Secrets and Surprises
Buttercup was
the first to leave for school that morning for a change. Bubbles and Blossom
were still eating their Lucky Captain Rabbit King cereal when she was ready
to leave, so she simply left. Besides, if she got there early enough she'd
be able to go down to the school library and write in her notebook, which
she had decided to keep with her at all times now, before school started.
First stop at Townsville
Junior High for Buttercup was her locker. She was earlier than she usually
was, she never got to school early enough to talk with friends like the
other kids did, so she was surprised to see her locker partner at the locker
already.
"Hey, Andra," Buttercup
greeted.
"Oh, hi, Buttercup!"
Andra said cheerfully. "You're awfully early. Relatively anyway."
Buttercup shrugged.
"Needed to get out of the house. My sisters and I already had a fight this
morning."
"Ah. I was going to
have tact enough not to ask how you goth those scratches and bruises on
your arms. But...since you brought it up, what happened?"
"They went through
my stuff last night so they could read my notebook."
"Notebook? Oh, like
a diary?"
Buttercup made a face.
"Diary sound so girly. I prefer notebbok." Andra only shrugged.
"So what are you doing?"
"Decorating the locker,"
Andra said, stepping back so Buttercup could observe the art work. "Mom
bought me some cool glow in the dark stars and some stickers this weekend
while she was in Citysville."
Andra had covered the
locker door in plastic green and yellow glow in the dark stars. There were
also two mini dry erase boards hung side by side, both bordered in star
stickers. One had a green pen attached and said "Butterup Utonium's Notes"
the other said "Andra Meda's Notes" and had a gold pen. Andra had a major
thing for stars and other space things.
"What's the point of
getting glow in the dark stars for a locker? We can't see them when it's
dark."
Andra's smile fell.
"You don't like it?"
"No! No, it looks cool,"
Buttercup assured the other girl. "I was just sorta...confused."
"I know we won't be
able to see them glow, but I figured since some were green, you'd be okay.
I put the yellow ones in so there'd be some variety and there'd be something
in my favorite color."
"I think it's really
cool, Andra," Buttercup said. "This has to be the best looking locker in
the school." Andra beamed with pride.
Bubbles and Blossom
came floating down the hallway then, much slower than usual. Both Buttercup
and Andra had to hold back giggles at the sight of the two battered Powerpuff
Girls. They ignored their sister, but nodded to Andra. Bubbles, always
trying to be nice, said "Cool locker, Andra." Or she tried to. Her lip
was swollen from the fight so her speech came out mumbled. That almost
sent Andra and Buttercup over the edge with laughter. Andra could only
nod at Bubbles and as soon as the Girls were out of sight, Buttercup and
Andra burst into giggles.
"They look so funny!"
Andra said between giggles. "I've never seen any of you hurt before, and
they just look so pathetic!"
"Yeah," Buttercup agreed.
"I don't think they'll mess with me for awhile." Buttercup was glad she
had a hand in making her friend laugh. Andra had the clearest, most sparkling
laugh the green Powerpuff Girl had ever heard. And she laughed with her
whole body, making her long golden hair move like a waterfall down her
back. it was no wonder Buttercup was a little awestruck with this gril,
any person would be. But Andra didn't seem to realize the effect she had
on people, which made her all the more endearing.
The bell rang then,
bringing the girls back to reality. They giggled slightly one more time
then linked arms and headed off to class.
