House of Alphas Chapter 153: Bonding Activities

The smell of food stirred you from your slumber. Your stomach growled as you lifted yourself, pressing into the mattress.

There it was, delicious food filling a plate to the brim, sitting on the nightstand. A glass of cool water right next to it. Your nose wiggled as your stomach growled.

Who was that for?

You wondered as you looked to the end of the bed, Nanami sitting there with his drawing book in his lap; he was looking at you with a knowing smile. "It's for you."

"Oh, thank goodness, I didn't realize how hungry I was." You scooted over to the edge and, with the daintiness of a hyena, you started tearing into the meat. "Mm~" You hummed, absolutely delicious.

"Someone worked up an appetite."

You swallowed, saying, "I wonder whose fault that is." Then you went right back in for a big bite.

"My apologies. Toji was rather upset with me for taking you away before allowing you to eat."

"I'm joking, Nanami, it is not your fault."

"Do not sound sorry for me, sweetheart. I know I'm responsible, but I regret nothing." He snickered as he went back to drawing.

You shook your head with a little snort, eating your food while you listened to him quietly scratch away. After your third bite, you asked a question you already knew the answer to.

"What are you drawing?"

"You...with my glasses on."

"Have I unlocked a secret kink you were not aware of?"

He looked over his shoulder, "Perhaps that and the wonders of strip chess." He joked, making you laugh, but then his eyes softened. "...You help me discover a lot of things about myself."

You felt his words were more meaningful than just kink exploration.

"Good...I like seeing you happy, alpha..."

"The feelings are mutual..." He kept his gaze on you; something stirring within his eyes. "...I was...well..." he started but stopped.

"What?"

"Nothing...Make sure you eat your food; I don't wish to distract you again." He brushed away the topic as he brushed away his page.

You took a few more bites and a big gulp of water before you readdressed what he was about to say, "Ok, now tell me."

"Tell you what?"

"What you were about to say, I ate enough."

He checked your dish, calculating if it was indeed enough. It was not. "Finish all of it."

You rolled your eyes, going to shove the roll in your mouth, but he spoke without turning around this time-

"If I have to perform the Heimlich maneuver, then I will punish you with my cock since you want to choke."

Don't threaten me with a good time- you wanted to say, but your mouth was full, and you really wanted to know what was on his mind. So you held back your sassy tongue as you slowly chewed.

You finally finished your food and then crawled to the edge of the bed, "All done, sir."

He checked as you examined his lewd drawing of you with his glasses on, his cock in your mouth. You could see his threat might have been a desire he wanted to dish out.

"You make me look good." You complimented.

"Art imitates life. If you think it is my drawing that makes you look beautiful, then you are mistaken." He said, tracing your tongue with loving strokes of his feathered pencil. The way he was focused made this feel a step away from foreplay. He was so gentle as he curved his hands with fluid flicking motions.

You cleared your throat, feeling a bit hot from watching him draw you with such care. "Th-thanks..." You murmured almost as an afterthought. "Uh- you were supposed to ask me something? Or tell me something?"

Nanami slowly closed his book, setting it aside. "Sometimes I feel hesitant when drawing... You said this is not how you appeared in your world?"

"Oh...I mean not fully...like some things are different. But I guess I look close enough."

"...Would it bother you if I wanted to draw your original appearance?"

You were a bit taken aback by his question. "I dunno...actually. I don't know how to answer that. Like this is my original body now...this is how it was fixed up to be. Seeing how I looked before...might make me feel weird...Can I get back to you on that?"

"Sure." he nodded, "I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable."

"No, you didn't... It's just a weird subject...is that what you were thinking about?"

"No. I wanted to talk to you about... combining our curse energy."

"Sure." You lift your hand for him.

"You would do as I say without much of an inquiry?" He questioned as your palms touch, and your fingers clasped together.

"You are wearing the glasses."

Nanami found humour in your joke, "Haha...I am. You are right."

"See? Now, let me concentrate." You grabbed your curse energy with your other hand and wrapped it around the back of his, cradling his fist. You breathed, bringing your curse energy into you at a slow pace...trying not to overload your blonde as you had done with Getou.

