I am really sorry about the delay in posting. It was a mixture of life getting in the way and simply an uninterest in writing. But here it is, I hope to have the next one up in much better time.

Also I will probably be taking own two of my stories, not this one. I also have a new story on the go that hasn't been posted. I need to know whether you would rather I edit, continue and repost one of the ones I am going to take down so Endurance through devotion or Curious Adventure, or whether I post the new story once I have written a few more chapters? Let me know...

-Jeff p.o.v-

When lunchtime came the next day Calo was extremely nervous. He had hurried back to our dorm to change into something suitable for running before we all headed off. Beau and Hayden couldn't come because they both had a meeting together with a few other students. Seb, Tom and I walked down to the field with Calo. We all instantly saw the track team warming up. My gaze was instantly drawn to Nick. He was running steadily round the track and I had to jog myself before I started drooling. I noticed Seb was almost the same when he saw Hunter and that made me feel a little better about my crush.

Coach called them all together as he saw Calo. We all went over with him as Calo had grabbed Seb's hand. Coach smiled at Calo while waiting for all the team to be seated in front of him. They all settled and coach placed a gentle hand on Calo's shoulder bringing him forwards a little. We hovered off to the side, close enough that we could step in if needed but not so close so we were interfering.

"Okay boys, this is Calo. As I am sure a few of you saw yesterday, this little man has some serious speed. Today we are going to do a few little races and relays to see if he is up for the team so play nice." Calo looked up at him in panic and Coach instantly realised that he had placed doubt in Calo's mind; that is one of the things that people don't think about but can really affect us. He quickly corrected himself,

"Calo, I am joking buddy, they are all absolutely harmless, a little crazy but I promise you they are harmless." Calo nodded slightly hesitantly.

Coach split them into teams. Adam, Nick, Hunter and Adam's friend Cadyn were put on one team. Calo was on a team with 2 betas: Wes and Morgan along with a Kappa called Thad. There was one other team who would be racing as well and they were a mix of Alphas and Betas. Each person had to run a lap and Calo would be the 4th runner on his team meaning he would be running against Adam. Before they started Coach had them all do a quick warm up.

The first 3 racers set off and people were starting to gather round to watch. Hunter was running first and I instantly glanced over at Seb who was watching awe-struck as the Alpha ran, full throttle, round the track. Cadyn ran next and the three of us all looked over at Calo noticing he looked very nervous. I smiled brightly at him trying to convey my encouragement through my expression. However my attention was caught once again as Nick began to run. Calo moved into his start place after Wes had taken the baton. I pulled my eyes away from Nick for a second just to check Calo was truly alright. The current order was Nick, Wes and then the boy from the other team. Wes was about a third of a lap behind Nick and the other boy was close behind Wes.

Nick ran down the home straight handing the baton to Adam. Adam is tall and has really long legs. He pelted off the line and was running full speed. Everyone was watching intently as Wes passed the baton to Calo. His little, tiny form shot off after Adam and I noticed coach grinning with glee. When Calo rounded the last corner onto the home straight he was mere meters behind Adam. Everyone was watching completely awestruck. Calo pushed on and flashed past the finish line a meter in front of the tall Alpha. Every single person watching was beyond shocked but burst into applause; cheering for the winners. Adam headed over to Calo and held out his hand. Calo shrank back slightly but took his hand all the same and shook it.

Coach came striding over and once the team was assembled he spoke,

"Well, it looks like we have a new team member." Calo smiled and the three of us bundled him to the ground; hugging him tightly. Most of the guys came over to congratulate him. The last people to come over were Hunter, Nick and Adam. Hunter smiled brightly,

"Wow, you were amazing, how did you do that?" Calo blushed, shying away a little but whispering a small 'thank-you'. Nick set his hand softly on Calo's upper arm,

"It will be really great to have you on the team." Calo simply smiled. Adam stepped forwards and opened his arms; gesturing for a hug.

The next thing we knew Calo was backing away, his eyes were wide, his pupils dilated and his face was ashen. Adam's face fell as we all watched him trip backwards and fall to the floor. He curled up where he had fallen covering his head. Both Seb and I instantly rushed over to try to calm him while Tom set about trying to reassure Adam that it wasn't his fault.

When Omegas are severely frightened we go into shut down. It seemed this was what was happening with Calo, he was completely unresponsive and was also rather floppy; yet he definitely wasn't unconscious. Seb engulfed his tiny body in a bear hug as coach came over looking very concerned. Tom however instantly stopped him due to the fact that he would probably frighten Calo more. We both tried to bring him out of shut down but nothing seemed to work. In the end Seb lifted Calo into his arms and we hurried back to the dorm. Beau and Hayden took one look at Calo and went pale. Beau instantly went to get Liam while Hayden went to get Calo's blankets from his bed.

We had just wrapped Calo in his duvet when Beau burst in with Liam hot on his heels. Liam saw Calo and sighed slightly. We all looked at him expectantly and Tom said, slightly impatiently,

"Well what do we do?" Liam shook his head,

"Nothing really, there is nothing we can specifically do to bring him out of shut down. The best thing to do for now is make sure he feels as safe as possible and he will come back in his own time." We all simply stayed huddled in the lounge until it was time for dinner. Liam stayed with Calo and the rest of us all headed to the cafeteria.

We all sat down and solemnly began to eat. Nobody called us names or tormented us today and that we were thankful for. We all felt the wave of dominance wash over us before we heard Adam.

"Erm… hi, would we be able to sit with you." We all whipped round. There stood right by our table was Adam, Hunter and Nick. I felt my breath catch in my throat as Thomas nodded,

"Of course." The three of them sat down, I felt myself quiver a little as Nick sat down next to me. He smiled softly at me saying,

"Hi I'm Nick." I nodded probably gaping,

"Jeff." He chuckled lightly and settled down beginning to eat. Hunter sat next to Seb and I immediately saw his awestruck expression. Adam was speaking to us however and so I turned my attention back to him.

"I am so sorry about early, I honestly did not mean to scare him. I just wanted to congratulate him. If there is anything I can do to help, I really would like to try to make it up to him." I felt a slight warmth in my stomach as Adam was saying this. Alphas never had this kind of attitude towards Omegas and it was just so nice to know that someone cared.

I almost flew out of my seat when I heard Nick speak,

"Yes, if there is anything, if you need any help or anything we would be more than happy to help. Maybe, when he is a little more comfortable we could all go out somewhere together?" I felt my heart flutter a little; he was so perfect. Hunter was nodding along to everything they were saying yet his eyes kept wandering to Seb who I could see was well aware of the admirer.

When we settled into bed that night, I felt happier than I had in ages and it was nice for us and reassuring for all of us to know that some of the highest ranking boys were willing and wanted to help us.