Chapter 2: Royal Couple
"What?!" Finn exclaimed confused as well surprised. "You said I'd behave like a king!"
"Duh… it was for you to be a king, my king, dummie." Although Finn was more mature, there were some times that he acts like a child, but this time Marceline knew that he was in utter shock. "Remember? I'm a queen."
"Whoa! Sorry, that-that was a shock for me."
"Why?" she put her hands on hips and raised an eyebrow
"Well, it's not for bad, but I never thought about us dating." He blushed, so did her
"Uh… You caught me off guard now. Hehehe…" she laughed nervously feeling embarrassed
There was an awkward silence that lasted a few seconds, but for them it was eternal. Indeed none of them thought about the possibility of dating. It sounded weird though incredibly normal.
"Well, (ahem) I suppose you're in?"
"Yep, my queen." He kidded what made her giggle
"C'mon, dummie, we have until the end of this week for you to know how to act… But don't worry it won't be difficult."
Throughout the week Marceline taught Finn how the vampire rules, manners and traditions. Of course he didn't get everything, in fact, he just learned a few things which he thought that it wasn't enough, but Marceline said it was enough.
They made several "simulations" of some possible situations, with which they had some help from Bubblegum. Surely she didn't know so much about vampires' traditions, but she was very experienced on royal stuff. The real problem for Finn was having two persons saying almost different things at the same time, that's why he didn't learn much. However, as Marceline said, it was enough, and they didn't have any time left.
"Are you ready, dummie?" said Marceline raising an eyebrow
"Yeah, yeah." He said nonchalantly, but showing some jitter
"Don't worry," she grabbed him by his shoulders and took off, "Everything will be fine. Besides, we just have to visit them once in a year…" she stated calmly and hopeful that her plan could work
"(sigh) Okay, let's do it."
They flew across the land towards the ocean. By this time Finn felt a bit scared of the water below with some big waves getting close to them. Marceline laughed at his girlish screams, but she managed to focus on their destiny.
"M-Marcy, are we far yet?" he looked down to the ocean and stuttered to talk
"Scared of the ocean?" she asked kidding
"What do you think?"
"Okay, okay, dummie. We're almost there, look." She pointed out to a giant island with a big castle on the middle. "Just some minutes and we'll be there… Uh, and Finn, try your best to not call me by my name or nickname."
"So what am I supposed to call you?"
"Er…" she took some seconds to answer since she was flustered. "Well, I know it's kinda weird, but you have to call me 'dear', 'my queen', 'sweet heart'… you know, couple stuff."
"W-What?" he blushed as much as her. "W-Well, if you don't mind…"
They stayed quiet for a silence until they got to the kingdom. Once they landed, Marceline looked at Finn and nodded to show that their plan was starting from that moment on. So the hero boy, not knowing what to do, held her hand on a rapid motion. The vampire girl stunned by what he did and couldn't help but blush.
"Finn, what are you doing?" she whispered to him while looking at her people was coming toward them to greet
"You said I-We had to act like a couple." He whispered back
"Yeah, but…" she stopped because indeed he was right. "Okay, but no surprise moves, okay?"
"Okay."
By the moment, the royal guards came and greeted them with respect. Somehow, all that under the moon light seemed beautiful and romantic; of course it was just valid for Marceline because Finn was scared of the vampires since he was the only non vampire being there. Also, he didn't know if they could resist the urge to suck his blood.
"Uh, Marcy?" he began. By that time they were inside the royal coach and could speak without problems
"Say it."
"They can feed like you, right?" he asked feeling uneasy
"Yeah, don't worry… Besides, they wouldn't kill their own king."
"I hope so…" he laughed flatly
The coach stopped and after a minute it started riding. It was a sign that there were already inside the castle. For a moment their hearts raced by the thought of the plan failing, what would result in their death. Marceline rubbed their hand around her neck imagining her death while Finn swallowed hard by death thought.
