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Rubbing his shoulder awkwardly, Shea cast his gaze down at the alpha that had managed to catch up to him as he waited at the start of the stairs for him. It wasn't that the alpha himself was bad, or that Shea disliked him in particular. Part of him felt a little guilty for being so off-putting, but he was afraid, though he'd never admit it. Afraid of what being paired together with this alpha would entail for him. It was something he wasn't ready for, and a shiver ran through him at the thought of it. If only he hadn't been careless enough to get caught.

The alpha, Dusk as he called himself, talked as they walked up the stairs to their room. Shea listened more than he spoke, though he didn't ignore the alpha and he decided that was a decent improvement from where he'd started. "It's not your appearance," Shea attempted to explain, glancing towards Dusk with a light sigh. "The whole situation is uncomfortable and I'm not much of an omega myself." Stepping into the room, Shea's neon gaze scanned across the furniture and rooms he could see. "The entire center is pointless for an omega like myself." He sighed heavily. "I don't want you to get your hopes up; the odds of a pairing like ours producing a child is very slim."

Diesel's head cocked to the side as he examined the omega in front of him. "Diesel, yes." He nodded, moving towards the living space where he took a seat on the couch, leaving room for the omega if he wished. "You may hear my cousin call me Die," he added as an after thought, red gaze turning up towards the brunette. "You're free to call me that as well if you'd like." His tongue ran across the spider bites on his lip, letting his head loll back against the couch.

Immediately, Kai turned towards his alpha at the question, violet eyes wide. He certainly hadn't been expected to be asked something like that; it wasn't really as if he had a choice in his mate anyway, though the fact that the alpha even bothered to ask made him smile lightly. He moved forward, hesitantly at first, before deciding it wasn't worth the effort to tentatively go around things. They were paired together as mates now, they'd have to get used to each other's company eventually. So he dropped himself down on the couch beside the cat-like alpha, trying to offer his best smile as he brushed his silver bangs out of his face.

"What kind of question is that?" Kai asked, curious as to what made the alpha worry about something like that. "I mean, admittedly I was afraid to be paired with a stranger and expected to produce a child, but so far things seem to be going better than expected. You've been kind and patient so far, and I think your tail and ears are pretty cute to be honest. So, yeah, I'm pleased with you," Kai explained, reaching a hand out to bravely give the alpha's thigh a light squeeze.

Unity didn't bother to hide his unimpressed stare as he moved his hard blue gaze towards his omega, a blond eyebrow raised with a hint of disdain. "Of course I've seen a dick," he shot back, tone making it clear he had taken some offense to that. "This is not one. This is...rubber and an odd color." He dropped the toy ungracefully back onto the table, leaning back against the couch as he crossed his ankle over his knee. "No I have not," he admitted, though his lips turned down into a smile. "Do not take that mean I am inadequate as an alpha, however. I am fully capable."

Turning over on his back, Leon glanced at the omega from beneath dark locks, a coy grin on his face. "I never sentenced you to the couch, love. You came up with that one on your own. You're more than welcome to sleep here if you like," he teased, continuing to scent the sheets beneath him. "Soon enough you'll smell of me anyway, why prolong the inevitable, darling?"

Eden's eyes closed slightly as the fingers carded through his hair, offering a weak chuckle at the alpha's complaints. "No, they certainly don't seem to care." His lips turned down in a frown when the cloth disappeared from his forehead along with the presence that had been at his side. "I'll be alright by tomorrow hopefully," he added as an after thought, though he wasn't quite sure if it was to convince the alpha or himself. Using more strength than he thought he had at the moment, he pushed himself up with his elbows into a sitting position to find the dark haired alpha returning from the bathroom. "I can try," he managed. "But I'm not making any promises." He ran a hand through his own hair, pulling back with a grimace when he realized the state he was in. "Sorry I'm such a mess," Eden groaned. "My name's Eden, Eden Forester."