Okay so I am super sorry for not updating, and I can totally understand if you want to MURDER me right now, but this school year was crazy busy for me and I just lost interest.
But hey, now that it's summer I'll probably be able to update more!
If you have ANY suggestions for this story PLEASE PM me, I don't really know where I'm going to go with it…
But without further ado, please enjoy chapter three! :D
Alone with No Lights from the Tunnel
Marshall was nervous, to say the least. He paced the floor of his apartment clad in his black skull boxers and a satined white wife-beater.
What if she thinks I'm weird? What if I embarrass myself?
His hands felt sweaty and his heart was beating quickly. What am I in high school all over again? It's just a girl, I shouldn't be this nervous..
He jolted at the sound of his buzzer going off. Marshall walked over to his intercom and pressed the button.
"Who is it?" Marshall spoke
"It's me! And Fi, Obviously, can we come up?" Marshall should of known it was Gumball
"Yeah, alright" He pressed the buzzer and within five seconds his friends were in his apartment.
"SO! What is the plan today big Marsh? What are we doing" Fi piped up
"I can't, I'm going out today" Marshalls face reddened a little bit
"Hmm…does this going out…involve, I don't know…a girl?" Fi replied
"No! I mean Yes! Ugh. God. I'm so nervous for this stupid date." Marshall coughed up
"Does this happen to be the girl from Blue Moon?" Gumball inquired
"Yeah, it's her" Marshall replied
Fionna seemed to stiffen a bit, but kept on a decent game face.
"She was cute, but I'd be careful.. it might not of been her but I've seen her around a couple of dangerous people…" Fionna said, trying to be discreet. Fionna was worried about Marshall he had been so broken when Ashley left and he was just getting back in the game. The girl at the bar is probably wonderful, she thought, but Fionna knew she had seen her quite comfortable and cozy with some "undesirable characters" She didn't want Marsh mixed up in all that. She tried to ignore it but the bad feeling in the pit of her stomach told her to not to.
"Oh come on Fi! You and Gumball think everyone is dangerous, it probably wasn't even her." Marshall stated confidently
Fionna shook it off and decided to ignore it for now.
"Yeah, probably…" Fionna replied
Breaking the silence Gumball piped up "So! Where you taking the lovely lady?"
"Sweet Bites" Marshall stated
"That's a nice place for a first date, casual, home-y, great coffee" Gumball said sitting down on Marshall's couch "now the real question is what are you wearing?"
"what?" Marshall said motioning to his attire and smirking "this isn't fancy enough you think?" Fi and Gumball both chuckled.
Marshall glanced over at the clock and became slightly more panicked as it read 2:45
"Gahh! I gotta go!" Marshall said, jolting from his relaxed position
He decided to throw on some black skinnies and some regular Chuck-Jones high top converse, along with a grey sweater." He grabbed his keys, phone, and wallet and started to head out.
"Alright, I'm going, you can stay here as long as you want, there's some food in the fridge, make yourself at home yada yada yada, and all that, bye!"
"Lookin' sharp!" Fi called after him
"Go get em' tiger" Gumball said while throwing him an enthusiastic thumbs-up.
Marshall shot thumbs up back and shot out the door.
Marceline, her sleep riddled with nightmares yet again, woke up quite late around one-thirty pm. She groggily slouched around her house, took a shower, and made a pot of weak coffee, and sat on her couch, turning on the TV and let her thoughts consume her.
She groaned as she slowly realized the situation she was in. The boy she met just kept running through her mind. She really liked him, but it was so dangerous.
He's watching me wherever I go.. I can't get away. I wish I could just get away…
Marshall to her represented the possibility of a change, and she loved that. However, it was terrifying to think that if Ash found out, it would end horribly for Marshall. She could tell he was a sweet boy, a caring type. It would kill her to see someone else hurt because of her.
She remembered the date at Sweet Bites today.
What if Ash finds out? It's too late to cancel… Oh god, what am I going to do?
She looks over at the clock and jumps as she reads two-thirty-five.
Shit! Marceline ran into her bathroom and washed her face throwing on some black mascara.
She got dressed quickly with a pair of dark-wash ripped skinny jeans, black leather boots, and a big oversized black sweater and topped it off with a red scarf and hat. She quickly grabbed an large fringe bag and threw in her phone, wallet, and keys.
