Hello everyone, ChaoticYume here!

This is my very first fanfiction that I've been working on for quite some time now.

It is a MLP:FiM fanfiction (only that instead of ponies, they're human). *Canterlot voice* THIS IS A CELESTIA X DISCORD FANFICTION! THOU HAST BEEN WARNED!

I'll try to update once a week. Please enjoy~~

Many thanks to my friend HazuraSinner. Without her support (and reading) this fanfiction would never see the light of day! Thank youuuuu~~

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Also, I pictured this chapter some days after the Canterlot wedding~

Chapter 1

*~*~*Celestia*~*~*

After a long day, princess Celestia retreated to her most appreciated sanctum – her bedroom. Today wasn't an easy day, in fact, everyday as the princess of Equestria was hard, always taking a toll on her even if she would never admit it, for she was the princess that the people needed and as long as that fact remained, she would forever hear their call.

With princess's Luna return however, her labor would soon diminish. Her sister showed quite the enthusiasm to share the labor, an act that made her chuckle at the time. She knew her younger sister's character, Luna would do well in her tasks but she was still too rough around the edges and the Sun princess would not dare to send her to the wolves until she was ready.

Being the elder sister, she would eternally protect her youngest. No matter how annoying that might be in her eyes. Fortunately after childish acts and arguments, her sister became understanding and dedicated her time studying for the big day she would resume her share of the work.

Celestia sighed heavily. Although she could teleport to her room she decided against it. A stroll up the stairs seemed like a nice idea…that was before the many flights of stairs she had climbed. Be as it may, it was a beautiful night. The breeze wasn't too cold and the moon shone high and proud in the sky illuminating her path. Luna made a truly beautiful work. She smiled happily when she finally reached her bedroom door.

Something was off…

The princess's eyes took some time to adjust to the darkness of her room but she knew who was there. The moonlight that entered the windows underlined the shape of the intruder perfectly. Even if it didn't, his magic was unmistakable.

"Discord…"

Discord didn't reply. He was at the far corner of the room with his left shoulder resting him on the wall. She didn't need light to know the face he was making. She knew his expression was smug, he was constantly overestimating himself. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction. Her face turned grim as her rage escalated with each word: "What are you doing here? How did you escape?"

His lips stretched wide in one corner hearing her commanding voice. He was smart enough to notice that his prolonged silence was not going to be appreciated for much longer so he decided detach himself off the wall in his feline grace and chime in. After all, he enjoyed talking. In fact, finding a way to silence him was mostly the problem. He gave a few nonchalant steps towards her, his mismatched eyes running through her figure, taking in every detail till he finally opened his arms with casual courtesy. "Do I need a reason for everything I do, Celestia? You of all people should know I don't work that way. Tsk tsk!"

"You're not welcome here!" Her voice came merciless as she made her way towards him; her high heels clicking the floor in every angry step "Take your freedom." She pointed at him and then at the window behind him "And go far away. Where you can cause no more trouble. And if you do, I'll summon my faithful student and her friends to take the elements of harmony and re-imprison you for much longer than this!"

She breathed heavily from containing her fury. He stopped smiling, probably due to the approximately one thousand of memories of that stone cage. He raised his hands defensively to his side. "I'm not here to start a fight, dear." His hands lowered themselves allowing him a more casual look as he shrugged "I came to talk to you." He set his face slightly to the side as he half sang "No tricks. Honest!"

She wasn't convinced; nevertheless her patience was still there, stopping her from attacking him. She watched as he walked around her, observing her room. He was most likely thinking of ways to change it "for the better" yet somehow he restrained himself. His hands clasped behind his back while he seemed to hum in approval. "Yes, quite nice. A little too orderly for my taste but I see you've done well for yourself my dear." He stretched his arms wide, gave a little spin to refer to the room "Great accommodations..." One opened hand pointed to the door "Great servants…" and the other hand pointed at the grand view outside "And loyal, happy servants all around!"

