Dancing Princess Chapter 7: Girlfriend, a toy story fanfic

Chapter Seven - Girlfriend

The song used in this chapter is Avril Lavigne's 'Girlfriend'. I don't own copyright, yada yada. : - )

Woody approached Jessie and took a seat on the shelf besides her. "Jessie? You ok over here?" he asked softly, laying his hand on her shoulder. She closed her eyes when he touched her, and he knew she was thinking about Buzz.

"How could he do that to me, Woody? After all that's happened and all we've been through, he gets flustered when it comes to Rochelle." She said sadly, her mouth drooping in misery.

"Aw come on, Jess, she's a nice enough toy," Woody said gently, but Jessie shook her head. "You don't get it, Woody. She's been after Buzz since day one. And he's always said she's something else. You'd think he'd never seen a new doll before."

Woody smiled. "You don't think it's merely a case of jealousy?" He asked. "I was the same way with Buzz when he arrived in Andy's playroom, but you wouldn't think it to look at us now."

Jessie shook her head again, "But Buzz didn't come into your life and try and steal Bo, did he?" she remarked, and Woody sighed. She had a point.

"No, but he did irritate me in other ways. I don't know what changed him to be honest. One minute he was a deluded egghead and the next he was having a nervous breakdown." He recalled with a smile.

Jessie didn't say anything, and Woody wondered if she was even listening. She seemed to be in a world of her own. "Listen, Jess," he continued, bending closer to her to whisper in confidence. "Why don't you give Rochelle a chance? Take her up on the dancing therapy she's recommending. You might even learn something."

Jessie didn't respond, so Woody picked himself up and readied himself to leave the shelf. "I'll let you think it over sis. I gotta go make sure Rochelle's not using the crayons for eyeshadow again." With that, he hopped down to the floor.

That evening, long after Woody had comforted her, Jessie sat, knees pulled up to her chest, watching the floor show. Her eyes followed Buzz as he helped Rochelle set up, then he took his usual spot on top of the stereo, fingers poised over the buttons.

Tonight a pop tune blared from the stereo, and as it began Buzz hopped down to sit in front of the stereo. The song started up immediately and Jessie was struck by the lyrics.

Hey! Hey! You! You! I don't like your girlfriend!
No way! No way! I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You! I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You!I know that you like me
No way! No way! No, it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You! I want to be your girlfriend

Rochelle turned her attention on Buzz up above her, gesturing with her index finger for him to come closer. The other toys turned to see who Rochelle was pointing to, and in front of everyone Buzz jumped down from the table to join the others on the floor.

You're so fine
I want you mine
You're so delicious
I think about ya all the time
You're so addictive
Don't you know what I could do to make you feel alright?
Don't pretend I think you know I'm damn precious
And hell yeah
I'm the mother****ing princess
I can tell you like me too and you know I'm right

She's like so whatever
And you could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

The song was being sung directly to Buzz. Rochelle didn't seem to have eyes for any other toy, Jessie noticed, her own face flushing with embarrassment for herself. How could she not have noticed?

Hey! Hey! You! You!I don't like your girlfriend!
That's Right! No way! No way! I think you need a new one
Hey! Hey! You! You! I could be your girlfriend
Hey! Hey! You! You! I know that you like me
No way! No way! You know it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You! I want to be your girlfriend

I can see the way, I see the way you look at me
And even when you look away I know you think of me
I know you talk about me all the time again and again
So come over here, tell me what I want to hear
Better yet make your girlfriend disappear
I don't want to hear you say her name ever again
(And again and again and again!)

She's like so whatever
And you could do so much better
I think we should get together now
And that's what everyone's talking about!

Hey! Hey! You! You! I know that you like me
No way! No way! You know it's not a secret
Hey! Hey! You! You! I want to be your girlfriend

In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger
Cause I can, cause I can do it better
There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in?
She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking?
In a second you'll be wrapped around my finger
Cause I can, cause I can do it better
There's no other, so when's it gonna sink in?
She's so stupid, what the hell were you thinking?

"Is she describing me?" Jessie wondered in anger. Her fists clenched as she watched Rochelle attempting to interact with Buzz. And he was lapping it up, Jessie noticed, her blood boiling as she watched Buzz fidget and look awkward – the way he used to get around her before they got together.

As she continued to watched Rochelle, her movements started to get more obvious, and by the time the song was over the other toys were whispering and pointing fingers and looking up at her. Jessie wasn't going to be the gooseberry. She drew her legs up to her chest even tighter and shuffled behind the darkness of the books there.