An Alternate Path

by Rhino


Chapter 71: In The Weeks Leading Up

A week after Rhino and company had gone to Canterlot, Silk stands outside her house, wings slightly spread to enjoy the warmth from the sun. She made sure to primp herself up slightly more than usual today, nothing fancy, just a little extra work on the mane, the tiniest hint of perfume, all subtle things. Today was important to her after all, today was the last day she gave Flick a chance before she just boiled over and shoved all her worries, concerns, and frustrations out into the open. She really wanted to avoid that if possible.

At the moment the clocktower strikes ten, a familiar goldenrod form strolls up the road. His head is held high, and his moves show purpose. He sees her and smiles brightly, waving a hoof at her. "Hey! You ready to hang out?"

Her smile twitches slightly at the words 'hang out' but she waves nonetheless. "Always am."

He bows, gesturing with a hoof. "If I may?" He unfolds one of his wings, smiling warmly at her.

She beams brightly as she giggles. "You may." One of her feathered wings unfolds and laces his membrane one in it.

He chuckles as they start to walk. "I'll never get over how soft your feathers feel." He glances around, watching as the buildings start to become spread further apart.

Her wings ruffle from the compliment. "Why thank you, it's nice to know you appreciate them." Her tail flicks to barely touch him.

Flick smirks, turning to her as they pass the last house. "So, how has work been? You get any new customers?"

She nods. "A few, you get used to a certain flow of customers in a restaurant, but you start to notice certain ones that come regularly." She looks to him with a cheeky smile. "What about you? Still out of work?" She winks.

His smile falters momentarily. "Yes, but I'm making some headway with my art." He shrugs. "Ponies like matte paintings."

She bumps his side. "Hey, it'll be fine, I can't think of artist who was instantly a success anyway. You've got to keep at it. Have you put any more thought into that suggestion you told me Rhino made? The one where you sell custom clouds?"

He taps his chin, thinking a bit. "Well I tried..." He scowls, shaking his head. "...then that prism-maned mare destroyed the three I made."

Silk frowns. "Well that's awfully rude... unless you were making them the same color as the sky again and she didn't see them. Was that it?"

He shrugs. "Only the first one she smashed."

"Oh dear..." She thinks a moment before her wing that isn't holding his fluffs up angrily as something occurs to her. "It wasn't because you're a changeling, was it? Because if it was, hon, I will go have a talk with that young mare myself and... Oh i don't know what I'll do but it won't be pleasant!"

"Woah, there." He places a hoof on her shoulder, frowning softly. "That wasn't it at all. She just assumed it was another prank. After she calmed down enough, I explained it all to her." He chuckles, shaking his head. "She said she'd bring me some leftover clouds from the next rainfall."

"Oh..." She blushes lightly but still points her nose in the air like she is above it. "Well... good."

He narrows his eyes slightly. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that flare of anger had something fueling it." He turns and points to the gazebo. "Let's rest for a bit."

"Well, I suppose I could, if I'm going too fast for you..." She separates their wings and moves to the gazebo ahead of him, a sway in her steps.

His eyes follow the motion of her hips, his cheeks turning a shade brighter. He shakes himself out of it, heading after her and laying down on the grass. "You're not going to fast. My hooves are just aching a bit."

She settles next to him with a small amount of space between them. "Well, alright, since you're so sore..." She lays her head down on her crossed forelegs and slightly extends her wings again.

He looks back at the movement and sees a feather out of place on her wing. Frowning slightly, he leans back and takes it in his mouth, carefully moving it back into place. He pulls away, satisfied. "There we go."

Silk, meanwhile, had frozen the instant she felt his mouth on her wing until he was done. Her tail swishes happily as she smiles to herself at his actions. She moves a tiny bit closer to him since he is being perfect so far today.

He looks at her, a small smile on his lips. "And I thought your feathers were soft." He moves a leg slightly, showing that she was barely touching him. "At least I know you live up to your name."

She giggles. "Well, do you live up to yours?" She leans closer, her eyes lidded.

He blinks, giving her a confused look. "What do you mean by that?" He realizes how close they are and quickly turns his head, clearing his throat softly.

She frowns and huffs as he turns away. "So close..." She flicks him purposefully with her tail to get his attention back on her.

He yelps, covering the spot with his own tail. He gives her a hurt look. "What was that for, Silk?"

She smiles coyly at him. "What? Can't handle a little 'flick'?" She sticks her tongue out cutely at him.

He stares at her for a moment, his eyes slowly drifting to her lips. He struggles with himself a moment, conflicting emotions visible on his face "...all in..." Before she can react he leans forward and gently kisses her, pulling away after a second.

She hums appreciatively with her eyes closed. Slowly she opens them as she smiles at him. "About time."

He gapes at her, eyes wide in surprise. "...before I say anything else, what did you mean by that?"

She pokes his chest lightly with a hoof. "Honey, it's been over a month of us 'hanging out'. Frankly I was starting to wonder when you would start considering them 'dates'. I was starting to get impatient."

He chuckles nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "...I suppose now would be a bad time to say...I've almost always considered them dates?"

She looks shocked for a moment before her wings suddenly flare out aggressively as she speaks with her eyes narrowed. "Then why always call it hanging out?! Why flirt with other mares when you were on dates with me?!"

He frowns, hurt. "...because I didn't want to move too quickly..." He sighs, resting his chin on his forehooves. "...I 'flirt' by habit. It's a quick way to get a small burst of affection from ponies." He closes his eyes. "I called our dates 'hanging out' because I was worried you wouldn't feel the same I did."

