Author's note: Hello, english is not my first language, so bear with the wrong grammar. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

Anyways, this story was omegaverse in the modern era, however, it's just a subplot, and the story was mainly focused on the growth of the characters, so it will just appear when needed.

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Chapter 1:

"Let's break up."

Scaramouche feels like the world suddenly stops.

What has he just heard right now?

Break up?

Aether's cold eyes give Scaramouche chills.

These are not the eyes that always stared at Scaramouche.

"We are just going to ruin each other." Aether continued. His words continue to pierce through Scara's heart.

Aether said the words that Scaramouche doesn't want to hear from him, before and still now.

Yes. They were pretending to be a real couple. Yes. Their relationship was transactional, a give-and-take at that. Both received the same amount of affection.

However, all of it was an act. An act to make their friends believe that they were seriously dating. They made this deal with no feelings attached.

Scaramouche wanted to scream. How he was going to deal with this?

Fuck that no feelings attached, he fell in love with those fake antics that Aether does to him. He was clearly an idiot, knowing that it was an act yet he gaslighted himself with the thinking of maybe, Aether had feelings for him because he did this as if it was the most casual thing to do in the world.

What did he receive in the end? Aether is sick at this children's game. He was taking it all back.

Scaramouche takes a deep breath to compose himself. They were still on the school ground, he couldn't make a scene out of anger, nor could he cry and kneel before Aether to beg.

"Hmm... Sure, let's break up." Scaramouche smiled as if it was no big deal. His voice didn't crack. He was relieved.

Aether said that they would just ruin each other, he would buy it.

Whatever Aether was thinking, Scaramouche had no will to know about it. Even his heart hurts like it was being shredded into pieces.

It's not like they were a mate where the omega can't handle being separated in his alpha arms. Aether didn't mark Scaramouche as his. They were just a fuck buddies while pretending to be a couple.

Surely, it wasn't a big deal...

Right?

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It was Valentine's Day at school. When Scaramouche who was rushing to go to his room after the meeting of the council ended accidentally bumped into a guy.

The said guy turns out to be Lumine's brother, Aether from another building. Though Scaramouche apologized, Aether stared at him with annoyance, surely, it was fine to be annoyed, however, the words that were left by the blond guy were harsh.

"Are you blind?" Scaramouche stops walking toward his room. He looked back and stared at the blond guy who also stopped walking and was staring at him.

Scaramouche had to stop himself from snapping. He should be continuing to go to his room but it seems like this guy wanted a fight.

"I was rushing that I didn't see you, I'm sorry."

The blond stared at him once again, from head to toe.

"You should change your hairstyle, it makes you blind. And, I will not accept your apology, it's not sincere."

Scaramouche wanted to laugh. This guy should be thankful that he was kind enough to apologize to him, but instead, the blond replied that he was insincere. And even insulted his hairstyle?

Before Scaramouche could retort at that, the blond guy walk out and continue walking.

It's not like he was that handsome, yes he had eyes that could attract some omegas. He assumed the blond was alpha, but who in the right mind would like him when he was all harsh?

It's not like having a braid suit him. Or maybe it suits him but he was still annoying.

That was the encounter that made the two hate each other. Or maybe only one hates the other.

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"Who do you want to invite?" Aether asked his sister Lumine who got up from the bench after seeing he was done with their basketball practice in the field.

Lumine glanced at Aether. Unlike earlier when his body was soaking with sweat and messy hair along with his braid in the back, Aether's appearance was now neat and clean. He was back with his usual handsome look, though the girls will find his messy appearance hot.

Even omegas will be attracted to this man, or even lure him to mark or knot them.

Lumine shakes her head.

Her brother was handsome but his personality is cold, distant, and smug.

She remembered someone who hated her brother's guts and smiled a little.

"Scaramouche." She replied. Lumine can hear Aether sigh as the name was muttered but didn't retort. From what she heard in the past, Scaramouche and Aether had a bad encounter at their first meeting that made the two hate each other guts.

Every time Scaramouche heard the name Aether, he looks like his day was ruined, Aether on the hand always sighed as if he was done, though, from Lumine's perspective, he was the one who made their first encounter bad.

Lumine and Aether leave the court and wander around to find the building where the council members usually are.

Lumine's room building was far away from the faculty, considering Scaramouche was her classmate, going to the faculty takes a lot of time, it feels like you are having exercise on how far it is.

"No wonder that brat is so skinny." Lumine heard Aether mutter.

The brat he was talking about was Scaramouche. Scaramouche was a skinny person, you would even think he was not eating anything because of how skinny he was. Even though it's not.

Lumine quickly responded.

"It's just he has a fast metabolism. I remember the last time he invited us to his house, if you ever see how much he eats, you will be surprised because he was skinny." Lumine said. Scaramouche was a big eater. It only added that the latter was an omega.

Well, an omega you would mistake for an alpha. Because he likes to mess with everyone or even invite them into a fight before he becomes part of the council.

"And, he acts like a mom." Lumine chuckled as she remembered Scaramouche acting like a mom collecting her children in the convenience store while being annoyed.

"Mom? You should be specific." Aether muttered, sounding so cold and indifferent. Lumine stared at her brother confusedly because he sounded so interested.

Lumine rarely heard Aether sound so interested in her life that she almost wanted to slip everything in her mouth but unfortunately, she was a witch.

"I don't want to."

There's a part where Lumine wanted to tease her brother, but she can't just say something about one of her friends so openly. Aether and Scaramouche had quite a troublesome relationship. Despite the difference in power.

