Being a Princess is not what I signed up for!

1- I was just looking for more mushrooms!

Okay so when you stroll through the forest alone it's usually a good idea to bring a weapon of some sort but luckily for me I had magic and a lot of mushrooms that could easily kill people all around me. Also it was very unlikely that anyone would pass through since hardly anyone knew where it was. I was humming contently while collecting more mushrooms for a potion I was working on. I was dressed in my usual white cotton shirt with a leather waist coat and cotton trousers. I also had my purple mage cloak on too to let anyone who passed me know I knew magic. I was an omega so it was also extremely funny when Alpha's passed me. They caught my scent and then they caught scent of my magic and started running. Most Alpha's were pig ignorant guys who thought they were better than everyone else and that they could do what they want to anyone they wanted. I was born with magic so it was kind of decided for me at a young age that I'd be a mage. I didn't care, I loved magic. Still do. I was picking mushrooms when I heard the sound of a horse in distress as well as the distinct scent of an Alpha in a serious rut. So I had just finished my heat so I didn't have a great deal of strength in me to fight off Alpha's in ruts. This one smelt of honey and flowers, like proper flowers. It was intoxicating too and it was all around so I had no idea where he was until his horse came towards me with him passed out on her back. I stroked her nose and asked "How long has been like this girl?". Okay so I could understand animals too. It was great being a mage. It whinnied in response letting me know he's been in a rut for at least two days but denying it. Apparently he smelt me as he passed through. I frowned and said "Really got to work on making my scent unrecognisable. Sorry I ran out of my potion. Since this is my fault it seems fair that I make sure he's okay. Come on, I'll take you back to my cottage. Will you carry these mushrooms for me?". She whinnied again saying yes and she let me attach my basket to her. I took them to my cottage and put the Alpha on my bed before making a sort of nest around him in blankets. I liked nests, they made me feel safe and he'd need to know he was safe when he woke up in an unusual place with an Omega. I realised he'd probably be uncomfortable in all those clothes. He was wearing a black tunic with blue embellishments, black trousers with black boots and a blue belt. I sighed and started removing the outer layers of his clothing to make him more comfortable. When he was down to his dress shirt and underwear I stopped and went outside to relax. I needed sleep but I definitely wasn't going to get it with Mr rich Alpha in my bed. I heard groaning come from inside and went inside asking "Uhh Alpha from the woods?". Wow I really had a way with names. He opened his eyes and looked at me before rolling over and groaning in pain. I rolled my eyes and said "Don't act like that. I know you're not that far in yet. I'm not gunna hurt you, you're horse brought you to me and you're lucky you didn't fall off of her. She was very worried about you. Still is". He rolled over so he was facing me and asked hoarsely "So you didn't just take me and my horse so you could mate with me?". I laughed and replied "Wow, you're full of yourself aren't you. No I didn't. First off I live in the forest alone for a reason and second I actually have decency". He asked "You have no idea who I am do you?". I shrugged and replied making sure my fire was ready for brewing "I know you come from a kingdom of some sort and you're wealthy but no. I have no idea who you are. Should I?". He sat up groaning in pain and said "I'm Castiel of Caelum". I replied "I'm Y/n of rundown cottage in the woods. Okay so you're from Caelum, nice to know. They have real good pot makers there". He looked at me puzzled as I started adding my usual stuff to the potion. He asked "What are you cooking? It doesn't look edible". I got my mage cloak and tossed it at him before replying "I'm a making a potion. I'm sorry you caught my scent the other day. I had none of this stuff left. It's not a suppressant but it does help hide my scent from passing Alpha's. The last thing I need are unwanted Alpha's turning up on my doorstep when I'm in the middle of my heat". He nodded in understanding and asked "You're a mage? Of what order?". I looked at him and replied "I used to belong to the order of Thekla. I left though". He was about to ask another question but I stopped him and said "Enough questions. You'll be peaking soon and by that time I don't want to be here. I'll probably just go back into the woods for more ingredients". He frowned at me and replied "You're an Omega". I scoffed and asked "How long did it take you to realise that? When I mentioned heat should've given you your clue". He sniffed my scent out and replied "You're the Omega that was in heat. You're the reason I'm in the middle of a rut". I nodded and he just scowled at me before turning away from me in a sulk. His horse nickered at me and I laughed. It was just telling me he was being childish and was only upset because he had lost a lot of time focusing on my scent. Castiel grumbled "What's so funny?". I replied still laughing a little "Your horse says you're being childish. I agree". He huffed and flopped down in the nest I made him. He asked muffled from the blankets "You made me a nest?". I nodded stirring my potion and replied "It relaxes me and makes me feel safe. I don't have the strength to fight a scared Alpha that has no idea where he is. I