We are currently on our way to Rin's place with Jan sleeping peacefully strapped in the booster seat.

It was chaos when Jan found out that we are yet to go to the clinic and we might be leaving him behind with Arthur.

 Watching him throw a tantrum which rarely happened according to Arthur and Dan we all came to the decision to take him along with us. Thankfully, Arthur also decided to accompany us to look after Jan.

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We finally arrived at our destination after an hour-long ride.

Getting out of the car with Dan's help as usual, I'm guided towards the entrance and boy this place is huge! To call it a clinic is such an understatement, it's almost like a private hospital!

Dan had informed me on the way that this place is special and only specific people know about it and are brought here for treatment... So I knew that it had to be kept a secret from Em, Max and everyone else.

As soon as we enter the hallway, a tall - dark beauty greets us with a calm face and a gentle smile.... 

 Her hair is long and styled with those small braids that reach her waist, while a few strands fall on either side of her face. Her eyes have so much calmness in them, however they seem to change colour every time the light fell on them... making it difficult to pinpoint the actual colour from a distance. 

 She is dressed in a simple outfit which compliments her curves perfectly... Taking time to appreciate ger beauty got me thinking that if Dan had ever fallen for her......??? At least once till now??

'So the big baby knows how to get jealous!!' my Devil peeks at the worst possible time... I ignore him, since I don't want to look like a freak who seems to be staring in open space for hours.

 Before I can zone into the real world,  I'm already pulled into a sudden bone crushing hug! 

"Hey there... It's so good to see you again Alex!" The lady says while she pats my head like I'm Jan.

This lady smells good although the scent felt nauseatingly sweet & strong for me in comparison to Dan's which is deliciously sweet & refreshing!

I unintentionally move closer to Dan as soon as I'm released out of the hug and take in his soft scent which calms me down almost immediately.

All this time Rin and Dan were observing me with an amused expression, which had turned me into a blushing mess with all the embarrassment... 

I want to bury a hole in the ground and disappear this very second!! 🫠

"Babe this is Rin.... My self proclaimed Mom and saviour" Dan finally introduces us, making those air quotations trying to ease the tension.

To which Rin just rolls her eyes and concentrates back on me...

"Oh right! I'm sorry, you were sound asleep when we technically met for the first time...

 Did I surprise you??"  Rin asks with a speckle of worry still having the slight smile that never leaves her face. 

Her smiling face looks so divine, as if nirvana chakra  is shining behind her head.

 Her calm demeanor surely makes her more attractive.

"No Rin..... I'm alright." I zip file the lengthy paragraph of an answer in my head into a short sentence.

"Okay then... Get inside you both, lovebirds!" Rin yells playfully turning around and we see her small back disappearing into a particular room.

Dan tugs my hand which he won't let go off... and even though I might be a little uncomfortable for the PDA*, I don't want him to let go off it either. We soon follow Rin inside her secret chambers and await for the mystery ahead of us. 

(*PDA- Public display of Affection )

Oh right!..... About Jan....

Since he was sleeping Arthur had taken it upon himself to take care of my Honeybear. 

Apparently all Rin's places have a special room for Jan since she has to look after him every now and then.

So Arthur has directly carried him to the said room and is looking after a peacefully sleeping Jan.

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     Inside Rin's personal test room, I'm lying on an examination bed, while Rin is performing a sonography on my tummy.

Well you get to know all the clinical stuff when you spend enough time at a somewhat similar setting. Though it was cute how Rin and Dan seemed worried and Rin had  tried to explain about every test in detail so it doesn't scare me.

Since I hadn't explained anything yet to Dan, I just played along.

Dan has his eyes glued to the screen trying to figure out the black and white shadows as if staring at it is  going to answer all his questions.

Without saying another word Rin prints some films of my USG (sonogram) and finally heads to a small cabin further inside the test room,  hinting Dan with gestures to follow after we are done cleaning up.

We enter the said cabin and Rin is immersed in her bunch of papers... Going through them over and over. 

Dan pulls a seat for me and we both sit across from her.

"First of all..." Rin begins, her head still inside the papers.  She finally looks up after a long pause and glances back and forth between Dan and me.

