This is a fic based on the pretense that the Cye never attacked in Friendship for a Soldier. Rated M for extreme sexual content, I am not responsible for your hurt sensibilities after this point.

A Tender Moment

Jaze has been living with Trixie for several months and has all but stopped waiting for an attack. Their lives have never been happier; Trixie has taken her magic to a new level, even learning some older spells from the Princesses. Jaze has been working steadily with the Ponyville Development Crew and has been making more money than the pair knew what to do with, for he still received his monthly allowance from Celestia.

Currently, Jaze was making his way home from the latest project the PDC had been working on. Namely, they were making sure that all the dams surrounding the town were still sound. The ex-soldier's job had been to swim under the dams and check the bases to make sure there were no cracks or damage. He was supposed to mark the damaged areas so the unicorn crews could use magic to easily repair it. The problem was that it was spring, and everypony had their minds on other things. Several of the crewmembers had even tried to call in sick to enjoy the beautiful days with their special somepony.

Jaze looked up to the sun, which was just starting to sink below the rim of the mountains surrounding the small town. Though he enjoyed working with the other ponies, right now he just wanted to get home and see Trixie.

His face broke into a wide grin as his thoughts turned to the azure unicorn that awaited him at home. The scarred pilot could not believe that here, among a species not his own, he had found the one thing that everyone seemed to desire above all else, love. He no longer tried to lie to himself about this one simple fact, he truly loved Trixie; from the bottom of his heart. And she had told him she felt the same, a confession that had driven the ex-soldier to a height of joy that he had yet to fall from.

And now, as he neared his shared home, the worries of the day seemed to slide away. The windows were open to allow the beautiful day in, and was allowing amazing smells out. He stopped for a moment to wonder at his life once more; before he had never known what was going to happen to him, nor did he know where he would be sent next. He had spent much of his time wondering when he would face the howling dark, and not return. Now he was working for the good of others, never had to worry about someone trying to kill him, and most of all he was free from the pressures of knowing that everyone was depending on him. In short, life was good.

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Trixie wandered around the house, softly humming to herself and doing her share of the house chores. She had been in Canterlot for much of the day, her and Twilight learning all sorts of magic from the two wonderful teachers that were Celestia and Luna. They had been teaching special magic today, in light of the spring season. The Princesses had taught them how to make a flower more vibrant and a few spells for fun. When the two unicorns had been making their way home, Trixie had offered to have Twilight over for dinner. The purple unicorn had merely blushed and said that Dash was coming over to read and perhaps sleep over. Trixie had merely smiled and nodded her understanding, saying perhaps another time. They split off as they reached Ponyville; one heading for the library and the other for a small cottage near the woods.

Trixie had fast set to work on getting a meal ready for when Jaze returned. The night promised to be beautiful and Trixie was hoping that they could spend the night watching the stars as they ate. She had always enjoyed the nights, and especially so since Luna had once again been plying her night crafting. The azure unicorn forced herself to think of the here and now as opposed to what the night might bring.

Jaze walked in a few minutes before the sun went down. As was his custom, he held his eyes open to remove the contacts hiding his blue-silver eyes from everypony; everypony but her. The young man had told her everything; about whom he really was, where he had really come from, and what he had been in his past. She felt nothing but love for him, glad that she could help mend his broken soul, as he put it.

"Hello," she chirped happily, wrapping his waist in a tight hug, "dinner will be ready soon."

"Great!" Jaze replied from the door, "They had me under water for most of the day and it really works up an appetite. What you got cooking?"

"That duck you brought home forever ago is roasting in the oven for you, and I have a nice pot of vegetable soup on the oven for me."

"Sounds tasty." He licked his lips like a dog, and brought a laugh out of the unicorn. She made her way to the kitchen, followed by the hungry human. She made to remove the food from the oven but Jaze held up his hand, "Let me try, please." His hands came up and became incased in a silvery magical aura. The stove door and the duck, also glowing with the magic, levitated out and landed with a small thump on the stovetop.

The scarred human's legs nearly gave out from the strain, and he needed to put a hand on the wall to steady himself. Trixie was amazed by his progress, and had told him as much on many occasions. He had merely smiled and claimed that it was because he had an amazing teacher. The azure unicorn's thoughts turned back to how the man had found his abilities, almost two months ago now. He had been at a construction site for the PDC and was working under a crane with a few ponies. Trixie had been bringing lunch for him when she saw the crane line snap; dropping its load of bricks towards the unprotected workers. Jaze's hands had suddenly glowed with magic and a shield formed around him and the other workers, diverting the bricks away and saving everypony.

