This is, at last, part two of the FrUK omegaverse series! The fics in this series can be read alone and in any order (as I've not even been writing them in order) and details on the series can be found at the bottom of my profile on ff net
The characters are around 16 in this, and it the FrUK is pre-relationship.
Sorry to the characters I chose to be the bad guys of the fic. It was hard but some had to be sacrificed :'(
Warnings for mild violence, bullying (obviously), and possibly some swearing throughout this fic.
Arthur shivered in the semi-darkness, pulling his coat tighter around himself as he rummaged in his pockets for his gloves – autumn had turned to winter just a week prior, and Arthur still found himself unprepared for the unexpected iciness that hit every time he left a building. The darkness too was something unexpected, though that was more his own fault than the season's, as he had huddled in the school's library with his homework for hours after the final bell had rung that day.
Unwilling to suffer the ache that would undoubtedly come from putting his nose to work in the frozen air, Arthur nervously squinted into the late evening. Eventually, with too many shadowy areas of school ground that he just could not see into, he relented, and unwilling to walk any further from the school building, just a few metres behind him, without an assurance of safety, he gave the air a few deep sniffs.
The area at first seemed void of human life, and he walked a little further, almost having left the safety of the school grounds all together before he sensed that something wasn't quite right - not through scent, as his nose was tucked away into the warmth of his collar, but through some form of instinct. Taking his face out of his jacket, he sniffed again, and faced with the scent of the threat he had been trying to avoid, the nervousness that he had carried through the school grounds turned into panic.
Forcing himself not to flee back into the school building, Arthur took a shaky breath, trying to will away his exaggerated fear and turn it into anger towards himself. Of course the alphas weren't stupid enough to wait for him directly outside the school building. Arthur had been the stupid one in assuming that they would forgo their promised after-school meeting if the he spent long enough hiding out in the library.
Straightening himself up in the way an alpha would during a fight or argument, he growled at the air in front of him, trying to appear somewhat threatening whilst he inwardly cursed himself for being too proud to call one of his brothers for a ride home. His growl received a laugh in response, causing more anger to form among his nerves, and taking a deep breath, he strode forward with all the false confidence he could assemble, hoping that the pesky alpha foursome would leave him alone if he blanked them completely. He didn't get far, however, before a tall figure stepped out of the shadows of some trees, blocking his path. The alpha was followed by a two more sniggering figures, and one silent one.
"Good evening, little omega," the first and tallest alpha leered in a strong Russian accent.
"Ivan," Arthur sneered back, though he couldn't suppress a shiver upon meeting the Russian's cold stare. A pair of hands landing heavily on his shoulders distracted him from the staring contest, and he jumped. One of the other alphas - the Turkish student who had only transferred recently to the school - had moved without Arthur noticing. He seemed to have become considerably more tense than when Arthur had glanced at him a moment ago.
"I think we should all have our little talk over there," Sadiq's tone held a hint of urgency as he nodded towards a more secluded corner of the school's car park, before glancing behind him, where two teachers, finished with their day's work, were heading to their nearby cars. Ivan smiled widely and nodded in agreement.
Arthur frowned to himself, thinking it pathetic how scared the alphas were of getting caught. He also knew going anywhere so secluded with them would be dangerous, and decided to speak up. "I think I'd rather go home," he spat, trying to rip himself away from Sadiq. The alpha's grip tightened however, and the omega was unable to do much as Sadiq shoved him along, with Ivan, and a snickering Dane, Matthias, following behind.
"Hey, you not coming Al?" Arthur heard Matthias shout behind him, and Arthur frowned. Alfred had been a friend of Arthur's for a long time, though recently, as expected for their age, he had began to prefer the company of other alphas. Although Arthur was not surprised by this, he thought Alfred had made a questionable choice in friendship, considering it was with a group Alfred knew to be already harassing Arthur before the "friendship" formed. Although Arthur acted angry at this, he was more hurt than anything else.
"Nah, I have to go help Dad fix the car," Alfred grinned sheepishly, and Arthur rolled his eyes. Alfred rarely joined in with his friends antics, but the fact that he supported them and never stuck up for Arthur was what hurt and disgusted the young omega. Arthur didn't think of himself as particularly important or worthy, and maybe with his harsh, and often rude, personality he deserved the treatment more than most, but it would have been nice if someone he had once considered a close friend made at least some attempt to help him.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you do," Matthias laughed, waving Alfred away.
His alpha "friends" didn't even care if he joined in or not and he couldn't even bring himself to speak up, Arthur frowned to himself.
"We'll see you tomorrow then," Sadiq added, though unfortunately he didn't remove himself from Arthur to wave, only hesitating to look back at the American alpha before continuing to the isolated corner of the car park.
