Young Love (Bugs)

“Well, did you have fun?” Hive asked, almost teasingly.

Zenex chuckled. “I don’t know if that was sincere or not, but yeah, I did.”

Hive smiled. “Told ya you’d have fun.”

“Yeah, yeah, you were right. Rub it in all you want,” the nymph said, rolling his eyes.

“Oh, I’ll rub it in alright.” He smiled, giving the nymph a noogie on this head.

Zenex giggled, trying to push him away. “Hehehey!”

Hive smirked before trying to attack Zen’s sides, managing to elicit a squeal from him. “Eek!” he giggled more.

“Yep. Definitely ticklish,” Hive said, still attacking the nymph’s sides.

“Okay, okay!” Zenex kept squealing. “I’m ticklish and you already know that!”

“I know! I just like hearing you say it,” Hive teasingly said, still trying to attack the nymphs sides. “That and I like hearing you laugh and squeal and beg for mercy.”

“Well, I’m not begging for mercy!” Zen snapped, still squealing and squirm around.

Hive chuckled. “Oh please, you used to do it all the time when you were little.”

“Yeah! But that was when I was little!” Zen giggled uncontrollably.

“Aren’t you still little now?” Hive asked, smirking.

“Aw, that’s just mean, dude!” Zen pouted while still laughing.

“Alright, alright,” Hive let the nymph up.

Zenex was still in small fits of giggles for a while, until he finally sat up to face Hive.

Hive chuckled again. “Sorry, but I can’t help it! You looked so adorable! I mean, you are adorable!”

Zen blushed. “I’m not that adorable Hiiive!” he whined.

That only made Hive speak again. “See? Even the way you whine is adorable!”

“Since when were you even up for ‘adorable’?” Zen asked, a smirk growing on his face.

Hive chuckled. “I mean, you’re the only ‘ling I really consider adorable. All those other nymphs are just… urgh.”

“...I think Flutterwings is adorable though.”

Hive looked at him with shock, which soon turned to a wide grin. “Oooh, little Zenny Boy’s got a new girlfriend!” he said teasingly.

“Aw, come on, we just met! She’s not my girlfriend!” Zen said, flailing his front hooves.

Hive just kept saying it, almost in a sing-songy manner. He continued until…

Crash!

“Hey! Zen, get off of me!” Hive whined.

“Nope!” Zen said stubbornly, before starting to rub his fangs against the older changeling’s belly.

“Gak! Z-Zen!” Hive tried to hold back giggles.

“About time you had your turn!” Zen said, smirking.

Hive tried getting up, but couldn’t. “B-But I don’t want a turn!” Hive whined, yet again, now trying to kick his legs.

“Aww, now who’s whining adorably?”

Hive blushed. “I’m not adorable Ze— Eee!” Hive then squealed.

“Keep telling yourself that!” Zen continued using his fangs on the changeling's belly.

“St-Stop! Or... Or I might—” Hive started giggling, squirming and flaying his legs about.

“Might what?”

“J-Just stop! P-Please!”

Zenex smirked. “Now who’s begging for mercy?” he asked, now using his hooves on the changeling’s belly.

“Z-Zen!” He couldn’t hold it back anymore. Tears started rolling down his face. “Bahahaha!”

Zen’s smirk turned into a grin. “There it is!” he said happily, before finally climbing off of Hive, who glared at him.

“J-Jerk,” he uttered.

Zen scoffed, unamused. “Like you should be talking…” he muttered.

As soon as they both stood back up, they were met with the silent stares of the many other changelings that have been walking in the hallway when they were having their little tickle fight.

“Welp. My career is ruined,” Hive said, staring back at their audience while sweating a bit.

Zen only smirked at the sight. “Well, you’ve embarrassed me before. Think of this as payback.”

“Let’s just go…”

The two changelings sat in their shared room. Zenex looked at Hive for a moment. He scooted closer to the changeling. “Hey, I’m sorry for doing that…” he said in a solemn tone while lowering his head.

Hive didn’t respond.

Zen scooted even closer. “Hive… I’m sor—”

Hive turned around and gently pinned him.

“H-Hey!” He started squirming. “Let me go! I said—”

Hive began tracing his forehoof across Zen’s belly, causing him to squeal.

“Eee! H-Hive! N-Not agahahahahain!”

Hive smirked. “Yes again! This is payback for embarrassing me!” He started attacking Zen’s soft belly.

“Nohohoho! Wahahahait!” He started kicking and flailing around. “St-Stohohop!” he laughed.“I-I said I was sohohohorry!”

Hive, of course, acted like he didn’t listen. “I know. But you still embarrassed me back there, so you have to pay the price.”

