WELL…I don't even know what I'm doing anymore. NOW I'm writing stories for TAWOG. Why? I don't know, I just thought the show was kind of cute, so I decided to write a somewhat AUish version of it. I do like the possibility of Gumball pairing up with some of the other ladies in his school, especially when they are in their teens. And what better way to do that than FANFICTION! XD

Keep in mind though, that I haven't watched the show for a while, but I do know that Penny is out of her shell, and Gumball and her are pretty much together…I think. The show kind of got off my radar after a while, so I don't know what happened beyond all of that.

But this story isn't about Gumball/Penny, this will be about Gumball/Jamie! The reason I picked this pairing is because I like those kinds of relationships where the cute tough girl and the wimpy guy(in Gumball's case) actually hit it off. I'm just a sucker for those. X) Also, I like to see a story like that that's executed right. And I have to admit, I didn't see the episode where it features Jamie in it, but I think I have her personality down. Tell me if I did! :)

By the way, if it seems things are moving too fast in this story, then sorry, I just wrote this at the spur of the moment. Oh, and just so that I wasn't clear, this is a high school AU where everyone is kind of humanized and anthropomorphic. :P

Now for the disclaimer! :D

Disclaimer: I don't own TAWOG, some guy named Ben Bocquelet does. X)

[EDIT: 11/5/2017]

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Complicated

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Misery…

It seems to like Gumball.

It would also seem that it sets up its domain in high school.

Gumball, during the end of his sophomore year, had it rough. More than usual. It wasn't the mediocre grades or the nagging teachers that made it rough on him. No, it was multiple things…actually, it was two things.

The first and most important thing was that his girlfriend Penny broke up with him because she and her family had to move out of the country into Mexico, as her father had a better real estate job opportunity there. She didn't want to break up with him, but she felt like it was best for them, which Gumball, with a broken heart, understood.

That was two semesters ago. Now near the end of March and a junior in high school and almost seventeen, it still pains him.

The second thing…was her.

Jamie.

The seventeen-year-old would-be senior(she was still in the same grade as Gumball and Darwin, even though she passed Junior High) was still in her bullying ways, but it would seem Gumball was her 'favorite' person to harass. It happened a little while after the breakup with Penny, which this obviously fueled his misery even more.

Ever since puberty hit Gumball, his physique had grown tall and became even lankier, but it didn't make him too tall, as he was around 5'7". His voice has gotten lower, but it still had that boyish tone to it. Either way, whether it was his body shape or whatever, it gave Jamie a reason to bully him. She calls him names, she pushes him when she passes him, she shoots spitballs at him in class, she kicks him in the butt when he isn't looking; you name it, she can probably do it. He doesn't even know why she's harassing him the most. He thought they were kind of on okay terms now. Maybe high school changes people.

…High school sucks by the way.

But he really wasn't all that depressed. He still has the support of his family and friends.

"Uh, Gumball?"

Speaking of family…

Gumball closed his locker and glanced at his adoptive brother, "Yeah, Dar?"

"You got a spitball in your hair."

The blue cat-man hybrid let his hand brush his blue hair rapidly. "Thanks."

Gumball Waterson is just your average student, a student dressed in a red and black plaid jacket shirt that's opened up to reveal a plain white t-shirt, along with dark blue denim jeans, and black sneakers. His blue shaggy hair was kind of a mop, with his cat ears popping out of them. More than anything, he looks kind of Grunge-y. He didn't really care how he looks to be honest, ever since Penny broke up with him. His mother, on the other hand, wants him to at least be decent looking. His face does look boyishly handsome though.

His adoptive orange fish-man hybrid brother Darwin, was wearing an orange hoodie, as well as brown cargo jeans, and his signature green sneakers. He shot up pretty well and is about the same height as Gumball. His face still looked cute after all these years, his face cheeks still having some of his baby fat, each having gills on them.

"Was it Jamie again?" Darwin asked sympathetically.

"Who else?" Gumball rolled his eyes.

"Well, Tina, but she wasn't as bad. She actually mellowed out during her time in Elmore." Darwin noted.

Gumball hummed in agreement. "True on both parts."

