Ancient Omega (Jikook)

Part 6-homeward bound

As the sun began to wane in the multi-colored sky. Jimin moved swiftly toward his destination. He desperately needed to get Jungkook to a safe place. He found himself occasionally looking down at the young man who was his mate. The way his long lashes rested against his bottom eyelids like a curtain that had been drawn to prevent others from peeking into the depth that encompassed the young shifter. The heighten color of his face from his oncoming heat how his lips seem to be shaped just for Jimin's lips to settle his own upon them. How his slight muscular frame seems to be made just for his own body to fit. But then again, he was. Fated mates were made to complement each other in every way. Where Jimin's skin was a darker hue, the only way to describe Jungkook would be to say his skin was the hue of finely made porcelain. Jimin realized that Jungkook was taller than most omegas. The general omega body type tended to be that of about 5'3 to about 5'6, with larger hips and retained baby fat that made them look exactly like walking, talking living baby dolls. Unlike most of his brethren, Jimin wasn't attracted to baby dolls. Jungkook on the other hand was tall, not quite lanky but more muscular than most of his own brethren. While most omegas tended to accept most anything told them by Alphas, and with a sweet smile as if to thank them for the attention, Jimin's Jungkook is more than likely to try to take an Alpha's throat for telling him what to do. A fact that Jimin found deeply appealing. He didn't need a doll, slave, or a yes man/woman. Jimin needed a true partner. Jungkook fit the bill perfectly. Jimin shook his head with an inner chuckle. Well...He will once Jimin got on his good side, he thought ruefully, if he still had one.

He hated the things that had happen to his mate, while he contemplated whether the attraction that he felt toward a child meant that they were fated. He had unknowingly made it an uphill battle to claim his mate. He didn't want Jungkook to mate him just because of his heat. Jimin wanted Jungkook to want him as a mate as much as he wants Jungkook as his mate. There were so much being thrown at the unconscious young man  in his arms. So much has happened and been done to him, that Jimin was frankly deeply afraid that Jungkook may not be able to handle what was coming. He also reasoned, that Jungkook knew who his abductor was. Hence the reason he refuses to speak up. He didn't want someone in trouble for hurting him. He even might have felt that he deserved what happened because of something that was said or done or just because of who that person was. It is all a big mess. One that didn't seem to have an ending if Marcus couldn't get Jungkook to talk to him.

As he continued to quickly make his way to the hideout they would be using, he wondered about one thing. Did he himself know who this person was? Was this person someone that might have used Jimin as a means to force Jungkook to do what he wanted? That thought sent a chill slowly down his spine and caused his tiger to growl. He realized years ago that Jungkook had a childish crush on him. He had known for years that his cousin's young friend had a slight crush on him. But he never did anything to encourage or discourage it. He just did his best to pretend that it didn't exist. More fool him. He should have at the very least talked to Jungkook about it, maybe helped him to come to terms with it. But really what could he have done? Now that he was looking at it objectively...well mostly anyways. He shook his head ruefully. What could he have done? He was little more than a child himself. He would have only hurt the younger man if he had said anything, and probably embarrassed him terribly. Something he would never do intentionally unless it was for a damn good reason. He just wasn't sure what he was going to do now.

As the small party round the last bend to the cavern, they stopped in their tracks. What the actual fuck!!!!There were several men waiting there. Very few people in his own circle knew of this place, and all were trusted. Until now. But only one person knew the exact location, and knew he was bringing his mate here. He counted 10 men. All but 4 were non shifters. Could have been Namjoon? His stand-in sire wouldn't betray him like that. He just wasn't made that way. Now, his Eomma wanted to pick out his mate, having never found his own mate. He was slightly resentful of anyone who had a mate to claim. He didn't know about Jungkook to his knowledge, but he had told a few trusted people that he was reasonably sure that Jungkook was his mate. If it had got back Jin it is fairly possible that he would want the threat removed. But being an omega, he would have to get someone to do that for him. Only if it was him. There were way too many avenues to consider...the one he really didn't want to look at was Taehyung. He was his closest friend, His dearest cousin, and his true right arm in everything. He stopped that train of thought. He didn't have time for this. He needed to get his mate to safety, before he awoke. Guess today was the day to make the impossible possible. He didn't have a choice. He would have to try to make it to the homestead. The good thing that has happened is that they were downwind. If he hadn't been in his own head, he would have noticed the stench of the intruders.