Hi, guys! It's been... forever
Yeah, I'm still alive and no, I'm not abandoning this fic (or my other fics)
I'm REALLY sorry it took me months to updated this
I can't even explain how hectic this past few months and of course... writer-block
It's so hard to get my AoKaga-muse nowadays, but no worries! They're still one of my fav pairings

I'm so grateful for my Beta, because she's still willing to beta this fic, Thank you SO much, Jess! *kisses

Thank you for all the feedbacks, guys *hugs

Hope you enjoy this chapter~

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Disclaimer : Tadatoshi Fujimaki-sensei

"Talking"

Thought

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Chapter 5

"So, you're really Aomine Daiki, the son of Touou's leader ?"

Aomine glanced at the redhead, flopped back into the couch and stretched his legs out on the table.

"The one and only. I already told you before, but you didn't believe me."

Kagami swatted Aomine's legs away from the table and glared.

"Well, sorry that I couldn't believe what was said by a fluffy, talking cat. Would you?"

Aomine snorted, "Point taken."

Kagami shook his head and sighed loudly. He took his bag and walked towards the door.

"Where are you going?"

Honestly? He needed a little time away from the alpha so he could freak out. Not that he wanted said alpha to know that fact, so he pretends to act as calmly as possible and was resisting the urge to flee from the room like his brain told him to.

"Our firewood supply is running low. You don't want us to freeze to death when night falls, do you?"
"Then I'll help you.", Aomine intended to get up, but Kagami raised his hand, "Take it easy. I don't know how your feeling right now, but after two weeks of being cooped up in that little body, I think your body needs a rest."

Aomine blinked and his shoulders slumped like he just realized that he's feeling tired.

"That is actually… A good idea.", Aomine lay down slowly on the coach and closed his eyes.

Kagami turned to look at the blue haired man one more time then closed the door softly.

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Aomine is feeling good. REALLY good.

He's FINALLY back to his real body after being trapped in the body of a fluffy, black cat for two weeks. He'll get his own little revenge on his old man and Satsuki when he gets home, but it can wait.

His body felt a bit stiff because he fell asleep on a small space, but he feels refreshed. Aomine looked around, and everything looks a bit different.

Well, of course it is.

He considered Kagami's hut to be small before, but it was enough for one human and a cat to live in. Now, as he's watching at his surroundings more closely with his human eyes, this hut looked smaller than he thought.

Speaking of Kagami… Where is he?

Aomine stood up and walked slowly toward Kagami's bedroom. He opened the door and took a peek inside. Kagami is there, curled up on the bed and is snoring softly. He looked so defenseless, so vulnerable and it made Aomine's heart ache a little to see him like this.

Kagami Taiga, an omega. He is not like an average omega. Different, but not in a bad way. He's living alone in the woods, away from his family who had treated him badly in the past and he's rarely interacted with other people, aside from the few that he considered his friends.

How can he live an isolated life like this?

Why are people so prejudiced against omegas?

Touou is one of a few towns that treat their people equally regardless of their gender, and Aomine has always been proud of that fact. Alpha, Beta and Omega were living side by side and respected each other. If only Kagami was born there, then he would have been treated better than in his own hometown. If only Kagami lived in Touou, there would be a lot of people to take care of him and see him as a human being, not just as his gender.

If Kagami became his mate…

Aomine shook his head and slowly stepped back from the door.

Two weeks. He has only known Kagami for two weeks but Aomine was already smitten and from how Kagami acted, it seemed he's (hopefully) also feeling the same way.

Nothing wrong with a bit wishful thinking, right?

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A soft whimper coming from Kagami's room roused Aomine from his slumber.

"Kagami? Are you okay?"

His brows furrowed, something happened, but he can't pinpoint what is wrong.

"Kagami, are you alright? I'm coming in, okay?"

Aomine opened the door and walked to Kagami's side and kneeled beside his bed. Kagami was curled up on the bed, covered in sweat. His breathing was coming in shallow and fast breaths.

"Hey, Kagami! Can you hear me?", Aomine patted his cheek softly and put his hand on Kagami's forehead.

"Shit! You're burning! Fuck!" Aomine tried to get up but Kagami raised his hand and clutched at his shirt weakly.

