Of Fury and Rose

by TheImperialBrony

Rating: mature
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Romance, Original Character, Comedy, Sex
Length: 11064

DeathFury is an pony who lives it well in Canterlot but when he comes across a mare, his whole life changed.

This is my first story I have ever made. I was inspired by Rhinos story, An Alternate Path, to write one of my own. So it may have some reference of his story, so don't hate on me for that.
Just about every pony in this story is an OC made. Many are my friends (which I got permission from).I will be making fixes to the story over time and I am open to things in the story that may need fix as well as recommendations. Story description below.

The story is in Canterlot where DeathFury meets a hurt mare on the streets. She does not remember anything on how she came to be. He finds out her name is BlackRose and takes her in. This is their story.
P.S not to be considered clop.

Published 2015-12-02 05:00:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-12-20 02:42:37 UTC

Found

Chapter 2: Found

“Are you alright?” asked Fury. The mare was of average size, her coat was a dark grey and her mane and tail was black with a light red streak down the middle, her eyes were a rosy pink color and her cutie mark was a rose with red highlights and black filling.

Fury’s question fell on deaf ears due to the mare being asleep. As Fury further observes her, he finds that her left hind leg was strained at an odd angle. ‘Should I help her and take her in?’ pondered Fury. ‘she does not look too good.’ He finally decides to take her in. He tries to put her on his back so he can carry her home.

“Don’t worry, you’re safe now,” Fury says silently. The mare responds by shifting and with a groan.

Fury and the mare arrived at their destination, he unlocks the door to his apartment. His home is decent, it is of average size has 2 bathrooms one in the bedroom and one in the hallway, has a kitchen the main room is large compared to the rest of the apartment. Fury walks over to the couch in the main room and lays the mare down on it then he goes and gets a pillow and blanket from his room.

‘Shame to see her like this, why and how did she come to this?’
He turns up the heat in the apartment and puts and warm damp cloth over her head. Fury looks up at the clock for the time it showed 10:39.

“Well time for a rest from today.” He takes one more look at the mare asleep on the couch. Never did he see a small smile form on her face.

Author's Note

Sorry for the short chapter. They will get long I promise. :twilightsmile:

A day indoors

Chapter 4: A day indoors

Right after Fury said one word, the day and life for Rose just got better. Now Fury had a good use for that extra room instead of storage. Rose helped when she could to make room and clean it up.

“Well, here is your room.” Fury says after finishing up.

“Thank you Fury.” Rose responded happy.

“No problem. You want a blanket and pillows from my room?” Fury asked.

“Um, sure thank you.” Fury nods as he leaves to get the needs. Rose goes and sits on her new bed to wait and think. ‘Hmm’ thinking about the small stumps on his back, ‘I need to ask what those are.’

After they got the room squared away and cleaned, they just sat on the couch thinking about what to do next.

“Well, we can’t go outside.”Fury starting the conversation.

“Well duh.” Rose replies while rolling her eyes playfully. She than remembers the stumps on his back. What are those things on your back?” She asks pointing a hoof.

Fury looks at what she is pointing at. “Oh, those? those are my wing stumps.” Rose just looks with a look that says ‘What?’ Fury laughs inwardly at this face. “I was never a Pegasus, born an earth pony, always an earth pony. It's just a little creation I made.” Rose is dumbstruck but quickly shakes out of it.

“Why are they not on now?”

“Well, they can’t fold in at rest only can bend so I can fly and I have trouble getting through doors. I usually take them off indoors,” Rose just stares with wonder at the things, she suddenly realizes she is staring.

“Sorry, I Didn’t mean to stare.” she says quickly after turning away with a small blush of embarrassment. Fury looks at her and he just wraps the hoof around her to try and comfort her. The result was her squeaking softly in surprise from the contact and her blush growing in greatness.

“Hey it’s alright to stare, I’m used to it by now.” he says.

Rose turns to look at him their noses almost touching. Her eyes wide, she smiles red faced from her blush. Fury returns the smile in kind.

"Uh...this is awkward." she says still blushing.

"Oh, sorry about that. Just want to see you happy." he says as he

Rose was bored and recovering from her blush happy time, and Fury was just simply reading. Fury looks over in time to see Rose snuggled adorably into a ball in the corner of the couch like a cat.

The sight to him is so great that he can’t help saying, “Adorable”. She hears this and looks up at him with a large blush growing on her face and pouts cutely.

“Hey!” the face she makes after just makes him laugh like it’s the funniest thing ever. Her face reaches the top level of red and says, “I am not adorable!”

Fury stops and looks back at her with a smirk, “Ya sure bout that Rosey?” and keeps laughing.
Rose gets fed more fuel to her blush and reaches its max by the nickname and pouts. Rose can't help but look at her face a reflection on the window. It was in fact, rose colored.

After calming down, they played some chess, which Rose beat Fury many times at. The beating of Fury in chess, had him owing her many bits. Later they moved some more things out of her new room and cleaned the apartment more. Rose then after became drowsy and sleepy as a drunk at days end, she lays into Fury’s shoulder as he reads on the couch. He stiffens at the contact unsure of what to think of this. Due to any movement he makes she nuzzles him like she doesn't want him to leave. Sighing quietly, she drifts off into sleep at his breathing and heart. Fury figures out shortly after that he can’t move anywhere but the couch without waking her up, so he just sits there with Rose. He then tries to lay down a time later and Rose just follows him down as well. Him laying on his back with Rose in between the couch back and him, Rose holding on to him and asleep on his chest, breathing softly. Figuring he can't do nothing else, he makes his way to sleep.

Author's Note

Nothing here to say.:moustache:

Snow Time!

Chapter 5: Snow Time!

In the early morning Rose wakes up to find herself resting on Fury's chest under his sleeping head. She Blushes at an idea in her head.

‘This may be my only chance, hopefully he is a heavy sleeper….’ She slowly moves herself from his embrace to his face, ‘Well, here we go..’ With a flying heart, she lands a kiss on Fury’s lips.

His reaction to this in his state was unexpected to her, he welcomes the kiss and holds her more tightly to his body. Rose’s eyes widen then closes as she is enveloped by it. She then breaks away a short time later breathing lightly with a smile on her face.

“I did it” she says softly, “I did it.” she then goes back to sleep in bliss.

Fury wakes a good 2 hours later after a good dream. Rose is still snuggled under his neck. He looks down at the sleeping mare.

