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"Marshall, what are you doing? The party is out there silly!"
"I know, I know Fi! But, hold up, I want to let you hear a new song of mine." He smirked, dragging Fionna by the hand as he floated through the air into the hallway away from the main ball room, where everyone was dancing and having fun in the candy colored lights.
Gumball's Balloon Bala Ball was tonight, and Fionna had been looking forward to it for ages now. She had even gotten dressed all fancy like to impress the Prince and other friends. Plus it just made Cake so happy. But it was the only time she would even look at a dress, and she felt like this one might grab too much attention.
Blue silk feeling material, warped in with under netting, and a shimmery glittery fabric for the waist as a sash. It was strapless, but had matching gloves with the fingers missing. A white bottom with a small ruffled train attached to the back flowed out behind her as she walked in her usual flats. It was poofy, and pretty, and girly. And Fionna hated it. But, like she had promised, only this once. But she hadn't gotten this done just to go out into the hall to hang with Marshall. She wanted to party.
Marshall had come just as fancy as her, with a gray vest over a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. A dark black tie hung around his neck loosely, the only thing tipping off that Marshall was a fun dude besides his jet black hair, which was the same as it was any day. Dark jean-like pants with a white belt, and black boots made up the rest of him. It was a monotonous ensemble, lacking his traditional red touches here and there, but still impressive.
He turned a corner, stopping. The hall was deserted, no a one in sight besides the two. He nodded, "Seems as good a place as any." Fionna blew her hanging bangs out of her face. Cake had tried a new hair style for the Ball for Fionna, putting her hair up into a ponytail, but leaving some out in the front. Later, she had curled it to spiral down beside Fionna's face, and it sometimes got in her way.
But it wasn't like she was going to do anything except dance and talk tonight, so why worry? She cocked her head at the vampire, crossing her arms. "So, what now cool guy?" Marshall fell out of his floating lull, landing on his feet, and standing tall. "I wanted to show you a new song I wrote. For someone special." He smirked as Fionna began blushing, "A… a song?" She looked to the side, nervous yet hopeful at the same time. "Who for?"
"Just someone close to me," he said, putting his hands in his pockets. Fionna was suddenly very aware of his eyes searching her face, and how close the hall way walls were. And how close he was. Wait, she thought suddenly, is he? He couldn't be! But am I? No, no, that's just stupid, of course I-.
"Breathing you in when I want you out,
Finding our truth in our hope of doubt,
Lying inside our quiet drama.
Wearing your heart like a stolen dream,
Opening skies with your broken keys,
No one can blind us any longer."
He moved forward, slowly stepping closer. Fionna gulped. This was not what she had expected to happen. Was he seriously making a move on her? Or was he just messing with her like usual? She didn't know which one she preferred. And that realization hit her hard. Did she have feelings for him? Of course not! But she felt a weird feeling when she was around him. But…
"We'll run where lights won't chase us,
Hide where love can save us,
I will never let you go."
He sang softly, his usual axe bass occupant not there. It was just him and his voice. Fionna felt like she had been thrust into an oven, the heat rising with every word. Was he really talking about her? He moved closer until only an inch was between them.
"We'll run where lights won't chase us,
Hide where love can save us,
I will never let you go."
Fionna felt like a gravity surrounded him. She felt herself leaning forward, her eyes staring at him with fervent longing. What… what was he doing to her? She felt like he was the only one that ever existed, that he meant every word of that song. He was still smirking, and looking down at her with shadowed clear eyes. He seemed to be leaning down. She reached up on her tippy toes, closing her eyes. Her first kiss…
"Uh, Fi? What are you doing?"
Fionna's eyes snapped wide open. He was not in fact leaning down, but had moved away since the last line. He had his eyebrows raised, eyes wide and surprised. She slowly regained her senses, frowning. And then, the terrible blushing began. She was so embarrassed! She had… he wasn't…. "That song… uh, wasn't for me?" she said it timidly, quietly, but he had heard her clearly.
Marshall's mouth hung open, surprise and shock written all over his face. Suddenly, he broke out into a huge taunting smile, and started to laugh. "You, you thought that! And you tried to, to, OH MAN!" He fell to the ground, laughing so hard he couldn't breathe. He couldn't make words, but he tried and failed on many attempts.
