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Kyithra relished in the cool breeze flowing over her scales, drifting through the community park from the red and white checkered blanket she and her owner were relaxing under. She lifted her head, taking in a large whiff of freshly grilled burgers cooking along with the faint trace of water from the lake nearby. Her tail swayed softly, letting out a happy murr as Peter reached forward and gave her soft pets, smiling softly as they waited for their friends to arrive. Peter had told her earlier at the house that they were going to have a picnic at the park together with Stella and Cody for their bi-weekly meeting. They had been meeting every other week to get Kyithra and Cody familiar with each other, especially with her hatchlings on the way now that it had been about two months.

“Ah, there you both are!"

Both Peter and Kyithra raised their heads towards the familiar voice, the dragoness letting out a happy yip as Cody treaded up the small grassy hill with his master, Stella holding a picnic basket in her left hand with Cody's leash in the other. Peter got up to meet the two, Kyithra's leash wrapped around a metal stick in the ground that prevented her from running off. She didn't mind though, she had no reason or want to run away, she was more than happy being here with her loving owner. She thought about getting up to meet Cody but her swollen belly made her tired and recently, the more she moved the more cramps she would feel and she wasn't about to try and experience more of those if she could avoid it.

While the two humans exchanged a hug and talked for a moment a few feet away, Cody kept his eyes fixed on Kyithra, a concerned and loving look coming across his gaze, something that always put a smile on her face. She was nearly certain by now that he had once been a human since, the more and more time she spent with him, he had begun to care for her more and more and the majority of the time behaved in ways that typical dumb animals most likely would not. But for the dilemma of whether he had once been a male or female, she couldn't be sure of. All she knew was that she couldn't ask for a better partner to help raise their hatchlings whenever they would come out into the real world.

Stella then followed Peter to the blanket, giving Kyithra a loving smile before petting her head and mentioning when glancing between her legs at her exposed belly. “Wow… I wonder how many she'll lay. I hope she hasn't been in too much pain."

“No, the vet gave me some pain pills to feed her to help ease any she may have. He said that any day now she could lay them, so I need to keep an eye on her. Oddly enough, he mentioned that letting her lay them naturally was best. He just asked I film her laying them so that he can use that research for future generations."

Cody walked up to Kyithra slowly, giving her face a soft nuzzle with his own, licking her cheek before glancing over at her swollen womb. He carefully dipped his head and walked over to it, taking a seat on his haunches before leaning over and give it a few loving licks, not applying too much force while he did so. He let out a soft purr that made Kyithra's heart flutter, knowing that despite how dominant he was at their first meeting, he had clearly become much more caring once they'd spent more time together. It was also their first time breeding so they had been pent up so much that it was likely hard for him to control his urges.

She let out her own purr, giving his tail laying in front of her muzzle a soft lick, Peter and Stella watching the two. The female spoke up, putting her basket on the edge of the soft blanket, “Will… will she be alright?"

Peter looked at her in confusion for a moment before realization swept over his face, looking at his hands for a moment and then back to Kyithra, “The doctor said she should be fine as long as we let nature do its part when she lays. We don't have enough information on dragons giving birth, so trying to inject them with anything to help the laying process could endanger her if the medication does damage instead of helping. So, long story short, she should be fine… But I can't say I'm not worried regardless… I care for her a lot. I can't imagine what it'd be like to lose her."

It was weird to be the one they were talking about, hearing them worry about her possibly dying when laying eggs, but as the doctor had said when looking over her at her monthly check-up, that dragonesses dying from giving birth was extremely rare and at the point, he'd examined her, he would have likely detected any problems that are the prime result of a death of this sort. She could remember his words clearly, taking confidence in it, “She'll be fine. Just be there to comfort her. It should be pleasurable for her even if there's pain, but having her mate near her at the time of arrival could help to ease both her and your worries."

Stella placed her hand on Peters that was laying in his lap, smiling softly, “Well no matter what happens, know we'll be there. Me and Cody. I'm excited to spend the next few days away from work to relax with you at your place. I'm honestly glad both us and them get along so well together." She turned her head away shyly for a moment, then looked back into Peter's eyes, the two of them thinking to themselves before Peter finally added.

“Yeah, me too." He then placed his other hand on hers, giving a genuine laugh that he only made when around her. Cody then repositioned himself, walking behind Kyithra, and slowly lowered himself onto the ground behind her, laying a wing over her side and curling his tail with her own while giving her neck one more soft lick before raising his head at the sight of food.

Stella pulled out some of the food from the basket, a large loaf of bread, some slices of cheese, and some salami for a sandwich. “Anyways, I'm hungry. I haven't eaten all day actually, I've been working from home now, drawing art of Cody to send to some institutions as well as recording his habits. It's going pretty well, but I've been getting carried away, and… honestly, I need to be eating and sleeping more."

“Hehe, that makes two of us then." Peter chuckled, grabbing the bread along with the paper plates in the basket. “For now, let's forget about work and enjoy this. We're going to be one of the first to witness a dragoness give birth and… I'm just happy we got time off work to be there for each other. For uh, her I mean." He blushed softly, scratching his head before fumbling with his hands to try and put the food together. “Sorry, uh… I can make the sandwiches."

