A/n

Okay, serious talk this time. In this chapter there are implications and references to things of an adult nature. I will state this and do so as clear as I can; there is nothing in this chapter that can be considered a lemon or anything like that! THERE IS NO DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD BE RATED 'M'! If you have an overactive imagination that would lead you to thinking thoughts of a dirty nature; first of all that is your own fault and if you do have such an imagination, read this chapter at your own risk! I am not responsible for creating material for dirty minds! Thank you for listening, enjoy the chapter.

Chapter 3: Intelligence verses What?!

I awoke slowly, unable to understand why I was doing so. Well, I say slowly, I of course mean a great deal slower than normal for me at least. I felt really groggy and sluggish, which is weird for me. No really, I felt utterly terrible and that's very much out of place for me in the mornings. It seriously felt like a large heavy object had collided into me at high speeds! Perhaps an eighteen wheel of some sort, but I couldn't say for sure. I was trying to get my bearings so that I could figure out why I felt like this; when horrendous pain shot through my head. I reeled from the skull splitting headache. It was like a hard object was being slammed into my skull! I have never had a headache this bad before and I have had some real bad ones in my life.

Okay, now as I'm not an idiot, I know that pain doesn't happen for no rhyme or reason. The laws of the universe are more logical than that and so don't work like that either! The law of Cause and effect, as one of the universe's laws, states that if you do something then you will have a resulting effect. So, I have to have done something that end out causing this condition in me! I tried to recall what could have caused such a headache, but I was coming up with a big blank. Admittedly this was a very strange position for me to be in. Maybe if I get a view of my surroundings that will help.

I opened my eyes so that I could hopefully get a view of my surroundings to understand what was going on. That however, was a mistake I instantly came to regret! Even with the light quality as dim as it was as it filtered into the place I was; it hurt to have said light shining into my eyes. It was like someone was shoving daggers into my eye sockets. I shut my eyes quickly to dull the pain in my head and brought my paws up to my head to cover my eyes. I groaned at the pain in my eyes. Yet this made little sense; why would my eyes be sensitive to light? What in the hell is going on here?!

I thought it would be wise, after the pain I had just felt; to take a moment to try to layout the stalk of my current standing. That can best be done by listing ones symptoms that you suffer from. Hopefully I would come up with an explanation that could tell me why I felt the way I did.

Okay so, let's review what has been happening thus far. First I am waking up later than I have in many years; meaning that something has messed up my internal clock. There is little that I have had or come into contact with that does that to me, so I'm having a tough time figuring out what is responsible. Second I have a huge SPLITTING headache upon waking up. No idea why that is the case. Third, my eyes for some reason are sensitive to light and feel like someone is plunging daggers into them. I have no clue where they came from or the cause of them. Finally, my mind is as sluggish as near crystalized honey as in being close to stagnate. Less clear than mud in other words. That's one hell of a list of symptoms and still no idea what the cause for any of them is!

My brain may not be firing on all cylinders right now, though I don't need to have it doing so to know that I am missing something here! These things are an 'effect' part of "cause and effect" so there has to be a 'cause' before the effect occurs! But what is the freaking fracking cause to all of this?! As I thought about these symptoms, they're for some reason familiar, but I couldn't piece together why that is. I know I have seen them, just can't place where I have and why.

I shifted slightly to check my muscles and found they were responding as if they were immersed in mud or some kind of thick syrup. So my brain and head weren't the only area affected; no, my whole body is. This is just wonderful, gosh dang it! While I was in my miserable musing, I registered a weight on my underbelly and chest that wasn't part of the normal over all weight I have. My griping came to a halt when this realization was double checked by my partially functional sense and confirmed to my brain as correct. I was trying to figure out what could possibly be on top of me. I don't remember having anything on top of me when I went to sleep… now that I think about it I don't remember falling asleep last night at all.

I cracked open my eyes again, squinting to dull the stabbing pain, though the pain still came. After I had gotten my eyes to focus enough for me to recognize objects and scenery, I looked around. I was still in the cave I stayed in the previous night; at least that's familiar to me. My sight was fairly blurry, which was different for me. I don't have blurry sight in the morning, due to my eating habits or rather since I am rigorous in eating healthy, unlike my uncle who eats garbage or what is comparable to it in the mornings.

Anyway my eating habits aside, I looked down at my underbelly/chest to see what was lying there to add weight that increased my own? It took a full twenty seconds to for my eyes to convince my brain and get them both to agree on what I was seeing. Lying on my underbelly and the majority of my chest was purple scales. I kept staring for a minute longer as my eyes slowly focused and the purple scales I had been seeing before turned into Lara. She had her head sitting midway up my neck; I could tell she was draped over me by feeling her warmth. She still appeared to be fast asleep, on top of me; I did note that she had a contented smile on her face as she slept. My senses were telling me that Lara was more than just lying on top of me. Her hind legs were loosely wrapped around, almost hanging on my hips. Then there was also her tail, which was intertwined with my own tail. Well this is… unexpected… feels kind of nice though.

Hmm… well she looks rather happy where she is, how nice for her. With the matter of the unaccounted weight on me identified, I dismissed Lara's presence for the time being. I went back to my dilemma that I had been mulling over. A full two minutes passed before I comprehended the implications of Lara's position in correlation to mine and my thought processes came to an immediate screeching stop at that realization! My mind came to full attention as it caught up with the information my brain just acquired.

… WHOA HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! Why exactly is Lara sleeping on top of me?! And why is she entangled with me as well?! With her position… no… it can't be! We… we couldn't have… done that! There's no way we did the DEED! There just isn't any possibility that we did that! I wouldn't do that even if I was out of my mind!

My mind went into a frenzied panic. Within seconds a habit that I had kicked in, to calm me down. It was like as if it was instinctual; I took some deep soothing breaths and began to come into a meditative type of state. That's when wonderful logical thoughts began to be presented to me.

Just because Lara is sleeping on top of me, doesn't mean that we… mated; it doesn't… dismiss the possibility, but it does not mean that we undeniably did it! There has to be a perfectly logical explanation to how we ended out in this position. There has to be! She could have, for all I know just lain down next to me and while shifting in her sleep ended out where she is. … It could have happened that way, even as unlikely as it would be for her to shift to this particular position. She could have just wanted more warmth for herself. The best way to determine whether or not we copulated is recalling what happened last night.

