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  Rating:
      Explicit
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      Underage, Graphic_Depictions_Of_Violence
  Category:
      F/F, M/M
  Fandom:
      終わりのセラフ_|_Owari_no_Seraph_|_Seraph_of_the_End
  Relationship:
      Kimizuki_Shihou/Saotome_Yoichi, Hyakuya_Mikaela/Hyakuya_Yuuichirou,
      Hiiragi_Shinoa/Sanguu_Mitsuba
  Character:
      Saotome_Yoichi, Kimizuki_Shihou, Saotome_Tomoe, Kimizuki_Mirai, Hyakuya
      Mikaela, Hyakuya_Yuuichirou, Hiiragi_Shinoa, Sanguu_Mitsuba, Lacus_Welt,
      Ichinose_Guren, Krul_Tepes, Ferid_Bathory, Hanayori_Sayuri, Horn_Skuld,
      Chess_Belle, René_Simm, Sanguu_Aoi, Shahal, Riko_(Owari_no_Seraph)
  Additional Tags:
      Alpha/Beta/Omega_Dynamics, Omegaverse, Mating_Cycles/In_Heat, Rutting,
      Knotting, Slow_Build, Discrimination, Violence, Depression, dark_themes,
      Trauma, Poverty, Prostitution, Kinks, Emotional/Psychological_Abuse,
      Hurt/Comfort, Self-Harm, recovering, Disrobing_Kink, Body_Worship, master
      kink, lovemaking, Falling_In_Love, Declarations_Of_Love, Eventual_Smut,
      Dub-con_elements, Implied_Smut, Scent_Marking, Mpreg, Angst_and_Fluff,
      Angst_with_a_Happy_Ending
  Series:
      Part 1 of Dedications
  Stats:
      Published: 2016-04-11 Completed: 2016-05-03 Chapters: 30/30 Words: 43677
****** Burned Innocence ******
by LavenRain96
Summary
     After the death of his parents and sister, Yoichi tried to make ends
     meet by selling off his body which he intend to keep as a well-hidden
     secret from his friends, most especially his origin as an omega.
     Everything went by accordingly so far until Yoichi only had less than
     a year on his contract. However, his secret was accidentally
     discovered by a certain alpha in a very unlikely manner.
Notes
     Inspired by Sea Change by Roses_are_Red, and therefore, I give this
     to you.
     I hope you like it!
***** Just an Ordinary Day *****
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Chapter 1: Just an Ordinary Day

The sky was red on that day.

The extreme heat and the sketchy smell of burning wood and concrete was all
that the little omega could sense as the building that he once called home was
set a flame.

Beside him was his older sister who watched the sight in horror. Her hand was
trembling under his, and her mouth hang open with no uttered words.

The little omega then stared at her with tears on his eyes as he sniffled
softly and tugged on her hand which caught her attention, her olive green eyes
returning his stare.

"Onee-chan, w-what's going to happen to us now? Mama and Papa are..."

His sister shook her head as she broke a smile to cheer him up. "W-We'll be
fine, Yoichi."

She knelt down to his level as she rubbed his head reassuringly while giving
off a calming scent to ease his distress. "I may not do much like Mama and
Papa, but I'm sure... I'll do everything I can to make us both survive."

"O-Onee-chan..." Yoichi sniffed as he wipe his tears at the back of his hands
with a small smile forming on his lips. "Can you... Can you really...?"

She hummed in sure confidence as her smile grew wide. "Leave it to me, Yoichi.
We'll make it together. You'll see."

A lone tear escaped from his eye as Yoichi slowly woke up, his olive green eyes
blinking at his surroundings.

'Where...?'

He slowly sat up and he felt a jolt of pain on his lower back. Yoichi winced as
he gripped on the blankets, and he immediately remembered what he did. It
didn't help that the smell of slick and cum was evidently present in the room.

He sighed as he got up to his legs. He was thankful that his customer left
early since he didn't want to deal with some awkward after sex moment that
would make him late for school.

Yoichi reached for the money left on the coffee table and counted. He was
surprised when he noticed that his customer left an extra tip in the payment.

'It's probably for the sake...' The brunette concluded after seeing how many
bottles were lined up at the corner of the room.

He shrugged as he stuff the money in his douffle bag and went to the bathroom
to take a nice, hot bath to wash off the residue of any activity that he had
done last night.

                                      ~~~

After dressing up and rearranging his nest again, he clocked out from his 'job'
and took a bullet train to Shinjuku. It was still an hour early before his
class would start, so he has a lot of time to do some of his unfinished
homework.

Despite his nightly escapades, Yoichi was a rather studious student with grades
that were above average. He was part of the list of honor students ever since
he entered Shibuya University as a freshman which was something that his beta
friend, Yuuichirou Amane, grew frustrated on. He snickered at the memory as he
pulled out his notebook and a piece of paper.

Scribbling with a pen, Yoichi hummed to a random tune as he wrote down
equations and numbers on a paper while enjoying his train ride. His homework
wasn't that difficult and he was able to finish it off before the announcer
called out that he was already in Shinjuku.

He rubbed his neck for a while so that he could feel the leather strap on his
skin that attached itself tightly like a choker. It was his collar that his
sister gave him to mask his scent as an omega so that he could live as a beta.
He was grateful for it, but at the same time, he felt like he was lying to his
friends by saying that he presented as a beta.

What they don't know won't kill them... His sister said when he was around
twelve years old. We just have to hold on until we have enough. Bear with it
for the meantime, okay?

Yes, Yoichi would bear it. He only had less than a year before graduation
anyway.

He could do this. He would finish schooling, get a job, own a house to call his
own, and live a pretty simple life that was away from the hell hole he sold
himself into.

"Just a bit more, Onee-chan..." He whispered to himself as he fixed his turtle
neck and left the train. "Just a bit more..."

He huffed a breath as he walked with his head held high with determination.

                                      ~~~

"Can I please borrow your homework, Yoichi?" Yuuichirou begged with his hands
clasped together like he was praying. "I promise this'll be the last one!"

Yoichi chuckled as he gave the raven his assignment. "Really, Yuu-kun... Did
Mika-san get your attention again?"

"N-No! Gracious, Yoichi!" Yuuichirou sputtered as a blush bloomed on his cheeks
out of embarrassment. "We're just having our typical movie nightout since it
was Wednesday yesterday."

A solemn look appeared on his face as he took Yoichi's homework. "It kind of
sucks that you couldn't join us because of work, though..."

"Sorry, Yuu-kun. Maybe some other time, yeah? I'll make it up to you, guys."

"N-No, that's okay, Yoichi. We all understand." Yuuichirou gave him a smile and
a pat on his shoulder. "No sweat about it. Besides, summer is fast approaching.
We have a lot of time to enjoy ourselves by then."

"Summer..."

Not that Yoichi was against summer or anything, it just meant that he would
probably have more rich and prominent alphas to please, and that would mean...

"Maybe... I'll check on my summer schedule. I might be busy..."

Yuuichirou gaped at him. "Seriously? I understand that you have to take over
your sister's stead, but... Yoichi, that's a bit much. You have to take a
break."

"But, Yuu-kun, I do take breaks on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays." Yoichi
pointed out as he sat down. "It's just that... since it's summer, there are
going to be more customers than usual, so..."

The raven pouted slightly as he began to write. "Sometimes, I worry about you,
Yoichi... Are you going to be okay?"

"... Yes. I'll be okay." The brunette reassured as he straighten up.

'It's alright. Just for one more year and it will all be over... They don't
need to know a thing. Right, Onee-chan?'
Chapter End Notes
     Hello! This is my very first fic, so please be kind to me. I won't be
     posting any more works unless I finish this one. You know... one work
     at a time to test the waters. :)
     Please read my profile for updates.
***** Stress Reliever *****
Chapter Summary
     Friendship. Friendship everywhere.
Chapter Notes
     So, this is kind of a slow chapter, and I apologize for that. It
     might take a while for the story to turn to the dramatic part, so
     please be patient. I might randomly edit previous chapters when I
     reread them along the way.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 2: Stress Reliever

It was around lunch time when Yoichi received a message from an unknown number.
He flipped open his phone to read it.

(From: 184-xxx-xxx
Hey, Tomoe-chan~! Remember me from last night? ;D)

'Last night?'

Yoichi furrowed his brows in concentration. He didn't remember much since he
was under the influence of alcohol, but he did know that his customer had red
hair and eyes.

"Oh..."

His face lit up in recognition as he typed his reply.

(To: 184-xxx-xxx
Hello, Crowley-sama. I hope you're doing well.)

(From: 184-xxx-xxx
You remember me~! That makes me happy~!)

(To: 184-xxx-xxx
I'm glad you feel that way, dear Master.)

(From: 184-xxx-xxx
Tomoe-chan, I miss you so much~ I want to stay with you this morning, but I
have work to do. =_= I want to see your face again. Can you send some pics
over? :D)

Yoichi paused before typing his reply.

(To: 184-xxx-xxx
I'm very sorry, Crowley-sama, but the Nagoya Red doesn't allow its employees to
send pictures for safety purposes. Please understand.)

"Y-o-i-c-h-i!"

Yoichi visibly jumped when Yuuichirou called out his name with his face so near
that his phone threatened to fall off from his hands.

"W-What's up, Yuu-kun?"

"I was asking what do you want for lunch, but I see that you were busy with
something else..." The beta frowned as he eyed the phone. "Who is it?"

"... My doctor." Yoichi blurted out like it was the instant solution to anyone
who asked him such question. "S-She told me that I have an appointment with her
on Friday."

"Oh..." Yuuichirou's expression immediately changed as he pinched the bridge of
his nose. "Right. You're diabetic... I'm sorry."

"No worries, no worries. I took care of it already." the brunette waved a hand
to dismiss the subject as he shoved his phone in his pockets. "Anyway... Let's
have some lunch. I'm starving here."

The raven perked up at the sound of it, and he grabbed Yoichi's wrist. "Then,
what are we standing here for? Let's go! Lunch awaits us, Yoichi!"

Yoichi stared at where Yuuichirou was holding him, and he couldn't help the
smile that was forming on his lips as the beta dragged him.

                                      ~~~


"Brace yourselves, my liege. The end of the world is coming." Their lavender
haired, beta friend, Shinoa Hiiragi, greeted this to both Yuuichirou and Yoichi
as they settle down on their usual table. Her face looked gravely serious, but
to those who know her enough already knew that she was joking. "We must prepare
to strengthen our minds with excessive knowledge that will burn our very brain
cells to the core."

"Knock it out, Shinoa. You're scaring people." The beta blond girl opposite to
her, Mitsuba Sanguu, stated blankly as she ate her chicken cutlets in peace.

"What? It's true." Shinoa shrugged as her brown eyes shift to Yuuichirou with a
sly smirk on her lips. "Especially to someone who is barely passing
engineering."

At the mere indirect mention, Yuuichirou nearly choked down on his curry, and
Yoichi immediately offered him water to help him swallow the food down.

"Oh? Was that really shocking to hear, Yuu-san?"

"D-Damn you, Shinoa..." Yuuichirou cursed as he coughed a bit before drinking a
glass of water. "Stop nagging me about my grades!"

"Now, now, Yuu-kun..." Yoichi tried reassuring the beta gently with hands
gesturing to calm him down. "Please don't start something in the cafeteria
again."

"But—!"

"Yoichi is right, Yuu-chan." A smooth voice interrupted Yuuichirou, and the
beta was about to burst from it when a hand rubbed on his hair in such
familiarity that made him shut his mouth. "You don't want to be punished again
by Guren-san, right?"

The alpha blond man, Mikaela Shindo, sat down beside the flustered beta who
puffed his cheeks childishly. "She started it, Mika. I was defending myself."

"Yes, but you couldn't hide the fact that you were detained by the end of the
day, and when Guren-san heard it, he forced you to clean the dojo as
punishment." Mikaela chuckled fondly at the memory of a freshman Yuuichirou
cleaning the Ichinose dojo on Golden Week. "Poor Yuu-chan... You wasted a three
day vacation because of it."

Yuuichirou made a sound as his face turned extremely red before he suddenly
stuff his mouth with his food, avoiding Mikaela's reminder that he should eat
slowly while Shinoa began to excitedly ask questions about Guren's punishment
for the beta.

Yoichi and Mitsuba silently watched them for a bit before someone joined in
their table.

"What exactly is going on here?" Their other alpha of the group, Shihou
Kimizuki, asked as he looked at Yuuichirou trying to kill Shinoa with his
glare.

"The typical stuff..." Mitsuba answered nonchalantly as she finished her lunch.

Yoichi hummed in agreement as he ate the last piece of his lunch. As he was
chewing, he noticed that Shihou was staring down at his plate quizzically.

"Kimizuki-kun?"

"Ah... Sorry." The alpha blinked out from his reverie, and clinked up his
glasses. "It's just that... This is third time you ate salmon this week,
Yoichi."

"W-Well... It's part of my diet... since I'm diabetic and all."

"I know. You're just looking out for yourself." Shihou sighed as he started
nibbling on his karaage. "I'm sorry for being rude. I have no right to since
you're ill."

"N-No, it's fine." Yoichi offered him a wry smile, pretending to accept
Shihou's apology when there shouldn't be one.

He wasn't diabetic in the first place.

                                      ~~~


It was late in the afternoon when the gang were walking down in a familiar road
that led to the crowdy Shibuya shopping district. It was also then that Shinoa
suggested that they should go in an arcade.

"You know... For relieving stress." She explained. "Besides, I want to beat
Mii-chan in Tekken 7. She was clearly cheating at that time."

Mitsuba huffed with an arrogant smile as she waved her hair. "Why don't you
just admit that I'm a far better gamer than you are, Shinoa?"

Shinoa smiled widely. "Hell no."

"Why you—!"

"Ugh, you two... Take your lover's quarrel somewhere else." Yuuichirou groaned
in annoyance as a hand of his smothered his face.

"She's not my lover, stupid Yuu!" Mitsuba retorted that made Shinoa gasp.

"What?! Mii-chan, doesn't think of me that way?!" The beta feigned a distressed
look. "Such agony for my poor heart!"

The blond blushed in embarrassment at how Shinoa shamelessly said those out
loud, and she stomped over to stop her. "S-Shut up! Let's just go to the arcade
already!"

"Yay!" Shinoa cheered, completely unfazed with Mitsuba's attempt to keep her
quiet.

The others shrugged as they follow their lead.

...

"Alright. Since Shinoa and Mitsuba are kicking each other's asses in there, we
should also do something." Yuuichirou grinned as he raised a mallet. "Let's
play some air hockey. Two-on-two."

Yoichi blinked. "Huh? You mean... by pair?"

"Yup!" The beta then grabbed Mikaela by the arm with a smug smirk. "And Mika
will be my partner."

The alpha blushed, but he didn't say anything as he get a mallet on the table.
Yoichi sighed knowingly when he saw Mikaela's reaction. The blond had an
obvious crush on Yuuichirou since high school, but it was unfortunate that the
person of interest was just too dense to notice the signs.

"Well then, I guess it'll be the two of us, Kimizuki-kun." The omega said as he
looked up to Shihou.

"Yeah."

Shihou walked over to the table to get a mallet with Yoichi following right
after. Yuuichirou placed a token coin inside which made the table flow with
air, and the players took their stances as the game began.

...

"Wow. I've never seen an air hockey puck go that fast before." Shinoa commented
as her eyes darted from left to right, following the near invisible puck
sliding on the table.

Mitsuba agreed. "And they didn't gain any points at all..."

The two girls have since stopped playing Tekken 7 with Mitsuba winning over
Shinoa for three consecutive times. They decided to call it off to look for the
boys only to find them fixated on playing air hockey in the table games
section.

Both sides were fast and good at blocking that it was very hard to determine
who was going to give in first. However, Yuuichirou accidentally pushed the
puck in a weird way that twisted his wrist which made him yelp, and curse at
the same time.

"Shit, I threw it in the wrong direction!"

The puck slid on the table, only to have it stop midway in Shihou and Yoichi's
section of the table.

The alpha blinked in awe. "... Huh? It stopped?"

"It's probably because of the lack of air pressure." Yoichi commented as he
placed a hand on the table. "That means the game is over."

"What?! I was so close to kicking telephone pole's ass right there!" Yuuichirou
shrieked, unable to move his wrist for a while.

"Yuu-chan, that's not important right now." Mikaela scolded as he hastily went
over to the beta, and carefully got his twisted wrist. "We need to treat this
one right away."

"Eh? But it doesn't hurt—" The alpha squeezed it a bit which forced a wince out
of Yuuichirou. "Ow! Okay, I get it! Jeez!"

Shinoa giggled as she straighten up. "Okay, let's call it a day now, boys. It's
getting pretty late..." She turned to both Mikaela and Yuuichirou with a
mischievous glint on her eye. "Oh, and take really good care of Yuu-san,
Mikaela-san. Cherry boy here tends to go on the wild side every now and then."

Both men blush red at the implication as Yuuichirou growled at her. "What the
fuck, Shinoa?!"

"Here we go again..." Mitsuba sighed tiredly as she palmed her face while
walking out of the arcade with her friends.

                                      ~~~


It was around seven in the evening when Yoichi arrived in his apartment near
Nagoya. Since it was Thursday, he could stay in the comfort of his home for the
night instead of the extravagantly designed interiors of the red light
district.

"I'm home..." He announced when he arrive on the doorstep.

But, there was no one except the cold silence of the house that greeted him
back.

He locked the door behind him as he took off his shoes and bag. He switched on
a few lights that made a pathway to where he wanted to be: the altar room.

Once inside, he knelt down, and lit a candle and a wooden stick which he placed
in the mini shrine that help the photo of his parents and sister. He inhaled
slowly as he closed his eyes like he was talking in front of them.

"I... went on the arcade today." Yoichi began. "I had lots of fun being with my
friends. It's been a long while since I could enjoy the little things in life.
Oh! And summer is very near and that means..."

The omega sucked in a breath as he remembered the red light district. He let
out a shaky sigh as he continued.

"I only have one year left for the contract... I-I'm almost there. I only need
a few more pushes until this whole thing is over. Until then... Please continue
to watch over me."

Tears began to form as he opened his eyes and looked at the photo. He sniffed
as his hands clenched on his pants. "I... I miss you all... Mama, Papa... Onee-
chan..."

Yoichi gritted his teeth as he wiped his tears messily on his sleeves. He stood
up and left the room so that he could prepare himself for a new day.
Chapter End Notes
     Thank you lots for the kudos! I highly appreciate it! <3
***** Dares are Dangerous *****
Chapter Summary
     Some dares are indeed dangerous.
Chapter Notes
     This chapter is probably the last of my humor moments with the gang.
     Hahaha! I really enjoy writing Yuu-chan and Shinoa's dialogue, but
     mostly Yuu-chan because he curses. :)
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 3: Dares are Dangerous

"Vitals are dropping, doctor. As well as continuous blood loss." A nurse
reported as she checked the heart rate monitor.

"Stabilize the blood!" The doctor commanded. "Nurse, give me another sterilized
tenaculum at once!"

"Yes, doctor!"

Olive green eyes watched the doctor and his nurses work inside the intensive
care unit as they move fast, giving new set of tools and carring liters of
discarded blood.

Yoichi's heart was pounding erratically in his chest as he saw how his sister
bucked and arched in intense pain. His hands claw on the glass everytime his
sister would let out a scream and tears pour out of his eyes. It was aching to
watch.

The omega bit his lips as he slowly sank down to his knees, unable to take the
sight of it anymore.

...

"I've done what I could..." the doctor said once he was done. He was still in
his surgical attire, so the blood during the entire session was still there.
"I'm very sorry, Saotome-kun. Your sister was too fertile, and she lost a lot
of blood in the whole process..."

Yoichi shuddered as the doctor continue. "She's on to her last thread of life,
and she wants to spend it with you..."

...

"I'm sorry, Yoichi..." Tomoe weakly apologized as she struggled to keep her
eyes open. "I know that I said that I'll do everything I can for the both of
us, but... It seems that I failed."

"You didn't, Onee-chan!" Yoichi cried out as he held one of her hands that was
pale and cold as death. "You did your best! You didn't fail at all!"

"Is that so...?" The omega smiled as she slowly closed her eyes. "I'm glad...
But... You'll be alone, Yoichi... Can you... handle everything by yourself?"

"Yes... Yes, I can..."

Tomoe sighed peacefully before her hand fell completely lifeless, and the heart
rate monitor attached to her beep a flat line.

"O... Onee-chan?"

The brunette began to shake his sister, but there was no reply. Panic crept up
to him like adrenaline as he shake her again with a bit more force.

"Onee-chan?! Onee-chan!"

"Onee-chan!" Yoichi suddenly gasped as he shot up from the soft flooring of his
nest. He was breathing heavily as his body became cold with sweat.

He covered his eyes with a hand as tears spilled from him like a fountain, and
he began to cry uncontrollably. 'Why... Why are these dreams haunting me?!'

He bit on his blanket to calm his breathing as his form quivered with his sobs.
When his breaths even out, his phone rang with a specific ringtone used for
only one person.

He didn't need to see the message when he was going to see her anyway.

                                      ~~~

"You're doing a good job at this, Saotome-kun." His beta doctor, Sayuri
Hanayori, meekly said as she checked the newly processed papers regarding
Yoichi's checkup. "Although, I suggest that you stop as early as possible
before complications might appear. Having you take both your suppressants and
birth control pills put heavy stress on your body. I'm surprised that you
managed this long..."
"Well... I don't plan on becoming pregnant any time soon, Sayuri-sensei."
Yoichi murmured. "The experience with my sister was bad enough..."
Sayuri's eyes softened. "It's... most unfortunate, but I understand." She
placed the papers in a brown envelope and gave it to Yoichi while smiling.
"Please do continue your routine until our next session. My clinic is always
open for you."
"Thank you, Sayuri-sensei. I'm much grateful for your help." Yoichi bowed and
turned to leave.
"When..."
The omega stopped for a while when he heard Sayuri.
"When are you... going to tell your friends? You can't keep your situation in
the dark forever, Saotome-kun."
Yoichi gave her a sad smile. "I probably won't. I only have one more year left,
Sayuri-sensei. If I was able to keep this from them in the previous four years,
how would a year be any different?"
"I know... It's just..." The doctor sighed. "Don't you think it's unfair that
you're hiding something from them?"
"... It is." The omega agreed. "But if I tell them, it will only cause trouble
that is beyond my power, and... it will also break the promise I made with my
sister."
"Saotome-kun..."
Yoichi made a small, hollow laugh as he left the clinic with Sayuri feeling
anxious for him.
                                      ~~~

"So! My brothers are going on a very long business trip tonight, specifically
at six in the evening." Shinoa announced proudly when the gang met up once
again in their usual table at lunch. "And that means... It's sleepover time at
my place!"
"Oh, hell yeah! I'm going to take my sweet time wrecking everything!"
Yuuichirou cheered enthusiastically, but he was cut short when Mikaela gave him
a stern glare.
"Not when I'm around, Yuu-chan. What if you hurt yourself again?"
"Psh! I won't hurt myself, Mika. I'm not that reck—Aah!" The raven suddenly
jerked when the alpha gripped on his wounded wrist. "Fuck, Mika...!"
"Aw, look at that. Mikaela-san simply couldn't take his eyes off of you, Yuu-
san. How romantic." Shinoa teased with a huge, sly grin. "Why don't you two
just elope already?"
Yuuichirou glared daggers on her as Mikaela massaged his wrist with utmost care
like he was something delicate. Seeing them, Yoichi couldn't help but feel a
pang of jealousy.
Mikaela and Yuuichirou were together ever since elementary school, so it was
expected that they would be close. Both were open and honest to each other
despite their contradicting status and personalities. They were... free.
"..." Yoichi bit his lips to control his emotions. He may be wearing the collar
to mask his scent and taking suppressants to relieve his urges, but that didn't
hide his omegan emotions.
However, his distress might be noticeable because Shihou tapped his shoulder to
get his attention. "Yoichi, are you alright?"
"H-Huh? Yeah, I'm fine." The omega denied as he sniffled so softly that it was
barely audible. "I'm fine..."
"Oh, right..." Shinoa perked up. "Yoichi-san, you're working tonight, aren't
you?"
"Uh, yes... since it's Friday today."
All of them groaned in displeasure which caused Yoichi to fret.
"T-That's fine, really. You guys can go have fun. It's okay." He insisted with
his hands raised defensively.
"Well, yeah, but we miss having you with us, Yoichi." Mitsuba said solemnly.
"Are you really sure?"
"It's fine. Don't worry about it." Yoichi smiled genuinely that he was blessed
to have such caring friends, but sacrifices have to be made.
With a debt and a contract chaining him down, he would never enjoy life like
his friends.
                                      ~~~

"I wonder why being a hotel bellboy really take in a lot of Yoichi's time..."
Yuuichirou wondered out loud with his head slightly tilt up.
"Well, summer is pretty near, Yuu-chan. It's likely that there will be more
guests." Mikaela answered with a smile. "I can't blame Yoichi for his busy
schedule in the evening."
The two were sitting side by side in the back seat of a black limousine owned
by Mikaela's adoptive uncle, Ferid Bathory, who was also kind enough to drive
them over to the Hiragi mansion in Nagoya even if the man scared the hell out
of Yuuichirou because he looked like a pedophile. It didn't help that he was
also an alpha.
"Hmm? Yoichi boy is working that late? Must be rough since he has diabetes."
"..."
Yuuichirou and Mikaela immediately fell grim at the mention of Yoichi's
sickness. Now that they thought about it, the brunette shouldn't even work in
the first place, but the debt that his sister left, Yoichi didn't have much of
a choice. It greatly upset them that they couldn't do anything that was solely
related to their friend alone.
Mikaela sighed in defeat as he turned over to his window. "Well, with how
Yoichi takes care of himself, I'm sure he can manage. If he needs help, he is
always open to us."
Yuuichirou could feel himself smiling in agreement at his friend's statement.
                                      ~~~

"Our game for tonight is Spin the Bottle: The Truth or Dare Special!" Shinoa
cheered with an empty bottle of Coca-Cola at hand. "The punishment for the game
is stripping off one article of clothing for each refusal!"
Yuuichirou spit on his glass of coke, and he shot Shinoa a glare. "Don't you
have any shame, Shinoa?! I get that we are friends, but we also have limits,
you know!"
"Oh? Is Yuu-san perhaps self-conscious of himself?" Shinoa wiggled her
eyebrows. "There's no shame if you're a guy. I mean, you can show off your
biceps, your triceps, your abs—"
"Good grief! Shut up, Shinoa!" The beta pinched the bridge of his nose as his
face flamed slightly.
"But Yuu-chan, you said you wanted to compare your biceps with—" Two hands
covered Mikaela's mouth as Yuuichirou blushed red in embarrassment.
"Oh-hoh! What's this?! Yuu-san wants to compare his biceps with who?! Tell me!"
Before Shinoa could dig more information, Mitsuba held her back. "Let's just
play the game already before it gets late."
"Oh! Right!" Shinoa grinned. "No matter, Yuu-san. We'll all find out in this
game. Prepare yourself!"
As Shinoa teased Yuuichirou, Shihou watched over them quietly while sipping on
his glass. He glanced down at the empty space between him and Mikaela, and felt
bothered. It wasn't suppose to, but it did.
Badly.
He had been feeling like this ever since Yoichi told them of his part time job
in their senior year in high school, and began to skip numerous gatherings. He
understood that Yoichi needed the job and the money, but he couldn't help that
tiny ache at not feeling his friend's presence beside him.
                                      ~~~

After tons of rotations, there was a small pile of clothes beside Shinoa, and
Yuuichirou and Mitsuba were blushing slightly at their lack of articles in some
parts of their bodies. Mikaela wasn't disturbed because he was half naked while
Shinoa and Shihou were still fully clothed.
The bottle spun on the ground after Yuuichirou refuse to answer Shinoa's
question and gave up his pajama pants that left him down to his boxers.
The lavender-haired beta sing songed, feeling extremely pleased in her tactics.
"And the next victim is..."
The bottle spun, and spun until it stopped on a certain alpha. Shihou blinked
when it pointed at him for the fourth time that night.
"Truth or dare, Kimizuki-san?" Shinoa asked with mischief on her eyes that
usually screamed of trouble.
But since Shihou was bored for a while now, he decided to indulge the beta for
once.
"Dare."
"Oh! A dare, huh? Okay, let's see..." She hummed in thought before snapping her
fingers. "Alright. I dare you, Kimizuki-san, to go in Nagoya Red and have the
nearest employee to kiss you on the cheek as evidence!"
Shihou's eyes widened. "Nagoya Red?! Are you crazy?! That's a whorehouse,
Shinoa!"
"I know it is. That's what makes it fun." Shinoa grinned. "Besides, you don't
have to go inside. You just have to get someone who works there to kiss you on
the cheek and you're good to go. Plain, and simple."
"What? Don't tell me you're shy to get a girl to kiss you, telephone pole."
Yuuichirou snickered before Mikaela elbowed him on his stomach.
"I'll show you who is shy, stupid Yuu!" Shihou stood up with huff as he turned
to leave. "I'll be right back."
                                      ~~~

Shihou was so grateful of himself that he still wore his casual wear. He
planned to change into his pajamas when the game started to become a drag.
After walking for approximately fifteen minutes, he saw the building that was
shining brightly in the night.
Nagoya Red was one of the famous red light districts known to house and employ
omegas for the purpose of entertaining alphas or betas. Since omegas were
nearly extinct, red light districts like Nagoya Red gave their customers the
opportunity to breed omegas if they so desired, provided that they pay a huge
amount of money.
Omegas were highly priced species. Not only were they rare, but they say that
they make sex extremely pleasurable to anyone that have the chance.
Shihou stood a mile away from the building, a bit scared of what might happen
if he dared to go any further. With his distance, he could hear the faintest
laughs of people, clinks of glasses and the moans of someone being thoroughly
fucked.
He gulped nervously as his mind began to have second thoughts. He could go back
and give up something like his shirt, but then, that didn't change the fact
that he was bored and that he decided to indulge Shinoa for once.
Shihou sighed as he encouraged himself. 'Come on, it's just a kiss, Shihou. You
can do this. How hard is it to ask someone to kiss you?'
He huffed as he neared the entrance. As he was about to press the doorbell, the
sliding door opened so suddenly that Shihou was stunned. He glanced over to the
person only to have his eyes feast on a brunette whose hair was clipped with a
hair pin and was dressed in the most beautiful robes.
The person was gorgeous, but what caught his attention more were the familiar
olive green eyes that were staring back at him in complete shock. It was then
at the moment that Shihou forgot how to think when his mouth automatically
blurted out a name.
"... Yoichi?"
Chapter End Notes
     Expect some awkward moments in the next one. ;)
***** Restless *****
Chapter Summary
     Have some of Kimizuki yelling and worrying at the same time.
Chapter Notes
     I kind of made an outline on how the story flows. It might take a
     while, but I'll do my best to update. :)
     Thank you very much for the comments and kudos! It's highly
     appreciated!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 4: Restless

Buying sake was one thing, but buying the best quality ones were another.
Apparently, Yoichi's last customer, Crowley Eusford, was quite the heavy
drinker because he finished a total of five bottles during that night. The
mistress of Nagoya Red, Horn Skuld, requested him to buy some since they were
running low, and also because he didn't have a customer yet.

