Chrys was in her room by the window. It was night, and the stars looked so beautiful. She wished she could fly into the sky while on her back to get a better view, but she couldn't. The girl took out the hair tie and let her long hair flow down to her waist. She went to bed with a longing to fly.
In the bright sunny morning, the brown eyed girl had already gotten ready. Her hair was braided and she wore dark blue Capri's with a cotton red top. Bubbles was up as well, dressed in her usual blue ensemble, and Buttercup was still snoozing. The two were sitting at the table, sipping on some tea.
"Did you sleep well?" Bubbles asked.
"Yes. No dreams though," Chrys answered.
"I didn't dream either." A pause. "Do you want to tell him?"
"Bubbles, you know I can't. That would be a very bad thing to even consider," the brown eyed girl said firmly.
"I wasn't saying you should. I was only wondering if you wanted to," the blue puff defended.
Chrys lowered her eyes. "Not really. It would change so much."
"Will you ever be the same?"
"I don't know. Professor thinks it'll come in time, but I don't know. I feel so drained all the time," Chrys answered.
"I think you just need to quit your worrying," said a new voice as the green puff walked into the room. "I agree with Professor. It'll come with time."
"It's been two years, Buttercup. I think that I'll stay this way," Chrys said sternly.
"Well, if think that, how can you ever change?" Buttercup countered.
Brown eyes looked back down into the cup. Bubbles looked at her, concerned. She smiled. "Don't worry about it, Chrys. Maybe if we stop bothering you about it, something good will happen."
Chrys looked up at Bubbles and smiled. "Thank you. You might be right."
Buttercup had been chugging down a carton of milk while listening to that. She stopped her chugging and smacked her lips together. "Yeah. That's a good idea."
The two girls smiled at Buttercup and then started to scold her for drinking all of their milk. Chrys sighed, but laughed at the matter. "I'll go to the store and get two more cartons. One for Buttercup, and one for us," Chrys said.
The two laughed. Chrys smiled and grabbed her wallet which she stuck in her pocket. "I'll be back."
It was a lovely day, and with no clouds in the sky which looked so vast. The girl smiled as she walked, knowing that it'd be a good day. That is until she saw a streak of dark green in the sky along with dark blue and red. Chrys could just imagine Buttercup's reaction and laughed outright.
Brick heard the laugh and looked down to see the familiar girl. "I'll see you guys later," he said to his brothers and landed on the ground, close to Chrys as he fell into step with her.
"What's so funny?" he asked.
The girl grinned. "Imagining Buttercup's reaction to seeing Butch."
The redhead laughed. "Well, that's something I'm going to regret missing. So, where're you headed?"
"The store. Buttercup drank all the milk."
"I see. Well, I was coming by to see how my brothers do with your cousins."
"Oh, so it wasn't because you wanted to see me?" the girl said with mock innocence.
Brick smirked. "Now, why would I want to do that?"
"Because, you like me," she answered.
"No, I just think you're cute."
"Well, thanks. But, flattery will get you nowhere."
"So, you don't think you're cute?"
"Oh, I know I'm cute. Pretty and beautiful, not so much," Chrys said.
Red eyes rolled. "Why doesn't any girl think they're beautiful?"
"Low self-esteem is the answer."
"I bet it is." Brick noticed her long braid. "You have really long hair."
Chrys put her braid over her shoulder and fingered it. "Yeah, but I like it."
"I used to have long hair when Him brought us back, but then I cut it all off. I didn't like it that long."
"Well, now you don't know how long it is since your cap covers it. I wonder how long it really is," Chrys said and got a mischievous smile on her face.
"No one touches the cap," Brick said recognizing that look. His brothers had tried to get his cap thousands of times before, but failed.
Chrys pouted. "What? Are you self-conscious?"
He snorted. "No, 'course not. I just don't like people touching my hat."
Brown eyes rolled. "Typical. Guys always get worked up if someone steals their hat for a short while."
Brick became annoyed by that remark. "Fine, tomorrow you can wear it."
The girl looked up at him. "Are you serious?"
The ruff smiled down at her. "Why not?"
"Brown looks better with red anyway," Chrys said and took off running.
