Yamato carried me on his back since I couldn’t walk, as I was feeling calm now.
“Make sure to hold on tight, okay?”
As Yamato instructed, I clung tightly to his back to ensure I wouldn’t fall.
The large yet small back that I wanted to turn around and face… I am now enveloped in that back…
Yamato walked forward as he was steadfastly advancing. I would normally be the one facing forward, riding the bike, and Yamato would be behind me…
I wonder what Yamato was thinking when he was riding the bike…
Being pressed against this large back, I feel happy… I wonder if Yamato felt the same way…
“Yuto…?”
“Ha…”
With Yamato’s warmth and reassurance, along with the fatigue and the prelude to heat in my estrous cycle, I fell asleep on Yamato’s back.
At the same time, a faint pheromone filled the air… As if countless fireflies were shining their light, the pink pheromones gently, sometimes heavily, enveloped Yamato and me…
* * *
I had a dream… Yes, it was a dream about Yamato.
[I… I’m feeling this way for the first time…]
[Stay by my side… Always stay beside me…]
[Don’t… Don’t come to dislike me…]
[I… I love Yamato…]
The words I couldn’t convey to Yamato…
In dreams, there’s no need for lies… Whether I’m an Omega or Beta, I love Yamato… Yes, in dreams, I can express it…
While sleeping, I finally let out the screams of my hidden heart…
* * *
“Where… am I?”
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Then, I was hit by a wave of abnormal warmth in my body and dizziness… I was on the brink of going into heat.
I hadn’t brought any medication with me, but in situations like this, Omega individuals like us always discreetly carry suppressant injections in our bags.
These injections are more effective than pills and can suppress the heat of the mating season. However, they come with a considerable physical toll.
Still, I absolutely didn’t want to be outed as an Omega in such a pleasant setting…
Most Betas don’t detect Omega pheromones. However, if they witness an Omega in heat, unable to move, and practically incapacitated, even the most oblivious Beta would realize the truth.
I had to stop it before I lost control…
My bag, which should have been in the tent, was placed next to the bed. As I searched for the injector in my bag, someone grabbed my arm.
It was Yamato…
“Yuto, what are you doing?”
Yamato grabbed my arm with a rustling noise, as if he had woken up suddenly.
“Um, well… I told you, didn’t I? I’m having terrible dizziness, and I’m also injured. The doctor told me to get an injection when I’m not feeling well.”
I was lying to Yamato. I couldn’t tell him that it was suppressants for my heat during mating season. I wanted to keep it hidden.
Whatever happened to my body.
I don’t care.
I can still like Yamato.
I just… I don’t want anyone to find out I’m an Omega until I die…
After hearing my desperate lie, Yamato released my arm with a slightly sad expression.
Yamato… I’m sorry for lying so much…
Even though I’m like this, even though I’m selfish…
Just be my friend and stay by my side forever…
* * *
As morning came, I must have fallen asleep again after getting the injection…
When I opened my eyes, I saw Yamato lying on the edge of the bed as he was leaning against it, sleeping alongside the hedgehog…
Yes, he had been by my side, watching over me all this time…
I just want to touch him a little bit…
Curiosity and the feeling of love stirred in my heart, like when he carried me on his back yesterday…
Just as I was about to gently touch the hedgehog with my hand, Yamato woke up and sat up abruptly.
I instinctively pulled my hand back…
I was nervous that he had noticed me, but Yamato smiled kindly at me.
“Mm… I fell asleep… Yuto, good morning.”
“Go-good morning…”
“How’s your leg feeling? Well, it still hurts, doesn’t it?”
Yamato didn’t mention anything about yesterday’s injection. Maybe he sensed that he shouldn’t touch it…
“Yeah… It seems like I twisted it pretty badly, so it hurts, but I might be able to walk a bit now!”
“I see. That’s good, right?”
I managed to sit up with Yamato’s offered hand… And then he continued to hold onto me, supporting me as I struggled to walk… He became my legs…
And as I left the infirmary with Yamato’s help, I saw Shun anxiously waiting somewhere ahead…
Shun was also worried about me and had been unable to sleep, worrying about me the whole time… Yet he said he felt reassured because Yamato was by my side…
Even though I had such a close friend who genuinely cared about me, I couldn’t help but continue lying… I felt a heavy sense of guilt towards both of them…
I didn’t know what was right and what was wrong anymore… My thoughts, my feelings… I was lost…
And on the way back from the outdoor school trip…
We did some hiking, but fortunately, a bus came to take us back to the campsite, so I didn’t have to walk downhill and could leave the campsite without putting too much strain on my legs.
On the bus, Yamato and I sat together as before…
Perhaps everyone was exhausted, as the atmosphere wasn’t as lively as on the way there, and many people were quietly sleeping.
“Hey, Yamato…?”
Just as I spoke to Yamato, something gently rested on my shoulder—it was Yamato’s hedgehog and warmth…
Yesterday… He must have stayed by my side without even properly sleeping for my sake… His body must have been fatigued, too…
Yamato breathed against my shoulder with a soft sound…
I felt both excited and unsure of how to react, but more than anything, I felt like he was entrusting his heart to me, letting me take care of him…
I let Yamato lean on my shoulder as I was feeling that way, and then… I gently closed my eyes.
Thank you for the update 🤗 I am enjoying the story more than I hoped at the beginning; I was afraid it’d too angsty for me. But nope, so far, it’s been very enjoyable.
I am absolutely convinced that Yamato knows. Or at least his body senses the true state 😆 I am just waiting for his — what is it in Alphas again..? A rut? — to be triggered by Yuto’s estrus.
Hello, you’re welcome. I’m really happy to hear that you’re liking the story! Thank you so much for reading. ♡ Stay tuned for more twists and turns!
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