"Beautiful" (Omegaverse Michael x Noah)

~12~ "Cold."

~Michael~
"What can I get you?" I held a pad of paper in my hand, taking the order of the only man in the cafe today, a young man, maybe 25? With blonde hair and dyed tips, for some reason I will never understand. Maybe his mirror is broken.

"Woah, smile a little more hun. I'll just have a coffee."

Any existing smile that could have been on my face dropped, as I wrote down his order and walked away without a word. "I just got told to smile more." I grumbled to Posi as I put the pot on, shivering from the fact that my boss never puts the heat on so he can save money.

She was busy doing god-knows what, I think scrolling Pinterest, not like I care, we're empty as fuck today. "Duh, he's wearing khaki shorts." She smirked at him, "Lily told me there's another event going on at the town hall today, wanna go see your boyfriend at lunch?" She took a bite from one of the cookies we have sitting on a plate, usually for customers, but I guess there's no rule against it.

"Sure, If you wanna freeze to death. I forgot my coat." As I mumbled my sentence, I forgot to wear a coat a lot, and Noah took back his other jacket because he still needs to go shopping for more and doesn't have one. "You just want to go to see Lily, right?" I rolled my eyes, I could see right through her, she wasn't very hard to read. The man with dyed tips walked up to the front to pay, handing me the cash and specifically asking for a receipt. Who needs a receipt for food? It's not like I can give you a refund, you already ate it all.

Posi decided to leave that comment unanswered, the bell on the door dinged as he left the cafe, with his stupid khaki shorts.. Wow, I am quick to judge, damn. The clock read 2:47, Posi and mine's break starts at 3. We'd probably be cleaning all afternoon with nothing else to do, our foot traffic really dies in the winter, although it might be better because of the so called event, maybe people will come get lunch after. I can see families with young children already outside, the children doing their best to lift their heads up high and see the stage, all of their ears alert with excitement and wonder.

My own ears flattened, I miss my siblings. My dad won't answer my calls and my mum doesn't have a phone, and it's almost strange how little I see them around town, it's not like our town is very big.

"Okay, let's clock out a little early, we're empty as hell." Posi's voice brought me out of my trance, untying her apron as she turned all the appliances off so we wouldn't accidentally start a fire, wouldn't be the first time.. oops.

Just like I thought it was fucking FREEZING outside, I was shivering, hanging onto Posi so I could get some of her warmth. "I'm dyinggg!" I whined, my ears flat, all I was wearing was a thin button up, which was maybe or maybe not Noah's.

Speaking of Noah, he was standing in front of the town hall talking to Lily, there were like ten bodyguards and a fence blocking him from the public, a little overkill if you ask me, but he probably didn't set it up. Posi and I were standing at the very front, we might have pushed through a lot of people but whatever.

I shook off the snow that fell on my ears as Noah noticed me, he smiled and quickly finished up his conversation with Lily before walking over to me, "Are you seriously out here without a coat?" He cupped my face, I purred into his touch with a soft grin. Someone from the crowd suddenly screamed his name and we both jumped but still he ignored it. He placed his hands back in his pockets with a crooked eyebrow.

"I'll be fine," I rolled my eyes, "Go do your little event thingy." I gestured him off, admittedly, my nose was freezing.

"Alright, but don't come running to me when you get sick." He shot me an unimpressed look as he walked away and by the microphone to start speaking.

~Noah~
By the time the whole event was done, the sun was starting to set, the street lights were already on and half of the little kids in the audience were asleep. Michael looked like he was about to pass out, leaning his head on Posi's shoulder with his eyes half-open.

"Lil' can you grab Michael and bring him to the car?"
I asked Lily as we were walking to the limo, she nodded, holding onto her clipboard tightly as to not drop it while she walked away. I was pretty sure his shift was finished and I didn't want him out in the cold any longer, I'm 100% sure he's going to be sick tomorrow.

"Beautiful speech, just beautiful." My younger sister, Lia, slowly clapped as she stepped out of the limo, she said she'd rather wait in the car than stand in the cold. She was wearing a hoodie, a jacket and a winter coat, yet she was still freezing. Her medium length blonde hair flowed in the breeze.

"I appreciate your sarcasm anyways." I chuckled, placing my hands in my pockets as Lily and Michael walked up, Michael clearly trying to hide his shivering. "Told you you'd be cold." I crooked an eyebrow at him.

"S-shut up.." His teeth chattered, still refusing to take my coat.

"Ooh, pretty omega, who's this?" Lia smirked, Michael flattened his ears and pushed past me to get inside the limo, most likely unhappy about the comment she made.

"That's Michael, my mate. Maybe calm your comments." I took my coat off and tossed it to him, he gave up and took it anyways, using it like a blanket over his shivering body. Lia widened her eyes, "Oh- shit- sorry." Her face turned red with embarrassment that she just flirted with my mate, she stepped back in the car beside Lily.

I got in the backseat beside Michael, seeing him already fast asleep, my coat as his blanket and leaning his head against the door as a pillow. I rubbed his ears, just wanting to hear that purring noise more, which I got.

Posi (who Lily went to go grab as well) stepped in the limo to sit next to Lily and Lia, Lily's face turning a bright red the minute she sat down.

As everyone stepped out of the limo, I picked a sleeping Michael up into my arms, he nuzzled his head into the crook of my neck with flat ears. "Want my nest.." He mumbled, half asleep as he lifted his head for a second to sneeze into his elbow. Yep, he's definitely sick.

I brought him upstairs to our room, placing his still shivering body onto the bed where he crawled into his nest and curled into a ball, all the blankets piled on top of him. "Do you want me to make you tea?" I pulled my winter coat off of him and hung it up, much to his dismay of me taking the comforting smell away.

"Just cuddle." He rolled over and reached his arms out, waiting as I sat down on the bed next to him, letting him lay his head on my thigh as I turned the TV on so we could watch a movie. His scent was different, it made me anxious to keep him by my side while he was vulnerable and sick.

It was a kind of protectiveness I haven't felt before, still, I loved feeling it for him.