Chapter 2

Definitely after that incident in the coffee shop, yeonjun found himself constantly searching for soobin.

He began to grow grumpy at the lack of attention he was receiving. The alpha clearly liked him, or at least liked his scent, but he continued to do nothing about it.

Beomgyu even made a point to say that yeonjun wasn't acting quite like himself. As if he was one to talk. The blond was clearly pissed off that soobin’s friend barely gave him the time of day. Beomgyu grumbled about it for a whole 6 hours after they got their coffees and returned back to yeonjun’s apartment.

So yeonjun decided to try a little harder, something he's never had to do in his entire life.

He dressed especially good today. He wore a white tank top underneath a thin white dress shirt that was half unbuttoned, with black slacks to go with it. He put on a cute thin black choker coupled with a silver necklace that had a star pendant, which accentuated his slim neck and delicate collarbone. Then he wore black and white converse shoes to match. His hair was styled in a sexy messy way. He looked great and he knew it.

Many people raved about how amazing yeonjun looked. How wonderful he would look next to a big strong mate that knew how to 'take care' of him. He laughed when appropriate and smiled every now and then, but he was getting more agitated by the second.

Where the hell was he?!

He always showed up at this time.

Yeonjun waited another ten minutes until lunch was over, and then got up to leave without a single explanation to the others that were always following him. When they made to get up with him, he glared at them, his mood and scent sour. A few of them backed off, not wanting to upset the omega further, but a few took that as a challenge. They permeated the air with strong pheromones to make the omega submit. Yeonjun snarled at some of them, quickly trying to make his exit. Luckily, the others didn't follow him out or push further. He cringed, trying to shake off the intoxicating pheromones with the crisp cool air.

Yeonjun breathed a sigh of relief once he was outside. He glanced around the crowded campus, taking note of all of the people walking by and staring at him with ravenous hunger in their eyes. It gave yeonjun a chill down his spine. He was used to being stared at, but not to this extent all at once.

Something was wrong.

He brought out his phone and immediately called beomgyu. The other omega picked up right away. Yeonjun could tell he was walking outside by the sound of his breathing.

“Hey where are you? Can we meet up?” yeonjun asked.

“Yeah I'm heading towards the library right now,” beomgyu replied hurriedly.

This made yeonjun grow even more suspicious. Beomgyu was never in a hurry and usually didn't have that sound to his voice.

“Alright, I'll meet you halfway, stay on the phone with me,” yeonjun told him, walking briskly across campus.

A minute later, he could spot the blond omega across the courtyard. He waved to get his attention. “I see you gyu! I'll be there in a sec-”

“Hyung,” beomgyu cut him off abruptly. “Do you get the feeling something weird is going on?”

Yeonjun stopped walking, glancing around him and all of the stares he was getting from different alphas, both female and male. He gulped, a cold sweat taking form on the back of his neck.

“I thought I was just being paranoid…” he whispered into the phone, not daring to take a step further. They both looked at each other from across the courtyard, apparent fear in beomgyu’s eyes.

“Hyung…” beomgyu said again into the phone. “What day is it today?”

Yeonjun thought about it. “Today is the third of the month, Wednesday…” then he swore into the phone.

They both stopped, mirroring each other with faces that looked like deer in headlights.

“Shit,” beomgyu swore. “What are we going to do now hyung?”

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The beginning of the month was when most alphas had their ruts. They are moody, territorial, horny, and pretty much will jump any omega within a 100 foot radius. Their senses go haywire. Technically they shouldn't be at school, but some of them don't want to miss class and try to manage some of the earlier days of the rut before it gets too bad. There was nothing wrong with their behavior, it was all a part of the natural course of things with shifters, but yeonjun and beomgyu still try to keep it on the low to avoid any unwanted attention.

Of course, yeonjun wants attention from a certain somebody and completely forgot about the other alphas.

Dammit.

Yeonjun licked his lips. That was a good question. What were they going to do? They were in the middle of campus, surrounded by horny alphas, and yeonjun looks especially fuckable today (his dumb fault).

“There’s only one thing we can do beomgyu,” yeonjun rasped into his phone, giving beomgyu eye contact. “We run. Meet you at the library by the end of the day, okay? Stay safe, love you.”

