Exactly 53 days, 11 hours, 7 minutes, and 39 seconds later.
14th February 8:55:05am, Friday.
Valentine's has come to Townsville, and on a Friday no less. Being the creative bunch the Powerpuffs and Rowdyruffs are, they decide to watch the movie 'Valentine's Day.'
"Why can't 'Valentine's Day' be about some crazy guy with an accent that pronounced 'time' like 'tine' and ran around the world yelling: 'We're running out of 'tine! We're all going to die!' Why doesn't have to be about love? God, I think I'm going to be sick!" Buttercup complains from her spot on the boys' couch. At five months, her stomach is prodding out more and more but still not overly large like it's going to be. She can still wear all her clothes, even if they are a little tight now. She learned in her last OBGYN that she is having a single child, no twins. She never felt happier in her life, expect maybe wh-
Bubbles sighs, staring at Buttercup with a sad sort of look,
"Gee, when are your pregnancy hormones going to kick in and make you love, love?" she cries. Buttercup merely crosses her arms,
"Never," she replies with a scowl. Bubbles sighs again, skipping over to where Boomer sits on the couch and sitting in his lap. Butch enters from the direction of the kitchen,
"Aw! Damn it!" he groans, taking the seat beside Buttercup, "why do we have to watch a romance? Why?" Bubbles smiles,
"Because it's Valentine's Day, silly!" she giggles as Boomer wraps his arms around her waist, smiling at her expression.
"Romance is in the air!" Blossom adds in agreement. Butch scoffs,
"Oh, that's why I feel sick."
"Butch?" Bubbles calls his attention to her with a glare.
"Uh…yeah?" he asks confused by her anger.
"Shut. UP." She growls, Boomer smirks at her… That's his girl, threaten his older brother. God, she's great. Butch leans his head closer to Buttercup's,
"Hey, Butterbutt, your sister can be kind of scary sometimes," he whispers. Buttercup nods,
"I know," she answers. Brick stands, the movie in his hand,
"Alright. Let's get this over with," he says, putting the movie in the DVD player and shutting off the lights.
"Agreed," Boomer, Butch, and Buttercup reply in unison. Boomer looks up to see an angry Bubbles glaring at him,
"Ha, I mean… I can't wait! This movie is going to be so awesome! I love Valentine's Day! Yay love!" He cheers, a fake smile slapped on his face. She smiles and kisses his cheek quickly as Brick returns to his seat beside Blossom and the movie begins.
2 minutes into the movie.
"Wait, pause it!" Buttercup calls out, clutching her stomach. Butch turns to her immediately,
"What? What's wrong? Is it coming? OH MY GOD IT'S COMING!" He screams pathetically. Buttercup slaps him across the face,
"Dude, chill, I just have to pee. It isn't coming for like four more months," she explains, knocking some sense into him.
"Oh, right. I knew that," he says, calming as he sinks into the couch cushion.
"Right, of course you did," she agrees sarcastically. "I'll be right back."
Buttercup exits the room for the bathroom, leaving the group to come up with ways to entertain themselves. Bubbles and Boomer start up a game of patty-cake, annoying the hell out of Butch with that god damn song. Brick and Blossom start discussing the politics and such, boring the hell out of Butch with those god damn long words. He turns towards the ceiling, counting the number of dots and finding odd pictures in them. It's so much fun.
A few minutes or pure hell pass for Butch before Buttercup finally returns. She reclaims the seat beside him,
"Okay, I'm ready," she states. Brick nods and presses play as the movie commences.
4 minutes into the movie.
"Aw, that's so cute!" Bubbles coos at the screen.
"Yeah, it is," Blossom agrees with a smile. Buttercup crosses her arms in disgust,
"Please, kill me now. Save my baby, but kill me. Please," she mutters to herself as the couple again kisses.
10 minutes into the movie.
"Aw! That's so cute!" Bubbles cheers, her eyes never leaving the screen as various couples celebrate Valentine's Day in front of her. Buttercup rolls her eyes at her childish sister.
12 minutes into the movie.
"Aw, that's so cute!" Bubbles exclaims again, eyes locked on the couple. Buttercup clenches her jaw, her arms tightly crossed.
13 minutes into the movie.
"Aw! That's so cute!" Buttercup begins tearing at her hair as her sister coos at the screen yet again.
15 minutes into the movie.
"Aw, that's so-"
"I swear, Bubbles, if you say that one more time, I'm going to come over there and kill you myself! ARE WE CLEAR!" Buttercup seethes. Bubbles merely giggles and nods,
"Sorry, Buttercup!" she exclaims. Buttercup simply mutters to herself while sinking further into the couch.
