A/N: Hey guys! Here's the continuation of the last chapter. I realized after proof reading the last chapter I messed up with the days and got a bit confused so just ignore that if possible, but as you read you found out that Marceline wanted to wait til the right time to actually give Bubblegum the 'mate mark'. Not only that but Queen Bettie is feeling that maybe her daughter loves someone else! Does she find out? Will anyone notice the bite marks on the princess's neck? Well don't just sit there reading this! Get started to find out! Enjoy! :D (P.S. There is a bit of descriptive violence in this one so be prepared.)
Songs Used: Sleeping With Sirens - James Dean & Audrey Hepburn (Acoustic) [As always Marceline's singing will be italicized so it wont always be a thought!]
As Bonnibel finished putting on her mascara, she walked out of her bathroom to her mother awaiting her on her bed. She folded her hands in front of her and smiled at the Queen. "Well, how do I look?"
"Bonnie! Sweetheart! You look absolutely stunning!" Bettie said as she arose from the bed to get a better look at her daughter, that's when she noticed the choker. "But why do you have this on? I've never seen you wear this before with this dress.."
"Oh! Well you see.." the princess had to think of an excuse, and fast. "I just bought it! I bought it when I went out looking for those chemicals I got this morning! Lady saw it and felt I would've looked good with it for tonight." she hated lying to her parents about anything and everything, but she knew she had to just this once in order for her affair to stay a secret.
"I do see. Well she was right, it does look good! I'm glad you managed to find it, but come we must start heading downstairs guests are already starting to arrive and I think it's becoming too much for you father to handle on his own. He'll be so stressed he will start pulling his beard off."
The mother and daughter laughed at the thought of King Bubblegum becoming so overwhelmed by all the people he would actually start losing his signature beard that all knew he treasured and maintained as much as his family and kingdom. The two women left the princess's chamber's with a smile on both of their faces as they walked down the hall to the ballroom. Once they were rounding the corner that turned to the small hallway which held the doors of the giant room, the princess realized something.
"Oh dear!"
"What is it, Bonnie?" the Queen asked.
"I forgot to grab my crown! I'll be right back wait right here for me mother!"
Bubblegum picked up her dress and ran towards her room in a quick pace so that she wouldn't fall over herself or the heels she wore. She entered the room and searched as she forget where she exactly put her symbol of royalty. She looked in her bathroom, her closet, under her bed and even on her bookshelf but it was no where to be found. Puzzled, the girl stepped out of her room trying to retrace her steps from that day, she walked back towards her mother as she thought.
"First I went out to meet with lady, I had it when we picked up my chemicals and when I returned, I had it when I left the lab after that fight with Gumball.."
"Forgetting something?" asked a voice behind the princess.
She turned and saw it was Marceline, that night she had chosen to wear her hair up that night with a pink button up shirt that was tucked into black pants. She also wore a silky black tie around her neck, shiny black dress shoes and a black wrist band. Bonnibel blushed as she saw what her lover wore. She always did love when the vampire Queen dressed up, she had a feminine charm about herself even when she dressed masculine.
"Marceline.. you look so.. so.."
"Charming? Dashing? Better than your prince? Please I enjoy praise for how good I know I look." the vampire said jokingly as she flipped her bangs out of her face.
The princess smirked and crossed her arms over her chest. "Oh, so you KNOW you look good? I guess I don't have to compliment you than if you're already aware."
"Oh, but c'mon now! Even after I was nice enough to remember to bring this to you after you forgot it?" asked Marceline as she held up the crown the girl was looking for only minutes before.
"Thank you so much! I don't know how I forgot it in your room I always wear it." Bubblegum joked as she placed her crown on her head.
What both of the girls didn't know was that Queen Bettie was wondering what was taking her daughter so long to find her 'lost crown' and had decided to walk back and check up on the young monarch. As she was going to turn the corner she saw the vampire and her daughter smirking at each other, she hid behind the wall and looked over at the two.
"I believe I deserve an award for my findings." Marceline said as she took a step closer and looked down at the princess.
"Oh really now?" Bonnibel said slyly as she tugged on the black tie before her.
"Yup. And maybe a compliment while you're at it?"
"Don't push your luck tonight." The candy girl said with a smile as she pulled the vampire down into a kiss.
Bettie couldn't believe what she had just saw, her only daughter kissing the vampire Queen she looked over as a second child to her. Her eyes grew large as she saw the younger Queen wrapping her arms around the smaller girls thin waist and held her close. She rubbed her eyes to make sure she was seeing everything clearly. She opened her eyes to still see Marceline and Bonnibel kissing and smiling, she retreated behind the wall and held her head steady.
