Ch6
The bell rang, it was now second period.
"Saved by the bell." Finn mumbled at Ashley who just rolled her eyes. Ashley walked out of the class followed by the mob of kids. "So… What was that?" Finn joked
"That was Ashley being a… umm…" Fionna trailed off dumping her books in her bag. She waited for Finn and they walked out of class together. They headed for second period social studies.
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"Marshall where are you going? We have band next." Marceline laughed
"Gonna catch up to Finn and Fionna." He smiled
"Boo! Whipped!" Marceline yelled after him.
Marshall ran up the stairs and down the hall ignoring the teachers telling him to slow down and bumping into some students.
After finally spotting Fionna's head of golden blond hair, he called out to her. Her head jerked his way and she flashed him a huge smile.
"Hey I ma go catch up to Bubba and Bonnie." Finn stated waving to Marshall and running towards his older friends.
"Hey Fi. Where's Finnegan going?" Marshall asked seemingly out of breath.
"Umm… Following Bonnibel and Bubba… His crush on Bonnie is gonna get him hurt." She grinned, "We all know she likes bad boys" Fionna winked
"Hopefully bad girls too." Marshall teased, before realizing what he said. His eyes widened "Pretend you didn't hear that." He bit his lip and Fionna giggled
"Its cool dude. I know about Bonnibel." She grinned
"You do?" Marshall asked confused "Marceline told you?"
"No Bubba did. Does Marceline know about Bonnibel's attraction towards females? She never told me she knew… well I never asked." Fionna added with a hand under her chin
"Wait Bonnibel likes girls?" Marshall asked shocked.
"You didn't know? Oh I feel like I just said something I shouldn't have…" She face palmed
"No! It's totally cool Fi. In fact to make you feel better let me tell you a secret." He leaned in causing a blush to spread on her face "Marceline like-likes Bonnie." He whispered his breath sending shivers down her back.
"Marshall Lee PDA in school is against the rules but then again since when do you follow rules?" He heard the familiar male voice he had come to hate.
"What do you want Ash?" He asked coldly as he turned to stare at the ash blond boy, who broke his cousin's heart.
"Easy man just wanted to know where Mar-Mar was at." He asked casually shoving his hands in his pockets.
"I don't think you should be looking for Marceline. I think you should be looking for you trouble making sister." Fionna responded
"Oh feisty." Ash smirked at the blond girl and she stuck her tongue out. Marshall Lee tensed up and clenched his fists. Ash noticed this and laughed dryly "Easy man, I'm just kidding."
"Marshall" Fionna put her hand on his shoulder and he calmed down.
"Oh on the leash Marshy?" Ash teased. Marshall moved to punch the lights out of the boy but a small hand stopped him.
"Marshall… Don't get in trouble on the first day!" Fionna joked and her smiled caused him to smile.
"C'mon Fi I'll take you to class." He smiled down at her.
"Naww… Let me take you." She giggled and they walked away from Ash.
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"Was that Marshall with Fionna?" Bubba asked Finn as he approached their lockers. Finn nodded and instantly turned to Bubblegum.
"Can't wait for photography!" Finn exclaimed and saw the strawberry blond girl smile.
"We have Mr. Kenny," Bubba added looking back at the boy in the red plaid shirt and the girl he was walking away with. Fionna. "She likes him." Bubba sulked in his thoughts.
"Oh yeah that perverted guy." Finn mumbled
"He's not that bad… he's actually pretty funny." Bubba added returning to the conversation.
"You only say that because he's not always trying to flirt with you." Bonnibel replied
"I guess. He's still better than Ms. DeLisle." He responded.
"Hey Bubba you okay?" Finn asked the saddened boy.
"Yeah just fine." He smiled and closed his locker "I'll see you in class Bonnie, and you in Art Finn." He walked away leaving the other two confused.
"Is he okay?" Finn asked
"I don't know" Bubblegum responded
"So why is photography considered art?"
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"Jake C'mon we'll be late for band!" Cake exclaimed as she picked up her dulcimer case.
"You don't have to wait for me you know!" He replied
"Okay than." She said as she began walking towards the classroom door
"I was kidding! Wait for me!" He yelled dumping his books into his bag.
"Hey look!" Cake pointed to Finn and Bonnibel talking by her locker. By his bored expression, they could tell she was explaining something.
They made their way downstairs and passed Ashley and her group of friends. Surely, her brother was near.
"Look" Jake mumbled as he pointed to Fionna and Marshall heading to the band room.
"Fionna?" Cake yelled and Fionna turned to face her sister. "What are you doing down here? You have social studies now…" Cake sighed, "Don't tell me you're cutting already."
"Cake stop stressing. Fi was making sure I got to class alright." Marshall grinned
"Marshall I think you're old enough to make it to class yourself." Cake replied
"Actually, Marshy here was gonna start a fight already." Fionna laughed
"Already man? We all know you're tough you don't need to prove it." Jake laughed
"With who?" Cake asked, but she already knew "Wait don't tell me… Ash… again."
