This is the third installment to 'The Damned'. I got a couple of reviews, and I guess I felt an overwhelming sense of...pride. It felt good to get a couple reviews for my first fic. Thank you, to those who did. (=^_^=)

Chapter 3

Marceline Abadeer woke to the warmth that she hasn't felt in a long time. The feeling of security from that warmth rushed throughout her body, making her snuggle deeper into the smooth, and firm surface of the warmth. She sighs in contempt as her pillow expands with the sound of breathing...wait. Marceline sits up in her bed quickly and looks at what her head had previously lied upon. Seeing the bare chest of Marshall Lee, she was going to berate him after kicking him out of the bed. Until she realized he was on the edge and she had snuggled into him at night. Feeling embarrassed by herself, she gets out of the bed and flies into the bathroom. She washes her face before brushing her hair. She always did this first because it always took forever. Her hair was always an intangible mess that was impossible to deal with. She thinks back to the time she first drank blood from Marshall Lee. How did her hair get so straight? Was it because she drank his blood? She closes the door which, in effect, woke Marshall Lee from his sleep. He groggily opens his eyes and yawns. He slowly slides out of the bed and stands. With a strained face, Marshall Lee stretches his back, arms, and legs. Marceline chose this moment to come out of the bathroom and see him stretching his muscles. A slight blush burns itself on her cheeks as her eyes roam over his chest and stomach. With a relieved sigh, Marshall Lee lets his arms fall to his side and his back arch in a more relaxed standing position. He looks over to Marceline who quickly turns to hide her face. She quickly goes down the ladder and into the kitchen. Marshall Lee shrugs and enters the bathroom before closing it himself. Downstairs, Marceline was currently pulling out an assortment of fruits. She didn't keep meat all that much, just red fruits. While she heard the toilet flush, she had just got done fixing a fruit salad. She handed the plate to Marshall Lee a little tentatively. Her worry was put to rest, though, when Marshall Lee gladly accepted it with a 'Thanks'. She was slightly worried he would complain about the lack of meat. Then again, he's not like Ash. Wait...did she just compare Marshall Lee with Ash? She shakes her head clear before returning to the kitchen to clean her mess. Afterwards, she flew to her phone and dialed Bubblegum's number. She looked into the kitchen as she heard water running to see Marshall Lee washing his dish. At least he cleans after himself. "Hello? Bubblegum here."

Marceline jumps at the voice. She berates herself for staring so intently before talking,"Oh. Sorry, Bonnie. Got...distracted. We're gonna come over in an hour or so to explain completely."

Bubblegum was happy to hear that news,"Great! I want to talk to Marshall Lee anyways. I wanna examine him, too."

Marceline blushes,"You barely even know him and you want to eyeball him?!"

Bubblegum blushes as well,"Not like that! He appears to be human so I want to make sure he is."

Marceline nods,"Okay. Well, we'll see you later."

Marceline hangs the phone up before turning to see Marshall Lee. "We're going to the Candy Kingdom again, so we can explain ourselves."

Marshall shrugs before sitting on the couch. Marceline just stares at him as he sighs and closes his eyes. "How can you stand sitting on that?"

Again, he shrugs,"It's not too bad. It reminds me of the cave."

Marceline groans,"I don't want to see that cave again."

Marshall Lee opens his eyes and looks at Marceline,"I don't think the cave was a bad thing either. I mean, that's where we became friends. There is no reason to look for the bad things in circumstances. Look for the good and I'm sure it will be worth it."

Marceline nods,"I agree, but try not sounding like an old man next time."

Marshall Lee smiles,"I'll try."

There was an awkward silence before Marceline heads towards the ladder,"Wait."

She turns to see Marshall Lee standing up,"I'm glad you fed me, but I know you have got to be hungry. I learned your eating schedule while in the cave, so please try not to stall."

Marceline saw the pleading look in his eyes. He was right, too. Her stomach was aching from hunger and she couldn't deny,"F-fine."

