[Hey guys I finally have my laptop fixed, but they switched hard drives so I don't have my old files of the chapters, but its fine. I'm sorry it took so long to make this chapter, but I'm off island vacationing and for some reason I can't connect to wireless. Yeah, gotta survive on cable….Anyways back on the story, thanks for the reviews and sticking to the story(:]
Gumball kept making his usual "Hmm" sounds while he scribbled numbers and formulas on his chalk board in order to solve his new challenge: forming a machine that will automatically show the memories of an individual and display it on a TV screen or something like that. He got the idea whenever Cinnamon Bun kept knocking on his lab door to ask about something, but ends up muttering random things until Gumball asks with annoyance, "What do you want?!" The answer was always, "I forgot."
"Well, I can fix that!" announces PG to himself as he continues tinkering on the board. He is still concentrating on his math even after the door swings open, "Cinnamon Bun I'm busy!"
"Oh, no, it's Flame Prince."
"Oh, Flame Prince," he still kept his eyes on the board, "What are you doing here?"
As always the blunt Prince answers, "I'm going on a date with Fionna."
"What does that have to do with me?" asks Gumball flatly sensing as if FP just came to brag to him.
"Do you have a map of dangerous…adventurous places?"
"Oh, sure, I'll go ge- why aren't you wearing a shirt?" he finally turned around to see Flame Prince shirtless.
"Uhm…isn't this what girls want on dates? 'Pecs?'" he quotes LSP.
PG puts a hand on his forehead wondering if he should correct Flame Prince's knowledge. He didn't think he was this gullible to take advice from LSP, but it just shows how much he wants to please Fionna. Gumball finally lets out a sudden, small burst of laughter, clears his throat and looks for his map. "Okay, ahem, one, don't take advice from LSP."
"Why?"
"Do you even see any girls hang out with him? Ah, anyways," he peers into another corner where papers laid around his desk. He shuffles through them, "On a date the boy must act like a gentlemen. Be himself around the girl, but also importantly-" He pauses to put scrolls in front of him, "He must think of what his mistress wants."
"I see…so, I can't be shirtless?"
"…you can?" awkwardly answers Gumball and tucks a scroll under his arm. "I have to get back to work so I'll have Lord Monochrome take the map to the tree fort."
"Okay, thank you," Flame Prince gets ready to make a formal leave.
"Oh, and Flame Prince?"
"Yeah?"
"I think you better put on a shirt. Fionna would probably be distracted…"
…
Fi keeps turning 360 degrees to view every part of her body in front of the mirror. She pats her skirt wondering if it is too short and fixing her hat thinking it always got crooked in a way. Shyly, she stares at herself in the mirror wondering if she is okay. All of a sudden, Cake sprints under her legs causing her to fall on her butt. "Ow, what the hey Cake?!"
"It's Lord Monochrome!" chimes Cake happily.
"Hey, why's your boyfriend here?" asks Fi as she rubs her butt and follows Cake outside to meet him. The black horse held a paper scroll in his mouth and hands it over to Fionna, "What's this?"
He starts tapping his foot in a fast pace as she waits for Cake to give her a translation. "It's your date avenue with Flame Prince."
"Huh?"
Lord Monochrome continues, "FP asked for a map of an adventure?! Oh! OPEN IT! OPEN IT! I WANNA SEE!"
Excited and curious, Fi quickly unrolls the scroll. She and Cake gasp, "WHOA! It's a map that leads to one of the rumored hidden blades that was once used by Bea!" she sings the name. (a.k.a. "Billy")
"OH MAN! It's the one that he used to slaughter that dragon!"
"That bear!"
"That wizard!"
"Everything…" says Fi in awe as she stares at the piece of paper with big hungering eyes. "Hey, wait where's Flame Prince?"
Lord Monochrome answer confuses the girls, "He went to put on a…shirt?"
They see a trail of fire zoom across the fields and head right to them. Through the flames the Prince appears with a shirt on and a grin on his face. "Ready to go?"
Immediately, Fi blushes and clutches the map tightly, "Ye-Yeah!"
Cake turns her around to inspect her, "Got your sword?"
"Always."
"Got some snacks?"
"Snacks?"
Cake shoves a picnic basket in Fionna's arms, "Got your aluminum foil?"
"Huh?"
