The first time Guilherme fell in love, it was hard to believe that it was with another boy. But it was impossible not to fall in love with Caspian when he was surrounded by friends and always smiled as if everything was fun. That made him shine and always drew the beta's attention.
If you could point out something positive that Guilherme had for liking Caspian during high school, it was that love can come when you least expect. It was nice to admire someone, and also learned that not always the best way is to confess. Love someone from afar can also happen.
But truth be told, Guilherme believed it would take a long time to fall in love again.
In the end, he found someone who shines more than Caspian. He found a person who would not be disgusted by his feelings, and even gave him permission to like him.
A sneaky love that surfaced silently.
And all because the beta praised Matheus saying it would be easier to love his captain than Caspian.
— Why did I say that? — Guilherme mumbled, hugging the pillow — Aaaaah shame!
Matheus said he would welcome the affection of Guilherme. He must have said that because of the alcohol in the jug, just can be that! There is no way that wonderful alpha would be serious about it.
Right, that's it! Matheus only said that to comfort Guilherme, who a few moments earlier had said something about how terrible it was to be in love with Caspian.
This thought relieved a bit the anxiety of the beta, which lasted a long time until he went to college. Or better, until he get on the court to train after class.
— That's it guys! Running to warm up, when the coach arrives we will be able to start training!
Matheus made the team run around the court, part of his warm-up program. Guilherme stood at the gym door, quietly watching him feel his heart racing.
Charming.
Beautiful.
Athletic.
Voice hot to hear.
These were some of the various qualities of Matheus.
When the alpha noticed the beta standing at the door, he raised his hand calling him to be part of the warm-up. Desperate to have been caught staring at Matheus, the beta firmly held the handle of his bag and ran to the locker room.
— I-I'm going to change!
Matheus stared at the back of Guilherme for a while, opening a malicious smile.
— What a sneaky little fox.
Guilherme would not even know what the alpha said, since he locked himself in the locker room feeling his face on fire.
— Haa... What am I doing? — Grumbled the boy, covering his face with his hands — How pathetic, Guilherme. How pathetic...
After changing to the training uniform and return to the court, Guilherme tried his best not to feel swayed by the captain. Which was a difficult task, since Matheus seemed to be focused on getting the various reactions from Guilherme.
— What's up, Gui! Let's train some lifting? — Asked the alpha, hugging the beta's shoulder.
Being so close to each other, Guilherme could smell Matheus' pheromones. As a beta, he was not so affected. In fact, pheromones were very similar to ordinary perfumes. Only that an aroma... Natural.
And that of Matheus was a beautiful perfume.
— Yes, sir!! — Answered the beta with rosy cheeks.
— Hahaha, that's the spirit. Oh, Jake, come train Gui at reception.
— Look at him wanting my services as a counselor.
Jake and Matheus were playing with each other, but Guilherme was more concerned about trying to stay calm. After all... Matheus' pheromones were impregnated in his clothes.
Isn't that something alphas do when they want to make it clear that they are interested in someone? Well, Guilherme was a beta, not the best match for an alpha. Unlike an omega, he could not give birth to an alpha's children.
But why would Guilherme think of something like that, to begin with?
Shaking his head, the beta concentrated on just training. That's right, training! Volleyball!
Luckily for him, Coach Santiago arrived at the gym and started training for the day. With Jake's help to improve his receptions, especially on the court background, Guilherme managed to forget about his feelings for a short time.
— You just need to jump the line at the right time, then you can get up. But you cannot touch the ball. Let's try again!
Jake was an amazing person, whose patience was admirable. Guilherme was distracted, which made him make some mistakes, but he could still take advantage of the training. During the official matches, the beta did his best to do well and show that it is able to follow Jake's training. However, Guilherme still needed to learn how to deal with the pressure of being in an official match.
— Your posture is wrong — A low voice whispered in the ear of Guilherme.
Shivering completely, the beta felt every muscle of his body petrify when the alpha appeared behind him, practically hugging him from behind. Especially when Matheus' warmth hand slid down his legs and set them in the right position, and squeezed his knees so that it was more bent.
— C-Captain...?
— When you're jumping to do the lifting, throw all your strength into your legs. As fast as you can.
Guilherme's heart went crazy when he felt Alpha's warm hands rising into his arms. Matheus raised his hands and arranged the position of his fingers to touch the ball.
— So. Let's try?
Guilherme could only nod his head, a knot had formed in his throat.
Jake looked at the situation with a winning smile on his face, so he threw the ball to the beta who did a nice lift with Matheus' help.
