The Claimed Omega

Wonho yawns as he stretches himself on the mattress. The house is so silent, he feels absolutely no motivation to get up. Turning around a few times, he finally brings his hand out of the blanket and grabs his phone to look at the time. 

'Owh?' There is a message from the alpha. 

Got home safely? Ate breakfast?' - Min-ie

Wonho cringes at the contact name. That is not how he saved Minwoo's name. That alpha must have changed it when he was not looking. Shivering to himself, he proceeds to change it back to 'Kim Minwoo' as a subtle revenge. 

It is only 10 o'clock, Minwoo wakes up really early judging by the time of the message which is two hours earlier. He wants to ignore the man but remembering the alpha's ugly irritated face, he gets up and makes himself a piece of toast before washing up. Grabbing the now cold toast, he spreads strawberry jam he found in Mengyao's fridge and takes a picture to sends to the alpha as proof he had eaten his breakfast.

'Wow! You made an instaworthy piece of toast.' Wonho hears Junjie clapping his hands, accompanied by Mengyao laughing beside him. Munching on his bread, completely ignoring the two, he sits down on the cold floor right between his friends and the television. He is about to continue his nap before another message comes in. 

Where's the veggies? Protein? Sausage or eggs at least?? - Kim Minwoo

Wonho scoffs at the nag. Even without him here, he can hear that whiny voice, 'Gosh.'

Opening the fridge, he searches around for something that can be passed as 'protein'. There are eggs, but he has to cook that and he is too lazy to do so. He then opens the freezer, and grins. Taking the frozen hotdog out, he pries one piece from the group and put the unthawed processed meat on his toast. Then he takes a picture. And sends it.

The hell is that?? Is that frozen sausage?? - Kim Minwoo

Yah, you better not. - Kim Minwoo

He takes a bit out of his toast and puts it back down. Then he breaks a part of the meat, and places it back on his bread. 

Seo Wonho! Are you serious?? - Kim Minwoo

'What?' Mengyao asks, curious about why his friend is laughing at himself.

'Nothing.' Wonho puts his phone down, satisfied with his daily teasing. He then looks back at the pair on the sofa. They are obviously fresh from sweating out, still in their shorts and shirts. 

'Did you guys run?' He stares at both of them, slightly irritated. He needs a workout too! How could they leave him behind? 'Without me??'

'We tried to wake you up five times. Junjie kicked you twice.' Mengyao answers before he is playfully kicked by the older beta. Not wanting to entertain his two friends who are clearly trying to start a bicker, Junjie changes the subject, 'Let's get ready. We'll depart in an hour.'

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Minwoo stares at his phone with a deep frown and a long pout. He is not happy. Laughing at the big baby, Jeongmin just has to ask the reason. 'Wono's eating strange.'

'And why're you getting mad?' He raises an eyebrow, wondering why the proud alpha is so concerned about the architectural student.

'Cus he's so tiny and he needs to look after himself! Jesus Wono!' Minwoo throws his phone to his side and lies on the bed, hiding his face in between his pillows before sitting back up and patting them back into shape. He hears Jeongmin laughing, commenting how Wonho is bigger than him, only thinner. The man is obviously deceived by his broad shoulders and large clothes. 'Have you seen his waist? How can he carry pups like that? It's not ideal.'

'Pups? Wono can't have babies. He's a male beta.'

'He's an omega.' There is a long silence and Minwoo looks back at his partner. Jeongmin looks paler than usual. Clearing his throat, feeling like he just exposed Wonho's biggest secret, he continues, 'He's uhm… new omega.'

'Owh.' Jeongmin gives him a smile but there is still the look of disbelief carved on his face. The man is never an expert at hiding his emotion to begin with so that is a given. The only thing Minwoo finds weird is why he is so shocked on learning about Wonho. It is not as if they are close or anything. 'So he's the one I smelled on you back then.'

'Yeah. He smells so good.' Minwoo wishes he can smell it too but just like bonding, mixed scents can only be detected by people around them, not by themselves.

'Yeah. Sure. Jasmine type. That's a first…' He pauses to think, 'And you have no problem with his scent? I thought you hate Korean omegas.'

'I don't… hate them. I just don't like them.' Minwoo tries defending himself. Of course he doesn't hate them. His grandmother and stepmother as well as in-laws are all omegas, and they are Koreans, and he has no problem with them. He just finds other omegas annoying, that's it.

'And yet…' 

'He's…' Minwoo has no idea why he doesn't mind Wonho. The man should be the most annoying one with his overly stubborn and proud personality, but Minwoo can tolerate him. Which is very confusing.

'Uh-uh.' Jeongmin's cheesy grin cringes him, shuddering him. He knows why the man has that stupid smile on his face - he thought he just won their bet. What nonsense. Utterly ridiculous. Absurd.

No, he is not in love.

'He's crazy. I almost lose my sanity.'

'Uh-uh.'

'No. You don't understand. I lost my 'sanity'. I almost had a mental breakdown. Not the 'love' crazy thing. Mentally crazy.'

'Okay then. Good luck feeding him.' It is useless. None of Minwoo's excuse is good enough to convince the man who is beaming happily, imagining what he can do with the bet money. Owh, a lot. Jeongmin can even buy his fox his favourite steak…

'Why would I feed him? Pfft.'

'Cus you said he's too tiny he wouldn't be able to carry your babies.' Jeongmin repeats what was said, teasing his proud noble friend. Minwoo is blushing so hard. This is his first time seeing this side of his friend.

'I didn't say that!'

'Whoops. You said pups. Sorry.' 

'Yah!' Minwoo almost throws his pillow on the man who is making some crazy sounds and weird dance moves before heading out to return to his room. Sighing, he turns to his laptop to look at his half-written report. Jeongmin has been especially happy these few weeks it annoys him. Obviously he has been with an omega, their scents always sticking together. Good for him, getting it almost every day. No wonder he has been returning to his apartment every chance he gets instead of sleeping at the dormitory. 

Annoying.

Utterly annoying.