And we're going to keep it rolling!
What's this? I hear a fight coming on. And along with Mating Season too.
Well shall we see what this chapter holds in store for us?
Chapter 4: The snow makes me act funny
Ludwig pulls away and the only thing I could do was sit there with my face steadily getting deeper shades of red. He waves his hand in my face without me responding. "Oh great, I think I broke him this time. Lovi snap out of it." He moves my head from side to side then lets go and watches as I fall onto the floor.
Rage's rumbling laugh pulls me out of my shocked state. I splutter as I get back up. "What the fuck was that for?" Ludwig chuckles and winces as he moves his arm.
"To see how you would react. You know what they say, assume makes an ass out of you and me." I climb over him to sit on his other side to see how bad his arm was. The bruising had gotten darker and I gently poke it and he hisses.
"Broken. So did you get the reaction you wanted jackass?" I ask, getting up and looking at the cooked carcass of the Ice dragon. Our dragons must have cooked it while we were asleep. Thankfully they had left some for us. Next to the carcass were some burned clean bones. I pick one up and walk back to Ludwig.
Ripping my shirt into strips I order him to lie down. "So, you going to answer me or am I not satisfactory to your standards?" I ask strapping his arm to the bone in a makeshift splint.
As I finish up he grabs my arm and pulls me down over to his face to press another kiss to my lips. I slowly close my eyes and move my lips cautiously against his. As we break apart I keep my face above his, breathing in his scent. Now it was my turn and I gladly complied by pressing my lips back onto his.
Scales rustling along the floor make me break the kiss to look up to see what was happening. Rage and Fidelity were weaving together and pulling apart then twining their tails and swishing them on the cave floor. They pressed their heads together and pushed up to have the tips of their muzzles touch.
They were… dancing. I sit up to watch more of it and Ludwig sits up next to me. "I never thought I'd get to see this." He mutters and I turn back to him. He tangles his fingers with mine.
"What are they doing?" I whisper back as I return my gaze to our dancing dragons. He rests his head on my shoulder.
"It's called choosing. It only happens when both riders and dragons are equally attracted to each other. It also means that if another dragon other than Fidelity catches Rage during the mating flight then she'll smash the eggs she lays as soon as they come out." I push myself back into Ludwig's chest and tighten my hand with his.
"Then you'd better fucking catch her. Because, even though I know Romulus wants a Wyrm brood, I want one too. But I want some that look black, gold, and green." Ludwig kisses the side of my face.
"I'll keep that in mind. Now I think we need to get some sleep so we can leave early in the morning." And with that Ludwig lies back down. A few second later Rage and Fidelity pull away, lingering on pulling their tails apart.
I crawl under the furs next to Ludwig and cuddle up to him. "Ludwig, just how often does choosing happen between dragons?" I feel his fingers play with my hair again.
"22% of the time. It almost never happens with Wyrms though." I find myself smiling slightly as I drop off back to sleep.
~Next Morning~
I smile as I stretch and take a look around the cave. Grabbing one of the smaller furs I throw it around my shoulders. Nearby was a tunnel half hidden by a large rock. Ludwig looks over at me as I race toward it. Taking a glance inside I motion to Rage. She walks over and pokes her head in. Being dissatisfied with the lighting she bathes the tunnel in fire to reveal another cave at the end.
I rush down it and peer inside. "Hey Ludwig! Come check this out!" I call over my shoulder and a moment later Ludwig was standing next to me, looking at the pile of gold and precious jewels. Right in the middle of the pile were three pure white eggs. I walk forward and pick up a few coins. The pile wasn't large and could easily be carried by two dragons.
Ludwig picks up one of the eggs and looks over at me. "We can't just leave these here. If they get too cold they'll die. Plus it's three eggs for the upcoming dragon choosing day." I pick one up myself. Judging by color they would hatch within the week.
"Kudos to us then. Do we have extra room in our packs?" Romulus would be ecstatic to have three eggs. Plus all the riches the both of us could carry would go to us. Well, half, because half of all spoils went to the academy. Ludwig thinks for a bit then nods.
"I think we have enough room for all of it. But that's only if we eat the supplies for breakfast." Fidelity appears as Ludwig finishes, dragging the packs behind him. I grab Rage's and pull out the morning's supply of food. Neither one of us had eaten any of the left over dragon last night. Let's just face it, cooked dragon right off the carcass just wasn't all that appetizing. Ludwig sets the packs on Fidelity's shoulders and places one of the eggs inside carefully.
I finish breakfast and place the packs on Rage. "You should be sitting down. Rage and I can load everything just fine." Ludwig smiles at me and sits down. I carefully situate the remaining eggs into the two front packs and load the gold on jewels into the left over packs, loading more in Fidelity's. I run back into the main cave and grab what was left of my shirt then run back.
