After she had locked the door, Asterios watched how Tina tried to say something but ended up repeatedly opening and closing her mouth. Looking for the correct words, she moved her eyes from his face to the ground in turns as the rosy blush on her cheeks gradually grew stronger.

A few moments later, their eyes met and she squirmed a little, turning into a full tomato. In the next second, she silently passed Asterios with haste while dropping her gaze to her feet. Reaching the sizable bed behind him, she fell onto it face-first. Some muffled groans escaped the sheets shortly afterward.

A warm smile snuck on Ast’s lips as he followed Tina’s shy and quite adorable actions. He turned around and slowly approached the bed. In the meantime, she had climbed further onto it and moved closer to the center, resting on her side with her back to him.

Asterios joined her on top of the comfy mattress and lay behind Tina, pulling himself close. He gently embraced her with a hug and remained silent, just rubbing her side tenderly. Around a minute passed with neither of them saying or doing anything else.

Calming herself down a bit, Tina shuffled in place and switched sides to face Asterios, blushing a tad again when they ended up with their noses almost touching each other. A kind smile still painted his lips, causing Tina to respond with the same.

Before she opened her mouth to try and say something again, he moved his hand to her ear and lovingly combed through her long hair, brushing it away to uncover more of Tina’s cute face. She stared back at him while his tender caresses made her increasingly more relaxed.

“A little better now?” he finally broke the silence and asked.

Tina answered with a tiny nod, taking a peek at Ast’s lips. Noticing that, he slowly leaned in. Anticipating the kiss, she closed her eyes and waited, and for sure, it came a second later. A few faint pecks peppered her mouth, growing stronger with each one. Before turning too passionate, the gentle exchange ended and Tina opened her eyes again.

She placed her small hand on his chest and stared at it intensely.

“I have been thinking about our bet really hard… At first, it was really simple since I could have used it to ask you out on a date, maybe for a small kiss, or for you to perhaps go out with me as… my boyfriend, if you would allow such a request. But then, it kind of already happened not that long after.”

Tina giggled quietly, still keeping her gaze away from Ast’s face.

“So, it changed to me possibly asking if you would officially marry me at some point in time. I know it doesn’t really mean much since people get together without marrying too, but you can call it my little fantasy or something. Yet, again, it actually came true before I used my wish.”

Beginning to slightly blush again after managing to tame it down just earlier, she raised her eyes to meet his.

“And now we are here, with you surely already having guessed my request. I’ve rehearsed it in my head countless times but it’s still so embarrassing to ask. It might not be a surprise to you but I’ve talked a lot with Miria and Selene. They became really close with you. Many times already. I wanted to become like them too, to spend some time close with you. I have quite a lot of catching up to do, hahaha.”

Following Tina’s slightly embarrassed giggle, Asterios chuckled softly. “Since when is this a competition? I certainly don’t remember starting one.”

They laughed together a little and returned to staring at each other.

“First of all, you don’t need to catch up to anyone with anything. It doesn’t matter who slept with me how many times, and even if it does, it’s most likely not in the way you think. The girls are constantly making sure they are getting to spend time with me equally. You should see how they keep pushing each other in front of themselves. It’s kind of funny.”

He kept combing through her hair as he spoke.

“And then, you don’t really have to waste your hard-earned wish for something like that. It’s nothing you wouldn’t be able to get without using it, don’t you think?”

“Well… I wasn’t sure if you would like to… do it with me… You have both Miria and Selene… They are much more mature than me… Miria is so adorable and sweet… Selene is a beautiful, refined lady… While I am…”

Asterios didn’t let Tina finish and sealed her lips once more, brushing over her cheek with his thumb as he gently joined them together in a loving kiss. He withdrew himself with a soft smile.

“You are what? I think you are plenty cute yourself.” His comment made Tina blush more. “Don’t downplay yourself so much. There’s no way I wouldn’t want to spend some close time with you. You are not only beautiful but also care about me dearly, and the proof is right here.”