I racked my brain in the attempt to recollect the previous night's events, but was having difficulty doing so. Every time I got thinking hard, the headache I had would get worse and I stopped due to the pain pounding in my head. I could only bring up some images with the attempts I made to remember. The images that I could at least recall to an extent were of a… nature that… HOLY CRAP! The things I saw in those pictures were… of an erotic nature and that didn't help my state of mind. And some of the images were… really… I don't know how to describe them! Still images to an obvious wet dream I had while I slept. … Yes, I will go with that and stick to it! The longer I saw the images being replayed in my mind; the louder and more forcefully I kept repeating to myself, a mantra as if my life depended on it! 'That could not and did not really occur! It was a dream! JUST A DREAM!'

I desperately needed to clear my head; like NOW! FREASH AIR Yes, that's what I needed right this moment! That would be a great help for me to be able to sort out this… mess. I worked my body out from under Lara, untangling myself from her as I did. Though, it took time for me to do so without waking her while I was getting out from under her. I really didn't want to wake her inadvertently… though why I'm worried about that I haven't the faintest inkling. I... walked… no that isn't true… I swaggered from side to side as I attempted to walk outside. When I got to the entrance of the cave; I hissed in pain as full daylight hit me and it didn't feel pleasant at all. Honestly it hurt like hell! The pain I had been feeling before got three times worse than it had started as. However I forced myself to push forward. … Not more than two steps latter had I taken before I performed a painfully magnificent face plant into the dirt of the ground.

I grunted and grumbled for moments after I had buried my face into the ground. … This… is… just… going to be one of those days, isn't it?! One of those you just want to end so badly! And I still don't even know why?!

It took me a minute before I pulled my face out of the dirt and picked myself up off the ground and stood, be it with difficulty on my paws. My balance was being thrown out of whack by the horrendous vertigo that I was dealing with. Instead of fighting the vertigo, decided that it wasn't worth it right now. I fell to my haunches as it felt like my head was spinning, but it was better than battling the urge to hurl! All I saw for the next ten seconds was white and nothing else. I rose to my paw again with great effort, hoping against hope that the vertigo wouldn't hit me as hard. Why oh why Lady Luck, do you hate me so? What did I do to cause you to have such a vendetta against me?! Fiddlestick this sucks!

I… well, I guess you can say I crawled or dragged my body over to the spring that was thankfully a short distance from the cave. If it hadn't been close I don't know what I would have done… perhaps just lie down and barf my guts up and get it over and done with. Who knows?

When I had reached the spring, I had planned to take a drink of water, yet what I actually did was dunk my head completely, it was mostly unintentional. However, there are some of those home remedy cures that you find out by accident; as I would say was the case in this for me. The spring wasn't warm; no… it was freezing like in the low forties if not upper thirties… yes icy cold! I have to say that though dunking my head had been unplanned; but the cold shock was extremely effective at clearing my mind. It wasn't working a peak condition by any means, but it was doing far better than before I had gone in for a dunk! As I brought my head up out of the water, the difference in temperature enhanced the cold shock; I was now fully awake! I still think there is something about these problems that feel like I should know them.

"Woooow! That was... (burp) sommmmewhat helpful."

Did I just slur my words?! Why did I just do that?! I suddenly took notice that there was an odd taste in my mouth following the burp. I didn't think much of it; still I decided to make a quick check. The best way to check if you ate something that you shouldn't is to smell your breath. A lesson I have picked up… don't ask how or where, I would rather not say. I put a paw in front of my maw and then exhaled. I snapped back at the scent that came out of my mouth, for two reasons. First and most noticeable, the stench was foul with a giant capital "F"! The second and far more horrifying fact that registered to me; it was a smell I was very familiar with! It was at this point that my symptoms clicked and all of this made sense! All the hints and reminders became clear.

"That isn't possible! I haven't drank… wait… that fruit! Please someone tell me that it wasn't somehow alcoholic!"

Yes, the smell of my breath had the disgusting stench of alcohol! I could never mistake that smell! I have been forced to smell it for so many years; thanks uncle, you are a freaking douchebag! So that fruit had alcohol or something similar enough to it to have the same effect. I had been dealing with a hangover! Meaning that I had likely gotten drunk last night. No wonder I can't remember much of last night! Well at least now I know I can't hold liquor, yet another reason I should never ever drink or consume alcohol! I hereby rechristen the eleventh commandment; Thou shalt not drink liquor or anything like unto it! This may be my own personal commandment I had, but there would be so much less problems if people followed this rule!

You would think, knowing this would put me at ease, wouldn't you? If it weren't for a tiny little detail I wouldn't be as worried as I am. That detail would be named Lara; with her in the mix I say, not in the slightest am I less worried! It worried me more if anything! I had gotten drunk the previous night! Who knows what I did, I don't! I could have very well mated with Lara and do not recall any of it! CURSE YOU ALCOHOL!

I was furious! Not at Lara, but at myself for not listening to those suspicions I had about that fruit! How many times have I learned the lesson about the consequences of ignoring my intuition?! More than I wish to count and yet again I'm forced to experience the problems that come from my mistake; joy for me! I wanted to scream my fury and frustration! Yet with my voice and the volume levels it can reach; it would be mean to do that for it would wake Lara for sure. I glanced down at the water again… I guess that would have to do for this situation.

I dunked my head back into the spring and began to scream gibberish underwater. When I was about to run out of air I retracted my head, took a large gulp of air and then immerse my head underwater again and continued screaming my fury. I repeated this process for a little while until I had vented enough to calm down. When I had, I collapsed down to the ground; still I was close enough to have a couple drinks of water and that helped get the foul taste out of my mouth. After that I began to become lost in my thoughts as I tried to understand and comprehend what had happened to get me to this state.

So last night I had become a drunken idiot, yet I remember blacking out somewhat; after that I haven't the faintest idea what was fact or fiction for me. There were blurry images of things I… don't want to address at the moment. I can't deny that, what I thought was a… dream, could and likely happened. I pray that I didn't do anything like what those images entail! I'm still a virgin I think… or maybe have been… the fact of the matter is I wouldn't want my first time to occur when I am so drunk that won't remember it! Why does my life have to be so complicated?! I can't see how things can get any more frustrating.

My ears picked up the sound of… random impacts to the ground?! I glance over in the direction of the cave and to my bemusement, saw Lara. She was weaving in a manner that made it clear she had a hangover like I was now starting to get over now. I snickered quietly a little, even though I know I shouldn't; but her weaving in a drunken stupor was really funny! Much more amusing than seeing my uncle dealing with a hangover… well I can't really laugh at him as that just gets me a beating, so yeah. I just laid there and watched the comical sight as Lara made her way over to the spring and to me along with it. She fell forward next to me and groaned.

"Morrrning, how are you feeling?"

I wanted to slap myself for slurring my greeting. However, I managed to act nonchalant. Lara covered her head with her forepaws.

