Author's Note: Hey guys, what's up? Feel free to message me I enjoy your feedback and conversations. All of you have amazing senses of humor. This chapter is gonna be off the hook... I hope. Anyways hope you like this chapter I've been working on it for weeks. I apologize sincerely for my absence I have been uber busy and honestly I'm having really complicated junk goin on right now. Only you guys, and music have really been there for me. Love you guys, hope this chapter is good enough for ya. BTW new characters in this chapter! Also I hope this atones for my absentmindedness. HAPPY HALLOWEEN LUVS!
Fionna's P.O.V.
Today is September 18, 2012
Marsh, the band, and I are on our way to my hometown. I didn't want them to come with me because I know a few people who still see me as a weakling and I know a few bitches that have always hated me. On the plus side my "parents" are here! NOT! I'm still mad at them for the hell they gave Marsh and I. I really do hope we stay at a hotel instead of their house. You watch they're going to smother me with love just because the nosy neighbors are going to talk if they don't. God I hate them. Anyways I'm worried what if this trial causes my friends to hate me or avoid me? I know that bitch Jessa, has it out for me. She has been with every guy in school except Kyle because he dropped out so when she saw us together she tried to steal him away. Now I wish that I had let her. I know she won't stop once she sees MY Marshall Lee. He is hot, no doubts about it. Marshall Lee, my boyfriend, my best friend, is hot, sexy, kind, AND he's in a band. Who in their right mind wouldn't want him? But there is no way in HELL I'm letting that happen. That reminds me of Mandy, shit I hope she's not here today. She and Jessa are more suited to be sisters than we are. Whelp we are almost there so gotta go.
I closed my story book as we passed the sign that let us know we were now in this horrid town and looked up at Marsh he was looking at me already.
"Hey Fi, you okay? You look pissed." he asked and I saw Marceline nod
"Yeah, I was just remembering some bitch that hates my guts." I said sweetly with a smile and I could see Finn shuddering next to me.
"Fionna can you not use that tone it scares Finn." Marceline asked
"It doesn't scare me! It's just creepy how she can say it sweetly yet we all know there is no innocence behind it." Finn said defending himself
Marceline held up her arms "Whatever helps you sleep at night." she shook her head smirking earning a glare from Finn
They sat glaring at each other for a few minutes till I spoke up.
"You two are just so cute together." I said absentmindedly as their faces turned red. I smirked as soon as I realized what I had caused.
Marshall Lee and I burst out laughing at the two blushing teens attempting to avoid us completely by crossing their arms and turning away from us.
"Oh my lump guys! Grow up!" Marceline growled even though her face portrayed her embarrassment
"Yeah, Fio was that necessary?" Finn ask/whined
"Definitely." Marshall Lee and I answered at the same time laughing our butt's off in the process.
We only earned eye rolls from the others.
"Hey Fio, friends of yours?" Jake said cutting off our laughter
I looked out the window and saw, speak of the devil, Jessa and her posse holding up a sign that read "WELCOME HOME BITCH!" and giving us the middle fingers.
"Yep everyone meet Jessa." I sighed and turned to the group
"Jessa and I used to be besties but during middle school she dumped me for other kids who weren't so, how did she put it, oh yeah childish. And when we reached freshman year she became a total bitch and let's just say she got around." I said explaining to the group how I knew her
"Well I see the bitch part. And I sure as hell don't want to see the 'getting around' part." Marshall said shuddering
"That's my Marshmellow." I said patting his head playfully
"Grrr"
I just smirked at his response and resumed looking out the window at our surroundings. Jessa... where did the time go? Oh yeah, I smirked, it was spent with me by the side of my best friend and you struggling to hold a relationship, well the happier parts anyways.
I closed my eyes and tried to remember when we were friends.
~ Flashy Back ~
"Hey Jessa?" I asked timidly
"Yeah?"
"W-will you be my friend?" I covered my face with my hands hoping she wouldn't reject me like all the others did.
"Sure." I looked up hope gleaming in my eyes
"Really! I mean uh do you mean it?" I tried to hide my excitement.
"Yep. I always wanted a friend who asked me instead of me asking them. So what do you wanna do." she asked
"Wanna just go on the swing sets?" my timidness was replaced with the spark of friendship
"Sure thing." she smiled brightly at me and I felt like I was on the top of the world a real friend. It's nice.
~ Time Lapse ~
"Hey Jessa?" I asked timidly
"What do you want?" she said harshly
"I-"
"That wasn't a question I meant that you should leave now." every word she said left a stinging hole in my heart
"But-"
"Go away Fionna can't you tell when you aren't wanted?" she snapped and turned away to her snickering friends
I walked away hearing her whine about what a burden I was to her.
