Fatal Attraction
The cool morning air crept through the cracks of the tree house and made Fionna shiver, as she tossed and turned in her sleeping bag. She was kinda hoping this would be the morning she could sleep in but sadly the young adventurer was wrong. There was a loud banging at the door, of course Fionna just ignored it and continued to make snot bubbles in her sleep. But Cake jumped out of her dresser drawer bed and ran to open the door. She opened the door, with complete amazement for what she saw. Knights sent from the Candy Kingdom, to be exact three of them. They all stood there in Cake's presence with shiny cheap metal...it was obvious who they wanted.
"Can I help you?" Cake said trying not to hide her attitude in anyway.
"We are here for the one you call Fionna. We were sent from Prince Gumball, he has a special quest for her." One of the Knights mumbled through his helmet.
"Oh..we'll be right back." Cake said as she slammed the door in their faces and pounced up the stairs onto Fionna.
"Baby get up! Prince Gumball has a quest for you." Cake yelped as she kneaded her claws through Fionna's sleeping bag and into her delicate flesh.
"If it's about delivering pastries to the Fluffy People I'm not doing it. His missions are so...lame." Fionna said as she pushed Cake aside and turned over to continue her slumber.
Cake unzipped Fionna from her sleeping bag, gripped her up by the collar of her shirt and shook her.
"It's way more important than this baby!" Cake yelled.
Fionna pried herself from her sister's grip, let out a sweet yawn, and stretched.
"Okay...I'm coming." Fionna said as she scratched her stomach.
She took off her pajamas, and put on her usual outfit. White bunny hat, light blue shirt, dark blue skirt, white knee socks, and black flats. She slung her backpack on her back and ran down the steps with Cake. Cake opened the door trying to catch her breath before Fionna pushed her aside.
"What do you dumb butts want?" Fionna asked still trying to wake up.
"Prince Gumball has a mission for you Miss Fionna. He asks for you to catch this vampire who is terrorizing his candy people and others around. He asks that you bring him to him, for his punishment to be decided." The second knight said waiting for a response from the sleeping heroine.
"Why didn't you say so! I'm totally on it!" Fionna yelled as she startled everyone around her.
One moment she was tired, then the next she is ecstatic. Any sign of adventure made Fionna well aware and alive!
"Here is a map to find him. Be careful...he is very powerful." the third knight said handing Fionna the map.
"I'm not a little girl. I can handle him..." Fionna said full of confidence as she skimmed the map over.
"You sure you want to do this baby?" Cake asked a little uneasy.
"Am I sure? I'm positive!" Fionna yelled as she barged past the knights running towards the forest.
"Tell the Prince there is nothing to worry about we will find this vampire." Cake said as she stretched her legs over the knights and beside Fionna.
"Now this is the best mission he has sent us on yet." Fionna said between breathes as she jumped over rotten logs and dodged thorn branches.
"Well we need to be careful after all the thing is a vampire." Cake said with a very unsure tone in the back of her voice.
"Yeah...yeah...yeah. But I'm gonna kick his buns dude!" Fionna laughed as she stopped to catch her breath.
She threw her backpack on the ground, and rummaged through it until she found her map and her sword. She carefully located where her and Cake was.
"Well how much farther?" Cake said as she fell over out of breath.
"We're only five miles away." Fionna said as she threw the map back in her backpack. "If we run we can get there by tonight!"
"Oh no! We ran enough for one day. Tomorrow we're gonna go my way." Cake said as she grabbed two sleeping bags out of Fionna's backpack and layed them out.
Cake snuggled into one and Fionna snuggled into the other one. Cake was the first to fall asleep, as usual. Fionna just layed there thinking about how dangerous this vampire could really be, was he even a threat? Fionna wasn't sure but he had to be if Gumball thinks he is, and if Gumball thinks he is that's the only reason Fionna needed. She vowed to do her duty, and she would no matter what! Soon she fell asleep in the silence of the night. The rays of the morning sun splashed onto Fionna's face as she woke up to see Cake making bacon.
"Dude where did you get that?" Fionna asked as she walked over to Cake.
