A/N: I was planning on doing something silly for April fools day but I haven't gotten to the chapter i wanted to silly-fy yet. bummer. Anyway, my mom is in town this weekend so i probably wont be uploading Saturday. or i might anyway. idek. depends on how much time there is. please read and review!

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The day of Fionna's party had arrived, and predictably they sent Flint to distract her while they made the final decorations. He asked her out on a date, asked her to dress nicely. She sighed when that happened, assuming it would be another ball. However instead of a gown, Cake had laid out a shorter lighter dress that, in all honesty, didn't look too bad. She slipped the dress over her head and pulled it on. It fit her nicely and widened at the hips to swish softly when she walked. It was as light as air and as comfortable, if not more so, than her normal shirt/skort combo. She hoped that this meant her party tonight wouldn't be another lame ball. She loved Gumball but that dude was such a dweeb sometimes.

She met Flame Prince outside the tree fort, tugging on the hem of her dress all nervous smiles and fidgets. He smiled easily and offered her his arm. Tonight he'd be able to be the boyfriend she deserved. She looked at him and then at his arm, full of hesitation. He just smiled.

"Do you trust me?" He said enigmatic smile still in place.

"What?" She said taken aback.

"Do you trust me?" He repeated and nodded towards his arm. She looked skeptical, but she wanted to trust him.

"Yes." She said and hesitantly took his arm, bracing herself for the burning sensation... But her boyfriend was just pleasantly warm. She looked quite puzzled and just stared at their interlocked arms.

"It doesn't hurt" she said in wonder, beaming at Flint.

"Prince Gumball granted me a few shields for tonight." He said happily. He leaned down to kiss her and she responded, fisting her hands in his shirt. He reluctantly broke away. "We still need to be careful, it's not permanent and if I get too... Hot, it will break." She nodded her understanding, a faint blush on her cheeks, and took his arm in hers again.

"Where are we going?" She sighed, resting her head on his shoulder while she walked beside him. He hummed quietly.

"I think you know where we are ultimately going." Flint poked her nose. She giggled happily.

"Well, yeah. It's not like I'm stupid or something. But Cake usually just has us sit at home until it's time to go and then she shoves me into a dress and then we go to the palace and everyone yells surprise."

Flint laughed openly. How could anyone ever think she didn't understand. She was totally smart, and amazing, and beautiful. They chatted and took the scenic route to the Candy Palace.

They passed a glistening lake and stopped to take in the scenery together. The full moon hung in the sky, round and lovely. A cold breeze blew and Fi shivered and cuddled closer to Flint. He smiled softly and put his arm around her, pulling the smaller girl into his side. He wished he could hold her forever. He sighed and nuzzled into the top of her hat.

"We should go Fifi." With one final squeeze she ducked out from under his arm and laced it with hers again and they continued to the party.

After they arrived and everyone yelled surprise, Fionna excitedly ran over to the dessert table. Flint trailed after her. He looked at all the colorful foods that he had never seen before and felt lost. Bonnibeaux, ever one to boast, quickly stepped over to explain all the foods to him. Noticing the two chatting, Marshall Lee floated towards them.

"What's up, losers?" The vamp said with a smirk and a hiss. Gumball just scowled.

"Flint has never had any food outside the Flame Kingdom, I was just enlightening him about our cuisine." Gumball stated, matter of factly.

"Don't cha know, fire elementals only eat coal?" Marshall said with the most evil yet innocent look on his face the other two had ever seen. Flint was sort of confused. That is until he saw the angry shade of red on Gumball's face. Apparently quetioning PG's hospitality was a big insult. He stifled laughter and picked up a tray of a hard boiled egg snack.

"Oh Marshall, why don't you try some of these?" Flint looked completely innocent but Marshall was skeptical.

"Why?"

"Well, they are called 'devilled eggs' so I thought you might like them." Now it was Gumball's turn to laugh at Marsh.

"Clever, little boy." Marshall said with a sneer but there was mirth in his eyes. Flint smiled back, genuinely enjoying the company of the two older boys. Fionna ran over with a plate (and mouth) full of cake.

"Oh mah glob gufs ish fah greetest partuh effer!"

