Adventure Time High:
Chapter 10: The gift of sight.
The dance was only a week away, and Dash still hadn't said anything. Stacy still clung to Chucks arm, not knowing that each night he was meeting up with that cheerleader from Y.C high. The longer they waited, the less sure Dash was becoming. Finn understood that Dash cared for Stacy a lot, but Finn insisted the longer they wait, the more it would hurt. No matter how long Finn tried to reason with him, Dash still held onto the fear that he would hurt Stacy. Time was running out, and so was Finn's patience. The impending destruction on the royalty clique was resting on the first step of breaking up the schools main power couple.
Dash was a friend, and Finn understood that, and Finn made sure that Dash knew that they were friends too. Friends forgave each other, and Dash was just going to have to forgive Finn.
"Are you sure about this?" Jake asked him as they made their way back down main street.
"It needs to be done." Finn said heavily.
A heart break was on the rise, and the blood was going to be on Finns hands. In a way, Finn was glad it was him going through this, and not Dash. This way, Dash had no guilt. Dash had no blood on his hands, no dirt, unscathed. It would give Dash a better chance at being with Stacy if he didn't have a part in her last relationships break up. Jake and Finn went separate ways. They had different things to do before school started. Today was Monday, the dance was this Friday. Time was not on their side.
Dash will forgive me. Finn told himself as he walked into the store.
It only took a few moment for the photo's to develop, Finn payed the man behind the counter, and met up with Jake. Taking a black marker, Finn wrote on the back of an envelope and slid the photos inside. Handwritten across the back was; 'I'm sorry you had to find out this way.' -Because Finn didn't know what else to say. If only Chuck had the back bone to tell Stacy up front what he did, but Finn knew that day would never come- even if they had all the time in the world. Chuck would never confess to Stacy. Waiting until second period was half over, Finn raised his hand during his Social class and asked to use the washroom. Envelope in his back pocket, Finn got Stacy's locker number from Dash. Dash didn't ask why he needed it. Perhaps he knew what Finn was planning, even if he didn't say anything. Walking up to her locker, Finn held the envelope tightly in his hand.
Sorry, Stacy. Finn sighed, and held the envelope at the small slot opening at the top of her locker.
"-Well I'm not sure about that. Why don't you tell her- Oh, hey Finn."
Out of everyone in the school, it had to be him. Chuck came around the corner, skipping class, his cellphone at the side of his head. Chuck was probably talking to some whore, or perhaps the whores friend. It didn't matter who he was talking to, not anymore. Finn locked his gaze with Chuck's, and slipped the envelope inside her locker.
"What was that?" Chuck looked confused, but soon he would be angry, but Finn didn't care.
Finn wanted Chuck to see.
"Are you asking Stacy to the dance at lunch?" Finn ignored Chucks question.
"Yeah, why?" Chuck still looked confused, eyeing the locker. "What did you put in her locker?"
"A gift." Finn said, smiling a bit. "The gift of sight."
Chuck opened his mouth to ask something, but Finn didn't let him. Turning away, he walked back for social class, Finn didn't look back. When he got back to class, Finn hated the concept of time. Now that it was set in motion, time seemed to be moving so slowly. The clock seemed to be put into slow motion, but it didn't matter how slow time moved, it was only delaying the inevitable now. Finn doodled on his notebook cover, he threw a rolled up ball of scrap paper at the teacher, he even texted Sugar a few cute lines. Finn could do everything but pay attention.
"Finn, are you sleeping?" Mrs. OrangeSlice smacked her ruler on her desk.
"Trying to." Finn yawned, pulling his head back up.
"That's enough of that." Mrs. OrangeSlice glared at her giggling class. "As for you Finn, I'll be seeing you in room 201 after school for detention."
Finn had never gotten detention before. "Cool crackers Mrs. Orange Slice." Finn yawned again. "Can I go back to sleep now?"
Finally, the bell rang. Finn was the first one to run out the door, he didn't want to miss a moment. Stacy always took forever to get to her locker, almost as long as Chuck. Dash was waiting with Sugar at their usual table, and Finn quickly took a seat with them. Ignoring the funny look Dash was giving him, Finn tried to act as normal as possible.
