Defective - [Alpha!Portgas D. Ace x Omega! reader] - part 2 - final
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summary: After escaping an arranged marriage in her home village, Y/n joins the pirates of Whitebeard, one of the few or even the only crew where an unmarked omega can live normally. Omega? Maybe she shouldn't even call herself one, she was a beast but no one else knew it because she didn't smell like one. Still, Portgas D. Ace was the only one who caught her eye, a strong but gentle and mischievous alpha who was actually her mate. Unfortunately for Y/n, she could never be worthy of an alpha like him. Note: “Mates” is an interconnected series and Y/n in this story will be called Hotaru (means firefly) in the rest of the series, Yoki (Marco's mate), Sakura (Izou's mate) and others are Y/n's from another stories. The rest of the series is available on the masterlist. Thank you all!
Note 2: One depressing episode later, here's the second part. I really hate to be absent from the blog so often, especially when I have so many works in mind that I want to write about, but my mental health is a really big problem that stops me.
Was a scentless, defective omega like her really worthy of an alpha like him?
No, she definitely wasn't.
That's why Y/n chose to keep her distance, he'd be better off without a companion like her. Despite all her reasons sticking to her decision didn't prove easy, especially with Ace being...well, Ace.
The connection between them was undeniable and something that everyone could see even if Y/n tried to deny it.
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“I handled the backache and swollen feet well, but the morning sickness and vomiting is something I can't handle” Yoki says with a shiver as she recalls the 4 months of nausea during her pregnancy.
“I haven't had much nausea so far, so I guess I should be grateful,” Sakura says with a glance at Izou, who shares a smile.
Since the news that Sakura and Izou were expecting a baby, the crew have been ecstatic. S/n was sitting at the table next to Ace as she watched the two omegas exchanging experiences with Izou.
“He's finally asleep,” Marco declared as he entered the room after putting Teo to sleep.
"I think Teo is one of the easiest children to look after I've ever met" S/n says with a laugh and quickly holds Ace's forehead before he can hit his head on the plate.
Y/n expects an answer, but is confused when all eyes are on her and no one says anything “What?”
“Did you just predict when Ace was going to fall asleep?” Marco asks in surprise.
"I didn't predict it, just look at him. It was obvious that he was going to fall asleep now“ Y/n says confused as she continues to gently hold Ace's forehead with the palm of her hand ”Are you really going to tell me that you can't tell when he's going to fall asleep?"
“No?” Sakura says, but it comes out more in a questioning tone as everyone looks at each other for confirmation.
“I think it must be your connection!” Yoki says with a playful smile to which Y/n chokes and almost lets go of Ace's head.
“There is no connection-” Y/n begins, but is interrupted by Ace.
"No doubt about it. I'm sure my son will be much more mischievous!" Ace laughs and goes back to eating as if he hadn't just fallen asleep.
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They just clicked so naturally that several times people assumed they were mates and Y/n was just hiding her omega scent to avoid trouble. These situations always led to both of them rather blushingly having to explain that they weren't mates and if she was being honest, part of Y/n died every time she had to lie so blatantly and deny that he was her mate when she loved him so deeply.
Whenever they were in a crowd Ace would make sure to hold her hand so she would never lose it and if the crowd was too thick he would put his arm around her, pulling her close to him.
The simplicity with which he would open every door for her before she had a chance to remember to do so...it made for a good laugh when on a mission with Yoki and Sakura she bumped into a door because she forgot she needed to open it.
The way that whenever there was a party Ace made sure to bring her food and somehow always managed to choose what she liked the most.
How he would immediately get up and gently take the plates out of Y/n's hands when she was helping in the kitchen.
How he always walked around half-naked, but always seemed to have a coat in his bag when she felt cold.
The omega didn't want to compare, after all they weren't even in a relationship, but over time she came to realize it. While Itei dumped her to play with his friends Ace was quick to decline an invitation to walk around an island if Y/n was not going.
While Itei showered her with beautiful but empty words Ace daily showered her with actions that emanated attention, affection and care. Even without a romantic relationship Ace made her feel more loved and seen than Itei ever could. And this totally redefined Y/n's definition of love to such an extent that even when she herself had the opportunity to become a commander she denied it, preferring to stay under Ace's command.
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"You should tell him," Yoki declares simply.
"I don't know what you mean" Y/n says trying to avoid the subject.
"About being his mate. You should tell Ace that you're his mate"
"It's not that easy, he's too good for me-"
"10 years" Yoki says snidely, interrupting Y/n.
