AN: This is an Omegaverse story. There will be sexual content in this, but just enough to serve the story. It isn't the main focus, but it's there. So...semi warning.

Camilla groaned as she walked through camp. Corrin had decided to hold off their advance into Valla, and everyone understood why. The loss of Scarlet had taken a harsh toll on the army, especially the Hoshidan half. Ryoma had lost his mate, of course that would affect them. It had been two weeks though...surely they are well enough to fight. Ryoma looked ready to slaughter everyone in sight when he realized she had passed away.

Then again, what did Camilla know? She had no mate, she had never let an omega get so close to her. And she was from Nohr; as much as she might deny it...her heart had been somewhat hardened by her surroundings. She was also getting antsy from the inactivity. She wanted to fight...or patrol...or do...something!

Camilla groaned louder before darting off to the stables. She just wanted to do something with Striker...she's sure that Corrin wouldn't mind if she darted off to play in a Deeprealm, maybe Rhajat's? She's off her heat, so they wouldn't be using it...hopefully…

Though when she reached the stables, a particular scent slammed into her. An omega...a new scent...someone trying to make a nest. Camilla frowned and stepped back, away from the area. What omega would make a nest out of the flyer stables?

Well, Beruka would, but her scent is muted, and Camilla has long become used to her. So...was it one of the Hoshidans? There's Subaki...who was a beta...and Reina is an alpha, she wouldn't have that kind of sweet scent. So that left...Hinoka. It had to be Hinoka, unless someone else had tried to slip into the small stables for their own privacy. Though...making a nest among two dragons and two pegasi wouldn't be a good idea, unless they knew one of those two creatures.

Camilla took a deep breath of fresh air, then walked back into the stables. She scanned each stall...easily finding exactly who she thought it was, laying back on her pegasus, nestled between stacks of hay. "This might not be the best place for a nest."

Hinoka jerked to sitting position and looked up at the woman before her. "Ah! Camilla! What are you doing here?!"

Camilla laughed and gestured at her wyvern lurking in the shadows of the stall at the very back.

Hinoka laughed nervously and rubbed the back of her head. "Right, right...uh...anyway, I'm just...relaxing with my pegasus."

"Really? Because that's an interesting scent you're giving off." Camilla leaned on the stable gates as she spoke. She took a deep breath and smiled lazily. "Smells like a nest. An unclaimed nest..."

Hinoka seemed to pale and she gulped. "No no no, your nose is off. I'm an alpha...I don't make nests."

Camilla rolled her eyes and shrugged. "Yeah yeah...well, I'm going for a ride. Would you like to come with me?"

The pegasus rider hesitated before nodding. "Yeah, sure. Why not? We're bored enough."

Camilla watched Hinoka stand and ready her pegasus. As she moved, a sweet scent wafted over the alpha. Camilla smiled lazily and closed her eyes, drinking in that wonderful scent.

"Camilla?" Hinoka's voice interrupted Camilla's stupor. "Are we going?"

Camilla's eyes snapped open and she shook her head clear. "Yeah, I just...smelled something." She waved off Hinoka's strange expression and retreated to ready Striker.

She secured her saddle, ignoring the looks she was getting from her wyvern. She wasn't acting weird...this was just another Omega...with a...really sweet scent. Camilla hummed softly and she found herself lightly rubbing her wrists before snapping back to.

She climbed onto her wyvern and looked over at Hinoka. "Ready to go?"

Hinoka nodded and the two took off. Striker flapping his wings to take off directly into the air. Osaka galloped forward, his hooves thundering against the ground. Once he was in the yard, he extended his wings and took off into the air, his rider pulling on his reins, controlling that wild power.

"...beautiful…" Camilla mumbled. She shook her head clear and tightened her grip on Striker. "Come on, Hinoka! We can fly in the canyon and no one will miss us."

"The canyon?" Hinoka questioned as she followed behind the wyvern rider.

"Has Subaki not taken you there?" When Hinoka shook her head, Camilla groaned. "It's a special deeprealm we found that Corrin says we can use to practice flying maneuvers. It's got interesting wind patterns."

"Is it safe?" Hinoka asked carefully.

