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“Waah, it’s Oikawa-san.”
“Oikawa-san is sooo handsome.”
“I know, right? And he carries himself with such pride and elegance, just like an Alpha would.”
“It’s a shame he is an Omega, right? Haahh, he would be such a great Alpha.”
Everyone around you giggled and whispered, though you simply rolled your eyes at their stupid remarks. They would never change, so you didn’t even bother saying anything anymore. Their “whispering” stopped once the handsome man in a suit stepped into the nursery. Beside him walked a little boy with the biggest grin on his face as he waved already when he saw you.
“Good morning.”, Tooru greeted you with a fleeting smile.
“Good morning, Oikawa-san.”, you bowed lightly and then turned to the little one, “And good morning to you too, Aiden – oh!”
When his son immediately glomped your legs, you only laughed a little and gently stroked his hair.
“Aiden really likes you, (Y/n)-san.”
“Haha, yeah, we get along really well, he is such a little angel. Now Aiden, why don’t you say goodbye to your Daddy and you can join the others at the table for breakfast?”
And before you both could even blink, the little one had already waved and cheered “Bye Daddy!” before he rushed into the room to the other children. Oikawa and you were a little stunned at first, but then he chuckled and turned to you again.
“Well, I’ll be going then. I’ll see you later.”, he then said and also lightly bowed before he walked out of the nursery again.
“Ahhh, (Y/n), you are soooo lucky to be an Alpha and the one doing handover with him each day. I wish Aiden was in my group, then maybe I could get closer to Oikawa-san, even if I would just be a mistress.”, one of the teachers said as she dreamily sighed and stared after the handsome ex volleyball player.
“Oh my Gosh, Yuriko! Don’t even think that. Oikawa-san is clearly bonded, so don’t be so thirsty.”, you playfully elbowed her and with that, she just giggled and went back to the preschool room. Seriously, she was unbelievable.
And with everyone out of sight, your own smile faded a little as you looked out the window, waiting for other parents to arrive. Meanwhile, though, your thoughts circled around one particular man.
It was true.
Oikawa was quite handsome and his little smiles sent the butterflies in your stomach flying. Though you knew you could never, ever actually do something about that. Not only were you in a very difficult position as the teacher of his child, to top it off, you worked as an Alpha in this kind of field that was pretty much exclusively for Omegas. Besides, you had clearly smelt it. Taken Omegas had a very particular scent and even though his had faded quite a bit, you believed it was due to you getting used to it, nothing more. Ergo, he had already found his mate and, obviously, had become pregnant and given birth to little Aiden.
And being a “mistress” like Yuriko had said, was something you would never do – ever.
So, there was seriously no chance for you at all, and that was okay.
You would take care of little Aiden for one more year, then, you would never see Oikawa again. After that, you could finally forget that stupid crush you had developed over the past years.
Though, there was that little voice in the corner of your mind that always nagged you about the fact that you had never seen Tooru’s mate… in real life at least. Since it had been all over social media when he and a very beautiful female volleyball player, an Alpha, of course, had gotten married.
But Tooru had registered Aiden all on his own and he had also always been the only one who would pick him up in the last few years. And truth be told, his mate, who still played for Ireland’s national team, hadn’t talked about Tooru or Aiden anywhere on social media, nor been seen with them.
You knew all that and yet, still, you didn’t want to step out of line and assume. They could still be happily married and bonded but decided to keep that part of their lives private. Though, it was strange that Aiden never mentioned his Mommy.
While all of those thoughts circled around in your head, over and over and over again, you had done handover with the last parent and closed the nursery to start the day.
Like many other days prior, you decided you would stop thinking about it all for good today! Seriously!
#
“Aiden is still here? This is rare…”, the last one of your colleagues said as she grabbed her bag to leave.
“Yeah, it is really, really unusual for Oikawa-san to show up this late, especially without calling prior to let us know.”
You looked at Aiden still playing in the corner with some dolls.
“Have you tried calling him?”
“Multiple times already. He won't pick up.”
“Any emergency contacts you could try?”
You knew Yuriko meant well, but her questions annoyed you a little. As if you wouldn’t have thought of that already! Yet, you still smiled politely, “Sadly no, he never put any emergency contacts down, even though we asked him each year, he insisted he would always pick up the phone and there was nothing to worry.”
