Writing Paradise

Setting: The school that Hajime and Haru attended is actually the same academy, but they're divided into girls section and boys section. The campuses are next to each other, only separated by tall fence walls. -- The usual road to home from school. The usual companion, walking beside me silently and wouldn't talk unless I started a topic. The usual time of the day. It's as if the day will end as another ordinary day for me. But, I had decided since this noon that it shouldn't end as it is. So, I gathered my courage and called out, "Nee, Hajime." As a response to me calling out his name, Hajime only turned his head slightly to look at me, and hummed a soft, "Hmm?", as if urging me to continue speaking. "… We are dating, aren’t we?" Hajime finally fully turned his head to look at me, and I saw his facial expression turned into a mix of bafflement and embarrassment. Cute!... is what I want to say, but Hajime will probably flick...

It had been a tiring day for Aoi. Too many things happened today. Moving into the dorm, where he supposed to live together with fellow idol group members. The little welcome party they have, and the greetings they exchange, and the conversations that follow. It had been fun, of course, but precisely because it was fun, his energy got spent so much that right now he wants to just dive into his bed. But just as he finished taking a bath and intended to get to his bedroom, he heard knocks from the front door. "Aoi? It's me." Blinking a few times, he recognized the voice. "Arata? Wait a second." Quickly, he went and opened the door, revealing his guess to be correct. It's his childhood friend who also got scouted into the same idol group, Udzuki Arata. Seemed that he had also finished taking a bath, because his hair is still a little wet and he had changed into a sleepwear. "Arata, you just got out from the bath? Geez, you should've dry your h...

"... Shun, is it really alright?" Shun tilted his head up, throwing a questioning look at Kai as they walked out of Procellarum's common room and came to the hallway. "What is, Kai?" It was quiet, as expected, since it's past midnight and the younger members of their unit must've returned to their respective rooms to get the rest that they need to face morning that'll come within several hours now. It's safe to assume that the two of them are the only ones still awake and roam on their floor, but still, just to be cautious, Kai tried to speak as quiet as possible. "You know what I'm talking about. The bonding. Isn't it better if you bond right away, if the two of you really are Fated Mate? Considering that this industry is kind of dangerous for people of your nature." Being a world that is dominated by those with talents and charisma, the showbiz industry has many Alphas in it. It's not exactly a safe environme...

I wonder at what point it started, but when one day I stopped to think about it, I realized that I've fallen for Hajime. ... Or is it alright to call it as such? At the very least, I know that while at first I, just like others, were attracted to him due to his charisma, the reason I decided that I want to stay by his side was because of other things that I discovered along the way of befriending him all these years. Like his reactions when I teased him a little, or how despite his seemingly know-it-all impression he's actually still pretty innocent, or the peaceful smile he showed when watching children or small pets frolicking happily in the day. All the little things that I learned because I tried hard to make him open up to me, probably have made me greedy and a little conceited, thinking that I'm the only one who has the privilege to see those sides of him. If that's not the case, then how to explain this bad feeling I have as I watched Hajime looking comfo...

Haru proved himself to be a man of his words. Well, not that I ever knew him breaking promises. Anyway, during the whole three years of high school, he really helped me out in dealing with my natural instinct as an Alpha. Each time we chanced upon an Omega who suddenly came in Heat in the school grounds, he would stopped and dragged me away from the scene before I could lost myself to the pheromone's intoxicating effect. I remembered feeling a little frustrated at how Haru seems to have higher resistance against the pheromone. Later I would learn that it's because the difference of 'quality' between us, in the meaning that I, as a 'high quality' Alpha has higher sexual drive, and thus is easier to get affected by an Omega's pheromone. As I thought, the 'Leader of the Alphas' thing doesn't mean anything good. Haru's help isn't limited to that. Even as our relationship got slightly altered from simple best friends, without changing ...

After that, Hajime refused to talk to me until all classes ended. Not that I can't guess his reason for doing so, which is why I didn't persistently try to talk him up. At least, until it's time to return home. Since we started high school, Hajime's 'subordinates' had come to brave themselves to take friendly approach. Not only that they'll try to chat him up on breaks and took the initiatives to invite him to join them for group assignments, now and then they'll also accompany him until some way when returning home. ... To me, they still look like simple followers, as always, though. Anyway. At least they still have enough sensitivity to know when Hajime doesn't want their company. Today, they parted ways right after they left the school gate. I immediately grabbed the chance, approaching Hajime and patted his shoulder to get his attention. He made an unpleasant expression when he saw that it's me, but I wouldn't back down just because...

"... Hh, ngh..." I shivered the moment I heard the noise, which came from my own mouth. It feels weird, like it's not my own voice. But my head is still working enough to know that I had let the sound slipped, enough to curse the turn of events that made me ended up in this sort of situation. It started with me wanting to have some alone time before class started, then I met a senior who entered a Heat period and tried to hide in the toilet. I almost lost myself due to his pheromone, but Haru and another senior found us before we could do anything indecent in the school grounds, and the Omega senior had been collected away. Though, right now it feels like I got out of the frying pan and jumped into the fire. "Hh, fuh... nh, hh..." "Hajime? Don't close your eyes. Look properly so you remember how to do it." "Shut, up..." Right now, I'm at the mercy of Haru's hands. Literally. Having been affected by the senior's...