A Very Special Canterlot High Holiday.

The school janitor Mr. Discord was not very keen on the winter, there were pipes to wrap, heaters to fire up and a school to winterize, but there was one thing putting all that aside he couldn't stand the most, the way the students got in winter. Now don't get the guy wrong, he wasn't a grinch or Scrooge by any means. Its just that...well you try having to shoo snow boarders from the lots and ramps, or hetting beaned with snowballs every morning, and see how you're disposition is toward "the young people." Mr. Discord got his bucket of salt and shovel from his tool shed and stood on the steps of the school, "alright, lets get this over with." He said looking at the piles of snow on the wallway and steps.

"He old man D! Catch!" Hoops said as he, Dumb bell and score pelted him with a barrage of snowballs, Poor Mr. Discord all he ever wanted was for the students to show him a little respect, but did they ever? No all he got was snow and harassment. Poor Mr. Discord.

They made their way through the snow, Aria Blaze, Sonata Dusk, and Adagio Dazzle. Once long ago, they would have berated him. Maybe the salt on the ground ate through their designer platform boots, or he was throwing snow at them. Now they were different girls now, The Dazzlings were good girls. They'd bundled up in stylish winter coats, Adagio had orange faux mink ear muffs on her head, Sonata preferred a blue Peruvian cap with a azure puff ball on the top, and Aria being the tough one, let her ears and head go completely unprotected from the icy winter weather.

In addition, there was the fact that she wore heavy black boots as opposed to the ones her friends were wearing. Adagio and Sonata both choosing style over versatility, their own boots blue and orange and sleek vinyl with rhinestone buckles. Mr. Discord saw the girls coming and he prepared himself.

"Hello Dazzlings, come to gawk at the old man because he's the janitor? Sonata placed a hand to her mouth, Aria glared angrily at him, and Adagio was offended utterly at his words.

"Well excuse us for coming to school sir," Adagio said with gritted teeth. "We'll just be going now since your in a bad mood. She said about to kick a few bits of snow back into the ground he'd already shoveled. Mr. Discord's expression changed a bit as he lowered the shovel and got in front of the girls.

"Wait ladies, I'm sorry I snapped at you, it's not you, its just...ive been out since six in the morning and I've been pummeled with snowballs, laughed at by preschoolers, and to top it all off..." he says shivering, "I'm freezing!" He said as a blast of cold hit him again. Suddenly The Dazzlings realized just how hard it is being the janitor. The looked to the three thermos of hot cocoa they had brought from home, they knew what they should do.

"Mr. Discord?" Aria said unscrewing the cap of her thermos.

"Yes ma'am?" He said shoveling more snow away. The other two Dazzlings uncapped their thermos tops, and poured the rest of their cocoa into one.

"Would you like some homemade hot cocoa?" Aria said handing him the thermos. "You look like you could use it to stay warm." Mr. Discord took the thermos and smiled warmly at them, his heart elevating greatly.

"Thank you girls, again I'm sorry for how I acted, forgive me?" He said taking a sip of the sweet cocoa as it warmed him up greatly.

"You know us sir, we of all the ones here should know what it means to forgive." Adagio said as they turned to the school doors and they proceeded to class. A thermos of cocoa lighter, but none the worse for wear in spite of it.

It was when he finally got the snow shoveled and ready to salt the walk to prevent icy buildup from forming when a girl with bubble gum pink hair, buttery yellow skin, and a a matching duckling yellow coat and snow boots. Walked up to him.

"Good morning Mr. Discord, how are today?" He only smiled and began salting the walkways.

"I'm fine and dandy Fluttershy, it's a lovley morning isn't it?" He said smiling at Fluttershy, making the sweet girl smile back at him.

"It...it sure is sir, I was just on my way to class when I was just wondering...if...maybe..."

"What is it Fluttershy? You know you can tell me anything right?" He said leaning on his shovel playfully.

"Do you need any help? I'd be more than happy to help you with the walk." Fluttershy said taking a few handfuls of salt.

"Go right ahead dear, I love seeing my students so willing to be helpful." So Fluttershy and Discord spent the next few minutes getting the sidewalk nice and salted, Fluttershy didnt once complain about it being too cold or the salt being too harsh on her hands. She really wanted him to get inside and out of the cold. When tbey finished and had the school front, nice and clean. Mr. Discord. Patted Fluttershy's head like a good girl. "Thank you Fluttershy, it does my heart good to know that there are younglings at this school who DO respect me and want to make my job easier and not worse. I'll never forget this Fluttershy." He said patting her on the back for a job well done.

"You're welcome Mr. Discord, now you should get inside and warm up by the furnace or you'll catch your death...of cold so to speak." She said hugging him tightly before flouncing her way to school. Her hug was like a fine goose down coat that he really needed.

A few hours late, after taking care of a few details thr school needed, like a broken door lock, or a rusty bolt on the gymnastics equipment. When he was settled down in the depths of the school furnace room, Discord found a package wrapped in red wrapping paper and a silver ribbon. Someone left it on the little metal framed bed he slept on down in the furnace room. There was a note attached, he unfolded the note and read:

Dear Mr. Discord, it has come to my attention that you are without a coat in the middle of winter, I'm unsure how much money you make being our janitor, but if it's insufficient to buy proper clothes, you only had to say so. Please accept this gift from me to you, consider it any early Christmas gift and do not try to return it, no matter what school rules on students and teachers exchanging gifts say.

Rarity...

The package was a lovley and hand made red coat with golden buckles and buttons and a very soft and warm duck feather down. Mr. Discord cried softly clutching the coat to his face tightly as he said to no one but meant every word.

"Thank you Rarity, you've made this janitor's job and his life a thousand times better. He cried tears of joy and chalked this day as the best one he'd had in who knows how long, it'd been so long since he felt this happy to be a Canterlot High school janitor.