-- SHORTLY AFTER PRACTICE--
Rose was walking around the safe house's kitchen to see if she could figure out what to make for dinner when her phone started ringing.
"Pick up the phone! Dammit woman your phone is ringing!! Pick up your freaking phone!!! IT'S RINGING!!!!"
I should change my ringtone, it's kinda irritating…
"Hello, this is Rose…"
"ARE YOU THAT OMEGA HELP LADY?!" Came the unexpected panic response
"Yes, is there an emergency?"
"I… um… Akaashi! He… uh…" this guy was panicking
"Calm down, tell me your name, and secondary…" Rose steadied her voice to calm the person on the other side of the line
"Bokuto Koutarou, Alpha…"
"Okay Bokuto…" Rose said calmly, "You mentioned Akaashi? Is Akaashi an omega?"
"Yes, he… I think he's in heat…"
"Alright Bokuto, what is his full name?" Rose got a notepad to begin writing down her necessary information
"Akaashi Keiji…"
"Alright where are you and Akaashi, Bokuto?" Rose was getting her wallet out
~I'll just tell Suga to order pizza or something…~
"We're out in Tokyo…" Bokuto said still panicking but not nearly as much
"Alright Bokuto, you seem to know Akaashi very well, would you mind telling me your relationship with him?" Rose asked grabbing her keys and writing a note for Suga before leaving
"I'm his bonded mate…"
"Okay, did you two talk about going through his heat together this time around?" Rose stopped outside her car
~If they've been through this before then why did they call me?~
"Not really, but I always help him through his heats, but this time it seems stronger and we don't have condoms!!"
~I see…~
"Okay Bokuto, I'm going to drive over to the train station and then I'll be over in about 2 hours…" Rose said, "I'm assuming you and Akaashi are high schoolers, please tell me your school name…"
"Fukurodani…"
"Okay does Akaashi have suppressants?" Rose inquired
"No… he can't afford them…" Bokuto's voice almost fell at that comment
"Okay then lock him in a room away from you and let him try to sleep through it until I get there…"
"Thank you…"
They ended their call and Rose went to get them taking her emergency kit in her purse. The emergency kit consists of a blanket, suppressants and repellant. After getting to Tokyo, and a quick call to Bokuto, Rose found herself in the boys locker room at Fukurodani with a very terrified omega.
"Akaashi…" Rose crouched and exposed her neck to the cowering figure, she slowly reached a hand, palm up, to Akaashi
"W-who are y-you? I-I want B-Bokuto-san…" Akaashi shrank even further into the corner
"I'm here to help, honey…" Rose made sure to voice her good intentions in the tone she used, scared omegas were very sensitive
Akaashi reached his hand out palm down. ~He still doesn't trust me…~ Rose had touched their fingertips to show him that she didn't mean any harm. ~Damn his body REALLY wants to get pregnant… This isn't normal for someone so young…~ After a moment Akaashi turned his palm up and also bared his neck. Rose crawled slowly over to Akaashi's form and took the suppressants out of her emergency kit. ~These will barely last long enough to get them to the safe house…~ Rose put one pill in his hand and gave him some water. Akaashi quickly swallowed the pill and suddenly clutched at Rose.
"Why is this happening?" Akaashi almost begged her
"For whatever reason, your body really wants to have a baby…" Rose said running her fingers through his hair trying to calm him down
"What?!" Akaashi shot her a horrified stare
"It's perfectly normal sweetheart, not quite so in someone as young as yourself, but it is normal…"
"But… I can't have a baby!!" Akaashi said
"I know, you are very young…" Rose sniffed at him and his smell had gone away significantly, but it was still enough to attract every alpha within a 50 mile radius
"That's not what I mean!" Akaashi tore himself away from her, "I CAN'T have a baby!!"
"Why do you say so…?" Rose slowly grabbed Akaashi's hand and rubbed small circles in his palm
"The doctor said that my body would reject any baby I conceived…" Akaashi dropped his head
Rose saw the omega's shoulders begin to shake, muffled sobs resounding in the room.
