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06/02/2020

"Why didn't you come home last night?!"

The moment Taehyung pushed open the front door of his house, he was welcomed by his mother's hushed but angry voice. He rose his gaze to look at the woman in front of him, looking neat and smart like always, with her pressed dress and hair up in a bun, not a single hair out of place. She was perfect, always. Too perfect, and she expected Taehyung to be too.

However, perfection was boring.

"I was with Jimin" Taehyung muttered, closing the door behind him.

It was Sunday, the day after Jeongguk and Taehyung...did stuff.

Thinking about the incident alone made Taehyung blush scarlet. However even though he had expected things to be a little awkward with them after the nap they had taken right after, it had felt like the two of them was even closer than before.

And Jeongguk was so, so perfect. But not the boring kind of perfect.

There wasn't a single bone in his body that could make a situation awkward or uncomfortable, Taehyung thought. After they woke up, they had walked over to the café they had had their first date and had a mini-date. And Jeongguk bought Taehyung two pieces of cake to eat as a treat, to which Taehyung had been ecstatic. And one thing had led to another after coming back to the dorm room and a long make-out session later, Taehyung ended up spending another night with Jeongguk.

Therefore on Sunday morning, he decided to come home, after staying two nights out of the house, which is something he had never done before. He could only imagine how mad his mother was right now.

"Always with Jimin" She snapped. "You're never at home. Not after you started your second year. One might think you're whoring yourself at this point"

"Mom!" Taehyung whispered in disbelief.

The mother looked away. "You're a disgrace. And I can't believe your father let you go to a party. He trusts you too much. But remember that I'm not like him. I know you can't be trusted, so I'm going to keep an eye on you-"

"Taehyung?"

The new voice made Taehyung's annoyed expression soften, his eyes darting towards the hallway where he saw a familiar face peeking from the doorway of the kitchen.

"Seojoon" Taehyung smiled at him. "I didn't expect you here"

"I decided to come today, assuming you're free. But you weren't home"

"Oh," Taehyung muttered. "I'm sorry. I was with Jimin. Spent the night at his dorm. We had so much work to do over the weekend" it wasn't true at all. The only work he had done over the weekend had been on Jeongguk's body, definitely not any on his books.

"I assumed" Seojoon smiled gently.

"I hope I didn't keep you waiting for long. If you had let me know you were coming, I'd have arrived home sooner"

"No worries. I was here for only about thirty minutes but your mom kept me in company"

"Right"

"And I did text you to ask if you were free to meet up on Sunday but you hadn't read the text so I came anyway"

Taehyung bit his lip, cursing to himself. "I...I'm sorry" he hadn't even remembered to check his phone since he had been with Jeongguk. He had found no reason to. Not a second spent with Jeongguk had given him space for boredom.

"Seriously, it's fine" Seojoon chuckled. "You have your own life. I can't expect you to be available for me at all times and I bet university is giving you hell"

Taehyung grinned and he was about to agree with Seojoon when-

"Oh Seojoon, you're too sweet. Taehyung really is working hard these days" Taehyung's mother laughed a little too loud and Seojoon smiled.

"I'm proud of him for doing that. I like it that he's doing his own thing"

The woman chuckled awkwardly, obviously not agreeing with Seojoon. Why does his mother always believe that omegas are nothing but housewives for alphas? Was it because she herself was an alpha? A superiority complex?

"I'll change into something and meet you" Taehyung said.

"Sure. I want to talk to you. Do you want to go outside?'

"Yeah I'll be right back" Taehyung said before rushing into his room. He changed his clothes, Jeongguk's clothes, precisely, and sprayed some body mist on himself since he didn't want to smell like Jeongguk, in case he still did even though he spent the morning with Jimin.

He walked outside the house and saw Seojoon sitting on a bench. Taehyung walked over to him and he stood up from the spot the moment his eyes fell upon the omega.

"Hey" Taehyung said.

Seojoon smiled. He had always had a gentle, friendly smile. "Do you want to walk around as we speak?"

"Yeah, I'm fine with anything"

"I prefer walking. Shall we?"

