Akera sat heavily on her bed in the place she called the facility. The true name of it how ever was Fur-ever Companions. A breeding and adoption facility for people of the higher class to own their own status symbol: an anthropomorphic animal companion, trained, and raised to be the perfect pet and forever companion. Akera was one of the pets up for adoption. When new pets are bred in the facility they are hand selected for looks and the perfect temperament. Only ones that meet a certain list of criteria got to continue with pet training.
Others are picked specificity for breeding. They never get to leave as they will continue on the lines inside the facility. Akera frequently felt sorry for them. They would never get to see anything outside the walls of the facility. Every once and a while some were transferred to other facilities just to prevent inbreeding but they would still never get to see anything other than the inside of their facility.
Akera was one of the lucky ones, she had a chance to see the outside world when she was adopted. She was starting to get to the point though where most of the caretakers feared for her. She was reaching the age that most owners didn't care for. Her twentieth birthday was quickly approaching and if she wasn't adopted soon she would be moved to the breeding program.
Most owners liked to adopt younger as to train their pet to behave the way they wanted. It was always easier to train younger.
Akera flopped back onto her bed in her tiny room. On one wall was a large one way window for possible owners to observe their pet choices. The housing for the pets was minimal and a one room deal. Each of them had a bathroom connected to their room that was small as well. The beds that were provided were twin size with extra storage compartments under them. A small dresser rested against the left wall and a window on the back facing out onto the parking lot. She wished that she had a different view but there wasn't anything she could really do about it.
Her brown and white fur was ruffled a bit from the sheets underneath her. They didn't provide a comforter except for in the winter as most of them didn't even use the sheets. Their fur normally provided enough warmth for them. She was missing her usual outfit of a tube top and some shorts after just finishing her shower. She pulled the sheet over her body and pulled her pillow close. At this hour she knew the curtain on their windows were closed but she still felt uncomfortable being completely exposed in her room.
Her ears shifted slowly as she could hear the shuffling of papers and the phone ringing in the room next to her. She hated having the room next to the office but some times it was comforting to have the sound.
As she had been there for years she finished almost all of her classes and training. She learned the basics that you would normally train any animal. Not to get up on the furniture with out permission, sit, stay, and lay down among other commands. Other training she received included cooking, house cleaning, and the basics of how to take care of her new owners every need.
Her tail bristled out slowly as she thought about that. She learned through books and several films that the caretakers had them all watch. Some instructional, others were nothing but crude. Akera always zoned out at the crude ones. She knew that the actors of those movies didn't really have any emotion behind their actions. They were just playing the part they were paid to play. But when it came to the instructional ones she always tried to pay the best attention she could. She didn't just want to be playing the part.
Curling tighter in on herself she pulled the sheet closer. The phone continued ringing and the sound of tapping came from the computer. Her eyes close as she awaits the next day.
The phone rang and Karen answered it the same way. "Hello you have reached Fur-ever Companions Breeding and Adoption facility. How may I help you today?"
A calm male voice came over the phone. "Hello I was interested in adopting. I live alone, you see, and it can be very lonely. I would also like to have a companion to accompany me on business trips. Do you have any pets that would do well with traveling a lot?"
Karen quickly started typing onto her computer pulling up a new applicant form. "May I have your name and address, sir? Also, are you okay with us preforming a background check? We like to make sure our pets are going to a home we believe they will be happy in."
"Sure, I have no problem with it at all. My name is Kain Cloud. I own the Cloud 9 company. We work primarily in the toy industry." He smiled happily as he listed off his address.
Karen typed quickly onto the computer looking up his location. Her fingers flew over the key board as she narrowed the search down to pets that would be good for his area. "Well I have pulled up a couple of choices for you. Since you live in Alaska I needed to select one with the fur to withstand the cold. We have several huskies in an array of different colors. One Akita, Bernese Mountain dogs, Malamutes. Was there one in particular you had in mind?"
He smiled, listening to the different breeds he could pick from. The Akita really piqued his interest. "What about this Akita? I have heard they are very protective. How old is she? Did she take well to the training?" He sat back in his chair looking up to the ceiling.
