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She blushed brightly and understood his meaning, "Why do you actually care?" she asked after a few minutes of silence, "You're the only person... So why?"

Nero thought about this for a moment, his expression changing to one of thought. He rubbed the back of his head, causing his messy hair to move about. It never really occurred to him why he helped her, and the fact that he was the only one, he just thought it to be right. He never liked seeing anyone be mistreated, and the ones hurting her where her foster parents which made it even worse, it seemed like the world hated her. He was going to change that though, he was going to make her happy, he just didn't know why, maybe he was just a really nice guy, he couldn't honestly say. One thing was for certain though, he did like her, "I don't know....", was all that he could manage to say. Hopefully she would understand, Nero acted upon instinct and not much else.

"That is... Better than not caring at all..." she sighed and looked around though she made sure that she didn't accidentally make eye contact. She had been beaten unconscious for looking at someone in a supposedly funny way before she had been taken to the orphanage.

Nero wouldn't dare harm Natalia, or any lady to be honest. He saw how skittish Natalia was being, looking at the ground. He smiled thinking that she was just being shy, "Does the ground look more appealing than me?", he said with a small laugh. Making her nervous was not his intentions, and hopefully she would be able to feel more open around him, but with what she has gone through he can see why she isn't. Only time would tell, besides he only had met her just the other day. He wondered if he was actually her first real friends, surely she has had one before.

She blushed bright red under her fur, "N-no..." was her only answer. She didn't really know how else to answer anyways.
"So... Where are we going?"

Nero said, "To the mall, we have to get swim wear", he was slightly cheerful about it. He never really went to the beach that often, but he did enjoy swimming, and was a natural when it came to it. Even so, he was slightly nervous, and he couldn't put his finger on why he was. He wasn't going to have much of a problem finding something to swim in, since boy's swim wear is kind of grab and go.

She nodded but remained silent and didn't speak again until they reached the mall, at which point her ears flattened and she looked sorta scared.
"I-it's so big..." she whimpered a little bit, "I've never been here before..."

Nero looked about the mall, he never really noticed its size, "Oh, yeah it is". The mall was actually fairly well made and looked new in some way. They hadn't entered it yet, but they were right outside of it. Nero noticed that Natalia's ears had flattened and she looked frightened, and demoralized. He tried to fix the situation and said, "It's fine, there is really cool stuff in the mall....or do you not like being in big crowds?", He didn't want her to feel uncomfortable.

"I-I don't like big crowds... Someone always tries to hurt me or push me on the ground..." she whimpered and kept her eyes to the ground again, not daring to look at anyone for fear of them taking her accidental glance the wrong way.

Nero gave her a small smile, the nervousness that she held was endearing to him, but it was sad that those things happened to her. He immediately responded, "Well, I won't let anyone do that to you...Okay?". With that he took her by the wrist gently and began to move into the mall. There was many shops that looked amazing, and people littered the walkways. There was a second floor that you could see from the bottom floor, people above could look down over the railings to observe the mall. Nero was moving at a fairly quick pace, but made sure he wasn't going to fast for Natalia, he seemed to know where he was going. A slight fragrance would tease your nose, the food court was near and they served many different types of delicious food.

She nodded and followed him without argument. Her trust in this boy was growing quickly and he made her feel like she was actually worth something more than a beating, which often times she was told she wasn't.
The smell of food dancing around her hyper-sensitive nose made her mouth water and it was all she could do to prevent herself from actually drooling on herself.
"Th-that smells good~" she let out a pleased growl and turned her head towards the food court though she kept pace with Nero.

This girl was one of the first he had really talked to, and maybe even trusted. He couldn't put his finger on it, but something was special about Natalia, something that no one else saw, but he did. Nero gave her a small smile, "We will eat after we get something to swim in...", he was actually quite hungry as well. He wondered if she had ever owned a proper swim suit, guessing from how she only gets new clothes every month, that was probably a no. Nero guided her for about 3 minutes until they reached a clothing store for girls, female swim suits were on sale which was always good. He moved in and guided her to where they were displayed, and he just stood there, not really knowing what to do, and looking the other direction.

