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“You’re running out of time, Noritoshi,” Gakuganji said.
Noritoshi fought to withhold the exasperated sigh threatening to break free.
“You have one month left to take an Alpha,” he continued. “If you don’t, the Advisors will choose from the Alphas that have presented themselves.”
“I’m aware,” Noritoshi said quietly.
He knew he was playing with fire and running out of time to have any say in his own future. As an Omega king, he was required to take an Alpha within six months of taking the throne. In the last five months he’d met with royalty and nobility from all over Japan presenting their Alpha suitors. He’d found a reason to decline every offer. For most, he simply felt there was no connection with them. Maybe he was stubborn, but Noritoshi hoped for even a small spark with the Alpha he would be forced to marry. Foolishly, he kept holding out hope the perfect Alpha would come along.
The only one that had come close had been Okkotsu Yuuta from the Gojo Kingdom to the East. He was handsome, charming albeit a little awkward and nervous, smart. They’d shared great conversation, but when they had a moment alone without any of the Advisors present, Okkotsu had confessed that he hoped Noritoshi would not choose him because his heart belonged to the Omega heir of the Inumaki Clan.
“The Advisors are favoring the Zen’in heir.”
“Zen’in Naoya?”
“Yes, the Zen’in Kingdom would be strong allies.”
“Hmph,” Noritoshi released the noise of discontent freely. Zen’in Naoya had made him uncomfortable. He had a sleazy air about him. He didn’t make Noritoshi feel safe. “Are there any other suitors?”
“There’s talk that the eldest brother of the Itadori Clan is going to present himself, though we’ve had no confirmation.”
“Which one is the eldest?”
“Itadori Choso.”
Noritoshi nodded. “Dismissed, Gakuganji.”
The elder advisor shuffled out of the throne room. Noritoshi pushed off the throne and stomped toward the side door that would lead him to a private hallway that would take him back to his quarters. His usual guard fell into step behind him as he strode down the hall—a burly Alpha with a hulking presence and a nasty scar down the left side of his face.
Noritoshi hated this whole process. Simply because he was an Omega, he was required to take a mate immediately. If he were an Alpha, they would grant him more time—a year, at least. He’d heard some Alphas had gone years before taking an Omega. He didn’t get that luxury, though. He pushed open the door to his quarters and slammed it behind himself. He crossed the room to stand beside the window and look out over the lavish gardens below.
He let his mind wander as he stared out the window. He knew of the Itadori clan, mostly because it consisted of 10 brothers and the eldest had raised them all and been head of the household since he was 16. They were nobility, but most of the brothers were Omegas. If Noritoshi remembered correctly, only the eldest and youngest were Alphas. He couldn’t remember much about the brothers or if he’d even met any of them.
He supposed he would just have to wait and see.
***
A week later, Noritoshi was summoned to the throne room.
“Do you know what this is about?” He asked over his shoulder of the guard trailing him.
“I do not, sir,” Todo responded, his voice deep and commanding. No wonder he was the head of Noritoshi’s guard.
Noritoshi grunted and stopped outside of the throne room, waiting for Todo to open the door. Another thing that seemed so stupid to him as the king—he wasn’t supposed to open doors himself. Todo stepped forward and opened the door for him, bowing as he passed through. He found Gakuganji standing beside his throne expectantly. Noritoshi sat atop the throne and leaned back.
“What is this about?” He asked of Gakuganji.
“Another potential suitor has called upon you,” Gakuganji said simply before turning and nodding to an attendant who rushed through the great hall to announce their guest.
“Itadori Choso of the Noble Itadori Family has called upon His Majesty the King, Kamo Noritoshi.” The voice rang out in the cavernous room, echoing around the chambers before the doors flew open and a large dark haired figure approached.
He carried himself like a confident Alpha, one that was used to commanding large groups of people. He may have only been a noble, but his presence made Noritoshi think of royalty. Maybe that was just the product of being the eldest of 10 brothers. As he approached, Noritoshi caught a whiff of his scent and it stirred his Omega instincts. An appealing blend of leather, cedar, and fresh notes of citrus tickled his nose. He swallowed thickly as a hunger settled in his belly. He’d never felt this way before.
Itadori Choso stopped a few meters from the base of Noritoshi’s throne platform. He knelt down on one knee, bowing his head.
“You may stand,” Noritoshi spoke.
