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Marshall Lee's P.O.V.
I looked at my sleeping bunny on the couch in the joint room we got, there is a sliding door between the girl's room and ours, in the middle is this little living room thing and a kitchen. Expensive I know but Fi's parents insisted on paying for us and we are taking advantage of that "goodwill" and personally this is my way of making them pay for allowing my bunny into all this mess, allowing her to get involved with Kyle.
Now that I think of it, if it wasn't for this mess I wouldn't be involved with Fionna either. If only she had met me first.
"Marsh." she whispers softly
I look up wondering if I had woken her. Not that it was possible though.
"Please don't leave me alone too." she whimpers but falls back asleep.
I feel my heart shattering again as my mind goes back to after her almost fight with Jessa.
~ Flashy Back ~
"Marshall Lee. I'm scared." I looked down at the crying girl in laying down on my lap.
"Why?" I asked simply
"What if you leave me like she did. She was my best friend, and so was FP, and they all go psycho." her voice was shaky
I stroked her hair smoothing out the tangles in her ridiculously long hair.
"Is there something wrong with me? Everyone I'm connected to turns insane and there's nothing I can do about it." She is crying hysterically now.
"Fi, as long as I'm around nothing bad will happen to you, and if it does know that it isn't your fault and it never will be." I planted a soft kiss on her forehead before lifting her up like a baby and carried her to our room.
By the time we got to our rooms she was fast asleep. I sighed as I laid her down on her bed and sat in the chair next to it.
~ End Flashy Back ~
My little bunny, I felt something wet slide down my face, I wiped a tear away. I chuckled a bit, who would've though that meeting this broken, aggravating girl, would turn me into a crier, hell she turned me into me, I will always be grateful to her for this. I love her. I would never leave her, I wish she would see that.
"Lee, someone's at the door." Marceline said
"Okay can you watch her for me I won't be long." I stood slowly brushing the few strands of hair that fell into her hair.
"Coming, I'm coming. Stop knocking glob." I scratched the back of my neck and opened the door.
I looked at the figure standing at the door and slammed it shut.
"Ow! Hey Marshall Lee that hurt." I sighed heavily
"Does it look like I give a lump." I walked away from the door about to go get Marceline to tell this chick off, I already had to deal with Ashley and Jessa was drooling earlier why can't these girls just leave Fionna alone already.
"I can't really see you so, I really can't tell." she sassed
I facepalmed and yelled at the door. "GO AWAY MANDY!" I quickly covered my mouth. Shit. I turned around and ran back to the room where Fi was.
"Marshall Lee why is she here." Finn pointed to the door his face full of rage.
"She isn't in here she's just at the door and I was telling her to leave." I pushed past him and peered into the dark room. Thank Glob she's still asleep.
I slid the door closed and turned to the others which had joined Finn in the hallway.
"Okay. Let's get rid of the trash." I said and we all went back to the front door.
I opened it and saw an unpleasant sight. Mandy in a the skimpiest outfit ever, this was Ashley level. Finn, Marceline, Bonnie and Jake all fake gagged in disgust. Mandy was wearing a barely there tube top the only covered her boobs, and shorts that were full of holes that basically showed her underwear so much she really didn't even need to wear shorts, and super high heels. I felt like I was cheating on Fionna just by looking at her.
"I knew you would open up eventually." she smirked and I was about to barf.
Her face immediately dropped at the sight of my friends.
"Marshall Lee." she said through her teeth "I was informed that there would be no one here."
I looked to my friends but they only mirrored my confused expression.
"Who said I would be alone?" I asked
As if on cue I got a text from an unknown number.
+1 (951) 320- 1820
Unknown: Hope you like my present ;)
I looked at my phone in horror. Oh my Glob someone sent her for a very very specific reason. But who? I quickly typed out a response.
Who the hell are you and why sent the slut here? :Marshall Lee
Unknown: Because I need Fionna all to myself for my plan to work and why not send a lovely young lady to convince you to leave her to me?
I love Fionna and whoever you are I will find you and put your ass in jail for harassment or something but you need to be locked up for trying to take Fi she's been through enough. And what plan? :Marshall Lee
Unknown: Already did that lover boy. Plus you wouldn't be able to stop me even if you tried.
