Chapter 13*

Chapter 13

9-20-13, 10:42 P.M.

Jeremy stepped off the stage, and Luna was there instantaneously, returning the hug he had given just a few days earlier as they made their way to the exit, accompanied by the applause of the ponies around them. “That was a beautiful choice of song,” she said.

Jeremy grinned, blushing slightly. “Thanks,” he replied awkwardly.

Luna cocked an eyebrow at him. “’Pepper spray’?” Jeremy laughed.

“Hey, you weren’t exactly raring to make friends when we first met!”

Luna chuckled to that. “What about the last part – something about you being sorry you ever tried?”

Jeremy nervously kicked at the ground. “Well, the meaning behind that is… well… you live for a few thousand years, right?” Luna nodded uncertainly. “Well, I’m going to live for probably about 70 or so more years – and I’m not sure I want you to see me get old and… die, I guess.”

Luna bowed her head. “It has long been a curse of alicornhood, that any partner not of our own cannot outlive us. Well…” Luna appeared to want to continue, but stopped herself.

“…Yes?” Jeremy asked after a pause.

“Nothing,” Luna answered unconvincingly. Jeremy suspected she was hiding something – he’d ask later, when they weren’t in public. As it was, they were standing outside the stage doors, getting ready to leave. It was a cool fall night, and Jeremy was beginning to wish he had a jacket – winter would probably be very cold.

“Hey, you got some time to hang out later tonight?” Jeremy asked.

Luna smirked. “Depends on what thou have in mind.” Jeremy thought for a while. “I don’t know – I guess we could play some games together? Unless you can think of something better,” he inquired.

Luna shrugged, and looked at him with a playful smile. “Then it’s a date,” she said. Jeremy was somewhat surprised – wasn’t that a modern phrase? He said as much, and Luna smiled in response. “We have been studying,” she informed him. Jeremy laughed, and Luna sauntered off, leaving him alone in the streets of Canterlot.

Jeremy made his way back to the office – he intended to stay up late tonight, so he could always do some work while he set up for two-player games. Not that he had many – most of his game titles were solo adventures, as he rarely had the time to play with others. Nonetheless, a few had co-op features, and he wondered how to reconfigure them so that the two could play on one computer, keyboard and mouse. Dammit. He needed someone with magic. Almost as if on cue, Chrysalis walked through her portal. “Hello, Jeremy,” she greeted.

“Hi,” Jeremy said back, and inwardly cursed himself for being so uninterested.

“Did you get mental barriers while I was out?” Chrysalis asked curiously. Jeremy nodded.

“You never know when someone might try to snoop,” he remarked casually. Chrysalis glared at him.

She hung out for a while longer, occasionally making remarks on his other projects and discussing various aspects of changeling life – she was surprisingly informative on the intricacies of sociality in the hive. Chrysalis continued this way for quite a while, until she paused as if in thought. “Have you two done it yet?” she asked. Jeremy froze in the middle of sketching.

“W…what?” he asked. Chrysalis grinned sadistically.

“You know, had sex. Mated? Whatever the term is for procreation in your species.” Jeremy blushed intensely – this was not at all what he was expecting.

“No, we haven’t done… that… yet,” he falteringly answered.

Chrysalis looked surprised. “Truly amazing, the restraint of that mare – I thought you two had done it a long time ago. I suppose it makes sense, if one considers the courting customs of a thousand years ago…” Unwilling to continue the conversation, Jeremy tried to think of something else to talk about. Unfortunately, Chrysalis was on a roll. “Say, how does procreation even work amongst your kind? I’d assume it works the same as every other mammal, but hey, you’re an alien. Do you even know what a vagina is? Are you maybe a hermaphrodite? Or-“

Jeremy held up a hand. “Stop!” he said loudly. Chrysalis immediately clammed up. “First things first: Yes, I’m a mammal. Same rules as every other mammal, and I’m biologically male. Second, why are we discussing this?”

Chrysalis laughed uproariously. “I knew I’d get you to crack eventually. Looks like the stone-cold, emotionless alien does have a few conversational weak points…” Jeremy grimaced and slapped a hand to his forehead. The whole thing was Chrysalis trolling him, and he fell for it hook, line and sinker.

“Auuugh. Can you not?” he asked, glaring.

Chrysalis seemed to consider for a while. “Oh, alright – I won’t tease you about it.”

Jeremy issued a terse “Thank you”, and went back to drawing.

Chrysalis suddenly seemed rather uncertain. “Are you… angry at me?” she asked.

