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@α Wu Yifan Nodding, Kyungsoo watched as Yifan moved his hair, marveling in how it seemed to fall right back into place even after being tousled, "Oh. Right..." the omega swallowed and looked down. Mustering up a sweet smile, he stood up and gathered up their teacups, clearing his throat, "Well. Wouldn't want to keep you. You probably have lots of traveling to do," Kyungsoo said as he went back to the kitchen, putting the cups in the sink.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Disappointingly enough, Yifan didn't quite want to admit that he enjoyed their brief hand holding. He acknowledged that it was getting a little late and though he intended on going home in the north, it would take too long. It was becoming apparent that he would have to stay at his apartment instead. Looking at his watch, Yifan had to make a quick decision.

"I guess so," he settled for an answer. His apartment was close enough that it would be that late by the time he got home. "I can write down my apartment's land line number and my email. I can really only use those things when I'm here though. I try to stay away from that when I'm home." Yifan mussed his hair, feeling bad that he couldn't really give the other anything else. He didn't like how hard he was making it for Kyungsoo to get in contact with him.

@α Wu Yifan Humming, Kyungsoo nodded, releasing his hold on Yifan's hand and settling back in his seat. Glancing up at the clock on the wall, the omega sighed a bit, "It's getting kinda late. You probably want to start heading back, huh..." he looked up at the elder with his large eyes, "You said you don't have a cell phone, but, do you have an email? Home phone? I'd... like to see if we can spend more time together," he looked down to fidget with his fingers.

@ω Do Kyungsoo It was heartening to hear that Kyungsoo would like to join his pack. Even without details of the latter's past, he was happy that his offer didn't turn him down. Yifan would've been able to understand the odd circumstance and suddenness of his offer if the answer had been no, but it wasn't. The answer was a yes and it took a lot more power than expected to stay composed. He was offering a spot in his pack which wasn't supposed to be a casual matter like it was now.

"Great." He breathed, smiling. "But like I said, if you'd still like to live here instead, that's fine." Yifan almost let it slip that he would like to have the other living with them but upon deciding that that would be a bit sudden as well, held back. The other just accepted his offer, Yifan didn't want to push anything else. Maybe later. But certainly not now.

@α Wu Yifan Following Yifan's posture, Kyungsoo sat up as well, eyes sincere, expression serious as he listened. Raising his eyebrows slowly, the omega couldn't help but smile giddily, and he took in a soft breath, "Oh..." he clasped his hands together at his chest, "I'd love to be a part of your pack." Kyungsoo beamed brightly. And be your mate, too, he wanted to add, but held back the urge to. Reaching out, it took everything in him to clasp one of the alpha's hands between his own, but he did it. The omega held them firmly, showing his sincerity.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Yifan felt it was a little sad to be member of a pack but not really a part of the pack. He couldn't imagine what would've caused Kyungsoo specifically not to want to meet the main alpha. He had let people in regardless if they met him or not, but luckily, he seemed approachable enough that that didn't happen all too often. Maybe just one or two that slipped through the cracks. on accident. This was something that he hadn't ever really thought would happen before.

"Well," he said, not really noticing how they were sitting closer, but more thinking of what to say, "there's always the room in my pack if you decide you want another change. You could live here, too, not with us if that's what you'd prefer." As he spoke Yifan found himself trying to sit up a little more to look more authoritative rather than friendly. This was what he felt was a serious matter and slouching on someone's couch wasn't really giving off the proper image. Only when he was done did he slouch down a little bit.

@α Wu Yifan Somehow, Kyungsoo felt a closeness, a similarity to Yifan he'd never felt with anyone else before. It was new, and almost scary, but all at the same time, the omega found it exciting, and he wanted more. More. Casually scooting closer to the alpha, rendering them only a few inches apart, Kyungsoo observed the elder male for a moment, feeling the natural security and peacefulness wash over him that he hadn't felt in a long time as he took in Yifan's scent, "Well, if you were going by technical standards by where I live, I'm part of the Eastern Territory," Kyungsoo explained, biting his lip and brushing a lock of hair behind his ear, "But I've never actually been approached by the main alpha of this area about becoming a member, so, I consider myself a loner at this point..." the omega glanced up at Yifan, hoping he wasn't just over thinking things when he wondered if the alpha would invite him into his own pack.

@ω Do Kyungsoo "Maybe where you are now is where you belong." Yifan said, shrugging since he wasn't sure what else to say. He had issues too finding a place to stay. He had gone to quite a few different packs and none of them really gave him the sense of home that he used to have. Even though he was in charge of a whole pack Yifan still didn't quite feel like he was at home. There were quite a few different elements to how he is now that makes things hard for Yifan to feel the same kind of happiness he had when he was first in Canada.