Sure enough, it was only a matter of seconds. A C.K High cheerleader came running down the hall, a good friend and cheer-mate of Stacy's.
"What the hell?" Sugar narrowed her eyes at the girl who was sprinting over to them. "Ashley, what's wrong?"
"Stacy needs you, like, now! Asap! We have to go!" Ashley pulled Sugar to her feet, and together they disappeared down the hall.
Once they were out of ear shot, Dash turned to Finn.
"What did you do?" Dash hissed at him.
"What needed to be done. I slipped the pictures into Stacy's lockers. I'm sorry, Dash. I couldn't let her go on believing Chuck was faithful to her." Finn said, but Dash didn't look angry.
"It's alright... I understand." Dash sat back into his chair. "Thank you for doing it for me."
There was no reason to thank him, Finn needed this just as much as Dash did. Chuck was no where to be found yet, but kids were already gathering and gossiping about what was wrong with Stacy. Finn was surprised at how quickly she recovered, though her make-up wash smudged under her eyes and her cheeks were a little red, Stacy walked with her head held high. From the schools biggest drama queen, Finn was expecting more. As she sat down at the table, her blue eyes seemed glazed over, and Finn wondered if she was taking it harder then he first initially thought. Sugar gave Finn a worried glance, and slowly kids were coming closer, as if they were trying to hear what Stacy was saying. But Stacy wasn't saying anything. She was looking forward, a blank stare frozen on her face. It was clear the cheerleaders knew what had happened, they were whispering frantically, looking somewhat panicked. The science kids over heard one of the cheerleaders, and just like that, it was spreading like wildfire. From clique to clique, people were appalled by Chuck, and sympathetic for Stacy. In a matter of seconds, it was all over the school. Finn wanted this, that's why he chose to drop the envelope off before lunch, that way almost everyone would be gathered in the same room when it happened.
Dash had his eyes glued to his shoes, and Sugar was looking everywhere but at Stacy. Clearly she had freaked out, she had snapped, and now she sat broken in her chair. The lunch room was alive with whispers, everyone was talking about it. Finn wanted to say something, but what could he say? He was the one who dropped the pictures into her locker in the first place, Dash was too conflicted to do it himself. Finn felt guilty, none the less, even though he had nothing to feel guilty for. Finn wasn't the one who ruined their relationship, it was Chuck. The longer Finn would have waited, the more attached Stacy would have gotten to him- and the harder it would have been to find out. So lost in thought, Finn didn't realize that a hush had fallen over the lunch room. Chuck was standing in the door.
He had his phone in hand and was just done texting, looking around the lunchroom. For a moment Finn wondered if anyone told him what was going on, but he was probably only texting that cheerleader for another hookup. Chuck had no idea as he walked over, a bounce in his step, a smile on his face, and a flower in his hand. The same type of flower he had given that cheerleader a week before.
To everyones surprise, Stacy got up and met Chuck half way.
"Hey baby." Chuck leaned in for a kiss, but Stacy moved back. "Something wrong?"
Stacy didn't say anything.
"This is for you." Chuck continued, looking a bit confused. He handed her the Daisy, and she took it, her fingers just barely curling round the stem. "I have something to ask you."
Chuck paused, as if he was waiting for Stacy to become excited, or at least to smile.
"What is it?" She asked flatly, her tone was dull and her gaze became fixed on Chucks.
"Will you go to the Falling Rain dance with me this Friday?" Chuck smiled one of his charming smiles, and for a moment, Finn actually felt bad for him.
Chuck was so oblivious. So ignorant.
Something white in her hands caught Finns eye, it was the envelope. Finn watched Stacy drop it on the floor, it was open, and the photo's slid out onto the floor. Finn heard Dash sigh in disgust.
