"Come on, Marcy! You're gonna miss it!" Finn yelled, Marceline wasn't far behind. Her short little legs couldn't keep up with the slightly taller Finn. "Shut up! I'm coming, you twerp!" she yelled back, Finn giggled as he ran further. "Where are you kids going?!" Finn's mother called after them,
"We're gonna go see the fireworks, mom!" Finn shouted back,
"Marceline!" Marceline's mom was behind Finn's,
"It's okay, mom! We'll be back!... After the fireworks!" she laughed,
"Kids..." they sighed, going back inside. Little Finn and Marcy ran up the hill and saw the crowds of people watching the fireworks. "Awesome!" they cheered as they slid down the hill, hand in hand. They made it to the end of the hill and stumbled into each other, falling on top of one another. They laughed uncontrollably. They quickly dusted themselves off and ran in with the crowd, still holding hands so they wouldn't lose eachother.
After a few minutes, they found a hill that was unoccupied. They smiled and climbed up, getting comfortable for the rest of the show. Finn and Marceline were amazed by the pyrotechnics. They decided to lay down and relax for the rest of the time. "Hey, Marcy?" Finn looked over at her, their heads were leaning against one another. "Yeah, Finn?" she came into contact with his eyes,
"It's my birthday tomorrow, you know that right?"
"Yeah of course! How could I forget? You're turning 8!"
"Heh yeah... Well, I've planned something awesome for us to do!"
"Really?! What is it?"
"You'll find out tomorrow, okay?" he smiled,
"Sure".
The next day, Finn was getting ready for Marceline to come over. "Uh, Finn? Are you sure you don't want a birthday party?" Finn's mom came into his room and asked,
"Of course I don't! Birthday parties are for children! And I'm not a little kid anymore!" he crossed his arms, getting confused on where to put each arm,
"Oh really? You are now, huh?" she laughed,
"Hey! I'm a man, okay?" Finn grinned,
"Of course you are! Now come here, you little-!" she dove at him and tickled him,
"AHAHA! NO! MOM! NO NO NO! STOP IT! AHAHAHA!" Finn squirmed all over the floor, trying to get away,
"Ahaha! Okay okay!" she stopped and laid beside him,
"Good," Finn smiled,
"So, what are you gonna do instead?"
"Hang out with Marcy!"
"Don't you have any other friends?"
"My only other friend is Jake! And I can't even talk to him," Finn looked over at the little bull dog sleeping on his bed,
"You've got a point there... But no other friends? At all?"
"Nope!" Finn didn't seem very upset about it,
"Well, okay then! Marceline will be over in an hour. Get ready," his mom stood up, roughed up his hair and walked out of the room. Finn smiled and looked behind him, Jake stared at him and suddenly sneezed. Finn laughed at this and stood up, getting ready for Marceline's company.
About an hour and a half later, Marceline and her mom knocked at the door. Finn heard the door and immediately stood up, sprinting to the door. He made it before his mom could even see the door and swung it open. "MARCELINE!" Finn grinned with open arms,
"FINN!" Marceline jumped on him,
"Ha ha! Okay, kids! Break it up," Finn and Marceline's mom laughed,
"Come on!" Finn grabbed her hand, ignoring the birthday present her mom was holding,
"But Finn-!" Marceline laughed,
"I know I know! But come on!" he laughed with her,
"What's so important?!"
"This!" Finn ran outside with her and showed her what he was so excited about,
"WOW!" Marceline smiled brightly,
"You like it?" Finn smiled,
"It's awesome!" infront of them was a giant tree house,
"Wanna explore?"
"Duh!" Marceline ran up to it, found a rope attached to it and started to climb, Finn laughed and followed after her. "This is my fort now!" Marceline cackled,
"Yeah, right!" Finn chased after her, Marceline screamed and ducked into a small area of the tree. It was a little room that had a mini red guitar in the middle of it. Marceline paused and stared at it. Finn slowly came up behind her. "You like it?" Finn asked her,
"What do you mean? I-Is this mine?" she asked,
"Uh-huh!" he grinned,
"FINN! THANK YOU!" she jumped on him, nearly causing him to fall out of the tree,
"AHA! You're welcome!" he watched her as she went over to the guitar and strummed it lightly,
"This is so great of you, Finn. You're the best!"
"You wanted one, right? You were always talking about getting one," he smiled,
"I know! And you actually got me one!" she hugged him again,
"No problem".
