Evening came bright and rainless. The sun was just beginning to set over the Candy Kingdom, composing pink tones across the summer sky. Fionna was lost in thought, sitting on the roof of the tree house. She let out a deep sigh.
"Hey sugar. What are you doing out here?" asked Cake. Fionna hadn't noticed her sneak up on her. Every thought kept bringing her back to a certain vampire...
"Fionna!" Cake shouted, grabbing her by the shoulders and shaking them lightly.
"What? Oh, hey Cake. Sorry, I didn't see you" she replied, her cheeks starting to blush.
"What are you doing out here babycakes?" She raised an eyebrow at her.
"Oh, you know. Just thinking about stuff."
"Hmmn." Cake was growing suspicious, but she seemed to shrug the thought off. "Well, you better come in. You'll catch a cold!"
"Lighten up, Cake! It's summer. I'll be fine, honest." She smiled reassuringly at her adoptive sister. If she knew what, or who, she was thinking about she'd be mad.
"Sure. But don't stay out too late. I made burrito's!" Cake exclaimed excitedly, and climbed back down the ladder.
Fionna let out a sigh again, and let her mind flood with the Vampire King. Lately, she couldn't get him out of her head and she didn't know why. Her heart would beat quicker, and she'd feel a longing pain in her chest that wouldn't go away. Maybe she was just getting sick?
A hissing sound brought Fionna to her senses. The sky was a deep blue color and a bright, clear moon shone through a cloudless sky. She felt a tap on her shoulder, but to her surprise there was nothing there when she turned around. She looked ahead, lost in thought again.
There was a sudden "Boo!" and Fionna jumped. She was shocked, but happy to see Marshall Lee floating in front of her, a smirk on his pale green face.
"Hey!" she giggled, punching his arm. She stopped smiling, a sad look filling her eyes.
"Fionna, what's wrong?" There was a hint of concern to his voice; something he didn't show often. Fionna's heart skipped a little at it. She loved this side of him, though she didn't dare admit it.
She sighed again telling him it was nothing, but she knew how unconvincing she sounded.
"Well, it's gotta be something if it can make my good little girl upset. Here, let me cheer you up." And with that, he took her in his arms, causing them both to float. With a grin on his face he took a blushing Fionna and flew up in the air, soaring high above Aaa.