The Alpha rose to his feet again and though the angle was odd, Noritoshi could still tell he was very tall—taller than him for sure. And he was handsome . His hair was long and dark. He had it tied back with a satin ribbon at the nape of his neck, but a few shorter pieces around his face had escaped the hold and framed his face nicely. Striking purple eyes met Noritoshi’s, made more compelling by the dark circles rimming his eyes. Noritoshi opened his mouth to say something—anything—
“Speak,” Gakuganji ordered. “What brings you to the Kamo castle this day?”
“As an eligible Alpha of noble blood, I am here to offer myself to the Omega King.” Choso was soft spoken with a voice like velvet, but Noritoshi still felt compelled to hang on every word.
“You must meet with the advisors,” Gakuganji explained.
Choso nodded his head in acknowledgement.
“Come with me.” Gakuganji left Noritoshi’s side and shuffled toward a door. Choso glanced at Noritoshi and offered a small bow before following. The acknowledgement stirred his Omega even further. Noritoshi knew he likely wouldn’t get a chance to have a conversation with the Alpha, but it didn’t matter, his mind may already be made up. No other Alpha had made him feel this excited—this alive — and they hadn’t even spoken yet. He hoped the advisors approved of Itadori Choso because if they didn’t, it wouldn’t matter what Noritoshi wanted.
After the door closed behind Gakuganji and Choso, Noritoshi exited through the door he’d initially come through, deciding to wait in his quarters while the advisors met with Choso. Todo fell into step behind him, trailing him to his room.
He tried to read while he waited to be summoned again or receive word from the advisors, but his mind kept drifting back to the handsome Alpha. He dreamed of untying the ribbon in his hair and letting those dark locks free to run his hands through. He wanted to press his nose to the Alpha’s neck and inhale his alluring scent.
A knock at his door saved his thoughts from traveling further down this impure route and he stood just as Todo pushed the door open for Gakuganji.
“The advisors approve of a union between you and the Alpha Itadori Choso,” he informed Noritoshi. “Will you accept this one?” He asked in a bored tone, already assuming the answer.
“Yes, I will accept a marriage with this Alpha,” Noritoshi said softly. His stomach flipped—nervously, anxiously, excitedly? He wasn’t sure.
Gakuganji’s bushy white eyebrows shot up. “You’ll accept?” He questioned.
“That’s what I said,” Noritoshi confirmed. “Make the arrangements.”
“Your heat won’t come for two more months, but you must be married before the deadline,” Gakuganji said thoughtfully. “We’ll just have to go through with the ceremony regardless. We’ll have the ceremony in one week’s time.”
“Alright,” Noritoshi said calmly, but his heart was racing in anticipation.
***
Before Noritoshi knew it, he was married. The week of preparations and the ceremony went by in a flash and then he stood alone in his quarters with his new husband. Alone together for the first time. They’d barely had an opportunity to speak until now.
Noritoshi stood awkwardly in the middle of the room. He didn’t know what to do next. His eyes darted to Choso and away. He cleared his throat, but no words came to mind so he didn’t speak.
A soft chuckle escaped Choso as he stepped closer. “Relax, your majesty,” he said softly.
“Please, no titles. You’re my husband, my Alpha. Use my name,” Noritoshi said confidently. If there was one thing he knew, it was that he didn’t want his Alpha calling him ‘your majesty,’ he wanted to be equals.
Choso smiled. Noritoshi’s heart fluttered—he was beautiful. More beautiful up close, his features softly lit by the lanterns and crackling fire in the fireplace. “As you wish, Noritoshi.”
Noritoshi swallowed thickly, his nerves still getting to him. “I would like to call you Choso.”
“You may.” Choso stepped closer still. “Why are you so nervous?” He asked quietly. “You’re almost shivering, but I can smell your anticipation.”
Noritoshi cleared his throat again. “I…I don’t know what to do,” he admitted.
“Just follow your instincts,” Choso offered. “My instincts are telling me to make my Omega more comfortable.”
He reached forward and began gently unwrapping the ribbons in Noritoshi’s hair, loosening the strands. He ran his fingers through the locks as he pushed the hair away from Noritoshi’s face. His hands stopped at Noritoshi’s neck, gently cupping it.
“What made you offer yourself as my Alpha?” Noritoshi blurted. Standing so close, he had to look up slightly to meet Choso’s eyes.
His face remained neutral, but serious. “The dowry offered for marriage. While we’re of noble blood, our lands have not been profitable this year and my brothers needed money. However, once I saw you, I knew it would be no sacrifice for me.”
“What do you mean?”
Choso’s lips cocked up in a crooked, half smile. “Look at you, Noritoshi. You’re a beautiful Omega. It will be quite easy for me to perform my duties.”
