Marceline opened her door and saw Finn standing right in front of her. He was probably here to tell her something about what had happened between them and telling by the nervous expression on his face, it probably wasn't good. He was about to say something but she beat him to it.

"Finn, about what happened.."

"It's okay." Finn said as he gave her a smile

Marceline began to relax.

"Can I come in?" He asked her gently

"Sure." She said as she floated backwards into her living room

Finn walked inside and closed the door behind him. He stood in the center of the living room and blew a raspberry. Marceline set her feet on the ground and looked Finn right in his eyes.

"Marceline, look I.. I just.. uh." He nervously stammered

Finn could feel his confidence crumbling rapidly. He was gonna end up never telling her if he didn't do it now. So he decided to speak with as Jake called it, his "melon-heart".

"Marceline, I really like you. I really, really like you. You're so.. radical and fun and.. pretty."

Marceline could feel herself blushing as he complimented her.

"I felt something when I kissed you, Marceline. Something amazing."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. She'd only daydream about this moment but now it was happening. So now what? Her mind was telling her to put him down gently but her heart was telling her to go for it. Before she could say anything, they were interrupted as her house phone began to ring. Marceline ignored it.

"Are you gonna answer that?" Finn asked

"They can call back."

Finn tried to continue talking but the ringing phone kept him from going any further. Marceline rolled her eyes and picked the phone up and hung it up. Finn frowned at her.

"What? They can call back later."

The anxiety began to eat up Finn as he stood there. His confidence was pretty much eviscerated.

"Marceline, I need to know something."

"And what is that?"

A bead of sweat dripped down the side of his head and his palms were getting clammy. And before he knew it he asked,

"Did you feel something too?"

Silence. Everything froze and canceled out. Time stood at a standstill for the two. Finn could feel his heart pounding as he waited for an answer. He could feel the small drafts of air blowing around him. Marceline had an uneasy expression on her face. As if on cue, time resumed its normal flow as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I did feel something, Finn. Something I haven't felt in a long time."

Finn could feel his heart jump for joy and a smile began to grow on his face. Marceline turned around and continued,

"But how long is it going to last? How long is it going to be before we get sick of each other and break everything off?"

Finn was taken back a bit by her bluntness. He didn't expect her to have those kinds of questions. So he tried his best to defuse the situation.

"I can see what you're getting at. And I can't say that everything will be okay, but can't we at least try?" He said as he took a step closer to her

Marceline rubbed her hands on her shoulders.

"Even if it does work out for us, how much time would we have?"

Finn stopped moving. It was then and there that he knew why she was trying to discourage him. Why everyone ever discouraged him and why he was alone. It had always stuck with him as he tried to live his life and there was nothing he could do about it.

"It's because I'm human, isn't it?" He asked quietly

Marceline could feel shivers go down her spine. She turned back around and faced him.

"Finn.."

"Is that why? Because I'm going to die someday."

"Finn, please don't do this..."

"Well it's okay, Marcy. I won't put you through that." He said as tears threatened to leave his eyes

"Finn, listen to me." She said softly

"I'll leave and you won't have to worry about me again." He said as he made his way out of the house and closed the door behind him

Marceline stood there quietly as she let the recent turn of events sink in. She wanted to tell him yes but she simply couldn't. There were so many things against them and she couldn't bear the thought of having Finn and growing to love him only to lose him to some uncertain circumstance. Her eyes began watering up as the moments passed on. Her heart was practically screaming at her to go back to him, but her body felt heavy. She dragged herself to the window and saw Finn exit the cave and walk into the rain. She stood there even after Finn was no longer visible and let her tears flow down her face.

"How could I be so stupid!" Finn yelled out into the rain as he made his way home

As if it were a response to his yelling, a loud thunder-clap rang throughout the skies. The rain began to fall even harder.

"I guess I really was meant to be alone."

The coldness inside his body dropped to an even lower temperature as if reacting to his own emotion. Ice began to form around his hands and form from his footsteps as he walked on. The air around him begun to get colder. Strong gusts of wind blew around him. The treehouse came into view as Finn gloomily walked on. He walked up to the front door and opened it. As he went inside he slammed the door behind him.

"I can't be here right now. I gotta get out of here. I gotta go somewhere. Somewhere other than here." Finn said as he could feel himself drowning in his own self-pity and regret

He went upstairs and grabbed his old green backpack and opened it. He gathered a good amount of shirts, underwear, pants and socks and stuffed them into his backpack. He threw his backpack on to his back, grabbed an umbrella and walked out of the house and into the night.