The sun were bright and the day was nice, so Karna was hanging the futon and blankets outside. Surely the futon would smell nice tonight.
All of sudden, Karna felt his whole body grow hot. He knew this feeling. He had this feeling many times already. His heat had come.
Karna ran inside and went to his room, he reached to the calender at the top of the cupboard. He checked the calender. Karna was sure his heat should be next month, not now.
Karna felt even hotter, and his legs felt weak. He needed to cool down. Karna went to the bathroom. He undressed and turned the shower on. The cold water didn't help at all.
Karna went back to the bedroom. Then he grabbed Arjuna's shirt that was hung on the door. He smelled the shirt. Arjuna's smell calmed him a bit. The shirt became wet because he was still wet from the shower.
Karna laid on the floor. Curled up like a ball as he smelled into the shirt. Karna's hand moved down and he touched his erect as he buried his face into that shirt.
Karna imagined that Arjuna was here touching him as he rubbed his front. But that wasn't enough. What he really wanted was to put something inside him.
He touched his hole, pushing a finger inside. Karna gasped a little. Heat had made him more sensitive to touches. But of course one wasn't enough so he added another one and pushed the fingers as deep as they could go.
Arjuna.. Arjuna.. please come home soon.
Karna shuddered as he came. But he was still aroused, far from satisfied. He kept fingering himself as well as rubbing. He moved his thigh so he could feel more friction. "Arjuna.. arjuna..."
Not enough.. I need Arjuna..
Karna cried as he masturbated. This feeling was the worst. He felt so sad and lonely. He needed to be fucked so badly but Arjuna wasn't home. Even though before this Karna couldn't have sexual enjoyment, his heat turned him into sex maniac. Now his head was filled with sex and Arjuna.
Back then when he was still alone, he would seclude himself for days in the forest so no one would find him. It wasn't fun, but as far as Karna remembered, it was never this horny. He would masturbate a few times and then spent the rest of the day resting. How come this time's heat was so different? Is it because Arjuna? Because Karna wanted Arjuna so badly?
"Hnnghhh..." Karna drooled and gritted as he added the third finger inside him. He was so wet. The fingers felt good, but not enough. Karna wanted something else. Something bigger to fill
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Arjuna arrived home seeing the futon outside. Then he entered the house. Usually Karna would have welcomed him at the doors, but Karna wasn't there. Maybe he was sleeping? But the futon was outside. Weird.
Arjuna went into the bedroom and found Karna was on the floor, laying on his side. Face flushing red and his breath were hot. He buried his face in Arjuna's shirt. His hands were touching himself front and back. Karna was already overflowing in juices.
The whole room was filled with the smell of omega in heat.
Arjuna had expected Karna's heat to come. But he didn't expect it to be this fast.
Arjuna tried to be calm on the situation but the 'fuck me' smell was too heavy. Arjuna wanted their first heat to be slow but the smell had taken away his senses and composure. It drove Arjuna crazy. He just want to fuck now!
Arjuna pushed Karna's hands away by force. Then he pulled the man's waist. He took out his hard dick and just slam it inside. Fucking him from behind.
"Anhhh.. haa... this is.. good..." Karna moaned loudly because it felt so good to have a dick inside. Finally, something big enough to fill him. He had agonized this since he started touching himself. It was quick and easy entrance. Karna had fingered himself for an hour already before Arjuna came home.
Karna came again as soon as the dick hit the deep spot. The juices leaked from behind and some dripped from his dick. It felt so good. So good. But not enough! More. More.
Arjuna didn't wait any moment, he started thrusting as soon as he entered. It was so warm and sticky inside. It was amazing. The pacing was fast, there were no room for slow and gentle fuck. Arjuna wanted to cum quickly.
"More... hngghh.." Karna drooled and begged as his sweat dripped from his chin as because of the quick movement. Every thrust made him even wetter. The thick juices flowed to Arjuna's dick and then to the balls.
Karna was enjoying every thrust when he felt Arjuna bitting on his ear, then he moved away from the ear. His tongue was on the back of his neck, licking and sucking. His hands were circling Karna's chest, holding him a bit too tightly.
Then, Arjuna bit on Karna's nape. Marking Karna as his property as he shot his load inside him. And Arjuna licked the blood from that bite. Not even letting a drop go to waste.
Mine! Mine! Mine! Karna's mine! Arjuna grinned as he finally had marked Karna. "Karna, you're mine now!"
"Ahh.. I'm yours.." It felt so amazing, Karna never felt something this good as if he was high on ecstasy. Being fucked and marked. He came again.
Karna was getting a little sleepy. He was tired from all the activities he did before Arjuna came home. But Arjuna had just started. He pulled out for a brief moment, flipped Karna's body, and slam into him again.
"Ghh.. Arjuna.. that's.." Karna wanted to say that was too sudden, but Arjuna started to move again. Making him unable to voice out anything except for moans. /p
Karna touched his belly where he could feel Arjuna's big thing inside him. It was so deep and so big. "Ahh.. hngg.."
Arjuna's sweat dripped onto Karna's chest as he kept moving. Arjuna looked at Karna's face. He was flushing red and drolling. His eyes were half closed. He wanted to sleep so badly, but Arjuna kept fucking him. Karna was tired but it also felt so good.
Arjuna looked at that nice neck. He licked it, and sank his fangs into it. He sucked his blood while he kept thrusting. Done with that bite, he bit the left side of the neck. /p
"Arjuna.. ahh.." Being sucked on while being fucked was so amazing that Karna cried a little. It was tears of happiness. This was an omega's happiness. Karna experienced it for the first time. How great! So happy! What a bliss! "I love you.. Arjuna.." Karna said in between of his moans.
