[Aberrant Harmony Fun]: More Humanization! · 5:02am Dec 28th, 2015
I enjoy these a little too much. Tee hee! 
Discord wandered into town around eight thirty, head hung low. Every inch of his artificial form ached. Hours of practicing harmony magic wore him out more than days of chaos magic ever could. Not only were his limbs exhausted, but his mind felt dull and numb. Despite his best efforts, he had made little more progress than when he first started. It was embarrassing to say the least.
He was so distracted in his own thoughts that he almost slammed headlong into the library's oak door. Flinching a little, he took a step back and opened it quietly. Instead of the usual, excited greeting, he found Twilight sitting crossed legged in the center of the library on a pile of cushions. She was so intently focused on the book between in her hands, that she probably would not have noticed him charging in and screaming at her.
Sighing, Discord started to walk over when Spike sauntered up to him. "Good morning, Spike."
"Morning Entropy." Before he knew why, the kid clutched his hand, directing him away from Twilight. Spike motioned him to lean down, and Discord obliged. "Twilight's in intense research mode."
"Intense what now?" Discord made to look up at Twilight, but Spike held his head down.
"Ever since she got Discord's letter last night, she's been researching." Spike bit his lip, shooting a quick glance over to Twilight and back again. "I don't think she's slept at all. When I got up, she was already down here."
"I see." Discord sighed, rubbing his temple with a forefinger. "What do you want me to do about it?"
Spike tapped a foot, jerking his head over to her. "Isn't it obvious?"
"What? She likes research, I'm not going to stop her." No one could stop her when she's like that.
"Yeah, but she likes you more." The kid looked as though the next words were practically painful to say. "Maybe . . . take her on a . . . on a date or something." His face turned cherry red, and he quickly avoided Discord's gaze. "Just to get her mind off of stuff." He added in a rush.
Discord gave one of his booming laughs, "Really?" Then, lowering his voice again, "I'll see what I can do, but no promises." With a good natured wink, he sauntered casually over to Twilight. "Good morning!"
Twilight glanced up from the book only long enough to acknowledge his presence before she returned to reading. "Good morning."
"Would it be all right if I grabbed a bite to eat?" Discord took her slow nod as acknowledgement of the request, and walked over to the kitchen. It was a small, functional space, but pleasant enough if left messy, which it almost never was. He quickly grabbed a glass of lemonade and a piece of bread. Munching slowly, he contemplated the best way to break Twilight's trance. The idea came to him in no time. Smirking to himself, he finished off the bread and pulled out a bag of leftover spaghetti noodles from the fridge. This ought to be fun.
Discord walked back into the library, smiling a greeting to Spike who looked more than a little taken aback by the noodles. Judging from Twilight's unwavering attention on her book, the prank would be a walk in the park. He settled down a little behind her on the cushions, eyeing her long hair appraisingly. Then, gently, he began to braid it, weaving in the noodles as he worked.
Human fingers were always awkward for him to maneuver with, but he was somehow managing a passable job. How does Cheese make Pinkie's braids so tight? Rolling his eyes, he took ran his finger through yet another of her floral-scented strands. She really needs to use less shampoo. He was careful to be as gentle as possible, and in a few rather tense minutes, he had finished. Unfortunately, Twilight chose that exact time to notice him.
Her eyes grew as wide as saucers. "What are you doing?" She shot up, face crimson, "Were you ogling me?"
"Not hardly." He rolled over on his back, smirking up at her. "I was braiding."
"Braiding?" Twilight spun around in a perfect imitation of a dog chasing its tail. She squeaked with surprise when the embedded noodles slapped her neck. After the first three times, she danced around the library, grabbing at her hair.
Discord roared with laughter, rolling on the floorboards. Priceless. Simply priceless. Spike's own laughter joined his, and together they watched Twilight attempt to magic the noodles out.
She was having little success, and walked over, stamping her feet as she went. "It's not funny! What kind of respectable professor does something like this?"
"An ignored one." Discord put on his best innocent expression while avoiding eye contact with the irate woman.
Twilight looked nearly desperate now. "What am I supposed to do? It's all tangled in my hair!"
"Relax, relax." Drama Queen. Discord patted the cushions in front of him. "Sit down, I'll get them out."
"Fine." Twilight lay down, eyeing Discord cautiously as he began to work. Apparently satisfied that he would not try any more stunts, she turned back to Spike. "Spike, can you get me some more quills?"
Spike groaned. "Again? We just bought some!"
Twilight held up a snapped quill in her magic, grinning sheepishly. "I've been a little too excited with my research. I broke all but one."
"Fine." Spike grabbed his knapsack, and headed to the door. "Be back later."
