Love Potion – Part Three
The Magic Woman laughed as she leaned against the door, staring at the prince. "I really didn't think she would give it to you. She was supposed to use it for herself!" The woman giggled.
"What was the potion?" Prince Gumball bluntly asked.
"Not even offering tea? You've become quite rude."
"Sorry if my presence is ruining your reunion or whatever this is. But I'll just head ho-"
"-we're having a serious conversation now. Please, sit down. Hopefully this meeting won't take up too much of your time." Gumball completely cut off Marshall Lee's sentence. Prince Gumball spoke sweetly, but there was a vicious sting to his tone. Marshall moved away from the spot he was hovering in so he could go sit at the table. He simply sat down and waited for Gumball to make his next action.
Marshall picked at the table, using his nails to try and unsuccessfully scrape the wood and paint off. Gumball picked his chair up then took a seat, doing what Marshall had been doing a few moments earlier; waiting for the next person to take a seat. The Magic Woman strut across the room with a large grin on her face. She loved every part of the situation the two boys had accidentally fallen into.
"Soooo~" the woman sang. "How can I help you?"
"What does the Love Potion do?" Gumball wasn't sow to get straight to the point.
"It makes people fall in love. Duh." The woman stated.
"C'mon woman! Be serious!" Marshall Lee yelled as he angrily slammed his fist into the table. The Magic Womas smile could only grow.
"Okay, okay. I'm sorry." The woman giggled. "I'll tell you all about it from the start if you want. Ph this is going to be so much fun!" When silence filled the room, the woman took it as an encouragement to continue. "Cake was walking around complaining about Fiona to Lord Monochromicorn. It was annoying to hear. So Fiona was having some boy troubles and I gave her something to he her out. Ooh- can I please rhyme?" The woman's smile was so large it made both Marshall and Gumball sick.
"No," Marshall arrogantly answered at the same time Gumball murmured a "yes".
"I was going to anyway." Magic Woman stated as she did a few random cartwheels around the table. She managed to land herself in front of Marshall Lee. "A potion made of all things pure," the crazy woman started. Both Gumball and Marshall had to bite their tongues, hoping that she would say something useful. "Trickles down your throat, until you crave more."
The woman rolled onto the table. She randomly held her arms and legs up above her. "The flavour will dance and make you crave," as the words 'dance' left her mouth she wriggled her limbs. "…and remind you of tastes, that you will forever save."
The Magic Woman then turned onto her belly. She was now facing Gumball with her chin wresting on her folded wrists. "The potion leads you to one place. A certain place, that makes your heart race." She jumped up to start randomly dancing on the conference table.
There was a moment of silence that was leaving Prince Gumball confused and Marshall Lee pissed. "The potion proves to show all that's pure…" The woman's gleeful voice became somewhat serious as she approached Gumball. She dropped down into a sitting position, spreading her legs out on either side of the prince.
"It looks deep into your heart…" She said softly as she leaned in closer to the prince. Gumball took the leaning gesture and soft voice as a way of her telling him to lean in for some sort of secret. "…Then… Let's it soar!" The Magic Woman happily yelled as she spun herself around and back onto the floor by Gumball. Prince Gumball was slightly taken aback from the sudden movements. Marshall chuckled softly at the surprised face Gumball pulled when the woman flamboyantly jumped to the floor.
"That was completely useless…" Marshall Lee stated.
"You're just not perceiving it properly. It's a love potion. There's not that much to say about it." The Magic Woman giggled. She reached into her shirt, digging around for something neither of the males in the room new about. Gumball remembered Fiona reaching into her shirt to grab something out a few days ago. Was it a few days ago? Gumball started to think about when Fiona had given him the potion that had apparently made him demand to taste the vampire. "There you are," she said sweetly as she pulled something out. She looked at Gumball and Marshall. She smiled then blew them a kiss before throwing the item in her hand into the ground.
Marshall Lee and Gumball started to couch as smoke started to fill the room. Prince Gumball stood up from his chair, swiping the smoke away from his face. While trying to wave the smoke away, he turned his head to the window. When he looked over there, The Magic Woman was halfway out. She had half of her body hanging out of the window whereas the other half was still holding onto the edge. The smoke had calmed down and now Marshall could see what Gumball was looking at.
The Magic Woman's eyes widened ever so slightly as she flashed them an award smile. "I'm not here anymore, okay?" Gumball just shrugged his shoulders.
