"I can't stand this wait!" Buttercup exasperates while she clutches the side of her head with both of her hands.
"Why would Principal Zeal reveal the scores of the relay race after the boys are done?" She groans as she waits for her food at the front part of the concession stand.
"Me either, but I do know Princess gave us a pretty decent lead. Who would have thought the royal pain in the neck knew how to swim?" Midori revels after she receives a hotdog.
"You know...it is not nice to mention someone's name when they aren't there to defend themselves." Princess voice was heard off to the left of Midori.
Buttercup leans forward, watches Princess withdraws a wad of cash and places her order.
"I only thought it was true if someone talks bad about you?" She clarifies her statement.
"For her to doubt my skills like she did, they're in the same lane to me. I'll let you off with that one. " Princess rebuttals as she peels a ten-dollar bill and hands it to the student.
"Did Daddy Morbucks cut your allowance again? Care to enlighten us on how your papa found out about your spying abilities?" Buttercup mutters to the red head girl.
She tenses up before she returns the money back inside of her pocket and demands that they would hurry up with her food.
"Oh, did I strike a nerve Princess? Could you find it in your huge heart to forgive me?" The raven hair quips before she scoops up her juice, Bubbles' chips and Blossom's chocolate bar.
'I swear, Buttercup thinks she's so high and mighty because of the powers she has.' Princess considers in a fit of rage before she slams her hand on the countertop.
"Are you alright Princess?" A random student inquires before they receive her death glare.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Princess snapped with venom laced in her tone.
"I mean...I'm surprised that your fist isn't hurting at all…that's amazing." The student points out to her as she gathers all of the food within her arms.
"Thank you." She hauntingly thanks them while she swerves her head and stomps away from the concession stand. The red head swiftly turns a corner.
'Owie.' Princess constantly repeats over in her head as she feels her fist throb from the pain.
'How could I let that sorry excuse for a girl upset me like that?' She ponders to herself once her anger dissipates and converts to seriousness.
'I need to obtain as much information as I possibly can. I mean I will be in high demand during the DFMT. Should I raise my prices?'
"That spoil brat has some nerve to claim we were bad mouthing her?!" Buttercup irritably mutters to herself then Midori, who sips on a cola.
"I mean...she does have a point but she didn't have to assume that we were talking about her in a bad way. All I said was that who would have thought that she could swim that good." Midori replies.
"I swear I dislike arrogant people like her and Bell." Buttercup states before the duo enter the pool area.
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"Well...you did freeze up when you were about to start your race and was late to start." Bubbles discloses to her sister before she spots Flash in the school designated swim suit.
"Blossom, do you have a minute?" He inquires after he positions the front part of the bleachers.
'How rude of Flash to just interrupt our conversation? Don't even acknowledge him Blossom.' Bubbles inwardly regards before she witnesses Blossom rise to her feet and steps down the bleachers.
"What do you want Flash?" Blossom was demanding in an uncaring tone while nearing the rail. She casually leans over to look at him.
"I just wanted to congratulate you on your win in both your and the team's race. You're a talented swimmer." Flash remarks with a smile on his face.
'Gosh! Talk about laying it on thick! Wait a minute, I sound just like Buttercup.' The blonde deems.
She giggles to herself when she realizes that Buttercup's mannerisms rub off on her.
"Thank you! That was awfully nice of you to say Flash. What races are you participating in?" Blossom inquired since she was taught to be polite even toward morons like Flash.
"I'm doing the front crawl, the butterfly and the relay races. It seems as if my homeroom is low on athletes so I just had to pick up the workload." He imparts with the same smile on his face.
'I never thought you would have had it in you.' She judges but instead she opts to return the compliment from earlier.
"That was awfully nice of you to do for your class but good luck on your races." Flash burst out into laughter and positions one of his hand behind his head
"Hey Blossom," He captures her attention once again.
"Yeah?" Blossom asks as she acknowledges her focus on him.
"Do you want to grab a bite to eat after this? I mean it doesn't have to be a date but just two friends celebrating the start of Sports Fest." Flash suggests as he awaits for her response.
"I don't see why not." She confirms with a smile of her own before she faces away from Flash and hikes up to Bubbles.
The blonde breaks out in his happy dance as the smile on his face grows wider. He whirls around and heads back to the pool waiting area.
"Hey, what were you and Flash talking about?" Bubbles asks once her sister occupies a seat to the left of her.
"Oh, he asked me did I want to get some food with him after this." Blossom reveals with no hesitation when she answers the question.
She giggles out loud after she hears what Flash ask her and wonders out loud "Did you accept it?"
The orange head pivots her head until her eyes lands on Flash before she identifies Brick in the crowd. The blonde laughter instantly ceases after she examines the grave expression on her sister's face.
'No, she didn't accept that invite from that jerk! What is she thinking?' Bubbles determined.
Buttercup and Midori enter the pool area after they stop by the concession stand.
Blossom tucks her knees underneath her chin, brings her hand within her line of vision and reflects back on the incidents between her and Brick.
'What was that feeling when I touched his hand?'
'It must have been static electricity because he drags his feet around whenever he walks. Yet, why was it visible? Why did it look like a mixture of red and pink…'
Buttercup and Midori halt at the bottom of the bleachers and scope out the mass of boys by the pool.
"Yo, has the races started yet?" The raven hair girl asks since the boys assemble at the end of the pool.
"No, not yet! They're about to get started." Bubbles updates her sister before they climb their way up to their area.
