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It was a day like many others in this omega holding center. The residents were wandering about, continuing with daily life. Some were doing their "Omega Duties" such as cleaning, doing laundry, cooking. Stereotypical and rather sad roles placed upon the sub genders. Others were spending their time leisurely, playing in the yard, which had a large pool, obstacle course, sitting area, tennis court, volleyball net, and rock climbing walls. This to let the Omegas have fun, or distract you from the overly tall barbed wire fence. But the Omegas would simply enjoy the activities as many holding centers did not have this fortune.
Others were reading either inside or outside, playing board games, watching the cable. Then there were a special bunch. Said bunch sat in one of the rooms at the furthest end of the corridor in a circle. In the middle were two stacks of Uno cards, and each person in the circle held a different number of cards. But, they were not playing the card game, but instead holding a conference led by none other than Choi Seungcheol. "Alright- now whats our motto?" The mentioned spoke. In unison, the rest of those gathered began "We are Omegas, we are capable, strong, and we do not need a-" The group stopped speaking and began to play the game of Uno, perfectly rehearsed as the door knob to the room turned and in walked one of the staff. They continued playing as the staff sat on the nearest bed and watched, obnoxiously chewing a piece of gum, something they were not allowed to have.
"Keep this door open" The Beta spoke, popping the gum once more before taking her leave.
"Almost caught ya red handed," spoke another omega, a transferee from Australia, sent here because of misbehaviour, Lily "Be careful~" she finished, in a sing-song way
"You should worry about not cracking your skull open" Jongho sassed, commenting on her habit of hanging upside down on the bunkbed railings
She gasped "I am a master at this, thank you!"
"Y'know why don't you join us, Lily?you don't seem like the Alpha dependent type." another member of the Omega Empowering Confederate, Woonhak questioned
"I will never be dependent on an Alpha, but that doesn't mean I don't crave to be loved and desired by one. So I'll just continue to be me until some pack scoops me up, hopefully a good one."
Everyone collectively hummed at this.
"Well, since the meeting's over, what do you all want to do, aside from attempting to jump the fence? I vote we hang out at the pool" Sunwoo spoke up
"I second that!" Eric joined in, very enthusiastically.
Nobody opposed, so they all began changing into the proper attire, except for Lily because she "put too much effort in her eye makeup"
The group made their way out, holding a lively conversation led by Gunwook and Haneul. It was then Seungcheol noticed one of their nicest staff members, an Alpha named Julie giving someone a tour. A pale man, with neck length blonde hair that turned into a dusty yet vibrant blue, about the same height as himself.
"He'll be a best seller" Seungcheol mumbled, chuckling to himself after, even though he felt quite a bit of pity for him.
This holding center treats Omegas and Alphas the same, Both got a tour of the place. For Omegas it was to know the layout, and for Alphas, it was to observe the behaviours of their options. Everybody stopped guessing sub genders after a tall, straight faced, and sharp featured person got a tour. They'd all assumed it was an alpha looking to purchase one of them, but were shocked to find out it would be one of their comrades, who they came to know as a Japanese transfer from an over crowded holding center named Ni-Ki.
Yujin, one of their newest recruits, both in the confederate and in general, ushered them into the backyard, excited to go into a pool the first time in her life, alongside Tzuyu who quietly walked ahead of them, everyone else subconsciously matching her pace.
The group messed around in the pool for a long while, until dinner time, in fact. They dried off and went over to the dinner table, where they ate with the new omega. Then it was time to wash up, and they had an hour before lights out to do so.
Finally, the lights and Ethernet were cut off for the night, and soon, everyone succumbed to sleep.
Seungcheol rested peacefully, unbeknownst to him, his hands and legs were being constricted. He only woke up when something was wrapped tightly around his mouth, a garment being wrapped around his eyes soon after.
He fought, and tried screaming against the fabric, but the noise was mostly absorbed. "Shh, you don't want to wake your Omega friends, do you?" a voice unknown to him grumbled.
At this he quieted, but didn't stop yelling and thrashing around. Then, he was moved elsewhere and heard more voices.
"Alright, the transaction is complete, but are you sure you're not looking for a more docile Omega? S.coups is quite.. how to word this, feral? crazy?" A lighter voice inquired
"We'll manage fine. Also why do you call him S.coups?"
"Well, he refused to tell us his name upon arrival, and there was just a note on his back that said S.coups so we took what we were given." The same voice explained.
"Alright then, We'll take our leave. Thank you."
After the conversation, Seungcheol was lifted again and not more than a moment later he felt the air shift, colder. He realized someone was trying to take him away and began aggressively trying to jump out of the arms of whoever was carrying him, but it was hopeless. He was placed in a car, buckled in, the door was firmly shut and the doors clicked, locked.