"Later, Spike." Discord said with a handful of Twilight's hair. The noodles had broken up into little chunks, and really made a mess of the once silky strands. "You want me to magic them out?"
"What?" Twilight wheeled her head around, looking terrified. "I don't want to lose my hair!"
Discord spoke nonchalantly, "I've been practicing this morning you know."
Twilight's voice softened to a near whisper, "You have? Really?"
"Really. Been outside since four." He hummed a nameless tune as he worked, slowly working the sticky pasta out of the hairs. "You know, you made a big mistake letting Spike go like that."
Twilight stopped tapping her feet to his song's melody to stare at him. "Hmmm? Why's that?"
"Well, it's not every day a middle aged professor like myself gets to run his hands through a young woman's hair." Discord chuckled as he pulled out yet another chunk of noodle from the mess. "I might get tempted you know."
"Tempted?" Twilight's voice almost quivered. "Entropy, what do you mean?"
Discord could not believe how perfect his little setup was for teasing her. He inhaled the heavily perfumed scent of lavender and the softer, earthy smell of her body. He never imagined women could be so pleasant up close. "You smell nice." The words came out before he had actually contemplated what he was saying. You smell nice? Really, Discord, is that the best you can come up with?
Twilight's voice wavered again, "Really? I thought I smelled like book worm, that's what everyone says."
"No, more like lilacs." The smell really was amazing, and he did not even like flowers all that much. He found himself resting his hands on her diminutive shoulders, moving them down her chest little by little until they rested against her breasts. Discord knew it was a stupid thing to do, but he really could not resist the urge or the strange pleasure it brought. He gave an involuntarily chuckle as he rested his head against her shoulder.
"What are you doing?" She practically squeaked, turning to face him.
In an instant, Discord snapped out of his little daydream; pulling his hands free as quick as he could. "I'm so sorry," he stammered, finding his face heating up. What's wrong with me? Taking on a man's body for the month seemed easy enough when he had agreed to it, but now he was seeing the major flaw in the plan. Damn hormones are addling my brain.
Twilight just stared at him as though seeing him for the first time. "So, you really do like me. You weren't teasing?"
Gods, I don't even know, woman! I just acted, isn't that explanation enough? Discord felt his heart and mind racing a mile a minute, trying to come up with some legitimate excuse. On one hand, he wanted to continue his little game with her, but a new, more nagging sensation was telling him that it was an extremely bad idea. "I . . . I don't know." The words came jumbled and stupid, but he could not stop himself, "I was teasing you earlier, but now . . . now I don't know . . . maybe a little?" Argh! Why did I tell her that?
To his mixed horror and relief, Twilight began to giggle, then burst out laughing. She rolled on the floor, waving her hand helplessly up at him. After a time, she sat up straight, grinning back at him. "I'm so glad." She wiped the tears of laughter away with a hand."Here I was thinking you were this suave gentleman with all his emotions put together. But you're just as confused as I am! Guess that makes us both idiots."
"Both? You . . . you feel the same?" Discord felt his heart rate slow, and the internal panic ebb.
"Yeah, I was nervous because I thought you wanted me to make a decision right away." Twilight ruffled his bangs, grinning playfully. "But, I'm glad it's not like that."
Discord gulped, nodded weakly. "Me too." Trying to recover some of his dignity, he jerked his head towards the wash room. "I think you ought to wash your hair, I can't get all the bits out. Sorry."
"It's fine, it was a pretty funny prank." Twilight walked towards the hallway, "I won't be long!"
"Okay." Discord sighed looking down at his boots. Though his little hiccup had worked itself out, it still made him numb all over. Centuries of living, and he had never once felt any pull like he had around her just then; it was as though his body had simply thrown away common sense. What if, gods forbid, he took it one step too far and gave into temptation? Discord felt a shudder run through him at the thought. We're not even the same species. A slip up like that could never be undone, and he would have more than a broken friendship to answer for. This little game of his had gone far enough; it was time to end it.
So, if the ponies are humans, then what is Discord? Why I ask this is because in this humanized piece of TCaRW Discord finds it hard to maneuver human fingers and that he had turned himself into a man. So i'd appreciate it if you were to sate my curiosity on that matter.
Side note: your stories are awesome by the way. Especially TCaRW as I am on my third or fourth reading with this amazing story.
3873399 LOL, anyone's guess. This was just some random crap I did when I was feeling super depressed. Nothing special about it. I guess he'd be like a dragon or something. ^^" Maybe . . .
Aweee. Thank you!!! I'm so happy you love my Aberrant Harmony stuff! Makes me grin all over. It's my favorite story so far! I've been lavishing my best writing on TCARW's sequel, Disillusion. HOPEFULLY I can get rolling on it soon.