‘Wish I had magic, then I could move.’ He thought. Every move he makes just makes Rose hold on to him more tighter.
He sighs lightly in defeat. He gets an idea. He moves his free hoof down Rose’s back and between her wings, Rose shudders at the feel. He then presses down and moves up and down her back. Rose coos softly in her sleep and starts to loosen her grip on him. He does this for a few minutes till Rose starts to wake up due to his movements and starts to move a bit. Fury notes this and stops.

Rose opens one eye to look at him, “Um, what were you doing” she asks.
Fury is unsure of how to answer but she is not mad or anything she is just strait up confused at the situation.

“I uh….”

Rose smiles and says, “If you wanted to get up you could have just woke me and told me you know.”

Fury looks back at her, “Um, ok I will make note of it next time.”

She gets up off the couch and Fury to let him get up. Fury heads to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, right before he enters, he turns to look at Rose and asks,

“What would you like this morning?”

Rose thinks for a minute. “Maybe some pancakes and grape juice.” she answers.
Fury nods then turns to head into the kitchen to make her orders. Rose just turns back to the couch to sit back on it. She sighs daydreaming about how it felt for his hooves on her back.

A short time later during eating, they chatted about the last few things they can. Then after finishing breakfast, they went back to playing chess. Rose looks out the window to see the snow slowing down. Her ears perk up with glee and she looks at Fury with a jolly smile. Fury looks up at her.

‘Oh, boy…’ he thinks.
Right before he could say anything Rose burst with a talking speed that could have rivaled Pinkie pie.

“OMCCanwegoplayinthesnowandmakesnowponysandplayinsnowballfightsthengethotcoco,thenplayagianinthesnow?” She says with glee.
Fury is just stunned by the speed and long question as well as how close her face is to him. Fury is left without an answer for a bit,

“Sure, just let me get the things so we don't get a cold.” he says as he gets up from where he is to get the needs.
Rose let out a small squee at him saying yes, and starts jumping around happy. Fury just chuckles at the happy mare.

Shortly after getting everything, and suiting up for the outside snow, they went to the door of the apartment and opened it. The sight of the snow was impressive but beautiful at the same time. The streets were full of ponies playing in the snow filled streets of Canterlot, most of them fillies and colts making snow ponies and having snowball fights. Even some of the nobles were playing which was a rare sight but at the same time adorable.
Rose just stares awestruck at how beautiful Canterlot was with all the snow, Fury however starts to sneak to the snow covered ground. He makes a snowball and aims, then throws at Rose. It hits her in the side and it knocks her out of her daze. She turns on him with a hunting look. Fury realizes his mistake and tries to hide and run from her as she bombards him with snow from the air.

“Hey! that's not fair. I don’t have my wings on!” Fury yells up to her.
Rose just laughs and keeps going for a time till Fury finally gets her with a snowball and she falls into a pile of snow with a soft ‘pomf’. He trots over to where she lay and only gets jumped and tackled by her from inside the snow mound. They lay laughing in the snow mound till they calm down and saw that the snow had held itself up and made a small cave like wall. They sit up together and stay there for a while admiring the snow and the beauty of nature once again.

“That will never get old.” Fury states.

“Yea, it’s too pretty to be hated.” Rose agrees. They lay there in the small snow cave under the falling snow. Fury looks over at Rose, who had snowflakes in her hair, which only made her more beautiful

“Should we get hot coco now?” he asks.

Rose looks back at him, “Yea, I am getting a bit too cold.” she responded shivering.

“Alright, let's go back home.” They did not realize how long they were outside since Rose got really happy and could not get rid of her energy till now.
On the way back home they played some more for a bit till they were only 1 block away from home. Once they arrived, Rose was leaning on Fury from her energy reserve loss. She was thankful that he was here.

“Well, here we are back home.” Fury stated matter-of-factually.
They enter together and Fury sets Rose down on the couch so he can make the Coco. Rose however when she was put on the couch, she almost fell straight to sleep.

“Oh, the couch is soft…” she said quietly.
When Fury returned with the Coco, he stopped at the sight of Rose curled into an almost ball once again.

“By Celestia, that's the most adorable thing.” he says quietly. Rose hears him enter back into the room and she looks up from where she is going red.

“Hi, time to drink.” he says as he comes over to her.
They clink their drinks and start to enjoy the hot beverage from being outside in the cold. There was still plenty of time to play outside. Rose looks out as well and an idea starts to form in her head.

When they finished their Coco, they went back outside, jolly as ever. Rose looks over to Fury with a challenge.

"So, Fury, want to have a little battle?" she says with a smile. He returns it with a smile signalizing that he has accepted the challenge.

"Alright, whats the battle going to be?" he asks.

She makes a snowball and throws it at him, "Snowball fight!" she exclaims with joy and starts to make more. The snowball smacks right on his chest. Looking down at it to see his coat get wet as it melts. He then hears a sound ahead of him and looks up in time to see a barrage of snowballs. He drops to the ground to avoid the cluster of them and moves for cover and starts to make his own and starts to throw them at her. Rose laughs as she hides from the snowballs coming from him and returns fire. At the same time, some of the younger ones started to join or watch the fight. Even some of the adults started to join and soon it became like an war than a battle. Some of the guards on duty could only chuckle or laugh at the snow war. Each side had built lines of snow bunkers and was chucking snowballs after popping over them.

The 'war' went on for hours. Both sides at a standoff, thus making a draw at the end of the day. Both Fury and Rose was tired from the battle. Rose got her wish at wanting to have a snowball fight at the end of the day. As they enter the home, Rose was leaning on Fury for support as they stumbled into the apartment. Rose dropped to the floor as her legs fell out from under her, Fury was aware of this coming and caught her and hefted her up before she hit the ground.
"Come on Rose...let's go to bed." he says leading her to her bedroom.
"Nooo....I don't want to go to bed." she wines holding on to him more tightly. Fury chuckles at her feeble attempts to not sleep, but her mind and body says otherwise that what she is saying. He finally gets her to her bed and tries to set her down. She fought back, but weakly and it was easy to get her in bed for as soon as she was put down, she went out like a light. Fury pulls the covers over her and smiles at the sleeping mare. Finally, he turns off the lamp and heads to his bed, but not before kissing Rose lightly on the forehead. A snow day has ended and another new day was coming.