'I can't believe my daughter, my sweet little bubblegum kissing the vampire Queen!? How did this even happen without us realizing it? Was it because they hung out so much as younger ladies that maybe they're experimenting new things? That can't be it because Bonnie wouldn't have chosen so soon before her wedding to be unsure of her feelings or orientation. She never does things last minute.. So it could really be only one thing.
The Queen was quickly snapped out of her train of thought as she saw two figures in her peripheral standing beside her. She looked up and saw the vampire and her daughter standing there and staring at her confused.
"Mother are you alright..?"
"Yeah Queen Bettie, you look kind of shaken up about something." the gray girl agreed.
"O-oh it's nothing at all dears. I was just realizing I forgot to.. to.." she paused trying to think of something "to tell.. to tell Bonnibel that her dress is waiting for her and ready at the place we picked out to design your gown for the wedding!"
"Um.. Okay mother. We'll be sure to go tomorrow and try it on, but lets head downstairs. I'm pretty sure I can already seeing bald spots over dad's face."
The Queen gave a small laugh as she walked behind Marceline and her daughter. She looked at them both intensely wondering was everything she saw real or was she just seeing things. She wasn't sure, but she WAS going to find out what was going on between them.
Once downstairs in the ballroom Bettie went off to find her husband which also gave her time to relax her mind and not worry about what had happened just before. It didn't take very long for Gumball and his parents to find Bubblegum and the vampire Queen standing beside the staircase talking. He gently placed his hand on her shoulder and turned her to face him.
"Bonnibel, you just look so stunning tonight." the prince said with a warm smile.
She knew she had to play like everything was alright in front of his parents so she returned the compliment and smile. "Why Gumball, you're looking quite dashing yourself! Oh, I see you've brought your parents along."
"Ah, Princess Bubblegum! My son is right you do look quite stunning tonight! And I see you've brought the vampire Queen with you as well.. Hello Queen Marceline." King Gumball said as he breathed out an unfriendly gesture.
"Hello King Gumball. Please, Princess Bonnibel if you'll excuse me I'm going to go check up on the sound equipment for tonight's entertainment." the vampire girl said as she bowed farewell to her lover and the other candy royalty and walked away.
"I'll never understand how you can be such close friends with a filthy breed like hers. It really makes me worry if she'll ever try hurting you or killing you, but I'm sure she's not dumb enough to try and tangle with the wrong guy." Gumball said with a cocky chuckle.
"You're quite right son," Queen Ruth agreed "Princess you really shouldn't be hanging out with her. What if something were to happen to you while you two were alone together!"
Bubblegum had to suppress the anger that was building up inside of her, 'who in the world are these people to say what I should and shouldn't do! Marceline would never hurt me, if anything she's done one hell of a great job treating me better than your own damn son has..' she thought as he escorted her to their table that sat before the windows. The full moon in the background sky seemed to add a bit more class to their party that night as it rested high in the sky.
As they sat down the prince picked up where he left off about how the vampire Queen was no good for her and that she'd be better off if she kicked her completely out of her life. He wouldn't stop - he just kept ragging on her lover's breed saying Ooo would be so much safer without vampires and how kingdoms wouldn't have to ever worry about the night crawlers coming down on them in the middle of the night, trying to feast upon the blood and bones of everyone. The princess couldn't take much more of this, although she may not be a vampire.. she's in love with one and they deserve the same respect as anyone else across the world. People like him and his parents are those types of people that if you're different at all, they would automatically reject who you are and not care about your feelings or opinions.
"So I want to know what you think about the vampire's and their disgusting lifestyle."
She turned to look at him dead in the eyes. "You really want to know what I think?"
"Yes! I'd love to hear your opinions and what you truly think about them."
"Well I think th-" she was cut off as she heard a tap against a microphone. She looked down at saw Peppermint Butler standing the middle of the room alongside Finn and Jake who were looking quite dapper that evening.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Kings and Queens, Prince's and Princess's of all ages. Tonight we celebrate the engagement of two young monarchs Prince Bubba Gumball and Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum." The room filled with applause, Prince Gumball nodded his head to everyone and had a smile as Princess Bubblegum also had a small smile and waved.
Jake took the mic. "We also would like to present another Queen who was chosen to write a beautiful love ballad for the young couple and tonight's occasion."
Finn then spoke up. "Yes, we've had the personal pleasure to know this talented musician for awhile along with the elegant Princess Bubblegum. Please everyone put your hands together for Marceline the Vampire Queen and her friend Keila."
A small spotlight shown down on the two as the room again filled with applause. The Queen smiled and gave a small wave to everyone as she held onto her acoustic guitar, Keila gave a smile as she stood next to the other vampire.
"I wrote this song a couple of days ago as I began to really get to know Gumball and reconnect my friendship with Bonnibel. I'm really honored and glad I was picked to write them a song to hopefully show everyone the emotions I think they both feel one way or another. This one was a bit trickier to write than my normal songs, but I hope you all enjoy it."
