[Omegaverse] With Love and Affections

It had been plenty of time since then. The first time they shared a kiss, the first time they embraced each other. As promised, they would be exploring their relationship slowly, but with plenty of precautions, and lots of care for Soyo’s safety as an omega…

…and so the Nagasaki home that used to look like no one lived in, suddenly was a bit livelier than usual.

Due to the marking that Anon does monthly, Soyo also requested for her to be with her on days that her mom would not be at home due to work… but today was one of those rare times that Anon wasn’t there with her because she had school duty.

Soyo played with her hair before turning to the empty spot on her cold bed. She always considered that she was already used to being alone, but who would have thought that she’d miss that loud voice, high energy, and fang smile? She hugged her knees while she continued sitting alone in the center of her large bed, yearning for someone.

“…I guess it is a bit lonely.” Soyo continued gazing at the empty space next to her and closed her eyes.

She had never felt as much loneliness as she did now, when it was just her and her mother. It could be nothing else but the loneliness that came with being with an alpha you yearn for, but yet they aren’t there. Soyo knew that this usually happens before a heat, but her most recent one had just ended a few days ago.

“…Isn’t it because we’re fated but haven’t bonded yet?” Soyo let go of her knees as she lay back on her bed’s headboard, looking up at her room’s ceiling. “Most people who find their fated ones immediately bind together… Should we have done it?”

However, they were both young, and a livelihood akin to a marriage is still too early for them. Even Soyo’s mom, who was supportive of it all, agreed, and praised the two of them for thinking about things maturely.

But the loneliness that Soyo started to feel every time they were away from each other started bothering her. She was never the clingy type but…

Soyo looked at the pillow next to her and without thinking about it, she grabbed it and put it on her face. It had remnants of Anon’s light scent, of three days ago, and it made her heart less weary.

“This is so stupid.” Soyo closed her eyes as she hugged the pillow and lay back down in bed. “Stupid Anon-chan.”

~*

Anon returned the blackboard eraser to its holder then sneezed.

“AHCHOO!” She sniffed as she stared at the ceiling. “Must be Soyorin.” She thought fondly of her beloved brunette and then smiled to herself.

“Ano-chan. Good morning.” Tomori, the other one who was on school duty today with Anon, finally arrived. “I’m sorry, I’m late…”

“Tomorin! G’mornin~” Anon dusted off her hands and walked towards her. “It’s all right, there wasn’t much to do since it’s a Monday.”

Tomori nodded and started doing the book arrangements, and other stuff in their classroom.

Anon watched Tomori fondly as the phone in her pocket vibrated.

You’ve got 1 message from Soyorin💗

Excited, she immediately opened it with a big smile.

[Idiot.]

Anon was about to type a response to the message when she noticed that Soyo started typing something else, so she waited.

[Good morning.]

She started raising her hand up in the air before quickly grabbing a fistful of air into a fist pump while she clutched her phone to her chest.

“Why is my girlfriend so cute? Help!” Anon quickly looked at her phone and started typing a response

[You’re up later than usual today. Is everything okay?]

Anon quickly pressed and smiled as she saw the “seen” notification almost immediately after she sent it.

[I just wanted to laze around in bed.]
[I missed you.]

Anon’s eyes widened at the second message.

[I just wanted to laze around in bed.]
-This message has been unsent.-

Anon then smacked her face with her hand as she tried not to think about it. “NGHHHHHH!” She clutched her phone to her heart. Soyoriiiiiiin!

Tomori jumped, then turned to her. “A- Ano-chan?”

Anon’s eyes widened in surprise then quickly turned to Tomori. “Sorry, Tomorin! Did I surprise you? Soyorin texted.”

“I could guess that much.” Tomori smiled and nodded. “I’m glad, that, you two get along well.”

“I’m glad too.” Anon grinned at Tomori, then turned her attention back to her phone.

[Can I go see you today?]

Anon waited for a response since she immediately saw the “seen” notification on her message.

[Okay.]

[Can I stay over?]

[My mom is going to be home today… You can visit, but probably can’t stay over.]

“Ah… Too bad.” Anon raised an eyebrow as she tried to think of what she could ask next.

[There isn’t band practice today, can I wait for you at your school? You have club today, right?]

[Okay.]

Anon smiled as she sent an overjoyed bear sticker before closing her phone and keeping it in her pocket.

“Nice big smile right there, Chihaya. Something good?” One of their classmates arrived early and immediately noticed the pink-haired girl’s elated mood.

“It’s a secret!”

~*

The next day…

With the two of them dating, and having been approved by their parents, they have agreed to the terms that whenever Soyo’s mom is at home, Anon cannot stay over outside of Soyo’s heats. The same goes for if Soyo would come over to Anon’s home… but no such opportunity has happened yet. And if it had gotten late, there was no way they would let an unbound omega go home alone.

It was unfortunate that Anon couldn’t stay over, not to mention all they could do was meet, and walk a little until Anon got a phone call from her classmate and had to go back to school. At least she lent another cardigan to Soyo, and for now, she’d have to be satisfied with that. It wasn’t her favorite pink one that smelled of Anon so much, but it will do.

Soyo looked down at her lunch box as she continued eating her lunch.

“Soyo-chan, can I join you?” One of Soyo’s classmates asked with a smile.

“Of course.” Soyo answered with a smile and her high tone voice.

There was a comfortable silence between Soyo and her classmate as they ate their boxed lunches until…

“Hey… Soyo-chan. Are you dating an alpha?” One of Soyo’s classmates asked. Soyo’s eyes widened as her heart started beating quickly in surprise, and nervousness.

“Why do you ask?” Soyo started playing with her fingers as she looked at her hands after cleaning away her lunch box.

“I’m an alpha, so I know when you smell like an alpha. But since I have a special condition that only allows me to smell special alphas, I’m sure the other party must be a talented one. I’ve been catching the scent every now and then. Like, sometimes the scent is strong, sometimes, the scent is light, but still there.” The classmate started thinking. “So I got curious. Share us some cute love stories, Soyo-chan.” The classmate happily chewed away at her lunch, catching the attention of some of their other classmates.

Soyo smiled. “No way.”

“Eh~ Meanie~” She put a finger under her chin. “But you, not denying it, means it’s true!” Satisfied by her judgment, she continued eating.

