YAY! First official chapter of Love Like War! This chapter will mostly cover Boomer's feelings...
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Boomercrushed
Eight Years Later…
Boomer sat at his desk in History class, bored out of his mind. The only thing that kept him from wanting to skip the class was being able to admire his crush. She was the only reason he never ditched the most boring subject to ever be taught. Then again, he also didn't want to get into trouble. The way her hair fell around her flawless skin as she read from the text book. The way her eyes fluttered as she tried to stay awake while the teacher spoke. The way her eyes would light up when the bell would finally ring. It all kept Boomer at his desk, listening to the teacher describe events that happened years ago.
Today, however, they were giving presentations on some war in which Boomer forgot the name of. He lifted his head in interest when his teacher, Mr. Stevens, called for his crush to give her presentation.
"Buttercup Utonium, your presentation please." Yep, Boomer had a crush on Buttercup. Most people expected him to go for Bubbles, but he was into the hard-to-get, and dangerously pretty Powerpuff. Don't get Boomer wrong, Bubbles was pretty, all of the Powerpuff Girls were, but there was something about Buttercup that stood out to him. Not to mention the fact that Bubbles looked more like his sister than anything.
Boomer honestly believed that if he wanted Bubbles, he could have had her a long time ago using his charming side. He had a way with girls. He always knew what to say to fill a girl with complete bliss. Butch was the same, but less sweet about it, and he was more of a player than Boomer. Boomer had his eyes set on one girl, Buttercup. He couldn't use charm to get her though, that was the challenge in it. Every time he tried to flirt, a sense of nervousness took over, that's how he knew she was special. So many guys wanted her too, but she was a hard girl to get. She would roll her eyes at any guy that tried to flirt, or send them a glare telling them to back off. No guy had ever managed to get her to go on a date with them.
Buttercup stood from her seat, and made her way to the front of the classroom. She glanced at Boomer with a smile that sent most guys to cloud nine. He casually smiled back at her. Just because he had a crush on her, didn't mean he was weird about it. He never made it obvious like blushing or getting quiet whenever she was near. He kept his cool, and acted like they were nothing more than friends. He'd tell her eventually, but he just needed the perfect way to do it without messing up their friendship.
"Buttercup, where is your PowerPoint?" Mr. Stevens asked. Buttercup was leaning against the white board, looking at Mr. Stevens with a blank expression. She directed her attention to the class and smirked.
"Well…" Mr. Stevens sighed loudly and the class began to laugh lowly, awaiting Buttercup's excuse. "I actually did it, and I saved it to this flash drive" she held up a metallic, lime green flash drive. "Then I deleted it from my laptop because I'm low on space. And then… I kind of dropped the flash drive in my cup of soda… So, I'll just recite what I remember from reading, and what I put in the power point." Mr. Stevens sat back in his chair and listened.
Buttercup began her presentation, hitting every major point of the war. No one believes it at first, but Buttercup is actually really smart. She's not as smart as Blossom, but she's pretty smart. The only thing keeping her from honors classes is her attitude and not wanting to even be in an honors class. She maintained at least a C average by doing amazing work on projects and tests, and doing half the work on home and classwork. She needed to keep her grades up to maintain her title as the "Best Volleyball Player this school has ever had."
When she was done, the entire class clapped and a few guys whistled.
"Well Buttercup, I'll give you a B since you knew a lot of the material." Mr. Stevens said. Buttercup's smirk grew and she returned to her seat.
"Boomer Jojo, your turn." Boomer felt a lump form in his throat. He hated presenting, it didn't matter what class, he hated it. He was fine with talking in front of groups of people, but for some reason, presenting information in class made him nervous. He rolled his eyes and caught Buttercup looking at him with concern. She knew he hated presentations. Determination filled her bright green eyes, and she raised her hand.
"Mr. Stevens, did you take roll yet today?" she asked. Boomer gave a smirk that matched Buttercup's. Mr. Stevens always forgot to take roll at the beginning of class, and when he did do it, it took him forever. He sighed and turned to his computer screen to take roll. Boomer gave Buttercup a thankful glance and she nodded.
Suddenly, a green bracelet began to beep and light up on Buttercup's wrist. Boomer's cell phone began to vibrate uncontrollably, causing him to jump at the sudden movement. Mr. Stevens gave the two a knowing glance before they ran for the door. In the hallway, Blossom, Bubbles, Butch, and Brick were waiting.
The Professor made each of the Girls bracelets that would act like their Hotline. He also tricked out the Boys' cell phones to go off whenever there was trouble. A crash was heard from the city, and the six teens bolted out of the school.
"Another monster!?" Bubbles whined as the group approached the center of the city.
