Townsville High
~Hi guys! This chapter will have a lot of Bubbles, Buttercup and Butch. There will be cute moments with Brick and Blossom, and some moments with Boomer. But mainly the greens and Bubbles.
Chapter 16 - Who Knew
Last Chapter - Butch let Buttercup win their final fight. Brick and Blossom said 'I love you' for the first time. Tyler and Maxine finally accepted that they're brother and sister. &Bubbles was plagued with thoughts of Boomer.
The next morning, Butch watched Buttercup with a small smile on his face.
She was sitting with Brandon and his blonde friend Carrie. After winning the fight, she hadn't been able to get that beautiful smile off her face. It was refreshing to see her wearing anything but a smirk. Butch felt like a saint for being the one to make her so happy.
He was pulled out of his trance when he noticed Brandon walk over, and place a hand on his shoulder. Brandon looked over at Buttercup with a smile, raising his glass.
"She's really happy, man." Brandon said.
"Yeah..she sure is."
Brandon glanced at Butch. "Hope you're going to miss me when you leave tonight." Butch chuckled and nodded, taking a drink from his own glass. They were drinking soda, but Butch planned to drink something a lot stronger tonight.
"Of course, dude." He nodded over at Buttercup. "We'll both miss you."
"Take care of Buttercup for us will you? She's a star, and I know we'll meet again, but until then make sure she keeps her dream alive. You're the only guy that can."
Butch nodded, then raised his eyebrow. "What made you think we were dating?"
"I don't know, mate, I reckon you just have this chemistry between the pair of you. Are you telling me you don't feel anything for Butters? I mean, anything?"
"Well I do feel something for her, just not in the way you think."
"Aye, sure, mate." His eyes rolled.
"You're really annoying sometimes, Brandon."
"Oh, I know that, but seriously, I think Buttercup likes you heaps!" Finally a slang word that Butch knew. Heaps meant a lot. Butch glanced at Brandon with a curious glint in his eyes.
"You think so?"
"Deffinetly. I know you like her heaps too. Me and Carrie are smart kids, and we know you wouldn't go down that easily. It was a good thing you did, Butch Jojo. I reckon by the next time we meet, you won't be single anymore." Brandon smirked at the look on Butch's face.
"You're an idiot. I don't like her that way. She's a friend." Butch said seriously.
Brandon raised his eyebrow. "I thought she was an acquaintance?" He grinned, and walked back over to Buttercup and Carrie. Butch sighed and looked over at Buttercup, who was talking with them, looking the happiest he had ever seen her.
He wasn't sure if he liked her that way or not. I mean, there was an attraction, who wouldn't be attracted to Buttercup? She was fierce with a mouth to prove it, but was there feelings there? He didn't know that.
"Hey, Butch! Get over here and tell me how brilliant I was." Buttercup smiled at him from across the room. He chuckled and walked over, ignoring the look and smirk on Brandon's face.
Bubbles and Blossom where getting ready for school in Bubbles' room.
Ever since Blossom started going out with Brick, she made a lot more effort when getting ready for school. It made Bubbles happy because she had someone to give makeover's and such to. Although today went a little differently.
"When does Buttercup get back?" Blossom asked Bubbles as she applied light pink make-up.
"Just after school." The blonde replied, abstracted. Bubbles voice was almost robotic. Ever since her almost-kiss with Boomer, she can't think about anything but him, except when she's thinking about her actual boyfriend.
Bubbles was straitening her hair and looking at herself in the mirror. She hardly even noticed when Blossom walked over and sat down beside her, looking at her in concern.
"Bubs, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." She replied cautiously.
Blossom raised her eyebrow at the blonde. "Really? Because you've been straitening the same piece of hair for about four minutes." Blossom said, taking the straiter away.
"Okay, you got me. Something is wrong." Bubbles frowned, checking her hair for damage. Blossom rolled her eyes at Bubbles' vanity, and stood back up.
"It's about Boomer, right?" Blossom asked, picking out an outfit for Bubbles.
Bubbles gasped and looked at her sister in shock.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Bubbles said, trying desperately to keep her voice sounding calm.
"I heard you, yesterday. You said you couldn't get someone out your head, then when I left I heard you say 'I need to talk to Boomer' You like him, don't you?" Blossom asked. Bubbles frowned, hearing it out for the first time made it feel so..real.