“I will neither confirm, nor deny.” Soyo only closed her eyes as her classmates cheered, and tried to press on with more questions. “I’ll get Anon-chan for this later…”

~*
“Ahchoo!” Anon sniffed and wiped her nose as she finished eating her sandwich.

“Ano-chan, did you catch a cold?” Tomori asked, curious.

“…I don’t think so…?” Anon tilted her head to one side. “Ah, I have to message Soyorin.”

[Heyhey, Soyorin.]

Anon waited a while for the “read” marker to appear, and when it did, she smiled.

[Can I come today, too?]

She typed before waiting for Soyo’s response. She normally doesn’t nonetheless, so Anon usually waited for her to see it before sending her main inquiry.

[Are you waiting by the school gates again?]

[If you’ll allow me!]

[Okay.]

“Yay~” Anon celebrated and tucked her phone back to her pocket.

Tomori only smiled at her warmly.

~*
“Soyorin~” Anon jumped in front of Soyo who had just stepped out of the school gates.

“Stop calling me that, also don’t do that. You’re surprising people.” Soyo sighed as she glared at Anon who only smiled at her. Then suddenly remembered something. “Anon-chan, do something with your scent.”

“Eh, ehhh? Do I stink? I showered!” Anon started smelling her clothes, then her hair. “We didn’t have P.E. today. Also, isn’t that a bit mean!?”

“Hmph.” Soyo only crossed her arms in front of her and turned away.

“Eh, Ehh~ Don’t be unfair, Soyorin~ You say that, but you like my scent anyway…” Anon blinked rapidly then looked around. “Uh… Let’s go?” Anon held her hand out to Soyo who only stared at it first, then without saying anything, took it into her own.

Most of the students going home from Tsukinomori didn’t look at them, but there were definitely curious eyes taking a peek at the warm moment.

They started walking towards RiNG, with both of their guitars hooked on their backs. “Hehe~”

“What?” Soyo turned to Anon who only turned to grin at her

“Nothing much~ Just that it’s so nice when we can hold hands and go to practice, and all that~” Anon smiled as they walked.

“I see…” Soyo only looked at her then faced forward once again as they walked.

Soyo did acknowledge that they are dating. The occasionally exchanged chain necklace, the cardigan, sometimes a jacket, or a shirt that Soyo just takes home and never returns (Anon does take them back when she comes over). It took Anon a lot of convincing to get Soyo to agree to holding hands. Anon still liked if they could spend their private time together, because it usually meant hugs, and kisses.

As promised, they let go of each other’s hands as they arrived in front of RiNG, and went into rehearsals as they usually do most of the week.

Practice started and ended, with a few teasing and snide remarks from Taki and soon Anon and Soyo were back to the mansion at the top of the condominium building.

Doing their homework together had now become a part of their ‘dating phase’. Of course, Anon’s idea, heavily approved by Soyo’s mother, for purposes that Anon could keep Soyo company while she’s at work.

Sitting down on the floor table, books laid out, and a few tea cups and a pot of tea on the corner of the table, Anon suddenly stretched.

“All right! Break time!” She stood up from her spot that was adjacent to Soyo and stretched her arms above her head.

Soyo only followed her with her eyes for a short while before turning back to her notebooks… and as she expected she felt a presence directly behind her.

Anon had wedged herself in between the couch that was behind Soyo, and Soyo herself. Each leg on Soyo’s sides, she wrapped her arms around Soyo’s waist, burying her face into Soyo’s hair.

It wasn’t unusual by now, Soyo was already very used to it, but the reason why Anon liked doing it, she never asked. It must be uncomfortable, since Soyo was a bit taller than her.

“Why do you always sit there?” Soyo asked as she let Anon do whatever she pleased, as long as she kept her hands in safe to touch areas.

Soyo waited for a response as Anon stayed still, not moving from burying her face in her hair. She was about to say something else when Anon suddenly audibly inhaled, then exhaled into Soyo’s head.

“Hey…! Anon-chan?” Soyo felt her body shiver at the sudden gust of air down her nape.

“Ah, sorry. I was concentrating. What was it?” Anon peeked at Soyo from behind, struggling to hook her jaw on Soyo’s shoulder.

“I asked why you liked sitting there.” Soyo leered with her eyes, then sighed.

“Ahhh~ I just wanted to keep enjoying your scent.” Anon grinned. “’cause y’know, once we start becoming bound partners, you’ll start smelling like me.”

Soyo blinked. She had never even thought about that yet. “…I think I don’t want to start smelling like you, after all.”

“Whoa! That’s mean! Even I would be hurt by that! Muu!” Anon then tightened her hold onto Soyo’s waist and buried her face into Soyo’s hair once again. “You could just admit that you’re happy about it!”

Soyo smiled. It was true that it would, indeed, make her happy, but she just wanted to tease her a bit more.

“Don’t get too ahead of yourself.” Soyo elbowed Anon lightly on the stomach, then returned to her homework

“Ow! No violence!” Anon complained and rubbed her face onto Soyo’s silky brown hair.

“Haah…” Soyo sighed, then just let her pink haired girlfriend be with a smile. It wasn’t that this behavior bothered her, in fact it did make her happy.

Comfortable moments later… the door to the Nagasaki household clicked open.

“Soyo~ I’m home~” The familiar voice of Soyo’s mother rang around their living room. It was almost immediately followed by a ‘shhh’ from a certain pink haired girl. “Oopsies.”

Anon had her back leaning onto the couch behind her, while Soyo leaned her whole body onto Anon’s front, her head leaning on Anon’s shoulder, eyes closed as she slept.

The two of them brought Soyo onto the couch, even though Anon offered to bring her to her room.

“You’re smaller than Soyo, but you sure carry your weight.” Soyo’s mom smiled at Anon.

Anon flexed a bicep, followed by a fang smile. “I’m her alpha after all!”

“So reliable!” Soyo’s mom tapped Anon’s arm and gave her a thumbs up. “I’m glad she’s let her guard down around you. Falling asleep, and all that. They do say that some omegas only fall asleep around other people if they’re comfortable being around them.”

“Eh? I- Is that so?” Anon blushed and scratched her cheek. “That kind of makes me happy… Hehe.” She laughed shyly as Soyo’s mom only nodded at her.

“Have you two talked about being bound partners?” Soyo’s mom unfolded the blanket that now usually was on one side of the couch, then gently put it over Soyo’s body.