"Ow, why are you talking so loud?"

I thought I had said that at my normal volume… oh right, sound sensitivity from the alcohol. I lowered the volume of my voice as I replied.

"My apologies, so how do you feel?"

"My head hurts, like someone is pounding on it."

That sounds right for a hangover. I am so well acquainted with the signs of someone dealing with a hangover. How? Simple… Uncle Douche bag! I have had to watch and observe him when he had them, which was most mornings… for years now.

"Stabbing pain in your eyes when you open them? Odd taste in your mouth perhaps? Inability to remember last night clearly? Top that off with vertigo? Am I missing anything you are feeling or did I get them all?"

Lara groaned in reply, not moving. I smiled slightly though she couldn't see me doing so.

"I take that as yes to all of thee above then."

Lara groaned again before she replied.

"Why do I feel like this?"

Lara moaned this, the pain she was feeling evident. I looked at her with pity; if only she knew.

"Well, do you remember that fruit you found for our meal last night? The ones I was being suspicious and doubting that we should eat them."

"Yes, what about them? Ow my head!"

I am starting to wonder if dragons consume alcohol and don't know it or if they are just so clueless about how certain chemicals do horrible things to the body.

"Those fruits as it happens, contained alcohol or something similar enough to it to have the same effect."

"Alcohol? Was that not that terrible liquid you told me about?"

"Yes indeedily, now you and I know by experience what it feels like to have to deal with the after affects, namely the condition called a hangover."

I feel sorry for Lara, really I do; however, I had been going through this for that last hour I think.

"I would suggest you dunk your head in the spring. It is not an instant cure to the pain, but it does help a small bit."

Lara did as I recommended to her and immersed her head into the spring. I shifted myself over slightly to position my body next to Lara and started rubbing her back in an attempt to comfort her. I knew what my body was going through right now, even if I haven't experience this idea personally until now. I have seen this idea enough from my uncle that I could understand. I may not like it nor would've chosen to do this had I had the knowledge by my own free will. Nevertheless, Lara had only heard about this from me. I can only guess what she is feeling right now. I doubt she really knew or comprehended what was happening as this is presumably outside her experience. I would bet she is scared of what is occurring to her at the present time as this isn't normal.

Lara came up for air after a little less than a minute, breathing hard.

"Why would anyone want this?!"

Ah Lara, that's a question I have been trying to answer for almost a decade… with my uncle being the subject of the question. I still haven't got an answer for it and so can only make a guess.

"One of life's lessons; there are things that others will do, which you will not be able to understand or explain. Accept that fact even if you do not like it."

Lara gulped in another breath of air and dunked her head back into the water. I sighed at the fact I had just stated; it was one I had been forced to accept quite some time ago, though I didn't like to do that. In looking for the good optimistic view in this situation as it was; my hangover was diminishing, it wasn't gone, but the pain was certainly dulling. That is a very good thing!

Well to summarize the recovery process that Lara and I had to go through. I got over my hangover after around two hours of having woken up, after several dunks and drinks of that spring water. There was an amount of cursing involved, I admit it; nonetheless I believe I was justified in doing such things to ignore and deal with the pain! Lara also took two hours; she just started around an hour later than I did. Okay after all of that fun in those three hours… ha ha whee. We ended out sitting by the spring until it was around midmorning. I was reflecting on the morning that had already passed by and previous night, still very worried at what could have happened; when Lara spoke up.

"If that painful experience is what occurs after you consume this alcohol, then I do not want to do it again!"

I chuckled at her declaration.

"Lara I have been telling myself that every time when I see my uncle paying that price for drinking the night before."

As I glanced at Lara I noticed the developing blush on her face. I stared at her curious as to why she was blushing. There had to be a reason for her to be doing so.

"Um… Lara… why are you blushing?"

Her blush went from slightly dark pink color to crimson in seconds of me asking my question.

"Oh it is nothing."

… Nothing huh? That's as likely to be true as it would be for Sarana only wanting to talk to me when she is in heat and nothing else at all! Well obviously Lara is lying, the question to me, is why and what is she trying to hide? What could she possibly be thinking about that is obscene enough that she would want to tell me? … I hope it isn't what I have been thinking about today that involves Lara.

"Lara, if I have not told you already; I am someone that it is very hard to lie to and be successful. You have to be very good at not showing any of the signs your body does when you lie. All the dragons that I have met cannot do so in the slightest. I mean, I have seen children who can lie better than some dragons… who shall remain nameless. The point is, I can tell pretty much instantly when you something false. So fess up; what are you blushing about?"

Lara was stuttering and babbling at my reply. I sighed.

"Come on, how embarrassing could whatever you are thinking about or recalling be?"

I waited for Lara to answer me and when her answer did come it was in a whisper. I was getting a drink of water from the spring when I heard her as I waited for her to say something. And when her answer did come, I wasn't prepared for what she said!

"I… I… dreamed that we mated."

My head snapped up and I spat out the water, and then began to cough. I froze after I got over the fit of coughing I went through after spitting out the water I was drinking. Did Lara just say she dreamt that we mated?! Oh dear, that so doesn't answer my prayers of those… dreams being just that, dreams. Actually, it supports the idea that Lara and I did do the deed! We just can't recall it fully due to the alcohol! No… this can't be happening! I can't have had my first time while I was drunk beyond cognitive thought! Dang it! I'm not helping myself! As the saying goes, 'if you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is STOP DIGGING! I don't need to make it deeper than it already is! AND IT'S FREAKING DEEP!

"Lara, please tell me that I heard you wrong; you did say you dreamed of you… and I… mated?"

Lara somehow blushed a deeper red as she nodded. This hole is getting deeper and I'm not appreciating it at all! She was smiling at the fact she was saying. She was happy at the thought of us mating. Whereas I was panicking about the prospect of the idea of mating! This would suggests that she has thought and dreamt about this subject before now… likely multiple times. Why fate? … WHY DO YOU SEE FIT TO RUIN MY LIFE AND FORCE ME TO CHANGE MY DREAMS BY SCREWING WITH ME?!

I wanted to remember my first time in the first place and being drunken guarantees that doesn't happen! … This is going nowhere but down to a burning hell; better just to stop! I mean the likelihood of Lara and I mating just being a dream was rapidly fading into nonexistence. For us to have the similar dreams is possible, remote but possible. Then Lara, for whatever reason went into great and unneeded detail of her 'dream', all the while blushing as she gave the descriptions.

