of joy or celebration. But Taemin appeared to take it otherwise. The pup came running forward, laughing brightly. All tears had long been forgotten. Stretching out his own arms the pup jumped into Jungkook's embrace.

The alpha barely had enough time to register the pup's want for a hug. With a deep gasp, the alpha accepted the force of the small child. Without much hesitation, Jungkook lifted the boy into his arms and balanced him on his hip. He chuckled lightly at the sight of the boy's puffy smiling cheeks. "I did it!" the boy announced.

"Yes you did" Jungkook answered, his hand slowly gliding up and down the child's back. He couldn't remember the last time a pup ever came running at him for a hug – in fact he wasn't certain it had ever happened before. He bounced the boy softly. Adding a gentle "and I am so proud of you."

His internalized alpha was howling with joy. The wolf was practically wagging his tag with emotions. "Happy pup. Pup is happy. We get hugs. Pup hugs the best" the wolf was bouncing around. "Vanilla and milk. So sweet. Nice scent. I like it."

Jungkook hadn't registered the pup's actions until the wolf had made the scent comment. Jungkook was quickly engulfed in the aroma of sweet vanilla and calming milk. It was the scent of a pup. Taemin was nuzzling his little nose against the alpha's scent glands along his neck. Unintentionally Jungkook had responded to the action by releasing his own chocolate pheromones.

"We opposite" Taemin mumbled, pulling back slightly so that he could speak. However, the pup ensured he left his head resting on the alpha's shoulder, melting into the warm embrace.

Jungkook nuzzled his nose on the pup's head. "Hmm?" he questioned curiously. He was confused as to what the pup had meant by that.

"You chocolate. Me vanilla" the pup explained with a little giggle. "I like chocolate."

Jungkook's heart wanted to break in that moment. He thanked the moon goddess that he hadn't had that extra smoke on the way home from the store like he had originally wanted. He couldn't bear it if he passed on second hand smoke to the child through his scent glands. He also couldn't remember the last time anyone had said they liked his chocolate scent. Sure, he heard the occasional comment from an omega that the scent was nice or sweet – or even the odd time someone said they didn't mind it. But for someone to confidently say they liked it, he had never experienced that.

"Our scent. He likes our scent. Pup likes our scent. Pup!" the alpha was jumping around again with an overwhelming amount of happiness.

"And I like vanilla" Jungkook offered softly as a reply. Jungkook would likely have said more. But it was in that moment that his omega neighbor had finally come out through the stairway door. With a sigh Jungkook set the pup down. He would rather not have another run in with the angry omega. Two arguments a day was Jungkook's limit. "I need to go," he told the pup. When the child pouted, Jungkook chuckled lightly. Reaching down he ruffled the boy's hair lightly. "I'll see you around," he promised. Stepping back, he went to receive his bag. "Bye Min-Min" Jungkook gave a small wave.

"Bye Kookie" Taemin answered with a tiny wave of his own.

Jungkook had fumbled with his keys before stepping inside his cold empty apartment. Just as he was closing the door he heard a soft voice mumble "sorry I took so long..." the rest faded away as the alpha shut the door.

"Pup was nice" the internal alpha was padding on the floor longingly. It was pushing Jungkook to return to the hallway. "We have pup. Lets have pup."

Jungkook froze mid step. He couldn't have heard that right. There was no possible way that's what the alpha had stated within his mind. Jungkook had never put much thought into him having pups. In the past the idea arose when his eomma would mention the want for grandchildren – having long since given up on Jungkook's free spirited brother in settling down. However, most recently Jungkook had come to not only realize, but also accept, that the possibility of having pups would never be in the cards for him.

These thoughts and knowledge of Jungkook's ultimate lack of pups in the future came from two pieces of knowledge. The first of which was the obvious challenge of his scent. The chocolate scent sufficed for one night stands. It was intriguing and had a certain way of catching omega's attention and curiosity. However none had been willing to stake a claim in the long run. Omegas longed to be protected and fought for and guided – all of these attributes were tied in with the mentality of a deep woodsy or spicy aroma. The longest an omega had put up with the alpha was about three months – although those months had been far from ideal.

