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Welcome to Ratliff Town, in a quiet suburbia street where everybody knows each other and all of theirs secrets and lives. Don’t be fooled by the perfect arborized street, the sidewalks without any litter and the dogs that don’t bark at their postman's. Ratliff Town is an adorable place for the eyes to gaze, with perfect tended gardens and perfect houses with what seems to be perfect families living inside each of them.   

At the extremity of the street there’s a park, filled with benches and a playground for the kids of the streets to live in. It’s also where the school bus stops to pick up all of the youngsters from their homes and take them to Richmond Elementary and Richmond High School, where all of the children of the neighborhood go to study based on their known inherited preferences.   

The street is filled with lights for the night, and the sun almost always shines on Ratliff Town. Most of the gardens are green and filled with flowers, there’s also fountains for birds and backyard with places for cookouts that usually are held for everyone in the neighborhood. The perfect place for the perfect families. The ideal place for those who know who they are, and know they fit in.  

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By the right side of the lane, the first house that can be seen is filled with daisies and hibiscus. They line fr om side to side on the white fence that covers the whole area of the premises. Some kids toys can be seen on the stone blocks that guide towards the entrance, and a tree-house can also be found at the huge oak that it’s on the front of the place. The house is white, with some shades of gray and stones on the sides where there are chimneys on both sides, one that accommodates the dining room, and the other for the living room.   

The house, called by the neighbors as “the Daycare House” is home to one of the streets best known couple. Baekhyun and Chanyeol met each other in High School. Chanyeol was the lead of the Bowling Team, earning many trophies during his time in school. An alpha, he fell in love with Baekhyun’s singing performance during the yearly talent show in school, also known as the perfect place to find suitable husbands, led by the City Counsel for progress and tradition of species.   

Chanyel currently is the CEO of an upcoming agency of talented singers and dancers, trying to make his way into showbiz with Baekhyun always by his side. He’s known as a cutthroat business man, always aggressive when necessary, but also a gentle and caring husband for his stay-at-home man and their five kids.  

Baekhyun is an omega. A sweet boy with a talented voice, he can be seen during his day taking care of his garden and his kids. Always playing with their five children, he’s the ideal father for all of the street. When needed, he also helps taking care of the kids from the street when the other omegas for some reason are occupied, which is rare, but earned him the nickname of “Daycare Baekhyunnie”.   

“Yeol-ssi”. - Baekhyun whispered, whipping Chanyeol’s face after he finished eating his pancakes for breakfast. - “I’ll need to go to the grocery later”.  

“Don’t worry”. - He whispered, handing Baekhyun his card. - “Just buy what the kids need”.   

“You’ll be back soon, right?” - He sighed, pouting his lower lip looking at his husband, sitting on his lap at the same moment.   

“It’s just a business trip”. - Chanyeol whispered, touching Baekhyun’s belly. - “I’ll be back before our next warrior arrives”.  

“You know it can be another omega, right?” - Baekhyun was embarassed, but Chanyeol didn’t cared.  

“I know, don’t worry”.  

“I’m not worried... Your parents are the ones that want me to keep your legacy and give you an alpha”.   

Since their marriage, they had experienced some difficulties. Baekhyun and Chanyeol already had five kids. Three girls, and two boys. All of them were omegas. No alpha was in sight, and for Chanyeol’s family this was a huge disapointment, and the blame fell at all the times on Baekhyun. He was the one that should be able to breed new alphas for their clan.   

While Baekhyun whispered he was sorry if he didn’t gave Chanyeol the alpha to his family legacy, a horn honked on front of their door. It was Chanyeol’s ride to work. He could drive by himself, but he loved taking a ride with his neighbour and best friend from school, Sehun.   

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The house next door had a white fence as well, but instead of flowers, there were only some bushes tended perfectly on them. They were all square-shaped, with no kids toys in sight, but one tangerine tree that grew in front of the house. The house itself was violet colored, with white windows and only one chimney on the side for the dining room as well as the master bedroom that was in the upper floor.   

The house was home for Sehun, an alpha as well as Chanyeol. Sehun was Chanyeol’s best friend from school, but instead of sports, he was known for being a teen model and some kind of icon on his hometown. Being from a renowned family just like his best friend, he wished to have a huge family and a set of alphas to keep his name, however he was a businessman and workaholic. Sehun now was into the perfume industry, selling his fragrance that promised to make all alphas find their perfect mate.   

Sehun was married to Suho, a stay-at-home husband just like Baekhyun and known on the street for having bad jokes and trying to have a child with his husband but not having the time since Sehun worked so much. Suho was a playboy back in his day, an omega with the desire to marry big. He did marry big... At least Sehun was big in one thing. Rumor has it that when the heat comes, Sehun always locks Suho in their bedroom to make sure that no-one touches his perfect husband.   

“Baekhyun... Ah, Sehun just left for work”. - He whispered on the phone. - “I’m afraid. You know, heat is coming, and he’s working late again.”  

“Suho you know he loves you, right?” - Baekhyun always tried to make his neighbour feel calmer.  

“Yes but... Ugh, how do you get to have so many kids with Chanyeol working so hard while I can’t have any?” - He sounded bitter, and sad. It was common since Baekhyun was the champion of having kids in the neighborhood, although no alpha kid.   

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Across the street, on a lilac house with a garden filled with red roses and narcissus, lives one of the most iconic couples of the street. They’re partly responsible for their responsiblity towards the youth of the city, since both work at school, hence why they’re know as the “ABCD House”. Although organized on the outside, inside the house is quite a mess. Both of them work so hard that they don’t have the time to properly fix their house.   

Jeongyeon is an alpha. She’s also the football coach of Richmond High, being known for being a ruthless coach and for only allowing other alphas to join the team. Not because there’s no omega interested, but because she considers that one omega on the locking room is not going to be a good idea surrounded by other alphas. She married the love of her life, former cheerleader captain and now teacher of Richmond Elementary, Nayeon.  

Nayeon, an omega, found herself filled with the many possibilities since she was the most popular girl in High School, but she fell in love with no other than one of the “weird kids”. Now, she dedicates herself to teaching the ABC’s to the youth, helping omegas and alphas to know how to speak, read, and do math. She’s as loved by the kids as Baekhyun is, but since she’s most of the time at school, she’s almost never taking care of her home, which is a bit judged by some members of the community.  

“The policy for not allowing omegas in the football team is stupid”. - Nayeon rolled her eyes while putting her lipstick in front of the mirror. - “You know that when our kids grow up they’ll want to join and you’re going to have to say no”.  

“It won’t be the first time that I’ll deny something to them”. - Jeongyeon assured her wife. - “You’re the good mother, remember?”  

“Well, our alpha won’t join football. I forbid it”. - They had three kids. One alpha girl and two omega boys.  

“And why is that?”  

“Just to make you angry”. - She smiled.   

[...]

Although many houses held families as interesting as they could be, no house held a more significant status than the neighbors of Sehun and Suho. With bricks on the first level and white columns by the entrance, as well as a second floor with blue wooden panels and an attic, that was the only house that didn’t had a white fence surrounding it, but a small brick wall that were at the height of the fences of the other houses, with two white leo’s where there was an open space for the entrance.   

Camellias grew perfectly in circles, surrounding two pine-trees that grew as big as the house, and there was a small bird drinking fountain by the entrance, to ensure that even the birds felt welcomed by the grandest house of the lane. Although there were kids, no toys could be seen on the stones that led to the house, and the family dogs were always quiet and peaceful, thought to properly act just like their owners told them so.  

The house was home for Minho and Key. Minho was an alpha that had the best aura and genetics around him. He was the perfect alpha with the perfect life. He lived for his family, as much as he lived for his community. As the city’s mayor, he had the job to make sure that everyone felt welcomed and knew their place in the community on the legal side. He worked as an attorney for many years until joining politics, and by the time he was already beloved by the community and held the perfect status of being the father of four alphas. There were no concerns for his legacy, but the hopes for who would be the perfect mate for the four of his kids.  

He was married to Key. As the First Gentleman of the city, he was not only responsible for setting the example for other omegas on how they should be but also ensure that there was no one trying to jump to the wrong way instead of following the traditions. A brave defender of the status quo, he was the head of the City Counsel. He also tended his own garden, cooked perfect meals, knew how to sow and taught all his kids how to find the adequate omega once the time arrives.   

“Word on the street is that someone bought the empty house next to Nayeon’s”. - Key whispered as he adjusted the tie to Minho’s collar.   

“And you’re ready to see who it is, I assume”. - Minho smiled, touching Key’s face. - “Promise to be a good neighbor. Elections are coming”.  

“There’s no way that you’re losing”. - He rolled his eyes, pouting as usual. - “But of course I’ll be a good neighbor. I just hope they know that omegas shouldn’t work, but take care of the family”.  

Key didn’t approve any omega that worked on something that wasn’t extremely necessary. He considered that there were “omega jobs” and “alpha jobs” and that they didn’t mixed. He was close to most of the other omegas on the street, but had a small beef with Suho due to his incapacity to have any kids. For him, an omega that didn’t had any children was someone that didn’t followed their biological and social function and shouldn’t be seen as equal.   

“You’re talking about them, aren’t you?” - Minho whispered, smiling at his husband and kissing his lips.  

“How couldn’t I? They married and the... Omega works? How does that supposed to be correct? You know, by the eyes of the Law, and our higher power, that does not make sense”. - Key was also a very religious person.   

They were talking about one couple in particular.

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Across the street from Minkey’s house there was a small red house. Nothing too spectacular, probably the simplest of the houses and still one of the coziest ones. The house was filled with sunflowers that grew freely with no kind of pattern, and one of the wooden fences were broken by a football ball a few months prior, which none of the residents cared to take care of.   

Inside, there was a family of four. Two alpha twins, and their fathers. Kai was an omega, but contradicting everything they believed, he was the one that worked. He was a worldwide known dancer and performer, also a beloved supermodel and former crush from Sehun, his neighbor during their model years. He was a clumsy omega. Arrived from work late and tried to bake his family some cookies and prepare their food. The house either smelled like burned food or uncooked food. Nothing to write home about.   

He was married to Kyungsoo. An alpha, he was a serious and stay-at-home dad. He had a dream of becoming a well known author, and while that didn’t worked out, he tried his best at being a good father for both of their children. He was used known in their neighborhood for going outside to pick up the newspaper only on his underwear and make single omegas desire to help him to get his inspiration to write something about them.   

Kyungsoo was seen with a side-eye by some of his neighbors due to his lack of effort to find a job, but he was the only son of his parents and had a steady income due to playing with stocks on his free time. He only looked like he didn’t cared. He cared about his family and could defend them with his own hands if needed to.

“You’re trying to write something Today?” - Kai asked while preparing the cereal for his family.  

“Yes. I wrote three words yesterday”.  

“Darling, that’s amazing!” - Kai was happy for him, going to his husband and kissing his lips. - “I’m so proud of you”.  

“Do you think that the boys want cereal again? They were saying about pancakes they ate at Baekhyun’s house the other day”.  

“Well, if Baekhyun wants to make them pancakes again, please tell him to do so”. - Kai rolled his eyes, smiling at his husband soon after. - “I’ll promise, this is the last ad of the year”.  

“A modeling campaign for a jockstrap... Should I be jealous?”  

“The heat is coming to all of us... At least you’re the one who’s going to rip them apart”. - Kai guaranteed to Kyungsoo, who nodded and smacked the small ass of his husband.  

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Everything was fine in Ratlliff Town. Everything was in place in Ratliff Town. Ratliff Town was the perfect example of living in a bubble that could be bursted by anything that was out of place. Although they loved to admit that nothing was wrong in the neighborhood, it was obvious that not all of the neighbors liked each-other. Ideals, personalities, everything clashed behind closed doors, and when they needed to see each-other across the street, or while picking their newspaper every morning, they nodded and smiled to whoever they saw.  

“Baekhyun!” - Suho waved at him. - “Please, let me help”.  

Baekhyun was going to the favorite place of the street for him and his kids: the park on the end of the street with a huge playground for kids. There were all kinds of toys in there, perfectly ordered and provided by the City Counsel. They liked the idea of toys for alpha’s and toys for omega’s. Key was the Counsel leader and would never allow for omega kids to play on alpha toys. He didn’t want to distort the order. He didn’t wanted any more Kai’s and Kyungsoo’s in the neighborhood on his watch.  

“You’re very nice. Here”. - He let Suho help him with the baby carriage. - “It’s nice to come here only with two kids nowadays”.  

“Well, soon it will be three”. - He pointed to Baekhyun’s belly. - “How’s Jeongin doing? I heard that he’s one of the top students of his class”.  

“Yes, he is. He leads the home economics class”. - Baekhyun sounded proud. “Still not enough to earn the respect on this street”.  

“You know it’s hard when you’re an omega”. - Suho whispered, taking the baby off of the carriage and putting on his lap while looking at the park while the other girl went running towards one of the toys.  

“I know, I know”. - He shrugged. - “One day”.  

“Who knows, perhaps the little one your carrying is an alpha!” - Suho was always cheering for everyone since he knew quite well that he wasn’t going to have any kids anytime soon. Not unless Sehun started to show up in the bedroom with more frequency.  

“Have you heard about the rumor?” - Baekhyun changed the subject after touching his own belly, thinking of Suho’s words and hoping they would come true. - “They sold that house”.  

“Really?” - Suho looked shocked. - “Who was the realter?”  

“You know who it was”. - He rolled his eyes, pointing towards the house on the end of the street. - “He checks you out every time you go running”.  

“I never noticed...” - Suho blushed. - “Does he?”  

“Suho, you’re a married man with an alpha by your side!” - Baekhyun interveined. - “If Key heards anything about what you just said...”  

“He already hates me enough”. - He shrugged. - “Besides... I do want a baby”.  

“Not with... That guy”. - Baekhyun looked at the car that was arriving towards the street. The horn was honked and both of them waved at the driver while he stopped with the car on his own driveway.  

An alpha bachelor with no intention to any kind of attachments towards his life, Rain was the “daddy” of the street. Perfect abs. Perfect wavy hair. Perfect face. Legend states that he already slept with numerous omega’s towards his life in search of his supposed true love, but he only allowed himself to have one-night stands. This also lead to his rumor to have multiple descendants from different omega’s.  

Rain was the realter of the street. Sold many houses to mostly married couples, but he had a principle of only selling houses to good-looking omegas. Not because he was going to sleep with them, but for him the smell of Omega’s during heat season was even better if they were nice looking. It was the time that he allowed himself to workout shirtless or to do something on his car with his legs spread on his basketball shorts, intentionally with no underwear on. He was a jerk, and he knew that damn well. He loved that about himself.  

“Nice day, huh?” - Rain asked looking to Baekhyun and Suho, crossing the street on his suit and purposely adjusting his balls on his pants.  

“Yes...” - Suho whispered.  

“Indeed”. - Baekhyun smiled, getting up from the bench they were sitting in and grabbing his baby from Suho’s lap. - “I need to got. Chanyeol wants something special for dinner. Trying a new recipe for mac and cheese. Want to go to the grocery store with me, Suho?” - Baekhyun felt the need to punch his neighbor and best friend, but Suho was hipnotized about Rain’t smile and bulge.  

“Mac and cheese. Right... Awesome, Baekhyun”. - Suho smiled, looking towards Rain who kept his eyes locked against the lonely omega.  

“Whatever”. - Baekhyun rolled his eyes, hoping that Key wouldn’t find him on that situation, calling for his kid and leaving the park in an increased speed. No way that he would be seen on such a scandal.  

“Heat season is coming”. - Rain opened his suit, just an excuse to show his chest against his shirt. - “Are you ready?”  

“I guess”. - Suho shrugged, looking at the alpha’s body. The desire was there, he knew that. - “Huh... Is it true?”  

“What?”  

“That you sold that house”. - Suho tried to change the subject, but Rain was a teaser. He pulled his tie, freeing himself from it, still looking at Suho.  

“Yes. They’re arriving tomorrow, I guess. Or on a few days”. - Suho got up, already sweaty. - “Hope they arrive prior to heat season... So you’re not chained and can see them”.  

“I... I’m never chained”. - Suho blushed.  

“Rumor is that workaholic boy chains you so other alpha’s can’t smell you”. - Rain wen towards Suho’s ears. - “I get him. I’d chain you too... In my bedroom”.  

“Huh... Sorry, I really need to go!”  

Rain smiled in victory after leaving another omega shaken towards his advances. Plus, when Suho was running towards his house, his butt looked even better jiggling across the street on his track pants. That omega really knew how to turn someone on, but apparently not his own husband.

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“Okay kids, time for dinner”. - Kyungsoo smiled to his twins, trying to make them feel comfortable with his cooking. He was a better cook than Kai, but some might say that wasn’t an alpha job.  

“Dad, why you keep cooking?” - One of them asked.  

“Yeah... And why is daddy working?” - That also didn’t make any sense to their minds. - “In High School our teacher reminded us of what happens to the ones that do that thing”.  

“What do you mean?” - He looked concerned. Ever since the City Counsel started saying what should or shouldn’t be taught in schools, Minho’s popularity grew, but also the hate against other than non-traditional families.  

“You know. If one alpha is doing the job of the omega, or vice-versa, they are cursed. Their kids have the chance to be... Beta”.  

“And that by itself is against the nature laws”. - His other son replied.  

“That’s enough. I’m going to your school tomorrow”. - Kyungsoo shook his head disappointed on what he had just heard. - “Eat your carrots”.  

“Shouldn’t we eat meat?”  

“Too much  meat is bad for you”. - He scolded them.  

“But they always eat meat. I could smell it from my bedroom”. - He pointed towards Minkey’s house.  

“Haechan, Mark... That’s enough”. - The boys knew that when their father called them by their names it was the sign to stop talking.

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Haechan and Mark, the twins from Kai and Kyungsoo, weren’t wrong though. They were actually right. Key was a proud man to always serve meat to his husband and their children. He believed that it would be better for their alpha manly status to eat as much meat as they could so that their muscles grew even bigger. That didn’t meant that they didn’t had side-dishes. There was a full table of vegetables, sides, meat and everything that could be imagined by someone for a full-course dinner. There were classical music playing on the background and the fireplace was lit so all of them felt warm. Key always sat by the edge of the table across from Minho, and his husband, although the Mayor, was enver late for dinner.  

“What do you think of the coq-au-vin?” - Key asked with a smile on his face, delighted to see his four alpha boys digging into it with eager.  

“It’s awesome”. - One of them said.  

“I don’t appreciate the use of that word, but thank you”. - Key replied, looking at the eldest of his sons.  

Four alpha kids ruled that house. Christopher, the eldest, was a smart boy that knew it was about time for him to find his mate. He had his eyes on a prize from school, but his family didn’t approve the idea of him having someone from a lower background. He was the main heir of Minho’s legacy since he was the eldest, and his marriage should be a lavish one, one that an omega family should be able to afford. That was not the case of Seungmin’s family, Christopher’s boyfriend. T hey hooked up immediately, and were the only couple of the street that didn’t find the need to hide or to feel scolded by Key’s disapproval of another lower class relationship amongst his kids.  

The second of the bunch was Changbin. He was always close to some of the neighbors kids, especially Haechan from across the street. The two alphas loved to hang out and walk on skates when they had free time, and Changbin always found an excuse to stop by at Baekhyun’s house to ask for some water just to see Jeongin, one of Baekhyun’s kids, trying to understand how to tend a garden. He hated get his hands dirty, so Changbin helped him in exchange of Jeongin kissing him in secret.  

Minho, or Lino, the third alpha, was a musician. He was a skilled DJ and offered his jobs as a DJ to one of Baekhyun’s brunches. He never met someone that was interesting to him, always busy playing with his guitar and looking into new music to hear. He was well known amongst the neighborhood because of his sweater vests and love for cats. Always looking bored, he rarely smiled or showed any kind of emotion, but use to laugh when things go wrong with his brothers.

The youngest of the alphas kids was Hyunjin. A charismatic and heir of Minho’s muscles and Key’s bone structure, he looked like he was sculpted by the angels. A daddy’s boy, Key was sure that his youngest kid was the one to break as many hearts as he possibly could, but Hyunjin wasn’t into that kind of thing. He liked living as a low-profile boy that just enjoyed taking pictures and made his own money mowing the lawn for every house of the street. Many looked at him with desire, since he grew up to be a good-looking man, but he didn’t find anyone worth looking at yet.  

“Dad”. - Christopher raised his voice. - “Can I call Seungmin to stop by for dessert?”  

“You know what I think about you getting in a relationship with that boy”. - Key sounded judgemental as always. - “His parents are unable to have an alpha kid. Do you want that for yourself? Look like an alpha that’s unable to breed correctly?”  

“But are Omega’s an incorrect breed?” - He sounded confused.  

“One or two omega’s are okay”. - Key shook his head. - “But five? That’s some genetic failure. You want to tarnish your father’s bloodline with that?”  

“I don’t think it’s a big deal”. - Christopher was bored by that talk. - “Can I?”  

“No”. - Key replied. - “Your father and I have an image to present to society. If my only kid that has found someone found himself an good for nothing omega breeder... That’s going to be on the news”.  

“Darling, I don’t think it’s all that”. - Minho intervened. - “If they  like each other that’s what matters. We need to be inclusive in our society, even if Christopher’s going to have only omega kids”.  

“I’m not even thinking about having kids yet!” - Christopher yelled while Lino and Hyunjin laughed. Changbin already found himself excused of the table. While his brother was trying to argue, Changbin had already jumped the fence of Baekhyun’s house and entered Jeongin's bedroom to a make-out session.  

“You should! Heat season is coming, and if you’re with someone that has that fertile genes from Baekhyun and Chanyeol... You should really think about that!” - Key was a judgmental person, if that wasn’t already clear.  

“That’s enough!” - Minho raised his voice as an alpha, making all of them lower their heads. - “If you want to be with Ten, then go. Key, my darling husband, don’t forget that I’m the alpha around here”.  

“Sorry, darling. It’s... It’s their future”. - He started to stutter. - “You know how much I care about them!”  

“And I’m their father, and they are the blood of my blood. Strong alphas like I am. They are responsible for their own decisions”. - Minho raised his plate. - “Take this to the kitchen. We don’t need dessert Today”.  

Minho waited for Key to take his plate and went upstairs. Key was busy with the dishes while their other kids also left their plates on the sink. Christopher went to Hyunjin’s bedroom instead of his own. He loved talking to his younger brother about what happened on his ow house, since he believed that only Hyunjin could see that his family was just playing the perfect family role, but was nowhere near that.  

[...]

“Do you think that I should allow that? Key must be judging me”. - Baekhyun whispered on his bedroom while making Chanyeol’s bags for his trip that was going to happen on the next morning.  

“Baekhyunnie... You shouldn’t worry that much”. - Chanyeol kissed his husband. - “They love each other. What’s so wrong about that?”  

“I know, but Key’s an annoying bitch when he wants to be”. - He put his hand on his belly. - “Sorry about that, my unborn baby. You shouldn’t hear daddy say those words”.  

“I think he, or she, will probably agree with you”. - Chanyeol laughed. - “I really wish I didn’t had to go to that trip, you know? I’m going to miss your heat season... You’re always so wet during that time”.  

“Chanyeol, I’m already with a baby”. - Baekhyun smiled, blushing.  

“I know, but... You could at least use your mouth, you know? Ugh, I miss those soft lips”. - He whispered kissing his husband once again. - “Come on, just one last time before I go?”  

“You’re an addict”. - Baekhyun joked with him, pinching his cheeks. - “Just if you promise that you’ll be taking Minho’s child home right now. I can’t do those things with a stranger in my house”.  

“Fine, no worries. I’ll do that immediately”. - Chanyeol almost ran to Jeongin's room, grabbing Changbin by his shoulder and walking with him towards the front door. He was a loving man and he’d do anything if Baekhyun promised to give him head.  

[...]

While Chanyeol walked Changbin to his home, Nayeon looked through the window, watching on her neighbors with a smile on her face. Jeongyeon was already in bed, complaining about the lampshade still being lit when she was trying to sleep for one hour at that time.  

“I told you that they were together!” - Nayeon smiled to herself. - “Oh my, Key must be fuming... Oh how I wish I could just be a little bee and go there to see what’s happening”.  

“Nayeon”. - Jeongyeon muttered. - “We should get some sleep”.  

“Wait, I’m just watching... Damn, where are your binoculars from your scouting days? They would be so useful!” - She pouted, even kicking the floor while saying that.  

“Nayeon...”  

“Shush!” - Her face was almost against the window. No discretion about her. - “Ah! What’s that?!”  

Nayeon got scared about a huge moving truck that stopped by the empty house next door. There were no signs of anything interesting on it, but she couldn’t help herself but to look at the moving company. It wasn’t one of theirs. She didn’t knew any of that. That was enough to make her intrigued, but when she tried to look even closer, Jeongyeon roared to make her fear her alpha, and she went to bed after much insistence.  

Everything was perfect in Ratliff Town, at least on the surface. At least until now.

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The moving truck stopped at night, but nothing came out of it except the moving personnel that started unloading boxes and furnitures one after the other as soon as the Sun had risen. There was somekind of expectation around the lane. Everybody wanted to know who was the new neighbors that decided to move at such early hours, and as soon as most of the alphas went to work, a line of judgemental omegas had formed across the street, leaded by Baekhyun who was still in tears after saying goodbye to Chanyeol for his business trip. 

“Nothing yet?” - Suho asked joining the group with some cups of coffee for all of them. 

“I love your coffee”. - Kyungsoo whispered, thanking him. He was the only alpha in the bunch, but that was no big news for any of them, even they judged that a bit. - “Have you heard about the High School policies about the supposed right places and actions for Alpha’s and Omega’s?” 

“Of course I’ve heard”. - Baekhyun looked a bit confused. - “It was in the City Counsel last memo”. 

“And you think that’s okay?” 

“I think that everything that the City Counsel says must have a good reason for it”. - Baekhyun smiled, always kissing Key’s butt in a non-literal way. 

“You too?” - Kyungsoo looked at Suho. 

“I’m not on that discussion”. - He excluded himself. - “As an Omega uncapable of keeping my alpha’s legacy, I don’t have the right to expose my opinions on those matters”. 

“Am I sensing a discontent in here?” - Key appeared. While all of them were on their morning robes covering their pajamas, Key was already well dressed. His sueter was stripped between black and light green colors, and his brown pants and shoes made him stand out besides the other members of the neighborhood. He was the First Gentleman, after all. 

“Not at all”. - Suho smiled. - “Sorry”.  

“Good”. - He smiled with two baskets on his hands. - “These are for all of you. It’s breakfast muffins, fresh out of the oven with some blueberries and strawberries. They’re also fresh”. 

“You must tell me your secret about those gardening skills”. - Baekhyun pleaded, with his eyes sparkling as he gazed through that basket. 

Key giggled and nodded with his head. Of course he wasn’t going to teach Baekhyun anything, but since their sons were in a relationship he had to be polite towards him. Suho was busy biting his muffin as well as Kyungsoo while a SUV stopped behind the truck. It was supposed to be their new neighbors. They were all excited to know who would come out of there, and as soon as the doors opened, they could see two women leading the way inside the house with two younger boys behind them. 

“This is supposed to go to the living room, isn’t it?” - The taller woman asked to the other. Her hair was black, going to as far as the middle of her back, on wavy curves that swayed on the most beautiful way. - “If this goes anywhere near the dining room you’ll be complaining to me for days”. 

“You’re right”. - The other woman said. She had blonde hair on a kind of bob cut, pale skin and gentle eyes. Although some of them were still deciding who of those two should be the alpha or the omega, something wasn’t sitting well on any of them still looking across the street. 

“We already gathered a small crowd”. - The taller one said, kissing her wife on the lips. - “It’s your turn to introduce us”. 

“What? No way. These vultures will introduce themselves. You know how they are”. - She rolled her eyes. - “Jisung, go check if they need any help with the boxes”. 

“Sure, mom”. - One of the boys said, walking inside the house. He had fuller cheeks and big eyes, always looking impressed by everything, like it was all a big surprise for him.  

Meanwhile, Key took the lead, crossing the street and greeting the two women and her other son that was still hanging around the car, leaning against it while playing something on his phone. His eyes went straight to the boy. Nice hair, perfect lips, nice cheekbones, admirable structure. A good fitting boy on the neighborhood. This was new. Perhaps there was a chance for him to improve the legacy of his own family. 

“Hi, I’m Key. Welcome to Ratliff”. - He extended the other basket to the ladies. - “I know moving is difficult, so I did this for you. Breakfast things, easy to eat without having to take of your dishes out of the boxes... Although I do believe they’re porcelain, right?” - He couldn’t stand the thought of having any kind of interactions with someone that used glass plates, or even worse, paper.  

“Yes, we bought them in New York”. - The woman with shorter hair replied. - “I’m Wheein. And that woman discussing with the guy that almost broke our vase is my wife, Hwasa”.  

“Pleasure to meet you”. - He smiled. - “And this lovely boy, who is it?” 

“Oh”. - She smiled, looking towards her other son. - “Felix, come meet our new neighbors”.  

The boy with blonde hair approached his mother. He was pale as she was, had freckles on his face and gazing eyes that almost made him look like a deer in the headlights. Such an adorable figure. Key was positive that although having a small waist he could be an outstanding omega. This was for sure. He could sense it. The boy smelled like most of the Omegas during their heat, but it was still sweet. Something like candy. Although there was still a pineapple smell between them, probably from his other brother.  The problem was that neither of the two ladies had any sense. They didn’t smelled like Omega’s or Alpha’s, and that was confusing.  

“Hi... Mom, I should go to school. Can I grab Jisung?” - Felix asked with his hands on the pockets of his jeans. He was shy. 

“Yes, but we do need the car, so you’ll have to take the bus to school”. 

“But mom...” - He replied. 

