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It was about a week after meeting Simon and Marceline before Bonnibel would see one of them again. She had just walked downstairs to grab some breakfast, or as she looked at the clock and realised it was almost midday lunch was probably the more operative word, when she heard the doorbell ring. Knowing her mother was in work she had two options; Open the door in her pyjamas or ignore it and hope they'd go away. Choosing not to be rude she made her way over to get the door.

Seeing who was on the other side made her wish she'd ignored it.

Marceline stood there smiling at her. She raised her eyebrows as she took in the other girl's choice of clothing; pink bottoms and white tank top with a picture of a cat on it. "Just awake?"

Bonnie laughed nervously. "No I've been awake awhile I just wasn't really bothered to actually get up 'til now. What's up?"

"Um… I was just wondering if you maybe wanna go for a walk?"

It was Bonnie's turn to raise her eyebrows. "Uh… That's a bit of a strange request."

Marceline sighed. "Yeah that was stupid. I'm really here because your Mom was talking to Simon and she mentioned how you've been here like a week and you've yet to leave the house so Simon asked me to call over and give you a tour of the town and stuff." She exhaled, having said all that in one breath. "If you want to." she added quickly.

Bonnie considered this. Had she really not been out of the house in a week? Now that it was said to her she realised she had no idea where anything in this town was.

"Sure sounds great. Just let me get changed first. You wanna wait inside?" Marceline nodded and followed Bonnie through the door closing it after her. "I'll be down in like 5 minutes, make yourself at home."

As Marceline stood waiting for her, Bonnie quickly took her pyjamas off, flinging them on her bed before throwing on a pair of blue denim shorts, a pink t-shirt and some white converse. The sun shining brightly through her window showed her she shouldn't be cold in this outfit. Grabbing her keys, her phone and some money she trudged back down the stairs.

"Ready?" Marceline asked when she saw her. Bonnie nodded and followed the paler girl outside. She noticed Marceline was wearing jeans again; blue this time and she'd swapped her flannel shirt for a striped red and black top that hung off her shoulder. 'How is she not passing out with this heat?'

They set off down the street towards the cluster of stores and services the town had to offer. It wasn't really that much though. A few stores offering miscellaneous goods, a couple of dingy diners, a bar and what appeared to be many stores that had already closed down, the paint chipping off the outside of the buildings that once offered the small town some sort of benefit.

"Where're we going?" Bonnibel asked as they strolled through the street.

"Well this is the main street where you have all your essentials; food, alcohol, more food. And that's basically all there is." She announced as she stopped dead in the middle of the sidewalk.

"Really? That's all?"

"It's a small town." Marceline reasoned.

"So what do you do for fun around here?" She couldn't help but not be overjoyed at the lack of appeal the town processed. 'Not a Candy Kingdom is sight.'

Marceline leaned against a pole before she spoke, a move that Bonnie couldn't help but notice made her look 80% cooler. "Meh, I dunno? Just hang around I guess. There's a park up near the school just down the street. You do realise there's like four people in this town right?"

Bonnie laughed. "Bit of an exaggeration no?"

"Okay ten people. Seriously dude this place is tiny." She held up two fingers barely touching each other to emphasis her point.

Bonnie was about to ask her another question when she was interrupted by a loud growl coming from her stomach.

"Whoa! Hungry much?"

She blushed. "Yeah I kinda forgot to eat before we left? Any suggestions?"

Marceline's eyes lit up. "Hell yeah! Tree Trunks' diner has the best food you'll ever taste, trust me."

Bonnie looked at her sceptically. "Have you even tried Candy Kingdom food?" she asked the other girl, only to be given a puzzled look in return. "Never mind. Let's go."

They both walked towards the nicest of the few diners scattered around the street. The sign read 'Tree Trunks Diner' in huge, faded red letters. The inside of the diner was quite bright, Bonnie noticed. Almost everything was white, so much so that Bonnie had to squint a little to view the rest of the place. Booths lined the walls while tall stools where positioned at the bar of the diner, each seat covered with red leather material. Pictures hung on the walls all around the room, the pastel colours in them giving the whole place a 1950's vibe.

It was pretty busy; about half the booths were full along with a couple of the stools at the bar. Marceline led the way to an empty booth in far the corner gesturing for Bonnie to follow her. Just as they sat down a woman approached their table, the apron tied around her waist telling Bonnie she their waitress.

"Why hello there Marceline, who's your friend?" She asked as she poured them both some coffee from the pot in her hand.

"Hey there TT. This is Bonnie, she's new in town. I'm just showing her around." Bonnie smiled at the introduction, not missing the use of her nickname.

"Lovely to meet you."

"Ooh, so polite. If only more of these youngsters were as well spoken as you." She told her, making her blush and Marceline smirk. "So what'll it be girls?"

