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Dante and Vergil, now freshly 18, both found out they were expected to participate in this year's Mating Run. 

Upon hearing the news, both of the twins' hearts fill with dread. Neither one of them had any prior interest in finding mates. They both had only just presented this year, and it had been a very overwhelming time for them both. 

They had both wrongly assumed that they would both become alphas, as they are twins. So when Dante had found out he was in fact an omega, it had hit the both of them pretty hard. 

In their society, Omegas were unfortunately seen as the weaker ones. Dante didn’t want to be seen as weak . 

Vergil had become Dante’s biggest supporter. When they found out their secondary genders, Vergil helped make it seem like it was no big deal; Dante was still Dante . 

Nothing would change between them. They were still brothers . 

So only after just getting over the shock and the confusion over their new presentations, they were now being told they were going to be forced to enter the Mating Run. 

It’s practically like a death sentence. You do not go to the Run and come out unmated. It’s usually unheard of. 

There were so little omegas in the world anyways, and far too many alphas. All of the omegas who enter the Run would almost certainly come out claimed, (or in some extreme cases, dead .)

At hearing the news, Dante actually shed a few frustrated tears after learning that his own fate was practically sealed against his will. He had no say against it. He was being made to participate, like a willing bitch . He was going to be forced to mate with some random Alpha, and be forced to bear their pups! 

Dante still just felt like he was a kid, and he had only just turned 18…  He was absolutely terrified now, and lamented that his life was over, just. like. that. 

But Vergil…. Vergil had immediately shook off his own dismay about the situation, and strictly focused on Dante. Vergil just tried to calm Dante down, and promised that he would protect him. 

“During the Run, I will find you Dante. I will stay with you until the end of the trial. No one will hurt you, Brother. I won’t allow it.” Vergil swore to his twin.

Dante, through his bitter angry tears, just nodded in agreement, but did not truly believe it, as much as he wanted to. 

Vergil could try to protect him, but it most likely won’t work. Something definitely would go wrong . It’s like Dante’s worst nightmares were coming true…

xxx

The day of the Run, the twins were forced to split up.

Vergil went with the other alphas, while Dante went to the omega holding room. 

The organizers in charge gave Dante new clothing to wear during the Run. A pair of thin white pants and a flimsy white shirt...  Dante noticed then that all of the omegas in the room were wearing white. 

Dante also realized with a small stroke of fear that he was the only male omega this year. There were a handful of female omegas, and even some nonbinary and trans omegas too, But there were no other men like Dante. 

He tried not to think about it.

Dante met with some of the other omegas briefly. Some of them seemed surprisingly excited, while a few others appeared scared. Dante just tried to not let his own fear outwardly show. Dante tried to hold everything inside. 

He felt like he was going to explode.

Eventually it was time to begin, and the omegas were all ushered outside. The Run was always held in a large contained area, that was mainly surrounded by thick forests.  

The Alphas were already lined up, a ways away from the omegas. All the Alphas were wearing black, as to easily differentiate between the two groups.

Dante looked over to the alphas that were all lined up, and saw a healthy mix of both men and women. Dante also noted how the amount of alphas were more than double the amount of the omegas who were present. Just Lovely.

After combing through the alpha crowd, Dante finally spotted Vergil in the midst, staring right back at him. It gave Dante a surge of comfort to see his twin brother looking for him too.

The signal to go suddenly blared off in the distance, and the omegas began to rush off. The omegas were given a huge head start to run away and attempt to hide. (A futile effort really, as they all know that there is no escape.) 

Dante rushed off away from the main pack and tried to get a lot of distance in. He saw a lot of alphas just staring at him before the signal rang, and frankly, it terrified him. 

The mating run was always a cruel form of torture, as some omegas literally kicked and screamed while they are being taken; omegas being raped by a rouge alpha. 

There was nothing an Omega could do, but let it happen. The only form of protection an omega had was just how fast they could run.

Dante could run pretty far, and fast. There were a couple of omegas near him that he could see in the distance, but thankfully no alphas yet.

Until he heard the next signal blare off far behind him, and he knew the Alphas had been let loose. 

It was immediately chaos. Some of the omega girls got claimed immediately , swept up by fast pacing alphas. Lots more Omegas put up their own fights, and ran deeper into the woods. 

An alpha surprisingly caught up to the lead runners, and Dante swallowed around his dry throat when he heard one of his omega companions get caught,right behind him. Dante could hear her surprised yelp as she was caught and forced to the ground, and it just made Dante run faster in a panicked state.

Suddenly Gaining incredible distance away from the main packs, Dante eventually found a bit of respite in a big cluster of trees. He climbed one of the trees to get to some safety. Desperate to catch his breath, He just sat there for a while, feeling far enough away from anyone else for the moment. 

Dante briefly pondered what his next moves should be, as he was afraid to stay still for too long, when he suddenly heard another omega running away from an alpha, but this omega was giggling . Not frightened cries for help, but giggling as the alpha chased her down. Dante could even see them running below his hiding spot, only wrapped up in each other. Dante just watched the girl willingly submit to the alpha, and she made lustful moans as the alpha did so. 

Dante didn’t really know what to think. He never thought people would actually enjoy the mating run. He always saw it as a barbaric practice , and a death sentence.

xxx

After a few hours of just hiding in the trees, Dante finally got down. It was nearing sunset on the first day. The first day of five. The entire run lasted almost a full week to ensure every omega got claimed. Every alpha would be given ample opportunities to claim their mates within the timeframe. Most omegas didn't last the first day, and over half of the omegas in the arena were claimed that night.

Dante wanted to stay up there all night, but it wasn’t safe. No where was safe. Dante barely had a wink of sleep all night as he kept fearing an alpha would pop out of the shawdows to grab him. 

The alphas all had on black clothing, which helped them blend into the night. Whereas all the omegas had on bright white outfits, and those could be easily spotted. There was nowhere to run, and nowhere to hide. 

