Reita was sitting still as Toshiya and Miyavi set up their equipment around him. Uruha was sitting in the corner of the room watching. Toshiya grazed his fingers on the edge of the collar making Reita shiver.

"This shouldn't take too long. We'll have these off soon." Toshiya said. "It shouldn't be too hard. Just need you to stay still, is that clear?"

Reita nodded which made the alpha glare. He looked over at Uruha and the omega nodded as he move to sit next to the blonde. "Reita, you need use your voice. A nod isn't a proper response to an alpha. It's okay to do it with other omegas, but you must show respect to our dominants. Now, respond properly."

"Yes." Reita mumbled.

Toshiya sighed. "That will do for now. I'll work on the collar and Miyavi will start on your shackles."

With that, they fell into silence. Reita raised his arm for Miyavi to work on the shackle and kept his head down for Toshiya. Uruha watched as the faint sound scratching metal filled the room. After a few minutes the first click was heard and Miyavi smiled as he unhooked the lock. He opened the shackle and released Reita's wrist. The area was bruised and had a rash on it, but it was now free. Reita carefully rubbed his freed wrist and gave a slight smile. Another click sounded and Reita felt the restraint on his neck loosen. Toshiya carefully opened it further and moved it off the irritated, purpled skin. The blonde slowly placed his free hand on his neck and rubbed it. Tears pricked his eyes.

"Thank you." He whispered. "Thank you so much."

Miyavi had released one of Reita's ankles as Toshiya got the other one off, both ankles were also bruised and had rashes on them. Reita had already started scratching at his freed wrist. Miyavi grabbed his hand to stop him from further irritating the skin and to start working on the last shackle.

"We'll put some ointment on that after our bath." Uruha said.

"Thank you." Reita whispered again.

Toshiya petted the omega's head. "It's no problem. Get some medicine on these rashes though. I'm heading out now. I have my job to get to. Miyavi, when you're done throw these things into the dumpster then head to work."

"Yes sir." Miyavi responded. They watched as Toshiya left the room and after a minute or so the final lock clicked. His last shackle was finally removed and he was freed from his restraints. Reita stared at his wrists as Miyavi cleaned up the items and headed out. Uruha gently grabbed his shoulder, catching his attention.

"Let's take that bath now."

Reita felt much better after getting all the unnatural smells off of himself. He and Uruha were sitting outside the bathroom re-bandaging his wounds and rashes. Uruha made sure to rub a rash ointment on the irritated skin before wrapping it up. After that Uruha handed him some clean boxers.

"Don't worry, they're unused. You'll be borrowing my clothes and shoes until we get you some of your own."

Reita gave a soft smile. "Thank you for everything. Everyone has treated me so kindly."

"It's what a pack does. We look out for our own." Uruha said with a smile. He leaned in and took a big sniff near Reita's neck, making him blush. "Much better. Your natural scent is faint, but it's very lovely. It'll be easier for everyone to identify you now."

Reita just nodded with a faint blush making Uruha giggle. They got fully dressed before walking out to the foyer and sitting down on the metal statue. They faced each other sitting cross legged.

"Today we start your lessons. Before we begin though, I want you to tell me what you know. Let's start with the ranks of a pack and what they do."

Reita scratched the back of his head as he began talking. "Well you have the pack leader, the alphas, and the omegas. The leader commands the pack as a whole, the alphas control the omegas, and the omegas…do whatever they are told to do."

Uruha's smile turned down a little. "Not exactly. Let me explain the dynamics of an actual wolf pack. Natural wolves only have two alphas, one male and one female, both of which are leaders of the pack. Below them you have the betas. Betas take up the majority of the pack and these are the ones who take most of the orders from the alphas. There's usually only one to three omegas in a wolf pack. These are generally old, sick, or the weaker members. Does this make sense?"

"Yes." Reita nodded.

"Okay, we are humanoid wolf packs. Meaning we change our forms, but remain in our human forms most of the time. We have some similarities to natural wolves, but not much. Our packs consist of one pack leader who's always an alpha. He or she is only mated to another alpha or a beta. Humanoid packs can have multiple alphas, majority of the pack is omegas, and only one or two are betas. Our one and only beta would be Shinya."

"Why are the numbers so different?"

