Marshall Lee sat up in his bed and grunted when he realized that his weekend was over. He had to go to school.
'There's an upside though.' Marshall Lee smiled at the thought of talking to Fionna. He couldn't say that getting up was a complete waste.
He combed through his raven black hair with his fingers and with a huff, he got out of his bed. When he and his Mom moved into the house, she asked him which room he wanted. And like the sane person he was, he chose the smallest bedroom. He went into his bathroom and turned on the shower. He stood under the water and let it trickle down his face. When he was done he went through his closet and found something that was clean enough to wear again and threw it on. A black tank top, jeans, and his regular red converse we're just going to have to do til he could have time to do laundry.
He grabbed his school bag and left his room.
Trying to avoid his mom by sneaking through the house to get to the kitchen. When he walked in he looked at the note his mom left on the fridge.
'Went to get some more office supplies for work.
See you tonight -Mom
He wrote on a sticky note they kept on the counter and stuck it on the fridge.
Alright. -Marshall Lee
He grabbed an apple from the fridge and headed out to school.
"Mr. Abadeer I'm afraid that I'll have to call your mother. You have a zero F in my class and the grading period will be ending soon. You know how she feels about grades." Mrs. Yale said sternly to Marshall at the end of seventh period. All he did was shrug at her and took the slip of paper she gave him for a tutor.
He went to his locker and grinned when he saw his best friend walk up.
"Sup Blaze."
"Nothing man. Hey are you gonna be at practice late or are you gonna skip out again?" Blaze said taking a sip of his Gatorade.
"I didn't- Oh I'm sorry man I forgot we had practices after school on Fridays. I have to take my friend home." Marshall Lee said closing his locker.
"Yeah well we've been trying to see what's up with you. You haven't been like this since you started dating Ashley-" Blaze stopped and gave Marshall a devious smirk. "Who's the chick?"
"Why whenever I don't feel like hanging out you automatically assume it's because I like someone?" Marshall said as they walked out of the school.
"So you do?" Blaze said raising a brow.
"Yes...I mean no. Fionna and I are just friends." Marshall Lee said grabbing his motorcycle helmet. "In fact, there she is so right now."
Blaze turned around and saw the blond he met only weeks before and grinned.
"Hey I know you guy! Blaze right?" Fionna said grabbing her helmet.
"You guys know each other?" Marshall asked.
"What can I say, everyone wants this as their friend." Blaze said.
"I'm gonna puke if you ever say that again."
"Ah come on Marsh he's funny!" Fionna said laughing.
"Hey you should come to our band practices sometimes." Blaze insisted. "You know. When Marhsall finally decides to come to one."
"Ooo can we go today!? I can call Finn and ask if I can." Fionna said.
"Yeah I guess we can go." Marshall Lee said. "We'll meet you at the band spot Blaze."
"Alright." Blaze said with a triumphant smirk.
"Cool. Marsh whenever you're ready." Fionna said grabbing Marshall Lee's waist. He cranked the engine and sped off with Fionna waving at Blaze. "Peace out!"
Marshall Lee parked his motorcycle in the garage around midnight when he finally got home. He walked inside and grunted when he saw his mother on the living room sofa.
"What?" He asked.
"The teacher called." Heather Abadeer said.
"So."
"Marshall this is the second time they've called this week about your grades."
"So what do they want a medal?"
"You've been doing very poorly in school and I'm sorry to say that I am not pleased. You've been rude, disrespectful, and selfish. Think about what the town would say if they knew that the mayor's son was a delinquent!"
"Pfft. I'm selfish. I don't even wanna live in this house let alone give a crap that you're the mayor."
"Marshall Lee nothing that you've ever said to me since your father passed has been pleasant. You insult me like you do every one else in this world that you hate and it makes me scared to go to sleep at night because I'm scared you'll try to kill me in my sleep. So me and a few teachers have recommended that you see a counselor every Friday after school." Heather said sternly.
"What! You can't do that!" Marshall Lee yelled.
"I'm your mother and I'm within my rights to do so."
"You don't even get what's wrong." Marshall Lee laughed shaking his head.
