The door opens to the two omegas as they enter Mingi's cabin. Immediately, fairy lights and the smell of his alpha over take his senses and he is in awe. It was exactly how he had pictured it to be. Minimal decor, which will change over time of course, a large, well made bed taking up most of the room with blankets and pillows. Photos of a young Mingi with his parents on the bedside table with a simple lamp, and the sight made him smile.

And above their bed, the flower crowns Seonghwa has made for them as their courting gift. They were pressed thin, but were still intact, very dry too. The frames Mingi had them in were keeping them together and keeping them pressed flat. The sight of them made Seonghwa's heart flutter.

"Oh!! There they are! I was wondering what Mingi had done with them!" Wooyoung smiles, "That's a perfect idea and place where he put them."

Seonghwa hums, looking around the cabin to admire the rest of what was his mate's safe haven during his ruts. The furniture matched nicely together, however a lot of decoration has been added recently with white tulle and lace, balloons, and some food on the counter in the connective kitchen.

"Surprise!!" Two voices yell out suddenly.

Seonghwa turns to see Hongjoong and Yeosang with both of their arms in their air, and smiles on their faces. Seonghwa chuckles, "The place looks wonderful! Please tell me you didn't spend all day doing this."

"Well only half a day," Hongjoong laughs, "We made some of our special snack dishes for tonight, and tomorrow's breakfast. And we also tried to add some of your blankets to the bed so that way your scent was incorporated as well."

"Yeah I think Mingi's old rut scent is way too strong for it to even be touched by Seonghwa's scent," Yeosang comments, wrinkling his nose.

"Well after the ritual and their first night here, it'll be different," Wooyoung giggles, gesturing to the bed, "This is where you will sleep obviously! We are going to make a sleeping bag pallet in the floor, we don't want our scents to compromise with yours in Mingi's cabin!"

"Are you sure?" Seonghwa frowns, "You guys can sleep in the bed! Don't worry about the floor please!"

"No, no that's okay! That's tradition!" Hongjoong holds his hands up, "We're totally okay with it. To be completely honest, we didn't even put up the decorations..." he bites his lip nervously, "The alphas normally do. Mingi did all of this for you."

"Really?" Seonghwa melts, looking around the cabin and taking in the balloons and the white party decorations that look like belong to a pre wedding party. He smiles as he finds a photo hanging by the bed of Mingi and Seonghwa in the snow, watching over Minjun who was playing with the snow ducklings.

"Who took that photo?" Seonghwa asks, walking over to it and smiling at the perfect view of his future mate and his son.

"I did," Wooyoung hums, "It was too cute not to capture. I was watching you guys in the window of the kitchen when I was washing our dishes after we had breakfast in our room."

Seonghwa smiles, touching the frame gently, "I love it. Thank you for capturing a beautiful moment."

"Well of course," Wooyoung smiles, "Now! Shall we... open a bottle of wine?" He smirks, turning to look at the others.

Seonghwa chuckles, "Sure, I'm ready to party! I've never actually had one, so I'm excited."

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"Okay okay," Hongjoong breaks up the laughter as he stands and stumbles to the pile of presents, "It's time to FINALLY open the gifts we got for you!"

"Oh! You guys," Seonghwa pouts, putting his hand on his heart, "You seriously didn't have to get me anything!"

"Shush!! We bought you some lingerie! It's nothing, just something for you to wear to the bed," Yeosang giggles, pointing to the large bed in the corner of the cabin.

Seonghwa chuckles, watching as Hongjoong brings all of the presents to the center where their empty wine glasses and wine bottles. Once they were all brought to the middle, Wooyoung shoots back the rest of his wine before pointing to a pink stripped box, "Open that one!! That's the one I have chosen for you."

"Youngie!" Hongjoong and Yeosang groan at the same time.

"You're not supposed to say anything! He's supposed to pick which one he thinks we had picked!" Yeosang huffs, "Now he's going to know!"

"It's alright," Seonghwa laughs, "I will be really embarrassed I promise you this."

"Just open them, come on," Hongjoong smirks, "We wanna see what you think."

Seonghwa immediately rips out the tissue paper from the pink bag, immediately seeing white lace and barely there fabric. He pulls it out slowly, and is met with a thin, crotchless thong with a ribbon strapped lacy bralette. He wasn't a fan, but that didn't stop him from smiling and putting on his best face, "Oh wow! It's so pretty!"

"You think so!? I saw it and I immediately knew that was for you," Wooyoung winks, "I have a feeling you are secretly a kinky person and the kinkier the better. Especially for Mingi."

"Oh my god," Yeosang rolls his eyes, grabbing a yellow, glittering bag and handing it over to the omega, "Here Hwa. Open mine next."

