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When they stepped outside he saw San, dressed differently. Wooyoung thought he had only seen him with his chest bare and trousers.
He was in an official attire, wearing all back with a long black leather coat and gloves of the same material and colour. It gave him a more serious look and the omega did not fail to notice the sword hanging low on his hips peeking through the bottom of the coat.
He looked terrifying, like a man who would take a life with no second thought.
He was pointed to a carriage alongside Yeosang. He got in first while San helped his mate up and gave him a light kiss on the forehead. His sweetness with Yeosang was in contradiction with his general demeanour.
“See you at home my love” he said lightly caressing Yeosang’s cheek, before pressing their foreheads together.
San hated this, having Yeosang outside the palace and travelling around, he spent a heat away from his nest because of this whole thing. He promised himself to make sure it does not happen again and hoped having Wooyoung in the palace will be the end of it all.
A guard, an alpha got on with them sitting on the opposite bench, armed. Another guard sat with the driver on the outside seats.
There were about 3 carriages in front and two following behind, a couple other men were on horsebacks armed with swords and knives it seemed they were all ready to go.
Wooyoung was intrigued at of the level of security, he had never seen anything like this before, all these armed alphas around them, he found unsettling, scary.
He thought about how Yeosang must’ve felt. He probably must’ve been as overwhelmed and intimidated as he was.
San was not travelling with them, the boy looked at the guard sitting opposite them before turning to Yeosang.
“Is master San…not coming with us?”
The boy smiled, “We will see him soon, San doesn’t typically travel with me on such trips…for safety reasons. He will be in one of the carriages behind us”
“There is a lot of security around you” Wooyoung said not really expecting a response.
“San doesn’t like taking risks” he said looking at the guard in front of them who Wooyoung did not know but was one of San’s most trusted men. A highly trained soldier, ready to protect Yeosang at the cost of his life.
The journey felt relatively short to Wooyoung. They travelled fast, did not stop once until they got to their final destination.
Wooyoung was confused about where they were. When they got to the massive gates, guard sitting opposite them bowed to Yeosang and got off the carriage. The curtains were preventing the raven haired Omega from seeing anything that was happening outside but he was dying to take a peek.
After waiting for what didn’t feel longer than a couple of minutes, he heard a big mechanical sound, gates opening he assumed, and the carriage started moving again. Yeosang gave him a reassuring look, clearly sensing panic.
“We are almost there. You’ll be able to rest and see a physician soon.”
Wooyoung only gave him a nod. He heard 3 knocks on the carriage door, and Yeosang gave the go ahead for the door to be opened.
He was helped down by a guard and the raven haired Omega noticed there were two of them by the door of the carriage who immediately bowed as Yeosang was helped down.
He was then helped down gently by a guard himself, and Yeosang extended a warm hand that he gladly took.
He loved holding hands with him.
“I am sorry we have to enter through these doors. Me leaving the palace wasn’t…exactly announced” he giggled.
Wooyoung did not understand what the Omega meant but he kindly nodded. He figured it probably was best for him not to ask too many questions. He did not know who Yeosang was but he was important, very important by the looks of it.
They walked with a handful of guards through corridors and did not cross anyone’s path but a couple of servants who all stopped, bowed to them and resumed their tasks.
Wooyoung wasn’t sure how many corridors they went through or stairs they went up, he mostly kept his head down. But they eventually stopped in front of a double door. Guarded by two men, alphas in an official uniform, with swords hanging on their hips.
Now this intimidated the Omega, and it seemed everyone noticed how terrified he was seeing these guards from his change in scent.
“They tend to exaggerate a bit. I’ll explain but nothing to be scared of, they are here to keep us safe.” Yeosang said as the double doors were opened for them.
A servant behind the door bowed to them, and took both their fur coats off.
A sweet girl, who Wooyoung noticed smelled like…nothing.
It was common practice for servants, especially guards to use scent blockers in the palace.
“For some reasons the army is in charge of guarding me. I do not like their official attire much either and find it a bit unsettling too. As every Omega in this castle does but there is unfortunately nothing I can do about it. They won’t let me have my way with this one” Yeosang said with a sigh justifying the presence of the men behind his door, as he took Wooyoung deeper into the chambers.
“How are you feeling” he added shortly after
“I feel fine thank you” Wooyoung smiled still confused of the entire situation
“Let me show you around, I wasn’t expecting you’d come here…like this... But I think the best for you now is you stay close to me and San. Also we’d have to find a way to justify your presence but San will think about something…I’m sure”
The room was divided into two parts, the part right behind the entrance door was a living room. It was all decorated in gold and lavender tones suiting Yeosang perfectly.
