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Takemichi's first rut came exactly 49 days after his 12th birthday.
At midnight, precisely, he, whom that day was brought by Shin to the garage because the older wanted to show him something quote cool end quote, witnessed terrible things almost befall to his adopted older brother instead.
There were sounds of glass window broken, loud and clear. Shin asked him to stay whilst the older would see what happened.
A minute passed and there was no sign of Shinichiro going back, Takemichi got up from the chair he sat himself on. He then proceed to walk into the garage, calling for Shin's name all along the way. Not because he was scared— no. He was worried. Definitely just worried about Shin.
Imagine how shocked he was when instead meeting Shin, he was served by a kid swung a big wrench, aimed at non other that Shinichiro, who seemed clueless because of the darkness (Takemichi is a were-cat— and cats are gifted by great night-vision).
It happened so fast. Really fast.
The last thing he remembered was how he screamed Shin's name and reached his arms out to Shin.
His body felt so hot.
It is painful.
Takemichi dislikes it.
Someone please make it stop.
And the dark surrounded him at that very moment, when Takemichi could not take it anymore.
When he came to sense, he was on a bed. A bed in a room so white. He was sweating so much, it felt gross.
He looked around— noticed that no one was there. He felt dreadful. Does everyone going to abandon him, again? Even though he loves them? Is he that unlovable of an existence? Is he.. really not deserves to live in this world..?
Takemichi wails. He wailed with all his voices. Until his throat felt like it was on fire. Until once again, the dark surrounding him.
The second times he woke up, he was half conscious. And it felt different, somehow. Rather than a bright white room, that time, he couldn't see anything but blur. Yet, even when in a state of could see nothing, he still was able to feel a familiar presence beside him. One that apparently was holding his hand, caressing his temple. He did not know who was that, but it made him feel safe, so he did what his Were told him to.
He nuzzled himself into the hand that caresses him in his temple.
It was nice.
It did not make him feel painful again.
He hopes that it will continues, forever.
After that, He slept again for what it felt like a long, long time.
The third times, he woke up a bit more refreshed. And his Were had already stopped wailing. His vision was crystal clear he could notice Waka and Shin both on his side, sleeping while holding his hand. He did not feel grossed out by the sweat anymore.
Then Waka woke up. Told Takemichi that his first rut came. Way too early for a cub, apparently. The older suspected that the thing triggered it was Shin almost received fatal injury. The Were inside Takemichi could not take that and succumbed into its feral mode to protect Shin.
Shin awoken too. He sobbed and cradled Takemichi into one big and warm hug. From him Takemichi knew that, he really went feral and attacked the wrench-kid, who apparently was one of Mikey's best friend. Fortunately, the kid did not get fatally injured— just scratches that eerily similar to a cat's nails.
Waka said that it would become a common occurrence. Even though it is still a little too early for Takemichi, but a rut is a rut.
The were-leopard also stated that Takemichi's rut seems to be the most dangerous one. It will make Takemichi goes feral. His human will not be able to do anything. It will be painful and gross for his human side with all the slicks, Waka explained. Exactly like how Takemichi felt before.
So, that is how rut works. Takemichi learned.
After his first rut, Takemichi notices that his pheromone becomes stronger. Even stronger than before, it gets Mikey and Emma attach themselves to him more.
He already learned about his genus before. Were-cat has always been known as the rarest, uniquest type of were-people even though they are standing on rather the lower part of food chain. They are known to have pheromone so strong it can be smelled by not only were-people but also common human.
However, not in his wildest imagination that he imagine it to be this.. severe transformed for even Shin and Waka to cling on him and nuzzles themselves to him whenever his rut finished. Even Waka. Were-leopard. One who should be immune to a mere cat.
"Your after-rut pheromone is.. how should I say it, has this weirdly calming sensation? I know that were-cat has unique pheromones, I do have were-cat acquintances, after all. But I never know one like yours, cub." Was what he said.
Not that Takemichi mind, though. Not that he minds all the clingy-ness coming from different people. Rather, he likes it.
It is nice to be surrounded by people that appreciate your existence.
It also makes him happy that he can be the joy for the people he loves.