Author's Note

NSFW warning! Although, it's important to the story somewhat, so, I probably wouldn't skip this chapter. I guess if you've read up to this point, you're ok with my weird obsessions, haha.

Either way, I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 7: Is This What You Call A Date?!

Being brought to another place in the blink of an eye illicit confusion and a mystified expression to Exist’s face. The sights and sounds of Fluttershy’s collage flashed white, and were immediately replaced with the smell of the outdoors and the loose scent of dying leaves mixed with baked goods. Right behind the smells was the sight of Ponyville itself.

A humble town, from Exist's perspective, that sported many ponies living in old cottages. The aesthetic of the town reminded him of old story books from when he were younger, but somehow it didn't distract from the charm and appreciation he had for it. The buildings were mostly stone and wood covered with hay roofs while the roads were dirt and cobble.

Standing on top of firmly pat dirt, signs of the humble livings of Ponyville’s citizens revealed to Exist in an array of shades and colors. The ponies trotting about their day, not noticing the sudden appearance of Discord and himself for now. It was a wonder, really, how they were able to keep this town from seceding to the whims of everyday weather.

...Then they noticed. One by one, their heads turned after hearing the flashing noise pulse through the air. Eyes shimmered in the cool air as they watched the draconequus stretch and yawn; floating near Exist as they began to make their way through town. As ponies noticed it was the draconequus himself, they flinched and made sure to move out of the way. Looks of worry were drawn to the sight of the unruly lord of chaos.

“So, what sorts of places are your favorite around here?” Exist asked, ignoring the apprehension in the air.

Discord rolled his eyes as he looked away from the parting crowd, and down at the cute pony nearby, “There’s nothing particular here that interests me. However, I happen to indulge in a lot of… Tea and Cake related stores.” He side eyed for a moment before finishing his thought, “...Fortunately, I have many ins on free sweets and imported tea.”

“I see I see.” Exist giggled, walking a bit more in front, “I guess you don’t like going places without Fluttershy.”

He narrowed his eyes and replied, “What makes you say that? I go to plenty of places! Why, there’s places that even a pony like you wouldn’t even begin to comprehend-”

“Then, can you recommend me a restaurant, Discord?” Exist stuck his tongue out playfully.

Discord pressed a paw against his chest and confidently spoke, “Well of course I ca--”

A loud, mare-ish gasp cut through the air. Both Discord and Exist stopped short as their eyes shot to the front of them. Carefully, their eyes laid upon a familiar pony in pink. Her eyes seemed to glisten in the sunlight as she stared at the both of them in wonder.

A wide smile crept on her face as she happily gasped, “Discord!! You made a new friend?!”

“Oh good, hello there Pinkie Pie. Yes… I’ve made a new friend.” Discord smiled sheepishly, wishing that any other pony had noticed them. “This is Existykins.”

“You can just call me Exist.” He laughed, unsure of what to think of the excited mare. “And we’re on a date, actually, so-”

“So if you don’t mind, we’ll just be-” Discord started to sweep Exist and himself away from the mare, “going now--”

The mare didn’t miss a beat and immediately turned tail to keep up with them. Her smile was somewhat contagious as she trot happily beside them, “You’re coltfriends? That’s so...AMAZING! How long have you two been together?”

“This is our first date, actually.” Exist nervously answered, feeling unease between the both himself and Discord. “So, if you don’t min--”

“Wait. If it’s your first date… then you gotta do something special! ...Oh! I know what to do.” She pulled out a piece of paper and handed it to Exist who happily took it in a paw. After putting the card away, she gleefully spoke up, “What you need is some sweets! You should come down to Sugar Cube Corner later! Heehee!”

With that, the mare zipped out of view; much to the relief of both coltfriends. There was a loud sigh between the both of them. However, it was so loud, they both looked at each other as it occurred. Eyebrows furrowed as they analyzed each other’s reaction to the pony just now.

“Why are you sighing?” Discord asked, putting his hands on his hips and leaning down.

“I could ask you the same thing…” Exist pursed his lips for a second before continuing down the road, “I was just hoping she wasn’t about to make more of a spectacle outta me, or anything.”

“Hahahaha. I’m just glad she didn’t burst out into song or something.” Discord chuckled, mimicking a stage performance with his arms, “For you see, my dear Existy, our love is private and I will not let any unsavory musical numbers ruin our moods.” He said, with many eyes still staring at both of them. However, this didn’t go unnoticed as he pulled out a megaphone from behind himself and spoke into it, “Everypony! Stop looking at us! We’re on our first date! For you see, I looove him,” Discord’s free hand pointed to the flustered pony, “-and we’re trying to have a good time. Your staring is RUINING mine and Existykins’ mood, so knock it off!”