“Aaaaalright, if you insist.~" She laughed teasingly, watching him and the dragons, Kyithra nuzzling back into Cody's neck as his tail softly stroked over her belly to try and relax her. She couldn't deny the thoughts that entered her mind, the stories of females dying when giving birth, but the possibility of that happening was so small that she decided to focus on the good things. Animals in the wild would lay their eggs naturally and she wouldn't be any different from that. She didn't need to go to a hospital as a human would, she just would lay back and lay her eggs. She huffed softly, feeling a twitch between her legs, imagining a soft contraction in her groin before letting out a murr as Cody gave the back of her neck a soft lick.

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The following days went by rather quickly, the constant thought and worry of having to lay a clutch of eggs filling her thoughts, her belly swaying with each step, causing her to become more tired and eat more as well. She spent the next few days lying in her soft orange bed, moved into the backyard inside a doghouse made for a dragon. Cody had another bed Stella had brought with them, sleeping in the living room so the two wouldn't bother each other at night. Peter had bought the dog house a month ago for her when he started to occasionally wake up from Kyithra moving around the house or playing with herself, reminding him that she still retained some human thoughts and desires despite most of them gone by this point. Wanting to give her privacy as well as teasing her that she was a complete animal and pet, he began to force her to sleep outside in the wooden doghouse, only large enough for her to lie down and curl up in with a small amount of space to turn around. He moved her plush cushion out there as well, and to her dismay kept the litterbox inside in case she needed to use it inside.

To her surprise, he even kept a few of the cameras on at night despite her whimpers when he teased her about being filmed. The researchers wanted to know what females behaved like during the two months before birth, so he'd keep them filming over the backyard. There was even one implanted inside the dog house, in the corner facing her bed so she wouldn't even get privacy there. She could remember him talking to the scientist when she was brought to a lab for an examination of her growing eggs. “Make sure to keep a camera in her dog house as well. We want to keep track of a female's habits, and after seeing how often she is in heat as well as sleeping patterns we realized we didn't know as much about dragons as we thought. We'll keep track of her habits and if anything seems to be a problem we'll let you know."

Peter had looked over to her, adding, “What kind of problems are we talking about?"

“Well, females typically have a season they are in heat, and with Kyithra usually going in heat about every week or so, we're wondering if that will affect her libido and fertility. If she can't produce more eggs and dragons for the world because of her continual releases, we feel it may be best to reduce the number of orgasms she receives to help grow that need and potency for an increase in egg production when she goes into heat during breeding season."

She remembered shivering at that thought, head dipping down as he picked up a steal belt from the counter, showing it off to Peter and unknowingly to Kyithra as well. Peter laughed, smiling down at Kyithra knowingly, “Ha, a chastity belt for a dragon? I guess that would solve the problem. Hmm… Do you think she'll act differently with all this camera monitoring and chastity?"

The scientist placed the belt back on the counter with a metal clank, “I doubt it. Besides, animals can't think. They don't have wants or needs like us. They merely have urges, and filming her wouldn't have any effect on that from what we can tell. The belt on the other hand… it could make her more irritable sometimes, but we aren't planning on putting that into action now. From what we can tell, her fertility rate is still in high production, but if anything changes we'd ask you to keep that on her until her permitted monthly breeding session comes. Again, this is to grow the species of dragons since they're endangered."

Peter nodded, taking the belt with him since the doctor said they might need it eventually, and brought it home. He hadn't been required to use it on her yet, but he had put it on her a few days, always taking it off before he'd have her go to sleep so the scientist wouldn't see how Peter was teasing her and denying her temporarily with it on camera footage. It was her owners' way of teasing her, keeping her in it while they'd go on an occasional walk, making her use the bathroom outside with her belt on, one time another owner chatting with her friend about the cute chastity belt she wore. It was humiliating and so arousing, and yet she could only get off later when she was on camera in her little wooden den.

She eventually got used to occasionally using her tail, maw, or dildo on camera, feeling watched every moment which only grew her exhibitionism she could never escape, but what she began to realize after only a few days later grew it to further heights. She quickly realized when she had woken up one night that she had to urinate, and, when getting out of her den, she instantly realized the door to the house was closed and locked, leaving her to do her business outside. She could see the cameras on either side of the yard facing her, clearly going to film her, permitting no privacy as she was hotly forced to pee on camera, squatting over the grass like a female. It made her embarrassment worse when the scientist would comment on all this, connecting her arousal to this in a way which sometimes made the scientist suspicious or where the dragoness had been found, but for legal reasons Peter wasn't required to reveal that, which left the experiments and study on her continue to her fear and arousal.

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The first contraction hit her much harder than she thought it would, causing her legs to buckle in the grass outside, Peter and Stella rushing over to her from their soft blanket on the ground, spending the past few days outside when they could to watch over her with Cody until the moment arrived. Cody watched, tail twitching nervously before lying down behind Kyithra again, giving her some space while licking her neck repeatedly, giving soft purrs to calm her as Peter gave her a stick to bite on from a tree in the back. She clenched her teeth over it, Stella waiting by her cloaca to welcome the egg into the world, a soft nest of blankets made by the owners for her clutch. It had been predicted she would lay three eggs so they had made three separate blanket holders for each.

