The Dragon And The Pony Side Stories: Parents Of Fluff.

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When I awoke the next morning, still simmering about last night and how Fluffy had told me we couldn’t cuddle with each other like we always did, I opened my eyes, expecting to be met with the wonderful fur and feathers of my sleeping mate, only to find that portion of the bed vacant. I grumbled and quietly growled at that, especially when I noticed through a window that the sun was just about to crest the top of the mountains. She should still be asleep, if the last few months were any indication.

I turned my head to the door and closed my eyes as I released a wide yawn. I was about to push up onto my claws so I could head downstairs and find my mate when I heard the unmistakable sound of Fluffy’s snoring to my left, along with the membrane of my wing vibrating.

I turned my head to look at my left side and lifted my wing there. After I did so, I saw Fluffy pushed up against me, peacefully sleeping in what I thought was a sensible, curled up position. I smiled at seeing this, and as I was about to start purring and cuddling with her, I thought about how she might react to that. She made it obvious that she wanted to punish me last night, so it only made sense that waking up to me purring and cuddling her in her current position would make her upset again.

So, instead, I simply lowered my wing, placed my head back where it was when I was sleeping, and closed my eyes. As I laid there, pretending to be asleep and waiting for Fluffy to wake up, I began to ponder why Fluffy was where she currently was. I obviously hadn’t moved, as I was still in the same position as I was in when I went to sleep, so either Fluffy had crawled under my wing in her sleep, or she’d done so on purpose during the night.

I couldn’t help but to smile as I thought about this, that Fluffy decided during the night to actually cuddle with me.

The next half-hour or so was great as I ‘slept’ with my mate cuddled up firmly beneath my wing and tickled my side and the bottom of my wing with her fur, feathers, and snoring. But, Fluffy did have to wake up eventually, and with it, I would get my answer to if her being there was an accident.

I listened as her snoring stopped, and soon after, as she released a yawn. She remained still for several seconds before slowly and carefully lifting my wing off of her. She moved out from under me smoothly and with barely any noise. When she was out, she stopped for a few seconds, holding my wing up, and went completely silent. Again, she waited for several seconds like this before placing my wing back into position and making her way to my head, laying down, and placing her wing back on my head.

I couldn’t help but smile at this. Fluffy had indeed gone under my wing on purpose last night to cuddle with me. She had stopped those two times to likely listen to my breathing, to make sure I was still asleep, so that she could sneak back into position and pretend that she hadn’t done what she had.

While I was loving having Fluffy positioned like this, I was more interested seeing if Fluffy’s mood had improved from last night. I ‘woke up’ shortly after this and stretched my wing in front of me to begin lightly stroking her. “Well then, it seems that you were the one who couldn’t resist cuddling last night. And here I was being such a good dragon. At least this confirms what an excellent mate you are.”.

Feeling and hearing this, Fluffy removed her wing from atop my head and smiled back at me. “It seems my attempts at being stealthy were for naught.” She purred approvingly as she said this, much to my enjoyment. “I hope you didn’t have to wait for me to wake up for too long though.”

“Not at all, however…” While I was happy to see that she was back in her usual, happy mood, I would much rather feel her cuddling me. I gave her a small lick at the base of her wing, causing her to slam her wing back on top of my head from surprise, whereupon I went back to rubbing my muzzle against her. “You said I couldn’t cuddle with you last night, so I’m going to enjoy this.”

Fluffy released a knowing sigh before standing up, earning a displeased growl from me as I could no longer nuzzle her without moving my head. Thankfully, Fluffy walked back over to my side, and while I lifted my wing so that I could cover her with it, she just pushed the wing back against my side and cuddled up against it. “Well, you were a good dragon last night, and I think you’ve learned your lesson.”

This was definitely something worthy of a purr. I curled my tail around so it formed a sort of protective barrier before moving my head back and beginning to nuzzle her chest fluff. I was especially happy when Fluffy laid her head on top of mine and purring back.

After a few minutes of this, I drew up and fixed my lips to her’s, and as she was returning the gesture, I snuck my tail around to the side of her belly and began to stroke her there. I was enjoying the naughty times me and Fluffy seemed to be ramping into, even parting my maw slightly and adding that to our passionate kissing, when, to my surprise, Fluffy pushed up onto her hooves and pressed forward with her whole body.

