AN: Hey guys. Yes, I'm still alive. And I am very sorry for the long wait. Hoho, there was work and school and blah blah stuff. Well, anyways, this'll be a treatfor you guy. Yup, this chapter will probably contain Girl Talk. Let's just say, that this fanfic also has Love Triangles involved.

Adventure, Humor, Mistery, Romance, Drama and a little bit of Suspense :)
Enjoy.

Familiar Faces

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Marceline was all set to visit the royal highness in her kingdom. She was wearing a long sleeved sweater with red and black stripes. Her hair was done in a messy bun; the vampire was floating on the air with her hat, as to prevent the harmful rays of the sun to burn her fragile pale skin. On her way to the kingdom, she encountered several thoughts making its way through her fantastic mind. She wasn't thinking about how she would approach Bonnie; she didn't care about that. Marceline knew that she could be her around the princess, no matter how 'distasteful' she would call her. She knows Bonnie from head to toe. She also knew how, vulnerable the pink princess could get. There were plenty of memories imprinted in her mind; some that she would never forget. She sighed heavily thinking of these thoughts, and before she knew it, she had already made it to the Candy Kingdom.

She was floating effortlessly through the Candy Village. Marceline, however, didn't plan on walking straight through the front door of the Kingdom. She planned on getting in the hard way. She floated inside the palace, through the window leading to the corridors of the kingdom. As she made her way in, she decided to walk. She knew exactly where Bonnie was. 'That nerd is probably, in her lab doing that junk she always does.' She thought to herself. Outside the lab door, Marceline stood their bluntly. The moment she was about to open it, she heard a male voice talking smoothly. 'What the? Did, Bonnie create another experiment?' The vampire once more thought. Marceline shrugged it off, and opened the door.

"Hey, Bonnie? What'cha doing?" Marceline asked looking through the insides of the lab.

"Over here, Marceline." The princess replied with a giggle.

Marceline followed her voice. She could also hear her talking to another voice. "Pfff, what in blue blazers are you up to, now?" She retorted. Her eyes widened as she saw a man with his back turned; he was facing Bonnie who had a warm smile on her face.

"Marceline, I'd like you to meet, Finn." Said Bonnie to the curios vampire. Finn turned around, and faced Marceline.

"F-Finn?" She muttered.

"Hmm? Marceline?" Finn replied with a bit calm expression. "Woah. I guess, time sure flies, huh?" He added with his arms crossed as he examined the girl.

"Y-Yeah… I guess it does. Finn? Is that really you?" She said a bit shocked. She couldn't believe that he was still alive. Bonnie's eyebrows furrowed.

"Wait. So, you guys know each other?" Said Bonnie, cutting in. Marceline shook her head to scratch off the shock she felt.

"Yeah, I mean. Finn…" Marceline stuttered. "Your highness…" She added gazing at Finn. "What happened?"

Finn ran his fingers through his icy blonde hair. "Nobody's called me 'your highness' in a while." He replied in a soft tone. Bonnie didn't mind the two talking. In fact, she liked it. She has never ever seen Marceline acting like this before. 'However, he never told me, he was a prince.' The princess thought.

"I thought you were… Gone." Said Marcy.

"Well… I don't blame you." Finn replied sarcastically with a small chuckle.

"No, no. I mean, I thought you were gone forever." Marceline clarified her words with a sorry tone.

"Nah, you know me. I just, don't go that easily." Said Finn scratching his upper forehead.

"Yeah, well… Umm, you sure did change." Marceline replied with an unexpected giggle. Bonnie noticed the 'flirty' attitudes of the vampire, but decided to let it be, and just observe her different traits at the moment.

"And so did you. You don't seem to look like, the little girl who was running around the village waiting for her knee to get scraped." Finn retorted chuckling at the memories of young Marceline. The two had met before, when Marcy was six and Finn was already eighteen, therefore applying huge age gap. But, seeing the situation now made Marcy feel a bit too excited knowing that she wasn't THAT young anymore.

"Yeah, and you were always there to clean up my scars? Remember?" She replied with again the flirty voice.

Finn took a step back, and laughed a bit. "How could I not forget?" He said smiling and looked away. His attention soon went to the princess who had been watching them. "Well, Bonnie? You must know that, Marceline Abadeer and I know each other, from, well, sometime now." Finn stated to the princess, not wanting to forget about here mere presence.

"Yes, it isn't obvious." She said sarcastically giggling at the two friends.

At that moment, Finn felt a bit tight. It was as if, he couldn't breathe enough. Like, he was being trapped; the atmosphere was rough and pressured. Two girls and one attractive guy. What more could you expect? He simply shrugged it off, and went back into examining the potions he and Bonnie had constructed.

