Taehyung learnt that Aunt Hana loves tea parties, and by Sunday evening she was planning a small gathering with her friends from her Book Club. And the beta was thrilled to have Taehyung with her, helping her and sharing with them. He learnt Hoseok's mother and Namjoon's mother were coming too, also Seokjin's father, a male omega, along with Seokjin who never missed a good tea.

Taehyung prepared a beautiful arrangement of tulips to put in the center of the table, while the maids placed the delicate china in order, a beautiful white vintage tea set with printed blue and golden flowers. He was satisfied with his input, taking one of the pastel-colored macarons skillfully placed near the kettle. Gorgeous.

"I deserve this" He muttered to himself, putting the small cake in his mouth with a satisfied hum.

"Taehyung, dear" His aunt called. Taehyung swallows, looking at her with guilty big eyes but his aunt just smiled at him. "Those tulips are absolutely gorgeous, dear"

"I'm glad you think so, Aunt Hanna" the omega replies, smiling at his aunt.

"I'm so happy to have you here Taehyung" The woman tells. "Yoongi hates tea"

Taehyung chuckles lightly. "I promise to accompany you every Sunday, aunt Hanna" he says, and the small woman gasps not resisting her urge of embracing the tall omega into her arms. She smelt like chamomile and jasmine that evening.

Aunt Hanna's friends turned out to be friendly, warm, and very energetic. Especially Jin's omega father, who got along excellently with his son. And of course they gossiped, just like Taehyung's grandmother did with the omegas at the golf club back in Daegu. While they were commenting on books and how delicious the tea was, Taehyung heard a few comments about their inner circle that apparently everyone knew and was familiar with, the elite of Seoul. But what took Taehyung's solemn attention was the name they were talking about. Jeon.

"You know how Jeon Jaehyun is" Seokjin's father says serving more tea to Hoseok's mother next to him. "Nobody dares to mess with him, but I heard he had to pay tones of money to get his son out of some illegal problems" he says, and the women hummed at response. Taehyung didn't miss the way Seokjin gave him a shrug making a face that was clearly telling how he wasn't enjoying the conversation, so Taehyung guess that 'son' they were talking about was in fact Jeongguk.

"He always does that though" Namjoon's mother says, she was a beta, and her dimpled smile showed how similar Namjoon was to her. "Getting away with everything because of how powerful he is, the influence Grandpa Jeon has on the government is terrifying sometimes"

"Jeon Hyemi used to come to every reunion but now not anymore" Seokjin's father continued earning the attention of Taehyung again. "My friend from the gym says it's because she is getting overwhelmed by her son's conquests"

"What do you mean, dear?" Aunt Hana asks, stirring her tea with a silver spoon.

"Jeongguk is already a senior in Law School. He's bound to start his own empire at The Jeon Law Firm and he's still an unmated alpha. Everyone in Gangnam wants their kids to act like potential mates to him, don't you think?"

"Dad..." Seokjin began to say, trying to end his father's chatter but the elder omega didn't listen to him.

"And guess who is courting him and his family..." Seokjin's father grins, his face resembling to his son's, they could practically pass as siblings.

"I know!" Hoseok's mom yells raising her hand. "Park Sunni!"

"Exactly"

"Who is Park Sunni?" Taehyung asks, abruptly. He really didn't want to get involve in gossips, but his mouth betrayed him. He sulks back at his seat when everyone's attention was on him. "Uhm..."

"Jimin's mother" Seokjin tells him.

"Taehyung" Seokjin's father began to say. "You have to learn the ways of surviving in this jungle, sweety" he says, and Taehyung furrowed his eyebrows. "Choose your friends wisely, but choose your enemies wiser"

"Seokhyung, you're scaring my nephew" Aunt Hana scolds earning an eye roll from the male omega.

"Like my friend says, be careful who you choose as your enemy because that's who you become the most" Seokjin's father, Seokhyung, says.

"You're just quoting Frederick Nietzsche, Sir" Taehyung says accompanied by a soft giggle.

"You caught me there!" the man laughs. "Ah you're a smart one, I like you already"

And just like that they changed the topic of the Jeons to the next charity event in November where Namjoon's mother said her husband was donating a yacht. But Taehyung mind kept going back to what he learnt about Jeongguk, illegal problems and how Jimin's mother was trying to make her son mate the alpha. Yoongi's words made more sense now, when he told Taehyung that his excuse for avoiding Jimin was because he was an omega, and how he was supposed to be with a wealthy alpha just like his family expected him to, while he being a beta was supposed to stick with other betas.

Taehyung sighs, smiling to the others but not really listening to them anymore because it was unfair, unfair for Yoongi, unfair for Jimin and unfair for Jeongguk, to pick their mates because of their genotypes and family standards. He always felt grateful because his grandparents accepted Bogum since the beginning, but as he rethought about it was probably because Bogum was an alpha, from an old money family in Daegu, they were just lucky enough to fell in love with each other.

