Marceline slowly opened the door and glanced over at bonnibel who was smiling at her.
"Marceline, what are you doing back so..." Her father trailed off when he saw bonnibel. "And whom may this be?"
"M-My friend...she's helping me with homework."
"You have a friend now? Tell me, how much are you paying her? im guessing a lot to put up with you."
"I'm not paying her anything." Marceline whispered, trying her best not to anger her father. "Can...can i have some dinner? i forgot my money and i-"
"No. Get upstairs and do your work. You can have some food once you've finished, now get upstairs!" Marceline grabbed bonnibels wrist and dragged her all the way up to the attic.
"Is...is he always like that?" Bonnibel asked, looking around the large dusty room. Marceline nodded and threw her bag down on the floor. "Here...have this." The ebony haired girl looked up to see bonnibel holding a sandwich in front of her.
Taking it she began force feeding herself, gagging now and then before finishing it and letting out a sigh.
"Your really hungry huh?"
"They er...don't let me eat much." Bonnibels eyes widened and her jaw dropped open.
"But..you need food!"
"Yeah...well thanks for the sandwich but i need to get my homework done."
Two hours went by with marceline and bonnie joking and laughing. Bonnibel was now looking out the small window with her hands holding onto the ledge. Marceline truly thought she looked beautiful.
"Your pretty cool bonnibel."
"Is that your way of saying we're friends?" Bonnibel asked, her eyebrows raised with amusement.
"Maybe.." The pink haired girl grinned before packing everything away.
"As much as I'd love to stay here longer i have to get back home." She pulled out another sandwich and handed it to marceline. "don't worry..I'll bring you something tomorrow."
Marceline followed her downstairs and watched as she walked back to her house. Her father shouted at her to close the door because it was letting the cold air in.
"Yes father." She called back to him.
After thirty minutes of sitting on the floor in her room she decided to try the whole 'hero' thing out again.
The hoodie, luckily, was made in one size so it didn't hang off of her body like all her other shirts. She rumaged through her bag and took out the knife she had hidden in one of the inside pockets.
She quietly tiptoed downstairs and left the house, making sure not to wake her lazy family. Her first thought when she went outside was that it was really quiet. Her second thought was what the hell was that?!
It was a small shriek for help coming from the park nearby.
"It better be something import-" She cut herself off when she rounded the corner; Infront of her was a tall, blonde boy grinning to himself as he shoved bonnie harshly onto the ground.
"Get the hell away from her!" She commanded, walking quickly towards him.
"or what?" The boy turned his head and looked at her from the corner of his grey eyes. Marcelines eyes widened when she saw the scar across his cheek. It was Ash.
"Or I'll finish that scar you have there." Ash smirked and turned around, looking at marceline dead in the eye.
"You wouldn't dare." he drawled, clenching his hands into fists.
"Bonnie, get behind me." The pinkette nodded and ran past marceline, crouching beside a bin.
"Your gonna regret it."
"Like your going to regret harassing this young girl? i don't think so matey." Ash roared in anger and ran towards her, eyes still locked with hers.
Marceline dodged him and tripped him up so he landed face first in the dirt before kicking him onto his back and taking out her knife.
"Would you prefer these or scissors?" His eyes grew bigger with fear, hiding his face behind his eyes. Marceline stabbed the ground beside his ear and bent down over him. "Stay there and count to one hundred."
She turned and saw that bonnibel was still near the bin.
"You coming with?" she asked, smirking when she heard the shaky whispers of '13 14 15' reached her ears.
The pinkette nodded and steadily got up. Jogging to keep up with marceline.
"Your that saviour aren't you?"
"Yeah."
"And your a girl?"
"Uhuh."
"Can i...never mind."
"Can you what?" the two girls were stood outside bonnibels house, bonnie had been asking marceline countless questions throughout the entire forty minute walk back and to be honest, it was ridiculously annoying.
"Er...can i...it sounds stupid.."
"Just spit it out alrea-Mph!" She was cut off by a hand dragging her mask down and a pair of soft, pink lips pressed against hers. Bonnibel stood on her tip toes and leaned forward making marceline have to put her hands on her waist to steady her.
When bonnibel pulled away she turned around and blushed, bringing her fingers up to her lips.
But marceline wasn't finished. Pulling the girl back around she smashed their lips together once more, smirking when bonnibel kissed her back.
The sound of sirens sounded from somewhere down the road and marceline pulled away, hastily pulling her hood down so that bonnibel couldnt see her.
"Erm...thanks for..y'know saving me?" Bonnibel said quietly, looking at the heroes now swollen lips.
"Yeah..i erm gotta go.." Her pale hands brought the mask back up over her mouth and she dashed away, joining the pursuit.
When marceline walked through the door to form bonnibel couldn't help but notice one thing about her, Her lips. They were swollen.
"H-Hey bonnibel," she muttered, sitting down next to the other girl.
"Here's your sandwich..." bonnibel slowly reached her hand inside her bag and took out another sandwich for marceline who took it and smiled.
"Why're you staring at me like that?" Marceline took an awfully large bite of her sandwich and grinned to herself.
"Nothing its just...your lips are swollen."
"So're yours." she said through a mouthful before realizing what she had just said and began choking. "i mean not that i look at your lips or anything its just that they are and they look swollen, heh..."
Without any warning bonnibel grabbed marcelines red hoodie and pulled her forwards so that there lips met.
It was the exact same kiss from last night, Marceline froze and then hesitantly began kissing back. But if that's the case then...
"Oh my god! drama bomb, Bonnibel and The freak are dating!" The two girls parted quickly and stared at the front of the class room.
"Don't try and deny it, you like that monster don't you?!" Elle shouted in Bonnibel's face, making marceline rather angry. "Aaaw, they're in loooove!" The entire class began laughing, even the teacher had an amused smirk on her face when marceline and bonnie went a bright red.
The rest of the lesson was marceline thinking about bonnibel. Why did she suddenly like someone? a couple of days ago she was sure that death was the only option but now...but now 'fate' has brought them together.
Marceline had read a few books on Fate and Destiny, One of them was very clear about the whole 'one person has a prophecy that only they can fulfil.' Maybe...
Maybe bonnibel was marcelines prophecy, her destiny...her fate.
After a week of bonnibel growing more and more suspicious about marceline and marceline spending more and more time with the other girl she was sure of it.
Bonnibel was a guaranteed loyal friend. She was the only person who would help her out when her mother punished her for anything she did wrong.
One night though, marceline came home and as usuall her mother was out at a bar getting wasted while her father did some paper work.
Or so she thought.
She decided to see if the TV was free and opened the door to the living room. Only to find her father snogging another woman on the couch.
Saying that marceline was shocked was an understatement. She was horrified and weirdly...upset. Sure, her parents weren't the kindest parents in the whole world but at least they let her stay there. At least they gave her some food every day.
But this...this isn't what she wanted. this isn't what she expected and so..she ran to bonnibel's house.
Afraid of what might happen if she told her mother what she had seen she ran to her only friend.
Her best friend.
Her girlfriend?