thought you'd feel safer in it. Sorry about the smell. I didn't get round to washing them". He pulled them closer to him inhaling them deeply. Okay so he's in a rut, he's more likely going to love the smell of an Omega in heat. He fell back asleep and eventually he started stripping off his clothes until he was gloriously naked in my bed. I looked anywhere but him as he slept through his exhaustion of the rut. He was fighting it rather well to be honest. Most Alpha's would've given into instincts by now but no he was just going to sleep it off. He broke into a sweat so I got a bowl of cold water and dabbed his skin with a damp cloth. He woke up to me dabbing his back gently with the cloth and his eyes were no longer the beautiful blue from before. They were darker and dilated fully with lust. His hair had to be illegal because it was messed up perfectly just to look like the sexiest bedhead I'd ever seen. I swallowed thickly before continuing with what I was doing seeing as he was letting me. He rolled over so he was on his stomach and pulled my hand down to his chest expecting me to continue. He was obviously used to people doing this when he was in a rut. I asked "Can you still form sentences?". He replied a little pained "Yes. I don't see why that's your question though?". I asked "And what question would I ask you?". He replied "Why haven't I tried to have sex with you". I had been wondering that but I was okay not knowing the reason. I was still pretty sensitive due to my heat ending literally just the day before. He asked "When did your heat end?". I replied a little warily "I don't see why that's relevant to this conversation". His hand wandered up my arm and he said "I'm just curious. You can trust me". I never trusted any Alpha when they were in a rut, they got extremely difficult when they were in a rut and they were also unpredictable so I was being very cautious. His horse was keeping a close eye on him and had informed me it would make sure he wouldn't hurt me in any way. She was making sure he wouldn't do anything he'd regret and she happened to like me. I had good apples apparently. I replied "It's not relevant Castiel. I'm not the one covered in sweat and wanting to mate desperately. Also you realise if you do anything I can just use magic don't you? I'm not stupid Castiel, I know what Alpha's are capable of". He pouted at me and said "You don't like me". I shook my head and replied "No, I'm just thinking clearly. You are in a fever and all you want is to know if there's still a chance of making me pregnant. It's not gunna happen Castiel so you should just stop trying and save yourself the strength". He whined as I walked away to check my pot of stew I put on a little while ago and said "I just want to make sure you're okay. Please tell me". I shook my head and asked "Can you stomach venison stew right now or do you want something lighter?". He growled slightly and I got the picture he wasn't in the mood for lighter options so I got him a bowl of stew and went outside to leave him in peace and to clear my head. His scent made me aroused and I cursed myself for letting myself get close to him like that. The closer I was the more his scent made me feel fogged over and less rational. My heat was still hanging on by a thread and it didn't help that he was in a rut wanting to know when I heat came to an end. I knew what he wanted but he wasn't having it. It wouldn't help me and I didn't need him accidentally mating with me. I was unmated so he could but it was dangerous dealing with that when there was an Alpha in my bed suffering through a rather serious Rut. I don't think any Alpha I had come across had ever acted so strongly to my scent but he seems to love it. Of course I had no idea what I smelt like though. I sat down and his horse came over to me whinnying. I stroked her nose and said "It's alright. I know it's the rut. You're probably right in saying he's a good guy but right now all he can think about is sex. I'll be careful around him". I went back in a few hours later and found him painfully hard while rubbing himself up against my blankets inhaling deeply. Wow, now I felt like I was imposing on him in my home. I took the empty bowl from the nightstand and noticed he was in a fever again so I dabbed his skin gently with a cold damp cloth. He groaned happily at that and buried his face in my blanket and cloak. So I'd have to wash that too. I ignored the fact my arousal was spiking and pushed down my heat trying to resurface even though it had ended. I went to go take my potion but his hand gripped my arm tightly making me freeze in my tracks. I looked at him and found him inhaling my scent from my glands on my wrist. He growled lowly "It will have to do". He pulled me back down so I was sitting on my bed next to him while he humped my blankets to the smell of me. That just made my arousal worse. I sighed and grumbled "Well this is nice. Me just sitting here watching an Alpha cum all over my blankets to my scent". When he finally came he released my wrist he started panting and whimpering. He was in pain. I went back to lowering his temperature and he looked up at me with lust blown eyes. He said breathlessly "has anyone told you that your scent is highly arousing". I replied "No but I live in the middle of nowhere with no one close by". He asked fiddling with the hem of my shirt "If I were to ask would you allow me to have sex with you?". I shook my head and replied "Until your rut is gone I'm not even considering it. And I don't have sex with people I don't know even if they are painfully attractive". He smirked at me and said "So you