River & Christian: Amber Eyes Series 5

Chapter Six

-Christian POV- 

“... uh... uhm...” I really don’t know what to do here. 

We stand in the middle of the mall and I have no idea where to go for girl's clothes.  

Yesterday, Marco insisted that River goes to school with me on Monday. I am not sure how much of a good idea that is. She is not used to people but he said that that is exactly why it’s a good idea.  

Since we are still getting settled here, we don’t have a home-schooling system yet so that is another reason why Marco thinks is better for her to go. 

(Let’s hope he is right.) 

And now here we stand with River holding my hand as her life depends on it. Marco was going to send Sasha to help her get clothes but River is not yet comfortable with her. I find it sweet how she trusts me so much. But now, here we stand with this problem. 

“So... what are we supposed to do?” River asks. She lets me go. 

“I guess we should just walk around and stop where we see-” I stop when I don’t see her next to me. I look around and spot her looking at an ice cream stall. 

I walk over to her.   

“What is this? It smells so good.” She says closing her eyes and smelling the air. 

I chuckle seeing her enjoy the scent. “Ice cream. Let’s get some.” I say.

The clerk gives River some samples and she ends up choosing vanilla with chocolate chip. 

We then sit on a bench. 

“I have never had anything like this! It’s so delicious!” She says.

I smile seeing how happy she is but then she goes and bites a whole chunk of the ice cream. Before I can stop her, she already swallows it.  

I watch her and wait for it.  

She flinches. “Aaahh what the hell!!” 

I have to hold my laugh as she holds her head grunting and flinching.

“You can’t eat cold stuff like that, especially ice cream.” I say. 

She pouts but still squints her eyes. “You should have told me.” 

I laugh. “You have to lick it.” 

‘...’ 

‘Don’t.’ I say to Cyprian knowing what he is thinking with his dirty mind. 

He laughs. 

She slowly licks the ice cream and I have to look away. I feel bad for her. She doesn’t know much of the world and she is very innocent. 

Yesterday, we spent almost the whole day discussing in detail everything that happened to her.  We tried to figure out which way she came from to try and find this compound but we didn’t have much luck. She said she followed a bird. We are all still confused about that.

 At night, we had a late dinner. She was quiet the whole time and I could feel she was anxious because of our pack members. After, I took her to her room so she could shower and rest. When I came back to check on her, she was on the floor again and I tucked her back in bed. 

I hear a growl next to me that takes me out of my thoughts. River is growling at some girls on a table next to us.  

(Crap!) 

I take her by the hand and pull her with me.  

“River, you can’t do that. Humans don’t know about us.” 

She huffs and looks away. “They were staring at you and talking about you.” She crosses her arms pouting as she says that. 

I stop completely stunned.  

“I... uh... you still can’t do that.” I say. 

“Fine... sorry.” She says softly. 

‘Stop scolding her!’ Cyprian says sounding irritated with me. 

‘What the hell is wrong with you? You know she can’t do that.’ 

‘I know but... look at her. She’s so cute.’ He says. 

I stare at her and sigh.  

“Come on. Let’s get you some clothes.” I grab her hand and we start walking. 

As we walk, she looks at everything; stores, people, and decorations. She takes it all in. 

“So, this is like a small town with a lot of stores?” She asks. 

“Well, sort off. People don’t live here like they do in towns. It’s just stores and restaurants.” 

We finish our ice creams and continue walking. 

I stop in front of a store. “I think this will work.” 

I pull her with me and when we are inside, I stand there in complete blank. 

“Now what?” She asks looking at me expectantly. 

“... Uh...um... go and choose what you like.” I say. 

She looks at me like a deer caught in headlights. 

I sigh. “Okay, let's figure this out together.” I start walking around and grabbing stuff. 

“Do you like dresses?” I ask her. 

“Um... yeah, I guess?” 

‘Just get her a bit of everything.’ Cyprian says. 

“You know what? That is exactly what I’ll do.” I say out loud. 

She looks at me confused.  

“My wolf.” I say. 

“Oh... what is his name?” She asks as we continue walking around the store. 

I can feel Cyprian excited for the attention. 

“Cyprian.” I say.

“Sounds strong. A strong name for a strong wolf.” She says. 

‘...’ Cyprian is quiet. 

‘You okay dude?’ I ask him.

‘Yea... I am perfect. What is her wolf's name?’ He asks.

I turn to her. “And you?” 

She smiles. “Bob.” 

I stop and stare at her for a few seconds. Cyprian is shocked and silent but then she starts laughing and I sigh in relief. 

“It’s Ariel.” She says. 

‘Beautiful.’ Cyprian says now out of his shock. 

“Ariel, like the little mermaid?” I ask.

She then turns to me. “What is a mermaid?” She asks looking confused. 

“Well... imagine a human but instead of legs, she has a fishtail.” 

She scrunches her face. “That sounds horrifying!” 

I start laughing hard at the face she makes. 

