You Make Me Feel Alive , Again .

Chapter Fourteen : True Colors .

Fionna's Point of View

So , it's been about five days since Marshall came back from .. whatever he was doing . And , I'm finally out of the hospital . Okay , yes , I may be out of the hospital but Gumball insisted for us to stay at the castle for as long as we wanted . My stab wound healed completely and I feel normal again . Both Gumball and Marshall are obsessed with Ariel , that's what we decided on naming her .

I still can't believe that both me and Marshall thought about the same name for her , it sounds crazy but I honestly feel like we're soulmates after that . I know its a bit weird because we're both vampires , but its just insane how we didn't have to talk to figure it out together .

Of course , we have our own privacy , now . Gumball kindly gave us our own room and the baby , and he promised that he would check up on us as soon as he had an empty space on his busy schedule ; it's true , Gumball stopped working for a couple of days because he was taking care of me and Ariel , while Marshall was gone , that's why he's extremely busy , now . He does have a lot of responsibilities and duties to attend to , he needs to catch up again .

Right now , I'm laying down on the bed . Marshall isn't here right now , but he'll be back . He told me that he had to go back to the Nightosphere , where the Vampire Kingdom is to check up on things . I still feel a little bit weird about letting him go out alone , but I know he's not going to kill , again ; he's only killed once , and that was .. really uncalled for . For now , I'm not going to stress out about it , I'm just going to enjoy my free time with Ariel .

I turn to my side as I grab her little hand , she's laying right beside me on the bed . She looks up at me and smiles softly . I can't help but to smile back at her , a few tears of joy rolling down my cheeks . I know I've been crying a lot but , can you really blame me ? I just had a baby a few days ago , and I think that's one of the best things someone could ever experience . Ever since I was a little human , I knew I wanted to have my own family in the future ; yeah , I didn't know I was going to end up being a vampire or having a baby with Marshall but I'm glad all of it happened . I have no regrets .

Yeah , it was a little unexpected at first . But , I'm grateful for meeting him . I still remember that night like if it was yesterday . That night when I first looked into Marshall eyes , those black and red eyes that made me fall for him immediately . I still can't believe that I had sex with Marshall in one of my missions , how unprofessional of me ! But it's okay , if it wasn't for that night , Ariel wouldn't be here . And believe me , now , I can't imagine my life without her .

" How's my little princess ? " I softly talk to her , gaining a soft giggle from her . She likes it when we talk to her , or when we interact with her . Even though she was born five days ago , she has learned so much ; even though we don't know if she's human , a vampire or both .. she still has vampire blood in her , which means that they learn stuff really fast , faster than a regular human baby .

I must admit , she's the most beautiful girl in the world . I have never seen another baby like her . Of course , she's unique but , I've never seen another baby like her ; it's crazy how she looks like both of us . She does have a lot of my features , but I feel like she looks more like Marshall . Either way , she's beautiful .

" Hello . " Gumball peeks his head into the room , gaining a soft wave from me . He walks into the room and immediately smiles as he sees Ariel on the bed . He lifts her up high up and kisses her cheek a couple of times . She squeals of excitement and I can't help but to smile . " How are my little princesses ? " Gumball looks over at me , and sees me blushing ; I know he's my best friend and stuff but yes , he does make me blush and he does make me smile .

A few minutes later , Marshall comes into the room . I'm glad to have him back , but it does scare me that he did something other than go to the Nightosphere . Either way , I'm just glad he's back with us . He gently places a kiss on my forehead and walks over to Gumball , who still has Ariel in his arms . Marshall gently places a kiss on her forehead and pats Gumball on his back , softly .

" Gumball , can you take Ariel for a moment , please ? " Marshall gives him a pleading look , almost like he wants some privacy ; just the two of us . Gumball nods and smiles before leaving with Ariel , closing the door behind him . Marshall stands in front of me while I sit on the bed , he looks down at me and I can almost feel like he's nervous and he has something on his mind .

" What is it , baby ? " I stand up and cup his face in my hand , rubbing my thumb on his cheek . His cheek turns red and warms up my hand , which shows me that he's blushing . He sighs as he takes my hand away from his cheek , almost acting like he doesn't want me to touch him . He walks away to the other side of the room and lays on the wall . I know something's wrong with him but , I don't wanna force him to talk about it .

" Fionna , I have to tell you something .. " He starts out , and I can feel his voice start to shake . I'm scared of what he's going to say , but I know I'm not supposed to jump into conclusions . I sigh and let him continue " After you left to go to the store , I did something very bad .. " His voice cracks and I can tell he's about to cry . I can feel it , too but I'm gonna keep them in .

Slowly , he started to tell me what he did after I left . He told me how he broke our promise , the promise we made when we found out that we were pregnant with Ariel ; he promised me that he was going to stop killing innocent humans and animals for fun . He told me that he was worried about me but didn't bother to look for me , or even try . He also told me that Gumball found him right after what he did and Gumball set him in his place . He talked for about an hour , I just stayed quiet and looked at the ground . I know I shouldn't overreact but , he still lied to me and he still broke our promise .

" Fionna , please say something .. " Marshall approaches me and grabs my hands , kneeling in front of me . I take his hands away from mine , and avoid eye contact with him . It hurts that after everything I've done for him , he still can't stop his bad habits ; maybe , I'm not worth it . " Your silence is killing me .. "

" I have nothing to say to you .. " I stand up , and get ready to leave . I walk towards the door and open it , I look back and look at Marshall ; he's in the middle of the room , looking at me with tears rolling down his eyes . I have to be strong for Ariel . I don't want my daughter to look at me like this , I don't want to feel weak anymore . I'm not gonna overreact , but that doesn't mean I'm not hurt by his actions ; I specifically told him that I didn't want him to do that stuff anymore , because of Ariel . I don't want Ariel to grow up and kill . I don't want my babygirl to get addicted to the taste of fresh blood from the vein ; I don't want my daughter to grow up around such a toxic and fucked up environment .

I close the door behind me , and walk towards Gumball's room . I don't know what I'm going to do about Marshall , but I just need some time to process everything ..

I need some time away from you , Marshall ..