A clean freak: Daniel

It was early in the morning when Ronald collapsed on his bed, exhausted.

He was travelling around the country to find anyone stuck in a disaster or is simply being troubled by negative forces. He helped out a few, like an invisible force and got back to his friend's house, now cuddling the man close to himself.

They both woke up almost at noon when the sun was shining bright through the curtains. But Ronald was knocked out back to sleep right away because of his over-exhaution.

"Kids are you awake?" The mother of the house walked in with a tray full of brunch, knowing the duo would never wake up as until in the middle of the day and eve.

"Ronald is still asleep. Let him be." He said and placed the tray, walking back to her lovely kitchen to make lunch. Daniel ruffled his hair out of his face, slapping his best friend on the bottom to wake him up.

"Bro, let's have brunch." Daniel's morning (almost afternoon) groggy voice spoke through the silence of the room.

"Nuuu" his sleepy voice answered back. Another slap and the fuming alpha tackled the beta in a boyish morning fight.

"You think you can rake me down huh? I'm the alpha here, skunk."

"How dare you— YOU'RE THE SKUNK. UGH YOU STINK MAN!" Ronald was in the middle of teaching him a lesson when he forcefully yeeted himself away from the alpha, covering his nose in disgust.

"Where the hell have you been ugh." He grabbed the air freshener and sprayed it all over the room, his werewolf senses making it more difficult to take in the bad odor.

"Yeah, I've been out for awhile?"

"I asked where have you been." He repeated, the concerned beta now behaving like an overprotective momma bear. His hands rested on his hips as he waited for an answer, Ronald feeling hesitant to let him know where he was.

"At night...I went to the countryside and took and dive—"

"With the clothes on."

"—with the clothes on..." he looked down, feeling guilty for smelling bad and ruining the crisp morning mood. Daniel was always a neat and tidy person, not tolerating anyone who smelled weird. But Ronald smelled awful, hence the lecture ahead.

"You could develop a fungus on your skin, Ronald. You didn't even take a bath after you came home! You're being very irresponsible now!" He yelled like a mother, slightly amusing the alpha but also making him feel bad at the same time.

Confessing to his mistakes, Ronald quickly grabbed everything for a shower and scrubbed off the oil and dirt off of his skin. H now smelled the air around him, satisfied when he smelt like peaches and lavender rather than ocean moss and fish.

"Okay you can go in now. I cleaned my clothes too."

"We literally have a very well functioning laundry at our house, Ronald.

"Eh." He responded vaguely, plopping down on the bed to have the breakfast.

Soon, both of the boys were now walking their way towards the cafe at the city centre.

It was almost a thirty minute long walk from where they lived, but their werewolf strength proves to be advantageous and healthy. The duo attracted a lot of attention even if they were wearing casual and Ronald was not very much himself.

He had swapped his face with a non existant facade feature, he always does that to save his identity and protect his privacy.

The duo looked like a couple, honest review from the eyes of the people around them. Though, on the other hand, Ronald and Daniel were dwelling in their own heated discussion about how the world was moving too fast and how people are too busy even for their own families.

"I think there should be a family day every week, clearly, because Saturdays and Sundays are no longer the family weekend we thought."

"True. I'll implement this rule in the country once I become the king." The boys snickered together mischievously.

Now that the topic had surfaced, Daniel carefully asked one question which Ronald was desperately trying to avoid.

"So...what about those tests, Ron?"

"I...I don't know bro. I have no clue what this is. The king is very smart, and he knows that I am planning to cheat on things like these. He even ordered his nasty nephew to train me for battle statistics and Prince/King etiquettes." Both of them groaned loudly when the doomed cousin of his mate was mentioned.

"Well, sorry for bringing that up again. I'm really worried about Valarie though. I dont trust that beast at all. And on top of that, she IS going to make me surrender to her." Daniel visibly quivered under his clothes at his own words. His friend had slowed down and gave him a hug, a par to the back and encouraged him in a more Ronald way.

"If she ever planned on doing that to you, Dan, I swear I'm going keep ruining her life until she begs Hades to take her with him. You are obliged to reject her if she acts or plans anything funny on you, okay?" Ronald said with sheer sincerity, so certain to his words which made the beta pout and thank the goddess for gifting him the best pal he could ever ask for.

Sorry to mention but the ONLY pal in his life.

"Right. We're here." Ronald removed the shades and clutched Daniel's hand in his, knowing that his presence and touch would give his friend the needed courage and support.

They walk in and book a table at the cafe, all expenses bared by the farmer's son who suddenly had become crazy rich because of his future father-in-law.

He blushed.

Father in law huh? He smacked his head with a shy smile, getting ready to hear all the teases thrown his way by his friend who noticed his pink cheeks.

"I don't know what is going on in that mind of yours but I know Princess Jane is ruling it right now." He teased, naturally, like any other best friend of a guy.

"Stop. I have my own life." He stated and earned an appreciable pat on his shoulder.

Then there it was.

The waft of scent quickly rushing in through the door much prior to its owner.

The door to the cafe opened with a clink, a woman dressed in stiff formal wear, looking like a celebrity.

But the boys knew she was no celebrity. A mere, rotten, full-of-herself alpha female she was, truly.