He walks over to her before pulling her to the couch. He sits down and leans his head to the right. Marceline straddles his waist with a blush. She was going to do it anyways when she bit him, so might as well get comfortable. She leans in to the exposed left side of his neck before opening her mouth and scraping her fangs over his skin. A slight shiver escapes Marshall Lee's demeanor. She finally pierces his skin and moans as his blood touches her tongue and floods her taste buds with a unbearably good sensation. Her body heats up as she presses herself harder into his body. She feels a wet sensation in her nether regions as her tongue glides on his wound. Her hips start to gyrate on Marshall Lee as another moan comes from her. She feels a hand grab her shoulder. She forces herself off of his neck and looks at him. Still in her euphoric state with eyes of red, she asks him,"Why did you stop me. I want more. I want to feel the pleasure. The ecstasy. I want to feel your hands on me." She leans in,"I want to feel you inside me."

Marshall Lee pushes her off before grabbing her face gently with both hands,"Marceline. Control yourself. This isn't you."

Hearing his voice, Marceline's eyes dim back into their original color before she pulls herself off of his lap. "I-I'm sorry."

She looks at the blood on his neck before flying up the ladder and grabbing a washcloth. She returns and sits beside him and glides the cloth over his skin. She blushes as her hand feels his muscles under the cloth. She turns away to hide her blush from him. She sees the clock to and gasped. She had been drinking his blood for at least ten minutes. It only felt like a moment. "I'm sorry."

Marshall Lee smiles,"There is nothing to be sorry for. It's just in your nature to succumb to your lust. So it happens."

Marceline nods before standing,"I'm going to take a shower and change. You can come up and change after I'm done."

Marshall Lee nods as she floats up the ladder. Marshall Lee looks around to check out his scenery. Mostly, there was just a whole bunch of musical instruments and wires to recording systems. He shrugs before hearing a knock on the front door. He opens it to see Finn and Jake at the door. Finn and Jake were both a little startled. They heard from Princess Bubblegum that Marshall Lee was friendly and currently at Marceline's house, but they did not expect him to answer the front door with no shirt on. Jake gives off a smirk,"Hey Lee. So whatcha been doin'?"

Marshall Lee shrugs and invites them in,"Sleeping mostly."

Finn looks around to see no covers or pillows in the living room. Jake smiles,"So where did you sleep last night?"

A voice startles Jake,"In my bed."

He quickly turns to see Marceline standing at the ladder. Marshall Lee waves at her with a smile and Finn waves as well, but Jake jumps behind Finn. She spun around a couple times,"So how do I look?"

She was wearing a long sleeved grey shirt and a black vest with dark-blue jeans on. Her hair was straight, thanks to Marshall Lee's blood, and she wore black, knee-high boots. Finn just shrugged and replied with a,"Good, I guess."

Jake just shivered in fear, but Marshall Lee gave her what she wanted,"You look great."

Marceline smiles,"Thank you. You can go and shower now."

Marshall Lee smiles and goes up the ladder. Marceline looks at both Finn and Jake,"So what brings you two bozos here?"

Finn looks at the ladder,"We came to see Marshall Lee and find out what happened to you guys for the last couple weeks."

Jake jumps in after that,"And when we knock on the door, we find a shirtless Marshall Lee answering it. What did you two do last night?"

Marceline's face brightens up in a deep red color,"Nothing, you perv!"

Finn looks at her funny,"What's a perv?"

Marceline and Jake look at each other before looking at Finn,"When your older, you'll know."

Finn just grumbles. Jake looks back at her,"Still, why did Marshall answer your door without a shirt. And why did he sleep in your bed?"

Marceline just crosses her arms across her chest,"We didn't do anything. And the reason he slept in my bed is because the couch is like a rock and I have no spare pillows and blankets."

