NOT ALONE || jaeyong • meanie • luwoo

3 : 🍀

"hello?" a high pitch voice responds, and they all turn to the left wing and see a tall woman walk through the doorway in a maid outfit, "ah, mr. wong, welcome back. are these guests?"

"ah, guys this is miyeon, one of the maids of the mansion. miyeon, these are taeyong, mingyu and jungwoo, some omegas we adopted from an orphanage in the city." lucas introduced her with a friendly smile.

"oh my," miyeon giggled into her palm, "then i must welcome you to the estate. i'm sorry joy couldn't be here to see you as well, she went to the city just this morning."

taeyong took a deep breath to see if he could get a whiff of her scent just to see if she was another omega they adopted yet found that there was no prominent scent coming from her.

she was a beta then, taeyong concluded, oddly happy by his discovery.

it was also likely that the other maid, joy, was also a beta because taeyong didn't smell any sweet scent in the mansion other than the alphas' scents.

"come on guys!" mingyu's voice rang and that's when he realized he probably dazed off because jungwoo was now having small talk with miyeon while mingyu was going up the stairs with lucas.

jungwoo and taeyong quickly scuttled up the stairs following the tall omega and alpha, taeyong slightly cringing at the height difference he has with the two.

"the first room on the right is miyeon and joy's shared bedroom, you can go knock on their door if you need anything. the bedrooms further down the right past their bedroom belongs to me and the others! the first room on the left is going to be your room. there's a bathroom at the end of the hall but your rooms have a private bathroom in them as well." lucas chirped, lanky arms making wide gestures towards two doors in opposite directions as soon as they got to the top of the stairs.

the omegas quietly opened the door to their bedroom and gasped at how spacious it was inside. was this really just an extra single bedroom they had lying around?

"you guys had a long day, you can rest here while we fix some things for your new bedrooms, make yourself at home!" lucas said as the omegas entered the room, "i'll tell miyeon to call you for dinner once it's done!"

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timeskip

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they had just finished assigning their sleeping arrangements when a knock on the door startled them all. the three exchanged a look before taeyong took the courtesy of opening the door for whoever knocked.

"good evening sirs," an unknown woman in a maid outfit stood outside the door with a soft smile on her face, "the masters have asked me to call you down for dinner."

"uhh," taeyong turned to look at jungwoo and mingyu, who were now looking at the girl curiously, "thanks? by chance are you joy?"

there was no prominent scent coming from the maid, which made taeyong wonder if the three alphas hired beta workers for convenience. nevertheless, joy gave him a curt nod in reply.

"yes, i'm sorry i wasn't here to greet you all myself earlier, i had matters i had to attend to." joy apologized with a low bow.

"it's ok, it's ok." jungwoo said as he waved his hand, "tell them we'll be down in a few moments."

joy nods, giving a small curtsy before leaving the door to their privacy again.

"what do you think we're having for dinner?" mingyu asked suddenly as he excitedly swung his legs back and forth from his place on the foot of the bed. "porridge? a chicken leg? spaghetti?"

"you do realize we aren't in the orphanage anymore?" taeyong sneered at the tall omega, "we don't have to eat microwaved food anymore."

"what other foods are there anyway?" jungwoo asked.

"oh! I helped one of the caretakers make the food there sometimes," mingyu piped up again after pouting at taeyong's words, "there's this tasty food called ramen and jajangmyeon, kimchi fried rice and i think there was also-"

"stop it!! you're making me hungry!" jungwoo whined softly making mingyu giggle.

"i should've asked ms. joy and ms. miyeon to let me help them prepare the meal." mingyu pouts.

taeyong rolls his eyes but couldn't stop the smile that appeared on his face, "come on guys, the others are already waiting for us downstairs.

the alphas were, in fact, already downstairs. when the omegas reached, or rather found, the dinner room, their meals were already served onto their plates but they don't seem to have started eating yet.

mingyu, being the loud-mouth that he is, tilted his head to the side in confusion, "why aren't you guys eating yet? the food looks delicious by the way!"

miyeon gave a soft smile at the praise while jaehyun just chuckled at the boy's confusion, "it's a proper table etiquette our family taught us: you let the guests take the first bite."

wonwoo nods in agreement, "but after tonight, expect that you'll be more than just guests in this house, you will be able to live here without anyone bothering you ever again."

"ever?" mingyu echoes while jungwoo and taeyong just stared in surprise, "so we just do whatever we want here?"

"that's the plan!" lucas pipes up with a happy grin, "you'll be able to have a labourless free life without-"

"but that's too much!" jungwoo interrupts suddenly, looking down in embarrassment when everyone turns their attention to him, "sorry."

"no, he's right, this is too much." taeyong agrees and goes to grab jungwoo's hand in comfort, "we don't want to just live like kings in your own house, at least make us do something around here. make us earn our stay or something."

"earn your stay?" wonwoo raises an eyebrow, "that's a harsh way to put it. you don't have to do anything like that."

"but we want to!" mingyu protests with his fellow omegas, "we wanna work for it!"

"you want to find jobs and pay for your stay?" miyeon blurts out, looking unapologetic when jaehyun shoots her a disapproving look for giving them ideas.

"that sounds like a great idea!" jungwoo cheers, "we'll look for jobs to earn our stay!"

wonwoo and lucas looked like they wanted to protest some more but jaehyun just chuckled.

"you really insist?" jaehyun prods with an eyebrow raised, "you really want to work for your stay?"

"and you can't stop us." taeyong nods with determination in his eyes.

jaehyun sighs in resignation, "fine, we'll arrange a few interviews and come with you on your quest for a job."

"we can do it on our own!" mingyu smiles, "thanks for agreeing though, we won't disappoint you guys."

wonwoo rolls his eyes, "just shut up and eat, your foods are getting cold."