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Disclaimer: Adventure Time is owned by Pendleton Ward. I make no profit from this story.
Part 6
Candy Fangs
"You know you want me, Bonnie." Marceline purred, a smirk pulling at the corners of her mouth as she floated around the room, watching the princess write in her journal.
"Is that so?" She asked, one eyebrow arching as she finished the sentence she was writing.
"Yeah, I do. You don't think I see the way you look at me?" Bubblegum laughed aloud, setting her pen aside and turning to look up at the other girl. The vampire paused midair when she noticed the other girl undoing the first few buttons of her lab coat, exposing the delicious, pink skin underneath.
"And how exactly do I look at you, my dear Vampire Queen?" She inquired mischievously. Her glasses were still in place as she looked up at her girlfriend, her expression taking on a condescending edge. The vampire had never been so attracted to the geek look before, but Bubblegum could really pull it off.
"Well…" She said, floating upside down, their faces an inch or two apart. "Just yesterday, I caught you looking at my butt when we were out taking a walk." To her surprise, the princess didn't blush. It was almost a little disappointing.
"So you caught me, hmm?" She asked, kissing Marce's chin, then the underside of her jaw, working up to her throat. Marceline swallowed reflexively, her mouth suddenly dry.
"And…" She swallowed again, "And the other day, when I took you out to the beach and you kept eyeing me in my swimsuit."
"I couldn't help myself, you just looked so fantastic." She nipped at Marceline's throat, drawing her soft tongue over the two punctures in her skin, causing the vampire to shiver and let out a tiny moan. "You really are quite the catch, Marce." Bubblegum said, her voice soft and sultry as her tongue flicked along the hollow between the girl's collarbones, a shiver rippling down the vampire's spine. And then all contact ceased, leaving Marceline to float there as she realized her girlfriend had walked across the room to rummage through her dresser for pajamas.
"Hey!" Marceline snapped, a blush rising to her cheeks as she righted herself. Then a thought struck her; the perfect way to get back at Bonnie!
"You know, there for a while, I used to touch myself when I thought about you." She said, regaining her cool as she flew over to the other girl. Bubblegum froze, a nightgown clutched in one hand as blood rose up to stain her pink cheeks red. Delicious.
"M-Marce, that is so distasteful." She squeaked in shock, but the vampire just grinned.
"What about you? Did you ever touch yourself late at night when you thought about me?" She asked, her voice thick and sultry. The blush in Bubblegum's cheek spread down her chest as she struggled for words.
"Why don't you tell me? You're the one who used to float outside my window at night while I was sleeping." She huffed finally, turning to face the vampire again. Marceline laughed, unperturbed.
"Some nights, not every night. Unfortunately I never saw anything like that. Although I do remember hearing you moan my name once or twice in your sleep…" It was impossible for the candy princess to blush any redder. "So what were those dreams about, my sweet, innocent Bonnibelle? Picnics in the forest?" She teased. "With the way you're blushing, I'd say it was something a little more…carnal. Care to fill me in on the details? I'm dying to know." She floated closer still when Bubblegum seemed to regain her composure. Marceline frowned in disappointment, thinking she had lost again as she started to drift back when a slender pink hand caught her wrist.
"Well, if you really must know, Marce, I do recall one of many dreams I had about you quite vividly. I was here in my bed chambers actually, on a night quite like this, warm summer air wafting in through my open window when you appeared, like a leaf on a soft breeze. In fact, you were wearing the same exact shirt you are now." She said. Marceline, who was caught a little off guard, looked down at her shirt almost immediately; the band shirt from that night at the concert.
"You were drifting through the air, hovering over my bed where I lay sleeping when you lowered yourself down on top of me. I stirred a bit, but did not wake up, which seemed to please you as a smile touched your lips. You then pulled the blankets covering my body away, only to reveal that I was not wearing anything underneath." She went on, her voice soft and low, and so utterly sexy. She was reeling Marceline in like a fish in a hook, and she knew it.
"Hey, if you were asleep, how'd you know I was there?" She asked, her voice cracking a little so that she had to swallow and lick her dry lips.
