"I'm proud of you, angel." Liam whispered in my ear later that night. It was around 10:00pm and it was only he and I huddled under the blankets. Zayn was finishing up in the bathroom while Louis and Niall were in the kitchen making some late night tea for themselves, because apparently, they both get the craving for a cup of tea late at night.
"Why?" I responded in the same hushed tone gazing up at him. We were both leaning back against a heap of pillows by the headboard. I was tucked under Liam's arm with my face pressed into his chest. I certainly wasn't the one to initiate this intimate position, but I'm also not someone who would oppose to it.
"For voicing your mind. 'Let's me know that you won't be pushed around by others." He smiled, one of those soft smiles that can make any person's heart flutter and tummy tingle. I've discovered that all of my Alphas have heart-warming smiles that have so far lightened up any mood I've gotten into.
"R-Really?" I whispered shyly, biting my lip while gazing up at him, "Y-You aren't angry that I embarrassed you in front of Greyson?" I couldn't help but ask that question because even though he had shown no signs of fury about my sudden burst of confidence, I still haven't known him that long so I couldn't read him as well as I'd liked to.
"Angel," He murmured, a look of disbelief and determination suddenly finding presence in his deep brown orbs. "Look at me." He demanded gently when I made the move to turn away, his eyes becoming too intense to keep contact with. Both his large hands found purchase on the sides of my face, his thumbs grazing my cheekbones. "Sweetheart, none of us would ever punish you or reprimand you for sticking up for yourself or others, if it's in good reason. We want you to be comfortable enough to not be afraid to be open about your opinions or beliefs." He spoke so heatedly and passionately to me that I wouldn't even dare to try and pull my eyes from his. "And don't even think about second guessing what you did back in Greyson's dorm. You were right about everything you said and I needed to be put in my place." His expression changed to a more serious one, "That being said, if I or the other boys feel like you are speaking out of turn or rudely towards us, there will be punishment. Now we haven't discussed those yet, but the talk will be soon."
I nodded at his words, happy that he understood where I had come from when I had made that little speech in front of him and Grey. I decided to ignore the little portion about the punishments because even though I knew it needed to be discussed, I wasn't in the mood for it at the moment.
That's when it occurred to me.
"You said his name." I muttered, my dimples appearing as a smile formed on my face. I could feel my eyes glistening as I stared at him, the realization of when Liam had spoken coming back to me. The look of confusion flitting across his face made me continue. "Greyson. You said his name and without disgust seeping through your voice."
A small smile formed on his face as well, mirroring mine, "I guess I did, huh? See? You're changing me already." He whispered, pulling my face forward and laying a gentle kiss on my forehead. I bit my lip harder while closing my eyes, trying to cease the ever-growing grin wanting to expand itself on my face. I settled for tucking my head into Liam's warm and firm chest once he released his hold on my face. His muscular arms locked around my waist, keeping me prisoner against his body.
It became silent after that, both of us comfortable in each other's presence and just absorbing the peacefulness. All that could be heard was the light chatter down the hall in the kitchen from Niall and Louis and the rushing of the tap from the bathroom where Zayn was.
Soon the talking grew louder and much closer as I heard the padding of two sets of feet making their way into the bedroom. I let my eyes crack open to witness Niall and Louis closing the door behind them, Niall making eye contact with me quickly.
"Hey baby." He smiled sexily, his torso bare and his lower half covered only with sweatpants hanging dangerously low on his hips. It was a sight to behold and I had to look away before I started drooling on Liam's chest.
"You two look comfortable." Zayn smirked, entering the room as well while flicking off the lights of the attached bathroom. "Glad you left some room for the rest of us." He teased further, climbing onto the bed on Liam's side. Louis slipped himself in on the other side of me while Niall followed behind him not too long after. The pillows had to be rearranged so all of us had one and the blankets were tugged so that the three newcomers could come under as well.
No. Not now.
I almost groaned when the itchy sensation became known in my nose. For some reason, I only have to sneeze at the worst times and it bothers me to no end. I mean, why does my nose only ever feel disturbed when I absolutely don't want it too?
There was no point trying to hold it in because I knew it would be rendered useless. A sneeze ripped through me right after that thought, my head automatically turning so it released into the sleeve of my pajama top.
"Bless you!" All four boys said in sync, causing a blush to rush into my cheeks in embarrassment. The acknowledgment of the sneeze just made me flush harder. Sometimes you wish that your sneeze could just remain mysteriously unheard.
