Hey you guys!
I know its been a while and I am so sorry it has taken me so long to finish the newest chapter to New Beginnings: Year One. But between school and my home life... Well needless to say things got really crazy. But I'm back now and so excited for the up coming finale!
For those of you who reviewed I'll take a moment and give you all a shout out!
To romanticgirl23: I know TT^TT! I want everyone to be happy too but it's boring if it's just like "Oh you're engaged? That's okay." LOL! Anyway… I so don't want anyone to hate Finn… I love Finn! Other than Fionna, he's my fav. All I can say is KEEP READING! Fiolee ;3
To The Nephilim King Michael: You rock. I always look forward to reading your comments.
To Pearl99: LOL! That would have been awesome buuuuut…
To FioleeBettexx: The wait is ovah!
To Malay-D: Girrrl. Guuurrrrll you craygurl. But I love reading your posts. You are hilarious and I enjoy every one of your cray posts.
And to the rest of you frigging awesome globs, thank you so much for posting a review! While I was without any way of posting your reviews kept me typing until my fingers felt like they might just fall off from the ridiculous amount of words that would come out of my mind and vomit onto a page… Kind of graphic… butya'know..Yeah..
Alright party people I have taken enough of your time! Enjoy the Finale! And as always Review!
Chapter 10 Part 1, Plots and Schemes
Fionna was beyond devastated with her situation. She had never felt the type of loathing she did for her grandparent's decision. She had become so depressed she had locked herself in her room for three days, not answering phone calls from Cake, or offers of food from her mother. She simply sat on her bed writing a song to Marshal, pouring her heart into the song. On her last day of solitude Fionna was playing the song, recording it onto her computer, a beat playing as she would strum her guitar.
"I leave the gas on
Walk the alleys in the dark
Sleep with candles burning"
Her eyes flickered to the flame of a nearby candle, a small smirk on her face at the irony.
"I leave the door unlocked
I'm weaving a rope and
Running all the red lights
Did I get your attention?
'Cause I'm sending all the signs that
The clock is ticking
And I'll be giving my two weeks
Pick your favorite shade of black
You best prepare a speech
Say something funny"
The verses made Fionna think of all the laughs she had shared with Marshal, he could make any situation hilarious.
"Say something sweet
But don't say that you loved me
I'm still breathing
But we've been dead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're going down for sure
Already lost our grip
Best abandon ship...
Maybe I was too pale
Maybe I was too fat
Maybe you had better
Better luck in the sack
No formal education
And I swore way too much
I swear you didn't care
'Cause we were in love
So as I write this letter
And shed my last tear"
She wiped her face, a hysteric laugh escaping her lips as she finished up the rest of her song.
"Know it's all for the better
That we end this here
Let's close this chapter
Say one last prayer
But don't say that you loved me
I'm still breathing
But we've been dead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're going down for sure
Oh we've been diagnosed
So let's give up the ghost
'Cause I'm still breathing
But we've been dead for awhile
This sickness has no cure
We're going down for sure
Already lost our grip
Best abandon ship..."
She sighed, clicking the stop button to her recording program, turning the best off lastly, thinking over her song and its words. She got up and walked to her door, hesitatingly unlocking it. She slowly turned the knob, taking a final deep breath as she opened the door.
Two days after leaving the safety of her room, Fionna was ready to start hiding under her bed again. It was a week before Christmas, and her grandparents had told her about a Christmas/engagement party they were throwing for Finn and her. Her good humored demeanor was once again destroyed. She was sitting on her couch, watching Spanish soap operas when there was a knock at her front door. She was still torn over the realization that the engagement was real. She had to drag herself up, and over to the door. She was greeted by Cake flinging herself upon Fionna. Her whole group of friends, including a girl that resembled Marshal Lee, and Finn, piled into her home, laughing and grinning at Fionna. Fionna was slightly disappointed when Marshal did not appear to be with the group. Cake stood with Fionna and Morco, as Finn took center stage, the lookalike girl holding his hand. "Fionna… I have a plan."
Fionna sat through the whole plan, twice before grasping exactly what they intended to do. Much like Fionna, Finn had found his own love and had no intention of continuing on with the façade of an engagement. "So since it's a mascaraed we can easily move the band in, set up, and preform some spectacular song to show we won't be controlled." The plan was nearly perfect.
