Not My World (Klance Omegaverse)

Chapter 12

Just wanted to wish my boy a late happy birthday ❤.

Anyways, we are now entering a minume angst zone for the next chapters. Don't worry though, it's only temporary :).
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   Everything was just flat out stressful as I walked home from work. My mind was always wondering and never letting me have any peace. It didn't help that I'm always the last person out.

Walking up to the door of the house, I turn the door knob and enter with my head facing down. Shiro seemed to be in the kitchen thinking about something, but his head perked up when he heard the door shut.

"Keith, there's someone here who wants to talk to you." Shiro walks over to me, talking in a soft tone of voice. I send him a confused look, but he simply points to the couch while giving my shoulder a light squeeze and heads upstairs.

Now fully confused, I walk over to the couch and see a familiar face that I haven't seen in years it seems. "Hey Keith."

I drop my bag in surprise as she gets up and pulls me into a hug.

"Romelle? What are you doing here?" I whisper, rapping my arms around her nervously. I'm far too shocked to do anything else. She lets go and kind of turns her head to the side.

"How could I not say hi to my oldest friend? We haven't talked since the orphanage." She whisper the last part. That part isn't wrong either. For someone who has known me for forever and goes to the same school as me, we have not talked at all actually.

As I thought about it, I feel a bit of anger rise. "And why are you just now talking to me?" I ask her and she has a guilty look instantly take over her facial features. Her long blond hair sways a little as she looks down.

"I've been too scared to talk to you. It was years ago when we got separated again and I didn't know if you were mad at me or something." She stops for a second and looks back at me. "There's been so many rumors going around, then all a sudden I hear that some kid used his voice on you. Is it true?" She tries to look me in the eyes, but my eyes widen and I look away. Had people heard?

"Keith?" She questions, turning my head back towards her. I let her but look down a little with an emotionless face. "Come on, there's a lot of things that we need to talk about." I tell her, grabbing her arm and pulling her up the stairs to my room.

*Flashback time*

Rommie had always been there for me, always been the shoulder I could cry on as a child. But, oh, how times have changed. We were so young back then. Life at least seemed simple.

We were always together at the orphanage, the iconic duo of faggots as we were called. She was the badass lesbian and I was the overall shy gay. She was always there and always stood up for me.

We knew every single thing there was to know about each other. We would sneek out to look at the stars together at night. We dreamed the wildest dreams together. Always wondering what laid beyond the stars.

We would talk about what we thought our families were like and adventuring away from that place. The things young and innocent minds would conjure up like exploring the depth of space or hiding in a cave far away from any civilization.

She'd always be there to pat me on my back when I got in fights or when they beat me black and blue, always ignoring her own struggles, no matter what they were.

We were so close until I was dragged away from her. We cried and fought to stay together, but I was put through the system, sent off to a family.

The constant back and forth between family's, constant hatred and abuse. It changes people.

They always put me to work, almost like I was a slave. That was what omegas were used for, except they could get away with it because they 'feed and sheltered me.' They would always hid any signs of torture and make it seem like I was a normal boy when anyone was over.

Sometimes I could go to school, sometimes I was homeschooled. That's how I even came across the school I go to now.

When I was sent back to the orphanage, I wasn't shy, just quite. Fights were more common, and so was the punishment for it. Then the scars showed.

Rommie was still there after all that time, mostly just over looking people. Anytime she would catch a glance of me, she'd have a blank emotionless face and look away. That's how I found out her brother died. Probably bleed to death because of something stupid.

She left a couple months before I was taken in by another family. She was so happy when she saw someone willing to take her in. So happy to get away.

When I left, it was the final time I was ever there with the help of someone to run away.

I was away from everything, living on my own thanks to one alpha female who just wanted to be accepted by someone. She got the acceptance and love she wanted eventually, has her own wife to be, but she's another story to remember later.

That's how later in my life I meet Shiro and Adam. They both got me into a school, but the funny thing is it's always the same one. I've never been able to escape this place.

Yep, everything should had been fine from then. Just fine.

Romelle and I just sit there on my bed for a minute, just taking in the fact of so much time. Eventually I break the silence and tell her pretty much everything since I was 16 years old. When I was able to escape.

There's everything from my first time meeting someone who actually took care of me, to my first job, and my apartment. Also the fact that some scars or habits never fade. From the new friends I've somehow acquired to the fact one is only the biggest dick around. Then there is the more present stuff of how I've somehow managed to get feelings for this particular dick, (not like that) and he's so blind to what he's gotten himself into, that he won't listen to anyone about the fact he's dating not only the biggest whore in the school, but the most popular and rich one at that... Then he uses his alpha voice.

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After my long rant, I release a breath that I didn't realize I was holding in, and there is another moment of silence.

Romelle just kind of looks at me for a second before shaking her head with a small laugh. I send a confused look, my brows furrowed. "I guess we've both fallen for someone outside our reach." She looks down at her hands with a sad smile.

I give a simple nod, while I lean to rest my head on her shoulder. "I miss the way things used to be." I whisper under my breath. She simply pats the top of my head before pulling me in a sort of side hug. It's probably a little awkward since she's taller than me, being a beta and all.

We both just sit there in silence, enjoying the company of each other for the first time in a long time. She runs her fingers through my hair in a soothing manner as I just lay on her.

We share the same thoughts about the time that has passed and the loneliness it's held. No words needing to be said, we just know.

I feel vulnerable, but for the first time ever, it's okay.