Uruha hummed. "Not really sure. The theory is because we remain in human form most of the time and it effects the natural pack dynamics. Now, it's the leader's job to protect everyone in their pack and to guide them. Alphas' jobs are to protect the omegas. Omegas' jobs are to comfort and to be playful with everyone in the pack. We have to make the environment relaxing and calming."

"But I thought our jobs were to work for the alphas. Do what whatever they needed us to do." Reita mumbled, shifting uncomfortably. "Fight, clean, pamper them…so on."

"No, not at all!" The brunette said softly. "If anything we're the pampered ones. Yes, we must obey our pack leader. When it comes to alphas it depends. All alphas have strong influences on us omegas. Their scents, their voices, and their alpha pressures have power over us. However, it is different if you've been mated through a bond. A bond is where you mate with the 'one'. Your soulmate. Your fated lover. Your 'promised' one. Whatever you want to call it. "

"Is that how you and Ruki are?"

"Yep. Once an omega is mated through a bond only their dominant alpha has any control over them. So Ruki is the only one who has complete power over me. If Toshiya or Kaoru tried to order me around, my instincts won't be effected by them. Their voices have no control over me. All it really does is piss my alpha off. Now alpha pressure still affects us and this is really just nature keeping the hierarchy in line. They may not be able to use their voice to command us but the pressure keeps us in our ranks."

"Alpha pressure…" The blond hummed. "That's that feeling I get when an alpha is nearby right? The one that makes me feel weak?"

"Yes. The alpha pressure is meant to keep omegas from fighting alphas and stepping out of their place. Another thing that plays into all of this is our pheromones. Alphas may be seen as our dominants, but we have more control over them than they think." Uruha said smoothly.

"What? How?"

"Our pheromones, my dear Reita. Our scents are what attracts alphas to us. It makes them want us, love us, protect us, and so on. We tease them with our aromas. We make them chase us in order to smell us and to touch us. Our scents are like drugs to them. It turns them on." Uruha said seductively. "We can let out a small moan and we can have an alpha begging at our feet. We just lay and let them sniff us for a minute or two, then they'll be our slave for an hour."

"Oh…" Reita mumbled, his face turned a light shade of red and the brunette laughed.

"I'll teach you how to work your magic in no time"

"It's just… is that why I was given pheromone hiders? So I couldn't effect my alphas?"

"It's possible. It was awful for them to do that to you. One of the best things to do is just laying with an alpha and scenting each other. It's so relaxing."

"Scenting?" He asked softly

"You don't know what scenting is either?" Uruha asked. Reita shook his head 'no'. "Scenting is where you and another pack member lay with each other and share your scents. This is what brings pack members closer together."

"When do you do it? Is it like a daily thing or…"

Uruha smiled softly. "It's more of an optional thing but we often scent every night with each other. Though mates tend to only do it together rather than with others."

"So do I have to do it tonight?"

"You don't have to, but it will be for the best if you do. I'll be your partner so you're not too overwhelmed. You'll get used to it in a few days. All new members tend to be scented by everyone the first couple of weeks they're here. It's so we can get used to your smell and you can get use to ours."

"What if I'm not good at it?"

"Silly! This is a natural thing. Just trust your instincts."

Reita nodded but spoke up with another question. "Could you show me really quick?"

Uruha smirked as he grabbed the blonde's shoulders and forced him to lay on his back. The brunette climbed over him and placed his body down onto the pup's own body. Their faces inches apart. Uruha moved down and rubbed his cheek against Reita, then rubbed his forehead against the younger one's neck. Reita swallowed as he let his body go with it. He rubbed his face against the honey blonde and he took in deep breathes of Uruha's natural fragrance. Uruha rubbed his body up against Reita making him whimper, but the brunette kept going against the pup. Reita gasped as he found his body mimicking the actions. The sweet smell filled his nose and warmth spread throughout his body. Uruha sat up and looked down at the blonde's dilated droopy eyes and pink cheeks.

Uruha laughed as he pulled himself off Reita and they both sat back up into their sitting positions. Reita scratched the back of his head as he asked, "Is it always intimate?"

"Depending on who you do it with. It might just be you laying with each other or may go a little further."

"How…much further?"

