Author's Notes: I got chapter two up already? Well I'll be darned. I hope you enjoy my chapter!
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"Stay Strong"
Chapter 2: Leaving
After the funeral and all the "I'm sorry for your loss," statements, Fionna started to rethink her life. She spent six years in love with the same man, that at first didn't even know she existed. It took her two years for him to even say "hi" to her and start a general conversation. Then finally, three years ago he proposed to her on a starry night on Valentines Day. She remembered falling into his arms and never wanting to let go; Fionna loved him deeply, and wasn't ready to say goodbye.
She sat there on their royal bed in her blue puffy ballgown dress. Her long blonde hair was curled and put up in a perfect bun, with a tiny strain of hair in front of her face. They had done her makeup in a lady like fashion; not too little and not too much. Her royal caretakers did this to her every day, and Fionna had enough of it. She had to get away from it all..just for a while.
The Queen slowly got up and held up her heavy gown to proceed towards the drawers that held all her daily clothes she'd wear on an adventure. She opened it and looked in it as if she was trying to pick out which ones she wanted, and which ones she needed. There was a suitcase near by that was completely black; inside and out. She unzipped it and began to gently settle all her clothes into it. Fionna placed a bunny hat, a blue skirt, and a long sleeved shirt on top of the dresser. After picking out which ones she thought that would prove most useful, she quickly undressed out of the overly frilly dress. Her bare body was exposed only to be wearing a white bra and black thong. The young women then throw on her normal, well fitting clothes; she undid her royal bun which lead to long curls falling past her hips. Fionna took the brush that laid on the dresser and brushed the curls out carefully. It hurt for her to basically pull her hair out. But she finally got her hair to where it looked decent enough to put in her bunny cap. When doing so she allowed her now wavy bangs lay in front of her pale face. Now she looked like how she used to years ago.
She sighed as she rushed over to her closet, and she dug her way through so much royal clothing to finally find her old green backpack and pink sword. She then stuffed a blanket in her bag for when the cold weather hits the night and of course her sword for protection.
She used to use her sword and book-bag on adventures with Cake before Fionna got married and moved in with him. Her sister and her still talk, but not as much as they probably should. The eighteen year old was going to miss everyone when she runs away.
Her people are going to need her, but she is not ready or capable of considering the duties to take care of her Kingdom. Cake and Marshall Lee are going to miss her when she disappears. Fionna will miss her home, but she has to do what she thinks is right. She is not a coward for running away, she thinks her kingdom will do better without her.
Fionna wrote a note and put it on the bed; it was night time now, so no one will expect a thing.
She picked up her black bag and swung her backpack onto her back and took off through her window.
She was racing through the forest until she heard a hiss, she drew out her sword and jerked her head back and forth. She was unable to spot anything in the darkness. Fionna showed no fear, she was brave, even no she had left her life for a bit to clear her mind. She still stood her ground.
"Fionna? What are you doing out here in the forest?" The voice was familiar, but she could still not see where or who it was coming from. Suddenly the person responsible for the statement and hissing came out from behind a tree.
"Marshall Lee?" She asked kind of confused to why he was all the way on the other side of Aaa. His cave was no where near this place, Fionna made sure of that.
"Who else Fi?" He laughed a little as he grew closer to his best friend, "So what are you doing out here, I asked?"
Fionna hesitated to reply back, but his demon eyes were staring right through her as if he needed an answer now. "I'm just out on a walk," She laughed nervously, completely looking off to the side; avoiding all eye contact. The Vampire King frowned and floated to where she was staring off to.
"Just on a walk? Girl you have a black luggage bag, and your green backpack that I haven't seen in years. Tell me the truth, why are you out here?"
She peered down at the ground, she couldn't lie to him, "I'm leaving." Her words were of the truth and yet very sad.
He shuck his head in shock, "Why would you do that!?" He floated closer to her, "Just because your husband died? Fionna you can't just leave like that, leave your Kingdom and cake..and me. You can't do that." He had a facial expression that would've made Fi turn back, but she didn't look into his eyes.
She sighed in a spite of despair and held back all emotion to his cold remark about Gumball, "I just have to..if you trust me..you'll let me go and-" But her phrase came to a halt as she noticed that Marshall started to float away. "Marshall Lee! Where are you going?" Her voice echoed off the trees of the landscape. But there was no response.
As much as she wanted to go after him, she had to continue what she started. Even if it breaks her heart to leave behind someone dear to her.
Fionna started jogging further away until she became almost unnoticed in the distance. Little did she know when she came back to her Kingdom..things weren't ever going to be the same..
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'Knock knock!'
"Queen Fionna! Are you okay? You've been in there for quite a long time," Peppermint Maid asked in a caring tone.
She waited for about five minutes to receive a reply, but there was none. PM tried again, "Fionna, darling!" The Candy Kingdom servant began to panic a little; she knew for sure she was no where else in the kingdom, she checked. She called in the Banana Guards to bang down the door.
Paul and Bob brought the door down in a couple of seconds when making contact with the candy made door.
Peppermint Maid noticed the note right away when entering the royal room, she then waddled over as quickly as she could go. The Banana Guards inspected the bathroom and balcony as soon as they barged in.
When PM grabbed the note, she immediately read it.
Dear fellow Candy Kingdom people,
I'm sorry to inform you that I, Queen Fionna, is not ready to deal with all the pressure right now. I just lost the love of my life and I can't deal with being the leader of an entire Kingdom at the moment. I feel like that you'll do better without me. I'm really sorry you guys! Tell my sister and Marshall Lee how sorry I am, but I have to leave The Land of Aaa, just for a little while. I'll be back..but I dunno when. Take care.
P.S. Tell Peppermint Maid I'll miss her just as much!
-Fionna
The candy made lady started to breathe heavily and started to lose her balance, luckily one of the guards saw this and caught her before she came crashing down. Both Paul and Bob read the note; very quickly the news of her disappearance overwhelmed The Land of Aaa. When she returned..everything she thought she knew, and everything she had, would be different..
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