Morning two was rough. Dante woke up after accidentally nodding off, instantly waking up with immediate dripping fear gripping his heart, before realizing just where he was and remembering what was happening to him.

Dante felt cold, hungry, and tired. Last night was awful for him. Barely Sleeping, with one eye open, scared that he could have been ambushed in the middle of the night. Thankfully, he had managed to stay safe.

Dante couldn’t help but think about Vergil, and he wondered just where his twin was. But Dante couldn’t really go out and look for him. So Dante just kept trying to move, not wanting to stay in one place for too long. Alphas would soon catch his scent, and that was the last thing Dante wanted. 

Dante managed to find a river, and he stayed by it for a moment just looking around. He cupped his hands to drink some water, and then washed the sweat off of his face, enjoying the small moment of peace for the moment.

A rustle in the bushes sounded behind him, and Dante cursed himself for being so stupid .  Someone was coming towards him, and in a panic, Dante turned around to see the Alpha rushing toward him-

“Vergil !” Dante gasped at seeing his twin emerge from the forest, coming straight to him.

“Dante!” Vergil looked equally relieved to see his twin as well.

They exchanged a few words; Vergil had been looking for Dante all day yesterday apparently, and Dante told Vergil about his tree hiding trick.

Vergil just praised Dante for his quick thinking. Now that they were reunited, they made their way up the stream while walking together near the river edge.

Vergil said that they needed to find somewhere safe to hide out. There were four days left of the Mating Run. If they could hold out for four more days… they wouldn’t have to participate. 

Being with Vergil gave Dante hope that just maybe they could really get out of this unscathed. But Dante still felt pretty scared. He had seen many girls getting taken yesterday, and so brazenly too… it was shocking. 

Dante doesn’t want that disgusting act to happen to him. 

Vergil just swore that it wouldn’t happen. He had promised to keep Dante safe . It was his mission. The way he had assured his brother of this fact gave Dante immense hope.

The pair eventually found a small cave, hidden behind a waterfall. It appeared to be a secluded safe space. There were plenty of caves and spaces like this all around in the Arena; intentionally put there by the designers for Mates to use for breeding purposes.

Vergil felt it was a safe enough space for them, and Dante began to look around. It was not a very big space, but it was sort of cozy in a woodsy-outdoors sort of way. 

While Dante was surveying their new den, Vergil had left and returned sometime later with some fresh caught fish, surprising Dante. Vergil then showed Dante that the organizers had given all Alphas a set of utility tools. A small wrap that has things like fishing line, flint and steel, an aluminum safety blanket, and other small emergency items like that.

Dante complained that they never gave the omegas anything like that to survive. Vergil just explained that the Alphas were supposed to be the ones to provide for the omegas. The promise of food would drive omegas to find a suitable alpha. That’s why he was given the items, and not Dante.

They made a small fire to cook the fish that Vergil had caught, and while Dante watched them bake, Vergil decided to patrol around the perimeter of their little cave. He exuded alpha pheromones all around the area, trying to cover Dante’s scent with his own. 

This area was off limits . Hopefully other Alphas wouldn’t trespass. The waterfall that covered their cave thankfully did wonders for covering Dante’s scent too, which was very international on Vergil's part. 

No one would hurt Dante.

While Vergil was gone, Dante didn’t leave the cave. He just stayed inside after snuffing out the fire, and bringing the cooked fish inside for when Vergil returned. Dante busied himself  by making a sleeping area for them both, by using foliage from inside the cave. 

Dante took his time fitting things in the proper places. Some of the leaves that he placed down were in the wrong spots, and so he took a bit of time to make sure it was just right. Not stopping until it was completely perfect for some reason. Not until it was comfortable in all the right ways, with just enough space for the both of them. 

Doing this small menial task kept Dante’s mind preoccupied. He found himself enjoying the task and even smiled when he finally got it just right. Dante laid in it happily and thought it was finally ready. 

Vergil eventually came back ‘home’ after a while, and he was able to see what Dante had made. 

“You made that?” Vergil just asked, standing very still as he eyed the scene.

“Yeah,” Dante said nonchalantly, “I just thought it’d be nice to sleep on something that wasn’t rocks.” Dante then patted the side of the spread for Vergil to sit on it too.

“You made a nest...” Vergil said as he eyed it. 

Dante frowned at Vergil’s apparent apprehension. He didn’t really understand what had gotten into Vergil so suddenly. Who cared what the bed was called? 

Dante just patted the side of the bed spread again. “Come on, Vergil.”

“You want me to lay in it too?” Vergil finally asked after a moment, and Dante just nodded, like it was a silly question to even ask.

“Well yeah. I made it for us .”

After a moment, Vergil finally sat down. Dante gave Vergil his portion of the meal which he saved, and Vergil ate in silence. Vergil made a mental note to catch a larger amount of fish the next time so that they would have plenty of energy. 

They both needed to be at their best this week. One wrong move, and everything could be ruined. Vergil wouldn’t make mistakes. He couldn’t afford to make a mistake when Dante’s life was on the line. He needed them to be healthy, well rested, and alert for any danger. 

After eating, they both laid down for the night while the moon steadily rose high in the sky. They laid side by side, facing one another, and Vergil just looked at Dante for a while.

Dante couldn’t help but yawn loudly. He was tired from not sleeping well the night before. Vergil just smiled, happy that Dante could finally get a bit of rest now.

“Go to sleep Dante. I’ll make sure that you're safe tonight. No one will hurt you, I promise you that.”

xxx

It was now the morning of day three, and there were still two whole days to go. 

Dante woke up with Vergil. It was a blissful moment of peace for them. There was no fear, and no discomfort. Dante just felt completely safe in Vergil’s arms. He almost didn’t want to wake up just yet, and burrowed deeper into his brother's hold. It was warm and safe there.