Without grasping any sense from his words, she waited. He could not be complimenting her. Compliments from him were rare, almost miraculous; however he never did so if not smash the person with a personal, hurtful remark. No, he wasn't able to say anything that could possibly keep him away from attention. He lived for the spotlight. "I mean, it's like they completely forgot about me, AGAIN!"

There he was! Just like when she first met him. All those years ago, those memories still felt fresh to her.

Discord was the ruler of all. It was his right.

The dracconequus were beings of raw magic, as such; people looked up to them for guidance and revered them as rightful rulers.

Discord however showed no regard for anyone other than himself. This fact caused many alarm. He was a spoiled prankster, a most annoying combination for anyone that crossed his path.

Worried about the state of the kingdom, noble families discussed amongst themselves for a way to get the situation under control. Their minds settled that he needed a wife. An…anchor for his wild manners. Love was the greatest power after all. It makes one strive to be the best they can be. And they all fervently hoped that Discord would be, by lack of better definition, "good".

Despite the fact that they all settled it was a great idea, they all feared what his response would be. He was known for throwing vengeful tantrums.

It wasn't till a days-lasting, painful game of poker that they decided who would be the messenger. The unhappy courier picked by ill luck trembled as he approached his king to deliver the proposal.

To the enjoyment of his sovereign, he stuttered in all of his words. Discord didn't help as he'd occasionally intervene, mock and make the poor man repeat himself till it stopped being too funny.

To everyone's surprise, the king joyfully agreed, patting the poor man's back before he collapsed on the floor, his nerves victorious at last.

Of course…the only condition was (as everything) that it would be his choice.

His way…

*~*~*Celestia*~*~*

Mothers prepared their daughters to look their finest yet they worried about their fate and Celestia's mother was no exception. She believed in preparing her daughters to every situation that they might face so she told her eldest, the only one age fitting to be a wife, everything she knew about King Discord. Unfortunately, she didn't know much. She knew enough tales to scare anyone away, conversely, that would be unwise. The princess couldn't go to the arms of a man whose own mother warned to stay away. What would she think? Her own mother sent her to the wolves? No.

Celestia regarded her mother dearly. She could tell something was off by her expression, so she took her mother's hand in hers and caressed it reassuringly. Her mom started to tell her the little information she had on the ruler and apologized, for all that she knew, was that he was eccentric with great magical power.

The princess knew she was hiding much more than she could tell, nevertheless, she trusted her mother's reasons.

When the day of the departure finally came around, her mother looked pale with concern. At the sight of this, the pink haired princess kissed her mother's forehead, trying to ease her thoughts and erase her worries but all she got was a weak smile.

Luna was resting on her mother's arms, still too young to understand what was going on but old enough to be aware that her sister was going far away from home. The young girl was sad, tears threatening to escape her teal eyes as her sister held her tightly. She kissed her little cheek and whispered that she would be back before she knew it. The blue haired girl smiled brightly as she was given back to her mother.

She gave a last look to her house; she was going to miss it so much…

It took great force of will to summon her wings to depart to the Palace. She waved the rest of her farewells to her family smiling the brightest smile she could muster.

Her father hadn't come to see her off, he was afraid that if he had been there, he would not let her go, despite the consequences it could fall upon him. He watched over her daughter's flight even after she was long gone in the horizon. A tear escaped him as his heart wept realizing his little girl was gone.

Celestia flew high above in the sky. She had heard the Palace was North and so she trusted that general direction. Nobody ever told her the exact location of the Palace since some believed it changed places. She was hoping she wouldn't miss the Palace. She would hate to cause any bad impression like getting lost.

Deep in thought she was still capable of feeling a sudden change in the wind as something hurled at her. She dodged swiftly enough for it to miss. Whatever it was, it proved persistence as it came after her once more. The princess was often praised by her father in her aerial skills for a reason. She was going to show that thing that she could fly!