She could feel the thick shells pressing hard against the inside of her womb, trying to force their way out as her muscles constricted tightly. She took in deep breaths through her clenched jaw, the thick branch holding firmly as Cody held her tail in his own, moving it out of the way slightly to help and comfort. The pain was immense, the worst cramps she ever felt coursing over her form as her wings shooking against her back, breathing becoming ragged as fear began to sweep her mind, doubting if she could do this. Still, through the pain, the encouragement from Cody and verbal encouragement from Peter telling her she'd be alright inspired her to push.

It was like taking the largest dildo she'd ever felt, spreading her from the inside, a large lump slowly pressing forward. After a few more minutes of pain though, she began to feel a mix of pleasure slowly coursing through the undertones of it all, the eggshell rubbing hard against her g-spot and walls, moaning softly as the egg drew closer and closer to the entrance. She couldn't care less about showing any enjoyment before them all since she was intensely focused on just laying the eggs, eyes closed and maw tightened over the stick as she pushed harder, her lips finally parting as the tip of the egg finally made contact with the air, Stella letting out a sigh, “There you go, keep going! You can do this, girl…"

They believed in her, and it fueled her onwards, trying to focus on the pleasure as the stretching she once was dominated by began to soften as her walls began to grow accustomed for the moment to it, the hard press against her insides and friction of the eggs sliding further and further out making her realize how much of a female she was, becoming a mother as she lay her eggs on camera for the world to see. The first dragoness laying eggs for generations to come. She embraced her animalistic nature, simply riding out the pleasure and pain that entangled her mind, her tail slapping the ground along with Cody's as he held her appendage softly, not letting go.

The pleasure reached a new peak, a loud yelp escaping her lips as the stick she was using to bite down on was tossed to the side from the raise of her head. Her eyes popped open as the egg reached its full width at her entrance, squeezing as hard as she could before instant relief passed over her form as the first eggs plopped onto the grass below her open hindlegs, feeling some strands of her arousal covering the egg and her crotch, taking a look down at her baby, a wave of protectiveness coming over her. It was a mix of black with red swirls covering the shell, nearly the size of a pineapple, Stella looking into Kyithra's eyes for permission. Kyithra felt a need to prevent her from touching it, fearful she could hurt it, but looking into Stella's eyes, knowing she wanted to protect them as much as her, she nodded, letting the female softly clean the egg of her fluid before placing it very carefully into the soft nest laid out beside them.

She could barely make out any of the owner's words before another hard cramp hit her form, whimpering out after a yelp as Cody held her closely, pressing his chest against her back as she continued pushing once more. She happily felt the spike of pain from the first egg subside slightly, more pleasure rushing between her legs instead as she slowly found herself letting out pleasured moans as each push began to bring her closer and closer to the most intense orgasm of her life. Peter smiled, adding with relief, “Good, it looks like she's getting used to it now. Fuck, it… made me so worried… I've never heard her yelp that loudly."

She glanced up at him from her spot on the ground, laying on her side as she could see his own hands shiver, holding them together in front of his face as Stella lay a hand on his shoulder, comforting him as his own worrying caused his breathing to quicken just by watching. “It's okay. She's past the hardest part. She's going to be alright, I promise." For the first time ever, she could see a tear in Peter's eye, biting his lip as he blinked.

“I know… I just…"

“It's okay, you don't have to say anything." She was cut off as Kyithra gave another shove from within, moving over to her pussy again as she prepared for the egg. The dragoness let out a huff, tail squeezing her mate as bliss covered her veins, overwhelming the pain she numbly felt as the miracle of egg-laying pleasured her more deeply and fully than anything she'd ever experienced before, hitting every deep crevice so completely, every inch of her pleasure zones stimulated at once, causing her to pant, the stick she once needed now laying beside her head as she began to ride out the nirvana.

It was like being brought to the edge of orgasm and yet the sheer pressure of the egg spreading her wide seemed to prevent any release of the sexual tension, letting her ride it out in front of her owners and mate, gasping for air as the second egg was pushed out from her nethers, dripping the same liquid before Stella welcomed it into the world in a soft whisper before placing it next to the first egg in a separate nest. Kyithra glanced down at it with glazed eyes, smiling softly at the white speckled black egg. Cody churred happily, giving her forehead another loving lick while holding her tail firmly for the last one. Peter leaned down, letting out a breath, “One more, baby. You can do this, girl."

Then, through all the pleasure, she began to feel a warmth radiating happiness overwhelming her as well, the support from the ones she cared about reminding her she wouldn't be alone anymore. As the last egg began sending cramps through her belly, she thought back to her life long ago as a human, living alone in her apartment, going to work, playing video games, and not doing much else. Sure, it wasn't bad, but she always felt that sadness in the back of her mind, that feeling that she'd never find a family of her own. Sure, she had a human family but… She paused, not wanting to think about it as the next strain caused her mind to shift back to reality, contracting her vaginal muscles around the largest of the eggs, pain sparking in her nether regions as she felt her orgasm nearing its peak as well.

As the pleasure increased to a peak she'd never experienced, her tail began to spasm in Cody's moaning out a feminine roar and, with an incredible push, the egg finally pressed her lips apart until falling onto Stella's outstretched hands, tending to it softly with the rag to dry it.

