Light glanced out the window at school, the seventeen year old was only half paying attention to the teacher as he droned on about topics the young man had already mastered two years ago. It was unfortunate that Japanese society didn't deem the advanced education of an Omega an appropriate dedication of resources.

They were not allowed the opportunity to pursue accelerated or advanced placement studies in school, even though Alphas were, forcing the young man into the "standard" level education classes. Light had decided to pursue the knowledge on his own of course. Going to the library, gathering information online…wherever possible, he sought ways to challenge himself further, push his limits.

However, higher learning wasn't his purpose in life, Light was told, along with the rest of the 5% of the male Omega population of the world and the 10% of female Omegas. They were not meant to contribute outside of the home in some great way.

His life's work would be in spreading his legs and letting his Alpha breed him, maintaining their home, being a respectable piece of arm candy for them to dote upon. So he simply told his parents he was studying up on safe, acceptable Omega topics, like household management, family care and cooking. Which he did read up on, but only to a minimum…just so he would be able to answer questions if quizzed unexpectedly on the subjects. Thankfully his mother never grew suspicious that Light's skills in the kitchen remained only passable after all of that extensive 'studying'.

The young Omega's honeyed eyes narrowed as the bell rung and he grabbed his bag, falling in step with the masses exiting the building, yet never quite blending in. The brunet beauty was far from ordinary after all, with his gold flecked eyes, lightly tanned skin and mile long legs. He was stunning and enticing, but most often remarked that he could be cold at times, a bit aloof for an Omega. Those people didn't really know Light.

His family? They sometimes caught glimpses of the warm, young boy who used to think the world was full of possibilities. The same boy who had slowly, but surely closed himself off to others as he saw his future dreams fade into nothing upon presenting as an Omega.

Light watched the people rushing past as he walked home, heading to jobs he would never have the chance to have, just because of his dynamic. The brunet couldn't help but think…

This world is a rotten mess.

It's not fair. Anger flared briefly in his gut before he swallowed it down.

The young man sighed as he hurried up the steps to his house and went inside. There was no use worrying about things like that. He had no power to make a change to the status quo. No real influence. Once high school ended, his family would only press harder for him to at least begin to review the offers from Alphas that arrived daily.

At least Mom and Dad are letting me have some input, that's something at least. He shuddered at the thought of using a matching agency to find his mate.

Why can't things just…happen naturally? Why force it… Light removed his shoes just inside the door.

He knew he sounded like some stupid Omega from a bond mate movie of the week right now. Those stupid films always made him want to throw the remote at the television when Sayu put them on. But he had to admit, that deep down, some things rang true in his mind about feeling at the core of your being like an Alpha, or for many Omegas given their rarity, a pair or trio of Alphas were right for you. Why can't I take the time to find-

"Sayu, your father needs this change of clothes." He heard his mother plead with his sister. "Please take them down to-"

"But, Mom…" Light heard the younger Yagami sibling whine. "I just got home! And my show's starting..."

"I can go. It's no problem." Light smiled, happy to have a legitimate reason to get out of the house and go to police headquarters. He'd been hacking into the NPA's servers using his Dad's secure connection for years to view police case files and had been following the international serial murder case they were working on. The young Omega doubted his father needed to deal with his pouty sister on top of the stress he was under.

Light imagined thing were tense at the moment at the station, given that only a few days ago he'd read in the file that the detective known as L was being brought in on the case that now spanned three countries as the killer managed to leave a trail of at least twenty-two dead bodies behind them.

As the brunet had looked into learning more about the mysterious detective his father was working with, he'd found out that the man, or at least he assumed it was a man, had supposedly solved every case he'd ever taken. No one knew who he really was or what he looked like…

Maybe he's an Omega in hiding… Light mused before letting out a huff of bitter laughter at the ridiculous idea of an Omega being allowed to do that kind of work for a living. Yeah, right…

If only I'd been born an Alpha or Beta, I could… Light took a calming breath and tried to let the frustration go, not wanting to give off a distressed scent that might cause his family concern and prevent him from visiting his father at the station. There were some things he knew he needed to accept that he couldn't change and this was one of them.

At least he'd been able to have a taste of it in some small way. The accessibility to his Dad's files provided Light yet another reason to delay his inevitable mating as long as possible. The NPA had yet to catch on to exactly who it was, but he'd been poking around in their electronic case files for the last year or so and adding his own notes as he put bits of evidence together that the detectives had missed. It was absolutely thrilling to see the results of his findings when they caught someone and closed a case.

One of the most personally meaningful signs that he'd had an impact, was when his Dad mentioned over the dinner table one night that they must have a shy, but brilliant detective on their team. It seemed that someone was helping solve cases on the sly and not asking for a lick of credit.

"I'm not complaining." He'd said as he smiled warmly. "I just wish I could thank them for giving me a chance to spend a little more time with my family instead of working through a backlog of cases."

Light smiled, thinking about his Dad's words as he put his shoes and jacket back on before grabbing the bag and heading out the door. "I'll see you later Mom!"

"Be safe Light!"

"I will." Light rolled his eyes and stepped out into the bright afternoon sun, eager to reach his destination.

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