He sighed as he finished dressing up in his choice of robes, and designing his
hair with his signature hair pin. He didn't wear any make up, thinking he
didn't need one, but he couldn't help applying a bit of light lip gloss to make
his lips look appealing for customers that like to kiss a lot.

With one last look on his face, he proceed to complete his task at hand.

However, even the simple task of buying sake wasn't going to be accomplished
tonight because he was now standing face to face with one of his friends,
Shihou Kimizuki, who was staring directly at him.

"... Yoichi?"

His name rolled on those lips in a mix of familiarity and confusion as the
alpha's eyes widened.

"What are you doing here? Why are you dressed like that? I thought you—"

A hand shut his mouth as Yoichi leaned close to him to whisper in his ear.
"Call me Tomoe in here, Kimizuki-kun."

"... Huh?" Shihou's mind seem to work more slowly now with how close Yoichi was
and how sweet he smelled.

Seeing how the alpha was so out of it because of his scent, he grabbed Shihou
by the wrist and dragged him inside the red light district.

A gasp was heard by the reception desk that caught both their attention.
"Tomoe-chan, I thought you're out buying sake."

"Erm, sorry, Chess-san. I just saw this gorgeous man just outside the shop, so
I decided to take him in."

Chess hummed as her eyes looked at Shihou like she was examining him. She then
sniffed the air before chuckling. "An alpha, huh? My, you always have the good
ones, Tomoe-chan. That's unfair."

"Now, now, Chess-san..."

"Hah... What a drag. Now, I'll be the one to buy the sake instead." The girl
whined as she gathered her stuff before walking out. "Have fun, Tomoe-chan."

Yoichi nod in acknowledgement before dragging Shihou to his quarters. Once they
were in his room, the omega threw the alpha on his nest as he shut and locked
the doors.

Shihou was still in absolute daze during the whole thing, but he stepped out of
his stupor when Yoichi threw him across the room with strength the alpha never
knew he had.

His body was smothered by soft pillows and cushions as he tried to sit up as
Yoichi stomped over to him, radiating a slightly displeasing scent.

"What are you doing here?" Yoichi asked as he sat down before him. "You're
supposed to be in Shinoa-san's mansion."

"I asked the same thing before you dragged me here!" Shihou retorted, fixing
his glasses. "What the hell, Yoichi?! What's the meaning of this?!"

Yoichi didn't say anything. What exactly could he say when his cover was
broken? He had no heart to knock Shihou into unconsciousness even if he tried.
So he just sat there while the alpha forked over questions at him.

"I-I thought you work in Iris Garden Hotels as a bellboy! Were you lying to
us?!"

The omega bowed his head in guilt as he murmured his answer. "Yes..."

Shihou took a sharp intake of breath as he close his eyes. "Shit, Yoichi...
Why? I thought we're friends. Why did you keep this away from us?"

"I-I'm sorry..." Yoichi apologized, his distressed was strongly evident
compared to lunchtime, and it made Shihou twitch with the need to protect him.
"It's just... this place really gives away good money, a-and the debt that my
sister left was huge. I couldn't find any other place to pay it all because I'm
an..."

"... You're an omega." Shihou completed with his brows furrowed. "Fuck, you
even hid the truth that you presented as an omega. Do you not trust us enough,
Yoichi?"

"I do trust you!" The brunette answered. "I trust all of you, Kimizuki-kun. I
just... don't want any of you to worry..."

"Worry..." The alpha repeated, and shook his head in disagreement. "Yoichi, you
already worry us enough with your working schedule and diabetic problems. Hell,
you shouldn't even work here if you have an illness. Red light districts don't
accept defective..."

Shihou paused as a new realization dawn on him, and he gave a look. "Yoichi,
don't tell me you lied about that one too..."

"I..." Yoichi squirmed uncomfortably under the alpha's gaze. It made fear creep
up on his system that he angered someone like him. "... Yes."

Shihou made a sound as he covered his face with both of his hands. "Ah, fuck,
Yoichi! Seriously?!" He removed his hands to give the omega a frown. "How many
more lies were you hiding from us for four years?!"

Yoichi gulped, but he stood his ground. "I'll tell you when the time comes,
Kimizuki-kun. But right now, you have to go back to Shinoa-san. The others
might be wondering what took you so long."

"I'm not done yet, Yoichi!" Shihou demanded as he stood up when Yoichi stood.
"You are going to explain to me everything from the beginning!"

"And I will in due time, but now you need to leave." Yoichi insisted as he
struggled from the scent that Shihou was wafting that made him want to simply
obey the alpha.

"Yoichi—"

Shihou was cut off when Yoichi grabbed him by the shirt and kissed him on the
corner of his mouth. The alpha stood frozen in shock even as the omega let go.

"... I will explain everything, but please promise me that you'll keep this a
secret from the others. You have my word."

Shihou stared at those olive green eyes if he was lying, but all he saw was
sincerity. He sighed in defeat. "Fine, but you better keep your promise,
Yoichi."

"... I will." The omega smiled as he ushered the alpha out.

                                      ~~~

"And what took the amazing Kimizuki to be back so late?" Yuuichirou asked in
sarcasm as the gang saw Shihou by the door. They were now wearing back their
sacrificed garments since the game had been long over due to waiting.
"Oh! Don't tell me you got laid, Kimizuki-san?!" Shinoa suggested as she
observed his face. Her eyes widened when she saw the faint outline of a kiss
mark on him. "Is that... a kiss?! You actually got someone to kiss you?!"
Shihou brought a hand to where Yoichi had kissed him. He had forgotten about
his dare during his entire conversation with the omega. The kiss mark was just
a way to show that the alpha had a good time on the district so that Shihou
could leave without suspicion.
"Well, yeah... It was my dare, after all."
"And by the looks of it, you were pretty smitten by the fair lady with the way
you look so dazed." Mitsuba smirked at how Shihou looked so lost. "Don't tell
me... Are you in love, Kimizuki?!"
"What?! No!" The alpha retorted with a huff. "Who on earth would fall in love
with someone who sells their bodies for money?! That's disgusting!"
"Ah, but Kimizuki-san, there was a story where a rich man marries a poor woman
because the man simply loves her too much. And through this love, they were
able to gain their happily ever after." Shinoa explained with a dreamy smile.
"Romantic, isn't?"
Shihou rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I'm going to sleep."
"Ah, your guest room is still in the same place!" The beta called out when
Shihou was already on the stairs.
"Good night, Shinoa!"
...
The alpha sighed as he stared at the ceiling.
He couldn't sleep. Shihou had been restlessly tossing and turning around on the
bed for hours. It shouldn't be too hard for him to sleep, even Yuuichirou
pointed out that he slept like a log.
If he couldn't sleep in a quiet evening like this, then something was keeping
him awake.
"... Maybe I need some air." Shihou suggested as he got out of the bed to open
the window.
The wind blew a gentle breeze on him as he smelled its earthly scent. The sky
took in a deep blue color as stars dust its surface, creating a messy yet grand
masterpiece. But what took his eyes was the moon that shone brightly in the
darkness despite its incomplete form.
He stared at it as the wind blew on his skin with his mind now cleared up. His
thoughts have been jumbled ever since his return from Nagoya Red because he
couldn't stop thinking of Yoichi.
He never expected the brunette to be working in something as dirty as a red
light district. It would be more believable if he was working as a waiter, a
florist or even a salesman, but definitely not a prostitute.
Yoichi didn't look like the type of guy to sell off his body unless he was
desperate, but then, the reveal of his status as an omega said otherwise. It
was true that there were little to no jobs for omegas because their main
purpose was to breed and live as a housewife, but Shihou knew that Yoichi was
far better than that.
Just what the hell happened to him?
"Yoichi, you better tell me everything..." Shihou murmured under his breath. "I
won't rest until you do."
As he continued to look at the moon in silence, someone not too far away was
also staring at same object through a window.
Yoichi had already finished pleasing his customer and he was now sitting by his
window sill completely naked with his skin littered with bite marks and
hickeys.
Shihou's unexpected visit really shook him up, and he didn't know what he
should feel. Everything was going well until that happened.
"..." Yoichi hugged himself, feeling cold from the air drifting inside through
his window.
Now that Shihou knew his secret, the omega had no choice, but to do what he
promised the alpha or else he would risk losing a friend... and a family.
"Please forgive me, Onee-chan..." He prayed under the moon as he close his
eyes.
Chapter End Notes
     I just realize that it's pretty hard to write stories for characters
     with not much screentime like the main characters... Oh, well.
***** Torn *****
Chapter Summary
     Who should Kimizuki choose?
Chapter Notes
     Oh my gosh! Thank you lots for the comments and kudos! I got to say
     that this is a hard yet fun chapter to write. We get to see Shihou's
     POV to the whole thing.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 5: Torn

Shihou woke up feeling absolutely lethargic due to his lack of sufficient sleep
that made him feel like trash. He sighed tiredly as he got up to prepare
himself for the morning.

"Woah, what kept you up, Kimizuki? You look like a zombie." Yuuichirou
commented as he saw how Shihou looked so dead.

Shihou let out a grunt as he gave the beta a half-hearted glare from the corner
of his eyes. "And you look like a ridiculous duck with your ridiculous bed head
as usual."

"Hey!" Yuuichirou placed his hands on top of his hair defensively, trying to
smooth out the the numerous cowlicks on his head. "At least I don't look half
dead."

"Now, Yuu-chan, don't start a fight in the morning." Mikaela lightly scolded as
he tug on Yuuichirou's sleeve. "And we're in front of a dining table for
breakfast as well, so where are your manners?"

The raven pouted as he crossed his arms and slouched on his seat. "... Fine."

Shinoa giggled at what she saw. "My, my... Mikaela-san sure knows how to tame
cherry boy well. Are you perhaps into dominance and submission?"

"Oh, for the love of—! Don't start spewing sexual jokes and innuendos, Shinoa!
It's still too early for that shit!" Yuuichirou retorted as he frowned, even
Mikaela was giving her a disapproving look.

"Ah, haha...! Sorry, my bad." Shinoa apologized sheepishly while Mitsuba sighed
beside her.

"But anyway..." The beta then straighten up properly on her seat as she
announced. "Behold! Our breakfast!"

As if on cue, five butlers and maids enter the room carrying dishes for a full
meal course. The first to be served on the table was soup and a wide array of
fruits and bread. When the serving was done and graces were given, Shihou
stared at his soup blankly, twirling it with his spoon aimlessly while the
others started to eat.

He was pulled out of his daze when someone nudged him on his arm. He turned to
see Mitsuba looking at him with a raised brow. "Aren't you going to... eat?"

"I will, it's just..." Shihou returned to staring at his soup as he mumbled
something. "Is Yoichi eating well?"

"Huh? Did you say something, Kimizuki?"

"Uh! I-I was wondering if... if Mirai could handle herself well in cooking
breakfast. Yeah. Since she's still in middle school and all." Shihou inwardly
grimaced at his excuse. It wasn't like him to be like this. What had got into
him?!

"Uh, okay?" The blond beta nodded awkwardly as she continue to eat her
breakfast. "If you're worried about your sister, don't be. She was raised by a
good big brother, after all. I'm sure she can manage."

Shihou smiled even if Mirai wasn't exactly who he was worried about right now.

                                      ~~~


The gang separated at around nine in the morning because they have to prepare
themselves for the upcoming exams before summer, and their performance would
determine who was going back for summer school or not.

Shihou was now riding in a bus going back to his condominium that his parents
rented for him and Mirai while they work overseas. It was quite far from
Shinoa's place, so to pass the time, he began to read the notes that he took
during his chemistry classes.

However, his concentration started to drift elsewhere, and with a self-induced
scowl, he shut his notebook to stare at the window.

"This is ridiculous..." He mumbled to himself, looking at his reflection in the
glass as he pointed an accusing finger at it. "You're being ridiculous, Shihou
Kimizuki. Why are you worried about Yoichi when you have Mirai to worry about?
It's so not like you..."

Shihou blinked at his rant before he bumped his head with the glass. "What am I
doing? This is stupid..."

He sighed. Sure, he had to worry about Mirai because she was born with asthma,
but after discovering that one of his friends was whoring himself out because
of a debt, he became torn.

"Shit..."

                                      ~~~


Shihou opened the door to his condominium and announced. "I'm home!"

"Oh! Welcome back, Onii-chan!" His beta sister, Mirai Kimizuki, greeted him
back with her voice coming from the kitchen. "Have you eaten breakfast?"

"Yeah, in Shinoa's place."

"Eh..." Her voice was filled with disppointment. "Damn, I cooked too much."

"Mirai, watch your language."

His little sister's head popped out from the wall with her tongue stuck out to
tease him. From that angle, the alpha could see that she was wearing her
seifuku uniform. "But, Onii-chan, you said all those cursing words freely, so
why can't I?"

"Well, for starters, you're a girl and girls shouldn't say bad words. It's
unbecoming of a proper lady." Shihou explained as he gave his sister a pat on
her hair. "So what did the soon-to-be lady of the house cook today?"

Mirai perked up happily. "I cooked rolled egg and bacon! I even add some
vegetable salad, toasted bread and milk to complete it!"

"Wow..." Shihou smiled proudly at her. "Good job, Mirai. At this rate, you will
be a very good bride to your husband."

"O-Onii-chan...!" The redhead blushed in embarrassment as she finish off her
toast. "I'm still below eighteen!"

"I'm just saying."

"Really..." Mirai pouted as she place her dishes in the sink, and then reached
for her school bag. "Anyway, I need to get going or I'll miss the bus."

"... Did you bring your inhaler?"

His sister paused before giving him a smile. "Of course, Onii-chan." Mirai
kissed her brother by the cheek before waving. "I'll be going then. See you
soon."

"Take care, Mirai." Shihou waved back at her as she left with the soft click of
the door.

He stood at the doorway for a while before his phone vibrated in his pants that
made him jump. "Jeez, what now? Is it Shinoa?"

He flipped open his phone, and his eyes widened at the sight of the name.
Shihou didn't waste any time as he immediately punched the button to accept the
call.

"Hello, Yoichi?!" The alpha winced at how panicked he sounded just now. "Are
you alright?!"

"... Hey, Kimizuki-kun. Yeah, I'm fine." Yoichi's voice sounded rough, and he
heard him clear his throat. "I called to ask if you told anyone what happened."

Shihou's features softened. "No... I didn't. Your secret is safe with me."

"... Thank you. I'm sorry that you have to go through this for my sake. It's a
pretty selfish request." The omega sighed on the phone. "I'm really sorry..."

"Oh, hey... It's no big deal, Yoichi." Shihou unconsciously cooed to comfort
the other. "We made a promise, remember? I won't tell anyone that you worked in
Nagoya Red, provided that you tell me why your life is so messed up."

"I know... That's why I'm calling you right now for that reason as well."
Yoichi paused for a while before continuing. "How about on Wednesday after the
exams? You want to hang out in the Amsun Cafe?"

The alpha thought he stopped breathing for a while because the way Yoichi
invited him was like he was being asked to go out on a date. He smacked his
head at the thought.

"What the hell, Shihou?" He mumbled softly.

"Kimizuki-kun?"

"Ah, yes! Sure! Yeah, that's fine by me!" He replied. "Wednesday. After exams.
Amsun Cafe. Got it."

Yoichi was silent on the other line for a bit before he let out a snort. "Okay,
I'll see you there. Good luck to us in the exams."

"Yeah..."

When the omega hang up, Shihou slowly sank down to his knees with his phone at
hand. He shook his head before slapping his cheeks hard as a way to wake
himself up.

He couldn't believe what just happened. It was a simple phone call between
friends, and yet he felt like it wasn't. Shihou never felt so confused in his
entire life.

"What the hell was that?! Fuck!" He cursed as he shove his phone back in his
pocket. "Study. I need to study!"

And so, Shihou decided to study in order forget the weird feelings bubbling up
in his chest.
Chapter End Notes
     Beware. Exams are near...
***** Shaken *****
Chapter Summary
     Exams and a date - but not quite.
Chapter Notes
     Wooh! Two chapters a day, holy shit! This chapter is just... ugh. I
     just wrote down what felt natural in a conversation in general.
     Forgive me if these two kind of act out of character in here.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 6: Shaken

When Monday came rolling in, Yuuichirou could feel death coming in the person
of his adoptive father, Guren Ichinose, who threatened to ruin his summer if he
flunked his exams. Yoichi could sense the raven's displeasure when he saw him
coming in the classroom with a gloomy face.

The omega hesitantly greeted him in an attempt to cheer him up. "G-Good
morning, Yuu-kun..."

"... Morning, Yoichi." The beta greeted back with his voice deep and gruff. He
was definitely upset.

"Why the glum face?"

"Because..." Yuuichirou slammed his bag on the desk with so much force that it
made a loud banging sound that made the brunette flinch. "Guren won't allow me
to eat curry or chicken nuggets for the whole summer if I failed the exams! Can
you believe that asshole?!"

"I'm sure you can survive without eating such for a while, Yuu-kun." Yoichi
pointed out as the raven took his seat. "But did you study?"

"Uh, o-of course!" The beta flustered, his cheeks dusting the faintest pink.
"Me and Mika had a... group study and he... helped me a lot."

Yoichi could feel himself smile at how cute and embarrassed Yuuichirou was
acting. "Is that so? Then, you have nothing to worry about since Mikaela-san
tutored you. I mean... he is part of the top ten students in the pharmacy
department."

"I know, I know..." the beta sighed. "What does it take to have good brains?"

"A lot of determination, patience and interest, Yuu-kun." Yoichi said as the
bell rang to start examination period.

                                      ~~~


Their first exam was surveying. While Yoichi was solving his paper, he could
see Yuuichirou staring at his questionnaire like it was an alien from outer
space in the corner of his eyes. But the beta did his best to answer, anyway.

...

Their next exam was structural designs. The omega could see Yuuichirou
answering his paper rather enthusiastically, which was a good sign. He smiled
at his friend's progress.

...

Their next exam was mechanics. Yoichi bit on his pencil upon seeing that most
of the questions were difficult. He didn't need to know that Yuuichirou was
having a hard time with the way he groan in annoyance.

...

Their next exam was structural theories. No words could express how deadly this
subject was because all of his classmates, and Yuuichirou, were frowning and
scratching their heads in frustration.

...

Their next exams was hydraulics, followed by hydrology, then constructive
methods and materials. The examination week swiftly passed by until it was the
last day.

"Man, I'm spent..." Yuuichirou grumbled once he went out the classroom after
passing his papers to the proctor. "But, hey... We fucking survived, Yoichi!
Summer, here I come!"

Yoichi smiled as he clapped his hands. "Darn right."

"Ah, but Mika's exams end in the afternoon, and Shinoa and Mitsuba's are still
two hours away..."

"And Kimizuki-kun's exams end right about... now."

The bell rang, signalling the end of an examination period. Students began to
fill in the corridors, celebrating that the exams were finally over. It was
also at this time that Yoichi decided to leave.

"Yuu-kun, I'm sorry for this, but I need to go somewhere. I have an appointment
with my doctor today, you see...."

"Oh, really? Then, what are you waiting for? Go visit your doctor. I'll inform
the others about it." Yuuichirou smiled as he gave Yoichi a thumb up.

"Thank you, Yuu-kun. You're a life saver." The omega bowed gratefully to the
beta before leaving.

                                      ~~~


Yoichi reserved the most secluded place in the cafe upon entering. There
weren't that much people in the area which he was grateful for once he took a
seat. A waitress immediately went up to him to ask for his order with a smile.

"Uhm... A slice of strawberry tiramisu, a glass of water and a black coffee for
my friend, please."

"Right away, sir."

As the waitress left, the alpha Yoichi was expecting entered the cafe. The
omega raised a hand which Shihou noticed because he made a beeline to his table
and sat across Yoichi.

"Hey..." "Hey." They greeted at the same time which shocked the both of them
for a while.

"Um, so..." Yoichi awkwardly began. "Where should I start...?"

Shihou sat up straight in a business-like manner as he gave the omega a serious
face. "Well, first I would like to know why—"

"Here is your order, sir!" The waitress interrupted that made the alpha snap a
glare at her as she lay out the orders.

However, she didn't seemed to be bothered by it as she gave Yoichi a smile of
acknowledgement before leaving the two gentlemen alone. Shihou stared at the
piece of cake before Yoichi, and remembered that the person before him wasn't a
beta, but an omega.

And omegas love sweets either out of cravings or simply to help comfort them.

"Right..." Shihou murmured before looking at the omega straight on the eyes.
"Yoichi, why are you hiding the truth of your status?"

"... Well, if my status as an omega is further open to the public, I won't
exactly have much freedom like I do now, Kimizuki-kun." Yoichi sliced his cake.
"I wouldn't get the priviledge of going to college with you guys because the
maximum educational attainment of an omega is until high school."

The omega plopped a piece of the cake, chewed, and swallowed. "Once omegas
finish high school, they are immediately trained by the government to function
as breeders, servants, or any other jobs that require them to do nothing but
obey their alphas or betas for survival. I don't want my future to be like
that."

"Is that why you're pretending to be a beta?"

"Yes."

Shihou stirred his coffee aimlessly, his eyes not leaving Yoichi. "Then, why
are you working as a prostitute?"

"As I said before, Kimizuki-kun, the pay is high in those kind of jobs,
especially for omegas." Yoichi ate a strawberry. "I think you're aware that
omegas are pretty rare in this world since they're the only species capable of
giving birth besides beta females. Any one would be willing to pay loads of
cash just to mate with an omega."

The alpha raised a brow. "But, you're not pregnant, Yoichi."

"Because I don't want to." Yoichi paused before blushing. "Well... not yet, at
least."

"So, I'm guessing that you're using a type of contraception...?"

"Pills, Kimizuki-kun. Birth control pills."

Shihou's eyes widened. "With suppressants? Can your body handle it?"

"Well, I've been doing it for four years now, and I also visit my doctor
frequently for checkups." The omega gave a half-hearted laugh. "Besides... this
year will be my last, and then I'm home free."

"Is that so..." Shihou became silent as he sipped his coffee.

Even if he didn't show it, Yoichi could tell that the alpha wanted to know
something else, so he gave him an encouraging smile to continue. "Is there
something else you want to know, Kimizuki-kun?"

"Uhm..." Shihou averted his eyes away. "I don't know if I should ask since it's
quite personal."

"Oh... What is it?" Violet eyes look at him in surprise, asking if it was
really alright, so Yoichi coaxed him to continue with a smile. "Go on. It's
okay."

"Uh... It's about your debt. How much did your sister owe?"

"Hmm, if I remember correctly..." Yoichi hummed as he tapped a finger on the
table. "It's 544, 575, 000 yen..."

Shihou choked on his coffee, and coughed roughly as he fixed his breathing.
"That... That much?!"

"Yes, unfortunately. But with how I'm going, I only have 360,000 yen left to
pay."

"How about your living expenditures? You own an apartment, right?"

"Yes, and I save money by living in Nagoya Red every now and then, so my living
expenditures aren't that much of a problem."

"That includes food? Clothes? Medicines?"

Yoichi chuckled at how Shihou expressed his care. "Everything, Kimizuki-kun."

"Oh, that's good, then." The alpha sighed in relief, but then, a new question
came into his mind and he once again became serious. "But, Yoichi, how exactly
did your sister get that much debt in the first place?"

It was at this point of the conversation did Yoichi became tensed because he
answered Shihou thickly like he was being threatened. "... It's for my
schooling, Kimizuki-kun. You see, I wasn't in the right age to work yet during
that time, so my sister loaned money from an alpha in exchange for herself."

The alpha could sense that something was wrong with how the omega talked to
him, and he decided to stop him. "... Yoichi."

"But being the kid I am, I didn't understood what she meant when she said that
she needed to work in such late hours for the sake of letting the both of us
survive." The omega bit on his lips as his eyes glazed with tears. "She just...
smiled at me, and told me that it was her duty as the eldest sibling in the
family to raise me and ensure a future for me."

"Yoichi, stop..."

"I never knew, and I just blindly obeyed her, completely unaware what suffering
she had to go through just for me!"

"Yoichi—!" Shihou stood up and shook the omega's shoulders from across the
table. "Yoichi, stop. It's alright."

"No, it's not alright! Because of me, she...!" Yoichi hyperventilated as his
eyes widen in horror, whether about the past or the realization that he spilled
more information than he should, he didn't know. But what he knew was that he
slapped Shihou's hands away from him and ran away without looking back at the
alpha.

Shihou slowly went back to his seat with a shocked expression on his face. He
never seen Yoichi like that before. More than anything, the omega was always
smiling and optimistic every single day, and to see him look so broken was like
a huge eye opener for him.

"Fuck..." The alpha cursed as he covered his eyes with an arm with the
responsibility of Yoichi's breakdown weighing heavily on his shoulders.
Chapter End Notes
     The next chapter might be a bit dangerous.
***** Dancing with the Enemy *****
Chapter Summary
     Let's have a glimpse inside Nagoya Red.
Chapter Notes
     Uh... Have some trash, I guess?
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 7: Dancing with the Enemy

A day had pass by since that incident, and Yoichi felt like the biggest idiot
in the entire planet.

He thought he was ready, he really did, but then he knew he was beginning to
lose it when Shihou asked about his sister in a far more personal level in
their conversation. He had long tried to suppress the feeling of being
interrogated by someone dangerous whenever the topic of his sister came to
place. But for some reason, all that guilt and depression were slowly seeping
out of him, and they threaten to flood his mind again with a massive wave of
self hatred that he thought he numbed for years.

Yoichi knew by heart that his sister wanted him to move on, and live his life.
But, the question was how? How could he move on when he was the cause of his
sister being forced into labor at such a young age? How could he move on when
he was the reason why his sister had to dirty herself every night for his sake?
How could he move on when he—

'No, stop it...' Yoichi shook his head to stop the thoughts running on his
mind. 'Stop thinking, Yoichi. You'll only make it worse...'

As he was aimlessly sitting in his quarters in Nagoya Red in a lovely Friday
evening, a knock was heard on his door that was followed by a voice. "Tomoe-
chan, he is here tonight and he requested to be in the deluxe room with you."

Yoichi gulped as his body went stiff at the mere indirect mention of the man,
and his blood became cold. "Thank you, Chess-san. I'll be there in a few."

The 'he' that his beta colleague was referring to was an alpha who was one of
the deadliest drug lords in Japan, and a valuable customer of Nagoya Red.

And also the very person who his sister loaned her debt.

He clenched his hands as he took his pills and water before dressing up.

...

"I'm sorry I took a while, Master." Yoichi apologized as he opened the sliding
door of the deluxe room. "I'll humbly accept any punishment for such
tardiness."

"Hmm, there's no need for that. You're here, and that's all that matters." The
alpha smiled as he smoke on his pipe. "Do come in, Tomoe-chan... or should I
say Yoichi-chan?"

The omega closed the door behind him and he sat down before the alpha, his
robes spreading evenly on the floor. "I'm called Tomoe in this building. Please
don't refer me to any other name, Master."

"No, no. You shouldn't change your name for anything, Yoichi-chan. It would
lead to a huge identity crisis." The man lower his pipe on the table as he
neared Yoichi. "My, look at you. You have grown nicely since the last time I
saw you four years ago."

"I'm... pleased you feel that way, Master." Yoichi shivered when a cold hand
touched his cheek and tuck in a hair behind his ear.

"Well, Master may be pleased with your beautiful appearance, but he would be
happier if you address him in his name, dear omega."

The brunette gulped as the alpha's stared at him like a prey. "L... Lacus-sama,
I'm sorry. Please forgive me."

"Oh, I do forgive you, Yoichi-chan." The hand from his cheek lowered down to
his neck, two of his fingers sliding inside his garments. "Hmm, you may have
beauty like your sister, but do you have any of her pleasurable techniques?"

"... Maybe not, but I'll do my best to please you, Lacus-sama." The omega
fisted his sleeves as he said this.

