Thanks to dejiko001!! I love her PPGZ chat series on YouTube and her stories inspired me!!

Thanks to sasukexnaruto4ever10092 for more inspiration!

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Chapter Four

[Kaoru POV]

Not only was I forced to transform just so the RowdyRuff Boys could fully believe us, not only was I embarrassed to have to transform in front of them, not only was I wearing that stupid skirt again, but Butch saw me and smirked!! I had a HORRIBLE feeling about what might come next!!

I hate them!! The only reason Blossom wanted to make a truce was so we wouldn't fight them and cause trouble, and so they would be on our side. HAH! We don't need to make a truce with them. I would've enjoyed punching Butch's lights out!! I'm so mad, I think I'm gonna explode!!!

My fists were clenched as tight as they've ever been. I was on Blossom's right and Bubbles was on Blossom's left. Butch was in the middle of his brothers who were facing us. Brick was on the Butch's left (in front of me) and Boomer was in front of Bubbles. Brick was trying to persuade Blossom to have all of us kiss them! What?! NO! I would never kiss Butch! YUCK!

Brick finally accepted, but he said that they'd get what they wanted eventually. No. They wouldn't. We would never kiss them! Those conceited jerks!!

After Brick accepted the deal, Bubbles, Blossom, and I were planning to fly off to this part of the school that was usually deserted, the place where we usually went for free period and lunch.

We did fly there, only… We were followed by the RowdyRuff Boys. Ugh. As if I didn't see enough of them daily.

Worse. Butch was specifically following me.

[Butch POV]

After Brick agreed to a truce, the girls flew off somewhere. We, of course, followed them.

I followed after Buttercup. It seemed like she was trying to run away from me…

They dropped at a deserted spot on school grounds, behind a building… I'm definitely going to remember this place…

There, they transformed back. "Aw, too bad," I joked, "I liked seeing you in a skirt, Kaoru."

"Butch, you pervert!" she yelled.

"Hey, it's not my fault you looked…" I didn't feel like finishing that statement. Good thing I didn't easily blush. But Kaoru did, just then. I smirked; I couldn't help it.

I looked around, and, apparently, no one else noticed. Brick was talking to Momoko, and Boomer was talking to Miyako. Why couldn't Kaoru be that easy to talk to and be with?

But then again, I might not like a goody-girl. Besides, the chase is the fun part…

[Boomer POV]

"So…Miyako-chan. You are Bubbles," I said, feeling like a total idiot. That was obvious!

She blushed, though. "Yes… But why, really, did you guys come to school, Boomer-kun?"

At least she still used honorifics with my name. That made me smile. She blushed even more. I was happy at that. "We came back because Mojo made us. He barely does anything anymore. He works at the zoo and doesn't want to be evil because you girls always hurt him and his plans always fail." I laughed. "But because he was born of the black light, he can't help it that much. We, however, were made from your DNA, so we aren't really anything."

"No… I don't think you're evil, Boomer-kun," she said. She didn't even blush this time. That was unusual… But it made me happy to hear that she thought so well of me. I almost blushed.

"Why do you say that?" I ask, honestly curious and trying to make her blush again.

She did blush again, much to my content. "Well, you're not. Not anymore. You've changed. I know that. I can tell."

It almost made me sad to think what she'd think if I did something bad… "Well, I certainly hope you're right." I wasn't going to pretend for her sake. She needed the truth. I might still be evil and just not act upon that…

Miyako frowned, hearing the truth in my words.

[Miyako POV]

I don't care. Even if he might still have a tiny bit of evil in him, he doesn't act like it. I like Boomer. He's nice. Good. Sweet. Kind. Cute.

I shouldn't like Boomer. But I do. Why? He's nice, I guess. He's sweet. He's cute.

I've gotta stop thinking about him…but I can't.

[Momoko POV | After school, going to Miyako's house.]

"Come on, Kaoru. You're sleeping over whether you like it or not,' I teased. "Miyako, this is gonna be so much fun!"

We were walking to Miyako's house after school. Right after the RowdyRuff Boys followed us, the bell rang. The rest of the day went by fast, seeing as how we tried to avoid them for a little bit. Miyako probably has a crush on Boomer since she didn't like avoiding him that much…

I didn't mind avoiding Brick at all. I could avoid him for the rest of my life. I could never see him for the rest of his life, if I wanted to.

Did I want to? Never see him for the rest of our lives… Didn't sound too bad… But I had a bad feeling in my stomach.

Do I like Brick? Neh. No. Never.

I mean, sure, he might be cute and older now and has muscles and acts mature and…

Aw… I just found out I like Brick…in the worst way possible! This is just like a sign I saw the other day! The sign read:

Levels of Insanity:

1. Talks to self

Check.