"Okay…"
"Okay? Wait! You still need to explain yourself!" Marshall yelled as he stormed towards the window. The woman let go and simply dropped out. When Marshall got closer to the window rays of sunlight started to hit his skin. His reaction was to hiss and run away from the light.
"I got none of what she said. I hope you understood her." Marshall Lee growled as he walked Baca to the table. He stopped his movements to look at Gumball who was simply standing and staring off into the corner as he spoke. Marshall Lee quickly checked the corner Gumball was staring at to make sure there was definitely nothing weird over there. "Hey- did you hear me?" Marshall asked as he waved his hand in front of Gumballs face.
"Quick-we must go down to my lab." Prince Gumball declared as he grabbed a tight hold of Marshall Lee's wrist. Marshall turned his head away from Gumball to make sure the prince wouldn't see him blushing the way he was. Gumball didn't even notice as he was already dragging Marshall Lee out of the conference room.
On their way to Gumball's laboratory, Prince Gumball had to ignore the servants that approached him. He was determined to get the things that were on his mind out of it. Marshall didn't question the way he was being dragged. The vampire started to think about how he liked feeling Gumball's hand wrapped around his wrist. Marshall furrowed his eyebrows at that thought.
'I like having Gumball touch me' he thought. He had to shake his head to try and get rid of the thoughts, now was not the time for silly thoughts about the candy prince.
"Gumball- I can walk on my own." Marshall Lee stated. Prince Gumball had a sense of determination that made him completely ignore what the vampire had said. Soon enough, they were deep within parts of the castle that not even Fiona knew of. Marshall knew that the prince had many labs, but everything Gumball did to take him to this one made it look secretive.
Prince Gumball finally released his hand so he could open the door. Normally he would use as much effort as it took to remember how he could break into the lab, just in case he needed to later on. But he had too many horrible thoughts he was trying to throw away to do so.
Marshall Lee found himself very bored after a while. Gumball rapidly raced around the lab, mixing things together and heavily taking notes. His silence made Marshall fell uncomfortably unwanted. He felt even more unsolicited when Gumball completely ignored him.
The vampire then started to think about the way he and Gumball had touched each other the night before. He was thinking about how wonderful it felt to have Gumball feverishly kiss and lick him. Gumballs action reminded Marshall of a man who had been lost in the desert for days that was deprived of water. With everything they did, Gumball still wasn't satisfied in the end. His body was just too exhausted for him to properly function. Marshall missed the feeling of Prince Gumball's body already. He didn't want too, but he had wanted it for-
"Hey! I think I found something!" Gumballs smooth and tired voice cut off Marshalls thoughts. He didn't realise how heavily he must've dozed off. Marshall was snapped out of his daydream like state and focused his attention on the pink prince.
"What is it?" Marshall asked. He was sitting in one of the chairs in Gumballs lab. It had wheels, so he slid himself over to Prince Gumball's side. He was sitting on the chair backwards, with the back of the chair between his legs as he rested his hands on the top. Gumball removed the goggles he had put on at some time during their time in the lab. Marshall was slightly confused at first then made sense of what was happening.
"The potion. I think I've recreated it." Prince Gumball smiled. Marshall's body froze.
"Why would you want to recreate it?" Marshall Lee asked.
"Because I want a better understanding of it." Gumball said as he held up a test tube full of a sparkling, pink liquid. Marshall flew out of his seat, tipping it over as he hovered in front of Gumball. He grabbed the test tube and threw it across the room. Gumball's eyes widened as he watched the glass and liquid shatter across the floor. The glass shattered, making gumball yell in irritation.
"What the glob?!" Gumball yelled angrily.
"Are you a dickhead?" Marshall spat.
"A what?" Gumball yelled.
"I asked, are you a dickhead? Cause only dickheads are stupid enough to recreate that fucking potion!" Marshall yelled. He glared at Gumball as he tried to calm himself down.
"Don't use such foul language Marshall!" Gumball disgustedly yelled.
"Then don't use the potion." Marshall Lee spat in response. Prince Gumball sighed then looked over at the shattered glass and sparkling potion that expanded over the floor of his lab.
"I wasn't going to use it. I was going to run tests on it. It must have done something to my mind to make me come to your house… Especially to demand what I demanded." Gumball still wasn't sure about what had happened because being drugged by the potion put him in a dreamlike state. He wasn't thinking properly and his feelings were all over the place. The memories were all still too blurry for him to remember.
"This is stupid!" Marshall Lee yelled. He just wanted to go home and die of embarrassment and frustration. Everything felt annoying to him. Especially Prince Gumball.
