This I Promise You
A fan fiction by Aoi Kitsukawa
Disclaimer: Joker Game belongs to Yanagi Kouji and its related committees; I only borrow the characters in the manga/ anime (or related sources).
Author's Note: Due to the curiousity of ABO Dynamics thanks to certain author, after many times having writer's blue (block), I finally manage to write down this story after reading a comic from Thailand –'Teen Mom'. I hope that everyone read this story, thanks.
Summary: During one night of heavy rain, Miyoshi went all the way deep into a green forest alone, single and pregnant. Wandering without any aim, the youngster was at the edge of collapsing when he met again with the person who made a promise with him, long time ago…
Chapter 01: To Nowhere
"No matter what, no matter whom, no matter what I do, somebody hates me."
-Reel Big Fish-
It was raining.
A young man was walking under the heavy rain, with thunders and lightings above him. He was soaking wet, yet he did not bother to find any shelter against the current weather and just dragged his legs anywhere he could be. His dull, lifeless brown orbs weren't looking anywhere, ignoring the fact that he was all alone in a thick forest, dragging his suitcase and a sliding bag over his shoulder.
With no destination to go…
GROOWWLL~~!
He shrunk... down a little as another thunder growled loudly in the sky. Once again, the huge raindrops fell from the darkened sky and drenched anything, which had no sense to shelter from the weather. The rain even had hitting itself on the trees and leaves heavily.
Relentless.
Uncaring.
The rain continued to fall despite the wishes of those beneath the heavy downpour.
Miyoshi Katsuhiro just kept on walking, ignoring the downpour above him.
He did not mind the rain, nor did he not have any energy to get scare of it.
His mother actually liked the rain, or at least she did not mind it. She liked rain just as the others would do; her friends and companions too, did not mind about the rain except if it has something to do with laundry and walking home from school or working.
He even wonders it that was her real strength to keep on living despite their unjust living situation, before she passed away two months ago.
Whenever the rain fell, he could tell that his mother felt contain. It was the way she seemed to just stare off into the distance, her face blissfully calm, her chest slowly rising and falling, in almost a state of meditation; one of the maids named Miwako always said like that to him every time the brown hair man saw his mother in a state like that. Miyoshi usually chuckle or smile; actually he knew his mother is not that talkative either.
But not like Miyoshi.
Miyoshi, on the other hand, did not like the rain. As far as he could remember, he failed to find when he ever liking it. There were, but very rare. Raining days usually dark and gloomy, that always reminded him of his life with his current family. Sometimes he wondered why they had to undergo such treatments from his father's family just because his mother was the second wife...
And as an 'Omega' as well.
"Scowling at the weather will not make it go away."
He once heard Fukumoto –one of his close friends before they went to different high schools –said that to him, after school period. They had class duty that day and was about to go home when suddenly the rain fell down and trapped the two teenagers at the school door. The young boy blinked, quickly drawn back to the present by his companion's words.
"Ahh," he breathed half-heartedly, a small smile appearing on his lips. "I…I just don't like the rain."
Fukumoto did not say anything; although he knew that their friends felt it was strange for Miysohi to say like that, but he just made a soft noise, seemingly acknowledging the other.
Even the rain. Why would Miyoshi be afraid of rain?
Until when their other friends, Amari Osamu, told him and the other friends, his very dark secret, that he understands why Miyoshi was so against the raining day.
Amari told them, that Miyoshi was born in the Maki Family from the second wife; someone they actually refused to acknowledge as legal family members. Even as a young child, he witnessed his own mother's discrimination from the other members in front of his very eyes and sometimes was forced to work under the heavy rain, just because she was an Omega. Therefore, there was no one to calm his fears as lightning crashed outside. When his estrange father left them for weeks due to his business, the first wife and her children would do anything to make their life a living hell, if he made any mistake or cry, in turn, it will be called for another beating. Most of the beatings happened during the rainy days, and he hated it so much that it caused a deep fear within his heart. It was enough with the father ignored him many times.
