Chapter 7
This is a shorter chapter than last time and it will probably seem a bit rushed, because it is. Enjoy :)
For the next couple of days everything in Marshal's house was calm. The two occupants played BMO, watched movies and messed around which usually consisted of Marshal picking on the heroine. They had been staying under the same roof for a total of 5 days now, and even though they usually couldn't leave the house they always found something to do. Some nights they prank called Gumball or other candy people, Cake even stopped by once to 'Make sure nothing was goin on 'round here.'
One day Fiona begged to see a horror film, one about humans. She had spent an hour explaining different reasons why it was fine for her to see one. She knew that she could handle it, she was a hero after all. Nothing could scare her, right?
Wrong.
Fiona found the movie terrifying, not that she would admit that to the Vampire King. This was the first movie she had ever seen about humans and she didn't expect to be watching her species' guts sprayed across the screen over and over for the entire movie.
Marshal wasn't stupid though, he was a predator and could tell the signs of fear. He smirked as he counted the signs Fiona showed in his head. The elevated heartbeat, her fast breaths and obviously the fact that she yelped whenever someone was killed.
But he also felt guilty as he looked at her, it was his fault she was trapped here. If he hasn't kissed 'Fiona' five days earlier the real Fiona would be safe in her treehouse, well not safe, she'd probably be out fighting something evil, but he was still confused as to why he didn't stop Ashley/Fiona. He wasn't really in love with Fiona like Ashley said, right? He was just... caught up in the moment, or maybe Ashley had put some spell on him just to find a reason to get rid of Fiona. But that still didn't explain why he had kissed Fiona in the hospital, he still couldn't find some excuse for his behavior. All he remembered was being left alone with her in the hospital and staring at her lifeless face and then he leaned down and...
Argh! He thought, why do I gotta think about this now?! He looked back at her, suddenly amused at how immersed in the movie she was. He sat with his hands behind his head and his feet on the table. Fiona sat on the edge of the couch right next to Marshal, so close to the point that they were touching. He had noticed that throughout the movie she had inched closer and closer to him, why? He didn't know, but it wasn't like he was complaining...
Another character was ripped apart by some monster and Fiona yelped, she was so surprised she jolted back on the couch a little and buried her face in Marshal's shirt.
He was extremely amused, "Is Fiona, heroine of Aaa, scared of a movie?"
"No," she stated, her answer muffled by the shirt. She didn't know why she kept her face there, she had to show him she wasn't scared. Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he smelled like strawberries and pine cones a weird combination, but it suited him.
"You wanna watch a different movie? Maybe one with more unicorns and rainbows."
She took her face out of his shirt and glared at him, "No! I like this one, I'm not afraid."
Marshal rolled his eyes, "Come here, the big bad vampire will protect you."
Marshal Lee wasn't much of a fan of physical contact but he held out an arm to the blonde bunny. "Fine, but I'm not scared."
"Yeah, whatever you say." She brought her legs up onto the couch and leaned against Marshal, putting her head on the crock of his neck. He placed an arm around her shoulder and that was how the two stayed for the next half an hour. Towards the end of the movie she looked up at Marshal, embarrassed to find him already gazing down at her. She looked away but he spoke up, "I'm bored."
"What do ya want me to do about it?"
"I dunno, let's play a game or something."
Fiona smiled, "Okay, truth or dare."
"Dare duh." The vampire said, rolling his eyes.
"I dare you to... Uh... Call Cake and tell her that you... Are getting married! I suck at this." Fiona said, she was very bad at coming up with dares.
He chuckled and grabbed a phone, "No that one's pretty okay but I have to put my own spin on it." He dialed the number and Fiona eyed him suspiciously. "Hey Cake, I just thought you should know something... Fiona and I are getting married!" He said before laughing uncontrollably.
"WHAT?!" Fiona yelled. She could hear Cake yelling through the phone before picking it up and apologizing to Cake for Marshal being a butt.
"Truth or dare?" Marshal asked as Fiona hung up the phone.
"Dare?" She said, unsure if that was a wise idea.
"I dare you to eat one of the moldy strawberries in the fridge."
Fiona frowned, "Dude why do you have moldy strawberries in the fridge?"