My mouth twisted into horror and unwanted understanding. The more she described, the more I cursed myself. Her dream wasn't just similar; oh no, it was near identical to the pieces of mine I could recall. That pretty much signifies that it was no dream, but is what we really did and don't remember! … Farewell my virginity; it was nice knowing you for the time I did. It isn't like I am completely and utterly against mating with Lara or accepting the repercussions… exactly. If it is Lara I believe I could live with doing that… oh right, I have done the deed with her and so have to live with it, yea for me. I was so involved in my inner turmoil that I didn't notice Lara had got up extremely close to me and was staring at me a mere inch from my face with hers.

"Saber, …?"

I heard her saying my name; I wonder what my purple friend Lara wants. I refocused on the world around me and not on my conundrum storming in my mind. I found myself staring into a pair of startling azure blue eyes that were inches from my own. I stared for a moment into those eyes and began to lose myself in their depths. Within a moment a realized I was gawking and I snapped out of it. Upon getting a second, more critical look, my eyes widened as I realized the pair of gorgeous azure eyes belong to Lara and she was literally inches away from me. … Did I just think that Lara's eyes were gorgeous?! Where is a thought like that coming from?!

Anyway, my sensory made things worse for me as now in many ways from the input I was receiving. First, I felt Lara pressing up against me and… there was a part of me that liked this and wouldn't allow me to back away without a load of resistance. Then secondly was that I couldn't just smell her scent anymore; it was overwhelming me! Lara's scent hasn't ever been anywhere near this strong before and I have been this close before! Her natural scent is disorienting me badly… worse than the hangover from earlier to an extent! Her scent was affecting me to such a degree; it was affecting my mind, I couldn't think clearly well at all. Why is this happening?! … What is… going… on?!

"Saber, you look off."

… Since when has Lara's voice sounded so soothing and beautiful? … Hurg… Oh my, the wonderful, musical voice that is magnificent to my ears, is speaking to me! How I want to hear it more… What in the hell! Why did that thought just pop up in my mind?! No, I must calm down and concentrate! I began to breathe slow deep breaths; to regain my logical senses. I needed my wits about me! Well… that didn't get the desired results that I normally get.

What I got was a large dose of Lara's scent, which further drowned me in whatever this state was that, was occurring to me. The more I tried to clear my head and keep my cool the more my mind became muddled. The other change I couldn't fathom at the moment was that my heart was beating faster and faster, the closer Lara got to me and the further intoxicated I became! It didn't make sense that my pulse should be this high; I shouldn't be getting excited by what is happening!

Thoughts and ideas like the one I had just had started to present themselves with increasing frequency! And they were escalating to more ludicrous ones with each new thought. These aren't the kind of things I tend to imagine when I have a sane mind! My mindscape which is usually calm and organized had changed. It was more chaotic and all the input I was receiving from my sense showed up as images. I know it probably doesn't make much sense, but try to keep up and do the best you can. Back to the… odd thoughts that were popping up in my head.

'Just let go and go with the flow in this.'

Why am I… I rarely do that, so why…

'She likes you, why not like her back.'

This shouldn't… Matters like this aren't…

'Kiss her, feel her lips again!'

… I was having trouble refusing these thoughts as they came!

'She has shown she wants you, why deny her of such.'

…

'Take her, love her, she's yours!'

… NOOOOO!

It was taking every bit of mental control to NOT give in to these thought! My mind was so fuzzy and muddled right now and was getting worse by the second. I was becoming completely unable to think coherent or straight anymore. As I have learned to see my mindscape during the years of meditation; I looked in to the plane of my mind for it was like some unseen force was confusing my brain so it can't function!

"Saber, speak to me!"

That voice… her voice… no… must… resist… it! As I found myself within my mindscape I found myself standing in some kind of odd colorless liquid that shouldn't be here on the plane of my mind. As I hear Lara speaking to me; it was as if I sank into the liquid I was standing in. I sank deeper and couldn't stop this from happening! I could still comprehend what was happening… somewhat, not perfectly. It was like being in a dream, but not being able to do much about what is going on. I sunk under the surface of the liquid and became unable to control anything I was doing. Then a thought like the ones earlier, somehow overtook my control.

'Why would I want to resist that captivating voice?!'

Wait what?!

"What would you like me to say beautiful~?"

Did I… just… sing my answer… like some idiot?! This wouldn't do at all! I will not allow this while I'm still breathing! I tried to claw my way to the surface of this liquid substance that I was under in my mindscape. Whoever or whatever is in control of me has to be stopped now! Yet the more I struggled, the deeper I sank into this unknown liquor I was being inhibited by. I could still see what my body was doing while I wasn't in the driver seat. I saw Lara staring at me all the while with a look of confusion. I felt something come over me and I started thinking weird…

Why would Lara just stare at me? Is she satisfied with that? Doesn't she know she can do what she wants to me! All she needs to do is say what she desires and I will do whatever I can to fulfill that desire! Oh well I'm not going to complain if she is looking at me! Lara looking at me means that things are right with the world.

No! I can have such thoughts like these! However, while I was in this… miasma, yes that is the word I was looking for; if I can't passed this miasma then my thoughts won't amount to anything!

"Saber, why did you just sing your answer? And did you really just call me… beautiful?! It was really unlike you, but it was nice of you to call me beautiful."

… Sing, does she want me to sing to her, break out into song? I would be more than happy to…

I broke through the surface of whatever was holding me down and making me act the idiot. WHAT IN THE HELL IS GOING ON AND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?! I… I am acting like a love struck and sick idiotic fool! One of the world class levels and it will not do! Why is this happening to me?! What is this substance that is making me so cognitively and mentally impaired?! This is similar… to… what happened… back at… Warfang and Lara! No it is worse! No I must resist… these weird… unknown… urges!

The miasma was starting to pull me back down. I need to make some distance from what is causing this to happen to me! I took a step back from Lara and the 'miasma' seemed to slow down and the force it had been pulling me down will lessened ever so slightly. With this change serving as an encouragement, I shook my head from side to side hard; trying desperately to release myself from the influence and hold of this miasma is that is making me act like a world class idiot!

"Saber…"

The miasma instantly strengthened its pull and I began to sink down again and it was harder to overcome than it was before. I felt my logical mind sinking again with myself; back into the liquid miasma that was inhibiting me. Yet ere I lost to this miasma I tried to call out for Lara to get away from me so that I could fight this!

"No! Do not… come… any… closer Lara!"

I was bellowing these words as I was having so much trouble, keeping the miasma from overwhelming me and pull me completely under the surface of it! I was fighting hard to keep in control, but I was failing, as the miasma kept tugging me gently but firmly down.

"Saber, what is wrong with you?"

