I don't own the Power Puff Girls.
This is the Second Chapter to Just Another Cinderella
Please Note that this is Butch's Point of View of the Spring Ball
. This Chapters really slow, and I had trouble adding humor to Butch's point of view, so he kinda turn out to be self absorbed... kinda... well just bear with me! And Go read it for yourself
Also: Please excuse any spelling/punctuation mistakes.
Enjoy!
(- Butch -)
The annual Spring Masquerade Ball has finally rolled around. Of course, being the better looking one of the Rowdy Ruff Boys my charm, talent, and intellect has, unfortunately for me, scared off all hopes of bringing a girl to the dance.
Boomer and Brick, have decided to bring Blossom and Bubbles, two of the Power Puff Girls, Bubbles has pointlessly told me about the third sister, Bubblecup or something like that. Of course Bubblecup hasn't shown her face in Townsville unless it is to visit her sisters, and she always leaves right after that.
I heard from around town, she got kicked out, others say she left, every time I bring it up with Blossom or Bubbles they get mad and tell me it's none of my business.
But obviously it is, considering they are dating their counterpart from my brothers, thus meaning their sister would date me, but she's no where in sight, no she's living in some big city, leaving me loveless. And it's obvious we'd be in love, because Brick and Boomer, have fallen, for Blossom and Bubbles. They've fallen hard. Blossom and Bubbles also got them whipped, so I defiantly know if this Bubblecup chick turned up we could be in love and all but I would never be whipped my a girl from a gang with such a prissy ass name.
The only reason I'm going is to see if there actually is any dateable girls in this crummy town. Seems pointless though, I do know all the girls and town, and all of them aren't dateable, this is just another waste of my time.
We only have 15 minutes. But what does it matter we can fly there anyway, and it's only a several blocks away, equivalent to about a minute of flying time.
I've already seen what everyone's wearing. The Rowdy Ruff family of course, is matching. It's almost disturbing, all of us in black suits, the only different is the mask and shirt, which go to our colors, mine being green, the best color, makes me the most smashing and handsome looking Ruff Boy.
Blossom and Bubbles in matching strapless dresses, except matching to their color, Blossom was mumbling to Brick between kisses, that their sister would be at the ball and to look out for her. Because Blossom thinks Brick should meet her. Blossom, Blossom, Blossom... Don't you think I should meet my counter part FIRST?!
I mean sure I met her, when we were like five, and the Rowdy Ruff boys had the evil aura, I don't remember much about her, besides the fact that she killed me once, with a kiss, imagine if we had decided to date, imagine the first kiss..
'I'll see you tomorrow Butch' –kiss- BOOM –dead-
Boomer is yelling to me, that we have to get going, sure whatever Boomer, he just want to get to the ball quicker so he can continue kissing Bubbles and not rush. If there is a disease where you keep kissing someone, Brick and Boomer appear to have got it.
In the movies they always have those nerd couple kiss and their braces get stuck together, if that actually does happen and Boomer or Brick and Bubbles or Blossom got stuck together they'd never know because they suck face ALL THE TIME.
Really, they are starting to make me look bad; I'm supposed to be the ladies man.
When I get to the living room, everyone is already outside, waiting for me. It's good to have people waiting on me again, for I should be royalty I was just born, or more created into the wrong family.
When I get outside everyone is already in the air, so I quickly follow. Its cold outside, winter still isn't leaving, so this is more of a 'Crap, the Snow is Still Here' Ball.
Why they are having a masquerade ball is beyond me. Everyone is Townsville knows everyone else. It's become more of the game of Guess Who's behind the mask.
I've been to three of them already, and they are always the same. Always the same Nerds and Losers on the right side of the room, trying to look for partners, and on the left the couples.
Oh and we can't forget Princess, who wears less each year, its almost a sport itself, trying to guess which part of the dress she will remove next. One of these days she is just going to come in her birthday suit and nothing else on, except, of course, she would have some form of jewelry on, she never leaves the house without it. I think she's hiding something.
The Mayor must have wanted to change the scenery around a little bit, because he put a red carpet over the stone steps. Yes that will make a BIG difference, ya Dumbass.