They eventually had to get up though, as their stomachs demanded sustenance. They both went down the river to see about getting more food. 

Dante thought about the whole Mating Run situation again, and thought about how weird of a situation it all was. Alphas usually reverted to their most primal selves during the Run. They usually lost all coherent thought when it came to mating, truly acting like animals at their baser instincts. 

And yet… Vergil has shown none of that. So far, Vergil had been attentive and vigilant, and aware of their surroundings. Vergil had never made any attempts at any omegas either, which Dante had honestly never really thought about before. 

Dante began feeling rather guilty, that he was essentially blocking his brother Vergil from going off and finding his own mate. Vergil was wasting time protecting Dante, when Vergil could be going out and finding his forever mate.

Dante eventually just asked if Vergil wanted to leave, and if he wanted to go find an omega of his own during the run. Surprisingly though, Vergil immediately replied that he had no interest in any of them. 

“Their scents were overwhelming to me, and not a single one of them interested me. It was just a horrible cacophony of muddled scents… There was only one scent that I could focus on, and it was Yours , Dante. I singled out your scent and followed it.”

At Vergil’s words, Dante couldn't help but feel some type of way. Hearing that Vergil didn’t really want any of the omegas made Dante feel… happy. He felt happy that Vergil was above the whole thing, but also…  Dante felt happy that Vergil wasn’t interested in any of the other omegas like that. 

( …Why did he feel this way?) 

Not really thinking too much more about it, Dante was seemingly satisfied with Vergil’s answer. Dante was relieved to hear that Vergil still had no interest in that sort of thing. 

With Vergil keeping him protected, the next few days would surely pass by with little event, right?

Well, that very afternoon changed that.

xxx

Vergil had left again to go catch more fish. Dante had waited and waited at the cave for Vergil to return, but he was slowly becoming antsy with how much time had passed by. Vergil should have been back by now…

Dante eventually left the safety of the cave to go find Vergil.

After a little bit of searching, Dante found Vergil near a campfire roasting some fish. As Dante approached, he noticed that Vergil wasn’t alone.

There was another man there talking to Vergil. He was dressed in the same thin black outfit that Vergil had on. That meant that he was an Alpha. Vergil was sharing some of the cooked fish on a stick with the other alpha. The man was talking to Vergil calmly, seemingly having a simple conversation. 

Dante concluded that surely if Vergil was speaking to him, then the man must be someone safe enough that Dante could approach. 

But, as Dante walked up to Vergil and the other man, the new Alpha turned his eyes to Dante and whistled .

“Oh, would you look at that! Well hello baby, you smell mighty fine don’t you,” the male alpha said to Dante, tossing the burnt skewer stick behind him into the woods as he turned to the omega.

Vergil immediately rose from his crouched position near the fire and moved to stand in front of Dante. 

What was once a friendly interaction between the two alphas had quickly turned sour as Vergil glared the other alpha down. 

“He’s off limits. You’ve eaten. Now leave.” Vergil's patience was quickly leaving him.

The rouge alpha just smirked. “Oh come on. He doesn’t seem to be off limits… He smells pretty unclaimed to me.”

“He’s already spoken for. You’ll have to find someone else to claim. Now leave us.” Vergil's voice was loud, and his orders were clear.

Dante just stood there like a deer in headlights. He did not move a single muscle, and just let the two alphas duke it out. 

“You’re just gonna hide away a cute omega like that, and not use them??” The rouge alpha seemed amused, but Vergil just barked back aggressively.

“Dante is not something to be used . He’s someone to be treasured. Something you clearly don’t understand.”

Vergil glared daggers at the other alpha, and he even growled at him. The other alpha finally just shook his head and turned away.

“Alright, alright. I know when to pick my battles. Seems like he is already claimed, huh. Well you better get on that though. Other alphas might not be so nice.”

Vergil practically roared at the alpha then to leave them, and the alpha finally ran off into the woods.

Vergil just stood there, heaving heavy breaths. He was so incredibly Angry . 

“Vergil?” Dante called out once the other alpha was finally gone.

Vergil turned, and with no warning he practically dragged Dante back to the cave. Pulling his twin back to their den, and pushing Dante down to the bedding that he had made. Vergil shoved Dante down, and was holding him and pawing at him, like he thought Dante was going to disappear or something like that. Vergil forced Dante to lay down, and practically climbed on top of him, slipping neatly between Dante’s legs and rubbing his face into Dante’s neck. 

Dante just felt scared . Vergil was acting feral . 

Was Vergil actually upset at him ?

“I’m sorry, Vergil! I should have just stayed here in the cave. I didn’t know there was another alpha outside. I’m sorry.”

Vergil just whined at that, and took deep longing inhales of Dante’s scent. Vergil rubbed his face into his brother’s neck, while pawing at the ground around Dante’s head. He rubbed his body down into Dante’s, and it still wasn’t enough.

“Dante.” Vergil felt like he could hardly speak. He could hardly think. He was so incredibly angry. So incredibly frustrated. Furious at that damned alpha who dared to think even for one moment Dante was an option. 

Dante just wrapped his arms around Vergil's neck and hugged him back, fully letting Vergil have his way with fawning all over him. Dante just wanted Vergil to calm down . Everything was okay now…! But Vergil was still acting very displeased.

Vergil just rubbed his body against Dante’s more. He gritted his teeth in frustration while keeping his lips well away from Dante’s neck. Vergil couldn’t help himself from indulging elsewhere though, and he rolled his hips down into Dante’s, seeking contact between them there. 

Dante gasped at the feeling of a hard length rubbing against his own. But upon hearing the breathless gasp from his twin, Vergil immediately sprang away from Dante like he had been burned, and His senses were doused with a bucket of ice. 

What was he doing?

“Fuck!” Vergil exclaimed in a short exasperated breath, and he held his face in his hands, like he was getting a headache.

Dante sat up and reached for Vergil, but Vergil stepped back.