They walked down and there was another room behind large beige curtains which Wooyoung guessed was where the omega slept. The place was huge and the decor was something Wooyoung had never seen before. He noticed a large double door on the side of a wall which was exactely where Yeosang was leading him to.
He opened a doors and there was small corridor connected to another living room, then a bedroom. All with a different decor and it didn’t heavily smell of Yeosang.
“I was thinking you could stay here. I have had these communicating chambers built in…in case San wanted to take another…and we’d want us to stay close together. The tones are a bit too neutral but you can decorate it however you like”
“All…all, this space for me?” Wooyoung said shock on his face. The room was huge. The ceiling several meters high and a huge bed was decorating its centre. He did not even know where to look, the beautiful beige curtains, the dressing room that looked bigger than the room he slept in with 20 other prostitutes. He was shaking and did not understand why Yeosang would give such a space to him.
“Of course, now don’t worry you don’t have to stay here..forever…you can decide where you want to go and if you do decide you want to stay at the palace with us you can pick your chambers in different quarters”
Wooyoung blinked twice. He had so many questions. Did Yeosang just say stay with them?
“But…the Madame I work for…she won’t sell me..She…”
“Don’t worry about that now..San will take care of everything you will never have to go to that place and never be abused in such a way again I promise”
Finishing his sentence Yeosang called for the servant who welcomed them in his chambers, who came in running.
“Get my physician, ask him to come now” he said to the servant who immediately ran out of the room
“Doctor Koji will come see you in a minute you are still quite wounded and I am sure you are still shook. Do you want to change and lay down we can speak more when you’re rested”
Wooyoung still wanted to protest, he was worried, very worried. He knew Madame Lin and the lengths she was prepared to go to not to lose him. He was her bread and butter and he knew she was not going to go away without putting a fight. She will not allow San to just take him away. He was tired, confused, and wounded he could also feel his temperature rise which he knew could be the sign of those fevers he got when we worked too hard.
He laid on the bed and let his eyes close.
….
The physician was an old man, a beta that Yeosang seemed quite comfortable around. Wooyoung didn’t feel that level of comfort though, he had never seen a doctor before.
Yeosang was sat by his side of the bed and held his hand.
He loved his Omegan instinct and how they were able to communicate without words.
“He is just going to examine you okay? It should all be fine” Yeosang said to reassure him.
The doctor, went by the name professor Koji. A specialist in Omegan health that looked after the royal omegas. Yeosang himself and Yeosang’s mother. He was also in charge of training the other palace physicians among which some looked after the other Omegan boys that resided there.
He gently opened the brown leather bag he was carrying.
“Is it okay if you gently turn to the side?” He said in a raspy voice.
Wooyoung obeyed, immediately after looking at Yeosang who noded. The man placed a firm hand on his lower back, looking at the area that was still swollen.
He took some notes in his little book and asked the omega to turn, lay on his back and spread his legs. “Can you lift your gown please” he added again with a stoic voice.
Wooyoung gently lifted the beige cotton night dress he was wearing. Exposing himself, he suddenly felt cold as the man spread his thighs a little further to examine him. Yeosang lightly caressed the back of his hand with his fingers, it was soothing, reassuring, it felt like…something Wooyoung hadn’t felt in a while, he couldn’t quite put words on it but he liked it. He liked Yeosang a lot.
“Right, did your wounds open up recently? I see they had started to heal?”
Wooyoung immediately looked at the blonde Omega as if the doctor was not addressing him.
“It’s okay Wooyoung, you can trust him. I do too” the blonde said smiling.
“Yes…” the doctor noded after Wooyoung spoke. Understanding immediately.
He then briefly looked at the boy’s face examining the area under his eyes, then his eyes before asking to have a look at the inside of his mouth.
“Your body is still healthy but you are exhausted you need to make sure you get enough sleep and eat healthy foods. You also need to abstain from alphas while your body is healing. Your injuries are serious but you will heal well. You just need a bit of time”
Wooyoung was confused. No one ever said anything like this to him. Abstaining from alphas he wasn’t even sure what that meant. Confusion was clear on his face which the doctor definitely did not miss.
He started again. “No…penetrative sexual activity for at least a month…everything else is fine but do not strain yourself and stop immediately if you feel any pain” he added pacing each word a bit more to make sure he was understood.
“The inside cuts are deep but I am not too worried. Your womb is untouched, you can still bear children.” The man smiled still looking empathetic but also questioning how the Omegan boy found himself in this situation.
