章 59: [Bonus chapter] Hello, my name is Blue. I

Her name isn't Blue, but she likes the color blue. It comes in many shades and tones, and her favorite one is the color of the sky. It's been so long since she saw the sky in that color, bright blue with the sun in the middle.

"Hey, we're here!" One of her older cousins slapped her arm, and Blue looked away from the window.

Rita was a beautiful person, long brunette hair neatly tied in a ponytail, and she's smiling. She looked pretty in her orange dress, a feat that Blue couldn't achieve because according to everyone, she's too fat. Blue also had a hard time smiling; she didn't know why, but she's aware that she's a little bit slower than the others when it comes to social skills. However, her mother said she made up for it with academic excellency.

Anyways, her black eyes looked at her cousins. The two boys Tian and Hua seated in the middle of the van began opening the door, and Rita was already pushing down the seats so that she could get out. The hot summer air made Blue a little uncomfortable, but that's alright because her parents promised her that she would find a mate at this mansion. All of her cousins whom she traveled with were omegas, and she too is an omega.

"An omega must find a suitable alpha," Her mother taught her, "When you grow up, you will have a scent special to you, and your scent will attract an alpha who will be your mate. If you're more beautiful, you will attract more than one alpha, but you can only have one true mate."

Blue was repeating her mother's voice in her head as she dragged her suitcase into the mansion. She could see the reflection of her face on the white marble floor, and she shook her head a little. Her brunette curls bounced as she shook her head, putting a little smile on her face. She loved her hair, both her curls and her bangs. Her mother said she looked cute in this haircut, and Blue felt happy when her mother complimented her like that.

"Move it, chubby." A middle aged man put his hand on her shoulder and pushed her a little. She came to learn that his name was Petrov, the head butler.

Petrov had a teenage boy following him around. The taller boy's almond skin glowed gold in the sun and his deep brown eyes followed her as she walked down the hallway.

The little omega didn't think much of it and followed Rita to their new bedroom for the summer. The air was horribly dry and salty, but she ignored it for the sake of having fun on the beach later. Then, she heard piano music coming from a different hallway.

After dropping her suitcase on her new bed, she ran out of the room towards the sound of piano. There sat a boy in a room where a piano was the only piece basking in sunlight. Slender fingers were professionally tapping on the keys, recreating a classic baroque song.

Once the song finished, purple eyes met black, and the boy stared back at her.

"Hey." He started with an awkward wave. "I've never seen you here before."

"Hello." The little omega gently waved back. "My name is Blue."

"Cool." The boy nodded, his black hair is getting into his eyes like Blue's bangs does sometimes. "I'm Mar."

"Can you t-teach me?"

"Teach you what?"

"How to p-play a piano."

The boy with purple eyes stared at Blue a little longer before he tapped on the piano bench he's sitting on. A smile adorned his cheeks as he called out to her, "Come! Come! Momma taught me how to play! I'm glad you wanna learn!"

At the age of eleven, Blue met the youngest young master of house Aster, a pack of alphas spanning generations. Mar liked many things that Blue liked, painting and playing piano and making sand castles on the beach. The purple eyed boy didn't make fun of her voice; he also didn't know how to make cookies, so Blue used her grandmother's recipe to teach him. The chefs in the kitchen weren't too happy about their mess, but they let the children play anyway. Mrs. Lin was very nice, and she helped them with using the cookie cutters.

Her cousins Rita, Tian and Hua said she was lucky to have Mar as a friend. Blue thought she was lucky too, because her mother encouraged her to play with the boy because he's an alpha male. They haven't reached the age of scenting yet, but for some reason, her parents strongly believe that Blue will become a beautiful omega female with an enticing scent, and Mar will become a big and strong alpha male just like his father.

Mr. Aster was a little mean, but that's alright because that's just how he is since he's also being mean to one of his sons, the boy who followed head butler Petrov around. The boy whose eyes gleamed red also liked to be on the beach, just like Mar. But unlike Mar, he didn't build sand castles. Blue woke up one morning to see the older boy catching baby crabs on the beach from her window. That day, she learned that his name was Rex.

Good times always come to an end, and she said goodbye for the summer.

Another summer came, and Blue turned twelve. She found out that she's a year older than Mar, but the boy didn't mind. He was crying when she found him in the piano room where they first met. He told her that his momma passed away, and she held him while he cried. A taller boy with pale blond hair interrupted their moment, but he brought them milk and cookies. He joined their hug, and the trio stuck together until the sun no longer shined into the piano room.

"William Velison Junior" was what the pale blond boy introduced himself as, and he insisted that they call him "Liam" because "William" is his father. He's the same age as Mar, so that makes him younger than Blue. Blue likes him anyways. He's funny and knew about many things like an adult would, and he also liked building sand castles.

To the annoyance of the boy who was hunting crabs, Mar, Liam and Blue usually stay at the beach all day to build intricate sand castles. Sometimes, Rex could be mean and took down their sand castles; sometimes their sand castles stayed on the beach, hindering him from catching his crabs. The other boys in the mansion could be mean, too. They called Blue and her cousin words, but only the boy who caught crabs took down their sand castles.

Her two week vacation at the Aster's Mansion was coming to an end, and on the last day, she spent the entire morning with the two boys digging the biggest hole on the beach with their bare hands. It wasn't a good idea, but it was a fun one. One of Mar's older brothers reported them to Mr. Aster, the head of the household, who scolded them for not joining breakfast and lunch. Though Mar's father approved of Blue, he didn't approve of his youngest son taking his friend and potential mate out on the beach to dig a hole.

"They're children," Dr. Velison, Liam's father, was speaking for their sake. "Let them play."

The doctor was one of the few people whom Mr. Aster wasn't being mean to. Even though Dr. Velison looked scary, tall and pale and skinny, him and his wife were the friendliest.

Next summer, just before she began packing for her summer vacation to see Mar and Liam again, Blue woke up with a sharp pain in her abdomen and her bed sheets stained red. Her older brother was the first to see it, and he called their mother.

Her mother and grandmother congratulated her for becoming a woman. Blue was thirteen, and now she's an omega woman. Though her parents will not marry her off until she's eighteen because that's the legal age, they were happy that she could start finding a true mate like her older brother who came out as a healthy alpha male last month.

Before they boarded the plane, all of the young omegas had to be tested for their pheromones and scent. They will be given scent blockers if needed. Rita smelled of roses and vanilla. Hua smelled of early spring. Tian smelled of pine and maple syrup. Blue smelled of... Nothing.

Like usual, she was slower to catch the scent of her cousins and her mother and aunties. However, the problem here was that they couldn't catch her scent either. After various tests were done on her, they realized that she had no scent. She did display omega pheromones, so she's able to communicate with her fellow omega, but without a scent, she couldn't communicate with alphas.

Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Devin, told her that she's just a late bloomer, like usual. Mr. Aster's alpha children will bring out the scent in her, she just needed some encouragement.

Mar and Liam were also beginning to show their alpha scents. Even with both young alphas in the piano room with her, she didn't display any scents. Blue cried when her parents looked at her with disappointment in their eyes. She's not like the other omegas, but in the sense that she's broken.