Omega Down

They got back to the van, along with Ryusuke and his dogs.

Koyuki never did find out why the others had stared at him weirdly. They all found out, however, what Ryusuke's been up to for months. Although the Alpha guitarist claimed he never intended to get involve with Leon Sykes again, they only half believed him. More like, he didn't necessarily plan to get involve, but he just didn't do a good job of avoiding it, either.

Koyuki was definitely glad he never did take that offer now more than ever. He had no idea Leon Sykes was a murderer all this time.

"Still, you're pretty lucky to be alive man." Taira patted his shoulder. "It's a pretty deep shit to be involved in."

Ryusuke smiled, before catching whiff of the Omega bassist's scent. "Whoa dude, Taira," he blinked. "are you bonded?"

Taira and Saku turned red simultaneously.

"No shit." Ryusuke smirked at the reactions of the bassist and drummer. "So does Saku let you go shirtless still?"

"Dude," the bleach blond shook his head. "After months of being invisible, that's the first thing you ask me?"

Ryusuke laughed. "Well, it certainly seems like I've missed a lot." He said.

Chiba rolled his eyes. "No shit."

"Soo... Koyuki's an Omega, Taira and Saku bonded and... Was Chiba lucky enough to get laid?"

Chiba glared at him and protested indignantly. "What the fuck is lucky enough suppose to even mean, huh?! You tryin' to pick a fight, you son of a bitch?!" He growled.

Ryusuke snickered. "I'll take that as a no." He said cockily. Then, his expression looked thoughtful for a while. "How about you, Koyuki?"

Taira watched Ryusuke curiously.

"Huh?" Koyuki blinked. "what about me?"

"Are you... With someone?"

Koyuki turned beet red and stumbled with his words. "Well... I did date Maho a bit but when I presented... Well, she wants biological kids someday. We got off on a clean break." He shrugged. "I'm pretty much still getting used to it."

Koyuki didn't notice Ryusuke letting out a relieved sigh.

"Well, enough about this shit." Chiba went to throw the newspaper with the LEON SYKES ARRESTED Headline, but not before taking a picture of it. "We got a gig tonight at the Crocodile Café and we gotta make sure Ryusuke's still got it."

Ryusuke scoffed. "Please, you just gotta worry about your singing." He said teasingly.

"WHADDYA SAY, PUNK?!"

The other three just laughed at the two's antics. It's been a while since they've seen the scene, it was refreshing.

"Well, I guess it's more like we gotta think about your playing and Koyuki's solo singing re-syncing with the rest of us." Saku pointed out. "It's been a while since hearing both, after all."

Taira placed a hand to his chin. "That's true. Then again, what's to worry about?" He smirked. "we do have our awesome chemistry."

"Yeah," Chiba snorted. "some more than others."

Taira rolled his eyes. "We did warn you." He said.

"Yeeeeah man... Lock the door next time, though. I did not need to see that."

Ryusuke was afraid to ask what they were talking about. But he did ask something else, though.

"What do you mean by my playing and Koyuki's solo singing being a while since hearing both?" Ryusuke asked. "I get not hearing me, but Koyuki's been with you guys."

Koyuki looked a little embarrassed, laughing nervously and rubbing the back of his head. "About that..."

Ryusuke looked at him. "Koyuki?"

"Erm, yeah. I haven't sang Face or Slip Out since Greatful Sound." Koyuki smiled coyly, and that brought an extra pulse to Ryusuke's heart. "It wouldn't be the same without you, anyway."

Ryusuke swore Koyuki was trying to stir him up intentionally. He was suddenly envious of the recent bonded couple of the group.

Taira smirked. "This could get interesting."

Saku raised a brow at his mate.

Chiba crossed his arms and tapped his foot restlessly. "Okaaaay, so enough of the reunion stuff," he drawled. "Can we get to rehearsals?"

Everyone stared at Chiba at that point.

