Ch8

Bell rung… 4th Period

The bell rang and the students began to pack their sheet music and instruments. "Bonnie are you okay?" Lady asked knocking Bubblegum from her daydream.

"Huh? Oh yeah just fine." She smiled reassuringly

"What do you have now?" Lady asked slinging her bag over her shoulder

"Lunch" Bubblegum smiled

"Me too… I am going to catch lunch with Lloyd." Lady smiled

"Oh! Tell Monochromicorn I said hi." Cake rushed to the desk

"Sure Cake." Lady smiled and walked out the room

"Ready?" Jake asked the two girls by the teacher's desk, Bonnibel and Cake

"For?" Cake asked

"Lunch… don't we all have it together? Finn and Fionna said they'll meet us there." He said putting his bag on.

Cake nodded and began to walk towards the door followed by Jake. Bubblegum looked back at the two remaining students. Marshall Lee Basco and Marceline Olson, her neighbors and you could say friends. "What are you looking at Bubblegum? " Marshall teased walking towards her.

"Oh nothing… just wondering what are you waiting for?" She smiled

"We have chorus. Its right next door, so we can take our time." Marceline spoke from behind Marshall her bass case in her hand.

Bubblegum began, a blush spreading across her face "Oh… well… Marceline… I wanted to ask…if-"

"Pebbles you coming?" Cake asked by the doorframe.

"Yeah." Bonnibel smiled softly and turned back to the boy and girl in front of her. "Another time." She mumbled before turning to walk towards Cake. Once next to cake she turned to face Marceline. Bubblegum smiled softly before turning and walking away.

"So… how was that?" Marshall asked with a grin

"I'll let you know when my heartbeat slows down." She muttered

Marceline and Marshall Lee walked into the chorus room next door and sat in the same spots from last year. They put their basses under their chairs and turned the chairs to face the other. "You really like her." Marshall stated with a grin

"You have no idea." She uttered.

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"Finally!" Finn exclaimed as soon as the bell rang. This caused some laughs from the class. Finn and Fionna were the first two out of the room as they rushed into the hall. Once outside they began to dash towards the lunchroom, before the line got intense.

"So… are you cool with seeing Pebbles this period?" Fionna asked as they inched closer to the register, on the lunch line.

"Why wouldn't I be?" Finn asked inching closer in the line

"I don't know… I mean you do like her… and now you know… about Marce." She shrugged

"Well… I am not gonna go on a rampage because the girl I like is…isn't into me. Besides, Marcy is my friend… if they like each other who am I to stand in the way?" HE asked as they paid and made their way to a table.

"Wow Finn… That's very heroic." She smiled from her seat across from him.

"Well… Sometimes I'd like to think of myself as the hero." He grinned

They paid for their lunches and found an empty table, with enough seats for their incoming friends. "What about you?" HE asked biting into his sandwich

"What do you mean?" She asked doing the same

"Are you cool with seeing Gumball? I mean he does like you." Finn stated

"Gumball and I are just friends."

"Make sure he understands that." Finn warned and looked up to see Jake and Cake arguing followed by Gumball showing Bubblegum a book he checked out of the library. Jake ran to the seat next to Finn and dropped his bag, he ran to the lunch line for food "He is so fat!" Cake exclaimed sitting next to Fionna and taking out her tuna fish sandwich.

"Jake is not fat." Gumball stated sitting next to Cake.

"Yeah, he's not fat." Bubblegum agreed from across Bubba.

"It's a figure of speech." Finn stated as he bit into his sandwich.

Bubba shrugged and opened his pack to reveal a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, Bubblegum had the same. They table ate quietly, almost awkwardly. Finally, Jake walked back to the table and began to eat his burrito "I love burritos." He said with his mouthful. The group laughed at the dark gold haired boy.

Gumball watched as Fionna stared into thin air "Is she thinking about him? … What kind of question is that? Of course she is!" He thought to himself as he stared at the blond girl "Friends… Just your friend." He sighed and bit into his lunch.

Bubblegum stared at her lunch. She had been spacing out all day. She had two things on her mind, one being how to finally ask Marceline out. She had tried but was horribly failing. Another thing was how to deal with her answer. If Marceline said no, how would life change for her? Would people make fun of her? Would they treat her differently? What about if Marceline said yes? "Why would she say yes to you? What makes you think you stand a chance?" The little voice in the back of her head shouted back at her. "Marceline isn't into girls, but if she was what would make you think she would want you?" The voice continued, "You're just some nerd whose own father doesn't even love her." Without realizing Bubblegum's tears had begun to fall. Instantly she buried her face in the book Bubba shown her as not to let the others realize she was crying.

Fionna stared into the air. She thought of the same person who always has a special place in her mind. She really liked him…, maybe Finn was right, and he liked her back. Marshall Lee… since the day they met, she clung onto him. They were best friends and ever since middle school she wanted more… but when he left for high school and began dating Ashley she realized he would always think of her a just a friend. Last year, after Marshall and Ashley had broken up, they spent a lot of time together. Mostly they cut English together, usually with Finn and Marceline but often alone. Fionna felt guilty about leading Gumball on though. When Marshall was dating Ashley, Fionna thought he'd never look at her in that way so she decided to look somewhere else. Gumball was there and she took advantage of his sweet nature. Eventually she realized she couldn't maker herself love him… although he would be the logical choice. He had done with her the same thing she had done with Marshall… hoped.

Finn ate his sandwich quietly and unable to form a single word. He was cool with Marceline and Bonnibel but how could he just ignore the butterflies Bonnibel provoked him. Even before he knew about her, he knew he didn't have a chance, yet he clung and hoped that one day… Finn looked up from his lunch to see the quiet table. He saw Fionna staring into thin air, Gumball staring at Fionna and Bubblegum's face buried in her book. Turning to face Jake he saw as the golden haired boy glanced at Cake. Cake had been adjusting her make up. "Dude you're making it obvious." Finn grinned and Jake looked at him blushing.

Fionna turned her attention to Finn "Making what obvious?" She asked

Cake closed her compact mirror and her golden amber eyes looked over to Finn. Even Gumball and Bonnibel jerked to attention. Everyone was happy to have the silence terminated. "Dude." Jake warned

"Chill… man." Finn laughed, "This girl Jake likes. He's trying to convince me he doesn't but it's so obvious!" Finn laughed and jumped from his seat to avoid Jake's punch.

"Man don't be putting my business out like that." Jake yelled angrily and a few kids turned to face their table.

"Easy man, we're among friends." He laughed, "I mean we can tell each other anything, without any problems." Finn's eyes jerked towards Bonnibel and she instantly looked away. As Finn sat down in his seat, again silence over took the group, "I mean anything." He continued.