Fluttershy and Discord: At The Gala

At The Gala

Discord smoothed the front of his light blue jacket and stared at his reflection, for the umpteenth time, he made sure his black and white polka dot bowtie was crooked and checked his watch 

Discord: How's it going in there 

Fluttershy: Almost ready 

Discord scowled: That's what she said twenty minutes ago, seriously, how long does it take to put on a----- 

The door to the bathroom opened, Discord forgot how to breathe, Fluttershy emerged wearing a stunning blue gown that resembled the wings of a blue morpho butterfly, the bodice looping around her front was black with little white speckles and there were slits in the blue fabric on either side for her wings, black shoes covered her feet and a beautiful butterfly gem pinned up half her hair to the back of her head; the rest fell as it normally did to the side of her face, Discord even spotted a hint of makeup, her eyeshadow making her eyes pop more than they usually did 

Fluttershy: Is it too much 

She nervously shuffled back and forth, Discord picked his jaw up off the floor and shook his head 

Discord: You look stunning, my dear 

He rasped before clearing his throat 

Discord: Remind me to give Rarity a bonus tip after tonight 

Fluttershy giggled into her hoof before eyeing him up and down 

Fluttershy: She did a great job, on both of us 

Discord examined himself again 

Discord: She did, didn't she, normally I do my own clothes but she really nailed my taste, and made me look good next to you 

Fluttershy smiled: You would look good even if I wasn't 

Discord grinned: Why, thank you, shall we go 

She bit her lip before looking down at the ground, his grin quickly faded 

Discord: Shy 

Fluttershy shook her head: I'm sorry, it's just, everything is going to be different after tonight 

Discord's frown grew a little more 

Discord: You know, we don't have to do it tonight, there will always be other times 

Fluttershy shook her head: It's not that I'm afraid of them finding out, it's more of me being sad that I won't have you all to myself anymore 

Discord smiled, his tail wagging slightly behind him 

Discord: My dearest Flutterbutter, you'll always have me to yourself 

Fluttershy smiled: You know what I mean 

Discord: I do, and while I have loved our secret rendezvous, I know how hard it's been keeping this from your friends 

Fluttershy: Are you okay with going public though 

He placed a worried hoof on his arm 

Discord laughed: Shyfly, nothing will please me more than to see the chaos this will surely unleash 

Fluttershy giggled: Okay, if you're sure 

Discord: As long as you are 

She nodded, smiling up at him 

Discord: Then let's go rock the boat 

He held out his arm and Fluttershy accepted, chuckling from a combination of excitement and nerves