Cookies ⁽ᶜʰᵃⁿˡⁱˣ⁾

ꜱᴛᴀʏ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ

Instead of Shin-Nari as she hoped, it was no one but the boys, all of them standing by the doorway, wearing funny hats and furry scarves, not to mention the party poppers in their hold and the cake in Jeongin's hand who stood at the front,

All of them frowned,

'Auntie, where's Lix?'

And blood drained from her face like a stone dropping at the pit of her stomach she watched Jeongin's eyes widen once he sniffed the scent covering her and surrounding all of the houses,

'It smells like brownies, did Felix hyung bake some? We actually wanted to surprise him, can you call him here so we can you know to surprise him-'

'It's not the scent of brownies- I mean it is but not because Lix is baking them...'

Seo-na fumbled with the right words, not knowing what to say except she knew that her son was far too comfortable enough to hide it from these boys, and considering Jeongin, a fellow omega was a part of the group, she couldn't think of anything going wrong.

She sighed, moving to a side and letting them enter, which they did, slow tip-toeing steps that actually made her forget everything and chuckle for a moment,

They looked like kids. To her, they did. Just like her own son.

'Settle down, please.'

They did, Jeongin putting the cake on the table up in front, and the rest putting aside their props,

'Well, I'm sure you didn't know it but it's not Felix's fault, neither did he want to hide it by himself, I guess it's just mother instincts, from whatever has happened before, I told him to wear it.'

Changbin was the first one to question it,

'What do you mean?'

Seo-na didn't say anything, rather just reached in the pocket of her cardigan and brought out the necklace, holding it with the chain for everyone to see,

It took a while but Jeongin gasped,

'It's the moonstone. To hide scents and-'

'And mix in within the crowds and hide one's true rank.'

More silence followed the statement and it was only when Hyunjin bit his lip,

'Is it what I think it is?'

Seo-na nodded, holding onto the necklace as she breathed out the words,

'Lixie is an omega. The reason why I call him brownies is not only because of the dessert he bakes but because of his scent. I told him to keep it hidden since we weren't in a familiar setting and his scent was strong enough to just seep through the nicks and corners and I was afraid it'll attract the wrong people like it had done...before in the past.'

Some of them looked rather shocked, except Changbin who had a betrayal look on his face, Jeongin, who just nodded along as if he had an idea and Chan was neutral, expressionless.

'Why now-like why let his scent out-'-Jisung muttered in a slow voice as if he was unsure of his words,

'Because along with it being his birthday, as it happens, it's his heat as well.'

They panicked, the alphas especially, Minho already halfway standing up to leave it seemed except Seo-na chuckled and shook her head,

'Since Lixie doesn't have any potential lover or well a mate for that cause, it's just a warm heat that comes with short fevers and a lot more childish antics. You can relax, I'm sure my omega boy won't mind you. He hasn't ever since he started getting close to all of you.