“Oh, no need for that!” - Key interrupted with a confident smile on his face and the look of a new opportunity straight in front of him. - “Some of my kids have already went to school, but Hyunjin is still at home. He can take you, if you don’t mind”. 

“I’m not sure if that’s a good idea”. - Wheein intervened.  

“Don’t worry. He’s a nice alpha. And he’s the son of the Mayor. He’s the perfect gentleman”. - Key smiled, while Baekhyun and Suho were busy looking at the boxes Wheein and Hwasa had. - “It’s better than taking that stinky bus”. 

“If you say so...” 

“Oh, I know so”. - Key smiled once again. - “Let us help with unpacking. I’d love to see what you’re going to do with the kitchen. You know, the last habitants of this house didn’t used it that much...” 

“Is that your kid?” - Wheein asked, pointing at Hyunjin that just left by the front door with his car keys on his hand.  

“Yes! Hyunjin! Please, be a nice boy and take our new neighbors to school with you”. - Key asked to Hyunjin, who immediately knew that it also meant that he was almost trapped on one of his father’s tricks to find an omega for him. 

Key went inside as well as the supposed greeting crowd, trying to discover a bit more of his new neighbors while Felix was left across the street, still waiting for Jisung. Hyunjin, on the other hand, was leaning against his car, looking at Felix with a small smile on his face. He thought that freckles were cute, and that boy looked just as cute with that jeans jacket that was almost at the height of his ribs. The white T-shirt underneath had a small text in bright pink stating “Anti-Social”, and that made Hyunjin laugh a bit to himself.  

Hyunjin was more comfortable with clothes. He had a sleeveless shirt, covered by his leather jacket and a pair of jeans and sneakers. He wore his sunglasses because he always thought that made him look cooler while driving, but he wasn’t sure if that would cause a great impression on the new boy. Jisung soon came out of the house, and when they both crossed the street, the smell of bubblegum came to his nose. He looked at Felix and Jisung, and none of them were chewing anything. It was the smell of one of them. The other still smelled like pineapples.  

“Hi. Guess I’m your driver for the day”. - He smiled, shaking his hands with both of the boys. 

“I’m Felix. This is Jisung”. - He pointed to his brother, trying as much as he could to not stare so much at Hyunjin. Was he a model or something? He looked like it. 

“Nice to meet you” 

“Huh, Felix...” - Han pouted. - “Can I go on the backseat? The front seat makes me nauseous”.  

“Sure”. - Felix decided to sit by Hyunjin, with a smile on his face. He was as intrigued by Hyunjin as the alpha was for him. - “That’s a nice car”. 

“My father gave it to me”. - Hyunjin said, starting to drive. It was a short drive, but Hyunjin wanted to talk a bit with his neighbors, so he took the long way to school. - “Where did you come from?” 

“We used to live in New York”. - Felix said, looking at the window, starting to see how the city looked like. 

“But then Felix got his heat and now here we are!” - Han played with him. - “I’m Jisung by the way”. 

“Yes, I know... You already said that”. - Hyunjin was intrigued. Felix already had his heat, so he was still without an alpha? That was good to know. He smiled to himself, looking at Felix once again. - “This is a nice city for Alphas and Omegas. Quieter, you know?” 

“That’s what our mom said”. - Felix shrugged. - “But I do miss New York... But there’s a lot of people there, my mother was worried because she thought that I could be an easy prey for Alphas with bad intentions”. 

“She’s right”. - Hyunjin replied. - “But don’t worry. I’ll be your bodyguard”. - He winked at Felix, who blushed in response. - “Nothing will happen to you in this city”. 

“That’s our school? Damn, it’s huge for a small city!” - Han looked in disbelief.  

Hyunjin nodded. It really was a huge school. The campus of Richmond school was enormous. Not because of the High School, but because the Elementary School was also on the building by its side. The High School building had three levels. It was covered with grey bricks and had an intricate art déco inspired theme on its architecture. The ground level was the place where the biggest spaces were centered. The school cafeteria, teacher’s lounge, principal’s office, reception, gymnasium and auditorium were all there. The other floors were mainly for classrooms and bathrooms, some of the classrooms were specific for some clubs. The outdoor had a huge field for football and a track for racing.  

Meanwhile, the smaller building was the place for the Elementary School. Two levels only, with the same kind of rooms, but with some differences. There was no football field or principal’s office, since they shared the same principal. The huge patio area with a nice garden that divided the space between the two buildings was inspired by the garden of Versailles, and the parking lot was right next to it, making it a space with easy access for everyone.  

“Do you have your school schedule?” - Hyunjin asked while parking, looking especially to Felix, but he could help Jisung as well. 

“Not yet. They said to pick it as soon as we arrive, as well as the combination of our locker”. - Felix muttered. - “Can you take us there, please?” 

“Sure. It’s on my way to my class anyway”. - He smiled, going out of the car and walking with the brothers by his side, keeping a content face at all the time. It was the first time that someone wasn’t interested on him because he was the mayor’s son, and that was something big for him. 

“Wow, everything is really... Separated in here”. - Jisung whispered, touching his brother shoulder. - “There aren’t common spaces?” 

“Of course there is. Only some classes are scheduled for alpha’s or omega’s only”. - Hyunjin said, putting his hands on his pockets. - “My fathers idea...” 

“Because omega’s can’t do what alpha’s do?” - Felix inquired, looking at Hyunjin who smirked and blushed. 

“I don’t think like that”. - He tried to explain himself. 

“Of course you don’t. You’re the nice alpha, right?” - Felix joked with him, picking his schedule and looking at his locker, a bit confused. 

“143O” - Felix whispered.  

“Oh, that’s by my side”. - Hyunjin smiled. 

One of the school policies were that an alpha should always have a closet next to an omega. It was said that this helped them to get along and form a bond. Some relationships had started that way, a few of them were present on Ratliff Town until this day. Jisung was on another level, so he excused himself to explore all of the school while Hyunjin kept walking by Felix’s side.  

“I’m not used to this segregation of alpha and omega”. - Felix confessed, stopping by his locker, looking at his side. 143A. Hyunjin’s locker. 

“New York isn’t like that?” - Hyunjin was curious, but a bit shocked that this wasn’t everyone’s reality. 

“Not at all. We have lots of Beta’s there”. - Felix opened the locker with his combination, finding some surprise gifts for new omegas. An apron for Home Economics and a gardening set with some seeds. - “Wow... This is too much”. 

“Don’t worry. New alphas get condoms and a football ball”. - Hyunjin laughed. - “You’re not obliged to do all that, you know?” 

“At least that”. - Felix smiled, a bit less concerned than he was until a few moments ago. 

“So”. - Hyunjin leaned against his own locker. - “You have Beta’s in New York?” 

“Yes... Why?” 

“Well... We don’t have any here”. - He explained, looking at Felix, gazing at his freckles and thinking if it was fate that has put that blonde boy right across the street from him. - “Small city... They’re not welcomed”. 

“Oh”. - Felix paused, holding his notebook. - “My mother’s are Beta’s”. 

“What?” - Hyunjin was paralyzed. If Key knew that the new neighbors were Beta’s he’d never allow him to give Felix a ride or even speak to him. - “Please don’t tell anyone... For your safety”. 

“What do you mean?” - Felix asked, with his eyes getting a bit bigger because of his worry for his mothers. 

“Beta’s are not welcomed in our city... We value the Alpha and Omega tradition and believe that they are some kind of nature’s failure”. - Hyunjin explained what he always learned on Biology classes since he was a kid. - “Don’t be upset”. 

“Well you just called my mothers nature’s failure, so your calling me a nature failure as well”. - Felix stated, pushing his locker to be closed and starting to walk by himself. 

Hyunjin sighed. Was his father wrong all the time? Beta’s were normal people, not some kind of beasts that were trying to ruin the society with their mutual pleasure response and no need of heat or mating season? That was odd. It went against everything he believed. 

Still, he followed Felix, taking his wrist with his hand. Hyunjin’s hand was big, his fingers went around Felix’s wrist with easiness, and he could feel Felix’s blood pulsing through his veins while he still held him at that point. He was supposed to let him go, but both locked their eyes on an immediate connection. Something sparked inside Hyunjin, as well as in Felix, and the Bubblegum smell from the Omega filled the Alpha’s nostrils as well as Hyunjin’s coffee scent filled Felix’s.  

“What do you want, Hyunjin?” - Felix asked. 

“I... Don’t know”. - The alpha stated, mesmerized by the sight of the small Omega with the prettiest freckles he had ever seen. - “Sorry”. 

“For what?” 

“You’re not an error... You’re...” - Breedable, he thought. - “Lovely”. - He learned how to say the right words from his dad. 

“You’re not too bad yourself”. - Felix said, taking his wrist away from his hand. - “Anyway, I need to go to my class”. 

“Can I take you?” - Hyunjin asked politely, looking into his eyes once again. He couldn’t get enough of the bubblegum scent that came from Felix.  

“Sure... I guess I need some directions anyway”. - Felix nodded. - “Just don’t... Say that about my mothers ever again”. 

“I won’t”. - He assured him, looking into the football team that almost devoured the little twink on his jeans jacket and took the attitude to hold Felix by the waist, pulling him closer while they walked. 

“What do you think you’re doing?” - Felix asked, trying to push Hyunjin, but the coffee scent was too strong for him to be repelled.  

“Protecting you. You don’t want to be hazed by an alpha pack, believe me”. - Hyunjin assured him. - “I’ll let my brother know about Jisung. Don’t worry, he’s already in love with an Omega, but he’ll protect him”. 

“And you?” - Felix inquired. 

“What do you mean?” 

“Are you in love with someone?” - Felix asked. - “Don’t want to be pushed into some omega fight about who has the best genetics for an alpha”. 

“Don’t worry. I’m free as a bird”. - Hyunjin assured him and kept walking him to his class.  

In his mind, Hyunjin asked himself if he really was as free as a bird. For some odd reason, he started to feel not as... Free anymore. Something was already attached to him. Not something. Someone.  

He knew quite well what that felt like. Looking into someone’s eyes and thinking you found the one. Was Felix that person? He always thought that his father was exaggerating when he stated that Key’s scent was so strong that he couldn’t be repelled from him, and from that moment onwards they were connected for good. Was this also happening to him? It was a mystery, but he knew it was about to be solved sooner than expected. 

[...]

“Hey there two lovers”. - Hyunjin waved to his brother, Christopher, who was busy kissing Seungmin behind the grandstand of the football field, still on his uniform.  

“Hyunjin. Hi.” - Seungmin said with a blushing face. - “Please don’t tell anyone”. 

“Like if I needed to”. - He smiled soon after. - “Did you take care of our neighbor?” 

“Jisung? Yes, but he likes being the lone wolf, I think”. - Christopher said, still with one of his arms around Seungmin waist while the other was against the steel pillar of the grandstand. - “We’re going to give a ride to Seungmin after school”. 

“No problem”. - He sighed. - “Changbin and Lino are busy as well. They’ll take the other car”.  

“Well, we’re ready, aren’t we, baby?” - Christopher asked to Seungmin, who nodded and moaned when the alpha bit his neck, grabbing him by the waist with more strength than before and holding him close.  

“Fine, I’ll go look for Felix”. - He sighed. - “Any idea of where he is? Probably an omega class by the time?” 

Hyunjin was right. At that same time on the second floor, Felix was taking his baked cake from the oven and looking at it with a small disapproval on his eyes. Not because the cake was bad. It was, in fact, pretty good for a first cake, but because he didn’t thinked that this was some school class that Omega’s should be obliged to do because of their role on the society. His teacher didn’t bothered at first, but once he saw how he continued to judge that cake, he stopped by him with a smile on his face. 

“What’s the matter?” - He asked politely. - “It’s a good start. You’re not used to sponge cake yet, I guess”. 

“Huh”. - His deep voice was raised as well as his brows. - “That’s not it. I don’t think that I need to do this class”. 

“Oh, you’re in denial. It’s perfectly fine”. - His teacher said, still with a smile on his face. - “For us, Omegas, is really difficult to understand our role in society at the start”. 

“It’s not that, teacher Taemin...” - He sighed. - “Don’t you think we can’t do anything else than bake and tend our gardens?” 

“Of course we can!” - Taemin was excited about that question. - “We can also sow our clothes, refurnish the house, raise our kids, there’s a lot of things that an Omega can do!” 

Felix was not going to get the answers that he wanted. His teacher wasn’t in denial; he was a conformist with the society that he’d grown up in. For someone that grew up on a big city like New York, that place was not it. They were still behind on many things, and idealized values of the past. He was ready to go back to New York. But he knew it was dangerous for unmated omegas.  

[...]

Meanwhile, Kyungsoo arrived at the principal’s office. He was obsessed with talking about his son's education, since they started to conflict with his own ideals as well as the way his life was on his house. The principal’s office was neat. Perfectly arranged and with nothing but diplomas of education from around the country, all named for Lee Minhyuk, an alpha. Rumor has that he had an affair with many of the teachers that were unmarried omegas, but that wasn’t true. He was in love with only one of them.  

“Can I help you?” - The alpha asked, sitting on his seat and looking at Kyungsoo with distain. - “I’m not familiar with alphas coming to discuss education. That’s an omega job. They have free-time for that”. - He smiled. 

“I heard that you’re teaching about roles for omegas and alphas. And that kids that aren’t raised on such a family that values that are going to be cursed with Beta’s on their lineage”. - Kyungsoo stated, crossing his arms. 

“That’s what the City Counsel asked us to teach”. - Minhyuk sighed. - “I know you don’t agree. Everybody knows that you’re an alpha only in thesis”. - Hi smiled, shaking his head since he had no respect for the way Kyungsoo let Kai live his life. 

“You can’t be serious. There are Beta’s in our country. They’re as normal as we are”. 

“There are no Beta’s in Ratliff City, and for all that matters, it will continue this way”. - Minhyuk looked down at Kyungsoo once again. - “We’re only one of the few communities that still value those principles. If you don’t like it, you’re free to send your kids to another school”. 

“This is the only school in the city!” - Kyungsoo protested. 

“Guess that you’ll need to move then”. - He smiled, getting up and looking at the smaller alpha with a smile on his lips. Kyungsoo went quiet for a second and shook his head. - “Smart decision. Good boy”. - Minhyuk made fun of him.  

[...]

Hyunjin finally managed to find Felix. When his class ended, he was waiting for him by the door, with a smile on his face and thinking of something nice to say. You smell good came to his mind, but that was a cliche for alphas; so he had nothing to say except what was on his eyesight. Once Felix got out of class with his cake on his hands, that was the subject Hyunjin picked to talk with him. Unfortunately, it was a subject that Felix wasn’t interested. 

“Nice cake”. - He said, poiting at the cake that had uneven frosting and was almost flat. It was a good first cake, not a good cake. 

“Thank you. You can have it”. - He almost threw the cake at Hyunjin, that grabbed it without hesitation. 

“Are you okay?” 

“I’m fine. I’m just giving my cake to an alpha. That’s what an omega should do, right?” - He rolled his eyes. 

“Huh...” - It wasn’t that cake that Hyunjin was after, though. - “Not a nice first day, I guess”. 

“Can you just give me a ride, Hyunjin?” - He asked. - “Please?” 

Hyunjin nodded and went to the parking lot where Seungmin was already on the backseat with Christopher. Both were making out, with Seungmin’s hand already inside Christopher’s pants. Christopher was still with his football uniform, since he knew Seungmin so much that he was aware that his scent was what made the small boy act that way when he was sweaty. They didn’t even cared about Felix and Hyunjin, just kept making out all of the way, and Felix wasn’t interested in exchanging any other words on that day. 

[...]

Still at school, Jisung was looking for his brother. Felix had left and forgotten to tell him about that. He was without a ride, and only one car was still left in the parking lot. He thought to himself about the small town that everyone was saying, and he was aware of the dangers of strangers, but who could be a menace to him? He was a New York boy, that was busy eating his peanut butter jelly sandwich waiting for the bus, just in case. 

“You missed it”. - A voice sounded not too far from him. Lino was approaching him with his guitar. - “The school bus left about half an hour”. 

“Oh”. - He said with his mouth full of his sandwich. - “Damn... Worst first day ever”. 

“I knew you’re new. Want a ride?” - He asked, reaching for his hand. - “I’m Minho, but call me Lino. Minho is also my dad, so it can be confusing”. - He smiled. 

“Jisung, or Han. Your choice”. - He shook his hand, feeling instantly the fresh smell of mint coming from Lino’s breath. He thought it was his breath at least. Lino, on the other hand, could feel the refreshing scent of pineapples from Han, but he assumed it was pineapple jelly on that sandwich.  

“We just need to wait for my brother and his secret boyfriend”. - He whispered, calling Han with his head. - “Put your address here. I’ll leave you first”. 

Once Han did that, Minho smiled. No way. They were neighbors. Minho wasn’t there when the new family arrived, therefore he didn’t knew who they were. This was still something new to him, but he wasn’t mad at it. He was perfectly fine with not knowing everything about everyone like all of his neighbors thought it was so important.  

After a while, Changbin arrived holding hands with Jeongin. The small boy with ginger hair was clinging into Changbin, holding his broad shoulders and stating of how much he liked the way his body was so manly. Changbin, on the other hand, was feeling on top of the world after taking Jeongin to the locker-room after school practice and having him on his knees for some minutes.  

[...]

After school hours, all of the kids went back home. All of the working husbands and wifes arrived at home as well soon after, and while some discussed about the day and some husband wanted to say how the work went, there was a major issue going around that street on that night. 

“Darling, you won’t believe it”.  - Suho stated, sliding his hands on the Sehun’s torso, raising his shirt. - “The new family...” 

Meanwhile on the house next door. 

“Chanyeol-ssi... I knew you had a wonderful trip, and I’m glad you’re safe. Yes, the baby kicked a little, but that’s not what I’m calling you for”. - Baekhyun talked to his husband through his phone. 

Across the street, where the smell of uneven cooked salmon was pungent, one alpha talked to his omega. 

“You know the new family?” - Kyungsoo whispered, with his arms crossed. 

On the ABCD House, two women looked at each other after reading a text that came from Baekhyun. 

“Heh?!” - Nayeon raised her voice. - “You got to be kidding me!” 

And on the center of the street, with the amazing soundtrack of Mozart’s Allegretto, and while sliding the knife to cut the perfectly made beef wellington, the First Gentleman of the city looked at his husband while he drank his scotch after a busy day of work. 

“Beta’s! That’s our new family. Beta’s on our own front yard!” - Key was so judgemental that once he said the word Beta he made a clean-cut with his knife, nodding his head. - “Since when we allow Beta’s in our town?!” 

“Darling that’s not something illegal”. - Minho laughed. - “It will be good for our diversity”. 

“Diversity... Who are you?!” - He looked at Minho, in disbelief. - “And to think that I let our poor boy take that Beta offspring to school... Our poor Hyunjin”. 

Hyunjin, on the other hand, looked by the window. He could see the lights on from the house that Felix lived in. He couldn’t help but to think on the bubblegum smell, and while still looking at the windows, he noticed one of them on the second floor get lit. Soon, the silhouette of Felix could be seen, and after that, he opened his curtains. Hyunjin hid immediately when he noticed that the boy was half-naked after the shower, but couldn’t stop looking at him. With only the window opened he could already smell the bubblegum scent from that omega. He desired it. He clenched his jaw, thinking if he was already drooling by the thought of having that blonde boy on his bed, but the thoughts left his mind once he was called to dinner. 

Another unusual day on Ratliff Town. The gardens remains perfect. The town still shines. However, things are going down a spiral, but they don’t know it yet. 

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The talk of the street on that Saturday was about Minho’s and Key’s dinner party that was supposed to be attended by everybody that lived there. All of the neighbors got their invitations through mail, on a hand-written card that named all of the family members of each household. The menu was said to be a surprise, and the party was in honor of the new family that arrived a few days ago.   

Key was still rolling his eyes while cooking the perfect peach cobbler while his homemade ice cream was on the freezer, hardening to be put together with the dessert for that evening when Minho came to the kitchen with a smile on his face. He had just finished his workout with some of the other alphas of the street, and all of them knew that it was the perfect moment to be with their omegas, since it was the time that their scent was event stronger.  

“I hate that you convinced me to do this!”. - Key held a knife on his hand, looking at Minho who was shocked and suddenly thought that maybe putting his arm behind his neck and showing his armpit wasn’t going to work like it usually did. - “A dinner in honor of Betas... Seriously?”  

“Key... They’re our neighbors”. - Minho whispered, walking towards him and grabbing the knife from his hand. His skin was glowing due to the sweat, and he held Key by his waist to make sure that his face would be in the direction of his muscular chest. - “You know, it’s good for the politics”.  

“Not in Ratliff”. - He whispered, putting his head against Minho’s chest and sniffing around, sensing the musky smell from his alpha’s sweat. - “We don’t do Beta’s in this town...”. - Key was being tamed like he always was. Minho lowered his husband pants just a bit, enough for his fingers to go inside of Key’s underwear and touch him with two fingers at once. - “You’re not going to convince me...”  

“I already did”. - He smiled, inserting the fingers inside of Key, who moaned with his head leaned against Minho’s chest. Key sighed, moaning a bit, and then his lips started kissing the sweaty chest of his alpha. He had surrendered pretty easily, but it was something that only Minho could do to him.  

[...]  

Not only Key and Minho had a discussion about that dinner. The new family, that now were called as the “Beta House”, were surrounded by intrigue and questions that they didn’t wanted to answer. Hwasa was sipping her coffee next to Wheein, being convinced to go to the party while talking to her on the kitchen floor.   

“You know, it’s a good idea. We both know that it would be good for Felix to be around the other kids. Most of them are omega, he needs friends”. - She whispered to her wife, that shrugged.  

“He had plenty of friends in New York. Models, celebrities, everything we could’ve imagined.” - She was disappointed. Hwasa wished she could give her son a better life than that closed minded suburbia street. - “At least Han made a friend. Kind of”.  

Han was busy on the top floor. He was taking guitar lessons from his new friend and ride buddy, Lino. The alpha boy still felt the scent of pineapple when he approached the younger one, but he still couldn’t figure out if he really was an omega or not. See, Jisung was an omega just like his brother Felix, however he never had a heat season yet, so even though his family knew about that, they thought that he was still under control. They didn’t need to keep an eye out on the boy until it seemed necessary.   

“This is how you play these chords”. - Lino grabbed Jisung’s hand. The warm touch of the alpha on his own fingers made Jisung blush. - “See? Try it”. - The sound was amazing. It was a mere note, however for Jisung it was like a symphony. For Lino, however, it was confusing. Why that boy made him feel those things?  

“You’re a good teacher”. - Jisung smiled, still feeling Lino’s touch. His head leaned forward as Lino’s did the same, but before they could do something, Lino took a step back, controlling himself. - “Sorry”. - Jisung whispered. - “Did I do something wrong?”  

“No, not at all”. - The alpha stated. - “It’s confusing. You really catch my attention”. - He admitted.   

“Is that a bad thing?” - Han was confused but smiled in disbelief.   

“I’m not sure. Let’s try another note”. - He whispered, sitting by Jisung’s side on his bed, putting his fingers once again on top of his hand, helping him with the position of his own fingers. It was a warm feeling that filled both of them, but for that instance, they decided that it was enough.  

[...]

Coming down the stairs, Felix had his hair fixed on a ponytail, with two stripes of blonde locks coming on each side of his face. He was dressed casually; it was Saturday after all. He had some shorts in a bright blue color and a white tank top. He was supposed to go running, that’s why he had a bottle of water on his hand. He was about to open the door when he saw Hyunjin crossing the street. The door was slammed immediately.  

It took a few seconds until the scent of coffee filled the air, and it wasn’t the one that his mother was drinking while discussing in the kitchen. The scent came as well as the knock on the door. Hyunjin was on the other side, and Felix was still with his back against the door, thinking he was discreet in his reactions.  

“Huh... I kind of saw you”. - Hyunjin’s voice made Felix shiver. It was deep and still so comforting. - “I need to get your lawnmower. Can you help?” - Felix was static. Why did he need any help? It was a simple lawnmower.   

“Felix, sweetheart”. - Wheein came from the kitchen. - “I think it’s that Hyunjin boy. He’s cutting our grass Today”. - She said, not noticing how pale, and yet blushed on the cheeks the blonde boy was. - “Our lawnmower is in the garage. Can you help him?”  

Not even his mother saved him on that situation. Felix grasped for air and nodded with his head. He took two deep breaths before opening the door with a smile on his face, pretending that nothing has happened.   

“Hi!” - He said with a smile. - “Sorry, I was... Filling my water bottle”. - He looked for an excuse. Hyunjin looked as beautiful as he ever was. He had also a white tank top, but instead of those running shorts like Felix he had a basketball shorts on. His sneakers were white and his socks went until half of his shin. Felix almost drooled. He was a really sexy gardender.   

“Ok”. - Hyunjin replied, looking at his hair and pointing at it. - “Your hair look good... Like that”.  

“Oh, thank you. I was going to run, but...” - He didn’t had any excuses now, so he tried to think of anything clever. - “My mother wants me to stay here and see your work. You know, first time”. - He thought it was clever.  

“You don’t trust me”. - Hyunjin smiled right away. - “It’s ok, I promise I won’t break anything, but feel free to watch”.   

Felix nodded, walking with Hyunjin while the alpha was almost inebriated by the bubblegum smell that came from Felix. His eyes went straight to Felix butt as soon as the boy walked pass him to open the garage door, strugling to do so with his own strength.   

“Let me help you”. - Hyunjin whispered, relieving that task from Felix.   

The garage door was opened, and Felix was struck by one of the greatest visions he had ever seen. Hyunjin had his arms up, his biceps were flexed, his armpits were showing, the coffee scent became even stronger. He opened his mouth, thinking if he should drink his water already, but Hyunjin looked at the blonde boy when he was still gazing at his body.  

“Huh... Are you okay, Felix?” - He asked, touching the boy shoulder. It was another immediate reaction. The bubblegum scent came towards Hyunjin’s nose, and he closed his eyes for an instant. It was the sweetest smell. Felix, on the other hand, was trying to not be such an omega at that moment, but he only smiled at him.  

“Yes... Lawnmower. Come”. - He reminded them of the task they had ahead.   

With the garage door opened, they could see lots of boxes still there. Hwasa and Wheein loved to shop everything, so it wasn’t a surprise that all of their things didn’t fit the suburbia home compared to the nice penthouse they had in New York. They had to move a fex boxes, that being Hyunjin moved and Felix watched, and they found the lawnmower on the corner of the garage. It was humid, almost dark because of the boxes that filled the garage, and Felix was almost trapped with that alpha on his own garage.  

“You’re coming to dinner, right?” - Hyunjin decided to break the ice while grabbing the lawnmower.  

“My mother’s are deciding about that”. - Felix said. He wasn’t too keen on going. He hated how the neighborhood treated his family in most part.  

“I wasn’t asking if you’re mothers are coming”. - Hyunjin whispered, going outside of the garage with Felix. - “I was asking of you”.  

“Huh...” - Felix got a bit shy with that question. Hyunjin’s eyes could almost touch his soul by the way he looked at him, and the omega was still trying to understand what was happening. - “Sure, I’ll be there”.  

“Great. It will be nice to see you when I’m not sweaty”. - He joked.   

Felix didn’t mind that. Hyunjin wasn’t even sweaty yet. While looking at him, Felix decided to sit by the porch steps, with his hands on his knees thinking if he should really go for a run, but he stopped thinking about that once Hyunjin started to mow the grass of his garden. He looked with so much attention that he couldn’t be distracted about anything. Every inch of grass made the coffee scent feel stronger, and soon he saw that Hyunjin’s chest was starting to be sweaty, making his tank top get a bit sticky with his skin. It was a delightful sight.   

Hyunjin, on the other hand, tried to think about anything but Felix while doing his job. He needed the money to save and go away from Ratliff. He desired living in a big city, where no excuses were allowed to treat any other person in a bad way. However, as soon as Felix started contemplating his sweat, the scent of bubblegum grew. Hyunjin’s hands clenched against the lawnmower, pushing it with more strength, needing all that it took so he could finish that job.   

None of them could feel the smell of freshly cut grass, even though Jisung could and even went to the window to close it. He despised that smell. He was more tuned to the scent of mint that came from his guitar teacher that was still on his bed, tuning his guitar after a lot of practice. If his head was in place, he could have noticed how Felix didn’t moved and looked at Hyunjin at all the time.   

But someone did.  

[...]

“Isn’t that your brother?” - Jeongin asked to Changbin. They were in the alpha’s bedroom, with Jeongin already on his underwear and his chest against the window while Changbin wasn’t dressed at all. He was busy kissing Jeongin’s neck, touching his omega at all times when he heard that question.  

“Yes... He mows grass, remember?” - He started kissing Jeongin’s back. - “Why?”  

“The new omega boy... Are they together?” - The omega asked while putting his hands between Changbin’s legs, grabbing it and starting to stroke his boyfriend while gossiping.  

“I don’t care”. - Changbin replied, moaning when Jeongin’s hand came towards him. They were crazy about each other’s scent. Jeongin smelled like watermelons, while Changbin had a scent of dark chocolate. - “I only care about my omega”. - He whispered while getting on his knees, pulling Jeongin’s underwear down and opening his cheeks.   

Gossip was good, but not as good as having sex with your boyfriend. Jeongin let the curtain go, begging for Changbin to take him to bed. The alpha lifted him on his arms, walking with the omega and putting him there. The moaning started soon after, but not for everyone’s happiness.  

[...]

“Argh, I knew I couldn’t trust that Omega skank that Baekhyun has bred”. - Key whispered at his bed, already naked. Minho was busy taking a shower with his door opened. - “My poor Changbin, already busy with... A lower-level Omega”.  

“Honey, come on”. - Minho protested. - “Changbin is in love, and we know that Christopher is as well”.  