“You have nothing to be sorry for Dante. Don’t apologize. I’m the one that’s sorry.”

“But Vergil-“

“I think it’s best if we split up for a little while Dante.”

“What? Split up? Vergil-”

“Let me clarify. I need to split up for a little while. I won’t be far, I’m just going to go down to the river. Please stay right here.” 

Vergil then left the cave in a dash, almost like he was desperate to get away. Dante ran out as well to chase after him, but he stayed near the entrance, not wanting to defy Vergil’s command. He watched Vergil run down the river and jump into the cold water of the stream. 

Dante became upset by this. Vergil had run away from him, and there was nothing for Dante to do except wait for Vergil to return. Dante just waited and waited, but he eventually fell asleep by the time that Vergil finally came back. Dante had tried to wait for him, so they could talk about what had happened, but his eyes had grown heavy as he waited.

When Vergil came back to the cave he was fully dry, and he didn’t sleep at all that night, choosing to stay up and keep watch instead.

xxx

It was the morning of Day four. And there was only one more day remaining. 

When Dante woke up, Vergil was already waiting for them to move. Vergil believed the area had been compromised, and it was no longer safe for Dante to stay there.

Vergil and Dante walked through the woods together silently, trying to find a new place for shelter.

Things were distant between them today, with Vergil keeping himself closed off. Dante could feel like something was very different between them today.

After a lot of silent walking, the twins happen to stumble upon a random girl. An omega girl, who was lost by herself in the woods. 

Her name was Claire. She was a wisp of a girl, frail and small. She saw Dante and immediately gravitated to him, as he was another omega just like her.

Claire asked for help. She told them her story, about how she was forced to come here. She didn’t want to be mated off, and had a history of sexual violence. She had managed to run away from the alphas a few times during the run so far, But ultimately she feared for her own safety. 

After Claire’s story, Dante had looked over to Vergil, whilst silently asking to help the poor girl. 

At first, Vergil was against the idea. But after some consideration, Vergil allowed her to walk with them. There was only one more day, and if they could just get to tomorrow, they would be free. One more person should be fine…

Vergil just tells the girl that she’s safe with them. 

“I’ll watch over you. I’ve been watching over Dante this whole time. You’ll be safe with us.”

Dante felt happy that his brother was so sweet and kind… but there was also this weird pang of jealousy that Dante felt. Dante was confused though, because what was there to be jealous of? The omega girl Claire was just in need of help. 

Vergil had previously said that he wasn’t interested in any of the omegas… but, Maybe Vergil was interested now? …Did Vergil like this girl maybe? Vergil has never spoken to someone so kindly who wasn’t Dante...

Dante almost scoffed at himself for jumping to such conclusions. Dante was the one who was trying to help the girl first! Vergil was only doing what Dante had asked !!

Why was Dante thinking like this??

The three of them began to walk together, and even shared a meal together later in the day. 

It was already turning to nighttime, when a group of three random alphas suddenly appeared out of the woods.

Vergil immediately placed himself in front of Dante and Claire. Vergil sized up the alphas before speaking, calmly asking the alphas  what they wanted.  The leader of the alphas just laughed and said that he wanted Vergil to share his ‘catch’. 

“ Two unmated omegas? You can’t hoard them buddy, share with the rest of us man.” One of the rouge alphas says to Vergil.

“Yeah. That girl over there is pretty cute, I’d like a piece of that.” Another of the alphas exclaims, whilst looking at Claire like she’s a piece of meat. 

Dante immediately stood in front of the girl to protect her, while Vergil glared daggers at the men. The three rouge alphas split around them, and begin to circle around the small group. 

Vergil made a few calculations in his head before telling Dante to simply “Run!” 

Vergil immediately punched one of the nearest alphas in the face, before reaching over for the second alpha, but the third alpha had already taken off chasing after Dante and Claire. 

Dante and Claire ran into the woods together as fast as they could. Dante pulled Claire along as they ran from the third rouge alpha. In the distance, Dante could still hear Vergil fighting the other two, all by himself.

Unfortunately as the two omegas were running, Claire tripped on her own feet, and the alpha that was chasing them grabbed  Claire right out of Dante’s hands.

“Get off of her!” Dante yelled, while trying to pull her away. She was already crying, and trying desperately to get away.

The alpha just threw Claire down to the ground before switching to Dante, and turning all of his attention to the more aggressive and feistier omega.

There was a small scuffle, and the alpha managed to pin Dante down to the dirt, while commenting on what a ‘catch’ he is.

He’s almost choking Dante with how hard he’s holding onto his throat. 

Claire screamed at the alpha to stop, before finally deciding to give herself up, and lowering down onto her hands and knees to offer herself in his place.

“Take me instead! I’m ready! Please, Alpha ,” Claire is crying, and is clearly not ready, but the alpha just licks his lips and already is getting off of Dante. The Alpha had wanted Claire more anyway..

“Oh, I love it when a bitch submits like she’s supposed to.” The alpha immediately gets behind Clare and rips her white pants off, making her cry out in fear again.

Dante growls and scrambles to get up to stop the alpha, but Clare just screams at Dante to run away. To get away now. Dante realizes that she had sacrificed herself for Dante to get away.

Near by, Dante can hear the other alphas catching up in the distance. There’s a commotion and Dante is sure that Vergil is still fighting the other two alphas back. That gives Dante enough strength to get the fuck out of there. 

He takes one more look at Claire who is already being taken on the forest floor by the animalistic alpha on top of her. 

It’s disgusting and horrible , and Dante feels tears well up in his eyes as he turns and Runs .

xxx

Vergil fought the two alphas back, and somehow managed to knock the leader out cold. The second alpha had managed to pull away, but Vergil chased after him. Vergil would fight off these men who sought to hurt his dear Brother. 

