Chapter 6

After Avi woke up, he walked around the house to check on everyone. He'd thought he heard the Betas in the living room, but they weren't there anymore. Avi went to Scott and Mitch's room first, opening the door slowly. Scott was walking out of the bathroom when Avi waved at him and questioned him. "Where's the little one?" Scott shrugged slightly, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "He went down the hall to talk to Kirstie about something. Or.. Maybe it was Todrick? I'm not sure. He was kind of mumbling when he walked out." Avi nodded once and turned down the other hallway to check on his Betas. He saw Mitch opening the door to their room, but as soon as it was open he gasped and froze in his spot. Avi quickly walked over, peeked in the room, and slapped a hand over Mitch's eyes before pulling him away from the room and closing the door. When they were in the living room, Avi removed his hand from Mitch's face. "What did you see, Peanut?" "I-I don't know!" Mitch said desperately. Avi shook his head. "Forget you saw anything. You got it?" Mitch nodded quickly and turned to run and find Scott. He ran into their room and jumped onto Scott's lap, causing him to grunt in surprise. "Jesus, Mitchie. What's wrong?" Mitch shook his head a few times. "I-I didn't see a-anything! I promise!" "What? Mitch. Talk to me." Avi walked in the room and shook his head at them. "Nothing. He saw nothing. Leave the Betas alone." He walked away grumbling something about Kevin forgetting to lock the door. Scott looked down at Mitch again. "What in the Hell?" Mitch hit his shoulder. "Don't curse. I saw... Kevin and Todrick... Doing the 'Love thing'." "What?! Wow. Kevin's quick." Mitch shook his head. "I know. Pants off, dance off." Scott blinked at him once, and then started cracking up laughing. Mitch just stared at him for a minute, and then started laughing too. Scott set his head on Mitch's shoulder as he laughed. "I can't believe you said that! That's the funniest thing you've ever said to me." Scott was quiet for a second, and then he started laughing again. Mitch just shook his head and stood up. Then he leaned down and kissed Scott while he was still laughing. Scott pushed on Mitch's shoulders. "Say it again." "Pants off, dance off." And then Scott laughed even more.

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After the party started, Mitch, Todrick and Kirstie were all near the front of the crowd in front of the stage. While they were dancing like lunatics, Scott and Avi just stood by and watched. Mitch and Todrick were dancing somewhat provocatively, but it's doubtful that they even noticed. Kirstie was just a ball of sunshine, as usual. Avi just watched, until Kirstie waved him over. He sighed, and Scott gave him a pat on the back, before he too disappeared into the crowd. Scott continued to watch Mitch, making sure he was okay. Scott watched the way Mitch's body moved, while he danced in ways that he didn't know were actually making Scott crazy. Scott bit his lip for a second, and that's when Kevin walked up beside him. "Apodyopsis." Scott jumped a little. "Um. Bless you?" Kevin laughed a little. "No, no. You are practicing apodyopsis." "I'm glad you think that I'm intelligent enough to even pretend to know what that means." Scott said flatly. Kevin laughed again. "It means the act of mentally undressing someone." Scott flinched a little. "Kevin. Just because it's a big word doesn't mean it isn't inappropriate. What happened to you?" Kevin rolled his eyes slightly. "Sorry. Maybe you shouldn't drool over Mitchie then." "Impossible." Kevin laughed once more. "Why don't you go over there, then?" "He doesn't want me over there." Kevin shook his head. "Oh please. Of course he wants you over there. What would make you think otherwise?" Scott shrugged, keeping his eyes on his dancing Omega. "Kirstie told Avi to go over there. Mitch didn't say anything to me. So, he doesn't want me to be there." "Don't be stupid. Oops, was that rude? I didn't mean it to be rude. Just.. Go over there." Scott shook his head again. "Keep an eye on him for me? I have to pee." "Alright. I'm sure he'll be just fine." *******

