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Pete scrunches his nose as he wakes up unexpectedly to a loud scream from Khun Noo from outside, oh shit. This early in the morning? That was never a good sign. Pete sighs, already knowing he’s going to have a difficult day. He briefly glanced at his alarm clock to check the time, it displayed 5:58AM in a bright red light. It was only two minutes before his alarm was supposed to ring. Not much of a difference. Nonetheless, he’s exhausted and his nose has been stuffy all night from the cold winter outside, adding a slight difficulty to his breathing. It's not really a big problem, he just needs to be patient and keep warm until his cold and stuffy nose fades away.
He quietly groaned at his sore muscles caused by yesterday's intense workout. It was a nice session but he probably took it a bit too far, considering his cold. He exhales faintly as he gets up, ready to start the already overwhelming day. He starts off using the toilet, then washing his hands and face. He quickly brushes and flosses his teeth, cleanses his face and moisturizes himself, used to the simple routine. He stares at his face in the mirror, his faint eyebags from not sleeping well and his reddened cheeks from the freezing wind coming in through his window.
He pauses and briefly contemplates something in his head, then nervously nods to himself, it’s time. Pete fumbles through his drawer to open a pack of some bright neon pink pills, they’re new. His doctor worked her ass off to create these just for Pete. They haven’t been launched yet so Pete is kind of like a test subject but he knows his doctor means no harm, she just wants to help him.. present.
If you don’t know what that means, it was upon entering junior high, that was the time when kids were supposed to present their secondary genders, it was a time that was anticipated by everyone, you’re not complete without your secondary gender. They hold power and are important to help you maintain status; Alphas are considered superiour and rare because of their power, omegas are also considered rare, and betas are considered common. Some kids presented earlier, and some presented later. Watching his schoolmates present made pete hold his breath waiting patiently for his upcoming presentation.
That was how it was supposed to be. It’s how it should have been. But a rare phenomenon prevented Pete from getting his. He was a late bloomer, with only a 0.2% chance of that happening. His doctor had told him it was unclear when he would present his secondary gender and or if he would even present at all.
He’s an unpresented freak. In his old village, he got bashed and shamed, called a spawn of satan. He was beaten repeatedly for his difference to others, which caused him to run away at the ripe age of 16, he struggled to get to where he is today and that's the reason why no one can know. That’s why no one can know that Pete, the bright and smiley ‘beta’ main maid of the Main family is an upresented freak. He’s said it time and time again because it’s true. No one will love you if you’re unpresented, because being different is never a good thing, he knows that from experience.
His doctor is named Dana, bless her, she went out of her way to help Pete and re-register him as a beta after seeing what Pete’s old village thought of him being unpresented. She wanted him to live a peaceful life and he was grateful, but then she went out of her way again to make some pills for Pete to help him present. He should have been thankful for that too, but he felt a strange sense of betrayal, he was perfect just the way he was, why’d she have to do that?
He quickly snaps out of his thoughts, knowing she didn’t mean any harm, but he was still reluctant to try the… mysterious pills. That’s why he had stored those pills away for 2 weeks, but really it’s whatever. It’s not like it will actually work, right? He skims quickly through the instructions with his drowsy eyes, saying to take 2 pills a day with at least a 6 hour difference between taking each pill and he has to do that for 6 days. He pops out a pill and quickly puts it into his mouth, swallowing it quickly to not change his mind at the last minute. He squints a bit at the sour taste, "What the- ew." the taste worsens, why is it so bad?
He briefly texts Dana, asking if it’s normal to have such a sour and gross taste, staring at his phone for a few seconds, he puts it away as he gets no immediate response. He sighs and gulps down his saliva to try and get rid of the taste, then quickly finishes up in the bathroom with some light pink lipstick, hoping it’s not too noticeable.
He goes downstairs after a couple minutes spent changing his clothes and brushing his hair, he notices Khun Noo yelling at one of the guards about something. Not wanting to get noticed, he quickly walks out of his line of sight in the direction of the cafeteria. He arrives there in no time, grabbing a tray and filling it with food. He greets the cafeteria ladies with a warm smile, earning him smiles from them too.
"Pete!" Rick, who's a close friend of Pete, calls to him from a distance. He looks to where the yell came from them and spots his friend eating at their usual spot. He smiles, walking over there to him, the cafeteria bustles with noise, already fully packed.
He sighs as he sits down across from his only friend with a goofy grin on his face, "Ugh, I’m so tired." Rick's smile falls a bit, leaning back a little, he asks and declares "Are you still not sleeping well, Pete? I’m telling you that you need to get a checkup with a doctor."
Pete sighs again, "I checked up with my doctor a few weeks ago, I told you I’m fine, it’s just a little stress." he states again to his overly worried Alpha friend.
"And I told you, stop sighing at me. Makes me feel like you don’t care about me." Rick pouts childishly. "Shut up!" Pete slaps him on his head, "You’re ruining my hair Pete! Don’t touch my precious locks…" He glares playfully at the beta, which gets him a grossed look from Pete.
"I can’t believe you’re an Alpha, you’re like a little pup." Pete says as he takes a sip of his water, weirded out by his friend. Rick's eyes suddenly gain a spark to them, "Pup? Ughh, I want some pups." He pouts again, Pete ignores it. Of course, everything an Alpha or Omega wants to talk about are pups. Noticing the shift in Pete’s attention, Rick leans in a bit, staring at his friend intensely. "You’re wearing lipstick. It’s… pretty."
Pete’s eyes widen at the sudden compliment, "Um, thanks." he nervously asks, "But it’s not too noticeable, right?" Rick's eyes seems too entranced, he shakes his head, "No no, It’s perfect."
