A/N: Hey guys.. soo... um... I can see I'm a bit late.. BUT I CAN EXPLAIN. I ended up taking part in this comic book development project by an author in California who saw my work and wanted me to design her characters for her and create the book together so that became a bit time consuming. The other excuse was because of the Kill La Kill ending.. I'M SORRY I'M STILL TRYING TO GET OVER IT. UGGGHHHHHH. Okay anyways I'll try my best to have the following chapter of this up A LOT sooner than this one. Without further delay, enjoy (:
Marceline kissed feverishly down Bonnibel's neck as her hand snaked it's way into her shorts, the younger girl did her best to keep her moans as quiet as possible by clinging tightly onto her friend and muffling her voice against her gray hooded jacket. Finally she could feel cool hands rubbing against her outer lips, softly but still rough enough to relieve some of the built up pressure that the younger girl had to endure before.
"M-Marceline.. we.." she gasped, "we can't.." her grip became tighter against the fabric.
"We can."
"N-No.. Luella.."
The senior finally pulled down the girls shorts and underwear before placing her upon the bedroom dresser and kissing her inner thighs. The younger girl clenching onto her friend's hand as she tried to cover herself up, she felt a smirk against her leg.
"There's no reason to be shy now, Bonnie." said the dark haired girl as she kissed the soft thighs again.
"I.. We can't! We really can't! Luella likes you and I've never done this kind of thing before!"
"Luella isn't the one I want," began the older girl as she kissed her lovers hand and smooth mound gently, "you are. You know I only have feelings for you and want to be with you."
"Yes, b-but I-"
"I promise I'll be gentle."
"B-But I-"
Finally, Marceline glided her tongue along the soft, moist slit and kissed the girls clit. Bonnibel clasped her hands over her mouth, trying her best not to cry loudly. She watched as the senior again glided her tongue gently long her womanhood and gave that signature grin she was so fond of.
"Just relax, I promise it'll feel a lot better when you do."
The younger girl nodded as she wrapped her hands into the black mane before her, she closed her eyes and felt the tongue move against her again. She whimpered as her grip became tighter and her eyes closed shut, her toes curled as her breathing became heavier. As Marceline began to suck on her clit she could feel calloused fingers rubbing gently against her entrance, finally the mouth released her to speak for a moment.
"Ready?" asked the blushing senior as she glanced up at her lover.
Bonnibel nodded before feeling a finger make it's way into her, all the way to the second knuckle and finally curving into the right set of nerves. She gasped to let out a loud groan, but was caught off guard with a pair of lips against hers. She kissed the older girl passionately as she felt the finger beginning to rock in and out of her, their lips parting and their foreheads resting together. The junior gripped tightly onto her crush's forearm and bucked her hips in time with the hand that was pleasing her. She could feel a warm breath next to her ear as the hand moved faster.
In the older girls tone of voice she could tell that smirk had reappeared before she spoke, "That's my girl."
Bonnibel gasped loudly as she sat up in her bed. A thin layer of sweat had worked its way across her body as she could feel a blush against her cheeks, she panted hard as she looked around, realizing she was still in her room.
'Just a dream..' she thought with a bit of relief before calming her breathing.
Suddenly her phone rang, causing her to jump again and fall out of her bed. She groaned in pain as she sat up and reached for her phone upon her nightstand, she rested her back against the furniture before answering.
"Yes?"
"BONNIBEL!" screamed her friend on the phone, "Wait.. Did you JUST wake up!?"
"Yes! And don't you think it's a bit rude to be calling someone and then immediately yell at them in the morning!?"
"Morning? It's 5:30 in the afternoon..."
"What?!"
The junior sat upon her knees and grabbed her alarm clock, sure enough the digital numbers upon the screen read clear as day '5:30 PM'.
"Crap!" she said loudly before untangling herself from her blanket and ran towards her drawers.
"Yeah, crap! You were supposed to be here at 6!"
"I know, I know! Give me a break would you? I stayed up all last night studying for a test we have next week!" said the pink haired girl as she grabbed underwear and a pair of jeans.
"We have a test next week...? Anyways! Did you remember to even pick up the drinks for tonight like I asked?"
"...Shit! I knew I was forgetting something last night!"
"Ugh. Look, it's okay we're both just stressed. You with school and me with Marceline, just pick some sodas up on your way here, alright?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll ask my brother to stop before I get there for them."
"Alright, I'll see you in a little bit and Bonnibel?"