She quickly pulled up Akera's profile and winced seeing her age. "Yes sir. Akita's can be a very protective breed if they bond strongly with their owner. Our Akita's name is Akera, she is going to be turning twenty soon. She is pure bred and has very nice patterns in her fur. She is brown and white with brown eyes. According to her profile she took very well to some of the training. Other classes it says she seemed as though she wasn't as interested in. It says here she excelled in cooking and her obedience classes." She paused reading more trying to make her sound better.
He listened to her stats smiling. "Does it say what classes she wasn't interested in by any chance?" It didn't even seem like her age meant much to him, and really it didn't. He wasn't exactly sure he wanted one much younger. Getting a younger one would just mean he had to train them more himself.
Karen winced again noticing the class and slowly listed it. "Well... it was actually her sexual education class."
Startled to hear that was even a class they taught he sat forward in his chair. "Is there a reason you teach that?" He was honestly curious now wondering if there was a reason.
Karen responded quickly hoping to not sound hesitant. "Yes sir there is. We train our companions to be able to please their owners in every possible way. Now this is all off hands studies. None of our pets up for adoption have been touched in that way. We even try to prevent them touching their selves in that way if we can prevent it. Our studies have shown that the first person to touch them in that way is the one they will bond to. We have found this true of our breeding pets we have here at the facility. We pair up one male and female and they are mates for life here at the facility."
He nodded softly understanding now but was still surprised they taught that. "Does it say why she wasn't interested?"
She shook her head quickly and answered him. "No sir, but I am sure she would answer you if you asked. You are more than welcome to come in and visit her yourself to learn more about her. Our hours are eight A.M. To nine P.M."
He smiled softly and nodded again thinking how early he could get everything ready to go. "I can arrange a plane. How long do you think it will take for you to get my background check back. I would like to make it a one time trip if that is alright. I can be very busy on a regular basis so it would make it easier on me if I didn't have to travel there more than once."
She typed quickly on the computer and smiled happily as she sent off his application. "We should have it by the end of the night. Our staff work around the clock, we just try to keep our visiting hours down for our pets."
"Splendid. Could you send me her profile through email then? I would really like to learn more about her so I have an idea as to what I am to expect. Can I fly in tomorrow? Say, around ten?" He quickly gave her his email and she sent out Akera's profile.
"Yes, sir, that will work fine. Is there anything else I can help you with today?" She quickly jotted down when he was to arrive and prepared the paper work in a file for him.
"No, I believe that is all. Thank you so much and I will see you tomorrow morning." He hung up quickly and slid his chair over to his desk. Opening the email he saw a picture of her at the very top. She had a very happy expression plastered across her face in every picture. They had one of every profile view to show off her markings. Her fur looked like velvet and he was sure it felt just as soft. He read through her training but his eyes kept moving back to the Sexual education class rating. It puzzled him.
His finger moved to his lip as he continued reading. He was very intrigued by her. Printing out the profile he quickly called his pilot and ordered the plane be ready by dawn. Moving to his bed he stretched out thinking about her. "Tomorrow. I will see her tomorrow." He closed his eyes slowly falling asleep atop his covers.
Akera was awoken by Karen and she quickly covered her exposed self. "Karen... do you have any idea what time it is..." Quickly glancing to her clock she groaned falling back onto the pillows. "It's four in the morning. What is so important that it couldn't wait till morning?" Her eyes met Karen's and all Karen could do was smile.
"You are not going to believe what just happened. I just got a phone call that wanted to adopt and they talked to me about you for like an hour!" Karen quickly hugged Akera beaming, hoping this was finally the one. Karen had seen Akera grow up from a pup and just wanted the best for her. "I am so excited. He is flying in today and will be here around ten so I want you looking your best and bright eyed and bushy tailed, literally, by then okay."
Akera lit up with excitement and hugged her back. It was finally time and possibly she would be going to her own home tomorrow. "Oh thank you so much Karen!" She was almost crying she was so happy. This had to be the one or she probably would end up like the breeding pets locked up and stuck here forever.