"Don't worry Bubbles, this will be easy!" Buttercup said. Without another word, she was ahead of the rest of the group, eager to be fighting. Boomer watched Buttercup throw strong punches and kick at the monster, not realizing he was staring.
"Come on Boom! You can drool over your girlfriend later!" Brick shout, snapping Boomer out of his daze. Brick and Butch both knew about Boomer's crush on Buttercup. They figured it out when they caught him practically drooling over her in a bikini during the summer. Boomer sent a glare to Brick before joining the others to fight. Before anyone, except Buttercup, had the chance to attack the monster, a giant claw slapped them all into the concrete.
"Oh that monster is really asking for it!" Buttercup exclaimed as she rose to her feet. She balled her hands into fists, ready to attack.
"Buttercup, wait! Maybe we shouldn't attack head on like this, we should try something else" Bubbles grabbed Buttercup's arm before she could fly off. Buttercup was about to protest when Brick interrupted.
"BC stop. Bubbles is right, we need a different strategy. Plus, your punches weren't doing any damage to the monster." Buttercup sighed and crossed her arms, waiting for instruction
"Why don't we use the new weapon the Professor made?" Blossom suggested, already flying in the direction of her house. Brick rushed to block her path with a stern expression.
"No way. That weapon hasn't been tested yet, and you know the Professor's inventions rarely do well even after they've been tested" he said. Blossom glared at him. They may have a truce, but that didn't stop Brick and Blossom from having a slight rivalry. Since they are both the leaders of their groups, and they technically merged their teams into one, the two have found it hard to be co-leaders with one another. They were each used to leading their siblings on their own, and sharing the title "Commander and Leader" didn't work as easily as everyone had hoped.
They were great friends until it came to a mission. Once they were called into action, it was like they no longer considered each other as friends, but rather co-leaders. After a battle, they would go right back to being the close friends they were. No matter how much they annoyed one another during a mission, that tension never followed them into their everyday lives.
"You're not the only one who can make big decisions Brick. I'm a leader too, and I can lead my sisters to do something if I want" Blossom stated. While the two leaders bickered, the others groaned in annoyance.
"Can those two ever go a mission without wanting to tear each other's throats out?" Butch complained.
"Nope, I'm surprised they can stay friends at school" Boomer replied.
"Where's Buttercup?" Bubbles questioned, looking around. Butch and Boomer glanced around as well, realizing she really was gone.
"Interesting, I wonder where she went" Butch said. Boomer nudged Butch in the side and pointed in the air where Buttercup was flying towards the monster. In her hands was a steel ball-like weapon. Bubbles recognized it as the weapon the Professor designed in order for them to defeat monsters without creating a huge mess.
Butch and Boomer watched Buttercup make her way to the head of the monster. She floated directly in front of its face with a slight smirk. The monster opened its mouth to swallow her whole, but Buttercup pulled a pin and tossed the circular weapon in, bolting out of reach. She calmly drifted onto the ground in a way that made her mid-length hair seem to float around her face in slow-motion. Boomer found himself unable to stop the dazed smile on his face.
When she landed gracefully on in the street, the monster began to shake vigorously. Buttercup turned on her heel and slowly made her way towards Bubbles, Butch, and Boomer. Behind her, the bomb Buttercup tossed into the monster's mouth went off, but instead of an explosion of fire, there was a bright ball of light.
Everything seemed to slow down for Boomer. The nearly blinding light behind Buttercup made her appear like an angel. The light breeze blew her black hair to the side in the slightest, and the sun light shined perfectly in front of her to make her eyes sparkle. Her mischievous smile made his heart beat a million times faster than normal. Butch chuckled at his brother as Buttercup arrived at their sides, not even noticing Boomer's stares.
Brick and Blossom joined the group after they heard the explosion. The bright ball of light left behind absolutely nothing. No fire, no monster body parts, and no buildings were destroyed. The bomb seemed to have simply blown the monster into nothing, without causing any more damage to the city.
"Great job BC" Butch said. Buttercup gave him a proud smile before replying.
"Why thank you Butch, maybe I should be the leader instead of these two!" she sent glares at the Brick and Blossom.
"Well things would have gone smoother if Brick had just let me use the bomb!" Blossom stated, starting up another argument between the two.
"Will you two just SHUT UP!?" Boomer shouted. The leaders immediately quit their bickering and dropped the conflict. Buttercup giggled softly at Boomer's command. He loved it when she laughed. It was the perfect mix of Bubbles' high pitched one and her own voice. She always seemed genuinely happy whenever she laughed, and Boomer loved being the one to make her do it.
The teens flew into the air, heading back to school. Blossom and Brick were silently forgiving one another, knowing they wouldn't be able to stay mad.
YAY!
There will be more ButchxBubbles in the next chapter, but not what you'd expect. it takes time for these things okay! be patient I promise sweet Butchubbles moments in the future!
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