That night when Bogum called him to say good night to him, Taehyung felt homesick for the first time since he came to Seoul. He wanted to have breakfast with his grandma like he used to, read the newspapers with his grandpa and discus about it later while the alpha smoked his cigars and Taehyung drank his strawberry juice. And to cuddle with Bogum under the stars like they used to when they were just teens, listen to him say how pretty Taehyung looked under those stars and give him little kisses that were innocent and untainted.

His second week in college started immediately to get harder; getting to know each professor, getting accustomed to the facilities, and each subject he took for class made him feel almost overwhelmed. And now he was assigned to work with an omega girl for his literature class because both had started classes late. At first Taehyung was excited to work with a fellow omega, that until he learnt the girl was there just to find a suitable mate. Kim Mimi was just an obnoxiously clueless omega who made heart eye to every handsome alpha in the University.

Taehyung sat in the library with Mimi next to him analyzing the important topics of the book assigned to them which was Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer.

"We could just watch the movie" The girl tells plopping her chin against the wooden table looking bored at Taehyung.

Taehyung rolls his eyes. "Just read your parts if you don't want to read the whole book" he says, voice hard and looking annoyed. "Besides it's a good book, not my favorite but entertaining enough"

"Hello" A unknown male says, standing near their table with a smile on his face. Alpha, he smelt like one, and he was handsome, tall with dark hair and a couple of tattoos. Mimi sat abruptly at the chair offering her best face to the guy, while Taehyung just looked up at him, unbothered. "You are Kim Taehyung, right?"

"Yes?" He replies, knitting his eyebrows together.

"Jeongguk sent you this" the alpha says handing him an envelope. Of course he was friends with Jeongguk Taehyung thought, they had the same style, and the same smug smile. "This Thursday" he tells winking, smirking, and turning to leave.

Taehyung frowns watching perplexed the cream colored enveloped. He was about to open it when Mimi grabs him by his shoulder. "Jeongguk? Jeon Jeongguk?" she asks alarmed, making Taehyung to push her away not so lightly just humming in response, opening the letter. "You know him?! He's like the hottest alpha in the University! The hottest in Seoul!"

The librarian made a shushed sound towards them. "Quiet down"

Taehyung sulks in his seat, embarrassed. "Yes, I do, don't yell"

"Can you introduce him to me please?" the girl begged pressing her hands together and just really begging.

Taehyung huffs air, a light pout adorning his face. "I barely know him..." he tells, eyes focused on the letter. It was a just a short letter that reads 'Thursday, 8 pm. Meet Me at The Black Woods, wear something warm, and come alone'. "Do you know the Black Woods?"

"Huh? Oh the woods close to the University" Mimi tells him. "I heard it's private property but sometimes they made exclusive parties there"

"Oh..."

"Did Jeongguk invited you to a party? Can I come? Is he courting you?"

Taehyung stopped listening to the girl, his brain busy wondering if Jeongguk was actually inviting him to one of his Game Dogs experiences. That had to be it, he would have his story. A tremendous feeling of excitement covered him, biting his bottom lip anxiously and wanting nothing more than to be already Thursday. He wonder why Jeongguk invited him through a letter, and not a text message like a normal young adult, and that was making his curiosity peaks even more. But that mystery came hand by hand with Jeon Jeongguk, and Taehyung unintentionally felt draw towards him.

When Thursday finally came, Taehyung wasn't able to concentrate during his lectures. He waited all day for his classes to be over and to get home and take a bath, change his clothes, and get ready to go. Jeongguk had said to wear something warm, and Taehyung owns lots of clothes but while watching himself in the tall mirror, he felt like he had nothing appropriate to wear. The omega had spent more than an hour trying different outfits, but nothing pleased him, and he told himself he wasn't doing it because he was meeting Jeon Jeongguk that night, it was simply his not so illogical resolve to delight an alpha. It was just in his omega nature, that's all.

Taehyung put on the same sweater he already tried three times before. A loose pastel cream polo jumper with a V-neck, it was warm, it combined with his black jeans and it made him look cute. He sighs, taking a clay cowl neck jacket that looked good with the jumper and takes his phone to see the hour. "7:20" he reads, a knot of nerves starting to form in his stomach. "I'm going..." he says to himself again, firmly and pushing aside the nagging thoughts about lying to his aunt and uncle by telling them he had study night with some classmates since he had to catch up on subjects, which was not a total lie because he was really doing this to write his story, not because he wanted to spent time with Jeongguk, of course not. It was far from being a friendly hang out, and not even close to a date of course. Not like he could be going on dates when he had a boyfriend.

