Marceline stood near the boy as he slowly came into consciousness. While he was sleeping, Marceline took the time to develop questions to ask him. She was nearly about to fall victim to slumber, until she heard a grunt coming from the blonde boy. Slowly, his eyes began to open. The first thing that he saw was the mysterious pale woman right beside him. "Finally, you're awake," she said. He just stared at her, looking horrified. His heart began to race, as indicated by the heart monitor. "Hey, don’t give me that look. You don’t have anything to be afraid of."
The boy took a moment to observe the room in which he currently resided in. "It was pink all around. The only things inside the room are his bed, and a window on the other side of the room. He then returned his gaze back to his cloaked savior. "Who are you?" he asked.
She gave in return, a somewhat grotesque smile, revealing her fangs. "My name is Marceline, the vampire queen."
The boy chuckled. "Hm… Bullshit…"
"What?"
He looks at her as if he thought she was joking with him. "Vampires don’t exist. So who are you? and where am I?"
Marceline returned a puzzled gaze back at the boy. "I'm not lying. I really am a vampire." The boy's expression remained unchanged. "You are in the Candy Kingdom. Where the heck are you from?"
"Prove it…" he snapped. "Prove to me that you are who you are."
Without any prior notion, she threw off her robe, revealing her casual wear, which was a grey tank top and blue skinny jeans with red boots. Her skin was still pale as always. She began to walk towards the window, where the sunlight was showing. "Vampires burn in the sunlight," she stated as she slowly took a step into the sun's rays. As stated, she winced as her skin began to burn in the light. Her skin began to turn red, and she quickly pulled away before it began to puss.
"So you really are a vampire…"
"Yeah. That’s what I have been trying to tell you." Marceline walked over to her robe that was just lying on the floor. "You know, you talk a lot in your sleep." She said as she pulled the sleeve over her arm. "Were you running from something when I found you?"
"I… I don’t know." The boy placed his hand on his head, trying to recall everything. His eyes widened suddenly as he jumped forward. "Shit! Beth! Where's Beth?!"
"What are you talking about?" asked Marceline as she held him in place.
"I came with four others. Where are they?"
Marceline sat down beside him silently. "When I found you, you were alone."
The boy sank into his bed again. He wore a gloomy look on his face and Marceline could understand why. Of all of the friends that were with him at the time, this Beth person was obviously someone he cared a great deal about, more than the others. He must have been overwhelmed with failure, not being able to protect what he loves. His balled fists were indication that he was angry, possibly at the circumstances. Either way, no one knew for sure what was going on. Maybe the boy still had faith that he would find this Beth.
"I have to find her," said the boy.
"You aren’t going anywhere," Marceline rebutted. "When I found you, you were beaten nearly to a pulp. You are going to get some rest. Besides, if your friends are smart, they would come to the closest, tallest landmark in view. For most of this land, that’s the Candy Kingdom." She placed her hand on his shoulder for reassurance. "Besides, if I found you here, then they can't be too far behind. Just stay here and recover. If they don’t appear, we will look for them later this week." The boy once again sunk back into his bed, his oversized fists still balled in anger. "You never told me your name or where you're from," said Marceline.
