Title: Just For Now…
Rating: Teen
Summary: The PowerPuff Girls spend their Christmas with the RowdyRuff Boys in an attempt to make peace. What could possibly go wrong…
Pairings: Mostly Reds. RRB/PPG if you look close enough…
Disclaimer: Don't own any characters. They all belong to their rightful owners.
Song: Just For Now by Imogen Heap
3:51 PM
"Stop shoving me!" "Stop being such a pushover!" "Stop existing!" The greens went at it for the fourth time within 2 hours. Blossom sighed in annoyance. "Can you two try to get along, just for now?" Blossom pleaded.
"Tell him to stop pushing me then!" Buttercup snapped. Butch bumped into her once more. She let out a cry of anger before pushing him down on the couch, continuously beating him with a pillow. At least Bubbles and Boomer had remained quite, putting their differences aside for the time being.
"Why couldn't Buttercup and Butch be more like them?" Blossom thought to herself, rubbing her temples. Her patience was wearing thin, but she had enough self regulation to contain herself until after the holiday.
"Just a few more hours, Blossom. Hold it together."
For the ninth time that day she sighed. Her little pep-talk didn't help the feelings that were running through her, but it did encourage her to at least try to keep her pieces together.
"It's only a matter of time before I crack…" Blossom mentally kicked herself for that thought.
"Hey, Blossom!" An unfortunately familiar voice called out over all the noise. Noise which was produced by Butch and Buttercup's wrestling match on the couch.
"What do you want, Brick." Blossom spat. "I got you a present!" He exclaimed happily.
At first, Blossom was taken back, unable to hide the blush that spread across her cheeks. The gift was in a large gift bag, and was covered neatly in pretty coloured tissue paper. She wanted to believe that it was a joke; that something would be in there that would make her hate him even more. But she took the gift with a sincere smile. This was the first time she felt a genuine connection with him.
And she mentally beat herself up for it.
She set the bag down gently under the Christmas tree, which, she realised, had no decorations whatsoever.
Blossom grunted, and spun on her heel.
"Bubbles, Boomer," two pairs of blue eyes (each pair in different shades) shot up at the sound of their names. Their eyes locked with a pair of angry light pink ones.
"Yes…" They both murmured in unison. "Would you mind telling me what that is on the Christmas tree?" She said innocently. It was very unsettling to Boomer, because as he passed by her, she stared at him with a face twisted with evil and innocence. Her cold glassy eyes following him. He shivered as he made his way passed her.
Taking a deep breath, he stared at the tree.
"There's nothing on it…" He said flatly with a hint of fear in his voice.
"Exactly!" Blossom yelled. Boomer flinched and whimpered, running over to Bubbles and wrapping his arms around her. Bubbles cowered and did the same. The two completely embraced each other while Blossom stalked over to each other.
"You two were supposed to decorate the tree! What happened?" She questioned. "We couldn't find any decorations." Bubbles muttered softly. "Because you were supposed to buy them!"
The two blondes mouthed the word 'Oh' before looking at each other. Suddenly their faces went pale, as they realised that they were hugging. They both zipped away from each other in a snap, their faces as red as tomatoes.
Blossom grunted and stormed into the kitchen.
"There's something Buttercup and Butch did that the responsible ones didn't." Blossom thought to herself again.
"At least they decorated the house and set up the tree." Blossom face-palmed.
Bubbles shifted uncomfortably in her seat, her face still flushed.
A shy, sheepish smile crept on Boomer's face…
Brick was preparing dinner when he saw the youngest members of the group get their winter coats and boots on and leave.
Blossom entered the kitchen shortly after. The food looked delicious, even though it wasn't cook. The turkey was seasoned and covered in gravy and was stuffed with vegetables. It smelt like heaven.
"Nice work, Brick!" Blossom said as she bent over the turkey to inspect it. "Glad you like it." He replied.
Suddenly Blossom turned to him, staring with a grin. He glanced back at her with a questioning expression.
"Um…Why?" He asked. She immediately understood what he was asking. "You've been very nice to my sisters and I. What's up with that?" She responded with another question.
"Well, you guys are doing this as a peace offer. We accepted, so we should be nice right? Get along?" He replied. She smiled at him and he smiled back. For the first time ever, she actually considered him as a friend, and not an enemy. Then she remembered the gift. Her smile slowly faded. She hadn't gotten him a gift. Now she would have to use an excuse for not getting him or his brothers gifts. Of course the real reason was that they were her archrivals and she didn't want to get them anything to begin with. But, unbelievably, he went out of his way to get something for her, knowing that they weren't close in the slightest way.
