These Lover's Eyes (COMPLETED)

Chapter 5 -These Lover's Break In

Media is of Marshall's musical skill of playing a guitar

Marshall gave his signature smirk to the crowd as he soaked up the praise of seemingly both fangirls and fanboys.

"THANK YOU. STICK AROUND FOR SOME MORE ACTION LATER TONIGHT" he roared excitedly over the cheers of the drunken crowd as Ash snaked his arm around his neck and grinned, dragging him backstage.

"Nice going panty dropper" Frankenstein snickered before tossing Marshall his packet of cheap cigarettes as Ashley sauntered up behind Marshall and practically threw her arms around his shoulders. Ash scowled in annoyance at her fluid movement before dumping himself onto a pile of cushions.

Marshall caught the packet and side stepped Ashley placing his attention solely on opening the damn thing "Piss off brat" he chuckled as he managed to pry open the melted plastic cap "Can't help being attractive. If I didn't hate mom so much I'd bless her for these genes."

It was Ashley's turn to frown.

"Aw babe don't frown, it's too ugly for you" Ash called his head lolled back, obviously high from whatever the hell he had been smoking before their performance. "And that's why you're never getting any" Ashley flipped him off before sashaying over to where Marshall had parked his butt and straddled his lap trying to lean in for a kiss. A smirk played on his lips as he grabbed a cigarette and stuck it between her lipstick caked pouty lips "think again Ashley" he chuckled as she looked at him wide eyed in surprise.

"I ain't lighting that, I reckon my genitals have suffered enough torture" Ash butt in making Frankenstein look up at him in disbelief "Since when the hell do you say 'genitals.' Dude I dunno whether to tell you to quit smoking that shit or keep going. You sound less dumb then you normally do." Ash gave him the middle finger and groaned inwardly before mumbling about a bloody headache.

A moment's silence fell over the bandmates before Frankenstein spoke up "Y'know something?" He looked at Marshall with a questioning look "Today was different. You seemed more energized during the performance, more alive-"

"Considering I'm undead" Marshall cut in with a smirk, as a direct reference to his nickname, The Vampire King.

"ALL HAIL THE FREAKIN VAMPIRE KING!" Ash yelled out of drunken stupidity before yelping in pain as Ashley took off one of her incredibly high heeled shoes and threw it at him. "Shut it and get your drunken ass up. I'm dying for a drink" she snapped and waved her other high heel threateningly at him.

Marshall had gone quiet as the two bickered. Frankenstein was right. Something about this performance had him worked up; up on a high note he never wanted to come down from. It was as though something had been injected into his veins, rapidly increasing the adrenaline production in his body which went directly to his body and soul; almost driving him to a point of insanity.

It was a bitter sweet feeling.

Something he hadn't felt in years...

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"C'moooooon Gummy pleeeeease!?"

"Fionna this is nuts! No! I'm drunk but I'm not that drunk!"

Fionna gripped the flustered male's wrist tighter as though a mother would to a disobedient child and dragged him outside and over to The Nightosphere's run down tour bus.

Despite his protests, they fell deaf upon Fionna's ears as she forced Gumball to crouch before clambering up onto his shoulders. His knees buckled as he stood up despite the feeling of unease "Fionna you're heavy" he groaned as she pressed her face up against the dust covered glass to see if anyone was in.

"And you're a bisexual male in love with the colour pink so shut the fuck up and hold still" she snapped deciding against stealth and instead started banging against the flimsy glass with her elbow.

A wave of guilt rolled over him as he shut up and tried not to rock so much; despite it being almost impossible thanks to Fionna's harsh movements. Before he could summon up the courage to apologize to the feisty female the sound of glass shattering pierced the smoke-laden air followed by a downpour of broken glass. Some dug into his flesh and cut it as he grunted with the effort of helping Fionna through.

Within seconds she had managed to squeeze through before flinging the door open wide for Gumball "All aboard" she cheered with a goofy smile as he entered the bus tentatively. A small chuckle left his lips as he watched her scramble through their stuff finding a sense of excitement with each discovery. "Isn't this great!? Oh wow, check it! These photos are priceless" she gushed, however all her breathless mumbles became distant sounds as Gumball noticed something from the distorted world that caught him off guard.

A plastic yellow crown, taped around the back with a fake blue jewel stuck in the middle poked out of the pile of probably unwashed clothes. His heart pounded as shaky fingers reached out and took a hold of it gently as though it would shatter into a million pieces in front of his eyes. All colour was drained from his face as Gumball straightened out the bent and dented curves of the crown.

It was as clear as the day; everything else within his field of vision was blurred to a point where it became a black abyss.

"WHO'S THERE?"