-Brick Jojo-
My name is Brick Jojo. Brother of both Butch and Boomer Jojo and son of Mojo Jojo, the very poor shoemaker and repair man. You would think that because we sell a lot of the shoes we make, and repair almost everything that gets broken in the village we make a lot of money. But the price to keep our store and business open is high, plus we have to buy all the new tools almost every 3 months or so, and we need to buy material every other week for the shoes. And when winter gets closer, our shoes start to sell more while repairs die down. We barely have enough to feed all of us every night, so that mean small portions. The only reason we're muscular and fit is because of all the work we do. We have one horse, so if someone is using it, the others have to walk to get somewhere, even if it's on the other side of town.
"Boys!" Our father called. "We have a job! It's down at the castle. A pipe burst in the dungeons and it's flooding them. We need to get there now."
-Buttercup Utonium-
"Buttercup Jade Utonium, where have you been? We've been worried sick!" My mom yelled at me when I walked through the castle doors. "And what happened to you! Look at yourself, for heaven's sake, you're a mess! Go bathe and change into one of your dresses this instant! We have workers coming over to fix the problem in the dungeon!"
"Yes mother." I mumbled. I rolled my eyes while walking up the grand staircase and down the halls to my room.
"AND MAKE SURE YOU LOOK GOOD, MITCH AND DEXTER ARE COMING OVER ALSO!" I heard her scream.
Mitch and Dexter were the boys my mom wanted me and Blossom to marry. Bubbles wasn't getting married, my mom hadn't found anyone for her yet. I hated both of them. Dexter seemed to think that he was smarter than Blossom, and said that once they get married, she wasn't able to get in his way of work. She was to be a mother and wife and that's all. Mitch wasn't a walk in the park either. He thought the same exact thing. He thought he was better than me at everything. And he didn't think before he spoke. Bubbles was the lucky one. She wouldn't be married for a while, until mom finds someone for her. Bubbles will probably take it harder than Blossom and me. She'll cry about it, but won't speak her mind and disobey her husband. She was the weak link in the group.
There are three major reasons I hated being a princess. One, I didn't get to choose who I married. Two, it required me to have to be nice to people, even if I didn't like them. And three, I fucking hated wearing a dress at the damn time.
-Butch Jojo-
"So how are we to get down there without possibly drowning?" I asked.
"One of us is gonna have to do it. They're going to pay us a lot for this job!" Brick said.
"Fine…Rock Paper Scissors." We all placed our hands in the center and did it. Brick and I had paper, while Boomer had rock.
"Fuck you guys." Boomer whined. He took off his jacket and shoes. "If you need any help, just yank on this rope and we'll come down…maybe." Brick smiled and we pushed Boomer down the stairs and into the dungeon. "I HATE YOU." He screamed. Brick and I just laughed.
After a few minutes, Boomer came back up. "Ok, there's a giant slash one of the pipes. We're gonna need something to tape it up and stop the water from flowing in."
"Ok, we'll have to shut the water system off then." Brick told the King, who was standing next to our father. The king sighed. "Ok, all my servants are preparing for the ball tonight. Is there anyway one of you could do it if I told you where it was?"
"I'll do it." I said. "Then we can go down there and fix the slash."
"Ok." The king nodded. He gave me directions to where the water system controls were and sent me off.
It was somewhere on the side of the castle, behind the garden. I looked around and saw room marked Water Control Room. Wow, could they get more obvious. I turned off the water and was ready to walk back inside the castle when I heard a girl scream from inside the garden.
I ran into the garden and looked around, trying to find where the scream had come from.
"GO AWAY MITCH!" Someone was yelling. "IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME BEING FORCED TO, I WOULD NEVER MARRY YOU!"
I chuckled to myself. It must have been one of the king's daughters. They were supposed to have an arranged marriage with two of the wealthiest and most spoiled kids in town. Dexter and Mitch. Man, I hated them.
"Whether you like it or not, WE'RE GETTING MARRIED BUTTERCUP!" He screamed back. I walked toward their voices. One of mom's major rules was never to yell or scream at a woman. They deserve as much respect as men get.
"UNFORTUNATELY!" She yelled back. "BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I HAVE TO ENJOY BEING WITH YOU! INFACT I HATE YOU!"
They finally came into view. I saw Mitch grab her wrist and start to squeeze. "Bad move." I mumbled, narrowing my eyes. Buttercup's eyes squeezed shut and she looked like she was in a lot of pain.
"Hey!" I said loudly. Mitch instantly let her go and looked at me. I glared at him. "Princess Buttercup, you're father would like to speak to you."
She was looking at the ground ashamed. I don't know why… "Ok." She spoke softly. I walked toward her and pulled her away from Mitch. I leaned down, me being 6'2" and Mitch being only 5'9" maybe. "If I ever see or hear about you touching a woman like again, especially one of the princesses," I whispered lowly enough that only he was able to hear me. "I'll fuck you up pretty boy."
He had a look of fear in his eyes. "Let's go princess." I smiled at her and led her out of the garden. "You should probably be getting ready for the ball tonight." I told her, and started to walk away.
"Wait!" She called. I turned around to face her. "I didn't even get your name!"
"Um…Butch." I told her. "Butch Jojo."
She smiled. "Thank you Mr. Jojo." She curtsied and started in the other direction.
"You're very welcome." I whispered.
-Blossom Utonium-
"Father!" I yelled. "I need to talk to you!"
"We need to talk to you!" Dexter corrected.
"I need to talk to you!"
"Yes sweetheart?" My father asked. He was with one of the workers who were helping to repair the pipes in the dungeon.
"Dexter doesn't agree that Newton's First Law of Motion is the velocity of a body remains constant unless the body is acted upon by an external force. He says it's the Third Law of Motion!" I complained.
"Because it is!" Dexter said.
"Sweetheart-" My father tried to say.
"No it's not!" I yelled at Dexter.
"Yes it is!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"It's not." Another voice said. "That's the First Law."
"WHAT NOW!" I rubbed it in Dexter's face.
"Blossom!" Father snapped. "Don't be so rude!"
"Brick probably doesn't even know what Newton's Laws of Motion are!" Dexter yelled.
"The first law is the velocity of a body remains constant unless the body is acted upon by an external force. The second law is the acceleration of a body is parallel and directly proportional to the net force and inversely proportional to the mass. The third law is the mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite, and collinear." The boy named Brick explained. "Psh and you think I'm not smart."
"You're not because you got the first and third law mixed up!"
Brick rolled his eyes. He was kind of cute. With short dark auburn brown hair, and red eyes. I've never seen anyone with red eyes before. It's slightly…attractive. "Whatever you say pretty boy." He mumbled.
I giggled. Dexter glared at me.
"You're actually wrong Dexter." My father cleared up. "Brick and Blossom are correct, that's the first law."
"Told you." Brick and I said at the same time.
"Hey guys!" Someone yelled. A boy with short black hair and green eyes came down the hallway. "Everything is ready, I shut the water off!"
"What took you so long?" A blonde haired boy asked.
"I ran into some trouble, but I took care of it." He explained.
"Ok, let's get this done quick!" My father said.
Oh, Brick must have been one of the workers. My mom would never let me be seen with him. I frowned. I hated being royalty.