“Your duties?” Noritoshi whispered.
Choso’s hands slid from his neck to his shirt as he began slowly untying it. He spoke in hushed tones, making his words all the more arousing. “Mating you. Breeding you. Filling you full of pups and hopefully one will be a son.”
Noritoshi shivered at his words, his anticipation mounting. Choso’s nostrils flared as he drank in the flood of Noritoshi’s lavender, apple, and oak scent with a moan. “My—my heat is t-two months away,” he stated.
“Then we have plenty of time to practice.” Choso leaned closer, his lips hovering a breath away from Noritoshi’s. “May I kiss my Omega?”
“You may,” Noritoshi breathed.
Choso’s lips crashed into his, claiming his mouth in a desperate hungry kiss that left Noritoshi’s knees weak. Choso’s hands finished their work on the ties of his shirt and pushed the fabric off his shoulders where it pooled at his feet. He wrapped his arms around Noritoshi's body, keeping him steady on his feet. Choso kissed away from his mouth and down to his newly exposed skin, pausing at the scent gland on his neck. He pressed his nose to the skin there, inhaling deeply before lapping at the gland.
“You taste as good as you smell,” he mumbled before kissing along his neck as his hands moved to the tie on Noritoshi’s pants.
Noritoshi moved unsteady hands toward Choso’s robes, clumsily seeking a tie to undo them.
Choso pushed Noritoshi’s pants to his feet and captured his hands. “Allow me,” he said as he dropped Noritoshi’s hands and scooped him up.
“Oh.” The surprised word escaped his hold on an unsteady breath. Naked in Choso’s arms, his arousal was apparent and he blushed in embarrassment at his small Omega cock standing at attention.
Choso carried him to the bed and gently laid him down before stepping back and disrobing. Noritoshi’s eyes traveled indulgently over Choso’s frame, taking in thick, defined muscles. His eyes trailed lower, widening slightly at the size of Choso’s cock only half-hard between his legs—already thick and large. He wondered how much bigger it would be when he was fully hard.
Choso stalked toward the bed, climbing on and hovering over Noritoshi. “Don’t worry, Omega, I’ll take care of you,” Choso purred.
Noritoshi swallowed. “What are you going to do?” He asked tentatively.
“I’m going to make you feel good.” He captured Noritoshi’s lips again.
Noritoshi forgot how to breathe as their lips worked together. He felt Choso’s tongue testing the seam of his lips and parted them in surprise. Choso growled possessively as his tongue dove into Noritoshi’s mouth, tracing his claim against the roof of Noritoshi’s mouth and along his teeth. When Choso pulled away, he nipped at Noritoshi’s lower lip, eliciting a gasp.
Noritoshi was so distracted by Choso’s mouth that he almost missed the way his hand explored Noritoshi’s torso—pausing at his chest and pinching a nipple before flicking the pert bud a few times. Noritoshi arched into the touch amazed at the heat that coursed through his body, the way he reacted to the simple touch. He’d never touched his own nipples before. The most he had done was finger himself during his heats.
Choso’s palm left a trail of fire along his body everywhere he touched. His hand continued to slide lower until it wrapped around Noritoshi’s small cock, squeezing and stroking. Noritoshi twitched and cried out at the touch. No one had touched his cock before—not even himself.
“H-how do you—” he panted, trying to catch his breath and ask his question, but Choso’s movements, his attention didn’t stop as he trailed kisses to Noritoshi’s neck again, sucking on his scent gland. Was the attention making it swell? It usually only swelled during his heats. Choso moaned as he continued to mouth at the gland. “How do you know what to do?” Noritoshi finally breathed out in a rush.
Choso pulled away from Noritoshi’s neck, just enough to answer him. “Experience. Alphas don’t face the same stigmas as Omegas.”
“O-Oh,” Noritoshi mumbled. “I’m—umm, I’m a virgin,” he whispered.
“I know.” Choso punctuated the response with a kiss to his gland. He pulled away to meet Noritoshi’s eyes. “Are you nervous, Omega?”
The concern in his tone comforted Noritoshi and a pleasant warmth settled over him. “I don’t think so,” he admitted.
“Good, you don’t have to be.”
Noritoshi nodded and Choso returned to his neck, nibbling at the scent gland. Noritoshi tensed, expecting the bite with the attention Choso was paying to his scent gland. He’d heard it could be painful—especially when given outside of an Omega’s heat.
