Chapter 9 : First heat.

Choking from increasing body heat, Day tossed and turned over and over in the backseat of Toxin's car, helpless in the face of his condition. The air was unbreathable as the pheromones invaded the cabin. The alpha struggled to maintain control of himself, his mind focusing on what Nyx would do to him if he gave in to his instincts.

"I'm hot..." moaned the omega in the grip of the intoxication of its heat and disconnected from reality.

"We're going home. We're home soon."

"I'm not feeling well..."

"Another hour and so everything will be better."

"Nyx…"

The god of toxicity stared at him inside the rearview mirror while biting his lip. Seeing Day being so unkempt, feverish and eager for bodily, took a toll on his patience and strength to resist. Sweat beaded on the young man's forehead that began to undo the first buttons of his shirt, revealing his tank top underneath. Toxin could see an area of ​​the pale skin of his belly, such a soft skin, covered with sweat...No, he had to resist, not give in to the omega pheromones that attacked him.

"Nyx…" the blond squeaked, biting his finger and rubbing his thighs together.

"I'm not Nyx. We're joining him. Try to think of something else, what you'd like to do when you get home!" hastened to say the god of toxicity who could not help but look at him through his rearview mirror.

"Nyx..."

"That's an answer he would like. You are much more sincere when your heat is present."

"It's not the heat..."

"It is your first time, by the way. You are twenty years old."

"Maybe ..."

"Haha, get some sleep that will be good for you. Don't be afraid I'm not going to do anything to you. I'm driving."

"You can stop."

"I could be upset for what you are insinuating. I know how to contain myself a minimum. I am only doing this now. Sleep now so you will diffuse fewer pheromones. It will be safer for you and me."

"He would kill you."

"If I try or do something with you? Yes, before I even have a chance to say a word. Sleep now. You will wake up in the shelter."

"Promised?"

"Promised."

The pheromones continued to fill the air in the car for a while before gradually receding to Toxin's relief. He thought of everything and nothing to try to calm his ardour, in vain. The pheromones may have diminished, they were still present. His thoughts began to rub off on his conduct when he had the misfortune to watch Day sleep, not even caring about the danger surrounded him. The green and black-haired god had to arrive as soon as possible without losing, begging inwardly for Nyx to come at home before him. He couldn't last long with Day, unable to align three coherent thoughts without losing touch with reality. Toxin had to arrive as soon as possible. He had to.

When the god of toxicity saw the town's name where Day lived on a sign, relief was immediate; he was not lost. Adjusting his driving speed to not attract attention, he walked down the street that led to the house under construction and was surprised to see the gate wide open. Gently advancing through the property, the branches creaked weakly under the wheels that betrayed his presence as they passed down the gravel path. He walked around the house as agreed and parked next to the other cars and motorcycles. He huffed with relief as they watched his comrades move forward. Until they stop totally.

"He's in heat!" frightened Leit, bringing his hand to his mouth. "What are we going to do?!"

"We're going to help him get through them by giving him the peace of mind he needs, without either of you starting to behave weird," Lou replied curtly, stepping closer to the car.

No sooner had she opened the door when a shiver ran through Nyx's spine. His senses were racing. His instinct was screaming at him to pull away Lou, who was bringing a sleeping Day to the shelter. He couldn't help but follow in her footsteps, following her relentlessly until she reached Day's room.

"You stay here," she demanded, looking at him over her shoulder. "You don't approach the door until I have some medicine."

"He's my partner."

"Exactly. You're more likely to lose control of yourself."

"Toxin hasn't lost control."

"Did you see how he is?"

"I'm not going to leave him alone for his first heat."

"You don't leave him alone since you're in the same house as him. I'm the only beta with Minndt; it's my job to help him without losing control."

"Please."

"No, you won't stay with him."

"But if you're present..."

"I don't want to see you jump on him!"

"What do you take me for?!"

"An alpha."

The alpha in question clenched his fists before punching the wall and stepping out into the garden, joining the others who were waiting for instructions. Only Foud was not with them. This one having slipped into the kitchen to escape the anger of his comrade until being able to join Lou in the room of the blond.

"I told you…!" Lou began before noticing that she was getting the wrong person. "Oh, sorry, I thought you were Nyx."

"It does not matter," Foud smirked as he approached Day, awake. "I thought you might need some help since Minndt is busy with these alphas."

"You will probably be able to better manage his first heat with your help, that's for sure. I'll get a towel, stay close to him."