17 minutes into the movie.
"I have to go to the bathroom," Buttercup announces as she stands up from the couch. Butch stares at her in disbelief,
"You're kidding, right?" he asks. She shakes her head,
"I wish I was," she replies, heading to the bathroom. Butch sighs and continues to look for pictures in the ceiling.
…
"I'm back!" Buttercup says with a smile, taking her spot back again as Brick hits play and the movie continues.
32 minutes into the movie.
Bubbles and Blossom laugh quietly as a small joke out 'inklings' is played out on the screen. Buttercup rolls her eyes,
"Ha! HA!" she laughs sarcastically, "oh, I'm just dying of laughter, truly!" she teases, wiping away a fake tear.
46 minutes into the movie.
"Bathroom!" Buttercup calls again, already leaving the room for the bathroom. Brick sighs and pauses the movie for her, even though she really wouldn't care if he left it running.
"Being pregnant must suck," Blossom muses.
"Yeah," Bubbles whispers in agreement. Butch ignores their conversation and looks up to the ceiling once more, trying to find a good picture in the dots.
…
"Alright! I'm back!" Buttercup announces, plopping into her seat once more.
"Hey, does the look like a goat riding a giraffe to you?" Butch asks with a nudge, his attention on the ceiling. Buttercup gives him a blank look,
"No."
79 minutes into the movie.
"Oh…my…gosh… THAT GUY IS SO HOT!" Blossom exclaims, staring at the screen.
"I've seen better," Brick sneers, glaring at the boy on the screen as if he personally offended him by being attractive.
"Don't you think so, Bubbles?" Blossom asks, ignoring Brick completely.
"No, I like that other guy better. He is so CUTE!" she giggles.
"Hey, I'm cute too!" Boomer exclaims, subconsciously tightening his hold on Bubbles' waist. Buttercup rolls her eyes at her sisters,
"What about their dog! He's pretty cool!" she shouts sarcastically.
"He is?" Bubbles asks, looking closely at the screen. "You're right! He is cool!" she agrees with a smile. Buttercup loudly groans.
109 minutes into the movie.
Butch has fallen asleep; his head resting on Buttercup's prodding stomach as she too, sleeps. Bubbles stares at the screen in wonder, a large smile on her face. Boomer plays with her soft hair lazily as she sits in his lap
Blossom looks back and forth between the screen and Brick, who keeps blowing hot air into her ear, trying to decide what to give her attention too.
110 minutes into the movie.
Brick kisses her ear. He now has Blossom's full attention.
124 minutes into the movie, the end of the movie.
Brick and Blossom sit cuddled together on the couch, sharing soft kisses and whispering sweet nothings, the movie long forgotten.
Bubbles sighs in content as the movie comes to a close.
"I love happy endings," she whispers softly to no one in particular.
"Me too," Boomer whispers back with a smile. She leans down towards him, their lips inching closer…
"AH!" Butch suddenly screams, falling of the couch in shock. Buttercup clutches her stomach, taking in a sharp breath.
"What's wrong?" Blossom asks frantically. Buttercup laughs quietly,
"Nothing, the baby just kicked is all," she explains. Butch stares at her,
"You mean, that weird bump thing…was out baby?" he asks confused. Buttercup nods. He stares at her stomach in newfound wonder.
"I want to feel!" Bubbles exclaims, jumping off of Boomer's lap. She rushes over to her sister and places a hand on her stomach. Feeling a little bump, she smiles in excitement.
"Aw! Boomer, come here! You have to feel this!" she shouts, running over and grabbing his hand.
"No it's fine, I don't have to um…uh" he mumbles, trying to think of an excuse as Bubbles drags him over. She places his hand on her sister's stomach, he stares at his hand in amazement as he feels a small bump.
"Whoa," he murmurs, turning to look at Bubbles, her blue eyes wide in awe and excitement. He smiles to himself.
Blossom hops off the couch and joins the crowd around Buttercup, Brick following behind her.
"Can I feel?" she asks, Buttercup shrugs,
"Yeah, sure, whatever," she answers carelessly. Blossom puts her hand on Buttercup's stomach gently, smiling when she feels a bump. She quickly grabs Brick's hand and places it on her sister's stomach before he has the chance to object.
"Wow," he whispers, felling a bump. Blossom smiles at him as he pulls his hand away and takes hers. Butch stands up from the floor in front of the couch. He stands in front of Buttercup, a weird sort of nervous look on his face as his eyes look around the room. His hands remain in his pockets as he finally makes eye contact with his baby momma.
