he was beyond upset.

chenle had a pout on the moment he got out of the chairman's office. he couldn't believe that xiaojun just ditched him like that, and just when he actually thought that they could be good friends. that male didn't even tell him anything about disappearing, chenle thought that he'd wait for him outside and maybe also go to the dorms together with him.

fortunately for the omega, he didn't get lost as he made his way towards the parking lost to find the car that the school provide. along the way, he had met a lot of alphas and his nose was itching at their scents, he held back the urge to just scrunch his nose. it still surprised him though that none of the students tried to bat an eye on him, meaning he hid his own scent well. sighing, he couldn't believe he'd actually be doing this for four years straight. then again, he placed his own self in this mess so might as well take responsibility.

another thing happened that made him upset was not reaching the elevator at the right time. he let out a loud shriek and the elevator had to close when he's just an inch away from it. he received looks from the alphas waiting by the lobby which made him too embarrassed to wait long till the elevator would come down again. the other provided lift inside the building was also used so he had no choice but to take the stairs and walk up to his room or he'd be late for the ceremony.

❝one two seven.. eight!❞ chenle cheered happily as he dragged his bags with him.

he then went pass by room one two eight and settled in front of the room number after it, letting out a deep breath before twisting the door knob open only to be greeted by a familiar face that made chenle's blood boil.

❝you!?❞

the dorm wasn't that bad. it was actually convenient enough for chenle. inside, it had a mini kitchen with a fridge that's large enough, a living room on the right that had a flat screen tv, and two beds provided. all in just one room and it was more than enough for chenle. at this point, he won't even bother going back to his small apartment.

but that didn't matter right now, what mattered the most what the person inside the room he is with.

the male laying down the bed while playing with his phone raised his head up and gasped loudly when he saw who was standing by the door frame, and who he was going to be his roommate for a whole year. ❝chenle?❞

closing the door and placing his suitcase beside it, chenle threw his bag somewhere inside the room and went to tackle the male down the bed. ❝xiaojun, how dare you leave me!❞

being tickled down the bed, he let out loud laughs before switching their positions around thus giving him an advance to pin chenle's arms on top of his head to prevent him from tickling. ❝my boyfriend called me, don't be upset.❞

oh, but he was. aside from the fact that this gorgeous male was taken, chenle was pouting that he was left alone there. ❝you could have at least told me.❞

❝yeah,❞ xiaojun sat up from the bed, letting go of chenle. ❝but he told me to hurry since it was an emergency.❞

it then made chenle widened his eyes with worry, ❝what is it about?❞

❝he just wanted a kiss.❞ the other said with his grin growing wide.

chenle clicked his tongue and threatened to hit this boy with the pillow he had grabbed from the bed, earning a laugh from xiaojun who defended himself with his hands. rolling his eyes, chenle then flopped his body down the bed. ❝i'm just glad you're my roommate.❞

xiaojun playfully hit the boy's tummy before standing up and saving himself from being tickled by him. ❝same goes for here.❞

raising a brow, chenle followed his eyes at xiaojun who's fixing himself in front of a full length mirror. xiaojun noticed the way chenle stared at him and paused for a moment before realizing.

❝oh!❞ he then rubbed his nape as he let out a nervous laugh, ❝it's my first time being here so i'm just happy that i get to be roommates with someone who i am familiar already.❞

it then made chenle curious, and also nosy. ❝what about your old school?❞

tilting his head to the side with his lips puckered, xiaojun hummed in thought before shaking his head. ❝it wasn't the best. hendery told me that i should transfer here so that he could look out for me and also protect me.❞

furrowing his brows, chenle wondered why an alpha needed protect when they were already at the top of the list. ❝who's hendery?❞

❝a donkey!❞ xiaojun snorted at how he introduced him to chenle before getting serious. ❝he's my boyfriend.❞

chenle then got up the bed and decided to also fix himself after glancing up the wall clock and noticing the time. ❝aren't you sad that he's not your roommate?❞

❝hm..❞ xiaojun squinted his eyes at chenle, walking towards him and having his face dangerously close. that made chenle's face heat up at the sudden close of distance. ❝you're not an alpha who's horny everyday, are you?❞

even xiaojun doubts that chenle is one aggressive alpha, he looked too soft for it.

he's not an alpha in the first place. chenle then pushed xiaojun's face away from him with a look of disgust. ❝o-of course not!❞

❝then, hendery will be fine with having you as my roommate!❞ the other clapped his hands in excitement and also throwing his body back at chenle and suffocating him with his hug. the two were laid down on the bed and xiaojun frowned as he sniffed. ❝that's weird.❞

chenle's heart started to beat at an animalistic pace once he felt xiaojun sniffing him. was he caught? ❝what i-is it?❞

❝you don't smell like one.❞ xiaojun said as he pulled away and stared at chenle for seconds, wanting some answers from him.

but instead of answering, chenle accused him with a stutter. ❝y-you also don't s-smell like one but you d-don't hear me complain!❞

that only made xiaojun burst into a fit of laughter, earning a look from chenle who sat there on the bed still composing himself. ❝silly, that's because i'm not one!❞

having his jaw dropped, chenle then pointed a finger at the other. ❝are you—❞ an omega?

