"She hates me." Marshall whispered, covering his eyes and then turning onto his side. "She really hates me. Ugh! Why am I so stupid? I should have just pushed Cake aside rather than shave part of her back." He moaned but then smiled. He didn't regret shaving Cake because it was funny, but he should have known Fionna would have gotten mad at him. Well, actually, he expected it, but he didn't think she would get so mad as to tell him to go away.
He laid down on his back again and stared at the stars. He didn't want to go home because there were too many fond memories of Fionna and him together. The times they played video games and how he thought she was so cute when she said she would beat him with this adorable, determined look plastered on her face. Or all the times he played the axe bass guitar for her and even taught her how to play a few songs. He smiled fondly at the memories and then shook his head. "Argh, get out of my mind, Fionna." He said, grabbing his head. He got up and started throwing rocks across the lake. He watched them as they skimmed the water and then fall to their watery graves.
Marshall jumped when he heard a voice behind him.
"Like oh my glob Marshall, why do you look so down? You definitely need some lumpin' love."
"Lumpy Space Prince? What are you doing here?" He asked, turning to face him, his eyes wide in surprise.
"Oh you know, just gettin' away from the babes. They were getting way out of control."
Marshall chuckled. "Whatever you say."
"So, what's the lumpin problem?" LSP asked.
"Oh, nothing. I'm just chillin' here." Marshall said, shrugging his shoulders.
"Don't try to fool me, you silly boy. I know a broken heart when I see it. Now, spill the beans." He demanded.
"What are you talking about LSP? I'm perfectly fine." Marshall said, turning around to throw another stone.
LSP was immediately in his face. "Like O.M.G. Just tell me the lumpin' problem! Who's the girl that's gotten the Vampire King all worked up like this?"
"OH MY GLOB! How many times do I have to tell you that there is no problem?! I. Am. Fine." Marshall yelled, getting irritated.
"Mhm, oh yeah. There's definitely something wrong." LSP confirmed. He got even closer to Marshall's face. "I can see it in your eyes." He whispered creepily.
Marshall backed up, a little freaked out. "Alright, fine. I'm not okay. Fionna's mad at me and she told me to go away."
"Oh, a lovers quarreeel. Looks like I've won that bet." LSP said happily.
"It's not a lov- wait, what? What bet?" Marshall asked, surprised.
"Me and some friends were arguing one day at one of my totally awesome parties, if you two were going to get together or not. Of course I said yes, and so did Lord Monochromicorn, Beemo and Tree Trunks. The whole land has been talking about you two! I can't wait to tell everyone!" He said excitedly, dancing around as he took out his phone and began to text all the people in his contacts list to tell them the awesome news.
"Hold up LSP, you haven't won that bet just yet." Marshall said as he knocked the phone out of LSP's hands to keep him from spreading the stupid rumor.
"MARSHY! That was a new phone! Oh my glob! You scratched the paint off of it!" He said, picking up his phone. "And here I thought we were friends! LSP yelled, crossing his arms. "Well, aren't you going to apologize?"
"No." Marshall said plainly, shrugging his shoulders.
"Ugh! You're so mean! But that's what I like about you." LSP said, stretching his arm towards him seductively.
Marshall backed up, giving LSP a weird look.
"You know you want these lumps!" LSP said moving his hands up and down his body to show off his figure. "Anyway, what the glob are you waiting for? Oh, I get it, you just like all the attention everyone is giving you. Gosh, you're so selfish." He accused, putting his hands on his hips.
"That's not it! There is nothing going on between Fi-" He began.
"Glob!" LSP interrupted. "How long are you going to keep Fionna waiting? If you don't hurry, I might just make a move on her. Or even Gumball actually. I heard rumors that he liked her."
"As if Fionna would like a lame person like him!" Marshall blurted out, his eyes going hard.
"Oh geez, do I detect jealousy?" LSP said, smiling widely and giving Marshall a knowing look.
"No!" Marshall yelled, slightly blushing.
"Oooh snap. You fell hard. Now go and get your girl." He said as he turned around and snapped his fingers in a Z formation.
