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Touya walks down the sidewalk towards the bookstore, annoyed with the weather. It’s early January, and the snow sticks to the concrete like frozen glue, painting everything in slushy gray and white. His quirk keeps him warm enough, but unfortunately, he’s not immune to slipping on ice patches.
The scent patch on his neck itches . Stupid blockers. But they’re necessary so he doesn’t send people nearby into a frenzy if his scent flares up.
He’s never been to this side of town before. It’s nearly a half-hour away from his apartment. Still, it’s the closest bookstore he can get Fuyumi’s Omega pregnancy book.
He insisted she just get it online, but she cried about how terrible a big brother he’d be if he didn’t help her.
So here he is, smooshing salt and snow under his boots with each step up to the little store with the wooden open sign hanging on the glass.
As soon as he pushes the door open, it’s like a vacuum seal bursts. He’s hit with the most intoxicating scent he’s ever smelt.
It’s like a forest after rain, fresh and alive. Savory yet sweet on the back of Touya’s tongue, his eyes dart around. Looking for the source of the scent, but the store’s almost empty, just a few people and kids picking out options from the shelves.
So he follows his nose towards a row of encyclopedias, and it gets stronger. He’s drooling at this point.
It leads him to a woman in front of the shelves in a yellow sweater dress. Without thinking, he buries his nose into her neck for a brief blast of that fantastic smell before he’s shoved back.
“What the fuck ?!” You snap, touching the spot he drooled on, “Are you insane ?”
“You smell amazing,” he blurts out.
You blink at him, then frown. “Bro, that doesn’t give you any right to smell me! And you drooled, what the fuck!” You yell at him, grimacing at your sweater and neck slime.
Your scent has clouded his mind, holding his brain in a chokehold . He wants to wrap himself in it for the rest of his life.
A conversation about true mates from his mother comes to mind.
“I think—I think we’re soulmates. ”
You gawk at him, “Sir…please leave.”
“I’m serious! Can’t you—can’t you smell what’s going on here?” He gestures between you both
You rub your nose bridge, “No, I can’t. I’m not affected by pheromones, jackass. I’m a Beta.”
His heart sinks. “Really?”
“Yup. Leave”
He takes a good look at you. Your sweater dress is several sizes too big and a bright yellow hanging to your knees. The sleeves cover your delicate fingers decorated with white almond nails. Black tights and black slouch boots cover your legs. Your curly hair is gathered up in a scarf on top of your head, just leaving a few ringlets peeking out the top and some on your face like bangs, and you have the most beautiful brown skin he’s ever seen.
“Go out with me,” he asks, awkwardly shuffling in place.
“What?”
“Go out with me, ” he repeats a little slower.
A confused smile spreads on your face, “No, what the fuck?”
“Why not ?”
“Wh—you basically just assaulted me at work. Lemme guess. You’re an Alpha. Another fucking knothead. Get out before I call the police.”
“ Woah, wait, don’t do that. I’m sorry, fuck um. My names Touya,Touya Todoroki and I—“
“Todoroki? The mayor? You’re his son?”
Touya perks up a little, “Yeah,you know me?”
“Duh. You still need to leave, though.”
His inner Alpha whined. He can’t even tell how you feel since there’s no scent change to give it away.
“Dude, are you okay? You’re smoking ” you point at the whisper of steam rising from his head.
“Just a lil warm. My quirk does that when I’m excited.”
You cringe, “Yeah, you definitely have to leave now.”
“What’s your name?”
Your confused smile falters, “ Um, why?”
“I told you, we’re true mates. You can’t smell it, but I sure as hell can.”
You stare at him for half a second before bursting into a fit of giggles, your smile wide and beautiful.
“I’m sorry, I just—you’re not serious” you wipe a tear from your eye, “Is this a prank? Did my friends put you up to this?”
“No! I’m serious” he takes a step towards you, and at the same time, you step back, “Believe me.”
You clear your throat and give him a once over. Who does this Alpha think he is?
“Like I said,please leave.”
“But—“
“ I didn’t want to do this, but,” you wave your hand, and his whole body stiffens. You wave it again, and he turns around, legs moving independently of his brain until he’s out the door again. His legs are his again, and he turns to see you frowning at him through the glass. He pushes it, but it doesn’t budge, “How did you do that?” He slaps the glass a few times out of frustration.
You just point at the sidewalk, telling him to leave.
He thinks for a bit. “Okay, what if I wanna buy something?”
You raise an eyebrow.
“Seriously! My sister needs an Omega pregnancy book.”
He watches you think, weighing your options until you finally open the door, “Buy the book and leave.”
“Can you show me?”
With a roll of your eyes, you stride over to a shelf of books. Touya tries to get a sneaky whiff of your scent again, but he feels something bump against his nose when he leans in close to you. Like an invisible wall.
Weird
“This should get you started,” you gesture to the books.
“Can I still know your name?”
“No”
“ Please ”
“No,” you push past him towards the counter where a customer is waiting with a bunch of books in his hands.
Touya skims through the books, just picking through the countless options of baby books.
Fuck it he’s just going to take a bunch.
He carries the many books to the counter and drops them on the wooden surface. You look at the pile, unimpressed, “That’s a lot of books”
Touya rubs the back of his neck shyly, “Yeahhh, I dunno which one to get. It’s all just a bunch of gibberish to me”
You pick up one thick book titled ‘ The Joys of Pregnancy: An Omegas changing body’ and scan it, “This is all you need”
“Really?”
You nod as you bag the book, “Trust me. Also it’s mostly instinct anyway so don’t worry”
“What’s your name?”
“I’m not telling you”
“Okay, can I have your number?”
