The Most Chaotic Night Ever!-An MLP Fanfiction

Chapter 26-The Gentle End Of A Chaotic Night

In the cool evening air, the draconequus and the princess flew together surrounded by nothing but the bright light of the moon overhead and the gentle silence of the night sky.

Emphasis on silence.

Indeed, Celestia and Discord hadn't managed to say anything to each other in the last several minutes since they had started their flight back to the castle, though plenty of awkward glances had been exchanged along with the occasional clearing of a throat and a light blush.

Finally, Discord just sighed deeply, his look dull. "We're regressing."

"What?" Celestia blinked a few times and looked to him.

Discord crossed his arms over his chest and shrugged. "We're regressing. When we started trying to be close friends, the first snag we ran into were long awkward silences, but we managed to work past them. But now we're back to long awkward silences again." He blushed a little. "I knew how I felt would complicate things no matter how well you took the truth."

Celestia smiled a little. "Yes, Discord, we might run into a few difficult moments while we try to get used to the new turn our friendship has taken. But it doesn't mean we're regressing. We're just...progressing in a new direction. And silence isn't a bad thing." Her gaze warmed. "Maybe one day we'll even have comfortable silences. Usually only best friends manage those."

Discord's smile returned, and he nodded. "I have those a lot with Fluttershy. They confused me at first, but then I realized how much she enjoys silence and quiet and peace, and I started to enjoy it too." He cleared his throat. "You and I might need a while to get there though, all things considered. And besides, I do love hearing myself talk and knowing that you're hearing me talk. You have no idea how maddening it was being able to hear you and not being able to say anything as a statue." He rolled his eyes.

Celestia grinned and rolled her eyes as well. "Well, even if we never make it to comfortable silences, I do love talking together, Discord. It's much more fun than lecturing stone."

Discord lowered his arms and laughed a little. Then he cleared his throat. "Celestia...?"

"Yes?"

He glanced at her, an eyebrow raised. "You'd really go for a consort?" She blushed, and he quickly explained. "It's just...such an official-sounding thing even if it's more relaxed than 'husband'. Couldn't you go all the way against the grain of formality and just see somebody without any strings or titles attached if you wanted?"

Celestia smiled a little, looking forward. "My position makes that complicated, Discord. And besides...I do like a little formality. I just don't want it to control my life."

Discord gave a nod. Then, with a blush he added... "And, despite being only friends, I'm...still the first one you'd pick for that position if you had to pick someone?"

"Well," Celestia swallowed and cleared her throat, "you're the friend I'm most comfortable with...who also happens to be male...which I'd prefer, so...yes."

The chaos master sighed. "Nothing could ever actually make you have to choose somebody for that though, right? I mean, there's no archaic law from early Equestria that could pop up demanding you find some sort of partner in crime besides Luna for this 'ruling Equestria' thing?"

Celestia blinked then glanced at him. "No, I don't think anything like that could come up." She smiled a little again. "There was a time far in the past when occasionally an advisor of mine would recommend marriage to another land's king or prince as a way of resolving a dispute, but I believe those days are behind us."

Discord nodded. "Do me a favor: if a situation ever does come up where you 'have to' pick someone, instead of picking me, give whoever's pressuring you a good talking to like you did with those ponies in the garden tonight who didn't want you to have anyone at all to date." He gave her a small grin. "The Celestia I aspire to makes sacrifices for her kingdom, but she doesn't let anyone push her around."