Blissful Returns
by Lunar Wave
Discliamer: I don't own PPGZ.
Note: There are no Original Characters here, except my own of course. My first sequel to my story [Blissful Memories] doesn't have any relation to this story. Don't try to link it in any way. ^^
To Grab a Chance
(Streets of Tokyo City, December 24, 2035, Nighttime)
A hooded figure walked in the crowd. They can tell through the way she walks that she is a girl. She wore a hoodie with an orchid motif and a purple skirt, odd during that season. The bystanders seemed surprised. Her height showed that she had to be at least a teenager. Why was she walking in the middle of the streets alone at this time of night? And why did she not even try to put some cover over her bare legs? It was cold at this time of year. But nevertheless, the girl continued walking, ignoring the bystanders.
A guy approached the girl and tapped the girl. An eerie smile was etched in his face.
"Hello. Are you lost? Want to come by my house?" The guy grinned. The girl didn't even look in his direction. She only continued walking. The guy followed her.
"Come on." The guy smirked. "You can't resist me." The girl, once again, didn't even notice the guy. The guy was about to grab the girl when she suddenly disappeared from view. The guy looked around to find her across the street, walking around a corner. The guy tried to follow but a car obscured his view. When the car left his sightline, the guy gritted as the girl was not even there anymore.
She continued on walking till she found a child. She tilted her head when she saw her.
"Umm… hello?" The child smiled at the girl. The girl raised her hood a bit to let her purple eyes be seen. The child was at least nine years old. She wore a light pink jacket, presumably because it's cold. Her eyes were hazel, and she lets her dark brown hair down, with only a hairpin keeping it out of her face.
"Hello…" The girl answered. "Are you lost?"
"… Yeah…" The child answered
"Where're your parents?" The girl asked.
"Umm… I ran away from them…" The girl blinked in shock at the child's reply.
"Why did you do that?" The girl asked. "Were they mean to you?"
"No, it's not like that!" The child said. "… I was… selfish… I wanted a toy… But… they said they didn't have the money to buy it…"
"… I see… Come on; let's go find your parents." The girl took the child by her hand.
"I'm Seirei Kokoro." The child introduced herself to the older girl. The girl nodded.
"Ja, Kokoro. Where were your parents last time you saw them?" The girls smiled. The child found it odd but comforting. The smile almost immediately disappeared as she stared at the road.
"Hey, it is bad manners not to tell your own name after another told you hers!" Kokoro pouted.
"… Ramira." The girl said.
"Ramira, huh? What's your last name?" Kokoro asked Ramira.
"… I don't have one." Ramira laughed.
"I-Don't-Have-One Ramira, huh?" Kokoro grinned. Ramira sweat dropped.
"I don't find people making fun of my name funny." Ramira said.
"I see, Ramira-san?" Kokoro pulled Ramira's hoodie. "Why are you wearing a hood? You're a girl, right? I can't tell with that hood on."
"Yes, I'm a girl… Let's just say I have someone I'm hiding from." Ramira laughed.
"Wha-" Kokoro gasped when Ramira suddenly placed her hand over the girl's mouth.
"Not so loud." Ramira shushed Kokoro.
"Sorry…" Kokoro apologized. Then she talked in a whisper. "Who are you hiding from? Is it a bunch of criminals?"
"A bunch, yes." Ramira laughed. "Criminals? Well, if you can call lying a crime, then I'd say yes."
"You're not making any sense, Ramira…" Kokoro pouted. Ramira chuckled.
"Swing Sonic!" A voice rang in the air. Buttercup stood in front of a green monkey, with her hammer ready to smash the monkey to the next country. Ramira stood up, alert in a sudden.
"You never learn, Mojo." Blossom appeared in the air, a bag of gifts in her hand. Apparently, Mojo was trying to steal Christmas presents.
"Taking presents from little kids is unforgiveable." Bubbles told the monkry.
Then all three spoke. "Fighting Love, Science Legend! Powerpuff Girls Z!" Mojo looked around, trying to find a way around the crisis.
"It's the Powerpuff Girls Z, Ramira!" Kokoro bounced up and down as she pointed out the girls for the hooded girl to see. Ramira looked away from the scene, pulling down her hood. Kokoro suddenly looked at Ramira with a confused look on her face. "Ramira?" Then Kokoro felt a jerk on her body. "RAMIRA!" Mojo had pulled Kokoro to him and held the girl with a very threatening look.
"Stop your attack-mojo." Mojo said. "Or I'll kill this girl!" Blossom held out her hand to her two comrades.
"Guess we have no choice…" Bubbles shook. "This is the most cowardly tactic you've ever employed, Mojo."
"Well, I am a villain-mojo." Mojo laughed. "Doing cowar- Uke!" A sudden kick at his side caused Mojo to let go of Kokoro. Ramira jumped towards Kokoro, pulling the girl away from the scenario. As soon as the battle scene was out of sight, they stopped, panting.
"Mou, Kokoro." Ramira panted. "You sure get into the worst case scenarios quite easily…"
"Hehe." Kokoro tapped her head lightly. Ramira breathed heavily.
"You okay, Ramira-san?" Kokoro asked the teenager.
"I'm fine…" Ramira stood up. "Let's get to your parents then… Maybe we'll find them around here."
"No need, Ramira!" Kokoro grinned. She pointed towards a couple. "That's them!"
"I see." Ramira stood up. "Well, you won't be needing me then…"
"I do!" Kokoro insisted. "It's not THAT simple to say sorry you know!"
"… Ok." Ramira shrugged. Kokoro pulled her towards the couple. Ramira sighed as the startled parents started fussing over the child. Ramira smiled softly, but turned around, staring as the Powerpuffs left the area after beating the monkey. They seemed to be discussing something between themselves. Kokoro suddenly pulled Ramira back to the group.
