After my time was up in the Everfree, I go back home in Ponyville, being all too aware of my “Guest” Finally, I settle down, and made sure that my doors were locked, and all my blinds were closed.

“Okay…” I say, already feeling her start to writhe around in there. “Come out, and let me have a proper look at you.”

Feeling her come up was a lot stranger than feeling her go down. It originally felt like I had mild nausea, and I was about to throw up. Feeling her climb up my throat, and then trigger my gag reflex, after which, the process accelerated. I coughed and she shot out of my mouth with a fair bit of force, I barely managed to catch her in my hooves.
I look down at her with a stern expression, which she just returns with a slight shrug

“Umm… Oops?” She said “I guess you have a bit of a sensitive gag reflex… Gotta be more careful in the future.”

After a few quiet seconds, we both laughed.

“Come on,” I said. “Let’s have a proper look at you.” After which, she climbed out of my hooves, and onto my coffee table, she then stretched out to her full length, which ended up to be about 9 inches long, and her waist was about 1 and a half inches around. Her mane was a two-tone red, and her skin wasn’t covered in fur like most ponies. Instead, she had scales, and resembled a pony-shaped lizard.

“So… What do you think?” She asked, after I had been observing her for a few seconds.

“I think that you are very cute.” I reply with a slight chuckle.

At this, her face reddened slightly, as she shied under her mane slightly with a bashful smile.

“Hey, don’t be shy. It doesn’t look right on you.” I say, half-joking, to which she chuckles slightly, to which I joined in. Before we knew it, we were both on our backs, laughing harder than we ever had before. Neither of us really knew why, all we knew at that point in time was pure, unfiltered laughter. We laughed until our sides hurt, and even more after that, until I eventually had to stop to take a rather painful breath. Seeing her new friend in pain caused her to stop.

“Are you okay?” She asked me, seeing me clutch my sides. I hide a devious smile from her, and exclaim in pain.

“OH! My sides! I laughed too hard! I think my ribs got broken or something!” Of course, I knew they weren’t, but I wanted to see if she would buy it.

“Oh no! Is there anything I can do?” She asked, some panic starting to show in her voice.

“Well, now that you mention it,” I say “You could maybe give me a kiss to make it better?” At this she realized I was of course faking, but that didn’t stop her from jumping back onto me, and going around to where I was clutching, and she gave a big kiss to the area.

“Better?” She asked, looking up at me.

“I don’t know… I think the pain’s moved to slightly further up toward my foreleg.” She climbed up a bit further, and kissed my shoulder blade.

“Now it’s on my neck.”

Once again, she went to the area, and kissed it.

“Now, my lips hurt.”

At this she hesitated slightly, but still climbed up a bit further, and gave me a kiss on the lips.

“How about now?” She asked “Is the pain all gone?”

“You know what.” I say “I think it is.”

“Good” She said. “I don’t want you to be in too much pain on the first day that I met you.” She had a smile on her face that I couldn’t quite read. I didn’t know if it was devious or genuine. All I knew was that she was happy, and so was I.

It was at that point, where I realized something.

“Forgive me,” I say. “But I believe that I have neglected to ask for your name.”

“Oh, yes. I haven’t told you, have I?” She said, a thoughtful look on her face. “My name is Nathara. But you can call me Nassie for short.”

“Nice to meet you, Nassie.” I say with a smile. “My name is Fire Spitter.” We shake hooves, which given our size difference, was a little complicated, but we managed to do it anyway. It was at this point where my stomach growled, and I realized that I hadn’t eaten anything in the past couple days.

“Oh, Celestia, I am starved!” I say. “Do you wanna go get something to eat?”

Nathara nodded, and looked to her stomach. I could only guess she was probably as hungry as I was. “Are you picky with what you eat?” I ask

She thinks for a moment before shaking her head. “Not really” She says “But I don’t like anything with too much salt.”

“You and me both there,” I chuckle. “You don’t have to worry about that with me.”

I lean down, and open my mouth for her to climb in, which she begins to without any hesitation. It felt just as strange as the first time she went down. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to that. A few seconds later, I swallowed, and once again, she was curled up in my stomach. Thankfully, you couldn’t tell she was inside me at all. She left no visible bulge or anything, so I felt safe going out in public with her in there. Without any more delay, I headed out the door, off to get luch for myself and Nathara.

This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

My mind is already ticking over with what the future might hold for us, and if I was ever going to tell my friends.

I don’t think I will.

I don’t think I could stand what they might do for her…

It’s safer just to keep her hidden…

At least for now.

Author's Note

Well, this story is turning out to be... not entirely what I expected... but I'm going to keep at it, and maybe it'll turn out good.

If you spot any spelling mistakes that I missed, please feel free to correct me in the comments. It helps me improve as a writer, and it also helps improve the reading experience.