It’s 3 a.m. and I still haven't slept. Though, of course, I feel so tired. Scrolling my phone to find a job, I’m glad that Riku’s apartment has Wi-Fi. I should quickly make money to pay him back and make my living. However, the hardest part about it is I don’t even have an identity card, or other certificates to apply for a job.
I should ask Riku about it. Perhaps, he can help me to fake my identity.
“But it’s late, he must be sleeping.”
Only when I started to want to sleep, I heard a bell door ringing.
Who the hell visiting this late? Should I open it?
I heard footsteps not long after. Riku? He hasn't slept yet?
I should come down to accompany him. What if it’s a dangerous person?
I get out of my room, looking at the main door from this balcony. I can see there’s a person in front of Riku. If it is Riku’s friend or family, why didn’t they come inside? It’s bad enough I can’t hear them well because they were talking so quietly. Should I stop spying on them? Perhaps, he’s indeed Riku’s friend.
I turned back to my room. It’s not my business, though, and I don’t want if Riku had a problem because of a stranger like me.
However …,
Slap!
“You what?! How dare you!”
What was that? What happened?
Everything comes to mind, but like a stupid person, I couldn’t think straight. I came down hurriedly to face them.
I can smell it. A thick, bitter scent. It makes me want to vomit, but strangely, I’m still stand up here as if nothing happened.
The first thing that I do was hugged Riku. He’s trembling so badly, and I can feel tears coming out of his eyes. However, he didn’t say anything.
“Who are you?”
A deep, scary voice pierced into my ears. I looked at him after I wiped Riku’s tears. His golden-sharp eyes looking me with his killer aura.
“What did you do to him?”
I feel so angry right now. My head’s heavy, and I think it’s my first time being so angry like this.
His eyes got bigger, and he grinned, showing his fangs.
“So you have another Alpha now, my cutie? Is that why you dumped me?”
Riku suddenly looked at him. He cried, lifted his hand in front of me, to protect me.
“No! It’s not like that! He’s not my—”
Thankfully, I could grab this prick’s hand before it slaps Riku’s face for the second time. I punched him in the face. Blood dirtied my hands.
“Don’t you dare hurt him.”
The air got so heavy. I turned my gaze towards Riku who suddenly collapsed with his heavy breathing.
“Tch!”
I glared at that prick before I left to carry Riku to his room. Even though I wanted to kill that guy, Riku’s condition is my priority right now.
I can kill him whenever I want.
I went to Riku's room, sat him and covered him with the blanket. I wiped his eyes several times because he’s still crying a lot.
“Where's your inhaler?”
I’m a bit panicking because I’ve never met people who have a problem with their breathing. I look for it in the drawer, wardrobe, and other possibilities, but couldn’t find one.
A hand touching me, makes me looked at it. Riku shook his head slowly.
“It’s not asthma,” he said it difficulty.
“Then what?”
I approached him, hugged him, tried to comfort him. Stroked his head gently, and slowly, I started to get relax too.
“Could you release your pheromones softly?”
“How to do it?” I’m indeed an omega verse author, but of course, I don’t know how to release a pheromone.
“It’s similar to breathing. Just relax, control your breath, and it will be released on its own. Don’t get angry, try to remember the things that you like or love.”
I do as he asked. I closed my eyes, controlled my breath, and trying to remember things that I like—my novels.
Slowly, I can feel it. I can’t explain it, but I’m sure this is what it feels when you release pheromones.
Riku’s tears finally stopped, and his breath got normal. I put him to sleep slowly. I'm still stroking his head, too.
“Smells … good. I like it,” he talked in his sleep. It’s cute.
“It is?” I answered.
“Hum, so don’t get angry again. I’m scared.”
Did he mean my pheromones?
I remember now. Some Alphas indeed have an angry pheromone. It does smell bad—it’s bitter. Perhaps, what he meant by that was my angry pheromones.
An angry pheromone is often used to intimidate other Alphas. However, it’s a little uncontrollable, and because not only Alphas can smell it—Omegas can smell it too—it becomes dangerous. Even Betas, the only types who couldn’t smell pheromones, sometimes could smell it too.
What will happen to Omegas who smell it? It depends. If they’re a dominant, it probably doesn’t affect them much. However, if they’re a recessive, they could feel sick or collapse right away. It was what happened to Riku just now. His body can’t take it, so it gave up.
I look at his left cheek. It’s red and looks painful.
I get out of his room to make an ice pack. Slowly rubbing it to his cheek, make sure not to wake him.
I feel like it’s not like me. The usual me wouldn’t care about anyone’s business at all. However, now, I feel so angry when Riku got hurt, wanted to kill that bastard, and more importantly, I want to protect Riku. Perhaps it’s because I am an Alpha now, so it’s normal to have those feelings. I also smelled his pheromones, which must’ve made my dopamine hormones got higher than usual. The last one is because he is the one who saved me. Of course, I get the feeling of debts.
Yeah, that was it.
***
The air feels so cold so suddenly, made me opened my eyes just to turn off the AC. I’m looking around after my eyes were really opened. Riku’s still asleep on the bed.
So I am stupid enough to have slept in his room.
I was going to go back to my room before he woke up. I don’t want him to think weird things. However, his phone is ringing and a message appears.
Aren’t you working the afternoon shift? Why didn’t you come yet?
It must be his coworker. Should I wake him up?
“Riku …,” I touched his cheeks, trying to wake him. However, it feels so hot. Then I touched his forehead. It’s sure hot. His whole body’s burning. “Riku, wake up! You can hear me, right?!”
He still didn’t wake up. What should I do? I don’t even know where the hospital is.
Without thinking much, I took off my shirt and wet it in the bathroom. I placed it on Riku’s forehead, and changed his pajamas onto summer clothes. Then I covered him with a blanket so that he doesn’t feel too cold.
I get out of his room and came down to the kitchen. I have to make him the porridge.
“… Iori, what do you do?”
I looked back while making porridge. Riku seems to have walking difficulty. He grabbed anything beside him to help him walk.
I approached him, carry him carefully to the couch.
“Why are you come down? You can call me if you need something.” I hugged him because I can’t find anything to cover him.
“But your phone’s in my drawer. Moreover, I didn’t have your numbers yet,” he giggled.
Why do I become so stupid these days?
“Wait here. I’ll bring the porridge.”
“Don’t! I’m cold, hug me!” He grabbed my hand and showed me his puppy eyes.
“Then why did you come here without your blanket?” I go back to hug him. “I’ll carry you back to your room, and wait there for me, okay?”
He nodded.
I carried him again to his room, and covered him in the blanket. Before I leave, I give him a glass of water. After made sure he was okay to be alone, I left him to bring his porridge and entered his room again to feed him.
“Where’s your medicine?” I asked him while I feed him. He’s not like a kid who will refuse to eat when they’re sick.
“In the drawer, inside a first aid kit box.”
I opened the drawer, and like he said, it has a first aid kit box. I see a lot of medicines when I opened it. To be exact, they are all suppressants.
“Why did you have a lot of suppressants? Is it safe to take this many?” I took a cold medicine and returned the box back into the drawer.
“Sure, it’s safe. I got them from a doctor.” He took the medicine from my hand, then drinks it after he finished his porridge.
“But still … it looks scary, and I don’t think your pheromones are extreme enough. Do you still need to take that much?”
I placed his head on my shoulder. Thankfully, the fever has gone down.
“Hum, I need them. It’s because I wasn’t an Omega, at first.”
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