The little comments that the first chapter got had me thrilled! Thank you all for enjoying the story so far! Here is another chapter for this little royal/omegaverse KatsuDeku story!

Goes into detail about their lives apart, and also introduces more of the war/other characters you will see throughout the story!

Enjoy!

Chapter Two:

"Mama, how come I can't go see Deku?"

Mitsuki looked down at her blonde son, her face a slight grimace as she thought carefully over her answer. It had been two years since the last time Katsuki and Izuku had met, and normally it was around this time of season when Inko would bring Izuku along to visit the south kingdom. Mitsuki kneeled down in front of Katsuki, her eyes softened as she placed her hand on his shoulder.

"My son, what do you know of war?"

Katsuki's face fell, and his eyes seemed to focus on the ground before him. His foot dug into the fur rug, his sandaled feet showing his frustration over the question. "I know war is not good. Old man has taught me that it can tear countries apart… Is that why I can't see Deku?" His red eyes glared up at his mother, his fists coming to rest at his sides.

"I'm afraid it is."

"Well that's just-! That's! Argh!" Katsuki threw his hands forward, and a spark of flames erupted from his palms. The young prince didn't seem to notice what he had just done, and Mitsuki quickly called upon her own flames to control the ones that erupted in the room. "Deku is my mate! My omega! It's! It's preposterous to think we can be kept apart by something as mundane as a war!" Katsuki's eyes settled on his mother, the hard rubies glaring with enough hate to make even Mitsuki flinch. "I want it to end!"

"Katsuki, my son, you need to calm yourself. Your alpha will erupt in rage if you continue to allow yourself to talk this way. What if I told you there was a way to communicate with him?" Mitsuki watched as her son's look slowly calmed, his breathing exercises doing well to control the rage within him. "I know it is not the same as seeing the dear one, but it would be better than nothing. Yes?"

At Katsuki's slow nod, Mitsuki moved forward towards her desk and opened the drawers, looking for parchment and ink. "Come here Katsuki." Hearing the soft footsteps she pulled the chair out for her son and sat him down, giving him the red phoenix feather dipped in ink. "You can write to him. I can't promise there will be swift response, but in the end, you will be able to talk directly with him."

At his nod, Mitsuki walked away, going towards the large windows she had been staring out before her son had entered the room. At her sigh, she felt a warm arm wrap around her waist, and the steady presence of her husband filled her with calm. "It's getting worse Masaru…"

She heard his deep hum before her eyes settled on the rising smoke from the distance. It was coming from the direction of the east kingdom, the areas in which the royal family Todoroki ruled over. Endeavor was a fierce man, and had tried in many ways to take over the surrounding lands for his own gain. From what Mitsuki knew, he too had a son around Katsuki's age, who was the youngest of five and yet was named the next heir.

She could only puzzle over why that must be, since he had siblings nearly in their late teens if she had heard from her advisory correctly. She leaned back into Masaru, and drew her voice into a whisper.

"Masaru, Katsuki seems to have unlocked his power before. I think it's time we place him in combat training." She glanced over her shoulder at her husband's calculating look, before he nodded and moved from his place at her side. "Do you think Kirishima would be willing to work with him?"

"I don't see why not. He has just started training his own son. It would be good for Katsuki and Eijirou to meet. Did you happen to see what his strength was?"

Mitsuki looked away with a snarky laugh as she placed her arms across her chest. "Anger. What else would it be? He's more like me by each day." She glanced back at the desk, seeing Katsuki on his second page of writing, the ink getting all over his hands from the aggression he wrote with. "His next birthday, I want to grant him his first egg."

"Did you have one in mind?

"Either a drake or a wyvern, green shelled if possible. Either would be a good first companion for him. Ideally one with a calming personality, since him and Izuku cannot…" She paused, her eyes glancing over at their son. "Since they cannot meet for the time being. Masaru… have you heard-?"

"No, nothing has been sent yet that the war has progressed towards the central fairlands. The fighting has only progressed in the way of our paths, hence the lack of travel and letters we have been receiving. It is taking a full moon cycle travel to arrive there alone instead of the three day's trip." Masaru glanced away from his wife, hearing his son coming forward with a large grin on his face.

"Old man! Mama! I wrote four pages for Deku! Who shall I send this with?"

Mitsuki glanced up at her husband, a small smile on her lips at the excitement emitting from her dear son. "I think Iida is our fastest traveler yes? Maybe his son Tensei is now ready?"

Masaru nodded as he took Katsuki's hand. "Come Katsuki, let me introduce you to our runners."

"Runners?"

"Yes, they are our fastest travelers we have. The Iida's have been serving your mother's family for years, and they will continue to serve under you as well."

"Under Deku and I?"

