Mama Tree Trunks chapter three

Martin sighed. Giving up his evil ways was much harder than expected. But he'd learn, he supposed. He'd learn for Tree Trunks. Speaking of the elephant, where was she? He floated out into the orchard, and found her picking apples.

"Oh, hello martin!" she called from her ladder.

"Hey Tree Trunks." He smiled, floating up to help her pick the red fruit. He sighed, staring at the one in his hand. Apples had always been Marceline's favorite. Tree Trunks sensed his discomfort, and asked him what was wrong. He sighed again.

"Nothing, it's just that apples are my daughter's favorite treat." He said, thinking of Marcy. She raised an eyebrow.

"I didn't know you had a daughter." She said curiously.

"Yeah, her name's Marceline. Queen of the vampire's, have you heard of her?" tree trunks looked up at him in surprise.

"Why, yes I do! She goes to Finn and Jake's movie night with me!" she smiled in excitement. Then she thought for a moment. "She's your daughter?"

"yes." He said a bit wistfully, lost in thought.

"It seems to me that you miss her an awful lot." She said thoughtfully. "Maybe you should visit her." He looked at her.

"I can't…" he said.

"Why not?"

"Family issues."

"oh." The little elephants brain was putting two and two together. Martin had a daughter, and it takes two to have children…

"I don't suppose there's a Mrs. Olsen? Is there?" she asked. He cringed, visibly.

"no." he said, roughly. "Not anymore."

"I'm sorry. Is she…deceased?" TT wasn't normally this nosy, but she wanted to know more about this man. After a long pause, he answered her.

"No. we divorced. Last I heard she became an assassin and is currently held in prison." He thought about Eileen for a moment. But he couldn't change the past.

"I'm sorry. You should visit your daughter though." Martin looked at her. Why was she so interested in his affairs? But he pondered her words for a while. Then he started off. Tree trunks looked startled at his leaving.

"Where are you going?"

"To go see my daughter!" he called back. Then he thought for a moment and drifted back over to her.

"Do you want to come?" her face lit up like the sun.

"Oh, I'd love too." And the two started off together to Marceline's house.

At Marceline's house…

"…but all you did was walk away,

Leaving me to go astray

And be on my own, to find my own way…"

Marceline jotted down the lyrics, and continued her song. She was looking for the right melody to use with the words. She played a few notes on her axe-bass.

"Perfect…" she murmured, writing down the notes. Suddenly there was a knock at the door. Finn and Jake? But their weekly jam session was on Thursday. Maybe it was Bonnibell. She smiled at the thought of her princess, and floated over to the door. She was shocked at the figure standing there.

"Dad?" he shifted from foot to foot.

"Hello Marceline." He said quietly. Her gaze shifted behind him.

"Tree Trunks?" she asked, raising an eyebrow as to why this creature was with her father. But the little elephant only waved her trunk in greeting. She went back to her father.

"You guys can, like, come in. don't just stand there."

They obliged her and walked into the house, sitting on the incredibly uncomfortable couch. The ex-lord of evil looked up at his daughter, who was staring back at him. Something was different. He couldn't put his finger on it, she just looked so…happy. He smiled.

"So how are you?" he asked slightly unsure how to begin the conversation. She smiled. Slightly, but it was still a smile.

"I'm doing good."

"You look good." She tilted her head a little.

"I feel good." He thought for a moment.

"New guy?" he asked, surprising himself a little. She blushed as she looked at the floor, unsure how she should answer this question.

"Um…girl, actually." Her face was red. He considered this.

"Really now? Who is she?" he asked with a curious smile, leaning forward so his chin rested on his fist. She was avoiding his eyes, trying to hide her flaming face.

"Uh…do you um…remember Bonnibell?" she asked looking up at him through the corner of her eye.

"The princess? Candy kingdom is it?"

"yeah." They sat in silence for a moment. Until she got up and walked into the kitchen.

"I'll uh, go get us some snacks and stuff." She called on her way in. she grabbed a bowl of red cherries, and two green apples. She stopped near the doorway, listening to the giggling conversation of her dad and Tree Trunks. The little elephant had been silent the whole time. She peered around the corner. They were smiling and laughing. She looked at her dad. He looked almost…happy. Then she had a thought. Why had her father even brought her along? Unless…

Of course.

It all made sense now. The way they laughed, the way he looked at her, how happy he looked. Her dad was in love! She knew. She knew because that was exactly how she was with Bonnibell. She was shocked. Her father in love? And with Tree Trunks of all people? She was a freaking elephant! There wasn't any possible way it could work! Then she stopped. That was people always told her when she was with Bonnie. She knew how it was, to love someone, even though there wasn't much hope for the two of you. You just have to love the other person-or elephant in this case- take their hand, and walk through life together. Stay together, through the good times and bad. Through all the discrimination and criticism. They might not have hope. But they had love. And they had each other.

And that was something.

She carried the fruits out into the living room and flashed them a fanged smile.

"So how long have you two been together?" her father adjusted his gaze, blushing.

"Uh…" he couldn't think of anything to say. Thank god Tree Trunks came to the rescue.

"Oh, we're not dating honey." She said waving her trunk nonchalantly. Marceline raised an eyebrow.

"Are you sure? Because you sure look like it." Her father was signaling her with his eyes to stop talking about it, but she wasn't gonna let it drop. Tree Trunks was blushing, only slightly, but still noticeable on her green face.

"Oh no. your father is only staying at my house for a while." Now his daughter raised both eyebrows, grinning at both of them.

"You're living together, but you're not dating?" she was a little shocked by this statement. In reality, the thought had crossed the elephants mind, but she brushed it away, knowing he'd never love her that way. She was doing her best to hide the blush that spread across her face.

"no." her father cut in quickly. "We're not dating, no."

"That's too bad." Marceline said with a grin, turning her gaze to the blushing elephant beside her father. "Because I wouldn't mind calling you mama Tree Trunks."

Yay! Chapter three! Next chapter is gonna be Finn x Jake, so be warned! :)