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Yugyeom is utterly exasperated when he gets out of the shower in the morning and sees it. The unmistakable plastic thing positioned so perfectly to be right in his eyesight as he approached the sink. It sent a pit of tar to the bottom of his stomach to see the blunt, Arial font text stare back at him. The test read "Pregnant" on its digital display so casually, like it was trying to laugh at him. His pack really did not think he would fall for it? Right?
He swiveled his head, looking everywhere for the camera. He couldn't see anything, which meant either they'd gotten better at hiding them, or they were at least gracious enough to preserve the sanctity of the bathroom. He was frustrated, angling on mad. It was the type of frustration that made him want to laugh if only to break the liminalness of the little pocket of warped reality he had found himself in. He wrapped the towel around his waist, cursing that he didn't bring his outfit to the bathroom this morning, picked up the pregnancy test and prepared for the cameras that were sure to be outside the door.
"Ha ha ha, guys, very funny!"
He was surprised someone wasn't right outside the door ready to capture his hilarious reaction. He could however hear the faint laughter and conversation coming from the kitchen. He sighed, deciding he would just get it over with, to hell with dressing himself. The editors can spent however long to blur out his entire body for all he cares, for participating in his torture.
He stomps into the shared living space. The light conversation so gracefully seeming to cease naturally. Jaebeom sat at the kitchen table casually scrolling his phone, BamBam was shuffling through the fridge, surely pretending to look for something to keep a smile concealed. Jackson sat on the couch in the living room, watching some drama, pretending everything was normal.
It was just perfect, all the omegas, just so happened to be out waiting for him. Just to see who Yugyeom would accuse first.
"Okay, Bam, I know this was your idea, give it up. Where's the camera?" Yugyeom announced exasperated, holding the offending piece if plastic up in the air.
The silence was enough to reignite the flame of low-level rage in his chest. All three men stared at him, Jaebeom paled, and Jackson was wide eyed. He was however, subconsciously applauding how well BamBam's acting skills had developed. He was the only one who seemed truly confused, baffled even.
"What are you talking about Gyeommie?"
"Oh my god, I'm not a teenager anymore, I'm not that gullible. What kind of prank even is this? Of course none of you are pregnant."
Nobody moved, by Jaebeom choked on the air.
Bam looked to his side to look at the pack omega.
"Oh come ONNn, you guys are pranking Gyeommie and leaving me out of it! So unfair, I'm not that bad at acting!"
BamBam was up to join Yugyeom, inspecting the test.
"Do they sell these at gag shops? It doesn't even look real, isn't it supposed to be lines, not words? It's not even good, I could have made it so much better! I could just pretend to puke like a cheesey manwha and he would have freaked. You know how Gyeom gets when I'm sick."
BamBam was giggling now and at least that put him a little less on edge.
He was laughing before he could stop himself.
"They really didn't tell you? I would've bet my entire wallet this was your idea!"
"Of course, it didn't work, I'm the prank master, this is what they get for leaving me out!"
Yugyeom was laughing in earnest now, "yeah, like either of these two would be careless enough to leave a pregnancy test out for anyone to find!"
"Ohhh my god, they should have tried to prank Jinyoung-hyung instead of you, imagine if he found it! He would have been groveling at Jackson's feet, begging him to marry him!"
Jackson made a strangled sound from the couch, finally pulling Yugyeom's attention from Bam. The other two omegas seemingly weren't so happy their prank didn't go well.
"Come on hyungs, you can stop acting now, ha ha ha, very funny prank." Yugyeom walked up to the kitchen table, setting the test down.
"Was it just you two who knew? We should keep this and try Bam's idea, it would be so much funnier."
"It wasn't a prank Gyeom-ah." Jaebeom was stone cold.
"Aww, cheer up hyung, it wasn't a good one I'll give you that but at least you tried." BamBam patted Jaebeom on the shoulder.
Jaebeom drew in a breath, and it trembled brokenly.
That made Yugyeom falter, Jaebeom could keep a straight face well, but he wasn't that good of an actor.
Yugyeom finally took the time to study Jaebeom's face, he didn't look disappointed, he looked... scared.
"Hyung? Are you okay?"
"I was already in pre-heat when I took my birth control, it didn't take."