She ran out of the house and took off towards Sweet Bites, heart beating quickly, palms sweating, and hands shaking.
Marshall sat at one of the big cozy armchairs at the small café, anxiously awaiting the arrival of this girl. He twiddled his thumbs and tried to calm himself. Every time he heard the jingle of the door opening he'd twist himself around only to find it wasn't her.
He looked at the art on the wall, and listened to the smooth slow saxophone music that played in the eatery. The doors jingled again, and to his surprise, he twisted and found that it was the girl he was looking for.
He admired her fragile frame as she looked around the café. Marshall studied her face and found it looked nervous, and he could see her eyes dart around, until they met his. He smiled warmly and she walked over
"Hi Marshall" Marceline said
"Hey! Come on, sit down" He gestured to the seat across from him. Marceline sat down and glanced around the room
"This place has the best cappuccinos, honest, I get one every time. You like coffee?" Marshall inquired, trying to make conversation
Marceline was still looking around the room and was snapped back to attention "huh? Uh, oh yeah, I love coffee" she smiled softly, trying to hide her nervous behavior.
"So how long have you been going to Blue Moon?" Marshall asked
"Years, I used to preform, now not so much.. but I love it there" she said
"Why don't you anymore? You look like the type that could rock out on stage you know, stage diving, crowd surfing, the whole nine yards" he said jokingly as he flagged down a waitress
Marceline chuckled and started to relax and letting her worries fall to the back of her mind. This is going alright…
"What'll it be?" the waitress asked
"Cappuccino, pumpkin spice please" Marshall replied with a smile
"Cappuccino, Mocha" Marceline said looking at Marshall. He is really cute…
"Be right back with that." The waitress walked away
"Seriously, I'd love to see you play, it's not often you meet a girl who can rock a bass" Marshall said casually
Marceline felt her cheeks go a little pink "I'd like that, we could have a little jam-sesh"
"That would be totally awesome; you know you're cute when you blush." Marshall said flirtatiously Ugh what a STUPID line, why did you say that?
Marceline just laughed which made Marshall feel relaxed "I didn't know you were such a flirt!" she teased
This is going better than expected, she's so chill…I could see this going somewhere..
"guilty as charged" he replied, smirking
Marceline laughed as the waitress placed their drinks down.
They drank and talked for hours, it was nearly five o' clock before Marceline realized she had to go. She had made dinner plans with Finn and Jake. Marshall refused to let her pay and picked up the tab for the coffees. They both had a simply nice time, Marceline, even though incredibly anxious, found herself able to let go and have normal conversation.
"You know, this was great. I haven't been able to do the whole 'dating' thing in a while, but I mean, this is so easy. We should do this again" Marshall said, beaming.
Marceline had also enjoyed herself, but she knew how dangerous this was. A wave of nervousness hit her again, but she kept her poker-face up. She did really like Marshall, how easy it was to talk to him, how casual he was, sweet, cute, and he made her laugh and forget how screwy her life really was.
"Yeah, I agree, call me whenever, I'm looking forward to that jam-sesh" Marceline said, smiling
"How about I call you tonight?" Marshall asked
Marceline grinned "I'd like that"
"Which way you headed home?" Marshall questioned
"Park Ave." Marceline stated
"C'mon I'll walk you home" Marshall said, smiling at her
"Marshall, you don't have to do that, I can walk home" Marceline replied
"No no no! It's on the way anyway." Marshall insisted
They walked out of the café and turned onto the sidewalk, it wasn't long before Marceline felt a warm hand enclose her small one. She looked up at Marshall and smiled.
They laughed and talked on the way there, both of them cracking jokes and chuckling at each other. When they got to her house she hugged him goodbye. Then, to her great surprise he leaned down and kissed her cheek softly. She looked up blushed hard. To her even greater surprise, she found herself returning the favor. She held both his hands as she got up onto her tip-toes and lightly graced his pale cheek with her bright lips. He grinned brightly "I'll see you later Marcy"
"Bye Marshall" Marceline was smiling big and walked into her apartment.
Little did they know, they were being watched.
Woo! Ch. Three is done! You guys have no idea that was a difficult one to write.
Sorry it got a little crappy, it's like 1AM right now, and I'm waaaaay too tired to edit this! I feel like the romance was a little rushed…I don't know, let me know what I can improve on and stuff, maybe I'll edit this one later?
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Hope you are enjoying your summers Love ya'll :3