He brought Tina’s right hand between their faces and rubbed the black band coiling around her finger. She glanced at it and looked back at Asterios.

“Do you know what this is?” he asked.

“Ummm… Some kind of a mark… which shows our connection? Just like Professor Grea has?”

Asterios shook his head. “I can tell you that while Grea has something similar on her hand, yours is much more special. Do you want to know why?”

Tina nodded, listening attentively.

“You are already aware of my draconic ancestry. With it, comes a very special bond that True Dragons can form with others. It can manifest in different ways. Grea’s one is an example of a close aide, someone who is thinking positively of the crest owner. The band around your finger is proof of your much stronger feelings towards me, marking you as my direct mate.”

“M-Mate?” Tina’s eyes slightly widened. “Doesn’t this mean that we…”

“Since that day back at the academy, we’ve been pretty much already married, according to some draconic traditions and rituals.”

She took her hand away from Asterios and rubbed her finger with a newfound passion. A wide smile couldn’t leave her lips. They were already connected as strong as it could be possible, with a bond much more exquisite than some verbal vows and a pair of rings provided.

“It's only natural for my mate to mate with me, isn’t it? The bond wouldn’t have formed if I didn’t think the same. If I didn’t view you in a similar way at that time, you’d end up as a close aide or lower. So, you can save your wish for something else. There’s no need to rush things either,” he explained.

Tina moved her gaze to meet Ast’s again. “What if I would want to… mate… with you now?”

He smiled and skipped with his eyes to the side. “What about everyone else? We are kind of in the middle of your own party. Are you not afraid of someone walking in?”

A heavy blush covered Tina’s cheeks. “They should be busy in the main banquet hall… And the servants won’t try to get into the locked rooms… It should be fine…”

Asterios pulled himself even closer, resting their bodies against each other, and moved his hand behind Tina’s back.

“Well, if that really is your wish, then I will gladly make it come true. Coincidentally, that’s exactly what’s necessary for you to join us in some of our adventures in the future if you would like to.”

Tina frowned a little. “What do you mean?”

He chuckled softly. “Have you ever tried passing through the gate?”

Her eyebrows instantly shot up and Tina covered her mouth with her small hands. “Nooooooooooooooo.”

“Yes.” He nodded.

“Nooooooooooooooooo.” Tina shook her head in disbelief.

“You would technically become my summon, to some extent, and gain the ability to travel through the dimensional corridors I could create for you and can open for my other familiars. A few other, smaller benefits apply, thanks to this quite special fusion of draconic stuff with Summoning Magic, but this is the biggest thing.”

Tina’s brows rose even more as her eyes widened to the brim.

“Wait. Then, if Professor Grea… Could she…?”

Smiling, Asterios nodded again. “Most likely.”

She grabbed his clothes and brought their faces right into each other.

“You need to tell her as soon as possible! That’s been her greatest dream! It would make her so, so happy!”

He chuckled seeing her lively reaction. “You do remember what that entails, right?”

Thinking for a second, the heavy blush returned to Tina’s cheeks and she withdrew herself a little. Asterios moved a lock of hair behind her ear.

“I’ve already thought about it. And I will do so later. Today is your day and I want it to remain yours. Can you do that? At least until it ends?”

Letting out an embarrassed giggle, she nodded. They stared at each other for a moment and Tina was the first one to lean forward this time. She connected their lips in a gentle kiss and wrapped her arms around Asterios, hugging him closely. They exchanged gradually more intimate and intense pecks until their tongues became entwined with each other in a loving dance.

After they separated, Asterios sat up and helped Tina join him. She watched curiously as he placed the Alcove of Serenity sigil on the nightstand next to the bed. He winked at her over his shoulder, making her chuckle again with rosy cheeks.

With their surroundings secured, he climbed back closer to her and pecked Tina’s lips while gently grazing her neck with his palm.

“May I?” he asked as they stared into each other’s eyes lovingly.

“Mhm.”