"Bring two."

"Of them?"

"He's so hot. We will put it under him. It will be nicer for him to sleep in a dry bed. That's what I do when I have them."

"Not stupid, I hadn't thought of it."

"I have lots of advice like that!"

"Perfect, we're going to need it because, given its origins, it's not going to be small heat!"

"Indeed…It's going to be hard to keep away these alphas. Even if they know how to hold their own heat, they can lose their minds suddenly."

"You should move into the bedroom."

"Nyx will..."

"If he doesn't want me to smother him with ivy, he better not protest! Nyx's health and mental well-being come before his possessiveness. He is not a treasure!"

"Actually..."

"Not in that sense, he is, but he's not an object. Okay, the towels."

Lou went into Day's bathroom, looking around before finding the towel closet. She smiled at the way they were folded and picked up two, hurrying back into the bedroom. The blond was now fully awake and looking around for Nyx's presence; all of his scents were present in the room from the sheets.

"We should change the sheets." Foud quickly submitted the idea before placing his hand on the young omega's shoulder. "We will take care of you. You don't have to be afraid of us."

"What are you?"

"Lou is a beta like Minndt and me; I am an omega like you. Welcome to the club!"

"That's why…I wondered what you were."

"Haha, you have to hang out with beta people more often at your job, mostly humans."

"Yes, I confirm…Say, I have done nothing at Toxin? He…"

"He's fine, don't worry about him. It's you you have to worry about."

"I'm so hot… How come I'm clear-headed with you? I felt like I was losing my mind in the car."

"We don't give off pheromones receptive to yours. We can handle your pheromone surges."

"So Toxin released some?"

"Unintentionally, this is a natural reaction since he worried a lot besides driving at excessive speed. He couldn't handle them properly. The most important thing is to keep them away from you, so you don't open up to anyone, okay? "

"Yes."

"Not even in Nyx."

"Why?"

"Because it's good that I explain how your whole little body works before I confront you with a temperamental and slightly emotionally unstable alpha."

"Explain to me?"

"Yeah, I'm going to give you lessons to manage your future heat as well as possible. In the beginning, they are very often unstable and can happen suddenly. As was the case ... Come on, now you lie down on the towel. We will treat this beautiful little face covered with ugly bruises!"

Day nodded feverishly and shifted to the middle of the bed to rest on the black towel. Quickly, he took off his clothes at Lou's request, who was staring at the wall, waiting for him to finish as Foud helped him remove his pants.

"If he saw me doing this, he would chop off my head." laughed the god of lightning, covering the legs of his protege with the sheet.

"You will continue to be very hot for several days. It is best not to sleep with your thick blanket."

"We are in February..."

"Believe me, whether it is 20° degrees or -20°, you will be hot when a new wave arrives."

"What else is going to happen to me?"

"I'll explain everything to you after we have groomed your face and taken a good bath."

"Why be so nice to me?"

"Because you are our adorable little emerald, that's obvious!"

The young omega smiled and relaxed against his pillow before closing his eyes, feeling the soft touch of cream. Soon, Lou smeared over the large bruise, fingers brushing against his skin while applying the cream with small circular motions. But if this feeling was pleasant, the next one was very unpleasant. The pleasure of having his face massaged gave way to pain as a ball of cotton wool soaked in disinfectant pressed against the edge of his lips. His grimace alerted the god of lightning that became a little more delicate while making sure to keep Day calm.

"There you go, finished. We will wait a few minutes for the cream to penetrate your skin before you go to take a bath to relax you well." Foud informed, putting the pliers holding the cotton back in the pot held by Lou.

"I didn't understand what happened..."

"Those vermins tried to kill you."

"Why do they want me dead when they want me to take the leadership role?"

"They only need a leader for their shenanigans since Nyx's family refused to cooperate…"

"Having you on their side would give them an advantage over these humans." Lou finished crossing his arms.

"But why?"

"There is a movement of rebellion within their people. They are dark idiots who have taken the lead and who have decided to take the place which they think is due."

"So you'll just serve them as weapons if you join them ..."

"They're trying to drive you crazy for this, to make you very manoeuvrable. A puppet, nothing more."

"What about the other vampires, the ones who don't think about that bunch of nonsense?"

"They are so afraid of the repercussions that they just shut up and let them go."

"Nyx is doing nothing?"

"He's scared for his brother's life."

"I see. These vampires only go after the elder."