Beomgyu nodded, repeating the words back to yeonjun and then hanging up the phone. He saluted to yeonjun, and then took off running. Yeonjun envied him, he could run extremely fast so he would probably make it out alive or untouched.

Yeonjun didn't waste a second. He turned on his heel and started sprinting in the opposite direction of beomgyu. They both smelled incredibly good, so it was best that they split up.

Unfortunately, the wolves in the nearby area took that as a sign of a chase, and immediately followed either omega. Yeonjun glanced around his area, taking note of the buildings he could run and hide into. He quickly turned left, skidding into the music building. He wrenched the doors open and let his feet guide him. He had no idea where he was going, but he didn't care. All that mattered was the pounding in his chest and the sounds of footsteps getting closer to his.

**

Soobin had to stay after class to deliver extra assignments to the music professors today. He was upset because he was supposed to meet taehyun for lunch and then go to the library to read a bit.

He grumbled his annoyance as he turned a corner on the second floor, carrying his stack of papers and folders to the office. He shouldn't be complaining though, because this university was nice enough to accept him into the music and arts program even though he was already a third year. Taehyun had it easy because he was a first year and starting fresh.

Sighing, he walked down the hall, and then frowned into a pout when he heard someone running up the stairs behind him. He turned at the sound of frantic footsteps getting closer, ready to get out of this person’s way when he noticed a glint of blue hair.

He stood there dumbly with his folders and papers as he watched yeonjun run down the corridor, a desperate look of relief on his face at the sight of soobin. He was sweating, making his scent that much more potent, and oh my did he look good today.

“Yeonjunnie hyung?” soobin asked. “What are you doing-” but soobin didn't get a chance to finish his sentence because yeonjun practically launched himself at soobin, shoving him harshly into the nearby classroom soobin was standing next to. Soobin landed backwards on his ***, folders and papers scattered around him as he watched yeonjun get up quickly from their scramble, slam the door shut and lock it. Then he grabbed soobin’s arm with surprising strength and force, and dragged the alpha to the wall away from the door so they wouldn't be seen in the classroom door’s tiny window.

Soobin’s back hit the wall with an ‘oomph’ and his *** still hurt from the fall, but he was too busy being dumbstruck and speechless as he watched yeonjun desperately unzip his jacket and yanked it off of him. Soobin relinquished his jacket easily, still confused as to what was happening but also equally concerned for the omega. Yeonjun quickly wrapped himself in soobin’s coat, and then climbed on top of soobin’s lap.

Soobin made a squeak of surprise. Not that having yeonjun in his lap in an abandoned classroom was unwelcome, but he was starting to get worried with the way the omega was acting. Something was clearly wrong and he wanted to help.

Yeonjun did not hesitate to straddle soobin, getting as close as he possibly could. Soobin could hear and feel yeonjun’s heart beating like a jackhammer, that's how close he was. Soobin’s hands were resting on the ground to balance himself, and he curled his fingers inwards to stop himself from touching the older boy.

But it didn't stop there, much to his delicious torture.

Yeonjun started pretty much rubbing himself all over soobin, his hands sliding down his chest and around the waistband of his pants. Then yeonjun slipped his hands under soobin’s tshirt, making the younger boy shiver in pleasure. Yeonjun also pushed his face into the crook of soobin’s neck, inhaling his scent and tracing his skin with his lips. Soobin was losing his mind, trying hard to breathe evenly. Then yeonjun adjusted himself in soobin’s lap, making the alpha hiss at the friction.

Soobin tried to think clearly through the haze of pleasure. Obviously there was a reason this was happening. It's not like yeonjun woke up one day and decided to want soobin to claim him. Soobin tried to lean away to ask what was going on (even though there was a wall behind him) and yeonjun made a small noise of protest. He rubbed his neck into soobin’s shoulder, and that’s when it kind of clicked for the alpha.

Was yeonjun...rubbing soobin’s scent all over him?

“Hyung, tell me what’s wrong and I can help you,” soobin said with a slight whine to his voice. Having this gorgeous omega all over him and not being able to touch him was pure torture. He wanted so much more from yeonjun in that moment.

“Shhh!” yeonjun hissed, covering soobin’s mouth with his hand. “They will hear you,” he said, a slight tremor in his voice.