"It's just a crush." Bubbles said defensively. "Not even, it's just attraction. Desire, whatever you want to call it. My real feelings lie with Tyler, and only Tyler."
Blossom sat back down beside her, putting a hand on her shoulder. Bubbles knew what was about to happen. A heart-to-heart which will make her realise she has feelings. She didn't need that right now, she liked someone else. She didn't need Boomer. She didn't need anyone but Tyler.
"Bubbles, I've seen you do this before. You think because you're already in a relationship, you can't possibly feel something for someone else, but you can. You do, Bubbles. You really like Boomer, don't you?" Blossom asked, watching as Bubbles twitched, an action that reminded her of Butch.
"No." She said sharply. "I like Tyler, heck I might even love Tyler. You don't know anything about what I'm feeling! What I feel for Boomer is just attraction. It's just nice to know someone really likes me, besides my boyfriend. I feel nothing else for him."
Not wanting Blossom to get another word in, Bubbles stood up and walked over to her bed. She picked up her outfit for school, a simple short staples blue dress. She went to get changed, but heard a voice stop her.
"I don't think you realise how much you like him." Blossom walked past her and out the door. "-But you will."
Bubbles watched her descending figure as it walked down the stairs. She let Blossom's words spin around in her mind until she had finally had enough, and shook them out. She went into the bathroom to get changed, and afterwards called Tyler to tell him how much she missed him.
She wasn't about to let a stupid crush destroy her relationship.
It was fifth period. English. Everyone's least favourite class, but thankfully school was almost over. Boomer was however enjoying it, because he spent it staring at Bubbles. His mind began to wander, thinking about the kiss again. He wished he hadn't stopped it. Then again, Tyler would hate him, and he was just starting to get his bestmate back. He couldn't risk it.
Still, he wished he had gone through with it. Feeling her lips on his. The electricity of being caught in the moment coursing through them. Their hands shaking with anticipation. Her lips forming a smile as she-
"Boomer! Boom?" Brody's deep voice hissed, causing Boomer to come back to reality. He finally pulled his sight from Bubbles and looked at Brody, who had obviously been trying to get his attention for a while.
Brick, who was on his other side, spoke. "You're almost drooling, who were you staring at?"
"Uh.." Boomer tried to think of an excuse. "Rachel."
Rachel, the very gorgeous girl who Butch took to Brody's Halloween party. She was sitting right beside Bubbles. How convenient. Brick and Brody chuckled and looked back to the front of the class.
Hearing all the laughter, Bubbles turned her head to them, wondering what was so amusing. Boomer caught her eye and she suddenly felt her body go stiff. She quickly looked away before it would be considered staring.
Finally the bell rang, making most of the students cheer. Boomer immediately shot up from his desk and walked over to the door, trying to get away from the blonde bombshell that he couldn't stop staring at. He suddenly cursed his luck when he heard that same angelic voice.
"Boomer." Bubbles said from behind him.
"Uh..Hi Bubbles." He said awkwardly as he turned around to face her. She bit her lip, noticing how hard this was going to be. She stood perfectly still and let the words flow freely out of her mouth.
"Listen, I'm sorry about the other night. I shouldn't have tried to..well, you know." She took a deep breath. "I was just mad. Tyler and I..we're both going through some stuff and I needed a distraction. I shouldn't have done that, I know you like me and that couldn't have helped."
He didn't say anything, he just looked at her with a blank expression. Bubbles felt as though she could break down right there. All she could think about was how she wanted to kiss him right there and then, but those thoughts were bad. She was only allowed to kiss one boy, and it wasn't Boomer.
"I guess what I'm trying to say is I'm sorry and it won't happen again. We're really good friends and I don't want that to change. Can we please be friends?" She asked, hope in her eyes.
Boomer forced a smile. "Yeah, I'd love that."
She pulled him into a friendly hug. The feeling of his body against hers suddenly made Bubbles feel warm and uncomfortable, so she broke the hug straight after she gave it. She smiled at him before walking down the hall to her next class.
"This is going to be harder than I thought." Boomer smacked his fore-head.
"I love you."
He kissed her cheek.
"I love you."
He kissed her nose.
"I really fucking love you."
He kissed her lips.
Blossom giggled and pulled away, and began kissing him everywhere she could. They kept going. They kept saying those words and kissing each other until finally someone stopped them.
