H is for Hero

Marshall Lee suddenly realized that his visits in Ooo are becoming quite of a habit lately. And worse, his usual turf was Princess Bubblegum's room. Somehow, this made him feel a bit uneasy and weird. And so, he came up with a plan. It was the princess's turn to visit his place.

"Hey there, princess." He greeted her with his signature smirk. The princess, who was in her room, turned to where the voice came from and saw Marshall Lee floating just outside her window. She pouted and then crossed her arms with a matching glare.

"What are you doing there? Why don't you just come in?" she said asked the floating vampire.

"Obviously, I'm waiting for you to come over here so that we'll go to my place." He said, as if it was a fact. The young princess raised an eyebrow up, looking a bit confused to what just the vampire said. This made him snicker, and then he floated inside but he stopped himself right before doing so.

"You gotta invite me in." He said.

"What? Why?"

"Because I'm a vampire. And if you don't, I will bleed to death." He said with a dramatic pose to match. Unfortunately, Princess Bubblegum seemed that she was not amused.

"Really." She said with full sarcasm in her voice.

"Nah, I am just messing with you. It's just a dumb ol' a myth."

For a second there, Marshall Lee thought that he saw a tinge worry in her eyes. So he decided to tease her a bit.

"Aaaaw, Bonnie! Did you worry? That's so sweeeeeet!"

"Ugh. No." The princess said with the dread obvious in her usual sweet voice.

"Whaaaaaaat? Really? If you can't worry about me, then I'll just take my leave." He said jokingly, though the princess didn't seem to see it as a joke. The moment Marshall Lee pretended to float away and leave, he felt a tug on his shirt from behind. And he was a bit happy to see Bubblegum's petite hand tug his shirt.

"D-don't leave. You promised to be my hero. Stand up to it." She said in a hushed voice, feeling a bit embarrassed. She was looking down, as if she was hiding her face. This made the young vampire to smile and then he turn around and held her had that was tugged on his shirt. Then, he pulled her towards him, causing her to lean close to his chest. He placed his arms around her securely.

"Idiot. I won't leave." He whispered back at her delicate ear. The princess balled her fist on his shirt and buried her face on his cold chest. Seeing that she was comfortable while snuggling him, Marshall Lee seized this opportunity and floated upwards with Princess Bubblegum still in his arms. She gave out a squeal as the Vampire King hovered outside her window.

"Marshall! Where are we going?!"

"My place." He answered flatly.

"Which place exactly? Your trailer or the Nightosphere?"

"Nighto."

As they flew higher and higher, Princess Bubblegum started to feel a bit panicky. She was shivering slightly and her hands' grip on his shirt went tighter. Marshall Lee noticed this and smirked.

"Don't you trust your hero?" he looked down on her as he asked. Bubblegum glanced up with a glare.

"I'll take that as a 'no'."

Upon entering the Nightosphere, Princess Bubblegum couldn't help but feel slightly scared. The skies were red and the forest nearby didn't help either. This was totally the opposite of the Candy Kingdom, she thought. This is not her place. She took a step back and accidentally bumped on Marshall Lee.

"Hey. You okay?" he asked as he looked down to see her.

"Y-yeah."

"Hm. Really, huh? You don't look so good."

"I look perfectly fine!"

"Can't argue with that."

In the middle of their bantering, an awful, stomping sound interrupted the two. Both of them looked where the sound came from in unison.

"Marshall..." she muttered quietly and held the vampire's arm as tight as she can.

"Chill, princess. I know my turf." he said as a way to calm her down. Though deep inside, he's not quite sure what that sound was or where it came from. In Princess Bubblegum's point of view, she thought that it was just him, trying to act cool in front of her. But given the situation they are in, she'll let this one slide.

"Then I guess you know that thing too?" Princess Bubblegum pointed to where she saw that 'thing' was and Marshall turned to where she pointed. Much to his surprise, it was a giant werewolf-like creature that seems to be very, very angry.

"That thing? Let's just say that that thing absolutely... hates me!"

"WHAT?!"

"Like I said, I am your hero. So whatever happens, I will-"

Before Marshall Lee could even finish his sentence, a strong force hit the Vampire King so hard that he went flying to the forest's grasp. Princess Bubblegum froze in position upon seeing her hero easily flicked by the giant creature in front of her. She wanted to scream and run towards nothing but she decided to collect herself and find Marshall in the forest, despite its unwelcoming aura.

The young ruler of Ooo's Candy Kingdom ran frantically towards the forest's direction. As she expected, the woods weren't as friendly as the one in Ooo. Weird creatures have been popping out of nowhere. Some would just pop randomly in front of her or on the ground, some on the trees. For what may seem hours of running, searching and yelling for the damn vampire's name, she finally heard a groan that was familiarly Marshall Lee's

"Marshall Lee!" she exclaimed and ran towards him. Though he was groaning, his eyes were shut tight. The young princess shook him gently first before cradling his head on her arms.

"Liar. I thought you're my hero. I am the one that has to save your butt." the princess's voice started to crack. She felt breakable and helpless in the middle of the horrible forest. She felt this feeling once, when the Lich has conquered her mind and body. But she always knew that Finn would save her.

"I thought... you would never... leave me... you stinking cabbage."

"Yeah, I would never leave you." A low, grumbling voice said. Princess Bubblegum quickly looked down and wiped the tears on her cheeks rashly.

"Marshall! You... you're okay."

"Duh, of course I am. Am I not the King of the Vampires and Prince of Demons?" he said with his usual signature smirk that the princess secretly loves seeing.

"You scared the glob out of me, you idiot." she said as she forced a smile.

"Heh. Worried over me?"

The young princess of Ooo looked down and avoided his gaze. To Marshall Lee, that was a 'yes'. And so, he couldn't help himself but give the princess a nice, tight hug. She didn't even flinch or scream or hit him. She just buried her face on his shoulders and hugged him back.

"How could I not worry over my hero?" she said with a soft smile plastered on her delicate face.

I regret nothing.

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Oh yah, readers can suggest on themes :D it's pretty difficult thinking of one and if someone is reading this crapola and has and idea for the next letters to follow, don't even hesitate to tell me by reviewing! (lame excuse to get review /slapped/)

See ya'll!

P.S; I changed "drabbles" to "one-shots" and "K+" to "T" because I realized that these aren't even drabbles anymore and about the rating... well, it's not for kids anyways. :D