After That Night: Chapter 1 - One Night Stand

Story by DraconicXeno on SoFurry

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#8 of Story Commissions

The first chapter of a rather large story commission project for the awesome: high-rise over on FA. Thank you for commissioning me!

Featuring their character in an original Sci-fi world, getting into a relationship, and becoming pregnant! The stat obviously being the epicenter of this, just another one night stand!


The dim evening gloom hung heavy over the still room, naught but the neon glow of nightlife and the whirring hum of passing vehicles flying by, to ruin the urban tranquility. It was as if the world waited with bated breath for the birth of any new moment that would harbor a shift in the stillness, and just like that, the door to the small, cheap motel room swung open as two half-drunk figures staggered in. Both were shrouded in gloom, the first's sleek coat as black as midnight, save for the sharp bands of gold that ringed his neck, hips, horn, and other extremities.

He had radiant amber eyes that shimmered in the low light like pools of liquid treasure, amplified by the gleam of rubies pinned into his jackal-like ears. A loose leather jacket and trousers half unbuttoned clung weakly to his slim frame, as he swiftly put out a cigarette in a nearby ashtray. At that, he turned, slender muzzle parting with a coy smile as a pair of sharp fangs flashed from under his lips.

"Now, where were we with this scandal?" he asked the one he'd dragged in with him, a taller dragon, with pure-white hide, angelic wings, and a muzzled face marked by blue scales. "Oh yes, I was going to go down on you, that's right."

For his part, Sero didn't have a care in the world what the dark, aniubian unicorn did to him. He'd yet to acquire the glamorous stallion's name, yet he was no stranger to one night stands either, especially now he was getting older. It had most likely been that longing for new experiences that had driven him to come to this part of town in the first place. Ever since he'd seen them in magazines, he'd had a burning desire to sleep with an equine! Not to mention the scandalous idea, he could fuck a regal aniubian, a common adversary of his kind.

So what if dragons and horn-heads don't get along. This guy is hot as fuck! The dragon's intoxicated mind muttered, having known from the moment he'd picked up his new fling at the club, he was going to enjoy it. He had the best ass there, and there was a lot of ass on show!

No matter how tipsy either of the pair were, they could hardly make each other out in the shadows. Yet Sero did not care, he almost preferred his dark and mysterious lover that way as he reached out and placed a claw on their rounded hips.

"I know, handsome, you kept whispering it in my ear the whole way here, got me all excited," the dragon cooed into the unicorn's ear. "It was hard not to let it show."

"Who said I'd have minded if you let it slip out. I do admire how your kind neglects to wear pants most of the time," the mysterious unicorn purred back, a hand on Sero's hips as he added. "Still, all the better for me to tease it out of that slit you have down there."

"Only if I get to see what you're hiding under those trousers, they're half off already, and you have such a cute bulge," the dragon retorted, voice a low growl as the unicorn shuddered.

"Oh, you'll see, but first, let this stallion tame his drake!" Just like that the dark equine ceased Sero's hips and shoved him onto the cheap bed. "Our races have been at each other's throats for years, but I like to use my fangs for better things."

"Oh, and what kind of things would those be, sexy?" Sero muttered as he sat up, his voice only a little slurred as the unicorn slipped over him like smooth, liquid chocolate; forcing him flat to the bed as they straddled him.

"I prefer to let my actions speak for me, so stop talking and just lay back," the stranger elaborated as he rubbed Sero's chest like it were soft silk. "Hmmm, such a fine drake on the outside, now let's see how smooth you are inside."

At that, the unicorn descended, and Sero could do little more than peer up across his chest, lungs heaving like bellows in anticipation, as his lover forced his hind legs apart, and started to lick his inner thighs.

"Oh, your touch is so soft... Such smooth fur," the dragon stammered as he shuddered, and his lover cooed.

"I try my best, get groomed every day." That much was clear, the unicorn was practically perfect in every way, yet his looks were put to shame by his actions. "Now, let's see how I can get this cock of yours to creep out, shall I?"

His tongue flicked out like that of a snake, tickling the edges of Sero's slit like a cool breeze as the excitement built up over the journey back to the room started to burn in the dragon's nethers. His scaly face contorted, lips quivering as pressure already started to swell and he felt the tip of his sleek cock start to poke free. As if planned, the unicorn purred, and all Sero could see of him as he looked back down were his amber eyes, like precious gems glinting in a dark cave.

