Uruha grunted as he sat down a heavy box on the pallet. Before he could move he was pushed down to the floor. He looked up with a glare to see one of his alphas smirking down at him.
"Stumble there, Kouyou?"
"I told you to stop calling me that." Uruha growled.
"Knock it off Vincent." An older woman order. "No fooling around at work."
The alpha grunted as he walked away and as Uruha stood back up. He patted the dirt off his grey work clothing and moved to stack more boxes when they all heard alarms sounding in the distance. Everyone froze in the warehouse. The woman that had snapped earlier climbed on top of a stopped conveyer belt and whistled.
"Everybody listen up!" She shouted. "That's the alarm for rising water. Everyone evacuate the building and head to a shelter, now!"
They all started rushing outside to find it pouring, the streets already flooded, and the alarms blaring. Uruha followed the large group as they headed down the road. Uruha heard people screaming and he turned to see a wave of water coming from the right. He started to run as the wave hit his knees and then his stomach. His pack leader reached her hand out as he lost his balance and he reached for hers, but he missed. Uruha got pushed by the wave and went flowing down the street in the opposite direction. He gasped reaching out to grab anything that could stop him. He shouted as he grabbed a lamppost and held on to it. He pulled his body against it and looked around him.
Uruha gasped as he held on for dear life. He spotted the water parting at the hills nearby. He let go of the lamp and rode the flow of water. He would grab cars, lamps, and other standing objects to guide him down the river. The city streets opened up to the outer roads which meant Uruha could only swim now in the current the best he could. He paddled as he neared the hill and grabbed on the side to pull his body up on it. Uruha dug his nails into the dirt as he climbed the muddy hill.
As the omega made it to the top he caught his breath and stared back at the flooded town below him. Uruha sighed turning away. He shivered as the rain continued to pour on his body and he headed into the woods giving a goodbye to his home. He trudged through the forested area until the found shelter in a nearby cave. The floor inside had inch or so of water, but he sat down anyways. He leaned against the wall and watched as the storm raged on.
He had lost everything. His possessions, his home, and his pack. Now he was all alone again. Uruha waited in the cave until the next morning before he decided to move. His soaked body shivered as he walked out to find it drizzling outside. He sucked it up and started walking. Uruha stumbled through the woods for a couple of days before he caught the scent of some wolves close by. He was cautious as he followed the scent to the edge of a cliff. He looked through the bushes and down thirty or so feet to find a small group of wolves in their human forms. He made sure to stay hidden as he listened and watched.
The five wolves were sitting around a fire as two rabbits cooked over it.
"How much longer until we get there, Yoshiki?" The one with pink hair asked with a yawn.
The man named Yoshiki laughed as he petted the beta's head. "A couple more days, Hide."
"Are we still bringing back those three?"
"Of course we are, Kamijo!" The brunette shouted. "Tora and Nao have been waiting to come with us. Plus Koichi has been wanting to see Dawn city."
"Calm down, Saga." Yoshiki ordered. "You're making Teru nervous"
Kamijo rubbed his shaking mate's body. The silver haired omega started to speak, but it was so softly Uruha couldn't hear him. He moved closer gripping the edge of the cliff. Uruha felt the dirt crumbling under his hand and he yelped as his body fell forward. The omega yelled as he rolled down the side of the cliff, startling the group. Yoshiki jumped to his feet when the stranger's body stopped rolling near them.
Uruha groaned as he moved to roll on his back to find Kamijo growling at him, standing protectively in front of his mate. Yoshiki walked to him cautiously and looked down at him with a scrutinizing stare. Uruha swallowed nervously, trying to ignore the pain all over his body.
"Who are you?" The leader asked with a low growl.
"U-Uruha." He whimpered.
"What are you doing out here, Uruha?"
The omega groaned feeling his thigh burning and swallowed before answering. "My town was flooded. I got separated from my pack."
"And you decided to wonder the woods?"
Uruha's teeth chattered. "I… got lost. Besides, I doubt my pack would even bother searching for me."
The group looked between themselves before Yoshiki sighed and knelt next to the omega. "I'm Yoshiki. This is Kamijo, Saga, Teru, and Hide. You took quite the fall, are you hurt anywhere?"
Uruha finally sat up and looked down at his torn clothing. He noticed the stick that had gotten pierced into the middle of his thigh.