It was silent, no movement then, "Should we take the blind fold off? he must be scared to death."
"Go ahead Shua, but I don't think he's one to stay calm."
Afterwards, pheromones were released, a Beta. Usually, pheromones were suffocating to Seungcheol, not to say these weren't, but they didn't prevent him from breathing. He felt engulfed by the scent, the fragrance was complex but to say the least, smelled clean. Citrus undertones, Blossoms, and a mix of all kinds of flowers. Focused on trying to figure out all the components of this scent, he didn't even process the loosening the blindfold, until it was fully removes and on the floor of the car.
There was nobody beside him, he was alone in the back of the car. He figured this could be useful for his grand escape. In front of him, and staring back at him were two people. One had red hair, and he looked like someone had combined a rabbit and a deer, then transformed it into a human, he was in the passenger seat. The other was.. the Omega?
Seungcheol tried to make sense of this, but couldn't. so he simply tilted his head. The two in the front thought that if it was possible, there'd be a question mark floating above him.
The blue haired one spoke. "My name is Jeonghan, and he is Joshua" he said, pointing to himself and the red haired boy "I am the pack's head Alpha, and he is head Beta." He spoke, hesitantly, like Seungcheol was a time bomb ready to go off any second. And he was, but he would have to remain calm, and not show him that. His grand escape could not happen now, because his legs and hands were bound. He'd have to gain their trust and make a run for it later on.
"I'm going to take the covering off your mouth, is that okay?" Jeonghan questioned, Seungcheol nodded and stayed still as the piece of fabric was discarded.
"Feel free to ask any questions on the way home." Joshua smiled
Seungcheol doesn't like the way he calls it "home" as if its home to him as well. For all he knows this is a front to catch him off guard. Still, he stays silent the entire ride. The neighborhood they go through as they near is nice, pretty family houses, some way larger in size. They arrive at one surrounded by hedge fences and the gate opens to let them in as soon as they arrive in front of it. The house is pretty and modern, lots of windows from what he can see and the colors go from darker grays to white. All of the blinds are shut, so he cant see anything inside except for a little glow. there are plenty of lights outside of the house as well.
They park this car outside, with two others, even though there is a garage. Then, the duo get out, and Jeonghan comes back around to get him out. He carries him into the house. Something about the act stirs something in Seungcheol's stomach, and he has to will himself to push it down.
Inside the house is bright. The lights are all on. and he can hear noise from what seems like every corner. Joshua and Jeonghan remove their shoes, not doing the same for Seungcheol as he's.. not wearing shoes. They carry him further into the house, and they finally untie his hands and feet as he's placed down on the plush couch. What surprises him, is when Joshua takes it up on himself to place light kisses upon the previously constricted area.
Seungcheol just sits there, taking in the sounds and mingling scents, none laced with even the slightest bit of distress or displeasure. One by one people begin to enter the little bubble of stillness he's created in the sitting room, and he begins to feel like a rabbit in the middle of a pack of hyenas.
He looks at each of them, but he can't pin who's scent is who's and leaves it alone for the time being.
"Names, Sub-genders" Jeonghan speaks then snaps and everyone responds as though rehearsed
"Jun, Alpha"
"Beta, Soonyoung!"
"Beta, Wonwoo."
"Jihoon, Alpha."
"Minghao, Alpha."
"Mingyu, Beta!"
"Seokmin, Omega!"
"Alpha, Seungkwan!"
"Omega, Vernon or Hansol is fine."
"Chan, Omega!"
Everyone turned their heads to him, he wasn't sure whether or not to say his actual name. He was going to escape and he didn't really need people knowing his name.
"S.cou-"
"Real names please, darling" Jeonghan interrupted. Seungcheol sighed but couldn't find it in himself to deny, if he wanted to escape he needed them to trust him.
"Seungcheol, Omega."
"We're so happy to welcome you to our pack!" Seokmin announced, Seungcheol only smiled bitterly. Mapping out who he should try to avoid the most and the least.
"It's late, Everyone get ready for bed, I'll show Seungcheol to his room and we'll get to all of that stuff tomorrow." Jeonghan commanded.
Everyone exchanged hugs, The only one daring to do so for Seungcheol being Chan, though hesitantly. The room cleared out, except for the two eldest. Jeonghan motioned for him to follow and so Seungcheol did. There were many doors in the hallway, and they stopped at a room quite far down the corridor but not at the end "The room isn't decorated yet, we'll handle that tomorrow along with lots of other things." he explained, then opened the door and Seungcheol walked in. He turned around, seeing that Jeonghan still hadn't left. "Just one last thing, we really do hope you don't try and run, I promise we'll shower you in love, expensive things if that's what you please, do whatever you want. Just let us."
And the door was shut.