Marshall shook his head and smiled to himself. LSP was definitely something else. But, he did have to admit that he felt a lot better. He threw one last stone before heading home.
When he got home, he found his front door open. "That's weird." He muttered to himself. He walked in cautiously but then caught the scent of vanilla.
"Fionna?" He asked, astonished. She came here to look for him he realized, feeling happy all of a sudden. He rushed up into his room and found her sleeping in his bed. He smiled fondly at her.
"Marshall..." She muttered.
"You awake Fi?" He asked uncertainly.
She tossed to the other side of the bed. "Marsh... please... come back." She mumbled in her sleep, raising her hand in the air and then tossing into another position.
He was shocked, but then he broke out into a grin. "So she's dreaming about me, huh?" He whispered to himself.
"Marshall..." She mumbled again. "Come back..." A tear slipped down her face. "Please..."
Marshall grabbed her shoulders and gently shook her. "Fi! I'm here! Wake up!"
Her eyes fluttered slightly and then flung open. She sprung up out of the bed, nearly knocking their heads together. She looked at him with wide eyes. "Marshall, is that you?"
"The one and only." He said, smiling down at her.
"I'm so sorry Marshall!" She yelled, flinging her arms around him and hugging him tightly. "I overreacted and I don't ever want you to go away. Ever!" She cried, squeezing him tighter.
"Fi, can't...breath." He joked, hugging her back.
"Shut up, you dork." She said, smiling into his neck. She let go and held him at arms length, looking intently at his face.
"Uh... what are you doing? Do I have something on my face?" Marshall asked, bringing a hand up to his face.
She laughed. "No, I'm just... thinking about something."
"Like?" Marshall inquired, raising his eyebrow.
"You'll find out." She said as she grabbed the sides of his face and pressed their lips together. At first, they just stood there, both of them shocked.
After a moment of awkwardness, Fionna let go and backed away. "Uh, look, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that. I'll just be letting myself out." She said awkwardly, walking towards the door. Her mind was a jumbled mess because she thought that she just made a huge mistake. That he wouldn't want to be friends with her anymore.
Marshall grabbed her by the shoulder, spun her around and pushed her against the wall, putting his hands on either side of her. Their faces were mere inches apart.
"And where do you think you're going?" He asked, cocking an eyebrow at her. "We have unfinished business to take care of."
And with that, he closed the distance between their faces. At first, it was slow and sweet, but soon, their lips became synchronized and it became rougher, more passionate. Fionna wrapped her arms around his neck, grabbing and playing with his hair.
Marshall picked her up and pressed her against the wall and Fionna wrapped her legs around his waist, their lips never breaking contact. Marshall licked the bottom of her lip, begging for entrance. and she granted it, their kiss became even more passionate. He trailed his lips down her neck, kissing every inch of it in hopes of finding her sweet spot. When he heard her gasp, he smiled against her neck and then started to suck on it. Fionna moaned and he sucked harder.
"Marshall..." Fionna moaned again, tugging on his hair.
He stopped and went back to kissing her lips.
Fionna was determined to make him moan this time. She sticked her tongue in and began to wrestle with his. She grimaced when that didn't work. She tried grabbing the bottom of his lip between her teeth and slightly sucking on it. She smiled when she heard him moan.
Marshall pressed against her even more so she wouldn't fall as he ran his hands over her body, feeling every inch of her.
After what seemed like an eternity, Marshall pulled back and looked at Fionna with a seductive grin.
"Glob Fionna. Who knew that sweet, innocent Fionna had a bad side to her that could even seduce The Vampire King. I hope I get to see that side of you more often." He said, grinning mischievously at her.
"Thanks." She awkwardly responded, blushing. "Though I had no idea what I was doing."
Marshall chuckled and kissed her again, his lips lingering on hers, relishing them. "As much as I want to have a second round with you, I think we should get you home. I don't want Cake to hate me even more. I mean, she'll be seeing me around more often." He said, winking at her.
They reached the tree house and they both stood there awkwardly. Fionna stared at the ground.
