Chapter One: I'll Stand By You
Fourteen-year-old Tootie Masterson cradled a badly beaten Timmy Turner in her arms. She had no idea why he was like this; every time she tried to ask him, she would be answered by silence.
They were in the nurse's office of Dimmsdale High School and Timmy looked absolutely awful. He had two black eyes, cuts and bruises all over his face and arms and a trickle of blood was oozing from the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, his eyes filled up with tears and Tootie looked at him, almost crying herself.
Oh, why you look so sad?
Tears are in your eyes
Come on and come to me now
"Timmy, what's wrong?" she asked. It tore her heart out to see him like this. She had always thought of him as the strong type.
"I... I... Trixie got... Rochford... to beat me up..." he replied.
Tootie was horrified. Trixie Tang was the rich and popular slut of the school (and the love of Timmy's life) and Rochford was her bodyguard.
"How dare she do that to you!" she hissed, her teeth gritted. "I'll get her for this! Don't worry about crying either. It's better to let it all out than bottle it all up. Trust me, I've done it enough times in my life."
Don't be ashamed to cry
Let me see you through
'Cause I've seen the dark side too
"Thanks, Tootie," Timmy managing to say, before choking on tears, resulting in Tootie cuddling him tighter to her frame.
"I love you... and I'll do anything for you..." she whispered softly. "You don't have to tell me right now what happened... you can tell me tomorrow if you feel like it..."
Mutely, (other than the continuing sobs) Timmy nodded and the two of them went home early.
When the night falls on you
You don't know what to do
Nothing you confess
Could make me love you less
(The next day)
Tootie sat next to Timmy on the school bus and smiled.
"Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah," he replied, "and I'm ready to tell you what happened."
"Go ahead," she told him. "I'll be behind you all the way."
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
"I was trying to impress her as usual," he explained, saying "her" as if it poisoned him, "with it being the big school dance this weekend. I gave her gifts, which were a pink rose and a green teddy bear, then told her she was the most beautiful girl in the world and looked like the Greek goddess of love, Aphrodite."
At this moment, he started to clench his fingernails into his palms; Trixie had just got on the school bus.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the lovely and popular... Trixie Tang!" the bus driver announced.
Tootie looked at Timmy. He was grinding his teeth, his fists becoming tighter by the second. She knew it was best to let him express his anger, but she wanted to hear more of the story.
So if you're mad, get mad
Don't hold it all inside
Come on and talk to me now
Finally, he halted, though he still glared daggers at Trixie, who immediately saw them together.
"Aww..." she crooned. "Two freaks in love... I'd say I cared, but I don't."
Tootie suddenly felt a hot flush of anger. She hated Trixie just as much as Timmy did. The slut had always bullied her, even when they were little, but getting Rochford to beat up Timmy was more than she could stand. Tootie's anger only made Timmy flare up again.
Hey, what you got to hide?
I get angry too
Well I'm a lot like you
"Anyway," Tootie said, trying to calm herself down, "you were saying?"
"Oh yeah," Timmy replied, also trying to calm down, "well, when I told her she looked like Aphrodite, she laughed in my face! She told me that I'd never amount to anything and, although she did value my opinion of her, she would never go out with me as long as she lived!"
Tootie turned, once more, to glare daggers at Trixie, only to find Veronica Vanden, Trixie's best friend, looking at Timmy with concern on her face. Then, without warning, she got up and walked over to them. Trixie's eyes narrowed as she watched her move.
"Hey," she said as she sat adjacent to them, "are you okay, Timmy?"
"Yeah, thanks," he answered, as Veronica shot the filthiest look she could muster in Trixie's direction.
"You know, Veronica," Trixie called over, "if you like the geeks so much then why don't you abandon the popular kids and join them? It's no loss to me, Tad and Chad!"
"Fine, I will!" Veronica called back. "I hate you anyway, you shallow witch!"
"Oooooh!" the whole bus cried in awe, as Trixie smirked, swished her long black hair and looked away.