"Do you belong to a pack now?" Yifan couldn't help but ask. Part of him - the wolf part - was eager to just come out and ask the other to join his pack even though that would be a rash decision. The human part of him was more hesitant to do so, although the thought did come to mind. He and Yifan got together well so far. If Kyungsoo would be able to join him in the north, it would make him happier than he had been in a while. Something about being around Kyungsoo, maybe because he's an omega, just allowed Yifan to be relaxed.

@α Wu Yifan Humming, Kyungsoo simply shrugged his thin shoulders, nodding and settling more comfortably on the couch beside Yifan, "Yeah... I just never really felt like I /belonged/ anywhere, you know?" the omega glanced up at the alpha with large eyes, "I'm glad I met you, though... Honestly, I don't think I've genuinely smiled this much in one day," Kyungsoo blushed softly, biting his lower lip.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Yifan, in all honesty, wasn't that well off either in terms of comfort. He had a pack to take care of but he had always treated them more like acquaintances than actual family. They were mouths to feed and bodies to keep safe, though none of them actually were given the opportunity to get closer to Yifan so that they could establish a tighter relationship. In sitting on Kyungsoo's couch, Yifan realized that they were quite similar in the realm of loneliness.

With watchful eyes, Yifan observed the latter's movements. He realized in the small pause before hearing the answer that he had asked something that maybe was a sensitive topic for the omega. The only reason Yifan had asked it was because he had to answer it first and felt it was only fair to get the same answer in return. Yifan couldn't help but feel bad afterward. A pack was supposed to symbolize home but to the both of them, it didn't necessarily meet those requirements. "I'm sorry to hear that. There're always opportunities to find a new pack if you wanted to. Most are welcoming."

@α Wu Yifan It was pretty much obvious that Kyungsoo didn't have any friends. After leaving his family pack and fleeing into the city full of humans, Kyungsoo had nobody. He kept to himself, partly because he was too shy. And, after those few unfortunately horrible events with rogue alphas, Kyungsoo was way too damaged to trust anyone. All he had were the children.

Kyungsoo nodded in understanding, taking a larger gulp from his mug, setting it down on the coffee table to he could lean back against the couch cushions. Taking a throw pillow, the omega hugged it to his chest, looking unintentionally cute, "I used to have one," he began, before chuckling and empty chuckle, "Well. I have one, they should be still there, in the north mountains," Kyungsoo glanced up at Yifan, "I left... because I was born an omega... and being my father's only son, I was supposed to take over as the next alpha... but, as you can see, that wasn't going to happen. I grew up with everyone slandering me for what I was... so... after I became of age... I left..."

@ω Do Kyungsoo For a little bit he just had his hands wrapped around the cup. The warmth was nice and he wasn't in a rush to finish the tea and leave. After all, Yifan wasn't too sure how long his invitation would last. He wanted to draw the time out if it was possible. Without overstepping his boundaries of course. Something about the apartment to Yifan gave him an idea that Kyungsoo didn't have too many people over that often or he was just over analyzing things.

"I do, but they might be safer there." Yifan admitted. It had been a while since the topic of his parents had come up with anyone. His pack didn't question where his parents were and he didn't offer that information out to them either. "There's a few strong packs out in Canada. The hunters won't be able to disturb them." Showing yet another weak smile, he looked at the other. He could tell there was sympathy in the male's voice but Yifan couldn't decide if he wanted to accept that sympathy. "What about your family?"

@α Wu Yifan Facing Yifan slightly so he was sitting pretty much diagonally on the couch, Kyungsoo tilted his head as he listened, sipping his tea every once and a while, relishing in how it felt as the hot liquid ran down his throat, "Oh, I see..." the omega looked down for a moment before looking back up, studying the alpha's face, "You must miss them..." Kyungsoo's voice was soft, and there was an almost sad smile on his face. He thought of his own family, how, despite how they treated him, he loved them all just the same.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Instead of standing near the door, Yifan followed the other in. Since there wasn't a whole bunch of room - enough to be comfortable, of course - Yifan tried to make himself comfortable in the living room. Everything seemed so nice. Very homey unlike Yifan's own apartment. It was styled to be modern but looked like it lacked Yifan's own personal touch. It seemed more like a set from a furniture store than someone's apartment.

"Thanks," he said, breaking off from his own thoughts. Yifan took his mug, wrapping his hand around it. It would usually be too hot for someone else to hold it but being a werewolf, the heat didn't feel all too bad. It was just warm. "I should be fine with just this. I don't usually put anything in my tea. Just honey if my throat is hurting." Yifan smiled, stretching out his legs briefly. When he did so, his feet and a bit of his legs went underneath the coffee table. "I have family. Not any around here, but I have some. They're in Canada still."