The second reason Jungkook knew for certain that pups weren't a possibility for him were based on the diagnosis he received. Ever since he had presented as an alpha, Jungkook had experienced excruciating ruts. The sexual tension built up and regardless of the amount of knots Jungkook produced, he just couldn't be relaxed. It was often a painful experience – one that he hated to know was coming.

In desperation, Jungkook went in search of a rut specialist – having found one rut borderline unmanageable. He was tired of missing weeks of schooling due to first the rut, and then the tiring pain that followed. The alpha had hoped he would receive some form of medication. However the diagnosis he received nearly broke him.

The doctor carefully explained to Jungkook that his body was unable to produce a satisfying amount of sperm. His body – and alpha – pushed itself into overdrive in a desperate attempt of producing enough sperm to sire pups. With every rut Jungkook experienced, the alpha would overwork itself. This caused the extreme exhaustion and the painful build-up.

Continuing on, the doctor had tried to reassure Jungkook that there was still a possibility of having pups. But it would take extraordinary effort and circumstances. Jungkook was informed that if he found a mate, one that his alpha truly accepted fully and they were to enter rut and heat simultaneously, it was possible. He learnt that there were possible diets or medications that could increase the chance. There was even a discussion regarding the chances in a female omega versus a male omega. However Jungkook hadn't heard much past the word sterile. Although pups were a slim possibility, by wolf standards, Jungkook was sterile.

It would take a very extraordinary – or desperate – omega to settle for Jungkook. Because that's the type of alpha Jungkook knew he was bound to be – the one you settled for.

And that knowledge had almost broken Jungkook. He had gone in search of answers during his freshman year of college, hoping to achieve some form of comfort that made handling ruts during the school year more maintainable. But it had very much gone the opposite way. Having learnt about his inability to conceive pups, Jungkook had felt a piece of him break within. It was from there that he continued downwards, digging his own metaphorical grave. He turned to negative habits as a way of coping – habits that he continued to indulge in until very recently.

No one knew about his medical condition. Jungkook felt so incredibly ashamed that he couldn't bring himself to rely on the support of others – not even his hyungs. And withstanding the weight on his own only made the pain worsen.

"Lets have pup," the internal voice of the alpha, sounded again snapping Jungkook out of his private misery. The wolf was still jumping in excitement and longing. Although Jungkook had over two years to come to terms with his lack of pups, his internal wolf had refused to accept it.

Jungkook sighed a little. Kicking his shoes off he moved towards the small kitchen. "I'm not having any pups," Jungkook answered firmly. And that was the end of the discussion. He wasn't going to give the topic any more thought. Placing the pack of drinks on the counter, he retrieved his phone from his pocket. Moving his thumb across the screen, he gave his friend a call.

"Hey Jungkook. Didn't expect to hear from you tonight" Yugyeom answered with a relaxed ease. "How's life outside of the dorm treating you?"

"Fine" Jungkook answered with a small shrug. Yugyeom had been the other alpha's roommate for the first three years of Jungkook's school experience.

"Ah Jungkookie. A man of so few words" Yugyeom gave a little laugh of amusement. "What can I do for my sweet ex roommate this evening?"

"Wanna come over?" Jungkook cut straight to the chase. He wasn't much for small talk, as he didn't enjoy it.

"Do I want to come over? Let me think about that... come over to your personal private apartment... or stay in my crappy dorm with my new shitty roommate? Yeah I'll be over in twenty. Want me to text Mingyu and Cha Eun Woo?"

"Yeah, sure," Jungkook said, not caring much about who came or went. "Sounds like a party."

"Damn straight," Yugyeom said with another laugh.

"See ya soon" Jungkook said before swiftly ending the call. Knowing that his friends would be there shortly, the alpha had just enough time to take a quick shower and change into another set of clothing. Now dressed in a pair of black skinny jeans and a white t-shirt tucked in at the waistline, Jungkook buzzed his friends inside.

