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"How is everyone?" Waya greeted us as we settled into our seats.
"Good." Spots said in a dreamy voice as he unconsciously rubbed at a mark on his neck.
"Oh!" Waya exclaimed excitedly, her face gleaming with glee, relief, and approval. "Congratulations, Spots!"
"What?" I asked with a raised brow.
"It seems Koda and Spots completed their bond." Waya all but squealed. "Flint will have many questions for you!"
"What?" Bell interjected with a confused expression.
"Well, Koda and Spots are mates." Waya pursed her lips thoughtfully. Though we've learned a lot, it was still hard to communicate, so she still had to explain things as simply as possible. "The Moon Goddess made them for each other…"
She furrowed her brows, clearly not content with what she explained. The other omegas didn't seem to understand either.
"We can talk about it some more later." She sighed with a gentle smile. "I have something for you all."
She then lifted a colorful stack of clothing onto the table with a quiet thud. "Winter will be here soon, so you need clothes for the cold." She explained. We'd gone over the seasons a few classes ago, and finally learned why the leaves fell from the tree in the courtyard of our old home. She also told us about the snow that would fall to the ground since we were in an area that got much colder than our old home, so we nodded seriously.
"Why don't we see which ones will fit each of you." She added.
After a few minutes of trying the coats on and trading them around, we each found one that fit us well enough. The pale blue one that fit me the best of them all still reached down to my knees, but I liked the silly face that was sewn onto the breast.
"You all look much healthier lately." Waya cooed. "Maybe we can get you adult clothes soon."
"Adult?" I cocked my head. I was the most vocal of the group, but I knew the other omegas probably didn't understand either."
"Oh dear," Waya frowned. "You all are very small, but you are still adults. I am an adult, so is Koda, flint, the other teachers." She scratched her chin. "Children, kids, or babies, they are little because they haven't lived a long time."
I scrunched my nose and shared another confused look with the other omegas.
"A child… uh, they are young. They are born, and have to grow up. Then they turn into an adult." She added. "Do you remember being much smaller?"
I didn't remember being smaller, or any of the other omegas being small while they were awake. But a few years back, I remembered new omegas coming out of their tubes. I suppose they were small at first, tiny little balls, but they got bigger after time until they finally looked like how they did now. Were they kids when they were in the tubes?
I wanted to ask if that's what she meant, but I didn't know what they were called. Instead, I pulled out my notebook and flipped it to a random blank page. To the best of my ability, I carefully scribbled a messy version of the large tubes from our homes and added something I hoped looked like an omega.
"This is me." I pushed it toward Waya and pointed at it.
The other omegas leaned in and agreed with excited nods and hums of approval, making the same connection as I.
"Is this me as baby?" I continued. "Was small, then big."
Waya stared at it with bulging eyes. "Oh Goddess." She gasped. "This is… interesting. Do you mind if I keep this?"
I shrugged my shoulders. She could have it.
The rest of class went more smoothly, but I couldn't get her concerned expression out of my head. Was I wrong? She didn't say I was, but she also didn't say I wasn't.
When she was wrapping up our lesson, she assigned some videos for us to watch on our own time. It was then that I remembered the big screen that my Daddy showed me.
"Waya!" I exclaimed excitedly. "Big screen upstairs! We all can watch!" I tugged at Blue and Sweetie's sleeves, hopefully conveying my meaning clearly.
"Oh! You mean the theater!" Waya responded just as energetically. "You want all of us to watch the videos together?"
I nodded eagerly. That would mean I could have more time with my friends! "Yes! This night!"
"Me, Sweetie, Dot, Spots, Blue, Waya… Watch videos?" Belle spoke, finally understanding as she nodded frantically.
Waya thought for a moment before grinning hugely. "Okay! We can have a slumber party!" She paused. "Uh, we watch videos, then sleep together in the pack house!"
Spots and Sweetie grasped each other's hands and we all bounced excitedly in our seats. At our old home, many of us slept in the same room, so being apart from everyone made me incredibly lonely.
"I'll have Koda tell your families!" She said more words too quickly for any of us to understand. Instead of repeating them in simpler words, she sprang from her chair and hurried to the door to call out to Koda. He always lingered around during classes, and afterward he would walk Spots home, so he instantly rushed into the room.
"What's wrong?" He cried, hurrying to Spots's side looking fearful.
"Nothing!" Waya laughed. "We're having a slumber party so I have a favor to ask!"
She escorted him back to the door after he visibly relaxed. They spoke too quickly and with words we hadn't learned yet, so I ignored them as I turned back to my friends.
Glee danced in our eyes, and we all shared the same look of eagerness.