Townsville High

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Chapter 37 - Yes or No

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River WolfGirl - Hello, thanks for the review! I was smiling the whole time reading it. Yeah, I wanted to show a different side to Butch so the mushy side was fun to write. Glad to hear this is your bedtime story haha! Thanks again, you're an angel!

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Now on to the story...

Last Chapter - Blossom fainted in class. Sky asked Tyler on a date. &Butch decided to prove himself to Buttercup.


Buttercup's POV

School had finished, and I was back home. I was sitting on my bed staring at the picture Butch took of us last night. I couldn't help but think if in two days, this was all over, this picture would be all that I would have to remember my time with Butch as more than a friend. I didn't like thinking about it.

When I came back here I didn't really care for emotion and I didn't believe in love, but my sisters have proved so much since being back here. Bubbles has been closer to death than all of us, and she came out of it better than ever. She's still an emotional wreck sometimes, but she can still get out of bed everyday. Blossom fell in love and even though at one point it really didn't look like it was real or it would work, her and Brick still fought for their relationship.

I do believe in love, I just don't think I'll ever be able to love someone in that way. What if me and Butch keep this going even after the last day of the countdown, and he says those three words and I can't say them back? Won't that ruin it? He understands that I don't feel as strongly about him as he does me, but that isn't fair! I shouldn't lead him on.

He's trying to prove himself, prove that he can be what I need and more, but I haven't even tried to prove myself to him. He deserves better, don't you think? I don't even know anymore. Maybe I'll know soon..I just hope that I make the right choice in this.

I held the picture in my hand, and just seeing us both looking so happy made me smile.

"Hi," A blonde head bobbed into my room. "What you doing?"

Quickly, I hid the picture of me and Butch under my covers. Bubbles sat at the bottom of my bed and grinned at me. Sometimes I wonder if it hurts how she smiles so much, Maxine too, except I didn't see her smile much these days. Bubbles had her medium length hair up in a pony tail, making her face highlighted. She's far too pretty. Even though she has a some-what permanent scar from the crash, she's still beautiful. The scar is so small you can hardly even notice it and it's on her lower right cheek, but her natural beauty hides it.

"I um..I'm just thinking about what to do today. You going to see Boomer?" I asked curiously.

Bubbles smiled. "I do need to talk to him later but I won't be out long. I'm guessing you'll be going over to his for your daily battle-to-the-death video game marathon with Butch." Bubbles giggled.

It's funny, you know. How she had noticed that I spend all my time with him during this whole week, and she hadn't put the pieces together. But then again, she never was the sharpest knife in the drawer. I was so sure that she would be the first to figure it all out, but I guess not.

"Yeah," I smirked. "I'm going to win, though, Butch isn't as skilled at video games as your brilliantly talented sister."

Bubbles laughed along with me. "You have a point there. Listen, I'm going to go meet Boomer, I'll see you later."

I nodded at her before she stood and walked out of my room. As soon as she was out of sight, I reached under my covers and pulled out the picture. I looked down at it and frowned. I kept asking myself 'What if?' Like, what if this doesn't work and it was all for nothing? What if it'll never be the same? What if we need the secrecy to be a couple?

Well, the countdown was almost over, all of this worrying would be over soon.


Normal POV

Bubbles stood at the entrance of the park beside her house. She often met up with Boomer here. This was the place they had their first kiss, well technically, considering the actual first one was to make Tyler jealous, the second was when she was with Tyler, but she knew that he wasn't enough..and Boomer was the clear choice. That was what they counted as their real first kiss.

It had been a hectic day for Bubbles. She had been to a meeting with her career's advisor/guidance councilor, considering the gang would be leaving school in a couple of months. Bubbles was more looking forward to going to prom rather than going out there and finding a job. She didn't know what she had wanted to do. None of them did, except for Butch and Buttercup.

"Hey, angel." One side of Bubbles' mouth quirked up as she turned her head to see Boomer. She had adored that nick-name for a while now. Bubbles grinned at him before pulling him into a soft and sweet kiss that lasted only seconds, but still gave Bubbles that feeling of breathlessness.

She smiled as she pulled away. "Hi, boyfriend."

"So what did you want to tell me so bad?" Boomer asked in curiosity. Bubbles had called him an hour earlier saying she had something she wanted to talk to him about, and that he had to meet her soon. He was curious as to what she wanted to tell him so desperately.