Jungkook had expected a night of hanging out with his friends, playing video games, eating chicken and drinking beer. But he should've known better. It was a Saturday night after all. And regardless of taking the students out of dorm rooms, they were still college seniors.

When Jungkook opened the door about ten different guests greeted him. Mingyu stood at the front of the group with a large grin on his face. "Yugyeom texted me and said you were having a party. We had one going on at the dorms but it was totally lame. And not to mention supervised" the man added with an eye roll. "So we thought we'd bring it here instead."

The alpha's eyes widened a little. He stepped aside without a word and allowed the crowd to enter. This is not what he had in mind when he invited his friends over for an evening of drinking. And it certainly wasn't what he wanted. There were reasons why Jungkook chose to leave the dorm setting. Having an apartment was supposed to take him away from that environment. It was meant to lessen the temptations.

"Jungkook, where's the stereo?" Mingyu called. Jungkook was barely able to force the words out – directing him to the bookshelf in the living room – before the buzzer rang again.

By the time Yugyeom arrived, there were two dozen people forcing their way through Jungkook's small apartment. "I thought it was just going to be the four of us?" Yugyeom asked Jungkook as he entered the apartment. He eyed Jungkook carefully.

"Yeah I thought so too," Jungkook stated in a huff. "But once Mingyu got here the door kept ringing and more people just kept showing up." Jungkook gave a little shrug. He had long since lost the battle of keeping things under control. The bottles had brought in drinks, and food was on the way for delivery. The music had been turned up and was now practically shaking the walls.

"Shit" Yugyeom glanced around. "Where is he? I could tell him to shut it down," he suggested. But both men knew that wasn't a probable outcome.

"Or" Jungkook added with a growing smile. "We could just embrace it." He shrugged a little as he moved into his small kitchen. "Beer?" he asked, grabbing a can for himself and holding another out for Yugyeom. Jungkook hadn't had a single drop of alcohol in nearly six months. He had been on the right track. But now, with the temptation devil so close, he couldn't resist caving to the want. It was only one drink after all, at the end of an extremely shitty week.

The other male watched Jungkook curiously. He had some ideas of Jungkook's past battles with alcohol, although he wasn't aware to what extent it had eventually become. Yugyeom looked as though he was going to question Jungkook for a moment. But eventually he shrugged and accepted it. "I guess if you can't beat them, join them."

And join them Jungkook did.

The music had only increased as the night went on. At some points Jungkook thought he felt the wall shaking. He was already on his fourth beer and found enough courage that he stepped onto the makeshift dance floor more than once. Omegas had pressed themselves against him. Drawing their fingertips across his tattoos. Some had been bold enough to stick their noses into Jungkook's neck. He had immediately stepped away from those individuals and ended the conversation.

Jungkook had immersed himself into the party and he was greatly enjoying it. He was certain he had finished two bottles of red wine himself. Glancing around the room he noted the guests filtering in and out through the door. Some had gone to get some air in the hallway or balcony and others had gone back to the two apartment bedrooms. Jungkook would've been furious at the thought of someone potentially having sex in his bedroom – including his guest bedroom – but the alpha was far too wasted to actually care. The dancing was heavily taking place in the living room, and Jungkook found himself on more than one occasion pressed into a group of swaying hips.

Admittedly Jungkook was actually having a fairly good time. Especially if he ignored the fact that he was pretty certain someone had gone into the hallway to vomit. Maybe this had in fact been exactly what the alpha needed – a carefree night to party and drink as much as he wanted. It began to feel like he was in his sophomore and junior years all over again.

"Jungkook!" Cha Eun Woo called over the music. He had a cigarette between his fingers. Stepping in from the balcony door he continued to call out for the other alpha. "There's someone on the balcony looking for you."

