A/N- The "-" means that they are talking to the other ex. Haru to Boomer or Boomer to Haru and no one else can hear.
The "XXX" means a separation in P.
The "000" means a restart which only happened in the déjà vu kind of chapter of the other story but just if it happens to occur here and so you know.
The " ***" means dream starting point or ending point.
"=" is for memory start point or ending point.
Note: Memories and dreams have text in italics
PowerPuff Girls R: Reminiscence
Chapter 2: A Child at Heart
I stared intently at the bed I was previously on, I couldn´t believe I was finally able to leave it…but what puzzled me even more was Kai´s and Boomer´s absence; where were they? Why did they leave me?
"Well, I can´t blame them, I died after all" I murmured to myself "What´s left to do with a corpse heh" I looked around and stared at a mirror, gazing at the enormous change; I was now a teen, probably older than my brother… "But, if I woke up, then I couldn´t have died right? So why…"
As I wondered about that painfully, I heard the door open and so as a reaction I tried to hide though there was nowhere to… the only thing I could manage was to stick to the ceiling and hope the person didn´t look up.
"Eh? There´s no one here? I was told a small child was in this room… could I have mistaken the number?" A nurse said as she walked in and looked around for a bit, she then sighed and left. I hovered down and looked at the room, I wasn´t standing, I was in a standing position but hovering slightly above the ground.
"Kai… where are you…" I murmured, I wanted to find him and yell at him for not being here with me. I didn´t die yeah, but there was no reason for him to ditch me that way! "I´m going to yell like a monster for this!" I said decidedly and hovered towards the window then flying off.
XXX
"Kai, man hang in there!" I exclaimed scared, Kai was becoming really weak as I kept dodging all of the attacks this monster shot at us "Leave us the hell alone you freak!"
"Oh? Why would I do that if I´m having so much fun?" the monster asked as he kept swinging his arms launching attacks at Kai though one of those hit me on the back making me trip releasing my grip on Kai.
"Ow!" I groaned as I fell to the floor "This is nothing you shitface…" I muttered noticing the pool of blood forming under me.
"I can´t believe you are so stupid, tch…" muttered the demon. I mustered my strength and turned around to face him noticing him wincing in pain, he then glared at me "Fine, we´ll meet each other again" the demon said while vanishing.
I turned my head weakly towards Kai´s direction and smirked victorious. That demon had given us a hard time but now he was finally gone.
"It´s over Kai, you don´t have to worry anymore… but damn, we need to get stronger" I said as I closed my eyes feeling myself drifting off… it´s possible to faint in your mind? But isn´t that the same as dying or some shit…?
XXX
"Bubbles, do you think this will work…?" I asked her, she looked more concerned for me but the one who needed help was Butch; I know I need my injuries to be looked at but Butch looked like he was about to die.
"Yes, I´m sure Butch will be fine after this" said Bubbles as she looked at the machine Butch was now in "The Professor left this fortunately, Butch is so lucky"
"I´m so relieved…"
"Aside of that, Boomer, who did this to you? You look so beaten and exhausted…" she said looking upset at me.
"It´s… uh… you don´t have to worry about it, Butch should be-" I said interrupted by her.
"Don´t say that! Don´t be so mean to yourself… you need the same attention as he" said Bubbles "No wonder you are with Haru…"
"Huh? What do you mean?" I asked her confused.
"Haru has never cared about himself, and that saddens me you know… how can I help him if he is not willing to care for himself? It´s frustrating!" said Bubbles looking a bit irritated "Haru is such a nice boy, yet he treats himself so badly…"
"Hey, don´t worry, he has me" I said while smiling at her, she was right but as long as he has me, Haru would be alright.
"Yeah, I trust you" she said as she crossed her legs and hid her arms behind her back, she then looked at me sideways "You are a nice boy too" she said with a warm smile.
"Is that so…" I said while looking away and blushing "Well uhmm… I´ll go look for Brick, if anything happens call me, okay?"
"Okay" said Bubbles, I then remembered I had gotten a new phone since the other had an accident…
"Oh but wait! Let me give you my cell phone number, I have a new one" I said to her.