Karen pulled away from her and pressed her nose to Akera's. "I am so happy for you my darling, but we can't get our hopes to high yet. It's not a definite yet." Akera nodded in agreement. Last time she got to excited about it she was devastated when they left without her. Karen slipped off her bed and slowly moved toward the door. "Clean as a whistle tomorrow okay?"
Akera nodded quickly pulling the covers back up her body. "Nothing less." She smiled brightly as Karen left the room and turned her light back off. Akera could do nothing but lay there staring at the ceiling. Her mind reeling happily with thoughts of her possible new owner.
When she awoke she quickly launched herself out of bed and into her bathroom. She didn't even care what time it was. Looking her best was all that filled her mind right now, and if it took till he got there then that's what it was going to take. Jumping into the shower she washed herself three times making sure not to miss a single spot. She quickly got out and started the task of blow drying herself and straightening her fur with the brush. It felt as though it was taking forever to get ready when really she finished a lot faster than she imagined she would. It was about nine in the morning and he was to arrive with in the next hour.
She couldn't see through the one way mirror but she could tell the curtain on it had been drawn as more light was coming in through the hall way. Checking the door knob it only turned a fraction of a inch but of course it was locked. Moving through her room she paced anxiously awaiting his arrival.
Kain's car was awaiting him on the tarmac when he landed. With Akera's profile and several other pieces of research papers in hand he entered the car. He hired a driver for this occasion as to spend more time with his pet. Driving would only distract him from learning more about her on the car ride back to the airport. Flipping through his research again he read over grooming habits and exercise that is required for the Akita breed. He didn't know if it qualified for Akera but he wanted to be sure he covered all of his bases. He could hear the voice from the GPS echoing through the car and it informed them they were only a couple minutes away. Looking down the road he could see a large building growing in the distance. He could only imagine it was Fur-Ever Companions. The parking lot was huge but very few cars filled it. Most of the cars had tags hanging from their rear view mirror showing that they belonged to the workers.
Sliding glass doors opened up into a large seating area and a desk for the secretary. The front waiting room was very nicely decorated with vibrant flowers in small vases. The lighting in the room was warm but not exactly bright either, with blown glass lights hanging delicately from the ceiling providing more lighting for the secretary. He moved slowly though the room taking it all in.
Noticing a visitor she stood quickly with a bright smile across her face. "Welcome to Fur-Ever Companions. Do you have an appointment sir or is this a first time visit? If it is your first time visit and we have not had time to run the background check yet you will not be able to take a pet home with you today."
It wasn't till now that he really took notice of the secretary. She had a very lengthy figure and her sky high heals only added to it. A long curtain of blonde hair fell perfectly straight down the length of her back. Her pencil tight dress clung to her body revealing every curve in a elegant blue shade.
"Um yes... last night I called about adopting. I gave the lady my information and told her I would be here at ten.." He smiled softly and slowly moved the papers in his hands to give him something to distract himself.
"Oh! You must be Mr. Cloud!" She quickly moved over to him to shake his hand. "What a pleasure it is to meet you. My name is Karen and I will be helping you through the adoption process. Please follow me and I will take you to our adoption room." She slowly turned and started walking down a hall way behind her desk. Following behind slowly he took in every inch of companions along the way. The hallways were bland compared to the sitting room but the small pictures lining the walls did add a little flare. He was led into a small conference room that had several more pictures with happy pets next to their owners. He was instantly drawn to one that looked like Akera.
"This is a cute picture. Is this an Akita too?" He pointed to the picture and Karen grinned happily.
"Yes sir. I believe that is one of Akera's sisters. She was adopted at quite a young age. The owner said he wanted to take her training into his own hands." Karen smiled brightly and slowly started pulling paper work out of cabinets on the wall. "This is some information about your pet if you so choose to adopt her."
