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I stood there gaping at the now older Princess Morbucks. She stood about two inches taller than me but I think it was because of the heel of her shoes. Her puffy red hair seemed longer, she had round hips and a busty chest and looked to be in shape. Besides from her tanned skin she looked just about the same.
She smirked at me as I realized who she was. "The one and only. I see you've changed over the years. I'm loving your look." She flattered at me. I rolled my eyes, if there's one thing I remember about Princess it's she always wants something.
"Well welcome back; but why are you seeking me out of everyone else?" Meaning why isn't she chasing after the RRBs though only Brick and Butch are only ones available. More so Butch since Brick wants my sister.
"Always so quick to the point and I like that! Well since I'm back in town, daddy is letting me throw a party, the weekend after next and I'm only inviting the best of the best and coolest of the cool."
Same ol Princess… spoiled. "Not that you would probably know but I've followed you on social media and seen your performances at parties. So I'm asking you, Buttercup, will you DJ at my party? You'll get a VIP Pass along with whomever you bring as your entourage. What do you say?"
Wait, did I hear that right? Princess is asking me to DJ? Asking?! Not telling?! Was she foreal? "You want me to DJ at your party? Why not hire a pro? And last time I checked you hate me and my sisters.."
Of course anyone would immediately take the offer but this is Princess we're talking about. There has to be a motive behind this.
She scoffed at me. "I said I wanted the best of the best didn't I? And...and this is my way of clearing the air and starting over. You know, second chances and all that and maybe being friends.. I guess. I've changed a lot since daddy moved us to the Caribbean islands and I'm here to prove it. Of course not the mention I'll pay you for your services. My parties are legendary and I plan to keep it that way as long as I breathe. So Buttercup, what do you say?"
She held out her hand to me, I could see my reflection in her purple polished fingernails. I looked around at everyone who's eyes were glued to me and Princess conversation. Not gonna lie, her offer wasn't a bad one. And she wants to start over; Blossom is always saying everyone deserves a second chance and junk. "Ehh what the hell? You got yourself a DJ Princess." I shook her hand and she squealed in delight.
"Great! I'll text and email you the details of the party! Make sure to get back to me on who'll be on your entourage list. Your sisters I'm sure, tell them hi for me please." She takes my phone as she says all this, putting her number in my phone and hands it back to me.
"The party will be Friday night! Anyone who wants an invite please follow me and see if you're lucky!" Princess puts on her Gucci sunglasses and sashays down the hallway with a crowd of people following her begging for an invite. I looked at my phone and saw her contact with a crown and kiss mark beside her name.
"Well, that happened. Y'all ready to go home?" I looked to see Jake and Juniper looking in the direction where Princess left. "Guys..?" They looked back at me and looked guilty to which I rolled my eyes. "Go get an invitation, I'll catch y'all later."
Juniper and Jake looked at me with tears. "You're not mad are you? I mean her parties ARE legendary and well.." Juniper started. "It'll be crazy not to try and go! Especially since your DJ-ing BC." Jake finished. I shoo them away. "I'm not mad at all so go on. Just text me later." They yelled thank you and ran off after Princess. I smiled and walked the opposite direction but I didn't feel alone though. I turned around and saw Butch right behind me.
"Why are you still following me? Don't you want an invite too?" I questioned him.
"I'm sure I'll get one later. It surprised me that she didn't try to hug me or call me Butchie poo." Butch cringed at the name and I laughed. "Besides, I can't fly home with you?"
"I didn't say that but I'm not heading home I'm going to Mandy's place."
Butch made a face. "That girl creeps me the fuck out but whatever. I'll fly with you; I ain't got nothing better to do besides hear Brick groan about pinky and Boomer talk to bubble butt for hours on the phone. I'll end up training later on."
I nod, thinking to myself on what playlist to make. Butch would do this sometimes. Some days he'll fly with me on the way home and keep going to his crib. Bubbles says it's his way of making sure I get home safe but it's just him being a good friend. Or to annoy me.
As we walked out the school we took to the sky. I could see the sea of students lined up to get invited to Princess party and I saw the JL twins together in line. There was an awkward silence as we flew so I decided to speak.