Arjund made his tongue into Karna. And the kissed passionately, their tongue searching for each other's. Karna could taste his own blood inside Arjuna's mouth. Karna never had guess a kiss could feel this good.
"I love you, Karna.." Arjuna whispered. "..stay with me forever."
"Yeah.. ahh.." Karna smiled and nodded happily. He was heavily drunk in the sex. Though those words were truth. Karna would never leave Arjuna.
Then, they kept fucking for hours, and Arjuna cummed five times inside his mate. He came deep inside, clearly aiming for impregnation.
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After they were done, Karna laid on his side, totally worn out as he slept soundlessly. He hadn't even cared to clean his self, his thigh was covered with his own cum, and thick juices were flowing out from inside him. He just dropped and slept like dead.
Karna's heat hadn't ended yet. He still smelled arousing. But it wasn't as heavy as earlier. Arjuna could tolerate this easily. Karna often release this horny smell and Arjuna wouldn't want to fuck Karna while he's sleeping. Karna might be his mate now, but he still wanted to treat Karna with respect.
"Karna?" Arjuna called for him, no respond. Well he was exhausted after all. "I'll do the cleaning then.." he said to his sleeping mate as he patted him.
Arjuna fixed his clothes, he never did undress himself. Then he grabbed a towel and wiped Karna. Cleaning him up.
Then Arjuna went out to grab the futon. It was already warm and nice. Perfect.
Arjuna went back to the room, he spread the futon on the floor. Arjuna picked Karna and laid him down there, covering him. Then he grabbed he pillow and put in under Karna's head. Gently on making sure his mate's nice sleep undisturbed.
Arjuna laid on his side as he watched Karna sleeping. He gave a kiss on Karna's forehead and brushed his white hair with his fingers. Karna's hair was silky and soft. No wonder the birds like to land here. Arjuna chuckled to himself as he remember the bird landing on Karna's head.
Then Arjuna's hand went to Karna's belly. Arjuna smiled. It would be nice if we manage to conceive. He thought. Anyway they would continue again as soon as Karna woke up, for his heat had not yet ended. His horny smell was still there, it probably would stay two or three days.
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The heat lasted for three days. In those three days, Arjuna had thrusted who knows how much of his seeds into his mate. But it was a lot. A lot. Because Karna could feel it. He was laying on his back, Arjuna's hand was holding his waist as he moved inside. Karna's stomach was bloated a bit and he felt heavy.
Karna closed his eyes as Arjuna thrusted some more inside and let out seeds once again. That was the last one. Arjuna chuckled and Karna looked to his mate. Arjuna seemed so happy and satisfied. Sex on heat was amazing. Karna couldn't help but smile. Arjuna's expression was fun to watch.
Hot bodies were still connected when Arjuna kissed Karna. Karna put his hand on that dark hair. Their kiss wasn't a passionate, though an intimate one. They parted and stared into each other's eyes. Then they sticked their forehead together for seconds. After that, he pulled out. Some of the cum leaked as he pulled.
Arjuna looked down and surely their futon matress would need a laundry. But first, they need a bath. Because they were too busy in their baby making fun. "Let's take a bath." Arjuna said as he got up. He went to grab Karna his clothes, planning to take the bath together.
But Karna wasn't getting up. He did sat up for a brief moment and then he quickly laid down again. He rolled his body and laid on his stomach now.
Arjuna looked at Karna, finding his behavior was weird. "What's wrong...? Did it hurt?" Arjuna asked and Karna raised his head, looking back with his flat default face.
"No," Karna replied as he raised his brows. "If I move now..." a pause and then blush creeped on his cheeks. "It'll leak out..."
They were serious about wanting a baby. It was part of Arjuna's wanting to tie Karna down. Even though marking him was enough, he wanted more. Karna was more than happy to comply with that wishes. A family with Arjuna sounded perfect.
Karna buried his face onto his arms. "I'll stay like this for a while." He said as the blush reached his nape.
"I see," Arjuna smiled and blushed at Karna's words. Happy that Karna was looking forward to have a child. It was mix of embrassment and proud feeling. "Do you need anything?"/p
"I'm good." Karna replied as he peeked from his arm. "Can you please feed the cats?"
Arjuna chuckled. "I understand," he answered and he grabbed on the blanket that got kicked away when they started their fun. He put it on Karna's back and kissed Karna's temple. "I'll bring you water." He said and Karna nodded with a smile.
Arjuna walked to the kitchen and filled a glass of water. Then he picked the bag he had with him when he came home. It was the manga he bought for Karna. The latest release. He returned to the room and put the two item next to Karna. "I'll go take a shower." He said after that. Karna thanked him and the he drank the water.
Arjuna went for a quick shower and after he finished, he go feed the cats. As soon as Arjuna opened the door, the cats meowed and ran to him. Food time! One, two, three, four, five, six... seven cats!? Arjuna was sure it was just two cats last week. The cats were summoning its friends. Well, Karna liked cats and his only friends here were cats. Arjuna hoped his house wouldn't end up as cat nest.
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Arjuna entered the room to grab his jacket. He looked at Karna who was still laying on his stomach on the futon matress. "I'll go out for a while," he said as he wear the jacket. "I'll be back by night."
