Sitting in the waiting room, he waited for his name to be called. The all-white decoration in the building somehow made him suffocate a little, this place was too familiar, Suga would never get used to the hospital atmosphere, the memories of what happened 7 years ago were still vivid, but he was here because he had an appointment to take Danny's gender results.
Danny's previous gender test results stated that he was a beta. About a week ago Danny suddenly had a fever, and the symptoms were the same as someone who developed their second gender, so the doctor took Danny's blood sample and said the new results would come out in about two days, and today was the day, so he was waiting anxiously.
Honestly it did not matter if Danny became an alpha or an omega however he could not get rid of his worry, a sudden sense of dread welled up inside of him, thinking 'What if Danny can't control his second gender? what if he gets in trouble because of this?'
Danny was only 14 years old, although it was a bit late for his second gender to develop, still it was not something to worry about.
"Akagi-san." Lifting his head when his name was called, he ran towards the door then opened it, a doctor sat quietly with papers on the table, Suga sat down. His heart was beating so fast.
"Congratulations, your brother is an alpha."
Hearing that, Suga breathed a sigh of relief, but worry still remained. Noticing Suga's expression, the doctor then gave him a small plastic bag filled with medicine. "No need to worry, it's not too late for your brother, many teenagers nowadays get their second gender at the age of 15."
"I don't know about this ... I mean I'm a beta so I'm worried ...., is he going to be okay?"
Suga's worry was of course very natural, the alpha and omega relationship was a bit complicated, they were attracted to each other by pheromones, sometimes it could be troublesome if they could not control their urges and end up causing something bad, like rape, and murder. They also could kill each other due to their instincts, as if losing control of their senses.
"Your little brother will get used to the change in his body in about two weeks, or a month at the most. A suppressant will help, no side effects if you use it in moderation, don't overdose."
Bowing his head to thank the doctor, he took the plastic bag the doctor gave him, and walked towards the exit. In front of the payment counter, Suga pulled out his credit card.
"How much does this cost?"
"125$"
His eyes widened for a moment, but he managed to keep an expressionless face.
Huh? For this little thing?
Suga paid with his account, he walked out looking at the vehicles roaming around the street. He looked again at the plastic in his hand. "It's only enough for 10 days ... something as small as this ... I kinda feel bad for alpha and omega now." Muttering to himself, he sat down at the bus stop.
Arriving at his apartment, Suga went straight to his younger brother's room, knocked on the door before going inside. Danny, who was sitting on the bed reading a book, turned his head to look at Suga. There was a frown on his forehead when he saw Suga handing over the plastic bag.
"What's that?"
"Your suppressant."
"So what is my result?"
"You are an alpha, there's a paper written on it, so read it yourself."
Tsk, snatched the plastic bag from Suga's hand and peeked inside. He heard Danny click his tongue, at that reaction Suga tilted his head. Was he unhappy about getting results as an alpha?
A week ago, Suga was very worried because Danny suddenly had a high fever, he felt his heart was going to explode seeing Danny get sick for the first time. Danny was a child who could be said to be lucky, he had never been sick, had always been a healthy child so seeing him suddenly getting a fever made Suga feel like he was going to die from anxiety.
Staring at Suga who was still standing in his room, Danny asked with a frown, "How much does this cost?"
"Um, why do you ask? You don't need to know. Just take the medicine and start learning about your second gender."
"I already know about alpha or omega very well, mom is an omega and dad is an alpha so it makes sense for me to be one of those. You are very lucky as a beta, Suga."
Suga, who remembered the price of this suppressant, awkwardly let out a laugh, "Yes, I think so too."
Despite having alpha-omega parents, Suga was grateful he was born a beta. It would be such a pain in the ass to take care of your body if you were alpha/omega, not to mention the very expensive price of suppressants, making Suga shake his head.
He sighed, looking at Danny who continued to read the book in his hand, but for some reason Danny's face looked like he was irritated about something, the wrinkles on his forehead never faded.
"If you need help, don't hesitate to call me."
Danny nodded, silent for a moment. Suga remembered he had to fold the clothes he just washed this morning, so he walked towards the exit, but before leaving, he looked back again.
"Have you eaten?"
Danny closed his book, looking at Suga with an expressionless face. Then he stood up.
