I don't know who's Fionna. The name sounds vaguely familiar but that's it. That girl must be someone important or Gumball wouldn't be mad at me. I've screwed many things in my short life but Prince never got really mad at me. I guess my job is to find out what's going on and why everyone is acting so strange today. Don't misunderstand me, I've never asked for all the attention but I got used to it and it's just gotten a necessity.
"Don't act like nothing happened"
"I'm not putting on act!"
Gumball frowns. He's still skeptical.
"Alright, alright" This is going nowhere "I'm going to head up to class. See ya"
As I walk to my Biology class, I feel eyes on my back. People are staring. Well, they always are but this is different.
"What are you all looking at!?"
"Your dead girlfriend" someone says mockingly.
"I don't have a girlfriend"
My family relationships are really messed up but my parents are still alive. I don't know anybody that has died recently.
I'm done. It's time to take matters into own my hands.
Who can know what happened? Gumball always throws a party on his birthday so the only person who can know is Peppermint or Pepper. We call him Pepper. Again, don't blame me. This town has a reputation for its first names. Creative, huh?
Peppermint is Prince's younger brother. He's 2 years younger but he still goes to the same school. I can probably find him before the first period. I don't care about skipping classes anyway but he probably does because he's all nerdy and stuff. I don't know him much but he always is around when Gumball and I hang out, he wants to be a cool kid I guess.
So I go to the first floor to find Pepper and lucky me, I find him getting a few books out of his locker.
"Hey" I say trying to sound casual
"What are you doing here?"
"Came to visit you"
"Me?"
"Yeah, you". Oh good ol' Peppermint. "Look, I drank a lot on Gumball's party and I kinda forgot what happened..."
"Well you stole Prince's girlfriend"
"What". That sounded louder than I wanted to "Gumball doesn't have a girlfriend"
Not one that I know of.
"You forgot her name already, hah" he grins. "I told Prince she was just a game for you like the others and now that she's dead, you just don't care about her anymore, do you?"
"She's dead?"
"She's in a coma but who knows if she'll wake up"
"I need you to tell me exactly what happened on that day. Are we clear?"
"What do I get in exchange?"
"Whatever you ask"
"I want to be popular like you"
"Kid, I don't think I'm popular anymore"
"I don't care, just teach me your ways"
I laugh a little. Charm can't be taught. Either you're born with or you're not. Gumball got all the good genes and left nothing for Pepper. I feel a bit sorry about him. I guess I can teach him to have more confidence. Whatever it takes to know more about Prince's girlfriend.