It slowly dawned on Marshall that Luna had watched their intimate act, Gumball finally realized it as well and both of them blushed bright red. The three decided to move to a conference room and discuss the matter of travel to find Luna's Master's Castle. The trip would take about a Month and a half, which is how long it took Luna to find the Candy kingdom. Once the plans were made, Gumball gave Luna a room in the palace, so she could sleep.
Before departing Luna handed the journal entries to Marshall so he could read them as much as he wanted. Night was drawing near over the land of Aaaa and Luna was just waking up from her slumber. She made her way out of the palace and shifted into a black wolf and went out to hunt. Marshall also left but told his beloved Prince that he would be back before morning.
He traveled back to where his house in the cave was and sat down in the field, he took out his electric bass axe and began to play. It was a wordless song and he stared up at the night sky that was littered with bright shining stars as far as the eye could see, he played that wordless song thinking about his life up to this point. The son of a demon, now living in the world with the rest of the strange population of Aaaa, he found that he was happy with how things turned out for him, sure he'd want to change somethings and maybe do a few of those things over but he was truly happy.
The man he'd fallen in love with was his boyfriend and though they'd had fights that ended quite sadly sometimes, they always made up and Marshall would do anything his prince asked of him, even if he had to die to do it. He was excited and his emotion became apart of his music, he played a little louder, Luna found him this way, absorbed in his music and she sat down by him to listen as he played. Marshall had noticed her walk over and when he stopped playing, they sat in the silence and stillness of the night, the only sound was the wind whistling through the trees and the grass.
They sat for what seemed like hours when Marshall broke the silence and asked her what the other Vampire was like. Luna told him that Kyle-that was the other Vampire's name-was a quiet person, the very picture of a stately Monarch and though he was a brooding fellow often caught up in his thoughts he had a very kind and loving heart as dead as it was. Kyle had lived for many centuries before he realized that he may be the only Vampire left.
She also told the now enraptured Vampire that Kyle had seen many things that had saddened his heart and caused him to grow cold to world that he unfortunately had to live in. He isolated himself in an old Victorian castle where the clouds up above were thick and dark so the sun never shined and all manor of nocturnal creatures roamed about. They left the castle alone however because Kyle was not to be messed with.
She told Marshall that Kyle was a true King of Vampires and had his share of blood-lust like any other Vampire. Marshall asked about what had made him change, what made this Cold King's heart thaw. Luna said that she had come across the castle in her travels and asked for lodging for the night. Kyle had come into her room as she slept to suck the blood from her veins but as he moved through the room he stepped on some paper and picked it up, on the paper was a very detailed drawing of the castle, there was not a stone out of place in the picture.
Kyle had noticed several other drawings and looked at them, one had him staring in awe. Luna had drawn him in all his glory as he sat reading a book by the fire, he had figured she was only writing in a journal, what caught his eye was how sad he looked as he read from his book, he could see all the sadness and the cruelty the centuries he'd been alive had weighed on his mind and heart.
He left her room and let her sleep, though she had remained awake since the moment he opened the door. The shape-shifting girl had gotten up and followed him to a large study where the now angry Vampire was throwing things and knocking stuff over, he picked up an ornate picture frame-though she couldn't see the picture in it- and was about to throw it but he paused and stared longingly at the picture in that ornate frame then sat it lovingly on the desk. Though his anger and frustration returned a moment later and he picked up a small desk lamp and threw it against the window, where it shattered the glass and fell to the ground below. Luna entered the room not the lest bit scared of what could or would happen to her, she walked up to the Vampire just as he turned around and hugged him, her wolfs ears drooping. Kyle was very surprised by the hug but his anger returned and he pulled the little shifter off of him and threw her against an old ornately carved bookcase, she hit it hard and crumpled to the floor, several heavy tomes and books fell on her and she lay still and unmoving.
Kyle stared at the spot where the girl fell, his eyes burning bright crimson with his rage, though that soon dissipated when he saw a small pool of bright red blood forming near where her head lay, he ran to her side and knelt down tossing the books and tomes away like they mere toys. The little shifter had her eyes closed and blood ran from a wound on her head as well as from her upturned cheek and hands. The sight broke his heart, for he had never once lifted a hand against an innocent and now realized the girl had only tried to make him feel better and calm down by hugging him.
The Vampire had only ever shed tears once in his life when his beloved-who had been a human boy with hair and eyes the color of baked earth, had passed away, Kyle hadn't thought to change his beloved into a vampire like himself but knew David wouldn't have wanted to live that way. Not truly dead and not truly alive-had passed away from old age, the tears now ran down his face as he picked up the girl and held her in his arms.
He took out a lace handkerchief and dabbed away the blood from her head and cheek. This action caused the girl to stir and she groaned a little and peeked open her eyes, Kyle had been to distracted with cleaning her to notice till he felt gentle hands wipe the tears from his face, without flinching the shifter wrapped her arms around his neck and told him it would be alright and that she wasn't afraid of him or his powers, Kyle sat there on the floor of his study hugging the little shifter tightly to him, she rubbed his back as he let out all his pent up sadness. When he had composed himself, he set about righting the wrecked study, Luna-she had introduced herself as such- helped him and spoke kindly with him about anything and everything, when she said she had no permanent home, Kyle opened his castle to her telling her she could come and go as she pleased and if she wanted to leave she could do so.
Once the study was cleaned up and Kyle had used some magic to repair the window, they went to the sitting area to talk though Luna had made a detour at the kitchen and made some tea for herself and a cup of blood for Kyle, which she brought back to the sitting area. They drank and talked till Luna fell asleep, before Kyle could move her she shifted into a black cat and curled up in the chair she was seated in previously and there she stayed.
Kyle retired to his own room and once he was ready for bed-even though the clouds never left he knew what time of day it was-pulled back the covers to a large four-poster bed and got in, laying down, he covered up and stared up at the red velvet lined black canopy and for once in all his long years of living and being undead, he felt at peace and felt the ice start to melt from his heart.
When Luna finished her tale, Marshall had tears running down his face and she wiped them away and hugged him. Marshall hugged back and after a moment they let go of each other. They sat in silence once more, the shifters tale weighed heavily on the Vampire Kings mind as he got up and stretched, Luna followed his example and did the same. Luna assumed the form of a vampire and floated off the ground and together the pair returned to the Candy palace just as the sun was starting to rise.
Before they parted ways Marshall said." Thanks for the story, I've still got a lot of questions but now I know that this other Vampire, Kyle, seems like a really chill dude. I really can't wait to meet him" "You're Welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed the story" " I do have one question though." Luna smiled and nodded her head telling him to continue." Why didn't he just drink your blood when you passed out? I would have."
" My Master told me that when he saw me like that all thoughts of a free meal left his head because in that moment I reminded him just a little tiny bit of David, his beloved and cherished one. If only for the same amount of kindness I showed him when he was angry and upset. I have told my Master that all of us sometimes just need a little kindness. I can leave anytime I wish and never come back but I owe him my life because he choose to save it instead of end it. I will repay him for that and so I am bound to serve him till I have saved his life or else until I die. I am loyal and will never betray him."
"I see...Huh. cool. Good night you crazy, fucking rad shifter" Marshall grinned and opened the door to Gumballs room and walked inside, closing it. He stripped to his boxers and went over and crawled in bed with Gumball, who instantly pull the other close and nuzzled the back of his neck. Marshall dreamed of far off castles and angry Vampires that night, cuddle safely in his lovers warm embrace. Luna returned to her room and after closing the door and walking over to the bed promptly fell on it and passed out, exhausted from hunting and telling her tale, she didn't dream that night but slept peacefully.
