Marceline stood in front of the mirror, running her hands over her shirt trying to get out the wrinkles. She wore converse with dark jeans and a orange flannel that was open to see a dark tank top. It was one of her nicer outfits she had but a feeling of unsureness was stuck in her stomach of if was nice enough.
Tonight was to be the first time she would meet Bubblegums parents. Bubblegum felt it was time to take a little break with the whole sneaking into her room thing and plan a nice dinner with the folks. Marceline, after Bubblegum and her compromised to not ever tell them about the whole midnight visits, agreed to it. Now her she was, in front of the mirror actually worried a little bit about how people saw her. And they were parents. Marceline really wasn't good with parents. Or people at all.
Though these were Bubblegums parents and she felt like she had to make at least a decent first imperssion. Sure, even if they didn't like her, she could still see Bubblegum at school and sneak in, but it would hurt Bubblegum and that was the last thing she wanted to do.
Looking at the time, she grabbed a brush, (the motorcycle can mess up her hair sometimes) her phone and keys and she was out the door.
It was almost four thirty when she arrived at the mansion. Parking down the street, she walked up the the gates in the front. Two guards stood in the front of the large metal gate and were in a little booth, having a door and window in it so they can get out without opening the gate. Marceline stepped up to one of them.
" Halt, what is your business?" Wow. Halt. That sure is going to work on her.
" Im here to see Bonnibel and her folks, now if you let me through, i'll be on my way.." Marceline pointed over his shoulder toward the house.
" Do you have a appointment?" Clearly, this guy wasn't very informed about Marcelines visit or her short temper.
" Umm well Bubblegum just told me to be here around five so.."
" You can't get in without a appointment."
" Dude, just let me in!" The guard just sat there, not reponding to Marcelines yells. Sitting on the sidewalk after yelling for about five minutes, she put her chin in her hands with a sigh. Looking behind her, she saw both the guards reading. Suddenly, a idea struck her. She walked up to one of the booths quietly,putting her hands on the door. The guard noticed her presence and looked up from his magazine. This is when she decided to strike.
She grabed the magazine out of his hands through the open window, recieving a "hey!" and a arm sticking out of the window. Using one of her arms, she grabed his wrist and pulled the door and his arm at the same time, forcing him to stand up out of his chair and follow the door and his gave another pull on the arm and the guard came out the window and landed on the ground in front of her. She took this chance to jump over him into the window and booth, and run out of the door on the other side, sprinting toward the house.
Yells of the other guard could be heard calling others to catch her as sirens could be heard and red lights flashing behind her. Sitll, she sprinted as fast as she could to the house, becoming even faster when she looked behind her to see about twenty guards chasing after her. They all ran up the driveway to the house, yells and pants barely being heard over the sirens. Soon, even guard dogs were heard, barking and running after Marceline.
Marceline ran to the garden, knowing were to go once she reached the front of the house. When the balcony came into view, Marcelines voice came into the mix of sounds.
"BONNI!OPEN UP!" Marceline found herself on the balcony after scrammbling up the tree. She sighed as she realized her was higher ground now and the guards were starting to pass her. Though, being relaxed that they were not seeing her, she leaned her back onto the railing and knocked over a potted plant, smashing down right next to one of the slower running guards. Looking up, he saw her with a face of terror on her face.
" Look! There she is!" The guards heard him and looked up to where he was now pointing to Marceline.
" Get her!"
Marceline quickly darted into Bubblegums room, grateful the door was open. As she closed the door behind her, a voice came from behind her.
" Marcy?" Marceline turned quickly to see Bubblegum in a nice fitting dress which only came down to her knees and had puffed sleeves. It made Marcelines heart flutter once she saw her, even though it was pumping hard from the running.
" Marcy, are you okay? Why did you come from the garden?" Bubblegum asked again. As marceline started to open her mouth to reply, a group of guards busted through the door from the hallway into Bonnibels room.
" There she is!" Suddenly, about thirty men were running straight towards Marceline while a couple others were trying to get Bubblegum away from her. Though, just when the sercurity was about to tackle Marceline to the ground, a strong yet light man voice rumbled from the doorway.
