Sugar Rush ≈ Bubbline Love Story

2.

"Did you sleep good last night, Marceline?" Gumball asked as he walked into the school building with Marshall and Marceline.

"I guess so. I haven't gotten that much sleep in ages, man." She replied with a satisfied smile on her lips.

"Why does that matter anyway, did you sleep with her last night or something?" Marshall asked in a playful tone.

"N-No, I only-" Gumball stuttered, his cheeks turning rosy red as he avoided eye contact with the girl in question.

"No, you asshole. We studied and watched Netflix until I crashed out, then he left when I fell asleep." Marceline intervened, defending her shy friend from the sexual accusation.

"Hey, I'm just asking. No need to get your granny panties in a twist." He replied, bumping her shoulder with his.

"Why don't you go find one of your girlfriends and get off my last nerve?" Marceline asked with an eyeroll.

"I will, as long as you find you a man, my friend." He retorted with a chuckle. "This is why I like you, Marceline. You're on the same jerk status as I am."

"Yeah, yeah. We'll catch up with you later, man." She said, also laughing and giving him a fist bump.

"Alriiight. Later, Gumwad." Marshall nodded to the latter boy and left, probably in search of one of his girlfriends.

"That Marshall is something else." Gumball chuckled as they stopped at Marceline's locker.

"You're telling me. Hey, do you think-" Marceline started, only to be interrupted by someone tapping her shoulder and causing her to turn around.

"Hey, sorry to interrupt you guys, but your locker door in blocking mine." A girl with pink hair smiled shyly, her perfectly white teeth showing.

"Um, okay, sorry." Marceline replied with a confused look, closing her locker, nontheless.

"No problem, I'm Bonnibel, by the way." She introduced herself to both of them with a bright, confident smile this time.

"Marceline," she pointed to herself, then to Gumball. "that's Gumball."

"Hey." He waved with a small smile.

"Yo guys! You'll neverrrrr believe what just happened- woah, who's this pretty lady?" Marshall asked as he popped up behind them, eyeing Bonnibel up and down with a lick of his lips.

"I'm Bonnibel, and you are?" She replied nicely, despite his eyes wandering her body.

"Marshall, but you can call me whatever you want, baby." he said with a seductive smile, stepping in front of her as she gripped her books to her chest.

"Sorry, but I'm only interested in girls. Would love to try a friendship with you, though." Bonnibel rejected him kindly, causing Marceline and Gumball to burst out laughing.

"Oooooh, burned! We gotta be friends, Bonnibel." Marceline said with a grin, hooking her arm through the latter girl's and walking her down the hall, leaving the guys on their own.

"So, are you new here?" Marceline asked.

"Nope, I've been going here for 2 years now, but my old locker kept getting jammed, so I was moved to a new one."

"Cool. How come I've never seen you here before? I've been going here since freshman year."

"I don't know. I have a lot of friends, sort of, but I'm not exactly a social person. I'm always so focused on school, so during lunch or free period, I'm usually in the library or outside reading."