Ch5
"Hey Fi, let me walk you to class." Marshall Lee said running up next to Fionna, his red bass case with the letters 'M.L.' imprinted in black, almost running her over. "It's cool Marshall, I am not a freshman anymore… you don't need to baby-sit me" She bit her lip and looked away hoping the boy didn't hear the disappointment in her tone.
"Baby-sit you? Never! I think most of the people in this school are afraid of you." He chuckled.
"So you kissed Bonnie?" She asked the boy as they approached her class
"More like she kissed me." He grinned "Not gonna blame her, who can resist me?"
Fionna laughed at him in response and he followed her in her class. "Marshall Lee Basco?" A female voice boomed from behind him. "Krista" He turned to the very upset English teacher. "That's Mrs. Limes to you, young man. What are you doing here? You're not in my roster," She said looking down at her attendance sheet. "Thank all that is great, that I'm not" He grinned at Fionna. "Then why are you here?" She asked looking back at the boy "Well, Krista I am just visiting a friend." He shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Marshall Lee head to class and stop harassing teachers" A familiar female voice came from behind him.
"Ashley?" He turned to face his ex
"That's my name babe." She said as she sat behind Fionna. The late bell rang.
"Oh, well time for me to go to class" Marshall winked at Mrs. Limes and then at Fionna. "Later Fi." He yelled walking slowly out of the classroom.
"So… Fi?" Ashley scoffed before Mrs. Limes called the class to attention. This would definite be an interesting class for Fionna.
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"Hey Pebbles" Finn ran after the strawberry blond girl in the crowded hallway.
"Hey Finn" The girl smiled down at him, since she was two inches taller.
"Hey losers" Marceline walked up to them.
"Hey Marce where's Marshall?" Bonnibel asked. Finn cringed at the sound of his name coming out of her mouth.
"Walking Fionna to class. I think my cousin had a crush on your sister Finn." She smiled and looked for a response from the strawberry blond girl.
"That would explain all the attention he gives her." Finn stated
"That's not good." Bonnibel added
"Why not?" Both Finn and Marceline asked. "It's not like you like him right?" Marceline asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Of course not. I don't know what came over me last year. I couldn't love someone who doesn't care about their grades" Bonnibel smiled, knowing that was a total lie. Right now, she loved someone like that. Someone she wasn't supposed to. She like, no… loved Marceline in the way she knew she shouldn't. "It's not good because I think Bubba likes Fionna." Bonnibel answered.
"That's not good." Finn mumbled
"You think, Finnegan." Marceline teased, her red bass case, with a large letter 'M.' imprinted on the cover hitting his side.
"No, not the Bubba thing. That." He said pointing to Marshall and Fionna entering her English class.
"So they like each other big deal" Marceline rolled her eyes.
"Marceline, I think he refers to behind them." Bonnibel added staring
"Ashley…" Marceline mumbled with disgust when she saw the figure.
"…and Ash" Bonnibel pointed to the boy and his sister watching Marshall and Fionna.
"Psychos" Marceline absently muttered under her breath. They bell rang.
"Oh I am gonna be late!" Bonnibel exclaimed as she dashed past Marshall as he made his way to Marceline's side.
"Did you tell her yet?" He asked as soon as he reached his cousin and Finn.
"Not yet." Marceline retorted
"Ask what?" Finn asked confused
"Finnegan, go to class!" Marceline teased
"Oh and you have Mrs. Limes, I suggest to take the hat off before she confiscates it. She doesn't tolerate… I should've warned Fi." Marshall grinned as Finn ran to class.
"Speaking of Fi, I know you like her." Marceline teased as they walked down the stairs to the band room, for music appreciation class.
"So? I know you like Bubblegum." He teased
"I know she likes you back." Marceline continued and Marshall blushed as a response. "Its mad obvious dummy… Gumball likes her too." She said her tone becoming serious.
"Just like Finn likes Bonnie." Marshall replied opening the door to the band room.
"This is definitely going to be an interesting school year." Marceline nodded off as they took their seats, ignoring the glare of the teacher.
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"I am so sorry I am late!" Bubblegum exclaimed as she rushed to the seat that her cousin saved her next to him. The teacher, a short plump man with red hair, smiled at the strawberry blond girl and waved it off. "First days" He shrugged at her with a smile and wrote 'Mr. Perppermin' on the board behind him.
"Why are you late Bubblegum?" Bubba whispered as the teacher wrote down the first assignment.
"I was talking to Marceline and Finn" She bit her lip and looked at her cousin. He knew of her immoral crush on Marceline and although he didn't approve he supported her. "Marceline isn't good for you. She is distracting you." He responded while he wrote down the assignment.
"Finn was with us too… and she didn't distract me, Marshall Lee walking Fionna to class did." At the moment the words escaped her lips, she wished she could suck the back up. Bubba's head jerked up to meet her piteous look.
