Once upon a time, in the wonderful and strange land of Ooo, there lived a princess. She was Princess Bubblegum, beloved ruler of the Candy Kingdom. She ruled her subjects with tender love and care, and it was always returned to her a hundred fold.

When she was a young woman, she met someone. He was not just anyone, oh, no. He was her Knight in Shining Armor. His name was Bane Hemlock.

Bane was a wonderful young man. He was very handsome. He had smooth skin the color of cocoa powder, and his hair was green like pine trees. His eyes were a rich, dark chocolate color. He was wiry and strong, and agile as a cat. He wore simple clothes, of light cloth and warm earthy colors- greens, browns, golds, oranges. He constantly carried his staff with him, a sturdy oak branch onto which he had carved beautiful designs. He wasn't fancy, he wasn't proud, and he wasn't even royal.

He wasn't really a knight. He didn't wear shining armor. He didn't even own a sword. But he was Bubblegum's hero, there was no doubt about that.

Ever since that day they met, they had been head over heels in love. That day Bane had saved Bubblegum's life, and she had declared him her champion. She wanted to make him a knight, give him a title, have a ceremony, and whatnot. But he didn't want it. Any of it.

All he ever wanted was her.

For a short while everything was perfect. They were happy, together, in love. But not for long. You see, Bane had a secret. A dreadfully important secret. A very powerful secret that nearly destroyed Candy Kingdom.

And, in order to protect her people, Princess Bubblegum had no other choice but to banish Bane Hemlock from the kingdom... Forever.

She sent him away for the greater good of protecting her subjects, proving herself to be truly loyal them. However, in her loyalty to her kingdom, she became disloyal to her heart.

One day, after years of exile, Bane returns in the dark of the night and visits his beloved Princess Bubblegum.

Will welcome him with open arms, or send him away?

That, dear reader, is another story for another day...

This is not the end.

I look forward to writing more about Bane and PB. And I hope you look forward to reading more about them as well! Thanks for reading... please review and tell me what you think!

A more detailed sequel is coming soon, I promise! I'd love to hear your suggestions for the sequel, as well. Please review or pm me if you have any ideas!

Bane Hemlock is my OC. I'd like to think of him as my brainchild. However, I will allow you to use him if you'd like; just please pm me before you make any serious plans to add him into your stories. I'd appreciate it if you would also reference me as his owner in your summary or at least in an author's note.

Thanks for reading! :)