[Omegaverse] With Affection

“Heyhey, Soyorin, what kind of perfume do you use?” Anon suddenly walked up to Soyo, guitar hooked on her shoulders, and a pack of juice in her left hand.

Soyo blinked at her. “I don’t use any, why?”

“Really? Sometimes you smell really nice, like a really sweet scent. I mean you always smell nice but, yeah.”

Soyo’s eyes widened as Anon started to explain. “I- Is that so…?”

“It’s like walking into a cake shop! I thought you only used them when you had things to do at school or after practice or something. Anyway, oh well.” Anon then smiled at Soyo, with that fang, then walked back to her practice spot while finishing her juice. “Wah, it’s all gone already? I knew I should have bought two…”

After her practice had ended, Rana had already left (as always) while Tomori and Taki talked in the lobby.

Soyo crouched to close her bass’s guitar case and suddenly felt a thin piece of clothing draped over her shoulders.

“Anon-chan…?” Soyo held the pink cardigan and turned to Anon who was smiling at her with her fang.

“Uh… I read that it’s going to be a bit chilly today. I’m strong against the cold so you can have it today.” Anon grinned, showing her fang, and then walked back to her guitar case and picked it up.

“I didn’t know you checked weather reports.” Soyo stood up and followed Anon as she walked away.

“That’s mean! I check them… sometimes!” Anon responded with vigor and opened the door.

Soyo could only stare at her with a raised eyebrow before Anon left the rehearsal studio, and the door closed behind her. Without thinking much about it, Soyo just decided to take the kind gesture and wore it.

It made her feel at ease, not to mention it smelled nice.

Soyo took the cardigan into her hands before wearing it. “It’s warm…” She hooked her case over her shoulders and exited the rehearsal studio.

Outside were only Taki and Tomori.

“Where’s Anon-chan?” Soyo asked as the two turned to look at her.

“Huh? Ah. She said she had something to do and left quickly.” Taki answered quickly. “Tomori, let’s go?”

“Y- Yeah.” Tomori nodded, then turned to Soyo. “How about you, Soyo-chan?”

“I’ll be heading straight home too. I don’t feel too well, so I’ll rest up early.” Soyo nodded at Tomori, then to Taki, then walked the opposite direction they went.

Feeling under the weather was not a lie, but somehow, it didn’t sit well with Soyo that after taking the cardigan, she couldn’t even say any word of thanks to her.
“I’ll just send her a message.”

Soyo took her phone out and typed out a message. She felt the cold winds hit her as she shivered. She felt alone, and somewhat frightened. Fortunately… Wearing the cardigan, and the serene scent it carried, made her feel safe.

Tsukinomori was a school not only for rich girls, but also for talented and strong girls, also known as the alphas. Naturally there are also a few Betas who make the cut, and sometimes rarely, Omegas.

However, due to the rarity of the omegas, the school’s facilities to prevent heats, and such are only the bare minimum. Any omega who attends would know, that if they got their heat at school, it would be dangerous, and even the teachers wouldn’t be able to do anything. Although as a precaution, the school only hired partner-bound alpha and Omegas to keep safety around the school grounds.

Soyo slowly walked towards her classroom. Her body still felt heavy, but she didn’t feel any fever. Thankfully, her suppressant had worked properly, or that she’s very fatigued and it was all just a bad virus.

She never really thought long and hard about what would happen if her classmates discovered she was an omega… or if she encountered a talented alpha who would be able to sniff her out.

Would her classmates stay away from her because of that? The rarity of an omega in this school was probably one or two, per school year. It’s possible that she’s the only one in her school year, and she didn’t have a partner either.

Soyo felt the headache coming as she tried not to think about what would happen if her suppressant suddenly failed in the middle of the class. She should really go to a doctor and find out her current heat schedule, soon.

~*
Anon found it weird.

It wasn’t like a certain Nagasaki Soyo to forget something, but every time she asked for her cardigan back, it was always “I forgot to bring it” or “I had it in my bag but I forgot it at school” or “my mother put it in the wash and it hasn’t dried yet” and today…

“Should I just go over and take it?” Anon tilted her head as she turned to look at Soyo. They waited for the stop light to change from red to green at the crossroads near RiNG.

“My mother’s going to be home today so…” Soyo looked at the ground as she walked exactly the moment the light turned green. “I’ll make sure to bring it next practice.”

A gust of wind blew and suddenly, Anon wanted to force herself and follow Soyo back to her home.

“I wish you wouldn’t go to school tomorrow.”

“Did you say something?” Soyo turned to look at her.

She covered her mouth and shook her head. “I’ll see you on Friday then, Soyorin!” She waved at her, as Soyo waved back and walked home.

Anon looked at Soyo’s disappearing back as she clutched her chest with her hand. She did what she could by trying to mark her with her scent, using the cardigan. She wanted to have it returned, and then let her borrow it again later with a stronger scent, so all she could do was to hover around her and try to leave even a light scent as much as she could.

“Soyorin…”

Three days later…

Nagasaki Soyo felt the weight on her body as she sat up from her spacious bed. She checked the calendar on her bedside table and narrowly looked at it as she felt her body temperature rise up.

With the events of the past few months, their band, CRYCHIC, everything… She had done what she could do, and on top of that she hadn’t been managing her heat cycles, and now she has no idea when it will come.

Is it now? Is she having the flu? Or is it her heat?

“Haaah…” Soyo heaved a long sigh as she groggily put her feet down the floor, and pulled her drawer open. She had to go to school. She immediately goes for a small case of tiny syringes. She uncapped one, immediately took the shot to her abdomen and sighed.

After resting for a while, she quickly changed into her school uniform, her eyes saw the pink cardigan that was on her bed, reluctantly picked it up, and headed to school.

Before she could leave their home, the front door of their home clacked open.

“Soyo~ I’m home!”

Soyo smiled as she rushed over to her mother and hugged her. An unknown alpha’s scent got into her system… and it was the last thing she remembered until everything turned black.

~*

“I advise staying at home, and avoiding taking any suppressants for this heat cycle.” The female doctor hooked her stethoscope around her neck and wrote a few things on a chart in her hands. “Your heat is way off schedule. Your suppressants aren’t going to have any reasonable effects. You have to deal with it the normal way for now.”

“I… see.” Soyo looked down on her hands as she played with her fingers. “Thank you, Doctor.” She smiled at the doctor wryly.

“Once your current heat period ends, call for me again and I’ll prescribe you new suppressants. It’ll be best to find a partner soon. If not, at least someone to help you out in the meantime.” The doctor nodded at Soyo’s mom, packed up her stuff and stood up to leave.

“Thank you.” Soyo’s mom thanked the doctor as the two of them left Soyo’s room.

Soyo laid back down on her bed, a familiar, but weak scent going into her senses as she realized she had left Anon’s cardigan on her pillow.

“What should I do? What do I tell them? I’m an omega so I’ll be absent for a few days to deal with my heat? There’s no way that would even fly.”

Soyo turned to her side as she clutched the cardigan with her hand, burying her face onto the pink material as her breathing became ragged, and her body temperature rose. “This is the worst…”

“The band… is probably going to be fine… but school…”

She rubbed her face onto the pink cloth, her heart racing at its scent.

