Once we were off of base it really hit us how different our world had become. The Military was order with a sense of normality but the nation had fallen into chaos. "What the hell happened?" Toni said in awe as we walked across an open field a few days later, "This isn't what…"

"We were led to believe?" Kiku answered, "You seem surprised."

"Surprised no I guess I can't be." He said. While they continued to talk I stopped listening. There was something strange coming towards us from the woods beyond. I could practically taste the metallic scent I knew all too well.

But while I expected to see an Alpha or Beta it was a complete shock when out of a bush I saw a tall blonde haired Omega coated in mud and dried blood stumble out. He fell to his knees as he let out a loud pained scream. We all stared as he continued to scream until his screams turned to a sobbing wail. Finally after what felt like ten minutes he finally stopped as he slowly looked up at us.

I'll never forget the look of pure fear in his eyes. We stared at each other for a moment before his eyes rolled back into his head as he fell forward with a soft thud. I raced to him and knelt down to him praying that he wasn't dead. "Abel, get me some water."

"Is he?"

"No just out cold…" I said with a sigh of relief, "Whatever happened to him wore him out…" We all looked out at the woods, "Kiku."

He took hold of his sword as he along with Ludwig slowly advanced towards where the young man had come out of. "I don't smell anyone…" His sharp eyes glanced over the area before removing his hand from his blade, "Whoever it was he was able to lose."

"Good." I said as I gently wiped his face clean of the blood and mud caked on it. "We'll make camp here for the night."

"Really?"

After wrapping him in a blanket I looked up, "Did I stutter?"

Abel crossed his arms over his chest, "Nope but we're out in the open."

"Yeah we are so I suggest we take shift tonight than." I answered relieved that they all nodded. While I kept my distance slightly as he slept, I never took my eyes off of him. He slept the rest of the day and when he finally woke up I couldn't help but feel relieved. "You're awake." I said hoping not to scare him more than I was sure he already was. "My name's Gilbert and this bastard here is well Abel." I said with a chuckle before introducing everyone else.

Slowly he sat up and nodded, "My name's Alfred."

"So why were you running?" I asked hoping he'd tell me what had happened to him and the owner of the blood.

His eyes widened, "What?"

"Well it looked like a ghost was after you." When I said it he looked away and off towards the dark woods behind him. It was clear from his silence that he was still in shock from what had happened so we changed the subject. "Well you can come with us if you want since you're alone…"

At that he let out a small chuckle, "Uh I don't think so I mean a beta hanging around with some Alphas? Nah thanks but no thanks."

Beta? Sure with his height he might in a crowded room pass for one but alone in the dark it wasn't hard for any of us to pick up his scared Omega scent but as Abel was about to say this I stopped him. "Can I at least suggest for you to stay the night? It's not safe for anyone to be walking around here at night."

When he agreed we offered a seat next to us, "Nah I think I should try and sleep…"

"Alright goodnight than." I answered not letting anyone speak until I was sure he was asleep and even then I whispered it, "We'll talk about him tomorrow…"

"Does he really think he's a Beta?"

Kiku shook his head, "No he's just afraid."

"Yeah…I think we could all smell that." I said as I stood up, "But I'm sure he'll calm down in the morning. So goodnight."

"Goodnight." Kiku said as he shifted to get comfortable, "I'll wake you up in three hours."

With that I tried to sleep unable to get Alfred out of my head. Every so often I would look over at him than when morning arrived I was praying that I'd be able to make him stay with us. "Morning." I said to him as he sat down with us around the fire. He looked tired, hungry and really like he needed a shower. "You really look like shit."

Quickly Ludwig tried to slap me but I moved out of his way. "What he means is you look sick."

"Well I'm pretty sure I look like shit…" He said after he finished eating his meal and I quickly grabbed a spare change of clothes I had, "Here."

"Thanks." He said quickly changing before sitting back down. "Uh well I should get going…"

"Where are you going?" I asked as I threw his bloodied clothes on the fire.

He watched for a moment, "The border."

"Huh, that's where we're going." I said with a smile as he gave me a confused look, "We're soldiers that had enough-"

"Soldiers!?" He said with a gasp, "Have you seen my brother? He uh his name's Matthew Williams and he looks like me."

Sadly we hadn't and I didn't have the heart to tell him that his brother if he saw action might be dead. So as he sat there in clear pain I made up my mind, "But we'll take you to the border and we'll leave tomorrow." I knew the others would agree since we couldn't just let him wonder around the countryside for weeks for any other Alpha to find.

He shook his head, "Dude, it's okay really." He gave me a wide smile but he wasn't too hard for me to read.

"Yeah it would be if you were a beta but…" I knelt down and placed my hand on his shoulder, "That's not true is it?" When he looked down it was all the answer I needed, "Okay so like I said we leave tomorrow."

A/N: Since this is from Gilbert's POV he'll remember shared memories different than Alfred would.