Choso chuckled against the gland while he continued to stroke Noritoshi’s cock. “Not yet, Omega.” He licked the gland and trailed his tongue down to Noritoshi’s chest, swirling his tongue around one of Noritoshi’s nipples.
A loud moan slipped past Noritoshi’s lips. Choso’s thumb circled his cock head and his cock twitched in response, a breathy sigh escaping his hold.
“Choso,” he moaned unbidden. Choso sucked his nipple and squeezed his cock in response. “Please.”
Choso released Noritoshi’s nipple to look up at him, still stroking his cock in time. “Please what?” He asked softly, a note of entertainment in his voice.
Noritoshi didn’t know. What was he begging for? More pleasure? Choso’s hands to explore further? But one thought finally solidified in his mind.
“Knot,” he said bluntly. “Please. Want your knot.”
Choso hummed thoughtfully as he sat back on his feet, sliding his free hand down Noritoshi’s body, fondling his balls, ghosting over his taint—Noritoshi shivered—and finally pressing his thumb to Noritoshi’s rim. Choso could feel the slick leaking from Noritoshi at his arousal, pooling under his ass. It was a lot for an Omega not in heat. The thought had his own cock twitching excitedly. He could only imagine how his Omega would feel in heat, gushing slick.
He pressed his thumb to Noritoshi’s tight rim, circling the puckered muscle and teasing his digit in. He kept stroking Noritoshi’s cock and by the way the Omega was writhing and tensing under his attention, he knew he was close.
“Not yet, my Omega,” he finally responded. “I want you to cum for me first.”
“Need you inside,” Noritoshi panted.
Choso smiled down at the Omega spread before him. “No, you don’t. Have you been neglecting your cock? It’s a mistake a lot of male Omegas make.” He leaned down and took the small cock in his mouth, it barely reached his throat, but that was typical of an Omega cock. It didn’t serve the same purpose an Alpha cock did.
He sucked hard, pressing his tongue to the underside of the Noritoshi’s cock and licking to the tip. He swirled his tongue around the tip and licked up the slit there. Noritoshi twitched violently under the attention so he did it again, tonguing at the slit and giving the head of Noritoshi’s cock most of his attention.
It didn’t take long for the Omega to cry out, gripping the sheets beneath him, his whole body tensing before a small amount of sterile cum spurted in Choso’s mouth. He swallowed the sweet liquid down, licking Noritoshi’s cock clean.
Noritoshi lay frozen, eyes closed, red-faced and panting as Choso released his cock. Choso crawled up his body and leaned over him, taking in the sight for a beat before he pressed his lips to the Omega’s.
“How did that feel?” He asked against Noritoshi’s lips.
“Incredible,” he whispered.
“Good.” Choso pressed his thumb to Noritoshi’s hole again, resuming the ministrations he’d stopped when he sucked Noritoshi’s cock. “I’m not done yet.”
“What are you doing now?” Noritoshi asked, his voice strained and broken as he tried to relax into Choso’s touch.
“Now I need to prep you for my knot,” Choso hummed. “I don’t want to hurt my Omega.”
He slipped his thumb past the rim and pressed in a spot he knew would get a reaction—another full body twitch followed by a pleasured moan. He massaged Noritoshi’s prostate and the Omega’s moans grew louder. A gush of slick followed a particularly loud moan and Choso felt the muscles of Noritoshi’s hole relax further.
Satisfied, he finally removed his thumb and lined himself up at Noritoshi’s hole. He slowly pressed the tip against the stretched hole, but he was still much thicker. He would have to go very slow so he didn’t injure the Omega. He wanted to make sure everything felt good and he knew taking an Alpha’s knot outside of a heat could be painful if an Omega was not properly prepared.
Noritoshi wiggled under him, trying to get closer, to pull Choso’s cock into him faster. The Alpha quickly gripped his small waist, holding him in place, but that might have been a mistake. Choso’s eyes zeroed in on how easily his large hands circled the Omega’s small, delicate waist. Saliva pooled in his mouth and he licked at his canines as they extended and sharpened, ready to give this perfect Omega his bite.
He pushed his cock farther into the Omega and the head finally popped past the puckered muscle. He could feel a gush of slick from the Omega coat his cock. He started with shallow thrusts, feeding a little bit more of his cock into the Omega with each thrust.
Noritoshi’s hands landed on his arms, gripping tightly, his nails digging into Choso’s flesh.
“Does it hurt?” He asked breathlessly, trying to pause his movements.
“No,” Noritoshi breathed. “Feels good, feels so good.”
