“I want both of us to get a small paw print behind our ear.”
“Matching tattoos?”
I nod. “We always talked about it, and now that we have shifted, we are allowed to get them.” I smiled. “Are you in?”
“Heck, yeah I’m in.” She jumped into my arms, squeezed me, and then ran over to Neil to talk ideas.
“Come on, girl pop that shirt off and lay down. We need as much time as we can get to get this finished in time.” MJ gestured me to the bed, and I smiled.
Five hours later, we were walking out with giant grins. “Thank you for coming in so early for us.” I kissed MJ and Neil as we left.
“It was our pleasure.” MJ called out as he shut the door, and locked it behind us.
“They aren’t staying open?” Cass looked back to the dark door.
“Nah. They are usually closed today. They just came in for us.” I hooked my arm in hers and we walked into the bustling mall. “Where to now?” I looked down.
“I wanted to get some new clothes. Now I want to get some even more. I need to show this off.” She stared down at her right arm. It was covered in a black and white version of the moon Goddess with a full moon behind her, and wolves hidden in the forest around her wrist. It was gorgeous and Neil did an amazing job drawing it up on the spot.
I nodded, and she stared down at the fresh ink. “How does it feel?”
“It stings.” She shook her arm and then smiled. “I didn’t realize what went into doing tattoos on wolves.”
I laughed. “They have a deal with my dad, and now me. My dad sends them claws every month so they can break them down into their needles.” Cass shivered as I chuckled. “Alphas have a deal with the tattoo artists in their packs. It’s the only way to get them to stay without wolfsbane.”
“Doesn’t it hurt?”
“Pulling your claws out? Well yeah, but they grow back instantly. So the pain is fleeting. And this helps with pack morale. And another plus is you get your work done by a skilled artist.”
We walked into a store, and Cass looked me over. “You won’t be able to find an outfit that shows off your tattoo.” I shook my head.
“It’s not about showing it off. I knew I needed this design, and my back was the biggest canvas to get it all in.” I smiled as I felt the tightness on my back.
It’s perfect.Nix’s voice called back to me.
I love it.Megan’s voice followed.
“Why the two wolves?” Cass asked as we went through the clothes. “I know the first one is Nix. I saw you run by when you were shifted. But I don’t recognize the smaller brown wolf.”
“She is a part of my pack.” I smiled as the confusion flashed over her face, but I pulled an outfit for her to try on. “This would be perfect to train in.” I pushed it into her hands and pointed to the change room.
Cass laughed and headed to try it on. “Fine.” We spent the next forty-five minutes speed shopping and didn’t leave until our arms were full of bags of clothes. Cass looked over at me as we rushed out of the mall. “I don’t want you to go.”
“Hey. I’ll be back. And if you are feeling down, just touch your paw print and know I’m touching mine.” I smiled as we hopped into the car and flew home.
We ran up the stairs and Cass helped me pack the new clothes. I would leave everything else here. I had to pull out a second suitcase from here to fit it all. We laughed as we stuffed the two cases full. “What else?” Cass turned to me as I ran to my desk. I grabbed my backpack and shoved all my electronics in.
“Just this stuff.” I had just finished zipping up my bag when there was a knock and my father walked in. He looked at my bags and then at me. “You ready pup?”
“Yeah.” He looked better than this morning. “Did you take a nap?” I got to my feet.
“Come on.” He shook his head as he left, and I made my way over to where Cass was with the two suitcases.
“It’s time.” I hugged her, and we both hissed. My back and her arm were still too sensitive, and we giggled. “I’m going to miss you.”
“I’m going to miss you, too.”
“Don’t go making babies without telling me.” I poked her shoulder, and she laughed.
