Dimensional Love

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

I was walking late at night, the candy cane lamppost flickering. My boots skidded against the sweet pavement. My hair blew behind me, but there was no wind. I turned my head and saw no one. I looked in front of me once more and an upside down boy was in front of me.

“Miss Alisonnnnnn.”

I felt a slight nudging at my shoulder while I was midst sleep.

“Mommmm I don’t wanna go to school…”

“Miss Alison, breakfast is ready.”

I opened my eyes to see Willis.

“Oh, yeah, ok. I’ll be out in a minute. Oh, and by the way, you can just call me Alison.”

“Of course, Miss A- I mean, Alison.”

He left the room and closed the door. I lugged myself out of bed and tried to get past the awkwardness of sleeping in jeans. I readjusted my shirt and made the pink bed like it had been before,  folding the cotton blanket at the top and setting the pillows in place.

Dang, this place is pink.

I put my purple boots back on and left my room.

The hall was complemented with cream marble columns and pictures of most likely past rulers. This place smells delicious. I followed my nose to the dining room where Prince Gumball and a few of his servants were enjoying breakfast. Laid out on the table was… Well, candy! My only hope is that it’s not living.

“Ah, good morning Alison! Please, have a seat.”

I sat next to Gumball and across from Willis. To my surprise, none of the ‘servants’ were serving. When it comes to being strict, Gumball just doesn’t fit.

Ha, I rhymed.

“Help yourself.” Gumball said with a smile.

Candy for breakfast? I’ve always dreamed of this as a kid! I took a juicy strawberry and dipped it in the chocolate fountain as it was covered in the sweet fudge.

“How are you enjoying your stay?” asked Willis.

“Pretty good.” I said in between chews. “You guys are pretty classy!”

“Ha ha, yes! The classiest indeed!” said Gumball.

“I practically feel like a princess in this castle.”

“Good, good.”

After several strawberries and other sweets, I was forced to stop myself so I would not get a stomach ache.

“Willis, get the dishes, will you?”

“Yes, Prince Gumball.”

“Alison, would you like to join me for a walk around the Candy Kingdom?”

“Sure!”

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While walking through his kingdom of candy, I got a lot of looks. Some friendly, some… confused.

“Hey Gumball… Your citizens seems to be a bit confused of me…”

“Yes, please excuse them. We’re not used to more than one human around here.”

“Yeah, whatever happened to the other humans?”

“It’s a… Bit hard to explain.” Gumball looked up at the sky with his pink eyes.

While he dozed off I put my hands in my pockets and took in my new surroundings. I couldn’t believe it! Talking cinnamon rolls, lollipops, banana guards; This place is incredible!

“Are there anymore kingdoms?” I smiled.

He looked back to me with a smile. “Why yes! Hundreds of them! And hundreds of princes to rule them!”

“Is Marshall Lee a prince?”

His smile quickly turned into a frown.

He sighed. “He is far from royalty. Though, I admit he is a king, he doesn’t deserve his title.”

“Why don’t you like him?”

“Ah ha! This is my favorite part of town!” He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards a giant fountain, lined with peppermints and sugar water spewing from it. The way the water glistened off the sun was magical…

“This fountain has been around since the Candy Kingdom’s first days.” He still held my hand as he smelled the candy air.

“Hey Gumball?”

“Yes?”

“How come you don’t melt?”

He laughed. “You ask the strangest things, Alison! How about we conclude our walk and head back to the castle?”

I nodded and grinned.