The way you look at me, chapter 7

Fionna's P.O.V.

"I need an answer now! Please will you be my wife! Please marry me!," Flame Prince urged grabbing my ice cold sweaty hands and holding them in his warm hands.

"I.....I...I... I'm sorry." I said slowly pulling my hands from his soft grip, "I have a duty, it's my job to protect the princes of the land and that includes you. Plus I'm to young and I'm not pretty at all, so I have no idea why you would want to marry someone like me heh" I chuckled to my self nervously "I am truly sorry though please don't take it the wrong way I do like you just....not....in the 

like-like way like Cake says" I said smiling awkwardly at him, he stood there frozen, his hands still in the formation of holding my hands. His left eye twitched and then he was completely frozen his mouth wide open and staring at nothing. "I-I-I'm going to get going, okay? I'm sure they're starting to worry about me at the ball... I'm sorry, I am really sorry, please don't hate me and uh I guess I'll see you there?" he didn't answer back but kept staring

  When I got to the ball everybody seemed to be having fun and chatting, I saw Prince Gumball talking to some candy people who noticed me first, they ran up to me and tackled me yelling happy birthday.

"ahahahaha thanks guys! That means a lot that you care!" I said laughing and hugging them, the candy people were just so dang cute!

"well, well Fionna! You look very pretty in that dress who made it?" he asked, I felt myself blush a little.

"oh uh Marshall made it, isn't it pretty?" I asked looking down at it, I'm sure that by now even my ears were bright pink. "you look very handsome tonight Prince Gumball," I said smiling at him, he smiled back and thanked me.

"our guest of honor is here now so let this night of fun begin!" Prince Gumball suddenly shouted into the large crowd who replied cheering. I was greeted by all the candy people and some princes who all gave me small tokens of appreciation which I thanked them for and set on a table meant specially for my stuff. I talked to people and was congratulated for turning sixteen, I drank punch and ate from the large array of snack foods (mostly candy) that were on the food table. I was surprised when three tiny candy people carried a cake that looked like it weighed at least two hundred pounds from the kitchen and set it on the table and then proceeded to quickly stick sixteen giant candles into it. Everybody sang happy birthday to me and threw confetti rice into the air above me. I proceeded to cut the delicious looking cake up, I'm pretty sure it was princess cake (a marzipan flavored cake), and I was right princess cake was my favorite! I can't believe Prince Gumball remembered! 

"thank you so much for everything! Especially the cake, I can't believe you remembered that I like that kind!" I said hugging him tightly.

"oh sorry but Marshall-lee is the one that remembered not me, sorry I tried but I couldn't remember and then Marshall showed up and he knew what it was, so yeah...." he said scratching the back of his neck awkwardly.

"oh that's still cool though that you tried...." I said smiling at him feeling a little bad.

    When I looked over I realized that it was the time of night where people danced I saw cinnamon bun dancing with lollipop boy, the only gumdrop girl dancing with lumpy space prince, and some other princes dancing with other people I didn't really know. I looked over at Prince Gumball who seemed preoccupied watching them.

"uh...." I murmured and looked down at the ground as I scooted closer to him. "um Prince Gumball....um I was wondering if you would....um" I stuttered a little embarrassed.

"yes Fionna?" he asked looking down at me, he was so handsome he was sparkling.

"I was wondering if you would um like to dance with me?" I finally asked

"why yes I would love to! After all it is your birthday." he said smiling at me and taking my hand. Cake says that when your in love and the person loves you back you feel your body tingle every time you touch but I didn't feel it with Prince Gumball. It doesn't count though because cake reads way to many romance books anyways. We walked out to the middle of the ball room floor where the spot light had been set and everybody had made room for us, it felt like one of those romance movies with balls and dresses and fairy godmothers that I saw cake watching whenever she thought I was asleep and I would sneak downstairs to get a cup of water. The music changed beat to a softer, slower beat which made it seem even more like dream because everything was softly lit or slowing down. We stopped and Prince Gumball took my hands and started slowly dancing, he smiled down at me and I tried hard not to blush and focused on the murmurs around us, I heard LSP say something about us being together and that ruined my attempts at keeping my entire face from turning  crimson. Everything around us faded and I felt like it was the perfect moment to ask him out on a date, I'm going to do it! I thought to myself and built up some last second courage. When I looked up at his face all the courage was blown away like sand on a flat surface. It was too late though, he had already realized that I had a question to ask and was looking down at me waiting for it, and when Prince Gumball knew you had a question he had to hear it and wouldn't let you off the hook until he did.

"Prince Gumball I have a question for you." I said looking at him in a serious manner.

"yes I realize that Fionna, and now you have me very curious as to what it is so please let me hear it?" he asked jokingly which made feel even more embarrassed.

"well u-um I was wondering if we could........" I stopped too afraid to continue.

"if we could?" he asked trying to get me to continue what I was saying.

"if we could go out?!" I finally blurted out........loud enough for the entire kingdom to hear. Prince Gumball chuckled to himself quietly.

"Fionna I would love to." he said making me smile brightly. "if I didn't already have a crush on someone," he continued, "I only see you as the savior of the kingdom not a potential candidate as my girlfriend." with that being said the music quickly came to an end, the grandfather clock in the corner of the room chimed midnight,the magic of the ball wore off, and I felt my heart shatter. Prince Gumball walked away dropping my hands regretfully and leaving me to stand alone in the spotlight with everybody staring at me.

"ohhhhh burn." I heard LSP whisper to the people next him. Some people giggled but the entire ball room was quiet. I smiled to myself, one of those regretful smiles and felt something tickle my cheek. 

"heh, I'm crying.... How pitiful." I heard myself murmur unconsciously to myself. I started walking slowly off the dance floor and towards the giant doors and pushed them open, the tears were streaming down my face now and my slow walk quickly turned into a sprint my dress no longer felt like it was weighing me down.

"Fionna! Fionna! Where you goin' baby cakes? Come back!" I heard cake yelling her voice slowly fading. I needed my mind to go numb, I needed my memories erased, I needed to just disappear. I ran towards the Ice Kingdom, the only place I knew off that was cold enough to make this place go away. I ran toward Ice lake.

Marshall-lee's P.O.V.

I awoke to the sound of the cuckoo clock chiming twelve. I looked around and stretched and then it hit me.

"OH FRICK!" I yelled jumping up and grabbing my axe bass and the song I had written for Fionna. I ran out of the dark house and towards the candy kingdom where it was bright, spot lights waving around in the crisp cold night air. As I passed the the forest that split the fire kingdom, the ice kingdom,  and the candy kingdom I saw a small orange glow disappear in the direction of the ice kingdom but of course I didn't really acknowledge it. Fatal mistake. I quickly floated through the giant double doors that led to the ball room and saw everybody chatting music softly playing in the background. I looked around for Fionna but instead spotted Gumbutt talking to one his loyal subjects. I floated over to him.

"hey Gumball! Where's Fi? I got something for her." I said

"I have no idea go ask cake over there by the snack table," he said rudely pointing to a worried looking Cake. I floated over to her and asked.