She cools down quickly as one wing folds in and the other goes over him as she snuggles close. "Well, I think you'll get more from flirting with me than from anypony else." She kisses his cheek lightly.

He stays silent for a moment before he looks up at her with his golden eyes. "I think I would." He smiles softly, gently placing a hoof on hers. "Care to make it official?"

She looks at him, confused. "What do you mean, make it official?"

He gently kisses her cheek before moving to her ear, whispering into it. "Announce that we're a couple. Start actually calling these dates. That sort of thing."

She giggles. "Oh, I'm all for the second. But who exactly will we be announcing this to?"

He blinks, actually having to think about that for a second. "...how about Gel and Doc? I'm sure they'd be happy for us."

"Fair enough, I'm sure our friends will be happy for us." She nuzzles her affectionately. "For a moment there, you had me worried when you called it an 'announcement'."

He quirks an eyebrow at her. "What else could I have meant?"

She shuffles her hooves. "It doesn't matter... what does matter is that I can do this now." She suddenly embraces him and gives him a big smooch on the lips before snuggling into his chest. "By the way, feel free to touch all you want from now on..."

He laughs, tenderly stroking her mane. "Don't you worry none. I'll be taking you up on that offer often." He pauses, his hoof stopping on the top of her back. "Within reason, of course."

She hums in contentment. "Good stallion, you still have restraint. Of course..." her voice is seductive, "there's always a time and place for restraint... but out in public is obviously one." She winks.

"Yes, obviously." He nervously chuckles, averting his gaze. "Not that it's the only reason to show restraint..." He clears his throat, trying to distract from what he just said. "So, since we're officially a couple, is there anything you'd like to do?"

She rubs her head on his neck as she responds. "Well, nothing comes to mind immediately..." She kisses him again. "But I'm sure I'll think of something..."

He smiles playfully, tracing little circles in the the fur on her back. "I'm sure you will." He rests his head on top of hers, happy to simply lay there with her.

Silk giggles after a few minutes as something occurs to her. "Does this mean we're going to be interviewed by Twilight now?"

"Maybe. Not much to share, yet..." He gently nibbles her ear. "...but maybe we'll be able to make memories to share."

Her wings flutter as she giggles. "Speaking of which, I wonder how Rhino and Gel are doing with that interview they have today..."

***

Back at the house, Twilight, Rhino, and Gel are in their usual arrangement for these interviews. Twi is in the chair with her hair in a bun and some pointy glasses on her face. Rhino and Gel are sitting next to each other on the couch. A quill and scroll levitate in front of Twilight as she asks her questions.

She scratches a few notes on the scroll before she begins. "So, today, I hope I'm not going into too personal of an area, but I thought we might discuss you two in the future."

The nymph blinks, confused. "...um...sure. What did you want to know?"

She continues. "Well, you two are getting married right? I was wondering what you had planned regarding... foals."

"Oh!" Gel beams, gesturing with a hoof. "Rhino and I are going to have three, right?" She turns to him, a tinge of nervousness in her voice.

He nods as he nuzzles her. "Of course, love."

Twilight's quill pauses. "You mean.. actually, physically have foals?"

She squirms slightly but nods, her cheeks bright blue in embarrassment. "W-we're compatible, if that's what you're wondering..."

Twilight scratches furiously. "Well, I had my suspicions about being physically compatible... but your genetic material is as well?"

Rhino whispers to Gel. "I'll leave this explanation mostly to you, since you know it best, but I'm here if you need me."

The nymph nods and turns to Twilight. "Truth be told, my kind is genetically compatible with almost every sapient being there is...us Elite more so than the rest."

The student writes all this down. "What do you mean by 'more so'?"

"I'm not quite sure how to explain that..." She taps her chin, thinking a bit. "...I guess we have offspring that more closely resemble the other species?" She shrugs slightly, turning her gaze to the cushion beneath her hooves. "It's only happened once before..."

Twilight nods. "Can you tell me about that time? What was the pairing? How did it turn out?"

She grimaces slightly. "...I was really young...a worker had come across a pony and...they spent the night together..." She shakes her head. "...I don't know the details...but the pupa...the foal...she was very weak..." She goes quiet, obviously not wanting to continue.

"Oh... I'm sorry..." Her quill zooms across the paper. "So, you know you're compatible, but you aren't exactly sure of what the outcome will be?"

"No, I'm not..." She takes a deep, calming breath. "...but even so, I will hope for the best."

Twilight quill pauses. "This might need to go in a separate book... Actually, if you're okay with it of course, when you do have children, would you allow me to see them and stay up to date on any abilities or health irregularities they might have?"

Gel tilts her head to one side. "...I don't see why that would be an issue."

The unicorn smiles. "Excellent! Actually, on that note, since hospitals are equipped to deal with pony births, is that where you plan on delivering?"

Rhino interrupts at this point. "Actually, I was planning on just getting whatever we might need and overseeing the birth myself, here at the house, with Mane on standby in case we need her."

Twilight pauses a moment. "Really?" She turns to Gel. "And you would prefer this over a hospital?"

She nods, leaning against her love. "I would. I trust him, and he knows more about my kind than normal doctors do."

Twilight smiles. "Well, I wish you both the best of luck and look forward to the first documented cases of pony/changeling hybrids." She puts away her notes and leans back in the chair. "You know, the first book is actually coming along very nicely. Chrysalis is actually proving quite the font of knowledge."