"Ah? Did something happen to your phone?" asked Bubbles looking puzzled; I then gave her a troubled smile.
"Yeah, it fell on a puddle of water" I said while chuckling troubled "But here, this is my number" I said as I typed the number on the phone´s screen.
"Okay" said Bubbles happily "You know, you look even cuter as a child"
"Huh?" I murmured while blushing "Jeez… don´t say that…" I said embarrassed, I then grabbed the phone as she handed it back and ran off "I´ll be back in a while!"
"Sure" she said while smiling cheerfully. I then left to look for Brick, I can´t believe he went to look for Him… Him is going to do everything but help us, isn´t Brick aware of that?
I flew all the way downtown just to be distracted by a crowd of girls that surrounded something. Yeah, there were so many girls that I couldn´t manage to see what they were really doing.
"Girls, do you mind moving? This is getting too annoying…" I heard a voice say, I hovered down and tried to peek; the girls pushed me back some times but I finally could make my way in front. I stared at a guy with a black t-shirt and purple shorts.
"Ah? So they were just staring at him?" I said to myself out loud, I got several stares from the girls in their attempt to spot the criminal who said that but instead of glaring at me, they squealed really loud almost at the point to burst my ears.
"Huh?" the guy murmured as he stared at me, in brief, he had a smile across his face and so grinned at me "Boomer? Is that you?"
"Do I know you…?" I asked him a little dizzy for the squealing. Instead of replying, he only took me by the waist and flew away with me. "Hey! What´s wrong with you?! Put me down!"
"Haha, you look so funny like that you know" said the guy as I struggled to get away "There´s no way I´m letting you go now that I found you"
"Huh you were looking for me? Why?" I asked confused, I didn´t know him so why was he looking for me…?
"Well, if you stopped being difficult it would be easier for me to explain, don´t you think?" he said with a smirk.
"Put me down and explain yourself!" I said while pouting.
"Haha, you turned out to be so demanding, who´d know" he said with a chuckle "Alright, alright, I´ll put you down" he said as he hovered down in the park and put me against a tree "Is this better?"
"Yeah" I said looking at him standing though he lost balance and fell on his butt, thing that made me snicker at him "Haha you are so dumb"
"Yeah, I know that, I can´t stand alright" he said looking at me dully. He couldn´t stand but he could fly? That was so weird.
"Huh? What do you-" I said interrupted by him.
"Boomer! What happened to you? You look awful…" he said looking sincerely confused and concerned at me.
"It´s not a big deal, Butch just…" I said though I was interrupted again.
"Butch did that?! Why?" he sounded alarmed. He knew Butch too?
"Yeah, though I have no idea what made him…" I said kind of confused; the guy looked seriously upset about it.
"I see… though well" he said sounding thoughtful, he then approached me and smirked at me slyly from a really short distance "The wounds make you look really huggable"
"Eh?" I uttered incredibly confused, I pushed him away and stared at him a little freaked out "Really, who are you…"
"You really don´t recognize me?" he said sounding a little disappointed "Well then, I´ll give you three chances, if you can´t guess by then… then you´ll lose 5 bucks"
"Huh? Why did you-" I said interrupted by him approaching me again, he looked at me with a serious expression.
"If you won´t pay the 5 bucks then I won´t ever tell you, got it?" he said with a cocky grin.
"Hey! I don´t want to do that! I suck at guessing!" I said irritated, couldn´t he just tell me?!
"Oh come on Boomer, I know you can do it, you are the most intuitive of the three; I know you don´t need more than those three chances" he said while sitting aside and smiling confidently at me.
"If you say so… alright" I said as I started to think on the possible person he could be… or well, the place I could have met him.
"You have 30 seconds before your first chance ends by the way" he said while winking at me. What?! He didn´t say there was a time limit!
"Hey you didn´t-!" I said interrupted by him doing the sound of a clock ticking, I stared sarcastically at him and then stopped my whining to think on who he could be.
"The clock is ticking…" said the guy teasingly as I tried to think.
"I know! I know! Let me think okay!? You are not letting me-"
"First chance lost" he said as he did the sound of time running out "You have two chances more, lose them and I won´t tell you… unless you pay me the 5 bucks, heh" he said confidently.
