"How could you not tell me that you knew?!" I screamed in rage, pacing across the small dorm room with my hands clawing at my curls. My guilty looking roommate was sat on his bed with his equally guilty looking Omega sat on his lap.
"We're sorry, Harry." Rhys bit his lip, looking up at me with wide sincere eyes. I've practically been shouting out all my anger on them as soon as they got back into the dorm room. I barely even let Greyson finish his greeting to me before I went off at the both of them. "We were going to tell you, but..." He paused, lowering his voice while shrugging meekly, "We weren't sure how you would take it..."
"How does it look like I'm fucking taking it?!" I growled, noting the way Rhys winced back into his Alpha at my reaction. My eyes softened at that, seeing how upset and scared I was making him.
Before I could even open my mouth to apologize, Greyson cut in with a low snarl, "Hey, I understand that you are angry but I will not have you take it out on my Omega." He snapped, cradling Rhys' body closer to his bigger one while tucking the smaller wolfs head under his chin. Greyson was glaring at me, his eyes fired up.
"I know..." I mumbled, walking forward and crouching down so I was eye leveled with Rhys, "I'm sorry Rhys, I didn't mean to scare you. I was just a little frazzled about everything that's happened today. I mean, getting dragged into an alleyway with four huge Alphas sniffing you in places isn't exactly my cup of tea. And I guess when you told me that you already knew I was their mate...it kinda just set me off all over again." I stopped, taking one of his hands that was clutched onto Greyson's shirt in my own. "Forgive me?" I pleaded, widening my eyes in hope and desperation. I really didn't mean to take out all my stress and fury on him and Greyson, I was just so ticked off about the new shocking information.
Rhys smiled shyly, slowly peeling himself off of Greyson and throwing himself into my arms. His arms circled around my neck while I held him around his waist. We were almost lying completely on the floor of the dorm, but I used as much strength as I could to keep up in a sitting position.
"Of course I forgive you, H. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner. It's wasn't right of me to be keeping something this big from you after I promised that I wouldn't." He chuckled, pulling back so he was looking into my eyes.
"I forgive you too." I laughed, standing up from the floor and reaching a hand down to help him up as well. He took it, and I pulled him up standing while Greyson stood up as well, moving to his lover's side and circling an arm around his waist.
"I'm sorry too, H. I told Rhys that he shouldn't tell you because I didn't think you would take it well. I thought I scared you on that first day when I was telling you about everything the Tops have done. After that, I wasn't too sure how you would react when I found out that you really are their mate." He shrugged, sending me a small apologetic smile as he spoke.
I sighed, moving past him and taking a seat on the far end of his bed. I pushed myself until I was leaning back against the wall his bed was pressed to. "I forgive you." I muttered, clasping my hands together as the two of them sat back down on the bed in front of me. "How did you find out I was their mate anyway?" I asked after a moment of silence, looking up from my hands to hear their answers.
"Um, I found out at the café...when I saw Niall and Louis looking at you like they could just devour you." Rhys chuckled, scratching the back of his neck while I blushed fifty shades of red. "And I told Greyson when we were walking out of my dorm building that day." He continued, motioning to the Alpha who was sitting beside him.
"Yeah, and I-uh-observed for myself when I saw them charging at you to the elevator this morning." He laughed awkwardly, making me flush even more as I recalled the moment that took place not too long ago. "I realized that they actually were your mates, so that's why I didn't take my sweater back and just let you wear it the whole day..."
"You were blocking my scent." I muttered to myself with wide, understanding eyes. So that's why he made me wear his sweater this morning when we were walking to the bathroom near the Tops' room. "That's also why they were smelling me in the alleyway and saying that something was off about my scent." I continued in a daze, the reality of it all sinking in deeply. "Oh god..." I groaned after awhile, burying my face into my hands in distress, "So it really is true." I mumbled into my shaky hands, "I'm their mate."
"Their long lost mate!" Rhys tried to lighten the mood with a cheery tone, but only really sent me further into my depressed-ness. "C'mon H, that's gotta be good for something. I mean, not every Omega has an Alpha searching the whole damn globe for them. That's pretty special, right?" He asked lightly, nudging me a bit to try and coax me out of my hiding position.
"But after everything you guys said..." I winced at the memory, digging my face deeper into my palms. "You told me that it would be a down right nightmare to be their mate. Now I'll find out for sure because I'm their fucking Omega!" I cried, actually feeling water building up in my eyes from just thinking about it. One day walking around this campus was enough to figure out that almost everyone was terrified of those four Alphas. I heard their names always being spoke of in hushed tones, as if they could actually sense the Alphas presences.
