Saying this was extremely offensive. The journalist had to be an alpha. Ronan still had grace under pressure. "Who I share my heats with, or who I want to sleep with is none of your business." he said. That was a fair response and also a stunning rebuke to the question. The interview had a few questions about their next steps. Hearing about the Muth Open made him wince. "Keblya is a pretty conservative country to travel to. Are you sure you are going to be able to handle it?" he asked them. Evan was not participating. The others were. "Alright. I'm sure you've give the people a lot to digest. Congratulations." he said as he walked off. They were not happy with him. They came back to Anna and the others. Mitchel got an interview as well. It was an interesting story. An omega male with a beta male lover was scandalous as it was. Both being partners in a sports tournament was another thing. It also was a vector for lewd gossip. Everyone saw them go into the locker rooms together after all. Mitchel was very polite and respectful. This interviewer was also a beta. She did right by him.
Kissing in public was not needed to see that they adored each other. With the tournament over, security came to escort them to the cabs. They had to make it back to the hotel. It was fine to decompress for a day. Molly and her grandfather got the money for the rental van. They left together. When they came back to the hotel, the grandfather gathered everyone up. He said "Make sure you take whatever knick-knacks you want with you. We leave in the morning. Leave me alone until them. I have to rest up." He was a bit of a grump, but he meant well. Anna saw how he looked when Molly won a match. He was proud of her. Anna said "Let's go out on the town one last time. It's time to have some fun." The others agreed. Going to the movies and the museum was nice. They made sure to buy a lot at the giftshop. They wanted to give friends and family things when they got home. That was great. Even the bitterness between Ronan and Anna seemed to lessen. While they were out, some people recognized them. The papers broke the news. It was something the country knew.
All the omegas looked at the Idut boys like heroes. They proved something a lot of people did not want to admit. Alphas in particular. That thing was omega males were a lot more capable than society actually gave them credit for. It was almost dangerous in a way. Anna was on stand by. She was going to protect the Idut brothers at all cost. There not just omegas coming up to them. Betas wanted photos together or signatures. Alphas wanted to date them. It was easy to shoot one down. It got difficult when there were 4 and at least 2 would not take no for an answer. When the crowd died down, she decided that it was time to go. Everyone agreed with her. While it had been fun, they were all drained. The trophies had to be mailed back home. No one had space in their luggage to carry them. They had dinner together and went to their rooms for the night. In the morning, they were all ready for the start of a nice road trip. It was Tuesday. They had to get to Muth by Saturday. There was plenty of time to get there. The old man pulled away from the curb. They were now off to Keblya.
