Hey Hi Hello everyone! I know, I didn't announce this at all, but this is my first Adventure Time story! I am suuuuuuuuuuper excited for it because it's one of my ALL TIME OTPs, so I hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoyed writing!

I'm going to try and keep this as innocent as the actual series is, language wise. I cant promise the content will be PG...


GUMBALL P.O.V

"Tell me again why I have to be here?!" I hollered over the loud music. I was currently in a toxic looking warehouse with a group of who-knows-what banging their heads to ear shattering music. It sounded like the 'artist' was screaming into the microphone. I guess this is what Fionna called a 'concert.' The whole event was giving me a headache.

It didn't help that I had a more than full list of duties to attend to early the next morning, and by the looks of outside by the shattered windows, dawn was only hours away. Oh, how my body craved sleep. And it wasn't helping my throbbing head to think about how if anyone saw me here, I would have a lot of explaining to do to my fellow Candy People.

"Oh, come on!" Fionna shouted at me. "Lighten up! My friend's playing here tonight, and you need a break from your little castle!" She returned to banging her head along with the music. I looked around for an exit. I wouldn't dare step out of the crude building by myself, because I wasn't paying attention to where the blonde had taken me. I could be in the Nightosphere for all I know! It seemed to be that the only exit to the place was the broken windows, which were at least 12 feet from the ground. Makes you wonder how the petite Fionna got both of us in here...

Thankfully, the screaming guy stopped screeching into the microphone and stepped away from it. And the people started clapping. I huffed and folded my arms over my chest, wishing I could just leave. The man left the stage and a boy about my age took his place. He was an average boy height wise and wore a red plaid button up and dark blue jeans. Pretty normal for an entertainer, if you ask me. The only things off about him was the fact that he was a vampire, and it was apparent my the bite mark on his neck, and the axe shaped bass in his hands. He scanned the crowd as they cheered for him, and his dark eyes landed on me. I stared at him, and he smirked and winked at me. I felt my face heat up as I huffed again and looked away.

The boy played a total of 5 songs, which weren't really that bad. He was pretty good on his guitar too, even though the guitar's appearance still irked me. Another artist had gone up to play, and Fionna pulled me through the crowd and backstage. The boy was leaning against a table with his guitar leaning against a wall next to him.

"Marshall!" Fionna said, letting go of my hand and running over to the boy. I walked over slowly as the two began conversing.

"So, who's pinkie?" He asked, smirking at me as he looked me over. I somehow felt hot under his gaze. I adjusted my collar as Fionna introduced me.

"Marshall, this is Prince Gumball of the Candy Kingdom. And Gumball, this is Marshall Lee, the Vampire King." I widened my eyes. I couldn't believe that someone with such a royal title as King would look so laid back. I regained composure before sticking my hand out for him.

"How do you do?" I asked.

"How do I do what?" He asked, and I was taken aback. How could a King not know proper manners?

He stuck his hand out and I went to shake it, but he yanked it away and shoved it back into the front pocket of his jeans. I squinted at him, and he smirked.

"Well, I'm going to leave you two to chat it up! See ya later, Gumball!" Fionna said, heading back towards the crowd.

"Gumball..." Marshall echoed. "Nah, I like Bubba better. Can I call you Bubba?" he asked, and I felt my face heat up.

"No, Gumball is perfectly fine." I sighed, already exhausted. I squinted at him a bit more before he floated closer to me.

"What's on your mind, Bubba?" He asked.

"I was just wondering...how can a king be so..."

"Laid back? Impolite? Rude, if you will?" He finished for me. I nodded. "Well, that's just me. Why is a prince so uptight?" He sneered.

"I am not uptight! I have other things to do besides rule my kingdom!" I protested.

"Oh, yeah? Like what?"

"I bake, and I conduct science experiments." I said matter-of-factly, which just made Marshall chuckle. "What? That's relaxing for me!"

"Oh, Bubba, you do need to get out more." He said, turning to grab his guitar. "Well, tell Fi that I'm leaving." He floated passed me.

"Oh, and Bubba?" He called over his shoulder. I turned to face his back. "We may have just met, but I feel like I'm going to be seeing a lot more of you in the future!"

"I said my name is Gumball!" I yelled after him. I sighed, repositioning my crown on my head as I headed back into the crowd. The vampire didn't have to say it, because I felt like I was going to be seeing a lot of him too. And I wasn't exactly mad about that.

Not like I'd ever tell him that, of course.


Yay! Hope you enjoyed the first time they met~

It's going to get a lot fluffier than this. Prepare yourselves.

Let me know how I'm doing with a review please!

Until next time, Darlings!

~Alix