She sat slowly in her seat and placed the paper work at the chair in front of her. It was a fairly expansive stack of papers but then again this was a large commitment he was wanting. "It includes a thorough dietary guideline to maintain a healthy and beautiful weight. Grooming she can for the most part take care of herself. Every once and a while though she will need a trim. We are more than happy to send out a personal groomer at your request for a minimal price. For exercise we recommend a minimum of sixty minutes a day. Traveling is not a problem for her as long as you make the necessary arrangements for her to travel comfortably. So far we know she does well with car rides but that was as far as we ever got. We tend not to train them to ride in planes unless it is requested. I am sure she will do fine though." Smiling brightly she quickly flipped the page. "This page basically requests you not touch Akera or any of the other pets you observe until after you adopt them completely. Its just a formality."
He nodded gently listening to all of her information and reading it as she went on explaining. When she turned the page and requested he not touch anyone he nodded quickly. He could kinda understand the reason behind it but he wasn't sure he could control himself around Akera. Ever since he laid eyes on Akera's picture he wanted to see if her fur was as soft as it looked. He quickly signed his name before looking up to her. "Is there a main reason behind that? Me not being able to touch her."
She watched him closely and gave a small apologetic smile. "We... we don't want to get their hopes up to much. In Akera's case especially. She... she has had her hopes crushed several times. I would rather not have her anymore upset than necessary."
Stopping quickly in his tracks he couldn't help but ask "She... How long has she been here? And how long has she been up for adoption?" He quickly flipped to her paperwork again and glanced over her age.
"Akera has been here all twenty of her years, and has been up for adoption since she was eight." She glanced down to his signature before ripping that page out and slipping it quickly into a folder on the table. "Now, If you would like we may go see her." She smiled brightly and slowly stood.
Kain stood and opened the door for her. Smiling happily she slowly led the way to the dorm wing. There was a pair of large wooden double doors that let out into a large hall way with several windows lining the walls. Each door had a golden name plate plastered to it. It wasn't hard to find Akera's room as she was the first room on the right. He looked confused at the bland décor of her room. With how long she had been living there surely they would have let her decorate at least a little. Karen turned quickly and pointed to Akera resting on her bed. "Here she is."
Akera was sitting bored on her bed drawing in the carpet with her claws. She was sprawled across her bed sideways to where her feet were up the wall. Karen couldn't help but sigh as she already didn't look that appealing. Giving a soft snicker watching her he pointed towards the door. "Is it alright if I go in?"
Karen nodded quickly and moved to unlock the door. When the lock clicked Akera quickly fell out of her bed landing on her chest and face. Rubbing softly at her muzzle she could feel a dull pain coming from where she knew she probably bit her tongue. She moved into a half way decent sitting position and hurriedly brushed out her fur as the door slid open. Her tail couldn't help but wag when she saw Karen enter the room. "Good morning Karen..." She smiled shyly knowing they probably saw the entire scene she just put on. "Do I have a visitor today?"
Karen nodded happily and quickly moved out of the way letting Kain in. Akera's eyes met his and her jaw almost fell open. He was gorgeous his black hair was a bit long but was very well kept. His piercing green eyes felt as though they were staring into her soul. His lean figure looked strong but delicate at the same time, and the pressed suit he was wearing really showed off the sharpness of him. Akera quickly averted her eyes and stared down at the carpet.
Karen sighed softly noticing Akera falling instantly into her training."I will leave you two alone then. Please leave it to questions only Mr. Cloud." Karen closed the door behind her leaving the two of them alone.
Akera kept her eyes down as she didn't know if he would want her to look at him. "It's a pleasure to meet you Mr. Cloud. Thank you for taking the time to come and visit me." She said it as if she was reading it out of a drilling manual. Her words sounded formal but at the same time incredibly sad.
"Are you okay? Did I do something to upset you? And please call me Kain." He asked gently and moved to her level sitting on the floor with her. She was stunned that he moved to the floor and she couldn't help but look to him again.
"No... you didn't. I just... I really mean that." She kept her eyes away from his and drew circles in the carpet nervously. "What would you like to know about me?"
He now looked stunned as she still sounded sad. She didn't even sound like she really cared about what she was saying. "Please look at me. I want to know what you are thinking... your words are making me feel like there is something wrong."
Akera quickly looked up to his eyes and almost started crying. "There... there is nothing wrong.. I promise."
He shook his head quickly to keep himself from hugging her. "Akera... please don't lie to me. I would really like to know what you are thinking. What ever it is. I want to hear the true you. Not the one they taught you to be. Please."