"Yeah?"
"Hurry!"
The pink haired girl heard the line click, she sighed before reaching for the first shirt she saw and ran towards the bathroom. She quickly turned on the water and undressed herself, she proceeded to brush out her wavy hair before finally stepping in. Bonnibel finally sighed in relief as the warm water calmed her down, she ran her fingers through her hair and thought about her friend. She had come to terms with the fact that she did have a crush on the older girl, but knew she could do nothing about it, not if she wanted to make her friend happy anyways.
She very well knew that she was going to have to put her feelings aside to make her friend happy, she had been doing that for the past two months and she was perfectly fine with the fact that Luella wanted to date Marceline at first. Perfectly content in fact. It wasn't until she kissed the senior did she actually realize her feelings though. Then suddenly, her mind wandered back to her dream.
Bonnibel could feel herself becoming warmer as she thought about the way her friend kissed her neck and touched her as if she would break, she couldn't help but feel aroused at the thought of that ever happening. Her own hand snaked in between her thighs and began rubbing herself. She was never one to ever really touch herself, again it wasn't in her nature considering she had never had sexual experiences, but these were one of those extremely rare occasions. The pink haired girl bit her lip lightly before resting her hand against the tiled wall before her, her fingers moving against her skillfully and never missing a stroke against herself.
Her thoughts began to get hazy as she felt her heart beat getting deeper and her breathing becoming heavy, her voice barely audible, still she moaned at the intimate feeling. She began to rub against her entrance, which was well ready for any further motions, and just as she was about to take off into cloud nine she heard the bathroom door slam open.
"BONNIE!" cried out her sister, Goliad.
The young woman immediately regained her composure and turned the water cold in order to calm herself, perhaps a bit too cold because she practically screamed when the water hit her skin. She quickly twisted her faucet around and returned to the normal temperature she had previously before sticking her head out from behind the curtain.
"Goliad!" began the older sister with her blush still noticeable, "You really should knock before you come in!"
"I'm sorry, sis" apologized the young girl, "I didn't mean to be so rude."
"It's alright," sighed Bonnibel as she squeezed her shampoo into her hands before lathering it through her pink locks, "is there something you needed?"
"Mom just wanted me to make sure you were up! She was a bit worried considering she found you dead asleep still this morning."
"Oh, yeah. I ended up studying until about two or three this morning, I needed to be sure I understood all of my homework and study guides before I went to bed."
"I'll be sure to tell her then!"
"Thank you. Oh, and Goliad?"
"Yeah?"
"Can you please lock the door on your way out?"
"Sure, Bon! No problem!"
She could hear the small click and the door creaking before it shut, she rinsed the suds smoothly out of her hair before wiping her eyes clear and pushed her hair out of her face. She gave another heavy sigh as her eyes danced about the tiles before her while she thought to herself.
'I can already tell this is going to be quite an interesting day.'
The pink haired girl had finally made it to her friend's house, her brother parked along the sidewalk and reached behind her seat to give her the drinks that she had to purchase before even showing up.
"Just call me when you're done here or if you need anything else." Bubba said as he handed the sodas over.
"Thank you so much! I'll give you a few dollars considering you went out of your way for me today!" said his sister as she got out of the car.
"Don't worry about it. I'm trying to avoid going home sooner so I don't have to do homework!" he laughed.
"Oh god. Just go home and do you work before you fail!" she joked as she walked towards the door.
"Hey! I haven't failed a class since elementary school! Cut me some slack!" he yelled out to her.
"Never say never!" she shouted back as he drove off.
She reached her hand out to ring the doorbell, but before the tip of her finger could even touch the button the door flung open, hands grabbed her and pulled her into the rather luxurious house. Her back was pushed up against the door and she came face to face with dark brown eyes.
"Where have you been!?" asked her friend.
"My mom wanted me to eat something and then I went to the store like you asked! Now get off!" Bonnibel lightly pushed her friend away from her body and made her way to the kitchen, "Is she even here yet?"
"No! I messaged her earlier hoping that maybe she would respond, but I haven't gotten anything back! It just said that she saw the message!" said Luella as she followed behind.
"Well, didn't she say she would come?" asked the pink haired girl as she put the plastic bottles in the fridge.
"Yes?"
"Then, she'll be here."
"But how do you know she will be?! She could lie or make up an excuse not to come!"