“Anon-chan… I want to see you.”

It wasn’t a secret to anybody that Chihaya Anon was an alpha. In fact, just like everyone else, she was extremely proud of it, and she wore it with pride. She would go as far as to tell her new friends that she helped out omegas during middle school, and that she would help them deal with their heats, especially when it happens during class.

The first heat was the most unstable, and that was true. It must have been nice to be Chihaya Anon’s classmate during middle school.

When Soyo got her first heat, she was at home, there was nothing she could do but to suppress and bear the heat. Due to her family status, being an omega in a public school was risky, so her mother worked hard to finally send her to a rich girls’ school.

She had never known what it felt to be relieved of her heat. When she experienced suppressants, she was exhilarated, elated. It felt like she was normal, it felt like she wasn’t an omega at all. All she had to know was her schedule, so she knew how much suppressants to take.

However, her most recent stressful situations had caused her schedule to become irregular… not to mention having to constantly interact with two alphas within her band, was probably becoming a problem with how her body reacted to pheromones.

Aside from that, the fact that she has already met her fated one, and that they kept on staying unbound to each other, probably was eating her from the inside. But… What if she wasn’t Anon’s fated one? It was a known fact that you could find it in someone… but they could always have liked someone else. Unlike an omega, an alpha could be bound to multiple partners, and still, they could choose who to or not to bite.

Who would have liked someone like her anyway? Someone who openly admitted that she only approached her to revive CRYCHIC, the one who kept on saying mean things to her. She would understand if she didn’t even want to ‘help’ her out.

“Sorry, Soyorin. I’ve already found someone else.”

The image of Anon fondly looking at someone else, that fanged smile being directed at someone else… It pained her.

Her body was extremely hot, and sweat was all over her body while her heart rate increased. Soyo clutched her chest while she curled in bed. She felt a wash of desire, disappointment, and sadness within her.

Her heart felt so painful, it may as well just kill her. She has never felt so emotionally attached to someone else. Was this what her mother felt with her father? Was it this painful when they had to separate, but still have to keep a sort of relationship because omegas die if they stay too far away from their bounded alphas?

If she hadn’t desired to revive CRYCHIC, would she have avoided all of this? These were questions that always plagued her mind. How would she survive being in this band while in this situation? It probably be best if she quit the band now while it’s early. Tears trickled down her cheeks as she closed her eyes.

A knock on her door snapped her out of her own thoughts as she looked at it.

“Soyo?” Her mother called for her.

“Yes, mother?” She answered groggily while wiping away her tears. She got on her feet and walked up to open her door.

“Are you all right?” Soyo’s mom was a bit surprised of what she saw, then smiled at her daughter without saying anything else. “It must be tough.”

“I’m okay… You can go to work.” Soyo answered weakly as she hugged the pink cardigan to her body. It was clothing her mother had never seen in Soyo’s closet before.

“It’s all right. I’ve already decided to spoil you today. Let me, okay?” Her mother patted her head and smiled at her. “It’ll be fine. Hang in there, okay?”

Soyo blinked. How many years has it been? She was happy, but she wished it wasn’t because of her heat that her mother decided to stay at home with her.

“All right…” Soyo smiled at her and hugged the pink cardigan around her shoulders, tighter.

Soyo’s mom smiled and closed the door to her daughter’s room. As a fellow omega, she was sure that the scent the pink cardigan her daughter wore was an alpha’s. Not to mention, she was more than a hundred percent sure her daughter never owned anything pink.

Just thinking that her daughter finally had found a compatible alpha for herself made her happy.

“I can’t wait to see her… It’d be a ‘her’, right? Pink cardigan and all that.”

~*

“I won’t be able to attend today’s practice. Go ahead and practice without me.”

The MyGO members received this message in their group chat. Everyone read it immediately as they were waiting for Soyo to arrive at the cafe lobby of RiNG.

“Haah? Why would she even contact this late in the day?” Taki clicked her tongue and then turned to Anon. “Oi, Anon.”

“Wh- What? I didn’t do anything!” Anon looked at her phone screen, then turned to Taki. “I really didn’t do anything!”

“It was probably something stupid, wasn’t it?” Taki narrowed her eyes at the pink haired girl who only returned the glare.

“No way! She was the one who promised she’d return my cardigan today, too!” Anon locked her phone and put it inside her pocket. “I have a good guess as to why she said she’s taking a few days off. Except! It’s not my place to say it! That’s why I’ve been doing what I’ve been doing!”

“Explain it in English!” Taki raised her voice as Tomori only turned to her left and right. Rana sipped her bottle of green tea.

“Like I said…!” Anon put her hands on her hips as she stood up. “It’s not my—”

“Marking.” Rana spoke briefly before taking a gulp at her tea.

“R- Rana-chan!” Anon looked at Rana in surprise. “You’ve confirmed yours…?”

Rana blinked and turned to Anon. “Mm. No worries. Not interested. Soyo smells like you anyway.”

“Explain it to me and Tomori like we’re five!” Taki stood up, hands over her hips. “And in English!”

“Okay, fine!” Anon sighed. “It’s probably best if we went to the studio. We’re still practicing, right? And this isn’t exactly a conversation we should be having in public.”

“If this isn’t about Soyo leaving the band, then yeah.” Taki raised an eyebrow, understanding that it probably wasn’t a discussion for outdoors.

“Like I said, it’s not like that.” Anon picked up her guitar case and turned to Rana. “You come with us too, I’ll need the support.”

Rana only blinked at Anon, who suddenly pulled out a packet of green tea candy from her guitar bag’s pocket. “Okay.”

“Let’s go.” Anon handed the bag of candies to Rana then turned to Tomori and Taki, before heading to the rehearsal room.

After opening the a/c and setting up their instruments, they gathered at the center, bringing all the stools together and sat down.

“So, you know about the second genders?” Anon started.

“Yeah? Tomori and I are both betas. I think Soyo said she was one too.” Taki nodded.

“Yeah. When she said that, I didn’t say anything, since she must have her own reasons. It could be anything, but the truth is Soyorin’s an omega.” Anon explained as she scratched her head.

Now what Rana said outside somewhat made sense to both Tomori and Taki. While they were part of the normal ones, it was crucial for everyone to learn the traits of omegas and alphas for safety.

“This one’s an alpha too?” Taki turned to Rana who only gave her a peace sign. “Annoying…”

“I was only told maybe about three months ago.” Rana explained then stood up to go to her guitar.

“Rana-chan, w-we still need to talk, so lower the volume, p-please?” Tomori turned to the white haired cat who gave her a thumbs up. If anything, Rana only ever listens to Tomori.

“So, I never said anything, but lately, after our first live as MyGO!!!!!, her heat schedule’s been really really weird.” Anon pinched the bridge of her nose. “I’m not sure if Soyorin noticed, but the alphas who wait for her outside RiNG have increased.”

“So you started marking her?” Taki crossed her arms and legs as she listened with her eyes closed.