The pit in Yugyeom's stomach came back like he was shot by a cannon ball. He thought back to Jaebeom's last heat. The seven of them always shared heats and ruts together, when they could. It had been intense, sure, but everyone just assumed it was Youngjae's rut coinciding that influenced everything. He shivered, remembering how Jaebeom had been been so out of it, but still had the initiative to hold Yugyeom's face between both of his hands and beg for his knot. Rambling, ith his eyeline not once leaving his face, assuring "alpha" how many well-bred pups he could give him, how good of a mother he would be. Rut and heat pheromones mixing was always a recipe for some crazy sex.
BamBam had a casual arm around Yugyeom's middle, still giggling to himself, seemingly oblivious to the quiet conversation now taking place.
"You're serious aren't you." Yugyeom felt like the ceiling was coming down on him with how the weight of reality flooded into him.
"I have a doctors appointment tomorrow, I didn't want to say anything until a blood test confirmed it."
Yugyeom had entirely forgotten anyone else was in the room when Jackson finally spoke, or rambled to himself, rather, loud enough for everyone to hear.
"Oh my god, I thought I could just take a hiatus for a few months, it would be fine if just one of us was missing for one promotion, Jesus christ, two babies,... oh my God it could be more. Does how many knots you take influence the likelihood of twins?!," Jackson groaned, then yelped, "triplets! Jesus hyung, you must have been knotted like what? 15 times? Can male omegas have quadruplets? Is it possible?"
"Yah! Jinyoung alone knotted you 3 times and you weren't even in heat, I remember, I was there!" Jaebeom shouted.
"That's not his fault! You know how he gets when you start talking about pups-" Jackson made a pained whine when his retort reminded him if their current predicament.
"Wait?! Two babies! Jackson oh my god, you cannot be serious, you too?" Yugyeom felt like he was surely dreaming now, this cannot be happening.
"I forgot to fill my prescription! I was only 2 days late, and I took all three pills the day I finally got them just to make sure!"
"Oh my fuck, Jack, you're almost 30, you cannot think that's how birth control works!" Jaebeom was yelling now.
Finally BamBam spoke, his giggling long gone, "How the fuck am I the only responsible omega in this pack! I have 3 reminders to fill my prescription, I have a daily alarm to take it for Christ's sake! I personally make sure there is unexpired Plan B in the bathroom cabinet!."
BamBam was clutching his hair now, Yugyeom felt like he was going to vomit from the acrid smell of distressed omega filling the room.
"Oh my god, I'm going to be an uncle? father? eomma? Jesus christ, my family's pack was monogamous, this sister-wife shit is confusing."
Yugyeom didn't want to see what would happen if he stepped in so he let the youngest omega keep ranting.
"Okay, okay," BamBam stopped to take a steady breath, "Jaebeom-hyung I can understand not thinking to take Plan B after your heat when you didn't know your birth control would fail, but Jackson!" BamBam was pointing now, not a good sign Yugyeom thought.
" How do you 'forget' to fill your prescription, we're not teenagers! There are four alphas in this house who would personally walk through a blizzard to the pharmacy for you if you so much as fluttered your eyelashes at them!"
"Hey-," Yugyeom began and BamBam growled.
"Not now, omegas are speaking." said sharply, turning to point at Yugyeom.
It wasn't unheard of for BamBam to take charge in the bedroom but it was a rare treat and Yugyeom shifted uncomfortably. Painfully aware of how his tone sent a shiver down his spine and a twinge to his dick. Also reminding him of his current state of dress.
"Be a good boy, and go find the rest of you, I guess it's time for a pack meeting, and put some clothes on, I can see your half-chub from here."
Yugyeom yelped and covered himself with both hands.
Jaebeom whined at that, looked like he was about to disagree, but BamBam was not about to let him get a word in.
"If I remember my classes on Korean pack dynamics, I believe the oldest un-pregnant omega takes mantle of the pack omega title, you answer to me now, for a while at least."
Jaebeom whined sadly, looking down, submitting easily.
Yugyeom could see the way BamBam's gaze softened at the pitiful sound.
"Oh hyung, I'm not mad at you, if anything I'm disappointed."
He turned his gaze to Jackson, "you, however, I'm a bit mad at."