"Whoa man... Did that really just come out of your mouth?" Ryusuke asked in genuine shock. He even brought out his phone and went to audio recording. "Say it again."

"Ha ha, fucking funny." Chiba said sarcastically. "Let's go."

"I can't express this emotion, this emotion in me.

I can't express this emotion, oh, will make my mind free~

I still remember when I got it in the time behind me,

One morning I held your hand and the rest is history...

C'mon! Let me talk to you, I've got a feeling in my head.

C'mon! Let me walk with you, I've got a feeling..."

They started with the impromptu Beatles plus Dying Breed cover mix song from Greatful Sound for Koyuki's vocal exercise.

Ryusuke was pretty sure he wasn't the only one thinking Koyuki's singing had seem odd from the usual. Not to be mistaken, the younger Omega sang beautifully like he always had. But for some reasons, it seemed more mesmerizing and captivating. The Alpha guitarist would've chalked it up to the fact that he was attracted to Koyuki anyway, but even Chiba and Saku seemed to be affected by it, too. And the latter was already fucking bonded, for crying out loud.

Only Taira didn't seem as put off about it as the rest of them were, so Ryusuke wondered if it was an Omega thing. Koyuki had been pretty oblivious about it, though.

"Maybe it's just that we missed hearing it," Saku suggested when Koyuki went out to get a drink. "I got nostalgic when we first played Spice Of Life again when the four of us reformed back in Japan. Plus now, we're playing with Ryusuke again."

Taira considered that. "It's possible." He agreed. "I felt the same that time, too."

"Surprise, surprise. You two are in sync." Chiba snorted.

"Dude, you gonna keep up that bitterness crap? You'll get your mate eventually." Taira rolled his eyes before snapping at Ryusuke. "Don't even think about razzing him, man."

Ryusuke smirked, but complied.

"But daaamn, this better be nostalgia." Chiba grunted. "I don't want my instincts having me jump him onstage like I almost did on his first heat."

Ryusuke froze at that, turning to Chiba. "What the fuck did you do to Koyuki?" He growled.

"Whoa, whoa, I said almost. Chillax, I feel bad about it enough. I would never want to hurt a bro, ma... Wait," Chiba stared at his fellow Alpha. "Are you into Koyuki?"

Ryusuke's blush just about answered it all.

"Oh my shit! You are! You are fucking hot for Koyuki!" Chiba laughed.

Taira chuckled.

Saku blinked at the revelation.

Ryusuke scowled, about ready to tell him to fuck off, but then, the aforementioned Omega returned to the room.

"What about being hot?" Koyuki asked innocently. "Should I ask the management if they can turn up the AC?"

Chiba grinned wickedly. "Sounds good, Koyuki!" He said. "You would especially be helping Ryusuke here cool down from being all hot and bothered."

Taira had to bit back a boisterous laughter, making himself snorting out laughs instead. Saku found that adorable. Ryusuke looked murderous and ended up smacking Chiba some.

Koyuki blinked. "Okay? So... Do you want the AC turned up high or just slightly?" He asked.

"Don't bother," Ryusuke sighed, "we're about to go on in five anyway, so we gotta get on stage soon."

They started setting up the gear as people started filling into the room. Ryusuke was colored impressed. In the amount of time he was gone, Beck had definitely made a name of themselves in America. He felt a little bad that he didn't do much to help it along, but Koyuki did tell him that news passed by word of mouth regarding Beck having complete members now so that brought more numbers.

"Besides, you made this band. We wouldn't even be here if you hadn't." Koyuki told him.

Ryusuke shrugged. "It's not much starting up a band, making it last is the tricky part." He patted Koyuki's head once. "If you think about it, we're really here cause of you and your playing at Greatful Sound."

"Hmm... Yeah but it wasn't like I always knew how to play..." Koyuki placed his hand on the spot where Ryusuke patted. "That's also thanks to you, right?" He smiled up at him.

