Chapter VI, Embrace


Delicate gusts of wind smudged their frames as they just laid down naked, tangled together in a warm, delectable hug. They did not say a word, apparently both too afraid to spill the mood of this very moment. The princess couldn't even remember when she got rid of her clothes, everything happened so fast. From one word to another. From touch to touch. Not that she cared about it all that much, as now, with each gently performed stroke, with each uncanny venture that her fingers made over her partner's body and finally with Marceline's presence right next to her, she felt complete. Her thoughts for the first time in a long while were clear. She knew what she craved for all that time, and when she finally obtained it, even if only for this slight moment, she was at peace. The way that little vampire gazed at her in awe, the way her body trembled after every slightest skim, the way she smelled, Glob, that drove her insane. And just as if it couldn't get any better than this, Marceline climbed on top of her lover and looked directly at Bubblegum's pretty face.

"You haven't changed at all..." She smooched her on the neck, as her hands caressed the pink being, slowly circling back and forth over her shoulders. "I remember each curve on your body. Each spot that made me gasp when I saw it for the first time. I dreamed about you all the time..." She took a deep breath. "And every time I woke up and you were not around..."

"But I am now. Just for you."

"You are..." Huge smile appeared on her little pale face, as she blew a kiss on the princess cheek. "And you taste just the same like back then..." She began to lick her around the ear and whispered. "I missed that taste..."

"Something else you missed as well?"

"You. I cannot name just a single spot. There's way too many I like. So, you, as a whole."

The vampire bit her ear, after which she began to reach lower and lower. The princess had to admit, she was consistent in her doings. And as she started to nab on her neck, as her sharp teeth just touched it's surface, as her delicate, cold hands traveled across the pink body to inspect and examine each slim curve, each wondrous ditch the princess sighted loudly. The pale girl read that as an approval to go even lower, focusing more on the sweet, soft honeydew hills. And as her slick fingers grabbed them, as her tongue ventured around, she giggled a bit.

"Want to hear something funny Bonnie?" Marceline smirked a bit with a little urchin smile the princess knew and loved. "It's about you."

"Hopefully it won't be too inappropriate." She giggled. "Other than that, feel free to."

"Back when we met. Before we... met a bit closer. Before we... sang under our tent for the first time... I was kind off jealous of those." She delicately smooched on both of princess bosoms, as she gently circled with her fingers around their sweet currants. "It was hard not to, I mean... oh, you know what I mean. The way some looked at you. The way they paid attention to you. But at times I imagined myself, being in the center of attention, like you always were. But after all that. I shouldn't be jealous. After all, in the end they became kind off... mine." The vampire smirked. "Thought about it even on the stage at times, when supposedly it was I on whom everyone looked. And supposedly, I was in the middle of everyone's attention. So you can only imagine how distracted I were out there, right after the first time we..."

She paused and put her head right on Bonnibel's chest, listening to her heartbeats. The princess laughed a little, finding it sort of cute. But her pale lover wasn't the one that could stay too long in one place. As her long, warm tongue tasted her sweet pink scent, as it smudged over the surface, leaving a trail of saliva everywhere it went, as it touched her delicate, velvet skin, all she could do was to let out a silent moan. Bubblegum adapted to her every move, trembled under each touch, under each string she pulled. She was like an instrument that Marceline bent to her will only. And she quite enjoyed that notion.

"I waited for you so long Bonnie..." She took a deep breath. "Thought I'll never feel you again."

The vampire went lower, straying away from the wondrous hills of sweet joy she liked so much. As she swirled around her belly, placing her slick hands on her loins it was quite clear which direction she was aiming for. The princess simply placed her hand over her lover's head and tangled her matted, black hair around her fingers. She wasn't the one to say no in this course of action.

"So how much you missed me?" She asked, just as Marceline pinched her skin a bit with her teeth. "As much as I missed you?"

"A lot more..."

And just as she was meant to came even lower, as her tongue started to circle below the pink bellybutton, she almost instantly came back up, just to look into her lover's face one more time. It was almost as if she was afraid that when this is over, they will part again and once again she would be left alone. As the two black embers looked at the princess, she stroked her across the little pale cheek.