After her speech, Marceline looked at Bubblegum straight in the eyes as she began to sing and play her guitar. "Stay for tonight if you want to, I can show you, what my dreams are made of as I'm dreaming of your face. I've been away for a long time, such a long time and I miss you there, I can't imagine being anywhere else I can't imagine being anywhere else but here. How the hell did you ever pick me? Honestly, 'cause I could sing you a song, but I don't think words can express your beauty. It's singing to me: How the hell did we end up like this? You bring out the beast in me I fell in love from the moment we kissed, since then we've been history."
Marceline grew a smile over her face as she secretly serenaded her princess. "They say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need. Please stay as long as you need, can't promise that things won't be broken, but I swear that I will never leave. Please stay forever with me (If you want to, I can show you.)
(If you want to, I can show you.) It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are what my dreams are made of. And I can't fall asleep, I lay in my bed awake at night. And I'll fall in love, you'll fall in love it could mean everything, everything to me. Ooh, This could mean everything to me. They say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need. Please stay as long as you need, can't promise that things won't be broken but I swear that I will never leave, please stay forever. The way that we are is the reason I stay. As long as you're here with me, I know I'll be okay."
As the break down to the song began Bonnibel's heart grew with more love and happiness than she's ever felt before, and it was all thanks to the girl who was singing before her. She listened to the song her love had wrote about them both and how things were going to be okay. They were going to make it through and be together soon.
"They say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need. Please stay, please stay as long as you need. Can't promise that things won't be broken, but I swear that I will never leave, please stay forever with me. (It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are what my dreams are made of)(It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are, that you are) Please stay, please stay as long as you need (It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are what my dreams are made of) (It goes to show, I hope that you know that you are, that you are)(They say that love is forever, your forever is all that I need, they say that love is forever) Please stay forever with me."
After the song had finished Bubblegum was the first to begin the applause with a standing ovation. She had the biggest smile on her face as she gazed into the eyes of the girl she truly loved. Marceline grew a bigger smile on her face as a light blush came over her cheeks from performing her song to the princess. And unknowingly.. Gumball noticed how they were looking at each other, he felt like something was going on as he stood and clapped too. He was going to make sure the vampire knew her place tonight, one way or another.
Bonnibel had finally been able to retreat to the ballroom's bathroom after several dances with the Prince. She needed a little break from so much attention from everyone else as well. She looked up in the mirror and decided the use the extra time to fix her make up. A few touch ups here, a few re-coats there it didn't take very long, but she knew she had to go back out there. She finished herself off by putting on clear cherry flavored lip gloss and walked out the door.
'I really just want this night to be over already. I'm tired of having to deal with all these people I don't even know.' thought the princess as she walked down the hallway leading back to the party. She suddenly felt someone holding her from behind.
"Gumball get off, come on this isn't the time." the arms didn't let go. "Gumball, I said get off!" she shoved the person behind her who didn't seem to take the hint. Once she was free she started walking again only to be pushed up against a wall. "Look! Didn't I just say t-"
She was cut off as she realized it wasn't her prince who was holding her before, instead it was only Marceline. "Well, geez if this is what I get for spending some alone time with you maybe I shouldn't surprise you anymore." she said with a chuckle.
"No I don't mind surprises, just as long as I know they're coming." the princess said with a laugh.
"But that's the point of a surprise, you're not supposed to know when they're coming. Like this surprise" The vampire leaned down and kissed the princess who kissed back. They had been apart for most of the party and whenever they managed to squeeze in and have a few moments together alone, Gumball or someone else would swoop in and steal her away. So it was nice to have at least a few minutes together without anyone one bothering them.
When the vampire Queen pulled away she noticed the choker the smaller girl had on. "When did you get this?"
"Well I had to make it in order to cover these up." she explained as she took off the cloth and revealed the two small bite marks still on her neck.
"Oh.. yeah.. sorry about that. I probably should've done that somewhere else."
"Yeah you think?" laughed Bubblegum.
"Well here, let me make it all better."
As Marceline leaned in and began kissing the pink girl's neck, Prince Gumball walked down the hall and saw the two girls. But what he thought he was seeing, was the vampire sucking blood from the princess's neck! Enraged he ran over and pulled Marceline away by her shirt collar and threw her to the other wall. As the undead girl's body made a thud against the wall, Gumball grabbed her by the collar again and punched her!
"What in Gob's name do you think you're doing you undead blood sucker!?" he punched her again. "You keep your filthy mouth away from my fiance!"
The vampire Queen managed a smirk before she spat her own blood out onto his pink face. "She doesn't seem to be calling you that lately whenever we talk."
He rubbed the blood off his face and shoved the vampire towards the floor, she stumbled but managed to still stand. "Come on little prince, you think you're a tough grown man? No man would ever hit a woman, but no one with brains would dare fight the vampire Queen." He charged forward, her eyes becoming blood red. She gave a loud hiss as they collided and through the doors of the banquet hall.
Everyone moved out of the way as they saw the two bodies scrambling about the floor. Marceline had managed to get on top of him and began punching him, he grabbed her hair and pulled her to the floor. With her black mane in his fist and reached back and punched her harder than before. Bonnibel ran in the hall shocked to see them still fighting and no one stopping it. She went forward and tried pulling him off of her love with all of her might, he looked back and pushed the candy princess away. "Stay out of this!" he shouted.
The Queen then kicked him in jaw while he shouted and stood before she kicked him across the face again. "Don't you touch her!" she shouted. He stood and charged toward the vampire again, she lifted herself up in the air so when he tried to tackle her he fell straight onto a table breaking it in half. Glass and plates went everywhere, completely shattered. When he had managed to stand up again he held a broken piece of glass behind his back, he grabbed the vampire's leg and stuck the glass deep into her skin. She shouted in pain and fell to the hard floor as she tried her best to dig the glass out before it was stuck in deeper.
He gave an almost evil chuckle as he saw Marceline struggle on the floor still fighting to get the glass out of her leg. "Is this all the vampire Queen has to show for? You're not so hard to fight, in fact this is probably the easiest fight I've ever won."
After she managed to get the shard out she looked up at him from under her bangs and bared her fangs. "Who said this fight was over?" She hissed again as she tackled him to the floor punching and scratching at him endlessly. She was furious now and she wasn't going to hold back, not for anyone. Whenever he managed to get an arm out from under her, she would scratch deep into his flesh and continue to hit him. But he somehow managed to flip their positions and began punching her over and over again. She began to bruise around her left eye as her nose and mouth bled from the blows, but between the punches and pain she laughed at him.
"Is that all you've got?" he punched. "I swear I've received harder beatings from a baby!" another punch. "Be careful now! Don't want to break a nail!" another punch. He was restless with his blows, he didn't stop until the Queen had managed a blow to his groin and escaped from under him. She stood and stumbled forward towards a table where she could steady herself. The princess ran over and held onto the vampire's face with tears in her eyes.
"Marceline this has to stop now." she begged. "Please, just stop fighting. It's done and over with, please just stop.."
The older girl gave a small smile and caressed the princess's face. "The fun's just started, why stop now?"
But what they didn't know was Gumball had crawled towards Finn and grabbed his sword from it's sheath. He stood as he ran forward to the vampire, sword in hand ready for the final blow. Marceline didn't see the weapon when she looked up from Bonnibel and ran forward to protect the princess, but Bubblegum was the first to notice the sword coming out from the vampire's back. She covered her mouth and began crying.
The vampire Queen's eyes were paralyzed as she looked into the Prince's violet colored eyes. "This is for my family, my kingdom, and the lives lost by your people's hands." he leaned in to the girls ear. "But mostly, this one is for my princess. Stay away from Bonnibel." He pulled the sword out.
The Queen's knees gave out on her and she crashed to the floor, a puddle of blood beginning to form from under her body. She clenched at her stomach as her blood began covering the front and back of her shirt. The princess pushed Gumball away as she pulled the vampire close to her.
"No, no, no, no.. NO! Marceline you can't die on me like this! No! Come on! Keep your eyes open!" she cried as she lightly slapped the Queen's cheek.
Marceline opened her eyes and stared up at the deep blue ones looking down at her, even through it all she still had a smile on her face. She coughed up a bit more blood, but reached up and softly caressed Bonnibel's cheek. "Bonnie.. you know this won't kill me.. I'll be back to my old self in no time you'll see.. I just need a few days to sleep this all off okay?.. No problem.. I'm gonna be okay.. but you know what?" she asked.
"W-what?" cried the princess.
"I hope you don't find me.. bleeding all over your dress and floor.." she chuckled "to be too... distasteful.."
The vampire Queen passed out from the blood loss after her joke. Bonnibel screamed for helped from her guests, King Bubblegum picked the limp body in his arms and ran towards the candy emergency room which wasn't too far from where they were. Queen Bettie held onto her crying daughter as Gumball just stood before everyone with the bloody sword still in his hands.
Keila with tears spilling over her eyes, smacked the prince and forced him to look at her. "If she doesn't make it.. you better be ready to die a most painful and brutal death."
A/N: Oh boy, I hope none of you hate me for what I just did! Marceline isn't dead, she's just passed out remember that! But leave some reviews for this chapter or private message me your thoughts! Get ready to read what happens next (;