The Soul in Our Scales

Chapter Four

So Ember decided to come extra early today and woke me up. Boy that girl can shake the crap out of you!

"Did it work!?"She exclaimed as she shook me.

I groaned.

"Come on! Did it work or not?"She repeated a she stopped shaking me.

She groaned and then slapped me on the cheek.

"Wow!"I howled as I sat up,flinging Ember to the floor.

"Did it work?"She asked again as she got up from the floor.

"Yeah."I said."I didn't have any dreams though. It was just black I guess."

So today I was being dragged into a cave to look for gems. Other than fish,gems are a dragon's favorite food. I can't really eat much of them. I can only eat tale and gypsum. The soft stuff.

I was for once actually excited. You see I was sort of starting to like Ember. I mean she was nice and curvy. She was also something else,I mean she wasn't like other dragons. She always saw the other side of things. She was always thinking and making theories. She was capable of a lot and really talented. Not many dragons are like her,or ponies.

I guess she is a talented pure breed too.

"So what type of gems are we looking for?"I asked as we looked in a gem mine for shiny rocks.

"Anything you can find."She replied as she dug through some dirt.

I had a perfect view of her butt. I couldn't help but look at it,but then I slapped myself and reminded that she could never love me. I bet she already had a boyfriend. I mean if boys are looking at your butt that is a sign you should have a boy friend by now.

"Yo,you have a boyfriend?"I asked her as I watched her try to pull a stubborn gem out of the ground.

"No. Why you ask?"She said as she finally got the gem out,sadly it broke in the process.

"Just curious."I lied.

"So...anyways less talk more gems."She ordered like an army general.

She kept on looking for gems in the dirt. It was sort of funny to see the dragon lord getting all dirty.

"Are you gonna help?"She snapped at me.

"Meh. Why not?"I replied as I got on the ground and looked for them too.

"Do you have a girlfriend?"She asked me.

I blushed and answered truthfully,"No. I am a loser remember? That's why I am in that feiend program."

"I just figured...."

I looked up at her. This sounded important.

"...well side you know....you are so tuff and all....and..."She stumbled.

"Wait you think I'm tuff?"I exclaimed.

"Yeah....and funny....and sweet...and cute.....I mean acute!"She corrected herself.

"Go on."I joked.

"Oh shut  your crooked gem hole!"She snapped at me.

I laughed at her,she was always sassy and speaking her mind. And calling people "acute". Whatever that means. Bet you a dollar it isn't even a word.

"Garry?"Ember said as she kept searching for food.

"Yes?"I said."Alos don't call me Garry."

"Fine,'Garble'."She commented sassily,but then she got to the point."Do you like me?"

I major blushed. Like I literally was literally a thousand times redder then I usually am. "I gotta go pee."

I quickly rushed to a cave tunnel to where she couldn't see me. I whipped my phone out and texted Puff,"Dude! Ember just asked if I liked her." But dang the walls of the cave had no cellphone reception. I almost threw a temper tantrum when I realized I couldn't text him. I then crawled out of my tunnel and went back to looking for gems.

"Yeah. You are a pretty good friend."I friend zoned her.

"Garble. I meant like... like like."She told me.

"Do you like me?"I asked her in response."

"Maybe."She answered."Now answer my question."

"Maybe too."I stated.

"Maybe."She repeated.

"So maybe."I told her.

"That can be our thing!"She exclaimed as she abandoned looking for gems.

"Excuse me?"I asked her.

"So maybe."She repeated."Our two favorite words."

"And the dream catcher."I added.

"Yeah."She agreed as she continued her quest for gems.

It was odd having a thing with her. I had a sad books where peop,e had "things" but now me and her had one. We're we boyfriend and girlfriend was the real question? I mean she said maybe. And she was clearly eager to see me in the morning.

"Okay then."I started."Why not you get a dream catcher?"

"Maybe we can make one!"She suggested.

"Yeah,sure."I agreed.

I was never to happy about crafts.

"Maybe we can use the gems to be the beads."She had and idea.

"Okay...okay. Now all we need to do is find some."I tried to calm her down.

So we kept in searching and searching for gems in silence. But I have to say that sometimes even the craziest of people,are the ones who can teach you the most.

So maybe. Those were the most beautiful words. Not even the most poetic Shakesphere pony could top off just those three it's little words. Never.