It's All Fun And Games...
Author's Note
Hi guys! If you read this it's better to read the first one-shot: Hearths's Warming Wishes.
I decided to do another for Valentine's...I rated it teen to be safe cause it didn't turn out as childish and cute as the last one. Things like Truth or Dare and such.
But anyways, I hope you all enjoy! You should expect another one-shot about Discord from me in a week or so, and another chapter of World of Ponycraft as well.
It's All Fun And Games...
It's All Fun and Games...
With a quiet yawn, Fluttershy blinked her teal eyes free of sleep, her movement to stretch her arms resulting in the tightening of the soft lion paw around her waist. With a smile, she turned in place to face her sleeping companion. Discord had spent the night every night after Hearth's Warming on the couch, but shortly after he became her coltfriend she let him sleep in her room. The first time he had slept beside her, curled loosely around her body, was after she had a nightmare. Naturally she slept far better than she ever did before on her own since then. Fluttershy smiled at the memory of that night.
Fluttershy awoke to somepony shaking her shoulders, she blinked and looked around the darkened room. "Fluttershy? Are you alright? You looked like you were having a nightmare." the concern in Discord's voice touched her, she looked up at his eyes, barely able to see the crimson irises she adored so much. Fluttershy realized her cheeks were wet with tears, and she reached a hoof up to wipe at them.
"I-I don't know..I don't remember it." Fluttershy was glad she didn't remember whatever had scared her so, but at the same time, she still felt scared.
"Ok...well, I'll stay here until you fall asleep." Discord moved to pull up her chair.
"Wait..." Fluttershy blushed when Discord's eyes turned back to her, "...c-could you...um..sleep here? W-with me? I don't want to sleep a-alone and...well..." she stuttered, blushing harder and willing herself to keep looking into his eyes. Discord stared at her for so long that she decided she had asked too much. "Oh! Never mind..that was silly of me...and I-I shouldn't have suggested it..I understand if you..."
"Alright." Discord interrupted, and Fluttershy barely had a chance to register his movement as he scooted beside her and pulled the covers over them. She squeaked as he wrapped his lion paw around her waist and pulled her to his chest, wrapping his tail around her hind leg.
"D-Discord..." Fluttershy whispered, blushing furiously, she hadn't imagined how the same closeness they shared on the couch could seem so different when it occurred in her room.
"Is that better?" Fluttershy could feel Discord's smile as he whispered in her ear, causing her to shudder. He chuckled quietly, reaching his slender head over to kiss her jawline before resting his head beside hers.
"Y-yes...thank you.." Fluttershy whispered back, clutching at his paw and inhaling deeply before she closed her eyes to drift back to sleep.
Fluttershy reached up to stroke Discord's cheek with her hoof, smile widening when he blinked awake. "Good morning..." she pecked his nose after she spoke, giggling when he purred as he pulled her closer to bury his face in her luscious mane.
"And good morning to you, beautiful." he murmured as he nibbled lightly on her ear.
"Discord!" Fluttershy burst into a fit of giggles, he knew that was one of her ticklish spots, and he exploited it every chance he got.
"Yes dearie?" Discord continued his ministrations with a wicked smile that widened the more she wiggled in laughter.
"Discord...stop! I can't breathe!" Fluttershy cried out, panting as her laughter died down to a minor chuckle here and there when he relented.
"Sorry." Discord pressed his forehead to hers, "I do love your laughter though." he traced a finger from his talon across her cheek gently, planting a kiss on her nose.
Fluttershy smiled, reaching to wrap her hooves around his slender neck with a sigh. Discord reached his paw up and lifted her chin to kiss her lips. Fluttershy eagerly returned his kiss, deepening it and smiling into it when Discord ran his claws through her hair. Fluttershy broke away, "Discord..." she whispered in warning when his claws started to drift along her sides. He had been doing that more often now, and she usually had to stop him more than once each day.
Discord jumped and blushed meekly, "Sorry...again..." he pulled his hands away and rolled onto his back.