Soobin gave him soft questioning eyes. Once yeonjun was satisfied that his sweet omega scent was masked by soobin’s potent alpha one, he leaned a little away, taking his hand off of soobin’s lips. Soobin licked his lips, the motion not going unnoticed by yeonjun.

“Today is one of the first days of the month. I forgot to dress like a hobo and play it on the low. Now every single fucking alpha on their rut within the campus is after any omega they can get their hands on. That includes me and beomgyu. I ran as fast as I could, but there are just too many of them. Please, please, please, let me stay here and wait it out. And I kind of...borrowed your scent so they wouldn't find me,” yeonjun breathed out in a whisper.

“So a bunch of alphas on their ruts are trying to basically mate you?” soobin asked. His stomach squeezed at that thought. His wolf didn't like the sound of someone else mating this omega, and especially not if it was against his will.

Yeonjun nodded, falling limp against soobin and pressing his forehead into his shoulder. “Sorry for bothering you soobinnie. I know I was pretty aggressive back there. I usually don't jump people in the hallway, but I was really scared and then I saw you, thank God.

Soobin chuckled, the sound vibrating against yeonjun’s forehead. Yeonjun found he liked that sound a lot.

“Don't worry about it junnie! If you need any help, just ask. If you need someone to mask your scent, then it's no problem at all.” Soobin then released some more of his calming scent, letting it wrap around yeonjun and cling to his skin.

Yeonjun was too intoxicated by the scent to really mind the use of a new nickname and the fact that soobin dropped the hyung part. Soobin’s scent was dizzying, and yeonjun had the urge to lick it off of him.

Just then, footsteps were in the hallway. Slow quiet ones. They were obviously other alphas on the hunt. Hopefully they would only smell soobin and continue on their way.

As they approached, yeonjun curled into soobin a little more. He hated to admit it, but he was very much afraid. Sensing this, soobin finally picked up his arms and wrapped them around the older boy, rubbing his back slowly and trying to comfort him. They didn't dare breathe or move a muscle.

For what felt like forever, the footsteps finally went away. They lucked out this time. Still, they both decided to stay in the classroom for awhile to make sure the coast was clear.

Unfortunately, ‘stay in the classroom’ meant ‘stay in soobin’s lap’ apparently, because yeonjun made no move on getting up. Soobin silently prayed yeonjun wouldn't move again on his thighs.

But did yeonjun ever do anything soobin expected him to do? No, he didn't.

Yeonjun adjusted himself again, and soobin was starting to sweat from the amount of control he was emitting right now. He’s honestly quite proud of himself. No other alpha would be able to do what he was doing right now, stopping himself from slamming the omega onto the floor so that he could **** him until they both couldn't think straight.

“Thanks soobinnie, I appreciate it,” yeonjun whispered near soobin’s ear, his hot breath hitting his face. Soobin swallowed, his mouth dry. If he didn't know better, he would almost think yeonjun was doing this on purpose. But surely he wouldn't, especially not with soobin, right?

“No problem,” soobin forced out in-between pants. If yeonjun noticed, he didn't say anything.

Yeonjun then leaned away slightly, studying soobin. A thought occurred to him.

“Hey soobinnie? How come you aren't on your rut like most of the others?” yeonjun asked, curious.

Soobin thanked god yeonjun changed the subject. Maybe if he talked with the omega it would distract him from ‘other things.’

“Uhh well, I usually have my rut around the middle of the month. And I always make sure to take the week off when I do,” soobin told him.

Yeonjun tilted his head slightly at this new information. “Really, why? Are you that worried about losing control?”

Soobin laughed, ignoring the slight sheen of sweat forming on his forehead. “Actually yeah, that's exactly why. Me and my wolf tend to get a bit aggressive when we are on our ruts…” he trailed off.

Now yeonjun was intrigued. “Well what about when an omega or beta helps you through the rut?”

Soobin became shy. “Ah, I dont have anyone help me during the rut. I mostly take care of it myself. I dont want to hurt anyone unnecessarily.”

Yeonjun snorted at this. Soobin? Hurt someone? That’s ridiculous. This bunny looking alpha was the softest person he knew. There was no way he could be as aggressive as he claims to be.