Lacus hummed in mild acceptance. "Hah, both of you really are siblings. No
matter... If Tomoe-chan was good, then you're better... Probably."

With a nudge, he lowered Yoichi's robes and began to lick his neck, sampling
the skin on his tongue. Yoichi bit on his bottom lip as he feel Lacus beginning
to nip and kiss his shoulder and chest.

"Mm, you smell good, Yoichi-chan. It's a bit different from your sister, but
just as nice." The alpha complimented as his mouth became much bolder, biting
and littering the omega's honey skin with marks. "What a lovely little whore
you've become..."

Yoichi gasped when Lacus grabbed one of his wrist to give it a lick before
sinking his teeth on it, bruising the skin. The alpha then placed it on his
neck where his scent glands were as his scent infused itself with the wound and
marking the omega which horrified Yoichi.

"L-Lacus-sama—"

"Hush..." Lacus cooed as he raised Yoichi's wrist. "This mark will be serving
as a reminder for you, my dear omega. Once you paid off every last yen of your
sister's debt, you are to become mine until the day that you die."

"W-Why...?" The omega's voice quivered with the shock flowing into him. "Why
are you doing this?"

"If you must know, Yoichi-chan..." the alpha nuzzled on his wrist as he gave
him a smirk that made goosebumps on Yoichi's skin. "I've been pretty lonely
ever since Tomoe-chan had her... hospital issues, and no other beta females or
omegas could ever please me. It was sad, really. I was completely devastated
when I heard that she died, but then I also heard that you are taking her place
in paying the money that she owe me. You, her little brother, who she
sacrificed everything just to give a bright future. How ironic, yet touching at
the same time."

Yoichi visibly frowned. "... I don't belong to anyone, Lacus-sama."

"You don't... for the time being." The alpha reminded him as he lowered his
head down to give Yoichi's abdomen a kiss. "Keep this in mind, Yoichi-chan.
Once you fully paid your sister's debt, you'll become mine no matter what. If
you dare to escape from me, I will do whatever means I can to hunt you down
until you know your place by my side as my personal whore."

"—!!" Yoichi attempted to squirm away from Lacus only to have one of his legs
taken forcefully under him causing him to fall on the tatami mat with a yelp.

"Now, where do you think you're going, Yoichi-chan? We're just getting
started." Lacus said with a laugh as he give languid licks on Yoichi's leg. "We
don't have to rush since the night is still young, and I plan to use it to get
to know your body better. After all, you'll be the second one to have my kids."

The omega lay on the floor as the alpha's overwhelming scent render him
helpless and under the mercy of Lacus.

'Is this what was really in store for me from the start? To live as somebody's
child bearer?' Tears fall from his eyes as his weak body accepted the alpha
inside of him.
Chapter End Notes
     I'm sorry, my poor, smol cinnamon roll. *hides in a corner*
***** Let's Take A Break *****
Chapter Summary
     Yoichi got something out of his enemy.
     Warning: There's some trash in here.
Chapter Notes
     Well, I don't know what to say about this chapter... But I do know
     that there is fluff and shipping moments in the next! :)
     Thank you very much for those who gave me comments and kudos!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 8: Let's Take A Break

"Yoichi, what are you doing here?" Tomoe nearly shrieked when she saw her
brother inside the bar still wearing his middle school uniform. "You're
supposed to be at home. It's dangerous in here, especially now that you
presented as an omega."

"B-But Onee-chan, I'm so worried about you. You have been going out late at
night recently. What if something bad happens to you? What will I do?"

"Nothing bad will happen because I'm... meeting my boss here."

"Here?!" Yoichi made a look of disbelief and pure surprise. Who would be crazy
enough to meet their employee in a place like this?! Afraid, Yoichi tugged on
his sister's blouse in a rush. "C-Can't you reschedule or something? This place
is scary for a meeting that it doesn't feel right..."

"I can't, Yoichi. My boss owns this place."

"He what?!"

"—Ah, here he is." Tomoe silenced Yoichi as the crowd parted to make a way for
the owner of the bar. "Stay here, Yoichi. Once I'm out of sight, you have to
leave."

"What? Onee-chan, what—"

"Ah, if it isn't my favorite girl, Tomoe-chan." A voice cheerfully said as
Tomoe appeared before the man who owned said voice. "I see that you kept your
promise."

"I always stay true to my word, Lacus-sama. We have an agreement, after all."

'Agreement? What agreement?' Yoichi wondered as he eavesdropped the
conversation.

"Ah, yes, we do. However, let's not discuss it here. I have a room in this
place where we could talk more privately regarding this matter." The man, Lacus
Welt, offered a hand for Tomoe to take. "Shall we, Tomoe-chan?"

Yoichi's breaths were ragged as he rested his head on his folded arms that were
planted on the white tiles of the bathroom. The running water from the shower
trickled down on his heated skin as he gritted his teeth to prevent any sounds
from coming out of his mouth.

"Hm? Why so quiet all of a sudden, Yoichi-chan?" Lacus' voice asked on one of
his ear. "You were screaming and gasping underneath me hours ago. What makes
this any different, hm?"

The omega squeaked when he felt the fingers inside him curl and twist. He was
still sore from what happened last night, making the stretch a bit painful as
slick dripped down from his entrance like a waterfall. He trembled in shame as
he felt himself becoming aroused by the alpha that he had to bite his cheek or
tongue to help him focus.

No way in hell was Yoichi going to give in to this bastard.

As Lacus was having fun, his phone rang a tune by the sink indicating one
specific caller. He answered it with his free hand while his other was stuck in
the omega. "What's up, Rene? I'm pretty busy here."

"Lacus, you have a company and a staff meeting today. What the hell are you
still doing there?"

"Hm? Oh! I'm busy playing with my soon-to-be bitch. Why?"

"Idiot! Come here ASAP! I'm not taking 'no' for an answer since you were the
one that scheduled this! Take responsibility for your actions!"

Lacus clicked his tongue in annoyance. "Geez, fine! Fuck, I'm going!" He huffed
when he ended the call and released his fingers from Yoichi. "I'll take my
leave from here, but don't forget what I've promised you, Yoichi-chan."

Yoichi heard the alpha's footsteps in the floor and some clicks and zippers
until there was the sound of the sliding door opening and closing which
signalled Lacus' leave.

"He's gone... Finally." The brunette sighed in relief as he sagged down on the
bathroom floor, allowing the water to freely drench his body.

                                      ~~~


"A break, Mistress?" Yoichi asked after he took his bath. He now wore a
bathrobe with a towel hanging on his shoulders as he stared at his employer
with wide eyes.

"Yes, Tomoe." Horn confirmed as she blew a smoke from her pipe. "Welt-san was
very pleased with you last night and paid thousands. So to reward you, I'm
giving you a three week break starting today."

"Wow, that is... I don't know what to say..." The omega was feeling too much
happiness and excitement in his chest. "Thank you so much."

"Well, at least I know who works hard unlike somebody..." The mistress darted a
look on Chess beside her who sputtered.

"Wha—?! That's mean of you, Horn-sama!"

"Anyway, enjoy your break, Tomoe. I'll be seeing you soon." With a smile, Horn
turned to leave with Chess following her trail as Yoichi began to have thoughts
of texting his friends to inform them of the good news.

                                      ~~~


(To: Family (5 Recipients)
Guys! Great news! My boss told me that I have a three week break starting today
because I did a great job! Isn't awesome?!)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
Holy shit! Am I reading right?! O_O Dude, that's fucking awesome!)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
Congrats, Yoichi-san. :D)

(From: Mitsuba-san (SANGUU Mitsuba)
Congrats!)

(From: Mikaela-san (SHINDO Mikaela)
That's good. You deserve it, Yoichi.)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
We should do something! We could finally hang out like we used to be! FY! >:D)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
How about the beach? My family owns a resort there where we could stay. It's a
nice place and it fits perfectly into the summer feel. What do you say?)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
Hell yeah! The sun! The ocean! The sand!)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
The tension! The sweat! The heat! ͡° ͜ʖ ͡° )

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
What? /:( )

(From: Mitsuba-san (SANGUU Mitsuba)
What are those, Shinoa?)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
Tsk, I'm disappointed in you two. Summer isn't all about beaches and sunshine.
It is also about the romance that is likely to happen during our vacation.)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
Romance, huh? I didn't take you as the romantic type, Shinoa.)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
I'm not exactly a romantic, Yuu-san, but I do enjoy playing cupid for two
stubborn people. :3)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
Why do I have this feeling that you're referring to me...? =_=)

(From: Mitsuba-san (SANGUU Mitsuba)
Anyway, Shinoa. Rendezvous?)

(From: Shinoa (HIIRAGI Shinoa)
How about... we meet up in the lobby of Chubu Centrair International Airport
at... 10:30 AM tomorrow? I think that's enough time for everyone to have decent
sleeping hours.)

(From: Yuu-kun (AMANE Yuuichirou)
Sweet! I can't wait! XD)

Yoichi smiled as he read the messages before saying his good byes. He couldn't
wait for tomorrow where he could finally spend quality time with his friends.

It had been too long since he had felt this much freedom, and he intend to use
it to make up for lost time. However, he was sad that a pink haired alpha
didn't send a single message in their group chat.
Chapter End Notes
     Yay! A summer chapter with the Shinoa squad! :)
     I'm going to give a cookie to anyone who guesses their seating
     arrangements in the plane right.
***** Onto the Skies *****
Chapter Summary
     Mikaela and Yoichi... together???
Chapter Notes
     So this is not really the beach chapter I was intending to, so I'm
     postponing that to the next chapter. :)
     Yay! Thanks for the comments and kudos!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 9: Onto the Skies

It took a long while for Yoichi to be in the airport with rush hour going on.
After missing two buses that morning, he finally made it to the airport
entrance in the third bus. He worriedly checked his watch before sighing in
relief that he was thirty minutes early than the designated time.

He dragged his luggage with him as he entered the airport lobby, looking around
to see anyone he was familiar with. However, his eyes immediately zoned on to
someone leaning back on the center pillar holding the clock.

"... Kimizuki-kun?" Yoichi uttered the alpha's name with wide eyes as he felt a
strange wave of joy hit him upon seeing Shihou, but he didn't show it on his
face.

"Yoichi...?" Shihou leaned away from the pillar as the omega approached him
with an apology ready on his lips.

"Uhm, about the cafe—"
"Listen, about the cafe—"

They both paused at the same time before opening their mouths.

"I'm sorry I ran away without explaining."
"I'm sorry I pushed you too hard."

Yoichi was taken aback. The omega should be the one apologizing for freaking
out since Shihou didn't do anything wrong... although he was starting to have
butterflies in his stomach when the alpha expressed his concern.

"No, you don't need to apologize, Kimizuki-kun. I was in the wrong." He shook
his head in disagreement as his face flushed a bit. "I... I thought I was
ready, but then I started to lose it, a-and my mind started messing my thoughts
up—"

"Yoichi, it's fine." Shihou cut him off by placing a hand on the omega's
shoulder. "I knew that it might be hard for you to open these things up to
somebody else. I could've stopped it."

"But I want to, Kimizuki-kun. I wanted to... for so long." Yoichi murmured as
Shihou removed his hand.

"Yoichi..."

"—Hey, guys!" The alpha and omega turned to see Yuuichirou waving at them while
Mikaela, Shinoa and Mitsuba followed behind. "You two are early. Did something
good happened?"

"Huh? N-No, Yuu-kun. I just want to be on time, that's all." Yoichi defended
while waving a hand.

Shihou clinked his glasses with a smirk on his lips. "Being early than the
designated time is part of being disciplined; something which you scarcely
observe, Yuu."

"What did you say, telephone pole?!" Yuuichirou's waving hand instantly
transformed into a fist as he stomped over to the both of them. "You want to
brawl with me?! Okay! Come at me! Let's do it right here, right now!"

"Yuu-chan, stop." Mikaela wearily called out as he pulled on the hood of
Yuuichirou's jacket. "We're in public. At least show some decency in here."

"But Mika—"

"No buts." The alpha interrupted condescendingly. "If you end up having a fist
fight with Kimizuki in here where all of Nagoya could see, then I'll force you
to stay inside of the walls of your house."

Yuuichirou sputtered. "Eh?! Are you saying that you'll drag me back to my house
just because I wanted to defend myself from an insult?!"

"I only said that you couldn't do it here in the airport, Yuu-chan."

"Oh... So are you saying that I can kick his ass when we are not in the
airport, is that it?" Mikaela nodded. "Alright! Watch yourself, Kimizuki! I'm
going to beat you later in the beach for that!"

"Hah! You wish, idiot."

"Ahaha... Please stop, the both of you..." Yoichi begged lightheartedly as he
tried easing the two.

"Well, don't mind them, Yoichi-san." Shinoa gave the brunette a mischievous
wink as she neared them. "Because I got an idea."

...

After sending their luggages into the counter and booking in, Shinoa somehow
managed to mix up their tickets as she handed them over to the gang.

"Hey, Shinoa! Why the hell did you hand me over Yoichi's ticket?!" Yuuichirou
complained as he waved the ticket.

"Oh? Yuu-san doesn't like the window seat?" Shinoa feigned a look of shock.
"That's the first time I ever heard someone not liking to sit next to the
window!"

"Of course I like sitting next to the window! I'm just asking why the hell do I
have Yoichi's ticket?!"

"To spice things up." Shinoa answered instantly with one of her stupid smiles
that made Yuuichirou want to punch her in the face if Mikaela wasn't holding
him back. "Hah, Yuu-san... You really don't know how to have fun."

"I know how to have fun, Shinoa. But not your kind of fun." The raven growled
at her with a matching glare. "If I'm going on a trip with you next time, I'm
not going to let you mix up the tickets just for you to have 'fun'. What if we
happen to sit next to a weirdo?!"

Shinoa pouted. "Kill joy..."

                                      ~~~
If looks could kill, then Shinoa would have been dead by now with how much
Yuuichirou was glaring at her as she took her seat beside him. The raven beta
was radiating a dangerous aura to Shinoa, who remained oblivious to his killing
intend that Yoichi could only smile uncomfortably from a far.
"He'll get over it. He doesn't stay mad like that all the time unless it's
serious." Yoichi gave a glance to Mikaela sitting beside him with his
headphones partially on his ears. "It's part of Yuu-chan's nature."
The omega hummed in agreement. "Yuu-kun is a kind person, after all. He just
doesn't show it because it embarrasses him."
"Yes... Yuu-chan doesn't know how to express his feelings well because he wants
to put up a front to act tough, but other that, he's a really nice guy." The
alpha smiled fondly as he lowered his headphones down on his shoulders.
"Right?" Yoichi happily agreed which made Mikaela chuckle. "But despite the
tough front, Yuu-kun, himself, is a strong person because he doesn't back down
without a fight."
"I agree." Mikaela nodded as he gave Yoichi a smile. "Because Yuu-chan doesn't
take shit for anyone."
They both of them shared some laughs as a flight attendant came in their way
with a trolley of refreshments. "Good morning, sirs. Are you in need of
refreshments before take off?"
"Two cups of water, please." Mikaela ordered since he was the one sitting near
the alleyway.
"Here you go, sirs. Enjoy your flight!" The attendant handed the blond two cups
of water with a smile before she moving the trolley to the next row.
"Here you go." Mikaela handed a cup to Yoichi. "I thought you might be
thirsty."
Now that the omega thought of it, he felt a bit parched ever since he came in
the airplane and he didn't noticed it until now. Grateful, he took the cup from
Mikaela's hand with a smile. "Thank you, Mikaela-san. I didn't realize I was
kind of dried up there."
"Don't mention it."
As they both drank, Shihou was quietly staring at the both of them on his
angle, unaware of the tinge of jealousy hitting him.
Chapter End Notes
     The next one is the beach, I swear!
***** Love Like No Other *****
Chapter Summary
     Let's see the POV of Shinoa and Mitsuba.
     Warning: Cheese
Chapter Notes
     I'm sorry... My mind and hands just coordinated by themselves and
     made this... Ahaha... *sweats*
     And, erm... excuse me for making Shinoa a bit out of character here.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 10: Love Like No Other

After sitting for approximately an hour in the airplane and another hour in the
Hiiragi family limousine, the gang arrived in a place named Okinawa Holly
Resort at lunch time. When the limousine parked in the area, Yuuichirou was the
one who got out first with a shit eating grin on his face as his eyes sparkled
in excitement.

"We're here!! We're finally here!!"

"Wait, Yuu-chan! You forgot your luggage!" Mikaela called out as the beta
started going further and further away from the car.

"Oh! Uh... Could you take care of that one for me, Mika? I'm going to explore!"

"Wai—! Yuu-chan!" the blond cried out before sighing tiredly when Yuuichirou
stubbornly went inside and disappeared from view. "Really..."

"Uhm, don't worry much about it. I'm sure we'll catch up to him soon." Yoichi
reassured with a small smile. "In the meantime, let's settle our luggage first
inside before eating lunch."

"Hmm, good idea." Mikaela nodded. "Fine. Let's get this over with."

"Ah, about your headphones, Mikaela-san... I was suppose to give it back to you
when we landed. I guess I forgot..." Yoichi presented the alpha his headphones.
"I'm sorry."

Mikaela stared at the object for while before shaking his head. "It's fine,
Yoichi. You can give it back to me later when you don't need it anymore."

"Eh? Are you sure?"

"Yes." the alpha nodded with a smile as he rubbed the omega's head. "Use it as
much as you like, Yoichi. I won't be mad at you just because you like listening
to music with it."

Yoichi blushed before nodding slowly as he followed Mikaela's lead with his own
luggage. While Mikaela and Yoichi were talking, Shihou had been staring at them
with a crease on his face. He didn't know he was staring at them for too long
until he heard Shinoa's chuckle.

"What's this? Are you perhaps jealous that Yoichi and Mikaela are talking to
each other, Kimizuki-san?" She asked with a hand on her chin. "I didn't see you
stare like that at anyone before. I wonder why... Could it be that... the
romance of summer is finally starting?!"

Shihou scoffed as he remove his luggage from the back of the limousine. "Fuck
off, Shinoa. You're imagining things."

"Am I?" Shinoa countered. "We've been friends ever since senior high school, so
I'm bound to know if something is amiss. You have to be careful before you
worry anyone, Kimizuki-san."

'Huh, I wonder if she knows something about Yoichi's lifestyle...' Shihou
thought as he pretended to be unaffected by what the beta said. "Whatever.
Let's just go inside. It's getting hot."

He didn't want to admit it, but he was getting pretty evasive right there and
he knew that it wasn't like him to act that way. If Shinoa or anyone would find
out about it, they wouldn't stop nagging him.

He was just lucky that the beta got out of his hair with a warning.

...

"Welcome, Shinoa-sama." The servants greeted Shinoa with their heads bowed low.
"We have been expecting you and your friends, and so we have prepared
everything to accomodate anyone's needs during the whole duration of your
stay."

"Perfect. Thank you all for your hard work!" Shinoa complimented with a thumbs
up. "Well then, please prepare lunch for us. We had a long trip going here and
I'm sure that some of us are famished."

"Very well, Mistress."

Immediately, the servants left to prepare lunch in a huge, lady Suzanne table.
As Shinoa watched then work, Mitsuba came by her side with a raised brow of
interest.

"'Famished', Shinoa? Nobody uses that word anymore."

"Hm, what if I want to? No one's stopping me." Shinoa grinned at her as she
mocked a high status woman. "Besides, the word 'hungry' is too common for my
taste, Mii-chan."

"Oh, you..." The blond giggled as the beta beside her pretended to smoke a
invisible pipe. "Stop that. You also use that word too, you know."

"Hmhm, sharp as ever. As expected of my Mii-chan."

Mitsuba blushed brightly as Shinoa complimented her so out in the open with the
servants. It was relief that the others weren't there with them.

"S-Shinoa! Don't say that out loud!"

"Why?"

"You know why!"

"Hm..." Shinoa hummed as she leaned close to Mitsuba's space who averted her
eyes away with her face red. "Are you embarrassed, Mii-chan?"

"Isn't obvious?" The blond mumbled as she hesitantly glanced down on the
lavender haired beta.

"Well, don't be." Shinoa cooed as she looped an arm around Mitsuba's arm.
"Because I'm happy when you're around, and more so now that we both are... in a
relationship. I'm just wondering when are we going to tell them..."

"I'm not sure, Shinoa." Mitsuba said with a solemn look. "What if both of our
parents don't approve? Then what? We can't run away when both of our families
have everything in their arsenal to hunt us down."

Shinoa hummed as she slowly led Mitsuba outside where it was safe from the ears
of the servants. "Then, Mii-chan, if that time comes, would you be willing to
die for me? Because I'm willing to die for you."

"Shinoa, death can't always be the answer for everything. Can't you see? It's
pointless."

"It's never pointless." Shinoa firmly stated as she smiled genuinely at
Mitsuba. "Everything I do with you is never pointless, Mii-chan. Ever since you
confessed your feelings to me on that day in that classroom, every moment I
share with you is a beautiful memory that I keep in here." The beta pointed at
her chest where her heart was for emphasis. "That's why the thought of dying
with you... for you is appealling to me because I know that the feelings I
share with you isn't a lie."

They stare at each other for a while before Shinoa uttered four words that took
Mitsuba's breath away like on the day she confessed.

"I love you, Mitsuba."

The blond didn't need any other incentive as she leaned down to kiss her
girlfriend on her lips, reciprocating her feelings.
Chapter End Notes
     The next one will be the beach, I swear this time! It will!!
***** Sunshine and Sand *****
Chapter Summary
     Let's play some beach volleyball and bury people in the sand.
Chapter Notes
     Yes! Finally! The beach chapter!!! :)
     I'm so happy! *cries tears of joy*
     And woah! 1000+ hits?! :D
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Chapter 11: Sunshine and Sand

"Oh, yeah! This is the life!!" Yuuichirou screamed as he bared his body proudly
under the sun. He was currently wearing his black swimming trunks and green
slippers as he looked over to the sea with his black sunglasses. "Now this is
what I call summer. There's the sea, the sand, the sun, everything!"

"Yuu-chan, get back here or you'll get sunburned." Mikaela said as he settled
the beach umbrella in a particular spot on the sand near Yuuichirou. "Guren-san
said that you get sunburned pretty easily if you get exposed under the sun for
too long."

"You have my lotion, right?" The raven pushed his sunglasses up to give Mikaela
a smile. "Will you place some on my back when I'm done with my front?"

"Uh... Sure?" The alpha's face became warm, and he was sure that his face was
in a shade of red. He was so thankful that the umbrella was dark enough to hide
his blush as he whacked his head to erase any indecent thought forming in his
mind.

“Sweet, thanks, Mika. I'll be right over." Yuuichirou grinned as he hooked his
sunglasses at his trunks, completely unaware of Mikaela staring at him.

Blue eyes scanned over the beta's lean body, noting how fit Yuuichirou was.
Guren must have whipped the boy into shape ever since his adoption into the
Ichinose family with the dojo and what not. He was shamelessly checking his
best friend out that he didn't hear his name being called until a wave of hand
blocked his vision.

"Mika, are you alright? You're staring into space..."

'Shit. Was I caught?' Mikaela blinked as he threw the bottle of lotion into his
other hand, and laughed sheepishly. "I'm just... admiring the view, Yuu-chan.
It's beautiful."

"Isn't?" The beta agreed wholeheartedly while Mikaela sag his shoulders in
relief. "We should take lots of pictures, but first... sunscreen me."

With a sigh, Yuuichirou flopped down on the spread out blanket on his stomach
so his back was exposed to Mikaela who stared at it as he knelt down beside
him.

'Yuu-chan's back...' His eyes looked at his shoulder blades to his spine then
to his back side where he was sure he would see the beta's ass if he dared to
lift those swimming trunks. He gasped when he realized that he was beginning to
think of things beyond his territory and he shook his head with a small blush
on his face. 'Get a grip, Mikaela. It's not like he'll return your feelings
when he only thinks of you as a brother...'

"Mika...?" Yuuichirou glanced over at him with a puzzled look. "Aren't you
going to put me lotion?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah..." The alpha chuckled lightly as he squirted some in his palm
before rubbing. "Sorry. I might be a little out of it today."

"So I've noticed..." The raven agreed before mewling softly when Mikaela
thumbed his shoulder blades, massaging his muscles. "What's wrong? You don't
usually become bothered unless it's something—ngh—important..."

"No, it's nothing. Don't worry about it, Yuu-chan."

"Hn, I'll find out about it in due time. You can't hide anything from me,
Mika." Yuuichirou grinned slyly on his folded arms as Mikaela applied some more
lotion on his back.

"Oh?" The alpha arched a brow at the challenge, the heel of his hand applying a
bit of pressure on the beta's lower back. "Are you sure about that? I'm pretty
good at hiding things from you, Yuu-chan."

"Mm... Maybe, but you'll never know. I have a few tricks up my sleeves, after
all—Oh! That's good, Mika." The beta hummed pleasantly when Mikaela knead his
skin. "Huh, since when did you know how to massage?"

"Just now..." He breathed dangerously close to his ear that made Yuuichirou
yelp a bit.

"Mika—?!"

"—Oh, so that's where the two of you were!" A voice interrupted them that made
Mikaela gasp sharply and retracted his face away from Yuuichirou.

"Shinoa..."

"Was I interrupting something?" The beta grinned suggestively as she saw how
flushed Mikaela was.

"No, you didn't!" Yuuichirou answered as he sat up while crossing his arms with
the most annoyed expression ever. "About freaking time you got here. What took
you so long?"

"Well, Mii-chan was having a hard time picking a swimsuit. I mean, I told her
to pack one, but she has like dozens of them in her luggages." Shinoa gossiped
while making actions with her hands. "She has too much, it could fit a
wardrobe!"

"You little pipsqueak!" A hand gripped on Shinoa's head like a vice while
Mitsuba blushed in embarrassment. "Don't go around telling people what I pack
in my luggage!"

"Ehehe... Oops..."

"Now, now, Mitsuba-san..." Yoichi came in with a smile. "I'm sure Shinoa-san
doesn't mean to do that, right?"

"Yoichi-san, my savior!" Shinoa clasped her hands together in hope from
Mitsuba's grip, only to have it replace with a stunned look. "Huh? Yoichi-san,
you're not going to swim?"

Yoichi looked down at his attire and gave Shinoa a small smile. "Maybe, but
I'll stroll around. I'm not really fond of swimming, after all..."

The four of them hummed in understanding at what Yoichi meant because he nearly
drowned due to cramps during freshman year in high school, causing the brunette
to be traumatized by the water ever since.

"Well, if you're not going to swim..." A voice added as Yoichi felt something
round on top of his head that was held in place by someone tall. "Then, let's
play some beach volleyball. The punishment for the loser team gets to be buried
in the sand by the winner team."

"Oh! Really?! Awesome!" Yuuichirou shot up excitedly. "Alright! I'm going to
settle a score with you in the air hockey and for the insult this morning,
Kimizuki."

Shihou smirked. "Hmph. Just pray that you won't lose to me, stupid Yuu."

...

The teams were divided by pick up sticks with Mitsuba, Mikaela and Shihou in
one team while Shinoa, Yuuichirou and Yoichi in the other. Despite having two
alphas in the team, Mitsuba was bit weary since Shihou and Mikaela were glaring
at each other every now and then whenever they start being competitive. Yoichi
would usually back up Yuuichirou and Shinoa whenever the ball would reach too
high given with how keen his eyesight was.

It was nice and energetic until everything began to become too serious to the
point where they would shout and curse at each other.

Yuuichirou always shout out a curse when Shihou would block his spikes. Shinoa
would puff her cheeks in frustration whenever she couldn't serve the ball over
the net. Mitsuba and Mikaela would occasionally bump into each other whenever
the ball would come down from the sky. Yoichi, on the other hand, just plays
the game like any other without much comment and he would chuckle sometimes
with how ridiculous everything was becoming.

The game was over in the third set with Shihou's team losing by a point, and
Yuuichirou already had a shovel at hand after they declared the winner,
enthusiastically ready to bury the pink haired alpha in the sand.

But, of course, Shihou was saved by Yoichi who volunteered to bury the alpha
since Mikaela was radiating a rather displeasing aura if Yuuichirou wasn't the
one burying the blond.

So, with a lot of digging and gathering sand, Shihou was buried nicely with his
head as the only part of his body free from the sand. Yoichi laughed at his
finished work while the alpha looked unhappy as he lay there.

"May you find your happiness, Shihou Kimizuki." The omega said with a deep
voice as if there was someone who actually died.

"That's not funny, Yoichi." Shihou scolded as he glared at him. "Ugh, this is
really uncomfortable. I'm having sand inside my trunks."

"Well, you're the one who dictated the punishment, so..." Yoichi shrugged and
cupped his own face. "You reap what you sow."

"I know. It's only fair." The alpha sighed as he stared at the sky before
glancing at the omega. It was then that he noticed a red mark on Yoichi's left
wrist. "Yoichi, what happened to your wrist?"

"Huh? Oh..." The omega gasped and instantly hid his wrist. "I injured myself.
It's no big deal. It'll heal."

"You sure? You're an omega, and your wrists are like one of the points in your
body where your scent glands are. If you damage it, it might cause your scent
to leak out." The alpha sniffed in the air to test, but he didn't smell
anything from Yoichi except this small hint of arabian spices. "Are you...
wearing your collar, Yoichi?"

"Yeah. I always do whenever I'm with you guys."

"Strange... I thought I smelled something on you."

The omega tensed as he felt his heart beating slowly. Thanks to his collar, it
wasn't obvious that he was panicking as he tried to appear oblivious to the
alpha. 'Did he smelled the scent of Lacus on me?!'