"Oh, what do we have here, you're starting to show just a little, handsome." Sero felt a hand brush his inner thigh, as another cupped his right butt cheek, slowly running over his scales as the unicorn caressed him."You smell divine, by the way."

"I... I... You fucking tease, quit stopping, and just suck me off!" Sero hissed, hips jittering as he felt the urge to thrust and more of his member slipped free.

Yet the mysterious unicorn simply slid more of his dark body up onto the bed, his equine rump swaying in the air as his prehensile devil-tail coiled around like a snake. As his body flowed in graceful motions, he inspected Sano's swelling shaft like an architect would a fine structure. His horned head tilted from left to right, eyes lidded and ears flat to his flowing black mane as the arrowhead on the tip of his tail lightly tapped Sero 's tip, a small bead of pre-cum leaving sticky strands as it withdrew.

"Hmm, I've always wondered if your cocks were as sharp as your teeth, it would seem I was right," the stranger observed as his tail coiled around Sero's dick like a corkscrew before starting to roll up and down like a spring. Meanwhile, its master's butt wiggled like a feline ready to pounce. "And started to cum for me already, you're not as resilient as your kind likes to think they are."

"Hard to keep my composure in a room with a guy like you," Sero huffed, his hind claws grasping the unicorn's haunches, wriggling their pants off to expose a fuzzy sheath and balls. "It's such a fucking hot body you have there, handsome!"

"Oh, I know all too well, you've wanted to fuck me for hours, I can smell it, so why hold back now?" Tail still massaging Sero's cock, the unicorn crept up, pinning the dragon's arms out at his side as he nibbled his scaly neck. "Of course, part of me just wants to know I fucked a dragon and lived to remember how fucking hot it felt."

"Talk like that and I'll show you what a real dragon can do," Sero moaned, his head flat back on the pillows as his lover's fangs caused him to shudder. "Not that you're one to lack teeth."

Yet at that, the unicorn grinned, slipping back to Sero's cock as his tail stopped its teasing and the real show started to begin.

His kind's so up their own tails, I'll be glad to plow him when he's done. The dragon thought, yet was unable to express such ideas. Still, better stay quiet until he fucks me, don't want to lose him now.

"My, my, you've almost doubled in size! Hmm, what a glorious member," the unicorn mused, his own cock starting to peek from its furry sheath as he ran his long, serpent-like tongue from Sero's ripe knot, to the very tip of his shaft, lapping up another fresh bead of pre-cum. "Hmm, you taste good, almost like peppermint."

Sero shuddered, yet his lover's grip was strong, his outstretched arms remaining firmly pinned as he grunted.

"Well, what were you expecting?" At those words, Sero's tail coiled up to wrap around the equine's midriff, pressing his lover's peeking cock hard as he added. "You're not getting all the fun so fast."

"Some fight in you, I like that," the unicorn grunted, face wrinkling as his cock flopped out even further. "But let's see if you're as good with your tail as I am with my mouth."

At that, Sero had little warning before his lover dipped his head downward, taking his full cock in his mouth. Like a lance of lightning had struck his crotch, he wiggled in pleasure as the rough roof of the unicorn's muzzle rubbed and pressed his shaft. Yet that was not all, and like a whip, the dark equine coiled his tongue, stimulating the dragon's throbbing mast from base to tip.

Oh fuck, is this what all sex is like in this part of town? Sero wondered, his hips instinctively starting to jerk upward as his tail continued to rub his lover's cock. If so, I'll show him how we dragons do it!

The equine's dick was oddly canine, his balls fuzzy, and his member a bright pink. Yet Sero could hardly look up to notice, only feel them as he cupped the bobbing testicles, then the sleek, wet rod. As he did so, the dark unicorn moaned, the vibrations rattling from deep within his throat causing waves of blissful ecstasy to surge through Sero.

"Gah! Fuck... You're damn good at that!" The dragon snorted through gritted teeth as thin strands of the unicorn's drooping mane tickled his belly and their tongue sucked his firm knot. "Gonna make me cum... Arg... Save it for... the real good time!"

Pausing abruptly, the ebon stallion gave a huff as he pulled back with a wet pop, his muzzle sleek with drool as pre-cum lathered his lips. All the while Sero continued to rub his lover's swelling shaft, the sharp tip less and less equine as it bloomed, causing the stallion to shudder.

"Ack... You want me to stop... I... Then you stop and we'll take this up a notch!" he hissed, face scrunched into a snarl as he did his best to hold back his bubbling orgasm. "I'll get you to cum before I do, dragon!"

