Bubblina has a knack for getting in trouble. She never really tries, trouble and mischief just follows her around. She's ended up in some pretty crazy situations, like being covered in syrup, candy canes, laffy taffy goo, marshmallows, lollipops, and frosting. Don't ask, it's a long story. Let's just say, she really wanted to go practice some new terrain racing, and it didn't end up well. Barry still mentions it to this day. Point is, she has a thing for getting in trouble.
Jerry, her boyfriend, has a problem with not thinking things through. Especially if he's on an adrenaline rush, and about to do a "logically and mathematically impossible stunt, that happens to be extremely stupid anyways", to quote Bubblina. It's not that he doesn't think things through, because in the back of his mind, he does know exactly how many broken bones he will have. He just likes to, mathematically, as he loves to remind his girlfriend, test his probability.
They make the perfect pair, balancing each other out, much to the frustration of each other. This is exactly why Bubblina is at the top of Diet Cola Mountain, standing next to a smiling Jerry. Even though he'd much rather do this on the Icee Mountains, Bubblina had this weird secret against snow, and he respected it. Besides, he wanted to start off easy with her. They've only been dating a month after all.
"Jerry Berry, have you lost your mind?!"
"Duh, I went crazy when I saw you."
Bubblina blushed. Ever since he asked her out, he began using some cheesy lines on her. She didn't know why, since he always had stuttered whenever he talked to her. She guessed it had to do with a psychological confidence of her being with him now. She couldn't really focus since she was on the TOP OF THE SECOND TALLEST MOUNTAIN IN SUGAR RUSH!
Jerry didn't seem at all scared as he wrapped the bungee cord around his waist. "You can back out now, if you want." Truthfully, he didn't care if Bubblina backed down. He wasn't that stupid, if his girlfriend was that scared. Plus, he actually liked her. And Barry would kill him if the bubblegum girl got hurt. He shuddered at the thought. "Well, if you don't wanna do it, you don't have to." He continued to wrap the cord around his waist. He would do his ankles, but he had hurt them a week ago, and he didn't need them getting worse.
Bubblina frowned, and looked down. Now, she wasn't one to do that much crazy stuff, but... she read that taking chances was a natural part of life, and some people went psychotic if they didn't act crazy every once in a while. Yes, you have to act crazy to keep from going crazy, crazy right? She looked back at her boyfriend, before grumbling. "Give me the bungee cord."
Jerry went to grab the bungee second bungee cord, but a wind suddenly came as he was about to grab it and threw it off the mountain. They looked with wide eyes, Jerry smiling, while Bubblina covered her mouth. Did that really just happen?
Jerry suddenly started laughing, "I can't believe that just happened!" Bubblina crossed her arms and glared at him. She was about to go back down the mountain, when Jerry suddenly said, "I guess we have to share one." Bubblina froze, looking at the boy in front of her. Maybe Jerry has done too many crazy things. "Jerry, I will ask you again, have you lost your mind?!"
Jerry actually thought about it. "Quite possibly. I have taken a few hits to the head." He smiled at her look of horror. "Calm down, I'm just kidding. I'm perfectly sane. Mentally, anyways."
Bubblina pouted, a default expression she used whenever she felt something was unfair, and looked down. Jerry frowned. "Bubbles, stop pouting, you're making me feel guilty. And I didn't even do anything!"
The girl sighed and walked closer. "Are you sure that bungee can hold both of us?" Jerry looked at it and nodded, having checked it before meeting her here. He wasn't crazy and stupid. Right now, he was just crazy. "Of course it can. It's strong. Here, you can hold onto me on the way down."
Okay, call Bubblina crazy, but she very much loved hugs and cuddling with Jerry. She stepped up so she was less than an inch from him, and Jerry pulled her closer for maximum body contact. The boy smirked yet again, and she blushed. Jerry quickly wrapped and tightened the bungee cord around both of them, before carefully leading her to the edge and tying the other end to a strong and stable rock.
As the strain guaranteed safety, Jerry smiled and wrapped his arms around her, noting her small waist. She needed to eat more. Bubblina buried her head in his chest, taking a deep breath. Mostly to calm her nerves, but also because she was quite content to snuggle against him. Jerry rubbed her back. "You can still back out now. I'm quite fine with being the only crazy one in the relationship."
Bubblina stubbornly shook her head. "I'm good. Let's do this."
Jerry nodded. "I'm going to count to three, and we're going to jump. Don't think about it, just jump. You'll feel a sudden jolt, but it'll be fine. I promise."
Bubblina didn't look at the ground. She didn't want to see how high it was. "Okay."
"Alright, ready? 1...2...3!"
They both jumped, and for a second, Bubblina felt like she was floating. This could be because of the fall, or because she was staring at Jerry. Man, for someone who claimed that she hated clichés, she sure was a sucker for them. The moment ended with a sudden tug, and they bounced back up. Bubblina started to feel sick, the floating and sudden pull getting to her, but she held it down, happy and feeling excited as she felt the tug again.
They were laughing as the bouncing finally ended, dangling about 25 feet above the ground. Jerry did something, and the rope slowly extended until they were only a foot above the ground. Jerry unhooked himself, and he landed safely. He went to unhook his girlfriend, but instead of landing, she only dangled a bit lower. Bubblina frowned. "Jerry, this isn't funny, unhook me."
Jerry himself looked confused. "I did. You're stuck." Indeed, she was. The bungee cord had gotten caught in her skirt, and now it had intertwined itself, making holes, and a knot. Bubblina guessed it was because she had been moving so much during the fall down. "Well, cut me down!"
Jerry shook his head, before blushing as realization hit him. The holes were a bit bigger than the width of the rope, and he could see her pink underwear through them. he specifically looked at her face for this reason. "I can't. The rope is too strong, and I don't have anything to cut it with."
Bubblina groaned. This is why she stuck to her books. Books never hurt anyone. "How am I going to get down?"
Jerry glanced around. They was no one around, and it was only a five-minute walk to Bubblina's house. Thank Mod Barry wasn't here. He looked her in the eye, which wasn't hard since she was up to his height now. "Do you trust me?"
Bubblina would have stepped back if she was on the ground. "What do you mean?"
Jerry took a step closer. "I have a way to get you down, but you have to trust me. And it might be a bit embarrassing."
Indeed, it was embarrassing, and both Bubblina and Jerry had agreed to not talk about it. Jerry had unthreaded the very top part of her skirt, where the holes were, both of them blushing brightly. She fell, her skirt now too loose to hang on to her hips. She would have tied her jacket around it, in order to keep it up, like a belt. But, she didn't bring it. Jerry was a gentleman and handed her his jacket, which he had left on the bottom of the mountain. She tied it tight, noting how the blue complimented her pink. She should wear it more often.
They ran home, not that there was anyone around to see them. Bubblina had quickly changed, and glared at Jerry. "I was wrong. You're not crazy; YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY INSANE!"
Jerry pursed his lips and slowly nodded, as if thinking about it. But then he suddenly smiled and looked at her. "Wanna go skydiving tomorrow?"
Bubblina sighed. "Okay." Eh, why not? She had fun, she just knew to be more careful. A thought suddenly came to her. "Hey, Jerry, couldn't you have just untied the knot?"
Jerry blushed. Man, he really needed to think stuff over before he did them. Bubblina's eyes widened. "JERRY!"
Jerry may have been crazy for all the stupid stuff he did, but Bubblina really needed to think over the situation. Who willingly does crazy stuff with a crazy person unless you're equally crazy?
