Aiden arouses from his sleep and immediately goes to the bathroom to wash up. Supposedly, he will go there to wash up… Supposedly.

But the pain from his behind prevents him from doing so, hence, flopping to the ground with a loud thud, making the sleeping Alpha awaken and bewildered.

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"Baby! What happened? Are you okay?"

Aiden looks at him and gives him a sheepish smile, scratching the back of his neck and points out his trembling legs. Drax looks down and realizes what he meant before shaking his head and gets up from the bed.

"You should've woke me up, babe."

Aiden only gives the Alpha a hum as an answer. The Alpha opens the bathroom door and carefully lifts the lid of the toilet and slowly puts Aiden down to the tiled floor and waits for him to finish peeing.

When Aiden is done, he looks at the Alpha with his pleading eyes and asks for a cuddle on the couch. As specific as it may seems, the Alpha had already get used to these kind of requests from the Omega.

In the past, his worst place that he wants to cuddle is by the kitchen counter. It is so restraining and cramped that the Alpha needs to make sure that his mate is asleep before moving him to the bed or Aiden will bite him again.

About an hour and a half later, both boys are cuddled up together on the couch, simply enjoying each other's presence while they watch whatever show is on TV.

The Omega leans into his Alpha's touch as the older gently runs his fingers through his muddy brown hair, hearing himself purr lightly in content. The two talk about next to nothing, the only topics being Aiden work after his heat and Drax's work schedule and meeting with the doctor about his condition.

It is not as severe as it sounds but, the condition might affect Aiden's pregnancy if ever they will have kids before marriage. And Aiden specifically prayed not to have as much as three kids or he will die in pain.

Aiden is not disappointed to hear that the Alpha might have this recessive gene in his DNA that gives them both a possibility of having twins or worst, quadruplets. He also knows that the Alpha wishes not to have that much kid, but if it is fate, they can't do anything about it.

Even if Aiden wants to have at least three or less children, the Alpha's condition can only give an appropriate answer of how many kids they will have in the future. Aiden sighs as he leans forward towards the Alpha's neck and snuggles into him.

"Does your bum still hurts?"

Aiden nods in reply and curls up against his alpha's side, nuzzling his face into his shoulder and breathing in his scent. He shivers involuntarily, every one of his senses flaring up at once.

[Wait… Is it time already?]

Drax sees Aiden's reaction and sniffs out the air before confusedly looks at the Omega, who's eyes were widening and clearly huffing out heat.

"Baby? Should we go to the bed?"

The Alpha feels onto his Omega and when he feels the hotness from his forehead, he did not think twice of scooping up the Omega and carries him to their bed. He gently lays him down on the bed, and somehow, that action makes Aiden shiver once more.

"Are you cold, darling?"

Aiden shakes his head as he crawls under the covers next to his lover.

"Maybe I ma just tired or something."

Drax gives a nod before engulfing his boyfriend's small frame in his strong arms. Aiden easily wiggles as close as he can to the older, nuzzling his face in his chest and letting his eyes flutter closed.

***

Aiden can not think straight at all in his work place that morning. He feels like something is constantly missing, and the question of 'what' has been driving him insane since the first class.

He stands by the meeting point, waiting for Drax's car; once it arrives and he steps in, the alpha's scent completely washes over him, stopping the empty feeling in his body without a second to spare.

Instead of asking his boyfriend about it, he simply listens to him talk about the first half of his day. The omega nods and replies as needed, but his mind never leaves the newfound buzzing in his hands.

Every time he's close to the alpha now, his entire body acts out of the ordinary. He obviously doesn't have an explanation; it's starting to freak him out.

"Are you okay, baby? You've been confused since three days ago? Are you having post-heat symptoms?"

Logically, that wouldn't make sense, but given Aiden's current unnatural behavior, he can't be blamed for thinking something out of the ordinary would happen. He waits somewhat patiently, regrettably with slight anxiousness, like he is chomping at the bit to pull the Alpha's hoodie over his head.

There's nothing new about wearing his mate's extra hoodies; he wears them all of the time. But nothing compares to how desperate he feels to launch himself into the backseat to grab that hoodie and bury his face in it.

The thought of Drax's sent completely surrounding him again flares up that dreaded buzzing under the omega's skin and he finds himself reaching for the Alpha's hand.

"Baby?"

Drax calls out to him, pulling to the side until he finds an empty parking lot. He pulls over and parks the car at one of the slot as he faces his Omega.

"Are you sure you are okay? You've been acting distant since the party."

Aiden gives a small nod, practically jumping out of the car before opening the door to the back seat and yanking out his alpha's hoodie.

"Aiden!"

Drax joins him as he quickly pulls it over his head, holding the collar of the clothing to his face and inhaling. His mind goes fuzzy as the omega is completely overtaken by the scent of the older.

"What is going on? Do we need to go to the hospital?"

The Alpha tries to yank his jacket away but Aiden growls back at him, making his retract his arm away and stares confusedly towards the Omega.

"Don't touch it! Go away!"

Aiden shrieks, pulling the hoodie away from the Alpha's hands, his eyes alight with a fierce fire Drax has never seen before. He quirks up an eyebrow in curiosity.

"Okay… just get in the car, please."

The Alpha leads his Omega back into the car, keeping a close, protective eye on him on the way back home. Aiden sits quietly in the passenger seat with his eyes closed and his face buried in the hoodie.

He hardly hears Drax's phone call with the his work, asking them to alert Aiden's employer that he has fallen ill and that he won't be attending any work for the rest of the day.

"Good thing, tomorrow is your off."

A fond smile grows on Drax's mouth as he gently brushes his omega's hair with his fingers just once, letting the sick boy sleep.

"We are home, lover boy. Wake up."

Aiden is awoken by the Alpha's teasing words, informing him that they've arrive back home. The muddy brown hair Omega nods at his Alpha, sitting up and unbuckling to get out of the car.

Thanking him for the car ride when he feels another rush of emotions in his system. Whining when the Alpha sees him and immediately catches him and carries him towards their apartment.

He needs to know now what is going on.

"Can't help it."