"I had a meeting with my guidance councilor today, and she said that I should take a new class in school to think towards the future. I told her that I might want to do something like dancing, so I signed up for the ballet class." Bubbles said, searching him for reaction.

She hadn't thought a lot about it, but besides art, it was the only activity she would see herself doing during school. Bubbles realised that there obviously wouldn't be much in the way of careers for a dancer, but it was something she found graceful, something that she could see herself loving. All she needed was a little support.

"That's brilliant," Boomer smiled. "I always wanted to date a dancer, you know?"

Bubbles leaned closer to him and smirked cutely. "Oh yeah?"

He nodded before she seized his lips in another kiss, this one lasting a lot longer than the rest. She wrapped her arms around his neck, standing on her tip-toes considering how much taller he was than her. Bubbles smiled against his lips before pulling away and tilting her head.

"You should do something too, looking towards the future and stuff, why don't you join the football team?" Bubbles suggested, causing Boomer to laugh hysterically. Bubbles put her hands on her hips and raised her eye-brow at her laughing boyfriend.

Boomer finally stopped laughing. "The football team? I'd rather join dance with you." He said with his eyes rolling. Boomer found it as the worst idea ever. He was the dumb, cute one of his brothers. Brick was the one who would get a job easily, and Butch was the one who joined football and boxing. Even though Boomer wasn't dumb any more, that didn't make him smart.

"Oh my god, you should do that!" Bubbles jumped and squealed in excitement.

"I wasn't being serious!" Boomer waved his hands up for effect. "Why would I want to join the football team anyway?"

Bubbles shrugged. "Well, it'll give you something to do and to focus on. If you like it, you could get a scholarship so that when school is over, you'll be able to go to college, and you can be around Butch more."

"First of all, Butch quit the football team two months ago and secondly, I don't see the great thing about going to college." Boomer rolled his eyes again. Bubbles tapped her foot in frustration before crossing her arms over her chest and narrowing her eyes at him. Boomer knew that if he didn't start taking this conversation seriously, she was going to literally kill him.

"Just think about it!?" She groaned.

Boomer waved his hands in defeat. "Fine!"

"Good," Bubbles grinned victoriously. "I always wanted to date a football player, you know?"

They both grinned at each other before kissing once again.


Brick knocked on Blossom's door, for the fifth time, but still no answer. He knew that Bubbles and Buttercup were out. But he also knew that Blossom was in, so she should have answered the door. Brick poked his head to the window beside the door, and he couldn't see anyone.

Deciding that he didn't want to wait around, he opened the door. He wasn't surprised that it had been left open, it always was except for at night. Brick walked into the house and closed the door behind him. He strolled into the living room and then he saw Blossom, who looked like she was asleep.

Blossom was lying on the couch with a soft pink blanket over her. Her dark red hair was cascaded around her face, and her eyes were shut tight. Brick smiled and walked over to her before crouching in front of her, and placing his hand on her face to move some of the hair away from her face.

He felt his hand heat up as he brushed past her forehead. His eye-brow raised in concern. Brick placed his hand on her forehead and felt she was burning up. Blossom started to stir as she was waking up.

"Bloss?" Brick said softly.

Blossom's right eye opened. "What are you doing here?"

Her voice was hoarse, like she had a sore throat. Brick's hand remained on her forehead, feeling the immense heat. He began to wonder why she had went to school that day if she was so ill, but then again she looked perfectly fine in class. Brick thought maybe she just caught something at school. But what he didn't know was that this was nothing compared to some of the draw-backs of being a bulimic. Then again, he didn't know she was a bulimic either.

"You should have told me if you weren't feeling well." Brick's voice was soothing and filled with concern. Blossom looked down to the ground, with not a frown but not a smile either on her face. Her eyes were narrow and her breathing was slow, making Brick realise just how sick she was.

"I'm okay," Blossom said weakly. "Go out with Max and have fun."

Blossom knew that Brick that plans to go out for a fun night with Maxine that night, and she didn't want to hold him up just because she wasn't feeling well. That didn't seem fair to him. He didn't get many chances to go out and have fun with his best friend these days.

"I can't just leave you when you're not well. I'm gonna go call Max and tell her tonight is off, and I'm looking after you tonight, okay?" Brick said sweetly as he removed his hand from her burning forehead and stroked her hair. Sometimes Blossom forgot just how caring and sweet he could be, it was always a surprise considering it was Brick Jojo of all people.