Fionna steeled her thoughts against him, clenching her hands into fists, "Shut up!" She knew she must have looked like the biggest fool in existence. Anger rose up inside her, along with deep hurt. So, it hadn't been for her. She knew she shouldn't be so sad over it, but it hurt her badly for some reason; Marshall didn't like her.
And she didn't like him.
"I said shut it!" She turned to walk back down the hall, not caring where she went. She was definitely not going back to the party now. The night seemed ruined. Marshall's laughing cries echoed down the hall, and although distance was supposed to make them quieter, they seemed only to get louder.
She turned to find that he had managed to float up to follow behind her. "Fi, wait, no. Hold up. I'm sorry, it's just-," he laughed more, not able to stop. Fionna rolled her eyes, walking faster. Of all the stupid things she had fallen for, this had to be the worst. And she had actually thought she had feeling for the creep! Why had she thought that? It was so stupid to think that. But thinking that he actually took an interest in her beyond being a friend was even more stupid.
She felt a hand on her shoulder but she shrugged it off roughly, continuing to move faster. Why did she feel so… broken by this? It was so sudden. Out of the blue. But it felt like a slow knife had finally reached her heart. Screw Marshall, she thought, fighting back tears. Tears? What was wrong with her? He was still floating behind her, chuckling. Great.
"Fionna, chill, ok? It's cool between us, promise. That was just…" he paused, laughing again, "Unexpected." He flew quickly in front of her, smiling. "Come on, slow it! Fi?" He lost a little of his smile, looking at her blushing face, "Fi? You didn't seriously think-"
"I didn't!" She stopped, frowning. She poked a finger at him, holding back everything she really wanted to say, "You just caught me off guard with all that, that, whatever it was! Who is it for really?" She crossed her arms, trying to look demanding. Of course, she really did want to know. But another part of her didn't.
Marshall smirked, "Wouldn't you like to know." Fionna rolled her eyes, "Uh, yeah, I just said I would." Marshall raised an eyebrow, smirking. "Well, if you must know…"
Fionna leaned her shoulder against the wall, still glaring at Marshall. Who was the lucky girl? But before she could find out, the floor fell out from underneath her. She screamed, feeling herself plummet down suddenly and swiftly. She pushed her hands down, forcing her dress to stay down. She heard Marshall shout above her, but she couldn't hear what he said.
Her scream echoed over and over, even though now she was stunned silent. It was too dark to see anything, but she was still falling. How far was this? What was this? Fionna gulped, wide eyed. When was she going to go splat?
A sudden tightening around her waist made her gasp, frightened but relieved at the same time. "Marshall?!" She shouted.
"Yeah, I got you Fi, hold on!"
Fionna felt like crying and laughing at the same time. He was flown after her. He was there, she wasn't going to go splat. Thank Glob! She was going to be ok.
He flew her down a little ways more until ground was found once again. He let Fionna down on hard rock, looking up the way they had come. "Dude, you found a hidden trap floor! And mystery cave!" Fionna, shaking slightly, looked with him. The door at the top was only a pinprick of light. They had to be miles below the castle by now! She shivered, wrapping her arms around herself. It was cold down in the cave.
She looked back to the huge cavernous space they had come to. Aqua blue light crystals popped out of nooks and crannies, lining the walls and high ceiling of the cave, giving off glowing light that barely lit the place enough for the two to see. The thinned out considerably leading away from them, back into a smaller connected tunnel. It wasn't as big as the cave, but was still of considerable size. Fionna frowned. It looked endless, and she didn't like that. Even though her curiosity was piqued, she didn't want to be down here any longer than she had to be.
"Marshall, can we go. This place is giving me the willies." She rubbed her arms, looking back up at him. Her fall had momentarily distract her from her hurt anger at Marshall, but was slowly returning. She knew that in a few minute, she probably wouldn't want to be anywhere near him, let alone letting him carry her up out of an underground cave, stuck or not.
"Awwww, is the little adventurer scared about being stuck in a hole with the King?" He smirked, making Fionna's heart guts tighten. Glob, she hated that effect he had on her. "No," she retorted, "I just want to get back to the party. It's boring down here." Marshall floated over her and started toward the tunnel. "Oh? Well, would you change your mind if I told you I knew about these tunnels?"
Fionna narrowed her eyes, smirking, "No you don't dude." She crossed her arms, walking towards him, "And I am not afraid. If you wanna explore, please, let us go down and explore." She walked proudly by him, trying to push her nerves to the back. It was just a cave system. It would be fun.
And honestly, how bad could it be?
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