"Ah," Karna looked behind and nodded. "Be careful." He watched as Arjuna exited the room. Karna's ears followed him, listening too his steps until he went far enough that Karna lost him.
Karna stayed still for almost one hour. He had re-read his manga three times. Analyzing the chapters and admiring the very neat art. Karna couldn't help but to praise the dedication poured into the drawing. Even the rocks got details.
He rolled once and felt it was okay now. He sat up and it didn't leak anymore. He got up and picked his shirt. He wore it and walked out of the room. No pants. He didn't like to wear pants if he hadn't cleaned up yet. It felt weird.
Karna went to the living room put the manga he had finished to the bookshelf. Lining with the previous volumes. It had been a year and a few months they had lived here, so he had more than a few volumes.
Then, he went for a bath. The water was warm and nice. Karna liked bath so much. When he was younger, he would went to the pond for one. He would float around as he watched the starry sky. It was cold but he was used to it. But since he lived here, he got warm bath everyday. /p
Karna closed his eyes as he relaxed himself in the water. He squeezed his whole body into the water with only his face on the surface. He went a bit lower to warm his cheeks. It felt very nice. Karna let out a pleasant sigh.
He stayed in the tub until the water become lukewarm. It was the time to go out.
Karna returned to the bedroom. He dressed up and looked at the stained futon. He looked at the very stained sheet. He took off the sheets and look at the matress. It was stained to the matress.
First to do, wash the sheets. He took the sheets to the backyard. He filled the buckets with water from the tap and he started washing manually with his hands with the detergent. He went to the bathroom to drain the washing water, because detergent water could damage the grass around. He washed the sheets a few times until it smelled clean. Because earlier, he could smell the sweat, semen, and little blood from it. Because they kind of bite each other on the process, for fun. After washing, he hanged the sheets under the sun.
Sheets were done, now the mattress. Washing the mattress would a bit tricky. But Karna had the strength to wash matress with his hands. Their matress was a foam one so he could wash it.
He remembered, Arjuna had wet his bed once. The little boy was too afraid to ask for the toilet because be Karna was too intimidating. He went to sleep with full bladder and end up wetting the bed. When the morning came and Karna saw the stain and Arjuna froze in fear. He almost cried because Karna's scary eyes stared at him. But what Karna thought was something entirely different. He was concerned if something was wrong with Arjuna. Karna couldn't wash that matress so he used up the vinegar and baking soda recipe.
He hung the matress after he was done. Now would do other the other chores. He could do the laundry but there weren't any space left at the hanger. So he swept and mopped the floor instead. He hadn't been cleaning for three days. He could feel the dust under his feet. Cleaning the house was fun when he had nothing else to do and without Arjuna around, it was even more lonely.
But thankfully Karna had his cat friends. He sat at the porch hopefully the cats would come and play. But food time had passed and they had been fed. No cats were there. No cats to touch. No cats... Karna felt a bit disappointment in his heart.
If there weren't any cats to touch, he would do something else. Cleaning the bathroom. Toothbrush was very usefull for the corners.
Pretty much everything had been cleaned and Karna didn't know what to do next. He spent five hours cleaning and it was only five in the evening. He went to the living room and and laid there looking at the ceiling. Changing positions several times, walk around the house for no reason. Just waiting until the night.
Karna could have went out and explored the forest. He liked nature and he did it once. When he returned home, Arjuna wasn't that pleased. He got scolded not to wander alone. Since then, Karna never left the house.
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Ever since that day, Arjuna put his nose on Karna's body a few times a day. He constantly checked for changes from Karna's smell. It didn't came out any different for quite some time.
Arjuna brushed his nose on Karna's hair as he hugged him. It smelled just like normal. Maybe it did not worked? Arjuna didn't exactly how soon the smell would appear, but he had been doing this for almost two weeks. He looked at Karna with an expression of mixed disappointment and confusion. He also sighed lighty at the end.
"There's next time." Karna said as he tried to cheer his mate. Sure, it was a disappointment that they didn't manage to conceive. But it couldn't be helped. They could wait for another six or seven years for the next heat to come. Sometimes more than that. Omegas only could get pregnant in the span of few days in their heat.
Arjuna was impatient. He wanted Karna to had his child as soon as he could. Maybe it was instinct's work, but that was what Arjuna felt. But if they failed, they failed. Arjuna could only nod. "It can't be helped." He said as he smiled a little. Still, he was clearly disappointed.
Karna was also down. He frowned as he closed his eyes. There weren't any changes in his body. He was still normally functioning. And Arjuna had confirmed with his nose. "Sorry." Karna apologized. He hoped Arjuna wouldn't be discouraged from this.
Arjuna put his hand on Karna's head and ruffled on his hair. "I'm okay," he said and snorted lightly. "You seemed more down than me." It was the truth. Karna, ever since he was freed, he wanted to start a family as quickly as possible. Maybe because he felt himself being worthless after all had happened.
"You're right," Karna didn't deny. He gave a sad smile and nodded. Then he buried his face on Arjuna's shoulder. He rubbed Karna's back to soothe him.
That day went like usual. They were spending time together. At least Arjuna wasn't going out that day. Arjuna was doing his thing in his computer again. Karna looked at the moving graph and he didn't understand anything at all.
Arjuna was a smart man. He could do plan things and he was strong. Truly a perfect dream husband of many. Sometimes Karna wondered if he was even good enough for Arjuna. Because he felt he wasn't smart or useful enough. He wasn't that attractive as well. All of sudden, he thought of an idea. "Arjuna, can you teach me what you're doing now?"
