"Today we will speak about the Dynamics. Or, as more of you call it, the secondary sex or gender." Kawakami wrote three words onto the chalkboard.

Alpha

Beta

Omega

Ryuji just yawned and didn't bother to write down the words yet. He couldn't care shit about this lesson. Yes. It was the first time the school addressed it but his mother had explained it to him already. Because she was an Omega and wanted to avoid an unwanted outcome. So, he wasn't really paying attention to this and slept with his eyes open.

In the end he copied only what was written on the chalkboard because he at least had to have a complete notebook.

Alpha – They are the most dominant of the three. They possess superior strength and abilities and are able to intimidate and influence others through their Pheromones. Omegas are drawn towards them. Most of the top positions are held by Alphas. There are many infertile female Alphas. Can mate with Omegas, if bonded cannot have another partner than his/her mate. Mating is done by biting the scent gland on the neck. – 10 %

Betas – The sex most humans have. The "normal" ones. They are not influenced by either Alphas nor Omegas. – 85 %

Omegas – The rarest of the sexes. Submissive and weak. Often disregarded as useless and many company's refuse to let them work. Are influenced greatly by Alpha Pheromones. Generate their own calming Pheromones. Have the best nose and can tell apart even other Omegas. They experience heat approximately every 2-3 months - whith an period from 2 to 4 days - and therefore best for giving birth. Mostly female. Males are infertile. Can mate with Alphas, if bonded cannot have another partner than his/her mate. Mating is done by biting the scent gland on the neck. – 5 %

General – Every Second sex can be either Female or Male. Only Females can give birth. The own dynamics don't influence the child's dynamic. The dynamic stays dormant until puberty and breaks out the moment one will be able to produce offspring. This is called presenting. When one presents depends on the person him-/herself, but generelly happens when one is around 15 - 18 years old. At that moment the scent gland is fully developed and the olfaction increases so one can pick up what secondary sex has. Omegas can only be distinguished from Betas while they're in heat.

With the last few words Ryuji shuddered. He didn't care what his secondary sex was. His only hope was to not be a male Omega. This was the last thing everyone wanted. As the Omegas were there to give birth they should be female. And even them were looked down upon. Nobody knew why male Omegas even existed as they could not produce offspring, but seduced Alphas to bond with them regardless. So, they were despised even if they themselves were not at fault and couldn't do anything against it.

"And now, don't forget that the tests what your secondary sex is are next Monday. Also" Excited murmurs could be heard in the class and the teacher had to almost shout to get the next info through "it is bad manners to ask which secondary gender one has. So if one don't want to talk about it, respect that." At that moment the last bell sounded and everyone jumped up to discuss which gender they wanted to be. Of course, most hoped to be Alphas.

Ryuji was much more excited for the transfer student which would be in the parallel class next week. He had heard it from Ann. There were already rumours going around that the guy would be a delinquent. He wondered how they started when the person himself weren't around yet and if they were true or not. But in the end it didn't matter since this person would be not in his class.

He sighed and packed his notepad and pencils away and made his way home. The blondes days had become dull since the day he couldn't run anymore.

And since Akira had disappeared almost two years ago.

Boss did do anything to find him but somehow couldn't. His own search didn't result in something. And even Makoto couldn't come up with any hint whatsoever. He shouldn't have let him go. Should've done more regarding his instincts.

As he thought about Boss he remembered something. He hadn't paid him a visit for a while. Maybe he should go and find out if the man had any new infos.

Just as he wanted to cross the road towards the train for Jongen-Jaya, his Handy vibrated. He tched, took it from his pants pocket and looked at the text.

Mom: Come home asap. D. is coming

Fuck.

Now he could forget his plans. He wrote okay back and wondered why he had to put up with this shit. His father only came by to harrass the both of them. But if the blonde wasn't there his mother would receive the full blow of the Alphas wrath. Because of an unfortunate accident his ma was bonded to the alcoholic as mate. Now they lived sperately through protective measurements from the police, but the asshole had to have visitation rights now and then because of the bond.

Mated pairs couldn't be sperated for too long. And it slowly killed his ma.

To release a bit tension he punched a nearby wall and made his way back home while muttering insults toward this fucking man. Ignoring the staring and receding people.

His weekend ruined.

The new week just had to begin as bad as the weekend had ended. First her parents broke a promise – again – then this situation came around. Ann sighed and looked out of the window, almost squirming in her seat because she didn't want to be here. Beside her sat the perverted teacher Komoshida. He thought he was the boss of the school just because he was the only teacher who was an Alpha. On the front he was the perfect man for the job.

But Ann knew better. Because Shiho suffered.

