One Way ||| Ateez

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"Mingi! Get more towels!" Wooyoung shouted from the bedroom before turning back to where Seonghwa was laying on his bed.

The older omega groaned in pain as another contraction ran through his body and he tried to curl into himself.

This was the worst one. He had decided that as soon as his body had blown through the Braxton hicks and jumped straight into the real thing.

Little Trinity was ready to come, but she wasn't making it easy.

"Fuuuuuuck!" Seonghwa cried out. His head fell back on his pillow. "Youngie, why does it hurt so much?"

"I don't know, Hwa. Marylou, what's going on?" Wooyoung turned to the beta and she shook her head.

"I'm not sure, but he shouldn't be in this much pain..." She stepped forward and pressed her hands against Seonghwa's stomach.

Just that little bit of pressure made him cry out in pain. It didn't feel right. Trinity was trying to move inside him but it was like she wasn't turning all the way. Or she was taking her sweet time rotating.

Mingi entered the room a moment later and placed a stack of towels on the dresser before moving to his omega's side. "How are you doing love?" He brushed Seonghwa's sweat-soaked bangs away from his forehead.

The older just whimpered in response and leaned into Mingi's hand. "I'm ready for her to be here Min, I'm so ready..."

"I know baby." Mingi leaned over and kissed his forehead before sitting down and taking his hand. "She will be here soon."

Seonghwa's labor went on for a few more hours, to the point here he was hitting exhaustion and having a hard time staying away. His vision blurred and it was hard for him to even squeeze Mingi's hand.

Avayla came in an out, torn between wanting to be with him and taking care of her daughter. Seonghwa tried to tell her to just stay out and take care of the others, but she would still come in to make sure he was ok.

Wooyoung worked to keep a constant stream of medicinal herbs burning in the room to help Seonghwa relax or to numb the pain. He even mentioned one that would help induce labor even further, but with where Trinity was sitting right now that didn't seem like a good idea.

After another hour of contractions and pain, Seonghwa felt himself slipping. They told him to rest when he could and that they would keep an eye on things, so he let himself fade away, hoping for a little relief and some much needed sleep.

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Mingi was having a hard time keeping his emotions in check. He didn't like how much Seonghwa was struggling with this pregnancy, and from the looks on Wooyoung and Marylou's faces, they weren't happy either.

Once his omega had drifted off, he slipped off the bed and marched over to the pair and had to fight the snarl coming from his throat. "Talk. Now."

Wooyoung ran a hand over his face then up through his hair. "She's not turning."

"Yeah, I fucking know that! So what are you going to do about it?" Mingi clenched his fists. He could feel himself trembling as his wolf threatened to break free.

"If she doesn't turn in the next hour, we may need to get everything set up for surgery." The color left Wooyoung's face as he spoke.

Mingi just blinked at him. He had heard what the omega had said, but he wasn't quite processing everything. "I don't... What?"