The scars that were still visible in his heart, and they will not go away very easily.
The rain continued to strike against the roof, creating an almost rhythmic sound to the random raindrops. A soft beat against the foliage.
A sudden dizziness had caused Miyoshi to lean against the nearby tree, trying to stop the feeling of wanting to throw up. He failed though, as he leaned down and vomited; the acid taste in his mouth after he threw out everything in his stomach. He breathed heavily against the tree, soaking wet, before slipping down and leaned against the thick plant, feeling the sign of exhausted and defeated. Unconsciously, he ran his hand over his stomach and laid on it.
He was expecting.
It was unexpected.
Yet he did no regret it.
The thing he regretted now was because he was the person from the world called the 'Dark World' –one of the three worlds that connected strongly with one another, and because he was given a certain condition that led him into his current situation.
In the Dark World, there was a special condition in its people called 'The Hierarchy System', where people's status were classified into three groups based on the condition, abilities and strength, a society system based on the hierarchy power of wolves. The three groups were called as 'Alpha' –the top and the strongest 1, 'Beta' –the middle power; the follower but above the third, and 'Omega' the follower, the weaker ones. It was heard that once this system had other two additional groups, but currently these groups were consider no longer in the system.
These people were special. They weren't given into such classification if they just being classified for their strength and power only. Many people of the Dark World were divided because of the strength and abilities they had, but it also had very special condition that only selected people in the system had it, but due to the classes-group can also sent them into worst discrimination and unjust treatment.
The ability to conceive and having a child regardless male or female.
The first group was the "Alphas". They dominate, the ones considered independent, strong and the absolute authority. Mostly these people were strong and were the fighters, thus always being choose as warriors to go to the front line (and survived a lot). They usually confident and being own themselves with rational judgment and logic. With charismatic leadership and charm, many people especially women were drawn to Alphas. Due to these facts, they sometimes were arrogant and for them, defying them might not result to a good relationship. When an alpha wants an omega, he or she will do everything to make that omega theirs. Even if sometimes it might mean it is forceful. Yet the male and female Alphas can still conceive children together, and usually this situation was because they were from noble families (and sometimes from elite families) that rarely had the 'special condition'.
The second group was "Betas" and was known as the ones in between the two. They were usually from elite families and sometimes the commoners, but personally, they were somewhat shy and sometimes not very confident in themselves. However, some of them were exceptionally blessed with Alpha's personality but prefer to be humble and low profile people. Just like Alpha, the Betas can bound together and have children, but on some occasions can have with Alphas (being pregnant) or Omegas (the impregnate). However many of these people choose to be with ordinary human (means not from their world) because mostly these people treated them fairly and devoted, unlike some arrogant Alphas and Betas. They usually ended up following their partners to live in either Human World or the Magic World.
The last group, the "Omegas" is usually the lowest rank as mostly they were the commoners. They were considered as the ones, who are ruled and dominated by the Alphas, sometimes by Betas. They are mostly known for bearing children, male or female alike; this specialty was shared by the Betas as well and like them, also on selected people. Yet they have the polar opposite of the Alphas but in the good way. They shared the same characteristic, but unlike Alphas, the Omegas were completely their own person that sometimes can make them distant themselves from others due to their lone and self-independent. Mostly they do not care for leadership by others as they were perfectly capable of leading themselves, however because Omegas are the last letter (1) they always been humiliated and being discriminated, despite the efforts of the government and rulers to stop such situation from happened.
They have, unfortunately a condition which known as "Heat" that happens only to Omegas and it was kind of like women's menstrual cycles. Heats are depended on person; sometimes only once every three months or so, and they last maybe three to five days. They are actually controllable; the omega is in a constant state of arousal, sometimes can be dangerous since it can lure any attracted Alphas to claim or 'eat' them (sexual intercourse by force), but it does not make them desperate to the point of doing something they would not usually do or foregoing consent; still very capable of saying no. They are just uncomfortable and, depending on the strength of the heat, sometimes in minor pain if they do not have sex during that week. The Alphas usually took advantages and claimed them despite the protest, and usually led to the arrest of the said Alphas but still causing the Omegas to suffer the consequences the most.