Seonghwa chuckles, putting the lingerie from Wooyoung back in the pink package and then taking Yeosang's, "Thank you Youngie, I really love mine."

"Of course!"

Seonghwa opens Yeosang's bag next, seeing white, yet again, but this time it was a pair of silk shorts and a spaghetti strapped silk top. He was more intrigued with this choice, and he even made it known as he pulls it out to expose the piece fully, "Oh Sangie! This is beautiful!"

"Thank you! I personally feel as though you're more conservative with your clothing. You like comfort, something that hides yourself. Your wedding dress said everything I needed to know about what kind of lingerie to choose for you. And, they're pajamas!!" Yeosang beams, taking a sip of his wine as he watched Seonghwa feel over the silky fabric.

"Thank you," Seonghwa smiles, placing the garment back in the bag as he hums.

"Alright, here's mine," Hongjoong slurred, handing over a silver bag, "I got you a little something extra to go with your lingerie."

"Thank you," Seonghwa immediately tears into the bag and reveals a short, black, silk robe. He gasps, "Ooh! I like this!"

"That is the extra piece," Hongjoong chuckles, "These two went with white, I tried to take a different route and go with something more... intimate."

"I really like this," Seonghwa hums, seeing gold on the back of the robe and turning it to see 'Song' embroidered in beautiful gold thread, "Oh Joong... this is lovely."

"Yeah? I embroidered it myself," Hongjoong chuckles, "It took a bit to do, but it was something I wanted to make special for you."

"I love it," Seonghwa smiles, looking in the bag and seeing baby blue satin. He folds the robe and sets it aside, pulling out the next piece which is a one piece lingerie suit. The straps were thin, and the bottom piece was short, almost like underwear.

"I love the color of this one," Seonghwa comments.

"Damn! See Sang I told you we should've done different colors!"

"Well it's not going to show under the dress," Yeosang chuckles, "Besides, he has many opportunities to wear any of these lingerie pieces."

"It's going to be pointless anyway," Hongjoong shrugs, "Mingi's going to rip them off of him before the night is over."

"But we know we did a good job," Wooyoung hums, grabbing more wine as he sighs, "So... Seonghwa. Should we give you any pointers before the big moment?"

"What big moment?" Seonghwa asks, eyes widening as he looks amongst the others.

"Well... about the mating part of the ritual," Yeosang smirks, "That's going to be the best part of this whole thing."

Seonghwa bites his lip. The others knew about his history and about his fear of what will happen, but he still wasn't able to face the fact that this had to be done. He sighs, licking his lips before he whispers, "Does it hurt?"

"Does what hurt?" Hongjoong frowns, immediately sitting up and moving closer to comfort the older.

"E... Everything. The bite, the mark... the mating part," Seonghwa bites his lip, "I think I'm just scared that... that he will see me and decide he doesn't want me."

"Oh honey..." Yeosang sighs, "The first time is always awkward for everyone. You're figuring out each other's bodies, the pace, it's all an experiment. But... over time you get better, you start communicating more about what you want to do differently and to try, and the end results are euphoric as always."

"What Sangie is meaning to say," Hongjoong interrupts, "Is that you have nothing to fear when it comes to Mingi. He wants you, oh sweetie, does he want you. The big oaf sometimes forgets to shut off his brain and his thoughts, and we're all open right to them. And I'm talking about images of him pounding into you. I'm surprised you haven't noticed."

Seonghwa blushes, but before he can say anything to the group, Wooyoung chimes in, "We were all very hesitant at first. I at first was starting to doubt myself with San and I's first time. San told me we didn't have to, and that we could wait. We did share mating marks, but our first night after we had our ritual... we didn't seal our bond with sex. Just with the mark."

Seonghwa bites his lip, his hands immediately coming to the edges of his sweater as he picks at the thread, "I don't want him to regret me..."

"Oh sweetheart," Hongjoong sighs, sitting closer to the older omega, "Mingi loves you so, so much. He won't regret anything about your bond. It's normal to be a bit insecure. We all have our own insecurities, but our alphas don't care. At the end of the day, they love and adore us, and would do anything for us."

"Exactly," Wooyoung smiles, "Mingi I guarantee you will never make you feel like you are lesser than you are. I mean, look at what he's done so far? He's made you feel so safe, secure, and included. He will take the best care of you Hwa. He's the only one who truly can."

Seonghwa sighs softly, nodding his head after a silent pause hung over all of them, "Thank you all. For all of this, for the kind words," he giggles as he gestures to the bags, "for the lingerie that might not make it after this mating ritual."

"Of course," Yeosang smiles, "We are always here for you. And if you need anything else, you could always come ask any of us."

"So... now the question is," Hongjoong smirks, "Are you ready to be mated to Mingi?"

"Yes," Seonghwa immediately answers without hesitation. He smiles softly, "Yes, I am."

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