And that said boyfriend, inopportune as always, had been calling him all day because it was his free day from work. When Taehyung was leaving the penthouse, after saying goodbye to his aunt and uncle, and after avoiding Yoongi at all costs because the beta kept eyeing him suspiciously, Bogum started calling him again. Taehyung was sure the alpha did not take the hint about him being busy that day, perhaps he didn't want to.

"Bogumie" Taehyung answers the call.

"Hello babe, how is the most gorgeous omega in all Daegu?" He asks, pauses for a moment to chuckle. "In all Seoul also"

Taehyung snorts lightly. "I'm going out darling. Study nights remember?"

"Yes, yes I do" Bogum replies with a loud sigh. "I've been missing you like crazy. It only had been a couple of weeks, but it feels like months already, don't you think?"

Taehyung felt the guilt starting to settle in his chest. Because no, he had not felt it that way, he indeed felt that specific night home sick and missed Bogum, but nothing crazy like the alpha made it sound. "Yeah... I miss you too..."

"I was actually thinking I could take a weekend off and go to see you, would you like that?"

"I would love that" Taehyung tells, not really thinking about his replies, busy taking the keys and his wallet, ready to go out. "When?"

"By the end of the month" Bogum replies, his tone of voice cheerful. "We could spend a romantic evening together, the whole weekend"

Taehyung hums, already at the entrance of the apartment putting on a pair of warm boots. "Sounds wonderful, Bogumie" he says and before his boyfriend could reply he talked again. "I have to go now, call me tomorrow?"

Bogum took a bit longer to reply. "Sure, okay. Take care of yourself yes?"

"I will"

"Love you, babe"

"Love you too" Taehyung says, cutting off the call and putting his phone in his jeans pocket. The living room was empty, leaving him free to do as he wanted, so he just went out calling an uber to take him near the area where the Game Dogs were having their event.

And thanks to Kim Mimi, he learned that The Black Woods was not really a forest, but rather a pine park that looked like a forest and had a small lake. Private property of course, and it probably belonged to someone from Jeongguk's inner circle. On the other hand, Taehyung could perfectly see Kim Mimi working on a gossip website and just thinking about it brought a mischievous smile to his face.

While driving towards the area, Taehyung imagined The Game Dogs as a contemporary version of Fight Club, with homoeroticism, punches, and right-wing extremism, and of course Jeongguk without a shirt like Taylor Durden aka Brad Pitt in the movie, a savage-nihilist with a strong hatred for consumer culture who is the best fighter in the clandestine boxing club. He laughs at the thought, it was amusing, really.

But once he arrives at his destination there was not hidden club in a bar's basement full of men fighting recreationally. It was just an entrance guarded by camp valets, backed by enormous pines. Taehyung looks, standing awkwardly at the entrance, he could smell well the scent coming from the tall trees, refreshing pines, but it was also mixed with the musky scent coming from the alphas. He could also hear music playing from afar, and all at once he felt like he was infiltrating in some type of super-secret society group.

Gathering all his inner courage he took his phone and dialed Jeongguk's number, it ringed a couple of times before the melodious deep voice of Jeongguk could be heard among other voices.

"Peachy, you're here?"

"Ye-"

"Puppy treat"

"I'm sorry what?" Taehyung asks, blinking quickly.

"That's the password" Jeongguk says with his classic snort. "I'm at the blue camp" he tells and before Taehyung could reply he ended the call.

What the actual fuck. When one of the guards looked at him weirdly Taehyung realized he had said that out loud. The omega clears his throat walking closer to the sturdy bald alpha. "Puppy treat" he says, trying to sound as confident as Jeongguk but the absurd password felt even more ridiculous after hearing himself speaking it. But the guard nodded, moving to a side, and letting him in without any words.

Taehyung gulps, stepping inside the grove following a trail of pines, the music started to be more audible and Taehyung recognized it as modern melody, but it was transcribed into piano tunes. He was welcome by parked cars and jeeps followed by tents, bigger enough to fit comfortably inside. He starts looking for the 'blue camp', but his inquisitiveness made him wonder around. There were mostly alphas, young and adults, wealthy, exuding elegancy, and power, much like Jeongguk. Everyone had a drink in their hand, chatting with others while omegas were keeping company to some of them, but there were just a few omegas, attractive enough to appear on a runaway.

The grove wasn't crowded, just around fifty persons there, which Taehyung thought as standard because it was Thursday. But the place itself could settle at more than a more than one hundred people. Taehyung decided to be there a mere spectator, not wanting to earn unwanted attention, observing the events to elaborate later a decent piece of article. It felt illicit to be there, and he was positive he was the only omega on his own there, catching the eyes of every unmated alpha.

He looks away, keeping his steps firms against the ground covered with pine needles, searching for the blue camp, searching for Jeongguk.

"Hey you came!" A voice Taehyung didn't recognize calls him, making him halts his steps to look at the owner of the voice. It was the tall alpha who gave him the envelop Jeongguk had sent to him. "I'm Yugyeom by the way"

"Oh hey..." Taehyung says, not that surprised to see the alpha there, assuming he was with Jeongguk in that place.