That was why Miyoshi hated being Omega, and wondering why he had to be as one. It was also the reason why he had huge fracas with his estrange Alpha father that he finally disowned him and Miyoshi left the mansion he lived almost entirely his life…
All because he was a 'special-condition' Omega.
-Flashback-
"Why you ungrateful brat…!"
WHAAM!
Miyoshi fell onto the ground after his father hit his face, hard. He almost seeing stars and feeling dizzy; his father's strength still strong despite he was already in late 50's. He felt something tastes like iron; apparently, his side mouth was bleeding. He shaking held his throbbing cheek as he glared at the man he hated the most.
His own father.
"How dare you doing such shameful things…not only you disobey my words, you also sold yourself like a whore and became pregnant!?" Screamed the father angrily. The whisky glass that he held now was broken on the floor.
Miyoshi wiped the blood with his sleeves as he slowly stood up, "You had say wrong words here…first. I am acting on my own self; second, I am not like your slutty, so-called 'Alpha' daughter who kept on exchange boyfriends like some clothes. I only did once…it was during my heat and it just one night stand right after the exams ended…"
And days after kaa-san died and you didn't even bother to attend her funeral from very beginning you damn bastard!
The father went mad. He immediately went forward to give his second attack but Miyoshi already knew his next movement, therefore he quickly moved aside despite the pain on his cheek, and let the old man fell onto one of the chairs for being too fast and forward. One of his hands went unconsciously to his lower abdomen, as if he was trying to protect the new life that was growing inside him. He watched in silent as the father tried his best to stand up despite his half-drunken state.
"You son of bitch…you're an 'Omega' yet you're too egoistic and prideful! Do you think you can surpass us the 'Alphas', huh?" Shouted the father before he laughed.
"HAH! The Omegas are nothing but to be our slaves! Who do you think you are? You are nothing but a pawn for the Maki Family to expand its greatness…!"
"…And yet, the same family had least the favour from our current ruler –The Moon King Shinguji Muramasa-sama…" Said Miyoshi in deep tone, enough to stop the old man's laugh.
Miyoshi was not stupid. He knew how much his father and the rest of the family members cared about their status and face within the society in the Dark World. The Maki Family was one of the elite families (not noble families) in the Dark World where hierarchy system was deeply attached to the said circle. In the system, there were said to have five groups, yet two groups became unknown –either they went extinct or just disappear –thus left the other three groups; Alpha, Beta and Omega. Most of the elite families were Alphas some were Betas. Omega mostly on commoners, but some of them were from the noble families (which was rare).
He was born into the Maki Family, but as the only child of the Master and his second wife, whom status was an 'Omega' he reluctantly married. The said wife –Miyoshi Nao was a very beautiful woman but very independent, strong and mature. Despite her status, she managed to live alone without any partners and worked hard. One day she had the 'heat' in her workplace, and Maki-san happened to be in the same place as her. Lured by the phenomena, beauty and lust, he had forced himself on Nao, as she was vulnerable during heat and unable to resist the male Alpha. Unfortunately someone saw him forced himself on Nao, therefore he had no choice but to marry Nao to save his face. The marriage was never approved but they kept it to avoid scandal, and even after he was born, the family never treated them kindly except the servants.
He was constantly being look down by others, that was why he developed such rebellious attitude but in more way that is critical. He took care of his appearance, studying hard, reading, practicing…he managed to climb to the top and left behind the two groups, earning himself the satisfaction of being able to be independent and remained alone.
But fate has it ways to twist a person's life around.