But the cost had been high. Jaze nearly died from the effort of calling forth such a powerful spell and was bedridden for several days. It was during this time that they confessed their feelings, and it was the first time they had said "I love you." At first, the blue unicorn had believed that the human had only said the words out of confusion, but he had laughed and told her that he had always thought as much but had never had the courage to admit it. Now, watching him try to recover from the telekinesis spell, the unicorn had to feel nothing but pride in his accomplishments without a formal school.

"You're getting better." she told him, helping him to a chair and levitating all the food over to the table.

"Yeah," he said thoughtfully as he watched her set the table with magic, "still nowhere near as good as you though."

"I have been practicing since I was a filly; of course I am much better."

"Yeah," he planted a kiss on her cheek, "you're my Great and Powerful Trix."

She giggled again, "And you're my little soldier. Now let's eat before it gets cold."

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The pair sat together on the couch, bellies full and starting to relax. Trixie and Jaze were leaning against one another for support, the human's arm wrapped around the pony comfortably. They sat watching the last rays of the sun disappear beyond the edge of the world, waiting for the stars to become visible in the sky. The young man could not help but notice that Trixie seemed agitated, almost nervous, "Are you feeling okay?"

"I am just…" she searched to find the right words, "lonely, I guess. There is an ache that won't go away no matter what I do."

The ex-soldier thought about the things he had overheard some of the other workers saying all day. He gave the unicorn a loving smile, "I think that I know what wrong."

She blushed a deep crimson, and he could almost feel the heat coming from her face, "Yo-you do?"

"Yes, I know what time of the year it is. Ponies feel the changes of the seasons more strongly than humans. Especially unicorns, since you are most connected to the magic that changes them." He leaned down and planted a loving kiss on her nose, "I know what you need, and if you want to find your… release, with somepony else then I won't hold it against you."

"That, I, I mean…" the still blushing unicorn stammered, "No! If I was going to, it would be with…" She trailed off, too embarrassed to continue, turning her eyes away.

"Who would you want?" the soldier asked quietly.

She slowly brought her eyes back to his, "You, I would want you."

Jaze sat in stunned silence for a few moments, trying to get his head around her confession. "You… want… me?"he stammered back.

"Yes," she leaned a little closer to his face, "I would want the stallion I love."

"But, I'm not even the same species…"

"That doesn't matter!" she cried indignantly, "I know plenty of ponies that partake of species not their own. I met a griffon pony couple, and you have seen Spike. He loves Rarity and they aren't the same species."

He ran his hand along the side of her face, "But what would everypony else say?"

"Nopony else would know!" she replied in a hushed tone, "Besides, what about you?"

"What about me?" he retorted.

"How would it be fair for me to seek release when you can't?"

"I don't need… that, to be happy. Not with you at my side."

"It is not about what you need," she placed her hoof under his chin, "it is about what makes you happy."

"You being happy is good enough for me." he assured her.

"And I want you." she whispered "That would make me happy."

Jaze leaned in a hair closer, their lips nearly touching, "Are you sure?"

In response the unicorn pressed her lips into his, the strange taste of meat still lingering on them from his meal. They had kissed before, but this was different, more insistent and more passionate. They leaned back on the couch, the ex-soldier gently forced on his back by the lustful unicorn. Jaze took the hint and slid his tongue past his lips; meeting hers coming from the other direction. The feel of their tongues sliding over and around each other soon had Trixie making small noises against the human's mouth. He pulled away, causing her to moan pitifully, and did something he had yet to do; he kissed the base of her horn.

The immediate gasp of pleasure and the way she clenched her legs around him confirmed that her horn was a sensitive area. So he continued his kiss, and began running the tips of his fingers, slowly, up and down its length. She was biting her lip to keep from screaming out in sheer ecstasy, while her body writhed of its own accord atop her lover's. When Jaze ran his palm across the tip of her horn, Trixie lost all control and gave a short squeal of pleasure, accompanied by a small bolt of magical lightning.

"Oh god," she whispered worriedly, "I just don't know what happened I'm so…" His lips pressing into hers silenced her apologies.

"Glad that you liked it," the pilot whispered tenderly and shaking his hand; his silver eyes seemed to flash in the soft light of the lamp, "but I think that you owe me a bit for that."

"I would say so…OH!" she yelped as Jaze quickly switched places with her, pinning her to the couch beneath with his body. He once more pressed his lips briefly to hers, before straightening to remove his shirt. Trixie ran her hoof across the hard muscles of his chest, tracing the scars left from the manticore the soldier had fought to help her. Dangling from a chain on his neck was the ring he had recovered the day they had met. The young pilot reluctantly removed the chain as well, gently placing it on the table next to them.

