AN and Disclaimer:
THIS IS DEDICATED TO KITTYKATE928, YOU DID A GREAT STORY AND I HOPE YOU LIKE WHAT I DID! I ADDED THAT SCENE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT! ;P
This takes place in the first episode of Fionna and Cake, but what happens near the end (besides the 'Ice King's the hottest hottie ever' bit...) and how I think it should've gone. I might make this into a series not a one shot so let me know!
I dont own Adventure Time but if I did I wouldn't change any of it, it's great as is. (Maybe I'd add some FioLee but y'know that's all...)
The song is Jesse's Girl, but I listened to the Mary Lambert version, she's amazing and you should check her out! I recommend her cover of Jesse's Girl, Monochromatic (Maybe a Cake and LM fiction?), and When You Sleep off her new album "Heart on my Sleeve" I love the whole thing but I love those. You'd recognize her for her new song Secrets and also as the female part in Macklemore's Same Love, which is from her song She Keeps Me Warm.
Bubba's Girl
Fionna's POV
I looked at myself in the mirror as Cake tightened the bow around my waist. I ran my fingers through my bangs, glad I was able to keep her from taking my hat away, with all this weird heart-guts and stuff Gumball was making me feel and Cake making me all...girl I needed something normal. "Cake..?" I sigh, "What's even going on?" I look at her in the mirror as she adjusts my dress.
"Sweetums you're being a girl, it ain't bad to wanna go on a different kind of adventure." She smiled. I sighed again, it'd be easier if this was a regular adventure... I'd just punch and get punched at; then kick some buns and whoop around... Instead I've got red cheeks and poo-brain making me sound even less smart... I grab the one thing that's been awesome today, my crystal sword and put it in the purse Cake forced into my hand, I see her tying a bow around her neck and smile at her slightly fluffed up tail. She's excited to talk and flirt with Lord Monochromicorn again.
At least one of us is looking forward to this...
If I do have feelings of the mushy sort toward Gumball should I feel this anxious and bothered to see him? Why'd he all up and go romantic on me? Science was always his love, with his lab stuff the closest thing to a girlfriend I'd seen...
Glob this sucks so hard.
I rode on the back of Cake and enjoyed the night air, I saw the glow of Candy Kingdom in the distance and wondered if I could just hop off and explore... not that these are adventuring clothes... although I was able to keep my adventuring clothes on underneath, Cake would kill me if I got the dress she made so quickly dirty... We rode to the castle and I felt weird... Everyone's going to see me in a dress... even Gumball would notice that I look weird in a dress... I peeked in and didn't see him, suddenly red flashed in the corner of my eye, I saw Marshall who noticed me and stopped floating all lazy.
At least he looked like himself... Red plaid shirt, torn jeans, red shoes and wispy hair in his eyes, I saw he glanced over my dress and I felt my cheeks heat up.
Even more than with Gumball... my heart skipped a bit wondering if he'd tease me...
I waved shyly instead of running straight over and Marshall threw me a 'rock on' sign, I guess that meant he liked it... I smiled as he gave me a wink but was suddenly waved over by LSP. I did not want to hear LSP give the latest lumpy gossip or text everyone about me wearing a dress so I just stayed back, I felt a hand touch my shoulder and turned. I saw Gumball in his normal princely clothes and wondered if I was over dressed.
"Fionna! You made it... I'm so glad." He smiled wide and looked over my dress too.
"Uh yeah, dude. I said I would... so I did." I said shyly touching my bangs again
"You look beautiful tonight." He took my hand and kissed the top
"Uh...thank you... Cake made the dress so..."
"I meant you look beautiful Fionna." He whispered before tugging my hand, "Come, I have something to show you." He tugged me more and lead to the stairway.
"Uh...kay" I nodded really confused... Since when was he so cool to the touch? And touchy? I remembered that he asked me to be his 'date' tonight, not security and my cheeks got red again.
Marshall Lee POV (Heehee, that rhymes)
I was just cruising around the ballroom, I heard Gummy was throwing a shindig and figured it'd be cool to crash, have some of his pink pastries, and maybe hang with Fi a little since she was probably coming... Of course she'd come... Girl's got a crush on him bigger than all of Aaa...