"Your backpack, you'd be surprise what's in there." Cake said laughing as she flipped the bacon over. "Grab a plate baby."
"No time! We gotta go!" Fionna yelled as she packed up the campsite and shoved some bacon down her throat. "Come on."
Cake rolled her eyes and stretched taller than the trees, she grabbed Fionna and started to travel on their way. Fionna was bored, she wanted to run, feel the sun against her face, find new things, and kick butt. But she promised Cake she'd travel her way, and at the rate their going they'd be there in like no later than two hours.
"Cake we're like so close. Aren't you excited?" Fionna called down to her oversized cat.
"Not as much as you are baby cakes." Cake said a little uneasy about the thought of battling a vampire.
"Cake. I know you don't like vampires. But don't worry I won't let it hurt you." Fionna said with much confidence.
It was sunset by the time they reached their destination. What stood before them was a dark cold cave that looked like an endless abyss.
"So...it's in there? Ha! I'm so not scared. Let's go!" Fionna yelled as she jumped from Cake and ran into the mysterious cave.
"It's kinda dark in here don't you think baby?" Cake said as she attached herself to Fionna's leg.
"Cake reach in my backpack I'm pretty sure I have a flashlight." Fionna said as she rolled her eyes.
She was lucky Cake didn't see her do that, cause then she'd just go on a rampage. It was nice to have Cake around every once in a while...but then she just gets a little annoying. But anyways, Cake grabbed the flashlight and turned it on. She was more nervous than anyone...actually she was the only one nervous. Fionna was built with strong confidence, and even if she got defeated she would come back and try again until she succeeded. Fionna was very...hard headed. No matter what you said if she made her mind up it stayed that way, and no one could change it.
"So what exactly are we looking for...besides the vampire." Cake asked as she flashed the flashlight in every direction.
"There's a house on the map." Fionna said as she looked around. "And I see something in the distance."
Cake stepped in a puddle and jumped onto Fionna's head. Just being in this cave gave Cake the heebie jeebiez.
"Cake! How do you expect me to be prepared if your on my face!" Fionna shouted as she scraped Cake off of her face.
Fionna continued on her way. As she got closer she could make out what the house looked like. It was a small blue house with a tiny front porch and a little white picket fence that started from the side and went around.
"Not something you'd suspect a vampire to live in." Fionna said as she laughed at the little house.
"Yeah..." Cake said as she scooted behind Fionna's legs.
"Well let's go! I'm totally ready to beat this thing!" Fionna yelled as she ran up to the small house.
"Shouldn't we be quiet?" Cake asked as she ran after Fionna.
"Oh right. Element of surprise...good thinking Cake." Fionna whispered as she crawled up on the porch and looked through the window.
She saw the vampire. He was a teenage boy...he was rather cute. He just floated while strumming on something that looked like a guitar infused with an axe. He had pale gray skin, black shaggy hair that covered his forehead, and gorgeous blackish red eyes. He wore a black and red plaid shirt, with regular ripped jeans and red converse shoes. He didn't seem harmless.
"This is who Gumball sent us to get?" Fionna whispered to cake as she laughed.
When she looked back he was gone. Then she felt a cold wind wipe past her. Fionna spun around to see the vampire standing in front of her and Cake.
"So Gum wad sent a little girl and her pet cat to come get me. You know I thought he'd be a lot smarter than that." The teenage vampire said as he stood floating in front of the two heroine's grinning just enough to show his two front fangs.
Fionna gritted her teeth and jumped up with her sword ready. "I'm not a little girl! I can take care of myself! I was sent to kick your monster butt and I will!"
"So if your not a little girl...then what are you?" The vampire asked as he leaned a little closer to Fionna. So now their noses were just inches away.
Fionna blushed a deep red, kinda like the shade of a cherry. But soon remembered who she was dealing with.
"That's not important vampire!" Fionna yelled as she swung her sword out to warn him away.
"Wow your pretty handy with that sword. And vampire? How amusing I have a name...kinda like how yours is Fionna and hers is Cake. Just for the record your name is kinda cute." He said as he floated around Cake and Fionna in one big circle.
