Birds of a Feather

Chapter 14

"So let me get this straight. You sent you pack omega into a full blow panic after she spent her entire last day refusing to nest, and on top of that, the only one who realized that there was an issue with her not nesting was your youngest who decided not to inform the rest of the pack because he was scared of their reactions." Jinyoung says. He stares at the assembled pack with horror clearly written on his face. When no one moves to correct him all he can do is turn to face his own Pack Alpha, lost on how to continue.

JB pushes off the wall, patting Jinyoung on his shoulder before sitting down across from the pack pulling his pack mate to sit next to him. He makes sure he's positioned in such a way that he could step in if anyone made a move towards the nest. It was enough of a struggle to get them out and away from the distraught Omega the first time, they didn't need a repeat performance.

Leaning back and stretching an arm around Jinyoung's shoulder he forces himself to adopt a relaxed posture, hoping it'll stop him from embracing the feral energy coursing through his body. "So, did you think this was a game? Did you think this was a school assignment you could slack off on? Do you not value Cas as a person? Are we sexist? Genderist? What's the issue here?"

"None of those. There isn't an issue here" Jin says while trying his best to scowl and seem intimidating.

"Bullshit. There's obviously a fucking issue here Kim Seokjin." JB growls and flashes his teeth, causing the other supposed pack alpha to flinch backwards.

Jinyoung grabs JB's hand, giving it a tight squeeze before rubbing their wrists together, using his scent and beta pheromones to calm the Pack Alpha down.

JB takes a breath before starting again, "You mean to tell me that you don't consider what's happening in there an issue?!" he gestures towards the nest where he knows Cas, Mark, and Youngjae are.

Jin runs his hand over the back of his neck and mumbles, "Well..."

JB wipes his face with his hand, "Why weren't you concerned when your omega didn't nest or try to play fight with you on the last day of her pre heat?"

"I didn't know." Jin mutters while refusing to make eye contact.

"You didn't know... you didn't KNOW!?" JB yells, slamming the book he'd been holding onto the table. "Tell me Seokjin, what is that?" He points at the book now sitting in the middle of the table.

Jin glances at the table, then up and JB before reverting his gaze again, "The guide you gave us on Omegas."

"That's right" JB says, voice dripping with sarcasm. He flips it open to a specific page and growls, "And what is this specific page about?"

Jin leans forward and starts reading which causes JB's growl to lower in tone. Jin looks up at him, "It looks like a breakdown of ... heat days?"

JB flashes his teeth again, "So what I'm getting from this is either, a, you didn't read this guide at all, or b, you did read it but didn't actually bother to absorb any of the information. I'm not sure which is worse, honestly, but either way you look at it shows a lack of interest in, arguably, the most important member of your pack. So, which is it?"

"Well..." Jin starts, "We've been super busy lately..."

"I AM SO SICK OF THE EXCUSES!" JB yells while jumping to his feet. He throws his arm out to gesture towards the nest again, "Your pack omega is in there half way into a panic attack. You've done nothing to support her. All you've done is isolate her. You didn't having fucking time to learn about her? To learn about omegas in general? Why are you keeping her hostage as a member of this pack then? Is it an ego thing?"

Jin stands up, face red, "How dare..."

JB cuts him off, "How DARE I?! I dare because unlike you I care about the wellbeing of that woman in there. It's fairly, fucking, obvious to anyone paying attention that she is neither happy nor content here."

Jin goes to cut him off, but JB growls, stopping him short "Let's get some things straight here, since you couldn't be bothered to educate yourselves on omega behavior. Now, unlike what your youngest thought, nesting is not a requirement for a heat."

The others turn to glare at Jungkook who shrinks down into his seat. Namjoon starts lecturing, "I told you that you were making a bigger issue of this than..."

He's interrupted by JB, "However! Nesting is a sign of a happy and content omega. If there is no nesting during preheat, it means an omega doesn't feel safe and secure in her pack. That's why Yugyeom made it sound so important to you, Jungkook, because it is. Normally, a non-nesting omega would be monitored and removed from a pack if they go multiple heats without nesting. So, consider this heat the first one that you've fucked up. Two more and we get a prize of a traumatized omega being forcibly rehomed." He says sarcastically before glaring at all the back members," Don't worry, I'm making sure to track all of these things in case I end up having to take you to court over this."

"But that could ruin our ... careers." Jimin starts to protest and trails off as he sees all the others turn to him in horror.

"Un- fucking- believable." JB mutters while sitting down on the chair in shock.