The Red Thief 3

Our little bunny girl was frozen stiff, as the sleeping vampire that held her, forced her to curve to his body while he slumbered. She didn't know what to do, she was to nervous to sleep, and her stomach kept on fluttering. His skin had felt cool at first, but seemed to take on the same temperature as her own. The pelts were pulled up over their heads, covering them completely in darkness and warmth.


What was with this vampire? Sure she was strange herself, having just become friends with him not an hour ago, but what kind of crazy person just pulls someone into bed with them, who only tried to kill them last night?


Her new friend.


She sighed and relaxed a bit. This Vampire wasn't going to let go of her any time soon, and the sun would still be up for a while. She wondered if it would just be best to sleep anyways?

As her thoughts came across sleep, she closed her eyes and gave into the call of a afternoon nap. She felt the arms around her tighten a bit, and relax, right before she drifted off.


"Cake, this guy is bad news." Gumball told the cat, as they headed towards the tree house, "He's rowdy,and has no respect! He's evil too, he might hurt her."


"Calm down, Gumball, we're not sure about that." Cake said, she could see the jealousy in Gumballs eyes, over the fact Marshall was with Fionna. The cat decided this might not be all that bad. "You said they were in the tree house, right? They're probably just playing BMO in the dark. You worry to much."


"No, you don't worry enough." Gumball said, as the two walked inside the tree house. It was indeed dark,but there were no laughs or yells about playing video games, it was just silent and empty.


"... Where are they? He can't go out in the daylight..." Gumball said, and Cake sniffed the air.


"Upstairs." The cat said, and followed the scent up the ladder into the bedroom.


"I still don't see them," Gumball said, and looked around, before he saw the bed move a bit. ".... Fionna....?"


Cake stretched over to the bed, and pulled the pelt's back, to find a sleeping Vampire, cuddling with her baby sister.


"OH NO. NUH UH." Cake yelled loudly, and the sunlight hit the arm of the vampire that was wrapped around Fionna. The Vampire hissed in pain, and woke up, quickly retreating to the dark corners. Fionna sat up, rubbing her eyes, and looked over at her sister and  Gumball.


"Cake...? What's up?" She asked tiredly, and saw the shocked look on Gumballs face. She then realized, she had been wrapped in Marshall's arms moment ago, sleeping in a bed with him. "Ah... We were just having a nap..."


"Fiona, I expected this from Marshall," Gumball said, shooting a sharp look at Marshall, before looking back at the young girl. "But not you, Fionna. You're better than that! He's an evil creature of the night!"


"Hey, he's my new bud!" Fionna said, a bit upset with the way Gumball was talking to her. "And He's not evil!"


"Actually, I am." Marshall said, floating above all their heads, where the sun couldn't reach him. "I'm the son of a Demon, and the King of all Vampires," The Vampire smirked, and floated upside down. "I'm evil to the core."


Fionna seemed taken aback by this new information, and Cake stretched her arms up to grab the vampire boy, who just laughed as he dodged the cat's hands. "But... If you were evil, you would have killed me and drank my blood..."


"Who says I won't one day...?" Marshall chuckled, and floated near Fionna, "The blush in your cheeks sure looks delicious...."


Fionna was silent for a moment, but she balled up her fist, and punched Marshall in the chest, hard. He was pushed back, and almost into the sunlight, and he held his chest. It actually hurt him.


"Ow...! What was that for?!" Marshall asked, standing on his feet.


"To knock some sense into you." Fionna said, and Marshall looked taken aback, so did Gumball. Everyone was a bit surprised she had punched the Vampire. "I'm telling you right now, we are buds now! which means you're not evil, because I don't hang out with evil dudes!"


".... You can't just declare that on your own... It's in my blood, it's who I am." Marshall said, showing her his demon eyes now, "I'm evil to the depths of my soul! And I'll drink all your blood out of you and your precious cat!"


"Stop that." Fionna said, as she bonked him on the head, causing his scary face to turn back to normal, as he rubbed his head.


"OW, jeez! What are you, nuts? Do you know you just hit the vampire king!" Marshall asked the girl. They both heard a chuckle, and looked over at Gumball, who was laughing. "What are you laughing at, Gumbutt?!"


"You.... You can be put in your place by a girl." Gumball said, laughing louder now, "You, the Vampire King, lord of all things evil, can be put in line, by a little girl!"


"You....!" Marshall's cheeks turned red, "SHUT UP, YOU WAD!" The vampire hissed, and chased the prince. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU, AND DRINK ALL THE PINK FROM YOUR GUMBUTT FACE!"


"... Fionna, you sure do attract some interesting company." Cake said, and looked up at her sister, who was making a sour face. "What's wrong?"


"I'm not a little girl! I'm a strong adventuress!" Fionna shouted, and jumped down the ladder after the boys, to join in on the chase.


