Pain. It was here again. Each month is coming and going and the only thing it left is a reminder of the empty place inside me. The place that is asking me to find somebody who will be here and take care of me as well as own me. It was a pure animalistic feeling I couldn't control. It was a heat. Something every omega is going through from the age of fifteen. That’s when we first see alphas as someone else. It doesn’t matter if we grew up together, once we meet an alpha in our heat we can’t say no to them.
Sad story is, that most alphas found out about it way too soon and most of us were mated really young and to someone who they didn’t want. I was the exception. I wasn’t mated yet. I was clever. When I felt my heat coming I hid in the mountains and stayed there till it was over. Yes, I felt empty like a bowl but clean and satisfied that no one used me against my will.
I was going back to our village from my heat when I heard bells ringing. There was going to be a meeting in the village hall soon and everyone should be there, me as well. I hurried to be there asap. Once I arrived I saw our chief standing in front of others proudly looking at one of his twin sons.
“It’s my pleasure to announce that here my son, Jin, found his other half, his mate! The official wedding will be in a week from today and all of you are welcomed!” He screamed and my empty heart got even worse upon finding out who his mate was. Taehyung. Jin’s mate was Taehyung, my best friend. How did this happen? Did Taehyung want it or did Jin make him mate him? I have so many questions, but looking at his face I could tell Tae was happy. He looked in love.
I walked away, to my home. It’s not like I wasn’t happy for Tae, more likely I was maybe a little jealous. If he found his mate it will be good for him, he was a lucky one. I wasn’t that lucky yet. Maybe never.
I went into a shower to wash out the forest smell and sit down. I didn’t realize it till now, but I was very dirty. I lubricated a lot this heat and it was all over me with dust, leaves and other stuff from forest. Most of it ended up stuck in my fur because of when I changed it didn’t hurt that much.
When I went out of the shower Taehyung was in the living room with that square smile of his. I just giggled and sat on the sofa in my bathrobe.
He kept on grining and not telling anything so I just laughed. “Just tell it already, I know you have a lot to say,” I sounded a little bit weird but I hope he didn’t realize it.
“Would you believe it! I found a mate! And it’s chief’s son! Do you know how many girls are jealous of me?” he laughed so hard I couldn’t help and laugh with him.
“Yes, I saw you,” I said drying my hair with the towel. “How did you do that? I mean, catching a chief’s son isn’t that easy,” I said and his expression changed into really serious one. When did this guy start to change so much?
“That was destiny,” he said and I stared at him like he is drunk. What the fuck? Destiny?
“You can’t be serious. Destiny, Tae? Don't you have some better story?” How can it be a destiny?
Tae just changed his position on the sofa to sit more comfy and looked at me very seriously. “I’m gonna explain you something and you should shut up and listen,” I was staring at him but did what he wanted.
“Listening,” I sat there and watched him.
“You know when we feel so empty inside and we can’t change it? After heat when you feel like you miss something? I was talking with other mated omegas and they said that when alphas mated them without them wanting it, both of them ended up hurt, and badly so. Also none of those omegas have a kittens as you can see. I went to meet the chief to tell him that so other unmated omegas will feel less in danger and won’t have to hide away from the village like you just did,” I didn’t get much of what he was saying and what connection it had with him to be mated now.
“But Tae, wait. Are you saying that forced mating can lead to disaster? Like no kittens no future generation?” if that was true… “What did chief said about that?” I asked.
“That he found out too. Few years back people was saying that this village won’t be big enough for us but now they are worried there will be empty houses.” He shook his head and looked at me. “But that’s just part of it. Back to why I came here,” he was gesticulating so much. “When me and chief were talking about it his son, Jin, came to him to announce him that he’s going into the forest. What was more important was that when he got to the table we were sitting at, he touched my shoulder,” Tae said excited and I still didn’t understand him.
“So what?” Tae groaned at my lack of interest and stood up, walking back and forth.
“At that moment I got such an electric shock I had problems to breathe. Before I could think about it any longer or tell him what the hell he did to me, he was gone. Of course the chief looked at me like I was crazy when I told him. The next day we met again in the hall. I was going to the chief to discuss the omega thing when we met,” he looked at me with yearning eyes. “He looked so fucking gorgeous! All dirty with leaves in the hair and sweaty,” I gave him disgusted look. How can that be gorgeous? “Anyway,” he continued quickly when he saw my look. “I thought what if I’ll get that electric shock again if I touch him. Do you know what happened?”
“Do I look like I know?”
“Jesus you’re so emotionless,” he looked little bit dissapointed but soon it was changed into another wave of excitement. “I didn’t get that shock,”
“See? You are really a weird best friend!” I stood up and screamed at him.
“I told you to shut up while I talk!” he screamed back and I just sat down.
“Okay so what happened?” I asked looking at him.
“Don’t laugh okay?” I shook my head, “I think I went into heat back then,” and my eyes widen.
“Tae, you were in heat before, like a week ago. That’s impossible,” I couldn’t believe him, not even because we were best friends. Heat comes only once a month and for him it was over.
“I thought that as well but I felt it. I became all hot and freaking horny, I even lubricated. Like my body wanted to get mated and I didn’t know why. And you know what was even more weird? When I ran away he followed me.”
“What a pervert!”
“Oh fuck off will you?”
“Okay okay peace! So what was his reason to follow you? Did he tell you?” Tae grinned.
“He said that I smelled great and he doesn’t know why but he had to touch me. Of course I was so much in fear and I had nowhere to run. I was pinned to the wall. And I liked it!”
“Oh God please save this poor creature here.”
“Can you stop making jokes? I’m serious. You know as well as I do that being touched by an alpha during heat against our will feels like being burned alive right?” oh yeah.
It happened to me two times and I hated that moments. When heat hurts, this hurts hundred times more. Each time I almost fainted but I was lucky enough to get away. “I’m sorry for you, it must’ve been hard on you.” I was truly worried.
“You’re wrong. When he touched me it was like… like… I don’t know! It’s hard to explain it, but it wasn’t bad at all! I wanted more, he wanted more as well and we just...” he clapped his hands together while he was grinning like crazy.
“So you’re one hundred percent sure he is you’re mate. Like the one true mate and you’ll have a lot of kittens.” I said and he knew I was very negative about that.
“Yes I am. I never felt so good in my life and loosing my virginity to him was the best thing I could ever do. I’m happy to be marrying him and not just because he is the chief’s son.” He sounded so serious I couldn’t hurt him by saying something weird.
“And you’re gonna have a wedding in a week… quite soon,” I said and Tae came to sit next to me.
“You’ll come, right?” he looked at me with those puppy like eyes of his and I couldn’t say no. I wanted him to be happy.
“I will… but not for long, you know me,” but for Tae it was like he didn’t hear me. He heard just ‘I will’ and his concentration was there.
“Thank you, Jimin-ah! I knew you'd understand me!” he was dancing around the room and I couldn't help but laugh.
“Wait, did you said something about this mating thing to somebody else?” I asked putting the towel down from my dark hair.
“Nope, no one. Why?”
“It didn’t happen to anyone else yet so can we keep it to ourselves? Just untill we find somebody else who experienced the same thing. They may think you are a crazy person and that you won’t marry your prince,” I said and Tae became worried about it as much as I did.
“Fine, let’s make a promise,” he showed me his pinky finger and I took it with mine.
“Pinky promise.”