The girl wanted to be as far away as possible but had to put up with it. If she didn't, Shiho would receive the punishment for it.

Some rumours even made the round. Everyone kept they're distance from her because they thought she had something with a teacher. And that the "affection" sprung from her.

The only thing that kept her going were her great friends. Since the day they showed Akira around they somehow stuck together. Except for the black-haired boy. She was worried for him but didn't know what she could do. For now, she would do what she was able to regarding Shiho.

When they finally arrived, the blonde said her thanks and excused herself. Kamoshida tried to keep her a bit longer but she refused to do more than that. She shuddered in disgust at the thought he could touch her.

Ann made her way to the classroom. Today there would be a transfer student. Kawakami hadn't looked very happy about that though. The teacher looked like she would have preferred everyone but this student. Which the girl found a bit strange. Normally an instructor shouldn't show such obvious dislike. And nothing had happened yet either.

"What do you think your secondary gender is?"

"I hope I'll be an Alpha!"

"I hope we don't have an Omega in our class."

"Yeah that would suck."

There it was. The second big event for today. Everyone in the second grade had to undertake the test for their Dynamics. Ann somehow was excited for this too. She knew what she wanted.

Hoped for.

Even Shiho knew what she wanted. Makoto and Ryuji both didn't seem to really care either way. Except hoping not to be Omega. Which Ann could certainly understand. But as long everything turned out she would be happy. Hopefully.

The classroom for 2-D was just in sight as she somehow had a strange feeling. She couldn't point her finger on it but something would happen today. She just didn't know what. The girl shook her head to clear her tangled thoughts. What more could possibly happen besides these two events? The whole floor was already crazy with anticipation.

Ann entered the class and took her seat beside the window. Behind her was the last empty seat and the new student would be seated there. She hoped he wasn't an asshole and wouldn't bother her. That was all she wanted.

The bell sounded and everyone scrambled to their seats.

Were excited for this rumoured new student.

The girl could hear a voice outside of the room – Kawakamis. But the other party didn't seem to answer, which the teacher didn't take too well. But opened the door regardless.

The blonde didn't notice right away because his hair was much longer now, but when the boy faced the class she almost shouted his name out loud from surprise. Finally, this day were bound to get better.

Where did he come from?

How was he here?

Why now?

She had so many questions but couldn't voice them just yet. The others whispered among themselves. And the girl couldn't believe what she could pick up.

"That's him? He was arrested for assault, right?"

"He seems quite normal though..."

"He might slug us when we look him in the eye."

"Settle down… Well I'd like to introduce a transfer student: Sakura Akira." Kawakami introduced the raven which looked straight to the wall on the backside of the room with his hands in his trouser pockets in a relaxed stance. As if he didn't care that the others were intentionely whispering so he could hear every word.

It really is him! But why "Sakura"? Ann couldn't believe this. They had searched so long for him! And now he stood before her like it was nothing, except that his surname had changed. Like he had never vanished at all!

He didn't seem to notice anything around him though. As if he couldn't recognize her. Maybe he was just nervous and wanted to avoid looking around.

"Alright, please say something to the class." Ann watched as the boy clicked his tongue so soft nobody else seemed to notice.

"…" Even after being asked to say a few words by Kawakami he had the guts to stay silent. One could literally see veins popping up on the teachers face. The whispers increased and now the teacher had to almost shout to calm down her class.

"Fine. Take the seat by the windows behind Takamaki-san. The rest of you, settle down! The lesson will begin now." And before Akira had himself comfortable the woman began her lecture.

Their eyes met on his way to his chair but Ann couldn't find any recognition in his eyes whatsoever. As if he really didn't know her. It frightened her.

She frowned. Somehow this was not like Akira at all. Had she made a mistake? No. It definitively was the raven.

While Kawakami wrote something onto the chalkboard she turned around to talk to her friend.

"Hey Akira, I'm glad you're here again." She whispered her words, smiling. Not wanting to ask prying questions just yet. Hoping her feeling was somehow wrong and he just was nervous. But as soon as she saw his expressionless face she froze. Something was really, really wrong.

"…Who are you?"

These words were like a punch in the stomach. She stared at him for a while but he seemed genuinely not to know. He stared back, tilting his head a little to the side. Wondering.

Only when Kawakami cautioned her to pay attention, she turned again. And, while trembling, wrote Ryuji and Makoto a text in their group chat.

Ann: Akira's back. But something is wrong. He doesn't remember me. Like at all.

The raven looked the girl direct into her eyes. He tried hard to remember but his brain didn't want to. As she turned around looking absolutely disapointed, a pang of guilt cursed through him. But even then he could not recall her.

