Princess Bubblegum soaked a cotton ball with rubbing alcohol. "Now, hold still. This might hurt a bit." She gently rubbed it on the wound on Marceline's leg.

Marceline let out a low hiss, but otherwise remained motionless. When the Princess had finished, she tightly wrapped a bandage around it.

"There, all better?"

"I guess."

The pair was currently in Princess Bubblegum's royal latrine. Marceline sat on the toilet while the Princess sat on a stool and dressed her wounds.

As Princess Bubblegum worked on a cut on Marceline's arm, she asked, "I meant to ask you, if vampires have no blood, what were you bleeding?"

Marceline winced as the cotton ball grazed her cut. "I drink the color red, so of course the fluids in my body are red too."

The Princess nodded. "Oh, o.k."

There was an awkward silence. Princess Bubblegum applied a bandage to Marceline's cheek. She murmured, "Thank you, by the way, for saving my life."

She heard Marceline respond quietly, "Well, you were pretty awesome back there too. I don't know where I'd be if you hadn't done that."

There was another even more awkward silence.

The Princess suddenly looked up. "Marceline."

Marceline said at the same time, "Princess."

They stared at each other for a moment, and then they burst out laughing. Marceline whipped a tear from her eye. "So, Bonnibelle, are we…cool?"

Princess Bubblegum looked into her eyes and smiled. "Yeah, Marceline, we're cool."

Careful to avoid her injuries, the Princess gently wrapped her arms around Marceline's shoulders. Marceline hugged her back, burying her face in the crook of Princess Bubblegum's neck. Their embrace lasted a minute or two.

As they hesitantly broke away, the Princess couldn't resist giving Marceline a small kiss, right above the new bandage on her cheek. She giggled when Marceline's hand flew to her cheek and her face turned a light pink. She had kissed Marceline on occasion when they were kids. It always delighted her because it was one of her few actions that made Marceline flustered instead of her for a change.

Marceline responded similarly to how she would've as a child. She dramatically pretended to wipe the kiss off and grunted, "What the glob, Bonnie? That's gross." Even as she said it, however, she couldn't hide her toothy grin.

Then Marceline farted.

At least, that's what it sounded like at first to Princess Bubblegum. She turned her head towards the bath tub and discovered the true source of the noise. "Oh, right. I almost forgot about them."

Ann and Marie sat in the bath tub, covered from head to toe in the Princess's tomato sauce supply. Marie was once again by now in human form. They both wore their clothes, as their clothes reeked just as badly as them. Ann poured a cup full of tomato paste over Marie's head. Marie made a farting sound as she spit the excess out of her mouth. Ann began working the juice into Marie's hair.

Ann stuck out her tongue. She leaned forward and whispered into Marie's ear, "Man, grown-ups are weird."

Marie shook her head, splashing Ann with sauce. "You can say that again."

"Are you girls sure that you have to leave?"

The group stood right outside the border of the Candy Kingdom. Ann and Marie had spent the rest of the day with Princess Bubblegum and Marceline, because they only traveled at night, when Marie was in wolf form.

Ann shook her head. "Sorry, guys. Things to do, places to see, you know?"

They began saying their goodbyes. Princess Bubblegum hugged Ann. "Keep an eye on that crazy mutt of yours," the Princess whispered to Ann. Ann smiled and said, "Alright, don't let that vampire of yours get into too much trouble."

Marie nearly knocked Marceline out of the air when she jumped up on her. Marceline quickly shoved Marie off, but then she smiled and gave her a pat on the head. Ann walked up to Marceline. They exchanged smiles and bumped fists.

Marie trotted up to Princess Bubblegum. She cringed, expecting Marie to knock her off her feet. Instead, Marie stood up on her hind legs and took the Princess's hand between her forepaws. She gave Princess Bubblegum's hand a small lick, like a knight kissing a young maiden's hand. She grinned at the Princess, amusement dancing in her eyes. "It's been a pleasure, your highness."

Princess Bubblegum blushed slightly and giggled. "O.k. that was probably the cutest thing I've ever seen." She snatched Marie's paw and pulled her into a hug. Marie squirmed slightly, probably very uncomfortable. The Princess smirked and commented, "What's wrong, Marie? You did say that you're part hug wolf."

Marceline gave Princess Bubblegum thumbs up and snickered at Marie's embarrassment. However, Ann didn't seem to find it funny. She marched up to the pair and grabbed Marie by the ear. "Let's go, Casanova," she said irritably as she dragged Marie away. Marie whined in discomfort, but she got back on four legs and Ann mounted her. Ann said teasingly to Marie, "You've already got a partner in crime, fluffy, and she's the jealous type."

They looked back and waved before riding into the distance. Princess Bubblegum and Marceline waved back and watched them go. When they couldn't see Ann and Marie anymore, Marceline flew the Princess back to her royal bed chamber.

When they arrived, Princess Bubblegum noticed something on her dresser. "Oh dear, Ann forgot her purse." She grabbed the purse. "Quick, Marceline, you'd better fly after them before-" Suddenly, something fell out of the purse. "Is that…my nail polish!"

Without a second thought, she emptied the purse onto her bed. The contents included the Princess's silver-encrusted hair brush, several pieces of her gold jewelry, and even one of her tiaras. Ann's last words before they had left echoed in her mind. "You've already got a partner in crime."

Marceline's mouth hung open. "Should we go after them?"

Princess Bubblegum opened her mouth to say yes, but then another thought occurred to her. "Why would they leave this behind? Did they forget about it? Or… maybe they had a change in heart."

The Princess smiled at Marceline. "I don't think that will be necessary. We'll let this go for now."

Before Marceline could respond, they heard a knock at the door. Princess Bubblegum called out, "Peppermint Butler?" The door opened. Finn and Jake stumbled in.

"Hey, Princess! Uh, hey, Marceline," Finn said.

Marceline grinned. "Well, hello to you too, hero."

"We just wanted to come by and let you know that the Cloud King has been taken care of. Sorry it took us so long," Jake explained.

The Princess nodded. "Very good. Thanks guys."

"Did you guys do anything while we were gone?" Finn asked.

Princess Bubblegum looked at Marceline, then back at Finn. "Nothing much. We just, you know, hung out as buds."

Finn grinned happily. "Really?"

Jake looked suspiciously at Marceline. "Yeah guys, really?"

Marceline chuckled. "Yes Jake, really."

Finn clapped his hands together. "Well, all right then. In that case, who's up for movie night? Me and Jake found a copy of Heat Signature 5 in a trash heap."

The Princess smiled and winked at Marceline. "Sounds like fun. Just give me a moment to change outfits."

The End