The shed in the backyard

They both hurried and pulled Alan from the back seat and dragged him towards the entrance of the house. Before they could ring the bell, Mrs. Smith came out. She was desperately waiting for Rui to come back. When she heard the sound of car breaks, she immediately ran towards the door.

It was two storey house in the suburbs with a nice backyard. There was a shed in the backyard which was used to keep gardening tools but was big enough to fit a bed.

When Rui's mom came out and saw the two of them carrying a person towards the door. Before she could say anything, a pungent smell assailed her nose, " Honey! Oh my god! Who is that?"

When they arrived closer, Rui's mom was in shock, " Is that Alan? What happened to him? Oh my god! What is the smell?"

" Mom, we will talk later. Open the door first." Rui replied while putting Alan down on the floor.

" What? No. he isn't going in with that foul smell." She said and then turned to Rui's father, " You have exactly 30 seconds to tell me what the hell is going on. If you don't, you know I will lose my temper and it won't be good for both of you."

" Dear, I think his pheromonal gland are on a spray rampage. I think he lost his control on his pheromonal glands." Mr. Smith afraid of his wife's wrath replied in most polite manner.

But Rui was in a hurry, so she just yelled, " Mom, hurry up. We don't have time. He is a savage and I think he has something serious going on. His pheromonal glands are heating up every minute and the skin on the back of his neck is full of blisters. Mom please hurry."

Mrs. Smith has met Alan before at cafes and school function. But it was only perfunctory greetings. They never had the chance for a good conversation, mainly because Alan was not very comfortable around Rui's mom. So, Rui also never forced Alan to be more social. She respected his decisions and he respected hers. Rui's mother never realised he was a savage. But aren't savage omega kind of rare? How come she never realised that he was one.

" Why did you bring him here? Shouldn't you go to the hospital?", Mrs. Smith was now getting impatient. These two are not even worried about the side effects of this smell. Who do they think they are?

Rui's dad grabbed his wife's hand and told Rui, " Rui, you take Alan to the backyard shed. I will talk to your mother real quick and I will go to the shed with some futons and medicines okay? Can you do that?"

" Sure dad. But please hurry up." Rui dragged Alan to the backyard while Mr. and Mrs. Smith stood at the front porch.

" Roger, what are you doing? You know that kid is trouble, don't you?" Mrs. Smith folded her arms and started interrogating her husband.

" I definitely know that Anna. But we can't do nothing. He is Rui's friend and she wants to help him, while I want to support my daughter."

" But Roger…" before Mrs. Smith a.k.a. Anna Roger Smith could say anything, Mr. Smith placed his hand on her mouth.

" Shh.. just listen to me first. That kid is a savage omega, I did a background check on him years ago. Apparently, he is refugee from the southern island. He was held captive in the omega research centre in the south. He escaped that lab rat like life to live freely and he is doing great. I think he deserves that freedom. If we take him to the hospital now, they will surely send him back to the captivity. In addition to that, you know he has been protecting our Rui for last two years. And today, he helped her escape from an orgy where omegas were being drugged. He is in this situation because he saved our daughter. We owe him. So, just help him out okay."

Mr. Smith slowly pulled his hand away from Mrs. Smith mouth. " Roger Smith what the fuck are you talking about. What do you mean orgy party? What the hell was she doing there?" she yelled with red eyes full of rage.

" Honey, time… we don't have that." Mr. Smith replied tapping on his watch.

Mrs. Smith was not a fool. She knew better than anyone else, Alan needed immediate care. She took several breaths in and pushed several of them out. " Fetch me my kit from the top shelf of first floor. Also, bring down some futons and pillows. I will find some high dose suppressant and meet you in the shed."

In the shed, Rui was holding Alan in her arms and trying to fan his body with a cardboard. Her tear were flowing down and dropping on Alan's face. Later, both of her parents came in and pushed her out of the shed. After administering a number of injections, medication and ointments, Alan's temperature finally subsided. It was already dawn when they finished. They both left the shed where Alan was still resting on futon, exhausted and tired.

Rui was about to jump in when her father grabbed her collar and picked her up, like a lioness picks up her cub. " No. Not now young lady. I think you owe us an explanation and a lot of apologies."

The family sat in the living room and Rui confessed all her sins from last night and told them how Alan saved her first despite all dangers. How she called the police and how she was one step away from becoming heir of their detective agency.

Both parents looked at each other and nodded simultaneously. Then, Mr. Smith stood up, went upstairs and fetched a blue file from his study. He placed it on the table infront of Rui.

" Rui, this is your friend's file. I want you to read it and decide what you want to do next. You want to continue this friendship or not? Well, we suggest, you don't."

Rui watched both of her parents and that file in shock. She picked that file and flipped the pages.