Already did that lover boy. What does this psycho mean. I've never put someon... Oh my Glob... Kyle.
Unknown: Goodbye see you in trial.
With that the messages stopped and I'm pretty sure that Mandy was involved with Kyle in some way.
I turned around and saw my friends and Mandy staring at me. With a sudden rage I grabbed Mandy by the shoulders and threw her on the couch. By now her eyes were wide with fear and my friends were even more curious than before.
"Lee what's going on?" Marceline asked
"Yeah bro, this isn't like you the only time you do act like this is when..." Jake trailed off. He let out a low growl. "Miss, I don't like hurting girls but I'll make an exception in your case unless you tell us everything that you did or know about what happened to Fio."
You could see the flashbulbs going off in everyone's head when Fi walked through the door rubbing sleep from her eyes.
"Shit" We all said simultaneously
"Marshall Lee whats with all the noise?" the second she opened her eyes just a crack she was immediately awake. "MANDY!? WHAT THE HELL?! DO YOU ALL HAVE LUMPING POO BRAIN OR WHAT LETTING HER IN HERE!?"
"Fi, let me explain." I started and she dropped on the couch next to me and put her head on my shoulder and said
"Explain. Now."
Fionna's P.O.V.
I wake up to find my adoptive sister in the room with Marshall Lee and the others surrounding her. Lovely.
"Okay, well..." he starts and takes a deep breath. "Mandy here knocked on the door a few minutes after you went back to sleep and Marce asked me to check it out. I got to the door opened it and slammed it shut immediately, and she kept talking to me and eventually a yelled for her to go away and I was afraid I had woken you so I went to check on you but the guys thought something was up with Mandy being at the door and so we went back to get with her but then I got these texts," he showed me the texts and my blood went cold.
"T-th-there from Him." I felt tears well up in my eye's again.
No I will not cry again never again I won't let pain run my emotions. I blinked them away and put on my determined face. I turned my attention to Mandy and stood up. She jumped back afraid. Perfect. I picked her up by the collar and pushed her up against the wall.
"What did you know about Cake's death." I didn't ask I demanded
"I-i I didn't do it!" she exclaimed and she looked like she was about to faint from fear
"I know that, you know why? BECAUSE HE KILLED HER IN FRONT OF ME! That's why." anger bubbled from my core, hurt was fluent in my soul. I know she knew something I just have to get her to tell me.
Out of the corner of my eye I saw Jake with a tape recorder in his hand and I saw it was recording.
She was now crying "Fionna, please, I'll tell you just let me sit down. Please."
I begrudgingly let her down and immediately she collasped onto a couch. The band and I surrounded her much like we did at her house. Marsh and I sat in front of her.
"Speak." I said, I was emotionally exhausted and I have a feeling what she is going to say with destroy me.
"Well, it all started that day in the garden." I felt Marshall put a comforting hand on mine we both looked at Mandy.
Mandy's P.O.V.
"Well, it all started that day in the garden..." I began, I had remembered this story earlier today and I never thought that I would have to tell Fionna one day. Karma's a bitch.
~ Flashy Back ~ (Mandy re-telling at the same time.)
"Hey Mandy." You waved at me from across the garden
I asked myself "What does that bitch want now? And who's that hunk with her?"
I put on my sweetest smile. "Hey Fionna, who's your friend?" I asked innocently, snickering silently to myself. You being a naive girl would never suspect a thing.
You had the brightest smile. "This is Kyle." and you turned and looked at him with admiration in your eyes "He's my boyfriend." with that my facade fell. What? My little sister has a hot boyfriend? I had thought that Jessa and I took care of all the guys that were hot or wanted you.
"That's great honey, could I speak to Kyle for a second?" I asked with fake joy.
You nodded but stayed right there. I had to make my point clear.
"Alone."
"Oh my bad Mandy." You beamed up at him "Kyle I'll be right back." You walked away and started to literally smell the roses at the other end of the yard.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Kyle asked his voice is cold. And I had to wonder how you landed this one since you were so... kind and perfect.
"I wanted to propose that you ditch that twerp and go for a real woman." I gestured to myself.
"Nah." he said and turned away.