Vergil could tell that Dante wasn’t very far away, so Vergil did everything he could to slow the second alpha down. He finally managed to subdue them too, after a lot of struggle. Vergil once again proved himself to be one of the strongest alpha’s around. He roars at the subdued alpha to stay the fuck away from Dante, before rushing off to find him.

Vergil eventually caught up to Claire, but Vergil growled in distaste at seeing her getting fucked by an alpha up against a tree. She’s not struggling to get away, and Vergil noticed she had a fresh mating mark on her neck now. 

“Get out of here Buddy. Can’t you see she’s been claimed already?” The alpha shows off the mark on Claire’s neck, while deeply fucking into body her roughly. 

Claire just mumbled a short “find Dante”.

Vergil doesn’t waste a second thought, turning and running to where Dante’s scent was the strongest. 

Somewhere along the way though, the scent of his brother tapered off. Vergil suddenly felt lost and confused. The scent started to get muddled and Vergil wasn't sure which way Dante went. 

Frustrated and angry, Vergil just decided to go back to the cave, to go back and check if Dante went back there possibly, but unfortunately, it was empty and Dante’s scent wasn't there at all.

xxx

Dante just continued to run all throughout the night like his life depended on it. He just kept going and going. He accidentally tripped as he ran and he twisted his ankle, but Dante just had to keep going. Vergil told him to run .

If Dante could survive just one more night in this hell hole, then he will be safe. Unmated . 

Dante rested for a bit, feeling extremely exhausted. But there was a noise and Dante panicked, with fear gripping his heart that the alphas had caught up to him, before realizing that it was just another omega girl.

This new girl looked stronger than Claire did. While Claire had been a wisp, this new girl looked fierce. This new girl’s name was Natalia. She seemed like mostly a loner type. 

Natalia said that she had seen Dante running like his life was on the line, but she hadn’t seen any alpha chasing after him, and so she had become curious and followed.

Dante and her become fast friends almost instantly. Dante briefly told her his own story. That he’s been with his brother since day two, and they had been alone up until they met Claire. And that was when the three alphas had shown up and all hell had broken loose.

“I’m not even sure if Vergil is okay… he was fighting two of them back, while we just ran away.” Dante lamented.

Natalia just thought that it’s pretty remarkable that an alpha like Vergil has resisted the Urge like that. 

“You said he’s an alpha… ? Your brother must be wicked strong, to be in the presence of Two unmated omegas for a whole day like that.”

Dante didn’t even really think about it like that before. Vergil has always been so strong, that’s for sure. 

Dante had never even considered that Vergil might be really struggling…

xxx

Still searching for Dante, Vergil was growing sick with worry. They had been separated for hours now, with no sign of his brother anywhere. Where would Dante have gone? 

Vergil eventually stumbled on someone, a random man who was all by himself in the middle of the woods. He was sitting by a fire, wearing the same thin black outfit for all the Alphas, and was eating a freshly cooked rabbit.

Vergil approached the man with caution. “Have you seen a male omega, about this tall, wandering by here recently?” Vergil asks, (demanding), hoping that the man will tell him something of use.

The guy just shakes his head uncaringly while still eating his rabbit.

“That fag kid? Nah, I ain’t seen him. I’ve seen plenty of alphas, and some omegas. But not the queer kid.”

Vergil bristles. “Seriously? Do you have something against same sex relationships?”

“I just wish they weren’t so ‘in your face’ about it,” the guy says rather nonchalantly. Like he’s talking about the weather or something.

“So by simply existing, they are ‘in your face about it’?” Vergil retaliated.

The guy just eyed Vergil long and hard, before making a grimacing face. “You’re one of them fags? Is that kid your mate or something?”

“I’m done with you. You are clearly no help.” Vergil did not spare a second glance at the guy, and quickly left to find Dante.

The rouge alpha just scoffed, and ate his rabbit meat, finally happy to be alone again.

xxx

Dante and Natalia had been walking alone for a long time. 

“I really hate this whole thing.” Natalia starts, “These alphas act so animalistic. So primal. Even I've been acting strange Lately.” She complained.

Dante agreed. “Yeah, it’s really weird. Vergil said I made a nest. Like a bird or something.”

Natalia stopped walking to look at Dante. 

“Vergil… your brother?” She asked and Dante nodded.

“Yeah. It was on the second day, after Vergil had found me. He said  I made a ‘nest’ apparently. I just wanted to make somewhere comfortable to sleep. Guess we are all acting a bit weird, huh?”

Natalia just looked at Dante some more, before nodding slowly.

“Yeah. That’s … yeah . Hm. Pretty animalistic.” She didn’t say much after that. 

They just kept walking, to, well somewhere. Dante tried to go back to the original cave with the waterfall, but Vergil wasn’t there, and Dante didn’t feel safe just waiting around for him.

So they kept walking throughout the night. It was extremely exhausting to keep going. 

Eventually, they saw a light in the distance and they cautiously approached. It was an alpha man, who was all alone camping by himself.

The omegas silently deemed that the man to be a non-threat, and stood around his fire.

“No omega for you?” Natalia asked the man, who just shook his head.

“Ain’t gunna waste my energy on that. Do I look like these other alphas? I assumed they scooped up all the available omegas already. Surprised that you too are still unclaimed.” 

That’s when the guy finally notices Dante.

“Oh.. wait, it’s you . Your faggy boyfriend was just here searching for you earlier.”

“My what?” Dante sputtered.

“Crazy guy, demanding to know where you were. Talked all formal. Weird fucker. White hair.”

“You mean my brother ,” Dante said with relief. 

Vergil was nearby!

“Oh christ. They’re brothers?? Y’all are fuckin sick. Get the fuck out of here, will you!” The guy yelled, and Natalia snapped back at him. 

“Hey! Don’t judge them! You don’t know them,” she said and Dante just made a face.

“What?… I’m not fucking my brother.” He said, surprised that Natalia would even think that of him.

“Dante, it’s okay, you don’t gotta explain anything to us. This fucker is just a homophonic bigot.” Natalia complained.

