Chapter 16
The Town On The Edge Of The Forest Pt.2

I let out a little sigh as I watched the pint-sized jar fill, gently squeezing a cloth that had been wadded up into a ball occasionally to keep my blood flowing more quickly. It was strange to be in a situation where I was trying to coax blood out of my body faster rather than trying to keep it inside. The jar was over half-full when I started noticing the effects of blood loss. I noticed a tingling feeling in my lips and nose and reached up to rub them with my free hand.

“You feeling alright?” The Unicorn who I then knew as Ray asked.

“Just tingly,” I said as I rubbed my nose a bit in an attempt to banish the feeling.

“It’s pretty normal from what I hear from donors, you might get chills or light headed after you fill that jar up but it’ll pass after you get some food in you and rest awhile,” he said with a warm smile.

“Glad to hear,” I said as I let my hand drop back into my lap.

“So you served out in the Changeling Desert?” He asked, resuming our previous conversation.

“Yes, I was stationed there for ten years. Then, well you know what happened here better than I do,” I admitted, taking another glance at the jar. I felt naked outside my armor, wearing clothes and nothing but them just felt wrong but Ray insisted I was making him and the customers nervous.

“Yes, they say Celestia tried to kill the demons by burning them under the sun’s light and they possessed her body. She became the first vampire and was easily the most powerful. All the vamps have to bite you three times to turn you, she could take you straight to greater vamp status with a single bite. Luna started a massive inquisition trying to root out the source of the evil and when she found out it was Celestia she cut her head off, had her cremated, and put in an urn in the throne room,” he lamented as he checked the jar as well.

“No matter how many times I hear that story it still just sounds too horrible to be true. Like some kind of nightmare I’m still waiting to wake up from,” I said as Ray grabbed a piece of cotton and a strip of cloth.

Ray didn’t say anything as he removed the needle and placed the cotton onto the vein, pressing it against my arm firmly to help stop the bleeding. He then wrapped the strip of cloth around my arm to hold the cotton in place and clicked his tongue.

“Good to go,” he said with a little smile as he let the rest of the blood drain from the tube and placed a lid on the jar, screwing the cap on tightly. “Thanks again for this, don’t try to move too much just yet. I’ll get you some water and a little snack to help with your energy,” he said as he rose and took the jar back into the kitchen.

It wasn’t long before he returned with a glass of water and an apple for me. It wasn’t until I started drinking that I realized just how dehydrated I felt and before I knew it the glass was empty.

Ray chuckled a little at the display. “I have a question for you Alex,” he said as his expression took on a more worried tone. “When you were out in the desert, did you happen to meet a young stallion named Bright Crescent? Unicorn, about five-ten, had-”

“Your yellow coat? Blue eyes, white mane?” I added.

“So you did see him there, do you have any idea what happened to him? The last I heard from him was about a month before the day the sun set,” his hands were clasped together and he was leaning forward.

“He was given permission to leave when I was, but I don’t think he left as soon as I did. I’ve been travelling almost nonstop to get here so who knows? He could be a day or two behind me,” I offered.

He let out a sigh, of relief or exasperation I’m not sure. “I just hope you’re right, I miss him,” he said as he looked down for a few moments. “It’s going to be time for dinner soon, I better go get the kitchen fired up,” he said as he rose. “It was good talking to you Alex. Remember not to do anything too strenuous for a few hours, you should be feeling normal by morning,” he advised as he rounded the corner into the kitchen.

I decided to spend some time in the lounge watching the fire burn, my pack was waiting up in a room with my armor for me and I hadn’t seen Patches yet. I hoped he’d show up before I decided to bed down myself. Who was I kidding? He’d probably found someone to spend the night with already.

There were a few other patrons at the inn but I had the lounge mostly to myself. I enjoyed the silence and spent almost an hour just relaxing on the couch with my thoughts and the fire.

I noticed a fair amount of noise coming from the dining area to see at least a dozen ponies sitting at some of the tables talking and some of them were eating. Fantastic, there was food.

I didn’t even have to think twice about getting up and heading to one of the tables, making sure to give Ray a wave so he knew I was present. I picked one of the tables along the edge of the room by habit, it allowed me to watch the room and the various patrons. I counted fifteen ponies seated around the tables, most of them didn’t look like travelers coming through the area. The food here must be good if non-travelers stop by to eat.

Of the patrons I picked out two vamps, they were the only ones without food in front of them, each had a glass of blood instead. Both were sitting at different tables and socializing with non-vampiric ponies, they were talking and one of them was laughing and sharing a joke. It was strange, but if this was possible then maybe there was hope for the future of Equestria.