"Yes I do. You are constantly feeling suicidal because of what happened to your father and-"
"You didn't watch him get shot when you were only fourteen like I did. You didn't have to learn how to stop a vehicle going 50 miles per hour on the interstate with a dead guy in the way like I did. You didn't have to see the ambulance lights turn off mid drive to the hospital because your father passed before they made it there like I did! You don't give a flip about me and its obvious!" Marshall Lee yelled.
"I care about you Marshall Lee. I just don't want you to get hurt-"
"You've already done enough! Obviously you've done what every teen dreams about! Way ta go wench!"
"Marshall Lee Abadeer! Apologize this instant!" Heather said.
"You known what! Freak you! I'm out!" Marshall Lee said as he walks out the door. Heather followed him outside. He was already starting his motorcycle.
"Marshall Lee you can't leave yet! I forbid you." Heather said in an authoritative tone.
"You can forbid me to do whatever you want and I'll still do it!" Marshall Lee said.
"As the mayor and your mother I command you to get off of that bike!"
"Go to hell." Marshall Lee said as he drove off.
"MARSHALL LEE!" Heather screamed.
Marshall Lee drive down the road going way last the speed limit. He got a text from Fionna a few seconds later.
Hi Marshall What r u doin?
He smiled at the text message because he knew he couldn't really tell her what was going on. Hey Fi! I'm just speeding down the road going 70 miles an hour! Yeah right.
Plus believe it or not he wasn't really in the mood. Therapy!? What dumb weenie would sign you up for that when nothing was wrong!?
Then the unimaginable happened. Marshall Lee didn't see it coming as a green Ford car collided with his bike. Sending him flying
Fionna laid on her back on her bed waiting for a response from Marshall Lee. Usually he responded right away, but it took a while this time.
It wasn't seconds after she thought these thoughts when her phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Girlie! Oh man Fionna! I think I'm gonna be sick man!"
"Blaze! Calm down what's wrong?"
"Its...it's Marshall."
"What's wrong?"
"He's in the hospital!"
"What!?"
"He was in a car accident and rammed into a car!"
"Where is he?"
"At the hospital! Haven't you been listening!?"
"No I mean which one?"
"The one down the street from the school."
"Alright I'm on my way."
Fionna got out of bed and grabbed her black Toms from her closet. Then something bright and white caught her eyes. Her old bunny hoodie hung on the rack. It was always too big, but she was older now, and when when put it on, it fitted perfectly. She pulled on a pair of blue shorts that stopped mid thigh. She slipped on her long white socks with blue stripes and put her shoes on. Grabbing her green pack, she headed out her bedroom door.
Finn was sleep and when she tried to get him up, he waved her away every time. Even when she said it was an emergency. So she had one option.
She ran.
The school wasn't that far. Maybe a couple of blocks from the hospital. That was a problem. But that didn't stop her. She ran nonstop to the emergency room.
When she got there, she burst through the door panting and ran up to the receptionist.
"I *pant* need *pant*...woo! Um can I see Marshall Lee Abadeer. I'm his friend and its an emergency."
"Last name please."
"Mertins. Fionna Mertins."
"You'll have to wait in the waiting area Miss Mertins."
Fiona walked over to the waiting area and saw Blaze and a woman with ebony black hair sitting impatiently just like the others.
"Blaze!" Fionna said walking over. "What's going on?"
"We don't know. I know as much as what I told you. No one really understands what happened."
Blaze offered her a seat next to him but she politely declined. She stood pacing back and forth and thought of the million possibilities that arose in her head. "
'This is like Dad all over again. Next thing I know a doctor is gonna be all like "He's not gonna make it." When they say it I'm gonna flip out on any one who gets in my way' She thought.
Then a doctor approached them with a clipboard and writing something down.
"Is he okay?" Fionna and the woman sitting beside Blaze said together. The doctor held her hands up in a defensive motion and smiled.
"Whoa whoa hold on. Marshall Lee will be just fine. Lucky actually."
"How so?" the woman said.
"He rammed into a green Ford. One of the smaller models to be exact. He was in a position that if he hadn't looked up, he would have had some serious brain damage. But luckily he did. And the only injuries were a few cuts and a broken foot. He said he was texting someone named Fionna. If he wasn't, he'd be dead right now."