She couldn't help it now as she started crying hard. Hiding her face in her hands she crumpled to the floor. "I... I just... This is my last few days of being up for adoption... much longer and I will be transferred to the breeding track. That and you moving to my level... asking if I am okay... I just don't know if I deserve you." Her ears laid back sadly as she curled up on the ground. "I am sorry I am crying... I wanted this to be a good meeting... I wanted you to see the happy me..."
He bundled his fists tight to keep himself still and smiled gently to her. "It's okay. I understand. Do you think you can sit up here and talk to me... I would really like to get to know you better."
She quickly wiped the tears away and sat up looking to him. His expression was so calm and caring that she didn't know if she could take it. "Yes. Anything you want to know I will answer." She smiled gently to him before wiping away a few stray tears.
"I read your profile. I know you are twenty or about to be. How were your years here? Did you enjoy them? Did you ever make any friends? What was your favorite class and why?" He watched her curiously.
"They.. they were okay. My first couple years here were great... the only thing I didn't like was when I would see other pets leaving with owners... and I was left here after several visits. I did make some friends but they suggest you don't. Because when they leave it's just harder on you. Then my favorite class was cooking. I liked making food for my teachers to enjoy." She smiled happily at that statement and her ears perked up a bit.
He smiled happily as he was now getting answers from her. "My next question you can answer if you like. You are not required to answer this but I want the truth if you do."
She nodded quickly wondering now what his question was. "Okay"
"Why didn't you like your sexual education class? Was there a reason?" He watched her expression wondering if this question would offend her.
She hardly even batted an eye before answering his question. "It wasn't that I didn't like it... there were just some parts that I just... I did not agree with."
He was now even more intrigued and nodded gently "Would you mind explaining what you mean by that?"
She nodded again and slowly answered him. "When they would have us read informational content I never had a problem with it. In fact I studied it really hard... but when it came to videos and other material they would have us study I zoned out... I never liked that part... reason being is because there was no real emotion in it."
Nodding listening to her he smiled brightly a small glimmer of curiosity in his eyes. "So your saying that you didn't like the videos because they weren't really in love."
Her gaze slowly moved away from him. "I just feel that it should be something special... not something you do just because."
He nodded in agreement and smiled to her. "What is your favorite hobby? Did you get to do anything here that you really enjoyed? Outside of your classes I mean."
Akera's tail started wagging. "Swimming. I always enjoyed swimming."
His grin grew wider listening to her. "Well I am glad you enjoy it. I have an indoor pool at my house. Maybe it will actually get some good use with you at home with me."
Her eyes went wide hearing his last words and her tail dropped to the floor. "Do... do you really mean it? You... you want to adopt me?"
His grin grew to a full blown smile at offering her a home. Eyes filling with tears again she launched herself into his arms her ears laying back hard against her head as she sobbed. He smiled brightly and quickly hugged her tight to his body. Her fur was incredibly soft. It felt nothing like he imagined it, it felt twenty times better. Tears dripped down her face and gently onto his shirt. Feeling the accumulating liquid on his shirt he just stroked her head. He knew these weren't tears of sadness so these were okay.
Karen came back into the room and couldn't decide if she was upset or not. Karen knew the rules that he couldn't touch her yet but she didn't care at that point. She knew this was a huge moment for Akera. Smiling happily she moved over and gently pulled the two of them apart. "Okay you two your going to get me in trouble!" She said teasingly and smiled to the both of them. Quickly pointing to Akera she said. "You, get packing. You come with me." she said pointing at Kain and holding the door open for him. His finger gently brushed against Akera's cheek before his hand brushed over her ear. "I will see you in a minute."
Akera nodded quickly and for her it felt as if she couldn't get packing soon enough. Her tail was wagging almost ninety miles an hour as she watched him leave her room. Karen quickly led him back through the hallways and back into the adoption room. "Thank you so much for adopting her."
He smiled brightly and nodded. "No thank you for letting me." He sat back down in his seat as he watched her pull out the paper work.