"That guy just doesn't learn!" Jake exclaimed
"I am gonna go." Fionna smiled and waved
"Later Fi" Marshall hugged her dragging the hug a few seconds longer than needed. They pulled back slowly, their cheeks accidentally brushing up against the other. The soft touched left both teen's faces blush stained.
"Bye" She whispered before walking away.
"Dude, don't do that." Cake looked at Marshall straight in the eyes
"Do what?" He asked his hands in his pockets
"Wait didn't you beat Ash up like three times already? Why is he picking a fight with you?" Jake asked trying to divert Cake from her overprotective older sister act.
"Marshall don't play dumb. You will not do to Fionna what you did to Ashley." She stated and walked a head.
"Cake I don't know what you're talking about. Yeah Jake you would think he would stay way from me by now." Marshall grinned and opened the door for them just as the late bell rang.
"I don't want you to hurt Fionna." Cake stated as she sat in her spot from last year.
"I couldn't if I wanted." Marshall muttered to himself.
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Marceline was going to do it. She was going to tell Bonnibel of her crush… no matter the out come. Ever since they were, little they were close friends but in middle school, they just started to estrange. Freshman year they were reduced to insulting the other, Marshall Lee, and Bubba also becoming enemies didn't help. Finn and Fionna's entrance to the school her sophomore year regrouped everyone. They were too busy explaining high school life to the younger teens they didn't have time to fight. It was after Marceline started to date Ash, her first boyfriend, she realized she didn't like guys. She only stayed with him because he was someone other girls wanted and she didn't want anyone to know her secret. She found him repulsive. When he showed, his interest was just sex she dumped him.
Marceline noticed certain things about herself. One of these things was her attraction towards the strawberry blond girl that lived three houses over in the overly pink house with her over-working father. She found the girl sexy and often fantasized about her. Marceline feared that if she told either people would make fun of her or shun her completely, so she kept it a secret. One day Marshall Lee accidentally grabbed her sheet music book, thinking it was his and flipped through the songs she had wrote explaining her feelings about Bonnibel. Marshall confronted her and she had no choice but to admit it.
Marshall Lee being the coolest never told anyone and he was always there for his cousin, who he considered a sister.
Marceline looked up from her bass when the late bell rang. She noticed Marshall's attraction to Fionna and she had never seen him this in love. She was happy for him.
Marshall walked in with Cake and Jake.
"Hey Marce" Jake waved before taking his seat behind Cake. Marshall sat next to his cousin and explained what happened with Ash.
"Freaking Psycho doesn't learn!" She hissed.
"Bonnibel likes girls." Marshall smiled and looked down his own bass
"What!" Marceline exclaimed a little too loud and it caused some heads to turn her way.
"Shh, yeah Fionna accidentally let it slip. Gumball told her… and I might have told about your crush on Bubblegum…" He trailed off and began to play ignoring her shocked expression.
"Marshall you dweeb!" She jabbed him in the ribs
"Chill Marce its Fionna… for all we know this is a good thing." Marshall smiled
"How is this good?"
"Well know we know you stand a chance." He grinned.
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Fionna ran to her social studies class but still was there late. She ran into the room apologizing to the teacher and sitting behind Finn. "You're on time? I would have thought you'd spend hours talking to Bonnibel." Fionna smiled
"She has chemistry and you know her and experimenting." Finn smiled
"You have no idea." Fionna giggled
"What?" Finn asked
"Insider" Fionna smiled taking out her notebook "Bro when are you gonna realize she doesn't like you?" Fionna asked suddenly.
"What?"
"Finn we both know you like her as more than a friend and we also both know she doesn't like you like that." Fionna continued and Finn ignored her. "Finn stop being so hard headed. She doesn't date people younger than her anyway… And just because you're my brother, I'll let you in on a secret. But you gotta promise not to tell."
Finn turned around interested now "Are you gonna confess your love for Marshall?" Finn grinned
Fionna blushed but shook he head "Swear on our parent's souls you won't tell anyone…"
Finn knew she was serious when she incorporated their parents "I swear"
"Bubblegum is a lesbian. So is Marceline… Marcy likes Bubblegum." Fionna stared at her brother's bewildered expression.
"How do you know?" He asked
"Bubba told me about Bonnibel in confidence and my big mouth accidentally told Marshall who to make me feel better that I told, told me about Marceline."
Finn turned back around and though of all the time Bubblegum spends just looking at Marceline and in turn the book of sheet music Marceline hides with the words 'BxM'… the book she almost ripped his arms off for touching in her bag… It was the only thing she didn't mark with just an 'M'… Maybe that B stand for Bubblegum… or Bonnibel… or even Bubby…Maybe it was for Bubba…How could he had been so blind? He didn't really expect Marceline to fall for Bubba… so why did he just rule it off as so. Maybe he always knew and just didn't want to admit it…
"Finn are you cool?" Fionna asked from behind him
"Totes." He forced a smiled "Glad you told me before I kept being a tard to them. If they like each other that's cool… Trying to get Bonnibel was too much work anyway." He smiled and turned back to his work. "Yeah… Sometimes a hero has to sacrifice himself for the happiness of others." He thought and laughed for considering himself a hero.