Can I Still Be Your Friend?

**Can I Still Be Your Friend?** is an unfinished Billy & Mandy fanfiction that plays off a few years into the future of the main characters.

It was published at Fanfiction on August 2, 2010.

## Story

> Billy and Mandy are nearing the age of 15 and their surroundings have started questioning their relationship. He always denies they are an item, while Mandy acts like her usual self and ignores the comments. Nevertheless, Grim noticed she's become more protective over him over the years and isn't convinced she doesn't have some romantic interest in him.
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> When Summer Vacation starts, Mandy starts locking herself up in her room for dubious reasons, while Billy heads off to camp. Because he feared the long time apart would make him homesick and Mandy doesn't want to deal with him if he were to give up, she promised him Grim would be their contact line, which Billy makes good use of.
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> After a few weeks, he asks how Mandy is doing and Grim is struggling to tell him she's conducting a world-changing evil plan. Billy only guesses she's acting strange because she misses him too.
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> Back home, Grim tries to hand her the many presents Billy made for her, while asking if she's fine after the weeks of not showing herself, but Mandy won't allow him to enter her room and becomes more hostile every time he tries.
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> A few days later with Billy, Grim expresses not wanting to go back home because of her. Even after rambling on about her until late in the evening, Billy merely asks, again, if she misses him or not. His carefree and positive views of Mandy starts to annoy Grim, thus he informs him of how dangerous she is and he shouldn't be her friend. He then reveals to have lied to him for 2 months straight about Mandy accepting his gifts and the situation at home. When Billy again seems not to take in what's being said, Grim decides to leave, but not before Billy admits to know he was being lied to.
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> Back home, Grim tries to guilt Mandy, but to little avail. He manages to get a peek inside her tidy and unsuspicious room, concluding the night.
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> On the day of Billy's return, Mandy gets jumped by him as soon as his bus stops. He is described to now be 3 inches taller than her, and his changed appearance leaves her somewhat surprised. He invites her over for dinner as to celebrate his return, but Mandy says not to have time, inspiring him to bring home-made lasagna to her room later that night.
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> After some comedic antics, Billy decides to talk with her about what Grim told him. Mandy makes it clear she doesn't value his concern, as he's too stupid to understand, yet Billy asks her to not continue the evil plan she's been cooking up. She reminds him of the future Grim once showed them; and says her world domination is part of it, yet Billy argues the future can be changed and wants her to give up on what he used to think was a children's game. They start to argue loudly, until their faces touch and the room turns quiet.
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> Billy apologizes for kissing her and leaves after getting a half-hearted promise from Mandy she'll give up on her plans. She becomes confused on why she promised him anything and can't stop hearing his begging voice after that.
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> The next day, and first day of school, Billy acts like the situation never happened and is his regular self. Mandy decides to interrogate Grim, as she believes he made him put a spell on her. He doesn't understand what she's talking about, yet she's convinced of his involvement and the two scheming behind her back.
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> In art class, she argues with Mindy for a bit, and at the end of it realizes she's been drawing a naked Billy; who appears to be the actual model present. After a confusing explanation from him on why he's the model, class is over.
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> Mandy tries to go to her next subject in peace, but is soon stalked but both Billy and Irwin, who're not in the same class as her. When Billy reveals to have kissed her the night before, Irwin becomes angry, but the fight dies down quickly. Billy follows Mandy the rest of the day, and is asked if she can have dinner with Grim tonight.
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## See also

* Can I Still Be Your Friend? at Fanfiction