She's so... blah, her taste in guys stink... I mean she hates pink...
But I bet I could get her to go for some red...
When she's older maybe... she's what... 16? Too young for a 1007 year old right? Even if I was 18ish...
I laid on my back floating around and saw white and gold peek through the doorway curtain.
Whoa...
Fi...
In a dress...
Weird... but not a bad weird... I looked over it and saw it was white and gold, and while it didn't look like Bunny chose the outfit for herself... it was made for her. Hips were hugged, the sleeves poofed out giving her the innocent look that matched her pure little heart... The gold front only being dulled by her hair she still had in that hat...
Bunny looked good.
Looks like she didn't know it though, she waved across the room from the door at me instead of coming up to ask for an adventure or a jam session. I threw her a 'rock on' sign and a wink so she'd know she looked good and would hopefully talk to me, I started to glide around to her before LSP dragged me saying it was "a lumping disaster" I sighed and let him talk.
"Oh my glob Marshall, Brit wanted to lumping kiss me on the mouth but I told her she had to work for these lumps and then she all up and got angry. Like I'm the hottest one! Isn't that enough?!" He wailed
"Uh yeah, hold on a second LSP..." I mutter before going toward the doorway, I floated through the curtain and saw Gumwad holding Fionna's hand and dragging her upstairs.
Her cheeks were red, and he was smiling...
Guess Bubba's taking her to some science stuff... I felt kinda hurt... she couldn't come hang out before he whisked her away to his candy coated nerd room?
Why's she gotta blush over him? I sigh and run my hand through my hair.
"Marshall Lee you gotta come back! I need your adviiiiiice!" LSP drawled
"Okay what?" I asked
"Well since Brit and I are over, with a capital O should I ask Fionna out? I mean she's not lumpy enough but she looked pretty good tonight." LSP talked while texting other princes and princesses. I paused before sighing a bit. I don't know why this should bug me... Fi would never go out with LSP, he's nice... but annoying as Gob.
"Uh no? I don't think she's into you like that man." I shrug
"Please I know she wants to get up on these lumps." He smirked
"Yeeeeah... actually I think Cinnamon Bun over there is digging on you." I pointed over to the green dressed cake girl and saw LSP blush a little. His phone rang and he answered it, I flipped back onto my back and floated toward the cakes, if there's one thing Gumwad's good at I'd say it's overly cute but tasty cakes. I grabbed a red velvet and sucked away the red before pitching the grey cake in the trash. I just decided to chill out and watch people, LSP was still on his phone freaking out in a corner, Cakers was with Gummy's pony but she left saying she'd be back after checking on Fi. Suddenly LSP float ran towards me and grabbed my shoulders.
"OHMYGLOBOHMYGLOBOHMYGLOB!" He shook me so I'd look at him and I sighed
"What now?"
"This isn't just a party! Fionna's here as Prince Gumball's date!" LSP whisper shouter
"Huh? How'd you know that?" I asked honestly curious if this was even possibly true.
"Because one of the banana guards over there was talking about it, and HotDog Prince was in the marshmellow-meadows where those 2 had a romantic race with Cake and Lord Monochromicorn before Prince Gumball took her for a ride and sang her a song. Then he asked her to come as his date!" LSP was texting now like mad
"You sure 'bout that? Prince Pantaloons doesn't seem smooth enough for that." I snarked, singing her a song? That's my thing with her, I'm the one she jams with... not Gum-in-his-britches...
"Don't doubt my information ring Marshall Lee, you know I'm the best at this stuff." He huffed before floating away to tell more people, leaving me alone.
Not like that's anything new...
But I didn't think Gumball was actually smart enough to make a move...
Did I really miss my chance? I shook my head and decided to go, I floated out of the ballroom through a window and sighed as everything seemed so...blah now.
I huffed and went to the strawberry fields, they might not be as good as daytime but I just needed something to do...
Fionna POV
I jumped back as Gumball walked toward me looking weird, "Dude PG what the hey?!" I felt something drip on me and looked up.
Oh my glob...
That's Gumball! Suddenly the one in front of me turned into Ice Queen and I felt my cheeks go red.
With anger...