"T-Thank you." I whispered, sinking further into the comforter and wishing for it to just swallow me whole. I'm not sure why but sneezing in front of people bothers me to no end.
"So, it's about 10:20 right now, and Harry's bedtime is at 11 meaning we still have about forty minutes to continue the conversation that we have still yet to have finished at dinner." Louis announced, making the rest of us all turn to him. I almost rolled my eyes at hearing the bedtime but decided that I didn't want to ruin the mood with Liam after that nice chat we had had.
"What conversation?" I responded in confusion, my memory failing to remind me of what we hadn't finished discussing.
"Well, I guess we don't have to finish this conversation but I assumed you'd want Zayn to continue the story on how we all met." My eyes popped open at his words, a wide smile finding a place on my face while I leaned forward and looked past Liam to meet Zayn's eyes.
"Yes, yes! Please finish the story!" I begged, jutting out my bottom lip and pouting.
Zayn released a chuckle, his eyes twinkling in amusement, "Okay, precious. As you wish." I smiled in return, my cheeks reddening at the nickname but other than that I didn't say anything, not wanting to interrupt him. "Well, where was I? You remember, precious?"
"You were talking about how you're father thought that it'd be good for your mother to work with Niall's dad because it could lead to a unity between the two packs." I reminded him, not surprised I still remembered because I always remember the things I'm interested in.
"Oh yes. Well, fast-forward to when my mum was probably in the middle of the project. She needed to bring some supplies from our area to the University but it ended up being too much for her to carry. Being the sneaky women she is, she asked me if I could assist her in carrying the supplies, which meant I had to come along for the ride. I knew what she was doing. She could've easily asked someone at the University to help her carry the stuff when she got there but to end her nonstop nagging, I agreed. It was about an hour drive to the University from our packs land so I couldn't just walk back when I got there. I had to stay while she worked and she even had me doing the heavy lifting for things she didn't mention back at home." He shook his head at his own words while I let out a laugh.
"She made you her slave?" I giggled, imagining Zayn, being the large muscular man he is, being ordered around by his mother to do her work.
"Basically." He agreed, making me laugh louder. I didn't realize all the boys looking at me while I laughed at first but once I noticed I was the only one making noises, I could feel all their stares. I blushed, looking at all their fond smiles.
"So, probably an hour or two later I started smelling this weird odour." Zayn continued, making me smile gratefully at him for taking the attention off me and onto Niall.
"Shut up!" Niall chuckled, reaching over to nudge Zayn while all the other boys just shook their heads and laughed.
"I'm just kidding, Nialler." Zayn reassured, smirking. "I smelt this amazing scent that had me drooling. I knew right away it was my mate."
"And then I walked in, saw his face and went right up and punched him straight in the nose." Niall cut in.
"What?!" I choked, looking at Niall to see the clear amusement in his features. "Why would you do that to you mate?!"
"I saw he was an Alpha." Niall explained, trying to assure me he'd never hit his mate. "It didn't even occur to me that I could have an Alpha mate, all I saw was an Alpha that smelled like my mate. The only thing that was crossing my mind was how an Alpha could smell like my Omega. The assumption was that he knew my mate and was smothered in his scent."
My mouth formed an 'O' at his words, understanding. I guess if I were in his position, as an Alpha, I'd be wondering how a different Alpha could be wearing an Omega's scent as well. My first conclusion would be that the Alpha was hooking up with my mate.
Zayn continued, "Of course once we realized that we both smelled the mate scent on each other, we had to have been soul mates. It's unheard of for two Alphas to be paired together so we went straight to Niall's pack elder and asked him whether this has ever happened before. I remember him saying that it was very rare and had only happened once in late late werewolf history. Some see it as a curse and other a gift."
I quickly stopped him, "A curse?" I pondered aloud, confused by that statement. I mean, I know I was wary about them when I first heard of them but that was because of what I was told about their personalities, not the situation in a whole.
"Yes." Louis responded, making my head turn to him. "In the Alphas case, it is considered a curse because you would have to share your Omega with other dominants. Alphas are selfish beings who want all of the love and affection of their mate to be on them alone, which is why most are very possessive. Knowing that you would have to share the person you value most can be very well seen as a curse."
I nodded along at his explanation, understanding. That may be why all of them are particularly possessive and protective...and strict...still not too happy about that bedtime. "What about in the Omega's case?"