Author's Note

There will be holiday chapters. :ajsmug:

Together

Chapter 6: Together

The snow has slowed to an almost standstill in the next early morning, the only one awake in the apartment was Rose. Rose was waking from her sleep early, as always. She remembers that Fury is a heavy sleeper and decides to sneak into his room. As she nears his bed, she thinks,

‘Aw, he’s so cute in his sleep.’ she smiles at him. ‘Hmm… what if?’
She turns around so that her tail is near his nose and she starts to try and tickle his nose. Fury waves his hoof near his nose to try and get it to go away but fails. Rose giggles and she keeps at this for a bit till she see Fury sniffing the air where her tail was. Rose gets curious at this and moves her tail close. He catches the smell of her tail and dives into her tail. She squeaks softly in surprise. He then grabs her tail in his mouth and pulls lightly, she squeaks again to this.

‘So I like to have my tail pulled…..weird.’ she thinks, only to get this confirmed by another pull.
She turns around to face him, his nose searching for the smell it lost in his sleep. She giggles at his movements and move close to him. Suddenly, he grabs her with his hooves and pulls her in and on the bed. She gasps as she get startled by him pulling her in. She gets held onto so she can’t go anywhere but stay. She sighs at him holding her close. Rose turns so she can see him. She decides to moves closer to him and rests her head under his chin and sighs.

“Well then....might as well enjoy it." she says very quietly. She listens to his heartbeat till she got lulled back to sleep by its rhythm.

Fury wakes to see a black, red and gray mass in front of him and he is trying to figure out if this is what he is supposed to see. Rose wakes thanks to him waking.

“Hi, good morning.” she says with a smile.

“You..are in my..bed..”he says confused.

Rose giggles softly, “Yea, I kinda snuck in this morning. I couldn’t sleep, and you are so fluffy!” she says snuggling up to his chest. Fury chuckles at the mare rubbing her head against him.

“Well that's a pretty good reason I'd say.”
Rose giggles then looks up at him, then snuggles under his chin again. Fury thinks about what's going on and what he may do next. Then he looks down at her head and kisses the top of her head. Rose visibly stiffens at the kiss. She looks up at Fury with a blush growing on her face. She opens her mouth to say something but they left her brain. She just looks down at herself. Fury frowns at this. Fury tilts his head in confusion.

"Rose...?"
Rose hears her name called and looks up in time to see him kiss her square on the lips. She grunts in surprise at him and her eyes go big but soon she falls into the kisses trap. Fury wraps his hooves around her body and Rose’s wings start to stand out. She breaks away from him breathing hard.

“I..just..what happen?” she asks stunned.

Fury just looks at her with a amused look on his face. “You know what happen.” he says back softly.
Rose is just left stunned for a while.

‘Yep she broke’ Fury thinks. “Hey, Rosey you there?” he asks waving a hoof in front of her face.
She breaks from her state and looks back at Fury with a massive blush on her face.

“I uh...sorry I zoned out there.” Then a realization strikes her, “Are we….together now?” She looks at Fury questioning.
Fury thinks about this, “I guess, I mean we already kissed and slept in the same bed for a bit right?” Rose nods and he continues, “So that means yes. Is that what you wanted?”
Rose looks at him playfully, “Yes, it's all i wanted.” she says happy as she lays her head on his.

They stayed in bed cuddling for a time being till Fury had to go to work. Rose was curious at what he does so she asked what he does.
“I am a Canterlot guard, Private 2nd class.” he says as he gets out his uniform from the closet.
“Woo, I am dating a military stallion.” Rose comments, pumping the air with a hoof. Fury laughs a bit at the comment and motion.
“So, do you got a job?” he asks Rose.
She goes deadpanned and scuffs her hoof on the ground, “No.”
Fury stops to look at her. “Hmm, well they are looking for more employees at a restaurant nearby where I usually guard at,” he states.
Rose perks up at this info, “Ok, thank you, can you show me where it is when you are ready to go?” she asks.
“Sure. plus it would be nice to have some-pony with me to work.” She smiles at him and he smiles back in turn.

They leave the apartment, after eating breakfast, into the snow filled streets of Canterlot. Rose follows Fury to the restaurant then they break off to their separate ways, Fury to his guardhouse and Rose to the restaurant. Rose enters the place and appears nervous for her first impression. She walks up to the receptionist pony to ask if she can be hired.
“Hello and good morning ma’am, what can we do for you today?” the receptionist says.
“I um..was wondering if I can be hired because I heard they are hiring here.” Rose responds with a light smile.
The receptionist lights up, “Sure, we are still applying for ponies here. Just follow her.” She points to the mare beside her.
“Thank you ma’am.” Rose says.

The mare she is following was a white Pegasus with a purple mane/tail with a black streak running through it. She also has a blue glow necklace and two glow bracelets, Blue or green, on her right hoof. They move through the place and to the back where the manager and staff resting rooms are.
The mare stops and looks at Rose, “Here you are, the manager's room and stuff.” she says almost like Pinkie Pie but not the high voice just a very happy and hyper voice almost.
Rose can’t help but smile at her enthusiasm, “Thank you miss…" "My name is Purple Skies.” the mare says.
“Yes, thanks Skies and mines BlackRose.” Rose responds.
Skies smiles happily, “No problem, it’s always fun to have new ponies here. Bye, hope you get the job!” She walks off back to work,
‘She’s so jolly and happy that I can’t help but smile at her for some reason.’ Rose thinks as she enters to managers office.