“But I mean, you can't stay here all night. It’s already past 8, (Y/n)…”
“I know, I know. Look, go on home Yuriko, I’ll stay here for as long as need be and… I’ll figure something out.”
“Alright… see you on Monday. Goodbye Aiden.”, she still waved at the little kid and then left for good.
After that, you sighed, before you got back and grabbed the phone again.
You really didn’t want social services and police involved, but if Oikawa wouldn’t come to pick up his child anytime soon, you didn’t know what else to do… Though, for now, you tried to call again while you played with Aiden to make him feel less lonely.
Another 10 minutes later, you still couldn’t get ahold of Oikawa, when you saw headlights that stopped in front of the nursery. As expected, a few moments later, someone rang the bell. However, all your hopes shattered when it wasn’t the man you had hoped to see in front of the glass door.
“Who are you?”, you asked through the speaker.
“I’m here to collect Aiden.”
“And you are?”
“I’m his friend.”, the strange man said, annoyed at your questions.
“Listen, honestly, I don’t care who you are or what you are to Oikawa-san, but he has never put anyone down for emergencies so, unfortunately, I cannot let you into the nursery and take home Aiden, because I cannot trust you.”
“Wha-? Ugh! Woman! For fuck’s sake!”, the man growled, and right then you knew it was another Alpha and, while the other Omega caretakers might have been affected by his voice, you weren’t. At. all.
“Try anything and I will bite your throat.”, you growled into the speaker yourself.
However…
“It’s uncle Haji!”, an excited voice besides you shouted.
When you looked down, Aiden stood at the glass door and waved ecstatically. The man waved back and then grumbled, “Will you let me in now?”
“Aiden… sweetheart, do you know this man?” You kneeled down and asked him, ignoring said man outside for a moment.
“Mmn. It’s uncle Haji. Sometimes I sleep over. He’s Daddy’s friend!”, he excitedly told you and waved again.
“Oh…”
Though, still unsure, you looked back to the man in front of the locked door. It was wrong on so many levels, but… if Aiden knew him. No, no. He was a kid, it was too risky.
You stood up again.
“Aiden knows you, too, but, legally, I cannot hand the child to a stranger. Oikawa-san hasn’t put you down as an emergency contact or anything… And I cannot reach Oikawa-san to confirm-”
“Because he is in heat.”, he suddenly blurted out, “He passed out from the pain and everything and frantically called me half an hour ago when he woke up and realized how late it was and begged me to collect Aiden because he physically couldn’t.”
“Ah… oh…?”
“Okay, listen. I have proof on my phone that I can show you. I know I overreacted a little there, but I am really panicking right now, because Aiden has been left in the nursery for over 2 hours now!”
“Then why didn’t he call me?! Or pick up the phone? I tried it so many times already. Okay, he was passed out, but like… half an hours ago, I literally called every few minutes.”
“Oh my God.”, Hajime clasped his hands together, his string of patience about to snap.
“This is so complicated. Haaahhh… You’re (Y/n)-san, right?”
“Yes… yes I am and why is it comp-“
“Oikawa likes you.”
You stopped mid-sentence and blinked for a few moments.
“So there is no way in hell he could have come to pick Aiden up today or even called. He was barely able to talk to me over the phone. And like I said, he had already passed out and it was too late when he noticed.”
“Ne, ne… Why can’t Haji come in?”, you felt a little tug on your shirt and a small voice.
“Ah… I…”
You were overwhelmed.
Completely baffled to be honest. The current situation was surreal.
“Can… you give me any sort of proof that you’re really his friend? I just… Anything.”
“I have texts and his number and photos to proof it.”
“Okay… can you hold them against the door? So I can see?”
And that, he did. When he showed you the call from around 45-ish minutes ago, it was indeed Oikawa’s number and he also showed some pictures of Aiden, Oikawa and himself that seemed pretty recent. So… against all your instincts, you decided to trust him and opened the door.
“Finally!”
And, thankfully, once he stepped inside, Aiden also immediately flung himself into the Alpha’s arms.