“You are beginning to have a fever, try and rest for a bit and…not worry too much. Worrying can affect Omegan bodies more than you’d think. I’ll give your an ointment for the wounds, bandages for the bleeding and lavender for the pain” he finally said smiling profusely at that last statement looking at the blonde Omega whose scent filled the room.
“Thank you professor” Yeosang said, calling for his servant to grab the medicine the physician already started taking out of his bag.
The man thanked him in return and gave him a long bow before retiring from the room.
…..
Wooyoung wasn’t sure how long he slept, all he remembered was a warm and comforting bath and someone coating his entire body in an oil that smelled like Yeosang. He then went to sleep in the most comfy bed he had been in. It felt like clouds and he felt like he was entirely enveloped in Yeosang’s scent which was nice too.
His eyes opened to a very faint distant chatter. The sun was slightly piecing through the sheer curtains in a beautiful orange colour which told him the day was coming to an end. Did he sleep for an entire day? He thought still trying to register his surroundings.
He whined lightly and sat up before stretching. There was a glass of water right by his bed which was nice too, he was thirsty. He drank all the water when he noticed the jug filled to the brim. He drank a little more and wiped the water that was trickling from the corner of his lips down his neck.
He could hear giggles more and more, accompanying the chatter and started walking towards it almost seemingly forgetting where he was entirely.
He was wearing a sheer cotton dress it was comfortable but did not hide much of him. His collarbones and shoulders were exposed, satisfyingly shinning from the lavender oil he was covered in what was now 2 days ago. He still did not know he had slept for two entire days and still was a little lost and confused.
He crossed the living room adjacent to his chambers into a short corridor then into another bigger living room he recognised as Yeosang’s.
The boy was sitting there, on a white sofa a glass in his hands. Another boy was sitting in front of him, snacking on a bowl of peanuts. Wooyoung hadn’t seen him before.
Yeosang did not realise Wooyoung was right behind him as the raven hairded Omega stopped at the entrance of the room, staring at the mysterious boy who sat in front of the blonde.
“Sangie, I think he woke up” the boy said making Yeosang turn around.
“Oh Wooyoungie, you’re up! Come here” Yeosang said smiling bright with a light giggle as he does when he’s had a bit to drink.
The Omega nodded not daring to take another step forward as he was still looking at the third person in the room that was unknown to him.
Kevin Moon was Yeosang’s best friend and the son of P Moon, a high ranked diplomat. Kevin and the prince essentially grew up together. He was a beta with a light rosy scent that everyone around the palace regularly complemented him on. It was light and subtle almost not there but still present. Yeosang teased him when they used to bath together or at the onsen, that’d he’d just turn their bath water into rose water.
They were both the same age and he joined Yeosang’s suite when he presented, having lived at court his entire life because of his father’s status.
He was unmarried and often found suitors difficult to manoeuvre like every noble beta would probably say. He did have a couple of alphas ask for his hand but Kevin was known to be rather picky and had for a long time liked a man he knew he could not have.
Wooyoung was still standing by the door not sure if he wanted to come closer, he was intimidated.
“Please come in Wooyoung don’t be scared. This is Kevin, my best friend” Yeosang smiled. Looking at the beta who expectedly pretended he did not already know everything Yeosang knew about the raven haired Omega.
“Good morning…” Wooyoung said stepping in closer.
“How are you feeling?” The blonde gently extended a hand that Wooyoung took to settle on the couch.
“A lot better thank you, I am sorry I slept all day - I will do all the additional chores you want” he shyly said. Madame Lin would have punished him already if he slept that much. He was grateful Yeosang did not wake him and would gladly take on all additional chores to redeem himself.
Confusion was clear on both boys faces who quickly smiled before it made the omega more conscious.
Surprisingly Yeosang and Kevin did a good job understanding wooyoung lived a very different life to theirs. Some of things he said were absurd to them but they realise communication was the only key to understanding him better.
“Of course Youngie, you need to rest a lot more than this. I will have you go back to bed soon in fact and you will never have to do a single chores ever again in your life” Yeosang smiled then added
“San wanted to talk to you this evening but I thought it’d be good we have a quick conversation before that. I don’t want him to overwhelm you, he can be a bit direct sometimes” Yeosang looked at Kevin who immediately put his cup of tea down.
“I’ll let the two of you talk” he said gently looking at Wooyoung
“Hopefully I’ll see you at dinner tonight Wooyoung, I would love for us to talk more and become friends!” He said brightly before deserting the room.
Wooyoung found the attention quite heartwarming.