Jungkook glanced up, twirling the glass in his hand slightly. "Who is it?" he called back in return. He was comfortable on the dance floor. He wasn't going to interrupt it just because someone was either sick or in search of a smoke.

"I don't know." the man answered back, having made his way deeper through the crowd. "It's an omega. A real cutie, but he's got an attitude problem. He demands to see you this instant."

Jungkook released a deep groan. With the mention of an attitude problem he knew instantly that the specific omega was none other than his neighbor. The omega that had a chip on his shoulder and freely rode a high horse. Stepping away from the dance floor he moved towards the balcony door. There were three people squeezed into the tight space, two of which were a couple making out. The alpha gave the male in the pair a shove to his shoulder. "Yah. Get out of here. Take this somewhere else."

The couple at first ignored him. Completely immersed in each other. With a quick glance in the omega's direction Jungkook could easily see how unimpressed he was. Releasing a small groan Jungkook tried again, placing a stronger tone to his voice. "Get the fuck off my balcony!" The couple pulled away – although very clearly unhappy with it – and pushed their way inside.

Turning towards the omega Jungkook leaned against the balcony railing. "You requested my presence?" Jungkook snorted a little. Request was a kind word to use. It was more like the omega had ordered or demanded. "How may I help you?"

"Shut the party down" the omega stated. It amazed Jungkook with the way the omega conducted himself. There was nothing submissive regarding his behaviour – which would've been typical for an omega. Usually, one would cave to an alpha's will and submit to orders. Never had Jungkook experienced an omega with this level of backbone, which stood up to an alpha and talked back. Jungkook was impressed by it. It was feisty and sexy.

"Can't do that," the alpha answered back with a careless tone. Although he hadn't planned the party – nor did he want it when it first began – now that it was in full swing, Jungkook was reveling in it.

"Uh, yes you can." the omega stated. "It's midnight. And you're blasting music. How the fuck is anyone supposed to get any sleep around here?" the man crossed his arms over his chest and continued to stand his ground. The moon was shining a bright white light across the man's naturally pale skin.

"And what exactly do you suggest I do?" the alpha asked. He gave a small shrug. "It's a party. There is bound to be music."

"Are you kidding me? You're just brushing my concerns off as though they are nothing?" the omega grumbled. Again he appeared to be getting more agitated as he continued to stand tall with force.

"I'm not brushing them off," Jungkook explained. "They just aren't valid." Jungkook was starting to get annoyed even more with this individual. It was a party. What did the omega expect? Everyone kneeling on the floor with some tea and cookies as they gossiped?

"Aren't valid? My concerns aren't valid?" the omega grumbled. His back had grown stiff and his shoulders pushed back in pride. Standing straight he forced himself to appear taller. "Music disturbance isn't a valid complaint?"

"Exactly" Jungkook called holding his wine glass out in a cheers gesture. "A little music never killed anyone."

"It's not just a little music," the omega hissed. "The music is blaring. My entire apartment is shaking from the stupid vibrations. For fuck's sake my vase fell over and broke."

"I'll be sure to buy you a new vase," Jungkook answered with ease. Raising his glass he took a small sip. "Tell you what, I'll even include flowers with that vase. What kind do you like? I picture you enjoying sunflowers or daisies, I'm certain they match your sunshiny personality. But maybe you're into expensive classic roses."

"The only thing I'm into is getting some damn sleep around here" the omega stated. He took a step towards the alpha, his eyes glowing with anger. The strawberry scent had long since lost all form of sweetness and was now completely bitter. "And for the record, music isn't the only concern. This balcony is not just yours. I believe I told you that once before, but clearly you need a refresher. I don't take kindly to coming out onto my balcony to find a couple practically having sex. Nor do I like god damn wine and beer bottles thrown about." As if to make a point the omega kicked his toe lightly against a discarded beer bottle and rolled it in Jungkook's direction.

"Not to mention" the omega continued "the fucking vomit that is currently stinking up the hallway, where not only I, but twenty other people have to walk through on a daily basis. It's pretty fucking disgusting."