"Marceline wouldn't do that," Bonnibel said with a bit more defensive tone in her voice than she had intended, "If she said she'll be here then she'll be here."
Suddenly Luella's phone chimed and she quickly picked it up, she gave an annoyed groan before giving a quick reply and throwing her phone onto the kitchen island.
"Well, at least we know everyone else is on their way..." the purple haired girl rested against the small surface and sighed.
As if on cue the doorbell rang, Luella sprung up and quickly fixed herself up before turning to her friend.
"Maybe that's her! How do I look?" she asked with a smile.
"You look fine," lightly chuckled Bonnibel as she grabbed a few pretzels that were in a bowl, "go answer the door before whoever it is leaves!"
"Oh! Right!"
The pink haired girl shook her head with a small smile as she chew on the snacks, she could hear some talking by the doorway that were soon followed by footsteps. As she popped more snacks into her mouth she glanced over and noticed her friend had indeed showed up, wearing the exact gray hoodie she had worn in her dream. She suddenly choked on the food and ran to the garbage can to spit it out before having a coughing fit.
"Bonnie, are you okay!?" asked the older girl as she lightly rubbed her back.
"Y-Yeah! I'm fine!" she coughed again, "You just startled me is all."
"I didn't think you scared so easily." joked the senior with a sweet smile.
"I don't! I just.. I have a lot on my mind right now.. I'm glad you came though at least."
"Who am I to skip out on a chance to hang out with you?"
"And who could say no to snacks and awesome movies?" asked Luella as she stood beside her crush with a grin.
"Yeah, that too.."
Suddenly the doorbell rang, alerting their host that the rest of the guests that evening had arrived. Luella looked back to the two girls before speaking and walking towards the door.
"Bonnibel, would you mind serving those drinks? I still have to set up the projection screen and everything outside, at least that way we can finally get started."
"Yeah, sure."
As LSP left the room the junior began to speak.
"Well then, Marceline what would you like t-"
She was cut off as a pair of lips met to her cheek, causing her to blush deeply and her heart race. She looked up at her friend a bit taken back, she could see the small blush against tan cheeks as the senior spoke.
"You.. You look pretty tonight.."
The younger girl looked down at her outfit strangely before looking back up at her crush.
"I look like I always do though..."
"Well you always look pretty."
Their eyes locked for a brief moment before Bonnibel heard footsteps becoming closer, she looked away and walked towards the fridge and began to pull out the sodas so she could serve everyone a drink. Marceline leaned against the counter with her eyes hooded over, she tried her best to calm her racing heart so the blush could disappear. She felt a warm hand on her arm, but when she opened her eyes she wasn't met with blue iris' just brown ones.
"Are you okay?" asked the parties hostess with general concern.
"Yeah.. I'm fine." she answered a bit distantly.
"Are you sure? You can go lay down on the couch for a bit if you want."
"No, I'm fine. Really."
"Well, if you need anything don't hesitate to ask alright? I'm here if you need me." winked the shorter girl.
Marceline simply nodded before looking at the girl whom she actually wanted to be with. She could see her smiling and giggling at Finn who excitedly asked for the biggest cup of soda possible while his older brother disagreed and told the girl to make him a cup of water, that's what she really liked about Bonnibel. She liked how kind she was, she liked how she didn't judge or was one to stir up problems. She did her best to make everyone happy before herself and that was kind of rare to find in their small little city. She was used to people demanding so much and giving so little, she was used to having her guard up constantly and having to push people out who wanted to force their way in, but for the first time in forever she actually wanted to let the someone in.
She snapped back to reality as something cold was pressed to her face, she quickly pulled away before realizing it was only her own drink who was held by LSP. She gave low 'thank you' before pressing the cup to her lips and taking a big swig of the sugary drink, her eyes cast downwards to her tattered shoes as the party hostess began to speak.
"Like, okay guys, the sun's about to set and I still have to put up the screen, but let's head outside to get comfortable and get this thing started! Marceline did you bring a movie like I asked?" she questioned as sweetly as possible.
"Yeah," the senior handed the movie she had rested on the counter before helping her crush out before, "here."
"Thank you!" LSP accepted with a smile before glancing down at the movie cover.
It read in bold red lettering 'DREAMER PHOBIA - When the night falls, fear begins.'
"O-Oh.. you brought a horror movie.."
"Yeah. I hope that isn't a problem, I'm a big horror nut and other genre's don't always do it for me."
