"That's a good look for you, you big baby."

The white unicorn’s entire body froze as he heard the sound of another pony’s voice penetrate the room. He slowly craned his neck towards the bedroom door, desperately hoping that this was not happening, that it was all a dream. Yet there she was in the flesh. This was an absolute nightmare.

Here he was, Shining Armor, the former Captain of the Royal Guard and co-ruler of the Crystal Empire, sitting in the middle of the floor with an enormous disposable diaper wrapped snugly against his rump. Like a deer caught in the headlights, he stared at the pink alicorn, unable to react.

"When I told you I wanted a foal, this isn't exactly what I had in mind..." The alicorn teased as she sauntered towards her husband.

The ivory stallion blushed deeply as he struggled to think of an excuse. Perhaps he could play it off as a joke? Maybe if he had not tied a babyish bib around his neck and did not have an over-sized baby bottle lodged in his muzzle.

"Cadance, I can explain!" Shining cried meekly through the rubber nipple, muffling his words.

Cadance snorted, trying to stifle a giggle.

“Maybe you should take that bottle out of your mouth first, Shiny." She suggested nonchalantly.

The stallion’s eyes darted down to the babyish bottle in his muzzle, and quickly allowed it to fall to the ground.

"Honey..I...I..." Shining stuttered timidly, at a total loss for words.

All Shining Armor could think about how this was going to impact his life. The disgraced unicorn’s bottom lip began trembling as he strained eyes in an attempt to hold back his liquid pride. He wanted to tell Cadance eventually about his fetish, break it to her gently, take small steps, but it was too late now. As he wallowed in pity, he felt a fuzzy hoof gently drape over his shoulder. He looked up and saw his with a gentle smile on her face.

"Aww, don't cry, baby." Her mocking tone lingered in the air. "Do you want to tell me what this is all about?" She asked sweetly, prodding the diaper with her hoof.

"Well, uh, you see..." Shining hesitated, carefully choosing hiswords. "I-I'm wearing diapers."

"I gathered that, honey." She chuckled. "But would you mind telling me why you're in our bed chamber drinking from a bottle?"

"I-I'm an adult foal." He mumbled in embarrassment, barely making a sound.

"Come again?" She asked, cupping a hoof to her ear.

He took a deep breath, and gathered his courage. This was it.

"I'm an adult foal and dress up like this while you're gone for work." The words freely poured out of his mouth. "And I always wanted to tell you but I was afraid and nowyou'regoingtodivorceme-AND PLEASE DON'T TELL ANYONE!" He practically yelled in panic.

His wife just stared at him, trying to suppress her chortling in vain. In the end, her husband's silliness proved to be too much for Cadance, and she doubled over in laughter. Shining Armor blushed in embarrassment as Cadance began to pull herself together.

"Oh honey, I'm not upset." She chuckled. "But you have to understand, this is a little...awkward for me."

Shining Armor silently nodded his head. Cadance was not mad, and that was great, but he still felt a deep sense of shame as he hung his head.

“I understand, and I’m sorry you had to find out like…this.” He murmured, utterly defeated. “Could you give me a minute to get changed out of this stuff?”

While he did not want to leave this all in the air, it was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain any sort of dignity in his foalish attire. The only thing he wanted to do now was put all this behind him and move on.

”But honey...” She said softly, lifting up his head with her hoof.

He looked into her eyes, drinking in her compassionate and understanding gaze. The warmth that radiate from her gaze reminded Shining Armor why he fell for this wonderful mare all. She truly was the Princess of Love. And yet even with that knowledge that did little to lessen his astonishment when she spoke next.

”You didn't even finish your ba-ba yet.” The princess whispered, her saccharine tone of voice ringing in his ears. “Let’s get some milk in that tummy.” She said gently rubbing the colt’s belly.

Shining’s eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. He could not believe what he just heard. He tried to speak, but he was only able to stammer out a few mangled words as she leaned him back into her lap, resting the stallion’s head in her hooves.

”Oh my, is my little colt ready to start talking soon?” She cooed, gently tickling underneath his chin.

Her voice sent a shiver down his spine. In a flash, he felt his heartbeat quicken, and again began to question if this was really happening.

“Caden-MMPHH.” He opened his mouth to speak, but Cadance magically shoved the bottle into his mouth with her magic.

”Shh-shh, such a fussy baby.” She snickered as she released her magical grip, holding the bottle in her hooves. “Drink up now, sweetie.”

Shining Armor blinked in surprise as he felt the smooth rubber nipple firmly placed within his muzzle as it sluggishly leaked out its precious contents. He looked up to his as if to ask her permission to nurse. His wife smiled, and she wordlessly nodded her head. He carefully began to suck on the bottle causing the warm milk to steadily flow into his mouth and down his throat. His pace quickened as he greedily drank getting into a rhythm, his suckles gradually became more steady with each passing moment. Cadance took notice of this almost immediately and smiled.

”My-my, what a hungry little foal.” She says wistfully, shifting her husband around in her lap to settle into a more comfortable position. “Drink it all down for mama.”

Shining Armor’s cheeks turned a deep shade of crimson. Cadance’s baby talk made him feel complete helpless as he nursed from the bottle. But something in her voice reassured the stallion that everything is as it should be, that he was safe and secure here in her arms. That he was loved by the one pony in the world that he cared about the most. Shining’s lips curled into a small smile as his eyelids lazily started to droop, his suckling becoming ever so softer.

”I think someone’s getting a little sleepy, hmm?” She teased as she took the bottle into her magical hold once more.

The princess began humming a soft tune as she rubbed gentle circles into the colt’s tummy as she would any other foal. He closed his eyes and felt his body go limp, entering a state of pure bliss. The pace of his nursing slowed to a halt as he began drift into a deep slumber. Before the calming bottle and her soothing humming finally lulled him to sleep, he heard Cadance gently whisper in his ear as sleep overtook him.

”I love you so much, my little prince, no matter what.” She whispered as she lovingly planted a kiss on the forehead of her sleeping husband.

“Don’t ever forget that.”

Author's Note

http://www.fimfiction.net/blog/296625/concerning-my-little-prince-and-future-fics

Just a little head's up.