"But-" She was cut off.

"Not taking no for an answer." Brick said in seriousness before rising to his feet and snatching his mobile phone from the pocket of his jeans. He quickly scanned his contact list for Maxine's number. Blossom watched him with a new type of emotion in her eyes; appreciation. It had been a while since her eyes held such affectionate emotion, her stare was always blank or dull now, but Brick was managing to bring her back, piece by piece.

She watched as he paced around the room with his phone held his ear. "..Yeah, sorry, Max...I know, it's just Blossom's not feeling well..oh yeah, definitely, we'll do it on Saturday, all of us...thanks, I'll tell her. Bye Max."

Blossom felt a smile tug at her lips as Brick put his phone down on the coffee table and walk back over to her. He pulled the blanket around her more and then looked into her eyes, smiling as he noticed the look of appreciation and admiration. The red-head smiled back at Brick.

"You take such good care of me," Blossom said. "What did I do to deserve you?"

Brick grinned. "Being yourself."

That look in her eyes disappeared as Blossom suddenly felt a great guilt on her part. She deserved him because she was just..her, Blossom Utonium, his perfect match. But these days she hadn't been herself. In fact it was getting harder to notice herself when she looked in the mirror every morning.

"I love you," Blossom muttered. "More than anything."

Brick nodded with a happy smile. "I love you more than anything too, Bloss."

He leaned down a placed a kiss on her forehead before rising to his feet again and making his way into the kitchen to get an ice-pack and maybe some soup if they had any. Blossom watched him go with a sad look in her eyes. She really felt like she couldn't possibly deserve him. He had been talking about his night out with Maxine for a week now, he was so excited, and he didn't even have to think twice about cancelling it to look after Blossom.

He really did love her more than anything.


Boomer and Bubbles had just arrived at Tyler's house. They had nothing to do and decided to go over and see him, and he was there with Sky. She was dressed nicely, for once actually looking like a rich girl. Sky and Tyler had just gotten back from their first date, and it went very well. Sky hadn't told Bubbles yet because she thought maybe she should talk to Maxine first, but she planned on telling her soon.

Sky was wearing an expensive and beautiful dark blue dress. It had thick straps and went all the way to her knees, the dress made her look very sophisticated, which was strange to see on Skylar of all people. Her blue hair was up in a messy bun and she had white small heals. Bubbles had her suspicions on why Sky was dressed so nicely, but even she managed to put the pieces together.

"So, has Max moved out of her yet?" Boomer asked in curiosity. Maxine had stayed here ever since she moved out of Brody's, and now she was back to living with her adoptive mother, Mellisa. She hated the fact that she had moved house every other month, but she had no plans to leave Mellisa's this time. She wanted to prove to Mellisa that even thought they're not related by blood, she had looked after her and raised her, and that meant something.

Tyler nodded. "Last night. It's been quiet here without her, but it's good to have the place to myself."

As the two best friend chatted, Sky felt her phone buzz. She picked it up from the leg of the couch she was sitting on. She sat beside Tyler, while Bubbles and Boomer were on the other couch. Sky began to read the text message she had just received, and raised her eye-brow when she noticed that the text came from Bubbles.

You went on a date with Ty, didn't you?

Skylar looked up at Bubbles to see the blonde looking right back at her with a smug smile on her face. The blue-haired girl forgot how smart her friend could actually be. But then again, it wasn't that hard to figure out. Sky was dressed amazingly and she and Tyler had been glued at the hip the whole time Bubbles and Boomer had been up at the house.

That obvious? She texted back.

She looked back up at Bubbles, who had just finished reading the text, and the blonde nodded. Skylar smiled, masking a laugh, and put her phone back down on the leg of the couch.

"I need coffee," Tyler said as he stood up. "Boomer, you're helping me."

Boomer chuckled before rising to his feet and following Tyler, who was making his way into the kitchen. As soon as the boys were out of sight, Bubbles squealed and ran over to Sky, taking a seat beside her and practically jumping up and down in excitement.

"How was it!? Was it good? Did you kiss him? What was-" Bubbles was quickly cut off.

"Wow," Sky stopped her. "Okay, it was fun, yes it was good and we did kiss..a lot. You know, you seem awfully excited about the fact that I just went on a date with your ex boyfriend."