Taken by surprise, I opened my eyes, pulled back my head, and shifted my weight to keep our lips locked but allow Fluffy to move. This turned out to be exactly what Fluffy had wanted. As soon as she had pushed my head back enough, she smiled as she suddenly broke from the kiss and dove under my foreleg and pushed up, causing me to flip onto my back.

As I was trying to figure out what had just happened and flip back up, Fluffy jumped onto my underbelly, laid down between my forelegs, and began to purr. “Well, now that I’ve bested the big, strong dragon and found a more comfortable position, I think I might want a reward.” As she said this, I could feel her tail flicking back and forth on my underbelly, just short of my opening.

I smirked up at her and planted a kiss on her lips before retreating again. “Well, it looks like I can always count on you being in the mood when we wake up.” I then curled my tail back on itself and began to stroke her haunches and the base of her tail. “We did tell your mom though that we wouldn’t get up to any naughty business in here, but I’m sure we know how to solve that.”

Fluffy chuckled before increasing her purring, closing her eyes, and laying her head down on my neck. “I was actually just thinking about going back to sleep like this you naughty reptile, but your idea sounds good too.”

I purred back as I nuzzled her cheek. “Well, if my lovely mate is still tired, I could always carry her somewhere where we can both have some alone time.”

Fluffy released a pleased hum before opening her eyes and giving me a sensual look. “Only if you let me ride on your back.” She then slowly got off of me and layed down on the bed. I, by contrast, wasted no time in flipping back up, moving off the bed, and laying down next to it, purring encouragingly at her to tell her I was ready. I was happy to feel her hooves step onto my back followed by her laying down between my wings after only a few seconds.

When I felt Fluffy purring contentedly through my scales, I quickly rose to my claws, but did so smoothly enough that I wouldn’t jostle Fluffy. I then made my way towards the door and out of the room.

I couldn’t help but let a proud grin cross my muzzle as I closed Fluffy’s door again and quickly walked towards the stairs. While she had been cross with me last night and denied me the pleasure of falling asleep while truly cuddling with her, she had not only decided to cuddle with me at some point while I was still sleeping, but was also willing to indulge in some naughtiness like always.

I couldn’t have asked for a better mate.

Once I had my way downstairs, and just as I was about to open the front door, Gold’s voice broke the silence. “Oh, there you two are. We’ve been waiting for you to get up for a while now. Come, sit down, where about to have breakfast.”

I was livid.

I hadn’t heard anything as I was coming down the stairs, and it was still early by my accounts, so Fluffy’s family being up was not to my liking. I grumbled and growled, but ultimately made my way towards the dining room. As I did this, I could hear Fluffy growling quietly too, not loud enough that her parents would hear, but so I would know she was just as eager for our fun times.

When I arrived, I laid down to allow Fluffy to get off of me, whereupon, she walked to my front as I was getting back up and gave me a kiss on the cheek. “We can always have our fun tonight after your massage.”

I grumbled again, but licked her in the end of her muzzle and gave her knowing smile nevertheless. “I’ll hold you to that.”

The two of us got onto our seats, however, before I sat down, I pushed my chair closer to Fluffy’s, so that when I did take my seat, I was able to wrap my left wing over Fluffy and hold her close. She did release a playful, irritated sigh, but after being denied our fun, and seeing as this was our last day, she nuzzled into me as we had our meal, and very much to my delight, she even fluffed up a bit.

The breakfast however was rather uninteresting, simply some fruits and gems, with Gold and Cloud’s justification being that it was best we not eat too much before doing a long flight. I wasn’t too opposed to the small offerings, but I did keep my eye on Fluffy, as she was supposedly eating for both her and our child.

“So, Danger, Softy, I know my daughter told me all about your lair, but I wanted to ask this with both of you around; have you considered how safe your lair is for a newborn? I mean, I know you will both be around and watching over them, but is your lair as it is now really the optimal place to raise a foal?” Cloud asked, interrupting the quiet meal we were having.

