Chapter 7

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You hummed lightly as you made breakfast, trying to finish cooking before Nikolai woke up. Quickly enough you were done cooking and you took it up to Nikolai, who was still sleeping peacefully. Putting the tray of food on the nightstand next to him, you gently moved some of his messed up hair out of his face, watching as his eyes slowly opened. He smiled at you, before sitting up. You placed the tray in his lap.

"Morning Nikolai." He nodded in response and ate his breakfast is silence, something obviously on his mind. You just waited in silence.

"(Name), let's go out today and get you some things." He said suddenly. You looked at him in surprise.

"Outside? Are you sure?" Nikolai nodded and started to change out of his pajamas and into regular clothes.

An hour later, the two of you were headed down the street and to the mall. Nikolai had found you some of his sister's clothes that she had left from when they all stayed together. They were a bit big but fit you well enough. Nikolai placed his arm around you waist, holding you close to him. You were still in shock that he was taking you outside his house. You found yourself barely raising your eyes from the ground, but with every step you and Nikolai took, your confidence grew. Once Nikolai had reached the mall, you found yourself able to look ahead. You and Nikolai entered the mall, one that you were familiar with, and stopped.

"Where do you want to go first?" He asked suddenly. You looked up at him. He had never seemed so tense before.

You gently took his hand and led him to (favorite store). There you got a few pairs of pants and a couple new shirts. The entire time you were there though Nikolai didn't let go of your hand, as if he was afraid that if he let you go for a second then he would lose you. Sometimes he would grab things off the shelves that he liked, and you would accept it without question. Who knew he would have such great taste anyways? There were still necessities that you needed though, and you ended up taking him to Victoria's Secret. You almost giggled at him mortified expression.

"You can wait outside if you want." You said, letting go of his hand. In a second his expression hardened and he grabbed your hand again, giving a firm shake of his head.

The entire time you were in there he didn't life his eyes from the floor once.

After the two of you left Victoria's Secret, it was about one in the afternoon. He took you out to eat, and you were just happy that you didn't have to cook. It was a nice quaint little restaurant that you wouldn't mind going back to again. Afterword's Nikolai took you back to the mall, because you said you needed to get a few other things. You went into the general store to get shampoo and conditioner, along with some groceries. You told Nikolai to go and get the groceries you needed while you got what was left. He looked so unwilling, but then conceded when you said you needed to get some very 'feminine' products.

You walked down the aisles slowly, taking your time just because you could. You looked through the shampoos and conditioners, wondering which one was best since they didn't have the brand that you normally got. Holding two bottles next to each other, you couldn't tell the difference between one bottle and another. With a sigh you eventually just picked a random one, placing the other ones back on the shelf.

"Can't decide?" A male voice came out from behind you. You jumped about a foot in the air, letting out a little squeal. You turned around to see a man, wearing the store uniform.

"Um, ya. I don't know what to get." The man smiled at you.

"I would suggest the one you just put back. It would be a lot better for your hair type." You nodded in thanks, and the man went on his way. You grabbed the other bottle, only to see it gone.

"Huh?" You looked around and saw Nikolai standing right next to you, holding the shampoo bottle you were going to get.

"Ah! Nikolai, I was just going to go and find you. A nice man helped me out." You smiled.

"I saw." Was Nikolai's short reply. You looked at him concerned but didn't say anything as he paid for everything and took you home.

Once the two of you got home, you put down all the bags with a sigh. Your arms were tired from the weight of them. You sat down carefully on the couch, your legs sore from walking around so much. Nikolai didn't move from the doorway though, he just stood there silent as he was the entire walk home. You knew something was wrong.

"Nikolai? Is something wrong?" You asked tentatively. You didn't want him to get any more upset than he already was.

"Who was that man?" He asked harshly. You thought for a second before you registered what he was talking about.

"You mean the one from the store? I think he was a worker there. I don't know him." Nikolai relaxed a little when you said you didn't know him but he still looked upset.

"I don't want you talking to other men." You gaped at him.

"I couldn't help it, he talked to me." You retorted back.

"You didn't see the way he was looking at you!" Fury burned behind Nikolai's eyes. Despite every bit of your mind saying take a step back, you held your ground.

"He wasn't looking at me any way, he was doing his job. You can't stop me from talking to other men Nikolai." The words poured out before you could stop them. Something in Nikolai seemed to snap. Nikolai quickly took a step forward, and before you could do anything grabbed you neck, slamming you to the wall. Your head spun, and you grabbed his wrist, trying to get oxygen to flow back to your lungs. Nikolai just tightened his grip though.

"You are mine (name), and no one else's. You will follow my rules, understand?" You weakly nodded around his hand that was still clamped around your throat. Once you nodded he let you go, and you crumpled to the ground, coughing.

"Good, (name)." He said, leaving you there still coughing on the ground.