Gel stares at this, eyebrows raised in surprise. "I didn't expect that."

"Neither did I, to be honest." She laughs to herself. "But Fluffle Puff has proved quite useful in that regard. She sticks near the queen almost every minute and all it takes is for her to distract Chrysalis while I ask questions so she's too preoccupied to avoid answering them."

The nymph covers her mouth with a hoof, hiding the coy smile on her lips. "Is that right?"

Twilight continues. "Yes, and despite what Chrysalis says, I think she really enjoys the attention Fluffle Puff gives her." She leans forward whispers. "I caught the queen using Fluff as a pillow more than once."

She's actually struggling not to laugh at this point, using both hooves to keep herself quiet. That's so cute, yet so unlike her. How is it believable!

Fluffle Puff is persistent, perhaps she wore away at Chrysalis until she relented. Rhino is holding back his own chuckles.

Trying to calm herself down, she motions towards Twilight. "S-so, she's not too much to handle, then?"

The student thinks. "Well, I'm not going to say she's nice to me, or that she isn't needlessly argumentative sometimes, but she's getting better and she hasn't tried anything bad."

Gel nods, smiling kindly. "That's always a plus."

Twilight continues. "I expect the Princesses will release her near the end of the year to go back to her hive. If things keep up at this pace anyway. She definitely cares how her changelings are doing though, since she always checks with me to see if any letter i get is an update to how things are going for them."

The nymph blinks, curious. "...she does?"

Twilight nods. "Anytime she hears about a pony who's anti-changeling, she hisses and leaves the room, but she smiled when she heard Port had been appointed ambassador."

She taps her chin, thinking to herself a moment, muttering quietly. "...perhaps I misjudged her..."

The student offers a theory. "Before anything, she is still your queen, so you are her subjects. She cares for what happens to you, even if sometimes she has to sacrifice the few for the many."

"...I see..." Gel closes her eyes, resting her head on Rhino's shoulder. ...maybe I should apologize...for blaming her for my dad...

He looks down at her. You did that? I mean... she did organize the invasion so that he died from it is technically her fault...

...I did...I don't know what to think, anymore... She sighs softly, gently nibbling along his neck. ...I'm glad I have you, though...

And I, you. He nuzzles her gently.

Twilight clears her throat from her chair as she gets out of it. "Well, I think that's enough questions for today. I'll let you two know if I need another interview, okay?"

Gel nods, smiling sheepishly. "S-sure. H-have a nice day, Twilight."

Twilight leaves with a wave and closes the door as Rhino takes the opportunity to finally stretch out on the couch instead of sitting. "Ah... that's better."

His nymph takes this opportunity to lay down on his chest, happily cuddling up against him. "...I'll say so...care to join me for a nap?"

He kisses the tip of her nose. "With pleasure..."

***

Another week passes and the annual Ponyville Music Festival arrives. Musicians from all over Equestria, both famous and upcoming, arrive to show off their music to all who attend. However, something distracts from this traditional gathering in the Rhino household. A certain purple nymph had been disappearing and coming home at odds times as of late, and a particular couple decide that it's high time they got to the bottom of it.

As they eat lunch, they spot Luster leaving out the back. Rhino looks to Gel as soon as Luster closes the door.

She nods to him. "I think that's our cue to follow her." She carefully gets up and puts a few bits as a tip on the table. "Remember, we have to be subtle about this. She's a master of silent actions and detection."

Rhino remarks dryly. "She's also purple. I think we'll be able to see her."

She tilts her head to one side, confused. "Twilight's purple. Amethyst Sparkler is purple. Silk's mane is purple. What's your point?"

As they head after her, he clarifies. "Ok, I meant she's a dark purple, not a common color, so we can maintain a little distance but still see where she is."

"What if she sticks to the shadows?" She glances around and, tapping his side, nods towards the direction of the stage, where a familiar form is heading.

They subtly follow as best they can, aiming for the stage. Up on the stage, a blue-maned white unicorn mare is at a DJ table and ponies are dancing to the beats she weaves and drops. Her purple shades are almost the same color as their quarry.

Gel watches as Luster slips past the bouncer for the backstage area, frowning slightly. "...I don't see how we can follow her, now..."

"Hmm..." Rhino thinks a moment. "Maybe we can just watch both exits and see which one she comes out?"

She shakes her head. "For all we know, she's sneaking in there for a reason. I don't want to be left in the dark." She strides forward, heading towards a gate near the guard and subtly sets the napkin next his sandwich, on a table next to him, aflame. When he panics and tries to put it out, she sneaks inside and dispells the flame. She quietly hurries around a corner before the poor stallion knows what happened.

Rhino thinks to Gel. Is there a space large enough for me to Blink to?

Yes, just around the corner I turned down. There's a sense of urgency to her thoughts. Hurry, I can still see her!

Rhino quickly Blinks next to Gel, making sure to give her enough room so he doesn't hit her. His eyes focus in the dim light, trying to find Luster.

His nymph takes his chin with her hoof and turns it toward one of the darker niches. "She went down that way. I heard a voice coming from there, so she's clearly meeting someone..." She looks up at him. "...are you ready to find out who?"

Rhino nods and the couple sneaks forward to look around the corner. What they see is... not what they expected.

Luster and a gray earth pony mare and entwined in more ways than one. Their mouths are connected and small moans can be heard coming from both. Their arms and legs are embraced around each other as they lie on the ground.