Suddenly I was face-to-tits with the waitress who seemed to come out of nowhere with a plate of food and a bowl of soup. The apron she was wearing said “I don’t bite.”

I immediately leaned back and looked up at her face to thank her for bringing my dinner over and my words got lost on their way to my muzzle as it sort of hung open.

“I heard you were the fellow nice enough to donate a pint of blood for the innkeeper’s daughter, I can’t thank you enough,” Lucky said with a smirk. She wasn’t wearing her sunglasses inside the more dimly lit inn and her ears weren’t flat against her head with the absence of the construction. “I snuck a few sips of it before I started helping my dad around the kitchen. I gotta say, you taste as good as you look,” she said as she licked her lips.

“Uhhh, thanks for the food?” Was all I could really think to say in the situation, and it was what I intended to say in the first place.

“Same to you Scarface,” she said with a wink. Then turned and left to tend to the other tables.

I shook my head as she left and started eating my meal. For a moment I thought she was following me, but it just seemed like an odd coincidence now.

I was halfway through my dinner when Lucky took a seat across the table from me, she had a glass of what I assume was my own blood.

“What are the odds you’d happen to come to the inn my dad and I run?” She mused as she swirled the glass and its contents around slowly. She took a sip, never letting her eyes off me. It was unnerving.

“What are the odds of you happening to work two jobs both in places I’d go?” I replied as I skewered a piece of potato with my fork. “I mean being a guard must keep you busy for most of the day, then you come home and work some more around the inn?” I just had to relax, they’re still ponies. Ponies who drink blood, but still ponies.

“I only work the guard job once every three days, usually I’m working here with my dad,” she responded, finally looking away at the rest of the patrons. “It’s nice isn’t it? Seeing everyone just getting along and accepting the vampires? Every time I talk to a traveler they have nothing but horror stories about the outside world and vampires,” she muttered and narrowed her eyes.

“What is it? The light again?” I asked, trying to make conversation before taking another bite of my food.

She turned her head and gave me a scrutinizing gaze. “Don’t bullshit me, is it really that bad out there? Are vampires really the monsters everyone says they are?”

I thought back to the first time I saw one, and it attacked me without warning. Then there was the Gargoyle that tried to trick me and I nearly got killed for that one. The third encounter was even more stomach turning when I found the vamp who had been so consumed by his hunger that he turned on his own family. The assault at Patches’ house. The raid on the nest and that torture room…

“It’s a simple question Scarface, a yes or no would do,” she said, leaning back a little and relaxing her expression.

“This is the first time I’ve not been attacked by a vamp. Plus this city is walled off for a reason isn’t it? All of the railways into Canterlot have been destroyed and the entire Crystal Empire is sealed off,” I said as I looked back up from my nearly empty plate at her. “I’ve seen some pretty cruel things that vamps have done. I’ve had to kill a good number of them too, but I’ve been to a lot of terrible places and seen a lot of cruel things that people I thought were good have done,” I felt myself trailing off as I looked back down at my plate and bowl.

“Done a few cruel things yourself? Dad said you’re a vet from the Changeling Desert,” she looked at me expectantly as she took another drink.

“Yeah, you could say that,” I said bluntly as I worked on finishing my food.

She let out a little sigh as she finished off her glass of blood. “You really do taste amazing, think I could get you to stay longer than just one night Scarface? It’s not hard to update your paperwork,” she offered, her eyes crawling all over me but always coming back to mine.

It was my turn to let out a little sigh as I finished my food. “I’m not sure what you see in me Lucky, but I can’t stay anywhere yet. I have to get to Canterlot,” I said with a shrug as I placed the bowl on the plate.

“You’re gonna go to ground zero, one of the most dangerous places in the country? There better be something really important back there,” she almost looked mad that I’d even consider going to the Capital.

“Yes, there is something important for me to do there,” I insisted.

“Well,” Lucky said as she rose. “It’s been great talking to ya Scarface, thanks for treating me to dinner. I’d appreciate it if you stuck around so I could get to know you a little better,” she said with a little smile, a playful tone creeping into her voice as she quickly bussed the table. “Try not to wander too far off! I should be done working soon enough,” she called over her shoulder at me.

What was I to do? If I stayed I’d have to deal with her advances and if I just took off it would be rude. Plus she knew where I was going to be sleeping as well.

I figured the lounge wasn’t too far off, and the couch was still completely empty. I tossed a new log onto the fire and took a seat, letting out a little sigh as I forced myself to relax. The lounge was significantly darker than the dining area, the only sources of light being the fireplace and whatever light bled over from the dining area. The lounge was empty again, the visitors in the dining area were leaving and heading home.