I want to know who keeps voting for him! Isn't it obvious he's as dumb as a doornail? The Power Puff Girls are more a Mayor then The Mayor.
The inside of the ball room is still the same, gold everywhere. No dancing yet, Boomer snickers and gives me a nudge towards the right side of the room, and he and Brick walk towards the left with their dates on their arms.
I take a place next to George; a baseball obsessed 17 year old who cant play baseball worth a shit. I guess its wait for a partner time. Only a couple people have partners. But who cars about that? Let's see who's here...
Hmmm... Miranda, Lindsey, Jenny, Ashley, Mary, Princess, who is looking positively whore like, Other Girl, Wendy...
Wait... Who's the girl between Princess and Wendy? Never seen her before. Short black hair and a green dress, wonder who that is... I'll just have to wait and see. I could just walk over to her and be her partner, she doesn't have one, doesn't look like anyone is going to be coming soon anyway... If I hurry I can get their before the mayor finishes talking. And then I wouldn't have to dance with Princess either!
Damn Mitch! He just forced me to dance with Princess! The Asshole! Why'd he have to be her partner...? I hope he chokes on his tongue and keels over.
The Mayor finishes his speech and the music starts.
Abigail is my partner; I guess she's not that bad, if you look past the braces and glasses, and her current obsession with socks. Her plaid dress, knee socks and flip flops make an interesting combination, good luck to at finding a partner Abigail
"Hey Butch" she says pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose before grabbing on to my hands. "Hey... Abby..." When's the song ending? "How's your night been?" I don't know, I've only been here for 10 minutes. "I'm not quite sure yet." She's smiling, ok lets try to get a smile out...
Her face turns from a smile to a look of horror. Ok Butch, no more fake smiles for tonight. People might find it repulsive, even on this good looking face.
"How are you?"
"My Mother dragged me to this stupid dance, Id rather be at home doing something more productive, it's not like I'm going to get a partner." I don't trust you Abby, Anyone that can make time productive by playing with socks, I find disturbing. How am I supposed to respond to this answer?
"Unless..." She's batting her eyes, we already know what comes next,"You would want to be my partner..."
Please, Please Abby put your arms in the air and back away slowly while I still have my dignity. "I would love to Abby, but... I have my eye on another." Maybe I should back away, Abby's not one to hide her anger I see...
"Fine, Butch," here it comes, "It's not like I actually wanted to be your partner anyway, I was just trying to be nice!"
She lets go of my arm which she had been squeezing harder after each word to emphasize how pissed off she was. She storms off through the circle of dancers to the punch table.
Well, I'll remember to stay away from Abby...
I can here George laughing, so I give my best glare, as I dance with myself, waiting for the song to end, luckily it ended a minute later.
I walk to Jenny, who gives me a sympathetic look as we start dancing to the next song.
"Way to not cause a scene Butch."
I've know Jenny for a couple years now, and know she has heart set on Benji Belk, so I'm not worried about having her ask me out to. She's also very level headed and isn't to sensitive.
"What did I do wrong? I though I was being nice?! It's her fault for putting me in that situation!" I cried, "Well, she did take it a little worse then I thought she would take it..." she chuckled, but who is this girl you have your eye on Butch? I've known you a couple of years, and know you haven't shown the slightest interest from anyone is Townsville, so spill it."
"I don't know where she is from. I'm guessing she is from out of town, it's the one next to Princess, in the green dress" She looks over at the girl and raises a brow.
"She pretty, so why do you think she's here?" "Don't know" I said "Well good luck with the girl!" Jenny said as I said goodbye and walked to Ashley.
"So Butch, What'd ya do to piss Abby off?" Ashley asked eyes sparkling, as she grabbed my hand. "Because whatever your did, wow man, just wow, I saw her at the Punch table, mutter curses at you, her face was all red, oh it was good."
Yes, of course, I forgot Ashley hates Abby, something about Abby cutting all of Ashley's Barbie dolls heads off. Wouldn't surprise me if she did it. I mean... socks...
"I just said, politely, when she asked if I would be her partner, told her I didn't want to.