Yeonjun would bet sex with soobin would be quite...soft. Even though yeonjun was pretty horny, and often preferred it rough, it surprisingly didn't bother him that soobin might not be an aggressive partner in bed. No, yeonjun pegged soobin as a gentle lover who took care of his partners very carefully during sex. Even though that isn't the excitement yeonjun has always longed for, he found he didn't mind the idea of living with someone like that as long as it was soobin. Soobin’s personality was enough for him, even if the sex turned out to suck.

Not that yeonjun was planning on having sex with him. Not at all.

Soobin cleared his throat, bringing yeonjun back to the conversation. “What about you, yeonjun? When is your heat?”

“Mine is the end of the month, thank god. My heats get pretty wild, and I'm very demanding and bratty during that week,” yeonjun smiled a cheeky smile at him. He was bragging.

“Are you sure you aren't like that all the time?” soobin laughed, earning a light hit on his chest from yeonjun. “What about your partners?”

Soobin really didnt want to hear about who yeonjun has slept with, he doesn't think his wolf would take it well. But he had a morbid curiosity despite himself.

Yeonjun’s eyes flashed briefly with an emotion soobin couldn't identify. “Actually, I dont have partners either. I usually lock myself up and take care of it for the week as well.”

This raised concern for soobin. An omega’s heat was not a delicate thing. It was extremely painful if they decided to take care of it themselves. “Why?” soobin asked carefully.

Yeonjun snorted. “I was planning on going all the way with an alpha my first year in university. But they ditched me right before we got started because I was too ‘dominating’ and ‘assertive’ instead of ‘pliant’ and ‘submissive.’ The alpha said his wolf hated it and didn't prefer it, and bristled at the thought of being with me. Then he pretty much slammed the door in my face. So I'm good on my own now.” yeonjun shrugged nonchalantly. He had no hard feelings now.

Soobin growled at that, surprising yeonjun. “That is utter bullshit. How could he leave an omega in heat like that? What’s his name? I feel like kicking his *** now.” soobin’s eyes flashed slightly red, making yeonjun’s heart swell at the nice gesture. This sweet little alpha was willing to go fight just for him.

Yeonjun laughed, leaning into soobin more so that their faces were extremely close. “Thanks for the backup, but it's really fine.” Soobin stared at yeonjun’s eyes, studying them to see if he really was okay.

“Now, enough about me. How about you?” yeonjun’s lips curved into a coy smile. Soobin found he didn't like what that smile brought. It was mischievous and sexy.

“What about me?” soobin asked cautiously.

“Well, in particular, your little problem down there. We can't go back outside with you like this,” yeonjun hummed. Yeonjun took his finger, lightly trailing from the top of soobin’s shirt collar all the way down to the waistband of his pants.

Shit, he noticed after all. How could he not when he was practically grinding against him this whole time? Soobin was a fool to think yeonjun wouldn't notice his hard on.

Soobin wet his dry lips with his tongue, slight embarrassment creeping up on him.

“Uh yeah, sorry about that. I'm not blaming you or anything, it just kind of happened when you started rubbing yourself all over me, and my wolf was going crazy by your scent. You know, dumb alpha things and all.” Soobin tried to play it off.

“Hmmm,” yeonjun hummed again with that voice that did things to soobin’s insides.

“I'll take care of it in a nearby restroom or something,” soobin reassured him coolly. There was nothing to be ashamed of by his reaction to the omega. The shifters all knew they were highly sexual beings, and it was super common to have casual flings with one another to take the edge off.

Yeonjun continued to give soobin eye contact with those smoldering eyes that the alpha couldn't look away from, his finger never leaving the waistband to his pants.

“Want me to take care of it?” he asked with a husky voice.

“What?” soobin squeaked, shaking his head.

“It's only fair,” yeonjun pouted. “I made you this way, so I can fix it.”

Soobin was at a loss for words. “Uhhh,” he said dumbly.

Yeonjun grinned, bracing his hands on soobin’s shoulders and sliding up his thighs more so that his *** was right above his hard on. Soobin’s mind was completely blank, he had no idea what the hell was happening.

But one thing was for certain. Choi Yeonjun looked absolutely stunning on top of him, especially in that outfit with that scent. Soobin was entranced. He doesn't think any amount of willpower could ever make him stop the omega from doing what he wanted. He and his wolf both wanted Yeonjun so fucking bad.

