Discord rested his hand on his sleeping wife's stomach. The baby kicked. Twice! Initially, Discord had been shocked when Pinkie threw that welcome-back party about a month ago, but just as excited! When Fluttershy told him the gender couldn't be identified for some reason, he used his magic. But something blocked him from seeing the kid, period! He got frustrated (for a few days), but eventually settled for the fact that they couldn't truly name him/her until he/she was born. After all, the more chaos, the better!
The baby kicked again. Discord smiled. A genuine smile! Discord doesn't do that often. He heard a slapping-sound from the doorway and turned to see a certain platypus. Discord chuckled. He rubbed his wife's belly to feel several kicks! Odd... Discord shrugged it off and rolled out of bed.
"Com'on , Mix-Up," he whispered softly, careful not to wake his pregnant wife on... he checked the calender...
HEARTH'S WARMING EVE!!??!? Wh-what?! When?! Has it really been that long since he came home... over a month? He tried to shake his head clear of thoughts, which is real darn hard when you're the god of chaos! What would his kid be? The demigod of chaos? Maybe... He walked downstairs and into the kitchen with Mix-Up following obediently. The platypus was hungry. Discord found Mix-Up's bowl in one of the cupboards. Ahh... he remembered when he first moved in with Fluttershy...
"Too, bad our honey-moon is over," said Discord.
Fluttershy replied, "Yes, but we're at our new home as a married couple!" Discord nodded happily.
"Mix-Up," he called, "Mix-Up, com'on boy, we need to unpack! Where is that trouble-maker?" The platypus came waddling over to Discord with another platypus.
"Who's that, Mix-Up," Discord asked, "Fluttershy?"
His wife giggled, "That's Clay. I found her injured at Foggy-Bottom Bay."
"Her?"
"Yes? Clay is a girl. Is that a problem, Dissy?"
"No, no! Just sounded more like boy's name..."
...And a few months later, there were four baby platypi that needed to be taken care of. Discord sighed. Their names were Swap, Playdo, Cloudy, and Patter. Angels, before they learned how to walk. They were so cute, and their waddling was so slow and adorable! But they got faster. Discord shook his disappointedly when he remembered the day Swap almost died...
Sawp was the most adventurous. He was the leader! And today, adventures would lead him to... Stairs! Mt. Stairs didn't stand a chance against Swap. He was daring, and he was going to be first platypus to get to the top... today. To the top today! It was his destiny! And his long and treacherous journey began, hopping from step to step. Yes! He was almost there. He was almost to the top... One more step...
He made one more leap... And missed the step. He was dead. And once he died, Dad would kill him, again! It was all over. It was all over!! And once Dad killed him, Mom would kill him for the third time! He was done! He waited for pain... that still hadn't come? The "daring" platypus shakily opened his eyes that he didn't realize he had closed. He saw... Master Discord holding him, and one of those bushy things above Master's eyes, was raised. Had Swap done something wrong? Master Discord put him down gently, smiling and shaking his head.
...Discord shook his head along with memory Discord's head. That was a scary day. His thoughts drifted back to the date. Hearth's Warming Eve? He had to get his Shy-shy a gift. This was going to be their second Hearth's Warming! What was he gonna get her!? Let's see... Last year he got her a puppy. Snow had become best-friends with him. The two pups are so adorable! Anyway... Not another animal. Discord would feel like crap if he did that! Discord gave Mix-Up his bowl. Ahh... How Discord loved that his thoughts were faster-than-light. Discord, with his head on the table thinking, watched Mix-Up eat. He closed his eyes...
But then they snapped open, and his head flew up. He knew exactly what to get Fluttershy.
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Discord walked to Twilight's palace. He never got thought he would come here willingly. He walked into the tree-palace, whose entrance was a library. He found the lavender Alicorn he was looking for was reading. Why wouldn't she be! Discord walked up to a currently book-absorbed Twilight Sparkle. She didn't even look up.
"What do you want, Discord," Twilight said, "that Fluttershy isn't here?" She looked up from her book to see... A blushing Discord? She raised eyebrow.
"W-well, um," stammered Discord, "For Fluttershy's Hearth's Warming gift, I was wondering if you had a movie screen and projector I could borrow? I know it's a bit last minute, but... It's for Fluttershy." Discord looked at Twilight somewhat pleadingly. Twilight was surprised to see this. This was Discord.
"And you can't conjure one up because... Why?"
"I never needed one, so I don't have any in my pocket-dimension!"
"You have a what now?!"
"Nothing. Anyway... Can I borrow one... Puh-p-ple..." Discord looked like he was constipated, and as soon as he said the word, he was gonna poop. "PLEASE! Please, Twilight, pleeeease!" Twilight was so surprised she had a wing-boner. She blushed while folding her wings back up. She tossed Discord some keys.
"Third door, on your left. It should be in the front of the closet."
"THANK YOU, TWILIGHT! Thank you!" Then Discord rushed off to the third door on the left. As Princess Sparkle-Butt Twilight had said, the projector and a rolled up white sheet were near the front of the closet. Discord picked them both up, and started to walk back to his wife's and his cottage.
"Thanks, Twilight," he said rushing out the door.
"Whatever..." muttered, a once more, book-occupied-Twilight.
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Discord teleported inside once he remembered he could snap his claw or paw and be home. Once at home, he found an auguring-pegasus and rabbit. Discord sighed. Another augment meant another agitated Angel Bunny.
"You never eat you greens, Angel Bunny," he heard Fluttershy say, "How will you take care of the cottage when I go to Canterlot for the Hearth's-Warming-Eve Pageant! Discord Pinkie Promised he would come, so this year, you're taking care of every-animal."
