Ocellus fidgeted as Rarity made a few last-minute adjustments to her dress. She had been stuck behind a changing screen in the corner of the shop for what felt like hours while Rarity made sure everything was perfect. She did want everything about this special day to be perfect, but what she wanted most was to see Smolder in a white dress.

“So you won’t even give me a hint?” she asked.

Rarity shook her head and looked over some of the stitching again. “It’s bad luck to see your partner before the ceremony, or to spoil the surprise. Now, let’s see you do a little walking and turning again. Here’s the mirror.”

She stepped back and forth and turned around and side to side. Her dress was so soft, it felt like wearing a cloud. Rarity’s design was inspired by various insects. The upper parts of the dress shimmered like dragonfly wings. The almost transparent fabric showed off her upper back and shoulders and matched her veil. A softer and fluffier white fabric reminded her of a moth’s fuzz. It covered her flanks, belly, and legs. For such a large, complicated dress, the entire ensemble was surprisingly easy to move in. A thin train of fabric completed it and draped down over her tail and brushed the floor.

Rarity looked it over and smiled. “I think everything is in place. Yona did more of the design for Smolder’s dress. That’s the only hint I’ll give. Now step out and let’s see what your family thinks.”

She was bustled out into the shop before she could pause long enough to think of what sort of dress Yona might design for Smolder. The yak’s designs were often bold and mixed very traditional with very unconventional designs.

Her parents and King Thorax all smiled as they looked her over. Her mom and dad wiped away tears.

“Our little Ocellus is all grown up,” her dad said.

“And she found a dragon to love, just like King Thorax!”

Thorax blushed. “I’m just a consort to the Dragon Lord. But if I can master what Ocellus learned, I might be able to be Ember’s mate soon. Ocellus, your contributions to changeling magic have been amazing, but the future hatchlings you and Smolder will have will be something the world will always remember.”

“It wasn’t easy,” Ocellus said. “And it took a great deal of magic and love.”

She and Smolder had wanted to keep Smolder’s pregnancy a secret, but Silverstream had somehow figured it out. The hippogriff was a great friend, but she was terrible at keeping secrets, especially secrets about new and exciting things. Word about Smolder expecting some eggs had spread quickly once their friend started to share it with everyone.

Her dad picked up her hoof and gave her a quick nuzzle. “We knew you’d figure out new ways to share love at this school. You did so well that they even gave you a job.”

“Yeah, me and Smolder start teaching next year. Lots of my other friends will be teaching, too.”

“Let’s get you off to the ceremony on time,” her mother said. “We don’t want to keep everyone waiting.”

More of her friends and family joined her group as they left Rarity’s shop and headed to the main hall of the Ponyville castle. Twilight had turned most of it into a public library and place for events, but she still kept one wing of rooms available for her very frequent visits to the town or the school. Another wing was set aside as housing for those running the school, like Starlight.

Silverstream was her maid of honor. The excited hippogriff waved Ocellus over to a side entrance and squealed in excited delight.

“You look so cute, Ocellus! I’ll show you where to wait until the right moment.”

She waved to her parents as Silverstream dragged her through the side entrance of the castle. A large set of doors was shut, but they could hear the faint noise of the gathering crowd on the other side.

“I’m still annoyed you found out Smolder is pregnant,” Ocellus said. “We were going to announce that at the end as a special surprise. How did you even figure it out?”

“Sorry. I just couldn’t not tell Gallus, Sandbar, and Yona. And Spike. I ran into him while talking to Yona. But anyway, dragons tend to eat more of certain foods and gems when expecting, and Smolder kept craving those things. It’s something I learned in Fluttershy’s biology classes. Oh! I think that’s almost our cue. Once this song is over, we go in! Are you nervous? I’m so excited!”

“I’m glad everyone is supportive of us. I was worried that some dragons or changelings might think us a strange couple.”

The silly conversation with Silverstream had managed to distract and calm her, but as they both went silent to listen to the last part of the song, she could feel her heart racing. Her wings wanted to buzz, but she held them tight. The final notes of the song rang out. A brief moment of silence was all she got before the song accompanying her entrance would begin.

Silverstream pushed open the doors and walked by her side. Ocellus immediately looked up at the stage. Smolder was standing there in a brilliant white dress. The bottom was layered in a way that reminded her of a lily, and the slits in the dress showed off plenty of the dragon’s sexy legs. The top half seemed more like battle armor with diamond-shaped segments of white bordered in gold. Diamonds were scattered across the dress like dew drops, and a thin veil covered Smolder’s face. Even from this far, she could feel the fierce love when her eyes met her mate’s gaze.

She could stare at Smolder for ages, but she had to look around as her procession continued. The main hall was decorated in a strange mix of plants and pony decorations. Changelings were still figuring out what traditions to adopt or change. Dragons weren’t big on ceremony, so Pinkie Pie had created decorations she thought would make them happy. She had to stifle a chuckle as she noticed a few signs warning the dragons not to eat the castle.

The slow march to the stage gave her time to appreciate everyone gathered in the crowd. Many friends and teachers from Ponyville were there. Her family and friends from the hive took up a large portion of the seats. A few dragons were on the other side of the aisle. Thorax and Pharynx were at the front of the crowd. Her parents were up on the stage. Her best friends were up there, too. Yona and Sandbar were off to the side. Gallus was chosen as Smolder’s best gryphon. He wore a fancy white tuxedo.