She pulled out a huge stack and plopped it in front of him along with a pen. "Okay... so if you want you can read through this but it's just basically saying you will take care of her until either you or her passes. If we feel that you are not taking care of her the way she deserves to be treated we will take her from you. If she becomes ill you will get her the proper attention she needs. Oh... I kinda forgot to mention... she has issues... with doctors. She is very jumpy around them but I am sure with just a bit of work she will get better."
He smiled softly reading over the rest of it. "I am sure she will be fine. We will work through it."
"Oh also we always prefer you ask for one of our doctors. They know the anatomy of our pets better than any regular doctor ever would." She waited for him to finish reading before flipping to several different pages and asked him to sign in at least ten different places. "Oh, one last thing. Are you wanting to have a microchip implanted in her? If you do and she gets lost it will be easier to locate her with it."
He thought about it for a minute and shook his head. "You said she didn't like doctors... I don't want to push her the first day I have her. Can I get a rain check on that and perhaps get it later once she trusts me more?"
She nodded and drew an x in the box. "Absolutely. Just message or call us when you are ready and we can either send someone your way or you can bring her back here. Now it will probably take her a minute to get packed up, if you would like we have a small store here that sells anything you could possibly need for her. Clothes, collars, leashes, and if you enjoy a bit more flavor in your fun times you can even purchase toys and accessories."
He blushed bright at her last statement but nodded. "I will check it out then. Thank you for everything. Can you have her come to me when she is done?"
She nodded quickly putting away the paperwork. "Oh, by the way there is a small adoption fee. Also since you adopted her today you get a free normal collar of your choice and color. You can have it embroidered if you like as well. It will come with an I.d. Tag with your address and name on it as well."
Without a question he quickly handed her his credit card. Nodding quickly she went about ringing up the adoption fee. She quickly handed it back and finished filling out the paperwork. She slipped the receipt into the paperwork. "If you would like to come with me I will lead you to the store." She stood again opening the door for him. He stepped out slowly following behind her. She led him farther down the long hallway to another pair of sliding glass doors. They opened up into a well lit room that looked like any other department store. The only thing that set it apart was the wall of collars and leashes on the back wall and a separate wall for toys and accessories. He quickly averted his eyes from them and moved over to one of the clothing racks.
"What size does she wear?" He flipped through some of the clothes noticing that some of them were already arranged in complete outfits with pants and blouses to match.
She smiled happily. "All of our pets are in the same size they all wear a medium in shirts and a twelve in pants." Moving over to the attendant at the register she quickly told her that he was to receive the free collar and a ten percent discount on anything he bought.
He shook his head quickly listening to them talk. "Thank you but I don't need the discount."
Karen shook her head pointing a finger in his direction. "I won't hear any of that. It's a normal deal we do here. You have no choice but to accept." She smiled brightly and quickly pulled out samples of the collar he would receive. "These are your color choices and samples of the embroidery. Your tag comes in an assortment of different shapes and colors too." He twisted the collar in his hand looking over the embroidery. "I really like the font on this one. It looks like calligraphy." Slowly tracing his finger over it before looking back to the both of them. "Does it come in cursive?"
They both nodded quickly. "Of course! What color were you wanting?"
He looked over the colors quickly and decided on a teal blue color. The attendant quickly pulled out a fresh collar from under the desk and moved it over to the embroidery machine. She looked back to him smiling. "And who are you adopting today?"
He grinned back and said her name softly. "Akera."
She stopped and smiled to him typing in her name. "I have been waiting to make her a collar for years now and it's finally happening." Pressing the start button the machine whirled to life. "If you would like any of the other collars you get embroidered too please let me know."
He nodded softly and slowly moved toward the other racks of clothes. There were several beautiful outfits to choose from. "Hmm... when Akera is done packing can I have her try on some outfits? I can't decide if I like them on the shelf or not. I would like to see them on her."
Laughing softly she watched as the embroidery machine finished up the collar. "Of course. Go ahead and pick out some outfits and I am sure she will be right in soon."
Karen left the room and started heading towards Akera's room. The bag Akera had packed looked rushed and scattered. Karen sighed and slowly tried to straighten it out. "Hon he's not leaving with out you. You don't need to rush that much."