Fluttershy frowned, "I don't mean to be rude, sweetie. You just can't...touch me..like that until..." she trailed off with a deeper blush and a sigh. Discord nodded and looked down as he twiddled his claws. Fluttershy shuffled closer to him and placed her hoof over his nearest hand, "Hey," she reached her free hoof towards his chin, lifting it in the same manner he had done to her only moments before, "I love you." she smiled.
Discord looked her in the eyes and couldn't help but smile back, "I love you too." Fluttershy pecked him on the lips again, and he frowned again as she pulled away, "I really am sorry, Fluttershy. It's just...hard, to wait when every fiber of my body is screaming out for me to do...things...." Discord bit his lip as he trailed off.
Fluttershy nodded, "I understand, it's the same way for me." she blushed as he jerked his head up to look at her.
"It is?"
"Of course, but I think I have a little more sense than you, after all, you always hated making sense." Fluttershy smirked as he pursed his lips in mock hurt. She sat up and stretching her forelegs. "I'm going to go make some breakfast." she pulled the covers off and trotted down the hall, towards the stairs.
Discord smirked as he watched her leave, Shaking her cute little plot at me all the way... he thought, chuckling as he followed her example, only with a snap of his claws rather than walking. "Make breakfast? Are you mad? It's Hearts and Hooves Day! I'm making breakfast!" Discord proclaimed, he had teleported right into her path and caught her as she crashed into him.
Fluttershy giggled before she processed what he said for a moment, "What?" she yelped, "It's H-h-hearts and H-hooves?! Oh sweet Celestia!" Discord watched in confusion as she ran to check the windows. "Not today...not today...." at the window, her wings sagged, there were indeed many couples out walking today, and she could see the decorations from her quaint little cottage as well.
"Um, Fluttershy, are you alright?" Discord asked, approaching her cautiously.
"N-I mean, yes. I'm ok...it's just," Fluttershy sat down on the nearest chair, "I've gotta go to a picnic with my friends, and I wanted to bring you along." she grimaced.
"Well? What's wrong with that?" Discord gently grasped her hoof and stroked it idly.
"Oh, nothing! Of course nothing to do with you!" Fluttershy assured him before he assumed, "I'm just scared they'll find out, and that they won't like it."
"Find out?" Discord raised an eyebrow, waiting for clarification.
"About...us...being special someponies!" Fluttershy squeaked the last bit of her answer, looking out at Discord from under her mane.
If it were any other pony, he might have laughed, but this was Fluttershy. And something as simple as telling your friends you were in love with The Lord of Chaos was no laughing matter. "I see, but Fluttershy, won't it be so much better to get it off your chest? I hear secrets can hurt more than the truth. Perhaps it's a good thing that we're telling them?" Discord wrapped his arms around her as he spoke and pulled her onto his lap, smiling when she snuggled into his fur.
"I know...you're right, I should be relieved." Fluttershy whispered, "We? What did you mean 'we're telling them'?" she looked up at him with that adorable scrunching of her muzzle she always had when she was confused.
"Well I'm obviously going to help you out, right? What kind of a friend would I be if I didn't?" Discord purred, kissing her briefly.
Fluttershy smiled, "Coltfriend.." she corrected and pulled him closer for a second kiss. "Did I already tell you that I love you?" she asked as they broke apart again.
"I don't mind hearing it again, because I love you too." Discord teased, chuckling when she smirked and pecked his nose again.
"Well anyways, you said something about breakfast?" Fluttershy grinned.
Fluttershy dug her hooves into the floor of her cottage, "I'm not going! I can't go!" she whimpered.
Discord grunted as he pushed her towards the door, the doorbell had rung just a few moments before, and she knew it was her friends. "You can do it, if...*nngh!*...you answer the door!" Discord pulled the door open and held the hyperventilating Pegasus in place.
"Hi Fluttershy!" Twilight entered, looking up at Discord with a questioning brow when she noticed him holding a struggling Fluttershy. Discord shrugged and gestured down at her as if to suggest that he had no idea why she was so nervous.
"Are you ok, darling?" Rarity asked, peeking out from behind Twilight.