"Then you'll have to make me... Urg... You sexy buck!" Sero teased, and at that, the unicorn pulled back, his hind hooves clopping on the bedside as he ceased Sero's hips.

"Take this tail off and I'll do just that, tight-flanks!" he declared, shrugging Sero's teasing tail off as he slapped the dragon's ass, admiring the rippling flesh as he did so. "Damn, so taught and toned. Your kind has such a figure!"

"It comes naturally, I thought you would know?" Sero muttered, yet for his efforts, his head was pressed into the pillows as the unicorn gripped the back of his scaly neck. "Oh... Go on, fuck me hard!"

"You're far more demanding in here than you were out there, where's that stoic mask you were wearing?" the stallion challenged as he lent over the subjugated dragon, the tip of his stiff cock rubbing at Sero 's ripe cheeks. "I'd almost guess you were a different dragon."

"Must just be the effect you have on me, sexy. I knew from the moment I saw you that I wanted you, just hard to say it until we were alone," Sero retorted, receiving more pillow to the face as he snorted. "Humph... So rough."

"Call me a masochist, but I will be on top first," the unicorn announced as he slowly slipped the tip of his cock between Sero's cheeks. "Still, I could have guessed that, you're quite the shy one in public."

"I prefer the term reserved," Sero snorted as he wriggled his hips and ruffled his feathered wings, ready to take his lover's sleek cock up the ass. "Though, call me what you like, you know I'm your bitch right now."

"Oh that I do, good to see you admit it." The stallion boasted, spanking his scaly lover's ass once more as he sank his cock deep into Sero's tail hole. "Gah, damn you're so tight!"

"Humph! And you're lucky your cock's so narrow... We've got no fucking lube!" the dragon retorted with a grunt, as his lover held his draconic tail aside and started to pound him hard, cock slipping in, then out as his canine knot bulged. "Damn... That's not a horse cock you got back there!"

"Did you do any research on my kind before fucking me? Of course, it's not, I'm an aniubian unicorn, you idiot!" the stranger grunted, nostrils flared as his orgasmic build up swiftly resumed. "I... I'm part jackal!"

No better off as the dam holding back his climax swelled to bursting point, Sero's tongue lulled between his teeth as his muzzle was squashed into the pillows and he huffed.

"S-so that's why you look so hot, could have... F-fooled me!" He curled his tail up to spank his lover's succulent ass, just as the stallion had done to him, as his own sweat laded cheeks clapped loudly against the unicorn's inner thighs. "Gah... Fuck I'm close!"

"I'm hot because you're a kinky wyrm who likes to fuck... O-other... Fuck... I'm close too!" The stallion was hard-pressed to finish his taunting as he leaned over Sero, his hips thrusting in time with the dragon's as he forced. "I'm going to cum in your ass, fill you up like a bitch, then we'll see who's kind is better."

"Then do it then... Fuck... I... Oh my... Gah!" No matter his best efforts, Sero came first, his cock pressed into the bed sheets as his hot, sticky seed blasted forth.

Belly sleek with the hot baby batter, Sero could hardly move as the electrifying bliss of his orgasm radiated through him like lightning. Yet not to be outdone, his equine lover could do nothing more than snort as he came too. Wave after wave of warm cum filled Sero's ass, pumping him full as his firm cheeks clenched hard, almost as if to milk every drop. The unicorn panted, as surge after surge of seamen was expelled from his throbbing shaft, before his balls twitched, completely sucked dry.

Moments later, with the air hot and the bed sheets laced with sticky cum, the dark stallion flopped atop his scaly lover, panting like a fish out of water as he stroked Sero's hips, cock still firmly planted in the dragon's clenched ass and stopping any seed from leaking free.

"Your ass is tight as a black hole, dragon," he purred, nibbling Sero's neck. "Just how I like it, hard and to the point."

"Hard is an understatement," Sero huffed, squirming under the pressure of his lover's fangs as a warm, fuzzy sensation filled his ass and belly. "But fuck, I've never had sex this good.

This feeling, it's so odd... Is it love? Sero thought, a bold foreclaw working its way to his smooth tummy scales. Nah, he's just a cock from the club, a really fucking sexy one, but not so different from the others.

"Glad I can impress, I'll say you're better in bed then you look," the stallion purred, yet Sero snorted as he sat up, his lover's cock popping out from his ass with a wet slurp.

