Alfred sits up and lets out a small moan rubbing his tiny stomach, "Damn this sucks." He forces himself up and walks out into the darkened hallway. He makes it to the public toilet just as he lets the contents of his stomach go into the bowl, "Aw, come on baby let me have a morning without this." He sits on the cold floor resting his head on the hard wooden wall behind him closing his tired eyes.
A small body creeps forward out of the darkness of the early moring, "Eww, Alfred's that's gross."
The Omega slowly opens his eyes, "Yeah it kind of is." He forces himself up although he'd rather just sit there for another hour or so, "Come on Peter I'll take you back home."
Peter lets out a laugh taking his Omega leader's hand, "Kay…but um are you okay?" His big light blue eyes are full of concern for his new friend.
Now Alfred forces a laugh picking up the young Alpha and resting him on his shoulders, "Don't worry little Dude this hero is fine."
"You promise?" Peter doesn't completely understand what's going on at the factory in the past few weeks but he knows it's important. "Cause I don't want you to go away."
This stops Alfred cold, "What do you mean? I'm not going anywhere." He can feel Peter's small body tightens, "Peter?"
"It's just that…I don't know… Mama's worried that the bandits will come and Francis…"
Alfred lifts Peter off his shoulders and kneels down to meet him face to face, "Listen to me Peter, I'll always be here for you. I'm not going anywhere and if you ever need me I'm right here." He smiles placing a hand on the Alpha's small shoulder and squeezes it gently, "Because what kind of a hero would I be if I wasn't here for you when you needed me?"
The young boy nods, "Kay but what about Francis?"
"You let me worry about Francis. Now," Alfred stands smiling, "I think I hear your Mama calling."
Just as he says it Tino turns a corner and a look of relief washes over the man, "There you are Peter. Good morning, Sir."
"Morning Tino and Dude you don't have ta call me Sir. It makes me sound old." Just as Alfred's about to strike a pose he feels the nausea slowly returning, "Uh…"
Tino is instantly by his side, "I promise it will only last a month or so." His motherly smile puts Alfred at ease, "Come on I have a few remedies that might help."
"Thanks Tino."
The Omega slowly opens the door and once seeing that Gilbert is still asleep Alfred slowly slides back into bed. "Feel better?"
Alfred nearly jumps looking into sleepy red eyes, "Damn you scared me." Gilbert laughs as he pulls his mate in close.
"You didn't answer my question."
Alfred rests his hand on his stomach smiling, "Yeah we're fine…Gilbert?"
"Yeah?"
He doesn't want to ask but he feels that he needs to know exactly who the father of his child is, "What did you do exactly…during the war?"
"Are you sure you want to know?" Gil sits up now holding his shoulder and when his Omega nods he knows it's time to tell him, "Okay blue bird…I was in charge of the White Knight Hell squad." He looks away knowing he has to say it but it doesn't make it easier.
"Didn't they…" Alfred doesn't want to say it surprised at who this man once was, "Didn't they…try to purify." He can't finish.
"Yeah, I was in charge of trying purifying the Alpha race…at first at least." He inhales slowly; Alfred would be the first to know exactly what he's done besides Elizaveta. "I was just following orders at first and I didn't realize what I was doing…what my Alphas were trying to do."
Alfred does the only thing he can think of and grabs his Alpha's hand, "And then?"
Gilbert squeezes his hand, "And then I woke up and saw the hell I was causing, the blood shed that I created and all the children that were slaughtered…and for what?" He's eyes fill with angry tears, "Nothing! But pain and fucking, fuck…Fuck!" He clamps his eyes shut if only not to let his Omega see his tears.
Quickly Alfred takes the man into his arms and just holds him tight against his chest, it's not just the instinct to comfort and protect his Alpha but honest love for the man. Even if it scares him to his core for what his mate did in the past it's not who he is now. "Gil…"
Gilbert inhales slowly taking in his mate's scent, "I know one day I'll have to pay for my sins and I will gladly accept my place in Hell but…until then I want to, need to try to undo at least some of what I've done. Even how impossible it really is."
"Thank you for telling me, but what about now?"
"What?"
Alfred smoothly slides over his Alpha to sit on his lab so they're face to face, "My awesome Alpha leader can't undo the past no matter how hard you try but…we can protect all our people for the future."
He can't believe that behind that mess of hair and blue eyes lies a truly one of a kind Omega. "You know something else Alfred?"
Alfred cocks his head slightly making Gilbert laugh, "What?"
His Alpha pulls him down onto his chest and wraps his arms protectively around him, "I don't care if it's an Alpha or an Omega."
"But Gilbert!"
Gil silences him with a kiss, "I'm just hoping for a little girl with your eyes and heart."
"And your kindness and awesomeness."
