Chapter 2

Twilight awoke, but kept her eyes closed, but she could tell something else was in the bed with her, it was very warm, and it wriggled a little, she nuzzled it tentatively and it moved again, and wrapped itself tighter around her, it was at this point she slowly opened her eyes, and to her shock, there was Discord, asleep and definitely comfortable, and in her bed, her cheeks flushed with redness with embarrassment, had he slept all night with her? She couldn't bring herself to move, as much as he irked her, she was too warm and snug to complain, her wings folded up and she moved closer, making sure to enjoy this moment, as she didn't know what would come next, or what he'd do once he woke up.

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Twilight wasn't sure what made her mind wander like it did, even during meetings, her mind drifted to Discord, of all things, and when her imagination went to him, it seemed to get dreamy, she managed to keep in step with Celestia and Luna, but amidst it all, she kept getting distracted, as she sat down for lunch later in the day, she found herself wondering where Discord was, he hadn't been around most the morning, and she wondered why, it couldn't be that they'd slept in the same bed last night, she had the feeling he'd meant to do that, so what the reason was, she didn't know, after lunch, she wandered the gardens, in thought, she was so deep in thought that she bumped into something, or rather someone, who was taller than her.

"Discord!" she managed to exclaim, immediately looking up, and true to form, there he was, but as usual, he took his sweet time in turning to face her.

"Well look who it is, the darling princess Twilight, what an honor it is" he replied, as if it was their first time meeting, which mildly annoyed her, to a degree.

"Discord, we both know you saw me coming, so drop the act" she said cooly, but all that made him do, was grin wider, and lean down so close that his snout almost touched hers, making her blush, remembering all her fantasies that had gone out of her control. She paused for a moment to compose herself then spoke.

" Where were you today, I half expected you to show up when everyone least expected you to, what did you get lost? I know you know this place better than that" she half mused. He straightened up, and grinned more, if that were possible, and she knew that it could be so.

" For your information, I was out with Fluttershy for tea, I know it's in my best interest to make friends, Celestia has been encouraging me to do so" he replied smiling down at her. Twilight felt unsure of what to say, but she understood Celestia's reasoning and nodded.

"Well good for you, I'm glad she told you to do that, means a lot to me, and to my friends, so that they get used to the idea, that you aren't all that bad" she patted a hoof on his leg, nodding with a smile, they moved to a bench under a tree and from there, a small chat was initiated, comfortably too, which she didn't expect from Discord, normally he'd pop in a joke that would cause her to get annoyed, or speak in riddles, but this was far from the usual, and it surprised her somewhat. He did joke, but instead of annoying her, it made her laugh, and it took her a while to notice the sun setting, making her jump a little bit.

"Oh no, it's getting late, I must have missed something, darn it Discord, Princess Celestia has probably been looking for me" she said getting up, but Discord put his pawed hand on her shoulder, and shook his head.

"I planned this all along, she wasn't looking for you, because she actually requested that I speak with you, on a more personal level, funny isn't it, and at first, I didn't find the request interesting at all, but then she explained that it was all for the betterment of me, and to show others, like you, that I can be easy to get along with" he replied calmly, brushing his clawed hand on the back of his head. Twilight gaped at him for a minute, then nodded.

"Well it turned out alright, thanks" she made a tiny smile and hopped down, "wanna walk me back? Maybe we can chat some more over tea or something, or wait, it's dinner time, so perhaps you could come to dinner and .." Discord put a finger over her mouth, "say no more" he replied and accompanied her back inside, and down to dinner.