2. Argues with self.

Check.

3. Loses argument with self.

Check.

4. Is no longer speaking to self.

Pending…

[Kaoru POV]

"Momoko? Momoko?" I was shaking her, trying to pull her away from her trance.

"Huh?" she said. "And stop shaking me!"

"What was wrong with you? It's like you were hypnotized!"

"I was thinking about something."

"Well, we're here!" said Miyako, distracting us. "Now for the fun part!"

Momoko and Miyako both smiled at me. They were planning something I wouldn't like, weren't they?! Oh, brother…

We entered Miyako's house and went up to her room.

"Remember, Kaoru, when Miyako and I went to the mall last week?" Momoko said.

"Yeah…" I said, knowing what would come next. They probably bought something for me. It better not be a skirt or somebody's gonna pay…

"Well, we bought you an outfit!" said Miyako. "Actually, three. One for each of us. It's basically the same outfit but in our favorite colors."

"I have one question. Does it have a skirt?" I asked.

"You bet!" said Momoko.

"Alright, who in their right minds would sell you a skirt! I wanna know the store and the name of the salesperson!!!" I was so MAD! WHY?! Come on! I wish they would stop bugging me with the whole "skirt" thing!

"Calm down. It's not a short skirt, and it's in dark green and it has a black rim at the end," said Miyako. "You're definitely wearing converse tomorrow, though. And the light green long-sleeved sweater. And the no-sleeves black jacket."

"Just try it on to see if you like it. You will," persuaded Momoko.

"No, I won't." And if I did, I sure as heck wouldn't tell them that. I took the clothes they handed me and changed in the closet.

The skirt was short… Okay, so it wasn't a mini skirt, but it was short. It covered half my thigh and did have a thick black rim at the bottom. It wasn't really a rim, but it was an extra piece of cloth at the end that just happened to be black.

The sweater… It wasn't really a sweater. It was just a long-sleeved shirt. But what do I know? Seriously, why should I correct my friends? They know way more about clothes than I do…

Whatever. I just put on the "sweater". It was light green, and the jacket over it was black. It was more like a vest-jacket but--

Oh, SHUT UP, KAORU! You are NOT a girly-girl! You do NOT know any of this!!

Yep, that helps. Or maybe I'm just going insane. Whatever. I slipped on the converse and got out of the closet.

Momoko and Miyako squealed. "You look so pr--" Momoko started.

"No," said Miyako. "She doesn't look pretty, she looks cool. Right, Momoko?" I guess they talked about something while I was changing, but I really didn't care.

"You're gonna wear that tomorrow, okay, Kaoru?" asked Momoko.

"Sure… I know you guys are just gonna force me to wear it, anyways…"

"How did you know?"

Creepy…

"Whatever…" I just changed back in the closet.

"Okay! Now to your house Kaoru!" said Miyako.

"What?"

"Yep! We're going to your house! Come on! The sun will set in one hour, so let's get moving!"

So we walked to my house. Great…Sleepover at Kaoru's house…Wee…No.

I really hope my brothers don't do anything to annoy or embarrass me.

[Momoko POV]

"Come on, Kaoru!! You have to wear this! We'll all be wearing the same thing in different colors, so you won't be embarrassed or stand out. Don't worry!" Kaoru wasn't budging. Even after saying she would wear that outfit because we were gonna force her anyways, she still said no!!

"Please, Kaoru!" pleaded Miyako. "We promise you that you won't regret it. We won't try to force you to wear a skirt again for a long time!"

Kaoru sighed. "You're never gonna let this go… Fine. But stop bugging me about it! That's what's annoying."

Awesome! Miyako and I almost squealed. That's great!

I turned to Miyako to tell her something, but I noticed she was blushing. "Miyako? Why are you blushing?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry. I was thinking about something…" She blushed even redder.

"Miyako!" I gasped. "You like someone, that's right! I never got to find out who that was… Well? Who was it? And you're thinking about him right now, aren't you? Who is it? It could be anyone in school as long as it's not--"

"Boomer."

"Exact--wait, what?! You like a RowdyRuff Boy?!?!"

She just blushed even harder. By now, she looked like a tomato.

"Kaoru!! Don't you think it's wrong for a PowerPuff to like a RowdyRuff? Tell Miyako!" I complained.

She rolled her eyes. "Momoko," said Kaoru, "I think it's stupid that you're making a big deal about this when you so obviously like Brick…"

"WHAT?!" I do NOT like that RowdyRuff Boy!! Never!!

"Yeah," she kept going. "You like Brick. It's obvious. You probably have that 'leader' connection," she teased.

"YUCK!" I said. "Well, at least I don't like Butch, the most perverted one!"

She looked at me like I was stupid. "What are you talking about?"

