Alone in this world

Chapter 10

Music lover

Marshall was back at the music store he worked at, he got the boss to forgive him a long time ago but now it's just kind of boring to work here. The customers take too long with browsing and they complain to him about 'bad music'. He could honestly care less about what people listen to but just as long as they don't dis his favorite bands then he's fine with it. Marshall kind of regret working at a music store that sells both CDs, DVDs of bands and sells instrument set because now he can hear a lot of little kids that come in here and play them badly and when he tries to help them out they call him a lousy guy with lousy taste in music. Brats, but he doesn't care. They are just here because their parents don't want to watch them so he doesn't bother them anymore. Marshall sighs as he grew more bored with just waiting for someone to come up here and pay already, he got up and takes down the guitar from the rack behind him.

He sat back down in his chair, tuning the guitar to the right pitch he wants it at. Marshall plays a few notes before he start to get a rhyme going. He started to think of the guitar riffs in that one song by Jet- his most favorite band ever- he smiles and start to copy the rift from memory. He soon starts to go off of it. Playing and adding his own notes to the song as his heart desired. He didn't care if anyone was watching him play and go all out on this rift.

Just when things were going good, he heard a loud clapping noise. He stopped playing and looked over the counter. He saw a blonde haired girl dressed in too much blue to be true. He raised an eyebrow at her, curious to know how long she's been standing there.

"I really like the way you play! It's very original and clean." The girl smiled.

"Uh, thanks I guess." Marshall said.

"How long have you been playing?" the girl asked as she leaned in on the counter, propping her head on her hands

Marshall thought for a moment, strumming a few chords. "Um, I think I started when I was 13 but I stopped playing for a while."

The girl nodded, her blonde bang getting in her face constantly; cute. "That's interesting but, why did you stop playing?"

Marshall sighed. "Family issues mostly."

The girl furrowed her eyebrows. "Oh, well sorry asking that."

"Ah its okay doesn't really matter now since I'm not that good at the guitar." Marshall shrugged.

"What? Are you serious? You're the best at playing it from what I've seen and I have seen a lot of people play who are not as nearly as good as you are." The girl smiled.

Marshall chuckled. "Ass kiss."

"Well it's true." The girl rolled her eyes.

"Yeah well thanks for that I guess." Marshall grinned at her.

The girl kept her smile. "I'm Fionna by the way, Fionna Mertens."

Marshall's smile dropped. "Mertens? So you're related to Finn Mertens?"

Fionna nodded her head. "Yeah, he's my brother- well not anymore. We're cousins now."

"How do you go from siblings to cousins?" Marshall looked at her confused.

"Well, at the orphanage we were biologically siblings but we got adopted by two different families who happen to be relate because the men where brothers so we become cousins." Fionna explained.

Marshall was still confused but he shrugged. "Okay coo I guess."

"Yeah it's kind of hard to explain but that's how it is you know?"

Marshall shook his head. "Don't I know it?"

They stayed silent for a while, Fionna biting her lip while looking around. Marshall was content with the silence and started tuning the guitar a bit.

"So, how long have you been working here?" Fionna asked to break the silence.

"Two months now, I used to work here a long time ago until a couple of my coworkers framed me for destroying the boss's Metallica collection." Marshall scoffed at the memory.

"Wow but how did you get your boss to rehire you?" Fionna asked.

"Apologized and promise to get him limited edition t-shirts." Marshall chuckled.

"And let me guess, you didn't." Fionna smirked.

"Nope but he forgot about it a month ago so I don't care." Marshall laughed.

"Ah well you better not remind him then!" Fionna giggled.

Marshall's face flushed a bit, god damn she was cute. The way she dresses to the way she laughs, fuck this girl is going to be the end of you someday if she kept this up. You shifted your position to hide the fact your pants were getting tight.

"So what'd ya wanna buy?" Marshall asked casually.

Fionna thought for a moment and disappeared from the counter. Marshall waited for her; she came back with a Jet CD. His eye widens.

"Whoa, you like Jet too?" Marshall asked excitedly.

"Well of course, they have the best music around; especially that one song that is still slightly famous." Fionna chuckled.

Marshall smiled and began to sing.

"So one, two, three

Take my hand and come with me"

Fionna giggled, joining in.

"I said you look so fine

That I really wanna make you"

"Mine!"

They said the last part in unison, they burst out laughing. They laughed so hard that the rest of the customers in the store looked over at them to see what was wrong but then silently went back to what they were doing and just decided to ignore them mostly.

"Oh man that song is so old but it's still so good." Marshall said as he wiped a tear from his eye.

"I know dude, it's simply the best!" Fionna breathed in to stop her side my hurting.

"Oh dude we have to hang out sometime you know." Marshall smiled as he rung her CD through and handed it to her.

"I know you're probably the coolest guy I know right now." Fionna said as she took the CD and her receipt as she handed her change over.

"Alright alright, where do you work? I can pick you up when my shift is over." Marshall said.

"Okay, I work over at the animal shelter; I get off at like 4." Fionna took her receipt and a pen on the counter, she wrote down the address and the days she worked.

She handed it too Marshall before she left. He smiled and looked at the piece of paper before realization shut over him.

"Did I just ask a girl out? Fuck"

Looks like Marshall the boyfriend became Marshall the player real fast

haha

-A