Chapter 4 - These Lover's Friends

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A shrill catcall pierced the dense night air as both Gumball and Fionna stepped out of her run down car, the car itself surging forward as they stumbled out. "Damn" she cursed diving headfirst into the driver's seat fumbling with the dodgy brakes leaving Gumball standing awkwardly at the edge of the party while he waited for the bubbly blonde to wrangle her car in place.

The young male stood fearfully, arms wrapped around himself in a comforting gesture as the smell of alcohol and mostly illegal drugs filled his nostrils. He attempted to focus on the scene unfolding in front of him and whether it was simply his inadequate eyesight or the mash up of all types of bodies, grinding and dancing up against each other everything looked like a blur. Worst of all the blaring music was drowning out any chance of his daily memory exploration. Before he had the chance to quit on his friends and make an escape he felt a muscled arm wrap around his shoulders "Hey Gummy" Flame greeted, glancing over his shoulder to throw a smile Fionna's way.

Gumball had to admit that Phoebus had outdone himself tonight in black skinny jeans that hugged his waist nicely. His orange tank top scratched with 'Flame' complimented them nicely and his hair was swept to the side lending him an older look. "Mind if I steal her from you?" He chuckled and patted his back somewhat harshly as his arm snaked itself around Fionna's waist dragging her towards the suffocating group of people.

Fionna cast an apologetic smile over her shoulder before putting on a grin and raising her arms in the air "PAAAAARTY!" She laughed as a few cheered before both Flame and Fionna submerged themselves into the stifling embrace of the crowd. A sigh escaped left his lips before he forced himself through the drunken crowd of deadbeats and parked himself on a barstool before ordering a spiked drink.

He tapped his foot against the floor as he downed his fourth drink, everything becoming an unrecognizable blur. A shaky laugh left his lips as his head lolled back losing himself to the music, at least now he had something to blame for his shitty vision. A young brunette wearing a skirt that rode up her tanned thighs and matching crop top sauntered up to him finding interest as she sat in his lap.

Gumball was too tipsy or he simply didn't care to tell her that he didn't nurture any interest in her whatsoever.

The moment was killed, however, when LSP parked his butt beside Gumball basically throwing off the attractive girl. "Honey he's not interested, go buy yourself a drink and fuck someone who's interested" he drawled in between puffs of his cigarette, completely ignoring her when she swore at him and dumped her drink in his face.

"Still thinkin' 'bout Marshall huh Gummy buns?" LSP tossed the soggy cigarette away, untying his neon purple neck tie in an attempt to use it as a rag.

"Yeah well it's the thought keeping me from getting completely drunk which is a bummer" Gumball muttered his response eyeing the small empty glass cup in his hand before tossing it at the nearest wall which had a messily painted target on it. "Bullseye" he chuckled as it shattered into a million pieces on contact.

LSP smirked and lit another cigarette, taking a deep breath out of it before speaking up "Y'know Marshall isn't the only smoking hot guy on the market." Gumball nodded as he took the cigarette from between LSP's lips and doused it in a glass of unfinished alcohol "Mhm and who do you suggest?"

"Well obviously you have feelings of affection for Marshall, unrequited and misguided owing to his lack of emotional availability and consequently you're very tightly, how should I put it, quirked."

"Oh I am?" Gumball asked feeling a slight irritation at his friend's assumptions as he sat up straighter.

LSP held up his hand to shut him up as he took a long drink. "So recognizing that you have physical needs not being met and strictly in the domain of helping a brother out, I invite you to think of me as your own personal corkscrew."

"Wow. Thanks. Let me mull over that offer of cheap and meaningless sex" Gumball retorted sarcastically, leaning back against the bar table with his elbows pointed out.

"Cheap and meaningless, maybe, but definitely not time consuming," the purple loving male replied with a joking smirk before taking another drink.

Laughter was torn from Gumball's throat and mouth as the lights dimmed and replaced by a laser light show.

"INTRODUCING THE NIGHTOSPHEEEEEEERES!"

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