A/N: Did i mention that i have the best reviewers? cuz i do that being said i'd like to personally thank some people. Abiddon, thanks for your thoughtful reviews it makes me smile and have hope for the world when i get well thought out and written reviews with actual critiques. HASHTAG I can't describe how happy you make me! Your drawings are the cutesttttttttttttt and of course ByProducts cuz she is my soul sister and my muse and i cant do anything without her! ok ok new chapter. its early, happy birthday or merry christmas or whatever
Fionna was swinging a couple of axes, preparing to chop the apple on top of BMO in half with her mad skills. Cake was hopping up and down releasing little 'oh's in excitement. She released one of the weapons and it spun across the room, landing with a thunk, successfully splitting the apple and even the bottom most rung of the wood plank ladder behind.
"Ooh, nice throw!" Cake purred at the younger human.
"Thanks. I've got to do something today." She said sort of disgruntled. Cake put her paws on her hips.
"What about Gumball's mission we went on this morning; Delivering daisy chains to the fluffy people not enough for you?" she wheedled.
"Ugh..." Fi groaned, "Sometimes Gumball's missions can be so... lame" She punctuated the statement by throwing the other axe, and, right then, none other than the prince himself walked in.
"Hello every-" He started brightly. Then he saw the ax heading right for him as Fionna and Cake gasped in shock. With a loud wooden thunk, the axe embedded itself in the door frame and the princes hair fell as if parted.
"Oh my, It looks like you almost skronked up my dome piece!" He exclaimed good naturedly, licking a thumb and smoothing over the rift in his bubblegum locks. All better. He continued on just as brightly as before. "Boy, do I have a treat for you two! The fluffy people and I baked these in appreciation for the mission you've completed." He waved the tray a bit to indicate what he was speaking of, "They're cream puffs, try one."
Fi reached out to grab one then thought a bit. The fluffy people were sweet but they weren't all that great at cooking, or anything really. Well, with the exception of putting themselves in harms way.
"Uh... I'd love to but... maybe later" She was quickly distracted by a noise on the roof. It sounded like footsteps. She turned her head towards the sound and gasped "What was that?" She felt something brush quickly past her face and turned back towards Gumball following the direction of the contact.
Gumball jumped a bit, having been startled, then looks down at his tray that was formerly filled with sweets. "Aww..."
"Somethings on the roof! C'mon!" Fionna said looking from Gumball to Cake and back again.
"I'm not going out there, it's wet" The cat says, as if its the most obvious thing in the whole world. Fionna looks at Gumball pleadingly, who just avoids her gaze.
"It is wet..." He says by way of explanation.
"Mhnnn..." She puffs out her cheek, annoyed at the two for their lack of enthusiasm. "Cake just get in my hat!" the cat shrugs.
"Alright, sugar, as long as I don't get wet."
"What about me?" Gumball protests. Fionna sighs exaggeratedly.
"I guess you can ride on my back."
"On your back?" He says. Under a raised eyebrow there is a look of apprehension.
"Yeah, Like a koala." and like that she was toting Gumball (who was holding the girliest umbrella ever) like a baby koala and a miniature Cake stuffed into her hat climbing up a ladder to the top of her tree-fort home. She hears the melodic sound of a guitar and as their heads reach high enough to see Gumball mutters.
"Oh, it's just him." Him indeed. The rain has plastered his dark hair to his pale skin, and as he opens his eyes to look at Fionna her insides begin to curl in on themselves in that feeling. The one she doesn't quite understand.
"Oh, hey Fionna." He said with a shuttered gaze, still focusing more on his guitar.
"Marshall Lee!"
"Ahem." Gumball said with a frown on his face.
Marshall gasped and melodramatically bowed proclaiming to the prince, "Oh, forgive me! Hello Your Majesty!" He then proceeded to pull a cream puff out of his shirt and suck the red out of the cream filling. Scowling in disapproval, the prince addressed his champion.
"Fionna, take me back inside."
"Whaaat? Is he kidding?" The vampire threw the discolored cream puff at his rival who grunted in surprise as it slapped him in the face.
"Oh, honestly! I'm going in. Come join me when you want more polite company." He said pointedly as he slid from Fionna's shoulders taking the umbrella with him. Fionna climbed up onto the roof completely.
"Be careful!" She called down the ladder. Almost as soon as the words left her lips she heard a faint
"Whoa"
"You got it?" there was no reply, so she turned to Marshall who was chuckling.
"What a wad."
"A... A gumwad?" She said quietly with a blush on her cheeks.
"Fionna!" Cake admonished.
"Let's ditch him!" he strummed a few quick chords.
