Arcius had been more than willing to leave the house after that little squabble between Axel and Gilda. To be fair, Von's idea was a little too brash and risky. To leave them there so they could settle their differences? That was a foolish move on his part. Just about anything could happen in their absence.

"Von....you seriously have been hanging around him far too much to think of such foolish ideas like that..." Arcius whispered, reading his book again. He and Daring had gone out to Ponyville Park for some fresh air. They were ontop one of the hills, looking out to the large town. Arcius had his muzzle in the book he never finished during the interruption while Daring was taking in the sights.

Being so far away from her fans and celebrity life was actually pretty uplifting for her. She was able to meet new ponies and make some friends. And best of all, she met a charming young drake, of whom she can have an intellectual conversation with. He was generous and calm, somewhat distant but he was very friendly. And straightforward. No matter what was said to him, mostly in conversations with Axel, he was always straightforward with his answers. To her, there was something about him that was so interesting.

So exhilarating!

So......hot!

Daring widened her eyes at her thought and shook her head, cheeks flushed with embarrassment. What was it she just thought? A dragon, one of Von's companions, had captured her attention. But how? And why?! Her heart was racing and she was beginning to sweat. And to top it all off, she was in estrous. She had no stallion to satisfy her and she had already gone through many heat cycles prior to this one. Four heat cycles, to be exact. And here was Arcius, calm as the breeze, all hers for the taking.

She could do whatever she wanted with him. All she would have to do is seduce him and--

"Gah! What am I thinking?!" Daring screamed at herself. How could she think about seducing and taking advantage of the dragon she was so close to? But then again....she enjoyed the thought. Waggling her rump in front of him to get him off. He would notice and respond in kind by gripping her firm cheeks. He would knead her gently, enjoying the feeling of her rump as he would lean forward and kiss her neck. Then he would take gentle nips of her neck and ear before massaging her wings.

The thought was beginning to make her drool, her arousal sliding down the back of her leg. She was doing her best to suppress the urge to pleasure herself, lest Arcius catch wind of her action. She was even thinking of teasing him, wiggling her arousal in his face in hopes that he'll abandon all reason and just rut her like it was their last moment together. He would continue to play with her, whispering her name with such lust.

"Oh Arcius~" She moaned, lost in her fantasy.

"Daring." Arcius called, snapping her out of her trance. He was standing over her looking down with curiosity as the mare was on the ground, legs sprawled out and her arousal visible for all to see and between her legs was a lone finger. It was covered with slick juices from her heated marehood. Her face flushed with red as she realized that she said his name...in a sexual fashion. He saw her hoof and the look on her face and smiled at her. "Dare I ask what you were thinking about?"

"U-uh..." was all she could say. What was she supposed to tell him? I'm in heat and I was thinking about you, so rut me? I was just thinking about a cool, handsome stallion that knows how to take my breath away? Any of those could drive him away from her and she didn't want that. "I was just.....scratching an itch."

"An itch?"

"Yep. An itch. Hehe." She chuckled.

"Over your private area? Daring, you are an intellectual like I am. And if you had half the brain I do, you'd know that even that is unbelievable. There is no point in lying to me." Daring sighed in dejection and moved her hoof away.

"Yeah. I know." She said. She continued to lay there, looking away from the stallion she desired while he stared down at her.

"It's mating season, is it not?" He asked her. A blush came to the mare's face as he asked such a straightforward question. Still unable to speak, Daring nodded in reply, earning a smile. "And I suppose I am the target of this affection you're showing to yourself?" Once again, Daring began to blush and could only nod in silence.

"Y-you don't hate me, do you?" She squeaked out. Arcius chuckled and leaned down towards the mare, his lips inches away from hers.

"On the contrary.....I feel just the opposite." He answered and closed the distance between them, kissing Daring on the lips. Daring's eyes went wide in shock as immense pleasure surged through her body. She couldn't believe this was happening. She was kissing Arcius.

She. Was kissing. Arcius! Her eyes began to flutter as they slowly shut and she pushed forward, leaning more into the kiss. She allowed his tongue into her mouth and she wrapped her own around his. They continued to embrace one another, their tongues dancing around in their mouths as if wrestling for dominance. Daring moaned into his mouth, Arcius doing the same as her hand traveled down to her soaking wet pussy and started to stroke herself again with her fingers.

Arcius was enjoying the moment and laid down on her, halting her hand and instead placing it on his swollen member. Arcius, being the more mature member of Von's gang of friends, was quite considerable in size. In fact, his length measured up just a few inches away from the length of a normal stallion. Needless to say, Daring was impressed.

"Ooh, Is that for me?" She cooed, stroking his cock. Arcius gasped as she massaged his length firmly, but in a teasing fashion. She was trying to get him riled up more. Her desire for him must've gone deeper than he thought....and he wanted to go deep.