"N-Not at all!" she laughed nervously before swallowing hard, "W-What's it about?"
"It's about this detective who lost his sister to this 'mysterious figure of the night', like twenty years before, and he never found out who it was. So when things like what happened all those years ago begin in his town again he does whatever and anything to stop this guy. Even going so far as to not sleep for a month so he can put the pieces together." explained Marceline as she took another sip of her drink.
"Oh that doesn't sound so bad.." Luella relaxed a bit as she looked at the movie more.
"I wouldn't say that. You haven't seen 'Ted' yet."
"Ted being..?"
"You'll just have to see."
"Well, just how scary is this movie?" asked Lady as she stepped a bit closer to Jake.
"Let's just say me and Marshall watched this when we were about twelve or thirteen and we ended up not sleeping for a week at first then we had to sleep in the same room for three days after."
Everyone grew silent except for Bonnibel who finally began to make her own drink, Marceline glanced over to her crush before speaking a bit surprised.
"You're not scared?"
Blue eyes glanced at her momentarily before pouring the liquid into her cup, "No. Things like that don't really scare me."
"What's the point in watching horror then if you don't get scared?"
"I get scared, it just doesn't effect me much considering I know they're not real."
"Serial killers are real."
"Yes, but monsters, demons, demented folklore, and psychological thrillers don't count."
"I believe this movie will change your mind on that," joked Marceline as she turned to the group of friends, "so you guys ready to piss your pants?"
"AINT NOTHING SCARING ME TONIGHT, MARCELINE!" shouted Finn who puffed out his chest as far as he could.
"Alright then weenies! Let's go!"
"I'll go get things set up." said Luella as she walked out of the kitchen followed by her friends.
Marceline stayed behind and waited for Bonnibel before they left as well. Upon walking out to the darkened backyard the seating arrangements were a bit weird to the older girl, it seemed as if everyone had their own choice spots about the yard. Finn and Fia sat comfortably upon an old blanket with Jake and Lady, then came Talasi with three empty spots vacant on the lawn chairs behind their friends. The senior watched as the pink haired girl took a spot beside Talasi and continued to sip her drink while Luella began setting up her movie projection screen, speakers, and laptop in front of the blanket.
The dark haired girl shrugged before taking a seat next to Bonnie and placed her hands in her jacket pockets, flashing a sweet smile to her when they locked eyes. She could feel her heart skip a beat when the younger girl flashed a smile back, but that feeling soon dissolved as felt a body sitting closely beside her. She glanced to her right and sighed as she caught dark brown eyes looking at her with a smile plastered wide beneath it.
"Are you comfortable?" asked the other junior with a small blush apparent on her cheeks.
"Yeah." was all she said as she faced the screen.
"Alright! Everyone shut up and no more talking! Finn start the movie!" said Luella sternly as she sat comfortably and her friend pressed play on the movie menu.
The movie sponsor titles began to roll through as chilling music played in sync with it. Finally a shaky black and white picture began to play, showing the protagonist standing in front of a bathroom mirror with dark circles under his eyes, a layer of sweat covering his brow, and his body trembling heavily.
"He's not going to win.. I refuse to let him win.. He's taken too many people.. Men.. Women.. Children.. All dying from their biggest fears.. it's only a matter of time until he finds me as well.."
A loud bass drum crashed as the scene went out and became total darkness, the title of the movie slowly rising forward onto the screen and becoming a flash back to the man's child hood.
Marceline could feel LSP trying her best to get closer to her figure, she crossed her arms after pulling her hood up and placing it slightly upon her head. She gave a light sigh before sneaking a glance to the girl she wanted most. She smiled a bit as she could see the pink haired girl concentrating upon the story's beginning, she didn't really care about the movie though. She had seen the movie multiple times, enough to recite just about every single scene and line that played out. Showing off the movie to the underclassmen wasn't even her reasoning for even going, and she certainly wasn't there for the purple haired girl who had an obvious crush on her.
No.
She was there just for Bonnibel.
"GOD DAMMIT, RUBEN! WHY ARE YOU SO PERSISTENT WHEN COMES DOWN TO THIS!? I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THIS! YOU HAVE TO LET IT GO!"
"Let it go? YOU WANT ME TO LET THIS GO?! JAMES, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO LET THE MAN WHO MURDERED MY OWN SISTER GO?"
"SHE WASN'T MURDERED! SHE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK AND YOU KNOW THAT!"
