Will You Accept Me?

Chapter One

This story includes dark themes that may be triggering for some readers, reader discretion advised.

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Hoseok is invisible. He knows this. To everyone around him he is nothing but another insignificant passersby. To his family, a nuisance. The omega son they never wanted.

Omegas tend to be smaller than other wolves, and male omegas even smaller. Hoseok just barely stands 5 feet and his limbs are so skinny, one can tell it is not just from malnutrition. The one good thing about omegas though, is that their wolves are stunningly beautiful. Hoseok is a pure white, and the tips of his fur, when the light is right, reflect a magnificent gold. It makes him shine as bright as the sun. This is where his mate mark originates.

Every wolf has one of these. It is located on some place on their body and, after a wolf mates, it becomes their most sensitive body part. Before a wolf mates this symbol is grey, just an outline of whatever illustration it may be. After mating, however, the mark will be altered in some way. Sometimes they are filled with color, other times the lines will become a beautiful reflective surface. It all depends on the characteristics of the mates.

For Hoseok, his mate mark is a sun. At the center of it is an elaborate lion and on the edge of it are beautifully simple musical notes. Hoseok loves the mark and would stare at it all day. He counts himself lucky that the mark is on his inner thigh, as if he were to find his mate, he would have time to prepare himself. Or something like that.

Currently, Hoseok is at his desk in school, at the back of the classroom, next to the window. It is before class and as he gets to school extremely early to avoid his parents and siblings, he is people watching. He mainly watches the groups of friends with huge smiles, bright eyes and playful actions. He would never admit it, but he is jealous. He is jealous of how social interaction comes so easily to even the other omegas.

And then, he sees them. He does not know why they attracted his attention, the mint haired and blonde haired. They are with another four people as well, laughing and goofing around. Hoseok recognizes them as Jimin, Jin, Namjoon and Jungkook. He knows that they are mates, Jungkook with Jimin, Namjoon with Jin. The four are the most popular boys in school for their good looks and kind personalities. Even Hoseok would occasionally find himself watching them.

They have such an easy and loving friendship. And he kinda loves their soulmate marks. Namjoon has his and Jin's on his upper arm. Hoseok first saw it during their gym class. It consists of a flower with pieces of glass surrounding it. Hoseok has no idea what the flower is, but he supposes the glass is there because Namjoon always breaks everything.

Jimin and Jungkook's mark is pure cuteness, just like the couple. Jungkook has it on his ankle and it showcases a mochi designed to look like a bunny. Namjin's mark turned silver with a blue tint and looks like a diamond that was cut to fit into a ring. Jikook's mark turned a light blue in color.

By this point, everyone has entered the school and so Hoseok turns his attention up towards the sky. There is probably around 10 minutes before the bell rings and people start arriving. Hoseok is not looking forward to it. His class consists of many alphas, a few betas, and no other omegas.

The class has formed an uneasy truce with Hoseok. The boy can not talk to any of them when not working together for a project (and even then he barely says anything), he can not answer questions from the teacher intelligently, he has to be the last to leave the classroom during lunch break, the end of the day, and any other such occurrences. In exchange, they will ignore him. And they have kept their word. Hoseok is very happy about that.

He is brought out of his thoughts by the door opening 5 minutes early. He does not flinch, does not turn his eyes nor head. He just refocuses on the sky. He can not help, however, overhearing the people's conversation who had just entered the room. One is his teacher, the other a voice he has never heard before. "But why~" The unfamiliar voice was saying. "I don't like standing in front of a class to introduce myself."

Hoseok could hear the pout in the boy's voice, and for some reason he can see the silhouette of said boy pouting with his arms folded over his chest in his mind's eye very vividly. It makes Hoseok very confused. He also, ever so subtly, sniffs. He is shocked by the scent of an alpha. The way the boy is acting is no indicator of his rank. Hoseok would have guessed omega, if he was entirely honest, but to anyone who asked, he would probably say beta.

"Ugh, fine." The teacher concedes. "Sit next to Hoseok." Hoseok's body freezes. He does not want anyone to sit next to him. The fact that the boy is an alpha is even worse. "Hello! My name is Taehyung!" The boy exclaims, grinning brightly. "I'm probably a year younger than you, I skipped one." Hoseok does not even have to look at the boy to see him rubbing the back of his head with his hand.

When he does, his eyes widen, almost comically. For there, on the other boy's cheek, is a symmetrical mate mark to his own. The boy is also breathtakingly beautiful, with his long blonde hair framing his face and extending down his neck, big boxy smile and radiant eyes. Hoseok tries not to appear as shocked as he feels but fails miserably.

Taehyung chuckles before saying, "Are you mesmerized by my beauty." The alpha says haughtily, his thumb and index finger making an 'L' and placed under his chin. Hoseok scoffs and looks away, only to become frightened. If this alpha was like any of the others than he would... Hoseok looks back in consternation when the boy starts chuckling. "I like you." He says before sitting down. Hoseok hides his face as a blush begins to coat it.

It is at that moment that the bell rings and their classmates start entering the room. They all get a shock at seeing the new alpha and that he is next to the omega. Mong Ju, also known as the classroom's leader, goes over to Taehyung and says, not at all quietly, "Hey, new kid. You do not want to sit here. Come sit over with us, we have a free seat." The alpha grabs the other alpha's arm but the latter snatches it away.

"I don't think so." Taehyung growls dangerously. Mong Ju's eyes narrow. "Do you know what he is!" Taehyung scoffs. "You really judge a person by their class! What is WRONG with you. That is fucking sick!" Mong Ju then smirks. "Oh I forgot. You're the omega lover. I mean, why else would you hang with that gro-" The boy is cut off by a punch to the face. "Never talk about them like that."

He would have pounded on the boy if they were not in school, Hoseok could tell. He sits back in his seat and watches coldly as everyone else rushes to sit down, terrified of what will happen if they get in Mong Ju's way. The alpha scowls and storms back to his seat, murder in his eyes. Hoseok is suddenly terrified.