“Oh, so you come to My campfire and call Me names? Both of you, get out of here,” the alpha tried to shoo them away, but Natalia wanted to stay and argue, because she loves to argue.

Dante just took this time to leave them both behind. Vergil was Nearby. That was all Dante needed to hear, plus Natalia could clearly hold her own, while This alpha doesn’t seem interested in hurting omegas. 

Dante finally ran away into the woods while trying to find Vergil.

xxx

Vergil had spent all night searching. High and low, everywhere he looked, looking for his brother Dante.

Suddenly, Vergil finally catches wind of that familiar scent and he’s gone , running though the woods at high intense speeds. He barreled through the forest and whipped past clusters of trees to finally find Dante. 

Dante was alone when Vergil nearly tackled him to the ground in elation.

“Dante!” Vergil called out, relief filling his heart when he realized Dante’s sweet scent had not yet been tainted. 

“Vergil!!” Dante gushed with a similar relief to see his twin finally return to him after everything .

While they hugged, Vergil suddenly made Dante kneel with him on the ground, and Vergil began rubbing Dante’s neck and face with his own, fully enjoying Dante’s warm scent and intending to rub it into his own skin. Vergil was nearly purring in delight at finding Dante again.

Once Vergil finally stopped, Dante could finally ask what happened. Vergil just told his twin of  how he managed to subdue the other two alphas, but unfortunately Claire couldn’t be saved. 

Dante already knew about that, and felt bad for letting her get captured, and seeing her get taken . He hadn’t really acknowledged what had happened to her, instead just keeping the trauma locked away, in favor of his adrenaline. 

He felt terrible now for his choice to leave her. Dante could have tried harder, Dante could have fought that alpha off of her. But he didn’t. He Ran away.

Vergil just shushed Dante. Trying to calm his brother down. Everything would be alright now as they were together again. There was only one more day, and the Mating Run would be finally over.

But then …Suddenly the sky had opened up and it started pouring rain. Storming .

Seeing Dante’s twisted ankle, Vergil urged Dante to get on his back, piggy-back style, so that they could run faster that way. Vergil took Dante to a new cave. This one was smaller than the first and has less foliage to make a proper nest, but it would do for the night. 

Just one more night…. Tomorrow they could be free . 

Vergil busied himself with making them a small fire near the entrance of the cave, while the rain continued to heavily pour down around them. Vergil used some of the fishing wire to make a makeshift clothesline to dry their paper thin clothes. Vergil hung up his shirt and the thin pants, and handed Dante the thin safety blanket from within the supplies he was given. 

Dante starts to hang his own soaking clothing up to dry too, as the white fabric was clinging uncomfortably to his skin. Vergil just made himself look occupied, and sat cross legged on the ground near the fire, naked, and slightly shivering. Dante used the blanket, but he didn’t like not sharing with Vergil, who was clearly very cold.

Dante just scooted over to him and shared the small blanket enough to cover Vergil too. They sat near the tiny fire trying desperately to stay warm. Dante actually ended up falling asleep on Vergil’s shoulder, exhausted from the day.

Vergil just guided his brother to lay down, between himself and the fire, and used the blanket to cover them both. 

It’s a very dingy setting, with the two brothers naked and shivering under a small flimsy ‘blanket’, but Vergil was just happy that Dante was safe and sound once again.

xxx

Dante woke up sometime in the middle of the night. 

The rain outside had mostly let up into a light drizzle, and the small fire was now mostly embers.

Dante turned around in Vergil’s arms to cuddle closer to his twin. They were still very much naked , to which Dante only just now remembered. He backed away a little to give Vergil a little space between them, before Dante’s mind began to drift to the earlier days of the mating run.

Dante recalled how Vergil had rubbed up against him, before Vergil had really realized what he was doing.

Vergil had been struggling with himself then… He was struggling against his Alpha urges. 

The girl Natalia, had thought they were fucking , because if Vergil was not his brother, they probably would have been.

Dante realized that he had made a nest, one to share with Vergil. Making a nest was something intimate.

…and the next morning a strange alpha had shown up in Vergil’s territory, trying to stake a claim on Dante. 

It was honestly No Wonder that Vergil was acting the way that he was…

Dante couldn’t help himself but think about it all much more clearly now. Natalia had assumed that Vergil must have been a strong alpha, and Dante knew that was true for a fact.

His brother Vergil was strong . Smart. Beautiful. Brave. Caring and kind, but also ruthless when he needed to be. Vergil had stepped up, and had stopped every single alpha from hurting Dante, and he even had tried to protect Claire too, Which was not Vergil’s job.

It wasn’t fair of Dante to ask Vergil to do that. Taking care of one omega was enough, and was probably even torture for Vergil. Helping a second one was nearly unimaginable . 

Vergil really was a strong and powerful alpha… one who had taken care of Dante for the entirety of the Mating Run. Nearly Unheard of, As All Omegas usually came out of the run pregnant and claimed.

…Dante couldn’t help but purr being so close to his brother... He nuzzled back into Vergil's neck, cooing softly. 

Vergil finally stirred from sleep, waking up slowly, only to become extremely still under his brother Dante.

“Dante.” Vergil said suddenly, almost like a warning.

But Dante didn’t listen to the warning tone in his brother's voice, and just nuzzled his twin happily and lazily. 

“Vergil… ” Dante breathed quietly, feeling warm. 

Vergil on the other hand was not feeling so calm and carefree. He pushed Dante away, and got up, while quickly getting dressed. 

“I’ll get us some food, Dante. Stay here.”

The sun had not even properly risen yet, and Dante just felt a frown spread on his face at how quickly Vergil had jumped up to get away.

…Maybe Dante had gotten it all wrong…?

Maybe Vergil really wasn’t interested in Any omegas whatsoever.

Especially the brother that he had promised to protect. 

