Cold breath and animosity filled the air of the university courtyard. The clock chimed obnoxiously and their legs began to get tired standing in the cold shiver of Japanese winter. Ren was standing tucked behind Hiroshi, usually, he could fight his own battles but this time things were tough. It was Ren's heat season so he was weak and vulnerable. His worst time of the month for assholes like these.
Tanaka, "Come on Ren, didn't you ask me to help you? I even brought a few healthy bucks for your taking what's wrong? You haven't paid attention to me since this foreign Alpha dickhead came onto the scene, his dick that good?" Ren was furious they would even consider Hiroshi one of his fuck buddies when he was more than that.
Ren, "Shut the fuck up. I don't need your useless rod anymore, so take your gangbang crew and leave me alone." Hiroshi looked and Ren concerningly, how could he have missed that Ren was in heat? It was his job to notice these things, they helped each other out after all.
Tanaka, "Oh really? Well, Alpha boy what's your secret? How do you make one slut Omega dependent on you, don't tell me you marked him?" The group of men laughed. Horishi gritted his teeth, this was high school stuff.
Hiroshi, "He said he's not interested what more do you want?" Hiroshi wasn't having this anymore, watching Ren acting so scared made his blood boil.
Tanaka, "I wasn't asking him tough guy, I was telling him. Get over here and spread your legs." Ren quivered, there was no way Hiroshi could take on all of these guys. Meaning he either went with them or both of them would be pummelled. Ren sighed and went to push Hiroshi aside but he forcefully kept him in place and took off his coat. Ren was startled as his jacket was thrown to the floor revealing a very VERY strong physique.
Hiroshi, "I'm sorry but he's my precious friend and if you want him you're going to have to get through me." Ren hit himself in the head. Tanaka began chuckling and so did the rest until they saw his red blazing eyes picking them apart one by one.
Ren, "You don't have to do this for me, I'll be gone for thirty minutes and come back it's not a big deal."
Hiroshi, "It's a huge deal!" He shouted at Ren, it frustrated him how cornered they had him and he didn't even realise it. In seconds they would have him pregnant and that killed Hiroshi.
Hiroshi, "You may not value yourself but I do and I'm not letting them use you like an onahole." It was embarrassing hearing it like that. It wasn't that he didn't value himself, it was because he wanted Hiroshi to be safe.
Tanaka, "Very noble Mr Alpha, what you're saying is you've never touched an Omega before?"
Hiroshi, "That's right. Never. Omega aren't objects of lust and it's not their fault their genetic disposition makes them emit pheromones. It's Alpha's like you that give Omega a bad name. Now leave while I'm asking nicely." Ren was also hearing this for the first time, so Hiroshi had never had sex with anyone. Or just Omega? The question bothered Ren more than the situation.
Tanaka, "Do you know how many times that pretty little bitch was lying beneath me, begging for more? I sacrificed a few of my own things to help Ren out with his heat and now I want retribution." Ren wanted the world to swallow him whole, there was no way he could face Hiroshi after discovering these things. Trembling he turned to look at his friend, so sure a disgusted face would be staring back at him...but instead, Hiroshi wasn't there?
Ren, "Eh? Hiro..." All he could see ahead of him was a tall mound of blonde hair mounted on top of Tanaka, his fist repeatedly pulling back to give a forceful blow. All of the other Alphas were as stunned as Ren, they'd barely seen him move before he was pummeling Tanaka.
"Oi pull him off!"
"I can't!" The other three wrestled on Hiroshi's back to get him off but it was no use, this guy was fixated. Ren was scared but quickly ran to Hiroshi's aid. It was true, his hand was so tightly scuffed around Tanaka's shirt it was tearing at the seams.
Ren, "It's alright now, you can let him go Hiroshi!" Grabbing his monotone face between his thick red gloves he shouted desperastely. Tanaka slipped out from under him while Hiroshi was distracted and hit Ren flying. A loud thud and a gasp from Hiroshi made the boy's blood run cold, now they were really going to die. Usually, Ren would have seen it coming but his heat made everything hazy, including self-awareness.
Ren lay on the ground stunned looking up at the sky, a thin trickle of blood ran down his face. Did he get hit? The whole world was spinning. Before he could grasp the situation, two big arms swooped him up and started running. A heavy pounding heart and deep gasps comforted him, he knew that heartbeat, anywhere. Hiroshi was running in a blind panic, and a herd of people behind shouting harsh profanities followed. Tanaka decided to call for backup and it was way too many for Hiroshi alone. Not only that but Ren was in heat and all of these Alpha would rip him apart, he was his priority.
