Dumb title, I know.

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Dinner was awfully quiet. Relatively speaking, for Discord was chomping on his bowl along with the salad. Tammy didn't bother questioning it. Her two hosts didn't say a word, but she noticed them stealing quick glances at each other, and threatening ones at her.

The fact that these two liked each other weirded her out. Sure, she could understand why Discord would have feelings for Fluttershy, who was a pretty pony and very kind. But Fluttershy having mutual feelings? That was harder to believe. After all, that Discord was a beast, not just by appearance.

Then she remembered the story Beauty and the Beast that she had loved so much as a child. It was then that she understood, sort of. The pegasus had turned the draconequus from bad to good. It was only natural that sparks would fly between them.

This is ridiculous, Tammy thought as Discord stole another glance at Fluttershy. Weird as it is, they both like each other. They should come right out and say it. She felt like she should say something, but memory of Fluttershy's Stare and Discord's water bed killed the idea, mostly the Stare.

When he wasn't looking at Fluttershy, Discord was contemplating on what he should do about the girl who was really starting to get on his nerves. He had thought bringing a human to Equestria would stir up some chaos. He had even pretended to be unable to send her back just to see what disruptive events would play out. So far the only trouble the human had caused was for him. As if he hadn't been on thin ice with the ponies already.

He decided that in the morning, he would send her back immediately. Turning her into a toothbrush would be more satisfying, but he did not want to upset the one pony he cared about. That was the other thing. He had to get rid of the human before she spilled his secret.

After dinner, they all decided to turn in early. Well, everyone but Discord.

"The night's still young," he protested as Fluttershy tried to get him under a blanket. "I promise I'll be quiet."

"Don't make me get the feather duster," she warned.

"Now, let's not get hasty! Fine! But I won't sleep!"

Tammy was about to get ready for bed when she realized she didn't have any of her toiletries or pajamas.

"Um, Discord?"

"What?"

She then explained what she needed and he rolled his eyes. With a snap of his fingers, a toiletry bag appeared in Tammy's hands, along with a pair of pajamas on her body. The shirt read 'I'm With Stupid,' but the arrow was pointing up at her face.

"Gee, thanks," she grumbled.

She went into the bathroom to brush her teeth. When she took a toothbrush out of the bag, it slipped out of her hands. She picked it up, but lost hold of it again. She then realized it was made of butter. Maybe I'll just skip brushing my teeth tonight.

After taking a quick shower and washing the grass out of her hair, Tammy went upstairs. She let out a shriek as the steps retracted into the wood and she slid back down. She shot a glare at Discord, who smirked in response. I'm really starting to hate that guy.

As Tammy climbed into her bed, she felt something crawl over her feet. She gasped when she saw a spider the size of a rat. Luckily, she wasn't afraid of non-poisonous spiders and kicked it off.

"Your boyfriend certainly has a…interesting sense of humor."

Fluttershy was in bed when she heard this comment. Her cheeks blushed pink. "He's not my boyfriend."

"But you want him to be."

"I, uh…"

"Why not just tell him?"

"Tell him what?"

Tammy slapped herself in the forehead. "That you like him!"

"Shush! He might hear you!"

"So why don't you?"

Fluttershy looked away. "Well, we're just so…different. I don't mind, but others… My friends already don't approve of him living here as it is. Imagine how they'd react if we were…"

She trailed off and buried her face under the covers.

"Look," Tammy began. "I may not know much about this place, or your history with this guy, but I do know a few things about romance. My Aunt Megan once said to me: 'love has no boundaries.' I mean you've heard that Beauty and the Beast story, right?"

Fluttershy peeked out at her. "I guess you're right…"

"And who knows? He might feel the same way."

"You really think so?"

"I have a hunch."

She technically wasn't breaking her promise. She told Fluttershy that Discord might like her, not that he did.

"I'll…I'll think about it."

Tammy nodded. "Yeah, you do that. And, um, thanks again for letting me stay here."

"Do you need anything else? Do you need me to sing you a lullaby?"

"Um, thanks, but I'm good."

Tammy tried her best to get sleep, but the events of the day were gnawing at her brain. She was surprised she wasn't having a nervous breakdown. She supposed her aunts' stories had prepared her. Oh gosh, my aunts! They had probably called the police by now! Oh well, they wouldn't worry in the morning.

She tried remembering all the stories they had told her. She had forgotten that the land was called Equestria, but if this was the same place her aunts and father had visited, why was every pony so surprised to see a human? It could not have been that long ago.

She then recalled that the land was ruled by a Princess Celestia. She had heard the ponies mention her, but her aunts had not said anything about other princesses like the one she had met today. Was Twilight Sparkle her sister or something? Was Celestia an alicorn too?

What puzzled Tammy was how she had gotten here. She understood that it was Discord who had brought her, but her aunts had said that they flew over a rainbow. That made as much sense as everything else about this place. So where was this rainbow?

Tammy glanced at the clock. It was one in the morning, and she still couldn't get any sleep. Fluttershy, on the other hand, was snoozing peacefully on the other side of the room.

Surrendering to her lack of fatigue, Tammy slowly climbed out of bed and down the stairs, careful not to wake the pegasus. When she reached the bottom, a light turned on and startled her. She turned to see the guy she had come to loathe sitting on the couch, smiling with his arms crossed.

"And just what are you doing out of bed, young lady?"

She placed her hands on her hips. "I could ask you the same thing." She looked at his nightwear. "And why you're wearing a fluffy pink robe." She did not comment on the bunny slippers.