"Calm down H, I know we told you how terrible they are but..." Greyson paused, pursing his lips as he took in my distressed form, "Maybe they aren't as bad...?" It spoken more as a question, showing how much he didn't support the statement he just told me.
"No no," Rhys cut in before Greyson could try and fix up his mistake, "I think Greyson's right."
"You do?" Greyson asked in complete surprise, while I uttered the exact same thing but in more of a disgusted tone.
"Yeah, I mean, no one has really seen them interact with anybody, so maybe they're really not that bad, they're just misunderstood." He gave me a smile at the end, seeming proud of what he just said.
I bit my lip as I pondered his words in my head. What if they really are just misunderstood? They can't be as bad as everyone always says. They are my mates after all, no matter how much I don't want to admit it, and I know I'm going to have to face them sooner or later, even though I'm hoping it's going to be later.
"I guess you're right." I sighed, lying down on Greyson's bed because I was just too tired to keep holding my body up. "Everything is just so confusing. I wanted a mate this morning and now...I don't know, now that I know I actually have one-four-I'm not so sure." I groaned, burying my face into Greyson's pillow, "I just want to sleep the day away!" I huffed, rolling on my stomach to try and get comfortable.
"Um, okay...do you think you could maybe do that on your bed-ow!" Greyson began in an uneasy tone, but seemed to have shut up by Rhys nudging him in the ribs. I can't see, so I'm not for sure, but it just seems like something Rhys would do.
"Just up, Grey." Rhys hissed lowly under his breath, probably not meaning for me to hear. "It's fine, H. Greyson and I will just go get some food and be back soon. You just get some rest, kay?" He now directed his attention to me, already getting off the bed because I can feel the bed rise from where they're weight once was.
"Ufhgsp." I grunted some mumbled words into the pillow in response, sleep already taking over me. I had just enough energy to lift the cover from under me and roll into them so I was now cocooned.
"Bye, sleep tight." Rhys whispered, shutting the dorm lights off followed by a click of a doo
I sighed in content; happy that I can have this time to at least pretend I can sleep my troubles away.
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I awoke with a loud groan, lifting my head up sluggishly from my pillow with squinted eyes. I could hear noise. It was faint, but it sounded like multiple voices that were yelling and cursing. I cringed at the sound, looking around the room to try and find the source of the noise. I was still in my dorm room from when I fell asleep, but I was alone. After racking my brain for a reason as to why I was by myself, I remembered Rhys telling me him and Greyson were going out for food.
When the yelling got even louder, my eyes suddenly found their way to the small dorm window that was placed right between Greyson's bed and mine. A blush crawled its way up my cheeks when I realized that I could see my neat side of the dorm across the room, meaning I fell asleep on Greyson's bed. The bed him and Rhys have most definitely had sex on.
Shaking my head to rid the dirty and unwanted images, I climbed out of bed with mild curiosity as to what was happening outside. It was only when a loud growl that made me freeze in my step, and the wolf in me begin to stir that I practically tripped my way over to the window.
I hurriedly undid the locks on the window, digging my nails into the bottom of the frame and pushing it up until it was fully opened.
The voices now rang through my ears with the loudness of the tones. My eyes widened when they found Greyson's and Rhys' forms at the entrance of the building, with four huge Alphas that are far too familiar standing in front of them. Greyson was standing tall, even though I could see his stance faltering with the four boys growling and snapping at him. Rhys was shaking visibly behind Greyson, clutching on to the back of his sweatshirt as some sort of protection to the four beasts. A crowd was formed, and continuing grow around the six of them as they shouted profanities.
"He's ours! He belongs to us you dipshit!"
"I don't know what the fuck you're talking about!" Greyson snarled, baring his teeth at the four, while bringing an arm around to grab Rhys's hand.
"I smell him on you! Where the hell is he!?" The blonde alpha that I still yet to know the name of, bellowed.
I almost had to cover my delicate ears from how loud they were all fighting, but I didn't dare. Not when I know one hundred percent that it's me they're all screaming about. Obviously the students around them have no clue as to why they're going at it, but I see the look the Greyson's eyes, and I know he's trying his best to hide my whereabouts.
"Fine. I know where he is. But there's no way I'm ever telling any of you." Greyson began with a calmer tone, but his breath remained irregular, meaning the anger was still in his system.
