G is for Genes

Inside the room of Candy Kingdom's beloved princess, the great Vampire King, Marshall Lee is lying down on his stomach on Princess Bubblegum's bed. He was just there waiting for the princess to arrive. One may wonder why he, the ruler of the Nightosphere, would actually wait but, he has a pretty good reason for it.

A week ago, Marshall Lee was doing his usual thing in Ooo – annoying the glob out of Bubblegum. As a result of all the piled up anger, the young ruler of Ooo suddenly screamed these very words...

"I bet you can't even stay out of my hair for a day!"

In which the proud king replied,

"Oh you bet I can. I bet my baby for it!"

And when he said baby, that automatically meant his electric guitar.

Back to the present, Marshall Lee realized that the bet was a bad idea. The worst idea he ever came up with so far. He rolled over the bed and scratched his head in annoyance. He glanced at the nearest watch and he realized that he still has hope.

"Only an hour left before Bonnie's done!" he said happily. "And my baby is safe and sound." He added.

Suddenly, a wild idea appeared on his mind.

"Speaking of babies..."

Marshall Lee sat on the bed this time and stared at midair. He would lie down again, roll over, and sit up. He did this for a while that he didn't notice that a certain pink-haired princess just entered the room. And upon seeing the "in daze" Marshall Lee, Princess couldn't help but giggle.

"What in the glob are you doing, Marshall?" she said, which caused the bursting of Marshall Lee's bubble.

"Ha—? Wha—huh?"

Marshall Lee stared at the princess and then floated away from the bed.

"At least warn me when you enter your room!"

Princess Bubblegum crossed her arms with an eyebrow up. "This is my room, Marshall." Marshall Lee snorted and then crossed his arms as well. "Well, that's true. But... hey! I was thinking so deep, that I just got the awesomest idea ever!"

The young princess stared at him, as if saying "this better not be one of your shenanigans again". Marshall Lee snickered and then floated towards Bubblegum to pat her head. This was a trick of his to annoy her.

"No, really. It's not pranks or anything. Just an idea." He reassured, but Princess Bubblegum was still not convinced. "Oh yeah? Then amaze me with this "awesomest idea" of yours." Marshall Lee grinned sheepishly and then floated down, so that his feet could touch the ground. And with sparkling eyes, he beamed at the princess.

"Wouldn't it be AMAZING if our GENES were MIXED?" he said with enthusiasm. Princess Bubblegum gave an odd glare. She was still processing what the vampire just said, and it was taking time. After minutes of processing, the young princess laughed awkwardly.

"Oh my glob Marshall, that was absolutely the funniest joke you ever said!" she said in between giggles, which made Marshall Lee a bit mad.

"Dammit princess, you tell me to be serious, and you just laugh at me when I do."

"W-what? You were serious?" Princess Bubblegum tried to stifle the laugh inside her by covering her mouth. Marshall Lee crossed his arms in frustration. It was obvious that he was hurt.

"It's like you're telling me that I am not worthy enough to exist in your presence." He muttered, causing Princess Bubblegum to feel the guilt churn in her stomach. He floated a few meters away from her with a pout on his face. She sighed deeply, and then approached the sulking Vampire King.

"Marshall, do you even know where babies come from?" she asked, breaking the horrible aura of silence. Marshall Lee stared her as if she just asked a question with an obvious answer.

"Duh. When a man and a woman fall in love, a stork delivers a baby."

"Marshall! That's absurd!"

He laughed so hard that he had to place his arms on his stomach.

"Of course I know where babies come from! You make them in bed!" he said proudly. Princess Bubblegum felt a bit flustered to what just Marshall Lee said. Her face felt really hot, she could compare her face to a ripe tomato.

"M-Mar-"

"Or if you get too excited, you can make babies anywhere, really."

"—shall Lee!"

Marshall turned to where Princess Bubblegum is and found her face a bit funny that he just had to snicker.

"What?"

"M-making a baby... is b-basically... mixing genes." She said in a very low voice, that it was barely even a whisper. But since Marshall Lee is vampire with extraordinary senses, he heard this remark of hers. This made him laugh even more, that he just had to pinch her cheeks.

"I know." he replied as he continued to mash her cheeks gently.

"A-ah! Stop it..."

"Can't you see it already?"

Princess Bubblegum's train of thought was suddenly interrupted by Marshall Lee's interruption.

"What?" she asked, still trying to cover her flustered face.

"My handsome, awesome and hot self and your genius, adorable and annoying genes... it's the perfect match." Marshall Lee declared with a proud smirk on his face. Princess Bubblegum's already pink cheeks went even deeper in color. She looked down uneasily, and then started to mutter something.

"We're too young to mix genes, Marshall. You do it on the right time." She did her best to say those words with a straight face. Deep inside though, she wanted to crumble and melt in deep mortification. The young vampire simply gave out a sneer at the princess and floated closer to her. Princess Bubblegum was taken aback and moved a step away from him, but Marshall only floated closer and closer until he got her cornered on a wall. He rested his palms on the smooth surface to create a barrier around her.

The young ruler of Ooo let out a small squeal upon being cornered. Though this only brought a grin on the vampire's lips.

"I know that too, princess." He gently whispered. Princess Bubblegum could feel his breath tickle on her cheek. His deep yet soothing voice was enough to make her calm.

"And we have all the time in the world to wait for it. I am a vampire after all." He continued.

Yeeeeeeeep. This probably isn't the best drabble here :| But... meh. I shall finish this challenge, nonetheless~~