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So… his perfectly crafted plan wasn't as perfect as he thought.
Well, fuck.
The memory of how fast he folded after his fiancé teased him with that annoying smirk of his made Lohen's blood boil. Veins popping in his head, he threw a punch against the poor knight in front of him. The hit landed straight on the guy's face. The sound of something cracking pulled Lohen away from his angry stupor.
Oh yeah… They were sparring.
Poor guy now lay on the ground with a bleeding nose. Hopefully, his nose wasn't broken, but, guessing by the amount of blood, it probably was.
Well, fuck.
An apologetic smile set in Lohen's features. "Oops, sorry. You okay?"
"Yes, Vice-Captain. Don't worry, I'm fine," the other answered. His voice sounded nasal from the blood congestion. With one hand, the guy covered his nostrils, and with the other, he gave Lohen a thumbs-up.
Lohen sighed. "Go get that checked."
"Yes, sir!"
As he put on his coat, Lohen saw the knight walking away, leaving a trace of blood droplets on the ground. He sighed again. Poor guy. He made a mental note to apologise the next time he saw the guy. At least he was a tough one…
Wait a minute! That gave a new idea of how to be the most fucking annoying fiancé in the history of fiancés.
He bit his thumb, smiling gleefully. Skin broke, and blood oozed off his finger, but he didn't care.
That was it!
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Lightkeepers stared with eyebrows raised at Lohen as he strode around Piramida as if he owned the place. He could feel their gazes making holes in him, but Lohen didn't care. He was a man on a mission, and he always made damn sure to complete his missions perfectly.
Kicking the door of the community dining hall open, he scanned the place for a familiar figure. More people inside stared at him as if he had grown another head. Lohen's eyes finally caught the unsuspecting victim peacefully chatting as he ate, and Lohen smirked.
"Birdie! I was looking for you," he exclaimed in a teasing tone. Lohen dragged a chair closer to Illuga's. Their knees brushed together.
Illuga sighed. "What are you doing here, Lohen?"
He smiled with feigned sweetness. "Did my birdie miss me?"
"Yes," the other answered with a gentle smile. Illuga stared directly into Lohen's eyes as he said that. The latter felt his face growing hot and his heart racing under such a gaze. He had to avert his eyes to stop himself from blushing even more. Sitting so close was definitely a terrible idea because the alpha's scent was easily enveloping Lohen in its warmth. It would be so easy to let himself-
No, focus! He was a man on a mission!
"Let's spar."
Illuga sighed at his fiancé's shenanigans. "I'm in the middle of breakfast."
"C'mon." To maximise his annoyance, Lohen put his legs on Illuga's lap. He rested his head lightly on one hand with his elbow propped up on the table. The guys sitting across from them gave him a look. They probably thought he was being rude for putting his elbow on the table while they were eating, but whatever.
His fiancé only hummed as an answer. He kept eating his breakfast without a care in the world. Illuga's fingers caressed Lohen's calf gently. The latter almost let out a surprised squeak, but thankfully, he was a professional and managed to act as if nothing was bothering him.
That damn scent, though, was doing stupid things to his stupid omega brain.
Man on a mission. Man on a mission. Man on a fucking mission.
"I was thinking… Since we make such a great team, we should train together so we can-" His voice was muffled as a curd pancake was stuffed inside his mouth. Lohen was about to scowl and take the food out of his mouth, but he took a bite and threw all that out of the window.
The little cake was sweet and slightly tangy on the inside. The golden-crunchy exterior and the soft, warm interior made them perfect. Lohen's sweet tooth was captivated.
"You haven't had breakfast, right?"
"I-" Lohen was shut up once more with a piece of pancake. This time it was mixed with strawberry preserve that somehow made the little cake even more perfect. Pleased with the food, without realising or caring, he smiled and let out a contented moan.
"Good, right?" Illuga said with a smile, clearly finding his fiancé cute. Lohen nodded, too focused on eating pancake to care about anything else. "We can spar after you eat."
He was a man on a… On a what?
The Lightkeepers sitting across from them blinked at the scene. They all thought the same thing: Squad Leader Illuga tamed the beast.