“I know, but they could arrange better Omega’s. It’s your legacy on the line you know?” - He started to complain, grabbing the sheets to cover his body.  

“Well, my legacy has been putting four alphas inside of you already”. - Minho stated coming out of the shower with a towel around his waist. His body was still wet, his musky oak-like smell filled the room instantly. - “And why did you covered up?”  

Key looked a bit flustered. He was still with his hands on the sheets, but Minho pulled it back with his strength. He liked it better when Key was naked and exposed for him. It reminded him of the times of High School locker-room when Key was the head cheerleader and he was the quarterback. He opened his legs without much effort, simply to look at the small ass that he had.  

“I like to see what I did to you”. - He winked after spreading Key’s cheeks, passing his thumb around his hole that was stretched due to what just happened between them. - “So what are you going to do when they arrive for dinner?”  

“I will be a nice host. The best”. - Key whispered.   

“And?” - Minho asked while taking off his towel. He wasn’t fond of them.  

“And I won’t criticize them for being Beta’s and having a stain on their bloodline that could pass on future generations”.  

“Yeah”. - Minho looked confused. - “You won’t say those exact words, right?”  

“Of course not. Do you think I’m stupid?” - He rolled his eyes. - “At least we don’t have to worry about that situation that much. Hyunjin’s been taking Felix to school all of these days and he still hasn’t acted like he feels anything”. - Key sighed in relief. His lineage was going to be kept pure. That’s what mattered.   

[...]

Hyunjin finished moaning the grass of Felix’s family front yard. He was sweaty, and now Felix understand why he said that he wanted to see him again when he wasn’t like that. However, the blonde boy couldn’t help but look at the Alpha’s body, admiring it. He desired to touch it, but he controlled himself. He was eager to make sure that he wasn’t going to sound like one of those Omega’s that just give in on the first try.   

The short black-haired boy approached him, after finishing his work, with a smile on his face and pointing at Felix. He wondered what he could mean with that, but when he noticed that Felix didn’t make any kind of movement, Hyunjin laughed.   

“Can I have some?” - He was asking for his water bottle. Felix nodded, and Hyunjin started drinking. The water fell on his lips and into his mouth. He was dehydrated and his scent was even stronger by being so close. Was it due to the sweat or the tension at the moment? Felix couldn’t figure that out, but he looked at Hyunjin’s neck, the way that at every sip it contracted and made his Adam’s apple go back and forth. He was about to say something when Hyunjin finished drinking the water, cleaning his mouth from the excess of liquid with the back of his hand. - “Thanks”.  

“You drink almost all of it”. - Felix complained looking at the water bottle. - “Now I’m gonna need to refill it”.   

“Sorry about that”. - Hyunjin smiled. - “I’ll make up to you during dinner. Drinks on me”.  

“Dinner is at your family’s house”. - He rolled his eyes. - “Of course the drinks are on you”.  

“Damn, nothing can get through you, huh?” - Hyunjin was liking that dynamic. As much as Felix tried to show that he wasn’t into him, the Alpha knew what it really felt. The bubblegum scent from Felix only grew stronger each time they saw each other, and he wasn’t annoyed by it on any way. - “Great, Lino. You ready to go?”  

Lino arrived by the front door, looking at Felix like he asked for him to move a bit so he could walk those steps and go home. Han was right behind him, still oblivious to the world, feeling the warm touch of Lino like if he was still holding his hand until that moment. Both alpha brothers nodded, saying their goodbyes and talking about seeing them later at dinner. Jisung was anxious about that, but Felix was a bit mad because his water bottle was almost empty.  

[...]

Just as Felix passed by their house finally being able to do his training, Suho was busy looking at Sehun, who was talking non-stop about work. He wondered to himself if his man felt anything for him, remembering at the same time how Rain didn’t made any effort to flirt with him. Why Sehun wasn’t like that? It was a bit confusing.  

“Baby”. - He interrupted Sehun, who was holding a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper. - “Heat season is coming”.   

“I know”. - Sehun whispered, turning his eyes to Suho with a smile on his face. - “That’s why I’ve been working so much... I want to be with you during that time. You know... Maybe finally have a child”. - That was what Suho always wanted to hear. Sehun was a workaholic, but now it was for some kind of right reason. He was adjusting his work schedule so they could be together when the right time comes.  

“Really? That’s why you’ve been working so much!” - He smiled, hugging his husband and kissing his cheek. - “You know I can’t stand the judgement on this street. They think that we are not able to have any kids, and therefore it’s my fault”.  

“Do you really care about what they think?” - Sehun rolled his eyes. The alpha touched his omega’s torso, sliding his fingers until the start of his pants. - “It’s just... I like your body so much, I hate to see you losing it. You saw how Baekhyun has a belly even when he’s not with child”.  

Suho stopped. Was it a compliment or was it narcissism? He was unsure. He nodded with his head, looking at Sehun and sitting by his side, not saying a word. He wasn’t going to say anything bad about Baekhyun who was his only friend in the neighborhood. They sat in silence for a while, until Sehun folded the newspaper, finishing his reading time and looking once again at Suho. The house was immaculate. Suho had plenty of time to clean and cook since he didn’t had any kids or a husband that was by his side at all times.   

“I really wish you could come to dinner Today”. - Suho whispered. - “Showing up alone is always a reason for them to talk”.  

“There you go again with those concerns about gossip”. - Sehun kissed his cheek. - “Don’t worry. It’ll be worth it”.  

Suho nodded, but he wasn’t so happy with that. He was annoyed by the fact that nothing that he said to Sehun seemed to make any impact on his alpha’s decisions. He already had his mind made up about working late, and it wasn’t a dinner to impress any omega or make friendship with some beta’s that would change his schedule. It was a pity, but Suho knew at that moment that he would never be the number one priority on Sehun’s life.  

[...]

Across the street, a similar conversation was being made between an alpha and an omega. They argued while their sons were on the park at the end of the street, playing football. Kai had his arms crossed after showing to Kyungsoo his latest pictures. His work as a model was paying well, but it also meant that he was an Omega concerned by his career and surrounded by other Alpha’s. It was not something that Kyungsoo had in mind when he got married.  

“They’re nice”. - Kyungsoo muttered. - “Does your ass needs to be showing at all of them, though?”  

“Honey, it’s just a picture. It’s an ad, I already said that to you”. - Kai tried to make him feel better, kissing his lips and messing with his hair. He wasn’t going to change his mind about the pictures no matter what his alpha said. Kai was the type of Omega that didn’t cared that much about tradition like many on the street.  

“Fine... I just hate how it looks”. - He sighed. - “It makes you look...”  

“Like what, Kyungsoo?” - Kai was already getting angry, but that also meant that Kyungsoo got angry as well. He could be a bit different than many of the alpha’s they knew, but he wasn’t that different. An omega raise his voice to his alpha was a big no-no.  

“Like a whore”. - He looked straight into his eyes. - “You’re a married man. You should not be looking like that”.  

“It’s a picture for fuck’s sake. If you’re so bored, why don’t you get a job and act like a real alpha?” - His eyes rolled while Kyungsoo shook his head, getting up from the kitchen table. - “Where are you going? This conversation isn’t over”.  

“I won’t argue with you”. - Kyungsoo was disappointed. He could hear that from everyone, but not from his own husband. - “Get ready for dinner at the Mayor’s house”.  

“Who said I’m going? We have tickets for that new movie. I’m taking the boys”.  

“Why do you always have to defy my authority?” - Kyungsoo asked, walking towards his husband and grabbing his arm with one of his hands. - “I’m the alpha”.  

“Maybe on the reproductive side”. - Kai smiled deviously. - “You’re the boss of a no-man army, Kyungsoo. Now stop complaining and get ready to go to the movies”.  

That was the spark for a bigger conversation that could be heard across the street.  

[...]

It was no surprise that one of the nosiest neighbors was walking with her dog at the moment she heard something break inside Kai and Kyungsoo’s house. She looked towards it, and could see that the alpha was holding his own head, looking shocked at something. Her flowered dress in a round skirt was on the way for her to get her phone that was in her bag, and once she could hold it, she called one of her friends from the street.  

“You know what I just saw?” - Nayeon talked while still walking with her dog, waving in a sympathetic way to Felix that just passed running during his training. - “It looks like the omega troublemaker is now breaking things!” - The voice on the other side of the line gasped, and she quickly laughed. - “Oh, I don’t know. Maybe those hideous cups that they have! You know, if they called me, I’d help breaking them too... Anyway, are you going to the dinner? Of course you are, you’re Key’s little minion”.   

Walking towards her own house, Nayeon let her dog free from its leash, starting to wonder where her wife could be. She closed the front door, looking at herself in the mirror once again and soon started to look for her.  

“Jeongyeon? Honey?!” - She walked by the house, crossing the living room with quick steps. - “Honey, you’re not going to believe what I just saw. Kai attacked Kyungsoo! See, that’s what happens when you try to marry someone that’s not conformed with the way things are! Just like those butch Bet...” - She stopped by the kitchen entrance, and there it was. Jeongyeon was having a sip of tea and some biscuits while talking with Hwasa. - “Bet...hany!”  

“Butch Bethany?” - Jeongyeon asked, looking confused while Nayeon pointed with her head towards Hwasa. She was talking about her. - “Nayeon, you remember our neighbor Hwasa, right? She stopped by to see if we’re going to the dinner tonight”.  

“Of course we are!” - Nayeon giggled. She was nervous of almost being caught. As the lead of the gossip on the street she hated being on that situation where she almost said too much. - “Why?”  

“Since you’re the only other female couple on the street, Wheein and I were hoping we have some familiar faces to talk during the night”. - Hwasa stated, taking one last biscuit and biting into it. - “Thank you again for those biscuits and tea, Jeongyeon. They were delightful”.  

“It’s actually Nayeon’s recipe”. - Jeongyeon always gave the credit to whom it was deserved. Hwasa nodded her head, walking towards Nayeon and smiling.  

“In that case, thank you Nayeon”. - She passed her hands towards her own hair. - “Even a butch Bethany knows how to appreciate a biscuit”.  

“Oh... No problem!” - Nayeon waved while she walked out. - “Come by again! We can discuss about other recipes! See you!” - She kept waving until the door was closed. - “Oh she hates me”.   

“With good reason”. - Jeongyeon judged her wife. - “What made you think you could simply say something like that about her?”  

“First of all, this is my house, so I thought that...” - Nayeon started to explain herself.  

“Whatever you thought, you thought it wrong”. - She paused, walking with her cup of tea on her hand that stated ‘Best Football Coach in the World’. - “You’re going to get in trouble for being so nosy, you know that, right?”  

“It’s part of my nature! Some Omega’s like to garden, others like to cook, and I like to gossip! It’s kind of a hobby if you think about it”. - She wasn’t going to give in. Nayeon really felt that she could do no wrong with her small gossip.  

“Then find another hobby... I don’t want anyone to be mad at us. Especially Kyungsoo and Kai. His boys are two of the best on the team”. - Jeongyeon put her hand on Nayeon’s shoulder. - “No more gossiping. Not about them, at least”. - Nayeon took a while, but she nodded. She never defied Jeongyeon’s authority  

“Fine...” - She shrugged. - “But do you know who I saw on Changbin’s window earlier Today with almost no clothes on?”  

“Nayeon...”  

[...]

As the sun set on the horizon, everybody started to get ready for dinner. Suits were put on; the best international fragrance used on necks; dresses from the latest collection were put on; hairstyles were done with perfection; bottles of champagne and boxes of Swiss chocolate were packed as a gift for the hosts of the evening; everything started to look like another perfect night in Ratliff Town. As each of the families left their own homes towards Minho and Key’s house, the light of the street made them almost sparkle, looking like the most professional ad for the perfect life.   

The old glamour was there; the perfect set for a perfect evening; and that could only mean one thing: another perfect evening in Ratliff Town. 

Chapter Text

The talk of the street were always the gatherings that made all of the neighborhood come together to celebrate something. Either graduations, come of age, weddings and even funerals. Everything was a reason to celebrate in Ratliff Town, and that night couldn’t be different. As the guests started to make their way outside of their own homes, a line of four alphas were made outside of the bedroom on the upper floor of the Mayor’s house.  

“Eyes bright; Chins up; Smiles on; Chest out; Muscles flexed”. - Key stated as he walked by his four kids, looking at each of them and judging the outfit that each of them chose to wear at that evening. - “Changbin. What do you think you’re wearing?”  

“A cap?” - He asked in responde to his father.  

“Take that silly thing off”. - He rolled his eyes. - “You’re not having dinner in a trailer park”.  

Hyunjin was always perfect when it comes to clothes. His father always nodded at him and smiled with approval to what he was wearing. It wasn’t different at that night. All of them had some black-tie outfits, with changes to their ties and pocket squares. While Christopher’s was purple, indication of royalty, Lino’s was on a dark green tone. Changbin’s was bright orange, and Hyunjin’s deep royal blue.   

“Remember, this is the perfect occasion to see how Omega’s are during social events. It’s fundamental to have one that knows how to stand on every situation, and has grace on his movements as well”. - Key had a mission to find his boys the perfect match, even though Changbin had already made it clear that he wasn’t going to let Jeongin go for any reason.   

“I thought this was a dinner for the Beta family”. - Lino said, putting his hands on his pants pockets while Key sighed and shook his head.  

“This dinner is a proof that they are not part of our society. They would never be able to do something like that, but your father insisted on inviting them”. - He crossed his arms, walking towards Christopher and putting a lock of his hair behind his ears. - “Your hair is growing wild just like your father’s”.   

The doorbell rang, and finally most of the neighbors started to arrive. All of them were on their best attire. It was like an elegant dinner at an award ceremony. Almost like all of them were at the MET Gala and understood the assignment. Nobody was bad dressed, since all of them knew how Key would react to any of them dressed in a way that he would despise.   

The living room had the couches spread a bit so people could mingle and talk standing if they wanted to. The peach-colored furniture and dark wood contrasted with the light green walls, that hanged classical paintings and a huge portrait of the family on the top of the fireplace. They were all in matching outfits, white shirts and black pants, with Key sitting on a chair and Minho behind him holding his shoulders. Christopher and Lino were by one side and Changbin and Hyunjin on the other. The perfect family as they always liked to sell themselves.   

Next to the living room, the dining room had its table opened to fit all of the guests. It was a huge mahogany table with chairs that had linen dark green sits. A chandelier hanged on the center of the table, with small diamonds in cascade that held multiple lights, that made the whole room spark. The dinner set was already on their right places, with the names for each sit filled on hand-written cards made by Key himself.   

“Darling, sit down”. - Chanyeol helped Baekhyun to find a spot on the couch while his younger kid started picking the wax grapes on the center table. Baekhyun was almost having his baby, so his belly looked even bigger under his tuxedo.  

“That’s... That’s not food”. - He whispered to his kid, pulling it from her tiny hand. - “Yeol-ssi, please hide this before Key sees it”.  

“You also came alone?” - Kyungsoo asked Suho, who smiled immediately, nodding with his head. - “Let me guess... Work”.  

“You’re always right, Kyungsoo”. - Suho kept smiling when Baekhyun called Chanyeol to feel his belly since the baby was kicking. - “Guess I’ll never know how that feels”.  

“Don’t say that”. - Kyungsoo put his hand on Suho’s shoulder. - “Sehun is a busy man”.  

“But he’s not allowing me to fulfill my duty as an Omega”. - He sighed. - “Anyway, I don’t want to bother you with my life”.  

“You’re not boring me”. - His fingers went to his glasses, putting them into place. - “Here, have some champagne”.   

On the other couch, Jeongyeon tried her best to make sure that her own kids weren’t going to destroy Key’s house while Nayeon already went to Baekhyun’s couch to feel the baby on her friend’s belly, clapping to herself when she could feel the kick. Jeongyeon smiled when she saw that, and remembered why she liked that street so much. Everything fit into place.  

“You’re hating every second, aren’t you?” - Hwasa asked her wife, looking at her and then at Nayeon, who raised her hand to wave, but was promptly ignored. She turned her head, trying to avoid conversation with the gossiper of the street.   

“It’s too much”. - Wheein complained. - “But the boys need to fit in. They’re being friends with Minho and Key’s kids, so I guess this is important to them”. - She adjusts her wife hair behind her ear. Both were wearing matching gowns, the difference was that Hwasa’s was green while Wheein’s was light pink.   

Felix had a tuxedo on as well. He was hanging around Jisung for that time. Both were wearing expensive brands outfits, but Felix just looked expensive with everything he had on. His tuxedo was white, with a small pearl neckless on the place of a tie, that had a golden pendant with the letter F. His shirt was black, with pearl-like buttons, and his ceinture was also black, but looked like silk, shining much more than his black pants or shirt. Han on the other hand was wearing a red shirt with a black tie, a black tuxedo and black pants. He didn’t wanted to draw any attention, that’s what he always said.   

“Look, canapes”. - Han whispered. - “I’m going to get some. Do you want any?”  

“I’m good”. - The omega looked at his brother, stopping by the fireplace, extending his hands towards the fire to feel his fingertips get warmer. He looked up at the picture, seeing the portrait of the perfect family of the street. All of them had smiles on, even Hyunjin, but it doesn’t looked like his normal smile.  

“Sorry, sir. You’re blocking the fire for everyone”. - Hyunjin whispered on his ear, with a smile on his face as soon as Felix turned around to look at him. Definetly wasn’t the same smile. - “Glad you could make it”. - The alpha said, grabbing one of Felix’s hands, kissing the top of it.  

“You’re so corny”. - The omega whispered, but when Hyunjin’s lips touched his soft skin he almost melted like ice by the fire, and he wasn’t sure of what was making him hotter. Was it the alpha or the fire that was now on his back? - “You look good”.  

“Are you always that fashionable?” - Hyunjin asked, putting his own hands on his pockets after opening his tuxedo. That made him flex a bit of his biceps and his chest went into the sight of the omega, that looked at it with admiration.   

“I like fashion. Weird fashion, you know? The ones that no one gets it”. - He smiled, feeling the scent of coffee that came from Hyunjin and closing his own eyes briefly.   

“Well, you’re definetly causing an impression on everyone”. - Hyunjin whispered with a smile on his face, looking around and noticing that nobody cared about what was going on. At least he thought so.   

“Am I causing an impression on you?” - Felix asked, feeling the heat coming at each second. Hyunjin smiled, nodding with his head at the same moment, inebriated by the smell of bubblegum that came from the blonde haired omega.  

By the stairs, Key snapped his fingers twice, driving the attention from Christopher off of Seungmin, who was busy asking him if he wanted any strawberries since there was a plate full of them nearby. When Christopher showed up at his side, he pointed at Hyunjin and Felix.  

“Interrupt whatever that is”. - He crossed his arms. - “Now”.  

“Sure, dad”. - Christopher nodded, walking towards Hyunjin and Felix. Felix was still looking at Hyunjin at that moment, and the alpha had his hand next to the omega’s hair, like he was going to touch it, or touch his face. - “Hyunjin!”  

“What?” - He was taken off of that small world he had built with Felix on the last minutes.   

“Huh... Dad wants your help in the kitchen”.  

“But dad is over there...” - He pointed at Key, who at that moment was being distracted by the rest of his guests, especially Baekhyun who asked him if he also wanted to feel his belly.  

“Dear Lord, Baekhyun. I felt your belly for each of your kids. None of them was worth my time!”. - Key said in an angry tone, turning around and looking at Jeongin who was sitting on Changbin’s lap. - “Except for you, darling Jeongin. You know you’re already like a son of mine!” - He raised his glass of champagne, sipping it all in one drink after remembering that he failed in finding one omega for one of his kids.  

While Felix, Hyunjin and Christopher were in the discussion to find out what Christopher should really do, Han was busy filling his cheeks with canapes. They were divine. All family recipes from Key, that he already stated that his son’s mates would have access eventually.  

“Wow, you have big cheeks”. - Lino said, stopping by him, grabbing a napkin and handing it to Han.  

“Thanks... It’s just so good. Your father is a great cook”. - Han smiled while cleaning his lips.  

“Huh... Yes”  - Lino kept looking at his cheeks, thinking of how much he could fit into them. - “So you haven’t eaten all day?”  

“Of course I did! But I’m really hungry nowadays”. - Han said grabbing one more canape. - “Do you know that canapé is french for couch? I think it’s because of eating all of these I’m going to be sitting in one of them”. - He smiled while saying that.  

“Yes... I know. Dad obliged all of us to learn a second language”. - Lino and Hyunjin had learned French, while Changbin learned Spanish and Christopher Italian. Key said that this would be impressive on their resumé for college when the time comes.   

“You’re full of obligations”. - Han stated, looking for a place to sit. Unfortunately, all of them were full. The neighbors had already taken place at the couches, and even the small couch on the porche was taken by Kyungsoo and Suho that decided to talk on a quieter place.   

“You wanna sit down, right?” - He asked. - “There’s a bench by the piano”. - He took the omega’s hand, walking with him towards the piano and sitting by his side. They shared that spot for a little while, talking about music.   

Not too far from them, Christopher was still looking for a reason to separate Hyunjin and Felix. He was a daddy’s boy, so whatever Key said for him to do, he would do so, unlike all of his other brothers that although most of the time obliged to what they were asked, sometimes defied the authority from their omega father.   

“Don’t mind him”. - Hyunjin pointed with his head towards Christopher, that was by his side while looking at Felix with a smile on his lips. - “Saw you running. You have a quick pace”.  

“Thanks”. - The blonde blushed, putting his hands on his pocket. - “It always calmed me. In this city I can do that on the street, in New York I had to go to the gym”.  

“An omega on the gym? That’s dangerous”. - Mostly alpha’s went to the gym, and a scent of an omega would be enough for bad things to happen to that omega. He worried for Felix, but he also knew that now he would be safe.  

“Hyunjin, come on!” - Christopher put his hand on his younger brother’s shoulder. - “We need to go”.  

“Fine”. - He rolled his eyes, looking at Felix once again. - “Talk to you soon, ok?”  

Felix nodded with his head while went back to looking at the picture. Key had a victorious smile on his face when Hyunjin was brought to him by Christopher and had to control himself for the urge of kicking the blonde omega from his house. He was a threat, a weed that needed to be pulled from his garden without hesitation. But he promised to make a good impression on everyone to his alpha. He couldn’t go against Minho’s orders, as much as he wanted to.   

“I can sense you are desiring that omega”. - Key muttered, giving a plate to his son to help him put some appetizers on it to serve to the guests. - “He’s no good for you”.  

“I’m not desiring him...” - Hyunjin sighed. - “Is it that obvious?”  

“Clear as crystal”. - The plate was then filled with deviled eggs as well as stuffed mushrooms”. - “He’s the result of a beta relationship. His genes are already compromised. Do you want to risk your legacy with that defective blonde boy?”  

“Dad, you can’t be serious”. - He rolled his eyes grabbing one deviled egg and eating half of it. - “You know we can’t choose our mate. It’s fate”.  

“That’s romantic silliness, my dear”. - Key washed his hands after serving the appetizers on the porcelain plates. - “Some omegas mate with their alpha’s for pure interest and vice-versa. Or do you think all of the couples on the street really love each other?” - Key could count the numbers of couples that had real feelings for each other on that street with only one hand, and it would still have more finger than couples to be counted. - “We’ll discuss this later. I hope you listen to my advice, Hyunjin. Is for your own good, and for your descendants, of course!”  

Hyunjin didn’t said anything, neither shrugged nor sighed. He simply went back to the living room with the plate of stuffed mushrooms on his hand, walking in the direction of his brothers. Changbin had Jeongin on his lap, cuddling with him and kissing his neck during the whole time while a proud Baekhyun smiled at them, happy to see that at least one of their kids were happy, but he couldn’t find Seungmin anywhere.   

Seungmin had ran to the backyard, finding Christopher as soon as the alpha got rid of Key and could let Hyunjin take the bait and listen to what his father had to say to him about “not good enough omega’s”, which seemed that were all of the omega’s in the neighborhood, to be fair. They were both under the tree. Christopher had one of his hands opening the buttons of Seungmin’s shirt while the Omega already had his hands inside Christopher pants.  

“I’m getting tired of hiding”. - Christopher said, licking the chest of Seungmin and caressing one of his nipples with his thumb before putting his mouth there, hearing his omega moan. - “During this heat...”  

“What... Are you... Talking About?” - Seungmin asked, raising one of his legs so that his alpha could grab his thigh, pressing his fingers against it.   

“I’ll breed you”. - He looked straight at Seungmin. - “And I swear that I’ll be calling you my mate as soon as I got you knocked up”. - That was his plan. - “My father won’t object it. He’ll think that it would be a scandal to have a kid out of wedlock, so it’s the easier way for us to marry”.  

“We’re young to be married”. - Seungmin whispered while feeling Christopher’s hand push his zipper down, as well as his pants and underwear. The omega had only his blazer and opened shirt on his body at that moment. - “It’s risky”.  

“Riskier than what we’re doing now?” - He asked his boyfriend, kissing his neck and turning him into the direction of the tree. - “I know you’re here to have dinner, but I want to have you as my dinner”. - He said before spitting on his hand, sliding it between the cheeks of Seungmin’s ass, starting to finger him with his middle finger. - “Keep looking at the door, say something if you see someone coming”.   

Seungmin nodded before moaning harder. Christopher had decided that his finger wasn’t enough, and with only his zipper opened, he pulled his cock out of his pants, starting to fuck the omega’s ass on his backyard, holding tight against his hips, thrusting against his ass without hesitation. He had to relief himself, especially since Seungmin looked so good with that outfit. He could be the future First Gentleman of Ratliff, as long as every night he promised to ride the alpha’s cock before going to sleep.  

While some of them talked, and some of them fucked, two lost souls were desperate to find on each other the reason to hold for another day through the facade of perfect life they were used to live in. Suho was already on his third glass of champagne, as well as Kyungsoo, and one smiled at the other, while the alpha had his hand on the omega’s thigh.  

“You know what I think?” - Suho muttered. - “We should be friends with those Beta’s. They found the love of their lives, that’s something amazing”.  

“Yes, but so did we... Or you haven’t?” - Kyungsoo’s question made Suho smile and shrug soon after. He didn’t had an answer for that. He thought that with the time passing he would know if Sehun was the one, but he was still unsure about that.  

“Did you?” - He asked Kyungsoo. - “I mean... That’s the reason for what happened on our High School years, isn’t it?” - Kyungsoo stopped for a second, looking down with disappointment.   

Kyungsoo and Suho knew each other since they were six. They were best friends and locker buddies. Kyungsoo was always seen as Suho’s alpha, and even promised to him when they were fifteen on one of his slumber parties that he would mate with Suho and be with him for the rest of his days. Fate, however, had other plans. Kai came to Kyungsoo’s life like a thunder, and his father ordered him to marry with the newcomer since he had such good traits and would be an excellent breeder.   

Suho still looked at Kyungsoo, putting his own hand on top of his, smiling to him and shaking his head soon after. The alpha looked at him, touching his cheek with the other hand while the omega blushed. That scent that was lost to both of them, of toffee and cherries filled the front of Minho and Key’s house, and while looking at each other, the alpha leaned in for a kiss, but Suho turned him down.  

“We’re drunk”. - He whispered. - “And you’re married. I’m married. Your already a father”.  

“You know it wasn’t my decision”. - Kyungsoo whispered.   

“Still, you didn’t try to resist it.” - The omega answered him, removing Kyungsoo’s hand from his thigh and looking at the street, noticing that someone else was arriving to the dinner. Rain had his tuxedo on, and as always, didn’t bothered to use any underwear. He knew that this would make the omega’s fall in love with him instantly. At least on his mind.  

“What the best-looking Omega is doing outside with this sad smile on his face?” - Rain asked Suho, then looking at Kyungsoo. - “Should I kick his ass?”  

“No”. - Suho smiled, grabbing Rain’s arms and leaning against it. - “We were just remembering some old-times things. No big deal”. - He smiled, looking at Kyungsoo soon after. - “See you inside”.   

Minho was already present on the living room when Rain arrived. They were friends for a long time, rumors stated that once on a drunken night they shared an Omega and had to pay him to go to the other side of the country because none of them wanted to know who was the father of the baby. Although only a rumor, many liked to believe that this was true, as a way to find a flaw on the perfect mayor, husband and father, that was staring at them while making a toast.   

“Rain, my man”. - He smiled at him, and then looked at Suho. He knew that the other alpha had bad intentions towards the married Omega, so he took Suho by his hand, helping him to find Baekhyun and Chanyeol so that they could take care of their neighbor. - “Glad you could make it”.  

“So, how is your husband handling having Beta’s on the street?” - Rain smiled, since he knew that info from the day he had sold that house. - “I knew it would give you a chance to show him who the alpha is”. - He punched Minho’s chest.  

“Until now all he’s doing is complain”. - Minho rolled his eyes, drinking a bit of his champagne. - “But I guess that’s part of the consequences”.  

“So, kid number five?”   

“If he’s in the mood... He’s obsessed with finding perfect omega’s for our kids, but they look like they can find them on their own”. - He said, looking for his four sons.   

At that moment, Changbin still had Jeongin on his lap. He was being served some stuffed mushroom on his mouth by his omega, with a smile on his face. Lino was helping Han to understand how to play the piano, putting his hands on top of Han’s, both looked at each other with some kind of passion. Christopher had just walked in from the backdoor right behind Seungmin. He had his tie knot unmade and his hair was messy while Seungmin had his fingers marks around his neck. Minho was a proud father of four Alpha’s, but the youngest one was nowhere to be found.  

“Found ya”. - He whispered, walking in the dining room and looking at Felix that was lost in his thoughts while smelling the flowers from the centerpiece. - “Sorry about my brother”.  

“I’m used to being left out”. - The blonde omega whispered, raising his eyes to look at Hyunjin’s, who was looking right back at him. - “I like your tie”.  

