They had no problem on the way; they didn't bring any attention by being alone in the hall, nor were caught by any teacher. It was Marie's first time going to the school infirmary, and she didn't know what to expect. However, as she entered, the nurse greeted them with a warm smile that was rather directed at the boy.
"Eddward! Nice seeing you here. To what do I owe the visit?"
Nurse Jules was a tall woman with light brown hair, brown eyes protected by square black-rimmed glasses. She was quite impulsive and sarcastic, and from what Marie has heard, she was very intrusive in the lives of the students who came to her office. But in a surprising way, she could help avoiding unwanted pregnancies with her talks and methods, as eccentric as they are.
It was then that she noticed the blue-haired girl presence when Edd pulled her in front of him and placed his hands on her shoulders, slightly pushing her forward.
"Miss Kanker looked pretty… breathless in class, so the teacher instructed me to bring her here." He smiled politely.
Marie turned her head to question the sudden lie but thought it over: They couldn't tell her that he found her in heat and helped her ease herself before going there. It was just common sense. Besides, they weren't together, she reminded herself. Although she couldn't help but notice at that moment the huge difference in height between the two, he was a head taller than her.
"Oh, a Kanker. It's the first time I've had my hands on one." The nurse smirked, rubbing her palms.
Okay, that scared her a bit. Judging from that cinnamon scent of hers, the nurse was an Alpha, and the way she expressed her words made her sound like she wanted to experiment on her. She backed away a bit, bumping into Edd's chest, for some strange reason his presence and the hands on her shoulders were comforting.
Both of them apparently could notice her discomfort, because Edd held her by the forearms, circling his thumbs over the fabric, but the nurse just smiled at her, hugely and with bulging eyes, and that was enough to make her run out the door, to the boy's surprise.
"Nope!"
"Stop her, Eddward!" cried the woman.
Unfortunately for the blue haired girl, Edd managed to catch her in time, picking her up, and carrying her back into the room, despite her protests.
"Let me go, that woman is crazy!"
"Do you want to go through another unbearable wave of heat?" He whispered in her ear, managing to calm her down a bit so that the nurse came closer. She took her by the arm and pulled her out of his grasp, leading her onto a bed.
"I'm sorry if I scare you but this is just procedure," the nurse said as she pressed her down on the mattress. "Here," she pushed her jacket to lift her croc top, realizing that she wasn't wearing a bra underneath, being able to see her small chest exposed and the pained expression on her face. "If you think that by wearing a big jacket there will be no need to wear a bra, you are very wrong, missy." She scolded with narrowed eyes. She heard a slight snort behind her. Noticing that the third person was still in the room, she observed him with her peripheral vision, placed a thermometer under Marie's arm and folded it so that she could hold it. "Eddward, you can go back to class now," she spoke making sure to be in a position where he could not see the girl's body.
Marie quickly looked at him, as if she was sending a request not to go and leave her alone with this woman. He was going to say something but the nurse was ahead of him, pushing him towards the door and closing it behind him without hearing his protests. She turned to the blue haired girl, and this time she smiled warily at her.
"He's a good guy, isn't he?" She asked.
"I guess..." she replied, unsure of what to say.
"Very handsome too. You kids are a couple?" She said, curiously tilting her head
"No."
"Well, that's a shame; I saw the sparkle in his eyes when you got near him."
Marie snorted at the comment. "He's a weirdo," she said quietly.
"Mm, I wouldn't say that. Reserved is the word," she picked up the thermometer, seeing that it read 37.5 C º. "Just a little fever... You're lucky, little Omega, that he was the one who brought you here."
The bluenette widened her eyes in amazement, rearranging her croctop before sitting up.
"How is it that you-?"
"I couldn't smell you, but the infamous Kanker sisters are supposed to be very strong, and you didn't put up much resistance against Eddward. Besides, you know, you have a little fever," she went to write in a notebook on his desk. "In short, you are in a mating cycle, although it has calmed down for the moment. Do you take suppressors?"
"Just for the scent."
"How often?"
Marie bit her lip, thinking about the answer.
"I guess every time I go out and my family can detect my scent."
"You little fool! Don't you know that this can severely affect your body?!" The nurse snapped with a serious look. "The excess of suppressors can end up eliminating your scent completely, damaging your mating cycle or even leaving you infertile." She got nose to nose with her. "Is that what you want?"
She shook her head. "Explain it to my father," the Omega replied in a quiet voice, but without taking her eyes off her.