"Haven't you ever been a captive audience within your dreams, Marce?" She asked softly, her warm, sweet breath washing over the vampire's face. She couldn't seem to find her voice in order to answer, but that was just fine because Bubblegum didn't seem to require one, and went on with her story. "The look in your eyes as you stared down upon my body became positively ravenous then, your long forked tongue sliding along your lips hungrily as you lowered your mouth to my sleeping form, licking along the column of my throat. One of your hands moved upward to cup and carefully fondle my breast, your fingers worrying the tip of it almost to the point of pain…" She paused briefly for effect, Marceline's eyes so wide and eager that it reminded her of telling a bed time story to a child.
"And you still didn't wake up?" She asked, sounding breathless. Bubblegum smiled, her eyelids lowered demurely.
"Not even then." She murmured. "As I watched this all take place in my dream, I could see it on your face just how badly you wanted to bite me. I suppose it should have frightened me, but it didn't. It was quite an alluring thought, to feel the sharpness of your fangs sink deep within the flesh of my throat, pulling hungrily at the bit of red residing within the pink pigmentation of my skin." Marceline was positively enthralled at that point, practically drooling at the thought of drinking from a more than willing Princess Bubblegum.
"But you did not bite, for fear of waking me I suppose. Instead, you closed your mouth over my shoulder, right here," She undid a few more of the buttons on her lab coat, pulling it open and to the side to expose one gorgeous pink shoulder, gesturing to the smooth muscle between the joint of her arm and the base of her neck. "You were very gentle then, the hand that had been worrying my tip of my breast pausing to pull the blankets down further, exposing my lower half. You ghosted your palm over my stomach and hips, reaching lower and stroking the outside of my thighs instead."
"You're lying." Marceline hissed, narrowing her eyes. "You're just teasing me; you didn't really dream all of that. You're just trying to turn me on and leave me hanging."
"Teasing? How do you think I felt, Marceline? Watching all this take place and not being able to do a thing? No, it is the truth, every bit of it. I watched on as you touched my legs, your mouth releasing the flesh of my shoulder and moving lower to flick your tongue over my tip of my other breast. It was as if you knew I was watching you somehow, even though I lay beneath you asleep, as if you were aware it was all a dream… Then finally, you touched me where I so desperately needed you, discovering that I was quite ready for your touch." A soft noise formed in the back of Marceline's throat, a ragged little moan. Her entire body was aching with need for the princess not even a foot away, but she couldn't bring herself to touch her yet, not until the story was finished. Bubblegum smiled, knowing the other vampire was completely at her mercy.
"I shifted in my sleep upon feeling your touch, a tiny moan escaping from between my lips as I slept on, growing restless. But even as quiet as the sound was, I knew your keen ears heard it, for the need on your face then became apparent, and you seemed to decide then that play time was over. I watched as you rose up into the air, bringing the fingers you had touched me with up to your mouth and pushing them past your lips, tasting them as you float seemingly away," The utterly disappointed look on Marceline's face almost made her laugh, and she had to clear her throat in order to keep from giving herself away.
"But then you stopped, lowering yourself back down onto my bed once more. You settled yourself near my feet, pulling the blankets down past my toes as your eyes settled between my thighs. You let out a strange sound then, like a whine, from the back of your throat. Your hands reached out and took my legs, one in each hand, spreading them apart and lifting one to rest upon your shoulder as you moved your face closer, your breath washing over my most intimate place. That was when your tongue slid out from between your lips once again, snaking out to touch me, tasting me ever so delicately. It was then that I finally awoke, my eyes flashing open and looking down to meet your own. But you didn't stop, or even pause to explain yourself, your mouth enveloping me, touching me in ways I had never before imagined." The face blush on Marceline's face was fantastic, the cherry topping on her expression of pure desire.
"I watched as you pleasured me with your mouth, again and again, my cries echoing throughout the chamber. I don't know how I didn't wake the entire castle with my cries of release, but then again it was only a dream." She finished, her face triumphant. She had won Marceline's little battle of embarrassment, by a landslide at that, because for several moments the vampire was left speechless, just staring at he princess.
