Chapter Eleven

Rishio liked to think of yey'rself as an omega who was always expected the unexpected, always ready for what the world would throw in yey'r path, however, the past years' and today's events proved yey'r wrong.

Besides the fact that an alpha is in the Commander's position in the Lost Village, the said alpha was also walking besides them as gur directed them to the Chief Omega, the leader of the Lost Village, and no one seemed to mind at all that an alpha was present in the village as all the omegas they passed seemed to go about their normal lives yey also noticed that a few alphas are present, something that was not allowed in the village when yey was there.

Looks like something changed, Rishio thought to yeyrself

Though the presence of the alpha was concerning, Rishio could not help but be filled with nostalgia as they passed the streets that yey remembered very well from yey'r short but quite pleasant stay yey had in the Lost Village. From the slow moving beasts used for transportation to the laughter if children as they ran through the streets that meandered along with the tree roots while playing their games. The houses were on top of trees as the omegas learned to live with nature not destroy it, moreover it provided great camouflage when they needed to hide in plain sight from their enemies.

With each of Ryok's slow steps and the gentle sway of yey'rs and Ourine's bodies to match the beast's rythmn, Rishio found yey'r body relaxing as the familiar environment brought in the feeling of safety. Yey could not help but close yey'r eyes to let the feeling wash over yey'r.

"We have arrived." The alpha said.

Nothing lasts forever, Rishio thought as yey let out a defeated sigh. Opening yey'r eyes, yey took the sight of the Elder Tree before yey'r, where the Chief and all the officials held meetings. The elder tree was the oldest and biggest of all trees present in the forest, it was abnormally big not only because of its age but it is believed that it was once the source of Hope as the legends went. However the ones who could confirm if it was true died long ago, for now it was just a big ass tree.

With a gentle tug of Ryok's reins, Rishio brought him to a stop at the bottom of the stairs that led inside the tree to the common room as Rishio thought, even though yey was an inhabitant of the Lost Village long ago, Rishio had never been inside the Elder tree. Yey made it a point not to as not only was yey an outsider but also yey needed to keep yey'r head down and not bump shoulders with anyone who would have recognized yey'r from yey'r previous life as Number 15.

Yey looked at the child infront of yey'r who seemed entranced by the alpha beside gur, Rishio could not blame gur because this was the first alpha Ourine had seen who looked similar to gur. Another cause of Rishio's worries, an 'S' class alpha was never good news.

"The beast stays here." The alpha who seemed to only say one sentence per conversation said.

"Who will look after him?" Rishio asked not quite eager to leave Ryok in the hands of strangers.

The alpha seemed amused by Rishio's statement as gur raised gur's right eyebrow at Rishio then replied.

" Do not worry 'it' will be well taken cared of." There was no doubting it, the alpha emphasized on the 'it' which made Rishio twitch slightly in anger as yey retorted.

" Well I want to know how and who because 'he' " Rishio paused for emphasis, " is quite valuable to us plus 'he' has our luggage and whatnot." Rishio finished staring down at the alpha, challenging gur to argue.

Their staring contest was broken by a shout of the alpha's name,

" Eh Layieni you are back!" They all turned their heads up and saw where the shout was coming from, or who the shout was coming from to be precise.

It was another alpha, an 'A' class this time as shown by gur's black wings as gur hovered above them.

Just how many alphas are in the village, Rishio asked yey'r self.

"What are you doing here Sherak? You are supposed to be guarding the West entrance." Alpha Layieni asked, well more of like demanded with that tone Rishio thought amusedly to yeyrself.

"Oh come on Laye." The alpha identified as Sherak scoffed as gur descended to them.

" No one knows we exist so except from animals that randomly stray into the barrier nothing else will get in." The alpha's said clearly not have noticed Rishio and company.

Which was quickly corrected when Alpha Layieni jerked gur's head towards them.

"I stand corrected." Alpha Sherak started turning to look at the new comers.

An omega with an alpha child who clearly was not yey'rs on a beast unaccompanied by an alpha, quite a curious group, the alpha thought.

Turning to look at gur's friend alpha Sherak asked,

"Found them on your walk didn't you?"

"It was not a walk, I relieved the guard who was guarding the North entrance, which was a right decision on my part since these people would have made it through without any of us noticing." Alpha Layieni replied while glaring at Rishio who meet gur's with one of yey'r own.

What is gur problem? Rishio thought to yeyrself.

"Who are you? What is your name?" Alpha Sherak who appeared next to Rishio's face, which was too close for yey'r liking, asked the startled omega who reeled back from the alpha who clearly did not understand personal space.

"As I told your Commander, my name is Maastriel Rishio and I am here to see alpha Ejana if gur's Highness would so permit." Rishio answered directing the last part of sarcasm to Alpha Layieni who seemed not affected by yey'r words.

"No way you know my alpha parent?" Alpha Sherak started while making gur'self comfortable on Ryok's back, gur's legs on each side of Ryok's back , looking at Rishio while Ourine was seated between them quite pleased with the turn of events.