"This is getting really disgusting, take it somewhere else!" Boomer yelled.
For a second, Blossom and Brick forgot they were in Brick's house, on his couch. Boomer, Bubbles, Tyler and Maxine were staring at them making gagging sounds. Blossom laughed at the faces they were making.
"We're sorry!" She said, before turning her attention back to Brick and starting all over again.
Boomer and Bubbles face-palmed theirselves, while Tyler and Maxine covered their eyes and ears. Ever since the other day, they had been like this. All because they said those three little words, they were always in each other's arms. It was cute, but it was starting to sicken the rest of the gang.
"You don't see me and Brody doing this in public." Maxine said as the couple started playing with each other's hair and kissing anywhere they could. They were grinning like idiots.
"Yeah, or me and Tyler." Bubbles said quietly. Boomer felt himself look at Bubbles, feeling her eyes on him. They just looked at each other until Bubbles smiled to break the awkwardness. He decided to talk to her and make things easier.
"Your sister is turning my brother into a girl." Boomer said, crossing his arms.
"No she isn-"
Brick kissed Blossom's lips twice to stop her talking. "No, I love you more!"
"Okay, mabey she is." Bubbles finished.
Tyler stood up, pulling Maxine up with him. "C'mon sis, lets go get drinks or something, this is making me physically ill."
The siblings wandered off into the kitchen, leaving Boomer and Bubbles to glance at each other awkwardly. They hadn't really spoken much while being alone since the almost kiss. Boomer assumed Bubbles chose Tyler considering she was still with him, but he didn't know that she thought about that moment where they almost kissed everyday. If he knew, things would be very different.
"So.." Boomer stared, looking away.
"Um..I was thinking, we should have a party or something, for Buttercup and Butch coming back." Bubbles said. "It doesn't even have to be a party, just drinks at Brody's."
Boomer smiled, realising how hard she was trying to get what they had back. He wanted nothing more than to be her friend again, but more than anything he wanted to be hers. He envied Tyler more than ever, he had the girl of his dreams (and Boomer's.), a loving ex-enemy sister and lets face it, he was far too attractive.
He just wished that Bubbles would be happy, but it was hard knowing that it was Tyler who was making her happy.
"That's a brilliant idea, Bubbles." He smiled at her.
Bubbles grinned at him, finding it hard not to break down right there. She noticed Blossom finally pull her face away from Brick's, and glance at her. Bubbles felt better that someone knew, but she felt as though Blossom was judging her for being attracted to Boomer.
"Cool, I'll go tell Tyler and Max. You give Brody a call and ask if we can do it at his house." Bubbles said before wandering into the kitchen to find her friends.
Boomer watched her go, smiling. He planned on making things right. The awkwardness was un-settling, he knew she just wanted to put the kiss behind her. Although he couldn't get her words out of his head. She said she wanted to do it, not because of Tyler, he would always wonder if she really meant that.
"Right, I'm gonna go to Brody's and see if we can get this welcome back party sorted. You two stop kissing for one second and go out and get drinks, yeah?" Boomer asked, standing up.
Blossom smiled. "We're on it." She stood up as Boomer left but felt herself being dragged back onto the couch.
"Where do you think you're going?" Brick asked, raising his eyebrow.
"Boomer just sai-"
"That can wait." He said before kissing her again. Blossom laughed and kissed back.
You'll be getting a great welcome back, come to Brody's when you guys are back in Townsville. We missed you guys. Boomer.
Butch smiled at the text he had just received from his brother. He was going to miss training with Brandon and the friendly banter with Buttercup in the morning, but he was so excited to get back home, and back to reality.
"You're car is outside." Brandon said, walking up to Butch with Buttercup by his side.
"Cool." Butch said. "I'll stay in touch, man."
Brandon nodded and fist-bumped Butch, a smile on his face. Buttercup did the same, as she wasn't into hugs. Brandon was going to miss having them around. There really wasn't anyone like them, but he knew they would meet again.
"Bye, Brandon." Buttercup said before standing beside Butch.
"Until we meet again, mates." He smiled at them before walking back over to his friend Carrie. Buttercup and Butch took one last look at what had been their home for the past 4 nights. They left the building, and found the car outside.
"Boomer's planned a little party at Brody's, so we need to stop there first." Butch said as he got into the car. Although Buttercup knew he was being sarcastic when he said 'little', Brody McKane's party's were never little. They were always crazy.
