-Meetings Are Necessary Evils-
"So you aren't actually married or mated or whatever it is Vampires call it?" Nari asked, ignoring the current lecture that she was finding boring and instead whispering to her best friend, wanting more details about her evening.
"Well…we have done a lot of things…I guess? But nothing that I would think qualifies as us becoming married or complete mates. And Vampires refer to them as 'Life Mates'. The concept and the actuality behind the practice is amazingly romantic." Bubblegum whispered back as she half paid attention herself, randomly jotting down notes into her notebook in between glancing up at the blackboard the instructor was drawing on.
"It's really so that we both can keep our reputations." Bubblegum smiled quietly, staring at her notes. "See, Vampires don't have girlfriends or boyfriends. They have mates and they have property. She would never call me her property; one, because she loves me but more importantly, two, because I am also royalty, a sovereign of Candy Kingdom, and it would be a huge faux pas for a royal to be treated like that. There are treaties and politics involved and the whole thing would become a scandal instantly." Bubblegum drew a sketch of the blueprint the instructor was illustrating on the blackboard concerning black holes.
"And." She continued. "Marceline must keep face in front of the Nation. It would be a sign of weakness if she were to be bent to the rules of 'normies' like us and accept a girlfriend instead of a life mate. It would be a huge embarrassment and could cause massive uprisings as any Vampire with the power to possibly oppose her would take the opportunity and exploit it." Bonni was looking down at her notebook as she spoke, but she wasn't seeing the paper, she was playing out scenarios in her mind about what would happen if Marceline suddenly lost her control over a nation of Vampires. It would be anarchy…Marceline keeps the Vampire Nation under tight control to the point of restricting everything to massive scrutiny…and this keeps the other kingdoms safe from them…
"Hey you ok Bonni?" Nari gently squeezed the princess' hand when Bonni suddenly stopped talking and instead stared at her notebook.
"Huh? Yea…yea I'm fine and I'm fine with this arrangement. It accomplishes a lot of things and it's not like we won't be life mates…we just have to get to the…mate part…" Bubblegum sighed heavily as her thoughts continued to be manipulated by her need to see her girlfriend, the movement of her chest making the love bites hiding under her clothing ache, sending a wave of heat to wash over her pink body and her cheeks brighten. Suddenly a scene from the previous night flashed into her mind, of her sitting on the vampires' lap, her shirt opened and pulled away to expose her breasts to the vampires' lips. More scenes continued to flash through her mind, time rapidly moving in each memory only to pause when the cool lips made contact with her warm pink skin.
"Bonni…Bonni…?" Nari gently shook the princess, giggling quietly at the faces she was making. "Honestly girl, I am…impressed with the both of you, being able to hold out like this."
Bonni blinked as she was brought back to reality, sighing quietly as she fidgeted with her pencil. "Right…"
"Something wrong?" Nari started to get back into the lecture, rapidly jotting down notes to catch up when small pink fingers tugging at her made her pause. She looked over and stopped completely when she saw the determination in the light blue eyes looking back at her. The Rainicorn smiled nervously, unsure of just what the princess had on her mind now.
"How do…how do women…have sex…?" The words came out slowly, but they came steadily, and with every bit of seriousness the princess could call the courage to put into them.
"What?" Nari nearly fell out of her chair.
~~ooOOoo~~
"Hnngh…" As Nari emerged from the auditorium, she sighed heavily, looking as if she had just spent the last hour running a marathon with her hair in disarray and her clothes loosened at certain points to let air reach her body. Behind her Bubblegum followed, looking just as disheveled as her friend, groaning loudly. "Ahhhh…I think…maybe I should have asked that after classes…"
When Bubblegum had asked her best friend about sex, the Rainicorn spent the rest of class trying to explain from her own experiences, whispering quietly and trying to not get too detailed about how she and Jake had sex. However, the two girls still ended up stressing each other out; Bubblegum kept on pressing for more details and Nari gave them as best she could, but the whole thing ended up sounding like she was reading softcore porn, which of course had their affects on both girls as blushing and heated gasps ran wild in their whispering.
"Yea…haaah…" Nari took in a breath of fresh air before attempting to fix her clothes. "Anyway…like I said. When it gets to that…point…let the vampire take over. And just tell her what…well you know." The Rainicorn didn't want to start feeling flustered all over again, so she let her words hang as she straightened her hair.