"Are you lookin' for Guk?" Yugyeom asks tilting his head and showing a bright smile. Taehyung nods, while the alpha steps closer to him. "Come on, follow me" he tells him. Taehyung hastily nods again starting to follow the chirpy alpha.

They went deeper into what looked like a great camp, illuminated with solar led lamps that appeared like a bigger version of a tiki-torch. Taehyung noticed that there was a platform like ring surrounded by benches, like a small arena. Everything was nicely put in place, ready for the show.

Yugyeom led Taehyung to a blue tent, next to a parked black Wrangler Jeep. "That's Guk's tent" Yugyeom winks. "I'll see you at the fight" he says and with the same bright smile he waves at Taehyung before turning around and jogging to some other place, leaving the omega alone.

Taehyung breathes, collecting again all his courage. And it got nothing to do with the fact that he felt like he was entering a cult, but everything about how nervous he felt just to see Jeongguk, the feeling of butterflies fluttering their wings in his tummy was new for him, and somehow it made him feel fifteen all over again.

Taehyung knocks awkwardly the thick fabric of the blue tent, bending slightly to enter, but it was large, and it could perfectly receive him inside.

"Jeongguk...hi" he says after being welcome by the sight of the alpha sitting in a case tying bandages on his hands and wrists. If Jeongguk was usually exceptionally handsome, he looked ridiculously hot that night, getting Taehyung all flustered just by his smile, he instead diverts his gaze away from Jeongguk, pretending the little lamp in the tend was suddenly more interesting than the half-naked alpha.

"Hey peachy" Jeongguk retorts, grinning knowingly at the embarrassed omega. "You are just in time... the fight is going to start in fifteen minutes"

Taehyung nods, trying to not look at Jeongguk's arms, how his muscles flexed with every movement of his hands putting the wrap. Instead he decided to just look at his hands, all wrapped in a red gauze and tape, a boxing hand wrap. But then his gaze was trailing over the bulging veins, and the black ink he had tattooed in his right arm. He wanted to touch that ink with his fingers, he wonder how it would feel like, probably warm and hard. Because for him, Jeongguk looked like that, warm and hard, and alluring, and perhaps that tedious loose white tank top Jeongguk was wearing was playing games with Taehyung's mind because he kept staring not replying to any of Jeongguk's words.

And Jeongguk looked even more amused. "What? Never seen an alpha before?" he asks, teases at the omega earning a scoff from him.

"Right" Taehyung clears his throat. "It's just new for me... everything" he says diverting his gaze away once again, now the forgotten black hoodie in a mat at the floor seemed remarkably interesting. "Are you in some kind of secret society or something, Jeongguk?" he finally asks, blinking his eyelashes rather quickly.

Jeongguk snorts, finishing to cover his tattooed hand with the red wrap and shifting his fingers, tasting the movements. "Yes, we're scarifying a virgin later" he jokes but Taehyung looked at him with big bambi eyes and Jeongguk let out the most enjoyable chuckle. "Ah peachy, don't worry" he says pausing for a moment and looking brazenly at the omega's outfit. "They'd try to open a portal to some Demonic Realm by the end of the night, but we'd be home by then"

Taehyung laughs, losing his rigid stance. Jeongguk was warm like always, with his teasing words and witty remarks, and Taehyung did enjoy him like that. "Ah, I was wondering when I could trade my soul for illicit pleasure"

Jeongguk chuckles, his nose scrunched as always, and this time Taehyung also noticed the way the corner of his eyes wrinkled. It was endearing to see him laughing genuinely, very endearing.

"You don't have to trade your soul, Peachy" the alpha says so nonchalantly it made Taehyung want to continue the joke. "They can always accept blood in exchange of illicit pleasure"

"Ah that'd be better" Taehyung tells nodding his head. "I can lose a little blood, I don't mind"

Jeongguk had the most charming smile plastered on his face while standing up, all ready for the fight. He throws his usual leather jacket on himself and offered a hand to Taehyung. "Come on. Let me show you around" he says, and Taehyung took his hand without interlacing their fingers, that would be too intimate. "You'd have your story" he says smirking at the omega and pulling him out of the tent.

As they meddled in the groove, Taehyung realized that all the young alphas that were in there seemed to idolize Jeongguk. Everyone treated him like he was some kind of hero. And that truly fascinated Taehyung, making him to see Jeongguk in a different light. He was a smooth talker, a people charmer, but at the same time he had a reserved aura in him, not close to be standoffish because he was friendly enough, with the right words to reply to each person that came to him. Taehyung thought Jeongguk drew people to him unconsciously, he wasn't trying to be the center of the attention, they just came to him and make him their center. But Jeongguk also dismissed the people rather quickly, with smooth words and appealing smiles, he was definitely a charmer.