"So you see, Marceline, you should not try to embarrass me because as you see, I will always win." Bubblegum stated with a rather smug look on her face. She turned around and began preparing herself for her bath once more, when suddenly a very female body was pressed firmly against her back, arms snaking around her waist and holding her tight.
"You think you can just say a whole bunch of stuff like that and then ignore me?" The vampire growled, her voice positively bestial. Bubblegum squeaked as the vampire's tongue slid over her throat, wet and firm as one hand pulled at the hem of her shirt, nails scratching lightly over her belly. "I'm going to fu-"
"Princess?" It was Peppermint Butler's voice from outside the door of her room. Bubblegum froze and Marceline hissed, morphing into a bat and flying up to the ceiling, perching on a support beam and looking down at the princess as she struggled to regain composure, buttoning her lab coat back up and getting to her feet.
"Yes, what is it?" She asked, her voice just a bit shaky.
"Is everything alright?" He asked. "May I come in?"
"Oh no, everything is perfectly alright Peppermint. I was just uh, getting ready for bed is all. I promise that everything is just fine, but thank you for your concern!" She said in a rush, Marceline growling under her breath. Of all the cock-blockers in Ooo, Peppermint Butler had to be the most formidable. If there was ever a moment Marceline was about to make sweet love to the Princess, leave it to the stupid little breath mint to come along and ruin it. He deserved a fucking medal. She waited a few moments after the exchange between the princess and her servant before dropping down from the ceiling and flapping her wings to land smoothly on the floor, resuming a humanoid form once more.
"Now where were we?" She purred, smirking as she pulled the frazzled princess's body against her.
"Not now Marceline, not after we were almost caught!" She hissed, positively flustered.
"Caught doing what? Talking dirty?" She said it as if it were the most childish, innocent thing in existence. "It's not like we were actually having sex, like I want to do." She grumbled as Bubblegum wormed her way out of the embrace.
"Oh Marce, we shouldn't rush something as special love making. We have all the time in the world to share things such as physical pleasure. It's just… right now isn't the time, alright?"
"Hmph." She grumbled, crossing her arms and floating backwards with a pout on her face. Bubblegum giggled a little bit, peeving the vampire that much more.
"C'mon… come to bed with me." She said, smiling as she removed her lab coat, revealing her bra and panties. Marceline looked up, her eyes hopeful, when she realized that the princess putting on her nightgown, meaning that all that would take place was a slightly more than friendly cuddle session.
"I have to admit that I thought of doing stuff to you in you're a sleep before back when I used to slip in her at night. You are a fairly deep sleeper, you know." Marceline said later as they lay together in the dark.
"You should have." Bubblegum said, followed by a soft giggle.
"Ugh. Weren't you going to take a bath or something?" She asked grumpily.
Bubblegum heaved a tired sigh, taking off her glasses and rubbing her tired eyes as she made her way to her bedroom, longing to crawl under warm blankets and shut her eyes for the first time in twenty four hours. The castle was dark for the most part, and very quiet, although she was used to it since she spent most nights late in her lab anymore, only emerging after everyone was asleep throughout her kingdom. Although it would be a little eerie to an outsider, the princess actually found it quite soothing in comparison to the usual hustle and bustle, no one demanding her attention or presenting her with bad news she really didn't have the time to attend to. Anymore, she was always tired, constantly working with little time to even think about anything that didn't involve her notes, formulas or equations.
She turned the knob of her bedroom door, pushing it open and stepping inside, dim light from the hallway spilling inside and washing over the stone floor. She closed the door behind her, approaching her rather large bed, shedding her lab coat and letting it fall to the floor, too tired to bother with pajamas. She felt a bit of draft coming in, and glanced over at one of her windows, which was half open and letting the midnight air blow in and chill her. For a moment she considered walking over and pulling it shut, but apathy got the better of her as she went to her bed instead, peeling back the blankets covering her mattress. She paused when she realized there was a rather naked vampire lying there, her gorgeous gray body splayed out on peek sheets.
