Arck! I keep forgetting to post this chapter. God help me...

I own nothing but that shitty cover art. "Let Live" belongs to Of Mice & Men


~*Let Live*~

Blossom couldn't stop smiling and the date hasn't fully started yet. Her cheeks felt like they were going to explode. But who can blame her? She was holding Brick's hand and that alone made her feel like she was in heaven. But she had to remain calm during this entire date. She didn't want freak her date out with her overreacting.

The couple walked as they exchanged conversation. Once they circled around the park, Brick took Blossom out to Townsville Square. It was a nice district of the city filled with small shops, local restaurants and a general friendly environment. The area was filled with people today, probably because it was the weekend, but the couple stayed in an area where it was a little less crowded. What Blossom loved the most about Townsville Square was the giant water fountain that sat in the center of the district. She smiled as she dragged her date closer to the fountain.

"The Professor would take us here when we were little and my sisters and I would swim and play around the fountain. One time the Professor slipped and fell in the fountain." She laughed softly to herself.

"Let me ask you a question." Blossom smiled to Brick ready to answer whatever question it was. "Why don't you call your father 'father'? Unless he isn't your real father or something like that."

That was a good question.

Blossom thought hard about it. For as long as she could remember, the three of them had always called the Professor "Professor". It wasn't like he wasn't their biological father or anything, but the name just stuck with them. It didn't seem to mind the Professor at all or anybody else for that matter.

After a long thought, Blossom finally shrugged. "I don't know actually. We've called him 'Professor' since we've learned how to speak. He is our biological father and we see him as our father and caretaker, but only our elder sister would call him 'Dad'. The rest of us just call him 'Professor'."

"Since we're on the subject about your family, you told me you had three sisters?" He asked skeptically. Blossom nodded.

"Yep. I have a big sister named Bunny and two younger sisters, Buttercup and Bubbles. We're fraternal triplets." She added.

"Triplets?!" Brick exclaimed causing Blossom to laugh.

"It's not so bad when you think about it. The house is always lively."

Brick rolled his eyes. "I bet…I can't imagine being the same age as my brothers though. We're bad enough separate."

"Tell me about your family. What are they like?" Blossom smiled swing their locked hands gently. The subject about Brick's family, well his personal life, always intrigued her.

However, Brick's face told her differently. He looked grim. "…Let's not and say we did…"

"C'mon! I talked about my family, so now it's your turn." Brick sighed.

"I have a father and…a mother, I guess…and two brothers. The End." Blossom huffed.

"You're no fun…" Brick smirked playfully at her as he tried to lift the mood.

"You'll get over it. Or are you made at me? Is the little girl mad at me?" He mocked as he continuously poked her forehead. Blossom glared at the red-eyed man as she waved his finger away from her forehead with her free hand.

"Stop!" He softly pinched her cheek.

"Aww…She so cute when she's angry." Now Brick was using that squeaky voice people used when talking to toddlers. Blossom pushed Brick away from her and started to hit him, even though her punches were too weak for her date.

"You're such an ass!"

He chuckled as they continued walking hand-in-hand out of the square. "Get used to it babe." He smirked as he watched a blush form around her cheeks at the word "babe".

"I probably won't…"


The couple arrived at the restaurant around three o'clock, since Brick made reservations at three. It was in a small two story building with nice black Mexican themed decorations and a large sign on the front that said: "Lugar de Maria" in green. From the outside, Blossom could hear the lively music and the sounds of chatter from the people. Brick released her hand in order to open the door for his date.

"After you." Blossom giggled as she attempted a small curtsy.

"Thank you, my good sir." They laughed as they stepped inside the restaurant. Blossom was instantly overwhelmed with the colors that surrounded the building; green, red and black in between. The music filled the building as the smell of delicious Spanish food made the people's mouth water. The restaurant was energetic and upbeat but at the same time it was chilled and relaxed. But the important part was that it looked like a place where their friends would least likely be. It was a nice environment for a first date.

Brick led Blossom to the receptionist at the entrance. The middle aged man behind the podium looked tired and clearly didn't want to be here. He sighed once he saw Brick approaching the podium.