"Do you now this lady?" A voice under his desk whispered. Without looking down he gave the cat a claps. He had promised not to speak in school after all.

"Don't know." Replied Akira in a low voice. The cat grumbled but didn't say anything further. He watched how the girl wrote a text and then forced his focus back to the lesson. He could ask her later… but she would probably address him before that. For now he had to catch up to the subject.

Soon the black-hair realized that he knew all the contents already. And for him it was a really unpleasant topic.

Sexondary Genders.

It looked like they were just beginning with the topic and because of his situation he had to learn this really early on.

He crossed his arms, laid his head onto them and relaxed on the table while closing his eyes. Lazily playing with his ponytail which went as far as his ellbows. Hoping the teacher would just ignore him. But she wasn't this easy because she was still angry.

"Sakura-kun. The first lesson and already sleeping? Then you can surely answer the third question on the chalkboard." Laughter could be heard from almost every other pupil. But he ignored it and lazily looked at the board only to read the appointed question. What he could see were a few questions regarding the Dynamics.

1. What are the differences between Alphas, Betas and Omegas?

2. Why are Alphas mostly in high positions?

3. Why are so many Omegas unemployed?

4. What are the characteristics for Betas?

5. Which Dynamics are able to bond/mate?

6. How does Bonding work?

Such an easy one. Were they really only this far?

While playing with his fringe, though not avoiding eye contact, he explained.

"Because Omegas get into heat every two or three months. Some even have it every month. Most companys don't want to excuse them for this time and thus refuse or even forbid Omegas to work for them. Small Family inherited companys are looking for capable people who can work without holding them back, so even there it is hard to find work. Plus they can get pregnant pretty easily so the possibility is high they will take off time for that. That doesn't count for male Omegas, but since they somehow have stronger Pheromones than females they are excluded as not to interrupt the working atmosphere."

Then went back into his sleeping position.

Now the room was so silent one could have heard a pencil falling. After a short shock, Kawakami pulled herself together.

"Correct - no perfect. But you should pay attention even if you already learned this." Although she let it go with that. Seeing that he was not as dumb as she thought. If she remembered correctly he had presented already and thus didn't need to be here for the afternoon. But she could not recall what his dynamic was. She thought it was Beta. Didn't matter anyhow and she continued with the startled Takamaki.

She stuttered the answer but got it right in the end. Sighing relieved, she continued to text on her handy rather frequently as soon as Kawakamis attention was on the chalkboard or the other end of the room.

Like this the period continued and eventually ended. The next few lessons went on similiar.

Then it finally was time for the break.

Akira put his utensils in his bag, the cat flitted into it too and then went on his way. Today was over for him as the test for the dynamics would take the whole afternoon. He was excused for that as he already had his gender confirmed.

"Wait, Akira!" The girl in the seat before him called out. He turned around as he was already on his way out and looked into her eyes. She really seemed to know him as she kept calling out his name without honorifics.

With her outburst the whole class seemed to pay attention. Everyone wanted to know if Takamaki knew this delinquent. Or what their relationship was.

"Yes?"

"Where are you going?"

"Home. I already did this test." She jerked at that. Looked like she had wanted to corner him during or after the test.

"Will you be at Leblanc after school?" The blonde asked then and it only confirmed his suspicions. He nodded. And put his glasses back when they slipped down.

"Can we - Ryuji, Makato and myself - come by today?" He didn't know her and the other names didn't ring a bell either. As she mentioned Ryuji a shudder went through him but he ignored it for the moment. He would think about that later. Somehow he didn't want to shatter the hope in her eyes either, but-

"Sorry, no. After returning there I have somewhere else to go today. Maybe tomorrow in school? See ya." With that he continued on his way out.

Didn't wait for her reply.

Didn't see the desperate expression on her face.

Only his heart thobbed with hurt and he thought that he maybe shouldn't be so cold tomorrow.

But for now he had something more important to do.

As soon as he left the schoolgate he walked into an alley nearby and called out to the cat.

"Morgana. Are you sure there is one?" The animal jumped out of his bag and shook himself.

"Yes. It is a teacher here. Because of him I searched for help and found you two years ago. He didn't change jobs, I think." Now he began to clean himself.

"Which?" Akira looked back to the school and wondered what the school would be. He took his phone out and opened the app.

"Name's Kamoshida Suguru. He trains the Volleyball team here and thinks he is the king of Shujin Academy."

"Ah, this one. Met him yesterday and he really looked like an asshole Alpha." With this Morgana looked back too and waited for the change. Then a voice could be heard while the scene underwent a drastic change.

?: Target confirmed. Beginning navigation.