Quick recap: Finn confesses his feelings for Marceline and she tells him she feels the same but can't be with him because of his mortality among other reasons. Heartbroken and tired of his life and misfortunes, Finn runs away in search of something new and doesn't look back. Finn eventually runs into a town and gets supplies for his journey as well as a new weapon. A katana. Then he quickly left the town and disappeared into a nearby forest. While in the forest, Finn discovered a small cluster of lights and decided to head towards it.

During this time, Marceline tries to figure out her feelings for Finn but gets a phone call from Jake which interrupts her. Jake then tells her that Finn is missing so Marceline heads on over to the treefort. When she gets there she tries to convince Jake to help look for him with her but to no avail as Jake believes Finn will come back on his own. Marceline sits down on the couch, exhausted from recent events and begins to experiences a certain memory that helps her deal with her confusion and come to an uneasy final decision about her feelings. She then decides to go after Finn and tell him how she really feels and that's where the last chapter left off and where this one begins.

Marceline looked down as she flew past the rolling green hills. She could feel all sorts of confusion fill her mind. She didn't know exactly why she was going after Finn or even what she would say to him when she found him but all she knew was that if he really did run away then it really was her fault. As she drifted around her thoughts began to lead her to her past loves and how they fell to shambles. It had been awhile since she had been in a romantic relationship but the memories were still deeply implanted in her brain.

She had memories of Ash in her head but she didn't feel like reliving those any further than what she previously had. Those particular memories were not her favorite to relive and she felt like it had been a mistake to even try with him. No matter how hard she had tried with him, he'd always found a way to mess something up whether it was intentional or not.

So her mind led her to a much more uneasy past relationship. The one she had with Princess Bonnibel Bubblegum. That relationship was always weird for her, considering that it was her first time being with a woman but that wasn't the problem. The problem really lied within the fact that they simply couldn't nurture their relationship so eventually over time it withered into something that was simply driven by lust and the need to not be alone. In more simple words, the love between them wasn't love anymore. It was desperation. Marceline saw how bad it was getting between them because Bonnibel would only talk to her at night and tried to hide her whenever she was near her in public. Not only that but she would only call her over so she could give her a physical release.

So Marceline had to do something that she's regretted to this very day. She broke up with her.

Several years earlier..

Marceline could feel Bonnie's hot breath on her neck as she began to shiver. Bonnie placed her lips against the bite marks on her neck and started to suck on it. Marceline's breath caught in her throat as she felt Bonnie's tongue swirl around her bite marks. Marceline moaned lightly and arched herself upward. Bonnie pushed her back down on to the bed and gently kissed her way down Marceline's body. Marceline laid there only in her undergarments as Bonnie made her way down south. Bonnie slid her hand into her panties and began to stir it around. She began to gently massage herself as she kissed Marceline's stomach. Bonnie picked her head up and took her hand out of her panties. She stared at Marceline with a gaze of lust and determination. Marceline's face became flushed with color as her cheeks heated up. Bonnie took off her own undergarments and sat up on the bed. Marceline sat up on the bed as well and gave the bubblegum princess a look of her own.

As fun as it was to have another sex session something was gnawing at the back of Marceline's mind. It had been for the last couple of weeks but now it was eating her up from the inside. The anxiety was more than what the undead queen was used to but before she could say anything Bonnie crawled over and pressed herself against her and kissed her. The smell of sugary sweet bubblegum filled her nostrils as the kiss stretched on. Bonnie let a small moan escape her lips as she let her hands explore Marceline's figure. Marceline moved her away and looked at her more seriously.

"Bonnie.."

The princess looked at the queen as the lustful expression on her face disappeared.

"What is it, Marceline?" She asked her

Everything in this moment seemed to be off to Marceline. Nothing felt right anymore and she could feel the gnawing in her mind reach into her even more deeply. At this point it was almost unbearable.

"What is this?" She asked her, "What am I to you?"

Bonnie then sat down and took a deep breath. This question was hard for the princess to answer right now. She knew that this question had been having a toll on their relationship simply because of the fact that Marceline seemed less passionate about anything and more troubled for the last couple of weeks. This question was absolutely vital to their relationship and she had no idea how to answer it.

"You mean.. a lot to me, Marceline. I don't know exactly where you.. or even us fall at. I can't label us and I think it's better to leave it at that for now." She told her

She could see Marceline's expression change into one of disappointment.

"But I love you."

Her expression remained the same.

"I've heard you say that a million times, Bonnie and I still don't believe you. You're afraid to be out with me in public and the only time you ever call me now is so we can do this!" Marceline yelled

Marceline floated off the bed and began putting her clothes back on.