Fluttershy gulped, "H-h-h-hey girls! I'm doing j-ju-just fine! Just fine!!" her voice raised in pitch as she spoke. Discord sighed and began to push her concerned friends out the door.
"Would you excuse us for a minute?" Discord shut the door and locked it, holding onto Fluttershy all the while.
"Discord...I can't do it!" she began to cry.
He stiffened, if she cried, he'd give in, and she wouldn't have her picnic. "Don't you dare..." Discord mumbled, pulling her close and pressing his lips against hers. Immediately he felt her begin to relax, and he smirked into the kiss. He deepened it easily and caressed her cheek, Fluttershy was still trembling lightly when he pulled back, but she had a smile on her face despite her fears. "Now..." Discord began, looking her in the eye, "...you are the bravest, most beautiful, and most loved pony in Equestria..." he gently stroked her hair, and she leaned into his touch, ...you are going to go out there and have a good time with your friends. And do you know why?"
"Because you say so?" Fluttershy smiled and sniffled.
"No, because I'm going to be right there beside you, and I always will be." Discord smiled, kissing her one last time and helping her dry her face. "Now are you ready?"
Fluttershy took a deep breath and smiled up at him, "Ok." she turned towards the door and let him open it, her confident demeanor wavered when she saw her friend's curious faces.
"Are you ready to have a picnic? Cause I'm ready! Ok lets go!" Pinkie Pie bounced away, picnic basket in her mouth.
Twilight and Applejack quirked an eyebrow at Fluttershy, both had a slight suspicion of why she seemed so nervous. And they both tried not to remember what had happened the previous Hearth's Warming. "Well, I think we should follow Pinkie's example." Twilight turned on her hoof and led the group away, noting that Fluttershy had held Discord's paw.
The picnic was altogether uneventful at the start, they chatted, ate, shared jokes, and sunbathed. After they were full they moved under a large oak as the sun began to descend towards the horizon. Now they decided to play simple games, and Applejack was the first to choose.
"So...Rainbow Dash, Truth or Dare?" Applejack challenged.
"Not this again!" Rainbow Dash groaned, apparently she had been pretty buzzed off of cider the last time Applejack challenged her to a truth or dare. Obviously, she was never going to live it down.
Twilight raised her hoof to get Applejack's attention, "Can I go first? I didn't get a chance to do it last time."
Applejack and Rarity bit their lips in remembrance of that incident, but Applejack nodded, "Sure thing, Twi..truth or dare?"
"Dare!" Twilight grinned.
"I dare ya to fly to that cloud," Applejack pointed towards a random cloud, a fair distance away in the sky, "..and do a backflip in the air. Then you come back and land."
Twilight shrugged, "Alright." she stood and spread her wings.
"In ten seconds." Applejack smirked.
"Ten se-what?!" Twilight exclaimed, "I don't think I can do it in ten seconds.."
"Sure ya can!"
"No, I don't think so.."
"Twilight, it's truth or dare, ya gotta do it."
"Applejack's right, do the dare Twilight!" Pinkie Pie began to bounce in anticipation.
Twilight bit her lip and sighed, "Fine." she spread her wings again and took a deep breath before taking off. Granted she was a much better flier now, but she didn't make the dare.
Afterwards Twilight asked Rarity, who answered "Truth." and was asked if she had ever farted during a high society event. She admitted with burning cheeks that she had once, and the entire company burst into raucous laughter.
Rarity then asked Pinkie Pie, who said "Dare." and was dared to fit twenty cupcakes in her mouth. She fit thirty.
Pinkie Pie asked Applejack, who said "Truth." and was asked if she had any crushes. Applejack admitted to having a crush on her cousin Braeburn when she was a filly, and all mares giggled naughtily.
Applejack then asked Rainbow Dash, who said "Truth." and was asked to tell the most embarrassing thing she had ever done. Rainbow said she walked into the stallion's shower-room during her time at the Wonderbolt Academy, and Soarin couldn't look at her for a week.
"I hope they don't ask me." Fluttershy whispered to Discord, while they laughed, who smiled.
"Just say truth, if you don't want to answer something they ask, don't. Because you don't have to." Discord wrapped his tail discreetly around her hind leg as he spoke.
