Koichi rubbed soft circles on Tsuzuku's back as he ate his meal. It was the first time the omega decided to eat since his return home. It had been six days since he was rescued and Tsuzuku still would only let omegas near him. Shou and Hiroto alternated coming in and checking on his wounds for Shinya and Byou. Ryoga remained outside of the room the whole time and only moved to use the bathroom or shower. He refused to leave the door for longer than five minutes. Byou made sure that his bandages were at least changed and his healing wounds cleaned.
Koichi stepped out of the room to take the dirty dishes back to the kitchen. He dropped the plate into the sink and sighed. He wanted his friend to get better, but he knew he couldn't rush this type of healing. He walked out with his head down, nearly bumping into Kyo as he did. The pack leader grabbed his arm as he tried to walk away.
"I need your help." Kyo said.
Koichi looked at him with a raised eyebrow.
A few minutes later the pink haired omega was taking a deep breathe in front of the door. He looked over at Kyo, then at Ryoga who seemed impatient to get inside the room. Koichi finally went inside and moved to sit next to his friend. Tsuzuku was laying on his side facing the wall. Koichi rubbed the brunette's shoulder.
"Hey, Tsu? Can you sit up so we can talk for a minute?" Koichi asked. The brunette nodded and moved to sit up like his friend requested. The omega smiled and rubbed Tsuzuku's hand. "I know, you went through something…unimaginable, but we want to help you. We can't do that if you don't let your alphas in."
"No." He gasped and looked away.
"Tsu, you can't go on without your alphas."
"I can. I've lived without them before. I can live without them again." Tsuzuku whimpered.
"Tsu," Koichi sighed. "We didn't have that great of a life before Kyo and Yoshiki. We barely survived. Omegas need alphas. We need them and they need us."
"Please stop." Tsuzuku whimpered.
"Ryoga hasn't left your door. He's been sitting out there waiting for you. I know you know. I know you can feel him and I know that you want him."
"He'll hurt me." The brunette whimpered, on the verge of crying.
"We both know that's not true. Ryoga risked his life to save you. He would have died if it meant bringing you home. Please try and let him in. Just him. You don't have to see any other alpha. But you need your mate and he needs you."
"He'll leave me." Tsuzuku whispered. "He already left me once."
"Remember what Reita said. Try to give him a second chance."
Tsuzuku bit his lip. He was shaking and his cheeks were wet from tears. He closed his eyes and Ryoga's smile filled his memories. "If I say leave he has to leave."
Koichi's eyes widen. "You will let him in here?"
Tsuzuku nodded. The pink haired omega smiled and patted his friend's back before standing up. He walked over to the door and opened it.
Ryoga stepped inside and he felt his chest twist at the sight of Tsuzuku crying. He looked at Koichi who nodded for him to go forward. The blonde swallowed a lump in his throat before he slowly walked closer. He stopped when he was about five feet away. Tsuzuku sensed his presence and finally looked up at him. Ryoga wanted to move closer, but heeded Koichi's warning on giving the omega his space. Ryoga sat down and looked at Tsuzuku's shaking form. It was quiet between them and they only stared at each other for the first few minutes.
Ryoga closed his eyes and took a deep breathe. "Tsuzuku, I'm so sorry that I left you. I was scared because for the first time in my life I felt a connection with someone. I felt a connection with you. I felt cared for and I didn't want to be crushed when you decided that you didn't want me anymore. I wanted to leave before I got hurt, but in the end I hurt you instead. I'm sorry for being weak."
Tsuzuku continued to cry as he listened to Ryoga. "I lied when I said I didn't want to stay. I wanted to take it all back and I wanted to talk to you. When I finally got the courage you had already been taken from me. I couldn't…I wouldn't let you go. I won't let you go. Please, give me another chance to prove to you that I care for you. To prove that I'm not a lone wolf anymore. I want to be yours. I want to be your mate."
Tsuzuku was hiccupping as he cried. "Ryoga…you're really here."
"Yes," Ryoga's voice broke and he felt tears rolling down his cheek, "and I won't leave you unless you want me to. Just say the word and I'll stay with you for the rest of my life. Just say so, and I'll leave you be if that is what you wish. Please, whatever you do, do it for you. I don't want you hurting anymore. I don't want you to suffer anymore. I want you to be happy. I want you to laugh and call me a pervert again."
The brunette sniffled. "Ryoga…"
The blonde shivered hearing his name. He looked up at Tsuzuku to find him hugging himself. The brunette moved an arm out and reached his hand for Ryoga. The alpha gasped and started crawling closer. He grabbed Tsuzuku's hand and moved closer to his body until they were an inch from each other. Ryoga hesitated to touch Tsuzuku anymore, but the brunette fell onto his body. Ryoga hugged him tightly as he cried.
