The day has arrived. Those friends and family with invites to the wonderful occasion arrive at the place of it's hosting, scenic Sweet Apple Acres. The day is beautiful and made even more beautiful by a few colored clouds scattered about thanks to Flick. The bride and groom are separated of course, as is tradition.

In the barn, a happy but slightly nervous Rhino paces back and forth across the floor. He's wearing the traditional tuxedo and is looking particularly sharp today. As he turns for another lap of anxious pacing, the buzzing of wings makes him turn towards the door.

A familiar goldenrod head pokes in, glancing around the room for a moment. "Just checking in. Everything seems to be secure, so far."

Rhino nods. "Good... good... Big Mac have any problems?"

He shakes his head. "Not that he's told me about." He glances down and steps inside, closing the door behind him. "You okay? You're starting to wear a trench in the floor."

The stallion chuckles sheepishly, "Well, I thought it was a good alternative to beating my head against the wall as I'm forced to sit in here and wait. They already build this day up enough throughout your life... having an anonymous vague threat today doesn't exactly help with the nerves."

Flick shrugs, sitting down on the ground. "Hey, we've got your back. All of us do." He smirks, nodding towards the door. "Besides, private property, right? Anyone who tries to enter and do damage will be thrown in jail. Not that they'd even get that far."

"Yeah..." Rhino lets out a breath. "Yeah, that helps..." He actually smiles as he looks at the drone. "Thanks Flick."

"That's what I'm here for!" He grins, pointing towards the floor. "You're fixing that before the reception, by the way."

The stallion looks down at the floor. "Meh, two minutes with a shovel and rake and you won't even know it was there." He checks his watch. "Well, I guess it's that time. Can't keep the princess waiting... and Luna too, I suppose."

The drone simply rolls his eyes and flares his wings. "I'll just be off, then. Make sure no ponies try to sneak in from the skies and all that jazz."

As the two males head off to their positions, inside the farmhouse, a select group of females are gathered to assist the blushing bride.

Mist finishes putting on the final part of Gel's wedding dress. "There you go, what do you think?"

The dress is, of course, white. Tall white socks can be seen under her long dress that hangs entirely over her tail. The upper part of the dress cinches fittingly around her waist, but is slightly poofy as it approaches her neck. The collar goes halfway up her neck and has a thin ribbon tying it. Of course there are indiscernible slits so that her wings are showing, but her chitin doesn't show through the holes. Her mane is also styled in a ponytail so that it hangs off one side of her neck. Finally, a white lace-bordered headband holds her mane out of place, as well as having the veil attached to it, currently flipped over the back of her head.

The nymph looks at her reflection, eyes wide in awe. "...wow. It looks amazing!" She does a small spin, trying to look at herself from every angle. "I love it!" She giggles, blushing softly.

Silk nods as she puts away a few extra pieces of fabric she had brought just in case they would have helped. "Good, because now you get to show off your radiance to everypony, including that soon-to-be husband of yours, who you know is waiting eagerly."

She squeaks, eyes wide in panic. "E-everypony? O-oh my..." She bites her lip gently, eyes flitting about the room in search of some semblance of stability. "...y-you know, maybe it's not too late to just get a marriage license?"

Mist puts a hoof around her shoulders. "It's just last minute nerves. Just focus on thoughts of that handsome son of mine and you'll do fine, it's just a walk and a few words after all."

Silk comments. "Besides, once you've got the dress on, it actually is too late to back out."

Gel stares at her best friend in disbelief. "...s-somehow, that doesn't help."

Silk walks over in her light blue mare of honor dress. "Hey, what's there to worry about? This is going to be one of the greatest days of your life."

"Yes, and I want it to be perfect!" She sighs quietly, shaking her head. "I know how cliche that sounds, but it's true. This is one of the most important days of my life...of our lives."

Mist smiles as she gestures toward the door with a wing. "What's not perfect? The weather is perfect, the location is perfect, you aren't stressing anymore than brides usually do, which is perfect, the dress is perfect, even the food will be perfect." She shifts her voice to determined. "And even if something isn't perfect, you are going to march right that aisle with your beautiful head held high because this day is about you, and nothing will stop being perfect unless you let it ruin the day."

She gives her a flat stare. "And I suppose I'm supposed to simply ignore the threat we got?"

Mist rolls her eyes. "You didn't ignore it, dear. You got your friends to keep an eye out, and the newsponies are keeping enough distance away so that none of them can annoy you or be a threat. You just worry about getting married." She motions towards the window where a shape can be seen. "Your purple friend is the one who worries about the threat, and I think she can handle anything that comes her way."

