The Prince Wants to Pair With His Fiancé - Chapter 2

“I’m back home.”

　　As I passed through the front door of the Shinomori household, where even the decorations could be described as extravagant, several maids, led by the butler, lined up and bowed to me, saying, “Welcome home.”

I was always amazed at how spacious the house is, but why is there a fountain in the entrance hall?

The light from the stained-glass skylight sparkled and looked dazzling.

　Giving a small “Hello.” to the maids behind Kaname, I walked down the long carpeted corridor and was led to the reception room.

　There, a gorgeous and beautiful woman who bore a strong resemblance to Kaname was sitting on a large sofa, elegantly drinking tea.

The woman put her cup down, looked in my direction and smiled.

“Welcome home, Kaname-san. You’re here early today.”

“I’m home, Hana-san. There weren’t any real classes today, so I took Nacchan home early.”

“Welcome, Natsume-chan. It’s been a while.”

As Kaname spoke, his mother, Shinomori Hanae-san, turned to me and called out.

She is a gorgeous and beautiful woman, just like her name suggests.

She has partial foreign ancestry, with her grandmother having mixed blood, so she has slightly blue eyes and long, golden brown hair that is lighter than Kaname’s, falling in gentle waves.

She has a great figure and a voluptuous body, which I think is a bit too much for a high school student’s eyes… Ugh, your chest is too exposed, Hanae-san.

　”Auntie, it’s been a while. I’m sorry to bother you.”

　It had been a really long time since we last met, since Kaname’s study abroad. As I greeted her with a nervous look on my face, Hanae frowned.

　”Not Auntie, but Hana-san! You can just call me Hana-san like you always have been. In fact, you’ll be coming to live with us as a bride soon, so you can call me mother-in-law.”

　While saying that, she puffed out her cheeks like a child. It’s strange that it doesn’t seem off putting at her age.

“ Eh,no…”

”Then, can I just go back to calling you Hana-san?”

　I felt at a loss with her sitting there, tilting her head while watching me. I was stuck and asked Kaname for help, but he just gave me a friendly smile in return.

“Uumm… sorry. Hana-san then….is this good enough?”

I hastily corrected myself and bowed, and Hana-san said, “Well done,” with a big laugh.

“But it has been a really long time, I’m glad to see you.”

“Yes.”

“While we’re here, why don’t we have tea together? Kaname-san has brought over some delicious tea and fruit tarts.”

“Thanks, but I want to give Nacchan a souvenir first, so I’m thinking of taking him to my room. We can have tea afterwards if we have time…”

　Hana-san’s invitation was shot down by Kaname.

“Oh, what a shame. You declined mom’s invitation. Let’s have tea together some other time then. I’ll have the tea and snacks delivered to your room later.”

“Thank you. I’ll excuse myself for now. Shall we go, Nacchan?”

“Thank you, Hana-san. I look forward to seeing you again sometime.”

　As Kaname left the room, I bowed my head with force. After that, I eagerly followed behind him and left the room.

Leaving the reception room and climbing the heavy red-carpeted staircase, I found myself in a familiar place at the end of the second floor. It was Kaname’s room, where I’d come to play many times up until the beginning of middle school.

It feels like it’s been a really long time since I’ve been here.

Even when Kaname came home on vacation from studying abroad, he never came to our house, so it’s been four years since I’ve been in this room.

　When the door slid open, the first thing that caught my eye was a large white U-shaped sofa and a circular glass table.

There was a large TV hanging on the wall, a wide bed and a sideboard, and a large bookshelf beside the computer desk. The only thing I remembered was the walk-in closet that was visible in the distance.

In contrast to the impressive looking house, the room had a monotone, modern feel overall, and it looked completely different from when I was here a few years ago.

Curious at how different it was from my memory, I was about to take a step forward when a hand reached out from behind and gently pulled me into an embrace.

As Kaname held me close, he buried his face in the crook of my neck and took a deep breath.

“Ahh, it’s been a while since I’ve smelled Nacchan’s scent.”

It’s weird having his nose pressed up against me and enjoying my scent. It makes me feel really uncomfortable.

“Wai-, hey! Let go…”

　When I tried to pull Kaname’s arms and peel his body away, he further tightened his arms around me. I couldn’t twist my body to get out.  After finally sighing and admitting that I was no match for his strength, I let him do as he pleased for a while.

　”This is bad. I really can’t lose my composure…”

I wonder how many minutes we remained like that. As Kaname spoke, his breath on my neck was filled with a sweet heat.

　”Haa… I really want to push him down like this.”

What!! I just heard a really scary line from behind me!! Push him down? What do you mean, push him down, this guy!!

“S… Stop joking. Hey, Kaname!?”

“Does it sound like a joke…?”

I was flustered because his voice didn’t sound like he was joking!!

No, why has this guy suddenly switched to being erotic? I really want to say, give me a break.

As one would expect of a second-year high school student like me, how could I not understand the meaning of those words, so my heart started pounding.

I can’t escape.

I had the illusionary feeling that I was going to be devoured, and I was so tense that I couldn’t move, when Kaname let out a breath.

