Our Way ||| Ateez

9

Day three of San and Hongjoong being gone left a blanket of silence over the house. Even Avayla and Theo could sense something was up.

Avayla was glued to Seonghwa's side, always holding onto his hand or pant leg. If he needed a break or had something to do, she would move the Theo and the two of them would try to play or sit on the couch with the others.

And Theo, when he wasn't with Avayla or his parents, was attached to Wooyoung in one way or another. He really enjoyed sitting on the omega's broad back and laying on his stomach.

It was obvious that he was worried about the omega. He had lost his joyous spark when San hadn't come home on the third day.

Or the fourth.

Yeosang was growing increasingly worried to. He spent a lot of time just walking in circles around the house, wringing his hands, while trying to find something to do to keep himself busy. He knew he needed to keep his stress level down as much as he could.

When he awoke on the fifth day, he groaned as he tried to get out of bed and make his way to the bathroom. A wave of nausea hit him and he sat on the side of the tub.

A soft knock alerted him of someone's presence and he looked up to see Seonghwa peeking around the corner. "How are you feeling?"

"Shitty."

"Can I get you anything?"

"Yeah. My mate." The beta hissed as his stomach lurched. He could feel tears welling up in his eyes too. "What is taking them so long?"

Seonghwa sat on the floor in front of him and sighed. "I don't know, but Mingi is thinking about going to look for them."

Yeosang lifted his head up. He felt bad, but he really liked that idea. Seonghwa looked worried as he stared at the floor and picked at the carpet. "Only if he wants to, and only if you're ok with it." Yeosang said, wincing as he started to feel lightheaded.

The omega stood and went over to him. "Hey, deep breath. Let's get you back into bed. I'm going to send him. We can't have you stressing like this." Seonghwa wrapped and arm around the younger's waist and helped him over to the bed.

"I don't like this feeling..." Yeosang said. He felt clammy and dizzy. He clutched the covers on either side of him.

"Sangie you need to take a deep breath. I'm going to get some water and a wet towel. I'll be right back. Breath." Seonghwa said before running out of the room.

The younger just nodded once and closed his eyes, focusing on taking slow, deep breaths.

The bed shifted and Yeosang winced. But he recognized the lavender scent that washed over him and opened one of his arms.

Wooyoung crawled forward on the bed and huffed as he laid down next to the beta, resting his head on his paws.

"I'm ok, Youngie. Just some morning sickness, I hope. You better be prepared for this if this cure works for you." Yeosang peeked at him through his lashed and saw the omega scrunch his nose. He chuckled and turned so he could wrap his arm around Wooyoung and buried his face in his fur.

He dozed until Seonghwa came back and sat on his other side, pressing a cold cloth to his neck. "Mingi is getting ready to go. We packed a back with blankets for him to take just in case."

"I'm sorry, Seonghwa..." Yeosang mumbled into Wooyoung's side.

"No, we need the rest of our family to come home. And we have Jongho and Yunho to help keep watch. I'll pry take a turn at some point too. You just need to focus on resting." The older gave a soft smile.