"Hurt… It hurts... please… please do something…."

He squeezed Kagami's hand briefly and pried it gently from his shirt. "I'll try to find something to help you cool down. Wait a minute, kay? I'll be back soon", Aomine rushed out of the room.

A while ago he was sure nothing was wrong with Kagami. Is he catching a cold? Did he exhaust himself?

Or… No, it couldn't be…?

Kagami said he is not using a scent blocker anymore. Is he also not on heat-suppressants as well?

Does this means Kagami goes into heat?

Fuck! Fuck!

This is bad!

He just has to find his heat-suppressant pills and tell kagami to take it, right?
No, it doesn't work like that. The suppressants have no use if the body is already going into heat.
Kagami definitely has to have something to help him deal with his heat, right? Something like ... Toys?
Aomine groaned, picturing Kagami using toys right now is not helping at all in this situation.

Wait ... Kagami said he had never once stopped his heat-suppressant since his first heat, so that means he didn't have to worry about his heat before. So, toys are not an option.

Then what should he do?!

Aomine began to panic. He paced back and forth, tugged his hair in frustration. After a few minutes, he stopped and took a deep breath. He has to calm down. He can think what he has to do later. The most important thing right now is to find something to ease Kagami's pain, because he had been told by his mother that when an omega goes into heat, they suffer a lot, especially if they don't have a mate.

Honestly, he knows the most effective way to help Kagami is to fuck him, but he couldn't do that to Kagami. At least not when he is not even aware of his own condition.

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"I'm sorry dear, but we don't sell toys in this shop. Why don't you just fulfill your mate's need?"

The owner of the shop, an old lady with white curly hair smiled at him, but Aomine tried really hard to not blushing in front of her. He's an alpha for fuck sake! He's not blushing. Ever.

But it's so hard to keep your cool when you're standing in front of a kind old lady in the medicine shop and asked her about toys to help your omega friend with his heat.

THIS is one of the most embarrassing moments in Aomine's life.

"Eerr… He is not my mate, so-"

"But you can still help him even if he's not your mate, right? You just don't have to knot or bite him. Oh! If you're not in the mood to copulate with him, you can also use your fingers or whichever way you and your partner prefer to. You know what I mean, right?", She wiggled her grey eyebrows.

Aomine choked, "Ex-Excuse me?!".

The seemingly-not-so-kind-anymore-old lady chuckled and pat his shoulder, "I'm just messing with you, son."

Yeah, not funny! And who the hell is still using 'copulate' as a word for fucking?! Well, apparently this elderly woman is.

After he calmed down, he remembered why he ended up in this situation. He came out of the woods and wandered around for a while until he had finally found this little village and this shop, but he never thought he would have a conversation about his sex life with an old lady in a place like this.

Does he have to explain that he doesn't want to 'copulate' with Kagami because he wants to have his consent and maybe… woo him first?

Great.

Aomine Daiki, the heir of the Touou clan want to woo an omega.

He has fallen hard this time, hasn't he?

He's never felt this way before. He has always taken and gotten whatever he wanted. Omegas and even betas threw themselves to him. He doesn't have to try hard to get their attention. It's true, he wants to have a mate to cherish and care for, but this urge to protect and shield Kagami from everything that may hurt him? This feeling is new for him.

The old lady suddenly smiled softly as if she can read his thoughts. She rummaged the shelf behind her and came back with a small pouch.

"This is a White Willow tea. It's useful for breaking a fever, relieves cramps and reduces the nausea. Mix this with a glass of warm water and add a little ginger in it, give him this twice a day. You also have to ensure he is not dehydrated. Give him something to drink regularly until the heat stops. Do not go too far from his room, because even though the scent of Alpha would make the heat stronger, it also makes him feel safe and protected. This medicine is not as effective as if you knot him, but it can ease the pain."

Aomine blinked.

"Al… right. Thank you, m'am." He took the pouch, but before he pulled his hand back, the old lady grabbed his hand.

"Good luck. I know it's hard for you to not lose control when you have to take care of him without touching him, but I know you can do it. He's so lucky to have you to help him through his heat."

Aomine's chest felt warm from her words. He gave her one of his rare smiles.