“Y- Yeah…” Anon looked at her lap as she rested both of her hands on them. “It was initially the cardigan, but she didn’t give it back to me so I just…” She made random hand gestures. “…hover around her.”

“How did you know about her schedule, Ano-chan?” Tomori asked, at the same time, the small sound of guitar started inside the studio.

“So you know how there are alphas, and skilled alphas? I happened to be in that latter category, so I can kind of smell when she’s about to get her heat or not.” Anon explained. “I noticed signs of her heat coming a few weeks ago, but it suddenly disappeared, so I assumed she used a suppressant for it. Then, it kept on coming back again and again, and every time the scent became stronger and stronger…”

“So you’re saying it’s possible that her heat happened now because her suppressant isn’t working anymore?” Taki opened her eyes as she turned to Anon.

“Yeah. It means that her heat has gotten unstable, and she needs to take care of it the natural way, and without medicine.” Anon looked at her hands, her eyebrows furrowed.

Tomori nodded. “What could happen if she doesn’t?”

“She could get her heat while she’s outside, or by touching an alpha, even just the slightest.” Anon sighed. “Even an alpha’s scent could trigger it.”

“Why don’t you help her then? You used to help around when you were in middle school, right?” Taki tapped a finger on her crossed arms.

“Th- That, I did, but do you think Soyorin would ask that of me? If anything, I don’t want to be just a helper.” Anon clutched the fabric of her skirt under her palm.

“What do you mean?” Taki raised an eyebrow.

“It did seem like you were always watching her… Are you…?” Tomori asked, her voice low and weak.

“Fated ones.” Rana mentioned and strummed a few guitar chords.

“R-Rana-chan!” Anon felt those chords were directed towards her. She turned to Taki and Tomori who only waited for her to speak. “Haaaah…”

Anon glared at Rana who only ignored her and continued her guitar playing.

“When you learn about your second gender, you also learn about the existence of your fated one. It just means the alpha or omega that you have the best compatibility with.” Anon explained, then for some reason started fidgeting, her cheeks turning into a rosy color. “It juuuust so happened that, for me, it might be Soyorin.”

“You’re saying that you and Soyo are soulmates or something like that?” Taki raised an eyebrow. “If you two are, then it’s best to make a move then.”

“I- It’ll be safer for Soyo-chan, too! Since we’re doing this band, our whole lives…!” Tomori nodded at Anon. “I- I support you two!”

“But why did the stray cat know?” Taki asked, curiously.

“Some alphas just know another alpha’s attraction to an omega… Some alphas takes this cue to back out, or thinks it’s fun if they could steal the omega or something like that.” Anon sighed.

“Huh… Well, on that aspect, I didn’t need to be an alpha to see your attraction to Soyo.” Taki then stood up from her stool and went towards the drum set. “Let’s practice.”

“Eh? Rikki! Are you telling me I’m obvious?!” Anon stood up from her chair and brought it to the side as Tomori did the same.

“It’ll be okay, Ano-chan.” Tomori nodded at Anon, who just looked at her bewildered.

“Am I really that obvious…?”

~*

Soyo’s mom carried two bags of groceries in her hands as the automatic doors to their building opened. She smelled a familiar alpha scent, but wasn’t very sure where she had smelled it.

“…did I even come? I didn’t even send a message. I’ll probably just cause troubles. Yes, with the ‘s’. More than one trouble. TROUBLES.”

Her ears caught the voice of another person in the lobby. The pink haired girl walked left and right, phone in hand, a guitar on her back.

“What was I even thinking, coming here? I should just go home and patiently wait until she comes back…”

Soyo’s mom tilted her head to one side as she watched the girl amusingly.

The pink haired girl suddenly stomped her feet on the ground, then cradled her phone in both hands. “…But what if she’s just going to be suffering through it for so many days? Ugh I feel like an idiot for just not being upfront about knowing!”

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Waaahhhh!” The pink haired girl suddenly screamed, sending her phone flying, then catching it. “S- Sorry for the trouble! I’ll be leaving now!”

The pink haired girl suddenly ran past her, and her reaction was quicker than her words. She grabbed the girl’s wrist.

“U- Um… Y- Yes?”

“…You know Soyo?” Soyo’s mom asked as the pink haired girl’s eyes widened in surprise.

“S- Sorry!” She suddenly bowed at her and started walking out the front doors. “Oh man, I’m really in it. What if she calls the police on me? I need to go—”

“Wait! I’m Soyo’s mother!”

Before Anon could react appropriately to the situation, she was already sitting in the Nagasaki home’s living room. The awkward elevator ride was shorter than the amount she needed to come up with an excuse to leave, and now she’s no longer able to escape.

“Um…” Anon swallowed the lump in her throat as Soyo’s scent lingered in the air. It wasn’t very strong, but she knew it was there, and that it was around, and it was affecting her more than she expected it to. “M- Maybe, I should go…?” She pointed to the doorway as she followed Soyo’s mom with her gaze.

“Soyo’s probably sleeping right now. Thanks for coming here with me. Your name’s Anon-chan, right? You’re also in Soyo’s band?” Soyo’s mom came back to the living room with tea and set it in front of Anon. “I’ve been so busy that I haven’t been able to talk to Soyo about how school’s been for her. Tell me things!”

Anon did her best to talk about MyGO!!!!! while avoiding all the dramatic conflicts, and focused on all the positives, and funny incidents. She found it fun to chat with Soyo’s mom, and she wasn’t even sure how long they were chatting.

Suddenly the soft silence came, and the skies were darkening.

“Are you relaxed now?” Soyo’s mom smiled as Anon only blinked, noticing the serious aura.

“…Enough, I hope.” Anon only smiled at her wryly.

“I know someone was marking her. She wears that cardigan everywhere. She likes it a lot.” Soyo’s mom whispered, and Anon immediately felt her body heat up, her cheeks turning red. “So I was curious who it could be. I’m glad I ran into you today. Were you worried for her?”

Anon blinked and nodded.

“She said she couldn’t attend band practice today, so I was a bit worried that her heat was worse than it usually is…” Anon looked at her fingers that rested on her lap. She crossed her fingers together, then started to tell Soyo’s mom about Soyo not telling people that she actually was an omega.

“I know. She told me about it and… I agreed. It was because of an incident in her middle school. Let’s just say, she discovered her second gender early… and well, someone kind of preyed on her.” Soyo’s mom looked outside, at the dim sky. “I don’t want her to be bound to someone for convenience, so we went to expensive doctors to see if there’s anything we could do.”

Anon heard the brief story, and felt fire inside of herself. She tightened her hands together, and tried to calm herself. She’d never felt such an urge to protect someone before, and she wasn’t sure how to control it. “I… see…”

“Which also makes me extra curious about you. I’ve never seen my daughter harbor such affections for an object, which I could only infer to be because it’s from you.” Soyo’s mom smiled at Anon. “Which is why I brought you here. I’m amazed at your self control. Soyo’s still currently in the middle of her heat… The doctors said it’s not normal, and it could last two weeks.”

Gray eyes widened. “T- Two weeks!?”

“Won’t you help her?” Soyo’s mom smiled at her weakly.

