Woah! Over 900 hits? Amazing. I just wish I had that many reviews, haha. Anywho, yes, I will be explaining Marshall's reason for not speaking in over 100 years. A few people seem upset about him not being a mute, but I'll attempt to make it up! You guys make my day(: ! On to the story~!

I will also take it upon myself to reply to reviews, it seems like I never have the time, but I'll see what I can do!

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My breaths were heavy as I attempted to catch up to Gumball who was much faster than I thought he was. It was certainly not easy to capture a prince while wearing a dress and the guy ran exceptionally quick and it made me wonder if he had did jogging whenever he had the chance. Or even worked out, it would be interesting, and I doubt it. He loved science too much, anyway, and never had I ever met a scientist who was bulky and had muscles. Although, it would be pretty funny…

"Fionna! You've got to run way faster than that!" Prince Gumball taunted, his arms crossed with an air of superiority around him. Needless to say, I was getting ticked off.

"Oh my glob… You're kidding, aren't you?" I stopped and placed my hands on my knees to catch my breath. If this was what the date was going to consist of, all I wanted was out of it. Weren't dates supposed to be romantic, not tiring? Sighing, I began walking instead of running. "I'm not chasing after you, Gummy"

He only rolled his eyes in response and walked towards me, willing to stop playing this silly game. "Fine, but we're almost there anyway," he grabbed my hand as we both walked along a green grass path.

"You know, me and Marshall Lee used to be best friends…" he stated and looked up at the blue sky. He looked rather regretful and unsure.

"Oh, that's nice… what happened?" I asked. I was aware of their clear dislike—more like hate—for each other, and even the fact that they were close friends, but I wasn't informed of what caused them to have a falling-out. It must have been a really bad fight.

"Funny thing is.. I don't remember…" he sighed heavily, and I could tell that he was lying to me. Of course he remembered, that's why he looked so sad. But, I didn't want to dwell on him lying, so I brought up something else.

"So, where are we going?"

"A special place." Prince Gumball answered simply; he held my hand just a bit tighter. "We're almost there, so I want you to close your eyes for me Fi" I closed my eyes and walked forward as he guided me towards the area he wanted me to go to. The smell of roses and spaghetti hit my nose as I sniffed the air, a dinner in a park? The idea seemed nice to me.

"Okay, Fi. Open your eyes" I opened my eyes and gasped at the sight before me. It was simple, yet very great sight to see a tree stump was cleverly covered with white cloth and on top of that was the spaghetti I smelled, and rose bushes surrounded us. Sparkling ponds was not too far off, and looked simply divine. "Do you like it..?" He asked, a pink eyebrow rose in curiosity.

I couldn't put my thoughts into words so I just nodded.

"Haha, glad to hear that!" Gumball said as he led me to a tree stump and I sat down on a log that was used for a make-shift chair. "I found this place when I was lost once, I was searching for my mother and stumbled upon here. Ever since, I visit whenever I can, and I'm glad to share this with you." He smiled at me and his face looked a lot brighter, I could tell he was happy. And, so was I.

"Yeah, thanks. It's really nice here. I haven't seen anything like it in Ooo. It's simple but very breath-taking." I said, and began twirling pasta noodles on my fork.

"Indeed, now let's eat, shall we?"

I 'hmmed' in response and ate the very delicious dish. It was homemade, and I wondered if Gumball made it himself. I couldn't bring myself to ask, sitting in a comfortable silence seemed to fit more.

"I made this myself, you know.." Gumball added, and pushed his plate to the side. "So tell me, what made you want to be an adventurer?"

I coughed a bit in a coking-like manner and straightened myself out. No one ever bothered to ask me something like that. It wasn't like my past mattered to others that much, right? My job was to help and that's it. My story wasn't important so I just shrugged my shoulders. "I guess I've always wanted to help other people.." I muttered and played with the hem of my dress.

"Oh really, why is that?" He asked as he looked into my eyes. I felt the intense stare of it and instantly felt a wave of insecurity. I wasn't sure why, I just did.

"Well… I'm the only human. Cake's parents adopted me and helped me when I was in need, so I figured I could do the same for other people."

Gumball nodded and took my hand in his. "I know this stuff can get you upset, rest assured you aren't alone." I didn't want to correct him so I just shrugged my shoulders. It doesn't get my upset or anything like that; just makes me feel weird. Weird was the best way I could put it.

The once peaceful air turned very heavy and awkward. Why would he have to bring up something like that? I sighed and stood up. The date was not going to be ruined by a few measly questions.

"Look! A pond! Maybe we can find some ducks!" I yelled and walked over to said pond, admiring it's sparkly and shiny water.

"Ducks? Why would we need to find ducks?" Gumball asked more to himself, than to me. Nevertheless, he followed me towards the water and stood behind me.

"Do ducks eat spaghetti?"

"Spaghetti? No. Silly you, of course not. They eat bread stuff." My pink haired friend answered.

"Bread stuff? That's not a legitimate answer" I said and turned around to face him. I hadn't noticed how attractive he look so close up, and was surprised. It wasn't like he was ugly or anything, but I just did not take note of his looks. Well, until now that is.

