Birds of a Feather

Chapter 33

Author Note: I'm trying to stop myself from starting the three other fanfics that are clawing at my mind recently. Ones a Seventeen and TXT fic. Ones a TXT - Soobin focused fic. And ones an Ateez Mafia fic featuring Straykids and TXT. Very hard to stop myself from following the plot bunnies.

Also, any sports talk is... my best attempt at understanding professional sports. Apologies in advance if nothing makes sense. 

-Book

Jinki had ended up calling ahead to Taeyong to warn his fellow pack alpha about Cas. None of them had expected such a deep drop from her, and with the plans he knew of for tonight, the NCT pack needed to be extremely careful. Taeyong had thanked him and said he would make sure his pack was warned. He continued on to say that Jinki may want to reach out to the other groups so no one else was caught so unaware.

They'd managed to pull her back up slightly when they got to the younger pack's dorm, but the omega was still a little out of it.

Cas whines again as they try to prompt her into moving towards the door. Jinki holds in a fond sigh as he crowds Cas up against the car. His hand moves to hold her chin, forcing her to look at him, "Little one." He whispers, "You either walk in there on your own or I carry you in there like an unruly pup. I know you want to make a good first impression on NCT. That's the only reason I'm not giving into my instincts that scream to carry you. I'll do it if that's what you really want, but I need verbal confirmation about that. I'm not going to put you into a position where you unwillingly embarrass yourself."

Cas's eyes shift a bit, unfocusing as her hands move up to grab onto the pack alpha's upper arms. Her eyes close suddenly and she frowns, hands gripping tighter as her breathing starts speeding up.

The four men move closer to keep her protected, their concern growing as Cas whines. The whine shifts halfway through into a growl, and they all have to fight hard to not jump when Cas's eyes fly open. One of her hands moves to rub the back of her neck, head bowing a bit as her face flushes. She glances up at Jinki, smiling shyly, "Thank you. As much as the idea of being carried sounds wonderful, I would have been horrified afterwards."

He smiles back, "Of course. We'll set a date some time in the future to carry you around."

He winks and they all smile as Cas starts giggling. She makes grabby hands at Kibum, pulling the shorter member flush against her front as she lets the 3 alphas start to lead them into the building. The beta places small kisses to her hands as they move into an elevator asking quietly, "Sweetheart, could you explain to us what happened over there? I've never seen an omega do that before and I want to make sure we understand what your needs are."

Cas shoves her nose into Kibum's neck. The beta jumps a bit, before smiling over at Jinki as Cas starts scenting him. The pack alpha gives him a tight smile, still waiting for Cas to answer the question. She continues to scent Kibum as they move out of the elevator to stand in the hallway, "My omega has stronger reactions to things than most people. I have a... hard time with emotional regulation. I can force it down at times. That's what you saw happening. It's not the most... fun thing to do."

"Does it hurt?" Kibum asks softly, rubbing circles into her hands.

Cas shakes her head, "No. Doesn't hurt. Can be a little... uncomfortable. Itchy even. Makes me just want cuddles and get a little ... territorial."

Kibum chuckles. "Hence the scenting."

Cas growls against his neck, aggressively rubbing against him, "My beta."

The 3 alphas stare at them, mouths hanging open as Kibum leans more into her, "Not just yet, sweetheart."

Cas growls again, shaking her head, "No. I know that. Just... antsy. I smell like all of you, but none of you smell like me, and I smell the least like you, so you need to smell the most like me." Kibum furrows his brow and Cas burrows more into his neck, "Don't think about it too much. My logic skills aren't very strong when this side comes out and I've always gotten particularly... attached to betas."