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NORMAL POV
“Yuder? Did you hear what I just said?” Kanna said.
“Huh? I apologize, can you repeat?” Yuder answered, why was he so out of it? He definitely got enough sleep, he means, 6 hours is more than enough isn’t it?
“I was saying… Hinn and Finn broke another support structure during training, we need to order another one… forget it, are you alright? I can still feel your emotions to a certain extent you know, no use hiding things from me”
“Right, I’ll tell the commander about the support structure, I already know which one it is. Thank you for your concern, I’m fine, I just feel a bit out of it” Yuder sighed.
“Alright! Well everyone has a bad day, today isn’t too busy here at the cavalry so you can have a rest if you need to, just report it to the commander, I’m sure he won’t say anything”
Yuder didn’t even consider it, work at the cavalry wasn’t even that hard “I’ll be fine, I appreciate your concern though”
“Of course! Don’t just say ‘I’m fine’ though, if you feel like something’s wrong go to the apothecary”
“…sure” no way to get off Kanna if she doesn’t make sure you’ll be fine.
After confirming his schedule for the day, which included:
-assist for the morning training and evening training.
-help Kishiar sort out the letters.
-write and send out reports.
-patrol the cavalry grounds.
Yuder started walking towards the training grounds; most cavalry members were already there to start with the morning training.
As soon as Yuder stepped foot in the area, the members turned towards him and waited for orders, a few came closer in order to ask for a personal advice, or for a duel, therefore he started helping out everyone, it didn’t take long, after only a few minutes Yuder managed to get everything and everyone ready for the morning training.
Since the twins had already asked for a duel, Yuder started to attack, while still dodging every single one of Finn and Hinn’s attacks (or at least that’s what he thought) ,this went on for a while, enough to burn out every single one of the cavalry members, the twins were getting exhausted, and Yuder wasn’t holding up as well as he usually would, in fact, he barely dodged that Hinn’s attack.
The cavalry members noticed, and some commented on it, while others worried for their companion.
“Woah! He barely dodged that one!”
“Is it just me or does he seem more tired than usual?”
”Yuder? Are you sure you should continue?”
The cavalry member’s voices echoed in the training grounds, they weren’t wrong, Yuder was in fact quite tired.
“Let’s stop here.” Yuder exclaimed, it would usually go on for a lot more time but strangely, this time Yuder stopped the fight early, it was unusual, and a couple people came up to him saying that he should rest.
He didn’t go rest or anything though, he instead went to help other members, and continued training.
AT THE SAME TIME: KISHIAR’S POV
The commander was up early working so that he could allow himself a break with Yuder later on, well, he could still admire his adorable assistant from his office, couldn’t he? He thought as he was looking down to the cavalry training grounds from his window.
At first he was in a good mood, since he managed to catch a glimpse of his beautiful assistant while he was rapidly attacking and swiftly dodging.
It did seem like he was slower than usual though, Kishiar could say that as he had observed (more like admired) Yuder training lots of times before.
‘Is something wrong with him?’ He wondered at first, but he didn’t actually act on it, since he didn’t want to bother Yuder while he was training, still, he didn’t stop watching, and only got more and more suspicious until he saw that Yuder had barely dodged one of the twin’s last attacks.
“Nathan, I’ll be back soon, seems like Yuder might not ne doing so well” Kishiar explained as started walking towards the door.
“Yes, Duke.” Nathan answered, but he couldn’t help but wonder:
‘Is Baron Aile really sick?’
he really couldn’t see what was wrong with Yuder after all, and It wouldn’t be the first time that the Duke looked for an excuse of some sort to enjoy some of his free time with the assistant… Nathan decided to stop thinking about it.
NORMAL POV
As Yuder attacked one of the cavalry members, while still dodging a dozen of other’s attacks, loud footsteps echoed during all the chaos of the fighting.
