Adventure! [Closed: Marshall Lee, Gumball, Fionna]

[Fionna White]

Blonde hair whipped Fionna's neck as she ran against the gusts of wind. She was laughing and grinning, as she always seemed to do when outside. Cake ran alongside the girl, happy as well to be outdoors. Fionna stopped after she felt she was far enough away from the castle, and collapsed on the ground, panting hard from her vigorous run.

"Cake!" she called, and the cat responded with a meow, "This month is going to be awesome! There's so much stuff to do!" She rolled onto her stomach and gazed into her cat's eyes, her own sparkling with excitement. "Halloween's coming up! What should we dress up as?" The feline shrugged her little kitty shrug, and flicked her tail. Fionna frowned at her. "You're no help. Last year was lame, we were so... unoriginal. This year, we have to mix it up." She sat up-she just couldn't sit still-and picked up Cake. "I know, we should dress up as the opposite of us!" She grinned, but the cat stared at her in confusion. "You know, like, you could dress up as a dog, and I could be... Uh..." her brows furrowed, and she released Cake, "I dunno..."

[Barnaby Gumball]

Gumball had been heading out to study on the lawn (it was a nice day, and the light was good for reading). However, a running figure caught his attention. He shaded his eyes with one hand, peering into the distance. Recognizing it as Fionna, he smiled to himself and headed in her direction. Maybe his reading could wait until later.

[Fionna White]

In the silence, Fionna continued to think, something she rarely did. Well, she did think, just mainly about random stuff. Thinking about a Halloween costume was random enough, right? Cake pawed at Fionna, seeming to try and tell her something. Fionna looked down at her. "What is it? You got an idea?" Cake gestured her head towards an approaching figure. As Fionna looked up, a thought flashed into her head. She grinned. "Cake, I know what I wanna be."

She rose, and waved at Gumball. "Hey BG!" she called happily, "What're you doing way out here?" Her eyes fell on his bag, "Oooohh~ Came to study? Well, sorry buddy, but with me out here, you're not gunna get anything done." Her grin brightened at him.

[Barnaby Gumball]

He shook his head. "I'm aware of that fact. I planned to study, but it can wait." He had been doing a lot of studying lately, and perhaps he needed a break, because he sat down carefully on the ground, folding his legs under him. "I saw you from all the way over there. What are you up to?"

[Fionna White]

Fionna dropped down in front of him, giving Cake a chance to leap onto her shoulder. "I just wanted to be outside. You know me; I can't take being indoors for too long unless I'm gaming." She removed Cake from her shoulder and placed her in her lap. "I can understand why you'd want to come out here, it's really pretty out." She closed her eyes, as if to soak in the weather. Then, her eyes shot open once more, and she placed her hands on her knees, smiling brightly. "You know what's coming up soon, right? Something I'm really really REALLY excited about?" And she was; this was her favorite time of year, and Halloween was one of her favorite holidays. Free candy was always good for her. And dressing up. And being silly. The last part was something she did every day, but she got to be extra silly on that day.

[Barnaby Gumball]

"Hm?" He wracked his brains. Something she was really excited about...? "The pumpkin carving?" he guessed at random. She seemed competitive sometimes, so that could be a possibility!

[Fionna White]

She blinked, her smile fading. "Well, yeah... That's part of it! But come on!" She threw her arms up and flailed them a little, willing him to know what she was talking about. "It's Halloween!" She grinned and sprang up, knocking Cake from her lap. "Candy and costumes and games and parties!!" She spun around as she spoke, her excitement rushing through her body with her blood. "It's so close! Only a month away!" she stopped then, facing away from him, and glanced over her shoulder to him. She grinned. "What do you dress up as? I know what I do!"

[Barnaby Gumball]

"Hahaha...Right, Halloween." He should have guessed; the holiday was right up her alley. "I...wasn't really planning on dressing up this year." He figured they were too old for that sort of thing. Chances were that he was going to be dragged into it anyway by one of his friends.

[Fionna White]

Fionna's face fell, and her shoulders went slack. "But... Why?" She faced him. He'd always seemed to like dressing up with her. What was different now? "It's so much fun, and there's gunna be a costume dance thing, and I hate dances, but I wanna go for dressing up..." She suddenly felt silly, whining to him like a little child. If he didn't want to go and dress up, he didn't want to. She straightened up and smiled at him. "But, ah, I guess you feel too old for it... Maybe this'll be my last year, too?" She was saddened at the thought, but she didn't want to be looked down upon like she was a child over it next year.

[Barnaby Gumball]

"Don't let me stop you," he said quickly, raising his hands defensively. "I just don't see a need to dress up this year." He felt bad for upsetting her; he hadn't meant to ruin her excitement. "What are you dressing up as?" he asked as a (somewhat) change of topic.

[Fionna White]

To his question, she grinned and looked away from him, a little pink on her cheeks. "Heh, it's kind of a surprise. Cake and I are dressing up as the opposite of ourselves. If you think on that, it wouldn't be a hard guess." Fionna then brushed her hair from her face and took her seat once more. A princess is opposite enough of me, right?

Cake made her way over to Gumball, mildly upset at Fionna for allowing her to fall, and rubbed up against him. She oh-so-wished she could tell him what Fionna would be, but she couldn't quite guess herself. She was only a cat, after all.

[Barnaby Gumball]

He picked Cake up and set her down on his lap, scratching behind her ears. "The opposite?" he considered her carefully, trying to figure out what she meant. He ran through several costumes in his mind until he settled on one. "You're dressing up as a coward?"

[Fionna White]

Fionna gasped in feigned insult. "I said opposite, not impossible!!!" She laughed and shook her head. "Nope! Not a coward!" Cake mewed at her, but Fionna shook her head once more. "No way I'm telling you, cause you'd find a way to tell him." She knelt in front of him, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Give up? Cause you'll probably just have to wait until the dance~" she smiled for a moment, before it fell slightly, "Unless you're not going..?"

[Barnaby Gumball]

He just could think of anything more opposite of Fionna than a coward. He shook his head. "Alright, I give up." He was still thinking about it, however, and was only shaken out of his thoughts by her question. "I suppose I'll have to go, to help supervise. It's part of my job as prefect."

[Fionna White]

"It is? Well, at least you'll be there! Will we get to hang out?" She was excited that a dear friend of hers would be at the dance, but at the same time, she wished he didn't have to go, as a requirement. She kind of wanted him to...

She shook the thought away before it fully formed, and she continued to watch him, awaiting his answer eagerly. Cake curled up against Gumball, watching Fionna carefully. She too was thinking of what her master could possibly be, but then, the seemingly telepathic connection the two had shared for so long kicked in. If a cat could smile, she would be at Fionna, deviously.