Disclaimer: This is a collaborative story between Blackwolf4626 from Fanfiction.net and I. We do not own any of the characters from Alpha and Omega, we just own our O/C's.

Soren's POV

Waking up was always the hardest thing to do in the morning, it wasn't the getting ready to go or making sure you look good before heading off to do your duties. No. It was lifting your heavy eyelids and knowing that you're going to have to force every muscle of your body to move and get ready for the day.

After I managed to open my eyes and adjusted to the blinding refulgence that the light offered, I peered around my surroundings to the same thing I woke up to every morning. My father and mother, curled up together in a loving and passionate embrace and my brother and sister, sleeping soundly together in their own little corner. I envied their youth and my parents obtained love for each other. But I still couldn't imagine what it would be like to love someone as much as they loved each other. I longed to love someone that much. I was so distracted by the familiar scene that I failed to see the lone figure approaching our den.

"Um...Hello? Is there a Soren here?" called a voice from the mouth of the den. It was still early in the morning so all I saw, other than a blinding light, was a dark silhouette, haloed by the light leaking from his shoulders and just standing there. Whoever this was must be a morning person! I made a mental grown as I figured I should probably see what this figure needs.

"Um, I'm Soren! Who are you?" I asked as I approached the entrance to our home. Standing in the entranced was a middle-aged wolf who seemed exhausted, my eyes went over his own, seeing the darkened skin around them and slightly blood shot eyes as well. If he's so tired, why isn't he asleep like my parents?

"My name is Mathias!" He introduced, his words sounding slightly slurred due to the grogginess he had, although I wouldn't blame him, he looked exhausted. But there was something familiar about his name that I couldn't seem to shake off. "I'm one of the Alphas who works closely with Winston. I was wondering if you are available to pup-sit for me? See, my wife died giving birth to our youngest son Orion and I've been exhausted trying to take care of him and do my Alpha duties. So can you?" The older wolf asked as he looked at me with those old pleading eyes.

He seemed desperate for my help. Trying to take care of a pup by yourself was bad enough, most Alpha's either take a maternity leave to take care of their newborns until they were old enough where they felt comfortable enough to leave them with someone like me. Then the other parent would be hunting. But being a single parent and trying to accomplish both? No wonder he was so exhausted, not to mention stressed out. I can't say no to someone who needs my help this bad.

"Of course I'll pup-sit for you, Sir" I said proudly. That seemed to put the sparkle back in his eyes. I was glad I was going to be able to help him out. He'll hopefully be resting easier from now on.

It was just watching a pup, a single pup. I was used to watching more than one, because usually that was how much were in a litter. But as I looked at his tired, seemingly old, face as it grew a steady smile, I couldn't help but shake the fact that I knew him from somewhere. He looked so familiar but I never indulge myself into learning all of the Alpha's names, only a select few whom I worked for on a regular basis.

"Thank you so much, Soren! You don't know how much of a relief this is going to be for me!" he said as he finally started looking happy. I'm guessing he hasn't been happy in a long time from the look of it.

"You're welcome, Sir! When can I start?" I asked. I had no jobs lined up for at least a week so I'm pretty much available anytime he needs me.

"How about tonight? Winston is summoning most of his Alphas to his den for a meeting and I need to be there." Mathias said. "Oh and before I forget, I have an older son who will be hanging around you tonight! Just to make sure everything goes smoothly. He's about your age. I'm sure you two will become the best of friends."

An older son? My age, I probably knew him from around Jasper but I couldn't match up father to son. Oh well, I'm sure I will figure that out tonight. Hopefully this goes smoothly and this becomes a regular job for me.

"Sure! I'll be there sir!" I said looking at his smile growing wider.

"Thank you so much! My den is the one on the high ledge not too far from Winston's" He said as more wolves appeared in the distance. I'm guessing those were the other Alphas waiting for him so they could do their Alpha duties. "Looks like I have to go! See you tonight!" he said running off to rejoin his fellow Alphas.

Breccan's POV

"About time you got here Breccan! We thought we'd have to bully some pups without you!" Carson said as I approached the group. There was no Alpha duties today so we decided to hang out and pick on some of the Omegas. They are so helpless. Most don't fight back but the ones who do were easily beaten.