"It's a college party," Jungkook answered. He held out his drink for the omega "here. Have a drink. Liven up a little."

The omega took the drink with a smile. Spinning the liquid around inside he glanced at the burning red drink. Giving it a small sniff the blonde released a deep chuckle. "Ah cheap stuff. It's not that good anyways." Blondie slowly turned the glass upside down and completely drained the drink away, coving the floor with the red wine.

"What the fuck man!" Jungkook hissed grabbing the glass quickly from the other male's hand.

"Like you said" the omega shrugged. "It's a college party." The man squinted his eyes and scowled in anger. Taking a step forward he pushed his index finger into the alpha's chest. "But let me explain something to you." the omega hissed. His voice had gotten low and deep. Jungkook almost couldn't hear it over the music playing.

"This isn't a college dorm. This isn't a setting where dozens of other students live. There's no common room to have sex on the couches. Or hiding in the bathrooms to take your shots. There are no hallways to run down without fear of disturbance because everyone else is doing the same shit." The omega continued to eye the alpha with deep hatred. "This is an apartment building. People live here. And I get that you might not comprehend that yet, but this isn't some temporary stop over for some people. This is home. You can't come into someone's home and make this level of a shit show.

"There are children that live beside you. And considering it's midnight, your college party has forced them to stay awake. And you might not have children, but sleep deprived pups become any parent's little devils. Taehyun, a high school student, lives down the hall. He's no older than sixteen. He lives alone with his single mother, and has been here since his appa died ten years ago. They are children, Jeon Jungkook. None of them deserve to be exposed to this level of bullshit. Seeing vomit in the hallway or hearing sex take place? That's not right for a child to experience."

Taking a deep breath, Jimin continued. "Beneath you are seniors. They've lived here since this damn apartment was built. It's been the only home they've known for decades. It's where they raised their own pups. Where they mated. And now their peaceful life gets ruined with the sounds of people's feet dancing and beer cans falling through the sky to their balcony!"

"You might be in college, but not everyone is. This is a place filled with single parents struggling to make things work, with pups that are just barely starting to grow, students that should be studying and seniors that just want some peace. This is not the place for a college party. A college party belongs in college. That means at a dorm room or a frat house. Not in someone's home."

The omega gave Jungkook's chest a firm shove as he stepped away. "Smarten the fuck up, Jeon Jungkook." Spinning on his heels, he marked the end of the conversation. Jungkook had been taken so deeply by surprise that he was left speechless. Sliding back into his own apartment, the omega slammed his door shut.

Feeling almost defeated by the entire experience, Jungkook dragged his own feet back into his apartment. The music was still going strong, but Jungkook barely noticed. Swiftly making his way into the kitchen, he grabbed for another drink – finding that the wine was finished, he chose a beer instead. He then moved to lie across the couch. With his feet up on the arm rest, Jungkook took a deep swig of his drink. After that moment, everything began to blend together. He watched some dancing, slurred a few words to others who passed by and continued to milk his drink.

Nearly an hour had passed before Jungkook was drawn out of his depressing state. That damn interaction with the omega had ruined his night. Guilt weighed heavily on his thoughts now. There were pups that lived nearby; Jungkook had just met Taemin a few hours ago. And now the thought that he was forcing the little pup to lose sleep hurt him and the alpha inside. In fact his alpha was letting out low disappointed howls.

"Time for shots!" Mingyu called from the kitchen snapping Jungkook away from his thoughts. He held up a large bottle of vodka – a drink that Jungkook knew he never kept around the house.

"Body shots!" a female voice called from the crowd. That received a large cheer from others. The female omega had come forward, dressed in a pair of tight leather pants and a neon pink crop top. Hoisting herself up onto Jungkook's small countertop, she laid back to reveal her stomach.

"The host should go first." Cha Eun Woo called. The other alpha had been seated beside Jungkook on the couch. Reaching up with a chuckle he gave Jungkook a slight push to the shoulder. "Go on, man. Take the shot!"