"Ah... now that you mentioned it, I haven't eaten. Looks like I'll just eat outside."
"What?"
Suga was a bit surprised to hear that, Danny was the type of person who did not like to eat out, preferring to eat his own cooking.
He walked past Suga, walking towards the bathroom.
"Why so suddenly ... Danny don't tell me you have a girlfriend?"
Turning his head as fast as lightning, Danny made a disgusted face, "No way!" he screamed.
"Oh... It's okay, I wont be mad, I mean it's fine if you have a girlfriend— but at your age, you should focus more on your education."
"You don't have to worry about that I'm not interested in that kind of nonsense."
"Okay ..." Suga nodded as he opened his bedroom door, but before he could go in, Danny quietly spoke.
"Also... yes, I will..., I will focus more on my education so you do not have to think about me too much, tsk, you are annoying, Suga."
Clack— Danny turned his body and went into the bathroom, the sound of running water from the faucet was heard.
Suga stood in front of his bedroom door.
What did Danny just say?
You are annoying, Suga!
You are annoying, Suga!
You are annoying, Suga!
The words repeated again and again in his head. He blinked. Still flabbergasted. Staring blankly at the wall, the words that had just come out of Danny's mouth were ringing constantly.
What just happened?
His little brother Danny, his cute little brother Danny just called him ... annoying ...
Suga felt like his heart was being squeezed, the feeling of being betrayed— it might not be Danny— Danny would never say that to him. He was in denial.
Suga never thought Danny would say something like that to him
"Oh wow," he muttered, still staring at the plain wall in disbelief, "Is this how a parent feels when they see their cute little baby starting to grow up and hit puberty? Oh, this hurts a little."
Suga ended up laughing bitterly instead, he put his hand on his forehead while shaking his head.
"Well Danny is still a teen, most teenagers act like that."
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After cleaning the clothes and putting everything inside the closet, Suga looked around his room. His room finally became cleaner than usual, he was going to be working part time tonight so maybe he would take a nap for a while, but he was not sleepy so he thought it would be better to spend some time continuing to read his favorite comic.
Opening the drawer, his eyes fell on the book, but then he also saw two business cards, bringing him back to his promise to call his childhood friend— Nakajima Yuki, but Suga still felt hesitant to call him.
What does that man want? Why is he suddenly looking for me after we lost contact for so many years?
It reminded him again of the time he used to play with Yuki as a child, both of them loved comics so they would sometimes go to Akihabara after school.
Picking up the comic he stared at the book for a while, it was a comic book from the superhero series they both loved.
"Somehow he suddenly hired someone to look for me, that idiot bastard ..."
He sighed, leaning back in his bed and flipping through the pages, however the sound of the front door creaking made him flinch.
Danny must have come home. Suga bit his lower lip, this was going to be awkward, after Danny called him 'annoying' Suga still did not know how to react.
Also Danny deciding to buy a meal out was pretty unusual, so it was only natural for an older brother to ask who he was out with, it was natural to be worried, but maybe Suga was overdoing it. Still, he cared about his little brother, he did not want anything bad happen to Danny.
Danny's bedroom door opened slightly so he peeked inside. His eyes widened as he saw a large suitcase lying beside Danny who was sitting, his hand stuffing clothes after clothes into the suitcase.
Why?
"Danny?!" Involuntarily raised his voice, "What are you doing? Where are you planning to go?"
Danny flinched a little, as if he did not expect that his older brother was in his room, he turned his head to find Suga with a worried expression.
"I ran into Mr. Jason earlier, and we both talked... I decided to accept Mr. Jason's help, so tomorrow I will go."
"Are you crazy? Why didn't you tell me about this?"
For the first time he felt emotion rising up inside of him. Anger. This was the first time in his life Suga felt angry at his younger brother.
"Why should I tell you? this has nothing to do with you anyway." Danny replied with an indifferent tone, he continued to put some clothes into the suitcase.
"Dan!" Suga shouted in annoyance, "You are my brother! Of course this has something to do with me!"
Hearing his brother filled with anger, Danny straightened his body then looked directly into his brother's eyes. "Suga you always do something for me, so now let me do whatever I want—"
"What the fuck is that suitcase for?!" Suga exploded, "You never talk about this with me, it's so sudden!"