She glances at the other nymph, noting that she's still carrying her staff in spite of the crisp suit she's wearing. "...I suppose you have a point." She sighs, carefully lowering the veil over her face. She heads towards the door before pausing, turning to her. "By the way, her name's Luster. Just thought you should know."

The wedding begins and all parties are assembled. White chairs have been set up in one of the open areas between the farmhouse and the fields. Apple trees form the background to the picturesque scene. Rhino stands next to the altar, underneath the ivy covered archway, with Manila behind him as his best mare. Luna stands center while Silk stands in her place as mare of honor. Fluttershy is off to one side with her bird choir for the one all important song.

In the audience can be seen every one of their friends: Mane, Big Mac, Flick, Luster, Octavia, Ditzy, her baby bump, and her husband, Bio, Mist, and even Twilight and Spike are attending.

Above it all, a half blue, half green heart can be seen.

A white-clad figure arrives at the end of the aisle. She looks at all of her friends, relaxing at the sight of all the familiar faces. She takes a deep breath and starts to approach the altar in spite of the shaking of her legs. She calms her beating heart, almost missing the wonderful tweeting of the pegasus's birds.

Rhino positively swells as he looks down at his bride. He smiles softly at her as she approaches, his own heart hammering in his chest. You look beautiful, love... an angel if I've ever seen one.

She shyly bows her head, blushing brightly. She eventually stops right next to him, giving him a small smile in return. Thank you. I think you look better, though. As she finishes that thought, she faces forward, paying attention to the alicorn before them.

Luna spreads her wings fully as she speaks loudly so all can hear her. "Citizens of Equestria, we are gathered here today, to witness the bonding of the nymph Gel and the stallion Rhino of the Nexus clan. Through their actions, they have proven their love for one another, and today, they proclaim this to all, now and forever."

The princess continues. "Yours is not a common bond, whether emotional or physical. The step you take here today, represents hope for the future cooperation of both of your races. May others learn from your example, to love both what is inside and out."

She turns to Rhino. "Do you, Rhino of the Nexus clan, take this nymph to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health, through better and worse, now and forever?"

He nods once, proudly as his voice rings out. "I do."

She turns to Gel. "Do you, Gel, take this stallion to be your lawfully wedded husband, through sickness and in health, through better or worse, now and forever?"

The nymph doesn't hesitate, raising her head and looking directly into the princess's eyes. "I do."

Luna smiles as she faces center. "Bring forth the rings!"

Apple Bloom happily steps forward, holding the pillow with the rings on her back.

The little Apple filly walks down the aisle and presents the couple with the rings. Rhino picks up the gold one, and Gel picks up the silver. Enveloped in Rhino's green aura, the gold band slips easily onto Gel's curved horn, coming to a rest at its base.

The nymph takes the silver one and tries to put it on his horn, fumbling slightly before successfully sliding it on. She gives him a sheepish smile.

Luna starts to speak again. "Then, by the power invested in me, I proclaim you wedded. You may kiss."

Gel, eager to do just that, carefully pulls her veil back and pulls him into a long tender kiss. Her eyes flutter closed and her ears twitch at the cheering of their friends.

The Princess smiles as they break the kiss and stand side by side in front of the audience. "May I present, for the first time, Rhino and Gel of the Nexus clan!"

The crowd cheers as the couple turn to Luna as she continues. "To conclude, would the couple and their witnesses please sign the certificate?"

All four ponies, the couple and the pony they chose to stand next to them, sign the document to the sound of the third and final cheer from the assembled ponies.

Gel turns to her love, happily nuzzling him. We did it. We're officially married! She giggles, pulling away to look up at him. What do you have planned for the honeymoon?

He chuckles sheepishly as they walk towards the barn for the reception. Honestly I have no idea... my parents offered to pay for whatever we choose but I've never really had a vacation before...

She stares at him in surprise. Never? She taps her chin, thinking a moment. We'll just have to fix that, then. She entwines her tail in his, smiling sweetly. Let's go somewhere we can have fun...in every sense of the word. She winks teasingly at him as they stop in front of the barn door. Does that sound good to you?

He kisses her cheek as they open the doors. I think that sounds wonderful.