"Plain chips and a chocolate bar." Buttercup announces as she passes out their respective items that they request her to get.
"Thanks! I was starving after my race!" The blonde exclaims. She pops the bag of chips open, tosses three in her mouth and chews.
Blossom remains silent, unwraps the plastic from around the chocolate bar, bites in to it, and utters a "Thank you".
'Okay...now there's something wrong with Pinkie! She didn't even have a long and winded speech about the nutritional values for that bar.' Buttercup concludes to herself when she feels a tug at her shirtsleeve.
She peers down at the hand that belongs to Bubbles, who nods her head in a no manner. It was as if she predicts what Buttercup was about to do.
Buttercup simply shakes her head up and down to show that she understand what she tries to mentally convey.
Midori watches the bleachers overflow with the girls from the other races and points out to the Utonium sisters, "The boys' races attracted all of the girls' attention from our grade level."
"Do you see the new boy Butch and his brothers?" "Is that them over there?" "Oh my god, all three of them are super hot!" "I have dibs on Butch. I like his bad boy attitude." "I want the blonde one, Boomer! He's the sweetest out of the three."
Midori peers over at Buttercup who crushes her can within her bare hand and utters "Those bimbos!".
She then views Bubbles crumples her bag of chips in her grasp and hisses, "No way in the world!"
'Those two are totally jealous! This is to hilarious!' Midori surmises to herself while she inwardly chuckles at her friends reaction to the girls chatter.
"We shall now begin the boys races, Ms. Serena will you do the honor?" Principal Zeal motions for her to speak.
Serena nods her head and waits for the boys to locate their respective platforms before she delivers any type of instructions for the races.
'It's good to see those idiots participating in school activities but there's something wrong with Brick. I wonder what it is?'
"We will follow the same format as we did for the girls races, so I hope I don't have to repeat myself. Do you understand, maggots?" She calmly proclaims from her lifeguard tower.
"Yes, ma'am!" The boys agree in unison.
"Good. The first group needs to be on the platform once I finish speaking." The orange head woman informs them.
"So it starts for the boys…" Buttercup speaks as her voice trails off at the end of her sentence.
An hour later…
"The competition amongst the sophomores was quite intense for the first day of Sports Fest! Give yourself a round of applause for your hard work and unrelenting spirit." Principal Zeal congratulates the students that participate in the events.
"I think it's time to start with the points that the winners earned from the race."
"As you can see, we have a podium that will be around for the end of each event. When I call your names, I would like for you to come and stand in front of the platform." Principal Zeal directs them.
"How do you think we did in the relay race?" Midori inquries to Buttercup, who zones out at the moment.
She shrugs her shoulders and renders her judgment, "I don't know but we will know in a couple of minutes."
"All I know is that we placed. As long as we did then there shouldn't be a problem." Midori expresses her opinion on the situation.
The pair recognizes Bubbles and two other girls from her race poises in front of the platform.
"Each race is worth five points a piece. Whoever placed second, they are award three points and last place one point. Ladies, take your stand on the platform." Principal Zeal broadcasts to the girls before their venture on to the platform.
"Way to go Bubbles!" Bubbles listens to the whistles and jeers from the crowd. She finds herself wave at the kind people, who shouts for her.
"Alright ladies, I want you to stand off to the right. Next, the girl's backwards stroke, will…"
"It seems as if I'm up! Try not to miss me when I'm gone." Midori revels when she leaps to her feet. The red head travels through the crowd once she hears her name.
"Next, the girl's butterfly stroke will come up to the platform." Principal Zeal publicizes the next group.
Buttercup happily roars for Midori before she glances over at Blossom, who was quiet.
'I just hope she can get over whatever it was that scared her.'
She then supports her sister with her shouts as she ambles to the first place stand with what resembles a mask on her face.
"Next is the girl's front crawl! Come up to the platform."
'Well it's my turn…' Buttercup concludes when she raise to her feet and ventures to the platform.
'I forgot that we had this many sophomores…wait who is that waving at me?' She judges as she slightly squints her eyes until she verifies who it is.
'I'm going to kill that jerk after this!' Buttercup silently waves her fist at him with a smile on her face. She soaks up the crowds' admiration for her.
"Okay. Now on to the boys' individual races! Will the boys' breaststroke take the platform?" Zeal proclaims before he reads the names off of the white paper in his hand.
Boomer settled in on the top since he won the race by quite a large margin. He merely grins and waves at the crowd.
"The boys' backstroke is next…" He announces the next group of boys to appear on the platform.
Brick really did not comprehend the ovation he earned because he assumed that people labeled him as a jerk.
"The boys' butterfly stroke is up next…" The next group was revealed when the sight of Flash was on the first place position. He adores the crowd's attention and love for his win.
"The boys' front crawl." The next group was herald as soon as the boys from the butterfly stroke ambles down from the platform.
Butch registers the high shrills as mostly girls', who screams their precious little lungs out just for him.
He jams his hands inside of his pockets, narrows his eyes, and cracks a smirk. That made the girls completely lose their minds and senses with that action.
'I swear it works every time…' The raven hair teen deems before his group shuffles down from the platform.
"Okay everyone! I'm sure you have endured this long overdue wait to see who would obtain the ten points that's given to the winner of the relay races. Also, second place earns five points and third receive one point." Alma draws his students awareness once again.
'Here it comes...' Buttercup and Midori share the same thought.
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Author's Note:
07.21.16 Major editing revision