The girl in black ran through the forest floor looking for any place where the daughter in distress. All she had to go off of was what the mother looked like. She traveled deeper into the forest, day hidden in the blanketed forest. She came to a small cabin near a pond. Bathing in the water was a pale blond. Her eyes reflected the water in color and in mood. Gracefully drying off, she clothed herself in flowing blue garments. The raven haired girl creped out of the darkness.

"Miss?" The girl in blue jumped, she turned to face the cloaked girl.

"I'm sorry, but you have to leave now. Before they take you too."

"I just need to ask you something. Did your mother go missing a few days ago to look for help?" The blond stopped pushing the stranger away.

"How did you-"

"She asked me."

"I'll meet you here when the moon rises. Now you must leave." She gave the other a gentle shove before running towards an old cabin. The splintered wooden logs had been shoved together awkwardly to protect an overweight mother and her greedy son from the elements. The blue eyed girl opened the lopsided door.

"Bubbles! So glad you could come back, please sit." The woman smiled, "I was just talking to my son about your prolonged stay with us." Bubbles opened her mouth to speak, "I know your grateful dear," the large woman cut off, "seeing how the property has been in my family for years. I also have found that having you around has just lit up our life. So I was hoping you would become my daughter-in-law." A man grinned mischievously at Bubbles, the woman smiled at her. "I'm so glad you agree." The woman cheered before Bubbles could protest.

"After all," the man spoke, "we wouldn't want what happened to your mother to happen to you." His eyes gleamed as the words fell from his lips. Bubbles shuddered, she and her mother had been walking through the forest shaken up from the creepy forest determined to head North. It was then that a large platinum wolf had sprung out and attacked her mother. The family she was now staying with had saved her, the woman apologized profusely while the man wore a wicked look as the said that the creature had been in their care before it had escaped. It was during that moment that the man had taken something from her mother and gave it to his. Bubbles sighed she could still see when the wolf had looked her in the eyes. Bubbles came back to the present as the lady jabbered on about when the wedding would take place, her pearl earrings bounced as she talked. Had it not been for those family heirlooms she would have ran ages ago. Not that she wasn't grateful for their help, she just wasn't that grateful. Especially not to the point of marring the large man who was now heading off to bed, something about him scared her on a primal level.

The moon crested over the forest leaves as Bubbles snuck out of the house. She saw her soon to be savior sitting on a rock by the pond, twirling a yellow flower.

"You seemed to sneak out fine," she observed, setting down the flower. "Miss uhh…"

"Bubbles, I'm afraid it's a little complicated. I'm sorry; I didn't catch your name." Bubbles said, unaware that there was a third party watching them. The girl in black glanced at the flower she had and set it down.

"My name's Buttercup," she said, "what's stopping you from leaving?"

"A pair of earrings," Bubbles explained, "has been in my family for generations. They now hang from an oblivious woman who is under the impression that the earrings are a gift bought by her son. I would leave, but I really want to get my earrings back."

"Let me guess, you don't want to hurt her."

"No, so how are we going to get my earrings back?" Both girls turned to the bushes as Blossom emerged.

"I think I have an idea." Blossom said with a smirk. "All we have to do is buy the earrings back." Blossom reached into her fur pocket and pulled out a hand full of brilliantly shining metal. "It's fool's gold, Buttercup you can keep the big guy distracted while I pose as a wanderer looking for a town to buy a gift for my sister." Bubbles nodded in agreement.

"I think it will work, and you are?" Bubbles asked.

"Her name is Blossom," Buttercup answered, "and she's been following me for a while."

"I think people who are unique like us should stick together." Blossom rebutted.

"Agreed," Bubbles said she turned to Buttercup, "you don't have to worry about Ralph, he's asleep." The three girls split to put their plan into action.

"Ralph?" Buttercup asked in disbelief, "The guy's name is Ralph?" Bubbles snuck back into the house and laid in her bed while Buttercup went ot the window to keep an eye on Ralph. Blossom knocked on the door. A groggy woman answered the door.

"Sorry to bother you," Blossom said covering her accent, "but I was heading to town to buy a gift for my sister and I've seem to have gotten lost." Blossom made sure her hair accidently covered her face when she looked up. "Say those are beautiful earrings."

"Yes," the woman yawned, "they are a gift from my son."

"Would you like to make a trade?"

"Absolutely not!"

"Not even for a healthy price." Blossom held out the golden rocks, their shine reflected on the woman's face. "It would make my life easier if I gave those earrings instead of hoping to find the town." The woman thought a bit.

"…guess. They're quite heavy anyway." She pulled off the pearl links, heartily taking the fool's gold.

"Thank you oh so very much." Blossom slunk off; as the door shut the other girls shortly joined her.

"We did it!"Blossom cheered, holding out the earrings to Bubbles.

"Thank you!" Bubbles smiled.

"So where are we going?" Blossom asked.

"North," Bubbles said, "the South is so unruly that it would be safer in a city." The two girls nodded and began to head back to town.

"Don't you dare leave without me! It's my job to keep Bubbles safe now. Where she goes I go." Buttercup stated, Blossom grinned for the first time in a while.