The next day, they went to an event that took place near a historical monument in the city. The monument is believed to be where the world's first Alpha and Omega started.
"It was a big event, too, with lots of people setting up small shops selling their wares. I wonder what they're selling," Daren said as he got out of the car and looked at the field crowded with people.
"Huft, too crowded." Axel snorted in annoyance because he didn't really like crowds. Moreover, a situation like this would be prone to dangerous things for Daren.
"Of course it's crowded, it's a public event. Not a banquet where only certain people come. Let's get to it!"
He walked ahead of Axel because he was curious about what was inside the event. A lot of people had booths about costume rental, selling accessories, food and so on.
But it was very crowded, making Daren jostle with other people. He almost got separated from Axel.
"Uhh-- Axel!" he called out as he was pushed around by so many people.
"Hey!" Axel tried to get past the people around him. 'Tch, this is what makes me hate crowds,' he thought irritably.
The pheromones mixed with each other, making it difficult for Daren to breathe. Alpha pheromones, other Omega pheromones as well, really made Daren who was not used to all these scents.
'Damn, my head is getting dizzy from this sudden mix of pheromones-' he thought as he tried to find Axel.
At the same time, there was an Alpha who seemed to have been eyeing Daren since earlier. He saw how cute Daren looked to him.
"That Omega one looks interesting," he muttered with a grin.
He slipped between people and sprayed perfume that made Daren feel even more dizzy. It was then that the Alpha pulled Daren's hand out of the crowd, away from them as if he had saved him.
"Are you okay?" he asked Daren.
"Mnn? Oh yeah, I'm just a little dizzy," he replied as he rubbed his face with the palm of his hand.
Trying to catch a breath of fresh air after he struggled to breathe earlier.
"Thanks for pulling me out of there. I might have passed out if you hadn't," Daren thanked the man who helped him.
"How about we get a little farther away from here? Looks like you still need some fresh air, come on!" He took Daren's hand and intended to lead him further away.
He wanted to be alone with the Omega so no one would see when he did something bad to him.
However, just as Daren was about to be pulled away, another Alpha grabbed the wrist of the Alpha male who had ill intentions towards Daren.
"Let him go or I'll break your hand," threatened the bodyguard as he saw his young master being targeted by the rogue Alpha at such a time.
"Kkhh-- It hurts, let go of me first! I'll let go after this, let go of me quickly!"
Axel squinted his eyes then let go of the man. However, he did not keep his word and pulled Daren forcefully to run away from Axel.
Unfortunately, he didn't know that the Omega he was targeting wasn't a weak Omega.
Daren stopped running after the Alpha which made him growl in annoyance and still forced the blond man to come with him. Daren quickly turned his body around, then picked up the rogue Alpha and slammed him to the ground.
"Don't you dare to touch me!"
THUD!
"Arrggh!"
"Take that! You think you can just do this because you helped me?!" said Daren in annoyance because his wrist was also hurting from the forceful pull.
The incident made several people turn their heads to them for making such a big fuss. The Alpha even tried to run away if Axel didn't press his body to the ground, making him unable to move.
"Let me go! Please, they're abusing me! They're extorting my money!" he shouted trying to get help.
However, suddenly a woman's voice was heard shouting.
"Liar! He's a predator! He did something bad to me earlier!" the woman shouted while pointing at the rogue Alpha.
Soon, security arrived and took the Alpha away from there as he was very unsettling to other event-goers.
When he left, the smell around the visitors was not as strong as before.
"It looks like he deliberately made that scent to attract attention. You better be careful," Axel said as he flicked Daren's forehead.
"Ouch... Uhh, I didn't know he intended to do that. I'll be careful next time," he said while rubbing his forehead.
"Then let's continue, where are you going?" the Alpha bodyguard asked.
"I'm going to check out the stand, it looks good over there!" replied Daren pointing in the other direction.
Axel nodded and took Daren's hand, telling him not to get separated from him. Daren's heart was beating very fast, seeing how the Alpha's big, strong hand was holding his.
They then wandered around the event, trying out many things at the booths, such as costumes and food for sale.
"The mozzarella bread with the spicy sauce is really good," Daren said as he savored the hot bread in his hand.
"Yeah, it's not bad. The saltiness and spiciness is enough to pique my interest," said Axel, who followed Daren to a monument in the shape of a statue of two men.
Underneath the statue, it read about the world's first Alpha and Omega.
"The world used to be ruled only by Betas, they lived a normal life without any rut, heat, pheromones or anything related to Alpha and Omega. Until one day, two men met in this place because they smelled each other's pheromones," said the Omega while reading the description on the statue.
"Hmnn... So this is where Alpha and Omega were born? They met in this place and gave birth to other Alphas and Omegas. They're our ancestors? Heh..."
"It seems so, oh here are some interesting words. No matter how far you are, no matter where you are, I will always find you. You are my Omega and I am your Alpha. I will always be able to smell your pheromones among the sea of pheromones because I know it is you, my Omega. Ohh how romantic," Daren commented as he read it.
Axel was silent when he heard it. 'Finding you even in the middle of a sea of pheromones?' he thought.
He remembered the time when he had gotten away from Daren. Axel had a hard time finding the Omega male, until he could finally smell the pheromones that he recognized so well.
At first he thought that he had mistakenly inhaled the scent of another Omega. But for some reason he trusted his instincts until finally he seemed to be led towards Daren who had come out of the many Alphas and Omegas.
His eyes narrowed, wondering if it was just a coincidence? But why was that coincidence such a sign.
A sign that they were connected to each other.
"No, that's not possible."