“Aahhh… We haven’t had that talk yet…” Anon started cleaning the books on the desk, making sure to mark with pencil the last pages Soyo was at in her books and notebooks before closing them. “…I don’t really want to rush her, but I just want to keep her safe.”

“Her heat schedule’s back to normal now, and we have you to thank, but I really wish she’d bring it up to you soon, so I won’t have to worry nowadays.” Soyo’s mom sighed and started helping Anon with cleaning up.

“It’ll be fine, Soyorin-mama!” Anon grinned, and the two of them continued cleaning the living room until Anon left to go home.

Not long after Anon had gone home, Soyo awoke to the scent of beef stew, and the sound of boiling.

“Anon-chan…?” Soyo murmured as she turned to her side and slowly opened her eyes.

“I sent Anon-chan home already, it was getting late.” Soyo’s mom’s soft voice came from the kitchen. “She left something for you, though.”

Soyo blinked and looked next to her, a pink cardigan was on the couch. She reached for it and brought it to her arms as she curled into a ball, then closed her eyes once again without saying anything else.

Soyo’s mom watched the scene and smiled. “Love, huh…”

If Soyo had known it was going to be the last time she’d see Anon for a while, she would have forced her mom to allow her to stay that day.

~*
[Sorry, Soyorin! I won’t be able to come visit today! A classmate told me they need help with the Student Council and the teacher asked me to help out too… I’ll make it up to you! Promise!]

Soyo furrowed her eyebrows, followed by a sigh as she locked her phone and stashed it back inside her bag. She gently touched the left side of her collarbone, feeling the silver necklace around her neck under her uniform… As expected, she still felt annoyed, disappointed.

“That’s rare.” A voice next to Soyo suddenly called out to her. Soyo turned to her quickly in surprise. “Ah, sorry. I didn’t mean to surprise you.”

“No, it’s all right. What did you mean by rare? What is it?” Soyo smiled as she followed her classmate to her seat, which was just in front of her own.

“I meant it that it’s really rare to see you disappointed, I guess?” Her classmate smiled before taking her own seat.

“Disappointed? I’m not…” Soyo blinked and turned to her hands that were resting on her desk. She unconsciously touched her fingers as she thought about it. Was she really disappointed?

“…Is it the mysterious lover?” The classmate smiled as she sat sideways on her chair and turned to Soyo. “Did they cancel a plan? You must love them a lot.”

Soyo looked up at her, surprised. “Am I that easy to read?” She traced her thumb with her fingers as she thought of a response. “I… suppose.”

Both her and Anon have been busy lately, they still see each other during band practice, but they haven’t been able to go on dates. The upside would be that her mom has been everyday for the past month, and it did make Soyo happy.

“Say, Soyo-chan.” Her classmate touched Soyo’s desk as she leaned in a bit closer. “Is it hard dating an alpha?”

Soyo smiled at her classmate. “I told you already… I’m neither confirming nor denying.” She turned to her bag and opened a small bottle of water, then brought it up to her lips for a drink.

“I imagine it would be tough. Like, you know? If they go into a rut when you have sex.” The classmate gave her a teasing smile as Soyo coughed and choked on water. “Whoa! Sorry!”

“I- It’s fine.” Soyo immediately took out a handkerchief from her bag and wiped the water that had spilled all over her desk. Suddenly, the influx of students started getting inside the classroom, and the classmate in front of her was being chatted up by a different classmate.

While it was true she had shared the bed with Anon a lot of times as she helped her get her heat schedule back on track but…

“Has Anon-chan been into a rut before…?”

And before she could even continue her thoughts, the school bell rang for the first period.

It was lunch time when she could finally continue her train of thoughts. It wasn’t like she couldn’t actually think about it while taking her classes but thinking about that in the middle of a lecture is definitely improper…

Soyo’s phone vibrated. Hoping for good news, she quickly fetched it and checked the message.

Mom
[I’m sorry, Soyo. I don’t think I’ll be able to come home today. Anon-chan’s going to visit, right? Tell her to stay over.]

Soyo furrowed her eyebrows, and before the dark lonely feelings could overtake her thoughts, she decided to type a message.

[It’s all right. Good luck with work, Mom.]

Soyo then opened her chat with Anon, and re-read Anon’s message once again that she hadn’t responded to. Without thinking too much about it, she sent a message to at least ease her pink haired lover.

It wasn’t time to be greedy now. It may have been some sort of fate, or luck, that her fated one liked her back, and she shouldn’t take it for granted… Honestly, if she had known they would have been so busy, she would have ordered Anon to bring some of her clothes for Soyo to bring home.

Before the sour thoughts started dripping into her mind, Soyo quickly closed her phone and stashed it inside her bag. She can’t possibly expect Anon to make all her time to be all about her.

“Trouble in paradise?” The alpha classmate who talked to her the other day passed by.

“No way~” was Soyo’s immediate response. The alpha classmate grabbed a chair and sat next to her again and started chatting. All thoughts about Anon were forgotten, at least until the school bell rang for after school.

~*

“AHCHOO!” Anon suddenly sneezed, stacks of papers in hand and had to suddenly balance herself not to let the papers fall. She felt a buzz inside her pocket, but couldn’t check it. “Hey~ Where are we bringing this again?”

“To the science lab!” The student Anon was helping shouted from the other side of the classroom.

“Okay~” Anon scrunched her nose as she sniffed after her sneeze. She hurriedly carried the papers to the science lab.

She dusted her hands and checked her phone.

Soyorin💗
[It’s fine.]

Before she could type a response to Soyo, her phone vibrated once more.

You’ve got 1 message from Soyorin-mama

[Anon-chan. I won’t be at home today because of work. I’ll be leaving Soyo in your care.]

Anon’s eyes widened as she blinked rapidly. She hasn’t stayed over in almost a month, and when she thought she could visit, suddenly she had to help out the student council. Before replying to the message, she quickly sprinted towards the student council room.

“Hazawa-senpai!” Anon panted as the brown haired girl sitting behind the long desk flinched in surprise.

“Chihaya-san, right?” Hazawa Tsugumi smiled at her. “Is something wrong?”

Anon clapped her hands in front of her as an apology. “I’m sorry! I have something important to do after school! Like, very veeery important!”

Tsugumi only smiled at her. “All right. Don’t worry too much about it, Chihaya-san. It won’t affect your school standing.”

“Thank you! I’ll do what I can now!” Anon bowed and sprinted back to where she was helping out during lunch break.

