BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! SMASH!
"there goes another alarm clock of his" said Boomer walking into Butches room along with Brick
"BUTCH WAKE UP" yelled Brick
"why do we have to do this every morning?" asked Boomer "lets just let him be late, it's not like he cares"
"fine lets go" said Brick
Butch woke up about ten minutes after they left, he got dressed and flew to school, he wasn't to late, he missed homeroom but he was still in time for one of Mr. Bogey's boring lessons "sup, teach?"
"take a seat Mr. Jojo" ordered Mr. Bogey
"whatever" Butch sat down beside Buttercup he noticed how down she looked, she was holding her head up with the palm of her hand, she was looking out the window to the left of the room
"what's up?" asked Butch
Buttercup didn't respond she just sighed
"are you ok?"
Buttercup looked at him and shook her head, then she turned back to the window
"what happened?"
Buttercup didn't even move, she continued to look out the window, after a few minutes she said in the quietest voice ever "I need to help him"
Butch was very confused she didn't get what she meant
Help who?
Buttercup was down all morning she would barely even talk to Butch, she nodded her head and sighed now and then but that was all she did, during free period Buttercup was sitting down on a bench outside writing in a book, Butch walked over and sat beside her "hey Buttercup, I really need to talk to you"
Buttercup looked up from her book, she didn't say anything
"why haven't you talked all day?"
Buttercup shrugged and looked down at her book
"Buttercup talk to me, I kinda miss your voice"
Buttercup looked at him and sighed
"who do you need to help?" he asked
Buttercup sighed again she muttered "Derek"
Butch smiled, he was happy she talked "why?"
"I can't tell you"
"you tell me everything though"
Buttercup sighed again "Butch, I can't tell you"
"fine, but can you at least be happy again, your bringing me down"
Buttercup shook her head "if you knew what I know, you wouldn't be happy either"
Free period ended shortly, then fifth period ended quick and before you knew it, it was the end of the school day. Buttercup got her bag from her locker and started to walk home, Butch caught up to her "listen I am sick of the boring and quiet and depressed Buttercup, go back to the loud, obnoxious, mean, tough, bratty, bitchy Buttercup"
Buttercup glared at him and punched him "I am not bitchy"
Butch smiled "ah good to have you back"
Buttercup rolled her eyes "I still can't figure out a way to save him"
"Buttercup tell me what the problem is, I can fix it"
"you can't fix it, neither can I, I don't even think the police can fix it"
Butches eyes widened "is this a matter calling for the police? Wait Buttercup tell me what is wrong now"
Buttercup looked away "Derek is gay"
Butch smiled "god you had me scared for nothing"
"I am not done"
Butch frowned again "what else?"
"his parents beat him for it and they beat him for other things to"
"tell the police" said Butch"what good will that do, Derek will be put in foster care and his parents will go to jail, what about after they get out, they will go after Derek and beat him shitless" Buttercup had a tear fall down her face, she wiped it away quickly "I think somebody should beat his parents so they know how it feels"
"we could beat them"
"I don't know, I don't feel comfortable beating parents, plus what if the police arrest us because they think we are beating up parents for fun"
"I don't know what else to do then"
"neither do I" said Buttercup sadly
Derek told Buttercup not to worry about it, Derek and Buttercup went out each night for a walk and talked and laughed with each other, they became very good friends. Buttercup really wanted to help Derek but he told her there was absolutely nothing she could do, he told her to not think about it, he would be ok.
Buttercup and Butch were at an ice cream stand "yeah, me and Derek were talking about the dance last night"
"when is it again?" asked Butch
"Friday"
"today is Sunday so it will be in like five days" said Butch
"yup" said Buttercup licking her ice cream
"hey Buttercup, do you want to go with me?"
"sure why not" replied Buttercup
"cool, but I do mean as a couple not just friends"
Buttercup blushed a bit "oh, ok"
Butch smiled "cool"
"this doesn't mean we are boyfriend girlfriend though, it is just one date"
"ok" said Butch happily, he put his arm around her
"nice move Romeo"
"If I am Romeo, then your Juliet" Butch spun Buttercup around and dipped her down
"oh kiss me Romeo" said Buttercup
Butch smiled and as he leaned in for a kiss Buttercup shoved her ice cream in his face "HA! In your dreams"
Butch smiled and licked the ice cream off his face