"Jeez, what a jerk…"
"10, 11…" he said as he looked satisfied at me.
"No, no! Start over! I haven´t though on anything! Stop! Stop!" I said. The clock thing was stressing me and so I just couldn´t manage to think at all!
"Sorry, second chance lost" he said jeeringly.
"Hey! You are such an asshole! If it wasn´t because I´m hurt right now then I would-" I said interrupted by him pulling me closer, I was probably just inches away from his face.
"You are hurt? You poor thing…" he said as a whisper, he then grabbed my face and kissed my forehead. I stared speechless at his face as I felt myself redden "So…? Have you guessed yet?" he asked me still with the same concerned expression.
"Well… I…" I murmured awkwardly as I stared at his face examining his features, something must tell me who he is… though paying the 5 bucks would be hell easier.
"Cause you only have 5 seconds to do so" he said while smirking victorious. I remained shocked at his freaking wit for pulling that; He didn´t allow me to think at all?! How could he manage that?!
"You are such a jerk, I hope you-"
"Time´s up!" he said with a grin, I could seriously imagine the winning music playing for him "So, tell me… who am I?"
"Who…" I murmured as I examined his face. His eyes were purple in color, his skin was tanned… he had auburn hair and was wearing a purple Taurus hair band along with a Taurus necklace.
"Haha, well, we can go gaze at the flowers just like you promised" he said as he smiled confidently, was he teasing me?
"flowers…" I murmured as I kept staring at the Taurus accessories he wore, I then came to a conclusion though it was so not possible…
"So?" he asked, seems he was eager to hear my answer.
"Are you the lost brother of Kai and Misaki?" I asked him getting a dull look in response.
"Seriously?" he said sounding apparently amazed at my idiocy.
"Uh… I…" I murmured uneasy, I turned to face another way and scowled "Well, excuse me but you-" I said cut off by he suddenly grabbing my chin "Wh-what are you…" I murmured confused at what he was doing. He suddenly locked our lips together leaving me awestruck for some seconds.
As he kissed me, instead of pushing him away, I got the images of when I was giving Misaki CPR and so I momentarily was paralyzed without knowing what to do; he then moved away and smirked at me. I then reacted.
"Hey! What was that?!" I exclaimed angrily while blushing, jeez, that had taken me by surprise!
"CPR" he said while grinning, he then stared at me.
"CPR… wait, no… it can´t be…" I said as I stood and backed away from him, he was saying he was…? "Misaki…"
"Heyz" he said simply, I couldn´t believe it… he had died in the hospital room, how could he be here…? It was just not possible… plus, he was an older guy, that was just not true.
"Liar! How dare you say you are Misaki! Misaki is just a 9 year old boy! How old are you?" I asked, he looked just like Misaki just older but I couldn´t believe it, how can Misaki be older now?
"I know, I couldn´t believe it either" he said "Just look at me, I can totally carry Kai on my back!" he said amused, he sounded really childish when he said that…
"But, anyway, that´s just… huh…" I said recalling that I had injected the Chemical X into his system; could this be the secondary effect…?
"Haha, I don´t need you to believe me, Boomer… well, No, actually I do… but if there´s no way to do that hmm…" he said sounding thoughtful.
"Misaki…"
"Eh?" he murmured curiously.
"You really are Misaki…?" I asked incredulously, yet, I wanted to believe in that. I really wanted to.
"Hmmm… should I say yes or no? Why don´t you ask me something? They do that in TV shows to identify the real deal from the imposter" he said excitedly.
"Huh… alright, what is Misaki´s favorite dessert?" I asked though by now my doubts were lessening…
"Blueberry pie" he said right away.
"Uh… when´s Misaki´s birthday?" I asked noticing his eagerness on answering.
"April 23" he said with a grin.
"Kai´s birthday?"
"July 5" he said happily, seems he likes being questioned.
"Alright, let´s stop, I believe you" I said. I´m not that stupid, he is identical to Misaki plus I did inject him chemical X so there was no way to doubt…
"Really? That´s a relief" he said as he stood up and then tripped "Ow…" he groaned making me laugh.