"Excuse me but you can't just walk away from me!" I whisper yelled, I've never been rejected before this isn't the way it goes.
"Well as you can see I am." I remember thinking that this guy was so cold.
"Fine I don't even want you, I just want to hurt Fionna." I admitted
"Good me too." he kept walking and I was a bit shocked
"What do you mean?" I asked my curiosity peaked
"I am going to break her." I got chills from this statement.
"Babycakes!" I heard Kate call from the house
"Yeah Cake." You looked towards her disregarding how close we were to you.
"Cake?" Kyle asked
"That's what she calls our sister Kate. Fionna and Kate are adopted." I rolled my eyes.
"Interesting. And I can see you hate them both so I'll be giving you updates on what I'm doing to destroy her okay." he walked the rest of the way to you, leaving me with an evil smile on my face."
~ End Flashy Back ~
I looked at their faces, the man that threatened me earlier was angry but that Finn kid put an arm up to stop him. During my story I looked towards Marshall Lee and Fionna and I could see that every time Kyle's name was mentioned he clenched his jaw and when I brought up that he was going to break her his eyes turned into a deeper shade of crimson. He wants to protect her even from her memories.
I had to continue.
"But that isn't the end of it."
Fionna's P.O.V.
"But that isn't the end of it."
Mandy was hitting key points for me. I introduced them, he told her his plan, she knew. She did nothing to stop it.
"Every week he would send me updates on what you two were doing..." she went into detail of everything we did together word for word. I felt numb, I couldn't hear this anymore I just can't.
I blocked off her words but stared straight at her. She wasn't afraid anymore. She was grinning. She was enjoying this. Recounting my horrid life was giving her joy. I felt sick but I stayed put but I gripped Marshall's hand like it was the only thing keeping me alive.
"And when he told me about Cake," she stopped to laugh, "sorry excuse me but this part always makes me laugh." she was clutching her stomach from laughing so hard. We all just stared at her in shock. "ahhhh." she wiped a stray tear from her eye "that was a good laugh. Okay I guess I don't have to describe the details of the actual killing for you since you have to do that yourself." she smirked "anyway I must be going prior arrangements and such. Goodbye Babycakes" she stood up and walked to the door and slammed it shut.
"Marshall Lee?" I didn't recognize my own voice it was clear and shattered at the same time.
He didn't say anything he just held me close. Truthfully that was all I need right now.
~ Time Lapse ~
The Trial
We all stepped out of the van and I was nearly blinded by all the cameras and I swear I just lost my hearing with all the questions being hurled at me.
I put my arm to shield myself although it didn't do much to help.
"HEY CAN YOU GUYS STOP PESTERING FIONNA CAUSE IF NOT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT ALL THOSE CAMERAS END UP SMASHED ON THE GROUND!" I heard Marshall's voice ring out over the crowd, and Finn, and Jake push back the crowd like they were the police. Bonnie and Marceline were flipping off anyone who didn't listen.
"Thanks Marsh." I said softly
This was the day I have been dreading since the put it into place. The day I had to face Him. My mind was full of flashbacks of everything and I can't stop them.
Marshall Lee guided me to the room and sat me down at the table across the aisle from the man that ruined my life.
I looked over and saw his smirking face, I looked around for Marshall but I couldn't find him anywhere I could only see my parents and Mandy. My attention was forced back to Kyle when he started snapping, I looked over and he let out a whistle and winked at me, mouthing the words "I'm getting out, and I'm coming for you." I leaped from the table and ran our the court room and straight into the girls bathroom.
"Marshall Lee, where are you?" I asked burying my head in my knees the actual trial is in half an hour and if I have to be alone in the same room with that maniac and my family for that long it's just not worth it.
Marshall Lee's P.O.V.
The band and I took our seats opposite of her family. She was still in a daze after I left her and I hated seeing her like that, it was like all the life was sucked out of her, it was like time had turned back to where she wasn't my little bunny anymore but the girl I met on the bus, the girl the world treated as it's punching bag.
"Sir, I'm not going to ask you again."
"huh?" I looked up to see a security guard staring down at me.
"I need to escort you out of here," he said. "request of the family."
