Summary--Niall's heat comes early and a couple of Alphas start perving on him. Harry, his bond mate, isn't too happy about it.
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"And so, inadvertently, we had started the third world war..." Niall listened to the next wannabe-author read their latest "big novel" and felt overwhelmingly bored. His pencil tapped against the desk repeatedly, staring at the clock. He knows he shouldn't stare at the clock, it never actually makes time go by faster, it actually makes it go slower. He glances down at his planner, all the dates filed in. The whole next week is blocked out; Niall's heat. He's both dreading and anticipating it. While he loves having his boyfriend fuck him into oblivion, he doesn't like missing a whole week of his life. He ran out of suppressants about two months earlier and he can't get the prescription renewed until he visits his doctor back home. He looks up as everyone starts to clap; the wannabe is done.
"Alright, next we have-" Niall doesn't hear the rest. He's overwhelmed by the hormones running through his body. Oh my god. He's going into heat. Any second now, people are going to pick up on it. There are approximately six Alphas in this class, four Betas, and seven Omegas. He needs to get to Harry before the Alpha's start crawling on him. Niall raises his hand.
"Yes, Mr. Horan?" The professor says.
"May I be excused, sir?" He asks.
"Why wo-" The professor sniffs the air. He's a mated Omega and knows what slick smells like. "Yes, you may go." Niall grabs his books and rushes out, getting a few snickers from a pair of Omegas in the front. Niall presses his speed dial and waits for Harry to pick up.
"Hey,"
"Harry, I'm in heat-"
"It's Harry, please leave a message after the beep." Niall groans.
Beep
"Harry, it's Niall. I'm in heat, get home as fast as possible, please." He hangs up and shoves his books into his knapsack. He can either take the tube home or walk. Taking the tube runs the risk of being trapped in a space with potential Alphas but there are more people on his route walking. Niall decides it'd be better if he could escape so he starts walking home. He gets a few looks, no Alphas yet, but Betas and Omegas. He opens his phone and sends a text to Harry, thinking maybe he's just screening calls. He gets no reply. He sighs and looks back up, realizing he's walking by a popular Alpha bar. Two strong Alphas walk out, laughing. They stop laughing when they smell Niall's pheromones. They both smirk at him possessively. Niall shivers, the Alphas' dominance affecting him in his vulnerable state.
"And what do we have here? A little Omega in heat?" The taller of the two says. They come closer and Niall flinches.
"I-I-I'm b-bonded." He stutters out.
"Y-Y-You're w-what?" They both laugh. "How about we take care of it for you?"
"N-No thanks," Niall steps back, his back hitting a light pole.
"I don't know if you have a say." The first one says. They crowd into Niall's space. Niall whimpers, trying to hold back his urges.
"P-Please,"
"Oh, look, the little bitch is begging." The second one grins. Niall shakes his head, shutting his eyes tightly.
"No, d-don't." They crowd him in further and Niall's sure he's screwed.
"Ni?" The Alphas look up to see a strong looking Alpha and an Omega under his arm. The Alpha growls. "Get out." The authority is there so both Alphas grumble and walk off.
"Hey, Ni, you ok?" The Omega walks over. Niall blinks open his eyes to see Louis. He whimpers.
"I-It hurts, Lou." He says.
"I know, I know, come on, let's get you home." Louis wraps an arm around Niall's shoulders. "I'll see you at home, Li." Liam nods, ignoring the urge to "help" Niall out. He is an Alpha, after all.
"Love you, take care of him." Louis nods once at him before Liam walks off. Louis and Niall make it home with minimal gawking. Niall runs to his bedroom for reasons Louis isn't sure about. Louis, on the other hand, grabs his phone and calls Harry.
"Lou? Hey, I can't talk, Niall's in-"
"Heat, I know. Liam and I rescued him from two brooding Alphas." Louis says. Harry growls through the phone. "He's fine, he's fine, he just needs you here Haz. It's hurting him."
"I'm trying. I was in an Econ lecture and the professor is a dick. He wouldn't believe me until I growled at him. A submissive little Beta, he is." Harry says.
"Hurry up. Do you want me to wait with him?" Louis asks.
"No, it's ok. Thanks."
"No problem."
"Bye," They hang up. Louis gets his things and goes, leaving Niall in his bedroom. Niall had stripped himself of his clothes, plunging three fingers into his slick hole right when he got in.
"Haz," Niall moans brokenly. He grabs blindly at the dresser next to the bed. His fingers manage to get open the drawer and he grabs a huge butt plug that simulates a knot. Harry got it for him just in case something like this ever happened. Niall doesn't waste any time in thrusting the blunt object in where his fingers were just moments ago. He moans again, louder. "Harry, Harry, Harry," Niall pushes the duvet off with all the wriggling he's doing, leaving just the plastic cover that they have for heats. Niall's slick has already pooled over the sheet, leaving Niall drenched in his own sweat, slick, and pre-cum. Niall smells Harry before he sees him, but he didn't hear the door open. Harry rushes in, his shirt half off and jeans unbuttoned.
"So sorry, baby, so sorry." His pants go down and his shirt comes off as he jumps onto the bed. Niall clings to him, sucking harshly on Harry's neck.
"Hurts, Harry, fix it, please." Niall whines high in his throat. Harry growls.
"Make it all better, I'll plug you up nice, would you like that, baby?" Harry kisses his cheek.
"Yes, yes, Harry please," Harry doesn't tease any longer. He reaches down and pulls out the plug.
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Niall wakes up slowly. It's Thursday, his heat has ended. Harry was very caring and apologetic about not making it there in time. Niall smells the breakfast Harry is making, which gets him up and out of bed, dressed only in a pair of boxers he found on the floor. He stumbles down the hall and into the kitchen. Harry smiles to himself, hearing the soft padding of Niall's feet on the floor.
"How'd you sleep, love?" He asks.
"Mmm, good. Is that bacon?" He sits down at the breakfast table.
"Yep," Harry turns around and sets a full plate of breakfast down in front of Niall. Niall grins sleepily.
"I love you." He sighs before digging in. Harry sits down across from him and folds his hands in his lap, waiting. Niall doesn't notice until he finishes his food, but when he does he quirks an eyebrow at his mate. "What's up?"
"I-alright, this is going to sound totally douche-alpha but I'd like to know what happened with the two alphas on the day of your heat." Harry says.
"Hmm? Ok, I uh, nothing happened." Niall says.
"I know, it's uh, just, do you remember what they looked like?" Harry asks.
"Oh my god, you want to find them?" Niall laughs. "Seriously, Haz, don't worry about it."
"They tried to force themselves on you!" Harry shoots up.
"But I don't want to find them again. I love you and they don't matter." Harry believes Niall and everything. But if they're cuddling on the couch and Harry happens to absentmindedly bite down on Niall's bondage mark, well, it's just an accident.
Two months later, when Harry does see those Alphas again, it's not really his fault if they end up in the hospital. Really. It's not.