"Wha- What the hell?" Chuck stepped back and started to pick up the photo's, brining them closer to his face, as if he didn't believe it. Stacy dropped the rose on top of the last photo Chuck was trying to get at. "Stacy- wait, I can explain this. I swear it's not-"
Chuck looked around the lunch room. Everyone was looking at him.
You always want the attention on you, Chuck, well now you've got it. The spot light is yours. Finn thought to himself quietly.
Chuck laughed a little, as if he didn't know what else to do. "Stacy, baby, come on. This was a long time ago, before we we're even together." Chuck tried to lie his way out.
Finn accounted for that.
Reaching over, Stacy pointed to the corner of the photo that was taken inside the store, where Finn made sure he got the date from a newspaper. Finn covered all his bases, Chuck couldn't lie his way out of this one.
"Stacy, please." Chucks tone turned to begging. "I made a mistake- she didn't mean anything to me. I- I love you, please don't do this."
"No."
Stacy's voice was firm, but not angry.
"What do you mean?" Chuck went to go hold her hand, but she clenched a fist.
"No, Chuck. I won't go to the dance with you." Stacy said, her voice just over a whisper. "We're over."
"We can start over." Chuck started to bargain. "Start fresh, please, Stacy. I fucked up, I know that, but I really do love you, I swear! Why don't you come over and we can talk this through."
"I'm done talking." Stacy shook her head. "And you should stop talking too."
"Stacy," Chuck sounded like a whining child who just lost his toy. "You're not really breaking up with me, are you?"
"Yep." Stacy smiled a broken smile, and started to walk away.
Chuck grabbed her arm as she was walking past, and Finn felt Dash tension beside him. Finn carefully took Dash by his wrist, and gave him a look. Stacy was strong, she could handle herself.
"Don't be a bitch, Stacy, come on." Chuck sounded more firm this time. "I said I was sorry."
Finn wondered for a moment if he was wrong about her. Maybe she was just a dizzy girl, lost in the world of High school romance. Even though Chuck had cheated on her multiple times, now that he was begging her and telling her sweet lies, perhaps she'd take him back. Was she really that blind to her situation? Taking him back was basically the same as giving him permission to cheat again. If she chose to stay with him, she would have to put up with his lying and cheating for as long as they stayed together. On the other hand, the relationship they had seemed pretty good, they were a good fit, but Chuck had decided he needed more. Chuck was selfish, he wanted Stacy all to himself, and on top of that, he still needed more. When they were together, they did look happy. Only that happiness and love was based on a lie of being faithful, and once the lie unraveled, so did their relationship. Everyone was clinging to the silence, waiting for Stacy to respond.
Her fist fell open, and she raised her hand, in a single motion, slapping Chuck across his face. Stunned and shocked, Chuck let her go at once, and Stacy walked away without saying a word. As soon as the cafeteria door swung closed behind her, the whole room erupted. People were talking frantically, as if they couldn't get the words out of their mouths fast enough. Dash stood up and ran after Stacy, and Chuck walked over to an empty table and took a seat.
Sugar said that she needed to go do damage control, and Finn didn't stop her. It didn't matter what she did now, one of the biggest power couples had just broken up, and by the way Stacy slapped him, Finn guessed they wouldn't be getting back together again.
Things worked out how Finn wanted. Slowly, the clique was falling apart. All that was left now was to dump Sugar, but Finn knew this would be the toughest part of his plan. Over the time they had spent together, Sugar was able to dig her claws into Finn, and Finn knew that what he was feeling were the early stages of love. Finn loved her. Even though it was relatively new love, Finn felt strongly about Sugar. Finn wished there was some sort of magical pill that he could take that would make him fall out of love with Sugar, but Finn knew there was no way around it. This was something he needed to do on his own.
The bell that marked the end of the day rang, and Finn gathered up his books off his desk. He was just finishing putting them all back into his locker when a voice behind him called out.
"Finn, on your way home, are you?" asked, folding her arms.
"Yep." Finn shut his locker and locked it.
"Perhaps you've forgotten that you have detention?" waved a finger at him.
"Oh." Finn actually had forgotten. With all of todays events, detention had slipped his mind. "Sorry, I'll head there now."
