Walking on the road, Felix felt that his feet were very tired. In his last life, even if his boss made him go around the city all day long, he could handle it. But now in this body, it was actually more difficult.
Looking at the tired Felix, Fang Yu felt distress in his heart. He already was carrying his sack of mushrooms and Felix basket. If it weren't for that, he would carry the cute omega on his back.
The only thing that Felix would be grateful for is that those dark clouds were blocking the heat of the sun. High sky above, everything was black. Even if it was good not to be walking under the blazing sun, the cold wind wasn't good either.
Feeling that his body was very tired, Felix could only stop a little. So of course, Fang Yu and Tony stopped too.
"Very tired?" Fang Yu asked with concern.
Felix was too tired to even speak, so he could only nod with his head, meanwhile he caught his breath.
Tony, who was looking to the sky, suddenly said. "I know that you are tired. But it looks like the storm can fall at any moment. We have left only 20 minutes before we arrive, we should move while we can."
Fang Yu obviously also knew that, but looking at the exhausted Felix, he couldn't force him to keep moving, for a while.
"Tony, do me a favor, take my sack with you and get ahead. I wait until Little Fel rests a little. Later I will go to your house to take the sack back. Of course, I will give you some meat in return."
"Deal!" Tony agreed immediately. He was only a farmer. His wife and he had been craving for some good meat, but he wasn't a hunter and the prices of meat during the winter were more expensive than normal. So taking his and Fang Yu's sack said. "Then I will go first. You should move soon. "
After that, Tony left before Felix and Fang Yu. Without the burden of the sack, Fang Yu put Felix on his back to resume their walk toward the village.
"I'm sorry..." Felix said with the voice of a mosquito. How embarrassing!
"Don't worry, it has been hard on you."
So Felix and Fang Yu keep talking on the road. About how Felix had been thinking about opening a small restaurant, or about how Fang Yu could be his sub chef. Walking for another ten minutes, finally the first rain drop fell.
"It's bad, it's going to start raining. But the good news is that we are almost there, so don't worry, little Fel." But after waiting a few seconds for Felix to answer, the latter kept silent.
"Little Fel? Are you alright?"
Again Felix didn't respond and Fang Yu felt that the body on his back was starting to get more hot. Like boiling water, Felix's body was on fire. To make things worse, it was like the fury of the heavens had descended on earth.
Damn it! Why now of all times!?
In the rain, Fang Yu couldn't help but curse. It was clear to him that Felix was in his heat. But he had to bring Felix somewhere out of the rain before he could give him a mushroom to help him calm down.
Running towards the village, the rain and the fever on Felix was getting stronger. Fang Yu couldn't even see with the heavy rain drops on his eyes. But he still grabbed Felix and the basket.
Meanwhile, Fang Yu was running. Felix could hear Qiu's voice in his mind.
Felix couldn't answer, his head was dizzy and even with the cold water falling on him, his body kept burning like a furnace.
He wanted to say to Fang Yu that he was going to be fine, but the heat on his body was so intense that his mind was foggy, and he couldn't think straight.
After a few more minutes, the village finally was in sight, Fang Yu quickly went to his house. When he was inside, the first thing he did was to take a piece of old clothes to dry off Felix's body. He couldn't go to the well to get some clear water, so the best alternative to prevent the flu was to clean Felix.
But with every touch that Fang Yu made on Felix's body, the latter would stretch by his touch. It was like electricity running through his body, and Felix couldn't handle anymore.
Of course, Fang Yu knew that Felix's situation was bad, so he grabbed the basket with the mushrooms and was going to give Felix a bite. Fang Yu took the red and big mushroom, and he was shocked. And in that second that he was absent-minded, Felix used all the strength that he had left to take the mushroom and took a big bite.
"Felix wait!" Fang Yu was so alarmed that he even used Felix's normal name instead of his nickname. He wanted to prevent swallowing it, but it was already too late, the mushroom was inside his tummy.
Felix had thought that everything would be fine now, but to his horror, not only did the heat not subside, but increased instead. He was so afraid that he couldn't help but cry. "W-why didn't work?"
Originally it was a question for Qiu, but because Felix wasn't in his right mind now, he said his question out loud instead inside his mind. So obviously, Fang Yu heard. With a headache, he said. "You took the wrong mushroom. The one that works to subside the heat is the white crown mushroom. You took the red one, and this on the contrary only increase the symptoms."
Didn't Qiu say that he grabbed the correct one?
Qiu: ...
... He is going to kill this silly rabbit!
He wanted to interrogate Qiu, who was playing dead, but now thanks to the mushroom his situation only got worse.
Fang Yu situation was also bad. Before, thanks to the heavy rain, Felix pheromones weren't very strong. But now inside this closed space and with the help of the mushroom, Fang Yu was literally choking in pheromones. For a dominant alpha like himself, it was oppressing. His thoughts were becoming messy. The view of the cute and defenseless omega on his bed almost drove him insane.
Felix must have felt Fang Yu staring. He shook his head, with teary eyes, looking at Fang Yu. The men's exquisite features were very alluring. The rain had moistened his clothes, the man's fine abs were driving this cute rabbit insane with thirst.
Fang Yu felt that he was losing control of his body, ââslowly approaching Felix at the bed. He was going to grab the little omega on his arms. But with the little rationality left on his body, he bit himself on the arm. It was painful, but thanks to that he could clear his mind a little.