Miyoshi remembered the cause of the pregnancy. It was all because of his so-called best friend –Johan Bauer. Bauer, the young man he considered as his best friend for life. Since the Bauer's and Maki's were good neighbors, they have practically known each other for years. They studied together at one of the most prestigious academies in Dark World and became at the top of their class. During the years in the academy, even after Miyoshi had become the top student and presented as an 'Omega' much to his disappointed (Bauer was a 'Beta') they were still inseparable. However, there were times, Miyoshi noticed, that Bauer would had a dark glance over him. She dismissed the thoughts as Bauer was in stress due to study and family's expectation; or so he thought.
It was all revealed when first, his mother was admitted to the hospital because of her old illness that she suffered since young. It was around the final exams started, and Miyoshi had to take care of his mother since his family practically ignored them in the house. It was well known that many boys in the school because of disliked Miyoshi:
1) His intelligent as the top student 2) Because he is a sharp tongue narcissist (nobody can wins over him) and 3) Because he was presented as an 'Omega'; therefore he never expected anyone would come to visit his mother except Bauer and someone outside his school.
Later on, he found out that the former actually paid visit to his mother because he had to care for his family's status, not because he cared for his mother. He overheard the conversation between the two visitors by accident and realized that Bauer was actually jealous with his ability. He was an 'Omega' but managed to stay on the top, leaving behind the 'Alphas' and 'Betas' behind. He felt a pang in his heart, but he tried to believe that it was because the expectations he had form his family that such rivalry words came out from his mouth.
But when his mother died, and suddenly he was left alone, he realized that Bauer was never wanted to be his friend in the first place.
All because he was the son of the second wife; an Omega to be exact.
After Nao died, Bauer no longer went to school with him, left him alone during classes and always disappeared before he managed to find him. It broke his already shattered heart when he heard Bauer's confession on the last day of exam after the last paper, that he actually hated Miyoshi for stealing the spotlights and for being an Omega.
Simple as that.
Miyoshi knew that the Omegas always being the main victim of discrimination. Although the Dark World was freed from the enemies that ruled the world for more than 1,400 years and despite the effort of the current ruler to stop the unjust treatment, it was still stay strong within the society. The hierarchy system was deeply rooted within the people, society as well as their genetics. Alphas are the one on the top, Betas always in the middle and Omegas the last. There were additional two but nobody knew what kind of additional since no records were kept.
It was then, on rainy day, several weeks ago. Miyoshi was searching for his missing friend on the pathway because he was worried. In addition, he started to feel strange that day. That was when he saw them –his best friend and the Alpha and Beta boys together. At first, he thought that they were hanging out together as they used to be (Bauer sometimes hang around with the group). He was about to call for him he heard his confession. His body froze as he heard them talking with each other; how Bauer just stuck with him for the sake of name and people's stares, and how he hated Miyoshi's gut for everything he had despite being an Omega. The boys laughed as much as they wanted; even his stepbrothers were there.
'How could I not see that?' He asked himself.
He turned around, walking aimlessly to wherever his feet was taking him and found himself walking to a bar nearby. Miyoshi ignored the curious stare from everyone because he still wearing his uniform and looking neat and presentable. Miyoshi ignored the nagging feeling that he should be at home instead of drowning his heart into the drinks. But what he finds disturbing was the fact that his best friend was only pretending from the very beginning.
It hurts his heart more as he started to take some drinks, trying to drown himself into alcohols. His heart was broken; first due to his mother's passing and then the betrayal. Not to mention that his body felt funny and he did not even know why.
Suddenly, the image of a raven-haired lad with dark eyes popped up on his mind. He could feel his heart racing and feel the heat creeping to his face. He never felt towards anyone for the whole 18 years of his life, except for this person. Therefore, it amazed him how he could feel something to a man who he has met overnight. Miyoshi was back to reality when he felt the slight nausea feeling coming from his stomach. He took a deep breath and then stared back to the angry man in front of him.
"I want you to abort that child!"
"I refuse."
