"i can't believe that you accepted to live with the mess that is nct for one week..."

"i-i... i just want to help..."

"but still... one week with those... those crazy beasts... i'm not sure you are going to survive."

"daeho, will you please stop scaring him?" namkyu asked with a sigh as he glanced at his boyfriend once he had stopped at a red light.

shotaro was currently in a car with nct and exo's managers, heading to the nct dorms where he would be introduced to the members. he had packed all the stuff he would need in a suitcase and said goodbye to his sister and her boyfriend with whom he would be living again in a week.

"sorry, shotaro i didn't want to scare you." daeho said, looking at the omega through the rear-view mirror. "but yeah, i just got worried. you're so cute and so tiny... aren't you scared of coming to live with 22 alphas?"

"w-well..." shotaro gulped. "i-i am, but m-mister kang said that he would make sure nothing happened to me."

daeho blinked. "who the hell?" he frowned. "oh, wait. mister kang?!"

namkyu sighed as his boyfriend burst out laughing loudly while pointing at him, confusing the omega on the back seat.

"h-he... he's calling you 'mister kang'?!" daeho said between his laughs.

"yeah, he does have respect for me compared to your ungrateful ass." namkyu tsked at his boyfriend.

"please shotaro, don't dare calling me 'mister il', alright? call me 'daeho', no need for formalities."daeho ignored his boyfriend, turning around to look at the omega in the eye. "and you can call him 'namkyu' too, don't worry."

"i told him he could a few times already, but he prefers to stick to 'mister kang'." namkyu explained keeping his eyes focused on the road.

"oh." daeho frowned. "well, keep calling him 'mister kang' but stick to 'daeho' for me. 'mister il' makes me feel like i'm 50 which i am not, i assure you i'm not that old."

on the back seat shotaro nodded shyly, not really knowing what to answer or how to act.

he wasn't used to hanging around adults that weren't his sister or hawoon. being an omega, he didn't go out much and was always reticent to meeting new people, scared of what could happen to him, and too scared to say something bad that would anger them. also, the fact he had lost his parents at a young age had caused him to live only around young adults who had been forced to leave their teenage dream earlier.

and so, all of these elements had caused shotaro not to be around adults much and to be very hesitant and scared whenever he had to interact with one.

thankfully, namkyu had been really kind and comprehensive with him, and it seemed like daeho was a big teenager locked in the body of an adult.

"are you nervous to meet the boys?" namkyu asked once his boyfriend had stopped talking, looking at shotaro through the inside mirror.

"y-yes." shotaro nodded. the question was rather stupid. how could shotaro – who was stressed by everything and anything – not be nervous at the idea of meeting 22 alphas?

"you shouldn't be. i'm sure they will all be very glad to meet you." namkyu informed, thinking again about the day all the boys had sniffed their drinks to have a glimpse of the omega's smell.

"yeah, i've seen how weird you make them. it's impressive, really. knowing how annoying and angry they can be... you have some kind of magic power..." daeho approved his boyfrind's words.

"i-i'm doing nothing..." shotaro stuttered.

"yes, but i think your sole presence makes them go crazy." daeho specified. "i don't know what though, but it's efficient."

"i-it's perhaps my scent..." the omega stated, fidgeting with his fingers.

exo's manager frowned, turning around to face shotaro again and sniffing the air loudly, looking like a small curious dog.

"you don't smell anything particular..." he blinked in confusion.

"daeho, how stupid are you?" namkyu sighed. "he's an omega, of course you can't smell his scent."

"oh, yeah, it's true!" daeho slapped his forehead. "i'm so stupid."

"yeah, we had noticed it." namkyu rolled his eyes. "now let shotaro rest without asking him weird and stupid questions. we'll be at the dorm in a few."

α

"where is namkyu?"

"i don't give a fuck."

"i don't care if you give a fuck or not, i just want to know where he is."

"do i seriously look like i know?"

"i don't know and that's why i'm asking you!"

"well, i don't know either dumb bitch! why are you always complicating everything?"

"you're the one complicating everything! i asked you a simple question and you're not even able to give me a clear answer!"

"jungwoo, move your ass from here before i snap."

"i don't know if i want to move my ass from here, doyoung."

a loud groan was heard as yuta appeared in the kitchen next to the two boys who were having another stupid verbal fight.

"you guys are fighting again... as expected." the japanese male rolled his eyes.

"we didn't need your intervention, thank you." doyoung was quick to retort.

"yeah, you know what, doyoung? shut the fuck up because i know you are responsible for this fight. you always are."

"excuse me?!" doyoung gasped, standing up and making the chair he was sat on screech against the tiled floor. "i was minding my own business and jungwoo was the one to barge in and ask me where namkyu was! i don't have any fucking idea of where he went!"

"yeah, your fault for not knowing, fuckface." yuta snorted.

"fuckface?! have your seen your fucking- "

"hey guys! i'm back with a surprise!" their manager's voice rang through the entrance of the dorm.

"there he is jungwoo, your namkyu." yuta informed.

"GUYS! EVERYONE AT THE DOOR FOR A SURPRISE!" a louder yell came from namkyu signalling that all the members better be down quickly if they didn't want their asses beaten harshly.

namky's threats were efficient because after two minutes, all of the boys were standing in front of him, some of them more presentable than others – let's not talk about jaemin who was still in his pyjamas or jaehyun who had been called in the middle of his shower and was wearing a bathrobe.

"you said you had a surprise?" donghyuck placed his hands on his hips.

a general snort was heard. "of course, you're only interested in that."

"no, not at all." donghyuck denied.

"guys, guys. listen just a few seconds." namkyu caught their attention.

the 22 neos looked at him, making namkyu take a deep breath.

shotaro was outside of the apartment with daeho by his side, and he was surely stressing his ass out right now, which is why namky needed to make him come inside quickly before he changed his mind.

"okay, so... you all noticed how awful your anger issues became; i did too, and i'm getting tired of it. i tried using strength and violence to make you listen, but we've been having mixed results, so i'm thinking we could try something much calmer and less violent. that is why i need you to meet someone that will help me taming you, i hope." namkyu explained, making a few members snort and laugh.

the manager approached the front door behind which shotaro was standing with daeho and placed his hand on the handle.

"okay, so guys, i hope you'll like him like the precious boy he is." namkyu pulled the door open. "meet shotaro."

and so, shotaro appeared in the doorframe of the nct dorm, making all 22 alphas widen their eyes in surprise and release simultaneously a wave of pheromones that didn't wait a second to reach shotaro's nose and take over his body.

"h-he...llo..." the omega breathed out a second before his eyes closed and his body fell towards the floor, losing consciousness the same way he had a few days ago at the café.