"You love Butch! It's obvious!"

"Ew… No way… First of all, he's kinda perverted, if you haven't noticed. Second of all, NO." Kaoru didn't like Butch? I thought she did, but she made it seem like she didn't.

"You don't like Butch. I don't like Brick," I said.

"No, you sure like Brick," she said.

"What? Why? Why me?"

"Because," Kaoru said, "you're usually boy-crazy but lately you haven't been. That means you like someone but you don't know it. That's where 'Bricky-poo' comes in," she teased, laughing.

"I do not like that stupid RowdyRuff Boy!"

"Okay, okay, fine. I'll believe you, for now," she said.

"Whatever," I said. "What about you, Miyako? Do you really like him? Or are you just kidding?" I hoped she was kidding.

"Well…" she said. "He's sweet. He wouldn't hurt me. He's nice. He's cute. He's kind. He's--"

"We get it!" Kaoru and I said.

"Sorry…" she apologized. "But he isn't bad. I know he isn't. He's my friend! He wouldn't hurt me. I like him…"

"Okay, let's change the subject," suggested Kaoru.

"Okay, but you're still wearing that outfit tomorrow," I said.

She looked mad but muttered "Fine."

[Butch POV | Next day of school.]

School again. Why do I come here, anyways? Oh, that's right. Kaoru.

Speaking of, where is she? I'm in the classroom but she's not there. At least, I don't see her. Or Momoko or Miyako.

"Excuse…" I heard her say.

"…us…" said Momoko.

"…we have to get to class," finished Miyako.

I turned around, and so did my brothers. There was a group of males around the outside of the classroom. Trying to get out of the group, there was Momoko, Miyako…and… Kaoru?!

They were all wearing the same outfit, but in their own colors. My eyes widened and I'm pretty sure my brothers' did, too.

"Kaoru?" I said.

She looked up. "Hey," she said, as she went to her seat. That was definitely her… But…why was she wearing a skirt? From what I knew, she hated skirts. Unless… She was probably forced to because of Miyako and Momoko.

I took my seat behind her. "Hey, Kaoru," I greeted her, smiling.

[Boomer POV]

Miyako… She looked pretty, as always… But she was wearing matching outfits with Momoko and Kaoru…For some reason, that added to her beauty…

"Hey, Miyako-chan!" I said. Stupid. Stupid. Why did I say it like that?

She looked up at me. "Oh, hey, Taiku-kun!"

We were still friends! Yes! I smiled at her and she smiled back. We both took our seats.

It was great. We could still talk like friends. I couldn't stop smiling, and neither could she.

[Brick POV]

Momoko looks great, as always, but somehow, seeing her with her friends and their having matching outfits made her prettier still. I didn't know that was possible.

"Hey, Momoko," I said,

She looked up at me. "Hey, Takeo."

She went to her seat and started talking to Kaoru, and from what I could tell, Kaoru was complaining about something. I smiled at that.

I sat behind Momoko, as always. Ah…Blossom…

[Kaoru POV]

I'm talking to Momoko. Miyako's busy talking to Boomer. No surprise there….

I'm passing notes with Momoko. She sent me one that read:

Did you SEE how the RowdyRuff Boys looked? They looked surprised! What is that?! Seriously! Well, Boomer seems to like Miyako a lot. They talk NONSTOP! Well, I guess I know where THAT'S going…

I responded.

I know, I know. But Miyako's lucky. At least Boomer's the nicest and least perverted of the three! I mean, why do I have to have the pervert follow me??

She read the paper and snickered. What's so funny?

You know, Kaoru, technically Butch was made from YOUR DNA, so if HE'S the most perverted out of THEM, YOU'RE the most perverted out of US!!

I'm pretty sure my face, and the expression on it, was priceless. But I recovered soon and came up with a response to that…

Well, then that means your mind's kinda perverted, too, Momoko. Or did you forget about Brick? I still think you like him. You just don't want to admit it, not even to yourself.

Her face was priceless when she read that!

Oh, shut up, Kaoru! I'm sure I don't like him! They're probably just trying to make us fall into a trap. We're not falling for it!!!!!!!!!

Besides, at least I KNOW I don't like Brick. You are hiding that you like BUTCH!

Kaoru and Butch, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!!!

[Butch POV]

Kaoru and Momoko were passing notes. By the look of it, they were arguing or teasing or something.

There was a moment when Kaoru's face and expression was priceless! She looked so shocked! And while that made me want to laugh, it also made me wonder what Momoko wrote, which is why I didn't laugh.

Then, I saw Kaoru write something back to Momoko and Momoko's face was the one of pure shock! Momoko scribbled something down quickly and Kaoru turned pale. That was the end of note passing.

It was funny to watch, but it kinda made a guy wonder.