Yeonjun must have guessed where his thoughts were going, the shit eating grin never leaving his lips. He gripped soobin’s chin forcefully so that they remained giving eye contact. “Don't worry little doggie. Nothing too explicit right now. I dont want our first time to be on the floor of a shitty classroom,” yeonjun cooed.

‘Our first time’? Those words rang through soobin’s head. But then they were quickly gone when yeonjun started to move his hips, giving soobin a delicious friction he so desperately needed.

Yeonjun watched in satisfaction as soobin hissed out a breath between his cute pouty lips, enjoying the view, enjoying the fact that it was him that made the alpha feel like this. He circled his hips again, and then again. It felt so good that even yeonjun himself couldn't help but release a soft moan. Which was ridiculous because they weren't even doing anything too filthy. Yeonjun was just dry humping and grinding against soobin to help him come. This was child’s play for a shifter.

“What about you?” soobin rasped out, clearly noticing he wasn't the only one turned on in that moment.

“Oops, I was caught,” yeonjun giggled, pressing his hard on through his pants into soobin’s stomach at the next circle of his hips. “We can help each other then,” he gasped out.

Soobin couldn't help from digging his fingers into yeonjun’s thighs that were straddling him. Yeonjun doesn't know how strong he was. They would surely bruise the omega’s soft skin in a few hours. Not that yeonjun noticed at the moment, his eyes glazed over and staring into soobin’s. Soobin was trying like hell to keep his wolf under control. However, a deep part of soobin secretly liked the thought of his marks being left on yeonjun’s skin after they were done.

Yeonjun slid his hand up into soobin’s hair, gripping the strands to help keep him grounded as he moved. Soobin seemed to like that, because a low rumble took form in his chest. Yeonjun leaned forward, connecting their foreheads and maintaining eye contact, a light layer of sweat forming on both of them. Neither of them talked, only the sounds of their breathing and their racing hearts being heard in the room.

It was slow, it was gentle (something yeonjun wasn't typically a fan of), but it was so so overwhelming. The both of them were losing their minds. It was almost as if they were made for each other. Yeonjun leaned even closer, his lips barely grazing soobin’s as he spoke.

“I'm close,” he muttered against soobin’s lips, not quite kissing him.

“Me too,” soobin muttered back, moving his lips against yeonjun’s, but still not kissing them. It was a stupid game they were playing, one that neither one of them wanted to lose.

Soobin gripped yeonjun even tighter, helping him along. The extra friction made yeonjun release a particularly dirty moan as they both came in their pants at the exact same time, almost as if they were perfectly in sync with each other.

Yeonjun dropped his head onto soobin’s shoulder, relaxing his body into the alpha. He was still quivering from the after effects and they were both breathing extremely hard.

“Fuck,” he swore. He has never came so hard before, and he didn't even do anything.

“Yeah, ****,” soobin swore with him.

After several long agonizing minutes, soobin’s mind finally cleared up as best it could.

“Oh yeonjunnie hyung?” he muttered. The omega simply grunted, indicating he was listening.

“You look really really pretty today. I like your outfit,” soobin told him. Yeonjun could hear in his voice that he was smiling, probably that really cute dimpled smile.

Despite all that they just did, those words were the ones that made yeonjun slightly blush.

**

Beomgyu raced through the dining hall, looking behind his shoulder every now and then to see if the wolves were still hunting him. He was fast, but there was no way the chase would be over just by outrunning them. No, it will last for as long as the alphas were in their rut-induced haze.

He zipped by the people eating at the tables, the smell of food surrounding him. He was hoping all of the people and food would help mask his scent slightly which would allow him to slip out of campus unnoticed.

So far, his luck wasn't that great. He was running out of options, and he worried his bottom lip as he desperately tried to keep ahead of the hunt. A few people let out grunts of annoyance as he ran by, almost knocking things off of their tables. He couldn't be bothered to stop and apologize though. This was a matter of his safety.

And then, maybe luck was on his side after all.

.

Taehyun sighed as he looked at his phone. Soobin texted him saying he was forced to stay after today and to go ahead and eat lunch without him. After that, he waited in line for forever for his meal (because he was late waiting for soobin), and he finally managed to find a good table to sit down at and eat.

