The 13 became 5

She didn't know why she was finding this so difficult, this kind of thing should have been easy and yet she was finding it to be the most challenging thing she had ever thought about doing. The problem was hesitation, fear, doubt and a touch of self-esteem issues just to top it all off, all of those feelings were balled up inside her, not to mention all the questions. Is now the right time? What if he says no? Maybe he doesn't like me that way? Am I the kind of girl he would even like? She just didn't know what to do, they were good friends and the reason for that was they complimented each others personalities, he was mellow and relaxed while she was brash and hot-headed. She also knew that negatives attracted but... were they too different to be together? Be an item? Have a relationship that was more than just friends? Smolder wanted out of the friend zone with Sandbar and she had no clue what to do and even if she did, she had no idea how she should go about it, she never thought that asking someone out on a date would make her so nervous and unlike her usual self.

Smolder didn't know when or how it happened, all she knew that at some point during their friendship, she had developed feelings for Sandbar and had been holding a candle for her crush ever since. She wouldn't have said she was in love in any sense, it wasn't like she pined for him whenever he wasn't around, though she did admit that she found his presence very comforting and she wasn't used to boys being so at ease around her, let alone boys that were a different species! It was a simple question she wanted to ask him but she didn't want to screw it up, she figured that if she did it right then even if he said "No" then they could remain good friends and not feel awkward about it. Smolder refrained from even daring to ask him until the school announced that there was going to be a school dance, a school dance was the prime time for boys and girls to give the slightest indication that they were interested and fancied having a friendly dance together that could potentially go further.

She had to act now or she might lose her chance, whether a girl asked him or he asked a girl she would lose out and she couldn't afford to back down from it, no matter how many obstacles or hurdles she had to jump, she wouldn't give up on the one chance she might have to be brave enough to ask Sandbar out and maybe gain herself a boyfriend. Despite this being the best time to finally woman up and just ask him out, she wanted to give herself her best chance and figured she might as well ask a few people their advice before she actually did it, starting with a fellow female, Yona.

Smolder went looking for Yona and found her doing sit-ups in the school gym, it seems like being away from Yakyakistan for so long meant she wasn't destroying stuff as much as usual and was making sure that she didn't let herself go. Smolder sidled up to her and said "Hey Yona, can I ask you something?"

Yona, not pausing her exercise, went "Sure, what you want?"

Smolder said "Well... I was thinking of asking someone out to the dance but... I'm not quite sure how to do it, you got any good tips?"

Yona went "Well, if I wanted to ask someone out, I would go up to them and shout "DATE ME! YAK DATE BEST!" Though not sure if that a yak thing or not"

Smolder had a feeling that the dating scene in Yakyakistan was a much simpler affair, perhaps Yona wasn't the best person to ask for dating advice. Maybe Ocellus would have a better idea, she was very pretty after all and had been getting asked out by people from the second she set foot in the school.

Smolder found Ocellus in the library studying, for reasons unknown she seemed to be the only one in their group of friends who actually cared about her education. Smolder walked over and said "Hey Ocellus, you got a sec?"

Ocellus kept her eyes on her book and said "Sure, I'm only re-reading this book to make sure I've remembered all the important facts, so I can afford a little distraction. What's on your mind?"

Smolder asked "How would you go about asking someone out on a date?"

Ocellus shrugged and said "I don't know, I've always been too shy to figure out how I'd do it and guys have always been the ones to approach me, all of them have different ways of doing it, so I never had to learn my own way. Sorry"

Smolder sighed and figured that maybe she was asking the wrong people, she wanted to ask out a pony so maybe she needed to know the pony way of doing it, it only made sense that she ask counselor Glimmer about it.

Smolder knocked on the door to Starlight's office, Starlight simply said "Come in!"

Smolder let herself in and sat down by Starlight's desk, Starlight smiled and said "Nice to see you Smolder! How can I help?"

Smolder said "Counselor Glimmer... I want to ask someone out but I'm having trouble figuring out how, if you were to ask a pony out, how would you do it?"

Starlight Glimmer blushed and went "Well... Smolder, this is obviously a tricky issue. How would a dragon go about it in the dragon lands?"

Smolder deadpanned and said "I don't know, that's why I'm asking you"

Starlight thought for a moment before going "Hmm... well, I think that it's important that rather than trying to figure out the "pony way" to ask out a pony, you should figure out how dragons do it first. If you want a boy to take an interest in the real you, then you need to be who you are and you're a dragon. That's my advice"

Wonderful, terrific advice, she was basically the only dragon in the school and didn't have time to go to the dragon lands for dating advice, so Starlight had provided just the perfect advice, the advice was legendary, there was no better advice out there. Smolder was about to leave the office before Starlight went "Oh wait wait!"

Smolder turned around and went "What?"

Starlight smirked and went "Remember, boys are simple creatures when it comes to girls, so you might wanna do a little something for him on your first date, catch my drift?"