"How dare you!? I have plans on you, to meet you with the daughter of Asahina Family! If the meeting succeed, the marriage will be done and the collaboration between two companies will be successful!" Screamed the father, angrily. "NOW LOOK AT YOU! PREGNANT! FATHERLESS! You've ruin the family AND your future!"
"I beg your pardon," Said Miyoshi as he narrowed his eyes. "I don't think I've ruin my future yet. Besides, I never agree with the arrangement, not even the arrange marriage as well. I always told you father, I don't want to be your pawn no matter how much you want me to be! Even if it means to lose your legal inheritance."
"So you want to keep the fetus!?"
"It's my baby, and I won't get abortion!" Miyoshi said angrily as he raised his voice. "It's mine, and I want to keep it!"
"FINE! FROM NOW ON, YOU'RE NO LONGER A PART OF THIS FAMILY, EVER AGAIN!" Screamed the father as he waved his hand to the main door. "I HAVE ENOUGH WITH YOUR ATTITUDE! GET OUT FROM THIS HOUSE! I DISOWN YOU, YOU ARE NO LONGER MY SON AND I WILL REMOVE YOU FROM MY WILL! FOREVER AND EVER! NOW GET OUUTTT!"
Dark shadow covered his eyes as he slowly turned around and left the library. He knew what he had done; he refused his father resulting in him getting disown but he never regret it. He knew he should left the family long time ago, but he remained stay because of his mother. Now was different; he was no longer a part of the family, so he finally can leave!
Miyoshi quickly went to his small room (smaller than his stepsiblings' rooms), took out his suitcase and quickly dumped all his clothes into the suitcase. He moved fast and quickly left the mansion, but not before the servants gave him some farewell gifts and some money (since the fight was so loud the servants managed to hear the master's words). Then the driver secretly took him out of the mansion, before he decided to stop at nearby forest and to be leave there, alone.
-End of Flashback-
Miyoshi closed his eyes as he felt heavy weight in his heart. Alone, single and pregnant…he really had nowhere to go. His father disowned him (he didn't care actually), his so-called best friend betrayed him and his mother had left the world. The driver who took him out from the mansion was kind enough to take him to this forest as his requested, since the forest was rumored to be closer to the border of the Human World.
He wondered what kind of Human World was. He always heard from his Beta classmates about their relatives who went to the said world with their partner and get married; having a happy life and family yet still visited their old family. Many people there were nice and not all people are discriminated to others, so somehow the conversation did attract Miyoshi' interest and curiousity on Human World.
He also heard that among the three worlds, people of the Human World were the strongest power-wielder, followed by the Magic World then Dark World. It got him curious more than ever.
Miyoshi shivered as he held his cold and wet body. The rain did not showing any sign to stop and it became heavier than before. Miyoshi wondered if he would ended up dying in this place all alone, without anyone knew he was here. He knew many people hated him for being who he was despite being an Omega, but still…
"I promise you, that we will meet one day. I'll always be by your side Miyoshi!"
Deep into his heart, he still longing towards the boy who made a promise with him, to meet again and stay by his side.
The only person who was kind and honest to accept him…
Yet Miyoshi did not know where the boy was. The last time he met him was when he was 13 years old, and the boy who was two years senior than him was already in his final year of middle school. He heard others ignored him despite being an Alpha upon reasons he did not know, but after that he heard, rumors that the said boy had left the Dark World and disappeared. He did not know where he had gone to, and since then Miyoshi had lived in loneliness since the loss of his close companion.
He felt scared, he felt lonely, and right now, all he wanted to was for the said boy to come and find him. Miyoshi always wondered how he found Miyoshi so easily after his fight with other kids, and right now, he really, really needed him.
Curled himself, he tried to ignore the rain, and if he paid attention, actually he could hear several footsteps not far from his place.
"I want to see you…" He said as tears gathered at the corner of his eyes. "I really want to meet you…"
"Where are you…?"