Something flashed behind your lids, and you opened your eyes to see Nanami's body wrapped with golden chains.

"Ah!" You gasp in shock.

"So I was right...." Nanami spoke in awe as he looked at his arm.

"Does-does this mean that I was the reason you were able to use that light magic?"

"I believe so. I feel it...Feel that curse energy that is just ways away from me. You are bringing it closer. Push more." He urged.

"It's not going to hurt you?"

"I don't think so."

You sucked in more of your energy, merging it with Nanami's. The chains on him began to move rapidly and appeared to tighten; sparks of light popped off them in different areas as they constricted against one another.

Nanami hissed and flinched in discomfort.

"Nanami-" You pulled your hand back, but he held on to you tight.

"Keep- keep going-" He grit his teeth.

"It's- it's hurting you- no, I don't want to do this-" You pulled your energy back, and his chains began to fade. His body slouched as he panted.

"Why-ha-why did you stop?" He questioned with slight anger.

"The chains- started moving like crazy, and it looked like it was harming you..."

"Yes..." He gulped, pushing back his sweaty hair, "...but I could have handled it; I have dealt with much worse in Sukuna's training. This is the first time I was able to get so close. It felt so close..." He spoke with a wild look in his eyes. "Let's do it again." He urged.

"I...If you could just listen for a second... It's hard to see you like that...and be the cause of it. If the roles were reversed, I know you wouldn't be okay with hurting me no matter how much I ask you to."

Nanami sighed as his hand fell into his lap. "..."

He seemed so dejected. "Nanami..." You tried to comfort him. "Sorry..." You felt bad seeing his dejected state. But all you could offer was an apology.

"No...You are right, but...what if this is our soul-bonded power that we have to unlock..."

Your jaw dropped, seeing as his face turned slightly red. "Is that...what this is?"

"I believe so...It would explain how I was able to use that spell when we were together. I believe we became connected and you helped me gain my curse energy to cast the spell."

"Omt Nanami! I didn't even think about it like that...Maybe this is our trial... to break the chains on you...just like Getou and I are challenged with freeing the Shikigami...they do have some correlation."

Nanami looked a bit more excited now that you were seeing it his way. "I agree, that's exactly what I was thinking...which could mean...maybe these chains are not something bad...but an obstacle we have to get through together...something we have to overcome..."

Seeing the way he spoke about this reminded you of how Getou was going about your challenge. They both saw it as a great achievement bestowed upon both of you, something to-"...This must be testing our bond." He finished, placing his hand upon yours. He squeezed you tight.

"Then..." You started slow, not wanting to rain on his parade. "...We need to be cautious about this. The challenge for Suguru and me...is a big scary ass boss that..." You shook your head, nervous to voice how truly terrified you were to fight that boss. Just in case Getou was listening. "...this could be the same...just as challenging...just as dangerous"

"..." That had stumped Nanami as he looked off into nothing, "...Maybe you are right..."

Fuck, you rained on his parade. "Look...I know you want to figure this out, but this is a happy first step!" You say, trying to bring back his joy.

"You are right...again." He placed his hand upon your own, bringing your palm to his lips. Then he cracked a small grin.

"What?" You questioned, matching his expression. You don't know what was amusing, but seeing his smile made you already want to laugh.

He was looking devious!

"I believe..." He spoke while kissing your wrist, then he pulled you into him as he spoke low, "This means I was actually the first to bond with you..."

You gasped, hitting him playfully upon his chest, "Oh goodness! Please don't get the others jealous." You whispered.

Your blonde only chuckled as he pressed you into the bed, kissing you.

You know he's going to rub this into the others' faces in his Nanami way. He will say it casually, and it will make them jealous, but on the plus side, maybe you could merge your curse energy with everyone and have a bonded ability.

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You felt bubbly and giddy. Walking down the halls. You had to heal yourself after another round with your blonde. You almost didn't make it out, but duty had called for him, and he had mail to go through.

It gave you time to find another alpha to check in on. These one-on-ones were important!