"This is Ramira! She helped me out a while ago!" Kokoro jumped. "She kicked that monkey and got me away from him!"
"Thanks for helping our daughter, Ramira-chan." The man said. "I am Seirei Seishou. This is my wife, Seimei."
"Is it me or your names have "Sei" in it? Except Kokoro that is." Ramira smiled.
"Well, Ramira, may we know where you live? We'd like to return the favor…" Seimei smiled.
"Well… I don't have a home…" Ramira admitted. The three were shocked.
"You mean, you don't have a place to stay?" Seishou asked.
"Shou… What should we do about this?" Seimei asked her husband.
"… Would you like to come home with us?" Seishou asked her. "Consider it a Christmas present."
"… I think I'll just be a burden…" Ramira said hesitantly.
"You said you were hiding from someone, right, Ramira?" Kokoro remembered. The two parents' eyes widened.
"… I just don't want to face them…" Ramira said.
"Who?" Seimei asked.
"The… I think I should be leaving…" Ramira turned around and walked away.
"… We understand. But I have one question, young lady." Seishou stood up.
"Yes?" Ramira turned to the family.
"Are you a criminal?" Seishou asked.
"No." Ramira smiled.
"That's good enough for me." Seishou nodded. "My proposal still stands. In fact, I insist you join us tonight."
"… Ok…" Ramira nodded, walking with the group. She looked towards the lighted lab on the hill, knowing full well that the Powerpuff Girls Z were having a Christmas celebration and enjoying it as much as they want.
(National Science and Research Lab)
"That girl sure was brave, professor." Miyako grinned as she bit out of her cookie.
"Yes and uncannily enough, she was brave enough to actually attack Mojo!" Kaoru laughed.
"Well, I guess there are some people willing to attack a monster without even caring whether they were heroines or not." Professor Utonium sweat dropped.
"But the strength she shown was unnatural." Ken said. "Even if it was an adrenaline rush, it's creepy that she's strong enough to cause a monster like Mojo flinch and let go of a hostage.
"Ken…" Kaoru laid her hands on the kid's shoulders. "Mojo is a monkey. He has his weaknesses."
"… I guess. But why will she be able to hurt him like that? She's a human!"
"Are you implying we're not?" Momoko asked Ken.
"NO! No way!" Ken gasped, seeing his own mistake.
"You really need to be a bit more tact, Ken." Peach lectured Ken. "Why did you even try to imply something that obvious?"
"You're one to talk." Ken mumbled as Momoko and Kaoru glared at the dog. They didn't really take kindly to people who say they're not human.
"Let's just celebrate our Christmas normally, everyone." Miyako said. "A Christmas Party should be happy!"
"… I wish Bani's with us…" Momoko sighed, looking at her photograph.
(Streets of Tokyo)
"…" Ramira silently walked as the family continued to chatter.
"So Ramira, do you have a family?" Seishou asked.
"… I... Ramira… don't have a family…" Ramira hesitantly said.
"You didn't need to repeat your name for us." Kokoro grinned. Then she frowned. "Anyway, Ramira, I never saw what your face looks like. Can you remove that hood now, please?"
"… Ok." Ramira nodded and hesitantly removed her hood. Behind her hood revealed a girl with brown shoulder length hair, Ramira held a small smile on her face.
"You look pretty, Ramira." Kokoro grinned. Ramira looked away in embarrassment.
"I'm not exactly used to having my hair down like this." Ramira said. She pulled out a black ribbon and tied her hair into a ponytail.
"You really need to change the color of that ribbon." Kokoro pointed to it.
"Maybe I should." Ramira shrugged.
"Oh, let's talk about fashion later." Seimei said briskly. "Let's get in the house."
"You sure you don't have a relative, Ramira?" Seishou asked.
"… I don't have anyone I know in this area…" Ramira said. "A few friends are all…"
"Consider yourself a Seirei, Ramira." Seishou grinned. "We'll handle the paperwork for your adoption."
"Yippee! I got a sister!" Kokoro grinned. Ramira sighed at her enthusiasm.
"Ne, Ramira, do you have a nickname or something? Something I can call you that is not Ramira?" Kokoro whispered. "Mira? Rami?"
"My original name was Bani, Kokoro." Ramira informed her.
"I see, Bani!" Kokoro smiled. Then she frowned. "But why did you change it to something totally unrelated to your original name?"
"I thought it up when you asked me my name." Ramira laughed softly. "It was the first thing that popped up in my mind that is not my name."
"Oh… OK! But I can't think of your name as anything else besides Ramira so…" Kokoro jumped. "You're new name is Seirei Ramira! Your nickname is Bani!"
"Don't call me that out on the streets." Ramira told the girl. She then thought, 'What is this, a naming ceremony?'
"Ok, Bani!" Kokoro smiled.
Ramira sighed. 'Looks like my life as a Seirei is about to start… Sorry… Momoko-sis… But… I can't face you, just yet, I can't.'
Chapter End
Momoko: Why did you change her name as Ramira?
Lunar: Hm? That was actually her human name till I discovered that Shirogane Miko is supposed to be Bunny of Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z. I kicked out the Ramira in favor of keeping the essence of Bunny in the naming conventions. I know this is Fanfiction and I can change anything I want, but this is my story. I can decide on what to do.
Miyako: I see. So what's the next Chapter?
Lunar: To Hide from Them
Kaoru: Let me guess… Bani will be trying to hide from us again?
Lunar: I suggest you don't try to guess in the future. (To Audience) This is the branch sequel of Momoko's New Personality! Now even though I name this branch sequel, there is no "main" sequel. Both sequels will receive equal attention. Review, if you wish!