~*

Soyo had a dream that Anon visited her, and that she helped her through her ordeal. The now, extremely light scent of the alpha she desired the most lingered on the cardigan in her arms. Normally, she’d rather wear it, but it had been a while, and the scent was already mostly gone.

“Anon-chan…” She breathed out as she felt another bout of her heat coming. Her body was heating up, as her whole body yearned for something.

“Soyorin.” It was a familiar voice, just right behind her door.

“Am I hallucinating? Even her voice…” Afraid that it was just all an illusion, she didn’t answer back.

Another knock. “Soyorin? Please answer if you’re awake.”

“Who… is it?” Soyo answered weakly as she covered her body with her blanket.

“It’s Anon.”

There was a pause, and Soyo tried to digest the information she had just received. The hallucination she’d been fighting… the fact that she felt Anon’s pheromones inside her home… was true, after all?

“Are you in heat? Or has it settled for now?”

“Don’t come in.” Soyo spoke firmly as she struggled.

“…I’m going to go in, and calm it down, but you have to let me do what I have to do, okay?” Anon spoke clearly, and what she heard made Soyo anticipate.

“What is she doing? What’s going to happen? Is it a needle?” Soyo has never experienced her heat being calmed down through means that weren’t scientific.

“…Okay.” She answered in an almost whisper voice, and she just wished that Anon heard it.

Anon stood outside Soyo’s door, her hands already white at the door knob, from trying to stop herself from just barging in. She wasn’t sure if Soyo responded yes or no. Anyway, she had to go in.

She turned the knob and went inside, quickly shutting the door before she got cold feet. Soyo’s room was simple, and it was a bit dark. The curtains were closed, except for one part, opposite of the bed that was slightly ajar to let the sunlight in.

All Anon could see was the lump in the middle of the bed, and an extremely strong scent that felt like it hugged her tightly, and speaking of tight…

Anon closed her eyes and tried to ignore the extremely embarrassing ‘hard evidence’ of her being an alpha under her skirt. Soyo’s pheromones were affecting her more than she expected.

“Soyorin.”

Soyo quickly pulled the blanket from over her head. Her cheeks were flushed pink, her breathing ragged, as tears threatened to fall down her eyes. Sweat on her forehead and neck, her hands shaking.

“What…?” was her stern response.

“I’m going to kiss you. You can be angry and scold me about it later.” Anon slowly hopped onto Soyo’s bed. “But first, you have to let me kiss you and feel better for a while, okay?”

Before Soyo could even process what Anon said, she felt a cold hand on her arm, then warm lips, on her own lips.

The moment their lips met, it was like nothing she had ever felt until to this day. Anon’s lips carried a certain softness, and warmth. Her body felt on fire, but at the same time she felt more relaxed than she was the past three days. Her kiss was nice, and relaxing.

“Oh crap. It has been too long for me…” Anon opened her eyes briefly. Soyo looked relaxed, but also slightly panicked. Her eyebrows furrowed, and Anon could only hope it was not because of annoyance. “Soyorin, so cute…”

When Soyo gently pushed Anon’s shoulders away as she gasped for air, Anon quickly closed the distance once again, slipping in a tongue as she changed angles while they kissed.

“Hah… Anon-…chan…” Soyo accepted the deeper kiss, wrapping her arms around Anon’s shoulders. She desperately clung to those shoulders as she tried to make sense of what was going on. Why was she being kissed out of nowhere? Why did it feel so good?

Anon lightly tugged down at Soyo’s blanket to gently lift up Soyo to a sitting position on the bed then continued kissing her. “Pushing her down on the bed could be bad…” for herself, and her thinning self-control. Soyo’s heat pheromones made her dizzy, when other omegas’ pheromones never really had an effect on her.

Soyo felt her back gently hit her headboard as she realized she was being sat up from bed. She leaned her weight onto Anon and focused on the kiss. It felt nice, and it made her heart and body warm. She wanted more, but as she slowly gained her composure, she found it difficult to say it out loud.

“Anon-chan…”

Anon noticed that Soyo no longer slurred her name, and that she may have calmed her heat down, for the meantime. She gently squeezed on Soyo’s shoulders, then slowly parted from her lips, as a white string connected their lips before getting cut off. She gently wiped away the saliva on Soyo’s chin before noticing what she looked like.

Disheveled, cheeks puffy and pink, her night gown a few buttons opened. At first she looked like she wanted more, and then her expression slowly turned into annoyance, followed by a glare.

“Now that’s a Soyorin I know.” Anon smiled at her brightly, full package, fang included.

“Shut up.” Soyo breathed out before noticing a certain upward tent on Anon’s skirt then turning away. She bundled part of her blanket and pushed it towards Anon’s way.

“Ah… S- Sorry. How uncool…” Anon blushed and gratefully took the blankets over her waist. “Hah…”

“Isn’t that fine?” Soyo looked away. “It’s a normal alpha reaction to an omega in heat, isn’t it?”

“Ah…” Anon wanted to say more but it could get long and draw more questions so she just smiled at her wryly. “…So, let’s talk, Soyorin.”

“What have you heard from my mother?” Soyo raised her legs as she rested her right arm on her knees, leaning her cheeks on her arm as she looked at Anon.

“The ones that would make you angry, or the ones that would make this conversation faster?” Anon smiled teasingly.

Soyo only glared at her.

“Haha~ Sorry, I was trying to lighten up the mood.” Anon hung her head forward and then sighed. “She only told me that an incident during early middle school, at her work happened, which was why you don’t want anyone to know you’re an omega.”

Soyo turned away from Anon and rested her forehead on her arms. “I see…”

Anon blinked and turned around so her back was facing Soyo as she sat on her bed side. She slowly reached for Soyo’s left hand that was clutching the blankets. She gently untangled her fingers on those blankets, then lightly tangled their fingers together. Without turning to look at Soyo, she felt a squeeze on their slightly entangled fingers that made her smile.

“When I had just awoken to my second gender, I was accompanying my mom back to her work to retrieve some documents before going home. She only left me for about five minutes, and one of my father’s unbound alpha co-worker approached me.” Soyo swallowed the lump in her throat. “Thankfully, I wasn’t in heat yet then but… his hands… His words…”

“You don’t have to think back on them, Soyorin.” Anon moved her hand to fully hold Soyo’s and tightened her grip on her.

“My father defended him, saying that he wouldn’t do something like that. The security camera confirmed what happened, and unable to take the reality that my father would choose his friend’s words over his daughter’s, my mom asked for a divorce, then we moved here.” Soyo lifted her head and rested her cheek on her arm again as she looked at the back of Anon’s head. “I met Saki-chan, and everyone. I’ve never met an omega who had enjoyed life, what she had. I looked up to her, but what happened to CRYCHIC and not knowing what happened to her made me realize that there’s nothing good that can come from being an omega. So I told my mother to never tell anyone about it.”

Anon nodded. “Thank you for telling me.”

They were engulfed in a comforting silence, until Soyo broke it with a small voice.

“…About, you, and me.” Soyo untangled her hands from Anon’s and stretched her legs under her blankets. “…I also always knew, but I had different intentions, so I never acted on it.”

