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Finn stepped out of his house and turned toward Marceline's cave. It had been days since he had woken up in the hospital and he hadn't spoken to Marceline or Princess Bubblegum since. He was finally fully recovered and was ready to go adventuring again. But first, he had to apologize for making Marceline worry.

He broke into a light jog, making it to Marceline's house as the sun began to set. He walked to the door and raised a hand to knock but froze, an image of the inside of her house from his dream flashing through his mind. He shook his head, knocking and heard Marceline tell him it was unlocked. He stepped inside and looked around. Clean. No blood. Of course.

"Marceline?" Finn called out.

"I'm in the dining room," she replied.

He stiffened. Fear settled in his stomach, though he knew he had no reason to. He began to walk toward the dining room and could swear his feet were squelching. He looked down, but the floor was dry. His shoes were dry. It was his imagination. He stepped into the dining room and saw Marceline sitting at the table, draining the red from some apples. She stopped when she saw him, and how afraid he looked. She stood just as the fear dissolved and Finn visibly relaxed.

"Are you okay?" Marceline asked, worried.

"Uh, y-yeah," Finn smiled. "Guess I'm just a little on edge still after the dream I had."

He clamped his mouth shut, seeing the worry appear on her face instantly, along with signs of her memory of sitting beside his bed as he lay there screaming.

"Sorry," He apologized quickly. "I'm fine, really."

"Finn, you're not fine," Marceline said. "When you walked in, you looked like you were afraid I was going to attack you. Were you?"

"Of course no," Finn assured her. "I know you would never do that."

"Then why were you so scared a second ago?" Marceline asked.

"It's nothing," Finn said. "I promise it's nothing. I just need to relax with a friend a little. Can we watch a movie or something please?"

"Fine," Marceline sighed. "But I'm going to get you to tell me."

Finn didn't respond as they walked to the living room, Marceline turning the TV on and putting in one of their favorite movies. Then, they sat on the couch beside each other, Marceline not bothering to hover. After a couple of seconds, she leaned on his shoulder, feeling him jump violently at the contact before forcing himself to relax. She stared up at him, not bothering to ask since she knew he wouldn't tell her anyway. Then, she wrapped her arms around him, feeling him tense. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders but he remained tense, and it grated at her nerves. Finally she sat up, unable to ignore it any longer.

"That's it," Marceline growled. "I've had enough Finn, tell me. Why are you suddenly so afraid of me?"

"I'm not!" Finn assured her.

"Bullshit!" Marceline accused. "You've been tense and jumpy since you set foot in my house! Me making contact with you is enough to make you jump!"

To prove her point, she tapped his shoulder and he jumped, shying away from her hand for a moment.

"See?" Marceline snarled. "What's wrong? What did you dream about?"

"I don't know!" Finn finally snapped before deflating, staring down at his lap. "I...I don't know. Ever since I woke up, I've been terrified. I nearly peed myself this morning when I looked into a mirror. I don't know what about my dream was so scary. I've had worse ones. But...I can't get it out of my head."

"Tell me about it," Marceline said, slowly reaching out, cupping his cheek and making him look up at her.

For a half second, he saw her in her wolf-bat form, making him jump and recoil from her hand before he saw she was herself, and saw the hurt and sympathy in her eyes.

"I'm sorry," Finn sighed. "I don't mean to be so afraid."

"Tell me about your dream," Marceline said again, cupping his cheek again, watching as he forced himself to not jump or recoil.

"I...I was in front of my treehouse," Finn began, the dream replaying in his head, his whole body quivering as it did. "But, it was burned. Then, I heard screaming. I followed it to the Candy Kingdom and it was burning too. I went inside but there was no one there. I went to the castle and...I found PB, but she had no eyes and there was blood running out of her eye sockets. And, I was afraid of her. I tried to run and the other princesses appeared as well, they were missing their eyes too. Then, when I got away, the Candy Kingdom collapsed into a massive pit. And, suddenly I could hear you screaming. So, I ran to your cave and went inside but...everything...everything was covered in blood. You said you were in the dining room but when I got there, you were on the ceiling in your wolf-bat looking form and you attacked me...Then I was falling. When I stopped, there was nothing, just sky everywhere and a reflection of it below me. And the sky was the color of blood. Then there was this cloud thing. Like smoke. And it said some weird stuff about having plans for me, and not letting me expire. I tried to attack it but it wasn't effected. Then, I woke up, and I was so afraid. When PB touched my shoulder, I could hear the screams again, and I saw her as she was in my dream. Then, you turned into the same form as in my dream to hold me down."

"I'm so sorry," Marceline breathed, covering her mouth. "I didn't know."

"I know," Finn said, staring at his lap again. "Ever since I entered your house, I keep having flashbacks to the dream. When I look at you, every so often, I see you in that form, like you were in the dream."

"That explains a lot," Marceline sighed, gently wrapping her arms around him.

He tensed then wrapped his arms around her as well, slowly beginning to relax. He rested his head on her shoulder, still trembling from remembering the dream, but no knowing why.

"You know I would never hurt you, right?" Marceline asked.

"I know," Finn said, turning his head so his eyes were against her shoulder, images from his dream returning to him instantly, making him tremble even more. "I trust you more than anyone else, maybe even Jake. I don't know why I'm so afraid of you now. I shouldn't be."

After a moment of silence, he realized he had spoken wrong and pulled back to apologize but his words caught in his throat, seeing her crying. He pulled her into a hug and silently cursed himself.

"I'm sorry," Finn sighed. "I didn't mean it like that. I'm not-"

"I know," Marceline said, hugging him back. "I'm just worried. I want to help but I don't know how."

"I'll be okay," Finn promised, realizing now that it was a mistake to tell her how afraid he actually was. "But, maybe it has something to do with that thing in my dream. Maybe your dad would be able to understand it better."

Marceline sat up, staring at him for a moment before nodding, running to the kitchen and returning with the ingredients for a portal.

"Come on," Marceline said. "Let's go ask him."

Finn shook his head slowly and Marceline stared at him in confusion.

"Why not?" Marceline asked.

"I...I want to, but I want to go see PB," Finn said. "Sorry. But I want to apologize for scaring her."

"Alright," Marceline nodded, smiling. "I'll be back in a little bit."

Finn nodded and Marceline opened the portal, stepping through and closing it before Finn turned, leaving the cave and heading for the Candy Kingdom.

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