"I am basically her family, we have been living together since she left this town." I stated directly
"I'm sorry sir, but the Fosters have permitted that no one other than them in this court room and so I must escort you out of here willingly or not." his demeanor got stern and I knew I had to get out of here or else I would have no shot at getting back in.
"Fine." I stood up and looked over at the bastard, he caught my eye and saluted me with that damned smirk on his face. Then I looked over to her parents, her father was grinning.
I wanted to punch the looks off their faces but I had to keep my cool... for Fionna.
I left the court room to see my friends already out there. Jake was pacing the floor and Marceline and Bonnie were slumped against a wall, and Finn was running his hands down his face.
"Marshall, what are you going to do?" Finn's voice was soft
"I don't know." I sighed in defeat
I felt a hand on my shoulder, it was Marceline "Lee it will work out fine, I know I will."
"How?"
"Vampire intuition." she winked at me and I couldn't help but chuckle, she was shunned cause of her likeness to a vampire that's what made us connect, in a sibling way.
"Thanks Marceline the Vampire Queen." she slugged me in the shoulder
"It's what I'm here for." she walked away "I'm heading to the bathroom. Be back in five." she winked at Finn who's face burned a scarlet red.
I sighed and sat down next to him, "So Finny when you gonna ask her out?"
"WHAT!? who told you?" he exclaimed
"You just did." I laughed, despite the situation I needed to find some form of humor.
"Ugh!" he resumed hiding his face "Please don't tell her." he pleaded
"I won't, but she probably already knows." I smirked
"What do you mea-"
All of a sudden an out of breath Marceline ran right in front of us she was clutching her side.
"Marce what's wrong?!" Finn and I asked at the same time.
Her eye's got wide "Fionna." she then collapsed on the ground and her hand fell from her side and we saw blood.
I took off running while Finn caught her and laid her down on the bench, but I couldn't worry about that right now. I had to get to her.
I burst into the bathroom to find Fionna with her back to Kyle, the chain from his handcuffs around her throat.
"Fionna!" I exclaimed, how did this maniac get out of there without any guards.
"Marsha-" she was cut off by him pulling the chain tighter
"Nice of you to show up Marshall Lee." he sneered "I was hoping you would so you could see your precious Fionna die."
That was it I tackled him to the ground, but I had forgotten Fi, shit, I quickly got her away from Kyle and looked over for a split second and saw she was passed out but I could see her chest moving slowly up and down. This quick look cost me though, he punched me in the face. Hard.
"Once again you interrupt my plans. Didn't your mother ever teach you that it's rude to interrupt." he kept punching me repeatedly. I came up with a plan, I pretended to be unconscious.
I kept thinking this is never going to work. But like the idiot he is he got off me and went for Fionna.
"Your boyfriends not as tough now is he?" he chuckled for about five seconds before I tackled him again.
"Glob Dammit, you never give up do you?" he laughed and I looked into his eyes.
"Never, I will fight till I die for her." I punched his so hard he was knocked unconscious. For real.
I made sure to zip tie his handcuffs to the sink, don't ask why I carry around zip ties, and went to check on Fionna.
"Fionna?" I asked softly shaking her. No response. "FIONNA!" I cradled her in my arms. I felt tears coming down my face, no way this happened she was breathing last time I checked.
"M-Marshall Lee?" I felt her soft hand touch my face. "Why are you crying?" she was so innocent
"No reason but I think that if we didn't have a solid case before we have one now." I sniffed and roughly wiped the tears from my cheeks.
"What happened to you? You look like you ran into a wall... repeatedly." I winced
"I'll be fine and you don't look to good yourself." she had bruising on her neck and arms.
"I'll be fine." she smiled and kissed me on the lips. We stayed like that until we heard running down the hall.
We begrudgingly broke apart and stood up still holding each other partly for support and partly because I was afraid if I let her go she would be in danger...again.
"Hands up!" security burst through the door and pointed their guns at me.
I sighed at their stupidity. "You guys are idiots" I said glaring at them "One if you can tell my girlfriend and I have been attacked by this lunatic that you guys were supposed to watch." I gestured to the tied up Kyle "and you" I pointed to the guard that made me leave "as you can see I'm more justified to be in that room than anyone else."