“So? Do you still think I am a stranger?”, he asked as he picked up the toddler.
“Well… no. Otherwise, Aiden wouldn’t have glomped you like that if he wouldn’t know you very well.”
“Yeah, my mate and I take care of Aiden from time to time, especially when Oikawa is… uhm… you know, in Heat and stuff and bedridden. It was okay the last few years when his bond hadn’t faded yet, but now…not even the suppressants really work and… I gotta stop talking, that’s none of my business.”, he sighed in frustration, “Anyways, uhm, thanks and I’m sorry I got a little… heated. To be honest, I am really glad Aiden has a teacher like you who would fight for him like that.”
“Yeah, no uhm, I mean… that’s my job. So, yeah. Ahm… sorry, I am really… I don’t know what to do right now. That information is all a little much right now, so you got me speechless to be honest, even though I am an Alpha too, haha…”, you nervously laughed.
After you wrote down Iwaizumi’s contact information and made a copy of his ID, a bit of an awkward silence settled in as he thought for a little. Then he seemed like he had made up his mind.
“I… most certainly am overstepping a boundary here but… like I said, Oikawa has been talking about you for at least a year now and that’s also when his heat started to come back, so I think… he really means it when he says he likes you… a lot. It means he’s finally over her and, I’m definitely overstepping something here, but if there is a chance that you like him too, you know… he is at home. Suffering through this alone. I will take Aiden with me for the weekend, so…”
“Are you… sending an Alpha to an Omega’s home... while he is in heat?”, you raised your brow in disbelief.
He did gulp and then stumble a little over his words as he tried to explain, “Because, well, he has been suffering for so many years and he finally let go and started to look ahead, so if there is the slightest chance that you like him as well-“ But then Hajime stopped himself.
“No, you know what. You’re right. I am actually an idiot. This has nothing to do with me and I definitely said something I shouldn’t have. I will go and, if the suppressants still don’t work until Monday, I will be the one bringing Aiden and collecting him again, so we will see each other again anyways. Aiden, say bye bye to your teacher now.”
“Bye~!”, Oikawa’s son smiled and gave a small wave as he had completely nestled himself into Iwaizumi’s arms, tired and just happy to be in a familiar, safe space now.
“Bye, Aiden…Goodbye Iwaizumi-san.”
And when they left, you finally sat down and hove a big sigh.
This all seemed like a really weird and bad dream. It was truly surreal. Plus, it still felt wrong to have had Iwaizumi collect Aiden, but… from your own experience, children did not trust Alphas. Their instincts led them to Omegas first and to female Betas second, but never to Alphas, not even female ones (hence why it had been so difficult to fulfil your dream of being a kindergarten teacher.) So, if Aiden wouldn’t have fully trusted and hugged Hajime the moment he stepped inside, thus suggesting they did know each other very well, you would have fought for dear live before handing him over. Though, all the other evidence like photos and the number were quite convincing as well.
But then, there was all that other… information. You thought it wasn’t right of Hajime to tell you something so private about Oikawa, but you believed he truly meant well and just wanted his friend to be happy again.
Now, honestly, the rest was up to you…
#
“Haah… Haah… Nghghg!”
Once another wave of cramps and painful heat shot through his body, Oikawa grabbed the pillow harder, almost ripping the fabric. Even though he had relieved himself multiple times already, the pain of wanting to be taken and loved didn’t stop.
He hated himself for doing something so disgraceful. The fever made him imagine all sort of things… that were done by you to him. It was your hand that groped and squeezed him, gave him relief and satisfaction. Though, when another heat wave almost made him pass out from overwhelming emotions and the fever, he knew that it wasn’t you. He was just by himself. All by himself.
“I’m sorry… I’m sorry…”, he choked out while tears streamed down his face.
With one hand, he dug his nails into the bond mark; a mark that had once made him so happy now brought nothing but pain. It tainted him. He was broken and used. He could never confess to an Alpha like you. You deserved so much better. Tooru believed he was better off alone after all the heartache and pain he had to go through in the past five years. His mark, that had lightened already since the bond had finally been cut off, would never completely fade away and would forever stigmatize him. And, even worse, he had so many scars covering it. Scars from his own nails that had dug into his flesh and drawn blood so often. But it would never be gone. Never. How could he even think about dating again when he couldn’t even proudly wear his future mate’s mark when another – in his eyes – shone so brightly still.
