AN: Song Marshall sings is called "Best I Ever Had" by Gary Allen. I have no credits for this song.
Marshall's POV
I tackle the bear to the ground. The bear claws my chest tearing my shirt making claw marks into the skin on my chest. I grow out my nails and slash the bear in the chest and the bear roars with pain. He comes at me snarling and jaw ready to bite my face. I smirk as I lean to the side and bite into the skin of the bear. My teeth go right into his flesh and I start to feed. The bear bellows in pain. Eventually I can hear the heart beat fading as I drain him of his blood. Stepping back I drop the bear and it lands backwards lifeless.
Growling into a roar I run to find my wolf pack. Yes, my pack. They did contribute to some of my raising after all, and I am the alpha. I howl as I run into a small clearing. The wolves howl in return. Morphing myself into a huge werewolf vampire I run through the woods. My pack surrounds me growling and whimpering. We all take off running drooling and panting. We stop on a hill and I tackle a group into play. After tussling for a good while we all curled up and fell asleep.
I wake up to the feel of my burning. I hiss away from the sun and go into the den under the hill. My demon side is no longer in control. Some time in my sleep I changed back into my regular form. I sit on the ground with my legs crossed and put my hands up to my face. Even after last night, the thought of Fionna is present. The image of her flashed in my head.
"Fionna…" I sigh to myself.
I reach over to the box that I keep in the den, and pulled out the compact umbrella. Next I find my old black beanie hat. I smile at the skull and cross bones remembering when I painted it on to make it more bad ass. I pull it over my head. Leaving from the den I open up the umbrella and start floating home. The sun was still rising and I raced to get home before it was up all the way. It only took three minutes to get home. Once inside my cave I closed the umbrella and propped it up against the cave wall.
"Now to take a shower, and get some tunes in."
That's when I remembered. I left my axe bass in the tree.
"Fuck." I groan to myself.
"Guess I'll shower and go get it."
I go into my house observing that at some point Cake must have fixed my house. Now there was a new door and the around the door had been repaired. I float up to my bathroom and turn my shower on. While I wait for the water to heat up I brush my teeth.
"Fucking water takes forever to heat up!"
The water is finally hot by the time I strip down. The hot water feels nice. My showers are the only times I get to feel warm. I mean, unless I drink blood. I feel a little guilty drinking the bear. I know Fionna would not approve at all. I touch my chest where the bear clawed me, and my skin is smooth. Drinking blood increases my healing abilities. Ten minutes pass by until I wash myself and my hair. I towel off and go into my room for clothes.
"I really need to do some laundry."
In what feels like forever I find black skinny jeans, boxers and a black long sleeve shirt with a hood that says Metalica on the front. I style my hair and float out my window to the forest for my axe bass. I find it in on the tree branch right where I left it. I grab it and head back to my house with Fionna on my mind again.
"I wonder what will happen now. How long will she wait to talk to me now?"
'I don't know.'
"You again."
'Get over it, I'm you.'
"Shut up!"
'You just told yourself to shut up.'
"Whatever!"
'Okay, whatever.'
"Stop talking!"
'I will when you stop. You the one think-talking to yourself.'
"Fine."
'Fine.'
"STOP IT!"
'You stop!'
"UUGGHHH!"
'…'
"That's right you shut it."
I sigh walking to my house. I throw my umbrella down and go to my couch hovering over it. I start to play.
"So you sailed away into a grey sky morning
Now I'm here to stay, love can be so boring
And nothing's quite the same now
I just say your name now.
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had.
So you stole my world, now I'm just a phony
Remembering the girl leaves me down and lonely
Well send it in a letter
Make yourself feel better.
But it's not so bad
You're only the best I ever had
You don't want me back
You're just the best I ever had."
Fionna's POV:
"Fionna? Fionna honey." Fionna wakes up to cake gently shaking her.
"Mmmno." Fionna grumbles wanting to go back to sleep.