Other than the stragglers, the hallways were completely empty. No one of interest ever stayed around after school. Making his way into the detention room, Finn was the the last one there. Finn looked around the class room, and his heart sank. There were four other students in the room, as well as the teacher. Marshal-Lee, Marcy, Flame Princess, and Flame Prince. They sat in the back row, each of them looking annoyed to be here and shooting glares at the Ice King who was playing with a penguin figurine on his desk. Finn debated wether or not he should back out and run away now, but it was too late. The group saw him, and immediately their expressions turned sour.
"Well well, if it isn't Finn the hero." Ice King said, getting to his feet. "Seem you've got detention too."
"You're the teacher to monitor detention? But you have wicked poo brain!" Finn said glaring at the old man.
"That's -brain to you." Ice King put his hands on his hips. "Now take a seat. I'm going to the teachers lounge to eat all the left over donuts, and i better not hear a peep from any of you!"
As soon as the Ice Kings foot steps were gone, Finn headed for the door.
"This is bunk." Finn muttered, trying to push the door open. "What the...?"
"He freezes it shut every time he leaves." Marshal said dully. "We aren't getting out of here until detention is over."
"What are you guys in here for?" Finn wondered, knowing it could be a for a long list of things.
"We covered Ice Kings- I mean, Mr. King's car with wet toilet paper." Flame Prince said, then reached over and hi-five Marshal. "What about you?"
"Fell asleep in class." Finn took a seat in the second row, not wanting to get too close.
"Stop being so friendly." Marcy shoved Flame Prince in the shoulder and nodded to Flame Princess, who hadn't said a word this whole time.
Flame Princess was looking out the window, hate and annoyance expressed on her face. It was clear that she wasn't going to forgive Finn any time soon. Feeling out of place and awkward, Finn wondered if the windows were too small for him to jump out of. He didn't care if he got into more trouble then before, Finn just really wanted to leave this room. An awkward silence hung above the room, tension building as no one said anything. Finn was relived when his cellphone rang, giving him an excuse to do or say anything to distract him from the tension in the room.
"Hello?" Finn answered, not bothering to look at the caller ID before he answered.
"Hey, Finn!" Sugar was on the other end. "Where are you?"
"Stuck in detention." Finn sighed, leaning back in his chair. "Where are you?"
"Dress shopping!" Sugar sounded happy. "And guess who's with me?"
"Who?" Finn couldn't help but smile a little bit.
"Stacy!" Sugar squealed. "Dash asked her to the dance right after school, isn't it great?"
Finn was smiling even bigger now. "That's amazing, Sugar. Tell Stacy I'm happy for her." Finn thought for a moment. "You know that we're going together, right? Or was I suppose to ask you?"
Sugar giggled. "Of course we're going to the dance together, silly! You don't need to ask. You do however need to find a tie to match the color of my dress."
"Come with me when I go get it then, that way I don't have to see your dress before the dance." Finn played with an abandon pencil on the desk as he spoke. "You can show me which color would go best."
"Sounds like a plan!" Sugar said. "I have to go try on this dress, see you tomorrow after school for tie shopping?"
"Sure thing, Sugar. Sounds good."
"Alright, bye Finn."
"Bye Sugar."
"...Finn?"
"Yeah?"
"I love you."
Finn paused for a moment. Hearing those words again made his heart sore, and made his mind run blank. At that moment, Finn didn't care about his surroundings, or who heard. He said the first true thing that came to mind.
"I love you too. See you tomorrow." Finn listened to Sugar say the final goodbye as she hung up the phone, and Finn waited a moment, just to insure she had really hung up.
The room was pin drop quiet, and Finn knew that he had made a mistake of saying what he did, when he did. Finn could feel heat on his back, and he knew Flame Princess was completely pissed off.
"Fuck this." Flame Princess said standing up. "I'm not going to sit here and listen to this shit."
"Flamey-" Marcy began, but Flame Princess shot her down.