Lara sounded worried about me. I could hear her come closer to me again. … Can't keep above… I was once again was immersed beneath the miasma and lost control, force to only watch myself without me directing what to do.

Lara is worried about me? Oh what a happy and joyous day it is!

"There is nothing wrong with me Lara. I am just fine and dandy; is it not obvious?"

I saw and felt my body moving forward and eliminated the remaining distance that separated us. I wanted to scream to make distance from her, but I might as well not have for it had the same effect.

"You need not worry me, but it still is nice that you do."

The look of surprise on Lara's face sent warmth to my heart and caused my pulse to speed up even more. No more of this… please!

"All right… you just sound different than you normally do."

I felt a grinned appear in response to Lara's reply and it was a goofy one. … Oh boy this is so embarrassing I just want to hide my face and never show it for a great amount of time!

"Sometimes it is nice to mix things up a little bit; would you not agree?"

Mix it up? Did I really just say that corny line?! Then to my increasing embarrassment I felt myself lean forward and kissed Lara quickly on the lips. I tried screaming, yet I found myself unable to do so. I couldn't miss the feel of Lara's lips against mine; they felt soft and quite marvelous if I were honest. Lara appeared stunned by my action and so was dazed. Her mouth was hanging open and her eyes were wide staring at nothing. I on the other paw had enough of this foolery and exerted immense effort to break through the miasma induced lake or substance in my mindscape. I succeeded at getting to the surface again. Why is this happening to me? What is causing this situation where I'm acting like a complete idiot?! What is responsible for this miasma?!

It was at that point Lara came out of her daze and smiled broadly and cried aloud with joy. She pounced onto me, locking me into an embrace as she hit. Her actions ended knocking both of us over and to the ground. I was laying down flat on my back and was trying to get my bearings. The next thing I am able to register, Lara lips are against mine as she is kissing me passionately with her eyes closed. She was pressing her whole body against mine. My reaction to this turn in circumstance was my eyes going wide.

Granted I know Lara likes me more than friends and wants to have an intimate relationship, but I'm not ready for that! Lara's kissing was making it much harder to stay above the miasma, as it felt good! I'm not sure how much more my mental sanity can handle of this; I doubt much more before it goes to hell?! Unfortunately, the longer Lara kissed me the stronger the pull of the miasma became and the quicker I would sink down. I was beginning to sink back under the miasma again fast than before. I fought it the best I could, yet I knew I was fight a losing battle! I had to get something out before I went under; the pull from below the miasma was the strongest it had been yet!

"LARA STOP!"

Lara, at my shout, I felt her weight leave; meaning she pulled back and got off me. I felt myself being pulled down by the miasma, even if Lara getting off of me diminished the strength the pull that was dragging me down! I needed to do something to dispel this miasma and get rid of it now! And I needed to do so before I drown below it once more! There is a way, and I will find it!

"Saber what is wrong… what are you doing?!"

I had begun banging my head on the ground… well more slamming it against the ground, but I had to clear and rid my mind of this miasma, A S A Dammmmn P! It was overriding cognitive and mental processes and wouldn't doubt destroying my logical mind in the end! I wouldn't let that happen! I would rather die before that occurs! This Miasma is likely something mental that I didn't know exist previously… what I haven't a clue, but if it is in my head, then I can get it out! No matter the cost or price that was required to be paid to achieve that result!

"Why (bang) am I (bang) acting like (bang) such an (bang) idiot?! Where (bang) did this (bang) liquid miasma (bang) the things with it (bang) come from?!"

"Saber stop! You will hurt yourself!"

I completely ignored and disregarded Lara screaming at me. My top and only priority is to do whatever it took to rid myself of this miasma right now! BY WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY!

"I (bang) don't understand (bang) where these (bang) urges came from! But (bang) I will (bang) get rid (bang) of them!"

I kept hitting the ground with my head again and again, harder and harder; ignoring the pain my nerves were transmitting from my actions that were inflicting the said pain. It didn't matter to me as I was too focused on clearing my mind! This miasma was doing things that had never happened before and the effects were seriously scaring me! Nothing like this had ever come up with me and I wouldn't have it!

"Urges… what are you talking about; stop hitting your head on the ground!"

I heard Lara's voice but it was still mostly gibberish to me as I wasn't paying attention and hitting my head. All I heard that I actually even partially comprehended was the word 'urges'.

"I do not (bang) know where (bang) they came from. (Bang) But for (bang) some reason (bang) these urges (bang) have me doing (bang) things to (bang) get myself (bang) to make (bang) you smile (bang) laugh (bang) and look (bang) happy."

Lara leapt on to me and grabbed then held me tightly; stopping me from slamming my head to the ground. I struggled a bit, yet to no avail of continuing my attempts to rid myself of this dangerous problem.

"STOP! You will hurt yourself!"

Once again I am impressed by Lara's strength; she was holding me in check and so I couldn't move much at all. Not many people or dragons/dragonesses can pin me or disable me to such an extent… considering my size and natural strength. Yet Lara was somehow doing just that and I was unable to break her hold. Well my actions really haven't helped me; only given me another headache. Yet I still haven't gotten the miasma to go away! It was there… the lake or whatever the liquid like substance was that made this miasma in my mindscape. However, I began to note that the area of my neck that was right below my jawline was getting damp. I can't come up with a reason why that is so. I twisted my head different ways to try to find out what was making my neck wet. In my attempts to discover what was going on when I heard sobbing from the same place.

"W-Why were you h-h-hurting yourself S-saber?"

Lara was obviously still holding me and so was against me still. Yet she was now… shaking no… convulsing and trembling against me. … Lara was… crying! … And I was the very likely cause of her waterworks. I have rarely ever made a girl cry; it just makes me feel like a scumbag of scumbags… no problems with making guys cry though.

"What are you talking…"

"WHY WERE YOU HITTING YOU HEAD AGAINST THE GROUND?"

Oh, that… mental conundrum; well… how do I explain trying to rid myself of the miasma that was robbing me of my control over my bodily functions? Or even what the miasma is?!

"I do not know Lara. I… I just… I was not able to think clearly. It was like I was fighting someone else. I was trying to clear my head!"

My mind still felt fuzzy and muddled; however it had lessened when I realized Lara was crying. Somehow I think this has to do with what Lara and I had done last night; I don't know how I am sure of that, though I am. Perhaps Lara may know and understand better than me, as she has been a dragoness far longer than I have been a dragon. I am still kind of new at this. I won't say no to knowledge that would help me understand. I proceeded to comfort the dragoness, in hopes that she could answer my question. When I had calmed her down, I broached the subject.

"Lara, this may seem an odd question; but what kind of changes happen when a dragoness and dragon mate with each other, besides them becoming a couple?"