She dove steadfast towards the floor with that strange ball of light going after her. When she came at a small distance from the floor she readjusted her flight so she wouldn't hit it unlike the sphere. She gave a victorious laugh that was cut short as the light re-emerged from the floor missing her by a hair. The princess yelped at the surprise attack. Whatever that light ball was, it was mad. It tailed the young woman through a series of loops and passed through every obstacle it was meant for it. It was determinate to catch her. The princess cursed under her breath as her wings burned from exertion. She chose to make some sharp curves and landed. Maybe she could use her magic to eradicate her pursuer.

She looked everywhere and couldn't find it. Knowing it wouldn't just give up, she considered every aspect of the race and every possible outcome. When the solution came to her, it was too late, for it emerged from the very floor and enveloped her. Its light blinded her senses. All became dark, as she felt being shifted somewhere she could not phantom.

It took her a while for all her sense to return to her. She was patient though and feigned unconsciousness lest she was in the presence of harmful company. She searched for her senses now and then. Only when she checked them all discreetly did she dare to open her eyes. Her violet eyes scanned her surroundings. She was in a building, in a corridor with great big walls. She tried to summon her wings to no avail. She wondered where she was until she looked completely up to the ceiling and saw, in huge magical letters "Welcome to Discord's place".

Her eyebrows rose in surprise. She managed to get there after all… and boy was her mother right about the "eccentric" part.

Composing herself, she tried to see how much of her magic was blocked. She smiled for she could at least reach the very basic of levels. She had the cutie mark of the Sun, as displayed in her dress at the sides of her hips. That meant she could use its magic and power, even controlling the actual star. Sadly, by royal decree, and her father's pleas, no one was allowed to control the elements or astrals except the supreme ruler. It disappointed her not to be able to use her magic in her full form; even so, she was happy for what little she was talented to do. One of them was her personal favorite which she often used to find her ever hiding sister. It frustrated her to always be caught where Celestia always thanked the stars for finding her lest something bad could happen to her. Her Sun magic privileged her to find her way even at the most of complicated mazes, all she had to do was let it free on her surroundings and it would guide her faithfully. She rubbed her hands together and put herself to work. Once she was confident enough on the way to go, she stepped forward.

The maze in itself seemed to change at every step, her magic alerted that much which made her worried. Not as much as for her own well-being, no, the problem was that she had detected others in that maze.

She made a left turn and found a young woman. She had been crying, sobbing really. The pink haired princess approached her, resting her hand on her shoulder. The other girl took it badly and hastily withdrew herself from her. She was terrified; she even trembled, begging to leave her alone. Persistent as ever, the princess didn't get discouraged. She extended her magic, gently scanning what was wrong. She sensed a magic lock on her. That magic could control her to feel as if all hope was lost. Curious about that magic, she probed it a bit more but as soon as she could get a glimpse at its curious ever-changing nature, it was gone. The girl got to her feet and immediately ran to Celestia, holding her and thanking her as she cried her tale. The young princess motherly stroked her hair and whispered words of comfort while guiding the girl to what she felt was the exit. To her unease, she found others on the way. All trapped in that magic, suffering from a humiliation that the maze had provided. The young women followed her and held on to her for dear life, she felt suffocated but refused to leave these scared girls behind.

Once they reached the exit, they all begged Celestia to come with them. She denied them however; she had a goal in mind. All of them looked at her, unable to understand her motives after all she had seen and heard, yet their hearts pleaded that she'd be safe. It took a while to set their minds at ease, some even tried to drag her with them. The princess proved once again her obstinate will and they all ran or flew home defeated. She sighed as she closed the doors behind. She had freed all of the girls that were held captive by that strange force. She decided to let her Sun magic to guide her true to the end of that place and then she would confront its master.

*~*~*Discord*~*~*

Were this any other day, the spirit of chaos would be angry. Mad even. How dare she ruin his fun? Who does she think she is? Queen of Equestria? Only on HIS watch! Maybe… Today was one of the rare cases that he just…wasn't angry at intervention.

He had to hand it to her, the girl had guts. She actually chose to stay there, ignoring all of the other's pleas. She decided, on her own free will, to end the game and come to his clutches. Oh this was just too good! He felt quite giddy at the possibilities that arose in his mind. How he would break this "righteous knight" and make her another addiction to his grey subjects. How he would make her fall to her knees in despair. No, he mustn't act so soon. He had always treasured a sure and well plotted victory. Everyone knows that those taste the best and he longed for a good heart-felt laugh at someone he felt it was going to be a challenge. He laughed; she was reaching the end of the maze. It was…SHOWTIME!