"Alpha parent?" Rishio asked as this knowledge clearly overshadowed the fact that the alpha was on yey'r beast.

"Yes, Alpha Ejana is my alpha parent." The alpha continued.

" That does not make any sense, Risean and Alpha Ejana did not meet before the Pits, you ..."

Alpha Sherak interrupted,

"Yeah alpha parent Ejana but my omega parent was not Risean. Wait you knew Risean?" The alpha asked.

"Knew?" Rishio asked the alpha dreading the answer to come.

"Oh you did not know?" Alpha Sherak asked sadness creeping into gur's voice.

Rishio looked up at the sad alpha who had gur's head bowed down,

"Yey is ...?" Rishio asked a shudder in yey'r voice and the nod yey got from the alpha made it present in yey'r body.

After a short silence Rishio asked,

"How?"

"A beast attacked yey'r, mauled yey'r then ate yey'r, the only thing that made yey'r get recognized as Risean was the scent of yey'r blood." Rishio got yey'r answer from Alpha Layieni who stared straight at Ryok, contempt present in gur's voice.

"When did this happen?" Rishio asked ignoring the atmosphere created as yey needed to know what killed yey'r friend.

"Five years ago, but you would not have know since you do not really care what happens to your friends." Alpha Layieni retorted, coldly staring up at Rishio.

"Laye stop blaming yey'r, Alpha said you need to let that go." Alpha Sherak replied to Alpha Layieni's accusation to Rishio who was now getting a clear picture as to why the alpha seemed to dislike yey'r alot.

Alpha Layieni must be close to my Teacher, Rishio said yeyrself.

"I am just saying that if Number 15 was as great as Risean and Alpha Ejana made yey'r to be, yey would have atleast made time to attend yey'r friend's funeral " Alpha Layieni replied steely.

"Hey! If I knew that yey had passed I would have been there, do not just fill in the story for your own convenience." Rishio replied clearly getting really tired of the alpha's attitude towards yey'r especially now yey understands that the reason was something out of yey'r control.

In response the alpha just scoffed and answered,

"What kept you so busy? Raising a bastard child?"

So fast that none of the three alphas could comprehend what happened, Rishio jumped off Ryok onto Alpha Layieni's shoulder taking gur down with yey'r. The alpha feel down with a thud and an angry omega's legs on both sides of gur's neck applying pressure on it, not to choke gur but just enough to slightly cut off gur's air supply.

"Leave the child out of this, you are an adult so deal with me, however if you even as much look at him maliciously, I. Will. End. You." Rishio said to the alpha applying more and more pressure to gur's neck with each sentence yey said while looking directly into the alpha's eyes.

However, Alpha Layieni was not the Commander for nothing, with a quick twist if gur's body sideways followed by another turn of gur's body, Rishio found yey'r self under the alpha with yey'r legs over gur's shoulders, quite a suggestive position but neither of the two notice as they were both lost in their own pools of anger.

"Consider me warned omega, a word of advice to you too stay away from my family too if you do not want me close to yours." The alpha replied to Rishio's own threat with gur's own making Rishio narrow yey'r eyes at gur.

"Why would I ever want to get close to your fam..." Rishio was interrupted by Alpha Sherak's suggestive whistle and hoots.

"Now, now, not infront of the child." The Alpha said smugly while covering Ourine's eyes, who seemed quite adamant to know what was going on between gur's guardian and the alpha who gur decided would be gur's new Teacher.

"Rishy?" Ourine called out, worried as to why the alpha had pinned yey'r down.

"It's okay Rine, " Rishio started not looking away from the alpha,

"The adults are just talking." Yey finished by tightening yey'r grip on the alpha's neck now on a mission to choke gur seeing as the alpha let out a small cough.

"As much as I would love to watch this unfold, am sure Fa is waiting for all of us." Alpha Sherak said while getting off Ryok and patting Alpha Layieni's back to indicate that it was time to let go of the omega, which gur did as soon as Rishio let gur go by unwrapping yey'r legs from gur's neck, leaving the omega on the ground who was helped up by Alpha Sherak.

Rishio went to Ourine who was still on Ryok's back and helped gur off it.

"I will handle the beast, you just follow Laye gur will lead you to our Fa." Alpha Sherak said will taking Ryok's reins from Rishio.

That is when something clicked in Rishio's mind,

""Our Fa?"" Rishio quoted Alpha Sherak's word, giving gur an incredulous look,

"That means..." Yey continued looking between Alpha Layieni, who was already going up the stairs, and Alpha Sherak.

"Yup, Alpha Layieni and I are the alpha children of Alpha Ejana." Alpha Sherak answered, leading Ryok away from his master towards what Rishio hoped was the beast's pen, leaving yey'r stunned at the knowledge that yey'r Teacher was related to the two alphas, especially the one on the stairs.

"Rishy, the alpha is leaving." Ourine's word drew yey'r out of yey'r thoughts.

Yey looked up to the alpha and true to Ourine's words gur was already on top of the stairs, almost disappearing into the Common Room.

Letting out another defeated sigh, Rishio looked down to the child and said,

"We better catch up then."