What Was Missing

Chapter 4: Feelings

Marcelines P.O.V
I can't believe he said yes. I had to act like i was being kind letting him stay after losing his best friend rather than acting like I wanted him to stay for my own personal feelings. Right when he walked in the door earlier everything changed. I felt so warm and safe like nothing could hurt me. I can't let this night go to waste, I need to do everything I can to make him feel wanted.

Finn's P.O.V

I ran home as fast as I could, my face felt like it was on fire due to how long I had been smiling. I swung open the door and began packing. "I cant believe she asked me to stay the night at her house." I thought to myself. I was excited to finally stay with a friend insetad of living alone all the time, but something inside of me felt different. Ever since that kiss whenever I think of her I get nervous. Sure she has kissed me before on the cheek but it never gave me this kind of feeling, but after the one earlier in the night, something changed. I brushed it off for the moment and gathered my things to get ready to go. I began walking to the front door when an overwhelming feeling of sadness took over me. Leaving the treehouse alone for the first time in years with no one by my side felt very odd. I know I would only be gone for a night but it still feels wrong to leave this house to no one, especially now that jakes gone. I rubbed my eyes as I felt tears gathering in them and headed out the door, I wasnt going to let anything take away my joy in that moment, it had been a long time since I felt this way and I was going to enjoy it for as long as I could.

Marcelines P.O.V

Finn had been gone for a while now, I was beginning to get worried. I know he doesnt live too far away but something about his absence concerned me. Ive seen Finn grow up the whole time ive known him. He was 12 when I met him, some young stubborn hero trying to take on the world. Now, I can barely regonize him. Its hard to realize he isnt a kid anymore, that makes it even more odd now that these new feelings have shown up inside of me. I cant be falling for him, I just got out of a relationship and he couldnt be ready to handle someone like me especially after losing his best friend. I took a deep breath and prepared myself for his return. Soon enough these was a knock at my door. I went to open it and I saw Finn standing there with his old green backpack. He was smiling hard but he tried to hide it when I opened the door, but something looked off. His eyes were red and puffy like he had been crying. I welcomed him in and asked him if he was okay, he sat down and took a deep breath.

"Everything okay?" I asked

"Yea im alright, just leaving the treehouse alone for the first time in a while kinda made me think. Sure I had been on some adventures since Jake was gone but never for more than a few hours, it just felt odd to not have Jake be there" Finn said, trying to keep it together.

"Hey its okay, Jake would want you to go out and do your thing, not sit around moping" I said to him giving him a playful punch in the arm to try and cheer him up.

"Youre right, he wouldnt want me walking around crying about it, he would want me to go out and be me." Finn said with grin as he punched me back. "So Vampire Queen, what do you have planned for us?" Finn said as he layed back on the couch.

I smiled, happy to see him smiling and feeling a little better. I had been planning our night together since he left but the moment he asked me I froze up. I didnt want to mess things up but at the same time I couldnt even figure out what I was feeling. I ended up pulling out a movie from before the Great Mushroom War. My father always loved giving me old stuff he had found in his eternal life. The movie was about a futuristic world with a bunch of ships and laser swords (Star Wars). I thought Finn would enjoy it due to the amount of action and adventuring. I popped in the movie and sat next to him on the couch. Throughout the movie I would glance over to him and every time he was grinning ear to ear. One part came up that was super mushy, which I personally hated but for some reason it seemed to catch Finn. When I looked over at him I planned on making a joke about how gross it was but he was locked in. I decided to let him enjoy the moment but a few seconds later I felt his hand move to my leg. I could feel my heart begin to race when this happened, but before I could even react, I felt my hand grab his gently.