"That looks painful." Hide said. "Let's see if we can fix it."
"We don't know him. We can't trust him." Kamijo said.
"Relax." The leader said with a smile. "What could this injured pup do to us?"
The omega was laid down by the fire as Hide ripped Uruha's pant leg open to look at the wound. He cleaned around it before slowly pulling the stick out. Uruha whimpered, feeling the stick sliding roughly out of his leg. Hide gave one last tug, pulling the stick all the way out and making Uruha cry out in pain. The beta prodded the wound some more before looking up at his alpha.
"He has piece stuck in his thigh. I need medical equipment to get it out."
Yoshiki hummed as he rubbed his chin, "I don't think Kyo would mind helping out a stray. Uruha, we're on our way to see a friend of mine. If you'd like, you can come with us. We can treat your leg better there."
The omega grunted as Hide wrapped the wound tightly in a torn cloth. He caught his breath before answering. "If it's…not too much trouble."
"None at all." Yoshiki said happily. "Kamijo, cut up the rabbit. Once we eat we'll head out."
Saga volunteered to be Uruha's crutch as they walked through the forest that day. They fell behind the others a bit, causing them to slow down as well. Seeing this wasn't working out, Saga decided to carry the other omega on his back. Uruha was embarrassed and kept apologizing the whole day. Saga didn't mind and kept telling him that it was okay. As they settled down for the night, Yoshiki went out to hunt for dinner as Hide checked Uruha's leg. The beta hummed as he prodded the wound, making Uruha whimper.
"It's already getting infected. Listen, I'm going to have to scrub this and clean it out."
As Yoshiki was happily dragging his kill back to camp he heard a loud scream. He quickly dragged the small deer into the campsite to investigate. He spotted Kamijo and Saga holding Uruha down as Hide scrubbed a wet rag on the wounded thigh. The omega cried out, causing Teru to whimper in fear. The silver haired omega was curled up a few feet away against a tree and covering his ears. Yoshiki dropped his kill and knelt near them as Hide pulled the rag away. He poured water on it to clean it off and Uruha was gasping for air looking relieved for it to be over. It wasn't though.
Hide didn't even warn him before he started scrubbing on the wound again. Uruha screamed out, but then his voice went silent. They thought he threw out his voice at first but noticed his stilled body. He had passed out. Hide finished cleaning out the wound as best as he could and wrapped it back up. He then wiped another clean wet rag on the omega's sweaty face.
Yoshiki and Saga worked on skinning and cleaning the deer as Kamijo tended to his mate and as Hide kept an eye on Uruha's sleeping form. They were quiet as the sun set. Saga had started cooking the meat as Yoshiki stored their leftovers for the next day. Hide gently woke Uruha up as soon as the first batch was done and had him eat before he laid back down to sleep.
The next two days, Uruha rode on the backs of the group as they traveled. They did their best to fight Uruha's growing fever and infection whenever they rested, but they could only do so much without medicine. They carried him into Ravenstone City where they were greeted by their old friend Kyo and his mate Shinya. Kyo stared at the sleeping omega on Kamijo's back and looked at Yoshiki who just smiled. Kyo sighed as he led his friends to their home.
Ruki yawned leaning on the counter of the café. Kai smiled happily at the sleepy brunette. Hitsugi walked up to them sitting down his tray and smirked at his friends.
"Ruki, if you weren't out all night partying, you wouldn't be so tired."
The alpha shrugged before yawning again. They watched as the last customer of the day walk out and they quickly cleaned up. Kai counted the tills and safe down then they were able to head home for the evening. The only thing that was on Ruki's mind was a good night's rest. He wasn't even planning on taking a shower. He just wanted to sleep.
As they entered their home along with a few others they noticed their sister pack had arrived from their journey. They happily greeted their friends and as much as Ruki wanted to talk, he wanted to go to bed more. He was about to excuse himself when a particular scent caught his attention. He sniffed the air and walked past their guests towards their healing rooms. He opened the door to find a stranger laying on a futon. He swallowed hard feeling his heart racing in his chest. Ruki walked into the room, but a hand grabbed his shoulder stopping him.
"He's resting. We'll do introductions tomorrow so leave him be for now." Shinya ordered.
