Chapter 8

The sound of the alarm woke Kiefer up. He immediately opened his eyes widely and stared at the ceiling blankly upon realizing that what happened was just a dream.

'From which part did the dream even start? And why did I have a dream like that? And with Jacob, at that,' he thought as he looked to his side and saw Jacob sleeping peacefully. The omega was resting his head on Kiefer's upper arm while hugging him tightly.

Kiefer felt his heart race upon seeing the position they were in. He positioned his head straight and squeezed his eyes shut as he forced himself to calm down.

'Seriously... What's wrong with me? It's not like this is the first time we've been like this,' he thought as he clenched his jaw.

As he drowned in his thoughts, a soft groan escaped from Jacob's mouth. "Kief... Are you not gonna turn the alarm off? I wanna sleep longer..." Jacob mumbled as his forehead creased a little.

"Oh, you're awake. That's great. Get up now because my arm freaking hurts already," Kiefer said, ignoring his palpitating heart, as he gently pushed Jacob away.

"Later..." Jacob responded as he turned to the other side, his back now facing Kiefer.

The alpha sighed and sat up. He turned the alarm off and then turned his head in Jacob's direction.

"You're gonna be late if you keep that up," Kiefer said as he looked at Jacob's back. The omega just remained silent, trying to sleep again despite having Kiefer talk to him.

"Jake, wake up," Kiefer said as he leaned a little and shook Jacob's body gently. "I'm gonna tell on your mom if you don't get up right now," he continued.

"Argh, shut up. I'm trying to sleep here," Jacob said in an annoyed tone as he slapped Kiefer's hand.

'He's so grumpy first thing in the morning,' Kiefer smiled as he put his hand on Jacob's arm and shook his body again. "Get up already," he said while shaking him.

Jacob let him be and still tried to sleep despite Kiefer annoying him just so he would get up.

When Kiefer noticed that Jacob seemed to have given up on getting annoyed at him, he let out a sigh and said, "I did what I could, you know? This is my last option."

He pulled Jacob's body towards him and lifted him up from the bed, finally making the omega open his eyes.

'He's carrying me, huh? Is this a new way of waking me up?' Jacob thought as he let out a soft scoff. 'If that's the case, then I'm still gonna do my business,' he thought.

Jacob closed his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Kiefer's neck and leaned his head on his shoulder.

'I'm gonna sleep like this, then,' Jacob stubbornly thought.

What Jacob did left Kiefer in shock. His brows were slightly raised and his mouth slightly gaped open.

He could feel Jacob's warm breath on his neck, and just that was enough to make his heart race like crazy.

'Hey, now, haha... This is getting weird,' Kiefer thought as he clenched his jaw. He gently placed Jacob on the bed and let out a sigh. "You do you, then. I'm going back home," Kiefer said and flicked the omega's forehead.

"Ow!" Jacob opened his eyes and glared at Kiefer. "I'll wait for you in front of your house later," the alpha smiled.

He then went out of the room, leaving Jacob all alone in his room.

"Asshole," Jacob whispered as he rubbed his slightly red forehead. "I'm gonna get him later," he mumbled.

Meanwhile, Kiefer, who was rushing out, felt his face turn hot. He ran past Jacob's mother who called his name and just said, "Thank you for having me last night, Mommy Chie! I'll be going home now!"

"I was gonna ask him to eat breakfast with us... He must be in a rush to get to school," she mumbled to herself as she put her hand on her cheek.

As Kiefer ran out of the gate, he almost tripped because he was still wearing his indoor slippers. 'Ah, I'll return these later,' he thought as he continued running to his house that was just right across from Jacob's.

He crossed the street and stopped in front of a modern house that was slightly smaller than Jacob's house. He then opened the gate and hurriedly walked to the front door.

As soon as he opened the door, he immediately headed to the kitchen. He saw his sister, Denise, holding a cold glass of water, so he grabbed it and drank it instead.

"Hey, that's mine!" Denise yelled as she glared at her older brother. Kiefer still continued drinking, not minding the deadly glare she was giving him.

After drinking all the water in the glass, he smiled at his sister and said, "Thanks. I love you, sis!"

She frowned and looked at him with the eyes of a dead fish. "You're so annoying," she said and rolled her eyes.

She then took another glass and poured some water on it since Kiefer took her glass earlier.

The alpha chuckled and left her alone. He knew that if he stayed here longer, his sister might pull all his hair out.

Kiefer headed to his room, took a quick shower, and did the rest of his daily routine.

After doing so, he headed downstairs to eat breakfast. There in the kitchen, he found his Mom, Jasper (a male omega), sitting alone in the dining area, eating his breakfast quietly.

"Hi, Mom. Did Denise leave for school already?" Kiefer kissed his Mom on the cheek and then looked at the food that was prepared on the table.

"Yeah, she left the house fuming. Did you do something again?" his Mom chuckled and looked up at him.

"I just took her water. She's probably going through puberty," he said and sat next to her.

He quickly ate his breakfast, making him look as if he was inhaling his food through his nose. After eating, he stood up and said, "I'll brush my teeth and head out right away, Mom. See you later." He then kissed his Mom on the cheek again and smiled at him.

"Alright, you boys take care," his Mom smiled at him.

Kiefer hurried to his room, brushed his teeth, and wiped his mouth with a face towel. After doing so, he grabbed his backpack and went downstairs.

As he headed to the door, he yelled, "I'll be leaving now!"

Kiefer then quickly went out and was shocked to see that Jacob was already waiting for him by the gate. The alpha sighed and shook his head as he walked to the gate.

"How do you manage to always finish earlier than me? Do you even shower and eat breakfast?" he asked as he opened the gate.

"You're just slow, Kief," Jacob said and shrugged. He then smiled sweetly at Kiefer, making the alpha's heart skip a beat.

'Oh, come on! Seriously?' Kiefer thought as he felt his heart going crazy again.

But then suddenly, he felt a flick on his forehead and it was then that he realized that Jacob flicked his forehead to get back at him for earlier.

"That's a pretty shade of red," Jacob smirked as he looked at the alpha's forehead.

'You're the one who's pretty...' Kiefer thought as he looked away.