The Awakening

Chapter 2

The first time I had awakened I am sure and I also tested as an Omega, I am type of person to question everything, give meaning and reason to simple things, so when the age of awakening came, I wasn't surprise although my parents are, considering my father and mother, to top that I excelled in academics and chose to pursue the research field. Yet, unlike any omegas I don't have a drive to find an Alpha.

At first it wasn't really a bother nor I didn't even notice it. I was 23 when I realize something was wrong, although a union or marriage in my age is not necessary but since I don't have a partner or anyone at that moment it alarmed me.

That is when I started to try to go out and date, attend mixers, blind dates setup by my friends and mother to no avail all of them are unsuccessful. The last straw was when I met an Alpha, BA, it was a lucky meeting since I thought there will be some kind of connection since we are both eccentric in our own field, like all those dates it also failed.

Frustrated is not the right word, I was devastated. Everyone was getting married but here I am still stuck, my mother became worried and told me that my work probably getting on the way and I was always busy and buried in my paper works. I convinced myself that there might be some kind of reason, maybe I haven't met the right one, my fated mate. Call me hopeless but I won't settle for someone just because I need him. I have to make sure that whoever I am going to invest my time, my soul, and my life should be at least worth it.

I convinced myself that I wasn't wrong nor my beliefs are wrong. Thus, I started researching for what should be the trigger to this all. Some books said that the reason one cannot find such mate is that the mate maybe is still young, not yet awakened. Some suggested that the right mate might already been unified to someone because of certain circumstances. Another is that the mate might be dead, or the omega isn't that strong for the alpha and is much more compatible with a beta or omega. Lastly, the mate of the said omega is an Alpha Dominant.

The first one made me cringe, not to be picky but I don't date younger man unless they are a year younger than me because that felt wrong. The second one is rather complicated, I feel bad for whoever his partner now, I don't plan to be a home wrecker. The third one is a large possibility, I have been looking for an alpha and beta, my mate might be an omega also. The last one, I don't know they are a rare breed after all there is no way that they would be attracted to me.

While I was considering these options, I was then invited by a conference that have the ARMF head researchers as their speaker, I didn't let this pass and I also had a chance to talk to one of them one-on-one.

That day, I remember entering a room there are booths that divide the researchers to do an interview. Professor Julio, a known omega whose marriage to one of the elite woman alphas in the world was the one I had a chance to talk with. I asked him "why does an omega cannot find a right mate".

He then evaluates all of the initial research I had, then for a second, he paused, looked at me, his scrawny face, white hair, a little freckle in his nose, move forward both arms at the desk, he removed his glasses and spoke. "There was one a very... very rare incident, research that wasn't supposed to be talked about. It is not really alarming but it could be dangerous to the person involved. In our little bubble of population among those walk different breeds, they distinguished themselves according to what the standards dictate them but, they cannot ignore the call of the hidden blood sleeping inside them. Those are the people that carries two bloods inside them one lay dormant but cannot be ignored, some are mixed of a beta and omega, in the rarest case is that they are mixed of an Alpha and an Omega".

"Isn't that a mere myth, Professor" I shivered ran down my spine as I realize where this conversation is heading. Being an awakened of two classifications could be bad. Really, really bad.

"Where do you think this myth came from? Do you think scientist, scholars and researchers would believe such myth? In our field where we want to prove everything, gave a scientific answer, do you think a myth would circle around like an oral tradition in the field we are working in?"

There was a pause, being born in both classifications often means chaos, a bad omen for the society. There is no place to go if that is the case.

"Professor, there is nothing wrong in being born in both classifications, we have to start accepting them. The fact that they might exist, scared, not knowing how to fit in. We should embrace them because who else would help them if not us. Don't you think so?"

His eyes looked at me as if examining me, his eyes never leaving mine. He is not the famous professor for nothing, considering his wife, a retired commander in chief of their country's military. Her strict and discerning eyes that examines people could have rub off to him already.

"If they do exist, Professor. I think it is indeed the best thing to do is support them, after what happened in the first time of people awakening, we cannot have another discrimination from the society. Things might be complicated at first but if properly studied and given a proper explanation to everyone they could be of help rather than a menace that we thought they are".

Professor Julio sat back the nod his head, "Indeed, Ms. Udolf. Acceptance should start with us".

That day, I stared blankly outside of the window in my office. All the papers I acquired throughout the search of the answer piled up in my desk, on the coffee table in front of me and in some empty spaces in my book shelf. I sighed deeply and stand in front of my desk, looking blankly to the papers until there was something that caught my eyes. Unwanted Awakening, it was the title of a book, it contains the story of a man awakening as an Alpha but then discover to be an also awakened omega.

His life goes haywire after learning the truth, people around him started to question his integrity as a leader, as an Alpha. How could someone sit on top when they are incapable of even determining their own identity. No one tried to understand him, people who used to ride in the waves of his popularity look for another ocean to surf because they thought he is an unsafe water.

It was a good fiction story coming from the concept of someone awakening of two bloods that is supposed to bond with each other. A mere creation of imagination and to answer the what ifs.

This is no fiction; this is my reality now I sighed loudly and tried to convinced myself that it is going to be okay. I am going to be okay.

It hasn't really dawned on me that I have an Alpha blood running through me. There was no mistake but I am scared cross genes is not yet accepted, this whole system took time to even come into light. There was even a hunt that happened way back then. Humans was scared to the carriers believed it is an evil blood.

I started fixing my office, trying to organize this chaos. I have no meeting nor class for today so it is better to declutter the whole room, while hoping that by doing so my mind would also become clear.

While in the middle of putting all this out, a knock was heard. The silhouette of my secretary in the small squared foggy glass of my office shows, "Enter" I sighed then put the last box away to be carried in the archives.

"Now that's a miracle, I thought you would be buried by your paper works by now. And here you are actually organizing your office". His eyes sparkled; he is that relieve that I cleaned my office. I scrunch my nose because of his reaction.

"What do you need Albert?" Albert Ruiz, a junior of my mine, born as a beta. He was a student of mine that decided to help me out in here at first then turned to became my full-time secretary.

He scoffed playfully then flash a million-dollar smile, "Guess what?" I rolled my eyes, sometimes this kid forgot that I am still his superior because of his excitement. "I have no time to play with you, Albert. What. Is. It?

"Kill joy, so a certain pack wanted to acquire your study. "

I raised my eyebrow "Who?"

"The Kaiser's" He grinned.

No way, why would those savage beast wanted my research?