Hey people, haven't written a FF in a age but this really captured my interest and inspired me to write again ^_^ a special shout out to Neverthrive, JustConradical and PlasticPencils and a few others that I can't remember by name and am to tired after typing all night to look up sry, your stories made me want to write again ^_^ and also a shout out to The MasterHama who by making me upset and angry sparked my long dead fire back to life ^_^ shot XP. Fine print I do not own Adventure time or any of the Characters. –sigh- forgot about this stupid part lol.

Slowly trudging behind his brother, Finn the once human boy, now nearing manhood stares dejectedly at his feet.

"Dude, this is going to rock her world!" Jake exclaims holding up his newest treasure, a copy of Heat signature 2 that they had recently acquired from an old hag in exchange for some other crud they picked up in their last dungeon adventure.

Looking up Finn plasters a forced smile across his face, not wanting to alert his bro to his own internal strife. "Yea man, it's going to be Mathematical!" He says pumping his fist in the air.

Looking around the open field leading to Marceline's house Finn lets Jake ramble on, focusing his attention inwards.

'I'm the last.'

Over the years Finn had come to realize the significance of that one fact, he was the last of his kind. He had searched many a time but never came up with any hard evidence of the existence of any other humans. As a boy Finn was free of worry his entire being focused on being the hero, but as he aged and the years went by he slowly became a man and with that he wished for another to share his life with, to hold and be held in turn.

Four years and now seventeen Finn was at his wits end. Princess Bubblegum turned him down again last year. The memory still brought an ache to his chest.

"Finn, I told you before! You need to move on. I'm just not interested in you that way." PB had said in a tone of annoyance as she stared him down, before turning back to her current project, effectively cutting off the conversation. He hadn't been back to the Candy Kingdome since, he couldn't bear to look at her again… the pain was still too fresh.

And who else was there?

LSP had been making it quite obvious that she was interested.

"Oh my Glob Finn, you are like such a man, the way you saved me from the Ice king it was like so Lumping great!" She had said while ogling his body after a tough battle.

"It was nothing LSP I'm all about saving princesses" He smiled wearily.

Honestly he could think of a hundred things he'd rather do than rescue the ugly, lumpy, man thing that was so boldly looking him over.

"Sure you are Finn." She winks. "I know your like so into me to come and save me and all but like your going to have to put a ring on it before you can get these Lumps." She says holding out a finger while smoothing down her sides.

'I think I'm going to hurl.' Keeping his lunch (barley) he smiles weekly at the princess.

"I would never dream of using your peril to take advantage of you in that way LSP"

Her face takes on a determined look, not happy with the pass over.

"Look here Finn, its obvious that you have been like so totally crushing on me for years, you need to get over your lumping insecurities or you'll never get anywhere."

'Next time the Ice King can keep her, or I may end up killing her.'

And now that he was older Finn had come to a startling and depressing revelation, even if PB had said yes, then what? She for all her humanoid appearance was just that, a humanoid. She could never be human and he could never be a Candy person, his crush was doomed to fail even before it existed.

And it was the same through out the land of Ooo, none of the people were his people. Not only in a romantic sense but also his need to belong was crushed by this insight. Jake, his brother, who he loved as any sibling would was still not human. Finn from the time that his Mom and Dad had found him was destined to walk the land without a true meaning, for even the most introverted and alone beings in all of Ooo were still members of a living race and had a people that they belong to giving them a reason to exist, whether they knew it or not.

His thoughts weighing on him Finn did not realize that they had arrived till Jake punched him in the arm.

"Dude, you know it freaks me out when you get all soul searchy and junk, snap out of it."

Head snapping up Finn looks straight into Marceline's fanged face inches away. Letting out a yelp he falls back landing hard on the stone floor of the cave. After a harsh laugh she offers him a hand.

"May I help you your ladyship?" she asks her face straining with suppressed mirth.

"You did that on purpose!" He said slapping her hand away as he climes to his feet, accusation written across his face.

This excites another peal of laughter from Marceline as she floats in her doorway, her black T and skinny jeans hugging her pale blue skinned curves with promise.

"It's not my fault you were spacing out, Weenie." She says pulling a tongue.

Finn's expression softens at the use of her favorite insult. Over the years as they spent more and more time together it had become a sort of endearment.

"Ok you to lovebirds can get all romancy on your own time, now's the time for this!" Jake exclaims holding out the DVD box with Heath Signature 2 in bold on it. Blushing deeply Finn's protests are cut off by Marceline's squeal of excitement; she had really loved the first movie.

"Oh my God Jake, this is awesome!" she exclaimed hugging the big yellow dog.

"Who's God? Never mind I saw it and thought of you." He says a big grin over his face as he winks at his little brother who he can tell is seething with jealousy. "Oh and Finn helped a bit as well." Actually it was Finn who had seen the movie and demanded they buy it for Marceline in the first place. Reaching over she folds Finn in his own hug.

The hug is Brief but he finds himself breathing harder even the brief contact enough to awaken his feelings.