"I want to have you every day Bonnie. I know I repeat that every time, but I'm afraid that if I won't, you'll forget about me..." Her black hair felt down and surrounded both of them almost like a veil. "I cannot live like this, from one moment to another."

"You know I'm needed elsewhere?"

"I know." She sighted. "I know... doesn't mean I won't try to catch you for a little longer."

"Against my will?" The princess giggled, but apparently Marceline wasn't in a mood for that, judging by the look on her face.

"Hush."

And she has fallen gently, right on her lover's lips. They began their passionate kiss, as their tongues mingled one with another and danced inside their mouths, constantly striving for more. As their saliva mixed together since it had no outlet, as they felt each others scent, so intense, so profound, as their ravels had no limits, finally, nothing was missing. When they felt one another, when their breathes become one, when their bodies pressed so hard, inch by inch, curve by curve, nothing else mattered to them in this very moment. Not a slightest notion, not a slightest trouble boggled their mind. The hole in their world disappeared, if only briefly. But they both knew it was just a delay, leading to inevitable. At least one of them knew. The other still had some hopes.

"I... have something to tell you." The vampire whispered as their mouths detached. There was still a slim trace of saliva between their lips. "It's important. And a bit selfish..."

"What is it?" The princess gasped for air. "And why is it selfish?"

"Because it's something that means a lot to me." She shook her head. "And what we never told one another... Something that I always thought will be like an anchor... Words that will keep you around. That will show you how much..."

"An anchor?" She looked her in the eyes. "I'm not sure I understand."

"It's because of you... you being here, your words again and again, and..." She looked more confused then ever as she turned her sight away yet again. "I tried to tell you that over the course of... many years, thinking it will change something but... A simple phrase that will change it all." Her pale face blushed. "Maybe if I were brave enough and told you that before, we'd avoid some things. Maybe even avoid one parting..."

"Marceline?"

"I..."

The vampire just looked at her, unable to speak once again. Bubblegum caught her head in her hands and cuddled it in between her chest. She seemed to be absent however, as she hardly responded to those signs of affection. Eventually she raised up, the princess shill hold onto her however.

"If it troubles you..." Bonnibel said while kissing her on the forehead. "You don't have to..."

"No, I have to, you don't get it!" She shouted out loud. "You don't get it... Glob... I live over a thousand years and a silly thing like this makes me stutter..."

"One way or another then." She let go of her head.

"I'm just afraid to say it out loud. Afraid how you will react to it. Afraid of many things. But it all dissolves to one. Afraid what you will do." She sighted. "For you to... stay for a while... Something more than hi and hello. Goodbye and bye."

"Well..." Bubblegum wanted to say something to encourage her, but as she thought more and more, her pupils widened. An anchor. Of course. Something known, but never spoken. Of course! She grabbed Marceline by the head and pulled close towards herself. "I love you."

The vampire looked in her eyes, speechless. She craved those words for such a long time that she doubted she will even hear them. When she finally did, she almost couldn't believe it. For the first time in a long while, she was happy. Not just because someone told her to cheer up. Not because she silenced whatever was inside with yet another excuse. No, this time was different. And she no longer stuttered.

"I always wanted to hear that." She embraced her pink face with her hands. "All that time that's the only thing I wanted, and I could never say it myself. I never knew, if I were just your play thing... or more..."

"I never thought it means so much to you." The princess shrugged a bit. "Words are just words..."

"But those are special. And they come from your lips. I feel so... light now Bonnie." She smiled. "I love you too." Her eyes almost shined. "I love you..." She quickly smooched her on the cheek. "I love you..." She kissed her right on the lips. "I love you!" She hugged her so hard that Bubblegum could hardly catch a breath.

"Stop!" She giggled. "You'll strangle me!"

"Oh, sorry..." She let her go and smiled mysteriously. "But I will show you how much I love you."

She kissed her on her forehead. From there, she ventured around the pink ears once again, into which she started to breathe heavily. Cold, chilling and measured puffs made the princess shiver, as goosebumps appeared all over her skin. And Marceline just did her thing, playfully biting on the ear from time to time, just to mark her being. As she tangled her long tongue around, as it's warm presence smudged the surface once again, silent gusts became whispers.

