A Hellish Kind of Harmony
Chapter 6: 6. Is It Wrong
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Discord was lying in his room watching the elegant ceiling fan spin with ease. He closed his eyes slowly happy now that the world would give him some rest. He could feel his entire body sigh as he sunk deeper into the bed. He heard his doorbell chime and his eyes strained to open. He got out of his bed, still in his day clothes.
He heard the bell chime once again, "I'm coming!" He yelled and opened the door slightly. "If you aren't selling sweets I don't want any." He heard a sophisticated laugh. His eyes shot opened making him completely attentive to his surroundings. He looked and saw Luna with her elegant hand covering her mouth as she giggled.
"It was you that was always good for a laugh." He looked at her and quickly opened the door with his left hand.
"Lu-lu please come in!" She waltzed in, every movement like a threatening dance.
She turned to him, "Time to talk." Luna said and walked around to the couch and sat with class. She crossed her legs showing off her fairly high heels. He walked over to the couch and sat across from her, "Discord, do you know why I'm here?" Discord sighed and leaned against his couch.
"Lu-lu, today is not exactly a great day. I just want to rest from a long day of exhaustion."
Luna grabbed his hands and looked at him, "Big Macintosh texted me Discord, I'm here to talk."
Discord looked up at her, "Luna, I'm so sorry I've dragged you back into my pitiful life. Please, if I am not wanted let me know. I'll leave you and her lives for good this time." Luna looked at him puzzled by his reply. It seemed that what she said just slipped out of his ears. She slammed her heel against the ground demanding his attention. Big Macintosh had called the right person.
Discord sat up and looked at Luna, "Discord," she looked at his empty sleeve, "It's really true. You did get gangrene in your arm." Discord held the empty sleeve in his hand.
Tirek sat in his home on his black felt chair with Chrysalis sitting across from him, "His arm is what?" Tirek asked again, truly not believing what she had been telling him for the past hour.
Chrysalis sighed and repeated it slowly, "He has prosthetic arm." Tirek covered his face and took a deep breath.
"He lost his arm, how in the hell did he lose it?" She knew he would be very angered by this.
"We've seen people lose fingers before from using your drug."
Tirek ran his hand through his hair, "But never an arm! Never Discord."
Chrysalis pointed her finger at him, "You left the country and let him go into shock! Not me! Methamphetamine causes gangrene, you've known that from the start."
Tirek covered his eyes, "A leg maybe but an arm!" He groaned. Discord felt so odd when he tried to scratch him only now did he see why. "He thinks I'm trying to frighten him because he is more vulnerable." Tirek picked up a bottle of wine and took a swig. "It's my fault,"
Chrysalis looked at Tirek, "You want to make this up to him?" Tirek looked up at her, "Then let's get started."
Luna had her hands covering her mouth as though she was praying. Her elbows were resting on her quadriceps. "Discord, my sister cares deeply for you." Discord looked at Luna, "However," she continued, "do you know that I know about all of it?" Discord could feel his heart pang and his stomach drop.
"Pardon me?" He attempted to ask casually. Luna rolled her eyes and reached for her dark blue and black purse. A white crescent moon printed on the side. She opened it with a quiet click of buttons.
She pulled out a small news clipping, "Did you ever see this?" She handed him the clipping to him and saw the black and white picture of a cerberus behind 4 bars painted on a wall. Discord looked at the different hues of grey as he read the words, Symbol of Crime Now of Homosexual Pride?!
"This happened about a month after my sister left you." Discord's focus was split between her and this article.
"He came out for you." She stated flatly. Discord looked at her and back at the article.
"How did you...?"
"Know about Tirek?" Her response made him lock eyes with her. Luna looked away from him. "Things changed Discord, unimaginably." She pulled out a second clipping, "I never hid from them, yet they would never had found me." She gave it to him and he saw the picture. There was a woman with dark, tainted flesh. She had pulled the camera down to look directly at them from the bank's safe. The woman's dark locks pulled back in a ponytail holding a sword.
Discord read the title aloud saying, "Bank Robbed Without Guns." Discord looked up at Luna, not quite understanding. The picture of the woman was admirable, only then did he realize what he was over looking. "You don't even look like her. When did you?"
She smiled and sighed, "It took 2 hours at the dentist and 3 years of therapy but yes." Discord looked the woman over in disbelief. "I didn't team up with Tirek," she she stated, "he informed the police." Luna made eye contact with Discord. Luna took a deep breath and closed her eyes, and ran a hand through her hair. She took a second deep breath. "Discord, I," she paused a moment and straightened herself up again. "I'm just here to make sure you're ok." Luna looked up at Discord obviously taking more care in her words. "Tirek hurt me Discord, and I've heard stories of him hurting you."
Discord closed his eyes, "Lu-lu, I want to start again with Tia. Tirek was the last thing on my mind until-"
"Until today."
Discord sighed and held a thumbs up, "Yes until today."
Luna looked at Discord, "We're all adults here so this is what is reasonable."
Discord huffed loudly, "Luna, I just... I don't know what I want to do." Luna rolled her eyes, Big Macintosh had told her he was going to be a bit out of it.
This was ridiculous; every word she said went in one ear and oth the other, "Discord, there is a mature choice that you can make here-"
"I don't want to be with him!"
