PpG3.4

Secrets and Surprises

Chapter Four - Friends

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.