Townsville High

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Chapter 13 - Don't say it's over.

Last Chapter - Blossom and Brick finally talked, but it didn't end well. Bubbles met an ex of Tyler, who made her see some sence for a moment. Butch and Buttercup started a love/hate relationship as they finally started to get on for a second and Maxine found out that her biological brother is Tyler.


"Good morning, sunshine."

Buttercup groaned as her eyes fluttered open. As she fully opened her eyes, she saw Butch smirking at her. She jumped up, and then with a swift kick, he was off the bed. Butch sat up and held his aching head.

"What part of stay on the floor did you not understand!?" Buttercup growled.

Butch chuckled and stood up from the floor, his eyes darting at her playfully.

"My back hurt. I can't train if I have a sore back."

"You're gonna have more than a sore back if I catch you in the bed again!"

Butch rolled his eyes, smirking, before grabbing some clothes to change into. He picked out a pair of black cottons, and a green shirt, along with dark green sneakers. He walked into the bathroom to change, leaving Buttercup to lie back on the bed and close her eyes again.

She blissfully tried to get back to sleep, but her alarm clock, that was now buzzing, wouldn't let her. She groaned and whacked the clock, causing it to break. She narrowed her eyes before jumping out of the bed. She grabbed her brush and brushed her short raven hair.

Minutes later Butch came back out the bathroom, and watched as Buttercup picked out her outfit. It was basically the same as Butch's, a pair of grey cottons and a green tank top with black high tops.

"We have our first training class in twenty minutes, so hurry up. I know how long it takes most girls to get ready." Butch said as he tied his shoelaces. Buttercup rolled her eyes and walked over to the bathroom.

"If you haven't realised yet, I'm not like most girls." Buttercup said before walking into the bathroom and slamming the door shut. Butch smirked and nodded.

"Of course." He said chuckling.

Butch walked over to the bed, and sat down as he waited for Buttercup to get ready. He saw her phone on the table and decided to be nosey, and unlocked it. He smiled at the picture she had as her background, it was her and her sisters.

In the picture, Buttercup was in the middle, smiling like she was genuinely happy. Blossom was sporting a pair of 'bunny ears' thanks to Buttercup, and Bubbles was pulling a funny face. They all looked so happy, it made Butch chuckle slightly.

"That was taken the day before my dad died."

Butch looked up and saw Buttercup standing by the door with her arms crossed. He took a second to admire how she looked, then shook his head of the thought. She walked over and snatched the phone from him.

"Sorry, I was just being nosey." Butch said, bracing for attack.

"I'll hit you for it later, let's go." She said as she put the phone down and walked over to the door. He was pretty confused on how she hadn't punched him for touching her stuff, was she mabey going soft? Butch got up and spoke before she walked out.

"I'm sorry about your dad." Butch said sympathetically.

Buttercup shrugged. "Life goes on. Now if you don't move your stupid ass we're going to be late! Hurry up and make friends with the door, Butchy boy."

Butch smirked and chuckled as he followed Buttercup out the door. They wandered down the hall and into the main common room of the building, where they found a couple of teenagers waiting.

"You must be the kids from Townsville high." A tall boy said in a beautiful Australian accent.

Buttercup and Butch glared at him. He had short blonde hair, much like Boomer's, and his eyes were green. He had a muscular body, but not as much as Butch. His smile was friendly, and made them instantly feel at ease around him.

"Yeah, that's us." Buttercup said.

"I'm Brandon Lake, pleasure to meet you." Brandon smiled. He glanced at Buttercup with slight interest, making Butch raise his eyebrow at why he seemed to be bothered by it. Shaking the though away, Butch smiled at Brandon.

"Hey, I'm Butch." He pointed at Buttercup. "The annoying bitch is Buttercup."

Buttercup growled at him and punched him in the side, causing Butch to double over and moan. Brandon chuckled at the pair and smiled.

"I reckon I'm going to like you two. C'mon, class is starting." He said, dragging them to a table by the front. The three sat down, with Buttercup in the middle of the two.

A tough looking man walked in. He looked like he was in his late 30's and had rough brown hair. He stood at the front of the class and started the introduction.

"Hello, for all the newcomers, my name is Coach Radley." Brandon rolled his eyes, obviously showing his dislike for the Coach. "You were all sent here because there is only so much you can learn in high school classes. Here you can really work hard and get the proper training you need to be the best."

Buttercup turned to Brandon, as she noticed he had rolled his eyes. "You don't like this guy do ya?" She whispered.

"He's a ding bat."