"I just wanted to ask if you would go on the swing sets one more time, like we used to, before you left me all alone to watch our past fly away." I whispered to myself on the way over to the park we used to frequent I met someone who would change my life forever.
"Excuse me." a cold voice said "I believe you are having trouble getting down from there." I looked down from the tree I had somehow climbed into
"No I like it up here." I responded shortly trying not to cry in front of a stranger
"Mind if I read under here I like to do that." he asked innocently
"Sure, what's your name by the way?" I asked
"Kyle."
"Nice to meet you Kyle, my name is Fionna."
~ End Flashy Back ~
I let out a sigh. Jessa it all started with you. I felt a hand being placed on my shoulder.
"It's going to be okay." Marshall Lee said
I put my hand on top of his "I hope so."
We both turned to the window and saw my parents house with my parents standing outside.
"What the hell are we doing at my parents house!" I shouted.
"Fionna. You need to calm down. Please don't be mad at us but..." Marceline tried
I saw my parents coming closer. "Oh I'm not mad." I saw her face contort like she knew what was coming "I'M LIVID! HOW THE HELL COULD YOU EXPECT ME TO STAY AT MY "PARENTS" HOUSE WHEN THEY GAVE ME HELL FOR EVERYTHING, ME LIVING ON MY OWN, ME NOT GETTING ENOUGH MONEY, MARSHALL LEE, LIVING WITH MARSHALL LEE! ARE YOU INSANE?" I had to get the out they were insane they knew all the drama between us and yet they still drive us up in a van that had little to no chance of escape if the thing was moving.
"Fionna." Marceline tried
"No." Finn's arms came in front of Marcey's chest a sign to tell her to stop "Fionna we are only going to be here for a while I promise we will not stay here we are just visiting cause your foster family threatened to turn us into the police for some random crime like vandalism or disrupting the peace or some crap. So please understand we will be here for an hour or two at most. Please forgive us?" he squeezed his eyes shut like he was waiting for me to explode
"Okay." was all I said and hopped out of the car
I could tell their faces held shock but I didn't get a chance to turn around and explain before my 'family' engulfed me in an 'emotion' filled hug
"FIONNA!" I heard a shriek. "I MISSED YOU SOOOOOO MUCH" Dammit Mandy.
I rolled my eyes my sister was over dramatic because the neighbors were looking out their windows to see was all the screaming and crying was about.
"Play nice baby cakes or else your friends over there are going to jail like that boyfriend of yours." she whispered in my ear and I felt like taking her massive blonde hair, well its not like mine but its blonde and its all done up with extensions because she wanted it to look like mine, and yank all the extensions and dye out of it and show everyone her true colors, literally and figuratively.
I yanked myself from their grasp and right into Marshall's arms. "Hey are you okay?" he asked a simple question but his eyes asked "Do I need to do something about this?"
"I'm fine, I'll rant later." I squeezed his hand as a silent promise
"Oh Fionna, who's this?" Mandy's eyes scoured Marshall Lee's body and I was about to punch her lights out. I saw her parents looking at Marshall like he was the most undesirable thing on earth. To late guys that position is already taken, by you three.
"I am her boyfriend Marshall Lee Abadeer. I assume you are the sister." he said putting an arm around my shoulder holding me close
"Did you know that Fionna is here because her real boyfriend is in jail." well that was subtle, I sighed here we go again, the look on her face said she had her sights on Marsh and she always gets what she wants, and to do that she's going to try to break us up.
"Yeah I know, except for one detail, I'm her real boyfriend and I fought off that jerk to have that right so, I won her fair and square." he smirked and planted a soft kiss on my cheek, I blushed brightly at his display.
"Well. But. GAH MOOOOOM!" Mandy wailed
"Mandy, sweetheart, we need you to take these nice people into the house and settle this inside." she spoke through her teeth like she was barely holding in her distaste her my friends.
"Ugh fine." she huffed blowing a strand of fake hair out of her face she turned to us and said "get inside," then she leaned really close to me "we both know who he will chose." I just sniffed and held my head like she did
"Not this time sister" I put all the venom I had into that word. The shock was evident on her face, I remember now, I was still a timid pushover when I left so she didn't know the new me.
We all walked inside and sat in the living room, Marshall and I on the loveseat, Marceline and Finn on the couch, Bonnie on the reclining chair and Jake leaning against the wall keeping an eye on everyone like a watch dog. My 'family' sat on the couch together, they squirmed in their seats very uncomfortable at the fact that my friends and I are in their living room. I could tell that the only thing they wanted to do would be to dump us at the nearest jail and run.