“You did it, girl! I'm so proud of you!" Peter exclaimed happily, his voice a little choked as he reached forward, hesitated for a moment to contain his relief, and then reached under her snout and gave her a loving scritch along with a tender pet on the head. Cody congratulated her as well, letting out a happy purr and roar as he looked at the final egg with his mate. This egg was all amber except for a black top and underside, standing about an inch taller than the other eggs in the two other nests. 'I… I can't believe I laid those… God, I don't know if I even came but it felt so good…' She blushed deeply, deciding to ignore that need as Stella moved to where Cody once stood, the drake walking over to the eggs and licking them softly to clean them of any remaining fluid or blood she may have left on them. Stella lay on her side behind Kyithra, wrapping an arm around her body and giving her a soft hug, scratching the back of her neck.

“You're a mother now, Kyithra. Now that you've experienced childbirth, well, you've experienced the worst of it. Now you can relax. I'm sure your hatchlings will be beautiful like you."

Her thoughts from before came back to her, a warmth radiating from her cheeks to the rest of her scales. Her worries about the pain of giving birth finally starting to fade away as the moment of fear had finally passed to be replaced by celebration and relief.

She had first decided to be a pet expecting it to always be sexual, finally becoming not just a girl but a dragon. But as time went by, she began to realize how happy this new life made her. In fact, what made her happier wasn't necessarily the fact she was a dragoness, but that she had a family. A real family who cared for her more deeply than she could have imagined.

“Let's celebrate with some food! I can order some food for us and some treats from the dragon bakery that opened up nearby!" Stella spoke up, sitting up from behind Kyithra, pulling out her phone in preparation.

Peter chuckled, looking up at her as he continued petting his pet's head, “She only just finished laying the eggs! Let's stay here a bit longer… she looks worn out." Stella paused, looking back over at her for a moment and then letting out a solemn nod and agreed, placing her phone back in her pocket.

“Yeah, you're right. Let's give her some time to recover. She's been through a lot and probably wants to tend to her eggs… Wait, do dragons sit on their eggs? I never thought of that!"

Peter tilted his head, pulling his hand back from Kyithra's snout, “Huh… I was gonna laugh but… I'm not sure... Guess we'll find out."

'Wait, do dragons lay on their eggs? How can I be a mother if I don't even know what a dragoness does? Scientists will be watching me be the worst mother ever…' She began to think, joking slightly but also feeling unsure before finishing her thought, 'Well, just like all my other impulses as a feral, I suppose I'll have to trust those and see where it leads me as a mother… A mother. It's weird to think of myself as an adult but… I guess I have to act like it. They're my responsibility and I won't let them down.' She looked over to her babies, Cody sensing her gaze and looking back with a flick of his tail before continuing to lick them clean.

As the relief calmed her form, she couldn't help but drift off and close her eyes, unable to imagine anything else that could make her happier than being with her family, safe and loved.

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Three Months Later…

Kyithra blinked open her eyes in her lazed sleep, tail curled around herself on the soft carpet in the daycare, looking over the tall, white fence surrounding the section of the room for the attendees. She noticed as she looked around that the tower of blocks set up in the room when they first entered was now pushed over into a cluttered mess on the floor, the soft edge of one against her nose before she nudged it away and lifted her head to look for the others. She felt the warm nuzzle of her mate as he walked out of the back room where another small section of the play area was. He licked her snout and after a moment she licked back, the two looking in each other's eyes before the thud of a few more soft blocks sounded in the back room he'd come from along with a female human voice giggling and muttering to the little ones.

Kyithra let out a purr of her own as one of her daughters stepped out into the playroom, her black paws stepping into view along with the human who was softly calling to them, looking to be about twenty years old with jean shorts and a grey t-shirt on reading, 'Dragon Daycare'. Their daughter padded forward towards the girl, her black paws ending at her ankles where the dark red amber of her father's scales seemed to cover the majority of her body. Her head along with the other hatchlings only reached about the knees of the girl, standing at about a foot tall after only being a month old. The tip of her snout and tail also had black tips, almost looking like paint as she carefully watched the caretaker, eyeing the strong with a feather on the end of it as she tensed her tiny haunches, preparing to pounce. The beige hair trailing down the back of her neck to the tip of her tail along with the same beige coloring softly covering her chest plate.

Before she could make the two-foot leap up, her brother suddenly jumped out from behind her and onto her back, letting out a high-pitched war cry before tackling her, the daughter letting out an “EPP!" as her concentration was broken, playfully batting at her brother as she was thrown on her back, pawing at his belly to try and get him off. He smiled and gave her forepaw a soft bite, a cute growl escaping his maw as the two had their moment. He shared a similar color pattern to his sister, amber scales with waves of black marking his body in certain spots. He already was growing a small number of muscles from his rough play and was certainly the most outgoing of the bunch. His back was covered in short, nubby spikes, the doctor saying it would take time for his spikes to grow and get sharper but that it may be wise to keep them trimmed so he couldn't hurt anyone or accidentally rip something when flipping on his back. Both he and his sisters amber eyes glared at one another as their rivalry continued.

The human chuckled as she watched the dragonets tussle, “Flare, hehe, be careful with Vera! You know she'll get you back for that." She covered her mouth with a hand, smiling softly at them before a soft 'rawr' reached her ears, drawing all their attention to the third dragonet still inside the room. The girl dipped her head down, getting on her knee with a tender expression in her eyes as she calmly encouraged her, “It's okay, Tremor. Come on, I got you a treat!" She reached into her pocket, pulling out a small dragon treat similar to the ones Kyithra was given by her master, just in a smaller dose.

