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AKI I SUDDENLY got a call from Chihiro yesterday. He calls me on a daily basis, usually after his working hours but there was one time that he didn’t contact me at all. Of course, I panicked a little but I didn’t want to be overly pessimistic so I assumed that maybe he had a tough day and got to bed early. But that wasn’t the case. The following day, bigla niya akong tinawagan ng mga bandang alas ocho ng umaga. He sounded somewhat tired and to me, it was as if he just cried. Kinumusta niya ako — kagaya ng palagi niyang ginagawa — pero nanginginig ang kanyang boses kaya walang pagdadalawang-isip ko siyang kinompronta. And when he told me that he had his heat, I almost lost my cool. He explained everything to me, including the fact that he woke up on a stranger’s house on the next day. Naikuwento din niya na ang nagmamay-ari ng tinatrabaho nilang hotel building ang nakasaksi nang mangyari ang kanyang heat. Halos hindi ako makapaniwala. I knew that unwanted circumst
“Chihiro?!” I exclaimed, hindi makapaniwala sa nakikita ko ngayon. Chihiro who was panting and out of breath tightly but gently wrapped me inside his big, warm arms before warning Jirou. “Layuan mo si Aki-san, Arisawa-san. Hindi ako magdadalawang-isip na kalabanin ka kung sasaktan mo siya!” Kung kanina ay tila nag-alala nang bahagya si Jirou sa akin, ngayon ay napalitan na ito ng iritasyon dahil nakita niya si Chihiro. “Seriously? Why did you have to appear now? I was having a fun time with Izumi,” dismayado at tila galit niyang saad. Chihiro clenched his teeth. “Umalis ka na!” “Chihiro, I am fine.” Sinubukan kong awatin sila sa pamamagitan ng pagpapakalma ko kay Chihiro. Ramdam ko ang tensiyon nito dahil kahit yakap-yakap niya ako ay nanginginig pa rin ang kanyang braso. Jirou sighed in defeat. “Ah, I give up. I really just wanted to help, Izumi,” kausap nito sa akin, paying no attention to the guy who just snapped at him a while ago. Pagkatapos niyon ay tin
JIROU MY NAME is Arisawa Jirou, a 35-year-old Alpha who is currently… drifted away from my main goal in life. Before I met Izumi Aki, who was also an Alpha like me with a very particular taste in sex partners, I was never fond of having sex friends but wasn’t against it either. Like most Alphas do, I was living my life flawlessly and free from stress. I didn’t need to exert much effort in society compared to Betas and Omegas. I was living a quite successful life while working as an OB-Gyne and pediatrician. But when Aki came to the picture, I started to become greedy and possessive. There was no need for me to do that because he wasn’t my mate and we were not in a legal relationship. The more time I spent with him, the feelings inside continued growing. At first, I thought it was just an adrenaline rush effect of having a sex friend that constantly called out to me when he was brokenhearted. I knew he was no pure Alpha the moment I laid my hands on his body but that
“You’re a sly person, Arisawa. Your words doesn’t match your actions,” mariin niyang turan. “Really?” I raised an eyebrow before grabbing his left arm and forcefully pulled him up. “Wha—?! Let go of me!” palag ni Aki pero hindi ko siya ininda. Bagkus ay dinala ko siya sa kuwarto kung saan ako nagsasagawa ng ultrasounds ng mga pasyente ko. “Arisawa, bitawan mo ‘ko!” pasigaw niyang utos. “Ari—” Sisigaw pa sana siya ulit pero marahas ko siyang tinulak pahiga sa hospital bed. Isang malakas na kalampag ang umalingawngaw sa loob ng kuwarto. Kaagad kong ni-lock ang pinto upang hindi makatakas si Aki. Namuo ang takot sa buong mukha niya. “Since you think that I am that kind of person… then let us have sex again just like we used to. I will make you feel good until you forget about that stupid Omega,” I said while panting heavily like a beast. “Don’t do this, Arisawa!” pagmamakaawa niya. “Scream all you want but no one will help you here, Izumi,” ani ko sabay napa
CHIHIRO ABALA ako sa pagliligpit ng mga damit nang biglang tumunog ang cellphone ko. Nakapatong iyon sa mesa at matamlay ko iyong inabot at sinilip kung sino ang kasalukuyang tumatawag. “Unknown number… Prank call na naman siguro ‘to,” medyo inis kong kausap sa sarili habang hawak ang cellphone sa kaliwa kong kamay at ang kanang kamay ko naman ay may bitbit na T-shirt. Hindi ko sinagot ang unang tawag. Ilang sandali pa ay nag-ring ulit ang cellphone ko. “Na naman?!” reklamo ko nang parehong hindi ko kilalang numero ang tumatawag. “Sagutin mo, Hirocchi. Malay mo importante iyan,” biglang singit ni Ma-chan nang mapadaan ito sa sala. Napansin niya siguro na hindi ko sinagot ang tawag. “Pero, Ma-chan…” nag-aalangan kong saad. “Sige na,” nakangiti niyang sulsol kaya napabuntong-hininga na lamang ako sa pagkatalo. “Sige po. Sasagutin ko na kapag tumawag ulit,” sabi ko na lang. At hindi ako binigo. Tumawag ulit ang parehong numero sa ikatlong pagkakataon.
