Thinking of You (Bubbline)

Two

She woke up the next morning like most mornings after seeing Ash. She had a new bruise in her cheek and her clothes were thrown on the floor, some complete, others in shreds. She sat up, clutching the small blanket to herself as she stood to walk to the restroom. Ash was, as always, nowhere to be seen. She tried to tell herself that she was fine. She locked eyes with her reflection and could almost swear she saw the reflection of Bonnie with her worried expression standing next to her. Marceline turned quickly, only to see that she was alone. Then the flow of tears began as she turned on the shower and sat in it. Her chest heaved as she tried to hold in her sobs. She wasn't crying because of what happened, as messed up as it was, she was used to it. She was crying because she felt guilty. She felt that somehow she was cheating on Bonnie by letting it happen. There was nothing she could do to stop his advances but the guilt was still there. She stood and walked out of the shower, placing a towel around herself. She looked back in the mirror, the red mark on her cheek now somewhat swollen. She dried her hair and face, reaching for her make-up kit. She noticed she was running low on foundation. She had to buy some more that afternoon or she wouldn't have any for the next day. She applied is and did her best to hide the forming bruise and smiles at herself, proud of the good job she had done. She stopped and analyzed why she was proud of herself and the smile faded. Before she had any more time to put herself down, she decided to get something to eat before taking the "Day After" pill. She walked to her room and slipped on some black skinny jeans, a red muscle shirt, a plaid button up that was left open, some socks and her red boots. She walked slowly to the kitchen noticing how sore she felt. On her counter she noticed a box of fresh strawberries. Typical Ash. A note lay ontop of the box. Guessing what it probably said, she still picked it up and read it.

"Because we were so busy enjoying ourselves last night, I didn't get to tell you that I'm going on a business trip. I'll be gone for 3 weeks, but don't worry I'll be back for our 7 month anniversary. You know what I want. And I want you conscious when I do it. I love you
-Ash"

She crumpled up the note and didn't even bother to put away the strawberries. As she opened the refrigerator, she pulled out a strawberry soda and some chocolate bars. She went over to her sofa and sat down. She reached over to pick up the remote and cringes as her fingers came in contact with his shirt. She grabbed it with the tips of her fingers and tossed it aside. She flipped on the tv and looked through the channels, settling on watching some "Smallville". Just as she began to nibble on her chocolate, a breaking news broadcast rang out, capturing her attention. The news anchor showed a love stream of Bonnie standing next to a young man. The anchor introduced him as Bracco. Bonnie had a forced smile that Marceline knew way to well. It was the same smile she used after they broke up. Bracco on the other hand was smiling cheerfully and wrapped an arm around her shoulder which Bonnie was quick to shrug off. Bracco's smile just got bigger as he kissed her unexpectedly. Bubblegum looked shocked. Marceline felt like a knife was just shoved into her. She dropped her chocolate on her lap. She felt sick to her stomach. When Bonnie didn't pull away, Marceline winced and looked away.

"These two are rumored to be married in two months time." The knife was just twisting now. She felt her cheeks turn red as tears stung in her eyes. She took in a shaky breath and calmed down a bit. She wasn't in the mood to do anything now. She thought it best to go to sleep. She swallowed the pill and walked to her room, removing her boots. She got Hambo from under her bed and pulled him to her, closing her eyes. She was completely unaware of the tears that fell as soon as she fell asleep.

(A/N: next part is the last part of this 3 shot unless you guys want it to be a multi chapter :3)