Not only did Penny moved away, but Jamie's best friend Tina moved away as well. She actually left before Penny did, during the end of their sophomore year. The T-Rex girl moved from Elmore to Los Angeles to be closer to family, all the while her father getting a new car garage job while they were over there.

Gumball then shrugged and said, "Well, either way, I guess it's better to have one bully instead of two."

"I just wonder what made Jamie your most frequent bullying target during our time in high school?" Darwin said aloud, pondering.

"Who knows? Maybe it's because Tina moved away and she doesn't have a friend anymore." Gumball paused. "Or it could be because I'm skinny enough to be bullied or something stupid like that."

"I'd go with the first one," Darwin said with a knowing look and nod.

"Again, maybe. I can't ask her, that's for sure. Asking bullies something like that really doesn't go too well." Gumball said as he frowned.

"Well, sorry about Jamie either way," Darwin said sincerely.

Gumball shrugged, "Eh, I'm kind of used to it. It's not like she physically abuses me or anything."

"What about the butt kicking and pushing?"

"…Well, she doesn't abuse me most of the time." Gumball muttered as he looked down at the floor.

After saying this, Gumball then suddenly felt a constricting pressure on his crotch area as the back of his underwear was pulled upwards and draped over his head, the leg holes looped around his cat ears. This feeling was none other than the excruciating feeling of getting a wedgie.

"AAACK!" Gumball exclaimed, his tone getting a little higher thanks to the constricting feeling of the elastic cotton underwear on his frontage.

Boyish feminine laughter rang his ears, as Gumball painfully turned around while having his underwear over his head to see his green-skinned lion/buffalo-hybrid tormentor, Jamie.

Jamie's little bullhorns were still sticking out of her bushy short red hair, which her hair still covered her eyes as well as the few bit of her freckles that on her face. While her face and hair still remain the same, her body didn't. During the years, her physique developed into a curvaceous hourglass, which her hips were quite wide. She was also toned and thick in the legs and thighs, her arms being quite toned as well, as well as her stomach, thanks to working out over at her makeshift gym in her home.

Her other noticeable attributes though were her chest and bottom. She definitely bloomed in both departments, her chest being quite big, while her butt looked round, full, and toned. Her attire consists of a cotton short white tank top that shows a fair modest amount of her cleavage, while she wears a pair of tight-fitting black denim shorts. She also has knee high army-gothic boots that have straps and buckles on them, as well as black leather bracelets with metal knobs on them on each of her wrists. Lastly, her height was quite tall for someone her age; not much, just maybe an inch taller than Gumball, making her 5'8".

All in all, she was actually attractive. Many boys in his school do turn an eye towards her when she passes by…although they keep their distance away from her and keep their mouths shut if they know what's good for them. Gumball would even admit that she was kind of nice looking…if he was ever interested in her, that is.

Jamie kept laughing and emitting un-lady like snorts. "Oh, man! Nice look there, Gumbutt!"

Gumball growled. He can hear snickers around the hall as the kids looked at the scene before them. He can even hear a phone's picture snap and looked over to see Banana Joe taking a picture of his expense.

He turned to Jamie with an unamused glare, "Really? Wedgies now? We're not in Junior High anymore, Jamie."

"Oh boo-hoo! What's got up your buttcrack? Oh, wait, never-mind! I think I know!" Jamie laughed at her joke.

"Yeah, haha, very funny," Gumball muttered. He turned to Darwin, "You know, you could've warned me that she was coming, Darwin."

"I would've, but she gave me the stink-eye," Darwin said, ashamed as he looked down at the floor.

Gumball sighed and turned to Jamie. Darwin in the meantime was getting the back of his underwear off his head, "Okay, we all had a laugh. Now, could I just live the rest of my after-school day in peace?" Once he said that Darwin looped off the back of his underwear off his ears and head. "Thanks, Dar."

"No prob."

"Not yet." Jamie smirk mischievously. Putting her two fingers in her mouth quickly, she took them out and lodged them into Gumball's cat ears, giving them wet willies.

"AAAUGH!" Gumball exclaimed mortified.

Once she let go of his ears, Jamie laughed again, this time harder.

And at that moment, Gumball snapped. He had enough.

"UUUUGH! What is with you!?" he exclaimed in anger.