Arjuna was sitting at their living room, at the short and round coffee table. He eyed Karna in face full of doubt. "I don't think you can manage this..." No way Karna could handle this. Plus, Arjuna wouldn't let him. He didn't like the idea of Karna going online. This Karna who was clueless of the world was Arjuna's doings. And he want to keep it this way.
"I can try." Karna said, trying to add more assurance. But it failed.
"No," Arjuna glanced back to his screen. "You can't do this."
There was no need to press the matter if Arjuna had said so. So Karna nodded. "I understand," he said as he looked to four mobile phones next to the computer. "How about these?"
Arjuna looked to Karna's face, and went down to what he looked at. "No, you can't touch these," Arjuna denied. He didn't know why Karna was suddenly interested with his stuff. But the phones were for his secret business, and he didn't want Karna to had anything to do with it. "Why sudden interest? You never asked anything about this before."
"I want to be useful for you, if there's anything I can do, please tell me." His face was still flat as ever, but his eyes showed determination.
"You're fine the way you are now," Arjuna said as he eyed Karna weirdly. He shut down his laptop and faced Karna. iMaybe Karna felt bad because we didn't manage to conceive?/i "I love you as you are." Arjuna said proudly with a smile. His hands touched Karna's cheek.
Karna touched that hand with his as he felt the warmth on his cheek. He closed his eyes enjoy the tenderness of the hand that had nursed him back to health. "I just want to help you."
Arjuna snorted lighty. "You're already enough help just by staying with me." He said as he smiled.
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Arjuna had stopped his constantly smelling Karna after that. They both had believed they didn't got the baby. But Arjuna stayed in the house with him for another week before he suddenly annouced he would be gone for a few days, four at most. "Sorry, I'll come home as soon as I can." He said to Karna who was seeing him off the doors.
Arjuna had gone out many times, for necessity trips a few hours. For the mystery trips that Arjuna never wanted to tell Karna, longer, but it was never passed two days. "Why so long?" Karna asked as he looked to Arjuna in concern.
"Well, it's urgent thing," Arjuna tried to keep it as vague as ever. Actually, he had been a cleaner for Agravain. Agravain needed a good cleaner and Arjuna found the deal useful for him. It was distasteful because this made Arjuna indirectly working for Gilgamesh. But he had decided that their current lifestyle was more important than his grudge. "Sorry, I can't tell you more."
Karna wasn't that pleased, but if Arjuna said so. Whatever it was, Arjuna had a valid reason to keep it a secret for Karna. And Karna accepted that. "I understand," he said and nodded. "Be careful."
"Thank you," Arjuna thanked and kissed his mate on temple before he closed the door and left. He didn't return for more than the promised days.
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Karna looked at the door in silence, as he rested his head on the table. He was waiting for Arjuna's return. It wasn't needed to look at the door, he could just use his ears. He could hear from meters away if Arjuna had returned. But he stared at door as a form of hope.
Karna was getting lonely. A full week without Arjuna, this was the first time. And without Arjuna, Karna had no one to communicate with. He was starting to get lonely. The supply was going down as well. If Arjuna really didn't return by next few days. Karna would have to leave on his own. Because he would need to consume.
Karna had one bottle of blood left, it was enough for two days only. Well, just in case if Arjuna didn't return soon, Karna would consume this one slowly. Stretching it up to four days if he took it carefully.
But even after five days, Arjuna didn't return. Arjuna had been gone for total of twelve days. Karna went outside and the cats came running to him. He knelt down and touched the back of the black cat. "Sorry," He said to the cats. The cats kept meowing, demanding food. "I don't have anything to feed you today."
Karna touched enough and he felt bad for the cats as they kept meowing. He really had nothing to feed them and himself. Karna bit his own hand and drank his own blood for comfort as soon as he went inside. It really provided nothing but brief comfort, in fact, biting himself could be a bad thing. But Karna was getting hungry.
He wasn't in mood to do anything. To be honest, Karna had re-read his mangas so many times he had started to get bored with them.
Karna laid his back on the ground. He used the cushion as pillow. He didn't want to go to the bedroom because he wanted to wait more. Karna went to sleep as he waited.
Karna woke up at 10 at night. The room was dark because he didn't turn on the lamp, it wasn't a problem. Nine hours. He hadn't been sleeping for this long. Sure, by not consuming enough, he was tired. But still, only ill vampires sleep this much. But even after sleeping for so long, Karna still felt so tired.
His throat was burning. He went running to the kitchen and drank some water. It wasn't enough. Second glass, third glass, fourth glass. Of course it wasn't enough. He needed blood, not water.
Karna bit his fingers and tasted the sweetness of himself. But this won't help. The hunger was still right there.
He returned to the living room. He stared at the door, this time, not to wait. Karna was thinking about leaving. iThe should be some human a few kilometers from here./i He was shocked at his own thoughts. He was just thinking about attacking humans. Karna faced the wall, and hit his own head there. Hard enough to cause little cracks on it.
Thanks to the hit, Karna felt a dizzy. He had some blood on his head. He laid down once again. He went for another sleep. Attacking humans was just unacceptable for him.
Starving vampires could lose their sanity, and that was the furthest thing Karna would want to happen to him. But he used to starve himself for days and he could still hold his mind. iDid I got used to this lifestyle too much?/i He could only hope Arjuna to return soon.