"I had to make sure Orion ate his breakfast. My dad left early this morning to look for a pup-sitter. He's been working himself to death" I said with a sigh. Hopefully this pup-sitter will be able to help take some of the burden off my dad's shoulders.

"Sorry about that dude! Hope things work out for you guys." Carson said putting a paw on my back. He is such a good friend! We've been best friends since we started Alpha school together and were just mere pups when we met, he was there for me through the training, through the heartbreak and through the loss of my mother. He really was my best friend and I couldn't ask for a better one.

"Thanks man! That means a lot" I replied as I gave him a small smile and quietly thanked myself that I made such a great friend who was always there.

"More like brothers dude!" He replied smiling back at me. "So, are we still up for messing with the omegas at the Moonlight Howl tonight?"

"You know it dude!" I laugh, not being able to wait for the Moonlight Howl to come tonight so we could get some real entertainment, as we both walked back to the group and started to prepare to leave. However, just as we started to go, my father came running up with a big smile plastered on his face. From his beaming smile and overall improved attitude, I'm guessing he got the pup-sitter.

"Breccan! I got the pup-sitter!" My dad announced eagerly as he skidded to a halt in front of us, effectively stirring up some of the undisturbed dirt and sending miniscule rocks flying at us. It was nice to see him happy for once, even if it was at the expense of getting pelted with a few rocks. Heck, if it kept him this happy I'd take any size of rock anyday.

"That's great! Now you can get the rest you deserve!" I replied showing him just how happy I was to know that he would have some of the weight lifted off his shoulders.

"I do need to ask you for a favor though" Dad inquired as my friends just stared at him and waited for the favor that would inevitably put a stop to some kind of plans that I was planning to have with them, "I need you to supervise the pup-sitter tonight to make sure he does the job properly."

And there it is.

"What?!? But me and my friends were planning to......uh...play with some of the Alpha's pups. Yeah that's it!" I lied, I knew I couldn't have him thinking of me in a negative way from my pass time. Plus, if it wasn't for his near dead tired state, I was pretty sure he would have caught my fib at its source and called me out on it.

"I'm sorry Breccan but this is more important that. You can play with the pups tomorrow, but tonight, I need you" He said believing my lie. When I was younger, he always caught my lies and kept me out of mischief but with him running around so much, I've been getting away with a lot.

I cast a glance behind me at Carson and the others, knowing that I was probably going to let them down by accepting his request. But he's my dad so it's not like I can turn it down. There goes my night of fun.

"Fine, I'll do it!" I said, looking away from the disappointed faces of my friends that I was sure they were growing or already had. I hope they aren't too mad that I cancelled our much anticipated plans.

"Great! He's coming over around sunset tonight before I head out to the Alpha meeting." Dad responded. His smile still evident on his face and having not even shown a sign of fleeting from the moment he arrived. I knew, as I stared at that contagious smile, that I had to do it and any sense of negative reason before dissipated and I was filled with an overall sense to please him by doing this small and seemingly boring, yet necessary, task for him. "Gotta go! See you tonight! And please head back to watch Orion until the pup-sitter is there"

He then proceeded to rejoin the Alphas waiting for him by the bushes and they all ran off into the forest. It was then that three of my friends started to gather around me, glaring at me in anger. They look like they want to tear me apart.It was only Carson that remained where he was, about to observe the verbal carnage that was inevitably going to insue.

"Seriously? You couldn't tell your old man to get lost?" One of them growled at me. He was the stockiest one of the group, not nearly as intimidating as some of my other friends.

"We have plans and you just went and messed them up! This isn't the first time either! You always do anything your dad asks!" yelled one of my other friends. He was right. I do tend to cancel on them a lot but it's not my fault! I'm always the one who makes the plans anyways.

As their onslaught of words continued, Carson slowly approached the mob from behind and forced his way upfront where he could be seen by all of them. He gave a short, sharp and loud yell to call their attention towards himself instead of me.

