A/N.I love the whole Ice King/Marceline backstory...

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Friends with Benefits?

chapter four

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Simon was still obsessed about "Fionna and Cake". The guy was seriously trying to BFF Finn and Jake and didn't even realize it. Marceline felt sorry for him. He probably didn't even realize how he created Fionna and Cake just to fulfill some secret desires of having cool friends like the adventurers (yet in some ways she was so much like him... wanting friends... at least she was less of a loser though).

"Hey Simon," Marceline tried to bring it up casually as she floated into his ice lair.

"You're just in time! I was just settling down to read some of the newest adventures of our favorite adventuring twosome!" Simon said, opening the book on his knee, sitting on his ice throne.

"Oh I'm not staying, this is really just more of a pop in." Speaking of adventuring twosomes. "What would you think if I started dating Finn?" She waited to gauge his reaction.

"You and Finn the human?" Simon stroked his long, white beard. "Well you have been pretty desperate for a boyfriend lately..."

Marceline hissed. "And what is THAT supposed to mean?" That was so rich of him to say - he captured a princess like every other week because he was desperate for love and now apparently SHE was the one desperate for a boyfriend? Yeah right.

"Whatever you think it means. Are you ready to listen to my latest story?"

Marceline was already tuning him out, she floated to the icy floor. "Anyway, it doesn't matter if I'm desperate for a boyfriend because Finn is not that guy. He's a friend and friends shouldn't date and stuff."

"Wenk," said the penguin at her feet.

"Plus, he's got that thing for Princess Bubblegum. Not that I blame him... she's bubble-licious."

The whole Bubblegum thing always bothered Marceline. Finn was way to cool for someone as boring and lame as Bubblegum (even though they were friends). And Flame Princess was over-emotional. Marceline didn't exactly dig his taste in chicks. Okay, so maybe it could be called jealousy, but she would never admit that. "Nah, keep up man, he's over Bubblegum and last time he was dating the Flame Princess."

"I liked him better when he was pining after Bubblegum." Well, that was interesting, but the Ice King just wanted to get back to the task at hand. "Speaking of which... Hellooooo story." Reminded Simon, lifting up his book. "Just waiting to be readdddd..."

"And sure he's cute... but it's such a cliche. Bad girl corrupts good little boy. What if I turn on him? What if I hurt him?"

"Then just apologize and get on with it."

"Wenk." The penguin agreed.

"Now Fionna and Cake were having a busy day..." The Ice King began but Marceline cut him off again.

"I've been around a long time, and so have you, but what about when Finn gets older and moves on. I'll still be the same old Marceline and he'll be..."

"For Glob's sake, just go out with him already and listen to the story!"

Marceline rolled her eyes. "Let me guess, Fionna and Cake save the day and then they happen across the devastatingly handsome Ice King who they go and have BFF picnics with and play some games with! Your stories are soooo predictable man."

Simon's face dropped. "But this time they have to fight evil mummies and giant mice..." He whined.

"Nice twist. Anyway, I might take you up on your advice. Laters!" She started to float out of his window.

Ice King chased after her. "This is because I didn't like your lame Marshall Lee character isn't it?! Fine, we can put him in the story only as long as we put an eyepatch on him. Marceline? Marceline!"
But it was too late, she was already gone.

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I *REALLY* want to write something where the Ice King mistakes Finn for Fionna...

And gets all creepy...

Let me know if y'all want to see it.

Next up: Marcy comes clean.