Most members stopped fighting by then and turned around to bow to their commander, but Yuder was surprisingly one of the few that didn’t realise it after a few seconds, he only realised it after the silence got to his ears:
‘What’s Kishiar doing here’ he thought as he bowed down, like all the other cavalry members.
“I admire everyone’s great strength and dedication to the training, may I talk with my assistant for a while?” He smiled brightly as he spoke, no one could bypass his way of leading and speaking.
“Thank you commander!” Everyone’s voice sounded (?) at once, perfectly sincronized.
Yuder stood up, before saying to the commander in front: “I shall shower before, I can’t burden the commander with the aftermath of my training.”
Kishiar smiled, now wearing a slightly different expression, one reserved for his one and only assistant:
“It is unnecessary, just come as you are now.”
After walking together only for a bit, while both kept silent, they got to the office.
“Why don’t we have a cup of tea while talking?” Kishiar sweetly smiled as he said it, knowing that his face was the best weapon against Yuder, and he knew that it would work.
After a while of being struck in awe by Kishiar’s face, mostly his lips- Yuder realised what he had been told, he was going to politely decline, but the face of a certain someone convinced him to do otherwise.
“…right, does the commander need me to report about anything with more details?”
“Not exactly, I wouldn’t stop your training just for that. Rather, are you alright?” Kishiar made sure to make Yuder feel his worry, and he succeeded in this intention.
“I’m fine” Yuder replied, almost a little too quickly.
“The assistant always says that he’s fine, but how can I be so sure of it?”
“…”
“Can you be honest? I want to know exactly how you feel, even if you’re going to tell me you just stubbed your toe against the desk”
“… I don’t think it is necessary to go that far… I’m merely a bit tired. Although I guess my lower stomach has been bothering me a bit, nothing more than a slight discomfort.”
“Thank you for telling me” Kishiar smiled, at least now he knew where the tiredness was coming from. “Why don’t we take a small trip to The Cavalry’s infirmary?”
“Is it really necessary to go through such means…”
“Why, of course, how can I make sure that you’re truly alright? Didn’t you mention that even the smallest pain needs to get checked?”
‘Did I…?’ Yuder sighed upon realising that Kishiar could not, in fact, be beaten regarding conversation skills. “Let’s go then.”
The walk was peaceful, although he said his pain was nothing more than slight discomfort, it was now throbbing painfully.
“What… you again!? What are you doing here! Did the commander carry you again!?” Enon loudly, very loudly exclaimed.
“… I got here on my own”
Kishiar exhaled then put on his usual bright smile: “I insisted on bringing him here, he admitted to having his lower stomach throbbing” Kishiar then affirmed.
‘Can he really read minds…?’ Yuder secretly wondered, he refrained from giving voice to his thoughts.
“Well whatever alright, come on get you ass on the chair before I throw you” his demeanor didn’t seem to change even before the commander, which didn’t seem to care. As long as he could care for Yuder.
And so, Yuder did as he was told and sat on the bed closest to him, looking up at Enon, who then switched to his ‘professional personality’.
“Where does it hurt exactly? Can you point it out?”
“What other symptoms have you been having? I want every single detail.”
“Did you get hurt during training?”
“Did you sleep well yesterday? How many hours have you gotten of sleep?”
Yuder quickly got overwhelmed by the questions, but since starting a scene was useless and unnecessary, not that he would do it anyway, he started replying to all the questions.
“My lower stomach, around here?” He said, pointing at the area right above his private parts.
“I feel fine, maybe just a bit tired?”
“Why would i get hurt?”
“Just as many as usual, around 6 hours”
Enon then relaxed his shoulders. “Alright, to be honest these symptoms are very similar to a woman’s menstrual cycle, when they get period cramps; I’ve recently read about a few cases of similar things happening to other omega men, although rare. I was going to tell you but I figured I could wait a few days to get more information.”
Yuder’s face darkened remarkably, to the point even Enon noticed. “What’s that face for? What? Mad that you got hit with period cramps? Despite not even flinching after being soaked with monster blood? Huh?? I’m not even sad for you, maybe this will teach you.”