Gel's eye twitches and she turns to Rhino, silently asking him if he was as confused as she was.

As she does, the other nymph breaks the kiss, slowly trailing more along the mare's neck. Her hooves stroke along her sides, clearly wanting her to let loose another moan.

Rhino averts his eyes toward the ground with a slight blush as the two females continue, but his ears still pick up every sound.

The dark-maned mare lets out another quiet moan before speaking to Luster. "Mmm... you always know exactly what to say..."

The indigo changeling smiles at this, pulling away to stare into the mare's eyes, tenderly caressing her cheek.

Rhino's nymph pouts cutely, staring at this scene. I wanna hear what she's thinking...

The stallion responds. I'm fairly certain I know the gist of it... although it'll probably take a slightly different tone as soon as that mare opens her eyes as sees us peeping...

Gel sighs quietly, shaking her head. I suppose...

Luster's ear twitches and she turns her gaze to the entrance. She blushes softly, glances between the couple and the mare beneath her for a moment before her horn lights up, bringing a spare sheet of metal over, removing some of it to form stencil-like words. She places it between them as she resumes kissing the mare, the light from her horn illuminating the sentence.

'Do not disturb.'

Rhino looks at the metal, nonplussed. Yeah... probably should have seen that coming...

Gel sighs, walking up and knocking on the metal "door". "We already saw you. You can stop trying to be secretive."

The green stallion facehoofs. "Real subtle, love..."

"She already saw us." She shrugs slightly. "No use trying to hide, after that."

He shakes his head. "Well, if we would have left we wouldn't have spoiled the mood, but judging by the fact it got quieter, I think we might be past that point..."

The words in the metal rearrange. 'We always get interrupted before we get too far.' The sheet moves to the side, showing the bemused expression on the former-general's face.

Gel sheepishly smiles, taking a step back. "Oops?"

Rhino speaks frankly to Luster. "You do have a room, you know, you could always try there instead of dark corners where you could be caught... unless you're into that of course."

She quickly turns away, clearly embarrassed and blushing vibrantly. 'She is, actually. I just thought I'd give it a shot.'

The navy nymph blinks, surprised by this. "...well. I didn't expect that."

The grey mare on the floor has a slight blush as she looks up at the watchers. "We all have our dirty little secrets, this just happened to be one of mine she agreed to explore."

"...I see." She clears her throat, holding out a hoof. "No need for this to be awkward, right? My name is Gel. What's your name?"

The mare shakes the offered hoof from her position on her back on the floor. "Octavia, and I assure you, if I hadn't already been told a bit about you, this would be very awkward..." She looks to the nymph on her chest. "Maybe it still is..." She giggles to herself.

Luster rolls her eyes playfully before leaning down to nip her neck.

She lets out a little moan as her tail thrashes. "Oh... you are naughty, aren't you?"

Rhino's blush is quiet vivid at this point, and it has also occurred to him that his own little liking for sounds has rendered his tactic of averting his eyes as 'not helpful at all'.

Gel clears her throat. "If you could be so kind as to calm down, I'd like to ask you something." Calm down, love. You're starting to show.

The other nymph silently groans, reluctantly getting off the mare and sitting down to face them. She glances at Rhino and immediately turns away, her face almost fuchsia now.

They're not helping! He thinks frantically to her. I'm doing my best here, but males aren't exactly subtle! I'm having to fight my instinctual side with my logical side to keep it down as is! He squirms in place, torn between moving to cover himself, and staying still to avoid being noticed.

Love, I hate to tell you this, she gently places a hoof on his shoulder, but they've both noticed your 'little soldier', if their blushes mean anything.

The stallion immediately drops to the ground to hide himself and hisses loudly in pain as he lands on part of his sensitive area. He lets out a shaky breath as his face burns in embarrassment.

The indigo changeling starts at this, snapping her attention to him. Her mind reaches out to his, concern clear on her face.

The other nymph turns to Octavia, sheepish. "Sorry about that. He's...excited by sounds of pleasure." She pauses and holds up a hoof. "I wish I could've worded that better..."

Octavia, still blushing, clears her throat. "It's, ah, it's fine, and a little flattering. As I said... we all have little secrets..."

Rhino accepts Luster's offer of a link as he hides his head in his hooves, but all that can be heard from him both inside and outside his mind are groans of embarrassment and a bit of pain.

Do you need any ice? She places a hoof on his head, gently stroking his mane. I could get you some, if you'd like.

Gel quietly nods, blushing as she reflects on their previous intimate moments. "That's definitely true...a-anyways, may I ask how you two met?"

He shakes his head. No no, just... just give me a minute... to get rid of both the pain and the cause...

Octavia smiles. "Well, we met actually when we were very young. She... well, she changed my life. We recently found each other again a few weeks ago in Canterlot after one of my recitals. She was just there, in her disguise, smiling at me from the back row."

Gel blinks, tilting her head to one side. "May I ask how she changed your life? Or at least what recital that was?" She smiles through her slight blush. "Sorry, I just love a good story, especially one with romance in it."

The grey mare fiddles with her bowtie a moment before speaking. "She allowed me to pursue my dream, but not completely abandon my family. As for the recital, well, it was just another of my solo cello performances. It was realizing I finally had her as an audience that made it special..."

She smiles, giggling softly. "That's so sweet. I'm glad you two found each other." She glances at the other nymph a moment before leaning in, whispering softly. "When did things get so...physical between you two?"

Octavia blushes, but still smiles as she whispers back. "Oh, I'd say about the third time she came to visit. It's a bit quick, but we're both comfortable with it, so why not?"