Camilla glanced back at her Hoshidan counterpart. "Heh...what an interesting thing for an alpha to say~ Are you scared of getting hurt?"

Hinoka's eyes narrowed and her expression turned hard and dark, a familiar expression from the battlefield. "I'm not scared of anything, Nohrian!"

That gaze, as always, sent shivers down Camilla's spine, and she couldn't help but smirk in response. "That's the Hoshidan I know! Come on then!" Camilla darted into the portal, Hinoka close behind.

"Whoa…" Osaka trotted nervously at the edge of the precipice as his rider peered over into the seemingly bottomless pit.

"Impressive, right?" Camilla called from the air. She waved at the Hoshidan princess before getting blown upward by a large updraft. Camilla laughed loudly and gestured down at Hinoka. "Come on! You'll be fine, I promise!"

Hinoka looked back down at the bottomless pit. She was nervous to say the least. If a gust caught them wrong, they'd be sent spiralling out of control. But Camilla was there...and her presence helped calm her.

"Come on, Hinoka! You're not scared, are you?" The question was earnest, but Hinoka was annoyed by it.

Hinoka wasn't going to let Camilla think she was afraid of anything. She cracked the reins and pushed Osaka to take off, flying over the canyon.

Hinoka noticed immediately that the winds were thermodynamically shifting, hot and cold air coming in alternations; usually a sure sign that this would be a difficult area to fly in, especially for a pegasus.

"The winds seem unstable," she pointed out.

"Yeah, updrafts can be a little unpredictable. But, it's not hard to gauge if you're observant." Camilla glided over and came to hover beside Hinoka. "I'll fly behind you until you get used to the wind currents."

Hinoka nodded. She could smell Camilla behind her...the scent was comforting and warm. It helped her relax...but she couldn't show it. She couldn't let anyone know what she is.

The pegasus rider gripped the reins and pushed Osaka forward. The wind currents were hard to predict, but most of them were calm enough to allow her to right herself before she ran into the next one. But as she flew, she started to get more of a feeling for it. There was a slight change in the air before the updraft came. If she was quick enough, she noticed the little change, and could turn and dart around it.

Hinoka smiled as she started to feel more confident...then disaster struck. Hinoka felt the change in the air, and she darted to the side...right into a larger, and stronger updraft. A gust of hot air hit Osaka in the face and the two were launched wildly off course. Hinoka felt herself slipping off her mount and tried to hold on, but another blast of air separated the two, and the Hoshidan found herself in freefall.

The winds almost completely threw Osaka out of the canyon. He couldn't help. This was it. She was dead. Hinoka closed her eyes and let out a soft sigh...despite herself, she couldn't help but worry for Ryoma...losing Scarlet, and now losing his sister...this is going to be rough on him.

Those thoughts came to an abrupt end when she collided with...something. Powerful arms wrapped around her waist and she felt herself being pressed to a warm body. Hinoka opened her eyes and found herself in Camilla's arms.

Hinoka looked up and blushed when the Nohrian princess smiled down at her. Glancing down, to avoid Camilla's gaze, she noticed Striker clinging to Osaka in his claws.

"...th-thanks…" Hinoka muttered as Camilla and Striker took them both back to the ground, away from the canyon.

Camilla nodded as Striker set Osaka down and landed in a small clearing. Hinoka moved to slide off the wyvern...but Camilla tightened her grip.

"...no…" Camilla groaned. Hinoka tensed up slightly and glanced up. The alpha's eyes were distant, and her breathing was slow and heavy. "Let me enjoy this...a moment longer…"

"C-Camilla...come on, don't be weird," Hinoka complained, squirming in Camilla's grasp...it wasn't uncomfortable exactly, but it was going to give her away. She can't know...no one can…

"...you're an omega…" Camilla muttered. Hinoka started sputtering, but was instantly silenced when Camilla pressed closer, burying her face into the nape of Hinoka's neck. "...and you smell so sweet…"

Hinoka squirmed and shivered from the contact. Camilla's presence was comforting...but...she...she couldn't… "I...no...I'm n-not...an omega...I'm a-"

"Shhhh...relax…" Camilla gently reached up and ran her fingers through Hinoka's hair. "It's okay...you are what you are...just relax. Let me enjoy your sweet scent."

