"Love. What the hell kind of word is that? It's been so overused, yet at the same time underused. It can mean soooo many different things and can be used (In my opinion) in the wrong way. Like just yesterday I heard a guy say to a girl he loved her… bleh, that's just gross, I know for a fact that guy loves nothing but the, cough, "late night activity" he gets to do with her. I guess that's why I'm ace, because to me love is the most beautiful thing in this world, just above laughter, and people like him abuse that beauty. Why am I so judging of that guy? Well, I've been in a few relationships myself, but the other person always left right after I told them I was ace. After a few times I started just telling anyone that interested me I was ace pretty quick. Let me tell you how fast you get friend-zoned once they know you don't want sex. They're all fake, they say they love you but leave if you don't want sex. Sex isn't love. Love is love. Maybe I'm lucky though… Because I found her. The one, the only person who has loved me back, my gorgeous Ruby. Her name is actually Lighla, but I gave her that nick-name due to her beautiful red scales. I always felt different around her, like I was "unworthy to be in her presence", but now I feel like I've never loved someone so much. I'm getting a little clingy to be honest, but she doesn't mind, in fact she thinks it's adorable. I just can't help it, if we're in the same room I just have to be right next to her, as close as possible. My favorite moments are those where we are lying in bed and cuddling. Sure she's a little nearly twice my size, but with the fact that neither of us want sex it works out perfectly. I get to indulge in her warm embrace, while she gets feel my love for her in the form of my purring. I've never purred for someone so hard, the way she holds me close to her and hums to me, oh I just can't wait to be home to her!"





"You done?" My co-worker Jeff asks sarcastically.





"Oh, sorry… I guess I got a little carried away."





"Look, David, I'm really glad you're in love. And I'm also glad she truly loves you back. But I called to talk about the next Call of Duty."





"Heh, my bad. We still can if you'd like."





"Nah, you're nearly home by now yeah?"





"Maybe."





"It's fine. Go love on your girl, we can talk tomorrow. But I do have to ask… Have you asked her yet?"





"No. I haven't yet… but it's not a deal breaker, I'll still love her no matter what."





"Well good. Talk to you later… LOVE YOU!" He then hangs up the phone.





"Ha. Ha. Very funny." I say to the dead phone call.





I pull the phone away from my ear and start texting my best friend back.





Nate: You home yet?





Me: No. Why?





Nate: Just let me know when you get home. This storm is pretty bad.





Me: Well for one thing I'm actually not going home. I'm staying with Lighla tonight.





Nate: Are you driving?





Me: Uh, yeah. Why?





Nate: Stop texting and focus on the road.





Nate: David?





Nate: That's not funny.





Nate: Just text me when you get home.







Only I'm not playing. I'm in a ditch. I was going 40 MPH and swerved to avoid a drunk driver ahead of me. I'm hurt… Bad, I'm barely conscious. It's dark and rainy out, a thunderbolt lights up the night sky, illuminating the wreck. I only need to see it for a second… Flame. My car is on fire, and could explode at any second. I try to move, but I'm pinned by something… something going through me. The pain is unbearable, I can feel the blood start to soak my fur and clothes. I start to cry, but quickly regain myself.





"H-h-hey s-siri."





Nothing.





"H-hay Siri."





Nothing





"HEY SIRI!" I finally scream, sending sharp pain up my side and throughout my mid-section.





Bing.





"Call ruby." I whisper loudly.





"Bing. Calling ruby."





The phone rings for nearly 20 seconds before she picks up the phone.





"Hey babe, what's up? You were supposed to be here by now."





"Ruby. I'm just outside your n-neighborhood, I'm hurt, my car is on fire, I don't have long…" My voice grows to tears.





Ruby hangs up the phone. I know she is flying to save me, but it might be too late, even if my car doesn't blow me up, I could still die from these wounds.



Not even a minute later and I can hear her wing beats getting closer. Her predatory instincts helped her find my scent, and her caring nature is what's going to save me.



I start balling. I'm too scared, I'm so close to being back in her arms, but it could be our last time. I then think of her and what danger I'm putting her in, her scales may be tough, but they won't stand an explosion.





"GO! DON'T COME NEAR!" I shout with my last bit of anergy.