The couple lead the way for everypony else into the barn. The walls have actually been painted an off-white for the occasion, to where one could hardly tell they were in a barn. Tables of food line the walls, small round tables for sitting are scattered around, and in the center there is a large space for dancing. Octavia breaks off from the group and hops onto the stage to join the rest of her ensemble, grabbing her cello and giving a nod to the rest, who immediately prepare to play. Above it all is a banner stating 'Congratulations'.

The newlyweds head over to the towering cake from sugarcube corner with their likenesses atop it. As one, they cut the first slice and hold up a bit of it in their magic to feed to the other.

She giggles, giving him a lidded gaze. Say 'aah'.

Rhino opens his mouth a bit.

She moves forward as she slides the piece into his mouth. As soon as it's in, she kisses him tenderly, secretly sneaking some tongue into it.

His own tongue blocked by the cake, Rhino can only enjoy the brief kiss before swallowing the cake and remarking. "Mmm, tasty." The cake was pretty good too. Your turn. He raises his bit of cake.

Flatterer. She smiles softly and opens her mouth, closing her eyes in a display of trust.

He pops the cake into her mouth, but saves a small dollop of icing that he sticks on her nose when she closes her mouth. He leans forward and cleans the small bit of icing off with a light kiss, licking his lips afterwards.

Gel blushes profusely, her whole face turning bright blue. Before anything else could be said, a lump of icing flies from the cake and, splitting in two, hits them both in the face, somehow avoiding their outfits.

Rhino wipes enough of the icing off so he can see the culprit, a very guilty looking yellow drone. The groom narrows his eyes a moment before shaking his head and laughing with the rest of the crowd as he and Gel wipe their faces off.

The music starts in earnest and the reception begins. Everypony does any combination of dancing, eating, sitting, and mingling that their heart desires, including the couple of the day.

The lucky nymph sits at the table closest to the stage, happily eating another slice of cake. She glances at her love next to her and smiles softly, playfully poking his shoulder. Why so serious? This is supposed to be a joyous occassion!

Rhino smiles as he looks at her. I was just thinking, and I'm definitely happy, no need to worry about that. He leans over to give her another kiss on the cheek.

She giggles, snuggling up against him. What were you thinking about?

He puts a foreleg around her, enjoying the feel of her soft dress. You'll find out later, it's a surprise.

She rolls her eyes playfully. I suppose I'll have to wait, then.

Over at the door to the barn, a red-maned orange unicorn mare approaches the party with a calm look, but a determined stride. Her eyes are locked onto the couple at the head table as she marches into the barn.

Luster, seeing this and reading the air of animosity around the pony, stops her with a hoof. Some metal floats in the air in front of the mare, bending and warping to form words. 'Who are you?'

The mare grimaces at Luster's hoof and makes sure it doesn't touch her. "None of your business, insect." She attempts to walk around the purple nymph.

She steps in front of her, eyes narrowed. 'Did you seriously just call me an insect?'

The unicorn snorts as she stops. "Yes, I did, do you not own a mirror? Now out of the way, I'm on an important mission."

'Oh?' She stands tall, looking down on the mare. 'Please, do share. I love a good story.' Even written, the sarcasm in the words is quite clear.

Just because it is clear though, does not mean it is acknowledged. The mare narrows her eyes as she gestures towards the couple. "I'm here to talk that stallion out of this abomination he calls a wedding and get him to come to his senses about that blue vermin."

Luster's eyes twitches and she flares her wings. 'Did you just call my friend vermin?' She takes a step forward, her very aura emanating malice. 'My kind, pacifistic friend who has never done a single thing to you? Am I hearing you correctly?' A spare metal chair to the side of the barn liquefies and slithers over to the nymph, forming a puddle around the nymph. 'You'd better hope my ears aren't working.'

The mare backs off a step in order to maintain a distance from Luster, but maintains her expression. "I don't particularly care what your kind think, bug, but I won't let this travesty continue any longer than it has."

'Sure you won't.' She turns her attention to a nearby red stallion. Sorry to interrupt your chat, Mac, but this mare needs to be escorted off the premises. The metal under her flows up into a wall, stopping the unicorn as she tries to sneak around her. Parts of the metal sink inwards, forming more words. 'Don't think I forgot about you, Miss.'

As the mare tries to walk around the wall again, she suddenly find her vision blocked by red. "Nope." Big Mac then literally, pushes her out the barn by simply constantly walking toward her and not letting her get around him. The two are soon lost among down the path to town.

Luster nods at this, turning to the happy couple and saluting smartly. Threat neutralized.

