Was I So Obvious?

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Tian Zi learned everything about Maverick including his background, how he'd gotten into the situation he was in, the reasons behind it, and especially the identity of those people who had defiled him over and over again for the past years. And to be honest, he was surprised at how he couldn't see all these facade on Maverick. He looked absolutely normal and no one would think that he had been through so much just to survive until now. It was very admirable that the Omega had remained strong despite all his trauma. He hadn't let all of this get to him and had continued to survive, holding on without breaking.

Maverick had gathered all his courage to finally stop his fate. He'd had enough! He no longer wanted to please anyone, not those disgusting people, and absolutely not his father. He was prepared to ruin everything in order to fight back, so it was now Tian Zi's job to do everything to help a friend in need since he had already promised that he would. He wouldn't let any of this be out in the public and ruin Maverick further. And in order to do this, he was doing some initial digging to find dirt from those people and oh boy he had found a lot! He was going to let Maverick know soon but for now, the Omega was downstairs meeting up with Fyre.

Since Maverick said yesterday that he wanted to talk to Fyre, Tian Zi called Fyre and claimed that it was urgent. At first, Fyre wasn't going to come thinking maybe Jonathan wanted to talk to him and that Tian Zi was helping him do so. He had already declined the Alpha last night when he'd called. Fyre really didn't want to see him now, remembering his drunken words, and luckily he had a valid reason to decline, saying he was going to be busy because he had to attend a friend's succession party. However, Tian Zi swore that it wasn't that and that he was going to find out if he came. He was a little suspicious, but he agreed to meet anyway, letting the Alpha know that he was going to be quick since he had other commitments later in the day.

He truly didn't want to go though, but since Tian Zi insisted that it was urgent and agreed that he would only be quick, then he no longer mind visiting for a quick trip. But upon arriving, what he didn't expect was to see Maverick waiting for him in the living room with such a shocking appearance.

He had a bandage around his neck, his left cheek had turned purple and black, and his lips seemed to have a cut as well. His handsome features had greatly decreased because of it but what he didn't understand was why the Alpha at Tian Zi's house? In the past years, Fyre discovered that the two were never really close to each other, this was the first time he had seen Maverick visit. He had just always thought that Tian Zi and Maverick had broken up after that time in Hawaii. But him being here today, does that mean they have gotten back together?

"Please, don't look at me like that, Fyre. This is not what you think it is. I am here for a different reason. Far from what you are thinking right now." Maverick suddenly said, seeing the confused expression on Fyre. It was a high possibility that the Omega was overthinking again so he quickly cut that off before another misunderstanding started to bloom.

"What? I don't know what you mean." Fyre said and awkwardly found a space to sit on from one of the couches. Maverick was his friend, but suddenly he was feeling uncomfortable again, remembering the past he had tried so hard to forget.

"Tian Zi's in his room doing something. I asked him not to come out because I wanted to talk to you, …and apologize for causing such a huge misunderstanding between the two of you." Maverick said, not beating around the bush. Meanwhile, hearing him say this, Fyre frowned, not really knowing what the Alpha was talking about. He'd just arrived and was still shocked to see Maverick instead of Tian Zi and now he was apologizing to him? Not to mention, he looked like he'd been beaten up! This was all a little too hard to digest within just five minutes of his arrival. He had a lot of questions running in his mind.

"Wait wait wait. First of all, why are you apologizing? What misunderstanding are you talking about? And second of all, what happened to you? Joaquinn called me last night asking about you. I had to tell him I didn't know where you were. He sounded so worried. He said it wasn't like you not to come home at all." Fyre said, realizing this was the reason why the Alpha had called him. If he'd known that Maverick was with Tian Zi, he could have told him since he did sound like he was worried sick.

"I have a reason not to come home for now and yes, my appearance is related to that... but before I tell all of this, I really want to apologize to you. I don't know about Tian Zi, but as a fellow Omega, I know that you like him... Fyre, that kiss years ago back in Hawaii, it didn't mean anything. Tian Zi and I were never together, so you can be rest assured." Maverick continued to say, his fingers fidgeting together feeling nervous now that he was finally saying that he was an Omega and at the same time apologizing for something he should have done years ago.

"S-Stop! You're going too fast... d-did you just say O-Omega??" Fyre asked, his eyes and mouth wide open to express how shocked he was at what he'd just heard.

"Yes. I'm sorry. I had lied to everyone about my gender, but I am indeed an Omega. This was one of the reasons why I wanted to meet you today, no matter what." Maverick confirmed, his heart continued to pound vigorously as if it was going to jump out of his mouth. The first time he told someone the truth about his gender, that person took advantage of him. Of course, he knew that Fyre wouldn't do the same to him but he was still nervous, nonetheless.