“Ahhh! Don’t run down the hallways!”

“Sorry!” Anon shouted back and Tsugumi smiled as the running thuds turned into brisk walking.

~*
The first bell signaling the end of lunch rang and Soyo opened her phone to see that Anon had seen her message and hadn’t responded. She furrowed her eyebrows and turned her phone off before tucking it back inside her bag.

“Stupid, idiot, jerk Anon-chan.” She started preparing her things for the next period as the second bell rang for the fifth period. She shouldn’t even be this annoyed. She was the one who said it was fine. “Haaah…”

Soyo shoved all of her insecurities and worries to the back of her head and focused on class. She felt refreshed, it felt like it was the first time in a while where she had digested a lesson… and just like that, the day ended. The after school bell rang once, and an outflow of students immediately left the classroom.

Soyo picked up her stuff one by one as she took her time neatly fixing her bag. Her classmate in front of her, who was doing the same, suddenly turned around and looked surprised she was still there.

“Oh? Not in a hurry today?” The classmate asked.

“Mm.” Soyo hummed a response as she glanced at her phone, and continued. “I think I’ll stay in a bit to do some homework.”

“That’s rare. Want me to keep you company?” The classmate offered.

“It’s all right, you might have plans?” Soyo smiled at her.

“No way! Right?” The classmate turned to the special alpha who was just walking towards them. “Heyhey~ wanna do homework with us?”

The special alpha classmate suddenly smiled brightly. “Heck yeah!”

“That’s not something a rich lady would do, you know?” The other classmate chimed in.

“What? Did you want me to say ‘yes I would love to from the bottom of my heart’ or something?”

Soyo only smiled at the two of them, and once again, the classroom was slightly more lively, even though it was after school.

Once the school closing bell rang, the students from their clubs walked through the halls, chattering loudly as they headed towards the main lobby.

“Hey! Do you know the pink haired alpha waiting outside? I think her uniform’s from Haneoka.”

Soyo’s eyebrow twitched as she overheard. “Isn’t that a bit too detailed?”

“Oh! The one that always smelled so nice! She used to be there almost everyday. I haven’t seen her in a while. You think she got back with the person she’s dating at our school? I heard someone ask who she was waiting for, but the cute fang whenever she smiles got them distracted!”

“We didn’t break up.” The lead on Soyo’s mechanical pencil snapped in half as she stopped writing.

“You think she may have found someone else? Maybe I should talk to her.”

“Whoa~ So bold~ I want to be that nice smelling alpha’s omega too~ It would be nice to have a friend from Haneoka.”

“You want a cute adorable alpha, not a friend!”

“Hey now, two birds, one stone!”

“She’s mine…” Soyo furrowed her eyebrows and hurriedly packed her stuff, as her two classmates just eyed her. “I’m sorry, I will have to go now.” She smiled at them and quickly packed her stuff and left.

She started with a brisk walk but with her impatience and annoyance, she started to do a short sprint until she could see the school gates.

Some students were definitely standing around, mildly curious, while some were evidently watching. Of course, without a doubt, the ‘pink haired alpha from Haneoka’ was none other than Chihaya Anon.

Anon stared at her phone as she stood outside the school gates. No matter how many times she called, it always said ‘cannot be reached’. She looked at the school gates, and finally.

“Soyorin! Heeey~!” She waved at her beloved brunette who was jogging towards her, her beautiful hair swaying with the wind on each step. “I’ve been trying to contact you, because Hazawa-senpai let me leave early. You said you were fine but as I expected–urghh!?”

Before Anon could even finish her ramble of an excuse, Soyo had closed the gap between them with a tight and compelling hug.

Soyo wrapped her arms around Anon’s back, burying her head onto Anon’s neck as the students around them looked at the sight in shock.

“Uh… S- Soyorin? People are kinda watching–” Anon was mid-sentence when she suddenly smelled a different alpha’s scent on Soyo, and immediately wrapped her arms around her body.

“Let them.” Soyo responded almost immediately and tightened the hug. She turned to look at some of the girls watching them, expressionless.

“Oookay. Let’s go!” Anon patted Soyo’s head, untangled herself from the hug then grabbed her hand as they ran away from Tsukinomori’s school gates.

Without noticing the direction they were running, they stopped at a location where they were alone, and no one else was around to recognize them.

“Whew… Finally escaped.” Anon panted and squeezed Soyo’s hand. “Soyorin, you okay?”

“Anon-chan–” Soyo opened her mouth to say something, but suddenly she felt raindrops on their connected hands.

Each droplet slowly increased and soon, it was pouring. The two of them looked for a nearby cover, but they were only able to find one after they were already half drenched.

“Bleagh. I hate it when it rains outside of the weather forecast…” Anon touched some strands of her hair as she looked at the dark angry sky. “Soyorin. Do you want to buy an umbrella then go home?”

“I want to go home to your house.” Soyo turned to Anon with a flat expression.

“Eh… Ah…” Anon blushed at the straightforwardness and could only nod. She quickly looked around the surroundings and realized that they were nearer her house than Soyo’s house, and it could have been the reason that Soyo suggested going there. “Want to buy an umbrella?”

“It’s fine.” Soyo hugged Anon’s arm, leaning her cheek onto her shoulder. Anon didn’t say anything more and took Soyo’s hand into her own as they half-jogged, while holding hands to her home.

After arriving in their home, they leave their bags on the doorway, thankfully not as drenched as they are. Anon left Soyo on the door way as she wrung her clothes and tiptoe ran to their bathroom to grab a towel. She quickly came back with a smile before taking slow steps as she noticed that Tsukinomori’s white uniform actually becomes see-through when submerged in water.

Soyo noticed the unnatural hot gaze and glared at Anon. “Pervert.”

“I- I’m not!” Anon pouted and handed Soyo a towel before grinning. “But… want to take a shower together?”

“No.” Soyo wrung her skirt and her sleeves and tried to dry most of her body and walked inside.

Anon hung her head upon being rejected.

“The bathroom is right here, right?” Soyo pointed at the door just below the stairs.

“Mm! I’ll bring you a change of clothes, so you can go ahead and take a shower.” Anon smiled.

Soyo nodded and turned around towards Anon who was silently following her into the bath with a big playful smile. “Anon-chan, no.” She closed the door to Anon’s face with a slam.

“Soyorin, meanie! Blehhh!” Anon shouted from behind the door. “We’ll both have to take our clothes off anyway! What if I catch a cold!?”

