Fionna wakes up Saturday morning to a light knocking on her window. She gets up groggily, still rubbing her eyes, and opens the curtain slightly.
"Can you open the door? I forgot my keys, please." A voice tells her through the glass. She's too sleepy to recognize the voice, but she gets out of her room and goes to open the door. She's wearing small, blue shorts that are hidden under a large, faded t-shirt. Her long hair is tied back and with no makeup on she resembles a boy. She unlocks the door, still semi-unconscious.
"Thanks love," the unidentified voice says, "You're a dear." A light blue shape comes near her and kisses her casually on the cheek.
"Uh huh." Is Fionna's only response. She rubs her eyes, "Ner problem" Slowly; Fionna is coming back to consciousness. Before her stands a thin, tall, older woman wearing a light blue cashmere sweater, blue jeans and her silvery white hair is tied back in a stylish bun. Although she must be fifty she looks as if she's in her thirties. She has with her a penguin. She does a double take on the girl, getting really close to her face.
"You're Finn Ward?" She looks at her carefully.
"Actually, it's Fionna." She rubs her nose in a sleepy way.
"What the lump! I thought you were a boy!" The woman walks into the living room, the penguin trailing behind her.
"Is there something wrong with me being a girl?" Fionna remarks.
"Yes! I was hoping to get another boy here. I already have stupid Cake, whose name I thought was Jake, but at least I got Lee and my precious Bubba," She is talking to herself now.
"Excuse me, but who are you?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know I had to introduce myself in my own home."
"You live here?" Fionna asks.
"No, but this is my house." She extends her hand to Fionna. "My name is Simone Petrikov and I am the owner of this house." They shake hands.
"Oh, nice to meet you; are you here to collect rent?" Fionna is some-what scared, even though she is working and she already paid for the first month, she always worries about money.
"No, no, not at all, but tips are greatly appreciated." She is serious but Fionna giggles, thinking it's a joke. "You know, I should kick you out for being a rude, non-male human." Her giggling stops.
"No, Miss Petrikov, please don't! I'll have nowhere else to go." Fionna pleads.
"Kidding! Glob you are so cute, even though you're not a boy. I'll let you stay, for now."
"Thank you so much." Fionna says relieved.
"Don't thank her," Cake comes out of nowhere, "She was going to let you stay anyways. You already paid rent for the first month didn't you?"
"Hello, Caitlin." The tone in Simone's voice turns icy.
"How do you do, Ice Queen?" The mood in the room turns cold.
"How's Chrome?"
"He's fine, we're really happy together." Fionna never thought Cake could sound so mean.
"Oh yeah? I bet he'd be happier with me."
"In your dreams, cougar."
"Cat-girl."
"Hag."
"Hyper."
"Old."
"Furrie Lover"
"Crib robber"
"Little girl"
"White panther"
"Black woman." (She's teasing Cake's accent, Cake isn't really black)
"That's Miss Independent Black Woman to you!" She seems to push Cakes buttons often for her face was red. While this argument is going on, Fionna goes back to her room.
"Same thing, you still aren't good enough to make a guy happy."
"Girlfriend, you don't even know! For your information, I am an amazing, loving partner and unlike you, with your dried up gene pool, I am fertile!"
The Ice Queen's mood changes; she eyes Cake up and down. "You don't say, tell me Caitlin, does that mean you might get married."
Cake blushes red, "Well yea, we have to."
"And will he be moving in? Or will you be moving out?" The Ice Queen likes gossip.
"Well," Cake starts nervously, "it's more logical if I move in with him.."
"Splendid." Ice Queen claps in small delight.
"Yes, but we're not too sure yet. I mean with the renovating projects and taking care of the diner, I might not move out for a while."
"Oh that's fine, as long as I know there will be another room open in the "Ice Queen's house for boys.""
"Oh please, no one likes that name. It's called the tree house or the tree fortress." Cake goes back to her usual self.
"Whatever. As long as I know it's a possibility, I'm happy."
"Yeah, yeah, just don't open your mouth to the public. There are still some kinks Chrome and I have to work out."
"You got it. Come on, Gretchen." She directs to the penguin, "We're leaving, but don't worry, we'll be back."
The Ice Queen leaves, leaving Cake standing alone in the leaving room. Fionna walks by, toothbrush in hand, making her way to the bathroom.
"Hey Fi," Cake calls out to her.
"Yeah?" Fionna looks back.
"What time is it?"
The expression on the sleepy girl changes to a much happier look.
"BREAKFAST TIME!"
Disclaimer I do not own any of Adventure Time. Just wanted to say a few words before the chapter ends. To relieve some confusion, Pepper is NOT Lemongrab. Red and white hair, kinda creepy, come on its Peppermint Maid. I only made her his aunt cuz I didn't know what else to do. Although the deets on where this story is going are not clear, I wanted to include most characters n to be honest the story just sorta flows out of me. Contest time! Sorta. If you have any suggestions on who the new roommate will be please post on reviews. That chapter won't be out for a while but I'd like to hear your thoughts. Keep reading, and I'll keep writing. Thanks , I love you all :* -Ray