This was a nightmare he thought, this exam meant everything and now...he'd failed, not because of Ren but because of the high and mighty Alpha that believed wrongly about their gender.
"FUCK!" Startling Ren, he managed to run to the main street and hide in an alley to catch his breath. The rally of University muscleheads ran by, making Hiroshi sigh in relief.
"S-Sorry...because of me..." Hiroshi looked pitifully at Ren in his arms, tears falling from each emerald eye.
"Wait, don't cry I'm not angry at you Ren!" Hiroshi gently wiped away each tear, he just wanted to embrace him and kiss them away but...he wasn't sure Ren would want that. In the state, he was in he would probably accept anything he did to him. Omega was like babies in heat, affectionate and clingy, a huge gap between Ren's usually stand-offish personality. It surprised Hiroshi every time.
"My house is close, take me home?" He said meekly. Ren had a fever and was barely coherent, the smell emanating from his cold body was beyond irresistible. Hiroshi looked around, that's right he did say he lived around here when they first met but Hiroshi had never been there before. Wiping away the blood from his nose with his thumb he hoisted Ren up and carried him to the next street. At the end was a huge house, almost like a celebrities, he was surprised when Ren pointed towards it. It was a mauve sort of colour and it had freshly white glossed window paint. It was square and oblique, but quite attractive. Hiroshi stumbled through the front yard, barely avoiding the Coi pond in the centre. At first, he was apprehensive seeing a car parked in the drive but everything was locked up tight. Ren pulled out his key and opened the door.
Before they knew it both were fumbling over the main step and collapsed in the hallway. Hiroshi tried to catch his breath by holding his arms up to let a little more oxygen into his frozen lungs while Ren shivered over to the thermostat. It was just as cold in the house as it was outside. Hiroshi started to pull himself together, Ren shouldn't be walking around like this. As he found his feet he came face to face with a family photo tucked behind the front door almost like it was too precious to throw away but too painful to see. In it was a tall man holding a small woman in a hospital bed, both enamoured by the baby in their lap. From the little silver tufts, he could tell it was Ren.
Their family picture emanated joy yet the house itself was gloomy and cold as if nobody lived there. Ren slowly removed his gloves and coat watching Horoshi's actions in a daze. It took a second to register what he was looking at, then his heart skipped a beat as Hiroshi's fingers reached for the photo.
"NO!" He shouted and ran to stop him but in his weak state fell to the floor harshly.
"Ugh...ow"
Hiroshi, "Ren? Are you okay?!" Running to his aid, he felt the heat coming from his shivering body and could tell he was really unwell. Glancing back at the picture he noticed it was the only one with that silver-haired woman, all of the rest were pictures of the man and someone else. So, that's why he looked so panicked...
Hiroshi looked at the sleeping Omega pitifully and scooped him up. Despite being this unwell from the suppressants he'd tried the exam for him anyway. Before Hiroshi came along Ren didn't take suppressants because of the dire consequences to his health, then he found out Phermone showers could help treat his heat disorder so they made a deal. Hiroshi would help Ren but only if he stopped sleeping around and took medications when Hiroshi was in rut. An Alpha's rut happened every three months and was similar to that of an Omega heat except they are possessive and violent during this time, almost like instinctual warfare in their bodies. Unfortunately for them both their worst times had arrived in sync and Hiroshi couldn't help Ren. With Ren snuggled in his arms, he stumbled upon his room. It was huge with a king-size bed and a gaming table to the left, this kid even had his own dressing room yet it was all dusty and untouched. Gently he lay him down and drew the curtains sheltering his eyes from the dust.
Hiroshi, "Ren...what should I do, I can't stay with you right now I'm in Rut." Ren awoke slightly and looked at him worriedly. Not because he was afraid but because he didn't want him to go. Those sea blue eyes always looked so sincere no matter what words came out of his mouth, Ren didn't want those eyes to look away from him, ever.
Ren, "Let me talk to you for a little while just from this distance then...you can go if you wish." A little tear trickled down his cheek to his defeated smile. Hiroshi felt his heart shudder and sat down on the window seat. Since they'd met there had always been a barrier around Ren that he couldn't pierce no matter how much he tried but when he spoke that barrier faltered. Maybe now was the time he'd let him in. This empty house, that left Hiroshi so full of questions about himself, he could burst.