Akera stopped in her tracks and quickly ran to hug Karen. "Thank you. Thank you for everything."
Karen was caught off guard but smiled brightly. "Okay, none of that now or you will make me cry!" She patted her head softly and moved to zip up Akera's bag. "You got everything right? Your toiletries and all your clothes?"
Akera nodded quickly and picked up her bag. Karen led her slowly through the hall and to the store. Kain was standing there with several outfits strung over his arm. "Ah, Akera! Can you try these on for me? I want to see what they look like on you. Also if you see anything you really like please let me know. While you try on the first outfit I think I am going to go look at the collar wall. I want to find you something a bit more decorative one for special events."
She was shocked at all that he had found already. The clothes she was already wearing looked a little worse for wear as they were a bit old. She nodded quickly collecting the clothes from him. Her tail was wagging quickly as she scampered off to the fitting room. The first outfit she saw was a nice pair of fitted jeans and a scarlet red blouse. It had kinda a low cut but it fell in just the right place to be decent. Companions fitted all of their clothes to accommodate for tails so it was really easy to slip the jeans on. The bend in the leg was longer too as to fit her legs better. She pulled the slimming blouse over her bra and smiled at herself in the mirror. When she came out of the fitting room Kain could see her moving through the door. He stopped and quickly met her eyes. He was holding a delicate looking collar with shimmering stones in it. His eyes quickly wandered her body and he gave a bright smile. "That looks wonderful on you."
She smiled brightly folding her hands behind her back. "Thank you..."
He turned his hand gently asking her to turn for him and she did so with out question. He nodded happily with his choice and smiled. "I really like that one. Do you like it? If so its a keeper."
She nodded happily and gently traced her hand across the fabric of the shirt. "I really like the way this one feels. It's soft and silky."
Kain nodded happily and slowly walked up to her with the delicate metal collar. It looked more like a necklace in some ways than a collar. He held it up to her neck and turned his head left to right. "I like this collar too. It makes you look really beautiful. I think I will get this as well."
She nodded gently and slowly moved back into the fitting room. The next outfit was a different style of pants but the shirt was close to the same in a sky blue color. The pants flared out at the feet showing off her paws well. She slipped the shirt on and when she stepped out he was holding the collar for her in his hands. He smiled brightly opening it and holding it out to her. She quickly turned around letting him slip it around her neck and he latched it closed. The embroidery was in a very delicate silver thread and shimmered with the lights. Also a small bell shaped tag with all of Kain's Information hung delicately from the D-ring in the center. It hung softly in the middle of her collar bones and shown almost as brightly as the embroidery "Absolutely beautiful."
She smiled brightly as she could see herself in the mirror. He was standing over her shoulder looking her over as well. She quickly turned around and clung to him almost crying again. Her tail wagged happily behind her as she held him tight. He smiled and hugged her back holding her close to his body just enjoying her being close. "Alright. Why don't you finish trying on the rest of the outfits and then we will head out."
She nodded quickly and headed back into the room. She quickly tried on the rest of the outfits and modeled them for him letting him look her over.
"You know. I really think I liked them all. We will get them." She nodded gently and smiled still wearing the last outfit. It was a gentle dress that fit her curves completely. It looked like they were getting ready to go to a fancy dress party or something the way it moved against her. "Well I think this is a little dressy for just the ride home though so why don't you pick something a little less fancy and we will go."
She smiled happily and handed him the rest of the outfits. She quickly pulled the first one she tried on off the pile and moved to put it on. She stripped the dress and hung it back on the hanger before getting dressed in the pants and the scarlet blouse. Her collar shown brightly on her neck with her name printed splendidly on the side. She smiled happily and quickly moved back to his side. He paid for the outfits a few different styles of collars and two leashes. One had shimmering gems on it and the other was just a normal leash. He clipped the normal one to her neck and smiled brightly as he led her out to the car. She said her quick good byes to Karen as her bags were loaded into the trunk. "Now be good you hear? No more falling off beds and making a spectacle of your self." She hugged her tight trying her best not to cry.
