The Proposal Proposition.

Fleur woke the next morning with a happy feeling surging through her veins. She stirred in her sleep, hugging her big pillow—which was Jeroen—contentedly. She'd heard the human claim that ponies were very soft on multiple occasions, but right now, as she was snuggling him, she could say the same about him.

Last night had been a roller-coaster of emotions. After they'd stopped making out in front of a whole crowd, they'd danced the night away. Needless to say, when it was time to head to bed, she gladly accepted Jeroen's offer to stay the night in his room. The silly human wanted to get a sleeping bag and give her his bed. Fleur would have none of it. She'd floated the human in his bed with her magic, and made herself comfortable against him.

When Jeroen began to protest, she'd silenced him with another deep kiss, and reminded him that they were married. He shut up with a deep blush after that.

Fleur sighed as she held Jeroen close while sharing her body heat with him, too lazy to get up yet. So when her husband did eventually started to get out of bed slowly, she moaned in protest. ''Nooooo,'' she muttered sleepily. ''Don't get up, stay with me, mon amour.''

Jeroen chuckled as Fleur kept herself clamped around him like a Koala. ''Fleur, please. It's 11 A.M. already,'' he brought in weakly.

''No,'' she replied with finality in her voice that had Jeroen laughing. ''Good husbands are supposed to stay with their wives in bed. Let me snuggle you some more.''

She was like a big, soft teddy bear, and for a second Jeroen was about to give in, until he remembered that tonight the ECIS was coming over to see if their marriage was legit or not. ''Fleur, we really need to get up. We need to be prepared for tonight.''

Fleur groaned, but knew that Jeroen was speaking the truth. She blew some of her mane out of her face as she let go of her human and rubbed the sleep out of her eyes. ''Where are you going?'' she asked curiously.

''I'm going to make some breakfast for us.'' He smiled at her as he got himself dressed in some running attire. ''And afterwards, I'm going for a run.''

Fleur couldn't help but notice that Jeroen did have a pretty lean body. She bit her lip as she thought about how he'd look fully naked. Before, it was mere curiosity, but right now, it was definitely an erotic thought. She shivered a little as she shook her head. ''Can I come with you? I love to go for a run as well.''

''Of course! I'd love to!'' Jeroen replied, his voice filled with happiness. ''By the way, your bed mane is cute,'' he complimented teasingly.

She blushed and gave him a happy coo. ''Well, I think it's cute how you drool in your sleep,'' she replied back playfully.

''That only happens when I'm really tired,'' he defended himself, but there was no strength behind it whatsoever.

Fleur giggled and turned on her back so she was looking at him upside-down. ''Be back soon?''

''Breakfast on bed then, huh?'' He grinned at her; she looked so cute right now, like a puppy begging for attention. ''Sure, I can go for that.'' He gave her a sweet kiss on her muzzle, couldn't help but to rub her warm belly a bit—which made Fleur erupt into a fit of giggles—before being on his way.

After breakfast, one of Fleur's staff members had come over to bring the supermodel's own running attire. She wore this very cute pink tank top and black shorts that made her very appealing in Jeroen's opinion. Furthermore, she had done her mane in a bun, which was absolutely adorable.

Needless to say, Fleur didn't have to be a genius to figure out her human liked the way she looked very much. Still, she wanted to hear it come out of his mouth, so she trotted in front of him and showed off her body to him in different angles. ''Well, what do you think, sweetie?'' she said with a hint of seductiveness in her voice. She was giving him bedroom eyes, and the angles she used were definitely a tease as well.

She'd made sure to give her human a good look of her flank, and the huge blush that had crept on his face and his stunned look he was giving her made her feel fuzzy inside. It felt good to Fleur she could hypnotize him so easily even if he was an entire different species.

''Wow, Fleur… I think you look…'' He wanted to say sexy, but bit his tongue at the last second, thinking it was not appropriate. However, it was like Fleur could read his mind and placed the words on his tongue.

''Go on,'' she encouraged, brushing her tail in his face softly, which absolutely petrified Jeroen. ''Say it.''

Her human was getting so embarrassed that Fleur squealed internally. ''I-I think you look sexy,'' he finally admitted, shame filling his body.

''See, that wasn't too hard, no?'' she whispered in his ear while nuzzling him. ''Merci, Jeroen.'' She gave him a kiss on his cheek and sauntered away from him, shaking her ass a bit more than necessary as she did so.

''You're such a tease, you know that?'' Jeroen called out to her with a grin as he broke free of her spell.