"So. How much did you hear in Ms K's room?"
Butch gave me a look before looking ahead. "Just some junk about you not knowing what you want to do for the future."
So he did hear. Figures. I didn't say anything after that.
"So...you really don't know what you wanna do after graduation?" He asked looking at me. I shrugged my shoulders. "Do you?" I glanced back at him.
Butch folded his arms. "Well I'm really good with my hands so I've thought about going into welding and mechanics. That or maybe a professional motorbike rider or a massage therapist."
I had to slow down to stop on that last one. "You? A massage therapist? What do you know about that field and since when?"
Butch stopped and smirked at me. "I did say I'm good with my hands didn't I? And what's so hard about rubbing some beautiful ladies down and popping their backs?"
I rolled my eyes. "I should've known; just a scam to be mannish. Go ahead but don't be surprised when you get a lawsuit." I started flying again and Butch followed.
"Hey I'm really good at it; you should let me give you one BC you look like you needed one for a long time." He continued to smirk at me. "Thanks but I'll pass, call me when you become a 'professional'."
"And you'll be my first client for free." He touched my chin and I gagged pushing him away. "Yeah when HIM stops trying to destroy the world! Bye dude this is my stop." I flew down to the ground stopping at Mandy's. I see Butch floating in the sky watching me for a second before taking off leaving a green light trail behind him.
I knocked on the door and was greeted by the grim reaper. "Hey Grim, is Mandy here?"
"She be upstairs in ha room." He pointed as he let me in. I went upstairs finding Mandy's room immediately and went inside. Her and Gaz were there on Mandy's bed watching rated R horror movies.
"You made it. Had fun with your boyfriend?" Mandy asked, to which I growled at her.
"He's not my boyfriend. And you won't believe who I met before leaving school." I say as I threw my bag on the floor and sat in a beanbag.
Mandy seemed to think about it before answering. "Your fan club?"
"Ha I wish. No it was Princess. She's the new student at school and get this, she's having a party and wants me to dj."
Mandy pauses the movie and looks at me along with Gaz. "Wait, Princess? Princess Morbucks? Doesn't she hate you and your sisters?" Gaz says, looking surprised.
"Yeah I know right. Shocked the hell out of me too but she says she wants to put the past behind her and be friends and whatever. I told her I'll DJ at her party especially since everyone says her parties are legendary. But anyways y'all wanna come? My entourage gets in free of invitation."
They looked at me cringing though I'm not surprised. Mandy spoke up first.
"BC you know I'm chill for you especially for a party you'll be dj-ing but anywhere with Princess written all over the place isn't my scene. But I send you my support. From my bedroom."
I smile and look at Gaz. "Same here BC. Princess isn't the kind of company I would like to be around. And plus I have to practice for my tournament but I send you my support too."
I shrug with a cool smile. "It's cool. I kinda felt you guys wouldn't want to but I still had to tell you about it and Princess. I'm gonna work on the playlist tomorrow morning when I go home. Now let's watch this movie, what is this anyway?"
"Day of the living dead 4: Blood War." they said in unison. I immediately jumped on Mandy's beanbag chair by the bed. "Pass the popcorn and play."
For the next 5 or 6 hours of watching movies eventually Gaz fell asleep and I wasn't far behind her. "Hey, you still awake?"
I sat up seeing Mandy still wide awake. "Wanna continue our talk from this morning?"
Honestly, I forgot about that discussion we had. I stretched and shrugged at her. I move Gaz into the beanbag and sits on the bed with Mandy. "Yeah so… you said earlier today you wonder about a lot of things about me, my sisters and the boys?" I started off.
"Yes I do; I have a few questions I would like to ask." Mandy leaned back against the mountain of pink pillows on her bed, crossing her legs like she was a business woman.
"Ok, whats on your mind?" I looked at her getting a chilling feeling.
"Once again, I'm not trying to piss you off when I ask you this. I just find it really strange. So why does your sister feel like she has so much control over you and Bubbles? Like today, she says she cares about your grades but doesn't she know you're top of the class along with her and Brick?"
