Adventure Time: Complications

Oh my god…! What is this, Oh No!? Wait…. You're back? And you want to continue this story? Oh my gawd….

So yeah. I am back, and I want to continue writing for anyone who regularly checks this thing. I hope you guys can forgive me for making you wait so long. LET'S GET BACK INTO IT HOMEBOYS!

BY THE BY. All new episodes that have come out are not relevant to the story.

ALSO! You will notice, once reading this chapter, that the Flame Princess isn't super constant with the actual show. Well, I've decided that I'm going to take some liberties, and make her the way that I think that she should be. I'm sorry if anyone is going to be inconvenienced by this, it's just so that it could advance my plot.

Oh. Yeah. I don't own Adventure Time.

I lay on my bed and stared at the ceiling. I still couldn't get over the events of yesterday. The tears on my cheeks were drying up. I just couldn't believe that she'd do it.

"Finn, are you okay?" Jake asked, walking in with some breakfast.

"Yeah, man. It's chill." I lied. I knew that he didn't believe me, because after he put the food onto my bed, he put a hand on my shoulder. "It's fine, Jake. I don't even know what I was thinking."

"What?" He asked, now, as if he was surprised.

"I don't know why I thought that I even had a chance with her. It's stupid, really." I said, tears beginning to well up in my eyes.

"Finn… love isn't stupid."

"She doesn't love me. If she did, she wouldn't go with some random prince." I said, looking down. "I mean… really?" I looked up at him, the tears beginning to stream down my cheeks.

"Finn…"

"It's fine, Jake. It's…. fine." I said, shaking my head and waving him off.

"If you need me, just call," He said, before turning around and leaving me in the room.

I began eating the food absentmindedly as I kept dreaming about yesterday. I thought that her and I… I thought that we had something. Well… I flashed back.

'"I'm not exactly ready to be in a heated relationship," I said, scratching the back of my head nervously. "Oh," She had replied, absentmindedly.'

It was so hard to get there, and now everything that I fought for was being torn down. It was sickening. Enraging, really. I didn't even need her. I was absolutely done, and I wouldn't talk to her or deal with her or anything, because she was so ungrateful. I growled under my breath. "Jake," I called, getting out of my bed clothes and into my adventure attire. "It's Adventure Time!"

He looked back up at me, as I came into the living room. "If you say so," He said, and we fist bumped.

"Hm." I said. "Do you think that the Ice King is up to anything?" I asked, wanting to beat SOMEONE up.

"Nah, I'm pretty sure that he hasn't done anything really bad lately."

"Eh. Well, let's go look for some adventure!" I yelled enthusiastically and I ran off, Jake following behind me. It was one of my worst mistakes ever. Running down a familiar lane, looking for things to do… it reminded me of Bubblegum. Picnics that we had in the grasslands. It was all so painful. Everything reminded me of her. Everything that I saw. I just wanted to get her out of my head.

"Woah! Dude, look!" Jake called out pointing towards a group of woman standing near each other.

"Huh? I wonder what's going on." I said. "Let's go check it ouuuuuut!" I yelled again, enthusiastically, and began running off towards them. As we got closer, it became clear that there were a bunch of princesses talking with each other. And Marceline was there too. "Hey, princesses. Hey, Marcie."

The princesses were surprised to see me, so was Marceline. "Oh, Finn, perfect timing," The Slime princess said, gesturing me over towards her.

"Huh? What is it?"

"See, we were going to go over to the Candy Kingdom for a ball that Princess Bubblegum is holding."

My eyes widened, and I looked back at Jake. He was surprised too. "Are you sure?" He and I asked at the same time.

Marceline nodded. "Yep. I'm gonna do the music and everything." She strummed her axe guitar.

"What in the world…" I said to myself.

"Wait…" Marceline said, with a half smile and a raised eyebrow. "Don't tell me… you guys weren't invited?"

"I didn't even know that there was a party," Jake said, shrugging.

"Yeah. She…. Uh. She didn't tell us." I said, looking down at my feet.

"Well. How 'bout this guys," She said, beginning to smile more. "You guys come as our escort?"

"Aw, dude, that would be sweet!" I said. I looked back at Jake and he stared back uneasily.

"Finn… are you sure…?"

I smiled and nodded. "I'm gonna have to see her again someday. It's inevitable."

He shrugged.

"Oh, Finn," The Ghost Princess said. "You should… I mean… maybe…. If you want to…. You can take off your hood…"

"Oh. Oh yeah." I said, pulling my hood off. My hair began to fall. It was back down to my shoulders.

"Wow, nice hairdo, dweeb." Marceline said, laughing softly.

"Eh…. Heh…. Yeah, I know." I ran a hand through my hair nervously.

"Let's get going!" Jake said.

Soon enough, we were back at the castle. I couldn't believe that I had just been there yesterday. It was pretty unnerving, pretty weird that it had actually happened like that. That this time it would be me running away.

"Hello girls—" Princess Bubblegum started as she opened the door, and then stopped dead in her tracks when she saw me. She stared and I stared and I knew that it would never be over because there was something about her. But I shook my head and looked down.

"Come on, PB, you going to let us in?" Jake asked, playfully, trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh, of course! Come on in, guys!" She said, stepping out of the doorframe.

