[Author's Note: I claim to rights to Adventure Time, as it was created by the fabulous Pendleton Ward. I also make no profit whatsoever from publishing this work of fanfiction.]

It's time for a little reunion. They're not exactly family, but they know each other pretty well. Where will Marceline fit into this close-knit group? Will Bonnibel be able to convince her other friends that Marceline has a good heart? And even if she does, can she trust the Vampire Queen to behave herself with the younger kids around? I guess we'll find out.

Bonnibel walked out of her last class at around 11:15 on Friday morning, and there was only one thing on her mind. Today is the day! Today I get to introduce Marceline to everyone. This is going to be a great day, I can feel it! She went dashing off to the cafeteria for her usual meal with Jake and Rainy, but she couldn't anticipate the news that was waiting for her. Jake and Rainy were in the entryway, each with a to-go meal box in their hands.

"Oh, hey guys. What's up? What are we standing around here for?" Bonnie strode up to her friends, both of whom looked concerned.

"We've been waiting for you Bonnie. We have a bit of a problem."

"Finn's car broke down on the freeway, and we have to go get him. We were kinda hoping you would come with us, cause he's a good twenty minutes away." Jake jingled the keys in his hand.

"But we're supposed to meet Marceline in less than an hour!"

"We know, Bonnie. But we couldn't have seen this coming. I mean, you know what it's like to have car trouble out here in the middle of nowhere." Bonnie knew Rainy was right. She flashed back to the time when her aging white car completely died on her as she was making the turn into one of the school parking lots. Everything went out, even the power steering. She had to flag down a fellow student to use jumper cables and limp her car over to a parking space. Getting her car fixed was one of the worst experiences she'd had since coming here. But she definitely knew exactly how awful it was, and she knew Marceline would be fine with waiting.

"Alright, I'll ride along. Let me stop by my room to drop some things off, and we'll be on our way." The newly formed adventure party followed Bonnie back to her room, where she deposited her backpack and picked up a small variety of "just-in-case" items. After closing and locking the door behind her, Bonnie had to update Marceline on their new plan of attack for the day.

"Hey Bonnibel. What's up?"

"Hey Marcy. There's been a change in plans. Jake's brother's car broke down. We have to go get him."

"Wow. That bites. Whatcha gonna do with the car?"

"I dunno. Gotta have it towed someplace I guess."

"I know a mechanic off of Main Street here in town. His prices aren't always fantastic, but he's within walking distance of campus, so you'll at least be able to get the car fixed before he has to take it home."

"Wow. Thanks Marcy. Where is it?"

"I'll text you the address. Just give the address to the tow guy, and have your friend drive you there. I'll meet you in front of the garage."

"Cool. See you there." Bonnie hung up, surprised again at her friend's capacity to help people. As she looked up from her phone screen, she saw they were nearing Jake's car. It was a slightly older black SUV. The group climbed into the car, with Rainy and Jake in front. As Bonnie leaned forward to tap Jake on the shoulder, she noticed a small, rainbow-colored unicorn charm dangling from the rear view mirror. Rainy's doing, no doubt. "Hey Jake, Marcy said there's a mechanic in town that's close to campus. She's going to text us the address and meet us there."

"Oh, really? Huh. That was nice." Jake turned the engine over and put the car in reverse. He says that like he's surprised. Whatever.

It was a quiet drive, not much was said. Jake played his iPod through the radio with a cassette adapter. Bonnie texted idly with Marcy. Finally, just about twenty minutes later, they spotted a white sedan that had a tow truck pulled up in front of it. Two kids were standing outside talking to the tow operator. Jake pulled over to the side of the road, and the group got out into the chilled air.

"Yo, Finn!" Jake called to his brother. The younger boy in the white bear-eared hat spun around with a broad grin on his face.

"Hey bro! Thanks for coming out to back me up." Finn tapped the girl beside him on the shoulder and went to give his brother a hug. Finn is 17 years old, and Jake's adopted brother. Apart from both being blonde, the two really didn't look much alike. Not that it mattered about Finn's hair anyway—he was always wearing his signature hat. Today he was wearing what everyone knew to be his favorite color: blue. He was always wearing blue, much the same as Bonnie would always wear pink.