As Discord’s words echoed through the town, Exist’s face grew an unyielding blush that turned beat red as he noticed more ponies looking in their general direction. Some smiled, confused, while others cowered in fear. He clenched his teeth and covered his face as he wished they were somewhere else.

“S-Stop! You’re embarrassing me!” Exist whined from below.

“What’s that, dear? You’re embarrassed? Well, of course you are…” He raised the megaphone again, “Everypony is STILL STARING---”

With a frustrated yell, Exist’s legs pushed off the ground as he looked up at the device Discord was using. His paws raised up as his body took to the air, and in one quick motion his body replaced the space the megaphone took and now sat in Discord’s open paw. The device flew out of Discord’s grasp and into the griffequus’ paws.

Quickly he flipped it around, and spoke into it, “Shush!”

“W-Wha-” Discord pulled back a bit, surprised at the nerve Exist had.

Exist pushed himself into a kiss and planted his lips against Discord’s. Despite the surprise Discord had on his eyes, the motion was reciprocated as he held Exist in his hands. The warmth of his hands calmed the griffequus while the feeling of his body made Discord experience a different kind of heat than what he was used too. It was like Exist was a raging bonfire compared to Fluttershy’s homely fireplace. The swirling flames pushed them together and fueled each other’s hearts.

The megaphone fell to the ground, and exploded into particles of sparkles and glitter. The many colors shimmered in the sunlight as the town’s ponies continued about their day, slowly dispersing from their gawking. None really knew what to make of the couple as their faces were confused; unwilling to put the effort to reach out and understand.

Exist was released from the kiss as they smiled at each other. He was the first to speak, “You’re gonna have to try harder than that to get rid of me.”

“You don’t miss anything, do you?” Discord snickered, staring straight through the pony. “Although, are you challenging me?”

“No, silly.” Exist said, “...But, don’t you believe me when I say I love you?”

“What makes you say that?” Their eyes met as a knowing look between the two of them told the draconequus all he needed to know. He sighed, “...No, not yet.” Discord huffed as he snapped his fingers - making them teleport out of the middle of town.

Suddenly, they were on a cloud just above the edge of Ponyville. Carefully, he placed Exist onto the exceptionally fluffy white puff. “I still have a few things I want to understand, is all it is. I love you, and I can say that because you show a great interest in me as who I am -- (I absolutely love that you would basically worship the ground I walk on by the way, but don’t ask how I know that) -- but...erm,... errrghhh...”

“Well, what’s stopping you from believing me?” Exist asked as Discord slumped his body against the cloud, and draped his arms over the side.

“Do you really have to make me come out and say it?” The draconequus groaned, putting a hand over his eyes. “I’m not good with this… touchy feely stuff.”

Exist giggled, plopping himself next to the big lug, “I beg to differ.”

“I meant with relationships and-and that lovey dovey stuff.” He twirled a hand as little hearts appeared and disappeared into the air. “Like, dates and knowing how to address your lover’s...erm, issues and… communicating your own issues.”

“Hmm.” Exist rolled over and papped his paw against the draconequus cheek. “I thought you were doing alright. You’re being yourself, and that’s all I could really ask for.”

“Then why…” Discord’s voice muttered to a quiet null of sound.

“Why do I love you?” Exist pressed a paw against his chin as he slid himself underneath the draconequus head. He pawed at the white tuft of beard as he said, “Well, it’s not really a complicated thing. I find you attractive, but I also like you. Maybe I don’t know everything I should about you, but what I’ve come to know about you thus far has been mostly positive. I tend to over analyze things sometimes, but… well, y-you know, that tends to happen when you work at a mental hospital and have to know how to deal with many situations.”

“You did come back…” A paw reached over and pet the pony’s soft mane. “Nopony ever comes back after a night of fun.”

“Why wouldn’t I have---” A sudden realization flooded over Exist as his memories of his past encounters polled his mind, “Oh. Oh my Celestia, I think I understand now.”

“What? What did you figure out?” A slight panic overcame the big noodle-like draconequus as he cradled the griffequus in his hands just over the edge of the cloud.

“Weeeelll…” Exist’s eyes coyly looked up and around his lover’s mug. “After a bit of thinking, I thiiink- You don’t believe you are capable of being loved, so by default you don’t believe anypony actually loves you.”

Complete disbelief flushed over Discord’s face. A dumbfounded look of surprise was plastered on his face. However, the plastic slowly melted into a calm confusion before resting at a knowing coy smile. All in the span of a few seconds, Discord passed every stage of denial before leaning in close to his coltfriend.