"Don't leave me…don't leave me again!" Tsuzuku cried out.
"Never." Ryoga whispered.
Reita moaned as he clenched the sheets and bit into the pillow. He felt his mate's hand rubbing up his back and felt the pressure flow through him again. Kai gripped the blonde's hips as he thrusted into his mate. He leaned over and licked Reita's back and bit onto his shoulder. The blonde gasped, calling out Kai's name. The alpha reached under him and gripped Reita's twitching member making him moan out. A knock sounded on the door and it opened up to show Byou walking in. He stopped and smirked. Kai let out a possessive growl as he bit harder onto his mate's neck. He glared at Byou who waved his hand.
"Shinya wanted me to get you guys. Reita has an appointment with Toshi today. Remember?" The doctor laughed nervously.
The blonde let out a loud moan as Kai pushed him into the futon as he thrusted harder. Kai growled at Byou, baring his teeth at the other alpha. The doctor rolled his eyes and waved his hand as he left the room. Kai pulled out and force Reita to turn onto his back. The blonde was panting as Kai moved to push back in making Reita gasp out. He reached up circling his arms around the brunette's neck and pulled him down into a kiss. Kai reached down to pump at Reita's member. Kai quickened his pace as he felt Reita tense in his hand.
"Kai…I'm going…going to…" Reita gasped out.
"Let it all out." Kai growled.
Reita shivered and cried out as he came, shooting his seeds all over Kai's stomach. The brunette grunted, feeling his mate tighten around him. He gave a few more thrusts before releasing his load into his blonde's body. Reita gasped out as Kai dropped onto his body. The brunette placed soft kisses on Reita's cheek and neck to bring him out of his high.
Kai pressed a kiss on Reita's cheek then he caught his lips. Reita pulled away and smiled. Kai pulled out making his mate shutter and whimper. He rubbed Reita's cheek and pecked his nose.
"I wasn't too rough was I?" The brunette whispered.
Reita smiled and shook his head. "I'm fine. It was great."
Kai rubbed his cheek against Reita's and took a deep breathe. "Let's get to the bathroom and clean up."
Reita nodded. He let Kai slip some boxers on him and watched as the brunette pulled on some sweat pants. Kai helped Reita up to his feet and was a crutch for the blonde as they walked out of the room. Reita kept telling him he was able to walk on his own, but Kai wouldn't have it. They ignored everyone in the foyer as they headed down the hallway. They entered a small bathroom and Kai sat Reita on a stool. He slipped off his mate's boxers and pulled off his own pants before going back to the door. He threw them into the hallway.
"Hey! Ruki!" Kai shouted. He waited a moment for the brunette to walk in towards him. Kai waved his clothes. "Could you get us some towels and clean clothes?"
"I'm not your personal fetch boy." Ruki grumbled taking the dirty clothes. "Taking up my cuddle time to get you clothes, you lazy asshat."
"Thank you buddy!" Kai sung and went back in. He turned and saw his mate slumped over. He walked in front of the blonde and rubbed his cheek making him smile.
Kai turned on the water and carefully sprayed down Reita's body. The blonde hummed as he felt the warm spray on his back and then on his chest. Kai lathered up some soap and started scrubbing his mate down. Reita smiled as his body was cleaned. He watched as the brunette moved down his injured leg and moved around the bandages. Kai placed gentle kisses on the bandage before unwrapping it to show the two stitched, healing gashes. He pressed gentle kisses on them making Reita shiver.
"I'll have Shinya redress it." Kai whispered. He sighed. "I'm sorry. I should have gotten to you sooner. You wouldn't have been hurt. You wouldn't have almost been…"
Reita rubbed his hands on his mate's face and made him look up. The blonde smiled. "You came at the right time."
Kai smiled and moved up to kiss Reita's lips. He knew the blonde didn't blame him, nor was he mad. And Kai was thankful for it.
Twenty minutes later, Reita was sitting on the statue as Shinya wrapped his leg back up. Kai was sitting next to him kissing his neck and making him smile. Kaoru was rolling his eyes at the couple as he sat against the wall rubbing Aoi's back. The raven was laying on the alphas lap fast asleep. He looked down at Aoi and smiled before leaning in and press a kiss on the raven's forehead. He could hear Uruha groaning nearby and looked over to see the honey blonde on his side rubbing his stomach. Ruki was being a worry wart and hovering over him. Kaoru smiled remembering his days as a worrying father. His smile dropped though.