"Huh?"
"That's how long Marco and I went without confessing that we felt we were mates. Lost time that will never return. All because some rules that nobody knows who invented or where they came from say that we shouldn't be mates."
Yoki pauses and Y/n can see so much remorse and regret in her eyes that it leaves her feeling helpless.
"I spent 10 years convincing myself that he wasn't my mate, holding back my feelings just because we're different species. And for what? Y/n, don't you love Ace?"
“Of course I love him... how could I not?”
“Then why are you hiding it?”
“You know I don't-”
"There's no deficiency or barrier that the bond between mates can't overcome. He'll find out and when he does you'll both regret every second you wasted."
Y/n swallows dryly, in a way Yoki reminded her of Ruby. It was surprising, however, to learn that the strong and determined Yoki hid so much regret inside her. She and Marco had been together for years and even had a 7-year-old son, but if she considered that they had known each other for another 10 years... those 10 years were almost as long as the time they had been together.
“And I'm sure he loves you deeply, he's just afraid of being wrong and forcing you into something, just like Marco was with me.”
Since that night Y/n and Yoki had drifted apart, every time Y/n looked at Yoki she remembered that conversation, the regret her friend felt and wondered if she was making the right choice. What if Ace really loved her as much as Yoki said? Was it really fair of her to decide for him?
Maybe it wasn't, but at this point how could she tell him the truth? Say that she's known they were mates for two years, but hasn't told him anything?
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“I don't think I'm really going to have children,” Ace declares with a wistful look at the bottle in his hand.
“Why not?” Y/n asks a little surprised by the sudden topic. Until Ace spoke they were both sitting on the deck drinking and watching the stars. The distant partying of the crew and the waves were the only things that could be heard in the silence of the night.
“I don't feel I want to pass on the demon's blood, I shouldn't even have been born myself”
Y/n's heart froze as he heard Ace's words.
"What do you mean Ace? Of course you-"
“I'm Roger's son”
"Roger? Like the King-"
“Yes,” Ace declares, not letting her finish her biological father's title.
“And?”
"What do you mean ‘and’? He-"
"My father sold my sister, if I hadn't run away he would have sold me to a man twice my age and my mother consented and helped him choose who he would sell us to. Do you think I shouldn't have children so as not to pass on their blood?"
Ace opens and closes his mouth before swallowing dryly and looking away with a blush. “I think you'd be a great mother.”
It was Y/n's turn not to know what to answer, this was none of the answers she might have expected to the question she had asked. As the omega thinks about how to answer Ace surprises her by dropping his head into her lap.
Y/n tries to calm her wildly beating heart, she feels her face flush and her mind cloud over as Ace's scent fills all her senses. Ah, she had thought she was getting used to containing her reactions to his scent, but having him so close broke down all the barriers she had managed to build. Fortunately, the alpha remained with his face buried in her lap so that he couldn't see the state in which he had left Y/n.
“If you were my mate...wouldn't you care if I was his son or if our child had that blood?”
“Of course not!”
The question perplexed her, but her answer came out instantly. He was the best alpha she had ever met. How could he doubt himself? How could he think that she, his mate, wouldn't want to have cubs with him?
Ace lifted his face from the omega's lap and Y/n could see tears breaking what was left of her heart. Was he really so afraid of being rejected by his mate because of the identity of his biological father?
At the same time as her heart breaks at the sight of her alpha's fragile state, her inner omega swells with pride at the thought that he is entrusting her with his insecurity. A part of him so sensitive that he keeps it a secret from everyone but has chosen to show it to her... she won't let him regret it.
“Ace” Y/n calls sweetly as she lets her hand travel through his soft hair “any omega would be lucky to have you as their mate”
Was Yoki right?
"You're the perfect alpha for me"
No.
But I'm not the perfect omega for you.
She couldn't do that.
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"Ace? Did you hear what I said?" Y/n asks.
"Huh?" Ace asks confused.
Omega watches him with concern. Blurred eyes, slightly faster breathing, a stronger smell than usual...oh no.
Could only she sense it? Was he aware?
Y/n contains a moan when suddenly Ace falls against her and his nose presses against the scent gland and bonding spot on the omega's neck. The omega's hands immediately go to the alpha's chest trying to push him away although it's useless as her arms don't seem to want to gather the strength to actually push him away.
"Commander?" A crew member's voice calls out, bringing Y/n back to the reality in which they are not alone but in the middle of a deck full of other crew members. "We're coming to an island and-"
Ace's sudden movement off Y/n's shoulder silences the man and surprising her. Without a word Ace turns away from them both and starts walking towards the cabin.
