Ocellus sat at her desk and looked at the list for the day as the sun rose. Everything seemed perfect, but as she looked over the list one more time, she pressed a hoof against her face. She hadn’t remembered to get a small gift for the normal party, and she wasn’t about to give the dress to Smolder at a public event. She needed something quickly. She didn’t want to disappoint Smolder by not bringing anything, even if she’d make up for that later. Smolder was still asleep, so there would be a little time to find something.

She buzzed about in the crisp morning air. She looked at the shops that were open and spotted the perfect shop. The sign read ‘Sticks and Stones.’ It was a simple shop that Maud and Mudbriar had started. She ignored the wood and sticks part of the shop and looked around at the displays on the rocks and gems side.

Maud looked up from her workbench where she was examining a rock with a magnifying lens. “Good morning. How may I help you?”

“I’m looking for some gems.”

“Do you want ones that look good or ones that are interesting?” Maud pointed at two different display shelves.

She looked at both. The sparkly ones did look nice, but she couldn’t tell which ones dragons might like. “How about ones that taste good? You know, for a dragon.”

“I’m still working on the gem taste index. But my sample size of two dragons is too small to be sure on flavors and quality.”

“I just need a small selection for Smolder. It’s her hatch day, and I wanted to get her something nice.”

“Smolder seems to have a more refined gem palate than Spike. I’ll put together a selection that will rock her world.”

She chuckled nervously. She wasn’t sure if that last part was a joke. It was always impossible to tell with Maud. She stepped to the side and watched.

Maud carefully selected various gems. “Sunstone for a light and tangy start. Followed by smoky quartz for a richer, earthier flavor. A small cinnabar for a spicy palate reset, then a large emerald for the main piece. And finally, a handful of amethysts for a smooth yet fruity dessert. That will be five bits.”

She was glad she had been earning extra lately as she handed over the bits.

Maud placed the rocks in little boxes. “Thank you for your business.”

She ran back to the school and headed to the study room that Silverstream had booked for the event. Normally the rooms were for projects and study groups, but Pinkie Pie had slipped in some rules about how they could also be booked for parties and other fun events outside of school hours.

Pinkie Pie and Silverstream were already there decorating. Silverstream flitted about as she put up streamers and balloons. Pinkie Pie had quite the lineup of treats and snacks. The ones sprinkled with gems were obviously for Smolder.

“Good morning, Ocellus!” Pinkie Pie said. “Let me take that gift from you. I’ll need you to bring our special dragon when it’s time. Can you bring her in about ten minutes? That should give enough time for all her friends to arrive. And don’t spoil the surprises!”

“My lips are sealed.”

She wondered how much of a surprise the party was going to be. Smolder knew Pinkie Pie well enough to expect something, but it was always fun to play along with their teacher’s crazy antics.

Smolder was lazily filing her claws when she got back to the room. She stared at Smolder’s hands and claws. The smooth scales transitioned to clean, shiny claws. It was a small detail, but she was quickly learning how easy it was to appreciate every little detail about Smolder.

“Are you just going to stare?” Smolder asked.

“Sorry! I didn’t mean to!”

Smolder slowly ran the back of a claw along her cheek. The same cheek quickly turned pink.

“Smolder! Uh, Silverstream said she wanted to see you in Study Room B.”

Smolder booped her. “You’re cute. But I suppose I should go instead of teasing my roommate.”

“She needed me, too. I’ll go with you.”

Smolder set the metal file down and got up. “Are you sure this isn’t some secret party?”

“No! Definitely not.”

“It seems a little early to be studying on a weekend.”

“Silverstream said it can’t wait. You’re the only one who can help her.”

Smolder faked an annoyed sigh as she shut the door to their room. A few minutes later, she grabbed the handle of the door to the study room and started to pull. A small boom sounded.

“Surprise!”

Ocellus shouted the same thing a second late. She stepped back to avoid the confetti from the party cannon.

Smolder had a huge grin as Pinkie Pie pulled her inside the room and started to sing a hatch day song. Everyone joined in.

After the song, Silverstream presented a big cake. Silverstream lit the last candle and stepped back. “Make a wish!”

Smolder winked at Ocellus before she blew out the candles.

“What did you wish for?” Gallus asked.

Pinkie Pie shook her hoof at Gallus. “Don’t tell him. The wish is supposed to be a secret if it’s going to come true. Now, the birthday dragon gets to cut the first piece! Also, the gems are rock candy, so everyone can eat them.”

The round cake was decorated to look somewhat like a dragon egg and ‘Happy Hatch Day” was written on it. Smolder cut a big slice out of the cake. Once she took a bite, Silverstream stepped in to cut the rest of the pieces and hand them out.