Damn, Ryusuke looked away so Koyuki wouldn't see his blush. I wanna have this guy's babies.

Koyuki raised a brow.

"Anyway," Ryusuke turned back to him. "how about we just agree that Beck got here because of each of us?"

Koyuki chuckled. "Sure."

"Yo! You love birds done there?" Chiba called out. "We're about to go on."

Ryusuke cursed lowly.

Koyuki went red, going back to position.

The Alpha guitarist sighed, shaking it off. "Hey Koyuki," he called out. "Let's start with Slip Out."

"Right." Koyuki nodded, smiling.

Ryusuke returned the smile. He started strumming and Saku got the beat going. He watched and waited expectantly, eagerly, for Koyuki to sing the song they both worked on. As soon as Koyuki hit the first note, Ryusuke felt captivated as he had been during rehearsals. Only now, it had been stronger.

Ryusuke blames sentimentality.

"I don't know when I changed into such a cold, cold-hearted guy.

I have to thaw this frozen, icy, lonely heart of mine.

I like being wrapped with warmness more than anything else for sure.

I'm gonna take my coming days and fill them with laughter and joy~"

Speaking of...

It wasn't that Ryusuke had a bad childhood. His days with Eddie Lee had been good ones. Still, they weren't always easy ones. But after meeting Koyuki, he's never seen his world brighter or felt any happier. Granted, he wasn't always into the kid. He found him amusing at best with the way Beck and him had first got on, and he thought of him least during the whole guitar fiasco. But after watching him grow as a musician and the passion that also developed with it, he was drawn to the boy.

And he wanted nothing more than this moment to continue, to keep playing with him in Beck. That's why Ryusuke had got through the risk to get Sykes arrested for his crime, so he'd never think of going after Koyuki for rejecting his offer all the while reforming Beck and making it big without his involvement; not to mention, rejecting his involvement. If things worked out, as he hope they would eventually, Ryusuke could have what Taira and Saku has with Koyuki. Just right now, he was so hot he fantasized sweeping the Omega off his feet and carting him into the nearest, empty room.

Ryusuke... Ryusuke...

"RYUSUKE!" Taira hissed. "Snap out of it! We're in a show, for fuck's sake!"

Ryusuke blinked, not realizing he had been to enraptured by Koyuki's singing. That was so unprofessional. He was about to get back to playing when he noticed an Alpha aggressively trying to push through the crowd to go over the stage, if it weren't for the security he'd make it there. Ryusuke shook it off and went back to playing.

His mistake.

"... Sorrow is what I hate, but it's grown my sensations,

Regrets taught me how to make any hard decisions,

Peace is always by my side, but I never felt it once,

Love is nor a word reserved only for sweet romance.

Well, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared, I'm scared to dea–"

It happened so fast.

One moment, Koyuki was singing and the next, he was suddenly on the floor with a Alpha heavily on him. He tore the Telecaster off him before trying to do the same to his shirt, and unbuttoning his pants.

The Omega screamed, which only made the Alpha more aggressive.

"Koyuki!"

Ryusuke and Chiba had gone to the assist a moment later. An Alpha's baser instincts went two ways; they forcefully stake their claim or they determinably protect their own.

Chiba tore the man off Koyuki and immediately knock him one, while Ryusuke held Koyuki close to him protectively. Koyuki winced, during the struggle, the man had scratched his chest violently and drew a bit of blood. It left scratches but hopefully, nothing that would scar.

"Ryusuke, we've gotta get him outta the room." Taira said quickly but calmly. "we don't know why but some people in the audience are acting up and trying to get onstage... Chiba! Damn it, we gotta move! Yuji, leave the equipment, we'll get back to them later."

Ryusuke didn't need to be told twice. He went about carrying Koyuki and make a mad dash backstage as security tried settling things down.

There was no way he was letting any other Alpha take him.

"Ngh... Nn... Ow..."