Lara emerged from the place she had buried it in my neck and stared at me with an expression of curiosity.

"I would never have thought you would ask that kind of question. Well as far as I know and have been told; both become more attuned to the other or something like that to… confirm the bond between them."

Attuned is it? That's rather vague for an explanation, but that is draconic thinking for you as I have seen it. Nonetheless, I suppose what has been happened might fall under that category in a way. Still some more information would be nice and helpful.

"Would that mean that say, one might have the compulsion to do things they would not ordinarily do to make the other happy?"

Lara seemed to be contemplating my question. I waited for her answer with some feelings of apprehension.

"I guess that is quite possible, I do not know."

I'll take that as a yes indeedily, that's very likely. I believe I'm starting to get a bit of a view of what has been possibly happening to me. I have in a way, really been fighting another and they have been pulling me down into… submission; but it's not a person per say. Oh no… I think I have been fighting myself or rather my draconic instincts that have probably just reawakened from the great length of time they have been dormant.

Great I have been having the most psychological and philosophical standoff going on in my head; intelligence verse instinct! However, in my case it is a tad different than just those two idea going at each other; I have human intelligence duking it out with draconic instinct in a battle royal with winner take all! This match has been raging in me and I wasn't aware of the two who were going at each other; just perfect! Well if I needed any other proof that Lara and I were now mates; I had it now. My instincts were trying to persuade me, which translated into them pretty much force me to do whatever would make her the happiest. … What do I do now?! Will these urges die down and be satisfied if I… say mate with Lara as they are attempting to drive me to do? This really isn't my day today is it? I don't know what to do at this point.

"Hey Lara?"

She gave me her attention. I needed to be careful on how I word this; problem is I can't think clearly at the current moment, as the miasma or guess instincts are still at work and were trying to pull me down again slowly but surely.

"I know you have said and implied that you wish to be… mates, you and I. Do you still feel that way?"

If Lara's head were to move any faster and harder up and down I fear her neck might snap. She definitely wants to be my mate. That's flattering and all, still I… I don't know if I'm ready for this kind of step. … I really don't think I am as I don't have a clue what I'm doing! Yet, I doubt my instincts were going to let me get out of this kind of thing. I was going into this and no matter how much I resisted, my instincts wouldn't be denied.

"Well… those 'dreams' you had last night… as well as the ones I had; I believe they were not dreams. I am fairly sure they actually happened between you and I. Simply put, I believe we mated last night while we were dealing with the… alcohol."

"But I cannot remember anything like that! All I can recall are the dreams."

Lara looked panicked about the idea of us actually mating and neither of us remembering the event. If only she could understand the effects of alcohol on people, and dragon kind apparently. The miasma tugged on me as if to give me a reminder to move this explanation along and get to things… more active with Lara.

"Unfortunately that is another effect of alcohol, gaps in memory."

Lara's face would go from being joy one moment to being worry the next then changing to confusion. I felt sorry for Lara as this has to be very hard to understand for her.

"How can you be sure?!"

That sounded like a desperate plea to me. How can I be sure? … Really, I have had to see what alcohol does for around a decade and you wouldn't expect me to understand. I have seen the signs of these effects from my uncle and those signs have been presented in a near identical manner to me as they were to him. Still that means she does still want to be mates, at least she isn't against the idea we now find ourselves in. That's not to say I am… I just feel… like this is… kind of forced on the both of us. I don't like to be forced into things at all.

"The urges… I think those would be my draconic instincts coming into play. They have not done this until now; in fact they have never come up at all. By what you say, mating could… would very likely make said instincts present and active."

"You… do not… like the idea of… me… being your mate?"

My ears sharpened their pick up at the tones in Lara's voice. Lara sounded more than depressed; she bordered on sounding suicidal! That's very bad in several different ways! I would have a very hard time living with myself if the one who is supposed to be my mate kills themselves after spending only a little time with me! I have enough difficulty living with myself already; I don't need to add to that burden!

"I have never said that I was against the idea of a mate. I was just not ready for one… I… I…"

I was falling into one of my depressions I get when I broach the subject of something I fear or don't want to face and deal with. In short, relationships aren't a subject I like talking about. I'm bad at them and haven't been able to improve much at all and that wasn't due completely to lack of effort on my part. Lara unbeknownst to me came up to me, eliminating the remaining distance between us and put her face almost literally into mine. I refocused my sight and was made aware of her proximity to me instantly. Lara's snout wasn't touching mine, but there was only a millimeter or less that made that so.

"Whoa!"

I attempted to back up and make some space, but Lara moved forward at the same time I started backing up. After a few steps, I fell… well not exactly backwards, yet sort of twisted sideways and ended out as if I had fallen backwards. I hit the ground and as Lara followed a couple of seconds after me. In other words, so closely she toppled over and lay on top of me. So once again the both of us were on the ground in the position of one on top of the other. I was trying to reassert some semblance of order when Lara who had slid off of me partially. She recovered fully first and got back on top of me, pinning me down to the ground. I looked up at Lara's face to be met with a serious expression. I don't like where this is going right now.

"You say you have not been ready for a mate, why?"

Well… oh crap… How do I answer that?! I can't just tell her! She wouldn't understand my reasons! So what can I say in my defense?!

"I… I do not know."

… I was for one of those rare times, lying. I knew it and I don't doubt the dragoness above me knew I was as well. I knew exactly why I hadn't been ready for a mate; or rather for that type or relationship such a position requires. I just didn't want to say or admit the reason for it would be to my shame. It had always been so for me. However, that didn't mean I felt the need to confess it to anyone else! She can interrogate all she wants; I shall not be moved in this!

"You are lying; you do have a reason. You just do not want to say that reason. But you will tell me the reason you have been avoiding this! I want to know why you have made me wait!"

The way Lara had stated what she expected or rather demanded me in a way that left no room for me to get out of this without it getting messy. I began to sweat and my resolve that I had mere moments ago became strained. I tried to look away from Lara as she glared at me. However, she used the middle joint of her wings to force my head to face her. I didn't know that dragons could do that kind of movement with their wings; cool! Actually now isn't a good time for that. Dang it, why does Lara have to stare at me like that?!

"I just…"

My ironclad will was starting to give under pressure as the mental walls I had erected to protect myself from others being able to hurt me began to crack. Lara didn't stop glaring at me if anything her glare intensified. It was wearing me down like it had before and I didn't like it. I felt one of the feelings I hated clawing its way up in me. I tried to prevent the feeling from coming to the forefront, but I wasn't able to in my current condition. No she is about to hear another… of my… dirty dark secrets! The mental barriers crumbled around me!