"No problem, bro. I brought the rest of the group too. They wanted to see you." Jake gestured to the two girls standing over by the car. "And they wanted to meet your lady friend." At this Finn received a nudge and a wink from his older brother.

"Oh, yeah. Where are my manners?" Finn motioned for his companion to come closer so that the group could interact. "Hey Rainy, PB. Everyone, this is Amber."

"Hi everyone. It's great to finally meet you all. Finn talks about you guys all the time." Amber was about Finn's height, with marvelously fiery hair, and nicely tanned skin that despite the coming winter still looked kissed by the sun. She was wearing a red dress with some stockings.

"I don't mean to interrupt your pleasantries kids, but I don't have all day for this!" The tow truck driver was clearly becoming impatient as he hooked Finn's car to his winch.

"Oh, sorry about that. What are we gonna do with the car, Jake?" Finn turned to his brother.

"I had a friend of mine set it up, actually." Bonnie chimed in, whipping out her smartphone and walking over to the tow driver. She showed him the address Marceline had texted her. "Bring the car to this address, please." The drive nodded and started the winch.

"We're ready to go, Princess. Hop back in the car," called Jake. Bonnie opened the door and strapped in next to Finn, who was busy whispering in Amber's ear. She was laughing quietly and playfully poking him in the chest. "So, should we get going?"

"Actually, Amber and I thought we could get something to eat quick. There's a place in the town off that exit that still serves their original recipe root beer floats. What do you think, Jake?"

"I'm in, bro." With a fist bump, Jake pulled back onto the freeway. Not too long later, everyone in the car was munching on fast food and drinking some of the best root beer floats they had ever tasted. Bonnie didn't get a full meal, just a float and some cheese curds (a guilty pleasure of hers). She decided she should get Marceline something too, so she just got her the same thing. I hope she likes them.

There was idle chatter between all the people in the car, catching up and getting to know Amber. Of course she and Finn were occasionally too wrapped up in each other to be bothered. Bonnie looked at the two of them, so clearly in what the felt to be love. Teenagers. I kinda miss those days. Then again, I can't say I clearly remember what any of it felt like—especially dating at that age. After all, I've been single since I was 15. But I do remember that warmth from being with someone you like. I hope it works out for them. They're so cute together. As she thought this, Bonnibel felt some kind of tug at the back of her mind, but she didn't really pay any attention to it.


As they finally neared the mechanic's garage, Bonnie got butterflies in her stomach. She was so excited to see Marceline again, and to introduce her to her friends. But as she searched for the vampire, she was nowhere to be found. The car came to a stop and Bonnie got out, carrying her and Marceline's food. She left Jake and Finn to talk to the mechanic themselves while she went to look around in front of the garage.

"Marceline? Marceline! Are you out here? Hey!" Without warning, Bonnie's world went dark. There was something pressed over her eyes, and she felt somebody right behind her.

"Guess who, Bonnibel." Bonnie smiled widely, knowing exactly who had managed to creep up on her.

"Marceline."

"Good guess." Marceline took her hands away from Bonnie's eyes so her friend could turn around and face her.

"Are you hungry? I hope so, because I brought you some food." Bonnie held up the paper bag and the cup with the float in it.

"Really? You did? That was so awesome of you! Thanks, Bonnibel!" Marceline sipped from the straw of the float and Bonnie saw a gleam appear in her pale friend's eyes. "Oh wow! This is really good!" She dug into the bag and ate a cheese curd. "And so is this!"

"I'm so glad you like them, Marceline." Bonnie's chest got warmer, seeing her friend smile over so simple a gesture as fast food. She hugged Marceline and felt an arm drape over her in response. "Are you ready to meet my other friends?"

"Sure, Bonnie. They sound pretty cool. Let's go inside and see how they're doing on the car." Marceline took the lead as they walked inside, and it was only now that Bonnie took note of the leather jacket that Marceline was wearing. Wow. She looks really good in that.

The two girls walked into the mechanic's lobby and saw the rest of the crew sitting in some cheap plastic chairs. Marceline didn't waste any time, or wait for Bonnie to start things for her.