Fleur gave him a wink as he caught up to her. ''It's too easy, mon petit humain. I can't help that I'm good looking,'' she replied innocently.

''Oh, shut up, Fleur,'' he retorted playfully. ''You did that on purpose and you know it.''

''I have no idea what you're talking about!'' Fleur feigned hurt and teasingly raised her tail for him, her shorts hugging her soft butt in such a way that she was sure she was sporting a camel toe. It was why she specifically asked for this pair of shorts in the first place, and when she looked back, all of Jeroen's blood had rushed to his cheeks (and she hoped his crotch too).

Her human muttered something under his breath, cursed in his native tongue and then decided to walk a bit faster so he couldn't look at Fleur's butt anymore. ''Let's just go,'' he squeaked.

Fleur couldn't help but to giggle jovially.

Somewhere in Canterlot, in a dark room, Golden Platter was meeting with a very important person. He had not received a letter back from Jeroen yesterday, which could only mean he hadn't taken the bait. It was a minor setback for Golden Platter; he still had an ace up his sleeve, which he intended on using right now.

''Welcome,'' he said to his mysterious guest when they had entered. Their appearance was obscured by the dark room, as was Golden Platter's for safety purposes. ''I heard you are the person who's going to investigate Fleur-de-lis' and Jeroen's marriage on behalf of Equestria's Citizenship and Immigration Services.''

The person didn't respond, ushering for Golden Platter to go on.

''I have a proposition for you. As a businessman, it is in my best interest to make sure that this interspecies marriage will be declared as illegitimate. So that's why I want you to do everything in your power to make that a reality.''

Golden levitated two heavy bags of bits in front of the silhouette and put it on the ground in front of the person he was talking to. ''Consider this a small part of your reward. If you succeed, you'll receive four more of those bags.''

The person eyed the bags with interest, which made Golden smile. ''So, do we have a deal?''

The afternoon had gone by quickly. Fleur and Jeroen were back at the unicorn's mansion where Fancy Pants was preparing them for when the ECIS was going to arrive.

''Now remember, just act relaxed. Don't answer questions in fine detail, that'll get suspicious. Don't be overly clingy with each other either. Just pretend it's a good friend coming over who just heard you guys got married,'' Fancy said.

''We will, Fancy. It's going to be all right,'' Fleur reassured. Jeroen nodded alongside her. ''We've got nothing to worry about,'' he added coolly.

Fancy Pants perked a brow. ''Something has changed about you two, but I'm not sure what,'' he muttered. While Fleur's manager was cunning and sly, he was clueless when it came to love. '' Anyway, remember why you're doing this,'' he reminded them.

Fleur and Jeroen knew all too well why they were doing this, but it wasn't about reputation or citizenship anymore. Just looking at Fleur made Jeroen's heart soar, and for Fleur, she felt like dancing whenever Jeroen smiled at her. The two had fallen for each other, and the human was sure that if for whatever reason they didn't pass the test, Fleur would follow him all the way back to earth just to be with him; he would've done the same for her.

''All right,'' Fancy said, ''I'll leave you guys to it then. Good luck!''

''Merci, Fancy.'' Fleur gave him an appreciative nuzzle, and then, it was just her and her human.

''All right, Jeroen. Quiz time,'' she said, holding his hand. ''Let's start off simple. How did we meet?''

''We met at Quick Flash's shoot about two months ago. I used to work there in the studio as a janitor. As time passed, we started to see each other more. You kept this a secret until we decided to get married two days ago,'' Jeroen responded. ''Now, why did we decide to marry so suddenly?''

''It wasn't sudden,'' Fleur replied. ''We had planned this for weeks, but wanted to keep it an absolute surprise, hence why we arranged everything in a day.'' She got herself more comfortable on the couch they were sitting on. ''Describe me in a few sentences.''

''You were born in Prance, broke through as a model when Photo Finish scouted you at the age of sixteen, and since then, you moved to Canterlot. You love everything fashion, and you've got a soft spot for animals. Your hobbies, beside your job, include watching movies and playing squash. You also love coffee and music, and your favorite color is magenta. You dislike the press, gossip and ponies who're biased to other species,'' Jeroen responded. ''What about me?''

''You were born in the Netherlands. Your mother is Belgian and your father Dutch, hence why you speak French as well. Three months ago you got into Equestria because of financial problems, and worked small jobs here and there. You love to play football and watching it, as well as reading science-fiction novels. Your hobbies are running and making food, and your favorite color is blue. You dislike intolerant people, narcissists and feminism.'' Fleur took a deep breath. ''Okay, one more question. What do I like the most about you?''