It was an amazing treat Taehyung thought. To be enchantingly apathetic, but totally wanted. It came natural for Jeongguk. And to Taehyung's eyes the alpha seemed cooler, and he felt equally enchanted by him. Jeongguk made him feel like his attention was just on him. Perhaps it was part of the charm, part of the game the alpha was playing with him. But Taehyung was willing to lose himself in that charm just for the night.

Eventually Jeongguk found his group of friends when it was already time for his fight. "Cheer for me Peachy" he tells winking at him. Taehyung smiles in return showing his thumps up.

Jeongguk let him sitting near the ring, between Yugyeom and another alpha named Mingyu. Yugyeom was still nice with him, offering smiles and kind words, but Mingyu kept eyeing him warily, sometimes even sniffing him subtly but Taehyung wasn't clueless, he felt every time the alpha got too close, or got a good sniff of him, and it wasn't because he was trying to court him, it was something else, Taehyung was sure.

"Guk is the undisputed champion of The Game Dogs" Yugyeom tells, a proud smile adorning his features.

Taehyung looks up at the ring where the alpha who was challenging Jeongguk that night was stretching and talking with another alpha. He looked bigger than Jeongguk, more muscular and sturdier, and the picture of Jeongguk fighting that huge alpha was unsettling for Taehyung.

"Jeongguk never lost a fight?" He asks to Yugyeom, unsure.

Yugyeom hums. "He is good at it, the best"

Taehyung smiles but soon it was replaced by a curious glint in his eyes, remembering why he was there in the first place. His article. "They have the same rules as a professional boxing match?"

This time the alpha shook his head. "We have three rules" he tells turning his head to look at the omega. "You only can hit with your hands. You cannot hit the back of the head or the balls... and you can't hit to kill"

Taehyung frowns. "That sounds dangerous"

Mingyu scoffs. "JK gets off with danger" he talks for the first time to Taehyung. "He's a fucking risk junkie" the alpha says cocking an eyebrow and looking smugly. "You're not hooking up with him, are you? Jk never brings his hooks up here"

Taehyung's frown deepens. "Of course not"

"The grove is a sacred place for us, so he fucks his omegas far away from here" Mingyu says, and Taehyung could taste the poison dripping in his words.

"We are just friends" He replies sternly, looking away from the boorish alpha.

"That's bullshit" Mingyu laughs. "Once he get into your pants, you'll be out of the picture"

"What makes you think that?" Taehyung asks, ignoring the pang in his chest after hearing those words. Hi eyes set on the ring avoiding to look at Mingyu at all coasts.

"Don't play dumb, blondie" Mingyu snorts loudly, almost like a rude sneer. "He's an alpha, you're an omega" he tells, and this time Taehyung effectively turns to look at him with his eyebrows raised and an intense look with his eyes. "Jeongguk thinks with his dick when it comes to pretty omegas like yourself"

"Don't pay attention to him, Taehyung" Yugyeom intervenes before Taehyung could reply to the other alpha's comments. "I think Guk thinks more highly of you" he shrugs earning another snort from Mingyu. "I think he likes you"

Taehyung felt the tip of his ears burning, just like the apple of his cheeks. But the light wasn't bright enough to expose him. And Yugyeom was looking at him expecting an answer, Taehyung opens his mouth to say something but the sound of a mic buzzing loudly interrupted them, some beta announcing the fight was about to start.

Jeongguk climbed the ring jumping on the ropes with ease, he looked good in his white tank top and black cargo pants, and he wasn't wearing his leather jacket anymore. Taehyung noticed everyone were already gathered around the ring, cheering for Jeongguk, and calling him 'JK' just like Mingyu previously did. There was another alpha standing in the middle, between Jeongguk and his opponent, Yugyeom told him it was the referee.

The match did not take long to start, everyone was already eager to see them fight. Taehyung was frozen looking at the ring, tensed and nervous. But Jeongguk's eyes flickering on him for a brief moment, offering a conceited smile, made Taehyung to feel more relieved.

Jeongguk looked fearless in the ring, arrogant even, he made everything appeared like a game. His opponent, the alpha challenging him, looked angry, he kept gritting his teeth and growling at Jeongguk, his scent peaking up spicey and sour. Jeongguk let him charge first, mockingly dodging the fuming alpha with ease, making him even more enraged. The guy growls furiously, and most of the omegas in the groove flinched by the sound, he threw punch after punch but Jeongguk dodged every one of them, expertly.

"He's so good..." Taehyung murmurs, loud enough for the two alphas sitting with him to hear him clearly.

The challenging alpha barks at Jeongguk's antics, taunting him more. He tried to land a hard punch on his face making Jeongguk stumbles backwards to avoid it, and at that short advantage the alpha hit Jeongguk on the shoulder, landing other punch in his stomach. Jeongguk growls back, his previous playfulness disappearing on an instant, his expression switching to a harsh one, making him appear like a completely different alpha.

