Chapter 9:

Author's POV:

After his date with Fionna, FP kindly escorted her back to her tree-house for her to get ready for the ball. Although it wasn't due for another 2 hours, but Cake insisted she came back early.

"Bye Fionna!" Flame Prince waved at the girl, as they got to her door.

"Bye Flame Prince!" She replied and waved back. Before he could turn around and leave, she quickly hugged him and went into the tree-house. He was left blushing and staring at her door. When he finally came to his senses, he left in a trail of flames and travelled across the Grasslands to his cave.

Flame Prince POV:

I got caught off guard when she hugged me; I snapped out of it and quickly went back to my cave. Flamba was there waiting for me. When she noticed me, she quickly perked up and smiled, exited.

"Ooooh, how'd your date go your highness?"Flamba asked me, eager to know.

"It was wonderful! I think it went quite well...Do you think she likes me...?" I replied, nervously.

"Of course she likes you!" Flamba said excitedly, jumping up and down.

"You really think so?" I asked.

"Yes! She totally likes yous! Now get ready for the ball!" Flamba said and my heart stopped. The ball...I totally forgot!

Fionna's POV:

I quietly entered the tree-house, as I didn't want to face Cake's wrath just yet... I made it to my room, I thought I was in the clear...Then I saw Cake standing there, tapping her foot arms crossed looking at me with narrowed eyes.

"Oh, um... hi Cake!" I greeted her nervously.

"Don't you 'Hi Cake' me!" She replied in her sassy voice. "He didn't hurt you did he?" She continued, her voice now switching to concern.

"No Cake, I'm fine!" I assured her.

"Well in that case..." She began, sitting on my bed and gesturing me to sit next to her. "Tell me all about it!" She said.

"What?" I asked, surprised she wasn't mad at me.

"Go on girl! A date's a date!" Cake said, pushing me to tell her.

"Well, alright..." I said and began explaining my day. "He took me on an adventure to this cool dungeon and we had fun with the traps. He gave me this cool dagger we found at this one room and it's awesome! We then had a picnic, gazed at the clouds and that he showed me a few fire tricks. He then showed me the latest trick he learned..." I said and Cake cut me off.

"Oh! What was it?" she asked me excitedly.

"Oh...well it was a flame shield." I told her hesitantly 'Should I tell her about the kiss?' I thought to myself and blushed. Cake must've noticed because she got mad.

"He kissed you?"She asked, for what must have been the third time in the last two days.

"Y-yes..." I confessed, not looking at her.

"Wait until I get my claws on him!" She said angrily, taking her claws out.

"But the other two kiss me too Cake!" I defended, before she hurt anyone.

She suddenly calmed a bit down and mumbled "What is it with boys and kissing these days!?"

I sighed and said to her. "Listen Cake, when I was with Gumball I was comfortable, like with a friend. I wasn't nervous around him and my heart...sure it beat a little faster and I blushed a little when he kissed me but...not like before. With Marshal, well I blushed more, my heart speed up a little more too, but he still felt like a friend or a crush..." I said and looked at Cake. I took a deep breath and continued. "But with Flame Prince, it's different...When I'm with him, I get butterflies in my stomach, I blush uncontrollably and my heart beats so fast I think it's gonna pop out of my chest...!" I continued and Cake just stared at me.

"Girl, you really like him don't you?" Cake asked me.

"Yes..." I said and turned to look at her.

"Baby, he really likes you too. I'm sure of it!" Cake told me.

"Yeah, I know..." I replied in a daze, remembering that FP kissed me. Cake just ignored me and proceeded looking for something in the closet.

"Whatcha looking for Cake?"I asked her and a grin was plastered on her face. I then realised what she was going to do...

"Oh no!" I said horrified and backed away slowly.

"Oh come on babycakes!" My feline sister insisted. Before I could run away, she got a hold of me and the next thing I know I was in a dress! A DRESS!

"Cake! You know I hate dresses!" I wined, not daring to look at myself in the mirror.

"Oh honey you look beautiful in that dress!" She said and pushed me in front of a mirror. "Here look!" She insisted and I slowly opened my eyes. What I saw shocked me. 'Is that me?' I thought as I looked at my reflection. Cake put me in a strapless, light blue dress that had a slightly darker blue ribbon tied in a bow round my waist. It went down to my ankles and it suited my figure perfectly.

"Wow..." I managed to say.

"Now let's do something about your hair!" Cake said and took of my bunny hat.

"M-my hair!?" I asked. "Can't I just leave it in my hat?"I begged, but Cake already got started. I felt her cutting it and brushing it. When she was done I looked in the mirror once again and saw my once extremely long and wild hair now cut down to my waist and slightly curled and the bottom. I stared in awe, not believing that was actually me. Cake managed to put some make-up on me and soon we we're off to the Candy Kingdom.