"Hey, Butterbabe, could I, you know, feel with my hand instead of my head?" he asks unsure. Buttercup smirks at him.
"I suppose," she answers, grabbing his hand and placing it on her stomach.
"Wicked!" he exclaims, feeling a bump upon his hand. A huge smile crosses his features as he stares at her stomach.
"I know right?" she responds as he takes the seat beside her on the couch.
"So, that's out kid doing that?" he asks as the others disperse, giving them a moment alone.
"Yeah, that's our baby," she responds, smiling at his ever larger smile. He leans down suddenly, giving her stomach a soft kiss.
"Hey, baby," he whispers. Buttercup holds her breathe as the baby kicks really hard. He leans up slowly, as she stares at him.
"What?" he asks, confused by her look. She leans close to him and kisses his cheek,
"Nothing," she whispers into his ear. Standing up, she walks towards the door to leave to her own apartment.
"Wait!" Butch calls after her. She turns back around to face him,
"What?"
"Why did you kiss me?" he asks, standing up as well. She shrugs in an answer.
"Why do you want to know that?"
"So I can do the same thing in the future," he smirks as she shakes her head with a smile.
"Happy Valentine's Day, Butch."
"Happy Valentine's Day…my princess."
Exactly 2 days, 3 minutes, and 42 seconds later.
February 10:58:47am, Sunday.
Butch has been waiting for this day all his life. All those days of working the extra shift at his shit job, every day of saving every cent, finally, finally… No more using Brick's lame red car, or stealing Boomer's boring blue car…No.
Today Butch Jojo is getting a car.
And it will be green.
He walks into the dealership with his chest puffed out and his head held high. He's wanted this for so long, so badly. He talks to the receptionist with ease, explaining why exactly he is here. Soon after, a man walks out. He hands Butch the keys, the keys to the green car… his green car. It takes all the self control he has to not run out of the building. Once outside, he spots it with ease.
There, shinning in the sunlight is his sparkling, green car. He runs to it now, not caring what others think. He hugs it tightly, whispering his confessions of love to the car basking in the sun.
"BUTCH! I'm fucking pregnant! I can't run that fast!" Buttercup huffs, finally catching up with him, "stop hugging your fucking car and get in, we're going to be late!" she scolds, entering the car herself. Oh yeah, they are finding out the gender of the baby today, that must of slipped his mind…
He jumps into the car and starts the engine, loving the way it sounds. He exits the dealership slowly, showing off his baby to everyone on the sidewalk. They finally head back onto the road, heading towards the OBGYN to discover the gender of his baby, the one inside Buttercup, not the car.
They arrive at the OBGYN fashionably late, resulting in a longer wait time. Buttercup blames it all on Butch, who is too lost in his thoughts of his car to realize she is speaking.
Finally, they're called back to room 2A, a room they've become generally familiar with. Buttercup lays down in the same uncomfortable bed thing as Butch takes the seat beside her.
He begins to tap his foot impatiently, wanting to get back to his car, his baby, and be done with this thing. Can't the doctor hurry up already? Suddenly, he feels Buttercup grab his hand. He turns to stare at her as she stares at the door, an unreadable expression on her face. He opens his mouth to say something, but the doctor arrives, cutting off his unspoken thought.
"Hello, Buttercup, Butch, and how are we feeling today, Miss. Buttercup?" she asks, taking a seat on the other side of the bed thing from Butch.
"I'm fine, doc. How's my baby?" Buttercup responds, the doctor smiles at her.
"Well, let's find out! Could you lift up your shirt please?" Buttercup does as she says, squeezing Butch's hand a little tighter when the doctor places cold gel on her stomach. Using the machine, the doctor points out different parts of their baby as they stare at it in awe.
"See, there's the fingers, ten of them, there's the toes, ten of them too. See there, the nose is developing along with the eyes… right there and the ears, two of them, are right there. Your baby is perfectly healthy." She explains with a smile, "would you like to know the gender today?" Butch and Buttercup exchange a glance,
"Yes, we would," Buttercup declares, squeezing Butch's hand a little as he rubs her fingers with his thumb.
"Alright, it looks like you have," the doctor stops, studying the picture carefully, "a girl."
"So, it's a girl? We're having a girl?" Buttercup asks, not noticing as she squeezes the life out of Butch's hand.
"Yes," the doctor answers with a nod, "would you like some pictures?" Buttercup nods,
"Yes!" she exclaims as the doctor wipes the goo of her stomach and she pulls her shirt down. The doctor smiles at her before leaving Butch and Buttercup alone to get the pictures.