After their agonizing moment, they looked at each other and chuckled because they were thinking the same thing. Despites it was a serious moment, they managed to get over the stress due to their confidence into each other. They knew that they would fight side by side even when their death was a fate. That's a characteristic they shared; being fearless.
"Ready?" she asked by the moment the coach stopped for the last time
"Always."
As he had learned, he was the first to get out, so he could help Marceline stepping out, it all happening while the folks were greeting them with glee. Everyone seemed happy, but they didn't try to get close to their "king" and "queen", even because there were guards keeping the folks away from the both, so they could walk to the castle without problems.
Finn's ever thought that the Vampire Kingdom was scary and full of creep creature beyond the vampires of course. However, the reign wasn't like that, in fact, it was just any other kingdom, but with a nocturnal and ghoulish touch.
Once inside the castle, they were leaded to the Throne Room, where there was the Counsel and the big throne waiting for a ruler, in fact, two. The small one for the queen and the big one for the king, in which Marceline was used to sit, but now couldn't allow her to it now.
She sat down on the queen's throne and Finn sat down on the king's. It was weird for both of them, for Marceline because she was used to the other one while Finn didn't like the fact of being ruler of people. For him, it was something he wouldn't bare for too long.
"Uh…" mumbled one of the counselors began. They all were mesmerized by that vision. Marceline got a king for her. "Well, my queen, we see that you managed to find a king and, uh, how can we be sure that you're not trying to deceive us?"
Marceline and Finn's heart raced for moment, but she managed to answer calmly:
"Touch him to see he's real."
"Wait a minute!" exclaimed a counselor. His name was Baltazar, known by Marceline as a big selfish and dangerous vampire who was willing to do anything to be the ruler. "If he is the king, why isn't he talking instead of you?"
"Because, uh-" she was caught off guard, so she was wordless. For a moment she could imagine her death
"Because I respect her and since she's been here longer than me, I had thought that she's had your respect and trust." Finn answered standing up and confident. The way he spoke and emphasized the two words made the counselors tremble and feel ashamed, even Baltazar
Marceline was stunned by his way. She knew he was a tough person, but has never thought of him acting like that; confident and sturdy. She couldn't help but turn her head and look at him with admiration. What she didn't know was that she was being obvious; enough for Finn to notice and look at her confused.
"Marceline?" he sat down
"Yes, honey?" she suddenly regained herself to notice what she just said, but luckily she said it low enough for Finn mishear it
"What?
"I said: yes, dummie?"
"Wow, well, how I was?"
"You did well."
"Okay, okay!" a random counselor said standing up. "I agree with you, but we need to follow the rules."
"Right! What we have to do?"
"To seal this coupling, there need to be a wedding to officialize it."
"Wha-Sorry?" if Finn were standing, he would fall down by those words. For a second he almost said something wrong
"A wedding is required, so all the vampires can know their king… Also, it won't be a problem since you two are boyfriend and girlfriend, right?"
"Well, yeah…" Marceline blushed and looked at Finn quickly expecting an answer, but nothing. He was in shock as well
"That's right, but I don't think he's a prince of a kingdom, otherwise we would know him." Baltazar stated smugly and maliciously. "That means he cannot be our king."
"Yeah, but we've been dating for some time, so we can be considered king and queen." She replied
"But he's not a royal individual."
"I totally agree with you Baltazar," the same counselor that talked about the wedding, "but since let a exception, like her case, happens, so we can let this one two. Also, we can make some questions and tests to be sure that they're really a couple." His words were so natural and innocently that everyone agreed (but Baltazar) about his idea
Usually, it would have been something that would help her, but in this case it would be really a problem for them. Marceline sensed this oncoming trouble, so she quickly stood up and decided to leave; Finn got her hint and followed her lead.
"So, Counselors, I appreciate it all, but I and my future husband need to go."