A small whimper answered her, little noises grumbling at something, causing the human to look over to the two dragons wrestling before playfully batting at Flare to get him off his sister, “Okay you two, calm down. You're scaring Tremor… Go play somewhere else." She softly pressed at their sides, guiding them towards their mother and father, Vera throwing a glare at Flare as he simply blepped his tongue at her and wagged his tail before darting off towards their mom. Kyithra let out a playful growl of her own as Flare ran to her tail, a bounce in his step before he gave it a nibble. She shook her tail a little to get him off, Flare losing his grip before starting to pounce on her tail. She made sure to keep moving it just as he leaped, making it hard to predict.

Vera on the other hand sat and watched her brother before eyeing her momma's tail, keeping an eye on the movements she'd make whenever he'd leap. After a moment she let out a 'rawr!' to her brother, his ears perking up before leaping over to his sister's side. She let out a few noises, both their tails swishing as they gazed at their mom's tail. 'Vera's coming up with a plan… smart girl. I can't believe they're ours, Cody.' She nuzzled back into his neck as he held her, his tail out of the way so they could play with mommas.

Then, after their silent plotting, Tremor still waiting in the backroom for his siblings to calm down, Vera took a few steps forward, stopping short of the tail. She began to ready her muscles to strike, haunches poised as she had been for the feather toy earlier. Flare simply watched but from his occasional whines, Kyithra could tell he was a little impatient, perhaps holding back the urge to jump in and pounce without much thought as he had before.

Kyithra watched as Vera suddenly raised her paws to jump, letting out a cute rawr as her mother expertly twitched her tail to the left in front of where her daughter had been a moment ago. But too late, she realized that the lunge was a ruse! Her daughter simply acted like she was jumping, holding her forepaws in the air and waiting until her mother's tail moved before pressing her soft paws down onto the end, pinning it. She let out a happy and cute roar, bending over to give it a playful bite with a wag of her tail and a growl. Her brother threw his head back to let out a happy roar of his own, sounding more like a squeal, before joining her and nibbling on her tail. Cody watched and moved around to softly lick at their hatchlings, giving a soft purr. Vera gave a grumble as she nibble but didn't fight him off while Flare leaned into the lick, his first mission to nibble the tail suddenly leaving him as his father's affection became all he wanted, lying down next to his still proud sister. After a few moments, Vera joined him, lying next to Flare as she got her own loving licks and purrs from the parents, Kyithra smiling at how good a father Cody was.

Once the noise had begun to die down, the human's voice called once again, placing the treat on the carpet before her paw, “Come on, I'll keep you safe. Your mom and dad are right over here." As dad cared for the little ones, Kyithra kept her eye on the smallest of the bunch, Tremor's head dipped down as she sniffed at the carpet curiously even after having walked over it countless times today. Her blue eyes scanned the room, cautiously glancing over everything as more of her black body came into view, white speckles covering her form. Each pawstep further was precisely placed, tail hovering above the ground as if she was afraid to disturb the silence. Once she saw the treat in front of her trainer again though and noticed her mom and dad were there, she began to relax more, her steps becoming less uncertain and more confident as she padded slowly towards the treat. She licked at it for a moment before gripping it with her teeth.

She then quickly carried it back away, turning and scurrying towards the back room, head dipped in hopes she wouldn't be seen and could run away to safety. The human laughed, reaching out her paw, “Nooooo, come back, cutie. I already gave your brother and sister one. Go lie with your mom, she's looking at you." She paused at the voice, looking at the human's hand pointed towards her mom and then dipping her head as she noticed her gaze. Kyithra gave a soft rawr, cooing almost as she dipped her head down and called her to over. She looked hesitant at first, glancing back to the human before cautiously padding forward, lowering her body to the ground. It almost seemed like she thought she was in trouble, unable to look into Kyithra's eyes. She was crouched so low that she was nearly crawling, the treat nearly as big as her head in her mouth, watching as she held it above the carpet like a torch kept held above the water while her paws pulled herself back and forth until she was lying before Kyithra. She leaned down and gave her forehead a lick, looking at the big treat she had.

Tremor paused for a moment, looking at her mommas' tail where the other siblings were nibbling to see if they were paying her any attention. Then, without warning, she suddenly stood up and quickly rushed to Kyithras' chest before curling up under it, hiding from the light in the roof above, starting to nibble on the treat with her mother watched over her. She smiled softly down at her daughter, laying her head over her side as she relaxed with her babies. The human watched them, sitting down next to some of the tumbled-over blocks on the floor before a soft chirp came from her pocket. She quickly shuffled to pull it out, her phone vibrating as she exclaimed, catching the parent's attention, “Ah, looks like Peter is stopping by. Hmm… okay." She then began typing back, her long nail tapping on the glass before sliding it back into the small pouch and calling out to her, “Kyithra, come here!"

