By the time Fluttershy landed in front of Sugarcube Corner, Rarity and Pinkie were already standing outside, tilting their heads at Fluttershy.
“Dear, what is going on? Rainbow Dash just took me out of my boutique and dropped me off here,” Rarity frowned. “Oh! Did you finally tell him?”
“Um,” Fluttershy blushed as she stared at the ground. She didn’t realize that Rainbow Dash was going to bring all their friends at once. How was she going to explain everything without bursting into tears? Before she could respond, Pinkie jumped up and down as she grinned.
“She did! I can feel it in my legs!” Pinkie exclaimed. “But I don’t understand, why isn’t he here with you? Oh fruit loops, he was supposed to surprise us, wasn’t he?”
“Let’s just wait for her to tell us, darling,” Rarity frowned as she looked back at Fluttershy, and Fluttershy winced as she glanced towards Sweet Apple Acres, where Rainbow Dash was seen dragging a flailing Applejack in her hooves.
“Hey! What gives? Ah was busy apple buckin’!” Applejack huffed, her eyes widening as she saw the others waiting at Sugarcube Corner. “Ah for Celestia’s sake, did the Legion of Doom escape?”
“No,” Dash rolled her eyes as she dropped Applejack next to Rarity and Pinkie Pie, turning to look at Fluttershy. “So do you want to tell them?”
“Sure,” Fluttershy whispered, before she spoke up. “Yes, I did tell Discord how I felt. But...he disappeared on me. If he didn’t want me, he would’ve told me. Right?”
“Well, if he were an Element of Honesty, maybe,” Applejack replied as she got up on her four hooves. “Back when ah thought ah was interested in stallions, they’d usually ghost me instead of telling me it wouldn’t work out right then and there. Well, then ah met somepony pretty special, and she’s left me no doubt.”
Applejack blushed as she glanced at Rarity, and Rarity stepped to the farm pony’s side as she pressed herself against Applejack.
“She’s got a point dear, you’ll want your love to not leave you with any serious doubt,” Rarity explained. “Although, I’d give Discord a day or two to process everything. He is immortal after all, that might pose an issue between you two.”
“Wait...of course!” Fluttershy face-hoofed herself as she frowned. “I didn’t even think of that. Oh Celestia, I hope that’s what he is worried about.”
“Somethin’ funny, Rainbow Dash?” Applejack narrowed her eyes as Rainbow Dash tried hiding her smirk with her hoof.
“You might have nothing to worry about, Princess Fluttershy,” Dash grinned as she flew above Fluttershy, placing her forehooves on Fluttershy’s shoulders. Fluttershy glanced at Rainbow Dash’s wide grin as she pulled back, her eyes wider than saucers.
“Princess?” Fluttershy gulped.
“Well, duh!” Dash snickered. “Just think, he won’t have to lose his best friend if you never die! Or, I guess he could also make himself mortal, but that wouldn’t be as awesome as immortality.”
“Ah doubt that when we all die, Twilight and Fluttershy would find that awesome,” Applejack rolled her eyes. “That’s something to think about, if he does ask.”
“Oh my gosh, another Princess party?!” Pinkie bounced in the air. “Fluttershy, quick! What’s your favorite cupcake flavor?! Discord’s wouldn’t be too hard, after all I’d just have to mix a bunch of unexpected ingredients together to create the most chaotic cupca-”
“Okay girls, thank you,” Fluttershy took another step back as she looked at Dash and Pinkie’s borderline psychotic grins. “But I think we might be getting carried away. Princesses? Immortality? That’s all exciting to think about, but he p-probably is just not into me like that. After he tells me, I’ll come back here for ice cream. See you girls tomorrow.”
As Applejack and Rainbow Dash broke into another one of their signature arguments, the pegasus ranting about how cool it’d be to live forever while the earth pony retorted with how it’d suck to see all of her family die, Fluttershy waved at Rarity and Pinkie Pie and turned around. As she walked in the direction of her cottage, a bright flash sent her jumping backwards into Rainbow Dash.
“Woah Fluttershy, is everything alr…” the words died as Rainbow Dash stopped flying mid-air, landing on all four hooves as her jaw dropped.
Before the five mares was Discord, in a tuxedo, standing next to a wide-eyed Princess Celestia as they both looked at Fluttershy.