Jamie stopped laughing and looked at him in surprise. The students in the hall were all silent, looking towards the scene with interest, as well as stopping what they were doing. Darwin looked at his brother with a fearful look, dreading what is going to unfold.

"Day in, day out, ever since during our the end of our sophomore year, you seem to always pick on me the most! Granted, you give everyone else a hard time, but you always put whatever frustration you have at the time on me! What do you have against me!?" Gumball yelled at her in frustration.

Jamie blinked and narrowed her eyes as she frowned, "Sheesh, calm your boobs, Gumbutt. If you haven't figured it out by now, you're kind of the weakest of the pack here."

"What!? Really!? That's your bullcrap reason!?" Gumball yelled incredulously.

"Gumball…" Darwin said, worried that his surrogate brother will get his face punched in.

"Hey, watch it, Watterson," Jamie warned him with a glare.

"Come on, there's got to be a better reason than that!" Gumball ignored her threat. "You know, I thought we were okay with each other back in junior high! Now all of a sudden, you decided to harass me all over again! What changed, huh!? By the way, I was okay with you bullying me the first time if it wasn't too extreme. And no, it's not because I'm quote-unquote 'weak'! I had a feeling you were just trying to cope with some problems in your life, such as your best friend moving out of town!"

"Hey, you watch it!" Jamie seethed.

"Gumball, seriously…" Darwin was getting anxious now.

"But now it's just getting sad!" Gumball also ignored Darwin, on a roll with his rant, "We get it! You have no friends now! Your only friend just left! Move on already! Maybe you can stop this so-called coping and start acting like a person instead of being like such a bitch to everyone!"

Darwin blanched at what Gumball said.

The hallway was dead silent…

Gumball couldn't care less on the consequence of what he just said. If she was going to punch him, then he might as well get ready.

But Gumball noticed a look on Jamie's face that was brief. It looked like…hurt? Her expression quickly went back to anger though as she said, "Oh! Ex-cuse me!? Even if I was coping, it's not like you're doing any better!"

Gumball's eyes widen, "What do you mean?" he said, voice uneven.

"Pfft! Please! Like you're one to talk about coping, ya hypocrite! Ever since that prissy Penny left, you've been a pathetic mess, whining and crying about losing your girlfriend!" Jamie sneered.

Gumball frowned, "Hey, no I haven't!"

"Tch! Yeah, right! Could've fooled me! I can see it in your eyes! You look so miserable, all because your main squeeze left you in the dust! Grow a pair, will you!?"

Gumball glared at her, "Shut up."

"No, I don't think I will! Maybe it's time I get to say something since you already had!" Jamie said fuming, "Maybe I am coping with my only friend moving out of town, but at least I keep in touch with her through phone calls! What have you've done to keep in contact with Penny!? Did Penny did anything to contact you!? Go ahead, answer!"

Gumball just stayed silent, eyes narrowed at her.

Jamie scoffed, "Just as I thought! Nothing! Probably because ever since you two love birds were together, she'd gotten tired of you! Or maybe she hung out with you a lot to now know that she really wasn't all that interested in you! So she decided to break it off, never giving you her phone number to keep base! And then you mope around for basically two semesters, doing your so-called coping by living your normal life, but in actuality, you're still just a miserable mess! I can see it in your posture every day! So I'm going to use your exact words that you said to me, 'Move on already!'! Does that sound familiar!? Huh!?"

Gumball gritted his teeth, "Shut. Up."

But Jamie ignored him, "And maybe I'm actually helping you get over little Miss Priss dumping you by harassing your ass! Lord knows you need it just by the way you've been acting! So who's being the bitch now, huh!?"

"REALLY!?" Gumball yelled in more frustration. "That's your way of helping me!? By making me more miserable!? Wow! Wow! That's genius logic! I applaud you! You know what, you should be a psychologist, given if you even know WHAT ONE IS! WAY TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL A LOT BETTER, YOU STUPID FREAKING TOOL!"

BAP!

Many gasps came from the hallway.

Gumball felt Jamie's fist struck his left cheek. It was swift, but it felt like not much force was put into it, although it still hurt…

"Gumball!" Darwin exclaimed in shock after seeing his brother get socked. He went to his side to check if he's alright.

But Gumball was expecting that much, as he sucked up the pain, and glanced back at Jamie, who looked furious than before.