Luna looked at him, Discord was not known for his temper let alone to raise his voice. A manic nutcase? Yes. A goofball, definately. She was near offended he took such a tone with her. "I understand I could be in a relationship with both of them until one of them got more serious. That isn't the problem." Luna raised a brow at that. "Tirek is... and Celestia was always there. Until," Discord covered his eyes with his hand, "she wasn't and I- I can't be alone again. I-I'll lose control again and I just, can't." He took in a few deep breaths. They were jagged as though it was hard for him. "I can't be alone again." Luna hadn't meant to startle him, but she didn't think the decision would affect him in such a way. Discord was focused on his breathing. He was so out of control tonight and he couldn't handle it. Even though he could be seen as a mindless goof off he was always one step ahead. It was scary not being at the head of the mass. Tirek introduced that feeling to him. While it was quite thrilling for him at the time, it now only filled him with despair and fear.
Why did he ever let Tirek hurt him like that? "Luna, my world is kind of scary right now. I just want to rest." Luna sighed and touched his knee.
"I want you to have some peace. I don't want you to just push this off." Discord looked down at her, he was trying to read her thoughts but was having no such luck. "Not as Celestia's sister but as Luna, talk to me." He looked at her blue hands in surprise.
"Luna that is very personal-"
"I want to know the whole deal. Both enchiladas."
"Luna, I don't think I can." Discord said staring at his lap.
"Think again." Luna said, her voice dignifying the room. "It will be better if you can talk it out." Discord took a deep breath and looked up at her.
"I thought my world was a 'pitiful piece of trash that deserves to be washed away in a flood.' What changed?"
Luna smiled at him, "I changed Discord. I want to hear how you've grown let me hear your story." Discord closed his eyes tightly. He knew he couldn't refuse her, but he desperately wanted to disappear.
"Ok, I'll talk," he spat out sounding slightly upset with himself, "I'll go chronologically alright?" Luna nodded and uncrossed her legs. She was getting comfortable for a long story. Discord felt his pocket vibrate and he shuddered. It could not be Celestia. Luna must have told her she was leaving. Discord felt it vibrate again, "How about coco? I'll get it for this painfully long story." He quickly got up and walked into the kitchen as the phone vibrated. He quickly closed the door and pulled out his phone. He held the device close to his ear. "My lord," he whispered, "please not now I have company." He heard the man take a long pause.
Tirek looked at Chrysalis with his hand over the end of the phone. "I shouldn't have called yet!" He whispered and she shook her head.
"Is the great drug lord Tirek being modest?" He looked at her with a rage.
"Hello? Are you still there Lord Tirek?"
Discord glanced at the device and shifted it to his shoulder. He opened up his cabinet and pulled out two large mugs. The two had an identical scribble mark on them.
"I'll hang up." Discord warned and grabbed his phone with his hand as he walked to the pantry.
Chrysalis looked at Tirek, "Say something meaningful to you and him!" Tirek wanted to hiss at her and quickly thought for something.
Tirek found what he was looking for and spoke, "Ay me, for aught that I could ever read," Tirek began in a low voice.
Discord stopped before he touched his pantry door. He felt like he was drowning on air as he grabbed the phone tightly and pulled it closer to him.
"Could ever hear by tale or history," Discord felt his heart flutter as he held the phone.
"Tirek, I-"
Chrysalis looked at Tirek in shock. Tirek had always been rather stoic so Shakespeare seemed so off kilter.
Tirek smirked at her shock but his tone didn't change as he said, "The course of true love never did run smooth;" Tirek paused for a good five seconds and looked at Chrysalis, "I apologize Discord. Do not call this number again, it will not bother you anymore." She nodded giving the dark man two thumbs up.
"Tirek wait-" Discord heard two beeps signifying the call had ended.
Chrysalis stared at him in awe, "How are men not tearing down the walls to get you."
Tirek smirked, "I suppose there are things you don't know about me."
Chrysalis put a fist on her hip and stood up from her seat, "Apparently a much classier side at that, why is that so important to the to you two?" Tirek sat with slightly parted lips as though he was about to speak. Tirek let out a loud hearty laugh. His low voice boomed as the man laughed sounding almost cocky. Chrysalis smiled knowing he was back at the reins.
"I'll be back in the morning, I've got to go dance."
Discord held the phone for a moment as he slowly opened the pantry door and pulled out the instant cocoa mix. "Do you prefer your cocoa with milk or water?"
"Either is fine, oh but please," the door swung opened and Luna looked at him with lowered eyed, "hold the B.S." Discord smiled awkwardly at Luna.
"So... milk?" She smirked and pulled a small chair out and sat in it.
"Make and talk Discord. Make and talk." Discord let out a long, quiet sigh. He hated when Luna talked down to him especially since she had mastered the art of making everyone around her feel small. Though Luna was never center stage she would definitely be la diva.
He looked at her out of the corner of his eye, "So Celestia and I hmm?" Discord pulled out the milk and poured it into a large pot on the stove. "We," he began and put the milk away, "we really were happy once."
End of Chapter! There's a lot of juicy info in this chapter! Each of the lovers are getting 2 chapters of backstory! Obviously he will not be this vivid with Luna but whatever! I would encourage you all if you haven't already voted to hold your votes until after the next 4 chapters! Thank you!