“Yeah, a little. I wasn’t expecting that, all right? Plus, I’m still trying to work through the whole ‘sexual relationship’ thing myself,” he mumbled.

“Sorry. It’s just – you two are a fascinating couple, you know that?” she remarked.

Jeremy rolled his eyes. “Yeah, yeah. It’s probably all over the tabloids – don’t remind me.” Chrysalis chuckled darkly.

“You think Equestria’s the only nation interested in your love life? My entire hive has been clamoring to hear news of what you two are up to.” Jeremy looked at her, alarmed. “Oh, don’t worry – I haven’t been telling them any stories.” He relaxed a bit, and began drawing a dark outline of the sketch, carefully tracing over the lines.

Say, wasn’t he supposed to be figuring out how to do two-player? “Hey, change of subject. You see this keyboard, mouse and computer setup?” he asked. Chrysalis nodded. “Would you have enough magic in you to copy that?” To his surprise, Chrysalis nodded. Her horn lit up green, and a second later there was another computer sitting on the table. Jeremy narrowed his eyes suspiciously. “Where did you get that kind of magic? That was a pretty complex object…” Chrysalis pawed the ground guiltily.

“I… may have hung around that karaoke place you keep going to. Please don’t hate me?” she pleaded. Jeremy smiled. For a queen that was almost as dangerous as she was vain, Chrysalis sure was trying hard to stay on his good side.

“Well, as long as you didn’t feed too much, I’ll consider Rule 2 still intact,” he compromised. Chrysalis smiled. Jeremy thought about what he had to do next, and the obvious social convention presented itself. “Thanks, though,” he continued. “That’s going to be really useful in a short while.”

Chrysalis smirked. “Oh, yes. I heard about your 'date'. I should probably leave you to enjoy that – goodbye!” she replied as she stepped through the portal, out of sight. Jeremy sighed deeply, and went back to drawing.

9-21-13, 3:03 A.M.

A few more hours had passed by, and Luna was due to show up any minute. Jeremy kept nervously glancing out the window, wondering when she would arrive. Just then, it began to rain, and a few scant minutes later thunder and lightning arrived on the scene, so loud that Jeremy could have sworn his own building was being electrocuted. There was a knock on the door…

Jeremy walked over and opened the door. There stood Princess Luna, draped in a soaked overcoat and grinning. Jeremy looked outside – the rain was still coming down by the bucket, and an arc of lightning split the sky every few seconds. He looked back at Luna nonchalantly. “You just had to go for the dramatic entrance, right?” he asked teasingly. Luna walked inside, and levitated her coat onto a nearby table.

“Nay, this was scheduled – and we forgot until we were amidst it. No matter, we are here and that is all that matters,” she promptly answered. Luna walked into his office, and was startled by the second computer.

“Yeah, Chrysalis made that. Did you know she’s been hanging around the karaoke place for free love?” Jeremy inquired. Luna’s eyes narrowed.

“Is she expecting more of us? We are, after all, providing her entire kind with a means of food…” Jeremy shrugged.

“According to her, she didn’t feed too seriously – but you’re right, we should keep an eye on that.”

Luna nodded somberly. "At any rate, t'was not necessary - we realized the difficulty of playing 'multi-player' games without multiple computers. So, we hath come up with an alternative proposal: We could play single-player games, and take turns." Jeremy amicably nodded, and started a game. Immersed in the loading screen, he looked up and was surprised to find that they had teleported – he was now sitting on the edge of Luna’s bed, in her room in the castle. The computer had been moved to a drawer opposite the bed, and the keyboard was in front of him on the bed, the cord stretched nearly taut. Luna sat next to him, smiling. “I will never get used to that,” Jeremy muttered, earning a chuckle from Luna. He then stretched into a more comfortable position on the bed, and Luna did the same. Finally, the game was ready to go, and Luna picked up the keyboard.

They played for at least an hour – Jeremy walking Luna through the more difficult parts, and Luna quickly learning the mechanics of the game until she was able to find the solution faster than he was. Throughout the game, Jeremy couldn’t stop thinking of the conversation he had had earlier with Chrysalis – and judging by the looks Luna was giving him, he wasn’t being exactly subtle with his thoughts either. Finally, after finishing her part of the puzzle, she put down her controller and looked at him. “Art thou a virgin?” she asked bluntly, and part of Jeremy wished once again that he could just vanish from the universe. Unfortunately, whatever cardinal forces ruled this one were rather obstinate towards his desire, and he remained existent.

“I, uh… yes?” he answered. Luna rolled over.