Smolder smirked back, she didn't expect Starlight to give that kind of advice! As she left the office she figured that "entertaining" Sandbar was at least good advice for after the date but she still didn't have any idea as to how to make the date actually happen. There was nothing for it, only one person left to ask, the dreaded best friend of her love interest... Gallus. She briefly considered asking Silverstream, though quickly abandoned the idea because of two things, one being that hippogriffs lived further away than dragons did from Equestria so she likely wouldn't have a clue, two being that Silverstream was swimming in a nearby lake and Smolder didn't feel like going scuba diving just so she could ask for love tips.

As expected, Gallus was in his dorm laying about and reading a comic book, lazy fucker. Smolder rolled her eyes and said "Hey, feather brain, you got a minute?"

Gallus looked at her with a frown and said "What do you want lizard girl? If you're looking for a snack I haven't got any, so beat it"

Smolder smiled internally, she and Gallus had always had a good back-and-forth, their way of saying "You're a good friend" was to say "Hey, you're an ass hole", it was a great dynamic. Smolder said "I want to ask Sandbar out, got any ideas for me?"

Gallus raised his eyebrow and went "Seriously? OK, here's what we'll do, pretend I'm Sandbar and ask me out, go"

Smolder, put on the spot, just went "Um, hey Sandbar, I was wondering if you wanted to be my date for the school dance?"

Gallus put on his best Sandbar voice and went "Yeah sure, sounds cool"

Silence. There was nothing but silence before Smolder asked "What... is... is that it?"

Gallus went "Yeah, it's that simple"

Smolder found that difficult to accept and so she said "Well, if you find it that easy then could you ask him out for me?"

Gallus sighed and went "No, let me tell you why. First of all, that's gonna seem super weird for me to do that, second of all, if you don't do it yourself then you'll never stop being such a fluttershy about it. Stop being a scared little pussy and just ask him out, it's not a fucking science project"

Gallus went back to reading his comic book. His advice was... interesting to say the least and yet... Smolder had to admit that there was merit in his idea, was she overthinking it and making it more complicated in her head than it actually was? Perhaps she was looking at the ordeal too close to see that the best answer was right in front of her, right under her nose and it was the easiest solution, just walk up to him and ask... so she did just that.

• 1 week later -

Smolder and Sandbar stumbled into Sandbar's dorm, giggling after having had an awesome night of food, drink and partying together at the school dance. Sandbar said "Really? You were nervous about asking me to go to the dance with you?"

Smolder just rolled her eyes and said "Yes I know, I was dumb! Looking back I can't believe just how much I was worrying about it, I spent so much time wondering how I could avoid messing it up that I almost missed the opportunity to even ask at all. Glad I finally got around to it in the end though"

Sandbar smiled and said "Yeah, me too. So... see you tomorrow?"

Smolder was about to say the same back, until she remembered that little nugget of information that counselor Glimmer had given her... there was no reason not to do it, so with a wry smile, Smolder just pushed Sandbar onto his bed before getting to her knees and saying "What makes you think the night is over? We still got a little time for some fun..." while she pulled down his pants and underwear.

As Smolder cupped his balls and started rolling them around in her fingers, Sandbar blushed and said "Oh wow... are you sure?"

Smolder chuckled and said "Are you saying you don't want a blow job?"

Sandbar's cock throbbed eagerly, gradually lengthening the harder it got just from the sheer anticipation, he gulped and said "Well... no, it's just I... you really don't need to-"

Smolder pressed a finger to his lips and went "I know, I'm doing this because I want to do it... so you just sit there, relax and let me blow you... think you can handle that while I manage everything else?"

Sandbar nodded as he reached full hardness, Smolder wrapped her fingers around his shaft and pumped his member a couple of times before taking the tip in her mouth, swirling her tongue around and lightly sucking as she looked up at Sandbar with the cutest and most innocent looking eyes she could muster. Sandbar groaned at such a lewd display, though his groans only increased in volume as Smolder began to descend, effortlessly sliding inch after pulsating inch of his cock into her mouth... though she reached her limit when the head of his dick popped into her throat.

Smolder was able to suppress her gag reflex for the most part so long as there wasn't too much dick meat going any further than necessary, she had managed to take at least two thirds of his package before she decided that she couldn't take anymore. Sandbar gripped the bed sheets and gritted his teeth as Smolder began bobbing her head up and down at a moderate pace, using her hands to delicately stroke what her mouth couldn't reach so that there wasn't any part of his erection that wasn't being tended to. Minutes went by before Sandbar simply went "I'm cumming!"

Smolder pulled back until just the tip was left in her mouth, rapidly jerking off his cock as he painted the inside of her mouth white with his warm man milk. Smolder made sure he'd given everything he had before pulling herself off of his cock, opening her mouth to show off how she had kept the contents of his previously pent up nut sacks in her mouth, then closed her mouth and gave an audible gulp before opening her mouth again to show that she had swallowed every single drop of spunk that she had drained out of him.

Sandbar looked at her in disbelief and said "Wow..."

Smolder smirked and said "See you tomorrow my sexy stud" then left the room feeling more confident and more sexy than she had ever felt in her entire life, leaving nothing behind except for a very satisfied boyfriend.

The End