The office was small but not too small and it had a large desk in the middle of the room with a few items on the desk along with paperwork being worked on by a mare, which Rose guessed was the manager, but what surprised her was the mare was a bat-pony. Her coat color a dark grey almost black, her mane a light blue with black and yellow eyes. Her name is on the desk, Storm Rider. She looks up from her work at Rose with expectation.
“So, you are here for the job?” she asks.
“Yes ma’am.” Rose responds.
“Well, you look like you could work here, you sure you want this job?” Rose nods.
“Well then sit down, and we will fill out the forms, alright?” Rose nods and sits down in front of the mare.
“Now lets begin,” Storm starts, “age?”
“23,” Rose responds.
“Alright, now your name?”
“BlackRose, ma’am.”
“Hmm, could I call you Rose?” Storm asks.
Rose nods, “Every-pony calls me that.”
She nods, “Alright, you living with anyone?”
“Just my stallion-friend, DeathFury.”
She looks up at Rose suddenly with surprise, “The DeathFury in the guard right?”
Rose nods and tilts her head, “Why? You know him?”
Storm nods, “Yes, he likes to come here every now and then to eat. He loves this place apparently.”She informs Rose. “Kinda hard to believe he finally found some-pony.”
Rose smiles and rubs the back of her neck, “Yea, only I fell for him as well.” she says.
“Well that's all the paperwork Miss Rose. Do you want to work in the afternoons or mornings?” Storm asks.
“Hmm...maybe afternoons.” Rose responds.
“Alright.” Storm confirms. Rose looks at her,
“Don’t mind me asking are you….”
Storm was ready for this, “A bat-pony? Yes. I know it's odd.” she says looking down.
“Hey it’s not odd it’s cool. I never seen a bat-pony before.” Rose says with care.
Storm looks back up at her with thanks and a smile, “Thank you for not being racist against me like many others.”
“Of course, bat-ponies are cool looking and so...rare.” Rose says smiling trying to reassure her. Storm gets her mind in order to finish up everything.
“OK, so you can start tomorrow afternoon, alright?”
“Sure” Rose says smiling once again.

After Rose met all the employees, she headed home to the apartment to wait for Fury and tomorrow afternoon. Images of Fury was scratching her mind. It was a 30 min walk from the apartment to the restaurant, where she now works. The streets was not very busy at the time, ponies were still waking up to Celestia's sun. She walks up the steps to enter the apartment. Once she enters she looks up at the time to see how long it will be till he got home.
“Dang, still only 9:00, he gets home at 3:00.” she says to herself.
Rose then looks around at what to do to pass the time till he gets home.
“Hmm, might as well sleep for a while.” She enters Fury’s room and dives into the bed.
“Mm….Still smells like him.” She says softly. Her eyes flash open. “Oh! I sound like a mare in heat!” She exclaims but then images of him flash in her mind refusing to go away at her will only confirms it that she is in fact, in heat and makes matters worse. She curses at her mind.
“Let’s try to sleep it off.” She worries, “Hopefully it will work.” she says as she rubs her hind legs once again under the covers and starts to leak. She groans in annoyance and face-plants into the pillow. She then starts to grind on the bed unconsciously for a while till she takes notice at her acts.
“Maybe I should move to my bed...just in case.” she decides getting up and leaving his room and enters hers, still upset about the situation.

Author's Note

Woo! You happy? Cause I am happy you know why?.....I don't know why.:rainbowderp:

Heated

Chapter 7: Heated

Rose was laying in her bed and still could not get rid of the predicament she was in, even after a small nap. Groaning, she gets up and starts pacing the room rubbing her hind legs in the process.

“Oh, this is ridiculous!” she says resting herself on the bed and reaching a hoof back between her legs and rubbing for a few minutes. Her ears go back and tail swishes back and forth in annoyance, “This is not working!” she says getting up.

‘How do I deal with this?’ she thinks walking around. She then stops and looks at the clock in her room. It showed 2:49.

'OK, I slept quite a bit. By a bit I mean a few hours.... Maybe I can wait till Fury gets home? Should not be long.' She wonders. “Only like 11 minutes right?” To answer her question Fury enters early just now at that moment. Rose perks up as she hears him come it. She then plans a way to get him.... and figures one out easily.

Fury notice that Rose is not here, he decides to look for her after he puts up his gear. As he puts up his gear, Rose sneaks into his room behind him and his bed with a smirk but her arousal level increases thus making an aroma in the air. Fury catches a whiff of it faintly but can't seem to pinpoint it. Once he reaches the bed, however, Rose ponces, tackling him and pinning him down to the ground. Fury yelps in surprise at the mare and finally discovers the smell. She looks at him with hunger in her eyes. Then she kisses him passionately and Fury welcomes it. They stay for a while till Rose gets off the kiss.
Fury raises a brow, "I believe you missed me."
Rose returns the brow, "Why yes. What gave it away?" She says smiling slyly. Fury collects all the evidence in his brain to his mouth.
"Well, you hid and jumped on me, then kissed me like the world was over." Fury looks down between them and sniffs the air, "And you seem to be in heat." he finishes. Rose burns red at the finishing truth. Fury finds it funny that he managed to embarrass Rose without really doing anything but telling the answer, but he holds down his laughter for another time because she was looking at him with hunger and want.
"Rose, you better control yourself." Fury warns with a weary face. Rose looked like her mind clicked off for a minute, as she stopped herself from being overcome by her body.
"Sorry, I didn't mean to......damn heat." she says getting off of him.
"Hey, it's normal." Fury replies, "You have no power over them. So of course you will do things like this." He starts to get up, "Just try to resist and be aware of it....And not think dirty." He finishes with a smirk.
Rose nods, "I try, but its so annoying!" To prove her point her legs rub together without her authorization. She groans and frowns, clearly unamused. Fury however is amused, but does not show it.
"Well let's find a way to get your mind off it." he suggests.
Rose rolls her eyes, "I tried to sleep but it took me a long time till I could actually clonk out." She thinks in her mind with care, Could we....'safely' cuddle?" she asks. Fury shrugs and grunts. Rose looks at him confused, "Is that a yes or no?" she asks her tail twitching.
"It's a yes, just my way of saying yes without words."
Rose rolls her eyes smiling, "That's cute, Fury."
He smiles at himself, "Thanks, I try." he says in a joking manner.
"Watch your ego Fury." she warns with a smile as she walks over to his bed. He moves to enter his bed with Rose. She waits for him to get in first, once he's in she enters as well in his embrace and her back to him. They lay like that for a time till Rose turns over to his face and kisses him while wrapping her tail around his, he wraps his in turn. His arms wrap around her form. They stay like this for some time till Rose falls asleep in Fury's embrace and Fury follows after her into Luna's domain. Little did they know, that is was Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Author's Note

Sorry for the short chapter, my brain ran out on me.:twilightoops:

Thanksgiving gift

Chapter 8: Thanksgiving gift

Thanksgiving. One of Rose's favorite holidays. She figures out that today is that day first and wakes first, her heat now gone and her state is back to normal. Thankfully. She opens her eyes to see Fury still asleep holding her to him. Rose kisses him lightly on the nose and starts to try and wiggle her way out from under him. He reacts by holding her more tightly right before she gets out from his grasp so her head lands on his stomach. Groaning in annoyance at Fury's stubbornness, she tries to keep going in her mission. After a few more minutes of struggle, she finally frees herself from him. Sighing in triumph, she sneaks her way to his small money stash that she saw when he came home. She counts the proper needed bits and heads out with a smirk.