The honey blonde smirked. "Don't worry, it never goes past touching." He said and lifted Reita's chin to look him in the eyes. "Unless you want it too." Reita's face turned blood red which made Uruha laugh even harder. "I'm just messing with you. Don't worry sex is strictly forbidden for non-mates. Now let's continue with our lesson shall we?"

"Y-yeah."

"Tell me what you know about heat cycles."

"I really don't know anything." Reita mumbled. "I was given injections once a month to prevent my cycle. Another omega once told me that it occurs every two to three months and lasts three to seven days."

"Well, that's true. Heat cycles only happen to omegas no matter the gender and to the pack leader's mate. Do you know the purpose of a heat cycle?"

"No. I don't even know what happens during that week. We weren't allowed to talk about it."

Uruha sighed and grabbed Reita's hand. "The heat cycle has three purposes. First, and this mainly applies to females and male carriers, it's for reproducing. Second, it's to lure in potential mates to bond with. Third, it determines the sex that your mate will be."

"How?"

"We'll get to that. I'm not going to lie to you the first heat week is the absolute worst. For the first few hours you don't know what your body wants or what it needs. You have to play with yourself until you figure it out. It's frustrating because you have all this pressure and this 'need' that has to be released and it just won't go away. It hits you in waves over a period of days. It's exhausting and sometimes painful."

"But it gets better right?" Reita asked.

"Oh no, every heat cycle is this. The first time you just don't know really what to do and until you find your 'motion' or 'spot'."

"What do you mean?"

Uruha smiled. "Either you hump everything, which means your mate will be female, or you need something anally, which means you mate is male."

Reita was getting more embarrassed "How will I know when my heat is starting?"

"Well, about twelve to twenty-four hours before it you'll start to get the sweats, start feeling feverish, and your pheromones go into over drive. By that point we'll all know."

Reita scratched the back of his head again. "What if…the suppressants messed me up?"

"Well Shinya said it'll happen one of two ways. Either you don't get it because your body is still repairing itself and will take a while for it to start, or the moment you miss your next scheduled dose you'll start it. We'll just have to wait and see. Just let us know if you think you're about to so we can prepare everything for you.

"Like what?"

"Like your room, your items you'll need, a guard and an omega to take care of you. When you hit your heat, every unmated alpha in a two mile radius is going to want to get in that room with you and take you. And you are going to want them to do it. You are going to be calling them to get to you and mount the hell out of you. So since mated alphas are unaffected by your call, they will protect your room and drive the other alphas away. This is to prevent you from being taken advantage of. Omegas, especially unmated ones, are extremely vulnerable during this time. That's why only other omegas are allowed to take care of you."

"I see. So basically for a few days I'm going to completely lose my mind and the alphas around me will go crazy."

"Yeah, sounds about right. I told you omegas have more power over alphas than everyone thinks. So, do you want to continue or…"

"We've already covered so much. I need time to process it all." Reita said.

"No problem. Why don't we take a break?" Uruha said standing up. "Follow me."

They walked out of the foyer and down the hallway to another stair case. This was longer, but they climbed it to the fourth floor. They entered a hallway and walked down it to the second door on the left and went inside. A few futons laid around but they walked to the glass door and opened it to the balcony. They stepped out and looked out at the city. Uruha took in a deep breath and leaned on the railing. Reita smiled as he let the cool wind hit his face.

"It feels nice out here." He said softly.

"You can come here anytime you want to." Uruha said. "You're free to explore our part of the city, but you should take an alpha with you until you're more familiar with the area. There is another pack that's in control of the other side of city, it's their territory. You are to never go to that side of the city. Is that clear?"

"Yes."

"Good. I need to teach you one last thing for the day. How to greet members when they come home. You don't have to do it for everyone that comes in. But you need to when Kyo comes home and some of the alphas."

Reita turned to him as he walked closer. He placed his hands on the blonde's chest and pressed their bodies together. He rubbed his cheek against Reita's and down to his neck where he moved back up. He stepped back and smiled.

"That was a greeting. You try it now."

Reita swallowed hard before stepping forwards. He made the same motions as Uruha did before he stepped back with his head down

"That was good!"

