Right now Fionna was inside her house trying to enjoy the meal before her, a cooked goose with steamed vegetables her father, Finn, has prepared. Her mother, Marceline, was sucking the red out of the steamed tomatoes along with some red wine. She looked to her right to where her brother was suppose to be at to find his seat empty, it felt odd not having him there to bother, considering it went with the name brothers are there to be bothered. "Hmm, I wonder where Marshall maybe at." Marceline commented finally noticing the missing of a family member, Marshall would usually miss the beginning of a meal but not miss the meal completely.
"He most be out adventuring." Finn suggested.
"Yeah, adventuring the inside of Bubblegum's cave." Fionna hid her smile from her parents thinking about her brother's secret with the candy Princess. Then something hit her, she could use this to her advantage but not expose her brother at the same time. "Mom, Dad." Fionna spoke getting the attention of her parents while they continued to eat their meal. "What if I told you if Marshall was out in a date with a Princess."
"That would explain a lot, I always have that feeling that a window opens up within the house in the middle of the night." Marceline told sending a cold shiver to spread through Fionna's back to know that her mother could feel her leaving the house every night. She gulped hoping her parents took it as her swallowing her food.
"A little bit suspicious though, why wouldn't he tell us but tell you instead." Finn added cleaning up the rest of the plates in the table.
"Sibling trust." Fionna told confidently.
"Well this 'sibling trust' must mean for ratting out your brother." Marceline told as a joke, Fionna took it as a low blow from her mother. But in a way she was glad they were behaving this way.
"So you guys are fine with Marshall dating someone?" Fionna asked.
"Of course." Both Finn and Marceline told in unison.
"Well good, because, I am also." Fionna told but hushly.
"You're what sweety?" Finn asked near the sink washing the dishes.
"I'm dating a guy." Fionna told right after she spoke that the sound of glass breaking was heard from the kitchen. Everything went silent, Fionna turned towards her mother who didn't seem to be phased nor much care for the news. Till she sensed the atmosphere change to a weirdly dark evil.
"That's good honey, so whose the dead- lucky guy who you're dating." Finn asked standing behind his daughter strangling the living hell out if a rag accidentally ripping it to shreds in his hands.
"Dad I can't see you, but I can tell you're fuming with rage. What's so wrong with me dating a guy." Fionna yelled placing her elbow on the table and letting her head rest on her hand.
"You're too young." Finn told.
"What? I'm the same age as Marshall, actually I'm older." Fionna told, she was, she was born two minutes earlier then Marshall. She always used whatever opportunity to use that to irritate him and it always did.
"Well I don't trust him." Finn told crossing his arms.
"You haven't even met him." Fionna told. "He's kind, gentle, and not once has even tried to do anything to me. He's a fine older gentlemen."
"Older? Then I forbid you to see him." Finn told.
"What?" Fionna yelled shocked of what she just heard. "Why?" She asked close to crying.
"Because of what you said, an older men, older people only think about getting it on with younger person." Finn told till the sound of glass being smashed down on the table was heard as well as small cracking. Finn and Fionna turned around to see Marceline has smashed her cup onto the glass table causing cracks to form on the table.
"I'm sorry, I think I heard something, what was that you said, Finn." Marceline asked grinding her teeth.
"What? Just that our daughter is getting mixed up with the wrong guy." Finn told.
"Just cause he's older." Marceline challenged.
"Yes."
"So what you're saying is that our love means nothing, and all I wanted was to have sex with you." Marceline said somewhat growling it barely hit Finn that Marceline was way older then him. "So what is that how you see it me being a simple cougar going after a random guy." Marceline continued hovering over Finn as he began to sweat.
"I, uh, no I mean." Finn stuttered for a response to only come up short handed.
"Fionna go to your room for a bit. I gotta talk to your father." Marceline told. Fionna slowly rose from her chair and floated up the stairs and closed the door behind her. Right after the sound of groaning and items breaking and being smashed were heard along with the sounds of her father calling for Glob for help. Right now she was at her bed hugging her knees to her chest. She hoped her mother changed her dad's mind. "Fionna, sweety, please come down here." Marceline's voice was heard. Fionna got out of her room she got to the kitchen too see it a mess, the table smashed to pieces, her dad seemed fine but still looked nervous. Fionna floated in front of her parents waiting to see what they would say. Marceline looked over to Finn and gave him a nudge. Finn let out a small groan and walked towards Fionna.
"Fionna, ugh." Finn spoke as he was trying to swallow an entire apple in one bite. "I guess it's alright for you to date." Finn spoke slightly groaning. Then felt his daughter's arms wraped around him.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you." Fionna spoke again and again hugging her dad tightly.
"Okay, okay, but do you have to date someone older why not someone your age." Finn asked nicely receiving a smack to the head by Marceline.
"Who she chooses is who she picks." Marceline told.
"It doesn't matter on age considering he's a ghost so we'll be the same age so I don't see a difference." Fionna told.
"You could have told me that." Finn told.
"You were screaming." Fionna told crossing her arms in annoyance.
"I just didn't wanna see my little girl grow up." Finn spoke hugging his daughter. Fionna tried to get out but couldn't luckily her mother came in.
"Finn stop, you're acting like my dad." Marceline told prying Finn off Fionna. "Come on let's go to the living room." Marceline told dragging Finn with her. Fionna followed right behind they got to the living room where a 100ft flat screen was placed on the wall. A red leather sofa big enough to fit 3 people and 2 recliners resting next to the sofa side by side. Finn sat down on the sofa and Marceline layed on it laying her head on Finn's lap.