“Idiots don’t catch a cold.” Soyo smiled as she looked at the door behind her and removed her clothes as she heard angry stomping moving away from the bathroom door.

~*

Finally, with dry clothes and hair, Soyo went inside Anon’s room. It was, by no means, her first time, but it was probably the first time she had seen the paint canvas on the corner. She hadn’t known that Anon painted, it was an interesting discovery. It’ll be an inquiry, likely for another day.

Without anything else to do, she laid down on Anon’s bed, and suddenly felt her body heat rise, her heart rate quickening as she was suddenly exposed to Anon’s scent embracing her like a tight warm hug after her heat. The clothes she was borrowing; a pair of shorts, and a slightly oversized shirt, the bed sheets, the pillow, everything smelled strongly of Anon’s alpha scent. The serene, and calming scent of soft flowers that always filled her with a sense of safety and love.

Soyo hugged Anon’s pillow and sniffed it. She was overwhelmed by a sense of calmness, and suddenly felt the stress she had been carrying since morning, released. She felt so good that even though she knew Anon was just taking a shower… She now dearly missed her.

“No way. I’m not some pervert.” Soyo tried to convince herself as she quickly sat up from the overwhelming bed, her feet touching the floor. “But… It really is not bad, to smell like her…” She always felt a lot of attraction towards her, that even she herself could not deny it. She heard the door open, and her heart started racing once again. She started playing with her fingers, gently rubbing her index finger’s knuckle. Not to mention, there would just be the two of them at the Chihaya household, since both of Anon’s parents weren’t going to be home.

Anon entered her room with a small tray in her hands. There were a few bottles of tea, plastic cups, and some small bags of different sweets and snacks. She wore her usual indoor clothing of extremely short shorts, her glasses, and a zip up jacket. Anon settled the tray onto the floor table at the center of her room, then walked towards her bed where Soyo was sitting.

“Ah, Soyorin! I brought some tea and snacks. We might have to order some food, but I feel bad ordering while it’s raining. I wonder if there’s something we can cook up in the kitchen.” Anon ran her hair through her fingertips, and checked the ends of her hair. “My hair tends to get so frizzy when it’s rainy, glad it isn’t today. How about you?”

Anon noticed the unusually quiet brunette and stared at her.

“Soyorin?”

Soyo then lifted her gaze from her hands and looked at Anon. “Anon-chan. Come here.”

“Eh? Ah. O- Okay?” Anon, confused, complied as she sat next to Soyo in bed. Anon said nothing else. At that moment, it was just her, Soyo, and a comforting silence. Becoming increasingly conscious of the fact that, for the first time since they started dating, Soyo was inside her room, alone, wearing her own clothes, and nothing else under those shorts, and the slightly oversized shirt.

Anon took out her phone that was inside her jacket pocket and started scrolling through her SNS, until…

…She felt a head drop onto her shoulder, and Soyo’s sweet and strong omega pheromones whiffed into her senses.

“S- Soyorin…?” Anon gulped as she froze. She knew that it isn’t time for Soyo’s heat yet, so she’s definitely, purposely using her pheromones to seduce her. “Wh- What is this mega soft mode Soyorin!?”

Anon felt a pair of arms wrap around her arm, then a hand sliding over to her phone. Taking it from her hand, and settling it towards the table.

“Anon-chan.”

Anon swallowed a big lump as she looked at Soyo, who was already staring at her. Soyo’s cheeks were pressed onto Anon’s shoulder. Her soft brown hair, parted at the center of her face, partially hid those bluish gray eyes that looked at her with emotions they weren’t sure what word to put yet. The soft touch of the hand wrapped around her arm, and now a pair of unrestrained breasts touching it distracted her from everything else.

Anon blinked as her heart started racing, her throat dried up almost immediately, making her swallow an unknown lump. Soyo closed her eyes, and Anon knew what to do.

She closed in, their lips softly touching as she kissed her, gently. Soyo tightened her hold onto Anon’s arm, a moan escaping her lips as their simple kiss turned hungrier, messier. Anon turned her body to face Soyo as she reached her free hand to touch Soyo’s jaw, gently brushing her thumb on her cheek as they continued kissing.

Soyo opened her mouth as they parted from the kiss briefly, untangling her arms from Anon’s arm, and rested it behind her to support her own weight as Anon quickly leaned in, immediately removing her glasses from her face and settled it on the side table with her phone. Anon deepened their kiss as she gently pushed Soyo’s back onto the bed, their tongues entwining with each other.

“Mm… Ah… Anon…-chan…” Soyo let her back touch the soft bed as she leaned both of her hands onto Anon’s collarbones. She opened her eyes and was met with focused gray eyes staring right into her own bluish gray ones.

Soyo gently brought her hands up from Anon’s collarbones to gently cup Anon’s cheeks… and proceeded to pinch both cheeks and pulled on them as she glared at her.

“…Swoyowin.” Anon returned the glare as Soyo finally let go of the pinch, her palms still touching those cheeks. “You call me someone without delicacy, and all that. Make the mood or something and stuff. The mood is here and you ruin it by–“

“Shut up.” Soyo pressed in Anon’s cheeks, making her lips pucker out before pulling her in for a kiss while closing her eyes.

Anon continued the passionate kiss, gently grazing her teeth into Soyo’s lips as their tongues pressed and massaged each other’s. She briefly cut the kiss off as she climbed on the bed and nuzzled Soyo’s jaw with her nose, trailing kisses down Soyo’s neck, and collarbone.

“…Anon-chan.” Soyo breathed in with a moan and wrapped her arms around Anon’s neck as Anon sucked a spot on her collarbone and left a mark.

Then suddenly, Anon stopped.

“You won’t suddenly ask me to stop now, would you?” Anon raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Soyo who only glared at her, a blush on her cheeks.

“Ask me this one more time and I’m going home.” Soyo glared at her.

“Just confirming.” Anon grinned at her, a very cute fang smile. She gave Soyo a peck on her lips before continuing onto Soyo’s neck once again.

“She really has no delicacy…” Soyo closed her eyes as she furrowed her eyebrows in mild frustration. She immediately forgot about the said frustration upon feeling a warm hand touch her bare stomach.

Anon pulled away from Soyo’s neck and climbed on the bed. She gently rubbed her hands with light feathered touches on Soyo’s stomach, at the same time slowly folding over the shirt above Soyo’s chest, exposing those soft and voluptuous breasts.