Just when Bonnie was about to approach Finn, so that she and him could have another scientific conversation, Marceline grabbed her by the arm dragging the princess behind the book shelves.

"Woah. Marceline?" Bonnie whispered softly.

"I can't believe, it's HIM." Marceline replied with a panicky whisper.

"So, you mean to say, that HE was that guy you were talking about, before?" Bonnie added to clarify the conversation.

"YES! I really thought he was a goner, but now… It's just so… impossible," Marceline said rubbing her face vigorously. "And I suppose, you think he's hot? Right?" She added with a menacing smile gracing her smooth face.

The pink princess couldn't help but to blush at her words. "Wh-what? Him? Come, on. Y-You have got to be kidding me!" Bonnie replied laughing. Marceline crossed her arms, and smiled playfully at the stuttering princess.

"Yeah, I knew it. You defs, have the hots for him," Marcy retorted spanking her forehead followed by veracious laughs.

"N-No, I don't!" Bonnie tried to bluff, but, alas nobody would buy her bluff. It was pretty obvious because of her blushing face.

"Bonnie," Marceline spoke. "Look, every girl would definitely fall for him." She said grabbing Bonnie by the shoulders, as she and her peeked through the holes that opened through Finn. "I mean, look at him," She added addressing to the man, who was doing scientific methods at the moment. Marceline kept going, and every time she would say one trait about Finn, Bonnie would lightly blush.

"Bonnie, He's got skill," The vampire began.

Finn was seen, looking closely at one flask and pouring green substances carefully in it, agile not to overdose the formula.

"He's got the brains." She again said.

Finn then wrote certain equations on the white board using Bonnie's blue marker. The cap of the marker was on Finn's mouth; gripping it so that it wouldn't fall off or anything.

"Look at his penmanship," She kept going.

Finn wrote something on the sides of the white board. It was obviously the methods and the procedures on how to solve and to craft whatever he was up to.

"He's got charisma leveled to a thousand," She again told her while they were watching the man.

Finn ran his fingers through his hair and whipped the small ounce of sweat that dripped through his forehead.

"He's got… The looks." And at the end, she finally whispered it.

Finn then, removed the white lab coat because of the hotness he was feeling. Looking like James Bond as he directly stole a glance at the ladies with his piercing dark blue eyes. Little did he know, that they were secretly admiring him at the moment.

Bonnie and Marceline blushed cheekily; until Bonnie gently pushed Marcy below of the book shelves.

"Okay, okay. He's like Mr. Perfect, but, surely he's got flaws, right?" Bonnie questioned with a childish whisper tone.

"Yeah, he's got few. He doesn't like love for the opposite sex. It's like, he doesn't want a girlfriend or something; I really don't get that about him. And he's lips, it's a bit glossy, but, hey, it looks kinda' good and it also… Tastes good." Marceline replied, seductively.

"What? Why not?" Bonnie retorted.

"I dunno. Maybe some, dame or two broke his heart from before. Maybe he needs someone to heal it," Marceline shrugged.

The princess slumped down, and sighed heavily. She then smiled coyly and spoke. "I don't get it," She said, smiling as she embraced her knees and laid on her arms. "If he's like Mr. Perfect with a bruised heart, then, why are you telling me wonderful things about him? I mean, shouldn't you be taking all of the glory by now?" She added softly with a smiling voice.

Marceline sat beside her. "Well, I thought, maybe you had the right to know. And plus, this doesn't mean that I'm already giving him to you, Bonnie," She replied with a chuckle in her voice.

"What?"

"So, is it on?" Marceline asked menacingly.

"What are you implying?" The princess questioned innocently. Although, she already had a hint of where this was going, and what Marceline meant.

The vampire reached out one hand for the Princess to shake it. "I said, IS IT ON?" She again asked.

The princess was having second thoughts about her next move; but then, decided to go with it.

Bonnie shook Marceline's hand, and smiled with a sick expression.

"May the best woman win." Bonnie added shaking her hand.

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AN: This was simply a short chapter or scene implying that Bonnibel and Marceline here, were going to have a little competition for the heart of Finn. But, hey, this doesn't entirely mean, that they're the only ones involved in this love battle. *coughs* Lumpy ehem Space *coughs* Princess.

There ya have it folks. I just finished my morning walk with my dog and neighbor friend. And boy, am I tired. Oh and btw, I'm free for today's week and I might just do a couple of updates here and there ;)

Chuuu~

Tune in for the next Chapter:
Chapter 4 of The Tales of Ice
"Just go with It"