“Thanks”. - He held the tie with a smile. - “The knot is a bit tight, though”.  

“Let me help you with that”.   

Felix walked towards Hyunjin, putting his hands on his tie and starting to loosen it up a bit, so it didn’t seemed like the alpha was choking on that tie. Without notice, Hyunjin’s hands were on his hips, touching the omega that at that same moment could feel the coffee scent from Hyunjin. They looked at each other, and Hyunjin went up with one of his hands, touching Felix’s back while the small omega put both of his hands on Hyunjin’s chest. He touched it, feeling his heartbeat, his own went on a higher speed at that same moment. They only needed to look at each other to feel that. The alpha leaned towards Felix, feeling his bubblegum scent and wanting more from it, looking to his plump lips and licking his own while doing it. They were almost kissing when the dining room became the center of attention with Key and Minho leading the way for the guests.  

“Dinner is...” - Key paused. - “Served”.  

“He was... Helping me with my tie”. - Hyunjin smiled, still holding Felix and refusing to letting him go. Key frowned at both of them while Felix also smiled and blushed, thinking about almost being caught. Most of the neighbors didn’t cared to what they had almost witnessed, but Minho raised his glass of champagne towards his youngest son, like a proud father.   

Dinner went by smoothly, and so quiet that at sometimes it was possible to hear the silver cutlery against the porcelain plates. Entrées, main dishes, desserts, everything was filled with precision and perfection. Some might say that the ingredient for such a wonderful meal is love, but for Key it was ambition. The ambition and certainty that no one could do what he always did.   

Most of the couples were sitting together, and Hyunjin sat in front of Felix. He kept looking at the omega with a smile on his lips, watching him try to eat a piece of lamb with such tenderness that it was almost sweet to look at the way his lips and teeth went against the meet, pulling it from the bones with his mouth almost glowing due to the sauce. It could be seen as erotic, but Hyunjin had to keep his mind on the dinner first.  

“I must say, this is an amazing dinner”. - Wheein stated with a smile on her face. - “Thank you so much for inviting us”.   

“Yes! You must give me the name of your caterer, Key”. - Hwasa said, while everyone on the table stopped eating with the exception of the Beta family. Some forks, knifes and spoons could be heard clashing towards the porcelain plate, and a moment of silence went by before Key started to laugh.  

“That’s a sweet compliment. But I made all of this on my own”. - Baekhyun then nodded, stating that Key was the best cook of the street, while Nayeon rolled her eyes while thinking if her friend was also a Beta since he liked to kiss Key’s ass so much.   

“You’re trying to tell me you did a six-course dinner, prepared your house, got dressed and did everything with perfection on your own?” - Hwasa asked, surprised. - “I wouldn’t be able to do it”.  

“Well, maybe you’re not as organized as I am”. - He smiled soon after.   

That was the end of a somewhat perfect dinner. After that brief discussion, and before Key stated that Hwasa wasn’t as good as him because she was a Beta, the neighbors decided to start going home. Of course most of them also helped with their roles on the street. All of the Omegas cleaned the dishes, taking them to the kitchen and helping Key with it, while the First Gentleman instructed them to help themselves with the leftovers since he never served the same meal twice.   

“Can you believe it?” - Baekhyun asked, holding his belly. - “She really has the nerve”.  

“The audacity, I would say”. - Suho muttered, serving a bit of lamb to himself to bring to his home. - “To insult an Omega’s work by asking if he had a caterer”.  

“Do you think they’ll hire a cleaner?” - Nayeon asked. She wanted to hire one, but all of the omegas on the street cleaned their own houses, so it was something that was still seen as a taboo by the community. However, if the Beta’s did so, she would do as well.  

“I hope not”. - Baekhyun giggled. - “They really have some defects from fabric”.   

They kept bad mouthing Hwasa and Wheein on the kitchen while the Beta’s started going to their own homes. The wifes said goodbye to Minho and Rain, but both Felix and Han were left behind. Han was busy still trying to figure out how to play the piano, only as an excuse to have Lino’s hands on top of his, always playing the wrong notes to hear him sigh and say that he was going to teach him how do it the right way.  

Felix, on the other hand, was washing his hands and his mouth after the dinner. He had so much sauce on his lips that he felt ashamed by it. He kept the bathroom sink opened for a while, looking at his reflex and sighing thinking about dinner and Hyunjin. And like a wish, Hyunjin opened the bathroom door with a smile on his face.  

“Ah, you already cleaned your lips. You looked so cute”. - He whispered, locking the bathroom door. That made Felix shiver.   

“We shouldn’t be here alone”. - The omega said, but Hyunjin wasn’t hearing none of that. He had his hands against his hips one more time, feeling how close he was.   

“I can’t get enough of your scent”. - The alpha said while sniffing his neck. The sweet bubblegum smell came soon after, making him sigh against Felix’s skin, pressing his body against the omega’s. - “Please, tell me you feel the same”.  

“Hyunjin, I...”   

“What?” - He asked. - “Don’t tell me you don’t feel the same. I feel something since I saw you”.  

“Our families hate each other”. - The omega whispered while Hyunjin started kissing his neck.  

“Only my father hates your mother, and vice-versa". - His kisses were good. Felix felt his whole body melt, leaning against the alpha, feeling his lips against his skin and moaning softly. - “Our brothers are probably doing the same as us”.  

“I doubt it”. - He whispered. - “Han never had a heat”. - The blonde stated. - “Hyunjin...”  

“Felix”.   

They both whispered each other’s names while Hyunjin kept kissing and sucking the skin of Felix’s neck. He wanted to mark him already as his own. It was soon, but desire and hormones were talking louder. All he could do was to keep kissing him there, not knowing if kissing him on his lips was allowed. Felix small hands grabbed Hyunjin’s strong arm, pulling him closer to his body, begging for him to keep kissing him on his neck, while Hyunjin raised the omega on the bathroom cabinet, making him sit there, looking into his eyes with a smile on his face.  

“Here”. - He untied the tie that he was wearing. - “Wear this to school”.  

“It doesn’t go with any of my outfits”. - Felix pouted, with his neck red due to kisses and hickies that Hyunjin had already left there. - “What is everyone going to say about this?”  

“All I care is what you’re going to say about this”. - Hyunjin looked at the tie once again. - “Wear this. Please”.  

Felix nodded. There wasn’t enough time for they to keep kissing since Han knocked on the door asking Felix if he needed some medicine because he was on the bathroom for a while. While Hyunjin laughed, Felix put his hand on top of his lips, indicating for the alpha to be quiet. He then came out after saying a brief and muttered goodbye to Hyunjin.   

[...]

After dinner, and everyone going home, Key was busy doing his cleaning of the house. Usually his kids would help him, but since they started acting more like alphas, Key denied any help they could give him. Instead, all of them went to bed. Hyunjin was looking at the window once again. He was wearing only a pair of grey sweatpants, looking into the direction of the room that he knew it was Felix’s, waiting for the light to be turned on or for the blonde omega to appear.  

“Am I interrupting?” - Minho asked, knocking on his door. He had a peach cobbler on a plate and two forks.   

“No, dad. Come in”. - Hyunjin closed his window just in case. - “Did something happened?”  

“You tell me”. - Minho laughed, pointing to the dessert on the plate indicating for his son to eat with him. - “I already had this conversation with your brothers”.  

“Huh?”  

“Yeah, you see... When an alpha loves an omega, they have an urge...” - He started to talk about the so-called birds and bees. Hyunjin blushed, shaking his head immediately.  

“Dad! I... I know quite well how this works”. - He was still red as a tomato.   

“Good, because I saw the way you looked at the boy from across the street Today”. - Hyunjin was scared that Minho was going to judge him or ask him to not see Felix again, but Minho wasn’t Key. - “I had that same look when I held your father in my arms for the first time”.  

“Oh”. - He grabbed a bit of the cobbler, starting to eat it. - “You noticed”.  

“He looks like a dashing young boy. Nice freckles”. - He was looking for compliments. - “But you know, having an Omega isn’t all about feelings and sex, right? It’s about compromise”.  

“Dad says that it’s about legacy and descendants”. - He whispered.  

“Bullshit”. - Minho laughed. - “Key says that because he could be with the one he loved. And so did I. But if I had to fight to have your father, I would do that without hesitation”.  

“Even if he wasn’t from the best breed?” - Hyunjin raised his brows.  

“Do you really believe in such a thing, son?” - Minho smiled soon after while Hyunjin shook his head. - “Let’s make a deal. I’ll handle your father, and you handle your feelings”.  

Hyunjin nodded, finishing eating that dessert with his dad with a smile on his face. Minho was always the cool dad, the comprehensible one, while Key was the one that appreciated order. Although Minho was the alpha, he relied on Key for many things, but behavior wasn’t one of those things. His father got up from the bed, kissing his youngest son on his forehead before messing his hair like he always did since Hyunjin was a child, stopping by the door before going out.  

“Just remember, Hyunjin. It’s a small town. I’ll be by your side, but society probably won’t”. - He sighed. - “If you’re decided to fight this battle, then it’s all I need to know”. - He winked to his son.  

The alpha boy nodded with his head, thinking about what had happened on that day. His father left his room, and due do the silence that was on the house he could hear Key being angry about the new dirty dish that Minho just brought while his father stated that he was craving for something sweet. He wished for one day to live something like the relationship of his father, but he wasn’t sure if Felix would ever want to go for something like that when Key was going to be his father-in-law if everything went like he wished to.  

[...]

While some of them slept, however, one door was knocked late at night. After a call stating that someone would need to sleep in a hotel due to work-hours, there was no doubt about what should be done. Opening the door, he found himself seeing the sleepy face that he once was in love.  

“Suho...” - He whispered, pushing his door open with a bit of strength.   

“You’re still drunk”. - The omega whispered, while taking a step back when Kyungsoo touched his face.  

“No, I’m not”. - He whispered. - “And neither are you”.  

“You should go home”.   

“This should be my home”. - The alpha stated, opening Suho’s robe, admiring his half naked body. - “Let me worship you”.  

“A-Are you crazy?” - Suho closed his front door, looking at Kyungsoo while his back was against the wall.  

“I can smell you from across the street”. - Kyungsoo whispered, touching Suho’s face once again. - “Your sweet cherry scent. You’re already in heat, aren’t you?”  

Suho blushed at that same moment. He never knew that someone would figure that out, and although he was glad it was Kyungsoo, he was scared about the consequences. He looked at the alpha, pulling him closer and trying to forget everything that had happened between them over the years. Kyungsoo grabbed Suho’s hand, pulling him to the couch, taking his ring out of his fourth finger, admiring his face and kissing his lips with passion. It was like everything started to come back together at once. The kisses they shared while in High School, the so-called love they had, everything started coming to place.  

“I’m not able to control myself...” - Suho whispered, while Kyungsoo started pulling his pants down, leaving the omega naked on the couch.  

“Our little secret”. - He whispered. - “You want a baby, don’t you?” - Suho nodded. It wasn’t in the conditions he always fantasized, but throughout his life there was a time he wanted to have kids with Kyungsoo.   

And so it happened. Kyungsoo got naked as well, starting to fuck his neighbor and former boyfriend while Suho begged for him to breed him. He wanted a child so much that he knew that if he fucked with Sehun as well he probably wouldn’t notice. Kyungsoo oly stopped when he filled Suho’s hole, but the omega wasn’t going to let him go. He held him close to his body, smelling the sweet toffe scent that came from him, raising his armpit and sniffing it there.  

“Please, one more...” - Suho whispered. - “Just in case”.  

“Huh”. - Kyungsoo smiled, embarrassed.  

“Breed me”. - Suho begged, putting his hand on Kyungsoo’s butt and pushing it so his cock would go inside of him once again, moaning louder than before. - “Like that...”  

And just like that, Suho would accomplish one of his greatest desires in life, but some mistakes have life-long consequences. Even though the last light had been turned off, soon the residents of the street would know that feelings weren’t as easy to turn on and off. Some of them are just kept in secret before flourishing once again.   

Ratliff Town likes to say that it’s a perfect place. Like they say, a lie that's been told a often enough eventually becomes the truth. 

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The sun had just started to shine in the horizon when the houses on the street also started to show the life that hey had. Sprinklers were turned on, irrigating the grass and flowers; dogs strolled on their yards, waiting for the postman to greet them; families started to plan their days, some tend their skincare, others started to make their breakfasts, but one house in particular was no-where near to their usual routine.  

Behind the closed curtains of the living room, Suho still slept on his couch, with Kyungsoo holding him by his arms. Their scent was so mixed that the toffee and cherry scent was hard to distinguish. It was a nice moment for the couple that was estranged for so many years, but it wasn’t a good thing to happen on the perfect street of Ratliff Town.   

The doorbell rang, and that was the moment that Suho woke up. He looked around, noticing he was still on his living room, and without any clothes, but as soon as he turned his head, he noticed how Kyungsoo slept with his head on his shoulder, holding him on his arms and protecting him.  

“Oh... Fuck”. - He said. They had sex. It wasn’t a dream, but it was soon going to be a nightmare. - “Kyungsoo. Come on, wake up!”  

“I don’t want to”. - He whispered, holding him closer. - “You smell good, hubby”.  

“I’m not your husband!”. - Suho slapped his shoulder. - “That’s why I’m not smelling like him”. - Kyungsoo opened his eyes, searching for his glasses and looking at Suho. It really happened. They let their instincts speak louder, and now they were facing the consequences.  

“Damn. I need to go home” - He got up, putting his pants on and trying to button his shirt.   

“Not by the front door! Someone’s there”. - He complained. Suho was looking for his nightgown, tying to his waist and trying to fix his own hair, throwing at Kyungsoo his blazer. - “Just hide for a second”.  

“You can’t expect me to hide in your house...”  

“Do you really want to feel the rage of the neighborhood and our husbands?” - Suho sighed. - “I don’t. Now hide!”  

Kyungsoo nodded, walking towards the closet below the stairs and hiding himself there. He wasn’t a tall alpha, so that was enough for him to have a bit of space to breathe. The doorbell rang once again. Suho sighed, walking towards it and opening it. Baekhyun was there with his two kids.   

“Oh. Did I wake you?” - He asked, with his child on his arms as she stretched them asking for Suho to grab her. - “I thought we had agreed on the time”.  

“Yes... Yes we did”. - How could he forget about that? He was so pleased by the way that Kyungsoo had used his body during the night that he had completely forgotten about taking care of Baekhyun’s kids while he went shopping new clothes for his older boys.   

“You look a mess...” - Baekhyun smiled soon after, sniffing around and frowning. - “Strange smell”.  

“Huh”. - Shuho gasped. - “I tried to make a new coffee recipe... That’s the smell”.  

“Oh”. - Baekhyun smiled, believing on his friend without hesitation. - “It doesn’t smell so good”. - Nothing smelled good at that situation. Kyungsoo had fucked Suho while he was in heat, and the chances that he was with child were huge. - “Anyway! I’ll be back in a few hours. Don’t forget that they need to eat their vegetables for lunch”.  

While Suho handled that situation and waved goodbye to his friend, he left Baekhyun’s kids on the living room, turning on the television so they could watch something and be distracted. It was enough time for Kyungsoo to be pushed out of the omega’s house and went to his own.   

[...]

“Weird”. - Jisung muttered on Felix’s window. He was already awake thinking about the feelings that he had when Lino touched his hand helping him play the piano.   

“What’s weird...” - Felix complained in a sleepy voice, grabbing his other pillow and putting it on top of his face so that his brother would understand that he wasn’t interested in having any kind of conversation at that hour.  

“Our neighbor just came out of the other house with the clothes he had on yesterday”. - Jisung went to Felix’s bed, completely ignoring his body language and sitting beside his brother. - “What do you think? He was too drunk to go home? Or are they having an affair?”  

“You’re watching too many soap operas”. - Felix whispered, throwing his pillow at his brother once he realized he wasn’t going to get any more sleeping hours, or even minutes, since Han was not going to leave so soon. - “I need to go do my skincare routine”.  

“WOW! Waaaait a minute”. - Han stopped his brother when he sat on the bed, pointing at his neck. - “Is that... Oh, fuck. You got some allergies. I’ll go tell mom!” - He was worried. Felix could have eaten something that wasn’t good for him and maybe he could be dying just because of it.  

“No need!” - Felix held his brother hand. - “Please, I’m okay”.  

“No you’re not! This is an allergy reaction. Look, it goes all the way from your neck, almost like a necklace. It could be either allergy or a hickey, and we know it isn’t the last one”. - He paused, looking at Felix while the blonde omega looked down, not being able to handle anymore eye contact with Han. He was busted. - “Huh?! It’s a hickey! Oh, man. You’re getting into action!”  

“Don’t... Don’t say it like that”. - Felix hugged his own legs, feeling like the talk of the town at that moment. Han didn’t knew how to keep a secret, so it was a matter of time before someone questioned him about that.  

“Who did this?” - Han laughed. - “Like we need to ask. That alpha boy is drooling over you since we moved here. He’s probably right now jerking off thinking about you”.  

“HAN!” - Felix blushed. - “Hyunjin would not do that...” - Would he? And why was Felix feeling so proud about him being the reason for the alpha have a hypothetical boner?  - “He only kissed my neck”.  

“He almost assaulted your neck”. - Han laughed. - “Do you want a scarf or something? I mean, everybody is going to notice that!”  

“At the moment it didn’t seemed like he was using so much strength”. - Felix walked towards his full-body mirror, looking into it and rushing towards his bathroom. He looked into his mirror again, grabbing another small mirror from his makeup kit and looking into the details of his neck. - “I’m going to need a few more minutes to hide this”.  

“Are you sure you want to hide?” - Han walked towards the bathroom door. - “If an alpha marks you like that, he wants the world to know”.  

“Well... I don’t know if I’m ready yet”. - The blonde omega started to cover himself with some makeup, sighing while doing so, thinking if Han was right and Hyunjin did that on purpose for everyone to find out about them. - “Give me twenty minutes”.  

While Suho took care of Baekhyun’s children; Baekhyun went shopping; Kyungsoo tried to pretend he slept on his own house the last night; Felix wondered about the marks on his neck; Jisung had breakfast with Hwasa and Wheein; At the central house of the street, someone else was still thinking about last night’s dinner party.   

[...]

The youngest alpha of the bunch was still on his bed, but wasn’t sleeping since two hours ago. He looked at the ceiling, and could still feel Felix’s scent, hear his moans while he kissed him on his neck, and sense that they were just meant to be. It wasn’t a big doubt on his mind. It was something that was as clear as daylight. He had to talk to his father about that, but Minho was already busy with something else.  

“I wonder what Rain was trying to say when he was drunk and next to me and started to talk about how Hwasa and Wheein are the perfect addition to our street and that you were right all along”. - Key was tying his husband tie, looking at him with a smile on his face. - “It almost makes it seem like you orchestrated for a Beta family to move into our neighborhood to give us... Diversity, that’s what you call, right?”  

“Honey, that knot it’s a bit tight”. - Minho complained.  

“But I don’t think you would do that, since you know how much I value our position and the status quo of our society, right?!” - Key pulled the knot even tighter.  

“Honey...”  

“You devious almond-eyes-hung-alpha-breeder with no scruples!” - He slapped his husband on his chest. - “How could you? You lured Beta’s to our street and now our family is surrounded by omega’s of inferior breeding!” - Key was the only one worried about that. - “You think I didn’t noticed how Hyunjin’s acting towards that.... Beta’s son?”  

“He’s an omega”. - Minho tried to make his point, softening a bit of the tie knot.  

“An ill-bred omega, if I should say!” - Key crossed his arms, walking towards his vanity and starting to correct the imperfections on his face with a bit of makeup. - “And Lino is surrounding that other strange kid like an annoying kitten that’s in love. What about our legacy? I carried those four big-headed alphas for this ingratitude!?”   

The door knocked.  

“Huh, dad?” - Hyunjin only showed his face inside his father’s bedroom. - “Can we talk?”  

“Sure”. - Minho smiled. - “Your father and I are just discussing about how lovely his pregnancies were and how all of you are our biggest accomplishments ”. - Minho was always the one that had a smile on his face and tried to not create a scene. He was the perfect balance for Key, who rolled his eyes thinking about what his kid could be wanting to talk to his husband. He only hoped it wasn’t about the omega across the street.  

“Oh”. - Hyunjin whispered, looking at Minho and Key. - “Ok”.  

“Yes!” - Key stated. - “And I was saying to your father that if he thinks about having another kid he’s got to start thinking about his own decisions”. - He patted Minho’s chest before walking towards the door, stopping at Hyunjin and adjusting his hair. - “I know we’re at home, but you can comb your hair before walking out of your bedroom”. - Key whispered, before getting distracted by something else at the corridor, leaving Minho and Hyunjin alone.   

“So, what’s on your mind, son?” - Minho asked while loosening the knot on his tie, looking at the mirror and finally being able to breathe, while Hyunjin closed the door just in case one of his brothers tried to eavesdrop what they were talking about.  

“I was thinking about what you said last night...” - He paused while Minho nodded still looking at his son from the mirror's reflection. - “About Felix”.  

“You want me to talk to your father about it, am I right?” - Minho laughed. - “You don’t need to be scared of him. He’s a bit protective, but that’s just his way”.  

“I don’t want him to treat Felix like some... Lower class omega”. - Hyunjin was confident that it was going to happen. Key was from the traditional side of things, and on his mind a Beta’s son wasn’t going to be good enough for his own.   

“That would be bad”. - Minho smiled, grabbing his jacket and putting it on, walking towards his bed and asking for Hyunjin to come closer. - “Look, take your time to know this boy. If in a few days you still feel like you’re feeling Today, then you’ll know and I’ll talk with your dad”.  

“But I already marked him”. - He whispered, looking down while Minho shook his head.  

“You... Well, I did the same to your father on our first date”. - He laughed. - “All the town knew about us because everybody could hear him moan at the movies”.  

“Oh-” - Hyunjin blushed. - “That’s... Not what we did”.  

“Sex?” - Minho asked.   

“No, I just gave him some hickeys on his neck”. - Minho sounded relieved after hearing those words from his son, in fact a smile showed up on his face at that moment.   

“That’s not so bad. Everyone will talk about it, but at least you didn’t bit him, or had sex with him”. - Minho was much more liberal than Key could be in a lifetime. - “You should go to school now. Your father probably has your breakfast ready”.  

Hyunjin nodded. It wasn’t what he was expecting to hear, but in his mind, he thought that he was in a scale from 1 to 10 probably a 6 on the ranking of how much he had bonded with Felix in a committed way. It wasn’t enough, but at least they could spend some time together until they figured it out about how they felt about each other. That was the important part.   

Breakfast was almost silent. Johann Sebastian Bach played on the background, since Key believed that it would enhance his kid’s abilities at school. He worshipped each of his sons and believed that they could be the future of the city, if not the nation, so everything that was at his reach to improve their skills, he did. He had just served some waffles, eggs and bacon to each of his kids. Minho was sitting by the seat at the edge of the table, reading the newspaper, Christopher was busy almost sleeping at the table while Changbin tried to steal one of his waffles. Lee Know had a piece of bacon on his hand while chewing it down, and Hyunjin just stared at his waffles. He wasn’t so hungry.  

“Hyunjin, is something wrong?” - Key asked his son after taking off his apron, coming to the table with some fruit salad for all of them and serving Minho a cup of coffee before taking the newspaper from his hand. - “It’s time to eat, sweetheart”.  

“Nothing’s wrong... I’m just not hungry”.  

“Great, give me your waffles”. - Changbin asked while Lee Know didn’t hesitate to grab a piece of bacon from Hyunjin’s plate and eating it.   

“Boys! Manners. Remember, you are the future of our family, you can’t act like a bunch of savages”. - Key rolled his eyes, looking at Minho asking for help. - “Can you do something?”  

“Sure. Huh... Not cool, guys”. - He looked at two of his sons, while Christopher started to eat a bit of the fruit salad. He was in a bad mood.  

“Thanks, honey”. - Key sighed. - “But Hyunjin, you love to have breakfast! I even made your favorites. There’s kiwi on the fruit salad”.   

“Thanks dad... I’m just not so hungry. Can I excuse myself from the table?”  

“That’s depressing...”. - Key pouted. - “But okay. Are you okay to go to school?”  

“Yes, yes I am”. - He assured his father. Hyunjin was just annoyed at the fact that he was certain about what he felt for Felix, but to his father’s it still was too soon to speak about it with Key.   

While he went upstairs, he could hear Changbin asking if he could have his other waffle since he wasn’t going to eat, and also hear Christopher laugh while Key scolded Lee Know for taking the other bacon from Hyunjin’s plate, all while pleading for Minho to control his sons. It was almost time to school.

[...]

Meanwhile, at the edge of the street, the ABCD house was having troubles of their own. Nayeon was looking at herself on the mirror after having a discussion with Jeongyeon about where they could go for a vacation. She loved living at that street, but having so much men around her was a bit annoying.  

“We can call our neighbors for dinner sometime”. - Jeongyeon suggested. - “They’re women, have you forgot about that?”  

“Don’t you start”. - Nayeon shook her head. - “Having those... Beta’s at our home is like asking for Key to never invite us to any social event of the season ever again”.   

“You are too scared of him. You should defy him”. - Jeongyeon whispered. - “We have a house as nice as them. We are friends with most of our neighbors... And we also have an alpha as our descendant”.   

“I would never!” - Nayeon gasped. - “Key is our inspiration as a role model for the society. Also, they would never accept me since I have a job. They hate omega’s that work, remember?”  

“Right”. - Jeongyeon sighed. - “But I still think we should call Hwasa and Wheein to have dinner with us sometime”.  

“I already said no”. - Nayeon closed her lipgloss, tucking it away on her purse. - “I won’t cook for Beta’s”.  

“I’m not asking for you to do that, Nayeon”. - Jeongyeon rolled her eyes, touching her wife's face. - “I’m demanding”.   

It wasn’t so common for Jeongyeon to demand something from Nayeon. Their dynamic was more flexible than most of the couples from the street, but at that moment Nayeon was sure that there was no escape from having the couple of Beta’s at her house eventually. It was going to be a nice way to ensure that Hwasa didn’t had a bad impression of her from the last time they talked, but she was still unease at doing that.  

“I just hope that Key don’t judge us from doing this”. - She whispered, while Jeongyeon looked at the window from their bedroom.  

“I wouldn’t be bothered by that if I were you...”  

“What do you mean?” - Nayeon’s attention went quickly towards her wife that pointed at the window. When she looked at that view, she was shocked. - “HEH?! What’s that?!”  

At the sight for anyone that wanted to see from their window, or was walking by their house, there they were. Minho was talking with Hwasa, having a quick conversation with her and laughing about something while the lady held a scarf on her hand, shaking her own head. Nayeon was the most curious to know what they were talking about, but she wouldn’t find so soon.   

[...]

“I apologize for Hyunjin’s actions”. - Minho smiled. - “I think it’s the hormones. He’s a young boy, and the scent of your son must have awaken something inside of him”.  

“I understand”. - Hwasa smiled. - “I just thought it was good for us to talk about it. It’s hot Today, and Felix was going to wear this to hide those marks... I just wanted to be sure that you knew about it. Because people will talk”.  

“I know”. - The mayor stated. - “But I think that the most important thing to think about is how our kids are feeling about it. I know that Hyunjin’s mind is in outter space, to be honest”.  

“So you think Felix shouldn’t go to school Today?” - Hwasa asked for his opinion. - “Where I come from, nobody cares about those dynamics anymore. Omega’s simply take their medicine to control their heat and find the alphas that they like”.   

“I know, we have a pathetic little lifestyle, don’t we?” - Key said while walking outside with a watering can for his flowers. - “Honey, you should go to work, you’re already late”.  

Minho nodded. He was late, after all. He looked at Hwasa, saying his goodbye to his neighbor, and wished to himself that his husband doesn’t make a scene with her since he didn’t knew about anything that happened last night between their sons. He drove away to work wishing for the best, but destiny wasn’t so kind to his wishes.   

Hwasa looked at Key with a small smile on her face, while the omega was busy tending his garden. She approached him, while he clearly looked like he wasn’t wishing to be bothered by anyone, especially her.   

“You know, you’re putting too much water on them”. - She pointed towards the flowers.  

“I’m the unbeatable champion for the best garden on the street for the last eight years, thank you”. - Key stated in a disapproving tone. He wasn’t there to receive any kind of tips from someone like her.   

“Well, just wanted to be a good neighbor”. - She smiled, turning around and thinking about returning home. She decided against it soon after. - “Especially after last night”.  

“And what do you mean about that?”  - Key thought that she was probably going to thank him for the amazing night that he had given to them.   

“Oh, you haven’t heard about it?” - Hwasa asked with a devious smile on her face. She was going to crack him at that moment. - “When your son decided that he wanted to mark my son”.  

“You’re dellusional”. - He rolled his eyes. - “All that they did was play the piano”.  

“I’m not talking about Jisung and Lee Know”. - She paused. Her smile only got bigger with each sentence that came from her mouth since Key was looking more and more displeased by each second. - “Felix and Hyunjin”.  

“You’re lying. Hyunjin would never touch your son”. - He didn’t had to say it, but it was clear that he was calling Felix as an ill-bred as usual.   

“Then why would Felix leave to school Today with Hyunjin’s tie from last night?”   

Hwasa kept smiling, but Key’s smile soon faded away. The dropped the watering can at his garden, smashing some of the flowers on the process. He couldn’t believe it. For Minho, probably that wouldn’t mean a huge thing, but Key knew his son’s too much. He knew what that meant. Hyunjin wasn’t feeling just horny around Felix. He was feeling something else. And at that moment, his heart dropped. He just looked completely scared at the thought of having that family around his own. It was like everything that he worked so hard during his life was fading away. First Baekhyun’s kids, now some Beta’s kid. Lee Know was his only hope? He wasn’t sure, but of one thing he was completely sure: Hwasa had won that fight.   