Buttercup looked at him, confused. She was obviously not familiar with Australian slang. He chuckled at her and whispered back.

"That means he's a fool." He smiled.

Butch wasn't paying attention even thought the class started 10 seconds ago, instead he was looking out the window. He noticed Buttercup smiling as she listened to the Coach. It interested him that Buttercup actually cared so much about something. He knew her for her laid-back attitude, it was intriguing to see her love something so much.

Buttercup looked at him from the corner of her eyes, and turned back to looking at the front. She was sick of him randomly looking at her, she reminded herself to hit him for that later.

"Most of you are here for the weekend, but if you impress the scouts, you can come back and train for the semester next year." Coach Radley said.

Brandon was one of those people. He was so good that they invited him back, and he's stayed for two semesters. The place was practically his home now, and he never wanted to leave.

"Now, I'm going to partner you all up and get you started. I'll be watching you all carefully and giving you tips. So, chose a partner and we'll start."

Butch glanced at Buttercup, and she nodded at him, knowing what he was going to ask. Brandon partnered up with a blonde girl, and they all got into a separate space in the large room. Coach moved some of the tables to make more room.

"Right, this is just a test to see how good you all are with sparring, then we'll get on to the proper training. So, begin."

Butch immediately sent a punch to Buttercup's gut. She shook the pain off and circled him. With a swift jab, she caught him off guard by hitting him in the side. Butch double-hooked her, causing her to back off slightly.

Coach Radley watched Butch and Buttercup fight, and smiled, impressed. "Very good, Butch. Remember to breathe out when you throw a punch, and look at your target. Learn to keep your eyes open during the heat of the battle."

Butch nodded and threw another punch while breathing out, it made the impact better. Buttercup was sick of him getting the upper hand, so she done something she had never done before, a tripple-hook.

Basically she had hit him in the gut with her right hand, then her left, then her right again. Butch groaned at the pain and blocked all her next moves.

"Very impressive, Buttercup. Keep remembering to let your hands go, even if your hit doesn't land, keep him thinking and keep your eyes open."

Buttercup avoided another hit and decided it was time to get dirty. She tackled him, not hard enough to make him fall, but enough for him to be stunned. She punched his stomach twice and then his face.

"That's enough. You have real talent, Buttercup, keep it up." Coach Radley smiled at her before going off to check on another pair.

Buttercup panted and pulled away from Butch, a happy smirk dancing on her lips. Butch sighed in defeat, but still offered her his hand.

"Good fight." He said.

She shook his hand and nodded. "Yeah."

Buttercup looked over at Brandon who gave her a thumbs up before returning his attention to his partner. Buttercup smiled and turned back to Butch.

"How does it feel, getting beat up by a girl?" She taunted.

Butch smirked. "Like you said, you're not like most girls."


Brick heard someone banging on his door.

He groaned as he was in the middle of watching his favorite TV show, and liked being un-disturbed. He got off the couch and walked over to the door. Brick opened it and saw Blossom.

His heard literally skipped a beat when he saw her, in a good way of course. Brick stared at her for a moment, Blossom returned his stare.

"Brick, we need to talk."

"Come in." He stepped out of the way, and let her walk past. Brick sighed before closing the door shut. He walked into his living room and faced Blossom, anxiety in his features.

"I just came to tell you that it's over." She said strongly.

Brick furrowed his brows in shock. "Over? We're over?"

Blossom scoffed at his confused reaction. She had every right to end it after all he's done. No one wants to be in a relationship that isn't going anywhere.

"You make me go crazy, Brick. I'm literally going insane, I can't sleep because all I can think about is you. It isn't supposed to be this hard! We're supposed to be happy, but you don't make me happy anymore."

She gave him a cold look before heading to the door. Brick panicked and ran over to her. He grabbed her wrist and spun her back around. She was about to ask what he was doing but she was silenced by his lips on hers.

Blossom felt her knees go weak, almost falling at his feet.

All she wanted was for him to kiss her, and in the moment she forgot that there was anything wrong. It just seemed perfect. It seemed normal, but reality brought her back.

She pulled away. "What are you doing?"

"I don't want to lose you, okay Bloss!?" He yelled. "You're the best thing that's happened to me in a long time. I kept trying to push you away, and act like I didn't need you but the truth is..you make me insane too."

"In a good way?" Blossom raised her eyebrow.

Brick smiled. "In a great way."

Blossom shook her head, confused by his sudden change of heart. "Then what the hell, Brick!? Why do you avoid me and lie to me, and treat me like dirt?"