Choso leaned over Noritoshi as his rhythm quickened, hips snapping forward. He bent Noritoshi’s legs up to his chest, folding him almost in half. Fuck , this Omega was so flexible. He looked down at the Omega, enjoying the look of ecstasy on his face and the sound of skin slapping skin. Noritoshi’s jaw fell slack, pleasured moans and pants slipping past his lips. Choso smiled down at him, gently brushing Noritoshi’s hair away from his face. His eyes blinked open, meeting Choso’s.
“A-Alpha?”
“You’re perfect,” Choso whispered and closed the gap, claiming his mouth again. Noritoshi nibbled at his lip and he growled, reacting with a particular deep thrust. Choso pulled back and smiled down at the Omega.
“Want…your knot,” Noritoshi begged.
“Do you?” Choso asked. “Do you want my bite too?”
“Yes, yes I do.”
Choso nuzzled into his neck, pressing his nose to Noritoshi’s plump scent gland and inhaling deeply. He closed his eyes, losing himself in Noritoshi’s sweet floral and earthy scent. He felt his knot start to swell at the base of his cock and continued to thrust, chasing the stretch of his knot trying to breach Noritoshi’s hole. He licked at his canines and dragged them teasingly across the Omega’s scent gland.
“P-Please.” The plea came out in a broken whisper that made Choso’s heart squeeze affectionately. And how could he deny such a pretty Omega begging for his bite and his knot.
He knew if he timed it right, an Alpha’s bite could ease the pain of an Omega taking a knot outside of a heat. His knot was almost fully expanded, he had to bite Noritoshi now. He sank his canines into the scent gland and a flood of flavors coated his tongue as he tasted the Omega—sweet, sour, aromatic floral, earthy. He groaned and sucked hard on the scent gland, drawing more of the flavor of his Omega into his mouth. Noritoshi’s fingers tangled in Choso’s hair, tugging as he arched into the bite.
“Alpha, my Alpha,” he preened.
Choso swiped his tongue over the gland, allowing his saliva to sooth the bite and flood Noritoshi’s senses with pleasure—the power of an Alpha’s claiming bite. He worked his hips in shallow thrusts, pressing his knot to Noritoshi’s hole, stretching him bit by bit until his knot would pop into place. It would feel so good, he needed it. He could feel sweat collecting on his brow.
So close.
Another forceful thrust and he felt his knot pop past Noritoshi’s rim with a satisfied sigh. Choso’s knot locking into place sent Noritoshi over the edge and he cried out as he came, his walls contracting around Choso’s cock. Choso let go with his next breath, filling the Omega with his seed.
“So good,” Choso praised, brushing his lips to Noritoshi’s fresh bite.
His cock twitched out the last of his release. He kissed the Omega again and brushed his hair away from his sweaty brow.
“How do you feel, my Omega?” He asked quietly.
Noritoshi’s hazy gray eyes met Choso’s vibrant purple. “Amazing,” he breathed.
Choso smiled fondly at his new mate. “I’m glad.” He shifted them so Noritoshi could rest on him while they waited for his knot to shrink. “I didn’t hurt you, right?”
Noritoshi hummed and nuzzled against Choso’s chest. “Not at all. I thought it would hurt to take a knot outside of a heat, but it felt so good.”
“The bite helped with that. It won’t always feel that good outside of a heat.”
“If it’s your knot, I’m sure it will.”
Choso chuckled, his chest vibrating with the sound under Noritoshi’s ear. “I’m one lucky Alpha.”
“So, how much practice do you think we should do over the next two months?”
Choso tightened his arms around Noritoshi as he laughed a fully belly laugh. “As much practice as you want, little Omega.” He kissed the top of Noritoshi’s head. “I’ll give you my knot whenever you want.”
“Daily seems like a good start.”
“For someone so nervous and bashful earlier this evening, you certainly turned up the confidence.”
“Well, I am a king, I have to adapt to many situations,” Noritoshi quipped.
“Silly me for not realizing.” Choso was really going to enjoy getting to know his new Omega. He thought this would be just about duty, something he did to care for his brothers, but this Omega? Kamo Noritoshi was so much different than Choso expected and a fondness was already blossoming in his chest.
He felt Noritoshi’s body relaxing into his, his breathing growing steadier as the Omega slipped into a restful sleep. His knot shrank and he readjusted the sleeping Omega, wrapping his arms protectively around him. He pressed one palm to Noritoshi’s flat stomach. He hoped the next two months passed quickly because he couldn’t wait to pup this Omega and ruin his slender waist.