“I know. It wasn’t my part to bring it up either, considering, you know, you didn’t want anyone to know.” Anon turned to face Soyo again, gray eyes meeting a tinge of gray and blue.

“…Now, because of all the stress, and my continued exposure to alphas, like you, or maybe, Rana-chan, it all has come to this.” Soyo tore her gaze away from Anon’s eyes and looked out the closed window. “I’ve said and done a lot of mean things to you, who am I to ask for your help?”

“I guess that’s kind of true.” Anon nodded as she looked away again, towards the wall in front of her. “What did your doctor say?”

“That I’ll have to deal with the heats for a while, the normal way. I’ll have to go through a few tests to see if they’ll be able to increase my dosage of suppressants. Or you know, find a partner.” Soyo brought her legs up to her once again, crossing her arms over her knees as she leaned her jaw on them. She noticed the sun was no longer shining on the floor, it must have already become evening. “You should go, Anon-chan. Thank you for… today.”

Anon blinked as she heard the words. Did Soyo really just tell her that she’ll deal with it the natural way? Most people describe a heat episode as both being extremely drunk, and being extremely horny, with a fever as high as a flu. She’s been through that the past few days, and she still wants to go through it that way again?

Before Anon could open her mouth, she felt a piece of clothing draped around her shoulders.

“Here you go. I’m sorry for not returning it all this time. Thank you. You should go now before… my heat comes back again soon.” Soyo then tugged onto the blankets that were at Anon’s side. She slid back into the bed, lying sideways, her back towards Anon. “Maybe this is my karma for everything I’ve done.”

“Wait, no. I didn’t come here to be turned away.” Anon faced Soyo as the cardigan fell onto the bed from her shoulders. “We haven’t even talked yet. You just said your part. Now listen to me.”

Soyo understood, but didn’t move. Instead, she closed her eyes.

“I don’t care anymore about what you said in the past. I came here because I wanted to help, but I didn’t know if you’d accept my help. Then your mom caught me in the lobby, said I had the same scent as the cardigan you were always carrying…”

Soyo opened her eyes and furrowed her eyebrows. “Mom…”

“Anyway, don’t be angry at her, she was equally worried. We talked a little, and I told her I wanted to help, because I…” Anon blinked as she trailed off. “I…”

Anon silently raised a hand up in the air and turned it into a fist, squeezing it tightly.

“I…” Anon blinked rapidly as she felt heat rise up to her cheeks. “I… might be in love with you.”

Anon took Soyo’s silence as an approval of her continuing what she has to say.

“I know this might be my alpha speaking, or that we both know we may be fated partners with the highest compatibility. We also haven’t known each other for a long time, and all, so… I wanted to get to know you better, and go on dates, and do all the dating stuff, if you’d allow me.” Anon stared at Soyo’s back intensely as she poured her feelings. “But since I’m already here, I want to help you with your heat. To make you feel better so you won’t have to suffer anymore.”

The blanket shuffled as Soyo slowly turned to look at Anon, with a glare.

“…You only wanted to have sex with me, didn’t you?” Soyo stared at Anon who only smiled at her wryly, her fang showing charmingly.

“I would be lying if I said I didn’t want to, but I’m sincere about wanting to help you… and uh, date you.” Anon stared Soyo in the eyes followed by shy laughter. She immediately covered her crotch with her hand. “I mean, I have been holding back a very long time, but I’m not gonna lie about it.”

“…Well, it’s good that you’re honest.” Soyo then turned away from Anon, and sat back up on the bed. “…Fine.”

Anon blinked as she doubted her ears. “…Eh?”

“I said… fine.” Soyo repeated herself as she turned away.

Anon noticed the red ears, and the flushed neck, then smiled. “R- Really?”

“…Don’t make me repeat myself or I’ll change my mi…” Soyo paused mid-sentence as she felt a familiar feeling coming back. Anon’s eyes widened as she felt Soyo’s heat pheromones.

“O- Oh… crap. I left my condoms in my bag and it’s in the living room and I’m…” She looked at her crotch and then turned to Soyo who was glaring at her. “I… I’ll just… do this walk of shame and g-get it. W- Wait!”

Anon almost tripped over her own feet and after doing some breathing exercises, she opened the door and noticed her bag on the floor, with a note on it and some stuff near it, like bottles of water and sports drinks.

“I went out to watch a movie. Take your time. Enjoy! – Love, Mom.”

“…Soyorin-mama…” Anon just quickly placed inside the room her bag, and a couple bottles of energy drinks and water, then locked the door behind her.

“…You don’t have to explain. I can already kind of imagine…” Soyo sighed as she started to feel her body temperature rising. “Anon-chan… Hurry.”

“Y- Yes ma’am!” Anon immediately shuffled through her bag for her condoms and immediately went back to Soyo’s bedside. “Err… Sh- Should I turn on the lights…?”

“No. Come here, with me.” Soyo gently grabbed Anon’s hand with both of her’s and led it to her chest. “…Hurry.”

“I… Uh…” Anon blinked quickly as she tried to get used to the dimly lit room, together with Soyo’s unexpected forwardness. She then swallowed and climbed on bed as she slowly pulled away the blanket covering Soyo’s body.

“What…?” Soyo sighed as she felt the cold wind touch her exposed skin. “I thought you were used to this…?”

“I- I am, but… it’s my first time with someone I like.” Anon furrowed her eyebrows as she settled the box of condoms onto the bed next to Soyo’s pillow and completely climbed up on bed. She removed her hand from Soyo’s chest and quickly removed her uniform’s blazer and threw it to the floor.

“…We’re the same, then.” Soyo murmured in a weak voice as her gray-blue eyes watched Anon.

Anon’s eyes widened and soon her blazer dropped to the floor, next was her skirt. Soyo tried not to let the suspicious large tent fighting through Anon’s underwear distract her, nor affect her but it was getting harder and harder to ignore as her heat slowly desired what was under it. Her growing want to just let this alpha take her.

“Anon-chan…” Soyo grabbed Anon’s necktie and gently pulled on her. “…Hurry.”

Completely affected by Soyo’s heat pheromones, and no longer bound by the duty to not lay a hand on her, she narrowed her eyes before sealing Soyo’s lips with her own.

The kiss was sloppy, and hungry. If Anon wasn’t holding back earlier, it could have been like this, too. Soyo didn’t mind, in fact… she actually liked it.

Anon grabbed Soyo’s hand that was on her necktie and tangled it with her hand. She quickly tugged the necktie off her neck, followed by dexterously unbuttoning her white blouse with one hand.

Soyo gasped for air the moment Anon changed targets from her lips to her jaw, then to her neck. Peppering her with short kisses in large amounts. After Anon had successfully removed her own blouse, she untangled her hand from Soyo’s to move on to the buttons of Soyo’s nightgown.

“Anon-…chan…” Soyo breathed out as she gently grabbed Anon’s face with both of her hands. Those gray eyes in full focus as they looked at her with plenty of hunger that made her heart race. “…Be… gentle.”

“…You ask for the hardest things, Soyorin.” Anon gave her a wry smile, her fang showing before dipping down and kissing Soyo once again, this time gently.

