Falling Rain

5

Rain

    I feel better when he’s near me, the pain subsides. Maybe he’s right and Marking me would help with the pain. We haven’t even shared our first kiss yet though, it would be so strange to be Marked and never kissed. 

“Mason?” I ask as he rinses my hair out. 

“What is it?” 

“I want…” I can’t bring myself to say it. The simple words, I want you to Mark me.. I can’t do it. 

“Want..?” He asks, clearly confused. 

“Nevermind” I mutter and bury my face in my knees. 

“You can tell me Rain.. anything you want I’ll make it happen. I promise” He says, his voice is almost desperate sounding. 

“I want to… go on a date... with you” I feel myself blush at the embarrassing words coming out of my mouth. What am I even saying. What if he says no? 

I wait for him to say something but he doesn’t, I sneak a peek at him. He looks shocked and speechless. 

“We...we don’t have to.. It’s-” 

“I would absolutely love to take you on a date Rain.. Forgive me, I’m just so happy” 

People kiss on dates right? 

That’s how I’ll get my first kiss, on my first date. 

Mason helps me out of the water and into my nightgown. He takes me back to the bedroom and sets me down on the edge of the bed. 

“Tomorrow, I will take you on our date tomorrow okay?” He smiles awaiting my approval. 

“Oh, alright” Why do I feel so nervous now? I asked for this. 

“If you aren’t ready we can do a different day” He says slightly deflated. 

“Oh no, no tomorrow is... Perfect” I smile nervously at him. 

He helps me under the covers and says goodnight. He sleeps on the couch while I sleep in the bed. A few times when I have had bad dreams he will sleep beside me above the covers. He really is the most gentle person I’ve ever met. 

“Rain?” He calls from the couch.

“Yeah?”

“I’m really happy you want to go out with me” He says 

    I can hardly sleep, I’m so nervous for our date. I don’t know what to expect or what I need to wear. Maybe I can ask Annie to help me prepare. She did say I could come to her for anything after all. Before I know it, the sun is up and the birds are chirping outside the window. 

“Good morning Rain” Mason says when he sees me sit up in bed. 

“Morning..” I yawn 

“Well.. I have a lot of preparation to do for our date so I’ll see you in a bit okay?” He slips out of the room before I can say anything. I find the bell beside my bedside and ring it twice. A young woman comes into the room. She is pushing a wheelchair. It looks fancy, 

“Alpha had this specially made for you Miss” 

“Can you please find Luna Annie?” I stare at the chair, it is gold colored and has a soft looking cushion. 

“Rain, is everything alright?” Annie asks as she comes into the room. 

“Yes.. I was just wondering.. Mason and I.. well… we are going on a date today and I don’t know..” I begin but trail off several times. 

“Oh you want help getting ready? I’d be honored dear… let’s see..” She goes to the closet and rummages through looking for something but I’m not sure what. She comes back out with a beautiful dress, the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. It's light blue with little flowers on it and she has a pair of sandals to match. 

“I think this will look lovely on you.. And I can do your hair and makeup too!” 

    I nod, she grabs my underwear from a drawer and helps me into it. It’s the first time I’ve worn such fancy looking panties, they are see thru, Annie said it’s called lace. She helps me into a bra that matches. I’ve never worn a bra before. Mason always gives me a sweater or a t-shirt to wear and since we never really leave the bedroom very often I never had to worry about it before now. The bra makes my breasts look bigger and holds them in place so perfectly. I feel so fancy and I haven’t even gotten the dress on yet. Annie slides it over my head and helps me stand to look in the mirror. 

“You look beautiful…” She gasps. She’s right, I don’t even recognize myself. 

“Oh, we should have your hair trimmed.. If you are alright with that.. Just the ends” She suggests looking at my hair. 

“Okay” I nod 

    She leaves and comes back with scissors and a comb. She gets to work trimming my hair and I watch as it falls on the floor. I don’t remember the last time I had a haircut. When she’s done cutting it she makes a crown like braid in the front and lets the rest fall down my back. 

She starts on my makeup, 

“Just a little bit please..” I ask her. 

“You really don’t need any at all but I’m just adding a bit of mascara and some lip gloss. You have beautiful skin and such long lashes, I just want to exaggerate them a bit” 

“Is there anything I should do?” I am beginning to feel nervous again.