do like me". I replied "I wouldn't say that but you're not so bad. I mean for one thing you're still talking even though you're lucid. I find that very impressive. Even I wouldn't be able to carry a conversation like this in my heat and I'm pretty good at fighting my heats". He smiled at me and asked "If you were in heat would you let me fuck you then?". I sighed and replied "Depends". He asked as I tended to my ingredients "Depends on what?". I replied "Depends if you'd have the decency to reject me and fight your instincts to mate. I don't like how Alpha's take advantage of Omega's. We don't just want a knot. We're sensitive and need constant affection especially in heat. I wouldn't let you have sex with me if you'd be that arrogant and that much of a pig!". I didn't realise I was shaking until my jar fell to the floor breaking. I felt him wrap his arms around me and pulled me onto the bed as tears slipped down my cheeks. I always got reminded of what happened back in Thekla. I will never forget it. He hushed me through my gentle sobbing and I realised his head was clear for a while. His most recent wave had passed luckily. His horse grunted and he looked at her unimpressed. I mumbled "She's warning you not to do anything stupid. Now if you'll excuse me I need to clean up that glass". I went to get up but he stopped me and pulled me back into him still smelling fear and sadness on me. He felt oddly possessive over me in that moment. He asked "What happened to make you hate Alpha's like that?". I replied "It was my first heat and I was all alone in my dormitory. The master mage was an Alpha and he had been known to take advantage of Omega's but I hadn't represented publically so I thought I'd be safe. I was peaking when he passed my room. He came in and raped me just as I came to my senses. I tried to stop him but only succeeded in making him stop trying to mate with me. He hurt me and I've never liked Alpha's since. Now please let me go". I heard him growl and felt my fear increase thinking he'd gotten an idea but no he just held me tighter and moved his hands into a more protective hold on me. I asked a little nervous "Castiel?". He growled back "No one is going to hurt you! No one!". I wondered why he cared so much but I couldn't deny it made me feel safer knowing he wasn't going to do anything. I asked "Could you please let go of me? I dropped an ingredient that's quite dangerous if it's not taken care of". He let go of me reluctantly and I took care of the broken glass and welroot powder I dropped. I could smell possessiveness in the air and I was a little thankful it wasn't overtaken by lust. He was still ready to knot anything he could get his hands on but he was restraining himself from touching me. I offered him a gentle smile that night before going to settle down on my armchair. He asked slightly hoarse from the amount of pleading and whining to let him fuck me "Why don't you join me? I won't do anything, I promise". I looked at him and shook my head before replying "You're a big boy you can sleep on your own and I'm quite happy sleeping here". He nodded sadly before putting out the candle lighting the room and trying to sleep with a painful boner that he desperately wanted to get rid of. He'd done a lot but it still came back with as much intensity. In the morning I found myself in my bed with him wrapped around me protectively. He was sleeping soundly with his nose right where my scent glands were in my neck. I went to get up but he growled slightly and pulled me back into him before rutting against me slightly to keep me quiet. Well this is new, I've never woken up this far away from where I originally started sleeping. His horse was watching us carefully and I asked her "How did I end up in this position? I don't remember getting up and accepting his offer last night". She neighed a response that made me scowl slightly. He had gotten out of bed and carried me into bed while I was sleeping. I was a light sleeper so how did I not wake up to him carrying me into bed with him. I asked "Did you at least warn him?". She whinnied a yes and I scowled at him for not listening to either of us. I tried to get up again but he was having none of it. I managed to turn around but I was wearing very thin shorts that didn't really hide my ass all that well so I could feel his erection resting in between my butt cheeks. I whined slightly not liking how my arousal spiked at that and he moved me back around not liking how my front was exposed. Wow this Alpha was protective. Okay so he didn't want sex from me at the moment so as soon as he wakes up I get up and go get stuff from the forest. When he did finally wake up he stared at me blankly before his rut took hold again. He groaned painfully feeling how close his erection was to my sex. He could probably feel how soaked through I was too. I felt sorry for him. I kissed his forehead and said "If you need me shout. I'll only be a little way away in the forest today so I'll be able to hear you". He whimpered as I left his arms and I got a cold damp cloth and put it on his forehead to keep him cool. He was sweet. He didn't do anything to me while I was sleeping, he just wanted to make sure I felt protected. Not everyday you meet an Alpha like that. I got dressed outside knowing it would probably make his rut worse to see me naked but not able to touch me. I didn't want to torture him. I told Lesley, his Horse, "keep an eye on him and if he needs me but doesn't want to bother me come get me. I'll be over there". I pointed to where I was going and she nodded and neighed in approval. I went into the forest with my