Tooru was about to give in to the fever that wanted to knock him out, when a sudden ring of his doorbell made him flinch. He didn’t know who it could be, since he was sure Iwaizumi should have collected Aiden by now and since his friend knew about his predicament, he wouldn’t drop him off. So, he decided to ignore it, however…when the bell rang again, he, begrudgingly, dragged himself to the bedroom window that faced the streets. And when he saw who exactly stood in front of his little house, his knees already gave in.
No, no, no. This… couldn’t be real.
Tooru, with his muscles aching and a mild fever clouding his mind, dragged himself out of the bedroom to the little hallway. Desperation, want and pain drove him to think irrationally when he unlocked the door and flung it open as if he wasn’t just emitting the most potent pheromones.
And certainly…all it took was a few seconds before your own Alpha pheromones reached his nose and all the Omega wanted to do was jump you. However, with the last remaining clear thoughts he scraped together, he stumbled backwards in an effort to get away from you, especially when he saw the look on your face.
“N-No… I… don’t… look.”, he sobbed, but your scent had already brought him to his knees right at the entrance.
That’s when he realized another thing. Since his heat affected you as well, it meant you didn’t have a bond with anyone. It made him so stupidly happy to know that, his body produced even more pheromones to cloud your mind even further.
“O-Oikawa-san… I…”, you gulped heavily, your breath ragged as you closed the door behind you and stared at the Omega in front of you.
That stare alone burned. But it wasn’t unpleasant. Something inside of him wanted you to keep looking at him more.
“Please…”, he whined as he reached out his hand.
That was it.
There was no way you could hold back anymore.
#
“Okay… there we go. All clean.”, you gentle pushed the corners of the band-aid down so it stuck to his skin properly.
Now, after you had stopped his and your aching for a few hours, Oikawa was finally able to think clearly again. Though, it was still strange. Things like “aftercare” were quite new to him. Because of his former wife, he was used to being… used. Not loved, per se.
Hence why, when you stood up and actually cleaned all his little wounds from your own biting and scratching, as well as the deep wound near his former bond mark, he didn’t know what to say or how to react. So, he just let you do it quietly.
Afterwards, you lay back down onto the bed, facing him.
“Are you okay, Oikawa-san? Does it hurt anywhere?”, you asked, genuinely worried about him, “I know I can get pretty rough. I’m sorry.”
“No, I…I’m fine. Thanks for… uhm… helping me out.”
“No problem… though I was really scared when you didn’t show up for Aiden. And your friend can get pretty scary too.”
“Ahaha… yeah, Iwa-chan’s pretty intimidating. Sorry, I couldn’t call, I am… a horrible father and useless Omega.”, he said, covering his face with his hand.
“Ah, no that’s not how I meant it. So please don’t say that. You are wonderful. You know… it’s not your fault your heat’s so strong.”
“It kinda is… I know I overdosed on suppressants during my last cycle since it was already so bad, so it got totally out of control this time. I am such an idiot.”, he laughed at himself deprecatingly, “I can't do anything right, why? I can't even take care of Aiden without any help, I am such a failure. And then I dare to fall in love with you, even though I am so useless and shameful.”
“Hey…”, you scooched a little closer and gently grabbed his hand to reveal his face again, “Don’t say that. You’re not useless or shameful! … Where is the Oikawa-san that always carries himself with such pride and elegance, hm?”
“Well, he is but a mere lie.”, he scoffed under tears, “In reality, I am just used goods, a used tissue thrown away in the bin. I can't even properly take care of myself, how am I supposed to take care of Aiden? I couldn’t even be a decent Omega to my mate, so how am I supposed to be a decent father, I-”
“Oikawa-san!”, you grabbed his cheeks, surprising him a little and stopping his self-loathing, “Don’t talk about yourself like that, I won’t allow it. You are not used goods or shameful, or anything else you say you are. You are a hardworking, kind, loving father. You raise Aiden all on your own and he is such an energetic, loving little fella. You are amazing and… even if I don’t know much about your past, I promise you that, whatever happened, will not keep me from falling in love with you even more. I don’t care about your old bond mark or that you have a child with someone else, I… like you just like that. You and Aiden are very precious to me and… I want to get to know you more and fall in love with you more and be by your side and eventually also… uhm… mark you.”