"Fionna! Come on baby cakes! It's time to get up! It's one in the afternoon." Cake is using her mom voice again. "You haven't eaten anything. What do you want? I'll fix it for you."
"Peanut butter and jelly sounds good."
"Okay baby, get dressed. Remember we have to be at Gumball's by three. We're supposed to help him plan the music party that's coming up in two days. Remember?"
"Oh yea!"
Fionna is excitedly gets ready. She loves music and despite of yesterday, she is looking forward to the party. She freshens up in the bathroom and dresses in her usual clothes. She stuffs her hair into her bunny hat as soon as she gets down stairs. Cake brings her sandwich out to her. They both sit down onto the couch and she starts chowing down taking big bites.
"Do you know what songs you will want to sing at the party?" Cake asks with genuine curiosity.
"Umm, I don't really know. I was thinkin' I could sing a few of my own, but I thought that maybe Marshall Lee and I could sing couple together, too. Last time we sang together everyone seemed to really like it." Fionna said this trying to not think about yesterday.
Cake eyed Fionna as she said this. It was easy for her to that something was bothering her human sister.
"What's goin' on baby cakes? What's bothering you?"
Fionna's face flushed a little thinking about it, but shook her head at her sister. Cake sighed.
"Just some biz junkin' my head up. I'll figure it out. After Gumball's I'm gonna go hang out by my thinking tree." Fionna replied hoping Cake would let it go.
"Okay sweetie. But ya know I'm here for you." Cake replied being sisterly.
Fionna felt appreciative to have Cake. No matter what she could always count on Cake having her back. She was her best friend.
"I'll go get my back pack and we can get goin'." Fionna smiled at her sister already going up the latter.
Cake stretched to the Candy Kingdom so that they wouldn't be late meeting with Gumball. This time when they got there the ballroom door was empty and Peppermint Maid and Prince Gumball were the only ones inside. Cake and Fionna couldn't help but blush for a brief moment walking through the doors.
"Fionna! Cake! I am so glad you are here. What do you think is better: Multi colored lights or just plain white ones? Peppermint maid and I are having a slight disagreement." He said giving a slightly annoyed look at Peppermint Maid, who smiled back firm but polite.
"Multi colored for sure!" Fionna answers quickly.
Prince Gumball gives a defeated look to Peppermint Maid.
"Multi colored lights for the stage then." He says giving in.
Fionna giggles. She thinks it's funny how Gumball can be so dramatic. PG blushes. He then hands Peppermint Maid a small list.
"I need you to get everything on this list done."
"Yes your highness." She replies taking the list. "Oh, Cake, could you help Peppermint Maid with the list?" Gumball asks glancing over to Cake.
"Sure thing." Cake replies following the little maid out of the room.
"So, what do you need me to help you with?" Fionna asks feeling excited about the party.
Gumball laughs, a smile covering his face. He didn't know how this human girl could make him feel like this. Her enthusiasm was contagious, though. He looked over at her and smiled.
"You can help me pick out some snacks for the party by sampling my new recipes."
"That sounds mathematic! To the kitchen!"
They both head to the kitchen with the prince leading the way. They entered a small kitchen that only the prince used for his experimental baking and such. Fionna raised an eye brow as they entered. The candy prince didn't normally let anyone into this kitchen. Why was he letting her, and why now? Fionna tried to not show her surprise at being there, but failed. Prince Gumball read it on her face clear as day.
"Fionna, don't feel out of place. I want you to be here because you important to me and I trust you." Using his charming princely tone making Fionna blush.
"Oh, okay."
Prince Gumball didn't want her to become uncomfortable, so he turned and pulled some pre made dough out of the refrigerator placing it onto the island counter. Fionna walked over to the sink and washed her hands to her elbows. She knew Gumball well enough to just automatically do it. She toweled dried her hands off ready for her instructions to help. Prince Gumball had pulled more things out.
"Want to help me roll some dough for cookies?"
"Sure!"