"Oh, am I? Well, all you've done is fuck me?" The coy look the dark equine gave him was more than enough for Sero to know exactly where his lover desired to go next, and with a sultry smirk, the dragon rolled the stallion over, draconic cock pressed against their rump.

"That's it, return the favor, fucking your ass and making you squirm really tired me out, and I know when I'm beaten," the stallion purred, shoving his rump up just a little. "I'm so defenseless and exposed now."

He made me squirm huh? He thinks he's so big and dominant? Sero thought deviously, and the unicorn gave naught but a shrill gasp as the dragon slapped their toned ass. I'll show him!

"You feel that?" Sero hissed into the stallion's ear as he mounted the equine and pressed his cock into their ass. "That's the dick that's going to fill your ass until you're fit to burst, sexy!"

********

The morning air was dull, humid, and heavy. The lingering stench of cigarette smoke hung in the room like a smothering blanket, tickling Sero's nose like a swarm of meddlesome insects as he twitched into consciousness. Naught but the sounds of ships humming by, morning commuters at work, and taxi horns met his ears. Yet the bed was warm around him, the hot, sticky sheets scattered like disheveled rags over his chest and crotch as his claws and tail loomed over the edge of the ruffled mattress.

Don't I notice a bed is too small for me when I'm drunk? The dragon wondered, recalling with a clearer mind that most beds this side of town wouldn't be made with a creature like him in mind. Unicorns are smaller than dragons.

Regardless, at the thought of the divine equines, the dragon's mind was taken back to last night and the sensational rutting he'd had with the prim prince from the club. To think he, of all dragons, had shoved his cock up a horn-head's ass, was so scandalous, they could almost make a movie about it. Yet the more he thought, and the more he edged his forepaws over to the now cold side of the bed next to him, the more his heart sank.

That sexy beast isn't here anymore, is he? The dragon was more than used to partners leaving before he woke up, or vice versa, as he'd done it too. Yet a part of him had secretly longed his mysterious stallion would still be there when he awoke. I didn't even get that fine flanks name, fuck!

Regardless, the dragon huffed a small puff of smoke, adding to the harsh smog that already clouded the room as he finally opened his weary eyes and sat up. Slightly hungover, his head spun, and the cheap bed creaked under him. Yet as his vision cleared he looked about, seeing the room was small, with a laminate wood floor, an old Holo-TV and thin, plastic blinds over the windows.

Urg, no wonder I don't remember coming in here, this place is a trash heap. He thought, moving to get up, only to feel the strain of last night on his body. His tummy and ass still tingled, his tight tail hole clenched as if the stranger's cock still lingered. Damn, he fucked me so hard I'm gonna struggle to walk!

Yet that was not the only thing the elusive black stallion had left him, and as the dragon passed a claw down his buzzing tummy to calm his less than subtle morning throb, he noticed a small note on the nightstand, as well as a freshly used ashtray.

'Hey handsome, first one up get's to walk free, right? Bill's yours.'

"Huh, what?" Sero gasped, suddenly lurched back to full alert as his wings ruffled and his tail squirmed. "That sly snake! He's lucky I didn't take him to the damn glue factory!"

Regardless, there was little the dragon could do, he'd nothing but the memory of those amber eyes and golden horn to remember the unicorn by, and he flopped back against the pillows with a huff. That was when, as if to make matters worse, there was a banging on the wall above the bed.

"Hey, keep it down, you were loud enough last night, now shut it!" The disembodied voice of whoever was in the neighboring room was muffled by the thin plaster, and Sero snorted as he hissed back.

"Bite me, tight-tail!"

I just lost the sexiest meat this side of town, I'm not taking some shit. The dragon inwardly huffed as he reluctantly took the bill in a foreclaw. Sixty credits! Urg, as if I need to spend more.

Not one to dwell on how shit his life was, with all the financial issues, employment troubles and all that came with being a large predator in a world of runts, Sero did his best to ignore the implications and simply sat up again, sweeping his tail over the bedside to scoop up his jacket.

What's it going to take to just find a sexy ass to call mine, huh? Not like I'm picky. He wondered, not sure why he was so hung up on his time with the mysterious stallion as he rested a foreclaw on his tender tummy. It's so odd, no sex has ever made me feel this... Good? I guess I can call it that... Hum, more like full.

Regardless, the dragon's brooding was interrupted as there was another slam on the wall, and the same muffled voice shouted.

"Don't make me come over there, I'll kick your tail into the next galaxy!" There was a clatter and a bang from next door before the voice added. "It's still too damn early for this shit!"

