When Did I Go Wrong?

Chapter 2

It was that night, Keith made the biggest mistake of his life.

He, Lance, Pidge, and Hunk were planning on going out for drinks. They were all 21 or over and frequently hung out at their favorite bar.

Keith was in front of the full body mirror, face flushed a crimson red and in full heat. He had no idea what to do. His mind was hazy, and he felt like he would collapse to the floor any second.

He downed his suppressants, then sat down on his bed. He hunched over and bounced his leg anxiously, he wouldn't be able to go. It kind of ruined everything they had planned. They had busy schedules now and had been planning on the outing for almost a month.

He shifted to stand, the heels of his palms digging into his closed eyelids frustratedly.

Why did this always happen to him? Things never seemed to fall into place for him.

He swallowed hard, making a gulping sound. If anyone else were in the room, they would have heard it as much as he did.

He went to the bathroom, looking at himself in the mirror. His face was crimson, his eyes droopy and half lidded. He slowly turned the sink faucet on with cool water, rubbing the water on his face.

His ears felt like they were filled with cotton, he wanted to lay in his bed and get some relief.. but he had left everything at Shiro's. Plus, Lance would be back any moment to pick him up.

He whined to himself, hoping the suppressants would kick in soon, he really wanted to go drink and hang out with his friends, he didn't want to ruin their plans. Especially since they had zero  free time to hang out anymore. It probably wouldn't be the safest thing to go after he thought about it for a minute or so.

He was in heat. If he went to the bar, he had the possibility to get raped. He hated himself for being so vulnerable to that sort of disgusting act. It had almost happened once, until Lance had come over and basically saved him. He would always be grateful to him.

He exhaled deeply and smiled at himself, he was beginning to feel a bit better. His face wasn't as flushed and he didn't think it would affect him as much if he saw Lance. He always felt weird around him when his heat would start to build.

He walked out of the bathroom and flopped on the bed, glancing up at his phone that happened to go off in a text message. It was Lance, asking if he was ready to go. The alpha had been at Hunk's dorm getting ready. He didn't exactly know what to tell him at first, but he was stable enough now to go with them. He would be fine.

Lance came by with Hunk, who was also an omega. When Lance unlocked their dorm door and walked inside, his nose was instantly hit with the smell of one thing: Keith. "God- Keith-" he covered his nose, backing up as fast as he stepped inside.

Hunk immediately went inside and over to Keith, placing his hand on his forehead. "Keith, why didn't you tell us you were in heat?" He was a very caring friend, he was always worried about everyone if it was serious enough to worry over. Keith was suddenly overcome with cramps, gripping his stomach for a moment and trying not to let Lance's alpha smell bother him. No matter how many suppressants he took, he couldn't override that sweet, alpha smell Lance gave off. It almost seemed like he hadn't taken suppressants at all with that awful cramping feeling, buzzing away at his insides. "I-I'm fine.. I'll be fine- it's just some cramps, I'll be okay." he said reassuringly, although it didn't seem to convince Hunk very much.

Hunk shook his head, "No way I'm letting you go out to a bar in heat. Lance, you need to get out of here. Go to my dorm, I'll stay to take care of him." he said, going to go get a wash cloth and put on Keith's head. "No- I want to go." Keith spoke hastily, "I need to get out of this damn dorm.. it's so fucking hot in here..." he mumbled, shifting to get out of bed.