Lords of the Playlist

Authors note: The Powerpuff girls do not belong to me and as always, they have human appendages.

Greens ages variate between late teens/early twenties.

*Won't lie – this was inspired from the lunchroom scene in More Then Human.

Track 54: Out Of My League – Fitz and The Tantrums

"Gimme a cookie."

"What? No jackass, these are mine, go get your own."

"You're not going to eat the whole bag, gimmie one."

Buttercup narrowed her eyes at Butch as she held the bag of sweets out of his reach just as he tried to make another grab for it, pointedly ignoring the snickering from the rest of the guys as they watched the greens start to bicker pointlessly again.

"What are you, five?"

"Just give me a cookie." he snapped as he made a grab for the bag again. "Your baking is fucking fantastic – that's the closest thing I'll give you to a complement, and I know you won't eat all of them anyways."

"Oh my god. You really are a five-year-old in the body of a seventeen-year-old."

"Shuddup and give me some sugar you bitch."

He realized the other implication of his words too late, as a chorus of ohhhhhhh's assaulted his ears. Buttercup stiffened and shot an angry glare over at Mitch and the Twins who were cackling at what Butch had said, while Mitch to his credit only shot them an amused grin.

He groaned, "I didn't mean it like that."

"Suuure you didn't." Floyd grinned as he wiggled his eyebrows. "Sure man, whatever you say." Lloyd snickered as he elbowed his twin, causing both platinum haired blondes to start laughing harder.

"You're both dumbasses." Buttercup snarled beside him – looking as if she was fighting back a flush. "You know we don't like each other like that."

"You sure?" Mitch challenged teasingly, sending a wink directed at him. "You two are pretty close-"

"Man shut the fuck up." He groaned as he pushed the brunette away from him and back towards the still snickering twins – who only laughed harder at the disgruntled ravenette's reaction. "You know it's not like that."

Mitch rolled his eyes and smirked at their denial "Yeah whatever you two. So, when the hell are you guys just going to give in and date?"

The question came out of nowhere and backhanded him hard across the face. He didn't say anything for a moment – too stunned to form a sentence in retaliation to the remark. He was completely frozen

What the hell was Mitch trying to pull? Did he have some sort of secret death wish? Did he want to die? What was he doing, asking a question like that?

He shot a look over at Buttercup who also hadn't said anything, only to see that she was just as shocked as he was. She gaped at the brunette for a moment longer, before shaking her head in disbelieve – an angry red dusting covering the tops of her cheeks.

"What the fuck Mitch?" she finally barked out, irritation written across her face. "What makes you think that I would ever date this moron?"

Ouch. That stung.

Then he frowned. Wait, why did that sting in the first place? She had called him way worse things before, or maybe it was her immediate refusal at the prospect of dating him that hurt-

He froze as a cold sweat washed over him. No. Hold up. No. No, no. He didn't think like that. No – he couldn't think like that, not about her. Not now, not ever. She'd crucify him if she ever found out, and the friendship that he had worked so hard to build with her would all be for nothing…

Subconsciously, he knew he was taking way too long to respond with a witty comeback to her biting remarks like he usually did, and the guys were staring at him with raised brows and knowing smirks. Shit.

Buttercup glanced over at the still-silent brute next to her worriedly. "Butch-"

Her voice snapped him out of his reprieve, and not a moment too soon.

Butch snorted as he brushed past her. "Please. I am waaay out of your league Sunshine." Secretly, he frowned to himself as he walked away from the rest of the group – knowing that it wasn't true.

He wasn't out of her league.

She was out of his.

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XxX

I waited for a girl like you to come and save my life

You know the ones who said I'd never find someone like you

You are out of my league

'Cause you are more than just a dream