Wake Up and Smell the Roses, Discord!

Spike kept to his end of the bargain and took Discord around town. The whole town of Ponyville was decorated with streamers and banners to mark the commemorative holiday.

Spike sighed blissfully, “Love is in the air Discord. Look at all these happy couples." He gestured to all the ponies around them showing affection to their partners. Discord looked around him and smiled inwardly to himself, it was the same look he gave Fluttershy. "How can they be happy if they aren't playing Ogres and Oubliettes?" he pretended.

Spike ignored him, "As a great dragon poet once wrote to his beloved, 'I love you with the utmost clarity. I love you dear, my sweet, sweet, Rarity'"

Clearly, the "great dragon poet" was none other than Spike himself.

“Have you been listening to anything I’ve been saying?” Spike noticed Discord had on a pair of spectacles and was fiddling with a ship-in-the-bottle.

More than you know. Discord thought to himself.

Discord stood up from where he was sitting and tossed the bottle he had been working on behind him. The spectacles were still on his snout when he turned to Spike. “Can we play O&O now?” He asked with his arms crossed.

“Sure, right after you admit that you believe in love.” Spike said with a smirk.

“Actually, Spike, I...”

“Hold that thought.” Spike cut him off as he turned and jumped into the bushes. Discord stood there confused before Spike pulled him into the bushes with him. A magenta unicorn mare happily trotted past the pushes they were in and walked into Sugarcube Corner. Spike peaked out from the pushes.

“That’s Sugar Belle, Big Mac’s girlfriend.” He told Discord.

Discord wasn’t not paying attention. He was too busy thinking about that word.

Girlfriend.

It had a nice ring to it. He imagined what it would be like to call Fluttershy that and the thought caused his heart to skip a beat. How he desperately wanted to.

“I wonder what she’s doing in town so early?” his voice shook Discord from his thoughts and brought him back to reality.

Discord and Spike snuck up to the door that led into Sugarcube Corner and peered inside. The unicorn mare was talking to Ms. Cake. Their backs facing the door.

“Well, Sugar Belle. I’m sure Big Mac won’t be expecting it.” Ms. Cake was heard saying.

Spike gasped, “She must be planning her own Hearts and Hooves Day surprise for Big Mac! What if she goes to Sweet Apple Acres before Big Mac is ready? We have got to warn him!” Spike started running off, but Discord snapped his fingers. Instantly transporting him and Spike into the kitchen of the barn at Sweet Apple Acres. Spike, still in mid run, did not stop in time and ran straight into the stove. He shook himself from the dizziness and looked at the farm stallion with urgency.

“We just saw Sugar Belle at Sugarcube Corner. I think she’s on her way over here! You gotta stop her from coming before the barn is finished!”

He gasped, “Eyup!” before running straight out of the barn and toward town.

“I wonder what she has planned for him?” Spike thought out loud.

Discord wanted to take the time to go see Fluttershy, but his curiosity to the dragon’s question nagged at him.

“We don’t have to wonder...” Discord said mischievously as he snapped his fingers. He teleported them near the same pair of bushes they were hiding in not so long ago.

“Take note, Discord. This is what love is all about.” Spike said.

Discord flashed a note pad and pencil. “Spike: Love is about spying behind the bushes.” He said with sarcasm.

“Make fun of me all you want, but look at Big Mac’s face and tell me you don’t believe in love.” He pointed at the galloping earth pony.

Discord didn’t need to look. He already knew.

He looked up at the sky to see that it was almost sun down. He didn’t have a lot of time, Hearts and Hooves Day was almost over!

Spike saw him raise his fingers to snap, “Discord, what are y-“

But he was already gone.