Scott was washing his hands when he realized that he could smell a little bit of fear on Mitch. He quickly walked out of the bathroom, speed walking towards where Kevin was still standing. Kevin never let his eyes leave Mitch for a second, as he promised Scott he would do. As soon as Scott knew Kevin could hear him, he growled. "Where?" Kevin knew exactly what he meant, pointing in the direction of Mitch. "He's still exactly where you left him. What's wrong?" "Why is he scared?" Mitch turned his head to look at Kevin again, and when he saw Scott, he relaxed. Scott was confused though, and waved Mitch over to talk to him. Mitch carefully weaved through the crowd until he was in front of Scott, standing on the outskirts of it all. "Yes, Sir?" Scott leaned towards Kevin slightly, eyes on Mitch. "Go dance with Todrick, okay?" Kevin nodded and disappeared into the crowd without a single word. Scott leaned towards Mitch's ear to ensure that he'd hear him over all the noise. "What's wrong, Sweetie? You smelled like you were terrified." Mitch was speaking too quietly, so Scott had to hold his small shoulders and pull him closer, pressing Mitch's lips almost completely against his ear. Mitch tried again. "I never saw you leave, but I turned around and you were gone. I.. I thought you left or something." Scott moved away slightly to look into Mitch's eyes. "I'm sorry, baby. I just needed to go to the restroom." "Oh! Okay. I shouldn't have assumed.. I'm sorry I worried you." Scott just smiled and shook his head. "It's fine, honey. Why don't you go dance some more?" "You're not coming?" "I don't think so, baby. But I'll be right here, I promise." Scott assured. Mitch gave him a nervous look, but nodded and turned to leave. Scott just stood there then, hands in his pockets while he carefully watched his friends have fun. After a few minutes, there was a tug on his shirt. He looked down and saw a medium sized, female Omega smiling at him. Scott leaned down a little. "Hello. Are you lost? Do you need help?" "No, I just.. Wanted to come talk to the pretty Alpha." Scott leaned away slightly. "Oh. Um. That's nice of you to say." The Omega giggled. "I'm Jasmine. And who might you be?" "Scott." "Ooh. Very masculine." She took a step closer and traced a manicured finger up Scott's forearm. "I'll just cut right to it, baby. You're hot. And I think someone as muscular as you are would be an animal in bed. You in?" Scott backed up a step but Jasmine stayed close to him. "I actually have an Omega of my own. But, um. Thank you for the offer." She giggled a little, biting her lip flirtatiously. "That's alright." She tugged him down by the front of his shirt to nibble at his ear. "I don't kiss and tell." Scott pushed her away as gently as he could while also being confident in his decision. "What kind of--? No. Absolutely not." "Come on, Scottie boy. Don't you want a piece of this?" Scott glanced over in the direction of the crowd, where he saw Mitch staring at him with his mouth open a little. Scott pushed on Jasmine's shoulders a little. "Listen. I said no, and I meant no. I have a beautiful male Omega, whom I love. Maybe you should try this routine on someone else." She made a disgusted noise and backed up a little. "Oh, no. How did someone like you end up with a bitch male?" "A what?" Mitch walked over then, twiddling his thumbs in front of himself. "Um. A-Alpha?" Jasmine scoffed at him. "Oh look. It's the b--" Scott snarled at her. "Don't you dare. Get out of here." Jasmine rolled her eyes, and then promptly turned on her heel to leave. Scott sighed and pulled Mitch into his side. "Hi, Honey. I'm sorry you had to see that." "What happened?" Scott half shrugged and leaned down to kiss Mitch's temple. "It's not important. I'm just glad you're here. I think you just saved me from having to yell at that poor thing." Mitch smiled up at him. "Really? I saved you?" "Yes you did, Sweetheart. Thank you." Mitch just smiled up at him. Scott got lost in his eyes for a second, when the sun changed the color of Mitch's eyes to a warm chestnut. Mitch blinked a few times and his smile faded. "What's wrong?" "Have I ever told you how beautiful you are?" Mitch giggled. "You might've let it slip out once or twice." ********