Chapter 3: Heaven or Hell?
Back at school, life wasn't too easy. Marceline is trying her best to avoid the two dorks, Finn and Marshall. Everywhere she goes they end up being right behind her as if they put a tracking device on her. She always came late to school so she could miss her algebra class which was a bad idea considering her father would constantly get phone calls about her being absent. It didn't bother her much that her father would call her to lecture her on the importance of being in school. Not that she cared, but the calls got annoying to her.
On a sunny monday morning you could hear the snores of a heavily sleeping Marceline. She had a long weekend full of training and exercise. she wanted the physical part to be over already, all that work is going to be the death of her. As the alarm went off, five minutes before her early morning workout, she rolled over and accidentally crushed the clock with her fist, pieces went flying all over the room. She wasn't used to her new power but she tried her best to keep it under control.
After getting dressed for school she quietly made her way to the door to avoid waking her wizard friend. She walked down the street with no where to go before school. the sun was still asleep like the rest of the town. With nothing to do, Marceline decided to visit a park she used to go to as a child.
As she arrived at the park she saw someone sitting on a swing alone. With Marcelines awful sense of humor she decided to sneak up on the person and scare them away. She tip toed from tree to tree, she got a better look at the person lightly swaying back and forth. It was a teenage girl that looked around Marceline's age, 14. she had long, straight pink hair and dark blue eyes. she was beautiful to the raven haired girl, and for some odd reason the girl looked familiar to marceline. She came out of hiding to say hello, but as soon as she took a step out of the shadows and into the light, the girl got up, startled.
"Whoa, chill im not gonna hurt you I just wanted to say hi" Marceline slowly walked up to the swing beside the girl.
"Do I know you?" the girl asked.
"I dont think so. I'm Marceline, and you are?"
"I'm Bonnibel", Marceline and Bonnibel both sat down on the swings and began to talk.
"Why are you here alone?"
"I used to come here as a child" Marceline was surprised.
"Cool, me too. That's probably why I thought you looked so familiar"
"So, we probably have met before"
"Maybe" Marceline said as she pushed herself on the swing.
"So why are you here?"
"I'm trying to avoid early workout sessions" Bonnibel laughed at her answer, "what's so funny?"
"Nothing it's just that you don't look like the type to workout"
"Oh yeah? How so?"
"I don't know, you look like the creative type"
"And you would be right about that"
"Cool, what are you creative about?"
"Music" Marceline says with no hesitation, "what about you? What are you passionate about?"
"Well, I don't know"
"Awe c'mon, everyone has something they love"
"Okay but don't laugh" Marceline crossed her heart, "okay I really like science"
"Ugh I hate science. Maybe you could help me with homework" Marceline then gave her one of her signature grins.
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Hours passed by and the sun has finally woken up from its slumber. Marceline checked the time and it read 6:45AM. She looked over to Bonnibel and stood up from the swing.
"I gotta get going. Can we meet here again tomorrow?"
"No, I'm leaving town today so that's why I'm at this park"
"Oh okay are you coming back?" There was defining silence. Bonnibel stood up and Marceline does the same.
"Maybe" Bonnibel walked away leaving Marcelline standing on the pavement.
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Marceline walked to school with Bonnibel on her mind. She wanted to hangout with her again. She wanted to know everything about the pink haired girl. When her birthday was, her music taste and what school she went to. All of it was a mystery.
Marceline made her way to her algebra class and sat in the back like always. The class started filling up with kids. Then came in Marshall Lee and all of her thoughts of Bonnibel disappeared.
"Hey, where were you?"
"I was, uh, busy"
"Doing what?"
"Burying my last victim" Marshall looked at her as if she were insane, "I'm kidding"
"Oh good because I was about to give you tips on how to get away with it" Marceline couldn't help but laugh at Marshalls terrible joke.
"Wow and I thought you were boring"
"Nah I'm only boring around normal human beings"
Shocked to hear his response she sat up and looked him in the eyes, "What do you mean by that?"
"You know damn well what I mean" at that very moment there was a faint red glow coming from behind his irises.
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During lunch Marceline had to get answers. So she decided to get Marshall alone. She stalked him after lunch and ended up following him into an empty hallway.
"So, why are you following me?" Marshall said solemnly.
"I need some answers"
"What do you need to know?" Marshall crossed his arms and leaned against a locker.
"What are you?"
"I'm a MOTHERFUCKING DRAGON"
"Shut up bird brain and tell me what you really are"
"Okay okay... I'm a creature of destruction"
"So you're a demon?" Marceline raised an eyebrow.
"Yup" he quickly nodded his head.
"My mother is a demon while my father is out of the picture"
"Wow that's almost like me but I wasn't born like this, my father isn't a demon, and my mother left"
"To the single parents" Marshall raised his hand in honor of the lonesome parents. "So, how are you a demon without being born as one?"
"Well, I'm not 100% demon but when I was born I was very premature and weak. So, my uncle made some potion juice stuff that gave me demon powers and junk." Marceline brushed off the topic as if it was a speck of dust on her shoulder.
"Gnarly" Marshall said with a half assed grin.
"So, does Finn know?"
"Duh, he's been my best friend since preschool"
"How did he react to you being a demon?"
"Well let's just say there was some crying"
"Knowing him it was probably him that cried" Marceline silently laughed to herself.
"You have a really cute laugh"
Marceline stopped giggling and quickly turned into a tomato, "shut up"
"No, honestly it's very adorable" Marshall looked at her red face as if it were thanksgiving dinner.
She reacted like always and put her hand on his collar and threatens him, "quit being such a flirt before I turn you into my next victim"
Marshall gave her a slight grin then said, "how about we go on a field trip and forget this ever happened?"
"Depends, where are we going?"
"You could call it heaven... or hell but we're going to Azernith"
