What They Really Think
Chapter 5
Bubbles/Buttercup vs Boomer/Butch
Take a Hint
Bubbles's POV
"Buttercup, let's dance!", I beg as Buttercup leads me into the club. She nods and we head onto the floor. We start dancing, and having a good time. It was karaoke night, almost all the songs were good.
"I told you this place rocked!", Buttercup yells. Suddenly I feel an arm around my waist. I look up to see a cute guy with blonde hair and sapphire blue eyes.
"Hey cutie.", he says. I smile up at him. Taking this as encouragement, he starts talking my ear off. I glance at Buttercup, to see her being hit on by another guy. She glances at me, and we smirk and pull away.
"Sorry, guys. We're about to go sing.", I say. Buttercup nods. The boys whoop and we head up to the karaoke guy.
"We need to sing. Now!", Buttercup says lowly. The man nods, sort of scared. He hands us a book. I find the song and and we point to it. He nods knowingly and we head onstage. I put the mic to my mouth.
"Why am I always hit on by the boys I never like
I can always see 'em coming, from the left and from the right"
Buttercup starts to sing.
"I don't want to be a priss, I'm just tryin' to be polite
But it always seems to bite me in the-"
We start dancing and the crowd watches. The boys stare at us. Suddenly I recognize them. The blonde was Boomer, my long gone counterpart. Buttercup's eyes widen and she realizes that her guy was Butch. I raise my mic again.
"Ask me for my number, yeah, you put me on the spot
You think that we should hook-up, but I think that we should not"
I wave sarcastically to the boys. They stare at us in awe and smile. Buttercup and I roll our eyes. Buttercup smirks viciously and starts singing.
"You had me at hello, then you opened up your mouth
And that is when it started going south"
We sing the last word together.
"Oh! Get your hands off my hips, 'fore I'll punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my— Hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
No you can't buy me a drink, let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La….
T-take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La…."
After the chorus, we jump offstage and dance our way through the crowd. I sing a bit louder as we near our counterparts.
"I guess you still don't get it, so let's take it from the top"
Buttercup follows suit.
"You asked me what my sign was, and I told you it was Stop"
"Hey boys.", we say as we near them. They stare up at us in admiration. We ruffle their hair teasingly and go back through the crowd. I lift my mic.
"And if I only had a dime for every name that you just dropped"
We stop and jump on the bar. Buttercup joins in.
You'd be here and I'd be on a yacht
"Oh!
Get your hands off my hips, 'fore I'll punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my— Hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
No you can't buy me a drink, let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La….
T-take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La…."
A loud bang is heard from the door and Blossom and Brick storm in, Blossom disapprovingly and Brick excitedly. They stop and stare at the spectacle. We ignore our siblings. I keep singing.
"It's about time that you're leavin' I'm gonna count to three and"
Buttercup comes in again.
"Open my eyes and
You'll be gone"
Buttercup starts the numbers. I sing the other lines.
"One
Get your hands off my—
Two.
Or I'll punch you in the—
Three.
Stop your staring at my— Hey!"
We start singing together again.
"Take a hint, take a hint
I am not your missing link
Let me tell you what I think
I think you could use a mint
Take a hint, take a hint
Take a hint, take a hint
Woah!
Get your hands off my hips, 'fore I'll punch you in the lips
Stop your staring at my— Hey!
Take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La….
T-take a hint, take a hint
La, La, La…. "
The song ends. We walk past our counterparts and ruffle their hair again.
"Thanks for the laughs guys.", I say.
"You made our day.", Buttercup adds before we head back to the dance floor again.