"He said, that my body would miscarry every time I got pregnant…" Akaashi cried more fully, "I… I can't even give my mate children!! I'm such a bad omega!!"
Akaashi's heat scent was quickly replaced by distress. Rose whipped out the blanket from her emergency kit and wrapped it around this sobbing omega. She coaxed him into standing and put a supportive arm around his shoulder.
"Just because you can't physically CARRY the pups doesn't mean you can't give him any…" Rose said soothingly
"What do you mean?" Akaashi asked
"If you and Bokuto ever want to have children, there is always surrogacy…" Rose explained, "You can take your eggs and his sperm to make a baby and then ask someone else to carry it…"
Akaashi went wide eyed. ~You mean… I really could have a baby? Just not inside of me?~
"I know that when some omegas go through that it feels like it isn't really their child, but they still love them all the same…" Rose said, "Don't worry, there are always other options… You and your mate will have to discuss them later…"
"Thank you…" Akaashi smiled sadly
Rose got him to walk towards the door before opening to reveal a very distressed alpha. Bokuto embraced Akaashi in a tender and loving hug.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Bokuto asked into Akaashi's neck
"Because…" Akaashi felt his tears well up again, "I thought you'd leave me…"
"No!!" Bokuto shouted pulling away to look into Akaashi's eyes, "I don't need pups to be happy with you! I don't even really want 'em!! So don't worry…"
Akaashi cried and buried his face in Bokuto's chest, clutching at his alpha desperately.
"Alright you two, we've got two and a half hours before your heat kicks back in…" Rose said looking at her watch, "Let's get on that train…"
After getting back to the safe house successfully, and right on time. Rose put them in an available room and explained to them, how the intercom worked, that there was enough food and water supplied in there to last for two weeks, and it was restocked and refreshed regularly. How the walls are sound and scent proof so they didn't need to worry. With quick thank you's from the couple they closed the door and Rose walked down the hall. She plopped herself tiredly on the couch.
~I thought the drama was over with for now… I guess not…~
Suga came out of his and Daichi's room and sat next to her, "What happened?"
"Bonded couple around you and Daichi's age went into a particularly strong heat… they are from Tokyo…" Rose sighed, "The omega was also rather stressed because apparently his body is able to conceive but not carry… so said a doctor he'd been going to…"
"That's so unfortunate…" Suga looked down and eyed his lap before placing a hand over his own tummy
Rose looked over at Suga and smiled, it was always adorable to see a pregnant omega loving their unborn.
"Oh yeah! You had your first appointment today didn't you?" Rose asked
"Yeah I did!" Suga reached in his back pocket and pulled out the sonogram pictures, "doctor said I'm about 8 weeks in… and that baby is healthy and growing well…"
Suga handed the pictures to Rose. She smiled down at them sweetly.
"That's excellent news Sug-"
"Pick up the phone! Dammit woman your phone is ringing!! Pick up your freaking phone!!! IT'S RINGING!!!!"
~What NOW?!~
Rose groaned before answering the call.
"Hello, this is Rose…"
"...help me…" came the whisper
Rose's eyes widened, "name"
"Iwaizumi… Hajime…"
"At your house?" Rose asked quietly
"Yeah, please hurry…" he barely managed to get out
Rose was about to hang up when she heard yelling from across the line.
"YOU Disrespectful! Ungrateful little BITCH!!"
Rose ran out of the house with her keys, phone to her ear. Once again leaving Suga with very little understanding of what was happening.
"You fucking SLUT!!"
Rose was starting to get scared for once she got in her car and sped off towards the omega's house. She wasn't sure how much of a handle she was going to have on the situation. ~I hope I can save him… I've never lost a charge yet… and I'm not starting today…~ Very soon there was a couple muffled sounds that she couldn't really make out but she heard a very audible crash. Is he okay…? Rose pulled up to the house and killed the lights, parking in the shadows. She had a black car so she wouldn't be seen very easily. She pulled out her ring of access cards and her handgun, she tucked it into her holster attached to her belt, and grabbed the alpha repellant. Little unknown fact was that alpha repellant also worked on betas, just to a lesser degree. She steadied her nerves and got out of the car. She walked with a purpose up to the house.
