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The smell of pancakes wafted through out the tree house the next morning, Cake busy flipping the batter in the frying pan as she waited for Fionna to smell the scent. The cat smiling as she watched the cooking pancakes, knowing that the girl would be up in three….two…

"Cake! They smell delicious!"

Grinning at the sound of the girl's voice, she quickly turned around, seeing Fionna make her way into the kitchen.

"Hey! You got your hat back."

The girl touched the dirty fabric covering her head, "Yeah, someone dropped it off last night."

Cake's eyes widened, but she said nothing as she placed the now cooked pancakes onto a plate.

"So is there any particular reason you're making pancakes? I mean… it's not often you cook them," the girl took the plate from Cake, quickly smothering the pancakes in the maple syrup Tree Trunks had given them a while ago.

"Well, now that you mention it, MoChro and I have been together for exactly four years today." The cat smiled, her mind drifting to the dark monochromicorn.

"Oh, cool! Happy anniversary! So, what are you and MoChro gonna do today?" Fionna took a large bite out of her pancakes, syrup dripping down her chin.

"He's taking me out to a gorgeous little field we found in the Candy Kingdom for a picnic, and then Gumball has organised a firework display for us, oh, it's going to be so romantic," The cat squealed, pulling her plate of pancakes next to Fionna.

"That sounds amazing," Fionna grinned, "I hope you have a great time, Cake."

"So do I."

The two heroes froze at the intruding voice; Cake's fur stood on end and a scared squeak came from Fionna as the source of the voice floated into view.

"Marshall, you butt! Don't do that," The girl yelled, pulling herself from her seat and pushing the vampire.

"Hey, hey, Calm down, Fi. Just wanted to see my favourite human," the vampire grinned down at the girl, seeing Cake still tense in the corner of his eye "calm down, Cake. I'm not up to anything."

"hmmhmm, you say that vamp boy, but I don't believe you," The cat returned, slowly calming herself down and continuing to eat her breakfast.

"So, Fi, Cake's out with MoChro today, wanna hang with me?"

The girl grinned at the smiling vampire, her body calm after the scare he'd put her through in greeting. "Sure, dude! What are we going to do?"

"Well, I've got some new songs that I need an audience for, want a sneak peek? Maybe you can help me fix up some loose ends in the tunes," The vampire floated behind Fionna, grabbing a bright red apple from the table and sucking the colour into his mouth.

"Sure! I'll just need to get dressed," The girl pointed to her onesie and smiled, "be right back."

Running up the stairs to the bedroom, Fionna rushed around the room, quickly undressing and pushing the onesie onto her pillow. The small slip of paper she had received from the Ice Queen last night poking out from beneath the girl's pillow. Grasping it in her hands, the girl smiled down at the words, tracing her fingers over the letters as she thought of the woman.

"Fi, hurry up! We've got lots to do today!"

Marshall's voice rang in her ears as she pushed the note back in its place under her pillow. Quickly dressing in her usual attire, she rushed down to meet her vampire friend.

"I'm done, let's go! See you later, Cake!"

"Have fun, Fi! Come to the Candy Kingdom tonight, the fireworks PG has planned are going to be fierce," the cat smiled as the girl left with Marshall.

"Will do, Cake. See you then!"

The cat shook her head and turned back to the mess on the table, quickly cleaning up before getting ready for her day with Lord Monochromicorn.

"So, Fi, What's on your mind?"

Fionna glanced sharply at the vampire floating next to her, his axe bass grasped in his hands as he absentmindedly strummed at the strings.

"What do you mean?"

Marshall sighed, floating closer to his friend as he replied, "You've had that silly little smile on her face ever since you got here, not to mention you sighing every two minutes. What's on your mind? Or should I say who?"

The girl turned a dark shade of red as she focused her gaze on the floor. "It's nothing, Marshall. Can we move onto the next song, please?"

"If I share something with you, will you share what's on your mind with me?" The vampire asked, placing his axe bass against the wall and floated back over to his friend.

"Go for it."

The vampire sighed, "The Ice Queen…She came to see me the other day."

Fionna's eyes widened as the woman of her affection was mentioned, "What?"

"Yeah, she wanted to make a song with me. Saying that she thought it might help her get some 'prince action'." Marshall rolled his eyes. "I ended up finding the lyrics to a song she had written for me just after the Great Mushroom War."

"You knew each other back then?" Fionna was shocked. Never would she have thought that one of her best friends had known the Ice Queen for that long.

"Yeah. She was..." The vampire sniffed, "She was like a mum to me, you know? Before the crown took her mind away from her."

The girl just nodded, too shocked by the revelation to speak.

"She was the one who gave me Hambi." Marshall smiled, pointing to the worn stuffed toy seated on his bed.

"Wow, Marshall. I…I never would of guessed that you had that kind of relationship with her." Fionna shook her head slightly in disbelief.

"What about you?"

"What?" her eyes widened as Marshall's question ran through her ears.

"What's on your mind? I just told you what's on mine. Man, it feels good to have told someone about the Ice Queen and me, so tell me what's playing on yours?"

The girl cleared her throat softly, looking at the ground to her left, not meeting Marshall's eyes.

"The Ice Queen."

Marshall's eyes widened, looking at the girl before him before laughing softly. "Looks like she's causing all sorts of emotional mischief, what has she done this time?"

Fionna took a deep breath, deciding to let the vampire in on her biggest secret.

"I have a crush on her."

"WHAT?!" The vampire spluttered at the girl's words, eyes widening further as he choked on his saliva.

"She….she played a trick on me," Fionna sighed, recalling her first date with the Ice Queen. "She was disguised as Gumball and she took me out on a date. It was…the best date I've ever been on. We've been getting to know each other the past couple of days…She's…She's really great."

Marshall calmed himself down and stared at his best friend, "are you serious?"

"As serious as the Ice Queen's teeth marks dented into my neck." The girl shrugged, pulling the neck of her shirt over slightly, showing the large hickey covering her neck.

"IQ did that?" The vampire floated closer to get a better view of the purple mark.

"Well….yeah."

Marshall laughed, "She could almost give me a run for my money, that's a pretty decent chunk taken out of your neck."

Fionna grinned at his words, covering her neck again before frowning down at the floor.

"She…tried to force herself onto me. I think the crown was manipulating her to do it. I don't think Ice Queen would really do that if she was in her right mind."

"Simone's never in her right mind."

"Simone… Is that her real name?" Fionna asked Marshall, curiosity taking over her as she remembered the Queen saying the name to herself before the incident.

"Well, yeah. Before the crown made her insane, she was known as Simone… She may not remember that that's her name, but it definitely is." Marshall picked up his bass again, strumming a tune Fionna had never heard before.

"If she doesn't remember her own name… does that mean she doesn't remember you?" Fionna asked softly, Marshall's strumming freezing suddenly.

"Yeah." The boy sighed, fighting back tears as he glared at the floor.

"Marshall, I'm so sorry, I didn't know."

"It's fine, Fi." The vampire sniffed wiping his hand across his face. "You should go and talk to her. Before the crown overtakes her mind again, from what you've told me, Simone is fighting the crown enough to actually start a relationship with you."

Fionna smiled slightly. "I hope she is."

Marshall smiled down to his friend before he started to play again, his voice deep and full of emotion as he sang the words to the Ice Queen's song. Fionna's eyes filling with tears as the full force of what the lyrics meant hit her, and she cried, the tears running down her cheeks as she watched Marshall bear his soul through music.

This is how I see Fionna and Marshall's relationship. Best friends. :)

Please R&R as you so please, and stay tuned for Chapter 8: Shame, up either tomorrow or the next day~