"How...how do you know our names? And if you have a name like you say...then what is it?" Fionna asked curiously.
She was very interested in this vampire. There was something about him that she liked...but she wasn't about to let him know that.
"Marshall Lee The Vampire King. But just call me Marshall. And I can sense things that a regular human couldn't. Like for an example I can tell that your attracted to me even though you don't know me and we just met. No one can really resist me...I'm too much." Marshall said as he let his feet lightly touch the ground.
He then walked over to Fionna and snatched her sword from her hands. He tinkered with it and played around with it.
"Your so arrogant, I have no such feelings for a monster like you. And give me my sword back! Fionna yelled as she ran towards Marshall.
Marshall just stepped aside causing Fionna to fall into a puddle. She was soak and wet. Marshall just laughed and threw her sword to her.
"Well princess, looks like your a mess. You already let your guard down, and you barely know me! What kind of heroine are you? If you were a real one you wouldn't let someone like me get under your skin." Marshall said as he floated to her and held his hand out. "Need help?"
Fionna just looked away in anger and helped herself up.
"Thanks but no thanks. I don't need your help or pity." Fionna growled as she ringed her clothes out.
"Just trying to help. Damn. Your one independent girl...I like that." Marshall said as he moved a little closer to the angry girl.
Fionna blushed then pushed him away and said, "Stop! I came here to kick your sorry butt then take you back to Prince Gumball."
"I'm afraid I cannot leave until the sunset goes down and night comes...after all babe I am a vampire." Marshall said letting a faint giggle escape his mouth.
"Don't call me that! Cake tie him down!" Fionna yelled in anger and threw rope in Cake's direction.
Cake tied him up to one of the posts of the fence. Marshall just sat there as an estranged silence fell between them. Fionna just spit shined her sword while Cake curled up beside her and took a nap. Marshall was getting quite bored, he wanted to rip the ropes off and he knew he could but he wanted to have a little fun with the girl.
"Hey sunshine, I'm kind of bored. Want to entertain me?" Marshall asked as he acted as if he was going to die.
"Not a chance. Now shut your trap or I'll cut your head clean off your shoulders." Fionna snapped as she pointed her sword towards his neck.
"Ha ha. Go ahead...point your sword at me if it makes you feel tougher. You and I both know you won't do anything to me. Number one because your precious Gumball wants me, and number two you like me too much to hurt me princess." Marshall hissed as he winked her and smiled.
"Gumball doesn't tell me what to do! No one does! I could hurt you if I wanted too." Fionna quickly responded.
"Oh really? Then do it!" Marshall yelled as he waited for Fionna's next move.
Fionna glared at him, then lowered her sword to his ropes. She had cut him free. Marshall stood up and dusted himself off then looked at Fionna at smiled to show all his razor sharp teeth.
"What did I tell you..."
"Whatever. Just don't try to run or I will kill you!"
Marshall rolled his eyes and layed back as he floated with his hands behind his head. This human girl must really had a soft spot for him. Fionna stood training, just thrusting her sword in different directions and pretending to dodge an invisible enemy. Marshall laughed as he watched her.
"Need a partner?" Marshall asked as he floated down beside Fionna.
"You can try and keep up with me. But I'm not making no promises that I won't hurt you." she warned as she slightly smiled at Marshall.
Marshall just laughed, and got ready to fight. Fionna thrusted her sword at him, and Marshall caught it. He then released it which sent Fionna stumbling back. She didn't hesitate after that, she went for a low kick but Marshall floated away. She had forgot he could float.
"No far! You can fly!"
"So? Not every enemy you meet is gonna be fair. And if you think that me flying isn't fair..." Marshall said as he trailed off and began to turn into a giant oversized bat. "Then THIS really isn't fair."
Fionna was at a loss for words. She didn't know he could transform like that...maybe he was a lot more powerful than she thought. He then began to go back down to his human form and stood in front of Fionna laughing. Fionna was blushing very red and ran after Marshall, but she tripped on a rock. She was sure she was gonna hit the cold hard ground, but instead Marshall caught her in his arms. Cake woke up to see Marshall holding Fionna, and she was furious!