"Great, I need a drink, something stronger than soda anyway." Buttercup laughed. Butch chuckled, and turned to Buttercup. She noticed the serious look on his face and wondered what he was about to say.
"It's been interesting, us being friends. Think we can keep it up back in Townsville?" He asked her.
"Yeah, dude." She smiled at him.
Butch couldn't be happier. He really had enjoyed having her as a friend. It was so unexpected that it made it very interesting. He didn't have many female friends, apart from Maxine, Blossom and Bubbles. He liked it.
"Will you two stop making out for one minute, they'll be here any second!" Maxine shouted towards Blossom and Brick. They did stop, apparently the only person that could make Brick do anything was his best friend.
"Boomer, back to reality!" Brody said, waving a hand in front of his face.
"Tyler, wake up!"
"Brick, stop drinking, the party hasn't even started yet!"
Butch and Buttercup glared at their friends and siblings, with an amused look on their faces. Apparently none of them had noticed the pair walk in. They were all too busy arguing, trying to make it perfect.
Buttercup coughed to get everyone's attention, and it seemed to work. All eyes were on Butch and Buttercup, who were staring at them all with amused smirks. Maxine grinned seeing them.
"You're back!" Bubbles squealed, as she ran over and gave Buttercup and Butch a hug. Everyone else wandered up and welcomed them back, and listened to their story's of the weekend. They told the story about meeting the funny Australian known as Brandon, having to share a bed, and Buttercup winning the fight.
After listening to their amazing stories, Brody handed them both a drink. Whiskey for Butch and a double shot of vodka and cranberry juice for Buttercup; their favourites.
Then finally, the party started.
The loud music pounded throughout Brody's living room. Butch had never felt more alive, even when he was fighting. Just being at this party made him realise how much his friends really missed him. He felt like he could do anything, but mabey that was the drink talking.
Buttercup was the same. She was dancing to the music with Maxine. Butch had never realised that Buttercup was actually a really good dancer. He had never paid attention, but right now, all he could see was her and Maxine dancing. He finally looked away and peered around the room.
Blossom and Brick were making out, obviously. He chuckled at the fact that Brick was being all lovey-dovey. He hadn't been like that for a while. Butch looked at Bubbles, who was dancing with Tyler, but noticed how her eyes were not on him. She was looking at Boomer, who was talking with Brody and drinking his body weight in Whiskey.
Butch walked over to Buttercup and Maxine, and started dancing with them. The girls laughed at his dancing, it was good but considering he was slightly drunk, it didn't look as good as it would. Maxine laughed her way over to Brody and Boomer, leaving Buttercup alone with him.
"Is this what you call dancing? You look like your dodging bullets." Buttercup laughed.
Butch chuckled, but continued dancing. "I guess being friendly doesn't last with you." He smirked.
"Oh, this is me being friendly. Get used to it, Butchy boy." She smirked back at him. The beat picked up and the pair danced closer to each other. Buttercup felt him get too close for her liking and looked up at him. Typical Butch, trying to dirty dance with any girl he could lay eyes on.
She danced anyway, letting the fourth drink she had do her thinking for her. Although she felt that she needed more. Butch did too. Four was never enough for these two. So Buttercup took his hand and dragged him over to the table and they grabbed two beers. They chatted for a while, letting the alcohol do the talking for them too.
Boomer was still talking to Brody, although his mind was elsewhere. He was watching Bubbles dance with Tyler. It was horrible, seeing her laughing and smiling with Tyler and not him. He was finally getting over her, and now it was like he was falling for her all over again.
He tried to rid his mind of her, and grabbed another drink. Everyone had already made a bet that Boomer would be the one that would end up so drunk he would need someone to drive him home. Last time it was Brick. This time they all knew it would be Boomer. He was drinking alcohol like it was water, which was strange because at Brody's party's he was always the most sober.
Of course, he needed it to get his mind off Bubbles. So, he drank...and drank, and drank. His mind finally letting go of her, for the time being anyway..
Butch stepped outside the house and into the garden. He usually came to this garden during one of Brody's insane party's, just to get away from the noise for a while. Butch needed some air, it was getting hard to breathe in that living room.
