AKI “WHERE the fuck do you think you’re touching?” inis na mura ko kay Jirou nang minasahe nito ang aking likuran matapos siyang pumasok sa opisina ko ng walang paalam. “I am touching your butt,” pilosopo naman niyang tugon at pinagpatuloy ang kanyang ginagawa, not minding that I was busy finding some liquid Omega suppressants. “Kapag nabasag ang mga bote dito ihahampas ko ang mga bubog sa pagmumukha mo,” inis kong banta sa kanya pero hindi natinag si Jirou. “Aki—” “Stop being so familiar with me! We’re not even friends!” pasinghal kong putol sa kanya. “I never gave you the permission to call me by my given name!” “But I like calling you ‘Aki’,” katuwiran naman niya at bahagya akong idiniin sa shelf kung saan ko tinatago ang mga liquid form suppressants at iba pa. “Ngh!” impit kong pakli at siniko siya. “Get away from me, you pervert!” “Oh? Why are you so hasty? You act like an Omega who just made a pair with some Alpha,” mangha niyang tu

AKIHINDI ko alam kung gaano katagal akong umiyak sa mga bisig ni Chihiro. Pagdilat ko ng aking mga mata ay umaga na.[I ended up crying myself to sleep last night, huh?]Chihiro didn’t wake me up so I had to get out of his room and find him. I heard faint noises from a distance as I walked farther from the room. “Chihiro…?” I softly called out his name while rubbing my right eye a little bit. My eyes were all fuzzy probably because I cried for too long.Napaigtad naman si Chihiro sa pagsulpot ko at muntik pa nitong mabitawan ang hawak-hawak niyang sandok. Balisa siyang lumingon sa gawi ko habang namumula ang mukha. “Sensei? Gising ka na pala? Bakit hindi mo ‘ko tinawag kaagad?” Sa halip na sagutin siya ay natuon ang pansin ko sa kanyang ginagawa.[Is he cooking? For real?] I thought to myself at doon ko lang nasimulang maamoy ang mabangong aroma ng bagong pinakuluang kape at kakaluto lang na longganisa at fried eggs na nakahanda na sa mesa.“You can cook?” I a

After that, Jirou took off without saying another word. Sure, he said a lot of awful things to me at the end but part of me couldn’t hate him fully. They were mean, hurtful words but I knew that he was bluffing. When I used him to lash out my emotions and forget my unrequited love for Kicchan, I could feel his warmth. He didn’t say anything but he held me so tight through all those nights and made me feel loved; at least he did try. But things were different now. In the end, we both knew that this kind of relationship was fruitless. We would just end up hurting each other. This made me realize that Jirou was indeed in love with me all along. How could I not notice? He was the only Alpha who stayed by my side when I decided to cut ties with the others. The hate he was feeling now was because I wasn’t able to see through his true feelings. I did the same thing as Kicchan — only I took a person for granted. “I’m sorry, Jirou,” I whispered to myself and clenched my fists.

AKI I AM still baffled by the fact that I became pregnant. I mean… I wasn’t expecting it at all! Since the day we knew that I was growing another being inside my belly, Chihiro decided to take me to his place — to keep watch on me and make sure that I would not get stressed again. Muntik akong makunan noong isinugod nila ako sa ospital nitong nakaraang linggo. Part of it was because of the early pregnancy symptoms I was experiencing and the majority was due to lack of sleep and stress that I went through because Chihiro and I had a big fight. Thinking back, I didn’t become pregnant when we first had sex and he was in heat that time but why for the second time? “Sensei, pasok ka. Maupo ka muna, ha? Ipaghahanda kita ng makakain at maiinom,” Chihiro offered with such care, even holding my hand to assist me. [Nabuntis lang ako, hindi napilay,] I sighed to that sarcastic thought just now. I knew I’m an irate person but these past few days, my irritability became m

[What the hell am I saying?]“Eh?” “Stop touching it,” I demanded na may halong galit sa boses ko. But the truth was I wanted him to keep touching it and sweet talk to me like this. “Aki-san, may masakit ba sa ‘yo?” he slightly panicked and stopped hugging me and tried to make me face him. [Just stop talking and—] “…kiss me already,” I muttered. “Huh?” The idiotic giant tilted his head to the side, not sure what I was trying to say. “Why are you so dumb? I really hate that part of you,” I said in irritation and grabbed-hold the back of his neck. “Come here,” I uttered and pulled him towards me, making our lips touch. Chihiro was surprised but he responded to my kiss still with care and tried not to put his weight against me. Me, on the other hand, wrapped my arms around his neck to prevent him from letting go. “…san,” he breathed between our kisses and looked at me in the eyes with such passion. “Okay lang ba?” I chuckled. How cute. “Just shut