What They Really Think
Chapter 11
Butch/Buttercup
Love The Way You Lie
The fire surrounds the three Puffs. Sweat runs down my body and the wind whips my hair into my face. Buttercup's terror-stricken face stares into mine. This was the first time she'd ever been afraid of us. But the spark of love was still there.
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
"Boys!", they yell, falling to their knees. I watch, my stance victorious, but my heart hurts. It hurts so much. Brick smirks at his counterpart, betraying no emotion, Boomer openly cries. A claw grips my shoulder.
"We're so proud of you!", a high-pitched, echoing voice exclaims. Brick recieves the same treatment from Mojo, but both parents look upon Boomer in blatant disappointment and disgust. He howls in absolute misery, and I wish I could join him. The flames get hotter, and get closer to the girls. Her face looks up to mine, begging me to stop it, begging me to be a hero, just for once. But I can't tell her I really love her, I can't get attached, not with the chance she wouldn't leave this place tonight.
I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now it's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight
High off of love, drunk from my hate,
It's like I'm huffing paint and I love it the more I suffer, I suffocate
And right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me
She fucking hates me and I love it.
Wait! Where you going?
"I'm leaving you"
No you ain't. Come back we're running right back.
Here we go again
It's so insane cause when it's going good, it's going great
I'm Superman with the wind at his back, she's Lois Lane
But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed I snapped
Who's that dude? I don't even know his name
I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength
I can't stop the fire as it starts to lick the bottom of her shoes, the ones she'd once told me drove her crazy. But suddenly a storm appears out of nowhere with a flash of lightning, and rain pours from the sky. The fire dies away, and the girls rise from the ground, each acknowledging us with a single tear.
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
Him and Mojo start freaking out. We take that as an opportunity and follow the fast-fading trails of light to their house, where they fall into their bed, hurt, exhausted, and tearful. 'Even Buttercup cries', I think to myself, almost allowing the prickling sensation in my eye to overcome me. We perch on the three windows as they start to talk to each other.
"I thought he really loved me.", Bubbles whispers.
"I thought they'd changed.", Blossom says.
"I told you guys were a waste of time.", Buttercup mumbles bitterly. We leave, unable to hear anymore...
The next day at school, everything is tense. Buttercup won't speak to me. I follow her everywhere.
"Buttercup?", I ask at her locker. She ignores me, and I snap. I grab her arm.
"Will you listen to me?", I shout. She winces and pulls away from me.
"You bitch!", I scream, slapping her. Her breath turns shallow, and she starts crying. No heavy sobs, no yelling, but single, silent tears, flowing down her face. She punches me and flies out of the school, quickly followed by pink and baby blue.
"I'm sorry...", I whisper.
You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe
When you're with 'em
You meet and neither one of you even know what hit 'em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah, them chills you used to get 'em
Now you're getting fucking sick of looking at 'em
You swore you'd never hit 'em; never do nothing to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face spewing venom in your words when you spit them
You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, hit 'em
Throw 'em down, pin 'em
So lost in the moments when you're in them
It's the rage that took over it controls you both
So they say you're best to go your separate ways
Guess if they don't know you 'cause today that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it's a different day
Sound like broken records playing over but you promised her
Next time you show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game
But you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that's why they call it window pane
They don't come back for a few days. Crime filled the streets, yet no sirens wailed. People were hurt, but no screams broke the silence. The only words were spoken in hushed tones, with fear. Everyone hated us. More than anyone else.
The villains had found out that there was no challenge without the girls, had given up on crime. Even the lowest of the low hated us. Our own parents, who had told us to break them, hated us. Our lives turned into lies, and every night all I saw was her terrified eyes, pain evident, reflecting the ever approaching flames. The tears that she let fall, the weakness she'd never shown anyone before me. Her eyes spoke to me, though her mouth didn't. She had pleaded, even begged for me that night, but I hadn't listened. Ignored her.
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
After a while they do come back. We avoid them, and everything falls back into routine. But it was different now. It was pained, tense. The ghost of her eyes haunted me, and I felt my stomach drop and my heart ache. They still didn't fight. And one day, they stand up and make an announcement.
"You win.", Blossom says to the crowd of villains and citizens assembled below them on the ground.
"We're leaving.", Buttercup says, voice full of hurt.
"We'll miss you.", Bubbles says, crying. Blossom and Buttercup soon join her, and the three float to the ground, huddled together, sobbing. The villains make a wide berth around the girls as the citizens pull them into a huge hug. Then people see us floating there. The Professor steps out of the crowd with a gun. We don't have time to react before needles hit us, needles filled with black liquid. My strength starts to fade, and I fall to the ground. My brothers follow. The pavement comes up to meet us, and I feel something break.
"Get them out!", he yells, grief-stricken. Others take up the words, making it into a chant. People start approaching us, but we can't move, it hurts so bad. People hurt us, kicking, spitting, punching. The blows hurt us, blood covers the ground.
"I'm sorry!", we yell to the skies. The girls start to scream, and people look up at them.
"GET AWAY FROM HIM!", Buttercup screams. The girls float down to us and stand in front of us.
"You've taken their powers. That's punishment enough. Leave them alone. If we hear they've been hurt while we're gone, you won't like it!", Buttercup speaks out. The girls agree, and pick up their bags from the ground. They fly away, leaving only the color trails behind them. We watch as our loves float away from us.
Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine
But your temper's just as bad as mine is
You're the same as me
But when it comes to love you're just as blinded
Baby, please come back
It wasn't you, baby it was me
Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems
Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away though
Come inside, pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk
I told you this is my fault
Look me in the eyeball
Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the drywall
Next time. There won't be no next time
I apologize even though I know its lies
I'm tired of the games I just want her back
I know I'm a liar
If she ever tries to fucking leave again
Im'a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire
I'm just gonna
Everyone walks away from us. We head to the alleys, where the only one who had pulled a love offense lived. Ace Copular peers out at us from the alley.
"Look what the Puffs dragged in. I've heard a lot about you, lately.", he says hoarsely.
"We need to stay with you. They won't accept us anymore.", I say. Ace nods, letting us into the alley he called his home. He leads us over to a few boxes, sheltered from the rain. I crawl into one, laying my head down. Images of her fill my mind, haunting me. I finally cry, my bros doing the same.
Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie
