//------------------------------// // No Trust, no Nothing // Story: No Sharing // by Grey Faerie //------------------------------// Discord was walking down the street. He felt upset about what the cop had said. Was Pinkie really happier with someone else? Should he let her go? He pet Gummy who wagged his tail. How could he be jealous? She would never just leave him. They were so perfect together. He sighed. Discord walked on to Sugarcube Corner. Might as well be where she expects him to be. He was coming up to the building when he saw Pinkie already there. How did she get there so fast? Probably her Pinkie power. Then he thought about it. Ha! Did that guy do something wrong and she left his ass? He grinned and quickened his walk. As he got closer, he saw her with somepony. It was, Cheese Sandwich? He recognized him from the pictures. He got close enough to hear them. "Oh Pinkie, I've loved you since that first party!" he said, holding her. What does he think he's doing? Discord had every intention to break them apart. "No Pinkie, let's keep it in the family." Called out Big Mac. He ran towards her and scooped her up. "Hey! She's mine!" Discord yelled. He stole her back and held her up in the air. "You know, I've always thought of you as kinda cute." Twilight!? "Me too." Fluttershy said. Then Applejack came and Rarity then Rainbow Dash, all saying the same thing. "I love you Pinkie!" "Be mine!" "No mine!" "We love you too!" The Cakes yelled out. Discord soon realized Pinkie wasn't with him. Where did she go? He looked all around but only saw the other ponies. They swarmed him. Where was Pinkie!? Discord, Discord, "Discord! Wake up!!" His eyes fell open. He was in Pinkie's bed. Pinkie was staring down at him. He pulls her into a tight hug saying, "You're mine and only mine! And only I'm allowed to flirt with you." "Dissy, you're okay. You were just having a bad dream." she said. She pet his head to sooth him. "I don't like being alone." He admitted. He curled up. "I know, it was just a dream." He calmed down then his face flushed. He uncurled from around Pinkie. "I'm perfectly fine. Just needed to wake up." He looked around the room. Everything was where is should be. Gummy was by the desk with a chew toy. He stared at Discord. "I'm fine Gummy. Thank you for your concern." He looked at Pinkie. She had a worried expression. "I'm fine. How did you meeting go?" "Fine." "Well, what did you do? Start from the beginning." He grabbed a pillow and leaned on it. "You want to know everything?" "Of course! Every last detail." he smiled. "Okie dokie loki!" "I'd rather drink it in the house." "Bahahaha! You're so funny Pinkie." Quick Shot laughed. "Thanks. I try." The waitress came back with their food. Quick Shot levitated the fork to eat his food. Pinkie held the fork as best she could. She would twill the fork in the noodles, bring it up and the noodles slid off. She stabbed at them and mouthed at the noodles. Once she got them, she tried slurping them up. It didn't work out that well and the sauce dripped everywhere. "Darn it." "I could help you if you want?" Quick levitated the fork to feed her. "No! No, I've got it. I'm a big girl." Pinkie put up her hoof. She decided to just pick up the plate and slurp up the noodles that way. "So, what kind of party did you decide on?" "An Irish theme. Lots of green and good drinks. You could wear a really cute outfit. I think you would look good in green." "Oh, I don't know. Anyway, I'll look through the book for the supplies. Do you have it with you?" "No, it's still at my house. Do you want to come with me to get it?" "Na, I've got another copy. Bring it over to Sugarcube corner by tomorrow. Here, I've got some other things for you to look at." Pinkie pulled out the decoration samples. He looked through them. She thought back to the book. It was page 35, Irish party. Needed supplies include green table clothes, clovers... Food is more sit down but can be made to be buffet style. Total price.. "Are you okay with the price?" "Huh? Oh, yeah. And it includes you too, right?" "Not the one in the book. I'll write up a bill." Pinkie shook out a pen and pad. She wrote up the budget and list of supplies. "Here. You can look it over and sign at the bottom." "Okay." He sighed it and passed it back to Pinkie. She tore off the second page and gave it back to him. "Well, it seems we're done here. Check Please!" The waitress came around and they paid. "It doesn't have to end. I really think we need to talk some more. I could tell you all about the different beers I want. And we've got to go to my house." "If you want to supply your own beer, you can. And I've already said no to your offer to go to your house." "Yes! But don't you need to see the venue first?" "Well...that is a good idea but how about another time? I need to get back to bakery and also start ordering things." Pinkie got up from the