''My eyes,'' Jeroen replied with no hesitation. ''You love how expressive and colorful they are. Same question for you.''

''You love my voice,'' Fleur said. ''You think it's very pretty sounding.''

''That I do,'' her human agreed with a smile. ''We're going to do this, Fleur—together.'' He scooped the unicorn in his arms and gave her a kiss, which she eagerly reciprocated.

Just then, one of Fleur's staff members entered the living room. ''Miss and Mister van Bennekom-de-lis? The representative of the ECIS is here to see you,'' she informed them.

''Thank you, you can send her in, Silky,'' Fleur said to the maid, who bowed respectfully and left. ''This is it, mon petit humain,'' she whispered to Jeroen, but oddly, no nervousness was present in her voice whatsoever. She was as calm as Fancy Pants would be, which was unusual for her. Jeroen too, was very calm, almost if they both knew there was nothing to be worried about.

Then, the representative of the ECIS stepped inside the living room, her heels clicking softly on the floor. Fleur and Jeroen watched her with stunned surprise. ''Hello,'' she greeted kindly. ''It's so good to finally meet the very first human and pony couple in person.''

''No way,'' Jeroen sputtered, ''You're—''

Golden Platter eyed his special guest hopefully, only to be surprised when the figure stepped into the light. ''I'm sorry to say,'' she replied to Golden, ''that I will never make such a deal with anybody, even if you gave me all the money in the world. The ECIS is a fair and independent organization; bribing someone is the last thing we tolerate.''

Her eyes were annoyed. ''I knew I shouldn't have come here. You just wasted my time and that of yourself. Now I don't know who you are, but believe me when I say it's best to don't try anything funny for a while. We've a close bond with the princesses for a reason, and we will find out who you are if you try to bribe anymore of our employees. Consider this a fair warning.''

She turned around and promptly left the room, leaving a very stunned Golden Platter behind in her wake.

''—a human.''

Jeroen couldn't believe it. What were the odds that the representative of the ECIS was actually a human? And she was a pretty one at that. She had golden-blonde hair that reached to her buttocks, warm brown eyes and a bit of gloss on her full lips. Furthermore, she wore the official ECIS suit and she was carrying a clipboard. Jeroen guessed her to be around thirty-ish.

''Yes, I get that a lot. It's good to see one of my kind after so long. I understand customs are strict because of the possibility of an epidemic and all of that, but it'd be nice to see more humans in Equestria,'' she replied kindly. She approached the couple and held out her hand. ''I'm Daisy, it's nice to meet both of you, Jeroen and Fleur.''

Jeroen shook her hand with a smile. ''Likewise, Daisy. My wife and I have been looking forward to meeting you.''

Fleur nodded her head and then shook Daisy's hand too. ''Yes, it's very nice to make our acquaintance with you. Would you like anything to drink?'' she offered daisy with a smile.

''Some tea would be very nice. Lemon, if you have that.'' Daisy sat down as a maid prepared the tea and two cups of coffee for Fleur and Jeroen.

''So, let's not beat around the bush and get started, shall we?'' Daisy said kindly. She flipped through a couple of pages on her clipboard and took out her reading glasses. ''First, let me explain how this is going to work. I'll be asking you some basic questions, how you two met, about the marriage; very simple stuff like that. Then, I'm going to ask you some questions individually about each other. Immediately afterwards, I'll tell you if your marriage is legit or not. All in all, it'll take around forty to sixty minutes in total,'' Daisy explained.

Both Jeroen and Fleur nodded their head to tell her they understood her procedures. When the maid returned with the tea and the coffee—which Daisy accepted kindly—she gave the couple a warm smile. ''Well then, shall we start?''

In Fleur's opinion, the first section of the test couldn't have gone worse. All of her nervousness had returned in full force, and whether she liked it or not, she couldn't seem to get a grip on it whatsoever. Jeroen had been first up to be questioned individually after that, and when he was done, he was sweating and fidgeting awkwardly with his fingers. That wasn't a good sign at all. Whenever Jeroen fidgeted, he was either ashamed, shy or extremely nervous. She knew it had to be the latter in this case.

''Okay then, Fleur? Can you join me, please?'' Daisy asked.

Fleur trotted back to the living room and gave her human a look of pity as she passed him. She then stopped—almost if she realized something very important—turned around, blocked the way of her human, stood on her hind legs and pressed her lips wantonly against his, much to his surprise. He didn't hesitate to accept it, though, and kissed her back with just as much eagerness as she did.