Ruki nodded taking another smell of the air and walked out. "He smells nice." He mumbled.
Shinya heard, but didn't say anything. The beta only smiled at the retreating alpha before closing the door to the healing room.
When Uruha woke up the next morning, he was already feeling better and could tell his leg had been properly treated. He was still sore as he sat up and stretched out his body. He took in the scent of his surroundings before getting up to his feet to limp out of the room. As he stepped out, the smell of cooked deer filled his nose and the sounds of talking made his ears twitch. He noticed Yoshiki waving to him to walk over, but then a young man with brown hair had quickly walked up to him. He smiled brightly and bowed his head.
"I'm Ruki. Nice to meet you."
"Nice to meet you, too." Uruha said nervously. The alpha grabbed his arm and dragged him to the group. Ruki happily sat the honey blonde next to him and shared his food with him. Kyo stood by watching with care, but Shinya soon had all of his attention as sat next to the pack leader.
Ruki was telling Uruha all about the city, offering to show him around and take him out the best restaurants. Uruha found himself smiling whenever Ruki was talking to him and when the alpha smiled, his chest filled with warmth. After about a week, Uruha's leg was healed enough that he could walk around and Ruki took this as his chance to take the honey blonde out. The first place Uruha was dragged to, was Kai's coffee shop where Ruki introduced him to the best coffee in the city. Ruki was happily flirting with the omega and didn't try to be subtle either. He would rub Uruha's arm, compliment his hair and eyes, and rub his leg on Uruha's underneath the table.
Uruha didn't mind, in fact he enjoyed the attention. Whenever Ruki touched him, he felt his whole body burn and his heart pound in his chest. Over the days he was there, Ruki would walk him around showing him different places. For the first time in a long time Uruha felt happy and at peace. He couldn't help but smile whenever they were together. As they walked through the park that evening, Uruha finally got up the courage to reach his hand out and grab Ruki's own. The brunette was shocked at first, but smiled and squeezed the honey blonde's hand in return.
Ruki had dated and messed around with wolves passing through and even humans, but none of them ever made him feel the way he felt with Uruha. Just the thought of the omega sent shivers through his body. He looked at Uruha walking next to him and stared at him lips. He stopped walking forcing Uruha to stop as well. Before Uruha could ask anything, Ruki rubbed his cheek and grazed his thumb over the omega's bottom lip. Ruki licked his own lips staring into Uruha's eyes.
"I want to kiss you." He whispered and Uruha blushed. "May I?"
Uruha smiled and nodded. Ruki reached up as the honey blonde leaned down and their lips met. It was soft at first, hesitant, and innocent, but Ruki didn't waste any time to dominate the kiss. He gripped Uruha's hair and pulled him closer as they made out. Ruki flicked his tongue out and licked the swollen lips as Uruha gasped. Ruki slipped his tongue in and pressed his body against Uruha's making him moan. They pulled apart from each other and smiled. Ruki had a hint of perversion to his expression as he licked his lips.
"Let's continue this at the factory."
Uruha nodded with pink cheeks.
Ruki was practically dragging Uruha into the factory where he was aiming to get to his room when Kai cut him off in the foyer. Ruki let out an annoyed growl, but the brunette just smiled and waved his hands in the air.
"Hey there you are. Kyo wanted to speak with Uruha about something." Kai said pointing at where the pack leader was sitting.
Ruki groaned. "Can't it wait?"
"He wanted to talk to Uruha as soon as you guys got back." Kai said. "Is there something more important than our leader's orders?"
"Yes actually." The brunette growled. "It concerns just the two of us in my room without being disturbed."
Kai laughed. "Of course it does, but Kyo is waiting and you don't want to piss him off. He's already in a bad mood."
"What happened this time?" Ruki sighed, but noticed Kai's face had turned into a solemn expression. "Kai?"
"Shinya hasn't been feeling well today." He sighed. "Uruha just needs to speak with Kyo for a few minutes then you guys can fuck all you want."
Their faces turned red and Kai laughed. Ruki nodded to the honey blonde to go ahead. Uruha walked to the front alone and spotted Kyo sitting with his lover on an arrangement of pillows. They spotted him and stopped whatever conversation they were having to look right at him. Kyo waved to the pillows in front of him ordering the omega to sit down. Once he was seated, Kyo stared at him with an intense glare making him shake.