Fury wakes to nothing in his grasp. Groaning he sits up rubbing his eyes before looking around his room. He gets up from his bed stretching his limbs before heading out of his room to try and find Rose. He knows she would not be in her room, he tries the main room, 'Not here' he thinks to himself. He looks to the kitchen and looks to find no-pony there.
"I guess she's at work." he concludes. He then looks at the day, "Thanksgiving....figures." he says with shrug.

Rose is heading to the new Canterlot Boutique which opened a few months back, so she heard. Many ponies love the place due to it selling exotic dresses and suits as well as other clothing, which is why she is heading there. The bell rings as Rose enters the grand building. She walks up to the counter and rings the little bell. A few noises could be heard in the far doorway and a tall mare cyan blue mare with orange hair comes rushing in.
"Sorry about the wait dear." she says quickly getting behind the counter, "Welcome to Canterlot Boutique. My name is Sassy Saddles, how can I help you?" she finishes with a smile at Rose.
Rose smiles back at her bubbly attitude. "Um, yes I pretty sure you know its thanksgiving right?" she says. Sassy nods quietly in response. "Well..." Rose blushes lightly, "Do you have anything that will..." she moves closer, "be a great surprise or 'gift' for my Colt-friend?"
Sassy lights up, "Why of course we do!" she gets up from behind the counter and waves Rose to follow her to a part in the store. "This part is usually closed off due to...younger ponies and we don't want then getting these right?"
"Yea.." Rose says as she browses the section with the clothing, than her eyes fall on a perfect one. "That one. I like that one." She says. Sassy nods and lifts it off with her magic and puts it neatly into a bag.
"That will be 15 bits." she says.
Rose nods and pulls out the needed bits and sets them on the counter.Sassy counts them and nods before giving Rose her item. "There you go. Bye have fun with him." she says smiling.
Rose blushes and waves before leaving to head home and drop off his 'gift'. 'Hmm...I should get something from the potion store, if they have one.' she thinks.

On Fury's side, he was heading to his barracks to get armed up for duty. He sighs quietly, "Why do I have to work on holidays.....wait. No. On all days but Christmas." he says to himself. He arrives at the barracks and puts on the rest of his gear before heading out. His guard point was near the place he love to eat and Rose's new job. It was the perfect spot, for it was under a tree so in the hotter days he would be cool in his work and it was a perfect spot to guard at. He stayed their watch the roads full of ponies getting to their homes for thanksgiving. He smiles at spending one with Rose. He stands guard for about 4 hours till his shift was done for the day. He dropped off his gear and headed to the restaurant bar.

Rose was in the restaurant at the time working as a bartender helper. The place was full of families eating for thanksgiving. Fury enters and heads for the bar for a drink. The bartender sees him and waves to his favorite customer.
"He-yo Fury same as before?" He asks with a smile.
Fury smiles back, "Yep you got that right."
The bartender chuckles before yelling for his assistant to get help him with Fury. Rose hears him and brings the wanted drink over by her wings. Fury spots her and smiles warmly Rose returns it in kind.
"Hi Rosey." he teases.
She blushes as she puts his drink down in front of him. "Hi Fury."
"So how has the job been treating you?" he asks.
"Oh quite well I see why you like this place so much now. And, I have been getting tips from the customers already." She says.
"Heh, yep now you know." he smiles.
They chatted for a time till Rose was needed elsewhere. As she left him she could not help but think about what was coming tonight she smiles to herself.

After Rose's shift ended they walked back home with their tails entwined. She was almost shaking to get home for the surprise she has for him. Right after they entered and shut the door, Fury decided to charge. She was caught by surprise as Fury started to nip her ears and neck. Her surprise was quickly replaced by soft moans as he worked his magic on her. She turns to face him and kisses him with passion as her hooves start to wrap around his neck. She breaks away with a playful smirk.
Fury looks at her, "What?"
Rose just looks at him before saying, "Maybe we should go to the bed and do this, and, I got a surprise for you." she says slyly.
"Well ok. I want to see what you got for me." he replies in kind.
"Ok well, wait for me in the bedroom?" she asks rubbing her head under his.
He chuckles, "Ok."
She moves away to her room swaying her hips on the way. Fury just stares at her plot and runs into a wall near his room as the result of it. He chuckles awkwardly and enters his room to wait and take off his wings.
Rose however is getting her clothing on from the store. After doing so she heads down the hall to his room doorway.
"Fury? you ready?" she asks hiding behind the doorway.
"Yes." was the response from inside.
She enters and his now not so awake pride becomes the most awake thing in the world at the sight of her. She was in a Rose pink panties with a darker color pink as highlights and same color socks on her legs. The panties hug her form perfectly making it much better for little Fury to be alert. Fury is just left with a gaping mouth but he dose not need words to tell what he is thinking. Rose just strides over to the gaping stallion and pushes him tot he bed so he is on his back. She smiles slyly at him and starts to grind on his member. Fury just closes the gap and kisses her full of passion till she pulls away and looks at him with a lidded look and a slightly red face.
"Happy Thanksgiving Fury" she says.
"Happy Thanksgiving to you too." he says back as he brings her back for another kiss. Rose starts to move up and down him as she nips his neck playfully. He then pulls her in for another kiss. But when they broke away Fury decides to ask whats on his mind.
"Do you want to do this?" he asks unsure.
Rose thought for a bit, "Yes, yes please....."
"Oh, so a straightforward mare?" he says. Rose giggles as he prepares to move, "So what? Just straight into banging?" He suddenly flips them over still facing her. She squeals in response. Rose nods once they land, as she has a line of red on her face streaking across from her left face to across her nose to the other side.
Fury looks at her, "Are you sure you want this?" he asks careful.
Rose nods, "I took a potion so I can't get pregnant so you don't need to worry about that. And no, this is not my first......at least I think it is..." she says putting a socked hoof to her chin.
"Heh, you know you truly are adorable making those faces." he comments.
Rose smirks playfully, "Oh, you!" she says pushing a hoof at his chest lightly. He chuckles at her and starts to pull off her clothing. Rose reacts by her panting increasing with anticipation.
They were now fully off her. "Ok, here we go." Fury says as lines himself up and slides slowly into her. Rose gasps as he enters her. She experiences a slight pain and pleasure at the same time. Fury grunts at the tight entry as he keeps going slowly. He looks at her face scrunching with feelings. Her eyes open to Fury's blue eyes and she stares into them as he keeps going into her, almost fully in. Rose lets lose a moan as he hits a sensitive spot in her. He moves his lips close and meets hers thus begins their tongue dance. Both their tongues fighting for victory over the other, he was fully in her now. If the sound of thighs hitting don't signal it. Rose moans into their connected mouths in pleasure and clamps down on him as if she never wants him to leave. He grunts as she gets tighter and fights more in his mouth. Fury finally starts to move in and out off her as she breaks away from their kiss to squeal softly as he moves in her. Fury smiles at the adorable squeal and keeps going. Her mare juices leaking out of her slowly as her tongue lolls out of her mouth in pleasure. Fury spots it and moves to capture her mouth in his and keeps thrusting as he kisses her.
"Mooorre....." Rose says moaning into her words. Fury complies easily and move faster. Rose's moans increase and she starts to grip the bed with her hooves and her hind-legs holding leaning on his rear due to being on her back. She was moaning loader than ever, almost shrieks of pleasure. Her peak wanted to come but couldn't. His thrusts were powerful, slightly faster that trotting pace. He looks down at Rose. Her face was so blissed out that it was adorable, her tongue was lazy and hanging out of her mouth, and with every thrust her eyes almost roll into her head. Thank the sisters for the sound proof building technology. For the whole neighborhood may have heard her screams of pleasure. He kisses her again, he then feels himself getting close after a time.
"I am getting close, want i--"
"In! I want all of you!' Rose yells through her moans feeling herself close too. Fury complies and thrust with all he got so he finishes. Rose screams in bliss as her peak is reached and her juices squirt out of her and onto Fury member. This was all her needed to finally release into her. Rose's back arches then rests as she feels his seed in her. Cooing softly she rests her head on the bed looking back at Fury and him at her.
Her eyes start to drift off, "Best holiday.....ever." and she go out in a blissful sleep. Not long after, Fury follows suite laying with her snuggle close to him.