"Yes"

The pack grounds; the area where the Kim pack residences were located, was a wide vicinity. There were more than fifteen houses, some small, some big and there was a ground they would usually have parties, meetings and festivals in. Since Taehyung's father was the leader of the pack, they lived in the house that was inherited by the pack leader throughout the generations. It was also the biggest house in the pack grounds. Seojoon and Taehyung walked down the small street with houses on either side of it. It was peaceful; just a few people passed them by with smiles of greeting and pups played by the side of the street.

"I've been meaning to meet you for a while but I haven't had the time. I had to go to Seoul last weekend and the weekend before I had to work at the office. I'm sorry to keep you waiting"

Taehyung gulped. "It's alright" he hadn't been thinking about Seojoon at all. Not after he and Jeongguk went on their 'friendly date' at the café weeks ago. His mind had been occupied with Jeongguk and no other alpha.

"I feel like we should get closer...get to know each other more since we haven't really been close...recently"

"Because of the arranged marriage?"

"Yes. I don't want you to feel like you're going to spend the rest of your life with a stranger"

"We are not strangers, Seojoon. But I-"

"I just want you to be comfortable with me. I don't want this to feel like an arranged marriage"

"Well, it is an arranged marriage"

"But I wish it wasn't. I don't want it to be something so...forced between us"

Taehyung sighed. "Do you want to marry me?"

The question seemed to have caught Seojoon off guard, because he paused his walk in the middle of the road, making Taehyung pause and look at him as well.

"You don't?"

"I asked first"

Seojoon sighed. "Taehyung...I have to tell you the truth"

Taehyung nodded.

"You already know that our parents were planning to marry us off from the beginning of our lives, right? And since the moment I presented as an alpha, I was told that you would be my mate. And you were...ten back then. I was fifteen. So I was hoping to marry you since those days, even though I too was just a kid and even when you haven't been presented. Even when I had no idea what mating really was and I had no romantic feelings for you, whatsoever. But you were always one of my best friends, from childhood"

Taehyung nodded. "I know. We were so close when we were children"

"But with time, as we both grew up, I started catching feelings for you. I don't know when it was, but I genuinely realized I felt for you as more than a friend after you presented as an omega. My alpha side was euphoric to hear that you were an omega, and not an alpha"

Taehyung looked away, not knowing how to respond to the confession.

"But after you presented as an omega, we started becoming distant. But my feelings only grew. It grew into more of a... tough love, I think. Because I felt like I was loving you from afar and supporting you on everything you do, even though we weren't as close as before"

"I didn't know you had feelings for me"

"Do you not feel any such feeling towards me?"

Taehyung sighed. "You're my childhood friend. And you were like a brother to me. You still are. All I feel for you is a brotherly love"

"So you don't want to marry me?" Seojoon sounded disappointed.

"I can't marry someone I don't have romantic feelings for"

Seojoon took a deep breath. "I anticipated this" He whispered. "Look, Taehyung I don't want to force you into something you don't want"

Taehyung's heart heaved with hope.

"But we are the sons of two pack leaders who have decided to form a connection with marrying off their sons. A union. And you know how important these kinds of things are to traditional packs. And our packs are very traditional"

"I know" Taehyung whispered.

"We can try telling our parents. Tell them we're both against it but I'm sure as the rising moon that they will marry us. They won't hear us, Taehyung. We don't have a choice"

Taehyung felt like tearing up. "But I don't..."

"Hey" Seojoon whispered, his hand squeezing Taehyung's shoulder. "The reason you don't want to marry me is that you don't feel anything for me?"

Taehyung hesitated. Should he tell Seojoon that he likes someone else?

Can he trust Seojoon with this secret?

Taehyung didn't want to risk it, in all honesty. Seojoon too was an alpha. And an alpha who has his eyes set on an omega can never be underestimated. Even though Taehyung was familiar with who Seojoon was as a person, he had no idea what kind of an alpha he was. Was he someone who acted on his primal instincts or not? Was he possessive of what belongs to him?

And in this scenario, Taehyung belongs to him. Even when Taehyung had no choice in it. Taehyung had belonged to Seojoon, as Seojoon's future mate, since the moment he was born.