But that action only made Felix panic. "Brother You... don't do that... don't hurt you..." Felix said between gasps. He didn't want Fang Yu to injure himself because of him. He only gets aggrieved looking at the bloody tooth mark on the man's arm.
With sweat on his forehead, Fang Yu struggled to say with a smile. "Don't worry, Little Fel. I will go to Tony's house. He should still have my sack with the white crown mushrooms.
Fang Yu was going to stand up, but he only felt how a tiny hand grabbed the corner of his clothes. With tears in his eyes, Felix said, sobbing. "Don't go... is dangerous..."
Fang Yu was still struggling to control his instincts, he knew that running in that heavy rain could be bad, but staying here alone with Felix was even more dangerous. So he could only try to coax him "Be good. It isn't good for us to stay together right now. I will be back."
Fang Yu stood up and was walking to the door, but his feet stopped when he heard Felix's tiny and sweet voice. "Don't... Don't leave alone... If it is with Brother Yu... I'm okay with it."
Fang Yu's mind was going out of control, but getting his teeth, he said, looking straight into Felix eyes. "You aren't in your right mind now. You will regret it later." This word actually hurt inside Fang Yu's heart. He had only been with Felix for almost three months. Technically speaking, it was a very short time to know a person.
But he didn't know how or when his feelings toward the omega began to change. At first, when he rescued Felix on the back of the mountain, he only thought that the boy was good-looking, but nothing else. Later, as he spent time with him, Fang Yu discovered that Felix was very easy to talk to and was also very kind and considerate.
He had heard the stories of Felix's temperament before the accident, troublesome and childish. But the Felix that he knew wasn't like that. The omega that he knew was kind, considerate and never made trouble. He would have a weird idea now and then, but it was never troublesome. He always acted like a grown up, firm and mature, but what Felix didn't know was that the look in his eyes were innocent and clear, like a beautiful child that was meant to be protected from the evil world.
Felix was so good in Fang Yu eyes that he felt that he wasn't worthy of him. He had been trying to suppress his feelings, but Felix never gave him the chance. It only made his feeling grew more.
He was almost going to fall into madness trying to hide the feeling in his heart. Looking at the beauty practically throwing himself in his arms, it only makes it harder.
He knew that Felix wasn't in his right mind. When omegas are on here, their instincts are to find an alpha to mate with. But Fang Yu didn't want to take Felix just because of their biological needs. If there was a tiny possibility, even if it was almost impossible, he wanted to be chosen because of pure love.
He was going to leave this time, but strangely, Felix looked at his eyes. His sight was firm without a pinch of hesitation. He said with an unexpectedly strong voice. "Brother Yu. I like you. I will not regret it."
Fang Yu was taken back and for a minute the world seemed to stop. It was like the rain outside was gone, and the world was in silence and the only thing that he could hear was Felix's voice.
"You will regret it."
"I will not."
"But I am not good enough for you."
"I like you."
The conversation was between the doubtful Fang Yu and the firm Felix.
Even if Felix was losing his mind, Qiu was helping him suppress the symptoms. During that time, Felix thought.
Do I like Fang Yu?
This was a question that had been bothering him for a while now.
But now, he was sure of it.
He questioned himself, if another person was in the position that he was right now with Fang Yu, would he allow it? Would he be mad? Sad? Or will he be indifferent?
He had never known how love felt or how to like something. He grew up in an orphanage. He always had to share everything, nothing was only his. Even if it was a book that he likes, he will have to share it with the other kids. When he grew up, he worked like a mule. Felix had to obey his boss in everything, if he had an order he would do it. If someone asked him a favor, he would do it. If someone asks him to give them something, he will give it.
Felix never thought that he had a strong sense of control. He felt that nothing was so important to be protected. Everything looked lame and worthless. He was living just because people told him that was the norm. So he followed it.
But the only thing that Felix had a sense of likeness was the pet cafe.
He liked to play with the cute animals, he wanted to own one, he was angry when someone bullied the animals. That was the only experience that he had in regard to own something.
But after living, even if it was only for a short time, he finally found something. Something that was only for him.
So, he questioned himself again. If another person was in the position that he was right now with Fang Yu, would he allow it? Would he be mad? Sad? Or will he be indifferent?
He will not allow it. He was his.
Would he be mad? Sad? He thought and felt that he would be infuriated. Just the thought of Fang Yu hugging someone else made him feel pain in his heart.
He wanted Fang Yu to be his... No one else was allowed to be with him. The only person on his eyes (Fang Yu's) should be him.
And if another person wanted to change that. Well. They surely would lose their heads.
Felix was a person that would think a lot before making a decision. He would consider pros and cons. But when he reaches a conclusion, not even falling for a rabbit hole to a black void would change his mind.
So he said again. With sweat on his forehead and his burning body. "I like you. I want to be with you."
Fang Yu was quiet but he let go of the door handle and slowly approached the bed.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"There is no coming back. Even if you don't like me later, I won't let you go. So you can still change your mind now."
"I won't change my mind. Not now, not in a million years."
For a moment, the room fell silent. The only thing that could be heard was the heavy breathing of the two people.
Fang Yu approached the bed, took the person on his arms and printed a small kiss on the forehead of Felix.
With a hoarse voice, Fang Yu finally said. "Okay."
Outside it was raining, and small snowflakes were falling from the sky.
But in the beginning of this cold winter, the hearts of the new couple were very warm.