"Reita. Reita, it's time to get up."
"Mmno." The blonde groaned as he turned over. Uruha laughed as he shook his friend once more.
"It's time to get up. Kyo wants you cleaned up and dressed. He needs to speak with you about something."
Reita rolled over and looked up at Uruha. "I'm so tired though. I just want to sleep some more."
"I know, trust me I do. Your heat lasted five days and you stink. We need to air out this room and get the smell off you before you start attracting unwanted attention."
Reita groaned one more time before allowing himself to be pulled to his feet. His legs felt weak and sore so he used the honey blonde as a crutch. He didn't mind being completely naked. His clothes weren't in there anyways. Uruha must have taken them out on one of his trips. They made their way down to the large bathroom used for group baths. He sat on the floor in front of a stool and waited for his friend to undress. Uruha was trying not to laugh at how loopy Reita was being. He threw his clothes out of the room before coming back in and sat on the stool. He grabbed the nozzle and started spraying the blonde with cold water making him yelp in shock.
"The fuck?" He shouted.
"That woke your ass up, huh?" Uruha laughed before adjusting the temperature and spraying his friend again. He washed Reita's hair and scrubbed down his body.
"Reita, do you remember anything from this week." Uruha asked scrubbing his friend's back
The blonde blushed. "Well, yeah I mean…you know…"
"I do know and there is no need to be bashful around other omegas. We know exactly what you went through. But what I meant was specifically the past couple of days. You were calling out someone's name."
"I was?" Reita blushed and then it dawned on him. "No, no, no, no, please don't tell me I was calling out Kai's name?"
"The one and only."
"Fuck! Please don't tell anyone."
Uruha smirked and moved in front of his friend to wash his chest. "I won't. You did that for me."
"Wha…What do you mean?" Oh the horror on his face was priceless.
"Everyone heard you. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone."
"He heard. Oh my god. Just kill me already." He whined dropping his head in his hands, but Uruha lifted his head back up.
"He didn't just hear you Reita. He felt you. He felt your need to have him be with you. And he got in trouble for it." He said spraying Reita with the nozzle. "You got that poor man tied up because all he wanted to do was answer your call."
"What do you mean by 'answer my call'…wait tied up?"
"Will you please let me go?" Kai begged once more. Kaoru only sat by the door with a straight face. "Come on man I'm telling you I don't feel anything anymore."
Kaoru breathed in deeply and exhaled loudly, then continued to stare at the brunette. Kai groaned as he fell back and stared up at the ceiling. Ok, so he attacked Melody and almost bit everyone who got within three feet from him, but he wasn't insane anymore. Nobody seemed to believe him though. He sighed.
"Kaoru, what happened to me?" He asked seriously. "Honestly. I was scared. I felt like I couldn't control myself. What if I had hurt Reita, you, or anybody else?"
"You did, you hurt Melody." Finally he speaks, but it sounded angry.
"I know. I couldn't stop my body no matter how hard I tried."
"Your inner wolf felt your urge to get to your mate. It was only trying to help you. Melody doesn't blame you, but I would be careful around her. Never know when she'll get her revenge."
Kai closed his eyes before he started speaking again. "I heard his voice. Then all of a sudden my heart was racing and I just felt something pulling me in his direction. He kept calling me over and over. All I could think was 'I'm almost there. Hang on, I'm coming. I'm almost there.' Then when I saw Melody my wolf came out without me wanting it to. You know the rest I guess. Being tied up here though…it hurt. It hurt my chest that I couldn't reach him."
He heard a noise and opened his eyes to find Kaoru walking towards him and kneeling down. He poked Kai in the center of the chest. "Right here?" Kai gave him a strange look and shook his head. "That my friend, was a bond forming its connection."
"How do you know?"
Kaoru looked away before standing back up. He sighed and opened his mouth to respond, but the door opening caught their attention. Melody was standing there with a sweet smile on her face. Kai saw the bandage on her arm and blushed.
"Melody I'm so sorry." He said.
She smiled and nodded. "Come on. Kyo wants to see you."
Kaoru hoisted the brunette up by the ropes and started untying him. After the bindings dropped they started walking out and down the hallway. As they started down the stairs Melody smiled and kicked Kai's foot out from beneath him. He yelped as he tumbled down the staircase and grunted when hitting the first landing. Melody and Kaoru made their way down and passed him as he rolled onto his side. She turned and smiled at him.