"Yeah, Jungkook!" Mingyu called. Setting the glass on the omega's middle he filled it with the clear shot. "Come on!" The group around the counter cheered out encouragement. The omega tilted her head to the side and flashed Jungkook a smirk.

Pushing himself up, the alpha gave a roll of his eyes. But he didn't complain. Moving towards the counter, he stood within the surrounding crowd. Glancing down at the omega, his eyes slowly trailed over her body. She was certainly a beautiful little thing. As far as Jungkook could tell, she was rather short. However most of her body was made up of pure legs. The omega had a large round chest and a soft pale face with plump lips. At one point, Jungkook would've considered her to be his perfect type – at least in regards to looks – but what immediately turned him off was the instant distaste of her scent. It was a strong force of lavender and sugar – he was certain other alphas' mouths would be watering at the very thought, but to Jungkook the scent was overpowering.

Locking eyes with the omega, as though Jungkook wanted to prove he wasn't timid or turned off by her in the slightest. He flashed a small smile. Turning down to her middle, the alpha lowered his head, wrapping his lips around the cool glass. Quickly he tipped his head back, feeling the burning liquid move down his throat. Groaning slightly Jungkook grabbed the glass from his mouth to hold.

With a deep smirk the omega reached up with her slender fingers and grasped the back of Jungkook's neck. Leaning up the omega forced her lips onto Jungkook's. As she moved her mouth against his, the sugary pink lip-gloss transferred onto his lips. Her free hand moved up along Jungkook's chest – itching to slide under his shirt.

Jungkook gave into the temptation. He pressed himself into the omega. Guiding his arm around the woman's waist, he tugged her into a sitting position. Spreading her legs, he stepped forward to comfortably stand between them. Resting his hands on her lower back, he felt her pull away from the kiss. However she was quick to latch onto his neck. Jungkook tilted his head to the side slightly, giving her access to his skin, but making it certain she couldn't reach his scent glands.

Letting out a deep groan, Jungkook noticed the sound of whistling around him. The crowd was receiving a fairly good show. Although he might hate the scent of the omega, this was exactly the type of individuals Jungkook went for. The omega had taken a couple shots herself, allowing the alcohol in her system to mess with her senses, meaning she was unable to define Jungkook's scent as sweetened chocolate.

"We should take this to your room" the omega purred in his ear. Her hands were now lightly trailing over his waistline towards his belt.

Jungkook would likely have said yes. However a usually cheerful voice – but was now very much laced with anger – interrupted him.

"Jeon Jungkook!" Hoseok called pushing his way into the kitchen. The man stood with a pair of abstract patterned pajama pants and a loose fitting white sleep shirt. Standing with his hands on his hips, he was the spitting image of a disappointed eomma catching you out after curfew.

"Hey hyung," Jungkook said, forcing a smile and stepping away from the omega. He felt rather dizzy now, the drinks weighing heavily on his head and stomach.

"Don't you hyung me," Hoseok hissed. Hobi typically radiated sunshine. But it would appear that temporarily he was experiencing an eclipse, and the sun was nowhere to be seen. "What the fuck is this?" he asked, making a hand gesture towards the crowd of people.

Jungkook resisted the urge to roll his eyes. Not this conversation again. "It's a party," he answered with ease.

"I can see that." Hoseok stated. "What the fuck is it doing here?"

"Look hyung, I already got this speech about noise and shit from my neighbor" Jungkook explained with a deep sigh.

"Clearly you didn't listen." Hobi argued. "Otherwise you would've long since shut this down. Besides, that's not the only speech you need to hear at the moment."

"Hyung-" Jungkook started to whine.

But Hobi was quick to cut the alpha off. "No. I don't want to hear a single damn excuse from you Jungkook. I have heard all that before. I've heard it for over two years as I lifted you off dirty vomit-covered bathroom flooring." The elder male approached the younger. The crowd had since moved aside, but hung near enough to listen to the gossip. "I thought you said you wanted to quit these habits."