Finn just sighs,"Does it really matter? So what if Marshall Lee slept in the same bed as Marceline. Can we just have a Jam Session already?"

Jake sighs at Finn's adolescence,"One day, you will understand these things."

Finn just shrugs before pulling his ballon out of his green pack. Marceline grabbed her Ax-bass and Jake pulled his violin out of Finn's pack. When Marshall Lee was done showering, he heard music that didn't really make since come from downstairs. He dresses up and climbs down the ladder. When he enters, Marceline stops playing, which in turn stops Finn and Jake. Marshall Lee was wearing the clothes Marceline had taken from the Candy Kingdom the night before. He was currently in a red and black plaid shirt with dark-blue jeans with white and black shoes. His reddish-brown hair was still a mess as his bangs hung loosely on his forehead, nearly covering his eyes from view. Marceline smiles as she sees him,"I was right to get those. They look good on you."

Marshall Lee nods his thanks,"Are we ready to go?"

Marceline nods and puts her axe-ass' strap over her shoulder and hangs it loosely on her back. Finn and Jake put up their instruments as well and walk out the door. Marshall Lee heads out the door with Marceline in tow with an umbrella. She opens it before floating into the sunlight. Marshall Lee stands to her left in order to block the sunlight from hitting her side. She gratefully smiles at him as the group heads to the Candy Kingdom.

Bubblegum looks at the group in front of her. Finn and Jake were the normal visitors she was visited by. Marceline was an occasional visit. The newest visitor, though, was the tall man standing beside the Vampire Queen. She never seen someone so tall, that had similar anatomy. Of course she has seen the Grand Wizard and giants before, but he was human. Or at least, she believed he was. She looks between Marceline and Marshall Lee,"So can I get a proper explanation as to why I had to rebuild the front of my Castle and cast search parties all over Ooo, just to look for you two donks?"

Marshall Lee looks to Marceline, who shrugged before answering,"I don't know. Maybe if you ask nicely."

Bubblegum sighs in exasperation as Marshall Lee laughs and Marceline held a smirk on her face,"Please explain to me as to why this entire ordeal turned out to be a big misunderstanding?"

Marceline blushes and looks at Marshall Lee. Marshall Lee shrugs as she looks back at Bubblegum,"I will. Not in front of Finn and Jake, though."

Bubblegum nods. She turns to Peppermint Butler,"Fill in Finn and Jake as to where Marceline and Marshall Lee disappeared. I'll be in my room."

She turns to the stairs and climbs up it. Marceline nudges Marshall Lee's shoulder as a sign to follow. Both soon disappear up the stairs as well. When upstairs, Bubblegum holds the door open and allows both Marshall Lee and Marceline inside. She turns to Marceline,"Well? Explain to me why this big misunderstanding destroyed some of my castle."

Marceline blushes before crossing her arms,"I don't feel like saying what the reason was, but it came to blows because I started it."

Bubblegum puts her hands on her hips in a condescending manner,"That didn't mean you had to destroy my castle."

Marceline scoffs,"How was I supposed to know he was so strong?"

Bubblegum shrugs,"It doesn't matter if you didn't know. You shouldn't have fought him!"

Marceline's face was red in anger,"He fucking kissed me!"

Bubblegum's face sprouts red of her own as Marceline's anger is replaced with embarrassment. They both look at Marshall Lee. Marshall Lee just holds both his hands up defensively. Bubblegum looks to Marceline,"O-okay. That is... understandable."

She looks back to Marshall Lee,"Is there a reason you kissed her?"

Marshall Lee replies with a blank face,"Information."

Bubblegum looks at him as if he was an idiot,"Information. Terrific. And how did you obtain information by kissing her?"

Marshall Lee looks at her quizzically,"I thought you were smart?"

Marceline facepalms as Bubblegum's face heated up in anger,"You doubt my knowledge?"

Marshall Lee holds his hands up defensively again,"No! Not at all! It's just that I thought you could put the dots together and figure it out."