"Perhaps. Would you like to sample it in full?" He asked her, earning a lustful stare from his mare. Daring giggled at his words and smiled, but a thought came to her mind. If they did this now, what would happen? Would they pursue a relationship? Would he forget all about it? What if he was going to use her? No. She wasn't going to let that happen. If she was going to let him do this, she was going to make him commit.

"Hold on a second." She said. Arcius raised a brow and looked down at her. "If we're going to do this, I need to know. This is my first time being with someone that I actually feel a connection with. And I want our time together to be memorable. If I want to go to the beach or go on a midnight stroll or even watch movies, I want to do it all with you. I love you, Arcius. And I want to be yours. ....But I want to know if you'll be--" Daring was abruptly interrupted as Arcius pressed his lips against hers in a passionate kiss.

Daring's head started to spin as she could feel all the emotion he was pouring into something so simple as a kiss. His joy. His love. His happiness. It was his way of showing that he wanted her and her alone.

They broke the kiss, Daring staring at her lover with pure lust and her wings began to grow erect and her heat intensified as Arcius began to speak.

"There is no need to ask me that. You know my feelings. You can see them in my eyes. And you felt them in my kiss. I love you, Daring Do. And I would love to be your lover." Daring's heart leaped for joy and before she could say how overjoyed she was, she suddenly felt something poking at her entrance. She moaned softly, recognizing it as Arcius' length and smiled.

Silence echoed in the air around them, the only sounds being the occasional chirping of birds and their own heavy breaths as they knew what they wanted to do. And what they both wanted more than anything. With an exchange of silence and a nod from the both of them, Arcius pushed forward and stuck his cock into her quivering lips. Daring moaned louder than she ever had, finally feeling her lover enter her and she wrapped her arms around him. Feeling comfortable after a few seconds, Arcius began thrusting.

In. Out. In. Out. Arcius kept a steady pace as he continued to pound his mare. Their hips slapped against each other as he started to pick up speed, moaning as her walls continued to clench and release him. It was like her marehood was trying to welcome its invader, but push it away as well.

"Oh Arcius~" Daring cried. She was in heaven. Like she told him, Daring had been with plenty of stallions out of the light of her celebrity life. But none of them have been able to satisfy her or even stayed around to try and pursue a romantic relationship. But Arcius...he was different.

They had a bond. In the short time they've known each other, they developed a link. He understood her. They shared similar interests. He didn't care that she was famous. And more importantly, he loved her. And he wanted to remain by her side. Daring was aware of the lifespan of dragons compared to ponies. But she didn't care. She wanted to make their time together the most memorable she could have. And she wanted to look back on those memories as she lay on her deathbed.

Arcius began to thrust even faster, Daring's pussy being too much for him to keep holding back. Caught up in the moment, Arcius thrust harder into his mate, pounding her mercilessly causing shrieks of pain and bliss to emit from the mouth of the pegasus. Daring held on tight to her draconic lover as her first orgasm hit. A surge of pleasure shot through her body, her wings sticking out at full mast and she cried in ecstasy. Wanting him to enjoy the moment as much as her, Daring starting grinding against Arcius as he thrust into her. He moaned loudly in response, causing some precum to seep out the tip and into her.

"Come on. That all you got? I know you can do more than this." Daring said, egging him on. Arcius chuckled, the slits of his eyes shrinking as his primal instinct kicked in.

"You asked for it." He replied. Calling upon his inner strength, Arcius proceeded to thrust balls deep into Daring, pounding her as hard as he could, holding her legs up in order to go deeper. Daring's eyes shot wide and she moaned in joyous bliss as she could feel him hitting her deepest parts, burying himself in her depths.

"Ooh~ R-right there. That's it, baby. Keep going." She moaned. She dug her fingers into the grass and bit her lip, feeling her next orgasm coming. But at the same time, Arcius could feel his own coming and he picked up the pace. They moaned in unison as they neared their peak.

"D-Daring..." Arcius cried, warning his mate of how close he was.

"Do it! Cum inside me. I want you to do it. Don't you dare hold back!" She retorted, licking her lips. Arcius smiled at her and without further delay, he thrust one last time and unloaded into her. He continued to pump her full of his seed, groaning and growling in lustful pleasure. Daring was fairing just as well as he was. Never before had she felt so full and so satisfied. As Arcius released, a wave of pleasure came over her and she orgasmed alongside him and coated his dragonhood with her juices.

As the two of them finished riding the wave of ecstasy Arcius got off her and lay beside her, the two of them panting heavily and fully spent.

"Oh wow....that was so amazing." Daring said between breaths. Arcius chuckled and smiled at her, wrapping his arm around her.

"Yeah." He replied. The two of them shared another passionate kiss, staring into each others eyes. "I love you, Daring."

"I love you too, Arcius. I always will." Daring said. She laid her head on his shoulder, Arcius taking his book back out and continuing to read it.

Author's Notes:

Here is Daring's side of chapter 12. And if you haven't guessed, the next one will be Gilda's. Look forward to it ;) Catch ya later