The nurse looked at her in confusion before realizing it. She massaged her temples with her fingers, sighing.
"The confidentiality contract, of course." She ran a palm over her tired face, muttering something like "those proud alphas" and looked at her tilting her head. "I think you can take at least one suppressor right now; it will last you a maximum of 12 hours. But once the effect wears off, you won't take anything again; I'll write you a medical order to give it to your father as justification." She announced, going to her desk and looking in her drawer for a suppressor tablet. She took out a pill and handed it to the girl.
The blue-haired girl waited a glass of water so she could take the pill, wincing when it went down her throat, 'I hate taking pills.'
"What's going to happen now that I'm not taking the suppressors?"
"Well, you'll have to go a long time without them to give your body a break. Meanwhile you must find a way to inhibit your aroma in a traditional way; overshadowing it with the scent of other things," she explained, leaning back against the desk. "As for your necessity to mate, well, if you want relief you will just have to, you know... do it." She gestured with her hands, placing her thumb and index finger together to form a circle and thrusted her other index finger in the middle.
Marie noted the obscene gesture and looked back at her seriously.
"I don't have a partner," she replied dryly. "And I alone won't serve to relieve shit."
"Oh yes, that's what they told me," she laughed. "And why don't you use toys?" she cocked her head. "You know, dildos, vibrators and stuff, I know Omegas tend to use them."
The girl shrugged, staring at a spot on the wall with a visible blush on her cheeks.
"Because it's not something you can just ask to be bought, you know." She murmured. "After all, I'm the only Omega in my family, they don't insist on understanding my needs, and I can't go to a store because they would never sell some to someone under 20."
"How old are you?"
"I'm 17."
Nurse Jules made an understanding sound, pondering a bit. She turned around to her desk, rummaging through her papers until she found what she was looking for with an "Aha", and looked at Marie with a smile from ear to ear.
"I think I have what you need; I wouldn't normally recommend it to any student, but I'll make an exception with you." She handed her a card. "You can go to this place and they will attend you without problems, they agree to sell to people from the age of 17. They have very nice merchandise too."
Marie examined the card: it was from a sex shop, it said the address and the products they sold in general. She looked at the smiling nurse in total disbelief, was she really giving this to a student? An Omega no less. But to tell the truth it was the best thing she could do if she wanted to calm down during her cycle. She nodded gratefully.
"You're welcome. It's better than getting pregnant so early." She shrugged. "Now, you can sleep on bed number two until it's time to leave; this one is reserved for emergencies," she indicated towards the bed that was towards the wall. The girl walked over to it and closed the privacy curtain before collapsing onto the mattress, already feeling the effects of the suppressor.
...
3 p.m arrived and the exit bell rang. The Kanker girl had gotten up before it rang to go to her locker and get her things out of it without anyone bothering her in the hall. She walked with all the calm in the world, leaving the building and going through the parking lot to the truck, seeing that Lee was leaning against the hood with her gaze on her cell phone. Hearing footsteps and recognizing her scent, the redhead looked up to see that her sister was coming towards her.
"Where the fuck were you?! I went to look for you in class and they told me you ran away hours ago." She snapped.
"I had an emergency," she replied with hunched shoulders but with an blank look at her older sister's scolding.
The redhead cocked her head and leaned closer to her, sniffing neck and wrinkling her nose when she detected the scent, causing Marie to flinch.
"Did you jump into the pool? Cause you smell like chlorine." The blue-haired girl frowned in confusion, knowing inside that it was due to the beanie-wearing Edd but she didn't understand why. "It doesn't matter. Get in the car. We should go home," she said softly, turning her back to her. "May has already left with Big Ed; we'll probably see her at night." She got into the driver's seat and fastened her seatbelt, starting the engine.
"Can you take me to a place first?" Marie asked, getting on the seat next to her.
Lee stared at her in disbelief. "You're in fucking heat." she said.
"I know, I know! The nurse gave me some suppressors; I can take it a little longer. Just take me to this address," she insisted.
Lee watched her for a few seconds before nodding, starting the vehicle. Marie indicated the direction where she should go, this being in the city. They usually only went there when they went to the mall, since they lived in the suburbs, but Marie refused to give details. It wasn't until they reached their destination that Lee understood everything, laughing when she saw the shop.
"Who would have thought!" She gasped with laughter. "You're getting kinky!" She teased.
"Shut up, bitch, you don't understand!" Marie snapped, her cheeks a beet color. She adjusted her jacket, making sure she was well covered and wishing she had asked her father for some hoodie. She opened the door and saw that her sister was going to do the same. "You're waiting for me here! I have enough shame."