She lands with a bang and tares the roof off the car in one motion. Another lightning strike lights up the sky and shines on my wet, bloody, weak body. I see her whole dragon form, which she doesn't use often. She's completely red all over with a lighter red underbelly, her eyes are bright green, her snout is long and her fangs are exposed under her lips. Her paws end in sharp claws that easily shred through my metal car. She's the size of a house like this and extremely intimidating, however her face shows great dread and fear. She bends down to me.





"I'm going to change back so I can get a better look!" She yells over the now pouring rain.





Her whole body glows a dark red and she shrinks down to her anthro form, which is nearly twice my height. She has the same color scheme, and her head is the same just smaller, but her front legs turn more arm-like and her back legs straighten. She stands on her back legs and reaches forward toward me with her arms. She looks at me and starts feeling around my waist.





"Y-You've got shrapnel in you, You need to change now!" She yells.





She is crying now as well, but she's always been good at staying calm. I look into her eyes and focus on changing into my small little feral cat form.



It hurts like hell, and I hear something fall on my seat. I curl up, the shrapnel is out, but the wounds remain. Ruby picks me out of the car's front seat carefully and holds me to her chest.





"I've got you, you're safe now." She says crying like mad.





The wound in my side is bad, I know it won't heal on its own. This is my last time to be held by her. I give it everything to purr for her one last time, but I'm too weak.





"I'm sorry for this…" She says more seriously.





In one quick move she puts me in her mouth. Normally in my anthro form she'd only be able to maybe fit my head in her mouth, but in my little cat form she nearly fits my whole body in her mouth, only my tail and hind legs stick out in the cold rainy world. I'm engulfed in warmth, my already wet body is instantly soaked in my girlfriends saliva. I don't feel the sharp pain of her teeth, only the soft and warmth of her thick tongue. I try to crawl away from the dark pit, but she tilts her head up and I start sliding due to the slick saliva. I try to scream, ask her why? and just make any noise, but unlike her I can't talk in this form. My back legs enter her mouth and my head enters her throat. I can't even move anymore, so I just give in, maybe it's for the best, but why would she do this to me? I thought she was different, I thought she loved me, I loved- love her. Why do so few people love me back? I give them everything, my time, my energy, anything they want, and of course… my love, but it's rarely returned. My mind goes to my best friend Nate, he saved me from a similar fate not long ago… But no this time, the love of my life is going to kill me.



Ruby slurps my tail into her mouth and swallows me whole and still alive. Struggling isn't an option as I can't move, so I fall/slide down her tight gullet with ease.



What is fear? This isn't. This is sorrow. I don't have enough energy to cry hard, but the tears are coming as I slide ever further. My heart breaks when I feel her hold my bulge in her neck from the outside with a paw… She's enjoying me, but then she speaks…





"I love you, just hold on." She says.





My fear ebbs away, she wouldn't hurt me, she loves me I know it. I squeeze the last few tears out of my eyes as she lets me slid behind her chest. My mind relaxes and I calm down, as a new sound enters my ears, her heartbeat. It's strong yet soft, powerful yet delicate, to many it's just a muscle, but to me it's her. The sound washes over me, I'm not scared, and I don't feel betrayed anymore, because I know she's helping me, however that may be.



I squeeze through a tight hole and plop into thick, warm liquid. I start choking on the liquid, as I can't move to get my head out of it. Ruby uses her paws on the outside to re-position me so I can breathe, I cough and wheeze but manage to compose myself.





"I'm so sorry, you were dying, I had to save you. I should have told you sooner about my abilities…" Her voice is shaky and I can tell she's still crying.





I want to calm her down and make conversation, but I'm still a cat that doesn't have vocal cords. I feel her sit down and pet me on the outside, I really wish I could tell her I understand, and that I love her.





"I love you too, and I'm sorry I didn't tell you before." She says.





Too? Did she say too?





"Yes I did honey."





Wait. Can you hear me?





"Yes, are you okay?"





I'm okay, but I don't understand. How can you hear my thoughts? And I trust you, but… How does eating me save me?





"I'll tell you everything later. I've got to heal you first, so I'm putting you to sleep."





Okay, Ruby. Thank you for saving me.





"Oh, you don't need to thank me, I did it out of selfishness… I can't live without you." She says still rubbing me from the outside.





I can't wait to be out there and hug you, I will always be yours.





"... See you in a bit, my little Dave."





Without another thought, I fall asleep.







