Rain poured down endlessly, as the soft pounding of water against the hood of the car filled the silence around him. Green eyes stared out lazily through the car window, watching as droplets of rain trailed down the glass, making the flashing lights of traffic and cars become even more blurry than it was already was.

Looks like the rain won't be stopping any time soon, he thought, glancing up at the pale grey sky.

Eren sighed tiredly, leaning his head back against the leather clad seat and pulling out his phone. Typing in the passcode and unlocking it, he searched through the pockets of his jacket, feeling around for his ear phones before finding what he was looking for. He slipped the ear buds into each ear and began to scroll through his music. Setting for something calm and chill, he put his phone away and relaxed back against the seat, closing his eyes to get some rest.

Time passed by. His dreams were filled of familiar bright smiles and sunny days until he was jolted awake, the driver calling out to him in a rough voice from the front of the car.

"Wake up, kid. This is as far as I can go, from here on up is restricted area." He said, cigarette hanging from his mouth as he glanced into the mirror.

Blinking away the heaviness from his eyes, Eren removed his ear buds and glanced out the window to check his surroundings. Perplexed by what he saw, he looked down at the envelope lying beside him and reread the adress. Sure enough, he was in the right place.

Sighing, Eren nodded sluggishly, reaching down to take out a wad of cash from his jeans and handing it to the man, muttering a 'thank you' before snatching his backpack and the envelope. He pushed open the door and stepped out, the soft sprinkling of rain falling upon him.

Once the door was shut behind him, the car made a sharp turn against the gravel covered road and took off back towards the town.

Eren's attention was directed to the wooded area around him. Nothing but endless amount of trees. The smell of rain and earth strong under his nose.

He clutched the strap of his bag and sighed heavily. Why am I here again?

• | ◇ | •

After waiting for what felt like hours for his ride, he was finally escorted to his destination. A man named moblit,  who supposedly worked under his father, driving him safely back.

They arrived at two large, gates which was heavily guarded by men in black uniforms and guns. Moblit was quick to speak with one of them who Eren assumed was in charge of letting people in and out of the place. He didn't like the way some of these men would turn their heads in Eren's direction, staring at him through the truck's window, and what made it worse was that he couldn't see their faces due to the masks hiding their identity.

Shifting uncomfortably in his seat, Eren looked over to see Moblit's ID being scanned before the masked man nodded in approval and stepped back.  A loud clang resonated through the air and the large gates slid open, granting access to them as Moblit drove in. Eren sighed in relief once they were away from prying eyes.

From there on it took another mile of passing through more trees before they finally arrived to their final destination. Green eyes glanced up and spotted a large building with dark tinted windows lined perfectly. Again, more guards were stationed outside the building. Turning off the truck, Moblit turned to Eren.

"C'mon," Moblit said gently, seeming to feel Eren's nervousness and distress. They both exited the truck and headed towards the front doors guarded by two alphas. Eren lingered close behind Moblit, untrusting of the men in masks around him. When one of them turned to look at him, he glared fiercely, baring his teeth.

Gee, what's their problem? He growled internally when the man remained unmoved and only continued to stare at him endlessly.

He ignored the eyes piercing him as he followed Moblit inside and through several halls. The place was very clean with no signs of trash or dirt anywhere along the walls or floor. Though that was expected from a large facility of scientists. Of course no one would want to work in a dirty place.

Along the way he was shot some confused and scowled looks by the people they passed by which Eren frustratingly chose to ignore despite noticing he had not seen one single omega in sight. Only betas and alphas.

He scoffed and glared at some of the nosy betas peeking at him in disbelief. of course omegas wouldn't work here.

After several more halls, they stopped in front of a silver door with a blinking red light above it. Moblit turned to face Eren and gave him a smile small as he said, "This will be the room you stay in from now on," he dug into the pocket of his lab coat before pulling out a card and handing it to Eren. "This grants access to your room and some labs you are permitted to. Other than that, Dr. Zoe will answer any questions you have."

Eren stared at the card in his hand with a raised brow as he turned it this way and that, "So did you speak to my father then?" He glanced up, expecting a reply only to find no sign of Moblit. He furrowed his brows and glanced around him in confusion. "What the hell?" He muttered before shaking his head and looking at the door leading to his room.

{ ◇ }

"You must be Eren!" A cheery voice startled the poor omega who had just exited his room. He put a hand to his racing chest before looking up and nodding in hesitation at the woman standing before him.

"Yeah, that's me, sadly. Heh." He scratched the back of his head.

The woman wore a lab coat like everyone else, with an ID clipped over her right breast and a pair of glasses perched on her nose. She wore a light maroon two piece suit with white shoes. Her brown hair was tied messily into a pony tail. The woman held out her hand with a grin, "Hanji Zoe, but you can call me Hanji since we'll be working together."

Shaking hands, Eren nodded. "Uhm, cool?"

Hanji cackled and gazed at his form which consisted of a lab coat, small black shorts and a green long sleeve. Then her eyes landed on his face and brightened.  "Wow! You sure do not look nothing like your father. Your mother must be a very beautiful woman to have you take after her."

