For the Love of Cake --// MLP Fanfic // FiM // Fluttercord //

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"Discord you have to stop," said Fluttershy, muffled from the cloth napkin pressed to her snout. "You made me laugh so hard tea came out of my nose!"

"That's a good thing in my book, my dear," said Discord happily, and refilled her cup. "Do you think we convinced that nice couple from Phillydelphia to go for the tiered brambleberry pie in lieu of a traditional wedding cake?"

"You were very persuasive," she chuckled after she had recovered.

"Bursting out of the top pie as a bunch of tiny hula dancers wasn't too much?"

"Oh no, not at all. Though, that would be hard to replicate at their wedding. You should see if Pinkie Pie would hire you out to parties."

"I do make a mean balloon arch." He snapped his fingers and instantly became an arch of multi-colored, and textured, Discord balloons, his facial features on separate balloons. They came loose and began to float away, igniting another eruption of laughter from him and Fluttershy.

"See? See? " Pinkie urged her friends "Just look at them."

"Pinkie, this doesn't feel right. Maybe we should just leave. It looks like they're having a lot of fun." Twilight pulled back from the window that she and the other ponies were looking through. She felt ridiculous, hiding from her friend in a bush and spying on her.

"I don't know," said Rainbow Dash, stretching out the syllables in thought. "I think Pinkie might be right on this one."

"At the very least, we don't want to scare or embarrass, Fluttershy," added Rarity with a thoughtful nod. "This is a delicate time and she needs to feel love and support."

"That's why a surprise party is the perfect idea!" Pinkie nearly vibrated with excitement as she spoke.

"Hold on there, sugar cube. I'm on Twilight's side. Wouldn't it be better to wait for Fluttershy to tell us herself?"

"There are no sides, Applejack," said Twilight with frustration. She wanted to stretch her wings. "I mean, we're all on Fluttershy's side. Even if it is surprising."

"Surprising? Discord crashed through your roof in a suit! If anything, we weren't paying enough attention to her. I'm with Pinkie, we should show her that we love and support her," said Rainbow Dash.

"I for one do hope he doesn't intend to wear that suit. Oh! I could make him a new suit, he'll need one to match her dress. Naturally, I'll be making the dress."

"Slow down, Rarity. We don't need to go that far."

"I'm not saying we plan the whole thing now, Twilight! Don't be silly, you can't pull off something so important in just a couple of hours. I don't even know what color confetti she'll want! We'll just have a little party. To celebrate the engagement!"

Fluttershy watched on as Discord chatted up another couple, pressing her lips together to keep from laughing and giving away his bit. She wasn't fully convinced that they had really helped anyone today, but equally, she felt certain no one had been bothered or upset by their antics. It seemed like everypony was having a good time. Discord had used his powers several times to give the ponies presenting a little "extra oomph" as he had put it, but as promised had kept the chaos to a minimum.

It was funny. It wasn't long ago now that Discord had put those same powers to bad use. Not very long at all since she and her friends had had to go up against him, fight with their elements, and ultimately win. Friendship always won in the end, it seemed. Indeed, her unexpected friendship with Discord had flipped her world upside down in more ways than one. Literally on multiple occasions.