“Ohohohokay! Hohohohow long?!”

“Hmm…” Hive thought for a few seconds. “Maybe a few more seconds.”

“Ahahahaha!” Zenex began kicking his hind hooves around, which Hive noticed with a smirk. The older changeling trapped his hooves in his magic aura and began attacking them. “Hehehey! Nohohoho fahahahair! Ahahaha!”

This continued for a while, until they heard hoofsteps. The two changelings looked over to the doorway to see who it was. There stood a familiar purple nymph and her blue-maned brother. “Hi, Zenex,” Flutterwings said.

He blushed. “H-Hi Flutterwings…” he greeted back. “W-What brings you here?”

The two changelings walked over. “We just wanted to check on you,” Flutterwings stated.

Venom looked at his sister with a smirk. “We?”

“...Okay, I wanted to check on you.”

Zenex smiled. “R-Really? Why?”

Now, Flutterwings blushed. “Well…” she started fiddling with one of her little pigtails. “You see…”

Zen stared at Hive, then at her. “Yeah? What?” he asked.

Flutterwings’ face turned bright pink. “Well…” she looked at him. She trotted over and sat beside him. “I mean… I heard you laughing again.”

Zenex smiled a bit. “Er… must’ve been the wind?” he said, sheepishly.

“What wind?” she asked.

Zenex chuckled and laid back. “Oh, nothing. Nothing at all.” He gently rubbed the back of his head with a hoof.

Hive smiled, before giving his belly another poke.

“Hey!” Zen said, giggling.

“Sorry, not sorry,” Hive said, smirking.

Zenex merely rolled his eyes.

Flutterwings stared for a moment. She then began to slowly reach a hoof over, putting it on Zen’s shoulder.

He looked over to her, gazing into her eyes. He blinked a few times. “Oh, um…” He blushed. “Uh… I…”

Flutterwings shook her head a bit. “Yes?”

“...Nevermind.” He sighed and laid back.

Flutterwings did the same, gently running a hoof against Zenex’s neckfin.

He shuddered a bit. “That feels…” he thought for a few seconds. “Strangely… good.”

“It does?”

He nodded, leaning into the sensations and closing his eyes. Flutterwings smiled and said, “Heh. You’re actually pretty… cute.”

He opened his eyes. “Really?”

She nodded.

Hive leaned over. “Told ya,” he whispered in Zenex’s ear.

Zenex rolled his eyes. “Whatever, Hive.” He looked at Flutterwings, who giggled. He blushed, before yawning a little. He laid back.

“Tired?” Hive asked, sitting next to him.

Zen nodded, yawning again and curling up against the bed’s mattress. He looked at Flutterwings, who suddenly curled up beside him, laying against his belly. He giggled, before reaching out and gently running a hoof through her shiny purple mane. “Y’know, you’re pretty cute yourself.”

“Oh?” She lifted a head to look at him. “You think so?”

He nodded, smiling. “Mhm. I do.” He rested his head on hers. He yawned yet again, his eyelids starting to droop. He looked at Flutterwings. “Well, I guess I’m going to sleep now. Goodnight, Flutterwings.”

“Oh, um…” She sat up. She looked at him and sighed. “Are you sure… you don’t want me to… stay… with you?” she asked, her voice suddenly going quiet.

He giggled a bit. “If it’s okay with your brother.”

Hive looked at Venom, who blinked a few times. “Umm…” He looked at Flutterwings. “Promise she’ll be safe?”

Hive nodded. “Of course.You have my word.”

Venom sighed. “Okay. She can stay.”

Flutterwings smiled at him a bit. “Thanks, Venom!”

He smiled back. “Yeah, yeah, you’re welcome.” He chuckled a bit. “Well, I’ll see you tomorrow, Flutters…” he walked up to her before leaning in and whispering, “Don’t let these two do anything stupid, okay?”

She smiled, before whispering back, “Aw, don’t worry about me, Venom. I’ll be fine.”

He smiled. “Okay.” He began to walk off. “Guess I’ll see ya then.”

“Bye, Venom.” She waved at him. With that, Venom walked out. Flutterwings laid back beside Zenex.

He smiled at her. “Thanks for staying with me tonight…” he said, blushing.

She smiled at him. “Of course.”

Hive walked over to his bed. “Alright, goodnight Zen. And Flutterwings.”

“Night Hive,” Zenex said.

Flutterwings wrapped a hoof around Zenex. He blushed, and returned the embrace. “Goodnight Flutters.”

“Goodnight Zen.”

The two nymphs fell asleep in each other’s embrace.