Upon Claire's arrival at school, he immediately bumped into Fein in front of the classroom door. For a moment both of them were silent looking at each other.
The dream about Fein replayed in Claire's head, as if trying to make him keep thinking about him. Especially now that the man in his dream was standing right in front of him.
"What?!" said Fein suddenly.
It felt like there was a tense aura coming out of Fein's body, making Claire quite surprised but she tried to control herself so as not to be intimidated by the aura. "Heh, you're the one blocking the way, move aside grape hair."
Without further ado, Claire immediately entered the classroom so that his face which he felt a bit heated from remembering the dream would not be seen by his enemy. If Fein were to find out, Claire would definitely get mocked by him.
'Why did it have to be a morning like this to actually cross paths with that Alpha! After what he--' Claire buried his face into his arms on the table. He was completely embarrassed, like he had no face to show in front of Fein when he had done nothing wrong.
In the midst of her frustration, someone tapped Claire's shoulder, startling the man so much that it almost made his heart give out. "Claire!"
"Huh?!" shocked Claire turned to the other student who tapped his shoulder. "Oh it's you."
"Yes, I'm your best friend Dior. Why are you looking at me like I'm a ghost?" asked Dior pulling up the chair next to Claire and sitting down.
Dior was the alpha in their class, and Claire's best friend since tenth grade. The two of them were very close friends, but Dior never knew the fact that his friend was actually an omega.
Aside from Claire's body being different from most omegas, Claire had completely concealed his identity. He didn't want to be bullied or left behind when everyone else was so popular. And while they only knew Claire was an alpha, they did not ostracize him and he was free to move around as he wished.
"Nothing, just a little annoyed with that alpha over there. Hufft... My head hurts seeing him in the morning," Claire complained to Dior about Fein.
He did not want to tell anyone about the dream, as it would surely only get him into trouble.
"You mean Fein? He's always like that, isn't he? But I thought he was your best friend. Considering you two are so clo--" Not yet finished with his words, Claire glanced sharply at Dior in annoyance at that sentence. He already knew exactly what Dior was going to say afterward. "Don't look at me like I'm a villain," he said, flicking Claire's forehead.
"Ouch! Do you have to do that? Whatever, I don't know anymore!" he winced as he buried his face.
Dior could only laugh at his friend's behavior. He further teased by patting Claire lightly on the head as if trying to cheer him up.
From a distance, Fein himself glanced at Claire who was busy with Dior. The look in his eyes looked very different, slightly downcast but also with annoyance in it. He didn't know what exactly he was feeling, but his heart was beating faster than usual.
In his mind, there was a shadow of the dream he had last night, and without them knowing, the dream they had was the same dream.
Fein at that time unconsciously hugged Claire in his dream and buried his face into his neck. At that time he himself did not understand why he had to do so and thought that it was just a dream.
However, Fein could feel and smell the pheromones that Claire had in the dream. It was as if the dream was so real and they really embraced each other. Fein's face instantly turned red at the memory. The man ruffled his bangs in frustration, shaking off the shadows that kept appearing since he woke up and even got worse when crossing paths with Claire.
That's why when at the door, both of them were equally silent and didn't say anything.
'Fool, why do I keep remembering that weird dream?! Me with him? You must be joking. There are many other omegas that are cuter and more beautiful. They even approached me on their own. Why do I have to dream about him?' annoyed Fein inwardly with his hands clenched tightly into fists.
The purple-haired man raised his head slightly and glanced again at Claire. Unexpectedly, their eyes met each other. It was like an alarm that made them look at each other.
But both of them quickly looked away and hid it. 'You ugly bastard!
*****
During the whole day at school, both of them seemed to avoid each other. They didn't want to come close to each other, let alone stare at each other. It was so hard to forget the dream that even they knew clearly, it would never happen.
This did not only happen on that day, but for the next few days. Claire was quite relieved that Fein had finally completely ignored her.
"Cigarette?" offered Dior to Claire when they were on the roof of the school.
"No, I don't smoke. You know that, right?"
"I know, but you might change your mind and try it," her friend teased.
Claire ruffled Dior's dark green hair and let out a long sigh.
"My father would be furious if I did that. You remember my father is a doctor? He doesn't like me smoking," Claire explained. 'It smells weird anyway, let alone the taste.'
Dior nodded in understanding and continued to smoke his cigarette, "It seems like that no life kid has been acting weird lately."
"Humn, who?"
"Fein I mean. Normally he'd be noisy when you're around him, you two have been fighting a lot."
"Oh..." Claire just gave a small ooh and continued eating. He didn't really care about Fein. Whatever Fein wanted, go ahead. It did not concern him at all.
"He's always quiet in front of everyone, shooing them away and not talking to them, but when he's with you he seems different. Maybe he is like you?!"
SPLIT
The food from Claire's mouth slightly spurted out due to choking, hearing Dior's words.
"Huh?! Seriously, that's disgusting... He's an alpha and so am I. It's so impossible--"
"Nothing is impossible, whether you're alpha, omega or beta. It's possible to like him regardless. Alpha doesn't mean only for omega, and vice versa," Dior interrupted to explain.
"But... But that really doesn't make sense! Fein is the alpha with no life! He must be crazy to like me. Hihhh... That's ridiculous!"
"Alright alright... Ahahaha. Take it easy, bro. Why are you freaking out so much? I was just joking around earlier."
Claire immediately fell silent. He tried to continue eating with embarrassment on his face. Why was he so angry just because of that joke?
One thing is for sure, Claire just wants his quiet life back. Like before he met Fein.
Is that possible?
No one knows, most likely it will never happen.