"So...goodnight." Marshall said, finally breaking the silence. He walked towards her and rested his hands on her hips, looking longingly at her. The butterflies in Fionna's stomach began to flutter around mercilessly. He leaned his head down and kissed her. At first, Fionna was rigid, but soon, she loosened up and the butterflies were replaced by a feeling of happiness. They kissed until Marshall heard a gasp. He dogged the object that was thrown at him and turned in the direction of the offender with his demon eyes.
"Don't you touch her!" Cake yelled, picking up another shoe and throwing it at Marshall's head. Marshall dodged it again and hissed at Cake, staring intently at her with his demon eyes.
"Don't hiss at me you undead, spoiled brat!" Cake yelled, standing in front of Fionna.
"Cake, it's okay! He wasn't doing anything bad!" Fionna said, grabbing Cake's shoulders to restrain her just in case she was going to attack Marshall.
"Nothing bad?! Honey, that boy was all over you!" Cake yelled, jerking towards Marshall, hoping to break out of Fionna's grasp.
"I...uh... well... wanted him to do that..." Fionna stammered.
Cake looked up towards Fionna with incredulous eyes and then back at Marshall, speechless.
"That's right cupcake." Marshall said with a mischievous grin on his face. "We hit it off pretty well back at my house and I could have had a second round with her, but I was kind enough to bring her back to you tonight so you wouldn't worry. Is this the thanks I get for that?" He asked, feigning a sad and hurt expression.
"YOU DID WHAT?! SECOND ROUND OF WHAT?!" Cake yelled, stretching towards him with her claws extended.
Marshall flew up into the sky, out of Cake's reach. He saluted Cake and winked at Fionna before disappearing into the night sky.
Cake was fuming as she grabbed Fionna's hand and roughly led her into the tree house. Cake pushed Fionna onto the couch. "Spill." Was all she said as she crossed her arms.
"I know you don't like him that much, but he's actually a nice guy. All we did was kiss. And even though I had no idea what I was doing, after we stopped, he said I was good." Fionna admitted as she blushed.
"He what?! Oooh, the nerve of that boy!" Cake mumbled as she bunched up her paws. "But is that all you did?" Cake asked, looking hard at Fionna. "Did he do anything inappropriate, Fi? Don't lie to me now!" She said, giving her 'the look' she always gave her when she was being serious.
"I swear on my sword that he didn't do anything inappropriate! Just because he's the Vampire King doesn't mean he's a bad person."
Cake sighed. "I'm your older sister and I'm just worried about you. I just don't trust that pretty boy vampire, considering all the things he's done!" Cake said, motioning towards her shaved back.
"Oh come on, Cake. They're just jokes. And they're funny... after a while..." She said, knowing that some of his jokes go a bit overboard.
"So, you're over Gumball and want to be with Marshall?" Cake asked, wanting to make sure that this is what Fionna really wanted.
"PG doesn't see me that way and honestly, I don't want him to like me like that. I don't get the same feelings with PG as I do with Marshall."
Cake just looked at her and sighed in defeat. "Well, if that's what you want baby... But the next time I see him, you better be there to hold me back!" She yelled. "How dare he touch my baby!"
Fionna laughed. "Don't get too worked up, Cake. At least he brought me home instead of letting me sleep at his house. The only reason he did that was because he didn't want you to hate him even more, considering you're going to be seeing him around more often."
Cake snorted. "How considerate of him." She said sarcastically. "Anyway, I'm going to talk to him the next time I see him."
"Oh, you don't hav-" Fionna began.
"Oh yes I do baby. I am your older sister, we were raised in the same litter, and I have to look out for you. So that's that. Goodnight, Fi." Cake crossed her arms and went upstair's, ending the conversation.
Fionna sighed. Marshall was going to be in for a big surprise the next time he came over.
Marshall knocked on the door and Cake opened it.
"Oh hello dear Cake! You look lovely today! I brought you some catnip." He said, giving Cake a wide grin.
"Nu uh, honey." She said, giving him a weirded out look. "Being nice does not suit you. It makes you even more creepy than you already are." Cake said, snatching the catnip from his hands. "Oh sweet baby Jesus." She cried as she opened the bag and sniffed it.
Marshall gave her a sour look and shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I tried."
