"Don't overexert yourself. Let me take care of you." Kyoko said, closing the door.
Despite protests from Arnold, he helped him take his shoes off.
"Darling. You are being overprotective now." He whined but Kyoko decided to feign ignorance.
"Now be a good boy and go to sleep." Kyoko snuggled beside Arnold, after tucking him, Arnold who had only seen the shy and childish side of Kyoko was amazed to see how good he was at taking care of others. Without a word, he wrapped his arms around Kyoko only for the latter to break free out of it.
Before Arnold could demand a reason, Kyoko squirmed up a bit and swaddled his arms around Arnold's nape.
"I will hold you today." He whispered faintly before drifting to sleep.
Arnold, who was barely able to hold himself, slowly caressed Kyoko's hair and fell asleep on his bosom.
With almost all of the Sethia being asleep, it was around 1 am, the tick tock of the clock was the only source of sound inside the small room where the pair of lovers were dreaming in each other's arms.
A dim light flashed in the once dark room and the phone buzzed slightly, Arnold flung his eyes open. He looked at his side, Kyoko was now in his arms, cuddled up on his chest with his lips slightly parted.
A soft smile hugged his face but soon the continuous buzzing of his phone turned his expression into a frown. He carefully unlatched himself from Kyoko and got up from the bed, answering his phone.
"Did you get him? Send me a car." His voice which used to be so tender while speaking with Kyoko was nowhere to be found. Fearing that Kyoko might wake up, he carefully took the keys and closed the door before getting out.
X X
After an hour and a half ride, the car stopped at the border between Sethia and Estrella. Arnold got out of the car and headed towards a huge building standing tall and proud, the guard on the door greeted him as he passed by.
Entering the room, he could see a group of men waiting for him. One of them walked towards him and passed him black leather gloves.
"We meet again." He menacingly stated, staring at a tied up man on the floor.
The other party's eyes widened and he let out a hitch. "You- you.... Kyoko."
Upon hearing his mate's name from a filthy nobody, an unknown wave of anger surged inside him.
Without a thought, he took the nearest weapon he could find; a metal bat and smashed the boy's legs, a loud shriek of pain escaped his mouth.
"After making him cry to sleep, you dare speak his name." Arnold yanked the latter's hair and made him look up.
"You planned this all, didn't you? Those stupid mocking texts."
The boy gritted his teeth.
"Oh so you aren't as dumb as you look like."
Arnold smirked, gabbing a hammer and a nail.
The boy looked terrified, he could've taken more blunt hits from the bat but when Arnold started to pluck his fingernails out one by one, he could do nothing but cry in pain.
"Why... are you doing this?"
It was barely audible.
Arnold tilted his head and his once menacing face turned blank.
"Why? Isn't it your fault for stalking my lover?"
"I had noticed a rat sneaking around every time I was with him but to think it was sneaking around for him instead of me. I am impressed by your stupidity."
It was true Arnold had always felt an intense gaze and sometimes an occasional pheromones, but his initial suspicion was on his rival gang. Only after looking into it, he found out that he was Kyoko's stalker who had been sending Kyoko threat messages and harassing him one way the other.
Arnold was once again reminded by the annoying spamming of I love yous on Kyoko's phone, he clenched his jaw and grabbed the bat again, this time hitting his head.
The boy felt his whole world spinning and a certain high pitch ring in his ear, the blood trickling down his temples, painting half of his face.
But once was not enough, Arnold continued to beat him mercilessly only for the room to be filled by cries and groans. Once regaining his state of mind, he would beg for mercy and for his life.
"Shou....ldn't you....be thankful...of me...
The boy trailed one last time before finally crashing to the floor, and taking his last breath.
"Ptff, hahahaha a maniac's laughter left Arnold's mouth and he spitted at the lifeless body in front of him.
"Even if you weren't present, I would've done everything to bring him with me, especially after I found out about his condition. But you wouldn't understand since you are trash."
The room fell silent and none of those who were present there uttered a word, just breathing silently.
"Clean this mess." He threw the gloves on the floor and wiped any residual blood on his body.
By the time he reached home, it was already 6:30 but Kyoko was still peacefully asleep. Without making any sound, he carefully got inside the sheets.
"You are so cold. Where were you?" Kyoko mumbled, pushing Arnold away as he got closer to him.
"Just to drink water." He pulled Kyoko closer.
"You should have woken me up, don't move too much, your wound."
"Sorry, next time."
Kyoko giggled and smiled with his eyes closed. "What's so funny?"
"You are too cute to be an alpha."
"You don't like it?"
"No, I love it."
"As long as you love it, I will be anything." He mumbled before placing a kiss on Kyoko's forehead and slowly drifting off to sleep with his mate in his arms.