AKI PAGKATAPOS malaman ng mga magulang ni Chihiro na kambal ang magiging anak namin ay hindi na sila nakapagpigil at namili kaagad sila ng mga damit pambata. We didn’t even know the genders of the babies and yet they insisted on preparing ahead. And Chihiro and I couldn’t stop them from being too excited. “Aki-san, tingnan mo itong ternong damit na nabili ko kahapon. Ang cute, ‘di ba?” pagmamalaki ni Chidori-san sa isang damit na kulay baby blue. “Mas maganda itong nabili ko,” pagyayabang naman ni Hiromi-san sabay pinakita ang terno na may army design. “Hiromi, dapat light colors lang kapag baby pa. Tsaka na ang ganyan kapag medyo malaki na ang mga apo natin,” sita ni Chidori-san sa asawa. “Huh? Ano namang masama kung ganito?” angal ni Hiromi-san at nagsimula silang magtalo. “Ma-chan, Tou-chan… tama na po iyan,” natatawang saway ni Chihiro sa mga magulang. “Pero, Hirocchi, ang pangit ng taste ng ama mo,” giit ni Chidori-san. “At sobrang s
“Oh, by any chance, you are not alone?” he casually asked, totally ignoring the fact that he didn’t ask for permission before crashing into my space. “Shouldn’t you have asked that bago ka umupo sa tapat ko?” sarkastiko kong baling sa kanya. He just ruined my mood, to be honest. Inayos ng lalaki ang suot nitong salamin bago siya nagsalita, “My bad. Am I disturbing you?” 「Ano’ng klaseng tanong ‘yan?!」Sigaw ko sa aking isipan. Sasagot na sana ako nang magsalita siyang muli, “Do I know you?” Mabilis namang nagbago ang mood ko at tinitigan ko siyang maigi. “I could ask the same to you,” pabalang kong tugon. He chuckled and adjusted his glasses. “Correct me if I’m wrong but you are Izumi Aki, right?” he guessed though his face told me that he was certain that he got the right person. Tumalim naman ang tingin ko sa lalaki bago ako ngumisi. “If it isn’t Shimada Kazunari.” The man sitting across chuckled in total amusement. “Still angsty, as alwa
AKI “COME inside, Aki.” Nakangiting bungad sa akin ni Kicchan when I arrived at his house. Isang ngiti lang din ang naging sagot ko sa kanyang sinabi bago ako tahimik na sumunod sa kanya sa loob. Nadatnan namin si baby Yuuki na naglalaro sa loob ng baby fence nito. Nakakalat ang sari-saring stuffed toys at mga kotseng laruan pero iyong tinawag niyang Ah-ko (Tako-san) na stuffed toy ang mahigpit niyang yakap-yakap. “Ah-ki!” Ngiting hanggang taingang sambit ni Yuuki sa akin nang makita niya ako. Natuwa naman ako dahil alam na niyang bigkasin ang pangalan ko kaya kinawayan ko siya. “Yuuki-chan~!” tawag ko sa kanya at lalo siyang nangiti. “I’ve taught him to call you Aki-san but he won’t say the ‘-san’ every time. Sorry for that, Aki,” pagpapaumanhin ni Kicchan sa akin bago siya dumiretso sa kusina nila. “It’s fine. ‘Ah-ki’ is much better. I like it,” nagba-blush kong turan at pinuntahan ko si baby Yuuki. Binuksan ko ang maliit na gate ng kanyang baby
My muffled moaning resonated in the whole room. I could clearly hear the weird sounds of our bodily fluids as Chihiro thrusted his way into me. He was trying his utter best to be gentle, but he was just longing as I was. “Aki-san,” Chihiro half whispered to my ear before leaning closer to me. He entered me with my back entirely exposed to him, so I couldn’t see what expression he was making. Talking to me like that was a killer move. “Aki-san, masakit ba? Kanina pang magkasalubong ang mga kilay mo,” he commented, slowly gliding his huge thing inside me. 「You dare ask me that kahit na sige ka pa rin sa paggalaw?!」 Inis kong turan sa isipan. “Don’t ask me that after you keep on doing that!” anas ko sa kanya. I tried to cover my flushed face with our blanket to hide my own embarassment. “Eh?” Lutang nitong ani. Pero salungat naman ang ginawa ng kanyang katawan dahil lalo ko lamang naramdaman ang unti-unting pagpasok ng kanyang dinadala. “Chihiro, you’re so—Uh!”