"I'm a scientist" he joked, "everything I say is legitimate." Gumball placed his hands on my waist and brought me a bit closer to him. I gulped loudly not in displeasure, but in pure nervousness. I just couldn't bring myself to pull away, instead, I brought myself closer to him.

'Fionna! What are you doing? ' the inner me asked. My thoughts were going against the will of my body. I didn't know what I was doing. But at this point, nothing else mattered. His scent filled my nose, strawberry bubblegum. Like always, the nostalgia it gave me was comforting and pleased me.

'I wonder if his lips taste like bubblegum..' I thought and my heart began beating wildly. When I looked up at Gumball's face, he seemed to be having an internal conflict with himself. He didn't seem sure of what to do, and yet, neither did I.

Gumball's P.O.V.

Here I was, with a beautiful girl pressed up against me and I did not know what to do. Was I supposed to kiss her? Would I want that? Would she want that? So many questions filled my mind before I finally came to a conclusion. One thing that Monochromicorn would do is, go for it. And by going for it I mean kiss her. How could I not? Fionna was single-handedly the most amazing girl I had ever met in all of Ooo, she had awesome qualities and I had the opportunity to be her first kiss. Or well, I was placed under the impression that she had never gotten a kiss before.

"Uhm.. Gumball?" Fionna began as she shifted in our embrace. "Are we going to be standing here forever? Because I think it's getting dark an—"

My lips pressed against hers, and I was surprised to notice that she hesitantly kissed me back. It wasn't anything like making-out, or 'smooching', but rather, simple. Just how I liked it simple and easily understandable. When we broke apart Fionna's face was bright red and her feet lightly tapped on the ground.

Just as I was about to say something, Monochromicorn arrived and tapped his foot eagerly.

"So… let's go?" Fionna nodded and got on, her face still a very bright. I wondered if I moved too fast, and if everything would be awkward and messed-up. Sighing, I stepped on Monomchrome and we took off. Fionna held onto me and wrapped her hands around me. This made me smile. Maybe I hadn't messed anything up.

I had always wanted to be someone very special to Fionna, but I had known that it wasn't possible. My father who is currently in another land for royal business things would never allow it. This upset me, but it was not like I had to accommodate to his wishes. At least, I thought so.

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When we arrived at Fionna's house, I saw a very happy looking Cake and in the corner outside of the home there was Marshall Lee, strumming his bass and whispering words to himself.

The Blonde girl lightly stepped off of Monochromicorn and I followed, she looked on the ground before looking up at me. "Thanks, Gummy. The date was better than I expected." Fionna said and looked back towards her house. "I guess I should go.." before she walked into her house, I gave her a chaste kiss on her lips and left. Just like that. Monochromicorn tapped his feet and I went on his and left. There wasn't much I could do. Maybe something like this will make us be more than friends.

At least, I hope so.

Fionna P.O.V.

When Gumball kissed me the first time, I had been completely surprised and ever kissed him back. It was unexpected and was better than I thought it would be. The one thing that bothered me was that Marshall's image was at the back of my mind. I knew Gumball was there, but Marshall suddenly appeared. I wasn't sure of what I wanted and my heart felt really weird. This unfamiliar constricting feeling was left there.

Now, when I got kissed the second time, I somehow didn't want it. At that moment, there were already doubts in my head. There wasn't a clue of what I should do.

"Ohh, Fionna~ I saw that. Are you and the prince an item now?" Cake said enthusiastically as I entered our home. I shook my head and shrugged my shoulders.

After changing my outfit I looked out the window and remembered something. "Oh! I forgot about Marshall"

"Marshall?" Cake asked in clear disgust. "He was here earlier, but I told him to back off because you were on your date."

I couldn't tell her that Marshall and I had a date as well so I just looked away. I felt bad. Marshall hadn't even gotten the chance to take me on my date and I had completely forgotten about him. But at the moment, it was already too late. The stars were out and everyone was basically asleep. There was hardly anything to do. Sighing, I stepped outside and looked at the sky.

"So" Marshall's voice entered my hearing and I saw him floating above me. "I saw that kiss you and that pretty boy shared. Was it nice?" he asked spitefully. Could it be that he was jealous?

"Eh.." I shrugged my shoulders.

"How was your date?"

"It was nice… very memorable.. simple. But the good kind of simple."

Marshall clearly didn't seem to like that and stepped in front of me. He had a certain look in his eyes that I could not make into words. Envy? Or possibly sadness? Hell, I didn't even know that vampires did get sad… or jealous. Especially a vampire king of all things.

"Why don't we forget about that date tonight. You should be going to sleep…" Marshall said as he strummed on his bass lightly. The song wasn't a very happy one. Rather, regretful.

"Marsh.. I don't thi—" Marshall started floating away from me before I could finish my sentence. The bad feeling I once had returning again.

"I'll see you later, Fi!" He announced and in that instance, Marshall was gone.

"Oh my glob, what have I done?" I asked myself and buried my hands into my palms. I had made a huge mess in over a few hours and I hadn't a clue how to fix it. Love triangles really do suck.

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