"Thank God I didn't tripped on my shoes..." Tish sighs as soon as she sees Rei and War. She lift her shoes in her hand, showing the broken heel.
"Are you that nervous?" Rei laughs in tease.
"I am. Maybe I am not..."
"At least, your Alpha remain seated. Mine is giving out a standing ovation to me. I can't even hide my face anywhere..." War glares at a female Alpha in a beige suits. She is talking to his twin brother.
"Uhu... someone got whipped!" Rei nudges War with her teasing smirk. That male Omega rolls his eyes up.
"Where's Q? I can't see him anywhere?" asks War, trying to divert from the shameful conversation.
"Supposedly, he should be joining us now. What took him so long?" Tish feels uneasy. The three Omegas skim around the crowd, just in case Q is blending so well in it, that they probably just can't see him.
"I think, we need to go back to the fitting room. I need my phone, and Q is holding it for me," says Rei. The three of them dismiss from the crowd to the fitting room, when Saw and War's Alpha wife stop them.
"Going somewhere?" Saw asks.
"Yes, I need to find Q. He's nowhere to be found," War replies. He tries to make an eye contact with his Alpha wife, but he is too shy to even lift his head up.
"Let me take that. We'll meet at the cafe later," that female Alpha grabs the scroll from War. Even though her movement is silent and polite, still, War whimpers a bit in shock.
"Tsk, why are you still awkward around Moon?" Saw whispers to War.
"I don't know! My body is giving up out of the blue!" War flicks his tongue in frustration. He glares at Tish and Rei, who by now are teasing him with a snarky look.
"Yarh, stop looking at me like that!" War grunts in full mode masculinity, although he is an Omega. The two female Omega can't hold their laughter anymore.
"Ah.. ah... come... Perhaps, Q is waiting for us—"
"Wait."
Everyone is shock with Moon's defensive mode. Her eyes turn sharp and dark as she sticks her hand out and shields War.
"What's wrong?" Rei asks.
Right after she finishes her words, a strong, urging scent fills the air. A mixture of English Pear and blood orange lingers around the hall, making everyone falls in silence.
"This—"
"Rei, let's go!" Tish grabs her friend's hand and dashes towards the fitting room.
As they run, suddenly, a loud scream coming from the fitting room. Tish and Rei speed up, face in white. This is getting out of hand! As they push the door open, a horrofic scene that they never ever prepare in the life is welcoming them.
Q; eyes rolling up, screaming his lungs out. The vivid sparkles of green and yellow circle around him, along with a strong smell of English Pear. His pheromone is leaking and that's not good. What makes it even worst is a presence of a dark force; a man in a black suits, his iris turns red like flaming fire. His fingers are poking Q's forhead, as if he tries to conduct an exorcism.
"Q!" Tish and Rei try to infiltrate inside but there's a shield that acts as a barrier between them. Rei tries to touch it, but she falls backwards.
"My hands! I feel like being electrocuted!" the Omega shrieks in pain, tears form in her eyes. Tish hugs her tight, and both are feeling hopeless now.
"Help! Help!" all they can do is scream loudly. But, perhaps their chimes is disturbing, the dark vibe male gived them a deep, dark gaze. Both shriek in fear.
"Allow me..."
Another lady suddenly appears before them. Her light blue summer dress flows like a wind as she steps into the room and walks casually towards the barrier. As she reaches out, the barrier suddenly disperses into thin air, allowing her to pass through. She walks calmly, one step at a time.
"Cirrus..." Mei calmly talks, as that male Beta slowly lifts his hand away from Q. Mei squats down, holding Q with her slender hand.
"Let me cure you," she whispers silently, her palm is floating on Q's face. His face turns calmer, and his eyes slowly shut.
A crowd has gather in front of the fitting room, witnessing everything in awe. Principal Star makes her way towards Mei; who is now having Q in her embrace.
"Lady Sarin...?"
"Don't worry. Q is in my care now."