"So..." Mandy started
"No." I stopped her with an emotionless tone, blank eyes staring at her.
"Okay then." she said quietly staring at me with wide eyes
That's right bitch. Score one for Fionna.
"Fionna don't speak to your sister like that." Mandy's father spoke up clenching his fists
I just rolled my eyes and I saw Marsh tensing up a bit. I put my hand on his thigh and he calmed down.
"Dad, Moooom, Fionna is flirting with Marshall Lee in front of me!" Mandy whined
I saw his face get red with rage. "Fionna Foster! Stop aggravating your sister!" he yelled causing me to smirk.
"Name's Mertens not your stupid ass last name. And sorry your skank of a daughter gets jealous over someone she just met, much less a taken someone." I spat, and I could see surprise written on their faces, Marshall Lee and the band of course knew I was always ranting about how I wanted to call Mandy a skank she was with another boy every few days. Her longest "relationship" was about a week.
Mandy was waving her hands around trying to find the words to say. And her parents just sat there with their mouths wide open. Plus my friends all smirking like they had just won the lottery.
"Get out." My father clenched his fists so hard they turned white as he radiated anger.
"With pleasure." I smirked and turned to my friends "Hey guys lets bail."
With a nod the all followed me back to the van. The second the door closed behind us we burst into laughter.
"Fio! Did you see the look on their faces? One word. Priceless!" Jake exclaimed
"Duh! And dude they were so pissed."
"That's my girl." Marshall Lee ruffled my hair causing me to lightly slap him in retaliation.
"Okay let's find a hotel, shall we?" Bonnie said in her princess voice
"We shall." Finn and Marceline said at the same time.
We drove off to find a suitable place to stay, unknown that trouble was lurking close behind.
Mandy's P.O.V.
I wake up hearing my mom and dad arguing about something.
"Can you guys shut up! I need my beauty sleep!" I yell
"Mandy, Fionna is coming today." I hear my dad say.
"Shit." I curse under my breath
I hate the little brat. Always getting all the guys. But she's no match for me, as soon as they lay eyes on me they run from her in disgust. I don't want to get up but I know that if I don't she'll come here and I won't be ready.
I swing my feet off my bed and sit down at my vanity to brush my hair.
"Daddy is she bringing anyone?" I ask curiously as I remember last time she brought a boy home.
~ Flashy Back ~
"Hey Mandy." Fionna waved to me.
What does that bitch want now? And who's that hunk with her?
I put on my sweetest smile. "Hey Fionna, who's your friend?" I asked innocently, snickering silently to myself. The naive girl won't suspect a thing.
She had the brightest smile. "This is Kyle." she turned and looked at him with admiration "He's my boyfriend." with that my facade fell. What? Fionna has a hot boyfriend. Damn I thought that I took care of all the guys that were hot.
"That's great honey, could I speak to Kyle for a second?" I asked with fake joy.
She nodded but stayed where she was.
"Alone."
"Oh my bad Mandy. Kyle I'll be right back." she walked away and started to literally smell the roses at the other end of the yard.
"So what did you want to talk to me about?" Kyle asked his voice is cold. How did someone as overly sweet as Fionna land this one?
"I wanted to propose that you ditch that twerp and go for a real woman." I gestured to myself. Sure Fionna and I are only a year apart but she was so tiny it was insane people thought that she was in elementary school still. It's embarrassing.
"Nah." he said and turned away.
"Excuse me but you can't just walk away from me!" I whisper yelled, I've never been rejected before this isn't the way it goes.
"Well as you can see I am." Glob he is so cold.
"Fine I don't even want you, I just want to hurt Fionna." I admit
"Good me too." he keeps walking and I'm thankful that we have huge yard.
"What do you mean?" I asked my curiousity peaked
"I am going to break her." I got chills from this statement.
"Babycakes!" I heard Kate call from the house
"Yeah Cake." Fionna looked up at her sister, I mean Kate wasn't anymore of Fionna's sister than I am well I guess they have been together longer.
"Cake?" Kyle asked
"That's what she calls our sister Kate. Fionna and Kate are adopted." I rolled my eyes. Stupid nick name if you ask me.
"Interesting. And I can see you hate them both so I'll be giving you updates on what I'm doing to destroy her okay." he walked the rest of the way to Fionna, leaving me with an evil smile on my face.
This is going to be interesting.
~ End Flashy Back ~
Surprise surprise I knew exactly what was going on, it brought that same smile to my face everytime I thought about it. I never expected him to kill Kate but that was just a casualty. Oh well it's a lot quieter now that shes gone.