Not knowing what to do Y/n is about to question his actions when Ace finally speaks "I'm not feeling too well, Y/n will take over while I'm gone" He says before closing the door behind him.
"We are approaching an island and urgently need supplies. I'd like to ask permission to dock and pick up supplies."
Y/n, who is still staring dazedly at the door, just gives a nod in response to the man who immediately turns and gives directions to the others.
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Idiot
Ace felt like a total idiot.
Oh how he was aware. Aware of the way her lips moved, the way her soft curls brushed his cheeks slightly red from the sun. And that scent he could have sworn he smelled from her, it was like a mere ghost leading him to indecision between reality and his routine making him imagine things. That smell that he only smelled for a millisecond, but which was enough to break all his self-control and make him put his nose to Y/n's scent gland.
Idiot.
How could he look at her again after that? How would he explain his actions?
How could he explain that even though she was only a beta the mere sight of her figure drove his inner alpha crazy. That he felt his alpha betraying him whenever he was near her. That she had an effect on him that no omega ever had. That she was the one he longed for and desired.
And how foolish he had been to even search her room for suppressants in the hope that she was an omega in disguise. His omega.
Honestly, it didn't even matter to Ace if she was an omega, as long as she was his he would be happy and he knew that his inner alpha was more than willing to be with a beta as long as she was Y/n.
After all, fate wasn't always right, Marco and Yoki were mates even though they were from different species, so why couldn't he have a beta mate?
Yes, it couldn't be her. It had to be her.
There was even a time when he planned to go along with that wish, but fate seemed to be cruel to him as, to his complete disappointment, the beta didn't see him as her mate.
He clearly remembered the time she confessed to him how when he was little her sister had been the first to tell him about predestined mates and that ever since she had set out to sea she was looking for hers, that she simply knew she loved him. That confession broke Ace's heart. All the love and affection he could see reflected in her eyes when she thought of the one destined for her was too much for the poor alpha's heart to bear. Imagining her with someone else made his inner alpha furious to the point where Ace almost let out a growl.
Oh but what about that other night when he, in his alcohol-influenced state, confessed to her his fear of rejection and of not being worthy, and as much as he wanted to regret the way he showed his fragility in front of her, he couldn't forget the way she cradled him. Her hand that stroked his hair so gently and her gaze full of emotion as she told him that he was the perfect alpha for her. How could he ever get over those words coming from her?
Yes, ever since that night he could hardly contain his feelings. Even if she didn't see him as a mate he couldn't help seeing her like that. He never looked at any omega again, his eyes stopped searching the crowd and his sense of smell stopped sniffing the air in search of something. It wasn't conscious, he simply didn't feel the need to look anymore.
And it was all this that led to the moment of pure desperation and impulse in which he could have sworn that smell came from her.
Ace doesn't know how long it had been since he had come to his room, he wasn't worried about the crew, he knew that Y/n was more than capable of taking care of things for him.
Y/n... he could feel his mind getting cloudier and cloudier as his routine approached and the thought of her only seemed to make everything worse.
Suddenly Y/n's scream brings him back to his senses and Ace immediately leaves the room. What he sees makes his blood boil with rage. An alpha, one he didn't know from anywhere in tribal clothes was on deck and was holding Y/n's arm tightly preventing her from moving away from him while the whole crew was pointing their guns at him.
Ace doesn't think twice before plunging the knife into his belt causing the other alpha to jump back and let go of Y/n. Ace is quick to grab the beta and move away to the opposite side of the other alpha.
Ace holds Y/n against his chest and can feel her shudder and cling to him. The intruding alpha's movement makes Ace hold the beta tighter and growl loudly at the other alpha.
Although for a second the alpha seems to falter he quickly regains his confidence when his eyes reach Y/n's bare neck.
"I've always told you haven't I Y/n? No alpha besides me will ever want you. After all, even after so many years you haven't been able to find anyone else willing to mark you."
Ace is confused by the alpha's conversation. How and from where does he know Y/n?
“I'm so sorry she must have caused a lot of trouble as usual” He speaks directly to Ace who only intensifies his growling and scent to the point of making the crew themselves choke. This idiot had to be very brave to keep talking. “That omega you're holding is rightfully mine, it was promised to me by it's parents, but it got away from me before I could mark it”
At the same time as Ace felt that Y/n had been warming up since he had picked her up, he could also feel her trembling as the intruder spoke.