At the center of the stage, Princess Twilight officiated the ceremony. The music stopped once Ocellus stepped on the stage. She kept glancing at Smolder. Her mate was irresistible in that amazing dress.

“Friends and family of Ocellus and Smolder, we are gathered here today for an unprecedented union between changeling and dragon,” Twilight said. “I created my school to bring all creatures together in friendship, but it resulted in so much more than that. It has been my pleasure to watch friendships grow and change, especially into something more.”

Ocellus could hardly pay attention to the speeches. Twilight continued on about friendship and how strong bonds create a better world of peace and innovation. Thorax talked about the changelings and how they were always learning to share love in new ways. She wanted to thank Ember for being so brief about how dragons choose a mate. Once all the nice speeches were done, they arrived at the best part of the ceremony.

She stepped forward. Silverstream was at her side and held a small box in her talons. Smolder and Gallus mirrored them on the other side.

Twilight took her spot and continued. “We now come to the awaited moment. As these two exchange vows and tokens of marriage, I bear witness to their devotion to each other. Princess Cadence also sends her blessings and wishes she could be here, but she had other events to attend to in the Crystal Empire.”

Smolder took an earring from the little box that Gallus held. Ocellus held still as it was clipped on her ear. Smolder knelt. The warmth of the dragon’s hands surrounded her hoof. Her mate’s eyes met hers.

“Let this earring be a symbol of our bond and my promise. You will always be my greatest treasure and my mate, to be protected and cherished, for better and for worse, as long as we both shall live.”

Ocellus blushed and stood tall to let the audience see. The earring was a golden flower with diamond petals. It sparkled in the stage lights.

It was her turn. She opened the box that Silverstream held and pulled out a gold ring. It was decorated with amethysts and sapphires in a spiral pattern. She slipped it on Smolder’s finger. Her mate smiled. She held up Smolder’s hand and began her vows.

“Let this ring be a symbol of our bond and my promise. My love for you will never change. You are my special dragon and my mate. I will support you through the good and the bad. I will always share my love with you, as long as we both shall live.”

“By the power of the Equestrian throne and my position as princess, I now pronounce you mates. You may now kiss the bride.”

They both smiled at their little joke that they had written into the ceremony. After many sexy nights of passionate arguments in bed over the subject, they still couldn’t decide which of them would be the bride.

Smolder didn’t wait. Ocellus felt her breath almost squeezed out of her as she was pressed up against her mate and pulled up to stand on two legs as they kissed. Her eyes went wide as Smolder’s long tongue pressed against hers. Wandering dragon fingers slipped up her flank and fingered her. She moaned softly before giving Smolder a little magical zap to make up for the lewd surprise.

Ocellus pulled away to catch her breath. It hadn’t seemed like a long kiss, but the audience was staring. The ponies were all blushing, but the changelings and dragons seemed enthusiastic about the passionate display.

“I’ll get you back for that tonight,” she whispered.

“I won’t make it easy.”

The stunned crowd came back to life with cheers. Gallus popped open a bottle of champagne, and the party began. The warmth of love surrounded Ocellus completely. Each friend and family member had their own slightly different flavor of it as they came to congratulate the couple, but it all seemed bland compared to the spicy love that radiated off Smolder.

They made their way over to the cake. Smolder’s claws held her hoof steady as they cut the first slice. Smolder flicked a dollop of frosting on Ocellus’s cheek. She had been warned that dragons liked to make weddings rowdy, but she was ready to play. She flicked a dollop back and her mate, and the dragons cheered loudly as they kissed and licked it off each other.

Ocellus wasn’t sure to be sad or happy about leaving out some traditions. Dragons had a tradition of wrestling other dragons as they pretended to try to steal the dragon’s mate, but in the interest of not breaking the castle, they had dropped that idea. Changelings loved to see the new couple share love in as many ways as possible, but some of those ways would be too shocking for a public event in Equestria.

They settled on the more traditional dance party held at the end of pony weddings. Shortly after they finished their slice of cake, they went to the dance floor. Smolder took the lead role. Ocellus looked into her eyes as they began to step and twirl in sync. The dance got faster, and her mate pressed closer. She could feel her lean, muscular form beneath the dress, including the little bump in Smolder’s belly. She wanted to rub her hooves all over her mate, but that would have to wait for after the party.

The music stopped after a few more dances. Everyone gathered to the sides of the stairway. They walked side by side until they reached the landing at the top of the stairs. She looked back and tossed a bouquet of flowers into the crowd below. Silverstream held it up with a huge grin on her beak and walked over to Gallus.

She was suddenly swept off her hooves and could only see Smolder’s face as her mate carried her off. It was already a night they were going to remember forever, but the fun was only beginning.

Author's Note

If you wanted one more sex scene, just imagine the fun on their wedding night. ;)

Anyway, that's it for this story. Early on, I decided to go with a lighter story with less conflict and more intimate scenes, even if it was tempting to try to do a longer story about Ocellus overcoming certain personal doubts or flaws to win her special dragon's heart.

And I never found a good place to say this, but my pet theory about the student 6 is that most of them did at least try out sex and intimate relationships with most of their friends while at the school before settling down to more stable pairings as they matured.