“I don’t mean to scare you…”

“Eh…”

“But it can’t be helped, it’s been a while since we last met. It’s hard not to get emotional when you’re in front of someone you love.”

I was taken aback by his earnest tone.

Seeing me frozen, Kaname sighed and shook his head as if to distract himself.

“I’ve come this far, so I’ll hold back. I will, but…”

“Kaname…?”

He again put his nose close to my neck, visible through the collar of my shirt, and sniffed. “You’re so sweet,” he murmured, lightly kissing my nape, before finally letting go.

🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪🅪

“Nacchan, I’m back.”

“Wel…welcome, welcome back.”　

When he turned me around and we were facing each other, all the air from before had vanished. I rubbed the area of ​​my neck where he had kissed me and looked up to him, as if asking for an answer. He lowered his eyebrows and gave me a wry smile, a troubled look on his face.

“I’m not going to do anything else, so just sit on the sofa.”

I was escorted to the sofa, and when I sat down, my body sank softly into it.

Aah, this, this feeling is amazing.

The springs and cushioning were just right, and I was starting to think that if I fell asleep like this it would be incredibly comfortable.

But then there was a gentle knock on the door.

I hastily straightened up, wondering who it was.

Kaname answered the door “I’ve brought some tea,”  and the door opened, and a maid appeared with a cart carrying iced tea and fruit tarts.

Glasses and plates of tarts were skillfully arranged on the table, and when she was done, she bowed and made a brisk exit.

“This is from Hana-san who we were talking to earlier. Nacchan, you like sweet things, right?”

The tea that was offered to me gave off a refreshing, fruity scent. As I took a sip, the ice made a cool clinking sound and water condensation droplets formed on the glass.

At this point, I was finally able to relax my shoulders. It seemed that I had been stiff from tension.

“Mm, delicious. I feel refreshed.”

“That’s good.”

As I breathed a sigh of relief, Kaname sat down next to me, smiling. In his hands I could see several wrapped bags and a small box.

Curious, I put my glass down and glanced over, and he replied as if he could see right through me, “Are you interested?”

I nodded obediently and a small box was handed to me and placed in my hand.

“A Souvenir.”

“Really, can I open it?”

Kaname nodded, so I opened the small green box in my hand.

“Wow, it’s a watch!”

“Yes, it is. It’s from the same manufacturer so it has a matching set.”

Kaname happily holds up the shining silver watch on his left arm.

“It’s an Oyster Perpetual, so it should be easy for Nacchan to use. I wonder if it also has a GPS function or something.”

“But, this is expensive! I can’t just accept it casually, even if it is a present.”

I want to ask how much was spent on souvenirs! And what’s with the GPS included? It made me furrow my brows.

Alas, it’s too expensive for a souvenir, so when I tried to return it, I was gently stopped.

　”Stop. This is for Nacchan’s safety from now on, no… please keep it on to reassure me too.”

He spoke in a more serious tone than I expected.

Ah, he’s not going to give in… I can tell that sort of feeling from my years of experience. In situations like these, Kaname never gives in.

But still…

“But…”

I was still hesitating to accept it when Kaname said.

“Actually, a ring would have been fine instead of a watch. Nacchan, that would have been better too…right? If you don’t want a watch, I’ll send you a ring.”

“A ri-? A ring?! What?! No way! No way!”

As Kaname’s meaningful fingers stroked my left ring finger, my cheeks got hot and I shook my head from side to side.

I’m sure my face is bright red right now.

“That’s a shame…well, we’ll have to do that another time.”

As Kaname said this, I nodded my head vigorously again.

Resigned to my fate, Kaname took my left hand and put the watch he had taken out of the box on it.

The watch clicked into place, fitting perfectly on my wrist as if it had been made to order, and I held up my left hand, feeling embarrassed.

“Yup, it suits you well. It doesn’t seem too loose, so it’s fine.”

“Are you sure it’s ok to have this?”

“Of course. It’s a custom-made item for you, Nacchan. If you say you don’t want it, it will be shelved. I’d be the happiest person if you used it.”

“Thanks.”

Giving up on the idea of ​​further resistance, I expressed my gratitude honestly, and Kaname nodded with great satisfaction.

“And all that’s left is this and… this.”

　What looked like caramel in a beautiful crystal jar turned out to be fudge, a popular British sweet, and the box wrapped in pretty paper was chocolate used by the royal family, Kaname explained as he arranged the items on the table.

“Nacchan, you like chocolate, right?”

“I haven’t forgotten,” Kaname said, laughing.

“I’ve also got the same fudge and a brooch for your sister, Sana-chan, and tea and baked goods for your family. I’ll bring them over later, so let them know in advance for me.”

The souvenir for Sana seems to be a lovely antique brooch with a small floral pattern. Sana is my younger sister and will be in fifth grade this year. By the way, our family consists of six people: my parents, two older brothers, me, and Sana.

“Sorry to make you do this. Sana will be happy too.”

“I’m glad if it makes you happy. I think she’s in the fifth grade already, right? I haven’t seen Nacchan’s family in a while. I hope Sana-chan remembers me…”

“Sana likes you, so it should be fine. Now that you’re back, come visit me at my house sometime.”