The beta blushes a bit, nodding. As they eat, Pete notices that his friend's eyes linger for longer on him and he has his undivided attention. It makes him feel..nice. Not like a friendship kind of nice, but maybe something more? He’s not dumb, he knows when someone is interested… he’s just conflicted. What if this ruins their friendship? He mentally shakes his head, no. There’s no need to make assumptions just because his only friend who also happens to be an alpha stares at him for a bit longer than usual. I mean, what kind of alpha would be interested in a beta like Pete? He knows Alpha and Beta relationships exist but they’re not something you see often.
"You’re not listening.." Rick snaps Pete out of his thoughts with that comment, he’s laying his head on the table looking up at him. "S-sorry.. Uhm, I’m full, I’m gonna go put this tray away and get to my duties." He says as an excuse to leave. He then gets up swiftly, grabbing his quarter full tray along with him. Rick lifts his head to fully look at Pete and he looks a bit skeptical but nonetheless he nods, muttering a see you later with a little smile. Pete smiles back at his friend politely and leaves to go begin his duties for the day.
As Pete walks through the hall, he checks his phone for his schedule. He has to clean the main stairs, dust, vacuum and mope the main area. Then, at 3:00PM, he has a swimming test to do, and another test at 4:30 PM about The Main Family Rules Book. That leaves, whenever he finishes the Rules Book test, he has the rest of the day free. It’s not something that’s happened in a while so he smiles at the free time he has, he wants to spend some time with Dana and meet her new girlfriend.
Pete is about to check his messages when he realises he's been staring at his phone for too long, causing him to dump into a hard, firm and warm surface! Gosh Pete! How stupid could you be?! He mentally curses himself when a strong dominant smell engulfs Pete’s sense, he squints a bit, looking up. His eyes widen when they’re met with the face of Khun Vegas, the heir to the minor family! Fuck!
He quickly bows repeatedly, "I’m so sorry Khun Vegas, it was an accident, please forgive me!" He pleads with the alpha. His pheromones are too strong, it’s of an earthy leather and incense scent with a faint citrusy and sharp rosy bit, the betas face is red and his low body temperature is rising all of a sudden.
Khun Vegas briefly glares at Pete, "Stupid Beta." He scolds under his breath callously for Pete to hear. He seems to then, do a double take at Pete’s face and the male maid infers that it may be for Khun Vegas to torture him later on, his eyes begin to widen further as he notices the alphas eyes shift to his nametag.
The alpha tilts his head amused, "Pet?" Then he looks up curiously at the betas face. Pete blinks, embarrassed at the misinterpretation, "I-It’s Pete." he shyly corrects without a single thought.
Khun Vegas’s face shifts and Pete just thinks his soul left his body, oh he’s so dead, but then there’s a laugh. It blesses the beta’s ears, loud and amused, coming from the lips of the alpha that’s known for his ruthless torture methods and his uncontrollable lust. He’s supposed to be scary but he looks… happy? Pete thinks and wonders no way he just made the infamous ruthless alpha, Khun Vegas laugh. That's when a light and relaxed scent of Khun Vegas pheromones carries into the air… He smells so good and he’s so beautiful.
"Oh why, thank you pretty." The alpha says with a smug smirk, amused at the betas words. Fuck! Pete just said that aloud! This interaction is too humiliating, Pete needs to get away from here. He has to-
"YOU!!" Khun Noo’s deafening voice blasts through everyone's ears as he speeds towards Vegas, he pauses seeing the alpha near Pete. He then instantly grabs the beta, pulling him away from Vegas.
"What are you doing with my Pete huh!? You evil alpha!!" He yells, busting everyone's eardrums. Pete scrunches his nose. Khun Vegas sighs in annoyance and his demeanor transitions along with his pheromones. They take a darker turn in the presence of Tankhun. "You really love to yell and bother people, don’t you? Useless Omega." His voice is on the edge of the Alpha tone. It’s a tone that only Dominant Alphas use when challenging other Alphas or needing to control an Omega.
Pete tenses up at the sudden shift in the atmosphere, Khun Noo has a big detest for Khun Vegas and whenever the alpha comes to the Main Family house for meetings with Khun Kinn, things get messy real quick.
"Khun Noo-" The beta is about to plead "with the omega not to make a scene, but before he can get any other word out, Tankhun is already gripping the collar of Khun Vegas’s silk shirt, yelling profanities at the man. "You think you can use your Alpha voice on me!? How dare you-!"
Pete attempts to pull Tankhun away but he has an abnormal amount of strength for an omega, where the hell are Arm and Nop!? They should be here! This day is just not going well at all for Pete.
Khun Vegas stares silently, not budging even when the omega pushes with all his strength. Uh oh. This is not good. Pete speaks up, still trying to defuse the situation, "Khun Vegas-" He grabs a hold of the mans arm, still trying to defuse the situation and Vegas smirks, "You're cute." He says to Pete, who's currently clinging onto his arm.
"Eh?" Pete pauses, Kkun Noo is screaming and flailing in the background and it's really nothing new but he's hitting Vegas! This is really not good. Pete pries his hands off of Vegas, and coughs in the now embarrassing and awkward atmosphere...
"Khun Noo, please stop.." The omega has stopped with the hitting but is still yelling, "Get out of my house, now!"
Khun Vegas' smirk vanishes off his face and he sighs, annoyed, "I don't have time for this screeching rat." He says as he walks away, Nop following briefly behind him. When did Nop get here? Ugh, how humiliating. Pete turns to Khun Noo, "Uh, I should get going..." he bows quickly, ignoring the glare he gets in return and skidding away to start working.