Chapter 1- Marceline

I woke with a jolt. Sweat poured off my slim pale body. I glanced at my clock 3 A.M. it read. I groaned and slowly got up. I walked over to the bathroom and turned on the light. I hissed at the bright light. I stared at myself in the mirror. My mane of black scene hair was almost down to my butt and I had crimson eyes. I smiled warily to myself. "Fake" a voice echoed in my head. My overly long canines gleamed. I fixed my hair and splashed cold water on my face. "It was just a dream..." I thought quietly. "You know what happened…" the cold voice echoed in my head. I shook myself and went back to bed.

My alarm buzzed. I jumped out of bed and went in and showered. I let the warm water pound over my sore body. I got out and dried off. There were bags underneath my eyes. I groaned and put on my clothes. Red shirt, black skinny jeans and a leather jacket where part of my selection. I blew my hair dry and teased it. I put on my eye liner and makeup. I look decent at least I thought. I puffed out air and walked out of my bathroom and into my kitchen. I ate breakfast in silence. School started at 8 A.M. and it was only 7 A.M. I had time to play! I grinned and ran over to my axe-bass. I strummed absent mindedly and hummed a song I couldn't quite remember.

I started walking to school alone. The air had a rainy smell to it. After a 15 minute walk, I was finally there. I smiled as I saw my friends. Keila bounced over and grinned.

"Hi!" She squealed.

I laughed "Hey K!"

Guy came over and wrapped his arms around Keila. "Sheesh, they are such PDA's!" I thought. Bongo, or as I call him, Boo slouched over.

"Hey Marce" he mumbled.

"Hi Boo. And Guy" I said.

"We have band practice today" Keila said.

"As if I would ever forget…" I rolled my eyes.

The bell rang and I turned and walked into the school, flipping my hair. I sat down in my seat and I glanced over at my bud Finn.
"Hey" I grinned, flashing my canines.

"Hey Marce. Jake's sick today. I heard there's gonna be a new student coming in today!" Finn said

"Any idea who?" I asked

"Dunno…" he trailed off.

The teacher walked in and started calling attendance.

"Marceline Abadeer?"

"Here!" I said.

Mr. Petrikov started the lesson, (Math! Eww!) after calling attendance. I fell asleep, thinking of music and lyrics. The bell rang and I jumped up and grabbed my bags and dashed out the door. My eyes racked through the hallway. I saw a face I didn't know. I raised an eyebrow and walked to her.

"Hello" I said.

The pink haired girl turned around slowly and looked at me. "Hi" she spoke quietly.

"Welcome to Ooo high school!" I exclaimed.

"Thanks..." She spoke quietly again.

"What class you have next? I asked.

"Social studies" She said.
"Awesome! Me too! Oh and by the way, I am Marceline! What's your name?" I asked.

"Bubblegum" she said

"Bubblegum?" I tilted my head.

"Yeah, it's my nickname" She said and smiled.

She looked pretty when she smiled. I grinned back and grabbed her arm.

"Let's go!" I howled.

She giggled and we walked to class. Mrs. Trunks was not there today, and there was a substitute sleeping in her desk.
"Well looks like we got a free period" I said.

"Yup" Bubblegum said, pulling out a notebook and began to take notes.

"What's that?" I asked

"Science notes" She said blushing. "I'm kinda a nerd…" she trailed off

"Hey, it's okay! I'm the band freak of the school" I flashed my canines and did the devil sign.

"I don't think you're a freak" She said.

"Well I don't think you're a nerd, although, I don't know how you can concentrate on something so boring for so long!" I exclaimed.

"It's not boring!" She defended.

I laughed "Sureee" I said sarcastically.

"How old are you Marceline?" She asked.

"I'm 18. How old are you Bubblegum?"

"16…" She trailed off.

"You're a genius! What school did you come from!?" I said excitedly.

"I actually was home schooled by my butler." She said.

"You have a butler?!" I said in awe.

"Yeah, he's a nice guy. Plus, it helps that my parents are quite ingenious in the scientific world." She said.

I sniffed. "I live alone."