Letting out a loud growl Ace speaks “The woman I hold in my arms is a beta, I'm sorry if you can't tell, but this is not the omega that belongs to you”
The alpha laughs scornfully "I'm the one who can't tell the difference? It's an Unmei-ōkam, if you take off that hood you'll be able to see its ears and see what I'm saying. It's just that it's scentless and dumb enough to run away from the only alpha who'll ever want it."
As his anger rises at hearing him use “it” to refer to Y/n as if she were a possession Ace's heart also skips a beat at the possibility and his hand automatically flies to Y/n's head where he feels her ears under the hood. Ace looks perplexed at the beta omega. He wasn't out of his mind.
He watches as Y/n raises her flushed, tear-covered face.
“S-sorry alpha”
Ace can feel himself on cloud nine, hearing her call him alpha is a dream he's had more times than he can count.
"Better late than never, I forgive you-"
The alpha is interrupted by a sword from one of the crew members in his neck as he tries to advance towards Ace and Y/n.
If I hadn't run away, I would have sold myself to a man twice my age.
The memory of Y/n's words filled him with rage. This was his omega and Ace wouldn't allow any other alpha or living being to think they had a chance. Without taking his eyes away from Y/n's he slides her hood down and for a moment looks at the black-furred ears that all this time could have given away her identity. Gently he pushes her hair away from her shoulder and leans in, making her sigh and cling to him as he gives it an experimental lick.
“What do you think-” The alpha tries, but falls silent when a circle of flames explodes around Ace and Y/n making him flinch.
"I'm sorry to inform you, but you are neither the only alpha who wants her nor the one who will keep her. Y/n is my omega" Ace says before, without taking his eyes off the other alpha's, digging his teeth into Y/n's neck, right in her bonding spot and scent gland.
The moment Ace's teeth break through Y/n's skin the smell that Ace had only smelled as a ghost before explodes and fills the entire boat making everyone present choke. This wasn't just the smell Ace had dreamed of, this wasn't just the smell of Y/n, nor just the smell of his omega and mate. It was the smell of her in heat.
That's why she was so hot and flushed. She was in heat, probably triggered by his routine.
The alpha is about to open his mouth when Ace speaks "Off my boat. Now." Ace's intimidating scent becomes even stronger completely covering Y/n's scent.
With a growl the alpha begins to back away and Y/n almost sighs with relief if it weren't for his words.
“Maybe I can't have you, but you know I'm staying with your sister”
Y/n's gaze fills with despair, but before she can do anything Ace holds her against his chest again.
"Go and get her sister, I don't care by what means. When you have her, we'll leave to go back to her father."
Ace says without room for argument. Picking up the omega on his lap, he takes her to his room, setting her down on his bed.
“Are you still deeply in love with your mate?” Ace says with a foolish smile.
“I don't deserve you, I don't even have scent”
“You mean this scent I smell, which is the most wonderful scent I've ever smelled?”
Ace laughs and kisses her to stop her from continuing. A slow, tender kiss that left omega speechless and ignited her heat.
“Now let me take care of you, my omega,” he whispers gently, making her shiver.
Y/n lets out a moan as the alpha moves closer and licks her still fresh bond mark.
He was a perfect alpha, the only one capable of seeing beyond her deficiency and the one who fixed it. Yoki was right, she regretted wasting her time.
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Extra:
“I'M NOT GOING TO TALK TO THIS DISGRACEFUL ” the little beast of about 7 years screams.
“That's not my sister, my sister is Rubi, she's a beast but she's 10 years older than me” Y/n says turning to Ace.
“ANOTHER BASTARD!”
“Wait... who are your parents?” Y/n asks uncertainly.
"I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU, YOU'VE ONLY BROUGHT DISHONOR TO OUR PARENTS! I'LL NEVER BE THE SAME! I'LL NEVER RUN AWAY LIKE YOU! LET ME GO BACK!"
“In other words, you're my sister too,” Y/n concluded, not knowing whether to be relieved that the sister Nuktirey was referring to wasn't Ruby, or despairing that she had no idea who this sister she'd never met was.
“Is she staying here with us?” Teo asked, making everyone, including his parents, look at the extremely shy and blushing little boy.
"NO! I HAVE TO GO BACK-" The little omega starts, but suddenly loses her voice when she turns around and sees Teo.
Everyone present seems to be able to see. The way Y/n's sister swallows dryly and blushes as she looks at Teo before looking away. The way Teo keeps her eyes downcast while nervously wiggling her fingers.
“Yes, she's staying here,” Y/n declares.
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