Banging on the door she called out, "Iwaizumi-san!"
~I need to be respectful, parents like this are unreasonable…~
Very soon an infuriated alpha opened the door.
"WHAT?!" He snapped at Rose
"Sir, I'm here to pick up Iwaizumi Haji-"
He slammed the door in her face
~Rude…~
She knocked one more time, and once again the alpha opened the door, "Look lady, I don't know who you are but you need to get the fuck off my property…" and with that he slammed the door again.
Rose shook her head and heaved an irritated sigh, spraying the repellant on her hand and unholstering her gun she kicked the door open.
"HAJIME!!" She called storming into the house
"BITCH! I told you to stay away from my-"
She rubbed her hand across the alpha's face and watched as he crumpled to the ground.
"Who the FUCK are you?"
Rose turned quickly to see a beta woman with a bat in her hand, splattered with very little bits of blood. ~Iwaizumi… oh my god…~ Rose grabbed the woman by the throat before slamming her on the ground. The woman screamed out in pain scratching at the very slight burn on her throat. ~Imagine if you were an ALPHA, bitch…~ Rose snapped her head towards the stairs and headed up.
"Iwaizumi Hajime!" She called
To her dismay, no response came. Rose kicked in every door until she found him lying on his side facing the window, he was on the ground with a small puddle of blood by his head.
"Hajime!!" Rose ran over to his form
Placing her hand over his mouth she checked his breathing.
~He's still alive!!!~
"Hajime…" she shook him lightly, "Iwaizumi!!"
The omega's eyes shot open and he scurried away from Rose. She sat still until he recognized her and came to his senses.
"Rose…" the terrified omega began to feel tears prick at his eyes
Rose wiped the blood trail that dribbled from his forehead down the left side of his face, "Let's get you out of here…"
Rose helped Iwaizumi down stairs where his parents were still writhing on the ground. Rose walked him over to the door before turning around and pulling out her Petals Authority card, "On behalf of the omegan authority, Petals Of Trust, I am taking your omega son, Iwaizumi Hajime, into my custody." And with that she left with the scared and injured omega in tow.
She got Iwaizumi situated in the passenger's seat and began driving the long way to the safe house.
"What happened?" Rose asked supportively
"I…" Iwaizumi paused
~She's someone I can trust… just SAY it!!!~
"I'm pregnant…"
"Okay…" Rose stated boredly, "I already knew that but that doesn't explain why your parents flipped out like that…"
"What…? How did you…?" Iwaizumi was thoroughly confused, "I just found out myself TODAY…"
"I could smell you at the match…" Rose stated, "I thought that's why you sat out…"
"No… I didn't know at the time but I was experiencing morning sickness…" Iwaizumi said staring at his hands
"Okay so I'll ask again, what happened?" Rose said calmly
"They… they found my test…" he barely whispered out
"I see…" Rose thought for a moment, carefully choosing her next words, "Does the… father… know?" Pausing at the word "father" Iwaizumi knew what she was really trying to say. Does OIKAWA know…
"No… and I can't tell him…" Iwaizumi let out a shaky breath
"Can't or don't want to?"
"Both…" Iwaizumi felt his tears begin to form again, "He's already been scouted by several Ivy League schools from America…"
"Has he chosen yet?"
"No… he keeps asking me what I think but it doesn't matter what I think…" Iwaizumi let a few silent tears slide down his cheek and drip off his chin
"You two aren't mated right?" Rose asked as she continued driving around trying to find a specific house
"No…" this time he choked on a sob
~WHAT THE FUCK?! Why am I… crying…~
Rose pulled up to the curb in a neighborhood that wasn't where the safe house was and parked the car.
