Buttercup was excited, excited so much that she even let it show on her face as she walked out of the school that afternoon. This was something you rarely, if so never saw at Pokey Oaks High. Buttercup was the scowling dame, and one mess up could result in some serious health damage.
Buttercup didn't hear the comments about her newly transformed ''look'' as they called it, when they saw her smiling. She was floating on her own white cloud- kinda like Bubbles when she gets a new fashion magazine from Seventeen.
Buttercup walked straight home- barely missed getting hit by a few cars at intersections- and stumbled into her bedroom with a sigh. Blossom and Bubbles had gathered in there, for they always do, as Buttercup always had snacks to provide them for when they had a meltdown or craving of some sort. The thing is, no one was allowed to touch the mini fridge when she wasn't there.
''Looks like someone's had a fairy tale.'' Bubbles teased as she flipped a page of Seventeen. After being through so many hook ups and break ups, she knew all that was to it about when a girl stumbles upon her true love...or date.
''Ooh what happened?'' Blossom said, jumping onto Buttercup's bed. She'd always wanted Buttercup to find a date, but most boys were actually more afraid of her too much to date her. The boys who weren't afraid she wouldn't date because they had certain things in mind that she didn't want to get involved with.
Buttercup went over to the fridge, took out a Welches Fruit Snacks jar for Bubbles, Spicy chips from the cupboard above for Blossom, and Flaming Pop Rocks for herself. Chewing for awhile, she started to irritate her sisters as they wanted to know what the hell had happened.
''BUTTERCUP!'' Blossom suddenly exclaimed, so loudly that Bubbles nearly choked on a Fruit snack as Blossom's high voice had scared her.
''What?''
''What happened.''
''Yeah, tell us!''
Buttercup smiled instantly. For what she thought would never happen in her life, it had. She started to become girly.
''You know Butch right? In my homeroom?''
Blossom was already bubbling from the excitement and grabbed a throw pillow to claw her nails on.
''Mhm.''
''Today we were paired up to do a lab project together, due by Friday. So we didn't talk to each other, 'cuz, y'know we hated each others guts. But I dropped my pencil on the floor and when I bent down to get it so did he and we knocked our heads together.''
''Ouch.'' Bubbles said.
''Not really. So anyways, we knocked our heads together and then out of nowhere, we just started laughing. We continued laughing until the whole floor...our section anyways, could ehar us. We had to be excused from the room to 'compose ourselves'.''
''That must've taken a long time.'' Blossom teased.
''No kidding. We started talking, well...he tried to make conversation but I always brushed him off. Then he started asking me personal questions-''
''What type of personal questions?'' Blossom asked.
''Not that type. Things about me not related to super heroing.''
''Super wh-?''
''NEVER MIND! He certainly surprised me when he asked me out on a date this Friday night.''
Buttercup watched as Bubbles' face fell.''Friday night?'' She said. ''That's my talent show entry. I can't skip it.''
''Crap I totally forgot about that.'' Buttercup muttered. ''Wee-ll...can you like...postpone it or something...''
''C'mon Buttercup be realistic. She can't do that, the school's organizing it, not her.'' Blossom said, standing up to throw away her trash. ''We all have to be there to cheer her on. That includes you.''
''But what about my date? I can't postpone that either. Butch said he was going to be busy like all week next week and probably the week after.''
''What kind of boy doesn't make some time for a girl he's gonna date?'' Blossom said, shaking her head.
''Hey at least I'm getting one.''
''What's that supposed to mean?''
''Guys, don't fight please.'' Bubbles turned towards Buttercup. ''It's okay B, it's not your fault. I gotta get to rehearsals.''
Buttercup felt her heart drop a bit after Bubbles left. She and her sister had always been together, through the measles, through the mumps...well, every disease known to infect little kids; from kindergarten till all the way to here, high school. It wouldn't be right to just abandon a sister just for one boy.
But that one boy is sooo special...
Buttercup disagreed with her thoughts. Family always comes first. She'd call Butch later on to see what he'll say.
Buttercup fingered the cord of the phone nervously as each dial tone ringed by. Why was she so nervous? It was only one phone call. But it was to the boy who could possibly be her future mate...
The cord had become entangled around her fingers. ''Shit..'' She said, just as someone picked up.
''Excuse me?'' The angry voice said, and she realized it to be Brick.
''Oh, hey, Brick, sorry about that something was entangled around me. Had to get it off.''
''Entangled in what- Oh my gosh you are the most perverted boy around!''
''Actually the most perverted would be me.'' Butch came onto the line. ''How may I help you Ms. Utonium?''
Buttercup felt her cheeks flush. Ms. Utonium. Even the way he said it made her want to swoon. And she's not the swooning type.
''Yeah, I called about our date Friday.''
Butch cleared his throat. This could not be good.
''You see...I have something important to do on that day and I forgot all about it.. so can you like, postpone our date to another day?'' Buttercup's voice sounded off, and that fueled Butch's anger.
''This has to be a joke right?'' He said.
''What?''
''You've got to be kidding me. You say you want to go out with me, then I make a reservation, hence the word reservation, at some fancy jacked up not-my-type restaurant, and you call to say you can't make it? I paid 57 bucks you know!''
A fancy restaurant? That was not Butch's type at all. Maybe he was really serious about the whole dating Buttercup thing.
''Butch it's not like that I-''
''No, it's very much like that.'' Buttercup was very pissed off at being interrupted so many times today. If she said the word diorama would anyone let her get to the letter 'a'?
''I've been stood up many times before y'know.'' Coughing was heard from somewhere along the line. ''Shut up Brick, Nobody was talking to you. Buttercup, do you know how annoying it is to put so much effort onto a girl you really like only to have her blow everything up in your face?''
Buttercup was silent.
''Thought so, because you haven't been there. Don't bother calling me anymore, okay?''
Buttercup put the receiver down with shaky hands. Then buried her head in her hands. Was this what it was like to sacrifice family for someone else? Why were the consequences so bad?
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