The sweating unicorn's eyes followed the ring and so she was not prepared for the kiss that brushed her cheek. The kisses continued down her neck, every touch of his lips making her gasp and moan in pleasure. His lips made their journey down her body slowly, teasing her every curve. He paused at her stomach to let his hand come up and brush her marehood, the first time in a long time any one besides her had even been this close. The man's mouth continued its downward journey, kissing all around her wetness before finally allowing her to feel his lips on her. She quivered in ecstasy, small sounds forced past her tightly clenched lips.

Jaze paused in his sensual kisses to look up at her, "Why are you so quiet?"

"I don't want anypony to hear," she moaned, anxious for him to continue.

"Nopony is around, be as loud as you want." With that thought delivered, his head dropped back to what he had been doing. For the second time his lips met her most sensitive areas, and for the first time his rough tongue rolled across her excited flesh. This finally forced a shout from the excited unicorn.

A light smile touched the pilot's lips; he knew that he had her now. He slowly trailed his hand down her thigh, rubbing as he continued to kiss and lick her excitement. Her breath came in short, panting spurts as he maintained his oral assault, the hand caressing her thigh adding even more to the fire of her passion. A loud moan crossed Trixie's lips, and Jaze took that as a sign to slip a finger into her slippery folds.

Her eyes widened at the utterly foreign feel of a finger inside her. She had used toys before, but this… this was heavenly. The digit expertly moved inside her, hitting spots that nopony could ever touch. The unicorn felt a pressure building inside her, her first orgasm in months was upon her. Jaze could feel her spasming wildly around his finger, the wetness pouring from her tunnel soaking his hand. He took the chance to add a second finger, his tongue now focusing solely on her swollen button. Her spasms became even more erratic, and she was now howling her pleasure to the skies. With one last shout and a shudder, Trixie hit a high like never before.

The pilot looked up from between her legs, and decided that he had never seen a more beautiful sight. Her eyes were clenched shut, her hooves pressed into the couch, and her back arched from the waves of pleasure assaulting her body. The way she bit her lower lips as she rode the high was intoxicating, not to mention the way she had squirmed.

The unicorn finally collapsed into a satisfied heap, a contented sigh escaping her lips. He slowly pulled his fingers free, making her groan once more. The pilot brought his lips up to lightly kiss her flushed cheek, but she brought her lips to his in another tender kiss, either not caring or enjoying her taste on his lips. The kiss lasted several seconds, long enough for Trixie to regain her mind. When Jaze finally broke the kiss, the sweating unicorn offered him a soft smile.

"Thank… you…" she panted softly, "That was amazing." Her smile took on a decidedly lascivious twist, "And I believe I owe you."

"Don't worry about it." he replied quietly, making to move down her body again, "Tonight is for you." He felt himself suddenly lifted into the air and dropped on the other side of the couch, the air momentarily forced from his lungs. Before he could make move, he found a hoof pressed into his chest. His eyes followed the hoof up; from the leg, across the chest, along the curve of the neck, and finally to the unicorn's face.

Her mane draped down to tickle his cheek and she leaned in to whisper in his ear, "I want this. Now enjoy yourself." She kissed his throat and gave his neck a light bite, the strange feeling of her fur giving him little shivers of pleasure. She trailed her lips down to his chest and could not resist gently licking the salty sweat that had formed. The human's breathing quickened, and the unicorn could see a bulge straining to free itself from his pants. She used her magic to yank the clothing away and release the man's erectness.

She found the foreign shape massively appealing and began to run her hooves along its length. The cool, smooth feeling had his head lolling back with pleasure. His eyes were rolled back and so he was taken by surprise by the velvety tongue that ran along his member. The ex-soldier's eyes snapped back down to what the mare, his mare, was doing between his legs. She rolled her tongue across his length once more before traveling downward to begin licking and sucking on his loins. She could not contain herself, and before long she placed her mouth around his tip and slowly took his length in, her eyes closing with the passion of what she was doing.

Jaze's mind was reeling, and he was losing himself to the lust. The warm, wet feel of her mouth around him was sheer heaven and the way she ran her tongue around his head as it passed her lips was driving him wild. He reached down and brushed the unicorn's mane away from her face. And then she did the one thing that could make it any harder for the man to keep control, she opened her eyes and looked up at him, her eyes glittering with love and lust. This pushed the man over the edge; he was so hard that he thought he would rip his skin. Those beautiful fuchsia eyes, eyes like no human had ever had, were what finally set him off.