“Soyorin, your boobs are so big!” Anon used both of her hands to cup both of Soyo’s breasts into her hands, bringing her face closer to them to look at. “So soft…”

“Shut up…” Soyo brought up a hand and pushed Anon’s face away from her chest. “Don’t talk there.”

“Sorry.” Anon grabbed Soyo’s hand and gently kissed her palm. “I’ll do it properly.” She gave her a soft smile and hovered over to give her a light peck on the lips.

Soyo only glared at her after opening her eyes from the kiss but said nothing else.

Anon nudged Soyo’s jaw, planting kisses all over her jaw, her neck, and collarbones. Sucking, nipping, as her hands played with the tips of her breasts, rubbing them until they hardened. Without removing the shirt, Anon made it to Soyo’s breasts, but before proceeding, she unzipped her jacket, removed it from her body, then settled it bundled over Soyo’s head as she usually liked it. She contemplated removing her sleeveless shirt under it as well, but reserved to do it later… especially when it was the thing inside her shorts that wanted to pop out the most.

Anon smiled at Soyo first before putting one hardened tip into her mouth, gently licking on it, sucking on it before moving onto the other one while she hooked both of her thumbs around the waistband of Soyo’s shorts and pulled it down to her knees. Anon trailed wet kisses on Soyo’s stomach, nipping, lightly biting, sucking as she proceeded further and further.

Soyo’s moans were soft, mostly followed by sighs, but Anon knew she was doing well because she was uncharacteristically compliant to everything she does. After successfully removing the shorts from Soyo’s legs, Anon realized that she didn’t have any underwear for Soyo to borrow… and that Soyo had her legs up but closed tightly to cover her most sensitive region.

“Soyorin.” Anon put both of her hands over Soyo’s knees and looked at the brunette who was already glaring at her. “Ah, fine fine. Don’t ask, right?”

Anon hovered over Soyo, gently planting a kiss over her furrowed eyebrows, lightly pecking the tip of her nose, before kissing her lips. She gently glided her hands down and up Soyo’s legs as she nudged Soyo’s lips to open for a deeper kiss. They continued kissing while Anon took this opportunity to gently spread open Soyo’s knees, trailing her hands down those thin and soft inner thighs as she positioned her body in between those open legs to prevent them from closing.

Soyo wrapped both of her arms around Anon’s shoulders as she felt an inquisitive hand touching over her crotch, gently, slowly sliding over her sensitive slit. Those fingers explored around her folds, gently scattering around her wetness, rubbing her sensitive nub up and down with a long finger. “Ah… Hah…” Soyo gasped as she felt a long finger slowly enter her, her hips shaking at the sensation.

Anon focused more on the kiss as she slowly pushed in her middle finger inside Soyo’s sensitive insides. She gently rubbed around her upper walls as she entered her finger. “She’s so wet… If I say this out loud she might just smack me.” She parted from their kiss as she watched Soyo’s face as she reached the furthest her finger could.

Soyo panted as sweat formed over her temples and neck. Anon started kissing her again as she rubbed her finger around searching for that sensitive spot. “I can probably put it in another…” She sneakily pushed in her index finger, finally finding that sensitive spot. Soyo’s hips jerked upward, her stomach lightly hitting Anon’s crotch. “Wah!”

“Anon-chan…” Soyo parted from the kiss, her hands tightening their hold around Anon’s shoulders. “I want… you, Anon-chan.”

Anon blinked. “She meant that right?” She swallowed the big lump in her throat. She didn’t have to be told twice. She quickly reached for her pull out drawer and fished out a random condom from inside it. She quickly pulled her mini shorts down her legs as her throbbing hot alpha member flung out, ready for action.

Soyo watched in between pants as Anon tore open the packaging with her teeth and quickly put it on her sensitive rod. Anon positioned her head onto Soyo’s entrance, and looked at her.

“Soyorin.” Anon searched Soyo’s eyes. “…You’re not on your heat today, so this is going to be very different. If it’s painful, tell me, okay?”

Soyo nodded as she wrapped her arms around Anon’s shoulders once again. Anon slowly pushed her hips as her head slowly entered. “…It’s so big…!” Soyo closed her eyes as she clenched her toes. “Ah…!”

Anon felt her sweat drip from her temple to her jaw. “…So tight…!” She looked at Soyo and waited for any signs for her to stop, not hearing or feeling anything she continued pushing inside her as her head fully submerged inside those soft warm walls. “…Feels so good…”

“Ah… Wait…” Soyo tried to relax her legs as she felt Anon stop midway. She started doing deep breaths as she stared into Anon’s eyes. “…It’s fine, just… give me, a moment.”

Anon nodded, her sweat trickling down her jaw and dripping onto the bundled shirt over Soyo’s chest. She smiled at Soyo and brought a hand to fix her bangs that had stuck on her forehead because of her sweat.

“…You can continue now.” Soyo closed her eyes as her breathing leveled. “Anon-chan.” She looked at Anon gently before untangling her arms around her shoulders, gently cupping her cheeks with her hands, then pulled her into a kiss.

Anon closed her eyes and welcomed the kiss as she slowly pushed her hips forward, almost surprising herself when she suddenly pushed in too hard and her whole member went inside in one go.

“Sor–” Anon wanted to apologize but Soyo only covered her lips into a kiss, those arms wrapping around her shoulders again as she felt legs wrap around her waist. Without thinking much of anything else, she started thrusting in and out slowly, making sure she pulled out half of her member before slowly thrusting inside again.

Soyo tried to focus on the kiss, but the increasing speed of each of Anon’s thrusts and the building feeling inside her had her distracted. “Ah! Hah… Anon-chan!” Soyo pressed her forehead onto Anon’s shoulders as she tightened her hold onto her. She could only focus on their hips meeting on each thrust, the wet sloshing sounds on each movement together with the loud creaking of the bed as Anon continuously hit a sensitive spot.

“Soyorin…! Hah…” Anon panted as she continued to thrust. Her bed creaked on each movement, both of them matching each other’s pace on each thrust, and each moan. Anon started thrusting faster and deeper as she wrapped her arms around Soyo’s body, swiftly lifting her body from the bed to thrust deeper, those legs around her hips wrapped tighter.

“Ahh!” Soyo gasped as the position change let Anon hit deeper inside her. “Anon-chan…! I…” Now sitting on top of Anon’s lap, she looked down on Anon, gently lifting up her face to look at her. “…I love you.”

