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Keigo was aqutely aware of his body falling deeper into pre-heat as he flew through the city, faster than he had in a long time. He couldnt believe he was being called for a debrief so close to his heat starting, but usually they were fast, only a few minutes.
In and out, like he had reasured Touya and Tomura, after all Keigo knew the concequence of refusing his assistance could be very severe. He couldnt risk his handler sending someone to check on him only to find the apartment empty, not when they were so close.
Soon enough the commission, and hero society, would fall, they would all have their revenge and freedom. Soon, but not yet so Keigo still had to play his part as the perfect, obedient, little pet. He landed on the balcony connected to the main office, checked that his scent patch was covering exactly as much as was needed, and went in without knocking knowing he was expected.
Its four am when the phone rings, Touya doesnt hesitate answering. Only two people have the number, and one of them is alseep next to him, growling even in dreams.
They had been ready for Keigo's heat when his "handler" called him, forcing him to run to the commission as fast as possible so he could be back in their nest before his heat started.
That hadnt happened, Keigo hadnt returned to the base or his apartment, and each passing day just made the dread grow bigger. Keigo had told them how the commission used to make him spend his heats, alone and withouth even the comfort of a nest, torture for a still juvenile omega.
Tomura had barely slept since the other omega, this being the first proper sleep he got since Keigo flew away, but Touya wasnt surprised to feel the alpha waking up with a jolt beside him as the omega answered the phone.
"Keigo?" They had a code they were supposed to use, to make sure the person on the line was actually their partner. In this ocassion Touya couldnt give a flying fuck. The only noise coming from the other side of the line was sobbing, "Keigo is that you?"
"To-Touya?" The voice was raspy, broken in a way so uncaracteristic of their mate. Touya could feel Tomura stiffening beside him as he placed the phone on speaker. "Touya, come for me ,please, please I need-"
"Tell us where you are omega" Tomura spoke in a soft tone, unlike his usual harsh candence, a response to hearing his omega, his mate if still unclaimed, in such clear distress. On the other side of the phone, Keigo's cries became harder at the sound of the villain's voice.
"A-alpha, apartment, please come." The last part came out as a whimper, a call for help directed to a pack alpha, and after it nothing but sobbing came out of Keigo. Touya saw Tomura run out of the nest, calling for Kurogiri to wake up, while he stayed on the phone with their mate, whispering soft reasurance over the line as he waited for the portal to be ready so their alpha could bring Keigo home.
The first thing Tomura noticed as he steped out of the portal and into Keigo's apartment was the stench. The omega was standing in the middle of the living room, completly naked aside from a paper thin hospital robe. He was holding the phone like a lifeline against his ear, probably a stress grip in the unatural curve of his fingers said anything, and tears ran down his beautiful face non stop.
The stentch was too strong to ignore, putrid omega distress combined with the sweetness of heat, and worst of all, an alpha's rut. Tomura growled, insticts trying to pinpoint where the horrible must of the other alpha was coming from, but Keigo's whimper shut him up.
He ran toward his mate, horrified as he saw Keigo flinch away before recognition filled those golden eyes. The scent of omega distress and alpha must grew stronger the closer he got, filling him with rage.
"Tomura." As soon as he was close enough Keigo closed the gap between them, throwing himself against the alpha's chest. Tomura had never been more grateful of his height as it allowed him to grab the phone from Keigo's right had at the same time he held the omega's nape, scenting him.
"I got him," he didnt wait to hear Touya's reply, simply hanging up before sliping the phone into his pant pocket so he could hug his omega even closer. He needed to erradicate the alpha must away, the story of what had happened would come in due time, but now Tomura's priority was his mate.
As close as they were, even with nothing but the full moon to shine a light on them, Tomura could finally see the state Keigo was in. Too many feathers were missing, there was no way the omega could fly now, and his body was litered in bruises and scraches where the robe didnt cover him. His talons were gone, filled almost to the bed once more (how long had Keigo been growing them in secret, how happy he'd looked being able to perch once more).
The worst was the collar, a thin metal contraption covering his mate's neck. A contraption with only one use, to prevent an omega getting marked by an alpha during rut or heat.
He couldnt help it, Tomura growled as he hugged Keigo even closer to himself. Who had dared touch his omega?! Keigo whimpered, but it wasnt fearful this time, but a cry of pain. Tomura inmediatley let go, not wanting to hurt his mate further as he signaled for Kurogiri to prepare the portal back.
"What hapened omega, where are you hurt?" He needed to concentrate, Keigo was shivering now and Tomura could see the faint marks on his wrists. He had been restrained.
"Everywhere, I swear I tried to fight, alpha, but-"
"Shhh I know Kei, I know." He nuzzled the crown of Keigo's head, careful not to hug him to tight to avoid hurting his mate further. "Lets go home, Touya is waiting for us."