After spending nearly half an hour in silence by the warmth of the fire I felt myself drifting off. It was only once I heard someone walking up behind me that I sat up, immediately awake as I checked over my shoulder.

“My my, jumpy tonight Scarface?” Lucky teased as she rounded the couch and sat herself down right next to me. She was wearing a much more loose-fitting shirt now along with some far-too-tight looking shorts.

“I’m not overly fond of people walking around behind me,” I admitted as I scooted to the side a little.

Lucky grinned in the dark and closed the distance. “Get off your pedestal Scarface, you really expect me to believe you’re not interested at least a little bit?”

“Well, I’m sorry to disappoint you but no. I’m not interested,” I said flatly.

Her grin only widened at my denial and she leaned even closer to me, her eyes practically burning in the dark. “If that were true,” she whispered as she placed a hand on my thigh. “You wouldn’t be sitting here with me right now,” she finished, exhaling against my neck.

I hesitated. Was I really interested? No, I wasn’t going to have sex with a vampire, they’re monsters.

She allowed herself a giggle. “So much hesitation! I’m right! You really are into me aren’t you?” She asked with a confident smirk as she pulled herself into my lap to look directly at me.

I felt myself lean back slightly, both of my hands raised slightly so I wasn’t touching her.

“Well you’re not pushing me away or off of you,” she purred as she looked me over, her eyes locking with mine. “What’s the matter Scarface? Scared of the monster?” She teased. “If so, let me share a little secret with you that should put your worries to rest,” she whispered as she leaned in closer. “I may need to drink blood. But unlike you, I’ve never hurt anyone,” she paused and looked at my lips, then back up to my eyes. “I don’t plan on starting anytime soon either. If anything I should be scared of you, vamp killer. But something in me just says fuck that and fuck him,” she finished with a little grin as she draped her arms over my shoulders.

“Are you like this with all your customers?” I teased as she shuffled about on my lap.

“Hah, I’ve never been one to beat around the bush, and you? You really just do it for me,” she said with a chuckle and a more genuine smile. “I got a thing for scars, and, drinking your blood really sealed the deal that you’re grade A stuff,” she trailed off, chuckling a little more. “You’re just well-made ok? I got a good look at you at the checkpoint and I’m really hoping its not the only one I get,” she shuffled a bit again, looking down and biting her lip. I wasn’t sure if it was intentional or not, but her shuffling was causing her to grind against my crotch. Yeah, it probably was.

Her eyes narrowed as her grin returned. “I can feel some sort of a response from you Scarface,” she teased as she ground her rear against me. “So am I gonna get a yes outta you anytime soon o-”

“You talk too much,” I interrupted as I leaned forward. The next thing I knew I was kissing her, one of my hands on the back of her head and my other arm wrapped around her waist.

Her eyes widened in surprise then the edges crinkled slightly with delight as she smiled and giggled a bit. Her arms wrapped around my neck and she returned the kiss eagerly. She started grinding her hips more insistently against me as we made out.

I spun to the left and leaned forward, letting her flop back onto the couch as I leaned over her for another kiss. My hands found her waist as our lips met and made their way beneath her shirt, it was my turn to explore her. One of my hands caressed her soft belly while the other slid up her side to her breast. I cupped it and gave it a gentle squeeze, running my fingers over her stiffening nipple. My thumb drew a little circle around her areola and she broke the kiss, looking up as she let out a soft moan. I kissed my way down her neck as my left hand found its way into her shorts to give her soft rear a squeeze.

Suddenly her hand grabbed my shoulder and pushed me away as she let out a giggle between her pants of excitement.

“Having second thoughts all the sudden?” I asked.

“No, heh. But if we keep going at it we’re gonna end up having sex on the couch and my dad will kill me if we stain it and make it smell,” she said with another giggle as she leaned up to kiss me. “Let’s go use that room you rented Scarface, then we can do whatever we want,” she whispered huskily.

My right hand released her breast and worked its way around beneath her shirt to her back where I used my forearm to support her body. My left hand pushed a bit deeper to help me get a better grip on her bottom as I grinned. “Up you go,” I whispered and I hoisted her up and pressed her body against mine.

The move earned a soft laugh from Lucky and she wrapped her legs around my waist, squeezing me tightly. Her arms gripped my shoulders and neck, easily supporting herself as she planted another kiss on my lips. She broke the kiss and smiled. “I knew you’d be fun,” she purred.

