FadedBurn: Author's opinion; hasn't yet flown into their minds.

BladeGuy9: Marriage indeed!

Ovks and Marceline: I'm afraid you'll be disappointed.

Fincelinelover: Oh crap, the song! I could run the lyrics and say I listened to it, but honestly, I haven't had the time, and I won't lie to you! By the thirtieth chapter, I will though.

Heavywolfblade: AND I wrote the proposal before the story! Cool, right? It was the first scene I wrote from Unholy, and it gave me inspiration for the name! Yeah.

Marceline of the Nightosphere: Thanks! :D

Pablojcd: I hate shortness, too.

mkorralover99: Really? Don't stop reading after it happens! XD

Christian: I love hearing what my reviewers want! Longer chapters, I will try for.

radicaldizzytacoz: I'm glad you like reviewing; reviews keep my heart pumping.

He23t: So big that it gets a chapter title!

Mr. penguin991: No...no she has not... ;)

FancyMustache: Actually, you're the first. I just imagine them as they're seen on the show. Of course, things with me get a bit more intense, like shooting arrows at vampires, but they're still cartoons in my head.

Ed Nigma: I hope the competition went well! I swear, I'll listen to the new ones, but I've been really busy lately, so...yeah. I WILL HEAR THEM!

Disclaimer: I know! I still don't own Adventure Time, the word Unholy, or even a penguin named Gunter. Wish I did.


Chapter 29: Proposal


Hunson blinked.

And blinked again.

Oh glob, he's gonna say no! He's gonna tell me I can't! Finn started to sweat. How can I persuade him to let me? I could...I'll give him part of my soul! Yeah, yeah I'll do that! It'll probably hurt, but I wanna be with Marceline. And if we can't get married...

"Son, I hope you know what you're getting into."

"Thank you, Mr. Abadeer, sir!" Finn exclaimed, relieved that he could keep his soul and have Marceline. He almost hugged the suited man.

"I told you last time...call me Hunson."

"Hunson. Sorry s—er, sorry."

"Oh and Finn..."

"Yeah?" Finn paused as he was about to jump through the portal.

"My daughter really loves you. She trusts you. I hope you appreciate that."

"With all my heart," Finn replied honestly.

"Very well. Go then, propose! Get married! Give me grandchildren!" Finn blushed and jumped through the portal. "Go with glob!"

"Whew, there's the top thing for today!" the hero panted as he lay on the floor. He flipped to his feet and hurried to the phone. It took a few seconds, but eventually...

"Hello?"

"What's up, Bubblegum?"

"Finn! How are you?"

"I just saw you the other day. How're things with Night?"

"Oh Finn, he's wonderful!" as she started going on and on about how wonderful her new husband was, Finn took to staring blankly into space. "...and that's about it," she concluded ten minutes later. "How about you and Marceline?"

"Yeah, things are pretty awesome. Listen, I really want to propose to her, but I have no clue how," he said in reply. "Where is she, by the way?"

"Crashing on my couch. I'll be right over. Night, I'm going out!"

"Be back for dinner, or else!"

"Or else what?"

"Or else this," sounds of a kiss echoed over the phone, and Finn guessed that Bubblegum's arrival would be delayed.

He was right.

She arrived on Morrow an hour later, looking her best as always, but with a lovestruck expression.

"Okay, Finn. Let's start off by finding Marceline a ring," they flew to the Ring Kingdom and entered a reputable shop just for unique diamond rings. "Look around, Finn. See if you can find 'the one.'"

"'The one?'"

"The right ring, the one that looks like it would suit Marceline best."

"Oh! Okay!" Finn nodded and started to browse the cases. He found...

Nothing.

Everything was too fancy, too elegant, too prim and proper.

"No...no...definitely no...none of these will work for Marceline!" Finn tossed up his hands in despair.

"Finn, I may have found one," Bubblegum said softly. Finn hurried over. There in the case was an elegant silver ring with a single, round yet rough around the edges, black diamond ringed by tiny rubies. Finn smiled.

"It's perfect."


After buying the (expensive) ring, Finn returned home and worked out a bit to get himself to relax a little, then went up and changed clothes, putting on a shirt with a pocket and sliding the ring into it. He was going to propose today. He had to. He couldn't wait for his life to just...slip away from him. He had to speed things up.

Bubblegum's plan was to propose during dinner, which he would serve to Marceline on the roof after sunset. The princess herself had left after Finn had found the right ring, claiming that her kingdom needed her. Finn guessed that her husband was the one needing her. He didn't, however, blame her for leaving. She was in love. He was her king.

So Finn set up the dinner and waited for Marceline to get home.


