Learning to Fly

By Donna and Ev

Dani did something that he had done frequently during his life. After partying all night, he watched the sun come up. What made it very special was that this time he was watching it with his new wife cuddled up next to him.

Dani couldn't stop smiling.  He'd been smiling since the wedding.  "Nickel, this is the most beautiful sunrise ever and it’s because of you."  He gently kissed her forehead, then her cheek, then to make sure he didn't miss anything, let it turn into a rain of soft kisses all over her face. 

"Aye, it's a grand thing to see," she murmured happily. "Now, isn't it time fer ye to be takin' me to this fancy cottage that ye found?"

Dani laughed.  "I almost forgot!"  He gave her one last kiss right on the end of her nose. Together, they ran hand in hand to where their ponies and cart were hitched. After they climbed in, he picked up the reins for the ponies and sent them down the path towards their new home. 

"You should have seen how everybody was helping me get it ready for you.  I never lived anywhere with so many good people before.  I tried to make it perfect for you."  He finished speaking just as the pretty little house came into view.  "See?" 

Her eyes lit up brightly. "'Tis perfect!" she said, bouncing up and down on the seat of the cart excitedly. "Isn’t it just like me wee Shamrock Cottage that I loved back on the Emerald Isle?"

"We fixed it up inside, too.  It has dishes and curtains and everything.  I hope you like it."  Dani had a sudden pang of worry.  What if she didn't like something?  There was no way to change it right away now. 

Stopping the cart, he jumped out, and then helped Nickel down. She felt so light in his arms - almost like a feather. Together, the two of them unhitched the ponies, and then turned them loose in the small paddock that Wally and the others had made. Then, scooping her up into his arms, Dani carried his giggling wife over the threshold into their new home.

After the threshold, he wasn't quite sure how to act.  All the movies he ever saw ended there.  He carefully set her down and started showing her all the lovely things people had given them.  Especially the dishes with the shamrocks on them and the flower quilt.  But any fears that he might have had soon evaporated as he watched her flit from one end of the little house to another, exploring every nook and cranny of it. Somewhere along the way, she changed in a shower of bright colored sparks to her smaller size, and literally bounced from one location to the next.

His smile got bigger and bigger as she was so happy with everything.  Finally all the bouncing was making him a little dizzy.  He couldn't keep up!  "Nickel?  Could you slow down?  I can't even see you that fast." 

Her laugh filled the air next to his ear, and then moved on. She was invisible now! But before he could complain again, the zipper of his pants went sliding down.

"Nickel!"  He tried to reach out and catch her, but she was too quick for him.  "I almost got you!" he laughed.  "Are you going to make me chase you now, after all day keeping me busy?"  He pouted a little hoping for some reaction. 

She just laughed, and this time, pushed down his pants from the rear and he could feel an unseen hand caressing his backside. "Ye ha' a nice arse, Dani me boyo," she giggled. "I'll have to be after scrubbin' all this paint off now, won't I?"

Dani smiled.  “Maybe we could wash each other?” he asked hopefully. The thought of playing in the tub with his pretty wife was making him feel warm all over. 

No sooner were the words out of his mouth than the sound of running water came from the small bathroom. "Take yer clothes off then, little man," she giggled. "Aren’t I waitin’ fer ye in the tub?"

In an instant, his clothes went flying in all directions as he ran to join her.  He paused when he got to the door of the bathroom.  She was still invisible.  "Don't I get to see you?"  He looked around, hoping to get a clue where she was.  The next thing he knew, he had been splashed with water! Turning to face the tub, he watched as the air filled with sparkles, and she appeared, standing in the tub with a scrub brush in her hand, as naked as he was.

She was just as beautiful as he dreamed.  More, even.  He wanted to tell her how beautiful she was, but he couldn't find any words.  Suddenly it seemed a lot warmer.  He wanted to just take her now, but that wouldn't do.  He reminded himself that he had to be different.  He hoped he would be all right for her. 