Marceline cracked one eye open when the princess paused, glancing back through thick dark eyelashes to try and catch a glimpse of the other girl. The breath in Bubblegum's throat had caught for just a split second, as she had already forgotten how lithe and angular the girl's body was. Sharp shoulder bones and hip ridges stood out under smooth flesh, the sleek expanse of the vampire's back facing her so that she could see her small but perfectly round butt, that long inky mane that she loved so much fanned out around her like a black halo.
A moment later, the bed shifted as Bubblegum climbed in, lying down next to her vampire and moving in close so that her chest pressed against a room temperature back. In response, Marceline wiggled a little closer, an unintentionally cute gesture that made the princess smile in spite of herself, feeling the vampire's bottom press against her pelvis firmly. Marceline smiled as well when she felt one slender, but rather warm arm drape itself about her bare waist, enjoying the feel of skin sliding against skin as warm fingers touched her lower abdomen. Although she had originally been hoping for a more heated response to her nudity, she would take cuddling just as well, and within a few minutes the princess was fast asleep, snoring lightly.
Marceline began drifting off just a little while later, her ruby eyes sliding shut and allowing the darkness to swallow her up. For a while she slept peacefully, warm and comfortable as she lay nestled up against the princess. But as she lay there, slipping deeper into unconsciousness, old nightmares trickled into her head, corrupt her peace of mind. It always began the same way, with her standing alone in the wreckage of the city, snow falling from the sky as she began to cry. She was alone and confused, and she didn't know where her mother or father were, or where to go. She stood there for what felt like forever, the tears rolling down her cheeks eventually freezing to her skin as shivers rippled down her spine. No one ever found her, leaving her to wander the ruin by herself as she lost all feeling in her skin, feet going numb. She went on and on, until she was completely lost in the dark, a symbol of desolation instead of comfort, the cold numbing her whole body until she was sure she was going to die out there, frozen in the snow. All those years ago it had been Simon who had taught her to take comfort in the blackness of night rather than fear it, and without him there to comfort her guide her to safety, she didn't know where to go.
And then there was Bubblegum, materializing out of the dark and appearing to her like a beacon of hope. Little Marceline ran to her as fast as her legs could take her, smiling for the first time as frozen tears thawed. But the closer she came, the stranger the princess looked, her expression distorting until it became apparent she was in pain. Her face began to droop, and then then drip, her whole body starting to melt right before the little girl's eyes. Mortified but desperate, Marceline kept running toward her, falling and skinning her knees as she reached out the princess as her flesh continued to drop from her bones, dropping to the ground in thick, gooey blobs. The little girl began to cry all over, this time in sheer panic as she cradled with princess's disintegrating body close, sticky pink flesh getting all over her clothes, skin and hair. The princess's lips moved wordlessly, her eyes wide and lifeless as one melting hand reached up to cup Marceline's cheek, sticky fingers trying to wipe away her tears.
The vampire awoke with a start, her body tense and sweaty as she blinked furiously, sitting upright and turning to look for the princess, who wasn't there. Panicked, she looked to the window for some indication of time, a thin ray of orange light peeking in through a space between the drawn curtains; it was late in the afternoon. Her stomach grumbled then, her guts all in knots as she got out of bed and began hunting for her clothes, hastily dawning and bra and underwear. When she fully dressed she went in search of the princess, cracking the bedroom door open and peeking out into the hallway. Finding it empty, she flew out into the corridor and began looking for the princess, heading down into the throne room.
"Bonnie?" She called, but the castle was empty. Skin crawling, she headed off in the direction of the lab, giving the door a yank only to find it locked. Bristling with annoyance, she wrenched on the handle, making the door groan, her sensitive ears detected a scuffle inside. "Bonnie, let me in!" She yelled, pounding on the door with one fist. "I'll break this door down if you don't! You know I will!" She threatened, and the scuffle inside intensified, the screeching sound of a table being dragging across the floor and glass shattering greeting her. Frustrated, she expanded her body in the form of a tentacle beast, flooding the hallway with writhing black limbs and busting the door right off the hinges, sending it off crashing into the room. She resumed her humanoid shape once again, eyes going wide as she looked inside. Princess Bubblegum lay crumpled and unmoving on the floor, some of the gummy flesh around her face and throat melted and oozing onto the floor, and near the window was Peppermint Butler, standing on a table and gasping as he clawed desperately at the wall, trying to escape.