"It's comfy," the draconequus stated nonchalantly. "I'm awake because I'm not tired. Simple as that."

"Well, I'm also awake because I'm not tired. Simple as that."

"Yes, but I'm a full grown adult, while you're just a teenager. You need eight hours of sleep."

"You sound like me when my dad comes home."

Discord's smirk faltered into confusion. "Excuse me?"

"If you must know, I'm the one who sits on the couch, asking why my dad is up so late. He gets home at around midnight every night. It's kind of ironic when you think about it."

The draconequus stared at her. "What does your mother do about it?"

Tammy turned away from him.

"Um, okay. I get why you're up, but why are you down here?"

"Sometimes a midnight snack helps me sleep."

"You like chocolate milk?"

"Sure."

"Say no more!"

She turned to see him summon a pink cloud pouring brown rain. A glass materialized in his hand and he filled it with the rain. He offered it to Tammy, who took it unsurely.

"It's not poisonous, if that's what you think."

Still suspicious, she took a sip. Her eyes widened. "Wait, this is…"

"Chocolate milk," he nodded.

"Whoa. You can make it rain chocolate milk?!"

"Oh, there's more. Watch this."

He summoned a paper cone and scooped up the cloud. Tammy was surprised the rain hadn't stained the floor. He then took a bite out of the sticky cloud.

"Want some?"

Tammy reached out and took a chunk of the cloud. After a nibble, she was even more impressed. "And you make it rain from cotton candy?!"

He nodded again.

"Dude, that's amazing."

"Thank you! You know, you're the second being to appreciate my creativity?"

"I'm guessing the first is Fluttershy."

"No, Pinkie Pie."

She shrugged. "That makes sense."

"Darn it! I'm not supposed to make sense!"

They both started laughing, and for the first time, Tammy actually thought she might like the creature. She had to admit, he was kind of fun.

"Look," she said. "I think we got off on the wrong foot, err, claw…I mean… Anyway, truce?"

She held out her hand. Discord stared at it for a moment and then shook it with his lion's paw.

"Truce." He then made the cotton candy disappear, a white flag appearing in its place.

"They never mentioned you."

"Pardon?"

"My aunts, they used to tell me stories about a land filled with talking ponies. I thought it was all a lot of hooey, until today. But they never mentioned you."

"I'm not surprised. For a thousand years, I've been encased in stone."

"That must have been a bore."

"Finally, someone gets it!"

"I mean, you can't even move when you're in stone, right?"

"Aw, you wouldn't believe how many times I had the urge to scratch my nose, or shoo away the birds that did their business on me!"

"Yuck! What exactly did you do to get that way?"

"See that chocolate milk you're drinking?"

"Yeah?"

"Well, there you go."

"They put you in stone 'cuz you made it rain chocolate milk?"

"Well, I also turned corn into popcorn and buffalos into ballerinas and roads into soap and literally made pigs fly…"

Tammy couldn't stop chuckling.

"You may find it funny, but the ponies didn't."

"I'd certainly be mad if there was chocolate milk rain with no chocolate chip cookies to go with it."

"You know what? I like you, Taffy."

"Tammy."

"Nah, Taffy suits you."

"I'm beginning to like you too, Discord. Hey, I've been meaning to ask. Of all the humans you could have brought to Equestria, why me?"

"Don't you remember? You were sitting alone on the hill, singing about going to a place of magic. I simply granted your wish. Happy?"

She thought about it. "You know something? I kind of am."

Discord tapped his chin with his talon. "You don't say."

"Hey, about you and Fluttershy…"

His smile disappeared. "You should be in bed!"

He snapped his fingers and Tammy found herself in bed again. She sighed. There was no use reasoning with that one, but he was still kind of cool. She snuggled under the covers and began to wonder if she could stay here longer. She figured she should at least play matchmaker with her hosts before she left.

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"When was the last time you saw her?" the detective asked the two sisters.

"This afternoon," Megan replied. "Around five."

Her arms were wrapped around Molly, who was shaking from the shock.

"And where was she?"

"She was going up the hill with her guitar. She's often playing up there."

"Has she ever run away before?"

"No, she's usually quite responsible. Also, she wouldn't leave without her guitar."

"Where are her parents?"

"Her mother passed away a few years ago and her father's on a business trip in Tokyo. We tried calling him, but he might still have his cell phone off."

"Could you give me a physical description?"

"I'll give you a picture."

She left her sister to fish her wallet out of her purse. She withdrew Tammy's school photo and handed it to the detective.

"Thank you, miss. We'll let you know if we find anything."

In a few minutes, the detective and the all the officers were gone. Megan went to fetch a blanket for her younger sister.

"I wonder if this was how our parents felt," Molly said, still shivering, "the first time we left. We were gone for days, because we didn't know how to get back."

Megan smirked. "I guess there is such a thing as karma."

"Megan, you don't suppose she found the rainbow, do you?"

She shook her head. "We haven't seen the rainbow in decades."

"But it would explain why she vanished like that…"

"Molly, what are the odds of Tammy landing in Equestria like we did?"

"I don't know. I just hope she doesn't run into trouble. You remember why we never went back, right?"

Megan nodded grimly. "Tammy's a big girl. She can take care of herself. Wherever she is, I'm sure it's nothing she can't handle."

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Personally, I think it would be cool to have Discord as a friend. Come on, CHOCOLATE RAIN!