He glanced around him, watching the people in the huge dining hall as he slowly brought up a forkful of his food towards his mouth. He liked to people-watch sometimes, finding the strange interactions around him amusing.

Then something interesting caught his eyes. He squinted, noticing a bunch of grunts and shouts of annoyance head his way with the sounds of tables and dishware clattering, followed by a familiar head of blond hair. Taehyun took another bite, watching the person race closer towards his side of the dining hall.

Wait a minute... wasn't that yeonjun’s omega friend beomgyu? That he saved a little while ago in the coffee shop? If taehyun said he wasn’t affected by the older omega, he would be lying. That boy smelled like his favorite caramel, and he tried like hell that day not to take a bite out of him.

Taehyun was different from most people. He didn't ‘develop’ feelings, he just... felt them. There was no indecisiveness about him. He knows what he likes and he knows what he hates pretty quickly.

And he definitely liked the smell of that omega. But just because he liked it doesnt mean he has to do anything about it.

Taehyun blinked as he watched beomgyu run towards him at the speed of light. Obviously something serious was going on, and it intrigued him. Most things don't intrigue taehyun very easily, but this omega certainly did. Taehyun recognized right away that (like his friend yeonjun) beomgyu was unpredictable. And taehyun always liked solving mysteries and puzzles.

And right now beomgyu running through the dining hall like his life depended on it was certainly a mystery he intended to solve.

Just for the hell of it, of course.

So, shoveling another forkful of his meal into his mouth, taehyun watched and waited patiently until beomgyu was passing by him. Then at the last second he calmly stuck his foot out, watching with another forkful of food and an amused expression as beomgyu’s face turned into one of surprise and then horror as he face planted and skidded on the tiled floor.

Then all was quiet. Taehyun glanced down at beomgyu who was just lying on the ground face down, too shocked to move.

“Whoops,” taehyun said with no emotion, clearly not surprised by his actions.

Still, beomgyu did not budge, his chest and back heaving and trying to catch his breath.

“Come here often?” he said sarcastically to the omega, trying to get him to talk. Taehyun waited patiently for him to get up and yell at him or something, or at least glare at him. But once again, beomgyu surprised him. Quick as a flash, he sat up abruptly, looking behind him into the crowd of people. His nose was slightly bleeding from the fall, but he paid it no mind. Taehyun actually felt a bit bad about that, even though their fast healing will have him all better within the hour.

He was going to apologize to the omega, when the look in his eyes made him shut up. It was a mix of fear and anger, but not towards taehyun. It was almost as if taehyun didn't even exist next to him. Taehyun’s stomach twisted at that look, finding out really quickly that he hates it on the blond boy. Another thing for him to categorize in the 'things he hates' group inside his head.

“Beomgyu hyung?” he called out for the first time, making beomgyu’s wild eyes snap to taehyun finally. He recognized taehyun immediately, and then his face just fell in relief and almost like he was going to cry. Taehyun instantly became alerted, his wolf finally awakening from his bored slumber within him. Something was very very wrong.

Taehyun got off his chair and knelt on the ground next to beomgyu. “You okay?” he asked gently, trying not to scare the omega. Beomgyu swallowed and nodded, regaining his composure.

“It's the first days of the month, and some alphas are on their rut,” beomgyu breathed out, letting taehyun’s subtle scent of coffee fill his lungs.

Beomgyu didn't have to say any more, taehyun immediately understood why he was running for the hills.

“Shit,” taehyun swore, definitely feeling bad that he caused a pause in beomgyu’s head start to the chase.

Abandoning his lunch, taehyun unzipped the hoodie he was wearing and gently wrapped it around beomgyu’s shoulders. Beomgyu didn't hesitate slipping his arms into them, and then in a few quick seconds taehyun had him zipped up all nice and snug. He grabbed his hand, intertwining their fingers and sprinting through the dining hall without a moment to lose.

In his adrenaline-induced frenzy, taehyun briefly registered how much he likes the feel of beomgyu's hand in his. Another thing for him to add to the 'things he likes' group within his mind.

Beomgyu ran behind him, their pace and footsteps in perfect sync with each other. His heart was beating at double time, but whether it was from the hunt or the fact that taehyun was holding his hand in an iron grip, he wasnt sure.

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