Bubbles P.O.V.
"Bubbles Utonium?" Coach Hieneck boomed.
"Present." I called.
"Alright then! Today we will be playing dodgeball!" Coach told us.
I shuddered, I got hit with the ball in any sport I played, but in dodgeball it happened a lot more often.
"I need two team captains! Any volunteers?" Coach asked.
One of the new kids, a burly looking one with tousled black hair raised his hand immeadiatly.
"Okay, Butch stand up."
He did and there were no other volunteers.
"I guess I'm picking." Coach said.
Not me, not me, I kept on hoping.
"Michael Believe!" Coach shouted and I sighed in relief.
"Pick your teams, captains!" Coach commanded.
I slapped a hand to my face. Time for the embarressment of being picked last.
"Butch, you first!" Coach said.
Butch looked around and then grinned at me, "Bubbles."
I was in shock as I walked up to him.
"You should know I'm not the greatest athlete." I warned him.
He winked at me, "Just stay by me, I won't let you get hit."
I smiled appreciativly at him, "Thanks."
I waited on pins and needles as I saw the teams form. Mike was picking all the strong people and Butch was picking the coordinated ones, besides me of coarse. Coach blew the whistle and the balls started flying.
I shrieked as one whizzed by my head.
"Careful." Butch said catching one aimed at my stomach.
I nodded and focused in on my surroundings. Mike was telling his buddies to take me out, there was no doubt about that, while the others were just hurling them randomly.
Mike saw me staring at him and he yelled, "This one's for you, ya blonde bitch!"
He threw the ball at my head, but I was ready for it. I caught it and everyone stopped moving.
"Butch's team wins!" Coach announced.
I could not believe I had actually won the game! Mike was glaring icilly at me so I blew him a kiss. The bell rang and I walked out the door.
"Nice catch." Tyler applauded when I walked into our math class.
I bowed, "I know, I'm rather amazing."
He laughed and I took my seat next to him. "There's a rumor going around that one of the new kids was flirting with you."
He sounded jealous.
I shrugged, "A little. His name's Butch. Oh, and Buttercup's starting her little game when we get to lunch."
He groaned, "Shit. Well thanks for the warning. What category do you think this Butch is going to fall into?"
I thought about it, athletic, hot, charismatic...
"Popular." It surprised me that my voice sounded almost dissapointed.
"What a shame." Tyler sighed, happily.
I grinned at him, "You weren't jealous, were you?"
He snorted, "Keep dreaming."
Class started then, and I tried my best to focus, I really did, but I couldn't keep my mind off of Mike's face when I caught the ball. Shock and then raw fury.
I was actually terrified of someone, for the first time in my life.
I wanted to tell Tyler or Robin, but I knew somehow it would get back to Mitch. I didn't want Mike to hurt him more than he already has. The bell rang and I stood up so fast my head spun.
Tyler caught me and I blushed, "Sorry!"
I righted myself and started walking to the activities center in the far building of the school. The bell rang and I picked up the pace slightly, hoping Dr. Brittain was in a good mood today. I made it outside when an arm snaked around my waist.
"Where do you think you're going, Bubbles?" Mike asked.
A nasaly giggle escaped from an uncomfortably farmilliar voice followed by shrieking laughter from Bunny and Princess.
"Blossom?" I asked.
She flipped me off with a slightly manic grin. Princess got up in my face and slapped me, hard.
"That's what you get, freak!" She chirped.
Bunny came up and kicked me in the stomach, which hurt like heck. I tried to punch her but Mike threw me on the ground and kicked me again, but this one hurt a lot more than Bunny's.
"Don't hit my girls, bitch."
I cried out in pain as Blossom punched me in the nose.
"You ugly ginger!" I hissed angrily.
Mike kicked me again, "Don't insult them either."
The hits kept on coming, but the feeling of betrayal hurt a lot more. My own sister, no matter how mean, was helping push me to the brim of death.
Mike stood me up and told Blossom, "You're turn babe."
She beamed and stabbed me in the leg with a swith-blade. I opened my mouth in a silent scream and punched her in the mouth laughing as she fell on her butt and coughed up a bit of blood.
Mike twisted my arm in an odd angle and growled, "Wrong move you dumb whore."
He snapped my arm and I could not stop the scream of pure agony that escaped my lips.
"What's going on out here!?" A teacher asked, but he was too far away to see anything.
"Bail!" Mike said and they took off running and I crumpled to the ground in a broken heap, letting the darkness consume me.