SAFE with you with ME

CHAPTER6. Fragile

Shoyo knew when his heats would hit, he had them down like breathing. So when he woke feeling tired and warm, his heat was far from his mind. However by the middle of the day, Natsu was being extra clingy and his stomach was cramping uncontrollably. He had taken his suppressors at the month's beginning right on time, it was something he concocted himself.  The family recipe never failed, he knew it was too early to be his heat, he hadn't even prepared a dose.  Maybe he was coming down with a flu?

It was TOO EARLY for his heat. It definitely couldn't be that. Weeks early, there was no way, he stumbled into the hall, he needed to get to his room, to lock himself in. Thankfully Natsu had gone with Suga to find something sweet in the kitchens, she was spoiled by everyone in the castle it was rather endearing.

It hurt, everything hurt, his cloak felt scratchy against his neck, his clothes felt rough against his heated skin. How could this be happening to him? He needed help, he needed an alpha, NO, NO. He needed his tea, Shimizu-san could help. Then he realized Shimizu was an alpha, could she help? He groaned as another wave of pain rolled through his stomach. The cramping was almost debilitating.

His legs weren't moving, he felt weak , this was going to hurt, he hadn't had a heat since he was sixteen. This couldn't be happening! Not now, he was so busy with the wounded refugees and soldiers that rolled in daily. The war was starting to rake its toll on neighboring territories and in some instances poisoned arrows or swords were being wielded against their own soldiers.  Hinata was doing his best at identifying what poisons and healing those who were a death's door.

"Hinata-kun!" Yachi found the healer curled into a ball groaning in pain there in the middle of the empty corridor. Was he hurt bad? Maybe he was sick? Then she picked up the scent and fear shot through her,  "Hinata-Kun. Can you hear me?" He was panting, his dilated eyes tried to focus on her.

"Hurts. Too soon. Yachi-too soon." He managed.

"Ssh. We have to get you to your room and lock the door before it's too late." She was frantic, trying to lift her friend, attempting to help him to his feet. He clung to her, she allowed her scent to calm him, he needed to get up. The small female omega knew  if she was fearful her anxiety would become his. Omegas in heat couldn't control this response, how could he be so irresponsible and forget something so important as an approaching heat!

"You are the worst when it comes to yourself." She soothed attempting to stand him up once more. Her efforts were cut short when she heard a threatening growl just over her shoulder.

"Look what we have here, don't you smell delicious."  It was one of the main house guards, Yachi didn't care for Aki-san, he was always cat calling the omega servants and he was known to be rough with who he took to bed. She had declined his advances and hid behind Suga who had Daichi on his side.

Except the corridor was suspiciously empty, "Stand down!" Yachi shakily ordered in her best impression of Suga. It was a failed impression of Suga and all she had was her small dagger for defense. Her unsteady hand held the weapon out as a warning, her thin arm secured around her small friend's waist. She pleaded silently for help, she wasn't a match against a built alpha knight.

"No." Hinata whimpered curling in tighter, the aggressive scent of the aroused alpha vibrated through him. It demanded submission, however the sunshine omega even unbonded did not accept any alphas as a potential mate, there was only one his scent was intertwined with.

Yachi squeaked as she was pulled up by her collar. Her dagger clattered to the marble floor beneath her and her grip on the healer was easily broken. The aggressive alpha lauched at her pathetic hisses and  warning scent. He easily flung her against the far wall of the empty coridor. This robbed her of her very breath and any fight. She collided with the hard wall tangling her flailing arms with a a heavy tapestry now covering her small body. Her whole core was stunned by impact with a hard stone wall as well as the dominating scent.