I took a moment to steady myself with the new center of gravity, chuckling a bit as well as I started walking with Lucky wrapped around me. We made it out of the lounge without incident, Ray wasn’t at the Lobby desk which allowed us to reach the stairs uncontested. The stairs were definitely the most difficult part of the journey to the room, every step shifted my center of gravity and we nearly toppled over about halfway up the stairs. In spite of our close brush with the floor I refused to set her down and carried her the rest of the way to the room.

It was times like that I was thankful I had wings, I didn’t have as fine of motor skills with them as some Pegasi did, but I was able to manage a rough grip on the doorknob and twist it open. Closing the door was as simple as delivering a careless kick. I made my way to the foot of one of the beds and let her slip from my arms.

She threw her arms out and bounced when she hit the bed, laughing a little as she did. I immediately dove onto the bed after her, landing with my knees between her legs and my hands at her sides.

Lucky raised a hand for me to stop. “Before we get started just make sure you finish outside ok? I don’t know if a vampire can get knocked up by a non-vamp but I’m not gonna jump up and be the one to find out. Especially with you planning to run off on me. You got any rules for me?” She asked playfully.

“Ground rules understood,” I replied with a grin. “Just one thing, please don’t bite me,” I said with a chuckle as I renewed my grip on her, my wings spreading at the feel of her body.

“Alriiight, no biting,” she said with a tone of mock complaint. “I hafta admit Scarface,” she started. “For a moment back there I was starting to think I wasn’t going to get you up here all to myself,” she said with a more genuine smile as she reached up and grabbed the back of my head. I could feel her starting to pull me down to her but resisted for a moment.

“You know what they say about the hardest-fought battles,” I said as I quickly leaned down to whisper in her ear. “Their victories are always the sweetest,” I whispered as my hands found their way under her shirt again and my lips found hers. My hands crept their way up her body to caress the underside of her breasts, earning another soft gasp from her.

“Your hands are freaking magic,” she moaned softly as her hands fumbled with my clothes. “What the fuck are you wearing Scarface? I can’t find an edge to peel away,” she asked as she sat up a little.

I straightened up and grabbed the cloth belt around my waist, untying the knot quickly. I worked my shoulders out of the top of the robes and slid them off my body. A swift kick of my legs saw them discarded on the floor.

She looked toward my crotch with a smile. “Glad to see you still have enough blood in you to fill that thing up,” she teased.

I chuckled at her comment and immediately saw to her loose-fitting shirt. It was easy enough to work off but her skin-tight shorts were a different story entirely. “How did you even get these on?” I asked.

“Jumping helps,” she purred as she set her hooves on my shoulders. “Grab the bottom and this’ll be much easier,” she said with a smirk. “Just give them a tug when I say so.”

I did as she asked and gripped the bottom edge of her shorts, feeling her legs tense a bit against me as I understood her intent.

“Alright, tug!” She called. I yanked down on her shorts as she pushed off my shoulders with her hooves. Her shorts slid right off. I raised an eyebrow at her lack of undergarments.

“What? It’s late so I was dressing to relax,” she said as she crossed her arms.

“Dressing to relax but you took the effort to squeeze into these?” I asked, shaking her shorts for emphasis.

“Ok I worked those on for you,” she admitted.

“They’re… Wet,” I evaluated as I tossed them to the side.

“Yeah I wonder why,” she grumbled as she rolled her eyes. “You gonna keep pointing out the obvious or are you gonna fuck me?”

I leaned over her for another kiss as my left hand found her breast, my right moving to her crotch. I slipped two fingers into her while my thumb saw to her clit, gently rubbing the sensitive little button. My fingers were immediately soaked by the excited Unicorn. My other hand gently massaged her breast, my thumb tending to the stiff nipple.

The attention earned a soft moan from Lucky as she broke the kiss again. Her hand found my shoulder and she pushed away. “Not that I don’t like what you’re doing Scarface, but I asked if you were going to fuck me,” she asked as she pulled herself closer, pressing her lips against my tip.

“You’re leaking like a faucet,” I commented as I slowly applied pressure. Her arousal made entry much less of a hassle and I worked my way into her warm body.

“Still -ah!” She let out a cute little gasp and bit her lower lip, her arms wrapping around my neck and her legs squeezing my waist as she did so. “Still pointing out the obvious, but at least you’re IN now,” she let out a shuddering gasp as I slid deeper in. Her body quaked with her breath as she gripped at me. “Nnnnhh fuck, those hands of yours got me close already,” she groaned as she bucked her hips against mine.

At her words I realized my thumb was still rubbing her clit as I pushed in. “Well in that case,” I said as I upped the tempo on the rubbing and pushed my shaft in to the hilt.

“Fffffuck! Yes!” She screamed as her body shuddered, her orgasm splashing against my thighs and dripping onto the bed. She panted quickly and moaned, her arms tensing up around my neck and pulling my head down to her neck.

