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Now here's what you have waited for. Chapter Eleven.
It has been two weeks since Flame Prince had attacked Marshall's home. Since then no one had seen Flame Prince, but word was that he was traveling the land, which worried Fionna. Now Marshall and Fionna had become closer, since Marshall basically lived with her because his house was still under repairs. Banana guards are not meant to be carpenters. Marshall had been sleeping on the couch, or where ever he wanted. Though normally it was couch he sometimes would sleep in Fionna's room. It creeped her out how he could float and sleep. Some night she would push him to see if he would fall, but all he did was roll over, like he was on an invisible bed. It was now a week before Fionna's birthday and Marshall sat in the kitchen, while Cake and Fionna went out to save some candy kids from an ogre. He was holding a strawberry and staring out the window.
"What… to get her? This is the girl who has fought everyone, and won. I can't get her something girly…" He brought the strawberry to his mouth and sucked the red off it. While doing it he looked around. He looked at his red acoustic guitar and an idea hit him. "A guitar!" He smiled and threw the strawberry out the window. "Now where do I get guitars?" Guitars had not been a need or even a want anywhere in the land of Aah. He snapped his finger "Wizard Jill's shop." Marshall picked up his red acoustic and strapped it to his back and flew to Wizard Jill's shop, to get Fionna her present.
Lucky for Marshall today was a very cloudy day. He could see a storm coming up, but this would be the best time to get his present. On the way there though he saw the adventurer herself, and decided to sneak up on her and scare her. She was casually walking with Cake talking as Marshall snuck up behind her. He crept closer, while invisible, and was about to grab her when Cake suddenly asked Fionna a question he was wondering himself.
"So… What's with you and Fang Face?" Cake nudged Fionna with her elbow.
"What do you mean? He's just a very good friend." Fionna smiled at the thought of him.
Marshall heard friend and felt his heart sink a little.
"Girl… you a lie. Look at that face! You like him! Tell him he's hawt! He'll love that!" Cake was jumping up and down.
"Ugh… Cake! I mean yes he's 'hawt' but I don't even know if he feels the same anymore. I ruined his house and almost killed him, twice." Fionna facepalmed.
"That was Flame Prince… King… Whatever he is now." Cake stratched her head and kept walking.
"Yea, but he was MY boyfriend, and I brought him to Marshall's. I like Marshall, but I'm scared if I say something it'll be awkward or if we do get together and it don't work, it'll be awkward to just be around him. I haven't even seen FP in like… two weeks now."
"Yea, but you've known Marshall as a friend way longer than you have known FP. You basically dated FP without knowing him. Come on girl… You at least know Fang Boy." Cake raised her eyebrows.
"I'll think about it. Okay?" Fionna smiled at Cake.
"Fine. Come on, we left your lover home alone. No telling what he's poking through." Cake laughed as Fionna blushed and began to run towards the treehouse.
Marshall slowly flew up with a smile stretched across his face. "She… likes me!" He began to do aerial back flips. He stopped and looked at his watch. "I better get this gift before they get back and worry."
Marshall flew as fast as he could to Jill's shop. After a few minutes of flying he reached the door and walked in.
"Heyyo Jill."
Jill reminded Marshall of a hippie from what he had seen in his dad's old music documentaries. "Hey Man. Oh hey dude, you brought the Red Devil." She walked over to Marshall and he handed her the red acoustic. "This is a sweet guitar man. What brings you here though?"
"I need a copy of it, but I want it blue, and with Angels on the frets. Can you do that?"
"I'm Wizard Jill baby. Just give me some time. Maybe a day or four." She walked to the desk and opened the door behind it and a blast of smoke came out, which made Marshall cough. "Sorry Man. Just… I got to work." She closed the door and Marshall laughed. He flew out the store and back to Fionna's. When he reached the tree house he saw Fionna on the roof, just sitting. She saw Marshall and jumped up and waved to him, he smiled and waved back. As he landed on the roof she threw him something. He barely caught it and looked at it.
"What is it?" He stared at it and turned it over. It read on the side "For Marshall Lee the Loser" He looked up with a smirk. "Really?"
