My Way ||| Ateez

23

"Ok. We need to talk and decide what we want to do." Hongjoong said after calling a house meeting.

A week had passed since Wooyoung's heat and things were starting to get back to a sense of normal. The two packs had been working well together, sharing the responsibility of hunting and cleaning the house. Hongjoong's pack didn't feel like they could kick the others out, and Jongho's pack didn't know how to ask to stay. So it had just become a silent agreement.

Wooyoung had started to open up to the others, although Mingi and Hongjoong still made him a little nervous if his own alphas weren't around. He had even gone with Seonghwa to get some suppressants so that his heat didn't surprise them again.

He had never taken them before, so Seonghwa made sure to get him a mild one to start with, warning that his heat could still come, but hopefully it would be as strong. As long as he stayed on the suppressants and didn't react poorly to them, they could find a stronger one like he was taking that would stop his heats all together.

This alone took a weight off everyone's shoulders. No heats meant no extremely hormonal wolves.

So when Hongjoong called the meeting, everyone was able to gather around each other feeling relaxed and at ease.

And they all sat with their mate or partner, proving even more how comfortable they were.

Hongjoong and Yeosang sat on a couple chairs they had pulled up, holding hands but also leaning into each other.

Seonghwa and Mingi were on a loveseat. The omega had his legs resting on top of Mingi's while he rested against the armrest. He smiled as the alpha started to gently rub them.

Yunho was sitting on the floor in front of Jongho, leaning into his knee while staring at Hongjoong, waiting for him to continue.

And Wooyoung was situated in between Jongho and San. He was still struggling with what he wanted, but both his alphas did their best to help him. He leaned into Jongho so their shoulders were touching, but his fingers were laced with San's on the couch.

Hongjoong smiled at all of them and cleared his throat. "I think it's time we tried to straighten some things out." He looked at Jongho. "We have been functioning well together, which thrills me, but we need to think about the future as well. Are you going to want to stay here? Or find your own territory?"

Jongho bit his lip and looked down. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do. He was comfortable here, but normal rules stated that there could only be one head alpha in a pack.

As of yet, they were still separate, and while it didn't cause any problems now, there was no saying what could happen in the future.

Understanding the younger alpha's fears, Hongjoong spoke again. "I don't see anything... Bad... coming from us staying as separate packs. But if something were to happen, we'd have no way to contact each other. And while I'm happy to get cell phones, that won't always work."

He paused and let his words sink in.

"But we won't force you into anything." Yeosang said. "As much as I... We, love having you here, if you want to go your own way we won't blame you." He bit his lip, showing his nerves.

Wooyoung leaned into Jongho a little more, causing him to look at the omega. No words needed to be exchanged between them.

"I don't think any of us could handle leaving right now." He said, smiling at Hongjoong.

But just as he was about to continue, Mingi stood, pushing Seonghwa's legs off his lap, and walked to the window.

"Hongjoong, we've got company." He growled.