"So, mom, dad, I wanna ask if he could come over, he's been wanting to meet you for some time." Fionna asked and hoping this time for her dad to put his foot down.
"Well of course, we'll be happy to have him, right, Finn." Marceline asked digging her claws into Finn's tight.
"Yes, happy." Finn spoke in a high pitched tone.
"Well cause, let's say he's doing a job. He's trying to find out what happened to people when they died to help them move on." Fionna told.
"Hmm, so he helps the needy. Someone like someone." Marceline said poking at Finn's stomach.
"Well the reason he wants to talk to you considering you were the immortal queen who was feared by everyone, and the past hero who knew everyone." Fionna told.
"What do you mean were." Finn and Marceline told in unison. "I'm still feared around here."
"And I'm still the hero around these parts." Finn told.
"Mom, you lost being feared once you married the nicest guy in the world. And dad, Marshall took your spot as a hero once he turned 8 and saved Bubblegum form an ogre." Fionna told as the news hit the parents as a bunch of golden bricks. "So still I gotta ask do you any of you know or knew a guy by the name of, Ash?" Fionna asked starring at her parents for any sign of a shiver, a gulp, or even a mumble to show they were hiding anything.
"Ash?, never heard of him, you Marceline?" Finn asked looking at his wife. Fionna didn't see a hint of lie or anything leading for her to suspect them of anything.
"Never heard of the guy. Are you sure that was his name?" Marceline asked with the same attitude she has always had.
"Yeah, he even got to where he found his past house. It was apparently burned to the ground. Dad you ever investigate of someone's house getting burned to the ground within the middle of the woods." Fionna asked still looking at her parents.
"Hmmm, no nothing." Finn told with not even a sign of a beat of sweat anywhere on his face.
"Well, in that case I'm going to go tell him he'll be able to come tomorrow. Later guys." Fionna said going out the door.
"Be back in 10 minutes." Finn yelled after her. Once the sound of the door closing both parents looked at each other, their eyes full of worry and dread.
"To think no one would find out or even go looking for answers." Finn spoke quietly in case one of their kids was here and might be hearing.
"I know. Did Jake blab." Marceline asked enraged thinking Jake ratted them out.
"No Marceline, great our daughter is dating someone who is trying to find out who killed Ash, of all people that are dead why his." Finn told laying down on the bed.
"Still we're supporting her, okay." Marceline asked Finn who mumbled an answer. Marceline frowned going towards him starting to pull his ear. "RIGHT."
"YES, YES, just let go." Finn begged, Marceline let go of his ear while he rubbed his injured ear.
"And be happy for her also be polite to him." Marceline told giving him a small peck on his cheek. "Please." She asked. Finn let out small breathe of air.
"Okay, wait so do you want me to tell him the truth or lie to him if he asks anything involving Ash?" Finn asked, Marceline just looked at him waiting for him to get the message she was giving him with her expressionable face. "Got it."
"Ash, Ash, you here." Fionna whispered not wanting her parents to find out how close he was to their house.
"Hmm, yes. Oh Fionna, what are you doing here?" Ash asked going towards her rubbing his eye.
"I told my parents about us." Fionna told, Ash looked at her nervously.
"And what did they say?" Ash asked questionably.
"Well they weren't alright it at first but after some reasoning, from my mother." Fionna told whispering the last part to herself. "They're alright with it and asking if you would come tomorrow for diner." Fionna asked.
"I'd love to." Ash told.
"Great I'll go tel-" Fionna stopped for Ash grabbing her hand pulling her towards him smashing their lips together. Fionna floated slightly shocked slowly closing her eyes wrapping her arms around his neck again. Their tongues dancing in each others mouths. Fionna feeling bliss go through-
"Ahhh." Ash yelled breaking the kiss. Fionna gasped slightly seeing Ash grab his head in pain.
"Ash is everything alright?" She asked worriedly seeing him in pain.
"It's alright, just a headache." Ash told.
"Can ghost even get headaches?" Fionna asked for their lack of bodies and well heads.
"Just regaining some memories." Ash told, Fionna shook her head. "But I'll be alright for tomorrow." Ash told bringing her forward for a hug letting their foreheads touch. "And your parents we're alright with us right." Ash asked making sure.
"Yes." Fionna told with a chuckle. "You should get some rest." Fionna told.
"Good idea, well goo night, Fi." Ash told.
"Good night, Ashy." Fionna told returning a little pet name they gave each other. Fionna floated off back to her house. Ash went back to his resting place phasing through the rocks into his body. He closed his eyes letting parts and scrambles of his past life seep in. It has been going on the whole day. He would see things from a POV of his old life. It would always start with him in front of a boy wearing a hat apparently he was chocking from some black air of some kind. Out of nowhere his vision would become out focused he would look down to see a hand popping out of his chest, he would turn around to see a woman whose face would not be able to be seen. He spoke but he couldn't hear it nor the words of the woman. With one quick motion the woman ripped out his beating heart then he fell dead in the ground.
But the memory continued, he was able to see even after his death. He saw the woman crying and the guy coming to her side. Later after the two left two banana guards came taking random photos of the scene then picking him up and throwing his body where it layed today.
Ash opened his eyes to see he was clutching a random rock in his hand. He looked around to see that rocks were levitating off the ground. Thanks to his anger he was causing things to float. "Calm down, calm down, calm down." Ash spoke to himself closing his eyes trying to think of anything to calm down his nerves an image of Fionna showed up in his mind. The rocks started to descend. Ash opened his eyes to see everything back in its place an image of the two that killed him came to his mind. Ash gripped at the rock in his hand tighter. "When I find those two, I'm going to kill them." Ash growled breaking the rock to small peebles and dust.