Bubblegum had expected the bite to be a painful one, but instead it came as a barely noticeable pinch that quickly faded away into numbness. She felt Marceline shudder next to her, the vampire's hair forming rigid spikes as the much-needed blood flowed into the other's mouth. The captain tightened her grip on the princess, her nails lightly digging into the pink skin though not enough to hurt.
She stayed there for a moment before slowly pulling away, her tongue gently running across the two puncture marks. "Better?" Bubblegum asked, the now ash skinned girl hesitantly nodding. "Yeah... What about you? I didn't take too much, did I?" The princess let out a light-hearted laugh, her hand brushing across the vampire's face. "I'm fine, Marceline, really. Don't worry yourself over it. You'll give yourself gray hairs."
The captain grinned, nuzzling into the pinkette's touch. "Uh huh, sure... I do have to agree with you on something, though." she started, earning a curious stare from the princess. "And what's that?" Marceline chuckled before answering, pulling Bubblegum closer to the point that their stomachs were touching. "There was a bit more sugar." she replied, her eyes lighting up as the other giggled. "Did you think I was lying?" "No. I just didn't know what to expect... But, anyways... Thank you..." The princess nodded with a warm smile, now running her hand through the inky abyss that was Marceline's mane of hair. "You're welcome. It's the least I could do."
The vampire arched an eyebrow with a purr, pressing her head against the princess' hand like a cat. "Oh? And what's your most?" she curiously questioned, moving her hands to trace the small outline of Bubblegum's spine. "W-what do you mean?" the pinkette asked almost shyly, shivering as cool fingers lightly played along her back. "Hmm... I think I'll let you figure that out, but in the meantime, allow me to show you my gratitude."
For a second time Bubblegum found herself completely frozen with eyes wide as Marceline gently pressed her cool lips against her own, a magenta tinted blush quickly covering her face. The kiss itself only lasted for a moment, the vampire smugly smiling before pulling back from the blushing monarch. The other started to back away, but her actions were halted when the princess tugged her back down, smashing their lips together. Marceline grinned into the kiss, softly moving her lips in response to Bubblegum's. It lasted longer than the first, the two only separating so the royal could catch her breath.
"And what was that, Bonnibel?" the captain asked with a husky growl, holding back a chuckle at the pinkette's face... That was a lovely shade of valentine red. "That, Marcy, was my some of my best." Bubblegum cooly replied, burying her face in Marceline's shoulder in futile attempt to hide her blush (a task that was easier said than done). Her mind was ablaze as she silently stared at the two marks on the vampire's neck, one of her hands ghosting over her throat.
Would she turn? Would the marks scar like the captain's had? Why had she just kissed a girl-Her thoughts came grinding to a screeching halt, her blush increasing ten fold. Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum had just kissed another woman. The very woman that tormented villages, attacked towns, kidnapped royals, and ruled over the creatures of the night... But the same woman had protected her from the Ice King, played her the greatest music, showed her the beauty of the sea, and took care of a band of misfits like they were her own.
She smiled into the other's collar, her hand that was previously on her own neck now gently running over the side of Marceline's face. Whatever the woman had done in her past, it could all certainly be forgiven, right? No one who could be this calm, this gentle, could truly be a monster or rogue. Perhaps a little too head strong, but not some uncontrollable creature.
Marceline let out a content sounding sigh, running a pale hand through Bubblegum's soft hair, her other arm still wrapped around the pinkette gently. Even her hair stayed near the other woman, the inky mane curling gently around the princess' waist and legs. "If that was only some of your best, Bonni, I'm dying to know what all of it will be like..." the vampire whispered, chuckling when the girl blushed. "But, we won't rush into that on the first date, right?" A hearty laugh followed the words as Bubblegum hid her face in Marceline's hair, her skin a bright cherry red.
"And you said that I was a piece of work. You are ridiculous." the pinkette muttered into the mane of unruly night, the pirate grinning. "I'll take that as a compliment." "Of course you will." The two glanced at each other with smiles, Marceline placing a delicate kiss of the princess' forehead. "Would you be surprised if I didn't?" Hearing the question from the captain made Bubblegum quietly giggle. Would she really be caught off guard had the other said anything else?
"Absolutely."