"No doubt his brothers must've gotten something for their counterparts. But Brick had two other bags… Did he get presents for all three of us? Then his brothers got presents for all three of us two!" Blossom panicked. Brick looked at her weirdly. "Blossom are you okay?"
Her pink eyes met his red ones. "Um, sure!" She muttered, leaving him in the kitchen to continue her endless rant.
"None of my sisters got them a gift, so I won't be the only one in the wrong here." Blossom nervously smiled to her self.
"Damn it, Butch. You're so annoying." Buttercup exclaimed as Butch pinned her down. "Damn it, Buttercup. You're so annoying." He mimicked her with a childish voice. "Oh shut up!" Buttercup cried, trying to escape his grip. "I'm stronger! Say it!" Butch cooed. "Never!" Blossom stood above them. "Knock it off!" She yelled pulling Butch off of her green-clad sister.
"Hey! I was just starting to have fun!" He pouted. Suddenly, Butch doubled over in pain. Blossom quickly caught him before he could fall over. Buttercup had given him a mighty kick in the stomach. "Buttercup!" She shouted.
"Calm yourself!" Buttercup rolled her eyes and stood from her spot on the carpeted wood floor. Blossom felt eyes boring in to her. She looked down to find Butch, who was still in her arms, staring straight at her chest with a smile. "Wow! You're boobs are amazing." He purred.
And with that, she dropped him completely. Her facial expression twisted into one of sheer disgust.
Buttercup laughed at both of them.
It was getting dark outside. The blue siblings had returned with all the decorations and put them on the tree. It was a beautiful sight, after all, Bubbles did have good sense with décor and fashion, so her counterpart would too. The greens had settled down, having small arguments from time to time, but that was all. The table was set and the classic Christmas themed music was playing. The snow was falling and the streets were peaceful. Not a person outside.
Although for some reason, Boomer looked very annoyed…
Blossom, Buttercup and Brick brought out the food while they waited for the turkey. There was mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce- all the traditional things, and of course eggnog.
The dining room smelt wonderful, like a gourmet restaurant.
"Okay, while we wait for the last of the food to be ready, why don't we open up the presents?" Bubbles suggested. Everyone except for Blossom agreed.
Majority rules.
Blossom, of course, went first. She opened the present she got from Buttercup first. It was the new encyclopedia she had wanted for a while now. "Aw Buttercup! Thank you!" She said happily as she hugged her. "Yeah, yeah. It was nothing." Buttercup shrugged her off with a smile.
She opened Boomer's present next.
She was amazed when she saw it. It was a big pink glass diamond with the word 'Blossom' engraved in the top with a darker pink cursive font. "AW! It's so pretty!" Bubbles squealed. "Yeah it is. Thank you, Boomer!" She thanked him. Slowly she started moving towards him. He looked at her with complete and utter fear, and screamed 'no' when her arms wrapped around him. He was the only one of his brothers that was still afraid of girls. His response made everyone laugh.
Brick's present was next. "Oh man. I can't wait to see what you bought me, Brick." She said, smirking at him. He returned the expression. "I tried to meet your standards." He explained. "My standards?" Blossom repeated.
"You know. You always wanted be treated like an intellectual young woman, so there you go; An intellectual gift." Blossom chuckled.
"Oh really? Let's see if you actually met my standards." She announced as she lifted the gift out of the bag. The bag was pretty big, but even still she was surprised at what she found. The first thing she pulled out was a box of her favourite and expensive chocolates. Bubbles said "AW!" Almost immediately.
"Brick? These are very expensive. How did you-" She couldn't finish, he had already answered. "I paid for it." he said as a matter-of-factly. She gave him the 'well duh!' face and continued with her present.
The next item she pulled out was a giant glass globe. Another expensive gift.
Boomer went "Ooh, shiny!" and Brick smirked at his counterpart, who's mouth was agape.
"Wow, Brick, you've went above and beyond my standards. Thank you." She said with a smile.
"You're welcome." He grinned.
She reached for the present Bubbles gave her. She pulled out the gift already knowing what it would be. She had given her the same present for 3 years straight.
A different coloured bow, identical to the one she already had, to match one of her outfits. "Thanks. It's just what I wanted." Blossom said nonchalantly. "I know!" Bubbles squealed. Last year it was pink, the year before that it was dark blue, and the year before that it was black. This year it was light green.