Anon let go of Soyo’s lips and continuously planted long kisses down Soyo’s jaw, neck, her collarbone down, to her chest, her hands slowly unbuttoning each thoroughly, exposing her white skin little by little.

“Hah…” Soyo gasped as Anon’s hands reached her stomach. That pair of hands gently followed her curves, before slowly parting her nightgown and touching her skin directly.

Everywhere Anon touched felt like it was on fire. The more she touched her, the more she yearned for her.

Anon gently bunched up the bottom part of Soyo’s night shirt and quickly unbuttoned everything to completely expose her whole body. Without stopping, she used both hands to gently open the blouse, watching those mounds of breasts fall into her hands.

“Ah… Hah…” Soyo breathed out a moan as Anon cupped her breasts, massaging them slowly before putting a mouth on one nipple as one of her hands pinched on the other tip. “Ah—non…chan…”

Anon quickly moved to the other one before realizing… “Soyorin… Where are your undergarments…?” She turned to look up to Soyo only to find a hand covering her eyes.

“…I’m on my heat… What use… would they be…” Soyo breathed out as she wrapped her hands around Anon’s head and pushed her face onto her breasts. “…It’s fine so… hurry.”

“S- Sorry…” Anon nodded in between those luscious mounds and quickly shifted downwards. Planting kisses down her flat stomach, her eyes widening upon seeing red needle marks on her abdomen.

Anon kissed the marks, the ones she could see in the dark, until she reached the patchy and hairy triangle in between Soyo’s legs. Without thinking too much of it she gently ran both her hands down Soyo’s thighs, then gently pushed her knees up to open her legs.

Soyo sighed as she let Anon touch her everywhere. It was the first time she’s ever been touched by someone else, and yet, it felt so right. It felt nice. She closed her eyes as she felt light breathing on her sensitive area, unsure of what to anticipate until she felt fingers spread her folds, and a curious wet tongue running through them.

“Hah… Mm… Anon-…chan…!” Soyo’s body was in on an incredible amount of heat, and the first contact felt like electricity on her body. She arched her back as another lick, followed by another made her whole body tingle. “Anon-chan…! Hurry… I…” want you.

“Let me just…” Anon said something Soyo couldn’t hear, her senses were all focused on that long slender finger slowly going inside her, touching her walls. “Okay, I can’t, anymore.”

Soyo let out a long exhale as the long finger left her entrance. “I need more…” She opened her eyes, and almost regretted it because who would have thought it would be her last clear memories of that moment?

Soyo’s gaze followed Anon’s actions. Anon put her finger, that was just inside her, into her own mouth as she licked off Soyo’s fluids cleanly. As if a switch flipped, she quickly removed her bra and underwear, her extremely turned on and hot rod flung up into the air, its head wet with excitement as it throbbed. She quickly leaned forward and grabbed a condom from the box next to Soyo’s pillow and unfolded over one.

She positioned the head onto Soyo’s entrance, gently spreading her folds to her shape, before hovering over towards Soyo’s body as she slowly entered her. Anon tried not to suddenly push all of her size in, despite the difficulty due to an omega’s natural lubrication during a heat.

“Soyorin…” Anon whispered into Soyo’s lips as she gently continued to push inside her, the wet and sloshing sounds loud as skin touched skin. “Ah… Mm…”

“Ah! Mhm..!” Soyo’s moans immediately were drowned into Anon’s kisses, as a hot thick rod entered her. She expected her first time to be a bit more painful, but she felt like she just immediately came just by having her inside her. Soyo wrapped her arms around Anon’s shoulders for support as she leaned her head onto Anon’s cheeks. “Anon-chan…”

Anon’s sweat dripped down from her temples as she started to thrust in and out of Soyo, forming a good rhythm as she searched for the sweet spot that gained the most reactions. Soyo’s sweet scented pheromones became stronger, and it was slowly taking over her senses. “Soyorin… Ngh…”

Doing this with her was something Anon could only imagine in her head. To think she’s actually here, embracing her like this… Anon increased her pacing as Soyo’s moans became louder and bolder.

“Ah… Hah…! Anon-chan!” Soyo grabbed onto Anon’s back, her untrimmed nails lightly digging into Anon’s skin.

Anon closed her eyes as she felt the pain slightly clear her mind, but the strong heat pheromones mixed in with Soyo’s scent were stronger than her self-control. Her gray eyes looked at the vulnerable neck that was just before her eyes, and it made her throat dry. All she could ever think of was that she wanted this omega all to herself. She wanted to bite her, and claim her.

Desperate for her own release, Anon moved faster, with more precision as she closed in.

“Ahhh…!” Soyo closed her eyes as she leaned face onto Anon’s shoulders, fingers curling on Anon’s slender back. Her legs, that she hadn’t noticed she had wrapped around Anon’s legs, tightened as her body shivered while she shuddered and came, but Anon’s thrusts didn’t stop. “Ah! Hah…! I’m… already…”

“Soyorin… Soyorin. Soyorin.” Anon continued thrusting as she gently lifted Soyo’s legs to cling onto her hips, before pulling her up on bed to sit on her, angling her own hips to reach deeper. She continued a few more thrusts before stopping completely as she trembled and came. “Mm… Ah…!”

Soyo pushed most of her weight onto Anon’s as she clung to her neck for support. She felt the strong spurt inside her as it filled up the rubber that separated her from Anon… She felt herself shiver as the amount Anon came started dripping down where they were connected.

“Uwah…” Anon slowly pulled out as looked at the amount she came. She then looked up at a flushed Soyo looking down there as well. Noticing that she was looking at her, those gray-blue eyes stared at her with a neutral expression. “S- Soyorin…”

Anon leaned up to kiss Soyo as she gently pushed her down onto the bed, her eyes widening as she watched her. Those flushed pink cheeks, sweat trickling down her temples, slightly ajar lips while she panted, and those eyes that looked at her with clarity. Those beautiful brown locks scattered all over the pillow, just making the already exhilarating sight, more of a scenery.

Soyo narrowed her eyes as she stared at Anon before slowly exhaling, her voluptuous chest rising and lowering as she breathed. Anon felt her still hard and raring to go member twitch in excitement.

“I… let me just…” Anon gently untangled with Soyo as she removed the rest of Soyo’s pajamas and set it to the floor. She removed the used condom, made sure to tie it securely, and put it down on the floor. When she tried to get out of bed to grab a bottle of water, slender arms wrapped themselves around her shoulders as Soyo gently nuzzled her back like a cat.

“Anon-chan… More…” Soyo sighed as she leaned her forehead onto Anon’s shoulders. “Stay here…”

Anon swallowed a big lump down her throat. “Good bye, My Sanity.” She quickly turned back around to the bed and pushed Soyo’s back down on it with a gentle kiss.

Soyo wrapped her arms around Anon’s shoulders as her back hit the bed, letting her hands sift through long pink hair before hugging her closely as they kissed. Anon swiftly replaced her used condom and immediately positioned herself in between Soyo’s legs.

