Sold to the Yiling Patriarch ✔️(a Yizhan Omegaverse AU Fanfic)

Lesson 11: Situational Awareness is Key

Laying across his own bed, Yibo gave in and wept, hating Wei Zhan and hating himself for being such a crybaby. He couldn't even blame it all on being an omega. Since he first arrived here, all his emotions felt like they'd been scraped raw. 

Love, hate, fear, anger, grief, joy, lust, disgust... why was being here so hard? 

Was it just because he was too used to sharing the alpha role with his brother and uncle - and Zhan was too used to not sharing it?

He rolled over and stared at the ceiling. Truly, all Zhan had asked for was an acknowledgment of his position, and Yibo had let his hatred and wrong assumptions turn everything between them into a battle. 

A battle he lost every time.

Could it be true that Zhan was friends with Xichen? That he didn't have anything to do with the attack? That he'd brought him here out of goodwill, even?

If so, then Yibo had made the last couple of weeks unnecessarily hard on himself. 

His mind showed him Wei Zhan's smile when he'd awoken that very morning with Yibo in his bed. He'd really looked happy. 

Perhaps Yibo had been making this unnecessarily hard on both of them?

***

A day passed before Yibo learned anything about his brother. And then it was Wen Qing who came to tell him all was well.

"So, it went smoothly?"

She nodded. "Very. Werewolf transformations can be tricky, but Xichen is doing just fine. He should wake in two days - give or take."

"What will he be like?" Yibo asked. "When he wakes up?"

"Like? Well, personality-wise, he won't be any different. You will face more emotional changes in becoming an omega than he will in going from wolf to hybrid. In that respect, he's got it easier than you." She gave him a gentle smile before continuing.

"Physically, we will have to wait and see. He'll need to drink blood, of course. Which of the other strengths and weaknesses he will have is anyone's guess. Kind of like how you don't know what your child will be like until you meet them."

"It varies that much? What about Zhan? Which does he have?" Yibo asked. "I mean, I know he can shift and teleport."

Wen Qing's brows shot up. "He told you that?"

"Uh, yeah? Why wouldn't he?"

"That's the wrong question," she said, after pressing her lips together for a moment. "The right question is - why would he? He protects himself - and, by extension, all of us - by keeping his both his strengths and his weaknesses well-guarded."

"I don't think I..."

"Let me put it this way," Wen Qing said. "If you knew what the Yiling Patriarch's weaknesses were, what do you think that would be worth? Do you not think he has enemies? Rivals?"

"I hadn't given it much thought."

"Didn't you consider him an enemy when you arrived here?" she pressed.

Yibo swallowed. "I... Yes."

"So why is he telling you anything?" Wen Qing's hands landed on her hips. "Is it because you're in heat?" She rolled her eyes. "He can't be that desperate."

"No, I don't think... Well, I don't think it's that."

Wen Qing smoothed her hair behind her ear and seemed to regain some composure. "Don't worry about it. It's not your fault. Zhan, on the other hand, has lived for centuries. He should know better."