Eren's lips twitched slightly. A small blush adorning his cheeks. "I-I guess. . . " he mumbled and fidgeted in his spot shyly. He never really got compliments so someone calling him anything other than 'bitch', 'whore', 'omega' or 'useless' brought a smile to his face.

Hanji smiled. "Come! I have a very important meeting in half an hour and can't waste much time!" She turned on her heel and stalked down the hall with Eren following along behind her.

As they walked Hanji hastily explained everything Eren needed to know. "As you know, there are four floors in this facility. The first, which is also the main, is the top entrance of this place. It's where you'll find offices, studies, and meeting rooms. Right now you are on the second floor where everyone who works for your father has their own place to stay. The third, where you'll be stationed at with me, contains our pre-labs. The fourth on the other hand is off limits to newbies like you." She shot him a cheeky grin.

Eren raised a brow, nodding in understanding though irritated he wasn't allowed to go onto the fourth floor. "So is this. . . Like some kind of underground facility or something?" He asked.

Hanji scoffed. "I guess you could say that. After all, most of the floors are underground." She shrugged.

"What kind of dumbass would build in underground facility ?" He glanced around at the lack of windows.

"Your father." The woman stated bluntly.

"Tch, figures," Eren mumbled. "And what about if there is a fire? Are there any escape routes?" He turned to her, head tilted in question.

"Nope. We all burn and die." Hanji shrugged.

"Fantastic." He muttered under his breath.

Hanji laughed loudly and patted his shoulder in reassurance. "It's a joke, kid. We have escape tunnels in case of any emergency."

Eren crossed his arms and glanced down at his feet. "And uh, no one won't hurt me here right?" He asked hesitantly before clearing his throat and puffing out his chest. "I mean not that I'm weak or anything---"

Hanji gave him a gentle smile. "No worries, Eren. Your father gave everyone strict orders that you were off limits and anyone who disobeyed other wise would face strict punishment." Her voice turned serious towards the end.

Eren scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Oh? And what would that be exactly? Time out in the corner?" He snorted at the last part to himself. As if his father would care---

"Death."

Eren said nothing afterwards.

Hanji finished explaining everything else before she shook his hand once again and scurried off but not before telling him his father had wanted to see him. Luckily, she didn't leave before telling him the direction to his father's office. So there Eren found himself, once again on the first floor to be stared down.

He found his father's office in the west wing, the only door occupying one whole side. He gave three firm knocks before being granted access. Inside, door shutting behind him, Eren stared at the back of his father's form who was facing out the window. The very man who had been gone most of his life stood before him.

He cleared his throat drawing the man's attention.

Murky green eyes met his and Eren swallowed the thick lumps in his throat, refusing to give in to his emotions now. He steeled his gaze and clenched his fists tightly.

The last time he recalled seeing his father was when he was very little and though the memory was blurry and faint, he could remember the musky, and cool ocean like scent of his father's as he was wrapped in the feeling of strong arms.

He had always asked his mother why his father stopped seeing them, unaware of the pain in her eyes as he did so. Sometimes he wondered if it was because he was an omega, and that it had disappointed his father, but his mother was quick to assure him that his father loved him very much even if the alpha rarely showed it. She told him stories of how supporting he had been, showing only emotion to her and Eren, and that he had looked forward to Eren's birth. Only to be called away to his work. Where he would disappear for countless years.

Still, until this day, Eren's love for his father wasn't the same as it had been when he was but a mere baby. It had diminished whole, to the point his father was nothing but a stranger to him.

"You called?" Eren tilted his head, staring at the green luxurious carpet beneath his feet.

"Yes, did you find your room?" His voice was deep and devoid of emotion as he spoke. Lacking affection.

Eren lifted his arms and flapped them lightly. "Obviously." He snarked.

Grisha stared at his son silently before nodding. He stalked towards him, boots thumping against the floor until he stopped in front of Eren. "Everything is okay for you? You don't need. . . . suppressants or anything?"

"No thanks," Eren dismissed him before raising a brow, impatient and eager to leave. "Can I go now?"

Grisha sighed. "Very well, but the fourth floor is restricted area to you, and you are not to enter any labs without Dr. Zoe around."

The omega grit his teeth in annoyance. "Why? What's on the fourth floor?"

"Nothing that concerns you."

Eren huffed and crossed his arms against his chest in defense. "Right. Just like your life didn't concern me?" He rolled his eyes, missing the grim look passing over his father's face. "
"Can't I just take a single peek? Just one?"

Grisha sighed and rubbed his temples, shaking his head. "No, Eren. I don't want you making a mess in any of my labs or ruining my work." He grit his teeth, starting to get irritated at his son's stubbornness.

Eren growled and stomped his foot, "Fine. Whatever. I'll just leave you to your stupid work, just like you left us." He mumbled in anger and purposefully bumped into his dad's arm as he walked past him, ignoring the slight hurt look flashing in his father's eyes. He left his father's office, and strode down the hall.