"Back off him! He can't help it if his dad needs him. Did any of you lose a parent? No? I didn't think so! He needs to help his family. So leave him alone!" Carson growled at them. At first, they weren't phased by his tirade but when they saw the threatening and protective glare in his eyes, they quietly backed off. "That's more like it! We can always go bully the omegas at the Moonlight Howl some other time but let him do what his father asked him to do."

I smiled at Carson thankfully, I might've just stood there until their verbal punishment was over and then just walked off to go watch the pup-sitter take care of Orion. But with Carson's help, at least there was a point that got across and they wouldn't remain mad at me from now until we got to tease the Omegas again.

I nodded at Carson to show my gratitude, receiving a nod from him in return and turned towards my den as I started walking. I knew I wasn't going to like this pup-sitter, just from the news of him being the best in his profession, and the fact that he's an Omega, I knew I wasn't going to see eye to eye with him. But I had to deal with him, whoever he was, and just let him watch Orion for my dad's sake.

However long and taxing it would be.

Soren's POV

The sun started to set on another beautiful day in Jasper. I spent the whole day relaxing, going for walks, and cleaning up the den a little to make room for tonight's dinner. Surprisingly, there was no bullying today. While it was strange, best not question it. Now it was time to go to that Alpha's den to watch his little pup. Throughout the day, I kept thinking that I couldn't help but seem to remember that wolf's name. It seemed like a long forgotten moniker that once held valuable meaning, but the meaning of which seemed to escape me.

I stretched my hind legs as I stood up and left the comfort of my den heading to the location described by the Alpha this morning. As I trotted along, the world seeming a little too quiet as I did so, that young wolf, who saved my life the other day, leaped out of the bushes, completely without any indication of doing so, and seemed excited to see me. I slightly jumped at his arrival, not hearing him previously or smelling him approach, but as soon as I saw him, I grew a smile.

"There you are!" He said with a big smile on his face as he stared at me with an overall happy expression that I found slightly contagious. He was absolutely brimming with positivity and it was definitely infectious. Now that he's here, I can finally learn the name of my new friend.

"Hey there!" I responded, catching his infectious smile, "I know this is kinda random but, I didn't catch your name" I informed. He looked at me for a moment but then remembered how we were interrupted the other day by his dad.

"My name is Serenth!" He said eagerly, his tail wagging behind him as he introduced himself. "Well, do you wanna come over to my den and hang out? You seem like a fun wolf to hang out with!"

"I'd love to.....but I can't." I say as my ears droop. First ever wolf to ask to hang out with me and I just have to be busy. I always wondered what it would be like to actually hang out with someone, to just be able to talk to them and perhaps do some kind of activity with them. I really wanted to go, but I can't let that Alpha down. He really needs my help from the look of it.

"Why not? It's almost sunset. You can stay for dinner!" He said pleading at me. I really wanted to hang out with him but if I abandoned my job, I'd have a hard time finding another one. These wolves tell each other everything and could say that I'm a bad pup-sitter for not showing up.

"I'm a pup-sitter, and this Alpha, Mathias, requested for me to watch his son tonight while he attends a special Alpha meeting with Winston. I can't cancel on him" I said regretting it but I knew I had a job to do

He looked disappointed, I couldn't blame him either. I desperately wanted to talk to him and actually make a friend here. But I had a job to do and I could always talk to him later. However, it felt quite odd talking to him, usually whenever I met with a wolf they would just shove me aside and carry on with their day. But he actually was sparking up a conversation with me! My only regret was that I hadn't acquainted Serenth any sooner than now.

With his ears tucked down and pressed firmly against the back of his head, he nodded in acceptance. We were wolves, we knew our duties were more important than fun. However taxing it was.

"Okay then," He whined, the slightest of whimpers escaping his muzzle.

"B-but we can hang out some other time, right?" I asked, wanting a friend of my own desperately.

He smiled at my offer and his ears began to show their perkiness once again before he nodded at my offer. I liked him, needless to say. Just knowing that there was a wolf out there who actually wanted to be my friend just made my day.

"Well, I 'gotta go. Don't want to be late!" I said with a smile as I noticed his infectious smile forming on his face again. "See you tomorrow!" I said before continuing my walk to the Alpha's den.

As I approached the series of dens, I couldn't exactly make out which one I was supposed to go to. There was, most notably and obviously, Winston's den, the biggest of them all. I looked enviously at it and contemplated why anyone would need something that big to live in, but it was none of my concern. My eyes then scanned over the series of dens that surround his own.

It was then that I spotted Mathias, sitting at the entrance to his den waiting for me. I'm hoping that I didn't keep him waiting long. Tardiness isn't something I want to be known for. I quickly approached the mouth of his den, being careful of my posture in his presence. I really wanted to make an impression on this guy, if he lived so closely to Winston, then he must be someone of great importance. If I got a good review from this guy and he recommended me to some other Alphas, it could be good for my future work. It meant bigger rations for me and my family. As I approached, his tired old eyes went on me and he grew a smile. It seemed to be happening a lot today.

"Oh! You're here! Perfect timing!" He said, approaching me as I did the same to him and we met in the middle. I casted a glance at his den and noted that I couldn't see either of his sons. If I was pup-sitting, shouldn't the pup be here? I looked confused at Mathias and he just looked at me and smiled.

"Oh they will be along shortly. Orion had to go get a drink from the river so I sent his brother with him to watch him." He replied. I walked in, him not that far behind. Not long after I entered the cave, a little ball of fur comes barreling into the cave.

"We're back!" the pup announces as I chuckled at his hyperness. I'm guessing this is Orion. He shouldn't be that hard to handle. As I stared at the pup, I could hear the older brother approaching from behind. I mentally sighed, I knew I was going to have to deal with the older brother but I wasn't sure how to deal with him. I wasn't used to having others watch me while I watched the pups.The older brother was the next one to enter the den. When I saw who it was, my heart dropped. Standing right before me was the wolf who lived to bully me and hurt me. My greatest enemy....Breccan.

"Dad, you picked HIM to pup-sit Orion?" Breccan said in disbelief as his little brother ran over eager to meet me and play with me. I looked down at the pup and darker grayish fur as I noticed just how many similarities he, his father and his brother shared. Why did it have to be Breccan's family of all wolves that I had to work for. My night just went from a leisurely pup-sitting job with little to no worries, to my worst nightmare with my personal tormenter.

"He's the best pup-sitter in the pack! I heard great things about him. That's why he was my first choice" Mathias replied, smiling in ignorance. He didn't seem to know that Breccan would constantly bully me. Then again, why would Breccan inform him of his bullying as a personal pastime? "Anyways, I gotta run! Soren is in charge! Bye, love you guys!"

Breccan's POV

This guy...

I glared at Soren, out of all the wolves that had to pup-sit my baby brother, it had to be him! I watched my Dad as he exited and then turned to Soren, my eyes remaining focused on the wolf. Orion on the other paw, ran up to the unfamiliar wolf, eager to see a new face. His smaller tail wagged from side to side and he got into a pouncing position. Earlier, I told him that this wolf would be playing with him and at the sound of that he got extremely happy and curious about his assigned pup-sitter. He never got to play with other pups due to his age, he wasn't old enough for Dad to be comfortable enough to let him out.

I really don't want Soren watching my little brother but it's not like I had a choice. My dad needs a pup-sitter and he is supposedly the best one in the pack. As much as it will kill me having the stupid Omega here, I gotta let him do his job.

"Hello there! I'm Orion" Orion introduced, smiling up at the bigger wolf, "What's your name?!"

Soren looked down at Orion and then up at me. I looked back without emotion, I wanted to see what he was going to do. That was the point of me staying here with Orion and Soren anyway, to evaluate how well Soren was going to do his job.

"S-soren," said wolf replied, holding my gaze and then looking down at Orion to meet his own, "My name is Soren, its nice to meet you Orion"

Orion seemed excited, too excited. Soren was one of the very few wolves that Orion saw that wasn't related to him, so naturally he was excited.

"Do 'ya wanna play Soren? Do 'ya?" my little brother asked excitedly. I couldn't help but crack a slight smile as I watch my little brother bounce around at Soren's paws.

Soren glanced at me again, as if asking for permission before playing with Orion. I couldn't believe this, the one wolf that I was hoping to find at the Moonlight Howl so I could have a little fun and now I couldn't even touch him without my little brother seeing and telling Dad on me. I might as well give the okay. I looked at Soren and gave a slight nod. He nodded back thankful of my permission and then laid down on his stomach, looking at my little brother directly in the eyes.

"Of course I'd want to play, Orion, now the question is, what do you want to play?" He asked, smiling. My little brother looking at the ceiling of our den thinking about what game he should suggest. Then one came to him and he looked back at Soren smiling.

"Let's wrestle! Breccan wrestles with me once in a while. It's fun! I always win!" My brother said laughing at his undefeated status when in reality, I let him win. He is a little pup after all.

"Oh really?" Soren asked, looking up and smirking at me, an eyebrow raised in suspicion, "Well then why don't you give me a go?"

With that, Soren raised his rump up in the air and got into a playful position that I would always see when pups played. Orion, upon seeing this, smiled and barked as he pounced on Soren laughing as he sends the two tumbling. It was actually pretty amusing. Seeing an apparently renowned pup-sitter actually play with a pup. I've never seen Soren like this, he was always so submissive and rarely talked when I got to him and teased him. But right now, he was so innocent and playful it was heart-warming, seeing Orion so happy and Soren enjoy making him happy. I smiled at it.

Soren laid on his back and let Orion pin him down, letting every push and shove do way more than it actually should've. He was laughing as he lost and let Orion win. Unlike me, he seemed to enjoy it, unlike me, it didn't seem to be a chore to him.

"Ha! Told you I'm awesome at wrestling!" Orion said as he laughed at Soren's defeat. Soren just laid there chuckling as the little pup celebrated.

"I never doubted you for a second" Soren replied, his own tail wagging just as madly as Orion's.

This guy, he was so happy...I don't get it! Why does he love to play with pups like Orion while it feels like a tedious chore to me? He pisses me off! I've gotta pull him aside and see why he gets so much joy out of this!

"Soren....May I see you outside?" I said sternly. He just looked at me, a fearful look on his face and his ears going down in caution. He's probably assuming I'm pulling him aside to pick on him when I really just want to talk to him.

I jerk my chin and direct him outside, not waiting for him to get up before heading outside myself and well out of earshot of Orion. He apologized to Orion and stepped outside with me, the soft pads of his paws dimming the sounds as he approached, but nevertheless it was still obvious when he was just inches behind me. He slowly came to my side and sat down next to me, both of us be highlighted by the setting sun that I admired just yesterday. I kept my voice low.

"Soren..." I started, not making eye contact with the wolf and just looking out at Jasper as it prepared for its sleep.

"Please don't hurt me! I didn't know it was your dad who hired me! I'm sorry!" He pleaded with me. He sat there waiting for me to shove him to the ground like I usually do. It was tempting but that's not why I called him out here.

"Just shut up, would you? I'm not going to hurt you, I just have a question" I replied, still trying to keep my voice down as to not aware Orion of the topic of our conversation.

"Wh...wh...what is your question?" He asked still a little nervous. I can't believe even after I said I'm not going to hurt him, he's still talking to me like i'm going to hit him at any moment.

"What's up with you?" I asked, my eyes finally looking at him but not turning my head to actually meet him. He flinched when my gaze landed on him, hesitant and curious as to what I was going to do to him. He made it so hard to not want to shove him to the ground, "You looked like you were enjoying your time with Orion, why?"

Soren whimpered at the serious tone of my voice, keeping his head much lower than my own as a sign of submissiveness and that he wasn't trying to offend me in any way. He tried to play himself off and show that that he wasn't trying to challenge me in anyway. As I stood there with the usual straight stature of an Alpha, he showed the submissive features of an Omega, his body remaining lax and overall lower than my own. Oh how I wanted to hurt him.

"W...w...well I like to play with pups. They are always so full of energy and they are really nice to me. I have more friends who are pups than I do wolves my own age. Your little brother is just a lot of fun. I...I'm sorry if I annoyed you by playing with him." He said as he looked away trying to avoid my gaze.

I finally turned my head to look at him. He pisses me off so much. I wanted to see that kind demeanor of his fade away and just disappear. I never met someone like him and not knowing what he was like irritated the hell out of me. His eyes never met mine, he didn't want to offend me. I was so used to picking fights with other Alphas or having Omegas at least on occasion stand up for themselves. He didn't. I wanted to see him break.

"...Fine" I replied, then turning to watch the sun set on Jasper and let it go dark.

I watched the set start to go down, seeing that circle suddenly start to disappear behind the mountains and the encompassing darkness that followed began to cover Jasper in its' place. I expected Soren to go back with Orion and keep playing, as we had ended our conversation and I made that abundantly clear. But he just stayed there, exactly where he was and I had to use my peripheral vision to see what he was doing. His eyes were set exactly where mine were, watching the sun as it went to sleep and then he turned his head up to the sky as it grew increasingly dark and the stars eventually started to glimmer in the night sky.

He had the slightest of smiles on his face and his tail swayed gently to and fro as he enjoyed the show that I had admired from day to day. I noticed a long time ago that no one else to as much enjoyment in the spectacle as I had. Perhaps I was wrong.

"What are you doing?" I asked, raising an eyebrow in suspicion at the wolf as he admired the sight I was.

"Oh, I was just staring up at the sky. Every night I look for my favorite constellation, Orion's Belt." He said not taking his eyes off the night-time sky. That reminded me of last night when Dad said how Orion got his name because Mom's favorite constellation was Orion's Belt.

"How do you know about that?" I asked, remembering my Mom being the only wolf that knew anything about the constellations and the only other wolf that found amusement in the far off suns as I did.

"When I was a little pup, my dad took me up on a big hill and described each constellation to me. I always dreamt that there were other worlds out there to explore. Looking at the sky gives me peace after a rough day. It makes it seem like all the pain I endured never happened." He explained as a shooting star passed over our heads, just in the nick of time, as I had just looked up and caught the glimpse of the spectacle. He closed his eyes making a wish. His tail wagged in excitement as if this wish would change his life forever.

I chuckled at the pup-like antic. I hadn't made a wish on a shooting star in a very long time, since my Mother was alive and the world seemed so full of wonder and discoveries were just waiting to happen.

"What did you wish for?" I asked, raising my eyebrow again in suspicion and curiosity.

He shook his head in response, an innocent smile appearing on his face as when he opened his eyes he tilted his head slightly.

"Nope, can't tell you! If I did, then it won't come true!"

It was my turn to shake my head and smile. Never before had I met someone that was so whimsical and enjoyable to be around. He seemed to exude to kind of playfulness that I lost so long ago when I decided to grow up and accept my duties as an Alpha.

He slowly turned back to the den and started to head back in. My eyes followed him, focused only on him. Even when he greeted Orion again and began to once again play with my younger brother, I kept staring at him in amazement, a smile stuck on my face as I enjoyed seeing his cheerful expression and hearing his laugh. It was only when his multi-colored eyes met mine while he was once again pinned down by Orion, that I broke out of my trance and turned away. Wait, was I just smiling at that stupid Omega?! And staring at him?!

I found him interesting, yes, but that wasn't an excuse. I looked back over my shoulder at him, seeing him once again distracted with Orion and then just turning back to the stars. He made me smile, his idiotic and puppish antics made me happy. I hadn't smiled, really smiled that is, since my Mother died. I thought I was incapable of smiling ever again after that. But he accomplished it. How he did it, I had no idea. He was just being himself.

I growled at myself, trying to find a need to hurt him again and get that damn image of him smiling out of my head. But nothing popped up, he made me happy. I looked back again at the spectacle behind me, seeing Soren trot around the cave with Orion sitting on the crook of his neck and laying his paws and head on Soren's own. He was giving him a ride. He looked so happy and as did Orion. I wanted to break him then and there, I wanted to hurt him. But for some reason, I couldn't bring myself to imagine me doing it. He pisses me off.

His personality and positive demeanor broke me. I hope that tomorrow this all goes away so I can resume picking on him. I sighed as I got up and walked slowly into my den to await my father's return. I was surprised, Soren is a terrific pup-sitter.