"Uruha, you've caught Ruki's eye haven't you?" Kyo spoke, but the omega remained quiet. "He's unmated you know, as are you. However, I must protect my pack. Yoshiki is leaving tomorrow and he said he would gladly take you in if you want to go with him. I would take his offer and leave here."
Uruha's eyes widen. "But I…"
"What?"
Uruha looked back Ruki who was talking to Kai. He looked back at Kyo then at the ground. "I wanted to stay with Ruki."
"Ruki is playing with you. He does this and it causes me trouble. He likes to play around and once he's finished he'll toss you away. It's better to stop you before it starts especially if you want to have a pack."
Uruha was shaking, tears running down his cheeks.
"Kyo, that was harsh." Shinya spoke, but earned a glare from the alpha.
"I thought…" Uruha whimpered. "I thought he felt what I did…I thought I found…I thought…damn it. Alphas are all the same!" He shouted and jumped to his feet. Before they could stop him, he took off running shocking everyone in the room. Ruki reached out and grabbed his arm, but the honey blonde yanked it away with a glare. Ruki was shocked as Uruha yelled. "Don't ever touch me again!"
They all watched as he ran out of the factory. Ruki looked back and glared at his leader. "What the hell did you say to him?"
Kyo glared back. "I told him the truth, Ruki. I'm tired of you bringing problems to our pack just so you can get laid."
"Uruha is different you asshole!" Ruki snapped.
"Get back in your place, Ruki." Kyo growled.
"Kyo!" Shinya gasped.
"Quite Shinya!" The leader snapped.
"Kyo!" He cried out. They all looked at the beta to see him leaning over gripping his stomach.
"Shinya!"
Ruki stepped back as the medics gathered around the beta and he took this chance to run out of the factory. He had to find Uruha and straighten this out.
Uruha sniffled as he walked down the darkened streets. He didn't know where he was going and ended up getting lost within the city. He thought he was running to the outer city, but it looked like he was closer to the center. He sighed as he continued to walk around the noisy crowds until he bumped into someone. He looked up to find a guy smiling down at him. It was rare for him to find someone taller than himself, but this guy was huge. He tried to step back, but another guy grabbed his arms from behind. The taller grabbed Uruha's chin and smirked.
"What a cute omega we have here. Wondering the streets without an alpha is pretty dangerous you know." He laughed.
The guy behind him licked his neck. "We could be your alphas. We don't mind sharing you."
"No. Let me go." Uruha whimpered. They laughed and covered Uruha's mouth as they dragged him away.
Ruki sniffed the air around him as he ran through the city streets. He looked up and down for the omega, but couldn't seem to spot him anywhere. Ruki was getting frustrated over it, but he wasn't going to let Uruha get away from him. For the first time, he found someone who could make his heart pound and his body burn to its core. He didn't want to lose that feeling.
"Do think we should call the police?" A girl asked her friend as they walked by.
"We should stay out of it. They looked like yakuza or something. Besides, saying something crazy like omega and alphas… they have to be in some sort of gang right?"
Ruki gasped. He reached out to the girls. "Where? Where did this happen?"
Uruha tried crying out, but the two men had shoved a cloth in his mouth and had tied his hands behind his back. The taller ripped Uruha's shirt open and started rubbing his hands all over the pale skin. Uruha whimpered feeling a second pair of hands on his thighs. His eyes filled with tears. He just wanted to leave this city, that was all. A low growl startled the three of them and they looked at the alleyway opening to find Ruki staring at them with a murderous glare. He stepped closer, forcing his pressure on the two alphas.
"What the hell…do you think you're doing to my omega?" Ruki growled. "Get your filthy hands off of him."
They stood up and glared at him. "Oh yeah? And what are you going to do about it?"
"You don't seem to know where you are, do you?"" Ruki smirked. "This is Kyo's territory and we're a part of his pack. So I advise you to leave this city."
The two laughed as they started to transform. "Pretty big talk for a shrimp."
Ruki smirked with a glare. "You're going to pay for that comment."
Uruha blushed as Ruki untied the cloth from around his hand freeing his arms. The honey blonde looked at the two defeated wolves lying on the ground then at Ruki. The brunette had a scratch on his neck from the fight, but he was otherwise unscathed. Uruha leaned over and licked the small wound making the alpha smile with a blush.
