The metropolis that was Quinton's home, Zirao Zion, was an architectural wonder that was well-balanced with nature. Their high rises were in domes of greeneries that integrated rivers and waterfalls into their infrastructures. Their houses and mansions were ecofriendly and surrounded by woods. They were inherently creatures of magic, and they could shift into an equine form that made their commute fairly simple. Their only form of long-distance transportation were several monorails that curved high above them and led from one city to another. 

Cha Borolan, Junziean, Sero, and Peraza were the other cities that made up the core of their Pangea-like continent. Their technology varied slightly from the technology of their neighboring dimension, but they still had stoves, computer systems, and their own version of portable communicators, all created with materials that were safe for the environment.

Unicorns had little to no curiosity about their neighboring dimension, where the humans lived. The biggest, and most adamant, exception was when they caught the scent of a chaste maiden. 

Quinton, a third year student, was on his way to his college campus when he caught a rather captivating scent of coffee, chocolate, and caramel. He followed his nose, which led him off the path of the woods through dense forest. When he reached a meadow, he realized that he was standing on one of the dimension boundaries. They were taught as children how to cross through the boundary into the neighboring dimension, but it was such a long time ago that Quinton let out a curse.

"What kind of magic was it again? Air with water? Air with plant? Pollen?" He hissed under his breath, desperate to remember. As he kept grumbling to himself, the scent became stronger. "Wind and pollen!" He recalled. The Unicorn immediately called forth the magic of wind and pollen as he walked through the boundary onto the backyard of a human home. "Finally!"

"Finally!"

Quinton's silvery blue eyes widened in surprise when he heard his statement echoed by someone else. He glanced towards his left and almost did a double take at the short Nightmare with pewter hair and wild, peacock topaz eyes that stood three feet beside him.

"I found him first!" Quin growled in warning.

"Like he'd want you anyway." The Nightmare's lip curled in annoyance. "Calling dibs like a child arguing for the last treat."

Synan crossed his arms over his chest. He was smaller than the obnoxious Unicorn, less muscled, too. That didn't mean he was going to back down even if he was a little scared of the much larger muscle-bound Unicorn. Synan had grown up fighting for every scrap. His peacock-colored eyes narrowed. This maiden was his. Such a lustful heart could only be satisfied by a Nightmare.

Quinton took a step back as if the Nightmare had tossed a bucket of water at him. "Excuse me? Who wouldn't want a piece of this?" He said as he motioned towards his athletic physique and lovely face.

Synan raised an unimpressed eyebrow. "Fluffy meatheads like you are a dime a dozen, sweets. You can offer what, a quick bumbling tumble and then you disappear?" The Nightmares ran his palms over his chest, down his flat stomach to his lithe thighs. "I can satisfy for as long as there's a need or desire."

Quin felt his breath hitch at the seductive display, but he merely glared and focused on tying his long and wavy wheat-hued hair back into a ponytail with the tie he usually kept around his wrist. He tugged the elastic off with his teeth and flexed his arms as tugged the strands away from his handsome face.

"We shall see who wins in the end, little one." He hissed.

"Little one?" Synan snapped, his voice rising as he did his best not to stare. "I'm eighteen years old or I wouldn't even be able to be here. And I may not be stupidly tall, but I'm plenty big where it counts and I can take it big where it counts, too! You probably got all pumped up to compensate for something that was lacking."

A smug smirk formed on the Unicorn's face as a glint of mischief shone in his eyes. "You think so, do you?" He questioned loudly as he unbuttoned his pants and made as if to unzip himself. "Would you like to see for yourself?"

Synan undid his own pants with a glare. "I bet my dick is twice the size of yours, tiny!" The smaller Nightmare was shouted. "Even if yours isn't thumb-sized I know you don't know how to use it! And you probably have no idea how to take a rod up your ass like I can! I love getting my rocks off and I can take it as hard and deep as anyone wants to give it to me!" Synan bellowed.

"Oh? Well, I can pummel a pert ass into the ground with more finesse and tact than any Nightmare could ever dream of!" Quinton countered, his cheeks heating up at the idea of the Nightmare without pants on.

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In his room, Finian was one frustrated teen. It had been two months since Lee'en, Alistair, and the occasional Unicorn or Nightmare showed up in his life. Thus far, any random Unicorn or Nightmare that showed up was respectful of him. The two that were bickering outside seemed to be something else. With a huff of annoyance, Fin got up from his desk and tugged open his window and the screen to glare down at the two newcomers.

"Enough, already! I'm trying to study for exams here!" He cried out.

"The maiden!" The wheat-blond Unicorn gasped as he looked up. "My deepest apologies!"

"Maiden!" Synan called. "Let me ease your stress!"

"If anyone is to be doing any easing, it's me," Quin insisted.

"Oh, for crying out loud, I'm coming downstairs to let you in," Finian declared. "But I insist that you behave yourselves until I'm done with my studies!"

The Unicorn's expression morphed into quite the sheepish one. "Dear gods, I'm ashamed of myself." Being a student himself, he knew how difficult it was to study in silence, let alone with such noise. He was usually far better behaved than this, but something about that petite Nightmare provoked him into doing such childish things.

"He's letting me in!" Synan clapped his hands in delight before hurrying to the door. "I'm going to get a maiden!"

Quinton let out a sigh, and followed along. The human maiden gave them a wide berth as he slid open the back door to let them in.

"My sincere apologies, young maiden," Quinton murmured.

"Have a seat, both of you." Finian instructed as he had them both sit on the couch and stood before them. He held both his hands in front of him in halting motions. "Before you say anything, I must impress upon you that I already have someone in mind that I will choose as a mate when I turn eighteen. The only reason I'm still mostly chaste right now is because I intend to bring my best friend with me when I cross over to your world."

As the human spoke, Quin took notice of the second scent that hovered around him "You have someone's scent partially on you already." He mused out loud. "However, you still haven't fully mated yet."

"Please, give me a chance," Synan implored. "It's very important that I find a human mate. I would give everything I am to make you happy. Please?"

"Listen, it's not that I don't want to give either of you a chance, but my mind and heart is really, really set on someone right now..." Fin continued.

"But, a lot could happen from now until you're eighteen!" Quin insisted. "What if you can't stand the person by then?"

Synan nodded vigorously. "You should really think about keeping your options open. Especially if the one you're speaking about is a Unicorn. They're notoriously untrustworthy."

"We are not all untrustworthy," Quin countered.

"He's a Nightmare, and is the most amazing person I've ever gotten to know. I don't believe anyone else could sway my mind. I'm faithful to him." Finian replied. "Whatever you decide, you can feel free to stay or leave. However, I'm going back to my studies." He stated with finality as he went back upstairs.

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