[...]

While in class, everything seemed fine. Felix noticed that most of the alpha’s didn’t looked at him anymore with the same desire that they had until the yesterday, and to be honest he was glad about it. However, most of the omega’s now noticed him and were talking to each other every time that he passed by. It was getting uncomfortable, especially during lunch time.  

“Here, sit with us”. - Someone grabbed him by the waist, calling him to sit nearby. He was scared, almost dropping his food tray, but once he noticed it was Jeongin, his neighbor, he smiled and nodded.  

“It looks like you’re one of us now”. - Seungmin whispered while grabbing some strawberries and eating. He was accompanied by the two of them, but soon Jisung came to sit with his brother as well. - “You as well”.  

“Me?” - Jisung asked, without understanding anything and trying to open the plastic lid of the pudding he grabbed for himself. - “I’m not doing anything”.  

“He means that we all are in some kind of relationship with an alpha”. - Jeongin smiled.  

“Not any alpha”. - Seungmin interrupted his younger brother. - “We are the center of attention because we’re with the mayor’s sons. That’s enough for those bratty omega’s to be talking shit about us”.  

“I’m not in a relationship with them”. - Felix whispered, looking at the green grapes he took for dessert and eating one of them, while Seungmin smiled and Jeongin giggled at him.  

“You’re using the tie he was wearing last night for dinner. And you have so many hickeys on your neck that he clearly wants to say something to the world”. - Jeongin wasn’t picking on him, he was actually lecturing Felix to the world that he was getting into.  

“See?! I told you that those hickeys meant something!” - Jisung talked while licking the lid from the pudding so that none of the sugary syrup was missed and thrown out. - “Felix never believes in me!”  

“You’re not so far from it”. - Seungmin stated, staring at Jisung that looked confused as usual. - “We all noticed how Lee Know wanted to breed you by the piano when you were playing together”.  

“N-No he didn’t!” - Jisung seemed insulted. - “...Did he?” - He looked proud in a blink of a second.  

“I didn’t knew you were so into him”. - Felix whispered. He was so into his own things and how he was feeling about Hyunjin that he didn’t noticed how close Jisung and Lino were getting at the same time. Probably because his brother was never in heat, so he didn’t expected anything to happen between the two of them.  

“I’m kind of... I mean, I’m not a full omega yet like you guys, but maybe when I become one he’ll see that”. - Jisung said proudly.  

“Good for you!” - Seungmin smiled. - “It’s important for all of us to know what we’re getting into and if we’re really ready for it”.  

“When Changbin started to date me, the whole school started to spread rumors about me. He’s one of the most desired alpha’s in here, so when they found out that he was already interested in me...”  

“But the rumors will keep going until the mating ball”. - Seungmin stated, grabbing his last strawberry.  

“Mating ball?” - That was something that Felix had never heard of.  

“Oh, it’s like a regular ball. Don’t worry. The thing is that many couples become official on that day. Many omega’s became marked at the ball, and some even were proposed to future marriages”. - He responded, while Jisung was eating his pudding and Jeongin just nodded to each thing that his older brother was saying. - “Our parents pratically married at the ball”.  

“And so did Hyunjin’s”. - Jeongin stated.  

“Of course, this is only for full developed alpha’s and omega’s, so don’t worry Jisung, you can enjoy the ball without thinking that you could get marked”.  

“Or bred”. - Jeongin giggled. - “There are a few pregnancies during those balls”.  

“I think I’m too young to have a kid”. - Felix whispered, looking at his own body and putting his hands on top of his stomach.  

“Oh, we all are. But I won’t be impressed if that happens”. - Seungmin rolled his eyes. - “Christopher thinks that’s the only way we can mate. He’s such a dummy”. - Jeonging giggled with his brother, accompanied by Jisung. But Felix kept quiet. Was Hyunjin with the same plan on his mind? He wasn’t sure.  

“Well, lunch time is over”. - Jeongin said, grabbing his tray. - “Do you have any omega classes Today?”  

“Yes, pottery”. - Jisung said. - “But I suck at it”.  

“Awesome! We’ll be together”. - His younger neighbor was happy about it.  

“Felix, what about you?” - Seungmin asked him. - “You’re in cooking class, right? I’ll be on it as well. If I’m going to have Key as my father-in-law, I need to cook like an expert”.  

While the omega’s left the cafeteria, the alpha’s arrived. They crossed each other’s paths, and when Minho’s sons saw those four omega’s, they remembered why they hated so much that lunch time was divided when heat season was coming. It was school policy, enhanced by the City Counsel request for no omega and no alpha interaction during that time. It was Key’s idea to protect his own kids, but it was proving to be useless since all of them were interested or already dating someone from the same street as them.  

They grabbed their food, and guided by what they could scent, each of them sat by the same table that the four boys were before, at the same spot that they occupied a few moments before. For most of them, the scent of the omega’s was almost fading, but they could feel the scent from their own omega’s like if they were still there.  

“I hate those days”. - Changbin complained. - “It’s pretty shitty for us to not sit with our boys”.  

“Hey, don’t worry. It’s only until heat season passes by”. - Christopher looked at the bright side. - “And we can see them after school”.  

“This has to be the stupidest idea from our father. If I want to fuck Jeonginnie, I will at his bedroom, or in my own”.  

“Or in mine”. - Lee Know interrupted him, making Christopher laugh.  

“Oh come on, it was dark. We couldn’t see anything, and he has the softest hands. Can you imagine walking with someone’s hands inside your pants and still remembering where you’re supposed to go?”  

“Hyunjin, why you’re so quiet?” - His older brother asked him.  

“I’m just annoyed. I tried talking to our father about Felix, but he was saying stuff like I need to think more about it and see if I’m really feeling something for him”.  

“Oh, he did that to all of us”. - Christopher laughed, while Changbin nodded. - “He’s still saying about me being sure that I want to be with Seungmin for life because life is more than sex”.  

“And that once I’ll decide he’ll talk to our father about it”. - Changbin completed his sentence. - “Well, at least I’m free from it. Jeonginnie is my omega and our father’s know about it”.  

“And I’m going to mate Seungmin at the mating ball”. - Christopher was decided about it.  

“I just don’t know if Felix feels the same”. - Hyunjin whispered. - “I kissed his neck at our house last night, but...”  

“Man, everybody saw that”. - Changbin started to laugh. - “He’s wearing your tie and has so may hickeys at his neck that he’s already marked without even being on the traditional way”.  

“Yeah, if he didn’t felt anything from you he wasn’t going to wear your tie Today”. - Christopher stated.  

“Or accept your ride Today”. - Lee Know wasn’t saying much at that lunch, but when he said something, it was a good remark. - “He’s as interested as you are”.  

That was like music to his ears. Hyunjin smiled at that moment, starting to put the pieces together and nodding with his head. Perhaps Felix really was into him like he was into the omega. It was a good assumption, at least. He even started eating after that, feeling that his appetite had returned. His brothers did a good job to making him feel like there was hope for them.  

“Since we’re talking about mating and omega’s...” - Christopher looked at Lee Know. - “What about you and Jisung?”  

“Huh... What about us?” - He pretended not to know what they were talking about. - “There’s nothing about us”.  

“Don’t act like that. You like that boy”. - Christopher smiled. - “We all know that he’s an omega, just not in heat yet”.  

“I’m still figuring things out. How would it work if he’s never in heat?” - Lee Know asked them.  

“Well, at least I wouldn’t have to hear shit from dad anymore about Jeonginnie. You’re going to have the worst bred omega”. - Changbin laughed before getting punched in the arm by Christopher, but Hyunjin was also laughing about it. At least Felix was a full developed omega. - “Sorry, bro”.  

“Don’t worry about that”. - Christopher assured his brother. - “It’s just obvious that you like him, so you should start figuring things out about that, you know?”  

Lee Know nodded, and lunch time for the alpha bunch was over as well. They had to return to their classes and sports practices. Changbin was at the greco-roman wrestling club, always dedicated to build up his muscles and show them off to his omega when they were alone. Lee Know was at the martial arts club, one of the leading alpha’s at it. Christopher and Hyunjin were at the basketball team. It was good to relief themselves from stress, and they were good at the sport as well.  

[...]

However, what was stressful at school was not one of the alpha clubs, but what was happening at cooking class a few hours later. Taemin was judging both Seungmin and Felix work. They should’ve done a roast beef accompanied by two sidings and a dessert. But while their aprons were completely dirty, the food was... Not so good. The roast looked like coal, the mashed potatoes like glue and the veggies were hard and uncooked. The dessert was kind of okay.  

“I was like you boys once”. - The teacher whispered, looking at the coal-like roast beef and shaking his head. - “But dedication and practice will make things better!”  

“I hate this class”. - Seungmin whispered after Taemin leaving them to look at the other classmate’s work. Felix nodded, looking at his neighbor with a small smile on his face. - “Wanna do something fun?”  

“What?” - Felix asked him.  

“It’s a yes or no question”. - He evaded to answer what he was asking them to do.  

“Ok. Sure, I guess”.  

“Great!” - Seungmin smiled, looking at his teacher and calling for him. - “Teacher Taemin, can we go to the bathroom? We’re all messed up and we need to look beautiful so that they don’t think that we’re bad omega’s”.  

“Oh, of course!” - Taemin nodded, while both boys left the class. The teacher really believed in Seungmin, and thought that they were going to clean themselfes and come back to class eventualy.  

Felix followed Seungmin after leaving the classroom, going to the bathroom and helping his new friend to clean his face from flour and sugar, while he did the same to him. Once they were clean, Felix thought that they would return to the classroom, but instead of turning right, Seungmin turned left, which made the blonde omega think what was going through the other boy’s mind. Soon after, Seungmin smiled at him, while pushing a metal door that opened to the gymnasium.  

“Here we are. Way more fun”. - He whispered to Felix, looking for a place to sit while the basketball team was doing their practice. They could see a lot of alpha’s together, and for Felix the smell was almost pungent. However, while he was looking around, he could smell the strong coffee scent that came from the court. He could see Hyunjin right away, like the scent guided his vision towards the alpha.  

“We shouldn’t be here”. - Felix whispered, while Seungmin dismissed his comment, waving at Christopher who was cleaning the sweat from his face with his own T-Shirt, which made his abs show for the joy of the younger omega.  

“Look, if you’re going to have to handle Key’s way of life as the omega for one of his alpha boys, at least you gotta enjoy the view once in a while”. - Seungmin stated, clapping to Christopher just for him to be standing there since nothing was going on. Felix couldn’t help but think that Seungmin was probably right. He should enjoy at least a bit of that life. - “Because you know as well as I do that he’ll never think that you’re good enough for his boy”.  

“But Taemin is going to be angry if we don’t come back”.  

“Oh, don’t worry...”. - Seungmin laughed. There was no way that he was going to be in trouble for looking at his boyfriend. - “I’ve already talked to the principal that we wanted to form a cheerleading squad for the basketball team. We can use that as an excuse”.  

“But what about cooking class?” - Felix wasn’t too worried about it, to be honest, but he asked just to be polite and pretend that he cared of dropping out of the class that he hated the most. Seungmin only looked at him and laughed, noticing without much effort that Felix wasn’t really concerned about dropping out of the class.  

The practice went along for over half an hour, and while Christopher looked proudly at Seungmin for him being there, Hyunjin looked scared when he noticed Felix. At first, he thought that the bubblegum smell should be some kind of trick on his mind, but when his brother told him about how nice it was for them to have supportive omega’s and he notice Felix alongside Seungmin, everything started to fall apart.  

Hyunjin missed the ball a few times. He also missed the hoop a lot of times. Christopher even started to joke that he was trying to make a good impression on Felix so hard that he was failing to even do the simplest thing like passing the ball. He felt defeated, but it wasn’t enough for Felix to look at anyone else besides Hyunjin. His hair was wet, covered in sweat, the clothes were tight around his body and his arms looked even bigger when he was playing. He looked exhausted, tired, and even drinking the water with a bit of it dripping from the corner of his mouth made Felix almost jump from his seat.  

The blonde omega started to clench his hands around his seat, almost at the edge of it, looking at Hyunjin and smelling the strong scent of coffee that filled the room. His mouth was opened, with his tongue being used to lick his own lips when Hyunjin passed his hand over his hair, so he could take the hair out of his face. He thought that it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. There it was. Hyunjin started to run, and Felix finally noticed his bulge. It wasn’t a normal kind, but a huge bulge. It wasn’t even hard and the blonde omega started to stare at it and a small moan in frustration escaped from his mouth, but Seungmin noticed right away what was happening.  

“Oh shit”. - Seungmin whispered, putting his hand on Felix’s shoulder. - “We should go”.  

“No... No way”. - Felix dismissed his idea, still staring at the sweaty body of his alpha, looking at how sexy he was, his skin sparkling of his own sweat. Felix could almost taste it. He wished, at least, he could. Hyunjin was so handsome and strong that even though he was failing at that practice, Felix felt everything starting to pulse on his body just by looking at him.  

His whole body looked like could throb at that second, and he was sure about what could happen. He was in a euphoric state, worshipping Hyunjin’s body in secret, his hands still trying to grab something to hold himself from doing something he shouldn’t. Seungmin was worried about his friend and neighbor but noticed that there was nothing that he could do that would make Felix go away from there.  

The blonde omega moved his own hips against the seat, looking at Hyunjin the whole time, desiring to be on his lap, feeling his whole body against his own, admiring the way that he moved, the way that he walked, everything that he could do. And for the rest of the practice, Felix was in a state that nothing else mattered but stare at Hyunjin. And that’s what happened until the timer went to zero and the practice was over.  

“Nice practice. We should go now”. - Seungmin stated, waving at Christopher once again while his boyfriend did the same to him before going with the rest of the team towards the locker room.  

“Where are they going?” - Felix finally snapped out of his confusion and hipnosis state from looking at Hyunjin.  

“To the locker room. They’re going to shower and then I’m going to take a ride with Christopher and Changbin, as well as my brother, of course!” - Seungmin smiled. - “We said we would meet at the parking lot. Are you coming?”  

Felix didn’t answered anything. He was still thinking about what just happened. The worse part was that it was still happening. He had only felt that once before, but it wasn’t as strong as it was that time. He sighed, while Seungmin waved his hand in front of his face.  

“Huh, hello?” - The younger omega looked at him. - “Are you coming or not?”  

“No, I... Forgot something at the classroom”.  

“Ok, see you around, then!” - He smiled. - “Just promise you won’t get lost or into a gangbang session. I know damn well that you’re in heat”.  

“I won’t”.  

The blonde omega vanished from Seungmin’s sight without much effort. He knew where to find the locker room, and that’s what he did. The pungent smell was strong, but so was the coffee smell. He hid himself from the other alpha’s, hearing them talking about which omega could be a nice husband and if they were ready to have their own legacy. The talk soon got leaded by Christopher, that stated that he was more than ready to have his own legacy with his omega. While Felix kept hidden behind a few lockers, Hyunjin was busy taking his uniform off and looking for a towel while completely naked. That was more than enough for Felix once again look for something to hold when he felt the coffee smell become stronger. It was coming from all of Hyunjin’s body, his sweat only made it stronger.  

“You should hurry”. - Christopher told his younger brother. - “Lino hates being late, and your omega should be there waiting for you”.  

“It’s cooking class day. He’s probably still there hearing the teacher complain about his food”. - Hyunjin stated, finally founding a towel while his brother got dressed.  

“Fine, see you later?” - He asked, while Hyunjin nodded. The rest of the team had already left. Part of them didn’t bothered to take a nice shower since they thought that their scent was better when they were sweaty.  

Hyunjin walked towards the shower, still feeling the bubblegum scent around him, and then closed his eyes, letting the warm water touch his skin and start to release him from all that sweat. Felix found that to be the chance that he needed to take a closer look at Hyunjin’s body. The showers were opened, so it wasn’t hard for the omega to look at his naked body. He was still with his back turned towards him. A large back, with a large amount of muscles, all of them defined, and even though Felix didn’t mind that part, Hyunjin had the roundest butt he had ever seen. He could probably hold onto it when he had the opportunity to get on his knees for that alpha, at least that’s what he thought.  

And then it happened. Hyunjin turned and his front was there for Felix to gaze. The large chest, his abs, his arms, he looked like a greek statue, a perfect Adonis. And then, there was something that made him way different than greek statue’s. Between his legs there was the hugest dick Felix had ever seen. It was still soft, with the tip so bright and pink like the most delicious lollipop that the omega had ever seen. He licked his lips once again, and Hyunjin could feel the bubblegum smell getting stronger by the second. That made a reaction on his body.  

His eyes were kept closed, but Hyunjin’s cock went harder by the second. Felix contemplated the view like he was looking at an angel committing it’s first sin and losing it’s wings. It was perfect. The veins got bigger, his cock started to harden and then it was throbbing against the air. Hyunjin didn’t hesitated for much longer. His hand went towards it, thinking about relieving himself from that desire, but he was unable to do so. He knew that the smell was too strong for it to be only a hallucination.  

“You’re here”. - He whispered, still with his eyes closed. - “I can smell your scent”.  

“Sorry, I... I...” - Felix got caught, and now he was blushing, but couldn’t stop looking at Hyunjin’s naked body.  

“That’s not the first date I had in mind”. - Hyunjin laughed, opening his eyes and looking at Felix, smiling at him, while his hand went towards his own cock, moving it with his hand while he kept looking at the omega in front of him. - “Enjoying the view?”  

“Kiss me”. - Felix whispered.  

“Huh?” - Hyunjin looked a bit confused. He thought that he was going to be the teasing and the one to take the lead in that dynamic.  

“Just fucking kiss me, Hyunjin”. - Felix didn’t bothered to take his clothes off, only his sneakers. He went towards the alpha, grabbing him by his neck, looking up at him while Hyunjin grabbed his waist. - “I’m in heat”.  

“Oh”. - Hyunjin stopped before kissing the blonde boy. - “We can’t do this just because you’re like that”.  - He wasn’t a coward; he just didn’t wanted to kiss Felix just because he was in heat. He needed to be sure that Felix wanted to kiss him no matter if he was in heat or not. - “Are you sure?”  

“Hyunjin, come on”. - The omega pouted. - “At least kiss me, I’m not asking for you to mate me”. - He whispered. - “At least, not now”. - That was music to Hyunjin’s ears. He knew for a fact that he was really liking that boy, so finding out that the possibility of mating was still there made him feel more confident.  

“Felix...” - Hyunjin blushed, but grabbed the boy by his tie, pulling him closer to him, looking at his face and smiling while touching the freckles on his face.  

“You smell so good”. - He whispered, sniffing his neck, going down to also do the same on his chest. A strong coffee smell, the one that Felix could feel that his hole was desiring it more than it ever did for someone. - “Please Hyunjin... Kiss me. Please, alpha?”  

Hyunjin couldn’t help himself. At that moment, all that he could do was be around Felix and hold him close to his body. Close enough that his own cock could throb against the small omega’s belly, a place that he knew that in the future could be the host of his children. Felix tiny hands tried to reach for Hyunjin’s chest, desiring to touch, smell, lick all of his body. He was changed. It wasn’t a normal Felix, but Felix in heat.  

He looked up once again, pouting at Hyunjin for taking so long to start to kiss him, and the alpha started to undress the omega piece by piece. Since he was already wet it was a bit difficult to take off his clothes. They were removed until Felix was completely naked as well, and Hyunjin could pull him closer, seeing the difference in size between them and kissing his shoulders, where a small quantity of freckles was also there.  

“You’re so beautiful, Felix”. - He whispered, touching his body, but while Hyunjin was romantic, Felix needed action. He needed Hyunjin to understand that he was in desire of an alpha.  

“Thank you. Please kiss me now” - He pleaded, putting his hand on Hyunjin’s chest and scratching it with four of his fingers, making it look almost like a feline scratch, and Hyunjin moaned instantly, grabbing the omega and putting their lips together in a kiss filled with desire.  

There was romance, but there was also lust. Felix moaned in a soft husky way, something that Hyunjin didn’t thought it was possible. The omega grabbed Hyunjin’s body, kissing him with more desire than before after feeling his scent so close, his taste on his own lips, and his tongue against his own. The sweet bubblegum scent was mixed with the strong coffee scent, creating a new one that was only perceived by the two of them. A coffee bubblegum mix that could take out any label of sweets out of business. Hyunjin’s strong hands held Felix by his small ass, making it impossible for him to go anywhere but keep kissing him.  

The make-out session took a while. While enough for the mirrors of the locker room to be blurry and for both boys be sweaty instead of clean. It wasn’t an issue. Both found out that they liked how the other smelled when they were sweaty. Hyunjin kissed Felix once again before taking his towel, starting to use the towel to try to dry him, before doing the same to himself.  

“It’s so big”. - Felix pouted, pointing at Hyunjin’s cock once again. - “Can I pass the towel? Please?” - Hyunjin couldn’t say no to Felix, so he just gave him the towel. The blonde omega started to touch Hyunjin’s dick with the towel, cleaning and drying it after the shower, looking at it contemplating by how big it was, lifting his head with a smile towards Hyunjin for letting him do it. - “Can we shower together tomorrow, please?”  

“Felix... I don’t have any practice tomorrow”.  

“Come to my house and shower with me, then. I promise I’ll be kissing all of your body... Please?” - He pouted once again. Hyunjin hesitated but ended up nodding. He was more than willing to do anything to please the omega.  

“Here, use this”. - He grabbed a change of clothes of his own and gave to the omega. - “Your clothes are wet. I’ll take it to the laundry for you”.  

“No need. I can clean them, just... Can I use your basketball t-shirt?”  

“Felix, it’s filled with sweat”. - Hyunjin judged him a bit, but was also proud about the attachment that Felix had already developed by his scent.  

“Please”. - He pouted once again. He found out quickly that Hyunjin was unable to say no to him when he pouted.  

“Sure... But we should really hurry up”.  

They got dressed. Not before Felix touching Hyunjin’s cock once again and complementing it on the size that it had and Hyunjin kissing the blonde omega for about five minutes and thinking about ripping his clothes off. But Hyunjin’s phone was already ringing like crazy. They were completely late. When they arrived at the parking lot, Lino was speaking to Jisung, showing him his black belt for martial arts while Jisung showed him a pot that he made at the pottery class. It was ugly, but Lee Know pretended that he liked it.  

“Finally”. - Lee Know said, looking at Felix and Hyunjin, both still with wet hair. He didn’t said anything, but the smile he had on his face made it clear that he could imagine what had happened between the two.  

“Hey Felix, look what I did!” - Jisung showed him the same pot. - “Hey, where’s the food that you should’ve cooked Today?”  

“Seungmin took all of it”. - He shrugged. - “Hey, we should go”.  

“Yes, we should. Dad is calling me for half an hour asking where we are”. - Lee Know showed Hyunjin his phone. - “It appears that he wants to talk to you”.  

“Damn... What did I do this time?” - Hyunjin rolled his eyes, walking towards the car door.  

“Both of you”. - Lino pointed to Felix as well. They were caught? Was there any cameras at the locker room? They weren’t sure, but Felix was still positive that he didn’t got enough of Hyunjin to stop that heat. It was going to be a tough meeting with Key, that’s a fact.  

Heat was coming for all of the omega’s in Ratliff Lane. At the end of the week, heat would be a new ally, and enemy, for each household at Ratliff Lane.

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Hyunjin was waiting for the worst after getting the news that his father wanted to see him. If it was Minho, it wouldn’t be a problem, but he knew that it was Key just because Minho was busy at work at that time. Of course he could simply ignore it and send Felix to his own house and not talk about it for the next few hours and avoid a crisis that would involve Key being annoying about relationships between omega’s and alpha’s, but to avoid it meant that it would only delay that discussion for a few days. That wasn’t what he wanted.   

The car parked at the garage entrance of his home, and Lino as well as Han found an excuse for them to go to Han’s place. It would be much better to avoid all of what could happen at that moment then to just be there and listen to everything.   

“Well, you ready?” - Hyunjin asked, reaching for Felix’s hand, who simply nodded. - “He can’t do anything to you, I guarantee”.  

“I want to kiss you” - Felix whispered. - “Sorry, I’m just not thinking straight”. - He admitted, looking at Hyunjin who smiled at the same moment. It was cute, but it was the heat talking.   

“Felix... Me too, but my father wants to talk with us”. - Hyunjin tried to make sure that Felix wasn’t going to feel bad about what he was feeling from the heat, but that he would also understand how the things worked out at that moment.   

They walked towards the door, and when Hyunjin went to knock on it, the door was opened by Key himself. He looked at both boys with a judgmental look, and his eyes went straight to their hands. He shook his head, before asking for them to come in, closing the door while pointing towards the living room, where there was already some tea and biscuits served for the boys. At the other side of the table there was two armchairs, but since Minho was busy at work, only one of them was going to be used.   

The house smelled sweet, and yet a bit spicy. Like apple pie with cinnamon, and although nothing was cooking, they both could sense their stomachs growling. There was no music at that time, unlike most of the times when Key offered food, which indicated that it wasn’t going to be a nice conversation.  

“So”. - Key whispered while opening his cardigan to sit down, crossing his legs and looking at the boys. - “I was going to ask about the rumors, but it looks like it is true”.  

“Yes, daddy, Felix and I-” - Hyunjin started to talk, still holding the blonde boy’s hand, but Key raised his own, interrupting him.  

“Well, it seems like I’m the last person to know anything in this house”. - He shook his head. - “Or at this street”.  

“We are still getting to know each other”. - Felix whispered, looking to Key with a bit of fear in his eyes, like if he was a new consort and bride to be for an heir of a medieval kingdom that had to deal with the former Queen, in this case, Key.   

“Huh”. - Key rolled his eyes, completely ignoring Felix’s existence before looking at his son once again. - “After everything that your brother’s have done... You decide to elope with... This omega?” - He looked down at Felix once again. This was getting on Hyunjin’s nerves. He had his father’s approval, and he was the alpha, so why did he need to explain himself to his other father?  

“You said it yourself that he was a prime example of an omega when you met him”. - Hyunjin raised his tone, looking at his father showing how annoyed he was about that breeding situation and how much his father cared for Felix being the son of two Beta’s.   

“That was before I knew everything about his family!” - Key raised his tone as well, but there was a limit. The limit had been crossed at that moment. Hyunjin wasn’t having any of that anymore. His father could rule the people at that street, but it was clear that he couldn’t make his sons obbey him anymore.   

“Father, you can be everything you want, but in my love life, I’m my own leader”. - Hyunjin got up, looking at his father and refusing to take any of the tea or the biscuits. That made Key raise his brows, surprised by the way that his own son was acting. - “And I got the last word at who I’m going to be with. I don’t need your approval”.  

“That’s where you’re wrong. The City Counsel states that...” - Key continued to talk, trying to find something to argue with, but Hyunjin was angry. His expression was mad, his brows were frowned, and even his own breathing was deeper.  

“The City Counsel is a stupid excuse for Omega’s to feel like they have the last word in anything”. - He interrupted his own father, grabbing Felix’s hand once again, not willing to let him go at that time. - “We’re going to my room. Felix is staying for dinner”.   

Key was left alone at the living room. He had to process everything that was going on his household at that moment, looking at his teacup and moving it just to make sure that it was completely aligned with the other ones, with it’s wing to the right side and the three small pink cammelias pattern facing each other. He smiled to himself, thinking that if he couldn’t control his own kids, at least he could control that. He got up, taking a deep breath, and taking everything back to the kitchen. Someone would want to have those biscuits eventually anyway.   

It was the first time that Felix ever went to Hyunjin’s bedroom. It was a beautiful place, but the strong coffee scent made the blonde omega desire him even more. He was never protected like that, and Hyunjin showed him how an alpha could protect his omega like he heard about at school. The alpha had just closed his bedroom door, taking off his sneakers and walking with his white socks around while trying to make his bed so Felix could sit somewhere, but the omega was way more interested in sitting at his lap. The protection, the scent, everything was like fuel to the small omega that was full with heat.   

“Sorry about my father. I hope that you know that I don’t think about your family in that way”. - Hyunjin assured him, trying to fold his clothes that were on top of his bed, but failing miserably. He ended up jus throwing them at his chair by his desk. - “Here, have a sit”.  

“Hyunjin... This is not the best place to be at this time”. - Felix assured him, scratching the back of his own neck, trying to not think about his scent or the fact that each time that Hyunjin tried to make his bed the smell from his blanket went straight to his nostrils. The blonde omega was sweating, trying to control himself the best that he could.   

“You mean you want to sit at the chair?” - Hyunjin frowned, walking towards it and taking all of his clothes again, throwing them at his bed. The scent grew stronger for a short instance when he did that, and while he pointed towards his chair for Felix to sit, the omega clenched his jaw, still trying to control himself.   

“No, but... Thank you”. - He walked slowly towards the chair, sitting at it and looking at the other one, while Hyunjin smiled and grabbed his thigh, touching it with his fingers.   

“I hope you know that I will not allow my father to talk to you like that”. - He assured him, leaning in for a kiss, touching his face while caressing the back of his neck, able to feel the scratches that Felix did to himself while trying to control his heat.   

“Thank you”. - Felix whispered. - “Can I see your cock again?” - He asked without hesitation. The heat was almost unbearable. Controlling it was looking harder and harder by the second, and everything that Hyunjin did to him at that moment was enough for him to feel the need to take off his own clothes and rip the alpha’s shirt apart. He just wanted to feel Hyunjin inside of him and moan his name after everything that happened.   

The alpha hesitated for a while, but smiled. He got up, putting his hands on his pants and sliding his ziper down as well as opening the button of his jeans. Then, the pants went down, stopping at his knees. He was with his underwear on, and Felix couldn’t control himself, he just stared at the bulge that grew inside of it until Hyunjin pushed it down as well. His cock almost jumped out of it due to the size, and the omega smiled instantly. The scent was strong, but they weren’t in a public place anymore. He looked at it, and then looked at Hyunjin, looking down and up a few times.  