I scoffed at this, adding a slight growl to my voice as I responded. “We will be more than capable of keeping our child out of danger. My lair won’t be an issue.”

“Our Lair,” Fluffy corrected.

I purred agreeingly.

“But if it is? Neither of you know what kind of child you’ll have, so it’s not like you will be able to plan for what they might need.”

I increased the volume and tone of my growling, both because of Cloud questioning the quality of my lair, and because she had a point. I didn’t know anything about what a bornling would need, though I was sure my… our lair would be capable of giving them a home.

I was in the middle of contemplating what I might need to do to the lair before Fluffy birthed our child when I felt her stroking my side with her hoof. “I know what you’re thinking, Softy, but we can cross that bridge when we come to it. We still have over half a year before that’s even an issue.” She then turned to her mom and fixed her with a firm stare. “And mom, I’m sure you mean well, and you know how protective Softy is when it comes to me and our baby, but as you may have already figured out, dragons take a lot of pride in their lairs, so questioning our lair like that is a little rude. It’s why he’s growling, it’s his way of saying to stay out of this.”

Cloud rolled her eyes and released a quick, irritated sigh. “This is going to be my grandchild, Danger. I am entitled to be concerned for their well being.” My growling became more aggressive at that, but a hoof pressed into my side and a stirn look from Fluffy got me to quiet down, although I did give Cloud a death glare. “But fine, I’ll drop the topic. I heard you say that it’s going to be giving birth in more than half a year. So, do you have an idea of when that will be?”

“Sort of. I know it’s going to be in about five months from now, but I can’t get more specific.”

Cloud lit up at that, beaming with a broad smile. “Oh, that is wonderful news! So, have you picked out a hospital, or are you doing an at home birth, and if so, have you picked out a midwife?”

“Whoa, slow down, Mom! I’ve only been pregnant for about six months, I haven’t exactly planned out every last detail!” Fluffy sighed and lowered her head after saying this before continuing with a calm, even tone. “But yes, we did decide on that, well, we really only had one option, so decide is not the right word. I’m going to be giving birth in the lair, and before you ask, no, I haven’t found a midwife.”

“Well, as long as you find one sooner rather than later, I can’t complain. Though, I expect an invitation to that lair of yours when you're getting near. I want me and your father there for the birth of our grandchild.”

I began to release a quiet growl while glaring towards Cloud. I did not approve of her presuming she could intrude on my and Fluffy’s lair whenever she felt like it. I was about to tell her such when I felt Fluffy place her wing on my side and look up at me with her wide eyes.

“Softy, I know it’s a dragon thing to not want to let others into your lair, but it’s really important that my parents are there when I give birth. It’s a pony thing.”

I grumbled slightly at her using her pony tricks on me to get her way, but I was willing to give her this without a fight… well, not much of one. I nuzzled her cheek before turning back to Cloud and gave her a stern look. “Fine, but they will have to ask permission to enter. I still have my draconic pride, so I will not allow anyone to come and go as they please.”

Cloud snorted at my demand, but nevertheless nodded, showing me she understood. Fuffy, meanwhile, nuzzled my shoulder in appreciation while pushing up more closely to my side.

After all of that, breakfast quieted down to just the sounds of eating. While I was still irked about Fluffy’s mom’s comment, and the fact that Never exists, he hadn’t said a word all morning, and Cloud did seem to be asking out of genuine concern, despite how rude it was. I decided just to enjoy the brief silence and deepen the cuddling of my mate.

When everyone finished their meal, Gold was the first one to speak. “Alright then. Never, why don't you and mom go upstairs and help Danger prepare to leave while I keep Softy company.”

Fluffy sat up in her chair and her voice took on a playful quality. “Oh, really? It sounds like you’re trying to get rid of us.”

“You’re both well come to stay. Celestia knows I can use the help with excavating gems.” Both Gold and Fluffy laughed at his comment before Gold took on a calmer tone. “But in all seriousness, we’re going to miss ya. Your mother and I just figured that we should get you both going so we don't hold you hostage with conversation for the next eight hours. You told us in your letter you were only going to be here for these last two days, and we’re not going to keep you, especially since you two seem to have everything flush in that lair of yours.”

