Roomies
Chapter 4
Doing Dishes
Disclaimer: I do not own Adventure Time. I only own the story.
In the distance I see a figure coming, "Hmm... do you know who that is, Marsh?" I ask pointing to what I'm talking about.
He lifts his head and looks closely then sniffs in deeply and then he made a growling sound and scowled. I touched his arm so he could turn to look at me.
"Who is it, Marshall?" I ask.
He wouldn't answer me so I play punch him in the arm making him turn to look at me, "Answer me Marshall Lee, you know I hate being ignored." I said pouting, eyebrows furrowed, leaning on my left side arms crossed over my chest, and my lips pursed.
"Sorry, Fi. It's just Pr-" he gets cut off by a way-to-happy voice.
"Oh, Fionna. What a lovely surprise, I was just on my way to see you." Prince Gumball said with a smile on his face.
"Oh, well were going over to the tree house to check up on it, we can talk on the way." I said smiling.
"Oh, what a marvelous idea." he said then extended his elbow out to me, I sighed and took it.
Why is he such a gentlemen, oh that's right he's a prince who has unknowingly stole my heart and ripped it to shreds and stomped on it, through all those years of rejection and humiliation. And yet why do I sill feel the butterflies flittering around my stomach every time I see him. I guess these feelings for him will never go away, and I guess that's the price of a love-sick girl.
Marshall grumbled about something inaudible, "What was that Marshall Lee?" Gumball asked.
"Nothing." he answered coldly.
I rolled my eyes at the two as we walked in silence, I laid my head on PG's shoulder, closed my eyes and enjoyed the sun in my face. I heard Gumball laugh a little.
"Yes, I agree with you Fionna. What a wonderful sunny day, all you want to do is lay in the sun as it warms you." he said.
"Yeah, I haven't done that in a while." I said.
He scoffs, "Well, when one lives in a cave, one shouldn't expect to see anything but darkness." he said matter-of-factly.
Ugh! I hate that tone of voice he uses, I don't need him to talk down to me. I'm not stupid.
"Really? Are you trying to guilt trip me into moving to the palace?" I asked looking up into his purple eyes.
He sighs, "No, Fionna I certainly am not. It's just you could live somewhere much nicer than a cave." he said.
"Well I didn't really have much of a choice. You practically kicked me out of my own home! Where else was I supposed to go? So Marsh suggested I move in with him as roommates, and I said 'hey that doesn't sound too bad'. And it's not like I'm going to make him move in the tree house to babysit me. The tree house is unsafe for him in the daylight hours and you know it. If it weren't for your stupid law, I'd be at the tree house right now and you wouldn't have to try to persuade me to live somewhere that I don't want to live. Aren't you the Candy Prince soon to be King, can't you just change the law?" I ask.
He drops my arm, "I most certainly can not. That law has been within the Candy Kingdom for centuries. I cannot just change a law that has been before my time and my father's time and his father's before that, on just a whim of changing it for one citizen. And do not talk back to me, young lady!" he said growing red from frustration.
"Young lady?! Young lady? Are you serious? News flash Gumball I am not your daughter, you do not have the right to scold me. Nor am I a citizen of the Candy Kingdom, nor did I ever want to be, in fact I didn't think I was until 4 days ago. The only thing I do is protect the Land of Aaa and it's people which the Candy Kingdom happens to occupy. I am a heroine of the land, not a citizen of the Candy Kingdom. In fact your stupid law shouldn't affect me." I said exasperated.
He looked flustered for a moment, "Well, news flash Fionna, I am the sole ruler of both the Candy Kingdom and the Land of Aaa, so yes the law does apply to you." he said exasperated.
"Just because that is your title doesn't mean you live up to it." I said scarily calm.
One minute I'm a fuming flame, the next I'm as cold and calm as ice. PG looked taken aback, "Fionna." was all he said.
I turned away, "I'm done Gumball, go home." I said starting to walk away.
I felt a warm hand on my arm and I stopped, were inches apart. He's about the same height as Marshall but a little shorter, I'd say 6ft, or 6ft 2in. But he still towers over my height being 5ft 6in. He holds my cheek with his hand and rubs it with his thumb,
"Fionna, I am sorry if I have upset you. And I forgive you for what you said, we all say things we don't mean in the fit of rage. We'll talk later when it's just the two of us. How about a you pay me a visit tomorrow, you can come anytime. Just know that if your ever lost and have no where else to go, know that you are always welcome in the Candy Kingdom." he said his voice soft and honest. He kissed my forehead and I closed my eyes.
"Goodbye, Fionna. Until we meet again." he said then left.
"Glob I hate him. He always messes with my heart even if he doesn't know it. You think a girl would learn the word 'rejection' by now. But when he does stuff like that, I have that stupid crush all over again, only to get my heart broken yet again. Why do I always set myself up for heartbreak? I blame my adolescent hormones." I said to no one in particular.
Marshall burst out laughing, "Yeah, good one Fi, Just blame it on the hormones." he said then continued laughing.
"Oh, shut up, Marshall Lee." I said frowning.
"C'mon Fi I know you want to laugh." he said floating over to me, poking my cheek making me smile.
"See now there's that smile." he said.
I giggled, "C'mon Marsh, were almost there." I said then I stared walking away and sure enough the tree house came into view.
I climb up the ladder and it look just like it did when I left it, even the dirty stack of dishes in the sink and all over the counter.
I sigh, "Well looks like we have to do the dishes." I said walking to the kitchen.
"What do you mean 'we', Fi?" Marshall asked eyebrow raised.
"C'mon Marsh, please. You can be my drying and putting away man." I said throwing him a washcloth from the washcloth and dishcloth drawer.
He just looks at me, "Please, you know you'll get bored and want something to do later on. C'mon please, please, please." I begged pouting and the puppy dog eyes. He lets out a dramatic sigh.
"Fine, but only because you asked so nicely, Bunny." he said.
I take out all the dishes in the sink, then I fill the sink with water and dish soap and pick up my first dirty dish. After a whole hour doing dishes, I'm finally on my last one which is just a glass cup. Marshall flings dirty dish water at me, I gasp.
"Marshall!" I yell, I put the dish on the rack before splashing water on him.
Soon enough were having a dirty dish water war, my bottom half of my sweater is wet, and so is his pants. I splashed water there on purpose, I laughed and teased him.
"Awe, did Marshy have an uh-oh. Does Marshy need a changing?" I teased in a baby voice.
That's when he got my sweater. "Ugh! Marshall, this is, well was, one if my favorite sweaters! Now it's all ruined and soaked in dirty dish water!" I yelled at him, throwing a cup of water at him.
He dodged it by floating out of the way and in an instant he's inches away from me. Damn vampire speed.
"I can fix that, Bunny." he said all seductive and smirking, I give him a quizzical look.
"Marsh, what are you doing." I said nervously but surprisingly firm.
He just smirked wider at me, and grabbed hold of my waist, pulling me into him. I freeze and tense up, my breath coming in short and steady while my arms are up blocking him from getting closer but he squishes them with his chest. I felt both of his hands slowly come up my leg on both sides of me, pulling my sweater up along the way. I blush like crazy, but I don't stop him. He's looking in my eyes the whole time, no where else, and my gaze never leaves his. I start to relax for some odd unknown reason. Just looking into his eyes tells me that everything is okay, and I believe that. He pulls it up and over my head letting drop to the hardwood floor with a wet 'plop'.
"Better now, Bunny?" he asks in a low whisper.
"Um... y-yeah I guess. Thanks?" I said unassumingly. And just like that he walked away.