Once he was out of vicinity of his father's office, he let go of the grin he had been fighting back. He pulled down the sleeve of his coat and gazed down at his father's ID, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Now let's have a little fun," he grinned and eagerly began speed walking to the fourth floor.

{ ◇ }

Eren creaked tip-toed down the hall as quietly as he could so as not to give away his presence. The halls around him were silent as he poked his head around corners and sometimes curiosity getting the better of him--- into some windows where he could see people in hazmats suits tinkering with toxic chemicals and liquid.

There was one which interested him the most. There was several people in hazmat suits poking and prodding at a weird deformed like creature in a tank. It was had several patches of hair scattered along it's body as it squeaked and thrashed violently against it's restraints.  Another person was plotting down notes on a clipboard as they watched. Around them in cylinder like tanks floating in bluish liquid was more deformed creatures and at one point Eren could've sworn he saw something in the shape of a human body.

Finally thinking that was enough Eren moved on, chills littering his legs as he wandered down the quiet, hushed halls until he got to the south wing of the fourth floor where the light seemed to get dimmer and dimmer. His eyes caught a large, metal door almost twice his size in length and width at the end of the hall with six bolted locks keeping it securely shut. A small red light sat above the door. 

It was obvious whatever they were keeping in there was extremely dangerous and deadly enough if they had to have multiple bolts and a very heavy metal door, that no doubt weighed a ton, to keep it locked in.

"Just what the hell is in there?" He muttered to himself, stopping just beyond the door and gazing at it in uncertainty. There were no windows or anything to look into to be able to see what exactly was being held in there. He assumed it must be some kind of animal and debated on whether or not he should check it out. He eyed the scanner next to the door in attentiveness as he bit his bottom lip.

Oh what the hell, he rolled his eyes. Nothing will get interesting around here if I can't see shit for myself.  Finally deciding, he pulled out his father's ID and stabbed it into the small box by the door, waiting several seconds as it was scanned.

The red light above the door flashed green deeming it's approval and suddenly the sound of large creaking and clanging of metal resounded in the silent air as the bolts on the door began to twist and unlock and descend back to into the frames of the doorway until finally--- quietness.

Then the large door was being pulled upwards, squeaking and creaking loudly until finally everything separating him from whatever was inside was no longer in the way.

Silence.

Eren gulped, swallowing thickly as he took a hesitant step forward, eyeing cautiously at the darkness. The sight of the pitch black room sending fear and apprehension up his spine. He reached forward and knocked on the wall next to the door, just to test.

Silence again.

Whatever it was that was in there seemed to be refusing to respond. 

Deciding to try again, Eren reached into his pocket and pulled out his red pen and tossed it into the room, hearing it clatter onto the floor. He waited several seconds again and sighed in frustration when he got no response. Maybe there's nothing there after all? He frowned and stalked several more steps forward into the room. Just feet away from the entrance.

The strong scent of musk hit him nearly knocking him back, his instincts screaming 'danger' and before he could react or move, the sound of the steel door falling shut echoed throughout the room, startling him and sending him into a frenzy of panic and fear. He whipped around and ran to the door only to find it wouldn't budge when he pulled or pushed. He banged and kicked, yelling for help but got no answer in return.

A deep, dominating, feral growl resonated the room, making him freeze in his spot, where he was facing the door. He tensed, mind and body on high alert, obviously terrified and shaking as he stood where he was. He only managed out a whimper, trying to look over his shoulder, but he was yanked back by his coat and thrown harshly onto the ground.

He cried out as his back clashed with the floor painfully. Pain shooting up his shoulder. He was quick to scramble onto his hands and knees only, sadly, he wasn't fast enough.

Someone large and heavy was on him in a flash, mounting him and slamming his head onto the floor with such strength it terrified him. He yelped louldy and whined at the sharp sting of pain vibrating his head as the side of his face was pressed against the stone cold floor.

He could feel his attacker's heavy breathing against his back, and the strong dominating pheromones forcing him to submit and bare his neck. Now Eren never bared his neck to any alpha. But this time, the pheromones were so powerful, it was like it was controlling his own body, forcing him unwillingly to obey. He was in danger and that terrified him to the core.

His hesitation must've made the alpha furious for a loud snarl rang in his ear, and the grip on his wrist and on his head tightened impossibly, bringing out a wince and stubborn growl from the omega who was in obvious immense pain. The fist in his hair, yanked his head harshly to the side exposing the smooth skin of his neck to the deranged alpha above him.

Hair tickled his neck and the next thing he knew, something hard and sharp was pressing against his throat causing him to stiffen, eyes widening.

"No!"  He screamed and struggled viciously against the hold only to have  his head slammed against the floor again. His vision went white for several seconds, dizziness taking over and forcing him to go lax in the alpha's hold.

Then pain exploded in his neck, ripping a cry from him.

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I just wanted to give something out for the long wait on Our Last Hope. Sorry! Hope you guys enjoyed this tho :D