“You can touch it if you want to”. - Hyunjin whispered to his omega, and without much of a second, Felix’s hand went towards Hyunjin’s cock, wrapping his fingers around it, pressing his thumb against the tip of it and feeling the precum that already started to come out just by the warm touch of the alpha’s hands.   

“Like that?” - He asked, but he needed to put his other hand as well to make sure that all of Hyunjin’s dick was covered by his hands, touching every inch even though part of the tip was free from his fingers. He was so well endowed that the omega couldn’t help himself but smile for the size of the alpha’s cock.  

“I meant...” - Hyunjin whispered, touching Felix’s hair. - “With your lips”. - He stated, moving his hips towards the omega’s face, while the blonde boy could smell the coffee scent from Hyunjin’s body only getting stronger by the second, looking up at the moment that his soft lips touched Hyunjin’s cock, kissing the tip of it and sliding one of his hands down to his balls so he could open his mouth a bit, sliding his tongue at Hyunjin’s cock. - “Felix... You’re amazing”. - The alpha whispered, grabbing Felix by his hair, forcing his head even more towards his cock so that his mouth could feel it while his hips went towards his head once again, starting to slowly fuck the omega’s mouth, keeping a smile on his face.   

Hyunjin felt like he was at the top of the world at that moment. He had his father at his place and showed him that he wasn’t going to obey any of his orders, and now he had Felix almost by his knees, with his mouth on his dick. It was the best feeling ever. Although many omega’s feared the heat season because of many different reasons, Hyunjin was the alpha that found that the heat season could be one of the most amazing times ever.  

[...]

Meanwhile, at the other side of the street, Han was busy at his own room. Lino was laying on his bed, looking at his phone, while the other boy was looking at the window to one of his neighbor’s home.   

“See? I knew it!” - Han raised his fist in satisfaction for being right.  

“What are you talking about?” - Lino didn’t even bothered to look up, but tried to sound interested on what the boy was looking by the window. It was clear that Han was going to grow up to be the gossiper of the street just like Nayeon.   

“Kyungsoo’s kids. They just stole a bunch of tangerines from Suho’s tree”. - He pointed at both houses, like Lino needed to know which place he was talking about. It even looked like Lee Know was the new neighbor, not Han. - “And then they eat it and threw the peels at Rain’s garbage bin, so it looks like Rain is stealing from them”.  

“And why is that important?” - Lino wondered, blocking his phone. He could sound unamused by it, but it was getting a bit interesting now that Han was telling more details about the story.   

“Well, it could look like Rain is trying to eat the tangerine from Suho’s house, and it could also imply that he’s trying to eat the fruit at Sehun’s garden, you know what I mean? Wink wink” - He even winked while saying that, which made Lee Know giggle a bit because of it.   

“Where did you heard all that...” - The alpha was impressed. Han knew a lot of the gossip around the street for a newcomer. He was into some of the deepest secrets that even a few of his own neighbors didn’t even had a clue about it.  

“Oh, I sat by Nayeon’s side during the dessert during dinner at your house. She knows a lot”. - Han told him, laughing soon after. - “Well, mystery solved! I’m going for a shower, Lino. Do you mind waiting for me?” - He asked him, while Lino didn’t even moved from the bed, unlocking his phone once again.   

“Not at all. I think that I’m only going to my place for dinner”. - He was serious about it. He thought that at that moment Key was probably trying to still push Hyunjin to follow what he thought was right. He had no clue that his brother was busy fucking Felix’s mouth at that time.   

Han nodded, taking his shirt off in front of the alpha, and while he was still at his phone, Lino’s eyes went up and watched how Jisung’s torso was so well sculpted. He had a glowing skin, a buffy chest and a small waist. He could even hear his father’s voice saying that those were signs of a strong omega that could breed many children. He had to close his own mouth when Han turned around, grabbing a towel from his drawers, which made his ass pop a bit, and finally the alpha looked at how round it was. It was big, could probably fit his whole hand on each cheeks and open it, or even ask for that other boy to sit on his face and gladly suffocate with Jisung’s ass against his nouse and mouth.   

“Lee Know?” - Han asked him, a bit confused, with a smile on his face, but something was off. The alpha was impressed, and yet Han couldn’t help but feel a strong scent from mint coming on his room.   

“Huh... What?” - He replied with another question. He also felt a scent, but it was from pineapples. Fresh, sweet, savory pineapples. - “Did I do something wrong?”  

“No, it’s that I was asking you if you don’t want to have dinner with us Today”. - Jisung smiled, still barechested, with the towel on top of his shoulders. Lee Know nodded after a few seconds.   

“It sounds better than to be hearing some new rules to find an omega”. - He laughed. - “Do you know any? Maybe someone that I can mate and get this thing over with”.  

“Marriage can’t be a thing to get over with!” - Han was insulted, and he quickly shook his head. He wasn’t just insulted. He was also... Jealous. He was angry by the thought that Lino could have someone since he was an omega that never had any heat. He was an unwanted kind of omega, and he hated that. But he also hated that Lee Know said such a thing, without even knowing that he did it on purpose. - “You need someone to take care of you and to love you, not just to... Carry your sperm around”. - He rolled his eyes, throwing his shirt at Lino’s face, leaving the room.  

The alpha instantly smelled the pineapples. They weren’t coming from anywhere besides Han. It was the omega’s smell. He closed his eyes when the strong scent filled his nostrils, smelling the sweet scent from that omega, and when he heard the door of the bathroom being closed, he grabbed the shirt once again, smelling it and moaning softly. He was all alone. Hwasa and Wheein only arrived from work a few hours from there, and Felix was still at Hyunjin’s, so it was safe.   

Lee Know got rid of his pants and boxers, just until his thighs, and starting to stroke his own cock while smelling Han’s shirt. He moaned, while his fingers went up and down, stroking himself while still thinking about that boy’s round ass and sweet smell, thinking about how it would be to feel all of it against his own lips. He was so into it that he couldn’t even hear the door being unlocked. Han forgot to bring an underwear to come out of the shower. The mint scent was strong even at the bathroom, but he didn’t bothered to think too much about it.  

However, when the omega went back, he noticed instantly that Lee Know was smelling his shirt and jerking off. It was like something switched inside Han’s body, and he stopped by the door, looking at Lee Know doing that, admiring his body, even though most of it was still covered by his own clothes. Han could feel his own body starting to respond to what he was seeing. Lino’s hand grabbed so hard his own cock while stroking it that the tip looked almost red, engorged with the blood the ran through it’s veins and made it throb against his fingers. The omega licked his own lips, looking at the way Lino was stimulating himself by his own smell, but that also made something else happen to the omega that until now hadn’t experienced any heat.   

His body shivered a bit, his hands got sweaty, and for a moment all that he could hear was Lino’s moans that were almost silent against his shirt. He went into a frenzy, admiring his body, worshipping the alpha’s by every inch of his body that he could see, and after a few seconds he was already moving his own hips against the door. He was desiring to be Lino’s hands at that moment, specially the one that was holding so tight his cock. Lee Know’s moans alone were like a mating call for Jisung, that was desperate to attend to it.  

“Han...” - Lino whispered. - “I can smell you from here”. - The alpha pushed away his shirt, looking up to the boy that was by the door, still holding his cock at his hand. - “You like it?”  

“I... Never saw one. I mean, besides my own”. - Han whispered, walking towards Lee Know, that didn’t hesitated to hold Han’s hand, pulling him closer until his fingers could touch his cock. - “Lee Know...” - He whispered, as the strong mint and pineapple flavor filled the room. Han was having his first heat experience, and it was already with someone desiring to be around him.  

“Yes... Moan my name just like that”. - He smiled, holding Han’s face and moving with his head towards it, leaning in for a kiss.   

The kiss was just as Han expected. It was filled with desire, but there was also a spark. An instant spark that made the omega sure that it wasn’t something that was happening for that moment, but that there were some feelings from both that were being shown at that time. Lee Know’s hand pulled Han’s to lay on top of him, touching the naked body from the omega that still hadn’t gone to shower and feeling the warm touch of his skin as well as the strong pineapple scent due to the fact that he was sweaty.   

Han, on the other hand, kept making sure that his own body was feeling all of Lee Know’s, and since his cock was the only part that was out of any piece of clothes, Han touched it with his hand, stroking him while they kissed. Although Lee Know asked for Han to moan his name, it was him who was moaning Han’s. He kissed the omega’s lips, but soon started to kiss his shoulder, trying to move down a bit more, licking one of his nipples and grabbing his chest with his hand, holding it tight against his fingers, making the omega moan while Lino fulfilled his desire to suck Han’s chest.   

“Sit on my face”. - The alpha whispered after a while, making the omega blush. - “I mean it. Sit. On. My. Face”.   

“I thought you were going to... Well, fuck me”. - Han giggled. - “Isn’t that what the heat is all about?”  

“Yeah, kind of”. - Lee Know rolled his eyes. - “But I want to make you cum with my tongue in your ass. Then I’ll fuck you”. - He was a gentleman in a way. A devious way.   

“F-Fine”. - Han accepted after having his ass slapped, moaning softly and making Lee Know smile in a victorious way. He moved from the bed, and tried to aim that his ass was going to be at the right place: Lee Know’s mouth.   

And it was. Just when he felt like he couldn’t sit anymore without making all of his weight fall onto Lee Know’s, he started feeling the warm and wet tongue that the alpha had, making him moan harder and louder, grabbing Lino’s thighs in an effort to maintain his balance while his hole was being devoured by the alpha’s mouth. Lee Know made sure that his tongue went a bit inside of Han’s hole, feeling that part almost squeeze his tongue while his cheeks made him almost suffocate with no room to breathe. It was perfect. It was the first time for both of them, and still, it felt like it was the best first time that could be.   

With Han stroking himself, he moaned even harder, especially by seeing that Lee Know’s cock throbbed every time that his cheeks almost covered all of his face so that he could keep licking his ass. He admired the precum that was covering the tip of Lino’s cock, and desired to lick it, taste it, but the alpha didn’t ordered him to do that. Han was almost compelled to obey and do only what he was told to by Lee Know. One more slap was felt, making him moan even harder and louder. Lee Know’s hands covered both of Han’s cheeks, and the omega could feel that he was close to cum by having his ass eaten by the alpha. It was so close, he could almost feel like he was going to be relieved from it and finally be taken by an alpha and bred. It was perfect. It was what he wanted. It was...  

The doorbell.  

“Fuck” - Han complained, while Lee Know didn’t bothered to do anything. All he wanted to do was to keep tasting the omega’s hole and making it a bit wider so that he could fuck him.   

“You’re busy”. - The alpha stated while the doorbell ranged two more times. - “Ugh, come on...”  

“I need to get that”. - Han pouted, getting up and looking at Lino’s red face like he was gasping for air. Part of the alpha was relived, but he was also annoyed by it. His lips were covered in saliva, but he didn’t bothered. - “Wait for me?”  

“Sure”. - Lee Know winked at him, taking his shirt off as well as his pants, showing his body completely naked to Han for the first time. - “Just to ensure that you’ll comeback”. -  He joked, putting both of his hands behind his head, waiting for Han that was already with a robe on and went downstairs.   

“Oh... Hi” - He smiled looking at his neighbor, Nayeon, looking at him with a worried expression.  

“Oh, you’re alive!” - She sounded relieved. - “All the neighborhood could hear you screaming. I was so worried that I needed to check it out”. - She said, looking inside of his house for some clues.   

“I wasn’t screaming I was...” - Should he say that he was moaning? If he did that, then everyone would know that he was having sex, and he wasn’t sure if that was the best thing to do in that situation. Han tried to find for an excuse so hard that he needed to think about all of the stories that could work as a reason for him to be... Screaming.   

“Han? You’re coming?” - Lino asked at the top of the stairs, with only his boxers on. At least he had the decency to cover his dick.   

“Oh!” - Nayeon covered her mouth, looking at the boys and giggling soon after. - “I see that you weren’t screaming”.   

“Nayeon... I’d be glad if you didn’t said anything about it to anyone”. - Han pleaded. - “It’s the first time that I entered in heat and we’re getting to know each other”. - He was desperate for her to keep that secret, but Lee Know didn’t looked scared, since he went behind Han and kissed his neck.  

“Hi, Nayeon”. - Lee Know whispered. - “Yeah, he wasn’t screaming. I was eating his ass”. - He sounded so bored about the idea of a gossip that he didn’t bothered for his nosy neighbor to say anything about them to everyone. That information completely shocked Nayeon. - “And now I’m taking him upstairs again so I can continue to do that”. - Lee Know closed the door at Nayeon’s face.  

“HEY!” - Han punched Lino’s chest. - “What was that all about?”  

“She’s a nosy neighbor. She’ll be talking about it anyway. And look”. - Lee Know grabbed Han by the waist. - “I’m your alpha, and I will protect you. So if it takes a nosy neighbor to tell everyone that we’re together, fuck it, you know?”   

“Oh... We’re together?” - Han’s eyes sparkled. He didn’t had a clue how things worked out, but he was glad that he wasn’t a one-time fling for Lino.  

“You almost killed me with your ass, so I guess it’s only fair for us to go on a few dates from now on...” - He smiled, kissing Han on the cheek. - “But now, let’s go back upstairs. I’m not done with your hole yet”.   

[...]

Nayeon was busy going to her home after all that happened, thinking of what she just saw and heard. It wasn’t a juicy gossip. I mean, it was until it looked like one of the parts was completely fine with it being told to everyone. That made her mad. How could someone say about their own lives like that and not feel any kind of regret to say so? She was almost feeling like she was supposed to stop spreading any gossip when one of her neighbors waved to her.   

“Nayeon, good to see you!” - Kai said, waving at the woman.   

“Kai! You’ve missed the dinner. It was completely fabulous!”. - She said, telling about last night.   

“I know, it went until early hours in the morning, right?” - Kai shook his head. - “Key really knows how to throw a dinner party”. - That made Nayeon suspiscious. And just like that, she decided that it wasn’t time for her to stop spreading any gossip. It was a gift from God.  

“What do you mean? It was over before midnight”. - She crossed her arms, trying to figure out what her neighbor was trying to tell her. Meanwhile, Kai was frowning, lookig confused.  

“I tried to call Kyungsoo, but he told me that he was at Key’s until morning”. - The omega looked worried. - “Why would he lie to me?”  

“Oh please. Why would Key do that on a school day?” - She rolled her eyes, but there was more to that story that she still didn’t found out. All that she knew was that Kyungsoo was holding a secret to himself. - “Well, maybe he was sleeping. He drank a lot with Suho last night”.  

“Did he?” - Kai raised his brows. - “And why would he do that?”  

“Oh, don’t be jealous! Kyungsoo loves you. It’s just that Rain was trying to find an omega to bring home and you know how Sehun is always working late and on work trips and whatever...” - She looked across the street, finding Suho coming back from Baekhyun’s place after taking care of his kids. - “Look, there he is! Suho!”  

The omega heard them and looked at Nayeon with a smile on his face, but the smile went cold at the moment that he looked at Kai. He needed to act normal, and pretend that he didn’t do anything with Kyungsoo last night. It could be easy, he wondered, so at the moment that he approached both he was decided to act like everything was like an usual day.  

“I was just telling Kai about how you and Kyungsoo were together last night”. - Nayeon laughed, putting her hand at his shoulder. That alone made Suho know that it was going to be way  more difficult to pretend that nothing had happened.   

“Yeah, Kyungsoo told me that he was at Key’s until morning”. - Kai said, looking at the other omega with suspicion. - “Any idea of why he would say that?” - Suho needed to find an excuse, and quick.  

“Huh... Actually, I do”. - He smiled. - “He drank a lot last night, he was probably sleeping until late. You know, alpha’s don’t like for us to know that they do those things and drink too much. He was probably ashamed”.  

“That does make sense!” - Nayeon nodded. - “And although Kyungsoo doesn’t work, doesn’t take out the trash, not even does any activity of an alpha, he is one”. - She sighed. - “A crooked one, but still!”  

“Yeah” . - Suho laughed. - “Look, I need to go home. Sehun is coming and I want to make a special evening for him”.  

“Oh, I know what you mean”. - Kai laughed, shaking his hand. - “Take care. I’ll be going home as well”.   

Just as Kai left them, Suho smiled at Nayeon, but she looked at him up and down before frowning and tilting her head to the side. She wasn’t believing in that story completely, but Suho tried his best to pretend that he didn’t noticed that she was staring at him.  

“You have a different glow on you”. - She whispered. That alone made Suho sweat. He was nervous. Was it that obvious that he had sex? And if it was, it would be even more obvious that it wasn’t with his husband since he was on a work trip. - “Well, guess it’s just the excitement to see your husband”.  

“Of course!” - Suho smiled. - “Look, I really got to go. See you around?” - She nodded soon after, and Suho felt like he had won one of his worst battles so far. It was obvious that it was going to be hard to keep that secret, but he didn’t knew it was going to be that hard.   

Nayeon looked at the other side of the street, and thought it could be the best time to go talk to her friend, Baekhyun, but just when she was about to cross the street, Chanyeol’s car drove by and stopped at the garage entrance. He waved at her, and she waved back, but she knew that now her friend would be busy trying to please his alpha. Maybe another time it would be the perfect time to gossip about what just happened to her at the Beta’s house.   

[...]

“Why are you doing this?” - Chanyeol asked his husband after closing the front door, noticing how he was trying to clean the house while putting one of his hands at his back, showing some clear discomfort due to his pregnancy advanced status.  

“Honey, someone needs to clean the house”. - Baekhyun whispered with a soft smile on his face.  

“Why the boys aren’t helping you?” - He looked around. - “In fact, where are they?”  

“Seungmin is tutoring Christopher again”. - The omega started to explain what was happening on his household to his husband. - “Jeongin is studying with Changbin in his bedroom, but don’t interrupt them. They were talking about the mating ball when I passed by”.  

“Were you eavesdropping?” - Chanyeol asked with a smirk on his face while his husband tried his best to pretend that he was insulted by  that assumption. - “It’s okay if you were. It’s our son, you know”.  

“Well, it’s pretty clear that they’re together. Key’s the only one that doesn’t want to accept it”. - He shrugged. - “But he’s got bigger problems now”. - Baekhyun smiled, after turning off the vacuum cleaner and sitting by Chanyeol at the couch, cuddling him while his husband passed his hand around his belly. - “He’s kicking. It’s the first one that kicks this hard”.  

“Don’t stress yourself thinking about our child if it’s going to be an alpha or not. Not one of our kids were alpha’s and they turned out just fine”. - Chanyeol assured him, passing his hand at Baekhyun’s hair. - “Why don’t you take a nap in my shoulder for a bit? We can order dinner”.  

Although Baekhyun normally would protest and say that he needed to cook his own dinner instead of asking for someone to do so, he was so tired that he didn’t had the strength to even try to argue. He simply closed his eyes by his alpha, falling asleep almost instantly. Maybe Chanyeol was right, all of his kids turned out just fine. They were omega’s, but they weren’t helpless omega’s. They knew what they wanted. One of them more than any other.  

[...]

“You’re wrong again”. - Seungmin rolled his eyes. - “Aren’t you the one who should be good at this stuff?” - He asked Christopher while tapping the tip of his pencil against that exercise. The solution looked clear as daylight to the omega, but not to the alpha.  

“Hey!” - Christopher felt insulted. - “Math isn’t just an alpha’s subject”.  

“Clearly”. - The omega smiled, while Christopher grabbed him by the waist, trying to put him on his lap. - “Oh no, no. I already told you, we’ll only be doing this when you get an A+ at all subjects”. - He pushed himself from Christopher, sitting by his chair once again. He was so used to being with him in secret at his bedroom that it didn’t even felt romantic at all at that time.  

“Come on. Just a bit”. - Christopher begged. - “And you know how many omega’s would want to be in your place? I mean, in my lap?”  

“Good, then you have plenty of options”. - Seungmin crossed his arms. - “Why don’t you go out and pick one of them right now? Or do you want me to do it for you?”  

“I...” - That had backfired. Christopher tried to make Seungmin jealous, but that didn’t worked out. - “I’m the alpha, come on”.  

“You may have the breeder status and the hability to make me pregnant, but that’s it”.  

“No it’s not!” - He tried to find a new argument. - “I’m the mayor’s son, the heir to everything, you know? I’m the most desirable alpha bachelor in town!”  

“And yet you can’t solve this math puzzle”. - Seungmin rolled his own eyes once again before adjusting his beret on his head.   

“You’re so stubborn. Normally people in town just accept that the alpha commands, and the omega obbeys”. - He muttered, looking at the paper once again, trying to find the solutionfor that math problem.  

“My father always told me that I was born an omega, but I’m not made to obbey anyone”. - Seungmin smiled before putting his hand at Christopher’s face, caressing his cheeks. - “So if you ever say that bullshit about alpha and omega and think that you have a natural right to command me, then you’ll be without a date to the ball. Do you want that?”  

“No...” - Christopher sighed, looking down. He hated how Seungmin could boss him around when there was noone around, but he also knew that it was a matter of time before someone found out that Christopher didn’t had the last word on that relationship.  

“Good boy”. - Seungmin kissed his cheek after winking to him. - “Now, back to Math”.  

“Seungmin...” - He pleaded, but to no use. He was going to be there trying to get the right answer until Seungmin got tired of it. And by the looks of it, that would take a long time.   

Probably it was for the best that Key didn’t knew, or pretended that he didn’t knew, how his eldest was bossed around by his omega and his youngest was in love with an omega child of two beta’s. He also wasn’t aware of what was happening across the street at Jisung’s bedroom, and thought that Changbin was just studying with Jeongin, but they were discussing more urgent matters.

[...]

“Ok, but what about Chaeryeong?” - Changbin asked his boyfriend while Jeongin was sitting on his lap, caressing his body and trying to raise a bit of his shirt just so he could touch him on his abs.   

“I like it, but... We don’t even know if it’s going to be a girl”. - Jeongin rolled his eyes, putting his hands on top of Changbin’s and looking at the side so he could kind of see his boyfriend’s face. - “I already told you, I’m not pregnant”.  

“Argh, I really wish you were”. - Changbin protested, kissing Jeongin’s shoulder. - “But at least we can keep trying, right?” - He laughed, while Jeongin nodded. He liked to be at Jeongin’s bedroom because he felt more comfortable at Baekhyun’s house. Although it was pretty clear that his father-in-law was trying to hear what they were saying, at least he wasn’t trying to say what they should do with their lives.   

“Well, we should also discuss about the mating ball”. - Jeongin whispered, touching his boyfriend’s face before kissing him on the lips. - “I was thinking that we should use matching ties. What do you think?”  

“Yeah, that would be awesome!” - Changbin smiled, wrapping his strong arms against Jeongin’s waist, pulling him closer and letting his own body fall in bed with Jeongin on top of him. - “You want me to go with you to buy those ties?”  

“No, no... I’ll go with Seungmin”. - Jeongin loved his boyfriend, but he didn’t believed that he would have a good sense of fashion when it comes to matching ties. He wasn’t willing to use a Spongebob and Patrick tie or Woody and Buzz. It was cute when it was a pair of socks, but not for the ball. - “I’m also thinking about inviting the omega’s from across the street”.  

“I find it adorable how you get along with everyone”. - Changbin whispered, making Jeongin blush. He kissed his cheek, biting it with no strength at all, just so he could hear a soft moan come out of his boyfriend’s lips. - “I love you”.  

“I love you too”. - Jeongin assured him, touching his face and starting to kiss him once more. He could’ve kissed him for an hour, but Chanyeol was busy opening the door and interrupting the romance.  

“Oh, sorry”. - He wasn’t sorry. Chanyeol protected his kids like a real alpha. He was an alpha himself and one day was also a teenager, so he knew what the heat season could do to teenager boys. - “We were thinking about ordering some pizza. What do you think?”  

“Pizza? What about dinner?” - Jeongin asked, pouting.  

“Your father is tired. The baby is kicking a lot”. - Chanyeol loved his kids, but he protected Baekhyun at all costs, even if that meant that he would need to be rude to them. - “You’re staying for dinner, right Changbin?”  

“Oh... Can I?” - Changbin was amazed. He blushed, still with Jeongin by his arms, not willing to let him go. - “We never have pizza for dinner. I’d love to”. - Key was a meticulous person. He believed that dinner should be the epitome of the dedication of an omega for his family, and every plate should be done with the desire to impress and certify his family of how much love he had for them.   

“Of course. Just tell your father”. - Chanyeol smiled. - “And... I’m going to leave the door opened”.  

“But dad...” - Jeongin tried to argue.  

“You want me to ask for your sisters to stay in here with you?” - Chanyeol had a smile one his face. Changbin loved Jeongin’s sisters, but they also knew that they would be prohibited to kiss or even hug without being interrupted by the most diverse kind of questions.    

“No!” - Jeongin interrupted him. - “The door opened is more than fine!”

On regular days, dinner meant the time for families to stay together and talk about their days. That also showed not only how the family dynamic worked, but how their lifestyle was. Everything showed a bit of personality on each of the households across the street.   

The sun had already set, and the stars tried to find their way to shine across the sky, but the rainclouds were making their job harder. Ratliff Town was completely dark if it wasn’t for the lamp posts across the street, as well as the lights from inside each household that were busy with their own dinner traditions.   

One could hear a pizza boy leaving Baekhyun’s house with a huge tip from Chanyeol while the pregnant omega smiled and looked at his husband, having the help from Jeongin and Changbin to put the plates at the table and talk about their day. There wasn’t anything fancy, they even served soda. It was like a dream for Changbin, that desired to live a normal and more relaxed life. Jeongin’s younger sisters sat around Changbin, filling him with questions about why the sky is blue and when would he marry Jeongin, which made everyone laugh. For the alpha it was like the perfect night, and Baekhyun knew just for what he was seeing by the way that his son and his boyfriend looked at each other that they were meant to be. He only saw that once, and it was for the man across the table, that now was his husband and was busy trying to not spill the soda on the cup while talking to his daughters to stop asking those questions to their guest.  

Across the street, Nayeon served on colorful bowls printed with different type of animals an alphabet soup with carrots for her kids and Jeongyeon, who complained about the lack of talent at her team. Nayeon heard what she was saying for a total of two minutes before interrupting her and starting to talk about her day and all of the gossip she collected. Jeongyeon wasn’t really interested at the topic, but she heard what her wife had to say and also helped her to do the dishes while observed the lightning storm that was forming outside, saying that some might think that this could mean some bad news for the future. Nayeon agreed, but she believed that it would only affect those that she saw on that day doing what they weren’t supposed to.   

Meanwhile, next door, an awkward dinner was taking place on the Beta house. Hwasa was still puzzled to where Felix was, but Jisung ensured her that he was okay. She and Wheein were busy serving the roast and potato salad to the table while Lee Know jumped in and helped to serve the juice and soda for each of them. Jisung had a lot of marks on his neck, and Lino had scratches on his chest and torso that were starting to hurt, but one thing was certain: both boys couldn’t stop smiling. They sat together, and when everything seemed to be nice, it was when Wheein started asking Lee Know what were his intentions with Jisung, since Nayeon had texted her about what she had saw in the afternoon. That alone made the omega try to hide under the table, but Lino was a confident alpha, and he assured that he had the best intentions with their son.   

On the house next door, Kai was talking about his job and how everything was going while Kyungsoo was doing the dishes. They had already eaten: reheated Chinese food since the omega didn’t had time to cook and Kyungsoo was busy writing his book. Their kids were watching the television, looking at the news about the storm that was forming in the city and talking to each other about what that could meant, but not even the lightning could make Kyungsoo pay attention to anything else besides the light turned on across the street at the house that he had spent the night in. That caught Kai’s attention, but he didn’t said anything. Not yet.   

At that house, Suho was chopping some lettuce to serve the salad to Sehun, but he was, as always, busy with his work. He had already called-in telling them that he was going to be late, and that the storm was already forming downtown and he would wait a bit to come home, and that Suho didn’t need to wait for him for dinner, but after all that had happened, Suho thought that the best thing to do was to wait for him to eat. He could still smell Kyungsoo’s scent at his house, but he wondered if it was something on his mind. Trying to get rid of those thoughts, he served himself his third glass of white wine at that evening, looking by the widow, wondering when his husband would arrive since the storm was only getting stronger by the minute.  

But nothing could compare to the awkwardness that was happening at the home of the mayor. Key had just served the food for himself, his kids, and his guest, when he was informed that Changbin wasn’t coming for dinner neither was Lee Know.  

“Darling, you’re frowning”. - Minho alerted him. - “You don’t want to take a trip to Leeteuk’s again, do you? Last time you did botox you couldn’t move your face for months”.  

“Oh, maybe that’s what I should do, since my own kids don’t want me to react at anything!” - Key complained, taking the oxtail out of the oven and making sure that it was savory. - “Pizza for dinner? Great! Eloping with the non-heated omega? Amazing! Disobeying my orders and having sex upstairs with the illbred omega? Perfect!” - He was completely losing it.   

“They’re making their choices”. - Minho assured him, kissing Key on the cheek and putting his finger on the back of the pan to take a bit of the broth, nodding with his head. It was perfect. - “Why don’t we support our kids instead of trying to make them feel uncomfortable?”  

“You’re delusional”. - Key rolled his eyes after slapping Minho’s hand with his wooden spoon. - “All I want is the best for my kids. And they don’t know what’s best for them because they’re young and naive.   

“My mother didn’t think you were the best for me”. - He whispered. - “And neither did my sister”.   

“Oh, don’t you start Choi Minho”. - Key crossed his arms. - “They loved me when we got married”.  