The rest of the dance I spent listening to Ashley blab on about how I was her new hero. She was still howling with laughter when I left to go to Mary.
After Mary,Princess is my next partner... Mary must see the fear in my eyes of being Princess's Partner, as she shakes her head sympathetically as she watches me looking back at her then to Princess.
Oh... Shit...
Maybe I can duck under a table and wait till it's my turn to dance with the Mystery girl...
Too late...
Princess is already seen me... And is beckoning me with her long polished finger.
I give a weak smile, and trudge over to her. Hopefully the song will be short.Just one more song then you get to dance with the Mystery girl...
Just one more Butch, you hold on...
"Hey Sugar" Princess says grabbing my hands and wrapping them around her waist.
"Hey Princess..." Call Security! This Girl's perfume is a danger to the town!! I think I'm choking!
"How's dancing going?" Good until I got you as a partner.
"Alright, I guess." I say trying to remove my hands from hers unfortunately She's got a vice grip! "I've been having an awful time" No your Pout lips and Fluttering eyes wont sway me
"Oh, that's too bad..." HA HA, yeah right.
"But you know... Butch...I would have a wonderful time If you joined me on the left side of the room" Oh shit, Abby is a pretty nice person, and she blew up when I rejected her, imagine Princess...
"Princess, I would but I have my eye on someone." Let's just hope it goes better than with Abby... I'm praying it goes better!
"Who is it?" she hisses, backing up from me as if she found out I had a disease, but she continues dancing, I know she doesn't want to cause a scene.
"The Girls to your left." I say, as she looks at the girl then back to me with a scowl on her face
"Her? Butch, you don't even know her, I bet she's never been with a real man before," she says giving my arm a squeeze, "She won't be able to treat you like I do."
"Do you know her, Princess?" I ask, watching her face turn into a sneer. "Fine, go with that little bitch, but don't try crawling back to me." No problem Princess, not if you were even the last man on earth would I.
We continue dancing far apart for the rest of the song until it ends and she slips a small piece of paper into my jacket pocket.
The song ends... And I stand their not sure what to do. I begin to wander over to the Mystery girl, as I open the card and read the note scribbled inside.
Hotel: Holiday Inn Room Number: 108 The Doors Open...
I fold the note and shove it back into my pocket as I stop in front of the girl.
She grabs my hand, and we begin to sway to the music, I wonder if she will say anything, but her small pink lips are sealed. I guess I'll have to break the ice.
"Where you from?" I ask "I don't think I know you?
"What so you know everyone in town?" she says, trying to hold back irritation "For your information, I do, Buttercup." I smirk
A look, of hate crosses her features as she studies my face.
"Do I know you?" she snaps
"What you don't like the nickname Buttercup? Fine its Sweet Cheeks then." This girl needs to chill
"If you wish to see another day Asshole, you will refrain from calling me 'Sweet Cheeks', you Jerk."
I look at her in disbelief. She's the first girl to ever call me an Asshole.
"Excuse me?" I ask innocently
"Damn Right." She says, glaring up at me
"Aren't you a little spit fire?" I say as the song ends
"Whatever you say." She says waiting for me to go to the next partner. But don't think its happening Spit fire, I'm curious.
"That's what I thought" I say "What?" she asks with disgust "Whatever I say." "You're supposed to be moving now." She says staring at her would be next partner "I'm staying right here." She must really think I'm crazy now...
"That's not how the dance works." She says irritated "It does over there." I say wrapping my arms around her slim waist. "Hold on tight Spit Fire." She stares at me and gives a small gasp as we fly across the room, and land gently on the couple side.
I twirl her around as we start dancing to the next song, on the couple's side.
YES! Wait till I tell Boomer and Brick, and they thought I'd never make it to the couple side.
"I don't get it." She says "You seem like a smart girl, what don't you get?" I say "Do you suffer from memory loss?" "No, quite a sharp mind I've been told." One of the smart one at school, I am, but far from a nerd.