"Trixie…" he moaned, "St-stop, I'm going to… Oh… OH GOD!" He shouted as his lust exploded; his body curled and his hands instinctually grabbed her head, catching the unicorn by surprise. After her initial shock, however, she found herself enjoying the taste and gently milked the pulsing source for every last drop, leaving nothing behind. He fell back to the arm of the couch, exhausted from his orgasm and watched as Trixie tenderly cleaned him off with her supple tongue. Trixie crawled back up the man's body until she was level with his face, her tail sweeping across him to cover his nakedness.

"I believe we are even." she said with a throaty laugh.

"Trixie, I…" the soldier started, but was silenced by a hoof pressed to his lips.

"Shh," she whispered, "don't say sorry."

He took the hoof into his hand, planting a loving kiss the appendage, "Then I won't say it." The two of them lay in each other's arms; breathing heavily and basking in their relative afterglows. Until Trixie felt something moving within the mess of her tail.

She glanced down to see that the human's lust was reawakening, and she gave him a loaded smile, "It seems that spring is affecting you more than you thought." She used her back hoof to gently caress his manhood, drawing his desire even further from its slumber.

"Or it may just be you." Once more he kissed the base of her horn and watched as her own lust flamed to life once more.

"Jaze…" she whispered yearningly, "I need you… I need you terribly."

He gave her a gentle kiss on the lips, "I know, my love, I know." He picked her up, carrying her towards his bedroom. The door was closed, but with a mental flick and a glow of magic the handle twisted and the door was flung wide.

Trixie stared up at the silver-eyed man in shock, "How did you…"

"If you think," he said gently laying her on the bed and sitting down next to her, "that something like a door was going to stop me, you are sorely mistaken."

"Well what's stopping you…oh…" she moaned as the human lifted her into his lap began to kiss her on the lips and neck again. One hand was busy exploring every inch of her, dropping down to rub her flank before returning to stroke her mane and hitting every spot between, while the other gently caressed her cheek. His touches slowly became more insistent and soon he had her laid flat on her back, one of her legs to either side of his body. He slowly began to rub his tip against her opening, every pass making her hotter, and wetter. The sensual touches were driving her insane with desire, and the way the soldier was staring into her eyes did not help to alleviate her need. She was whimpering softly now, her back arching upwards away from the bed. By now she could see the flush in his cheeks, and could tell it was as much torture for him as well.

"Ready?" Jaze whispered lovingly into the unicorn's ear.

"Yes," she breathed back, "oh god, yes please."

The soldier brought his body closer to his lover's and, ever so slowly and with all the love he felt, slid into her. He stayed still a moment, reveling in the sensations gripping his flesh, before leaning down and giving the unicorn a tender kiss.

His lips were locked to hers as he slowly began to move within her embrace; both sets of eyes were tightly shut from their passion. Their moans of pleasure combined together to form one song of desire, and every moment that song grew louder. Soon Jaze had lifted himself away, to get a better angle, and began to thrust in earnest.

He slid in and out of her tunnel, his shaft gripped as it entered and only reluctantly allowed him to withdraw before sliding back in a moment later. Trixie's breathing came in short gasps every time the human rammed himself back in, while his breathing was a constant heavy pant. The unicorn began to make light whining noises, but when Jaze looked down to watch her face she blushed and looked away. He slowed his pace once more and leaned down close to kiss the cheek closest to him.

"What is wrong?" he asked worriedly, "Is it not good for you?"

"No," she replied, lovingly running her hoof down the scar on his cheek, "it is incredible. Don't stop, please." She threw her forelegs around his neck and pulled him closer to her face, staring deeply into his eyes while he maintained his rhythm, every push and pull of his manhood driving her closer and closer to another big finish. Her breath was coming faster and faster now, tiny yells of pleasure mixed in. It was not long before she began to spasm wildly again as she reached another peak. She found it almost impossible to make any noise beyond a lower whimper, her body shuddering from the pleasure assaulting it.

For Jaze, the feelings as she contracted around his cock were intense. Every twitch added a little more urgency to his next thrust and soon he, too, was nearing his end. The final straw was watching her squirm on the end of his member, her tight folds squeezing and contracting around it rhythmically causing him to pound her faster and faster before finally burying himself in her one last time. He erupted with passion, filling his lover with his hot fluids before collapsing next to her in a tired heap.

They lay next to one another, breathing slowly returning to a more normal level. The soldier's eyes were starting to close, until azure forelegs reached out to enfold the exhausted man in their warm embrace. The pilot rolled over and looked into her eyes, cheeks streaked with tears of joy. She pressed her lips to his for one last passionate kiss.

"Thank you," she whispered, "this meant more to me than any before."

"And thank you Trixie," he whispered, his arms reaching to hold the most beautiful thing in the world to him as his eyes shut, "you make living here so much better. I love you."

The soldier's eyes closed and his breathing became even and so he did not hear her whisper lovingly, "And I love you."