“There was quite a lot of that,” I said with a chuckle.

“Did I give you permission to stop?!” She bellowed past my ear as she pushed her trembling body against mine. “Keep going! Fuck me damnit!” She ordered between gasps.

“You’re going to wake half the neighborhood,” I commented as I rocked my hips back and forth quickly, obeying her.

“I don’t give a-ahhhh! FUCK! LET THEM HEAR! AAAAHHH! YES!” She continued screaming and moaning as I sawed my body against hers.

“Alright then, you want it then you’ll get it,” My ears flattened against my head to protect themselves from her powerful vocalizations and my hands gripped her hips. The way she was pulling my head down past her neck made it easier to arch my back and thrust my hips faster.

I really didn’t think it was possible for her to scream any louder, and if it weren’t for the moans and the constant cheers of glee and cries for more someone would probably suspect a murder was taking place in the inn. Maybe her shrieks of joy were a regular thing for the neighborhood?

It wasn’t long before I pushed her through a second and even a third screaming orgasm. A certain throb in my own member alerted me to my own impending climax. It got her attention too, as the screams stopped immediately.

“Whoa, you’re about to pop aren’t you? Get it out!” She called as she pushed a bit with her legs.

I could feel my tip flaring as I dragged myself out of her, barely managing to hold myself back as I did. My flare freed itself from her with a soft pop and a few strokes from my hand were all it took to push me over the edge. I pushed my face into the pillow to muffle my own moan as I felt my orgasm paint her stomach. My forearms got weak and I dropped to my elbows, barely suspending myself over her.

“Holy shit Scarface, you’re making a mess!” She said with a giggle as she kissed my cheek.

“You- haahhh,” I took a moment to catch my breath as my own orgasm finally came to an end. “Have no room to talk after what you did,” I managed with a chuckle of my own.

“We’re gonna need a towel or two,” Lucky said as she ruffled my mane. “A bath sounds great too. Come on, let’s go get ourselves cleaned up,” she said as she pushed against me.

“Oh if you insist,” I said with a chuckle as I helped her up. Her normally yellow coat was white from the bottom of her breasts to her belly button.

“Man I am glad I told you to pull out,” she said as she looked down at herself and shook her head. She then looked up at me with a smirk, gaining a raised eyebrow from me.

She lunged forward and pulled me down into a kiss, taking the opportunity to rub herself against me and use me as a towel. She pulled out of the kiss as quickly as she had initiated it and hopped over toward the washroom.

“Clever mare,” I said with a chuckle of my own as I followed her.

The washroom was as small as could be expected, but the fact that the room had one in the first place meant that this was either a really nice inn or we had rented one of the nicer rooms. The tub took up a little less than half the room and Lucky immediately turned the water on.

“I’m so freaking glad we have running water,” she said as she hopped into the tub to let it fill.

“Running, but is it warm?” I asked as I stepped in, feeling the icy cold water on my hoof. I immediately recoiled, then forced myself back into the water. “That answers that question!” I said with a chuckle as I lowered myself in with her.

“We’re not miracle workers,” she chuckled at my discomfort. “Don’t worry Scarface, we’ll keep it quick,” she said as she rubbed my cheek.

The quick bath drew no complaints from me! It took a bit of work to scrub everything out of our coats but after a good fifteen minutes we finally managed to clean ourselves off and retreated from the washroom.

“That was a lot of fun Scarface, I guess I’ll see you in the morning before you leave?” Lucky said as she picked up her clothes, giving me a hopeful look while holding the bundle of clothing.

“Fuck yes you’ll see me in the morning,” I said as I swatted the clothes out of her hands. Her face contorted into a confused scowl at my actions but before she could complain I grabbed her hand and tugged her into the clean bed with me. “C’mere you,” I whispered as I pulled her body against mine.

“Oh, you’re a cuddlebug are ya?” She teased as she wiggled up against me, pressing her body as close to mine as she could.

I wrapped my arms around her and closed my eyes. “Yeah yeah,” I said dismissively.

“I’m glad you are, means I get to spend a little more time with you,” she commented

“Good.”

Author's Note

I recall Dollars saying something about his boner being disappointed after reading the first Confidence chapter and not getting to read about the sex. There was another comment along the way about not getting to read about Alex and Daisy boning. So now I feel it is time to fully utilize my sex tag. Please go easy on the critique, it's my first time writing this stuff! Also, sex with one of the monsters he's admittedly so scared of? Leaps and bounds Alex! Leaps and bounds man! I had a lot of fun writing this one, I hope you all have a lot of fun reading it!

-Jake