However, she stayed silent, fuming, gritting her teeth as she bared them. Her eyes looked wild like she was about to pound him some more…but her eyes carried something else. They looked…betrayed? She then began saying, "Well, you feel better now!? You feel better being an ass!?" she yelled, "Why not step it up a notch huh!? Let's see what kind of man you really are!" she lifted her chin up and pointed at it. "Go on! Hit me! Let's see if you got the balls, huh!? Think you can talk trash, then fight like trash! Let's see if you can hit a girl! Let's see if you can hit me with those noodle arms!"

Gumball just glared at her. He was pissed, that's for sure, but he would never hit a girl, no matter how much he's tempted too. No, he's going to try a different approach. Call it being fueled by rage, but he just doesn't care anymore.

"No. I won't hit you." Gumball sternly. "In fact, I have something else in mind…"

Jamie looked at him curiously with blinking eyes but recovered with a sneer. "Really?" she said in a disbelieving tone.

"Yeah…making you have a taste of your own medicine!" Gumball exclaimed as he made his move.

Quickly, Gumball took the hems of her black denim shorts…and pulled them down!

Jamie froze.

Darwin froze.

Everyone in the hallway froze.

The shorts that hugged snuggly on her hips plopped down at the ankles of her boots.

"HAH! HOW DO YOU LIKE ME NOW, HUH!?" Gumball yelled in victory, finishing it with a smirk. He looked down…

…and blinked with a shocked, dumbfounded look on his face…and instantly blushed.

Upon pulling her shorts down, they revealed…

…Jamie's pink panties, complete with a red bow on the very top of the hem.

Gumball's eyes widened at the sight, mouth slightly agape.

Students in the halls, as well as Darwin, stared at the bizarre spectacle of Jamie actually wearing anything pink…

Banana Joe took a picture of it with his smartphone.

Alan was covering his eyes from looking, his girlfriend Carmen next to him, who looked shocked at this reveal.

Teri put her hands to her mouth, also in shock.

Carrie blinked at the sight.

Tobias could be heard saying, "Daaaayum…"

Bobert tilted his mechanical head in wonder, quietly saying, "This is going into my memory bank."

Darwin was still frozen in his place, mouth agape as well.

Jamie however, just stood there unmoving…a blush on her face, which her expression looked terrifyingly plain to begin with.

All the anger gone, replaced by guilt, shame, and most of all horror, Gumball instantly regretted what he did. 'Maybe I should have chilled out a little…'

"U-um, I-I uh, w-wha-uh, I, um, uh-"

Jamie, who was frighteningly calm, bent down and grabbed the hem of her black shorts.

One of the male students whistled as she bent down.

She ignored it, as she slid her pants up and back on. She did, however, looked up at Gumball with deadly intent and is shaking with supposed fury…

"L-L-Look, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! That-that was uncalled for, it was too far! I-I-I um, I just-I just, uh, um…hey! Yeah, um, maybe we can, just…forget this happened! We can go back to the way things are and you can…you can…"

"Gumball?" Darwin whispered loudly.

Gumball kept his eyes on Jamie when he replied to Darwin, "…Yeah?"

"Just run."

"…" And that's what Gumball did.

He sprinted off, running off to his left. He then heard Jamie yelled to the students, "IF ANYONE OF YOU EVER SPEAK OF THIS OR POST WHAT YOU SAW ON THE INTERNET, I'LL MURDER ALL OF YOU!" He then could hear the heavy boots pounding away after him.

'Oh crap!' Gumball thought in a panic. Apparently, she gave him a head start, but he knew she was going to catch up to him. Those killer legs can do more than just kick his butt. 'Damn man, don't think that while you're running for your life!'

As he made a couple of turns in the hallways, he tried to think of an escape plan. He couldn't just run out in the middle of the open outside lest he let anyone see that he was going to be beaten up by a girl…a girl who had killer curves.

'OH GOSH STOP IT! WHAT WAS I THINKING!? WHY DID I EVEN DO THAT ANYWAYS!? WHAT WAS THE POINT OF THAT!? OH DAMN IT, I'M SUCH AN IDIOT!' Gumball yelled in his mind frantically as he ran.

He kept running until he found the boy's bathroom. He skidded to stop. That was the solution!