"Wow. Okay. I'm sure you had your own reason, this explains why I was so comfortable around you even though you were an Alpha. The only reason I kinda avoided you was because you and Zi ki... n-never mind..." Fyre said with a deep sigh but when he realized what he was going to say, he quickly shut his mouth awkwardly looking at his lap. For a second he didn't know what to say after hearing this revelation but when everything sunk in, his eyes went wide again and he abruptly stood up with a flushed face.

"Wha-!! W-who told you that I like him! I don't like him! You can have that fucker all you want!" Fyre roared. His face looked as if it was going to explode any minute, instantly making Maverick giggle a little, feeling relaxed that Fyre didn't seem to mind that he hid his identity from him until now.

"Please calm down. It's no use hiding it from me. Back then, I knew you were peeping at us so I tested out both of you. Although Tian Zi was in denial until the end, I knew that night you were hurt, …and I apologize for that. I really wanted to apologize sooner, but you kept avoiding me. And when we were talking, as soon as I'd mentioned that night, you would quickly excuse yourself." Maverick softly said, looking at the fellow Omega becoming redder and redder at his words.

"Y-Y-Y-You're wrong..." Fyre stuttered. He tried to deny everything, but words didn't seem to come out of his mouth. Instead, he lost all his strength as he dropped again on the couch. He had tried his best to hide and deny his feelings all these years, but it was so easy for Maverick to figure him out. He'd promised that he wouldn't entertain his emotions, but now he'd learned that he had failed to do that. Fyre quickly wondered if this was the reason why people wouldn't stop thinking about him and Tian Zi being lovers.

'Was it because I look at Tian Zi with heart-shaped eyes that no one believed that we weren't lovers? Fuck! Why didn't anyone tell me? I must have looked so pathetic all this time!' Fyre thought, pulling on his own hair. And while this was happening, Maverick giggled and stood up to sit next to Fyre.

"Please calm down. It's not that bad, and I'm sure Tian Zi failed to notice it, if that's what you're worried about... since he's also busy being in denial with his own feelings." Maverick said and patted Fyre's back. Well, Maverick wasn't actually sure, but this was what he believed. Because, if Tian Zi didn't feel anything for Fyre, why would he treat him special, among the rest of the people around him. Fyre was the only person who could enjoy privileges that were not given to any other person by Tian Zi.

"W-What do you mean by that?" Fyre asked, confused, hearing Maverick's words.

"Well, I'm not really sure but I think he likes you too," Maverick explained with a faint smile. Hearing this, Fyre's eyes became wide and suddenly, thousands of images flashed in his mind for mere seconds to justify what Maverick had just said, but in an instant Fyre pushed those thoughts away and decided to calm his heart. He'd decided to deny all of this long ago, so Maverick's words shouldn't make him happy or give him hope.

"Let's stop this here. I don't want to talk about this. Because what you're saying about me and Tian Zi isn't true. We're just friends." Fyre said with a serious expression this time. To be honest, even if it was true that he did like Tian Zi or if Tian Zi did like him, that didn't matter to him anymore. A romantic relationship, or anything related to that, …he had long closed off his heart to the possibilities. That small taste of pain he felt that night, …the brief feeling of helplessness and being pathetic, …he didn't want any of those in his life.

"...okay... I won't force you," Maverick said after a long pause, observing Fyre's reaction. He had cleared the misunderstanding he'd created years ago, so he didn't need to involve himself any further and ruin everything for the two again, like what he did at that time. If Fyre insisted that he and Tian Zi are just friends, then so be it. If they were meant to be, then things will work out for them naturally.

Silence took over the two as they were both lost in their own thoughts. The silence was only interrupted when the subject of their previous topic rushed down the stairs with his computer.

"Maverick, I think you should see this!" Tian Zi called. There was a brief halt when he saw Fyre, but it was only for mere milliseconds and he continued to approach the two.

"What is it?" Maverick asked, a little nervous because he knew Tian Zi was doing some research about those people.

"Have you explained everything to Fyre yet? I don't think it's appropriate for me or anybody else but you to see this." Tian Zi asked worriedly and placed his computer on the coffee table.

"I haven't yet," Maverick replied. His conversation with Fyre hasn't even been 10 minutes yet.

"What do you mean? What is it that he had to explain?" Fyre asked, confused, looking at the two back and forth. Meanwhile, Maverick and Tian Zi also looked at each other as if they were having a brief conversation with their eyes before Tian Zi finally faced Fyre and smiled rather mischievously.

"We're going to have some fun soon. Are you in? It involves punishing some disgusting pigs." Tian Zi said, smirking. Fyre was still so confused, but it was not long after that everything was explained to him, and he could very well understand the excitement Tian Zi was feeling.

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To be Continued...