"Just give me a few more minutes," Gumball said as he turned around to start working again. Marshall felt his anger continue to build up inside him until he finally exploded and couldn't take much anymore.
"No! I'm not going to keep waiting! Just stop it!" Marshall screamed.
"Stop wha~ Marshall!" Gumball yelled as the vampire ran at him. Marshall shoved Gumball with as much strength as he could muster. Gumball's body basically flew across the room and his back was slammed into a wall. He grunted in pain as he tried to push himself away from his laboratory's wall. But before he could go anywhere Marshall had used his own body to trap the gummy prince in place.
Marshall Lee held both of his hands on either side of Gumball's head. He used them to help cage Prince Gumball, keeping the pink man in place. For Gumball it was hard to pin point a certain emotion on Marshall Lee's face. Because he could see the vampire was trying to keep calm at the same time as explode with anger. Marshall Lee's eyes turned black and his iris' became a crimson red glow. Tears started to swell around his distinct eyes as his lip trembled.
"Marshall- let- let me go!" Prince Gumball yelled as he tried to push the vampire away. But Marshall Lee was a lot stronger compared to the scrawny prince.
"Don't you understand that I can't let you go? Don't you understand how much what we did meant to me? You're walking around as if it never happened! When it did! I get that you don't remember it because of the stupid, fucking potion. But it. Happened. Okay? And I wouldn't change a thing." As Marshall spoke, Gumball could see his teeth grow sharper. The sight of the vampires face was almost scary, but Gumball had never feared Marshall Lee. Even at the worst of times. "I just wish it could've happened when you weren't under the influence of that stupid potion…" Marshall Lee said as he sighed deeply.
Prince Gumball stared at the vampire in silence. Marshall then lowered his head and leaned forwards. He rested his head in the crook of Gumball's neck. His forehead was pressed into the area where Gumball's neck connected with his chest. "You just… Don't understand…" Marshall Lee whispered. His tense body slightly loosened up as he dropped his arms. He dropped them down to his side then weakly held onto Gumball's shirt. He left his head where it was and just stood there, simply breathing in the prince's sweet scent.
Prince Gumball effortlessly raised his own arms, resting them on Marshall Lee's back. Silence was shared between them as they slowly moved to embrace each other better. Marshall Lee and Prince Gumball hugged each other. Eventually Gumball felt something warm and wet drip onto his shirt. He raised one of his hands to carefully stroke Marshall's black hair. Marshall Lee had been feeling a mix of emotions. He was worried, confused, frustrated, angry. But holding onto Gumball just made him feel weak and safe. He hated it.
Yet he loved it.
"Marshall…" Gumball's soft voice cut through the silent air.
"Mmm?" Marshall hummed as he found the lump in his throat stopped him from forming real words.
"You're actually the idiot here." Prince Gumball heartlessly chuckled. Marshall tired to pull out of the embrace, but Gumball just pulled him closer to his body. Marshall's head was away from Gumball's neck now; so now they were face to face. They were only a few inches apart. Marshall looked down with calm eyes, admiring Gumball's lips. He thought over whether kissing Gumball would be appropriate, despite what the prince had just said. He wanted too, but he decided against it.
"I'm not an idiot…" Marshall sighed.
"Yes you are. I'm actually happy we had sex." Marshall Lee blushed at how direct Gumball was. "Even if I don't remember it, the thought of us doing it is exciting in itself."
"You're just making shit up now." Marshall said as he finally pushed himself away from Gumball. He started to hover in front of Gumball, deciding he was too tired to stand.
"I'm not making anything up. I'm a respectable prince who has a lot of duties. I don't have time to fall in love. That's why I try to avoid you," Gumball chuckled softly again. His chuckles were more of a breathy laugh that he forced out more than anything. Marshall Lee could tell Gumball was feeling awkward. 'Wait… Maybe he's embarrassed? Is he trying to confess?' Marshall Lee thought to himself.
"Right… Look, I really want to go home now… It's been an annoying day. I might go kill some candy people or something…" Marshall Lee shrugged.
"You will not!" Prince Gumball stated. He had a different tone of voice now. Marshall realised now that Gumball was a lot different when he was either in his kingdom or talking about it as appose to when they were on their own. Marshall Lee crossed his arms over his chest and raised an eyebrow.
"Anyway, you're starting to get really annoying. So I'm actually going to go this time." Marshall Lee said as he turned to make his leave.