Author's Note

I will continue the story if I get at least 25 likes!:twilightsmile:

If not....then it has been all for nothing.:applecry:

Remembrance.

Remembrance.

Chapter 9: Remembrance.

"This is all your fault!" father yells at Rose.

She knows he is trying to drink off what happen to Mother, but this time, he was not drunk.

"If you had not gone out at night, she would still be here!" slamming a hoof on the table making it crack slightly.

"I am still sorry, dad." she says with a worried face.

He snaps his face back to her, "Sorry? Sorry?!" His face was now pure anger. "How could you be sorry when you saw her die right before you?! And I saw it too."

She winces at the memory, Mother being thrown too hard and hitting a wall by Tirek after her flight was taken that night when she was trying to get Rose. "I had no power over what he did. Please...don't take it out on me." she pleads.

"You know what? Get out." he says pointing to the door.

"But...dad."

"I said get out!" he yells at her turning to her threateningly.

Rose was now sobbing as she starts her way out. "Dad.....I love you."

"Get. Out." he says.

With a heavy heart and unable to fight back, she leaves closing the door behind her as her father breaks down into sobs.

It was cold. She was crying and running from her home, away from her father that disowned her, away from her old life. Some of the ponies that were out that evening tried to stop her, but failed. She runs into an alleyway and sits behind a trashcan to cry herself to sleep. The last thing she hears before falling asleep is, "All your fault."

Rose sits up suddenly from the bed breathing and sweating hard. She looks around, slowly calming down she looks to Fury, who was still laying on the bed but was looking at her with sympathy and fear for her. He then sits up and wraps his arms around her, trying to help. She leans and sobs into his shoulder as she lets him hold her. Tears streaming down her face and onto his body as she tries to forget that horrid dream.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Fury asks quietly.

She shakes her head and keeps crying into his shoulder.

"It's alright. I am here for you." she says smoothly.

She keeps crying, till a short time later her sobs quieted down and she fell asleep again against him. Fury sighs and lowers her with him and pulls the covers back over.

Putting a hoof on hers, thus making her smile in her sleep, he whispers, "I will always be here for you, no matter what." He kisses her lightly on the forehead and wraps his arms around her, finally falling back to sleep with her in his embrace.

The days go by like the speed of lightning since that dream. During that time, Fury got promoted but still had to guard that spot. Rose was doing much better than before and was getting tips from the customers, she still worked in the afternoon but now she was a bartender as well. She managed to friend Storm Rider. They would hangout from time to time as well as work together.

"I am not that kind of manager that sits and does nothing. I help and work with the others too." she said once in a chat they were having by the bar.

Fury and Rose would head home together at the same time usually unless they had more work than normal. Time went by till it was two weeks till Heartwarming Eve. Snow was still littered on the ground from the storm but the streets were now completely clear. Rose still remembers the dream from that night. She has not told Fury about it yet, but he still bugs her about it.

Finally giving in at dinner she looks up at Fury. "I...I had a dream about my family..." she says as she pokes at her food.

"Ah...." looking up at her. "So...why were you crying?" he questions.

"Well....I was kinda forced out of my home....by my dad." she says looking down at the floor.

"Dang, that's.... kinda sad...why would he want to kick you out?" no longer in a mood to eat, so he just looks at her, asking away.

"Well...." she starts, fiddling with her hooves and trying to hold back her tears, "A year ago, when Tirek was here, he took my mother's flying but he only got it by grabbing her and once he.......he took it, he threw her into a wall...." tears start to form at her eyes. "she was so weak from her flight being taken she...she didn't have a chance. Once she hit the wall....." tears were now flowing freely down her face and Fury moves to her side. "she....cracked her spine....she said before she died....that she always loved me." Fury then wraps his front legs around her to hold her, she falls into his embrace and cries into his shoulder.

He strokes her mane trying to shush her. "It's alright...crying lets you know you still care, no matter what you say or think."

She looks up at him with red eyes, "I...I know....its just...I was there when it happen.....Oh Fury....I miss her so much." she cries back into his arm.

"I know, Rose, let it all out..." he says holding her tightly. She does so by crying into his fur.

Shortly after dinner the couple lay in bed huddling each other under the safety of the covers. Rose was staring at Fury from his hold of her. As Fury had his eyes close in an attempt to sleep. She giggles softly and nuzzles under him closer. Fury reacts by opening his eyes to her in amused annoyance.

