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Alphas and omegas. Wolves and bunnies. Ever since humanity's faced the new species taking over the human population since the 1800s, a quiet but loud hierarchy became clear. Wolves were the stronger species, meant for the strong and the born-leaders, while bunnies were the inferior ones.
Draken was pushed into the world on May 10, 1990, and adopted by Masaway at the age of two.
At the age of five, he shockingly presented as a bunny. An omega. The lower status. But that information was private and doctors weren't legally allowed to share their patients' status. Plus, his height and attitude made people assume Draken was a wolf.
Fifth grade and Draken was under Sameyama's group after he got his ass kicked and was stripped down to his underwear. He couldn't dare go against him, not when he was just a bunny.
Ordered to bring in Sano Manjiro for being too cocky, he was surprised to see a kid shorter and less bigger than him, casually accepting his invitation that really meant a challenge letter. But what surprised him, even more, was the fact Mikey took down the Sameyama Sec in one kick, calling everyone in that group but Draken a mama's boy.
Since that day, he swore loyalty to Mikey, wanting to serve under the shining charisma.
On their journey to make a new era, Draken met so many cool people, mostly wolves but also bunnies that knew how to stand their ground. Everything was going so well too.
Toman rose high in the delinquent world after taking down the Black Dragons, his best friends treated him like an equal, he was teaching people about the dangers of disrespecting any bunnies whether or not he was around, and he grew so tall too!
Did the whole wolf and bunny thing even matter anymore to him!? No, for once, his urge to throw away his insecurities grew as time went on and he was happy, happy with Mikey and the others!
But one afternoon was the start of a building on an unsupported cliff.
...
"I'm not trying to offend you, Kazutora! Just calm down-"
"Shut up with the stupid lies, Draken! You knew you knew that fucking bunny-bitch was trying to scam me yet you're still trying to take his side!?"
Kazutora was seething, a shattered glass cup in pieces on the white restaurant table, the reason for the shallow red cuts on the wolf's hand. The rest of the Toman members were debating on if they should interfere.
"I'm not, for heaven's sake! I'm trying to fucking say, pummeling him to almost death's door was unnecessary!!" Draken was pissed, his words not reaching the fogged-up brain of Kazutora's. "It was to teach him a lesson! A lesson to not mess with me, a wolf!"
Baji was the first to notice the dreading turn of the conversation. "H-hey hold it now-"
"It doesn't matter if you're a wolf, I know that guy is in the wrong for trying to con you, but when will my shitty words fucking reach your damn ears, goddammit!? SEN-DING-HIM-TO-THE-DAMN-HO-SPI-TAL-WAS-JUST-AS-TER-RI-BLE!!" Draken sounded out, some customers getting up to leave while some kept watching.
"And!? The damage was done, I said sorry, and you're still tryna bitch about it!?" Kazutora growled, his bell earring jingling with every slight shake of the head.
Mitsuya sighed, apologizing to the waitress who was too scared to stop them. Mikey was starting to get annoyed, not liking the dispute between his precious pack. Baji was trying to get into the argument, but his sentences failed in doing so. Pah-chin just gave up and blocked his ears, knowing damn well he'd get punched in the face if he tried stopping them.
"Yes I'm bitching, but it's so you don't make that mistake again!" Draken glared down at the golden-eyed wolf. "..."
Silence. The pure silence fastened the heartbeats of everyone.
"...Who do you think you are, looking down on me like that?" Kazutora muttered, his eyes practically bulging out. Draken swallowed a ball of fear before preparing his instincts to block any attacks. "I'm a wolf, you're a bunny. A fucking bunny that doesn't even fit your big image," Kazutora chuckled, grinning.
Baji's mouth opened to stop Kazutora from saying any more, but it was too late.
"Do you want to look as beautiful as that other bunny? Do you admire him, is that why you're protecting him!?" A cold sweat slithered down Draken's neck. "Kazuotora-" "Baji, shut it!" Kazutora roared, a tone he'd never used normally.
Mikey slammed his fork down, a displeased expression on his face. "Kazutora. If whatever flies out of your mouth is what I think is, then expect a fight between you and me." He warned. "...Tch. Always protecting his ugly omega who's not even cute." Kazutora cursed and whispered out before spinning his heel, needing some fresh air.
"Kazutora wait!" Baji rushed after his friend, to try and comfort him.
Draken heard it, he heard that last sentence. The nauseating insecurity came back stronger than ever, a gloop of bile testing the gag reflex. Covering his mouth immediately, Draken ran to the restaurant bathroom to let it out in a toilet.
"Ken-chin!" Mikey worriedly called out to his friend.
The mood was ruined, the customers awkwardly resumed their own conversations, and the manager forced them to leave, telling Draken to leave once he was steady from outside the bathroom door.
Draken felt dizzy but he could still stand.
He felt disgusted at himself.
Why?
Why was he born with a body that an alpha, a wolf would fawn over, but receive the footing of a bunny omega?
Ah, he will never achieve love, will he? He'll always be that freakishly big omega no alphas would want, right?
...
Draken met up with his friends as he walked out of the restaurant with a ruined appetite and a cracked heart, putting on his resting bitch face as usual. "Draken."
Kazutora bit back his pride and bowed slightly. "Sorry, I said some hurtful things because I was too angry, I really am." Everyone was staring at him, waiting for his response.
Forgive.
It was just a slip-up, and that was just it. Draken patted Kazutora's head with a warm smile that blossomed a warm feeling in everyone's heart. "It's alright, man. It wasn't that big of a deal anyways." Liar, Mikey thought.
Now that Kazutora was forgiven, they could just resume their daily lives, right?
...
"Really!?" "Yeah!"
"Ryuuguji Ken, AKA Draken, isn't a wolf like we thought, but really a bunny omega!!"