A/N: Well, here we are guys. We have finally reached the ending to this tale and I really just gotta say.. wow. Without you guys this story wouldn't have made it to being where it is now, the characters wouldn't have grown, the story wouldn't have continued, and I wouldn't be sitting here writing my final words with this story. To all of you who have been with this story since the first prologue to this final installment and everywhere in between all I have to say is, thank you. Thank you for sticking around, thank you for enduring the long updates, thank you for the reviews, thank you for the messages, thank you for the song requests, thank you for the fan art, thank you for everything. You all are the reason I'm going to continue writing and making these stories until the day I decide I'm done for good. You've made my first full story experience amazing and I'll continue to give all that I can with each little thing I write and I hope to see some of you in my other stories as well.
So without further delay, please enjoy the final update and installment for Beauty and the Vampire Queen.
Why?
Why had it been this way for the past few months? Why couldn't she just tell Marceline and not have to endure these kinds of things alone? She knew she could tell her wife anything, but was she so ready to tell her about this now? Her wife had started working on new material for an upcoming CD with her band and they were in the process of recording a few tracks that would be released with said album, so should she really bring this up now?
Bonnibel purged the last little bit of her mid-afternoon lunch into her toilet before flushing the contents and wiping her mouth with some tissues as she stood. She walked towards her sink and turned on the faucet, pressing her lips to the cold running water and swishing around the liquid to clean out her mouth before spitting it out. As the water continued to run she glanced up in the mirror, she had her hair pulled back into a messy ponytail and wore nothing but panties and her wife's gray and red sweater. Her eyes had become a bit swollen and puffy from her crying prior to her little vomiting episode, it was a bit sore to blink but that was the least of her troubles.
Her hands gripped tightly onto the hardened sugar marble counter before she reached over and began to brush her teeth, she knew she had to tell Marceline, she knew that she couldn't keep it hidden for very long, all her notes and research pointed into one direction and it was one she wasn't ready to explain to her wife who was excited about the thought of another tour around Ooo. She could see it clear as day in her head how happy the vampire Queen was to be able to travel again, to live out on the road and play music to adoring fans who wanted more, to be the person she had dreamed of being since she was a little girl. As she spit the minty foam from her mouth into her sink she could feel her eyes beginning to water, she again washed out her mouth before standing straight and wiping her eyes against the bottom of her sleeve.
She ran a cold hand under her sweater and rubbed her slightly bulged stomach gently as she bit her lip with a weary smile before speaking.
"It's okay, we'll get through this.. we have to tell her that's all...she'll be happy to know about you.."
The candy Queen removed her hand and walked towards her chilled bedroom, she glanced out her balcony and noticed the snow falling upon her kingdom gracefully, she walked towards the closed windows and looked down at her citizens. They were all laughing and playing about in the snow, not a care to give and living their lives with all the happiness one candy person could muster. Her eyes then drug over to the outer walls where she could see Marceline playing in the snow with Finn and Jake along with her band mates, they were all having as much fun as possible and she could see it too with the smile that was spread across her wife's face. She gave a small sigh as she turned to her closet to get dressed for the weather outside.
She grabbed a thick coat and her small pink beanie as well as some jeans before closing the door, she threw her articles of clothing on the bed as she walked towards her drawers to grab a thicker sweater as well. She threw off her shirt and put on her bra before putting on an old white sweat shirt along with some socks, she grabbed her pants and then stood in front of her mirror. Slipping one leg in and then another but having a bit of trouble actually closing them, that's when her mind flashed back to last week when she was sure of what exactly was going on, but Marceline still had no idea.
The vampire Queen had seemed so happy to be without a care. Just the two of them in the snow and afterward cuddling up against each other in front of the fireplace in their room, no distractions, no one bothering them, just the two of them and they were so happy.
Bonnibel managed to close her pants as the memory faded away while she shook her head. No, she was determined to tell Marceline. She HAD to tell Marceline. Nothing was going to stop her this time, nothing was going to get in the way, and she meant that. The former princess grabbed her boots and quickly put them on along with her coat, she then tied her scarf around her neck before putting on her beanie, as she grabbed her mittens off her dresser she walked out the door. She rushed down the corridors that lead to the stairs and eventually she was out the doors, she huffed past her citizens and greeted them when they would say 'hello' or 'good day'. She was in a rush, but she wasn't going to be completely rude.