That was just the start of the day’s celebrations.

After a tiring morning and afternoon of fun with her friends, Ocellus returned to the dorms. The treasure hunt had been especially fun, even if the gold coins were just chocolate in gold-colored foil. Swimming had also been very fun. Smolder always looked amazing with the sun shining off her wet scales. After swimming in the lake, Sandbar had taken Smolder off to the spa as his gift to her, so that left Ocellus with some time to prepare for her real gift.

She took a quick shower to wash off and went to her closet to get the real gift. Rarity had put the finishing touches on it yesterday. She didn’t want to crease or wrinkle it, so she had hung it up in the back of her closet. She had been avoiding opening her closet when Smolder was around, but now the wait was over.

She took the dress out. The threads sparkled with an emerald-like shine. It was one of Rarity’s finest works, but it would truly be perfect only once a certain dragon had it on.

She thought about where to put it. Smolder’s closet was an option, but she always got annoyed whenever anyone messed with her stuff. The best place to put it would be in plain sight, but there wasn’t anywhere good to hang it up in front of the window.

An idea came to her, and one spell later, the dress was floating in the light coming in through the window. She tweaked the levitation spell to hold up the dress in the right places to show off its form. With everything in place, she glanced at the clock.

The spa session would be over, so Smolder would be back in only a few minutes. She moved to her bed and stretched out to calm her nerves. Time suddenly seemed to drag on forever, so she took out some flashcards from history class to try to distract herself.

Her ears perked up at the faint click of claws on stone. She dropped the flashcards on the floor and stared at the door.

“Thanks, Sandbar! That was great!”

“We have some board games planned for after dinner, if you’re interested. We’ll play your favorites.”

“It’s on. I’ll meet you guys at the cafeteria.”

The clatter of Sandbar’s hooves moved away while Smolder’s footsteps got closer. Ocellus was shaking with excitement by the time Smolder opened the door.

“Ocellus? Are you here?” Smolder gasped and shut the door as she spotted the floating dress.

She had a thought that she should try to look sexy on her bed, but she was so nervous that she only managed an awkward wiggle. “I’ve been waiting for you. And now you’ve seen my real present. How do you like it?”

Smolder gazed lovingly at the green dress that sparkled like leaves blocking the summer sun. She caressed it. She blushed and looked over.

“It’s amazing! But it’s too much. If you just wanted to have some fun with me in bed, the gems from your earlier gift were enough.”

Ocellus’s heart was beating quickly. She needed Smolder to realize the truth, and quickly. “That’s not why I got it!”

“But… isn’t that what you want? All those looks, borrowing a sex toy, teasing me by showing off your tight, cute butt and vulva, getting me fancy gems like a pony gets their lover chocolates. You’ve been very obvious recently.”

She hopped off her bed and walked over to Smolder. “I do want that! But I got you the dress for other reasons. It’s not just physical love that I want to share with you. Now put it on, and let me see how it looks on you!”

Smolder caught the dress as the levitation spell faded. “I’ll only do this for you. I have a reputation to maintain, so nobody else gets to hear about this or see me in it, okay?”

“I promised to tell Rarity about it. Is that okay?”

“She’s okay, but only her. Now look away while I change.” Smolder glared at her until she was facing the door of their room.

“She’d love it if you show up for your teatime with it.”

“I’ll think about it. You can turn around now.”

Smolder got her arms and wings situated in the top of the dress and started to adjust the lower half. She sighed and relaxed as she got the waist of the dress in place and slid her tail through the extra hole in the back.

She helped adjust the wing slits and gently rubbed Smolder’s back once she got them in place. She took a step back.

“How do I look?”

Smolder had an embarrassed grin that set her face off perfectly. The dress draped over her lean form. The tight middle accentuated her body while the loose sleeves and bottom left some of it to the imagination. The slit in the bottom teased a glimpse of her thigh. The green contrasted perfectly with the purple and orange of her scales.

She summoned a large mirror with her magic before saying anything. The dress and the dragon wearing it were too amazing for words. Once she had given Smolder a moment to look, she finally spoke.

“It’s the perfect dress for the perfect dragon. You look ready for a night at Canterlot Castle or a nice picnic.”

“Either of those could be fun, if you were with me.”

She stepped closer and rubbed Smolder’s belly through the dress. Smolder laughed softly. The silky fabric flowed smoothly under her hoof. The scales and muscles underneath were strong and firm. Her hoof slipped lower.