"I will try not to Karen. Thank you for everything." She stepped away slowly before jumping into the car. She took her place on the floor and waited for him to get in.
"What are you doing on the floor. Your supposed to sit in the seat." Kain said watching her confused.
Karen snickered cheerfully and watched him. "You hadn't given her permission to sit in the seat."
Kain looked surprised back to her and quickly moved his hand in the direction of the seat. "Come on up." He took his seat and quickly buckled the seat belt. Closing the door behind him they were off.
Akera watched the scenery through the window and tugged gently at the seat belt trying to get it to stay in the right place. He gave a gentle laugh and gently pulled it up to be higher on her shoulder. "There, is that better?"
"Yes ,thank you." Her eyes moved over to him and she slowly leaned in his direction. The belt caught her and she whimpered wanting to be closer to him.
"It's alright. On the plane we can be as close as we want. For now just stay over there, okay? I just want you to be safe." He said noticing what she was trying to do.
Nodding softly she listened but all she wanted was to be close to him, To be right at his side. She tried to distract herself with the scenery but it was flying by to fast to really concentrate on anything. It was a short ride to the plane and when they reached the tarmac his plane was awaiting them. He was the first one out as she awaited him to put her leash back on. He clipped it quickly and led her toward the plane. People scrambled to grab the bags and quickly loaded it into the plane. Her eyes traveled everywhere as she watched them moving. She was lead up the stairs and she looked around the plush inside. It was mostly wood interior with leather seats and gentle lighting. She moved around the inside of the plane just to the length of her leash before returning to his side. He smiled brightly and took one of the seats. Quickly kneeling she rested her head on his knee and smiled brightly up to him.
"You don't plan to ride on the floor do you? For the take off you at least have to have a seat belt on." He patted the seat beside him and gently tugged at her collar. She moved slowly taking the seat next to him. Her ears shifted gently as she could hear the plane roaring to life. She was sitting close to the window and her eyes were instantly drawn out it. He smiled noticing her distraction and quickly buckled her into her seat. The plane slowly moved down the runway before it lifted off the ground. Akera watched amazed as they lifted into the sky. Her tail wagging happily beside her in the seat. He watched her amused and gently traced his fingers from her ears to the side of her jaw. She was startled by his touch at first but slowly leaned into it. She turned and smiled to him but was distracted again when the flight attendant came walking down the isle of the plane. "Can I get you anything to drink today sir."
Akera watched her then looked to him. He nodded gently smiling to her. "I will take some red wine and Akera here will have a water."
The attendant nodded happily and quickly went to get their drinks. Kain glanced happily over to Akera taking in all of her markings into memory. Unbuckling both of their seat belts he pulled her into his lap. She smiled happily and rested her head against his shoulder. He petted over her body and gently rubbed her ears. Cuddling close to him and gently strokes her hand down his chest.
He gently held her tail at the base and petted her with his other hand. His eyes never leaving hers. She smiled to him and traced the contours of his face with her nails. He watched her and softly pressed into her hand.
It wasn't long before the attendant returned with their drinks. Akera took the water from her and slowly watched him sip at his wine. Her ears perked softly as she could only wonder as to what it tasted like. Her water was crisp and cold as it moved down her throat. Shifting gently in his lap as she was afraid she was to heavy on him. He quickly wrapped his arm around her waist holding her tight to him. "Your alright darling. Enjoy your water."
She smiled at his words and slowly sipped her water. Resting against him she curled herself into his lap. Feeling at home in his lap she couldn't help but fall asleep. He smiled happily seeing this and slowly pulled the drink from her hand. She shifted gently in her sleep and her hand grasped his shirt tightly.
He smiled happily pulling her closer to him. He sipped slowly at the wine in his hand as the plane continued it's journey. He could see the green forests outside turning quickly into snow. Stirring several times in his hold he requested a blanket for her. Draping it over her form he watched her gentle expression as she slept. Her jaw gently hung slack and her eyes fluttered gently with dreams. Slowly standing he positioned her back in her seat. Her tail lulled off the side as she curled into a ball pulling the blanket tight to her body. He watched her happily before moving towards the front of the plane.