"I'M SORRY BUT SINCE WHEN DOES A DAMN HEART ATTACK CAUSE SOMEONE'S LUNGS TO FILL UP WITH WATER?! NEVER! I know that this may sound crazy, but I saw a man do something to her all those years ago.. and I couldn't stop it then. Now, I can finally do something about this. This man is some kind of.. demonic figure or something and he's killing people with their fears. Now, that's not something that could normally happen I know.. but how normal are these kinds of death happening suddenly? Not at all."
"Ruben.. I know you're sensitive when it comes to Gwen.. but you can't be dishing out vigilante justice to a man who doesn't even exist." said the main characters partner.
"I figured you wouldn't understand." Ruben placed his badge upon the cafe's table as he stood, "Tell the captain I'll be resigning until further notice. I'm not stopping until this guy is taken down."
"You're being insane, man.."
"Maybe insanity is the first step to facing our fears.."
The junior continued to watch the movie with an average amount of interest. She did have to give it Marceline though, this was an actual scary movie. She had jumped a few times when something suddenly happened and even got a tad bit scared from what she saw, she could feel her heart pounding in her chest as she continued to watch the movie. However, the movie wasn't the only reason that her heart was pounding so hard. The few times that she had glanced over to her friends she could see Luella clenched tightly onto the senior's arm in an attempt to get closer to her, she knew it was just petty jealousy that she was feeling considering she did have a crush on the senior as well, but it still bothered her to an extent.
Blue eyes glanced over again to see LSP practically trying to cuddle with the dark haired girl, she gave a light sigh before standing up and dusting off her bottom as she headed towards the porch doors. She could hear the movie being paused which caused her to turn around.
"Where are you going, Bonnibel?" asked Finn as he looked up to the pink haired girl.
"Oh, just to the bathroom. I just need to.. freshen up."
"Wait, I'll come with you. I have to go too." said the senior as she stood and brushed off her backside as well.
"Bonnibel! Wait!" started Luella before pulling her friend to the side and away from the older girl.
"What is it?" she questioned quietly.
"When you and Marceline are done, try to talk to her a bit more about me. I think she's feeling a bit awkward around me considering she doesn't know me all that well."
"Awkward in what way...?"
"Awkward in the sense like I want to cuddle with her while we finish up the movie, but she seems so tense. I don't know if I'm making her uncomfortable or not."
"Oh.. Yeah. Sure."
"Thank you." The purple haired girl gave a small wink to the dark haired girl before sitting back down.
Marceline did her best to hide her somewhat disgusted shiver as she turned to follow the shorter girl inside the dark house. She tried her best to adjust her eyes quickly to the dark, but unfortunately she bumped into her crush and made her trip.
"Ow!" said the younger girl as she rubbed her heel gently.
"Sorry! Sorry! I'm still trying to adjust!"
"It's okay, but the other bathroom is on the other side of the house. You just go down the first hallway where you came in and-"
Bonnibel was cut off short as an arm grabbed hers and drug her into the very room she was giving directions to. The room was filled with darkness until the older girl turned on the light and locked the door behind them.
"Marceline! What are you doing! We don't need to go tog-"
She was again cut off mid-sentence as a pair of lips roughly crashed into hers, causing her to be pushed up against the bathroom counter. She immediately pulled away before looking up at the older girl who's cheeks had become a light shade of pink, her hands balled up into fists against the counter and placed on both sides of her waist. The younger girl swallowed hard before the senior leaned in again and kissed her softer than before.
Bonnibel could feel heat beginning to rise against her own cheeks as she gripped upon the hooded gray material and kiss back. She knew it was completely wrong to be doing this in the first place, but if they were caught at Luella's? Things would be much worse. Then again, in the moment, she didn't have a care to give. Their lips moved together in soft motions, both of their breathing becoming a bit heavier as time passed little by little, the juniors grip becoming tighter on the dark material within her hand.
What stopped her was when she felt the firm body press against hers and hands making their way onto her hips. She pulled back before staring into hazel eyes, the seniors blush becoming noticeably deeper against her skin.
"Why did you stop? Did I do something wrong?" questioned Marceline genuinely concerned
"No, I did... again." Bonnibel gave a light sigh before pushing her fingers through her hair and turning her gaze away.
