Love Bites!

Sunlight

They stood in shock for a moment as the room filled with light. Nothing had happened. Marshall's skin looked fine. Gumball gazed upon the others open chest. His V-like poked through his flannel, and his pecks were almost completely exposed. He shut the curtain and walked toward the king who had been covering his eyes from the blaring afternoon light.
"How.. do you feel?" Gumball asked horsely, his hands reaching out to examine the others skin. It was still cold to the touch, but it's grayish blue hue was gone. He wondered if it would stay like this or if perhaps it was just an after effect of the serum.
"I feel fine. I didn't really feel anything"
"Well once you go outside you'll be able to feel the warmth on your skin. You couldn't get the full experience through my balcony window" he chuckled at this and stared triumphantly at Marshall. His experiment had worked.
A resounding knock echoed through the room, pulling the boys from their thoughts. Peppermints voice wafted through the room.
"Good afternoon my prince! You're running late with your meeting with flame prince today! I came to fetch you!" Gumball's eyes widened. He'd completely forgotten.
"Oh babies! I-I hadn't realized that was today!" He turned to Marshall to excuse himself but the vampire simply smirked and waved him off.

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Marshall decided to surprise Gumball after his meeting. He made it to his home just as the sun sunk lower toward the knolls of Aaa. If Gumball wanted to be courted then that's what he was going to get! Marshall grabbed a blanket before turning to rummage through his drawers. He pulled out a very old bottle, it had the figure of a wine bottle with a stout body and thin neck but any labeling had long been rubbed off.
"I finally get to open this bad boy" He set it into a wicker basket that he had fished from his closet and floated back down stairs to the kitchen to grab glasses. Once he was packed he made his way to Gumball's kingdom. The candy people still ducked out of his way, but he was to focused on getting to his prince to really cause a ruckus.
Once he made it inside the kingdom he waited for Gumball outside of the meeting room. He beamed as the prince exited. Gumball didn't take notice of the other at first and stopped only to hold the door for the prince and who Marshall could only assume was his mother, the queen of the fire kingdom. He looked exhausted. Fire Prince took Gumball's almost glowing blue hand and pressed a respectful kiss to it. The prince blushed before seeing that peppermint saw them off. Jealously flashed through Marshall and he pulled Gumball close.
"What the glob was that about? Why was he touching you like that?" Gumball chuckled passively but Marshall only pulled him in tighter.
"Don't fret. He's just exchanging pleasantries. Now what's so important? Peppermint told me you couldn't wait in my lab"
Marshall glanced him up and down before sighing and gripping his hand. "Just follow me. Don't ask any questions". Before there were any protests he tugged his whand and the boys were off. They made their way through the kingdom and out a secret door that led through an ally and passed the wall that surrounded the kingdom. Marshall remembered sneaking Gumball out of the Candy Kingdom through those same secret passages all those years before.

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Once they arrived Gumball realized where they were going. The abandoned train station. Kids had turned it into a skate park, but the below ground area was mostly untouched. It opened into a crystal like room. Glow warms lit the crystals from the ceiling. The worms gave the room a light blue hue, which was quite beautiful at night. Luckily for the king by the time he and Gumball made it there the sun had set behind the rolling hills of Aaa. Marshall had already laid out the blanket and sat the wine basket on a far corner to give them room to sit.
"What's all this Marshall Lee?" Gumball hummed, glancing around"
"I'm courting you, like you said. It's a date or whatever" Marshall answered in a very nonchalant voice, thought internally his heart was beating rabidly. He gulped and grabbed the basket.
"This place is still just as beautiful as when we last came here.." the prince started "Its.. so odd don't you think? We didn't think it would be our last time.. but we just.. stopped. I can't imagine why looking at this place now it's.. it's so beautiful don't you think?"
"Well yeah. A beautiful place for a beautiful prince" They both burned crimson. For a fleeting moment their eyes met, but they couldn't hold the gaze and soon it fell away. Gumball glancing to the ground and Marshall busying himself as he pored their wine. "Anyway... come closer"
He handed him a half full glass and Gumball took it.
"I still came". There was silence before the boy turned to Marshall.
"I'm sorry?"
"I still came. Even when you stopped coming. It.. was lonely without you. This place reminded me of us.."
"Marshall—" The vampire quickly pressed his lips to Gumball's own. The princes eyes went wide and before he could relax into it Marshall pulled away.
"I didn't say that to make you feel guilty. I'm not much of a king, I'm never even in my kingdom but you took responsibility. You're there for your people. I.. didn't understand then but deep down I get it.. I just wanted to let you know that I never forgot what it was like being with you" He seemed out of breath as he finished talking. It was like he'd kept it in all this time and everything came tumbling out all at once.
"I'm so sorry Marshall Lee. I didn't mean to make you feel like you weren't important to me" he set his pale pink hand onto the others, giving it a light squeeze. The blush never left either of their cheeks as they spoke. Gumball sipped his wine and once they finished their glasses it was clear the air was a lot less tense. Marshall found his hand on the pretty princes thigh and Gumball found himself not wanting to push it away. This time it didn't feel like a game or a prank.
Gumball cleared his throat but his voice still came out as if it had gotten caught. "I-I'm sorry we couldn't experience the sun together today.."
"You can make it up to me Gummy~" Marshall smirked wolfishly. His free hand roamed through Gumball's bubblegum pink locks.
"Oh?"
"Mhm~" he cooed, leaning close so that their lips were almost touching once again.
"How do you propose I do that Mr. Adadeer?"
"Well I've gotta do this right" he sighed. He took the others hand and pulled him up before getting on one knee. Gumball's eyes went wide.
"M-Marshall Le—"
"Bubba Gumball" The vampire began, his voice booming off of the walls in the quiet room. "Will you make me the happiest creature in Aaa, and be mine~?"
"Y-you're doing this to make me blush! You dummy.. of course I'll be with you" Marshall stood quickly. He gripped each side of Gumball's face and kissed him passionately. They held each other close, the princes hands curled into Marshall's Flannel and the king with one hand under the others jaw and the other resting on his hip.
"Good.. I wasn't going to take no for an answer anyway" he whispered huskily before leaning back in to capture his boyfriends lips once again.