At first she was stunned, standing there stalk still, eyes wide as she stared at the princess's body, her irises jerking up to the butler as she put two and two together. She flew into a blind rage almost instantly, thick hair bursting from her pores as she threw herself across the room, jaws snapping as she grabbed at Peppermint Butler. His little body became a red and white blur as he dodged her attack, the colossal beast smashing into the wall with a crash. Struggling back to her feet and shaking off the pain, she lunged after him again as he made a break for the door, grabbing hold of him and sinking long claws into his sides. Rows of sharp teeth gnashing and chomping furiously at the side of his head, leaving deep gouges in the hard candy, when suddenly she found herself knocked sideways. She sailed through the air and hit the wall just outside the lab, Jake standing over her with one fist blown up ten times its normal size, leaving her confused as to where he'd even come from. She saw Finn out of the corner of her eye, running at her full speed with his sword raised as Peppermint raced down the stairwell, trying to get out to the throne room and through the main castle doors. Letting out a roar of frustration, she punched the human boy hard in the stomach, flicking him to the side as Jake moved it for another blow.
"Get him!" She bellowed, her eyes wild as she struggled to right herself.
"Wha?" Dumbstruck, the dog turned to the fleeing butler, Finn pausing mid charge.
"He killed Bonnie!" Marceline cried desperately, scrambling to get up. She tore off down the stairs, her large body hitting the walls and claws gouging the stone steps, only to find the double doors were already wide open, the daylight outside reaching in a touching her, a hiss of smoke rising into the air as her fur and the skin beneath began burning. Almost totally blind as the sun's harsh rays touched her eyes, she launched out after Peppermint Butler, one hand reaching out blindly and swiping at his legs. In a stroke of luck her claws snagged the leg of his pants, and she yanked backwards with all her strength, hurling him back through the castle doors as her body continuing smoking. She dove back inside, gasping in pain as patches of fur continued smoldering, slamming the door shut behind her and blinking furiously to regain her eyesight.
Finn was on Peppermint in a heartbeat, hacking at him with his rusty sword and screaming while Marceline's body began regenerating, her eyes set on the little candy man. Snarling, the two of them went after Peppermint Butler together as he dodged their attacks frantically, hissing at them all the while. Just as Marceline was about to grab him again, Finn's sword inches from his head, Jake's body stretched out before them, wrapping tightly around the vampire and human boy, squeezing them like a constrictor as he wrapped Peppermint in a separate loop.
"Guys, hold on!" He cried as they all struggled, Marceline's fangs and claws tearing at him in an effort to get free. "Ow, stop it!" He yelped, squeezing harder, making Finn gasp in pain as their bones groaned under the pressure, effectively pacifying the vampire.
"Listen to me! This doesn't make any sense!" He said, releasing the pair but keeping hold of the struggling butler, whose blunt teeth were gnawing desperately at Jake's skin despite the fur in his mouth. Growling, the dog squeezed him tighter, maintaining his hold as he made his way to the lab, followed by Finn and Marceline. The vampire dashed to the princess's side almost at once, gathering the girl's limp body into her arms as Finn joined her, his expression both alarmed and confused.
"Wha-What happened to her?" He whimpered, reaching up and touching her cold cheek gingerly. He took a step closer, pausing when he heard the crunch under his foot, looking down and picking up a piece of broken glass.
"Isn't that a piece of her teacup?" Jake asked, stretching his neck out to inspect it. The two looked at it in confusion, when Finn's face turned bright red with rage, storming over to the loop of Jake's body imprisoning the butler.
"What did you do!?" He screeched, grabbing holding onto the already damaged sides of Peppermint Butler's head and shaking him. He hissed in returned, scowling back at him as Finn reared back and punched him in the face. It hurt quite a bit, considering he was made of hard candy, his knuckles bleeding a bit when he pulled back. However, the blow did what it was intended to, rendering the little man quiet as he blinked his white eye several times. Growling, Finn gave him another good shake.
"He poisoned her." Marceline interrupted softly, holding Bubblegum tightly against her chest as she stared down at the princess's lifeless face, her expression distraught.