When we finally arrived at the castle doors I felt really nervous. I quietly pushed them open and quietly walked inside.

"Good luck baby!" Cake whispered and in no time at all, Cake left to find LM and left me alone...again... When I walked inside I felt everyone's eyes on me. I was nervous before, but when I saw the guys, I got even more nervous, if that was possible. Prince Gumball was greeting his guests, but stopped when he saw me. I saw him walking towards me and tensed.

"Boo!" I heard someone suddenly say and I jumped. I then heard I familiar chuckle and realised it was Marshal Lee...who else?

"Hey Bunny!" He said in a low voice.

"H-hey Marshal!" I greeted, trying to hide my nervousness.

"Fionna, are you wearing a dress? Wow, you look...hot." Marshal said and I blushed.

"Um, thanks...Cake made me wear it..." I replied. I was distracted by Marshal and I didn't even get a chance to look for FP. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see Prince Gumball had made his way across the room and was now a few steps away.

"Hello Fionna!" He said cheerfully as he made his way towards me. Then he saw Marshal and immediately frowned. "Oh, hello Marshal Lee..."He said, trying to keep a fake smile.

"H-hello Gumball!" I replied, smiling nervously.

"I'm glad you made it." He said to me, completely ignoring Marshal. I gave him a smile and he then noticed what I was wearing. He too, was surprised that I was wearing a dress, since I avoided them at all cost.

"F-F-Fionna, you look absolutely stunning this evening." He said, looking at me.

"T-thank you Gumball..." I replied, blushing again. Just then, I noticed the boys glaring daggers at each other. Then they both looked at me and their expressions softened.

"Fionna would you like to dance?" "Fi, wanna dance with me?" They both spoke in unison. They turned and glared at each other again.

"I asked her first!" They argued in unison again.

"No way! I did!" Marshal snapped.

"I'm afraid you're sadly mistaken, Marshal. I asked her first." PG snapped back. I was standing there looking at them fighting, not knowing what to do...It was kind of awkward. Suddenly, I felt heat from behind me. I turned round to see FP, walking towards me.

"Hi Fionna..." He said shyly and smiled.

"Oh, hi Flame Prince!" I said shyly and returned the smile.

"Would you like to dance?" He asked. I could tell he was nervous.

"Um, sure." I replied and he immediately smiled. He cast a flame shield on me and took my hand. He let me to the dance floor and put his hand around my waist, the other still holding my hand. I placed my other hand on his shoulder. I was lost in his eyes and I felt like it was just me and him, the world around us just faded. We were waltzing around the room, I could feel staring at us, but I didn't care. I was with Flame Prince.

Marshal's POV:

I was arguing pointlessly with Gumbutt. I was just about to punch him in the gut and go to Fi, when I turned round though I saw her dancing with the Matchstick! ' He must have asked her while we fighting...' I thought to myself as a stared angrily at his direction. Gumwad was just talking to me, completely oblivious to what was happening.

"Marshal are you listening?" He asked me, I ignored him and kept thinking of ways to kill the Fire-freak. Not literally of course...

Prince Gumball's POV:

I was telling Marshal that I was going to dance with Fionna tonight whether he likes it or not.

"Marshal are you listening?"I asked him and he just ignored me. He was staring angrily at the dance floor. I followed his gaze and saw the Flame Prince dancing with...Fionna! How dare he dance with her? I was just as angry as Marshal Lee now and we were both watching them dance. I had to admit, I wasn't just mad...I was jealous and so was Marshal...

Flame Prince POV:

I saw Fionna just standing there, watching the Gummy prince and the vampire fighting. I could tell she was rather uncomfortable so I walked towards her. As soon as she saw me, she smiled and I asked her to dance. We were waltzing and in no time I was lost in her blue, wonderful eyes. Her long hair, her dazzling eyes, her blushing cheeks, her soft lips... She was beautiful...

"You look beautiful tonight Fionna..." I said, blushing slightly.

"Thanks..." She replied blushing more. Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the vampire and Pinky glare daggers at me. I ignored them and continued dancing with Fi. When the song ended, we were still in each other's arms. We both blushed and hesitantly let go.

"Fionna, would you like to go for a walk outside with me?" I asked her. She blushed and shyly answered.

"S-sure..." She replied and i took her hand; luckily the shield hadn't worn of yet. We went outside the castle and into the castle gardens. We walked in silence through the rose filled garden, until I spoke.

"Fionna, I have something for you..." I told her and reached into my pocket. She looked at me curiously, until a got out a blue box.

