That Gangly Kid

by Plumage


General Awkwardness

Once, I fell flat on my face after climbing a tree. It knocked all the wind out of me. I sort of forgot everything around me and just struggled to breathe, to do anything.
That is exactly how I feel now.
How does that even work? Two ponies can't be given one world! That's like trying to fit this entire school into just a couple of universes!
"Is that possible?" Mrs D says from the back.
"Once...in legends past...if the destinies of said ponies were very tightly entwined....but we did not think it possible again..." said one of the scroll readers. He gazes at the scroll again.
"Return to your seat, sir," says the one who said the Scroll did not lie.
I should probably explain what the Scroll is.
It's an ancient prophecy scroll that has been enchanted to see the destinies of the names written on it. It gives the name of the world and one word that describes what most of their life will be. We are given a hoofwritten copy (on normal paper) of what that says after the assembly. Which is in about two minutes.
"Okay, ponies, file orderly through the exits and collect your..."
But no pony listens to the teacher. They run out of the door as fast as they can. The same as every year.
I'm one of the last to go through. A surly-looking PE teacher hands me a bit of paper.

Master Discord
WORLD: Equestria
FATE: Stone

Stone? What is that supposed to mean? Am I going to be a stone smith in this Equestria? Two rulers must mean we get some free time off.
"Discord?"
Celestia is beside me.
"Celestia...."
"Discord, I'm really sorry about what happened back there. You take Equestria, I'll...I don't know..."
"Celestia, you know if our destinies are closely entwined or whatever, those readers would have wanted us to rule together. Not apart."
She looks up at me.
"Really?"
I smile. "Well....yeah!"
She grins back. "Alrighty then!"

We go out for some icecream. I pay, and we walk down to the wharf overlooking the multiverse. Celestia is obviously feeling down about being stuck with me for the rest of eternity. I try cracking some weak jokes, but when it's clear she isn't going to laugh, I drop it.
"What's up, Celestia? Really?" I ask.
She stirs the remainders of her already melted ice cream sundae and sighs.
"My life sucks," she says. "No offense, but it does."
"Why?"
"Because I'm so alone. My sister is on the moon. Literally. Star has some planet I don't know the name of. And no offense, but I'm not exactly looking forward to spending forever with you, either." she says.
I put my eagle claw finger underneath her chin and push her chin up so she's looking into my eyes.
"I know life sucks, but it will get better eventually." I say. I grin at her.
"Oh, Discord," she says, and hugs me tight.
This is awkward.
"Uhh....."
I put my paw on her waist and pat her back awkwardly with my other free claw.
"You okay?" I whisper.
"Just fine, Discord," she says, looking up into my eyes.
I blink.
She smiles. She puts her head forward a bit.
I blink again. Where is she going with this?
She looks really hopeful.
I smile awkwardly.
She puts her head forward a bit more.
"What are you doing?" I whisper.
She grins. "Oh, Discord," she says.
And then she kisses me right on the lips.





A/N
Sorry about this chapter in general. -.- I might not be doing some more for a while because I have exams coming up. But I do want to finish this story. Promise! Besides I wast to write the turning to stone chapter (there will be a bombshell in the last chapter) and I have big things planned for the epilogue.
~Feather