When Fleur finally broke it—her eyes filled with passion, love and worry—she made him a promise. ''Whatever happens after this,'' she whispered, ''I'll go wherever you go. I don't care if I have to go to the depths of earth's Tartarus to be with you, Jeroen.'' Her eyes began to tear up as she kissed him again.

''Nous sommes faits l’un pour l’autre,'' she declared softly. ''I love you.''

Jeroen's breath hitched, and she was sure he was going to cry if he didn't turn his head away and covered his eyes. When he looked at Fleur again, his eyelids were red, filled with tears and his face full with a happiness rivaled only by men who had found true love.

''Fleur,'' he whispered lovingly, ''I'm so happy that we met in that bar. I can honestly say that you really made me the happiest guy in all of Equestria.'' He put a lock of her mane out of her eyes as he cupped her cheeks.

''Jij bent mijn alles, m'n liefste,'' he declared in turn. ''I love you too.''

This time, he initiated the kiss, and she returned it passionately. She wanted to deepen it; desperate as she was to taste her human's tongue and saliva, but she knew Daisy was waiting for her. With a whimper, she broke the affection and lowered herself back to all fours. ''I'll be back soon,'' she whispered.

She left Jeroen alone and joined Daisy in the living room. She gave her a soft smile while wiping away her tears. ''I apologize for the hold-up. I hope it's not a problem.''

''Of course it isn't,'' Daisy replied kindly. ''Take all the time you need to get ready, Fleur. I don't mind at all.''

Fleur appreciated the gesture, and did exactly that to get her emotions somewhat under control. When she had, she sat down and gave Daisy a not. ''I think I'm ready,'' she stated.

''Good, this won't take long at all.''

True to Daisy's word, it hadn't taken long at all. She had only asked Fleur five questions in total when she had told her she was done. If the unicorn was nervous before, she was ready to burst now. She had no idea if that was a good thing or a bad thing, and when Jeroen had joined them again, she saw he didn't know either.

''Well,'' Daisy began, ''I've gotten the answers that I needed, and it seemed my suspicions were true from the very beginning.''

Time seemed to slow down to a crawl right then and there. Jeroen felt his heart beat in his throat, while Fleur felt like fainting. They had no idea their bodies could get this tense.

Then, finally, Daisy continued. ''Based on the information I gathered today, I see absolutely no reason to declare your marriage illegitimate,'' she concluded. ''Congratulations, you passed the test.''

The moment Jeroen and Fleur had comprehended those words, their excitement and happiness couldn't be contained. Daisy was startled as they both hugged each other and cheered loudly like two kids playing in a sandbox, but that changed very quickly when they shared an intimate kiss. Daisy felt touched, and put away her clipboard as she explained her reasoning.

''I actually visited a couple of friends from you earlier today, Jeroen. They weren't at the wedding, so I was curious what the reason was for that. Well, needless to say, I was convinced your marriage was legit based on the answers that I got from them right then and there.'' She smiled and stood up. ''Curiously, what was the reason your friends weren't on the wedding, Jeroen?''

Fleur and Jeroen looked at Daisy like deer caught in a headlight, before she began to giggle. ''I'm just kidding. I know that you know the answer on that question. Anyway, it was nice meeting you guys, but I've got a lot of different stuff still to do, so I must be heading off. Thanks for the tea, by the way, it was lovely.''

Both Fleur and Jeroen nodded their heads, not believing they were going to get away with that one. ''I'll show you the way out,'' Fleur squeaked, and then quickly joined Daisy as she walked with her to the front door.

Jeroen let out a massive breath, plopped down on the couch with his eyes closed, and then grinned widely. They'd passed it! He couldn't believe it actually happened. He had to thank his buddies profusely for whatever they'd told Daisy.

Not much later, he felt a weight settle on his lap and a sweet breath washing over his face. He didn't have to open his eyes to know it was Fleur, but when he did, she was looking at him hungrily while biting her lower lip.

No words had to be said as she closed the distance and claimed her human's lips with her own. It was like fireworks going off everywhere, her lips quivering with need as she kissed Jeroen with all the passion she could muster. She moaned and murmured his name as she let her tongue roam over his, his exploring hands making her squeak. ''Wait, Jeroen, wait,'' she groaned, her arousal for her human growing.

He stopped like she asked when she broke the kiss, eyeing her curiously. ''What's the matter? Did I do something wrong?''

''No, silly.'' She giggled and gave him a peck on the lips. ''It's just that I want our first time to be special. Now come with me to my bedroom,'' she said huskily. ''I've got a little surprise waiting for you there.''