"I forgive you now." With that she continued on. Kaoru shook his head as he helped Kai up to his feet.
The three of them made it to the foyer where Kaoru broke off leaving the two of them alone. As Melody guided him to a door off to the side, they spotted Uruha and Reita walking towards the same door. Reita blushed when he saw them and looked away. They made it to the door where Melody opened it for them. Reita and Kai made their way in as the door shut behind them. Kyo and Shinya were sitting on a couch across the room. So they made their way over and sat in front of them. Reita had his head down as Kai looked off to the side.
"The two of you caused quite a stir. Not that I blame you, Reita." Kyo started. "This is mostly Kai's fault."
"K-Kyo!" Kai whined.
"Quiet. Now, Reita, I want you to really think about this before answering. Do you feel a connection between you and Kai?"
Reita blushed a little and he bit his lip. He looked up at Kyo before answering. "Well… it's all new to me. I've never felt like this with any other person. I think I do feel a connection."
"Are you sure Reita? What I'm concerned about is the fact that this is new to you. That you may think there is a connection when there really isn't. It might just be an infatuation. I'm worried because you have these feelings towards one of the pack members that helped you when you first arrived. That he was the first unbonded alpha you had contact with might be the reason for all of this."
"No." Kai spoke up. "I feel it, too. Kyo, I've had mates before, but this is different. This is… I can't explain it. I hear him and I feel him even when we're nowhere near each other. This has to mean something."
Shinya nudged at Kyo and scooted up on the couch. "You have to understand Kai. Reita is recovering from a traumatic experience. We're just worried about his wellbeing."
"I'm fine. I'm a lot better." Reita spoke.
"We know, but Reita you've been here for almost two months now and we have yet to see change into your wolf form." Reita visibly flinched from Shinya's statement. "Plus you just went through your first heat, which is extremely late for any wolf. Your body is making drastic changes to make up for the years lost in development. We still don't know all the consequences those drugs have had on you. We want you to be careful."
Kyo took over in talking. "Kai, I don't want the two of you to bond until we know for sure that Reita's recovery will continue to go smoothly."
"Kyo—"
"It's too early to bond anyways." He sighed. "Give it time for the two of you to connect on a personal level first. I'm not saying you can't go out or sleep together, but just wait. That's not a suggestion either, it's an order."
"Yes, sir," They both mumbled.
"Reita," Shinya said. "I want to examine you today. Right after an omega's heat is the best time do a medical checkup. Plus I haven't given you a proper one since your first week here. I'd like to see how you're doing."
"Alright." Reita replied.
"Another thing Kai." Kyo said sternly. "You need to sit down with Nao and talk to him. I don't want any drama because of some silly love triangle. He needs to understand that the two of you won't be together."
"I have. I don't know what to do to get it into his head."
"Try again. If it doesn't work then I'll take care of it, but until then he's still your responsibility."
"Yes I know."
Kyo stood up with Shinya and looked down at the two of them. "We'll talk more if anything else comes up. You're dismissed."
"Reita, we'll leave for the clinic in a few minutes. Meet me at the front when you're ready." Shinya said before walking out with Kyo.
Kai and Reita sat there in silence before Kai looked over and gripped his hand making him jump. Reita looked up at him and gave a small smile.
"If you're up to it, why don't we go out later?" Kai asked.
"Um, sure." Reita nodded. "Kai, I'm sorry for getting you in trouble. Uruha told me everything."
Kai leaned over and kissed his cheek. "That's alright. I'm just happy it was me you called for. Come on. We don't want Shinya waiting too long."
Kai helped Reita up and they held hands as they stepped out of the room. The place was empty except for Shinya. Kyo and the others must have already left for work. So they headed over to Shinya and left together.
Kai walked with them up until the café where he parted with them and headed in. It wasn't too busy inside as there were only about five tables with customers and no line. Joy. Ruki smiled at him from behind the counter.
"So, what happened?" He asked.
"Nothing that concerns you." Kai groaned.
"Come on. Don't leave your best friend hanging." Ruki whined. He watched as Kai made it around the counter and leaned on it.
"Well, I mean what is there to say that you don't already know. Reita and I hit it off and Kyo wants us to wait a little bit before bonding. That's it."
