"Listen Bonnie, just talk to her! I'm sure if you explain everything, she won't find it the least bit creepy."

"You say that, but do you know how hard it is to approach her? I've tried like, multiple times, and every time I just get too nervous and back down."

"Who you ladies talking about?" Finn asked as he joined Bonnie and Lain at their lunch tables. "Surely not me?"

"No Finn," Bonnie replied cooly. "Not you." Please leave, god I hate it when you sit down.

"Uh. Look. Bonnie I need to speak to you about something. Alone, preferably. It's nothing like, mega creepy, but it is super personal an-"

"Can it wait?"

"Uh. Not really no."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm pretty positive yeah. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important."

Bonnie sighed. "Alright fine." She gave Lain a quick if i'm not back in ten get Jake look, which she returned with a nod, and stood up from the table, following Finn outside the lunchroom.

"What uh. What was that look about?"

"Look Finn, can we just get this over with? What's up?" Being alone with Finn made her uncomfortable. Finn had asked her on a date about 17 times, has asked her to all dances from prom (which he couldn't even go to), to homecoming. He had stood outside her house one night with a boombox, serenading her. It was meant, she imagined, as a romantic gesture. It was, from her perspective, incredibly creepy.

Finn breathed heavily and leaned up against the wall, frantically looking side to side. "Okay look Bonnie. I know i've asked you out a few times a-"

"A few?"

"Yeah."

"Finn you've asked me out 17 times!"

"Well yeah bu-"

"And you 'serenaded me'!"

"True bu-"

"Oh god are you asking me out again? Because you know what the answer is. I swear i'm this close to going to Mr. Ostreicher's office and reporting you."

"Don't do that!" Finn practically bellowed, raising his hands defensively. "I'm not asking you out again okay? Just hear me out."

Bonnie crossed her arms. "Fine."

"I know I've asked you out a few times and I know you don't want to go out. The reason I kept asking was because I mean. I liked you a lot. I still do. But you and I were friends. And I was happy with that, the friendship. But lately you've become so distant, and it's been making me so mad it's scaring me, you know?"

"If you're so mad you're scaring you, imagine how I feel in this situation Finn. You come off as so desperate, and so angry. You're a nice kid, I mean it. But if you want this friendship to work between us you're going to need to work on dealing with your emotions in a way that isn't coming to me with every problem you have. It's okay every once and while, but I'm not going to give you advice on how to date me, ya digg?"

Finn put a couple well thought out nods into the air. "Yeah, I think I get what you're saying. Thanks so much for hearing me out." Bonnie tried to reply, but before she could, Finn had pushed himself off the wall and out deeper into the hallway. Bonnie turned her way back towards the lunch room, retaking her previous seat by Lain.

"What was that biz all about?"

"Nothing really. Personal stuff."

"Jeez Bonnie, cutting me cold turkey like that?"

"Seriously Lain," Bonnie looked in her eyes. "Don't worry about it."

"Woah. Okay. I can do that. Sorry. So then, Marceline."

Bonnie sighed. "Okay don't freak out that i'm telling you this but. I heard from a little birdie that she's performing at the open mic today. Maybe."

"Oh my god Bonnie you pumped Keila for information?"

"I did no pumping! It just kind of came up in conversation."

Lain raised an eyebrow skeptically. "Uh-huh."

"I swear!"

"No, no, I believe you. So what's the plan, go to open mic and completely melt when she sings?"

"I will have you know that I have more tact than that!"

"No yes i'm sure! Please then, regale me with this master plan!"

"I'm gonna get up there and perform."

"You're kidding."

"Not in the slightest."

"You can't sing!"

"I can too! I just choose not too."

"Bonnie, how long have I known you?"

"Practically forever why?"

"I've never heard you sing."

"Well I guess tonight that's going to change."

"My god."

"Might bring my violin too."

"Well if you're singing is awful, at least your skill in violin should be able to hold them over."

"Geez, thanks best friend."

Lain slapped a hand on Bonnie's back. "Don't mention it. I take it you'll need to to pick you up?"

"Yeah, that'd be great actually."

"What time?"

"I don't actually know. I'll let you know by the end of the day though alright?"

"Yeah man, totally."

And with the sound of the bell the two were off.

Bonnie- 1:03 P.M: What time is open mic?

Keila- 1:05 P.M: Why, you want to know when your lady crush comes in?

Bonnie- 1:06 P.M: No! I want to perform!

Keila- 1:10 PM: lol can you even sing?

Bonnie- 1:11 P.M: Oh my glob I can do more than science! Yes I can sing!

Keila- 1:13 P.M: "oh my glob?" What are you 12?

Bonnie- 1:14 P.M: Haha meanie. What time?

Keila- 1:17 P.M: 6. Are you gonna go before or after Mareclien?

Keila- 1:18 P.M: *marceline

Bonnie- 1:20 P.M: I don't know! I'll decide when that time comes!

Keila- 1:22 P.M: aight bon, see you then.

Bonnie- 1:23 P.M: Totally!

Bonnie slipped away the phone, ignoring whatever her teacher was prattling on about. She had herself a mission tonight. She was positively, absolutely, going to rock. Marceline's. World.