"D-Did I say something wro---!!" He opened his hands slowly, forcing Exist to grab at his thumbs with frantic paws. Wide eyes and an open mouth followed the draconequus’ head as he squeaked, “W-Wait, Discord, I’m gonna fall!”

“Thank you for reminding me.” A strange dotted line slowly filled the outer edge of Exist’s wings, from his perspective anyway, and made them disappear - as if they were never there. “Now, this is MUCH more fun.”

“W-What?!” Exist struggled to hold onto the hooked fingers. He pleaded, “G-Gimmie my wings back! Please! I don’t wanna faaall...”

“Whine all you want, you’re only making this… more fun.” His grin widened.

The moment he finished his sentence, a pair of arms instantly extended out from the cloud and reached for the helpless cat-pony. Their fingers looked like white feathers in the air as they wriggled and teased as they made their way for the pony’s soft sides. On impact, Exist immediately burst into laughter as the cloudy hands spidered and spindled their way around his body. They were like the clouds he was used too, but somehow were a more focused, unbearably soft version at each finger. It reminded him of the feeling of soft feathers against his body, but slightly different and more baked in.

Discord snickered as the pony could barely hang on. After a few moments, he gave the pony a brief reprieve as he leaned in close, “I want to play a little game, what do you say?”

“F-Fine. Urgh, hehehe.” The cat-pony’s face had become a beet-red blush.

“Oh how lovely. One of my favorite little pony-wonines gets to play one of my games. Ok.” A third arm and hand appeared from beneath Discord and stroked his beard, “Here’s the rules: I’m going to tell you some things about me, and you’re going to guess if I’m lying or not. You know what will happen if you get it wrong.”

Exist whined and nodded, unable to really refuse given the circumstances. He closed his eyes and bit his lip, unsure if he were feeling pleasure or fear in this moment. His mind was cluttered with fuzzy feelings and thoughts of doubt in his decisions, but was immediately interrupted by the draconequus’ soothingly unsettling voice.

“I’ll start with an easy one, my dear pony. ...I’ve been alive for thousands of years as the ruling Lord of Chaos before being turned to stone for another arduous thousand.” Discord smiled, peering into the pony’s closed eyes.

“T-True. It’s true.” Exist huffed.

Quickly, a kiss was planted on the pony’s cheek before the draconequus continued, “Correct. Alright then… My humble abode is neither in Equestria or outside Equestria, it’s in the recesses of the between - or more specifically - L-2-M-A-R dash Q, apostrophe.”

“True?” Exist opened one eye and peered up, only to see Discord’s face lower and contort into a dark and sinister grin.

“Wrong! While my home is in L-2-M-A-R dash Q, apostrophe, and you’re free to visit anytime, and in the recesses of the interdimensional rift, it most definitely is outside Equestria. I thought you would have picked up on that, Existykins.” He snickered as he wiggled his arms a bit causing Exist to falter and grab on tighter. The clouded, white-feathery hands reached out again and started to work on Exist’s body, “The noises you make are so adorable, by the way. I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of them.”

“Aahh! Stahahap! I-I’m gonna faahahahall!” The cat-pony groaned and moaned in vain as his grip grew weaker and weaker.

After a few moments of torment, the hands relented but hovered around Exist’s body continuing to wriggle their fingers hungrily. Discord kept his plastered grin on his face and looked down over his lover’s body, “Oh, right, I forgot you enjoy this kind of thing. My mistake~. Well, anyway, next prompt!”

The draconequus’ arms stayed in place as his body detached from them at the shoulder. Playful chains lazily wrapped over his free arms, tightening against the cloud, as the now arm-less Discord floated around the helpless pony. As though he had arms within his body in wait, a new pair of arms pushed out from the holes that were left.

He snickered as he peered down at his own hand, which held a snapping position, and said, “Fluttershy is my best friend, and marefriend, but she loves animals more than me.”

“That’s not… a-about you!” Exist struggled to hold on. “And… that’s not - a true or false statement. She can’t love animals the same way as she loves y-y-you--Oh gosh! Ok. I’m ok.”

Exist’s response made the draconequus let out air as he relented the prompt. It seemed he would have to do a little more to catch the pony off guard, despite it being infeasible to have all the correct answers. However, there was no way the pony could have prepared for what the draconequus had in store next. Discord looked up from beneath Exist’s hanging body and could only chuckle as he flicked a few of his fingers at the pony’s loose hind hooves. Wheels were turning in his mind as the pony squeaked and kicked a bit trying to keep his grip. However, just as Discord pulled away his hands, he returned with something else: a puffy, greyish feather duster.

