An hour passed, and Daren finally awoke from his faint. The Omega opened his eyes and saw people surrounding him.
"Daren?! Oh thank goodness you're awake!" said his good friend when he saw the man finally wake up. He was worried when he saw Daren suddenly collapse in front of his eyes.
"Uhhh... What happened?" he asked in a weak voice as his head still hurt.
"You collapsed on the field, young master. Then Mr. Axel carried you straight here," Mike explained as he wiped the sweat from Daren's forehead with a handkerchief. "You had us very worried."
Daren tried to gather his full strength and consciousness. Actually he hadn't completely fainted while on the field, he still had his consciousness but his body was too weak to move and he couldn't even open his eyes.
'So it's him?' I realized a pair of hands that were so strong, lifted my body then I leaned into his chest. It's just that I don't know who he is, is he the bodyguard?' he thought at the time because afterwards he had no recollection because Daren completely fell unconscious.
"Do you need anything, young master?"
"I'd like some cold water, my throat is very thirsty," Daren replied as he tried to sit up.
Ivan helped his friend to sit up and leaned against the headboard of his bed. "Are you sure you only need that, Daren?" he asked with concern as he rubbed the Omega's forehead.
"Yeah, I just need that for now."
"Alright, I'll get it right away," Mike said as he bowed and walked towards the door.
However, the door suddenly opened and Axel was about to enter the room. His eyes glanced at Daren who was sitting on his bed. 'So he's awake already.'
"Mr. Axel, young master is awake. Thank you for helping bring him to the room," said the butler.
"No problem, it's my job to look after him too." Axel opened the door to let Mike through and closed it again.
He stood silently by the door as usual. Watching Daren who was busy chatting with Ivan. The Beta's hand continued to clasp Daren's and occasionally rubbed the Omega's forehead like a lover.
'Is that Beta his lover? It was unusual for an Omega to end up with a Beta. But he said that Ivan was just an old friend,' Axel thought as he continued to watch.
"How was your trip? You were gone for almost three months, didn't you know I was lonely? My dad even punished me again," said Daren while complaining.
"Ahahaha... You must be acting up again, right? Uncle Barney won't punish you for no reason. My trip was fun, I learned a lot during my time outside of Zondalian and it's finally over. That's why I came back," Ivan replied while explaining his activities while the two of them were away from each other.
Daren was happy to hear it, he was happy for the friend he had known for a long time. Ivan is the only person who wants to be friends with Daren, who always makes trouble.
Moreover, Ivan's mature nature reminded Ivan of someone. Even though Ivan was one year older than Daren, the Beta treated Daren like a friend his own age.
"Sounds fun, I really want to go abroad for a vacation. At least outside the city, but you know how my parents are," Daren said with envy because he also wanted to be able to travel the world.
All this time he was stuck in his family's mansion without being allowed to go anywhere by himself. Even for vacations, there were bodyguards and others who had to look after him.
"You are an Omega as well as the heir to this family company! You're taking the Wyne name out there all by yourself with your behavior! You think this family is a joke?"
Those were the words his father always said. "You're an Omega... You're an Omega, an Omega should... Omegas aren't supposed to be."
Daren was sick of hearing all those words, like his father looked down on him as an Omega when he was still his son. Still a human who needed freedom.
"Now that you're here, my father will believe your words. That way I can go out freely if you say so."
Ivan chuckled at that. "That's right, Uncle Barney always does that. But don't worry, I'll help you out," he said.
Soon Mike returned with cold water and a slice of Daren's favorite lemon cake. He wanted Daren to eat a little so that he would have some energy.
As Mike stood next to Axel waiting for his next order, the bodyguard asked a few questions about Ivan.
"Oh Mr. Ivan is a close friend of the young master. They are like brothers, even the master himself treats Mr. Ivan like his son because he often helps the young master," Mike explained.
"Helping the young master?"
The butler nodded his head. "When he was in high school, the young master was often insulted because he was an Omega. Although he was born into the Wyne family, Mr. Ivan always defended him and became the young master's only close friend."
Axel nodded in understanding as he heard Mike's explanation. He looked back at Daren and Ivan who were still chatting together.
'I see, so they're that close? Hmn... I guess my job will be a little lighter with him here,' the bodyguard thought because from what Mike explained, Daren became very calm when Ivan was around.
Sure enough, since Ivan's return Daren was finally allowed to go with Ivan as long as he didn't have any filming schedules. However, Axel had to stay with him.
"Huh?! But I have Ivan with me, why does he have to--"
"It's okay, Daren. Axel's in charge of looking after you anyway. That's his job. Take it easy, while we're gone he'll just make sure everything is safe and keep his distance from us, right?" Ivan asked Axel.
The Alpha male nodded his head. Saying that he would just keep an eye out and keep his distance from them. Daren finally agreed and let Axel come with them.
The three men headed out of town for Daren to take a break from his work. Even though he loved it, Daren could still get tired of it all.
"You should hire a manager to help you with your work," Ivan commented when he saw that Daren was tired of his life.
"Well... Somehow I don't think that's necessary. I don't want another person to follow me everywhere," Daren replied.
The Beta looked worried about Daren and patted his Omega friend on the shoulder. Axel was busy driving the car while listening to their conversation like he was gathering information.
'Hmn... Turns out he can look weak in front of Ivan too. Usually he's very annoying and always teases me but now it feels calmer, which is good."
The car continued to drive until they arrived at their destination, the town where they would be staying. Daren got out of the car and looked around.
"I guess... What will I do later in this place?" He glanced at Axel who had just opened the trunk then a small grin appeared on his face. "Hey Ivan..." he called then whispered in his friend's ear.
"Huh? Are you sure? But..." Ivan looked doubtful but Daren reassured him.
Axel dropped Daren and Ivan's suitcases, along with his black bag. When he turned to where Daren and Ivan were supposed to be, the two men had already walked away.
"Bring our luggage to our hotel room! Just say it on my behalf!" shouted Daren with a laugh and tugged on Ivan's hand. "If you don't hurry, we'll leave you!"
The Alpha gripped the luggage handle tightly in annoyance that he had to leave with two large suitcases, his bags and then checked in as soon as possible and chased after Daren and Ivan who had already left first.
"Damn kid."