"Sorry tomboy! But you gotta stop taking all the hotties!" She cackled and I grit my teeth, I went to kick her and she blasted me with her blizzard magic, I felt around for my purse. Geez, this is why my pack is so nice! It stays on my back! I found the little gem and felt it turn to a sword before Ice Queen cackled again and the gem shivered in my hands. It grew colder and morphed around my wrists and hands. Then the ice I stood on stretched out and ripped my dress!
Geez, Cake's gonna kill me!
"How do you like my ice crystal?" She snickered before raising her hands up. I jumped at her and knocked my crystal covered hands down onto her head. I then pushed off her and she fell and broke the ice off Gumball. The crystal broke off my hands and Gumball steadied me as I almost fell. He helped me stand and was smiling but then Cake walked in...
"Fi-baby what's all the-HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!" She saw my tattered dress, and Gumball holding me and pounced. She started to claw at him and he put his hands in front of his face and let out a pretty girly scream.
Smooth dude...
I pulled Cake off him and shushed her, "Cake it was Ice Queen, relax!" I shouted
"That's right and I'm not-OOMPH!" I punched her while Cake took her tiara
"Who's Queen now baby!" My sister laughed before ice-ing the Ice Queen.
"Fionna... that was incredible, let me take you on a real date as thanks." Prince Gumball grinned, I heard Cake freeze and listen in. I sighed and smiled softly at Gumball.
"No way" I shake my head, I hear Cake gasp quietly and I explain, "this has been all kinds of crazy for my heart to take and honestly, I think I only acted this way because of how much you mean to me Gumball... but... I don't think you're that kind of special... I think... I really don't know." I shrug, "But friends is all I really want us to be." I smile, "The reason I'm friends with so many guys is because I like them, but when or if I find the one I want... I think I'll know."
"Of course, I meant a thanks-date. Nothing will have to come of it." He nodded,
I smile that he understood and leant in to whisper "But bring Lord Monochromicorn again... Cake and he seem to get along..." He nodded again and I left with Cake, as we reached the stairs I looked at my tattered dress and tore it off since it was already ruined. "Sorry I got your dress ruined Cake..." I mumble
"It wasn't your fault sweetie... I can make a better one next time." She smiled looking slightly towards the ballroom.
"Why don't you go dance or talk to LM some more? I'm gonna head home..." I smile
"You sure? I can stretch you." She offered
"Nah, one of us should finish our date properly." I shrug and felt her hug me.
"I'm sorry your first date was so cray-cray hon..." She murmured by my ear
"I'm sorry my first date was with the Ice Queen!" I shudder and pull back with Cake to laugh and walk her inside the ballroom. I see LSP rush over and I couldn't see Marshall... Cake skipped away toward LM and I kept looking around the festive room for red plaid, or black with red crystal eyes...
Did he leave before I could even say 'hi'? I wanted to hang out with him...
"Oh my Glob Fionna, was this really your date with PG?! I gotta lumpin' know!" He yelled
"No, it was all a misunderstanding... where's Marshall?" I ask
"Oh man... I thought something juicy was happening..." LSP sighed I rolled my hand for him to keep talking, which is rare for anyone to do with LSP but he didn't answer my question. "Oh right... Marshall left because he was all bummed out you were with your date."
"...Oh okay. Well I'm tired so I was going to leave anyway. If you want details talk to the party maker, I threw my thumb in Prince Gumball's direction because if anything, he owed me this. I snuck away as soon as LSP turned to open his mouth and yell PG over. I ran until I was out of the castle courtyard and near the exit gates. I caught my breath while I tried to catch my thoughts too... I wrapped my arms around me realizing I was a little cold from the snow battle before and now the night air...
Why would Marshall have been bummed? I mean he always thought I had a crush on PG... I just don't know how to be treated like a girl... Marshall Lee makes me blush with his pranks all the time.
And maybe with his face too...
I slowed as I felt my mind whisper that to me... he was a great singer...and he was really fun but... that's all he was doing right?
Just having fun...
What if wasn't for fun? What if he was serious?
...then... I don't know... I saw I was near the strawberry fields and figured I'd grab a few for the road, I never got to have any food at Gumball's party. I got to the hill that looked over the fields and ducked down when I heard a very familiar voice yell "Why not me?!"
What if wasn't for fun? What if he was serious?