Mac comes back a few minutes later and motions Luster over. "Ah, don't think she was the only one thinking of trying something, and Ah don't think we've seen the last of her. Ah'm gonna shut the doors so we don't have any more wedding crashers today."

Gel nods, smiling warmly at the two of them. "Thank you..." She turns to Rhino as the other two go to secure the perimeter, giggling softly. "I'm glad that's over...even if it's just for now."

Rhino doesn't say anything, he just looks at where the mare was and draws Gel closer into his protective embrace. "Let's just enjoy the rest of the party..."

The party goes on without a hitch after that, fun is had by all. Rhino even dares to go on the dance floor, despite a heavy blush and a complete lack of dancing skills aside from some simple slow dance knowledge, which is the only type of song he would dance for. The day rolls on, and the party eventually starts to wind down to groups of ponies chatting.

In the lull between songs, there's a loud crash. Everyone turns to see a certain drone as he stumbles away from the table he tipped over. He wraps his foreleg around Silk, chuckling happily. "You're sexy, you know that? You and that wonderful gift you've got here." He moves a hoof to tap her forehead but ends up booping the mare's nose. He doesn't seem to notice this, taking a swig from the mug floating unsteadily beside him.

Silk giggles nervously as scrunches her nose a little. "Umm... what gift are you referring to, hon?"

Rhino, meanwhile, looks closely at the mug. What is he drinking?

"Your mind of course!" He laughs heartily, pulling her close and dipping her low, kissing her passionately despite all the ponies watching. He breaks it and grins down at her, pressing his forehead to hers. "Anyone would be lucky to have you. I'm luckier to be with you!"

Gel takes the skein in her magic, easily pulling it out of her friend's aura before bringing it close and sniffing it. It smells like apple juice...but a bit more bitter, I think?

Silk's wings flutter happily as her eye stay half closed while her face blushes heavily. "Well... you know... I'm pretty lucky too..."

Rhino sniffs the drink once before flinching away. Cider...

Flick pulls her back up into a standing position, reaching a hoof back towards his pocket. "What I'd like to know is..." he fumbles the box for a moment before grabbing it in his magic, looking up at her with sincere eyes and a face flushed bright yellow - whether that was from alcohol or nervousness is unsure, though. "...would you make me the luckiest drone on Equis?"

Gel's eyes snap to her friends at this, wide in surprise. I-is he...

Silk freezes as she sees inside the box. "Are you... you are... you want..." She shakily takes the necklace out of the box and holds it gingerly with a hoof as her eyes shimmer. She sniffs loudly before grabbing Flick in a crushing hug and peppering him with kisses. "Yes! I will, I will, I will!"

The entire barn erupts into applause and congratulations.

He chuckles, hugging her back and kissing her deeply. "...I'm glad you said yes..." He falls to the side, collapsing on a table, unconscious.

Gel blinks, glancing around the room quickly. ...love? He only had one glass... She glances down at the half-full mug. ...and not even all of it, at that.

I... Rhino does a slow facehoof. I don't even know... I'm just gonna be happy for them and ignore how it happened. It's easier that way...

Probably for the best. She watches Luster take her brother out of the barn on a makeshift gurney, pegasus in tow. ...someone's probably got to tell him what happened, huh?

Rhino chuckles. I'm fairly certain the pegasus that's going to be snuggled next to him will explain it wonderfully.

You're right. She giggles, shaking her head. Her ear twitches as another slow song comes on, and she gives him a playful smile. Care for one more dance?

He gets up and offers her a hoof. Sure.

The party eventually ends, as all parties must. As the newlyweds head home with promises from their friends that the wedding presents will be brought to the house later, Rhino immediately scoops Gel onto his back as they walk. He looks back at her with a smile. "I know the tradition is to carry you over the threshold, but you don't mind if I carry you a bit before that, right?"

She giggles, shaking her head. "I don't mind at all, love." She leans forward and nuzzles his neck, blushing softly.

As they walk through town, taking some of the unused routes to avoid drawing too much attention in their wedding apparel, they chat a bit. "So... finally married. Feels a little surreal, doesn't it?"

She nods, closing her eyes. "It's like a dream...yet I know it's not, since you'd have wings." She laughs to herself. "But then you wouldn't be the perfect stallion I know and love."

He chuckles. "And you wouldn't be the lovely nymph in the beautiful dress on a lucky stallion's back." They walk a bit more until they've almost reached the house, when Rhino speaks to her again. "Hey, remember how I have that surprise for you?"

