-Day 13-

Flame Princess was jarred out of her sleep by a knocking on her door. She groaned and slowly got up out of her bed. Who could it be at this hour? She didn't really care, but they were going ear-full. You don't just wake a fire spirit at 2 a.m. without a little anger being shown. She tied up her robe and started towards the door, grumbling the whole way. She opened the door, ready to take out her anger on whatever had decided to wake her up and found Finn standing at the door. Embarrassed that she wasn't exactly presentable, she blushed and waved at him.

"H-Hi, Finn..Um.. I didn't expect to see you here." She said softly.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you up... Well, actually I did mean to wake you up, but.. Not.. In the way that I did. I hope I didn't wake you up earlier than yo-"

She put a finger to his lips. "Finn, it's no big deal. Did you need something?"

"I kind of wanted to show you something cool that I've been meaning to show you."

"Cool biz, what is it?" She asked with a smile.

"Well, if I tell you, it won't be as cool when we get there."

"Alright! Just let me get changed, I'll be right out!" She exclaimed, going quickly inside.

Finn looked toward the moon. He sighed sadly.

"Yeah.. I'll be waiting.."


Marceline floated silently in the sky, humming a tune she had just remembered a few days ago. "I don't want to live without her, even though at times I've lost my-" She was interrupted by the sight of Finn and Flame Princess walking in the forest below. She wondered what they were doing up so early. It wasn't normal for FP to be up until atleast noon.

"They must be on some sort of adventure." She thought vaguely.

She figured she should probably go down and say hello or something. Floating down and landing on a tree branch behind the pair, she spoke in a cool voice.

"Boy, a pair of lovebirds. They're not usually out this late. My hunt's going good tonight."

"Oh. Hi, Marceline!" Flame Princess said happily.

My, wasn't she glowing this morning. Well, not just literally, but figuratively as well.

"What are you guys doing out here in the big, scary forest?" Marceline asked sarcastically.

"What are you doing flying around the big, scary forest?" Finn countered with a smile.

"I'm a creature of the night, Finn. Vampires dig scary forests."

"Well, I'm an adventurer and I totes dig scary forests."

"Oh, you do, do you?"

"Yup."

"Alright, "Mighty Warrior", I'll leave you two alone. You've obviously got some stuff to be doing." Marceline said, grinning.

"Yeah, see you around." Finn said.

Marceline couldn't quite put her finger on it, but something about this just seemed... wrong. Having been alive for a thousand years, she had learned to trust her guts when it came to this feeling. Sure, Finn seemed absolutely fine to a normal being. She, however, noticed that some part of him was almost... sad.

"You all right, Finn?"

"Yeah. It's just that me and Flame Princess really need to get to where we're going before it's all over. It doesn't last that long and there's only a short time to witness it." Finn explained.

"Hmm, taking your girlfriend out. That's nice." Marceline said slowly.

"What's the matter, Marceline?" Flame Princess asked.

"Huh? Nothing. You two have fun and stay out of trouble."

Marceline watched as they walked deeper into the forest. She couldn't help but feel that something was going on.

"I will never give up on her.." She hummed softly.


"Finn, how far until we're there?"

"Not long, don't worry."

They suddenly came upon a clearing in the middle of the forest. Finn laughed and put his arms out.

"Here we are!"

Flame Princess looked around slowly at the clearing. It didn't seem all that cool, really.

"Uh, Finn? There isn't anything here. It's just... a clearing." She said, confused.

"Right now, it is. But soon it will be the most totally awesome thing you've ever seen!"

"It will?"

"I promise, you'll love it!"

"Alright." She said sitting down in the grass.

She was happy that she had learned to control her power more, resulting in her not setting fire to everything she touched. It was also a positive that she could kiss Finn without burning him. Sure, it was warm, but nothing they couldn't handle. She looked back up at Finn and patted the grass next to her. He smiled and took a seat next to her.

"So, how long do you think it'll take?"

"Not long. They should be here any time now."

Flame Princess looked toward the trees and noticed small orbs of light appearing in the tops of the trees. Her eyes lit up as the orbs started to come out of the trees. The orbs flew from the trees silently and rotated around the pair.

"Finn.."

"Just wait. It gets better."

The orbs swiftly rocketed up into the sky and burst into a brilliant, red light. Upon exploding, they transformed into brilliant birds. Flames adorned their crests and they left trails of red fire in the sky as they flew. Flame Princess gasped at the gorgeous display unfolding in front of her.

"I discovered these guys a couple years ago by complete accident. Me and Jake were out adventuring when they suddenly burst out of the trees."

"They're beautiful."

"Some people in Ooo fear them because of their potential for destruction.."

He slowly took her hand. She looked into his eyes.

"But, I know what they're really like. I know they aren't destructive. They're the most beautiful creatures in the land, but also the most misunderstood." He said, squeezing her hand a little tighter.

"If people gave them a chance, they would find out they aren't bad at all. They are so sweet and caring. They couldn't harm a fly." Finn said softly, a tear starting to run down his face.

She smiled back. "Well, it's a good thing they have a person who understands them."

"Yeah."

The pair sat in silence, watching the display and enjoying each other's company.


They arrived back at Flame Princess's house at around 4 a.m.

"Thank you for taking me out tonight, Finn. It was wonderful."

"I'm glad you liked it."

"See you tomorrow?"

"Absolutely."

She kissed him softly on the lips.

"See you then."

She walked back inside and shut the door. Finn sighed.

"Yeah, I'll be waiting."


Flame Princess lay in bed, unable to sleep. She was so excited to see him again. Tonight, they had definitely gone farther in their relationship and it was obvious that he cared greatly for her. She saw nothing but happiness in her future.

"See you tomorrow.." She sighed happily.