Aoi twitched when he felt something wet hit his cheek. When another drop hit he opened his eyes and looked up. He was shocked to find Kaoru crying above him. He sat up catching the alpha's attention. Aoi wiped the tears off Kaoru's cheek. Kaoru grabbed the omega's hand and gave him a soft smile before dropping his head on Aoi's shoulder. Aoi hugged the alpha's body tightly as he felt his shoulder become wet.
Toshiya was waiting patiently for Shinya to finish up with Reita before he walked over to Ruki and kicked his leg. The brunette growled at the other alpha.
"Calm down, Uruha's just nauseas. Get ready, we're about to head out." Toshiya said.
Ruki grumbled rubbing his mate's stomach, but he smiled at Uruha. "I'm going now. We'll be back in a few hours."
"Please be safe." Uruha said.
Ruki rubbed the brunette's stomach. "Be good for mommy, now. Don't be too much of a brat."
"Hey, don't call me mommy." Uruha snapped with a scowl. "I'm may be having a kid, but I'm still a man."
Ruki laughed nervously. "I know. I'll be back later."
He leaned in and pressed a kiss on his mate's cheek. He stood up and walked over to the others. Kai was kneeling down, insisting that he carried Reita. He didn't want the blonde walking around too much yet. Reita sighed giving in and climbing onto his mate's back. Shinya giggled as he watched the two of them. They started towards the door, but Kyo grabbed Shinya's arm, stopping him.
"Are you sure you don't want me to go? Yoshiki has no problem with looking over everyone while I'm gone." Kyo said. Shinya smiled and rubbed his mate's cheek.
"We'll be fine. You need to stay here. Three alphas are enough." Shinya said. He leaned in and kissed Kyo on the lips. The pack leader kissed back, but was still worried. He watched as his mate and four others of his pack walk out of the front doors.
Footsteps sounded as an omega ran into the room full of alphas. Die looked up with a glare from his card game. The omega was huffing for air as he approached them and dropped to his knees.
"What is it, Daichi?" Die growled
"We spotted Akira." He said. "He went into the hospital about ten minutes ago with four others."
Die growled and dropped his cards. "Masashi, Natsu, I need you both to come with me. Daichi, you and Masa are coming along, too."
Toshi was sitting at his desk when his assistant walked in to tell him about his appointment for the day. He nodded with a smile and walked out to the waiting room where he found the wolves sitting. Reita was sitting nervously and looked up to see him. Toshi smiled and Shinya stood up. Reita stood as well and Kai gripped his hand, giving him a reassuring smile. Reita smiled back before following the beta and the doctor to the back room.
The blonde grew nervous as he changed into a hospital gown. He was weighed and his blood pressure was taken before he was moved into a small check up room where Shinya was waiting with him. Shinya had to prepare him for the next phase, which a blood drawing. Reita became nervous and started freaking out, but he felt Kai inside him and that helped him stay calm. Shinya was helping distract him as Toshi took four small vials of blood. Reita was on the verge of a panic attack by the time they were finished, but they were able to calm him.
Next they had him take several x-rays laying down and standing up. Right after that they had him get an EKG where they attached electrodes to his chest to check his heart rhythm. Reita was getting nervous through all these tests because they weren't telling him anything, only smiling at him occasionally. The next test was an echo, where they got an ultrasound of his heart. That took a few minutes then they took him to a completely different room.
It was an exercise room. They hooked up a bunch of wires to his chest and a tube into his mouth then placed him on a treadmill. They had him start walking at first, then had him jog and finally he started to run. They wrote on papers and checked the monitors around him. Shinya placed his hand on Reita's arm.
"You're doing great. Whenever you're ready to stop or if you start to feel pain in your chest or if your leg is bothering you too much, just hit the red button."
Reita nodded in response as he continued to run on the treadmill.
After about fifteen minutes Reita hit the red button and the treadmill slowed to a limping walk then to a stop. The blonde was gasping for air as Toshi and Shinya took the wires off his body. Shinya patted his back telling him he did great as they removed the tube from his mouth. They had him sit to check his blood pressure again. After he was able to catch his breath, they moved him back to the checkup room to sit while they went over the results of their tests. As he waited, they let Kai into the room and he sat next to his mate. Reita laid on the patient chair and dozed off as they waited.
It was about two hours later when Shinya and Toshi were walking inside. Kai gently woke Reita up and the blonde sat up rubbing his eyes. Toshi and Shinya smiled as they pulled chairs to sit in.
"So?" Kai asked squeezing Reita's hand.