"Yeah yeah, you'd think twice if you saw me!" Sero retorted, knowing everyone who squared up to a dragon always did. "How early is it anyway?"

"It's nine already, jackass!" At those muffled words, Sero's eyes shot wide and he leaped from the bed as fast as his aching legs would allow.

Nine already, fuck I overslept I... I can't be late again, she'll kill me! Like a pale blur, the dragon floundered around the room, getting as presentable as he could without a trip to the mangy shower, before he swiped the bill, and rushed out. By the stars, I hope this fucking night was worth it! ********

"Heck, Sero, dude, where have you been? There's only so much I can cover for you," muttered a small lynx; clad in Tall-Tail's express delivery uniform, the name 'Reed' on his tag, as Sero made his way into the warehouse. "And why do you look so rough?" The feline sniffed. "Not to mention smell like... Is that perfume?"

Sero had to battle not to stagger. Oh shit, that must have been what the unicorn was wearing?

"Erm, no reason! Just overslept, had to get ready in a real rush this morning, you know me, Reed," Sero reasoned, praying to the great star dragons that his friend would either catch on or just accept what he was saying.

"You mean like every morning these days? Seriously, dude. Just because you're a dragon, doesn't mean they'll let you slack off," Reed responded.

Urg, he's so dense. Anyone else would know exactly what I'm getting at. Sero inwardly groaned as the two of them made their way out onto the gantries surrounding the docked delivery ships. Has he ever been laid in his life?

Looking at him, from the tip of his perked, frizzy ears, down his mottled-patterned back, to his slightly chubby features and tail, it was a wonder he hadn't.

I mean, he's not fat, but there's girls and guys who are into that? This place is full of cats too! Damn, I need to get his tail wet some time! Regardless of any plan to get his best friend laid, the pair of them came to a stop by one of the docked vessels. Oh well, I'll cross that bridge with him later.

"Yeah well, it's only every morning because every night is so good," Sero quipped, and the smaller cat rolled his eyes.

"Whatever happened to the old, innocent you?" he asked, and Sero's face fell flat as he deadpanned. "Wait, you know exactly what I'm talking about, don't you?"

Reed hummed knowingly as he nodded. "That I do, and I'll say the more you keep getting that tail wet, the more it's going to come round and bite you."

"Sucks that I like biting then," Sero mused, waving the issue off with a claw, and Reed sighed as he responded.

"That's not what I..." His words trailed off with a huff. "You know what, just get in and make your rounds before she..."

"Attention, attention," the tinny voice of the PA system interrupted, its screech heralded by a ringing clackson. "Could employee two-four-nine; Sero, please report to management at once!"

The moment the buzzing inflection met Sero and Reed's ears, both of them exchanged a frustrated glance, and all the while the dragon thought only one thing. Oh shit, not this again!

********

If there was one place Sero hated more than anything, it was the manager's office. The place was prim, proper, and reeked of overused carpet detergent. Yet as he'd done many times before, he now stood alone before his boss's desk, ready to give every excuse as to why he should keep his job as the stern-faced individual clad in neat tie and suit rotated in her chair to face him.

"You were late again this morning, weren't you?" The dainty doe might have looked like no more than a delicate flower to some, but Sero knew better, this deer was no mere flower. "Would you care to explain why?"

As if on cue she loomed up from her seat. The light from the sky beyond her vast rear window cast a long shadow like thunder clouds brewing on the horizon, as her digitigrade, taloned feet tapped holes in the rug, and her pinned-back wings ruffled. Sero 's manager was named Lunar and she was a Preyton, the kind of race that many, even dragons, would be wise not to mess with.

Only its often the bucks that are the mean ones, she's just a bitch. Sero thought as he did his best to come up with a story. Come on, I have to be convincing!

"Well?" Lunar pressed, sharp, avian eyes like daggers as she shot him a glare that could melt a ship's hull.

"Well, you see, I..." Sero, glanced about, looking for something to latch onto, eyes finally fixing on a set of cabinets. "I... I had to reorganize my work records, yep, that's it!"

Lunar blinked, dark blue fur bristling as her malevolent movements came to a slow stop and she rested two clawed paws on her chiseled hips.

"Your work records?" she asked sternly, tone dripping with scorn as the feathery plumage behind her erect ears ruffled. "Did I not tell you to sort that out weeks ago?"

Oh shit, she did... Ermm? Sero's mind refused to offer any more ideas as he went through the countless things he could say, none of them sounding viable. Come on, just make up something simple, it's all I've got!