"Hmm, it must be my imagination..." Shihou mumbled which made Yoichi sigh in
relief.

The last thing he needed was to make the other alpha agitated with the scent of
another alpha on him.
Chapter End Notes
     The next one is probably a bit dangerous... Probably.
***** Underneath the Darkness *****
Chapter Summary
     Yoichi realized something.
Chapter Notes
     I unfortunately could make only one chapter today because of shit
     stuff happening, but wooh! My mind and hands once again coordinated
     something to make this. *sighs*
     But anyway, thank you all for the comments and kudos. :)
     They're highly appreciated!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 12: Underneath the Darkness

After the gang had their fun of burying the loser team in the sand, the sun had
already began to set, indicating that the day was over and that they had to go
back inside. After showering and changing into a set of comfortable clothes,
the gang was gathered around the dining table waiting for dinner to approach
with Shinoa labeling six sticks with a pentel pen.

“What’s with the sticks, Shinoa?” Yuuichirou asked curiously as his eyes look
down at the numbered sticks.

“The chef told me that dinner will be served a bit later than usual, so I
thought that we might as well play a game to pass the time.” She suggested as
she finished labeling the last stick. “I’m sure you’ll like it since you
proclaimed that you have awesome luck, Yuu-san.”

“Oh? What kind of game?”

A toothy smile appeared on Shinoa’s face as she presented the sticks to them.
“Ladies and gentlemen, our game for tonight is the ever famous King’s Game,
where the person who gets the stick with the letter ‘K’ on it orders any person
with his/her desired number to do something! There’s no escaping in this game
for the king’s orders are absolute!” She held the sticks out for them to
randomly pick. “Let us begin, shall we?”

Slowly, each of them took a stick in bewilderment, hoping that one of them
would take the ‘King’ stick. “Oh, it looks like I’m the king.” Mikaela spoke up
as he stared into the stick with the ‘K’ label on it.

Shinoa giggled. “Alright, Mikaela-san, what are your orders?”

The alpha hummed in thought as he stared at the other occupants around the
table. “I order… number 2 to propose to number 4.”

“I’m number 4…!” Mitsuba called out as she waved her stick with a smile. “Who
is number 2, though?”

Without warning, Shihou stood up and round the table so that he was beside the
blond. He didn’t say anything as he knelt down with one knee, looking so into
the moment as he stared up to the blond beta who was blushing so hard that it
reached her ears. “Mitsuba…” The alpha started slowly as Mitsuba’s eyes widen.
“… Will you stop blushing? It’s distracting to look at.”

Yuuichirou suddenly burst into laughter, slapping the table as Mitsuba looked
so lost at what Shihou said. “Oh, shit! This is golden!”

“Argh! Shut up, idiot Yuu!” The blond beta growled as the pink haired alpha
returned to his seat. “Just you wait when I get the ‘King’ stick…!”

…

“Uhm… I’m the king.” Yoichi shyly announced, holding up the ‘K’ stick. “Uh… Um…
I-I order number 1 and number 3 to… uh… hug each other?”

“Hmhm, I’m number 3.” Shinoa said as she showed her stick. “Who is the lucky
person that gets a hug from me?”

“Me…” Mikaela raised a hand while showing his numbered stick. “I’m number 1.”

Shinoa smiled as she stood up and made a sort of grabby motion towards the
blond alpha who also stood up. They hugged each other, but the lavender beta
seemed to grip Mikaela a bit too tight that made the alpha pat at her back to
give her the message.

…

“I’m the king!” Shinoa proudly declared which brought dread to everyone’s
faces. “And I order number 5 to bridal carry number 2!”

“I’m number 2—Oh!” Yoichi was cut off when Yuuichirou lifted him up from his
seat, carrying Yoichi like a woman in his arms. “Y-Yuu-kun, you’re number 5?!”

“Yeah, unfortunately…” The raven sighed as he held the omega firmly which made
Yoichi blush. “Hey, Shinoa, how long do I have to carry Yoichi?”

“After… this.” A flash made Yuuichirou and Yoichi blink and they both realized
that Shinoa just took a picture of them with her phone. “Hehe… Got you!”

“Shinoa—!!” Yuuichirou suddenly lifted Yoichi up like he was about to throw him
at the beta. “Delete that photo right now!”

“Ah! Yuu-kun, put me down! Please!” The omega wailed as his body grew tense,
stressing him with panic.

Shihou’s eyes widened and he instinctually got up from his seat to take Yoichi
from Yuuichirou if ever the beta planned to toss him to Shinoa for the prank,
but he didn’t because the raven suddenly lowered his arms. “Ah, sorry, Yoichi…
My bad…” Yuuichirou apologized as he let Yoichi stand up.

“That’s… okay…” The omega reassured him with a smile, yet his body was
trembling from fright. ‘Calm down, hormones… Yuu-kun didn’t mean it. He didn’t
mean it.’

“Um, okay…” The raven gave Yoichi a smile yet he felt uncertain if the other
really felt alright as they took their seats.

…

“Wow, talk about saving the best for last!” Yuuichirou squealed as he held the
‘King’ stick high. “I’m the king!”

Shinoa clapped her hands cynically with a smile. “Oh, great Yuu-san, what are
your orders?”

“Hmm… Then, I order… number 2 to talk to me in a different language.”

Mikaela gave Yuuichirou a smirk as he showed him his number. “How convenient,
Yuu-chan.”

“Oh, no! No! You’re too damn easy, Mika!” The raven sputtered in aggravation
upon realizing what the alpha deviously meant. “I want you to use any language,
but Russian—“

“Ya tebya lyublyu, Yuu-chan. (I love you, Yuu-chan.)” The blond said to him
directly in the face with his eyes shining with something that Yuuichirou
couldn’t put a finger on. Mikaela smiled when the other remained clueless and
he continued. “Ya na samom dele chuvstvoval sebya takim obrazom o vas v
techeniye ochen' dolgogo vremeni , no ya boyus' , potomu chto vy mogli by
dumat' nepravil'no menya... (I actually felt this way about you for a very long
time, but I’m scared because you might think wrongly of me…)”

“O-Okay, stop…” The beta uttered as his cheeks slowly flamed. “Idiot… The first
one was fine. You don’t have to make it longer…”

Mikaela chuckled as one of the servants announced that dinner was ready.

…

After eating dinner and watching a movie marathon of Jaws, they decided to call
it a night. The six of them were given three rooms, meaning two occupants in
each room: Shinoa with Mitsuba, Mikaela with Yuuichirou and Shihou with Yoichi.
Yoichi was glad that Shihou was his roommate, but… they have problems.

The first one was that Yoichi technically slept on the ground surrounded by
anything soft such as pillows, blankets and cushions which made a nest in the
process. The second one was that Shihou’s presence and scent would easily
disturb the omega since they didn’t mate nor did anything intimate for that
matter, and besides, an omega’s nest was like their comfort zone and were
basically off-limits for alphas. The last one was, well… urges, but that was
the least important one.

Shihou had been sitting on the bed for a while as he stared at Yoichi fidgeting
on the other bed. He was still sane for the time being since the omega didn’t
release his collar yet as they both lay out the typical, basic stuff that came
with their different statuses. There was no doubt that Yoichi wanted the room
all to himself because there was already a small pile of pillows and cushions
on the floor when Shihou came out from the bathroom after his shower.

With a sigh, he stood up and walked to the door. “Okay... You take the room
while I sleep on the couch tonight.”

“Eh?” Yoichi stood up as well, fretting. “Are you sure? I-If I’m that much of a
hindrance, I could always wear my collar for the night, you know… That way, you
don’t have to... take the couch or anything.”

The alpha gave him a smile as he took the door knob. “It’s fine. You shouldn’t
deny your needs just for my sake, Yoichi. Besides, I bet you sleep without your
collar on, right?”

Yoichi looked down with a guilty expression. He couldn’t deny the fact that he
does remove his collar when he slept. The thing was suffocating to wear as well
as itchy. “I’m sorry…”

“Don’t be. It’s alright.” Shihou reassured the omega as he rub soft brown
locks, lingering for a bit before letting his hand fall slack beside him. “…
Good night, Yoichi.”

“Good night…”

With a nod, the alpha left the room with a soft click.

…

Yoichi sighed tiredly for the umpteenth time, unable to sleep properly even if
there wasn’t a presence or scent of anyone in the room. He stared up on the
dark ceiling and wondered why he couldn’t sleep. He then noticed this strange
tang of an ache like he was missing someone, but who? The only one who he had
more contact with was… Shihou.

“Kimizuki-kun…” The omega whispered softly, and his instincts made a tinge of
reaction by the name, almost like he was craving for him.

This was the first time he responded like that. For a long time, his body had
been used by different kinds of alphas that he thought that his desire for one
specific alpha had disappeared, but for him to feel this way towards his friend
sent a spark of something running down his spine. He furrowed his brows as he
began to feel agitated and uncomfortable in the room. With a huff, he swaddled
a blanket and left the room to find the source of his sudden yearning.

It didn’t take him a while to find Shihou sleeping soundly on the couch like he
said he would. The moment he saw him, Yoichi then had this crazy need to run
over and hug the alpha like a pillow, but he stopped himself in favor of
letting Shihou sleep peacefully, unaware of the omega’s presence as he walked
closer to him. With his collar now gone, Yoichi could smell Shihou’s scent
tenfold and it made his mouth water and his eyes blow at how utterly arousing
it was.

However, the omega gasped when he realized what he was doing and berate
himself. “What am I doing…? This is very unbecoming…”

He sighed, but his olive green eyes glanced down at the alpha. Despite scolding
himself earlier, he felt something beckoning him to sit down as he cautiously
cupped Shihou’s face with one hand while staring at his face. Rubbing soft
circles on the skin, Yoichi became captivated by the serene look on the alpha
without his glasses. Shihou looked so young and handsome like this under the
dim light of the moon that it made the omega’s heart beat in a bizarre pattern.

Yoichi knew he shouldn’t feel like this. He stripped off of that right ever
since he sold his body to be toyed with for money. He knew that, and yet he
couldn’t help himself as he slowly bend forward to Shihou’s face with his
breaths ghosting the alpha’s skin and his lips mere inches away from the other.

And at that moment, Yoichi knew that he had fallen in love with the alpha.
Chapter End Notes
     ... Are you ready for the next one?
     P.S.: Yay for Russian!Mikaela. :)
***** First Name Request *****
Chapter Summary
     Have a chapter of KimiYoi and Yuuichirou getting his revenge.
Chapter Notes
     So! FLUFF!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 13: First Name Request

When Shihou woke up in the morning, the first thing he noticed was this
enticing smell that made his alpha instincts go haywire. He sat up and
immediately saw a blanket draped over him that was radiating that sweet scent,
knowing exactly who was present in the room during his sleep.

"Yoichi..." He sighed as he wore back his eyeglasses.

"G-Good morning, Kimizuki-kun..." A voice greeted him, causing the alpha to
pause before turning his head to see Yoichi standing there wearing a hoodie and
slacks with a mug on his hands. It seemed he also wore his collar because his
scent was faint. "Um... Do you want... some coffee?"

Shihou blinked as he noted how shy the omega was acting with his soft voice and
pink blush. It was... pretty cute to see and the alpha resisted the urge to
smile like an idiot because that was so uncharacteristic of him.

He cleared his throat while clinking his eyeglasses. "Yeah, but I'm making it."

"Oh..." Yoichi's face drooped in disappointment, yet he tried to sound cheery
like he use to be. "S-Sure... No problem..."

Shihou hummed before he stood up with the blanket at hand. He gave the omega a
look of confusion as he showed him the fabric. "Yoichi... About this..."

"Ah, that..." The brunette's face turned a darker shade of red, avoiding
Shihou's gaze by looking down on the floor. "I... I was worried since you
didn't take a blanket with you last night, s-so I brought that when you were...
asleep..."

The alpha could feel a blush on his cheeks at Yoichi's thoughtfulness, but then
he felt a twitch when he realized that the omega just admitted that he saw him
sleeping. He didn't know if he should feel embarrassed or disgusted that
someone else, other than his sister, saw him in a very defenseless state. But
since it was Yoichi, he felt... calm which was strange. Was he feeling this way
because of the omega's scent?

"I see. Thank you..." He said while rubbing his nape. "Although... You should
hide this before the others notice."

"I will." Yoichi smiled as he approached Shihou and took the blanket from him.
"Although... I want to eat a snack."

"Return this to your room first, then we'll eat some snacks."

The omega could've sworn his neck snapped with how fast he sharply turned his
head to face Shihou with wide eyes. "We?"

"You and me. Who else was I referring to?" The alpha raised a brow, completely
oblivious to Yoichi's newly found love for him.

"Ah, n-nothing! Nothing!" The omega laughed sheepishly as he turned to his heel
to return the blanket. "I'll be back in a minute."

Violet eyes quietly watched Yoichi disappear into the room, scratching his head
a bit at his weird behavior.

...

"How's Mirai, Kimizuki-kun?" Yoichi asked as he and Shihou settled on one of
the umbrella tables outside. One of the servants gave them a basket of brownies
and two pitchers that contains coffee and hot chocolate in case they want a
refill. "Is she doing well?"

"She's good. I was pretty reluctant to leave her during my stay here. But did
you know what she said?"

"What?"

"'Onii-chan, you need to socialize with your friends more. You can't keep on
watching over me forever. How can I learn to live independently when you're
around? Go, shoo!'" Shihou imitated his sister with matching hand movements
that made Yoichi laugh. "Haah, seriously... I'm starting to wonder if I raised
her right with how mildly rebellious she's acting..."

"You're doing fine, Kimizuki-kun." The omega reassured after taking a sip of
his hot chocolate. "It just means that Mirai wants to learn to live by herself.
No harm done. She's a growing lady, after all."

"Yes, but her asthma worries me a lot. She was hospitalized when she had an
attack last month." The alpha looked far away towards the ocean as the sun
slowly began to shine brightly.

"I see..." They both became silent before Yoichi spoke up. "Um... Kimizuki-kun,
I have a... er... a request that I want to ask you."

Shihou turned his attention to Yoichi. "What is it?"

"Uhm... C-Can I... c-call you by your first name?" The omega asked a bit to
loudly as his face and ears turned red.

Shihou blinked. "Huh? You want to call me by my first name?" Yoichi nodded
vigorously while the alpha cracked a smile at how silly the question was. "You
don't need my permission to do so. We've been together for a long while now so
I don't see anything wrong if you want to call me by first name. Though it will
be weird since I'm used to hearing 'Kimizuki-kun' from you."

"O-Oh, okay... S-Shihou..." Oh, how the omega wanted to squeal in happiness
right there. "It's weird, but... it makes me happy to say it."

"I see... That's good, I guess." The alpha was now very confused. Who would be
happy to say someone's first name? Such reaction was applicable for couples,
but for friends? Well, his friends were weird and crazy in their own way in the
first place, so he let this one slide for the time being.

Although... He suddenly became hyper aware of the strange warmth that was
forming in his chest just by hearing his name from the omega. He felt like his
heart was slowly being burned and he unconsciously touched his chest to check.
'What is this?!'

"Shihou, what's wrong?" Yoichi asked when he saw Shihou touching his chest.
"Are you alright? Do you need medicine?"

"No, I'm fine. It's just—"

"—So there you guys are!"

A voice interrupted them, and the next thing the omega knew, Shihou's chair was
suddenly kicked by blunt force to the point that the alpha ended up being
thrown into the sea with a scream. Yoichi's mouth gaped widely at the scene
while Yuuichirou laughed like a madman at finally doing something to Shihou as
he fist pumped the air.

"Score!"

"—Y-Yuu-kun?!"

"Oh, hey, Yoichi." The raven greeted him as he took a brownie from the basket.
"Good morning."

"Ah, g-good morning." Yoichi waved happily before shaking his head. "Wait! Why
did you do that?! He didn't do anything!"

"Psh, sure he didn't." The raven rolled his eyes, biting the brownie. "Now that
settled my score with him."

"Ah, Yuu-kun. He's coming..." The brunette said as he pointed a finger behind
him.

"Then, let him come here."

"Oh, I will..." A deep voice replied as a huge hand gripped the beta's head
with a dark aura that spoke of anger was being emitted by Shihou.

"Oh, yeah? And what can a telephone pole like you do?" Yuuichirou challenged
with a smug expression.

...

There was a scream being heard before a splash swallowed it whole, followed by
Yuuichirou's named being yelled by Mikaela in horror.
Chapter End Notes
     More fluff in the next one. :)
***** Health Care *****
Chapter Summary
     More KimiYoi!
Chapter Notes
     Weee~! Writing two chapters a day is tiring. *sweats*
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 14: Health Care

Their vacation in Okinawa was rather brief since Shinoa received a call from
her brother, Kureto Hiiragi, that he'll be using the resort for a business
meeting regarding the Hiiragi family and another rich and powerful family.
That's why Shihou was now back in his condominium in Nagoya, but his sister was
fretting all over the place because he practically fainted on the door steps
when he arrived home, scaring her with a heart attack.

The alpha was very shocked when he found out that his sister was the one who
picked (or dragged) him up to his room where he now lay with a thermometer in
his mouth.

"You're sick, Onii-chan..." Mirai diagnosed as she touched Shihou's hot
forehead. "What happened to you in Okinawa?"

"Stupid Yuu kicked me to the ocean."

The beta paused before giggling. "As expected of you and Yuu-nii-san..."

Shihou gave Mirai a half-hearted glare as she laughed. She stopped soon enough
and gave a solemn look at her brother. "But I have a summer camp starting in a
few hours. I don't know if I could leave you like this..."

"It's fine, Mirai. You can go. I can take care of myself." He slurred.

"No, it's not fine, Onii-chan. You need someone to take care of you." The
redhead insisted as she looked over to his phone contact list. "You become
careless and light headed when you're sick. You wouldn't survive a day without
me around."

"... Was that an insult, Mirai?" Mirai shrugged as she pressed a button on his
phone to call someone, avoiding her brother's protests. "Hey, don't just go
calling someone on my phone—"

"... Hello?"

"Ah, hello, Yoichi-nii-san. This is Mirai Kimizuki."

Shihou jumped. "Mirai—!!"

"Mirai-chan?"

"Yes." Mirai nodded.

"What's up? Where's your brother?"

"That's the thing. You see... Onii-chan is down with a fever, and I have summer
camp within a few hours." She explained, glancing at Shihou every now and then.
"So, I was thinking if you could watch over him until then."

"I see..." Yoichi paused on the other line before continuing. "Alright. I'll be
there right away. Please wait for a few minutes."

"Thank you so much, Yoichi-nii-san!" Mirai ended the call with a smile and gave
a thumbs up to Shihou. "I found your savior, Onii-chan!"

The alpha was giving her a look with a mix of disappointment and anger. "... I
need to teach you more on how to respect your elders, Mirai."

"Eh?!"

...

The door bell of their condominium was rang and Mirai ran up to the door that
surprised Yoichi once the redhead opened the door.

"Hello, Yoichi-nii-san...!" She greeted with a huge smile.

"H-Hello, Mirai-chan..." Yoichi greeted back with a wave. "How's your brother?"

"He's very sick. He's in bed taking his temp for the time being. It'll be lunch
soon, so feel free to whip something up for him, specifically something
nutritious to help his illness." She said as she wore her shoes with an
apologetic look on her face. "I'm sorry. I know that you're supposed to be
resting, but I don't know anyone reliable to depend on except for you, Yoichi-
nii-san. Yuu-nii-san and Mika-nii-san are in Shinjuku, Onii-chan gets annoyed
if Shinoa-nee-san would crack jokes and Mitsu-nee-san doesn't cook very well,
so..."

The omega shook his head with a smile. "It's alright, Mirai-chan. I understand.
I'll take care of Shihou while you're away, okay? You don't have to worry."

"Thanks a bunch, Yoichi-nii-san." Mirai bowed respectfully at him. "I'm really
sorry for the trouble."

"Don't be. Stay safe in your summer camp."

"I will!" Mirai cried out as she waved at him one last time before going on her
way with her baggage.

Yoichi silently watched the beta disappear, and went inside, closing the door
behind him.

"Is Mirai gone?"

The omega jumped when he saw Shihou leaning on a wall with his arms crossed on
his chest. The alpha looked sickly in comparison this morning.

"Shihou, go to bed. You shouldn't be moving at this state." Yoichi scolded
lightly as he took off his shoes. "I'll be cooking lunch for you, so stay put."

"Yoichi, I may be sick, but I'm not useless." Shihou said condescendingly. "And
for your information, I can take care of myself perfectly even if I'm sick..."

He closed his mouth with a hand and coughed roughly, his body quivered in the
shock of his coughs. Yoichi made a beeline to the alpha and gently held him.

"Go to bed. I won't repeat myself, Shihou." The omega commanded softly. "If
something happens to you or your home, I might be charged of a case by your
parents." He chuckled. "I already have enough trouble as is, so please don't
add any more into the list."

"But, Yoichi..."

"Please?"

Shihou stared at him for a while before sighing in defeat. "... Fine."

...

"Well, since you're sick, I cooked something that'll be easy for you to digest.
So, I made you chicken corn soup." Yoichi smiled meekly as he laid out the food
tray. "I added banana, bread and water to complete it."

Shihou eyed the food before giving the omega a broken smile. "Wow, Yoichi. It
smells good."

"Then, what are you waiting for? Dig in."

"Heh, damn right, I will." The alpha said as he grabbed the spoon and took a
bite. "... Delicious."

Yoichi smiled at the praise as Shihou slowly began to wolf down his food. "My,
was it that good, Shihou?"

Shihou paused his eating as his cheeks blushed. "W-Well... Um... I, uh... Yes.
I-It's good... Really good..."

"I'm glad."

The alpha blushed some more when Yoichi smiled at him as he continued to eat
his food.

...

Yoichi brushed on Shihou's sweaty forehead with a face towel lightly as he
checked his temperature for the day. It wasn't bad. If the alpha slept it off,
he'll be fine by tomorrow.

He smiled at his accomplishment while Shihou snoozed peacefully. The alpha's
sleeping face once again created that beautiful picture Yoichi saw on the night
he realized his feelings for him. He watched Shihou breathing evenly that
slowly lulled him to sleep as well. Yoichi folded his arms on the blankets as
he rested his head on it while watching the alpha sleeping before drifting off,
unaware of the feeling of emptiness that was starting to build inside his core.
Chapter End Notes
     Guess what is going to happen next. I think it's pretty obvious. :)
***** Heat of the Moment *****
Chapter Summary
     Major Warning: TRASH!!!
Chapter Notes
     Ehehe... My longest chapter in the story, thus far, and my (failed)
     attempt for KimiYoi trash. *sweats* Excuse the trash, please.
     And I think some of you would recognize some scenes, if you know what
     I mean. (Please don't kill me.)
     But seriously though, this is too fucking awkward for me to post.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 15: Heat of the Moment

Hot…

It was unbearably hot…

Yoichi was heaving softly as he slowly blinked his eyes open with this
extremely uncomfortable feeling spreading all over his body. His clothes
suddenly became too warm as his sweaty skin stuck to the fabric like glue and
paper. He groaned in disgust. ‘Shower… I need a shower…’

He slowly stood up from the floor only to stumble which made him grab onto
something out of reflex. With wide eyes, he gasped alarmingly at the shock and
at the sudden dampness that came flowing inside him. ‘Oh, no... No, no, no, no,
no…! It can’t be! I thought I had two more days before this!’

The omega began to panic, and it didn’t help that he was inside a room with an
alpha. Yoichi gritted his teeth as he moved slowly away from Shihou, careful
not to make any noise to wake him as he reached and closed the door behind him
with a click. He sighed in relief that he made it into the hallway, but that
didn’t stop this painful throbbing that was beginning to grow inside him every
minute. With the remaining ounce of willpower he had, he staggered into the
living room where he left his bag to get his suppressants, removing his socks
in the process due to the heat.

“I hate this…” He complained as he fished out a packet, but then he groaned in
frustration when he noticed that he forgot his water bottle at home. Yoichi was
strongly against the idea of using something inside Shihou’s house that would
leave his scent behind, but at this moment, he didn’t have much of a choice.
The suppressants were too chalky to simply swallow it dry.

With a sigh, he achingly walked to the kitchen where he opened the fridge to
get a bottle of water inside before closing it. However, he became dizzy for a
bit which caused him to trip, and he responded a bit too late when he swept
over a glass on the kitchen counter that made a loud crash once it fell on the
floor. The noise startled him, and a growing fear began to take over when he
heard a door opening that was followed by someone running in the hall.

“Yoichi, what happen—“ Shihou stopped talking when his senses were assaulted
with the sweetest aroma that he had ever smelt causing his eyes to blow wide
and his arousal to twitch. He didn’t need to be told that Yoichi was in heat
because his smell alone was very blatant which forced Shihou to use every
amount of resistance to stop himself from wanting to maul the omega. ‘Holy
shit…’

The brunette was frozen still once he saw the alpha coming in the room. He
didn’t dare to move, fearing that Shihou might pounce on him the moment he
would move a muscle with the way he was looking at him like he was something
delicious. Yoichi gulped nervously as they stared at each other that made more
of the hot wetness to flow from him and pheromones to heighten. The room
suddenly became too hot for the both of them and it was making the omega
tremendously awkward. He needed to do something.

“… Hey, Shihou—Ah!” Yoichi winced when he accidentally moved over a shard of
glass, causing beads of blood to flow out of the wound.

Sensing that the omega injured himself, Shihou stepped out of his trance as
worry took over his want. “Idiot! Don’t move when there’s a broken item
around!” The alpha walked over to where Yoichi was and did the most unexpected
thing of carrying him bridal style while avoiding the pieces of the shattered
glass.

Yoichi blushed hotly as he clenched on the water bottle at his hands. His heart
was beating fast at having his crush holding him like this that he could melt
into a pool of human mush in mere seconds. They both didn’t say anything as
Shihou settled Yoichi on the couch and knelt down to inspect his wound.

“It’s not bad… although it needs some disinfectant.”

The brunette squirmed at Shihou’s warm touch. He was slowly losing his mind the
longer he didn’t take his pill. “Uh, sure…”

The alpha hummed before standing up to get the first aid kit as Yoichi sat
there. Once he deemed that Shihou was gone, the omega swiftly rummaged through
his suppressants and downed it, drinking his water feverishly as the alpha came
back a minute after. “You okay?” Shihou asked as he settled on the couch beside
Yoichi with the first aid kit.

“Much better…” He gasped as he finished the contents of the bottle. He then
pursed his lips in guilt as Shihou went back to tend to his foot. “Sorry… My
scent must be all over the place.”

“Don’t worry about it.” The alpha dismissed as he gently dabbed the
disinfectant on the skin, earning him a hiss from the omega. “I’ll clean it up
after your heat breaks. Mirai doesn’t come home after her week long summer
camp, after all.”

“Oh, but… Will you be alright? I mean, you and I are…” Yoichi fidgeted while
Shihou placed a band aid on his foot.

“I’ll be fine. I may not look like it, but I have good self-control… Although…”
Shihou clink his glasses as he gave the omega an uneasy expression. “Yoichi,
your scent is… Did you take your suppressants?”

“Huh? I took one a while ago. Why—Oh…” Then, unexpectedly, Yoichi began to
slick again which made him squeak in surprise. He became frantic at his body’s
sudden need despite swallowing a pill. “How is this possible?! How am I—?!”

The alpha shrugged his shoulders as his early reaction to Yoichi’s pheromones
came back to him much stronger than before with how close they were. His mind
was beginning to have thoughts of mating the confused omega right on his couch,
but he knew better than to scare him. “Can’t you… take another one?”

“I-I can’t. My doctor told me to take one pill if I going to… you know…” Yoichi
wriggled unpleasantly as his boxers and slacks began to become damp. “If I took
another one, it might… lead to side effects…”

The omega lost his voice as his eyes met Shihou’s and his body ached. If his
body rejected the suppressant, then that could only mean one thing. “Shihou,
are you my…”

“I-I don’t know, okay?” The alpha blushed as he diverted his eyes away. “The
legend of the red string of fate and soul mates is just a myth, for crying out
loud! It isn’t real!”

“Yes, but…” Yoichi looked down, feeling absolutely hurt by the indirect
rejection. “M-My body declined my suppressant just now… This never happened to
me in Nagoya Red…”

Shihou let out a shaky sigh. He was starting to lose it. “So, are you saying
that the only way for you to calm down is if we…”

“… Yes.” The omega confirmed as he looked at the alpha before him with pleading
eyes. “Shihou, mate with me.”

The alpha stopped breathing for a while before he stood up and caged Yoichi’s
form on the couch with both of his hands. Their eyes never left each other as
Shihou bend down to kiss the omega on the lips, chaste at first before Shihou
became desperate. Yoichi willingly open his mouth for him as he took off his
eyeglasses without breaking the kiss, holding the item as he pulled Shihou
closer. No words could describe how happy he felt being intimate with the
alpha.

Shihou broke the kiss as he stared deeply into the omega who was panting softly
with eyes shining with vigor. With no words of exchange, he lifted Yoichi again
and nearly rushed the both of them into his bedroom with how hard he was. They
kissed again as Shihou laid the omega on his bed and started stripping him out
of his hoodie, slacks and underwear. Yoichi tugged on the alpha’s shirt, raking
the article up until Shihou growled in their kiss as he forced himself to sit
up and remove it, breaking their contact.