"You never listen to me anyway, when I told you to stop working the night shift, you didn't listen to me. Or when I said that I didn't want to go to Allway Highschool, you still wanted to send me there even though I said I didn't want to. You are doing whatever you want, so let me do whatever I want!"
Now it was Danny's turn to explode in anger, Suga stood frozen. This was the first time he saw Danny speak in such a sharp tone.
".... Danny, haven't you always wanted to go to that school?" Suga asked in a weak voice.
"That was then, now it's different."
"Is it because of money? You don't have to think too much about it, I still have a lot of savings so you don't need to worry ... okay? so don't go ..."
"It's not about money."
"What did I do wrong? Did I make a mistake, I'm sorry Danny."
His eyes were hot, he did not know what this feeling was? Disappointment? Anger? A sense of failure? Maybe all of those mixed into one.
Danny, who saw Suga's expression that looked like he was about to cry, softened his face. He sat on the bed, massaging his forehead and letting out a heavy breath.
"Sorry Suga, I didn't mean to yell at you but listen to me ... please."
Suga nodded weakly, Danny took a deep breath, he continued, "Actually, I've exchanged contact with Mr. Jason since a few days ago, and I saw him again earlier to hear that he will accompany me to the airport tomorrow."
"Airport? .... Tomorrow? .... Where are you going?"
"California, Arkan corp invites me to study at the engineering school managed by them there, and it's free."
Hearing Danny's explanation, for some reason it made Suga's chest hurt even more. The special engineering school managed by Arkan Corp, the most prestigious engineering school.
Arkan Corp— Suga remembered that name, the name of the most famous technology company in America, it was not even an exaggeration to say that the company was the best in the world. A nepotism company that had various branches, not only in technology, they also created luxury and expensive electric vehicles.
"Really? you ... you don't want to go to Allway Highschool? .... I've already made enough money so ..."
"Just keep the money for you. You've helped me quite a lot, I can't see you in trouble anymore ... Enough."
Realization suddenly seeped into him, Suga stared at his younger brother in disbelief.
"Don't tell me you are doing this because of me? ... Not of your own will. I'm your brother so of course I'll help you ... it's natural for me to support you financially ... you're my brother, I— "
"I do not like it." Danny quickly replied, "I'm sick of seeing you working like hell, you also quit college because of me, right? if possible ... continue your education after this."
Silence filled the moment, Suga massaged his throbbing head. He felt like he was going to cry.
"So..." he broke the silence, "You want to go? to California?"
Danny nodded and at that Suga sighed.
"But you'll be alone there ... what if something bad happens to you?"
"Arkan Corp is always looking for talent," he explained trying to calm Suga who still looked worried, "The safety of the people there will be very, very guaranteed because they are known to be protective of talented people."
"What if you suddenly get sick there ...?"
"I can take care of myself. Don't worry too much, I'm not a kid anymore."
"You are only 14 years old."
"Well, I'll be 15 years old soon."
Still unable to believe what he just heard, Suga let out a heavy breath. He looked at Danny's face who was also currently looking at him with a genuine facial expression.
"I'll help you pack things up." Suga's voice was shaking a bit, he still did not know what to do in this situation.
If only their parents were still alive, maybe Suga would ask for advice and solutions from them. Would mom and dad allow Danny to live in another country far from here?
Suga took a glance at Danny, his face looked calm as if he didn't feel the slightest bit nervous.
"Didn't you say Mr. Jason is crazy?"
He chuckled, "Well after talking to him, yes he's crazy and weird."
"Then why do you trust him?"
"To be more precise I trust Arkan Corp, they are obsessed with talented people so they will definitely guarantee my safety. And after graduating from there I will be able to work with them."
"Haha," Suga laughed as he hit his younger brother's shoulder lightly, "You are still young, don't even think about working."
They were both silent, Suga helped Danny to pack, he looked at him dreamily. Tomorrow Danny will go, tomorrow— "Too fast," he muttered in a whisper, however it reached Danny's ears, he gave Suga a faint smile.
"It's okay, I will contact you often. You don't need to worry."
There was no way he would not be worried. Danny was the only family he had. He still unable to process this. If only he had enough money to make Danny stop thinking about unnecessary things.