Cake turned towards him with a stern look. "Now listen here pretty boy. Imma say this once, and once only. You better treat her well and if you break her heart, I will use your axe bass guitar to chop you in half. Got it?" Cake then smiled and skipped outside, on her way to enjoying her catnip.
Fionna came down and saw the look on Marshall's face. "I hope she didn't say anything too mean." Fionna said apologetically.
"Well, I know she's just being protective, but I don't know how much I like the idea of being chopped in half by my own axe bass guitar." He said, falsely smiling at her.
"Oh geez." Fionna muttered, covering her face.
"It's okay, now come on. We're going on a date." Marshall could feel himself blush. He's been on more than enough dates before, but the word held no meaning then. He mainly went on them to pass the time. But now, it was different. It had meaning and reason; to be with the person he loved the most.
"Date?" Fionna asked.
"Yes. Now, I'll come back at around sunset, after I finish doing some things. Make sure to wear your bathing suit because we're going to the beach."
"I'd rather not." Fionna said quickly.
"And why not?" Marshall asked, raising his eyebrow at her.
"Nothing, I just don't want to go." She said, looking at the ground.
Marshall floated towards her, grabbing her chin and gently lifting her face up so he could look into her eyes. "You're hiding something from me."
She jerked her chin out of his hand and looked at the ground again. "No I'm not!"
"Fionnaa." He sang like he did that time when they were pixie hunting. He came up behind her, wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her shoulder. "Remember what happened that one time we were pixie hunting?"
He felt her stiffen and he chuckled. "If you don't want that to happen again, you better tell me."
"Fine! I'm afraid of the ocean!"
"You are?" Marshall said loudly, surprised. "I guess there really is something that our little adventuress is afraid of." He mused.
"Shut up. You're the only person to knows besides Cake. So don't go around telling people."
"Cross my heart and hope to live." He joked. "Now, let's go face your fear!"
"Noo way dude!" Fionna yelled, wiggling out of his grip and running up to her room, locking the door.
Marshall flew after her and banged on her door. "Come on Fi! It'll be fun. I won't let anything happen to you!"
"You either pick a different place or I'm not coming out of this room!" She said crossly.
He thought about coming in there and taking her by force, but, he thought it would be wise not to get her upset again. An idea suddenly popped into his head. Girls liked that romantic, sappy stuff right? He thought to himself.
"Come on Fi, we can do couple stuff. You know, build sand castles together, draw hearts in the sand..." He almost gagged. He hoped that it would get her out, but a large part of him hoped she would say no because he really didn't want to do anything like that.
"Draw hearts in the sand? You've got to be kidding me, Marshall. Who would want to do something lame like that? Or is there something I don't know about you?" Fionna smirked as she opened the door.
"Ha! I got you out! And you wish. There is no way the Vampire King, a.k.a me, is into something like that."
"Well good. We can build sandcastles, but I'm not going into the water."
"Alright..." He said, slyly smiling.
Fionna narrowed her eyes at him. She considered saying she wouldn't go, but at the same time, she wanted to be with him. Plus, she'd never been on a date before. And if he tried pushing her into the water or something like that, she could handle herself.
Marshall kissed her and then left with his umbrella over his head.
She looked out the window after Marshall until she heard Cake coming up the stairs, her eyes dilated to the max.
"Cake... did you have catnip?" Fionna asked.
"Oh sweet Lord Monochromicorn I did!" She said happily, bringing the bag up to her nose again to smell it.
Fionna grabbed it. "I think you've had enough."
"My...my catnip!" Cake cried, reaching out towards Fionna.
"Cake! Focus!"
"Right, sorry baby. What happened? What did I miss?" She asked, still staring at the bag of catnip.
Fionna groaned and threw it under her bed. "Marshall wants to take me to the beach this afternoon."
"But Fi, you hate the ocean."
"I know, and I told him. But I couldn't say no to him." She sighed. "And there is no way I'm wearing a bathing suit. I hate it as much as I hate wearing dresses."
"You don't have to. And are you sure you want to go?"
"Yeah... like Marshall said, I should face my fear."
"Alright baby, whatever you want. I'll go and make you some snacks. But uh, baby... what exactly does Marshall eat?"
"Anything red."
