//------------------------------// // Determined // Story: Nothing Like You // by flutteredchaos //------------------------------// "Discord!?" She shrieked, falling to his side in an instant. The man with the gun panicked. He looked at the weapon, then at Discord, then back at the weapon. He hadn't meant to hit Discord! He was in the girls arms now, on the ground. "Discord!?" she repeated. He stared at her blearily, the pain shooting through his arm like fire. He found himself smiling slightly, though, as the sound of police sirens wailed around the building. "Y-you!" Tirek cried. "This was a trap!" He pointed at Discord as police officers filed in, guns raised and screaming. "Get down on the ground!" One of them demanded. "Put your arms behind your back, anything you say can and will be held against you in a court of law!" Another one said as she apprehended Tirek. One of them approached Shy, leaning down to speak to them. "I'm calling an ambulance. There's a hospital nearby, so they'll be here shortly." He informed. Shy nodded and looked at Discord again, tears pooling in her eyes. "I'm going to be okay." He groaned. "Stop worrying, it was just in the arm. We're lucky he's a horrible shot." "Don't act like this is just something that happens." She reprimanded in disbelief. "It's not the first time I've been shot," He admitted, wincing in pain. She gasped slightly, hoping she hadn't done something to hurt him. "The ambulance is here." An officer called. Paramedics rushed in and lifted him onto a gurney. He turned his head to look at her, her face pale with anxiety. "I'm gonna be fine, Flutters." He whispered as they rolled him outside and into the ambulance. "They did WHAT?" The woman screamed, her hands flying in the air. "I put my son in your hands, and this is what happens, you let him get shot!?" "It's not my mom's fault." Shy defended. The woman glared at her. "Like hell it isn't." "Hey! That's enough!" The man beside her huffed. "Loreli, wait in the car." Loreli pouted, but rolled her eyes and lifted her nose away. They watched her storm out, grumbling the whole way. "My son could have been killed, and i'm guessing you didn't even know where he was." He grunted, arms folded. "I was told he was with Shy's friend, Rarity." Nora murmured. "Why was he with Rarity?" Shy asked. "Never mind who he said he was with!" The man waved his hands. "Discord cannot be trusted. You should have known he was lying!" "What makes you think he was lying? I don't know where he was when I was taken, but he didn't show up until after he found out! He could have been at Rarity's if he said he was!" Shy argued, not liking how much faith the man put into his son. "Hey, you stay out of this. My son is none of your business." "Considering that his friends used my child as means of getting him there, I think it's a little bit of her business." The man glared at her, and turned to look at Shy. "I don't know what you think you are to my son, but I promise you, I will not have my son engaged in pish-posh ideals of romance, especially with someone as indigent and tedious as yourself." He uttered. "How dare you!" Both her mother and the man were taken aback by her volume. She swallowed the lump in her throat as she felt them watching her. "How dare you bring my and my mother's lifestyle into it. How much money we have has nothing to do with what Discord and I feel for each other. And if he weren't still in the hospital, I'm sure he'd say that same." She folded her arms, hoping she made her point. The man simply grunted, turning up his nose in disgust. "We're done here," he growled. "Don't expect to have any type of contact with Discord once he's out, my lawyer will be sure of that." He turned and exited, walking as snobbishly as he spoke. As soon as he was gone, Nora sighed heavily and fell into a dining room chair. "That went well," She mumbled. Looking up at her daughter, she frowned. "I'm sorry, i'll figure out a way for you to see him. I'll talk to Loreli again..." "It's not your fault." Shy murmured, standing up. "I'm gonna go to bed." Nora looked at her watch. "It's only eight pm." "I know." Shy glanced back, and headed for her room. She fell onto her bed, feeling the weight of the world lean heavily on her shoulders. Of all the directions she expected her life to go in, this was definitely not one of them. She furrowed her brow as she thought of Discord's words. He acted like what happened was some frivolous deed, like it was something as mundane as brushing your teeth or waking up in the morning. He could have died! She shut her eyes, not wanting to think about it. Well he didn't, She told herself. He's fine, just like he said he'd be. Why am I such a worry-wart. She shuffled in her bed, tossing and turning as she attempted to sleep. What if I really do never see him again? What if his father can make that happen? She turned onto her back and sighed heavily. He'll be eighteen soon, his parents can't control him forever. "Excuse me?" Discord sat up, grunting in pain as fire shot through his arm. "Now son, you'll thank us for this later. Who knows what kind of lifestyle you could have led with that nobody holding you back." His father said. Discord cocked an eyebrow. "Tell me, Gerard, what time period do you think we're living in?" He muttered. His father paused and looked at him, rolling his eyes. "What are you rambling about?" "You think that my single aspiration in life should be to wed an upper class girl, one of your fancy bourgeois friend's daughters no doubt, and to never follow my true feelings. I have news for you, father. You don't get to decide who I fall in love with, and by the looks of things, even if you could, you're too late." He spit, not caring about the consequences of speaking out against his parents. His father glared at him, clenching his jaw angrily. "Listen to me, Derek" He spit. Discord narrowed his eyes and frowned at the use of his real name, something he had rejected since elementary school. "I have put up with this crazed teenage rebellion for quite too long. You are going to be an adult soon, that's enough of this I hate mom and dad act. Grow up!" He huffed, knocking a pile of books from the bed onto the floor. Discord stared at him, not knowing what to say. Usually when his father got angry he could spout some witty comeback and eventually his father would leave. This was not the case. "Honey..." His mother spoke for the first time since they'd arrived. He glanced at her. "You...you-" She sighed and sat beside him. "You love her? You're...in love?" Discord's irises grew as her face appeared in his mind. He nodded fervently. She smiled slightly, glanced at her husband and bit her lip. "You hold onto that. Don't let us take it away from you." His father opened his mouth in protest, but she shushed him. "What's with the change of heart?" Discord asked. She glanced at her husband and then at the ground. "I have my reasons." She whispered. Gerard frowned, and rolled his eyes in disgust. "We're leaving." He growled, grabbing her arm and dragging her from the bed. She shot her son a small smile and followed her husband out. "I don't care what he says, I'm visiting Discord." Shy huffed, tugging on her coat. "Can't you just wait until he's out?" Twilight asked. "He's supposed to be discharged in nine to thirteen days...I'm not waiting that long." Shy mumbled, fumbling with the coat's zipper. Twilight sighed, grabbing her keys from her pocket. "Well, alright. I'll give you a ride." Shy grinned and hugged her friend in thanks. Hopping into the vehicle, she tugged the seat-belt on with determination. Absolutely nothing would stop her from seeing him. Shy entered the building, a gleam of unfaltering intent in her eyes as she maneuvered her way through. As she approached the counter her bravery faltered. "Um...excuse me." She whispered. The woman looked up her, a bored expression on her face. "Yes?" She uttered. "I'm here to see Discord Draco..." She murmured nervously. She woman lifted an eyebrow, but said nothing as she began to look through patient files. "I'm family." She added. "Room 7, straight ahead and take a right." The nurse muttered. Shy nodded her head and with a gulp, made her way to his room.