AKI “AKI-SAN, may hindi ka ba sinasabi sa ‘kin?” “Huh…?” My jaw dropped when Chihiro asked such question so suddenly. Patulog na sana kami. He clenched his fists before trying to ask me the same question, “May hindi ka ba sinasabi sa ‘kin?” “What do you mean?” kunot-noo kong tanong namn sa kanya. “Alam kong alam mo ang tinutukoy ko, Aki-san!” Chihiro slightly raised his voice but when he saw that I flinched to that sudden change of tone, he immediately went back to his calm voice.“Aki-san, naikulong na ang muntik mang-rape sa ‘kin pero pakiramdam ko ay may nalalaman kang hindi mo sinasabi sa akin. Napapansin ko sa mga kakatwa mong galaw. Hindi ko alam kung paano mo siya nahanap pero malabong gano’n kadali susuko ang isang Alpha na kagaya niya,” he said with a pained expression. “Chihiro…” I tried to reach out for his cheek to caress them mabilis na umilag si Chihiro. “May tinatago ka na naman sa ‘kin, Aki-san,” kumbinsido nitong ani. Then, droplet
“Hey, you.” The guy stopped from his tracks upon hearing me call him out. He turned his head towards me and gave me this bored look. “What now?” “Those scars… Who gave them to you?” I curiously asked. He raised an eyebrow before replying to me, “Why so suddenly interested in them?” I gritted my teeth. I had no solid proof yet if this bastard was really the one who hurt Chihiro but my guts were telling me to interrogate him. “Just answer me,” I insisted. “I got them from my supposedly fated pair. Man, I was told he was an unusual Omega but I did not expect him to be that strong. You know—Ack!” Hindi natapos ang lalaki sa pagsasalita dahil bigla ko na lang itong patulak na kinaladkad hanggang sa mauntog ang ulo ang niya sa pader. “…the hell’s wrong with you?!” “Was it you who attacked Chihiro that night?!” I snapped at him at napatingin ang mga tao sa amin. I totally forgot that we were in public. “What? A fight?” “What are they doing?
AKI Jirou was out of his fucking mind. Just what was he thinking the other day? 「Making me attend whatever they call this bullshit Alpha and Omega blind dates… Just what the fuck is wrong with that Jirou?」Inis kong reklamo sa aking isipan. ━━━━━━ ◦ ❖ ◦ ━━━━━━「FLASHBACK」 “Why should I attend that bullshit?!” galit kong singhal kay Jirou. “You want to announce your clear intentions of claiming Chihiro as yours, right?” “Well, yes but—!” “This is the only way, Aki,” putol ni Jirou sa akin. He was dead serious about it. “I already went to Chihiro’s workplace and asked his workmates there pero wala silang ideya kung sino ang lalaki. If that bastard is still single then the only way I can think of na posible mo siyang makita ay sa pamamagitan lang ng pagpunta mo sa event.” “Honestly, I have no idea how hard it is for someone to meet their fated pair in an inconvenient timing and place,” pag-aamin ko habang nakakuyom ang aking mga ka
“Have a seat,” Jirou formally offered and I simply replied with a nod. When Jirou told me that he wanted to help me out, I didn’t expect him to invite me over to his place. Sure, we had a history but he never invited me over. Going here was really awkward but the two of us had already moved on and I told Kicchan about my plans in case Chihiro started to worry about me again. And also, my curiosity got fixated on the young fellow sitting across me. Jirou left for a while to get something from his room and this guy was already sitting here before I even arrived. Our eyes met. I kept still and didn’t avoid eye contact but the other guy felt intimidation towards me. Did Jirou even tell him about our past? “What’s your name?” I casually asked the fidgety guy and he was startled. “Chisato… desu,” he shyly answered and averted his eyes from me. 「Chisato, huh? I’ve never seen him in the neighborhood. Can’t even remember if he went to my clinic before,」I thought