Ignoring Brick's many rants about how cigarettes are bad, he pulled one out of his pocket and placed it in his mouth. He was stressed after knowing that his boxing career may as well be over, and he needed this to ease the pain. He didn't really think it through, what he did for Buttercup, but he knew it would make her happy and after making her feel bad since she was five, he decided to up his karma.
He took a long drag and sat down on the grass, looking up at the night sky.
"Smoking's bad for you." Maxine.
She sat down beside him, making Butch glance at her. "You used to do it."
"Used to. Then I realised I wanted to see my future children grow up instead of dying from lung cancer at the age of 40." Maxine smiled at him.
"Did you come out here just to make me feel bad?" He raised his eyebrow at her.
Maxine laughed. "No. I needed to get away from it. Watching my brother make out with one of my best friends isn't helping me keep the booze down."
"Yeah, Brick told me about that. That's probably why you and TJ never really got on, and you found him annoying. Siblings tend to act like that."
"Yeah..that explains it." Maxine rolled her eyes. Even she knew that Tyler was just genuinely annoying, it didn't have much to do with the fact that he was her brother. Still, he had his moments.
"It's great having a brother right?" He smiled sarcastically making Maxine laugh. She nodded and leaned back against the wall of Brody's house.
"It's nice knowing I have someone to look out for me, besides Brody and Brick." Maxine said, looking out into the world. He noticed her smile, how she seemed genuinely happy to have family. A real family anyway. He envied that, he wasn't that close to his brother's anymore.
"I'm sorry about the training centre. I know that you didn't impress the scouts, you must be devastated." Maxine said sincerely.
"Nah, Buttercup deserved it more. She was just so happy when she won. I don't have any regrets." He said, taking a nother long painful drag of his cigarette. Maxine glanced at him. Having never seen this side of him, she was surprised.
"Wow, who knew Butch Jojo had a heart." She chuckled and stood up. "I should go back inside. Why don't you stop smoking that cancer stick and join us."
Butch chuckled and threw the cigarette to the ground. He stood up and squished it with his foot before following Maxine back into the house. When he walked in, he saw Buttercup dancing again. She looked graceful, peaceful..happy. It made him smirk. Who knew Buttercup Utonium could have fun?
"Butch, can I talk to you?" Boomer said.
The dark-haired boy nodded and followed Boomer into the kitchen. Boomer grabbed another drink and passed it to Butch before leaning against the kitchen counter, grabbing a drink for himself.
"What's up bro?" Butch asked.
"Buttercup was just telling me and Brody the story of how you went down after six hits. Now, you're my brother, and I know you wouldn't go down that easily. So what the heck happened?" Boomer asked, raising his eyebrow in curiosity.
Butch knew that he could tell Boomer, after all, brother's keep secrets.
"You got me. I fell on purpose. I guess I was just there, in the moment that was like that life-defining moment, and I realised I didn't want it, but Buttercup? It was all she ever wanted. So I let her win." Butch said, still covering up the fact that he did it to make her happy. He didn't want to seem like a softie in front of his brother.
Boomer smiled. "That's pretty noble, Butch. I just didn't know you didn't want to a boxer. It's all you've been talking about since freshman year."
"I guess this year has changed me." Butch replied, downing what was left in his glass. He could see by the look in Boomer's eyes how proud he was. Mabey he really was going soft. He still wanted to be a boxer, he just knew someone who wanted it more.
"I thought you hated Buttercup?" Boomer asked, drinking once again.
"What ever gave you that idea?" He smirked. "In all seriousness, I actually like Buttercup."
Boomer smiled, not knowing if that had a double meaning. He assumed he meant as a friend, but I guess he would never know.
"We're starting to sound like girls, c'mon let's go get hammered." Butch said with a smirk before grabbing a bottle and heading back into the living room with Boomer.
What they didn't see was, when they had left the kitchen, someone had been standing by the door listening to the whole conversation. Her eyes grew wide after hearing Butch's words, his words about her.
"What the fuck?" Buttercup said.
Hey, who knew Butch Jojo liked Buttercup Utonium?
Like it? Hope so!
The next chapter will be a Valentines day chapter, expect cuteness, some drama, love triangles and of course, valentine presents.
Next Chapter - Bubbles gets some advice on her feelings from a very unlikley person. Buttercup demands an explaination from Butch. &Brick and Brody have some special valentine plans for their girlfriends.
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Allie Peirce