He sighed and took her hand, leading her over to the couch. They sat down, and Brick didn't let go of her hand. He looked into her eyes and sent her a desperate look.

"I'm messed up, Bloss. I didn't think I could feel this way again, until you came back into my life. I was scared, okay? Scared that I would trust you, and I would regret it. Then I realised I had done that to you..and it killed me knowing that." Brick frowned.

Blossom pulled her hand away and took a deep breath, avoiding his stare. She thought for a moment, then turned back to him. Her voice was quiet when she spoke, but sounded strong.

"..Tell me about her." Blossom didn't even need to say her name, Brick knew she was asking about his ex girlfriend Cordelia. He was confused on how she knew about Cordelia, but Brick assumed it was one of his friends.

"Her name was Cordelia Young." Brick started. Blossom noticed how he stiffened just saying her name. She nodded towards him, willing him to go on and continue. Brick took a long, deep breath.

"We dated for a long time, I loved her. She was Maxine's best friend. Her life was perfect, and mine was better just because she was in it." Brick looked to the ground. "Then one day her mother decided Townsville wasn't good enough for her and her precious daughter, and moved them to Beverly Hills."

"She just left? She didn't even fight to stay with you guys?" Blossom asked in shock.

"Cordelia thought her life would be better there, she thought she'd be better off without me. She didn't even say goodbye, just took off. I haven't dated anyone since, Bloss..but, mabey that's what I need. Mabey you're what I need." Brick said, finally lifting his gaze from the ground to meet her eyes.

She was touched, and by the look in his eyes she could tell he meant every word.

"You didn't need to push me away, Brick." Blossom said. "I'm not her."

Brick nodded. "I know."

The pair clashed in each other's arms and kissed passionately. Blossom smiled against his lips, glad that he finally opened up to her. She pulled away and caressed his cheek lovingly.

"I didn't ask for this. I didn't want to like you, it just happened." She said softly. "I've tried so hard to stay away from guys that are just going to hurt me. So, if you really want this, you better not hurt me."

"I promise I won't, and I don't break those." Brick said smiling.

Blossom grinned and kissed him again.


"Tyler, I'm your sister."

"Ty, we're related."

"I'm your bloody sister!"

Maxine was starting herself in the mirror, practicing how to tell someone who she absolutely hated that they were related. She wondered if he actually knew the whole time and never told her, but there was a greater chance he had no idea either.

She groaned before walking out the bathroom. Brody had invited Tyler up to his house, along with Bubbles. He knew Maxine needed him to be there so she could tell him. Apparently they had just arrived because she could hear Bubble's voice coming from downstairs.

Maxine ran downstairs and into the living room, where she found Brody sitting on the couch with Tyler, whose smile disappeared when he saw her. Bubbles ran up to Maxine grinning.

"Max! Hey." The blonde said enthusiastically and gave her a hug.

She hugged Bubbles back, and glared at Tyler from behind her back. Tyler gave her an annoyed look before turning to Brody and chatting with him. Maxine inhaled sharply before pulling away from Bubbles.

"Are you okay?" Bubbles asked in concern. "You look nervous."

Maxine put on a fake smile. "I'm okay, Bubbles, really."

Bubbles smiled back. "Good."

The preppy blonde walked over to Tyler and sat beside him, leaning her head on his shoulder. Maxine watched them and couldn't help but smile a little, then frowned when she realised she was about to turn his whole world upside down. Brody nodded at her, letting her know that she could do this.

"Bubbles, why don't you come to the bedroom and we can pick out a movie or something?" Brody asked, trying to get her out of the room.

"Sure." Bubbles smiled and followed Brody upstairs. Tyler glanced at Maxine, and looked away again. She sighed deeply and walked over to him, shaking nervously.

"TJ, we need to talk." She said.

Tyler narrowed his eyes at the dark-haired brunette. "What about, love? Want to tell me more about how I'm a jealous prick and should let the girl I really like be friends with someone who also really likes her? Do tell, Max. Go on." He said in his mocking British accent.

"I don't want to talk about Bubbles. I want to talk about you and me." Maxine started, taking a seat beside him. Tyler raised his eyebrow in curiosity, willing her to continue.

"TJ..we have a lot more in common than you know." She paused. "I found out something that has really fucked everything up. Tyler, I'm..I..you're my.."

"Well?" He pushed.

"You're my brother, okay!? We're related. We're brother and sister!" She spat, finally getting the words out. Tyler glared at her with a horrified and shocked expression. She was worried he wasn't going to believe her, because the look in his eyes suggested so. She bit her bottom lip waiting for him to speak.