She laughed. "Go ahead open it."
"What could it…" He opened it and read the letter inside out loud. "Dear Marshall… meh meh meh… You have been invited to the 18th year celebration of Fionna the Human. At… meh meh… Gumball's palace. Dress… formal. We also request that you play for this celebration on the request of… Fionna the Human." He looked up at her. "Formal and I have to play… UGH! Fine, but only for you, this once." He smiled at her.
"YAY!" She jumped up and down and hugged him. "Thanks Marshall. This means a lot." Marshall sat froze at her reaction.
"It's just me… I'm not that special." He rubbed the back of his head.
"Not special?!" Fionna pulled back from the hug. "You're like the musical legend of Aah. I mean the lead of Marshall Lee and the Scream Kings at my Birthday party! That's way too awesome! It's the best present ever!" She was waving her hands in the air.
"Okay fine. I am that awesome. I guess I can call up the old band. I haven't talked to any of them in a while, but I'll try. If not… I can solo it." He smiled at her.
"This is going to be the best birthday ever! I got to go tell Cake." She ran off the roof and into the house, while Marshall sat down and laughed.
"She wants me to play at her birthday… but what should I play?" He sighed. "I got to write a song, the perfect song." He jumped up and flew inside, but was stopped by Fionna. She looked at him with a empty smile. "What?"
"The guards finished fixing your house. You can go home." Marshall could tell she forced the smile.
"Oh… Okay. I guess I'll get my stuff and… head home." He turned and walked into her room and began to pack. He heard Fionna walk up behind him. "Yeah?"
"Do you have to go home? Kinda lonely here sometimes, without you." She rubbed her arm.
Fionna had grown attached to having someone to always hang out with, and have nearby in case she felt bad. Fionna was physically tough, but sometimes her moral would give in. Many nights she would sit up and think about being the last human alive and how one day she'd get old while Marshall and Gumball would never age. She was just a blip in the existence of this world where everyone, but her and Cake aged. Some nights she would just sit up and talk to Marshall about life and what life was like before the Great War. Marshall would tell her stories of his dad and him fishing and his dad playing guitar. He explained he was about six or seven when the bombs hit, but the survivors would tell him about the world before it all, especially Simone. He told Fionna about her rants about the world and how people were getting lazy. Fionna loved to hear about other humans. She knew Marshall was once human and asked how he became the King of the Vampires. He explained that he does not know exactly if he is the "King", but he knows he's probably the nicest, which was saying a lot. He dodged how he exactly became a Vampire though. She knew there was a story there that was well hidden. Now she did not want Marshall to leave, not only because she started to like him, but because he was company.
"I want to see if they actually fixed it, If you want to you can come over and spend the night, but only if Cake does not try to kill me." Marshall laughed.
Fionna smiled "She'll be fine, come on and get packed. Let's get your paste face home."
After a while of packing, and horse playing with Cake's cat toys, they finally departed towards Marshall's house. Marshall carried Fionna through the air towards his house. He could feel her holding on overly tight. He knew she liked him, but he was waiting for his moment to ask her to be with him. A fairy tale type of moment, which she'll never forget. When they finally reached his cave they walked in to see the house fixed.
"It's like a flame crazed maniac didn't burn my house." He looked at Fionna "I'm sorry. It looks nice."
"It's alright Marshall. Let's go inside. It's getting cold out here."
Marshall walked to the door and stopped. He held his hand up to tell Fionna to stop. She could hear him inhaling through his nose, he smelt something.
"What is it?" Fionna looked at him worriedly.
"Some one's in there. I know what smell, but I can't place it. Stay out here, just in case." Fionna grumbled and nodded.
Marshall opened the door and crept in. He walked through the kitchen cautiously. When he turned the corner into the living room he saw a familiar face.
"MARSHY! Baby!" A woman ran to him and hugged him.
"Ash…"
So I incorporate many thing, like the comics, in my story. Wizard Jill is genderbent Wizard Bill from Five more short grayables.
Ash(Ashley) is obviously genderbent Ash.
Now that It's out. I will put more time into the next Chapters.