Receiving Tina’s approval, Asterios returned to peppering her supple lips with kisses as he began slowly undressing the cute Summoner girl in front of him. He quickly got rid of the ceremonial mantle and moved to the buttons of Tina’s blazer.

Not wanting to leave everything to him, she broke the kisses for a moment and helped Asterios out. They both looked down with their foreheads linked, working together on getting all the little tokens out of the holes.

Soon, both the blazer and the shirt were off Tina’s body, revealing her simple but pretty, dark azure bra. Asterios noticed that she was trying to push through her embarrassment and quickly unpin it herself but he stopped her, grabbing Tina’s hands and moving them to his own clothes.

Catching up on his intentions, she began undressing him in turn while gently pursuing Ast’s lips. The moment his dark crimson coat was thrown aside, it dematerialized in scarlet flames, causing Tina to stare at them in awe for a fraction of a second. In a few moments, Ast’s torso was laid bare, almost just like hers.

Clearly gaining some more confidence, Tina removed the last piece of clothing covering her chest, and her bra rolled down her arms, revealing her ample bust. She didn’t try to instantly cover it like Miria but she quickly looked to the side with a nervous smile, moving her hair behind her ear with her hand.

“I know they aren’t much compared to Miria’s or Selene’s but—”

“Stop comparing yourself to them, please.” Asterios interrupted her with a soft tone and lightly brushed over her skin, barely moving over her lovely breasts. “They are perfect and you look stunning. Besides, they aren't even small. I've always thought you had a nice figure, including your ample chest. Still having doubts? Here.”

He took Tina’s hand and lightly pressed it to his crotch. It quickly became apparent to Tina that his pants hid quite a tent due to how they sat on the bed. She could also feel the slight warmth pushing through the material, which was another sign of Asterios reacting to her charms.

While looking at him with an upwards glance, she started rubbing that spot more and more, imagining in her mind what the dark fabric kept away from their sight. She had heard many times from Ast’s girls about that part and how it always brought them to the heavens through Ast’s loving acts.

She showed a wry smile. “I’m sorry, but while I do know things, I’m completely inexperienced, so I’m not sure if I can do any good…”

Asterios shook his head. “There’s nothing to apologize for. Besides, I’ll be the one taking care of you tonight. You can leave everything to me. I guess we’ll be having our wedding night a bit earlier than the wedding itself.”

Tina giggled at his remark and nodded. Leaving one more peck on Ast’s lips, she fell to the back. Asterios moved on top of her and began kissing her again while softly roaming his hands over Tina’s slim figure.

Enjoying his gentle brushes and tickles, she threw her arms around his neck. A few quiet sighs escaped Tina’s lips as Asterios showered her fair breasts with some affection too. Her body grew increasingly hotter the more he grazed her skin with such gentle care, especially at a place down below.

The sensation increased further when he left her lips alone and made a trail of tender kisses over her cheeks, chin, neck, and finally chest. Asterios switched to pecking and tickling her hard nipples with his tongue and mouth. Tina let out a few more apparent sighs and quiet moans the longer he caressed her entire body.

Not wanting to torture her for too long, Asterios began moving further south after admiring Tina’s fair bust with his actions for a minute or two. He crossed her slim belly, giving Tina a few, tiny tickles and causing her to giggle adorably while she lightly swatted the back of his head.

She stopped laughing when he reached the line of her belt, watching him with anticipation and some embarrassment. Asterios skilfully unbuckled it and slowly pulled her skirt and panties down at the same time. A faint string of love juices connected Tina’s pretty mound to the dark blue material, now even darker from being stained with her escaping nectar.

Seeing him so close to her precious place, with his face right between her legs, was extremely embarrassing. Tina’s heart thumped in her chest like crazy. She was both excited and a little anxious about Ast’s thoughts.

Those worries disappeared in a flash when Asterios pressed his finger into her warm folds, brushing over her petite slit up and down. He observed her reactions with a faint smile while tenderly rubbing her skin from the outside, not yet diving any further. A small trickle of warm liquid kept fleeing Tina’s lower lips, glistening in the moonlit chamber.