Fionna waited for him to make her "station" on the other side of the counter, but he made it beside him instead. Fionna looked at him a little confused. Why was this making her nervous? She was over him and it was just making cookies. Gumball smiled at her and waited for her to come over. Fionna tried to tell herself to not flush, but her face did a little anyways. Prince Gumball handed her a rolling pin and Fionna grabbed looking down at her dough getting it ready. She grabbed it where Prince Gumball's hand was, and they touched hands. At that moment her and Gumball locked eyes and blushed.
"Oh, sorry." Fionna said, feeling some kind fluttery feeling. 'What the glob, man?!' She said in her head.
The prince gave a little laugh.
"Fionna, do you really think I have been offended in some way?" 'This girl can be so innocent.' He thought.
"No, I guess not. It's just that… I.. know you like your space." Fionna answered thinking back to the times that they had gotten close before and the Prince seemed to always distance himself.
"Fionna." The prince said in a serious tone. Fionna looked up at him. He was now facing her, standing about four inches away. "That's when you were younger. I am older than you by five years. It was inappropriate then, but now… now you're older." He said trying to truly covey his words to her for her to understand.
While he was talking to her Fionna turned her body facing him. She was standing a little closer looking into his eyes. It wasn't intentionally done; it was just an action she did subconsciously. Prince Gumball's words sunk in her mind. Prince Gumball watched her as she connected the dots. Fionna bit her bottom lip still in thought.
'Glob, she is so beautiful and sexy. Does she even know what she's doing biting her bottom lip? And this close to me? Tease!' Prince Gumball thought to himself.
'If he is telling me the truth then that means that PG could have really liked me all this time, and was just waiting for me to get older! But why didn't he say something before? Why keep it to himself? I would have understood.' Fionna thought confused and conflicted. 'What if he didn't then and does now? Why does it even matter to me? I'm completely over him, right?'
Fionna started to snap out of her thoughts. While she was dazed into her own head she was still standing face to face with him. Prince Gumball noticed her coming out of her thoughts and smiled. Fionna's face was now red.
"S-so, what do you really mean?" Fionna was feeling nervous.
Prince Gumball moved closer to her and she could smell his candy breath.
"I have always enjoyed when we touch, Fionna. I just couldn't allow it before. It would have been unacceptable as a prince. Now that you are older I don't have to worry as much. For example, I can hug you." He said wrapping Fionna into a hug pressing their bodies together.
Fionna was surprised at his words and hug, and was going to pull away. But, for some reason she couldn't. It felt good, and maybe it was partially due to finally knowing that she wasn't a rejected female to the prince. She returned the hug wrapping her arms around his neck and leaned her cheek on his shoulder. It was like getting attention that had been refused for so long. Prince Gumball couldn't resist laying his cheek onto her head.
'Glob, I have waited so long for this.' He thought to himself closing eyes to cherish the moment.
Prince Gumball could even smell the strawberry shampoo he had given her as a birthday present. He smiled pleased that she was indeed using it. He wondered if she thought of him when she used it. That thought excited him, and he could feel the excitement swell in his pants as well. Fionna was still dazed hugging Prince Gumball when she felt something and it caught her attention. For some reason Fionna kind of liked it, but wasn't sure why. Gumball let his arms lose a little and backed his head up to look at Fionna. Fionna was going to move too, but he held her there, and so she looked up at him confused of what he was going to do now.
"Fionna, do you like hugging me?" he asked his face flushing more. He waited anxious of her answer.
Fionna's face was now helplessly red, as she thought a moment.
"Um, yeah, I guess so. I mean.. I'm not really used to touching you like this. Or in general." Her voice was shy and innocent.
That only turned Prince Gumball on more. Because even though she had slayed many foes and encountered evil; she was still so innocent. A smile that Fionna had never seen before appeared on his face.
"Fionna?" he said in a smooth cooing voice.
"Y- yes?"
"Can I kiss you?" His face turned a little more serious.
"Like, on the cheek?" her voice sheepish.