"Where are you going?" Bonnie asked

"I'm going home."

"Don't do this to me, Marcy."

"To you? What about me? What about us?"

"We can work this out!" Bonnie told her

"Then tell me how!" She yelled at her

Bonnie looked at her as a sorrowful expression appeared on her face. Marceline finished putting her clothes on.

"Bonnie, I'm tired of just being.. used like this. I barely even see you anymore and we haven't had a decent conversation in weeks. I don't know if I can keep going on like this."

"Marceline, what are you trying to say?"

Marceline floated towards the window and opened it.

"I'm trying to say that I'm done.."

Marceline flew outside and never looked back. Tears were pouring from her eyes as she got further away from the Candy Kingdom. She eventually reached a hill out in the distance and landed on it and collapsed in tears.

Marceline remembers that night so well. That was the night that she had left Ooo. She did the same thing that Finn did except that now Marceline was the one who made the other run away. Fear began to fill her mind. Since Finn had left now there's the possibility of him never coming back and that worried her. She had gotten used to seeing him around a lot and now he's gone.

The night when Finn kissed her was one she would remember for a long time. Perhaps even longer than Finn's existence.

Finn couldn't believe his eyes as he emerged out of the forest. The small cluster of lights he was following for most of the day were shining brightly in front of him. In fact the small cluster of lights weren't so small anymore. The lights grew in numbers as Finn came out of the forest. Finn's eyes lit up as he looked at what the lights were shining on. It was a living and breathing city. All the colorful lights were certainly a sight to see for the human. He'd never seen anything like it. The buildings all around him looked like they dated back to before The Great Mushroom War which fascinated him. Pre-War architecture was always a spectacle to see.

He took a step forward and walked into the city. He didn't know about this city or any kind of city in Ooo for that matter that looked this spectacular. The colorful signs that resided on the buildings said many things. Food, gambling, weapons, furniture, theaters and hotels. Anything that he needed was right in front of him. He felt a new sense of excitement fill him up as he walked on down the road. As he passed he saw a Water Nymph about his age who was wearing a white shirt and black jeans looking all around just as amazed as he was. She looked at him with her eyes full of wonder.

"Are you new here as well?" She asked him

"Yeah, I just got here." Finn replied politely

"What's your name?"

"Finn."

"Mine's Isabel! Nice to meet ya!" She said cheerily as she shook his hand

"Nice to meet you too." Finn said nervously

"So where were you thinking of going to?" Isabel asked

"I was gonna go find a place to sleep." Finn told her

"Sleep? Are you crazy? There's so much to explore here!" She told him

"Well now that you mention it.."

"C'mon, we should look around this city together." She said as she grabbed his hand and started walking deeper into the city

"Can I find a hotel first? I really need to take a shower." Finn said

Isabel stopped walking and sniffed the air.

"So that smell was you." She said as she plugged her nose

Finn nervously chuckled and looked around and saw other humanoids walking around the streets. They all looked of upper class and style. He then began looking for an apartment or hotel of some sort that looked like it was within his price range. Sure he had plenty of gold left over but he didn't want to blow all his money on a bed instead of the luxuries of the city. Isabel looked back at him and giggled. They soon reached a decent looking hotel. It was a yellow building that was about seven stories tall. Finn walked inside with Isabel following closely behind.

When Finn and Isabel walked into the main lobby they both looked around with smiles on their faces. Finn walked up to the front desk where a Rock Elemental was working.

"Can I help you?" The person asked him

Finn looked at the person's name tag. His name was Terry.

"Yes Terry, I'd like to rent a room."

"Okay. We have a room on the seventh floor available."

"I'll take it."

"Ok. That'll come out to 300 gold."

Finn dug into his pack and brought out a small sack of gold. He placed it on the desk. Terry quickly began counting the coins as Finn waited around patiently. Isabel then came up to Finn and asked,

"Did you get the room yet?" She whispered to him

"Pretty much. I'm just waiting for this guy." Finn said as he gestured towards Terry

"Oh there's two of you. Would you two prefer the lover's package? It's a specially designed room for couples at a discounted price." Terry offered

Finn and Isabel's faces instantly became shades darker.

"What?! No we're not together!" Isabel said nervously

"We just met!" Finn cried out

"I'm terribly sorry. I just thought that you two were together." He said as handed Finn a key

Finn simply grabbed the key and walked away. Isabel quickly followed. Finn walked up to the elevator and pressed a button. Isabel stood behind Finn and tapped his shoulder.

