Bickslow's POV

           I slumped against my couch as the rain poured outside. I chuckled, it was no different than what I was feeling inside. My dear best friend was getting married, he'd run into the guild with the biggest smile on his face today. He'd finally bugged Laxus so much that the big dope had proposed just to shut him up. That plan had surely backfired as now he not only had Freed bugging him constantly but now the whole guild was breathing down his neck for details.

I let out a sigh of relief as I pulled off my helmet and tossed it across the room. I should have known this day would come but I was naive. I thought one day Freed would finally realize how much of a jerk Laxus was being to him and breakup with him, not get married to the bastard.

I chuckled again at myself, when would I get over this pain in my heart. The way my heart clenched the second Freeds smile and those eyes faced me. The second the normally reserved and shy guild member had announced the marriage I had broken and run out of the guild in the middle of the biggest storm of the year.

Many of the towns folk were huddled in the guild in fear of their houses collapsing. I was one of those people. I lived in a shabby house much like Natsu's hidden in the forest. Almost no one even knew where I lived. That's how I liked it, for situations like this at least.

A knock at the door pulled me from my thoughts. I brushed back my hair with my left hand, it had grown out quite a bit since I hadn't cut it since the Fiore Grand Magic Games ended three months ago. I had grown to like it though and thought it suited me.

As I opened the door my eyes widened in shock at who was standing in front of my door, clothes torn to shreds.

"Freed!" I called out as I quickly pulled him inside and out of the cold rainstorm. He had tears mixed with blood running down his face. His clothes were torn to shreds and he was shivering.

"He's gone..." was all he said as he collapsed against me. I caught him barely as he became completely limp in my arms.

My face was flushed red with rage and embarrassment. Had Laxus done this to him? Those questions would have to wait as Freed was in need of serious medical attention. I quickly laid him on my couch and ran to get some clean clothes.

I dressed him being careful not to touch the various wounds and gashes around his body. The worst being the two cuts straight down his thighs which seemed to have been what cut off his pants. His left arm also seemed to be twisted the wrong way as his shoulder jutted out the wrong way from his body.

Once he was covered I brushed the tears from his eyes and wiped the blood off his face with a clean towel. I wasn't in any way a doctor but I could make an assumption of what had occurred here.

Freed was raped.

Freed was against having any sort of sexual relations before marriage. I mean everyone knew that, even those not so close to Freed. I mean he and Ezra had almost murdered Natsu and Gray when they found out they had been having a secret sexual relationship without being married.

My blood boiled at the thought of another person taking Freed's first time from him, especially unwillingly. I was an Alpha but I had strong morals unlike some people apparently who'd just forcefully take Freed's virginity from him.

I noticed Freed shaking under my gaze even though he was asleep and I took several deep breaths in order to make my scent more calming. I couldn't let myself get carried away and scare- wait scare.

I looked down at Freed and that's when it hit me. A sweet smell, it smelled like pine and cedar but with a dash of cinnamon. His scent was so sweet unlike the one I was used to smelling from him which smelled of ash and oil. Freed smelled like an omega....Oh my gosh Freed is an omega!?

I jumped back from the couch holding my head in my hands. How had I never known! I had been in love with Freed from the moment I met him but I had no idea he was an omega. Male omegas are extremely rare and I only knew of two other cases which were Rouge and Gray.

"Ohhhh no." I said to myself as I paced the room.

I had just discovered Freed's deepest secret while he's unconscious on my couch. I gripped my head as I worried about how Freed would feel when he found out. I paced from the small kitchen to the living room repeatedly as lightning struck outside.

"AHHH!!!" Freed screamed as he jerked awake.

I spun around and ran too him and quickly wrapped my arms around him. Unconsciously I let out calming scents to calm him down. He took a few panic breathes before relaxing slightly in my arms.

"Hey....it's okay Freed, your safe I-" I blushed at the statement I was about to make "I've got you" I said finally.

"T-Thank you..." he breathed out as he slowly brought his right arm around me. I soon found myself supporting Freed as he leaned heavily on me.

Lightning struck outside once against and Freed shuddered. He looked terrified. He'd never been scared of lightning before. It always intrigued him because it had to do with Laxus and his dragon element.

His cries settled my mind about one thing. Laxus had done this. I hugged him tighter as I continued to send comforting pheromones his way. Laxus would pay for what he had done, even though I still didn't know the extent of it yet.

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A few hours had passed and I was currently waiting for Freed in a waiting room at the hospital. As soon as Freed had been calm enough I had carried him to the nearest hospital. I would have gone to Porlyusica had I not feared that Laxus could be waiting around there for Freed.

Laxus....he had done this to Freed.

The door opened in front of me and there was Freed. His left arm was in a sling and he had tears pouring down his face.

I quickly jumped up and went to his side as the doctor followed him out.

"Oh hello" the doctor greeted "and you are....".

"Bickslow, I'm Freed's friend." I said as I shook the doctors hand.

"Alright Bickslow, Freed here is alright besides the broken arm and two broken ribs he is perfectly healthy, I suggest he be taken home immediately to get some rest." The old doctor said as he shoved papers in my hands.

Freed was to put of it to even react. I just nodded at the doctor and led Freed out of the hospital. Luckily by now the storm had calmed down to a near drizzle. I sighed in relief as it seemed my house would be safe for another year.

"Bickslow...." Freed choked out as he gripped my arm with his right hand. I looked him in the eyes or as well as I could through my helmet to see tears pouring down his face.

"Hey, it's okay" I said as I grabbed his hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.

"Bickslow....I'm pregnant.." he said as he choked back a sob.

My eyes went wide as I pulled him to my chest immediately. Laxus would not survive this time, and I would see to it.

TBC