"Marshal has to be there." The wheels in Fionna's mind were moving quickly, she could easily write another song for Marshal, showing him that she loved him with her whole being. "I won't do it unless he agrees." The lookalike girl sneered in a mock smile sort of way.
"I can convince him to come." She told the group, leaning against Finn.
"How?" Fionna's confusion was apparent on her face.
Cake laughed nudging Fionna's arm. "Fi, can't you tell girl? Marceline and Marshal Lee are twins." Fionna was dumbstruck. How had this gone on for the past few hours without Fionna noticing? She recalled that while Marshal and she were starting to spend all their time with one another Marshal had mentioned having a sister; he just never said it was a twin.
"What… That… That makes so much since!" Fionna laughed. "I'm sorry man, I just never pictured Marsh being part of a twin set." She gave a shrug and was rewarded a laugh from Marceline. "So, on a serious note… What type of performance should we do?" She grinned at everyone, it felt good to smile after her time spending hours crying over the songs she and Marshal had created.
Jenny came home that evening to the sound of guitars, drums and the occasional keyboard being played. She walked into her living room and felt like she was backstage at one of her husband's band practices. She could not help but move along to what was being played, she loved to see her daughter play, and even more so she loved when Fionna was happy as smiling.
As the song ended Jenny was the first one to clap and holler for an encore. Fionna and the band were embarrassed by the secret audience.
Everyone was introduced and the plan was explained in depth to Jenny. She in turn told them that the only loops she could find was, "One of you either needs to marry someone else first, or convince Fionna's grandparents that you don't want this. If you can convince them then by the legal rights of their contract they have to release you both from it."
Marceline was the first to say anything. "Finn and I could get married…" Finn blushed deep, looking up at the ceiling as he scratched his head.
"Oh yeah your dad would love that…" this acquired a snicker from most of the group including Marceline.
Fionna enjoyed the time spent with her friends, after her mother had informed them of the lopes in her contract Marceline had told them she would try to even harder to get Marshall to the winter ball. For the rest of the evening Fionna and the gang worked on the songs they hoped would fix things.
The night of the party had finally arrived. Cake was more than happy to stuff Fionna into a lovely evening gown that she would later trade for a simpler dress she could easily dance around the stage they had requested be made. She also enjoyed torturing Fionna through the process of make-up and a new hairstyle to boot. When Cake was finally finished with her friend, Fionna could hardly recognize herself. She had never really thought of herself as 'pretty', but even she had to admit she was beautiful.
"Fionna you ready?" Her mother asked on the other side of the bathroom door as Cake put the finishing touches on Fionna.
"In a sec mom!"
Her mother waited outside the bathroom door, mentally checking that she had everything the group would need for the night. As Fionna stepped out of the bathroom, Jenny was taking from her thoughts, tearing up at the sight of her daughter.
"How do I look?" Fionna fidgeted, she had no idea what to do with her hands, either to let them hang, or clasp them together in front of her like in movies. Her mother simply took her hands, and through her tears smiled in reassurance.
"You are beautiful Fionna, I'm so proud of you. I just know everything will be alright."
Fionna smiled back at her mother, blinking back tears of her own. "Thank you Mom… We should probably head out." She gave her mother's hands a squeeze, smiling brightly. Jenny nodded, leading Fionna out to the car; the rest of the group had somehow piled into Iggy's van, only Cake would be riding with Fionna.
It was quite apparent that Fionna was anxious over the first song of the set. She tapped her foot and fingers the entire ride, questioning over and over again if the dress she was supposed to change into would fit correctly, if she needed to change her hair style. Finally, Cake told her to calm the glob down. Fionna spent the rest of the drive in silence, comtemplating the fear she had that Marshal would refuse to be apart of the groups final act...
Well there it is!
Hmmm I wonder what happens at the party? C: oh wait! I know... lol new chapter should be up in the next couple of days... at the latest end of next week... hopefully life doesn't try to screw with me again -.- but that's what life likes to do.
Anyway! so I do not own the song from above. It is Katy Perry's I'm Still Breathing.
Gorgeous song! Love it! So good for a depressed teen who thinks their life is over no?
Alrighto gang! I'm outta here! If any of you are Inuyasha fans check out the new fanfic I posted, it was a distraction of a distraction for me... c: Anyway! Enjoy LIFE!