Luna woke up, being carried, but by who. She took in a breath, then knew immediately who was carrying her, Edward. He smelled of salt water, surf and a strong alcohol. She sat up slightly, putting a hand on his shoulder. Edward looked down at her blue eyes before speaking to her.
"You took quite the fall, your father wants you to get checked out by the doctor." Edward watched as Luna's expression changed, now she seemed to be in pain as she brought her hand to her head. He moved a little quicker as he followed her dad down the long hallway. Edward kept an eye on Luna as he watched where Hugh was leading him. Soon he rounded a corner and into a small room with exam table in it, where he laid Luna down onto it. Hugh had left the room to find a medic and Luna grabbed onto Edwards hand, asking him to stay.
"Wait. Tell my dad it's the bleeding affect, or something like it. I'm seeing Juno, people bowing, Abstergo, fire." Her words became mumbled and inaudible now as her eyes rolled back. Edward touched her cheek, shaking her slightly now, afraid she wouldn't wake up.
"Hey, come on missy, Stay with me. Open up those blue eyes. Luna." Just then Hugh came in, a woman in tow who seemed to have seen her fair share of days. Doctor Emily Shawnack looked over Luna, taking her pulse and listening to her heart as she asked Edward if Luna had talked to him.
"Yes, she said something about a bleeding affect, or something like it. She said she saw Juno, people bowing and something about Abstergo and fire. I couldn't understand her after that." Hugh took in a sigh and then he noticed Luna was still clutching Edward's hand. He put his hand on Edwards shoulder, telling him that they should leave Dr. Shawnack to do her job. Edward pulled free from Luna and followed Hugh back to the vault.
Carlo was talking to everyone about a place called the old farm and when Hugh and Edward returned they all looked to the two men on word about Luna. Hugh told them what he could and soon they were again talking about moving to this farm and what supplies they would need. They all sat down, making list on what they would like to have while out in the woods, as well as sizes for acquiring clothes for the past assassins. They had all been working for nearly an hour when suddenly the sound of the elevator scared everyone. They all looked to it in shock as the door opened, Luna stepping out with a few jackets and other clothes on a library cart.
"You guys think they would keep me in that stupid bed forever? To hell with that, I am here to help." She looked at Claudia now as she pushed the cart over for the men to figure out what clothes they would need. "Claudia, you can come go through my closet of clothes I keep here if you want." Claudia smiled and nodded as she followed Luna down the stairs and out into the hallway.
"Are you alright?" Luna laughed slightly, thinking it was very sweet that Claudia asked, although the truth was that she was scared.
"Yea, I'm fine, it just happens from time to time when people touch the apple. Hopefully I will be good for a while now." Claudia nodded as she and Luna made their way up to a large locker room. She went over to a tall locker, opening it before standing aside and letting Claudia look at the clothes inside. As Claudia looked at Luna's clothes, which largely consisted of jeans, tank tops, t-shirts and hoodies that she kept in the pit in case she had to change after coming back from the field, Luna sat on a nearby bench and waited. Claudia looked at Luna before shrugging her shoulders.
"Claudia, I know there isn't a ton of choices, but when we travel to the farm, you are going to want warm clothes and things that make you blend in."
"I understand, but how do I know if they will fit me?" Luna chuckled, realizing Claudia had never seen a size sewn into her clothes.
"You look to be about the same size as me, so try them on, if they don't fit, I'm sure I can find something in here that will fit you." Claudia smiled shyly as she started taking off her dress, and Luna thanked god she lived in the 21st century. It was taking poor Claudia forever with all those damn buttons. Luna thought to herself that these poor people had no clue about undressing a lover quickly in order to revel in their nude form. She snapped back to Claudia as she stood there with a corset on over a shift like shirt.
"Oh no no. Let me see if I can get you a more comfortable bra, and panties not pantaloons." Claudia was confused as to what was wrong with her undergarments, but then when Luna pulled out a Victoria's Secret pink striped bag out of the bottom of her locker, she was curious. Luna handed her a pink lacy thong and Claudia looked at it like it was not clothes.
"What is this?"