Toshi and Shinya looked at each other, but the older doctor spoke. "Well, it's complicated. I put an immediate rush on your blood work and found nothing abnormal in your system. However your immune system is weak."
"That explains why it took you longer to get better when you caught the Omega Sickness." Shinya added.
"Just as we expected, your heart has been weakened by the years of drugs injected into your system. The good news is, it's not so weak that it'll effect your daily routine or any strenuous exercises you do. The bad news is, even if you get your connection with your inner wolf back, you'll have to avoid transforming into your wolf form."
"What?" Reita gasped.
"Reita," Shinya spoke. "Do you remember when you first changed into your form after you came here? You were in pain. Your heart contracting abnormally was the source of that pain."
Toshi started speaking again. "When you were cage fighting, did it hurt to transform then too?"
Reita nodded. "Yeah. I mean sometimes it would, but I wasn't allowed to complain about it. My master—" He was cut off when he felt anger swell inside his chest, but it wasn't his anger, it was Kai's. Reita swallowed and continued. "Dogma, had been inducing my transformations for so long he would beat me or starve me for complaining about it so I ignored it as best as I could when it happened."
Toshi said. "Those drugs left the side effect of weakening the heart. When you transform, a large amount of oxygen and energy is needed for that sudden burst of energy and so your heart is already overworking. Your bodies are naturally adapted to handle this function. With you Reita, it's as if you have a normal human heart rather than a wolf's heart. So it's a strain whenever you transform."
"Can it kill him?" Kai whispered.
Toshi sighed. "I don't know. I think if you exercise more it'll help strengthen your heart. When you do transform you need to run in that form for as long as you can handle. You want to strengthen your heart in both forms. This may help, but it may not. This is going to be a slow process even after you're able to get your connection back."
"We're talking years, Reita." Shinya spoke. "Two, possibly three and even then it may not be enough."
The blonde bit his lip. "I'm…"
"You'll be okay." Kai said. "We'll all help you through this."
Reita felt warm streams running down his cheeks and Kai immediately embraced him.
It was a little while longer before Reita was able to calm down. He got dressed and Toshi released him from the hospital. When they stepped out to the waiting room they found Toshiya sleeping in his chair as Ruki was playing with a couple of kids nearby. They shook the alpha awake and Ruki saw them waving at him. The brunette said goodbye to the kids and followed them out of the door. Kai was insisting that Reita rode on his back, but the blonde said he was okay to walk. He still had a slight limp, but it really wasn't as bad as everyone was making it out to be.
Kai had settled down and held his mate's hand as they walked towards home. They made it about halfway there when Toshiya stopped and sniffed the air. He looked around them and the others stopped. Ruki looked around as well and Kai gripped Reita's hand tighter.
"Kai?" Reita whispered.
"Stay behind me. Shinya, don't leave his side." Kai ordered and the beta nodded with a glare. He stood next to Reita as the three wolves surrounded them. They all kept their eyes open and ears alerts. Toshiya growled as he spotted Die walking towards them with two alphas in their wolf forms. Ruki and Kai growled at them.
Die smiled at them. "No need for a fight guys. Just came to pick something I left behind." He looked right at Reita and held his hand out. "If Akira comes with me, I won't kill any of you."
Kai growled out. "You won't touch my mate!"
"Your mate?" Die asked lifting his eyebrow. "Interesting… but I'm still taking him. I have my orders."
Kai started changing along with Toshiya and Ruki. "Shinya, get Reita out of here."
Die changed and the six wolves charged at each other. Shinya grabbed Reita's hand to run, but two more wolves jumped out in front of them. Shinya pushed Reita back as he changed into his grey wolf form. He growled, but quickly howled to alert his pack. One of the brown wolves in front of them tackled Shinya into the snow, leaving the second to walk towards Reita. Reita stepped back and the wolf charge him. He gasped, but Kai jumped in front of him and tackled the wolf. Reita watched as Die went in and bit on Kai's neck making him whimper. The brown wolf below him jumped and bit his leg, pulling him down.
"Kai!"
"Run, Reita!" Kai growled trying to fight back.
Reita looked around. Shinya was on his back snapping at the wolf on top of him. Ruki was rolling on the ground with his opponent as Toshiya was pushed back by his challenger. Kai whimpered as the two wolves tore into his skin.
"No." Reita whimpered dropping to his knees. He clenched his chest as pain shot through it. He watched as blood flowed from his mate's body. "No." His vision grew blurry and he felt his body falling as another pain shot through his chest.
He opened his eyes a found his inner wolf looking down at him with yellow eyes. Reita had been chained to oak tree in its place. Reita gasped as the white wolf turned to walk away.