Bonnie looked at Marceline expectantly, not really knowing what's be good to order.

"The usually please TT."

"Coming right up." She scribbled something on her notepad before walking away to fill their orders.

"So what's the usually?"

"Oh right. Just a slice of delicious apple pie. I swear if you don't think this pie is the nicest you've ever had there is something terribly wrong with you." She stated before pointing to the sign in the window.

"So no pressure then." She joked, following Marceline's finger to the sign in the window. 'Worlds Best Apple Pie' it read. "What the sign says it so it has to be true?"

"So sceptical Bonnibel. You don't trust me?" Marceline feigned hurt giving Bonnie a wounded puppy look.

She rolled her eyes. "Well since I can't find a reason for you to lie to me about something like this I guess I'll have to believe you then." She smiled and looked back at the window, her eye catching the sign hanging beside the pie sign. "Help wanted?"

"Hm?" Marceline raised her head from her cup of coffee and followed Bonnie's gaze. "Oh yeah look at that. You interested?" She asked turning back to her beverage.

Bonnie looked at her and shrugged, lifting her own cup to her mouth. "I guess. It'd be nice to have something to do over summer, get some cash. Do you have a job?"

She shook her head and swallowed her coffee. "Nah. I get a weekly check thing from the adoption agency until I'm eighteen. That covers my basic needs."

Just then Tree Trunks arrived carry a tray with two plates, each holding a piece of apple pie that Bonnie had to admit looked very appetising. She placed them in front of the girls before taking her coffee pot to top up their cups.

"What's with the sign TT?" Marceline asked using her thumb to indicate the 'Help Wanted' sign.

"Oh I was looking for somebody to work a few hours a week. Give little ol' me a break for a while. Why honey you interested?"

"Not me, but Bonnie here might throw her hat into the ring."

Tree Trunks turned to look at the other girl who gave her a friendly smile. "With manners like that honey how could I possible not let you work here? Come in Saturday around 10. That okay?"

"Uh, yeah. That'd be amazing. Thank you Mrs. Trunks."

"Oh, so civilised. Please honey, call me Tree Trunks." She gushed before leaving to attend to another table.

"Nicely done there Bonnibel."

"Hey it was you who set that up. Thanks." She smiled, Marceline just shrugged.

"What can I say, I'm just that awesome."

The two girls began eating their pie in silence, broken only by the surprised mumble from Bonnie at how delicious it actually was. About half way through her piece, Marceline's phone buzzed from inside her pocket. Glancing down, her eyebrows knitted together as she stared at the screen.

"I'll be back in a sec." She announced before leaving the booth to walk outside. Bonnie just nodded as she ate the rest of her pie. She saw Marceline through the window from her seat in the booth but it wasn't until the other girl returned did she realise how pissed off she had become. She scowled as she sat down, practically throwing her phone on the table as she did so.

Bonnie gave the other girl a questioning look. "Are you okay?" She noticed Marceline push her half eaten pie away from her before giving her an answer.

"Fine. Are you finished?" She said shortly.

"Uh… Yeah. Shall we go?" Bonnie offered, she had a feeling Marceline was about to suggest this anyway.

"Sure. I got this." She threw some money on the table a swiftly left the diner, waiting for Bonnie to catch up outside. The two girls walked in silence back towards their respective houses. The air between them had become a lot frostier, Bonnibel noticed. Her curiosity ate away at her as they walked, boiling over until she just had to ask what was wrong.

She stopped outside her house and turned to Marceline, noting that the other girl was about to say something, and got there before her, knowing she was going to say goodbye and leave immediately.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Marceline drew back, her face contorting from one of surprise to one of mild annoyance. "I told you I'm fine."

"Fine means nothing. Fine is the word people use when something is wrong but they don't know how to talk about it. Fine is… is just a shitty word that doesn't mean anything."

Marceline's eyes had widened at her sudden outburst. Had she not been previously pissed off she would've laughed. Instead she took a deep breath and looked down at the pavement.

"It's nothing I just, kinda had a fight with my boyfriend."

Bonnie nodded slowly. Having never had someone to call her boyfriend she couldn't exactly sympathise with the other girl so instead she did what she thought might help.

"Oh, that sucks. Is there anything I can do?" She had never felt this awkward before. Why did she feel like this?

Marceline chuckled. "Doubt it, unless you've figured out a cure for dickheadedness?"

"Nah my research isn't near completion on that one." She joked. It seemed to lift Marceline's spirits a littl

She smiled a little as she spoke. "I'm gunna take off but I'll text you or something? Your mom gave Simon your number to give to me." She explained.

"Sounds cool. Good luck with the whole boyfriend situation." She said, smiling sympathetically before turning to walk towards her house.

"Thanks Bonnie." Marceline whispered, watching the other girl leave before deciding she'd better go and deal with her asshole of a boyfriend.