"Are you hurt?" Ruki whispered.
"I'm okay. They didn't do anything." Uruha mumbled.
"Good." Ruki said with a smile. He rubbed the omega's cheek, but Uruha looked away. "What is it?"
"I'm only good for a one nightstand, aren't I?"
"What are you…" Ruki snapped. "That's not true. Not with you. You're different from the others I've been with. You make me feel different, as if we have a connection. If you leave…then I'm going with you."
"Ruki…"
"But I want you to stay here." Ruki whispered. "This is my home and I want to share it with you."
"But Kyo…"
"I'll convince him, don't worry." Ruki said with a smile. "Now, come on. Let's get out of here."
Uruha allowed himself to be dragged by Ruki back to the factory. He clenched his shirt closed as they walked through the doors to find everyone quietly sitting around. The pack didn't even notice the two of them walking in. Kai saw his friend walking in and quickly made his way to the other alpha.
"Hey, you found him, good."
Ruki nodded, but was stunned to hear a loud scream. "Shinya?"
Kai nodded. "It's seems…he's going through another miscarriage."
"Damn."
Kai noticed Uruha's condition and patted his friend's back. "Don't worry about that. Take care of Uruha for now."
Ruki nodded. He gently guided the honey blonde out of the foyer and into the hallway where they went to a room at the end. Ruki shut the door behind him as Uruha walked deeper into the room. The alpha was quick to grab a new shirt for the honey blonde. Uruha changed his top and sat down on the futon with Ruki next to him.
"Shinya…is pregnant?"
Ruki sighed laying on his back. "'Was', now. Shinya has had it rough, being a beta that's a male carrier. It's rare enough for male omegas to be carriers, but it's even rarer for betas and it's twice as hard on them. Shinya had his first miscarriage when he and Kyo were still in another pack. This is his third one."
"That's awful." Uruha whispered. Ruki hummed and pulled Uruha down to lay on his chest.
"Kyo always feels so vulnerable when it's comes to Shinya being pregnant. He feels that the miscarriages are his fault because his stress gets pushed onto Shinya sometimes. He feels like he can't protect the people closest to him, so he does rash things. Kyo will let you stay if I tell him that we have a connection."
"We do? We seriously have a connection?"
"You mean you didn't notice?" Ruki asked.
"I noticed." Uruha whispered. "I just didn't believe it. I didn't believe I would be able to connect to someone. After all the crap I've been through I thought I would always be alone."
Ruki rubbed Uruha's cheek. "Not anymore you're not. I won't let you ever be alone again."
"You shouldn't make promises like that." Uruha whispered sitting up. "The last person who said that to me…ended up dying."
"If I die," Ruki spoke sitting up, "then I'll force myself to come back to you. Then I'll kick my own ass for betraying you." Uruha started laughing and Ruki did too. After a few minutes, the alpha started talking again. "May I ask, who died?"
Uruha sighed. "My father. My mother died giving birth to me and when I was a small child a pack attacked ours. My father made me run to my grandparents' house and hide in the basement. He said 'Don't worry. You won't be alone for too long. After I'm done here, I'll come get you. Then I won't ever leave you alone again. I promise this is the last time.' I waited there for a week, but he never came. The pack that had invaded…had killed everyone including my father and took all the children. I was the only survivor, so I decided to change my name and leave. I've been jumping packs ever since."
"Changed your name?"
Uruha nodded. "Don't tell anyone this okay. My birth name, is Takashima Kouyou."
"T-Takashima? You're from that pack?" Ruki gasped. "Holy shit no wonder you're so beautiful, you come from a royal bloodline."
Uruha blushed. "We're not royalty."
"Not anymore, but hundreds of years ago you were." Ruki laughed. "Which means, you're as pureblood as you get."
"I'm not. We have mixed blood in us just like everyone else." Uruha sighed.
"But you still carry the regal look." Ruki said. "You're very beautiful."
Uruha rolled his eyes. "Just don't tell anyone okay. It has to be our little secret."
"A secret sealed with a kiss." Ruki mumbled before capturing Uruha's lips. The honey blonde moaned into the kiss and hugged the alpha. He relaxed and embraced Ruki's body as he melted from the alpha's touch.