"Alex.... honey I'm about to tell you some really personal information..... I don't know if you're aware of it or not but if you want, Dan will wait outside till we talk things out...." She says in a soft voice and flashes me  her signature small comforting smile with a hint of sympathy.

"No...... I want Dan to stay with me since I intended to let him know everything..... anyways." I say trying to keep a strong front.

Dan squeezes my hand to assure me of his presence and moves his chair closer to mine. I can feel his body heat and it somehow helps loosen the knots that had formed in my stomach and I start feeling at ease once again.

Rin adjusts her posture and turns a set of what I suppose test reports towards us while she has her own copy.

"Alright.... So here's what I have come to find out from all the tests and Alex I would like you to correct or add in if I miss something okay?" Rin asks in a rather monotonous voice to which I nod my head in affirmation.

"I had run some blood tests out of which the primary ones were pretty normal. But I had this unsettling feeling so I wanted to run some more tests which included hormonal studies..." 

A deep breath...

"Alex honey it seems that you have a genetic condition due to which you produce more of the female hormones than testosterone which normally the major hormone in males... Also, the sonogram shows that you have internal female organs instead of the male counterparts, although externally all your features resemble that of a boy. We call it Hermaphroditism in medical terms...... But... The uterus and ovaries inside your system are actually functional which is not the case in most of the hermaphrodites...."

Long pause....

"To put it simply, there are chances that you might get pregnant and also possibly bleed like a female once in a while since the ovum are lesser in you ovaries than normal female.....

What more I have found after examining you is that you have extra glands in certain places like your neck and other regions which might secrete mating scents that's called "" Pheromones"". There's a chance these glands may have other functions too, so that I'll have to find out.... So all the extreme pain and the fever might be because your body was exposed to a favorable condition and your female organs which were supposed to be dormant started functioning because of stimulation....." Rin quirks an eyebrow at Dan, which might be a reference to yesterday's night I suppose.

" I heard that an experiment is going on in certain parts of the world with lower female population, where they tried to experiment on males if they could retain pregnancy and give birth... But I didn't think that it was actually true. Unless, they find someone with a body like Alex that is....they call it something like the Omega Project in some parts I suppose..." She finishes the explanation and scans me to check if I'm still with her.

While me...

I'm feeling like someone has just lit a firecracker close to my ears, since they are ringing,  barring all the other voices from reaching my head...

"Alex!"

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"Lex!"

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"Babe??  Are you alright???.....What do I get for you??? It's okay Lex... I'm here!" Dan's expression changes from horror after listening to Rin to worry in seconds when he finds that I'm no longer in their zone...

 I don't even know what he's saying... I barely can hear anything at all.

Dan must be going through a sea full of emotions going through his head since his face has these flowing expressions that keep on changing like a movie scene........

And all I'm able to do is stare at his beautiful eyes and drown in them.... Deeper and deeper.

Will this be the last time he looks at me with those deep green orbs?? My mind wanders into the depths of negativity...

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 I'm pulled back to reality due to the sudden loss of air... It's difficult to breathe...

Gasps

"Dannie, give him some space... He's gasping already!" Rins alarmingly loud voice falls on my ears.

 I'm being held in Dan's arms while we are sitting on a bottle green couch that's present in one of the corners of Rin's cabin... 

He's clutching on to me tightly, so tight that it might leave marks over my body. But... that's exactly what I need right now. Without a word I snuggle closer in, if that's even possible and drown myself yet again in his warmth and enticing scent.

"Let's stop here for today. You two can go ahead and  use the guest room.... Arthur and I will take care of Jan and keep him occupied. So get some rest you guys..." Rin says patting my head and I hear her footsteps becoming distant.

I don't know how to feel about everything.... Even though it's shocking to find out that you might be a girl and the life you lived until now was actually a lie... But.... It also has me thinking selfishly that Dan might just not throw me away if I could give him kids since he seemed to love them...?!! I laugh at my own thoughts.... How stupid can a person be at this point???!

The feel of soft lips on my forehead head brings me out of my crumpled and messy state. Without any interrogation or any sort of confrontation Dan places a soft kiss on my head again and  carries me in his arms to the other room.