The omega silently admired Shihou’s fine physique and he felt his desire for
the alpha amplify just by looking, making him shiver in delight. He wanted it.
He wanted to please the alpha so badly. With a pant, he wound his arms around
Shihou and spread his legs wide for him. The alpha downright groaned at how the
omega presented himself for him, and he didn’t waste any time as he nudged two
fingers inside Yoichi’s slicked hole, feeling how wet and tight he was.

“S-Shihou, mngh…” The brunette bit his lips as he felt fingers rubbing and
scissoring inside, preparing him for something much bigger. Yoichi began to
pant continuously and erratically as the digits in him went deeper and deeper
until he was hit with a jolt that made him see stars, and moan loudly. The
omega covered his mouth with both of his hands immediately in embarrassment as
his face blush a bright red.

Shihou chuckled at the endearing reaction and massaged Yoichi’s prostrate
sensually, producing muffled cries and gasps out of him. “Yoichi…” He murmured
his name huskily. “Don’t hide your voice. Let me hear it.”

“It’s… It’s embarrassing…”

“And spreading your body out for me to ravish isn’t?” Shihou’s voice was laced
with a hint of playfulness which helped the omega relax. “Come on, it’s just
me. I won’t judge.”

That was why it was embarrassing in the first place! He was here, with Shihou,
the person who he realized he had feelings for, being intimate with him in bed!
How can the omega not be embarrassed?! Yoichi groaned, stubbornly refusing to
give his voice away.

“Is that a challenge, Yoichi?” He wondered slyly with a raised brow as he
pulled his fingers away and unzipped his pants, positioning himself against the
omega’s entrance. “Well, two could play that game…”

Testing the waters, Shihou pushed slowly at first to make sure that Yoichi
wasn’t in any kind of discomfort before pushing all the way in and the omega
gasped when he felt himself becoming filled to the hilt; the ache of emptiness
disappearing into nothing. The alpha, on the other hand, couldn’t believe how
entirely incredible the sensation was, and it took every ounce of self-control
to not ram up to Yoichi. His breathing was strained and heavy as he remained
still with his mind and body completely overwhelmed by pleasure.

“Damn, Yoichi… You feel amazing...” He praised roughly as he lowered his head.
“Sorry. I think it’s too much for me…”

Yoichi snickered as his hands gently cupped Shihou’s face, giving the alpha an
affectionate smile as their eyes met. “It’s alright, Shihou. You can move.”

The omega’s mouth hang open as the alpha began to thrust inside him. It was
inexperienced and experimental compared to Yoichi’s past partners, but the
brunette didn’t mind. In fact, he actually liked it this way. It made him feel
untouched, like a virgin all over again.

“Aah! M-More, Shihou—!” Yoichi begged with a lewd voice, wanting more contact
from the alpha as he wrapped his arms around Shihou’s neck. “G-Go deeper! Fill
me! Please!”

Shihou didn’t think of himself as someone with sexual kinks, but damn, the
omega’s begging undeniably became his undoing because he lifted Yoichi’s thighs
a bit and plunged his cock deep inside Yoichi as he increased his pace. At this
point, Shihou was completely lost in the intense pleasure that his mind was
swimming in a sea of absolute bliss as he began to pound relentlessly into the
omega, enjoying the way Yoichi moaned and keened breathlessly underneath him.

“Fuck, Yoichi…!” The alpha growled. He was near his end.

He dipped his head down to the junction of Yoichi’s neck and nipped on his skin
as he used a hand to unfasten the leather collar, throwing the thing away
across the room as he inhaled the omega’s intoxicating scent. Shihou’s pants
harshly against Yoichi’s skin as a hand snaked down to fist the omega’s
erection in time with his thrusts that caused Yoichi to wail.

“Shihou—haah—Shihou!” Tears prickled on olive green eyes as his release drew
near. He was feeling too good, too overstimulated as he all but yelled out his
pleasure. His nails scraped on Shihou’s back as he moved with him. “Inside…!
Come inside me! Shihou!”

“Yoichi—!!”

With one last push, Shihou sank his teeth onto the junction of Yoichi’s neck as
he came deep inside the omega, filling him with his seed while Yoichi came on
his stomach. The alpha’s thrusts slowly became sedated as he shoved his cock
pass the ring of muscle and form his knot, trapping everything that he spent
inside the omega. Yoichi sighed in relief and satisfaction as they both slowly
came down from their high. He rubbed soothingly on Shihou’s skin as the alpha
became calm.

“… Shihou?” Yoichi called out gently. "Are you alright?"

Shihou hummed as he released his bite from Yoichi's neck that had started to
bleed at how hard he bit it. "Never better..."

"I see..." The omega smiled as he held Shihou close. "I'm happy..."

"But why...?"

"Hm?"

Shihou's confused eyes met Yoichi's as he continued. "Why did you want me to
mate you, Yoichi? I thought you don't want to be mated."

Yoichi blushed. Should he tell him? Well, it would be best to be honest with
the alpha from the beginning, and he didn't have it in him to lie to him
anymore.

"Well, Shihou... You see, I realized something during our stay in Okinawa when
you slept there in the couch that evening." The omega began, feeling shy. "I...
I realized that... that I fell in love with you..."

Shihou was speechless, and his eyes widened in shock. "... Are you telling me
that you love with me, Yoichi?"

Yoichi nodded slowly. In doing so, he felt that the alpha's knot inside him had
deflated immediately.
Chapter End Notes
     *hides in a corner*
***** Reality Check *****
Chapter Summary
     ...
Chapter Notes
See the end of the chapter for notes
Chapter 16: Reality Check

An eerie silence fill in the room as the look of shock never left Shihou’s face
as he sat up to his haunches once his knot was gone in record time. Yoichi sat
up as well, looking perplexed at his lack of answer.

“Shihou?”

Shihou shook his head as a queasy expression replaced his shock. “Yoichi… I’m
flattered that you felt that way, but…”

“… But what?” The omega’s heart began to pound in a mix of anxiety and hope as
he stared at the alpha.

“I… I’m in love with somebody else.”

Yoichi thought he stopped breathing as his eyes widened at the confession.
“What…?” He began to hyperventilate softly. “You… like someone already?”

“Yes…” The alpha nodded as he scratched his cheek with a lone finger. “You
wouldn’t believe me, but I have feelings for… for Yuuichirou.”

The moment Shihou uttered Yuuichirou’s name, Yoichi felt like his world was
crashing down on him. ‘Shihou… loves Yuu-kun?’ It’s impossible to imagine since
the two would always fight over the smallest of things. The omega wouldn’t deny
the fact that Yuuichirou was charming in his own way, but he already had
someone in the form of Mikaela and the two were inseparable. To have Shihou say
that he was in love the beta was like a painful slap in the face for Yoichi; a
wakeup call to reality that hurt like a thousand knives in his heart.

“Oh… Oh, I see…” The omega blinked his eyes to prevent the tears that threaten
to fall as he feigned normalcy, to make sure that it wasn’t obvious. “W-Well,
that’s understandable because Yuu-kun is a very admirable and kind person.
Anyone would fall for him…” Yoichi laughed emptily as he stood up from the bed
to gather his clothing. “Ah, really… I’m no match for Yuu-kun at all.”

“I’m sorry.” Shihou apologized as he zipped his pants up after arranging it.
“But, we could still be friends, right?”

Yoichi felt his eye twitch at the suggestion. “… Friends?” Could he really
accept the alpha again as a friend? He had just been mated by Shihou a moment
ago and was even claimed by him, and the alpha wanted the both of them to just
stay as friends?! The omega could feel anger and despair rising within him as
he clenched his clothes and gritted his teeth. He was hurting emotionally. “How
on earth can we stay as friends after what we did, Shihou?! Are you insane?!”

The omega’s outburst caught Shihou by surprise. He never saw or heard Yoichi
angry before that he was rendered speechless, but that just aggravated the
omega more.

“I let you have your way with me—No, I allowed you to have your way with me
because I love you! If you only thought of me as nothing more than a friend,
you shouldn’t have claimed me in the first place!” Yoichi screamed as he gave
Shihou a hurtful look which managed to snap the alpha out of his reverie.

“Then, what the hell was I supposed to do, Yoichi?!” Shihou refuted, feeling a
very sharp tang akin to being offended. “It was in the heat of the moment! It’s
nature!”

“Oh! So, you’re blaming your alpha instincts for what you’ve done? Is that it,
Shihou?” The omega scorned at the alpha as he opened the door hard.

“I… Well, I…”

The alpha’s broken dialogue tore Yoichi’s heart even bigger as the truth
revealed itself as bright as daylight right in his face. “I’m right, huh?” He
sniffled as tears really fell down from his face. “So, you do blame your
instincts for mating and marking me... Then that makes you no different than
the other alphas who only wanted me for pleasure…” Yoichi pursed his lips when
Shihou became silent, indicating the silent agreement. ‘So that’s the way it
has to be…’

Wiping his tears, he began to walk out into the hallway stark naked while
holding his clothes, not bothering to wipe away the cum and slick that was
dripping out of him, and making a mess on the floor. “I’m leaving.” He
announced curtly.

“Wait, Yoichi…!” Shihou called as he ran after him. “I’m really sorry, but
please understand. I wasn’t in my right mind when all those things happened.
I—“

The alpha stopped talking when he felt shrill pain hit him across the face,
instantly realizing that Yoichi just slapped him hard. He held the bruised
cheek as he stared at the omega in surprise while the other looked at him in
ire.

“Don’t you dare start with me…” Yoichi hissed, glaring up at the alpha in broad
defiance. “… Kimizuki-kun.”

Shihou stood still on his spot as the omega took his shoes by the door step,
and left.

…

Yoichi had been crying hard inside the elevator the whole time after he
finished dressing up. He never thought that being rejected after being bonded
could be agonizingly painful, most especially because it was Shihou who was his
crush, and now… his mate.

If he thought that he was an idiot for leaving Shihou hanging in the café that
day, then he was a bigger idiot now for blindly hoping to have a relationship
with the alpha. “Stupid. How stupid could you get, Yoichi?” He reprimanded
himself as he blankly stared up to the ceiling as his back met the wall.

With depression and stress gnawing at him, his urge to mate was numbed
temporarily to the point where his scent almost fainted into nothing and slick
didn’t run down his thigh, allowing him to walk normally around the streets of
Nagoya until he reached his apartment.

He slumped over to his couch as he stared blankly to whatever was in front of
him. He sighed tiredly as he tilted his head up to look at the ceiling with
dull eyes. “… It hurts, Onee-chan.” He murmured. “Being an omega hurts. Was
that why you looked so peaceful when you died in the hospital during that day?”

Yoichi remembered back to that day. The day where his sister was laying on the
hospital bed, breathing her last as she talked to him and then she withered
away with a smile on her face. He didn’t understood at that time, but now… now
he knew why. In a world where omegas have little choices and were treated like
slaves, there was only one thing that they all looked forward to that could
truly set them free, and that was death.

“…”

As if possessed, the omega stood up from the couch as he slowly walked into the
kitchen where he took a knife. He looked at his reflection in the glimmering
metal before looking down at his left arm where the mark Lacus left him was
fading thanks to the mark that Shihou gave him hours ago. Yoichi furrowed his
brows at the thought of the alpha, and without a shred of hesitation, he sliced
his skin big enough for blood to sip out and fall to the ground.
Chapter End Notes
     This is probably the most depressing chapter I ever made. Well, I
     planned for it to be kind of angsty, but damn, it forced me to listen
     to heartbreaking songs like Behind These Hazel Eyes (Kelly Clarkson),
     Bleeding Love (Leona Lewis) and My Happy Ending (Avril Lavigne) to
     make me feel the sadness. I'm sorry.
     *sinks in a pile of pillows*
***** New Responsibilities *****
Chapter Summary
     Doctor Sayuri saves the day!
Chapter Notes
     Yay! A slow chapter! :)
     And I'm really sorry for the grief I caused to anyone in the last
     chapter. Really! I felt it too when I wrote that shit!
     And once again, thank you for those who left comments and kudos.
     They're highly appreciated!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 17: New Responsibilities

Shihou was pacing around. After cleaning up the place and making sure that
there wasn’t a single evidence of what happened in the house, he began to think
more clearly now. He then realized a shit ton of mistakes that he made in a
span of ten minutes after he had sex with Yoichi, and it made him feel like he
was the worse alpha in the world alive because who the hell would reject their
mate after bonding with them?! It was evident enough that he could feel the
omega’s emotional turmoil in their bond when he asked him if they could stay as
friends, but he ignored it and dismissed it as something similar to a
misunderstanding. But then, it grew stronger in a matter of seconds, and before
he knew it, it smacked him brutally like a tidal wave.

Yoichi was in anguish, and he didn’t know what to do. Would the omega still
accept him with open arms even when he told him that he loved another? Would
he, even when he told him that it was pure animalistic urges that spur him to
mate with him? Would he?!

“Ah, shit…” He cursed as he covered his face with both of his hands. He felt
drained, suffocated and tired. Was it normal to feel like this after mating an
omega? He doubt it. It was just the first wave of Yoichi’s heat, so he
shouldn’t be physically exhausted yet…

Unless…

“… The bond.” His eyes widened as he touched his chest, instantly noticing that
his heart was beating unusually slow like it lacked blood or something. Then,
it alarmed him that Yoichi might have done something about it now that they’re
bonded.

Frenzied with panic and worry, he ran out of his condominium to find him.

                                      ~~~


“Yoichi! Open the door! Yoichi—!!” Shihou screamed as he bashed on Yoichi’s
apartment door. When there was no reply, he braced himself and kicked it
violently that it forced the door to open as the destroyed lock dropped to the
floor. “Yoichi—mph?!”

The alpha covered his nose when his senses picked up the strong smell of blood
mixed with the omega’s scent all over the area that it made him nauseous. It
almost smelled like death, but he knew that Yoichi was still alive. Determined
to find him, Shihou followed where the scent was the strongest and his eyes saw
the most devastating thing he had ever seen in the kitchen.

Lots of blood pooled down on Yoichi’s arm where a long gash was made and a
knife was on his other hand. Shihou couldn’t imagine what thoughts ran over the
omega’s mind to prompt himself to suicide, but nonetheless, he immediately
ripped off a piece of his shirt and tied it on his skin, stilling the flow for
a bit. “Yoichi, answer me, please…!” Shihou cupped Yoichi’s face that was now
pale and cold due to the loss of blood. The omega’s eyes were closed and his
breathing was labored. It seemed that he had fainted. “Fuck, Yoichi!”

In the midst of his fretting, the ring tone of a cellphone was heard inside the
omega’s hoodie, and he took it out to see who was calling in a critical time
like this. It showed the name ‘Sayuri-sensei’ and suspicion spiked Shihou. Was
it a teacher? A doctor? A nurse? He didn’t know, but he desperately pressed the
button to answer the call.

“Hello? Saotome-kun?” A middle-aged woman’s voice was heard in the other line.
“I have to discuss you about your—“

“—Are you a doctor, ma’am?”

The woman paused before answering back. “I am. Who is this?”

“This is Shihou Kimizuki, one of Yoichi’s friends. I… I found him bleeding in
his kitchen with a knife present!”

“How big is the wound?”

“I… I don’t know. A-About five inches in his arm...!”

He heard rustling in the other line. The woman sounded like she was rushing.
“I’ll be right there. Don’t mind me. I know where Saotome-kun lives.”

Shihou then heard her hang up in the other line.

…

“It’s a good thing you stilled the amount of blood flow, or else Saotome-kun
would have died in the next three minutes due to the loss of blood and other
essential fluids his body needs.” Sayuri commented as she sewed the wound
close, making sure that the stitches were small so that the skin wouldn’t be
disfigured. “Omegas needed to be hydrated of all times, after all.”

Shihou was silent the entire time as Sayuri tend to Yoichi’s injury, expertly
wrapping and bandaging the arm in firm, yet gentle touches. “Sayuri-sensei…”

“Hm?”

“How long have you been Yoichi’s doctor?”

The beta smiled at him. “Judging by your tone of voice, I’m assuming Saotome-
kun told you about his lifestyle, correct?” Shihou nodded. “Then, I won’t hold
anything back.” She stood up and approached the alpha while removing her
sanitary gloves. “Let’s go outside for a bit. I want Saotome-kun to rest
undisturbed.”

Shihou was a bit hesitant to leave Yoichi, but even so, he followed Sayuri out
of the apartment, and the doctor crossed her arms over the railings as her
brown eyes overlooked the city. “Kimizuki-kun, you asked how long I’ve been
Saotome-kun’s doctor, right? Actually, to tell you the truth, I was also the
doctor in-charge of Saotome-kun’s sister, Tomoe.”

The alpha stood stiff. “Tomoe? As in Tomoe Saotome, Yoichi’s sister?”

“Yes.” Sayuri nodded. “It was back in the year when Tomoe-chan was around
eighteen that she began to have sessions with me. It usually consisted on
checking for her body’s well-being but more importantly for pregnancy tests.”

“Wait… Pregnancy tests?”

“Tomoe-chan is an omega just like her brother, Kimizuki-kun. But since birth
control pills were pretty rare during that time, Tomoe-chan had a high chance
of becoming pregnant.” The doctor turned her eyes to glance at Shihou. “She did
become pregnant at one point when Saotome-kun was in senior high school, and
she held triplets. However, she never loved the man who she had children with
because she was being treated inhumanly, and at the same time, she wasn’t ready
to start a family yet, so she requested the risky choice of having an abortion.
But as fate turned out, Tomoe-chan didn’t survive the whole process and died,
leaving a huge debt in her name.”

Shihou sucked in a breath as Sayuri continued. “Saotome-kun loves his sister so
much because she was the only family he had who is blood-related, so he took it
within himself to pay back what his sister owes not only out of love, but also
out of freedom. To him, it is a way for repaying his sister for all the
sacrifices that she underwent for Saotome-kun. Ever since then, I was their
doctor.”

They were silent for the time being before the beta popped a question. “By the
way… How on earth did Saotome-kun gain a wound like that? It isn’t like him to
result to suicide unless he was pushed too much.”

“He… He was bonded by me, and I… rejected him.” Shihou admitted with a blush
which made Sayuri stared at him before frowning slightly.

“You, an alpha, bonded with an omega and rejected him?” She sounded
disappointed and a bit angry. “Kimizuki-kun, I should tell you that omegas
really value the feeling of love, especially if it involves their family and
mates. They are delicate and are prone to insecurities if they think that their
mates aren’t satisfied with them. In Saotome-kun’s case, I’m guessing you said
something that greatly upsets him?”

Shihou bowed his head in guilt and he felt a hand land a chop on his head
gently, as if scolding him. “Don’t do that to him. Saotome-kun has gone through
so much ever since his sister’s death. He has no one to rely on except himself,
his friends, and most especially you, his mate. I don’t know what happened
between the two of you, but you have to accept your role as his alpha until
either one of you found a more suitable mate to nullify the bond. So, please
for the time being… take care of Saotome-kun and help lessen his burden,
alright?”

Shihou nodded slowly, tentatively accepting his new responsibility as Yoichi’s
alpha.
Chapter End Notes
     And so, Kimizuki accepts his fate.
***** A Sense of Clarity *****
Chapter Summary
     Yoichi tells his story to Shihou.
Chapter Notes
     Well, KimiYoi moments~~~ :)
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Chapter 18: A Sense of Clarity

They were both in the bathroom with Yoichi sitting inside the bathtub full of
warm water and mineral salts, and Shihou sitting on a small chair watching the
drenched omega. It had been two hours since Yoichi woke up from his rest, and
when Shihou came back inside after saying his farewell to Sayuri, he found the
omega in the bathroom already inside the tub. They didn’t say anything to each
other, fearing that it would break the silence.

Yoichi shifted, letting his head lean on the cool, tiled wall of the bathroom
and closed his eyes. “… What did Sayuri-sensei tell you while I was sleeping?”

“She… She told me about your sister and how she…” The alpha trailed off,
pursing his lips.

“I see…” The omega opened his eyes as he stared down into the water. “Anything
else?”

“She told me… how you’re paying back your sister both out of love and freedom.”

“That I am.” Yoichi said with a small smile as he uttered the next words
fluidly without holding back. “You see, my parents were killed due to theft and
arson when I was eight, and my sister took the sole responsibility for
providing for the both of us, but I knew that it wasn’t easy since we were both
omegas. Because of how prized we were, my sister literally sold herself out so
that I could live normally like anyone else and dream of a bright future by
loaning money to one of the drug lords in Japan, Lacus Welt.” The omega
shivered at the name, but he continued. “But then, as you have heard from
Sayuri-sensei, my sister got pregnant and she underwent abortion only to have
her life taken away when I was in my senior year in high school with you guys…”

Shihou clink his glasses as his mind placed every pieces together. “That’s also
when you decided to pay of her debt by working as a prostitute…”

“Yes…” The omega tilted his head, looking extremely relaxed. “I really
appreciate what my sister did for me, and I wanted to pay her back to put both
of us at ease. It went well… until I was marked.”

“… By me?”

“No…” Yoichi shook his head. “By the drug lord, Lacus Welt… The very person who
placed my sister through hell…”

The alpha looked at him with wide eyes. “Huh? How? I thought…”

“He was a customer of mine one time in Nagoya Red, and this…” The brunette
lifted his left arm and showed Shihou the faintest outline of a bite mark on
his wrist. “This is his mark. You asked about it during our vacation in
Okinawa.”

Shihou growled and sneered at the sight of it, wanting nothing more than to
eradicate the presence of another alpha on his omega. ‘My omega…? Shit, I’m
screwed.’ He cleared his throat to erase the cloud of possessiveness running
through his mind. “What does being marked by him mean?”

“It means that my freedom will be taken away from me. Once I finish paying my
sister’s debt, Lacus will come after me to make me become his… mate until the
day I die.” Yoichi furrowed slightly as the promise that Lacus gave him echoed
in his mind. “I’ll be… walking the same path as my sister as someone’s personal
whore…”

Shihou gritted his teeth to prevent a snarl from coming out of his mouth as he
stood up from the chair. “—Not when I’m around.”

The omega flinched when he heard the palpable possessiveness in Shihou’s voice,
and he was about to ask him what he was talking about when a pair of lips met
his, silencing him in a chaste kiss. Olive green eyes were open during the
whole thing even as Shihou pulled away to give him a predatory stare that sent
tremors down his spine. “You aren’t going to become someone’s personal whore
because you’re my mate, Yoichi. You belong to me, and only me. You are mine.”

Yoichi stared at Shihou for a moment before looking down on the water with a
melancholic face. “… Are you sure that’s not your alpha talking? Because if it
is, I’m not—mmph?!” He squeaked when a kiss assaulted his lips, making his face
red but he didn’t fell for it right away and began to push against Shihou’s
chest to break the contact. “Stop! What are you—mngh!” He was kissed again, but
with a bit more force this time as the alpha nipped and sucked on Yoichi’s
bottom lip. The omega gasped loudly as he turned his head away to stop the
kiss. “Kimizu—mmm!!” Shihou shoved his tongue inside Yoichi’s mouth as he held
the omega’s chin to hold him in place.

The omega squirmed as water began to slosh around with how frantic Yoichi’s
movements were. However, that didn’t back Shihou down as he kissed his mate
fervently, deeply, intensely. It was nothing like he ever felt before, and it
was beginning to make him crazed with complete and utter want for him… for
Yoichi. Shihou then began to cup the omega’s face as his fingers slowly got
lost in brown locks, almost making him look desperate as his tongue licked and
caressed those sweet, plump lips that belonged to his mate.

Yoichi had long since stopped struggling to get rid of Shihou as his lips were
being molded in a very sensual wet dance that made him surrender himself wholly
to his alpha. His mind became blank entirely and his body trembled with renewed
desire that was achingly profound.

They breathed deeply to catch their breaths when Shihou broke their kiss and
proceeded to kiss Yoichi in other different places, indulging and coaxing his
omega unlike the first time where he did everything in a blinding rush. Now,
more than ever, he wanted to please his mate in the most pleasurable way
possible.

“S… Shihou—mmn… Wait…” The brunette sighed breathlessly as the alpha kissed
down his throat and nibbled on his skin that left a hickey in its wake. He
shuddered when Shihou stopped his ministrations and looked up to him with
hungry eyes that made his blood sing in his veins and his body hot despite the
recent incident. Yoichi gulped at the sight of his alpha like this, but the
bathtub was starting to get uncomfortable for his back. “We… We should… do this
somewhere else…”

Shihou got the message but he was reluctant to let go of his mate’s heated skin
as Yoichi used whatever strength he had left to get out of the bathtub while
being mindful of his injured arm. The omega wrapped himself with a bathrobe,
but barely managing to tie the knot when Shihou suddenly latched his mouth on
the junction of Yoichi’s neck where he left his mark.

Yoichi whimpered at the touch that it caused his legs to wobble dangerously
under him if the alpha wasn’t holding him. His eyes glisten and his breaths
came out heavy with arousal, and the stimulation and the closeness of his mate
caused a profuse amount of hot liquid to slide down his thighs and onto the
bathroom floor. Unlike when he was in Shihou’s condominium, this wave of heat
was strong and it overwhelmed his senses that heighten his want to come.

“Shihou—! W-Wait! I can’t…! I need—!” The omega wailed as he writhed against
Shihou, his body unconsciously bending forward that it made his ass bump
against the alpha’s hard on, earning him a rough growl.

“What do you need, Yoichi? Tell me, and I’ll give it to you…” The words were
said hotly against the warm, sensitive skin. “I’ll give you anything. You just
have to tell me.”

Yoichi panted as his hand lowered behind him and brushed on the large bulge
that was straining in Shihou’s pants. “You…! I need you! Please, Shihou!” He
begged urgently as more slick dribbled out from him.

The alpha deeply inhaled the rich scent of the omega’s heat and groaned as he
lowered the both of them to the floor with Yoichi readily bending over for him,
settling on his elbows as to not add pressure to his wound. Shihou nipped and
licked the omega’s nape as his hands travelled all over Yoichi’s curved body,
sweeping against hard, aroused nipples that he fondled and tweaked based on his
mate’s reactions.

“Haah… Yoichi, you smell so nice… so addicting…” Shihou praised as he went
lower and lower to Yoichi’s clothed back with his hands exploring the omega’s
front. “… So beautiful.”

“Shihou…”

Was this real? Shihou was actually complimenting Yoichi and making him feel
amazing with just his touches and kisses alone that it seemed so affectionate
and surreal, almost like he was dreaming. ‘Well, if this is a dream, then I
don’t want to wake up from it…’ He moaned lowly when Shihou touched his
hardened cock, but the initial contact sent a jolt through him, and he came on
the alpha’s hand as slick poured out from him.

The omega flushed hotly in embarrassment for coming a bit too quickly for his
taste and he shrunk his head in his arms as a way to hide. Shihou, on the other
hand, was a bit surprised but he didn’t wane because Yoichi’s reaction was
simply too cute, and he wondered why did he even reject someone like him in the
first place. It made him had this urge to tease the omega, but that could wait
for some other time. But for now, his mate needed to be satisfied.
Chapter End Notes
     There was supposed to be smut in here but I was lazy to write. Maybe
     in future chapters???
***** Out of the Boundaries *****
Chapter Summary
     The Legend of the Red String of Fate and Soul Mates
Chapter Notes
     The chapter nobody asked for. :P
     Sorry I updated a tad bit late than my designated schedule, but
     anyway, here it is.
     And... HOLY COW! 100+ kudos?! Shiiiiitt... Thank you guys so much! <3
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Chapter 19: Out of the Boundaries

It was a humid afternoon when Mikaela decided to visit Yuuichirou as a way to
take a break from his excessive studying for his next set of subjects in
Pharmacy. He memorized the way by heart since he visited the raven beta in the
past either on special occasions or when he just wanted to visit him to pass
time. So he now stood in front of an enormous, traditional Japanese mansion
that belonged to the Ichinose family and knocked on the wooden gate. It didn’t
take long for the gate to open up a bit and a head with disheveled hair popped
out.

“Hm? Mikaela-kun?” The gruff voice of the Ichinose head greeted him along with
a slight scowl, looking displeased at the sight of the alpha. “What are you
doing here?”

“Uhm, good afternoon, Guren-san. Is Yuu-chan there?”

“You ruin my afternoon nap just to see Yuu?” Guren looked at him in annoyance
before he sighed loudly and rubbed his nape. “Typical. He’s in the dojo as
always. If you’re hungry, feel free to do whatever random shit you kids do
these days to make food. Just don’t disturb my sleep and burn the house down or
I’ll cut you.”

Mikaela snickered. “Much obliged, Guren-san.”

…

Being inside the dojo in a day like this was terribly hot and Mikaela wondered
why on earth Yuuichirou would be in there in the first place unless it was for
exercise, something that the beta liked doing during his spare time. Being
thoughtful for his raven, he held two cold water bottles that he took from the
fridge before proceeding to the building where he found Yuuichirou sitting on
his haunches with a katana beside him.

The alpha observed his posture and he couldn’t help a blush forming on his
cheeks at how poised the raven was. His back was straight, his eyes were closed
and his hands were on his laps. It didn’t help that the hakama that he donned
suit him in the quiet atmosphere. He silently sat down on the porch with the
bottles, but in doing so, Yuuichirou reacted by grabbing the katana,
unsheathing it and swinging it to a dummy that held an apple.

Mikaela was struck dumb at the impossible speed the beta showcased that his
mouth hung ajar. He was moved out of his shock when he heard Yuuichirou laugh
and saw neatly sliced apple pieces on a plate. “Wow. Was I that fast that the
great Mikaela-sama was left speechless?”

“Yeah, right, show off.” The blond huffed as he blushed in embarrassment at
getting caught, his chest becoming warm. “You knew that I was here.”