"You little shit!" The blue-eyed one, which was the only one I had yet to hear speak, barked. "I'll rip your fucking throat out!" They were moving closer to Greyson and Rhys, closing in on them as if they were actually going to start a claw fight.
I was having an internal struggle whether or not I should just go down there and stop the fight myself. I know Greyson would be telling me no at the moment, and Rhys would probably be hanging on to me to stop me, but I had no choice.
I was just about to pull away from the window when an even louder voice boomed across the courtyard, silencing any more remarks from the five Alphas. "Enough!" Every eye was trained on the older Alpha strutting his way to the front of our building. The crowd opened a path for him, not even having to be told once. "Niall, what is the meaning of this?" He narrowed his eyes at the blonde, his stance tall and powerful. With squinted eyes, I focused on the man to try and determine where I had seen him before. I bit my lip in shock when I realized he was the owner, and principle of this University. His face was on all the plaques you see around campus. This is also the man Greyson had told me that first night, was Niall's father.
Niall, I now learned his name was, didn't even falter from the man looking heatedly at him. "Father, we found our mate." He answered sharply, making the whole crowd, and even Professor Horan, gasp. I inhaled sharply when the whole yard went into silence, the four alphas that I could not seem to take my eyes off of were standing proud, yet still furious.
"What?" Professor Horan finally managed out after shaking the shock from his face, "Who? When?" His voice lowered this time, obviously only meaning for the four boys in front of him to hear.
"We don't know his name, but these little fucktards sure as hell do, and they're hiding him from us!" Niall now pointed an in raged finger at Greyson and Rhys, who were staring like a deer caught in the headlights. They were clearly not expecting all the attention.
"Don't jump to conclusions." The man scolds, putting a more fatherly stern look on his face as he glared at his son.
"I'm not! We can smell him on them." He growled, crossing his arms while the three others came to his side.
"Alright, alright. I don't want to speak of this now. You four," He motioned to my mates in front of him, "are going down to my office for a little chat. Everyone else," He glanced around the courtyard at the rest of the students, including Greyson and Rhys, "Are free to go. Just to be clear, there is zero tolerance for violence in this school. If I see a stunt like this again, there will be much more serious consequences." He waved his hand sharply, "Dismissed."
I watched with wide eyes as everyone scattered and Greyson and Rhys ran inside the building. The only ones left standing were Professor Horan and the four alphas.
"Follow me." He commanded, turning swiftly on his heel and stalking away from our building with a confidence aura.
I gasped when I saw the blue-eyed one turn his gaze towards the window I was peaking out of. I quickly ducked to the floor, not wanting to give away my hiding spot.
I waited for at least five minutes before chancing a glance back up, almost sighing in relief when I spotted them far across the courtyard, heading towards the head office.
My eyes snapped towards the door of the dorm when I heard the distinct sound of a key twisting in a lock, and hushed voices. Greyson opened the door slowly, with Rhys still clutching on to the back of his shirt.
The Alpha's eyes widened when he saw me crouched below the window, making me flush when I realized I had still not removed myself from the floor. "Oh, you're awake." He said cautiously, pulling Rhys in front of him so he could close the door behind him.
"Um, yeah." I answered awkwardly, standing up slowly with red cheeks and averted eyes.
"So..." He dragged on, not sure how to address the giant elephant in the room. He fiddled with his keys, while I picked at the end of the sweater that was on me.
"Oh for heaven sakes!" Rhys huffed loudly, stomping in irritated foot to get Greyson's attention, and mine, "Harry you heard the fight, didn't you?" He sighed out, tilting his head at me with a look that say 'we caught you, no need to try and pretend'.
"Yeah," I pursed my lips, twiddling my thumbs while my face heats up even more, "I did."
"Which parts did you hear?" Greyson finally asks, following me over to my bed when I go to sit on it. Rhys sits at my other side, both of them watching my face intently.
"A little before Professor Horan showed up." I responded truthfully, biting my lips. I felt like I was in trouble or something, by the pitying gazes Rhys and Greyson were sending me.
"I'm sorry, H. But, we all know you can't hide from them forever. I'm sure they're not even that bad." Rhys puts a hand on my arm, rubbing it comfortingly while I tilted my head so I could lean on his shoulder.
"I know." I said softly, closing my eyes with a frown. "I just need some time to take it all in, alright?"
"Sure, whatever you need." Rhys whispered, wrapping his arms around me and just letting me rest on him. Greyson at some point got up and walked over to Rhys' side, hugging him as well so he could get comfy. And even though I already went to sleep less than ten minutes ago, I found that I had no troubles falling into dreamland once again.
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