-Her name is Marceline, Vampire Queen-
Cinnamon and vanilla…she smells so good…like a sweet spice…Bubblegum inhaled deeply, feeling the music penetrate her body, the head banging movements of the girl she was attached too, the lyrics. All of it made her feel strangely good, even though she wasn't a huge fan of this type of hard punk music. She hadn't noticed she was doing this, perhaps it was accidental, but she absently started nuzzling the gray skinned neck as she inhaled the sweet spiced scent, her head joining in the bobbing movements as she became lost in the good sensations.
"Oh Glob hold me Marceline!" "Marceline why!?" "Marceline please pick me up next!" The cries continued until the concert ended. Marceline…her name is Marceline…Bubblegum smiled quietly as the two returned to the floor and she, reluctantly mind you, released her grip upon the girls neck.
"Thank you Oooians for coming out today and don't forget to come join us tonight for the real thing! We have some backstage passes for some lucky students who have their raffle tickets ready so let's get the drawing started woohoo! Yeah!" The voice was that of the lead guitarist, another gray-skinned girl with attire similar to Marceline's. The rest of the band members, a ghost drummer and a plain looking guy, handled the raffle drawing, calling out various ticket numbers as the guitarist drew the matching ones from a box.
Marceline however, had moved away, instead speaking to the shop owner. A goose…it's really a goose…Bubblegum thought as she tried to weave through the rabid fans. She really wanted to speak to this Marceline, I have to thank her for, well, saving me after all…At least, that was the excuse Bubblegum had convinced herself of as the reasoning. The reality was though, she had this feeling that she needed to know this person, a feeling she wasn't exactly sure of, but nevertheless, it was driving her to speak to the bass playing siren.
"Uhm excuse m-" As Bubblegum had reached out to lightly tap the shoulder of the dark haired girl, Nari glided past, gushing and giddy. "Marceline you are the greatest! That was amazing! I didn't know you were going to put on an actual preview of tonight! Stop keeping secrets from me!" Nari hugged Marceline, who returned it, smiling. "Yeah it was kind of a last minute idea that Keila suggested, a treat for the raffle people. Worked out great, what with that chick stumbling into me. Crowd went banay-nay. Was perfect timing."
The deep red eyes shifted from Nari, and looked straight into Bubblegum's light blue ones. For just that one moment, time stopped as the two gazed at each other. The smile on the gray lips was kind, with the hint of the tip of a white fang poking out from the upper. Bubblegum couldn't keep the deep blush from returning to her cheeks and a sensation of weakness washed over her. Those eyes…it's like they are looking into my soul…She gulped and tried to shake the feeling from her head, straightening her posture and moving closer.
"Uhm hi." Nnngh…she keeps staring at me! What am I doing I can't even speak!
Hah…this girl is adorable…she can't even speak. You still got it Marceline…Marceline subconsciously patted herself on the back and took a step towards her pink haired prey, a demon's grin now curling onto her lips. "Hey, I'm Marceline, Vampire Queen. And this is my band, the Scream Queens." She motioned with her eyes towards the three still handing out backstage passes to fans. "And you are…?" The red eyes returned to their staring.
Gah! I can't flipping speak! What is wrong with me!? Speak Bonnibel SPEAK! Mentally Bubblegum forced her lips to obey and try to form words, but she couldn't manage much more than a cute blurble and a squeak, locking up once more into a rigid state.
Seeing Bubblegum struggling, Nari couldn't help but snicker quietly, pulling away from Marceline and moving to the pink girl's side. "Jeez Marci, let her go hmm? Not fair you doing that." She playfully scolded, tilting her head to the side and smiling sweetly.
Marceline closed her eyes, breaking the stare and sighed quietly. "Fine, you're no fun Nari. She seemed to be enjoying it though, bright red as she is." The vampire teased and when she opened her eyes, they seemed to be much less intense.
All at once Bubblegum was able to move again, the haze lifted from her mind. She shook her long hair and gave each girl a puzzled look. "What…what just happened?" She wasn't exactly understanding the situation but when she looked again into the deep red eyes, they weren't as penetrating as before.
"Oh don't worry about it Bonni, it was just Marci being mean." Nari looked at the vampire and half stuck her tongue out. Marceline simply shrugged her shoulders, feigning ignorance. "No idea what you are talking about…"
"Anyway. Marci, this is Bonnibel Bubblegum, Freshman, just got here right before your small concert. Lucky her!" Nari put an arm around Bubblegum's shoulders, giving her a squeeze and a gentle shake, trying to further bring the pink girl back to reality.
"Bubblegum hmm? Weird name. Bet you are from Candy Kingdom right? Welcome to Ooo." The vampire extended her hand, a leather bracelet was strapped to her wrist with small metal spikes adorning the material.
Bubblegum finally caught up to the present, smiling a sweet smile and lightly griping the vampires' hand. It's sort of cold…She thought as she looked down. But it's soft also…how odd…For a moment her mind wanted to analyze the vampires hand but she quickly dismissed the urge to science out. "How do you d-!?"
Her sentence was cut short as the vampire leaned over, gently lifted the pink hand, and planted a kiss upon the warm, pink skin.
Bubblegum stared, her eyes blinking and wide as the vampire kissed her hand. Before anyone could say anything, a shriek was let out from the crowd.
"Oh my GLOB! Marceline is giving out hand kisses!"
Instantly the crowd shifted and descended upon the three. With a mortified look of panic Marci grabbed both girls, pushing them out the back doorway and into the sunlit green grass behind the store. The crowd followed, howling in ecstasy as they tried to capture the floating vampire, clamoring for their own hand kisses as she hovered just out of reach.
"Awww now I can't kiss you all. You will just have to be content with this!" And in the most un-lady like fashion, she flashed the crowd before taking off like a shot high over the nearby buildings, eliciting even louder screams, some fans even taking off in pursuit.
Bubblegum's mouth simply hung open in shock as she watched the spectacle. Nari laughed at the look and poked Bonni's reddened cheek. "How exciting hmm? Marci is such a showman. Anyway how about we get some lunch?" Bonnibel didn't know how to react. She had never encountered such behavior in her own kingdom. She simply nodded at the idea of eating and followed Nari back to the sidewalk, still trying to absorb the day's events so far.