other mage cloak since he was desperately hogging my primary one and started foraging for stuff I needed. Lesley came and got me about an hour after I started and I found Castiel pouting like a child with tears slipping down his cheeks. He whimpered "I'm hungry and I didn't know where you were. Please don't leave me". I sighed not knowing he'd be that sensitive and replied "fine, I'll get you something to eat. I think I've foraged the hell out of that spot for today so I might as well keep you company". When he finished eating he opened his arms for me. When I shook my head his lips started trembling and his eyes filled with tears. Damn his cuteness and his stupid rut! I sighed in defeat sinking down into arms and he said quietly as he scented me "I never knew this is what it felt like to be rejected. No wonder Omega's hate it so much. It's horrible". I replied "Castiel we don't know each other and when this is over you'll regret even trying to get me to let you mate with me". He said "You smell nice". I sighed knowing he was lucid properly now and that there was no point trying to convince him to stop trying to get to me. I replied "Thanks, now I'm gunna go get some herbs from my garden". I went to get up but he growled and pulled me back down sucking just below my ear. I let a moan slip out as he sucked on my neck leaving a dark bruise there and he growled into my neck licking where he marked me. He growled lowly "Mine!". I exhaled shakily before getting up and out of his grasp. I went into the garden hearing broken moans of my name as he tried to get relief from his ever so persistent rut. Lesley nosed me gently and snorted slightly letting me know I was still safe. She didn't let me back into the cottage though until his peak had ended. She was very kind to me. When I went back in I avoided him completely and didn't speak to him. I felt very shaken up by what had happened. he tried to talk to me but I wouldn't listen to him. For the next three days I ignored him completely bringing him what he needed before leaving. When he was in his peak he'd growl at me that I'd have to talk to him sooner or later but when he had calmed down he didn't even look at me. On the fourth day his scent dulled slightly and his eyes were clear as day. I asked quietly "Has your rut ended?". He nodded and replied "I should get going". I nodded and said "Come. I'll show you to the river so you can bathe. To get back to Caelum it takes two maybe three hours depending on what route you take. Go east, it's the quickest. When you hit the road go left". He nodded and got up searching for his clothes. I gave them to him and said "Don't put them on until you've had a bath. I just washed them for you. They don't need to be covered in dry cum". I led him to the river and got out my stashed away soap for him. He asked "Don't you want to bathe?". I shook my head and replied "I'll be alright for a while". He shook his head and said "You're scent lingers on you. You need to bathe. Nearby Alpha's would be able to smell you easily. Join me, I promise I won't do anything". I bit my lip actually considering it before stripping and joining him. I gave him his privacy and turned away from him also feeling quite shy. I was never very confident with how I looked. I was actually very shy about myself. I felt his arms wrap around me and I went wide eyed for a second before realising he was looking around suspiciously. He was worried. I asked "What is it?". He replied "I smell something". I said "Oh, you're smelling the flowers I planted. They mimic the smell of Alpha. It keeps Alpha's away from here". He relaxed again and replied "That would've been nice to know before I did this. I'm sorry". I smiled at him sweetly and said "You got scared. it's natural to for Alpha's to protect Omega's in sign of danger. I'm slightly flattered to be honest". He blushed slightly and replied "Still I said I wouldn't do anything and now I'm holding you like you're my mate. You don't want me so I have no right to do this". I cupped his cheek gently and watched as he leaned into the touch. Damn he was sensitive. I don't think I've ever met an Alpha so gentle before. I smiled at him and said "Does it look like I'm going to lash out at you?". He shook his head and I put my finger to his lips knowing he was about to argue with me before continuing "So don't think on it. No damage has been done". He nodded and I removed my finger from his lips before getting out the river and drying myself with a towel I kept stashed with my soap. I gave him the spare and when we were both dressed he got himself ready to leave. When he was finished he said gently "Thank you for putting up with me during my rut. You didn't need to help me". I smiled and replied "You needed help and it was my fault you were in it. If you ever find yourself in a rut again near here come by. I don't mind putting up with you". I went to walk back into my cottage but he caught my wrist and pulled me flush against him before kissing me thoroughly. My hands messed up his untamable hair even more and I felt him purring slightly at my eager response. He was a good kisser too. When he pulled away my lips tingled and I couldn't help but think his lips were nectar from the gods. They were so soft and good. I wanted more but refrained from it knowing it was just to say goodbye. I pecked his lips once more before saying goodbye and letting him leave with Lesley. I had packed plenty of apples since she loved them so much. I went back into my cottage and all I could smell was that intoxicating Alpha. Damn him and his wonderful smell. All I wanted was to get more mushrooms!