Bubblegum rubs her temples,"Just tell me why."

He shrugs,"I sent an electric current through her tongue. Her tongue's taste buds are connected to the brain, directly. It sends an electric current back, carrying information back. I only took speech information, though."

Bubblegum looks at him as if he was retarded,"That is the stupidest thing I have heard in my entire life. That is obviously a lie."

Marceline frowns,"He may have kissed me without permission, but I doubt he is a liar."

Bubblegum scoffs,"How would you know? Oh, yea. That's right. You spent the last few weeks together!"

Marceline's face was heating up in anger again,"Because he is my friend. I would trust him with my life."

Bubblegum flares up as well,"How can you trust this man with your life? You barely know him!"

Marceline stomps her foot,"Because he has been feeding me!"

Bubblegum freezes,"What do you mean?"

Marceline sighs as she realizes her slip up,"When we were stuck in the cave, we ran out of food. I ran out of red stuff. Even one of my favorite shirts. After a couple of days, I was getting weak. I was hearing voices. A couple days after that, I was urging to kill Marshall Lee. Soon, I just stayed away from him. He found me in the back. He knew that I could attack him at any moment. So he offered me his blood. I would have rejected it, but the voices were overwhelming. I drank his blood. It tasted... so sweet. It nearly fully restored me. He stopped me when I had enough and then he slept. Every time I drink his blood, I lose control over myself to an extent. I just want to..."

Marceline didn't finish her sentence. Bubblegum looks at her expectantly,"You just want to what?"

Marceline walks forward and whispers in her ear. Bubblegum's face heats up and she looks over to Marshall Lee. She shakes her head and looks at Marceline,"Have you gone back to eating red?"

Marceline shakes her head,"I tried and I almost got sick."

Bubblegum nods,"Alright. I understand, now. Well,since you are staying with Marceline, I'll need to give you a pass to accommodate some clothes from the various shops we have."

She turns to Marceline,"Where is he sleeping?"

Marceline blushes while looking down,"In my.. uh.. bed."

Bubblegum sighs and shakes her head,"That is not exactly safest place for Marshall Lee to be at."

Marceline looks at her angrily,"What is that supposed to mean?"

Bubblegum crosses her arms,"You could wake up one night and suddenly rip his throat out."

This time, it was Marshall Lee's turn to frown,"As she trust her life in my hands, I trust my life to her. There is no reason to be worried of her hurting me. I am perfectly safe with her."

Marceline felt a weird sensation in her chest at these words. To have him trust in her that much is... sweet.

Bubblegum just shakes her head,"Yea. I'm sure you do."

Marceline furrows her brow,"What is that supposed to mean?"

Bubblegum puts her hands on her hips,"Of course he wouldn't mind sleeping next to you."

Marceline's face heated up in anger once again,"Are you insinuating something?"

Bubblegum scoffs,"If it seems like I am, then I probably am!"

Marceline grabs Marshall Lee's shoulder and pulls him to her. She reaches up and grabs his face with one hand and squeezes slightly,"Do you see this face? This is not the face of a pervert!"

Bubblegum crosses her arms under her chest,"Oh, please! Every man has a perverted side to themselves!"

Marceline lets go of his face,"He hasn't done a single perverted thing since I've met him!"

Bubblegum laughs,"Like he has to. All he has to do is let you feed and you mount him like a whore!"

Marceline felt tears in her eyes. She knew it was a mistake to tell Bubblegum anything. She grabs her umbrella and flies out the window. Marshall Lee hurries to the window and calls her name, but she ignores him. Marshall Lee turns back to Bubblegum to see worry on her face. "Why did you say that!?"

Bubblegum stutters,"I th-thought -"

Marshall Lee interrupts,"No you didn't! You didn't think! You have to see it from Marceline's view! It's bad enough that I have to practically persuade her into actually biting me so that she doesn't go hungry! She is a good person with no ill intentions! You just seem like a selfish woman!"