Marshall Lee POV
A pile of strawberries sucked grey later and I felt only a little better...
Who am I kidding? I was here alone with thoughts of Fionna in Gumball's arms... I was way worse than before...
I had poofed my bass into my arms while I sucked all the red I could drink and that barely distracted me...
I mean, I hadn't made any real moves on Bunny yet! Why'd Gumwad have to?! He doesn't get older either! He'd just hurt her more... At least I could give her eternity...
With me...
Gob damn it...
"Why not me?!" I yelled, I wondered why she couldn't see past my fake cockiness around her, that she'd see I was serious... Does she think I kiss any girl's cheek meat? Or carry them home at night when they fall asleep during a jam session? I mean... She's so... good...
And I guess in a wimpy way Bubba is too...
It's just...
I want Bubba's girl...
...
I started to strum my bass as the words to an old song came to my mind... I changed the words as the tune flew from my bass.
"Oh Bubba is a friend...
Yeah Bubba's been a good friend of mine...
but I feel so strange
but its not hard to define,
Bubba's got himself a girl
and I wanna make her mine...
But she's looking at him with those eyes
and she's showing him that smile, I just know it!
and he's holding her in his arms... late late tonight...
I wish that I had Bubba's girl
I wish that I had Bubba's girl
Where can I find a woman like that?
I go along with the charade,
Cause I don't see a reason to change
but I feel so damn dirty when you start talking cute
I wanna tell you that I love you
But the point is probably moot...
Cause she's watching him with those eyes
And she's showing him that smile, I just know it!
And he's holding her in his arms... late late tonight...
I wish that I had Bubba's girl...
I wish that I had Bubba's girl...
Where can I find a woman like that?
Like Bubba's girl?
I wish that I had Bubba's girl...
Where can I find a woman like that?
Like Bubba's girl?
And I'm looking in the mirror
Wondering what she don't see in me
I've been funny, I've been cool with my lines
Ain't that the way love's supposed to be...?
I wish that I had Bubba's girl
I wish that I had Bubba's girl
Where can I find a woman like that?
ohh...
Bubba's girl...
I wish that I had Bubba's girl…
The one wearing the bunny hat...
I sigh the last line out quietly and let my fingers stop realizing how much that song was right... I mean I did change it a bit but... the flirting... the eyes she makes at him... what does she see in him and not me?
I hear someone clapping and freeze, who'd dare spy on the Vampire King's private jamming?! I turn and see Fionna... in her regular outfit... her skirt, shirt, and socks are a little wet and small rips were on her thigh high socks... I floated closer, glad I didn't see any scratches, or smell any blood.
"Not your usual style but I liked it." She smiled and sat down by my grey strawberries and picked a red one up. She winced as she sat.
"Fi... are you okay?"
"Not really Marsh... I just had my heart-guts pranked with and then I heard you sing..." She whispered
"Oh... uh yeah... It's an old song." I said chickening out, "Wait... why was your heart pranked?! Did Bubs try something?"
"No, don't change the subject... Do all old songs have PG's first name in them? Or have "bunny hat" at the end?" She sassed at me with a smirk.
"..." I decided to stay quiet so I didn't sound like poo-brain
"Wanna know my favorite part?" She asked biting into the strawberry before grabbing another.
I quirk a brow and actually float down to sit next to her, I nod still not trusting my words.
"How you said you look in the mirror... I know you don't have a reflection on regular mirrors..." She smiled
"Details, besides I only messed with it a little..." I mumble
"Hmm..." She hummed before eating another strawberry, as she chewed she looked at me and quirked her lips a bit.
"What?" I ask
"When I look at you I don't see anything like Gumball... he's sweet, overly so even and really polite, and he's very smart... Well-dressed too." She says
"Great so I'm bitter, rude, dumb, and messy?" I snark
"Well..." She teases I act like I'm gonna leave but she grabs my hand, "I'm kidding, I mean he's formal, you're comfortable, he's way too smart that he's kinda awkward when science isn't there and well... he dresses fancy... but that is A LOT of pink Marsh..."
"And here I thought you went for pantaloons..." I smirk, Fi's telling me she's not into Bubs, my night's looking up if I can get her to forget that cheesy song.