After a long dreamless sleep I wake up still in darkness. All around me are the sounds of Ruby's belly and heartbeat. The pain I felt previous is non-existent, I then start purring like mad, but not on purpose, I can't exactly help it.





"Aww… How did you sleep baby?"





Can you still hear my thoughts?





"Yes."





I slept great. I think I'm completely healed… Thank you.





"Of course. Now let's get you out here with me." She says.





Everything tightens, I can't breath. I hold my breath as I'm pushed back into her throat. It's not as easy as going down. Her body fights her from letting its meal go, as I feel like I'm being sucked down and pulled up at the same time. I enter her mouth and she drops me out into her arms. She must have walked home once I fell asleep, we are in her master bedroom. She surrounds me in towels.





"Don't change yet. I'm going to give you a bath real quick."





Ugh, do I have to?





Hello?





"Are you trying to talk to me with your thoughts?" She asks





I shake my head up and down, then slightly frown.





"Haha. Silly, this'll be quick…"





Ruby cradles me and walks over to the bathtub. It's rather large for a little cat like me, so she gets in and holds me to her chest. She is naked, but I don't lust for her like that. She sighs when she slips into the water, she lays down and holds me on her belly. She gets to work scrubbing warm water and soap though my black fur. I don't much like water, but as long as I'm with her I'm good. She puts on a ton of soap and mats it down on me, turning my fur a bubbly white.





"Hehe, your so cute as a little cat. I should find a way to make it permanent."





I give her a fearful look through my purple eyes.





"I'm only joking. Okay… I guess you could change now if you'd like…"





I nuzzle her shoulder and jump off of her and into the water. I close my eyes and focus, I grow back into my anthro form, slim and standing only 4' 2", all black fur, and bright purple eyes. I surface from the water and throw my arms around Ruby's neck and instantly start bawling.





"I-I-I th-thought I-I'd never s-see you again!" I say in her ear.





"Oh my, what do you mean?" She says holding me away from her so she can look into my eyes.





"W-when y-you pulled m-me from my car, before you ate me, y-you were just holding m-me… I-I-I th-though that was the last time I'd be with you… I thought I was going to d-die!"





I see her eyes start to water, her lips twitch. The first tear rolls off her snout and into the water.





"I'm so sorry." She says as she brings me into her arms again.





We hold this wet, warm embrace for a few minutes, we both cried for each other. After a bit, we both get out of her bath and get into sleep clothes. It's still raining outside, and the sun is down. She gets into her bed and pats the mattress next to her. I climb onto her bed while she laughs at me struggling to get on. She then scoops me next to her and holds me in both arms. I purr quite loudly, and also hug around her, slowly rubbing her sides.





"How did you do it?" I whisper.





"I'm a dragon." She replies.





"I still don't understand."





"Did you take anatomy?"





"Yes, I did. And I got an A's the whole semester."





"Semester?"





"Third grade." I say sadly.





"Yeah, they wouldn't teach about dragon anatomy."





"Are you about to tell me you have a storage stomach?"





"The hell is that?"





"Oh… ah, just something I read about once." I say quickly.





"Well, anyway, that place you visited earlier, that place is meant for one's hatchlings in case of injury. But you fit because you so small as a cat."





"Huh. What was with the whole… mind reading?" I ask.





"So the mother can tell how the child is doing, I could tell how scared and sad you were at first, but th-then y-you j-just gave up… you thought I was killing you." She almost starts crying again.





"I was confused, I'm so sorry I thought you would do something like that to me." I say shamefully.





"No, it's my fault for not telling you about all that before you got into a situation." She says.





"None of that matters now… and if it makes you feel any better, I quite liked it." I say.





"In what way?" She says.





I know she's onto me, so I come clean.





"H-have you e-ever heard of endo?"





"As a matter of fact, I have."





I stare at her, hoping she doesn't make me finish, but she just stares back at me.





"So I l-like being e-eaten." I admit.





"Was that your first time?" She asks.





Her question takes me by surprise, but I answer honestly. "No."





"Who all has eaten you?" She asks, her voice holds curiosity.





'W-well… Nate has… And there was also this one dragon who tortured me, and ate me for a few days, but Nate saved me."





"Wait what!?" She asks.





"I can tell you all about it some other time if you'd like, but I don't want to relive that nightmare."





"Okay, but I do want to know at some point."





"Yes ma'am."





"But just those two?"





"Y-yes."