Yes, you are just as busy! This is busy work for the prime omega! You had to make sure everyone was ok. You felt you had to speak with Toji next, but you had to make sure Sukuna and Gojo didn't hurt each other.

You walked toward the guest dining hall. You didn't even make it there before you found a GIGANTIC gaping hole in the building. Everything was obliterated on this side of the castle. It looked like a torpedo exploded everything.

"OH!" You gasped in shock, running over the rubble as you got outside of the destruction. You saw Yuji picking up the pieces. Megumi was sitting on a stone bench with his legs crossed, reading a book. "What the hell happened!?" you questioned.

The boy raised a brow, without looking up. "Your alphas happened."

"Hiya Raven!" Yuji shouted while waving.

"Hi Yuji." You greeted the boy, then looked back at Megumi, "Was it Sukuna and Gojo?"

"Yup." Megumi answered with a pop of his lips.

"Oh my Tengen, where are they?"

Megumi gestured with his head, "Collecting resources to rebuild."

"Thanks." You sighed, about to move, but then you paused. "How are you doing?"

"Is this your idea of small talk?"

"I do worry about you too, Megumi. I know I had said something to you when we were in Shapuro, and I wanted to apologize for it...but at the same time I don't feel bad for saying it... just how I said it..."

"You mean when you told me to get a therapist for my daddy issues?"

"Yes..." You waited as the boy set his book within his lap.

"I don't care."

"Is that you being honest?"

"That's me giving you the answer I want to give you."

You took a deep breath, trying to hold in the need to smack this emo boy. "Yuji wants to travel with us, but I am sure if you just walked away he'd chase after you. So why are you still here?"

Megumi was hesitant for a moment, "I'm not going to stop him from desperately trying to mend a relationship with his brother. Yuji has no more family left; Sukuna is all he has. As you can see, he takes this family thing too seriously, like your beta alpha."

You looked toward Yuji, seeing him bounce around picking up trash. You don't know how someone could look so content doing physical labor.

"And you? Do you wish to mend your relationship with your father?"

"...Nanami, Gojo, and Getou raised me just fine."

"I'm aware, I'm just asking if you wanted anything to do with Toji. I know he feels sorry about what happened, and you know that too. It was a tragic situation that was not his nor your fault. It's what you do after that you have control over..." You trailed off as you watched a maid come out of the broken wall with drinks on a circular tray.

"Prime Omega." She greeted politely.

"Are those for my naughty boys?" You asked.

She giggled, "Yes, it is. I figured they would need something refreshing to drink. Would you like one? I could make another?" She asked as she handed Yuji and Megumi a cool beverage.

"No, I'm fine. I was going to ask if I could take it to them?"

The maid seemed surprised, "Oh yes, of course, if you would like."

You took the tray from her, holding it with both hands, afraid to drop all the drinks. You could sense the stamina boost it held. "Thank you for making these, that was very kind of you. What is your name?" After she told you, you nodded respectfully, dismissing the beta.

You looked toward Megumi with one final thing to say, "Think about what I said, and when you deem me worthy of your time, you know where to find me. Thank you for helping Itadori!" you shouted your appreciation to Yuji.

You made your way across the field. You could smell your alphas' delightful scent mixed with that interesting musk that smells good. You found it funny that when your boys get sweaty, they actually smell good. One of the many small things in the omegaverse you liked. They just never smelled bad! Unless you have a repeat of what happened at Tigress's home. You stepped into the woods, hearing the hack of wood and the sharp ting of a pickaxe.

"I'M TIRED OF THIS SHIT!"

"THAT'S TOO DAMN BAD!"

Yep, that would be them.

"Well excuuuse me!"

"You and Sukuna are the reason we are in this mess in the first place! You should be happy people are helping!"

"You're only helping because Mei Mei threatened to charge extra if she had to wait for the Sorccers of Carpentry."

"Nanami is in a good mood! I'd like to keep it that way!"

"Yes, don't ruin all my hard work." You say while coming through the trees.

