Sugarless Gum Chapter 8

The "Incident"


I awoke to the shrill sound of my alarm clock and quickly hit it off my desk, making its batteries fly out. I sat up and stretched, looking around groggily. I heard talking in the kitchen, and that was an indication I should probably get ready for the day.

I slowly floated towards my bathroom after checking the closet. After the incident when Finn and Jake hid in my closet, and Finn.. well.. saw something he wasn't supposed to, I checked my closet just in case before ever taking a shower. As I took off my baggy T-shirt and pajama pants, I heard a knock at the door.

"Hello? Marceline? I made breakfast and I wanted to know if you would like some." I heard the familiar voice of Prince Gumball say. I was about to yell at him to stay out, but I soon realized my bathroom door was still open, and it was too late to close it before Prince Gumball walked past, stopping abruptly and dropping the plate of cherry pie he was holding, his face turning completely red as he saw my half naked body.

"Gah!" I squeaked, trying to grab a nearby towel, but tripping in my haste to turn around, falling on my dirty clothes hamper. I felt a stabbing pain on my leg as it bent in a way it shouldn't have, and I screamed in pain.

"I'll come back later." Prince Gumball managed.

"Help me you dork!" I yelled, trying to get up, but falling down again as a new wave of pain jolted through my entire body.

"S-Sorry." Prince Gumball stuttered as he entered the bathroom. He grabbed my bare arms and tried to get me up without touching anything he shouldn't, and that cost him more seconds of trying to maneuver my body so it would be supported.

"Just try to pretend that I'm clothed, okay?!" I yelled as my broken leg brushed against my bath tub.

"Sorry!" Gumball said again, wrapping one of his arms around my waist and the other around my shoulders, and I threw my arms around his neck. When we finally made it to my bed we were both blushing madly and I was trying to cover myself up with my sore arms. "Get me a robe." I instructed, trying to ignore the terrible pain in my leg. He nodded quickly, making it painfully obvious he wasn't trying to look, and came back with my fluffy purple robe. I slipped it on as fast as I could without disturbing my leg, and glared at Gumball when I was done.

"You know, when you knock you're supposed to wait for a reply!" I said, averting my eyes from him.

"I'm dreadfully sorry for this, Marceline. I need to work on my manners it seems. Really, I am sorry. We must get Doctor Prince at once." He insisted, walking to the door.

~CannibaLoohoo