My One and Only Alpha

Chapter 18

Louis was finally back at work and he couldn’t be more pleased. It had taken him an entire day to awaken out of his drop from the massive mating ritual Harry had performed at the ceremony, and then another day to fully recover. And he wasn’t the only one; the working Omegas’ numbers had been cut in half over it for that first day. It was probably the most intense orgasm one could ever have, and as enjoyable as it was, Louis was content with not doing that again for a long time. It had knocked him on his arse.
He was currently getting back into his strength and combat training with his omkin, trying to stay awake enough to be able to hunt later in the day. The only person who seemed fine and exuberant after the whole ordeal was the mating-addicted Draco, who swore up and down that he had been fine after waking up. He had even come back to training and spent two days alone with Katniss and Norman, and he could now shoot an arrow and hit his target with his eyes closed.
Niall was extra irritable from his hormones, but Louis took pride in the fact that he could always calm the blonde without fail. Their relationship had grown the strongest from all the time they'd spent together in their drops, and they felt more like brothers now than they ever had—which was saying something.
When Louis had finally come to full awareness, he had found Harry, Zayn, Niall, and himself all cuddled together in his bed, joined by a snoring Wewe, and lit by a rising sun outside. He had noticed the Alphas’ hands were joined over him and Niall, unconsciously stroking each other with their thumbs, but Louis didn’t question it. He was waiting for the perfect opportunity to bring that up. He assumed because Zayn was Harry’s Beta, they probably had a very strong connection to one another, for nothing else explains how two Alphas could be content while bunched up in one bed together while their mates were dropped.
Whatever the reason, Louis liked it a lot, and he was even happier about it because it had brought him and Niall closer together. The Omega was very excited about the reality that no matter what, it would always be the four of them. They would always have each other. Louis approved Harry being around Niall, and Harry thoughtlessly let Zayn around Louis in turn. Perhaps Harry was just grateful to Zayn for bringing Louis to him in the first place. The Beta was the first Chehalis wolf Louis had ever met, after all.
Louis smiles whenever he thinks about that first day he met Zayn in the forest. He had been so scared, but then so comforted, and then everything had happened so fast and before he knew it, he was locking eyes with his future mate. He’s grateful to Zayn, too. 

After the Omegas' exhausting—excluding Draco—hunting duties, they were now trudging back to the village to collapse in their beds. Kurt and Jax had locked elbows and were whispering excitedly to each other while Draco talked animatedly with Katniss, trying to get as many tips as he could to better his skills. That left Niall and Louis to themselves, and they leaned against each other’s sides as they held hands, trying to keep the other one awake and upright as they neared their homes.
They had to be more slow and careful than their fellow Omegas on account of their growing puppies, but they’d still managed to kick arse today. That success, however, didn’t mean they weren’t now depleted from it. When they finally arrived at their teepees, they poked their heads in and saw both were empty of their Alphas, so they looked at each other from across the path and Niall came shuffling over to Louis’ instead.
“Why aren’t they home yet?” Niall whined, quickly following Louis into the warm comfort of his home.
“Dunno, Nini. You know there’s a million things it could be,” Louis pointed out with a shrug, fluffing up the quilts and furs to make the bed acceptable for lying on.
Niall dropped his bow on the ground and stared at Louis incredulously. “Nnnnai Nai?” he exaggeratedly pronounced, dragging out the nickname like it couldn’t possibly be what he’d heard.
A musical giggle escaped Louis’ mouth as he looked at his affronted brother. “Yeah. I like two-syllable nicknames. You can call me Lulu if you want,” he offered, finally getting into his bed and sighing with relief.
Niall shook his head and lowered himself onto the soft blankets. “What, do you call Harry, ‘Harhar’?” he asked through a chuckle.
Louis cackled at that and slapped his hands over his face. “No, you bonehead. It doesn’t work with Zayn either… Zaza. No, see? It only works for us,” he said, grinning at his blonde.
Niall pretended to mull it over and he accepted the nickname with pride. “What does Harry call you? All Alphas have weird names for their mates,” he inquired, slipping out of his moccasins and tossing them to the foot of the bedding.
Louis thought about it for an unnecessary amount of time until he finally realized. “Oh! I didn’t even think about it. He calls me Kimimela,” he revealed, voicing the name out loud almost making his Omega whine in happiness.
“That’s because we hear it so often, we forget it’s not actually our name. But ‘Butterfly,’ that’s nice. I like it. Zayn calls me 'Hakan',” he informed, not sure if they’d gone over this before or not.
“You are fiery,” Louis noted in understanding, stretching his arms over his head and growling as a fierce yawn pushed out of his lungs. “Let’s not go to sleep this time so we can talk to our Alphas when they get back,” he suggested, rolling over onto his side to face his brother.
“Agreed,” Niall quipped, full of motivation to keep sleep at bay.
 
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Harry and Zayn, just back from work, were sat oppositely of each other on the edges of the Pack Alpha’s bedding, gazing fondly at their sleeping mates and thanking the stars for their existence. Every time the Omegas would make their sleepy little moans, the Alphas would coo and smile at each other.
Eventually, the time for admiring came to a close as they grew tired themselves, and Harry whispered to his Beta, “Zayn, sorry, but can you take Niall back to your teepee? I need my Louis to myself tonight—it’s been too long.”
Zayn, as it were, looked relieved to hear it, and he responded easily. “Oh, thank the Gods. I was thinking the same thing, I need my Niall to myself as well,” he seconded, scooping his Omega into his arms and straightening his legs to stand. “Goodnight, Alpha,” he added as Harry stretched out next to his mate, who flipped over and cuddled into his chest.
The Alphas shared another special smile and Harry replied, “Yeah, whatever.”