“Yes, but... If Christopher wasn’t already on the way we don’t know how that would’ve turned out”. - He whispered. It was a well kept secret from the perfect family that Christopher was conceived in the back of Minho’s car at the mating ball during one of Key’s first heat seasons, and after that Junghwa, Minho’s mother, didn’t had any other option but to accept her new son-in-law.   

“Shush! They’re coming downstairs”.  

“Just promise to be nice to them”. - Minho pleaded. - “You don’t want them to grow apart from you, do you? And hey, imagine if they have a little boy and they name them Key”.  

“Don’t you start insinuating that one of them will have my grandchildren on those... Bad genes”. - Key looked disgusted, serving the radish salad for each plate, being surprised when not only Hyunjin and Felix went downstairs, but also Christopher and Seungmin. - “Christopher. I didn’t know you had guests”. - Let alone that it was another of Baekhyun’s kids.  

“Nice to see you, Seungmin. Have a sit by Christopher. Lee Know is having dinner at our neighbor’s house”. - Minho smiled, making everyone feel comfortable.   

When Felix was about to say something, Key controlled the Alexa so that Vivaldi’s Concerto alla Rustica in G Major started playing. He looked at the small omega with a small smile on his face, but it was unnatural. Hyunjin rolled his eyes, taking Felix by the hand and helping him to sit down.  

“So, mating ball is coming”. - Christopher brought the subject.   

“Oh, it’s an amazing time!” - Minho smiled to his kids. - “You already invited who you want to, right? A good alpha knows how to plead to an omega”.  

“See?” - Seungmin said with a smile on his face. - “Listen to your dad, big boy”. - He giggled soon after. That made Key look with a shocked face at his son and his... Boyfriend? When did he had such weak alpha’s in his household?  

“About that”. - Hyunjin interrupted. - “I’d like to take Felix with me”. - That alone made Felix smile and blush, as well as Key almost thought about taking another glass of wine.  

“That’s how you ask him?” - Minho smiled. - “You need to do better, Hyunjin. But I’m glad to see that you decided to ask him”. - He then looked at Felix. - “You’re always welcome at our house, Felix. And so are you, Seungmin”. - Both of the omega’s nodded with their heads in a way to thank him. None of them had any criticism towards Minho. The problem always was Key. The mayor raised his glass towards both of them, proposing for a toast. - “To young love”.  

At least Key could drink now. That’s all that he did through dinner. Minho pleaded him to be nice, so the only way for him to be like that was if he didn’t talked at all. And the best way to hide his reactions and emotions was for him to be dizzy so that he only had one look on his face: a drunk one. Everything was falling apart from his fingers. His own family was ashaming the legacy that he tried to create and now even his husband seemed to be against him. It was the worst dinner that he could ever had.  

[...]

As the storm grew bigger and louder, dinner also went on, but at the edge of the street, while Rain was busy having his ready to eat TV-Dinner from the microwave, the doorbell rang. He frowned. Who could it be? He didn’t had any dates at that hour. He looked at the clock, confused by it. He wasn’t expecting anyone and the storm was so hard that he didn’t think that none of his neighbors would show up for a visit, especially since he only had one friend at the street, and it was Minho. He closed his robe, just to make sure that his abs weren’t showing, and after opening the door, he saw a young teenager boy covered in water by the rain and messy clothes. He had a cap on, and eyes that looked like he was scared, but interested at the same time.  

“Are you Rain?” - The boy asked him, adjusting his backpack on his shoulder. The man nodded, and then the boy smiled. - “You met my mother years ago”. - He handed to him a picture of Rain and a young woman, from more than a decade ago. - “I’m Taeyong. And I’m your son”.   

The storm had come to Ratliff Town, and lightning could bring good news and bad news. But who could think that tragedy was about to come to one of those families? 

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The sky had greeted the morning Sun like no storm had come last night. One might see their kid’s toys at his neighbor’s yard, and some garbage bins had rolled down the street, but there was nothing to worry about. The perfect life also seemed to have the perfect trash. Everything was back to normal at Ratliff Town, but at that particular lane somethings were off.  

Rain was never the paternal guy, not even the marrying guy or the boyfriend type kind of guy. He prouded himself for being the bachelor of the street and the one that always knew how to go away when the time had come and feelings were starting to show up. He thought that he had an armor against every single thing that could happen to “destroy” his life as the bachelor of the street. But he was wrong.  

“So... Your mother”. - Rain talked while trying to pour some cereal into a bowl for that boy that stared at him with the same judgement that he had seen when he arrived. 

“She died”. - The boy stated. - “She wasn’t into the idea of me getting to know you”. 

“I see”. - He was so close to having his freedom, but now he was attached to being father to someone for the rest of his life. That made him wonder if there were any others.  

“Don’t worry. You won’t even notice I’m here”. - Taeyong stated, checking his phone and sighing. - “All I needed was a permanent address so I could stablish my company. 

“Aren’t you too young to do that?” - Rain wondered. He was still a teenager, so how could he be already working? - “You should go to school”. 

“I was home-schooled my whole life”. - He continued to check his phone, smiling when getting a notification. - “See? My first customer”.  

“So you are an entrepreneur that had already studied and knows everything...” - Rain said, while the boy nodded. - “Wow... Impressive. I’m also a workaholic myself, I...” 

“Huh, I don’t want to interrupt this... Bonding moment, or whatever”. - Taeyong smiled. - “But I got other things to do”. - He got up with his half-full bowl of cereal.  

“Just don’t...” 

“I know, drop the cereal”. - He completed Rain’s sentence. 

“And after that...” 

“Yep, do the dishes. I also know how to cook, relax”. - He rolled his eyes. - “You can go to work dad, it will be like I’m not even here”. 

“...Gotcha. Ok, I’m leaving, then”. - Rain thought to himself that this father thing was going to be way easier compared to what Minho always told him. Perhaps he just had the right father instincts, and his son was better than all of his best friend’s pack. He grabbed his suitcase and then went outside. It was going to be a nice day at work, he had no doubt about it. 

After the alpha’s, and some omega’s, left for work, and the kids and teenagers were at school, all of the stay-at-home husbands decided it was the right time to pay a visit to one of the houses that were awkwardly quiet for a while. Key wasn’t answering to messages, nor scolding any of his neighbors for not picking the things from their yard after the storm. It was odd. That’s why Baekhyun decided to call his other neighbors to go to Key’s place and see what’s wrong. 

All of them brought a plate. It was going to be some kind of brunch that they weren’t even invited to, but they thought it was a good idea. The first to arrive was Baekhyun. He had all of his younger kids with him as well as a plate of mac and cheese that smelled a bit burned. He thought no one would notice, but of course they would. Omega’s on that neighborhood mostly proud themselves for being excellent cooks, and Baekhyun was at most a mid-level chef with a lower skill on basic cooking. 

The second to arrive was Suho. He had an apple pie with him, and tried his best to not look worried for the fact that Sehun still hadn’t shown up. He was probably at work, but that didn’t made the omega less annoyed. He hated how his alpha never had the time for him, not even during heat season.  

“Yay, apple pie!” - Baekhyun smiled, looking at Suho and kissing him on the cheek. - “Good to see you”. 

“So, who else is coming?” - Suho asked him on a worried tone. 

“Well, everyone that’s not working, of course. And Kyungsoo, if you can call what he does working”. - He giggled. 

“Oh, Kyungsoo is coming?” - Suho asked, looking around and trying his best to not look worried. He hadn’t seen the alpha since they had their affair late at night after the dinner at Key’s place. - “I thought it was Omega’s only”. 

“Well, Nayeon works, so that leaves one less Omega. Kai doesn’t care and is always working as well... That leaves just the two of us”. 

“You’re right”. - Suho sighed, especially after he saw Kyungsoo crossing the street with a tray of baked goods. He liked to cook, and he also thought that he needed to redeem himself with Suho since they last saw each other.  

“Uh... Hi”. - Kyungsoo whispered, looking at both Omega’s and trying to smile. Baekhyun looked excited by seeing the tray, he had a lot of cravings during that period of his pregnancy. - “Should we knock, or?” 

“Oh, yes”. - The pregnant omega answered. - “Why don’t you knock at the door for uncle Key, huh?” - He whispered to his daughter, that promptly knocked at the wooden door. But they were going to have another company that they didn’t invited. 

“Yoo-Hoo”. - Baekhyun heard a voice, looking behind him and noticing that Hwasa was crossing the street. - “Did I miss something?” - She asked, looking at his plate and frowning. - “That smells burned”. 

“Oh, we’re just... Doing our regular brunch”. - Suho smiled, trying to look for an excuse. - “We always throw them!” 

“If that’s so, why didn’t I received any invitation?” - Hwasa asked, crossing her arms and smiling at them. 

“Well, it’s mostly for omega’s”. - Baekhyun tried to argue as well. 

“He’s an alpha. Everybody knows it”. - She pointed towards Kyungsoo. - “Anyway, since I’m already here and have a vacant hour, I’m joining you guys!” 

“Great!” - They said together, with a fake smile that was almost as desperate as it could be. They were there to talk to Key, but it turned out that they lured Key’s nemesis to his own home.  

Just at that moment, the door was opened. Key looked tired, but always tried his best to not show that. He had a cardigan on with horizontal stripes alternating from yellow and navy blue, as well as a white polo shirt underneath. He looked at his neighbors, but before he could say anything, Hwasa smiled and threw her hands in the air.  

“Surprise! I’m joining you to your usual brunch!” 

“There’s no such a thing as a usual brunch”. - He clapped back, looking at Baekhyun and knowing he was responsible for that. Suho didn’t had the skills to think for himself, and Kyungsoo was a useless project of an alpha. It was Baekhyun’s fault. - “I didn’t invite any of you”. 

“Well, you’re too quiet, and there’s some trash at your yard, so we got worried”. - Suho whispered. - “I brought apple pie”. 

“The same recipe that you always do? They lack nuttmeg and cinnamon. Why do you hate spices?” - Key looked up and down to him, before Kyungsoo started talking as well. 

“I brought some cookies and bagels”. - He was trying his best to cause a good impression. 

“Why do you even try? Honestly, you’re an alpha. Breed someone. Stop acting like us!” - Key rolled his eyes once again. - “And don’t make me start talking about that piece of mac and cheese. Seriously?!” 

“Sorry. I tried my best”. - Baekhyun sighed. - “But I wanted to thank you for letting Seungmin sleep in your house last night because of the rain. It was very kind”. 

“He’s my son’s boyfriend. All I care is for the best for my four children”. - He pretended to be like that. In fact, the person that convinced Seungmin to sleep at his place was Minho. He was worried about those Omega’s in the rain since the storm was only growing stronger by the minute.  

“I guess that I don’t have to thank you, do I?” - Hwasa smiled. That made all of the omega’s, and Kyungsoo, look at each other, while Key was busy wondering how he could get rid of her. - “Since Lino slept at my house last night. Such a charming boy. No wonder why Jisung is so infatuated by him!” 

“Oh, really?” - Baekhyun smiled. - “That’s great news! You were worried about Lino’s future, remember? It’s good that he found someone!” - Baekhyun was happy for Lee Know, but he was happier for himself. Now that Key had his kids being with offspring from the Beta household, he had nothing to worry about. Suddenly, Seungmin and Jeongin were grand prizes at the Omega lottery.  

“My wife suggested that you and your family come over for a cookout sometime. You know, since Hyunjin and Felix are together as well. We’re almost family!” - Hwasa was also feeling like she was winning at that situation. Nothing worried her, but Key was trying to hold himself as much as he could to not choke her. How could she? She was showing the weakness of his kids in front of all of his nosy neighbors. 

“Sure”. - He said after a few seconds, forcing himself to smile, taking a step forward and closing the front door of his house without letting any of them come in. - “Now if you excuse me, I need to run my errands”. - And he left all of them alone at his porch.  

A few seconds of silence went by until Hwasa clapped her own hands, looking at Suho’s apple pie and smiling. 

“It looks too good to waste”. - She smiled, seeing the opportunity to take the lead at that street. - “Why don’t you all come to my place? I just made some coffee and cinnamon buns”.  

“Sure!” - They all responded. There was no way that they were going to miss the opportunity to hear what Hwasa had to say about Key, as well as to know of how much their kids were linked to each other. Baekhyun took the lead, crossing the street with Hwasa, complimenting her on her hair, while Kyungsoo held Suho’s shoulder. 

“We need to talk”. - He whispered. That alone made Suho’s body shiver. He felt Kyungsoo’s scent, as well as the warm touch of his hand against his body, but he needed to be strong. 

“No, we don’t”. - Suho answered him. - “It was a mistake. And it’s in the past”. 

“But what if I don’t want to?” - He asked him. He was willing to fight for Suho? But he was already married. There was no way that he was going to share an alpha. No matter who it was.  

“You’re coming or not?” - Hwasa called for them at her front door, while Baekhyun was already inside with his kids. They were ready to have some coffee and learn a bit more about what was happening at Key’s place. Since he wasn’t going to tell them, Hwasa was the best source of information.  

[...]

Not everyone was mad at what was happening on that lane. Especially the younger generation. They were quite infatuated about what they were seeing. Bit by bit, each alpha started to fond for an omega, and the gossip around school was that no alpha boy from the mayor’s house was available for romance anymore. That didn’t bothered Baekhyun’s kids. Seungmin just sighed every time someone asked him about Christopher, and Jeongin was more than happy to say how it was to have Changbin’s arms around his waist.  

However, Felix and Han weren’t prepared for that kind of thing. The boys were still getting used to living at Ratliff Town, and now they were the center of attention. The beta’s sons that managed to get two of the greatest alpha’s of that school. 

“Why do they keep looking at me?” - Jisung whispered to his brother, that was busy looking at his phone.  

“Word got on the street about your date with lee Know”. - The blonde boy replied to him while Seungmin was sitting next to him and was busy making some notes about what was being taught by the teacher. 

“Still... Why?” 

“Oh, it’s obvious”. - Seungmin rolled his eyes. - “You got the most distant of all the alpha’s. Hyunjin at least was approachable, but Lee Know? He was a mystery”.  

“He’s not a mystery. He has his own way of seeing things, but that’s it”. - Jisung started to talk with him. - “Huh, what you’re looking at?” - He pointed at Felix’s phone. 

“Hyunjin sent me a link”. - He smiled. - “It’s of a color palette for matching ties for the ball”. 

“Oh, that’s awesome!” - Seungmin was thrilled for his friend and neighbor. - “I have to decide everything for Christopher. You know, sometimes I think that he just enjoys being scolded like a puppy”.  

“Seungmin”. - The teacher turned towards him. - “Is there something you wanna share with the rest of the class?” - The whole class turned their heads towards the trio that was busy chit-chatting. Even Jeongin was looking at them with a smile on his face since he was sitting at the front of the class trying his best to get an A.  

“N-No”. - He sighed. He hated having to explain himself. - “Sorry, teacher Onew”. - He looked down. Onew was one of the few teacher that hadn’t mate to anyone yet, and was more than happy to just eat fried chicken instead of having a committed relationship with anyone.  

Felix giggled a bit for seeing his friend being confronted by their teacher, but he was relieved that it wasn’t with him. As for Han, he was still wondering about why people were so intrigued about what was happening between him and Lino. Also, now that he had seen what Hyunjin had sent him, he was curious if Lee Know was also going to do something like that. He enjoyed romance, even though his “relationship” with the alpha looked like it was completely sexual and nothing else.  

“I wonder if Lee Know will send me something like that...” - He whispered, looking at Seungmin soon after. - “How do you control Christopher so easily?” 

“Oh”. - Seungmin smiled. - “It’s simple. Alpha’s are not great thinkers. Also, pouting helps”. - He gave his tips. - “But I don’t think that this will work with Lee Know... He looks like he could kill you, no offense”. 

“Yeah, I wouldn’t pout with him either”. - Felix nodded, agreeing with what Seungmin said. - “You could talk with Lee Know and ask him about it”.  

“Simply ask him about it?” - Han looked scared. - “That idea didn’t crossed my mind”.  - He paused. - “But just in case, I’ll try to pout as well”. 

“Jisung”. - Onew interrupted his class once again. - “Is there something you want to share with the class?” 

“Huh... I was just wondering if pouting helps when I try to get something from an alpha”. - He wasn’t shy to say what he was talking about. That made some of them giggle, and Jeongin made a thumbs up towards him, showing that he did that to Changbin when it was needed. His teacher, however, looked like he was about to quit teaching that class. 

Meanwhile, on the upper floor, there was an alpha that was on a class that most of them didn’t bothered to attend. It was one of, if not the most, eccentric of all of the classes at that school. Mostly attended by omega’s, some alpha’s went there as an excuse to find their soulmates, but it wasn’t the case for that alpha in particular. The charcoal was still on his hand, as he looked at the blank canvas in front of him. He had been scolded for looking at his phone too much on that day, and his teacher was more than willing to see if something was going to come out of it.  

“Oh, no no no”. - His teacher shook his head, looking at the boy and covering his lips with one of his hands, showing the neon painted nails, one with a smiley face on it. - “I’m asking for inspiration! See? Inspiration. What inspires you? Tell me”. 

“Uh... I don’t know”. - He whispered, even though he was thinking about that blonde omega that was on his mind at all time. - “I’m not always inspired”. 

“Nonsense!” - He slided towards the class, looking at the boy and putting his hands on top of his shoulders, looking from the top of it at his canvas once again. - “Alpha’s should learn to show their feelings! Look at the amazing work that your classmates are doing!” 

“But teacher...”. - He whispered. Hyunjin wasn’t feeling like he was inspired by anything at that class. Last week they had to do a sketch about apples. It was boring, but his teacher swore that everyone in Europe knew how to draw an apple and make it interesting.  

“No if’s, no but’s...” - He twirled around Hyunjin. - “Well, at least not on your age!”. - He giggled, thinking he had made an excellent joke with the wordplay on but and butt.  

“Teacher...” - Hyunjin tried to call him again. He always got lost with his own mind. It was a though class because he was an eccentric guy, but had so much talent that no-one could say otherwise.  

“Not now, Hyunjin. Let your inspiration flow through your fingers. Think about what inspires you!” - He twirled once again, looking at the oy and thinking what it could be. - “Maybe a sandwich”. 

“A sandwich?” - Hyunjin looked confused. 

“Two sandwiches, then”. - He dismissed Hyunjin, looking at the others works until the sound of the bell announced that class was over. Hyunjin sighed in relief, but his teacher stayed in the center of class and clapped two times, calling for their attention. - “Your work needs to be completed by next week. It’s part of your final grade. Any questions?” 

Hyunjin had plenty of them, mostly regarding to why was he being pushed to paint something that inspired him. And what it could be? He knew for a fact that the best inspiration that he had was Felix, but was it something that he wanted to show to everyone? Most of them already knew, but knowing of something and seeing something are two different things. Besides, Hyunjin hadn’t told the blonde boy that he took that class. Not everyone was fond of the idea of having an alpha that was also an artist.  

“Huh... Teacher Jiyong?” - He walked to the teacher’s desk, while the man was looking at some sketches and smiling at them. Kwon Jiyong was one of the best visual artists that the country had on the last few decades. He was from Ratliff, but went to New York and returned married to a millionaire, Lee Soohyuk. They enjoyed an extravagant life at downtown, owning a penthouse and being the center of the more cosmopolite and eccentric side of Ratliff society. While Key and Minho stood for tradition, Jiyong and Soohyuk stanted for the modern and new. - “I think I’m going to drop out of the class”. 

“Oh, don’t say such a thing!” - He looked shocked as always. - “You got what it takes. You’re one of the best students I got!” - He sighed. - “Is it because of your father? He doesn’t understand that alpha’s can have talent as well! He’s still on the 1950’s”. 

“No, it’s not...” - Hyunjin sighed. He knew that Key didn1t approve of him to do that class either, but that wasn’t the topic of discussion on that moment. Also, he knew that there was a rivalry between his father and his teacher, so he wasn’t going to ge into that. - “I just don’t know if I have something that inspires me”. 

“Oh you do”. - He laughed. - “The whole school knows it!” 

“Huh...” 

“I’m sorry”. - He tried to stop laughing. - “But I can see where you’re going. You’re scared to show him how that you’re a sensitive boy”. - He rolled his eyes, sitting at his desk and crossing his legs, even though the chair was empty and he could sit right there. - “Did I ever tell you how my husband told me he loved me? Well, besides buying all my art collection in one night”. 

“No”. - Hyunjin was intrigued. He was not going to lie. He loved his parents, but their story was too traditional for him. It wasn’t something that he saw himself living on it. Minho and Key could be what Christopher and Seungmin tried to be, or Changbin and Jeongin, but not him and Felix. They were different.  

“Oh, he serenade me. He sang three songs”. - He said putting his hand on top of his heart. - “Terribly. He has the voice of a strangled angel, at best! But he’s my tone-deaf strangled angel”. 

“And that’s when you knew that you were going to be with him?” - Hyunjin looked curious. He was wondering if he did show Felix how he liked art maybe the blonde boy would be even more interested in him instead of leaving him for being a sensitive guy. 

“Oh no”. - Jiyong laughed. - “It was when I saw the size of his... Huh, nose”. - Jiyong smiled. - “Anyway, you should go now. School’s over for the day”.  

“Thank you, teacher Jiyong”. - Hyunjin whispered with a small smile on his face. He was still wondering if he could do that, or if Felix was already in love with him since it looked like having a big dick was something that omega’s enjoyed. However, at least his teacher didn’t judged him, and looked excited for seeing him discovering what love was all about, unlike his father that was not happy with who he was interested in.  

[...]

At the side of the school, two couples started talking to each other. Changbin had just arrived from his classes and hugged Jeongin as hard as he could. The boy, on the other hand, moaned and laughed soon after, sitting at his boyfriend’s lap and kissing him on the lips. They weren’t going home yet, and soon they got the company from another couple.  

“You look good”. - Changbin said to Lino, that stared at him immediately. He was teasing his brother since everybody knew where Lino had slept last night. Since there wasn’t enough opportunities for him to annoy him, he was more than willing to do it that day. 

“I thought you were giving me a ride Today”. - He whispered, looking around. - “Christopher already told me that he’s going with Hyunjin because Seungmin and Felix are becoming best friends or something”. 

“Yeah, but I thought we could do something fun before that”. - He said raising a bit of Jeongin’s shirt, just enough for his hand to touch his skin and started to kiss his neck.  

“Oh, I’m not into that”. - Lino said after a pause. Was his brother trying to get a threesome? Jeongin was cute, but it wasn’t like he felt anything for that boy. He liked Han. 

“Huh?” - Jeongin looked worried, starring at Changbin and then at Lee Know. - “I’m... Not into you”. - He muttered, hoping that this wasn’t an invitation for something that his father wouldn’t be proud of him. 

“Oh!” - Changbin noticed what it sounded like after touching his boyfriend’s body in front of his brother. - “It’s not that. I just wanted to go to the movies”. 

“I love the movies”. - Jeongin whispered, touching Changbin’s face, approaching his face with his own, until their noses brushed against each other. - “You’re the perfect guy, Binnie”. 

“I’d rather go home”. - Lee Know whispered, making his brother and his boyfriend a bit annoyed by it. They were really into the idea of going to the movies. - “And where’s Han...” 

“Oh, he went with the bus”. - Jeongin said, not surprised with it, but with the thought that Lee Know didn’t knew about it.  

“What? Why?”  

“He’s a bit shy because of everything... Everybody’s looking at him like he’s now an omega that’s been marked”. - Changbin told him. Jeongin already filled the details to his boyfriend by the time Lino had arrived.  

“He... He is”. - The alpha stated. - “I said it loud and clear. He’s my omega now”. - That made Jeongin giggle as well as Changbin. - “What are you laughing about?” 

“Lee Know?” - The soft voice from Jisung came from behind. The alpha looked back, noticing that it was a set up. Jeongin and Changbin were making fun of him, or something like that, but now the alpha was blushing by being discovered.  

“Jisung, I...” - He was angry. He could simply go and punch Changbin, as well as Jeongin, but Jisung was looking at him with the softest expression on his eyes, and all he could do was look back at the omega. 

“So... I’m your omega?” - He asked, with a nervous smile on his face. Jisung wasn’t ready to hear that, but he was happy about it.  

“Yeah... I mean, we fucked”. - Lino stated. - “And I’ve slept in your house and everything else”.  

“It wasn’t fucking, I just sat on your face and you came in mine, but...” - Changbin and Jeongin frowned. Too much information for them. The plan had backfired. They were trying to make Lino uncomfortable, but now they were the ones that were uncomfortable.  

“I consider that fucking”. - He admitted. - “And I know that my parents will consider it as well”. 

“So...” - Jisung was still trying to process it, but Jeongin had already jumped from Changbin’s lap and ran towards him to hug his friend.  

“Welcome to the family, Jisung!” - He was happy that it was official, or something near to it. - “Now I’m not the only one to handle their dad”.  

“Gee...” - He was still speechless after hugging Jeongin, even though he thought that Jeongin’s scent mixed with Changbin’s wasn’t good at all. That didn’t bothered him until then, but now it was like only Lee Know’s scent was good enough for him. - “Are we really dating Lee Know?” 

“Come on LIno”. - Changbin punched his brother on the shoulder. - “Give your omega a kiss”. 

“Argh”. - Lee Know punched him back, making Changbin take one step back due to the punch, holding his nose. - “Don’t tell me what to do with my boyfriend!” - That made Changbin laugh once again. 

“See? There’s your confirmation”. - He laughed. - “You know what? I’m going to take Jeongin to the movies. We’re calling an uber, you should go together and talk about what just happened”.  

“Baby, you’re hurt”. - Jeongin pouted, putting one of his hands on Changbin’s face. - “Bad Lee Know”. - He scolded his brother-in-law like a dog.  

As Jeongin and Changbin left, Jisung entered the car with Lino, that looked like something was up. He was still processing what just happened. He had proposed Jisung into being his boyfriend without doing it so. He always thought that it would be a magical moment, not something that his brother would set up so that he showed his feelings, but perhaps that was the only way to ensure that Lee Know would show his feelings at all.  

“You’re quiet”. - Jisung whispered, taking the alpha’s hand and holding it. - “It’s okay if you don’t want to be my boyfriend. I know you were under a lot of pressure... Things happen. I heard from the street that this is how Kyungsoo and Kai got married, you know?” 

“How... How do you know that?” - He was still amazed by the amount of gossip that the omega had already found out while living on the street for such a short time. - “But it’s not that. I want to”. 

“So why you’re so quiet?” - He looked into his eyes. - “Did I do something? Was it because of the sitting in your face talk?” 

“No... I just”. - Lee know punched the steering wheel, annoyed by it. - “I just wanted to make a good proposition. At the ball”. 

“But Lee Know”. - Jisung smiled, stretching his body to hug the alpha as he could. His scent already made Lino sigh. It was so good that he was already inebriated by it. - “I discovered that you liked me when you were smelling my clothes in my bed. I think it’s fitting that we’re dating on a non-conventional proposal”.  

“Argh”. - Lee Know turned his face towards Jisung. - “You’re unable to get angry with me, aren’t you?” 

“Guess that’s what happens when you like someone”. - Jisung  whispered with a smile on his face, making Lee Know blush. - “But I’m a bit angry with you... You didn’t kissed me since you proposed”. 

“I... I can fix that”. - He assured his now-boyfriend. Jisung was grabbed by Lee Know, that moved the car bench so that it reclined all the way back, putting the omega on his lap. His lips touched the omega’s, and the kiss didn’t took long to turn into another make out session. Jisung moaned while being kissed on the neck, getting bite marks on his skin while he scratched Lee Know’s chest, opening his shirt just to touch his skin. 

“Lee Know...” - He moaned his name, specially when the alpha’s hands went towards his wais and lowered towards his hips. His pants were opened, and the alpha started touching his butt, with his index finger exploring between the his cheeks, feeling the warm that came from his hole. - “Yes...” - He pleaded, feeling the alpha starting to insert his finger inside of him. He moaned even louder, moving his hips in a way that he rubbed his body against Lee Know’s erection, and even though he thought that his heat had already ended, it was clear that it wasn’t.  

“You’re so warm and tight”. - Lee Know whispered, looking into Jisung’s eyes that starred at him like a puppy. - “Touch me”. - He ordered his omega, opening the ziper of his pants, showing his black underwear and pulling Jisung’s hand, putting it on top of his bulge. - “It’s yours now”. - He stated, while Jisung grabbed his bulge without hesitation, with a proud smile on his face. He had an alpha. He was a full omega, and now, he was marked. He took Lee Know’s cock out of his underwear, touching it and starting to stroke him, making the alpha moan with the warm touch of his fingers, which he responded by inserting a second finger inside the omega’s ass, looking into his eyes filled with the desire to do everything that he could. - “I don’t want you to suck me”. 

“Huh...?” - Jisung looked disappointed. - “But... I want to. It looks so good. It should taste so good after school”. - He pleaded once again, but Lee Know shook his head, pulling Jisung’s underwear down until his thighs. There was no escape for what it was going to be done. They were going all the way. Lee Know slapped Jisung on his ass, making a sound that not even the music that came from the radio could erase from the couple’s memory.  

“I want you to ride me”. - The alpha ordered. - “I know what you can do with your ass, but I want it with my cock this time”. - He was not giving Jisung’s options or anything. When Lee Know was into the alpha mode to fulfill his necessities to cum, he saw his boyfriend as a mere hole, and Jisung loved every second of it.  

“C-Can you help me?” - Jisung said, while Lee Know took his own shirt off, showing his torso that already had a few scratches on his chest. It was just the beginning of the scratches that were going to fill his body. - “I never done this before, and... It’s big”. - He pouted. It was big, indeed, but Jisung had watched enough porn to know how to make the top into it even more.  