We all walked in. My jaw dropped when I saw the party. EVERYONE was there. Practically every single person that I had ever met was partying there. And some people that I'd never met before. It was crazy. I balled my fist when I realized that basically everyone in the Land of Ooo would be here while me and Jake, the people who actually busted our butts to protect her, would be sitting alone in our houses. I felt betrayed.

And then I saw him. He had light brown skin and hair and clothing… kind of like Bubblegum's pink. He was sitting down, the most arrogant smile I've ever seen plastered on his face, as he waited for Bubblegum to come over to him. She came and sat next to him with the cheapest smile I've ever seen.

I shook my head and went near the punch table. I started drinking some punch and looking at the party. I didn't even notice her, but, sure enough, Jake was hanging out with Lady Rainicorn. I sighed.

"You feel lonely too?" Someone asked me.

"Huh?" I gasped, out of surprise and spilled my punch on myself.

"Oh! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to… I'm sorry…"

I shook my head and was about to say, 'It's chill.' Until I looked at her. She had orange red hair and orange skin. She had a red dress on, and her hair was on fire. I didn't really react how I should have. I stuttered and jumbled. "I'm er…. I-I mean… It's… well… I… "I said, looking down, before taking a big breath. "I'm Finn."

"I'm the Flame Princess," She said, smiling a little. "I don't really know anybody at this party. Do you?"

"Well…. I know everybody here," I chuckled dryly. "I wasn't actually invited, you know…?"

"Huh? Why?"

"…I don't know if I should say," I said, looking down. "What about you? I mean… how did you end up here?"

"My father wanted me to find a suitable husband… he told me that if I couldn't, then I shouldn't come back. He thinks I'm evil too."

"That must suck. Well… where are you going to go?"

"I… I'm not sure. And, most people don't want me to stay in their houses… they call me a demon… not even the Princess offers me shelter…"

"Not a surprise," I said.

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing." I said, looking down. "You're pretty cool, you know that? I'd like to say that you could crash at my place, but I don't know if my bro is cool with that."

"He wouldn't be."

"No… not because of…. You… just because… you're… you know… a girl."

"Oh!" She blushed a little. "I forgot! Not that I'm a girl! I mean…"

"It's fine. Maybe we should hang out sometime. And I think I might know somebody who's cool with you. We can talk to her after. I'm gonna go get some fresh air. Want to come?"

"I'd be delighted," She smiled, moving a strand of her hair out of her face.

I spent the rest of the party talking to her. It felt good. Talking to someone who's life was also pretty much horrible. It was comforting. Especially how well she was taking it. She managed to smile, even though practically everyone hated her for no real reason. It was the most fun that I'd had in a long time. I didn't think about Bubblegum once when I was hanging out with her. The party ended soon.

"Marcie!" I called Marceline, just as she was about to leave.

"Wazzup?" She asked me, looking pretty impatient.

"I know this rad chick who needs a place to stay at… maybe she could stay with you?" I asked, before looking back at the Flame Princess. It just felt like the right thing to do.

"Sure, but I'll have to charge rent," She said, with a smirk.

I stared at her. And stared. And stared.

"It was a joke, Finn. Man, get with the times. See you later or something," She smiled before flying over to the Flame Princess. The Flame Princess smiled, and looked at me and waved. They both walked off.

"How lucky." I said to myself.

"Bet you think that you're a great hero, don't you." There was a pale, loud, obnoxious voice.

"Huh…?" I asked, turning around. There he was again. The prince.

"You think you're sooo gallant, and valiant, and handsome, and heroic, don't you? Well, you're not ME, Prince Peanutbutter!"

I stared at him, dumbfounded. What in the world was he talking about?

"The Princess is mine. She loves me. There's no need to try to make her jealous with that monstrosity Flame Princess. There's no chance for you to get her. In fact, I think you should be the best man at our weddin—"

I punched him square in his nose. "If the Princess wants to get married to you… then she's not worth my time…" I muttered, before walking off towards Jake.

"Hey dude! Who was that girl you were with…? Hmm?" He said with a smirk on his face.

"She's the Flame Princess. She's really cool. I'm tired, dude. I think that we should probably just go home. You know?"

He had this big smile on his face.

"What? What!?" I asked, an eyebrow raised.

"You're not sad or mad anymore, you know…"

"Aw… dude, shut up…" I said, playfully. "Let's just get going," We began to walk. I looked back at the castle, and saw PB staring at me, while the PP—Which is my new name for Prince Peanutbutter—pulled at her arm with another arrogant smile on.

I faked a smile and waved, before turning around. I wasn't that mad at her anymore. I mean, everyone is entitled to like whoever they liked. I still liked her…. A lot… but, I wouldn't be devastated if she doesn't like me. But then… if she did… what would I do? What would I do if she made a mistake and she still wanted me? That thought stayed with me, the whole walk home from the castle.

When I got home, the first thing that I did was go straight into my room. I wasn't in the mood to do anything, because I was so tired. I was excited to, for some reason I couldn't put my finger on. I wasn't completely healed… but, wow, I wasn't hurting.

It was as if everything became better at that party.

I never could've guessed how wrong I was.

Ack! Guess who! Wells, I'm actually thoroughly pleased with this chapter. Now. I have a question. Do you guys want to see Finn and Flame Princess or Finn and Princess Bubblegum? It can go either way, it just depends on the amounts of votes I get for each side. I know that I promised FinnXPB, but, honestly I like him and the Flame Princess way more. It's up to you guys though.

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