Fionna's POV:

I looked at him with curiosity as he got out a blue box from his pocket. He gave it to me and gestured for me to open it. When I did I saw the most beautiful necklace I've ever seen. It was a simple golden chain and hanging on the end of it was a red gem. Like the one Flame Prince has on his forehead.

"You like it?" He asked me, hopefully.

"I-I-I love it..."I said looking up at him. He took the necklace and put it around my neck. I could fell his hot touch and I could tell the flame shield was wearing off. Fortunately he noticed too and he quickly put the necklace on me. He then stood in front of me and looked into my eyes, as I looked into his. We started leaning in, but I quickly stopped myself before I could get burnt. He looked at me confused.

"What's wrong?" He asked me and I looked down. He held out his hand towards me and I looked at it confused.

"Trust me." FP said and I hesitantly took it. I closed my eyes; ready for the burn, but his hand wasn't hot...it was warm. I looked up at him and he smiled.

"Your necklace works as a flame shield..." He answered, seeing my confusion.

"Oh..."I said blushing. He pulled me gently towards him and put his other hand on my back.

"Flame Prince I-"I began but he cut me off, pressing his lips to mine. I put my arms around his neck and he put both hands around my waist, holding me close. I closed my eyes and melted into the kiss. After awhile he broke the kiss and we gasped for air.

"What were you going to say?" He said between breaths.

"I was saying I really like you. I liked you from the start..." I said trailing off.

"Fionna, I liked you from the moment I saw you in the forest. They way you swing your sword, the way you jump at the sight of adventure... You know what? Fionna I don't think I like you at all..."He said and I was confused...What?

"What?" I asked him and he chuckled.

"Fionna, I don't like you...I-I think I'm in love with you." He continued and I blushed.

"I-I love you too." I replied and then I knew that that he definitely was the one. We kissed again and walked back to the ball. When we got back I saw Marsh and PG staring at us. Then, I realised that we were still holding hands. PG came up to us followed by a confused Marshal.

"Fionna, is this your decision?" He asked me, quite sad. FP looked down at me and I answered.

"Yeah PG...I hope you guys are ok with it..."I said looking at Marshal and PG.

"Of course we're ok with it Fi." Marshal said and stepped forward.

"We can still be bros, right?"I asked them nervously.

"Absolutely bunny!" Marshal said with a smirk and looked at Gumball.

"Yes Fionna, we can still be friends." PG answered with slight disappointment in his voice, but he wore a smile.

"Thanks guys!" I replied and hugged them both. "You're the best bros ever!" I exclaimed and Marshal chuckled.

"Hey Fionna?" Gumball asked me.

"Yeah PG?" I replied stepping back next to Flame and holding his hand.

"Aren't you...um, burning?" He asked me, looking at our intertwined hands.

"Yeah, but I'm getting use to it..." I said, without any emotion, waiting to see their reactions.

"Fionna!" They replied in unison. Marshal looked angry and surprised, while PG looked worried and fearful. Flame chuckled.

"What are you laughing at Fire-freak?"Marshal snapped.

"Calm down Marsh..."I said with a chuckle. "I was just kidding!" Now laughing at his and PG's expressions.

"What?" They both replied.

"He gave me this necklace. It works like a flame shield only it doesn't wear off." I explained.

"Oh..."Marsh said.

"I see, clever..."Gumball said, doing his science-y thing.

"Seriously guys, I would never hurt Fionna. She's too important to me." He said looking into my eyes, he kissed me on the cheek and I blushed.

"So..." Marshal began, breaking the awkwardness "Are we going to party or what?" He exclaimed taking out his axe-bass.

"Marshal this is a ball, I don't think-"Gumball began but Marshal cut him off.

"Don't be such a fancy-pants Gumbutt. Chill..."Marshal said a floated over the crowd. He started playing a fast song and all the quests started dancing to the beat. I soon grabbed FP and we raced towards the dance floor. We started dancing and having fun, while PG was a bit ticked off, but he soon joined in.

"Hey! Wait for me!" He yelled and began dancing with the rest of the guests.

We spent the night dancing away and just enjoying being in each other's company.

"Hey Flame?"I asked my boyfriend. I like saying that...

"Yes Fi?" He replied taking my hands in his.

"I'm really glad you came tonight..." I said and trailed off.

"Me too. I wouldn't miss this for the world." I told me sweetly.

"I love you." I said, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I love you more..."He said with a smirk, wrapping his arms around my waist.

"No you don-"I began to argue but he stopped me, by pressing his lips to mine. I kissed him back passionately and smiled. This was a start of a beautiful, ever lasting relationship...

A's note: Here's the final chapter! Hope you liked it! Feel free to review! ;)