"GET AWAY FROM MY BABY!" Cake growled as she was in mid-air to attack Marshall.
Fionna grabbed Cake and held her back as Cake continued to squabble in her arms. "Cake it's okay! I let him go. He was helping me I tripped." Fionna yelled over the furious feline.
Cake calmed down and hissed at the vampire then turned to Fionna. "Anyways baby it's night and we should get going...it's miles away"
Marshall flew into his house and grabbed his axe bass. "Can't leave with out this."
"Miles? The Candy Kingdom is like in my backyard." Marshall laughed as he strummed on his axe.
"What? And that idiot.."
"Fionna!" Cake spatted back.
"Sorry! Made us travel five miles all the way around!" Fionna yelled as she clenched her fists.
"Ha ha...he must have given you the safe route. Typical Gummy Brains." Marshall laughed.
"Wrap him back up Cake! Let's go..." Fionna proceeded to say until she stopped in her tracks. "Wait which way do we go?"
"About a mile that way. And why do I need wrapped up? You trust me right? You trusted me enough to catch you when you were falling? And you stayed there quite a bit...snuggled against me." Marshall slyly said knowing he was right.
"I wasn't snuggled against you! I fell and you helped me..."
"Fine. But you were definitely snuggled against me. You were quite comfortable if you ask me. I could feel your temperature rise, the shortage of your breath, and the way your heart skipped a beat. You liked what I was doing...something you can't deny. Admit it Fionna your in love with me. Ever since you layed your bright blue eyes on me you had something for me. I can't blame you...I mean look at me!" Marshall bragged while he was in Cake's tight grasp.
Fionna knew he was right, but she didn't want him to know that. She couldn't have feelings for the enemy. It wasn't right.
"Your so full of yourself. It was quite obvious that you caught me when I fell." She just rolled her eyes and ignored him...or tried.
Cake just rolled her eyes, she knew it was going to be a long travel if these two just kept fighting.
"Let's just go!" Fionna angrily yelled as she stomped away.
Cake and Marshall giggled a little then followed behind her. Marshall soon grew bored...he was just hanging from Cake. Fun...right? (Total Sarcasm)
"Well...this is boring."
"Put a sock in it you wank!"
"Hey you know that hurts my feelings."
"Ugh!"
'CRUNCH!' Fionna quickly turned and held her sword out but there was nothing there. So she continued to walk until she heard another crunching noise. This time she turned to meet two guys! One had a scar that ran from the top of his eye to his cheek, and the other just looked really dirty and pathetic.
"What do you want! Can't you see I have business to take care of!" Fionna growled.
"Nice...refer to me as business." Marshall said as he rolled his eyes.
Cake was worried about Fionna so she let the vampire king go, and shrunk back down to her normal form.
"Business huh? Looks like your cat let your business go." The one with the scar snarled.
"Cake!" Fionna yelled as she motioned her to go get Marshall.
"He won't go no where...and if he does..well then mama got a new toy." She growled as she turned to Marshall to warn him.
"I get it!" He said as he raised his hands in front of his face for defense. "But anyways...what do you guys want?"
Marshall floated up to them and examined their faces. He didn't know who they were or what exactly they wanted. Marshall wasn't really scared of them, in fact Marshall wasn't really scared of anyone. Fionna admired this about him, although she thought he shouldn't waltz up to complete and total strangers no one had seen before.
"Marshall be careful!" Fionna cried out.
But it was too late the scared face guy had punched Marshall in the stomach. Marshall wasn't really hurt he just stood there staring at the two guys.
"Was that a punch?" He asked in all seriousness.
The two guys and Fionna couldn't believe it. Especially Fionna he was a lot stronger than she thought. Maybe he would be a challenge for her if he hadn't agreed to come.
"He didn't even flinch." The pig pen guy said as he stood there waiting to know what to do next.
"So we got a tough guy...huh?" The scar face guy said as he pulled his knife out and started to circle Marshall. "Let's see how good he does with one quick jab."