She nods, rubbing his side with a hoof. "I do. I also remember what we had for breakfast our first morning together." She sticks out her tongue at him.

He flicks her lightly with his tail. "Alright, Miss Perfect Memory, what I was getting at, is that this surprise actually requires you to do a little something to make it work."

She blinks, tapping her chin as she thinks. "...do I have to...roleplay as the princess, tonight?" She teasingly winks at him, giggling softly.

He blushes a little as he responds. "I would think you would be more excited to play the role of the bride on the wedding night."

"I would." She smiles, gently kissing his cheek. "I just love to make you blush like that."

He sees they're getting closer to the house so he goes back to his point. "Anyway love, what I need you to do for this surprise is to close your eyes until I tell you to open them, ok?"

She nods, closing them completely. "I can do that."

He looks back at her playfully. "Promise?"

She sighs, peeking open an eye at him. "You have my word, love, that my eyes will stay shut." She closes them once more. "Starting now."

He smirks as he slowly changes his path from heading towards their house, and instead passes by it completely. Their walk is going to be a little longer than she thought.

She frowns slightly, tapping his shoulder. She doesn't try to open her eyes, wanting to keep her promise. "...Rhino? I know your strides are longer than mine, so we're not heading towards the house...where are we going?"

He only chuckles before answering in a sing-song voice. "It's a surprise~."

She huffs softly, resting her head against his neck. "...fine..."

They reach their destination after a few more minutes of walking, and Rhino comes to a stop. "Alright love, are you ready for your surprise?"

She nods, nuzzling into his fur as she does so. "Yes, please."

"Alright then," he gives her a brief kiss before pulling his head back, "take a look."

She opens her eyes, gazing upon the scene in front of them.

In front of them, in the middle of a grassy plot of land is a house. Two stories, with brick that transitions to painted wood siding just before the second story, it is easily one of the biggest houses in Ponyville. Dark green accents outline the off-white siding, and the number of windows show that there are a number of rooms. Finally, a covered front porch can be seen with a beautiful deep blue door.

Gel's mouth drops open in awe, simply taking in what she is seeing for a few moments. "...Rhino...it...it's perfect..."

He kisses her cheek. "I thought you'd like it. I had to call up my dad and get him to pull some strings with some friends, but we got it done. It's not much right now, mostly just the shell, but all our stuff is in there, and I've got some spouts to start sprucing up the yard."

She turns to him, tears of joy welling in her eyes. "...thank you, love...this is a wonderful surprise..." She gently places a hoof on his cheek, leaning in to kiss him passionately.

He accepts the kiss and they stand there like that for a minute until he breaks it. "Now then, shall I carry you over the threshold of our home?"

She smiles softly, nodding. "Please do."

He walks up to the door and, with a key he pulls from his tux pocket, opens it goes inside, flicking on the lights as he does so. The front room is very much and entrance hall, with the stairs to the second floor centered and rooms off to either side and behind them.

She looks around, taking in every detail of the hallway with foal-like curiosity. "...wow...this is amazing...almost like a mansion..." She tilts her head, staring at a blank wall for a second. "...do you think Flick might be able to supply us with a few paintings? It might give this place a bit more character..."

He nods. "Between that, furniture, curtains, and any other things we need for this place, we've got plenty to get. Not all at once of course, just as we think of it and find something we like."

She nods, sliding off his back and moving around the staircase. She stops and waves him over. "What's this door for?"

He walks over and sees the door she's talking about. "Ah, that one. That's actually the door to the basement, which also functions as my protected runic research workspace, so I can experiment and not have to worry much about if anything goes wrong."

She stays quiet for a moment before turning to him, grinning in excitement. "May I watch?"

He nuzzles her, touched by her interest. "Of course love, you're welcome to watch when the time comes."

She squeals in excitement, hugging him happily. "Thank you!"

He chuckles as he hugs her back. "Why do I think there's going to be a lot of happy squealing from you in our new home?"

"Because you know me so well." She giggles, sticking her tongue out at him.

"True." He kisses her forehead. "So, any other rooms you want to see?"

She thinks for a bit, tilting her head to one side. "...well, I think I should see our bedroom last..." She smirks, giving him a lidded gaze. "...so we can have a little fun, of course." She shrugs a bit. "For now, how about some more of the 'new' rooms?"

"Well..." he thinks a moment, "most of the rooms are bedrooms, but aside from bathrooms, utility, kitchen, and dining room, I think there are two other ones you should see. First," he gestures to another door, "Come see the new living room."