“So I’ve heard; with Guren blabbering on the gates.” Yuuichirou grinned widely
as he settled the plate beside Mikaela and sat down. “What’s up?”

“Nothing much. I just want to… hang out. You know… take a break with all the
studying.”

“Oh, right. The great Mikaela-sama is having internship and seminars in the
next school year.” The raven nodded in understanding with his brows furrowed.
“It’s a tough life being part of the top listing students in Pharmacy. The
sleepless nights, the infinite studying, the precise memorizations, the severe
concentration…”

The blond chuckled as he gave Yuuichirou a bottle of water. “Shut up, you
dork.”

“Jeez, Mika. I was kidding. You don’t have to take it seriously.” The raven
pouted as he took a swig of water before gasping in satisfaction. “Hoh, man…
The heat is brutal at this time of the day.”

“Hm, and I wonder why you decided to go in the dojo in this kind of weather.”
Mikaela agreed, eyes glancing at Yuuichirou and focusing on a lone sweat that
was sliding down from the beta’s hair to his neck then to his sharp collarbone…

The alpha unconsciously gulped at the sight before coughing slightly to get rid
of the indecent thoughts forming in his mind. Sure, he had a crush on
Yuuichirou even before the both of them have presented, but imagining him as a
mate was not in his cards the moment the other confirm his status as a beta,
and yet, here he was—ogling at him like he was something delicious.

Well, he didn’t have a problem with it since it was Yuuichirou, but he wondered
if there was an abnormality in his gene that made him attracted to a beta. He
had been sneaking looks at him recently and they always end up with him having
thoughts of wanting to pin him and claim him as his own. Because of it, Mikaela
began to contemplate that he was getting dangerous whenever Yuuichirou was
near, and there was this damn warmth in his chest that seemed to grow stronger
and stronger.

“… Mika?” His name was called and he turned his head to see the raven staring
at him in awe. “You’re staring into space again. Is there something wrong?”

“N-No, it’s nothing, Yuu-chan.”

“It’s not a ‘nothing’, Mika. Don’t give me that shit.” Yuuichirou frowned as he
placed his water bottle on the porch. “You did the same thing in Okinawa, and
you were acting weird when you put lotion on me. I know you. You don’t simply
stare blankly unless something is bothering you, so spill.”

Mikaela sighed as he tried to act composed, yet he was panicking. “I was
wondering… What is your ideal mate, Yuu-chan?” Well, that wasn’t exactly what
was bothering him, but he couldn’t help the curiosity. What was Yuuichirou’s
type?

Yuuichirou blushed wildly as he gave him a look that looked like Mikaela had
another head. “M-My ideal… mate?”

“Well, yeah. Since we’re going to graduate pretty soon and… mating season is
just around the corner, so…”

“Hmm…” The raven looked down on his toes. Now that he thought about it, he
didn’t have anyone in mind. Yuuichirou was never one for romance to begin with.
All of his life, he focused on living a simple life where he would be free from
all of the world’s troubles. But that would mean he would be alone, right?

‘Achieving my goals with no one to share it with…?’ The idea formed a scowl on
his face. Yes, he had his friends, but how about the very person who would be
his one and only? His… mate for life?

“I… actually don’t know, Mika.” Yuuichirou confessed. “I mean, it’s nice to
have a mate and all, but… I just don’t know…”

“Then… Can you tell me in terms of personality?”

“Personality…?” The raven chewed down on his lips as he began to think. “I
guess... someone who loves me for who I am… accepts me with open arms even if I
made mistakes… understands me wholeheartedly… knows me inside out…” His green
eyes looked sideways at Mikaela and he slipped his tongue without even
thinking. “… Has blonde hair and blue eyes…”

“What…?”

“… Uh! Never mind!” Yuuichirou looked away from the alpha with a very red face.
“A-Anyway, what about you?! What is your ideal mate, Mika?!”

Mikaela pondered for a bit. Should he tell him? Well, if he confessed now,
there would be a high chance of them ending up as friends even if Yuuichirou
didn’t reciprocate his feelings. That was better than Yuuichirou freaking out
and never wanting to see him again. So, with a deep inhale, he stared straight
into the beta and admitted in a clear voice. “He’s right in front of me.”

The raven beta blinked in confusion. “In front of you…? But I’m… oh…” He fell
silent as his cheeks became pink. The alpha sucked in a breath as he awaited
the outcome, but Yuuichirou murmured something that caught his attention. “I
knew it…”

“Huh?”

“I said I knew it.” Yuuichirou repeated more firmly this time. “Hmph, you think
you can hide your confession in Russian, you idiot. I translated that shit.”

“… Eh?”

“’I love you, Yuu-chan. I actually felt this way about you for a very long
time, but I’m scared because you might think wrongly of me’? Ring a bell?”

This time, Mikaela was the one blushing red. “How did you…?”

“I have a Russian guidebook. It’s pretty useful.” The raven smiled brightly
before it degraded to a solemn one. “So, you love me, huh? I don’t know what to
say, Mika…”

“You don’t have to.” Mikaela looked down, disappointed. “You only see me as a
brother, after all.”

‘That may not be true…’ Yuuichirou looked at him before transferring his look
to the skies with a smile on his lips. “Mika, have you heard of the legend of
the red string of fate and soul mates?”

“… Yeah, why? What does that have to with this?”

“They say that the red string of fate isn’t exactly in the form of a string,
but in the form of a liquid. It is a red liquid that ran inside through our
very own veins that we now call as blood.” The raven placed a hand on his chest
to feel his heart. “The heart, being the center piece of blood, becomes warm
when their destined one is near because the blood knows exactly who it wants.
It continues to flow similar to that of a string.” Yuuichirou looked at
Mikaela. “Do you… feel that way when you’re near me?”

The alpha nodded. “… Yes.”

“Funny…” The beta smiled at him as he held his chest. “Because I felt it… just
now.”

Mikaela didn’t know what happened after Yuuichirou said that, but what he knew
was that he had the beta beneath him and he was kissing him on his lips with
tears running down his closed eyelids. Yuuichirou kissed him back with the same
amount of fervor as his fingers brushed through blond locks, bringing the alpha
close. Genetics be damned.

“Yuu-chan, I love you…” Mikaela whispered in between kisses. “I love you so
much…”

“… Me too.”

Yuuichirou sighed as the alpha stopped kissing his lips and proceeded lower to
give kisses and nips to his chin, to his jaw, and finally, to his neck where he
could smell the beta’s distinguishable scent. He licked the skin which made the
raven shiver and bite down on his lips. “May I…?”

“Yes…” The beta responded breathlessly as he carded his fingers on the little
hairs on the alpha’s nape.

Within a heartbeat, the alpha bit on his neck, sinking his teeth inside to the
point where the smallest of blood was dripping out. Yuuichirou whimpered at the
pain, but he didn’t fight it as Mikaela scent marked him by mingling his saliva
to the freshly made wound as his tongue lapped at it to make it permanent.

“Mika…” Mikaela’s new found mate rasped. “Please, let me...”

The alpha smiled softly, and without removing his face from the junction of
Yuuichirou’s neck, he undid the buttons of his dress shirt and bared his neck.
Who was he to refuse his beloved? “Go ahead, Yuu-chan.”

Yuuichirou inhaled the alpha’s scent deeply before opening his mouth and biting
onto the pale, supple skin. Mikaela winced as he felt think liquids dripping
out, blood and saliva mixing yet the beta didn’t let go of his mouth from his
neck. The alpha held the raven close as Yuuichirou gradually released his bite,
the mark looking a bit gruesome than he expected. He blanched when he tasted
metal in his mouth and strange sensations began to take form now that the both
of them mutually marked each other.

“Mika, your heart is beating like mine…”

Mikaela hummed. “Just like in the legend, right?”

The raven smiled as he breathed in their now blended scents, taking their
relationship to the next level as lovers.
Chapter End Notes
     I have a story involving Alpha!Mika x Beta!Yuu, and shit ton of ideas
     about it. But I'll be making that after this~~
***** Sibling Consent *****
Chapter Summary
     Yoichi and Mirai talk.
     Warning: Trash in the beginning.
Chapter Notes
     Hey~! Ugh, I'm updating very slow now due to electrical problems, but
     meh.
     And holy crapola, 2000+ hits?! I love you guys!
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Chapter 20: Sibling Consent

“Haa—aah! Shihou—!!” Yoichi cried out as he was being pounded into the mattress
in deep, vicious thrusts of his alpha behind him. He gripped the sheets below
him as his moans and wails progressively increase in volume, not bothering to
keep quiet when he was feeling so good. He wanted more. “H-Harder, Shihou!
Please!”

Shihou growled lowly as he heard his omega begging and it spurred him on to go
faster and harder inside him, his cock being swallowed greedily into that
sweltering, drenched heat. Words couldn’t describe how absolutely elating he
was as he continuously mated with Yoichi until the last day of his heat. It was
heady, invigorating…

“Haah… Y-Yoichi, I’m close…” The alpha warned as his thrusts became erratic and
desperate, but still deep enough to bump onto Yoichi’s prostrate that caused
the omega to shudder and groan in pleasure in every push.

“Give it to me, Shihou! Give me everything—Aah!” Yoichi arched his back and
came hard on the sheets with more slick flowing out of his cunt as Shihou
thrust in particularly deep inside and released his seed.

They both panted softly as they dealt with the aftershocks of their orgasm
while the alpha’s knot formed inside the omega, locking them together for a
long while. The moment Shihou moved to spoon Yoichi on the bed so that the knot
wasn’t disturbed, that was when the omega noticed that his heat broke and that
made him shiver a bit upon realizing how cold he felt after having sex.

“Are you alright?” Shihou asked as he cuddled Yoichi from behind. “You’re
shivering…”

“I’m fine. I’m just a bit cold now that my heat just broke…”

“Is that so?” The omega raised a brow when he heard Shihou’s tone of voice. The
alpha sounded slightly disappointed. “How’s your arm?”

“Mm, it’s still painful. It might take days for it to heal…”

“Hmm…” Gently, Shihou took Yoichi’s injured arm and began to spread kisses on
it which caused the omega to fluster.

“S-Shihou…? What are you doing?”

“I’m kissing it better. My sister said that it’s the fastest way to heal
wounds.”

The omega snorted at how charmingly childish that was, and he felt his heart
swell with warmth. “That’s so cute, Shihou.”

“Shut up…” He grumbled before interlacing their fingers together as a smile
formed on his lips.

After spending three days with Yoichi, he realized a lot of things about the
omega that he didn’t knew about. The more he did, the more his feelings for him
began to change. In only a matter of hours while in the middle of fucking
Yoichi on the bathroom floor, it didn’t take a hint of doubt for Shihou to
found out that he fell in love with the omega, and all of his feelings for
Yuuichirou were gone.

He wondered if falling in love this fast and easy was a good sign because the
emotion was very difficult to obtain and it took shit loads of time for it to
come into fruition. But then, he looked back to when he saw Yoichi eating that
last piece of salmon in lunch, when he saw Yoichi in those elegant robes
outside of Nagoya Red, when he saw him sitting in the café, when he saw him in
the airport, when he saw him and Mikaela together, when he saw him smiling,
blushing, laughing, crying… all of it.

He was then hit with the realization that, yes, Shihou fell madly in love with
Yoichi Saotome and he made sure that the omega felt it in their lovemaking in
the whole duration of his heat. It felt so freeing to do so.

Shihou inhaled Yoichi’s hair, loving how the omega now smelt almost exactly
like him when his trance was broken by the ring tone of his phone. He grimaced
irritably as he reached out for it by the bedside table.

“Who is it?” Yoichi asked curiously when he felt his mate’s frustration.

“It’s an unknown number.” He replied, and with a scoff, he tossed his phone.
“Like I care…”

“Shihou, it might be important.” The omega said as he picked up the phone and
answered it. “Hello? This is Yoichi, one of Shihou’s… friends.” Shihou
tightened his embrace when Yoichi said the term. “Who is this?”

“Hello? This is Aoi Sanguu, one of the facilitators of the Shibuya Middle
School Summer Camp, and I wanted to inform you that Mirai Kimizuki just fainted
a few minutes ago and she is now being sent to a hospital.”

Yoichi’s eyes widened as alarm hit him. “Mirai-chan is in the hospital?!”

Shihou froze in shock when he heard this, and his knot deflated quickly upon
hearing his sister’s name as he rushed to dress up.

                                      ~~~


Shihou was tapping his fingers on his knees as anxiousness and panic radiated
from him. Yoichi was looking at him in grave concern at how uneasy his alpha
was as they rode a cab going to Nagoya Hospital where they said his sister was
being held. Slowly, he touched one of Shihou’s hands as a way to calm him down.
He expected the alpha to remove his hand away now that the both of them weren’t
in the effects of heat, but his breath hitched when he felt Shihou’s hand
entwining his fingers together with his. Yoichi was confused, however it seemed
to soothe the alpha somewhat as they reached the hospital.

Once inside, Shihou literally dragged Yoichi by the hand as they reached the
reception desk with a beta nurse by the counter. “Hello. How may I help you,
sirs?”

“I want to see my sister, Mirai Kimizuki.” He replied flatly, trying to sound
collected, but Yoichi could feel that his hand was shaking.

“Oh! You mean the beta that came in two hours ago?” The nurse hummed as she
checked on a black clipboard, looking over for Mirai’s name. “She’s in room 2-
1, first room on the second floor. If you’re visiting her, please sign in here
before proceeding, please.”

The alpha twitched his eye as he grabbed the pen and signed on the clipboard
before pulling his omega to the designated room.

…

“Mirai…!” Shihou screamed the moment he opened the door to her room. “Are you
alright?!”

“Oh, shit! Onii-chan, you scared me!” The redhead jumped on her bed when she
saw her brother banging the room open. “I’m fine. It’s just an attack, that’s
all.”

“You’re not fine.” Shihou opposed as he neared Mirai. “I’ve heard that you
fainted in the middle of a fucking mountain! Don’t you know how dangerous that
is?! What if you fell over and died?!”

“H-Hey, don’t go morbid on me, Onii-chan. Jeez, you just ruined my appetite…”
Mirai pouted down on her hospital food before setting it aside. “All that
matters is that I’m still alive and kicking. Aren’t you happy that I’m still
here?”

Not bothering to answer her, Shihou hugged Mirai liked his life depended on it
as his body shook in fright. “I’m more than just happy, Mirai…”

“Really…” The redhead smiled as she hugged her brother back.

Yoichi leaned by the door, sighing in relief as he watched the siblings
together though he was unaware that Mirai was sniffing on her brother’s scent.

“Oh, Yoichi-nii-san!” Mirai called out while waving a hand. “Hi!”

“Hey there, Mirai-chan.”

Shihou let go of Mirai as Yoichi approached them, he instantly looked at his
mate with a worried expression. ‘Shit, his collar is in my condominium!’ His
eyes zoned on the brunette’s bare neck that showed his claiming mark a bit.
“Uh, Mirai, if you need anything, you can tell Yoichi. I’ll be out for a bit.”

“Huh?” Mirai blinked. “Oh… okay?”

The omega was about to question him about his sudden need to leave, but Shihou
already left, leaving him with the alpha’s sister. Yoichi laughed wearily as he
took a seat on a nearby chair. “So, Mirai-chan… Do you want to talk about
anything?”

“You know, Yoichi-nii-san…” the beta began. “I smelled you on Onii-chan, and I
was wondering if you… scent marked him or something?”

The brunette shifted. “Uhm, you could say that…”

“Are you wooing my brother or is it the other way around?”

“Er…” Yoichi’s face blushed red.

“Actually, I think it’s the other way around.” The redhead grinned. “With how
cute you look and how nice you smell, it’s pretty obvious that my brother would
try to court you.”

“R-Really…?”

Mirai nodded. “Yes. You won’t believe me, but Onii-chan has a penchant for cute
things even though he looks like he doesn’t.” She laughed before becoming
silent. “If my Onii-chan is really courting you, please take care of him. He
tends to be reckless every now and then, but he has a nice heart. I have no
doubts about you since you know how to ground him well, Yoichi-nii-san.”

The omega blinked. “Are you… giving me your consent, Mirai-chan?”

“Of course. I know love when I see it. It’s written in your eyes, Yoichi-nii-
san.” The beta remarked as she smiled sincerely. “You love Onii-chan, don’t
you?”

“Yes. I love him.”

“Then, there’s nothing to worry about because I know now that Onii-chan is safe
in your hands.”

Tears of joy fall out from Yoichi’s eyes without hesitation and he reached out
to give Mirai a hug while the latter patted his back to comfort him.
Chapter End Notes
     I'm sensing the end soon.
***** Blessings of Life *****
Chapter Summary
     An unexpected news and Shihou's confession.
Chapter Notes
     Hey there! :) Have some fluff!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 21: Blessings of Life

The day after his visit in the hospital, Yoichi woke up with this strong urge
to vomit which left him feeling puzzled. He didn’t eat anything wrong, did he?
Cleaning his mouth from the excess drool (and probably from the last thing that
he ate), he received a call from Sayuri that she wanted to check his blood for
his hormones since he just finished his heat.

‘And managed to have rounds of hot sex with your crush...’ The omega blushed
before giggling as he left his apartment with a smile on his face.

But it seemed that that smile faded when he went to Sayuri’s clinic.

“Oh, my…” The doctor gasped with her eyes slightly wide as soon as she got the
results of Yoichi’s blood test. “Erm, Saotome-kun… Are you still taking your
pills?”

The brunette tilted his head in confusion. “I am… Why?”

“Um… Oh… Uh…” Sayuri kept on changing expressions before she sat up straight
and coughed. “Saotome-kun, I’ll only say this once, so listen carefully. You’re
pregnant.”

Yoichi looked at her like she was joking. “Ahahaha… Sayuri-sensei, what are you
talking about? There’s no way I’m—“

“I’m serious. You’re pregnant.”

“What…?” The omega’s eyes were wide with shock and then he remembered that time
in Shihou’s condominium where his body rejected the suppressant. That would
also mean that his body might have also rejected the…

Oh, shit…

                                      ~~~


Olive green eyes scanned through the papers Sayuri gave him in over and over
again, but the red stamp on it wouldn’t magically disappear from his sight. It
was positive. It was really positive.

“Seriously…?” Yoichi bit down on his bottom lip.

As an omega, he should be happy that he conceived successfully despite the
heavy amount of medicines that he took, but for some reason, he wasn’t.
Feelings of fear, panic and stress came into him while he paced around his
living room as dark thoughts crossed through his mind.

‘I’m pregnant, that’s pretty obvious with the results… So, that means I’m
carrying Shihou’s child inside me, right?’ He paused as elation began to fill
him, but then another set of gloomy thoughts took hold. ‘Wait… What if Shihou
doesn’t want it? He just took me in my heat because he was the closest alpha,
and he… bonded with me, so he’s technically my mate… then that means… No, no,
that still doesn’t change the question if Shihou wants a child or not!’

Yoichi slapped both of his cheeks with his hands to make him stay focus. ‘Does
Shihou want a child with me…? But after saying that he loves Yuu-kun, I’m
guessing he doesn’t…’ The omega sulked. “That makes me no better than Onee-
chan…”

Yoichi clenched his hands into fists as he turned to his kitchen to get a
bottle of water to calm himself down. ‘Should I tell him? He has a right to
know since it’s his child, but… how will he react?’ He downed on his water,
feeling the liquid flowing on his mouth. ‘Will he be happy? Disgusted?
Shocked?’

As he was about to take another drink, he heard a knock on his door that was
followed by a voice. “Yoichi, are you home?”

‘That voice… Shihou?!’ He spitted out the water from his mouth at the
realization and coughed loudly, which caught the alpha’s attention.

“Are you alright?!”

“I’m fine! I’m fine!” The omega grimaced. ‘Of all times…’ Yoichi opened the
door a bit to see the alpha standing there with a bag. “H-Hey, Shihou. What
brings you here?”

“You left your stuff in my place so I… I thought of giving it back to you
personally to save time.” Shihou explained while he unconsciously smelled this
scent that the omega was radiating. It smelled like Yoichi but it was slightly
different and it compelled him to be with his mate. “Erm, I also have some food
if you’re hungry.”

“Ah, no… That’s fine, Shihou. You don’t have to—“ He was interrupted when his
stomach growled noisily that caused a blush to form on his cheeks, and he
opened the door wider in defeat. “… Do come in.”

Shihou couldn’t help a crooked smile forming on his lips as he entered Yoichi’s
apartment. The first thing his eyes saw was the stack of papers on the coffee
table. “Yoichi, what are these…” He stopped talking when he saw a red stamp
that wrote the word ‘positive’ and his grip on Yoichi’s bag fell on the floor
with a thud.

“Hm? What are you—“ Yoichi gasped before he dashed to gather the papers in a
frenzy. “T-This is nothing, Shihou…!”

“This is not a ‘nothing’, Yoichi! I recognized that official stamp anywhere!”
The alpha grabbed the omega by the shoulders causing a squeak to come out. “I
knew that there was something different in your scent today the moment you
opened the door. I thought I was imagining it, but after seeing those papers, I
just have to know…” He looked at him intensely. “Yoichi… Are you pregnant?”

The omega returned his gaze before nodding slowly. “Yes…”

Shihou breath hitched in his throat as Yoichi’s heart was pounding wildly
enough to ring in his ears, waiting for the alpha’s reply. They didn’t say
anything as they stared at each other before the omega was pulled into a hug
that instantly made him blush at how close they were.

“Shihou…?”

“I’m happy.” Shihou murmured softly as he let go of Yoichi to cup his face.
“I’m happy, Yoichi!”

He blinked in surprise. “You’re… happy? You’re happy that I’m carrying your
child? But I thought you…”

“Of course I’m happy. Who wouldn’t be?”

“I… I don’t know. You said that you love Yuu-kun and that you think your urge
to mate was just your alpha instincts calling on to mine, so I thought that
you… wouldn’t like the news.”

The alpha stared at his mate for a while before smiling. “Oh… I didn’t tell you
yet, did I?”

“… Tell me what?”

Shihou was silent as he led Yoichi to the couch and sat beside him. He took one
of Yoichi’s hands and held it as he placed a kiss on it. “I didn’t tell you how
much I fell for you.”

The omega’s eyes widened before he lowered his head with a sad look on his
face. “Shihou, don’t tease me like that. It’s not nice to play with the
feelings of others.”

“No, I’m serious.” The alpha tightened his hold on Yoichi’s hand as he stared
straight to him. “I love you, Yoichi. I didn’t realize my feelings for you
until… until I saw how dejected you were. It’s not like I like seeing you in
pain or anything, but… I noticed that I had this strong want to protect you, to
see you smile again.”

“Shihou…”

“And if you‘re still having doubts, I can tell you, Yoichi, that I’m telling
you this from the bottom of my heart and not from my alpha instincts.” Shihou
smiled at his mate with his eyes filled with affection and he leaned in to give
a light kiss on the omega’s lip. “I love you.”

Yoichi sniffled and tears freely escaped from his eyes as he held his mate’s
gaze, seeing nothing but honesty in those beautiful eyes. “I love you too.”

Without an ounce of doubt, he lurched forward to hug his alpha tightly with the
feeling that he had long forgotten coursing through him. He never felt such
extreme happiness before in such a long while, and it made him feel all the
more lucky to experience it with his lover.
Chapter End Notes
     Be ready. Shit load of drama is coming.
***** Obstacles *****
Chapter Summary
     Sometimes, life gives you very painful lemons.
Chapter Notes
     Weee~ I wrote this on the day of my sister's birthday (April 27 in my
     country) and I have no regrets! Anyway, thank you lots for those who
     gave me comments and kudos! :)
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 22: Obstacles

“Are you sure about this, Yoichi?” Horn asked Yoichi as they both sat down in
Horn’s quarters in Nagoya Red. “You’re a very valued employee of mine since you
contributed much to the success of Nagoya Red. If you leave now, your regulars
are going to question about your whereabouts.”

“Yes, I’m sure.” The omega confirmed firmly. “I’m sorry if my leave will cost
the district much, Horn-san, but…”

“Ah, yes… You finally found your alpha and you now bear his child inside you.”
The elder omega smiled when Yoichi blushed at her statement. “In accordance to
the district rules such as Nagoya Red, if one of my employees was conceived,
that customer will have to double the pay to accompany the delivery and other
hospital bills. You do understand that, don’t you?”

Yoichi nodded his head, knowing where this conversation was leading to. “But,
my dear… You were conceived when you were on your break which made you no
employee of mine albeit temporarily, and therefore, I won’t put tabs on whoever
this alpha of yours is.”

“R-Really?”

“Of course.” Horn nodded. “Actually… I’ve also wanted to break your contract
for a long while, Yoichi. You’re still young to be facing these things. You
deserve to have a future ahead of you.”

“Wait… Are you saying that it’s alright for me to quit?”

The mistress didn’t say anything as she smiled widely at the omega while she
grabbed her pen and signed Yoichi’s resignation letter, officially
acknowledging his leave.

                                      ~~~


Shihou was leaning back on a wall next to the entrance of Nagoya Red waiting
for his mate. They both came around and talked things through with Yoichi
deciding to quit his part time job and Shihou deciding to pay the last of
Yoichi’s debt despite his protests. They also agreed to tell Shihou’s parents
about their relationship soon since the alpha just impregnated somebody. Shihou
was very confident though that his parents would agree since Yoichi’s status
was one of a kind, something akin to a once in a lifetime opportunity thing.
They also considered the fact that Yoichi might not be able to continue his
last year in college because he had his obligations as an omega to take care of
his child, but Shihou reassured him that Yoichi could take online classes if he
wished to proceed.

Overall, every problem that they could think of already had possible solutions
and everything almost felt so perfect.

“Sorry…” The alpha heard the voice of his mate apologizing followed by the
closing sound of the sliding door. “Shihou, did I make you wait?”

Shihou shook his head with a smile on his face. “It’s fine, Yoichi.” He offered
his mate a hand. “Shall we? We still need to inform my parents about us. I
can’t wait to tell them about you.”

The alpha’s excitement caused a smile to form in Yoichi’s face… until a clap
was heard followed by a voice he wanted to forget.

“Well, well, well… Look who I ran into at this time of the day.”

Yoichi’s blood immediately turned cold and he turned his head to see Lacus
standing before them with his personal assistant and his limousine behind him
as he applauded.

“Lacus-sama…”

Shihou glared at the alpha, and he inched closer to his mate protectively. He
recognized the name after Yoichi attempted to kill himself and he instantly
hated the bastard after knowing that he was the reason for the death of his
omega’s sister as well as the one who scent marked Yoichi without permission.
“What do you want, drug lord? If you have no business here, you can leave me
and Yoichi alone.”

“Hmhm, I would gladly take my leave, however…” Red eyes zeroed on the omega
beside Shihou and he smiled disturbingly that made the hairs on Yoichi’s nape
to stand. “I came here to fulfill a promise that I made with a certain omega.”

“I’m afraid you can’t achieve that promise because Yoichi has already been
bonded with me.” The alpha hissed dangerously as he stood between Yoichi and
Lacus. “Because of my bond with him, your promise is nulled.”

Lacus hummed in thought. “That may be true, but…” He smirked at Shihou as his
eyes gleamed with malice. “Who says that your bond could stay permanently on
him?”

“… What do you mean?”

“By nature, once an alpha bonded with an omega, it is as good as permanent. But
thanks to the advancement of science and technology, those things can be
modified.” Lacus tapped his chin. “A very good example is your mistress, Horn
Skuld. She’s an omega, yes, but she was bonded multiple times by different
alphas and betas alike in her career, and look… she doesn’t feel any pain even
if her partners abandoned and cheated on her despite carrying their bonds which
was supposed to hurt since omegas are very loyal. She’s the very definition of
a perfect whore and I have every intention of making Yoichi-chan like her.”

Yoichi visibly trembled in dread, and Shihou scowled at how this alpha terribly
frightened his mate. “Over my dead body, you son of a bitch. You have to go
through me first.”

“I know, and I came prepared.” The alpha snapped his fingers and multiple
henchmen came out from his limousine. “Get him, boys.”

Shihou braced himself as they came at him. With how often he fought Yuuichirou,
the alpha defended himself quite well. He dodged several punches and kicks,
though he had his fair share of blows. It was when one of them kicked him in
the stomach did he slip and fell over, and Lacus’ personal assistant came to
immobilize him on the ground by locking both of his arms behind his back.

Yoichi gasped. “Shihou—!”

The alpha struggled to look up at the drug lord who clicked his tongue in
disappointment. “That was so lame. What kind of alpha are you when you aren’t
strong enough to handle my men to protect your mate? You’re all bark but no
bite.” Shihou snarled as Lacus mocked him and he easily approached the shaking
omega. “Rene, be sure to hold him down good.”

“Hn.”

Shihou squirmed violently, but no such luck as he watched Lacus fawning Yoichi.
His alpha senses were running wild now that his mate was in danger. “Don’t you
dare come near him…!”

“And who are you to boss me, Mr. I-failed-to-protect-my-omega? You’re there in
the ground all helpless and immovable.” Lacus cupped Yoichi’s face in a very
sickening manner as he leaned in. “While I, on the other hand, have your omega
now who will soon be mine and be the bearer of my children.”

“You—!!”

As Lacus was sniffing Yoichi, he pause his ministrations and Yoichi shook like
a leaf, fearing what the alpha might have scented from him to stop his actions.
With a glimpse of his eyes, he lifted a hand and slapped the omega across the
face hard to the point where Yoichi fell into the floor with a painful scream
which caused Shihou to flinch at the violence the alpha was inflicting on his
mate.