"Sakuma-san…"
…
..
.
"Miyoshi?"
Miyoshi's eyes snapped as he raised his head quickly; an act that he soon regrets as his head went dizzy a bit. Yet he did not care, since whatever he saw in front of his eyes was something he really, really surprise to find.
Standing not far from the tree he leaned against on, was a figure of tall man clad with blue long coat and pants with black shirt, with an umbrella in his left hand. Behind him was another man but his face was too dark to see, but Miyoshi's main focus was the man named Sakuma. He just stood there, with shock expression before he slowly walked towards Miyoshi.
Miyoshi slowly stood up, stared with disbelieve as the man he just called suddenly appeared in front of him, out of nowhere. However seeing Sakuma's concern and worry expression was enough to set him on tears, again. He too, slowly walked forward, ignoring his condition when Sakuma realized how bad his condition was…
And that Miyoshi was crying, something he found very hard to believe.
"Miyoshi!?" Asked Sakuma, worried. "Why? What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
It might be alerted the man behind him as another footsteps followed from behind. But Miyoshi didn't care; he was tired, he was dizzy, he was cold, he felt nauseated…everything inside him was so mess up he was unable to think rational anymore. Right now, he just wanted to be with the person who was coming to his side with worry, and as soon as Sakuma reached him, Miyoshi wrapped his arms around Sakuma…
And broke down.
It shocked Sakuma to the core but he quickly moved into action. He wrapped his arms around Miyoshi who was crying and wailing hysterically, unable to control himself anymore. He knew from experiences that something heartbroken happened to this young man and he needed to stay calm and comforted the crying teen.
"It's OK Miyoshi! Shhh…it's alright…" Sakuma hugged Miyoshi tightly to calm him down. He kept on crying as Sakuma held him and rubbing his back comfortingly.
"Sa-Sakuma…san…!" He kept on crying and crying, hiccups interrupting him every so often. "Don't go." He whispered his breathing hitched with another hiccup. Miyoshi try to stop crying but no matter what he did, the tears would not stop coming out.
"Please…Don't go..." He repeated again to reassure himself, as Miyoshi slowly felt heaviness in his eyes.
"I won't. I won't Miyoshi. I'll be here, I promise." He kissed Miyoshi's head to comfort him, as Miyoshi buried his face on Sakuma's chest, as if asking for protection.
I want to be comforted.
End of Chapter 1
Hints or Explanations:
(1) Omegas are the last letter –Omega is the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet that in the Greek numeric system, it has a value of 800. The word literally means "great O" (ō mega, mega meaning 'great'), as opposed to omiron, which means "little O" (o mikron, micron meaning "little"). As the last letter of the Greek alphabet, Omega is often used to denote the last, the end, or the ultimate limit of a set, in contrast to alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
The bad Alphas usually used these facts to downgrade the Omegas that seemed to surpass them, which were the reasons why Miyoshi resented himself for being an Omega that always faced discrimination from others.
Finally my first time ever of writing ABO Dynamics! Except that I made this story with Miyoshi being the super-duper sad person with sad history…for some reasons I, thought that this kind of character background was very suitable for him. Perhaps all that I found was a very strong and independent Miyoshi that hardly found any stories with him as a weak person. I'll try my best to try to explore this side of him in this story, but I don't know whether this story could be a long-term story. I hope I managed to explore his personality in short stories (yes this is a short story but I don't know how many chapters).
Consider this as a gift to sodenoshirayuki_23-san who was the one introduced this theme to me. Actually, I really can't get a hold on the ABO wholly, but since the sources and rules were verities, I decided to use the basic ones and make it on my own. I hope no one feels offended with my own ways of making ABO story (and believe me, I really just want to make just one only…!). Also, my Dark Soul Hunter is still on-going, but I decided to put a hold on my stories due to busy work at my workplace.
Thank you for those who read this story, I really appreciate it.
–Aoi Kitsukawa.