Jesus, what was wrong with Dante? Actually contemplating… Actually thinking about mating with his twin brother?

Maybe that guy in the woods was right, and that Dante was just a sick fuck. 

Dante put his clothing back on finally, happy that it was mostly dry. It was still damp in places, but it would dry out as the sun finally rose. 

When it was high in the sky, Vergil had still not returned. 

Dante waited and waited, again waiting for Vergil to return, but he still had not come back. Dante finally grew tired of waiting, and he peeked outside of the cave.

There was no-one, and so Dante left the cave to look for his brother.

xxx

There were only a few mere Hours left of the mating run, but Vergil was nowhere to be found.

After walking down the river a bit, Dante felt another presence nearby. Was it Vergil?

It wasn’t.

A female alpha suddenly appeared out from the woods, on the other side of the river. Dante just stared at the girl in her black clothing, and sized her up. 

Dante assumed that he was safe, since she was well across the river on the other side, but almost unnervingly, the woman in black just started wading straight through the river to get over to Dante. 

It was frightening to see the raw determination of an alpha…. Coming right for him!

Dante felt creeped out and frankly felt scared , and so he turned and fled the area, realizing much too late his mistake, and cursing himself for it. 

He should have just stayed in the cave!!

Vergil told him one thing, and Dante couldn’t even fucking listen?? Vergil spent how many days protecting Dante, just for Dante to fuck it up at the last second?!

Dante ran with all of his adrenaline, to get farther away from the woman that was chasing him. Somehow, she seemed even scarier than the alpha men from before. She looked at him with such a predatory gaze that made Dante’s skin crawl. She was fast, and agile, but Dante was quicker and managed to out pace her. 

Dante made a mistake though, and got trapped between a large rock wall and the woman who was chasing him. She finally caught up to him and smirked at her prey .

“Gotcha, Pretty Omega. You sure are a pretty boy, arnt cha? Did you save yourself for lil old me ?” She stalked him like prey, and Dante just pressed himself to the wall in fear .

Suddenly, there was a loud roar, and Vergil was there. He stood tall between Dante and the strange woman. 

The woman immediately hissed like an animal, and bared her fangs to the other alpha. 

Vergil actually growled back, and glared with every bit of rage he harbored.

The alphas just continued to growl at each other. They didn’t even speak . The girl coiled around, and paced like an angry cat, while Vergil stood firm like a protective wolf, poised for attack. 

Finally, after what seemed like forever , the girl just averted her eyes, and looked down with an annoyed noise. She had lost the battle, apparently. 

“The risk is not worth the reward.” She finally just grumbled. 

She was very displeased as she had weighed her options, before choosing to just walk away with only her pride bruised. The alpha before her was far too strong. She wouldn’t win the physical fight with him.

Dante just watched with shock at how that altercation went. They didn’t even physically fight, but they had both truly acted like animals, snarling and growling over a claim. 

A claim on Dante…

Vergil had proved so many times to so many different alphas, that He was superior to all of them. Vergil had fought with them, and won each time, no matter the battle before him. 

Those alpha’s were all just playing a game, but Vergil was the one making all of the rules.

Dante just felt himself shaking, and fell back against the rock wall in a stupor. Vergil finally turned around once the alpha woman was long gone, and Vergil immediately checked over Dante.

“Are you alright? She didn’t hurt you did she? You smell fine…” Vergil took a big inhale of Dante’s scent, “Still sweet…” 

Dante felt, more than heard Vergil taking the deep breaths of his scent, and felt Vergil's chest pressed up against his own, contracting with each breath. Dante felt his knees almost start to give out on him, suddenly feeling very hot and bothered.

“ Vergil ..” Dante just whined, clinging to his twin brother. Dante rubbed his cheek into Vergil’s chest, and breathed in the thick scent of his alpha .

His alpha… Vergil was Dante’s alpha… Vergil had proven it thrice over. Vergil had won over and over again. Dante’s mind felt all sorts of hazy, but he knew exactly what Vergil had done for him.

“Dante ..?” Vergil had noticed how touchy Dante had suddenly gotten, and tried to pull back away a little bit. But that had Dante whining in clear disappointment. 

Vergil reacted to the noise before he could even think, and pressed Dante more firmly into the rock wall, pressing their bodies together tighter than ever before. He could feel Dante’s racing heart beating in his chest underneath his own. 

Dante just clung to him, hands pulling at the collar of the black shirt Vergil wore.

“ Vergil… ” Dante whimpered, and he let his legs split open a little, and Vergil just slid up against him easily, before trying to stop himself. 

“Dante.” Vergil was desperately trying to clear his head. But the scent of Dante smelling so sweet, was intoxicating. And the rush of adrenaline from his altercation with the other alpha earlier still had him reeling. 

Vergil just started rubbing himself up into the space between Dante’s legs, while allowing their crotches to fit together. 

Vergil did this slowly at first.. while waiting for Dante to flee, or to say anything to get Vergil to stop. But Dante just let out a shaky breath, and opened his legs up more for his twin.

“Vergil…” Dante whimpered again, only thinking about Vergil. 

Vergil, Vergil, Vergil. 

It had always been Vergil, hadn’t it?

Vergil was always supposed to be his alpha, wasn’t he? 

Vergil was always taking care of Dante, and making sure he was safe…

Dante had made a nest for Vergil, on day two. Like his body knew well before his brain. Dante wished that they could be in that nest together right now, ….. but here was fine enough…

Vergil kept rutting into Dante’s pelvis, rubbing their clothed sexes together. His hands were scratching at the rock wall behind Dante, and his mouth was drawing closer to Dante’s neck. He just breathed in the sweet scent of his omega brother… while getting high off the pheromones of a willing omega practically presenting themselves to him…

Dante…

Vergil growled low in his throat, attempting to resist the urge once more. He had tried so very, very hard over these last few days, while running himself ragged trying to keep Dante safe. From fighting off alphas, to providing food and shelter for Dante, Vergil had been working overtime. 