— That's very good — Praised the captain.
— Matheus! Come train the cut! — Shouted the coach.
— Yes, sir!
And before Guilherme finished processing what had just happened, Matheus had already walked away. But all the beta could do was cover his mouth with his hands and feel his skin tingling by still feeling the warm touch of his captain's hands.
It would be a hard day to train.
It was the first time that Guilherme felt something so intense, that made him bordering on madness and lose control. Luckily for him, the training served again to keep him in line as long as he avoided Matheus.
After all, he wanted to feel again. Guilherme wanted to feel more and more your touches.
At the end of training, when the boys threw themselves on the floor panting and heated, Guilherme drank water that Nathaniel handed him.
— You're fine, aren't you Nath? You didn't feel anything with that fight last week...
— I already said that I'm fine. No palpitations.
His brother remained as unexpressive as always, which worried even more Guilherme. Usually when he got in fights with Caspian, Nathaniel had strong muscle pains, and always felt sick because of the heart. So it was natural to worry about him.
Maybe now that he has an alpha who can help him calm down, things are less worse for Nathaniel.
While he was lost in thoughts, Guilherme began to hear some boys singing animated.
"Your body is a forbidden fruit
The key to all sin and libido
That for an introverted boy like me, it's pure doom"
— What is it? — asked the beta looking over his shoulders.
— Ah, they're teasing the girls over there.
Turning to where Nathaniel pointed, Guilherme noticed a group of girls laughing at the boys' provocations.
— Seriously they think this kind of thing is funny?
— They are probably laughing at them and not with them — pondered Nathaniel, also grimacing.
— Sing KLB to flirt... My goodness.
Still, it was a scene that Guilherme kept watching. The boys singing making fun and girls responding with laughs and hair throws. Certain people make themselves ridiculous, although the beta felt a bit of envy.
Well, not that he expected someone to give him some kind of serenade.
The beta's clear eyes ended up on the captain, who was talking to the coach and assistant a little further away. In a way Guilherme had the feeling that a song could reflect much more than he expected.
After all, that song talked about how someone could look so attractive to the point of driving a person crazy with desire. And Matheus... Well, in the literal sense of the word, it was fucking good. The difference was that Guilherme never felt like this before.
With Caspian everything was innocent, but already with Matheus... Well, he could still feel the hands of the alpha on his knees and arms! No one has ever touched him like that!
— Haa... I'm going to take a shower so we can leave.
— All right — Nathaniel nodded — I'll wait for you out here.
Rising from the ground and going to the dressing room, Guilherme scratched his neck already feeling hopeless. He was easily influenced by his captain, and was enjoying it. How dangerous.
The beta took off his uniform and wrapped himself in a towel to go into the shower. The cold water bath refreshed his thoughts and his body.
Swallow your feelings.
Don't say anything.
Do not let anyone know.
Guilherme was afraid to feel those new sensations. It was all so intense and uncontrollable.
After getting out of the shower and go to his closet with the towel at the waist, Guilherme already felt calmer. He would be able to deal with his feelings as soon as he got used to them, and ensure that Matheus only said those words to comfort him after learning of his failure confession to Caspian years ago.
Matheus was his captain and his friend. Someone polite and kind who comforts him like a little brother. It's okay if Guilherme loved him, but he would do it in silence so as not to have his heart broken again.
— You sneaky little fox.
— Hic! — Guilherme covered his ears and gave a jump to be completely scared when Matheus whispered in his ear — C-Captain?! W-What was it?
— I came to catch the fox that was running away from me all afternoon.
Matheus was still in uniform, but his hair shriveled from his attempts to wipe the sweat off his forehead showed that he was still tired from training.
Beautiful. A beautiful guy.
— F-Fox? I-I don't know what you're talking about.
The alpha leaned supporting his arm in the closet, leaving Guilherme completely cornered and with nowhere to run. The fact that he had it right in front of him was enough for the beta to feel his heart jumping out of his mouth.
— A small and blonde fox, with clear eyes despite appearing scared and innocent. Do you know?
What, he turned a fox? Well... the team mascot was a fox, the name of the team was an allusion to foxes...
— I-I did not run away from you, captain.
— Are you trying at this exact moment — Matheus chuckled, appearing to have fun with the provocation — Are you the kind that runs away? I don't mind chasing you around.
Swallowing dry, Guilherme could not take his eyes off of Matheus. The alpha raised his chin gently ensuring that the beta did not escape.
That was climbing too high.