"How do we know your not lying." Guard #1 asked
We got into an intense glaring contest before Fionna spoke up.
"The only reason we are in this situation is because of me. I looked around the court room for Marshall Lee and my friends and when I didn't see them I started freaking out, my parents won't comfort me and this bastard was silently threatening me, so I ran out to go to the bathroom to try and calm myself down. So I was in here for a good ten minutes before I heard the door open, I tried to hide since I heard chains of a handcuff rattle, but he found me and tried to strangle me to death. But my friend Marceline came in and tried to get him off me but he stabbed her with a toothbrush that was sharpened, which I am 100% sure he shouldn't have," she stopped to glare at the guards who were looking pretty sheepish "so she ran out to get help, even with her side bleeding like crazy. I guess she found Marshall Lee, and he came in at the right moment cause I couldn't fight him off anymore. He tackled Kyle to the ground and got me away from him, I passed out at this part but I know Marshall won cause well he's not dead and neither am I. And that brings us to this point in time." she glared at them again but this time they didn't protest.
"Is there anything we can do for you miss." Guard #1 asked sheepishly
"Well #1 take Marceline to the hospital, #2 take this piece of shit back to the court room and handcuff him and zip tie him to the table and don't let him out of your sight, and #3 proceed with the trial I want to get this over with. Lastly #4 let my friends who decide to stay be in the room I don't give a shit about what my family say, they hate me so they can leave if they don't like it. Plus they are only here because they were my legal guardians at the time, I have now been adopted but Simone Petrikov."
With that she walked out of the bathroom, I started to go after her when a guard snagged my arm.
"What do you want?" I sneered
"I admire you and your girl's will, no one has done been that strong in all my years on the force." he sounded sincere so I decided to give him a break.
"Thank you I'll tell her you said that, I'm sure she'll appreciate that." and I meant it.
With a nod I ran after her.
"Fi. Are you alright I thought I lost you back there." I touched her shoulder
"Yeah I'm fine I told you before, don't worry about it." she put her hand over mine and that was enough for me.
We continued our journey back to the room in silence, when we got there Marceline and Finn were gone and we assumed they were in an ambulance to the hospital right now and the others were patiently waiting for us.
"Let's do this thing." Fionna said and walked in
We all followed, she was in charge now and there is nothing we could do but follow.
We took our seats again and Fionna sat down with confidence on her chair, Simone was representing her and I saw her look concerned at the bruises one Fionna, but stayed focused on the task at hand. Kyle was carried in a couple minutes later, he looked worse than both of us combined maybe I went a little to hard on him, nah he deserved everything he got. His attorney was here as well albeit a bit late, I believed I've seen her before, oh yeah she was on Worse Attornies in America Nicole Brittman. She was probably the only one who would represent him since I heard no one would work with him since, one he was dirt poor, and two there is no chance in hell he can get out of this. She is a bumbling idoit in court, her brown hair was tied up in a messy pony tail and her glasses were crooked, papers were scattered everywhere on the table. I rolled my eyes. Yeah he's screwed.
The judge took his sweet time to sit his ass down on the pedestal. He banged the gavel once although it was dead silent in the room.
"I call this trial to order."
It's showtime.
Fionna's P.O.V.
"I call to the stand Fionna Foster." Judge Jones stated.
I stood at and looked the judge in the eye "Your Honor I don't mean to be rude but I am no longer one of the Foster Family, I am Fionna Mertens."
"My apologies Miss Mertens, please proceed to the stand." he said, I immediately came to the conclusion that he was a very kind man, but I still needed to play it safe.
"Thank you."
"I call to the stand Nicole Britman, you may question the witness."
"What?" a lady I'm assuming is Nicole looked up and she was a nervous wreck, messy hair and crooked glasses and all.
"You may question the witness." He repeated
"Oh right." She pulled at random papers until she found the right one and ran up to the stand.
"Fionna Mertens." she cleared her throat "How do you know Kyle Theron?"
Wow lame question but okay.
"I had gotten into a fight with my ex-bestfriend and went to the park, I met him there and we hung out for a bit and eventually he asked me to be his girlfriend." I stated.