Gel smirks slightly, turning and heading back towards her love. "I suppose that makes sense." She leans over and gently nuzzles his cheek, purring softly. "Well, we found out why she keeps sneaking off...and I'm perfectly fine with it. Would you like to head off, now, or do you still have your 'little problem'?"

Little? Luster appears to scoff, moving over to her mare. No one could call him little, from what I saw...

Rhino's face burns brighter as he unsuccessfully tries to bury it further into his forelegs.

The navy changeling, seeing this, turns to the other two, smiling nervously. "...do you know where we could find another secluded area around here?"

Octavia points a hoof. "There's bathroom with a lock around the corner."

She nods and turns to Rhino, giving him a lidded gaze. "Feel like joining me in there, love?"

One of his ears flicks, but his voice is quiet as he answers. "I don't want you to feel like you have to... I could just, you know... stay here and pretend I don't have it until it goes away..."

She giggles, tenderly kissing him. "I don't have to...I want to."

He squirms a bit before looking up at Luster and Octavia. "Umm... could you turn away, please?"

They nod and turn away, respecting his desire for decency.

Gel just smiles, gently stroking his cheek with her tail. "I'll be waiting." She walks out of the niche, purposely swaying her hips to tease him.

He eases himself up and follows her quickly.

As his hoofsteps fade away, Luster glances over her shoulder. Seeing that they're alone now, she turns to the mare, smiling softly. I think we've rubbed off on them.

They arrive at the thankfully sparkling bathroom, Rhino rushing in quickly after Gel and locking the door behind them with a sigh of relief.

He turns to see Gel leaning over the sink, smiling at him over her shoulder. "Feel like making our own music, love?" She flicks his nose teasingly with her tail, sticking her tongue out at him.

Wordlessly, he walks over and captures her tongue in a kiss. He breaks it after a moment and leans his head against her. "Alright, but I don't know how soundproof this room is."

"I don't hear any music. Considering who's playing, that's saying something." She pulls him into another kiss, smiling coyly. "And, according to the setlist, she's going to be up there for another half hour. Plenty of time, don't you agree?"

He chuckles as he wraps a foreleg around her. "Enough for a quicky maybe..."

***



***Warning, Sensual Scene***



Another week passes and the wedding can be seen on the horizon just as assuredly as the sun can be seen on it this Saturday morning. The pets decided to wake up early this morning and went to visit the other changelings in the house, Mercury went to Luster's room while Selena and Specter went to Flick's. Of the two beings left this morning in the couple's bedroom, a pair of solid blue eyes are the first to awaken, and they immediately lock onto the green fluffy mass in front of them.

A grin slowly spreads on their owner's face as she slowly, carefully pulls the cover back, exposing inch after inch of her stallion's body. Her eyes twinkle in excitement as the prize she's looking for is revealed. She giggles, leaning down and gently nuzzling it, whispering softly to herself. "...this is going to be fun...just like old times..."

His sheathe moves, as if sensing her presence.

She brings a hoof up, massaging his orbs as she begins to lick and kiss the area around his sheath. "...come on out...I want to play with you..." She gives him a small sniff, moaning softly from the smell of his heavy musk.

Responding eagerly, his pride emerges and starts to grow to its full size.

She smiles lustfully, licking and kissing along his length as it grows, her warm breath caressing the now-wet flesh. "...good boy..." As it reaches full length, she settles between his hindlegs and slowly pulls the tip into her mouth, lovingly sucking and licking it as she massages the rest with the frog of her hooves, wanting to see his reaction before continuing.

She can see the muscles in his lower chest tense up as she works. A moment later, he lets out a long groan while his length twitches repeatedly in her mouth.

She giggles softly at this before slowly pulling more into her mouth. Her hooves move to his orbs and tenderly rubs them as she reaches halfway down his pride, stopping right as she reaches the medial ring. She flicks her tongue out, licking him as she psychs herself up to start taking him into her throat.

He hums appreciatively as she licks him, his hips bucking lightly on instinct.

She takes a deep breath and quickly dives down on the rest of his length, moaning softly as she reaches the base. She doesn't slow down, bobbing her head happily along him, her hooves continuing to stroke him and her magic gently tugging his tail.

He grunts as she continues, a smile on his face. However, all the different sensations serve to activate enough of his brain that he starts to wake up. His eyes slowly open as he tries to piece together what woke him up.

Seeing him waking up, she gives his tail another small tug as she speeds up her motions. She idly wonders how long it'll take for him to realize what's going on.

The pleasure serves to quicken his awakening as he blinks rapidly before letting out another groan. He looks down at her with a surprised face. "Well... good morning to you, too."

She giggles, pulling off his pride with a small 'pop'. "Good morning. I just wanted to make your awakening as pleasurable as possible." She gives him a long lick, moaning softly and trembling from his musk. "Did I do a good job?"

"Yes, you did." He smiles at her. "I guess you're a little frisky this morning?"

"Oh, you have no idea." She smirks, pulling his length closer with a hoof and licking along it seductively, eyes lidded. "You don't mind if we spend the day inside, do you? I'd like to give those outfits a proper first try."

He shivers at her touch. "You won't hear any complaints from me about getting to spend the day with you."

"Wonderful." She grins lustfully, getting up and crawling over him. She grinds her now-damp flower along his pride, leaning over and whispering into his ear. "Because I plan to spend it all in bed with you."

