Chapter 6

"Good practice everyone. Be sure to be on time tomorrow morning. Alright?"

"Yes, sir!"

Nodding his head, Asher signaled for his teammates to clean up and keep all the pieces of equipment and balls they used in practice inside the storage room. The volleyball team just finished their practice and most of them are now very exhausted. It is not because of the sports they play but because of their team captain.

Asher is a good and talented player. But when he becomes the team captain this year, all of them did not expect that he is such a strict leader who does not want to waste even a minute during practice. He takes his responsibility as their team captain to heart and supports all of them with full effort.

But that is alright. Asher Myein is just like that during practices and their official matches. Outside the court and his responsibilities as their team captain, he is that kind of friend that is fun to hang out with. He is that person who gives life to a party and makes it livelier.

"You really don't waste any time during practices, huh."

Turning his head, Asher saw Terrence sit beside him and give him a bottle of energy drink. Asher accepted the bottle and twist its cap open. Then he takes a huge gulp of energy drink before closing the bottle with its cap.

"We need to practice more since the semi-finals will be next week." Asher said and put the bottle of energy drink on the floor before he proceed on wiping the sweat on his head. "I want to leave this school as the team captain of this year's competition."

"That sounds like you." Terrence replied with a shrug.

"So what do you want?"

"Hmm?"

"Why are you approaching me?"

"What? Am I not allowed to talk with my lover's brother?" Terrence asked.

"Not when we just finished four hours of intense training and our bodies are literally dripping in sweat. It does not sound like you at all."

"Heh. So perspective."

Asher just rolled his eyes before tossing his wet towel on the bench.

"Aster will stay at my place this coming weekend." Terrence said.

"Oh. So?"

Isn't that interesting? Terrence really bothered to tell him that his twin brother will spend the weekend in his soulmate's place. This is not the first time that it happens. But every time Terrence asked for his permission to let Aster go with him never fails to catch his attention.

Terrence Fleur, one of his teammates, is his twin brother's soulmate. They had already known each other for years now since Aster quickly found him a few months after they get their soulmate mark. To say that Terrence is a nice pair for his brother is an understatement. Based on his observations, Terrence is definitely the perfect person for Aster.

Both Aster and Terrence are quiet but menace people. They love insulting each other but when someone dares to step in between them or try to hurt the other, one should expect to see the doorways of hell below. Aster and Terrence can easily understand each other even without talking too much. They developed an unbreakable connection that cannot be easily broken.

Maybe the most fortunate thing that happened when Aster found his soulmate, Asher and Terrence easily build a friendship between them after knowing each other. Though Asher cannot consider Terrence as his best friend, he can still trust the guy not to hurt his brother in any possible way and betray his trust. As long as Aster is happy with him, that will be enough for Asher. But of course, he will never say those words right in front of his twin.

"Stop giving me that crap. I am telling you that Aster will stay at my place this weekend. We have plans to help my cousin's newly opened cafe and it will be convenient for him to stay at my place." Terrence explained.

"Oh." Asher slowly said. "Anything else?"

"Nothing."

"Okay." Asher replied with a shrug. "But you know the rules, Terrence. Follow it and we are not going to have a problem."

An obvious scowl appeared on Terrence's face but Asher ignores it. The rules are only simple. First, Terrence will not force his brother in any possible way. Second, he will not put his mark on Aster without his consent.

These may be just simple rules for others, but Asher takes it seriously and he will never compromise about it.

Contrary to everyone's guess, Asher and Aster have a different secondary gender. On their sixteenth birthday, Asher was presented as an alpha while Aster was presented as an omega. No wonder Aster is always the obedient one while Asher is the little devil who always cause trouble when they were still kids.

But that is just fine between the brothers. Nothing has changed in their relationship. They just refer to their secondary genders as something to add to their list of differences between them. But their differences also added to the reason why Asher becomes more protective of his brother although he does not want to show it openly.

Just like him, Terrence is an alpha. And it only takes Asher one glance to know what are exactly the things Terrence is capable of doing. So when he learned that Aster and Terrence are already dating, Asher gave these rules on the first day of their relationship. He expects his brother's soulmate to follow those rules all the time.

At first, Terrence was displeased with it. As an alpha, he does not want to be restricted especially with how he treats his partner. Of course, he will never force himself to Aster or leg him do things without his permission. But the way Asher delivered those rules to him felt so wrong for Terrence. If he did not know any better, Terrence will definitely thinks that Asher hates him to he Aster's soulmate.

But what Terrence did not expect was Aster who also asked him to follow his twin brother's rules if he still want to go out with him in the future.

Despite their everyday fights, Asher and Aster have a bond that no one can be easily interpreted by anyone. Their mother said it is because they have a special bond that only a pair of twins can feel. Even without saying it out loud, Asher and Aster will never let go of this special connection between them.

Aster asked Terrence to get along with his brother all the time. It is because he does not want them to have a dispute in the future where Aster will be stuck in the middle and has to choose one of them. Terrence tried his luck before and asked this question to his soulmate. But he only got a bit disappointed when Aster replied that he will choose his brother over him.

Terrence is forced to understand that before he met his soulmate, Aster have Asher as his other half. He will not pretend that he can understand how their relationship works. All he knew is that Aster treasures his twin brother as much as he cares for him.

"If you have no more questions, then go hit the shower first before meeting up with Aster." Asher said while collecting his things on the bench.

He did not wait for Terrence to reply before he leaves the gym. He goes straight to their locker room so he can also get a good shower and change into fresh clothes. He also admits that the practice and drills they performed today are a killer. Asher can now feel his sore muscles when his adrenaline slowly disappeared.

After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Asher grabbed his bag and say goodbye to his teammates. Asher and Sera made a plan to use their buffet tickets tonight that was given to them by the guard for yesterday's elevator problems. While walking, he sends a message to Aster with his usual reminders and insults. Of course, his twin brother will not easily back down and also replied a few insults towards him.

Before Asher can send another insulting reply to his brother, he stopped on his track when he heard a sweet melody coming from a piano inside the music room. When he peeked his head on the window, Asher saw Sera sitting in front of it while her fingers are busy tapping the piano keys. Her eyes are closed but her body is gently swaying and following the rhythm of her music. Looking closely, Asher sees that she is wearing another scent suppressant patch on her neck.

No wonder he cannot smell her scent a while ago while walking in the empty corridors.

When Sera hit the last note, she slowly let out a sigh before moving her fingers away from the piano keys. When she opened her eyes, the first things she sees are Asher's focused gazes towards her. But instead of getting flustered or shy about it, Sera gives him a sweet smile in return.