In a snap, his mind turned into a chaotic mess, and he immediately missed Danny’s presence.
Noticing Suga’s gloomy expression, Aaron stumbled, “Uh… Sorry, I didn’t mean to scare you.”
Suga shook his head, “No, thank you for telling me about that guy… It’s just that I suddenly miss my brother.”
“Oh, yeah! You have a brother!” Trevor’s expression lit up as he scooted closer to him.
Yuze also glanced at him with inquisitive eyes, both of them appearing to be on the same page, eager to shift the conversation away from the topic of the crazy instructor.
“Hey, is your brother an alpha or an omega? If he’s an omega, you can introduce him to me, haha.”
Suga’s gloomy expression instantly transformed into a radiant smile whenever he thought of Danny.
His mood always brightened.
Seeing Suga’s face, the nervous atmosphere around them finally, completely disappear.
“A few weeks ago his results just came out and he’s an alpha.”
“Oh.” Trevor’s excitement immediately faded, “So he is still underage … Shit, and also an alpha.”
“Your brother must look a lot like you.” Yuze commented.
“Would you like to see his picture?”
Aaron who was standing some distance away from them, hearing those words, finally stepped closer to the three of them.
He then squatted in front of Suga who was looking for a phone in his pocket, when he turned on his phone Suga immediately showed them a picture of him and Danny.
There, in the photo, Danny was scowling, clearly reluctant to be photographed.
“Huh, you two don’t look alike.”
Hearing Aaron’s immediate blunt comment, Suga glared at him, “Damn, I’ve heard those words many times but it’s still annoying to hear them.”
“…. Sorry Suga I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings, but you two are really different.” adding more pain in his heart, Yuze also added.
Suga furrowed his brows and looked once again at the screen.
He swiped and showed another photo, where Danny’s face and him were more clearly visible, with more relaxed expression.
“Look carefully… All that’s different about us is hair color, skin color and eye shape.”
“….
Hm,” Trevor hummed placing his fingers on the chin, he blinked, “But Danny looks more like a white guy.”
“That’s because he predominantly takes after my dad.”
“Oh yeah, you’re mixed. Now that I look at it again, you both have the same blue eyes.” Yuze raised his head, observing Suga’s facial features then looked back at his phone screen.
“It’s a beautiful eye color huh.”
Smiling before putting his phone back in his pants pocket, this conversation made him remember the time he came to Danny’s school for a parent-teacher meeting, and the teachers had initially looked somewhat skeptical when Danny brought him along, thinking they didn’t resemble each other at first glance.
But as the teachers stared longer, one of them suddenly gasped and exclaimed, “Ah, you two actually look alike, it’s just Danny’s jaw that’s sharper!”
Not gonna lie, Suga couldn’t help but feel a little envious of Danny’s face and his more masculine features, meanwhile he inherited a more gentle and soft appearance from his mother.
It was all good though, it meant that they were really brothers, getting DNA from their parents just in different proportions.
Suga leaned his head against the tree and closed his eyes for a moment, the pain in his neck subsiding, although it still felt a bit stiff.
Come to think of it, only Trevor and Yuze were in charge of hunting, as he had his doubts that Aaron would join them, given how much the man slept and slept.
As he opened his eyes, his gaze shifted to the stew pot, still emitting smoke from being hot.
“By the way, who managed to shoot the deer?”
Yuze, who had gotten up to fetch a water bottle, pointed at Aaron, who was currently lying quietly on the carpet.
“Huh… Aaron?”
“Yeah. Haha… He can easily do it if he puts his mind into it.”
“His shooting skills are impressive… It’s tough to admit it.”
Suga made a face of shock and disbelief at Trevor’s statement as Trevor tidied up the cutlery.
He had initially planned to apologize to both of them for getting into trouble with Instructor Zion, but it seemed like the person he should really apologize to was Aaron.
Struggling a bit on his weak legs, he stood up and made his way over to Aaron, who was sprawled out by the campfire.
The man’s eyes were shut tight, and he seemed to be snoring softly.
“…Hey, Aaron, my bad for not properly keeping an eye on Marcus.”