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Lohen was amazing when it came to sparring. Despite his slender frame, he was strong enough to break someone's nose and dislocate an arm. Hell, he had even knocked out alphas twice his size without much effort. Underestimating his strength was a huge mistake that everyone always made. And apparently, Illuga did too.
"I win again, birdie," Lohen exclaimed proudly with a smirk on his lips. Hands on his hips, he looked down at Illuga, who lay on the ground. The alpha stared at the other and sighed.
True to his word, that day they sparred after breakfast. Lohen wasn't going to lie. Illuga was strong, just not as strong as him. So, he easily overpowered the alpha, throwing him around as if he were a sack of potatoes.
This new plan of his was working… or so he thought. He wasn't sure. More than being pissed, Illuga seemed exhausted from having to deal with Lohen's antics, but he was counting that as a win.
Since that first time, Lohen made it a habit to always arrive and bother the other during breakfast. Every day, he asked to spar, and Illuga agreed only to end up being trashed around for almost an hour before Lohen got bored and left him alone. The breakfast pancakes were a bonus.
"Are you happy now?" Illuga asked from the ground. He didn't make any effort to stand up.
"I am, but birdie, I can still keep goi-"
He wasn't exactly sure how the alpha did it. One moment, he was standing proudly, the next, he tumbled on the ground with Illuga smirking down at him. "Got you," he teased.
Like the sore loser he was, Lohen used all his strength to throw the other back on the ground, straddling his hips. "You wish, birdie," he teased back.
It was too late when he noticed that going for that position was a terrible idea. Their bodies were way too close to comfort, and Illuga's scent engulfed him. Warm and comfortable, Lohen sighed. He was pleased with his alpha's nice scent to the point that he leaned over to hide his face on Illuga's neck. The latter tensed, but Lohen paid no mind.
It truly was a heavenly scent. A warm hug of vanilla that provided comfort. He took another sniff and-
"Lohen?"
He fucking purred.
Stupefied, Illuga blinked. The omega was still hiding his face in his neck and stuffing it with his scent while purring from satisfaction. It was so cute that he chuckled. That was what snapped Lohen out of it. Quickly, he sat up. His whole face was red with embarrassment; it got even worse when Lohen realised that he was straddling the other. He stood up as fast as he could and ran away, leaving Illuga lying on the ground and still laughing at how cute his omega was.
He appeared the next day and pretended that nothing had happened. Lohen was a man who learned from his mistakes. He wouldn't repeat his last fiasco and fold. Nope.
Poor Illuga was thrown around once more. At least he had the decency not to talk about the purring incident.
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Lohen was curious when he found a crowd of Lightkeepers cheering and whistling loudly. Like usual, he was going to fetch Illuga at the dining hall, only to find that he wasn't inside. So, with the mission of finding the other, he walked around the city, stopping when he found the excited crowd. Curiosity setting in his bones, Lohen found his way across until he finally saw what everyone was cheering about.
Illuga was sparring against the Anleifr guy. Taking into consideration that the guy was thrice Illuga's size, and that Lohen was able to throw his fiancé around without much effort, the omega was sure that his poor little birdie had no chance.
How wrong he was.
Anleifr didn't even have time to move when Illuga was already throwing the guy over his shoulder and onto the ground. He smiled, and the other groaned. "You're not taking this seriously," Anleifr complained.
Illuga raised an eyebrow. "You want me to get serious?"
"Of course," the other replied as he got up and dusted his clothes off.
Illuga snorted. He took off his coat, throwing it somewhere, and Lohen realised he had never seen Illuga without it. And holy shit, it was a good thing he didn't, because what the actual fuck?
Turns out that his cute white sweater was a weapon of mass destruction because it had no sleeves. Lohen could clearly see his fiancé's poised muscularity. Well-defined arms with high definition and noticeable tone that made the muscle groups clearly visible. His shoulders were also defined, creating a balanced, powerful appearance. Elegant rather than brawny in a way that suited Illuga perfectly.
He threw the Anleifr guy on the ground again in a way that made it look even easier than the first time he did. Then he ran a hand through his hair, and it was the hottest thing Lohen had ever seen in his life. The omega shivered at the idea of being manhandled like that, and his face instantly grew hotter.
What the fuck indeed.
Illuga was definitely his type. He didn't even know he had a type, but regardless.
