Chapter 4: Power Plans
For most of the day, Brick spent his time taking care of Blossom while she was sick. He was feeling a little happier than before to have a piece of memory back, or at least what he thought it was, but the still sick Blossom knew it was just one well thought out lie after another. By now, it was starting to get dark, and Brick was just sitting on the edge of her bed. Blossom offered him a pillow. He took it with a raised eyebrow. "Where do I sleep?" he asked in curiosity. "Your choice. Thanks for taking care of me," she thanked him, feeling a lot better since he had begun taking care of her. Brick just looked around and found the most comfortable place to be one lone beanbag chair that was resting nearby. He went and lay on it, putting the pillow down, finding it somewhat pointless to put on the chair. He just relaxed, wanting to just get some sleep.
Early in the middle of the night, Brick woke up tiredly. He wondered what had interrupted his sleep, but his stomach growling seemed to answer it for him. He looked at the sleeping Blossom and began to make his way downstairs quietly. The other rooms in the hallway doors were closed as Brick passed by them and just walked downstairs. The night was as calm as always. Brick arrived to the kitchen that was mostly a smooth wooden floor, along with marble counters. Brick found the open refrigerator and Bubbles was currently making a little midnight snack for herself. Brick just stayed hidden alongside the wall, remembering how Blossom wanted to hide him from the others in the home, though he couldn't help but feel like he had met her before.
Once Bubbles finished making her meal, she walked right past him, not able to see him in the darkness. Brick just continued into the kitchen himself, reaching inside one of the cabinets, finding a few pieces of candy that were hidden behind some bad tasting brands of cereals boxes. It was mainly a small Mars bar or small packets full of chocolate squares. "…I guess they forgot about it…" Brick presumed that it was just some forgotten candy, unwrapping the Mars bar and eating it. The warmth inside his mouth made it melt, and it made it taste a little better. It was just enough to satisfy his stomach. He just closed the cabinet door before going back upstairs to get back to sleep.
Early in the next morning, Blossom had woken up tiredly. She saw Brick still asleep in the beanbag chair, and she felt a lot better than she did yesterday, but not entirely. She noticed a smudge near his lip, and she could tell it was chocolate. "…uh oh… I hope that wasn't from Buttercup's secret stash…" she gulped, wiping it off with a tissue. He was slightly disturbed from his slumber though. She looked at a calendar nearby on the wall that had today marked in a red circle.
Blossom made her way downstairs. Her sisters were already eating breakfast while the professor was cleaning. "Good morning, Blossom. How are you feeling?" he asked, seeing her out of bed. She just gave a nervous chuckle. "Oh, uh, I'm feeling a lot better. But I still feel like my energy has been sucked dry…" she answered, noticing Buttercup glancing between her siblings. She was seemingly suspecting them over the missing snack from her hidden supply. "Aww… does that mean you won't be able to come with us? You always love going to the beach!" Bubbles questioned. This was the time of year they normally went to the beach, since it was warm and sunny, and they didn't have school for today.
"Sorry, I'll just stay here. You guys can have fun without me," Blossom declared happily with a reassuring smile. The topic abruptly changed once Buttercup finished her cereal. "Okay. Did anyone else hear strange sounds last night?" she claimed, having heard a weird sound at night. "No, I haven't," Blossom lied, knowing she had most probably heard the Rowdyruff she was keeping secret in their home. "Don't worry, Buttercup. It's probably just some animal going through our garbage again," the professor reminded them of the one thing that usually caused most noises. "Now go get your bags ready," he added. They nodded and flew upstairs in a hurry, both excited for the beach. Blossom however just walked upstairs depressed by the fact that she couldn't go since. She didn't trust Brick going alone. She had no idea what he might do.
Blossom went into her room and found Brick wide awake now. She closed her door behind her quietly and looked at the boy, still hoping for him to turn good. "Okay, listen. We need to talk about something. You had powers like mine. You know that already," she started. Brick nodded in agreement, remembering her past conversations with him. "But when my family leaves, I'm going to teach you how to use them, okay?" she suggested a training session on his powers afterwards. Brick agreed, as he liked the sound of having powers again.
After a few hours, Blossom waved goodbye as she watched the professor and her two sisters leave the house. After that, she entered the house again and went back to Brick who was just relaxing on the couch. "So… what do we do first?" he asked. Blossom gave a grin. "Come on. I know the perfect place to practice."
End of Chapter 4
Authors note: Sorry for the filler.