'The boy's bathroom! Maybe I can hide in there! It's universal that girls don't go in the boy's bathroom!' So with that in mind, he went inside. He dashed to the second bathroom stall, gently closed and locked the door, and sat on the closed toilet seat and wait it out…until he dreadfully realized something.

'Wait a second! What if she figures that I'm in here and is waiting for me outside!?' Gumball grimaced, his eyes wide as he gulped.

To his horror, he can hear the same heavy boots stomping in the boy's bathroom.

Gumball's mouth dropped open in shock. 'No…no freaking way! She can't do that! This is the boy's bathroom!'

The stomping footsteps grew louder…

'…No! Nuh-uh, nope! It's decided! That can't be her! That's just another guy with boots…stomping into the bathroom.'

The sound of the footsteps stopped…they then headed to the bathroom stall where Gumball is at.

He's really doubting his previous theory right now…especially when the footsteps stopped in front of the stall and he can see those same boots that Jamie was wearing at the bottom opening of the stall.

'…Oh…crap.'

The stall was kicked in, breaking the lock of the door as it barely hit Gumball once it swung in.

Gumball sat there, eyes wide in terror as he saw his bringer of death.

Jamie stood there, her arms arched at her sides as she clenched her fists, looking extremely pissed. Her eyes were intense as she death glared at him, her mouth turning into a scowl.

She then spoke dangerously low, "Did you really think I wouldn't check the boy's bathroom?"

Gumball gulped hard and said meekly, "M-Maybe…?"

She snorted just like a bull. "You know, I had to admit, that was a gutsy move on your part. Stupid, but gutsy."

"And you know what, it was stupid! Let's just forget the whole thing and move on with our lives!" Gumball said as he tried to poorly bargain his way out of his predicament.

"Oh no, you're not getting off that easily." Jamie seethed as she gritted her teeth, baring them.

'I got to say, she actually does look hot when she's mad.' Gumball said in his mind absentmindedly.

Jamie's expression instantly turns into confusion, "What?"

Gumball's eyes widened in realization, "…I just said that out loud, didn't I?"

Jamie blinks, but then she shook her head, "Nice try, Gum-ass, but flattery will get you nowhere!"

Gumball winced, sweating bullets, heart racing at the impending doom he is about to endure.

"Well, any last words?" Jamie said threateningly, cracking her knuckles.

Gumball sat there, contemplating quickly what those last words could be. 'Well, since I'm probably going to die anyways, I might as well apologize for how I acted. Like it's going to matter.'

He sighed heavily, "I'm…I'm sorry."

Jamie scoffed and started to raise her fist.

"Wait! Before-you-strike, let-me-really-give-you-an-apology!" Gumball said quickly, his hands held up in defense.

Fortunately, she stopped her raised fist from punching him. "What?"

"I said…" he took a deep breath, "I said let me really give you an apology. I mean, it's not going to matter either way, but let me just say this so we can be on somewhat good terms with each other."

Jamie was quiet…until she said, "Go on."

Releasing a sigh of relief, but still nervous, he said, "Well…first of all, I am SO sorry that I made that, um…gutsy move back there. I wasn't thinking, I was just angry at the time, and…yeah." He looked down in shame with a slight blush on his face, mildly thinking of Jamie in her pink underwear, 'For the love of everything good and decent, do NOT think about that image right now.' "And…you have every right to be upset really. I mean, not just that move I made, but as well as Tina moving away. You lost your good friend, and…well, that must really suck. I mean you did say that, you know, you communicate through phone calls, but…you don't get to hang out with your buddy around places, like at the movies, or at their home, or at the mall, or…yeah…" Gumball rubbed his arm sheepishly, "A-And…" he sat there, having renewed courage, "…you're right."

Jamie's eyes widened in surprise, but it was hidden by her hair.