"I… I am afraid of… NO! … I am afraid of being abandoned and left completely alone again like I always have been! … There I said it! I hate being alone! I don't open up to others because I am scared that when they get to know me that they will leave and never come back! The few times I did try opening up; the one I do that for leaves and I never see them again. I keep be left alone be those around me!"

I was breathing hard after that unwanted confession. I had admitted one of the shameful emotions I had buried long ago and had thought I had made sure it would never see the light of day again! I had been alone for a long time… and I hated every moment of it! I wanted to have relationships, I just didn't know how to make or maintain them; I have never been able to learn how to do so well enough to have real friends. Then during two different occasions I had tried to get closer to another, both of them had left shortly after and I have never seen them again. I isolated myself for survival and to not feel the pain anymore.

"Saber… I had no idea."

And for good reason she and everyone else wouldn't know; I made sure of it! I don't want anyone knowing about this! It is how the pain starts and I don't want to feel that kind of pain again!

"Of course you would not. I have gone to great lengths to make sure that no one does! I have done this to point that it has become habit for me. I have told you several times… I have been on my own for a long time and always had to depend on myself to make it through what comes. I did not have a childhood, I had to look out for myself and that forced me to have to grow up quick. There has been really no one; only Master Kai and that is all."

I closed my eyes to shut out the memories and feelings of loneliness that were swelling up in me. I was holding back the tears of hate and misery; when I felt something that I assumed to be Lara's head, rubbing against my right cheek. My eyes shot open and I saw I had been right, yet there was more to what she was doing. Not only was she caressing my cheek with her own; she was also hugging me, though not in a possessive manner, but in a way as I have never experienced. Lara also wrapped her wings around me; tightening her embrace I was in. It was all in a caring and loving way no one had ever shown me. Not even in memories I couldn't recall clearly.

"I am sorry. I guess I never noticed that you wanted someone to be able to be closer to; to be a true and real friend, like Koren was."

I couldn't think of a reply to that. Lara had said what I had not. I had always felt something had been missing from my life for a long time. When I left the dragon realm I lost my memory, yet I still knew that something had been absent or at least my heart knew. I could never identify what was missing; still I could tell there was. My mind had dismissed this feeling as something that didn't make sense, yet it was always there ever haunting me. What Lara had said had hit home for me. I felt a hole where Koren had his place in; I had tried to fill that place a few times. I had failed to be able to fill that place that my last true friend had. Spyro and Seth have become good friends, but not true friends yet, though they I would say could get there soon enough. The others were working their way to that state of relationship with me. It has taken me time to open up to others. Yet, none of them had quite been able to fill that space Koren had left. Lara spoke again.

"I will never leave you. You do not have to be alone."

This dragoness… I was trying so hard to hold back the tears I had suppressed for so long, yet some began to escape and trickle down slowly. I never had shown this part of me to anyone, not even Master Kai; my view of my own outward persona… and it was abysmal.

"Why would you, waste time on me? What is so special about me? I am nothing… to waste your time on."

Yes, this is an insecurity of mine; this isn't the exact same as self-esteem. It is a bit different as this is how I believe others should and probably sees me; whereas self-esteem is more confidence in one's own worth or abilities. In short, I have a hard time seeing how others around me could ever accept me for myself as I sometimes have difficulty accepting me for who I am. I live without regret, yet those around me don't and so I stick out like a sore thumb! Lara licked my cheek before she continued.

"Why you ask? Because you are yourself; that is enough for me."

This just baffled and shocking to me; no one save Master Kai had ever accepted me for being me completely! Granted there had been a few that could tolerate being around me and could to a degree be seen as friends, but this was different! The firm hold I had on my emotions broke and I couldn't hold back the emotions that built up over the years of hell and misery I have been drug through and endured. For the first time in more than a decade, I cried. Lara just hugged me as I cried. After some time had passed and I had managed to stop the tears; I detest being so emotional, but I couldn't help it with Lara. There is something about her that makes me do things I would never ever normally do with anyone!

"I am sorry that you had to see me like this."

Lara smiled and licked my nose, which surprised me slightly. It felt unlike anything I have felt before. My draconic instincts reaffirmed their presence and reminded me of the need they had been telling me before. If I didn't move this along, then they would without my permission and I would no longer have any say in the matter.

"It is fine, you needed to do that."

What is it about this girl that affects me like this? Well she has seen me at my worse so; I can't see what can happen that would have her hate me and avoid me that I haven't already done. So I suppose that I need to thank her.

"… Thanks Lara. It is really nice of you to do this. I… you shouldn't need to see me like this."

Lara leaned in and kissed me lightly on the lips. Okay she is starting to take this a little too far! However now the question comes to one point, can I open up to her? Should I risk being hurt again?

"Everyone has hard time they have to go through; none should go through it alone."

Now I'm glad about how things are going and all; don't get me wrong. It is just, what happens now? I mean if we're technical mates now, where do we go on from here? I decided to ask what Lara had in mind.

"So Lara, what do we do now?"

As an answer to me, Lara's smile changed to a degree; it was still there, though it wasn't the same one as it was a minute ago. It was… captivating yet provocative… you know I get the strong feeling this is going in a… more adult type direction!

"Well, I can think of a few interesting ideas for us to do."

… Oh sweet mother of all that is holy and wholesome; forget strong feeling, I will go with absolute assurance! I am so about to be screwed… LITERALLY! I started backing up out of reflex, however Lara wasn't about to let me get out of this so easily… not after all the work that has been done to get me here in this position. She followed me and kept our distance around the same, still that isn't to say wasn't trying to close said distance; I just kept this distance from getting any smaller. Within two minutes I bumped into a large boulder and realized I was trapped! I gazed at Lara, all be a tad nervously. I grant you that by the facts; I have already mated with Lara once as of last night. Nonetheless, I don't remember anything but snippets of that event. I will very likely be able to recall this impending experience with extreme clarity! My instincts were becoming more forceful as this situation continued! The plunge was about to occur and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it!

"Do not be scared Saber. I promise this will be amazing."

Lara was so not helping me! She had stopped in front of me; leaving me no way to get out of this. Unfortunately for me or fortunately for Lara; the miasma that was my instincts attempting to override my intelligence surged up in me. I felt the sinking feeling once more as the pull from my instincts became stronger.

'Lara had seen me at one of my worst points and she still wanted to be around me'

No… I… won't… give… in!

'You have already done the deed once, so what's the harm?'

Must… resist…

'She loves you, don't you want that?'

Urg… … OH TO HELL WITH IT ALL!