Lumine knocks on the door of the council room. No one answered so Lumine knocked again, this time much louder than the recent one and she still did not receive a response.

Lumine was getting impatient, Scaramouche might not be here and already go home, which Lumine wish he didn't.

Someone perhaps heard her prayers as the door opened and showed Scaramouche, whose necktie was in a messy position, his hair was also a mess, and he looked like he was just woken up due to the loud knocking on the door.

"You're distrubi----" Scaramouche becomes halt when he saw the two siblings. One was Lumine who was looking so sorry, while the other one was Aether, who was staring at him coldly.

His day was ruined thanks to Aether.

"Did I woke you up?" Lumine asked, knowing damn well she was right. Scaramouche rolled his eyes in annoyance.

He is just not stressed, he is just not busy, and he is lacking sleep because of this damn council! Why did he choose to run for secretary of the supreme student council again? Scaramouche was feeling regrettable because of his life choices.

"What do you think? Of course, you are."

He opens the door wider to let the two go inside the room.

"I'm surprised to see that you're still here, Lumine," Scaramouche said, looking at the pile of papers that was full of requests about the incoming events that needed the approval of the principal. Thinking about it is already stressing him.

"I waited for my brother," Lumine replied.

"That's unusual of you," Scaramouche commented, organizing the pile of papers on the table.

'Why would you wait for a waste of space.'

As Scaramouche knows, Lumine had no patience in waiting for her brother who was practicing until 7 pm, because their class dismissal was 4 pm. It's surprising to know she waited for him until now.

"Oh, back to the topic. Why are you here?" Scaramouche asked once he realized something. He wanted to ask why Lumine even brought her brother here, but Scaramouche chose to ignore the existence of the man.

"I just wanted to invite you to my party."

"When and where?"

Lumine was hesitant at first. "I... It's later at my house, 11 pm."

"A sleepover?" Scaramouche contemplated. He had many things to do, even when he was at home. The house chores, the project, and the assignment from the school added that he needed to wake up early to attend the meeting of the council tomorrow.

Attending a sleepover seems like a bad idea for him.

While thinking, accidentally Scaramouche met Aether's indifferent eyes. What's up with Aether today? He keeps staring at him. Scaramouche rolled his eyes as he spoke.

"I'll text you if I will attend, but don't be so sure."

Scaramouche might find himself sleeping soundly later.

"Where're the others?" Lumine asked as she help Scaramouche put the document in some organizer box.

"Hah! It's good that you ask." Scaramouche rolled his eyes, if the others were here, he would probably glare at them until they surrendered and apologize to him.

"You know Albedo right? The genius, the nerd, or the handsome boy next door, or whatever his title is. He has been getting on my nerves since morning. No, he's not the only one. Mona, you know Mona right? And they were a lover, a couple. Unfortunately, they have been flirting in front of my face since morning."

"And?" Lumine never saw Scaramouche so worked up like this.

"They seem to be enjoying annoying me, they even called Tighnari and Cyno who pretty much do the same."

Scaramouche didn't like that they were telling to his face that he was single omega who doesn't have a mate, like are you fucking kidding with him? He doesn't care about having a partner, he doesn't even suitable for one, however, seeing some of his friends flirting in front of him was quite annoying and...lonely.

"I got angry at them, and threw them out of the room."

Who would even blame him? That punks know what they are doing. "So, I'm alone now."

Scaramouche sighed as he put the last pile of documents in the organizers.

"You're just annoyed because you don't have someone like that." Scaramouche glared at the blond and was about to retort back. How dare this man say that to him when he was the same?

"I never thought Albedo and Mona doing that," Lumine spoke before another bickering starts and nudge Aether's elbow secretly.

Scaramouche calm down and replied.

"This is normal happening, but, oh well, I guess I overreacted." Scaramouche pouted.

Part of him was blaming himself, he reacted to that violently because it made him feel so lonely when the fact, he wasn't, and he shouldn't.

"You still have many things to do huh," Lumine commented. Scaramouche chuckled. "Well, I mostly leave the school at 8 pm." Some of the teachers were still here during those hours and some of the students and guards were.

"That's too dangerous!" Lumine looks at Scaramouche, shocked. Scaramouche hummed, certainly, it was dangerous for someone like him, who was omega to leave that late because of some alpha lurking around, finding an omega to be cornered, but Scaramouche was different from omega, who was often mistaken as alpha.

"If they had the guts to touch me, they probably wanted to die." Scaramouche coldly replied.

Lumine nodded in understanding. She can see that.

"Lumine." Scaramouche froze as he heard a voice behind him. He fucking forgot that Aether was still here. "It's getting late now, let's go home." Scaramouche can sense urgency and annoyance at the voice, even though it was still cold.

Lumine look back and forth between her brother and Scaramouche before nodding

"Goodbye, see you later?" Scaramouche wasn't sure as he waved his hands.

"I prefer not to see you." Of course, the motherfucking blond will not leave just like that.

Scaramouche glared at the man who was staring at him, intently as if he was thinking something deeply.

"I'm the same, I prefer to see your sister anyway." Scaramouche knew he hit a nerve because the cold expression on Aether's face twitch a little.

Aether and Lumine had many resemblances, you will think they were twins because of it, however, Scaramouche just indicated that his face is annoying, however, if it's Lumine, it's not.

"He started first, Lumine." Scaramouche retorted as Lumine looked at them with a done expression.

Scaramouche after saying that didn't bother to notice Aether's presence, will be just annoyed if he did.