The senior bit her lip as she looked down at the younger girl, she knew she had to get Bonnibel alone if they really wanted to talk about this. It was driving her crazy not knowing why the junior didn't want to date her. She could understand that it was because she just got out of a long term relationship - that she understood, but being rejected after their first kiss only to have their second kiss accepted? She couldn't understand. She did truly like Bonnibel, a lot. It's just she didn't understand why it was okay for them to kiss, but not to make something more of it. She had to get to the bottom of it.
"Bonnie?" the older girl began as blue eyes met hers again, "Wanna get out of here?"
"Here as in the bathroom or here as in the party?"
"Here as in the party. I think it's time we talked about this."
"We just can't leave, it'd be rude..."
"Well, we'll just come up with a lie then. We'll just say that your mom needs you home, but whoever is picking you up can't do it. We'll just say that I'm giving you a ride home so that way we can leave together."
"I don't know, Marceline.."
"Bonnie, we have to do this. We have to get this all out on the table or else things will only continued like this and someone could get hurt."
"It shouldn't be like this to begin with, Marceline. I told you 'no' once before."
"And you never told me completely why, I can't just can't be okay with a 'it's complex' kind of answer. I'm a straight forward kind of girl, I always have been, but I don't want to talk about this here. Please.. leave with me."
Bonnibel swallowed hard before nodding her head. Marceline pulled back before opening the door for the younger girl, letting her lead the way out to the backyard where their fellow guests and host awaited them. As they reached the door a tanned hand grabbed onto the handle first and turned to blue eyes before speaking.
"Do you want me t-"
"No. No.. I can do it."
"Are you sure?"
The junior nodded again before the senior opened the door again and she walked out. She could feel a small amount of guilt building up in the pit of her stomach, or maybe that was just nerves, either way it wasn't the best feeling in the world to the younger girl. She wasn't one to lie, she was one to always be straight forward and honest, so it was no surprise she needed a little push from the older girl to actually get the words out.
The two girls drove down the dark streets in silence. Bonnibel never quite understood why every one of their car rides ended up in silence, but she guessed if one wanted to have noise, one must speak.
"Where ARE we going?" asked the younger girl as she looked to her friend.
"I'm taking you to a place I haven't been to in a long time." said the senior as she turned down another road.
"Should I be scared?" joked Bonnibel.
"Scared? Why would you need to be scared?" laughed Marceline as she glanced over momentarily.
"Who knows what kind of person who were before we met! Maybe you were some kind of hoodlum on the streets with a gang!"
The senior laughed again before calming down with a smile upon her face as she spoke.
"No, I actually wasn't a bad kid growing up. I only got into trouble at school because people were either picking on me and Marshall."
"Why would they pick on you guys?"
The senior parked the car before taking off her seat belt and turning the car off, "Just a long list with stupid reasons."
Blue eyes glanced away momentarily to see a park a head of the car, she grew a puzzled look before even realizing the older girl had gone around to her side and opened her door. She unfastened herself and stood from the car and followed the older girl onto the abandoned grounds after locking her doors. The sound of fallen leaves crunching beneath their feet as they made their way to the middle of the playground.
"Why did you bring me here?" questioned Bonnibel as she looked around.
"To tell you the truth, I've never brought anyone else here.." began Marceline as she walked towards an old set of swings, "It's been almost ten years since I last walked around here."
"So what makes me so special that you would bring me to a place you haven't been to in a decade?" asked the junior as she followed the older girl.
"Because.. because I wanted to at least bring you somewhere fun if this talk went bad somehow, also kind of gives me a chance to open up to you."
"Even fun places can become miserable when things are said."
"Woah way to get dark there, Poe." joked the senior before sitting upon a swing seat.
"I'm not trying to be, I'm just being realistic. I told you we can't date."
"Is it because of Ash?"
"No. Well, yes, but that's not all of it." said the pink haired girl as she took a seat as well.
"Then tell me all of it. I like you, Bonnie. I'm not lying when I say that and you know it."
"I do know that it's just.."
"Just?"
Bonnibel sighed before looking over to Marceline, "I just can't. You got out of a year long relationship, not even a week ago, and I don't want to just seem like a rebound girl. On top of all that, Luella likes you. She's had a crush on you for a while and what kind of person would I be if I decided to date you, knowing one of my best friends likes you?"
"Rebound? Who said you would've been a rebound?!" asked the senior as she stood up suddenly.
"No one! I'm just saying that for you to be wanting to date me so soon makes it seem like I'm either a rebound or someone that you talked with behind his back. I'm not that girl, I've never been that girl, and a I refuse to have anyone see me as that girl."