"Hahaha I can´t help but find that funny" I said getting a smirk from him.
"Well, you know what I find funny? The fact of you being a kid, that´s what" he said as he snickered "Well then, little one… mind showing me the path to my brother?"
"You sure don´t act like Misaki though…" I said while looking suspiciously at him.
"Haha, is that so?" he said while hovering "Well, you sure don´t look your age either"
"Oh shut up…" I said while pouting at him "I know where Kai and Butch are, I just need to find Brick"
"Brick? He went missing?" he asked sounding surprised.
"He went to look for Him, but well, I doubt he found him…"
"Boomer, what´s going on?" asked Misaki sounding intrigued.
"I´m not going to lie to you… Kai and Butch have been odd ever since you ´´passed away´´ I just hope them seeing you back from the dead is enough so they regain their senses"
"Hmm… who knows, I never thought Kai would be so stubborn in those issues" said Misaki "Well, what are we waiting for? Let´s go find Brick!" he said then taking me by the waist again, he then flew off.
"Misaki! You know I can fly!" I said wondering why he kept snatching me like he was doing.
"Haha, I´m sorry, it just feels nice to carry someone for a change" said Misaki. Seems he was aching for doing these kind of things… I´m kind of happy he gets to do so now but well, I´m having problems accepting him as Kai´s brother…
"Misaki… what happened after you wake up?" I asked him wondering seriously about it.
"I remember seeing an angel in my dreams calling to me…" he said sounding thoughtful "After that, I woke up. I was naked on the bed and my limbs were longer; fortunately, there was a gift nearby which had a pair of shorts"
"Huh? But the shorts you could have received would be kid size…" I said confused, who would give him extra sized shorts so conveniently?
"Hey, I don´t know what happened there, I just know what I know" said Misaki "The shorts were a bit bigger but well they did their job haha" he said releasing a chuckle "I then decided to go yell at Kai for leaving me alone, so, I exited from the window and went towards downtown"
"Eh? Misaki… so you were only wearing shorts… uhmm, so you are not wearing underwear?" I asked him, I felt so awkward asking that.
"Haha, wanna see?" he asked me. He was kidding right?
"You are not serious, are you…" I said looking dully at him, he only released a chuckle.
"Haha of course I´m wearing underwear! It felt so odd not having it" said Misaki "If you are wondering how I got it… well, I only went into a store and snatched a pair of boxers as well as a t-shirt of my liking"
"Haha that´s nice, I would have done that too" I said happily.
"You know, I wonder if I´ll stay looking like this…" murmured Misaki sounding a bit down.
"You don´t like it?" I asked. I thought he liked being older…
"I don´t dislike it but, it´s just a bit odd… I mean, my brother won´t believe it´s me, I´m sure of that" said Misaki while looking away.
"Well, let´s give it a try" I said "If he won´t believe you then I´ll make him!"
"Thank you, Boomer… but it won´t have any meaning if my brother can´t recognize me" said Misaki.
"Misaki…" I murmured. I spotted Brick just some distance away shouting towards the sky; I signaled Misaki to go towards Brick who turned to see us as we approached him.
"Boomer, who´s that?" asked Brick who was staring at Misaki.
"Uh, that´s…" said Misaki unsure of what to reply, seems he only felt like telling me since he knew I would believe him…
"Hmm... huh? Those are the shorts we gave to Misaki" said Brick looking puzzled at Misaki "No way…"
"Yes way" said Misaki relieved that Brick was starting to understand.
"You stole Misaki´s gift!" exclaimed Brick, I can´t believe he is not getting it.
"Oh, just great…" said Misaki while rolling his eyes sarcastically "Now it seems that I steal from myself"
"Brick, what are you saying… it´s confusing at first but he really is-" I said interrupted by Misaki suddenly gripping me too hard "Hey! Misaki, that hurts! What are you doing?"
"Boomer, something is wrong with me…" he said as he fell unconscious, I hovered away from him and watched how he fell towards the ground.
"Ah!" I exclaimed startled, I then flew after him followed by Brick.
