Finn walked up the steps to the meeting hall, deep in thought. Only a few hours ago, Marceline had told him he would meet someone important to him at the meeting, but she had been very vague. He knew she was hiding something else, but he wasn't sure what. As he opened the door, he saw that most of the royals were gathered around a new member. He was sure that he had seen her before. Then, it clicked. She was the woman in Pen's locket. His mother.
He wasn't sure how to feel. He wanted to run up to her and hug her at that moment, but he didn't want to break down in front of a whole crowd. He saw her look at him and give him a motherly smile. He smiled back, but soon turned away and walked off. As he walked along, he felt a cold hand on his shoulder, and a familiar voice spoke to him.
"Finn, could I have you for a moment?"
"Sure."
The two made their way to a balcony overlooking the courtyard. The sun was obscured by cloud, and a storm was brewing in the distance. No one said a word for a while, but Marceline broke the silence.
"You're probably wondering why I wanted to talk."
Finn pursed his lips a little, deciding that answering would be unnecessary.
Marceline sighed a bit before starting.
"Being immortal is hard. You see friends grow old die, and yet you stay the same. Your mom and I got around that by staying as anonymous as possible and moving around a lot. We make very few friends, and we don't get too attached to people we love."
"And your point is?"
"I broke rule two. I didn't want to leave because I knew I couldn't handle the guilt of leaving you guys behind. Now, I'm stuck here, and if I don't do anything, you'll be dead and six feet under, and I'll be dead in here." She said, gesturing to her heart.
"Marceline, I've liked you ever since I met you. At first, it was just a "friends" thing, but after my breakup with Flame Princess, I-"
The conversation was cut short as a loud voice boomed out from the council room.
"If you want to keep your puny, worthless lives, then shut up and stay in the corner there!"
Another short chapter, I know. A few personal incidents have got in the way of writing, so here's my schedule for uploads and updates from now:
A 300-500 word chapter every 10 days or so, but I will probably end the story off with an 800-1000 word chapter.