❝i'm a beta.❞ xiaojun had a sheepish smile as he hushed chenle with an index finger placed on top of his lips. ❝this should be a secret between us, okay?❞

a beta? damn, chenle would love be one. being an omega sucks, seriously. ❝why did you transfer?❞ he's a beta so he shouldn't be worried at all, why bother being in an all alpha school?

❝i was bullied in my old school.❞ and his boyfriend wasn't there with him since he goes to this alpha school he is in right now. this is the main reason why hendery wanted for him to transfer. plus, what could go wrong with a beta being in an all-alpha school? ❝not like i'm going to get pregnant here.❞ he joked.

❝but what if..❞ scenarios of him being surrounded by alpha during his heat then made chenle's breathing hitch. fear just then haunted him down right now when he had already settled in this school. ❝you're not planning on blocking your scent?❞

❝i planned to before going out.❞ xiaojun smiled, standing up once again and went over to his bags that are placed right beside the closet. he planned to fix his things after the ceremony. ❝you still didn't answer my question.❞

❝what question?❞ chenle started to act clueless, hoping that xiaojun is just going to shrug it off.

honestly, knowing that he had a beta roommate made chenle calm down. he didn't know if it was xiaojun's scent calming him down or just simply the idea of being safe around the beta.

❝you don't smell like other alphas.❞ xiaojun could have sworn that alphas have strong scents. yet, he couldn't catch chenle's scent. it was as if something blocked him from doing so.

❝that's not a question, that's a statement.❞

xiaojun scoffed, ❝okay then smart pants.❞ grabbing suppressants that could block his scent in a form of a perfume, xiaojun eyed chenle all of a sudden while the other was busy fixing his hair. ❝are you perhaps—❞

chenle's eyes widened when xiaojun was about to make a wild guess. ❝i'm an alpha for your information!❞ catching xiaojun by surprise as he raised his voice.

xiaojun stared at, what he would want to call himself, the alpha for a pure minute before letting out a loud laugh. ❝okay! calm down caprio.❞

❝i am calm!❞

nodding his head, despite of still seeing chenle fuming, xiaojun walked over to the male and threw his arm around his shoulders, dragging him out of their room. ❝you know what? we are late. let's just go.❞

before chenle might go bonkers at him for not believing that he's an alpha.

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jisung stood there with eyes gazing down at the two alphas, one being a pure, on the bed with his tongue poking at the insides of his cheek as he judged them.

❝hmm.. ah.. jeno..❞ jaemin had his head thrown back when he felt the pure alpha's slender fingers trailing down from his neck down to the dress shirt, unbuttoning it. while doing so, jeno had his lips abusing the purplish hickey he had made on his boyfriend's neck.

being so unlucky to have witnessed the sight, jisung didn't hesitate to throw one of his bags at the two and subconsciously released his a frightening scent that made jaemin widen his eyes and acknowledge his presence, and alarming jeno for scaring his boyfriend. ❝so tell me, which of you two is my roommate?❞

❝jisung.❞ jeno called out, sitting down on the bed as he held jaemin's hand, calming him down. ❝stop that.❞

❝stop the fuck what!?❞ jisung dropped his bags as he raised his hand and pinched the bridge of his brows, trying to compose himself as he saw jaemin hiding behind jeno. ❝i can't believe you are making out inside my room!❞

❝our room.❞ jeno corrected, heaving out a sigh as soon as he could sense that jisung was calming down. he turned to jaemin and saw his boyfriend looking away with a pout. ❝plus, i didn't know you'd be my roommate.❞

that made the younger scoff, ❝so if it would be another alpha, you two will still go on!?❞ he didn't know what pissed him off so much. ❝you two really have no shame—❞

jeno growled, sensing the younger releasing out a scent that made jaemin whimper quietly. ❝park jisung.❞

taking deep breaths in, jisung buried his face down to his palms. he then closed his eyes and finally got a hold of himself. ❝i'm sorry.❞

looking at them, he felt bad for scaring jaemin. he was also lucky enough that jeno didn't charge at him and break his limbs for scaring his boyfriend like that.

❝aren't you two supposed to be checking the gymnasium right now?❞ jisung questioned, trying to calm his temper down as he brought his bags with him inside the room and threw it to the other bed that hasn't been stained by the two.

❝yeah, but i wanted to accompany jeno to his dorm.❞ jaemin muttered out, still clinging to his boyfriend that's holding his hand securely.

❝from what i have witnessed a while ago, that was more than accompanying.❞ jisung once again shut his eyes tight as he realized that he was again slowly getting mad.

at times like these, he didn't know how to control himself.

jeno then let out a sigh and stood up, fixing jaemin before pulling him along with jisung following from behind after having his bags settled inside the room. ❝let's just go. we might get scolded for not being there.❞

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chenle has his eyes widened and had his mouth agape the moment he got inside the gymnasium with xiaojun beside him also having the same expression. the two stared at each other before chuckling and finding seats at the back. chenle noticed the beta looking everywhere, causing for him to nudge the male and ask him.