"He was walking her to class?" He asked and Bubblegum only nodded "Do you think she's the girl he likes?" He asked biting his lip.
"Maybe… and it may also be apparent she likes him." Bubblegum stated sadly.
"Hey Bubba can I borrow a pencil?" The voice came from the girl behind him. Farrah Johnson, a short sophomore with a high grade point average. Bubba used to have a crush on her but last year he started to notice Fionna and developed a crush for her.
"Yeah, here Farrah" Bubba said turning to pass her the utensil. He dropped it to the ground and she only giggled at him. Blushing at his mistake, he reached under the desk to reach for the pencil. Farrah had been looking down and when Bubba came back up with the pencil, his face was an inch from hers her blue eyes staring into his brown ones. Instantly he put the pencil on her desk and turned back to his cousin blushing. The bushing girl only mumbled 'thanks Bubba' before returning to her work, while she twisted her brown hair around a finger, occasionally looking up to the strawberry blond boy.
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"Does everyone have English first period?" Jake whispered to Cake as their teacher wrote the requirements for the year.
"Except Marshall and Marceline… They have music appreciation I think. Fionna and Finn have two English classes. To make up for last year's cutting with Marceline and Marshall they have remedial English with them." Cake whispered back. They were sitting in the center of the classroom and although she had dreaded the idea of sitting next to Jake in a class, right now she was actually enjoying knowing someone in this class full of strangers…even if it was Jake.
"Cake, you have a great memory." Jake whispered
"What do you mean?" Cake asked confused
"You remember all our schedules."
"Someone has to" She teased and he rolled his eyes.
"I am never going to get over the fact that Marshall's mother is the principal this year." Jake snickered. "How he must feel." He grinned.
"Well at least his parents are chummy-chummy with the neighbor kid's parents." She rolled her eyes.
"Please Cake you know you love me" He stuck his tongue out.
"Yeah okay." She teased with a smile.
"Well at least it's better than Bubblegum's father." Jake's voice saddened
"Yeah… successful CEO yet never has time for the poor girl… Why can't he be like Bubba's mom? She's busy but finds time for her son!" Cake exclaimed and received a 'shush' from the girl next to her. "Oh shush yourself." Cake warned. Accidentally kicking her dulcimer case. "You don't even have to go there. Our fathers are doctors and our mothers their secretaries and they always have time, even if for just a chat… Poor Pebbles tries so hard and it just gets me upset how he just ignores her." Cake stated
"Speaking of upset, how upset do you think Finn will be when he realizes Pebbles isn't going to ever go for him?" Jake laughed picking up his viola case and making sure Jermaine hadn't replaced it with a vibrator like last year. The most embarrassing day of Jake's life and Jermaine got off Scott-free because Jake couldn't prove it was he.
"About as upset as Fionna is gonna be when I tell mom of her crush on Marshall Lee" Cake responded with a smirk
"Fionna likes Marshall?" Jake asked surprised
"Wow… I thought you noticed everything… Those two have the hots for each other"
"I see said the blind man to the deaf guy." Jake laughed softly. "I notice the important things"
"Like?" Cake asked
"Humr-hurm" They looked up to the not pleased expression on their teachers face. They began to do their work anticipating the end bell.
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"So you like Marshall Lee?" Finn asked with a sly grin.
Fionna blushed and stared ahead ignoring his question but too tired to feign interest in her work. She had put on a brave face for Cake this morning but she was tired as one can be the Monday morning of the first day in the school year at eight-something in the morning.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Fionna said as she continued to look away, her mind thinking of the familiar face of the boy she has known since she was seven. Did she like Marshall Lee? Honestly, she herself didn't know. She knew Bubba had a crush on her and Cake thought he was a good person for her but… She never thought of Gumball other than as Gumball. She couldn't deny he was cute and sweet. He was smart and trust worthy while you couldn't trust Marshall Lee with a candy bar. Marshall was reckless and the opposite of sweet…sour I guess? Although Fionna went over this in her head at least once a day, she couldn't force herself to pick Bubba. She knew she didn't like him like that. She liked Marshall… She just couldn't admit it…
~ "I'm sorry Fi your lips are a distraction." Marshall grinned to the golden blond girl and received a punch as a response.
"Marshall you loser!" She exclaimed with a smile. ~
He wasn't into girls like her… Just look at Ashley! Ashley… Oh, glob Ashley is right behind her and here is Finn talking about Fionna hooking up with her ex.
"Fionna?" Finn's voice woke her from her daydream.
"Huh?" She asked looking at his sly grin
"Thinking about Marshall, Fi?" Finn asked a little too loud and it caused Fionna to blush
"What? No!" She answered and a light chuckle came from behind her. Fionna's rage got the best of her and she rapidly turned to face the ash blond girl behind her. "What's so funny?" Fionna asked her voice a little louder than she expected.
"Oh nothing Fi… Nothing at all." The girl smirked and looked the golden blond girl up and down, completely ignoring the rage in her blue eyes.