Ryusuke pulled the cotton swab back. "I know it hurts like shit but suck it up, we're almost done." He said, before dabbing the swab once more to his chest. "There. Finished, now hold still for a sec." He unrolled a roll of bandage before wrapping it around Koyuki's chest. Ryusuke gave him a jacket of his to wear afterwards.

Part of him also gave it, to give and get a scent.

"Thanks Ryusuke. You sure know what you're doing."

"Well, gotta take care of myself. And I've been in a loooooot of fights."

"Still, a fight wasn't necessarily what happened back there." Taira piped in. "It was more like assault."

Chiba grunted, nursing the bruise on his cheek with an ice pack. "Damn... Haters gonna hate, all right." He complained. "and we're not even half as famous as F.V.E. yet,let alone Dying Breed."

"Yeah, but..." Saku pondered. "why'd go for Koyuki first? Ryusuke-kun and Chiba-kun were nearer to the edge of the stage."

Ryusuke silently agreed. He didn't mind taking a blow from a hater if it was on the expense of protecting Koyuki.

Koyuki shuddered, and Ryusuke felt it through his hand that still rested on the boy's shoulder. "Koyuki..." The Alpha prodded cautiously. "what's wrong?"

"I... I... Think he tried to rape me."

Ryusuke's eyes widened and he accidentally released an animalistic growl. The other's expression was nothing short of surprise.

"Oh my god."

"No fuck, you're shitting us."

"Koyuki, are you sure?" Taira prodded calmly but sternly. "that's not a light accusation, especially coming from a minor."

Koyuki shook his head. "Well, I just think so... He did try to take my pants off after tearing my shirt..." He told them.

Ryusuke growled louder. "I'm gonna get that bastard!" He went towards the door.

"Yuji, stop him!"

Saku blocked the entrance, as told. But he felt almost the same as Ryusuke. Koyuki is his best friend and he wasn't gonna let anyone get away with trying to violate him, if that had been the case.

"Out of my way!"

"Ryusuke, calm yourself down!" Taira scolded. "You're scenting the whole place. We aren't just here for Beck, as the Opening Act, we're not gonna go and give F.V.E. any further bad publicity after they've given us this huge opportunity. We'll take this one step at a time, got it?"

Ryusuke grumbled but he calmed down when he saw how it was affecting Koyuki. The young Omega was whimpering and curled up, trying to hide himself. The last thing he wanted was to make Koyuki scared of him.

"Hey," David came into the room. "the situation's calmed down. You okay, kid?"

Koyuki uncurled himself. "Ye-yes, Eric-san. Thank you."

"Hey, hey. It's David, 'kay?" David grinned. "we've been traveling together for months. We're tight now, right?"

Koyuki nodded shyly. "Okay... David-san."

Ryusuke bristled a bit.

"Just so you know," Chiba leant over to him and spoke lowly, "he tried hitting on Koyuki twice... Maybe thrice, since we first landed at L.A.X."

Ryusuke widened his eyes.

"No~" Taira nudged Chiba roughly. "that did not happen. Eric-san gets overly friendly at times, but hey, it's just that. Friendly.Plus, it's America."

"You gotta suck the fun out of everything, don'tcha mom?"

"We don't need another upset Alpha, dude."

Ryusuke grunted, but that did make him feel a little better. Besides, Koyuki never understood advances unless it was laid bare in front of him... Sometimes, not even then.

"So listen Tanaka, what I'm gonna say next is... Well, keep in mind that we're friends, okay?"

Koyuki looked a little confused with the need to reiterate that point. Twice.

"Uhm, what did he say?" Taira asked, noticing the expression Koyuki had on.

Ryusuke shrugged. "He's gonna say something and asked Koyuki to keep in mind that they're friends." He smirked. "Just friends."

"Okay, don't be so smug about it, hot shot." Taira snorted. "For the record, you're just friends, too."

Chiba and, even Saku, snickered at that.

