"You look miserable." Jaemin rolls his eyes at the comment he receives once he enters the bakery.

"Thanks for noticing." He murmurs back. Sluggishly walking over to the counter as he scans the pastries on display.

"No, like– you look like a lone wolf." Haechan rephrases before he starts cackling, "poor you."

He calms down and slows his movements on cleaning one of the trays with a dry towel, "anyway, what's going on with you, vampire boy? Hm?"

"You know what it is, don't pretend." Jaemin deadpans.

Raising his hands up, Haechan gave a snicker, "Renjun's still not letting you go near Jeno?" He guesses.

Nodding, the vampire boy sighs deeply and rests his chin on his palm. "It's been four days," he brings up, "But I'm still worried about him."

He then frowns and looks down, "it sucks to be a vampire in this case." He mumbles more on to himself.

Haechan stops on what he's doing and drops the towel, "don't down yourself over this, Jaemin. Just because you think or Renjun says you can't do anything about it, doesn't mean you literally can't."

"Besides, it doesn't matter what you are or which pack you belong to. Because I know for sure no one can love and take care of Jeno more than you." He stated.

Jaemin lets out a small chuckle as a reply, "jeez, you've been oddly wise lately." He comments, slightly teasing the tanned male.

The alpha werewolf boy rolls his eyes, "you're not the only one who's not allowed in there." He remarks.

Perking up, the vampire boy raises a brow. "You too?" He asks, a little dumbfounded.

Scoffing, Haechan flicks him on the forehead and grins when he doesn't even react much from the action. "I'm a werewolf, Jaemin. An alpha at that." He points out.

"Renjun's not letting me go there or near Jeno too. Sometimes, he even makes sure Jeno's scent is completely off of him, which is actually difficult by the way considering he's a purebred."

"Does it linger that much?" Jaemin asks, intrigued by the werewolf life.

Haechan responds with a nod, "very much. So even if I'm a regular alpha, I'm still not safe around Jeno. No one is safe at this point, Renjun said it's been getting worst actually."

"Is Jeno okay, though?" Jaemin then furrows his eyebrows in worry just by thinking about his lovely boyfriend who's going through a hard time.

Haechan ponders in thought and slowly shakes his head, "Jeno's in so much pain, and I can't imagine going through that without a mate by his side."

"Mate.... Right." Jaemin mumbles the word, gaze falling down onto the counter and spots a small stain in the corner of his eye.

"Don't worry about that, Jaem. You know you can still mate, right? Despite you guys being opposite, it's still possible." Haechan said once he notices the change of Jaemin's tone.

When he receives nothing, he then adds up, "mating doesn't have to be werewolf style, where we bite each other and all."

"Mate is a mate, I'm pretty sure the word itself is self-explanatory... And you're not that stupid, so prove Renjun wrong about that one." He quips.

He then smiles when Jaemin manages to chuckle at his words. "So, don't go all sad because you're not allowed to be near your boyfriend for a while. I get that you love him very much."

"But maybe this isn't the right time, you know what I mean?" He coaxes.

The vampire boy sighs a little, "it just sucks, I really want to do something to help him, to make him feel better."

"Trust me, as Jeno's friend and pack member, I want you to help him as well. I don't like seeing him like this all the time," Haechan said.

"You're in the same pack?" Jaemin asks, slightly tilting his head to the side.

Humming as he nodded a few times, Haechan smiles at him. "Yeah, that's why I'm protective of Jeno too, not only because of the obvious fact that he's a purebred omega, but because us packs stick together."

Nodding to himself, Jaemin quickly understands what Haechan meant. He can't lie though, he feels a bit relieved that Jeno's under protection when he's not around.

Keyword: a bit.

He's still jealous, he can't help it. Jeno's too precious to him, and what can he say? Most vampires value what's theirs.

So he guesses Haechan can be his lover's trusty bodyguard.

"Speaking of packs," Jaemin drawls, slightly hesitating if he should ask about it. He saw a brow raised from Haechan and he takes a deep breath before asking.

"What did you mean about being careful on which werewolf I'm picking a fight or whatever?"

The tanned male blinks and swallows hard, "what did you think it means?" He croaks.

Jaemin calmly shrugs back, "I don't want to assume things," he said and pauses before saying, "but does it have to do what Renjun told me about?"

"What did Renjun exactly told you?"

"Jeno has a history with vampires or something."

The alpha werewolf purses his lips, "listen, Jaem. I don't want to disappoint you or anything, but... I don't think I should tell you bec–"

"It's Jeno's story, right." Jaemin finishes for him. Already having a bit of expectations.

Haechan frowns a little and reaches a hand to pat him on the shoulder, "sorry, dude." He mutters.

The vampire boy hums in understanding, "I get it. No worries," he shows a reassuring smile to the alpha werewolf.

Sighing, Haechan gently squeezes his shoulder, "just don't down yourself over all this. Jeno will be upset, you know that right?" He quirks a brow.

Laughing, Jaemin places a hand on top of Haechan's and pats it. "Yeah, we don't want that, now do we?" He sneers.

Huffing, Haechan lightly smacks his shoulder away and grins. "Obviously not, or else whatever alliance we have will be destroyed." He quips.

"Are you threatening me, again, Lee Haechan?" The vampire boy raises a brow in amusement, a silly smile on his face.

The said tanned male grins, "maybe I am, can't let a pack member get hurt. Besides, I'm an alpha."

"A regular alpha." Jaemin corrects him with a snicker.

Clicking his tongue, Haechan swats a hand at him in annoyance as he grumbles while Jaemin was still laughing at him.

They were then interrupted by a phone ringing, Haechan looks over to his phone on the side of the counter and picks it up, answering the call.

"Hello?"

"...."

Glancing over at Jaemin, the latter can't help but get curious. However, he respects their privacy and doesn't use his great hearing. "Yeah, he's here. Why?"

"...."

Haechan's face then turns unamused. "Look who's dumb now." He remarks at the person.