@α Wu Yifan Nodding, Kyungsoo hung up his own coat, "Alright, whatever you want," he chuckled softly. As he was preparing their tea, there was a nagging thought tugging on the back of his mind. Was he being too forward in inviting Yifan over so soon? Was the alpha uncomfortable? This made Kyungsoo a bit worried, sad even. He'd thought they'd had a good connection. Was it going to crumble so easily?

Kyungsoo's mind was racing as he carefully brought two mugs into the small living room, "Here you go," he smiled gently, taking a seat on the couch, "I didn't know if you liked milk or sugar, so there's some on the coffee table there if you'd like," the omega gestured to the small table before them. Slowly sipping the tea, Kyungsoo was quiet, "Um, so, do you have a family?" he asked.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Yifan stayed silent for the walk. He was a bit nervous already going to the latter's house so fast but he had to suppose it was because he had switched cultures so often. Maybe he was confusing western and eastern cultures again. Regardless, Yifan was too far in to back out and if he did, his wolf wouldn't be very happy. It was well decided in his head that this is what they were going to do - no matter how nerve wracking it would be.

When they arrived, Yifan tried not to look around too obviously. He was just curious what everything looked like. He didn't mean to be nosy. In fact, he was so focused on soaking his surroundings - not necessarily all the details - in that he nearly missed the mess. "It's fine. I'm sure my place isn't that clean either." Yifan said, waving it all off. Taking off his shoes, he left his bags in the same place, not wanting to scatter his things all over. "I'm fine keeping it on, thanks. It's nice having it on."

In short, the apartment was cozy. It felt like a nice place to call home.

@α Wu Yifan Shrugging his lithe shoulders, Kyungsoo smiled, "Suit yourself..." he trailed off, noticing where Yifan was looking. Turning a soft pink, the omega pretended not to notice that his date was staring at his lips. It was too soon for that. At least the wrong place for that kind of thing. Heading out the door, Kyungsoo turned in the direction of his place, "Follow me~" he chirped.

As promised, the walk to Kyungsoo's apartment complex was brief, and in not time, they were climbing the outside stairs to the second floor. Stopping at his door, the omega dug out his keys and unlocked the door, "Sorry if it's messy," he said sheepishly, "I forget to clean sometimes," Kyungsoo went on as he held the door open for Yifan to enter. Once they were both inside, he took off his shoes and set his bags by the door to deal with later. Kyungsoo's apartment was very modest, small, with only one bedroom, its white walls bare of any kind of pictures or mementos. Shuffling into the kitchen, Kyungsoo put a pot of water on to boil before taking off his coat, "Can I take your coat?" he asked, trying to be a good host.

@ω Do Kyungsoo With his bags in hand, he realized that he was pretty grateful to hear that the latter's place was close. Yifan wasn't necessarily unable to hold the bags, but it was getting tiresome and he knew that once he put the bags down, he would have marks on his fingers from holding them all. It wasn't even like Yifan had small hands. His hands were quite big enough to hold all his bags in one, although, since he didn't want to deal with all the marks on his hands, he had to cope with using both.

Waiting for the other to lead, Yifan was standing first. Only hearing the last bit, he raised a brow before answering. "Huh? They're fine. I can carry them by myself. You have your own." Yifan said, shaking his head while smiling. The offer was flattering but he knew that he didn't need it. He was going to be okay on his own. Yifan tried not to look too long. His eyes went to the male's lips, flitting back and forth from the enticing mouth and his eyes. Inwardly, Yifan decided it was more appropriate to focus on his eyes.

@α Wu Yifan Lighting up, Kyungsoo's eyesmile never faltered, and he slid on his coat and picked up his bags, "Great! It's not far, trust me," he said as he stood up. Remembering Yifan's bags full of books, the omega pointed, "Want me to help you with those? They looked so heavy on the way here," Kyungsoo looked up at the alpha, now noticing how handsome he was, and biting his lower lip.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Sitting back as the waiter came back to clear the rest of the table, Yifan did think about it. It would be nice to stay in the city just a little bit longer. Plus, now, he would have company. Being with someone else was much more appealing than hanging around by himself. Tapping his foot on the ground, Yifan just nodded at first, unable to find the right words to accept the invitation.

"Yeah," he began, "I - that sounds good to me. If you don't mind having me over." Yifan found his wolf much more excited to get going than he had realized before. It had been a while since he or his wolf side was eager to do anything but go home. The usual uneasiness he felt in the city was being placated in a way Yifan couldn't put into words.

@α Wu Yifan Perking up, Kyungsoo's smile was dazzling, and it reached his eyes completely, "I'm so glad..." he balanced his chin in his hands, elbows in the table. The waiter had cleared their dishes a while back, leaving nothing separating them but the small expanse of the tabletop, "I don't live too far from here. We could have tea, if you like." Kyungsoo suggested, the purest intentions behind the request.

