Chapter 2

"So are we going or what," Marshal stated coldly staring down at the vampire girl on the ground. She was burying her face it her hands and then putting her hands on her head. Her eyes were wide and she wiped her mouth on the long sleeve of her blue shirt.

"Give me a second Marsh! Glob, I'm trying to figure out what just happened-"

"Fiona, you're with Gumball now, whatever I already figured it out. We still need to go." Marshal said firmly but with pain laced in his words. He didn't dare look up at Fiona, he didn't want to look into her cold, red eyes. He wasn't going to get mad anymore, he was always so chill and built up his walls. How had she torn them down? Marshal doesn't easily get upset but Fiona had found a sure way to hurt him. She wasn't his, she didn't like him or love him why should he care? She doesn't care about him he doesn't care about her, right? That's how it works right?

"No Marshal, it's not like that I swear, just give me a moment to sort things out." Fiona begged. Why had she done that? Something was wrong with her or Gumball or something. But every time she tried to explain that Gumball forced her to she choked up and couldn't say it.

"Look, it doesn't even matter, it's not like I care. I'm not your boyfriend or anything, Gumball is."

Gumball is my boyfriend? Fiona asked herself. No, this is all a mistake, I don't- no, I can't like Gumball like that anymore. He's engaged isn't he? Or did they break it off? She didn't remember, know or care anymore, all she wanted was to stop this fight with Marshal, it was getting silly! She wasn't mad at him for the original things he did and said anymore but he was angry with her for not hearing him out. Now he was angry with her for kissing the prince. All this was too confusing for the heroine, even she had to admit that she wasn't the brightest at times.

"Marshal, after you turned me and killed me I ignored your pleads, right?"

Marshal grunted a bit, still not looking at her.

"This isn't much different, if you'd just let me explain-"

"Exactly," Marshal cut her off, "So I guess you'll find out how I felt." Shit! Marshal thought to himself, that was meant to be joking, why did I say it so harshly? Now she's hurt and mad, just wonderful. This has been an endless cycle of being mad at each other for getting mad and I need to put an end to it. "Fiona?"

"Yeah?" She answered in a monotone voice.

"I'm sorry."

"what did you just say?" Fiona said with a growing smirk.

"I said it once don't make me say it again!" Marshal cried making Fiona chuckle. "Look, this has been a cycle of hurt lately I think we should just stop. Fiona, " Marshal grabbed her arms to look her in the eyes, though she was nervous it wasn't in the same way she had been with Gumball. "I still lo-... Like being your friend." He cleared his throat, "Let's just go back to how things were before everything, before Ashley."

"And forget about everything that happened?" Fiona asked, half staring at his soft, gray lips.

"Yes, except for our quest at the moment. Deal?"

Fiona smirked, "deal. Now come on, we've got a vampire kingdom to find."

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It wasn't long before the vampire duo reached the end of the tunnel they had to go through, Marshal said that even though Gumball was gone, it was still daytime and the tunnel would keep them safer than umbrellas. For some odd reason, Fiona expected to be trudging through that tunnel for days while in reality it couldn't have been more than half an hour. Even so, Fiona was about ready to get out. She may be a now-vampire hero but every time a rat scampered over her feet she had to kick it away. In Aaa, the cave rats were super dangerous and try to crawl up your legs and give you bites that can paralyze you. Still, Fiona felt guilty for kicking them away and wished that she didn't have to. The voices didn't help either, some lost souls must have gotten trapped and were whispering like crazy.

"You'd think that vampires would be able to see well in a tunnel like this but nope, all I see is the back of your globing head."

Marshal Lee chuckled, "Sure Fi, my head is what you're staring at."

"what's that supposed to mean?" Fiona challenged.

"You are totally staring at my butt," He teased before stopping and wiggling his butt a little.

Fiona almost ran into him, "As if! In your dreams Vampire King!"

Marshal turned around and started walking backwards, "Hey, I am the Vampire King!"

"Yeah, so?"

A grin spread across his face, "That means I'm your king since you're a vampire now."

"No way am I taking orders from you. You're more like king of the poo brains!"

"Whatever Fiona, believe what you want to but I got authority over you."

Marshal spun back around to face forward as they walked through the tunnel. Fiona rolled her eyes and smirked at him. She couldn't help it, she missed his silly antics and jokes, like the time he made her think she was a vampire. Now I really am a vampire, She thought to herself. Even so, she hadn't really tried out her powers at all.

"Marshal?"

"What's up Fi?" He called back.

"When we reach the surface do you think that you could show me how to use my abilities?"

"Sure but don't be surprised when I'm better than you, I'm older, the king and a demon prince," Marshal mocked her.

Fiona scoffed, "We'll see about that! I'm a mathematical heroine and totally kick butt, and now I can kick your butt!"

"Whatever you say little bunny." Marshal teased.

Fiona rolled her eyes, she had always hated it when he called her little bunny. Sure it was only because of her hat but it made her feel small and like he saw her as a child. Maybe to him she was huts a child, while they both seemed eighteen, Marshal was over a thousand. Guess it was about time she proved that she was no little bunny.

"hey Fiona! We're here." Marshal called as he reached a door. The door was small, shorter than Fiona, and had markings engraved all over it. Little curls and elegant lines had been carved along the border of the door and all over it except around the little dark red knob that stuck out from the left side.

"What is that, a ruby?" Fiona asked.

"Oh yeah, that's a sign of the vampire kingdom, it's a garnet. Dark red garnet is kind of our thing since we have mined them for centuries. Now that no one really cares about them anymore, we use them to mark places that have something to do with the kingdom."

"So this door is related to your kingdom?"

"Yeah, it leads to where the first key is hidden."

"Which is?" Fiona asked impatiently.

Marshal grinned, handed her an umbrella and opened the door, "See for yourself."

Fiona stepped through the doorway and was immediately his by sunlight, quickly she opened the umbrella to shield herself from the blinding light. Salty breeze hit her face and cold water washed over her feet as she realized her surroundings.

They were at the ocean.

So I'm sure you're all wondering what's up with Marshal and Fiona getting so mad and making up all the time so suddenly, well it's not poor writing I promise! It'll be explained soon but next chapter I expect a bit of sweetness that will test whatever Gumball said to Fiona! Sorry I've been waiting so long to update lately, I've got so much stuff going on, I finally started writing a story bookyo thing I've been planning for months. It's about a demon/angel girl and I'm so excited! Thank you all so much for supporting me, since the first chapters my writing has greatly improved and I want to know if you guys have anything you don't like or do like! Please, please, please review I just love everything you guys say and cherish all of it! See you later!