Bubblegum looks down at the floor as he runs out the door and out of the Candy Castle to find Marceline.

Marceline sits on the hill and looks at the luminescent crescent in the sky. The moon was beautiful and Marceline always found comfort looking at it. Her eyes were slightly red from crying and she had her favorite stuffed bear in her arms, Hambo. She hears some footsteps from behind her. She turns to see Marshall Lee walking towards her. She looks back up at the moon as he sits beside her. He looks at the moon as well as Marceline. She smiles,"Beautiful, isn't it?"

Marshall Lee smiles and nods,"Yes it is. I remembered not too long ago. What my time looked like before the war. Cars strolled the streets of all sizes and colors. People roamed the Earth at every corner. But the world was polluted. Gases polluted the air while trash made by humans polluted the environment. You couldn't see the stars if you lived in the city and the moon was never this bright. It is sad to see this time and age so few with humans, but I cannot say it wasn't for our own good. We destroyed the our world to save the world from ourselves. Albeit, we probably destroyed the world because of war, but our near extinction saved this world."

Marceline looks at Marshall Lee,"Do you miss your past? If you could go back, would you?"

Marshall Lee thinks for a moment before smiling,"No. I don't think I would. I like this world. It's beautiful in a wild and untamed way. Marshall Lee cuts his eyes at Marceline,"Full of exotic sights and beautiful people."

Marceline catches the hint and smiles. She lays her head on his shoulder as she leans into his body. She closes her eyes as she listens to the breeze pass over them. She shivers as the breeze sifts across her skin. Marshall seeing her, smiles before grabbing her and picking her up bridal style. Marceline was at a loss as to what was happening for she was slowly drifting to sleep. Marshall Lee's warm body was like a magnet to her as she snuggles into his chest. Marshall Lee heads to her house.

Marceline stretches and yawns as she opens her eyes slowly to see herself in her bedroom. She looks down to her left to see Marshall Lee laying beside her. She was once again on his side of the bed. She smiles as she realized that he carried her to her home last night and put her to bed. She lays back down and stares at his sleeping face. She giggles when she sees his face twitch cutely. Her smile disappears quickly as his brow furrows and sweat beads up on his forehead. He begins to mumble under his breath with barely intelligible words. "...no...stop...don't hurt...leave her...why...please..."

She tries to shake him awake but his voice gets louder,"No...take me...not her..."

Marceline tries to shake him awake, but he continues to raise his voice at his apparent offenders,"Leave her alone!"

Marceline, growing desperate, slaps his face,"Marshall! Wake up! Come on!"

With a roar, Marshall Lee's eyes shoot open and he sits up quickly,"Leave her!"

His eyes search the room as his breathing echos around the room. He looks at Marceline and sees her worried face. His breathing calms as he looks down at the bed in shame. He rubs his hands through his hair,"I-I'm sorry, Marceline. Just...some bad memories."

Marceline observes him with a worried look. His body was hot and he had a sheen of sweat on his shivering skin. She looks into his eyes,"Did you remember something from your past?"

Marshall Lee merely nods before getting out of the bed. He heads down the ladder, leaving Marceline alone in the room. She sighs as she hears the front door open and close. She gets out of the bed herself before floating into the bathroom. Thirty minutes later, she leaves wrapped in a towel. She grabs her clothes and proceeds to dress. After finished, though, she realized she felt a little tight around the chest and waist area. She sighs as she knew exactly what it was. Her change in nutrition was causing her body to change. She looks at herself in the mirror and presses against her waist. She sighs before heading downstairs (Is it still called downstairs if you get there by a Ladder?). When downstairs, she looks around to find Marshall Lee, but finds that he is still outside. She sighs again before floating to the fridge and grabbing a few fruits. She makes another fruit salad before making a note to herself to go shopping for some actual meat for Marshall Lee. At the thought of that, Marshall Lee took that moment to walk inside. He was still shirtless and only wearing only his basketball shorts. She hands him the bowl as he smiles appreciatively. He sits down on the uncomfortable couch before eating the food that was made for him. After he was finished, he went into the kitchen and washed the bowl. As he came back, he looked at Marceline,"I'm sorry for worrying you this morning. I just needed to get some air."