She let out a small “Awrr…", clearly feeling comfortable lying where she was with her babies, but after a moment of readying herself mentally, she carefully stood up, nudging the hatchlings towards their father who happily welcomed Vera and Tremor as they both padded over, Tremor nuzzling Cody's side while Vera lay about a few inches away from them both, curling her tail around herself. Flare whined, jumping up and pressing both his small forepaws onto one of his mothers, begging her to stay. She leaned down, licking his forehead before giving a soft purr, carefully nudging him as well towards his father. He paused for a moment, looking her up and down before returning the lick to her snout, his soft red tongue bidding her farewell for now. She smiled back, dipping her head as he walked over to Cody, laying next to his sister Vera, leaving a little bit of space from her since they all knew she preferred to not be touched.

Following the human's call, she walked with them, padding through the fence that kept them in the play area as it was opened and closed and padded into the waiting area where Peter had just walked into, closing the door behind himself as he smiled sweetly. “There's my girl! God, it's felt like forever since I've last seen you!"

He put down his bag beside a waiting chair in the lobby, lowering himself to his knees and patting the ground before him for her to come over. Kyithra blushed, a rush of adrenaline flowing through her as she sprinted towards her owner and ran right into his arms, rubbing her snout almost viciously into his chest and tummy, Peter laughing and wrapping his hands around her back, holding her close. He leaned his head down, petting her softly, “I've missed you since I've been gone on my work trip… Good girl…" He then asked the lady, raising his head after a moment, rubbing his hand over Kyithra's tail to soothe her, “How are the dragonets doing?"

“They're doing wonderful. We've kept a close eye on them here and funnily enough, the personalities you named them after really seemed to have matched them. Tremor has been getting a little more confident, Vera's still acting a little stubborn, and Flare… well, he's been keeping me busy, I'll say that!"

Peter then released Kyithra, grinning at the report before nodding down to his pet, “That's great news! I'd love to see them later, but… I actually wanted to take Kyithra out for a bit if that's okay? We haven't spent any time together in the two weeks I've been gone and honestly… I'd love to spend some time with her."

The lady paused for a moment, a little surprised from the question to have her leave, but after looking Peter up and down, she nodded, standing up as a more professional look seemed to spread over her face, “Oh, um, yeah that's fine. I can get a quick paper for you to sign, that way we can log when she's left, where she's gone, and such. You know, just so we can monitor things and try to prevent exposing the younglings to anything that could harm them. Also, she's been acting a lot more docile since the birthing but we're not sure why."

“Well, let me know if you find anything. You said I had a paper to sign, right?"

“Yeah, I have it in the back. I'll go get it, you two can wait here."

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After signing the papers, Peter and Kyithra left and drove off. He hadn't mentioned where they were going, but in all honesty, she was just happy to be with him again, not to mention the long nap she was able to get along the way. Having kids was a lot more tiring than she anticipated, even with a caretaker to help her and Cody out. It was interesting to watch the little ones be fed insects but she supposed it made the most sense since dragonesses couldn't breastfeed or anything as mammals could. She was happy to get any help she could, but after raising them for a few months, she had started to get into a routine that made it a little easier to relax without constantly worrying over what cry meant what and if she was doing something wrong.

“We're here!" Her eyes shot open at his words, raising her head in the backseat where she lay, drawn out of her thoughts of being a mother and back to the present. Still feeling groggy, she watched as Peter hopped out of the car, pulling out the keys, and walked to the backseat. He leaned in, rubbing her head before reaching down and attaching her collar to the pink leash, “Come on. Let's go, girl." He sounded a little sad, which was unlike him, causing Kyithra to become more curious and aware as she jumped out of the car and onto the gravel road.

Kyithra's eyes widened as the rose-colored sunset hovered over the surface of a huge lake surrounded by trees on all sides. It reflected the orange clouds above, the lake swaying ever so slightly to create a shimmer that seemed to dance in an almost mystical way. Peter began walking alongside her, the ground beneath their feet changing from rough rocks to soft grass. It was surprisingly quiet, seeming that Peter had driven pretty far out for it to already be sunset, only the soft brush of the warm wind against her ears as they finally settled onto a patch of grass near the lakeside, the two of them settling down to watch the sun fall lower beneath the line of trees.

Then, as Kyithra lay there, snout on her talons as she admired the beautiful sight, a large moment of silence passed between the two, making Kyithra glance over at her owner as she began to wonder once again why they'd come all the way out here. He didn't notice her gaze at first, simply looking over the reflection in the water in thought before changing his vision to his hands, twiddling with a piece of grass he'd picked up, curling it around his finger. Then, glancing in her direction and noticing her gaze, he spoke up suddenly, stumbling over his words, “Ah, um, sorry Kyithra. I don't mean to be quiet or anything, I'm just…" He paused, looking back to the blade of green, “Trying to think how to say all this in a way that doesn't sound stupid."

She tilted her head, blinking. 'I wonder what he's thinking… It seems like he's wanting to talk to me. Must be something important.' She scooted a little closer, remaining a few feet away to give him space but keeping her eyes on him to listen.

He opened his mouth, thinking of his words before he finally began. “I guess the best way to say this is to be honest… I, hehe… I always try to make everything I say sound grand and important, but the truth is that I shouldn't feel like I have to be someone I'm not to talk to you." He smiled at her before frowning and looking down at the grass before picking another piece to twirl in his palm. “I guess the best way to start this is by explaining my past to you. My life before you came into it."