A pack of aluminum foil is forced in her backpack, "Got your game face?"
"YEAH!"
"WHAT TIME IS IT?!"
"ADVENTURE TIME!" yells Fionna to the sky. Both she and Cake are panting after shouting from the top of their lungs. "Okay, I'm ready."
…
"The first part seems easy, I mean we have to walk for a while over some grassy hills before getting to the real fun," says Fionna as she studied the map, Flame Prince, and then the map again. She stuffs it in her bag and takes out the picnic basket. "Where do you want to eat?"
Flame Prince looks around. They unconsciously walked up on the highest hill which held the view of a seemingly endless field of grass. The weather is on their side as a breeze of wind softly tickles their cheeks and the right amount of sunlight gives them the warmth they need to keep from shivering. "Here's fine."
Fi crosses her legs, makes sure her underwear isn't showing, places the basket down and opens it. Flame Prince crosses his legs as well while she lays out the food Cake packed them. "Snacks she said," groans Fionna as she takes out sausage, sandwiches, tea in a thermos, steak and the only thing considered as snacks, cookies. Fi sticks her fork on a sausage, gets ready to dig in but sees that it isn't even cooked. In her surprise she finds thin sticks in the bottom of the basket, takes them out, sticks a sausage on and roasts them in Flame Prince's hair.
She giggles thinking not much people would even do this. Not much people date fire elements. She eagerly takes a bite out of a sausage first and then stretches her arm out for Flame Prince. He leans in to take his share, but Fionna couldn't help but move the sausage away. He stares at her with confusion as she stares at him with puffed up cheeks, hiding her smile. When he tried again she moved it away again. He gets it now.
Jokingly, he stands up to leave, "Okay, bye."
"No!" cries out Fionna as she holds out the sausage, "Here."
He finally is allowed to take a bite. After swallowing his piece he apologizes, "I'm sorry you have to feed me."
"Oh, it's okay, I like feeding you," Fi puts the last three sausages on the stick as Flame Prince blushes to himself. She kneels in front of him, and leans forward to put the sausages in his fire. He realizes how close she is to him.
"Aren't you hot? You're leaning rather close…"
"No, I'm fine."
He wishes he can grab her waist and pull her on top of him. Kiss her. Hold her close. Tightly. Lay on her lap. He can't. He hates how limited he is to this.
"If only I can kiss you right now…" he unknowingly mutters. Fi hears him, bites her lip with a red face, looks down at him and stares at his lips.
"M-Me too…"
She hates how limited they are too.
After finishing the sausages they move on to the steak and sandwiches. Cake packed so many sandwiches Fi stacked them into a tower and stuck a toothpick on the top. Flame Prince lit a flame on the tip. They each had one sandwich and saved the rest for later. The steak is also spared, so they munch on the cookies. Flame Prince had didn't realize she fed him more cookies than her. He developed such a sweet tooth. Right when he felt full he plopped on his back in front of where Fi knelt while using his hands as a pillow. They both gaze into each other's' eyes.
"Hey," he says.
"Hey."
It's almost like the first time they met.
As she packed the picnic basket in her bag she notices the aluminum foil. She spreads a piece out and places it on top of Flame Prince's chest. Flame Prince feels the weight of her head and hears the crinkle of the foil as she lies down. He wants to ask if she is uncomfortable but does not want to disturb the peace they are receiving.
It is so tempting to fall asleep.
"Fi," she lifts her head up, "Let's go before we fall asleep."
…
The couple approaches a lake with skulls littering the bottom that stared at them with gaping mouths and empty eyes. Fi takes the first step and flat stones rise to the surface leading a path to the middle of the lake. She looks back at Flame Prince who has an uneasy look since where the path leads to is unknown plus he would be surrounded by his main enemy, water.
"I'll go check it out."
Before he can oblige Fionna is already hopping from step to step to the end. He sees the water start to bubble and the skulls began releasing a shrill scream. He held his ears, but kept his eyes open to focus on Fi. She reached the middle of the lake, but struggled keeping herself on the rock as the land water began to shake beneath her. He gasps and stretches an arm out when she falls forward into the bubbling water. Putting his fear aside he starts running on the stones to the center and looks down, frantically searching for her.
The skulls' screaming grew louder.
"Fionna!" he yells and searches. "Fionna!"
[Sorry it took long i finally got home]