All of your men were working. Toji was chopping wood, Gojo was cutting down trees, Sukuna and Choso were hacking at an ore while Getou sat on top of the rock, his funny lookalike was collecting everything and putting it into the inventory worm. They all peeked up as soon as you made your presence known.

"Hey baby!" Gojo dropped his axe to come swoop you up in his arms- but you had to stop him.

"Wait wait- don't make me drop the drinks!" You hurried over to the middle so you could give each person their cup. You told them to give the beta an extra tip since she was so gracious to make it for them. "SO~ what the hell happened, guys?" You questioned with a little disciplinary tone, hands on your hips.

"Sorry, sweetheart, I stopped them from killing themselves, but the collateral damage was a bit much." Toji lamented.

Sukuna drank his cup in one gulp, "You already know what happened." and tossed it onto the tray, "Why are you so shit at chess?"

You gaped, "Don't try to change the subject!"

"I think she just wanted to get undressed." Getou chuckled. "Such a naughty game of strip chess, and I couldn't believe it was my innocent darling who suggested it."

Choso looked toward Gojo with a raised brow, but the alpha put a finger to his lips. But you caught it.

"AH! What was that, boys!" You pointed between them.

Choso stared at you with his lips sealed.

Gojo, on the other hand, appeared extremely guilty..." What are you talkin about?"

This got everyone examining your white-haired alpha.

"What the fuck you guys got going on?" Sukuna pinned Choso with a glare. He was thinking the two had something they were discussing about HIM and his insecurities with his collar. "Why not say it out loud?" He sneered..

"Not everything is about you, jackass." Gojo rolled his eyes, finishing his drink.

"What did you say?"

"Enough, you guys! You already have enough to fix!" Damn, you thought you could have a fun moment but the tension was too high for it! Next time you won't say anything!

"Yes, because of his fragile alpha ego!" Gojo sneered, making the other alpha glower at him.

The atmosphere was getting hot and cold very quickly.

"Don't fucking do this again- just tell us what it is Choso." Toji turned his attention to the beta.

"Ah..." Choso found himself stuck in a difficult situation, your alphas were glaring at him. Anything he said could ruin his reputation with one of them or more. "...I apologize... but I had promised-."

"Oh, hush guys. Gojo just asked Choso to teach him how to play chess, really no big deal." Getou waved carelessly.

"OI! You were listening!?" Gojo shouted with a little blush.

"Urugus told me." Getou pointed to his dito-looking version of him.

"URUGUS YOU SNITCH!"

You let out a little laugh, giving Getou a thank-you smile. He had knowingly saved Choso... and the forest.

"What? You too dumb to learn yourself?' Sukuna tried to come back with a jab, but you decided to insert yourself in before things could go too far.

"We can all learn how to play, I'm not that good either." You spoke up enough to cover what Sukuna said.

"As long as it's the same game you were playing, I'm in." Gojo grinned.

"Sure, it was a lot of fun." Mission was a success, you then looked toward Sukuna, "Would you like to play too?"

"No. Chess is boring, I would rather play conquest." Sukuna meant it mockingly, but Getou took it and ran with it.

"Dirty Conquest!" He perked up in excitement, "Yes, that would be quite entertaining, and more people could play at once." Getou smiled deviously, just picturing it now.

You nodded, "We can save it for when we get home. The sooner you work, the quicker we can-" Gojo was gone in a flash, whacking at the tree with hyper speed. "-Go."

Toji chuckled, "Someone is energized."

"When you work for something you want, it gives you motivation. Work faster, Urugus!" Getou shouted, going back to sit on his rock.

"A fight would be a better contest." Sukuna muttered.

"We could do that too." You reassured him. "We will have some time on our hands when we get back home, but I still want to keep up with our training."

"Hm." Sukuna humphed away, going back to his task.

"I should get back to work." Choso bowed.

"Same." Toji nodded.

"I will help too!" You stated.

"No way." Toji shook his head, "Sit your cute butt down somewhere."

"Nope! This cute butt wants to hurry up so we can go home too! Let's get to work, fellas!" You shouted.

"What's your excuse?" Sukuna questioned Getou.

Your alpha gasped, "We are too precious for this work! Come sit with me!"