“You little slut! You’re pregnant?!” Yoichi bit his lips as he palmed his
marred cheek with tears prickling his eyes, not saying anything. “I left you
for how many days and this happens?! Tsk! I should’ve bought you during that
time…” Lacus sighed as his anger depleted fast. “No matter. Since the child
hasn’t developed yet, taking it out from your womb will be a lot easier along
with the growing placenta and umbilical cord.”

Upon hearing those, Yoichi glared at Lacus with all his might. “You can’t! I
won’t let you!”

Lacus could only laugh at his anger. “We’ll see, Yoichi-chan.” He snickers as
he snaps his fingers and another group of men came beside him. “Take him away.”

The men surrounded Yoichi as they took him. “No! Stop! Let me—mmph?!” The
omega’s mouth and nose were covered with a chloroform soaked cloth and Yoichi
blanked out in a few seconds of weak thrashing.

“No! Yoichi!” Shihou’s instincts spiked in an alarming state as he saw his mate
being taken and struggled much more under Rene’s hold. “You fuck…!”

Lacus smirked down at the pink haired alpha before he turned to his heels.
“Rene, shut that one up. He’s making quite the uproar in the neighborhood with
his yells.”

Shihou could only hear a grunt above him before something hit him behind his
head, causing his world to become black.
Chapter End Notes
     Lacus! You shouldn't hit a pregnant person! D:
***** Time of Crisis *****
Chapter Summary
     Shihou reveals the truth while Yoichi gets an earful from Lacus.
Chapter Notes
     Ah... This is sort of painful to write, I admit. But, anyway, here
     you go. And I made another set named Burned Innocence -Unveiled- that
     gives one shot alternate scenarios in certain chapters. Feel free to
     read it. :)
     Thank you all for the comments and kudos!
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 23: Time of Crisis

“… zuki…” A faint voice called out as Shihou blinked slowly. “… Kimizuki… san…”

The alpha groaned as his head throbbed in pain, and he knew for sure that he
wasn’t in the blunt concrete of the road because all he could feel was this
softness all around him. Someone obviously brought him to their house. He
should apologize for the trouble later. He just wanted to sleep.

“Kimizuki-san…!” That shrill voice cried out again and Shihou blinked widely as
he came face to face with Shinoa and Mitsuba staring down at him with
frightened eyes. “You’re alright… Thank God…”

“Shinoa… Mitsuba… What happened?” He asked with his voice a bit raspy.

“You don’t remember?” The lavender beta asked as she adjusted some pillows on
the bed. “Yuu-san and Mikaela-san found you unconscious in front of Nagoya Red
all beaten up. They brought you here in my mansion. What happened to you?”

“I…” Shihou winced as he felt pain shot down on his nerves when he shifted a
bit.

“Easy, Kimizuki…” Mitsuba comforted as she gently held the alpha. “Tell us what
happened to you slowly as much as you can remember. Don’t force yourself.”

“I… I was waiting for Yoichi, and…” Shihou’s eyes widened and he sat up on the
bed so suddenly. “Yoichi…! Yoichi was kidnapped!”

Mitsuba gasped while Shinoa hummed calmly. “Are you serious? By who?”

“By a drug lord… Lacus Welt…”

“Lacus Welt, huh…” The beta trailed off as she became deep in thought. “What
does he want with Yoichi? It’s not like a drug lord to kidnap a civilian unless
they need them for something or if said civilian was involved in their
affairs…”

Shihou froze, not liking where this conversation was heading, but time was
running low with each second passing. Yoichi could be dead for all he knew
while he was sitting there having a talk with Shinoa. Desperate time calls for
desperate measures… It was time to confess.

“Shinoa…” He slowly began which caught the beta’s attention. “Yoichi is… He’s
not a beta. He’s an omega.”

Both girls look at him in dreaded shock with this revelation. Shihou expected
much as they stared at him like a statue. “… He’s a what?”

                                      ~~~


Yoichi’s eyes slowly fluttered open and he could see a bright light on him. He
tried to move, but he couldn’t. Confused, he looked down to find that he was
strapped down by leather on a surgical table that instantly alarmed him at what
was going on.

“Ah, you’re finally awake, my beautiful omega~!” Lacus’ voice rang through the
room and Yoichi saw him coming out of the darkness with that creepy smile of
his. “Are you ready for your surgery?”

“Lacus-sama, please stop this…” The brunette begged, trying his best to appear
calm and collected when he was actually freaking out inside. “I don’t care if
you take me as your mate, just… don’t hurt the child inside me.”

“Hmm, you care for that thing in you an awful lot. Do you really like the alpha
who got you pregnant, yet failed to protect you as his mate?” Lacus hummed
curiously, but there was this hint in his voice that made Yoichi wary.

The omega gulped but he remained strong as he nodded his head slowly… which was
a mistake because Lacus suddenly lurched at him and gripped his soft, curved
neck with both of his hands, deliberately choking him in his immobile state.
Yoichi’s breath hitched at the attack and he began to squirm underneath in
panic.

“You ungrateful little bitch…” The alpha hissed lowly as his fingers tightened
their hold on the omega’s flesh and his eyes flashed a dangerous red. “I loaned
your sister money enough for the both of you to survive in this forsaken
society, and you thank me by defying me?! You even got impregnated by someone
other than me!”

“My life… is mine… to handle… not yours…” Yoichi protested weakly as his eyes
tear up due to the pressure on his neck. His head was also slowly on the verge
of blanking out because of the lack of air intake. “I… don’t belong… to you…
Lacus-sama… And I never will…”

“Tsk…” Lacus clicked his tongue in annoyance as he glared down at the omega.
‘No one has ever turned against me like this, especially an omega!’ He released
a hand from the omega’s neck in order to land a slap as painful as the one he
inflicted prior to the kidnapping across Yoichi’s face. “You are mine, and
nothing can change that, Saotome! You don’t belong to me?! Don’t make me
laugh!” The hand that he used to slap Yoichi took a handful of brown locks and
gripped at it painfully enough to make the omega wail. “You’re completely at my
mercy now, you now that right?! Of course, you do! I mean, look at you,
currently tied down to a surgical table completely and utterly helpless while I
hurt you to my heart’s content, and you say that your life is yours?!”

The alpha cackled mockingly while Yoichi glared up at him despite the pain he
was experiencing. He made it clear that he wouldn’t give in to someone as
sadistic and egotistical like Lacus. He would rather die than to serve him for
an eternity.

Eventually, Lacus’ laughs died down to giggles and he gave the omega a look
with renewed sadism. “Ah, Saotome, you’re really like your sister in so many
ways. Defiant, strong willed, tenacious… You deserve to be punished for showing
a rebellious attitude towards an alpha…“ Yoichi felt something nudging on his
navel and he gasped. “I could force myself on you to make sure you feel the
pain, but as an omega, you would quickly heal from it, so I decided to do force
C-section abortion on you with no anesthesia present. That way, my dear sweet
omega, you’ll learn how disobedience really riles me up. I’ll let you feel how
excruciating it is, physically, mentally… and emotionally.”

The omega trembled in fear. “Y-You… You wouldn’t…”

“Oh, I will.” Lacus smiled again as he leaned close to Yoichi’s face until
their lips were inches apart. “Prepare yourself. You’ll become mine, Yoichi-
chan… even if I have to break you down for it.”

Tears fall down from olive green eyes as the alpha gave him the most appalling
kiss he ever had.
Chapter End Notes
     Stop hurting Shihou"s smol, cinnamon roll, Lacus!
***** Battle Plan *****
Chapter Summary
     Mikaela and Yuuichirou talk.
Chapter Notes
     And... Another MikaYuu chapter was born! Holy shizz!
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Chapter 24: Battle Plan

“So… We’re going to take down one of the deadliest yet most wanted drug lord in
all of Japan, huh?” Yuuichirou mused as he looked through documented papers
that all center on their target. “Do you think we can do it?”

“Of course… provided that the police would come along just in case things go
chaotic.”

“But, Mikaaaaa…” The raven beta whined as he draped himself lazily over his
lover. “Those guys are too fucking slow.”

“I know …” Mikaela agreed with a chuckled as he combed his fingers through
black locks. “But we don’t have the resources to go toe-to-toe with the amount
of henchmen the drug lord has. We could risk getting ourselves killed.”

Yuuichirou pouted before mumbling. “I could handle them by myself, you know…
since I’ll be bringing Asuramaru with me.”

“Yuu-chan, I would like it if you don’t kill anyone during our whole search and
rescue escapade even if we are dealing with the bad guys.” The alpha scolded,
giving his lover a disapproving look.

“I won’t kill them, Mika. Jeez, I’m not a murderer.” Yuuichirou protested with
a scandalized expression before humming in thought. “… Maybe I could cut a limb
or two to immobilize them or make them die with blood loss…”

“Yuu-chan, no…”

“What? They deserve it for even serving a junky bastard in the first place.”
The beta shrugged. “They even got Yoichi because of what he is…”

Both boys became silent before the door of the living room swung open to reveal
a petite woman with bouncing pink hair and wearing the most expensive clothing
brands. “Mika, dear, I already called the police. They’ll be in the Hiiragi
mansion in a few.”

“Thank you, Krul.” Mikaela thanked his surrogate beta mother, Krul Tepes,
without looking away from the papers. “Were they informed on who we are dealing
with?”

“Mm, sorry, I’ll let you guys handle those things since I’ve got work within a
few minutes.” Krul explained as she grabbed her bag by the table where a pile
of papers were. “Take care, honey, and don’t get into trouble.” She gave
Mikaela a kiss on the crown and she gave Yuuichirou a knowing smile. “Play
nice, you two.”

Yuuichirou unexpectedly blushed at the meaning and he immediately unlatched
himself from Mikaela as Krul left them with a smile on her face. She must have
caught the scent her son was emitting while she gave her goodbye kiss and just
wanted to tease Yuuichirou for it.

“Don’t mine Krul. It’s her own way of saying that she likes you.” Mikaela said
as he caught the obvious hint of embarrassment of the beta in their bond.

“Y-Yeah, but she doesn’t have to… say it that way… l-like we’re married or
something…”

The alpha shifted to stare at Yuuichirou. “You… don’t want to marry me, Yuu-
chan?”

“Huh?!” The beta blushed red with a mortified look. “No! I-I mean, I want to…!
But—Ah, shit…!” He turned around to avoid Mikaela’s piercing gaze, not trusting
himself to give the answer that he wanted to say if the alpha was staring right
into him. “… Konechno, ya khochu zhenit’sya na tebe v budushchem, idiot. (Of
course I want to marry you in the future, idiot.)”

Mikaela’s eyes widened when he heard his lover speaking in his native tongue
and it made a shiver run down his spine. He didn’t care if Yuuichirou sounded
weird in some of the pronunciations. The fact remained that he spoke to him in
Russian! “Yuu-chan, where did you learn how to speak in Russian?”

“What’s up with you?! You asked me about marriage and now you’re asking me
about the Russian language?!” Yuuichirou fumed, puffing his cheeks in annoyance
before sighing. He couldn’t stay mad at his lover for even a minute, and he
shyly tucked in a strand of hair behind his ear. “I already told you that I
have a guidebook of it, so I decided to learn some of it myself... Was it bad?”

“Not bad, Yuu-chan. You just need some practice.” Mikaela smiled before leaning
close and giving Yuuichirou a kiss on his cheek. “That way… once you became
fluent with it, I could steal you away for myself.”

“M-Mika—mmph?!” The raven gasped before his lips were caught in a kiss that
instantly made him melt into the alpha’s arms.

Mikaela could have deepened the kiss further, but he was interrupted by the
ringing tone of his phone that indicated that Shinoa and Mitsuba were ready in
the next part of their plan. He huffed in mild irritation as he straightened up
and answered. “Hello, Shinoa. We’re ready here.”

“We’re ready in our part as well, Mikaela-san. All that’s left is to trace
Yoichi-san’s scent down by having Kimizuki-san and some police men scanning the
whole Nagoya area to see if we could get any leads.”

“I see. Yuu-chan and I will be going to your mansion for the final plan. Let’s
hope that Yoichi is still alright…”

“Right…” Shinoa paused when there was a knock heard in the other line. “The
police are here as well, and they need some explanation about the whole thing.
I’ll be seeing the two of you soon. Bye.”

The blond grunted his goodbye before hanging up while Yuuichirou stretched his
back like a cat. “I guess that’s our cue to start moving, huh?”

“Seems like it.”

“Alright…”

Mikaela noted how dark his lover’s voice was and turned to look at his side to
see Yuuichirou picking up an elegantly decorated, sheathed sword. The design of
the cover served as a symbol to the Ichinose’s family treasures since the
family used to be one of the finest swordsmen in Japan. Yuuichirou, being
adopted into the Ichinose family through Guren, obtained his own sword when he
reached puberty as a way to recognize his growing maturity, which he named
Asuramaru.

The alpha watched silently as the raven stood up to unsheathed the sword from
its covering. The steel, a mixture of silver and metallic green, shined proudly
and brightly under the light despite its infrequent usage. No doubt Yuuichirou
was cleaning it on his free time as well as sharpening it to the maximum.
Mikaela stared at the sword in fondness as he remembered the day the raven
showed it to him in middle school out of excitement along with the promise he
made with it.

“Through this sword, I’ll protect those who are dear to me… That way, I won’t
lose anyone anymore.”
It was a simple yet honorable oath. There were only a few people who would be
willing to sacrifice themselves to protect others in the world, and Mikaela
couldn’t help but be a bit worried at how Yuuichirou was so selfless and
kind... Yet those were some of the things that the alpha liked about his lover.

With a smile, he began to arrange the documents on the table. “Are you ready,
Yuu-chan?”

“Heh… What are you talking about, Mika? I’m always ready for things like this.”
Yuuichirou answered confidently with a grin as he raised his sword to stare at
his reflection on the metal. “That bastard will never know what hit him.”
Chapter End Notes
     Take extra care with that sword, Yuu-chan. Don't hurt yourself or
     kill anyone carelessly with it.
     With love,
     Mika <3
***** Time is Running I *****
Chapter Summary
     Time is running, Shihou.
Chapter Notes
     And another chapter for you! :) This one is separated to two parts.
See the end of the chapter for more notes
Chapter 25: Time is Running I

“You may not put anesthesia on him, but I want you to put the temporal
euthanasia drug that sort of muffles his bond with the damn alpha who dared to
touch my soon-to-be mate. I also want it a bit strong enough to weaken the
scent of a pregnant omega.” Yoichi heard Lacus explain to the doctor and nurse
in-charge. It may be a bit soft, but he could still make out the words the drug
lord was saying. “So that when his alpha comes barging in, they won’t be able
to know that the whole operation was already a success and they won’t be able
to find us as well.”

“Yes, sir. Rest assured that this will be over in as fast as five minutes. If
there are any problems, it would only take a minute for it to be controlled.”
The doctor answered while the nurse nodded.

“Perfect.” Lacus chuckled menacingly. “Well then, I’ll leave it to you now,
Shahal…” He paused. “And to you too, Riko-chan.”

The omega strapped down on the surgical table gulped once he heard a door being
closed followed by footsteps approaching. One of the twin doors open to reveal
a man with blond hair and dark skin with a surgical mask on his face wearing
the required hospital gown. The scent he was radiating clearly indicated that
he was a beta, along with his nurse.

“Well, hello there. How are you feeling?” The doctor, Shahal, asked politely.
“You’re… Yoichi Saotome, right? I’m Shahal, and I’ll be the doctor in-charge to
your… special case. And this, here, is my assistant nurse, Riko. We were
informed on how Lacus-sama wanted you to be treated, and well…” He trailed off.
“It’s pretty gruesome since the use of anesthesia is a big no-no since we’re
going to use the C-section method to remove the growing embryo inside you. I
can’t imagine what kind of pain you’ll be experiencing if we push through with
this…”

All three fell gravely silent for some time before Shahal sighed and began to
wear his medical gloves. “First things first, Saotome-kun, I’m sorry that
things have to end like this… But I’m just following my orders. I’ll try my
best to make the pain as tolerable as possible.” He opened his bag and took out
a bottle of the temporary euthanasia mixed with suppressants along with a
syringe.

Yoichi pursed his trembling lips as he watched Shahal filling the syringe up
with the drug. His heart began to pound hard and loud in his chest as the
needle went near to his arm. ‘Shihou… Shihou, where are you? Please… I need
you.’

He winced when something pierced his skin along with the feeling of a liquid
flowing into his bloodstream.

                                      ~~~


Shihou suddenly grimaced when a jolt of pain hit his head like a thousand
bricks. He could clearly sense that Yoichi was panicking and calling out to
him. He clicked his tongue as his patience ran thin more and more when the car
he was in sped up to their designated place. It took a long while for him to
finally find the place where Yoichi was being held captive through his scent,
and he was beyond pissed when he saw that it was an abandoned construction site
near Shinjuku. His mate could be anywhere in that piece of crap!

“Yo, Kimizuki, calm down.” Yuuichirou said when the alpha’s aura became
terrifying in a matter of seconds. The beta knew right away that he was losing
his cool. “You can’t throw yourself in situations like this if you’re
panicking.”

“I know!” Shihou screamed in frustration. “I know, dammit! I just… Yoichi is…”

“I know. I mad, too, you know.” The raven responded as he crossed his arms. “I
mean, there was actually someone shitty enough to go violent on the cinnamon
roll of our group! Can you believe that?! Nobody hurts Yoichi ever! This is a
first and it pisses me off!” Yuuichirou began to grin evilly as he slowly
unsheathed his sword. “I’m going to turn that fucking bastard into mincemeat
and serve him to the government in a silver platter.”

Intimidating excitement was being emitted by the beta in waves that unsettled
the other occupants in the car, but Mikaela didn’t bother to scold Yuuichirou
about this matter since they already talked about it.

“Yuu, I understand how you feel, but… don’t just blast your scent off that
makes all of us uneasy before we could even find Yoichi.” Mitsuba responded as
she held her throbbing head. “Save your energy for the main event, idiot!”

“Right…” Yuuichirou muttered in defeat.

“…”

Shihou ran a hand through his neck on the spot where he bit Yoichi. The bond
was still there, but something felt off. A while ago, it was giving the most
painful thumping he never felt before that it hurt him to no end, and now… it
was silent. Even if Yoichi was calm, he could tell what he was truly feeling in
their bond, and it was never as quiet as this.

Something was definitely wrong.

“Mikaela, speed it up.” Shihou instructed a bit urgently which made the other
alpha give him a questioning look. “They’re about to start the abortion. We
still have a chance to make it before they could even draw blood.”

Mikaela was silent before he nodded, stepping on the foot pedal to rise the
gas. “… Understood. Hold on tight.”

                                      ~~~


“Please…” The omega begged. “Please, don’t… I don’t want to lose this child.
It’s very precious to me…”

“Every child born from the omega’s womb is precious to them.” Riko replied as
Shahal arranged the tools that he needed for the whole thing. “Well… it is
precious to them if they mated with the alpha they like. That’s an obvious
truth.” Her brown eyes look down on Yoichi with concern. “Do you perhaps… like
the alpha who got you pregnant, Saotome-san?”

“… Yes.” Yoichi answered truthfully. “I love him... with all I am.”

Riko stared down at him for a bit before she faced Shahal’s back. “Shahal-san…
I can’t do this. It’s too much…”

“…” Red eyes glance back on the beta nurse with the same amount of concern she
had. “Truthfully… neither can I, but we have our orders and we have to fulfill
them.”
Chapter End Notes
     Will they make it in time?
***** Time is Running II *****
Chapter Summary
     Things get serious when Yuu-chan is pissed.
Chapter Notes
     Hiya! Here ya go! I apologize for updating late... Gomen. *bows in
     apology*
     And... HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKA!!! <3 (It's May 1 in my country...)
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Chapter 26: Time is Running II

“Ugh… This place is a wreck…” Yuuichirou commented as soon as they found the
construction site. “Where could Yoichi be in this dump?”

“Beats me… There are bound to be multiple rooms in a construction site, and
that could mean more chances of us being ambushed by henchmen.” Shinoa murmured
once all of them were out of the car. “We need a plan.”

“How the hell can we plan when Yoichi’s life is in danger?!” Shihou snapped.
“We wasted enough time already!”

“Kimizuki, calm down. As Yuu said before, you couldn’t just throw yourself in
there. You’re not even armed yet and you expect to just go in there without a
plan? Your life would be over the moment you enter that building.” Mitsuba
defended as she stepped in front of her girlfriend. “You want to rescue Yoichi,
right? So clear that head of yours!”

Shihou clicked his tongue as he appeased his frustrations for a bit while
Shinoa began to speak again. “I’ll make this quick, so listen. The police will
be arriving in this area within a few minutes, but knowing how fast our target
might have gone; there won’t be enough time before they start the abortion. So,
Mitsuba and I will stay here to wait for them and to give them the necessary
information they’ll need for this whole thing. The three of you will enter that
building to get Yoichi. But seeing how Kimizuki-san isn’t armed, Yuu-san and
Mika-san will have to defend him for the time being until Kimizuki-san could
find a weapon.” She smiled at the three boys genuinely that made them flinch.
“With that said, good luck and don’t die on us.”

                                      ~~~


Shihou began to smell the air that was a mix of wet concrete and dirt, yet they
hold hints of different kinds of scents, and he was only looking for one
specific kind. Once he found what he was looking for, he concentrated on it as
he walked through the dim hallways with his flashlight.

“Do they really have to do this in the night? It’s so freaking dark in here and
sneak attacks are common to happen.” Yuuichirou whispered as he held his
flashlight.

“Well, Yuu-chan, you don’t see a drug lord doing their work in broad daylight
where they could get caught easily.” Mikaela replied with a smile. “That would
be a stupid move on their part.”

“Hmm, point taken…” The raven sighed, but then his ears caught the sound of
footsteps, and he turned his flashlight off. “Someone’s coming.”

“… Yuu-chan?”

Before Mikaela could comprehend what his lover was doing, he and Shihou heard a
sword being drawn followed by a scream which Yuuichirou muffled with a hand as
he tackled the man on the floor. Mikaela swung his flashlight to see the raven
immobilizing a henchman with his sword painted with blood, and he stiffened at
the sight.

“Do you know an omega by the name Yoichi Saotome?” Yuuichirou asked sinisterly
as he glared down on the man. “If you won’t tell me, I’ll cut you off another
limb…”

“I won’t tell you bastards anything!” He cried out, not minding the blood
rushing out of his body through his now neatly sliced arms. “Interrogating me
will get you nowhere! It will only take seconds for Lacus-sama to finally have
his personal whore clean of the other bastard alpha’s child!”

“Why, you—!” The raven raised his sword and was about to stab the man’s eye
when Mikaela stepped in.

“Yuu-chan, no! Stop!”

“But, Mika, he—“

“Just stop…” The alpha took his lover into his arms and hugged him, dropping
his flashlight in the process. “Control yourself, Yuu-chan. You promised me not
to kill anyone, remember?”

“I remember, Mika. I just… He had no right to speak of Kimizuki and Yoichi that
way!”

“I know that, but killing him won’t solve anything!”

As they were bickering, the man reached into his pockets where a walkie-talkie
was kept and breathed into it. “Rene-san… We have intruders on the ground
floor... They are looking for the omega.”

…

“Damn it!” Lacus cursed, slamming his hands on a wooden desk that fluttered
some papers away. “I wasn’t expecting that damn alpha to be here this quick.
And it isn’t even five minutes yet!” The alpha growled lowly as he chewed on
his thumb while Rene simply stared at him, awaiting his next orders.

“But he isn’t alone, right? Who are with him?!”

“Two men. An alpha and a beta. One of them is the adopted nephew of your
colleague in college, and the other is the adopted heir of the Ichinose’s.”

“… Ferid’s nephew and an Ichinose, huh?” Lacus sighed. “This will be a tough
party to handle…”

“What do you want to do, Lacus?”

“What else? Kill them, of course! I don’t care who they are and what they are
doing here, but as sure as hell; I’m not going to give up my omega to them,
especially to that bastard!” The alpha hissed as he glared as Rene dangerously.
“Get your best men, Rene, and make sure that all three intruders are bleeding,
in pain and dead. They’ll taste the power of rubbing their noses into somebody
else’s business.”

“Yes, sir.” Rene affirmed as he drew a naginata by the door before leaving
Lacus’ office.

…

Yoichi was breathing heavily as he held onto the wall while clutching onto his
bleeding abdomen. The cut was quite deep, and it hurts so badly as a red liquid
slowly etched and drenched his clothes. His vision was becoming hazy, but he
kept his grip on reality, refusing to pass out in a place like this. He didn’t
want Lacus to have the last laugh. Not after everything he did.

‘Just a little more… I could make it…’ He gritted his teeth as he took another
step forward, not minding the pain that came along with his movement, and the
blood that began to drip and make a trail on the floor.

If he was going to die, then he should do it in Shihou’s arms. That way, he
could see him one last time until he breathed his last.
Chapter End Notes
     ... Oh, no.
***** Scented Blood *****
Chapter Summary
     When shit becomes real.
Chapter Notes
     Hiya! Here ya go! Please excuse the roller coaster I'm letting you
     guys in... It's hard to write without feeling it, you know...
     And... Wow! 3000+ hits~~~! X3
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Chapter 27: Scented Blood

Despite the nervousness Shahal was feeling, his hold on the scalpel was firm
and sure. He was used to feeling this way since he was an experienced surgeon
in his field, but he never once attempted to make a ‘fake’ successful operation
before, so that would explain why he was so shaky. He knew that there were
orders to be followed, but his consciousness thought otherwise. After all, an
abortion, and a forced one at that, was wrong in a lot of ways. He didn’t even
know why his ‘friend’, Lacus, would even get him for something like this since
Shahal was the definition of a good man, and he didn’t have it in him to hurt
anyone.

“Saotome-kun, this might hurt but we have to make this as real as possible.” He
said as he slowly pierced the skin and drawing blood that made the omega wince.
“Don’t worry, it’s not that deep. Hopefully you would go to a hospital right
after in order to stabilize this though…”

As Shahal was slicing a small portion of the abdomen, Rene came barging in with
his naginata at hand which startled Riko who was standing behind Shahal.
“Shahal-sensei, is the abortion done yet? It seems that we have intruders
coming in.”

“… Intruders?” The doctor repeated as he withdrawn his scalpel stiffly while
trying to hide the fact that he didn’t do anything except weighing down the
right from the wrong. He looked down to see that there wasn’t enough blood
coming out to make the scene look real, so he grabbed another scalpel and cut
his skin in order to paint Yoichi with sufficient blood to make it like he did
have an abortion. “I see… Then, I have to transfer the patient somewhere else.
I was just starting the operation, you know…”

Yoichi was silent and rigid during the whole thing. His eyes were closed so at
to pretend that he was unconscious while Shahal tried to appear professional in
front of Lacus’ personal assistant. Rene hummed as he tilted his for a bit to
look at the surgical table to make sure. He saw blood all over, but that wasn’t
convincing enough to satisfy him. “Is that so, Sensei?” Rene walked over to
Yoichi and stared at the scene in indifference before he did the most painful
thing possible.

He slammed a fist down on Yoichi’s upper abdomen that made the omega jolt and
scream at the sudden force, making the small cut rip wider and deeper in the
process.

Riko gasped in horror while Shahal stared in shock. “What are you doing?! You
shouldn’t do that to the patient!”

“… It just proves that you were trying to save his life.” Rene replied as he
glared at Shahal in distrust. “You went against orders, Shahal. I’m
disappointed to think that you were one of Lacus’ friends.”

“Lacus’ orders could go to hell!” The beta snarled. “This is wrong and you know
it, Rene!”

“How can you distinguish the right from the wrong in this society? In this
world, people would do anything just to rise into power and to shower
themselves in pleasure… even if they have to make their hands dirty.”

Without much warning, Rene went into a battle stance with his naginata and he
charged at Shahal though the doctor dodged it with his quick reflexes as he
gave his nurse an urgent look. “Riko…! The restrains!”

“On it!” Riko screamed back as she ran to where Yoichi was and began to
unfasten the leather belts with trembling fingers. The strong scent of blood
began to increase and Yoichi was beginning to bleed rather profusely which
alarmed Riko as she slowly sat him up. “Saotome-san, hang in there. I’ll take
you to the hospital right away.”

“Not on my watch, beta.” Rene countered as he swung his naginata that managed
to cut Riko’s back and making her yelp in pain. “You’re not going anywhere with
that omega.”

“Riko-san!” Yoichi cried out as the nurse bowed in front on him.

“D-Don’t mind me… Get out of here now!”

“But you—“

“Go!”

The omega shut his mouth before nodding as he got up to his feet and left the
room in a rush without looking back.

…

“Tsk, how are you guys doing over there?” Shihou asked as he stood in front of
a henchman with a pipe on his hand.

“We’re still fine here. Although... I think Yuu-chan is having a blast.”

Five men fell to the ground with a scream of pain to where Yuuichirou was as
the beta cut off either a large chuck of their skin or a limb with his sword in
frightening speed and accuracy. Asuramaru was continuously drenched with their
blood as the raven fought the overcrowding henchmen in the room that even
portions of his face had its share of spilled blood.

“Come on! Is that best that you could do?! Get your asses at me!” Yuuichirou
taunted at a handful of them with a wicked gleam in his eye.

“S-Shit… Rene-san wasn’t joking when he said that the Ichinose brat is a pain…”
One of them murmured as they slowly backed in a corner.

“Huh?! What was that?! You called me a ‘brat’, eh?!”

Numerous screams were heard as Mikaela looked over to Shihou with a wry smile
and a laugh. “Yeah… So, we’re fine. You can go ahead while the two of us handle
them.”

