AN: Hello readers! A quick note before I begin Chapter 2. It's shorter, and not a ton happens (just being honest here), but don't worry! Chapter 3 is nearly complete already, and honestly the story itself will probably done within a week or so! So enjoy, and stay tuned for more! (Also, I don't know Korean. That is the work of Google Translate, so it's not going to have the exact meaning I put in. Forgive its inadequacies. Just let Lady's actions speak for her. The meaning should come across.)


"Alright Peebs, check this out!" Finn hopped a few inches off the ground, landing back down with a swing of his arm, a wooden paddle in his hand making contact with a small white plastic ball. The ball smacked down onto a table with crooked white lines drawn on it before popping up and hitting Jake square in the face, lodging itself in his forehead. Jake simply stuck his thumb into his mouth and blew, popping the ball back out and back towards Finn. They continued on like this, Bubblegum watching happily from the side.

A few days had passed since her shouting match with Marceline, and the Princess was happy for anything to take her mind off of it. Not that this was their first incident, but generally she wasn't already in a foul mood when they crossed paths. Sometimes they even managed to get along for a few minutes, though even that was usually after a fight, much like their incident with the Door Lord. She let out a sigh at the memory. Why couldn't they always get along like that? She didn't enjoy their constant fighting, but something about Marceline just made her furious. Just looking at the scraggly "Vampire Queen" got her blood boiling. What kind of "Queen" runs... flies... around in ragged clothes, playing awful music and sucking the red out of whatever she pleases? Just thinking about it was starting to make her angry.

"Uh, PB?" The Princess snapped back to the present at the sound of Finn's voice, standing awkwardly in front of her, trying to get her attention. "You, uh, kind of spaced out there for a minute. I was trying to ask you a question."

"My apologies, Finn. I have a lot on my mind, but that is no reason to ignore my friends. What is it?"

"We're gonna have an awesome party tomorrow night, and I was asking if you wanted to join us! You seem kind of wound up." Finn smiled kindly at her. It was a nice gesture, but the Princess hated letting other people feel bad for her. She shouldn't need anyone to do that. However, she smiled and stood, nodding her head.

"That sounds wonderful. I would be happy to attend. But I think for now I should be getting back home. It was a pleasure as usual to... hang out with you guys."

"Yo, hold up Princess." Jake stretched an arm around to stop her from walking off. "You don't gotta walk home. Let me just call up Lady. She'll give you a ride." Jake had already pulled out a phone and started dialing.

"Oh, there's no need for that... I can walk home just f-" Before she could finish objecting, Jake hung up his phone and started talking over her.

"Don't even worry Princess, Lady says she'd be happy to. She's already on her way." Within a few short moments, the Rainicorn was slowly descending towards them from the sky.

"인사말 핀, 제이크, 공주!" She happily greeted her three friends, settling next to Jake and giving him a soft smooch on the cheek. Jake blushed and giggled softly, speaking up quickly before they got too into themselves.

"Alright Lady, the Princess needs to get home for whatever smart person thing she's doing. If you hurry, you can get back and we can have some alone time. How's that sound?" He then leaned in and whispered something in her ear, to which she smiled wide and nodded enthusiastically, quickly moving to the Princess and allowing her to climb onto her back. As the two took off into the air, Finn pulled out a piece of paper and checked off the first name on a list.

"Alright! Next up, Wildberry Princess!"

Arriving back in her bedroom through the window, Bubblegum thanked her friend for the ride, ensured her that she was fine, and waved goodbye as Lady Rainicorn flew off back towards Finn and Jake's treehouse. Once she was out of sight, Bubblegum closed her window and curtains, quickly collapsing onto her bed.

"A party... Maybe that will help me clear my thoughts..." she muttered quietly to herself, drifting off to sleep still fully clothed.