And if Taehyung's parents get to know that Taehyung likes someone, he would lose the tiny bit of freedom he has. And they would do anything for this marriage to happen, Taehyung knew from experience. Therefore he could not risk letting them know about his secret. He couldn't risk letting Seojoon know.

"Yes"

"Since we both have no way out of this, I suggest we look for a way to make this situation better," Seojoon said. "We should spend more time. And I can promise you that I can change your mind"

Taehyung gulped. "But Seojoon-"

"Give me a chance. I will make you see me as a man, not as a brother or a friend. An alpha. Your alpha"

Taehyung let out a shaky breath. He felt suffocated.

"I don't want to..." Taehyung whispered.

Seojoon sighed. "I already like you. I want you. And I can help you see that I can give you what you want. As an alpha. As a man"

Taehyung shook his head. "I don't think-"

"I don't think there is any other way out of this, Taehyung" Seojoon whispered with a deep breath. "You were promised to me from the beginning and I had hopes-"

"I am not an object anyone can promise to give away," Taehyung said sharply. "I too have feelings and wants"

"I know, Taehyung. That's why I'm offering to change your mind. because I genuinely care about you. I do not want to force you into marrying me. I'm just trying to make this situation better for the both of us"

Taehyung huffed out a breath.

"You're not trying, Taehyung. You should at least give me a chance"

"Fine" Taehyung muttered. "But I can't promise you that I will have feelings for you at the end of it all. I have two more years to complete my degree so I won't be marrying until then. But I'm sure no matter how much you try, I won't feel anything other than brotherly love for you"

"I don't think that's true. I'm an alpha and you're an omega. There's a natural connection between us. We are meant to-"

"So what do you suggest? We fuck?" Taehyung could feel anger rising in his chest.

Seojoon's face scrunched with disbelief. "What?" He whispered. "No...I...Taehyung, how did you become so vulgar? That's not what I meant-"

Taehyung could feel a sob threatening to escape his throat. "That's what you're suggesting. Alpha omega connection" He scoffed. "Why is it so hard for people to understand that no means no? I don't even want to feel anything more than brotherly love for you"

"Well do you have a better idea, Taehyung?" Seojoon sounded annoyed. Taehyung could feel the spike of his scent. The woody scent had turned sour.

"I don't! I don't know what to do either. Why can't you just convince your parents that you want to marry some other omega-"

"Because I don't want to"

Taehyung stared at him with disbelief.

"I want you" Seojoon whispered. "I love you"

"Seojoon, no" Taehyung took a step back. "I can't"

Seojoon shook his head. "I will see you again, Taehyung. I can only hope that you would change your mind. Did you know that it was your parents who wanted this with our pack? They wanted to form a sacred bond between our packs, a bond that would last for generations"

Taehyung stared at him, speechless.

"They proposed to us. My parents agreed. It's only tradition they keep their promise. And since I, the alpha and my family had already accepted the offer, there is no way out of this for me. I can't say no to your family and you can't suddenly withdraw the offer that's already been accepted"

Taehyung shook his head, tears overpooling his eyes.

"Things would've been different if I had proposed to you. That way you can step out of the bond even if you had already agreed because you're the omega"

"I know" Taehyung whispered brokenly.

"If your family ever withdraw the offer, that would be at the cost of their honour. The honour and reputation of your whole pack. So if you don't agree to my plan, I wish you luck convincing your parents to let you off their plan"

With that said, Seojoon started walking away, leaving Taehyung to wipe the tears that finally started rolling down his cheeks.

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07/02/2020

Driving by himself to university was much more enjoyable than Taehyung thought. Especially because Jeongguk, as promised, was waiting for him by the parking lot, leaning against a tree under the shade. The moment Taehyung parked, with Jeongguk's help of course, and got out of the car, he was immediately pulled into a tight embrace by the alpha.

Taehyung let out a squeak of surprise, right before his lips curved into a gentle smile and he returned the embrace. Jeongguk's musky scent engulfed Taehyung's nose and he found himself taking a deep whiff, the clatter of thoughts in his mind immediately easing out.