He bit his lip, dropping the grass as he sat on his knees, hand holding the other as he looked down, “I… I always had a fascination with dragons. I grew up in school wanting to study science and animals to see if we could somehow biologically engineer a dragon into existence, but most people thought it was stupid. In fact, a lot of my peers made fun of me, especially because, despite my love for science, I was pretty bad at it. They would tell me to stop believing in some dumb fairytale, my teachers also growing disappointed in me when I talked about wanting to make dragons real. Obviously, it seemed like a kid thing that I wasn't letting go of, but… I guess wanting to be a dragon felt more and more impossible as time went on, and as I grew up and friends started to outcast me more because of this…"

“As I became more separated from my peers, I began to unknowingly harden my skin. I began to try and hide my true feelings, to welcome being alone if only to prove that I could do this on my own. But as I began to try and block others out, I began to feel the distance growing between the people I once knew. The friends I used to hang out with, I stopped seeing. My family I'd eat dinner with started to get angrier at me for my bad grades and would tell me to find a real passion rather than to chase a dream. It was like I was living in a world where no one believed in me. True, I honestly didn't think it was possible either after a while, but at that point, my grades were starting to fail, and though I passed high school, I had no drive or guidance for what I wanted in college."

He continued, a little slower, “Once I finished high school, I moved out from my parents to try and live my own life, hoping that maybe the space away from everything would let me pursue my studies into dragons, even if I wasn't able to become one or bring one mechanically into existence myself. But the more time I spent in my room, the more time without a job and without friends… I began to wonder why I was here to begin with… It began to feel pointless sometimes… I'd spent so much of my life in my head, blocking people out, that in the end, the one person I hurt the most was myself."

He let out a large sigh, “Once I started feeling alone, I decided to replace human interaction and goals with receiving pleasure. It was like…. I guess it was my goal in life, to be able to take sexual pleasure in the things I did in a way to feel rewarded. It felt good, and once I had a few pets online, it began to feel even better, almost addicting…"

“After a few months, I discovered from another dom that someone had done it. A few scientists in another part of the world had been experimenting on transforming animals with this new chemical that had been discovered, and after combining certain genes from other animals, they found they were able to create creatures very similar to dragons and eventually tried it on a human." He then paused, shaking his head and letting out an annoyed grunt, “I'm sorry, I'm getting off-topic… I think I'm beating around the bush…"

He looked over to her, changing his position in the grass to face her, the sun lighting up his right side of his face, “There's a lot I could say, talking about why I wanted to be a dragon owner and such, but that's not the point." He paused again, shaking his head one last time, “Okay… So… I want you to know that I was wrong. I came into this whole thing wanting to own a dragon to be able to show others I knew that I'd achieved the goal to help bring dragons into the world. To show them they were wrong. To get some sort of pleasure or something… But it didn't work."

“The friends I wanted to impress had either blocked me out or had moved away. The pleasure and gratification I thought I'd receive from humiliating you wasn't what I'd hoped it be, and in the end, I began to wonder if I'd done something wrong by forcing you into being my pet. But… in the end, you wanted this, and as time went on, I began to realize something, a part of me coming to the surface that I'd never realized was there before."

“All this time, I'd been alone, living a life I wasn't happy with. Living a life of vengeance and anger, blocking my pain out because I couldn't deal with the thought of being alone…" He choked, turning his head away with a deep breath, Kyithra raising a paw to get up before pausing, telling herself to wait. “I… I've felt so scared, Kyithra. I become a dragon owner because, unknowing to even me, I didn't want to live alone anymore. Stella? She wasn't my friend until I had a pet dragon… She met me only because you and Cody had to… Yeah…"

He wiped his eyes, dipping his head forward, causing even Kyithra to feel a little choked up at the sight of her owner this distraught in a way she'd never seen. “But as time went on, living with you, I began to feel… happier. I know that you were most likely like me as well. You told me you lived your life alone most days, just playing games and working as I had, and I think that made a connection to me that made me feel more comfortable around you at first, maybe seeing part of you in me."

'Yeah… He's right…' She thought, thinking back to the days she'd sat on her bed, looking at the ceiling, contemplating what the hell she was supposed to do with her life when all she did was stay in her chair and play games. She wanted something new and yet her brain told her to ignore it. To stay home, play games, to enjoy herself. But in blocking herself into a routine where she believed she'd never get better, she, in turn, locked herself in a cell of her own doing.

Peter continued, voice steadying, “Kyithra… Anthony… Having you in my life made me realize how unhappy I'd been and how alone I felt. I… I couldn't stand just… Sitting in my room, all alone without anyone to talk to… To ask why I was so dumb and stupid I couldn't even get into college or have any friends!" As he spoke, tears began streaming down his face, his eyes shut and teeth bared, pain covering his face. Kyithra slowly moved over to him, her own tears in her eyes as she realized the same things he was at this moment, understanding him. She lay her head on his lap, listening through his sobs.

“I… I needed you so much, and… I'm so happy you're in my life, Kyithra. I realized after a while that… You were the one I needed. We both didn't want to be alone anymore and… We became the friend that neither of us ever had for each other." He lowered his head to his friends, placing it on her snout, his tears wettening her scales as he slowly calmed down, his hands rubbing over her neck, “Knowing I won't be alone anymore… makes me so happy. I've seen how much more loving you've become, and I think you've realized this as well, even if it wasn't consciously. So I want you to know that… You won't ever be alone anymore."