*~*~*Celestia*~*~*

She carried on, deeper into the maze, avoiding the many traps that it concealed. They all had that strange magic around them, the same magic which made her curious as to why would it vanish as soon as her own was about to figure it out. That magic that was constantly changing and evolving as it pleased. She wondered who could be behind it. Knowing her own magic reflected, if anything, her personality and all that she was, she just couldn't help picturing who would be the one using it and just how much did this strange magic meant in terms of his/hers personality.

After much consideration and walking, she finally arrived at two massive double doors. Looking around to make sure no more tricks were being played, she used her magic to open them. It led to a dark room. She hesitated for a while till she brought one of her feet to the dark room.

The room lit immediately and with loud pops everything was covered with thrown confetti. The spectacle startled her but she stood her ground as stoically as possible for someone showered with rainbow paper pieces. Loud music started playing and a voice rose loudly, covering the room in a joyful manner. "HEEEEEEEEEEERE'S KING DISCORD!"

"HaHaHAAAA!"

Celestia's eyes immediately met his figure; it was hard to miss really, as a strong spotlight hit his location, atop a staircase that led to his throne. He stood up; arms open broadly, fully enjoying the attention. She couldn't help but smile at this, the sovereign's laugh was so filled with happiness it was contagious. There was something about him that was very curious indeed, he had mismatch clothing, mismatched… everything! It was like he feared symmetry. Her mother's description of him was spot-on, eccentric indeed. He walked fast down the stairs to reach her, when her brain quickly informed her that she had stood there standing without a shred of manners. So to make her brain fall silent in its criticism, she bowed to her ruler. "Greetings lord Dis-"

As quickly as she bowed, she was hoisted up by his hands on her arms. She quickly noticed the strength of his arms to be mismatched as well, however she would not like to arm wrestle any of them, for they'd easily overpower hers.

"No No Nonono!" He preached "A winner doesn't bow down! Why the thought of it!" He made a comical distasteful face for emphasis and let his right arm wrap around the princess, pulled her towards his side and placed his face, much to her overall discomfort, right next to hers "Tell her what she wins!"

His voice filled the room and the former announcer's voice came to answer. "Princess Celestia! As sole survivor- err- WINNER! Of the maze game, you win, by the courtesy of your host Discord-" Discord's face rose with pride, his prominent tooth showing as he grinned "-you will be allowed to live at this castle with all the perks till you and our King decide whether or not to marry!"

Although applauses could be heard from everywhere, she couldn't see anyone behind them. She looked around curious until she noticed the King's eyes were on her. He seemed to have found something very amusing in her face, which she tried awkwardly to amend only to take out a laugh from him.

He showed his back to her and paced a few steps before his left hand snapped it's fingers and all the party was gone as if never were in the first place. He elegantly turned to the princess again, eyes facing the floor as his right hand rose almost as if he had forgotten something. He looked up to her and then he smiled, knowing what it missed. He approached her in a somewhat feline manner, took her right golden gloved hand in his and bowed down to kiss it and he did so, always looking at her. She felt somewhat uncomfortable under his predatory mismatched gaze and she could tell he liked it. Unfortunately, just like his magic, the moment she tried to figure him out, he was gone from her sight. His voice however, proved more resistance to leave her as it echoed through the room. "I hope you like it here roommate! Nothing is ever the same and about your room~~ Well, how about we play a game?"

The Sun princess loved games. She adored puzzles and the possibility of using her magic to solve them. "It's on!"

His full-hearted laugh filled the walls. She couldn't help herself and smiled back. Maybe he was just a harmless prankster after all. She followed the path that opened to her and braced herself merrily for the game he had planned.

But time is a great teacher. She would learn to regret some of his games, for the things that would be at stake, were sometimes far too precious to simply give away.