"You're right. I…I am a mess. It's just…I thought Penny and I would be together for as long as we live, you know? …But of course, life had other plans." He muttered sorrowfully. "I mean, for all I know, she's probably with some handsome senior or whatever right now in Mexico. And…yeah, I was just depressed about the whole thing. You're right, I wasn't coping it really well. I just now realized that." Gumball frowned, "You know, you're also right about one other thing. Why wouldn't Penny give me ways to contact her? I mean, we have webcams, I got her old cell phone number, I got her email address…we could've made it work. I mean…why? Was she really losing interest in me…?" Gumball's eyes started to tear up. Frustrated, he roughly rubbed them as he grunted, "Damn it, I am pathetic!" he exclaimed. "I mean…what was wrong with me!? I…I thought we had something! I thought…I thought…" he whimpered just a bit, burying his face in his hands.

He doesn't know why he's pouring his heart out to his bully, but he just doesn't care right now. He just really needs to vent badly right now, to release the hurt that he felt. He doesn't even care that he's about to be beaten to a pulp, he just wants someone to listen instead of keeping it to himself.

Jamie remained quiet during the whole thing.

Gumball tried desperately not to cry, not in front of Jamie, but he couldn't help but let a few tears slide down his face. He rubbed the tears away with his hands, sat up, and took a deep shuddering breath. He looked down at the bathroom tile floor for a moment. "…Oh yeah, I, uh…" he looked sheepish again, "…I'm also sorry for calling you a 'stupid tool'. T-That was uncalled for. Again, I wasn't thinking. …You know, maybe you did kind of help me out a little. At least I got some attention from someone else, even though that form of attention was harassment." He smirked, chuckling. He looked up at Jamie with the same smirk and said, "Well…I guess that's all I got to say. Again…I'm sorry." He frowned sadly as he looked down at the floor once more, "I guess I really do deserve this…" He chuckles, "You know…do your worst. I accept my fate now…" He sighed and sat up straight, "Well…I'm ready." Gumball closes his eyes, waiting for the incoming impact.

He waited….

Waited…

….And waited…

…He opened one eye.

Jamie just stood there, expression unreadable. She seemed to let her arms relax but her fists were still clenched.

Gumball opened his other eye and blinked, "Um…I said I'm ready."

Jamie still stood there…and heaved a sigh, "Ah, crap." She muttered.

Gumball raised his brow, "Uh…"

She shook her head, turned around, and said, "Get up."

He blinked again, "What?"

"I said 'get up'."

"…Wait, so…you're not going to hi-"

"I SAID GET UP!"

"Ack! Okay, yes ma'am!" Gumball got up from the closed toilet seat.

Jamie took a few steps out of the stall, her hands on her hips. Gumball cautiously got out of the stall as well, wondering what's going to happen.

She then spoke, "Here's the deal. I'm going to let you off the hook."

Gumball's mouth dropped, "R-really!?"

"BUT!" Jamie said, turning slightly to Gumball with a finger pointing at him, "I need a reputation to keep. So…beat yourself up."

"…What?"

"You heard me."

Gumball blanched, "Wait a minute! I could just run right now! I don't need to do what you're asking."

"You're right. You could just run. But right now, you aren't. And if you don't do what I'm asking, then I might change my mind or return the favor tomorrow." Jamie said sternly as she fully turned to him now.

He frowned and crossed his arms, "I rather just let you do it right now. I was ready for it."

Jamie scowled, but then sighed heavily, putting a hand on her face, "Look, just…you don't have to really beat yourself up; just put a bruise on your face, that's all. You can pretend I punched you in the stomach or something. Just…do it so I won't have to, okay?"

Gumball blinked, surprised at Jamie's sudden act of mercy. He didn't know what to say…he was actually kind of touched really. Here is this bully who made his sophomore year and recent junior year kind of rough, and now here she is showing her own form of compassion and sympathy.

He stared at Jamie, almost like he was studying her…not in a creepy way, of course.

After a few seconds of staring(she wasn't aware he was staring because her hand was still on her face), he sighed…

He raised a fist…and beat the right side of his face.

Jamie heard fist on face-flesh sound and looked up to see Gumball hitting his face rather hard. She blinked, not believing what she's seeing. Granted, she's relieved that he was even doing it, but it still shocked her.

Gumball grunted in pain while doing his self-inflicting punch on his face. He was really starting to feel more pain once he kept going.

Shaking out of her stunned state, she said, "Okay, stop already!"

After the last punch, Gumball cried out in pain, "UUGH! Oh, thank goodness! I couldn't feel my face anymore!"

Jamie sighed in relief. "Here, let me look at you." She went up to Gumball's face and lifted it up with her hand to inspect it.