"What's up guys? Nice to meet you." She waved politely at the gathered company.

"Everyone, this is Marceline. She's going to be hanging out with us this weekend."

"People call me The Vampire Queen." Marceline put on a creepy tone as she told them her nickname, sharply raising her eyebrows and then lowering them to make herself appear a bit more scary.

"Cool. I'm Finn. This is my girlfriend Amber." Amber lifted her hand and gave a small wave. "That's my brother Jake, and his girlfriend Rainy." Rainy smiled pleasantly, but Jake crossed his arms and looked away. This was followed by a sharp jab to his ribs by Rainy's elbow.

"Awesome. It's good to meet you guys. Bonnie's told me like, a ton about you."

"She's told us much about you as well, Marceline. Thank you for saving Bonnie when we weren't there." Rainy smiled again and gave a deep nod that was reminiscent of bowing, something she had often done when Bonnie had first gotten to know her.

"Yeah, well, I couldn't let a girl like her get hurt like that. Not when I had the power to stop it."

"Wait...what the what now?" Bonnibel held up a hand and shook her head.

"It's a long story, Finn. I'd rather not get into it at the moment."

"I wonder how badly she beat the guy up..." Jake said. Marceline frowned, but decided to take the opportunity she had been given.

"Oh, not too bad." Marceline slowly walked towards Jake. "I didn't have the time. Usually...after I mash em up a bit..." She was now behind Jake, and she leaned over his shoulder next to his ear. "I like to hang my victims upside down, and drink their blood." It was obvious that she wasn't being literal, but Jake shuddered all the same, and Marcy laughed darkly as she returned to Bonnie's side.

"Marceline, that wasn't very nice." Bonnie shot her a small glare.

"So what? I'm a vampire, Bonnie. When people mess with me or with my friends..." Marceline put an arm around Bonnie's shoulders and continued, "...I kick the crud out of them. It's not ideal for my image, but I wouldn't have made it this far if I cared what everyone thought of me." Marcy took a deep breath and let it out, calming back down to her usual, casual self. "But don't worry about it. You guys are cool. Any friend of Bonnie's is a friend of mine." The smile that spread across Marceline's face made it hard to believe she could have been so aggressive a moment ago. And her solemn warning about hurting people she cares about still hung thick in the air between everyone.

"Excuse me folks. But I'm not going to be able to take a look at your car today. I'll call you tomorrow when I figure out what's wrong with it. That alright with you?" Thank grod for the mechanic, Bonnie thought.

"Yeah. Whatevs dude. It's cool." Finn waved him off.

"Well, now that that's settled, I suppose we should get going. We could go watch some movies or stuff in the dorm lounge." Rainy suggested.

"Sounds like a plan to me," Finn said. "Amber? What do you think?"

"It sounds fun. Anywhere is fun if I'm with you, Finn." Amber squeezed Finn's hand, and the four older members of the party thought to themselves: Teenagers.

"What about getting back to campus? We don't have enough room in the SUV for everyone," Jake said with a sideways glance at Marceline.

"That's ok. I brought my motorcycle. Bonnie and I can ride back on that."

"Motorcycle? Me?" Bonnie had never been on a motorcycle before. She'd be lying if she said it wasn't a secret sort of thrill she had one day wanted to try.

"Yeah. Would you like that, Bonnie?" Marceline looked down to her, smiling sweetly and clearly hoping she'd say yes.

"Uhm...*gulp* sure. I'd love to see what that's like." Marceline's smile got broader when she heard Bonnie say that.

"We'll meet you guys there, ok?" Back outside, Bonnie saw Marceline's motorcycle up close. It was a shiny red, and clearly well maintained. As she gazed in wonderment, Marceline grabbed the extra helmet from the back of her bike and gently slid it over Bonnie's head. Donning her own headgear, Marcy sat down and started her bike. She slapped the seat behind her for Bonnie to sit down on. The leather was cold against her, but Marceline was warm. "Put your arms around my waist!" Bonnie held on tightly, and swallowed her nerves as Marceline kicked the stand away and pulled out into the street.