"Seriously, Boomer, who is that?" asked Brick as he continued after me, I only ignored him and speeded up to catch him.
"Misaki!" I exclaimed as I grabbed him by the t-shirt before he crashed; the weight suddenly began to lessen and I felt how something slid down. For my surprise it was Misaki now in his child form.
"What?!" exclaimed Brick completely shocked. Seems I cannot longer doubt him huh…
"Misaki! Misaki!" I said as I knelt down and moved him slightly, his body had shrunk and so his clothes didn´t fit him anymore.
"We need to get him some clothes… wait here, I´ll go snatch some" said Brick as he flew away.
"Boomer… what happened…" said Misaki as he looked at me.
"You don´t remember?"
"Yeah, I do… but I don´t know why I fell…" he said then turned to see me looking upset "Forgive my actions, I can´t control myself when I´m like that! But since I´m aware of what I´m doing I think I don´t have an excuse…"
"It´s okay, Misaki, I´m happy that you are feeling better you know" I said while smiling at him.
"Thanks, Boomer…" said Misaki as he attempted to stand but couldn´t even move his legs… how weird, his other form could at least manage that…
"How odd… you could at least move your legs…" I murmured preoccupied.
"Haha… it was good till it ended" said Misaki.
"I´m so happy, Misaki…" I said as I hugged him.
"Hehe, I´m happy too that I could finally move" said Misaki happily.
"Though we have to teach you how to stand" I said as I sat beside him "And so, how to walk"
"That would be awesome" said Misaki as I hugged him tighter "Boomer…?"
"You gave us such a scare… Kai is going to be so happy" I said as I started to sob though I forcibly stopped myself.
"Boomer…" murmured Misaki "I look forward to that sleep over…"
"Yes, we can do anything you want" I said. Brick came back after a bit with some clothes and so we helped Misaki change; Brick put his bigger clothes in a bag he brought and I carried him on my back. I couldn´t carry him any other way since I was too short.
"Brick did you find Him?" I asked him still thinking he wouldn´t manage to.
"I did though he asked for something in exchange and hell, I won´t agree to that" said Brick as he looked sarcastically at me. We were heading over to the girls house.
"Ah? What did he ask in exchange?" asked Misaki.
"My body" Brick said flatly.
"Huh?!" I exclaimed "He wants to-" I said interrupted by Brick.
"Experiment with me, yeah" said Brick as we speeded up "He is such a sick monster"
"Uh… I wouldn´t like him to hurt you…" murmured Misaki sadly.
"Don´t worry, Kid, he won´t do anything to me" said Brick while smirking "He is crazy if he thinks he will"
"Hehe… Brick is a kid too!" said Misaki while giggling.
"For now yes" said Brick as he sighed. My phone then startled me as I felt it ringing.
"Boomer, your phone is ringing" said Misaki; I couldn´t answer since my phone would fall.
"Misaki, can you answer for me? It´s in my back pocket" I said, Misaki did his best and somehow managed to get the phone out.
"Hello? This is Misaki, Kai´s brother! We are going over there already!" said Misaki to Bubbles "Boomer can´t answer right now, but I´ll give him the message" said Misaki sounding interested on what she had to say.
"Alright! See you!" said Misaki hanging up "Boomer, I kept he phone away, I´ll give it to you later"
"Sure, so, what did Bubbles say?"
"Bubbles? You mean the blue powerpuff? That´s awesome!" said Misaki excitedly.
"Misaki…"
"Ah yeah! Seems Butch woke up" said Misaki "She also said she wouldn´t be able to meet you since she had to leave"
"Let´s hurry for Butch then!" I said as I followed Brick-
After a while, we reached the girls home, hopefully Buttercup and Blossom wouldn´t show up; I approached the door a bit worried about how Butch was now.
"Boomer, man up, alright? I don´t think Butch will try to-" said Brick interrupted by the door opening "Butch… what the hell…" muttered Brick as we watched Butch walking out, he had all his back bandaged.
"She already treated me, I have no other reason to be here" said Butch as he stopped to look at us just after he had closed the door "She left some minutes ago, something about her sisters needing her or some shit"
"Ah, yeah she called us" I simply said.