"Chiba's right," Ryusuke scowled. "You do suck the fun out of everything, mom."

Taira shrugged, unfazed. "It's a gift."

"Okay kid, listen up. The Alpha that attacked you earlier," David started slowly. Koyuki flinched a bit. "well, he's right outside."

Koyuki gaped.

"... And he wants to speak to you. I told him I'd see what I could do."

Ryusuke widened his eyes before glaring. "Are you fucking kidding me?" He demanded.

"Uh, Okaaay, I'm sensing sudden tension." Chiba grimaced. "You guys feel the tension? There's sudden tension."

Saku nodded. "Yeap. I felt it, Chiba-kun." He said tonelessly.

"What did he say?" Taira asked.

Ryusuke grumbled. "The asshole guy that attacked Koyuki earlier is right outside and he wants to talk to him." He said. "And I think ol' David here is helping him do it."

Taira widened his eyes. "Is he crazy?"

"Now look, I know you'd be uneasy about it. But he says he wants to clear the air. Look, I got my big break because of a far fetch chance, so I feel strongly about chances, and yes, second chances counts..."

"David-san, I can't..."

"C'mon Tanaka, I've talked to him, he doesn't seem that bad of gu..."

"Shut up, bastard! He said no!"

Koyuki blinked before putting a calming hand on Ryusuke. "Ryusuke, I didn't mean that. It's okay," he said before turning back to the American. "David-san... I can't, I mean... English... Don't know some words you used."

"Oh." David looked a little chagrin.

Taira looked at Ryusuke. "What'd he say now?"

Ryusuke sighed, before translating in for Taira and the others, as well as Koyuki to save David the trouble of repeating himself. "David here's asking Koyuki to give his attacker a chance to explain himself, who he claims isn't so bad."

Chiba snorted. "Uh, maybe he missed the part that the guy just attacked our friend." He said. "David's an all right guy but now he's out of his mind."

"Okay David-san." Koyuki suddenly said after a while of being thoughtful. "I'll hear what he has to say."

Ryusuke whipped his head towards Koyuki so fast he could've cracked a vein.

"All right," David smiled. "I'll send him in." He headed out.

Taira rubbed his forehead. "I'm really getting tired of asking this, even if it's Koyuki this time, but..." He sighed. "what did he-?"

"He's gonna hear him out."

Taira and the other look surprised.

"Okay, now Koyuki's nuts."

Ryusuke turned to the younger Omega. "Koyuki, why'd you agree?"

"Well... David-san has been real nice to us all this time. I decided to do it as a favor,"

Ryusuke narrowed his eyes. "You are so..."

"Plus," Koyuki went on. "you guys aren't gonna let anything happen to me, anyway... Wait..." Then looked at Ryusuke. "I'm so what?"

Ryusuke bit his tongue.

"Okay, now I'm thinking that was something close to another kind of tension."

"Shut up, Chiba, and stand up front." Ryusuke snapped. "If things get messy, we'll keep it off Koyuki."

Ryusuke and Chiba just got into position when the Alpha and David came back into the room. Who, conveniently, was at least handcuffed.

"Tanaka Yukio! Oh my god, I am such a big fan, I-"

Ryusuke glared at him, holding up his arm in front of Koyuki. "Keep your distance, dude." He hissed. "This ain't a meet and greet, and you're no V.I.P."

"Right, right. Of course, about that... Look, I've got no idea what came over me back there... Just... It's just... Your singing voice was so awesome and it... I guess it was a real turn on."

Koyuki blushed and shifted a little uncomfortably.

"Is that why you tried to rape him?" Ryusuke scowled.

"Oh my god! I'm so sorry, I didn't mean... I wasn't trying... I really don't know why I did that. Shit, I must sound like a real perv..."

Ryusuke snorted. "Sound? You mean you aren't?"

"Uh, hey... Ray, is it?" David spoke up. "Can you leave it to Tanaka to speak for himself?"