"Thank glob!" Fionna said finally breathing. "Can we see him?"
"Room 104."
"Thanks!" Fionna said. They walked through the halls until they reached the room. When they entered, Fionna was ready to hug the stuff out of Marshall Lee, but was pushed out of the way by the same woman from the waiting room.
"Marshy are you okay? I was so worried about you and I thought something happened to you. It's like Marshall all over again." She said hugging him.
"Mom I'm fine. Get off of me." Marshall Lee said slowly pushing her of of him. "I just have to keep this stupid cast on my foot for seven weeks."
"What happened bro? I thought you went home last night?" Blaze asked.
"I did. Stuff happened. I'll talk about it later."
"You can talk to your friends later Marshall Lee, right now I'm signing you out of here and taking you home-"
"Hold up! You're the reason I was in the car accident in the first place! Why would I go back home if you just plan on making go to therapy!? There's nothing wrong with me but you!" Marshall Lee yelled at his mother as she tried to pull him out of the room. He pulled away and she looked at him angrily.
"First of all I'm still in charge of you until you turn eighteen in July! Until then you will do as I say when I say it! Don't forget that I'm still your mother!"
"Its not my fault you're a jerky parent!"
"Well I didn't ask to be one!" Heather shouted and immediately wished she hadn't. Fionna and Blaze stood awkwardly by the doorway and listened to the argument deepen from every word spoken. Marshall Lee looked at his mother heart broken. Heather felt tears well up in her eyes. "Marshall Lee I'm sorry I didn't mean it."
He didn't care to listen to her. He just shook his head and laughed again. "Great. Just what I needed. I can officially add you to the list of people who hate me."
"I don't hate you honey I was just saying things."
"I don't care anymore Mom. I think it's best if I just moved out and got my own place."
"Will you listen for once I said I didn't mean it!" Heather shouted as her son stood up and walked towards the door.
"Blaze, can you give me a ride back to my house. I need to pack."
"Sure man." Blaze said pulling his car keys out of his pocket."
"Marshall Lee Abadeer get back here this instant!"
"Hey now! You said it yourself, you don't want me around. So you got it, I'll leave. Just don't expect me to visit you or talk to you. And you can forget about therapy cause not even a doctor can help what's going on between us now." He said and walked out behind Blaze. The door closed behind them and Fionna stood in the room with a surprised Heather with tears falling from her eyes. She walked over to her and put a hand on her shoulder.
"My dad always told me that everyone is destined to do something. If he decides to make up with you, he'll do it. But personally, I think that even though you said something and didn't mean it, a little part of you did. You're still a good person Mrs. Abadeer. At least in my eyes." Fionna said softly catching Heather' s attention. She walked out smiling at her.
"If only everyone was like you child." Heather whispered softly.
The driver back to Marshall's house was really quiet. Fionna sat in the back with Marshall in the passenger seat looking out the moving neighborhood.
"Hey man are you gonna be okay?" Blaze asked his best friend.
"Yeah. Just messed up is all." Marshall said without any emotion.
"Marshall, I know things look messed up or whatever,but things will work out." Blaze said.
"Alright."
"If you want you can stay at my place."
"You're parents hate both of us. I don't think they'll like it if we both stayed there."
"Oh. Right."
"Hey!" Fionna said making both boys jump. "You can stay with me and Finn!"
"Ah blue that's cool and all but I don't wanna-" Marshall said.
"No wait here me out. You can stay with us. Finn would be okay with it since he's chill. And we can hang out more."
"You sure?"
"Yeah man! It'd be so math!"
"Ha! I just can't get over her saying stuff like that." Blaze laughed.
"Alright fine." Marshall Lee said giving in.
"Slamacow! I live by the beach Blaze. By the apartments." Fionna said excitedly.
"Alright."
"Huh?" Finn gets out of bed. The clock read four in the morning. So who was at the door?
"Ah come on man Jake!" Finn shouted sitting up. If he was trying to get him out of bed this early he was in for it. He didn't feel like putting on pants or shirt so he went downstairs in his boxers. He opened the front door and was surprised to see his sister and some guy with black hair.
"Fi? What were you doing out this early?" Finn said letting them in.