She nods, turning and draping a wing over his shoulder. She smiles softly as they head over to the door.

He opens it and they see into the room itself. "As with most of the rooms, a little bigger that what we had and definitely needing more than the couch and chair, but the main thing I'm looking forward to," he points, "is the fireplace. I love fireplaces. They're great for warmth, atmosphere, light, and so many other things. We're going to be enjoying that when it starts to get cold in a few months."

She looks around the room, noting the height of the ceiling. "I could see us putting up a tree in the corner for Hearth's Warming Eve." She points to the corner in question and steps forward, closing her eyes. "I can almost hear the delighted laughter of our foals...oh, it's going to be so wonderful..."

He steps forward and nuzzles her lovingly, the fabrics of their outfits rustling against each other. "I'm glad we're thinking along the same lines there..."

She giggles, happily nuzzling him back. "So am I..."

He gently grabs one of her hooves and pulls her towards the door. "The last one I think we should see is upstairs." They walk through the house again and he stops at a door on the second floor. "Now, it's not quite as exciting as the last room, but I think you'll still like it." He opens the door to reveal a room with two solid walls of bookshelves, their books already on them but plenty of room left. "I'm planning on this being our own little library and study. The foals can do homework or we can do work in here, or maybe just enjoy some nice reading."

She stares at this in silent awe before moving forward and putting one of her romance novels on a top shelf. She turns towards him, sheepishly smiling. "D-don't want the foals to read that one..."

He just chuckles before walking over and flicking her with his tail. "Naughty nymph."

She squeaks, blushing profusely. She bows her head, embarrassed. "M-maybe I am...but so are you, Doctor." She looks up at him and playfully winks, sauntering her way over to the door and watching him over her shoulder. "Now, I believe we have a bedroom to see?"

"That we do..." They travel a few doors down and he opens it for her. Inside, the bedroom is twice the size of the one they had, and they have more than enough room to walk or anything else, even with all his bedroom furniture in the room. He motions over to a side door as he remarks as a side note. "The closet's a lot bigger too, it's actually a walk-in now."

Gel simply grins, walking over and opening it. "...there's enough room for me to change in there..." She giggles, ideas already going through her head. "...and we could even add a couch in our room, if we like..." She turns towards a window, seeing their relatively empty backyard. She taps her chin as she contemplates this for a moment. "...maybe I should ask Luster if she could help us move the playground equipment over here..."

He nods. "Probably a good idea. We were lucky we managed to sneak the rest of this stuff over here when they took you away to get ready this morning."

She tilts her head to one side, curious. "...'this morning'? 'We'?"

He looks at her. "Well, yeah, we slept in our bed last night so it obviously wasn't here. As soon as Mom and Silk came and got you this morning, Luster and Flick helped me load everything up and haul it over here before we went over to Sweet Apple Acres for the ceremony."

Her face shows understanding, and she turns back to the yard. "...well, then..." She strolls over to the bed, giving him a sensual smile. "...anything else you'd like to say before we...consummate our marriage?"

He feigns thinking a moment before walking over and gently touching noses with her. "I think I'll go with a classic. I love you... with all my heart, and I'll never stop." He gently kisses her lips.

She returns the kiss happily, smiling warmly at him. "...and the fire of my love for you will remain eternal...faring the weather of life and remaining strong..." She tenderly touches noses with him. "...you have my word on that..."

***

Unknown to the couple, they had an observer when they had arrived at their love nest. A small filly-sized and shaped form had watched them from the nearby woods through silver eyes.

She growls, eyes narrowed as they disappeared from her view. "You will regret this day, boy." She slowly backs away, eventually disappearing within the cover of the undergrowth.

Author's Notes:

For those of you who noticed and even more for those of you who didn't, yes that 'completed' status is correct. This is the end of this story. I just want to say thank you for all who loved to read this tale, the first one I've gotten to completion so far. I'm glad so many of you enjoyed this fun tale.

Now, a few words from my co-writer and friend, EnigmaMystere, without whom I couldn't have done this.

"Hey! This story has been so fun to write, and, while I'm sad that it has to end, I'm stoked about the next story in this series! I'll let Rhy tell you about that, though."

Yes, you read that right folks. Just because this story is over, doesn't mean we're done. May I present to you... the sequel!

The Start of Something New

Small side note though, all mature scenes will be in this story: The Start of Something New: Private Moments