It was the large gasping noise that sounded almost like a breath in between hyperventilating that got Gumball looking around curiously. What was making that sound? And if it was a person how could they make such a sound? He was sitting in Marshall's living room on the couch, his left hand dangling off the edge of the couch as he pondered his recent bout of vomiting, his fatigue, headaches, backaches and was trying to make a logical reason other than too rough sex. He then looked up when a blur of blonde both slammed the front door open, shut, then walked around and slammed her hands on the coffee table, her blue eyes wide and intense but locking onto something. Her twins, Kaitlynn and Asher, laid in a baby sling across her chest and one was in a safety baby harness on her back and he blinked at her.
"U-Um, Fionna? Wha-What's wrong?" Gumball stuttered out in surprise as he looked at the blonde advancing on him with her sharp eyes missing nothing. "Is something wrong with you or FP?"
"Not with us, you idiot!" Fionna suddenly got out putting her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes. For a split second Gumball pulled back feeling like he was staring into the face of a displeased mother outside the loop of her child's life. And it made him blush with a flash of guilt then pointed at her face.
"You should practice that look more often, honestly. You look like a mother." Gumball suggested weakly staring at his friend who then crossed her arms underneath the sling staring at Gumball with a rather expectant face, like she was waiting for him to say something. "What is it? Glob, you're freaking me out!"
"That ring, dude!" Fionna got out with her eyes narrowing, her own ring on her left finger glinting softly at him, the diamond winking at him it seemed. It fit her, just like Marshall's fit his and he looked at his left hand guiltily and blushed again hiding his hand between his thighs. "Marshall's out getting you food, so you can lie to me! What the hell is going on between you two? Ever since Phillip and I got married, you and Marsh started dating I haven't been in the loop at all!"
"Is-Isn't that how it's supposed to be though?" Gumball asked flicking his eyes to the door, praying for Flame Prince or Marshall to come in right then. "Besides, it's not like you tell me everything that goes on in your marriage!"
Fionna's cheeks flushed a soft pink at that and then crossed her arms again under her sleeping baby. "That's not the same thing! I helped you and Marsh get together, why can't you just tell me why that ring's on your hand though?"
"Does it really matter, Fi?" Gumball asked keeping his hand tugged between his legs when Fionna sighed then carefully pulled her children off her, laying them carefully in an arm chair where they wriggled gently a few times. "Fionna!" She lunged towards Gumball slamming him backward reaching down grabbing his left hand and, after struggling for a minute, yanked the hand out from it's hiding space and he gasped.
"Oh my glob!" Fionna gasped staring at the ring full on now, at the ruby that winked at her and she looked at the pink prince with wide eyes. "Are you guys getting married?"
"What? Glob, no! Don't just assume that!" Gumball snapped with a blush staining his cheek pulling his hand away from Fionna's fierce grip and he blushed a little hotter. "It's supposed to be a promise ring, dummy."
"Ohhhhh." Fionna blinked her wide blue eyes then stood up sliding Asher on her back again and hen lifted up Kaitlynn in the sling carefully and situated her across her chest. She then sat on the edge of the chair, leaving plenty of space between her and the back of the chair so Asher wouldn't be squished.
"That's it? 'Ohhhhh"?" Gumball demanded when Fionna giggled at her daughter clinging to her shirt carefully with her tiny fist. "Really, Fionna, I swear you cause such a fuss over nothing." Fionna looked up at that, with wide eyes that would challenge even the twins wide eyed looks.
"Wow, wanna calm down ?" Fionna replied blinking rapidly, staring at the pink prince like he we some creature she'd never seen before and it irritated Gumball even further, if possible. "If I ask calmly will you pretty please tell me about the ring?"
"Maybe." Gumball got out pouting lightly like he'd been the one scolded. He then sighed pulling his hand from between his legs looking at the black band on his finger and smiled. "We've talked, my wanting more of a relationship, but Marshall said marriage is too big so last night he gave me this as a promise ring."
"Awwwww~" Fionna cooed then held her hands out. "Let me see it clearly!" He felt his irritation melt away slightly and held his left hand out with a soft smile when she took it admiring it."This is so pretty! The ruby is just amazing, and the pink diamonds are sooooo pretty! This ring is amazing, PG! Better than mine!"