"Well," Louis began, smiling at me. "I can't speak for a rank I am not but I've heard from my pack members that Omegas who are given more than one Alpha can become very overwhelmed. This is because they are built to want to please their dominant, so when given more than one, the need to please grows stronger. It may become too much because the Omega has too many dominants they'd have to satisfy."
My eyebrows scrunched together as I avoided eye contact. Was that going to be an issue for me? I mean, I've been with them less than 24 hours and I haven't even thought of ways to please them. I don't know what they like...or what they want me to do...oh goddess! I'm a terrible mate!
"No no no, angel. I can see those gears shifting in your head. Don't you dare be putting yourself down." Liam but in, a firm scowl on his face as he lifted my chin so I was looking in his eyes.
"B-But I haven't p-pleased any of you y-yet..." I whimpered, my Omega mind running with a million thoughts at the moment. How could I have not done anything to satisfy them yet? It's the Omega's number one duty to make sure they're Alpha is content. I mean, I know back in Proffessor Horan's office they told me that they'd tell me the rules and standards they have for me but they haven't done that yet. What if I've already broken a bunch of their rules without even knowing? What if they think I'm not fit to be their Omega?
"Darling, of course you've pleased us." Niall hushed, leaning over Louis to see me clearer. I sniffled, wiping at my eyes while trying my hardest to not look away. I knew already they didn't like that.
"I-I have?"
"You simply being here is pleasing us. Obviously when you hid from us it didn't make us too happy but now you're giving us a chance, and that couldn't make me or any of us any happier."
I flushed at his words, my heart warming. So...I was pleasing them...with my presence?
Liam spoke next, using two fingers to turn my face towards him, "Plus, it's only been a day. I can assure you that you will please us plenty in the future because, well," He smirked, "You've got us for life, angel."
I giggled, my cheeks reddening impossibly brighter, so I hid them in Liam's chest. I felt his hand come up to stroke my curls and snuggled further into his warm muscular arms.
"I think it's time for bed." Louis murmured, brushing one of my stray curls back into place. Without even realizing it, my eyes were closing and my lips were parting in exhaustion.
Today's been such a long eventful day. I met my Alphas, got yelled at by one of their fathers, got taken to their room, learned parts of their background life and now am lying in between all of them in their gigantic bed! I'm now only just noticing how much it's tired me out.
I felt the light darken outside my eyelids, which allowed me to assume the lights have been turned off. Arms slipped around my waist from behind and feet tangled with mine under the covers. A sleepy smile settled on my face as I could feel a part of each of my mates touching me.
"Goodnight beautiful, sweet dreams." Voices whispered in my ears but I was too out of it to put a name to the sound.
A small sigh escaped my slightly parted lips.
This felt right...perfect.
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When I woke up, it was alone in a gigantic bed that lacked the warm bodies I fell asleep with. I was buried in an excessive amount of blankets and pillows to the point where I couldn't even see my lower body.
My hand rose to rub at my sleepy eyes, the ruff feeling of crust coming out of the corner. I grimaced at the sight of them but I always found the process of rubbing them out satisfying. I tried to stifle the yawn that seeped past my lips but it happened anyway.
Ugh, I wasn't in the mood to get up but the smell of eggs and bacon wafting to the bed was too good not to resist.
With a sigh, I pushed myself up while shoving the blankets off my frame. I stretched my arms above my head and curled my toes, feeling them pop into place.
I slid off the bed like a sloth, walking like a zombie to the door. I stopped halfway, my eyes meeting the identical ones staring back at me across the room from the mirror.
My eyes widened. I couldn't show my face to my Alphas like this! I looked like a mess. My hair was a messy array of curls, there was a faint outline of drool that must have slipped past my lips unnoticed when I was sleeping and the bags under my eyes were definitely not Gucci. I couldn't allow them to see me at my worst when I'm sure they're out there looking 100%.
I quickly rushed into the attached bathroom, scrubbing my face clean with a towel I found on the rack. I also combed through my hair with my fingers, struggling to make it look right. But alas, no matter how much combing, it still looks hideous! I would brush my hair with a real brush but I had never purchased one in my life though because I've always liked the messy look but now... I'm not up to their standards. Finding a comb in one of the overheard cabinets, I yanked and tugged at my curls to get the years worth of knots out. I even wetted my hands to pat down any fly aways. I almost smiled at my fixed appearance, although now it doesn't look like...me? I quickly shut that thought away. It didn't matter what I thought as long as the boys liked it.