@ω Do Kyungsoo Yifan figured he had an odd smile on his face, like he was posing for a picture and wasn't sure when the picture was going to be taken so he just held the pose. If he stopped smiling, he felt like he'd go back to doing he same thing a few seconds later. He was feeling unusual happiness which he supposed was because of the presence of the latter. Omegas tend to have a calming effect on other wolves but he knew that probably wasn't the case here.

"We can go somewhere else. I'm not really sure where exactly, but we can hang out a little longer." He said, feeling like he didn't want to leave either. Although they were told they could stay until they were ready to leave, Yifan felt as if that time wouldn't really come. He was pretty content just sitting there.

@α Wu Yifan "Okay, Yifan it is~" Kyungsoo grinned. Taking the check, he paid with cash, putting his wallet away. The waiter returned to take the check, telling them they could leave as soon as they were ready, "So, uh, what now?" he smiled shyly, "I don't really want to stop spending time with you yet..." there was a soft blush dusting the omega's cheeks, and he rested his chin in his hands, gazing across the table at the handsome alpha.

@ω Do Kyungsoo As much nice as it felt to open up, he felt more comforted by the fact that the latter was already opening up to him as well. Somehow he felt like that part would take longer. Yifan was luckily wrong. He had a habit of thinking of things in the wrong way.

"That's great." He said, smiling by just looking at Kyungsoo. "But you don't have to call me hyung if you don't want to. Just Yifan is fine with me." Yifan was half tempted to grab for the check first but he was beaten to it. Just a moment faster he would've been able to grab at it.

@α Wu Yifan A slow grin pulled itself onto Kyungsoo's face, and he leaned forward to listen intently as Yifan answered all of his questions, "I knew you were older~ Somehow it feels weird calling you hyung, though," he chuckled, blushing a bit, "I love dogs too! Although, that's kinda obvious, but I actually don't mind cats either," the check had arrived for their meal, and Kyungsoo looked at it.

@ω Do Kyungsoo His meal was nice and small, just enough to fill him up. Yifan had been so set on drinking at one point as to not talk that he had barely finished the meal. He was more of a meat person which made it odd that he didn't order something like that. At the very least it seemed that Kyungsoo enjoyed himself. The other male was finished before him looking sated as he relaxed in his seat.

While being bombarded by questions, Yifan just listened, continually eating until the other male took a breather. "I'm 23, blue is my favorite color, pets are fine - I'm a dog person -, and I don't mind your questions. I'll try to answer everything I can." He said, pushing his plate away from himself in exchange for wiping his mouth and hands with a napkin.

@α Wu Yifan his lips clean, Kyungsoo finished his food quickly. He groaned softly, leaning back with a hand on his slightly bulging belly, swollen with food, "I think I ate too fast," he giggled sheepishly.

Sitting up, he took a sip of his water, glancing up at Yifan, "How old are you, by the way? I have a feeling you're older, but not much. I'm 21," the omega leaned forward, eyesmiling gently, "What's your favorite color? How do you feel about pets? Am I asking too many questions? I want to know everything~" Kyungsoo giggled.

@ω Do Kyungsoo The food came at a good time. He could use that to stuff his face instead of continuing the conversation on his own. Yifan would like to think that once he involved himself with someone - not something that would happen often - he would immerse himself completely into the idea of making that person happy. So a romantic. A slightly emotionally constipated romantic.

Although he didn't answer with words, he couldn't help but grin. Yifan could tell by just looking at Kyungsoo that they were now comfortable with each other. Whatever part of him felt uneasy was now settled for the time being. They had talked out what needed to be talked out for now. That realization made eating his meal so much more enjoyable. He could stop worrying that things were going to go wrong. Everything seemed to be going alright.

@α Wu Yifan Their food had arrived the second after Yifan's declaration, so Kyungsoo had to bite back his soft squeak of happiness. Bowing to the waiter, he thanked him before turning to the alpha. Slowly, a full smile pulled at the omega's lips, the expression reaching his eyes, taking up his entire face, "I want this to work out too," Kyungsoo said honestly.

With that, he began to eat. He was much more at ease now, which gave him the freedom to act like he would if he was alone. Taking up his burger, Kyungsoo took a large bite, humming with closed eyes at the good flavor.

@ω Do Kyungsoo It was weird being so embarrassed and unprepared for things. Yifan didn't often do something without fully thinking it through but it seemed that dating was more of an in the moment kind of thing. He held an interest for the other male, one that he couldn't exactly place why but he suspected it had something to do with him working with kids. Yifan had such an odd desire for kids.

"I'm glad. I've never had a relationship work out, but I want this to work out." Yifan said, unsure if he was saying too much or too little. If whatever he said was enough to keep Kyungsoo still smiling, he wanted to keep it up. His wolf felt very happy with how things were going. He was doing a good enough job to keep Kyungsoo around an it seemed like that was what his wolf wanted. The mere presence of the omega felt nice.