Fionna sat in stunned silence for what seemed like forever. Things had gotten a tad serious.
Suddenly, there was a million things running through her mind. Of course, she was elated at
the thought that she had pretty much just been asked on a date for the first time in her life,
but she was also confused. Why would Marshall ask her? And why to Prince Gumball's dance?
Clearing her mind, she looked timidly back into Marshall's eyes, blushing in the usual Fionna fashion.
He gave her a lopsided smile, and shrugged as if to ask 'what do you think?'.
"I.. I'd love to go, actually." she replied with a shy smile, then looked down at the table bashfully.
Marshall smiled wider than was usual for him, and stood up.
"Sweet! I was hoping you'd agree." He smiled again, and added, "I'm glad you're going to come with me."
Fionna go up as well, smiled back, and with a bit more courage replied, "Good! I'm glad as well, I suppose."
She winked at him boldly and laughed. So did Marshall.
Marshall led Fionna outside, and soon they were walking in the woods outside on a path just wide enough for the two of them.
The psychedelic stars they had seen before were peeking through the trees above,
sparkling down on them as they made their way through the forest.
"where the math are we going, anyways?" She asked Marshall. They had been walking for a while at this point,
and Fionna had no clue where they could be going. Surprisingly, she had never been adventuring in these particular woods before.
"Just wait, we're almost there," He answered. Fiona thought she had spotted a clearing up ahead,
and quickened her pace. That is, she tried to. Instead, she was grabbed from behind by Marshall,
who proceeded to blindfold her with his hands. "Wait! I want this to be a surprise," He told her,
slowly leading her forward while careful not to let her trip.
After about a minute or so, hey stopped moving. Marshall took his hands away from Fionna's eyes,
revealing the beauty of the night. They were standing at the edge of a meadow that dropped off into a cliff not far in front of them.
That was nice enough on its own, but this particular cliff was overlooking nearly the entire span of Aaa!
The Ice and Candy Kingdoms could be seen in the distance, as well as the fire and Cloud Kingdoms.
Even Lumpy Space could be seen in the distant sky. Fionna spotted the ocean along an edge of the continent,
and proceeded to shudder at the thought. However, even the horrendous ocean couldn't keep her mind off the beauty she was beholding.
The stars above still sparkled like miniature rainbows, guardians over the land of Aaa, keeping a watchful eye over it's inhabitants.
It was insanely cool.
"What do you think?" Marshall gave her a signature sly smile, and sat down on the edge of the cliff.
"Marshall, I can't even…" Fionna, for the first time in her life, was at a loss for words.
"I know. It's amazing.." Marshall surveyed the continent. "I remember when I found this place.
I've pretty much watched Aah become what it is today, sitting right here… I've never taken anyone else
to this place before, you know." There was a softness in his voice that Fionna didn't often hear.
It was almost like he was opening up or something. It was strange, but in the same way… kind of nice.
"Well… thank you. I mean, it's totally beautiful! I've never seen anything like this." She glanced at him,
a small smile complimenting her face. He looked so serene, sitting there, staring out over Aah,
his eyes reflecting the millions of stars speckling the skies above. She had the inexplicable and unexpected urge to kiss him,
but she couldn't. Not here, not now, and sheesh, probably not ever. Besides, she told herself,
she didn't know if he even liked her. And another problem, how exactly was she supposed to kiss someone?
She'd never kissed anyone in her entire life!
Marshall stood up, took a last glance over the edge of the cliff, and held out his hand to Fionna.
"I guess we should probably get going.." he said with a hint of sadness in his voice.
"Yeah… I guess so," Fionna said softly, but they both just stood facing each other, Fionna gazing into those gorgeous black eyes,
still sparkling from the light of the stars. She blushed again, but only lightly, and chances were Marshall couldn't tell anyways.
Marshall looked back into her eyes. "Fionna…" He started to say something, but changed his mind halfway through.
He took a step closer to her, and suddenly his lips were on hers, his hands around her waist.
He held her close, kissing her for a moment, before reluctantly letting go and stepping away again.
For the first time in his life, Marshall Lee was blushing. Fionna didn't even know vampires could blush.
"I-I'm sorry," he stuttered, "I don't know why I-" he started to say, then looked away, embarrassed.
"Marshall, don't be…" Fionna said, then stopped, shyly reaching up and kissing his cheek before whispering,
"Don't. It was absolutely perfect." She meant it, too. It was like the entire world had just melted away when he kissed her,
it was the most amazing feeling… like nothing she had ever experienced before.
She hugged him, and he picked her up gently, carrying her in his arms like in those cheesy movies they watched sometimes.
She laid her head against his chest, and he carried her home, nestled in his arms.
Just then, Fionna couldn't think of anywhere she'd rather be .