The day is beautiful, nice and sunny with a perfectly blue sky. Nothing is better than this for riding on Dragon's back, Jane thinks to herself.
"How about we go scare up some cows, Jane?" Dragon said interrupting the deep trance Jane was in about her thoughts. "It seems like you have something on your mind and what better way to make it go away by all the mooing cows do" Dragon laughs at the thought of sound cows do.
"No Dragon flying is enough for me, what is it that you find so fascinating about cows?"
With a chuckle dragon replies "the mooing, the chewing, and perhaps the pooing"
"Oh Dragon you big frog" jane says with a sigh
Only a year has passed since Jane finished her knight apprenticeship, she is now 19. As the years have passed she's grown more mature not just mentally, but emotionally and physically. What used to be a thin tiny girl is now a well endowed woman. Her slim narrow body has put a slim waist with hips well desired by men. Her bust has grown as well as with her red fiery hair. She now cares about her looks unlike the kid she used to be but being a knight is the first thing she cares about. She is no longer the awkward preteen but a confident adult that has her ups and downs and has felt the bliss and pain of love.
"Let's head back to the castle" Jane said.
Dragon gives a nod and they ride back in silence. As they get closer to the castle they start to drop in altitude giving Jane the ability to recognize the people below instead of them looking like tiny ants.
She sees Jester and is about to yell out his name to get his attention but then she remembers the fallout they had and soon realizes it's not the best of ideas and her green emerald eyes fill with sadness.
Jester, now being 20 years old, proclaimed his love to Jane at age 17 and they soon started courting each other. Only for a later time for all of it abruptly end. Jester, now being older, has grown physically too. Taller with a mildly toned body, he has caught the eyes of many lady folk also due to his humor. For him being mature started farther back in his preteen and early teen years so not much of his personality change. Being funny is what mattered most to him unless it was about helping his friends with wise words and advice. Sadly underneath his humor and kindness lies pain and sorrow caused by the experience of his relationship with Jane. Though they try being friends for everyone else's sake it just never has been the same.
Jane and Dragon are only minutes away from the castle when Jane see's Gunther's built figure.
"Go down Dragon, next to Gunther" Jane hoping dragon wouldn't ask why or much.
Dragon swoops below and lands in front of Gunther kicking up dust as he does.
"Be more careful you big Lizard you got dust in my eyes" Gunther's says while he tries to rub his eyes clean "Jane please don't tell you were only dropping down so he can blind me with sand?"
With a smile on janes face she replies, "sorry Gunther we didn't mean to I just wanted to talk if you don't mind me walking back with you to the castle."
"What about me Jane?" Dragon ask, " I don't want to walk back with this short life, just wait for him back at the castle I'm sure what you need to tell him isn't too important."
"No dragon it's not but I don't mind walking, I'll see you back at the castle ok you big toad?" She chuckles as she says this
"Big toad my rump Jane I'm a dragon a fierce dragon and don't you forgot that" dragon flares his nostrils in a jokingly manner " see you back at the castle Jane, Gunther don't try anything funny or poof poof your on fire"
"Get going you fu..."
Jane cuts Gunther off quickly "Dragon, see you back at the castle later please."
With that said Gunther flaps his wings and takes off.
"What's wrong with your freakin lizard Jane?" Gunther ask very annoyed.
"You know how Dragon is why bother asking"
Gunther looks at her and nods his head gently.
"If it matters I'm sorry about that and the dust in your eyes" Jane sincerely says to him while looking at his eyes to make sure they're ok.
Gunther being 20 now has turned to an impressive sized man. His body well toned, every muscle looking well chiseled from all the hard training from his knight apprenticeship. He was knighted the same day as Jane, and just like her he has become more mature than anyone at the castle thought he would be. Now following every single code of the knights he is the best example there is next to Jane. His hair is far shorter now than when he was a kid, his height hitting a perfect 6 foot nothing, his eyes seem to have lightened to a hazel brown and with his sculpted body every single girl in the kingdom would die for him to take their hand. His rude comments are now a polite personality. No longer feeling so competitive with Jane he shows friendship with her. They train side by side helping each other improve as a result they have gotten closer as friends, but sometimes there is more than friendship in the air. They both feel it but don't know whether the other one feels it too so there is no reaction from either of them due to fear of rejection. But as the days pass the tension rises and they both feel that a moment is bound to happen very soon between them.
Jane puts her hand on Gunther's shoulder and says " Happy birthday I would get you something but I don't know what is that you like"
Gunther quickly looks down in shyness and says " well there is one thing that I really like or should I say someone"
Janes heart drops a little fearing it might be an answer she does not want to her but she nevertheless ask "oh really? Who?" Hoping it's not the worst thing she might hear
Gunther looks up at her and hesitantly replies "uh uummm well" he coughs from being nervous and scratches the back of his head "haha sorry I didn't mean to say that" he chuckles as his cheeks turn red
" you can tell me Gunther" Jane reassuring him
He gently pokes at her stomach playfully "it's, well, it's just you know someone haha"
Without realizing it due to her nervousness she gently blurts out "is it me!?" Her face turns redder than her hair soon after she realized what she was thinking came out
Gunther gives a big smile but not answering Jane with words. She knew what that meant and all she could do is blush and smile. Gunther saw this and he knew what that meant his heart skipped a beat and they just stood there looking into each other's eyes. No words were said but there was no need for them, the silence said it all, the tension yelled it and the smiles could not help but give away the secret they were both too scared to shared. Awkwardness filled the small world they were sharing but they didn't care they got the answers they wanted. Jane staring into the eyes of Gunther's felt a feeling she had once before but never acted upon it because she wasn't ready at the time with Jester but now she feels like she might be. Gunther, the stallion he turned out to be to many females of the kingdom knew what he felt but it was different from all the others he could not describe it it was an odd desire but a desire nevertheless.
With butterflies in her stomach and happiness in her heart she said again "Happy Birthday Gunther"
He chuckles and replies "thank you Jane but you said that already" in a teasing manner
"I know but not with this" she said
"Wait wi..."
Jane quickly kisses Gunther on the cheek and he is flabbergasted.
"With that" she says with a big smile and walks away.
Gunther stunned, doesn't go after her or calls her back he just stares at the perfect example of beauty and sexyness. He hips swaying a little as if she were flaunting her ass to tease Gunther.
"I will make his birthday even better with what I plan to give him tonight" she says under her breathe feeling nervous and blissful.