Lohen was about to mentally slap himself, but stopped. Whatever. He was on a mission to break off this engagement, but that didn't mean he couldn't look at his fiancé and enjoy it, right?
Right?
"Illuga's good at taking care of everyone, but he's also crazy strong," a Lightkeeper said as he nodded.
"He is?" Lohen asked. He was clearly confused. He had made a whole show of winning against Illuga every time they sparred, and he had never seen him being crazy strong.
"Yeah. No one's able to win against him when it comes to sparring."
Lohen hummed. He suddenly felt pissed when the idea that the Illuga had let him win because he considered Lohen weaker than him.
"You got a good alpha. Don't worry, he'll provide for you."
That last part made him stutter. "E-excuse me?!"
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"You let me win, didn't you!" Lohen exclaimed as he slammed a hand on the table. The nasty scowl on his face was a clear sign that he was pissed.
Illuga sighed. "Again, I'm in the middle of breakfast."
"Why?! You think that because I'm an omega I'm not strong?!"
The alpha blinked at him as if Lohen were crazy, then he lost it. His laughter only deepened Lohen's scowl. "Do you think it's funny?!"
"Not at all! You're way stronger than my men!" Illuga exclaimed, still laughing. Sitting across from him, Anleifr and Valdis choked on their food. Egle snorted.
Feeling defeated, Lohen sat beside Illuga. "Then why?" He asked softly.
The alpha hummed. He carefully brushed Lohen's bangs away from his eyes. His stare was enough to send a nice shiver down the omega's back. "I was just worried that if I were serious, you wouldn't leave me alone. You still didn't, though."
Careful fingers brushed the top of his ear, and Lohen blushed at the pleasant sensation that made him feel goose bumps on his skin. "You're doing this on purpose," he pouted. Lohen wasn't sure if he meant it about the sparring or the caressing. Probably both.
Illuga smiled sweetly, but the teasing was evident in his voice. "Am I?"
"Let's spar. This time, be serious about it."
"Okay."
The Lightkeepers sitting around ignored the whole scene. Marital problems being solved, they thought.
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Lohen was completely sure that he could win. Sure, Illuga was stronger than what he pretended to be, but the omega was sure that he could still throw him over his shoulder and call it a day.
He was wrong.
For someone who seemed soft and sweet, and who let Lohen wipe the floor with him, a serious Illuga was fucking ruthless. Showed no mercy whatsoever. Absolutely destroyed him. Threw Lohen on the ground like a rag doll. If you asked Lohen, he would tell you he was distracted. Freaking Illuga had taken off his dumb coat, showing off his arms and shoulders. Looking that good, without any effort whatsoever, should be a crime. The alpha's scent wasn't helping either. All of it made Lohen's brain feel things, and he didn't want to feel said things.
Illuga smiled at him, and Lohen knew he was screwed. Once again, he was thrown to the ground. It was surprising just how easy he could manhandle him. The whole idea made Lohen shiver with excitement; he mentally shook his head to delete those thoughts from his mind.
The last time Lohen ended on the ground, he had Illuga over him, hands holding down Lohen's wrists and hips way too close to his. The knight scowled, but the cute pink colour adorning his cheeks spoke volumes. Somehow, the alpha thought it was a good idea to get ever lower, making their hips actually touch. Lohen felt like dying. His face went red with mortification. His heart raced, and his body felt hot.
“Your ears are red,” Illuga laughed. The way he was looking at Lohen with playfulness and the way his scent carried an impish whiff was doing things to the poor omega that he couldn’t describe. “It’s cute.”
“Stop…”
He didn't stop. In fact, Illuga practically lay over Lohen and whispered in his ear, "I win." His voice, mixed with the closeness of their bodies and the alpha's wonderful scent, brought a delicious heat to Lohen's lower belly that-
No
He was not doing this!
"Stop! Get off!" The omega managed to push the other away and quickly get up.
Illuga got up too. He dusted his clothes. "You were the one who wanted to spar," He said with a shrug.
With his face still completely red from arousal and embarrassment, the only answer Lohen had was to deepen his scowl. After that, he turned on his heels and ran away. He heard Illuga laughing. It only made him run away faster.
He failed again.