Suddenly her sisters did the unthinkable. Blossom gasped as they asked the RowdyRuffs to open their gifts next. "OH NO!" She exclaimed a little too loudly. Everyone turned to her.
"I didn't get you guys presents." She pouted. Butch turned to her with a smile. "Getting to see your boobs up close and personal was a great gift for me, so don't sweat it." Buttercup and Blossom glared at him, Bubbles gasped and Brick slapped him across the back of his head.
"I'm just thankful that I'm getting free food. So I'm fine with not getting something from you." Boomer said sheepishly. Bubbles giggled. "I had to cook the food without that much help, set the table, and buy you expensive things. You owe me!" Brick said playfully. "Hey, hey, hey!" Boomer interrupted. "She's offering you peace and letting you eat, too! Be nice." he concluded.
Everyone laughed.
After a while of exchanging gifts and endless bickering from the greens, Boomer had wandered off. The music was driving him nuts. If only he could just turn it off. He glared daggers at the radio for what seemed like hours before the group had finally decided to sit at the table.
"Boomer, come on!" Buttercup called as she took her seat, unfortunately across from Butch. Bubbles went to go get the drinking glasses. When she returned, she handed them out. Butch and Buttercup both reached for the eggnog at the same time. Their fingertips touched, and both of them gripped the carton of eggnog forcefully. Butch smiled cockily and Buttercup glared, gasping as he tried to pull it from her. She pulled back. And when the carton still didn't get to her, she knew that this wouldn't end well.
"Oh, hell no!" She cried as she attempted to snatch it from him. "I got it first, you moron!" "No I had it first, Butterbutt!" He retorted. "Stop grabbing!" She exclaimed. "Stop pulling!" He rebutted. "Stop existing!"
"STOP FIGHTING!" Blossom and Brick shouted in unison. The eggnog carton exploded on the table.
"Oh no." Bubbles sighed.
All the food, other than the potatoes, was ruined with the eggnog disaster. "Blame Butch/Buttercup" Buttercup and Butch said in unison. (Each saying the other's name) "Blame both of you!" Bubbles pouted. Boomer glared at them, for he got drenched in the eggnog.
"Sorry little bro." Butch murmured to him. "Whatever."
All was silent, other than the "Jingle bells" song. It was tearing Boomer's ears apart. He had always hated the sound of those classical Christmas songs sung back in the 70's. It just annoyed him. Everyone tried to calm down by listening to it. It only made Boomer more annoyed by the second. Suddenly, just as everyone was about to finally become calm,
BANG
"OW!" Butch cried. "Why the hell, Buttercup?" He screamed. "Stop kicking me under the damn table Butch!" She replied. "Those times were accidents. I was trying not to, so can you shut up about it!" He explained. "Holy crap! Will you two stop fighting for once!" Boomer screamed. Then he turned to the wall and made a deep growl before firing a huge energy ball at it.
The music came to an abrupt stop, and everybody realised what Boomer had done.
"Boomer!" Brick yelled. "Why'd you do that!" Blossom joined in. Soon, everyone was arguing, everyone except for Bubbles who looked confused. Without giving a second thought to the group that was yelling from across the table and violently standing up from their seat to scream some more, she sniffed the air.
She cringed, sniffed around again, and wrinkled her nose. "Guys?" No response. "Hello?" Completely ignored. "HEY!" The room fell silent as she rose from her place around the table.
"Do you smell something burning?" She said quietly.
Everyone looked at each other, confused, and continued to smell the air. Suddenly Butch gasped.
"The turkey!"
Blossom muffled the smoke alarm and Boomer pulled the completely fried poultry out of the oven.
"Now it's ruined. It's all ruined! This is the worst Christmas ever." Blossom frowned.
"Don't worry, I have a back-up plan." Buttercup announced. Blossom looked petrified.
"Oh dear…" Boomer muttered under his breath.
The group sat in the living room. It was 11:00 at night. Brick, Buttercup and Butch sat on the couch, snuggled up in a blanket (Yes, Buttercup was indeed in the middle, letting them snuggle up to her)
And around the couch, on the floor, was Boomer, Bubbles and Blossom, wrapped up in another blanket. They were eating Chinese take-out and watch "Saw 3". Boomer and Bubbles nearly wet themselves. Blossom and brick were very nervous. And Buttercup and Butch had to admit the movie was pretty scary.
The rest of the night past with screaming, laughter and fun. The RowdyRuffs even slept over, which wasn't planned. Blossom and Brick were the last people to fall asleep. They looked at each other and smiled.
Maybe this Christmas wasn't that bad after all…
5:17 PM
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