Aaron’s brow furrowed, and he grumbled something in his sleep, adjusting his position.
“Aaron I’m sorry, ok?”
Suga softly flicked his forehead, drawing a reaction from Aaron whose eyes slowly opened and he roughly clucked his tongue.
“Ah Suga shut up man … I don’t care, it’s all Marcus’s fault anyway.”
“Still… We all got punished because of me.”
“Huh?” Aaron made an expression as if Suga said something ridiculous, “Our group is blacklisted because of Marcus and the punishment for a blacklisted group is washing dishes, the only ones who will get special punishment from the Instructor are you and Marcus.”
“….. What.”
“Leave me alone, I want to rest.” Aaron gritted his teeth, he turned his head away from Suga and closed his eyes again.
What ….
So I won’t be able to avoid seeing that guy anymore.
In an instant, the memory of that arrogant face and those piercing red eyes flashed in his mind, sending shivers down his spine.
What would that man do this time?
What kind of punishment was in store for him?
That guy didn’t even hesitate to strangle him and nearly took him out.
So the fear coursing through him now was definitely not an overreaction
“Suga, let’s eat, otherwise the stew will get cold.”
He didn’t even care about his rumbling stomach anymore.
Yuze looked at Suga with an expression as if he could read what was on Suga’s mind, and chuckled lightly.
That night, despite the delicious aroma, the venison tasted bland on his tongue.
*
“….. Lady Betty, I think that’s enough.”
Lady Betty glanced at him briefly, but her hand didn’t stop adding more eggs to his plate.
“Lady Betty, I can’t eat this many eggs.”
“Eat.”
“Huh?”
Adding two pieces of chicken breast, Suga wearily looked at his overflowing plate.
“Can I reduce the eggs, please….”
As Suga reached for a spoon and tried to remove some of the eggs from his plate, Lady Betty glared at him, signaling that she didn’t like what he was doing.
Suga’s forehead broke into a sweat, and because of that intense glare, he tried to force a smile and dropped his hand.
Looking around, almost every table in the cafeteria was occupied, but after scanning for a while, he finally found an empty chair.
Suga quickly made his way to the table and sat down.
No wonder this corner table was empty, there was a man named Aaron, sitting and sleeping without a care.
Deciding to simply ignore the guy, Suga sat across from him.
He looked at his plate full of food.
There was no way he could eat all of this.
This actually frustrated him a bit because every time he visited the cafeteria, Lady Betty would always give him an excessive amount of food.
Even though he noticed other members being allowed to serve themselves, the moment Lady Betty saw him take a plate, she swiftly stood up from her seat and expertly piled the food onto his plate.
And whenever Suga mentioned that he couldn’t finish all the food, Lady Betty would snort derisively and comment on how skinny he was to be working in this place.
Suga was certain he wasn’t too skinny.
Sure, his weight might not be ideal, but he was still strong enough even with his slender build.
It had been three days since the hunting day, and right after it ended, Suga began feeling the exhaustion from running around like a madman while carrying a heavy man on his back.
It might sound a bit dramatic, but as soon as he entered his room and saw his bed, Suga promptly collapsed onto it, and within moments, his eyes closed, and he slept until the next afternoon.
It’s a good thing there was a three-day break for the members after the hunting day, and this was his last day to relax.
Tomorrow, he would be heading to the IHPS training facility for the first time, and Suga didn’t even have time to explore the building beforehand.
As he stuffed the chicken into his mouth, Suga blinked while his gaze fixated on the plain wall, lost in thought.
Lately, his body often felt achy, and he sometimes felt drowsy right after eating.
Moreso, despite the three-day break, he still felt utterly exhausted.
He didn’t even do much during those three days.
Seriously …
now that he thought more about this, this was a bit strange, whereas he was usually busy doing all kinds of job, and rarely rested.
Suga had never felt this indescribable tiredness.
Huh, that sounds like someone experiencing diabetes symptoms
No, haha, it’s impossible for me to have diabetes.
None of my family members have a history of diabetes.
It’s probably a psychological thing, yeah, I’m probably mentally exhausted being in a new place.