They were so close... The end was nearly in sight. Just a few more hours…

“Vergil, please… ” Dante suddenly begged, falling a little down the wall as if his legs couldn’t keep him standing any longer. 

Vergil tried to hold Dante up, but the urge to push Dante down to the floor suddenly flared up inside of him and Vergil bared his fangs. Dante fell to his knees, and began attempting to assume the natural position of presenting for his alpha.

“Dante.” Vergil just warned, but he was already kneeling down and slipping his fingers into the waistband of the thin white pants that Dante wore. 

“Please, Alpha,” Dante had pressed his cheek down to the dirt, and was on his hands and knees on the forest floor. His ass fully on display with his back arched in a tantalizing fashion. Exuding that sweet omega scent…

Vergil had to close his eyes. But the image wouldn’t fade away. It was burned into him. It wasn’t a dream, or an illusion. His brother was presenting himself to Vergil, offering himself willingly.

Vergil only had so much resolve… until he finally snapped. 

He pulled away the flimsy white pants, ripping them off Dante. Dante was already a mess with slick underneath, with some dripping down his thighs. 

Vergil couldn’t resist the temptation any longer, and he bent down to start licking and tonguing at Dante’s hole. They both moaned in unison.

Dante tasted divine. Every other alpha Vergil had fought, had been worth it for this… 

Dante immediately started whining and mewling, while feeling his brother's tongue touching inside of him there. 

His Alpha. Vergil. Dante spread his legs more, his legs digging into the dirt for more leverage. 

Vergil moaned at the taste and the sounds coming from Dante. Vergil pulled away finally, with lust in his eyes as he straightened up behind his twin, ready to claim what was his.

Vergil pulled his cock out and let it rub against Dante’s hole, watching their skin touch for the first time. He slowly slipped into the wet heat of his twin, and pushed inside until he was buried all the way, while earning a loud moan from Dante in return.

Vergil just stayed there for a moment, fully connected to his twin, while they both loudly panted for breath in the otherwise quiet forest. 

Vergil pulled out slowly, before thrusting back inside. Dante let his mouth fall open as his brother started fucking him… It felt amazing, like a piece of himself had been missing the whole time. Dante just started rolling his hips backwards, eyes screwed shut in pleasure while he pressed his ass back into Vergil's deep thrusts.

Vergil one hand on Dante’s hip, while the other was wrapped into the back of Dante’s flimsy shirt. He held an iron grip on it, using it to pull Dante backwards. They both bounced with the force of the thrusts, and Dante whimpered when it started to feel really good. 

He was so wet, and he was so turned on by Vergil. His strong, smart and sexy alpha brother. His brother's large alpha cock was driving him absolutely crazy!

“Alpha, please, knot me… Please bite me, Alpha.” Dante begged, exposing his neck to Vergil in a vulnerable way. 

He wanted Vergil to make it permanent. Dante wanted Vergil to always be his alpha. No other alpha would dare try to touch him with Vergil's mark on his neck.

“Dante. Dante. Are you sure? ” Vergil somehow had the strength to ask. 

Dante whined in response. 

“Yes, Yes, Vergil. Yes Alpha. Mate me. Mark me. …Was always supposed to be you… Don't want it to be anyone else.” 

Dante reached behind him for Vergil's hand, holding onto it while they continued to writhe on the forest floor. Vergil squeezed back, before suddenly pulling out, and pulling away completely.

Dante felt the loss and was disappointed for only one moment, before Vergil turned Dante around, and laid him on his back. Vergil was suddenly on top of him again, inside of him again, and this time it was much different. Vergil stared down at Dante with such Love in his gaze, looking down at Dante like he was a treasure to behold. 

Vergil ducked his head down to kiss at Dante’s shoulder and neck, before Dante used his hands to pull Vergil's face upwards for their first real kiss.

Vergil kept pushing his cock back inside of his mate, rocking slowly into Dante while they kissed passionately.  Dante let his legs come around Vergil’s waist, fully accepting his brother’s body into his own.

They continued to make love to one another, and Vergil’s finally resumed kissing Dante’s neck.  Dante tilted his head to the side and Vergil kissed his neck gently. 

“Dante… Brother. Forever mine, Forever more.” Vergil praised into Dante’s skin, and Dante just keened as more slick came out of him. 

“Yes Vergil. I’m yours. I’m yours, and you’re mine!” Dante wailed, not caring how loud he might be. 

Nothing mattered to him but Vergil. 

Vergil finally felt his knot popping, and with the large bulb catching inside, Vergil finally clamped down to create his brother's mating mark, thereby making it permanent, and legally binding between the two of them. 

Dante cried out in euphoric pleasure, and squeezed his legs tight while he orgasmed around Vergil’s thick cock. Once Vergil had bitten him, Dante was Gone, now feeling like he was floating on a cloud.

Vergil growled while he came deep inside of Dante, with his warm thick seed spilled inside to coat his brother’s walls. The knot kept him locked in place, ensuring a pregnancy would most certainly take. 

Vergil felt wonderful after everything they had been through, but he was also slightly annoyed that he hadn’t actually managed to protect Dante through the whole mating run. 

Vergil couldn’t exactly protect Dante from himself, but the alpha couldn’t be too mad about that, now could he? Not when he was still balls deep inside of his brother's warm body…

When Dante finally got his bearings back, he smiled up at his twin. He raised his shaky hand to Vergil's sweaty face, and brushed the now loose white hair out of his twin’s eyes. 

It was Dante’s turn to look at Vergil with so much love and affection… 

There were still a few more hours left in Mating Run until it was completely over, but until then, Vergil would just have to make sure that Dante was properly satisfied. Dante needed to be full of Vergil’s love… until Dante’s belly was swelling with how much love Vergil could give.

Artwork by Pichu-Chan @ Twitter