He leans up and nips her ear before whispering into hers. "An excellent plan." He grabs her rump with a hoof and squeezes.

She squeals at the sensation, pulling away to sit next to him. She looks down at him, eyes twinkling in playfulness. "So, which one would you like to do first?" She tenderly strokes his shaft, eyeing it almost longingly. "I want to make this special..." She bites her lip and forces her gaze back to him, her thighs clenching together and her tail flicking behind her in excitement.

"Hmm..." He thinks a moment as he slowly rubs a hoof on her thigh. "How about one I picked out: the sexy nurse outfit with her little bag?"

She moans softly, nodding eagerly. "With pleasure, love." She giggles and, turning her attention to the closet, floats the outfit over. She happily puts it on in front of him, putting a small clip with a cross on it in her mane as a final touch before turning to him, her tail teasingly brushing up along his sides. "Will you be a patient...or a doctor?"

He eyes up the form fitting outfit with its slightly poofy skirt. "Patient, please."

She smiles, gently putting a hoof on his head. "And how has the patient been?"

He smiles cheekily at her. "Always better when you're around."

She giggles, playfully pushing on his chest. "Oh, you flatterer." She blinks, looking down at the lump beneath the bedsheet. "What have we here?" She gingerly touches it, feeling along it curiously.

He stiffens in more ways than one at her touch, a small blush on his cheeks. "Sorry about that... it happens sometimes..."

“Oh?" She pulls the covers back, eyes widening at the sight of his pride. She turns to him, a small smile on her lips. "Maybe I should help take care of this..." She starts deliberately stroking it, never taking her gaze off his face. "...what do you think?"

His eyes unfocus a moment before he reigns them in. "Would that really be professional?"

"Maybe not...but for you..." She blushes softly. "...I wouldn't mind bending a few rules...besides..." She leans down, tenderly kissing him. "...you've been so sweet to me since you arrived...this is the least I can do to repay you..."

"Well, alright, nurse..." He lays his head on the pillow more comfortably. "Feel free to perform your examination and tests."

She smirks, pulling out a stethoscope. "I will. You just relax, for now." She puts it on, carefully putting the metal disc on his chest. She listens for a moment, her hoof stroking his length to keep him aroused. "Your heart sounds very healthy, if a little fast, but that's understandable, given the circumstances." She lowers it so it's around her neck, turning her gaze to the stiff muscle in her hoof. "And you clearly have excellent blood pressure." She pulls her hoof away, noting her saliva had caused her chitin to shine. "Wet, reason undetermined."

He smiles. "Do you have a diagnosis on what's happening and what has to be done?"

"Yes." She pulls her glasses down a little, looking at him over the lenses. "You are irrefutably aroused. The cure is simple. You need to take care of your libido." She turns around, flicking her tail and wiggling her hips at him. "I'm more than willing to help you with that." She giggles as she raises her tail, knowing her thigh-length skirt is just long enough to keep her treasure hidden, teasing him even more.

His length twitches noticeably as he eyes her skirt longingly. "I look forward to it."

She looks back at him, raising an eyebrow. "I meant right now, Mister Nexus." She pulls out a thermometer, a naughty twinkle in her eye. "Of course, I can wait as long as I have to." She gives the sterile object a long lick, mentally thanking that it was a plastic prop. She pops half of it into her mouth, moaning softly yet dramatically, hoping this would get a good reaction out of him. If it doesn't, though, her hoof moving rhythmically between her legs beneath the concealing cloth of her skirt likely would.

Fortunately, he seems to be enjoying both parts of the performance. His ears are standing straight as she moans while his eyes are glued to the movement in her skirt, looking at it with such intensity that he looks to be trying to see through it.

She smirks around the stick in her mouth, moving it to the side with her tongue. "So what will it be, Mister Nexus? Lay there and weather your issue," she teasingly tickles the tip of it with her tail, "or go ahead and take the first step towards the remedy?" She pulls the thermometer out with her magic and brings her now-shining hoof to her lips, giving it a tiny lick and him a small moan. "It's up to you. If you don't decide soon, I'll just take care of my own needs until you're ready...and I have more than enough stamina for that."

He lets out a small whine from her teasing. "I thought I was confined to my bed? And yet you're just out of reach..." He reaches out a hoof for emphasis.

She bites her lip, having to think for a bit before responding. "You're being checked out of the hospital today. Didn't I tell you?" She takes the plastic prop and starts moving it to her hindquarters. "Clock's ticking, Mister Nexus."

He quickly rolls out of the bed and approaches her, but stops just before he reaches her, wanting to see exactly what she's going to do with that thermometer.

She bites her lip, knowing what he's expecting. She shakily brings the thermometer up underneath her skirt, gasping softly as it sinks into her folds. "Y-you took too long, M-Mister N-nngh...Nexus." She starts to thrust the prop-turned-toy into herself, panting softly, her tongue lolling out and her eyes rolled back in her head. "T-too bad."

He simply smiles as he stealthily moves forward and dips his heads under her skirt, watching the show. Suddenly, he sticks out his tongue and flicks her nub just above her flower.

She squeals, surprised by the action. She glances back at him with her glazed-looking eyes, smiling teasingly at him. "So, finally decided to join in?" The toy moves out of her petals and starts to wave in front of his nose, trying to fill his nose with her scent.

The action isn't really needed, seeing as his face is so close to her that he can feel the heat from her nethers, but the scent invades his head nonetheless. He sticks his tongue out again and gives her lips a long slow lick from bottom to top.