Yuder’s face darkened even further… “whenever did I say that much”
Kishiar then got closer. “Is that it then? Do you have any medications Yuder could use? What should he eat? Should I get something warm? What about a hot water pouch for his stomach? Is that what women do?”
“My god” Enon frowned at the swarm of questions. “I have some medications that I usually give to the female Cavalry members, I can give him that, although I’m not sure how much that will be effective for Yuder. He should probably eat something warm… as for the hot water pouch I got a few in the storage area, I can get one for you. Why don’t you come with me for a bit?”
Although Enon’s words were extremely bold, the Duke didn’t seem to be bothered, he got the hidden implications and started walking towards the storage area.
Yuder did try to stand up and go to accompany them, but was stopped before he could even start to put his right foot in front.
“…”
KISHIAR’S POV
“You can go straight to the point, Enon”
“I will, I didn’t want to tell Yuder since he might just try and find the solution quickly alone, and that would bring me even more work here at the infirmary. I suspect this has to do with omega’s genes… meaning it could be very painful, so just stay with him, also, I have a few tips if the commander wants me to speak, since I do know a lot about menstrual cycles”
“Alright, I’ll make sure he gets enough rest, what about the tips?”
“For starters women tend to love sweets around this time of the month, so Yuder would probably like it too, his mood may also vary and change very quickly, so he might get more worried than usual, or start overthinking. I am already aware that you care for Yuder, but knowing this will probably help you understand him more. Finally, he will be in a lot of pain, knowing him, he won’t even admit to anything, so just assume he is in pain and offer pain killers, or keep the hot water pouch close and make sure it is heated to the right temperature, Yuder has his own powers though, so he might as well just keep it warm himself, that’s it, I’ll give you the medicines. Also you should cover him with soft and fluffy covers, women absolutely love those. Refrain from exhausting him, if that wasn’t obvious enough”
“Wait- cover him? Exhausting him?” Kishiar realised a little too late that he had spoken his mind out loud.
Enon first gave a ‘what? You surprised?’ Look, then changed it to a more understanding look.
“It was already pretty obvious, I don’t think you’re going to do anything to hurt Yuder anyway but just making sure” Enon gave him a last glance before taking the hot water pouch, and walking outside the storage room.
NORMAL POV
Yuder was still sitting there, in the same position as before. Enon walked up to him to give him the medicines, the leather pouch and some advice, written on a note, which included:
-Don’t fuck.
-Tell me if you start bleeding from down there.
-Take a few days off, I promise no one is going to die.
-Sleep a few more hours, or I’ll tell the commander to make you.
“…” yuder sighed, but the corners of his lips barely lifted enough for it to be called a smile. “thank you, hyung”
“Huh? What, what did you call me? Repeat it!!” Enon hurried to make him repeat it, but alas, it was too late.
“I should get going, it’s my shift to do the daily Cavalry Pa- “
Yuder affirmed, but he got interrupted by a certain someone in less than a second.
“Nuh uh, you’re not going anywhere, I already made sure of it” Enon said, then Kishiar spoke:
“I’ll make sure you get a few days off and properly rest, I’d love to have some company in my office as of right now.”
Kishiar smiled again, this time it wasn’t the causal, usual smile. It was the ‘only for Yuder’ smile. Yuder hadn’t felt his heart flutter in his past life, especially not for someone like Kishiar, but his heart was now beating rapidly, his eyes betraying his serious expression, revealing every ounce of love hidden behind it.
Yuder nodded “I can help you with the documents for the time being.” And both walked out shoulder next to shoulder.
Once arrived at Kishiar’s personal quarters, Yuder sat on the sofa, and tried to start taking care of the overflowing letters, but before he could even say something, a blanket, a fluffy one at that, was gently thrown at him by a certain someone, said someone was smiling brighter than the sun.