".... Kids these days." The Cat huffed, and followed after them.


"Hey! ow! let go!" Gumball protested, as Marshall lee caught the prince, and put him in a head lock.


"No. How dare you make fun of the Vampire King?! Who are you to do so? You get carried around and saved by that same little girl all the time, I bet!" Marshall said, as he noogied the prince's gummy hair.


"Hey! Ow! Stop that, Marshall!" Gumball cried out in pain, trying to push the vampire off of him. "So what if she does?! I'm not ashamed!" The Prince scowled.


"Ha, I guess having to be rescued by a girl, is punishment enough." Marshall let the prince go, who stood up straight, trying to restyle his dome piece. Marshall floated up into the air, but was tackled out of it by the little girl they were talking about just recently. "Hey...!"


"I'mm gunna punch out your guts, for calling me a little girl!" Fionna said, as she now put Marshall in a head lock, and began to give him a noogie now. "But first this!"


"HEY! OW! Cut that out!" Marshall squirmed in the girls grip, and Gumball laughed as he watched his tormentor become the tormented. "Fionna! Hey! The hair, careful!"


Fionna released the Vampire, who immediately began fussing at his hair. She grinned, before she punched him in the arm.


"That was for picking on Gumball! no one picks on Gumball while I'm around!" Fionna said. The statement caused a grin to cross the Vampire's face.


"Fine... You're lucky Gumball, that you have you're own little knight." The vampire said, and floated above the both of them, "It looks like it's almost sunset..."


"Oh Drat," Gumball said, and looked outside, "I promised Peppermint Maid I'd be back by now." The prince looked over at the  Vampire and his friend. "... You behave, alright?" He said, waving a finger.


"Of course!" Fionna said cheerfully, and she heard Marshall chuckle.


"I was talking to him, Fionna." Gumball said, before he left the tree house.


"Thank glob he's gone." Marshall said, and rested  his elbows on Fionna's head, crossing them. "How about you come with me to find a new home?" Marshall asked.


"Sure, that sounds like fun!" Fionna said happily.


"Nuh uh! Not with out me!" Cake said, as she jumped up onto Fionna's head. "I'm going to keep you two out of trouble!"


"What about Lord Mono, Cake? Don't you usually go see him at this time of day?" Fionna asked curiously. It was way past 4pm by now, when Cake had her daily date.


"My man will understand." Cake said "I can't have you sleeping with this vampire again!"


"Relax, kitty cat." The vampire laughed, and looked out the window. "Besides, can't the girl think for herself?"


"Yeah, Cake!" Fionna said, and Cake made a sour face. "It was just a nap!"


"Doesn't matter! You're my precious baby sister." Cake said, and crawled into Fionna's hood. "I'm stickin' with you tonight!"


"Well come on then, ladies." Marshall said, as he stepped outside, after the sun safely set. He stretched his limbs, and took in the fresh night air. "What an amazing night, perfect for flying!"


"We're gunna fly there?" Fionna asked curiously. The vampire turned to her, and gave her a charming grin, his teeth shimmering.


"Yeah, hop on my back, I'll carry you like the gentleman I am." Marshall said, and Fionna got on his back. The vampire hooked his arms under her legs, and took off into the night air. "Woooohooo!"



"Yeah! Wooo!" Fionna yelled happily, and looked around at the night sky, and the scenery below them. She hadn't really flown much before, and wondered why, it felt great! "So where are we heading?"


"Well, there's a cave near here. I own that too." Marshall said, as he soared through the hair with the bunny on his back. "We'll go claim that for myself, might even be a monster or two in it, I like my cave's scary!" The Vampire hissed, making his demon face at her.


But Fionna just laughed at the expression. No one ever laughed at his demon face, he made children cry with that face, even adults, but she was laughing at it, as if he was making a funny face at her.

The thoughts brought a grin to the Vampire's lips, She sure was strange. He liked this girl a lot, she seemed interesting.


"There's a cave...!" Cake said, pointing her paw out from under Fionna's hat, to point at a dark and terrifying cave.


"That's it!" Marshall said, and stopped in the air. "Good eye, Kitty."


"... Thanks." Cake said, not sure what to think about this vampire just yet. They floated down to the mouth of the cave, and Marshall let Fionna jump off his back.


"It's dark, I don't see to well in pitch black." Fionna said, as she drew her sword from her back pack.


"It's okay, I do. Take my hand." Marshall said, grinning as he held out his hand to the girl.


"Uhm... Alright..." Fionna said, and took his hand with her own small one. Marshall pulled her forwards into the cave. She lost her sight almost immediately, and gripped Marshall's hand tightly. "Man, It's dark in here...." She didn't mind dangerous creatures and demons, if she could see them.... this how ever, was kind of scary. There could be a dragon right in front of them, and she didn't know it, because she couldn't see.


