Mrsilverdragon:Not now Dante, I’m busy!
Sexxydragon: whoa busy w what?
Sexxydragon: omg are you talking to someone
Mrsilverdragon: Yes, now leave me alone before I block you.
Sexxydragon: LMAO ok go get em tiger ;))
I shutthe tab and returned to Raja.
Mrsilverdragon:Sorry about that. My brother was hassling me.
Thepantherprince: haha
Thepantherprince: I have annoying family too. My cousin Koto lol.
Mrsilverdragon: How old is he?
Thepantherprince: about my age
Thepantherprince: except hes a beta so he always acts like he’s older and better than me
I didn’t knowwhat to make of that comment. I knew that different shifter cultures had different customs, so I thought it was safest just to ask.
Mrsilverdragon:What do you mean by that?
Thepantherprince: ummm... well
Thepantherprince: I’m the only omega in our clan
Thepantherprince: and the only black panther also
Thepantherprince: so basically… I’m not allowed to do anything
The only omega?That was quite rare for any shifter culture. In addition, I knew that melanistic leopards like Raja were unusual. It made sense that his clan would be protective of him based on those two traits alone.
Mrsilverdragon:So your clan is protective of you.
Thepantherprince: exactly
Thepantherprince: I mean its nice but… it gets old
Thepantherprince: I’m not allowed to do anything but sit in the village.
I watched Raja begin typing,then stop, then start again. The message that he was typing stayed on the screen for a minute before it disappeared. So far, he’d never taken this long to answer a message. I wondered if the conversation was difficult for him.
After a long pause, his reply finally popped up.
Thepantherprince:Lorenzo, can I ask you something?
For some reason,the message caused my heart to race. His tone was serious now, a sharp contrast to light mood of our previous conversation. Suddenly, I recalled his written profile. He called himself an omega with a secret. Did this sudden tonal shift have anything to do with that?
Mrsilverdragon:Of course.
Thepantherprince: okay.
Thepantherprince: out of everyone I talked to, you seem like the best guy I can ask.