“That’s right, this time I was rushing to return home at the last minute. Later, when I see Nacchan off, I’ll go with you to say hello.”

Then, he suddenly stopped speaking.

“Hey…”

I decided to ask something so that things were not left unresolved.

“Nacchan, what is it…?”

“Hey, was everything resolved when you went abroad? And by the way, if you’re coming back from studying abroad, at least send me a message. It’s bad for my heart if you suddenly show up in the classroom.”

I pressed on, pursing my lips a little. If I had been told he was coming back, I wouldn’t have gotten so angry at school, and I would have been more pleased to have him back after such a long time.

That entrance and announcement were a disaster. I wish he’d toned it down a bit.

In short, he didn’t seem to take any notice of my complaints, instead he smiled gently and nodded in affirmation that it was over.

“My study abroad is finally over. To be honest, I wish I could have returned home a little earlier, but I was a bit swamped with work, including my joint research project and my thesis, and things like that, and I couldn’t finish them all. But I managed to skip ahead and graduate from university.”

Huh? Did he just say something amazing? Did I mishear?

“Graduated from university? Huh? You’re in high school now, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right, it seems that way.”

When I asked him again, Kaname nodded nonchalantly, confirming that it was true.

　”Seriously? I know about studying abroad, but I didn’t think you even went to university. And yet you’re a student…”

“Coming from the Shinomori family background, studying abroad at university was a given. Taking everything into consideration, I couldn’t miss that timing. I worked really hard over there to get enough credits so I could come back quickly, and managed to graduate. I hated to leave Nacchan for so long, but I couldn’t kidnap you, so it was hard.”

Hmm? Is it just me, or does it seem like there’s some ominous word like kidnapping mixed in?

“Because I want to be by Nacchan’s side. As soon as I got back from studying abroad, I talked to Nioumiya and transferred there through a special quota.”

“But if you’ve already finished university , there’s no need to be a high school student now, right? Why transfer again?”

I don’t understand the point of making someone a student who doesn’t need to be a student. If that’s what you want, you could use that brain for management, but just wanting to be by his side is just too crazy.

“Well, that’s because Nacchan is mine…”

“Ahh!”

Suddenly, Kaname’s long hand reached out and slid smoothly over my cheek. I shivered where his fingertips touched.

At that moment, the air surrounding Kaname changed.

“Nacchan, you’re not in heat yet, are you?”

“Huh? Eh, wh, why are we talking about that all of a sudden now?”

His fingers traveled from my cheek to my neck, and as they gently stroked it, my body trembled. My neck has always been sensitive, so when Kaname touched it, my skin trembled and I shivered.

“Nacchan’s firsts are going to be mine, right? And your heat too.”

As he said it, I was hit with the feeling of sinking into the ocean. When he said it consciously, the strong, sweet scent of the ocean hit my nose. Captivated by Kaname’s pheromones, my chest tingled and started to hurt.

“I, I’m not ready, even if you say that…”

“But Nacchan’s an omega. That won’t change no matter what. Sooner or later your heat will start.”

“Uh… but nothing’s happened so far either.”

“Yeah. But I’m back now.”

With those sincere eyes fixed on me, I couldn’t speak or move.

“Nacchan’s stopped clock is about to start moving again…”

The moment he said that, a soft touch brushed against my lips.

“Hmph…”

My eyes widened in shock at the sudden kiss. Our lips quickly parted, but Kaname looked at me as if he wanted to say something, his eyebrows lowering in a troubled manner. Please don’t make that face.

Considering that an estrus is something that often occurs during puberty, it wouldn’t be surprising if I too were to show signs of it soon.

In fact, I have a friend in my class who is an alpha and has a mate. I’ve also heard rumors that there are couples in other years’ classes who have mates and sometimes take time off when they’re in heat.

However, I try to keep my distance from such things as much as possible, and I spend my time interacting with people with an emphasis on having fun rather than romance.

Because of this, even though I’m an omega, I have never been in heat. And even though I’m an omega, I’m not like an omega.

Until now, no one had seen me in that way except Kaname. And even Kaname hadn’t been in Japan for long periods of time, so it’s only natural that it would be hard to imagine him doing such things.

“Even if you tell me to be more aware, I still don’t really understand what a heat is.”

Having never experienced a heat before, it feels like a fantasy and unreal, and somehow it feels like something that doesn’t happen to me.

“Until now, I wasn’t there for Nacchan. Nacchan avoided me as much as possible to avoid that.”

“Yeah…”

“But now I can be by your side. I transferred to the academy so I can be by your side even if you go into heat.”

Kaname says this passionately.

“Nacchan is mine, so I’ll never let you go. No matter what. I’ve been saying this for a long time…”

I know Kaname has a strong attachment to me. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have gotten engaged in middle school.

“Nacchan is mine, and all of your firsts are mine, and I won’t give it up to anyone else, and I don’t intend to.”

He said it as if he was pleading and begging.

“So even if you’re in heat, don’t run away, and when the time comes, accept me completely…”

Those words, which must have been Kaname’s wish, fell on my chest in the silence, with a heavy weight.