I don't own Adventure Time (unfortunately)


"Hey nice set Marceline!"

Some guy called to her as she was busy packing everything up on stage. She turned to thank him but the dude was already lost in the small crowd inside the bar. Marceline shrugged and continued on with her work.

It really had been a good show; she wished Bubblegum had been able to go. Sure the girl had apologized and genuinely looked like she regretted not being able to be there but the rejection still hurt. Marceline shook her head, don't think about that, at least try to have some fun tonight.

She stood up and scanned the room for her band mates, one of them had promised to sneak her a few drinks and she planned to take full advantage of that. It's just for tonight, what could happen?

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Marceline ended up losing count of the number of drinks she had consumed after a while. It felt good to just let go of everything and focus on having fun. She didn't think about a certain pink haired girl, it would have only upset her anyway and she was having fun tonight. However her night ended up taking a turn for the worst when she overheard a conversation between two students who had just claimed the seats at the bar next to her.

"I think you're full of shit man."

"No way, I'm telling you I can do it. Just pick a girl, any girl, and I can get her into bed within a day."

Ugh Marceline couldn't help but be instantly repulsed by the two guys. Is that really all boys care about? Do they all objectify women like that? Thank Glob she liked girls, girls are nice. She smiled to herself and took another drink of whatever it was that was in her cup, she couldn't remember anymore.

"Okay Ricardio you're on." the first voice said, "How about that girl you're always staring at in chem. 1?" The second boy snickered, "You mean the girl with pink hair who sits at the front of class?"

That pulled Marceline's attention away from her drink instantly. They couldn't be talking about Bubblegum, there had to be other girls with pink hair right?

"Yeah that one!" The first boy smacked his hand on the table in excitement, "Oh what's her name? The professor is always calling on her when no one knows the answer."

Marceline couldn't help the smile that spread across her face; of course Bubblegum would be the smartest one in her class. The second boy, Ricardio, wiped that smile right off her face though with his next statement.

"Yeah she's such a nerd. I think her last name is Bubblegum, can't remember her first. But it doesn't matter cause you're on! I've been wanting to get a piece of that for a while now and it'll be almost too easy because girls like her probably don't get out much. She'll hop on the first guy to give her any sort of attention."

Both boys laughed loudly at that and Marceline couldn't stand it anymore. These two disgusted her and she wanted nothing more that to kick their asses and make them regret ever saying anything derogatory about Bonnibel. They didn't know her like Marceline did. They didn't know just how magnificent Bonnie is, how special and important she is. And Marceline sure as hell was not gonna let them get away with talking about her Bonnie!

She slammed her glass down on the bar and turned to the two next to her, "Hey listen here you wads, don't you dare talk about Bonnie like that!"

The next thing Marceline knew she was punching Ricardio, at least she assumed it was him, in his stupid smug face. She was so enraged she forgot that there were two of them until the first boy came out of nowhere and decked her straight in the mouth, knocking her to the floor.

At that point there was a lot of yelling and a couple random guys jumped in and drug the two boys out of the bar. Someone helped Marceline to her feet, she suddenly felt very sick and her only thought was that she needed to leave. Somehow she managed to grab her bass on the way out of the bar and stumbled out into the street, making her way back to the dorms.

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The first thing Marceline registered when she woke was pain. Her head felt like it was about to explode and her right hand was throbbing. What the hell happened to her?

She opened her eyes just a fraction, taking note that she was somehow back in her room in bed. Thankfully the blinds were closed and the room was still relatively dark. Marceline brought her hand up to her face and took note of how bruised her knuckles were.

Suddenly her eyes snapped wide open as the memories from last night came flooding back. She remembered getting into that fight and Bubblegum finding her on the street and taking care of her.

Oh Glob, Bubblegum had undressed her.

The memory made Marceline's face heat up and she let out a groan. She remembered Bubblegum tending to her busted lip and she remembered laying down, but right before she passes out became a little fuzzy. Marceline knew there was more but for the life of her she couldn't remember what had happened.

Just then she heard a rustling coming from behind her making Marceline freeze, she slowly turned onto her other side to see what it was. Marceline's heart skipped a beat when she realized that Bubblegum was fast asleep in her roommate's empty bed.

The girl looked so peaceful in her slumber and Marceline gazed, transfixed, at the sight before her. Since her roommate had taken all her stuff with her there was literally nothing on the bed but a mattress and Bubblegum was curled into a ball on her side, as if not having a pillow or blanket didn't matter. Bright pink hair fanned out across the bed behind her head and her bangs fell over one of her eyes.