If it were anyone else, Yuder would have already killed them, but he allowed himself to be nicely wrapped by Kishiar.
“…Commander?” Yuder then called, hoping to get an explanation for the sudden blanket, and so, Kishiar spoke:
“You were already tired this morning, weren’t you? I noticed your movements, you almost didn’t dodge hinn’s second attack, another cavalry member even slightly injured you with their sword, did you even notice?” Kishiar explained, while still having that bright smile on his face, but was now noticeably more worried than before.
“I already healed it when I touched your hand earlier” he added, while silently examining Yuder to understand if he was in pain.
“… I apologise for worrying you Commander, and thank you for your concern”
Confirming that Yuder truly was alright, for now, Kishiar let out a breath, and started softly smiling, a slight blush covering his face. “You do look really adorable wrapped in that fluffy blanket, I already heated the leather pouch next to you, don’t hesitate if you need to use it, not here though, you’re resting on my bed”
“…” Yuder was surprised, but pleaseantly surprised. Seeing Kishiar deeply care for him was heart warming, so much so that he could feel his eyelids slowly close, still, he couldn’t fall asleep and burden the commander with carrying him… but his lover had other plans.
“You can fall asleep here, being able to carry you bridal style to the bed is a reward for me if anything”
Yuder was so comfortable that he almost forgot about the throbbing and the pain, he let his body finally relax and his eyelid slip shut.
He could feel himself being carried to the bed, then properly covered by fluffy and soft blankets, he felt the leather pouch warm his lower stomach, making his cramps feel so much better. He drifted off to sleep peacefully.
“Uh? What time is it?” Yuder sleepily asked the smiling duke sitting by his side, holding his hand while reading a book held by the other one.
“Good evening! It is almost nighttime, I was going to wake you up for dinner either way so it’s just perfect”
“…”
‘night? Dinner? How much did I sleep…’
“Oh. I’ve also brought your dinner to my office so it would be easier for you to eat”
“…Commander, you didn’t need to go that far” Yuder then said, still lightly drowsy.
“Oh? Well, I guess saying that I needed a much needed break with my adorable assistant would make more sense then”
“…”
‘Whatever’
And so, Yuder stood up and started walking towards the office area. Kishiar just laughed for a bit, then joined his lover for dinner; Yuder had 6 loaves of bread, a cake, another cake, a few sweets and some warm soup. Kishiar had some soup as well as some fish and about 2 or 3 loaves of bread. No matter how you looked at it, Yuder had a lot more food than Kishiar, but the former still felt a slight tingle in his stomach, for the first time he wondered if he could get another slice of cake…
Kishiar, as if reading Yuder’s mind, softly spoke. “I heard that one’s appetite increases greatly in these situations, so I brought you some more food that you might like”
“Thank you… but I can’t possibly eat all that myself…” Yuder did truly mean it, Kishiar had brought whole cakes for him to eat… but if he went through all the trouble to get them for him he should make an effort, yes.
Kishiar didn’t reply, just brightly smiled as he watched his lover silently eating all the food he brought, if someone were to ask Yuder how it tastes, he would probably say something along the lines of: “I can’t really understand the difference between this meal and a simple, regular one” but if you looked at him eating, you’d immediately realise that he loved sweets, or at least that’s what Kishiar thought.
‘Adorable...’ Kishiar was absolutely smitten by Yuder, but Yuder himself didn’t seem to realise it, as he just blankly stared at his commander for a while, wondering if he was suddenly feeling ill.
“Commander?” Yuder muttered.
“Mh? How’s the food?” Kishiar, after reluctantly getting out of his mind all the adorable pictures of Yuder, replied.
“It’s nice… why were you so distracted?” Yuder then asked.
And Kishiar replied honestly, very honestly. “Oh? I couldn’t get you out of my mind, altough you are sitting in front me right now, I wished that you could sit closer to me, or… well. It doesen’t matter does it?” Kishiar said, wearing a smile that shone more than any star.
“Or?” Yuder insisted.