The guy began to thrust his knife at Marshall, but Fionna jumped in front of him and got sliced by the blade. She fell to the ground breathing quite heavy.
"Awe. Now look...you made baby girl here take the fall for you." He said as he bent down and held her face up.
"Fionna what were you doing?" Marshall asked with both sincerity and anger.
"I didn't want them to hurt you..." She said as she layed in a small puddle of her blood.
Cake ran to her side and applied pressure to the wound. Something inside of Marshall awakened. He never experienced anything like it before, He was built with so much anger...just because a mere human he cared for got hurt. He cared for? No. He thought this wasn't possible. He's never opened himself because he didn't want to get hurt or watch as they died and he lived forever. But maybe this was the one he could care for and love forever...even if she passed by.
"You hurt her..." He said as he clenched his fists and felt a cold salty tear run down his cheek.
Marshall turned into his giant bat and picked both the guys up, the on stabbed him in the arm...but being as big as he was Marshall didn't really feel it. He threw them and they both crashed into the ground. It knocked the wind out of them...they weren't able to breath for a minute. Cake saw Marshall about to step on them and end it but she stopped him.
"Marshall Lee!" Cake strictly yelled.
He looked at her and saw what she wanted. He went down to his normal vampire form and hovered over the guys.
"Don't come around here ever again!" He yelled as e kicked them both then rushed to Fionna's side.
"I've been applying pressure but the bleeding doesn't seem it's been going down."
"Well we need to get to your house before light. Number one it burns, and number two if we get there we'll have utensils we need. How far is it?"
"Well..If I stretch it'll be about a ten minute walk."
"Okay. I'll grab Fionna. Let's go, we have no time to lose."
Marshall picked up Fionna and climbed on Cake. He saw she was still conscious...she just layed there in his arms moaning.
"Fionna it's okay. I'll fix you up." He whispered to her as he held her tight and layed his head on hers.
Cake was surprised about how much Marshall and Fionna cared for each other...it was like they were meant to be. Fionna has never sacrificed herself like that before. It was completely shocking to see her act the way she did when they went for Marshall.
"You must really care for her." Cake said as she continued to travel.
"Ugh...what? No." Marshall said trying to play it off.
"Don't lie to me boy!"
"Yes. She's so beautiful, independent, strong, smart...everything I ever wanted. I just want to make sure she's okay, you know?
Cake couldn't believe that Gumball thought he was dangerous. He was no threat to anyone except maybe someone who pisses him off. He was a nice and sweet guy...and quite frankly Cake didn't mind him as much anymore. He then bent down to check if she was still breathing, and he felt her warm breath hit his face. He just smiled down at her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Cake, do you know how much longer?"
"Only two more minutes baby, is she doing okay?"
"Yes. She's a warrior. But I don't know how much longer she'll stay conscious."
Cake began to power run, knocking over trees and stepping on bushes. She wasn't caring, her baby was hurt and needed attention. They finally reached the tree house where Marshall carried Fionna up to her room and laid her in her bed. He then ran downstairs and called Gum Wad sadly.
"Hello. Prince Gumball, may I help you?"
"Knock the royal crap off and get over to Cake and Fionna's house."
"Marshall Lee?"
"Yes...who else. Just get your ass over here and fast. Fionna is hurt."
Then Marshall hung up and ran back upstairs to sit by Fionna's side. He knew that since he called Gumball...that he'd be taken back and killed. But as long as Fionna was happy and safe...he didn't care.
"Take...my...hat...off." Fionna was able to say in between short breathes.
Marshall took her hat off and revealed long gorgeous blond hair. He just smiled and played with her hair as he waited for Prince Gumball to get there.
"Hurry..." He mumbled as he saw Fionna crunch up in pain.
Twenty minutes went by...suddenly he heard not just one pair, but a couple pair of footsteps coming up the stairs. He knew who it was and he was prepared to be taken away. Gumball and two guards busted the door open and rushed to Fionna. They pushed Marshall out of the way, and took out a couple of items. It was a bottle of alcohol, some stitches and bandages. Fionna saw the alcohol and whimpered.