He takes us to the bed where he rests his back against the head board, never letting me go even once.

" Babe.... I know it's too much to take in, but can you please tell me what I'm thinking is wrong...?" Dan looks at me with an expression I can't decipher.

Still I manage to nod in affirmation since I have decided to let him know about my past anyways.

"Lex...I have been thinking about these old bruises on your body, and although I held myself back from asking....what does the tattoo on your back mean?? You don't have to really answer if it's upsetting you in any way... You know that it won't make me love you any less right?" Dan asks staring into my eyes piercing through my soul.

Deep breath.... 

The time.... it's finally here.

I need to tell this man everything with my future and my forever at stake.

I gather all of my will, courage and trust and begin to disclose the events from my past...

"I lost my parents in a car accident when I was six. Since I didn't have any known relatives,  I was taken to an Orphanage from there. But...it turned into a nightmare!" a chill runs down my spine as I recall part of my memories.

Dan immediately gives me a gentle squeeze and I go on...

"The Orphanage.... It was just a namesake, on the insides, the kids from there were put through daily body tests. After 3 months of that, we were transferred to different regions. I was sent to Germany, and I never saw the other kids thereafter.... 

When I reached there I was put through another set of tests... But this time they also performed minor surgeries and used heavy drugs on us. It was a huge hospital-like centre and the tattoo on my back...."

Deep breath...

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I turned to face Dan for the first time since our arrival here.

 It's actually a code... A number that's granted to every kid at the facility for identification, and it means.....SUBJECT NO_20195." 

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While I'm barely holding on to my sanity and tears, I can see pain and anger flashing through Dan's features.... but, he keeps it under wraps and urges me to continue.

"After a year of all the experiments they let us study like normal kids of our age. There I saw kids who were small and weak, just like me. We were not allowed to talk amongst ourselves and anyone who broke the rules of the centre was kept in containers filled with fluids from where they rarely returned. This continued till we reached the age of 16.

 After that......after that we were.... used."

 Sniffle

 "Every week... twice we used to be sent into superior officers chambers and left there.....naked....and  tied up, helpless..." I avert my gaze and stare into nothingness with unnoticed finally tears flowing with restrictions.  Reminiscing my past, even though I wanted to say more, my voice gets stuck in my throat and sniffles and loud wailing fills the room. 

"It's ok Love... Everything is alright now. I won't let you go through the slightest inconvenience, I promise you Babe... And I'll make sure that the people doing such despicable shit go through equal hell..." Dan says with almost fire in his eyes and his voice dripping with malice.

This has me tearing up even more. It's not because of how scary Dan looks right now but with happiness that he is still holding onto me... And that he won't be kicking me out of their lives...that someone finally got angry for me...!

Sigh! 

This is the first time that I might have actually felt relieved after hearing my inner Devil for some reason.

"Does it hurt anywhere Lex?? Do you want me to call Rin right away?? Dan panics after watching my outburst and noticing that my tears won't be stopping anytime soon. He hastily tries to search for what I guess is his cellphone.

A smile creeps on my sobbing face finding Dan absolutely cute. I try to wipe my tears off but Dan does it for me anyways. 

I face him again  and hold his face with both of my hands.

"I'm just really happy... Happy that I found you" I tell him in a whispering cracked voice.

"Oh Babe, you gave me a mini attack there!" His features lighten up after hearing me... 

Wiping off the remaining tears with the hem of his shirt he places a gentle kiss on my forehead.

"I really love you Lex, whatever Rin said was surely a lot to take but it doesn't change who you are as a person. You'll be my Pup's Lexie and my Love anyways...and please trust me on this, I won't let you go anywhere! You hear me?" Dan's words still my dramatically beating heart as he lifts my chin to meet his eyes full of love.

" I love you too Dan..." I almost whisper, but know that it has reached him already,  since his are sparkling just like his Pup when he is excited.

"That might be the first time you said you love me and that too so damn clearly Babe!!" He says excitedly and locks our lips.

 I kiss back with equal urgency and our tongues  dance to the music of our heart till it's hard to breathe...

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