"Hola and welcome to Lugar de Maria…" His accent wasn't convincing. "How may I be of service?"

Brick leaned against the podium as he stared at the receptionist. "Listen…" He looked at the man's name tag. "…Jeff. I have a reservation for two."

Jeff sighed as he scanned the clip board of reservations. "Name?"

"Brick Jojo."

Jeff glanced at the clipboard. "It says you're not on the three o'clock reservation." He lazily stared at Brick as if telling him to go away. Brick didn't move an inch.

"I know. But I'm on the list so check again."

Jeff rolled his eyes and checked for anybody named "Brick Jojo".

"I don't see your name in here. Looks like you'll have to wait for a table."

Blossom stared back and forth from Brick to Jeff hoping that someone would make a move or do something. Brick finally spoke. "Check again."

Jeff glared at Brick as he picked up the clipboard again and flipped through the pages. With every page flipped, he glanced at Brick occasionally.

"You're not on the list, buddy." Jeff tossed the clipboard back on the podium and stared at Brick, again silently asking him to go away. And again, Brick didn't move an inch. He stood there against the podium worrying Blossom.

"Check again."

"Listen, pal." Jeff sized up the Brick. "If you're not on the list, then you're not on the list. So you either wait a few hours for a table or get the fuck out."

Blossom pulled on Brick's arm. "Look maybe there was a mistake or something; there's no need for the fuss. We'll find somewhere else to eat." As Brick turned around to face Blossom, he heard Jeff said.

"Yeah that's right. Listen to your broad."

Instantly, Brick grabbed Jeff's collar and pulled him painfully across the podium. Jeff's painfully shouts and yells brought the majority of the restaurant's attention. As Jeff kicked and thrashed for release, Brick made no move to let him go. He glared menacingly into Jeff's eyes.

"Look, buddy. I could care less about my reservations, because I know I'm on the list. But don't you dare insult my date. Or else." Brick threatened.

"Let go of me man! You don't know who I am!"

"No, you don't know who I am." Brick smirked sadistically. "I'm the man that's going to kick your ass if you don't apologize to my date." Brick painfully pulled Jeff so that he would face Blossom directly. Said girl was dismayed at the sudden act her date was pulling. Blossom knew that Brick could be intimidating from school, but it didn't really sink in how scary he could be until two minutes ago.

"Is it wrong that this is turning me on right now…?"

"Now repeat after me: 'Blossom Utonium. I am sorry for calling you such a disgusting name. I will never utter any hurtful words about you ever again in my life.' I'm waiting."

Jeff sighed. What choice did he really have? "Look, sweetheart—"

Brick tightened his hold. "Say what I told you word for word!"

Blossom's face was beet red as she gripped her purse tighter. "Oh yeah, I'm definitely turned on…"

"Blossom Utonium. I'm sorry for calling you such a disgusting name. I'll never utter any hurtful words about ever again in my life!" Jeff shouted at Blossom and turned his head to Brick. "Now let me go!"

Brick scoffed as he roughly pushed Jeff away from him. Jeff fell off the podium and onto the floor causing Blossom and the surrounding people to laugh at his misfortune. Brick turned to the pink girl.

"Are you okay?" He smiled handsomely. Blossom nodded.

"I'm fine, but you didn't have to do that. You could have hurt him."

Brick shrugged. "Don't care."

"Oi! Senior Rojo!"

The couple turned around and saw a small middle-aged man surrounded by several waitresses. The first thing about this man that made Blossom very concerned wasn't his height; he stood about the average midget size but what freaked her out the most was that he was green. Green! The man's skin was literally green. What was scaring her most was that he tried to cover with skin color with some cover-up but it made him look horrible. The midget had straight black hair that covered one eye and he wore a white chief's coat with black pants and shoes. Even though the waitresses behind him were startled by Brick's actions, the green man grinned happily.

"Rojo! It is good to see ya!" The man spoke in a Spanish accent.

"Arturo. It's about time you showed up. I told you three o'clock." Brick and Arturo exchanged and guy handshake.

"Sorry, man. I had to take care of a few things. But I told this puta," Arturo kicked Jeff as he was trying to stand up back to the ground. "To be expecting your arrival." Jeff lifted his face from the floor.

"But sir! He's not on the list!" Arturo whistled for one of the waitresses to hand him the clipboard from the podium. This clipboard was different from the one Jeff held; this clipboard was silver with the words "V.I.P." written on the back. Arturo took the VIP clipboard and showed it to Jeff's face.

"What does this say?"

There was only one page on the clipboard and on it read, in giant words in both Spanish and English: 3:00 VIP Reservation for Brick Jojo and date.

Brick smirked. "See? I am on the list." Arturo turned around and noticed Blossom for the first and smiled fondly.

"Rojo! Please tell that this isn't your date. This senorita is too pretty for you!" Blossom blushed as Arturo walked up to her and offered her a handshake. "Buenas tardes Senorita. My name is Arturo de la Guerra, but you may call me Lil' Arturo. I am the owner of this restaurant."

Blossom smiled back at Lil' Arturo. "My name is Blossom. It's very nice to meet you. You have a very nice restaurant."

"Wait until you've eaten my food!" Arturo turned around and snapped for one of the waitresses. "Show these two to their table! Ahora!"

One of the waitresses presented herself in front of the couple carrying two menus in her hand. "Right this way please." Brick grabbed Blossom's hand as they followed the waitress to their table. They followed her to a quieter part of the restaurant near the back. Blossom could still hear the music and atmosphere was still upbeat and chill but now she left like the two of them were alone. They arrived to a small table with two chairs. Once Brick pulled out a chair for Blossom the sit in, the waitress handed them their menus and asked them for their choice of drinks.

Brick asked for Dr. Pepper while Blossom asked for a peach soda. Once the waitress left, the two were alone for the moment.

"This is a nice restaurant. How do you know the owner?" Blossom asked.

"He and his buddies are family friends. I can call them anytime for…um…favors." Brick rubbed the back of his neck. Blossom didn't notice his slight nervousness for she was still examining the building.

"I never heard of this place before."

"It's pretty new. It just opened a couple of months ago." Brick said staring at the menu. Blossom looked as though she just remembered something.

"Actually I remember this area. Last year, a building around here mysteriously caught on fire. Investigators didn't know the cause of the fire. It was really weird." Blossom commented as she stared at her menu.

"You don't say…" It sounded like Brick really wanted to change the subject.

Suddenly, their waitress appeared with their drinks in her hand. "My name is Anna and I will be your server for today. What can I get you for your meal?" Anna said eagerly but Blossom saw a hint of nervousness in her voice. She also noticed that Anna was mostly staring at Brick a little fearfully; however, Brick didn't seem to notice.

"Maybe it was from that incident earlier. Maybe that's why she's scared."

"Okay for an appetizer, we'll have an array of chips and salsa…" Brick said before Blossom could suggest. "And I'll have the cemita sandwich and…Blossom what about you?" He acknowledged her.

Blossom was so distracted from everything else that she forgot to decide what she was going to eat. Her pink eyes caught sight of a nice noodles and seafood dish and from the picture, it looked delicious.

"I'll have the fideua." The waitress smiled as she recorded their orders.

"And would you like dessert?"

"Yes." Blossom covered her mouth from her humiliating statement. She answered before Brick made a decision. "I'm sorry! That was a little embarrassing of me."

Brick chuckled as he turned back to the waitress. "You heard her. We'll be having dessert as well."

The waitress smiled, took their menus and left promising to return for their food. Brick smiled fondly at his embarrassed date.

"Looks like somebody has a bit of a sweet-tooth. That's cute."

"I got a little carried away…" She said as she felt Brick's gaze falling upon her once again. He seemed to staring integrity at her eyes.

"Your eyes are pink." He said to himself, but Blossom seemed to have heard him.

"Y-yeah. It's a rare hereditary condition I got from my mom's side. It's not harmful at all actually." She clarified.

"I see. So tell me, what do you like to do?" Brick asked before he took a sip of his drink. Blossom thought about her favorite activities.

