Chapter 2

Written to "We are Complicated" a fan made (not by me) mash up of Avril Lavigne's "Complicated" and Taylor Swift's "We are never getting back together"

— Flashback —

Marceline leaned back in her chair as she floated above the ground. Chemistry was always a drag and it felt as if the class lasted for forever because of PB's constant questions and commentary about the subject. She rolled her eyes as PB raised her hand again. A few of her friends elbowed her and handed her a straw. She smiled as she took a bite of her notebook and blew a spit ball at PB's hair. PB gasped and shook with anger as Marceline and her gang laughed. Pepper tried to get the ball out of PB's hair while PB glared at the gang in the back. The teacher continued to lecture, until there were 30 minutes left in the class.

"Class as you know, for the final you and another person will have to create a project for our Science Fair. I will choose the pairs. Yes Bubblegum?"

"Although I respect your decision, as you know, studies show that students that who are able to choose their partner normally tend to be more successful in the task given. Therefore I would like to repeal you decision-"

"Princess Bubblegum and Marceline Abadeer," interrupted the teacher. The entire class was quiet before they all OOooed at them. Marceline looked up with interest and a slight blush.

"Peppermint Butler and-"

"HER?! I HAVE TO WORK WITH HER?!" PB shouted as she stood up quickly from her seat and pointed at Marceline whose mouth just hung open. One of Marceline's friends nudged her to say something in retaliation. She shook her head and propped her feet on the desk and blew some hair out of her face.

"Well I'm not too happy about this either. Why would I want to work with a girl whose brain is just one big bubble."

"Gumdrop and-" the teacher continued, seemingly ignoring the outburst and lack of interest that class had in whatever the teacher said.

"What did you say?! I'll have you know that I have multiple universities scout me daily! That's more than you can say. I highly doubt you'll be able to be accepted into a university!"

The class oooo-ed again and turned to Marceline who floated up from her seat. Her eyes thinned as her gang started to cheer and edge her on. Marceline looked up at the ceiling.

"When I get accepted it will because I deserve it not because my parents paid me to be. If only you had as much sense as you do money."

"Cinnamon Bun and-"

The class ooo-ed again as Bubblegum walked into the middle of the rows with her arms crossed. Her face became a darker shade of pink while Marceline floated to the middle and made her eyes turn black.

"Deserve to go to university? Ha! I DON'T THINK SO! If you deserve anything it will be for you to be locked up in Juvie with all the rest of your gang until you rot away."

"Beats having you as a partner."

"This concludes the pairing, if you have missed hearing your name called a paper will be on the board-"

The bell sounded as everyone jumped out of their seats and ran out, except Marceline and Bubblegum.

The teacher pinned the paper on the board and wrote in large letters "NO CHANGES". The teacher packed her things and left the two girls alone in a classroom. There was complete silence until Marceline started laughing and fell to the floor. PB giggled after seeing Marceline on the floor clenching her stomach.

"Woah you should have seen your face. I thought your bubbles were going to burst!" Marceline continued to hold her stomach as she got up and floated over to PB and sat on a desk. PB jumped onto a desk across and made silly faces at Marceline until their respective friends came to get them. When Peppermint came Bubblegum straightened herself out and tried to keep a straight face as she walked out the door. Marceline's gang waited outside until she came out.

— — end of Flashback —

"Wait what?! So you two only pretended to hate each other?!" Finn said as he looked at Marceline and Jake in a very shocked manner.

"Well yeah. What did you think? We were on opposite sides of the track. If anyone saw us acting friendly to each other we'd get into some big trouble. We each had our roles to play and our subjects to rule." Marceline shrugged as she turned another page in the scrapbook. She held her breath as she looked at a picture of the two of them winning first place in the science fair. Bubblegum had her arm around Marceline and the trophy while Marceline suspended them in mid air.

"I respect that!" Jake said as he nodded his head.

"So how did it all collapse then? Why do you two hate each other now?"

"We don't hate each other, we just work around each other. I don't know why, Bonnie just changed one day and left me for her royal duties."

"Woah, that's cold. Even for me, the Ice King," commented the Ice King who sat across from them eating some cherry ice cream.

"ICE KING!" Finn and Jake jumped up and readied their weapons. Ice King just waved them down as he continued to eat more of Marceline's ice cream. Confused the two of them looked at Marceline for answers.

"It's cool guys, he's staying with me for a while," said Marceline as she floated up and ate some of the Ice King's ice cream.

"Yeah man why don't you ever chill out?! Sheesh," said Ice King as he waved his hand around and made a little cloud above their heads start to snow while moving his bowl away from Marceline. Jake stuck his tongue out and let the snow fall on his tongue. Content he leaned back into the sofa as Finn stood still angry.

"Come on man, just let him be. At least he isn't at our house anymore," said Jake as he pulled on Finn's sleeve. Finn glared and pointed at Ice King before sitting back into the sofa. Jake stuck his tongue out again for more snow.

"Now shush," said Marceline as she tapped the Ice King who put more ice cream into his mouth.

"Yeah, one day she just stopped looking for me and laughing at my jokes. Whenever I tried contacting her all she did was blow me off."

"I'm sure she has her reasons. That doesn't seem like her to do something like that."

"Yeah it does. I've written to her about everyday and I never get any responses. Although one time I got a restraining order signed by her. It's at my house framed over my mantle," said Ice King as he ate more ice cream. He mumbled through the ice cream in his mouth.

"Exactly. Yesterday I was in, next day I was out. I could hardly believe it. I keep thinking about that day when it all stopped."

"Tell us Marceline! Maybe Jake and I can help you figure it out."

"Alright let's give it a try."

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