"What's up?" Finn said as he turned around and faced her

"I'll be at the casino across the street, ok. It's called the Payday."

"Ok. I'll meet you there in an hour." Finn said as the elevator door opened

Finn stepped inside and gave Isabel a small wave. She smiled back at him as the elevator doors closed. Finn looked over and clicked on the seventh floor button. The elevator made a slight humming sound as it began to make its way up the floors. As he stood there in the old elevator his mind began to recall the events of the last two days as well as a certain vampire queen.

"If only I didn't say anything to Marceline." Finn sighed to himself

Finn could feel the words that Marceline had said strike deep into his soul.

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

Those words echoed in his mind and reminded him why he was alone and why he always would be. He was a mere human and humans didn't have a place in this newly reformed world. Humans were what destroyed the planet in the first place.

"She would outlive me anyway." Finn said to himself as he chuckled a little

The elevator doors opened and Finn stepped out. He made his way down the narrow red hallway and to his room. He pulled out his key and looked at the number etched on to it. It read, room 709. He looked down the hall and found his room. He walked up to it and unlocked the door and stepped inside.

Finn locked the door behind him and took off his backpack and threw it on the bed. He opened it and pulled out a black shirt, some blue boxers and a pair of red shorts. He carried his new clothes with him to the bathroom and closed the door.

He looked around the small bathroom and set his clothes down on the sink. The bathroom was painted white and had a white linoleum tile floor. A brown towel was hanging on a towel rack and the shower had a door which meant it was one of the showers that you would stand in. Finn stripped himself down to his skin and opened the shower door and stepped in. He turn the water on and let the warm water run down his skin. His thoughts started to flood over him and hurt his head. His mind led him to someone he didn't want to think about anymore. Someone he spent more than enough time lingering on. Flame Princess.

One year earlier..

"Why are you yelling?"

"Why am I yelling?! I don't know! Maybe it's because my boyfriend is out dating other girls!" Flame Princess yelled at him

"Flame Princess calm down. It's not like that! Marceline is my friend."

"I see the way that you two look at each other. So don't stand here and lie to my face, Finn."

"FP, I'm with you. Not Marceline."

"Shut up shut up shut up!"

"Flame Princess, you gotta believe me!"

"But I don't believe you, Finn."

Finn stopped talking.

"I can't even trust you anymore. You're gone most of the time doing Gob knows what and when you are here you don't even talk to me."

"The only times I'm gone are to go adventuring and to hang out with Jake." Finn replied

"But you're always gone, Finn. You leave for days at a time without telling me so much as a word!"

"Ok. Look, I'm sorry that I haven't been here for you, Flame Princess. I promise things will be different. I'll be here more often from here on out."

Flame Princess looked away from him and took a couple of steps away.

"I don't think there'll be a here on out, Finn."

"What do you mean?" Finn asked her worriedly

Flame Princess looked back at him with watery eyes.

"I don't think there's much left for.. us, Finn."

Finn's heart sunk into his stomach.

"Wh-what?" He stuttered

"I just don't.. feel the same way I did when we were first dating and.."

"You're breaking up with me?"

Flame Princess stopped talking and just looked at him.

"I'm sorry."

Finn looked back at her and felt a weird sense of numbness and self-pity replace his emotions. Suddenly he felt empty.

"It's.. it's ok, Flame Princess." Finn said as he smiled at her weakly

Flame Princess walked up to him and kissed him on the cheek which sizzled on his skin.

"Just because.. this is happening doesn't mean I won't cherish the time we spent together. You'll always be my first."

A tear managed to fall from Finn's eye as he smiled at her.

"Goodbye, Finn."

Flame Princess shot off into the sky and left a trail of fire behind her.

Finn looked around himself. He was still in the shower and some of the skin on his fingers were wrinkling up. He turned off the shower and stepped out.

Several minutes later he was out of the shower and drying his hair. Suddenly he remembered he had to meet Isabel in the casino.

"Oh crap." Finn shouted

He quickly put on a pair of jeans and readjusted his black shirt. He put on his shoes and placed his hotel key in his pocket and ran out the door.

Hello again! So if you haven't heard the news all of my stories except for this one are being put on hiatus. This story will continue. So now we trek into mature rated content. It felt a bit weird writing the scene between Marceline and Princess Bubblegum but then I remembered that I've written worst things than that. Anyways, I really hope that this chapter can help bring y'all back into this story.

If you have anything to say please leave it in the reviews whether it be a comment and/or suggestion. Anything you have will be appreciated. Thanks for reading!

-Micheal The Raconteur