"It's alright Fionna, I can see too!" Cake said, patting her sisters head, "Everything is clear in here, girl."


"Alright." Fionna said, but she bumped into Marshall, who had stopped. "Marshall...?"


"Here." Marshall snapped his fingers, and a ghostly flame lit up the cave. The flame floated above his hand, and he grinned an amused smile at Fionna. "I guess we can use this, I almost forgot... or do you want to keep holding onto my hand tightly like that?" He teased Fionna, who immediately let go of his hand, and punched him in the arm. "Ow...!"


"Jerk!" She said, and looked around the now lit up cave. There was a small pond inside, but lots of dry land. ".... How are you going to live in here...?" She asked curiously, as Marshall floated out over top of the pond, and smiled at her.


"Easy. I brought all my stuff with me." He said, and dug his hand into his pocket. He pulled out a tiny doll suit case, and Fionna looked at it curiously from the shore of the pond. Marshall floated past her to the dry land, and set the suit case down. "Step back, unless you want to become part of the foundation of my house." He teased, and he stepped back with her, before snapping his fingers.


The tiny suitcase burst open, exploding out a two story house. It was simply, nothing fancy, and it was all black, even had a dark purple deck on the side over the water.


"MATHEMATICAL!" Fionna cried out happily, and she ran towards the house, "How did you fit this in that tiny suit case?!" She asked, still utterly amazed by it.


"NightOsphere Magic." Marshall said lazily, as he floated over. "Simple stuff really." He laughed, and opened the door, "Come on in!"


Fionna stepped inside the house, all excited. Her hands gripped the straps of her bag, as she looked around the inside of the house. The walls were a a basic blue, and the carpet was grey. The furniture looked similar, yet different to her own.... unused. She looked around at his stuff, before she spotted an axe in the corner of the room. "Hey! Cool axe, dude!" She said excitedly, and picked it up. She started to swing it around, before it was taken from her.


"Don't play with this. It's a Bass." Marshall said, and plucked at the strings, making a note that rang true in Fionna's chest.


"You can play an instrument?" Fionna asked, impressed. Marshall saw the gleam in the girls eyes, and smiled at her.


"I can do more than that, cutie, I can sing, and write songs." Marshall told her, as he floated away lazily.


"Sing me something, then!" Fionna said happily, and Marshall stopped, and looked at her. "Come on!"


"It's not that easy, Fi. You gotta let the words come to you... you can't just pull them out of the air." Marshall laughed a bit, and saw she was disappointed. He didn't like that look on her face, it didn't suit her... He sighed out, and floated over to her. "Fine, I'll play you a tune, but you gotta sing." He told her, as he plucked at the strings, "Got it? Just sing what your heart tells you too."


"Alright." Fionna said, as she gripped the straps of her bag again, "I'm ready, bring it on."


"Hmm." Marshall smiled at her brightened attitude, he liked the smile on her face, much better than the frown of disappointment, he wish he could keep it there always... He struck up a tune with his bass, playing a cheerful, easy melody for her.


"Hey what's this?" Cake had crawled out of Fionna's hat, and was inspecting some of Marshall's things. She pushed a button, and the lights in the room went off, and a globe turned on, and spun around, shining different colors of light on the walls and the group. "Oops."


"It's alright, just sing," Marshall said, still playing his bass.


Fionna looked around at the lights on the walls, and the colors that passed over Marshall's face. The flutters in her stomach had come back, and she smiled.


Red lights, and green lights, and blue lights
are flashing, aaaaall over the room.....

Red lights, and green lights, and blue lights
are flashing, aaaaaall over you.....


Marshall grinned at the simple words, and sped the melody up for her.


And I don't seem to care!
And you don't seem to care!
And we don't seem to caaaaaaaaaare!


And I don't seem to care!
And you don't seem to care!
And we don't seem to caaaaaaaaaare!


You know what I know,
and we know, that they know,
that weeeeeee doooooon't care!

This is, our song!
And they all, can begone!
Because Weeeeee dooooooon't caaaaaaare!


Marshall smiled as he slowed the melody back down for her, and she continued.


Red lights, and green lights, and blue lights
are flashing, aaaaall over the room.....

Red lights, and green lights, and blue lights
are flashing, aaaaaall over yoooooooou.....


"Sweet babies, you are a good singer girl!" Cake said, clapping her hands for the two of them. Fionna blushed a bright red, as Marshall chuckled.


"A bit more time with me, and we could make a pretty good pair." Marshall said, floating around the girl. "You did a good job, see what your heart can do, when you listen to it?"


"Yeah..." Fionna said, pulling at her bangs, embarrassed. "Thanks Marshall."


"No problem, Fi." Marshall said, casting his charming toothy grin at her. Fionna felt the flutters in her stomach once more, and she watched the vampire king float off to his kitchen to get something to eat.