Discord laid next to Fluttershy in her bed. He held her flush against him, hoping to provide some comfort to her while she slept. So far, it seemed to be working. In the twenty minutes since he put her to bed, Fluttershy has been sleeping soundly. He was glad that his presence was helping her get some much needed rest.
Unfortunately, the peace did not last long, just as Discord felt himself drifting off to sleep as well, Fluttershy started to suddenly thrash violently. She then started to kick her hind legs, like she was trying to get away from something...
Discord sat up next to her and began to roughly shake her shoulders.
"Fluttershy! Fluttershy wake up!" He practically shouted.
However, his attempts at waking her seemed to be futile. In fact, it seemed to be getting worse, she started screaming and shouting, and continued to kick her legs harder. Even through all of this, she was still asleep.
"No...no...no!" Fluttershy mumbled loudly in her sleep.
Discord knew he could just use his magic to see inside her dream, but it would not help with anything. Unlike Luna, Discord could not intervene with whatever the dreamer was dreaming. He could only stand and watch from the sidelines, he could see the dreamer, but they could not see him. If Discord tried to interfere with what was happening in a dream, it could affect the dreamer.
He didn't mind usually that he could not do much with dreams, but at the moment, he wished he could more than anything, for the sake of Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy! Fluttershy! Wake up darling! Wake up!" Discord frantically shouted.
Fluttershy suddenly stopped her thrashing and shouts and her eyes flew open, she was breathing heavily, and beads of sweat were forming on her forehead. Fluttershy jumped up and immediately threw her forelegs around Discord's neck and began sobbing into his shoulder. Discord instinctively wrapped his arms around her at once and held her tightly against him.
"Shhh...shhh, I'm here." He cooed softly. He rested his paw on the back of her head.
"Don't leave me..." She begged in the tiniest whisper that Discord almost failed to hear.
Discord's eyes widened in surprise. "Never...I wouldn't dream of it.." He whispered almost as softly. He then realized his unintentional pun and mentally smacked himself.
Discord then started to softly sing to her.
Come stop your crying,
it will be alright.
Just take my hand,
hold it tight.
I will protect you,
From all around you.
I will be here
Don't you cry.
Discord tilted her head up and gave her a soft, but passionate kiss which he knew had the power to calm her down. After he pulled away, he gently wiped away the tears that were still falling down her face.
She eventually calmed her breathing and the tears ceased to fall. Still holding her to him, Discord gently laid Fluttershy back down on the bed. He laid down next to her and curled his scaly red tail around her. He propped himself on his elbows and looked down at her.
"Now, I can take away the dream temporarily, but it's not permenant, unlike with Luna. It can, and will come back. I'll take it away for tonight so you can sleep." He whispered.
"Thank you." Fluttershy whispered.
Discord's paw glowed with it's magic as he held his paw above Fluttershy's forehead and used his magic to absorb her dream out of her mind. The glow faded from his paw as he finished casting his spell. He sighed as he looked down at her dried tear streaked face. He leaned down and gave her a soft kiss on her forehead. He pulled her close to him and he felt her relax against him. She sighed in satisfaction and he felt himself smile.
It was less than five minutes when Discord knew she was asleep once more. He felt himself relax when he realized that she wouldn't wake up again tonight. His heartbeat slowed to match her pace as he felt himself falling asleep.