Hinoka shivered for a moment...then obeyed, pressing closer to Camilla. She curled up, resting her head on Camilla's shoulder and closing her eyes. She smiled as the alpha's calming, warm scent washed over her. It felt so good. To just allow herself to relax in an alpha's grasp.

"...you're warm…" Hinoka mumbled softly.

Camilla smiled. "Well...thank you," she crooned gently. She let herself start to purr, a deep vibration that helped Hinoka completely relax.

Hinoka glanced up and very carefully started to remove the cloth around Camilla's neck. Hinoka allowed her instincts to take over, and she leaned up, gently kissing Camilla's exposed throat, grinning as she felt her pulse double. She kissed and lightly nipped at Camilla's neck, grinning as the alpha's scent grew stronger.

"...you really wanna be covered in my scent, don't you?" Camilla growled.

"It is a good scent," Hinoka muttered, nuzzling closer. "...I shouldn't...but I do…"

Camilla hesitated and looked down. "...you want to hide what you are. There's nothing wrong with what you are though…" Camilla gently started to remove Hinoka's armor, loosening the collar to expose her neck fully. "Do you enjoy this?"

Hinoka moaned softly as Camilla nibbled against her neck and nodded. "...yes. It's so...relaxing..."

Camilla smiled and gently removed one of Hinoka's pauldrons, planting gentle kisses as she exposed the omega's skin. "Then relax...I won't do anything you won't want me to," she crooned. "No touching...no commanding...just relaxing."

Hinoka carefully relaxed and her eyes fluttered shut. She rested her head on Camilla's shoulder and hummed contently as Camilla's fingers gently pulled at her gauntlet. The piece of armor gently came free, and her long glove was rolled down and pulled off. Camilla littered kisses down Hinoka's arm. She paused at Hinoka's wrists.

"I want to bathe in your scent. Are you okay with this?" Camilla asked softly.

Hinoka, lost in a daze of Camilla's scent and the gentle purr that's been rising out of the alpha's chest, nodded slowly. "...yeah."

Camilla smiled and kissed Hinoka's wrist. She gently rubbed her cheek against the scent gland, then leaned back on her wyvern, holding Hinoka close. She sighed contently and closed her eyes.

"...I've always had a bit of a crush on you…" the Nohrian muttered.

Hinoka smiled and scooted upward, kissing Camilla's neck. "...heh...I've always kinda liked you...you're strong and you took very good care of Corrin."

Camilla laughed and ran her fingers through Hinoka's hair. "Then, I probably should've asked before scenting all over you...would you allow me to court you?"

"...I'd love to but…"

"But?" Camilla opened one eye and looked down at the Omega. "Do you not want to be courted?"

"...no…" Hinoka squirmed in Camilla's hold. "...I've been promised to someone else…"

"Do you care for them?"

Hinoka was a silent for a moment before shaking her head. "No...I don't…"

"Then fuck 'em...don't really, but you get it. Being 'promised' to someone is old fashioned. Would you allow me to court you?" Camilla asked again. "I promise I'll protect you...no matter who I have to fight to do it."

Hinoka squirmed and slowly nodded. "Yeah….yeah okay…"

Camilla smiled and gently squeezed Hinoka closer. "...you're so sweet…"

Hinoka chuckled and nuzzled her alpha. "Yeah yeah...how long can we stay here before they notice we're missing?"

Camilla paused, glancing over to the side. "Uh….oh, right...others."

Hinoka lifted her head. "Camilla?"

"...time runs the same here as it does back in the castle."

"And how long have we been here?"

"I...don't know…" Camilla leaned in a grinned. "Time is lost when I'm enjoying your scent~"

"I-...you-...stupid alpha!" Hinoka snapped, worming out of Camilla's grasp and scrambling to fix her armor. "We shouldn't be gone long without telling anyone!"

Camilla sighed and nodded. She righted herself and watched Hinoka fix her armor. She fixed her own armor, then patted Striker's neck. The wyvern lifted his head and grunted. "Oh hush…" his rider grunted in response.

Hinoka laughed as she roused her own mount and climbed up onto Osaka. "Alright, let's get going! If we get in trouble, I'm blaming you."