Roomies in Aaa: The Ice Queen Strikes

Chapter 7

Fionna invites Pepper to eat lunch with her. So at lunch, all freshman eyes are staring as the quiet, unknown, red & white haired girl sits down with the legendary, hot Flame Prince and the unique, new girl Fionna.

“I’m guessing your friends aren’t happy that you ditched them.” FP says to the shy girl.

“I don’t have friends.” She replies as-a-matter-of-fact.

“Then, what’s with all the staring?” Fionna looks all around the lunchroom.

“I’m not very popular with the freshman class, so to see me, a lower classmen, sitting at with two cool upper classmen is something new to them. They can’t help but stare at us.”

“Well, I guess we’re going to have to get used to it.” Fionna takes a bite out of her cheeseburger. “So,” she says between bites, “tell us about you.”

“There isn’t much to know.”

“Do you play sports?” asks FP

“Nope.”

“How ‘bout clubs?” Fionna inquires.

“None.” Pepper uses the same tone in her voice as she speaks.

“Any hobbies?” Fionna tries to get her to talk.

“Cleaning.”

“That’s a hobby?” FP is definitely weirded out.

“Yes,” her eyes seem to sparkle, “why wouldn’t it be?”

“It’s not a usual hobby for most people.” Fionna says quietly.

“Is it?” Pepper thinks for a moment, “Fionna collects swords, is that not unusual?”

“Wait how did you –” Pepper interrupts her. “And you, FP, have scented candles, that you love, in your room, and you can’t sleep without them being turned on.”

“Uhhh.” FP is at a loss for words.

She sits there innocently while the two friends look at her, slightly anxious.

“Ummm,” Fionna starts, “is there anything else you want to say to us.”

“Fionna lives in the same house as my nephew.”

“What?!” This struck up FP’s interest.

“Yes, Mr. Gu—’’Fionna claps her hand over Pepper’s mouth.

“Flame,” Fionna says sweetly, “Will you excuse us, it’s Lady Time.”

“Uhh, sure, no prob.” Flame leaves the two girls at the table while he goes to talk to some of his soccer buddies.

Fionna lets go of Pepper. “What were you about to say?”

“You live in the same house as my nephew, Bubba Gumball.” She says nonchalantly.

“You mean our teacher?”

“Yes.”

“How is that even possible? You are way younger than he is.”

“My mother married his grandfather.” Pepper takes a bite out of her apple.

“How the glob do you know all this information?”

Pepper looks at Fionna with a serious look. “It is my job to keep updated with anything and everything that has to do with Bubba Gumball, he does not do anything without my knowledge of it. At the moment he is having a Caesar salad, which he prepared himself, in his classroom. When he is done, he will wipe his mouth with his pink handkerchief and then throw away the container. I know everything that he does, even before it’s done.”

Fionna is in shock of how much this girl knows, “That’s…peculiar.” She decides on saying.

“Yes, and I do hope this new information in which you have come across does not affect our relationship.” Pepper gets up to leave.

“Which is what?” Fionna asks, fearing the answer.

“Class mates, of course.” Pepper smiles at her as if they had known each other for a life time, then she gets her bag and leaves the lunchroom. FP sees that Fionna is sitting by herself and returns to the table.

“What was that all about?” He asks his friend.

“I’m not too sure” Fionna is still in shock.

“She’s kinda—’’Flame begins.

“Creepy?” Fionna finishes for him.

“Yup.” They are silent for a while, Fionna staring off into space, “well I guess our trio is back to a duo.”

“Mhmmm.” Fionna has stopped paying attention.

Flame mumbles as he picks at his food, “And I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

© 2013 Cynthia Hernandez