"Well, you see I did do them weeks ago, just like you asked." He began, forming bold gestures with his paws as he added. "That whole speech you gave about turning my life around and getting my affairs organized, I really took it to heart."

Gah, I just hope those eyes of hers can't see through a blatant lie, it feels like she's peering into my damn soul! Despite his inner turmoil, Sero compressed his worries and doubts as he maintained his stoic composure.

That mask of clarity he wore at least seemed to be a feature Lunar appreciated as she stalked back to her chair, front talons pressed together like knives as she asked.

"Yes, well, I'm glad you took notice, it would be the first time you've done anything worthwhile." She glanced down at her desk, a fine example of polished wooden furniture from the days before space travel, with a holo-pad sitting atop it, and upon that projected screen, appeared Sero's face.

Oh, this can't be good. The dragon thought, as Lunar shot a dangerous look his way and began in a somewhat tired tone.

"Employee two-four-nine; Sero, late on thirteen occasions and counting, insufficient paperwork fulfilled, caught drinking at the helm of a company vessel and..." The Preyton paused as she reached the bottom of the list. "Well, the less said about what you did that time, the better."

Regardless, she deactivated the screen with a quaint tap of her talon, her scaly tail coiled like a viper as she sat up primly and added.

"If federation regulations didn't have your back, I'd have fired you cycles ago. But even if you're an endangered species, I don't think they'll overlook this record." Her talons were together again, as sharp as her cerulean eyes. "Why should I not fire you right here and now?"

Come on Sero think, for what this dump is worth, you can't lose your job! If dragons could sweat, he swore he'd be as sticky as he was last night. Wait, last night, this morning... Maybe...

"Well, you see that's just it. I felt really, really bad this morning, like kinda sick bad," Sero improvised, yet Lunar's slim brow was flat as her chest as the dragon added. "What, I don't like to talk about it... It's dragon stuff!"

"I've heard better biology excuses from bitches in heat," she spat, flexing a claw. "I wasn't born yesterday, you know?"

Oh, I know that for sure. Your rock-solid face makes you look like a relic! Sero inwardly scoffed, yet was swift to respond.

"Look, I'm not lying. I felt a little off, but I'm okay now. It just took me a little longer to get in here, it won't happen again, I promise," he assured.

He looked at his boss with the best hopeful face he could muster, and Lunar sighed, getting up once again and holding her talons behind her back as she gazed out of the window to the docking bay beyond.

"If this had been the second time after our little talk about organization, you'd be out on the street without so much as a word. But given you've improved at least a little since then, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt," she began matter-of-factly, almost as if addressing her deadly reflection in the glass.

"Oh, thank you, I..." Before Sero could mutter another word she turned back to him with the speed and ferocity of a cracking whip.

"But this is the last time. I don't care what happens, your sister could be knocked up by a Xavian for all I care, if you're late again, that's it, understand?" She didn't even need to raise her voice as she glared.

Sero nodded as he muttered weakly. "Yeah, but I don't have a sis..."

"Get out and do your job then. Those shipments will not deliver themselves." All she did was lift a talon to the door, and without a word, Sero dashed out as fast as he could. That was far too close. The dragon inwardly sighed, yet just as soon as he was out and walking back down the docking gantry, he was beset by questions.

"So, how did it go?" Reed asked as he leaned on the railing beside their ship. "I didn't hear any yelling this time, that a good, or a bad thing?"

Who knows when Lunar's concerned? Sero thought, yet put on his best, 'not a care in the world' face as he assured.

"Well, I still got a job, though there's not going to be a next time."

Reed looked more than a little uncertain as the two of them slid down the hatch into the cockpit and Sero took a seat at the ship's controls, suspended chair made to fit his size, and the dome of pyre-glass before him lighting up with a rainbow of diagnostics.

"In that case, you going to make sure there's no next time?" The lynx asked as he heaved the lever to release the docking clamps and the ship began to fall. "Because I bet she knows you were having sex with some chick last night."

"It was some guy actually, you know I'm bi," Sero corrected, as red lights turned to green before him and he engaged the ship's thrusters, taking it out into the clouds. "But yes, I'll cut back on sleeping around. Last night... Well, it just made me feel all weird, not like before."

"You should get that pecker of yours checked then, lord knows what you could catch," Reed advised as he took a seat by the navigator's console.

"I'll be fine, Reed," Sero grumbled, reaching under his shirt to scratch his itchy tummy. "We're still here, so what's the worst that could happen?"