"Don't say that, Fi. You're ring is plenty beautiful and amazing." Gumball replied with a soft chastising tone when he took Fionna's left hand twisting her hand lightly for the diamond to glitter lightly from it's silver band and he lightly rubbed the diamond. "It's a beautiful ring and fits you beautifully, Fi. This one, however, I don't quite remembering seeing before." He pointed to the ring on her middle finger on her right hand, the blue stone winking up at him.
"Oh it was just, you know, kinda like an anniversary gift I guess? Even though our anniversary isn't for another seven months." She replied with a soft pink coloring in her cheeks then waved her hand. "But this is my version of a promise ring, I guess, seeing as I'm already married."
"It's beautiful, Fi." Gumball complimented staring at the new ring and smiled softly as she beamed brightly. She was still, seven weeks now, recovering from the twins birth and it was obvious that all her coloring in her face had yet to come back yet even if she worked out regularly, when possible, to lose the baby weight even if it went against certain orders. Her stitches had long since disappeared and it made many grateful.
"Thank you!" Fionna replied then pulled her hand from Gumball's to softly stroking the wisps of hair on her daughter's head crooning softly, bouncing lightly while sitting down still and soothing the baby. "You know, I hope you get to be a parent someday."
Gumball widened his eyes at the blonde. "Me? A parent?" He asked pointing at himself when Fionna chuckled gently nodding while she continued to console her daughter.
"Yes, you." Fionna replied chuckling gently, her blue eyes glittering wickedly. "You'd be the ideal parent, PG, you know. Maybe a little stiff but still you'd make a good freaking parent!"
"I...I don't know. Marshall and I just managed to do even the promise ring part of the relationship, I don't want to bring a child into it. Besides, even if we could conceive a child it'd be very hard and scientifically impossible." Gumball replied with a sheepish smile when Fionna seemed to surge off the chair, grabbing his face between her hands tightly making his cheeks squish up cutting off his words. He looked at the flaming blue her eyes seemed to burn in and he blinked softly a few times staring at the fierce eyed woman.
"PG! If anyone could discover a way for a man to get pregnant it'd be you! And if it happens naturally, like for me and Phillip, then fantastic! Because science or not, PG, you are made out of candy." Fionna said the last three words fiercely squishing his cheeks harder then shifted her fingers to pinch and pull his face making him whine. "You're made out of candy! I'm sure you could get pregnant! If you think you're pregnant or something just have Monochrome make a pseudo womb in you!"
He pulled away rubbing his sore cheeks, which had turned a very light red, his grumpy mood coming back and he then thought carefully. "I...guess you're right, Fi. Again." He got out slowly then looked at the woman who beamed then, much brighter like a regular teen would. "I'll call Monochrome then and do that. Just in case."
"Just in case-" She started off with a confused look she pointed at his face, poking his nose, gasping loudly. "You think you're pregnant!" Gumball jerked back his cheeks flaming hotly with his defensive nature popping up quickly and his arms curled around his stomach as if to hide the flat thing.
"I do not! I've just been sick and tired and moody lately." Gumball replied before stopping to think. He held a finger up at Fionna's face thinking long and hard. He'd recently been struck with a bout of cravings, with the vomiting, the fatigue, headaches, backaches. Those were all the signs Fionna had a week after she found she was- He slapped his hand on his face roughly. "I'm a scientist and how is it you can piece it together faster than I can?"
Fionna grinned widely then laughing a soft few bursts making her sound mischievous. "I know you, Bubs. Now, call Monochrome before Marshall and Phillip get back!"
"Is it weird I found that both super cool yet really really weird at the same time?" Fionna asked softly still wide eyed, staring at the window in which Monochrome had come and come in. Gumball was blinking softly, his pupils black marshmallows in his eyes nearly obliterating any trace of the familiar violet irises. "And how you're eyes are freaking me out and making you look like you did ever conceivable drug in the universe?"
"Yeah, I know. They always look like this after Monochrome uses some form of magic on me." Gumball replied rubbing his fists into his eyes then sighed and lightly poked his stomach."So, with the pseudo womb in if I AM somehow pregnant the chances of that are doubled now."
"Which means he needs to make doubly sure to keep it wrapped up." Fionna replied making Gumball's face burn and he shot her a warning glare. "What? It's true!"
"Don't start bringing my sex life into this, Fionna." Gumball warned then slumped and sighed like it was too much work. He rubbed his eyes again yawning loudly, surprisingly tired after that bout of magic used on him and the day so far. Was it only noontime? Marshall and Flame Prince had promised to be home before one.