“Soyorin… Soyo… Soyo…” Anon spoke in between kisses as she slowly entered Soyo’s entrance once again, her hot shaft going inside easily. She noticed her heat pheromones are still as strong as before. A normal omega’s heat would have already been lessened after one time. Anon finally realized how serious Soyo’s situation actually was. “I…” love you.

Soyo focused on their kiss as she had given up on trying to make sense of what was going on. She let Anon take the lead, now she’s just going to trust her all throughout this ordeal. Maybe it was all right for her to feel this good, maybe it was all right for her to feel this loved. Maybe it was all right for her to bask in Anon’s calming scent that made her feel like she was wrapped around a freshly washed warm blanket on a cold day. She felt pleasure she has not experienced ever in her life. She felt what being loved was like. It was gentle, and sweet, like a buzzing feeling of a soft embrace overflowing all over her body on each thrust, and on each kiss.

Each creak of the bed, each slosh of wet skin touching wet skin, each kiss, each touch on her skin, everything was new to her, and somehow it all felt right. She wasn’t sure if it was because of her heat, or Anon’s pheromones, or the fact that they were fated, and that they were extremely compatible that Soyo had no time to completely sort through her thoughts. From hereon, she’s leaving everything of her, to a certain Chihaya Anon.

“Anon-chan…” Soyo leaned her forehead onto Anon’s shoulders as the thrusting continued. She didn’t even know what the difference was between the first time she came, or the succeeding ones that followed it. “Bite me, Anon-chan…!”

Anon focused on her hips, trying to fight the budding urge to bite the nape before her. She promised her they’d go through this slowly, and she didn’t want to break that promise. Sweat trickled down her temples as the strong pheromones on Soyo’s nape tempted her with each moan on each thrust. Her decreasing sanity and self-control weren’t helping her strong urges. She opened her mouth for a bite, as her fangs dug into flesh.

Soyo clung onto Anon’s body as her hips shook as she came, while she clenched her teeth in both pain and pleasure.

~*

Soyo opened her eyes completely covered in the comfort of warm blankets. The sun shone in the partial gap of the curtains as it illuminated part of the room.

“It’s morning already…?”

She scanned her room for a mess she was expecting to see… and yet there was nothing there… neither was a certain pink-haired girl who should have been with her. She noticed a sharp pain on her right shoulder, and noticed it had been patched up properly with a bandage. She didn’t think too much about it, it just simply meant that Anon didn’t bite her nape, and that they haven’t become bound partners yet.

The thought somehow annoyed her, but also somehow made her feel relieved. She was glad that Anon gave her a chance to think about what they should do moving forward, and that for once, she had a choice that was for herself. One that someone else didn’t make for her.

Thinking about Anon made her want to see her… So without thinking much about it, she decided to call for her.

“Anon-chan.”

Suddenly, there were footsteps and thudding towards the direction of her room. The door then opened with a loud bang, and there she was. Her blouse half tucked into her skirt, necktie hanging around her neck, and one hand in one sleeve of her blazer as the other hung behind her.

“Soyorin!?”

Her pink hair was all over the place, and normally she wouldn’t forgive anyone seeing her in such a state, but here she was. Soyo found the scene funny and immediately pulled the blanket over half of her face to cover her smile before looking away then turning towards Anon who slowly walked towards her.

“Where are you going?”

“Ah! Well, I was going to go out and buy some stuff, since I figured we’d be at this for at least a few more days, so I started wearing my clothes, since I didn’t bring anything else, so I was gonna go and pick up some stuff at home—” Anon started rambling as she counted with her hands the things she was thinking of doing. “Speaking of clothes, I put the ones you were wearing last night, and my cardigan into the washer. I didn’t know what you wanted to wear so I at least got you new blankets but—”

“Take your clothes off.”

“I think—Huh?” Anon blinked at her as she slowly walked closer. “Say that again?”

Soyo glared at her. “Don’t make me say it again. You heard me.”

“Heh~” Anon only stood next to Soyo’s bed with a big fang smile. “…That’s cute. So you want me to leave some of my stuff that has my scent here?”

“What? You’re making a stupid face, you must be thinking of something extremely stupid.” Soyo only narrowed her eyes at her.

“The one who said stupid, is the stupid one~” Anon retorted, followed by sticking her tongue out at her, but complied by removing her blazer.

“Here.” Soyo patted a spot on her blanket. Without questioning it, Anon just followed and placed the blazer there. “The rest, too.”

“Uh… You mean like, the rest, rest?” Anon only tilted her head at her in confusion.

“Mm.” Soyo only glared at her and waited impatiently.

Anon removed her necktie that was just hanging around her neck and settled it on top of her blazer. She then started unbuttoning her blouse after untucking it from her skirt, then she started getting conscious. “Uh… It’s a bit hard to strip down when you’re watching me so intensely.”

“You’re conscious now after what we did?” Soyo only glared at her.

“O- Of course I am!” Anon complained. “I’ll be! I’m a normal person! A maiden!!”

Soyo only narrowed her eyes at her and noticed the slight bump in front of her skirt. “Pervert.”

“H- Hey now!” Anon raised a fist in the air as a retort, while her other hand covered her crotch for protection. “I- I’ll have you know, Soyo-san.”

“What?” Soyo then turned around to the other side of her bed, turning her back towards Anon to give her a sort of privacy.

“I’m not someone who just gets turned on by any omega. I’m part of the really really talented alphas, and normal heat pheromones don’t make us like this! Unless, you know, it’s someone we’re really really compatible with, or really really attracted to!” Anon continued her rant and dropped her skirt on top of the rest of her clothes. “I’ve never been like this towards someone else before so I don’t know either, but I’m preeeetty suuure!”

“Hm…” Soyo hummed as she turned to look at the pile of clothes. “Isn’t that fine?” That just means you’re very attracted to me, isn’t it?

“Eh?” Anon blinked. “What do yo—”

“Your underwear, too.” Soyo turned to Anon, pulling the covers up her shoulders with only her eyes peeking at her.

“H- Hah!? I can’t go out commando! Soyoriiin!” Anon complained.

Soyo only turned to look at her with a cold hard glare.

“F- Fiiiine! Geez! A girl can’t even get a break here…” Anon quickly removed her underwear and dropped it onto the pile. “I’ll borrow some really expensive clothes and never return them.”

“Don’t do that.” Soyo turned to look at Anon who was looking at her closet, choosing clothes. “Why don’t you take off your bra, too?”

“No way! Your bras are too large for me, your boobs are big.” Anon answered nonchalantly as she chose a random shirt and jeans from Soyo’s closet. “I’m definitely not going out there unprotected!”

“Delicacy. Phrasing.” Soyo responded sternly as she watched Anon get dressed.

“Whoa, your waist is so slim. It’s only slightly wider than mine. You should gain more weight, Soyorin!” Anon put on the pair of jeans and folded up the ends to just below her knees, then put on a white t-shirt she just randomly grabbed somewhere. “Well, I’ll be out now. Your mom already called your school, and my mom already knows, too. I’ll be back quickly. Rest up, okay?”

Anon smiled at her, gave her a salute, then quickly left without saying anything else.

The door closed and soon she was left alone, once again, in the quiet walls of her own room. Soyo sighed as she touched her right shoulder that lightly twitched in pain.