Fluttershy felt the comforting touch and smiled. "Discord!"
Discord widened his eyes and looked at Rainbow Dash, "Yes?"
"Truth or Dare?" she grinned devilishly.
Discord mirrored her grin, "Dare."
"I dare you to race me, without magic, and see who gets to that mountain then back first!" Rainbow pointed towards a nearby mountainside and stretched her wings as if to taunt him.
Discord's grin widened, "Alright, you asked for it. I'll be back Fluttershy.." he whispered to his marefriend as he stood.
Fluttershy smiled and got to her hooves in giddy excitement to watch them race. "Who are you rooting for?" Rarity sidled up next to her, adjusting her too-fancy sun-hat and sunglasses.
Fluttershy blushed, "Ah...um..I don't know." she smiled nervously, "I love Rainbow and all, but I'm totally rooting for my coltfriend." was what she wanted to say.
Rarity shrugged, "Go Rainbow Dash!" she yelled, draconequus and Pegasus both crouched, preparing to take off.
Discord winked at Fluttershy, making her blush deepen, before he turned to Rainbow, "If you win, I'll let you dare me to do something embarrassing." he grinned when she looked at him with a confident smirk on her face.
"Likewise! Though its more like when I win!" Rainbow retorted, Discord sneered playfully in response.
"Okay, on your mark." Twilight held a handkerchief, raising it teasingly, "Get set..." she twitched the cloth just enough to make both racers almost bolt. "Go!" she dropped the handkerchief and they were off like rockets.
"Yeeehaw!! Go RD!" Applejack whooped. Rarity and Twilight cheered for Rainbow as well.
"Discord is gonna win!" Pinkie Pie bounced in place, "Go Discord!!" she screamed.
Fluttershy grinned, glad to see somepony else supported her special somepony. When she noticed Discord was winning, she couldn't help but cheer, although it was a quiet one, for she reminded herself that her friends were present.
Discord landed first, sliding to a stop and sitting triumphantly on his haunches. Fluttershy squealed simultaneously with Pinkie Pie and jumped at him for a hug. Pinkie turned to Applejack and held out her hoof, "Cough up the bits, AJ!" she demanded.
"What bits? We weren't bettin'..." Applejack blinked at the eccentric pony in confusion.
"Oh sweetie, you were awesome!" Fluttershy whispered to Discord, who tentatively hugged her back.
"Yes I suppose I was, now about that dare..." he grinned at Rainbow Dash, who was standing beside him and sulking.
"Yeah, yeah, just...get it over with!" Rainbow sighed, resigning herself for the worst.
"What should I make her do?" Discord whispered to Fluttershy, who gave him a devilish grin. She whispered something in his ear and he mirrored her smile.
Discord snapped his fingers and Rainbow was embodied with a brief flash of light. When everypony removed their hooves from their eyes, they all had to stifle giggles. Rainbow Dash blinked and looked at herself, "You gotta be kidding me!" she mumbled.
She was wearing a pink, frou-frou dress with laces and bows, her hair tied into a ponytail with a giant, pink bow, and her tail tied the same way. "You gotta wear it for the entire day." Discord smiled sweetly at her.
"Wonderful..." Rainbow muttered.
"It was Fluttershy's idea." Discord chuckled when his marefriend socked him in the shoulder.
"Thanks a lot Fluttershy." Rainbow saluted her with mock enthusiasm.
Fluttershy giggled, "Your welcome." all ponies returned to the blanket afterwards.
"Ahem...so, Ah guess ya know not to race Discord now huh?" Applejack had quite a time stifling her laughter when Rainbow gave her an evil glare.
"Hey! Isn't it Fluttershy's turn? Everypony else has been dared or truthed!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
Fluttershy squeaked and hid behind Discord's paw. Twilight scratched her mane whilst running through a dictionary in her head, "I don't think that's a real word, but you're right, Fluttershy?" the alicorn turned to her quivering friend.
"Truth or dare, Fluttershy?" Rarity asked.
Fluttershy answered so quietly, Discord didn't even hear her. "What was that?" Twilight asked.