I sighed deeply. "No; no one in my family knows my grades except the professor and even then it doesn't matter."
Mandy cocked an eyebrow. "What do you mean? You make good grades, you'll have a future from this miserable place after graduation, obviously. So what's actually going on BC?"
I groaned while laying down on the bed. This was something I really didn't like talking about. Feelings. But I knew Mandy wouldn't judge me… not completely.
"Mandy..have you ever felt like you don't belong here?"
"Every single day."
"Not just at home, but everywhere. Since the beginning, I've been the...the worst one. I've been labeled before anyone gets to actually know me. My sisters were always the lucky ones, the loved ones. They were gifted with unique powers, even the professor gave their names some thought. I was given mine because it also began with a 'B'. What a fucking joke." I scoffed. "And as the years went by, I noticed that everything I did was wrong, disgusting, weird or wasn't as good slash important as my sisters. Soon I came to believe.. The man that created me, that supposed to love me equally, doesn't and is actually afraid of me."
"Is that why you don't call him dad like your sisters? Do you really believe he fears you?"
I nod. "I do."
Mandy hummed over this confession I told her. "Well my parents fear me deeply to their core. And fear is power BC, but of course we're not the same here. You want acceptance."
"It's so much more than that Mandy! The fact that Blossom is the perfect girl, the perfect daughter, America's sweetheart next door; me and Bubbles can't compare feels like it's a bad thing! Like it's wrong we want to be our own person! Blossom walks around with her nose in the air like she's a goddess and looks down on everyone and has the nerve to talk to others like she's someone's mother! She's so controlling but can't mind her own business! Sometimes i feel like after graduation..she wants us to be together forever. The same colleges and still living together.."
I could feel Mandy cringe at the thought. "Me and Bubbles talked about this a long time ago when Blossom was out at the library; and even she feels smothered by her." I was letting everything out to Mandy and she sat and listened to every word. She even, eventually, had to calm me down because my anger was rising and was starting to shake her house. After what I think might have been hours of talking to Mandy she finally sat up and looked me in the eyes.
"So, you believe your sister is a bitchy controlling asshole who determines to keep you and Bubbles on a leash, who also for some reason is the leader of you and Bubs without any discussion; and from what not I see but what everyone in school sees, the boys seem to be more in sync as a team than you and your sisters and the only reason i say that is because they seem to get along even when they fight." I rolled my eyes so hard they could have gotten stuck but she was right. Me and the girls haven't been the same over the years. We used to just know what to do without speaking and now..well.
"Look, I'm not a therapist; but why don't you just talk to your family and get all of this off your chest like you just did. If they're actually smart, they'll listen to you before you blow your top and destroy everything."
I looked at her. "Really dude..?"
"Seriously BC, it's not good to keep all that anger locked up and stored. Take me and Gaz for an example. When someone pisses us off, we don't let it go. We get revenge. Fuck getting even, we torture them til we're satisfied and know they won't think twice fucking with us again. But you, you're forced to keep your anger in check. Like a good behaved little girl. Pfft what year is this; 1950s? If you don't let that rage flow you'll be swallowed by it and it'll consume you until not even you will be able to recognize yourself."
I knew Mandy was dark but shit; and I don't know if she knew this but she was smiling evilly while telling me this. "Uh...Mandy..?"
She looked at me, coming back to her senses after her speech. "Yes, what were you saying?"
"Yeah.. you know what I'm just gonna change the subject. I'm tired of talking about Blossom. What are you doing for your project for Ms. K? You seem to be really into your painting; more than usual."
Once again Mandy's creepy but serious smile appeared. " Oh yes, I'm a future of myself I'm very determined of having and between you and me I see it very clearly I'm actually can't wait for graduation"
I sat in slight silence; hearing Mandy talk about how she already had her future planned out and was ready made me a little more depressed. Mandy's smart and I know when she has a goal she will go for it. Me on the other hand…
"Buttercup."