"R-right…I'm sorry Nari, I'm so…I just…" Bubblegum hung her head, unable to speak her thoughts clearly which caused the Rainicorn to come to her side, giving her a tight hug.
"Hey…it's fine hunny. We were all…the V word at one point…I'm just happy I could help you even if it wasn't exactly the type of insight you were looking for. Look…" Nari leaned away, offering her kindest smile, "I think you are over thinking this. You both have been doing fine so far right? Everything has felt…good…so just…let go of trying to think. Just let it happen. That make sense?"
"Yea everything has felt amazing…when she touches me and…holds me…and…" Bubblegum paused, both girls feeling their cheeks starting to flair with wild blushing again. "Uhm…sorry. I'll stop. I just don't want to disappoint her…"
Nari snickered as she fanned her face. "Seriously…I doubt anything you could do would ever disappoint that vampire. I've never seen her so in love. Ever." Nari gave Bubblegum another tight hug. "Look I have to get to class and so do you. We'll talk more at lunch ok? Kisses." She leaned close and gently pecked both of Bonni's cheeks before the two parted ways, waving as Marshal and Charles moved to the princess' side.
"Eh…what have you two been doing? You look like you just got done with a massive pop quiz." Marshal smirked, eyeing the princess' state of being over.
"UHM…nothing. Nothing at all everything is just fine haaha haa…" Bubblegum had almost forgotten the two boys were waiting for her as she awkwardly deflected the questioning glances she was receiving.
"Riiiight…" Marshal winked at Charles, the pair snickering quietly at the princess' distress. "Let's go then."
As the group moved into another section of the Science Building where the labs were located, Bonni caught the hint of a very familiar and comforting scent. Cinnamon and…vanilla? Where… And as she looked further down the long corridor, she would have sworn she saw the vampire moving ahead of her, just barely in her vision range.
In an instant, Bonni was at full speed running down the long hallway making Marshal shout as he began to chase after her, Charles close behind. "Hey! Bonni! Where are you going!?"
The princess wasn't listening though, she saw the thing she wanted to see all morning just ahead of her and as she rounded the corner she thought the vampire had turned down, she was met with an empty hall.
What? But I know I saw her come down here…She stood at the cross section of corridors, looking down one then the other, her hand clutching at her shirt as she tried to catch her breath. "…pant…pant…No one is here though…" There were no students in the area either, which made Bonni feel very uneasy suddenly. What is this feeling…It was making her want to retreat and as she stepped back she felt herself press up against a body that was behind her.
Instinct took over and Bubblegum bolted down the empty corridor without even looking to see who she bumped in to, crying out as she ran. The form quickly followed her, seemingly giving chase and amazingly fast. So fast that it was upon the princess before she reached the next corner and quickly it picked her up in its arms, stopping her from fleeing any further.
"Ahhhh! Marshal help!" Bubblegum yelled and struggled to free herself from the arms holding her tight, but it was a futile effort as the form continued to hold her easily, deflecting her attempts to cause it any sort of harm.
"Honestly?" The form spoke and instantly Bubblegum stopped moving, sighing out dramatically as she peeked behind at the owner of the very familiar voice.
"Oh GLOB! Marceline! You scared me you know that!" The princess scowled at her girlfriend, only to be met with a teasing snicker.
"And you are adorable with that look." Seriously, it's like an angry kitten so cute…"Why are you running? And why run away from your escorts? Should really run towards them. Look at them, all tired and out of shape, unable to keep up with a princess?" The vampire let her grip loosen, allowing Bubblegum to put her feet on the tiled floor, her red eyes glaring at Marshal and Gumball as they caught up, looking embarrassed.
"Anywa-ahhhhhhhh ear! Ear! EAR!" Marceline winced as Bubblegum pinched her sensitive, pointed ear, yanking it gently enough to move the vampires' head downward and hard enough to make her girlfriend follow. Marci hissed in protest as she was dragged a short distance away and around the next corner into another empty corridor, out of sight of the two men and anyone else who cared to happen upon the scene.
"Gah! Bonni! Owowow-mmf…!" Marceline's complaints were cut off as her mouth was covered by warm, pink lips, her body pushed against the wall. Her eyes widened as she blinked, surprised by her girlfriends behavior. Nnnngh she is being aggressive again! Globglobglobglob…
The kiss was hard, lasted for a good long minute, and as the princess leaned away to break it, even she was surprised by how she was acting. What was that Bonni…? She narrowed her light blue eyes at the look the vampire was giving her, deciding to continue with her aggressive antics. "And what is that look for? I…I can take what I want too you know!" Her fingertips yanked on the black silk tie around Marceline's neck, making sure the vampire was completely focused on what she was saying. Not that she needed to, in the vampires' mind the world had gone blank, and all she knew was that Bonni was talking words at her while looking amazingly sexy. She didn't know what those words were, her brain had stopped processing such complicated things, and she didn't care, she was loving this.