Her eyes widened, "Alone?" She whispered.

"Yeah. My mom died when I was young, and my dad and I aren't that close" I said.

"I'm sorry" She said, not knowing what to say.

"It's fine. Not your fault. I got my friends, and my music. I have all that I need" I said grinning.

"Everything?" She asked.

Confused I tilted my head. "What?"

"You don't have a boyfriend?" She asked hesitantly.

"I used to. His name's Ash. He was an okay guy, but not the one for me, ya know?" I said, not wanting to get into the bitter details of my horrible breakup with Ash.

"I wouldn't know… I have never had exposure to… males" She said slowly.

I raised an eyebrow. "Really?" I asked

"Yeah."

"Well any guy here would be lucky to have you" I said, doing my half smile.

"You think so?" She asked.

"Totally, you're gorgeous!" I exclaimed.

She blushed and went back to her notes. I looked down at my notebook and started writing lyrics and poems. I sighed with boredom and looked at the clock. 5 minutes of class left until third period. I looked around the classroom and started tapping my desk like a drum. I slowly started humming and let my voice spread out in the noisy classroom.

"Here I am, once again. Feeling lost, but now and then. I breathe it in, to let it go. And you don't know where you are now or what it would come to if only somebody could hear. When you figure out how. You're lost in the moment, you disappear" I sang loudly.

Bubblegum looked up from her notes and stared at me.

"That was…beautiful!" She exclaimed.

I grinned. "I'm part of a band. I can scream too!" I said.

"Scream?" She asked.

"Get on your knees, OH!" I screamed.

Bubblegum's eyes widened. "How can you do that?" She asked

"Dunno, I was born this way" I said laughing.

The bell rang out, interrupting our conversation. I stood up and said bye to Bubblegum. Third period was boring, and it was biology. Fourth, was English, and it was slightly interesting. Fifth period was Spanish, and the teacher is a psycho, so it was hell. After fifth period, it was lunch.

I spotted Bubblegum sitting by herself. I scratched my head and blushed. I slowly walked over to her. She turned around, saw me, and grinned.

"Hey" she said, smiling.

"Want to sit at our table?" I asked.

She hesitated "Uh…Sure."

I laughed "They don't bite, I promise" I flashed my canines and Bubblegum blushed.

She followed me over to our table, where Guy, Keila, and Boo were sitting. I sat down on the empty side of the table, inviting Bubblegum to sit down.
I pointed "That's Guy. The girl sitting next to him is Keila, and they are dating. Bongo is sitting on the other side of Guy, but I call him Boo." I said

Guy was staring at Bubblegum. I narrowed my eyes at him.

"H-Hi" Bubblegum stuttered.

"Nervous?" Keila asked, smiling.

"Sort of. First time being at a public school." Bubblegum said.

"It must be different for you" Keila said.

"Yeah, it is. But I like it" Bubblegum looked at me. I pointed to a spot next to me and she sat down. I took out an apple from my lunch and bit into it.

"Hey Marceline, why do you have such long canines?" Bubblegum asked.

I shrugged "Genetic mutation?"

"Hmm interesting…" Bubblegum said, taking notes into her notebook.

"Do you have anything for lunch?" I asked.

"No…" she said "I forgot."

I gave her all of my lunch. "I'm not that hungry" I said.

I brushed the hair out of my face and tucked it behind my elfish ears. Bubblegum, once again, stared.

"Genetic mutation" I repeated again.

She smiled and took more notes. The sun glared in my eyes, and I knew they looked redder than they usually do.

"You are quite remarkable!" Bubblegum exclaimed, staring at my eyes, my teeth, and my ears.

Guy and Keila laughed and Boo did his deep chuckle. "I guess I am" I smirked.

Suddenly, a boy tripped over my chair. I quickly looked down at him. It was Finn. He was a very balanced and sturdy kid, and I knew he did not fall on his own. I stood up, staring right at the culprit. A couple of jocks had tripped him, and I walked over to them.

"You realize that kid is my friend?" I asked.

They immediately stopped laughing at Finn and they looked at me with fearful eyes.