"I did!" Jungkook stated in a defeated sounding tone. "I do. But it's only one night of fun." At that moment, Jungkook didn't see what the fuss was about. He had been clean for several months. Just because he had a couple of drinks or one night of partying didn't necessarily mean he was going to revert to his old ways.

"One night" Hoseok snorted and rolled his eyes "isn't that what you said last time? It would only be one night to hang with friends and drink and smoke. That's what you said freshman year? And look what it leads to. You spent your nights in the dorm drinking until you could barely function. You would crawl into beds with nameless and faceless omegas only to sneak out in the middle of the night. You missed classes and when you did complete your assignments they were half-assed. It got to the point where you nearly flunked out of college sophomore year!" Hoseok was beyond pissed.

"How many times did Yoongi hyung have to pick you up off the bathroom floor where you were hugging the toilet? How often did I come to your dorm to force you to wake up only to get cussed out? What about Yoongi bringing you food in hopes of getting you to open up to him? Or the times I came and picked you up at some random ass locations because you couldn't find your way home from a hookup? You went down a self destructive spiral, Jungkook. You need to be hyper aware of your habits – especially now, considering your previous struggles.

"Isn't that why you wanted to find your own place? Because being in the college environment was too tempting? You couldn't get and remain sober for as long as you remained there. Well guess what? We found you a place Jungkook. You've got your own apartment that allowed you to get away from the negative environment. And what do you do? You bring it here. I thought you knew better by now, Jungkook. I thought you wanted better for yourself.

"This isn't a club or some bar. There are people living on this floor too that are trying to get some sleep. But did you even consider that possibility? There's a single eomma living beside you, he has two pups under the age of four that are probably confused as hell right now with all this noise. Fuck's sake, Jungkook, it practically sounds like people are having sex. You think pups want to hear that? I have work tomorrow morning and I'm wide awake standing in the middle of your apartment at one am."

Jungkook stood in defeat with his head hanging low. He had already received a similar scolding just an hour before, which had driven his guilt through the roof. However, it coming from his hyung was worse. Earlier, the omega had listed typical concerns, ones that could be referred to anyone making this level of disturbance. But Hobi knew exactly what would harm Jungkook the most.

The alpha had struggled in the past with substance use.

Jungkook had set out to school with high expectations of himself. He had intended to achieve great heights in his chosen double major of photography and videography. Jungkook had always struggled with himself and his identity due to his sweetened scent. Sometimes he felt like he was barely able to keep his head above water. However, when Jungkook's infertility came to light, it became an extra defect that Jungkook wasn't able to handle. Who would ever mate an alpha with a chocolate aroma and the inability to provide pups?

In desperation, Jungkook had turned to drinking, smoking and partying as a way of forgetting. Letting go of the parts of himself that he viewed as failures. At the beginning, it was only on the occasional Friday or Saturday night, when Jungkook was bored and the thoughts ate away at him. But Jungkook quickly became reliant.

From that moment on, things had spiraled downwards. Jungkook had done exactly what Hobi accused him of. He spent countless nights partying and drinking rather than studying. He slept around in a desperate attempt to feel worthy despite the sweetened omega like scent he gave off.

It had taken years, but finally his hyungs were able to talk some sense into him – but only after Jungkook felt like he was reaching a breaking point. From that moment on, Jungkook had sworn that he was going to do better with both himself as a person and as a student. At the hyungs' suggestion, he rented the apartment across the hall from them, leading him to being close to those he thought of as family and away from the college party temptations.

"Hoseok" another voice joined the conversation. Yoongi, half asleep, stepped through the crowd and rested a gentle hand on his partner's shoulder. "Ease up a little."

Hobi turned slightly and glared at Yoongi. "He needs to know that he did wrong." the man hissed. Yoongi babied Jungkook. He often failed to see the flaws in the alpha. The elder had long since taken on a father figure role to the maknae.