Masaru let a small smile grace his lips as he looked down at his son. "Yes, under you and Izuku."

Katsuki glared at the small bispectical boy in front of him. His letter to Deku hung in his hand, trying to make sure not to crumple it under his tight grip as the boy proceeded to talk even after the fifth time Katsuki had asked him to shut up.

"And my training has just begun with my father - but I am nowhere near my brother who is currently our fastest runner at this time and-"

"Oh my god, please shut up!" Katsuki let out a loud roar towards the end of his words. His voice had quivered with the untamed power held within it, and the young prince did not notice the looks of pride and curiosity he gained. He only saw the look of shock on the young beta's face in front of him.

"I-I am sorry my prince! I did not mean to-!"

"It's fine! Just tell me where your brother is. My father is waiting for me at the barracks and I cannot stall for anymore time!"

"Tensei is this way… yes, uh, follow me." The young male led Katsuki through the small walled village that sat around the castle. The houses settled around here were for the families of those who served under the royal family. The towering spirals and two to three stories were set up for multiple generations to live and thrive in these homes. They also provided a high look out in case of attacks, and ways to get into the castle through hidden underground passage and high ropes that led towards the castle's own spirals.

Katsuki looked around at the families who either bowed or said hello to him. His alpha preening in the attention he was given. He grinned as the boy in front of him seemed to notice the attention and grew quiet before stopping in front of a large home with a stable nearby.

"Tensei should be at the stable house around the bend. I ask for your forgiveness once more, my prince. I did not mean to take away your time." At the sharp bow, Katsuki's eyes widened at the near ninety degree angle the other had bent himself into.

"It's fine. Honestly, just… just don't let it happen again! And call me Katsuki! The whole prince thing is… Is not befitting of my tastes."

The young lad looked up, but nodded at his words. "Of course my princ- I mean young Bakugou! You may call me Iida Tenya! Or Tenya!"

"Yeah okay, four-eyes." Katsuki sneered before pushing past Tenya who looked on with confusion. Katsuki entered the stable house and glanced around, spotting a much older male towards the corner of the shop who looked eerily similar to the young four-eyed male who led him here. "Excuse me, could you…?"

The other male glanced up, his mouth in a large smile before his eyes settled on Katsuki. His eyes then held a look of surprise before he got up from his place on his stool and made his way over towards the prince. "Ah, my young prince. To what do I owe the pleasure of this meeting?"

"I need you to deliver a letter to my Deku." Katsuki held out his letter with both hands, grinning as he took in the still pristine look the paper held. "He is from the central fairlands."

Tensei's eyes widened before he took the letter from Katsuki's hands. He noticed the letter made out to one Midoriya Deku, and his eyes softened as he set the letter into a letterbag on the table next to him. "I promise I will be swift and just in delivering this letter to your promised."

"Thank you. Have uh… Safe travels." Katsuki let a wave of his hand as he stepped back, the bow Tensei gave almost a near identical to the one his brother gave earlier. He stepped out of the stable, and made his way towards the gates of the wall that led to the training grounds. He was supposedly about to meet his next teacher who would be instructing him in his combat and magic prowess. A large grin formed on his lips as he cracked his knuckles. He couldn't wait.

The first time Izuku had received a letter was just after his sixth birthday, when Tensei came running into the central plaza to ask for directions to the Midoriya's. Izuku had just been leaving Toshinori's alchemy shop when he heard Tensei from next door. He had run up to him, recognizing his family crest as one that laid loyal to the Bakugou crown and smiled up at him, letting him know he could take him to the Midoriya Household.

Tensei seemed reluctant at first to believe the young male, before Izuku flashed the small ruby pendant that had Tensei easing his nerves. He had followed Izuku out of the town, wondering why his mother allowed such a young child to travel to the central plaza all on his own when they lived out in the wooded area. It wasn't until he arrived at the Midoriya household that he understood that Izuku was not alone.

He spotted the crow head within the trees easily, knowing and growing up with some of the Tokoyami family and finding it easy to spot them. He had forgotten that the family had been sent with the Midoriya's when they left nearly two years ago. He wondered where the family had settled, since they liked to stick to lesser crowds and the shadows that the night brought.

Stepping into the Midoriya house, he was struck with the stark feeling of home. It seemed that this family, rather small, was one of great happiness and it brought an easy smile to Tensei's lips. He bowed towards Inko, and held out the letter towards her with the intention of her passing it onto Katsuki's promised. She smiled at the lettering, before calling over the same boy from before and handing him the letter.

Tensei's smile fell as he looked on as the young boy took the letter with him towards the stairwell. He glanced back at the mother, before finally speaking his mind. "I may be overstepping my limits, my lady, but why did you gift the young boy the letter when it is clearly marked to the prince's promised?"