table. "I could walk you back." He said getting up as well. "No need." "Pinkie," he bit his lip then grabbed her hoof. "I really like you and I want to get to know you better." "What!? He confessed to you? Did you say no? Of course you would. What am I thinking?" Discord said. "I didn't exactly say no." Discord sputtered for a moment. "Didn't exactly say no? Why not! You're mine. Very, very much mine." "We're not married. And besides, you seemed happy enough to gawk at other mares just yesterday." "Aha! That's it! You're getting revenge on me. How devious." "It's not revenge. Wow, Diz. Never took you for the possessive, jealous type." "I'm not jealous. Nor am I possessive. Unless you like it. Then I'm totally possessive." he growled. Pinkie hopped off the bed and out of his reach. Discord pouted. "I've got to go back downstairs. New employee and all. We still on for that movie after dinner?" "Is this that 'playing hard to get' you mortals like to do? I do like the thought of a chase." "Maybe~ Now behave. I'll see you at dinner." "Okay, love. See you at dinner." he waved after her. Discord leaned on his arm. Gummy came over and jumped after his tail. Discord smiled as he moved his tail back and forth. Wait.. "Hey! She never told me what happened afterwards. Pinkie! What did you say? Ga!" Discord flopped back on the bed. "What did she mean by not exactly no?" Pinkie looked at Quick Shot. She looked at his face and the hoof in his hoof. But I'm dating Discord! He and me. But then..maybe.. Pinkie thought back to the day before. The way Discord just flirts with any mare he sees. It would be wrong. And petty to get revenge. But, sometimes he just needs to learn a lesson. And..It would be interesting to see how he responses. "I'm not looking for anypony right now." "Oh. But that's not exactly a no." "Not exactly." Pinkie took back her hoof. "I'll see you later okay?" "Of course! How about tomorrow? We could go for a walk." "That sounds nice. Bring the book too." "Will do. Goodbye." "Goodbye." Pinkie walked away. A pensive look crossed her face. She wasn't sure about this whole thing. What if I hurt someone? She and Discord were sitting in the movie theater. They had gone to see a historical action movie about a gryphon war, Over The Mountains and Through The Mist*. It was by the same director that did Beyond the Vale*. "The actress who does Celestia isn't that good." "How so, Dizzy?" "Her butt isn't big enough." "Pphhhehehe. Shh, Cordie." "Well it's true." Pinkie snuggled into his side. He took a large slurp of his soda and she gave him a look. He smiled at her. They walked down the road to Sugarcube Corner. Discord sometimes tried to hold her hand. It wasn't that easy for her to walk, so he put it down. "Look at the sky. It's so pretty." "It is. It's always unique to see the sky from a planet. Out in space, it's just endless stars and void. It's okay. But, on a planet, it's so pretty." "What was it like on other planets?" "Well, each was different. Most are just a different arrangement of stars. Some though, the sky is different colors. Orange, red, green. Some are blue. On some planets, they're near nebula's." "Nebula's? What that?" "It's like clouds of pure color floating through the darkness of space. Each a unique shape. There's one called the horse head nebula." "Really!" "Yep, I've been there. Some night skies have large strips of stars. It's the galaxy from far away." "Wow, to be able to see the galaxy." Pinkie frown, "But Luna controls the stars. Does that mean there is no galaxy? Or that we can't see it because Luna won't let us?" "No need to get existential. You can see the galaxy. Luna just make sure the stars little up. You're on the far edge of the galaxy so all the stars are dim. Luna brightens them." "What of when she moves them?" "Stars move on their own. It just looks like she moves them." "So, what are you doing all the way out here?" "Well-um, I'm just here on vacation. It can get tiring venturing through all of time and dimension. I like this place. It's like my own personal island." "Is this a different dimension than you're normally in?" "Yes, but I can't tell you anymore. There are rules. Some even I don't break." "Okay." Pinkie skipped down the road. She was meeting with Quick Shot for their 'walk'. Pinkie hadn't been sure about the whole thing. She didn't want to risk ruining her and Discord's relationship. She was, at one point, pretty sure she wasn't going to go through with it until Dizzy started flirting with the girl behind the counter, the one seated next to them, and the one he saw on their way home. Pinkie sighed. Maybe a little flirting won't hurt too much. Quick Shot was waiting for her by the park. "Hey Quick Shot. How are you today?" Pinkie smiled. "Great! How about you?" "Awesome. So, what're we doing?" "I thought just a nice stroll through the park. They have some booths set up for