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// A Bit Extreme 
// Story: This Was A Bad Idea... Or Was It? 
// by GoddessofChaos 
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When Eris woke up, she realized that she had forgotten to close the curtains on one of her windows. She closed it and got back into her bed, trying to regain what precious moments she still had of her sleep. They were gone, and Eris officially declared it the time to rise and prepare for the day. Eris pulled open the curtains and made her bed, forgetting the previous night's events. she brushed her hair carefully, running her hand throught the silky white locks. She scrubbed her teeth and opened the door, catching something out of the corner of her eye right as she was about to step on it. She jumped back and stared at it for a moment.
"Oh," Eris wandered closer, drawing into a kneeling position and staring at the object that lay outside her door. They were roses.
White roses, and Eris picked them up cautiously, bringing them to her nose. The sweet smell filled her nostrils and she smiled. Bringing them into her room, Eris dug a vase out of a drawer and set the roses inside, carrying the vase to the windowsill so they could get plenty of sunshine.
Eris carried on, the roses having put her in a good mood. She walked down to the dining room, where she found celestia, Luna and Discord having a joyful conversation.
"Eris!" Luna noticed her entrance. "Nice of you to join us."
Eris stopped dead in her tracks at the sight of Discord, who was calmly sipping a glass of orange juice. "I have to pay a visit to Ponyville," Celestia announced as Eris sat down. "I'll be gone until tomorrow."
Luna looked up from her cereal bowl and added, "And I've been called to attend the grand opening of a new shopping mall. I won't be back until late in the night."
Eris realized that they were leaving Discord and Eris alone in the castle. She scowled at her toast and began to plan out a schedule. She would read, play outside for a while, maybe rearrange her room...
Deep in her thought, she didn't notice Celestia and Luna leave until Discord cleared his throat. Eris looked up, glowered at him and returned to her breakfast.
"Did you like my gift?" He broke the silence for the second time. Confused, Eris met his gaze again.
"What?"
"The flowers I left for you."
"The fl-" realization hit home in Eris. "Oh. Yeah, they were nice."
The distilled silence ensued until Eris stood up. "I've got some things to catch up on." she said and left for the library, leaving Discord to watch her go.
She didn't look back, but instead hunted in the library for something interesting to read. After flying from shelf to shelf, Eris still hadn't found anything that struck her fancy. She sighed and went back to her room gazing out the window.
She grabbed her ball and walked outside,not wanting to waste such a nice day.
Eris tossed the ball ahead of her, pouncing on it every couple of feet and kicking it ahead of her. She reached the shade of a tree and tossed it over the crest of a hill.
Smiling, Eris took to the air, circling over the blue spec on the ground. It was all very simple. Dive, grab the ball and pull away.
Eris dove, grinning as she picked up speed. She reached out to grab the ball, and at the last second, Discord appeared.
"What the-" Eris forgot to pull up and crashed into Discord, driving them down the hill and into a pond.The landed with a large splash. Eris fought to the surface, spewing water out of her mouth.
"Since when is there a pond here?" She growled.
"You have to admit, it's convenient," Discord was floating on the surface, stirring the water with his finger.
Eris glared at him.
"What?"
"What do you mean what?" Eris floundered to the edge, flicking water off her arms. "You almost killed us and i'm covered in pond scum!" Grimacing, Eris stalked back to her room.
Discord chased after her. "Wait, I'm sorry,"
"I don't want your apology."
"Then at least accept my help."
"I don't want your help eith- AAAGHHH!" Eris was hit in the back by an icy jet of water. She spun around to see Discord holding a water gun. She stared at him. "Fine! You have my attention." She folded her arms.
"I'm sorry that I landed us in a pond. I only wanted to play around with you, but apparently I was off when I tried to steal the ball from you."
Eris open her mouth, but found she had nothing to argue. Instead, she turned around and walked inside. She took a bath to free herself from the disgusting algae and dried herself off, curling up on her bed for a nap.
A maid called her down for lunch, where she and Discord ate in silence. He made no attempt at conversation and neither did Eris. She spent the afternoon in her room, desperate for anything to keep her busy. Eventually, Eris ventured out of the safety of her room and crept down the hallways and found herself once again in the library. She looked around, not watching the path in front of her and ran into something. Eris attempted to pull free of whatever it was, but found her struggles futile.
"Get... off... me!" Eris glared up at her attacker, who was none other than Discord.
"No."
"No?"
"A hug fixes everything." Discord told her. "So, until you hug me bag, I'm not letting go."
Fuming, Eris fought against Discord's iron grip.
Exhausted, Eris stopped. An idea struck her mind, but she quickly eliminated it.
'How desperate are you?' The little voice in the back of her head taunted.
Eris had no other option. Locked in discord's tight-but forceful- embrace, Eris asked Celestia in her head what she had ever done for things to come to this and kissed Discord. On the lips.
Eris's plan worked. taken by surprise, Discord's arms slackened enough for Eris to wriggle out and away.
She pelted back to her room and locked the door before sprinting to her bathroom and disinfecting her mouth several times.