Lee Know nodded, pulling his own pants down until his knees, making his cock now free from the pressure of the underwear that was still holding his balls until now, and Jisung smiled with the sight that he had. He touched his man’s balls, feeling the small amount of pubes that were there, knowing that this was also one of the reasons why he had such a strong scent when he was naked, and soon Lino’s cock was throbbing against his butt. The alpha made sure to slap his cock against his cheeks, making the precum stick against his skin, and while Jisung was distracted, he inserted the tip into his hole, making the omega moan and close his eyes, squeezing one of Lino’s nipples in the process. They both moaned, but it was magical. It was perfect. Jisung’s hole was made for Lino’s cock, and the soft touch that it had against his dick was enough for him to start pushing even more of it inside of the omega’s hole.  

“Lee Know... Baby...” - He moaned his boyfriend’s name, starting to ride his dick as soon as Lee Know slapped his butt once again, ordering him to make him cum. Lino was also a nice guy. He grabbed Jisung’s cock, stroking him at the pace that he was riding him. It was a way to make his boyfriend feel good. The tight hole wasn’t so tight anymore with all that action, and the sweat and fact that they didn’t thought about turning the air conditioner on made the windows of the car at the parking lot blurred.  

“Fuck... Like that”. - He slapped Jisung once again, but then he looked into his eyes, touching his cheek and doing the same on his face. Jisung looked shocked, but his cock throbbed against Lino’s hand when he was slapped, as well as his hole squeezed his cock while riding it. - “Yeah, you like that don’t you?” - He asked Jisung, that nodded in a shy way. - “It’s okay to like being slapped. You’re with your alpha now”. - He stated, touching him by the waist with his free hand and pulling him down on his cock at all the times that he went up, smiling and moaning at the same moment as Jisung. Even their moans were coordinated. They couldn’t stop looking into each other, and Jisung’s sweat started to drip onto Lino’s body. He was amazed by it. - “Damn... Jisung...” 

“What?” - He asked, still riding his dick. - “Are you going to cum?” - He asked him, touching him on the chest and spreading his sweat all over his body.  - “You can cum... You’re my alpha. My man”. He whispered between moans, feeling that Lee Know was trying to push his cock against his butt even harder than before. - “Breed me, Lee Know...” - He pleaded. It was like music to Lino’s ears. He didn’t said anything. All that he did was start to fuck his boyfriend harder than before. It was no secret what was happening inside that car, especially now that the alpha was pushing his cock more and more, making the sound of his balls smashing against the omega’s butt one of the most frequent sounds inside the car. And as his moans got louder, Jisung smiled, moaning even harder with that.  

“Fuck... Fuck... Fuck...” - That was his announcement. He couldn’t hold it in anymore. Lee Know started to cum inside his boyfriend like never before. He had never felt so much pleasure, and at the same time he could feel that Jisung was also starting to mark his chest with his own cum. They had reached the peak together. Both looked at eachother, smiling by it, starting to kiss once again. His cock was still inside Jisung, and he was so hard that he could fuck him once again. They were sweaty, half naked, and... In big trouble.  

Somebody knocked on the window. That made the boys stop kissing, and outside they could hear a voice. 

“You’re in big trouble, young boys”. - It was the principal. How long was he there? That didn’t mattered. The car was shaking so much that he could have been there for only half a minute and would notice what was happening. - “Get dressed and come with me”.  

[...] 

“Thank you for the invitation. And so sorry for breaking your plate”. - Baekhyun said while doing the dishes at Hwasa’s place. He didn’t do it on purpose, at least not in a conscious way. He was, after all, one of Key’s most loyal followers, and Hwasa was still the newcomer that his leaded hadn’t approved yet.  

“Don’t worry”. - She smiled. - “We have plenty of them. And I already told Wheein that we should buy some new ones, but she’s still trying to convince me about the importance of having old things at home”.  

“You’re right”. - Baekhyun touched his own belly. - “I’m telling my kids about the importance of legacy every single day”. 

“Oh, it’s not about that. Legacy is for suckers”. - She laughed, making the omega a bit shocked. He tried to control his reaction, but his mouth was wide open. - “It’s a myth to perpetuate our state of alpha’s and omega’s and to make beta’s and beta’s kids feel like they don’t have any place on this planet”. 

“Huh...”. - Kyungsoo tried to intervene. - “You have quite an art collection. Do you paint?” 

“Oh not at all”. - She smiled. - “I’m just friends with a lot of artists. One of them even teaches at the local school. Here, I bought this piece from him on his last collection”. - She pointed towards one of Jiyong’s paintings. It was another red flag for some of Key’s loyal followers. - “Amazing, isn’t it?” 

“It sure is”. - Suho smiled. They had already grabbed all of the gossip they could from Lee Know sleeping at her place last night, and thought they knew everything about his relationship with Jisung, but didn’t knew that there were still more things to come. - “I’m so glad that you enjoyed my apple pie”. - He said in a proud way. Suho always cooked and was famous for it, but was always the second best to Key, and everybody made sure that he knew that his was great, but not as great as Key’s.  

“Oh, I hope you don’t mind that I took what was left for my wife and kids. They love sweets”. - Hwasa was a kind neighbor, even though most of them thought that she was going to be the ruin of Key’s power at the lane, it was unclear if she really wanted to lead them or just live her own life without being pushed on any kind of way. “Baekhyun, please, let me do it. You’re with the biggest belly that I’ve ever seen”.  

With Hwasa distracted with Baekhyun, and Baekhyun’s child sleeping in the couch after eating so many sweets and trying to listen to the grown-ups gossiping, Kyungsoo saw the opportunity to talk to Suho. He grabbed him by his arm, and pulled him to the bathroom that was nearby.  

“Please, talk to me”. - He asked. - “I can’t have you looking at me like that, Suho”. 

“Kyungsoo...” - The omega sighed, looking around and then looking into the alpha’s eyes, adjusting his glasses on his face like he did when they dated years ago. - “It’s just... I took so long trying to get over you, and now that I thought that we were cool and just friends... You come and turn my life upside down once again”.  

“I know that I’ve fucked up”. - He assured him. The alpha was quite aware of the fact that most of the things that happened were his fault, but it takes two to do what they did. - “But you can’t hate me. You enjoyed it as much as I did. I know you felt the fireworks when we looked at each other after we...” 

“Shush!” - He interrupted him. - “It doesn’t matter. We’re married with other people”.  

“It’s your scent... It’s always been your scent”. - He whispered, trying to approach the omega, that stepped back but his back soon reached the bathroom sink. - “Suho...” 

“Don’t say or do anything that you’ll regret”. - Suho asked him, putting one of his hands on Kyungsoo’s shoulder, trying to act like a friend, while the alpha touched his face. 

“The only regret I have is not waking up next to you every single day”. - It was a fact. Kyungsoo loved Kai, on his own kind of way, but their relationship was not like it used to be. He was so worried about his job and career that he forgot about his husband, and their kids. Suho on the other hand, was left all alone due to Sehun’s high maintenance job. - “I know that you feel the same”. - That made Suho mad.  

He did felt the same, but he wasn’t going to admit it. He was jealous about most of his neighbor’s life. Key had the amazing family, an amazing husband and nothing looked out of place. Baekhyun had the most loving husband that he had ever seen, and even though Chanyeol worked like a mad men, he always found some time to be around him and their kids. Nayeon had a life that most could be jealous. She was the omega and yet Jeongyeon never tried to put her “in her place” in front of anyone. She was a loving alpha. And Kai was the one that he was most jealous. He could have the best life of them all, and yet only thought about his career.  

“Oopsie”. - Baekhyun opened the bathroom door, looking at both and being confused as for why Kyungsoo’s hand was on Suho’s face. - “Suho, your phone is ringing”. 

“Oh, thank you”. - He smiled. - “And thank you for removing that eyelash from inside my eye, Kyungsoo”. - He made an excuse for them being together on that position, to which the alpha smiled. Suho left them, but when Kyungsoo tried to do the same, Baekhyun crossed his arms and stood by the door. 

“Sorry, your belly is on the way”. - He tried his best to pretend that he didn’t noticed that Baekhyun was doing that on purpose.  

“What do you think you’re doing, Kyungsoo?” - He asked him. Baekhyun already found one or another thing odd between the two, but now it was too much. He was going to get to the bottom of it. - “Suho is a married man. And so are you”. 

“He’s my friend”. 

“He’s your ex-boyfriend!” - He shouted. - “I was going to let it go, but I remember how he was when you decided to leave him and be with Kai. Don’t think I can’t hit you just because I have this giant baby inside of me!” 

“I... I don’t want to hurt him”. - Kyungsoo was being sincere, but it was not going to fit with what Baekhyun was seeing on that situation. 

“You already did. You do it all the time. When you compliment him. When you come with him to some place just because your husband didn’t make it... The list is so big that I would probably give birth before I finish it”. 

“What you want me to do?” - Kyungsoo knew that there was no way that Baekhyun was going to let that pass, so he should just try his best to not get into any more trouble. 

“Fix your own marriage. You chose it, didn’t you? And leave my best friend alone. I’d rather deal with Rain trying to fuck the hell out of Suho’s ass than dealing with you” - He rolled his eyes. - “And be an alpha for once and make your omega obey you. Maybe we’ll stop seeing you like a joke”. 

Kyungsoo could hit Baekhyun, but he was simply telling the truth. None of them respected him. Not even his own husband. The only one that had some respect for Kyungsoo was Suho, and he had his own alpha to obey. He was trying to say something, but once he tried to do so, Suho passed behind Baekhyun crying.  

“Suho?! What happened?” - Baekhyun asked him, but he had already ran towards his own home, going to his car.  

“Oh, I don’t know”. - Hwasa stated. - “He simply answered his phone and started to cry... You should check on him. I need to go anyway. The principal has called”. 

“W-What?” - Baekhyun was torned. He was trying to figure out what happened to his best friend and now he had a brand new gossip coming from Hwasa. - “Is everything okay?” 

“Oh, yes it is”. - She smiled. - “Jisung just got in trouble. Nothing to worry about. Please, check your friend. But don’t run, you look like a chubby duck when you do that”.  

Baekhyun felt a bit insulted, but didn’t said anything. He simply nodded and went out of Hwasa’s place. Kyungsoo thought about following him, but while the omega started to cross the street he looked back and once their eyes met, Kyungsoo turned his way towards his own place. He was going to give Suho the space that he deserved, like Baekhyun ordered him. However, Suho had already left with the car. All that he could do was try to call his friend and wait for him to answer him and tell him what happened. He wasn’t supposed to drive on that condition, so it was best for him to know where to go and then call for a cab.  

[...] 

The school was already quiet by the time that Key’s car parked outside. He was still angry about what happened last night, but nothing was preparing him for what was about to come. He had to deal with his husband, tell him about their son’s transgressions and above all, deal with Hwasa that thought that she could offer a cookout. Everybody knew that he was the one that did the social gatherings on that lane. She had the nerve, the cheek and the gall to be even thinking about doing something like that on his domain.  

“Good, we arrived together”. - He said looking at his husband. Minho didn’t looked as concerned as he was. His suit was a bit wrinkly due to the day of work, but nothing to worry about. Key’s relief, however, turned into a sour expression as soon as he saw who left the car with his husband. It was Hwasa’s wife, Wheein. - “And what is she doing here?” 

“Oh, we both got a call”. - Minho stated, while Wheein smiled and tried to shake hands with Key. He wasn’t a hand shaker, but he did it anyway. - “Wheein’s car was parked on the same parking lot as mine, so I offered her a ride”. 

“Minho is quite a gentleman”. - She smiled soon after. - “Well, I wonder what our boys did this time”. 

“Our boys?” - Key’s brows were raised. All that the principal had said at the phone to Key was that Lee Know got himself in some trouble, but he forgot to mention the part that he wasn’t alone at the time. - “Oh, great”. 

“Darling”. - Minho scolded him before Key could say anything offensive. - “Let’s see what happened first”. - He said, grabbing Key’s hand after showing Wheein the way so she could go ahead before them. Key looked at his husband in disbelief. 

“I knew they were going to be our downfall. Not even a month and they’re already involved in our lives like some weeds on our perfect garden”. - He rolled his eyes, whispering to Minho that was busy trying to be a good mayor and smile to the staff of the school that was still around at the time.  

“Ah, Minho, Key and Wheein. We were waiting for you”. - Minhyuk smiled to them before shaking hands with Minho. They were classmates by the time that they studied together at that same school years ago. - “Please, come in”. - The door was opened, and Hwasa was already inside with her arms crossed waiting for them. At her side, Jisung had the face of someone that did something wrong, and Lee Know sat by his side, looking like he was just waiting to go home. 

“What happened?” - Minho asked, giving Key the seat that was left and standing behind him, putting his hands on top of Key’s shoulder, like he was suggesting to his husband that he wasn’t going to say anything and let the alpha take the lead. Like that was going to work. 

“Huh... Well, see, when two people like each other and they feel some romantic thoughts, especially due to the heat, they tend to be together in a most intimate way”. - Minhyuk tried to explain it to them. Hwasa giggled with Wheein, since they thought that this was a simplistic explanation, while Lee Know interveined immediately. 

“I don’t like Jisung”. - He paused. That made Key sigh in relief. - “I love him, actually. He’s my omega”. - The relief that came through Key’s body left almost immediately, and his expression of surprise, and a bit of disgust, made him furious. 

“What are you talking about? You just met this boy!” - Key raised his tone, but his shoulder was immediately pressed by Minho’s strong hands. His alpha wasn’t going to let him make a scene.  

“You were together?” - Wheein asked Jisung, who nodded immediately, but Minhyuk felt the need to give some details about it since they were their parents.  

“They were having sex at the parking lot inside the car”. - The principal stated. - “Although class was over, we can’t have those kinds of acts in our grounds”. 

“Well at least it was inside the car”. - Minho sighed. - “If they like each other and it was with consent...” 

“YOU CAN’T BE SERIOUS!” - Key raised his tone to Minho, that raised his brow and pressed his fingers once again, so he controlled himself. - “We have a legacy to maintain. We can’t have our kids acting like that in public. Especially with a...” 

“With a what, Key?” - Hwasa raised her brow, looking at the omega. - “Jisung is an omega, that’s what you wanted for your kid, wasn’t it? Or is it because he’s the child of a Beta couple?” - She was ready to fight and argue, but Minhyuk wasn’t going to have none of it at his office. 

“Please, don’t argue. What I called you for is to talk about the punishment”. - He stated. - “We have some rules at this school. Behavior like that leads to expulsion”. 

“WHAT?” - Hwasa and Wheein raised her voice. 

“Well, I guess that’s fair. It was their son that probably went towards my precious boy”. - Key said. - “It’s for the best to keep them away from each other. I agree, Jisung should be expelled”. - Key was feeling like he had just triumphed from that scenario, but Minhyuk smiled. 

“Sorry, the expulsion should apply to both”. - He said, making Key smile disappear. Minho, however, wasn’t having none of it, especially when he noticed how Jisung reached for Lee Know’s hand in discretion, and they held it during all that conversation. 

“Minhyuk, you can’t be serious. We both studied here”. - He smiled. - “And come on, I know that the school also has rules about staff relations, and I’m willing to not do anything about it if you can simply give them a detention”. - Minhyuk looked shocked. Once again his relationship with one of the teachers surfaced as gossip. He stuttered, while Wheein looked at Minho with some kind of gratitude.  

“S-Sure”. - The principal stated. - “But please tell your kids to behave. You’re father of four alphas. Three of them behave quite well for what I’m aware of”.  

“I knew you would come to your senses”.  - He shook Minhyuk’s hand, taking the lead on that discussion. Key was feeling a bit proud of his husband at that moment. He loved to be reminded why Minho was the alpha and why he should take the lead sometimes, and that was one of those times. Still, he was craving to make some plan that would fit to his fantasy to get rid of Jisung and not seeing him next to Lino anymore.  

“They’ll be after school for two weeks helping in the kitchen”. - Minhyuk came with the plan for the detention. - “And will be watched by one of our staffs to ensure that they don’t do anything like that during that time”. 

“I think they learned their lesson, right guys?” - The alpha asked Lee Know and Jisung, that nodded with their heads and whispered that they were sorry. 

After leaving the office, Lee Know still held Jisung’s hand, looking into his eyes and pulling him closer for a hug. The thought that they could be apart was hard for both. Jisung had tears in his eyes and Lino smelled his neck like it was the last time they were seeing each other. Minho had protected them both, and neither Hwasa nor Wheein would forget that gesture from the alpha across the street.  

“We should go home”. - Wheein whispered to her wife. - “Jisung, we’re going”. 

“No, I want to be with Lee Know a bit longer”. - He pouted, still holding onto his alpha’s body. - “Please?” 

“Lino’s with his car at the parking lot. He can take Jisung home”. - Minho suggested, which made Key furious. He was ready to pull Lino by his ear and confront him for doing something like that in a public space with an ill-bred omega, but his husband was ahead of his fury. - “If that’s okay” 

“Do you think it’s okay? Considering the reason we’re here for?” - Key rolled his eyes, looking at the boys and shaking his head. - “Please, tell me at least you protected yourself during”. 

“Dad!” - Lee Know was shocked by the suggestion, but not as shocked at Hwasa.  

“What are you suggesting?” - She asked him.  

“Oh please, you know what I’m suggesting. I don’t want to deal with any teenager pregnancy”. - He crossed his arms, thinking that all that he had ever dreamed of was falling apart. - “Honestly, can this day get messier?” 

“Key?” - Nayeon’s voice came from across the hall. Key should know that he should not say those kinds of things out loud. The universe likes to play tricks. Key had forgot that the elementary school was on the same grounds and that they shared the administrative building. - “Jeongyeon said that she thought it was your car at the parking lot, but I doubted! What are you here for?!” - She looked at all of them and then her eyes went straight to Lee Know and Jisung. - “Oh, you found out!” - A huge smile appeared at the omega’s face. 

“Oh, you knew about this?” - He pointed towards the young couple. Nayeon smiled disappeared. Yes, she was trying to get Key’s place at the lane, but if she was going to be so opened about knowing that Lee Know and Jisung were together, she was going to lose Key’s trust way before the time she had planed. 

“No! No of course not. Are they together? Wow! So good for you!” - She clapped looking at Jisung and Lee Know, that frowned immediately. 

“You’ve seen us together at my house. Remember?” - Jisung stated, making all of the grown-ups look at the couple and to Nayeon. It was almost like a movie scene.  

“Yeah, I even said hi while I was kissing his neck”. - Lee Know whispered. Key sighed, shaking his head with a smile of disbelief in his face. How could Nayeon know about it and not tell him? 

“Kids”. - She laughed. - “Always making things up... Anyway!” - She looked around. - “Huh, I was just here to take my... This... Oh, this flyer”. - She grabbed the first thing she could find.  

“This is for the measles vaccination campaign”. - Hwasa frowned. - “And it’s outdated”. 

“Yep! Just to take it away. Anyway, huh... Bye!” - She waved, taking two steps back and thinking about running, but then she turned around. - “By the way, have you heard about Sehun?” 

“What about it?” - Key raised his brow. Minho also looked interested, since he was friends with all the alphas of the street. Hwasa was curious as well, since she thought that now she would know why Suho left her home in such a rush. Wheein, on the other hand, was busy trying to talk with Lee Know and get to know a bit more of her son’s new boyfriend. 

“Uh... Nevermind! I really need to go!” - She wasn’t going to tell any gossip anymore. Jeongyeon would be pleased that for at least an hour Nayeon wasn’t planning to tell anything to anyone. All that she did was almost run towards the door and beg Jeongyeon to go home before Key saw her and asked for more information. 

She did that at the right time, since they all started to go towards the parking lot almost immediately. They said their goodbye’s in a polite way, all of them waiting for Lee Know and Jisung to drive off first, being followed by Wheein and Hwasa to ensure that they were going home. Minho and Key, however, staid at the parking lot. Key had his arms crossed, and Minho was standing in front of him. 

“So much for a friend, huh”. - Key rolled his eyes. - “So now everybody’s doing stuff behind my back”. 

“Well...” - Minho touched his husband’s face. - “You always like when I’m at your back”. - He joked, but Key simply dismissed his joke taking his hand away from his face. - “Hey, don’t do that. It’s just a joke”. 

“But our life is not a joke. Our kids are doing stuff that they shouldn’t. Christopher is always behind that omega like a dumb puppy. Changbin almost never sleeps in our house because he’s busy sleeping with Jeongin. Hyunjin is a stupid in love alpha and now Lee Know can’t keep it in his pants”. - He rolled his eyes. - “Where did I do wrong?” 

“Doesn’t it sound familiar?” - Minho laughed when Key looked annoyed by his comment. What was he trying to say to him? - “I followed you around after we kissed for the first time”. 

“That’s different. We were in love”. - Key frowned. He wasn’t going to accept that their story could be similar in any aspect to what their kids were doing.  

“And so are Christopher and Seungmin”. - The alpha muttered, putting his hands on Key’s waist. - “I also slept at your place for a while when we were dating”. 

“That’s because your mother is the biggest bitch I know and hated me”. - He rolled his eyes, making Minho laugh.  

“I bet that they think the same about you, babe”. - He said it. - “And I was also a stupid alpha in love. My mother said that when I told her about you”. 

“Are you trying to say that I’m like your mother?” - He frowned. - “I’m nowhere near that woman. Not even by an inch. She’s like a poisonous viper that tries to control everything and everyone and wants things done only by her way”. 

“Still... And about keeping it in the pants, should I remind you about our mating ball?” - He asked his husband, kissing him on the neck, making Key moan softly before feeling Minho’s body next to him and his bulge pressed against his thigh. - “The only thing different it’s the parking space. We chose the one below that tree”. 

“Minho...” - Key’s voice was softer than before. It was his alpha’s effect on him. But he was still angry. - “It’s always Minhyuk who founds our family having sex, isn’t it?” 

“Yeah... I thought that was a funny thing as well”. - Minho laughed, grabbing Key by the butt and pulling him closer enough so that he could almost depend on Minho’s balance to stay up and not fall at the parking lot.  

“All I want is the best for my children. It’s not the same that your mother wanted”. 

“Isn’t?” - Minho laughed. - “Please, babe, don’t make me choke you on my armpit until you admit I’m right. You always fall when we do that”. - It was one of the places that Minho’s scent was stronger, as well as the place where Key liked to sleep with his head on top of. Almost like his own comfy and personal space. 

“Don’t you dare”. - He begged as Minho raised one of his arms, flexing his biceps on that suit. Key knew how it would look without a suit on, but he tried to control himself. - “I’ll never be like your mother”. 

“Good”. - Minho smiled, putting his arm down and returning to touch Key by his butt, pressing his fingers against it and smiling to his omega. He was still as in love as he was when they were together for the first time. - “Because she’s coming to visit”. 

“WHAT”. - Key was shocked. For how long was Minho going to keep that information to himself? - “You well-endowed top breeder idiotic alpha!” 

“Sorry, babe, but when I talked to her I told her about how most of our kids are in love with their omega’s and she wants to see them”. - He smiled. Minho was a momma’s boy, but that side was always well hidden when he wasn’t around her. - “And mommy wants to meet all of them. And who know how long she has left...” 

“Oh please she only found a grey hair. And she dyed it immediately”. - Key rolled his eyes, pushing his husband so he could get away from him. - “Is your sister coming too? I swear, I can’t handle them both at the same time. She’s always judging my decisions as a parent. It’s easier when you only have one child!” 

“I don’t think so. Sooyoung is really busy with her job”. - Minho whispered. He missed his twin sister as well, but they would probably see each other during Christmas or any other Holiday. - “But her daughter will be coming as well. She misses Hyunjin, they’re best friends”. 

“At least one good thing. Yeji is a good girl”. - Key sighed. - “But don’t you think that you’re going to get any lucky tonight after all that just happened”. - He pushed Minho once again, that simply laughed.  

“Oh... Okay”. - Minho sighed, taking his suit off and rolling the sleeves of his shirt until his elbow, loosening the knot on his tie and looking at Key once again. - “Wow, it’s hot in here”.  

“Those tricks don’t work with me anymore, Minho. I’m a man with a mission to not kill my mother-in-law. Is she still allergic to peanuts?” - The omega made some great peanut soup, and it could be a good way to say hello and goodbye at the same time.  

“I know you want it”. - Minho whispered, flexing his arms and putting them both behind his head, showing his biceps as well as making some of the buttons of the shirt around the chest area beg for their life to keep holding the two parts of fabric together. Key looked at him and sighed, trying his best to make a point and not be seduced by his alpha. - “Fine, guess I’ll just go home and swim a bit”. 

“Don’t you fucking dare”. - Key went towards his man. Minho laughed, knowing of Key’s weak spot for Minho’s body glowing with drops of water all over it when he left the pool. - “Don’t look me in the eyes. Don’t smile, and especially, don’t say you love me”. - He said while opening his alpha’s buttons, touching his chest and looking to him. - “And unlock the damn door”. - Minho obliged, pulling Key to the backseat with him. They started kissing almost immediately. Minho’s shirt was ripped open, with the sound of the buttons falling on the car floor. Key was no more trying to act like had the strength to not be seduced by his man, as well as he wasn’t going to try to act like the perfect omega. 

His hands grabbed Minho’s bulge, opening the zipper and touching his cock without hesitation while Minho ripped the omega’s pants open with his own hands, just enough for his butt to come off. He noticed the underwear, and instead of doing something about it he just pulled the fabric up a bit so that he could touch the skin of his butt. Key moaned softly, kissing his man’s neck and going down towards his chest, taking a while there. His lips touched one of his nipples, kissing it, sucking it, putting his tongue out and licking around it before biting it and pulling it a bit, making his alpha moan harder and slap his butt. Minho was strong, his fingers were marked on Key’s pale skin without much effort. 

Minho’s cock was pulled out of his underwear, and before Key could do anything, his head was being pushed down so that his face was near it. Minho smiled at all the time, but kept his eyes closed. It was one of Key’s demands. He even looked up to check if his husband was looking at him, and although he smiled, he knew that it was something that was out of bounds for his alpha to control. His lips started kissing Minho’s cock, worshipping it with his tongue that slid from the edge until the bottom of it, feeling the strong scent that came from his pubes as well as the sweat of the day. He licked it and tried to drink every single drop of sweat from his crotch, finally taking one of his balls, putting it in his mouth and sucking it, making his alpha moan and push his cock against his face. He did the same with the other ball, feeling the precum from his man’s cock drip on his face, not minding at all about it.  

Key continued to suck his balls for a while, but after a bit he went for the cock itself. He sucked it on up and down movements, ones that made the tip almost gag him a bit. His saliva was a good way to lube that dick, but Minho felt a good amount of pleasure every time that he felt his omega choke on his cock. It was the easiest way to make him shut up. Holding him by the back of his neck, Minho started to fuck his mouth, moving his hips towards his lips and feeling his balls hit against Key’s chin. It was good as it had always been.  

“Hug the front seat”. - He ordered his omega after taking his dick away from Key’s mouth, slapping Key on the face. When that was done, he could open his eyes since he could not be seen by Key. Minho ripped open Key’s underwear as well, making those clothes disposable after that act. He opened the cheeks, spitting at the sight of his hole, pushing the spit inside of it with his thumb, making Key moan, and then without any notice he simply pushed his own cock inside the omega’s ass. - “Now sit”. - He ordered him. Key was not good at obeying people, but at that time, he knew what to do.  

Key was still holding the front seat while his ass was being pounded hard by Minho’s cock. His husband held him by the waist, pushing his dick inside of him nonstop. The tight ass was now a bit loosen up, and Minho liked it that way. He liked to turn Key into his little bitch, and that’s what he kept calling him during sex. Key’s ass was bright red, due to the slaps of Minho’s hand as well as the thrusts that his hip was doing against it, and his loud moans were the fuel that Minho needed to keep going and fuck him more and more. Key tried to stroke himself while being fucked, but his hand was pushed away. Minho loved to brag how he could make his husband cum only by being fucked.  

“I’m close...” - He said after a while. That position, however, was not enough. He needed to feel Key’s heartbeat against his own. He convinced his husband to turn, and before Key could say anything about his eyes opened, he had the sight of Minho’s body full of sweat. His mouth watered, and the alpha quickly raised one of his arms while he was still busy pounding his butt with his cock. - “Here”. - He said, showing his armpit to his omega. And Key went straight towards it. He licked it, felt the smell of sweat as well as his scent, and the way that his hole squeezed Minho’s cock made him moan. His sweat was treated like the savory drink that Key needed that day, and while licking it, Key started moaning harder and louder, grabbing Minho by the neck while sucking his armpit, covering his lips with his strong scent. It didn’t take long enough for Minho to feel something on his chest and abs, and he knew that Key had reached his peak. It was only then that Minho allowed himself to cum as well. He slapped Key’s butt one more time, thrusting his hips towards his butt, filling his ass with his own cock, and with his moan, he started to cum inside his omega. He kept pounding while cumming, making his own cock covered on it, as well as Key’s butt cheeks. They were sweaty, tired, but they needed that. It was a good way to relief for all that stress. 

“So” - Key said, still on top of Minho, kissing his lips and playing with his tongue during it. - “When does the bitch arrives?” 

“Saturday”. - Minho whispered, touching Key’s sweaty skin, but the omega was surprised, and annoyed by that information. 

“Minho, it’s Thursday!” - He rolled his eyes. What was he thinking? 

“Yes. So?” 

“So, that I need to do so many things so that she doesn’t complain about how I take care of my house and...” - Minho started kissing him on the neck. - “Stop it. Now I’m angry again”. 

“And I’m not done with you”. - Minho whispered, slapping Key’s ass once again. - “Sit on it again”. 

“Already?” - He was surprised, but Minho didn’t waited. He simply pushed inside of Key again, smiling during the process. At that point they didn’t even remembered the reason for them to be at that parking lot anymore.  

You can find in Ratliff Town the perfect gardens, but when weeds are not cut, the garden tends to be affected. And some weeds are more difficult to be trimmed then others, but they would soon find out about that.