“Are you sure?”

The blond alpha gave a confident smirk to his fellow alpha as he tightened his
leather gloved fists. “Don’t underestimate us, Kimizuki. If Yuu-chan is around,
I feel like I could do anything.” He punched a guy who was coming behind him
out cold which made Shihou blink in astonishment before Mikaela shouted at him.
“Now go! Your mate needs you!”

Shihou stared at him before nodding as he left both Mikaela and Yuuichirou
behind.

…

Shihou began to sniff the air again as he walked slowly with his flashlight and
pipe at hand. Yoichi’s scent had strangely disappeared prior to Yuuichirou
cutting one of the guy’s arms off, and that made his heart wrench in panic. Why
was Yoichi’s scent suddenly gone? He was pregnant, so his scent should be a tad
bit stronger than before. He gulped at the realization that it made him feel
uneasy and he began to have dreadful thoughts of what might have become of his
mate.

‘Shut up! Yoichi is alive! He has to be! If he’s dead, I don’t know what I’ll
do…’

As he was about to take a turn, he smelled something very strong and he paused
for a while to smell it properly. ‘Blood... But whose?’ He smelled it some more
until his nose picked up a faint sweet smell that he knew so well and his eyes
widened. “—Yoichi?!”

“S… Shihou?” The soft voice made him swing his flashlight around wildly till he
saw his mate with one hand holding onto the wall while the other was clutching
on his bloodied abdomen. Yoichi gave him a faint smile when he saw him. “You
came… Thank God…”

“Yoichi…” Shihou murmured his lover’s name in hope as he reached out for him…
only for Yoichi to lose his grip on the wall and fall unconscious.
Chapter End Notes
     ... *caves in a corner*
***** Hope *****
Chapter Summary
     When there is life, there is hope.
Chapter Notes
     Hiya! This my shortest chapter ever! And I felt the vibes that this
     story is coming to its end soon. Thank you in advance for those who
     gave me comments and kudos! :)
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Chapter 28: Hope

Seeing his lover fall down like that made Shihou’s blood cold instantly and he
immediately rushed by Yoichi’s side, carrying his frail body in his arms while
panicking. “Yoichi?! Can you hear me?! Yoichi!” His eyes lowered to his now
blood drenched shirt and he stiffened. “Dear Lord… No…”

However, despite the state his mate was in, he could still feel his heart
beating vibrantly through their bond, and Shihou didn’t waste any second as he
picked Yoichi up and whispered to his ear. “Yoichi, we’re going to get out of
here. I promise you…”

He kissed his lover on the temple before walking away with renewed hope.

…

“Hey, Rene, what the fuck is going on down there?!” Lacus shrieked in annoyance
to a walkie-talkie. “You didn’t report back to me within ten minutes! That’s so
not like you!”

The alpha could make out some static sounds before a voice was heard at the
other line. “Oh, sorry, Lacus. Rene won’t be up for a very long while…”

“This voice… Shahal?!”

“Hello, Lacus.” Shahal greeted back with a hint of playfulness, but that only
pissed the alpha.

“You…! Where is Rene?!”

“As I said before, Rene won’t be up for a very long while, Lacus… since I
strapped him down on the surgical table when I knocked him out.”

Lacus could feel anger running into his veins at the sound of that. “Traitor—!”

“Well, well… since when did I tell you that I was on your side? I only said
that I’ll help you out on a small problem, after all. However… I wasn’t
expecting your small problem to be something as horrible as a force abortion.
You almost got me close to losing my license there.”

“I don’t care what you say or think, Shahal! You only had one job!”

“Well, Lacus, I backed out on that job!” Shahal countered firmly. “And to make
you feel even worse, I made your precious omega escape.”

“You bastard!” The alpha hissed as he gnashed down on his teeth. “I’m going to
make you suffer dearly for turning your back on me!”

“Oh? How can you that when the police are here?” The doctor chuckled. “You
better think fast, Lacus, or else they’ll arrest you.”

Lacus slammed the walkie-talkie hard onto the floor that caused it to smash
into pieces as soon as Shahal ended their conversation.

…

“Yuu! Mikaela!” Shihou called out when the returned back to where the alpha and
the beta were fighting. “I found him… I found Yoichi…”

“Woah, seriously?!” Yuuichirou cried out as he kicked a guy to unconsciousness,
and he caught a glimpse of the omega on Shihou’s arms as well as the smell he
was radiating. “Shit… Is he still alive?”
Mikaela approached Shihou and gave him a look of permission before checking
Yoichi’s pulse for signs. “… He’s barely alive. We need to get out of here and
find a hospital right away. With the amount of blood his losing at this rate,
Yoichi might fall into a coma or worse…”

“Fuck! Then, what are we waiting for?! Let’s get out of here!”

The two alphas nodded as Yuuichirou began to lead the way out while several
policemen began to make their way inside the building… and the raven didn’t
miss the sounds of awe and astonishment when they entered the room where
Yuuichirou had a slight killing frenzy a while ago.

Once the four of them reached the entrance, there are several police cars and
helicopters that greeted them. Shinoa and Mitsuba saw them and gave relieved
looks as they approached them with smiles on their faces.

“You’re okay!” Shinoa cheered loudly as she jumped to give Yuuichirou a hug and
the gesture immediately had Mikaela glaring daggers at her. “We thought you
were a goner…”

“W-Well, I’m okay… in particular.” The raven blushed lightly as he gently pried
away Shinoa’s arms around him. “Anyway, don’t mind me! Yoichi needs some
serious medical attention! We need to get to a hospital!”

Shinoa’s eyes took a glimpse at Yoichi and she winced as she scurried to grab
her phone. “R-Right away…!”

                                      ~~~


“… ichi… Yoi… chi…”

White danced in his vision as Yoichi heard his name being called and he knew
right away who the voice belonged to. ‘Ah… Is that Shihou’s voice?’

“Yoichi… you… be… ine… Stay… live… please…”

‘He wants me to stay alive? Why? Did I pass out?’ His eyes attempted to flutter
open but it felt so heavy and tiring to do so, but he managed to take a slight
glance of his mate.

“Yoi…chi… I’m here… Stay… ith me…”

Yoichi could feel his lips curl into a smile despite not having full control of
his body. ‘Of course I’ll stay with you, silly. I love you, after all. It will
be kind of stupid if I don’t after everything we’ve been through…’

Shihou was stunned when he saw his mate smiling, and he didn’t know if he
should be happy that Yoichi still had the energy to smile or if he should panic
because that usually meant that he was on the verge of dying. Either way, that
was a sign and he needed to hurry or he would risk losing the love of his life.

He looked up to the doctor in-charge with a worried face. “Doctor, please… Do
what you have to do make him live.”

“We’ll do our very best, Kimizuki-san.” The beta doctor, Shusaku Iwasaki,
assured Shihou as he wore his medical mask and led Yoichi inside the ICU room.
“But I’m afraid you’ll have to wait outside the ICU section while we do our
job.”

Shihou stared at him before biting on his bottom lips and nodding mechanically.
The consent allowed Shusaku to disappear into the room where the alpha’s mate
was being held. He hung his head low as he turned to take one of the seats
outside of the room and wait, his head buried on his hands as he prayed for
Yoichi to live.
Chapter End Notes
     Will Yoichi live?!
***** I'm Here *****
Chapter Summary
     Shihou tells a huge ass speech about his feels.
Chapter Notes
     Wooh! Second to the last chapter! Holy crap! Wow, I can't believe
     that it's nearly ending. Shiiiiiiiit. It gave me quite a challenge~~
     But hey! I had fun writing this thing. ;)
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Chapter 29: I’m Here

Three days. It had been three days since Yoichi’s rescue and hospitalization,
and he apparently fell into a coma. Shihou informed his parents about this
matter, and they were surprised and worried sick at how their son would go
through great lengths just for Yoichi. But nonetheless, they accepted the omega
wholeheartedly and they were practically overjoyed to know that they’ll be
having a grandchild once Shusaku informed Shihou that their child was safe
which made them very willing to pay for the hospital bills.

“Wow, I’m only fifteen years old and I’ll be an aunt soon, Yoichi-nii-san.”
Mirai mumbled as she sat on a chair beside the hospital bed. “I’m happy to hear
that, but I’ll be more happy to see you awake. This Lacus bastard was sentenced
to lifelong imprisonment because of what he did. Heh, you should’ve seen Onii-
chan practically massacring him on court along with Yuu-nii-san…”

The beta chuckled as she gently took one of Yoichi’s hands. “Yoichi-nii-san…
Please wake up soon. Me… Onii-chan… Everyone is waiting for you to wake up. It
has been pretty lonely without you, you see…”

Mirai smiled down warmly on her brother-in-law when the door to Yoichi’s room
opened which was followed by a voice. “Mirai, how’s Yoichi?”

“Oh, he’s fine, Onii-chan.” The redhead said before looking at her brother
mischievously. “Why? Do you think I might seduce your mate in his sleep?”

“M-Mirai…!” Shihou blushed brightly as he gave his sister a glare. “You’re too
young to be thinking of such things!”

“Say what? It’s normal for people in my age to think of such things, Onii-chan.
You’re becoming an old geezer.” Mirai teased with a wink while the alpha
grimaced down at her. “Hehe… Just kidding, Onii-chan~!”

“You really are turning to a rebel, Mirai…”

“Nah, I’m just lightening up the mood. You’ve been too gloomy and serious
during the previous days.” The beta stood up from her chair after she tucked
Yoichi’s hand back in place. “Yoichi-nii-san wouldn’t like to see you sad,
Onii-chan…”

“… It can’t be helped. After everything that has happened, how can I not feel
like this?” Shihou looked down on his hands with his brows furrowed. “It’s been
three days… and Yoichi isn’t awake yet. I can’t help but worry about his well-
being whenever I look at him like this.”

“… Dummy.” Mirai walked up to Shihou and flicked a finger on her brother’s
forehead causing him to wince a bit. “Instead of worrying, you should be
hoping, Onii-chan. You should hope that Yoichi-nii-san will wake up faster.
That way… you wouldn’t worry, right?”

“Mirai…”

The redhead then sighed tiredly as she puffed her cheeks in feigned annoyance.
“Hrm, now look what you did! You make me sound like you, idiot brother!”

Shihou gave her a crooked smile and a chuckle. “… Oh, Mirai, what would I do
without you?” He patted Mirai’s head in fondness like he always did when they
were still children. “Thank you. It means a lot.”

“You’re welcome, Onii-chan.” The beta smiled at her brother, glad to know that
the alpha had cheered up even for a bit. “With that, I shall take my leave.
It’s getting late and I have summer classes tomorrow. So… Take care of Yoichi-
nii-san, okay? You are his mate, after all.”

“I know. You don’t have to rub it in my face.”

“Hmhm, I’m just reminding you.” Mirai grinned before pushing herself up to give
Shihou a peck on the cheek. “Goodnight, Onii-chan.”

“Goodnight to you, too, Mirai.”

The beta gave him a thumb up before exiting the room with her bag, leaving
Shihou and Yoichi inside. The alpha looked at his sleeping omega in wonder,
enraptured by Yoichi’s beauty even if he was in a state like this. His honey
skin and his chocolate locks glowed under the moonlight, giving a soft tone
that matched the omega’s personality. All that was left was… his eyes.

Shihou sighed as he walked near and took a seat on the chair Mirai used to sit
on. He never realized how much he missed seeing those olive green eyes that
showed so much emotion. In fact, those were the very same eyes that caught his
very attention when he met Yoichi in front of Nagoya Red during that time in
Shinoa’s sleepover. Yes, it was always his eyes.

“… Yoichi.” The alpha murmured as he stared down on Yoichi’s sleeping face.
“Well… uhm… I wanted to say that I’m sorry for not being able to protect you.
If I was strong enough, you wouldn’t have to be here. I nearly had you and our
child in danger because of my lack of strength… and I was supposed to be your
alpha, damn it… What kind of alpha am I when I couldn’t even protect you?” He
bit on his bottom lip to control his emotions as the memory of seeing Yoichi
covered in blood flashed on his mind. “You… You have no idea how relieved I was
when I found you… I thought I lost you when they took you away from me… but
more importantly… I thought I was going to lose you at that time you were
admitted to the hospital like how you tried to commit suicide in your
apartment…”

The beeping of the heart rate monitor was the only one that replied back to him
as he paused for a while. “We’ve been through a lot of shit, huh, Yoichi? It’s
been one hell of a roller coaster ride for the both of us, and honestly, I
never expected myself to actually fall for you. I thought I might end up with
someone random since I knew that my feelings for Yuu won’t be returned since
Mikaela is there for him all the time. However, after everything… it just hit
me. I think I said that I wanted to protect you and to see you smile, right?
That’s actually true. I really do feel that way about you.”

He smiled. “That was the first time I ever felt that way to anybody besides
Mirai. It confused me a lot… but I know for a fact that I couldn’t stop myself
from worrying about you. I thought that it was just my nature to worry about
you since you tend to be a klutz every now and then, but I was wrong. I began
to feel jealousy for other people and I also held this weird possessiveness
over you. I also get pissed whenever you are near another alpha or when you
even mention them by name. I never felt those things before and it really
shocked me yet I kept it at bay until your heat arrived... Then, when you
confessed that you loved me, I was happy but I was unsure of my feelings for
you at that time and that led me to reject you. However… you apparently tried
to kill yourself and that was when I realized that I didn’t want to lose you.”

Shihou glanced over to Yoichi as he reached out to tuck a brown lock of hair
behind an ear. “I don’t know how it happened, but I eventually started falling
for you when you opened up to me about your past. I know that it wasn’t easy
for you to simply tell your troubles away, but you did anyway and that made me
love you all the more. It made me feel special…”

“But, Shihou, you are special…”

The alpha gasped and he jumped away like he just caught fire on his hand. He
looked over to see Yoichi smiling at him with his olive green eyes open as he
slowly sat up on the bed. “Y-Yoichi…”

“Erm… That was quite the speech you had there, Shihou. I didn’t take you as the
sentimental type.”

“That doesn’t matter!” Shihou stood up from the chair and gave his omega a hug
so warm and tight like Yoichi was being wrapped by a warm blanket. “You’re
awake… You’re finally awake…”

Yoichi could feel his mate quivering and he hugged him back while smiling as
Shihou began to cry. “Yes, Shihou… I’m awake… I’m here with you…” He sniffled
softly as he too began to cry in his lover’s arms as they held each other close
on that night.
Chapter End Notes
     See you guys in the last chapter/epilogue!
***** I Love You *****
Chapter Summary
     Shihou and Yoichi spend the night together.
Chapter Notes
     It is here! The final chapter! *cries and blows nose* Gah! *sags in
     pillows*
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Chapter 30: I Love You

“I’m home…” Shihou called out when he arrived home from work. He was beyond
exhausted. When he was on the doorway of his house, he began to think of
skipping dinner for the sake of sleeping the night away as he took off his
shoes.

“Welcome back, Shihou.” Yoichi greeted back, though his voice was kind of
distant.

The alpha moved from the hallway to the living room where he spotted his mate
and husband on the couch gently caressing their sleeping child on his lap. He
couldn’t help but smile at the scene with affection as he neared Yoichi and
gave him a kiss on his crown. “How was work?”

“Hell as always.” He replied instantly as he took off his coat. “Training the
newbies is harder than I thought…”

“You’ll make it. I believe you do.” The brunette reassured as he gathered their
daughter in his arms. “I’m going to tuck her in for the night. Do you want to
eat anything?”

“Nah, I’m good. I would rather sleep actually.”

“Oh? Was work really that stressful to the point where you’ll skip out dinner?”
Yoichi asked with a brow raised in amusement. “Tsk, tsk… I have to do something
about that…”

Shihou looked at him, confused. “W-What do you mean by that?”

“You’ll see. Just go to the bedroom.” The omega instructed before he
disappeared into the nursery room while leaving a wondering alpha in the living
room.

‘What was that all about?’

…

When he reached their bedroom, Shihou curiously eyed the bedroom door the
moment he sat down on the bed. He had been wondering what his mate was saying
when he said that he had to do something it. About what, his stress? Normally
when Shihou was stressed from work, Yoichi would usually offer him coffee or a
massage, but something seemed different about now. Was there an event that
Shihou wasn’t aware of?

‘Could it be… our anniversary?!’ He gasped in alarm, but then he remembered
that their wedding was somewhere in spring and it was now summer, so that
couldn’t be it.

… Then, what?

As he was pondering what the possible event was, a knock was heard on the door
that made him jump out of his wits. “Fuck, Yoichi! You nearly gave me a heart
attack!”

“Really? I apologize for that, Master.”

“Yeah, well, you don’t have to—Wait… Master?!”

“Excuse me…”

The door opened wide and Yoichi stepped in the room donning those beautiful,
elegant robes that Shihou saw him wore two years ago in front of Nagoya Red
when he was doing that dare from Shinoa’s sleepover party. His mouth was
partially dry and his eyes became slightly blown as his face flushed at how
utterly gorgeous his mate was in those clothes, and he nervously curved his
toes in. “Y-Yoichi, what are you doing?”

“Why, I’m helping you to relieve your stress, Master.” The omega said proudly
as he approached Shihou and stood in front of him. “I do have some things in my
mind to help you feel better, but I think its best that I ask for your opinion.
What do you want, Shihou-sama?”

Shihou gulped as his eyes slowly diverted away from Yoichi as he squeaked. “Uh,
I want a massage? No, wait! Why are you even dressed like that?!”

Yoichi chuckled at how flustered his alpha was. It was very rare to see this
side of Shihou, and he couldn’t help but feel privileged that he was the only
who could see it. “A massage? Certainly, Master, but where do you want me to
start?”

The alpha’s drooped at how his omega ignored his question, yet he decided to
play along. “… S-Shoulders.”

“Very well…” The omega hummed in thought as he circled around the bed with the
robes dragging onto the floor. He reached out a hand to give a teasing, light
touch on Shihou’s shoulder before he dipped on the bed and settled his hands on
the alpha’s shoulders, one hand on each as he leaned in close to catch his
intoxicating smell. “My, Shihou-sama… You feel pretty stiff here. You really do
need a massage.”

Shihou could hear the playfulness in Yoichi’s voice as his hands began to knead
and squeeze his shoulders just the way he liked it. The feeling made him sigh
and groan in relaxation as Yoichi massaged him, making him feel a bit
lightheaded.

“Do you feel good, Shihou-sama?” The omega whispered against his ear as he
purposely began to spread his omegan scent all around.

“Mmn… Never better…”

“I’m glad. It pleases me to hear that you’re enjoying this, Master.” Yoichi
purred as his touches began to grow more sensual as it slid lower and pressed
harder against the white button up Shihou was wearing. “Do you want more?”

“…” The alpha bit down on his bottom lip as his mind slowly became hazy and his
senses tingled with the sweetest aroma his mate was emitting rather shamelessly
behind him. Clearly, Yoichi was trying to coax him into something that Shihou
was sure he would be thoroughly yet satisfyingly tired with. ‘Yoichi, you sly
fuck…’

But, the truth was… he didn’t mind it at all. In fact, he found it endearing
and nostalgic when Yoichi would initiate the act for his sake. It was both a
gift and an exploration to see what other things they liked about each other,
and this master-courtesan roleplay was one of them.

“Master, is there something wrong?”

“… Actually, there is.” Yoichi blinked at the sudden firm voice of his alpha
and stopped moving his hands as Shihou turned to face him. “I want to do
something else, Yoichi.”

“Oh? What is it?”

“… I want to disrobe you.”

Olive green eyes were wide for a bit before the omega smiled. “I see…” Yoichi
blushed lightly as he reached out a hand for the alpha to take. “Disrobe me as
you wish, Master. I’m yours.”

“Mine…” Shihou murmured breathlessly as he slowly took Yoichi’s outreached hand
and began to kiss it, starting at the back of his palm, then to his fingers to
his palm and finally, at this wrist where the omega’s scent glands were.

He inhaled Yoichi’s scent deeply before he darted his tongue out to lick the
skin in preparation of what he was about to do. Yoichi couldn’t help the
delicious shiver that ran through his spine as Shihou sank his teeth on his
wrist, piercing his skin enough to draw the slightest blood. He could feel
Shihou’s hot breaths and the warmth of his hand on his skin as the alpha scent
marked him. They’ve scent marked each other a lot of times whenever they would
become intimate like this that it became a usual thing for them, and it made
Yoichi all the more pleased to know how possessive his alpha was over him. It
was like Shihou couldn’t live a day without knowing that his scent was on
Yoichi.

Yoichi chuckled softly as Shihou licked the bite on his wrist before giving him
a confused look. “What’s so funny?”

“Hmm… I was just thinking at how greedy you’ve become when it comes to me,
Master.”

“How can I not be greedy when you’re everything I ever wanted, Yoichi?” Shihou
murmured with a smile as he interlaced their fingers together while his other
hand cupped Yoichi’s face, looking into him like he was the most precious thing
in the world. “No one is as perfect as you.”

The omega blushed at the compliment as he began to squirm; suddenly feeling
uncomfortably hot and stuffy in his robes as his skin became sensitive to his
alpha’s touches. “I’m… I’m happy, Shihou-sama…”

“Please… Just ‘Shihou’, Yoichi.”

“Oh, um… S-Shihou…” Yoichi repeated as he began to feel self-conscious. He must
be a blushing mess right about now with how Shihou was praising him and
touching him so intimately. Yet, that didn’t change the fact that he liked
it—no, he wanted it. He always craved for Shihou’s touches and how it made him
feel warm and safe, and his sweet words just added to that sense of security.
He felt so blessed to have someone like Shihou as his mate.

“Shihou…”

“Hm?”

“Please...” Yoichi begged as he gave his alpha a pleading look that also showed
a hint of lust. “I want to… feel you…”

“Same here.” The alpha agreed as he let go of Yoichi’s hand in order to full
cup the omega’s face. “I don’t only want to feel you, Yoichi… I want to make
love to you. I want to show you how much you mean to me.”

“But you do that every day…”

“And I’ll still continue to do it for as long as it takes.” Shihou smiled
lovingly before leaning in to give Yoichi a kiss on his nose. “I love you,
Yoichi… I’ll never stop loving you.”

“I love you too, Shihou.” The omega sighed breathlessly as his mate began to
spread kisses all over him before capturing his lips in a kiss that spoke of
love and affection, and he couldn’t get enough of it as his arms looped around
the alpha.

As they kissed, Shihou’s began to let his hands travel down to the obi that he
began to unfasten along with the ribbon and sash. With the material gone, it
became much easier to disrobe his lover like this and his hands began to itch
with want. It had been months since they could be intimately close like this
that it felt so freeing to finally have this moment.

Ever so slowly, he lowered the robes until the pooled down on Yoichi’s elbows
that immediately revealed his entire bare front, giving Shihou’s hands the joy
to roam his mate’s beautiful, delicate skin without restrain. Yoichi trembled
when he felt Shihou’s warm hands touching him, gasping in their joined lips as
thumbs rubbed and fondled on his pink, hardened nipples. He noted at how
they’ve grown overly sensitive after their child was born and after every
feeding because he was shaking and whimpering in pleasure whenever Shihou would
flick or brush them.

“S-Shihou…”

“Oh… You’re quite responsive with just your nipples, Yoichi. Sensitive?” The
alpha teased as he rubbed circles on them, stimulating his mate.

“I… I can’t help it. It’s been so long… and then there is our daughter’s
feeding…”

Shihou hummed before lowering his head enough to brush his tongue on a nipple
that sent a jolt down on Yoichi’s body. “W-Wait…! Shihou—mngh! Aaah!”

The omega arched his back to press his chest more for Shihou’s mouth to devour
as he felt it licking and sucking his nubs. His breaths became more and more
labored as his mate continued to pleasure him with his chest, nipping, fondling
and squeezing the skin that made Yoichi pant heavily with desire. In doing so,
he felt his core quivering and hot wetness beginning to flow out from him as
Shihou lowered his way down to give kisses and marks on every curve and skin
that he could find.

Shihou openly worshipped his mate’s body as he relished his cute, wanton cries
and, with his hands, he lowered Yoichi onto the bed to have even more access to
other wonderful, unblemished places of his omega’s flesh. With the way his mate
was shuddering and wailing under him, he could tell that he was enjoying it and
that pleased him since he always had the intent of making their coupling as
pleasantly memorable as possible; because that was just how much Shihou loved
his small, happy and simply too damn cute lover.

“You’re so beautiful, Yoichi… Absolutely breathtaking and delectably sweet…” He
praised against heated skin as he raised Yoichi’s naked right leg to shower it
with kisses. “I can never get enough of you.”

Yoichi could only groan and writhe on the mattress as Shihou kissed his legs
down to his thighs, his form quaking in anticipation and excitement when his
alpha would nip dangerously close to his aroused erection and slick dripping
hole. The sight of his mate so turned on by and for him made Shihou groan in
delight and he could feel his mouth water. It didn’t help how utterly luscious
Yoichi’s scent was, and it made his cock throb painfully in his slacks.

‘Shit, Yoichi… You have no idea how much you affect me…’ Shihou mused as he was
on his mate and gave the pulsating cock a lick before sucking on it while
plunging two fingers to stretch Yoichi who moaned loudly and arched his back at
the amplified sensations all hitting him at once. Toes curled in pleasure and
hands gripped on the bed sheets as Yoichi spread his legs wide, wanting more of
the blissful contact only Shihou could give.

“Mmhh… Shihou… Please…” Yoichi pleaded as fingers delved deeper inside him,
stroking and caressing him gently. Once they brushed that small bundle of
nerves inside him, he jerked and let out a squeak as his inner muscles clenched
around the fingers to suck them in.

Shihou was heaving deeply as how the omega’s slick, velvety walls just clamped
greedily down on his fingers and he felt a quake in him that made him revel in
that hot, wet tightness. Shit, it really had been so long since he last felt
like this that the impatience was literally eating him alive. He gritted his
teeth as he thrust his fingers in sync with Yoichi’s hips grinding against it,
lewd cries and wails tumbling out of his lush, red lips.

“S-Shihou—aaah—enough…! I… I don’t think I could—nghh—last!”

Deeming his lover stretched enough, he pulled his drenched fingers out and
subconsciously began to lick on them, tasting Yoichi and groaning on its
delightful sweetness. His pupils blown wide and he hurriedly undid his slacks.
He couldn’t wait any longer as well.

“Yoichi, I’m going in…”

Yoichi licked his lips as he nodded and willingly lifted his hips a bit when
Shihou lined himself against his entrance. He grasped the sheets harder when
Shihou pushed inside him in one fluid motion, and he gasped at the familiar
feeling of being filled to the hilt. His body quivered at the intrusion and his
glazed eyes stared up at his husband in want as wriggled his hips a bit,
begging him to move. Shihou smiled down on his mate as he gave him a chaste
kiss on his lips and began to thrust inside his amazing heat.

“Haa—aah! Shihou...! Shihou—!” The omega cried out as he wrapped his arms
around Shihou’s neck as they immediately settled into a steady rhythm that
managed to hit Yoichi’s prostrate in accurate precision. He crossed his legs
behind the alpha’s lower back to draw him deeper in him, savoring the closeness
and the affection they harbor for each other.

In the midst of his thrusting, one of Shihou’s hands sought out Yoichi’s and he
entwined their fingers together as his pace slowly became faster and harder. He
groaned as he feel Yoichi’s inner muscles grip around him so perfectly that it
spurred him on to slam into him to get more of that indescribable pleasure; to
downright ruin him until all could Yoichi could see, think and feel was him and
no one else.

Yoichi let out a high pitched keen when he felt Shihou assaulting his sweet
spot in a brutal pace over and over again. The effects greatly heightened his
pleasure and his desire for the man above him, and he wanted more of it. He
wanted to lose himself in Shihou’s embrace as they held each other and move
against one another in a very sensual, passionate dance that only the two of
them knew the steps of. He bucked his hips as he met each and every one
Shihou’s thrusts to drive further and further inside of him, to make him feel
all of him.

Shihou, on the other hand, was beyond gone with how amazing everything felt as
Yoichi’s sweltering ass clenched around him hungrily, continuously drawing him
in more and more every time their hips would meet. He felt his coil tightening
in the pits of his lower stomach as he ram up to Yoichi’s heat with increasing
speed and strength to the point that he was eventually pounding his lover
relentlessly into the mattress.

Screams and cries of ecstasy tumbled out of Yoichi’s lips as Shihou roughed him
up on the bed and making the headboard hit against the wall with how erratic
their movements were. Each slam of the hot cock on his prostrate made him see
stars in his vision, and he knew that he was near his release with how much
copious amount of slick poured out from him. “Aaah… Shihou… M-More…! Break me!”

The alpha growled pleasingly at the suggestion as he caved into the intense
heat. It was becoming too much to handle. “Damn it, Yoichi! I’m gonna…!” He
lowered his head to the junction of his mate’s neck and inhaled his scent as he
continued to drive both of them into the edge.

“Inside me, Shihou… Please!” The omega begged loudly as he held Shihou close,
sensing that the other was on the verge of release as well. “Cum for me!”

“Hngh—!!”

Both of them stopped moving as they came together. Yoichi panted in bliss as
Shihou pushed himself more into him to form his knot so as to not let any
single seed that he spent escape. The alpha lifted his head to see his mate’s
satisfied face, and he couldn’t help but smile endearingly at him as he kissed
his head before whispering three simple words into his ear.

“I love you.”
Chapter End Notes
     I hope you like your smut cuz it took me all day to write that one.
     Anyway, thank you guys so much for your comments and support in my
     debut. It really lightens my day and it spurs me to write. I hope
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