She moans sweetly, pushing her hips back towards him. "So good." She wraps her tail around his head, pulling him a little closer. "Do you like the way I taste?" She blinks, fumbling to get back in character. "I mean, does your medicine agree with you?"

He withdraws his head from her skirt and looks at her lovingly. "Indeed it does. Is it applied any other way?"

She thinks for a bit before smiling coyly at him. "Yes, it is." Her magic grips his pride, stroking it tenderly. "It works best when applied directly to the affected area."

"Well then..." He rears up onto her back, lifting her skirt with him. "Nurse's orders." the tip of his length barely brushes her entrance.

She quietly coos, spreading her stance slightly. "Be sure to rub it in vigorously. Don't stop doing it until I tell you you're good."

He slightly raises an eyebrow at this bit of assertiveness but shrugs it off. He enters her at a moderate pace, slipping in easier than he expected just from the sheer wetness of her tunnel. It grips him with a warm embrace as it welcomes him further in.

Her eyelids flutter at the sensation, a low moan escaping her lips. "Yes. Just like that." She pushes back into his thrust, wanting him even deeper inside of her.

Before either of them expect it, their hips are pushing directly against each other as he reaches as far into her as he can go. He squeezes both sides of her rump as he pulls out before diving back in.

She bites her lip but that doesn't keep her lustful moans from escaping her. She tries to push back against his thrusts, her tunnel fluttering around his pride in her need. "More. H-harder. Faster!"

He obliges, forcing his way into her more quickly with each thrust, their hips making a slapping sounds with every hilting. He doesn’t even pauses between thrusts now as he grips her around her middle to brace himself for more power.

"Yes!" She moans even louder, not even trying to stay quiet any more. "Don't hold back! Give me everything you can!" Her tail wraps around his, pulling it. "Fill me with your seed! With your love!"

He comments as he braces himself to go faster as he feels his pressure building. "You are very intense this morning..." He nips the tip of one of her ears to try and give her more pleasure.

She almost purrs, feeling him getting close. "Yes! Just a little more!" She slams her hindquarters back against his hips, panting heavily. "Breed me!"

He freezes as he hilts inside her again. "Woah woah, what was that?" He looks down at her, waiting for her to turn her head to face him.

She whimpers, trying to move against him, struggling to reach that bliss. "W-why did you stop? P-please, I need this! I need to bear your foals!"

He refuses to let her move as he puts things together. "We agreed we would wait until we get married and a few other things were done... you've been very horny this morning... Wait... Gel, are you in heat?"

"No! Yes! I don't know!" Her front half falls to the floor, whining as her body starts to come down from her high. "I-it's hard to think, this morning..."

He slowly pulls out of her as he tries not to set her off again, with her mindset, she might just jump him purely because of hormones. "It has been three months..."

She turns and pounces on him, tackling him to the floor. She actually growls, even as her slit presses up against his pride. "I need this!" She slams her hips down, groaning as she takes the whole thing in at once. She looks down at him with lust-hazed eyes as she starts to move, her tongue hanging out and her mind focused only on the pleasure.

As he can feel himself building up again, Rhino tries to reason with the lust crazed nymph. "Gel... if I get you to release, will you promise to calm down? After all, we just started, right? Wouldn't want to kill your drive after the first round."

She slows down, staring at him curiously. "Like I said before, I've got plenty of stamina." She giggles as she starts to pick the speed back up. "Maybe I'll just have you cum in my soft little pussy. Or maybe I can convince you to fuck me in the ass, doggy style. Or," she leans down, giving him a predatory smile, "Maybe I'll have you cum in all of my tight. Little. Holes." She punctuates each of her last three words with a strong slam onto him, gyrating her hips as she sits back up.

He winces and groans as she rides him, muttering to himself. "Apparently your mouth went into heat too..." He knows he won't last more than a few minutes if she keeps this up. "O-ok ok, why don't we try that second option then?" He grabbed onto the first thing she suggested that could buy him some time.

She stops, staring down at him with undeniable scrutiny. "You aren't going to try anything funny, are you?"

He tilts his head at her. "What exactly would I try?"

"Not telling you." She boops his nose and gets up, heading over to the bed. She turns and gives him a smoldering gaze as she rests her front half on the mattress. "Come and get me. Unless you want me riding you hard again." She wiggles her hips, the nurse's skirt unable to hide how wet the chitin on the inside of her legs has gotten. "Your choice."

He gets up and winces a little as he walks over. She wasn't exactly gentle. He carefully keeps his thoughts from bleeding over to her mind as he plans. He just has to finish inside her to delay his next round, and getting her off will let him do what he needs to in order to get her to take her potion. He once again rears up and over her, his shaft lined up with her other hole this time. A little intimidated by her, he doesn't play with her ears or neck and instead just gets straight to the action in order to get this over with. His flared head presses against her tight rosebud as he leans forward.

She coos softly, bracing herself against the bed. "Good choice. Take my tight ass hard and fast." She smirks slightly, pushing back against him in an attempt to speed his entrance.

He quickly pushes in and reaches as far as he can go, the friction between her walls and his shaft going to be plenty to get him off, even with his mind elsewhere. He only hopes he can get her off too. He starts pounding into her at a quick pace.

She moans lustfully, pushing her cheek against the soft comforter. "Y-yes. Don't be afraid to play with my body." She flutters her wings, giggling impishly. "You know I want you to enjoy this time, too." She clenches down on his pride, wanting to get a rise out of him.