"She asked me to tell you that it was urgent and-"he said silencing himself as he noticed Misaki on my back.
"Butch, hi…!" said Misaki happily, Butch only stared speechless at him "Butch…?"
"Uh… I think he just broke…" I said. Butch kept staring at Misaki and suddenly changed with Kai.
"Misaki…?" asked Kai as he stared shocked at him "This is real…?"
"Brother! You are so little!" exclaimed Misaki amused. Kai´s eyes bleared as he extended his arms towards him, I placed Misaki down and so watched how Kai embraced his brother in a mixture of sorrow and bliss.
"Misaki, I thought I´d never see you again…" said Kai as he sobbed on his shoulder. I guess he couldn´t hold him like he wanted to for his current form "Thank you for coming back to me…"
"Kai…" murmured Misaki as he enjoyed his brother´s embrace.
"Well then, let´s go back home, you can cry all you want over there" said Brick as he hovered to the sky. Kai carried Misaki on his back and changed with Butch to follow Brick; weirdly, Butch didn´t say a word on the way home.
Once we reached Ressee´s home, Butch handed Misaki to Brick and then left to lock himself in the guest room.
"Ah? Why did Butch lock himself…?" I murmured confused.
"He must be too confused and shocked to say anything" said Brick "I found odd that he was silent all this time; he is usually hard to shut up"
"Yeah…"
"Oh, it is my fault…" said Misaki sounding down.
"Don´t worry Misaki, Butch only needs some time alone, apparently" I said still puzzled.
"Yeah, he´s got a lot to deal with" said Brick "By the way Boomer, how are your injuries? Ressee is curious about that"
"Ah? Well they are fine, no need to worry about it" I said while smiling troubled at him, I didn´t want Misaki to see my injuries…
"Boomer…" murmured Misaki troubled "Can I see your injuries?"
"Misaki, I rather not show you those…" I murmured uneasy, Misaki shouldn´t be seeing that.
"But…" murmured Misaki, he looked really concerned about it "Boomer, did Butch seriously hurt you?"
"Huh? No, no, he wasn´t being himself" I said as I smiled the best way I could.
"Your appearance worried me ever since I saw you" said Misaki looking upset.
"Hey, everything is well, Boomer is alive after all" said Brick with a tone of mockery.
"Brick!" I said irritated at saying it that way.
"Uh…" murmured Misaki uneasy, Brick then changed with Ressee.
"Boomer is doing alright, Misaki, you don´t have to worry" said Ressee reassuringly.
"Hmm… alright… though you have to tell me later!" said Misaki while pouting, it was odd for him to demand something like that so I just smiled in return.
"Sure" I said simply while nodding.
XXX
-Butch… why did you come lock ourselves in the room?- asked Kai sounding confused- Misaki is…
-Kai, we are too injured; Misaki is going to make questions and I don´t feel like answering him shit- I said- plus, my back is killing me.
-Oh, that´s true… I don´t feel like telling Misaki either though we do owe Boomer an apology- said Kai sounding worried.
-We can do that later, I´m not going to apologize with Misaki nearby- I said- Man… I wonder who was controlling us when we were out of it.
-I don´t know and I really wonder if I even want to find out- said Kai.
-That demon is still in my mind… I wonder what he meant with not being able to kill me- I said recalling how he kept attacking Kai and how he had left after being mysteriously injured.
-He was also injured… was it because he hurt you?- said Kai suddenly.
-I don´t know… why would he be hurt by hurting me? Though it´s not impossible, he did say he couldn´t kill me- I said as I tried to think on another reason -Agh…- I muttered annoyed.
-What´s the matter?- asked Kai simply.
-I so hate having to think on shit like this, not my style- I said as I rolled on the bed to face the wall- I´m gonna take a nap ´kay?-
-Like I could stop you from sleeping… let´s take a nap then- said Kai in resignation.
A random menacing demon who can´t kill me and the mysterious return of Misaki, not that I complain though… what the hell is going on?
A/N: Decided not to make the chapters so long since this arc is more daily life style, though it contains important stuff. Thank you for reading up to here, I really love to write for you guys! Any comments, questions and so are appreciated (: