Aaaand here's the bonus chapter! It's a little short, but it gets the point across. Once again, happy Canada Day!
Doug woke up particularly early to get himself ready. Last night's happenings made him want to try something out, namely bringing their relationship to the next level. He even started making some onigiri for them. Mostly for him, but also for Dylas. Granny Blossom noticed how happy he was and commented, "You seem to be in a good mood this morning."
"I am!" Doug said with a large grin. "I'm heading out now, but if you need any help I could stay around here a little longer." It was clear that he was eager to go, so how could she tell him to stay around here?
"Don't worry now dear, I can manage."
He flashed a grin and headed out the door. He didn't know exactly where the horse was, so he'd wander around Selphia until he found him. Perhaps he'd make his rounds and pay everyone a visit. That way it wouldn't look as suspicious when he ran into Dylas.
Eventually he ran into Dylas at the lake, big surprise. He was so into his fishing that he didn't notice Doug there. So the dwarf took a seat and waited as patiently as he could. It took all of his will power not to yell at Dylas and tell him to hurry up, but the horse certainly wouldn't appreciate that.
So he sat there, tapping is foot and looking around. Fishing was so boring, why did Dylas spend so much time doing it? Sure, he could catch fish better than Doug could, but still, staring at a floating ball for minutes at a time seemed boring no matter how well they could it. After a good ten minutes, Doug sighed loudly, enough to catch the horse's attention. He didn't seem the least bit surprised. "Hey." He said.
"Hey." Doug replied. "I got you some onigiri." He said with a grin.
Even if Dylas wasn't particularly fond of onigiri, it was a nice gesture. "You made this yourself too, I appreciate it."
The dwarf responded with a thumbs up. He started talking again as the horse started to eat. "So-" Doug said, not wanting to dance around the subject. "Do you want to go to the cave now?"
Dylas had already taken a bite of the rice ball. "Okay." He mumbled. Doug grinned and led the way. Once they got there, Doug started examining the marking by the cave. Apparently couples still wrote their names there. Perhaps they could too, if there was a spot no one could see. Eventually Doug drew attention to the names, and Dylas leaned in for a closer look.
They stood there by the cave, with Doug grinning mischievously. Dylas didn't seem to be paying much attention to Doug, instead choosing to examine the cave, so he didn't notice Doug's body language or his sly grin. It had been plaguing the Dwarf for a while now, this urge to take their relationship to the next level. Dylas seemed think having their relationship at a standstill was fine, but that wasn't enough anymore. So Doug, being the laid back guy he was, said simply through his toothy grin, "so, when are we gonna have sex?"
If Dylas had been drinking something, he would have spit it out in hilarious cartoon fashion. He didn't turn to face his lover, but his ears had stood straight up, and Doug could see his tail tense, which pleased him greatly. Dylas's face was now as red as Doug's hair, but he felt the need to respond. "Wh- where did that come from?" He put his hand over his mouth and refused to look at his lover, who was more than ready to respond.
"Come on man! We've been going out for like, almost a month now. I can't wait around forever." His tone was mostly joking, but there was truth in what he was saying. "So, let's have sex."
"You mean, right now?" Dylas was clearly flustered, and he really had no idea where to go from here.
"No, not right now." Doug said, snickering. "How about tomorrow? Come over to my place, and we'll make it happen." It sounded more like a business deal, but he knew that was the approach Dylas would best respond to. He was incredibly shy after all, and lacked any sort of relationship experience. That was okay though, it would give Doug time to get ready.
"Uh- what about the shop?" He didn't even know why he brought that up, it just sort of came out. At least it was a legitimate complaint, and he certainly didn't want Granny Blossom walking in on them.
"Come by after hours. I'll buy Granny a spa day so we can have the place to ourselves." There was a slight hint of impatience in his voice, though it was mostly drowned out by his excitement. Besides, it would give him an excuse to give Granny Blossom a nice present.
It at least sounded like Doug had a plan, or at the very least had given it some thought. Dylas would be lying if he said he never thought of doing this kind of thing. In a way, it was a good thing Doug made the first move. He may have never brought up the topic, let alone in such a direct manner, so it was good Doug was there to mediate the speed in which the relationship progressed.
"All right. You'd better make sure there's no one else there."
That was pretty self-explanatory, but he nodded anyway. Dylas looked away, mainly to hide the redness of his face, and Doug wasn't going to have that. He causally walked over and hugged tightly from behind, no doubt alluding to what would soon happen. "You'd better not chicken out." He whispered, partially seductively and partially humorously. Dylas tensed up, so the dwarf thought it was only fair to let him go."Well, see ya tomorrow." Doug said with a smile just before leaving. He figured he'd tormented the stallion enough for one day. There wasn't much to get ready, but that wasn't going to stop Doug from making his place respectable.
The next chapter will contain the idea that started this fic. I have school, so I don't know if I'll get it done, but I'll try!