Everything was calm and peaceful as Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup sat around a table at a coffee shop located in the city of Townsville. Years had gone by and the girls were all grown up and attending college.
At age 23, Bubbles had still retained much of her innocent demeanor, still sporting her golden pigtails that now rested just above her shoulders. However, as she aged she had nonetheless developed a fairly curvy figure, earning more looks from men than she would have liked to. As she grew she still had a love for dancing and art, joining every artistic club in school including art, theater, dance and music. Her bubbly personality was still prominent, her optimism and bright nature keeping everyone's outlook on life positive.
Blossom had also retained much of her personality that she had as a child. For one she was still known as the leader of the group. Her calm demeanor and wit had kept the girls out of trouble all of this time. Her appearance however had changed dramatically. Though she still kept her hair long enough to drape around her waist as it was held up by her trademark bow, her body had filled out nicely, her curves being the most developed than her sisters'. Blossom had still kept her love of science, joining every scientific club that she could. She currently was the leader of the chemistry club as well as the math club. Her classes were far harder, taking all AP, but she found it to be so easy that she hardly ever studied.
Lastly came Buttercup. Buttercup's figure still remained petite, with hardly any curves, though it wasn't as if she minded. Her hair however had grown longer, resting just below her shoulders with dyed green streaks decorating her jet-black hair. Her rebellious personality was still prominent, often getting her into trouble with the Professor. She was nothing like her sisters, who knew what they wanted in life. She was still finding her way, but she wasn't at all rushing this, they were all still pretty young and she had all the time in the world to figure it out. As for hobbies, sports never interested her, though some would say they would give her an outlet for her fighting nature, she found them to be a bore as there were just too many rules. Instead she focused on things like skateboarding, graffiti, writing and smoking cigarettes.
As the girls sat and talked about how life was going, the alarm on Blossom's phone suddenly went off. "Well, time to get going girls, we don't want to be late!" Buttercup rolled her eyes playfully at this statement. "oh yea, we don't want to end up 10 minutes early instead of the usual 20 minutes do we Bubbles?" Bubbles giggled as they all got up and started walking towards the school. Though they still retained all of their powers, they found it nice not to solely rely on their power of flight. "Hey! It's always good to be punctual, it sets a good routine for the future!" Blossom cried out semi-defensively, playfully punching Buttercup's arm. "I don't know why you think our future depends on punctuality, but I'm not complaining, gives us time to enjoy the scenery" Buttercup commented as she watched all of the flower petals dance as they fell from the trees. They all had to admit, taking the longer way to school was far better than any shortcut. They had always traveled around the back-roads, admiring the overgrown nature as they listened to the animals converse. Bubble especially liked it since her old squirrel friend dwelled here, having little children of his own as they crowded around Bubbles. Blossom and Buttercup laughed slightly as the squirrels pounced on Bubbles, chatting away with her as Bubbles sat down to talk with them. Bubbles beamed with joy as she told them how she was doing in all of her classes, becoming the leader of the dance troupe held in their school. The squirrels all listened in fascination until Blossom came up, grabbing Bubbles and sending them right back on their way to school.
As they approached the school they noticed that it was fairly empty, with them being earlier than they had expected by 30 minutes. Buttercup sighed in slight annoyance as they all tried to find what to do for the next half-hour. Bubbles had spotted a few of her friends that were early as well, practicing their acting as she excitedly ran up to join them, exchanging hugs as she followed in sync quickly to their script. Blossom had left in search of the chemistry room, knowing that her favorite professor would be there so that they could work on a new experiment before class started. She had always loved her professor, finding him to be the only person that truly understood her love for science. She quickly gave Buttercup a hug as she dashed into the school, making her way to the science lab and leaving Buttercup all alone.
Buttercup sighed as she made her way towards the back up the school, making her way to the steps as she sat next to them, embracing the slight shade the stair walls provided her. None of her friends were here and she had no clubs to participate in so she simply reached in her bag for her lab top as she quickly began writing. She absolutely adored writing stories as she focused her mind on her most current piece of fantasy, a tale of a woodland nymph who finds her world destroyed and must adapt to the new industrial prison she finds herself in. She smiled as she typed along, not focusing on anyone else around her.
She had just finished a page when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She quickly turned her head and found herself face to face with Ace, who was sitting nonchalantly on the stairs, looking down at her and smirking. "Well, well, well, Buttercup, fancy spotting you here." Ace smirked as he lit a cigarette, blowing the smoke near her face. Buttercup grimaced as she waved away the smoke, "What are you doing here Ace? Last time I checked you didn't attend this school". Ace looked down at her still, grinning as he pretended to be hurt by her words, "Aww don't be mean, I just came by to see my favorite person in Townsville". This time it was Buttercup's turn to smirk as she stood up and swiped his cigarette, taking a puff of it and blowing the smoke directly in his face. "Don't act stupid Ace, why are you really here?" Ace looked at her now quite seriously as he spoke "I mean it kitten, I really wanted to see you."
Buttercup shivered slightly as he spoke, remembering the first time he called her that. Though she and Ace had never dated, there had always been chemistry between the two. He had called her that once before in a similar situation of her being all alone and him sneaking up on her. Only that time it was by his hangout and she wasn't there in the best of moods. She smiled to herself as she remembered how he comforted her before he left, telling her to "keep in touch kitten". However she quickly shook her head, not wanting to delve into that moment. Still, she kept her smile as she retorted back "well then why did you want to see me Ace? I have class in 20 minutes." Taking another puff of the cigarette before he swiped it out of her hands, taking back his cigarette as she stuck her tongue out at him. "Well just making sure that we really do keep in touch kitten." She smiled even more as she relaxed, no longer on the defense as they spoke together for the remaining twenty minutes. She wouldn't ever admit it to him, but she actually enjoyed the time they spent together. He wouldn't admit it either, but he felt the exact same way.