Swallowing hard, he stepped into the tub with her. With hesitant hands, he reached out to gently touch her small breasts. She put up with it for a moment and then bounced the scrub brush off the side of his head. "Turn around you!" she ordered.

He blinked and did as she asked.  People said she was going to be a handful.  But that was all right.  And if she wanted to scrub his back, that was all right, too.  That couldn't last forever, and she was touching him.  He smiled. 

It felt good too, even though it felt like she had to take off at least three layers of skin. But when she pressed her small body up against his back as she had him twist his foot up onto the thigh of his other leg, it was sweet torture.

Dani smiled at the feel of her body.  "Will you be painting me often?"  He couldn't help asking. 

She laughed. "Perhaps," she breathed into his ear. "But not today. I ha' other plans for ye now."

He could feel his body react at the implications of those words.  "I hope so," he murmured. But as he turned around to give her another kiss, she disappeared again!

"Nickel!  Where'd you go?"  He looked around the room and saw there was a bulge under the quilt and a smile spread over his face.  He made a flying leap for the bed. 

"What took ya so long?" she giggled, wrapping her arms around him.

"You're hard to find!  I'm not used to having to look for somebody who's invisible.  Can you stop doing that just for a little while?  Please?"  He held her tight and his mouth met hers. 

"I promise. Aren't you where I want ye to be?"

He came up for air long enough to say, "You are now."    The only problem was that she was under the covers and he was on top of them.  It occurred to him that she might do something if he let go, but he didn't see how else to get closer to her.  He tried to use one hand to slide the covers down so he could get in. 

She laughed at his efforts, and in a twinkle of an eye, changed sizes on him. Dani managed to keep hold of her though, and after a brief tousle, she ended up on top of him, the quilt kicked down to the bottom of the bed. "So, Dani me own sweet man, is it me treasure that ye want now?"

"Well...  I am your husband now."  He smiled and reached out to stroke her face. 

She leaned done and kissed him deeply. "Aye, ye are," she whispered.

"I love you Nickel.  I want to show you how much," he pleaded. 

"Then show me," she said softly, her green eyes sparkling as she looked into his. "Make love to me like ye ha' never done to any other lass in yer whole life."

Dani swallowed, suddenly realizing that she was more right than she knew.  The only women other than the one time with Carol he had ever been with were whores. "You got it," he whispered. 

It was a little awkward for him at first to go slow at first. He had never had to do it that way before. But he wanted this time with Nickel to be special. Not only for her, but for him too. He found that going slow was nice!  He very gently explored her with his hands, not missing anything and once his hands had explored, he followed it with kisses.  Once he started, he didn't want to ever stop. 

It was still a challenge. Nickel was extremely ticklish, and when he hit a spot that got her really laughing, she tended to change sizes without warning. That and she also had a tendency to float! Dani found he had to keep hold of her all the time to keep her from floating away.  He couldn't help laughing while she teased.  He was proud that she seemed happy with him and even more determined to please. 

When their bodies finally joined, the two of them floated up into the air together as he enjoyed making love to her, rather than just having sex. As she yielded herself completely to him, he realized that she was indeed a treasure.

"Nickel..."  There was so much he wanted to say and couldn't find the words for.  He hoped she understood.  He wrapped himself around her and didn't ever want to let go.  Even if they *were* up near the ceiling at the moment. 

Eventually, they came down, and lying under a coverlet of flowers that would never wilt, the two of them slept in each other’s arms. Sometime later, Dani woke, and after kissing Nickel awake, began to make love to her again.

He felt a little more confident this time, now that he knew a little more of what she liked.  They giggled and teased each other some more, as she changed size, sometimes went invisible, and then started to float. 

As her legs wrapped around his hips, he started to thrust up inside of her, then stopped in surprise as he felt a barrier there that he knew that he had taken care of before!

"How...?  What...?" he sputtered in surprise. 

"'Tis me treasure!" Nickel laughed. "It will stay this way ‘til the day I birth me first child!"

Dani laughed in delight and gave her another deep kiss.  "You are the treasure, Nickel.  All of you," he whispered into her ear.