"For the younger to be destroyed enough to become a puppet."

"It's cruel."

"We need your help. It's also why we're here. To put you in the right conditions to train. We should have a discussion all together after your heat. I'll see if the bath is ready. Hehe, I'll leave you between omegas."

Foud nodded and got up to throw in the used cotton, coming back from the room rolling up his sleeves with Lou.

"The bath is ready." She announced, operating the handle on the bedroom door. "If you need to, we're nearby."

"I have something to ask of you!" Day said hastily, pulling his legs out of bed.

"I'm listening to you."

"Can you take the blue folder off my desk and go to the phone store in the city centre? The sign has a lighted phone sign. You can't miss it."

"What do we do there once we get there?"

"Ask for new lines to be opened in my name. All the documents are in there. I recently went there to get this phone. There are all the documents they will need."

"Are we taking the same one like you?" "As you wish, you decide. Once done, save my number on your phone. It is written on the documents."

"Okay. But what if we don't know what to do?"

"They will explain to you, pretend to be foreign cousins, be creative but believable."

"Oh, how they will like it!"

"Take care of yourself anyway..."

"Don't worry, I'll wait for them with my ivies! Be careful and stay locked in the room, Foud you only go out in case of absolute necessity."

"If he's hungry..."

"Absolute necessity."

The man named Foud pouted but nodded, waiting for her to exit the room to lock the door before turning to Day. He walked in his underwear to his bathroom, nearly losing his balance several times before reaching the tub. His omega's protector helped him cautiously enter the excessive bubble bath. He didn't miss the opportunity to attack him with it, putting him on his head while laughing.

"Magnificent!" he laughed before blowing on the foam he was holding in his hands. "

"Oh no, I'm under attack! "

"Be careful! "

"Yes, but I have the ultimate weapon of the bath, l 'sponge full of water that makes your foam disappear! "

"Moss attack! "

"Counterattack, I have the water jet! "

Day turned on the faucet without warning and sprayed the lightning god, who jumped abruptly, a crackling of electricity escaping him for a short time before he laughed more.

"Okay. Okay, you won." yielded the blond, going to get a towel to dry his hair and face.

"I am stronger than you!"

"I hope so! But let's stop playing for a moment. I need to seriously talk to you about omega to omega."

"It's not just too hot, I know that."

"What else is there?"

"A desire to…You know…"

"And that is what I want to talk to you about. Normally, I should have explained it to you earlier, but since you left..."

"Hmm. "

"Anyway, that's not the point. During your heat, you give off significant amounts of pheromones that the alphas react to."

"I know that."

"But what you seem to ignore is the severity of these pheromone releases."

"They want to. do "that" with the omega."

"More than that, they are so intoxicated that some may even have their heat."

"They have it?!"

"Yes, more rarely than the omega. But during these times, they can be violent without even realizing it. But even without going so far as to trigger their heat, your pheromones intoxicate them enough to make them want to bite you."

"On the back of your neck?"

"On the back of your neck and you up tie. At such times, if they don't protect themselves, the risk of being impregnated is so much important. Since they are no longer aware of what they are doing, they don't take the time to do it."

"Nyx does not..."

"He's an alpha. Even if he swears to you not to do anything to you, your pheromones can make him lose his mind enough to…makes that. Yet his family is serious about the oaths and promises made. To make it easier to end your heat, we are going to remove its smell from the room!"

"No! Don't change the sheets..."

"Why?"

Despite the blonde's silence, Foud didn't have to ask the question a second time to get the answer. The young omega's cheeks were crimson, and if the foam wasn't present, he knew what he would see below.

"We won't change them..." he reassured him as he crouched down in front of the tub.

"Thank you."

"You should talk to him about this after your heat."

"Talk about what?"

"What you want, with him. But not there. It's way too dangerous. You can't tell the difference between two people during the peaks."

"I..."

"You took Toxin for Nyx, yes. He told us as soon as he arrived."

"I am ashamed..."

"You don't need to be ashamed. It was not you speaking because you weren't fully aware of your actions. Come on, soap up now you have to go get some rest! "

Day obeyed while smiling and grabbed the sponge and the soap, wasting no time washing up. However, his mind was elsewhere. Foud's words circled on and on. in his head, he slowly began to understand the severity and importance of his heat and his feelings. His heart was pounding rapidly in his chest, which he was struggling to lift as he breathed. He felt a peak coming again, but the only person he wanted to pass them with was not there.