"How do you know?" Jake asked, stretching out to her and noticing the shattered cup.
"It was in her tea." She whispered, surprising Finn. Walking back to them, he did his best not to look at the princess, kneeling down and dipping his finger in the cold brown liquid on the floor and bringing it up to his lips. He licked the tip of her finger and scowled deeply, hands curling into shaking fists.
"Zanoits." He said, recognizing the bitter taste from the time Ricardio had poisoned them, although he hadn't used a lethal dose. The other two remained silent, Finn taking one of Bubblegum's cold hands and holding it as he looked up at her face from where Marceline hovered, still holding her close as tears finally started to fall. The human boys sniffed, lowering his head and closing his eyes as his shoulders started to shake. Jake looked over the two with a sad expression in his large eyes, not sure who he felt sorrier for. When Finn happened to look up, he saw Marceline lower her head, eyes closed as she pressed a kiss to Bubblegum's forehead, even confusion filling his head as he turned to the dog.
"Oh man…" Jake sighed, reaching up and rubbing his head. Turning around, he stretched back to the detained butler just as banana guards arrived on the scene and shoved past them, the lot of the utterly confused and on the fight. In all but a few seconds, they turned on the vampire, about to spear her when Finn raised his hands, moving in between them and the undead queen.
"No, wait, it wasn't her. It was Peppermint Butler!" He said, confusing them even further.
"Peppermint Butler wouldn't kill the Princess!" One of them countered in frustration, taking another step toward vampire, who was ignoring all of them. Growling in frustration, Finn shoved him hard.
"Yes he did! Look!" He snapped, pointing at the broken glass and brown liquid on the floor. "He poisoned her!"
"Why would he do that?" Another questioned, making Finn pause.
"Yeah, why'd you do it Peppermint?" Jake growled in the butler's face, baring his teeth as the candy man glared back at him, silent. Finn wandered back to him, narrowing his eyes.
"If he won't talk, I guess we'll just have to beat it out of him."
"Or take him down to PB's torture chambers…" Jake suggested, making Peppermint bristle.
"If doesn't matter what you do to me, whether I live or die I will rule over all of you, for I am destined to rule the Land of the Dead!" He shrieked, twisting in the dog's grasp.
"There's no way that's even possible, you idiot!" Finn snapped, throwing his hands into the air, to which Peppermint Butler sneered at him in response.
"In return for the princess's death, the Lich promised to make me king of the Dead World, replacing Death as its ruler. And once the Lich has destroyed this universe with all of its inhabitants, they will be under my rule in the one place the Lich cannot touch." The room went quiet, a stunned silence settling over everyone.
"The Lich…?" Jake whispered. "But he's stuck with Prismo! He never came back through the portal!" Peppermint was silent at that, signifying he knew no more about the Lich's escape than anyone else did.
"This is bad." Finn muttered. "If the Lich is free and the princess is dead-"
"None of you stand a chance. Now that the brain behind the brawn has been removed, Ooo will fall into chaos and her work will go unfinished. Had she had much more time, she would have completed her life prolonging serum, but with her out of the picture her work will go unfinished." Peppermint cut in. Finn dove at him with a screech, Jake narrowly pulling Peppermint Butler out of harm's way.
"Wait, Finn!" He snapped, his expression frustrated. "I know your hurtin' right now, but we gotta be smart about this! If we kill him now and need him later, what would we do?" Finn frowned at that, turning away and crossing his arms.
"Someone should call together a council meeting." One of the guards suggested.
"No time for that." Finn said, shaking his head. "We need a plan, and fast."
"Here, take him to the dungeons. I can't think with him squirming around." Jake said, gesturing to Peppermint Butler as a couple of the guards came and relieved him. Without the murderer to apprehend, the dog shrank back to his normal side, sitting down and rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"Get out of here guys, your just takin' up space." Finn said, shooing out the banana guards.
"What about the princess?" One asked, looking back to the almost forgotten vampire. She looked up at him, narrowing her red eyes and curling her upper lip, daring him to try and take her. "She should be examined by a doctor or something…"
"He's right." Finn agreed quietly, meeting Marceline's eyes. They stared at each other for a minute, when finally the vampire gave in, lowering herself and begrudgingly allowing the guard to take the princess's limp body away from her.