"Say, Timmy," Veronica asked, suddenly looking very bashful, "will you... seeing as Trixie's not my friend any more... and I'm no longer popular, so I've got nothing to hide... would you mind... being my boyfriend?"
Tootie's eyes widened in shock; she couldn't believe she was hearing this. Never, in a million years, did she ever suspect that Veronica was in love with Timmy. She looked at him; he didn't seem the least bit surprised that Veronica felt this way, but he did look surprised at being asked out by a former popular girl.
He looked at Tootie, evidently wondering what she would make of this. She didn't want to let him go out with another girl - he was her world - but she knew she couldn't force him to choose.
"What are you looking at me for?" she asked, smiling. "Are you going to answer her or what?"
When you're standing at the crossroads
And don't know which path to choose
Let me come along
'Cause even if you're wrong
I'll stand by you
"Come on, Timmy," she encouraged, "She's pretty, she's rich, she's popular and she loves you! It's okay with me, honest! I just want you to be happy! Anyway, it's not like she's a conniving witch like Trixie."
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
"Sorry, Veronica," Timmy eventually said, "but I can't be your boyfriend. I'm already spoken for."
With that, he wrapped his arm around Tootie's waist and kissed her cheek. A warm glow passed round her body as she thought to herself, He's mine, all mine!
Veronica hung her head and began to walk away when Tootie grabbed the sleeve of her cheerleader outfit and dragged her back to her seat.
"Hey, Veronica," she said, "we're both friendless now, right? So how about you become my friend?"
After a moment of confused silence, she nodded enthusiastically, causing both Tootie and Timmy to smile; everything was right with the world. Tootie looked into her new boyfriend's eyes and their lips met in a kiss.
And when...
When the night falls on you, baby
You're feeling all alone
You won't be on your own
Down the front of the bus, Trixie looked downright outraged. (She did, in fact, have feelings for Timmy, though she constantly denied them to no end.) She stood up and began walking to the back. Unfortunately for her, the bus rounded a sharp corner and, since she didn't have anything to grab on to, she fell flat on her face. Everyone laughed themselves hoarse at her, Timmy, Tootie and Veronica in the lead.
"Have a nice trip, slut?" Tootie called out.
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Timmy's two best friends, A.J. Goodram and Chester McBadbat, came over from the front of the bus, after carefully making sure to tread on Trixie.
"That was amazing!" A.J. exclaimed.
"Totally priceless!" Chester added.
"Oh, hi, Veronica," A.J. said, suddenly turning a dark shade of red, despite the fact that he had dark skin.
"Hi, A.J.," she said back, also turning scarlet.
"Hey, Timmy," Tootie whispered to her boyfriend, "why don't we try to hook up the lovebirds?"
Snorting, Timmy nodded, before elbowing A.J. in the ribs and winking at him.
"Uh, Veronica?" AJ asked, blushing again. "Would you... like to go... and watch a movie with me... after school? There's a good one on... called The Curse of the Dead Frogs."
"Yeah, okay," she replied, also blushing again, "I love dead frogs!"
"Cool!" he exclaimed, daring himself to hold her hand. She didn't stop him, she just smiled.
"So, Timmy," Tootie asked, watching Trixie attempt to get to her feet but fail miserably, due to bumps in the road, "will you always tell me if there's a problem in the future?"
"You know I will, babe," he replied, before kissing her cheek again.
Take me in, into your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
From that day on, everything was perfect. Timmy and Tootie were the perfect couple, destined for marriage and kids, A.J. and Veronica became boyfriend and girlfriend and Trixie Tang, Tad Taylor and Chad Chorley never bullied again.
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
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Recently added author's note: My deepest apologies to Megaman-NG... Timmy getting beaten up by Trixie's hefty bodyguard and Tootie comforting him afterwards are ideas I got from reading his long since deleted story, Tootie's Birthday Party. He's forgiven me, but I'm still sorry... and I did this over a year ago. sweat drop
So, yeah... I give him most credit for the creation of this chapter, though the adding of the songfic was my idea.