"You don't get to be the only one in this relationship that is all 'rawr' and 'mine' all the time. And I swear to Grob, you leave me to wake up alone in bed ever again…-!?" Ehh? Why is she looking like that? That goofy grin…grr she isn't hearing one word is she! Bonni was beyond annoyed now as she realized, indeed, the vampire was smiling, happily enjoying the verbal thrashing without even hearing the complaints really, enthralled by the behavior like a cat watching a string being dangled without realizing the string was being dangled over a sudden drop. The princess decided to test this new theory.
"Bean burritos! They are so good with lots of hot sauce!" Bonni kept her aggressive tone while she spoke nonsense. The vampire kept on smiling.
"And I love the sound of fingernails on chalkboards!" The vampire kept on smiling.
"Blabbity bloo blah blah!" Still the vampire smiled.
"Aaaagh! Marceline you aren't listening are you!" Bonni threw her hands into the air, exasperated.
The vampire let out a snicker, watching her girlfriend become frustrated and leaned forward, touching the tip of her nose against Bonni's. "Huh?" The movement caught Bubblegum off guard, making her stand still, blinking at the red eyes gazing into her own. Marceline tilted her head, nuzzling nose to nose, and, keeping the goofy grin, she flicked her forked tongue out suddenly, licking Bonni's lips.
"GAH VAMPIRE!" Bubblegum cried out, causing Marshal and Gumball to peek around the corner, making sure everything was alright. Both men deadpan stared at the spectacle of Bubblegum scowling and yelling at Marceline, who was floating just out of reach of small, pink, hands trying to grab her, while rolling with laughter. The two retreated back around the corner, shaking their heads.
Soon after, Bubblegum came back around the corner, her arms folded across her chest, still looking completely annoyed, the vampire floating close behind, still laughing quietly.
"Come on…it was funny? Bean burrito? Hot sauce? I was listening." Marceline moved to float upside down just in front of her girlfriend.
"Idiot." Bonni grumbled, giving the vampire a shifty glare.
~~ooOOoo~~
Several heated arguments and one deep, apologetic kiss later, the parties went their separate ways. Marceline reluctantly being dragged off by Keila to a meeting with the Science Department heads, and Bubblegum heading to her next class escorted by Marshal and Gumball still.
And Marceline had laid into them both also, disappointed with their inability to stop the princess from taking off suddenly. Marshal had tried to argue but ultimately apologized for his mishandling the situation and promising to not allow such a huge distance to open up between himself and Bubblegum again. Charles also had apologized, citing that he was held back by his normalcy and that the situation will improve once he has undergone his change.
Sigh…this morning…I can't wait for it to be over…Bubblegum let out a huge sigh in the middle of a lecture, causing her classmates to give her an odd look. "S-sorry…sorry…" She hid behind a large text book and tried to push the thoughts away again. The princess decided to distract herself with science as she began to put a formula together for a better type of sunblock, specifically made for vampires. Science always had a way of making her feel better and she happily became absorbed in her experiments until the end of class.
Marceline, on the other hand, was completely miserable. Of all her meetings that morning, and of all the meetings to come until the end of her day, this was the one she loathed the most. And it didn't help that right before her most hated meeting, she ran into her girlfriend, and now she was not only angry and uninterested, but also overly distracted by the princess' antics. In other words, she had checked out of the meeting early.
She sat at the long meeting table, her fingertips drumming upon the dark brown stained wood relentlessly as large words, half of which she had no idea the meaning of, were spoken to her from the eggheads sitting across from the two Vampires. Randomly she would sigh out her lack of interest only to be shushed quietly by Keila, making the vampire return to the topic at hand with a nod or a half-hearted 'Tell me more but in a language I can understand' statement.
The meeting was a necessary evil in her mind; The department heads had to plead their cases for needing more funding or for wanting the newest science gizmo of wonder that would revolutionize the entire department or whatever, and she, in turn, had to simply nod and smile like she was interested. All in all, the vampire would give them whatever they asked for, as long as it would shut them up and end the meeting that much faster. She understood only one thing: They needed things to make the school better and the Vampire gave those things through funding which she pretty much always granted. So why the stupid meeting then…Marceline thought in frustration.
"It's almost over…relax…" Keila whispered as she touched the vampires' hand to stop her from tapping, which was turning into loud rapping.
"I hate this…what are they even talking about…" Marceline grumbled, her red eyes looking out a window.
"This was your idea remember. 'Why not have all the meetings on one day and get them over with' you said. So here we are. At least try to act like you own half this school." Keila retorted, becoming as frustrated with her Mistress as Marceline was with her meeting schedule.
"You could have talked me out of it you know. So this is really your fault." The vampire complained as she leaned her head into her palm, rolling her eyes now.
"What was that? It was you who wanted to do it all in one day!" Keila had had enough now as she began shouting at Marceline.
"And it was you who said I should listen to all reasoning behind all projects so we know just where the money was going so we could spread it around better!" Marceline growled back, both vampires now standing up and glaring at each other.
"Ahem…your Majesty?" The Science Department chairman cleared his throat loudly, his colleagues staring in shock at the unprofessional display going on across the table.
"WHAT!" Both vampires barked out as they glowered at the eggheads, making them shrink in their seats.
"Ugh! Whatever you want you got it! Let's go Keila I can't anymore right now." And with that Marceline stormed out of the meeting room, Keila in close pursuit yelling about the meeting that wasn't quite over and how it made the vampires look, leaving behind the Science Department heads with their mouths gaping in silent shock.
Down a short hallway Marceline walked, growling to herself mostly, her teeth grinding as she stood before a massive set of elaborately decorated elevator doors, her finger hammering the call elevator button.
Behind her Keila started roaring with laughter, tapping against the screen of her tablet. "And THAT meeting is adjourned. Well played Marce. Glob that stuff is boring. Let's see next is…"
"Next is nothing. I am so out of it today. I need a break. I can't focus at all." Marceline sighed heavily, her head thudding against the elevator doors which remained closed despite her obnoxious repeated clicking of the down arrow button.
"You know if you take a break now that will just delay you returning to her tonight…three more meetings to go." Keila rolled her eyes, her hands moving to gently massage Marceline's shoulders. "Hang in there, then we can go party. Party train all the way back home. It will be so math…"
"You say three more but ONE of those is with…shudders…her…" Marceline groaned and stepped into the elevator as the giant doors slid open.
"Oh right. Almost forgot oh wait no I didn't because it's the very next meeting. Huh, imagine that…" The sarcasm dripped from the words as Keila snickered to herself. "She isn't that bad…"
"Not that bad? Are you insane? She hates me. Hates. As in strongly dislikes with a malice I have never seen in a Human. I swear if she becomes the next Grand Admiral, it's gunna be over for us." Marceline gloomed the entire elevator ride down to the first floor of the Science Building.
"That's just because you are supposed to be watching over her little brother. You know? Training him to follow in her footsteps like you did for her? But you aren't exactly doing a great job of that are you. I swear Marce, how do you get into these types of deals anyway. She's just overprotective." Keila now feeling very haughty, recalling how she actually tried to talk her Mistress out of the arrangement, calling it a bad idea.
"You wound me Keila you know that? You wound me." Marceline sighed dramatically as the two vampires stepped from the elevator back into the long empty corridors that made up the rest of the Science Building. "I didn't realize Finn was…Finn. With her it was so much easier and natural and she turned out perfect. With him though…oh Glob. That boy…" The vampire closed her eyes as she remembered the first time she tried to gauge Finn's abilities and ended up almost killing him after one salvo.
"He's made…progress I guess? At least he can dodge most of what you throw at him now right? He's young and…limber…ugh…" Keila had to agree with her Mistress' sentiments, Finn was just not where he needed to be skills wise yet in order to stand toe to toe with an adversary, let alone a Vampire. "Well at least when we get back you know what you have to do for the next several months." If not years…Keila snickered at her mental joke, but it didn't slip the ears of Marceline who glared back over her shoulder.
"Not funny. And what do I tell her now? This day just needs to hurry up and end…" The vampire tried to mentally prepare for the upcoming meeting, thinking up excuses before hand and locking them away for later use. She is gunna yell and point fingers…just need to grin and bear it…SIGH…why did I mess around so much instead of help Finn…I really am an idiot…
The two vampires left the Science Building and took off into the air, heading for the campus main office.