Another squeak, Discord chuckled, "She said truth." he clarified for them.
"Hmm, somepony think of a good, embarrassing question..." Rainbow Dash ordered, rubbing her hooves together with a malicious grin, she was after revenge for the dress idea.
"I've got one!! Rarity cried, "Fluttershy, have you ever kissed somepony, if so, when was your first, and with who?" she asked the Pegasus, who's eyes became like saucers.
Fluttershy went pale for a moment before a deep blush graced her cheeks. "Discord...I don't know if I can answer that..." she whispered, barely moving her lips.
"Do you want to? Or do you think you can?" Discord whispered equally subtly.
"O-ok...I'll answer it." Fluttershy gulped, watching her friend's expressions turn eager. "Y-yes I have k-k-kissed somepony..." she gulped again, butterflies swirling in her stomach.
Three of the other five mares present *Oooh'd*
"When was it, darling?" Rarity asked.
Fluttershy blinked, "Um...H-Hearth's Warming..." she said quietly. Twilight and Applejack both met one-another's eyes and paled in remembrance to Hearth's Warming.
"Which Hearth's Warming?" Rarity dug deeper.
"Meep!" Fluttershy's cheeks were on fire, and so were Discord's, but nopony was focused on him at that moment. "L-last year's..." she whispered.
Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Rainbow *Oooh'd* again. Twilight and Applejack now both stared accusingly at Discord, who was too busy scratching the back of his head in embarrassment to notice.
"Now...who was it? Was it just a mistletoe kiss? Or is he your special somepony now?" Rarity asked, her eyes half-lidded in a dreamy sigh.
"Um, well...i-it was a mistletoe kiss, but...h-he is my...s-s-special..somepony!" Fluttershy squeaked.
"Who?" Rainbow Dash leaned forward in excitement.
"I knooow!" Pinkie Pie called in a sing-song voice, everypony stopped leaning towards Fluttershy and looked at her expectantly, "Not telling! Fluttershy's the one who said truth, not me!" she sang, smiling when they scowled at her.
"How do you know?!" Fluttershy turned beet red, even her ears were crimson now.
"Fluttershy, darling, don't stall, answer the question." Rarity prodded.
Fluttershy gulped, "My..s-special somepony is...." she glanced nervously at her coltfriend, who had begun to shift uncomfortably. "...is..." she squeaked.
"Oh for crying out loud!! Who is it?" Rainbow had lost her patience and was on all fours now.
Fluttershy covered ger face and mumbled his name, Discord felt like his cheeks were on fire. "Who?" Rarity leaned forward to better hear her.
"Discord..." Fluttershy whispered.
"I almost gotcha, one more time sweetheart." Rarity inched closer.
"I said it's Discord!" Fluttershy yelled, covering her mouth with a hoof immediately afterwards.
"Sweet Celestia...Ah knew it.." Applejack facehooved, all present turned to stare at her.
"What are you talking about?! First Pinkie and now you!" Fluttershy demanded.
"And me..." Twilight whispered.
"How in Equestria did you guys know?" Discord asked, glancing nervously towards Rainbow when he noticed her gaze, if looks could kill...
"Well..." Pinkie took a deep breath, "After-you-guys-left-me-at-the-pond-Applejack-and-me-taught-Twilight-how-to-ice-skate-then-we-ate-cupcakes-and-hot-cocoa-at-Sugarcube-Corner..." another deep breath, "...Aaand-then-my-Pinkie-Sense-said-somepony-was-going-to-have-their-first-kiss-and-I-showed-Applejack-and-Twilight-through-Fluuttershy's-cottage-window!" she panted after her explanation was finished. "Turns out it was a combo! Discord got his first kiss too!" she grinned, a squeaking sound coming from seemingly nowhere as she did.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa...what?" Rainbow Dash had finally processed the information, "You two?" she pointed at the blushing couple, "Kissed? That's disgusting!" she shuddered.
"No it's not.." Fluttershy whispered as she twiddled with her tail, and the grass was suddenly the most interesting this in the world to Discord.