He wrapped his arms around her, the tears in both their eyes glinting in the rays of the sun, “Thank you for being here for me. I don't know what my life would be right now if it wasn't for you. Even if this started as a sexual thing and sometimes partly still is… I know we're both so much happier living life together, and I can't thank you enough for that." She licked his cheek, nuzzling his face with soft murrs.

“I…" He then fixed himself after a moment, wiping his eyes more and then exclaiming as he noticed Kyithra shedding a few tears as well, “Ah, you're crying! You are still there! God…" He brought his hand down and carefully wiped her tears away, kissing her snout, “I get worried sometimes that I've lost you, but… Knowing you're always there to listen to me like this… I couldn't be happier."

“I'm not sure how to end this, but… Know that I feel so lucky to have you in my life and so happy I can be in yours. Even if I'm not living the life as a dragon I've always wanted… well, I think I've come to realize I enjoy being a human more, and honestly, I do enjoy teasing you and studying dragons as much as you enjoy being one." He then laughed, lightening the mood as he rubbed her back some more, “Haha, wow, I never thought about it like this before but… I think I actually have become a scientist for dragons without even realizing it! I've been taking notes on you, videoing you and such… Damn. I guess my dream did come true…"

They then shared a few minutes of silence, Peter moving to lie behind Kyithra and hold her lovingly, looking over at the lake as they thought about it all. The sun starting to dip below the treeline more and more until some stars in the sky began to come into view dimly. She could even hear a few crickets starting to chirp now as well, causing her heart to settle into a warm spot in her chest. “I'm going to see if Stella and I can become full-time dragonologists. I know we've been doing it just because we have a pet dragon but… I've always wanted that job… I can't pass it up anymore. Plus, if I'm studying dragons, that means I get to stay home more and spend time with you, especially since it'll be my job. Imagine getting paid to hang out with your best friend…" He nuzzled her back once more, and then looked up at the stars.

“I know we aren't sure what'll happen in the future, if society will accept you for who you are and if we'll get the happy ending we see in fairytales with us achieving our dreams… me being a scientist and you maybe being able to be a free dragon without a collar and leash… But honestly, I think I'd be happy even if things did go badly. Even if I died today, knowing you love me and knowing you never want to hurt me or leave me makes me the happiest man in the world and I can't thank you enough for that."

She happily purred back, any tension in her muscles released as the two of them shared the tender moment. It was a moment of stillness, of acceptance and hope, the two of them content to lie next to one another and watch the stars as they began to appear in the sky. They counted them for hours, Kyithra letting out noises when he pointed out a meteor and purring as he talked about what her hatchlings would turn out like in the future. It felt like the moment would never end, and in all honesty, it was hard to leave.

It was hard for them to get up and leave, to continue onwards with their lives, because in that moment of complete understanding and childlike carelessness, they felt free and weightless, like nothing could hurt them. It felt like a part of them was left at the lake as they began to sit up to leave, Peter spoke up, chuckling to himself. “You know what? Why don't we do this? I want to leave these feelings of sorrow behind us and move forward. We choose our path, and I want to choose happiness and love from now on. Wait here." He then got up suddenly, running to his car to grab something which only made Kyithra even more curious.

He returned with a sharpie in hand, watching as he placed it next to her, and started grabbing some pebbles on the side of the lake. After picking a few with flat sides, he then placed it in front of them, explaining with another exhale, “Let's write down the feelings we want to get rid of. We don't need these feelings of doubt and loneliness anymore…"

“Kyithra… Let's let go of our pain together, alright?"

She felt her throat tighten, thinking of the nights alone in her room once more, placing her paw onto the rock Peter was holding and after a moment, gave a solemn nod.

They wrote many words that night before returning, words of 'Pain', 'Regret', 'Fear', and many more. The things that held them back… They didn't have to hold onto them anymore. They weren't defined by those worries, they were worth more than that. They believed in each other and with the other by their side, they knew that even when those feelings came back because they would never be truly gone, they would have the other to lean on.

After a moment, Peter picked up the pen and brought over a large rock to write a final word on, but after nearly a minute of thinking, he spoke aloud, laughing, “You know? I always try to write poetic things to try and get a point across, but in the end, we both have already said everything we need to say." She nodded, smiling back at him. A few seconds later, he then walked over to the water and pressed his hand inside, retrieving it with mud covering it. Kyithra then watched with a flutter in her heart as he placed his hand on the right of the rock creating a human handprint. Without a word, she followed suit, placing her paw in the mud beneath the water before walking up to the stone, imprinting the mark of her paw on the left, the sign of dragon and human living in harmony together.

They left the rock beneath the tree, never feeling happier as they walked back as equals, no collar or leash on, just two friends walking side by side, knowing they couldn't be happier to have the other by their side as they walked back to the car. There was a lot Kyithra wanted to say if she was able, but in the end, she knew the words she felt in her heart were reflecting the same feelings Peter had expressed, and that confirmation of understanding showed how deep of a connection the two had unknowingly formed through it all. She only wished she could give that same love to her kids as well, and with her life really only just starting and so much ahead of her, she'd need that confidence to conquer her doubts and fears. But with Peter by her side, she knew they could conquer it together, and that was all she needed.

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