Butch stares at Buttercup's stomach.
"We're having a girl…" he whispers.
"Yeah, we're having a girl." She responds, also in a whisper. Butch breaks into a large smile,
"WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!" he screams, lifting Buttercup up and hugging her tightly. "You hear that everyone? WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!" He shouts as he puts her back down, running to the door, he announces the news to everyone that passes.
"Hey, nurse! WE'RE HAVING A GIRL! Mailman! WE'RE HAVING A GIRL! Hey! Doc! WE'RE HAVING A GIRL!" Buttercup laughs as Butch goes insane, shouting the news to the entire building.
"Butch, Butch!" she calls. He turns around to look at her, a wide smile present on his face. "Come 'ere!" she commands with a smile, he runs over to her instantly.
"Yeah?" he asks. She smiles at him. Leaning up towards him, she gives him a gentle kiss on his cheek.
"Two good things in three day! I'm on a roll!" he exclaims, an even wider smile on his face-if that's possible.
The doctor returns to see them hugging, she smiles to herself. She was a little worried when Buttercup and Butch had their first appointment. They were so young and unmarried, they weren't even dating. Plus, Butch has a past of a Rowdyruff Boy, she was worried he would be a bad father because of it or that he might even leave Buttercup. But seeing the two hugging and smiling, discussing their new child, all her worries washes away.
"Here's your pictures," she states, handing an envelope to Buttercup.
"Thank you very much," Butch smiles at her, the doctor returns the smile.
"Anytime, well now, Buttercup, have you been eating right?" she asks, taking a seat next to her again. Buttercup nods,
"Yes, doc. I have." She responds. The doctor asks her a few more questions, making sure she was doing everything to keep the baby healthy as well as explaining to her what she should start experiencing within the next month.
A half an hour later, Butch and Buttercup leave the building and enter Butch's green car to head home.
When they return, they find their siblings waiting for them outside the apartment.
"So," Bubbles asks as they get out of the car, "is it a boy or a girl?" Butch smiles towards Buttercup,
"You tell 'em," he says.
"Uh, okay. Well, we're having a… GIRL!" she shouts.
"AH!" Bubbles and Blossom squeal, rushing to give their sister a hug.
"Yeah, we have pictures too. Want to see them?" Buttercup asks as they start walking inside the building.
"Yeah, we do!" Blossom exclaims. They head inside leaving the boys and Butch's car to themselves.
Boomer lets out a low whistle as he walks around the car, studying it.
"Damn, bro. Not a bad choice, not bad at all," he says, his hands shoved in his pockets. Brick nods in agreement,
"Yeah, nice firepower, awesome acceleration, engine state of the art… That's a mighty fine machine." He states. Butch smiles,
"Yeah, well. She's my baby… my other baby."
"Yeah, it's cool. Not as fast as mine though." Boomer shrugs his shoulders, giving one of the tires a soft kick.
"Shut up, Boomer. You got freaking NOS in your car." Butch says with a glare. Boomer smirks,
"Your point?"
"Shut up." They park the car, Butch showing them the interior, before heading back to the apartments.
"So, you guys excited to have a niece?" Butch asks, his arms clasped behind his head as they walk. Boomer smiles,
"Yeah, I can't wait to be an uncle. I hope she likes me," he says, staring at his feet as he walks.
"Of course she'll like you, what's not to like?" Butch answers, Boomer raises his head to smile at his brother.
"Thanks, Butch."
"Whoa, hey, you didn't let me finish. What's not to like? Besides your hair, clothes, job, attitude, personality, eyes, face, voice, car-"
"Alright, Butch, I get it." He sighs, looking back at his feet.
"Hey, Boom, I'm just messing with you," Butch explains, ruffling his brother's hair up a bit, "she's my daughter, she has to like you. If she doesn't, we'll disown her and me and Buttercup can make another one!" he jokes, Boomer smiles at the ground as he walks.
"I can't believe I'm related to you," Brick says, shaking his head with a smile.
"Are you going to like my daughter?" Butch asks. Brick scoffs,
"Of course I will, dumb ass. She's my niece, you and Buttercup's daughter, I'll love her."
Butch smiles, putting an arm around each of his brothers as they walk,
"You guys are awesome, I love yous."
"Hey, Butch, we love you too and everything but-" Boomer begins.
"But what?" Butch interrupts, looking back and forth between his brothers.
"But you smell awful." Brick finishes for his brother, breaking out of Butch's hold. Butch smiles,
"See! There you go, helping me out again!"
"Just take a goddamn shower."
I don't own the Powerpuff Girls. Hope you like! I love you!
