Since San and Jongho have yet to form a pack link, they can't communicate.

But San can sense that his fellow alpha was deep in thought. He'd ask him about it later, but he knew it was about their new acquaintances. After they had learned their names and they agreed to follow them to the deer, they left immediately. Staying in a place reeking of an omega in heat was bound to lure another alpha, and not with the same motive.

San and Jongho knew that their intentions weren't ill, but it would take some convincing for the omegas to trust them. But given the circumstances, San doesn't blame them for being cautious.

Seonghwa and Wooyoung had shifted and were following them, purposely trailing behind as to not be too close to them. San wasn't offended in the slightest, he'd behave the same way if he was an omega.

Luckily for them, the carcass was still there, untouched and all. San dragged it out from under the brush with Jongho's help, and Jongho shifted after to speak to Seonghwa and Wooyoung.

"I imagine you don't want to eat this raw, of course we can, but if you want we can go back to a cave me and San have been staying in. We'll cook it so you'll have a nice meal at least, you seem like you need it after your heat."

Seonghwa looked hesitant as he took in Jongho's words, and as he looked back at Wooyoung, he could tell they were talking through their link. Seonghwa turned his head back to him after a moment, and he nodded in confirmation.

Jongho smiled and shifted back, grabbing a piece of the deer in his mouth and helping San carry it back to their shelter.

At one point, Wooyoung noticed that they were having trouble moving the buck up a large hill, so he raced forward and grabbed a leg in his mouth, helping to hoist it over the hill. Once he was sure the alphas could carry it the rest of the way, he trotted back to Seonghwa, and rubbed his neck against his body.

It didn't take long, and as soon as they made it into the shelter San and Jongho shifted, pulling on shorts and starting to skin the deer.

Wooyoung and Seonghwa shifted as well, started a fire, and moved to sit against the wall of the cave, Seonghwa's head finding its way back into Wooyoung's lap.

"He must still be recovering, he seems exhausted." San mumbled quietly to him, as to not alert the others that they were talking.

"Both of them are drained, I'm just glad we offered to have them come here before someone else found them..They can't protect themselves like this." Jongho whispered back, and San knew it was the truth. After a heat, a omega is extremely fragile and can't fend for themselves most of the time, that's where a alpha comes in and does it for them. But Wooyoung and Seonghwa are both omegas, so they can't completely provide for each other.

But neither can San and Jongho.

They're both alphas, so what will happen when one of them goes into rut? They can't help each other either, and there's no guarantee Jongho won't tear San to shreds when he's near him in rut..

San quickly shakes the thought out of his head, and decides they'll cross that path when it comes.

Once they finish skinning the deer and cutting off a good amount of meat to cook, they bring it over to the fire to begin roasting it. Wooyoung goes to sit up, presumably to help the alphas cook, but San holds out his hand and sits him back down. "You're tired, and you even helped us carry it here. We'll cook for you." He gives the omega his dimpled smile, and he sits back down, bringing Seonghwa's head back into his lap and rubbing his scalp.

While they roasted the meat, Jongho tried to make small talk, to past the time and learn more about Seonghwa and Wooyoung.

"So, where are you guys from? If you don't mind me asking. You obviously came from a pack, is it close to here?" Seonghwa answered, but very quickly. "No, it's far away from here. We come from.." He glances at Wooyoung, "Bruma. We decided to leave Bruma."

Jongho and San both knew that he was lying. But they didn't touch on the subject further.

Once all the meat they cut off has been cooked, San made sure that both the omegas ate before him and Jongho.

While they all ate, Jongho glanced at San, and he nodded. While they prepared the food, they discussed a plan. A offer for Seonghwa and Wooyoung.

"Hey, Seonghwa?" The omega in question perked his head up at San's voice.

"Well, me and Jongho wanted to make you a offer. It's dangerous for you both to be out there alone, and we wouldn't feel right if we just parted ways and let you go..So we wanted to know, if you wanted to travel with us. We don't want to mate with you, that's not what we want at all. We're trying to find a place to settle, and you seem like you want the same thing."

"Why are you being so nice to us? You want something in return, don't you?" Wooyoung placed a hand on Seonghwa's shoulder, and he immediately calmed, but still had a angry look in his eyes as he glanced at Jongho and San.

"You seem like you've been through a lot to be together, we just want to help you. But there is something we came up with.."
Seonghwa raises a brow. "Oh yeah? What?"

Jongho continues, "If we ever have to pass through another pack, or we find a place to settle..We could use each other as coverups."

Wooyoung tilts in head in confusion, "I don't understand..What do you mean coverup?"

"We can't sugar coat this, what all of us are..it's illegal. We'd be put the death faster then you can say please. We're both alphas, and you're both omegas..I could say you're my omega, and San could say Seonghwa is his omega. It's all pretend, it's just to save us, and you, the trouble."

Seonghwa absorbs all of this information, and he looks back to Wooyoung, presumably talking through their link. After a few minutes of silence, Seonghwa looks at the alphas straight in the eyes.

"The first second that I sense anything is wrong, or that you're putting me or Wooyoung in danger, we're leaving."

Even at Seonghwa's threatening words, both San and Jongo give him a smile and how their heads.

"We swear on our honor as alphas, we'll protect you both until you no longer need us."

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Written by sueoku