The kids happily gathered up their things Gryph stood their staring at Fang with a look of doubt.
"Who are you?" he asked Fang in a harsh voice. Which was very un-Gryph like who was usally accepting of others and always wanting to help others Flame being surprised at his harsh attitue didnt know what to do in responce so she just chalked it up to the fact that his birthday was comming up and he was about to have his first shift into his true form and figured she needed to get him back to Shadow realm in the forest away from human sight and with people who could help him.
"He is Fang and he's a very special friend of mine and you Gryph need to ease up and be nice" Flame cut in.
He looked at her with a knowing look and stated "Oh OK I get it" and he walked away to get his shoes on and round up the kids.
***
Fang took them to the Mall Where they met up with Una, Viper, and Desaiah.
Desaiah was cute but small she was about 22 years old in human terms but she was actually just as old as Fang though her height was stuck at 4 feet tall she had a lean figure and quick reflexes and she was beautiful needing very little makeup as her eyelashes were full and lush she needed no mascara her skin was a creamy tan with zero blemishes so she didnt need Foundation all she needed was a bit of clear lip-gloss on her rose red lips and she liked a bit of gold eyeshadow on her eyes to bring out her dark brown eyes thanks to her animal side which was a golden tan Cheetah but due to her small size and being a runt she was never a good fighter she prefered to study medicine and heal others rather then making them bleed her sleek brown hair cascaded down her back her brown eyes shined brightly when she saw Flame but she knew not to say a word to her in case Tigers men were around and in ear shot
"Fang over here" Una shouted out her blonde hair bouncing as she waved them over she was super excited that she could help buy things for the kids.
"What are you guys doing here?" Flame asked
"We are here to do some shopping for them" Viper pointed to the Kids "Consider it our Donation to the Orphanage now that your running it.
"I called buying outdoor toys for them and maybe some sports equipment" chirped Una
"And I'm doing their clothes" Viper stated
"And I called Dips on taking them to get haircuts and a new look." Desaiah stated with a hint of pride in her voice she may be small and a medic but she was good with giving people a makeover that suited them
"And I'm buying Lunch today" Fang winked he showed her a text on his phone: TODAY WE ALL AGREED TO CALL YOU FLARE WHILE OUT JUST IN CASE.
She nodded in agreement. and the shopping begun first they went to the salon giving them all hair cuts Even Flame got one though her and Fang both disagreed that she needed one but with three against two they were out-voted and Flame had to get a haircut though not much of a change was made her streaks of red were made brighter with red dye which made the black seem even darker and was cut to frame her face but they left it long but added a bit of a wave.
Angel also didnt want a hair cut so they just washed it out and styled it for her pinning it up in a elaborate braid with little white flower hair pins made from clear crystal stones some had major changes others had subtle changes but everyone had clean cuts now
Next they moved into the clothes Viper and Desaiah making fashion choices was fun to watch they had a variety of personalities to dress up most were goth some were dressed like jocks and some like preppy girls who would be part of the popular kids Angel on the other hand was none of them she preferred pretty dresses with a lose fit that was light and fluffy skirts with lace so basically she liked the princess look
As Una and the others took the kids to get toys and other odds and ends things they slipped away for some quality time till they met up at the food court and even Flame got new clothes at Fangs request when he took her into Hot Topic and bought her band shirts, jeans of every style, skirts, leggings, dresses, and all sorts of things even shoes he then took her to buy posters and CDs they even bought movies some for her alone and alot for the kids they even bought a TV with a DVD player with a Speaker System which Fang insisted on hooking up for the kids he even bought one for her new room after meeting up at the food court for lunch