Finally, he used both hands to gently spread her pure, beautiful flower and brought his lips closer, leaving a slow and unhurried lick on the pinkish insides of her parted slit. Tina’s mouth opened a bit more as her entire body shivered lightly. A faint moan escaped it, making her even more embarrassed.

But, Asterios kept dearly licking her sensitive flesh to slowly bring her more pleasure. In just a moment, her breathing grew hotter and rougher as the pleasant sensation spread through her pussy and entire body. Bit by bit, her temporary shyness was being pushed back.

A louder whimper escaped Tina’s lips when Asterios suddenly tickled her clit with his thumb and began cautiously sucking on the tiny orb. She moved one of her hands to his hair, combing through it lovingly as they stared each other in the eyes. He could spot the slowly upcoming high in her passionate gaze.

Not wanting to keep Tina waiting for too long, he dove inside her hot pussy with his tongue, evoking a cute gasp from his adorable girlfriend. The more he lapped his tongue through her snug passage and stroked her shy bulb, the faster Tina’s breathing became. She could feel herself getting closer and closer.

Upon reaching her limits, she shivered lightly and pulled Ast’s face more into her lower lips while softly biting on the finger of her other hand to hide the escaping moan. Tina’s soft thighs locked his head in place, encasing it between the tender flesh of her slim legs. He kept going until she stopped trembling and letting out cute noises.

Withdrawing himself from her secret place, he left her beautiful slit alone and climbed up again, arriving above Tina’s face. She brushed over his cheek tenderly, pulling Asterios into a warm kiss, ending it with a shy giggle and a smile.

“I can’t believe how different that felt,” she commented quietly.

He raised a brow at her while smiling too, making Tina aware of what she had just admitted. A heavy blush returned to her face but Asterios fought it down with another loving kiss while stroking her side dearly.

Stopping their sweet exchange, she gazed down as her hand traced over his chest and stomach too, reaching Ast’s pants.

“Would you like me to… do the same for you?” she asked, meeting his gaze.

“Only if you don’t have to force yourself.”

Tina smiled warmly and pecked his lips once again. Taking the hint, Asterios let himself be pushed aside and fell onto his back next to her. She gracefully climbed on top of him and began fumbling with his belt while smiling shyly.

Without any issues, she brought Ast’s pants down, letting the caged beast out of its confinement, instantly locking her eyes on his erect member. With a note of uncertainty, she approached it with her small palm and brushed over his length with his fingers.

“It’s so hot…” she whispered, tenderly stroking the hard pole up and down.

“I could have said the same thing,” he replied, causing Tina to chuckle a little.

She gave Asterios one more glance and refocused on his member, bringing herself down. Moving a lock of her dark blue hair behind her ear, she traced a long path over his length with her warm tongue, ending up at the very tip.

Asterios sighed blissfully, making her smile to herself. She was glad she was doing an okay job. It was the very first time she had seen a penis from up close, besides a few accidental glances she caught of her dad when she had been young, little even, as they bathed together as a family, and she barely remembered anything.

Of course, Tina wasn’t completely oblivious to those things and had been brought up properly with all the knowledge about respective genders conveyed to her by her parents, but it was still completely different from the actual experience. It was surely embarrassing, but also somewhat… fascinating.

After trying out giving Ast’s erect length a bunch of loving licks from all sides, she switched her attention to the tip, placing tender pecks around the sensitive glans. His palm appeared on her cheek, stroking it dearly, bringing another smile to Tina’s lips.

He was just so sweet and gentle. She knew he acted like that just for her. Not just once had she heard from Miria how rough Asterios could get if only she asked for it. Neither had Selene shied away from mentioning their intense nights.

Wanting to respond in kind, Tina slowly took him into her mouth. She quickly realized that it was much harder to properly please him like that than she had thought and she struggled a little in moving her tongue around the hard pole.

Determined to do well, she started gradually bobbing her head up and down on his length, trying to add some suction to her movements. After a few attempts, Tina tried a little too hard and hit herself in the back of her throat with his tip, bringing Ast’s penis a tad too deep.