"Holy shit. So it is true! You two are bond mates." Ruki said excitedly. "That's awesome. Congrats man!"
"Thanks."
"By the way." Ruki said patting his friend on the back. "I told you you'd get tied up."
Reita and Shinya walked through the back door of the clinic and went into an empty room. Shinya left him alone with the order to strip down to his boxers and to sit on the normal chair in the room. Reita waited nervously for about twenty minutes before Shou walked in the room with a metal tray.
"How are you feeling?" Shou asked as he slipped on some gloves.
"Tired." Reita answered honestly. "How long is this going to take?"
"Well, I need to get some blood. Shinya wants to do a physical on you and an ultrasound so it could take a little over an hour."
"Ultrasound?" Reita asked as Shou tied off his arm.
"Yeah. He wants to check if you're a carrier or not."
"Carrier? Like to see if I can have a baby or not?" Reita asked. Shou nodded his head as he started drawing the first vial of blood. They were quiet as he drew three more vials before removing the needle and putting the things away. Shou smiled before gathering everything and heading out. Reita was once again left alone in the room.
After a while, Shinya finally walked back in pushing a cart with a machine and monitor on top of it. He pushed it to the side and plugged it in then walked over to the blonde.
"Stand up. I'm going to look you over." Shinya ordered and the omega did so. He guided Reita to a scale and weighed him then moved him back to the side. Shinya started looking carefully over Reita's body starting with his arms. "How's your nose? Are you still sensitive to smells?"
Reita rubbed his noseband. "It's better. Only strong perfumes and stuff like that still bother me."
Shinya nodded as he pressed and prodded the old and new scars. He looked over the healed wounds he treated to make sure there was nothing wrong with them. He moved down to his torso. He looked over it silently until he reached the omega's lower abdomen. All of his scars were jagged from claws and teeth. Except for this one. It was a clean line like a surgical tool was used.
"Reita, when did you get this scar?" Shinya asked poking it. Reita looked down at the spot and hummed.
"I don't know to be honest. It's always been there I guess."
Shinya nodded accepting the answer.
Shinya finished the physical examine soon after that and had Reita lay down on the patient chair. He smeared a clear gel on Reita's lower stomach and pulled the machine closer. He grabbed the wand and pressed it on Reita's stomach smearing the gel all across. Reita watched as Shinya stared at the monitor. He was curious to see what the beta was looking at, but the monitor was angled to where he couldn't see. Shinya's face pinched as he looked closer and then he looked a little sad. He pulled the wand away and gave Reita a sad smile.
"All done." He said and gave Reita a couple of tissues to clean up.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah I'm fine. You can get dressed now."
"So did you find anything wrong with me other than what I already know?"
Shinya sighed. "You're still underweight. You need to stop skipping your meals if want to get to a healthy weight again. Other than that you're physically fine. Let me know if you get hypersensitive to smells again or if anything strange happens with your body."
Reita nodded as he slipped his shirt on, but paused after grabbing his pants. "So, will I ever be able to change into my wolf form again?"
"I don't know. But I do know someone you can talk to about it. He's from a different pack, but we can see if he would come and talk with you for a few days. He went through the same thing you did."
"And he can change his forms?"
Shinya nodded. "Yes. It took him a while, but yeah he was able to connect with his inner wolf again. Why don't I have Shou walk you back home to rest?"
"I'm okay to walk back alone. Thanks though." Reita said. "I'll see you later."
"Bye Reita." Shinya said with a smile, but it dropped when the blonde left his sight. He slumped down in the desk chair to the side and rubbed his forehead. A soft knock caught his attention and Byou slipped inside.
"Well, how did it go?" Shinya let a few tears fall and Byou knelt down in front of him. "Hey, what's wrong? What happened?"
"I didn't tell him." He whimpered. "How can tell him that something terrible happened to him and he doesn't even know about it?"
"What are you talking about? What happened? Is there something wrong with Reita?"
"No, but he may take it that way. Byou…he was once a carrier."
Byou shook his head confused. "What do you mean?"
"One surgical scar on his body. The only one. It was on his lower abdomen and on the ultrasound…he …"
"A surgery was done on him." Byou sighed. Shinya gripped his own stomach and cried some more.
"Why? Why would someone do something so awful?"
Byou pulled his friend into a tight hug and let him cry on his shoulder.