A/N: I guess I should have explained myself when I said 'last appearance.' There are three couples I want to write chapters for- Fiona and Marshall; Prince Gumball and Princess Bubblegum; and Flame Prince and Marceline. I wasn't going to forget them! I'm still deciding whether Cake and Lord M. get a chapter (meaning: let me know if I should in the reviews). As I've already done a chapter for Fi and Marshall, this chapter will be for Bonnie and Bubba. They're adults, so...*cough* What was I saying? Um, anyway, enjoy the chapter!
Chapter 21-Princess Bubblegum's Point of View
His long fingers run up and down my arm, his subtle way of bothering me. The end of the pencil I'm holding bounces on the document resting on the table. It's a letter from Lemongrab, and he wants more candy. All I need to do is sign my name and date of delivery, but Gumball's stupid up and down, up and down fingers make me read the last sentence five times. Exasperated, I drop the pencil and turn toward my fiancé, a glare on my face.
"What are you doing?" I ask. He starts laughing, his huge grin adorable. No, I can't be mad at that face, I think. Unfortunately, he sees the fault in my stare. He grabs my hands and pulls me out of my chair.
"I want to take you somewhere," he answers, twitching his nose. I'm sure he's not even aware of his facial movements, being an absentminded genius. His fluffy pink hair is tousled and messy, like he's ran his hands through it too many times. I decide to play along -anything to get out of business with Lemongrab-, raising my eyebrow.
"Oh? Where might you take me tonight?" I ask, smiling. He bites his lower lip and thinks for a moment. When he glances up and sees the look on my face, he shrugs his shoulders.
"This is a sincere look. I honestly thought you'd decline my offer, so I didn't think we'd get this far. But, I suppose we could take walk outside, you know, around our kingdom," he suggests, and I smile at the thought that this kingdom doesn't just belong to him, or me. We will rule this kingdom together, and one day, we will step back and let our children rule, and when we're gone, our children's children will rule. A continuing cycle that could go on forever, and it will begin with us. I take his hand and kiss his cheek before I nod.
So we grab our cloaks and hats before leaving the warmth of the castle, leaving footprints in the snow as we make our way to the square. The sun had just said its final goodbyes, the moon being welcomed by the light indigo sky, the stars starting to wake up and shine. We're the only ones here now, but that's fine with me. I take Bubba's arm as we move to a bench and sit.
"Aren't you cold? My butt's freezing," I joke, making Gumball laugh. He sighs and stares at me with a look in his eye that makes me blush. He raises his eyebrows.
"You still blush? I've seen you before, stared at you, so what makes you blush this time?" he asks sincerely. I rest my head on his shoulder, and he rests his head on mine.
"I was just thinking," I respond half-heartedly.
"Thinking about what?"
"Hm, the future, mostly. Just a lot of different things, all mashed into one," I mutter, entering another train of thought. He takes my hand, and I stare at our laced fingers. "I know it's stupid, but I'm scared of the future. I lived in your mind for so long, and all I wanted was to leave. I had no worries, no cares. But now, there are... so many new things. Things to look forward to, things I can only prepare to grieve for. So wonderful, exhilarating, but terrifying."
I can feel him nod against my head. He says nothing, and we sit in silence for a long time, my words filling every shadow. It starts to snow again, but this snowfall is light, the small snowflakes covering the prints we made earlier, making it as if we had always been on this bench, watching the snow cover the land of Aaa in its innocence.
"Bonnie?" Gumball asks, breaking the comfortable silence.
"Hm?" I turn my head to look at him.
"I love you so much," he says, and I smile.
"I love you, too," I murmur, and we share a kiss in the snow.
A/N: Haha! Hope you liked it! I had fun writing this because -don't tell Fiona and Marshall- I favor Bonnie and Gumball. Oh, please don't hate me! It's just because their quirky scientists, and I want to be like them. So, watch for the next chapter!