“Stupid, stupid, idiot, Anon-chan.” Soyo pouted as she sat up from her bed, completely naked under the sheets. She looked at the pile of clothes and sighed. “You could have at least given me a hug, or a kiss, before you left…” She picked up the blazer and hugged it close to her.

~*

Anon smiled cheerfully as she carried a plastic bag of necessities in one hand, and a backpack of some clothes. She was happy Soyo’s mom trusted her a lot, enough to give her their house’s passcode, but then the words that followed scared her…

“Take care of Soyo from now on, okay? Try not to cheat on her, or else…” Soyo’s mom gave her a smile was something she was extremely familiar with. Anon pressed the 45th floor on the elevator and shivered at the mere memory. “What’s with the Nagasaki Family’s omegas? They’re so scary…”

She pressed the door’s pass code and opened the door. “Soyorin~ I’m back~”

She immediately noticed a sweet scent up in the air and knew that Soyo’s heat was about to come back soon. She quickly carried the bottles of water and other stuff to Soyo’s room.

Inside was Soyo, still under the comfort of her blankets, but in her arms were the bundle of Anon’s clothes, as she slept. Anon smiled at the sight while she sat on the space on Soyo’s bedside. She gently patted Soyo’s head, caressing her brown locks in her fingers.

“…You only look tame when you’re asleep.”

“I heard that.” Soyo only glared at her as she opened her eyes.

“Hehe.” Anon smiled, her fang peeking. “How are you? Do you want to eat something?”

“Anon-chan.”

“Uh…”

“Shower.”

“Ahh~” Anon had a mini-heart attack thinking that Soyo was saying she wanted to eat her, or something… It’s definitely not that, or is it? “All right. Do you need help?”

“Do you really think I can get up and walk all the way there?” Soyo glared at her again.

“I’m sorry~” Anon placed both of her hands together. “Please blame it on the heat. It’s not like I’m completely immune to it either.”

“I know. Now, shower.” Soyo sat up and pulled the blanket over her body. “Carry me.”

“Yes, ma’am~” Anon smiled and hooked Soyo’s arms around her shoulders. “Not gonna wear some clothes first?”

“I’m just gonna take them off, aren’t I?” Soyo sighed. Anon lifted her up, trying her best not to glance at the naked body before her.

“But if we go there and you’re like this, you don’t expect me to keep my hands to myself, do you?”

Soyo tightened her hug around Anon’s neck and looked away. “…Why don’t you just do it then?”

“You can’t say you didn’t say so later!” Anon grinned at her then walked towards the bathroom, which soon turned into a brisk walking, then into a run.

“Anon-chan!” Soyo lightly smacked Anon’s back, followed by laughter.

A few rounds in the shower, then a pause to dry both their long hair later, and a few more rounds in bed… Soyo’s heat seemed to have finally fully stabilized by evening.

“Soyorin.” Anon put on an oversized shirt she brought over and walked around towards her backpack. “…We’re dating now, right?”

Soyo sat up on her bed, wearing one of Anon’s shirts. She played with her fingers on her lap. “Mm…”

Anon smiled at the shy response, a blush on her cheeks at the cute admittance. “As something to commemorate that, I wanted to give you this!” She pulled out a box from her bag and brought it over to Soyo’s bedside. She sat on the floor and leaned her arm on the bed as she lightly pushed the box towards her. “Open it.”

Inside the black box was a silver necklace with an interlaced silver band, but with no pendant. Soyo held the piece of jewelry in her hands.

“I really wanted to get you a choker, to protect you from those nasty alphas as we explore what we have but I figured you might not want it, since no one at your school knows that you’re an omega, so I decided to give you a necklace instead.” Anon smiled. “It came with a ring but… I’ll give that one once we become an officially bound alpha and omega.”

“I see…” Soyo looked at the jewelry in her hand.

“I also have one.” Anon revealed the one in her hand. “We can exchange it every now and then if the scent I had on it has thinned, okay?”

“…Okay.” Soyo nodded, and smiled a little.

Anon gave her a big grin and got up to sit on Soyo’s bed. She unlatched the one that was on her hand then motioned to put it around Soyo’s neck. Soyo agreed by bunching up her brown locks together to free up her neck and Anon immediately put the necklace on her.

“Hehe.” Anon smiled, then was surprised when Soyo picked up the one that was on the box, and held it towards Anon. “Oh! Thank you, Soyorin~” She kept her hair on one side as Soyo put the necklace around her neck as well.

Soyo looked at her lap while she touched the necklace around her neck gently. Without realizing it, she found herself smiling gently. Anon’s eyes widened as she witnessed such a mellow expression and felt warm inside.

“Once again, Nagasaki Soyo-san. I like you, please date me.” Anon bowed her head at Soyorin.

“Yesyes.” Soyo only patted her pink hair gently.

“Still, I’m surprised at how accepting you are with all this. Maybe you really like me a lot?” Anon gave her a teasing grin.

“Well…” Soyo glanced at Anon before turning away, with a blush. “I… don’t dislike you.”

Anon smiled widely. “Then you must like me a lot.” She knew that if she said that, she’d spoil the mood, so for today, she decided to keep those words to herself.

“What’s with that smile? You look stupid.”

“I’m not!”

“Yes, you are.”

“I’m cute!”

“Sure, sure.”

(With Affections/END)

Bonus

After two days of endless lovemaking, Soyo’s heat stabilized fully, and the doctor was even impressed at how effective they were with each other. Normally even with the help of a partner, it was expected it’d take at least five days. The doctor even encouraged them to bind immediately, as it will be fruitful for both, and would help the two of them in the long run.

However, after getting the OK and approval from the doctor and Soyo’s mom, they were finally able to attend band practice.

Rana stared at Soyo who was putting on her bass.

“What?” Soyo asked with confusion.

Rana only continued to stare at her, then turned to Anon who was looking at them.

“Anon. You did it.” Rana gave her a thumbs up.

Anon only gave her a smile that showed her fang, then returned the thumbs up.

Soyo only closed her eyes followed by a sigh. “I don’t feel too well learning that Rana-chan, of all people, knows about my night life.”

“It can’t be helped! She’s an alpha too!” Anon spoke from the other side of the rehearsal room, while Rana only nodded proudly.

“Haaah…” Soyo could only exhale in exasperation.

Taki smiled as she watched Soyo’s ears turn a shade of pink… then smirked after. “This could be fun.”

Tomori only looked at her. “Taki-chan?”

Maybe it was time for Taki to return the favor and tease a Nagasaki Soyo back for all the times she’s teased her with Tomori.

“Can’t believe Soyo’s actually sleeping with someone like Anon.” Taki gave a chide remark.

Soyo blushed immediately as she glared at Taki. She opened her mouth for a retort.

“At least she’s getting some! Unlike you, go, and get some!” Anon gritted her teeth at Taki, who returned a glare at her.

Soyo just closed her eyes and covered her face with a palm.

Tomori walked towards her. “D- Don’t mind them, Soyo-chan.”

Soyo was glad that she’s found someone… but whether it was going to be smooth sailing or not… is up for tons of debate.

(To be continued.)