I blink, focusing on Mandy again. Her eyebrow rising at me. Basically saying "You didn't hear a word I said"
She sighs softly and pops her neck, Scaringly it looked like she snapped her own neck. She leaned back on her pillows and gave me a tender but still serious look.
"Buttercup, what are you gonna do if Blossom actually wants you three to go to the same college? Live in a dorm room together? We all know with her brain she could make it to Yale or Harvard. Hell so could you and Bubbles but I can see Bubbles going to a fancy art school for fashion design, hair and nails and all that sugary stuff and you anywhere you want but if you keep letting your sister take the lead and whatever she says goes, like I said you're gonna drive yourself crazy and it won't end well."
I grab my hair by the roots and tugs slightly. "Uggggh I know Mandy I fucking know and you're right but.."
"Always a but." She rolled her eyes, getting annoying with this now.
"But I don't know what I want to do with my life. What do I want to do as a career? Obviously being a supe is not an option."
"But you're talented in a lot of other things; not just kicking ass."
I flop backwards on the bed. "That's where the problem lies. I can't choose. Cooking, Dj-ing, Pro sports, Mechanics, a pro trainer, a writer? Some rich person assistant if I can't find anything?"
"You can be my assistant when I become successful." Mandy smirked.
"Cute but thanks. How do you pick a career you feel like you're perfect in?" I watched the ceiling fan turn slowly.
"You don't. You got a lot of talents, you're perfect at anything you put your mind into but there will always be someone better than you at something." Mandy states.
"I hope there's something instiful at the end of this."
"There is, I was just pausing for dramatic effect. Whatever is ruined now, anyway my point i'm trying to make BC is, you are very talented and you can do whatever you feel like will make you happy and if the first dream fails go to the next one. Whatever brings you some cash, go with that career."
…
…..
"Yep… Thanks Mandy." She says no problem and lays back on her pillows. I'm just gonna assume she's going to sleep because we don't say anything else and it's 3:45 AM. I curl up with a pillow and slowly drift off to dreamtown.
The Next Morning
I wake up to birds chirping, the tv on and the smell of breakfast cooking and coffee brewing. The clock reads 8:23AM. The girls are still sleeping. I sit up slowly and float off the bed to not wake the others. I float downstairs heading to the kitchen and I see Grim frying bacon and eggs in a skillet. Back in Townsville if someone told me the grim reaper was their best friend and made them breakfast I would think they were crazy considering i fought literally the devil himself. But after moving to Megaville nothing seems to surprise me or be weird anymore. A guy who can transform into a ghost, a girl who is basically space police, my teachers are either ninjas, a sorceress, robot pilots, imaginary friends brought to life, a weasel genis, etc.
I make my presence known as I float into the kitchen. "Morning Grim."
He turned around and grinned at me. "G' Mornin' Buttercup, I trust ya rested well?"
I nodded to him walking towards the stove. "I did and yourself?"
"Like ta dead." He said with an evil smile which only made me laugh. It always made me giggle to think that the grim reaper has a jamacian accent. "Would you like some help Grim?" I offered as I looked over the cooking food in the skillets.
"Fo' once Mandy has decent friends dat are nice 'enough to help an ol' reaper 'round here! Warms these ol' bones." Grim smiled at me with a hand on his chest where his heart should wore a pink apron that reads "Kill the Cook".
"Shut up Grim and finish cooking my breakfast."
Turning around to see Mandy coming down the stairs heading straight to the table to sit.
"If I see anything burnt it'll be your head." She threatened him. Grim grumbled something along the lines about Mandy being an evil girl and started serving the food onto the table. Gaz comes downstairs and sits with us, not waiting for anyone to start eating. Grim disappears and I tell the girls I can't stay long since I had a promise to fill and had to get to work on my playlist. Of course they understood, Gaz said she wasn't staying long either and Mandy said she was gonna hang out at her pool with Grim and Billy.
