Prince Gumball paced worriedly in the waiting room. He had brought Marshall Lee to the Candy Hospital to see Dr. Ice Cream but, surprisingly, wasn't allowed in the room. Dr. Ice Cream went to work on Marshall, leaving Prince Gumball to wring his hands and pace in the waiting room.
What if Marshall isn't okay? What if he doesn't make? The prince thought, If you stab a vampire with a wooden stake, aren't they suppose to die? Does a tree branch count as a stake?
"Your majesty," Peppermint Maid tugged on Gumball's sleeve, "I am sure the vampire king will be alright. You will do him no good worrying like this."
The candy prince paused in his pacing and glanced over at his maid, "Pepper… so many things could go wrong. What if he…" Gumball couldn't say it.
"He will be alright, my prince. Sir Marshall Lee is a very strong creature. I'm sure that if nothing else, his love will make him get through this."
Gumball's pink eyes widened slightly, focusing on the red and white maid, "His- his love? He has a girlfriend?"
"No, your majesty. King Lee has unrequited love for someone. Who, I cannot say." Peppermint Maid bowed lowly before moving away.
Gumball sighed and ran his fingers through his gummy hair. It split into sections before squishing back together.
"Marshall…" He whispered, "Please be okay."
Hours passed before Dr. Ice Cream came out of the emergency room to give Gumball the news.
"Luckily for Marshall, you found him just in time." Gumball sighed with relief, "We were able to replace his lost blood and close the hole in his chest. There will be nasty scarring, but other than that, he should be fine. He can see visitors in an hour." Dr. IC smiled kindly at Gumball, "Why don't you go get something to eat, my prince?"
The pink boy smiled back, "Thank you Doctor. You're a miracle worker."
The doctor just nodded and disappeared back behind the doors.
Prince Gumball walked tiredly out of the hospital and headed back towards his castle. He'd eat something real quick, maybe take a nap if he had time, and go see Marshall once he was allowed visitors.
When Marshall awoke, he was completely alone in an unfamiliar place. The walls were white, and a sweet but sterile smell filled the air. The vampire tried to sit up to get a better look at his surroundings, but a searing pain shot through his chest. A loud gasp escaped his lips and something beeped behind him.
A candy nurse ran into the room and quickly examined him, asking Marshall stupid questions: "What's your name and birthday?" "Are you in any pain?" "I'm Lady Lollipop. What's my name?"
His answers probably just annoyed her: "Marshall Lee and Janu-none-of-your-business-ary." "Duh. I was stabbed by a tree." For the last question he just glared at her.
"Lady, it's not my head that's injured and unless you're checking for stupidness, why don't you just give it to me straight?" Marshall spat at her. He was usually in a foul mood, but when he was in pain, he was immediately ten times grouchier.
Lady Lollipop blushed and glanced down at her clipboard. She pushed nurse's hat back on her round head and spoke, "You were impaled by a tree in the lower chest, just missing your heart-"
"Duh."
"-our Prince Gumball heard your screams and went to investigate. He brought you back here on Lord Monochromicorn. We immediately operated to get out the splinters and to close the injury. We had to do a blood transplant because you lost so much-"
"Do you have anything red?" Marshall interrupted again.
"I beg your pardon?"
"Do you have anything red? I'm starving."
"I will inform the doctor." Lady Lollipop closed her clipboard, "Is there anything else you need?"
Marshall shook his head and watched as the nurse left. Surely they had to have something red here… He sighed and layed back on the bed. It was much comfier than his couch at home. Or his bed for that matter.
A few minutes later, Lady Lollipop stuck her head in the door and announced, "Marshall Lee, you have a visitor."
She held the door open and the only person Marshall really wanted to see stepped into the room: Prince Gumball. The prince, in all his pink glory, stepped into the room, and the nurse closed the door behind him.
Gumball smiled and took off his rosy jacket, placing it on a chair, "Hey, Marshall."
"Gumwad." The vampire flashed his fangs at the prince.
Gumball blushed, "Don't call me that."
The red that appeared on his cheeks made my stomach growl. It wasn't loud enough for Gumball to hear, but it was enough to tell Marshall he needed to eat. The vampire would like nothing more than to bite into the red on the gummy prince's cheeks and suck the color out.
The thought made Marshall blush, and he turned his head away, "Why are you here?"
"I came to make sure you were okay." The prince replied, "You looked really bad. I wasn't sure if you were gonna make it."
"Aww. Were you worried about me Gumwad?" The vampire glanced back over at the prince, whose entire face was now flushed a bright red.
He wanted to bite it. He wanted to bite Gumball's face and neck and chest…
Shut up! He snapped at himself, It's never going to-
"Marshall." The pink boy interrupted his thoughts, "If there is anything I can do, anything at all, to make you happier or more comfortable here, just let me know, okay? You can summon me at anytime."
The vampire king thought about asking Gumball. Maybe the prince would let him. He was hungry and the prince said…
"Anything at all?" Marshall inquired.
"Anything."
"Can I…" The vampire face heated up, "I mean… I'm really hungry…. would you mind if I were to… bite you?"
Prince Gumball's eyes widened slightly, "Bite me?"
I am so sorry that I haven't been updating any of my fics. I've been writing all summer and in the past week, my creative juices ran out. I've been staring at my computer screen for hours each day, but nothing had come of it.
Also, I am really into roleplay and it takes up a majority of my time, so that is also why I haven't updated anything.
And on top of that, my friend had gotten me obsessed with Ouran High School Host Club. I have been watching that whenever I can.
I will try to be updating all my fics tonight so I hope you guys are happy (in the non-sarcastic way)
Enjoy my sandwiches,
~A