"Hey, lift your arm." I say, walking back up to Ludwig. He complies with a wince and I make a hasty sling. I tie it around his neck but find myself hesitating to pulling away. Rustling from behind me makes me look to see Rage twisting her tail with Fidelity. Were they going to do that every time Ludwig and I were even close to doing something?
We walk out of the cave and I gasp. The scenery was just so beautiful. Low hanging clouds hid the earth below and the sun danced off of the snow covered mountains. Ludwig chuckled so I guess my expression was bordering on stupefied. I shake it off just as he lobs a snowball into my head. I turn and growl at him then launch one of my own.
Ludwig ducks and Fidelity bats the ball of snow with his tail. Can we go now? It's too cold up here and these eggs aren't going to stay warm forever. Rage says, shaking her scales to generate warmth.
"Alright we'll leave, come on Ludwig. Before Rage decides to leave without us." To prove the point she shakes out her wings and walks over to us, dropping down in the snow again. I motion for Ludwig to get up first but he hesitates. "What now?"
"You have to give me permission. Otherwise it's like I'm saying Rage belongs to me." I hug my jacket around me tighter and let out a grumble.
"Okay, I give you permission to ride my dragon, now hurry the fuck up." He complies and I haul myself up behind him. A moment later Rage takes off with Fidelity hot on her tail. She rises a little in the air then sky rockets down through the clouds and opens her wings to break into a lazy spiral.
It was a couple hours flight and I was kind of anxious to get back. I wrap my arms around Ludwig who lets out a chuckle and I prod him in the side. "Shut up, I just don't want to fall, okay potato bastard?"
~Back at the Academy~
"Ah, I see you two are back… Lovino, why aren't you wearing a shirt? And what's wrong with Ludwig?" Romulus asks as Rage and Fidelity touchdown. On the flight back it had gotten too hot so I had removed my jacket. Rage stumbles forward then pulls up sharply. I climb off and help Ludwig down before turning back to my grandpa.
"We found the god damned dragon, it broke Ludwig's arm, Rage killed it, I had to tear up one of my favorite shirts, and I blame all of it on you!" I reply, stabbing a finger into his chest. "And I know you'll take responsibility for it because we went through the trouble of collecting the three dragon eggs already there."
"Lovino you're rambling." I shut up as Ludwig places a hand on my shoulder. "Sorry about that sir, he's fatigued." Romulus nods with a smile.
"I see. He needs some rest I think. But this is wonderful news. Extra eggs means extra riders." I shrug off Ludwig's hand and walk back to Rage, opening the packs and handing the eggs over. Rage pulls off her other bags by herself, the clinking of the pillaged gold calling softly from the half open flaps.
I wave my hand at her and she follows me over to the main room. She parts away to crawl up the wall to her cave and I head to my room. I flop down with a sigh and burrow under the covers, curling into a ball. A few seconds later I drop into sleep. Cave floors were extremely uncomfortable.
A knock on my door wakes me up a few hours later and Gilbert pokes his head in. "Someone's calling for you at the front door." He gives me a wink as I glare at him sleepily. Falling out of the bed I stumble over to my closet and pull out a shirt.
Taking my time to wander down to the front door I wipe the sleep out of my eyes. Opening the door I poke my head out. "What the fuck do you want?" I demand as Antonio gives me one of his winning smiles. "You have no business with me as far as I'm concerned."
Antonio chuckles softly. "Ah, don't be that way Lovi. I wanted to say sorry for the other day. I really don't think me and Feliciano are going to work out. Can you come out to talk please?" I feel my glare darken and Antonio glances away nervously.
"Why? Did my little brother decide he didn't want to fuck you anymore?"
"Language please."
"Language my mother fucking ass! I speak however the fuck I want. And I'm perfectly fine standing on my side of the door." Antonio sighs and drops his shoulders and I almost regret how I had just spoken. Almost.
"I want another try. Please?" He looks back up at me with a broken look.
"Fucking shit." I mutter as I step out from behind the door. "So what do you mean you and Feliciano won't work out?"
"Well our dragons fight too often. Maybe it's because he has an Earth dragon and mine is a Fire dragon. And he has his sights set on someone else for mating season." I cross my arms.
"So I'm second. Yeah, good luck, because if your dragon actually does manage to catch mine Rage will just smash the eggs." Antonio widens his eyes at your words. "Yes, she chose. No, I'm not telling you who it is. Goodbye." And with that I walked back inside and shut the door.
~Midday Next day~
I walk the halls with Rage, enjoying some time to myself. Rage was saying something but I really wasn't paying attention. "Fratello!" Turning my head I spot Feliciano walking toward me, his face guarded.
"What's up?" I ask with a smile before his fist collided with my face. I gingerly touch my lip before slowly glaring up at Feliciano. "What the fuck was that for?" I say quietly. He takes a small step back.
"I challenge you to a fight."
A/N
I LIED! Smut starts next chapter!
I'm sooooo evil right?
Sorry, it was just getting too long so I split it into two chapters. Next one is going to be at least half smut maybe more.