"Don't sweat it." Baltazar walked towards them sounding friendly. "Since you have to accomplish some tests to prove you're a couple, I think you'll be more comfortable sleeping in the royal bedroom"
They didn't even have the chance to reply because he grabbed and lead them to the king and queen room (the Royal Bedroom). He shut the doors with a malicious look on his face; however, once there was only Finn and Marceline in that room, they felt more comfortable and relaxed.
The hero boy just let his body fall on the bed like he was just a rag. The smooth sheets and pillow made him tired, but not enough to sleepy. He still was afraid of what was coming.
"Well, I think we did good." He said trying to break the ice
"Yeah… I just didn't expect that to happen."
"What?"
"You know, our wedding and this (sigh) this test we're gonna do!" she seemed a bit steamed and nervous. She quickly flew and grabbed an apple, which was in a bow next to the bed, and such the red out of it
"Oh, that…" he became flustered by the thought of the wedding and the test. "I think there's no reason to worry. It's just a stupid test and wedding."
"Yeah, I know the wedding won't be a problem since only vampires will see it, but about the test…"
"What is about?"
"Well, that's the matter, I don't know. It could be anything. Anything." She cried out sitting on the edge of the bed with her hands covering her face from the embarrassment
"W-What do you mean?" he crawled and sat by her
"I mean that they could tell us to do any-thing." She said giving a hint
Finn got flustered by the thought of going to Tier 15. He was an expert, but he knew some of the tiers since Jake explained some to him. Of course, as a overprotective brother, Jake didn't explain too much to Finn because he was afraid his little brother would lost his innocence. In this field, the hero was just a kid.
"Whoa! That's… I don't know… Well, I'll do anything to help you, don't matter what." He stated confident. "But if you don't want to."
Marceline uncovered her face and looked at him with glare. A smile appeared on her face, then she hugged him gladly to know she could count on him.
"Thanks, Finn." She pulled away and punched him softly on his shoulder
"No, probs." He punched her back on the shoulder with the same strength
The vampire looked at him mischievously and punched him a bit harder. He got the hint and punched her back, then she jumped onto him and they started wrestling. It was a way to relax and have fun at the same time.
Both of them got so into it that they didn't realize they were getting a bit tangled on the sheets which, in another point of view, would seem they were naked. The more they wrestle, the more the things would be interpreted in another way. All in all, their fun last some minutes until Marceline managed to get on top by sitting on his hips and holding his wrist above his head, so he was stunned and could react; he was tired to do it as well.
"Give up, dummie?"
"No!" he was struggling to get free, but she was in an advantage position, so he just give in. "Okay, you win."
He waited her to set him free, but she didn't. Marceline looked at him and started to approach her face to his instead. As expected, Finn was surprised by her attitude and couldn't help but blush.
"M-Marcy, what are you doing?"
"Well," her voice was smooth and softly she continued, "you said you would do everything for me, so why don't we have some 'fun' now, eh?"
"I-I-I, uh…" he stuttered being unable to think of something
"Hahaha! Don't worry dummie!" her sexy way suddenly turned into a laugh then relaxed way. "You should have seen your face. Hahaha!"
She sat up, but still on his hips while laughing. By the moment Finn dragged himself a bit away from her, so he could sit up. However, when he sat up, she was still on top of him, so bumped onto her. In a quick motion she grabbed him and pulled him close to her, and he did the same, so awkwardly they seemed to be embracing while facing each other. The situation got more embarrassing when the butler got in and caught them
"Uh, I think I should come back another time." He turned around and shut the door
"It's not what you're thinking!" Marceline and Finn shouted at the same time blushing and jumping out of the bed, but it was too late
"Hehe, Marcy, at least they will think we're a couple."
She laughed by the thought of the situation they've just been through. They both laugh for a while when she suddenly stopped and a sly smile was on her face.
"What are you thinking?" he asked curious
"Well, I have a good idea."
"Aaand it would be…?"
She chuckled and told him:
"Just take off you're clothes."
