The next afternoon
Finn and Jake sat on their sofa, playing Kompy's Castle. There was a knock on the door.
"Jake, get that." FInn said.
"Okay." Jake said. He didn't move an inch.
"Jake!"
"Alright, man!" He said, pausing the game and moving to the door.
When he opened it, he suddenly ran back to Finn.
"What is it, bro?" Finn asked.
"It's her!" He replied.
"Who's 'her'?" Finn asked.
Marceline emerged, causing Finn to jump out of his seat and grab his sword. He looked at her, with anger, but once he saw her face, he set the sword down. She was...crying?
"Marceline..." he said, moving closer to her. "What's wrong?"
She tried to speak, but her sobs made it nearly impossible. Finn moved her on to the couch, but Jake strayed away from her, in fear she may lash out again.
When she finally stopped crying, Finn asked again. "What's wrong?"
"It's...just...well..." she said, stumbling for words. "I'm...I'm in love."
"Then why are you crying?" Finn said. "That's a good thing, right?"
"No!" she yelled. "It's not! Not with who I'm in love with!"
"Well," Jake said. "Who is it? Is it someone evil or something?"
"No..." she said. "It's a goody-goody...and I can't explain why or how, but I just...I love her."
"You mean him." Finn said.
"No...Her." Marceline said. "It's a girl."
"What!?" Finn and Jake yelled in unison. "That's nasty!"
"Wow...thanks for the help guys." Marceline said, rolling her tear filled eyes, still sniffling and trying to fight away tears.
"Sorry..." Finn said. "It's just...I'm not used to that. But I mean...does she like girls too or is it like..."
"She does..." Marceline said. "But I don't think she likes me..."
"Well, maybe we can help!" Finn said. "I mean, you're totally math! We can probably talk to her, and show her that. Do we know her."
"All too well..."
"Who is it, then?" Jake asked, moving a bit closer.
"...It's..." Marceline stumbled at what to say. "Well...It's..."
"Who?" they both said.
"...Bubblegum, okay!?" She finally shouted. "I. Love. Princess Bubblegum."
Finn and Jake looked at her, their mouths to the floor.
There was a dead silence, finally broken by Finn.
"Well...what should we do about it?" He asked.
"I don't know." She said, burrying her face in her knees. "I just needed to tell someone. I just...I didn't sleep at all yesterday. I couldn't. She was all I thought about. She's all I still think about"
Finn sighed a bit, then looked to her. "Want us to...talk to her about it?"
"What!?" Jake said. "Dude! We can't do that!"
"Jake, it's Marceline." He said. "No matter what she's done...she's our friend. And friends help other friends. It's like, a rule, dude."
"Well I ain't gettin involved in this!" He said. "This is y'all's prob. Not Jakey's!"
With that, he left the room.
"Sorry about that..." Finn said. "But I get it...I used to love Bubblegum too. Before I met Flame Princess. I may be able to get some info out of her. Get into her psyche and see what she feels. Like a brain ninja!" He said, smiling. He jumped from his chair and did a flying kick. "Hiya!"
Marceline laughed a bit at this, wiping the few tears that remaind away. "You mean it...? After what I did, you still want to help me out?"
"Of course!" He said. "You're my friend, and so is Bubblegum. I'd be doing you both a favor!"
"Thanks, Finn." she said, looking at him. "Not many dudes would help someone after what I did. You're pretty cool."
"Pretty cool?" he said. "More like Flippin AWESOME!"
They both laughed, and Marceline let out a relieved sigh. Maybe Bubblegum felt the same way? Plus, Finn's her best friend. He may be able to talk her into something.
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Sorry this is so short, guys. Emotional truama. I'll be back writing by the end of the night.
