Stigma

Chapter 5 - Movement

"consciousness is only possible through change; change is only possible through movement" Aldous Huxley

It had been exactly two weeks three days and fourteen hours since Taehyung had met Jungkook, and to say that the thoughts of the former had been preoccupied with the alpha would be a major understatement. The Alpha plagued Taehyungs every waking, and at times sleeping moments. The alpha's smell, touch and even movement all haunting him from within his memory. Taehyung puffed out his cheeks in annoyance, frustrated at himself, and angry he had become so obsessed so quickly with the first unmated Alpha that happened to treat him like a human being. However, Taehyung knew that description of Jungkook was a lie. The alpha, whether Taehyung liked it or not, was his potential mate, there was a reason to Taehyung's infatuation with him. It was due to that particular, and as Taehyung thought, unfortunate reason, that Jungkook's smell had lingered on him for far longer than it should have. It was only a week ago that it had finally faded after relentless scrubbing and self-restriction.

"Why is it still on me" Taehyung had wined unhappily when Namjoon once more instinctively pulled away from Taehyung's embrace too quickly for Taehyung's liking. His inner alpha telling him not to get too close to the already claimed Omega. Of course, Namjoon knew that Taehyung wasn't actually claimed, but it was hard to suppress his wolfs initial reactions. All he smelt on the omega was Kookie and a possessive Kookie at that. It was only natural for his wolf to keep a distance, not wanting to cross the alpha.

"I hate having his scent on me. Everyone acts as if he owns me. Do you know how many hot betas's have started avoiding me now after one whiff of Jungkook on me?" Taehyung huffed out in annoyance. He heard Jin let out a giggle behind him at his words while Namjoon just looked knowingly at the omega. "what?" Tae asked the elder omega annoyed.

"Well, no offence, but the fact that Jungkook's scent is still on you, even after being scented so long ago and not that deeply, tells me otherwise" Jin stated expecting the omega to catch on. When he didn't Jin realised that Taehyung probably had no idea what was going on, having most likely never felt attraction to an alpha before. Sighing and smiling softly at the riled up yet now slightly confused Omega, Jin elaborated, trying to explain things to Taehyung in a way that wouldn't set him off.

"Taehyung, if an Omega is scented with a scent that they don't want, the scent will fade within a matter of days. The more the scent is craved the more it will stay." Jin finished looking at the youngster expectantly. The Omega had to accept his true feelings sooner rather than later, Jin mans as well help him along the way, he thought.

"what?" Tae spluttered out, startling the alpha next to him. Jin just rolled his eyes. He was going to make the omega admit his attraction to the scent on him whether it was the death of him.

"Taehyung close your eyes for me" Jin requested, lazily lifting his body from the egg chair where he had been sprawled out. His heat was due in a week or two and he was feeling particularly impatient and lazy.

"Why?" Taehyung folded his arms indignant.

"Because I'm your hyung and I told you to" The omega stated matter of factly, no joke within his tone. He felt Namjoon tense a little at his side. Jin was in no mood for beating around the bush Taehyung realised, before wisely giving in.

Sighing in defeat Taehyung closed his eyes slowly complying to the other omega's request.

"Now I want you to sniff your skin" Jin requested. Taehyung's eyes burst back open at the request, cheeks flushing furiously. It was one thing to sniff another's scent on you in your own privacy, it was another to do it in front of others.