"Uncle Joonie might be pregnant!"

Seokjin's jaw goes slack and he stares in shock at Tae, whose pressing his hands against Namjoon's tummy. The human is still fast asleep, but with each prod, the male mumbles and shifts around.

"A-are you sure?" Seokjin shifts into his human form briskly and holds Tae's tiny hands into his. "You're sure?"

"I dunno," Tae shrugs. "I can feel something in there, but I'm not experienced enough. You should ask Jisoo just to make sure." Tae looks over at Jungkook, who is curiously sniffing at a little basket of fresh fruits. Tae makes a O shape with his mouth and hops over next to him, sitting back and taking some of the huge, juicy white peaches and biting into it. Jungkook's nose twitches, and he leans over to bite the peach as well.

Seokjin ignores the pups, allowing them to eat the peaches as he places a hand on Namjoon's forehead and leaves the room, padding over to where he spots Jisoo leaving her den, trotting over to Jimin's den.

"Jisoo!" He calls out, and the Healer turns.

"Ah, Seokjin," She bows her head and stops, walking over to him, "have you seen Tae? I told the kid to sort through the herbs and organize them and now he's gone."

"He's in my den," Seokjin reassures, and cuts her off when she opens her mouth to speak, "but Jisoo, I have to ask you to help me identify if Namjoon's pregnant or not."

"Psh," Jisoo snorts and shifts into her human form as well, "from how many times you've mated with him I wouldn't be surprised if he is." She smiles, and suddenly her eyes widen. "Wait a second, did you ask Tae to check if Namjoon could be pregnant?!"

Seokjin just turns around without another word and beckons for her to follow. "Namjoon told me he wanted pups so...I mean, I-I'm not sure how he'll react but I hope he'll be happy."

Jisoo enters the den behind Seokjin quietly. "You worry too much, Seokjin. He'll be ecstatic to be carrying your pups; you'll be a great father."

As the two werewolves enter the room, Jisoo instantly spots Tae and Jungkook in the corner, giggling quietly while literally inhaling the gift baskets full of sweet, fresh fruits. Jisoo's about to scold them for eating Namjoon's fruit basket gifts from the pack, but Seokjin interrupts her thoughts with a small shout, and she turns away to approach a very much passed out Namjoon.

Jisoo sits besides him, crossing her legs and pressing her finger to Namjoon's neck, feeling his pulse in various places. She notes how Seokjin never takes his eyes off her hands, her movements, and she snorts quietly to herself at how dumbly in love the alpha was; he was starstruck by Namjoon.

"He seems to be fine," Jisoo says, leaning down and sniffing Namjoon's scent, which doesn't seem like the scent of a pregnant male: it's not creamy and sweet, like what most pregnant humans would smell like, but she's sure it's because he's probably in an early stage of pregnancy, if he was. "I don't feel any interruptions from him, but his stomach seems stiffer than before."

"Is that a bad thing?" Seokjin's eyes were big.

"No, but he might have conceived. I'm not sure yet, it's too much of an early stage to be sure. Wait a week or so, and once you start noticing a change in scent or behavior, I'll come back and take a sample of his blood and urine to make sure." Jisoo nods and Seokjin rests his chin on Namjoon's forehead, smooching the skin there tenderly. "Why are you suddenly so bent on seeing if Namjoon's pregnant?"

Seokjin frowns and lifts his head. "Like I said before, Namjoon said he wanted pups. After seeing Tae and Rose out playing with the other pups tonight, he was so... he-he just looked excited! Like maybe—maybe he really does want pups with me."

"Why wouldn't he?" Jisoo teases.

"I knotted him three times." Seokjin says, and Jisoo nods. "T-that should be enough, right?"

"More than enough for a human." Jisoo makes a face, wrinkling her nose and placing a finger over her lips, motioning him to lower his voice. "Tae and Jungkook are right there." She explains.

Seokjin turns around, stares at the two pups and shakes his head.

"I really hope he's conceived."

-

Namjoon wakes up the next morning waddled in warm blankets, and Seokjin heavily cuddling into his side.

Outside, he hears the familiar murmur of the werewolves language, loud chatter causing his ears to prick and he sits up with a yawn, rubbing his eyes.

He expects Seokjin to wake up as well, but the werewolf looks happily asleep, so Namjoon refrains from waking him. He stands, brushes some loose strands of fur from
his thighs and wraps a thick coat around himself before slowly padding outside, shuddering at the cold breeze that hits his face the moment he steps outside.

"Luna's awake!"

Namjoon turns to see a group of pups, their big round eyes staring unblinkingly at him as he waves shyly to them. One of the pups waves back, and then all of them hurriedly scuttle away while giggling.

"Namjoon! S'about time you're awake."

Namjoon stretches out his arms and sits on the logs besides the campfire, taking his usual bowl of food and resting besides Jimin. "Good morning to you too." He mumbles out tiredly, and Jimin jabs his side.

"There's been some hunters around the area." Jimin's eyes are concerned. "I just thought you should know. There was an emergency this morning, and a group of Hunter wolves came back injured. Apparently some humans were prowling around the area with some guns."

Namjoon's eyes widen. "Does Seokjin know?"

"Not yet," Jimin sighs, "I thought all the shit was over, but I guess not. And Taehyung's been acting weird too." Jimin scowls, looking up to see Taehyung across the campsite. The sandy-haired male is talking with a couple of other werewolves, a dead deer laying across his lap, the stomach ripped open and Taehyung's digging his hand into it, tearing chunks of dark red meat and setting it on a plate. Namjoon shudders and looks away, seeing Rose happily gobble up some meat from besides her father. "He keeps trying to get in bed with me... like, he's overly horny. I'm worried. I'm sure his rut is approaching soon, and if he overexerts himself then he'll end up sick. He says I'm being paranoid, which, if anything, he's the one not listening to me!"

Namjoon's confused by the onslaught of chatter that Jimin continues with, and with a nervous chuckle, he takes a sip of his soup. "W-what's a rut?" Namjoon asks. "I feel like I've heard of it before..."

"Ahah, you're so innocent." Jimin smiled and pinches his cheek. "You don't need to know. Yet. I'm sure Seokjin or Jisoo will tell you about it soon."

Namjoon, oblivious to what a rut meant, just nodded blankly and continued to eat his soup, blissfully unaware that in his den, Seokjin was going through the same symptoms Taehyung was.

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