She coughed faintly and did everything she could not to suddenly bite him out of reflex as a few tears began gathering in the corners of her eyes. Asterios quickly sat up and gently cupped Tina’s chin, helping her back away from his member. She raised herself to match him, wiping some drool escaping her dainty lips with an anxious smile.

“Don’t apologize. It felt amazing. I loved every second of it.” He gently rubbed her smooth waist.

Tina blushed and nodded faintly, dropping her gaze back down. Just as she placed her hand on his erect cock to stroke it gently again, Asterios traced with his fingers down her charming tummy and brushed over her leaking slit. They stared at each other with gentle smiles while teasing each other a bit, linking their foreheads together.

After a moment, she leaned in and kissed him dearly, throwing both arms over Ast’s shoulders. He got her intentions clearly and quickly traced a few sigils on Tina’s underbelly, including a certain very useful rune which made her blush even more. Then, he supported Tina’s thighs from below and helped his beautiful girlfriend position herself above his waist.

They looked each other in the eyes.

“Ready?” Asterios asked with a soft tone.

Tina nodded and pecked his lips. “I will never be more ready.”

“I’ll leave the honors to you then. Take it slow and don’t rush it.”

Receiving a tender kiss from him too, she began unhurriedly lowering her hips just as he had told her to. Ast’s hot glans soon pressed into her heated slit and parted her warm folds. Pushing herself a bit lower, she made it slip inside with a little gasp, followed by a quiet whimper and slight wince.

Asterios peppered her mouth with loving kisses while making sure she wouldn’t accidentally drop herself onto him. With his assistance, she took his manhood slowly and gradually. As he had expected from such a short and cute woman, Tina was really tight and he was glad they took it slow. In just a few moments, her spread slit kissed his underbelly as she took him all the way inside.

Noticing it, Tina showed a wide smile and hugged Asterios dearly.

“We are finally one…” she whispered happily to his ear.

He rubbed her back affectionately and let out a faint, trembling growl into hers, surprising Tina a little.

“In more ways than you can imagine…” he whispered back.

A warm sensation began filling Tina’s body as the heat spread from her nether regions much more than she had expected, rushing towards her very core. She shivered a little when her body felt like it was burning for a second, which felt surprisingly incredible, and the sensation quickly faded. Still, a trace of it remained deep in her very being. At the same time, all the pain down there was already gone.

“What just happened?” she asked, moving her face back and meeting his glowing, crimson eyes with vertical pupils.

“You are mine and I am yours now. Our very existence is linked together. We are going to grow further alongside each other just like summons do with their master. I look forward to spending my life with you by my side.”

Tina couldn’t stop another dazzling smile from forming on her lips so she hastily linked them with Ast’s as they sat in a lotus position with their precious places connected together. She didn’t even notice how she began to lightly gyrate her hips in the meanwhile, subconsciously relishing in the faint pleasure overcoming them both.

Starting the core part of their mating ritual, Asterios traced a trail of kisses down her neck and arrived at Tina’s ample chest while lifting her butt a little and slowly lowering it down, stroking her insides with his hard cock. Tina sighed blissfully, leaning to the back and giving him easier access to her fair breasts.

“Mhhhmmm… Mmmmmm… Ast…”

More and more delicate moans escaped her lips as they further made love to each other. Bit by bit, they were going faster, and Tina was beginning to push herself down onto his length as it spread her snug insides deeper and deeper. In the meanwhile, Asterios caressed her soft chest with sucky kisses and brushing of his mouth.

Soon he was thrusting all the way into her leaking pussy, slamming their waists together while sighing into Tina’s breasts. She stopped hiding her voice and openly let out the adorable whimpers and moans into the open air.

She gasped a little when he suddenly began tickling her clit and giggled at Asterios, increasing her pace a little. They were both actively thrusting into each other as equals, filling the muted chamber with lewd sounds of their passionate encounter.