"I can't believe that… a life prolonging elixir..." She shook her head, anger bubbling inside of her all over again. She was sure that if she wanted to, she could break the butler in half before either heroes had time to stop her.
"Jake, do you remember that one time, with the Princess Plant?" Finn asked suddenly, his eyes going wide as an idea struck him. The dog turned to look at him, blinking slowly.
"Yeah, why?" He asked uncertainly.
"Peppermint Butler helped us by transporting us to the Land of the Dead. If we can force him to transport us again, we can save PB!" He said excitedly, waving his hands around.
"And then she can help us figure out how to defeat the Lich!" Jake yelled back, laughing and scooping him into a tight hug.
"I need to be the one who goes." Marceline said, surprising them both as they each turned to look at her.
"But-" Finn began, only to be cut short.
"Finn, I love Bonnibel more than you could even hope to understand... I have to be the one that saves her. If the Lich attacks, you two are going to need to be here to delay him. And well, Finn, you suck at instrumentals." She said, cutting her eyes down at him.
"Wha…?" Finn's eyes went wide as he stared at her, completely caught off guard.
"How'd you know about Death's music battles?" Jake asked in astonishment.
"I've been around for a thousand years, I know some stuff." She said simply. "I need to go back to my house and get my axe base, so get everything ready for me. And don't even think about going in before I get back, so help me." She growled, and looked to the window; night had fallen. So with that, she disappeared, flying as fast as she could back to her house in the cave.
There had been several times Bubblegum had needed her help after the break-up where Marceline had left her high and dry out of bitterness. The deer, the lich, Ricardio, numerous Ice King kidnappings... her anger had held her back from saving the princess, especially because she knew Finn was there to protect her. And in a way, some small part of her was jealous of the relationship Bubblegum had the human boy. The trust between them, that Bubblegum knew he would be able to save her under any circumstance, regardless of his life. But things had changed recently; Flame Princess, to be precise. And although she knew he would still willingly lay down his life for the candy monarch, he had a reason a new reason to live, and it was time she saved the princess and proved her willingness to die for her Princess.
"There's only one thing in the entire world that scares me. Heck, make that the entire lumpin' universe." Marceline said, her head in Bubblegum lap, slender pink fingers combing through the masses of wavy black hair.
"And what would that be?" Bubblegum asked, looking down at the vampire fondly, pushing her unruly bangs out of her vibrant eyes. The vampire heaved a heavy sigh, averting her gaze.
"Promise you won't laugh." She said firmly, making the other girl pause.
"When have I ever laughed at-" She began, her tone letting on that she was slightly affronted.
"Just promise, please?" The vampire interrupted, looking up and meeting the other girl's eyes again. Something Bubblegum rarely saw shimmered in red irises, something small and vulnerable.
"Alright, I promise not to laugh." She agreed, letting her hand rest atop her left thigh beside Marceline's head.
"The only thing I've ever been really afraid of is being alone. I've been there before, back when the Mushroom War had first ended… and I don't know what would have happened to me if it hadn't been for Simon. I mean yeah, I would have survived, but I don't know who I would be today, if I'd just be a soulless monster like my dad or an empty shell. But ever since I met you, that fear kinda changed..." She said slowly, bringing one hand up to cover her eyes so she didn't have to look at the princess as she finished. "Cuz now the thing that scares me the most is the thought of losing you." The last bit was mumbled, the vampire's cheeks turning red as she moved her whole arm up to cover her face. A few moments of silence passed when Bubblegum began pulling her arm away, pressing a tender kiss to the vampire's forehead.
"I mean… I've lived a thousand years without you. I've dated people before, had hundreds of friends but this is different. I don't know… I don't feel like I could go on living without you in my life, Bonnie. I've had so many nightmares lately, about losing you and I can't remember being so scared before." She sighed.
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A/N: Turns out I wasn't nearly as incapacitated as i thought I would be, so enjoy the update. Only two more chapters left!
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