" What is the problem here?!" Suddenly, everybody froze in place. Opening her eyes from preparing for the impact of the tackles, Marceline saw a man walking into the room, scooting the guards away to make room. He wore a nice suit and looked around in his mid forties. A woman around the same age and had a nice blue dress on followed behind him, smiling at the guards as the man gental pushed them aside to reach to where Marceline was.
" Well, what is going on here?" He asked once more, coming up to the guard nearest to marceline.
" You see sir- this girl," he pointed to Marceline with a glare and she held up the middle finger to him when nobody was looking," jumped through the booth window after taking out steve and ran here, and didn't have permission and-"
" She took out Steve and outran all the guards?"
" Yes and she-"
" The dogs too?"
" Yes sir and-"
" Thats pretty imperssive, i must say."
"Yes sir and- wait. What was that sir?"
" Pretty brave. And crazy. But mostly brave."
" I-i guess so, sir. But she-" The man cut him off with a hand up and then turned to Marceline, who was giving the other guards death glares. She stopped as the man turned his focus to her.
" Well well, young lady, i feel like i must know the person who has outran my best sercurity men and dogs."
" Marceline."
" Marceline,i must thank you. I now know i should really get better sercurity. Or at least faster ones." He scanned the guards who looked to the ground ashamed of being beaten from a teenage girl. Bonnibel pushed through the crowd and came up to Marceline, hugging her and making her blush slightly due to many people watching them.
" Hi Marcy."
" Hey Bonni."
" Im glad you could make it."
" Same here."
A cough could be heard and the two broke apart. The woman came up to stand beside the man.
"Oh, so you are the Marceline that our little Bonnibel has been talking about! Nice to meet you!" Bubblegums mother exclaimed with a smile which Marceline returned.
" Yes, nice to met you also." Bonnibels dad said as he stuck out his hand in a handshake. Marceline put her small hand in his big one before he gestured out of the room.
" Now, if my guards are done chasing you around, we may start dinner." The four led the way out as the guards followed out of Bubblegums room, which was able to fit them all in there.
They sat at the biggest table Marceline has ever seen. It wasn't even a table; more like a stage. It had candles in the middle of it and they all sat on the different sides, Marceline on one of the ends of the table, between Bonnibel and Bubblegums mom. Bonnibels dad sat on the other, facing Marceline. Marceline was looking around the large room in amazment, looking at the paintings that hung on the walls. Though, her staring was cut through by the voice of Bubblegums dad.
" So,Marceline, I would like to start off by saying that we are sorry for the rude welcoming."
" Its fine,really. I should be the ones who sorry for beating up your guys." She was trying to be polite at least.
Bubblegums father laughed." Well, i guess we are even though. But next time please, we would like it if you called and we could let you in." Bublegums mother nodded in agreement.
" Sure."
"Well, enough of the fighting topic today," Bonnibels mom started, " How did you and Bubblegum meet?"
" With a math book."
" Oh, so you are the same math class?"
" No, we-" Marceline caught Bubblegums look fright and head shaking from how she was ditching P.e and didn't wish for her parents to know. Understanding this marceline stuttered to find a answer.
" N-no, we,umm, i found her math book and Finn knew her, um i met him also before Bonnibel, and he said we had the same P.e., just different teachers. So i, umm, returned it to her." Well, at least some part of it was kinda true.
" Oh, how wonderful! Thank you for helping her find her book, then. She usually doesn't do that!"
" No problem." Marceline winked at Bubblegum, who returned it with a smile and slight blush.
" Well, if we are done with all the chit chat," Bubblegums dad said as he clapped slightly, "Dinner please!" A couple men in suits, though not as nice as Mr. Bubblegums, came out with platters and set them down infront of the four at the table, taking off the top to show a plate of meat, fish and salad.
" Thank you, Peperrmint." Bubblegum said to one of the bulters who had white hair with strips in it, who nodded in reply to Bubblegum.
" Your welcome, my lady."