"Hey" Taehyung whispered against the alpha's neck.

"I missed you"

Taehyung giggled softly. "You saw me yesterday morning"

"Are you telling me you didn't miss me?"

Taehyung grinned, breaking the hug but taking Jeongguk's hands in his. His heart swelled with happiness as he looked at the boy's face; his handsome face adorned with a gentle smile. His eyes sparkled in the spring sunlight like stars on a cloudless night. Beautiful.

"Of course, I did" Taehyung breathed out. "I wished I was with you after I reached home. Needed you"

Jeongguk's soft expression roughened. His eyebrows furrowed together and his scent turned a bit sour, matching the change of Taehyung's own scent. " You're distressed. What's wrong?"

And Taehyung told him everything that had happened the previous day, as their walked hand in hand towards the building of the university.

"So he isn't going to help us" Jeongguk sighed, halting by a quite deserted area of the university premises Taehyung had never been to.

"Yeah. He's an alpha, after all. He wants me. B-but I don't think it makes him a bad person, you know? He's right. There's no way he can call this off when they had already accepted the offer and he doesn't want to either"

"Is there really no way we can change your parents' mind?"

"I don't know" Taehyung sighed.

"If you start hanging out with him, with him hoping you would catch feelings for him, do you think it would work?" Jeongguk's expression broke Taehyung's heart.

"What? No!" Taehyung took a step towards the alpha, his hand reaching to touch the side of his face. "I like you, Jeongguk. I would never. You're my boyfriend. I never wanted to marry him. And I'm not going to change my mind, no matter what"

Jeongguk nodded. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to doubt your feelings"

"I understand"

"Is he a true alpha?"

"He is" Taehyung sighed.

"Do you think your parents would change their minds if they got a better offer?"

"What? What do you mean?"

"A better alpha. Me"

"They would want to marry me off to you?'"

"Do you think they would want to? If I show that I could be a better match for you than Seojoon? That I could bring you more happiness than him?"

"If they truly cared about my feelings and wellbeing, they would never make a decision to marry me off from birth"

Jeongguk sighed. "But you're mine. I'm not letting you go" Jeongguk whispered and reached out to his bag pack.

"What are you doing?" Taehyung questioned softly.

Jeongguk didn't answer. Instead, he kept searching his bag until he finally pulled out a small black box. Taehyung's eyes widened momentarily and Jeongguk smiled, opening it.

Inside of the box was a silver necklace with a pendant of a wolf.

A soft gasp left Taehyung's mouth as he took in the beautiful piece of jewellery Jeongguk was holding.

"W-what's this?" Taehyung whispered, eyes twinkling with excitement and happiness.

"It's for you"

"B-but why..."

"Because I'm courting you, my omega"

Taehyung gasped once again, eyes widening as he felt his heart swell in his chest. "You...but we're dating already"

"Dating is different from courting, hmm?" Jeongguk whispered. "I told you I don't want anything temporary between us. I want something permanent"

Taehyung smiled at Jeongguk dreamily.

"So Kim Taehyung, will you let me court you?'

Taehyung's lips let out an excited, happy giggle. His mind swam with thoughts of all different kinds, but mainly, about how his dream of having someone court him properly was coming true.

He had dreamt about having a classic fairytale moment for himself. to have an alpha, a handsome, kind, alpha who loved him and whom Taehyung loved, court him properly. It might sound so cliché but Taehyung had always lived with a fairytale ending in mind for himself. To find himself a true love's match and to spend the rest of his life with the man he loved.

"Oh my god" Taehyung whispered. "Yes! Yes I will let you court me, my alpha"

Jeongguk's grin widened, if possible and his eyes twinkled so brightly. Blindingly. Taehyung's heart skipped beat after beat at the mesmerizing sight of a happy Jeongguk.

"Do you like it?"

"It's...it's beautiful. I love it!"

Jeongguk grinned, taking the silvery piece of jewellery out of the box. "I was scared that you might not like it"

"I would love whatever you choose for me, Jeongguk" Taehyung whispered.