After Alfred left, Arthur made one more attempt to rip himself free from Sadiq's grip, but the attempt came too late. They had, apparently, reached where Sadiq wanted to be, and after (to his surprise) being released for a moment, Arthur found himself slammed harshly against a wall, and he cried out in shock.
"You're still not going anywhere," Sadiq sneered, and despite the alpha's intimidating build and scent, Arthur refused to let himself show any fear. The alphas, although they had been teasing and trying to scare him for the past month, had yet to do anything to actually hurt him, and so he tried to reason with his natural omega instincts that there was nothing to fear. It was hard, as his instincts screamed that an alpha was angry with him and he should be trying to please them, but Arthur had been ignoring his instincts all his life, and he was sure he could hold on for a little while longer.
Arthur had been told by his mother, when Alistair had come home in a huge amount of trouble for a lesser case of teasing, that apparently, bullying behaviour was not uncommon for hormonal alphas at this age. However, Arthur's unwillingness to submit seemed to have landed himself in more trouble than necessary. It was by standing up for himself that Arthur became a target in the first place, and his pride kept his mouth shut, and therefore kept the three alphas safe from similar penalty.
Building up some courage, mainly done by ignoring Ivan's presence, Arthur glared into Sadiq's eyes, and took a step forward, trying to shove past the larger alpha. Both Sadiq and Matthias laughed at this, seeming to find amusement in Arthur's attempts, and the omega immediately found himself pushed back against the wall, this time being pinned by Sadiq's hands on his upper arms.
"Sorry, do you have somewhere you need to be?" Sadiq snickered as Arthur growled wriggled slightly, keeping up his glare despite Sadiq squeezing his arms tighter than was comfortable.
Arthur hissed at the alpha, before making a sudden (and slightly thoughtless, although typical of him) decision. He brought his knee up, crashing it into the surprised Turkish alpha's crotch, causing the alpha to cry out and collapse.
Arthur smirked, glad to see the alpha so easily brought down, but didn't deny to himself that the action had been slightly stupid. He made to run passed the floored alpha, expecting from the dumbfounded look on Matthias's face that the alpha would not be paying enough attention to stop Arthur from leaving. He realised the mistake in this when another hand pulled him back painfully by his hair and twisted him round, and he found himself face to face with the much more intimidating alpha, Ivan.
Although Arthur had so far successfully hidden his fear of the other two alphas, controlling his scents and emotions when Ivan was involved was something else. There was a hint of something genuinely dangerous about the alpha, yet Arthur still managed to muster the courage to raise his leg in an attempt to kick at Ivan's shin. Ivan, however, effortlessly grabbed him by his raised leg, letting go of his hair before flipping him painfully onto the ground.
Arthur chocked as the air was knocked out of him, making to stand up in panic. He was prevented from rising when a foot slammed down onto his shoulder. He looked up, Ivan appearing impossibly tall from his position on the floor, and noticed that the Russian had been joined by the recovered Sadiq, whilst Matthias, snapped out from his stupor, stood slightly aside from the pair, looking amused.
"I think you'll need to apologise to Sadiq here before you go running off anywhere. Little omegas shouldn't behave so rudely to alphas," Ivan smiled deceptively sweetly, though Arthur knew the true danger in the expression.
"I think Sadiq needs to keep his hands off me," Arthur growled back, both pleased at his bravery and annoyed at his inability to simply apologise to the alpha and hopefully be allowed to go home.
"No, I definitely think that you need to apologise, or else some ribs may end up broken," Ivan's smile never left his face as the pressure on Arthur's shoulder became painful. The omega managed to hold back a whimper, but couldn't stop his eyes from watering. He still managed to glare up – at Sadiq and not Ivan - through the discomfort, refusing to back down or apologise.
The pressure suddenly moved from his shoulder to his rib cage, before increasing suddenly, and Arthur was sure something was about to shatter. The omega was determined not to give in, however that was difficult when Sadiq's genuinely angered scent was taken into account, and Arthur could feel his omega instincts threatening to break through his barrier of pride.
"Shit," Matthias swore suddenly, breaking a tense and angered silence, "teacher's coming," he said, and the pressure was gone from Arthur's ribs in an instant, with Matthias and Sadiq turning away.
"Hey! No fighting in the school yard!" and annoyed shout came from across the school grounds, the teacher too far away to see what was really going on.
Arthur stood, incredibly glad for the interruption, and he took a shaky glance at Ivan, who was still staring at him with an unsettling smile.
"Until next time, little Arthur," he smiled, and Arthur, seeing he was being let go, fled without replying, ignoring the pain in his stomach and the gravel stuck to his back, driven by fear he had been holding back around the alphas.
Home was a ten minute walk, but, apparently, a much quicker run. Arthur was unsurprised, and relieved, to be the only one there on his arrival – his parents working and his brothers hanging out elsewhere with friends. Heading straight for a hot, relaxing shower, Arthur debated over how much courage it would take to ever show up to school and face the alphas again.