After breakfast I flew to the grocery store and walked around the candy aisle and found the chocolate truffles Bubbles loves so much. And just to be a nice sister I bought 4 bags. Being the sugar of the package Bubbles really loved her sweets and surprisingly she's never had a cavity. After paying I took to the sky, flying as high as I could before reaching the first layer of the atmosphere. I loved flying at this height. I felt free and at peace. But what I loved most about flying was the view of everything. The city, the hills, the mountains. Everything. Especially free falling back down to earth; that always gets my blood pumping. the adrenaline of the wind rushing past my face and through my hair as the ground quickly gets closer at each passing second. If I didn't have this candy I would do it now and I have work to do. Turning my body, I head home. As I get closer two things run through my mind. Should I come in through the front door or my bedroom window? No matter which way I come in I know she's gonna be there waiting for me.
"Fuck it." I land gently in front of the house and unlock the door. As soon as I opened the door there she was. Sitting on the couch with her legs and arms crossed looking at me with a stern look. Just imagine your parents catching you doing something like stealing money out someone's wallet. Ok, you got that image? Now times that by 20 and you'll get what Blossom looks like right now. Yeah.
"And where have you been?" She spats at me.
I close the door. "Good morning to you too sis I see you slept good."
I walked past her going to the kitchen, sitting the bag on the table. I saw nothing was cooked for breakfast; like every weekend. On Saturdays we all kinda sleep in and I cook whenever I decide to get up. Or the girls will make a quick snack to munch on.
I knew the professor wasn't home because every Friday is his guy night out with his other genius friends. He comes home later on in the evening saturday.
"Buttercup, where were you last night?"
Oh yeah, she was still here. I start taking out a skillet and food out the fridge. The fact I still haven't answered her was irritating her and I knew. I sigh deeply through my nose and started to get this over with so I could get on with my day.
"I stayed at a friend's house." I replied as I started breaking up eggs in a bowl.
"You could have called to let somebody know. You always do this." She walked towards me and sniffed my clothes. I backed away from her.
"The hell Bloss?!" I looked at her like she lost her mind.
"First off language, second I just wanted to make sure you didn't do anything you shouldn't." She folded her arms again looking at me.
I gave her a look that basically wtf. "And what would that be?"
"Drinking, smoking of any substance especially if it's illegal." she goes on.
I scoffed at her. "Really Blossom? Are you sure you're the smart one? I had done anything like that you know damn well you smell it on me as soon as i came through that door. And if I had- no, you know what; I don't have to stand here and explain myself to you. Since you're not going to believe me anyways no matter what I say.
I return to breaking a few more eggs, add a splash of milk, pepper, salt and cheese and whisk them together before pouring the mixture into the hot skillet. I sliced up some cherry tomatoes, and ham and added that to my eggs. Blossom watched me cook. We stayed silent the entire time. I started to think about what Mandy said about talking to her and the rest of the family about my feelings I've been harboring.
"I'm sorry Buttercup; I just worry about you. I worry about who you hang out with is a good influence for you and how that reflects on your image. I'm just trying to look out for you." Blossom says as she shifts her hair over her shoulder. I didn't say anything for a moment. What I want her to apologize for she would never do. But I dont have the energy to fight with her right now and I know that she doesn't either. That's why she's saying these things. It's her way of saying 'Let's move on.'
"I saw Princess yesterday before I left school. She's the new student everyone was buzzing about." I rolled the egg over in the skillet making a huge omelet for four people. Blossom looked at me surprised.
"Woah woah...woah. Princess Morbucks, the spoiled brat that wanted to destroy us so badly because we didn't let her join our group, the girl who changed Santa Claus' naughty and nice list so that she would be the only good kid on the list, the same girl who tried to ruin our birthday that one year? That Princess Morbucks?" Blossom went on and on.
"Yep that very one." I placed an omelet on four plates and sat them on the table and started to clean up my dishes. "And she wants to be friends."
"Friends? With us?" she continued as she sat down at the table watching me.
"Uh-huh. Wants to put the past behind us and start over and blah blah blah. Invited you and Bubbles to her party next weekend."
"Oh you gonna be kidding." she face palmed.
"Yep and she looked completely different than the last time we saw her. She wants to start over and be friends; and invited me to DJ at her party she throwing next friday and-"
"So wait, what did you say to her about all of this?"