"Panties. we wear those now instead of those pantaloons things. Men love them, you get used to them pretty quickly." Claudia's face was bright red as she looked at this scandalous piece of fabric that was supposed to cover her most intimate parts. Then Luna pulled out a bra the same shade of pink and held it up for Claudia to see. Claudia's face turned even brighter red now as Luna asked if she wanted to shower before getting dressed. Claudia agreed and took a long shower, enjoying the hot water that fell from above her. After some coaxing Luna convinced her to try the dainty excuses for clothes and Claudia then admired herself in the mirror.
"No wonder men like these." Luna was laughing now as she threw a pair of jeans to Claudia.
"Yes, they love the lacy things, but we as women, hide them from the men at all cost. They know what we wear under our clothes, but the fact that we hide all that drives them wild. It gives the men something to dream about." Claudia laughed as she slid on the jeans that Luna had given her. Claudia was thinner through her thighs and hips than Luna and looked great in the dark jeans she had on. Luna then handed her a Nirvana T-shirt and found Claudia a pair of socks to slide on too. Once Claudia had put on everything she watched as Luna looked around the bottom of her locker for something.
"Here, I have no clue what size shoe you wear, but you can see if these fit if you like." Claudia put on the shoes, but they were a size too big. Luna when to another locker, opening it up and finding another pair of shoes in it. She checked the size and put them back before moving on to another locker. This time she found a pair that she thought would work and she handed them to Claudia, happy that they fit. The young Italian girl watched as Luna scribbled out a note, taping it to the inside of the locker with a few pieces of green currency. She then turned back to Claudia before leading her back downstairs to where the guy were all sitting around. All of the men had changed, but Connor's hoodie seemed to be a little too short in the arms and shoulders as she looked at him pulling at it.
"Dad, I take it I was awesome as always." Hugh turned to his daughter, sometimes she had no humility at all, but other times she was the most humble person he could ever imagine. Today it seemed she was the first of those.
"Dad, what do you think about me taking our expert hunter down to the sporting goods store for a new hoodie and some supplies?" Hugh fought with the thought of letting Connor out in the real world, but knew Luna was right, he was the expert and he was the one who would be helping out on the farm. Hugh nodded and soon he was gathering everyone else, taking them up to the cafeteria for some much-needed food. Luna took the lead, asking Connor to follow her through the pit and out into a dark, dingy basement that reminding him of some of the tunnels under Boston. She moved to a side set of steps, and ascended up into a noisy side ally. Connor held his hand over his eyes as he adjusted to the light, the sounds and smells a bit overwhelming to him at first.
"Hey, I'm right here, just stay with me, try to act like I do and you'll be fine." Connor looked at her with her hand on his arm again, knowing she was right. He could do this. He stood up tall now as he told her to lead the way. Luna headed down the ally as she made her way to the main road. She turned right and headed down a block, keeping Connor at her side as she walked. Soon she headed into a store and Connor was shocked to see how bright and big the store was. She grabbed a cart, leading Connor back to the hunting department. He stayed next to her as he looked around in wonder. He had never seen so many knifes, bows, arrows or guns in one place. She started loading up the cart with some supplies and he asked her how to help. She told him to go to the next aisle and pick up some lanterns and such and he did just that. Soon she had joined him, smiling as he looked at over a dozen different types of lanterns on the shelf.
"How do I know what one to choose?"
"Ehh, sometimes we just have to guess." She then reached out and Connor happen to reach for the same one at the same time. She pulled her hands away, letting him pick it up. He put the three off the shelf in the cart and looked to Luna. He admired the tinge of color on her cheeks now, and how her dark hair seemed to have a red cast to it.
"Are we finished here?" He seemed ready to leave the store, and she knew he had to be overwhelmed by it, but there were other things she wanted to pick up.
"Almost, we just have to pick up a few more supplies over there with the clothes." Connor motioned for Luna to lead the way and soon she was putting coats and socks in the cart. She picked up a few, holding them up on Connor, trying to find one to fit his tall frame, but she was having no luck. She found a worker, and he went to the back.
"I already have a coat. My assassin's robes keep me warm."
"Ssshh. we can't let anyone know what we are. Besides, we are going into the winter months. you will need something heavy." She found coats for her and Claudia as she waited for the man to come back out. He had found one coat in Connors size and Luna took it, ready for their shopping trip to be over. She sent a message to Carlo to pick them up in the van as she led Connor to the check-out. Luna used a credit card to pay for the items, and once she and Connor made their way outside, Carlo pulled up in the van with everyone else.