"What? Can I not sleep?" he asks in a sarcastic tone.

Rose looks at his chest and starts to draw shapes in his fur with a hoof before looking up, smiling. "No, you can not." she says giggling a fit.

He chuckles in response, a deep one compared to hers, "Well, why not?" he asks looking at her.

"Because, I forbid you to sleep. By order of me." she says barely containing her laughter.

"Aww, but I like to sleep." he wines putting on a fake face.

That does it for her as she just goes off laughing. Fury just looks at her and starts to chuckle, "Is it that easy to laugh at me?" he asks.

"Yes....haha....it is." she says between her breaths and laughs.

"You can forget things that happen to you that was bad easily can you?" he remarks.

She gets her laughter under control to a chuckle. "Yea...I don't know why i am like that. Its like if I got really mad then if there is something fun that is just as strong as that then it overcomes that anger or something."

"Huh, cool." he states as he breathes in her smell from her mane. "You know, you smell like sugar." he says.

She blushes at him. "Is that a good smell?" she asks.

"Yes, very. It means you are good and sweet." he comments.

Smiling at his words, she kisses him on the mouth before saying, "That's nice of you to say."

He smiles back at her, "Only for someone as sweet as you."

She smiles as she starts to break down into laughter again.

"What is it this time?" he asks her.

"That line....so dang corny!" she says right before burst out in laughter once again.

Fury chuckles at her. "You know how hard I try to please you."

"Heh, I know that for sure." she says rolling her eyes with a smile and laying her head down, snuggling into his fur. Fury smirks at their entwined tails as an idea forms. He suddenly pulls her tail with his playfully then making a face like nothing happen, trying to not smile.

Rose makes a cute noise at her tail being pulled and looks up at him accusingly. "Now why you do that?"

He looks at her, noting the noise in his head, "What? I didn't do anything." he says with a small smirk. He pulls it again getting another noise from her. "What, that what you mean?" he asks.

Blushing brightly from the pulls, she punches him lightly with a hoof on the chest. "Stop it."

He does it again.

She looks at him in false anger. "Stop it, or else..."

He pulls again, smirking knowing whats coming.

"That's it!" she says as she manages to get out of his hold and jump on him, putting him on his back on the bed. She looks down at his smiling face, "Don't do it...." she warns.

Chuckling, he pulls at her tail again.

She goes at him, nibbling his ears. Fury reacts to this by his ear not being nibbled on, flops down as his other sits lazy, helpless to the playing mare.

"I warned you Fury," she says while nibbling him. "Now to pay the price of your acts." He starts to feel sluggish as she does her work on his ear.

"You know...that feels good." he states.

"I know."

"But, I can still do this..." He pulls at her tail to prove what he means.

Rose squeaks in surprise and doubles her efforts. Now slowly nipping down his neck. Fury just sits there with her on top of him. "Feels like a message but has someone you love doing it."

She stops to look at him. "Whats the difference in that?" she asks.

"Well, you can feel it more and you can play back." to prove his point, he pushes her off him to the bed and starts to do what she did to him, but it gets a better reaction, to him.

"Oh!....that does feel good...." she says as her tail entwines once again with his. Fury, feeling it, pulls on it every so often to get a reaction from her. Which he does, as she starts to moan softly at his actions and squirm from under him. 'Good thing I always take that potion after dinner...I know where this is going... she thinks. Smirking and getting aroused, she tries to free her tail but it never gets free and all she gets from it is a lot of tail pulls. Groaning softly in defeat and more so in pleasure, she looks down to see Mini Fury growing. Blushing softly, she moves a free hoof to its head, it twitches at her touch and Fury stops his actions to look down at her. Rose blushing more now, thinks for a minute before looking up with the biggest bedroom eyes Fury has ever seen.

He recoils in slight shock. "Woah, now that's power abuse."

She giggles at his reaction to her face and pulls him in close. "Now make me a happy mare." she says slyly.

"What? Still no foreplay?" he asks.

She puts a hoof on her chin thinking. "hmm...Nah." she says smiling at him.

He raises a brow. "Really really?"

She nods.

"Well...." he moves down her form, landing kisses along the way till he stops above two twin mounds. Looking back up at her, she was blushing brightly and was waiting for what he is going to do next, "I say otherwise." He looks back at the mounds.

Rose smirks and giggles wiggling sightly, "You like what you see?" she teases.

Smiling at her he prepares to make his move, "Indeed I do." He moves to the left one and blows a waft of air on it. She shivers in reaction. Smirking, he takes one lick on the tip of the mound.

Rose squeals and wiggles at the sensation coarsening through her body and watches him play with eagerness.

Fury, seeing how it makes her make noises, smirks as he looks back at the mound. He dives, sucking lightly and licking the tip in his mouth.

She cries out and arches her back at the sudden move made by him as waves of pleasure stream through her body and comes out a small amount as a liquid from her nethers. He stops his work on that side with a final lick till he moves over to the other and repeats. She coos softly and rests a hoof on his head while he works. He stays for a while till he stops to look up at her. She was red, but not as red as their first time but it was still adorable for him to look at.

"You still look adorable with a red face." he comments.

She pouts with the face making it even more cute. He just chuckles and starts to move more downward to his target.

Rose is shaking with excitement and pleasure from before and was watching him intently, feeling hotter by the second and was panting quietly. Fury stops right at his goal, her silt, leaking from arousal and excitement from before. He hears a wine and looks up at her.

Still in the mood for teasing he asks smirking, "Whats the magic word?"

She bites her lip and wines at him again at not getting to it. "P-please."

He smiles. "There ya go." and dives right in.

Rose gasps at the sudden attack of his tongue but it is replaced almost immediately by pleasure of his work. Moaning softly into her free hoof that's not on his head. His ears pick up the lack of sounds coming from her and looks up, halting his work. Rose moans lustfully into her hoof, barely keeping the sound muffled.

"You can make as much noise as you want." he says.

She nods removing her hoof and laying it beside her. Looking back at Fury, she gives him the Ok. He takes the hint and dives right back into the fray. Rose gasps and moans at the sudden entry and bucks her hips a small amount without will. Fury however, was just enjoying himself, tasting the mare's juices and diving in and out of her with his tongue. She was moaning loudly, lustfully. He smirks as he works his magic onto her.Then, he felt her walls and muscles tensing signaling she was close to prove it her little 'button' appears and he locks onto it. She cries out in ecstasy as a lighting of pleasure strikes her and up her stiff wings. He finally bites down lightly on the nub. This was all it took for her as she cries out as she reaches her peak and a small river flows out of her silt and onto Fury and the bed. Fury just laps it up like water. When he finished he moves up to Rose's side, she was laying with lidded eyes and a bright red face.