❝who are you looking for?❞ chenle whispered before eyeing the alphas that slowly filled the gymnasium. their scents filling his nose, making him scoot close to xiaojun.

he wished xiaojun didn't cover up his scent, he actually found it very calming.

❝my—❞ the beta's eyes sparkled as he had his hand waved up for a specific someone. ❝kunhang!❞

hearing the name made chenle turn his head to the side and saw someone walking over to them. he mentally cursed at how alphas were gifted with that look of theirs. he had to admit, xiaojun is quite lucky to have him as an alpha. not to mention about having him to pay for the fees here, talk about having a sugar daddy.

having his thoughts piled up, chenle shook his head aggressively before putting his attention on the two that are now giving heart eyes at each other.

great, his single ass greatly appreciated that. ❝ehem.❞

xiaojun then blinked, smiling at the alpha that sat right next to him. he was then reminded of his roommate, ❝kunhang, this is my roommate, chenle.❞

the beta's boyfriend peeked his head towards the so-called alpha and reached his hand out for a handshake. ❝i'm wong kunhang, or just hendery if you're comfortable with it.❞

chenle didn't know why he was panicking. he didn't know if it was that smile or his voice, or just simply his existence, but he was sweating buckets. sadly, he's taken. he then accepted the handshake with shaky hands before managing to show a small smile. ❝zhong chenle.❞

hendery paused for a moment as he found it odd for some reasons. he had his brows furrowed, staring at the male before pulling his hand first and shrugging it off, not wanting to think too much about it. xiaojun noticed his boyfriend's action and went to take his hand instead, passing him a reassuring smile.

a pout was shown on chenle's face as he found the two too sweet for him to handle. he then removed his eyes at the two before he gets crawled by ants and scanned the place to see if there was something interesting other than being surrounded by alphas. he was about to turn his head around to see if there were still more coming but he felt himself freeze as he could smell a specific scent that he knew too well.

❝wait,❞ chenle scrunched his nose as he stood up from his seat all so suddenly, startling the couple beside him. ❝he's here?❞

he wished that he just had the scents mixed up.

he felt dizzy while he kept on turning around, looking for a specific someone. he could smell his scent but he couldn't see him. could it be that he's not inside the gymnasium? but he was near, he could sense him.

but it scared chenle, why would be he here?

hitting his head lightly, he chanted his own self as stupid. it's an all alpha school, of course there would be a chance that he'd be here. chenle shouldn't actually be looking for him. instead, he needed to hide. he knew he'd be doomed if he gets to see him. seeing a lot of possibilities, chenle felt his heart beating so fast as the scent lingered around his nostrils.

❝chenle, are you okay?❞ xiaojun asked, worry heard from his tone.

shaking his head, chenle felt himself breathing heavily. ❝i'll excuse myself first—❞

the moment he turned around to walk away, he was met with a chest that he had to bump for the love of god. among all things he had to do in this school, associating with alphas wasn't in his list. hendery might be an exception since he's his roommate's boyfriend.

rubbing his nose, chenle took a slight bow. ❝i'm sorry for that..❞

at that moment, that hour, that specific second, time stopped. he couldn't hear anyone nor the noise inside the gym, he couldn't feel himself breathing, and his eyes looked like saucers as he stared up.

this wasn't what he expected at all.

this might be a dream, a nightmare. this person he had just bumped couldn't be real. he couldn't be just standing there in front of him all of a sudden. any second from now, he'd wake up. he'd be inside the dorms sleeping and once he'd wake up, he'd scold himself for missing the ceremony and— fuck it.

he knew he had to leave.

❝chenle!❞

he could hear xiaojun shouting for his name but chenle didn't turn back even for a split second. he left the gymnasium just like that and continued to run. he didn't know where he was going but he just let his feet take him to wherever he had to move far.

far, yes. he should go far to clear his thoughts out. the moment he'd go back to the gym, he won't be seeing him anymore. he might just be even hallucinating.

he wished he was hallucinating.

right now, he needed donghyuck and renjun with him. he didn't know what to do, he felt like crying but he didn't want to look weak. it has been so long since he last saw him and this wasn't what he expected for their meet up to be. did he even expect to meet him? not at all.

but did he wish to meet him? honestly, yes. he did, but he didn't want it to be like this.

seeing that he was passing by the hallway of lockers, chenle planned on turning to a corner but his plan backfired when a hand went to pull him harshly and his back immediately met the metallic surface of a locker, making him wince and whimper in pain.

❝who—❞ as soon as he opened his eyes, chenle was met with dark ones that glared right through his soul.

a hand was then slammed so hard at the locker beside the one he was leaning on to and chenle flinched at how loud the sound is, he could have sworn that it left a dent.

he had so much to say but he had his mouth shut tight as the figure hovered over him, looking down with those brows furrowed and teeth gritted.

❝what on earth are you doing here?❞

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