Marceline smiles,"It's alright. Anyways, let's not let this day be ruined by foul moods. We got business today. I need to go shopping for food and you need to go see a doctor about that crazy brain in that head of yours."

Marshall Lee nods before heading to the ladder. He stops before he goes up it, though. He turns around,"Are you feeling hungry? Please don't lie to me if you are."

Marceline was, but she didn't want to bother him, especially when he woke up screaming from a returning memory. She sighed as he knew when she was lying, though. She nods as he walks to the couch and sits down. He beckons her to come to him as he exposes his neck. She, as always, hesitantly walks over to him. With a rather embarrassed look on her face, she straddles his waist. She takes a deep breath before biting into his neck. The same sensations take over her as the euphoria spreads throughout her body. She feels the velvety texture of his blood run across her tongue and down her throat. She pushes her tongue against the wound, causing more blood to seep from the puncture wounds. She moans as she feels her nether regions dampen from the situation she was in. She suddenly forces herself to stop as she pulls herself off. Her breathing was slightly frantic from being pulled away from the irresistible life-force that came from the man under her, but she smiles as she sees his face. He was surprised that she pulled herself off, but smiled otherwise. "Congratulations. You pulled yourself off and you controlled yourself. I knew you could do it."

Marceline's smile widens as she hugs the man under her. It surprised Marshall Lee, but he just returned it. She gets off of him and allows him to go back up the ladder. A few minutes later, he comes back down fully dressed. Marceline grabs her umbrella and they leave for the Candy Kingdom.

Marceline was having the time of her life. She was currently walking through the Candy Kingdom with a handsome man by her side. As she held onto his arm while under her umbrella, she was getting jealous glances from several women. Albeit, candy women, but women otherwise. They enter the produce section of the street full of stalls. She grabs several fruits and vegetables while trying to find out what Marshall Lee might want to eat. He was very indecisive, though. Whenever she would ask if he would eat something, he would just shrug or nod. He never said no to anything to whatever she grabbed. Eventually, she just went with her gut on what to get and what not to get. She walks to the stall that had a sign with several types of meats listed on it. She bought a few pounds of beef and deer meat, which was pulled out of the man's cooler, and proceeded to strut around the town a little longer to tease the women of the Candy Kingdom. That is, until she saw Bubblegum talking to a few people. Her mood turns from happy to depressed almost instantly. She leads Marshall Lee out of the Kingdom and back to the house. She puts her groceries up and then heads out with Marshall Lee once again. They head over to the Rock Kingdom and see the large line to the hospital. She stands in the line with Marshall Lee looking at the line in worry. The rock citizen,who was apparently female, notices the two and smiles,"Aww, you two make a great couple! Are you here for a pregnancy test?"

Marceline blushes and shakes her head,"Oh, no. We're not a couple. His brain is a little scrambled."

The rock citizen gasp,"Did the Rock Crushers get him, too?"

Marshall Lee looks at her skeptically,"Rock Crushers?"

She nods,"Yes, it seems they are more active here lately. They have been terrorizing the people here for a while. That is why the hospital is always so packed."

He narrows his eyes,"Do you know where these Rock Crushers reside?"

She points west,"On the prairie to the west, but that area is dangerous and I recommend travel in that direction to be redirected."

Without a word, he walks in that direction. Marceline follows after him,"Wait! Marshall, you shouldn't go out there. You're not at full health."

He smiles,"I wasn't at full health when I fought against you and Simon."

She huffs in frustration but follows after him. She has to make sure he doesn't hurt himself after all.