"Who cares what anyone else thinks!? This town is full of people who will talk about anyone and anything just to keep themselves entertained. I liked you when I was dating that dingus, yeah okay, I'll admit to that. What I don't understand is why you let me kiss you then."
"Because maybe I like you too!" said Bonnibel suddenly before covering her mouth quickly.
Marceline looked at the junior rather surprised before she could feel a blush creep it's way onto her face.
"Y..You like me too?"
When Bonnibel refused to answer again the senior walked over to her and gently removed her hands before kneeling in front of her and asking again.
"Bonnibel, do you like me?"
"I do.." began the junior before turning her gaze away, "but I shouldn't. I'd only be hurting my friend if we dated."
"Well, what if I was honest with her?"
"What do you mean?" questioned the younger girl before turning to her friend again.
"What if I told her how I really felt?"
"Well, how do you feel about her...?"
"To be honest.. Luella isn't really my type. She never was."
"So, you couldn't date her?"
"No. Honestly, I kind of always figured she had a crush on me."
"Way to be a bit cocky." joked the junior.
"No. I'm not the cocky type, I've just always kind of figured since middle school when she would just kind of stare at me or try to talk to me a lot. Like, don't get me wrong I'm a nice person, I swear, it's just... How can you be nice to someone who just stares at you and never says more than 'hi, you're really pretty'? Tonight just kind of confirmed where I stand with her."
"And that is..?"
"The 'it ain't gonna happen' line."
"Then where do I stand?"
Tanned hands gently grabbed and held onto lighter colored ones before the older girl spoke again.
"The 'I want to be with you and make you happy' line."
Bonnibel could feel her heart skip a beat as she let the older girl's words sink in. She knew that some people had wanted to date her before she met Marceline and she always had no trouble letting them down before being friends with them, that was never a problem, but for the first time she actually felt these kinds of words hitting ever fiber of her being.
The two girls sat together in a comfortable silence as time went by. Marceline played with the younger girl's hands while every so often giving the soft fingertips light kisses which in turn caused Bonnibel's heart to skip a beat each time. The pink haired girl knew she had to come up with some sort of answer for the girl in front of her, she knew it wasn't right to just string her along like she kind of was. After a few more kisses to her hands she finally came up with an idea.
"Marceline?"
"Hm?"
"I do like you, you know that."
"Yeah?"
"And you want an answer as to whatever we have, right?"
"Well, yeah. I don't want us to keep doing.. this and make nothing of it."
"Fine."
"Fine what?"
"If you want to be with me there are two conditions."
"What! What are they!" asked the senior excitedly.
"One. You HAVE to tell Luella how you REALLY feel, you can't just ignore her or try to hang out with her just because I'll be there. If you don't have feelings for her you need to tell her and be completely honest about how you feel."
"Done! I can tell her on Monday! What's the second thing!"
"You have to prove something to me."
"Prove what?"
"That I'm not just a rebound tha-"
"But I told you you weren't!"
"I know, but still I want you to still prove to me that I'm not. Prove to me that this isn't just something to get back at Ash for and that this wouldn't be just some sort of fling. Prove to me that this is worth letting my guard down and opening up to you for, prove to me that you're willing to actually get to know me and want to be with me for me, not just to have someone there so you're not alone. Can you do that?"
"I can. I promise I can show you that I want to be with you for you, I can promise to everything that you just said. I'm gonna prove it to you and you'll see that I'm worth the chance."
"Okay, don't let me regret this, Marceline."
"I won't, Bonnie."
The older girl stood up and softly planted her lips against the younger girls for moment before pulling back with a smile.
"By the way, in this whole trial of you proving to me that we should date, we can't kiss."
"What!? What if I take you on a date!?"
"The first date is part of the after trial."
"Hey! That's not fai-"
Bonnibel raised her eyebrow before crossing her arms over her chest, the senior gave a sigh of defeat before kicking her shoe against the dirt.
"Fine."
"Good," the junior gave a smirk before holding onto the chains beside her, "now come push me."
"This better count as extra points on this whole trial thing." said Marceline as she pushed the girl's back lightly.
"It doesn't."
"So then why have me push you if there's going to be no points added with this!?"
"Because you like me!"
"...I do... dammit!"
Bonnibel laughed as she let her crush gently pushed her into the black sky that was above them, both talking about 'what ifs' and 'how abouts' with what they were hoping to maybe become a relationship.