(I just posted some art of Natalia )

She followed him without a word and looked at the swimsuits, then at teh few other girls trying them on. Since it was near the end of the season for swimming, not many girls were there but Natalia looked down at ehr body and felt ashamed. She had curves yes, but they were from starvation, not from beauty. Her breasts... Well, they didn't seem too bad for someone her age actually, but still she felt inferior to these girls in every way.
But... Maybe it would make Nero like her more? She picked out a light green bikini that was in her size and held it up over her body, trying to imagine how she might look in it.
At least there was a longer lace on the back so that it would compensate for her thick tail.

Nero didn't watch as she looked at the swimsuits he thought it to be rude. Honestly Nero could have any girl he wanted if he got to know them first, but he chose not too, most of them were not worth it. He saw passed pretty curves, to see there personalities, although it would be a plus to look attractive. Nero did think Natalia attractive though, and she looked very cute, which added to her overall beauty, but he tries not to think about it, he gets embarrassed just thinking about that kind of stuff. Nero looks over to Natalia and says, "Do you like that one? Want to try it on?", and he points to the dressing rooms.

"O-okay," she nodded and went into the dressing room. She changed as quickly as she could into it then stepped out and turned 360 for him to see her. Her body was bruised enough that you could see it all even under her fur.
Without a shirt on, it was easier to see that she had dark brown spots on her light brown back and it was also easier to see just how bad the cuts on her dorsal fin were. The most profound injury though, one that had long since healed, was a scar that ran straight down from the nape of her neck, between her breasts and straight down towards her crotch. It was hard to see when she was wearing clothes because all that was visible was a small part at her neck, but now it was clear: a pale, thin line of flesh where fur no longer would grow.
"H-how do I look?" she asked nervously.

"Perfect", he said with a smile, but he noticed how badly beaten she was, this made him slightly angry. Nevertheless he had to make her feel happy and ignore the scars and bruises, hopefully the salt water would help to heal them. Nero added, "If you like it we can buy it and then head over to the food court?", he said, his stomach now let out a growl. He didn't really know where to eat, he didn't know her preferences, so he would let her pick.

"Alright," she said, a bright red blush on her cheeks. She quickly changed back into her clothes and followed Nero to the checkout counter. She felt bad about having him pay for the suit, but she couldn't help it if he wanted to.
"So... Where are we gonna eat?" she asked curiously as they walked out of the store and onto the mall floor.

Nero paid the cashier and received a small paper bag that had the logo for the store on it. He carried the bag for Natalia as he walked out and started walking towards the food court making sure she followed. He looked at Natalia and said, "Well...You can decide when we get there". After a few moments of walking through the mall and dodging crowds they reached the food court. It had many tables and chairs at the center, and there was fast-food restaurants and dine-ins all around. There was a huge variety of places to eat, Italian, Mexican, Tex-mex, Chinese/Japanese, even Indian. Delicious scents played across both Nero's and Natalia's nose. Happy people roamed about and bought food to feed their hungry bellies.

She let out a needy whimper and her heavy tail started to slowly wag from side to side.
"It all smells so wonderful~" she said dreamily and looked around, "How... About... Italian?" she pointed to a place advertising their fettuccine alfredo, "Could I have that, please?" she asked hopefully.

Nero was looking at the various restaurants himself and spotted the Italian one as she spoke. He enjoyed Italian and had a passion for spaghetti. He nodded to her saying, "That would be a great place to go", and proceeded to walk in that direction. I entered the restaurant with Natalia and we were immediately greeted by a waiter. He grabbed to menus and asked us to follow him. There was Italian music playing in the background, and the occasional jazz music, and the atmosphere seemed very fancy. The lighting was dim and the room smelled of oil and delicious meals. We were seated and the waiter asked us if we wanted any appetizers, I could go for a salad, or some spinach artichoke dip, but I looked over at Natalia for her opinion.