Gumball froze as her hand made contact with his face. 'Whoa…uh…okay. …Her hand is soft.'

After a little bit of inspecting, she nodded and let go of Gumball's face, "Huh. You actually did pretty well."

"Heh, thanks." He said with a wince. He really did a number on his face.

Jamie just stared at him for a moment. "…And…apology accepted. Oh, and…I'm…sorry too." She looked down in embarrassment.

Gumball smiled, "That's good to hear. And apology accepted as well."

Jamie nodded, head still looking at the floor.

They stood there for a while…

"…Soooo…what now?" Gumball asked.

"…I'll tell you what," Jamie looked back up at Gumball, "I won't tell anyone that you cried about Penny." She said sincerely.

"Hey, I wasn't cryin-"

"Don't deny it, you were."

"Okay," Gumball said with pity.

Jamie smirked, "Seriously, it's okay to cry. I mean even I-I mean…" she faltered there, suddenly looking defensive and glanced to her left to not let him see her blush.

Gumball blinked, "What now?"

"Nothing!" she turned her head back to Gumball, "Look, I don't want my reputation to be tarnished, so…just keep this between ourselves, alright?" she said with a hardened look.

"…You know, you don't have to be a bully. We can be friends." Gumball says.

Jamie stood there as if she's considering his words…she sighs, "…Look, maybe…I'll go easy on ya from here on in, okay?"

Gumball smiled again, "That's cool."

Jamie smiled as well.

'Wow…she has a nice smile.' Gumball thought absentmindedly.

"…You didn't hear me say anything just now, did you?" Gumball wondered.

She looked at him weirdly, "What?"

"Never-mind." He chuckled.

She raised an eyebrow but shook her head as she chuckled. She then remembered something that Gumball said while she was about to slug him. Jamie smirked, deciding to have some fun with him.

"So…" she began, "I'm hot when I'm mad, huh?"

Gumball eyes widened, "U-Uh…oh, um, you-you remembered that, huh?"

"Yep." She said still smirking.

"W-Well…um…u-uh…y-you know, I, uh…did thought…uh…you-you were, you know, nice…looking, in-in general." He stuttered, trying not to fumble his words. Why did his stupid hormones have to speak for himself back there? …In fact, what was he thinking saying all of this now? Granted, she has become attractive during the years, but this was his bully, the person who kicked his butt when he wasn't looking.

…But seriously, Jamie does look really attractive now.

'Damn it, quit it!' Gumball cursed in his mind.

Then suddenly…he felt a soft peck on his punched bruised cheek.

Gumball froze.

Jamie kept smirking as she back away. "Thanks for the compliment." She said as she blushed lightly.

Gumball however blushed tenfold.

She snickered, "You know what? I will go easy on you…see ya around, Gumball." And then she walked off, giving him a wave.

Gumball's eyes followed her retreating figure, dumbfounded at what just happened. He also couldn't help but look at her bushy tipped tail which was swishing back and forth, and seeing her hips swaying in a sexy way...as well as the full-looking posterior that was accompanying those hips.

His eyes widened as he bit his lower lip, 'Dayum, those shorts emphasize it beautifully.'

Once she left, Gumball stood there alone in the bathroom…

He touched the spot where Jamie kissed him on his bruised cheek, in which he winced at the touch.

"…I need a nap." He mutters.

Well, that's the first chapter! Tell me how I did! :)

And just to let you all know, yes, I will continue this. The next chapter will be set in Gumball's home life, and it will continue to the next day in school, and so on and so on. Of course, I got to get back to writing my other stories that I'm neglecting, so this story will have to wait for now. Don't worry everyone, I will get back to them soon! …Eventually. D8

By the way, check out my other stories if you're interested in reading them! :D

But seriously, please tell me how I did. I want to make sure if every character is kind of true to their personality. Also, does this need a new title? I couldn't think of one, and this is the best I could come up with. D:

Anyways, hope you all enjoyed it so far! Do whatever you feel like; fave, follow, review, it's all cool! :D

Keep on rocking everyone! :)

(And who knows, maybe I'll make more Gumball/Elmore Girls in the future! I do like to make a story with him and Carrie someday. ;D )

-TSP