Destroyed
Chapter 3
Patch
Disclaimer: I do not own the Powerpuff Girls. I only own the story/plot line, because I made that all up using my wired and creative brain. :p No Copyright Intended
The guys left, and I stayed to clean up the tables and do the dishes. My shift doesn't end until 7:30pm, it's now 7:15pm. Gary says goodnight and leaves. Alison comes out of her office.
"You can go now, hon. I'm sure your father would want you home." She said sweetly.
I fake smile at her, "Thanks, Alison." I said heading to the locker room.
I change back into my light blue jeans and black t-shirt that has the band Three Days Grace on the front, it used to be Buttercup's shirt, but she gave it to me when I started to listen to the band and like it. I slipped on my black high-heeled boots, and put on my black George Faux Wool Belted Toggle coat. I slung my backpack over my shoulder, put on my hat and gloves walking out the door saying goodnight to Alison.
I walk and have fun blowing in the air to see my breath, I take a shortcut through an ally way. I hear the rustling of something and I slow my pace wondering what it is. It jumps out at me, I gasp surprised and see a cute little Dalmatian puppy sitting down looking up at me with big brown eyes.
"Oh" I said.
The puppy woofed and adorable woof and wagged its tail at me. I giggled and carefully stepped over the puppy, and continued walking. I hear the little pitter patter of paws following me, I smile. I turn around and the puppy stops then woofs at me. Now that its standing, I can tell it's a boy, that and he just peed. I started making shooing motions with my hand.
"Go on, little guy. Stop following me, I can't take you home with me." I said, he cocked his head that made him look so cute!
I sighed and walked away picking up my pace, the puppy ran after me and went in front of me. I stopped and he started to whimper and paw at my pants leg. He started to woof and whimper like he was in pain.
I giggled at him, and knelt down, "You aren't going to leave me alone, are you?" I asked him.
He woofed and started to wag his whole butt.
I laughed. "Oh, alright."
I picked him up and he licked my cheek, "Yeah, yeah. Your welcome." I said.
I held him up on the side, to get a good look at his face. He had a black spot that covered his left eye, looking like he had an eye patch. I was thinking spot, but I mean really who would name a Dalmatian spot?
"That's what I'll call you then. Patch." I said, I got a woof of approval from the puppy. And I giggled.
I tucked him under my arm, to shield him from view. He squirmed in my grasp, I shushed him. I started to walk upstairs, and then Blossom caught me. Damn it! So close.
"Bubbles, what are you hiding." She inquired.
"Nothing." I said, Patch squirmed again and his little head popped out.
Oh, no. Blossom's eyes grew wide then smirked and yelled.
"Daddy! Bubbles brought home another stray!"
"Blossom, why did you do that? You know what he'll do if he sees him, he's just a baby."
I said holding Patch closer to my chest. I could feel him start to tremble in fear.
She smirked, "Yeah, well you shouldn't have brought it home. You never learn do you?" she said amused by me.
I frowned. Professor came stomping in, he set his eyes on me, then on Patch. Patch whimpered, I pet him to soothe him.
"You know the rule Bubbles, no pets. I guess I'll just have to teach you that lesson… again." He said then snatched Patch from me.
"No! Daddy don't hurt him! Let me take him to the shelter, please. Don't hurt him, he's just a baby." I pleaded crying
"You should have done that in the first place, you know what happens when an animal sets foot in this house, they never leave." He said.
"But if I had done that I'd be late getting home and you'd be mad at me."
Meaning he would have beat me, I was out of options when bringing Patch home.
"Too late, darling"
He then smashed Patch's head on the edge of the end table, he let out a whimper then went limp. I was crying, my poor little Patch. I shouldn't have brought you home, I should have taken the beating instead. I let out a scream, then Professor tossed Patch's corpse aside like it was garbage. His blood flowed out of his little body, getting on the carpet that I will have to clean. Professor put a hand on my shoulder I flinched a little and he slapped me across my face.
"I'm sorry dear, but you know the rules."
He said then sighed looked at the dead puppy.
"How about you go clean this mess up." He said then kissed the top of my head, and walked away.
Blossom lingered a moment before going up to her room. I knelt down beside Patch, I'm crying over his lifeless body. I did this to him. I was stupid to think I could hide him and take him to the shelter in the morning. I'm sorry, Patch, please forgive me. This has happened before. When I was 14, I found a stray cat, she was all white, with only a silver gray stripe on her left side. I named her Silvermist, she was the most loving cat. I managed to hide her for a month, it was bath night and I opened my bedroom door to get a towel from the hall closet, she escaped my room Blossom found her and yelled to Professor, much like now, he drowned her in my bath water, making me watch and be in the tub when he did it.
