Title: Happy Birthday, Girls!

Rating: T, for some strong language and sexual content

Part one: Easy Bake Lovin' (Blossom)

Pairing: Reds

Summary: Pending three-shot. How each of the RowdyRuffs celebrates their counterpart's eighteenth birthday. Part one: Easy Bake Lovin' (Blossom).

Disclaimer: I don't own the PowerPuff Girls.

A/N: This is a pending three-shot inspired by my 16th birthday, which is this Sunday! :) Each chapter or 'part' will describe how each of the Girls celebrates their eighteenth birthday with their boyfriend (the ruffs, of course). I know it's overly cheesy and it's been done a million times, but I just couldn't resist. I hope you all enjoy. :)

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xoxo ~ml

Part One: Easy Bake Lovin' (Blossom)

"Eighteen. Wow. You're old."

Blossom rolled her eyes and smacked her redheaded boyfriend playfully on the arm. The couple was in the car on their way back from Blossom's favourite fancy restaurant in downtown Townsville. Brick had treated his girl to a movie, a fancy dinner, and they were now headed back to Brick's apartment for Blossom's 'birthday surprise'. Blossom was secretly (yet it was increasingly obvious at the same time) praying that her boyfriend had gotten her what she had been hoping for for months: a telescope. The Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector, to be exact. She had the perfect backyard for stargazing—treeless and clear—if only she had a telescope. She'd asked the Professor for such a gift so many times she'd lost count—and yet, he'd surprised her with a brand new car.

Oh, she was by no means disappointed by the new flashy red Chevrolet, but the telescope was now a distant wish... until Christmas, that is. But there was still a small glimmer of hope in her eyes when Brick had told her to expect a 'huge surprise' that night.

"Oh, shut up," she muttered. He just grinned. He was only a year younger than her, but he always acted as if they were ten years apart.

As the twosome pulled into the driveway and walked up the sidewalk to the door, Blossom was nearly shaking with excitement. She was almost positive he'd gotten her the telescope. She could practically see it now... the sleek, shiny eyepiece, the strong black tripod tall and ominous...

Blossom gripped Brick's arm tightly as he unlocked the front door to his apartment. He led her inside and she twirled around expectantly, waiting for him to show her the way into the bedroom. He flicked on a light switch to reveal a gigantic box wrapped in hot pink wrapping paper, and tied with a glittering white bow. It was sitting on the bed just begging to be torn open by Blossom.

She smiled widely and looked to Brick, who gestured towards the package indicating for her to have at it. She literally leapt at the box, ripping the paper to shreds, leaving nothing but the few pieces of tape still stuck to the package. Brick made his way around the bed, collecting the shreds of wrapping that his girlfriend discarded and balling it up in his hands.

When at last she'd unwrapped the entire package, she stood back in awe and wonderment.

"Oh, thank you so much Brick, it's a—"

She stopped dead. Wait a second. Her eyes went wide at what she saw before her. It wasn't the Orion SpaceProbe. Not at all. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion and disappointment on her forehead as she turned in question to her boyfriend, who grinned widely, expecting her reaction. It was...

"An easy bake oven?" she gasped, utterly disappointed, and admittedly a bit ticked off. What in the hell was he thinking?

Brick's grin was enough to light up the room completely. "Don't you just love it?" he asked eagerly, placing a hand on the box. "It's one of those vintage ones, with the old spatulas!"

He patted the side of the box and looked at her with such a twinkle in his eyes, she felt awful.

Blossom's heart sank deep into the pit of her stomach. She thought she might be sick. Her boyfriend had told her to expect a huge surprise, something she'd been looking forward to for a while... and here he was, shoving an easy bake oven under her nose! What the bloody hell?! She hadn't wanted an easy bake oven since she had been six years old.

She blinked back the tears stinging her eyes and smiled weakly at Brick. He was so sweet, really, but at the same time, he was such a bloody git. She couldn't bear to look him in the eyes. He was so eager for her to love this gift... She couldn't let him see her obvious disappointment.

"Yeah... I love it," she said weakly, placing her hand over his on the box.

Brick laughed. "Well, go on, open it up! Bake me something!" he patted the sides of the box again.

Blossom signed and closed her eyes tightly. She opened them slowly and began to pop open the box. She didn't even look as she reached her hands inside.

But the thing (whatever it was) inside the box was most definitely not an easy bake oven. She blinked. Her eyes met Brick's. He grinned and raised his eyebrows at her. Looking inside the box, she saw something she'd lost hope for only a few minutes ago. Her heart skipped a beat.

"The... The... Brick!" she spluttered breathlessly, pulling the contraption out of the box. An Orion SpaceProbe 130ST Equatorial Reflector Telescope. Her jaw hit the floor as she turned the eyepiece over in her hands disbelievingly. "I can't believe this! You actually got it... you really got it!"

Brick's smile didn't leave his face as he watched the auburn-haired beauty instantly fall in love with the telescope. "You really thought I got you an easy bake oven?" was all he had to say, that signature smirk on his face.

Blossom flushed a deep red and turned to him now, her face drained of all expression. "You asshole," she hissed playfully, earning a laugh from her counterpart.

"Happy birthday, babe," he said, planting a kiss on her temple.

Blossom squinted. "I couldn't believe you got me a damn easy bake oven!" she exclaimed breathlessly. "I was so confused, I mean really! What kind of asshole—"

"Oh, lighten up, Blossy, I was just having a little fun!" her face fell. "Besides... you should've seen your face when you found out what it was!" he burst into a fit of laughter, wiping his eyes where tears began to form. "Hoo, I wish I would've brought my camera!"

Blossom scoffed and punched him on the shoulder, as hard as she could this time. He flinched and grasped his shoulder in pain. "That's for being an asshole," she said coldly.

For an instant, he thought he'd gone too far, and he almost regretted his decision of tricking her. But then she leaned towards him and pressed her lips sensually against his, gripping the front of his shirt between her fingers and snaking her tongue sneakily in between his shocked lips.

"And that," she whispered, pulling away and leaving him lightheaded and giddy, "was for being the greatest boyfriend in the world."

She smiled softly and turned back to the box on the bed, lifting out a few more pieces to her new telescope.

"So," she said, breaking the silence, Brick still overcoming the shock that her kiss had left him in. "You're going to put this together for me, right?"

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