68. Kaya
Kaya
We got to the huge department store. It was so large, more significant than any building I had ever visited, maybe minus Sheilds. Cade was picking things out right and left. He got several suits, flannel, jeans, boots, I mean just everything. I had no idea there were so many things he had to replace. When we went to get my things, he was patient as I had to try everything on. I wished I had Helen here to help pick out what was in style. She always knew cute things to wear, but Cade gave good feedback.
He liked many of the stuff I tried on and insisted on getting much more than I needed. He also wanted to buy me jewelry, but I had told him I was not into that. That did not stop him, though. He got me several bracelets. I didn't need the earrings as my ears were not pierced. He told me I could get them pierced if I wanted, but as of right then, I was not interested. So, thankfully, we did not get any.
He looked at my bare fingers and mind-linked me. "Now, I know we are not humans, but they have the tradition to give one another a ring when they get married. Now I know we are mated, and it is a much deeper connection. I would like you to wear a ring on your left finger." "But when I shift, I will lose it." "Then only wear it when we are out with humans or at a ball, party, or something." I smiled. "What I want to spoil my mate is that so bad." "No, and thank you." He offered to let me pick it out, but I had no idea what to pick. Everything in the glass case looked pretty to me.
He decided on a gold band that had a bunch of tiny diamonds surrounding an oval emerald. It was beautiful, and he insisted I wear it while we continued to shop. Some lady offered me to try some perfume, but that shit stunk, and I couldn't stand to be around that section of the store. Cade and I quickly rushed away from the lady. When we got to the lingerie, Cade wanted a whole show, but I was not feeling it.
He did not push it, thankfully. I didn't even know why he found me attractive at that particular moment. I had looked in the mirror before we had left, and I had dark purple bags under my eyes. My skin had light lines from scratching myself over and over the past few days. The only thing that would stop me from doing it was the sedative, but when it wore off, I would scratch again. I knew the scratches would be gone the next day or maybe by the end of this day; it just sucked. I looked like crap. I still refused to buy bras. There's no reason to make myself feel worse, but I did get sports bras. Helen assured me I needed them the last time I went shopping, and her advice was primarily good.
Cade had us look at sheets when we got to the home section. There were so many to pick from. I decided on some soft cotton ones that were forest green. We needed a comforter since we had no furs for the bed. "You know how to sew?" Cade linked, "Yes, with Sinew and bone needles." He smiled. "Of course, you know how to do it like that. Maybe one of the older ladies could teach you to use a machine, and you could make a quilt or something." "A quilt?" "A big blanket of different fabrics." "I think I would like that."
Cade showed me some examples at the store, and I liked them a lot. He tried to explain that homemade ones were always better. His mother had a quilt that her mother had made her. He had it in storage, he said, and that I should look at it sometime as he liked the design. We got a few, but for a moment, I felt excited that I would learn to make something like that. I would bring Kimi and Helen. They may want to learn. Cade didn't say Helen could teach me, so I assumed she did not know how to make one. We could all learn together. I always loved making things when I lived in the North. Whether it was witling or sewing. I loved being creative. My friends and I sometimes made forts and stuff growing up with the snow. It was always easy to be creative with snow. You could mold it into anything, which was fun for everyone.
Cade also insisted we get picture frames. He mind-linked me. "It will be nice to have some pictures of us in our den. To remember the good times we have together." "That would be nice, I guess." He smiled, and I was thankful he was here with me. He made the pain of what happened not so bad when he was around. We had not really talked about if I hurt him or anyone else during my freakout. That is what it was a freakout. But it was justifiable.
On the way home, it was late in the afternoon. "Are you hungry, Kaya, maybe thirsty?" he mind-linked me. "I am not." "Kaya love, you have not eaten for three days. And you only drank some water this morning when you woke up. How about we stop and get you a smoothie? I know you like fruit, so you will like it, I know." "Fine, I will try a smoothie."
I was not hungry in the slightest, but that was to be expected after something so overwhelming as what had happened. "You should talk to Nieva when you are ready; it may help you. I know you are the Luna of Shadow Pack, but Nieva has been your Luna your whole life, and she can offer you a great deal of comfort. I have been talking to her every day, giving her updates. She has been worried about you." I looked at him and mind-linked him back. "You have been talking to Nieva?" "Yes, I have. She is the one who walked us through how to help you."
I just nodded. Nieva would know what to do if someone had done what they did to me and Cade. She was a Luna of the North, and she knew every way to help her pack should they need it. I wish I could see my parents. I felt like I needed them. I mind-linked Cade. "When we get back home, and I start washing the clothes and sheets, I think I would like to be alone. I think I want to talk to my family and Nieva." "I think that is a good idea, but you will not be alone. I can sit with you, or Robert can." "You don't have work to do?" "Not today; today is all about you." I smiled at him; we had pulled up to a giant screen where he placed the order for the smoothie.
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