Chapter 10: Soccer & Secrets

It's another day of school. Actually, it's been a week since the events of the tournament. Life has gone back to its normal swing, with Buttercup by her side, Blossom couldn't be happier. But there's just one tiny problem. Apparently, she isn't the only one who's got a crush. And that's only the beginning...

Blossom's POV

It's been a pretty good week all in all. Socializing with Buttercup, hanging out with the girls, all the good stuff. Today we had gym class again. And it was Buttercup's favorite sport: soccer. Don't get me wrong; I love soccer. But Buttercup tends to get a bit... Aggressive when it comes to soccer. I can still remember that kid who dared insult her (she had quite a nasty bruise for many days to come).

As we lined up for our assigned teams, I noticed Buttercup trying to budge in front of some kid. "Buttercup!" I whisper-shouted, she came right into my face, "What?" She asked. I pointed behind me. A sly smile slowly stretched its way across Buttercup's face. "Hey Brandy" Said girl whipped around to face Buttercup. Immediately she backed away, fear running through her eyes as she let Buttercup triumphantly take her place in line. Remember how I told you some kid insulted her? Yeah, I'm pretty sure you can guess who it was.

Anyway, when it was time for our teams to be decided, I was sad knowing that once again, I was with the guys. And Buttercup wasn't even on my team. I mean I like being on the same team as Bri- Wait no, let me rephrase that: It'd be kind of nice to have girls in my team for once. Technically I do have a girl, but I have Princess of all people on my team. Long story short, all she does is watch the guys play and then gush about it. Not really a team player in my opinion, but maybe it's just me.

Since we only had 6 people on our team, someone had to go twice. It was quickly decided that Brick and I would be the lucky people. Yay. I sat out on the first shift for subs; we were playing 5 on 5. I inwardly groaned realizing that Princess was on, and apparently the other boys did, too. Even for people who love the attention, it can get quite bothersome when it comes to Princess. Even the guys despise her.

Just about everyone knows that Princess is rich, but this time, her money can't afford her a passing grade for PE unless she actually participates. And another thing; she absolutely hates gym class. She once made up a random disease called "Nailpainyitus" in an attempt to avoid gym class. Pretty obvious what happened after that *cough* detention *cough* ( and she also escaped that by offering 50$.) Well, that's just about all you need to know about her. Just your typical snobby rich kid.

Now that that's over with, time to start the game! As people started to line up in their assigned places, I absent-mindedly drummed out a few popular beats on the bench I was sitting on. Everybody breaks a glass by LIGHTS randomly came to mind. Doing a quick double-take to make sure no one was looking, I took out my iPod and popped my earbuds in. I'd set it to shuffle, so I wasn't surprised that the first song on was Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. I let the familiar beat take over as the soccer game started getting intense.

Hey! Hey! You! You! I don't like your girlfriend!

As Avril Lavigne blasted into full volume, things started to heat up. Buttercup nearly rammed into some guy trying to score. So far, it was 5-2, and Buttercup was furious.

No way! No way! I think you need a new one

For whatever reason, I felt like Buttercup was flirting with Butch. One time, I saw her give him a quick wink before scoring a goal, or maybe it was all in my head. When she saw Catherine blowing him kisses, she literally slammed the ball into the goal. Butch was completely oblivious to Buttercup's obvious fury as she eyed them with envy when Butch just smirked back at Catherine. They've been "dating" for 2 score's 5-3 now.

Hey! Hey! You! You! I could be your girlfriend!

And so it was like that for the rest of the game, with Catherine flirting with Butch, Buttercup's jealousy flaring, and Butch being completely oblivious. It was actually kind of amusing to watch, as much as I hate to admit (What happened to that maturity, Blossom?).

Time passed by so quickly, I almost didn't notice it was my shift. I noticed the score was 5-5 with a jealous Buttercup eyeing an oblivious Butch. Setting my iPod down by the bleachers in a place no one could find it, I jogged to the field and joined the rest of the team. I was disappointed to see Princess on as well. And not to mention that Brick had switched over to the other team due to Buttercup being disqualified. I had to fight back the urge to roll my eyes; which was not an easy thing, considering her flirty little wave to Brick. Not like I care. As expected, he rolled his eyes, an imaginary scoff escaping from his lips. A small smirk dabbled onto my face. You're not getting him anytime. Princess didn't seem to notice at all, seemingly caught in her own little world, giggling to herself like the mad fool she was. When our eyes met for the briefest moment, I could've sworn a smirk lit up Brick's face. But you can never be sure about anything when it comes to him.

Ms. Keane blew the whistle. Game on.

Things were intense right from the start. For Brick and I, that smirk is a challenge. For the rest of the game we competed alongside each other, making sure to flaunt our victories whenever we scored. It was not a matter of playing fair; it was a battle of leaders' pride. And I was enjoying ever second of it. Up until Princes came in and ruined it all. That little snot just has to ruin everything. Like all moments, mine came to an abrupt end. And an unfair one at that.

Sorry for the lack of updates, but I had a lot of stuff to work on. Updates should be posted regularly now; about maybe twice a week.

Next chapter: After all the moments Blossom has been in, was it all for naught? Was everything really all her imagination, or was it something more? Also, this chapter will be the last of the grade 5 moments.