"Like, the color red?" Cake asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Yeah."
"That boy gets weirder and weirder by the second." Cake muttered as she went into the kitchen to prepare the snacks.
Marshall saw that Fionna was in her room, so he snuck up to her window and looked in. Fionna had her back turned and she was brushing her hair and it gleamed gold in the afternoon sunlight.
He crept up behind her and yelled, "BOO!"
Fionna jumped, turned around and punched him in the face before she realized it was him.
"Oh! My cheek!" Marshall cried, covering his cheek.
"Oh my glob! I'm so sorry Marshall! I didn't know it was you!" Fionna cried, panicking.
"Glob, Fionna. You have a pretty good arm." Marshall muttered, still covering his cheek.
"Let's go into the kitchen to get you an ice pack." She said, giving him an apologetic look.
They went downstairs and Cake saw that Marshall's cheek was red. "What happened to him?"
"I accidentally punched him in the face." Fionna said.
"And I wasn't there to see it? Man, I always miss out on the fun stuff." Cake complained. Marshall glared at her. "You have no right glare at me pretty boy. Not after what you did to me." She said, pointing to her back, which had a little bit of stubble growing back in her bald spot.
Marshall raised his hands in defeat. "Fair enough."
"Here." Fionna said, throwing the ice pack at him. He grabbed it and pressed it against his face. "So... do you want to get going Fionna?"
"Hm...? Oh, the beach...right." She stammered unenthusiastically.
"You know, we don't have to go if you don't want to." Marshall said, grabbing her hand.
"No way. I said I would go, so we're going!" Fionna said before she could change her mind. She grabbed the basket Cake made for them and quickly left the house. "Thanks Cake! See yah later!" She yelled behind her back.
After a couple minutes of walking, Marshall stopped her. "You know that I can fly you there right?"
"Right." Fionna said, embarrassed.
Marshall picked her up bridal style and they arrived at the beach in no time.
"Come on, let's sit here." He said, laying the towels down.
"Matching towels?" Fionna asked. "What happened to the "I'm the Vampire King and I don't like that sort of thing"?
"It's okay in some cases." He said grabbing a shovel. "Now come on, we have a sand castle to build!"
"Alright! What time is it Marshall?"
"Sand castle building time!" He yelled, thrusting the shovel in the air.
After an hour, they managed to build a sand castle about as high as Fionna. The details were amazing and they even built little sand people to live in it. Fionna grabbed a stick and put a little leaf on it. "Ready to put the finishing touch on our sand castle?" Fionna asked, holding up the makeshift flag. Marshall wrapped his hand around hers and they put the flag on together.
"Woohoo!" Fionna yelled, jumping in the air. "We're finally done and it looks awesome!"
"Yeah." Marshall agreed. He looked out at the ocean. "So, you ready to go for a swim?" He asked.
Fionna stopped dead in her tracks. "Um... not really..."
Marshall frowned. "Alright, but I'm going in." He said, taking off his shirt. Unlike Fionna, he brought his swimming trunks.
Fionna did a double take and ended up staring at him.
"Enjoying the view?" Marshall teased, winking at her.
She blushed and quickly looked at the ground.
"Babe, you can stare all you want." He teased again.
Fionna shot her head up at the word 'babe'. She was both happy and embarrassed.
Marshall splashed into the water, shivering as the cold water hit him.
He turned towards Fionna and motioned for her to come in. She shook her head.
Marshall shrugged his shoulders and continued to tread into the water. She watched as he went out deeper into the water. For a bit she just watched him, smiling as he had fun splashing around. Then, she saw him struggling against something and all of a sudden he was gone. She shot up and went as far as she could without getting wet. "Marshall?! Are you okay?!"
She saw arms failing above the water and then a head barely manging to rise above it. "Fi! Please help me! I'm drowning!"
He went under the water again and then resurfaced. "FI! HELP!"
She started panicking and she paced around the water's edge. "Argh! What should I do?!" She yelled in frustration, grabbing her bunny hat.
She heard Marshall's voice again. "Fi! Help me!"