"Finn, this is my best friend Marshall Lee. He's been giving rides home for the past few weeks. Marshall, this is my older brother Finn." Fionna said.
"Sup man." Finn said to Marshall. "So why were you out?"
"Marsh was in a motorcycle accident and I had to run to the hospital since you wouldn't get up."
"Oh. Hehe sorry." Finn said sheepishly.
"Yeah. So can he stay here til he gets his own place?" Fionna asked.
"Yeah yeah alright." Finn said yawning. "We don't have another room so you'll have to take the couch."
"Thanks." Marshall said sitting on the couch.
"I'll be back. I'm gonna take a shower." Fionna said running up the stairs happily.
Finn sat down next to Marshall Lee and looked at him. Marshall notices and slowly turns around to face him.
"What?" Marshall Lee asked.
"Oh nothing." Finn said. "So why hang out with my sister?"
"She seems cool."
"Is that it?"
"Yeah I guess. She's different."
"You know I'm her big brother right?"
"Yeah."
"And you know I will beat the crap out of anyone who messes with her right?"
"Look, Finn is it? I'm not her boyfriend or anything like that. We're just good friends. I know she's been through hell and back. I get that. I lost someone too. That's just how things are. You don't have to worry about me ever hurting her. I care about her like a sister too. But if I do, I'd want to beat the crap out of me too." Marshall Lee said tiredly.
"Wow." Finn said.
"What?"
"You are so math man."
"Does that phrase run in the family?"
"Yeah it kind of does. Dad said stuff like that all the time."
Fionna walked back downstairs an hour later after cleaning her room and showering. She laughed when she saw Finn and Marshall playing Call of Duty.
"Does every guy live Call of Duty?"
"Heck yeah! This guy is kickass at this game!" Finn said excitedly. "You should play with me and Jake someday!"
"Haha yeah. But don't put it all on me. You're good too." Marshall Lee said humbly.
"Not as good as you were."
"I bet I could beat both of you weenies."Fionna chimed in.
"Is that a challenge bunny?" Marshall said referring to her hat.
"Its a promise."
"You're on!" Finn said sitting up and tossing her a controller.
The game started and they defied to play at the Raid. They decided to play every man for themself.
"Ah what! Finn you can't trick shot!" Fionna yelled as her older brother killed her getting his fifth kill.
"Says who? You do it all the time when Jake and I play."
"Guy that's different. We were playing in places like Nuketown and Carrier. Not the Raid!"
The sound goes off and Marshall smirked at them both. "There. Now he was shot. Fair fair."
"Nuh uh man now I'm coming for you Marshall."
"Haha. I'd like to see you try!"
The game ended ten minutes later with Fionna the victor.
"You suck BUTT muffins sis. I still can't believe you can beat me at some video games." Finn said putting the game stuff up.
"Yeah. I'm practically your video game equal." Fionna said bringing Marshall some covers. He sat on the couch playing his bass. It was red and had a skull head at the top of it. It was oddly shaped like an axe.
"Hey sis I'm gonna hit the pelts. Get like maybe two more hours of sleep." Finn said walking upstairs.
"Okay." Fionna said. She sat down next to Marshall Lee and listened to the slow melody unfamiliar to her. She looked at the gauze on his arm and stroked it softly. "Did you get stitches?"
"Mhm." Marshall said not taking his eyes off of his bass. She nodded and looked at the boot cast on his foot. His cast was red but the cover was black. His two favorite colors. The irony.
"You know how to sing bunny?"
"Um...Yeah." Fionna said looking up at him.
"You want to improvise and try to come with some lyrics to the music?" Marshall Lee asked her.
"Yeah. That'd be cool." Fionna said still thinking.
Marshall Lee noticed. He recently discovered her thinking face also.
"What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing. I'm good."
"Fi you look like you're really thinking. You can tell me."
"I'm just happy you're here is all." Fionna said honestly.
"Yeah well I'm gonna take advantage of this for as long as I can." Marshall Lee said with a smile. "You know, so we can hang out."
"Oh, right. Yeah."
"Good. So how about those lyrics."
I personally like this one because it welcomes new beginnings and math stuff like that.
Sorry for posting it slow late. I had to get a new hat for the winter. But I made two chapters in one to make up for it
Please review!