Karna was woken up by the chirps of birds and the meows outside. Meant it was eleven at the morning. He slept straight for another half of day. The light were coming in from the window and that light hurt his eyes. He rolled and now laying on his back. He sank his fangs into his hand, drinking his own blood fast. He was just hungry. And this was getting nowhere.
I want to get out. But I had promised Arjuna not to leave. But will Arjuna even return?/i Karna's senses was compromised. Eaten by his hunger. iHumans are right over there. No, I can't! Should I hit my head again?
Karna stopped sucking at his wound and he realized something. The bitemark on his hand wasn't healing. Ah, he finally realized it. Karna smiled a bit. But the fear was way bigger than the happiness. iPlease come home soon.../i The meows intensified, Karna could only apologize again in silence as he laid there, trying hold himself from going to the humans.
Karna closed his eyes again, trying to put himself to sleep. He didn't want to hit his head anymore, but staying still like this was so hard. But that was what he would do. Simply waiting.
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Arjuna had messed up pretty badly this time. No, he had eliminated his target. It was easy and quick. But he got tailed. Somehow, Gawain had realized his movement. Not that he knew it was Arjuna. But Gawain was chasing him. /p
Gawain was a good tracker. Arjuna needed so many detours to completely lost him. He couldn't just went home straightly because that would led Gawain there. It was two weeks of running around and he was sure Karna would be hungry by now.
Arjuna returned at the midnight after two weeks. He ran home and opened the doors. Karna was right there, but he didn't say any words welcome. He instantly jumped on Arjuna and attacked him. Biting him over his leather coat. The coat was thick, and Karna was biting him so hard that it passed the coat. "Karna!?" Arjuna was shocked with the attack.
Karna was on brink of his sanity. But when Karna tasted Arjuna's blood in his mouth, his senses returned and he walked back slowly as he covered his face with his hand. "I'm...sorry." He apologized as he tried to calm himself. His breath was imminient and his heartbeat was so fast.
Arjuna had never seen Karna lost control. Even when he was awfully starved, he always kept his sanity in check. Karna's hands were filled with bitemarks. They weren't closing. Then the distinct smell hit Arjuna's nose. "Karna, you..."
Karna peeked from his fingers. His eyes looked very bloodlusted. He didn't reply to Arjuna, he was already putting all he had just to stay sane.
Arjuna pushed the door closed. He took off his coat and he walked to Karna. Arjuna got bitten almost instantly. The bite wasn't the usual gentle one, this one was pure hunger. Arjuna stroked Karna's head as he let him drank. "Sorry for making you wait for so long."
Karna sure was taking his time sucking. He sucked a lot. Arjuna had to personally stop him. "Karna, please stop now," Arjuna said but Karna didn't stop. "Karna!" Arjuna had to push him away or else he could die from draining.
Karna looked at Arjuna with shocked eyes. He could have killed Arjuna there. "Sorry," Karna said as he frowned. His expression was pained. "Sorry." He said it again.
Arjuna waited a few minutes for Karna to calm down. After he was sure that Karna wouldn't attack him again, Arjuna moved closed to his mate and pulled him into his embrace. He sticked his nose closely to that pale skin. Arjuna could smell the signs very well.
He picked Karna with his arms and spun twice. He was laughing cheerfully even though a moment ago he almost got sucked dry. Karna was still in the shock. He watched Arjuna in confusion. "Arjuna..?" Karna felt utmost guilt for what he just did.
"It's fine," Arjuna said as he patted Karna's head. "I am okay." He said to add some assurement.
Karna nodded slowly with his eyes closed. "I'm sorry." He said. His brows were still upset. "...welcome back."
"I'm back." Arjuna said and then he knelt down. He put his ear on Karna's belly. Arjuna smiled proudly as he listened. Ah, there is it. That's the heartbeat.
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Arjuna was quite surprised that day. A good surprise and a bad surprise. One was of course because he picked the signs and that meant they would be expecting.
The other one, well, Arjuna was looking at the cracks at the wall. "What did you do?" He asked as he stood right at the wall, Karna was behind him. With the lights on, the cracks was so clear.
"Sorry," Karna apologized and closed his eyes. "I hit my head there and I broke the walls, sorry," He said sorry again. He hoped Arjuna wouldn't be mad with the property damage. "I'll fix it if you have the materials."
Arjuna narrowed his eyes as he stared at Karna in complex face. iI don't really care about the walls, I am more concerned about your head./i "Is your head okay?" Arjuna asked and sighed. He had made mental notes not to leave Karna so long anymore. Especially now, he would need extra attention. Just to be safe./p
"Ah," Karna nodded flatly. "No problem."
Arjuna didn't trust that. Yes, Karna's head was fine. Arjuna had touched it and it wasn't injuried or anything. But something inside might had gone wrong in his not-home period. "Don't do this again."
"Understood." Karna replied ala soldier-like.
Arjuna pressed his own forehead. iThis is my own mistake./i He sighed again. Arjuna really cursed the damned tracker now. He could have been back quickly if he wasn't tailed. And Karna wouldn't hit his own head at the wall. iKarna must be really holding back./i From going out. Arjuna knew Karna's train of thought.
Arjuna looked down to his own shirt. It was stained with blood. Plus there was holes from the first violent bite. He went to his coat and spreaded it to see, of course, there were the same holes. He sighed again.
Karna felt so bad for ruining so many things in such short time. Being out of control was so bad. "Sorry," he apologized again and frowned. "Sorry," He was really sorry. "I'll try to fix that too."
"It's okay," Arjuna said as he put down the coat. He also took off his shirt. "Are you still hungry?"