AKIBRUISES all over his body, his face covered in blood, and his clothes all worn out — I was stunned when a wounded Chihiro came home that night.Not only he was unconscious, what shocked me too was the fact that the person who brought him was Arisawa Jirou.“Who the fuck did this to him?!” Galit kong tanong sa ‘king sarili habang mahigpit na nakakuyom ang mga kamay ko.Earlier, I had the scariest day of my life happening right in front of me. I always knew the dangers that Omegas might face but I never imagined it to happen to Chihiro. Nagdalawang-isip akong papasukin si Jirou sa bahay but he seemed like he had a tough fight just to send Chihiro home. In order not to scare the kids, I immediately contacted Chihiro’s parents and asked them to look for the twins until Chihiro’s heat was over and after I took care of everything else. Normally, Chihiro should be hurried to the hospital but because he was in heat, bringing him there would on
“…kun?” “…hiro?” “Gumising ka, Chihiro-kun.” Pagmulat ko ng aking mga mata ay nag-aalalang mukha ng mga kasama ko ang sumalubong sa ‘kin. Bakas sa mga ekspresiyon nito na may nangyaring hindi kaaya-aya. “Ano po’ng nangyari, Souma-san?” nanghihina kong tanong. Nang lingunin ko ang paligid, nasa staff room kami. “Nawalan ka ng malay, Chihiro-kun,” si Teruma-san ang sumagot sa akin. Kahit ramdam ko pa rin ang pagkahilo ay pinilit kong tumayo. Hindi ako naging matagumpay dahil nawala rin kaagad ang balanse ko at muntik akong matumba sa sahig pero mabilis akong nasalo ni Souma-san. “Magpahinga ka muna, Chihiro-kun,” aniya Souma-san habang inalalayan akong umupo. “Ano’ng nangyari sa ‘yo, Chihiro?” kabadong tanong ni Touya at halos mangiyak-ngiyak itong nakatitig sa ‘kin. “Kasalanan ko ba?” Umiling ako. “Hindi,” mabilis kong tanggi. “Iyong customer…” Nang maalala ko ang nangyari kanina ay napasuka na lang akong bigla at nagulat sila. “
TRIGGER WARNING: Sensitive content ahead. Read at your own risk. CHIHIRO ISANG taon na ang lumipas mula noong maipanganak sina Akira at Misaki. Mabilis din nabawi ni Aki-san ang kanyang lakas at masaya naming pinapalaki ang mga anak namin ngayon. At bukod doon, nagawa na naming bumukod ng tirahan. Maliit lang ang bahay pero sakto lang bilang simula ng aming munting pamilya. Pamins-minsan ay nagpupunta si Ma-chan dito kapag nasa trabaho ako upang alalayan si Aki-san sa pagbabantay ng mga bata. Makukulit na sila at doble pa iyon. Tungkol naman sa pagiging mates namin… magpahanggang ngayon ay hindi pa namin pinag-uusapan ang tungkol sa bagay na iyon. Ilang beses kong binalak itanong kay Aki-san ang tungkol dito pero natatakot ako sa maaari niyang isagot. Ramdam ko naman na may puwang na ako sa kanyang puso pero hindi ko pa rin maiwasang hindi mag-alala lalo pa at may mga bata kaming kasama. Hangga’t nananatili kaming ordinaryong partners, hindi ako mapapanatag.
AKI EVERYTHING has been peaceful without Jirou in the picture. My pregnancy has been going well and our twins were getting more lively as my due date was coming near. Both Chihiro and I are looking forward to meeting them. And so are their future grandparents. “Aki-san, may naiisip ka na bang ipangalan sa mga anak natin?” Chihiro suddenly opened up. Napatitig naman ako sa kanya. “Why so sudden?” I asked na medyo natatawa. Kinamot ni Chihiro ang kanyang batok bago siya sumagot, “W-wala lang, Aki-san. Parang gusto ko na silang bigyan ng pangalan ngayon pa lang,” he reasoned out. Last month, I already had an ultrasound check-up and we found out that we were expecting a girl and a boy. That made Chihiro so excited and frantic, at the same time. Halos hindi na ito makatulog sa gabi kakabantay sa akin dahil kabuwanan ko na. He would follow me wherever I go. He would even watch out for my diet and the things that might cause strain on my body. Ever since t