"Thank you, m'am. I'm lucky to have him too."

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"Sshhh… Come on, Taiga. You'll feel better after you drink this."

A smooth and deep voice rang in his ears. A big and cool hand pushed the hair from his face and cradled his head gently. Warm water touched his lips, he jerked back but the hand on his head kept him from moving.

"I know it's a bit warm for your liking, but after this I will give you some cold water, okay?"

Yeah, he's burning! He needs something cool, he doesn't need this warm water! But the soothing voice continued to persuade him to drink the water, so he reluctantly opened his mouth.

"You did good, Taiga."

The voice praised him and he felt happy. The man is an alpha, yeah he's sure the voice is coming from him because he can smell citrus in the air, a common scent for an alpha. The alpha place his head back on the pillow and moved away from him.

No no, he can't have that!

He caught the alpha's hand and pulled him onto his body. The Alpha looked surprised, but he didn't say anything.
"Please… Please help me. It hurts… Can you help me?"
He knows he is babbling right now, hell, he's begging. Maybe the Alpha thinks he is crazy, but he doesn't care. He just wants this Alpha to take the pain away, make him feel better. And he knows exactly what he needs.

"Knot me."

"Fuck!", the Alpha cursed and tried to scramble off the bed.

"I'll get more water for you. I'll be back soon, Taiga. Just a minute, kay?"

No, he needed this Alpha to knot him!

He mustered all his remaining strength to pull the Alpha back again and was clinging to him.

"Knot me… I need you, don't you want to knot me? Fill me with your seed? You can do anything to me. You want me, right Alpha?"

The Alpha tore his gaze away from him and gritted his teeth. Every muscle tensed and he was ready to bolt, "You don't know what you're asking of me, Taiga. You'll regret it. We'll both regret it. I don't want to hurt you. Please, don't make me do something that you don't want to."

He gently pulled away from him, but he held on tighter, "I want this! I want you!"

The alpha shook his head rapidly, then looked at him sadly, "No, you don't. I'm sorry Taiga, but I can't."

Did this alpha just reject him? Is he not good enough for him?

Yeah… Yeah, he is not enough. He's not like the other omega, he is a freak. Every Alpha avoided him, and no one is ever interested in him. The betas ignored him, even the omegas looked at him strangely… As if he's different…Like they were ashamed of him.

He released his hold.

He didn't know if he had thought any of that out loud or not, because the Alpha was suddenly in his space and grabbed his head.

"Look at me. Look at me, Taiga!"

He doesn't want to look at his face. He's been humiliated enough in his life. He doesn't want to see disgust or loathing in this alpha's eyes too.

He had enough.

"Taiga… Please, look at me.", the alpha lifted his chin and was staring straight into his eyes. This is the first time he took a clear look at this Alpha. He has a pair of deep blue eyes, reminding him of the night's sky. He has high cheekbones, dark skin and blue hair.

Why does he look so familiar?

"I want you, Taiga… But not like this, not this time. I want your consent. I want to get to know you better, the real you, behind all of that stubbornness and brave Alpha-Omega act. I want to know what you like, what you hate, even though I know a few of them from these past few days.", he chuckled softly. "I want to woo you, if you'll let me. Yeah, I know you will protest and say that you're not a girl, so you don't want me to woo you, but I'll change your mind."

The alpha stroked his cheeks. "I have to leave you in your room to rest." He whined, he can't bear the thought of this gentle alpha leaving him alone in his room. "Ssshhh.. No, I'm not going anywhere. I'll sleep on the couch, and if you need something, just yell for me."

He doesn't like this Alpha sleeping on the couch, why doesn't he just sleep with him here?

"Hey, come on. Don't make a face like that. I want you, Taiga. Don't you ever doubt it. If you still want me after your heat, we will talk about it, kay? But for now, I want you to be strong and fight this heat till the end."

His body slowly started to feel better, maybe the medicine from this alpha is working? He suddenly feels tired and sleepy, but he wants this alpha to stay with him a little longer

Just a little longer.

"Yeah, I won't leave you until you fall asleep. Just get some rest, kay? I got you, Taiga."

He closed his eyes when the alpha kissed his head and wrapped his arms around him.

He feels safe, secure and loved.

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