“Do you really want to know?” Kishiar then whispered, his cheeks now looked just a tiny bit flushed.
Yuder’s head tilted “…?”
“Well, If you must know… I wanted to hold you close, kiss you and hug you, but we’ve got work ahead of us, don’t we?”
“You can hold me if you want”
Kishiar’s smile grew even more: “can I?”
Yuder merely nodded, before standing and walking closer to his commander.
He got closer and closer, until Kishiar hand didn’t even need to reach out to touch Yuder, the commander was still smiling, an ever so soft blush covering his handsome (according to Yuder) face.
Kishiar then stood up and hugged Yuder before gently placing him on his lap, holding him tightly while still ensuring not to hurt him in any way.
Yuder then got more comfortable in Kishiar’s warm embrace, burying his head deep in Kishiar’s shoulder, taking for himself the refreshing scent he could feel coming from his lover.
Yuder couldn’t think about anything but Kishiar, laying in his arms, breathing and savoring his scent, he was feeling tranquil and calm, despite being in the arms of the man that he couldn’t bear to see in the first game, thinking about that face again made him falter for a moment.
Yuder was tired, exhausted even, despite sleeping until half an hour ago he was still feeling sleepy, he himself was surprised of his own body.
“Are you tired?” Kishiar softly asked, although he already knew the answer.
Yuder mumbled some ineligible words, before saying “I’ll rest after sorting out these letters…”
“You don’t have to sort them up for me, although I do think there’s a way for you to help me” Kishiar set his trap.
“…what is it?” And Yuder fell right in it.
Kishiar beamed after having successfully tricked his oblivious assistant
“when my adorable assistant sits on my lap I feel like I can work for days in a row… but I can’t make him rest in such an uncomfortable place while he’s so tired can I? What kind of boyfriend would I be…”
Yuder’s face looked the same as always, at least that’s why most people would say, except a certain someone, said person saw Yuder’s slight blush, then observed how his lips parted briefly before closing again, and how finally he looked at the ground, lightly squinting.
“…I don’t mind if you hold me…”
Kishiar beamed yet again, he was truly lucky to be able to call Yuder his, he silently tightened the embrace.
Kishiar didn’t need to hear any more words, he swiftly put an hand under Yuder’s back and another one under his knees, then he quickly stood up, almost wanting to ignore his lover’s quiet mumbling to put him down, still, he refrained against it and answered some questions that were yet to be asked.
“You aren’t heavy at all if that’s what you think, I love carrying you and I don’t think it’s embarrassing, now that I’ve said that, you’re free to tell me if you want to walk on your own” Kishiar gently smiled at the younger man, who instead of repeating his previous words rested his head on Kishiar’s chest.
Seeing the silent approval of his adorable lover he started walking to his work desk, once he got there he carefully and comfortably laid Yuder on his lap, before wrapping him in a soft coloured blanket.
“Are you comfortable now?”
“…I am.” Yuder blushed.
Kishiar smiled sweetly in response, his face shining brighter than the sun itself.
Yuder was now tired, and even if he didn’t explicitly say so, Kishiar knew that he was feeling sleepy and very much liked being held by him, so he decided to go on with his plan.
As Kishiar started working on the first of many letters, Yuder’s soft breathing became increasingly steady, until he was completely asleep, nestled in his lover’s arms. Noticing this, the older man used his ability to get the hot water pouch on top of the little cocoon he made for Yuder, putting it where his older stomach supposedly was.
‘This should be right.’ He thought with satisfaction, and then got to working again, he didn’t want his assistant to wake up and go working again did he?
After finishing to reply to all the overflowing letters on the desk and sorting them by importance order, he admired his lover for a little more before carrying him to the bedroom, going slowly in order not to wake the younger one in his hold.
Yuder groaned softly when placed on the bed, wanting a little more warmth than just the blanket, and luckily, it didn’t take long for said warmth to be by his side, hugging him tightly and closely.