Fluffy turned to me and smiled. “You heard him, I should head upstairs and get my stuff squared away while you and dad sit around and count gems.”

I leaned down and gave her a peck on the lips before pulling back, taking my wing off of her, and smirking. “It’s not my fault I’ll only be bringing my bag of gems. But why don’t I also come up and help you?” I brought my head down next to her ear before continuing in a whisper. “The faster we get out of here, the sooner we can have our fun.”

Fluffy gave me a light slap with her wing, but I could tell it was more out of habit from me being slightly naughty than her actually being upset with me. This act even elicited a giggle from her mom, who more than likely had an idea what I had said. “Well, I did want to spend a little more time with my brother before we leave, and with how you two have been getting along, I think I’ve had enough drama for one visit.” She then gave me a kiss on my cheek and got out of her chair and motioned for her brother and mom to follow, which they did, and the tree of them disappeared upstairs, leaving me and Gold sitting at the table.

As I moved to get up, Gold chimed up. “I set your bag of gems by the front door already, and since the bags you and Danger brought are upstairs with her, I’m figuring there isn’t much else you were planning to take with you. If you want we can just mill about until Danger and them get back, or if you prefer, we can head into the living room to relax and do some reading.”

While his offer was mildly tempting, as I remembered how long it took Fluffy to get everything together before we came here, I was not in the mood to relax, so I decided that I would rather look around the house a bit. I hadn’t gotten that good of a look on my first day here, particularly when it came to the wonderful images of Fluffy as a child.

I wandered all around the bottom floor looking at every picture I could find of little Fluffy. Gold walked with me while I was doing this and explained when and where each and every one of them had been taken. However, the best of those pictures had to be one on a hall table of her running around the house looking totally fluffed up and with an angry face while her mother chased after her with a towel.

“Ah, yeah, that’s one of the pictures Danger hates us to have in the open, but you can’t deny, it is really funny. This was after her little excursion to that dig site she took you to yesterday. Cloud saw her completely covered in dirt and rocks and decided she would wrange her into the bath. Needless to say, after Cloud had gotten her cleaned off and was in the middle of drying her, Danger decided she was done with bathtime and wanted to run around the house like her tail was on fire. Took us a good quarter-hour to finally get her and finish drying her off.”

It was while I was in the middle of examining this photo and appreciating how fluffy she looked in it when Fluffy, her mom and brother came down carrying her bags. “Alright, we’re done, I think-” Fluffy sounded happy at first, but as soon as she saw what I was looking at, her voice caught in her throat. “Dad! Why are you showing him that!”

“Well, it’s a cute photo, and your mother and I enjoy seeing it every now and again.”

Fluffy’s muzzle was tinged slightly red now, and based on her expression, it wasn’t out of anger. She looked like she was about to respond when Cloud up behind her and rested a wing on her daughter’s back.

“Your father’s right, Danger, you look adorable in it. And besides, why are you so embarrassed? The only ponies that ever see it are your family, and I’m sure your dragon friend here has seen you in far more embarrassing positions.”

I watched as Fluffy turned an even brighter shade of red, as well as her father turn away slightly and cough while I just purred while remembering some of those ‘positions’. When Fluffy finally found her voice, it was a perfect match to how she looked. “Alright, we’re going now, I’ll be out front. Softy, forget you saw that picture and grab your gems.” And with that, Fluffy bolted out the front door with Never following closely behind.

Gold was the next to head that way, and not wanting to stay much longer, especially when I had been promised naughty times, I followed close behind. After I had picked up my bag of gems and was heading out the door, Cloud called out to me and asked me to come back real quick. I grumbled slightly. “What do you want?” I said, unwilling to do as she said, but she simply waved me over again.

I growled once more but turned around. Better deal with it quickly then risk an angry Fluffy for being rude. “So what is it?`” I asked when i stood next to her again since she had a knowing smile plastered on her muzzle, something I was rather suspicious of.