Inko seemed to pause at his words, her smile slowly forming, although tense. She suggested to the chair in front of him, and Tensei sat gratefully as his tired legs finally had a rest. "It seems that not even your kingdom has been truly informed of just who Katsuki's betrothed is. You must know that it is an omega, yes?"

Tensei nodded, his body slowly relaxing as he was given tea and small morsel of dried fruits and crackers. Inko took a deep breath before she continued. "I suppose I could tell you, since you must be the new carrier we will use to exchange letters." Inko looked away, her eyes resting on the stairwell once more before a smile settled over her lips. "You were probably expecting a female omega, well, my dear one, my Izuku, is Katsuki's omega. He likes to refer to him as his 'Deku' however."

Tensei's eyes widened as he registered the words. "A male… omega? The last I had heard of them was many, many years ago…" Inko nodded at his near whisper, her smile growing as Tensei looked startled. "That is why the Tokoyami's, Asui's, and Uraraka's were sent. It makes much more sense that the protection needed to be sound when the dear one… My, my. I would have never guessed that it would be because young Midoriya was indeed a rarity."

Inko smiled at his words, before a loud thumping was heard and Izuku entered from the stairwell. "Mama! Do you have any paints left? I want to draw Kacchan something!" Inko giggled at her son before getting up and grabbing something from a nearby cabinet.

"Here Izuku, my dear one. Will yellow and red be fine?" At his nod, she gave him the colors before he was off towards the stairs once more. Tensei watched with rapt attention before looking towards Inko once more.

"He is quite the lively one. A stark contrast to the prince."

"It is what makes them a good pair." Inko smiled at Tensei before nodding at the empty tea cup. "Is there anything else you may need? I am afraid I do not have space for you to stay here, but the Uraraka's should have an extra cot for you… If that is okay?"

Tensei quickly nodded before getting up, holding back a groan as his tired muscles were put to use once more. "Of course my lady, it is no trouble. Could you point me in the direction that their cottage lays?" Inko took him to the front, before pointing towards a pathway that led a little deeper into the woods.

"You will find them at the end of the fence. Their home just past the pond that the Asui's use. Please rest well, and make sure to come by again soon. I am sure Izuku will have many questions." Inko smiled as Tensei waved off, heading down the pathway towards the next clearing within the woods.

Inko stepped back into her home, sighing before settling on her small couch as she glanced around room. It had changed greatly since Hisashi left. Filled with drawings and paintings, little crafts that Izuku had created. She glanced at the small duel winged creature that Izuku had crafted from metal, with the help of his mentor Toshinori. She knew what it was, had glimpsed one before on one of her many trips to the south kingdom, but she knew Izuku had not seen one. The fact her son was able to mend and create a dragon from his own mind was startling, but it showed the promise that Toshinori had talked about when taking him as his successor.

The connection between him and Katsuki was startling, but was not unheard of. Their bond would only grow, and now since they were exchanging letters their trust in one another would only expand. Inko had faith in Mitsuki's choice that this was the right decision. She knew it was better to keep Izuku away from the kingdom to live a normal life before he matured and would have to fulfill duties to his sworn kingdom. The time in which they would move to the kingdom rest with when the war would end, and when Izuku had his third heat.

The third heat marked the time in which the body settled and grew into its own. The scent glands would be fully developed, the scent secure and profound, and his body would finally have a cycle that he would follow until his alpha's ruts and his own heats would match up. Inko grew red at the thoughts, shaking her head to rid the ideas of their future bonding from her mind. It would not do well to think over things that were far into the future.

She slowly made her way up the stairs and peered into the small upper level that was Izuku's bedroom. She glanced at his desk, covered in papers and books. She spotted her young son hunched over a piece of paper, his hand moving in swift motions over the page. She paused in her walk when next to him, Izuku's face full of concentration as he drew of the town and his new friends. Inko was first startled by Izuku's natural talent at drawing and painting. Neither her nor her absent husband had any talent in art, but here was her dear one, doing full page illustrations at six.

"Izuku, dear, are you almost finished? It is about time for supper."

At his small nod, he pushed away from the desk and held up the parchment that showed the full image of paints and writing. It showed him, his home and Inko. It showed of Uraraka's daughter, the Asui's oldest, and even the middle child of the Tokoyami's. She spotted Toshinori in the bottom corner, his full filled out form instead of his hidden skeleton one. Inko nodded in approval and Izuku giggled as set it down and made his way with his mother towards the stairs.

"What shall we be having mama?"

"I was thinking of your favorite… Katsudon perhaps?"

"Oh please mama! That would make this day even more!" Izuku jumped off the second step from the floor and turned around to give her a large grin. Inko couldn't deny her dear one of this simple pleasure.

Chapter Two END