The abandoned town is strangely quiet as Arthur walks towards a building just off the town square. He tries to force open the double oak doors with little luck, "God damn it."

"Here Dude." Alfred grabs one of the doors while Arthur takes the second. With both pulling hard the doors finally gives and they're met with cool darkness. "What is this place Iggy?"

The Alpha sighs as he enters the small bare front room, "It's a church and I mean it stop calling me that."

"Why? You look like an Iggy."

"I look like an Iggy? That doesn't even make any sense and any way that's not…" He stops himself as he walks up to the inner oak door.

Alfred puts a hand on the door to keep it shut, "Not what?"

The shorter man looks away, "Nothing just, nothing."

Alfred doesn't move away, "Not what an Omega should call an Alpha. Is that what you're trying to say?"

"Yes..." Arthur looks up into those pure blue eyes. They lock eyes for a moment before Alfred moves his hand and Arthur opens it slowly. While most of the stained glass is broken out now lying in sharp heaps on the floor what remains takes Arthur's breath away. "God it's beautiful."

Even Alfred has to admit the simple stain glass murals have a kind of sacred feel around them. He watches Arthur kneel for a moment in the center aisle before rising again. The Omega doesn't ask as he carefully walks down the aisle behind the Alpha. "Why shouldn't an Omega have a nickname for an Alpha?"

"Alfred…"

"No I want a reason. Why shouldn't I have one for you?"

Arthur turns around and stares at the Omega, "Because I'm not your mate so you shouldn't give me a pet name."

"It's not a pet name it's a nickname."

Arthur lets out a groan, "It's the same fucking thing! And so if you don't stop calling me that than everyone will think I'm your mate."

Both look at each other for a moment surprised by the thought. Alfred slowly sits down in the front pew resting his hands on his stomach, "It does…doesn't it?" He shakes his head, "I um…" He still feels the raw pain of losing his Alpha, his first real love and although he knows what he's supposed to do it doesn't make it easier to do it.

Arthur can tell instantly what the younger man is thinking, an Omega who loses their Alpha should mate with another quickly especially if they're a high ranking Omega or they run the risk of being considered a Rebel and being punished. It's been that way for centuries even right before the war most Omegas were nothing without their mates by their sides. "It's okay Al. Really it is." He slowly sits next to Alfred, "I'm not saying that…" He wants to find the right words to say to his taboo leader, "You won't be punished if that's what you're thinking. I wouldn't do that to you. You're our leader and nothing will change that."

Alfred looks down at his midsection, "Yeah I know but…what about her? She needs an Alpha in her life." He tightly closes his eyes trying to force the tears away, just a day ago she had a loving father and now…even with his brother and Elizaveta by his side it's not the same.

He's surprised to feel another hand on his stomach and looks to see Arthur's gentle hand, "She will, Alfred. And while I'm not her father…I can be your Alpha if you let me."

Alfred doesn't know what to say as he just stares at Arthur for a moment. He finally smiles resting his hand on Arthur's, "Yeah Iggy." They stay like that for a moment before Alfred looks around, "We should check the other room before we leave." He quickly stands and walks to a door just off to the left side of the aisle and waits for Arthur to join him before entering.

The smaller room seems almost untouched with every book and object in its place with a thin layer of dust covering everything, "Al?"

"Yeah?" Alfred answers as he walks towards a large desk, "What's up?"

Arthur watches him from the corner of his eye as he scans a large bookcase, "How do you know it's a girl?"

"I don't, but." He smiles checking the drawers, "I just have a feeling you know?" He stops at a top drawer, "Iggy take a look at this."

"What did you find?" Arthur quickly walks towards the Omega as he pulls out a small old pistol, "Give it here." He takes it and pops the clip out, "Strange only three." He checks the chamber finding it empty before sliding the clip back in and handing it back to Alfred. "Anything else in the drawer?"

"Just a large book." He pulls it out for Arthur to see, "But that's it."

Arthur nods taking the book, "Not much but some fire starters, shit. Well we'll keep the gun and hope we find more bullets but I think we should get back to the group."

The Omega slips it in his waistband before walking behind the shorter man back towards the town square, "Iggy? Since you're my Alpha and all um…does that mean we have ta…you know mate?"

"Uh." The thought was in the back of his mind but he didn't want to say anything. He wants nothing more than to feel the Omega tight against him, to mate with him and make Alfred fully his but deep down he wants to take it slow for not just Alfred but for Gilbert's daughter, "That can wait, I can wait."

Alfred reaches out and takes Arthur's hand and pulls the Alpha back towards him, "Thank you Iggy." He says hugging the older man.

Arthur wraps his arms carefully around Alfred before looking up and kisses the younger Omega's cheek, "Your welcome…Love."