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.

*Still not quite over the More Than Human update.

Track 79: Alright – Supergrass

Contrary to popular belief – having superpowers was hard.

Being a teenager with superpowers was even harder.

Of course, Butch would never admit the latter to anyone. He was "The Baron of Berserk", more importantly, a Rowdyruff and he had a reputation to uphold. He didn't give a fuck what anyone thought. He was a seventeen-year-old with god-like powers and an insatiable appetite for destruction. What humans thought about him was irrelevant.

But sometimes, on very rare occasions, he had flashes of reality that made him stop and realize that sometimes, having powers didn't make his or his brother's lives any easier. Sometimes they just served to make his life even more complicated than it already was.

Now, was one of those times.

It was three in the afternoon on a Friday, and he was at the local skate park with Mitch, Harry, Floyd and Lloyd, and of course, his counterpart. School was done for the day and they had all agreed to hang out after school – or rather they had, he had been dragged along by Buttercup, who still insisted on keeping an annoyingly close watch on him ever since he and his brothers had started attending the same high school as her and her sisters.

At least, that's what he told himself, in reality they were actually good friends, but him being him, he wouldn't admit that either.

He looked over at his friends who were busy surfing though the curved concrete slabs of the skate park – or rather Buttercup's guy friends – and was suddenly struck with a slight pang of jealousy, much to his own internal disgust.

They had it easy. He thought as he watched them laugh. They had no idea the hell that his life could turn into at any given moment. The things he and his brothers had to do.

They could just be… normal. Nothing was expected of them. They didn't have to be anything.

And truthfully. It sounded kind of nice to him. If only slightly.

He looked at Buttercup who was yet to join the rest of the guys and was instead cracking her gum on the bench next to him, calmly watching her friends do small tricks on their boards. Suddenly it hit him, and he had to know if she ever felt like the way he was now – just so he could reassure himself that he wasn't crazy.

Surly if he was feeling like this she had to as well – If only slightly. She was his counterpart after all, and even though they were loath to admit it, they were one of the same in many ways. If anything, she had it even worse than him – always expected to be the perfect little girl and save the city and bullshit like that. People expected him to fuck up which was his only saving grace, but she didn't even have that luxury.

He had to know. He wasn't sure way, but maybe it had something to do with the fact that he felt like he could trust her with something like this. Because deep down, he knew that she would understand.

He nudged her shoulder, prompting her to look away from their friends momentarily and turn those knowing green orbs on him. He jerked his head out towards the rest of the boys and without looking at her he nodded. "This is fun."

She returned his nod, redirecting her attention back on the rest of their friend group. "Yeah, it is isn't it?" He snorted. "Is this what it feels like? To be normal?"

"I guess so. I think this is the closest you and I will ever get to… that. I think we both know that normalcy would get old fast. Being something more than human has some advantages after all."

"Can't argue that one. Don't get me wrong, I love being able to shoot lasers out of my eyes and all, but sometimes I can't help but think about what it would be like if we were just regular kids. If you weren't a super hero, and if I wasn't… whatever the hell I am now."

She didn't say anything for a while, and for a moment he started to think that she hadn't heard him. He was about to dismiss everything that he had said, only for Buttercup to suddenly freeze him in place with her trademark stare. She was quiet for a split second before speaking in such a soft tone, that if he wasn't looking directly at her – he would have never thought that the normally aggressive Puff could be so quiet.

"We'd be us Butch. We'd be us, just minus the powers."

Suddenly, for reasons that he couldn't explain, he was the one lost for words.

"You think?"

"No, I know."

She leaned her head on his shoulder, and he didn't push her away – savoring the unusual warmth she was emitting. "We'll be alright Butch. Just shut up and enjoy the moment."

And for once, he wasn't about to argue with her.

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XxX

We are young, we run green

Can't go mad, ain't got time

See our friends, see the sights

Feel alright