"I want you. I need you. I crave for you. I always did. I never want it to be over. I'm not whole without you. I never want to forget about you. I never want you to forget about me..."

As those silent words echoed through the room, as she caressed her body and kissed her ear, she eventually reached for a flick of her hair which she tangled around with Bubblegum's. The knot was obviously hardly a challenge to untie, yet the princess decided to leave it as it was, as she waited for some kind of explanation of this thing.

"Now there's no escape from me." She giggled. "Now you're truly mine. Tied to me."

"Why would I want to escape from you?"

"I don't know." Despite all the pleasant words, there was still a grain of grief in her eyes. "Why would you?"

She began where she left off, as she began the kissing. She started from her sweet, dulcet lips, through her neck and lustful bosoms heading lower towards the main course. When the vampire eventually reached her belly yet again, this time she left a slight bite mark right above the button and went down, straight towards her lover's legs. This time, to further tease her no doubt, she began from the very bottom, biting her toes and tickling them a bit while at it. As she moved higher and higher, Marceline couldn't help herself to venture under her lover's knees which began a full crescendo of moans coming from her pink mate. As the final touch in her play, she nibbled a little on Bonnibel's thighs and raised her head, once again gazing straight in her eyes. There was a spark in there, that was meant to ignite the fire.

"Ready for me to show you my affection?" She said, as her tongue waved right above the sweet spot. "Huh?"

"Ah... why wouldn't you?"

"Oh, I don't know Bonnie..." She grinned as the saliva almost dropped from her mouth, down below. "So many things to consider and policies to strike at... you know... responsibilities. And I don't know if I should, or should not. What would be the best for us and..."

"Hush, don't be snide, I get your point." She silenced her quickly.

"Hah." She chuckled. "So how do you like being on the other side of the stick?"

"Not all that much." She bit her lip. "Now, could you...?"

Without more useless words, she slightly bit on her thigh once again and progressed towards one, certain blooming flower. And she began her games, the ones she was known for the best. It really was almost as if she played an instrument, the one with the sweetest taste and the sweetest voice. The one that was meant to be only her's, the vampire's most sacred treasure. And with that notion, her tool went deeper and deeper, tangling the delightful petals, tasting the most dulcet of scents. As her tongue reached the very boundaries, as it moved like a vicious eel, all the princess could do was to gasp for more. She simply placed her pink hand over her lover's head, and unconsciously tangled her hair around her fingers, as her body bent to the pale girl's will. And in the end, she did sang for her as her moans echoed through the rooms. Waves of pleasure seemed to pass by her frame, as her final chord just happened to be the loudest of screams. As Marceline stood up on all fours, Bonnibel came forth and gave her a kiss, raveling their tongues once again in a passionate dance. It wasn't long, before the vampire pinned her lover down to the bed once again.

"I won't let you out so easily. The moment I will turn around, you will be gone, as always." She sighted. "So I won't turn around for a while."

"Shame. I won't see your behind that way." Bubblegum chuckled, yet her face narrowed quickly as she grabbed her hand tight. "But don't worry. I won't disappear just like that."

"Is that a promise?" The vampire smiled once again. "I know a promise when I hear one."

"I promise."

"Royal promise?" She playfully asked, tangling her fingers around her lover's hands. The princess always assumed that Marceline hardly ever listened to her lectures and explanations about the laws of Candy Kingdom. And yet, she happened to posses knowledge about this certain thing. "Yes?"

"I..." She was confused at first, but the more she thought about it, the more certain she got. "Yes, a ro..."

"Shhh." The vampire quickly placed a finger over her lips. "I just asked. It's enough for me to know that you were ready to do that. I could never wish for you to take such a burden, no matter how hard I want to keep you around." She grinned nastily. "Instead. I will be your burden."

"What, you're not..."

"But I will be. I'm coming with you. And we'll kick the dead guy's butt together." She stated calmly and she could swore that Bubblegum's fact lightened up just in the very second she said that. "I won't anyone take you away from me. However. We have some time still, don't we? No, don't answer. We do. And I still have much to give." She sighted with much relief. "I love you..."