After hours and hours of strumming on the guitar and playing in the tree house, Finn and Marceline sat on top of the tree house talking to eachother. Marceline was holding her birthday present she got for Finn. "Okay, this is for you," Marceline smiled, passing it to him. Finn shook it. It was a small box but not the kind of small that would fit jewellery. Finn grinned and slowly opened it. He gasped as he saw what was inside. "Do you like it?" she asked. Finn stared down at it. It was a white hate with bear ears sticking out from the top. "I don't like it," he said with a straight face,
"W-What do you mean?" her smile completely disappeared,
"No, I don't," he placed it back in the box and moved it beside him,
"I-I thought you w-would like it," she looked miserable,
"No, I don't like it... I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!" he tackled her and hugged her,
"AHAHA! Boy, I thought I was gonna cry!" she laughed,
"Of course I love it! Why wouldn't I?!" he quickly grabbed the hat and shoved it on his head, covering up his shaggy blonde hair. "It suits you," she laughed,
"Good. Cause I'm never taking it off," he crossed his arms and pouted, the hat was a bit big but still stayed on his head, Marceline giggled. They smiled at eachother, both holding onto their new gifts. "We'll always be best friends, right?" Marceline held his hand,
"Of course! Forever and always!" Finn gave her a hug, she held onto him, smiling. They seperated moments later. "Hey! I have another thing to show you!" Finn stood up,
"Another thing?" Marceline stood up,
"Yup!" Finn slid down the tree house and landed on the grass,
"Geez," Marceline grabbed onto the rope and slid down, following Finn,
"Follow me". Finn and Marceline snuck past their mothers and ran to the front of the house. "Where are you taking me?" Marceline asked,
"Over there," Finn pointed to the beach, overlooking it was a cliff.
They ran down the street and made their way to the cliff. It was a beautiful sight, especially at night. The moon and the stars shimmered on the surface of the ocean. The sand was pure white and looked like no one had stepped foot on it. "Finn, this is beautiful," Marceline sighed happily,
"I knew you'd like it," he smiled. They both moved closer to the edge, trying to get a better view. Marceline laughed. "Man! Look at this vie-! AHH!" she suddenly fell off the edge,
"MARCY!" Finn quickly looked over and reached out without thinking, he grabbed her hand just before he could miss. "FINN! Help me!" she screamed,
"I've got you, Marceline! Don't worry!" he tried to pull her up but he couldn't. "MOM!" he screamed as loud as he could,
"What was that?" lucky for Marceline, Finn's mom heard his cry out for help,
"That sounded like Finn!" Marceline's mom stood up,
"MOM!" they heard a lot clearer,
"This way!" Finn's mom quickly stood up and ran out the front door, followed by Marceline's mom. They ran onto the street and saw Finn bending over the cliff at the end of the street. "FINN! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Finn's mom sprinted toward the cliff,
"IT'S MARCELINE!" he shouted,
"Marceline... NO!" Marceline's mom gasped and sprinted right behind Finn's mom. They quickly made it to the cliff and looked over the edge, finding Marceline hanging onto Finn. "Marceline! It's going to be okay!" her mom cried,
"Hurry, mom!" Marceline screamed. Finn's mom moved in next to Finn and grabbed Marceline's other hand, Marceline's mom moved Finn out the way and helped with the other hand that Finn was previously holding. They hoisted her up and, in a way, threw her behind them. She pummelled into Finn, causing them both to stumble back onto the side of the road. The mom's panted, smiling. They both looked back at the kids and smiled, about to get up and hug them. But before they could, they heard a 'crack'. They quickly gave loving eye contact to their kids, mouthing 'I love you'. Suddenly, the cliff gave way, causing their mothers to fall. "NOOOOO!" they screamed.
Rain pattered onto the black umbrellas of Finn and Marceline's relatives and friends. Marceline sniffled as her raven hair was getting soaked, Finn came up to her and held an umbrella over her head. She cried and hugged him, he wrapped his arm around her and sadly hugged her back. "Can everyone please move in for the ceremony," the priest announced,
"It's time," Finn lead her toward the two coffins that held their mothers, Marceline sobbed as the ceremony commenced.
