Beep! Beep! Beep!
Letting out a groan, Tino reached over to the nightstand and slapped the snooze button on the alarm. He went to sit up when he noticed the feeling of warmth pressed up against him. He glanced down and saw a head messy of silverish hair pressed against his chest. A soft gasp left his mouth, memories from yesterday came flodding to his mind. Did he and Ivan really...?
A feeling of regret filled his body as he carefully lifted the blanket covering their bodies. Both of them are naked under the blanket and he could smell the faint scent of sex. Well this is just great.
Tino closed his eyes and rubbed a hand over his face. He lost his virginity to someone he never liked in the first place and it was all due to his instincts. Those were the cons to being an alpha. When a beta or omega offers themselves to you it's rare that you turn them down, especially one in heat. He felt a burning need for release yesterday and since he had pent up sexual frustration from Berwald he just couldn't control himself.
The Finnish teen's eyes shot open and he pulled the blanket down a little. He gently ghosted his fingers over Ivan's neck, feeling for teeth indents. When he could find none he breathed out a sigh in relief.
Thank god. He would have died if he found out in the heat of the moment that he had marked Ivan. He felt no desire to mark the beta whatsoever. At all. Ever.
The shrill beeping of the alarm clock rang out once more and Tino felt Ivan stir in his sleep. Ivan's head lifted up and he blinked sleepily. He let out a yawn before rolling over, off of Tino, and fell back asleep.
Quickly, Tino pressed the off button on the alarm clock so it didn't wake Ivan up again. He slid out of the bed and tip-toed out of the room, into the bathroom where he inspected himself in the mirror. Blueish-purple love bites decorated his naked form. It looked like he had been attacked and bruised. Thank god most of the marks are where he could easily hide underclothes or with a scarf.
He tore his gaze away from his reflection and got in the shower where he washed away the sweat and fluids from last night. It still took him a while to believe he had actually done something so sexual with Ivan. It disgusted him mentally but excited his body physically.
Walking into his room he found Ivan awake, sitting on his own bed in fresh clothing. He probably used the other bathroom to clean himself up. Tino avoided Ivan's stare as he walked to his side of the room. He pulled on his uniform and shivered from the feeling of eyes boring into his back. Ivan's stare was enough to make a dominating alpha cry and that's saying something.
"I have them too, maybe even more than you. You were really wild last night, sunflower."
At this the alpha froze before quickly tying his tie and shrugging his jacket on. "Sorry, but... I don't feel like talking about it..."
He wrapped a scarf around his neck, grabbed his hat, and made a beeline for the door. He really did not feel like talking to the beta about what happened. It's not like that is ever going to happen again so there is no point.
He after managed to make it out of the house without being stopped by anyone else he stopped a few blocks away from home, inhaling the faint scent still left in the scarf. Though recently he had gotten his own scarf he still kept this one because it smelt heavenly and Berwald had not asked for it back yet. It was a smell he would never tire of.
Surprisingly, Tino managed to avoid coming into contact with Ivan. It was kind of easy due to the fact they have no classes together but in the school hallways his soon-to-be-bride would be instantly at his side, making it clear that Tino is taken. At the end of the day the Finnish teen would come home covered in Ivan's scent due to him clinging to him.
He walked into Chemistry class, which is yet another class he shares with Berwald, just as the warning bell rang. He sat in his seat at the table in the middle of the room. The teacher turned around from writing on the board when the bell rang, signaling the start of class.
"Alright, class. We will be continuing the lab we were working on from yesterday. Please regroup with your lab partners once more and begin. If your partner is not here then temporarily partner up with someone who's partner also is absent. As you work I will be coming around to help out." He smiled and pulled on his rubber gloves.
Tino gathered his notebook and stood up, looking around for his partner. And it seems like she's not here today. Just great. What a wonderful morning this is turning out to be. He frowned and waited for someone who is also without a partner to notice him.
When the smell of lemons and fresh baked sweets neared him he felt his stomach twist out of nervousness. He turned to see exactly who he thought it was walking over to him. The steel blue eyes framed by blonde eyelashes weren't mistakable.
The alpha smiled nervously at Berwald and sat back down in his seat, the other taking his seat in the empty chair next to his.
"So I guess we're partners." Tino broke the heavy silence that surrounded them by trying to make small talk.
Berwald only replied with a nod in response.
The sharp smell of discomfort that merged in with the omega's scent made Tino's smile drop to a frown. Berwald felt uncomfortable around him now? They had know each other for a month and a half and it seemed like the friendship they had built so far went out of the window ever since the feast.
Silently they began working on the lab, sharing information and results. The scent of discomfort still present in Swede's scent, it made the air around them awkward and perplexed the Finnish teen.
He decided to take a chance, lowering his voice enough so only Berwald would be able to hear, "I can smell your discomfort, you know..."
The Swedish teen's eyes widened slightly and he turned to look at Tino but kept his mouth closed.
"Why are you uncomfortable around me?"
This time Berwald had bothered to respond, "I... Have my reasons." He replied carefully as if he was choosing his words as he spoke.
"I want to know what those reasons are." Tino persisted.
"It's none of your business, Tino." He said gruffly before gathering his things and walking back over to his own table for the last few minutes left in the class period.
The alpha felt aggravated at the way the other was acting. He seemed to be more distanced than usual and Tino didn't like it. He needed to confront Berwald about this again. He needed answers.
I hope this chapter cleared some things up for everyone especially how Tino feels about Ivan. I know it's a little confusing but just pay close attention, I love dropping little hints in my writing.
-Lord