In a quick movement, Jeongguk rises his fist to the other's alphas face, so fast the guy wasn't able to dodge, and he hit him, right in the middle, snapping his nose into bloody mess.

The blood on Jeongguk's bandaged knuckles mixed with the red color of the wrap but it was still pouring from the other alpha's nose. Still, his opponent did not stop, he was even more irritated than before. The sturdy guy tried to hit Jeongguk again, and again, but he was obviously no march for the younger alpha. And Jeongguk smugly winked at Taehyung before leaping like a predator at his opponent, throwing hits until one blow at the alpha's chest made him fall backwards against the ropes taking the air out of him. The guy coughs a couple of times just to fall forwards, collapsing on the ground.

The howling from the crowd made Taehyung even more nervous, feeling terrified because the lying alpha looked pretty much dead. But no one seemed to be bother by it. And Jeongguk just jumped a couple of times, stretching his neck and going to his corner. The beta/referee got on the ring, checking on the dead alpha and making a sign with his arms, earning the cheering of everyone in the groove.

"What does it mean?" Taehyung asks to Yugyeom. "Is he dead?"

Yugyeom laughs, shaking his head. "A knockout" he tells. "Don't worry Taehyung, he's not dead. And alphas has an impressive healing factor"

Taehyung nods, relieved.

Everyone was giving a standing ovation to Jeon Jeongguk. Taehyung followed, clapping his hands, and still feeling confused. He shook the feeling out of him, smiling when Jeongguk looked at him, with a cocky grin and giddy. He jumps over the ropes, all sweaty, jogging towards Taehyung.

"Did you enjoy it?" Jeongguk asks, still breathless, his chest heaving and the white tank top slightly damp.

Taehyung smiles awkwardly but nods. "You're good" he tells and Jeongguk grins. "Really good"

"It was an easy one though" Jeongguk tells him, peering over Yugyeom who gives him thumbs up at him and leaving, followed by a grumpy Mingyu. "The new season is starting next week" Jeongguk tells him, his eyes now sparkling while looking at Taehyung. "You should come"

"Like a tournament?"

"Something like that" Jeongguk says, grabbing a bottle of water from a bag where Yugyeom was sitting. "We have fighter from all over the world coming" he says, taking a big sip of water from the bottle. "More details for your story" Jeongguk grins at him.

Taehyung smiles. "Thanks for helping me" he says.

"No problem" Jeongguk replies. "Come on now peachy, I want to show you something"

Before Taehyung could say something Jeongguk was dragging him away from the center of the groove, to a more secluded area. He did not miss the way some alphas and omegas were eyeing them, whispering about them, probably wondering who he was. But Taehyung did not pay attention to them, because his attention was just on Jeongguk, and Jeongguk's eyes were just on him.

Taehyung feel like a giddy omega with a crush.

He just follows the alpha through another trail of pines, replying to whatever he was telling him, commenting on the fight. Until they reached a cleared area, where the sound of water gain Taehyung's whole attention. A lake, a small lake sits in front of them, the surface looked like black glass under the starry night, reflecting the stars and the moon. It was beautiful.

"Wow..." Taehyung sighs, mesmerized by the sight in front of them. He didn't notice Jeongguk taking off his boots and clothes until ha saw the alpha only in a pair of black boxers standing next to him. Jeongguk smirks, just to jump right into the pond with a loud splash, making the glassed surface to break into a million waves of black water. Taehyung gasped looking everywhere. "Jeongguk are you crazy?!" he yells once the alpha appeared on the surface again, long black hair soaked.

"Ah, the water feels so good" Jeongguk says with a sigh. "Come on peachy, you're missing out"

"It's cold as hell" the omega tells, furrowing his eyebrows and hugging himself in the warmth of his jacket.

"I'm pretty sure hell is not cold"

Taehyung scoffs. "You can freeze to death on your own, thank you very much" he says and Jeongguk chuckles diving into the water one more time. Taehyung pouts, sitting on a rock near the shore, avoiding the humid ground and the splashed water. "Stupid alphas"

Jeongguk emerged again letting out a loud exhale. With a roll on his shoulders he began to glide calmly in the pond while Taehyung tried to avoid looking at his body glistening under the moonlight with drops of water. But it was unavoidable, especially when Jeongguk looked handmade. Taehyung felt his cheeks warm, but he would blame the cold if Jeongguk dared to tease him about blushing because of him.

"Have you ever swum in a lake in the middle of the night?" Jeongguk asks, eyes close and body relaxing in the water.

"No, and I'm not planning to" Taehyung tells, firmly.

"You only live once, peachy" the alpha says back, laughing. Taehyung looks at him, noticing the way his arms waved under water elegantly.