I take a deep breath. “It’s not. I’ll show you when we get home.” 

She stares at me for a few seconds and I panic thinking something is wrong but then she smiles. “Home... that sounds nice.” 

I smile feeling warm inside. She actually looks more relax and happy now. 

“Okay, let’s start the fashion show.” I say. 

“What is that?” She asks.

“You are going to try all these clothes and choose what you like.” 

She smiles. “Okay.” 

I hand her a few clothes and she starts. She comes out a few times to show me. I feel a little embarrassed but I enjoy it completely. This actually feels nice. 

‘Feels like she is our girlfriend.’ Cyprian says. 

‘Yea, it does.’ 

She seems to like a bit of everything. And I have to say, she does look cute in everything I have seen her in so far. 

Once she chooses everything she likes, we head to the cashier and pay. 

“Now shoes.” I say as we walk out.  

“Let me help you with the bags.” She says trying to grab a bag. 

I move my hand away. “No, your only job is to choose what you want.” I say. “Don’t worry, I'm strong.” 

She giggles. “I know.” 

I feel so much pride when she says that. 

We head to a shoe store and she starts trying shoes on.  

“What about these?” She asks showing me a pair of white sandals. She puts her leg out showing me how they look on her.  

“Yea, they look good.” I say. 

“Who is she?” A few girls stand around whispering and looking at River and me. “Why is he with her?” 

When I look at them, I recognize them from school. I don’t know them personally but I know they are humans. 

I ignore them as I look back at River who doesn’t notice them. 

‘I really like this, Christian.’ Cyprian says.

‘I can tell.’ I say.

‘Admit it. You do too.’ 

I stay quiet and focus on River. After we are done, we head out.  

(I think we have everything.) I think to myself.

‘... I think we are forgetting something.’ Cyprian says sounding a bit apprehensive. 

‘Are we? What is it?’ I ask. 

‘... … underwear.’ He says.

“... shit.” I whisper and stop. 

“What?” River asks startled. 

“... um... we need something else.” 

“What is it?” She asks.

I sigh and start heading to the only store I know of for this. Victoria’s Secret. 

She stands in front looking at the store. “What is this place?” 

(Damn it!) 

“It’s... underwear.” 

“Oh, okay. I need bras too, right?” She asks without a care in the world. 

I stare at her and nod. “Yea...” 

She is about to walk in but then stops and looks at me. “What is my size?” 

I just died. I am sure my face is blood red right now. 

I shake my head. “I, I, I don’t know.” 

She looks down at her breasts. “I guess I’ll figure it out.” She mumbles. 

This is when I noticed that she wasn’t wearing a bra at all. We never gave her one. That is normal for she-wolves when we are at home or in the woods but not when we are out in school or among humans. 

“I, I... I’ll wait for you here.” I say standing next to a mannequin nervously. 

She nods and I am glad that she feels a bit more confident to walk by herself. 

‘She is very comfortable in her own body.’ I say. 

‘Maybe, but I am sure it’s because she is more in tune with her wolf side. She relies on her wolf’s instincts because that is all she’s had and well, modesty is not a thing amongst wolves.’ Cyprian says and it makes sense. 

I process what he says for a while until she walks over to me with a big smile.  

“I am a thirty-two b cup!” She says excitedly. 

I almost choke because I wasn’t expecting that.  

I look away scratching my head. “You have everything you need?” 

“Yep. It's over there.” she says pointing to her stuff. 

“Okay.” I walk over, grab everything and take it to the cashier to pay for it. Every single woman in the damned store is staring at me as I pay for all these undergarments. 

The cashier gives me a big smile. “Wish I had a guy like you to pamper me.” 

I don’t know what to do with myself. I nervously tap on the counter as she scans everything.  

“What are these?” River asks. 

When I look in her direction, she is holding a thong. I close my eyes and pinch the bridge of my nose. 

“Does the thin part go on the front or the back?” She asks. 

When I open my eyes, she is holding it against her hips trying to figure it out. My ears heat up as the image of her in those appears in my head.  

(FUCK... ME!)  

And f*****g Cyprian left me to fend on my own on this. He is as quiet as a mouse.  

I don’t curse often but I have found it pretty easy to do lately. 

I look at the cashier in hopes that she is almost done. I don’t think I have ever been more embarrassed or nervous in my life. 

Then, of course, she does it. 

“Can I get them?” 

My head stiffly turns to her and nods. I feel like a robot. She smiles and holds them out to me.  

(I don’t think this girl is as innocent as I thought she was because she is doing things to me.) 

‘It doesn’t help that you’re a damned virgin.’ Cyprian finally speaks. 

‘SHUT, THE f**k, UP...’ I say to the fucker that now chooses to comment. 

‘Fine... but you are starting to have a problem in your pants.’ He says. 

(Can this get any worse?) 

Thankfully, I have so many bags that it covers me completely. When we are finally done and I am calmed down, we head home.