I got an empty shoe box from the garage, scooped him up then put him in the box. I didn't care that my clothes are now bloody. I sealed this poor puppy's fate by giving into those big brown hopeful eyes that said 'will you be my companion?' I grabbed a shovel from the shed and started to dig. I buried him next to Silvermist, by my old tire swing out back. I kissed the place of his burial and went into the shed. I got out a long piece of wood and put the shovel back. I moved things off the cutting table, clamped the wood down and began to saw. I sawed two even 15' wooden planks, sanded them down and glued them together with wood glue. I made a cross, just like I made a cross for Silvermist.
Professor was going to make us a treehouse back when I was 10, Blossom 12, and Buttercup 11. But it never happened, so there's a bunch of stray wood laying around in the shed. I went upstairs and got my little paint kit and searched Buttercup's room for her Halloween costume when she was 8, she was a pirate. I found what I was looking for and went back downstairs into the kitchen where I put the cross. I painted the word Patch in the middle, then up and down the cross I put R.I.P and little puppy paws. I was crying the whole time I did this. I staked the cross on Patch's grave, once finished. It took me 4 hours to do everything. I draped the eye patch over the cross, kissed it then went back inside.
For Silvermist's grave I had a toy of the actual Disney fairy and glued her to the cross, I got that for my 6th birthday. I get a bucket of hot water ready, mixed with deep clean carpet cleaner, I grab rubber gloves and a scrubber, and start getting the blood out of the carpet. I put my hair up in a messy ponytail, after I hung my coat and put away my boots in my closet before coming back down stairs with my paints. Buttercup came home, I heard her kick off her boots and come into the living room where I am scrubbing away, some of Patch's blood got on my arm, it's dry now, but BC thought it was mine.
"Baby, what are you doing?" she asks kneeling down beside me.
"Trying to get blood out of the carpet." I said scrubbing harder, giving a whole new meaning to white. She draws a shaky breath, I laugh.
"Don't worry, it's not mine...this time." I said.
"Then who's is it?" she asks.
"Patch's." I said voice cracking.
She gave me a confused look and I told her everything about Patch as I continued to scrub until my whole right side and back hurt.
She moved hair out of my eyes and said "Oh, baby I'm sorry."
I sniffed and wiped my nose with my arm, now that I cleaned out the blood I get up and dump the water down the drain, and put the scrubber and gloves away. Buttercup followed me into the kitchen.
"It's my own fault really. I should have never brought him home." I said putting the bucket back under the sink.
BC put a hand on my shoulder, I didn't know I was so tense, I relaxed at her touch.
"Hey, just think when were at our apartment, you can have a whole apartment full of strays that need good homes and you won't have to be afraid that someone will kill them." She said smiling, I managed a weak but genuine smile.
"Thanks, BC." I said, she hugged me.
"C'mon, sleepover in my room." She said, I giggled and we ran upstairs.
She has a TV in her room with an XBOX 360 game consule with Kinect. I was getting in my PJ's while Buttercup popped us some popcorn. Tonight my jammies are a Betty Boop set, tank top and short-shorts. I brushed out my hair and kept it down. It's gotten long, it now goes a little bit passed my shoulder blades. I tie a red ribbon in my hair to make a headband.
I look at myself from side to side, then I hear,"Cute jammies, Bubbsy."
I jump and see Boomer, Butch and Brick.
"Guys?! What are you doing here? You shouldn't be here." I said whispering. Why do I insist on leaving my window-seat window unlocked?
Buttercup came up to my room with a bowl of popcorn in her way too big t-shirt that is actually her boyfriend Mitch's.
"What are you whispering about, baby?" she asks coming in my room.
I point, "Oh." Was all she said.
"That's all you have to say? Is oh? BC they shouldn't be here, who knows what you know who, will do you know what to me if you know who finds out." I said in harsh whisper.
"Who?" Butch asks, I glare at him.
"Oh, relax. He's not gonna find out, I promise and if he does he'll have to go through me to get to you." She reassured me.
I sighed, and nodded hesitantly. "Were having a movie night in my room, come if you must." She said then walked out of my room, I grabbed Octi and my blanket and left my room with the guys following me.
"What are we watching anyway?" I asked her, she shrugged.
"Whatever I have, I guess." She said.
"Ooo… this one is really freaky yet completely stupid. Let's watch it."
Butch said holing up Mama, and putting it in. I got settled on BC's bed, legs crisscrossed, back against the back board, and Octi in the middle of my legs. Boomer decided to come on the other side and pull me into him.
"Hey! I was comfortable you know." I wine, BC snickers at me and shakes her head.
She's sitting in her fuzzy green circle chair. Brick and Butch are on the floor.
"And now I'm comfy." He said cuddling me tighter.
I sigh in frustration. But I give, I get comfy too, and rest my head on his chest, and pull Octi up.
"I can't believe you still have that thing." Boomer said looking down at me.
"So! You still have yours." I shot back.
He blushed in embarrassment and we all laugh, he sticks his tongue out at me, I stick my tongue out back at him. We laugh and share a smile as we watch the movie.