"Well I-" a flash of blue cuts me off. Bubbles comes into the kitchen with her hair in rollers, a blue tank top and black sport shorts.
"Omg I just heard the news! It's all over twitter! Princess is back and you're gonna DJ at her party! Congrats Buttercup I heard her parties and legendary! I hope I can get a invite." Bubbles babbled on not letting me get a word. I shoved a piece of omelette in her mouth and all that could be heard was 'mmmm'.
Bubbles sat at the table and started on her plate. Blossom looked wide eyed at me.
"You said yes?! I thought you hated her?" Blossom questioned me.
"Aren't you always the one saying everyone deserves a second chance? We gave the boys a chance and look how well that turned out. Bubbles is even dating one of them."
Blossom rolled her eyes. "Yeah, but how long did it take you to trust them finally when they wanted to change their ways?"
Ok, point for Blossom. When the boys came to us and said they wanted to stop doing evil, I didn't believe them. I thought it was a trick planned by Mojo or HIM to catch us with our guard down. It took a while but I trust them now.
"Ok true but it's been years since we saw her and honestly I haven't thought about her once. So here she is willingly wanting to start over and I'm only following your wisdom on giving her a chance. Cause if she's bullshitting I can always kick her ass back to islands she came from."
Bubbles giggled and Blossom smirked at me though she was trying to scowl at me for cursing.
"Well I'm happy you're taking my advice and I guess I should follow it too. I just can't stand her because she's so.."
"Bratty, Spoiled, a Bitch?" Bubbles chimed in.
"Bubbles!" Blossom looked at her shocked and I laughed
"Oh grow up Blossom, we're 17 years old now. We're not kindergarders anymore who don't know what we're saying. Besides, if it was a problem dad would have said something to Buttercup a long time ago." Bubbles had a point.
"Pfft a loooooooong time ago." I agreed and shoved my omelette into my mouth. I know I'm a fat ass but I love food.
Blossom shook her head at us. "And I know very well you be cursing under your breath a lot of times; like here and at school." I added and Blossom's face turned a light shade of pink admitting she was guilty.
"Ok..ok. Sometimes. Not often. It's just not lady-like." she softly admits.
"So. We're not ladies. We're teens." I chomped on my omelette and Bubbles smiled nodding agreeing with me. Blossom sighed and gave in silently. I smiled as well. This moment was actually enjoyable. I told Bubbles about Princess inviting her to the party if she wanted to be part of my entourage. She screamed and started babbling about finding the perfect outfit which meant a shopping trip to the mall. That was my cue to go. I grabbed my plate and started to head to my room. Bubbles grabbed my arm and gave me the biggest puppy eyes she could make.
"Please come with us Buttercup! It'll be fun!" she whined. There was nothing fun about shopping; well not the kind shopping Bubbles and Blossom do. But I knew she wasn't gonna leave me alone until I said yes.
"Fine Bubs but I refuse to stay in that mall for more than 2 hours. If you're not done in that time limit I will leave without you."
she nodded happily. "I gotta call Boomie!" with that she grabbed her breakfast and went to her room to call Boomer. I turned to Blossom. "I'm gonna be in my room to work on my playlist for the party."
Blossom nodded and I went up stairs. I worked on the music that I knew Princess would like and the party goers after doing some research on Princess social media accounts. Apparently she's a huge Beyonce fan. Well that fits since Princess sees herself as a queen. I've been in my room for about 6 hours straight.
I stretched, my joints popped and I walked out to get a bottle of water. The professor was home sitting on the couch watching tv and Blossom was doing what looked like homework. Bubbles came down stairs dressed in overall shorts with a yellow tube top under it and straw hat with sunflowers. She looked nice and the first thing I thought was she must have a date with Boomer.
Bubbles started telling the professor about the party. He seemed like he was ok with the idea; saying as long as our homework and chores were done we could go and he'll give us money to go shopping.
That was easy.
"I'm not going."
Everyone looked at Blossom; even the professor had a confused look on his face.
Bubbles walked closer to her. "What?"
"I said I'm not going."
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