He stands over her and she turns to meet his face with a kiss. "Well, that was fun." she notes.

Fury chuckles. "Ready for another round?" he asks.

She nods furiously.

He chuckles at her eagerness. "Alright." He moves down so that his member is only poking her lower lips. He smirks before thrusting deep into her hard. She cries out and holds onto him tightly as he penetrates her. He looks at her from her hold around his neck. "You ready?" She nods. He starts to pull out of her, Rose wining softly at the feel of emptiness only to have it crushed as he thrusts back in with more speed.

She gasps and moans at the pleasure train that's coming to town on her. "Y-yes! Make me your mare again!"

Fury smiling at her pulls out and thrusts back in again at double the speed which doubles the pleasure for them both. She was now moaning loudly and her tongue would hang lazy out of her mouth. She made the move to kiss him but couldn't reach him, Fury spots her and envelopes her with a kiss. Their tongues now playing and exploring each-other mouth as he keeps thrusting into her. Rose was now in heaven as to prove that point, she was now with every thrust he makes, her eyes almost roll into her head and she moans and pants loudly and lustfully with every reentry. She breaks away from a kiss to cry out and arc her back as her peak reaches her. Her walls clamp down on him, this was all he needed to have his release as he groans and starts to unload into her. Their lips once again meet as they kiss a long and passionate one.

They have rolled over so Fury was now holding Rose, he had removed himself from her and was fast asleep. Rose however, was just laying in his embrace, happy and full. She thinks back at the dream before dismissing it and finally falling asleep.

Author's Note

Woo, that was a long one to me. finally got that done:twilightsmile:

DeathFury

Chapter 1: DeathFury

DeathFury was an oddball, not for his name but what he has, for being born an earth pony and wanting to fly. Which led him into making augmented metal wings on his body to give him the ability to fly. Thankfully, he had some help from the University of Canterlot in creating them as well as flying lessons to help him get used to it.Though he had some wing fails and bad prototypes, he finally got one that could work. His coat was a black color and his mane and tail a dark blue same as his eyes. He was an odd sight to behold for his wings could not go down due to being light steel, and to top it off, he had no cutie mark! Yes, none at all! All his life he had been trying to find out what it could be. But let’s push that aside and get on with the story no?

Now it was a normal day, well not really due to a storm coming in November. Fury was returning home from a day at work at the guard. For the weather Pegasi were preparing for a snowstorm for the city of Canterlot, so he as well as all the other ponies had to hurry home before it starts. Ponies were running left and right to prepare for the storm. Fury himself lives in the lower city of Canterlot, not where it is poor but where it is like middle class. As Fury hurry's home, he runs into Light Armor, a unicorn mare with forest green coat and a mild green mane and tail with a dark yellow streak down the middle. She is also part of the Equestrian Ranger army, Forest battalion.

“What a surprise the weather Pegasus has for us right?” joked Light.

Fury smiled at his best friend in greeting, “Yea, they are really bringing it this winter.” They continued chatting for a while before Fury decides it was time to go.

“Well it was nice to see you before the storm,” said Fury.

“Yes, hope you get home safe!” replied Light.

“You too.” Fury finished.

As his friend walks away, Fury continues on home down the almost empty streets. He was only a few blocks away from home when he heard a sound down a nearby alleyway.

“Hello?” he asked unsure if he should investigate. A small whimper and shivering could be heard from the alley. Fury slowly moves into the alley and what he finds there stuns him, it was a shivering Pegasus mare.

Author's Note

Now this is my first story don't be against me for trying. I was inspired by a few stories I have read from the past and I decided to make one of my own. Sorry for the short chapters that you may come across, I am trying what I can to make them longer.

BlackRose

Chapter 3: BlackRose

The next morning, Fury looks out the window of his room to see the ‘gift’ the weather pegasi had for Canterlot. “Good thing I got her home in time.”

Fury walks down from his room and into the main room. He goes over to the still sleeping mare and adjusts the blanket over her. Then he enters the kitchen to prepare breakfast for him and his guest.

Rose stirs from her sleep with a small start. She slowly sits up to observe her surroundings. She was in a large room with a hallway going to other areas of the apartment she was in. She could hear some-pony in the kitchen part of the home. She slowly rose from her place on the couch and slowly creeps over to the kitchen doorway. She then peers inside and sees a black colored stallion at the stove preparing something. Soon after entering she smells what he is making.
Then right at that moment the stallion turn around to face her.

“Oh, you’re awake.” he says. “Come on in, I am just making breakfast, it’s almost done."

“W-what is it?” Rose asks.

“It’s hay bacon and eggs, you like them?”

“Y-yea, its just that it’s been a few days since I had a good breakfast.”

“Well now you will have a good one.” replied the stallion with a smile.

She thinks for a while, “My name is BlackRose sir.”

“My name is DeathFury but most of my friends call me Fury, And no reason to be formal. I was wondering when you would introduce yourself.” He finishes. Rose blushes lightly from embarrassment.

"Huh, what an odd name." she comments.

"Yea I know, my parents were not the best at names."

“So,” Rose said trying to recollect herself, “Why did you take me in?”

Fury smiles to himself “Well, I saw you in an alleyway alone and without a home so I decided to take you in.”

“Thank you for that, Fury” Rose says sincerely.

He turns with a smile, “No problem, besides, you could have died if you stayed out there in that storm.” Rose returns the smile as she sits down at the table.

“Alright, breakfast is served.” Fury says as he brings the food over.

As they eat, Fury looks up at the mare with a question on his mind. “I must ask, how did you come to be like this?”

Rose stops eating at the question. “What do you mean?” she asked unsure of what he is asking.

Fury continues, “I mean you looked beat down and without a home, why?”

Rose does not remember why she was like that and on the street. “I don’t remember why.” looking down.

“Oh….well I won’t push if you don’t remember.” They went right on eating.

Rose looks back up at him. “I don’t have a home….” Fury looks up at her. She continued, “is it alright…..if I stay here?” Fury pondered on this for a minute, then he came to a decision,

“Yes.”

Author's Note

They will get longer, trying what I can get my brain to do.