"Fluttershy...I am startled but, why didn't you tell me? Did you think I would scorn you?" Rarity approached her friend and tentatively placed her hoof on her shoulder.
"Y-yes..." Fluttershy didn't realize that her eyes had misted.
"Well..I can't say I see the appeal.." Rarity smirked up at Discord, who was giving Fluttershy concerned glances. "...but if that's your choice, who am I to decide what's best for you?"
Fluttershy sniffled, and all her friends moved forward in concern. "I really thought you guys...thought you would be angry.." she hiccuped, finally letting her sobs break free when she was scooped up by Discord.
The five mares looked hurt, sad, but understanding in Discord's eyes. He stroked his marefriend's back gently, murmuring soft reassurances into her ear. Rarity, although her face had tears leaving trails down her cheeks, smiled warmly at the touching display.
When Fluttershy's sobs had diminished to a small sniffle here and there, Discord kissed her head, "How do you feel?" he whispered.
"Lighter...like...like I don't have to worry anymore." Fluttershy mumbled back, tightening her hold on his chest and feeling him do likewise.
"Anything else on your mind? I'm sure your friends would love to know." Discord chuckled, looking over her head to see the five mares sitting patiently.
"One more thing...but it's more of an action." Fluttershy murmured.
"What was tha-mmph!" Discord fell back in shock when she assaulted his mouth.
"Fluttershy!!" he heard her friends cry out in dismay, but he smiled through her kiss and pulled her tightly against his chest.
Fluttershy's heart was pounding so hard, she feared everypony could hear it, but now she hardly cared. Pulling back, Discord was now on his back, a goofy grin plastered on his muzzle. She looked over at her friends from her straddling position and grinned. She cleared her throat and stepped off of her coltfriend. "I feel much better now, thanks Sweetie." she cooed to Discord, who blushed before he chuckled.
Rarity was blushing, Pinkie had a smile that said "Daw!" Rainbow, Applejack, and Twilight were all five shades whiter and slack-jawed.
Fluttershy composed herself, although she was blushing, and smiled at them, "I hope that answers the question." she moved back to her spot and sat down daintily, picking up a leftover sandwich and nibbling at it.
"Ah..da..uh.." Rarity stuttered.
"I thought as much.." Fluttershy giggled, Discord sat down beside her, much closer now, and placed his paw over her hoof as he nuzzled her ear.
Twilight was the first to recover from her shock, "I think I'm gonna go home now." she stood, "Nice picnic, game..stuff...goodbye!" she turned and flew off, leaving a fair wind behind.
Rainbow tried to take off in the same manner, but her dress dragged her down. "I suppose the game is over.." Discord smirked, snapping his fingers to free her from the constricting outfit.
"Gah! Thanks!" Rainbow yelled back as she zoomed off, a trail of rainbow colors behind her.
Rarity excused herself, saying she had dresses to work on. And Pinkie left after and awkward silence during the cleaning up of the picnic. Though she did offer a congratulations and promised a "Fluttershy-and-Discord-Are-Dating" Party.
Fluttershy and Discord went home, and as soon as the door was closed, the enthusiastic Pegasus wrapped her arms around Discord's neck and poured her heart into a deep kiss. Discord returned it and sank into the couch, both panted heavily when they parted. Silence followed, then giggles...a brief kiss, onto full out laughter.
"I love you so much..." Fluttershy wiped a tear that laughter and emotional trauma had caused.
"I love you too." Discord hugged her tightly and lay on his side, bringing her with him.
"I glad I told them." Fluttershy whispered, kissing his shoulder, "I think keeping it a secret was worse than telling the truth, like you said."
Discord smiled, pulling her up so that their muzzles touched, "I'm always right aren't I?" he kissed her briefly.
"No.." Fluttershy said between kisses, "You are right in this one case, but you're usually wrong you know."
Discord pouted, "Well, maybe I'm always right starting now?" he blinked up at her with doe eyes.
Fluttershy grinned, kissing his nose before she pressed her forehead against his. "You're amazing, and I know I just said it, and I say it too often, but I love you."
"Mmm...it's always nice to hear it, never stop. Because..." Discord stroked her cheek, "..I love you too."