“No”
“Then I’ll leave,I promise”
You shove the bag in his hands, “5768.68 yen,please”
Touya gets his card out and swipes it against the card reader. You print the receipt and slide at over the counter, “Thank you, come again”
Touya tries to hold your hand but the same invisible force prevents him from doing so just inches from your skin.
“How’re you doing that?” He asks
“My quirk” You say simply, “You should get that to your sister”
Touya is getting frustrated, “You really can’t smell what’s happening here?”
“No!” You nearly shout as you round the counter, “I can’t. You just stink like an old campfire. Mine aren’t that strong either so I don’t know what you’re smelling and I want you to leave unless you’re buying something else”
“I just want to take you out!”
“No you fucking weirdo! First of all I don’t date,second, you still assaulted me so I want you out of here”
Touya frowns lightly but then smiles, “Fine. I’m sorry, I’ll leave now but I’ll be back”
You watch him leave,bag in hand until he disappears down the sidewalk.
“ Christ ” you sigh before going to the back room to clean the mess he made on your shoulder, “ Damn Alphas”
Hours later while you’re closing up,the bell tinkles. You look up and see your best friend,Tori.
“Hey hey” she smiles, “Look who’s here”
“Ba-Bah” the baby in her arms reaches for you.
“Hi munchkin— ohhh ” you take him and kiss his chubby cheek.
“Whew,smells like horny alpha in here” she waves her hand in front of her face.
“Ugh,some dickhead Alpha came and drooled all over me” you scoff,stopping your son from nibbling your hair.
Tori frowns, “Ew,what a knothead. I hope you set him straight”
“Damn right I did. You’ll never guess who it was though. Touya Todoroki”
Tori frowns lightly, “I’m sorry, Todoroki? The mayor's son….. really ?”
“Yup. Fucking asshole”
“……yeahhh…. asshole . I should get going, this little fella is making me hungry ” she pats her baby bump under her sweater, “See ya”
“Later” you wave her off and kiss your son's cheek before going to the back room to get the little high chair you kept for him.
He’s the result of a relationship with an Alpha that decided he wanted nothing to do with you as soon as you found out you were pregnant.
A year later and now you have a mini you that you spoil and love more than anything.
“You’re gonna have to wait for mommy” you tell him and give him a set of plastic keys, “Knock yourself out”
Riso shakes the keys and squeals in delight,letting you slip away to finish up.
*
Touya is pounding on the door of the apartment , “Keigo! I know you’re in there!”
The door opens to reveal an annoyed looking Keigo, “Dude, what?”
“You’re a Beta too,right?” Touya pushes his way into the apartment.
“Ummm, yes? Last I checked nine years ago when I presented. Why?” His nose crinkles, “Ugh,dude you reek of horny Alpha . Have you been fucking around with Omegas?”
“No,I met my true mate”
“Oh shit! Congratulations! But….I don’t smell Omega on you”
“She’s a Beta ”
Keigo blinks a few times,then the tiny wings on his back fluff up “Oh….. cool? Yeah that’s gonna be tough”
“She couldn’t smell me” he groans, “It was like nothing happened but my Alpha went insane. Her scent is soooo— amazing ,it’s driving me insane—fuck!”
“Okay,calm the fuck down. Tori will be home soon and I don’t need your Alpha sending her into a frenzy or early labor”
Touya sits on the couch and breathes deeply, “How did you get Tori to mate with you?”
Keigo sits next to him, “Well….she went crazy like you did when we met. Scenting me every few seconds and insisted we were meant to be together. I just thought she was hot” he laughs, “But I got to know her without all that scent stuff. You’re gonna have to do it the Beta way”
“The fuck is the Beta way?”
“ Long as fuck”
The front door opens and Tori announces her presence, “Is there an Alpha in here?”
“It’s just Touya” Keigo calls back”
Tori waddles into the living room, “Oh,hi Touya. Good to see you”
Keigo stands so she can rub her cheeks on his neck,covering him in her sweet honey scent with the milky undertone of pregnant Omega. As a Beta,he can’t share the same intimate gesture but she doesn’t mind,perfectly happy with her smell covering everything.
“How was work?” Keigo asks,taking her tote to hang on the door.
“It’s work. The kids are all over my tummy now”
Keigo pets the bump lovingly, “Touya met his true mate”
Tori pretends to be shocked, “Oh wow, that’s so good for you Touya”
“And she’s a Beta ”
“….interesting” she smiles tensely, “So I’m guessing you’re giving him advice?”
“His advice stinks,” Touya grumbles.
“Well,he’s the one who knows what he’s talking about” she sits next to him with a soft grunt, “I’m sure you can woo her despite no scent bond”
Touya scratches at the slowly peeling patch on his neck and Tori shifts uncomfortably,her scent souring.
“Ok,you need to leave,” Keigo ushers him off the couch, “I suggest you get stronger scent patches if your Alpha’s gonna go crazy all the time. I’ll text you”
He shuts the door in Touya’s face.
Inside,Keigo lights the special candles that serve as a replacement for his scent. Soft patchouli and mint fill the room to calm his wife down.
“Are you okay,Dove?” He coos,holding her hand.
“Mhm” she hums,resting her head back on the couch, “Thanks”
“I made dinner,just have to warm it up”
“You’re too sweet to me” she cups his cheek,smiling tiredly, “Also,you’ll never believe this. The Beta Touya’s talking about is my friend, y/n”
“You’re shitting me”
“I’m not . I went over there to give her Riso and could smell his horniness all over. She said he came over and drooled all over her”
Keigo laughs loudly, “I’ll be damned. So do you wanna help him?”
“Pfft,no. You know how she feels about dating and Touya’s so emotional. I wanna see where this goes”
He nods understandingly, “Touya’s a good guy,he’ll figure things out. In the meantime,let’s focus on you”
“I’d like that”