He groans as she clenches, forcing himself to hold back his release until he knows she is going to as well. His hooves shift downward, one to her teats, and one to her lower lips. They both begin to play with their respective areas even as he continues rutting her.

She frowns, feeling the lack of heart behind his actions. ...is this worth it? She presses her face into the mattress, trembling silently. Even if her body desires this, she just can't truly enjoy it if he's not. "...please, stop."

He pauses all of his motions, looking towards her head curiously and with a speck of hope.

She turns to look at him, tears flowing freely down her face. "...y-you don't have to continue...I didn't want this...this emotionless act..." She pulls herself completely onto the bed, sliding off his shaft. Her horn lights up, and a familiar bottle floats over from the closet. She stares at it a moment, at the reflection of her face. "...I just...wanted this to be memorable...but now we'll remember it for the wrong reasons..." She sighs dejectedly and, popping the cork off, downs the potion in seconds.



***End Sensual Section***



He sighs in relief before crawling up onto the bed next to her. After she sets the bottle back down he nuzzles her as he pours his love into her. He nudges her head up until she is looking him in the eyes, then smiles softly at her before kissing her gently on the lips. "I'm proud of you, love."

She smiles softly, feeling the warmth she longs for filling her body. Still, she can't help but be confused by his words. "P-proud? What for?" She turns away, grimacing slightly. "I hurt you...let my desire get the best of me...that doesn't seem very good to me..."

"You conquered yourself, love." He explains. "I've heard stories of mares that completely spend their stallion during their heat, even if he passes out. You fought it, despite your body screaming at you otherwise, you won." He wraps his forelegs around her and brings her against his chest as he kisses her neck. "You did great."

She squeaks, playfully pushing him away. "Sweet talker." She smiles lovingly at him, her body relaxing as the potion begins to take effect. She sighs in relief as the tingling sensation in her flower, the all-consuming need to be filled, goes away. "...still...I am starting to feel better..." She averts her eyes, ashamed. "...wish the same could be said about your hips..."

He chuckles with a slight grimace. "It was just a little rough, I'll probably be sore later, but I can't really feel it right now." He pulls her towards him again. "And you're not getting away so easily, you know how I like to hold you."

She starts to struggle, actually becoming a bit worried and somehow turning around in the process. "N-no, you forget that I-" She squeaks as his pride pokes her in the middle of her lower back. "...s-still have a high libido..." She tries to pull herself away, mortified.

He does a small pouting face as she pulls away. "I seem to recall helping you with that libido when your heat hit you and we were dating. Have the rules changed now that we're a week from being married?"

"...w-well, no..." She squirms, uncomfortable with thinking she disappointed him. "...I-I just...thought you wouldn't be in the mood..."

He draws her back closer, slower this time. "Well, not really for rutting..." With her back resting against his chest, he rests his head on her shoulder and kisses her cheek. "But you know both of us are always up for snuggling, and later... I think a little love-making would be perfect. Gentle," he kisses her neck, "drawn-out," he kisses the tip of an ear, "wonderful-feeling," he nuzzles her, "love-making, just the way couples do."

His words turn her on more than she had thought possible, enough for a sweet, melodic moan to escape her lips. "...t-that sounds...heavenly..." She turns and tenderly kisses him, smiling warmly at him. "...would you really be willing to do that, love? Make me feel like the luckiest mare in the world?"

Their horns cross as he leans his head against hers. "Always."

They stay like that for a while, simply stroking and embracing the other. Gel eventually voices one of her personal thoughts. "...we'll still have kids, right? N-not right now, I mean..."

He nods against her. "Of course, love. I just figured we would wait until we were married, got moved into our house, and enjoyed our time until your next heat."

She smiles, leaning up and kissing him once more. "...I'm glad...and I'll make sure to control myself, next time." She sheepishly giggles, blushing brightly and averting her gaze.

He chuckles. "Good. You got just a little wild for me when you got going today..."

"And you wonder why I prefer you to be in charge." She sticks her tongue out at him.

He just smiles and kisses her neck. "Fair enough... to backtrack slightly though. I did mention the wedding..." He leans over her and embraces her a bit tighter. "Are you excited that it's almost here?"

She nods, pressing her body up against his. "...I can't wait...the first public wedding of any changeling in history..." She winks at him. "Definitely a momentous occasion."

He looks to the ceiling. "Yeah, I suppose that's true..." He looks back down to her with a smile. "But what's more important, is that it's our wedding."

She smiles right back, resting her head on his shoulder. "Absolutely."

He puts a stray bit of mane behind her ear as he whispers to her. "Just you and me, vowing to spend the rest of our lives together... though i hear that first night is usually one to remember."

"Really?" She gives him a lidded gaze, tenderly stroking his cheek with her hoof. "Well, I suppose we'll be proving them right, won't we?"

"Well..." he cups her cheek as he tenderly kisses her lips before continuing, "I like to think we can make anytime, a time to remember."

She blushes brightly, fidgeting slightly. "I guess that's true...but...could one of those times be now?" She nervously taps her forehooves together, embarrassed.

His voice is quiet as one hoof starts to slide part of her nurse outfit off her shoulder. "I believe we did say something earlier about spending the day together..."

She trembles under his touch, softly panting in anticipation. "...w-we did...say that..."

"Well then..." He grabs her maneclip and slides it off her mane before tossing it on the floor. "Shall we get started?" He leans in and takes her lips in his own.

She happily returns the kiss, breaking it for a brief second. "Please."