Beep. Beep. Beep.
Weary blue eyes opened slowly. They scanned the area for any sign of the disturbance. From where she lie she could see her roommate shifting in the bed across from her, there was a desk at the head of her bed where neat stacks of books and papers blocked the blinking, red '7:00'. Small hands came up and wiped the sleep from her eyes. The petite pink haired girl crawled out of bed and shut off the alarm clock with a little more force than she would normally have. "Rainie, wake up." She nudged her roommate and received a grunt in return. "We need to get ready for class." The blonde girl rolled over, eyes still closed. "Just another five minutes. Class isn't even until eight o'clock." She rolled her blue eyes and grabbed a couple of towels from the wardrobe on her side of the room. There was no use trying to wake Rainie - she would bicker until she was good and ready to wake up, at least until their new sleeping schedule sank in. The girl grabbed her key and cosmetic bag before closing the door quietly behind her and heading down the hall to the bathroom.
Bonnibel Beckmann was a sophomore in college. This was their second day back and so far it had just been the start of another monotonous year. She took pleasure in her schoolwork, sure, but she ached for something to break the mold. All her friends had a balance in their lives. Finn and Emily, Rainie and Jake, even Lucinda Peterson. Maybe she needed a relationship? Bonnie shook her head at the thought. It would just distract her from her studies. Her natural beauty allured potential boyfriends like a moth to a flame, but she had no real interest in dating. She went out with a few guys in high school to appease Rainie or her parents, but it was hardly dating. It was always the same, Bonnie would agree to go on a date and they would go to the movies or to dinner and ask her the same questions about her hobbies and her favorite things. Then the date would end with the boy walking her home and waiting at her doorstep for a kiss. She would simply tell them goodnight, thank you for the good time, and close the door behind her without a glance back at their disappointed faces. There were a few boys that she would kiss, if they were particularly sweet, but none ever gave her the 'sparks' that Rainie always described having with Jake.
Bonnie turned off the water and grabbed one of the towels that she set on the bench outside of her shower stall. She dried her body and wrapped one of the towels around her midsection. She took the second towel to her hair, and walked over to a counter with the rest of her things under her arm; looking at her reflection caused a frown to wash over her face. A slender hand ran through her hair. She hadn't noticed until now that her roots were coming back in. Although, any other person probably couldn't tell without intently scrutinizing as her natural blonde hair and the light pink mixed so well. Bonnie wrapped the towel around her hair, brushed her teeth, and applied some light eye makeup before heading back down the hall to her dorm.
"Rainie, are you awake?" Bonnie called out as she unlocked and opened the door. Rainie was sitting Indian style on her bed with her laptop open. "Good morning, Bonnie." Her Korean friend stopped typing long enough to give her friend a smile. They had been best friends since eighth grade when Rainie's family moved to the country. Bonnie introduced her to her group of friends, including Rainie's long-time boyfriend, but from that point on the girls were inseparable. They were beyond excited when they received their letters in the mail saying they both got into the same university. Bonnie dropped her towels and pulled on her pink lacy underwear. She dressed herself in white jeans, pink no show socks, and a lavender t-shirt. "Do you want to get breakfast?" Bonnie asked as she was putting on her slip on shoes. "Sure. Jake wants us to drop by after class, is that okay?" Bonnie hummed in accordance as she slipped on her pink jacket.
The door swung open, dinging a bell as it went. Bonnie waited patiently as the lovers greeted each other. Jake hadn't gotten into any college. He was a high school drop out. He wasn't unintelligent though. At one point he had been one of the top in his class and almost on the same level as Bonnie. When his parents were killed in a car accident he gave up on even showing up to school. He took up two jobs to support his little brother and became a father figure in his own way – forcing Finn to go to school and study hard. When Rainie received her acceptance letter Jake took what was left of his family's money and moved himself and his brother to the town of Ooo to be with her. He opened a coffee shop near the college so that he could be close to his girlfriend. The placement of his business was fortunate. He profited from being the only quality coffee near the university. The students flocked to his place where they were greeted with free wi-fi and enough coffee to get them through finishing their papers. Bonnie watched the couple and when they finished flirting she gave Jake a big hug.
He was shorter than her by about four inches. His dirty blonde hair tickled her nose making her giggle, when she backed away she ruffled his golden locks. Bonnie had always joked that his big brown eyes and shaggy hair made him look like a puppy. He didn't seem to ever mind. "What did you want to see us for?" Rainie finally spoke up with her usual kind smile as she took her boyfriend's hand and squeezed it. "Well," Jake started "I wanted to invite you guys to our first performance tonight!" Rainie tilted her head in confusion, but it was Bonnie who spoke up "Performance? What do you mean?" Jake held up a flyer with a big, goofy grin on his face. Bonnie took it and read aloud "Tonight at Coffee Kingdom a special performance by Marceline and The Scream Queens. Seven to nine PM. Coffee and pastries will be half off during this time." She finished and looked at him as though that didn't provide enough explanation. "Finn's handing out the flyers. I figured we could bring in a little extra cash by having some live music." He paused to take the flyer back from Bonnie. "This band is crazy popular. They get booked a lot for parties on campus, but I talked to their singer and she agreed to do a show here every week for really cheap." Jake seemed so excited, and Bonnie was excited for him. She just couldn't express it as much as she had never actually heard of the band. Rainie was jumping up and down spouting off questions before Jake could even answer them. Maybe Bonnie was just more of a recluse than she thought. Jake finally shut her up by kissing her and she calmed down although she was still visibly brimming with excitement. "Baby, you need to get to class." Jake said calmly to his starry eyed love. "I'll fill you in on the deets later." Rainie nodded and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. She turned to Bonnie and gave her a big hug and then made a beeline for the door, shouting "Bye, guys!" as she left.
Bonnie turned her attention back to her friend. "I don't have class for another hour." She started eyeing the pastry case "I am kind of hungry though." Jake nodded and put a couple of treats on a paper plate. He slid them across the counter to her. "It's on the house." Bonnie opened her mouth to protest when she heard the familiar bell ring again. She looked to the person who had just entered the quaint, little store. There was a tall, pale, skinny woman encased in long, black hair. She was wearing a red and heather grey striped sweater with black skinny jeans that were ripped in various places. She had a guitar case in one hand. Those bright green eyes met Bonnie's blue ones. At the sudden eye contact Bonnie's stomach was filled with an odd sensation that she had never experienced before. She felt warm despite the cold air that had just been let in, and she felt like the breath had been knocked out of her. This girl was beautiful beyond words. Jake's voice piped up behind Bonnie "Hey Marceline. Just set your stuff down wherever. Do you want something to drink?"
Marceline.