"No, Marcy. This is bullshit. Why should I have to sit here and subject myself to hearing all this? I'm done. I'm leaving. Stay if you want but I'm out of here!" Flame Princess was getting hotter and hotter by the second, her flames peeking.
Finn felt a great level of annoyance rise inside him as he stood up to face her.
"What's your problem?" Finn took a step towards Flame Princess. "What did I ever do to you?"
Turning around, Flame Princess had never looked more angry or more hurt.
"Are you really that stupid, Finn?" Flame Princess yelled at him. "No, you must be stupid if you really can't see it."
"See what?" Finn snapped back.
"See that everyones tired of you prancing around school with your little royalty clique girlfriend, thinking that you're better than everyone else." Finn felt the heat as Flame Princess stepped nose to nose with him. "Let me give you the gift of sight- Your girlfriend is a bitch and you're the idiot who fell in love with her. I bet you don't even know the first thing about her!"
Finn opened his mouth to defend himself, but Flame Princess pushed on.
"And if dating me was such a regret, maybe you should have told me that to my face rather then having your prissy little girlfriend do it for me. I'm so sick of you two, who do you think you are? Having your girlfriend rally up all the girls in the school and making them back off of you because suddenly you think you're too good to hang out with anyone who's not in the royalty clique?" Flame Princess glared at him. "How can you say you love someone like her? Do you have any idea of what she does to people? Your pathetic. You fall in love with the stupidest girls."
"That's not true." Finn said quietly. "I loved you."
The words that were never said aloud before were finally spoken, and sure, the situation wasn't ideal, but the words held weight, and it got Finn's point across. Finn had loved Flame Princess, and maybe if things were different, they could have been together. Finn knew that even though he had a crush on Princess Bubble Gum before, Flame Princess was his first love. Nothing would change that.
"I... I-..." Flame Princess looked confused, bewildered by what Finn had just confessed to her. "I'm leaving."
Walking over to the door, Finn watched her use her finger as a blow torch and melt through the ice on the other side of the door. Flame Princess was gone in a matter of seconds. Marcy, Flame Prince and Marshal all looked taken aback. Suddenly feeling embarrassed for himself, Finn decided he would leave too. There was no more he could do here anyway.
Sitting on a bench by the school's front court yard, Finn looked up to the sky and watched the clouds crawl slowly across it. Everything Flame Princess said was running through Finn's mind like a bullet.
Finn had given Stacy the gift of sight, he allowed her to see what Chuck was really doing behind the curtain, and even though it hurt her, Stacy was better off knowing then being in the dark. Finn truly believed that the gift of sight was the best thing for her.
Yet, in a matter of moments, Finn was on the other end of that situation. Finn had no idea what Sugar was doing behind his back. Finn knew nothing about the lies he had told to Flame Princess about her being a regret, or the lie she had told to the rest of the C.K girls. Finn knew he was being avoided all this time, and now he knew why. It was Sugar, the girl he was in love with. She was behind it all. Sugar had hurt every single person in his life that Finn cared about, and all this time, Finn was blind to it all. Finn wished he could find Flame Princess and hug her, hold her, and thank her. She had given him the gift of sight.
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Authors note;
Ugh. I woke up this morning to find this chapter hadn't submitted yet! I thought it went through yesterday, but I've been having some issues with submitting lately. Sorry about that. You were suppose to have 2 chapters up on Friday. Please excuse the inconvenience.
Attention! Please Read!- There will be 5 more chapters after chapter 10 (so 15 chapters) And then Adventure Time High will be completed, BUT, there will be a 16th upload that I recommend you read. Even though a majority of it will be giving credit to the respective owners, THERE WILL BE AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ASWELL REGARDING A SQEUIL TO ADVENTURE TIME HIGH!
Woo hoo!
Thanks so so much for reading and reviewing! 3
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WARNING:
There will be more sexual explicit situations so I ask you, as readers, to take responsibility for the content that you read, and of this chapter have been warned of the following;
-Corse Language
-Violence
-Sexual material and scenes.
-Explicit content.
*Suggested age is over 14 at the very youngest.*
You have been warned.
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