“So, Softy, it seems like you were taking a particular interest in that picture of Fluffy when we came down, and I was just thinking, I might have a deal for you. While I do like looking at that picture and remembering that day, if, say, my daughter’s dragon friend was willing to let his mate’s family stay in his lair for the birth, I might be inclined to put the picture away like Danger wanted, but be a little careless when it comes to where that is. Say, inside of a bag of gems?”

I instantly perked up at hearing that. She was offering to give me the picture in exchange for letting them stay in the lair for the birth. This was a deal I couldn’t pass on, and I was going to instantly agree, until I remembered one issue with that. “Only if this deal pertains to only you and Gold. I will not let Never into my lair, and that is non negotiable.” I said this as sternly and firmly as I could to make it clear that she was not going to be able to convince me to reconsider.

Cloud opened her mouth before closing it again, doing this several times, likely trying to find the words that would get me to allow Never to enter my lair, only to grumble her response. “You can do better than since I’m being so nice as to let you have this precious photo of my daughter, your mate.”

As I said, I liked Fluffy’s mom for having the courage to try to negotiate with me, but there was nothing that would get me to reconsider my decisions regarding Fluffies overly annoying brother! I stood up as straight as I could, looking down at her, and began to release a quiet, low growl while pulling back my right lips to show my fangs.

Cloud stared at me for a few seconds, seemingly ignoring my growling before finally responding in a tone that sounded very much like the one Fluffy used when challenging me. “We’ll see about you letting my son see his niece of nephew,” she poked my chest with her wingtip, “but that’s a conversation for a later date. I have some conditions though if you’re going to take the photo. You’ll need to make sure that Danger doesn’t damage or get rid of it, that is something she’ll probably try to do, as well as making sure it’s easily visible. I don’t want this gift to go to waste by having this photo locked up in some box.”

I smiled at that before nodding. “Deal.” Cloud’s ‘conditions’ were fairly pointless, as I had every intention to make sure nothing EVER happened to that picture. While I would be letting her and her husband stay in my and Fluffy’s lair longer than I would have originally agreed to, it was well worth it for a photo of a super young, super fluffy Fluffy.

Cloud returned the gesture before grabbing the picture, flying up, and slipping it into the bag of gems on my back. The two of us then made our way outside to find Fluffy, giving her dad a hug and her brother next to them.

When Fluffy released her father, she looked over towards Cloud and dashed over to wrap her in an even tighter hug. “I’ll miss you, Mom. it was fun being back here.”

“It was nice to see you too. Remember, you two can drop by any time. And don’t hesitate to send us a message, we love hearing from you.”

“I will.” Fluffy pulled away from her mom with a smile and motioned for me to get down so she could get on my back. While I was still not happy to have anyone see me being ridden, especially Never, they had seen me this morning, and Fluffy was still molting, so I reluctantly got on my stomach.

Once Fluffy had positioned herself on my back, I wasted no time in rising to my claws and grabbing onto Fluffy’s bags, showing Never my fangs in a silent threat as I passed him. When I had the bags in my front claws, I unfurled my wings and began to beat them down forcefully.

As I was taking off, I could feel Fluffy moving around slightly on my back. By my guess, she was likely waving at her family. However, as she was doing this, I felt her stop suddenly as I was just about to start flying off. I turned around to look at her and saw her clutching her stomach with a hoof.

“Are you alright? Do I need to land?” I was extremely worried, she’d never done this before, and I did not want to fly off from her family if this was something serious.

‘No, it’s fine, you can keep flying, it was probably just a kick from our baby, nothing big.” Fluffy sounded really calm as she said this, and since I didn’t know what a kick from our child meant, if Fluffy wasn’t concerned, I wouldn’t be. So, I just turned back towards the direction we had come from and started to fly off.

“Wait. A kick? I felt a kick. I felt a kick! Oh my gosh I felt a kick! Mom, Dad, Never, I felt a kick! I felt a kick everyone!” Fluffy began to thrash around and shout out to her family as we flew off. Apparently, feeling a kick was a good thing. After a few seconds of this, Fluffy spun around on my back and began to hug as much of the base of my neck as she could. “Our baby just did her first kick.” And from the sound of her voice, she had tears or joy in her eyes.

Apparently, this was a REALLY good thing.