"I thought I gave you good motivation! I didn't know I could outfiend my fiend!" You smiled at him.

Getou grumbled as he slid from his spot. "Fine!"

Choso handed you the pickaxe he was using, "Use this, it's much better."

Taking the tool, you gasped, "Is this a saber pickaxe?"

"He also has a saber ax!" Gojo shouted, using the very tool he spoke about. You hadn't even noticed it glowed on its edge.

You shook your head in shock; he had END GAME tools?! "Where did you get the gems for this?"

"Oh? My father gave them to me. I tried to let Sukuna use it, but he-"

"Don't want your handouts." Sukuna spoke on the other side.

"Yeah, that."

"I do! Do you have another saber ax?" Getou questioned.

"Sorry, just one of each."

You stared at the light-up pickaxe and internally shook your head. Well, Kenjaku was the endgame boss of the entire game, so it made sense he got all the good shit.

You barely had to swing the thing for it to break the rock apart. It felt like you were chipping at butter.

"Do you...remember the song you used to sing when doing chores?" Choso questioned with a shy blush.

You felt a little sad, because you don't. "N-"

"Sorry...that was stupid of me to ask..." Choso took back his words before you could even say anything.

"Wait, I may not remember, but let me guess...I bet I know what it was." You smiled, seeing him light up.

You guessed the song with your second try.

Of course, Gojo wanted you to teach him. You played as if you couldn't remember how the words had gone. Singing a little bit before saying, "Can you remind me?"

You were pretty sure Choso knew you were lying, but he never told on you. That is one thing for sure. Choso is not a snitch.

Despite doing something mundane, you felt like this was the bonding experience needed for your pack. It may not have been hunting, but it was something!

You don't know how much time had passed, but Nanami had come out to speak with Toji about something. You looked over your shoulder, watching as the blonde showed him a letter. Toji's face screwed up in irritation as he snatched the paper and stalked away.

"OI! Where the hell is he going?" Gojo shouted.

"He has some matters to attend to. I'll take up his spot for now." Nanami took Toji's place.

Oh no, that didn't look good. "I'm going to make sure he's ok." You announced to the others.

"You are leaving us too?" Getou pouted while taking your pick for himself as if he was dying to switch.

You released a tiny snort, "Sorry, my alpha, I just want to make sure he is alright! I'll be right back!" You called while scurrying off. You barely made it to the edge of the forest before you saw Toji. He was already entering the castle; his stride was swift, and his scent was filled with annoyance. Damn, did he run across the field?!

You were tired from working, so you followed after him with quick steps. Whatever information he received must have greatly pissed him off. You made it to the halls, about to knock on Toji's door, but as soon as you stepped in front of the door, it was whipped open, and you were met with a hard chest that had you flopping backwards.

"Fuck-" Toji grabbed you swiftly before you could fall, his bucket of bathroom supplies dropping to the floor. "-My bad, baby, I didn't mean to run you over."

"It's ok." You recovered, bending down to help him pick up his things. That's when you noticed the letter on the floor. Something nasty hit your nose, making you recoil.

"I can pick this up, sorry about that." Toji stated as you were shell-shocked from whatever assaulted your nose.

"Is everything alright?" You questioned after he swiftly grabbed the paper and shoved it in his pants.

"Your ridiculous alphas destroyed the damn plumbing, I was just going to the bathhouse."

That was not what you meant, but you went with it, "I'll come with you."

"I think your side should be fine." Toji stated, making you gasp.

"So you don't want me to join you?"

Toji blinked swiftly, realizing how his words came off, "No-not at all-I mean yes-Fuck that's not- you can come-if you want!" He finally blurted out in frustration.

Ok, maybe you shouldn't play with him too much, but it was too funny to watch such a huge man get tongue-tied over you. "Perfect!" You smile, "I'll go grab my things, be right back!"

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Chef Note: I wanted to post this last night but I had fallen asleep and I wanted to make sure there wasn’t a repeat of last time where everything was messed up 😭.

Toji just got a letter Toji just got a letter Toji just got a letter~ I wonder who it's from ✨