Enough is enough I could resist these maddening urges no more! I felt myself submerged in the miasma and as I no longer resisted it; all I felt was bliss. The responsibility of thinking clearly was taken off my shoulders and the worry that usually accompanied it was gone along with it. I felt… liberated… free from the cares of the world! It was… the best I have felt in years! I felt my body relax slightly, as I had been unknowingly tensing up my muscles. With my self-imposed restraint taken away; all caution was thrown to the winds and I lunged forward and tackled Lara. We collapsed to the ground with Lara on the bottom and me on top. Our scales were rubbing against each other and that just seemed to drive the heat that was now burning in me to increase.

A/n

No, I don't see a reason to write a lemon

We were still breathing hard, embracing one another as if we were each other's lifeline! That was when Lara said the three words, I had long ago accepted I would never hear from anyone.

"Saber… I love you…"

I looked over at Lara in slight shock and joy. She stared into my eyes and I into hers. She was panting while she was still embracing me, a loving expression on her face. She looked radiant and absolutely beautiful right now in my eyes. Now there was no question that we were mates. Yet, I think I can live with this and even grow to enjoy being with Lara. However, that could be my instincts talking, but I don't know. I think there is something in me that isn't my instincts, which is developing feelings for Lara. Whether those feelings are those of love or not; is something I can't determine at this time. Still I definitely feel something for Lara; there is no doubt about that! Well I guess we will see where this goes then, shan't we? I pressed my lips against hers softly, kissing her before I replied.

"I love you too Lara."

It seemed to be the right response to her. We were both obviously exhausted after our activity of mating. So we could both us a short nap before we head back to Warfang. More so since there would be explanation to give to our friends when we got back and not all of those would be pretty. I glanced back at Lara who was loosening her hug slightly as she snuggled against me and I settled down into a more comfortable position before we both fell asleep.

-Scene change-

Okay in hindsight, I must admit I have been; naïve, shortsighted, idiotic and just plain stupid about this subject. … What subject? Well, let's just say that… the actually deed of mating with Lara now being said and done, with me being able to clearly remember the experience; I feel like a real dunce of an idiot. I wonder why I was so against this in the first place now. Looking back it doesn't make sense really at all! The experience had been very pleasurable; even I have to confess that.

I mean… what words can I use to describe what Lara and I did together? Awesome maybe? No, it was more than awesome, that's for sure! Marvelous? Again not enough meaning in the word. Unbelievable? That is an understatement dear golly is it ever! With the things Lara did… I didn't know that dragoness could move like that! Good thing they don't move like that when they fight, or we males would lose paws down! Wonderful? Yes, I suppose that could work, though it still just doesn't quite say the whole feeling of the event. A dilemma for me to work on later, but back to the matter at the moment the needs attention.

Currently Lara was snuggled against my right side. As for her forepaws; her right paw against my chest and her left paw was clutching me around my underbelly. Then for her hind paws; her left was around my waist and her right was entwined in my right leg. Her tail was firmly wrapped around my own. Lara's head was nestled just below my jawline. I also noticed that she had a very contented smile plastered on her face. She was asleep right now. I could understand the contentment; I was well satisfied in the… activity we did with one another. This is one of those fact and lessons of life; when you make you bed, then lie in it and like it!

Still, we really needed to get back to Warfang today. The others will be worried about the two of us being away. I shifted in order to wake Lara. She didn't wake up, though she did moan quietly in such a way that got my attention. I shook my head to rid myself of such thoughts as Lara snuggled closer to me. This will be harder than I thought; I still need to get her up as we really need to return to Warfang.

"Lara."

I whispered this; Lara just changed her position a little, before settling and beginning to purr. Okay, I have heard about the 'afterglow' many get after having sex with another, yet this is getting a tad old. I got up to a sitting position and found Lara clung to me, still purring. I had hoped to avoid using a 'threat' to get Lara up, but as she wasn't reacting to my other attempts.

"Lara, if you do not get up, then Tarra will drag me off and not give me back."

Lara's head snapped up fully alert. Next thing I know she was on my back and I was on the ground. She clutched me protectively; her wings wrapped around me to prevent the threat I had said from happening. She growled low and quietly, her gaze sweeping from side to side looking for threats. I cleared my throat to get her attention.

"Awake then are you Lara?"

She looked at me straight in the eyes, an expression of anger on it.

"That was not funny!"

"It was not meant to be. You just were being stubborn on getting up. So, we should really be getting back to Warfang; I would bet our friends are worrying about us."

Lara rubbed her cheek against mine.

"I would not mind spending some more time with just you."

Not that I wouldn't agree that being with Lara isn't… enjoyable. Be that as it may, we really should get back before anyone else goes out looking. I'm still reeling from what we did! The things I would consider doing to experience such an activity again; the things I would endure, it's scary just thinking about it! However, we need to get our priorities straight and in order!

"Sorry to say that will have to take place later. If we do not get back to Warfang soon, someone will come out and be in danger while they look for us."

Lara nodded a tad dejectedly at my statement and I have to confess, she looked very cute doing the action. I rolled my eyes at her reaction; I know she likes me and is my mate now, but does she have to be so cute doing it?! So to cheer her up, I rubbed my head along the underside of her jaw for a moment, which she appeared to like very much. At least it got her to perk up. I began to walk past her and went five full paces, before I stopped and turned to Lara.

"Shall we go then?"

Lara scrambled and caught up with me. After we walked a small distance we took flight and headed back towards Warfang.

Chapter end

A/n

This is a much shorter chapter than the two previous ones, if you didn't notice. Now for those who would ask me why I chose not to write a lemon; I have a couple of reasons. The first reason, is simply I think it isn't needed in the chapter. It would I think detract from the story and the idea I was going for. The second, I don't think I could write a scene between Saber and Lara, which I could be satisfied with and be able to call my level of work I hold myself to. Still it is now official! Lara and Saber are mates! No ifs ands or buts about it anymore! They have mated… twice. The next chapter will be a bit due to school and other things, however it will likely have the reaction of their friends when they get back to Warfang.

1dchouseman

I am glad you are happy with the results. I admit I like Lara as well, Though I like Tarra as well just in a slightly different way. For Lara's behavior last chapter, she was scared of losing Saber and impatient at him not making the choice of who was to be his mate. How everyone feels about this, that will likely be covered in the next chapter.

Keyblader Zen

I think I answered most of your points in the pm I sent. Yet I don't blame you for mistake between Spectra and Sarana, with the fight that Saber and Spectra got into a while back it would seem that way.

ArcticDragon Rider

Tarra's reaction whatever I write, I can say that will likely not be nice or pretty at first.