"Okaaay... Can you describe your relationship with Mr. Theron?" she asked
"He was the perfect boyfriend. For the first week." My eye's traveled to him and he was smiling at this. "During the second week he asked me to move in with him. I really thought he loved me so I after him convincing me and threatening to leave me I finally said yes." I started remembering again, I had blocked this part of my life out trying to forget but now I needed to remember this, I couldn't look at Nicole I can't tell a random stranger my story, but I can tell Marshall Lee. "After we had moved all my stuff from the Foster's home into his apartment, things started getting worse." I locked eye's with Marshall Lee and continued "I would go to school and go home and when I got there all that was in there was a note and a mess. Everyday this happened, I turned in some of the notes to the police, they said...
Fionna,
Had another party today, you better clean it up, I mean spotless or else.
Be back late tonight don't bother waiting up for me.
By the way, I think you should quit school, more time for us ;)
I always refused to quit school and he would fly into a rage everytime I refused to do what he asked. My sister Cake helped me get through the pressure. He hated everytime I would go to her for advice."
"Sorry to inturrupt, but who is Cake?" Nicole asked
I blinked back tears "She is my adoptive sister Kate Thompson. I called her Cake since it was her favorite food." I chuckled a bit at the silliness of it.
"Okay thank you, sorry again, continue please."
"Finally I told him that I wasn't going to quit school just because he said so, I had promised Kate that I would finish school. That was the first time he beat me."
"You lying bitch!" Kyle exclaimed "I never did none of that! Judge, she is lying. I swear never laid a hand on her!" He turned his attention to me "Fionna, babe, I never hurt you."
I had the proof on my body "No, your Honor, he had attacked me in the bathroom mere minutes before I have the marks to prove it." I lifted my neck and arms to show him
"Get him out of here he doesn't need to be here for the rest of the trial." he banged his gavel again and Kyle was once again dragged away by officers kicking and screaming.
"Fionna, you better watch yourself I have friends in high places. You watch yourself bitch."
I visibly shook but I swallowed my fear and continued with my story.
"He beat me everyday because I wouldn't quit. I had to hide my bruises from everyone and eventually my friends got tired of being left in the dark about my life so they left, all of them left except for Cake. She stuck by me no matter what, I would go to her almost everyday with some new, after a month of this she came by the house and told me to leave him. That she couldn't take what he was to doing to her Babycakes. That's what she would call me, ever since we met at the orphanage." I was crying now it's a wonder how my voice stayed clear as day. "She would come by every week and beg me to leave. But I was afraid that he would find me and kill me. I said I couldn't. Soon he tried to get me to cut off all ties to Cake. Of course I refused again and this time he beat me so bad I had to go to the hospital. I went but he told everyone that I fell down the apartment stairs. I kept my mouth shut to everyone except Cake. I started seeing her in private. The notes he left me would just escalate,
Fionna,
You know the drill, guess what I'm coming home early today.
And I'm bringing a friend of ours.
See you soon,
P.S.
You are quiting school, and You are going to tell Kate to leave.
Trust me, you don't want to disobey me.
That day he came home early just as promised but he was alone, I was relieved, but when he asked if I was going to do as he said I became nervous again. I said no and I was greeted with a fist to my face. I just laid on the floor waiting for todays beating to be over when I heard the front door open.
"Fionna?" It was FP. Fred Parker.
"Please FP don't hate me." I was sobbing.
"Oh but I already do Fionna." he came over and punched me in the jaw calling me horrible
names for what seemed like hours.
This continued for months." I was sobbing uncontrolably now but I never stopped I had to keep going, I needed to let everyone know what they did to me. I never broke eye contact with Marshall Lee and I saw how hard it was for him to keep his cool, he was gripping the seat infront of him so hard his knuckles were white, his jaw was clenched in anger, but the thing that stood out was his eyes. They are usually a deep crimson. Right now they were bright crimson, like they were glowing with anger.
"One day he was waiting for me when I got home and he tried to-" I was afraid to admit this I was sure Marshall Lee would kill him "he tried to rape me." I looked down in shame, when I got the courage to look up at him his eyes were glossy and he was being restrained by Finn and Jake. He was whispering something but I couldn't hear him. I continued "He didn't get the chance cause his phone rang and he had to go to a meeting."