“Don’t faaall~” Discord teased as he brushed the duster at Exist’s hooves. As he spoke, he teased at the pony with every syllable, “Now let’s see here… I wonder if you could guess - Am I, myself, ticklish?”

“G-Guhuhuh. I-I don’t know!” Exist’s face couldn’t be any redder at this point. His lower extremities swayed a bit, now stiffening and pointing towards the soft, puffy cloud he wished he could rest on.

Discord swirled around the pony’s body while dusting along the way before stopping the feathered brush just under the pony’s chin. He slowly brushed it as he spoke, “Just guess! The worse thing that could happen is you’ll fall. Hehehe. Or be tormented forever by all of this feathery panache. ...And I'm not sorry for the punny wunny honey bunny.”

“N-nyeheheh!” It was impossible to keep a straight face, stuck between a giggle and a fearful smile. He made his guess, “Y-You’re ticklish! Y-Yes!”

Discord chuckled with a deeper voice, and brought the duster down lower. It started just at the base of Exist’s lower private area and slowly swiped back and forward. They caressed against the sensitive flesh like they were searching for something. Quickly, a familiar pole poked out from Exist's lower body. Without even a moment’s hesitation, the draconequus brought the bundle of feathers to the underside of the shaft and carefully began to stroke them in a rythmic fashion.

“Aaah! S-Stop! Mmmnnn…” The pony’s eyes crossed as he bit his lip. His legs couldn’t hide the raging member that was now being dusted.

Discord snickered, “You’re an incredibly dusty pony, little Existy, so it would be a disservice to us both if I stopped now. Besides, do you want it to stop?”

“Mmmg! I-I...ooh...I don’t want to f-f-fall.” The more his body swung around, the harder it was to ignore the insatiably tickly feeling of the feathers.

He took the feather duster away, making Exist whine sharply, and said, “That’s not what I asked. Do you want me to tickle you with these feathers?”

“Y-Yes! J-just not like thiiis!” Exist’s face scrunched as he felt an unyielding need for the feather duster to touch his most private areas.

“Oh so you want me to tickle you elsewhere. I see I see.” Discord brought the duster to the pony’s armpits. “I suppose your armpits could use a little dusting, although that pole of yours looks quite needy.”

“N-Nohohoho! Not there!” Exist begged, “G-Go bahahack!”

Discord snickered, “I thought you were a smart pony - figuring me out so easily - so, wouldn’t you tell me more… specifically where this duster should go, hmm?”

The feathers caressed under the pony’s chin and around his neck teasingly. Exist could hardly keep still as he answered, “J-Just - t-tickle me down there! A-Ahahah-! All over m-my naughty bits!”

“How lewd!” He feigned a prudish attitude, “I find this QUITE inappropriate for somepony like me.” He paused for a moment, relishing in the torment Exist was being put through. He brought back a devilish smile from the depths of hell and said, “I suppose I have to do what I must.”

With that said, Discord conjured up a second feather duster from thin air. Slowly, the dusters began to twirl and sway towards the pony’s ‘naughty bits’. The feathers caused a rush of emotions the moment they touched the shaft. They drilled into the nerves and forced out quite loud moaning from the yellow stallion. Swishing their soft tendrils all around the sensitive skin, Exist felt himself quickly get close to the promised land as he giggled any thoughts of holding onto the hands away.

Just before Exist could fall though, Discord placed a free hand beneath Exist’s chin which subsequently floated his body in place. The dusters seemed to magically be controlled now as Discord focused his eyes into the yellow pony’s, and began to make them swirl with color.

A coy look grew on his face as he said, “I’m going to try this again. I hope you don't mind - ...Whenever you think of me, I want you to remember this moment. How you’re feeling, the feathers, everything. I want you to give into your obsessions, and do whatever you can to satiate them.”

While Exist’s eyes did reflect the undulating, hypnotic colors Discord had been projecting, he puckered his lips and pushed his head in for a kiss. “I-I l-l-love you-- Ahn!” A spray of white love escaped Exist’s erupting volcano down below.

The colors ceased as the draconequus could only smile, “Urgh, you’re a tough one… I was so close this time.” He returned the kiss.

The colors faded from Exist’s eyes as he dreamily continued to stare at Discord, “Huh? What do you mean--”

Discord’s finger pulled back, and in doing so released Exist from being held up. The pony fell through the air like a rock, shrieking all the way down. His mouth agape with noise, his body fell from where the cloud used to be and toward the ground. Eyes closed, he couldn’t believe Discord was actually letting him fall. He tried to scream but his yells were met without reply.