Ryusuke glared at the Alpha vocalist of F.V.E.

"So..." Koyuki finally spoke. "why did you attack me?"

The Alpha looked truly apologetic, and Koyuki is a bit surprise because he couldn't recall ever seeing an Alpha look like that.

"I'm sorry, I really am. But I honestly can't tell you something I'm not sure of myself. But... I'm really hoping you could forgive me..." He smiled a little sheepishly. "Like I said... Huge fan... And maybe, you know, it'd be awesome to get an autograph... Maybe? Please?"

Koyuki thought about it.

"Tsk. If you think it's that easy to ask for forgiveness..."

"Okay." Koyuki finally said with a small smile.

"What the fuck?"

"But uh... I have nothing to write with..."

"Oh... That's a shame, but... Wait... You forgive me?!"

Koyuki nodded slowly.

"Hell yeah! Thank you, thank you, tha-"

Chiba stepped in when the guy tried getting close again. "Whoa, whoa. I have no idea what just happened... But distance, bro." He said.

The Alpha blinked, not understanding.

"Distance." Ryusuke hissed.

The Alpha understood and took a step back. David smiled, patting his back. "C'mon man, I'll convince the Feds to drop you with simple community service." They exited the room.

"Ugh," Taira place a hand on his forehead. "I'm not even gonna ask anymore."

Chiba did it instead. "So, how come the asshole looked happy?" He asked. "you did give him a piece of your mind, right? Hey Ryusuke, please tell me you did tell him off."

"I wanted to."

Koyuki shook his head. "Well, he apologized."

"Okaaaay~ and you told him to fuck off, right?"

Ryusuke grumbled. "Dumbass." He said. "why'd he look that way if that was what happened? No, Koyuki gave him the slip."

"Say whaaa~t?" Chiba gaped. "Koyuki, man, what the shit?"

"Didn't you just say he tried to rape you?" Saku asked.

Koyuki rubbed the back of his head. "Well, I said I think he did... And he said he didn't mean to do it..." He said lamely.

"Of course he'd say that. That's what people say when they're trying to get off charges." Taira sighed. "I know you're not dumb Koyuki, but I also know you've got a good heart, and sometimes that makes you naïve. Think about it... Are you really okay with what he did?"

Koyuki shrugged. "Yeah, well, I'll get over it." He said. "But what I'd really like is some rest now."

"Yeah, well, it wasn't much of a show but it was still a pretty stressful night." Taira shrugged. "let's get our gear and pack up, Beck."

Ryusuke was still, all in all, unsatisfied.

They still have several states to visit and now with Ryusuke back, they need to be more careful in spending and deciding their budget with their allowance from F.V.E. since they aren't getting any real monetary dues for their service until after the tour is over.

But as a consolation from the incident, David booked them a night in two rooms at a four star hotel. It would've been five and just a single room for Koyuki, being the only real victim, but the younger Omega of the group didn't feel comfortable getting the freebie without his friends.

Not that he was trying to make a bargain of David's offer, though.

"Thanks for the rooms, David-san." Koyuki bowed slightly at him before entering the room. "Taira-kun, do you want to shower first?"

"Nah, it's okay, you go..."

Ryusuke really wished he could share a room with Koyuki. But while the others are all generally supportive of his intention to garner the affection of their secondary vocalist, there was no way their sole bassist was gonna let that happen. Not only was it the set up agreed upon...

Calling Taira mom was only half a tease.

"Frustrated, Ryusuke-kun?" Saku asked knowingly. "I know the feeling."

Ryusuke snorted in amusement. "Yeah, except you're dating Taira." He quipped. "must be ten times worse for you."

"Hum. Not really," Saku shrugged. "You know... Cause I'm a Beta and, well, I'm secured cause we're actually bonded now."

Ryusuke scowled at the young drummer. "Fuck you, you lucky bastard." He said with no real heat.

