A week has gone by and Bonnibel had heard nothing from Marceline. No visit or anything, which probably meant it was really over. So Bonnibel had immersed herself into her work, especially in chemistry. She spent the majority of her time in the lab working on different formulas. Fionna often accompanied her, seemingly mystified by the different colors and bubbles.

So many times had Bonnibel wished to ask Fionna about the scars and where in the world the girl had even come from but whatever they were from it was obviously something dark. Bonnibel couldn't bring herself to bring it up.

So Bonnibel was down in the lab trying to create a potion that would help here people eat less to conserve on food and the waste created by it. Speaking of eating everything, Fionna had just come down from the kitchen. She had been eating her fill of candies and lately Bonnibel had noticed she was gaining weight and her teeth were yellowing. So Bonnibel put her on a diet similar to Finn's, fruits and vegetables mostly. She learned from Finn and Jake that meat was also a necessary part of a human's diet so she had it ordered so that Fionna would remain healthy. But the girl ate so much, and she certainly burned of the energy during the day. Fionna would, early in the morning, run around the castle. She would take her sword and swear to protect the candy kingdom. There really wasn't anything for her to slay though it was good exercise. Then she would inspect the castle, still looking for things to slay. It seemed like Fionna was in love with this kingdom, she was constantly patrolling to protect it. Usually after she had spent most of the day patrolling the kingdom she came down to the lab to check on Bonnibel.

So when Fionna had come down to the lab Bonnibel greeted her happily. She walked right up to Bonnibel and stared at what she was doing. Bonnibel looked up from her work and smiled at Fionna. It was nice to have her around. It kept her mind off Marceline and she really did feel safer with Fionna around. Bonnibel really cared for Fionna, though sometimes it felt strange not knowing where Fionna came from.

"What are you working on?" Fionna leaned in close to Bonnibel. Bonnibel blushed a little from the closeness.

"It's a potion to reduce hunger but also boosts the amount of nutrients taken from food. Would you mind laying down on that table. I'd like to test it out on you." Bonnibel said. She would never take testing a potion on someone so lightly. She had spent a long time on this and she was almost completely sure it would work.

"Oh okay." Fionna said hopping up on the table and laying down. Fionna looked uncomfortable after a few moments. Bonnibel was taking one last ingredient to mix in out of a case. She was going to add it last because of it's highly explosive compound.

Bonnibel walked over to the table and was about to pour in the mixture when Fionna looked up at Bonnibel and said "Bonnibel, do you like Marceline?"

Bonnibel had dropped the vials she was holding. She stared wide eyed at Fionna, and in the next instant there was the smashing of glass on the floor. Fionna and Bonnibel looked at each other and Fionna sensed the fear in Bonnibel's expression. Fionna leapt off the table and tackled Bonnibel. The chemical was delayed in it's reaction, luckily for the girls. Fionna wrapped her arms around Bonnibel and the explosion sent them flying across the lab tumbling along the floor.