Akihito startled awake from another

Akihito startled awake from another flair of pain, breathing hard and sweating as he bolted upright in bed, willing away the intense heat and discomfort that washed over him and settled in his gut. He groaned at the wetness that leaked from his ass on to the bed, a testament to his omega heritage. He was in heat and even at 19 years old, he had not met his alpha mate yet. Lot's of other alphas had come close, their scents attracting him to them but there was always something missing; he didn't feel the need to knot and felt even less inclined to breed. He knew he wouldn't be completely satisfied, so he didn't go that route.

…Not that he'd never taken up a few offers from interested alphas, but definitely not often.

Throwing his legs over the side of the bed, he made his way across the room where his heat suppressants laid in a drawer. The suppressants were made for omegas who wanted to go on living their lives without an alpha, especially those who wanted to leave abusive relationships or those that just didn't find theirs like him (as rare as that was!). The heat could sometimes be so painful an omega ended up in the hospital. He took two of the soft gels and just stood there, leaning against the wall as the need to mate overwhelmed him. He didn't want to attempt masturbation either, because in the context of heat that might make things worse. If his mate couldn't satisfy him in those times, hardly anything could. His head throbbed with desire and his ass with need as he kept self lubricating. His pulse raced until a few minutes later when the pills started kicking in and everything slowed. He breathed a sigh of relief, gave himself a little self gratification in that moment and then proceeded to clean up himself and his soiled bed, wondering when he'll ever meet his one true mate, the man that would appease his body and his mind completely.

*******VF*******

"Hey Aki, over here!"

Akihito entered a bar a few blocks from where he lived later in the evening, meeting his friends for a few drinks. This was a safe haven for them, an omega/beta friendly bar with a huge sign out front that no alphas were allowed. Alphas tended to cause a scene when surrounded by omegas who they want to exert dominance over once that omega was present, alone or not. Huge fights even broke out once an omega was in heat. There was none of that here and he walked over to his beta friend, Takato, when he waved him over. "Hi guys."

"Hey." Kou, an omega like himself, held his beer bottle up to him in a salute as he sat down.

Takato sat back down and waved at the bartender before pointing at the beers. The man nodded and went to get a few more.

"So Aki, we haven't seen you in a week, what's been happening?" Takato asked.

Betas like Takato were below alphas but above omegas. They had better control over their mating cycles and had the freedom to choose a mate, unlike omegas who had to stick to whomever their body was compatible with, man or woman. Omegas exuded pheromones that attract only a certain alpha most times who would become their mate for life. There were even laws in some prefectures that dissuaded omega/omega relationships, because studies have shown that these unions were more likely to produce omega offsprings. This was a concern for places with a high percentage of omega dwellers though. The reverse was true for cities with majority of the population being alphas, especially since citizens were dissuaded from leaving their cities and towns unless strictly necessary. Betas got a free pass for being able to fit into either role when put into the simple term of things.

The thing was, mostly women became omegas, which had a lot to do with their genetic makeup. It wasn't necessarily rare for a man to be an omega, but it was a mostly female predominant trait. Likewise for a female alpha; rare but not unheard of. So of course, the bar was packed with a ratio of ¾ being female.

"I was working." It was a half truth, because his heat normally lasted two weeks and even though the suppressants help curb the symptoms, it wasn't a cure. The first two days were always the worst of the symptoms, even with the hormonal drugs.

Both his friends nodded in understanding.

"You weren't doing anything too dangerous again, were you?" Takato raised an eyebrow before taking a sip from his own beer.

Before answering, Akihito grabbed one of three of the chilled beer bottles placed on their table, thanking the waiter. He looked at Takato. "No, just photo coverage of an event downtown."

"Speaking of Downtown, did you guys hear about the omega/beta trade ring busted by the cops last night in an old building by the quarry?"

Both Akihito and Takato nodded.

"Those men are sick, selling Omegas and betas to perverted alphas for money." Takato made a disgusted face at the thought and Akihito agreed wholeheartedly. It was always a sore topic for him how because of their status omegas weren't treated fairly by society.

"Yeah, well, if they gave the alpha perpetrators more than a slap on the wrist for doing it I'm sure more would hesitate."

Takato and Kou agreed.

"Yeah, let's start kidnapping and selling alphas and see how that goes," Takato snarked.

Akihito almost snorted his beer through his nose. "Oh God, that plan would never see the light of day. The conservatives would have a heart attack if – and I quote- 'The born leaders of our modern society' are harmed in any way, shape or form."

"Yeah, there's a law for them and a law for the rest of us," Kou said lowly.

Akihito felt bad for Kou, because his experiences being discriminated against affected him really badly. "This is depressing, let's change the subject."

They found other topics of interest to discuss, including politics and even shopping while still drinking beer. When the topic of Takato's omega girlfriend came up, they teased him unto they drifted off into teasing Akihito for being the country's first ever A-sexual omega, which was deemed a next to impossible feat considering their sexual natures. Akihito only laughed them off before diverting the conversation to anther topic; video games.

By the time an hour had come and gone, they were all slightly buzzed and warm. Akihito felt a pull on his bladder and decided he wanted to use the bathroom. Excusing himself, he made his way to the back where he started doing his business. A few men were there for the same purpose and he paid them no mind.

Akihito was washing his hands when he caught a whiff of something, something earthy and musky and sweet/tangy. A wave of heat so intense washed over him he almost fell to his knees. His vision blanked for a second, his mind reeled and his body coiled tight with lust it was almost painful.

"Oh god, oh god," he moaned as he grabbed his dick, which hardened to a state it felt it wanted to break right off. His ass was producing enough slick to fill a bucket and he knew his mate was near, he knew it because the heat was the most intense it had ever felt since he turned 16 and had the first one. It almost felt like a physical pull, the need to be fucked and knotted by the only one for him but it felt too much, so overwhelming and he could barely move, barely register anything but the heat and the pull and the hand he had around his middle and groin.

"Hey, hey, you in heat?" An unknown voice asked and Akihito looked up into the face of a strange middle aged man kneeling before him who seemed concerned. He swallowed thickly before nodding slightly, blinking back the tears that wanted to fall from his eyes.

The man reached into a small pouch slung across his shoulder. "Here, I have suppressants, strong doses, maybe they'll help."

"T-thanks." Akihito took the offered pills and swallowed them dry, hoping that they would work soon. Breathing harshly, he fell on his ass and leaned against the closest wall, willing his heartbeat to slow and his body to cool down. He had his eyes closed, until the man spoke again.

"Will you be alright?"

Already, Akihito could feel his body reacting to the drug and he knew these were stronger than his own doses; His wouldn't have started kicking in until a few minutes. "I will, thanks.