"I'm fine," Karna said as he shook his head a little. He was still kind of a bit hungry, if he was given more, he would want that. But he could ignore that. It would be bad if he feed on Arjuna more.
Arjuna nodded after he looked at Karna for a few seconds. "Let's take a bath," he said and he pulled Karna's hand.
Karna's lips widened into a smile. He really liked a bath together.
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Arjuna grabbed all the empty, cleaned bottles and loaded them into his car. When he go out for supplies, he would drive. If if was for his business, he would go with his legs. Reasons.
Karna watched as Arjuna closed the trunk door. He didn't really want Arjuna to leave again after that two weeks, but as Arjuna had said, they really need to restock their supply. "Is there anything else you need, aside from the catfeed?" Arjuna asked as he glanced to Karna before he enter the car.
"I'm good," Karna forced a smiled. "Be careful."
"Ah, I'll get going then." Arjuna said as he looked at his sent-off. Karna would be always there to send him off, but he wasn't alone. There were cats there. Two of them. Maybe because they hadn't been feed for two days, most of them left, but there still two sticking around.
He left and returned four hours later.
The first thing Karna did was, not to consume, but to fill the bowl with cat feed and went to the cats. The cats meowed at him so loudly as he brought them their food. Karna was smiling so happy as he watched his little friends ate. Today was only two, who knows how many would return tomorrow. Cats could summon their friends.
Why is Karna prioritizing the cats!?
But at least Karna was happy. And Arjuna loved that smile. Arjuna could watch that expression all day.
Arjuna went inside to save their blood stock. He knelt and opened the counter cupboard at the kicthen. It was another small fridge down there. They saved their stocks here. There was another one on top of the counter. But it was for show. Mainly, it was filled with water and drinks, for cases.
Then, he took out the two volumes of manga he bought earlier and sorted it in the shelf. Karna would read them later.
Arjuna thought everything was good. But when he went outside again to check Karna. He saw more cats. Another one. Another one. And Another one. More stray cats had rrived to join to meal. Karna ran inside for a while, passing Arjuna and he grab another bowl of catfeed and went back to the cats. He had totally turned into the cat slave.
The instense meowings were scary for Arjuna. There were twenty-one cats when he counted. Twenty-one cats!? Some of them climbed to Karna after they were done eating.
One by one, the climbed to Karna. One was standing on top of his head, one his shoulder, one was hanging as he clawed into Karna's back. Two were on his thigh. Karna was holding one in his hands as well.
Arjuna's house was infested with feral cats. iHow can I stop this!?/i "Karna..." Arjuna called and his mate looked to him. He was covered with cats.
"What?" Karna asked with a smile on his face. He really liked the cats around him. "Do you want to touch them as well?"
iNo. That's the last thing I want to do!/i "No, just thinking," Arjuna faked a cough. "Maybe you shouldn't feed them everyday," he suggested as he watched the two more cats climbed to his mate. This problem was getting out of hand. "Maybe once every two days?"
"Why?" Karna asked as he dropped the smile. And Arjuna felt so bad. He just made Karna dropped his good mood after days. When he came home, Karna's mood was bad. He had just gotten better because of the cats, but Arjuna took it down as well.
"If you keep doing this, more cats will come," Arjuna narrowed his eyes as he looked at the cats with disdain. "That will attract people's attention." This one was just a made-up lie so that Karna would agree with him.
Karna didn't answer instantly. He looked at the cat in his hands. It meowed. And then he looked to the cats on the ground. Then he looked back to Arjuna. "I understand," Karna nodded.
Then he glanced back to the cats. "Sorry," Karna apologized to the cats. "I'll feed you two days once from now on." He said as he talked directly to the cat in his hands. And the cat moewed back.
Arjuna had just witnessed Karna talking with cats. iIs this because I left him for too long?/i
The day was like usual, Karna did the chores. He swept and mopped the floor. He washed the laundry and hung them. House wife had been a proper term for him for a while now. The other one was cat slave.
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Vampire Omegas' pregnancy full term was 62 months. The progress were much like humans, only a lot more slower. Humans' one month was roughly vampires' seven months. Though it wasn't exactly right on that number. But the differences weren't that much.
Karna was about nine months now. iIf Karna is a human, then he should be giving birth by now. Wait, he couldn't even get pregnant if he's a human./i Arjuna scartches his hair. His normal had been a bit weird ever since he was adopted by the vampire. Sometimes Arjuna would forgot that Karna was the unique one.
Arjuna was writing on his notebook. Here, he wrote everything daily about Karna's progress. Starting from his sleeping hours, feeding time, his activities schedule, his moods, and many more. Arjuna even made a spreadsheet for it. Being systematic was Arjuna's thing.
Nothing much changed for Karna's body. His stomach hadn't show anything yet. He would still continue his daily activities and read his mangas. There were some differences. Like his daily intake was getting more. It was partly Arjuna making him take more. But still at normal amount. It was Karna who never actually drank a lot at the first place. No wonder he was so skinny.
Other than that, he would get tired more quickly. Usually he could do so many things and still could do more. Now he would take a short nap of one to two hours whenever he finished his daily chores.
Little one was fine too. His heartbeats had been in regular pace since the third month. He sounded healthy and that was good.
What changed, was Karna's behavior. It was around the fifth month that it started. Karna had been very clingy since then. He would cling on Arjuna whenever he could. Like now.