"I'm an omega, my body temperature is lower than yours"

"I can keep you warm" Jeongguk says, his smirk growing as Taehyung scoffs, looking away, escaping Jeongguk's deep gaze. "I didn't peg you as a stuck-up"

"I'm not a stuck-up" Taehyung says quickly, defensively.

"You are"

"I'm not"

"Then come swim with me" Jeongguk tells him with a challenging tone of voice, cocking an eyebrow, provoking. "Show me you're not a stuck-up"

Taehyung huffs annoyed, standing up and taking off his jacket. "This is manipulation"

Jeongguk laughs. "Peachy, live a little" he tells swimming near the omega until the water only covered his waist and below. "There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about"

Taehyung rolls his eyes. "Don't quote other authors" he scolds earning another laugh from Jeongguk. "Turn around"

Jeongguk smirks. "Where's the fun in that?" he asks but the omega just glared at him. "Fine, fine..." he says turning around and going back into water.

Taehyung hesitates for a moment, not really wanting to be seen half naked by the alluring alpha. But then again, he felt like he was being challenged by him, and Taehyung didn't like to be look down. He starts to peeling off his clothes until he was standing there only in his sweater, shivering when the cold wind hit his bare legs. He gulps, counting to tree and takes off the sweater. "I must be crazy..." he murmurs to himself, touching the water with his feet. "Shit" He curses, shivering by the cold water. It was freezing, and he was about to turn around when he saw the water around Jeongguk fluttering, and Jeongguk disappearing, like something had pulled him down. Taehyung began to worry, biting his lower lip nervously as he hugged himself against the cold. "Jeongguk? Jeongguk! Don't play with me..." he says but Jeongguk wasn't coming out.

Taehyung inhaled deeply before entering the lake until he dove underwater after counting to ten in his mind. The cold water felt like knives against his body, but it only last a few seconds, his body getting used to the cold quickly. Warm pair of arms grabbed him from behind, holding him by his waist and dragging him to the surface. Taehyung spits water and Jeongguk started laughing loudly, the sound echoing in the stillness of the night.

"You jerk! You fucking scared me! And you're making me swear and I don't swear!"

"I'm sorry!" Jeongguk laughs but Taehyung just looked angrily at him, splashing water furiously right at the alpha's face, making him swallow water and spit it out after. "Brat!"

Taehyung continued to splash water against Jeongguk, trashing his arms until Jeongguk dives in again appearing behind his back and grabbing the omega by his waist, chuckling at his ear, and pulling him down underwater. They played like that for a moment, Jeongguk dragging him to the deepest part of the lagoon, and Taehyung felt free with him, freer than at any other time in his life.

After a while of fooling around, Taehyung called a truce, floating near the shore where the water was still high-level, at the other side of the pond from where they came from. He dragged his hands softly, feeling the water moving around his fingers, around his arms. The feeling was soothing him, even when he was slightly shivering from the cold hitting the bare skin of his chest, it stung but Taehyung did not mind anymore.

Jeongguk swims towards him, getting closer. Taehyung moved back, trying to get away from the alpha in case he was trying to throw water at him. "I come in peace, Taehyung"

Taehyung flushes, relaxing and stopping his attempts to get away from Jeongguk. He likes the way he said his name, it sound sweet coming from Jeongguk. "I will tell everyone you read Twilight to fall sleep"

Jeongguk laughs, nose scrunched and eyes crinkling. He looked beautiful, beautiful under the bright moonlight, his wet curls looked midnight black and his eyes were so dark that reflected all the stars in the sky. The water dropping from his chest seemed to shimmer making him look golden, and Taehyung had never felt his heart beating so hard against his chest.

Jeongguk was getting closer, lessening the distance between them, and Taehyung couldn't look at him in the eyes. The rational part of Taehyung's head screamed that Jeongguk was trouble for him, screamed that he had a perfect boyfriend back home, but the thoughtless part is brain was yelling at him to close the distance and touch Jeongguk, feel that hard chest beneath his hands. Jeongguk chuckles, making his cheekbones prominent and his well-defined jawline appeared more chiseled.

Jeongguk was unlike any other guy Taehyung had met, it was more than physical attraction. Of course the muscles rippled across every part of the alpha's body were a bonus, and it was playing with that illogical part of his head, triggering his omega instincts to the most basics. But it was him, his personality, what drew Taehyung in.

"You look beautiful like this" Jeongguk tells in a mere whisper, tilting lightly his head to look at Taehyung better, letting more drops of water to fall from his hair.

Taehyung reaches to touch his own chest, hitting it lightly to stop his furious heart. But it was worthless, everything about Jeongguk made his body with pin and needles. "I bet you say that to everyone" he says, wanting to divert his gaze away from the alpha but Jeongguk didn't let him, closing the distance between them, and taking his chin with two fingers, making sure Taehyung was looking at him.