Saku just chuckled, re-entering their own room.

"Hey, Ryusuke Minami, right?" David is suddenly beside him. "David Eric. Lead vocalist for F.V.E." He held out a hand.

Ryusuke shrugged. "Yeah, hey." He shook the hand. "I go by Ray here, it's my legal American name."

"Cool. I'll remember that. And you're the one who started Beck, right?"

"Sounds about right."

"You got my respect for that, you guys are an awesome band." David remarked before continuing."So look... We got off on the wrong foot earlier. Sorry if I came out too strong"

"Yeah, well, gotta look out for a friend." Ryusuke shrugged. "I ain't gonna apologize for it, either."

David chuckled good-naturedly. "Heh, so what Chiba said was true; you're not all high on apologies." He mused. "Well, it's not like I don't get it. We Alphas do tend to get a little protective of our Omegas, friends or mates alike."

Ryusuke hummed in agreement. "You've got a mate?"

"No, but my brother, Kevin Eric, is one." David shrugged. "So I get why you acted the way you did with Koyuki earlier, he's one fine Omega, too."

Ryusuke bristled once more, but since David was going for a friendly conversation... Well, if it was gonna turn unfriendly, he wasn't going to be the one to set it off, just so he can be justified for kicking his ass later.

"Since we're on that subject, you better mark him soon. Who knows if you'll lose him to another Alpha if you wait too long."

Ryusuke raised a brow. "What?"

"Oh. I'm talking about bonding... Since he's your mate and all."

Ryusuke grunted in frustration. "I hate to burst your bubble, but he's just a friend." He said. David looked surprised before it changed to amusement. "No, I'm serious. I REALLY hate to burst that bubble. He's a friend, but you better bet your next paycheck that it's only temporary. So. Back. Off." He hissed.

David laughed. "Hey, hey, I can respect the bro code, don't you worry." He smiled. "Just be sure to tell me first if you change your mind about the kid." He said teasingly before walking away. "Good night, Ray."

Ryusuke really had no idea how to feel about that guy.

"Hey Ryusuke-kun! Get in here, we've got a little problem!"

Ryusuke entered the room. "What're you talking about?" He asked, but then, he saw it. There were only two beds. He narrowed his eyes before looking at Chiba and Saku. "I'm not sharing one with Chiba." He deadpanned.

"Like hell I'd want to share one with you, you fucking bastard."

"I can't share with any of you either." Saku said calmly. "The month will be over in two weeks yet none of you had gone into a rut yet, have you, Ryusuke-kun?"

"No, but..."

Saku cut him off. "I'm not gonna risk being in a bed with either of you incase you'll get into an early rut, Yoshi would either kill one of you or me."

Ryusuke groaned and face palmed. "There's only one way to settle this fairly." He held out a fist. "Rock, Paper, Scissors. Winner gets to have one bed to himself."

"Fine by me, fuckers."

"All right. Best of three."

"Okay, let's do this."

"Jan, Ken... Pon!"

"Say, Taira-kun... Do you hear that?"

Taira shrugged, shuffling cards. "Yeah, I was wondering when they'd start bickering." He said, stacking chips next. "Yuji's fine, but there are now two Alphas, sharing a room, so it's expected."

"Should we check on them?"

"Nah, they're grown men... Granted, two immature grown men, but grown men all the same. They should be able to work it out."

Koyuki bit his lip, looking out the door.

"Your worrying is gonna wrinkle up your face fast. I know you can't stop thinking about Ryusuke but he's fine, he's among friends. And Chiba won't kill him, he'll just try to."

Koyuki blushed. "I wasn't thinking about Ryusuke! I was thinking of all of them." He protested.

"Mhm." Taira hummed, unconvincing. "And this is why I'm teaching you poker."

Koyuki raised a brow. "Huh?"

"And we got a lot of things to cover up," Taira smirked. "Let's start with expressions."