Marshal shrugged, "I'm too lazy to throw them out I guess."
The bunny rolled her eyes and murmured "Fine" before marching to the kitchen. Sure enough there was a container of strawberries in the fridge that had a layer of fuzz on them, draped like cobwebs on the rotten fruit. Fiona made a face as she picked one out of the container. With a slight pleading look at the vampire Fiona plopped the fruit into her mouth. Almost immediately after swallowing she shook her head and bolted to the bathroom.
Marshal floated in after her to find her wiping something off of her mouth with a piece of toilet paper. The toilet was flushed before Marshal could see what was inside but he knew that the heroine had puked. She stepped to the sink and quickly brushed her uneven teeth.
"That was so gross dude," she said as they sat back down on the couch.
"Well I am the master of this game."
Fiona rolled her eyes, "Truth or dare?" She had a fabulous idea for a dare but to her dismay...
"Truth since you suck at dares." He stated, grinning.
Fiona frowned, "Hmmm, how about... What is the worst thing you have ever done in my treehouse when you lived there?"
"You don't want to know the answer to that Fi," he laughed.
Fiona sat up, "Dude!"
"Well what did you expect the answer to be?" He asked, still laughing.
"I don't know, something bad like setting the kitchen on fire."
"Whatever Fi. Truth or dare."
She glared at him, "You're dares always end up getting me hurt or sick so truth."
He grinned wickedly, "On a scale of one to ten how in love with me are you?"
She stood up and threw a pillow from the couch at him, "Zero you big loser."
"Tisk, tisk Blue, you have to tell the truth."
"Trust me, I am."
He stood up so they were really close, "But how could that be when I'm soo irresistible?"
Fiona's breath caught a bit and both of them could hear her heart thudding faster in her chest. Marshal began to lean towards her but she didn't notice much.
She shoved him away, laughing, "In your dreams vampire boy!"
He shoved her back and she charged at him. He swiftly moved out of the way, pulling her hat off as she went by. "Hey!" She cried as her long, blonde hair tumbled down, free from its hat prison. He laughed maniacally and flew into the kitchen. She ran after him yelling, "No fair ya butt!" She heard him laugh at her.
When she entered the kitchen Marshal was dangling her hat in front of him, challenging her. She tried lunging at him to retrieve it and ended up crashing into the wall when he moved out of the way, a trick that he knew always worked on her. She turned around, her back against the wall. Marshal floated up to her, setting his feet on the ground and dangling the hat above her head in victory. "I win."
She half-smiled half-glared at him and then they both laughed. When their laughter died down all Marshal could hear was Fiona's heart beating fast in her chest. She was almost as tall as him, only a few inches shorter. Sometimes he forgot she was 18, the same age he was bitten at. Suddenly, Marshal leaned down towards her and Fiona watched in shock as he pressed his gray lips against hers. For a moment, she didn't know what to do, she had never really been kissed before except once by Flame Prince and once while she was unconscious. But it wasn't long before she decided to accept and return it, closing her eyes and putting her arms around his neck and one hand in his soft, black hair. He dropped her hat on the ground and wrapped his arms around her small waist.
Fiona didn't expect Marshal to kiss like he did, well, she didn't know what she expected but it certainly wasn't this. He was caring and gentle, something he tried not to be around others. After another moment or two (Who knows? Who cares?) they pulled away, staring at eachother in bewilderment yet still holding one another. Marshal was the first to react, taking a step back and scratching the back of his head, "I uh, umm... Night." He stammered before zipping out of the room and into his own in embarrassment. Fiona just stood against the wall, astonished.
I just kissed Marshal Lee.
Oh my Glob it finally happened! They kissed and neither one was unconscious! I made this one a bit rushed and fast paced kind of instead of spacing everything so that the end hit you like a train, did it? Well I guess the question for the next chapter is: What now?
Also, I do plan on having a plot to this story and a certain witch will return but not for a little while because I just want to play with these characters before actually adding more plot. I've tried to space the chapters apart to build more suspense and interest but as soon as a chapter is ready I get too excited and I have to upload it!
Ps- I guess this chapter wasn't as short as I thought it was XD