"You think that about me?" Jeongguk asks, voice soft and eyes glistering with something Taehyung couldn't really decipher.

"I think you know the power you have over people" Taehyung replies, shily.

Jeongguk grins. "Do I have that power over you?" he asks, his fingers tapping gently against Taehyung's chin, and slowly going up until he was touching his bottom lip with gentle delicacy.

"I... I don't know" Taehyung stammered, too enthralled by the sensation of Jeongguk's warm fingers against his lip.

"Would you let me found out?" Jeongguk asks, grins again, and let his fingers drag Taehyung's bottom lip down, making his mouth agape and his breath shallow.

Smitten, Taehyung never thought he would in fact use that word to describe himself, he used it to describe alphas professing their love for him with cheesy words and expensive gifts. But now he understood the real meaning of that word, thanks to Jeon Jeongguk. And because he felt so smitten, he let the alpha tilt his head and close the remaining distances of their mouths.

The kiss was intense, Jeongguk kissed him with the intensity of an alpha, the intensity of the way he fights or the way he teases. And Taehyung was only able to move along with him, opening his mouth to let his tongue in, explore and taste him. He liked how the alpha took his nape with his hand, softly pressing his body against him, and the hand that was resting in his face went down to hold him by the waist. It was electrifying the way Jeongguk's mouth worked on him, slow but powerful.

Jeongguk tasted like mint cream alcohol, it felt sweet against his tongue. And Taehyung lost himself in the kiss, let the alpha dominate him with his mouth and with his hands, and his mind went foggy with thoughts of him. He wanted Jeongguk and only Jeongguk, and he wanted Jeongguk to want him too, to desire him in the same way.

The alpha hums in the kiss, the hand holding his nape travelling to his jaw and then to his naked collarbones, while the hand on his waist squeezed, going down underwater until Taehyung felt that hand on the curve of his ass, kneading gently, but getting needier. And when Jeongguk pressed his hard body against his own, making his back to meet the edge of the shore, it made Taehyung realized what they were doing, what Jeongguk wanted from him.

Gathering all his strength he pushes Jeongguk away, breaking up the kiss and shaking his head. "I can't.... I can't I'm sorry"

Jeongguk's hooded eyes looked at him with worried, eyebrows furrowing and hands trying to grab his waist. "What's wrong?" he asks, and his voice sounded really soft.

"I..." Taehyung wanted to tell him the true, but it was hard to let the words out of his mouth when he wanted Jeongguk so badly. But it was wrong, wrong because Jeongguk was danger, and he had a perfectly in love boyfriend back home. And it was so unfair for said boyfriend. He gulps, looking away from Jeongguk. "I have a boyfriend" he says in a mere whisper, eyes looking down at the black water reflecting the moon, not wanting to meet the alpha in the eyes.

"You have a boyfriend" Jeongguk repeats, confused.

"Yes, I have a boyfriend" Taehyung tells with a lament finally looking up at Jeongguk when the alpha back away slightly, putting distance between the two. "And I just kissed you... I'm the worst person in the world" he says again, frowning and noticing how shaky his voice had become. "I just cheated on my boyfriend" he says, more to himself, feeling the cold air stinging ten times worst than before.

Jeongguk looked distracted, letting out a dry chuckle. "Don't be so overdramatic" he says running his fingers through his wet black hair. "It was just a kiss"

"Just a kiss?" Taehyung snaps, shaking his head more, letting his ashy locks fall on his forehead, wet and curly. "I... I need to go"

Jeongguk watches him, sighing loudly. "Peachy come on" he calls. "Wait-"

"No" Taehyung snaps again. "I don't want you to have power over me..." he says looking away and submerging in the water, swimming back to the where they came from.

Taehyung felt the water moving behind him, but Jeongguk didn't call for him or follow him in any way, only making Taehyung feel worse. And once he was out of the water, he felt the cold air penetrating his bones, making him shiver violently as he looked around for his clothes. He didn't need Jeongguk to accompany back to the groove, it was easy to follow the trail of pines, but still he felt like crying, alone and cold. Taehyung hesitates, but ended up calling Yoongi either way, asking him with a shaky voice to come for him, not caring if Yoongi would scold him or get mad. Nothing mattered at the moment. Taehyung just wanted to go home and try to erase Jeongguk from his thoughts, erase the kiss they shared and erase the feeling the alpha stirred in him.

Yoongi arrived fifteen minutes later, Taehyung was hugging his coat shaking in front of the gates. The party going behind sounded appalling for him at that moment. He got quickly into Yoongi's pick-up truck, and thankfully the beta didn't say anything, just asked him if he was okay. No scolding, no anger yelling, nothing. Taehyung just asked Yoongi to hold his hand, and Yoongi did, and that was all he needed at the moment, to feel like he had someone to rely on.