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"Alright. I know someone's in here," Buttercup actually didn't. She just felt something. Like her power was stronger than normal, but she didn't want to use it. "Come out and show yourself."
Butch was terrified. He didn't know exactly what to do. If she did that much damage to someone she had a "RELATIONSHIP" with, what would she do to him? He knew he was at least strong enough to fight back, but he knew something else... he didn't want to. For some reason, he just didn't want to.
"C'mon, I don't got all day!" She said a little more loudly. This is stupid! No one's here but the GGG and the mayor. She had to go, school would be starting again shortly. And Mitch was in her next class! She giggled to herself as she flew out the window.
Whoa. Definitely a weird experience. Buttercup, huh? Don't look like no- hey, where's Brick? And Boomer? Butch snapped out of his daze quick when he noticed his brothers were no where to be seen. Man, where'd they go?
He found them soon enough in the lobby of the building.
"Dude, where were you?" Brick asked, lazily.
"I had to stay for a while. Butte- I mean, the chick with the black hair almost caught me."
"Well, c'mon. I saw a school on the way here. Little kids equal easy money. Let's go."
They all headed off towards the school, Butch feeling, for some reason, a little happier.
Buttercup spent her entire science period staring at Mitch. What a Prince! She thought to herself as she watched him write down the formula for a stink-bomb. What a smile! He flashed her one as he looked over his shoulder, and Buttercup felt faint. She smiled back, and he turned away.
As she was getting her things, Buttercup felt a tapp on her shoulder. It was Mitch. He wanted to walk her home, and she said okay. It wasn't the first time he'd walked her home, but it was the first time he was alone. She felt her heart leap as she thought of this. Oh God! I can't believe this is really happening!
The Rowdy Ruff Boys, meanwhile, have been harassing the fourth-graders for their lunch money.
"Alright, kid. Cough it up. We know you have- what da?" Butch looked up from the skittish fourth-grader he was bullying when he saw Buttercup walk out of the building... WITH A GUY???
"Yo, wanna shoot some hoops before we go?" the boy was asking.
"SURE,... I mean, whatever..." Buttercup looked flustered. Butch motioned for the others to hide, and he hid as near to the two as possible.
"No powers this time! Beat me fair and square." Mitch said mockingly.
Buttercup quickly lost her flustered-ness, and replaced it with sheer competitive instinct. She was fierce. Completely burning the court up with the ball. Mitch had no chance, and it was all Butch could do not to cheer. After Mitch lost five straight games, he was still eager to play.
"Alright Buttercup, how 'bout a wager?" Mitch said.
"Okay."
"How about first basket wins? If you win, you get the rest of my lunch money. But if I win, you gotta go out with me."
Mitch blushed, and Buttercup stared. WHAT???? He can't do that! She wouldn't do that! NO WAY!!! Butch thought. He was completely ready to get up and tear Mitch to pieces, when he heard to his astonishment: "Deal."
Buttercup was blushing, but only partly because of the deal she had just made. She was beginning to have that feeling again. Like her powers were stronger than before. Actually, she felt it all through the game, but now she could feel it getting stronger.
She played, and she beat him, but when he handed her the money she did something she never thought she'd do. She threw the money back at him and said:
"Use it to take me out for ice-cream tomorrow, say around 3:00? See Ya!" and as she flew away, two astonished faces stared up at her.
Mitch walked home with a goofy smile on his face, and Butch was sure he was going to kill him in his sleep. He was feeling a world of new feelings at that moment, and one of them was jealousy.
"...Right, Butch?" He heard Brick say.
"Huh?"
"I said, I think that girl's a Powder-Fluff Girl."
"Oh, yeah, her name's Buttercup." he tried to sound like he didn't care, but that didn't work.
"And you know this... HOW?" Boomer teased.
"I heard that kid call her that. And I highly doubt it's a nickname."
"Whatever, dude." said Brick, a little creeped out that his so-called "tough bro" seemed to be in love.
She want's to go out with HIM? HIM??? Why not ME???? he thought, as he was flying with his brothers to the old where-house they were staying in.
Then he remembered:
Because she doesn't even know I'm here.
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Well, what 'cha think? Oh, do I really have to write the Disclaimer again? Oh well. I don't own PPG.