"Uh"
"Lumpy Space Prince is throwing a party in the woods." He pulled the strap of the guitar above his shoulders as his head shifted into his bat form, "It's gonna be freaky nasty."
"umm" She shifted uncomfortably as the rest of his body shifted and grew into a giant bat.
"I know you're gonna say yes to me, so..." He held out a hand and curled his clawed fingers back towards himself. "Let's just go." She deliberates for a few more moments before grabbing his finger and he yanked her off the roof with a delighted "whoop". He set the girl on his furry back and flew off to the party.
Upon arriving, Marshall set the younger girl down before regaining his human shape, the two looked around taking in the party. LSP and Cinnamon Bun were dancing, Muscle Prince was head banging with a candy worm lady, Tree Trunks and Ms. Pig were playing some sort of stabbing game with a spoon, two of the marauders were rough housing, and other candy people were generally hanging out and having a good time.
"This looks fun, bunch. Come on." Marshall said as he pressed forward into the crowd, Fionna hot on his heels. He's heading towards the stage. LSP took notice and cried out in excitement.
"You guys! Marshall Lee is gonna play a song, you guys!" The purple blob was practically convulsing in excitement. The crowd began chanting the vampire's name and cheering loudly as Marshall took Fionna's hand and led her up on stage. He warms up and begins to play the tune.
"Follow my lead." He said to the young girl as he began to go through the moves he'd be doing. He decided to see how far she would take it and shook his butt at her.
"Hey!" the girl laughed and playfully pushed him. As Marshall began to sing, Cake and Fionna vocalized in harmony to the rhythm of the music.
" Good Little Girl.
Always picking a fight with me,
you know that I'm bad
But you're spending the night with me...
What do you want from my world?
You're a good little girl. "
Marshall Trails off as Cake grows to human proportion taking Fionna's hat with her, and the girls long golden hair flows around her in waves. He offers the cat his hand and begins to dance with her as Fionna begins to sing.
"Bad little boy,"
The crowd cheers as Fionna begins to sing and Marshall Lee and Cake dance.
"That's what you're acting like
I really don't buy
That you're that kind of guy
and if you are
why do you want to hang out with me?"
Marshall Lee brought Cake into a dip, watching Fi for a reaction out of the corner of his eye. With every note that she sings his fangs are growing longer. When that still doesn't get the girls attention, he hisses. Fionna rushes over and takes Cake from his arms. He chuckles darkly and floats into the air.
"Don't you know that I'm a villain?
Every night I'm out killing
sending everyone runnin' like children.
I know why you're mad at me.
I've got demon eyes,
and they're looking right through your anatomy
into your deepest fears
baby, I'm not from here.
I'm from the Nightosphere
to me you're clear, transparent.
You got a thing for me girl, it's apparent. "
He flips and twists and finally lands on his last word. His head angled down. He doesn't really want to look at her face. What if he's wrong? Luckily Cake has decided she wants to sing and she runs up to the front growing disturbingly large legs and singing about sauce. During this odd display, Fionna taps Marshall on the shoulder.
"You're not so bad, you know." her eyes searched Marshall's, and he'd like those words to be true.
"Not so bad? I'm the son of a demon... and the Vampire King." He suppresses the sigh built in his lungs," It's not something I have to try at. You on the other hand..." He gives her a devilish smirk. Cake is still singing and the blonde scowls at him shaking her head.
"I'm not trying to be bad. I'm hanging out with you because you're my friend." And there is that word again. Friend. If that word was a person, Marshall swears he'd tear it limb from limb. But it isn't a person. So instead he eggs her on pulling out a cream puff.
"What? Like him?" Marshall blew a cloud of powdered sugar into the girls face and she spluttered and waved it away.
"No! Different!" She insists swatting at the source of the dust assaulting her senses. He chuckles as she trips over his outstretched leg and lands on the stage. She retaliated with a swift kick meant to take his feet out from under him.
"Hey! Hi yah!"
"Oh no!" He Said dramatically as he fell back onto the air and began to chuckle, hovering in a lounging position with his eyes closed. Fi got up and dropped an elbow into his stomach which actually sort of hurt. He kicked her off and she slid across the stage making a weird sort of groan. Cake finally took notice and came between the two .
"Hey, break it up you two!"
"Out of my way kitty!" Marshall replied and shoved her to one side a little rougher than he intended. Cake tipped off the stage and fell into the bushes with a yowl.
"Hey!" Fi ran after her cat-sister.
"Oh, come on! That was funny." Fionna just pushed her way through the bushes ignoring him.
"Cake! You okay?" She said worriedly picking her up.
"Yeah..."
"Come on. Let's get out of here."