You looked him straight in the eyes, even if your cheeks had turned a little warmer due to your own words. However, as you watched his own eyes become glazed as he tried to hold back the tears again, you didn’t regret just stating the truth and how you honestly felt.
“Really? You mean it? You… won't abandon me and Aiden after you get to know me? And I promise! I won't be clingy or annoying. And I will try my best not to scent you and you don’t have to do it to me either, I won't take your stuff or nest or anything and you don’t have to bother with my heat, I promise I’ll get it under control again and I won't bother you with Aiden, I- ”
It truly broke your heart to see the usual prideful Omega so broken as he continued with his tirade of all the things he wouldn’t do. Even though they were completely fine and most, if not all of them, just things Omegas liked and did naturally. You wondered what the hell his past Alpha had done to make him so insecure about these things.
So, in the end, you simply shut him up with a kiss. And that worked quite well as he instantly returned the sweet gestured.
“Oikawa-san, I promise, I won't abandon you. And I would be really honored to scent you and have your scent on me as well. If you want to make a nest, please tell me and I’ll bring over anything you need, you can even do it in my closet if you would want that.”, you told him reassuringly as you leaned your forehead against his, “If you let me, I will take care of you during your heats, you don’t have to take suppressants or suffer alone. And you know I already adore Aiden, so don’t even think about it, you two could never bother me. Okay? You don’t have to hold back with me, yeah?”
That truly overwhelmed him. Before, he had just accepted all the conditions of his former mate without much questions, since, despite all of it, he loved her and wanted to be a good Omega for her. Though, with all the things you just told him, maybe it really… was okay to just be himself from now on.
“Yeah…Thank you, (Y/n)-san.”
That was all he said before he hugged you closely and kissed you again.
#
You stood with a smile in front of the glass door, awaiting the parents like every other weekday. And your smile only brightened when a familiar car parked and a handsome man in a suit stepped into the nursery, carrying himself with elegance and pride like always.
“Good morning, Oikawa-san, good morning Aiden.”, you greeted them.
“Good morning, teacher. Oh…”, Aiden stopped in his track and then looked up to his father. “… Daddy! I finally know why you smell so different, you smell like (Y/n)-sensei. I knew something was different yesterday when I came home.”
Before you could even react properly, the little one was on his merry way to the breakfast room, happy he connected the dots all on his own like a big boy.
“Kids these days…”
“Alpha/Omega kids pick up on anything, hm?”, Tooru said, a little rosy hue adorning his cheeks as he fiddled with his necktie for a moment, though, when your eyes met, you both had to chuckle a little.
“I’ll see you tonight, (Y/n)-san.”, then he leaned forward a little (your colleagues enviously starting at the scene from the back) and whispered, “Also, I would love it if you could join me and Aiden for dinner on this fine Friday. I think it’s time to tell him now.”
“Oh.”, a smile inevitably found its way on your lips, “Yeah, I’d love that. I’ll see you tonight then.”
Tooru nodded and rose again, before he bowed slightly into the direction of your colleagues (who embarrassingly and hastily looked away to try and look busy). Then he walked away.
“Ah! Oikawa-san?”
“Hm?”, he stopped in his track and turned around slightly.
“There’s a hair on your suit…”, you pulled Aiden’s hair from his necktie, inevitably, or more like… deliberately, you let your wrist glide along the fabric for a second, scenting him indirectly once again, “Sorry, now you’re ready for work, have a good day, Oikawa-san.”
Even though you smiled, he could see the mischievous little glint in your eyes, hence, with a little bit more warmth developing on his cheeks, he turned away and left with a mumbled, “Thanks.”
However, as the only Alpha in the room, you vividly smelt the happy pheromones he emitted, even if he was a little shy about it.
“Hehe alright…”, you giggled and clapped in your hands, “Let’s get to work.”
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all characters canonically under 18 are always aged up ; english is not my native language so i apologize for any mistakes ;