"And he will,. Yoongi stated calmly. "Tomorrow when he wakes up with a towering hangover and is hugging the toilet like he was a year ago he will realize what he did wrong. There is nothing you can say now that will be worse than what Jungkook says to himself once he's sober."

"But that's why we recommended this apartment. So that Jungkook wouldn't revert back to his dangerous ways from a year ago" Hoseok argued in return. It wasn't that Hobi wanted to be incredibly hard or judgmental towards Jungkook. But he saw the greatness in the alpha. He knew that Jungkook was capable of more than what he had achieved thus far. He had his entire faith set on Jungkook breaking the addictions.

"Hobi" Yoongi said softly, "We knew this wasn't going to be a clean cut situation. It's not going to be an easy uphill battle for Jungkook. He is bound to relapse."

"So you're saying we just let this go?" Hoseok asked his partner. It was as through the two males had long since forgotten there were others around watching the interaction.

"For now, yes," Yoongi stated. He glanced in Jungkook's direction and sighed softly. The alpha looked in that moment to be completely broken and torn down. He looked as though it was very probable that he could shed some tears. "Standing here disciplining Jungkook like a pup will not solve the issue at hand. He is drunk and likely won't remember much of this come morning, anyways. For now we should focus on ending the party."

"And how do you suggest we do that?" Hobi frowned glancing around. Although several party guests had noticed the awkward tension and had chosen to slip away, the majority was still too preoccupied to notice much around them. There were a dozen still on the dance floor and people still drinking.

Yoongi shrugged and moved towards the speakers. Giving the cord a firm yank from the wall socket he cut the power. The music came to a crashing halt and groans of annoyance sounded. "Party is over!" Yoongi called out. There was another groan of protest. The crowd didn't seem to want to listen to the elder man as none moved to leave. Yoongi rolled his eyes slightly, clearly unimpressed with the behaviour. "Everyone get the fuck out before I call the police on you!" that got the students moving. With wide eyes, the groups started to make their way to the doorway.

"I'm sorry" Jungkook mumbled lightly, trying to maintain eye contact. "I'm sorry," he repeated with a cracking voice. With a deep sniffle, tears began to roll down his cheeks. "I swear I didn't invite them. They just showed up. I didn't know how to stop it or get them to leave. And I promise I'm not that drunk. I swear it. I don't... I don't mean to fail." Guilt and self-hatred ate away at him.

Hoseok's heart broke a little. Jungkook hardly ever apologized – especially not in regards to his drinking or partying habits. This, although maybe small, was a breakthrough for the alpha. "Jungkook you didn't fail" Hobi stated softly. He stepped forward and wrapped his arms around the alpha soothingly. "You only fail when you stop trying."

Yoongi watched from a distance as his boyfriend hugged the younger boy. "We can talk more about this in the morning." Yoongi said. He didn't want to let the alpha off so easily. A discussion would still need to be had. And clearly removing Jungkook from the toxic environment had only been step one. They needed to come up with a more thought out plan.

Jungkook released another sniffle but gave a small nod of recognition. Hobi squeezed the alpha into one more hug before stepping back. "Yoongi is right. We will talk tomorrow. You need to get some sleep okay? You got a long day tomorrow cleaning up this apartment."

"Yeah and the hallway. It's fucking disgusting out there," Yoongi stated with a frown. "Next time, come to us before things get out of hand. The second people started showing up without permission, you should've come to get us. We understand that these situations can be overwhelming – especially for you. We would have been able to help."

"Thanks, hyungs" Jungkook said softly, forcing a small smile. The few stray tears had long since dried. And although he was still hunched over in guilt, he tried to stand a little straighter. "I'll keep that in mind for next time."

"Anytime Jungkook" Yoongi patted the alpha reassuringly on the shoulder. "But hopefully there won't be a next time like this."

Jungkook nodded in agreement, he was serious about getting sober. He fucked up badly today, but he could get back on track... right? The alpha answered back simply, with a small voice, "yeah, hopefully."