" Let us eat!" Bubblegums father exclaimed. They ate in silence. Marceline was the loudest though, trying to cut the steak. She wasn't one for this fancy food and its use of utensils and stuff. Pizza and noodles were her main food she cooked and ate. As she was fumbling with the fork and knife, her eyes knitted togather in focus as a voice came from her side with a small giggle.
" Here, Marcy, let me help." Marceline looked to her side and up to see Bubblegum, who had left her chair as seeing her friend struggle with the food. Taking the fork and knife from, bubblegum started to help cut the steak for Marceline as a mother would a child.
" Whatever happened to plain old soup?" Marceline whispered to Bubblegum, who giggled a small bit. It was quiet as bonnibel cut the fish and meat;the parents never looking up from their food but small smiles were seen on their faces. Marceline couldn't help but watch bubblegum; the dress truely looked good on Bonnibel finished, Marceline thanked her quietly with a small embarassed blush on her face as Bubblegum returned to her seat and continues to eat.
The soon finished dinner and the plates were starting to be taken back to the kitchen by the maids and butlers. Mr. Bubblegum looked toward the clock to see the time before a surprized look came across his face.
" Well, look at the time! Its getting late!" It was eight. These really were Bubblegums parents.
" Marceline, if you wish, you may stay the night here."
" Oh, i don't know, sir. Its okay."
" No please! I don't want you driving in the dark! Unsafe! I can give you a phone to call your parents and you can call them for premission."
" I live alone." Marceline replied with a monotone voice.
" Oh, please forgive me. I didn't know..."
" Its okay. Really."
" Well, the offer is now there even more. Please, it will fine."
"Yes, Please Marceline?" Bubblegum said, pulling a slight puppy dog face toward Marceline. Dang it, now there was no way she was able to say no.
" Well, okay, i guess so..."
" Grand!" Bubblegums dad said, standing up and clapping his hands togather.
" Im sure we can find you some comfortable sleeping wear. You can also stay in bubblegums room too, if you both desire."
" umm, cool."
" Yes, that would be great father."
" Splendid then."
After saying goodnight to Bubblegums parents, Bonnibel and Marceline made there way to bubblegums room, where they were able to find something other then a nightgown or pink for Marceline to wear. Marceline came out of the bathroom wearing a blue tanktop and white shorts, she found Bubblegum sitting on the bed in the shirt from the concert and long purple pjs. Marceline sat onto the bed smirking at Bubblegum, who had put the book she was reading on the desk next to the bed and looked back at Marceline.
" My parents seemed to like you."
"I guess so."
" You did well. Thank you for minding manners. Though maybe less running and fighting with the guards would be nice."
" Hey, you can't change this. Besides, they had it coming."
" Oh, Marcy." Bubblegum fell back, her head landing on the pillow. Marceline also came onto her back and set her head on a pink pillow. They stayed like this for a while before bubblegum turned to her side to face Marceline.
" Marceline?"
" Ya?" Marceline turned her head to the side to see Bubblegum looking at her with a emotionless face.
"Thank you."
" For what?" Bubblegum broke eye contact, looking at her hands in front of her.
" For everything. For protecting me from Ash, and helping me have fun and being my friend. It means alot. I mean, Finn and jake and lsp had helped me and all but you... Iv never been this close to someone. I don't know how to repay you." Suddenly, all was dark from Marceline turning out the light. Bubblegum felt the blanket come over her and arms wrap around her waist. Marcelines chin rested ontop of her head and whispered to Bonnibel which sent a shiver down her spine.
" Trust me, you have given me more then you think. I should be the one thanking you." Bubblegum mumbled, suddenly sleepy, and snuggled more into Marceline, sighing in content.
" Night Marcy."
" Night Bonni."
" You'll be here in the morning right?"
" Always." The two then drifted into sleep.
Authors note: Oh my, sorry, i was suppose to do this yesterday but glob, freaking teachers and i was tired. I may try to do another chapter tomorr but i have no idea, so ya. Okay, my favorite part so far in this story was Marceline out running the guards. whats yours? Thank you all for reading!