Jeongguk chuckled softly, holding the silver in his hand. "Shall I?"

"Yes" Taehyung whispered with tears in his eyes. He turned around.

He felt Jeongguk's cold fingertips against his bare neck and felt the coolness of the metal fall against his collarbones. His nimble fingertips reached to caress the pendant of a wolf that sat beautifully right under his collarbones.

"Okay" Jeongguk whispered behind Taehyung and the omega turned around with a grin.

"Thank you, Jeongguk" Taehyung whispered. "But you really didn't have to"

"I wanted to. Desperately"

"But you mustn't buy me anything expensive. It's you I want. Having you is priceless. You're my priceless possession"

"Oh baby" Jeongguk whispered. "But I want you to be happy. And you deserve so many pretty things, my omega. So, so many pretty things and I want you to have them all"

"You're more than I could ever hope for" Taehyung muttered, taking the alpha's hand in his. "I want nothing more than to be with you. Your presence in my life is the biggest gift you could give me"

"Well, I'm not leaving you. Ever" Jeongguk whispered. Taehyung wrapped his arms around the other boys neck, pulling him closer and Jeongguk leaned in, pressing his lips against the omega's.

Taehyung hummed as Jeongguk prodded his tongue against his lips and the omega welcomed him by parting his lips, letting the alpha do as he pleases. The moment their tongues met, an imaginary switch flipped between them and Jeongguk's hands squeezed Taehyung's waist and pushed the omega against the nearest wall.

A soft gasp left his lips as Jeongguk pressed against him, kissing him passionately and fiercely. Taehyung could feel the air thicken around them with pheromones and they got lost in each other and the omega could feel himself slicking inside his-

"Fuck" Jeongguk pulled away with a gasp. He took a step away from Taehyung as if he was fighting his urges.

"We can't. Your lecture is starting in ten minutes and I didn't know how far we will go if we continue"

Taehyung nodded, checking his wristwatch. "Fuck, you're right. My lecture starts in ten"

"Yeah" Jeongguk gulped. "You're driving me fucking crazy, Taehyung. You make me lose control all the time"

Taehyung chuckled softly, taking a step towards the alpha. He gave him a quick peck and a smirk. "Let's go"

Jeongguk ginned. "Okay" the two of them started walking towards the Science building of the university, hand in hand.

"When is your lecture starting?" Taehyung asked.

"Not for one more hour"

"Oh okay" as they walked down the hallway, Taehyung tried his best to ignore the lingering gazes of the other students, mainly alphas. The only male omega of their university was now taken. He could even hear a few hushed whispers and Taehyung tried now to feel awkward as his heart began beating wildly in his chest from anxiety.

Sensing this, Jeongguk squeezed Taehyung's hand and offered him a small smile. He let go of the omega's hand and wrapped an arm around his waist instead, and Taehyung could audibly hear the gasps from a few omegas around them and Taehyung's heart suddenly swelled with pride.

Jeongguk was his now.

Taehyung might not have known Jeongguk before they first met face-to-face. However, Jeongguk, like many other handsome alphas had been a topic of conversation among the female betas and omegas. Taehyung never paid any attention to any of the stories other than for a momentary laugh or two. And the girls never had much to talk about Jeongguk since he didn't bring any stories to the table from the lack of his hookups.

Taehyung never paid attention to Jeongguk or any other alpha and he didn't know the names of the alphas in their batch either, including Jeongguk's before they met. He had definitely heard Jeongguk's name but there hadn't been a face registered in his mind to go with the said name.

However inarguably, Jeongguk was one of the most handsome alphas in the whole university. Taehyung had come to remember how many of the conversations he had heard back in his first year with fellow girls about Jeongguk and how much omegas and betas thirsted over him. And Taehyung had been too preoccupied with himself and his studies to pay any attention to the said alpha and had only remembered how popular Jeongguk actually was after starting to hang out with him.

Maybe it was the bunch of lingering gazes he and Jeongguk received whenever they were together on the university premises that worked as a reality check to Taehyung. A blow on the head that had him remembering all the conversations he half-heartedly listened to almost one year ago.