"But you singing that song was pretty sugar sweet... for you at least..." She smirks
"Don't expect it again..." I grumble looking away, feeling my cheeks stain maroon.
"Even if I was 'Marshall's girl'?" She whispered I almost fell over, I turned around so fast to look at her and saw her practically glowing red.
"So you mean you like me?" I ask
Fi blushed harder, "Did you mean that song?" She asked back
"Every word..." I whispered truthfully floating down and sitting next to her
"Then... I think so... It's been a messed up day... but I know I feel flutterier and calm with you... is that weird?" She asked so innocently
"Nah... means you like me... and now you're started to liiiike me." I smirk getting closer to her.
"M-Marshall... You're getting in my space-biz!" She yelled
"You got into my heart's biz..." I murmured before kissing the corner of her mouth, I tasted the tang of strawberry and her vanilla toothpaste... It was so Fi... I pulled back and saw she was glowing red.
"Wha-uh I..." Fi stammered
"Uh oh did I out adventure you?" I grin widely watching her pout and turn to grab another strawberry. "Aw c'mon Fi... don't you wanna explore?" I tease
"Hmph!" She huffed before turning with her skirt covered in strawberries. I watch her put one in her mouth and I grab her chin. I tilt her head up and bite into the strawberry, I drain the red and then pull it into my mouth. I kiss her cheek and pull away chewing on the fruit. "Marshall Lee!" She growled
"That's my name... please keep screaming it out." I smirk as she got what I was saying and turned redder.
"...That was mine... I'm hungry." Fi muttered, I smile and grab another strawberry and put it in my mouth
"Then I'll share this one." I say as best I can with fruit in my mouth
"I... whuh-you...grrrr!" She just huffed and grabbed my collar and pulled me to take the berry from my lips, I let my fang sink in to stop her from pulling it away. I didn't suck the red or else she'd give up and just eat one off her lap. I teased her with a chuckle and she looked me in the black and red eyes and I say her blue ones darken. She bit into the strawberry and pulled away leaving me with the leafy part. I spat it out and smiled.
She wasn't looking at me but I saw a little strawberry juice on the corner of her mouth, "You got a little something on you." I point
She looked at her lap and shirt but didn't see, "What is it? Where?" Oh I can't pass this up... I flash towards her and pin her down.
"Me... everywhere." I lean down and let my tongue lap up the juice.
Fionna POV
Oh glob...
OH GLOB
OHGLOBOHGLOBOHGLOB!
I knew I couldn't flip us over, Marshall was using vampire strength right now, I saw him lean in then... something warm and wet touched my cheek and a little of my lips. I felt my cheeks flame up once I realized it was his forked tongue. It flicked over my lips once more and I heard Marshall hum a little.
"Strawberries... yum." he said rolling next to me and hugging me to him... "Fi, you said you think you like me back... so date me?" He asked
"Okay... but no stealing my strawberries..." I mutter before curling into him and putting my face in his neck.
"I promise to 'share' with you... like earlier." He sighed, I know hes smirking... but that's the way he is...
And I love that about him...
I guess I'm Marshall's girl...
Heart-guts stuff stinks... but maybe not always...
"Hey Marshall?" I ask feeling myself get a little sleepy in his arms
"Yeah?" He murmured
"This isn't a dream right?" I ask
"It'd be the best one I'd ever had in a 1000 years..." He sighed holding me tighter
"How will I know?" I yawn
"...I'll confess again." He pulled back to look at me and smiled, "Maybe even play that song again..."
"But I was never 'Bubba's girl' Marshall..." I murmur
"But I always wanted to find a girl like you..." He leant in and kissed me softly, so quick I couldn't react in time.
"Sorry I took so long..." I teased
"You'll make it up to me... we have plenty of time." Marshall grinned, "For everything."
"Mmhmm." I nod and go back to cuddling him, I feel him lift me up and take me towards the Tree-fort. He started humming and I smiled at the same tune.
"I finally got Bubba's girl
Finally got Bubba's girl
The one with the bunny hat
Now she's Marshall's girl
Only Marshall's girl...
Never thought I'd get a girl like that..."
He set me down in bed and laid next to me. I kissed his neck as he kissed my forehead and I fell asleep.
I'm definitely in like with Marshall…
And I think I'll fall in love sooner than I want…