Smolder growled playfully, but she reached out to stop her. “It’s such a nice dress. I’d hate to get it messy. Tell you what. I’ll let your hooves explore wherever they want under the dress, but first, let’s have a little dance.”

Smolder set the phonograph on her desk to playing an elegant song. She took Ocellus’s front hooves in her hands and lifted her up until she was balancing on her back legs. Smolder kept the perfect balance between firm and gentle as she spun her in a slow twirl then brought her in for a quick kiss.

The heat of Smolder’s lips was such a surprise that she didn’t process it until the coolness afterward shocked her. She stared as Smolder shimmered in the light coming through the window. The dragon and dress flowed together to create the perfect picture.

“I love your cute reactions,” Smolder said. “And if I had known you were interested in more than friendship, we could have had a lot more fun a lot sooner. I expected this to happen eventually when you kept looking at me during cheerleading practice. You were so cute in the uniform, too.”

“Mmm, but you were even better.”

They twirled and danced slowly. They revolved around each other. When the music paused, they would stare or kiss. The room suddenly felt hot, but she didn’t want to stop.

Smolder stroked her cheek. “I always thought you were the prudish, scholarly type, but then I heard little hints that you had done a little experimenting with Sandbar, Silverstream, and Gallus. I felt upset that you didn’t trust your roommate for that sort of fun.”

“They were supposed to keep it secret! It’s not that I didn’t trust you. I just didn’t want to get the wrong sort of reputation! Thorax said I needed to represent the changelings in the best way. Changelings share all kinds of love easily, including sex, but I didn’t want to give ponies the wrong idea.”

“Ah, it’s starting to make sense now, but you could have asked me to keep it a secret and had fun with me anyway. And sometimes having a reputation isn’t so bad.”

Smolder pulled her up for a hug, but she felt a hand sweep down her back. She let out a squeak of surprise as Smolder fingered her flanks.

“I’ve heard rumors about you and Gallus.”

Smolder chuckled. “It was easy to play the part of the greedy dragon and get some good money from any young stallions looking to brag about having sex with a dragon. It pays well.”

“So that’s how you’ve always had so many bits for nice things.”

“Gallus had the idea first, but it’s always been harder for him to find mares willing to pay for a night of fun. He has to be a little more careful about it. But enough about him. What about you? I understand Gallus and Sandbar are both horny young males sometimes, so a cute changeling would be too tempting for them. But Silverstream?” Smolder switched to a slower song so they could rest from the twirls.

She thought of how to answer. “It happened at a late study session in her room. Yona was off with Sandbar, and Silverstream had a lot of questions about shapeshifting. They were too lewd to ask in public, so she asked them in private. After a few demonstrations, she decided to test things out herself.”

“I imagine your magic makes you a lot of fun in bed.”

“Gallus thought so. He couldn’t keep his talons off me once I turned into a female version of him.”

“Fitting. He does love himself a lot. What did Sandbar have you turn into?”

“A kirin. He was curious about them after that exchange student visited.”

“Now you’re making me curious about kirin.”

The song was slowly coming to an end. Smolder stopped the phonograph and sat on the edge of Ocellus’s bed.

“If you’re up for it, I have a lot of ideas of some fun transformations for you. But let’s keep this simple for our first time. It’s good to properly enjoy a dragon, especially when you’re already dripping on the floor in anticipation. It’s been quite the show while we danced.”

Smolder slipped the dress up enough to where her lower belly, thighs, and tail were exposed. Her slit was wet and ready.

She blushed and realized her arousal had her nub winking and her juices dripping. The fiery, spicy mix of all the types of love tasted amazing. Smolder’s physical smell complemented the taste of the love. She licked her lips and stepped closer to adore the secret parts of her favorite dragon.

Her analytical mind noted a few things. Smolder’s pussy normally was tight, small, and tucked into one of the creases in her cream-colored belly scales. But when she was this excited, the outer lips had more definition to them, and a little bit of pink colored the innermost parts. The entire thing stood out in a way that it normally wouldn’t.

She looked up to see Smolder grinning in her beautiful dress as she waited. The spicy scent grew stronger as she pushed her lips against the dragon.

Smolder let out a cute noise that was half growl and half moan. She tasted spicy with just a hint of sweetness.

Ocellus traced over the soft scaly folds with her tongue and slowly teased out Smolder’s clitoris from between them. With her changeling instincts, she could tell exactly when she did something that Smolder loved, so she licked the sensitive nub before giving it a soft squeeze with her lips. She sucked on it until Smolder was almost overwhelmed.

She felt two hands grab the back of her head. Smolder pushed her head in deeper while grinding against her. She heard Smolder gasp and breathe out little bursts of flame as things became more intense. She slid her tongue deeper to tease out Smolder’s favorite spots.