"Listen, I've met the father, and I can tell you without a doubt that he'd chose you and your pup over any Ivy League in America…" Rose placed her hand on his shaking shoulder
"But I don't want him to!!" He shouted in response
"Yes you do…"
"I mean, I do…" Iwaizumi was full blown crying, "but I can't take that away from him!! I won't let him give up on his dreams…"
"That's not your choice…" Rose said comfortingly, "As I'm sure you're aware, the alphas are the head of the house, and therefore make decisions for their families… and if he decides that his baby and mate are more important, there would be no stopping him from dropping out of school anyway…"
Iwaizumi sat in silence and thought carefully over what she said.
"I won't tell him, and I won't force you to tell him… I am bound by my code..." Rose said, "... but as your friend… I really just want to see you happy…"
Iwaizumi opened his mouth to say something when Rose's phone started ringing.
"Pick up the phone! Dammit woman your phone is ringing!! Pick up your freaking phone!!! IT'S RINGING!!!!"
Rose picked up her phone and answered it.
"Hello, this is-"
"ROSE!!!" Iwaizumi recognized that voice, "CAN YOU GO TO IWA-CHAN'S HOUSE AND CHECK ON HIM?"
"What's wrong Oikawa?" Rose asked calmly glancing at the omega in the seat next to her
"I was on the phone with him when his parents started yelling and he ended the call!!" Oikawa was having a panic attack, "I know you help omegas and I just wanted to make sure he was okay…"
Rose shot a look at Iwaizumi. Before Rose could say anything she heard a man bellow out, "TOORU!!!" What scared Rose was that it came from the phone and outside her car. Which meant that the omega next to her heard it and jumped. ~He's nearby…~
"Shit, I gotta go Rose, please check on him for me! Thanks!" And the line went dead
"Stay here…" she said to Iwaizumi and got out of the car
Scanning the area she pulled the gun out of her holster. She got on top of the car and laid flat on her stomach. She paned to catch a glimpse of her surroundings until she found what she was looking for. The alpha was running from another older alpha. He was tackled and began struggling. Rose's eyes widened when she realized that the older alpha had a kitchen knife, she took aim and pulled the trigger. A loud bang resounded as the older alpha's shoulder was ticked by the bullet and fell to his side and off of the younger alpha.
"Oikawa!" Rose yelled as she slid off the car
Looking stunned he lifted his head to see the woman running towards him.
"Are you hurt?" She asked looking over him
As his eyes slowly fell she followed his gaze to realize that he was stunned looking for a completely different reason. The knife. Said object was sticking out of his ribs.
"Alright, let's go, get up…" Rose tried to get Oikawa to stand but he couldn't so using her impressive strength she lifted him and carried him over to the car.
"Iwaizumi, get in the back of the car…"
"Why what's happening?" He asked spotting the alpha in her arms and didn't bother to question her any further
"Keep the knife from moving. If we pull it out it could bleed more and we can't have him losing any more blood…" she said shutting the door and drove like a mad woman to the nearest hospital
They got to the hospital and had Oikawa rushed into the OR. Iwaizumi sat in the appropriately named waiting room nervously.
"I want you to get checked too…" Rose said walking up to him, "High levels of stress are bad for the baby…"
Iwaizumi didn't bother to argue with her, he just followed into an observation room. What happened for a while just blurred, he couldn't help thinking about Tooru. ~Is he okay…?~ What shocked him out of his haze when a cold gel was applied where the sun don't shine. He looked scaredly at Rose and she giggled.
"They have to use a wand because the typical form of taking an ultrasound won't be able to see the baby this early in the pregnancy…" Rose whispered in his ear
He was scared, the only thing that's been up there was Oikawa's… nevermind. He managed to get through it and the doctor confirmed that everything was okay. After double checking Iwaizumi's blood test results he and Rose were sent back to the waiting room. Soon enough the doctor came out of Oikawa's room. Iwaizumi was almost too scared to talk to the doctor. ~Shittykawa, you better not die on me… on us… we need you… Tooru…~
"Iwaizumi… Iwaizumi!" Rose called successfully snapping him out of his thoughts
"Huh?" He was lost for a moment
"Oikawa is okay… there will be no permanent damage aside from a physical scar and some scar tissue…"
"Thank goodness…" Iwaizumi huffed a sigh of relief, "Can I go see him?"