"No!" He yelled reaching out. He grabbed the wolf's leg. He felt the chains pulling at his body, but he fought against them. "I won't have you fight my battles for me!"
The wolf looked back at him. Reita pulled at the chains some more gaining a few more centimeters. "Kai is my mate! He's mine. It's my job to protect him. You are me. I am you. I need your strength, but your strength was mine first. I won't let you take it from me!" He shouted breaking some of the chains. "You belong to me. You are my body. You are not separate from me!"
Reita pulled away at the chains, breaking them as he stood up. The remaining ones were on his wrists and neck. "We are one. Now come back to me! I won't rely on my wild beast. My beast will rely on me! I will be one again! I will protect my family. I will protect my mate! I will be whole again!"
The wolf's eyes widen and a strong gust blew. Reita watched as his wolf changed into leaves and blew into the wind. He watched as the leaves wrapped around him, then onto the tree. Each of the leaves found their places on the stems of the branches. The chains on his wrist broke apart.
Reita turned and saw Dogma staring blankly at him. The blonde turned back to the tree and saw something coming out. The bark formed the shape of a wolf and it slowly came out changing into a white healthy beast. The chain around Reita's neck was connected to the one around the wolf's neck. A vine covered in leaves wrapped around the wolf's neck and wrapped around the chain up until it was wrapping around Reita's neck. The blonde fell to his knees as the wolf walked up to him and sat down. Reita felt different. He felt like when he was much younger. He closed his eyes and when he opened them he was looking at his own human form sitting. He was in his wolf form. He stood and growled at Dogma, but another gust hit and the man transformed into a thousand dead leaves disappearing into the distance.
Reita gasped as he found himself back in the normal world. His chest still had shocks of pain going through it. It was if he was only out of it for a second. His eyes widen at Kai's howling. He growled as he felt his skin changing and his bones moving. He could feel everything. He could feel his lungs filling with air, his paws pushing into the snow, and his tail wagging behind him. He felt his chest vibrate as he growled out. He charged in and jumped onto Die's back digging his fangs into his skin. Reita was whole again.
Die was stunned by the sudden attack and took a minute before he was able to start biting back. Reita tore into the alpha's skin, ignoring as Die ripped into his as well. They rolled in the snow spreading blood across the white fluff. Kai pushed Masa off his body and tackled him down. They all heard barking in the distance.
"Die!" Masashi growled digging his fangs into Ruki's neck, making him whimper. He tore deeper into Ruki's neck and growled out. "We have to go!"
Die growled and pushed Reita back. "Retreat!"
The wolves started running away and the others barked at them. Reita growled as they took off.
Kyo had been pacing the foyer showing his obvious concern. He hadn't wanted his mate to go without him, but Shinya had insisted. Yoshiki had laughed at him, but the jokes ended later that day when they heard the beta's call for help. Kyo told Yoshiki and his pack to stay behind as he led his alphas out to fight. Uruha was instantly worried for his mate. He rubbed his stomach as he paced the room to try and comfort himself. They group had only been gone for five minutes when Uruha felt a strange pain go through his body. He whimpered and leaned against the wall.
Hide noticed. "Uruha? Are you okay?"
The honey blonde whimpered as he collapsed. "Uruha!" The wolves around him shouted. Hide was first to his side and turned him over.
"Uruha, where are you hurting?"
Uruha whimpered as tears rolled down his cheeks. "Ruki…"
"Hide…" Hiroto gasped. The beta looked at where the brunette was pointing and saw blood coming from under Uruha's body.
Kai gasped as wolves came barreling in, a few going after Die, but stopping a little ways down. Kyo changed into his human form along with Kaoru and Byou. Kai slowly changed back and looked up to see Reita's wolf form sniffing the air.
"What are we going to do?" Kaoru asked. "He can easily run off if we startled him."
Kai grunted as he stumbled to his feet. "Reita?"
The wolf's ear perked and he turned to face them. He started to slowly walk towards him. Kaoru and Kyo tensed not knowing how to react, but Kai smiled. The white wolf huffed as it stumbled forward. Kai dropped to his knees and wolf dropped in front of him. It slowly changed into Reita's human form. The blonde gave a weak smile.
"I…I'm whole again."
Kai smiled. "I know."
Reita's face relaxed as he passed out. Kai looked up at Kyo, whose eyes were wide in fear. But he wasn't looking at them, he was looking across from them. Kai followed his line of sight to Ruki's stilled human form. Byou was knelt beside him pressing his shirt to the brunette's neck. Byou looked over them with wet cheeks.
"No…" Kai gasped.