Ok he had a total crush on Marcie now, ever since PB had hurt him. Marcie had been the one who in the weeks after had comforted, letting him cry himself to sleep with his head on her lap crooning sweet nothings to him till the morning came, and since then they had spent progressively more and more time together becoming best friends.

Jake had noticed, and used the information to tease him relentlessly.

Lost in la la land Finn suddenly finds himself alone the other two having rushed ahead to play the movie. And the depression is back, slamming into him, it's funny how it always went away when she was around. Shaking his head Finn enters the cave house where Jake and Marceline are chatting animatedly about what they need for full viewing enjoyment of the movie. Looking around it's still the same house as it was four years ago when they watched the first Heat signature, after narrowly escaping having their brains sucked out by Marcie's ghost friends. The same old couch was still in place in front of the TV even after these years it had never gotten any more comfortable.

Walking over and sitting down Finn rests his head back and stares at the ceiling trying to blank all thoughts from his mind. Breaking off their conversation Marcie floats off to the kitchen to get some supplies for the viewing, Jake with nothing to do runs and throws himself onto the couch… big mistake.

"Oomph" Jake lets out a startled breath as he lands hard on the unyielding surface.

"Dam man, you could have warned me that it was still the same couch." Jakes accusing stare only excites a chuckle from Finn.

"You should have known dude, Marcie floats remember? What would she need with a new couch?" Finn rests his head back closing his eyes. 'Why are things always so noisy?'

"Well…" Jake began before closing his mouth a pensive look taking hold for his face.

After a few minutes of silence Marceline reenters the room loaded with popcorn and a bowl of strawberries. 'How shy manages to keep fully stocked of said berries I'll never know.' Putting down the food she moves to grab the DVD in Jakes hand.

"Hey Marceline." Jake says his face still pensive. "Your Ghost friends aren't around are they?" His eye's dart around suspiciously.

Marceline's eyes go distant for a bit thinking back. "No Jake, we don't hang out anymore. I kind of broke contact with them after they tried to eat your brains, I can't very well have them eating my buds now can I." she said reaching over and giving Finn a affectionate noogie.

"So how about you turn us like you said you were going to last time, now that they aren't here." His face still serious, indicating that this was no Joke. Silent wide eye stares meet his question. Finn, no longer leaning back is wholly focused in real time again.

"Jake, don't be stupid man we already went over this." Finn looks over for Marceline's agreement, but instead is met by her grinning face.

"Sure why not." She shrugs still smiling. "It gets boring having an eternity all on your own; I could use the company, which is of course if you are sure about this?" Her face is serious now all hints of levity fading.

'She is serious? Really? truly? Hope…I'd forgotten. Yes, if I'm a vampire then I'd belong. I'd have a people, no longer alone… YES!' Finn's mind is a whirl a new hope that he had not remembered or considered opening before him.

The brothers nod simultaneously, the room's temperature dropping with the gravity of their choice.

Floating forward to hover in front of Finn, she leans forward and looks into his eyes and nods, his mouth dries up in an instant unable to move a muscle as Marceline The Vampire Queen snakes her arms around his neck then pulls back her lips revealing her impressive fangs. Slowly he watches as she moves closer to his neck till he feels her teeth scrape lightly across the exposed skin. His body is frozen in anticipation, this is what he wants.

Jake who by now is shaking like a leaf covers his eyes and lets out a whimper. Then there is pain… Finn closes his eyes enduring silently. 'Yes.' The pain fades and he opens his eyes, to stare into the grinning of Marceline holding up her hand making a pinching motion between her thumb and index finger before bursting into laughter.

'No!' Finn's hope shatters as he watches the hysterically laughing Queen rolling around in midair in front of him.

"Not cool Marceline." Jake pipes up although he actually looks relived. "It's not nice to trick people like that." His words lack weight and picking up on that Marceline bursts into a fresh fit of laughter before righting herself.

"You two are such dorks." She says with a giggle. "I completely had you believing."

'NO NO NO NONONONONONONONO!' Finn's head is screaming the hope is gone now and in its place a darker depth than ever before opens as his perceived last hope is pulled away from under him. Tears begin to form but he shakes them away. 'No, not here.' Without a word he stands, his companions silenced instantly in their respective mirth and complaints look up at him.

Not making eye contact he moves's towards the door, his feet feel like lead weights. As he reaches the door he feels a hand on his shoulder. Turning he looks into Marceline's face, there is concern now; the mirth is gone as if it never was. Her mouth opens but he can't hear what she is saying, or is it just that he no longer cares what she has to say. Looking her in the eye he roughly shoves her hand away and turns without a word, opens the door and sprints out into the sickly warm summer night.

Ok wow that was a rush writing again after all this time. Excuse me if its not the best, still got to work the cobwebs out of the system XD I hope you enjoyed this piece as much as I enjoyed writing it and I hope you'll give me a review and maybe even some constructive crit ^_^ It's good to be back Fanfiction I missed you so much! XD

Flamer's will be burnt at the stake ^_^ but constructive crit will be acknowledged.