I found a good place to curl up and cry: a big old willow tree, beside a lake. I would have stopped to admire it, the way the moonlight made it sparkle, if I wasn't sobbing uncontrollably.
There would always be time to enjoy it when I got back, I figured. But that just brought on a new wave of sobs.
'If, I get back,' I added unhelpfully.
My face was tear-streaked and my eyes were red and puffy from crying. I think it would suffice to say that this was not a good look for me.
I'd never cried this hard before. Not even when my dad ate my fries.
My tear glands had just about dried up and I was dehydrated. I crawled over to the edge of the lake and took a long sip. I wondered if this water was actually safe to drink. It tasted okay.
I peered at my reflection in the water. I looked like death. I was so glad no one was there to see me like this.
Come on, I thought to myself. What happened to Marceline the Vampire Queen, ultimate tough-chick? You're supposed to be menacing, not an emotional reck.
But I could feel the tears swelling again and I fought to hold them back.
'Get a hold of yourself!' I said out loud. And after a few more angry comments, I stopped crying. I still looked awful, though.
But I could feel the tears swelling again and I fought to hold them back. I slapped myself across the cheek. 'No more crying,' I said. 'You're done with that now.'
I began washing my face in the lake water. The water was cold and refreshing against my skin. It felt nice. Comforting.
I picked up my umbrella. The sun was going to rise soon. I was just about to leave, when Magic Man appeared in front of me.
I launched myself at him, intending to rip his throat out, but I fell through air, landing face first on the soft grass.
'Oh, Marceline, Marceline, Marceline. And here I was, think you were such a clever girl,' I hear his voice from behind me. I whipped my head around, but he wasn't there anymore; he was behind me again and had me in a chokehold.
'You see,' he said conversationally. 'If you irritated me, I could just decide to disappear any time I want, and then how would you know how to get back home?'
If my heart was still beating, it would have skipped a beat. 'How?' I pleaded in a small voice. It sounded desperate. Weak.
'You see,' He vanished again and was now leaning against the willow tree. 'It's all very simple, really. You just have to get someone to fall for you.' He smiled in a way that was altogether more like a shark grin.
'What?' I asked. I sounded pathetic.
'Make someone fall in love with you, then I'll let you go home to your universe.' He examined his nails, like he hadn't just said something completely insane.
'You're not serious,' I breathed.
'Oh, but I am.' He was floating in front of me now, lying on his side. 'You have one month.' Then he vanished.
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