“Wouldst thou like us to… fix that?” she asked seductively, flicking her tail. Jeremy blushed intensely, and thought of what to say. There was no possible way to say no – he couldn’t let her down like that. At the same time, though, for all the airs of nonchalance he put up, for all the calm and collected attitude he possessed, Jeremy was still squeamish about the thought of sex with her – or anybody, for that matter. Oh, to hell with it, he decided. Nobody could think worse of him than they did already.

“Y – yes,” he answered, mumbling with embarrassment.

Luna smiled, and her horn lit up. A second later, all his clothes were gone, and Jeremy felt himself blush even deeper – at this rate, one could probably fry an egg on his face. Luna placed a hoof on his stomach, and trailed it down towards his groin – he was already ready to go, judging by the looks of things. He was also far too tense, and Luna rubbed him gently, frowning as she looked up at him. "Please, relax. We shall make this enjoyable, we promise." Jeremy reluctantly loosened up, and Luna blushed as she saw his erection. “Thou art very… gifted in this area,” she said, giggling slightly.

This more than anything snapped Jeremy back to semi-coherency. “Really? I thought all the stallions would be so much bigger than I am,” he commented.

“Their proportions make your size acceptable, and if we say so, slightly on the big end,” Luna mused. “Still…” she began rubbing her hoof up and down the length, beginning to blush herself. Jeremy stayed perfectly still, unsure if he should move. It occurred to him that he should probably reciprocate, and so he began reaching towards her hind legs, stopping when he felt her labia. Luna looked at him, now blushing almost as furiously as he was. Jeremy gave a weak smile.

“I really don’t know what I’m doing…” he said, and gave the area a soft, gentle rub.

Luna, shocked, gave out a quiet moan of pleasure and gave herself over to enjoying his touch. "Oh, it has been a thousand years..." she giggled.

“Wait a minute…” Jeremy said, stopping so he could snap his infrared camera onto his glasses and look around the room.

“What?” Luna asked, concerned.

“I thought Chrysalis might be snooping around – it would be just like her, and she did know we had a date…” he remarked. “Oh well, back to… what we were doing…”

He laid down again, and Luna bit her lip as he resumed stroking her. He stopped when something poked him from down there, and he looked at her vagina, confused. A small, pink something was popping in and out from between the folds – the clitoris, Jeremy presumed. His suspicion was confirmed when he gave it a small rub and Luna cried out in ecstasy. Jeremy raised both his eyebrows. “Wow. I guess I’m doing something right, huh?” he commented, and Luna nodded eagerly. Time to take it to the next step, he supposed. Carefully, so as not to hurt her, he slipped two fingers inside of her. Luna moaned, and twitched ever so slightly.

“This is much better than our hooves…” she panted as Jeremy moved his fingers in and out of her. It was tighter than he expected – her inner walls were clenching around him fiercely. Jeremy grinned, and continued, until Luna squirmed her way off. Jeremy looked at her, confused, and she spread her legs open. “We are… ready for thou…” she whispered, and looked almost as embarrassed as he felt. Jeremy positioned himself at her entrance, and vaguely remembered that this was his last chance to keep his virginity. What an idiotic idea – if there was anyone he loved, it was her, and he wanted her to know it.

Jeremy gently pushed his way inside, eliciting a gasp from Luna despite his attempts to take it slow. As he made his way inside her, her insides clenched and unclenched, and he was tempted to just stay like that – but she needed to feel good too. Jeremy began moving in and out, and he moaned a little himself – he felt like a flood of happiness was dulling his ability to think. “Luna, I… won’t be able to hold out… much longer…” he said haltingly. Luna sat up and kissed him on the lips, and Jeremy was surprised by his first real kiss – her tongue exploring his own with a rigor no amount of battle adrenaline could ever provide. She broke away, smiling.

“Then finish, my love,” she purred, and Jeremy nodded. A feeling of white-hot pleasure roared through him as he came inside her, and they laid on the bed together for a while, simply hugging and enjoying each other’s company.

"Thou art still awake," Luna commented with some surprise.

"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Jeremy asked curiously.

"Most stallions either leave, or go to sleep at this point," she informed him.

Jeremy gave an unamused glare to some imaginary stallion off in the distance. "Well, I am a human, and humans don't leave their lover's side," he decided, smiling a little as he kissed her on the forehead. Luna hummed contentedly.

After a good half hour of resting there, Luna sleepily whispered “Jeremy?” Jeremy looked at her – he honestly couldn’t tell if she was awake or not.

“Yes?” he quietly replied.

“Don’t ever leave me,” she begged.

Jeremy smiled, and hugged her close to him. “Not ever,” he promised.