"Yeah I think its one or two friends" from his word I could tell he did not enjoy the thought of whatever friends that pushover managed to scrouge up. Can't wait to meet them and turn them against her. Just like Jessa. Yeah I was involved in that too. Glob I love messing up her life.
"Better prepare. The neighbors know about her return so we must put on a show for them." my mom chided
"Okay I'll do my best." I responded and I smirked at my reflection.
~ Time Lapse ~
I saw a van pull up to our house
"There here!" I called to my parents and my dad straightened his tie while my mom brushed some imaginary dust from her sweater. I jogged out of the house.
"FIONNA!" I shrieked making sure anyone within a five block radius heard me "I MISSED YOU SOOOOOO MUCH" I'm good.
As I was squeezing the life out of her I looked around and saw some people looking out their windows with curiousity. Success
"Play nice baby cakes or else your friends over there are going to jail like that boyfriend of yours." I whispered into her ear and I felt her take a sharp intake of breath. I love taunting her.
She yanked herself from my arms and right into mr. tall, dark, and hansome himselves arms. "Hey are you okay?" he asked her, holding on a bit to long. I noticed his voice was amazing it was deep with a hint of raspiness. Where does she find these guys? He is so different from her, no surprise there. Wait a minute... they look good together! Woah woah woah. Woah. What the hell happened to Fionna? She looked like she went through a punk maker machine and came out hot. What the hell?
"I'm fine, I'll rant later." She squeezed his hand and my vision zoomed in on this simple action.
"Oh Fionna, who's this?" I asked sweetly remembering the day I asked this question before once again. She looked pissed right now. Okay, so I now know that she is now emo, and no longer naïve gotta keep that in mind.
"I am her boyfriend Marshall Lee Abadeer. I assume you are the sister." he said putting an arm around her shoulder holding her close. I now saw only one thing red. I had only heard one thing. Boyfriend. Dammit Fionna! Gotta keep all the hot ones to yourself don't ya!
"Did you know that Fionna is here because her real boyfriend is in jail." I blurted. Wow that was abrupt I didn't mean to bring that up until we were alone. Whoops.
"Yeah I know, except for one detail, I'm her real boyfriend and I fought off that jerk to have that right so, I won her fair and square." he smirked and planted a soft kiss on Fionna's cheek, her face turning bright red at the public display of affection.
I need to pile on the game if I'm going to catch this one. He is totally into her. He knows about Kyle, he has fought off Kyle, and has major PDA problems. What to do? What to do?
"Well. But. GAH MOOOOOM!" I wailed hoping my mom would help
"Mandy, sweetheart, we need you to take these nice people into the house and settle this inside." she was going to be no help at all she was having enough trouble dealing with their presence as it is.
"Ugh fine." I whined blowing my bangs out of my face pulling the cute girl strategy "get inside," I pointed in the direction of the front door only then did I notice there were others with them. Some man with an orange hoodie, a pink punk girl, a chick who looked like Marshall Lee's sister, and a dude with bear ears that seemed like Fionna. I went over to Fionna "we both know who he will chose." I smirked with an evil glint in my eye.
"Not this time sister" She spat. Venom was evident in her tone. I saw her look of pride and I knew that I had let my surprise get portrayed on my face and quickly covered it up.
"Mom, Dad, care to explain what happened to the pushover?" I turned crossing my arms across my chest and tapped my foot.
"We'll explain later." Daddy said and I just sighed and followed them inside.
I quietly sat down on the couch and my parents and I were squirming this is very uncomfortable. The man in the hood was leaning against the wall watching us intently while the rest of them sat on the furniture like they owned the place.
"So..." I started but was cut off
"No." I looked to see whose voice interrupted me. It was Fionna, her face was emotionless, eyes blank I couldn't tell what she was thinking and I didn't like it.
"Okay then." I responded quietly staring at her trying to figure her out.
"Fionna don't speak to your sister like that." Daddy growled clenching his fists
Her boyfriend tensed up and she put a hand on his theigh. Excuse me PDA ALERT PDA PDA!
"Dad, Moooom, Fionna is flirting with Marshall Lee in front of me!" I tattled. I know childish but desperate times call for desperate measures.
I saw my fathers face get red with rage. "Fionna Foster! Stop aggravating your sister!" he yelled and I saw an evil smirk cross her features. Oh no.
"Name's Mertens not your stupid ass last name. And sorry your skank of a daughter gets jealous over someone she just met, much less a taken someone." She said spitting the words out like poison in her mouth. Did she really just call me a skank? What the hell! I've been wondering that question since I saw her. Glob what happened? This was supposed to go differently now she's just insulting us.