Anon’s eyes widened at the words. She pulled over the shirt hanging around Soyo’s neck, throwing it somewhere, before immediately laying Soyo back down on her bed. She pulled onto Soyo’s waist as she carried her hips closer and started thrusting, pumping, faster. Soyo tightened on her member as she came, her whole body shivering, but Anon didn’t stop thrusting inside her.

“Anon-chan…! I came already…!” Soyo panted as she felt each thrust get more intense. “Anon-chan…!”

“…It’s your fault.” Anon only looked at her, focused gray eyes staring into her. “…You riled me up to this point, Soyorin.”

Soyo could only sigh as she hugged Anon’s head to her chest. “If this is Anon-chan being on her rut, then so be it…”

“Not to mention…” Anon rested her cheeks in between Soyo’s breasts as she looked at her. “…I haven’t come yet.”

Soyo only sighed and let pleasure take her. At this point, as long as it’s with Anon… Anything with her she’d gladly take.

~*

Soyo opened her eyes to an extremely dark room. The windows barely had any light going through it, it may as well have been midnight. Once her eyes had gotten used to the darkness, she tried to look around and noticed she was back to wearing the slightly oversized shirt, but nothing else under it.

The mess of clothes (and used condoms) she expected to be on the floor were nowhere to be seen.

“If there’s anything I’d praise about Anon-chan… I suppose it would be her ability to clean up after herself.” Soyo blinked as she tried to sit up and realized she had muscle pains everywhere. “Was sex outside an omega’s heat supposed to be this tiring?”

This must be worse than when she had just finished her heat, not to mention her memories of what happened were extremely vague. How many times did they do it? Was it even worth remembering how many times she came? How many times Anon came? How long were they at it?

“How many kiss marks do I have?” Soyo closed her eyes as she gave up sitting up and let her back hit the bed once again. She turned to her side and immediately came face to face with Anon who slept with her mouth open, one of her fangs out. Anon also wore a slightly oversized shirt, and some clean pair of shorts.

Amongst Soyo’s vague memories, was the one moment she felt so overwhelmed that she said words normally she’d never say out loud. She felt her body heat up as she blushed trying to remember it.

Those intensely focused gray eyes that looked into her own, looked at her with so much care and love that it was all she could muster.

“I love you, huh…” She recalled the words and immediately blushed and covered her face with both of her hands. “Why is it so embarrassing?” Was loving someone like this?

Soyo turned her back towards Anon and closed her eyes to get more sleep. She immediately felt a hand wrap around her stomach, as a body spooned her from behind.

“Soyorin… Love… y…” Anon sighed as she sleeptalked.

Soyo opened her eyes and entwined her fingers with Anon’s hand that was on her stomach.

“Stupid, stupid Anon-chan.”

~*

Anon woke up with Soyo leaning above her. She wasn’t moving but she seemed busy, and she felt something on her lips. Opening her eyes, she finally realized that Soyo was touching her lips with her finger. She blinked a few times but Soyo didn’t budge nor say anything after noticing that she was already awake.

“Uh… Soyorin? Good morning…?”

“Open your mouth.” Soyo commanded.

“Fwoh what purfphose?” Anon opened her mouth and asked. Soyo then didn’t say anything but her curious finger started touching her teeth.

She immediately went towards Anon’s left fang, and then to her other fang. Soyo kept on gently prodding her tooth, checking its tips for how sharp it is, or how it’s shaped.

“Hm~” Soyo only hummed, uninterested, then went back to lying down in bed.

“Eh? Wh-What? Eh? Eh?” Anon blinked as she turned to Soyo who only closed her eyes, as if to go back to sleep. “What’s going on?”

Soyo only closed her eyes as she cuddled next to Anon like a cat who didn’t want to be disturbed but wanted some body contact.

“Soyorin? Soyo-san?” Anon turned to the person next to her, leveling their faces. “Soyonosuke, Soyorinne… Soyo the Dangerous?”

“Stop that.” Soyo opened her eyes then glared at her.

“Ah, you finally looked. What? Why? Why were you checking my teeth?” Anon poked Soyo’s cheek as she asked her barrage of questions.

“It was nothing, and stop poking my cheek.” Soyo didn’t move but only furrowed her eyebrows. “Anon-chan.”

“Eh~ But your cheeks are soft. Why were you checking my teeth?” Anon asked again, annoyingly.

“It was nothing.”

“It was definitely something!”

Soyo only glared at Anon, but Anon returned the glare.

“I was just thinking that it’s those fangs that would be sinking in my nape, when the time comes.” Soyo turned around and her back facing Anon. “…They’re cute, if I must admit. Even if that frustrates me.”

“Really? I think they’re my charm too!” Anon smiled as she wrapped an arm around Soyo’s body and buried her face into those brown locks. “So you do think about me!”

“It was just a thought, don’t get too ahead of yourself.” Soyo snuggled onto Anon as she grabbed her hand that was on her stomach and closed her eyes to try and sleep a bit more.

Anon smiled at the gesture and checked the clock on her desk.

“Gueh… It’s 4 am…” Anon pressed herself closer to Soyo, returning her nose back to Soyo’s hair. “We skipped dinner.”

“And whose fault was it?” Soyo gently pinched Anon’s hand.

“Huh? Yours!” Anon answered confidently.

“Wha?” Soyo turned around, going face to face with Anon who only looked at her, surprised. She looked back into the events leading to them making love and… “It was mine…”

Anon then gave her one of her annoyingly confident smile. “Did you finally notice?”

“Never mind.” Soyo turned back around. “Sure, just blame your rut on me.”

Anon blinked and thought about it for a moment. “So that was a rut, huh…? I’ve never experienced one before but…”

Soyo started playing with Anon’s fingers that were on her stomach as she waited for Anon to talk.

“Well… I have no excuses but… well, you were really really lewd and sexy–” Anon leaned her nose onto Soyo’s nape and closed her eyes.

“Delicacy.”

“…and I don’t know, I kind of just got so turned on. I don’t even remember every detail. I just touched, and did what made you respond.” Anon planted a soft kiss onto Soyo’s exposed nape and pulled her body closer to her.

Soyo turned around to face her. She glared at Anon, intensely. “…I’d have to admit though, it did… kind of feel better than usual.” The hand that was on her stomach, now rested on her lower back.