"Wait a sec-"Gumball said as he grabbed Marshall's arm. The vampire raised both of his eyebrows in surprise as he looked over the prince's body.
"You right there?" Marshall spat.
"Stay a little longer. It's almost dinner time." Prince Gumball said as he held onto Marshall Lee.
"I don't eat."
"It's probably getting dark."
"I'm a vampire."
"The sun might still be up."
"My hats somewhere. Look, this is getting stupid. Do you just want me to stay with you here or something?" Marshall asked. Gumball softly blushed then let go of Marshall Lee's arm.
"So what if I want you to stay a little longer? I don't even want you here anyway." Prince Gumball huffed.
"Good. I don't want to be here anyway." Marshall realised how childish the statement was, but he said it anyway. "See ya…" Marshall said as he carefully started to make his leave.
Part of Marshall was expecting Gumball to call out to him, whereas the other part was hoping for it. But like that small part of him that doubted it, there was no calling out of his name or grabbing of his arm. Prince Gumball stood with his back still pressed against the wall as he watched Marshall Lee disappear.
Gumball sighed and looked at his hands. He rubbed his thumb against his index and middle finger, remembering the feeling of Marshall's soft hair. While he was thinking, the door to his lab opened. His heart slightly fluttered and a smile crossed his face. He looked up, hoping to see Marshall Lee. But his hope shattered like his test tube when Peppermint Maid opened the door.
"How do you know how to open that?" Prince Gumball asked as he raised an eyebrow.
"You taught me in case there's an emergency, sir." The lolly maid answered. "I heard some noises, so I came down to check it out. On my way down Marshall was flying out. Are you alright your majesty?" The maid asked, making sure she didn't intrude too much.
"Uhm, don't worry about me. I'm fine. Uhmm, I'm gonna go clean up. Do you think you could clean up this mess for me?" Prince Gumball smiled as he pointed towards the smashed test tube.
"Of course," the maid smiled as she entered the lab.
"Also clean my schedule for tomorrow. I think I'm going to have another lazy day." The Prince said as he approached the maid and walked to the door.
"Sir, I'm sorry if I sound like I'm prying, but you can't just keep slacking off and avoiding all of your responsibilities." Peppermint Maid stated in a shy voice.
"I know, I know. Just one more day. I work really hard every day every year. I'm sure just a few days of me time is okay." Gumball sighed.
"But sir, it's almost been a week-"
"I'm going to be taking some time off, okay? I'll start working when I start working. I run this kingdom, and I have been running it for years. Sorry, but I decide what I can and can't do. Please, just clean this mess. I'll call you if I need anything else." Gumball said as he hurried out of the lab.
"Yes sir…" Peppermint Maid sighed worriedly as she looked at the door then over to where the smashed potion was.
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Prince Gumball sighed heavily as he landed on his bed. He wrapped his arms around his body as he calmly breathed in the scent that stuck to his pyjama shirt. He didn't want to go out and have dinner, he wasn't all that hungry. He couldn't be bothered with his duties, his head was too cloudy. Part of his brain was trying to think about why Marshall Lee had been acting so weird while the other half was just thinking about Marshall Lee.
All of this thinking was starting to hurt his head. So he rolled over, pressing the shirt he had received as a gift many years ago into the bed along with his stomach. He grabbed some pillows, resting his head and closing his yes. He breathed in the sweet smells around him then stared into the back of his eyelids.
Marshall Lee…
Marshall Lee…
Marshall Lee…
Marshall Lee…
It was all he could think about. He tried to change his thought pattern, but they always returned to Marshall Lee. He was thinking about the silliest things. Marshall's smile. His hair. His eyes. His skin. The clothes he wore. The smooth sounds of his voice. He thought about the way they hugged each other, the way he felt Marshall Lee cry. He couldn't get him out of his head.
So he took it as a good opportunity to try and remember what had actually happened the previous night. Prince Gumball must have spent hours thinking about the vampire, trying to figure out what he was doing with his thoughts. He tightly closed his eyes and kept moving around in bed, trying to think of what happened. But it all remained a blur.
The feeling of someone watching him shook at his body. Gumball opened his eyes and turned towards the window. He noticed that it was now night time and the dark sky looked beautiful to him. Tonight really was beautiful. The stars seemed to shimmer more beautifully then they usually did. Gumball laughed at how cheesy his thoughts had become. While thinking his cheesy, cliché thoughts, he stared off into the night. For a second he thought he saw Marshall Lee, but it must've been his mind playing tricks on him because he was thinking about the vampire so much.
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To be continued…
