Blossom sighed and tapped her pencil on her desk again. Normally, homework was fun, something she did to unwind after a busy day of saving the world. Tonight, though, she just couldn't seem to focus. She rested her cheek on her mitt and glanced to her right, where her strange new doll was sitting, watching her diligently. Blossom rolled her eyes and smiled to herself.
"Dolls don't watch people, silly," she said with a little giggle. She turned her eyes back to her homework and the smile slowly faded from her lips. Math was so fun and easy, why couldn't she concentrate on the numbers? It was like…how had Buttercup described it? When she tried to concentrate on the numbers, they started moving around on the page.
Blossom glanced at her Aku doll once more and scrunched her nose, "I wish I had someone to talk to…" she muttered. The Professor was busy in his lab, her sisters were off playing a game together. She'd tried to convince them to work on their homework with her, but…well, that obviously hadn't worked out.
But, there was Aku doll, just sitting and watching, "Watching, huh?" she mused. Bubbles constantly talked to her toys so…"Would that be weird? I guess if you're okay with watching me, you wouldn't mind listening too, would you?" She asked. Blossom giggled and shook her head.
"This is so silly, you aren't real, you can't see me or hear me. I'm being silly," she trailed off and looked down at her homework, "…Am I really boring?" she asked, letting her hands drop into her lap.
"I just want to make sure we all keep up with our responsibilities. Someone has to, right? I mean, maybe that does make me a little bit boring, but I can be fun too! Like yesterday when we played video games! I was all kinds of fun, right?" Blossom looked up at Aku doll, "You were there, it was fun, right? I can be fun too…I'm not boring…"
Blossom picked up Aku doll and gave him a tight hug. He nuzzled perfectly into the crook of her neck and a smile broke out on her face, "Right? You like me, don't you? And homework isn't boring! It's a lot of fun! You can test what you've learned in class, even learn new things, and try to find new ways to solve the problems…yeah! I'm not boring! I just…have a different idea of fun, right, Aku?"
She held him at arms length and smiled. His odd little expression seemed to be him smiling back at her, "That's right! There is nothing wrong with enjoying school! And, you know what? Getting my work done early lets me relax later! So, yeah, I have to wait to play, but then I know my work is done and I can just relax and really have fun!" Blossom giggled and hugged Aku doll.
"Thanks for listening, Aku. I knew you would understand!" She set the little doll down and went back to her homework, a smile on her face and answers flying across her paper.