"I like to read and learn new things." She said. After about a minute of silence, Brick snorted and laughed into his arm. Blossom panicked a little. "W-What's wrong with that?!"

"Seriously? That's what you do with most of your life?" He said in between fits.

"H-Hey! Don't make fun of me! I-I enjoy other things too! I just mostly like to read, that's all." Brick smirked playfully as he rubbed his chin as though he figured out a mystery.

"I bet you're one of those smart kids with little friends that sit by themselves and read all the time."

"That's not true!" That was absolutely true. Brick unknowingly described most of Blossom's middle school life. Blossom huffed. "So what do you like to do?"

Brick shrugged nonchalantly. "Well, I obviously like to teach. Beating knowledge into adolescent's brains can be very rewarding."

"Really? Because from what your current appearance, you don't look like a teacher at all. You look more like a deadbeat." Blossom commented.

"Does the cap give it away?" Brick smirked as he made Blossom laugh once again. When their appetizers arrived, it was Blossom's turn to ask a question.

"So what kind of music do you like?" She took a bite out of a tortilla chip.

Brick dipped his chips in the assortments of salsas that were handed to them. "I enjoy hard rock, jazz, and sometimes classical when I'm in the mood. What about you?" He ate the chips.

"Mostly pop, alternative rock and classical." She heard her date pretending to gag.

"You mean that alternative crap?"

She rolled her eyes. "It's not bad if don't give it a chance." Blossom swirled her chip in the salsa dip. "Favorite color?"

"Red, black and…." His gaze fell upon her once again as he smirked. "Pink." Blossom groaned to the ceiling as she tried to cover her red face.

Brick grinned and continued. "Favorite movie genre?"

"Mystery thriller, Horror and really old classics." Brick stared at his date with awe.

"I thought you were about to say romantic comedy." He smiled impressively. "I'm actually stunned and impressed." Blossom giggled.

"I can't stand romantic comedies sometimes. They're all the same. I like movies with some suspense and twists." Brick nodded agreeing.

"Took the words right out of my mouth."

This date was going perfectly. Blossom was enjoying Brick so much that she wished this date would never end. This was literally the best date she had ever been on and who knew that her teacher would be the most wonderful company. The couple continued chatting and getting to know each even as their food finally arrived.

Blossom looked up at Brick and watched him eating his food. He ate like an average male; elbows on the table, slight concentration on the food, loud chewing noises and so on. She couldn't help but smile as she witnessed Brick enjoying his dinner. Red eyes looked up as he caught her staring causing Blossom to look a different direction. He chuckled as he commented how cute she was to himself.

Their dessert arrived, a large sundae with sprinkles and a cherry and Blossom happily shared it with Brick. When they were finished, Brick offered her the only cherry which Blossom ate eagerly. Once she bit off her cherry, she noticed Brick staring deeply at her while biting his lip. His eyes were concentrated on her lips and where the cherry once was.

"Brick?" He snapped out of his trance and turned his attention fully back to her.

"Oh! Um…yes?"

"What were you staring at?" She giggled naïvely.

"Um…." Brick averted his eyes until he saw the waitress with the check. "Oh thank God…" Once he paid for their dinner, they quietly made their exit but not before saying "bye" to Arturo.

"Please come again Senorita! We have only met for a short while but I can tell that Brick favors you."

Blossom blushed ferociously. "It was nice meeting you Lil' Arturo."

"Later Arturo." Brick waved to his friend.

When they walked outside, the sun was setting giving the city a nice twilight glow. Brick and Blossom down the sidewalk side-by-side and eventually, they found a place to sit in the middle of the park. There were hardly any other people around, so they were mostly alone. They sat on a bench together in silence enjoying each other's company.

Blossom knew this perfect day was coming to an end but there was something that she needed to ask Brick. It was nagging at the back of her head and she didn't want to ruin the date by

"Brick. May I ask a question?"

"Shoot."

"Do you feel obligated to date me because of that note you read? I mean, I feel like this is all happening so fast. Not that I'm objecting or anything, but—"

"You're wondering if I am earnest in your feelings. Is that right?"