Therefore, walking hand in hand with the said alpha made Taehyung the happiest man on earth, not only because he was being courted by one of the most handsome and pursued alpha's in the whole university, but also because this life he was currently living, against his parent's wishes was something he never anticipated. It excited him. It made him feel rebellious. And he loved feeling this way a little too much.

Not to mention how it was Jeongguk who was making him feel all of these new things. Jeongguk, the man who had Taehyung's heart.

They stopped right outside Taehyung's lecture hall and Jeongguk turned to the omega, smiling. He reached out to tuck a stray lock behind his ear, making Taehyung stifle out a giggle.

The hallway was much less crowded than the common hallway from earlier, since this was the area with lecture halls and Taehyung was glad for that. He watched Jeongguk with heart eyes, feeling giddy.

"You okay?" Jeongguk whispered.

"Yeah"

"Do you want me to scent you?" He whispered. "You were a bit nervous back there, hmm?"

"Yeah but I'm okay now. I can meet you at lunch. Can you come to the cafeteria?"

"I will be there. Can't wait"

Taehyung grinned. "Me too"

Jeongguk checked his wristwatch. "You have five more minutes"

"Yeah"

"I have something to tell you"

"What?"

"I'm going to visit my father the next Friday" Jeongguk said. "We have a public holiday on Friday so I'm gonna go, stay the weekend"

"Where?"

"Busan"

"Oh" Taehyung pouted. "I'll miss you"

"I will too. You can come with me, if you want"

Taehyung's eyes widened. "What?"

"I'm going to take the train to Busan. It will be about a two-hour ride. I'm going to stay at my dad's house over the weekend and come back on Sunday evening. You can come with me"

"Oh"

"I can give you some time to think. There's no hurry, it's almost two weeks away"

"Why are you going there?'

"On Saturday, it's my mother's death anniversary" Jeongguk whispered with a smile. "I visit my home every year and I and my father are going to hold a memorial for her as we do every year"

"Oh...I'm sorry I didn't know your mother was...."

Jeongguk smiled. "it's okay. I never got the chance to tell you about myself, we only met like a month ago"

"I should've asked. I've only been talking about myself and my problems"

"It's no big deal, baby. She passed away when I was six. And my father raised me by himself. We were rampant, so he wasn't bound by any traditions to remarry or anything, you know? So he decided to stay single and he still is, though I hope he would find someone permanent for himself"

Taehyung nodded. "He must've loved your mother a lot"

"He did. I think he still does, even though it's been like sixteen years. He doesn't want anything permanent with anyone, apparently"

"She must've been an amazing person"

"I don't have much of a memory about her, other than how she was a beautiful person, inside out. She was very lovable"

"Just like you" Taehyung whispered and wrapped his arms around the alpha. Jeongguk hugged back with a smile.

"I would love to see her" Taehyung whispered. "I want to"

"Really?" Jeongguk sounded surprised. "Tae, you don't have to. It's fine, really, if you have other plans or work"

Taehyung shook his head. "My only concern is my parents. I will have to make something up to tell them"

Jeongguk nodded. "Don't stress it, though. I'm sure we will get another chance to visit her someday"

"Yeah I know but...I can think of something. I will decide and tell you, okay?"

"Do what you're most comfortable with, Tae. But I would love you to meet my mother, and my father"

"I would love to meet them too" Taehyung whispered. "I want to let them know their son is in good hands"

Jeongguk laughed. "I told my father about you. I am yet to tell my mother"

"I hope she likes me. Oh, I'm nervous"

Jeongguk chuckled. "You remind me of her, in some ways. You both are very beautiful, kind and passionate. Lovable"

Taehyung grinned. "Well, I think she gifted her son all of those qualities too"

Jeongguk shook his head with a grin. "If you say so"

"I believe so" Taehyung pecked Jeongguk's lips quickly and smiled at him. "I will tell you within this week. See you at lunch?"

"Okay, my princess" Jeongguk whispered. "Take care"

"You too, my prince" Taehyung whispered, smiling once last time at Jeongguk before pushing the lecture hall door open and walking inside. 

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