“Just be yourself dear… Mason cares for you deeply so you don’t have to do anything special, just enjoy yourself” 

“Do you know where we are going?” I fiddle with my hands in my lap

“No. Mason is being very secretive about it, but I’m sure you will love it whatever it is” 

Annie finishes helping me get ready and helps me into my new wheelchair, 

“Please be sure to thank Alpha Maximus for the wheelchair”   

“Max didn’t have it made for you, Mason did” 

“But the maid said Alpha had it made, is Maximus not Alpha anymore?” 

“Oh, well I forgot how fast news travels around here.. It was just announced this morning. It is tradition for the former Alpha to pass on their title once the new Alpha is of age and has found their Mate. Mason has been of age for quite some time now, he just needed to find you”  

“I see..” He’s not going to have time for me anymore now that he’s being made Alpha. It will take up most of his time, he will have a lot of responsibilities to take care of. I’ll just be a burden to him, even more than I already am. 

“Can you please tell Mason I need to cancel our date. I’m not feeling well all of a sudden” I say as I roll the wheelchair to the window. I hear Annie leave and allow myself to cry for a moment. I was really looking forward to this but I must put his future first. I will go back to my pack and live with my parents until I’m old and grey. He will be a great Alpha, ruling his pack with fairness and compassion. I wish him the very best, maybe he will get a second chance Mate.. 

“Rain, what’s wrong” Mason bursts through the door in an instant he is beside me. He kneels before me as if I am the most important thing in the world to him. 

“I can’t go on a date with you after all.. I’m sorry Alpha” I say respectfully, a tear slides down my cheek. 

“What are you talking about, and why are you calling me Alpha?” 

My her feels like it's about to burst into a hundred pieces, I don't want to do this.. but I must. It's for the best. A small tear slides down my cheek as I begin my next sentence to him. 

“I do not want to be a burden to you Alpha Mason. Please just forget about it all and I will go back to my parents pack and… you can have a second chance…. I Rain of the Riverrun pack-” I am about to reject him to spare us both the sadness but he cuts me off with a kiss. My very first kiss, his lips are hot on mine, cutting off my words. 

    His tongue glides over my bottom lip before slipping inside my mouth. I don’t know what to do, after a moment my mouth moves on it’s own. I melt into the kiss, I’ve never felt something so good before, my whole body feels like it’s electrically charged. He pulls back, making me gasp. 

“I don’t ever want to hear those words again, Rain. You are not now nor will you ever be a burden to me. Please do not speak so carelessly about leaving me again. You are my Luna, my Queen. You are the world to me. Please, please do not leave me.” He says with tears in his eyes. 

“But, I’m in a wheelchair, I can’t walk more than a few feet. I will only be a burden-” I protest, he does it again. Cutting me off with another kiss, his hand comes up to cup my face and pull me into his chest. He lifts me out of the chair and holds me in one arm as he continues to kiss me. I grip his shoulders, feeling slightly dizzy. I am the one to pull back this time. 

“Stop saying that word… if you do I’ll have to kiss you once more. Again and again until you understand” 

I feel my face go a deep crimson. I not only had my first kiss but my second in a matter of minutes. 

“Now then, let me take you on our date. I have it all planned out..by the way, how do you like your new chair?” He sets me down in the wheelchair and starts to push me out of the room.  

“It’s very fancy…the maid said you had it made for me?” 

“I did, I thought you would like to be able to get around on your own when I’m not available and I didn’t think you’d like to rely on a maid to help you” 

“Thank you Mason” I say, he’s right. I hate having the maids help me, especially to the bathroom. This will make it a lot easier for me. Maybe once I get stronger I will be able to get in and out of the bathtub on my own too. 

    We get to the top of the stairs and Mason shows me the chair lift he had installed for me. It’s fairly simple to use, I give it a go. Mason helps me into a car and he folds my chair putting it in the back seat before he gets in the driver side. 

“So where are we going?” I ask 

“It’s a surprise” 

After a very long drive Mason pulls over, “We’re here” He goes around the car and helps me out, instead of grabbing my wheelchair he carries me. 

“What about my wheelchair?”  I ask looking back at the car. 

“We won’t be needing it here” He smiles down at me. We go into a building and down a narrow corridor, it opens up into a large room with glass walls. I look closer and see that there are hundreds of fish swimming behind the glass. All kinds of beautifully colored fish swim all around us. 

“Wow…” I whisper as I watch them all, there's too many to focus on just one.  

“Do you like it?” He whispers in my ear. 

“Yes… very much” My eyes dart all over the room, there is a small shark in a tank off to the side, chasing after an octopus. I laugh as I follow around the small fish with my eyes, a few of them watch me back before swimming off. 

“Are you ready for dinner?”