"How is that even possible!?" Tyler yelled.

"I was adopted, Ty."

"Fuck, Max!"

"You're not taking this very well are you?" Maxine frowned.

"How well am I supposed to take it!? We've hated each other ever since we were kids, but then our best friends turned out to be brothers so we dealt with it, and now you're telling me that I'm your brother!"

Maxine sighed. "Yes! You're my brother. God knows I didn't want this, but it's true, and if you can't deal with that you may as well just leave."

Tyler stood up and gave her an angry look. "Good idea, Max."

"Wait, you're just gonna go? You don't even want to talk about this!?" She stood up also, shooting him a sad glare. He turned around and looked to the ground with his head high, shaking it slightly.

"This doesn't change the fact that we've hated each other for years. I still want nothing to do with you! Just stay out of my life, okay Max?"

Tyler finally looked at her before he turned around and stormed out of the house. Maxine coughed out a spiteful gasp and widened her eyes. She knew he wouldn't take it well but that was harsh. She could hear footsteps coming down the stairs and looked over to the staircase.

"We picked out a movi-" Bubbles paused, noticing only Maxine. "Hey, where did Tyler go?"

Maxine looked at Brody and shook her head with a frown, he sighed and gave her a knowing look before walking over to comfort her. Bubbles glared in confusion, and walked over to them.

"What's going on?"

Brody and Maxine glanced at each other before glaring back at Bubbles.

"Maxine found ou-" Brody was cut-off by Maxine.

"I just argued with Ty, you know how it is, we never really get on. It's okay, there's nothing going on, Bubbles. I'm just gonna go get some air, start the movie without me." Maxine walked over to the door and slammed it shut behind her.

She stepped outside and ran a hand through her silky brown hair, cursing. She kicked the wall of the house repeatedly, screaming in her mind.

"I fucking hate him!" She cried.


Butch walked into the common room, looking for Buttercup. She wasn't there, but Brandon was. The blonde smiled at Butch and waved him over, so Butch walked over and sat down beside him. He grabbed a bottle of water from the table, exhausted from training all day.

"You did pretty good in training today, I was impressed mate." Brandon complimented.

It actually meant a lot coming from Brandon, because he was apparently the best fighter in this school. He had stayed for two semesters which was impressive. Butch smiled and Brandon.

"Thanks, man."

"No Buttercup?" Brandon asked.

"Can't find her." Butch said. "She's probably off somewhere training more."

Brandon smiled. "She's a cool girl. You're pretty lucky to be dating a chick like her."

Butch furrowed his brows, and choked on his water. "Dating? No, me and Buttercup are just fri-" He paused. "Well we're not even really friends, we're just acquaintances."

"Oh, sorry, it just seemed like more."

"Well, it's not!" Butch snapped.

Brandon held his hands up in surrender and smiled. Butch shook his head but smiled, someone caught his eye. Brandon looked over and grinned.

"Speak of the devil."

Buttercup walked over, looking tired. She stopped beside them and crossed her arms, smiling at Brandon and scowling at Butch. He smirked back at her.

"How's my favorite idiots?" Buttercup asked.

"Oh, I'm smashing." Brandon said in his australian accent. "Butch although, got a little miffed about something I said."

Buttercup raised her eyebrow at the pair. "What did you say, dude?"

Brandon chuckled. "I just asked if you two were dating was all."

If looks could kill, Brandon would be lifeless on the floor right now. He glanced at them as their faces went bright red in embarrassment and anger. He chuckled again at the obvious chemistry.

"We're not." Buttercup said.

"I know that now." Brandon smiled. "But for the record, I reckon you'd make a wicked couple."

Buttercup narrowed her eyes at the blonde, ready to attack. Butch held her back before she could do something she would regret.

"Any way, I'm nackered. See you tomorrow, mates." Brandon waved.

"Sleep with one eye open." Buttercup smirked.

Brandon grinned at her and laughed before walking off to his dorm that he shared with a rather attractive blonde girl he had a crush on. Butch and Buttercup walked quietly back to their room, until Butch opened his mouth.

"He had a point, you know."

"Huh?"

"We would make a smashing couple." Butch mocked in a fake Australian accent. Buttercup rolled her eyes at him before elbowing him in the side.

"Shut up, Butchy boy."


Well, there you have it. Sparks are flying between Butch &Buttercup! The dream team (Bloss/Brick) are back on, and Tyler is in for a dramatic week! What do you all think of Brandon? Let me know guys.

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Allie Peirce