Hiroshi, "When I reached for that picture in the hall, you looked like I was about to press the button to the end of the world. That woman in that picture isn't in any of the other photos either...who is she." Ren's feet retreated to his body, he knew that would be his first question. However, he hadn't really thought about his answer. Just thinking about her face brought him to tears. Hiroshi was so patient, he sat gently at the windowsill with sympathetic eyes waiting for his story. There was no way he could refuse those puppy dog eyes. With a deep breath, in his own words, he told him about his Mother.
"That woman was my mother...and she was the kindest person in the world. I got my hair colour from her, it was unique and comforting and always smelled like Lillies. My mom was an Omega just like me, and everyone always said she was the prettiest in the world, and her heat smelled just like Lillies. I was her only child so she called me her 'Gem', I was precious to her more than anything else and she told me that even if I was an Omega she'd protect me until her life left her body...and that's what happened..." Horishi gripped his knees, he had a gutwrenching feeling he would say that. This house was hollow there was no motherly love here, it wasn't clean and dainty it was so quiet it made your thoughts loud. This explained why Ren didn't like being here, he was slowly understanding him. Ren clenched his fists as tears poured from his face.
"I had a good life Hiroshi...I was well dressed and well fed and well loved! My mom made sure I was NEVER lonely and she knew me better than I did! Whenever dad was off work we would travel or sightsee and I grew up watching their love stay, they adored each other every single day. They were so lovesick I used to complain, then when my mom found out she couldn't have any more children I became their pride and Joy. My father wanted me to take over the firm and have a nice big family so my mother could look after the grandchildren. That was my dream...to take over the firm, and find someone I loved as much as my father loved my mother, that's all..." Hiroshi wiped a tear away from his face, he could feel the pain in his voice and it travelled straight to his heart. Ren took a breath and tilted his head up.
Ren, "Then in a single day, it all came crashing down. It was in my first year of high school, I came home one day to a man banging on our door screaming my mother's name, I approached him and asked him what business he had with my mother, and his response was? 'Reiko Kagami is my fated mate and I've come for her'...At first, I laughed because the thought of someone else being my mother's fated partner wasn't possible, after seeing the love between my parents. That was until I ran around the back and found my mother in the worst heat I'd ever seen physically holding herself back from opening the door, beating herself senseless. There was blood everywhere and all I could do was stand there and watch her writhe in pain. She screamed at me saying she 'didn't want this', 'make him leave', 'I want him', and 'let him in'. She argued with her body so much her nose bled. Then, my dad came home and as soon as I saw him my heart broke for him! For the first time in my life, I saw tears come from his eyes, and my mother kept apologising to him over and over in dogenza. My mother's mate tried to get to her but she decided to run instead... on her way past me she whispered 'I love you'. 20 minutes later we were informed she'd stolen my father's car and driven into a tree killing her instantly. All it took was one day and it was all ripped away from me, Everything I cared about. My father can't look at me without seeing her so we've barely spoken since she died and he found a new mate, he sends me money to act responsible but it hurts him too much to be around me! I couldn't handle it so I sold myself for fun and I did errands for bad people just for the thrill. I-I thought she'd grow old with me, watching my kids, my success, my happiness and now...I'm nothing." Ren gasped as two huge arms threw themselves around him knocking him back onto the bed. Gently he began to feel his neck become wet and realised it was from Hiroshi's tears. Had he been crying with him this whole time?
Hiroshi, "Your everything Ren..." Clenching his face he tightly embraced Hirsohi back. They were so engrossed in emotions they forgot either was in heat, and their smells slowly combined.
Hiroshi, "I shouldn't be around you right now, to be honest, it's taking everything in me not to attack you right now...and I'm sorry you had to go through such a hard time alone. I...want to be there for you from now on." Hiroshi pulled back to stare at Ren sincerely.
Ren, "What do you mean?" It was on the tip of his tongue, but he was so afraid Ren would reject him. Still, it was now or never...
Hiroshi, "I like you, Ren...I've always liked you." Stunned big blue eyes blinked a few times then filled with tears once more but this time with a smile.
Ren, "Me too..." Hiroshi breathed a sigh of relief and buried his head into Ren's chest. His heart was pounding harshly, so it wasn't a lie. Finally, blushing he raised his head, Ren looked happy yet unsure.
Ren, "In all honestly I'm terrified of this feeling. Love isn't something I have a good streak with and I have a lot of baggage." Hiroshi covered Ren's trembling lips and smiled. Before long he gently smoothed them away replacing them with his pink lips. Ren melted the moment their tongues entwined, this was bad he was so horny he could die.