"Girly, swallow first then talk" even Marshall was sort of grossed out by the display of half chewed cake spewing from her mouth when she talked. She sent the undead royal a glare and chewed some more and swallowed it all in one, (too) big, dry gulp that had her clawing at her throat for a second before she finally got it down.

"Don't call me girly, you bum-sniffer!" Flint and Gumball laughed openly, the former daring to point. Marsh just shrugged it off.

"Oh, Fi, I almost forgot. Your present." He floated closer to her, held his hands behind his back, and there was a blinding flash of light. He pulled it back to the front and it was what looked to be a simple sabre, the hilt was made of a rich, purple wood. The hand guard of the straight sword was semi simple, basically a really wide angled 'v' shape with the ends hooked forward, with a smaller, similarly shaped decorative prong closer to the blade. The pommel had a brilliant purple stone set in a steel square. She gazed at the simple yet lovely sword before her in awe.

"Take it, girly." He urged quietly and she did. When she touched it, the blade itself lit up with runes shimmering and shifting over the blade in unfathomable, blinding patterns. She swung it a few times and looked to Marshall Lee.

"Dude... I don't even know what to say." He ruffled his hair.

"It only responds to the pure of heart or whatever. And is strong against dark or evil creatures." He floated closer to her.

"Thanks, guy. Just. Wow." She punched his arm lightly. "Thanks"

He leaned forward and placed a kiss on her cheek. "You're welcome" Fi's face instantly grew red as she clutched the sword to her chest. She peeked over at Flint who was glowing in anger.

"Fifi, you said you wouldn't let him do that anymore!" The fire elemental said dangerously.

"How am I supposed to stop things I didn't even see coming?"

"Chill the fluff out, flamebrain. It's not like she kissed me or anything." Marshall said confused as to why a peck on the cheek would make anybody mad.

"My name. Is Flint and I'd appreciate it it you kept your lips off my girlfriend!" the younger boy said, flames blazing and eyes glowing red as he got up in Marshall's face.

"Guys!" The girl said, desperately trying to get their attention.

"Flint, You're going to burn down my castle. Will you please calm down?" Gumball tried with a worried tone to his voice. Flame Prince whirled around and shoved a finger in his face.

"Don't even think I don't know what you did. You're just as bad, if not worse than that vampire." Gumball paled visibly and prayed to Gob that Flint would not tell Fionna what had happened.

"What are you talking about, Flint." The girl asked in a whisper. He turned to look at Fionna.

"He's the one that called my Mother." The flame hissed, the heat emanating off him growing as the shield he had began to break.

"YOU DID WHAT!?" The blonde shrieked and stalked up to Gumball. "It was all your fault and you had the audacity to get upset at me about going to his rescue!?" she could have slapped him. Marshall Lee laughed at the tongue lashing the prince was receiving. "Do you even KNOW how messed up that is? How messed up I was?"

"Fionna, I was-"

"Trying to protect me, from something I chose myself! I'm not your flipping pet." Marshall was howling in laughter at this point, and Flint was still glowing angrily.

"Don't think you are getting off so easy!" He leveled a glare at the eternal youth. "Threatening the lives of an entire kingdom over one girl that you supposedly don't even like that much? You're more pathetic than that stupid gumwad! You can't even admit your real feelings!" Marshall's eyes narrowed and he opened a fang filled mouth to retort when he was cut off.

"You too, Marsh? Really? I mean, I expect this crap from PG but I thought you at least trusted me. All of you just treat me like I'm some toy that belongs to you. " She was breathing heavily, holding back tears that threatened to spill over.

"C'mon, girly, it's not like that."

"Fifi"

"Fionna, I just want to keep you safe." All three spoke at once and then glared at each other and began to bicker.

"I hope you're all happy! You ruined my globbing birthday. You want to know which one of you I like best? It's Cake. At least she respects my decisions." the guys opened their mouths to try again and she just held up a hand. "Nope. I don't care. I'm going home. You guys can do whatever the plop you feel like. Just stay away from me." She ran from the ballroom towards Marshall's house, completely sure of her prank now. That donk was going to get what's coming to him. She emptied the small bottle of peroxide into his half empty bottle of shampoo and shook it up good, retrieved every last item of clothing, weapon, or knick knack she'd ever left at the vampire's house, and set off for the tree.