"Well let me refresh your sharp mind, I called you an Asshole 5 minutes ago and you just flew me over here, to the couple area, am I missing something?" She asks confused. "Yes you did call me an Asshole, and I did fly you over here, it all seems to fit." "No it doesn't, to the sane mind." "Who ever said I was sane?" "I don't talk to crazy people." "Maybe I'm not crazy" "Whatever." She says, one of these days she is going to get herself in trouble using that word to much.
She looks up at me curiosity written over her face, wondering if, I'm going to take her back to the other side of the room, but I just smirk and begin dancing to the next song.
"You have Chemical X running through your blood." She says staring into my eyes. I can feel my smirk falling. How does she know about chemical X? Everyone around here knows I have super power, but how they don't know, and how does she know it's the exact Chemical?
"Yes I am" I say... "How do you know about Chemical X?" How does she?! I hope she's not one of those creeps that think were a danger to society and tries to kill us...
She stays silent for a few moments before answering.
"My gang back home is full of them. They all have it running through their veins." "But not you?" I smirk "That's for me to know and for you to..." "Find out" I finish her sentence. "Whatever you say" she says and I twirl her around as a the song ends and a new one starts. I watch her move with the moment, and look into her shimmering green eyes, before speaking again
"I like you." I say, watching how she will react "I don't know you." She says, looking up at me "So?" I ask "Good point." I smile down at her "You should smile more." "Why's that?" I ask "Your have a nice smile." "You have a lovely smile too, but..." I watch her stare at me waiting to say something out of line, "Everything about you is nice" "Thank you." How cute, she's blushing. "I'm guessing you like me." I say, watching her face go from blushing to disbelief
"Maybe I do..." I smile "And Maybe I don't" My smile soon fades, playing hard to get I see, well the chase is on.
She drops my hands, "I'm going to go get some air." I watch as she makes her way through the moving bodies trying not to bump into any one, I follow after, by about 15 feet.
"Damn... That's going to hurt in the morning." I can hear her say, as I hover above her watching her study her damaged looking feet. "Damn, your right, that's going to hurt." I say, watching as her attention turn from me back to her feet. "Scare you?" I smirk "No" she scowls.
I push a clump of black strands out of her out of her face, before running my finger down the side of her face, and stopping at her chin, to push it up so I can look into her eyes.
Confusion flickers through them when she sees how close our faces are. It's perfect, just like in the movie, I begin to lean in to kiss her, but she pushes past me and walks over to the railing and looks at the forest below.
I stare at the spot she was then walk up from behind her, and push the hair away from the back of her neck, she shivers a bit before I run my lips over the back of her neck, hearing her let out a quick breath, I begin kissing the back of her neck.
I'm soon interrupted though when, she lets out a giggle.
"What's so funny?" Does she find my kissing bad? I wrap my arms around her waist "A lot of things," she says, squeezing my hands "like you, you're funny."
"How so" I ask, still kissing the soft flesh of her neck
"I know about guys like you," she says, "You put all the charm on, but I know what you want, your just looking for a good lay, well guess what, your all wrong if you think I'm going to do that, besides I'm sure princess will put out fine."
Isn't it obvious she's had some bad times before?
"Whatever Spit fire, you can tell me all about you bad ex's but I'm not like that, now lets dance" I say, planting one last kiss on her neck, before tightening my grip on her waist and flying her back to the ball room, landing on the left side, where a song is already playing. Where we begin to dance to the song.
"So, what's your name?" I ask, twirling her around "My Name is..."
DING DONG DING DONG
"Midnight" she gasped. "That's a beautiful na..." she cuts me off "No! I must go!" a look of panic washing over her face.
She yanks her arms away, and dashes through the crowd towards the door. I stand still watching her, wondering what just happened, and then I snap back to life and run after her.
Like in slow motion, before I can reach her, she trips over someone's foot and falls onto some woman, before staggering out the doors. I notice she lost a heels and pick it up as I continue after her.
I run after her and out of the ball room. I run down several stairs, and stare at the empty stair case. I look around, but no sign, of her.
Phew! Another chapter done, please Read and Review!
Next Chapter: Buttercup returns 'home' to Beck and the Gang and relives the Ball to them.