"But you are going to get some tonight, right?" Fionna asked tilting her head softly looking at Gumball with a wide, almost mischievous grin on her lips. It made Gumball blush again at this suggestion and he wiggled in his spot on the couch, and he looked at the window where Monochrome had went through.
"He's planning some sort of sex montage." Gumball finally got out with his cheeks burning so hotly he swore he felt them throb a few times with the intensity. "But with the pseudo womb I'll have to make sure he'd doing safe sex."
"And it helps that you got to keep all ya boy parts!" Fionna chirped from her seat, the twins wriggling now against her body. Kaitlynn was groaning a tiny sound cutely and Fionna noticed how her daughter's wide gold eyes seemed to look around and she whined when she didn't find what she was looking for. Of course, their eye sight was still poor, they couldn't see father than up close interaction as per typical for seven week old babies.
Gumball went to open his mouth, blushing fiercely, probably to tell her not to bring his 'boy parts' into it when the front door opened and met the wall with a soft thud. "Heya, baby!" Marshall shouted walking in with at least three bags in each hand as he walked to the kitchen making Gumball blink softly."Be right there!"
"Okay!" Gumball replied blushing still, his eyes looking towards the kitchen, and Fionna grinned at him wiggling her brows when She stood up shifting Kaitlynn's sling from across her chest and put it around Flame Prince's neck and the baby was soothed by the familiar heat of her father.
"We're gonna get going!" Fionna sang happily adjusting Asher securely on her back and then grinned when Marshal came into view. She smiled up at Flame Prince happily when Asher yawned and Flame Prince nearly copied his son in his tiredness. "I can tell you're tired and I feel like going home so let's get moving~"
"Ah, really?" Flame Prince asked looking at the blonde who was tugging on his hand and pulling him over the threshold and onto the porch. He looked at his wife curiously when Fionna reached around the male and grinned, flashing a thumbs up, and shut the door with a rather loud slamming sound when Marshall appeared in the doorway of the kitchen.
"Where did they go?" Marshall asked then with an apple in his hand walking up to Gumball by the couch, leaning his hip against the back and looked down at his boyfriend who looked up at him draining the red apple of it's color. Gumball found that, with a little twitch, he felt envious of the vampire draining the red color so easily and he shoved that down.
"Fionna decided to go home. It wasn't too bad of a day though, rather interesting as Monochrome even managed to visit for a little bit." Gumball replied smiling when Marshall finished draining the last drop of red and then handed the white apple to Gumball who bit into it with a crisp sound. He hopped over the back of the couch and sat next to the pink prince looking at the TV and grinned.
"You and your shitty TV shows, huh?" Marshall asked with a raised brow and Gumball blushed almost guiltily as he looked at the TV and continued eating. He enjoyed the apple taste in his mouth immensely, finding the craved apples more lately than anything and it made jokes for Marshall to work with at the pink prince craving apples like he did.
"Yeah, me and my shitty shows." Gumball sighed watching the sun dipping and disappearing over the horizon from the window. "You wore your hoodie today, didn't you?" Marshall the n grinned like a bad boy who just got caught and shrugged while he moved his arm around the pink prince's shoulders and hugged him closer.
"I did. Creature of habit I am, sorry." Marshall shrugged again, helplessly, then pressed a kiss to the top of his head happily. "But I really did miss you in all your cute pink-ness today. I wished you'd felt better and had come with us. I want to do something fun, something that's not just sex based."
"Oh? That's the first I've heard you suggest us do." Gumball asked looking at the vampire who grinned then gasped. "What is it? What's wrong? Did I really help you shock yourself in response to what you just said?"
"No! No, baby, I got the perfect idea!" Marshall exclaimed hugging the prince to his chest tightly, nearly making him choke as the vampire laughed joyfully then pulled back, his hands on his shoulders. Gumball swallowed his bite and tilted his head while Marshall grinned happily and blissfully.
"And what are we going to do that has struck you with this genius idea to take us out?" Gumball asked raising a brow before sinking his teeth into the apple, taking another loud crisp bite and tilted his head. He was aware he probably looked silly doing it but it was habits he couldn't force down and stop before they happened. He swallowed his mouthful again when Marshall shook his shoulders lightly and continued to grin.
"We're gonna go to the beach!"