Bubbles smiled. "Of course I'm excited! Tyler is part of my past, I've been waiting for him to find someone new for a while now, I just never even thought it would be you! Oh, I'm so happy for you!"

Sky didn't even have time to thank her because she was tackled in a bone-crushing hug by Bubbles. Sky laughed and hugged Bubbles back, trying to breathe as the hug was cutting of her circulation.

"..Thanks." Sky coughed out before laughing.


Buttercup strolled over to Butch's front door and knocked. She knew he would be in, most likely waiting for her. The both of them had been inseparable the past week, joined at the hip even. They wanted to be around each other as much as possible. Just in case. Buttercup knew that she would feel at least a little sad if they ended, but she would still be glad to get her best friend back, still she didn't know what she would decide. The ball really was in her court.

The door opened after a few seconds, but it wasn't Butch who had answered, it was Boomer. He didn't look surprised to see her. As far as he knew, she was here to see her best friend and hang out. He smiled at her in a friendly way and stepped out of the way so she could walk in.

He had just gotten back from Tyler's not that long ago, but Bubbles had stayed because she wanted to hang out with Sky.

"I'm assuming that you're here for Butch? Well he's in the shower at the minute. You can wait in the living room." Boomer said. Buttercup nodded and strolled past him and into the living room. Boomer closed the door and joined her in the living room. She was sitting on one of their leather couches.

"So..how are you?" Boomer asked casually as he took a seat on the other couch.

Buttercup shrugged. "Alright."

There was a pregnant silence.

"We've never really talked, have we?" Boomer asked as he looked at Buttercup. All this year, they had hung out almost everyday, and they had never really spoken to each other, properly. Their first real talk was when Bubbles and him where in hospital and he had just woken up. He told her that he loved her sister, and she told him that she was glad he did, because she knew that he could be true to her, more than Tyler ever could have. He could make her happier, she said.

"I guess not," Buttercup said. "How are things? With you and Bubbles, I mean."

Boomer smiled. "Amazing. She's funny and sweet. Kind, wonderful, beautiful. She's the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. Did you know she's planning on trying out for dance classes?

Buttercup raised her eye-brow and shook her head. "No. That's good, though."

"I'm thinking about trying out for the football team."

There was more silence. "..You? Boomer. Football? You?"

Buttercup was now muttering without realising it. Boomer chuckled at her surprised state. He was surprised that he was even considering it, but it was Bubbles' idea. He trusted her opinion even more than his brother's. If she thought it was a good idea, he would at least consider it.

"Don't look so shocked, your boyfriend was on the football team." Boomer laughed.

Her eyes windened. "My what?"

"..It was a joke." Boomer said with a raised eye-brow. Buttercup mentally sighed in relief. He was really annoying sometimes. Buttercup still wondered why she was even talking to him, having a full on conversation, I mean. She remembered how Butch used to be captain of the football team until he decided to fully comitt all of his time and attention to boxing.

"Oh, right." Buttercup said awkwardly. "Well, good luck with that."

Just when things were really getting awkward, Buttercup and Boomer heard the bathroom door unlock from upstairs, and Butch was making his way across the upstairs hall. They heard his feet pace as he walked in and out of his bedroom. They then heard him making his way down the stairs. He was standing at the bottom of the stairs in just a towel, that was wrapped around his waist, when he saw Buttercup.

"Wow," Butch said, startled, as he gripped the towel tighter. "Hello, crazy girl."

Buttercup wanted to laugh, but she couldn't help but notice how his muscles made him look like the strongest guy she had ever seen. Brick and Boomer had muscle, but nothing compared to Butch's. She quickly reverted her stare back to his eyes as she smiled awkwardly.

"Hi, Butch. You look dashing in a towel." She smirked. Butch realised how when she spoke like that, she sounded like that boy they met during the training camp. They often used words like smashing, rather and dashing when they were having a joke around, it made them remember the good old days in the training centre.

Butch chuckled. "I'm going to get changed."

As soon as he left to go back upstairs, Buttercup and Boomer glanced at each other, that pregnant silence back. Before it could get any more awkward than it already was, Boomer shot up from his seat and wandered into the kitchen. Buttercup shook her head and rolled her eyes but smirked.

"Boys." She muttered.


Tyler was in the kitchen, attempting to cook. He had just received about twenty odd questions from Bubbles about his date with Skylar. They were both surprised at how happy she was about it, but they were also flattered. Sky had excused herself to take a phone call and wandered up to Tyler's bed room.