Finally she trudged past her pretzel gates and saw her friends having an all out snowball war. It was Bongo, Jake, and Finn versus Marceline, Guy, and Keila - it was cute the way they had it all set up but it just made the Queen more nervous knowing she had to ruin the fun with her potentially bad news to her wife. She walked a bit slower and observed the scene and let the older girl have a bit more fun before she had to pull her aside to have the talk.
"I, FINN THE HUMAN, DO HEREBY DECLARE WAR UPON YOU, MARCELINE THE VAMPIRE QUEEN, ON THIS DAY IN THE LAND OF OOO!" shouted Finn on top of his 'brother' high above their snow fort.
"I, MARCELINE THE VAMPIRE QUEEN, DO HEREBY ACCEPT THIS WAR AND SHALL ONLY SAY THIS, TAKE NO PRISONERS!"
Thus the small war began, the frozen water was being hurled left and right, not one body was still during this 'intense' moment and all were laughing again without a care. Bonnibel smiled from the sidelines and watched the older vampire give commands to her 'comrades in arms' during their 'fight'. They began throwing bigger snowballs and a lot faster at their opponents, practically smothering the young hero and his comrades, it wasn't until Jake had gotten smacked in the face with a large snowball from Guy did the former princess make herself known with a laugh.
Marceline glanced over at the young girl and smiled as she flew over, but Bongo took this as an opportunity to strike at his foe and take out the leader. The ghost threw a snowball at his friend and hit her directly in the back, of course in the intent of this 'act of war', Marceline faked being hit by something like an arrow or spear to the back and landed upon the ground a few feet from her wife. She clenched at her black coat and reached towards the sky.
"Bonnibel! My love! Help me!" she called out.
The newer Queen smiled as she walked towards her wife and looked down at her, "what are you doing?"
"Can't you see I'm dying here?"
"You got hit by a snowball.."
"C'mon just play along would ya?" chuckled the vampire Queen before she went back to 'dying', "Ah! The great light from Glob himself! I can see it! It's pulling me in!"
Bonnibel rolled her eyes before she decided to play along, "No! Marceline! My love! Please! Don't die!"
"B..Bonnie!? Is that you!?"
"Yes, my love! I could no longer stand the thought of you not returning home to me! I have come to save you! But it seems that I was too late!" she giggled.
"Bonnie.. they.. they got me... pretty bad.."
"No! No! I need you here! Please don't leave me!"
"Tell.. tell our people of the sacrifice I made today during the war! Tell my story for the generations of candy people and vampires to come! But I must ask one thing before I die!"
"Anything my love!"
"Kiss me you fool!"
Marceline reached up and pulled her wife down into a playful kiss before tackling her lover to the ground and proceeded to keep kissing her.
"I thought you were supposed to be dead!" laughed the candy Queen as she held her wife close.
"It's a miracle! Your kisses have saved me! Oh, Bonnibel!"
The two girls laughed and kissed once more before the vampire was hit with another snowball, causing her to glance up at her friends who were smiling.
"If you two are gonna get mushy leave!" said Keila with a laugh.
"Leave!? Why do we gotta leave!? It's our kingdom!" questioned the older Queen with a smile.
"Actually.. we do need to talk.." said the younger girl, she noticed how quickly the smile had faded across the gray face before becoming serious.
The vampire helped her wife up from the snow and walked beside her, she could see the candy girl becoming a bit tense as they walked a small distance away from their friends before stopping at a tree. The older Queen waited patiently and watched her wife pace about in the cold, she now knew something serious was going on, she was almost scared to find out what, but she knew she'd be ready to take on whatever was about to come her way. Finally, the smaller girl stopped moving before she spoke.
"Okay, what I'm about to tell you I'm just gonna be straight up about."
"Alright..?"
"I'm not gonna sugar coat anything nor beat around the bush, okay?"
"Okay."
Pink mittens began to fidget and blue eyes looked at the snow below, Bonnibel took a few deep breaths and started stalling with her news, she knew she had to tell her lover, but could she actually do it? She then saw black mittens covering her hands and glanced up into crimson eyes that looked at her worriedly.
"Bonnie.. what is it?"
The young girl sighed before finally spilling the news.
"I'm pregnant."
Marceline's eyes widened and blinked a few times before she spoke, "W...What did you just say?"
"I.. I'm pregnant."
The vampire glanced down at her wife's stomach before looking back up into blue eyes, "How far along.."
"About three months..."
"When did you.."
"A couple of weeks ago.."