I waved my hands around trying to form a coherent sentence but nothing was coming out. Come on talking is the thing I do best.
"Get out." My father clenched his fists so hard they turned white as he radiated anger.
"With pleasure. Hey guys let's bail." with that they left. My mom and I with our mouths open and my dad seething and muttering curses under his breath.
I ran upstairs and dialed someone who would need to know what was going on.
"Bitch you know full well who this is. Is not avalible right now. Please leave a message after the beep" *BEEP*
"Dammit Jessa! Call me back right away it's about Fionna!" I threw my phone onto my bed and flopped down next to it. We need a plan.
Jessa's P.O.V.
After a long exhausting day of waiting for Fionna to arrive and follow her back to town, my cell had died, my back hurt, and worst of all... I had an uneven tan!
My posse and I had lost her but after spotting her van in town square we continued our 'stalking' session.
We saw them this hooded man and a kid about our age in bear ears exit the van and check into the hotel and walk back and then two girls one in pink and one in red and black got out and they all took luggage to what I'm assuming to be their rooms. When they came back to the van everyone got out but I didn't see Fionna. They started walking in the direction of the park. The park, so many memories. I shook my head, can't think of that anymore. Never again.
"Hey Jess, do you think we should approach them?" Carly asked
"Sure why not." I answered and we walked towards the odd group. They stood out like a sore thumb in this town, they didn't dress conservatively, and they didn't dress like skanks, nor did they dress like swaggots. It was clear they were outsiders. Punk, emo, outsiders. They were intriguing.
As I got closer I recognized Fionna. Fionna Mertens, the good girl, the sensitive one, she's quite different. Dark, mysterious, hot. No man would be able to resist her charms now. Before Mandy and I handled all the suitors, but now she's grown and I don't think intimidation will work anymore.
"Jessa." she said when we stopped a few feet from them, she tone cold and her eyes full of hatred and... hurt.
"Fionna." I regarded her with the same coldness.
After a few minutes of glaring, I saw a mysterious teen about our age next to her. I swear my eyes bulged out of my head. Damn. She's done it again. He was about a foot taller than her, with crimson eyes. He had messy hair and he looked like a rock star, and I don't think anyone would doubt it if I told them he was. I quickly composed myself. And piled on the charm.
"Jessa." I stuck out my hand towards him and smiled sweetly like nothing had happened between Fionna and I
Unfortunatly he wasn't paying attention to me. I followed his gaze, Fionna. They held concern.
"It's cool Marsh, I can handle her." she said then turned to me.
"Jessa, go fuck yourself and stop ogleing my boyfriend or shit is going down." she said glaring at me.
Did not expect this.
"Nah I'm good I'm pretty sure he doesn't mind a beautiful, mature, woman checking him out. Isn't that right sweetie?" I smirked
"Actually I do mind, I've already dealt with this three times in the past week. So tell all your friends, if you have any, that I'm not interested. Well except for her." he pointed to Fionna and I saw her smile softly at him and he just smirked at her.
"Fionna! Shit is going down right now!"
Fionna's P.O.V.
"Fionna! Shit is going down right now!" I heard Jessa scream, I looked to see her pulling back her arm
I sighed "Too slow." and I punched her in the nose, not hard enough to break it just enough to make her bleed.
"You bitch, you almost broke my nose!" she yelled a bit muffled due to her pinching her nose.
"Sorry that you might have to get it redone." I chuckled
"Jessa she knows!" a girl I'm pretty sure is named Carly said in a excited whisper
"Shut up you just told her she was right."
"That's my little bunny." Marsh said kissing me on the cheek.
"You betcha Marshmellow." I laughed as his face turned a tint of red.
"Get a room." Jessa spat
"Or you could leave ya know." I retorted
"Jessa..." Carly whined "We should probably get that fixed now you know."
"Fine. Fionna. This isn't over." Carly helped her up and they walked away. "Oh yeah." Jessa smirked "See you at the trial."
"You little..." Marshall's arm came in front of me.
"Not worth it."
"I know" I sighed shaking my slowly
Memories of Jessa and I playing and hanging out flooded my mind as we walked back to the hotel. I had enough of sightseeing today, I'm glad the band understood. Mandy, Jessa,Kyle, Marshall Lee, Gumball, Ashley, Marceline, Finn, Bonnie, Jake, Me. All the people I have met that have an impact on my life. Some bad, some good, and some not at all. I'm thankful for all of the people I know. But I would love her to be back with me. By my side having pinics with me and Lloyd, like we used to. I felt hot tears run down my face as I sat down on the nearest park bench. I miss you, Cake.