"Can I tell you something?" She asks.





"Of course."





"I quite enjoyed having you safely inside me… I-I often fantasized about it before tonight, but I was too embarrassed to tell you." She says.





"Really?" I ask.





"Yes. N-not like I want to eat you, I just want to keep you in that safe spot and hold you… I know that's a bit weird but... "





"I w-want to be inside you, the feeling when I woke up was pure bliss, I've never felt more like a part of you, it was… Beautiful." I say.





"D-do you want me to…"





"I would l-love to, but only if you want."





"Okay, lets try this." She says.





"R-really?"





"Yes! I've wanted to since I first met you." She says.





"Okay, let's do it!" I say getting excited.





She starts by kissing me on the lips, long and hard. I kiss back, my face flushes red at this, her kisses always do though. I instantly start purring like mad. I see her close her eyes and I follow suit, focusing on the feeling of her soft lips on mine. I stroke her neck and shoulder, while she holds my head and back, keeping me pinned to her warm scales. She makes a loud smooch sound as her lips part from mine, but she quickly pecks them together again. She lets off again and looks into my eyes, and I look back into hers.





"Okay, change forms whenever you're ready, baby." She says softly.





For whatever reason I'm super nervous. Almost as nervous as when I first talked to her, I want this so badly, but her beauty and power overwhelm me. I take a long shaky breath and shrink down to a cat. I struggle to get out of my shirt that's now completely covering me. Ruby picks it up off me and throws it on the floor. She then lays on her back and puts me on her belly. She sits up a bit and strokes my back and tail with her large yet gentle paws. She then grabs hold of me and hugs me to her chest.





"I'm going to take this slow, okay?" She coos to me.





I nod my head and and lick her paw affectionately. She hugs me close and tight, never hurting me though. She then bends her head down and kisses my whole face. She rubs in between my ears with a single finger. I continue to purr wildly at everything she does.



She wraps my face in her tongue and pulls most of me in her jaws. Just as before, I never have to worry about her teeth, sharp as they my be. My clean and fluffy fur is instantly soaked in her warm saliva. My back legs and tail dangle from her mouth, my tail sways back and forth in the cool outside air. She takes her time with me this go around, and I'm actually having a good time. I purr and rub my head on her tongue, she wraps the large muscle around me and sucks the rest of me in with a slurp. She and I both giggle at this, but instantly get back to enjoying the moment of passion. Her mouth is full of saliva, so any time a little leaks out she slurps it back in. The slimy substance is soothing on my skin, the warmth makes me feel light and airy.



She then tilts her head up and swallows hard, sending me into her long gullet. The muscular walls push against me on all sides like a warm slimy massage. Suddenly my descent stops, I feel Ruby holding me on the outside with a paw. She rubs over my bulge in her neck, then lets me go ever further into her. After a few moments I slip into her warm belly, only this time I don't need her assistance to keep my head out of the liquid. I curl up in a ball and purr as the walls shift around me every so often. The smell isn't bad at all, it just smells like her, which I love.





I-I don't know what to say.





"Me either. But did you like that?"





I loved that! But did you?





"That was the best experience of my life, and it still is." She says rubbing me from the outside.





I could stay here forever.





"And I would let you, if you didn't make my belly this big." She says.





Really? I'm not that big, so how do I look from out there?





"Like I'm pregnant, but just showing." She says.





Wow. Does it hurt?





"No, it feels good. No. It feels right."





I know what you mean. Do you think this could be our alternative to… ah…





"It could be. If you'd like, I'd like that." She says.





I have a question.





"Okay, ask away."





Is it possible for me to fall asleep in here?





"Yes, in fact it's used for that as well for the young."





Do you mind if I?...





"Please do, I'd love to sleep with you safely in my tummy." She says happily.





You know I love right?





"Yes I do, and I love you to."





No. I love you Ruby. More than anything in the whole world.





"... I love you." She says, and I know she means it.





Goodnight my Ruby. I'll see you in the morning.





"Goodnight Davy, I'll keep you nice and warm in there."





I feel her kiss me on the outside and I nuzzle the stomach wall in front of me. She turns over on her side, I can feel her paw resting on the side of her belly. I smile, I've never been happier then right now. I listen to her heartbeat, and other bodily sounds. I'm lulled to sleep in seconds, excited for what tomorrow will bring for our beautiful relationship