The older girl took a few steps back, taking her red beanie off her head before pushing her bangs back and her breathing becoming rapid. She didn't know what to think, this was really all so sudden to her.
The candy girl just looked at her wife before clenching onto her stomach, she knew that Marceline would be shocked but she wasn't expecting a response like this. She wasn't sure if this was bad or if it was good, she needed an answer, anything, the silence was killing her as she choked back tears.
"Look, I know you were really excited to go on tour, but I didn't exactly know how soon this was going to happen either!"
Crimson eyes gazed back over to watering blue ones as the young girl continued to speak.
"I know how you had a lot of plans lined up before we even considered starting a family, I know how you were so set on seeing the rest of the world, I know you've finally reached that peak of where you want to be in life, but you can't be selfish by saying nothing and leaving me hanging here waiting and not knowing what to say or do next. I woke up scared not knowing how you were going to react to this, I've been dealing with these mid day vomiting sessions by myself while I let you work in the studio on your music. I'm not asking for much when I say - I just give me a damn response, Marceline!"
"You want a response, Bonnibel? You want a gob damn response about how I feel about you being pregnant with a child that you only JUST told me about?!"
"Yes!"
"Fine. You want a fucking response? Well here it is!"
The former princess clenched her stomach tighter, eyes shut tight, and braced herself for the worst.
"This is the greatest fucking thing that you've ever said to me and I'm excited as hell to be a mom."
Bonnibel glanced up at the vampire who had a smile upon her face, "W..what..?"
"I said I'm excited as hell to be a mom.. Bonnie.. you're baring MY child.. you're going to bring something we created together into this world and you tell me this as if I'll get mad? A tour can wait, the CD can wait, the entire world can wait.. the only thing that matters is you and this child."
"But.. you've worked so hard.. I don't want you t-"
The vampire cut off her lover with a kiss followed by a warm embrace and a smile, "It can all wait. Again, the only thing that matters is you and my own little monster on it's way."
The candy girl smiled as tears streamed down her face, she stepped up and kissed her wife again as the vampire twirled them around. As her feet touched the ground they shared another quick kiss before the older girl gave a wicked smirk.
"What..." questioned the young girl.
That's when the older Queen turned and started flying towards her friend's while shouting loudly as possible, "HEY GUESS WHAT!"
Bonnibel ran after her wife as fast as she could with a blush across her face, "MARCELINE! DON'T SAY ANYTHING!"
"WHAT! I'M NOT SAYING ANYTHING BAD! I'M JUST SAYING THAT I'M GONNA BE A MOM!"
The friends cheered and gathered around the two lovers and began congratulating them upon their soon arrival of their first child, this was a day to remember and something to be celebrated that night. Although, somewhere in Ooo something sinister was beginning and it all took place in a small cabin inside of a dark forest.
"GOB DAMMIT! YOU TOLD ME THINGS WOULD BE INSURED TO WORK!" shouted an enraged Prince Gumball to his mysterious friend, "BUT LOOK WHAT HAPPENED! SHE ENDED UP MARRYING THAT STUPID VAMPIRE AND THEY BOTH BECAME QUEEN. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW!?"
"Patience my friend, patience." said the figure in the hooded cloak, "we shall ensure that things go your way in due time."
"Oh yeah? And how is that gonna happen considering I don't have a GLOB DAMN ARM ANYMORE."
"Dear Prince, all can be fixed, if you ensure me one thing." said the figure as it rose from the shadows and stood before the young man.
"What."
"That next time, we do not fail."
"We?"
"Yes. This time I shall lend you an extra hand and we shall get what we both want."
"What do you want out of this.."
"Just the same as you.. to rid the world of that fiendish Marceline, she got me put into jail and made a fool of me. I think it's time I got back at her."
"I see.. what did she do to get you put into jail?"
"IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SHE DID."
"Okay! Fine! Gob! So you're sure we can finish her off this time?"
"Quite so."
"Alright.. then lets get started planning, friend." said the Prince with an evil smirk.
"Please, please, call me by my real name."
"Well, what's your real name?"
The shadowy figure pulled down his hood to reveal a rather long white mohawk and pointed ears as he grinned before speaking.
"My name is Ash. Lets get started shall we?
A/N: Oops. I may have thrown quite a cliff hanger to end this one huh? But if you can't guess what that means then I guess you'll just have to wait for the update on my homepage to see what it means ;3 Anyways I hope you all enjoyed this last update and hope to see you all in my next story (: so, until then.
xx Captain signing off!