They arrived at the dorm without incident. Everyone else showed up a bit later, and they lifted a bunch of movies from Bonnibel's shelf. Movie night in the lounge kicked off with an action flick. A romantic comedy later the pizza arrived. They had a dinner break to eat, and then came Bonnie's least favorite genre: Marceline's horror movies. A double feature unfortunately for her. She spent most of the movie clinging to Marcy for support. Finally, the time for bed arrived. Everyone was yawning as the group split in two: Jake, Rainy, Finn and Amber going to Rainy's room for the night, and Marceline going with Bonnie to hers. Preparation for bed was brief, and soon the two girls were alone in Bonnie's room.

"Hey, you're still wearing my shirt." Marceline pointed to Bonnibel's attire.

"Oh. Yeah it's..." Bonnie blushed and played with the hem of the shirt. "It's been really great. Just kinda...makes me feel safe, you know?" It was Marceline's turn to blush this time. "Listen, Marceline? I have a few questions. About high school? Jake said...some things. Are they...are any of them true?"

"That depends on what you heard. What exactly did he say?"

"He said you got into a lot of fights, beat people so bad they went to the hospital. And that you were a real druggie..."

"No, I don't do drugs Bonnie. Never have, never will. The fighting part though...that's true. I never started any of it though. It was always me helping friends, or defending myself." Marceline looked down, appearing somewhat ashamed. "I'm sorry you had to find out though."

"Marceline...it doesn't change my opinion of you." This startled the Vampire Queen, and she turned to look at the princess in pink. "You're a kind and gentle person, Marceline. That's why...that's why I think-"

"Hey Bonnibel. I'm hooomme!" The door swung open, and who should be standing on the other side but a drunk-out-of-her-mind Selina. "Oohhh. Got a friend stayin' the night? Sorry but I think I may—urp-have had too much tonight. I'm gonna need my bed, so she's going to have to sleep with you or on the floor." Selina crawled up into bed and said nothing more besides "G'night."

"I guess I'm spending the night on the floor tonight. Do you have some extra pillows, Bonnie?"

"The floor? Don't be ridiculous Marceline—I haven't had a chance to vacuum this week, and the floor is much to hard. You'll have back problems. You're sleeping with me tonight." Marceline turned beet red and began to stutter out some kind of rebuttal but Bonnie was having none of it. "That's final, Marcy. Now get up there and I'll turn out the lights." Marceline was so dazed and confused that she didn't protest as Bonnie coaxed her up the side of the bed frame. The lights went out and Bonnie slipped into bed beside a still shocked vampire.

"Uh...uhm...G-goodnight Bonnie."

"Mmmm...goodnight, Marcy." Bonnie closed her eyes and was asleep only a few minutes later. Marceline however lay awake thinking. Here I am, in bed, with the girl I'm crushing on asleep right next to me. I can't believe she invited me into her bed. Then again, I haven't told her yet that I'm bisexual. But...could this mean she likes me too? Ugh, no Marceline. Don't jump to conclusions. Don't freak out. And definitely keep your hands to yourse—Marceline's thought process was cut short as Bonnie rolled over in her sleep, face a mere two inches from hers. Oh glob, oh glob, oh glob! Marceline was starting to panic when her thoughts utterly derailed. Suddenly she was operating on pure instinct. She closed her eyes and leaned forward, planting the lightest of kisses on Bonnie's forehead. She wrapped her arms around the girl, and let herself approach the realm of sleep. Before she drifted off, she thought some more. You must have lost it, Marceline. She kissed Bonnie's head once more, and left her resistance behind. Goodnight Bonnibel...

Those roommates...always coming home at pesky hours at making life difficult. What's going to happen when morning comes? Sorry this chapter was so long, but I couldn't see splitting this chapter apart. At least, not in the first draft. It seemed like it would just make it read too differently. If you all feel differently, and maybe want me to divide it in half and possibly add more to each half, I can see myself doing that at some point. But I also think continuing the story is in order. Oh, and, I apologize in advance if this chapter isn't as closely proofread as the others—it's 3:30 AM and I really wanted to update for you guys. Reviews if you please! Thank you!