"Again sorry to inturrupt, but why didn't you report him sooner?" It was Nicole I had almost forgotten about her, this woman had tears in her eyes and I think she forgot her job was to help that monster.
"No one believed me, it was my word against his, and my family's." I looked straight at them "Yes, you guys didn't care so you just agreed with whatever he said, especially you Mandy."
"Okay thank you..." she whispered
"That same day Cake came over and told me to pack, we were running away. Soon we were running through town towards the next town over, but we heard motercyles after us." The tears came back full force "They had caught up with us and one of us was going to dye."
"Fionna, Babycakes. You need to run. Forget about me just run." Cake said
"No Cake I can't leave you, you are my best friend and my only family please don't make me leave!"
We kept running neither of us stopping I felt like my lungs were going to burst.
"Well, well, well. Lookit what we have here." I heard Kyle's voice behing me and FP's chuckle
They surrounded us and backed us up into a corner. There was no where to run it was either run to them or take your chances in the woods.
"Fionna, baby, I told you what would happen if you tried to run away." Kyle tsk'ed
"You would kill me and whoever tried to help me." I said my voice full of fear
"Exactly." he smirked evily and snapped his fingers
Fp went over to Cake and pulled out a knife.
"Tell Lloyd I love him and Yes." she whispered to me.
"NO!" he plunged the knife deep into her chest, all that was left was the handle.
I broke down sobbing watching as my bestfriend lost the light in her eyes. All because of me.
"Wow Fionna, you are a horrible person I can't believe you let Kate die. I don't even know who you are anymore." FP snickered
"W-why would you do this, Kate never did anything to you?" I asked through my sobs
"Because I wanted to hurt you the way you hurt me." He walked over to me but Kyle stopped him "What the hell man, you said I could kill her too!"
"No, I want to let her live. Let her live with the guilt and fear knowing that at any given moment we could come after her and kill her and those she loves." He lifted me up by my hair and whispered something that I will never forget. "You can run for the rest of your life, and I will still find you. And when I do..." he chuckled "lets just say that Fionna Mertens will only be name on a tombstone."
He threw me down and spat in my face. I laid there in the field for hours until the sun set and a couple of hikers came and found us. They called the police and when the ambulance came they tried to take Cake away from me, I refused to leave her body. Lloyd showed up and saw me sobbing hysterically, he immediately rushed over to Cake's lifeless body and let out a wail of remorse. I went over to him and told him what her last words were. And this made him cry even harder. He slowly slipped an engagement ring onto her finger and stood up. He told me one thing before he left.
"I will never utter a word again, not until I hear her voice in my ear telling me 'I do'"
That was the last I have heard from him." I finished my story and I looked around the room half the women were in tears and Marshall was calmer but in his eye's was the look of pain, it was probably a reflection of my own. The only people in the stands not the least bit saddened were the Foster's, Mandy was holding her palm to her mouth trying to stiffle the laughs waiting to burst out.
"That is all." Nicole went back to her seat, she was a wreck, her face was covered in tears and several tissues were present.
"I have one more piece of evidence I would like to present." Simone's voice rang out, anyone could tell she was holding back tears.
"Bring it forth." The Judge said
She pulled out something from her briefcase that made Mandy stop her laughing. Recorder in hand she brought it up to the stand and pressed play.
"Well, it all started that day in the garden..." Mandy's voice filled the room
The recording played for a full hour and the whole room was awestruck. Once again I blocked everything out I had relived enough of my past today, I don't want to go through it again.
"anyway I must be going prior arrangements and such. Goodbye Babycakes" you could hear as she stood up and walked out the door slamming it shut, then the tape shut off.
"The jury will now discuss." Judge Jones banged his gavel one last time and I ran straight into Marshall Lee's arms.
"Fi, that was amazing. I was about to hunt him down and kill him. You are so strong." he held me tight and stroked my hair.
"Can we please just get out of here? We have to check on Marceline and Finn." I sidetracked him. I know I shouldn't have but I needed to.
"Crap your right. Are you ready though?" he stopped and looked at me
"I'll be fine let's go!" I pulled on his sleeve
"Okay okay." we ran out of the building thankfully no reporters for now.
We rushed to the hospital. Hoping for the best.