“And… you know… being told that you love me while doing it, just… you know.” Anon grinned at her, that fang-y cute smile she always does. “Made me happy.”

Soyo blinked rapidly as she turned her gaze away before burying her face onto the crook of Anon’s neck.

“E-Eh…? Soyorin?” Anon swallowed a lump in her throat as Soyo pulled her into a clumsy hug. Anon slid her arm under Soyo’s neck and wrapped it around her shoulders.

“Don’t look at me.” Soyo spoke onto Anon’s collarbones, her hot breath tickling her skin.

“Well, I was expecting you to deny it…” Anon looked upwards as she hugged Soyo tighter, their bodies molding into each other’s shape.

“Even for me… denying something like that would have been too mean.” Soyo closed her eyes as she leaned her face onto the pillow, hiding her intense blush as she admitted to it. “…It was something I didn’t want to have to lie about…”

What an illegal blow.

“Would this be considered a low blow because it turns me on? Question for another day.” Anon swallowed once again as she blushed. Her whole body is probably on fire. “…Soyorin.”

“No.”

“I haven’t asked!”

“The answer is a no!”

“Soyoriiiiiiin~”

“If I can’t walk at all later… you’ll have to carry me everywhere.”

“Piece of cake!” Anon immediately lifted Soyo on top of her, making her sit on her thighs, an obvious erection on her crotch.

“You stupidly have too much stamina.” Soyo rested her hands onto Anon’s shoulders as they both sat up on her bed.

“I am a healthy growing girl! You should exercise more, Soyorin.” Anon looked up at her with a bright smile as she sneakily slid up her hands inside the oversized shirt and onto Soyo’s bare back.

“No thanks.” Soyo turned away as she wrapped her arms around Anon’s shoulders.

“That’s why you’re always tired.” Anon teased as she leaned her face onto Soyo’s still clothed front.

“It’s all thanks to a certain someone who keeps on overdoing it.”

“If you say no, I properly stop!” Anon moved back a little and looked up to Soyo who only stared at her with a blank expression.

“Anon-chan, stop.” Soyo tested, and as mentioned, Anon’s hands that were roaming her back stopped. “Are you a dog?”

“Muu!” Anon furrowed her eyebrows at her, cheeks puffed up into a pout.

“Haaah…” Soyo turned away with a sigh. There it was, one of the many things that Soyo would never say out loud. The fact that she’s very weak to a certain Chihaya Anon’s pouts.

“Hehe~” Anon smiled, her fang in full display as she gently gave Soyo a peck on the lips.

“Ah, geez. Anon-chan… Ah!”

The story of how Anon had to carry Soyo everywhere because she couldn’t even use her legs for a while, is probably a story for another day.

Thankfully the day after was a weekend, but they still had band practice in the afternoon. Soyo pinched the bridge of her nose as she slowly and ever carefully moved around the Chihaya home’s kitchen. She ached everywhere and maybe regrets were had.

“Maybe I should be careful about telling Anon-chan my feelings when we’re together…” Soyo closed her eyes as she carefully stirred the minestrone soup she was waiting for to boil. “Who would have thought an alpha would go into rut because she said I love you to her? No matter how much you think about it, that’s so weird.”

“Soyoriiiin~” Anon carefully wrapped her arms around Soyo’s waist as she nuzzled her face onto her back. “I’m clean and fresh! Anything I can help out with?”

“Set the table, then.” Soyo answered flatly as she continued cooking. Anon quickly untangled from her and walked around and about. “Hmm.”

“Mmm?” Anon stopped putting plates and bowls on the kitchen table and turned to her.

“…Maybe I should be careful about saying my feelings around you, after all.” Soyo continued stirring the minestrone before turning off the stove.

“Ehhh? Then that means you’d never say them again! Tell me you love me, Soyorin~”

“No way.”

“Please say them… sometimes?”

Soyo only looked at Anon who had her hands together in a plea, then looked away.

“When I feel like it.”

“Yaaay~” Anon smiled at her and hopped over towards her. She gave her a peck on the cheek and a cute fang-y grin. “I love you, Soyorin!”

“Yes, yes. Now, bring this to the table.” Soyo smiled slightly as she tapped the pot.

“Yeeees~”

Soyo smiled as Anon moved around and about.

“Maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to be Anon-chan’s bound partner.”

(With Love and Affections/END)

Bonus

With some struggles, and some medicine for muscle pains, Anon and Soyo arrived at band practice together. Raana eyed Soyo as they entered the studio.

“You stink of Anon.”

Soyo stopped mid-walk, then turned around to glare at Anon. “Do something with your scent.”

“Ehhhh. Don’t say something impossible! Especially when I’ve been all over you–“

“Anon-chan.” Soyo narrowed her eyes at her before sighing.

“Must be tough dating someone like Anon.” Taki walked towards Soyo who half-struggled, putting her bass down. “You okay?”

“Yes. Thank you, Taki-chan.” Soyo heaved a sigh before she mustered her all and ignored her body pains to take out her bass. “…It has perks, sometimes.”

“Perks? Can’t imagine.” Taki grinned and raised her eyebrow.

“Anon-chan.” Soyo called for Anon who immediately ran towards her, leaving Raana. “Could you bring my effect board here?”

“Roger!” Anon immediately set everything up in her space.

“Looks more like you picked up a dog to me.” Taki hmph’d and walked towards the drum set.

“May as well have been that.” Soyo only sighed as Anon finished setting up, gave her a thumbs up and returned to her corner with her guitar.

Tomori slowly walked towards Soyo. “Soyo-chan.”

“Tomori-chan?”

“Don’t mind it.” Tomori nodded at her

Soyo wasn’t entirely sure what Tomori meant by it, but she only smiled at her. “Thank you, Tomori-chan.”

“Rikki! Rikki! Raana said I stink!” Anon went to Taki’s corner with Raana who was just standing there with her guitar.

“You do.” Raana nodded confidently.

“Don’t drag me in your alpha battle of sorts that I don’t understand.” Taki crossed her arms and turned away.

“Ehhh~ Some of my classmates said I smelled nice. Speaking of that, Soyorin thinks so too!” Anon nodded, convinced. “Maybe I’m pretty likable?”

“In your dreams.” Taki scoffed.

“In my dreams, I have Soyorin waiting for me in bed! Well, that happens in reality too!”

“Anon-chan.“

(To be continued.)