The white rabbit fiercely glared at his kind and patient master, Fluttershy. Why should he take of the place? Why couldn't Discord's oh-so-special-pet, Mix-Up, take care of it!?
"Now, Angel! You know that Mix-Up and Clay have a family to care of, and you know better than any-animal how to take care of the cottage. And maybe, just MAYBE Santa Hooves will leave you some Carrot-Candies?" Angel's ears shoot upward. Carrot-Candies!? He hadn't had one of those since... Wow, it's been too long for him to remember.
Discord chuckled at the argument, causing Fluttershy to look up. "Oh, Discord! You're home! Did you go for a walk?"
"Something like that, Shy-shy." Discord chuckled again. Good thing he already stored the stuff in his pocket-dimension. He chuckled some louder and harder.
"So, Dissy! Aren't you excited for tomorrow!" Fluttershy probably only talked "normally" in front of Discord. She didn't even talk "normally" in front of her friends!
"Of course, Shy-shy! I'm gonna finally be in the Hearth's-Warming-Eve Pageant! And we're also gonna see Sun-Butt and Moon-Butt!"
"Dissy, I thought we talked about this... You know you shouldn't call the princesses that, even if they encased you in stone the first time." Discord put on a fake-pouty face.
"But, Fluttershy," he slurred and said sugary-sweet. He batted the extra-long-eyelashes that had grown on his eyes. Fluttershy rolled her eyes. She loved it when Dissy was well... Dissy. Fluttershy trotted over and hugged him, which took Dissy Discord by surprise. He greeted the embrace warmly and hugged his wife back.
"I love you, Shy-shy..."
"I love you, Dissy..."
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Fluttershy woke up with one thing running through her head. COTTON-CANDY PANCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE MILK SYRUP!!!! Where her cravings got that idea, she didn't know or care. Her cravings had finally died down, thanks to time and Discord. He had created some sort of pill Fluttershy had to take with one of her cravings, and they quieted down. But then she realized something else. She was not in her cottage. She was in a "lover's sweet" at Sun-Butt's Celestia's castle. Right... yesterday... Hearth's Warming Eve... Pageant-thing... waking up right now on...
Fluttershy's eyes snapped open. It was Hearth's. Warming. DAY. She rolled over to look at... A sleeping draconequus? Weird... Dissy was always up early. She guessed the pageant took more out of him than she thought. Fluttershy felt a pounding in her stomach, and she gently rubbed it. The baby had been a lot more "active" as soon as Discord came home about a month ago, but not as active as he/she was nowadays. Fluttershy shivered and looked at the window that had been beaten open by the howling wind. Maybe they would in Canterlot longer than they had originally thought... She walked over and shut the window and began rubbing her wings all over her body, in attempt to warm up. Her attempt failed.
She crawled back into bed and snuggled into her husband. She Fluttershy felt Discord shift in response to the new "thing" in his sleep. He snuggled Fluttershy back once comfortable. *kick, kick, kick* Fluttershy rubbed her stomach, again, to try and calm her baby down. *kick, kick, KICK*
"OW!!" Fluttershy looked at her stomach. That... That hurt more than tartarus! She heard shifting. Looks like Dissy wasn't getting that sleep-in... Discord groggily sat up and looked at Fluttershy. He was trying to process why he was awake and looking at her that didn't have the surroundings of their room at home. He grunted, still too tired to do anything.
"Sorry for waking you, Dissy," said Fluttershy, "but the baby kicked really, really hard." Another grunt. "C'mon, Dissy. Wake up! It's Hearth's Warming Day!" Discord finally "woke up."
"Well, what are we waiting for," he said excitedly, "You need your present!"
"Eep!" Fluttershy was suddenly being carried to... somewhere in the castle. A few minutes later, they arrived at a door, and Discord looked like he was about to explode with excitement. He breathed a long, long, long breath. He opened the doors for Fluttershy to behold... a projector and movie screen? Discord motioned for her to take a seat on a double-couch in front of the screen. She sat down and Discord settled next to her. The movie started playing...
"Well, love, I suppose, is strong affections between two crea-," Discord was interrupted when Flutteshy leaned over and kissed him. Discord blushed furiously.
Fluttershy was preparing breakfast for her animals. She went outside with a tray balanced between her wings with vegetables on it. After hoofing out all the veggies, Fluttershy heard a slapping noise! She turned around to see... Mix-Up?
"Mix-Up, what are doing here? Is Discord here," Fluttershy asked, "What's tied around your neck there, Mixy?" She untied it to find a little box, and on the lid was read, "Will you..." She opened the box to find a 14-karrot gold ring with a vivid green emerald. The ring had etches of waves and curves everywhere. It was beautiful. Then Fluttershy noticed, on the inside lid of the box read, "...marry me? -Discord".
Fluttershy stared surprised for a moment, but then she actually screamed, "YES!!" The screen continued to show some of Fluttershy's and Discord's most loving memories, and the last one was Fluttershy asking Discord, "What is love?" The projector stopped projecting, and the screen turned to its original white. Fluttershy was crying tears of joy.
She borrowed her face into Discord's chest, "Thank you..." Fluttershy pulled something that was stuck in her feathers. She handed Discord a box. As soon as it touched Discord's hand, the box grew in size. He opened it.
Inside was a photo of Fluttershy, Discord, Mix-Up, Clay, and the baby platypi. Now it was Discord's turn to cry, which he gladly did.
"I love you, Fluttershy..."
"I love you, too, Discord..."
*kick, kick, kick... kick*