Marceline had the strong urge to reach over and brush the hair back from her face but before she could Bubblegum stirred. Marceline watched mesmerized as Bubblegum opened her eyes just a fraction, not really seeing anything, and uncurled her body into a fantastic looking full body stretch letting out a little moan. Then Bubblegum opened her eyes for real and seemed to take in her surroundings with confusion for a split second before she seemed to remember something and smiled sheepishly, "Morning."

Marceline never really appreciated how beautiful Bonnibel is until that moment, her hair a mess and sticking out in all directions and wiping sleep from her eyes with the heel of her hand. She realized that she had been staring and still hadn't given a response so she managed to force out a, "Uh, morning." Wow, so articulate.

Bubblegum grinned at her and sat up, her legs dangling over the edge of the bed facing Marceline. "So how are you feeling this morning?" Marceline sat up as well mirroring the other girl.

"Hmph alright I guess. I have a headache and my hand hurts but other than that I'm just fine." Bubblegum frowned, "Your hand? What happened to your hand?"

"Uh I don't remember everything from last night but I'm pretty sure I told you about getting in a fight and punching some guy."

"Oh you're right!" Bubblegum shot up and roughly sat on Marceline's bed next to her, grabbing her hand and examining it gently. Anything Marceline was feeling in her hand or head was completely forgotten, all her attention zeroed in on the soft hands tracing patterns over her bruised hand as if searching for a way to heal it.

The touch was so warm and it sent currents shooting up through her arms and across her entire body. The concern plastered on Bonnie's face was enough to melt her heart and make it swell all at once because Bonnie was actually directing that concern at her, as if worried about her.

Then Bubblegum seemed to become aware of what she was doing and her whole body tensed up, Marceline's hand still incased in hers, and she slowly looked up to meet Marceline's eyes. They were close, very close actually, and there was this new electricity in the air that hadn't seemed to be there before. Neither one of them moved as it crackled around them and seemed to get stronger the longer they held eye contact.

Marceline couldn't be the only one feeling this right? Bubblegum had to be aware of what was going on because there was a new look in her eye that Marceline hadn't seen before, it both thrilled and scared her because she couldn't place what it was. Involuntarily she started to lean in closer to the other girl, drawn there by the electricity, and Bubblegum's eyes broke from hers for a split second to glance down at her lips before snapping back up.

Then reality came crashing back, what was she doing? There's no way this moment holds the same weight to Bonnie as it does to her, Bonnie never liked her like that. Marceline broke eye contact with a small sigh and leaned back away, cutting off the electricity in the air and effectively snapping Bubblegum out of her trance. She gave Marceline her hand back and averted her eyes, not pointedly staring at her hands in her lap.

"Hey," Marceline said gently touching Bubblegum's shoulder for a second. "My hand is fine, just a little bruised." When Bubblegum only nodded a little she continued, "How come you slept on that bed? That couldn't have been comfortable."

Bubblegum looked up at the bed in question and just shrugged one shoulder. "I dunno. I just wanted to make sure you were alright and I was really tired so I just sort of laid down. I'm sorry if that made you uncomfortable, I shouldn't have."

"Hey!" Marceline said sternly causing Bubblegum to turn and look at her once more. "Thank you for taking care of me last night. I really appreciate it, you're the best you know that? Next time I'll make sure to put some sheets and a pillow on that bed so you're a little bit more comfortable."

She smiled and Bubblegum squinted at her, doing her best to look stern, "There had better not be a next time like that Marceline Abadeer."

Marceline chuckled, "Yes ma'am."

A loud rumbling filled the space between them and Marceline realized after a second that it was her stomach, ugh she didn't feel like eating anything but apparently her body had other thoughts. Bubblegum laughed and Marceline thought it was the most beautiful sound in the whole world, "Come on Marcy, get dressed and we'll go down to the dining hall to get you breakfast."

Bubblegum stood up and extended a hand which Marceline took, allowing herself to be pulled up off the bed. Bubblegum gave her hand a gentle squeeze before heading towards the door, "I'll be right back, I'm gonna go change."

"Okay sounds good."

Something was different, she didn't know what yet but there was a change in their relationship and it fascinated her. This was strange and new and nothing at all like what they had had before it was shattered. And that excited Marceline as she watched Bubblegum smile at her before quickly slipping into the hallway and closing the bedroom door.


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