games today." "Oh, that sounds fun." Discord paced around the room. What did she mean by not exactly no? It was driving him up the wall. Well, maybe not driving, but he was walking on the wall and ceiling. Should I just trust her? Should I let her go? Ugh! Discord looked over at Gummy. He was bouncing on a balloon Discord had made. He looked at Discord. "I don't think that would work. For alligators maybe." Discord dropped off the ceiling onto the bed. Gummy bounced over to him and chomped on his foot. "Now that makes sense! But, wouldn't that be wrong? It'll be just like yesterday." Gummy stared. "Too true wise Gummy." Discord jumped to sitting up on the bed. He snapped over Pinkie's full length mirror. He leaned over to touch the mirror's surface. It cracked and rippled. The image changed to show Pinkie in the park playing at a booth. She was trying to throw the ball to knock down bottles. Discord smiled. Until Quick Shot walked over and smiled at her. Discord's frown was so deep it seemed to be trying to fall off. Discord continues to watch them walk around the park. They laughed together and played games. At some points, they walked so close, they were touching. Discord gripped Pinkie's pillow. He didn't notice how it changed color or that the room was turning strange. He never took his eye off them. At the end of the 'date', Quick gave Pinkie some flowers. They smiled at each other. "Yahooow!" Discord jolted as Gummy bit into tender skin. The little lizard looked at him. Discord looked around the room to see what he's been unknowingly doing. He sighed and snapped his fingers. "I don't think this was a good idea. But not knowing would have been too much!" He fell back on the bed and put the pillow over his face. The gator turned in a circle then laid down on Discord's stomach. Discord decided it would be too rude to remove the gator. So, he laid in bed and wondered. It was a while before Pinkie made it back home. She was so happy. The flowers bounced on her back. Quick had given her a hug before they parted. Sugarcube Corner came into view. She went in through the side door and up the stairs. She opened the door to see Discord and Gummy on the bed. They looked so cute together! She did wonder why her mirror was by the bed though. She looked around the room and saw a vase with some old flowers. She pulled them out and put in the new ones. She went over to her desk and dropped off her purse. She felt a twitch but wasn't worried. It was only Discord coming over to put his arms around her. "So, how was it?" "Fun. Oh! That's what the mirror is for. Wait. You were spying on me?" She turned around. "You shouldn't be leading him on like that!" "I'm not leading him on." "Yes you are! And, you're two timing me." "He's just a party client! The hugs and flowers are him saying thank you." Pinkie tried to explain. "Really!? You think I'm that dumb?" "Oh, you're pretty dumb alright." "What do you mean by that!" Discord's anger started to flare up. "If you don't know what I'm talking about then it just proves how dumb you are." "I'm sorry but I'm not allowed to read minds. If I did, I would know what new brand of insanity you're into these days. You're cheating on me! In front of me no less." "It wouldn't be in front of you if you didn't spy on me." Pinkie's words left before she could think what they were. Her stomach dropped and she felt a cold wash over her. Discord's face stilled. He looked heart broken. Did she just admit to it? "I didn't mean it that way! I only did it because of you!" Pinkie tried reeling back up her anger. "Me?" "Yes! You! You're a heartless flirt. You shamelessly hit on other girls and tell them how pretty they are..." Pinkie choked on her words. This was the point, wasn't it? Giving him a taste of his own medicine. She just didn't realize how much his actions had been hurting her. "I-I'm sorry." Discord's voice cracked as she pulled her into a hug. They didn't say anything for a while. "You put his flowers in our vase?" Pinkie looked up in question. They were laying on the bed curled up together. "Oh, yeah. I needed a place to put them. You can..get rid of them if you want?" Discord snapped and, while Pinkie couldn't see them, the flowers changed into a collage of types and colors. He settled back into the pillow. "I'm sorry." "No, Pinkie. I am. You were right. I am pretty dumb at times. I'll be sure to rein it in more on the flirting, okay? But, it is still a part of my nature. It may take a very long time to act exclusive." "I know! I understand and that's why I've never really brought it up before. You just get a little carried away at times." "I that know now." He chuckled and said, "You're going to have to tell Quicky that you're taken." "I know. I'll do it tomorrow." Pinkie said, then after a thought, "Hehe, Quicky." They broke into giggles and stayed there together for the rest of the night.