“Mmmmhhmmmm… Mmmmmmmm… Asterios… I’m… Nhhhnnnnn…”

Sensing Tina’s upcoming peak as she gradually tightened around him, he moved his mouth to her cute ear.

“I love you, Tina,” he whispered into it lovingly.

“Hnnnngggggggggggg!”

Tina shivered strongly and slammed her pussy down onto his hard cock as she entered her high. Asterios held her close as she moaned loudly and came on his dick quite hard, smiling to himself from the little mischief he had caused her. Of course, it wasn’t a lie. He cared about Tina now as much as he did for all his precious companions. She had always supported him and his family, now being part of it.

As the little shivers faded, she brought her face back in front of his and pouted with flushed cheeks.

“It’s not fair saying it at that moment. And you didn’t even… cum with me…”

She brushed his chest lovingly and placed a kiss on Ast’s lips.

“I love you too. Since a long, long time ago. I’m so happy now I don’t know what to say. I know it sounds stupid but do you… really love me too?”

“Yes, I do.” Asterios decided to answer her without mincing his words.

Tina blinked a few times to stop herself from tearing up and embraced Asterios as strong as she could, pressing their bodies together in the process. He rubbed her neck while she grazed his back with a silly smile she hid away from him.

Realizing that it would take quite a moment for it to fade away, she brought herself back in front of him with a slight blush.

“Can you… show it to me, then?” she asked with the same, adorable smile.

She let out a joyous giggle when Asterios pushed her down back onto the sheets. Catching her hands, he entwined their fingers together by her shoulders and began moving his hips. Tina’s short figure jumped up and down as he thrust into her from below, gently but with a firm resolve. Her fair chest bounced considerably under the ardent assault.

“Ahhhnn… Ahhhh… Ahhhh… I love you so much… Ahhhh…”

Tina kept smiling to herself while staring back at Asterios. He slammed into her harder with a tiny smirk, causing her to gasp and giggle. He then leaned forward and Tina quickly stole his lips, moaning into them fervently.

“More… Ahhh… Please… Give it all to me… Ahnnnn… Ahhhh…” she whispered to him from up close.

“As much as you would love to…” he whispered back and moved his hands to Tina’s waist, grabbing it firmly.

Anticipating the upcoming spike in pleasure, she hastily grabbed the nearby pillow with her freed hands and hugged it tightly. The moment Asterios lovingly raised his tempo a little bit, still keeping it quite moderate for her, she hugged it tightly and sank her mouth into it.

Just the top part of Tina’s flushed face and the bottom of her slim waist were now visible to Asterios. She let out much louder moans into the fluffy pillow, which became adorably muffled by it. It made Tina even cuter if that was even possible, and Asterios couldn’t stop admiring her charming expression peeking out from behind the soft cushion.

Getting close himself, he sensed Tina’s pussy starting to constrict on his length again, making it even harder to push forward through her already tight insides, and he quickly rested on the other side of the pillow, squishing it between their bodies. With one last thrust, he slammed their waists together and came hard with Tina at the same time, kissing her peeking forehead dearly.

“Mhhhhnnnnnnnggggggggggggggg!”

The long pillow vibrated from the force of Tina’s fervent moan as her entire frame shivered. Waves of a pleasantly hot liquid filled her deepest depths as Ast’s cloudy seed rushed through her insides in ferocious waves. She could feel each burst tickling her more and more, making her underbelly increasingly warmer.

Coming down from her high, Tina panted into the pillow while Asterios released puffs of warm air into her face from above, both looking at each other lovingly. She uncovered her mouth and let him peck her lips while they basked in the blissful afterglow.

She giggled quietly and spoke first. “I think we should soon return before they start looking for us but I really want to stay connected with you like this for a bit longer. It’s so… nice.”

“I couldn’t agree more. But, you are right, we should. Just a few short minutes more, then?”

“Mhm!”

She smiled happily and they began tenderly pecking each other’s lips while slowly calming their bodies in the beautiful moonlight coming through the open balcony.