You Make Me Feel Alive , Again .

Chapter Thirteen : Ariel .

Marshall's Point of View

I haven't seen Fionna in over twenty four hours . It kills me to be so distant , and it pains me to me absent right now , but she has to understand that I'm doing this for her own good , for everyone's good . If I kill that son of a bitch , nobody would feel fear anymore , at least for now . Everyone in the Candy Kingdom knows about what happened , gossip travels fast here , but I really don't mind ; I'm glad everyone's alert , if anything happens . But still , I have to find who's responsible for hurting her . I'm glad I have my beautiful daughter now , but that doesn't change the hate I feel for whoever stabbed her . I don't know what I would do if something bad happened to my baby or Fionna , I would definitely go even crazier than I already am .

I told Gumball to take care of both of them before I left . I know I haven't had the time to talk to Fionna about anything , concerning us and our daughter ; we don't even know what we're going to name her , yet . But , I have thought about it . A few night ago , before all of this happened , I was going through some old stuff from my childhood and I saw the name ' Ariel ' in one of the newspapers , right after the war ended . As soon as I saw that beautiful name , I immediately thought of my baby . I didn't know the sex of the baby until I actually had her in my arms . But , I could feel that it was going to be a girl . Fionna's entire pregnancy has been quite unexpected . But not like that , we actually did want a baby to begin with but , it's been unexpected because we don't know if our baby is human , a vampire or both . We didn't know a lot of things concerning our baby , which sounds really bad but it's totally normal when it comes to a human / vampire baby .

Usually , a baby vampire usually stays in the womb for about five to seven months , but a human baby stays in there for nine months . We're not really sure what our baby is going to be yet , because they had to take her out because of what they did to Fionna . I don't care about our baby being a vampire , a human or both ; it's a blessing to have a baby in general , as long as she's happy and healthy , that's all I care about .

It breaks my heart to break Fionna's promise , again . I've only killed once after we made that promise , and that's when Gumball caught me right after the act . Fionna knew this was coming her way . Even if she didn't tell me the truth , I would've found out eventually .

- Three Hours Later -

I ended up finding out who caused Fionna's pain . It wasn't just one person , it was en entire clan . I don't know what they're called , or who they work for or anything of the sort . But using my vampire abilities , I finally made them confess . One of them , especially , confessed that he was the one who actually did the dirty work . I killed all of them , sucked their souls right out of them .

I feel really powerful after killing them all , there were about fifteen of them . I made sure that I covered up my tracks , and I made sure that the entire clan had been wiped off the Land of Ooo . Killing humans and animals is an addiction , the taste of fresh blood straight out the vein is the most delicious and satisfying thing you could ever taste . I know I may sound like a hypocrite right now but , if my baby turns out to be a vampire , I don't want her to follow my footsteps . But , I wouldn't get mad if she did , because I do it , too .

I finally arrived at the castle , and I couldn't be more excited to see my beautiful daughter and Fionna . I couldn't wait to see Gumball either , to be honest . He's been so helpful , and I'm kind of a softie for him now . Anyway , I started walking up to Fionna's room . 

" There are a lot of stairs in this castle ! " I think to myself , finally getting to the top of the staircase. I breathe out , stepping in front of the door . Butterflies fill up my stomach as I gulp ; I do feel anxious . I don't know how Fionna is going to react when she sees me , but I hope it's good . I sigh before opening the door , all of them are asleep .

I smile to myself as soon as I see my beautiful daughter in her bassinet . I slowly walk up to it and hold her in my arms , it's been such a long time since I held her and I missed it .

" Daddy missed you so much , princess ! " I whisper to her , kissing her cheek a couple of times . She opens her eyes and looks at me , which brings tears to my eyes . I will never forget the feeling I get whenever she looks at me , with those adorable blue eyes . I hope I can make it up to her one day , I missed her birth and her first couple of days in this world .. 

" I didn't think you would come back .. " A soft voice says from behind me . I turn around with Ariel in my arms and my eyes immediately lock with hers . Ariel's eyes are identical to Fionna's . I'm surprised that Fionna is standing up , I'm sure she's making a good healing progress . Fionna looks down at the ground , I can tell she's hurting . I wrap my free arm around her waist , pull her close to me and kiss her forehead softly . She doesn't move or react , which worries me .

" Fionna .. Look at me .. " I lift her chin up with my fingers and place a soft kiss on her nose , making her blush a light shade of pink . Even though she's upset and angry at me for leaving , I'm glad I can still make her blush . She's trying to avoid eye contact but that doesn't work with me . She gives up and look at me , then she looks at Ariel in my arms . Tears fill her eyes as she places her eyes on her . I hate when I make her cry .. I know she's tearing up because I'm a killer .

" I don't want her to follow your steps , Marshall .. " She takes Ariel away from me , taking her in her arms . I sigh as I sit down on the bed , and bury my head in my hands . I know I messed up but I don't want Fionna , Ariel or Gumball to be afraid of me . I'm still the same Marshall , I haven't changed .. I know Fionna means well , she just wants to give our daughter the best life she can have but , I don't want them to push me away cause of my actions . Ever since Fionna found out she was pregnant , she's been really overprotective of our baby . I understand , though , I'm overprotective over them , too .. that's why I did what I did .

" You know .. " I walk over to Fionna and place my hand on her waist , and kiss Ariel gently on her forehead . " I think the name Ariel would fit her well , don't you think ? " Fionna gasps as she looks up at me . I can tell something's going on . Her eyes aren't teary anymore , I can see a hint of happiness and surprisement .

" Marshall , how did you-- " She cuts herself off . She smiles up at me , and I can't help but smile back . I don't know what the heck is going on but , seeing her smile makes me happy . " Marshall , that's the exact same name I thought about for her , I even started calling her that before you came .. " As soon as she says that sentence , I can't help but to smile ; it's like we're soulmates , without talking about it , we immediately agreed on our name .

" A few nights ago , I was going through some old stuff from the war .. " I sigh as the war comes to mind . Those were some tough times for me , and for the Ice Queen ; She used to be so different , but as soon as she put that crown on , I didn't know who she was anymore . I never saw her again , but she was kind of like my mother at some point . I wish she could've met Ariel . She's met Fionna before , they used to fight a lot .. but , we never knew what happened to her . She kind of disappeared from existence " I saw the name ' Ariel ' in one of the newspapers , and I got this feeling that that should be the name for our daughter . "

Fionna smiles at me , as I give her an explanation . I'm glad she's smiling again , I know we aren't really okay right now , we still haven't talked about me killing again and stuff like that but I don't care , nothing can ruin this perfect moment . I love my family and I would do anything for them . I would even die , again , for them . Gumball is still knocked out , sleeping on the couch ; I bet he stayed up watching both of them , that's why he's so tired . I have to thank him when he wakes up , if he ever does .

I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with Fionna , and my little angel , Ariel ..