Blossom nodded. "Pretty much. If you think about it now, it seems odd how you would ask me out so quickly, since you probably don't have much interest—"

"Blossom Utonium. If you think that I am just playing with you, then you need to douse those ideas right now." Brick stated sternly. Blossom could see the sincerity in his eyes before he looked a different direction. The two sat on the bench in awkward silence. Blossom couldn't help but feel that she had ruin their "perfect" date.

Brick sat up and offered her his hand. "Let me take you home. It's getting late."


After about thirty minutes of silence, the couple was a block away from Blossom's suburban home. Blossom couldn't bring herself to meet with Brick's face during the entire walk. She felt like she hurt his feelings someway. When they came to stop, Blossom forced herself to meet with her teacher's eyes.

Brick gave her a smirk that, to her, never got old. "Blossom…"

"I had fun today!" She blurted out and then composed herself once again. "I mean, today was enjoyable."

Brick chuckled. "I did as well. We should go out again soon. Next weekend should good?"

…what?

"Excuse me?!" Blossom never expected for him to ask her out again so soon—hell, she didn't expect him to ask her out again!

"Date. Next weekend. You. Me. Alone." He explained like she didn't comprehend simple English.

Blossom rolled her eyes. "I know what you mean, but I just didn't expect you to ask me out so quickly."

"Well, Blossom, the way I see it: when two people like each other, they go on a series of dates to see if they are compatible for a long term relationship."

Blossom groaned again as she witnessed Brick's shit-eating grin. "Such an asshole…"

As she dismissed the blush on her face, Brick folded his arms and took a step closer toward his date. Before she knew it, Blossom was inches away from Brick's face and she could see the glowing depths of his ruby red eyes. Then, they both leaned in for a chaste kiss that was backed with a secret passion they both longed for.

When they separated, Blossom took a back step toward her house, without breaking eye contact with Brick. Brick leaned against the streetlight pole with his hands in pockets and a small smirk on his face. "So? Next weekend?" He pestered.

Blossom shrugged nonchalantly. "I'll have to take a rain check. I'll text you though."

"And read more of your incorrect grammar? And here I thought you were an A student in my class. I'll call you." He replied playfully. He never left his spot until he saw Blossom reach to the front door safety. She took a moment to stare back him before entering her home.

Once she shut the front the door, Blossom kicked off her shoes and collapsed on the couch. She sighed wistfully at the ceiling because right now, nothing else mattered in her life. She didn't care about anything at the moment for Blossom Margret Utonium was the happiest person alive.

Buttercup walked downstairs once she heard her older sister step in. Buttercup placed her hands on her hips as she stared at her lovesick sister.

"Nice job announcing that you're home. Here I thought you were kidnapped or something. I wasn't worried at all." Buttercup replied sarcastically.

Blossom smiled. "Sorry, BC. I just had the best date ever!" Blossom squealed as she clutched the couch pillow.

"Well, it'll have to wait, because Bubbles and the Professor took a trip to the grocery store and I'm sure Bubbles would die to hear it."

Blossom checked the clock on the wall reading 7:56 PM. "It's almost eight o'clock. Why are they going to the store at this time at night?"

"We ran out of eggs." Buttercup confessed. "Because of you!" She blamed.

"Wait…how is this because of me?!"

"Well technically, we didn't steal the eggs from the cafeteria. The doors were locked shut and we couldn't get it. So me and the guys quickly ditched school, raided the fridge, took the eggs and made it back to school in time for the plan." Buttercup stated simply.

Blossom stared long and hard at her sister. "You know…I was in a good mood until you walked in a ruined it."

"Then my work is done." Buttercup retreated back upstairs.


Meh...that was pretty short...and sappy. And fluffy hopefully, because after posting a depressing PPG fiction(read on your own risk!), I need something positive in my life. Brick and Blossom have started dating whoot-whoot! Now time to work on the fun stuff and comes along with it! Yay! I hope you enjoy it. Please leave your comments and reviews in that little box below and I will be happy all day long.

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