When Bubbles was making her way back downstairs, she heard Sky's voice beckoning loudly from Tyler's bedroom, and it caught her attention. She peered in to the door and listened intently to what Sky was saying.

"..Yeah, things are good, I feel better. Cassandra has me on this weird medicine, but it's not that bad...Yeah, I'll get in touch tomorrow for the next appoinment..Bye." Sky hung up the phone and began to make her way back out the door.

Bubbles quickly hid behind the door as Sky walked out and began to walk down the stairs. Bubbles stood perfectly still in shock. What was she talking about? Appointment, medicine..Bubbles wouldn't understand what she was on about. She thought about how different Sky had been acting lately and how she often made excuses to leave and would disappear for an hour.

It suddenly became very clear to Bubbles that something very strange was going on here..something that Skylar didn't want people to know about. A million thoughts rushed through the blonde's head. She just needed answers, to know that Sky was going to be okay.

"What on earth is going on?" Bubbles whispered.


Butch's POV

It all suddenly dawned on me, I only have two days left to prove what kind of a guy I can be. Buttercup's only ever saw me as her reckless, smirking all the time, annoying and outrageous counterpart. Now I need to prove that I'm still that guy, but so much more. I need to prove that I'm a better person thanks to her, because I know she's a better person thanks to me.

I hate how much I've changed. It's hard, I miss the old me. But if I think about it, like really think about it, if I hadn't changed then she wouldn't be with me. I can't even begin to imagine none of this happening, this whole secret relationship. It's given me a reason to get up in the morning.

All of the moments of this year has led up to these last two days; Me throwing the fight for Buttercup, us not only becoming friends but best friends, donating the kidney that led up to our first real kiss. All of this has led up to this moment. We've both grown because of it all. I guess I've changed way too much for words to explain, but I kind of like it. People like me more and don't just see me as that little boy that only thought of himself and twitched a lot.

In these two days, I'm going to grow up more than ever, and I'm going to make sure that Buttercup sees it.

"Hello, crazy boy." Buttercup smirked as she stood at my bedroom door. I had just finished getting changed into a green shirt and grey cotton trackies. With a chuckle, I smirked back at her. She walked inside and closed the door behind her before turning around to face me.

"Nervous?" She teased.

I raised my eye-brow. "Why would I be nervous?"

"Well," Buttercup started. "You have two days to convince me to stay with you. I'd be pretty nervous if I was this close to losing an insanely amazing and hilarious person like myself."

I couldn't help but laugh at what she had said. That's what I like about her, she jokes around but she's not actually self-centred. She is hilarious but she actually knows it and she's gorgeous but she acts like she doesn't realise it. She's the perfect person in my opinion, and she's right, I am nervous. Wouldn't you be? I'd do anything to keep her in my life. It's time to bring out my A game.

"I don't have to be nervous, because in two days you won't even have to think about it. You'll agree to being to my girlfriend just like that." I smirked and walked over to her, placing my hands on her waist. Buttercup tilted her head and sported a smirk of her own before laughing.

"You're awfully confident."

"I know, crazy girl." She smirked at me before leaning in for a kiss. Buttercup rested her hands on my chest as she deepened the kiss and smiled against my lips. In that moment, everything just stopped. It's like I was reminded of what I might lose. Even I didn't think I would be so upset about the idea of losing Buttercup Utonium as a girlfriend..or as a date, whatever, but this girl has really grown on me.

I pulled away. "Listen, Saturday is the last day, so I have an idea. We need to get to know each other, so I say we have to tell each other things about ourselves. Then on Saturday you can have the whole day to think about it, and you decided if you still want to do this even after actually getting to know me. Sound good?"

Buttercup nodded with a smile, she didn't even have to think about it. "You're on, Jojo."

We smirked at each other before pulling in for another kiss. It finally dawned on me that this might be one of the last kisses we ever share, that terrified me. I need to do whatever it takes. I will do whatever it takes.

She won't say no, not if I have anything to say about it.


Not really a fan of this chapter, but I hope you guys all liked it. The next chapter will be pretty big, and there will be lots of moments between the greens, the reds and also Sky and Tyler. So look out for it!

Next Chapter - Butch and Buttercup spend the day together, getting to know each other better. Blossom continues to destroy herself. &Bubbles begins to worry about Sky as she gets closer to Tyler.

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