Josh led us to the back where we he introduced us to the alpha named Jinn and the omega named Rome.
The omega seemed no bigger than Josh and looked under the weather. The alpha named Jinn was in much better health. There does not seem to be anything special about the two, aside from the fact that the alpha prefers to cross dress.
"So, it's an ordinary alpha, huh?" I couldn't help but feel disappointed.
"I see your school is open minded," said Eric after looking at the alpha from head to toe. "It's good that they let students express themselves freely with the way they dress."
"I-it's not like that!" the alpha, Jinn, said defensively.
"Tito Eric, that's a disguise! A disguise!" Josh explained in a loud whisper.
"I was told that you were able to scent your pair even before you found out that you were an omega?" I asked the omega, Rome.
"Y-yes, sir," he answered softly.
"And I see that you are about to go into heat," I added.
"Ha?!" his four companions gasped in unison.
"Not to worry, I can easily take care of that."
I placed my briefcase on the table, took out a small compact, and opened it. It contains my personal formula, a calming cream made from my concentrated calming pheromones. I dabbed my index finger in and massaged some at the back of Rome's ears.
"Any better?" I asked.
Rome nodded at me. He was beginning to get some color on his cheeks.
"What is that, Doc Aahmes? It smells so nice! Like a calming cream!" Josh asked curiously.
"You can call it that," I answered. "I am afraid I cannot do anything for you, though," I pointer at the alpha, Jinn.
"It's okay I'm not in a rut anyway," he replied.
"Not yet." I took out more items from my case. "Now, I need sweat, urine, and blood samples, and if you can give me some sperm..."
"Habibi, we talked about this, remember?" Eric piped in. "We can't just get samples from minors without their guardian's consent. Do you really want to get sued?"
"I give my consent!" Rome quickly said, "although... giving you some sperm is a bit..."
"I give my consent as well," followed Jinn, "as long as it can help us Rome feel better."
"Look here, kids," Eric frowned at the pair, "you're both minors. You can't give your consent without your parents' permission."
"Well, they won't know about it anyway, as long as nobody snitches on us!" said Jinn who looked at the other students in the room. "Besides, I'm turning 18 in just a couple of months I wouldn't be needing my parents' consent by then!"
"W-what about the s-sperm?" Josh asked, wide-eyed, even though he was not the one who needed to produce it.
"Sweat and blood samples will do," I replied.
Eric sighed and shook his head in disapproval as I took samples from the pair.
"Habibi, I'm telling you, if we get sued for this..."
"Do not worry, I know the consequences of my actions," I replied as I took sweat samples from the alpha. "There, all done."
"Is that all?" Jinn asked.
"That, and I suggest exchanging clothes, the scent will keep the yearning to a minimum and help keep the both of you from losing your mind..."
"What?!" The two looked worried.
"You can smell it in case you miss your partner and feel the urge to look for them," explained the professor. "This will make the time you're away from each other more bearable."
"I also suggest you refrain from going to school tomorrow," I told Rome. "Pretend to be in heat. Refuse to even get out of bed. Who is your family doctor?"
"Huh? Oh, it's Dr. Fuego, from the Medical City..."
"Cerillo Fuego. Got it."
"You know my doctor?" Rome asked.
"There are only a handful of doctors who specialize in omegas," Eric replied for me.
"Ask to see your doctor," I told him. "I will talk with Dr. Fuego and come in his behalf."
"Okay, Dr. Abdel."
"Ahh... at last, we can finally go on our date!" Eric leaned back on his seat when we returned to the car. "Let's go straight to Boni to eat some Lomi!"
"Eric, did you notice anything out of the ordinary about the pair?" I asked as I start the engine.
"Hmm? Not really. That kid Rome looked a bit familiar, though. Do you think he's got a brother called Giovani?"
"I did not find anything special about them either," I said thoughtfully, ignoring his question. "I wonder if there is something special in their blood samples..."
Eric faced me, pouting.
"Don't tell me, you wanna head back home so you can check the samples immediately?"
"If it is okay with you, mahal, can we order some take-out instead?"
Eric gave a deep sigh, but he still agreed to my request.
"Okay, but next time, I want you to eat balut with me. And I want you to eat the chick, too!"
"Ugh... do I really have to?!"
Eric laughed at me. I gave him a quick glance and smiled.
"Okay, I promise to eat a whole balut to make it up to you."
"And we should eat three eggs each!"
"Three of them?"
"Yep, since you canceled the perfect plan of a perfect date on a perfect day!"
"Okay, 3 baluts..."
"On Friday night."
"This coming weekend."
"Come to think of it, I was planning on working on an experiment, too. I wasn't able to work for a week, after all. Let's just go to a drive through, get some takeout, and take it easy the rest of the day."
We bought our food in our favorite bulaluhan. We went straight home after that, heated our food in the microwave, and ate in the laboratory.
We went to our respective corners. Eric worked on his experiment, while I checked the blood and sweat samples I got from Rome and Jinn.
"As I expected, there really is nothing special about those two," I said to myself.
"Hmm?" Eric looked at my direction, "You say somethin'?"
"About Rome and Jinn. It seems there really is nothing special about them."
"Lemme take a look..." He stood up from his stool and came closer. He looked at the slides carefully and gave a sigh.
"You're right. There's nothing special about their samples," he agreed. "But then again, you can't really discover everything about a person simply from a couple of samples. You would still need to closely observe them and their environment to know their habits and preferences. You can't give a conclusion without knowing them personally."
"That's right, that is why observation is essential in scientific research."
"Good thing you plan to observe Shorty in his home tomorrow."
"Shorty?" I frowned at the professor. "You mean, Rome?"
"Who else? The kid hardly even reached my chest!" he laughed. "Anyway, since there's not much happening in the lab tomorrow, just take half of the day off."
"Are you sure, professor?" I stared at him. "Will you not be lost without me?"
"What do you take me for? A five-year-old kid?" he laughed some more. "Just make me enough coffee to last the day and I'll be okay."
He was about to return to his seat when he looked back at me.
"And stop being so stubborn!" he added. "Ask for his parents' consent properly before doing anything. I don't want my beloved getting into trouble!"
"Okay, professor," I replied, placing my arms around him. "Are you done with your experiment?"
"Almost... and you?" he turned to face me.
"Not really, I still want to try some tests."
"Same here, but..." he placed his arm around my waist and nuzzle my nape. "Can I ask my beloved to make me some of his delicious coffee?"
I gave a sigh and pinched his cheek.
"Okay, I am starting to get hungry myself. I'll make us some snacks for tonight."
"Thank you mahal! I really am the luckiest man alive on this perfect day!"
I shake my head slowly as I made my way down to the kitchen.
This is going to be another long night.
And that's just the way we like it.