Finn woke up, and noticed that Jake was staring at him. He then noticed that he still had a smile on his face.
"What?" Finn questioned.
"I know why you're smiling," Jake said. "And you know what? Maybe it isn't so unhealthy that you're moving on, even if it is this fast."
"Moving on?"
"Dude she kissed you, and you're still smiling!"
Finn's smile left his face.
"Only on the cheek."
"Don't you get it Finn, she is totally in to you!"
Finn chose to ignore Jake's words, but couldn't help feeling like his chest was being tugged at.
He and Jake played a game, with Finn still not being able to beat that infuriating frog. After a few attempts, Finn went to explore a cave.
As Jake gathered up gold coins in a bag, he heard that familiar knock.
"Where's Finn?" Water Princess asked.
"He took off to some cave, he'll be back later though."
"Okay. Just wanted to thank him for that spaghetti."
"Alright. If you want to come inside, you're welcome to."
"Oh, that's alright," Water Princess said sheepishly.
"Whatever," was all Jake said as he went back to bagging up gold coins. It was almost time for PB to collect taxes again.
Later, Finn came home to see that only BMO was home. On the table, a note read:
Finn, left to see Lady, but I made some ravioli.
'Hmm,' Finn thought. 'Who do I hang out with now?'
Still thinking about what Jake said that morning, he invited Marceline. He didn't want to admit to Jake, or himself, that he was starting to get closer to Water Princess.
Finn and Marceline played games on BMO, until that knock was heard again.
Finn left to answer the door. He opened and saw Water Princess standing there. She saw Marceline and BMO, but found that Finn's brother wasn't there. Her eyes met Marceline's.
'He spends a lot of time with her,' she thought to herself, before realizing she was letting out a hint jealous of jealousy.
"Can I come in?" she asked Finn.
"Sure, want to play?"
"Okay."
Her and Finn played and talked to each other about the adventure he had in the cave, but all she could do was look into his eyes.
She wanted to know what his hair looked like, since he always wore his hat, even in pajamas.
"Hey Finn?" she asked.
"What?"
"What does your hair look like?"
"Hmm, oh, like this."
She stared as he took off his hat to reveal his short golden hair that he had recent trimmed. She was taken aback by its unusual color.
"Wow," was all she could say.
Before she knew it, she was leaning closer to him, until her lips met his. This was a different tier than the last time she kissed him, which was in the cheek.
Finn had braced himself out of habit, since the last time he had fully kissed a princess, it nearly ended in a catastrophic disaster.
But, soon enough, he found himself kissing her back.
"Get a room, you two."
It was at that moment that they realized that Marceline was still there. Finn's eyes widened as he turned red. Water Princess turned a sort of purple, which reminded Finn of his dream.
"Hahaha! You guys are so adorable!"
When Water Princess left, and Jake returned, Finn kept the smile when he was awake.
Jake just looked at him, knowing what that smile meant.
The next morning, Jake awoke to find Finn packing for another adventure, but was surprised to find that Finn was not wearing his practically trademarked white hat.
"Hey, where's your hat?"
"I don't feel like wearing it today," Finn answered. Jake knew it probably had something to do with Water Princess, but he merely shrugged.
"You know, you do look kind of cool with that hat off."
Finn headed off to explore more of the Land of Ooo, and it's dangerous secrets.
Water Princess had knocked on the door, and as she expected, Jake had answered it.
"He went on another adventure," he said, already knowing what she was going to ask.
"Oh, okay then. Tell him I said hi, and I won't be able to come by later because I'm busy."
In the depths of another dungeon-like cave system, Finn was leaning against the stone wall, beaten and bruised.
"Well then, are you okay?" a hooded figure asked Finn, who was bruised up.
"I'm not giving up," was all that Finn said.
He charged in with his sword, but the man just stepped aside, and kicked Finn in the stomach.
"Come now, give up already, you're making a scene."
"There's no one else here," Finn said, getting around the cave.
The man smirked.
"Oh, now that's where your wrong."
Finn groaned as several goblin-esque creatures walked in from the shadows.
"Oh my glob, what happened to you, Finn?" Jake asked as Finn walked through the doorway, covered in cuts and bruises.
"Uh, I was fighting 'the Keeper' or whatever and his 'cave dwellers'. It didn't go so well."
"Oh, well, Water Princess stopped by earlier. She said she was busy today, and that she wouldn't stop by later."
"Oh," Finn said. "Want to play Kompy's Castle?"
"Sure," Jake said when he heard a knock on the door. As he was a dog, he noticed who was knocking by how it sounded.
As, he expected, it was Water Princess.
"Oh hey," Finn said. "I thought you were busy."
"I was supposed to be, but, um..."
She averted her eyes.
"I was worried about you," she confessed.
"I'm glad your here, I need to ask you something."
"Oh, okay."
Finn was a little embarrassed about asking her this in front of Jake, but such was life.
"Would you go out on a date with me?"
"Yes, I'd like that."
Finn and Water Princess walked together in the forest, until Finn found what he was looking for. He quickly chopped down a large tree and made a makeshift table and chairs. He then lay a plaid picnic blanket on the table, along with some plates, and a candle for lighting. He then set down some meatloaf, his favorite food.
He and Water Princess talked about their favorite colors and foods, and even the mysterious disappearance of Finn's hat. Then, she asked the question that plagued her mind.
"Finn, what happened to you?"
"Don't worry about it, I was just fighting some cave people."
Water Princess then set a cool hand on one of the scars. She kissed him on the cheek.
"I'll try not to," she said.
Then they heard a loud scream.
"MY BEANS!"
Both of them recognized the voice instantly. LSP was chasing a squirrel and ran passed them. They couldn't help but laugh.
"Thank you Finn," Water Princess said a as she kissed him on the lips.
"Thank you," Finn replied smiling, albeit a bit goofy. He walked her home and headed for the tree house.
"How was your date?" Jake asked when Finn returned.
"Great," Finn replied.
As he went to bed, images flashed in his mind.
The first: Flame Princess, standing there with flames raging around her. She seemed to be sad. She reached out to him.
The second: Water Princess, standing with a worried smile on her face. She stepped closer.
Finally, the Cosmic Owl. It floated in the air, flapping its wings. It opened its mouth and said two words.
"Wake up."
