A/N: I know I said that this would be the chapter you have all been waiting for but I realized I did not leave enough room for everything to resolve to move on the way I would like so I am afraid you will all have to wait one more chapter. Also I apologize for the delay on chapter four. I have had some stuff going on which was leading to writers block.
*Disclaimer* I do not own these characters
Marceline had no idea what to do with herself. Her thoughts were turning into a jumbled mess. Bonnie was sleeping on her bed when just hours before they had barely been able to be within the same vicinity. She had asked her a few questions but none of this was making any sense to her. She was at her wits end trying to figure the princess' motives.
She pulled her axe bass which had been leaning against the table in the farthest part of her room. That was where she had chosen to wait out her friend's sleep. She quietly strummed a few notes, hoping not to wake her up but desperately needing a distraction from her mind. Before she knew it she was strumming the chords for the song she had played earlier during their Doorlord adventures. She played through some of her others songs as well but eventually found her way back to playing it.
As her fingers glided mindlessly over the familiar pattern she began to hum along. She had become so engrossed in her playing that, when Bonnibel woke up she didn't notice. The girl had quietly slipped over behind her so that she could better hear the music without disturbing her. She had finished the song before the girl made her presence known.
"You know it would be a very nice song…if you didn't seem to hate me so much." She muttered quietly. Marceline jumped, surprised she had not noticed her sooner. "Well…uh…yeah. Sorry. I don't actually hate you I hope you have realized by now. " Her tone came out sadder than she had meant to. "No, no I know that now. I didn't earlier today though. Neither did Finn or Jake. It was greatly disheartening to spend time with you again only to find that you hated me."
The vampire frowned. This was not what she had wanted to discuss. "Bonnie, why did you even come here? I know you wanted to ask me questions, I get that, but couldn't you have come with Finn or someone else? Why come alone? What was the point of that?" She blurted out without thinking. She immediately regretted it, trying to cover it up she started talking again. "Well I mean it's just that you know I am dangerous and that if I hated you I could have hurt you and as far as you thought I was going to because you thought I hated you and I just-"
She was cut off by the familiar feeling of soft lips upon hers. She froze, having no idea what to do. This hadn't happened in so long and everything had gone so wrong and she wasn't even sure it was real at this moment in time. It took her only a few seconds to realize that she didn't care. She slowly closed her eyes and accepted the kiss, pressing against the candy girl's lips to show that she was okay with this.
Much too soon they pulled away, Marceline's face as red as the food she ate. The princess' face was a similar hue. They stared at each other for a few moments before anyone spoke. "I suppose I should explain a little better than that, shouldn't I?" she asked the flushed vampire. Marceline nodded her head slowly, refusing to lose eye contact with her.
"I came here because I couldn't sort out my feelings. It seemed so simple when I thought you had hated me, I would avoid you and things would go on as they always had before anything changed. Then today that song made me realize that you had still been thinking of me and wanted to make things up with me, to be my friend again. I didn't realize that until I was alone in my room though. The door only liked the truth and you had said 'I shouldn't have to be the one that makes up with you so why do I want to?' It made it a little clear after much thought that maybe you didn't completely hate me. So I came here to try to find out what exactly was going on in that confusing head of yours and then it didn't go like I had planned and here we are."
The vampire queen just sat listening to the girl's explanation, absorbing all of it that she could. They sat in silence as Marceline tried to make sense of everything until Bonnibel sighed. "I understand if you are angry about what I have said. I can leave now, I don't know how long I was asleep but I'm sure I can find my way back home." She started to leave but the vampire grabbed her arm gently, keeping her there.
"Don't go…I just….uh….Nevermind." She stuttered, unsure what she could say to make things clear without angering her further. "No, tell me." Her tone was demanding, but not harsh, and laced with curiosity. Marceline, pulling together all of her courage, made eye contact with her before she answered, "I never hated you because I always loved you."
The candy girl stood there for a few moments, causing the suspense to get to the vampire. After what seemed like an eternity to Marceline she finally spoke. "I…love you too Marcie." Marceline let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding. "Wait you what?" "Isn't it obvious? I mean I walked all the way here just to talk to you on a slight hunch that you didn't hate me. That should have been clue one. If my mannerisms hadn't given me away the fact that I kissed you should have."
Marceline didn't know what to do. She was ecstatic to discover that the one person she had ever loved more than she had her surrogate father really did still love her. Yet that news alone was not enough to make up for all the time she had spent alone.
"Then why, Bonnie? Why did you act so hateful towards me? Why act like nothing ever happened towards everyone we know? "Her tone quickly changed from anger to hurt. "Why leave me?" She looked down quickly, ashamed of her lapse in her typical composure. It was not unlike her to lose it like that in front of this girl though, who barely batted an eye when her demeanor changed.
"Marceline I'm sorry. There were a lot of things going on in the kingdom and then you had things going on and Ice King kept coming around and being really freaky so I just snapped under the pressure. I wish you'd forgive me." Bonnibel sighed, unsure of what else she could say to make the vampire trust her again. "I love you a lot Marceline."
Marceline's heart skipped a beat. It was the one thing she wanted to hear. She lunged forward and clung to her. "If you love me then please don't leave again."
A/N: So there is chapter four! Next chapter really will be the smut I promised, I just felt there were too many unresolved problems in this. Hope you guys enjoy~!
