Fionna's POV:
Fionna laughed as she put her new phone down onto the table.
"Fionna, why don't you shower and I'll help you get ready for your date with Marshall.." Cake said winking and elbowing her shoulder. Fionna blushed.
"Okay.." she said as she walked away.
Cake stood watching Fionna climb up their shared room. "My little sister has grown up so much. It makes me proud of her. She'll be married and having her own babies before I know it." She said to herself tearing up.
Fionna jumped into the shower and thought about Cake's news and being left alone for long periods at a time. She'd miss her sister, but she knew at some point Cake would want to have her life with Mochro and have babies. 'Cake put her life on hold for me for so long already. I'm happy she stayed with me this long.'
Fionna's thoughts then turned to Marshall and her date with him tonight. She felt excited, because it was an official date. He is picking her up after all. Fionna blushed when she thought about her dream she had about Marshall. It felt so real and she was ready to be with him. Never before had she felt like that.
Fionna then thought about Prince Gumball. He was nice, charming and everything that a girl could want. A princess would find him irresistible, but Fionna knew he wasn't for her. Her attraction was a little crush because he was so kind and he did have good looks. BUT he just didn't have enough in common.
"I just don't want to be with someone I couldn't be myself around. Eventually I would feel caged, and he doesn't even like to do the same things. Plus, I don't want to be with someone I would always have to save. It would be nice to be with someone who'd be able to get in there and battle, too. I know I'm the hero, but I deserve to be able to be saved if needed." Fionna sighed. "I have to tell them BOTH how I feel. Tonight." She mumbled.
After feeling her hair to make sure the soap was out she turned off the water. She reached for a towel to dry herself and wrapped it in her hair. Fionna then put her fuzzy baby blue bath robe on. When she walked out of the bathroom she started thinking on what she should wear for the party. She wanted to look nice for Marshall.
Fionna looked through her clothes picking out her outfit. Finally she decided on a pair of dark red skinny jeans with a back and red short sleeved shirt. The neck of the shirt is wide and hangs off one shoulder. The main color is red having thin black horizontal lines, and it was form fitting complimenting her figure.
"Ready for me to do your hair?" Cake said climbing up the stairs pausing when she sees Fionna. "Oh my!" She said putting her paws on her cheeks. "You look so grown up! Where's my little tubby cheeked baby cakes!?" she said in an adoring mom voice.
"Cake…" Fionna said blushing in a tone not amused.
"I'm sorry. It's just one day you were killing monsters and saying boys were gross. Now you're dressing nice and going on a date! You are growing up fast now." Cake said with a sniffle.
"But I still do go out and kill monsters! And I still do get dirty and dress the same!"
"I know baby, but now you also dress up nice sometimes. And you take showers more often." Cake said wrinkling up her nose.
"Hey! I didn't have much time to do that kinda crap! There were too many princes being kidnapped!" she said defensively pursing her lips. "It just doesn't happen as often now."
"Yea, okay. But you take the time to look nice now. It's a good thing, honey. You're not afraid to get dirty, and you dress up when it's appropriate. What man wouldn't want that!?" Cake said with a smile. "Now, let's get that hair done." She said eyeing the hair that was hanging past her knees.
Fionna could almost read her feline sister's mind. 'I hate having my hair cut, but Cake loves doing this kind of stuff. Aaaaaand I know she's going to be busy soon with Mochro and all that goop. This may be the last time for a while we get to hang like this.' She looked down. "Okay." She finally said trying to not sound sad. The fact that Cake would be leaving soon and everything would be changing started hitting her hard.
Cake watched her sister and knew what was her little sister was thinking, especially since she agreed so easily to a new hair style. The feline wrapped herself around Fionna in a hug, giving her a tight squeeze.
"Now, sit down honey! I'm going to make your hair beautiful!" Cake said while pushing Fionna onto the chair.
After a good hour of Cake working on Fionna's hair is was finally styled. Cake insisted that Fionna not look in the mirror until being finished.
"Alright baby cakes! I'm all done! Ooooh, you're gonna love it!" Cake excitedly turned her human sister towards the mirror.
Fionna looked into her reflection and her jaw dropped. She could barely recognize herself, because never before had her hair look this way. Instead of being cut straight across it flowed layered with the shortest layer at the top of her shoulders and the longest the mid of her back. Her bangs and the bottom part of her hair curled neatly layered, and a bunny clip held her bangs to the side. The style accented her shoulders beautifully.
"Frank and beans! Cake, my hair looks mathematical! Oh Glob! I can't believe it! And my head feels so light."
Cake laughed at her sister's use of words and reaction. "Thank you. I'm happy you like it." Her voice proud of the work. "What shoes were you planning on wearing tonight?"
"Just my regular shoes since they match."
"Mmhmm, that's what I thought you'd say. I have another surprise for you!" Cake reached behind her pulling out a wrapped box. "This is for tonight."
Fionna opened the box to find a brand new pair of shoes almost just like her regular ones, except with a small red bow on top near the toes. Picking them up out of the box she saw that they have a small hill to them.
"I really like them!" She said looking to Cake.
"Hurry up and try them on! I wanna see how they look on you!" Cake clapped her hands excitedly.
She slipped on the shoes looking into the mirror and they did perfectly match her outfit.
"Thanks Cake. You're the best!" Fionna said hugging her sister.
"You're welcome honey! So, are you going to tell him how you feel tonight?
Marshall Lee's POV:
Marshall smirked while floating down to his living room. He picked up his axe bass slipping it over his shoulders. He took his time making his way to Fionna's house, but he ended up arriving at her house early. Instead of knocking on the door right away he floated to the roof of the tree house. Laying back floating and putting his hands behind his head he could hear Cake and Fionna in her room. It was easy for him to pick up what the girls were saying due to his sensitive vampire ears.
"So are you going to tell him how you feel tonight?" He hears Cake ask perking his attention to listen.
"Well, I kinda already told him." Fionna's blush obvious in her voice making Marshall smile. He loved his bunny's smile.
"No, I mean Gumball." Cake said in a serious tone. "He deserves to know. You can't leave him without an answer."
"I know Cake, but it will just make tonight complicated." He can hear Fionna sighing.
Marshall frowned. "What does that mean? She can't be having feelings that strong for Gumbutt, can she?" Marshall whispers to himself.
"If you don't tell him tonight you will eventually have to." Cake's voice still sounding stern.
"I will tell him soon. I just really wanna enjoy being with Marshall tonight. I wrote a song for him and I am going to play it tonight."
On that note Marshall decided to stop listening. If she wanted to enjoy being with him, then he was more than happy to comply. Besides, she has already admitted her feelings for him and this is their date. He floated down to the door and knocked.
He smiled when he heard the girls give quiet squeals from upstairs. It was rare for Fionna's girly side to come out, and he was happy she showed it to him. Cake opened the door waving a hand to motion come inside looking kind but stern.
"This is your first date with my baby cakes. Now, I don't want any kind of funny business going on. If you upset her or lay a disrespectful hand on her; I will scratch out your eyes and leave you wondering around outside for the sun to get ya. Got it!?" Cake had a crazed look in her eyes. She was kind of scary when she got like this.
Marshall out his hands up as in surrender. "No problem. Got it." He answered trying to sound like he meant it instead of using his usual sarcastic voice.
"And don't you go bringing her home late, either!" Cake now in full blown momma mode.
"CAKE! Quit dude!" Fionna said climbing down the ladder embarrassed.
Marshall looked over at Fionna stopping to blink a couple of times. He just stood there admiring the sight. 'Wow…. You can see all her curves. She does not need a dress to be beautiful and sexy. Just that girl a pair of jeans…'
"Uh, Marshall…. Hellooo?" Fionna waved her hand at him to get his attention.
In an attempt to hide his blushing face he went over to the wall and picked her guitar up for her. Fionna let out a little giggle.
"You look… incredible." He said handing her the guitar.
"Thanks." Fionna's face blushed. "You don't look too bad yourself." She put the guitar strap over one shoulder.
Giving a Cake a hug she walked with Marshall out the door. Marshall picked Fionna up bridal style and started flying towards the Candy Kingdom. The night air is cold so she hugs onto Marshall tighter, putting her arms around his neck. Marshall notices but decides not to say anything. He holds her closer in a comforting protective way. The whole way to the castle neither one of them talks; they just allow the comfortable silence and company of each other.
I am stopping here. I want to make sure people care about the story to keep going, because things get intense and there are twists. Some of it is a little twisted. These chapters have basically laid out the calm before the storm. REVIEW FOR ME PLEASE!