"Of course…" Rose smiled, "I'll wait for you out here…"
Iwaizumi nodded and entered the room. Oikawa's eyes snapped in his direction and his beautiful smile crawled onto his face.
"I'm so relieved…" Oikawa flopped his head back onto his pillow
Iwaizumi walked quietly over to the bedside chair and sat. "You idiot…"
"Huh…?" Oikawa looked over and reached a hand out to the lump of sadness looking into his lap, not meeting the alpha's eyes
"I was so WORRIED about you…" Iwaizumi covered his mouth with one hand to muffle his sobs
"But I'm fine…" Oikawa tried to run his fingers through Iwaizumi's hair but flinched feeling a sharp pain in his side, "I was so worried about you… I know that our parents are almost the same people…" he breathed heavily
"Yeah but you actually ended up in the hospital…" Iwaizumi finally took ahold of the hand Oikawa had offered him. It felt good to hold his hand, to feel the warmth coming from the other's palm, to have physical evidence that he was alive.
"This is nothing… you know that…" Oikawa smiled rubbing his thumb over the back of Iwaizumi's hand
"But still…" Iwaizumi's sobs finally quieted, he looked up and made eye contact
"Hey Iwa-chan?" Oikawa asked lovingly
"What Shittykawa?" Iwaizumi glared playfully back at the alpha
"So mean Iwa-chan!" Oikawa started being dramatic, "I'm trying to ask you to court me in the most meaningful way that I can, and you just RUIN the mood!!"
~What…?~
Oikawa gave the omega a knowing smirk, "So mean to me, and yet, I still love you…"
Iwaizumi didn't know how to respond. ~Oikawa is really courting me? But what about…?~
"No."
Oikawa's face dropped, "What…? Hajime why?"
~Ouch.~ The first name stung like a bitch, it always meant that Oikawa was truthfully, deeply hurt.
"What about your volleyball career? The Ivy League schools in America?" Iwaizumi was crying again, "You gonna give that all up?"
"For you I would…" Oikawa said softly, "I don't want any of that if it means being separated from you…"
"BUT YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER THAN ME!" Iwaizumi covered his face with one hand and tightly gripped Oikawa's in the other. It was a tradition of sorts when they fought, ever since they were little they always held hands and talked things out without letting go even once. They'd hold hands until the issue was resolved, and this time-- although much more serious-- was no different. There had never been an instance where their argument was so bad that one of them let go and just walked away without resolving it first, and they weren't stopping that now.
"How can that be?" Oikawa asked, "Don't I deserve what I want?"
"Of course you do! That's why you shouldn't court me…" Iwaizumi had calmed down a little
"You don't understand Iwa-chan…" Oikawa smiled, "Don't I deserve what I WANT? Because if you agree, then why won't you accept that I WANT you…"
Iwaizumi's resolve crumpled at Oikawa's unusually sweet words, "okay…"
"I didn't hear you Iwa-chan…" Oikawa teased
"I said OKAY!!" Iwaizumi snapped back with a blush, "I accept your courtship offer…"
"Thank you…" Oikawa smiled with tears pricking at his eyes, "Hajime…"
Rose walked into the room after a few moments of oddly comfortable silence.
"Well… visiting hours are over you two…" Rose smiled at the pair of hands linked together lovingly, "I'll bring you by tomorrow Iwaizumi…"
Iwaizumi nodded and went to stand but Oikawa stopped him by not letting go of his hand.
"Iwa-chan…" the alpha whined
"What?" He asked irately
"You aren't going to give me a goodbye kiss?" Oikawa teased and puckered his lips
To Oikawa's pleasant surprise his court mate pressed his lips softly and quickly to his own, "You better get better soon…" Iwaizumi blushed and gave Oikawa's hand a quick squeezed and left the alpha stunned but nonetheless ecstatic