Puffing out a breath onto the palm of my hand, my face scrunched. Ew, morning breath. While I knew I probably wouldn't be kissing them yet, the smell still wasn't pleasant. I brushed my teeth with my toothbrush that I had gotten from my room last night quickly, spitting into the sink when I deemed them clean enough. I also brushed my tongue even though it made me gag...yuck.
I huffed at my slightly awakened appearance, shaking my head. How did I get mated to Greek gods when I looked like this?
I wiped down the counters with the towel I used for my face hurriedly, throwing the towel in the hamper I saw outside the door.
I walked down the hallways slowly, feeling weird being in someone else's place, even if it is my mates. I retraced the steps I took to get to the bedroom last night to find the kitchen. Sure enough, there were all four of my delicious looking Alphas scattered around the area.
Louis was at the stove, moving the continents in a pan around with a spatula, his back to me. Niall was shuffling through the fridge, pulling out a container of milk and orange juice. Liam was on the phone, leaning his weight on his elbow that rested on the counter. Zayn was getting some cutlery out of a drawer, the clinking of metal heard as he rustled through it.
Niall was the first to notice me once he closed the fridge, a wide grin plastering on his face. "Morning baby, good sleep?" The mention of my presence caused all of the others to look at me, smiling at me as well.
Liam quickly said something to the person he was on the phone with, pulling it away from his ear and hanging it up soon after. He waltzed over to me, a smirk creeping it's way onto his lips.
When he got closer to me, his smirk disappeared off his face and he frowned. His hand lifted to ruffle through my hair, his lips pursing at the action.
I swallowed self consciously, wrapping my arms around myself, "W-What?"
"You brushed your hair...and you washed your face." He scowled at his words. I didn't understand the problem, what was wrong with that?
"Yeah, what's w-wrong with t-that?" I stuttered aloud, hooking a curl that was in my face behind my ear.
"We've been watching you for a while." He started, getting cut off by Zayn as he walked over to us.
"And we've never seen your hair this...neat. We thought you liked it messy." He explained, crossing his arms.
"W-Well...I m-mean I do..." I muttered, looking down before being forced to look back up by Zayn's hands. I almost rolled my eyes because they are obsessed with me keeping eye contact. "B-But I wanted to try something different." I cleared my throat, satisfied with my reasoning.
"No you didn't." Zayn snapped, his eyes darkening. It made me jump, my bottom lip being sucked between my teeth. "You're only cleaning up because of us." How could they have possibly known that? Are they psychic or something? "That's not what this is supposed to be, Harry." I winced at the use of my name...what happened to precious? "We want you to be comfortable with yourself and we definitely don't want you changing what you look like to please us. I know we've only known each other for a day but we know fully well from the amount of times you ruffle those curls of yours, you like them messy. I apologize if we somehow made you think you had to...change what you looked like to seem appealing to us. I...we like you the way you are, okay?"
I flushed, pulling away from his hands. It scared me how well they could see right through me. How they could just immediately see and speak out what I'm self conscious about.
"B-But you all are so...unrealistically handsome and I'm just me." I whispered, fully aware they all had their attention on me at this point.
"Baby, you are so perfect you don't even understand." Niall said softly, stepping in front of me and looking so deep into my eyes that I was completely captivated. I didn't even see him walk over. "I've only known you for a day and I know already that I've never been happier than being in your presence. I don't know how you can't see what we do in you, how stunning, intelligent and kind you are but I swear to you from this point till death do us part, I will spend every second of everyday showing you how special of a part you are to me. Without you," He paused, his eyes shinning with a sincerity that caused mine to water, "None of us would be able to go on." He cleared his throat, his face-hardening to become more serious, "Now promise me. Promise me you will never again put yourself down. And if you do, you will come to us so we can shower you with all the love and affection that you'll ever need. Promise me, baby."
"I promise." I whispered, so low that I'm sure anyone who didn't have Alpha sensitive hearing couldn't even be able to hear. "T-Thank you." I continued, feeling foolish for ever even thinking I'd have to change something as silly as my hair to make them happy with me. I can see now that they're already more than pleased with me...and that's really all I could ask for.
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A/N:
4000 words!! Okay so I know I suck because last chapter I promised you guys an update in a week but I never thought about how it was the last month of school, when all of the final work is due and stuff when I had said that. And then I didn't update for another month it was because I took summer school :/
I've learned my lesson though and I can't really make any promises with updates because I never know when I'm going to be busy or not. Just please don't pressure me because then updating becomes a job and not for fun which is the whole reason I started wattpad.
Side note: I go on vacation the last week of summer so if you don't hear from me that's why :(
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