Too High
Twilight looked around the alien landscape, scowling a little. She had to come all the way to the realm of chaos to find Discord. Not only was she already annoyed with the creature she also hated this strange world that didn't obey any kind of logic! She went on the hunt across the ever-changing streets and valleys. It didn't truly take her very long, but it felt like an eternity as time didn't seem to quite be the same in Discords realm of chaos.
Twilight approached the base of the large tree, looking up at Discord on its peak. A peak that, technically, shouldn't be able to support his weight, but it was. "Discord!" He looked down at her call, smiling and disappearing before appearing next to Twilight.
"Oh, your majesty! Thank you so for visiting my realm. It is truly an honor to have someone of such noble personages visiting my humble home." Discord made a deep bow and looked back up, grinning at her. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your company?"
Twilight rolled her eyes, good-naturedly. Discord liked his jokes, and she did come seeking him out, so she couldn't fault him for being him. "I have to ask, are you supremely blind, or are you just not interested?"
Discord visibly faltered, his grin disappearing for a moment before he readopted it. "Whatever do you mean, princess? Have you been pining for my company? I do apologize for not making myself more available to you. I shall endeavor to visit the castle more often!"
This time the eye roll was not so good-natured. To Twilight it was obvious that Discord knew exactly what she spoke of and was avoiding it. "I mean Fluttershy. From your response, I'm pretty sure you know exactly what I'm talking about." Twilight narrowed her eyes, daring the draconequus to try and play the fool any longer.
Discord sighed and snapped his fingers. The two of them disappearing and reappearing on a cliffside, looking over the whole of Equestria. Twilight blinked in surprise, looking around suspiciously, but it didn't seem like they were any longer in the realm of Chaos. Looking out over the landscape Discord grinned. "Look at your kingdom, Twilight, what do you see?"
She approached the cliff. Though she gave Discord a sidelong glance she was thinking there was likely some purpose to this situation. She wasn't sure what it was, but she was willing to humor Discord, for the time being at least. "Equestria? There's Ponyville, Canterlot, Manehatten...?" She shook her head. "I'm not getting your point here Discord, we were talking about Fluttershy."
Discord nodded as he too looked out over the cliff, seeing the cities that Twilight spoke of. "They're here, but do you know what I see?" Twilight shook her head, and Discord waved his paw, the landscape changing in front of their eyes. At least, the vision they saw changed, she assumed he didn't just morph all of Equestria into a different shape. "I see Gryphonstone, still in its prime. I see Canterlot ruled by unicorn princess', I see Cloudsdale when it was a military outpost, and when earth ponies still only lived in farming communities." Twilight looked at him sidelong. "I see the world as it was, I loved all those places, even the pegasi had their times of fun and chaos."
Twilight nodded, still a bit baffled. "Ok... I'm still not getting your point, Discord. I'm starting to think you legitimately don't know what I was talking about."
Discord shook his head slowly, his usually flippant, happy face, serious. "I know, you think she is in love with me, and you might be right. But she will get over it. She will find another."
Twilight sighed a bit. "Ok, so you don't feel the same. It'd be nice for you to tell her that."
Discord paused for a long moment, before slowly shaking his head. "I'm afraid that I promised not to lie to Fluttershy."
Twilight stared, then facehoofed. "Well if you feel the same then tell her that! She'll be overjoyed!"
It was a full minute of silence before Discord waved a claw through the image in front of them, bringing fire. Showing the wars that once spread across the realms. The wars, the plagues, the darkness, the death. He looked out as it reflected in his big eyes. Though it was far too broad a view for Twilight to see the specifics of the horrible events, Discord looked at them all, remembering them on a more personal level. "No, Twilight, I cannot do it."
Twilight shuddered a little as the images in front of her died away, glad that such things were no longer there to see. But she still wasn't entirely sure she understood Discord. "But... I mean... I'm going to be alive for a good long time too, but I don't plan on..." Twilight hadn't actually made many plans for romance, but she wasn't against it.
Discord smiled again. "You will live for a hundred years, a thousand, ten? You will either die, and forget, or move on to the next world. Whichever one of those is true it matters little. I? I am Chaos Twilight, I will be here until time itself ends."
Twilight nodded slowly, sitting down next to him on the cliff before she looked back up at him. "Well... I'm sure she'll... Move on if you show you're not interested."
Discord nodded, snapping his claw again and they were back in his domain. Discord started to slither back up his tree. He paused about halfway up, looking at Twilight for a long moment. She eventually nodded and turned to go. He smiled a sad smiled, looking out over his realm. "There is an end in love, and the ones we have loved." Twilight looked up at him as he slowly shook his head. She could see the regret in his eyes. "And that price is too high for me to pay, even once."