"Marshall..." Was all she managed to say as she held her hand out searching for him.
Marshall squeezed between the guards and grabbed her hand. When they dumped the alcohol on it, she screamed. Marshall squeezed her hand which made her calm down a little. When it came time to stitch her up Marshall could sense she was a little uneasy.
"Hey dork...tell your guards to be careful. Fionna is a little nervous about this part." Marshall sneered at the pink sticky Prince.
Gumball rolled his eyes, and motioned his guards to continue. In no time Fionna was stitched up. But now she needed wrapped. Gumball's guards were lifting her shirt to wrap her until she pulled it down and pushed them off.
"Fionna you need this to heal." Marshall said to his weak love.
"You do it. Everyone else...leaves." Fionna quietly whispered.
"You heard the girl. Everyone else out!" Marshall yelled as he pushed Gumball and his guards out.
He closed the door, and sat down by Fionna. He slowly pulled her shirt up half way and began to wrap her. He turned her until she was fully wrapped, tucked the access in and pulled her shirt back down. She cringed her face in pain.
"Sorry..." Marshall whispered as he carefully layed Fionna on her back.
Gumball and his guards came back in and wished Fionna the best recovery, then directed their attention to Marshall. The guards moved in and grabbed Marshall, and hand-cuffed him.
"Since Fionna can not carry her duty out. I will. Let's go." Prince Gumball announced as he began to walk out the door.
"Wait! Let him stay here...let him stay here with me." Fionna begged Gumball as she struggled trying to sit up.
"Fionna what are you doing! Lay down!" Marshall yelled at the hard headed girl.
"No. Gumball please...what is your reason to arrest him?" Fionna asked as she struggled to walk towards the Prince.
"He has scared multiple candy people and made them explode."
"How many?"
"Two. And that is unacceptable.
"Two? That's not so bad."
"I didn't know they were gonna explode..." Marshall intervened. "Why would you design them to explode when they were scared anyways you idiot!
"Enough! Be quiet you pest!" Gumball yelled over Marshall.
"Let him go G.P...please."
"I'm not sure if I can do that Fionna."
"Please!"
Gumball felt bad, and let the creature go. He realized how much he meant to her.
"Thank you."
Gumball nodded his head and left. Marshall ran to Fionna and layed her back down.
"Don't ever get back up like that again. You need to rest." Marshall said as he ran his fingers through her hair.
Cake ran upstairs to see how she was doing. When she saw her baby smiling at Marshall she quietly went back downstairs. Within an hour Fionna and Marshall fell asleep. And hour passed and a crashing noise came in through the window, and something hit Marshall on the head. His eyes shot open and he saw a rock. He rushed to the window and saw a boy with brown short hair, a gray t-shirt, a pair of blue jeans, and white sneakers running away.
"What is your problem?" Marshall yelled through the window accidentally awakening Fionna.
"What happened?" Fionna asked as she shifted her body just right to not feel much pain.
"Nothing just some...forget it." Marshall said as he walked towards Fionna and layed beside her.
"So, how's it going?"
"I've felt better." Fionna laughed as she wrapped her arms around his stomach.
Marshall froze up inside. How could the king of the shadows, the night, the dead be attracted to human girl! This couldn't be right, yet every time she touched him he felt like his body temperature rose above his average.
"You know...your not so bad." Fionna quietly whispered to the young king.
"Not so bad? I'm the son of a demon...and the vampire king. It's not something I have to try hard at. You on the other hand..."
"I'm not trying to be bad, I'm hanging out with you because your friend! That and cause I'm kind of injured and have no choice."
"What like Prince Gum Wad?"
"No...different." Fionna said as she closed her eyes and drifted back to sleep.
"Different?" He whispered to himself.
What did she mean by different, he thought. These words stood in the back of his mind...haunting him. What could she possibly mean? Was there something more between them? Or was he just like her best dude friend? Marshall had to know...he'd rather find out soon if there was something there, rather than continue with these feelings and become hurt.