An hour later, the funeral ended. Finn and Marceline stared at the graves miserably. "Hello?" a man around the same age as Marceline's mom came over,
"Hi," Marceline sniffed,
"Hello Marcy, I'm your uncle. Your uncle, Simon," he smiled warmly,
"S-Simon?" she asked,
"Yes and I'm your God father. If your father doesn't fight for your custody, I get to look after you," he knelt down,
"My f-father?" she was shocked, she didn't know she had one,
"Yes, he hasn't been around because he's been working on... 'Things' but he might take care of you but between you and me, I think I should look after you instead," he nudged her,
"Why?"
"I don't think you'd want him, he isn't the best father to have," he winked at her. "Trust me," he stood back up and handed her a stuffed sock monkey,
"What's this?"
"It's for you. Keep him safe, okay?" he smiled and walked away, Marceline didn't say a word,
"Marcy? Are you okay?"
"No, not really".
Another week later, Finn and Marceline had to go to court to see who would look after them. Marceline's father did come and was fighting for her custody but Simon was fighting back. "Hunson Abadeer, calm down! Simon Petrikov, you have great points and Marceline has heard them all. So, she can decide. Marceline. Who do you want to look after you?" the Judge asked. Marceline stared at the judge wide eyed. "Me? Umm, okay..." she looked at them nervously. Hunson was giving her a stern expression which frightened her. But Simon was giving her a warm, loving smile. Which reminded her of her mother's. "I choose... Simon," she gulped, looking over at Hunson. "WHAT?!" he yelled,
"That's enough, Hunson!" The Judge stood up and shouted,
"Come on, Marcy!" Simon opened his arms out to her, she ran into them with out further question. "Congratulations, Marceline. Simon Petrikov is now your legal guardian!" the Judge exclaimed. Marceline didn't know what 'legal guardian' meant but she knew it was a good thing, considering that Simon was her 'legal guardian'. Simon signed the custody papers and they made their way through the hall, nearly walking outside. "No, wait!" Marceline stopped Simon,
"What is it, Marceline?" he asked,
"I have to wait for my friend, Finn!" she ran back into the court room,
"Marceline, wait!" he ran after her.
Marceline stumbled into the court room and found that Finn only had one option for a legal guardian. "Finn..." Marceline ran to his side and hugged him,
"Marceline, what are you doing here?" he hugged her back,
"I'm coming to see who your 'legal guardian' is,"
"My who?"
"Who's that?" she pointed to a tall man with a beard who was sitting on the other side of the court that was in the same position as Simon was,
"Uhh... I think his name's 'Martin'? I'm not sure,"
"Do you know who it is?"
"I think he's my dad," he whispered, Marceline gasped,
"So, who's looking after you?" Finn asked,
"Him," Marceline pointed behind them,
"Hello," Simon was sitting right behind them,
"Oh... Hi," he waved.
A half hour later, Finn, Marceline, Simon and Martin all walked out the court room and into the hall. "Well, say goodbye, Marceline and let's go," Simon let go of her hand,
"W-What do you mean 'goodbye'?" Marceline stuttered,
"Well, we're not going to be able to keep in touch. We live in different states. You're going to have to say goodbye," Simon said sadly,
"B-But Simon!" she started to tear up,
"Marceline, you know you have to," he said sternly,
"I can't leave Finn! He's my best friend! We stick together!" Marceline snatched at Finn's hand and held onto it,
"Marceline..." Finn sighed,
"I'm not leaving him!"
"Marceline, we have to," Finn sighed,
"W-What do you mean?" she stared at him,
"We don't have a choice,"
"You want to leave?!"
"Of course not! But we don't have a choice, Marcy,"
"So, that's it?!"
"I'm sorry, Marcy," Finn started to cry, Martin placed his arm over Finn's shoulder, pulling him in,
"No... NO!" she clung onto him and sobbed into his shirt,
"Marcy..." he wrapped his arms around her and started to cry,
"It's for the best," Simon grabbed Marceline,
"NO!" she screamed,
"Marceline!" Finn yelled as Martin pulled him away,
"Come on, kid," Martin took him outside,
"FINN!" Marceline screamed as she was pulled outside as well but pulled in a seperate direction,
"MARCELINE!" Finn cried as he kicked Martin in the gut and sprinted toward Marceline,
"Finn!" Marceline gasped as she pushed Simon away, sprinting toward Finn. They collided into eachother and hugged tightly. "I'll never forget you, Marceline!" Finn sobbed,
"Me too!" she cried,
"Let's go!" Martin grabbed Finn and dragged him to his car,
"I'LL MISS YOU!" Marceline screamed as she was pulled away by Simon again,
"I'LL MISS YOU TOO!" Finn cried out.