The Ice Prince

Chappy 2

((A/N: Okay, so just to let you know, in this story, the dad of Farmworld Finn in the actual episodes is the step-dad, because his real dad is dead. In this particular story. You know, for dramatic effect. ;D))

Resisting the crown's hold on me, I quickly knocked the crown off my head and hid it in my backpack. I knew it was poisoning my mind, but I needed it. Without it, I'd be weak and powerless. But I couldn't let Bonnie know what this thing was doing to me... She would never look at me the same way again. And she would worry about me or even try to take it from me! I don't want that at all. I stood up and raced towards the bushes. I ran right into who I was looking for and we ended up chest to chest and face to face.

"Sorry!" Bonnie was quick to apologize and back off.

"Are you alright?" I asked, going on like nothing awkward just happened.

"Yeah! Yeah... is that zombie thing gone?"

"Fortunately, yes."

She let out a sigh of relief, brushing pink hair back out of her face. "Thank you.... You saved us."

"I was just repaying you for saving me earlier," I stated.

She gave me a sweet smile, and I allowed myself to return it... a little. Then I decided to move it along.

"Let's go," I powered ahead and heard her following.

I wasn't even sure where we were going or how far we would go or even how long we would last. All I knew is we had to keep going. I made a mental note to myself to look around for some source- ANY source- of food for us. I would give most of the food to Bonnie, since I came from a poor family and was used to a lack of food. I guessed she came from a rich family, but either way, I would make sure she was fed. I remembered always giving half of my food to Jake, my dog.... He was the closest I had ever gotten to a friend and now he was gone. Mutated into a beast, probably forever.

I was emotionally strong; I almost never cried because I had grown stone hard over the years, after all I've been through. But the crown had damaged my mind a lot, and thinking about Jake was just too much. I felt the tears rolling down my face, slowly, and falling to the ground. Then I got to thinking about my mom, step-dad, and my little sibling. I sent them away from me earlier on our mule, Bartram, because I had lost most control of myself. I had more control of myself now, though. I think possibly the crown's power on me wavered a little after I got knocked out and now that I was resisting the crown's hold on me.

"Finn?" I heard her voice. Bonnie put a hand on my shoulder. That was all I needed. I pressed myself against her and sobbed. I had kept it all in for way too long. It was like water building up behind a dam and the dam suddenly broke.

I felt her stroking my hair, the stray hair escaping my hat.

"It's alright, Finn, it's alright... We're going to stay together and we're going to power through all this. We'll have each other's backs; we'll protect each other."

We stood, clutching onto one another for awhile. I attempted to force myself to suck it up. I felt absolutely pathetic.

"S-sorry... I didn't mean to--" I began.

She shushed me with her finger to my lips. "It's alright." she smiled. I could see tears glistening in her own eyes as well.

This was the moment I made the promise to myself to keep her safe at all costs, no matter what I had to sacrifice.

That night, we found a large boulder near a patch of grass we decided to sleep by. It wasn't as comfortable as a bed, but it was perfect for us right now. At least it wasn't that rocky stretch of land we encountered the zombies on. Bonnie lied on the right side of me, staring up at the sky. I looked up as well and found that there were no stars; it was extremely cloudy. The world was probably going through some huge changes. This bomb was more devastating than I had previously thought, and I knew it was bad before.