"Remember the last time somebody messed with Finn?" I asked. "Remember Ash?" I said.

"Y-yeah Marceline" the lead jock said. "We won't mess with your pal anymore."

"Good" I said turning away.

I sat back down at the table and Bubblegum looked at me.

"You sure know how to handle yourself" she said quietly.

I laughed and said sadly "I wish I could take care of myself…"

The bell rang for sixth period. It was gym! I howled with excitement. I ran into the school and got changed.

The game of the day was dodge-ball. I grinned as I saw Bubblegum entering the gym. I silently cheered inside of my head. Time to be a showoff I thought. I was on Bubblegum's team (Thankfully!) so I didn't have to get her out. I took a deep breath; this was my favorite class besides my elective, genetic mutations.

The teacher blew the whistle. I ran forward and grabbed two balls. I immediately ran back, looking at a victim. Finding him, I launched my first ball, hitting him square in the chest. Somebody threw a ball at my head and I dropped my other ball and caught the ball sailing towards my head. I bent down and picked up both of them. A rain shower of balls came over to me, and I blocked every single one of them. The lead jock from lunch was on the other side. I grinned as I aimed both of my balls at his chest and foot. He jumped up so the bottom one wouldn't hit his foot, but he fell right into my trap. The ball hit him in the chest, and he flew backwards. I laughed inside of my head as I grabbed a ball. A ball was going to hit Bubblegum. My protective instincts took over. The jocks were trying to hurt her. I snarled and dived in front of her, taking the ball to the gut. I grunted as it hit me, and then more balls rained down. Trust me, these balls hurt, and I didn't want Bubblegum to get hurt. I crouched over her as the balls rained down. One hit me on the head, and that's an illegal move, so the other guy got out. I slowly got up and a ball came, sailing at my chest, dumbfounded, I let the ball hit me.

I swore and walked out of the main part of the gym. Standing on the sidelines, I watched as my team began losing. I had to resist the urge to go out and protect Bubblegum. A ball hit her on the foot, and the match was over.

"Rematch" The teacher said.

I grinned as I put the balls back on the middle line. The teacher blew the whistle and once again I ran forward. This time, we won the game.

I was drenched in sweat. It was time to shower. I stripped and walked into the shower. I shampooed my hair and conditioned and washed my body. I quickly turned the water off. I grabbed a bra and panties, and put them on and walked out of the shower. Bubblegum was right there. I flexed my abs, my 4 pack shining. She stared at them and then looked up to my face, blushing. I grinned and winked.

"You must work out!" She said.

"I most certainly do." I said, putting a wolfish smile on, while flexing my arm muscles.

"I have never seen a girl as in shape as you are…" She said, blushing.

"I take it upon myself to take care of myself." I said curtly.

"You can tell" she said laughing, and stepping into the shower closing the curtain.

I got dressed and blow dried my hair and reapplied my makeup. I waited until she was done, and she came out in just her bra and panties. I looked over her. I was impressed. Her stomach was flat, but not muscular. She had curves, and they were great. I raised an eyebrow and did a half smile. She looked up at me and blushed (again!) and giggled.

"Thanks for saving me today" She said, a twinkle in her eye.

"No problem Bubblegum" I said "It's my instincts to protect a friend"

"I'm your…friend?" She asked slowly.

"Certainly" I said.

"What sports do you do to get so…fit?" She asked, looking down at my abs again.

"Well I do, track and weight training" I said. "And I took self defense classes."

"I don't do any sports" She said laughing.

"It's okay; you're smarts make up for it"

"You're too sweet Mar Mar" she said

Now it was my turn to blush. "I-I am actually not that nice to everybody."

"I'm sure you have reason" She said quickly.

"I do." I said distinctly.

We walked out of the shower room together, and walked to our final class together, Genetic Mutations. The class was amazing, and it was over way too quickly. The bell rang and I said bye to Bubblegum, giving her my number.
"Text me" I said.

"I will" she promised.

I saw Keila and followed her over to Boo and Guy. We stayed and practiced in the auditorium for at least 2 hours.

I walked out of school, feeling for the first time in 6 years, happy.