Karna had been hugging Arjuna from behind and resting his head on Arjuna's shoulder while he write on his notebook. Karna had been there for some time. He just wanted to stick as close as possible to his mate. Arjuna's smell was nice and it felt safe when Karna could cling on him.
Arjuna had finished writing his notes for now. He would update it tomorrow. He closed the book and put down his pen. "I'm done," Arjuna said.
Karna quickly raised his head and let go of his arms. Arjuna changed direction and faced Karna, and he got hugged again. Arjuna rubbed the back as he smiled. Clingy Karna was great. Arjuna was so proud with this. Because normal Karna, while he would hug and kiss, but he wasn't clingy like this.
"You should go to sleep now," Arjuna said as he kissed Karna's temple. Sleep was important to keep the baby and mother healthy. Arjuna would make sure Karna had at least for four hours of sleep a day, divided into two or more session. "Aren't you tired? You did some work today and you didn't take any nap."
Karna didn't let go of the hug. "I'm fine." he said as he kept sticking on Arjuna, his face was still buried on the shoulder. The level of clinginess was gradually raising day by day.
Arjuna felt something was off. He put his hands on Karna's head and pulled his head up from his shoulder. Karna's face looked tired. "You really should get some sleep. You're tired."
Karna wasn't happy with that. He pulled Arjuna even closer. He just didn't want to let go. "No."
Arjuna sighed. "I am not going anywhere today." He said but Karna was still clinging on him.
"I understand, I'll go to sleep with you." Karna finally let go of his hug after he heard what he wanted to hear.
Karna had been so clingy lately, he wouldn't sleep if Arjuna wasn't right next to him. Karna had been making Arjuna into his personal body pillow. "Really?" Karna asked as he looked with hopeful eyes.
"Really," Arjuna nodded,
And that was how he ended up on bed with Karna hugging him so tightly in his sleep. Karna was sleeping deeply but his arms still wouldn't let go. Arjuna couldn't sleep. He wasn't sleepy at all and it was so boring. But he couldn't use his phones because Karna was sensitive to those lights and he would wake up. For the sake for his mate and child, he would lay here doing nothing for the next four hours.
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Karna lived in seclusion for three years already. The only person he could company he had was Arjuna and some animals. He had never talked to anyone else ever since he was free from Gilgamesh's hands.
There were no humans nearby, and the last store near them had closed down. The owner had left this mountain village and so were some of the villagers. No one ever visited this place. Though sometimes there were factory trucks passing their house.
Plus, Arjuna would never let him go anywhere. He would never let Karna to meet anyone. Karna understood this was for his own good.
Especially now Karna's carrying a life inside him, currently in his first year. Vampire's first year didn't show much, just like human's second month. Karna could still walk around the house with his normal clothes.
Karna was happy as well. A little bit scared because of his past experiences, but still glad to have the child.
Karna supposedly understood that Arjuna must be doing something out there for his and their child's sake, but he simply couldn't stop the uneasy feeling in his heart. Especially since Arjuna's going out had turned to be more frequent.
Because Karna didn't know anything about Arjuna outside from the house. What he does or whom he was with. And Arjuna never spoke of outside world either. Arjuna did buy books and magazines for Karna, but that was all. Arjuna had his laptop and multiple phones (which Karna didn't understand why he needed more than one). But he would never let Karna use them. He also didn't bought a TV or newspaper. Practically cutting Karna from the human world.
It wasn't like Karna was interested in the outside world. He was just concerned for Arjuna's safety.
Karna was about to go back to the house after he left some food and water for the cats outside. He asked Arjuna to get them because Karna found out there was a family of a mom and her kittens a year ago. The cats meowed as the ran to the food.
The cats were so cute that Karna decided to squat next to them and watch them eat. Karna's hands brushed on the kitten's back. It was so fluffy that Karna couldn't help but smile to himself.
All was normal until a black car stopped right outside his house and two men stepped down from the car. They were walking straight to Karna. They were human. Karna was surprised to see humans after all these time. But they weren't just normal humans. They were hunters. Karna could sense them right away.
"Good afternoon. Can I ask you some questions?" The man, Bedivere smiled nicely to Karna. Galahad stood silently on his side as he analyzes Karna.
Karna nodded. "Sure. Anything I can help you with?" He replied. Karna tried to be polite not to arouse any suspicious. Not only he was alone, but he was also pregnant. And they were two hunters. A fight would not be favourable and Karna certainly didn't want to risk it.
"We're looking for someone." Bedivere said as he pulled out a picture of a blonde woman. "Do you ever seen her?"
Karna recognized the woman. It was the one with Arjuna, also the one Arjuna abandoned to Gilgamesh three years ago. Karna was surprised, but he hoped it didn't show on his face. "No. I've never seen her before."
"I see." Bedivere sighed. "Is there anything weird lately around this place?"
Karna blinked. "Nothing in particular." He answered truly. Because nothing truly happened in this village. Youngsters were leaving, shops were closing, leaving only the elderly that rarely left their house.
Galahad had been staring at Karna for a while. Then he spoke up. "Can you serve us some tea or something? We're thirsty from the long drive." Galahad was testing Karna. He seemed too suspicious to be a human. Plus no youngsters wanted to stay here.
Bedivere quickly understood Galahad's intent. He watched Karna's motion. To see if he would attack or run away or something else.
Karna walked to the door, opening it for the two man. "Feel free too. I have cola as well, if you prefer that. You might want something refreshing." Karna might be stoic but he was not an idiot. Even if he never drank cola he had watched humans drinking them when they were hot or tired.