After practicing, the two went back inside and Uruha gave him the tour of the factory. Where they usually sleep which was the foyer and the rooms in it. He showed Reita where all the bathrooms were, the extra bedrooms, the kitchen, the laundry room and so on until he felt that the blonde was comfortable to walk around on his own. For the next few hours they reviewed what Reita had learned until finally pack members started returning home. Uruha happily dragged Reita to the entrance as Kyo, Kaoru, and a few alphas were making their way inside.

"Just like we practiced." Uruha whispered and pushed Reita towards their leader. The blonde stood awkward in front of Kyo as he waited to be greeted. He swallowed before stepping forward.

Just like he practiced, he pressed his body against Kyo's a spoke softly. "Welcome home." He rubbed his face into Kyo's neck before stepping back with his head down.

The short man smirked before forcing Reita's head up to look him in the eyes. "Well done." The compliment made his heart beat faster and his lips to curve up into a smile. "Did Uruha go over everything?"

"Yes, sir." He whispered.

"Good." Kyo said then walked away with Shinya close behind. Reita walked forward and repeated the greeting to the alphas. Kai smiled as Reita gave him a greeting and blushed. The brunette placed a hand on the blonde's forehead.

"You're fever seems to be almost gone. Did Shinya give you some medicine?"

"He left me some this morning to take when I woke up." Reita said with his head down. Kai lifted Reita's head up and looked him in the eyes.

"Good."

The blonde shivered, but was pushed to the side when another omega approached them and greeted Kai.

"Hey Nao." The brunette said awkwardly before being dragged away by the younger omega.

As the night time grew closer the last of the pack came home and were finally properly introduced to the blonde. It wasn't too much longer before food was being brought out and everyone was grabbing their shares. Reita hesitated as he watched everyone grab their food and sit around their pack leader. He swallowed hard at the smell of roast beef potatoes. His mouth watered at the thought of the warm meal. He felt an alpha walk up to him and he ducked his head.

"Why aren't you in line to get food? It's the omegas' turn." Kai asked, lifting the blonde's head once more.

"I didn't…do anything to earn it." He mumbled out.

"That's okay. You're hurt right now. You'll make up for it when you get to working, okay. So go ahead and get in line."

"Yes, sir." He whimpered and before he knew it he was walking to the line. When he was standing there he felt suddenly happy. It's been a long time since he felt anything from following an order. He smiled softly to himself.

After everyone was finish eating, Reita noticed a few dragging others away from the crowd. He watched as they laid down on a futon and started rubbing against each other. He saw the alpha from earlier, Kai, walk away with Nao. Omegas with alphas, alphas with alphas, omegas with omegas. It didn't matter because they were strengthening their bonds. Uruha walked up to him.

"Are you finished eating?" Reita nodded his head and Uruha smiled. "Leave your bowl and follow me."

Reita did as he was told and followed the brunette to the end of the foyer where an empty futon was waiting for them. They kicked off their shoes before sitting down on it. Uruha smiled at him and patted his shoulder, but Reita stared out at everyone.

"Uruha, could you tell me about everyone here?"

"Tomorrow. Lay down."

Reita shook his head. "No. I'd like to at least know everyone's names."

Uruha groaned but decided to play along for now. He started with the closest members. Toshiya and Miyavi both worked as locksmiths in downtown. Miyavi was mated with Melody who owned a small grocery store a few blocks down. Uruha and another omega named Takeru worked for her. There was Kaoru who worked in Kyo's restaurant and bar along with IV. Kai owned a café that had Ruki, Nao, and Hitsugi working in it. There was Tsuzuku who was a hair stylist and had his own shop near Kyo's restaurant. Finally, Byou and Shinya own a clinic where Shou and Hiroto both worked. There were quite a few members here and so Uruha quickly explained their ranks too. The alphas were Kyo, Toshiya, Kai, Melody, Kaoru, Byou, and Ruki. Shinya was the beta. That left the omegas: Uruha, Shou, Miyavi, Takeru, IV, Hiroto, Nao, Hitsugi, Tsuzuku, and Reita himself.

Uruha pulled Reita down and laid against him. Reita took in a deep breath as they rubbed their cheeks together and cuddled. Reita glanced around the room and saw everyone doing the same thing. He closed his eyes and focused on Uruha's aroma as he drifted off to sleep.