***
As soon as Q's eyes open, he anxiously checks his surrounding. He remembers nothing about the incident that happened to him except for the excruciating pain at his pheromone gland. He touches the place, winces a bit before flops back on bed.
"Ah, you're awake..."
Cirrus's suddenly presence in the room jolts Q. He almost falls off the bed, but choose to hide behind a thick duvet on his body.
"Who are you? What are you doing to me?" he asks with his coarse voice.
"I'm in no position to explain. You have to wait for Lady Sarin, our lady Omega..."
Sarin? That name rings a bell.
"Did you just say... Sarin? Like, the royal family of A Nation?" Q musters his courage to ask.
Cirrus nods, no words are coming out of his lips. He shifts his sight at the door, still waiting for Mei. After a while, they can hear a sound of heels stomping the floor, closer and closer to the room. The door is open, revealing Mei and her Alpha husband; Kawei. Both in the same light blue attire, wearing a frown and gloom face.
"Are you alright? That extraction must be painful for you," Mei's eyes look droopy.
"Ex.. traction?" Q bats his eyelashes in confused.
Mei glares at Cirrus, the man falls in silence. After a while, he stands straight and bows at Q.
"I'm sorry for the commotion, Omega Q. But, I swear, I have a solid reason for that..."
"I don't wanna hear anything except the truth. What is going on? Who are you guys? And why am I here?" Q has enough of this secret pact thing. He is still in daze, and no one cares to help me to at least gain some consciousness over all these dramas!
"I am sorry for being rude. Let me properly introduce myself and my entourage. My name is Mei Sarin; the second daughter in-law of the Sarin. This is my Alpha husband, Kawei. You may call him Alpha Wei..."
Kawei bows politely at Q. "It's my pleasure to meet you..."
Q crinkles in awkwardness. He never meets any Alpha that bows to an Omega especially a young one like him. This is a mannerism at the highest level!
"This is Cirrus. He is a Cupid Beta."
"Hello. And sorry once again," Cirrus puts up his hand and greets Q casually. His reaction makes Q feels at ease. Now, this is the right way to talk to him! Casual and subtle.
"Er, Cupid... Beta?" Q realizes he never heard that before. Beta is Beta, that's how much he knows.
Mei smiles at this confused Omega. "Ah, I think, your knowledge isn't sufficient for the real time. I can't blame you for that. Ou Academy is focusing more on how to be a good Omega, but never teach us something beyond that."
Q slowly nods. He do agree, by this moment, he feels like a day older. He never know there's a type of Beta.
"Cirrus is a Beta with a special power. He might not be a powerful Alpha, or demure Omega. But, his power is useful, and we're glad that he insists to learn and grow with it," Kawei joins the conversation politely.
"It only happens in our family. So far, I never met any Beta who possesses a super power like me. Perhaps, maybe due to my strong genes..." Cirrus explains.
"Genes? You mean, one of parents possesses super power?" asks Q. The conversation is getting interesting for him.
"Ah, not really. I only know that my late grandfather from my late mother's side was a Golden Alpha. And my mother herself was a Golden Omega."
Ah, now it's getting messy!
"There's a Golden Omega and Alpha?" Q looks like a five year old cub who just learn that apple has red and green in color.
"I think, we should bring out this gene topic later. He looks like he will burst anytime soon," Kawei sounds concerning over Q's mental health.
"Okay then. We'll continue the class on the way back to A Nation," says Cirrus.
"Continue the class—hold on! What does that mean?" Q is getting restless.
Mei and Kawei exchange looks. Kawei sighs as he pats his Omega's shoulder. "Tell him."
Q sits silently on bed, batting his eyelashes, asking for the truth. Mei calmly sits next to him on bed, holding his hand and look straight into Q's eyes
"Q, from now on, you're a part of the Sarin family. You're a chosen Omega for our Golden Alpha..."
That's when Q sees nothing but the darkness.