Her concentration suddenly broke as something slid against her flanks and along her own sensitive folds. Her eyes went up to Smolder’s.

“A little tail play to tease my hungry love bug. Rrr! You really do know how to hit every spot!”

The spade-like fin on the end of Smolder’s tail pressed into Ocellus. Her love-sensing was less precise, but her muffled moans seemed to make up for the lack of precision as every noise vibrated the dragon’s pussy. The tail fin thrusted in and out. Her wings fluttered and her legs trembled as she was quickly reaching her limit after so much pent up anticipation.

She nuzzled Smolder’s clit with the top of her muzzle while sucking and licking along the dragon’s vulva with the rest of her mouth. The pleasant heat was quickly increasing to an almost scorching level. She felt the dragon’s tail almost lifting her flanks as it hammered at her vagina in a rough but pleasing pace.

Everything went dark as Smolder suddenly wrapped both legs behind her. It felt like half her face slid into the dragon as Smolder bucked against her and sprayed her with pleasantly hot dragon fluids. She felt her vagina squeeze tight as her own explosion of pleasure hit. She pressed back against the firm fin until it was stretching her to her limit. Smolder collapsed on the bed as she tried to catch her breath.

She was pulled up on the bed. She took a deep breath once her face slipped out of the dragon’s pussy enough to breathe. Smolder embraced her.

“We’ve both been waiting for this for so long, and it was worth the wait. If that’s what you can do with your mouth, I can’t wait to see what else you can do, my lovebug.”

She blushed as Smolder gave her flanks a squeeze. She looked over her friend, and now, her lover, in an amazing dress and with an amazing expression on her face. She leaned in against Smolder’s chest. They rested like that and snuggled as they slowly came down from the intense pleasure of the previous moments.

A few minutes passed. Thoughts slowly gathered in her head, and Ocellus was the first to speak as she looked Smolder in the eyes. “I’m sure of what I want now. I love you in a way that I’ve never felt around anyone else. Smolder, will you be my mate?”

Smolder kept her close in the tight hug. The silence seemed suddenly uncomfortable.

“You’re cute and very sexy, but that’s a big step. Dragons don’t just say yes to whoever asks nicely, even if they are incredible.”

Her ears flattened and her chest felt tight. “Then what would I have to do?”

“Hey, don’t feel bad. I’m not saying no, but I’m not saying yes. At least not yet. When a dragon chooses a mate, they choose someone who is strong enough to impress them on at least a few levels. We like mates who are dominant in the right moments. A mate needs to be fierce and protective to keep away rivals, unless both dragons in the pair agree to have some fun with a third partner.”

Her heart was beating fast as she smiled and looked deep into Smolder’s eyes. “So you’re saying I’ll need to prove I’m strong, dominant in the right ways, and fierce.”

“That’s what I want. It’s what any dragon would want. I know it might be too much for a shy changeling like you, but you surprised me tonight. I’d like to see you surprise me again. But if trying to be my mate is too much, we could be very close friends, with very frequent benefits.”

She swatted Smolder’s hand away from her sensitive and messy vulva. “I’m going to prove I’m good enough to be your mate.” The distant dinner bell interrupted her. “But not right now. We better clean up before someone comes to check on us.”

“I’ll be looking forward to our next session. Here, I’ll help you clean up.”

She gasped as Smolder spun her around. The dragon’s tongue parted her folds. The lewd slurping and sucking that followed made her legs weak. She moaned and almost fell over, but Smolder stopped as quickly as she started.

“You naughty dragon. Was that cleaning or teasing?”

“Both. It’s not like there’s time for a shower.”

“But won’t Gallus or Sandbar smell it?”

Smolder got up and slipped off the dress. She adjusted it on a hanger. Once it was safely stored in her closet, she put an arm around Ocellus and lifted her up.

“So what if they do? If they’re distracted, I’ll win even easier. And I’m starving after our fun.”

She already felt full of love, so she felt too lazy to raise any other objections. And Smolder didn’t seem to be letting go. She resigned herself to being carried like a chest full of treasure by her special dragon. Her careful plans about lots of dresses all seemed too slow now. She’d need to come up with something big and surprising. If she wanted to claim a dragon as her mate, she’d need to think like a dragon.

Author's Note

I like to write a lot of the Student 6 as young creatures hitting maturity and experimenting with their sexuality with their best friends. Yona seems a little more traditional and might hold back from that, but I feel like all of the others would at least try things out with their cute and loving friends.

This wraps up the section about the second dress, but Smolder has at least a few more in her future.