Arjuna had prepared human snacks and drinks for times like this. He even made sure to replace them on schedule so that it wouldn't be too close before expiration date to avoid being suspicious.
Bedivere and Galahad went inside. The living room was quite empty. A small short round table in the middle and two book shelves.
"Sorry. I don't have any chairs. Please sit at the floor." Karna said and he excused himself. He went to the fridge and grabbed three bottles of chilled cola. And the he opened the cupboard and grabbed some rice crackers. He served the crackers on a plate and brought it to the guests.
"Do you live alone?" Bedivere asked.
"Yeah." Karna answered.
Galahad took the crackers and put them in his mouth. They were still new. He ate it as he looked around the room. "Why don't you get a tv? must have been boring to read all the time."
"I prefer reading," Karna answered as he sat on the table, joining them. The opened his can of cola and faked drinking it.
Unbeknownst to them, Arjuna was watching them from 7 meters away, hiding behind the trees. His ears were listening closely. If anything sounded wrong, he would quickly jump in. But so far nothing was wrong. They were just talking. Karna.. please be okay.
Tch. Galahad! I should have gotten rid of him back them!
Bedivere was an honorable and diligent man. He was also a normal man. Bedivere was not a problem. But Galahad, on other hand, he was a genius of hunting. He became a hunter at age 14, and had slain many vampires. One of the best hunter humanity could offer. There were even rumors he had fought the pureblood Siegfried and drove him away.
If Bedivere was alone, there would be no way he could reach or think of this place. It must be Galahad. Galahad probably had caught onto something. Even though Arjuna was careful enough to do his all purchases with cash or stolen credit cards. He even paid someone else and used their identity to buy the house.
How could Galahad notice this? They were simply using Artoria's picture as bait. Or maybe Bedivere didn't understood that Galahad was aiming for something else? But Galahad certainly was looking for Arjuna.
Arjuna gulped in fear. If Galahad decided to attack, both of them might not be able to escape unscratched. Karna was in grave danger.
"Can I use the toilet?" Galahad asked.
"Sure. It's just right over there." Karna pointed to the bathroom.
Galahad went to the bathroom and nothing was out of ordinary. He saw the two toothbrushes though. Bingo. That was enough information for him. He had guessed right.
Galahad returned to the room. "Thank you. We need to leave now." He said to Karna and bowed a little bit.
"Sure." Karna stood up, he went to the door for them.
They walked out. Bedivere thanked nicely. "Thank you very much for your hospitality."
"You're welcome." Karna nodded.
Arjuna watched as Bedivere and Galahad were walking away.
Galahad then looked back to Karna once. "You... should be more careful when you lie next time."
He found out?! Karna was shocked when he heard that, and he entered defensive mode. His heart was beating so fast, fearing Galahad. Karna could sense the man's abilities and he was far stronger than a normal human. Karna feared for his child. For he might not survive a battle with his man.
But Galahad didn't attack or do anything.
"Galahad! Come on!" Bedivere called for his fellow hunter from the car.
Galahad nodded to Karna. "Well then, tell him to contact me soon. I have something to discuss." He said, and then he went into the car. They drove away.
After they left, Arjuna quickly jumped out from his hiding. He ran to Karna and embraced him tightly. Relieved that he was safe. "Thank goodness.. you're safe.." Arjuna's heart had almost bursted in fear.
Karna's body trembled as he hold his stomach. He was so terrified by Galahad.
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Gilgamesh squeezed the papers in his hand. "What does this mean?!" It was a notice from the hunters, that they request an audience and asked for permission to search his mansion. "What is Agravain doing?!"
Merlin was scared because the king was really mad. "Agravain tried but the new captain, Galahad was too much to handle."
"What do you mean?! Kill him then!" Gilgamesh threw the papers on Merlin.
The butler decided to step in to explain the situation. "My king, If I may."
"Speak." Gilgamesh permitted.
"That newly appointed captain of squad one, Galahad, he was called as the genius killer. He had killed hundreds of our kin, and even fought Siegfried." The butler explained. "Controlling him would be hard for a man like Agravain.."
Gilgamesh was amused "He had fought Siegfried, you said?" Gilgamesh asked. He himself had fought Siegfried and punched holes into his skull and brain. But he was a strong one. Gilgamesh could wound him mortally, but he was unable to kill him completely. And if a human could fight him, that means that human must be special.
"Yes, my king."
"Interesting. Fine. I will approve his audience." Gilgamesh said.
The butler bowed. "I will inform them." He said before he left.
Merlin stood in awkwardness as he was left in the room with the king. "Ahh.. excuse me king~ I'll take my leave no.."
"Wait." Gilgamesh prompted.
"Is there anything I can do, king?" Merlin asked, Smiling while sweating cold.
"Come here."
Merlin walked to the king as commanded. He was pulled down and the king pinned him on his table. "I'm bored. Service me." The king commanded on top of Merlin.
"But king, I thought you said your wife is better than me," Merlin said, he was smirking slyly.
"I'm feeling advanturous today. Be happy." Gilgamesh answered as he undressed the beautiful halfling. Gilgamesh's start to nib and lick on the shoulder, and then he bit the halfling. Gilgamesh drank the unique taste of a halfling. A taste that was even higher rarity than a pureblood.
Merlin was a beautiful man. Even more than most women. And Gilgamesh liked beautiful beings. Merlin also liked sex. Sometimes when the king was bored with his harem and wife, he would play with Merlin.