Hinata held his sword up, his lime green robe covering his body, hiding his most prized treasure.
These brutes had come to loot and raid, fine but he was getting out and no one would be taking him as their mate or victim.
His sword skills weren't the best but he would die before someone took the baby from him just to force his heat. He'd seen how alpha's kick started heats by taking their unwilling victim's child and disposing of the pup in some cruel way. He wouldn't allow it, Natsu wasn't his but she might as well be. He would hold on to her with every last breath, this town Yukigaoka, no one knew them and he reinvented himself. Then the enemy came what did they want from this peaceful village.
The people were fleeing to Kurasano a smaller kingdom known to be ruled by a cold king and his vicious army. Hinata had stayed clear, he knew what guards could do with their masters approval.
The houses in the village that had been standing days before with the inhabitants smiling and waving hello to each other were crumbling behind him.
Once he reached the outskirts of town he crossed the cold river , several bodies littered the blood stained river, but he found several small stones to cross on keeping the sleeping baby from being tainted by the death and loss of war.
It was then he heard a groaning, someone had fallen/knocked from their horse, the poor beast was laying on its side limp and it's rider was pinned underneath an arrow in his shoulder.
Hinata acted quickly, the man was pushing the beast but his strength wasn't enough. It reminded him like a bird caught in a net just a flapping of wings. Shoyo crouched down and pushed with his might, careful to not jostle the baby sleeping in a sling around his chest.
The stranger slithered out on his back, he was panting hard and the sun was setting. The young healer pulled him over to the shade of a tree.
"Please stop moving you'll make your wounds worse, I have to remove the arrow. Do you understand." The man with the cobalt eyes grunted and nodded.
"My name is Shoyo, Hinata. I'm a healer. I'll do my best just sit still. Trust me?" The stranger with the short dark hair nodded cringing in pain and pale from blood loss.
"Ssssh, do you have a name?" The man said nothing then Hinata realized he was a soldier. "Did your people do this?" Hinata pulled the arrow quickly rummaging in his bag awkwardly steaming the blood with a quick sterile bandage. He then wrapped the shoulder quickly knowing he would need to clean it before applying the salve. Again the soldier said nothing, Hinata went over to the dead horse pulling the man's kit off and found his sword. It was heavier than his own, but the younger man drug it over, the soldier's eyes widened seeing his weapon in the healer's hands.
"You'll be okay but you'll need these. After, because I'm not sticking around to be some broodmare. I need to take your shirt off, so please just bare with me. You are starting to catch a fever, thankfully this wasn't poisonous. "
"Tobio." the soldier spoke, " And my men did not do this? They did not destroy this peaceful village? We heard the call-" Tobio grunted again, sweat beading his forehead.
"Good. Cause I'd still help you but I'd be less gentle." Hinata replied checking the man's other wounds. Removing the man's shirt was something breathtaking. The healer had never done something so intimate on someone so fit. He ignored the toned skin, marked with several scars, he needed to put salve on to protect the wound and wrap it. He quickly used a dagger explaining each step so as to not spook the soldier.
"You have an ugly scar here, a sword caught you off guard, it was just sharp enough-"
"It was a lesson I learned young. A lesson in trust." Tobio growled hating the fact his mouth so easily spilled his secrets, albeit half secrets but this Omega with messy orange hair and an awkward gait was easy to do this with. Was it the fever? Or a spell, was this siren with beautiful gold eyes a demon witch? Then a cry pierced the air, the Omega had started a fire and quickly sat down opening his robes, Tobio could see across the fire the omega had a baby strapped to his chest. He was small even for an omega and the child was smaller. Tobio tried to imagine the boy heavy with child and cringed, he would be weak by it. Male pregnancy almost always ended in death it was a cruel thing to force that on anyone. Female pregnancies were dangerous but the female omega had a 25% chance at surviving, a male had less. It was rare scene, watching as the young healer cooed and fed the child.
"Tobio fell into a deep sleep, lulled into a peace by the soft humming and singing of this Shoyo. He then awoke startled awake someone was dragging him, "We have to get away from the river, the enemy soldiers are looking for slaves. Just shhh. The short healer was quick to hide their trail and the three were in a cave lit only by the light coming in from the shrubs hiding the entrance.
"I opened the wound but it's healing, I need to get us some food you need meat and we need fresh water. Natsu needs milk. I'll go and come back but please."
Hinata looked pained "Can you hold Natsu, if I don't return you have to swear to keep her safe. You don't have to raise her as your own just keep her safe. I'll find you two if something happens. But nothing will happen."
Tobio didn't know what to do the small child was handed to his good arm. "I'll be back." The male leaned down and kissed the sleeping infant with the same orange hair. Tobio held his own breath, feeling the warmth and nearness of the male's face near his naked chest, he hoped the younger man didn't see the pricking of his skin.
He then felt a deep protectiveness and held the baby closer, would his future children have dark hair and gold eyes? Or orange fiery red hair and cobalt blue eyes?
The omega smiled and left the face of the cave, and to Tobio's relief after the longest hour of his life the Omega returned with milk and food.
However not without incident, the boy's face was bruised and he was holding his own side, the Alpha tasted the air sensing blood.
"Shoyo!" The deep voice startled the baby awake and instead of wailing the infant snuggled and scented the warm body holding her.
"She's-scenting you."
Tobio ignored the healers words, "Where are you bleeding?"
"It's alright it wasn't a deep cut just a flesh wound I was cornered by some mercenaries but I got away and with their food. I'm faster than I look, and better with a sword than they thought. Forget that! Natsu hates everyone holding her, she seems to like you. She's purring. I havent seen her do that with anyone but me."
"What a good girl. You've been so good while I was gone." Hinata winced taking the baby from the soldier.
"Show me." Tobio demanded.
"It's fine. You need to sit and stop being an Alpha you're hurt worse than me."
"My fever is gone, I expect to leave here in a day."
"Good, then you'll be fine. Just let me feed you and let you reach that day. First I'll feed Natsu and then the stew will be ready."
Shoyo bit down, that sword had cut him under his robe but he would sew it up later for now he has it bandaged. Getting the milk was worth nearly getting caught, those thugs had stolen a cow from some poor farmer.
Shoyo was slower than usual but he started the small fire and used a pot he stole from the thugs, the water boiled he added the food his nimble fingers lifted from the camp of idiots.
Tobio watched every stifled wince becoming agitated. "I'll feed the pup. You sit and watch the water boil."
"Come here Natsu, let uncle feed you. Mama needs a break." Tobio grumbled and the infant only cooed up at the usually scowling stranger. Small hands batted at his face, small fingertips skimmed over Tobio's face. He held the small bladder of milk to the infants suckling mouth.