Hey guys! And here is chapter ten!

Enjoy!

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

"Uh coming!"

Marcie quickly ran to the door, and signaled Gumball and Darwin to find a hiding spot, in which they did.

She opened the door to see two men wearing black suits and shades.

One had blond hair, and the other had auburn.

"Uh.. Hi?"

"We apologize on disturbing your peace like this. But there was a note we left earlier, and we wanted to know if you received it." The blond man said.

Marcie nodded, as she held up the note for them to see.

"Yeah, I sure got that note alright.. So what is this about?"

"We received recent reports this week and last, about a 'cartoon like cat' around this neighborhood."

"What? That doesn't make sense mister.."

"Howard East."

"Mr. East.. That doesn't make sense.. Cartoon characters don't just walk around here, you know what I mean?" She had a little bit of a playful tone in her voice, but she noticed the men had serious looks on their faces.

The auburn haired man adjusted his shades.

"Some reports we received mentioned it 'melting' last week, most of those reports coming from concerned parents." The man said, with a serious tone.

"So that's a threat or something?" She asked.

"Well considerably yes. This is concerning to us, and could be a threat or danger to the public."

Marcie sighed, with a look of annoyance on her face.

"Okay, look. I haven't seen that around here. There isn't anything unusual I've seen around here."

"We understand. We apologize for bothering you. If there is any other information, call us."

The men left, and she shut the door, sighing miserably.

"Okay.. They're gone.. You can come back out now.."

The two came out of their hiding place, with worry on their face.

"Oh great... I'm so screwed..."

Marcie leaned onto the door, with some worry on her face.

"Well... At least they didn't see us... Right?.."

Gumball had a little optimism on his face, but was also worried as heck like her.

"Yeah.. But we might not be so lucky the next time.." She said, which worried all of them some more.

For the next few days as Marcie went to work, Gumball and Darwin remained inside the house, with the house still 'secure' in case the men or anyone else came back.

Some coworkers of Marcie's were still pretty curious on where she was when she gone, but they never got the answer out of her, always getting the 'I was sick' excuse.

"Marcie are you sure you were sick that week? I didn't see you at all anywhere in town!"

Finally, it was the last straw for her, as they kept on bugging her about it for the last few days.

"I was in the hospital okay?! Just stop bugging me and mind your own damn business!"

They finally stopped bugging her, and went back to their work.

"I'm sorry to hear that Marcie.." A woman said, being one of the only ones not to bug her.

"It's fine Amy, it wasn't really.. That big of a deal." Marcie replied, shrugging it off.

The woman now known as Amy gave her a look of concern, noticing the slight hesitance in her voice.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

Amy faced back to her computer silently, wondering what Marcie was trying to hide.

It was now lunch, and Marcie got up to get ready for her break.

Before she could leave, Amy lightly tugged her arm to stop her.

"Wait Marcie, is it alright if I join you for lunch? I left mine at home.."

Marcie sighed, knowing her friend wouldn't give up.

"Alright.."

The two left the building, and went off to enjoy their break.

It was a long moment of silence in the car, until Amy finally spoke.

"Marcie.. Is there something you're hiding from me?.. You know you can tell me anything that's bugging you.."

Marcie let out a sigh, and finally told her, since she knew it was wrong to keep things from her friend.

"Okay.. I just.. Something happened yesterday.. And it's kind of bugging me.."

She pulled into her driveway, which confused Amy.

"I thought we were going to lunch?" Amy had a look of confusion, as Marcie turned the car off.

"We are, but there's something I need to tell you.."

She motioned her friend to follow her into the house, which Amy did.

Marcie put in the key and unlocked the door, and her and Amy stepped inside.

Noticing some feathers on the ground, Marcie went to the living room, and found Gumball and Darwin having a pillow fight, with some feathers falling onto the ground.

"Ahem."

They both froze, and looked up at her with a surprised look on their faces.

Amy stood there next to Marcie, with a look of surprise as well.

"Marcie?.. Was.. This the thing you were worried about?.." She asked, still surprised.

"Well, part of it anyway.."

Amy moved a little closer, so she could get a better look.

The two continued to stand still, still deciding on moving or not.

Amy had long blonde hair, and bright green eyes with a silver swirl in the left.

Noticing their worry, she gave them a slight smile that was on her face.

"Hey, it's ok.. No need to be scared I won't hurt you.."

She reached her hand out, and touched the top of Gumball's head, which was always a common occurrence for him.

It felt soft and fluffy, like a real cat would feel like.

"Hm.. Very fluffy." She commented, as she withdrew her hand.

"Uh... Thanks?..." Gumball had confusion and worry in his voice, as he wasn't sure how to respond to that.

Marcie sat down on the feather covered couch, wiping some of the feathers off.

"So, basically long story short, I found Gumball on the road, then a week later, Darwin came along, and.. That other guy.."

Amy raised her eyebrow, not knowing what Marcie meant by that.

"Other guy?.. Do you mean there was a third one too?"

Marcie let out a little nervous laugh.

"Yeah.. Like I said it's a long story.."

"I don't mind long stories." Amy said, sitting down as well.

Marcie sighed.

"Alright, then I guess the long version."

FIVE MINUTES OF EXPLAINING LATER.

"And that's what happened." Marcie concluded, ending her explanation.

Amy had a look of understanding, yet also had some concern, but she was fine with this.

"Don't worry, I won't tell a soul." She said, smiling sincerely.

Marcie looked at her watch, noticing five minutes had gone by.

"How about we have lunch here Marcie? It would save the time for us, and I kind of want to get to know your friends a little better." Amy suggested.

Marcie looked up, and smiled a little.

"Alright, I guess that's okay."

For the next hour, Marcie and Amy talked about things while having their lunch, while Amy was also knowing more about Gumball and Darwin.

"Oh we got to get back to work!" Marcie looked at her watch with surprise.

They began to get ready and headed to the door.

"Bye guys! It was nice seeing you!"

The two waved back, saying their goodbyes as well.

As soon as Amy and Marcie left, they went back to the couch and continued their pillow fight.

But before they could, Marcie opened the door again and poked her head inside.

"Oh and no more pillow fights please!"

They groaned a little, as she shut the door.

Meanwhile, the two government men from earlier peeked out from the bushes, with suspicion on their face.

"There's somebody else in that house.." The blond haired one said.

"Yes.. Miss Williams lied about this didn't she?.." Mr. East had a look of anguish on his face.

"Don't worry Steve.. We'll get the creature soon enough.." The blond haired man said, as they continued to watch the girls drive away.

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

OOF! That was writers' block pain..

Anyway, that is chapter 10! What will happen next, now that the government guys know what Marcie has in her house? Stay tuned, for chapter eleven!

INFO

-Gumball and Darwin are both aware of them being cartoon characters. It actually kind of makes things more interesting for them.

-Jordan is still in jail.

-Amy, Marcie's friend, now knows about Gumball and Darwin, and is pretty okay with it.

-The government guys, aka blond haired guy and Mr. East, are spying on Marcie, and now know what she's hiding from them.

-Gumball has a melting ability, along with various other abilities, the most known being his 'melted form'. However, if he's melting terribly, the part of his body that's melting the most will not function, and will be impossible for him to operate that part.

-Darwin does not have the melting abilities like Gumball, and is just his normal self.

-For now, Marcie is keeping Gumball and Darwin inside the house, since the government guys are looking for them, or well, mostly Gumball.

(they don't know about Darwin yet)

END OF INFO.

Chapter 11: COMING SOON.