Night Fury's Wrath

Chapter 40: New Experiences

If I was being optimistic, this felt impossibly good beyond anything I imagined it to be. Truthfully, the beginning was pretty painful, but it wasn't so bad after a bit. All in all, it was amazing.

Now, my unfocused gaze stared at nothing in particular while a stream of drool leaked from my open maw, every scale on my body burning with joy. I didn't have the energy to do much, but it didn't seem to matter. In short, he's turned me into a drooling, breathlessly whining puddle, which was surprising considering I used to fear anything like this. Then, something changed.

He... backed off?

Confused, I dizzily turned my head to see Myrkr backing off of me, his eyes trained on the ground. "Is... Is that it?" I asked dubiously. That was underwhelming.

"Well... n-no," he mumbled quietly. 

I blinked, surprised. "Then get back here!" I wanted to experience this in full, not partially!

"I'm just not sure w-we're ready for an egg, you know?" He said uncomfortably. "I-If I do this, we can't go back."

I sighed and stood, turning and giving him a hard look. "We agreed that we wanted an egg."

"But are we ready for one?" He asked, tentatively looking me in the eye. "I-I think we should think about it some more... just to be sure."

Part of me wanted to demand that he stick to our earlier agreement, but we couldn't dive head-first into parenthood without being sure of ourselves. Myrkr appeared to be doubting something, which wasn't good, but I didn't want our first time to be cut short like this. "How about I go get the egg-preventing plant, then you do it," I suggested. "That will give us time to think about it. Sound like a deal?"

He immediately perked up. "I'm okay with that."

"Wait here." I darted up and out of our burrow, pushing through my exhausted and aching body, and looking around hastily for a specific plant. Fortunately, this island was full of various kinds of plants, including the one plant I needed, so I found my quarry merely a dozen paces away. I didn't eat it quite yet; instead, I brought it back inside so that Myrkr could see it for his peace of mind.

I dropped it in front of Myrkr, noting that he was definitely still ready to go. "This is it," I explained eagerly. "I eat it and I'm good to go for a night or two." I promptly ate it right in front of him, ignoring the sour taste, then got back into position. "Now, let's go!"

Sensing my impatience, he quickly obeyed, and after a little fumbling, we were back at it. I purred loosely as he quickly grew tenser and tenser, then-

H-Holy crap!

Powerful heat rushed into my belly, startling me enough to jolt when it hit. Myrkr let out a long, shaky sigh through his nose. I gasped through my gaping jaws at the intense sensation that felt so alien, yet so wonderful at the same time. I never could've imagined it would be like this! All too soon, it tapered off a couple moments later, leaving me feeling... weird, but not a bad kind of weird.

My tense muscles finally relaxed, throbbing pain flaring in my belly. Wow, that was awesome!

Myrkr separated from me with a tired moan, flopping down next to me as I finally allowed myself to lie down fully, albeit gingerly to avoid provoking any soreness that was sure to come. Above all else, though, I was very tired. Apparently, the end of the mating was the most exhausting part.

"Thanks for taking the plant and... that," he whispered breathlessly. "That was a dream come true."

I hummed faintly at that, struggling to keep my eyes open. "I'd like to say something too," I whispered wearily. "...but I'm so tired."