Lee laughed again, settling into her seat. "Okay, but if you don't come back in 10 minutes, I'm going in."
Marie groaned in annoyance and got out of the car.
"You want some money for your plastic dicks?" She teased.
The younger girl glared at her, holding out a hand in defeat. "Gimme..."
Lee reached into her pocket, pulling out her wallet and handing her a credit card. "Don't buy the whole store," she chuckled, pulling out her cell phone, turning on a 10-minute timer.
She glared at her and strode to the store, standing in front. It had tinted windows so she could not see what was inside of it, but the sign with neon lights saying 'Eros' indicated that it was the right place. She walked in, ringing the doorbell, alerting the clerks at the counter.
She was stunned by what she saw: on different shelves and display cases there were various objects of sexual nature that she had only seen in the media. She would never have imagined that she would get to see some in person. She heard a few giggles from the store staff and looked at them annoyed. There were three of them, two women, one redhead and the other with her hair dyed pink, and a black-haired man, all quite young who showed knowing smiles. One of them, the woman with short pink hair, approached her with her hands on her hips.
"What can I get you?" She asked, showing the friendliest expression she had. "Hang on. I can tell that is your first time in one of these places, so it'll be better to give you a tour." Without waiting for an answer, she took her by the wrist and pulled her towards a section.
Marie was surprised at how direct the young woman was, allowing herself to be led by her to a shelf away from the main counter.
"Okay, from your complexion I'd say you're Omega," 'Is it that obvious?' Marie thought as she released her, looking over a section of dildos. "Any particular preference? We have: large, medium, small, thick, thin, foldable, with or without bases, oh and my favorites, veiny." She listed, turning to her.
The blue-haired girl's head was spinning by so much variety, seeing the options presented in packages, and by how quickly she had spoken.
"Oh my, you're inexperienced. Well, I suppose you want a suggestion." Marie only managed to nod, still shocked. "Well, let's see here," she bent herself to examine the options. "If you are inexperienced, I think you could use a 5-inch one," she took the package from her, showing her a blue model. "I feel that because of your hair it is also your favorite color... Am I right?"
"I-"
"Don't scare the poor little girl, Rammy!" Said the young woman on the counter, sarcastically.
"I'm not a little girl," Marie said quickly, turning to the young woman. 'Nor poor'.
"Yeah, Kim, give her some credit; she came all the way here by herself." The pink-haired woman smiled mockingly. "Okay, now with this you will need some lube." She returned to guide her to another shelf where the bottles resided.
Fortunately and to her relief, the young saleswoman just kept quiet and let her choose. She noticed that they came for flavors; she took the one that she liked the most and the young woman took her to the counter.
"Anything else?" She smiled kindly.
"Lingerie, perhaps?" Said the man in a mocking tone, leaning onto the counter with one hand supporting his head. "You could use it for a hot wild night."
"Leave the girl alone, Wallace," the pink haired woman turned to scold him. "Don't listen to him, he's a bitch... Hey..." she called.
But Marie had completely ignored them, seeing the items in the corner that had caught her attention. She looked at the bottles and grabbed one, reading what she said from the side of it.
The pink-haired saleswoman walked over to see what she was looking at and smiled knowingly.
"You want that?"
...
Lee was getting bored playing a crappy game on her phone. If she loses one more time she swore she was going to break it. Suddenly the alarm marking that 10 minutes had passed rang and she sighed with relief. Finally, it's time to enter and disturb her beloved sister with her presence. To her disappointment, the blue-haired girl at that moment opened the car door and she sat down quickly, with a black bag on her lap.
"Let's go," she snapped.
The older girl looked at the bag and then at her, with a laugh. "You sounded like you just robbed the store. You have what you wanted?" She asked, starting the engine.
"Yeah. Here," she threw a small package at her. "I brought you some candy."
Lee stared at the penis shaped sweets and cackled.
"Fair enough," she nodded, heading down the street.
Marie looked back into the bag smiling to herself. It was worth all that embarrassment to go to the store; she had found the solution to her problems, she thought, looking at the little bottle of Alpha scented perfume.
...
References: The salespeople were Ramona Flowers, Kim Pine and Wallace Wells, characters from the Scott Pilgrim franchise. Considering that Ed, Edd n Eddy was made by a Canadian studio and the events in Scott Pilgrim (both the comics and the movie), I thought that it would be a great opportunity for a Cameo.