Ꭺ ᎠᎪᏁᎶᎬᏒᎾus ᏢᏞᎪᏟᎬ

Chapter 4: His Scent

He slid off his cloak with smirk, placing it on top of the omega so Midoriya could trap the warmth he produced into a cozy little pocket. It did look adorable, the drastically large cloth draped over the small frame so much so it could be mistaken as a blanket for a large bed.

He turned around but not before hearing a loud grumble.
"Needy little bastard, are you?" He chuckled quietly.

He expected to wake up in the middle of the night, shivering with cold but only the bright sun greeted him and warmth. He woke with a scent, one that made him smile through his grogginess.
His eyes immediately flew wide open, his smile turned off in a flash.
He didn't know this scent. He scrambled to scrap off the large cloth in a panic.

What the hell? Who's was this? Was.. was it that Alpha's? The one who chased him.. wait, that man was after him in the forest, why hasn't he taken him? He had a perfect chance to. Nothing was stopping him from being snatched, no guards, no running, nothing.

Midoriya sat up and looked around, seeing if there was anything around. But he did spot something a lot more pleasant, a plate of food rested above his head where he slept. He couldn't believe it, there was so much food!

He was hungry, but he knew he couldn't just eat something he didn't know the origin of, that would be dumb. He grumbled at the thought, he'd have to tell his father about this. Pretty much any talk towards his father led to some form of violence, hell even when he wasn't doing anything he was slapped or something.

His father didn't make any sense, it was just whenever he was in the mood I guess. Yeah he had triggers but sometimes all it took was a creaking floor board to set him off. It was annoying and just tiring.. he was exhausted from living in fear with no hope for help. Not like the townspeople could do anything, just one snap and he could get his war buddies to execute the entire town..

Honestly, everyone lived in fear. Even the leader. He didn't know what exactly was stopping him from waging war on these defenseless people but he had a theory. He and his mom took the brunt of the abuse so he wouldn't go psycho. Pretty depressing huh? Hella messed up that's for sure. Maybe it's just something else.

As much as the whole thing freaked him the hell out, he couldn't help but be strangely flattered by the scented coat. Maybe it was something in his instincts?? He wasn't sure, but he didn't want his dad finding it, then he would take it away.

He looked around for some odd reason and picked up the large cloak. It was heavy but very comfy, it smelled divine that's for sure. Almost all Alpha's smelled pleasant to him but this one takes the cake. He lifted it up to his nose and deeply inhaled, fully smelling his intoxicating scent. This.. This was definitely the alpha that chased him. He caught a whiff- just for a split second, but it was him.

Why did he chase him? Why did he give him these things? He had so much unanswered questions about the new, unknown alpha, he'd just wish the guy would step out and tell him. Weirdest thing was, he wasn't even freaking out anymore. Was it because of what seems to be a peace offering? Man, everything was just way too confusing and he didn't know where to begin to look for answers.

He got up from his spot and found where to hide the cloak, there was a hole in a tree nearby that was thankfully uninhabited by any creatures. So he folded the clothing neatly and shoved it in the hole, hoping his dad wouldn't find it.

After that, he put back the hay bales and picked up the plate. His father should be awake by now right? He looked up to the sun for the time and yes, he should be up having breakfast or changing for work. He took a deep breath and walked to the front of his house, he was just about to open the door when it opened for itself. He jolted at the angry face of his father, of course it had to be him.

"D-Dad.." He muttered. His father looked down at the plate of food.
"What is that?" His annoyed face saying he wasn't in the mood for any one this.
"I-It was left near me. I don't know who left it but I-It might have been the al-"
"Will you ever shut up? I don't care about that stupid alpha you keep yapping about!" Midoriya's mouth shut closed. He regretting even telling his dad but he probably would have gotten even angrier for keeping things from him.

"Give that shit to your mother or something and go collect food from the forest." He rudely pointed at the plate and rolled his eyes at the annoyance.
"Yes sir.." He replied quietly.
"I heard about the omegas bring Alpha's along with em', don't go doing that. I don't want people thinkin' my son is some weak little shit even if you are an omega." Did I mention he loves to keep face? He wanted his family to be strong without any training either, it didn't make sense.

Midoriya opened his mouth to argue but his father read him well. He growled and shoved him out the way, again leaving no room for argument. He stomped away angrily, towards the back to tend to his work. Midoriya sighed again and grabbed a woven basket for collection.

Maybe it wouldn't be as bad as he imagines, the alpha seemed nice? Minus the chasing him til' his heart bursted of course. But he gave him food and a blanket, he considered that very nice. He quickly went inside his house after what felt like forever and handed his mother the food.
"Dad said to give you this." He mumbled.
"Thank you dear." She smiled and graciously took the plate. The face bruise was new, he didn't like seeing his mother bruised but what can he do?

He left the house and quickly walked through town, waving at the townsfolk as he went. They were on edge but seeing his smiling face helped a little. He quickly walked to the first edge where there was a beta there. This wouldn't take a lot of convincing..

"Morning sir!" He greeted.
"Morning. Are you trying to collect food? I'll get an-"
"Sorry, my dad said I can't go with anyone. I'll do fine on my own, I got my trusty dagger!" He smiled and tapped his hip where the dagger was. The beta looked worried though,
"Hisashi..? I.. you were chased but I guess.." He looked worried but stepped away.
"Thank you, I'll be back soon okay?" He reassured. The beta nodded slowly in return so he walked off into the forest without a problem.

Author:
Sorry guys I didn't realize I hadn't posted this yesterday

Words: 1209
Finished: 10/16/20
Published: 3/1/21