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Blossom entered her class and inwardly groaned. Brick was there. She took her usual seat in the middle row, third chair back. Brick was sitting in the first row in the back. At least she'd have some distance from him.
Brick glanced at his counterpart. Sure, she was pretty, but looks weren't everything. He knew. He'd been out with pretty girls who only used him-the same with his brothers. But, this time it was different. Brick's eyes hardened. He knew that their counterparts wouldn't use them just because of how pure and good they were, unlike him and his brothers.
Blossom twirled her hair in her hand and while hiding behind it, she glanced at Brick who looked deep in thought. The pink puff almost laughed. Brick thinking? It was funny. Sure, he was the red leader and the smartest in the bunch like she was, but she'd doubt he could think that seriously unless he was worried about his brothers.
She glanced back at him only to find him staring at her. The girl averted her eyes to the front of the class. She knew he couldn't see her face since she had hidden it with her thick hair. But, she could still feel his eyes on her until the bell had rung.
The red headed girl paid attention in class and took notes as usual, but already knew everything. She was up to college level standards, but couldn't leave her sisters behind especially now that the boys were back. She glanced at the clock in the back and found that class had only a few minutes left and then she could head safely to band. The puff knew she'd meet up with Buttercup there. Buttercup only took band because she loved to play all sorts of drums.
Bubbles would be headed to choir. A thought occurred to Blossom. What if their counterparts shared their interests in the same things? Blossom shook her head at the thought. No, she didn't think so.
Blossom headed for the door when the bell rang, but was held back by Brick. He had grabbed her shoulder firmly and held her close to him. Blossom stomped on his foot and turned to face him once he had let go from the pressure she had put on his foot.
"That hurt," he simply said.
Pink eyes rolled. "What do you want?"
"You always go straight to the point. What I want is to see who is stronger: you or me. I'll meet you after school outside of Townsville," he said.
"And if I don't accept?" she asked.
Brick smiled mischievously. "Then, I'll kiss you and not on the cheek if you know what I mean."
Blossom's irritation flared and her eyes were blazing. "I'd rather stick pins in my eyes," she growled.
"So, you'll fight me?"
The puff nodded her head once and turned on her heel to leave. This time, Brick let her go and went to his own class.
After that, the day went by in a blur. Bubbles and Buttercup noticed Blossom's behavior and knew something had set her off. When the final bell had rung, Blossom had quickly gotten to her locker and grabbed what she needed from it. She got out of the building and took flight. Pink eyes spotted Brick in a deserted field and slowly, she landed. She set down her bag and pushed up her sleeves. The red headed girl took a hair tie off of her wrist and quickly pulled her hair back into a low pony tail.
Brick stared at her. He was surprised that she had actually come. The red eyed boy smiled. He took off his hoodie to reveal a red t-shirt. This was going to be fun, he thought.
"So, you actually showed," he said to her.
Blossom glared at him. "Of course I did," she said.
He wanted to laugh. She reminded him of a fierce lioness. He took a stance and so did she. Blossom took a deep breath to calm her irritation and annoyance. She couldn't let emotions get in the way. She needed to strategize. She had to show him she wasn't as weak as she was in their first battle when they were five year olds.
The puff waited for him to attack first. He attacked her and she dodged. She kept dodging until she had memorized his movements. She waited for her opening and then attacked him with her ice breath. Brick grunted and used his own fire to melt the ice away never keeping his eyes off of Blossom.
She waited for her next opening and did an uppercut on him. It sent him into the air but he stayed in the air. He smiled down at her. "Is that all you got, princess?" the ruff asked.
Blossom answered by speeding up to him and caught him off guard by taking him and hurtling him towards the ground. He crashed and the ground beneath him cracked a little. Blossom flew down and threw punches at his vital areas. When the girl was done she looked at his face only to find him staring at her in awe.
Blossom immediately got off of him. She went to grab her stuff but was stopped when arms had wrapped around her waist. She stiffened as Brick whispered in her ear, "Where do you think you're going? The fight's only begun."
"You've taken critical damage. You know as well as I do, you are in no condition to fight," she explained while trying to pry his arms off of her.
He chuckled. "You have improved. But, I always get what I want when I want it."
"What is it you want?" she said menacingly. She still didn't understand how he had this much strength after she had just beaten the crap out of him. The girl kept struggling against him.
"I'll give you a little hint. Her name starts with a 'B' and ends in an 'M.' Can you guess who that is?" he said playfully.
Blossom stopped struggling for a moment, but a moment was all Brick needed to turn her around and plant a kiss on her forehead. He then released her and smirked. Blossom stood with her eyes wide and then punched him in the face sending him to the ground. She grabbed her backpack and flew home in a really bad mood and yet she felt her skin tingling. Emotionally she knew she wasn't attracted to him, but physically, yes she was and that scared her more than anything.
A.N.: Heeheehee! See, I told you it was better then the first two chapters! Do you think Brick was serious when he told her that or no? You'll just have to wait and see! Sincerely, ~Timewriter~