After they had finished their dinner, Finn was about to get up and fall to one knee when Marceline laid a cool hand on his wrist over the table.

"Finn?"

"Yeah?"

"You do realize that we can never get married..."

"What!" Finn shouted, jumping up. "But...I...I thought..."

"Whoa whoa, slow down the thoughts!" Marceline exclaimed. "I do love you, don't doubt it. But I'm a vampire, an unholy creature. No priest is gonna wanna come near me, and I can't go into any holy place," she said, looking away. "I kinda forgot before..." Finn gently caressed her face, bringing her gaze back around.

"Hey," he said softly. "You're not unholy. And as for the other stuff, we can find a way around it. We always have before."

"But..."

"I know!" he exclaimed. "Jake can become a priest, and we can get married at the treehouse!" she narrowed her eyes.

"Why not my house?"

"The treehouse was where we first met."

"My house was where I first kissed you."

"...Touché," Finn admitted. There was a silence.

"The beach."

"Pardon!"

"We can have it on the beach. I know you're scared of the ocean, but the fiery red sunset..." Marceline trailed off, her eyes hazy. "It's the only time I ever take a real interest in the sun."

"We can have it on the beach then," Finn said. "Because as long as you're around, I'll never need to be afraid."

"Hey, isn't that the girl's line?" he blushed.

"Why are we even planning this? I haven't proposed yet!"

"Because I can see the box in your shirt pocket," Marceline tapped it, and shivers ran down Finn's spine. Ignoring (or maybe she didn't even sense) his reaction, the vampire smirked and shook her head. "You suck at hiding things, Finn."

"Even if I really do suck at hiding things..." he pulled her to her feet, led her to the very edge of the roof, and got down on one knee, producing the box from his shirt pocket. Marceline was fighting a smirk, he could tell. "Marceline, will you still marry me?" she pulled him to his feet and let her smile shine.

"Oh Finn. I'd marry you no matter what," she kissed him gently, and when they pulled away, Finn put the ring on his fiancée's finger.

"Fiancée...hm..." he frowned. "Doesn't sound much better than 'girlfriend.'"

"Whatever. All I know is that I'm yours now, even more so than I was before."

"And now we can tell all of Ooo," Finn grinned, "to reserve the beach for a marriage. When?"

"Whenever we're ready," she kissed his cheek.

"So...so...how do you think we should handle telling Ooo?"

"I dunno," she shrugged. "I'm not the one who's good with the public," there was a sting there. Finn winced.

"Marcie, I apologized for that."

"I know..."

"You're just still a little hung up on it?"

"Yeah," she managed a weak smile.

"It's cool," he said, even though his heart was currently in the toilet.

"Really? Thanks, Finn. So how are we gonna tell Ooo?" they pondered. "Um...how about through LSP?"

"Or Bubblegum?"

"Sounds fine to me," Marceline smiled.

"Okay. Candy Kingdom it is!"

"Wait!" she grabbed his hand. "What about my dad?"

"I already told him I was gonna propose. He was...um...happy?"

"So he didn't try to prevent you from marrying me by soul-stealing or any other means?"

"Nope."

"Finn! That's awesome!" Marceline hugged him.

"Okay, so we're off?"

"We're off," she agreed, and, taking his hand, flew off of the roof and into the stars.


"That's great!" Bubblegum gasped.

"Finn, how does she know?"

"He wanted my help finding an appropriate ring," the princess saved Finn.

"Ah...well we're here to say that you can go ahead and tell other people," Marceline waved a hand dismissively.

"Okay?"

"Yup," Finn kind of nodded awkwardly. There was a long silence.

"So...have you thought about having ch—?" Marceline interrupted Bubblegum with a fake coughing fit. Finn frowned in confusion. "I guess that's a no."

"No to what, Bubblegum?"

"Having a family," she said easily. Finn gagged and choked, wheezing on air as he gasped for breath. Marceline patted his back, scowling.

"What?" she asked darkly. "What's wrong with us having a family?"

"Nothing! It's just a little soon, that's all. We haven't even really talked about going farther, physically, so...I mean..." Marceline's eyes softened.

"It's a shock. I get it," she grabbed his hand and gave it a squeeze. They were currently sitting in Princess Bubblegum's bedroom, with the engaged couple on the bed and the princess standing—very informal.

"Ahem," Bubblegum looked a little awkward.

"Sorry, Peebles," she beamed as Finn used her old pet name.

"It's fine, Finn. I understand. I'll let you and your fiancée have some time alone."

"Still doesn't sound ri—whatevs. Anyhow, we'd best be getting home."

"Celebration?" Finn and Marceline blushed at the question. Then a devious smirk formed on the Vampire Queen's face.

"You could say that..."