"Hey!" Brick shouted after her, but was laughing.
The two puffs were sitting on the couch after Chrys had left and watching TV. There was a knock and Bubbles answered only to find herself being shoved out of the way, almost falling if not for two arms catching her. She looked up to see Boomer holding her and looking over to see Butch on the ground.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?" Buttercup demanded while seething.
"I'm here to take you on a date," Butch grumbled.
Bubbles couldn't help it. She laughed…hard which was something she hadn't done in a very long time. Buttercup looked at her sister and smiled. The green puff flew over to her and hugged her. "I haven't heard that annoying laugh in awhile."
The blue puff stopped short. "Annoying? You wanna go, green?"
"Yeah, I wanna go!"
"'Kay, where're we going?"
Buttercup thought for a moment as did Bubbles. "Ice cream!" they said at the same time.
The two ruffs looked at them, confused. Buttercup glanced back at Butch. "Get out! Bubbles and I are leaving."
"Can I come?" Boomer asked shyly.
"Why ask? I'm going," Butch said as Bubbles answered, "Sure."
"Like hell you're coming," the raven haired girl said to Butch.
The four left the house, the two greens bickering, and the two blues trying to hold in their laughter.
"Honestly, I think they get along well," Boomer said.
"I agree. They were made for each other," Bubbles said.
"Then, what do you think about us?"
Baby blue eyes looked up at him. "For now, friends."
The blue ruff smiled. "Good enough for me."
Bubbles shook her head and accidentally stepped on Butch. "Is Buttercup giving you a hard time?"
"You know, I try to get close, and she just blows me off," Butch said as he watched the green eyed girl walk away.
"You're going about it the wrong way," Bubbles stated.
"Then what do you suggest? 'Cause I'm running out of ideas."
"It's simple really. She hates you, because you come on too strong. Give her a little space and she'll wonder what's wrong with you."
Forest green eyes rolled. "Easier said than done. I don't wanna stay away from her."
"Then, stop acting like a butthead, and try to actually talk to her instead of acting like a perverted idiot. That's the type of person she hates the most, perverted idiots," Bubbles said.
Butch inhaled deeply. "Fine, I'll give it a try." He quickly caught up to Buttercup.
"What now?" she said annoyed.
"What kind of ice cream are you gonna get?" he asked.
"Why do you care?"
"I'm just curious."
Silence is what he got. He sighed. "I'm gonna get mint chocolate. It's my favorite."
Light green eyes flickered to him for a split second. "It's my favorite, too," she said quietly.
Butch smiled. 'Finally, a response that doesn't send me to the ground,' he thought. The puff saw his smile and thought he was kind of…cute when he smiled like that. When the ruff looked down at her, she quickly looked ahead.
"Like what ya see?" He smirked.
A punch. 'Great. Back to square one,' Butch thought. Nonetheless, he followed her. This ruff wasn't one to give up.
Boomer sighed when he saw Butch get punched again. "He never learns."
"I tried to help him, too. At least she didn't punch him for a minute," Bubbles said.
"I'm glad we get along. I don't think I could handle it if you didn't like me."
A smile appeared on the girl's face. "I'm glad we get along, too."
"Chrysanta and Brick seem to get along well, too."
Bubbles face fell a bit. "Chrys…has gone through…a lot."
The blue ruff noticed her change in attitude. "There's something about Chrys we don't know about, is there?"
The puff started. "Well, uh, um…yes?"
"What is it?"
Bubbles bit down on her lip. "I can't tell you. No one knows except for Professor and Buttercup and me. When Chrys is ready, she'll tell, but she's not. It's also for her own protection."
Dark blue eyes narrowed. "Will she be endangered if people know?"
"Yes. I would tell you, but I honestly can't. Please don't say anything to your brothers. Brick would only become suspicious of her, and he's the first one she's actually said yes to go on a date with. It would devastate her worse than she already is," she explained.
"She's that depressed?" he asked incredulous.
Bubbles simply nodded. "I don't think I could handle her getting hurt like that. I'd probably cry."
Boomer put an arm around Bubbles and rubbed her shoulder. "I won't say anything, then unless need be."
The girl looked up at him and she hugged him. "Thank you, Boomer!"
A slight blush came upon his face as he hugged her back. "No problem."
Chrys had half expected that part of the house would be destroyed when she got back, but there was no sign of destruction or the four who she expected to be here.
"Looks like they all left," Brick stated as he stood with her at the door.
"Yeah, you're right," she said as she took off her shoes. Brick followed suit and took a seat on the couch.
Chrys had put the milk away, and she joined Brick on the couch. The television was still on, courtesy of Buttercup. The girl flipped through the channels to see if anything good was on. Brick studied her as she was distracted at the moment. Her face lit up when she finally found something good. He looked at the TV to see Transformers on.
"You like this movie?" the ruff asked.
"Yeah, don't you?"
"I do. It's good, but not my favorite."
"It's not my favorite either. It's just something to watch."
"You know, we don't have to watch TV," he said.
"I'm not making out with you," Chrys said sternly.
"Aw, why not?" Brick asked.
Brown eyes rolled. "Those four could be back any minute, and I honestly don't want to get caught. It's embarrassing."
He thought for a minute. "We could go to your room."
Chrys started, and then looked at him. She snuggled up to him and he put his arm around her. "Will this do?" she asked.
He smiled contentedly. "For now."
They watched TV while waiting for everyone to get back. When it had been sometime, Brick looked back at her again. Her eyes were drooping.
"Do you not sleep?" the ruff asked.
Brown eyes looked up at him. "I do, but I go to bed late and wake up early."
"Why?"
"I like to look at the stars. Is that so bad?"
"I like to do that, too. I sometimes float in the sky looking up at them," he said.
Chrys smiled. "I bet it's pretty."
"It is. I'll fly you up, tomorrow."
She fell silent for a few moments. "You know, for a ruff, you're not that bad."
He shrugged his shoulders. "I got tired of being bad. When you've done everything that you can do, it gets boring."
Before she could say anything, the door opened. The two looked to see everyone eating ice cream. Bubbles gave Chrys a strawberry ice cream cone. "Yummy, my favorite! Thanks, Bubbles!"
The blue puff smiled. "No problem."
Brick took a lick of Chrys' ice cream before she could. "It's my favorite, too," he said, smirking.
Chrys licked at her ice cream, not even caring. "Well, there's something we have in common."
"Other than being intelligent."
"And coming up with witty remarks."
"And not knowing when to give up."
As the two kept on listing things, the four looked on at them, smiling.
"Well, there's two people who get along well," Boomer said.
"I don't think they even realize it yet," Bubbles said.
"Quit talking about us," Brick and Chrys said in unison.
All four laughed. "I think it's time we go. You two have a date tomorrow," Boomer said. He hugged Bubbles and left. Butch tried to hug Buttercup, but she had escaped up to her room. Brick took another bite of the strawberry ice cream and said, "You know, that's an indirect kiss."
Brown eyes rolled. "I don't care. I just like strawberry ice cream."
"See ya tomorrow, Chrys," he said and then left with his brothers while chuckling.
"Boys," Chrys stated. Bubbles laughed, and sat on the couch. The two girls watched TV for the rest of the afternoon.
Replies:
Kaylee: Yes, they are! XD
BBsevolEAR: Heehee, I decided to add him in for just that reason. XD You're very welcome. Elaboration, I will try. It's hard since I'm used to using big words, but I have friends who don't understand my big words, so it's okay!
bubblynikki0914: Heehee, I like it, too!
AugustAngell: I know you're mad about ChrysXBrick, but umm... well, there's a little more to Chrys then you might think. *mischievous smile* I can't exactly tell you though.
1000GreenSun: It's nice to hear from you again! And you might want to keep on listening to that strange feeling especially now that you've read this chapter! lol Updates are coming fast...for some odd reason.
A.N.: I just had to add the 'You wanna go, green!' thing in, cause my friends and I do that all the time, except we say Dairy Queen which is an ice cream place, but closed in the winter sadly. :( This PPG fic will be shorter in chapters than my other one. But, that's okay...right? I'm not sure what I'll do in the 7th chapter. Tomorrow, there probably will be another update...for some reason. Well, Thanks for reading!~Timewriter