"Ugh!" She cried out and then went into the water. She cringed as the cold water hit her. She wanted to scream but controlled herself. Soon, the water was at her knees, then her waist and finally at her neck. Her heart was beating fast and she was hyperventilating. She wanted to go back so badly, but she had to save Marshall.
She finally reached him and she dived into the water. She felt around the water and finally came in contact with what seemed to be an arm. She quickly grabbed hold of it and pulled Marshall up towards the surface. His head lolled to the side and his eyes were closed. "Marshall! Stay with me! Don't you dare leave me now!" She yelled, cupping his cheek. She wrapped her arm around him and headed back towards the shore.
She dragged him onto the sand and kneeled down beside him. She lightly slapped his face. "Marshall? Marshall wake up!" She said desperately. She panicked because she didn't know what to do. Then she gasped when she remembered a movie she watched a long time ago. A girl held this guy's nose and breathed into him or something. She also pressed her hands against his chest. And then the guy was suddenly better. She composed herself and decided to try that.
She pinched Marshall's nose, opened his mouth a little and blew some air into him.
She cried out in surprise when she felt a hand press against the back of her head, bringing her face closer to Marshall's and making her roughly kiss him. Marshall sat up and smiled. "You finally faced your fear." He said, completely fine.
Fionna was relieved and then super angry. "You jerk!" She said, slapping his arm. "I was so worried! Don't ever do that again!" She yelled, slapping his arm again.
She turned her back towards him and crossed her arms.
"I'm sorry, Fi. I promise I'll never do that again." Marshall apologized, hugging her from behind.
They stayed like that for a couple of seconds.
"At least you faced your fear." He offered, trying to make Fionna feel better.
"That's because a big stupid vampire made me." She said bitterly.
Marshall laughed. "Oh come on, it wasn't that bad, now was it?"
Fionna thought about it. "It wasn't... as bad as I expected, but it's not something I would want to do again anytime soon."
"That's cool. Who knows, maybe you'll start to like it later on."
"I doubt it." She said curtly.
Marshall laughed and floated up, lifting Fionna up with him. "Come on, our date isn't over yet." He said.
He led her to a forest that was near the beach and held up a blindfold in front of her.
"It's a surprise." He said, smirking at Fionna. She closed her eyes as he tied the blindfold around her. He grabbed her hand and led her to an unknown destination. He sat her down on what she felt was a log. She then heard a scratching noise and the sound of a fire coming to life. She heard some other noises but couldn't figure out what was happening.
"Alright." Marshall said as he untied her blindfold. "You can look now."
Fionna gasped. Everywhere around her, lanterns were lit. There were even lanterns in the trees. Her mouth was gaped open as she looked around, completely amazed.
"So... what do you think?" Marshall asked nervously.
Fionna got up and grabbed his hands."Marshall... I can't even begin to describe how amazing this is!"
He sighed a sigh of relief and then smiled widely.
"Come on." He said, sitting her down on the log again. He brought out his axe bass guitar and started strumming one of her favorite songs. She looked at him fondly. The light bounced off his raven black hair and she became mesmerized by him.
He stopped and smiled at her. His eyes gazing into hers. "Close your eyes."
She did and she heard him scoot closer. She expected him to kiss her but then she smelled something sweet. She opened her eyes and found Marshall holding out a red rose to her.
"For you." He said, giving her a seductive smile.
She took and smelled it. "Aw, thanks Marshall." She said blushing."It's beautiful."
He scooted even closer and cupped her cheek. He kissed her sweetly and she wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him back. They made out under the the shining lights of the lanterns until the sun began to rise. Fionna laid her head on Marshall's shoulder as they watched the sunrise together.
Eventually they had to leave because Marshall couldn't take it anymore. They gathered their belongings and he dropped her off in her room.
"See you later, beautiful." He said, kissing her and then flying out her window, hurrying back to his home before the sun got too bright.
Marshall reached his house and he felt that something was off. His senses were going wild and he cautiously entered his house.
The lights flickered on and Xavier stepped forward. He was a handsome demon with raven black hair, grayish skin, and he was tall and pretty well built. He resembled Marshall a lot.
Marshall stiffed at the sight of him.
"Surprised to see me again, Marshall?" He asked, giving him an evil grin.