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Buttercup's POV
I nervously paced around the room. We called Brick a while ago, asking him to come here without Butch. Blossom said we could talk about the situation when Brick came so that we'd have time to calm down, relax and 'think about ways on how to approach this rationally and logically'.
This is all my fault! Why did that freaking night have to happen?! Why did I have to get so freaking wasted? Why me?! Why?! WHY?!
A knock on the door interrupted me from my thoughts. Oh, thank God! Brick's here. I run to the door and quickly open it. It wasn't Brick. It was MITCH! Uh oh.
I slam the door in his face. Blossom looks up at me with questioning eyes.
"Mitch." I answered. Then it hit me.
"Oh crap! What time is it?!" I ask Blossom as she looks at her wrist watch. Don't panic! Maybe he's just early.
"7:03. Why?" She asked. SHIT! He's not early!
"Well.." I knew she'd freak if she found out I had a date. Some creep just sent me a blackmail and I'm out with Mitch, the guy who got scared of Bubbles when she beat the shit out of him last year when he kept calling her 'Airhead'. Then he got his ass whooped AGAINcourtesy of Boomer. Blossom's eyes grew wide indicating that she realized something.
"Buttercup. Please tell me he just stopped by and has no date planned with you whatsoever." She pleaded. I looked at her with begging eyes.
"I'm really sorry! I totally spaced out! I couldn't stop thinking about the letter and-" I cried till she cut me off.
"So cancel! You have more important matters at hand!" She exclaimed.
"I can't cancel! Not now! I barely even get to see him." I argued. She sighed in defeat.
"Fine. Just go get dressed! You're late. And be back as soon as you can" She surrendered as I jumped in glee.
"Thank you!" I cried as I ran to my closet and picked out a army green tank top and black knee-length khaki pants. After changing, I put on my high-cut black and green Chuck Taylors. I brushed my hair and put on heavy mascara. That was all the make-up I needed. I ran to the door as Blossom let me out.
"You took your time. Getting all dolled up for our date?" Mitch said.
"Please. That's Bubbles' thing. All I need is something green and I'm ready to go." I joked. He chuckled. We both continued to walk, talking, laughing and teasing all the while.
I looked back at Blossom who mouthed a 'Be careful'. I nodded and smiled at her. Then looked back at Mitch. I had a smile on my face but my eyes were full of concern for Blossom. I hope Brick comes soon.
Blossom's POV
Where IS Brick? He should've been here by now. I was getting nervous, being all alone.
Knock. Knock.
Please let that be him. I run to the door and turn the knob. After opening it, unexpectedly, a kiss greeted my lips. And naturally, I knew whose they were.
"Nice evening, babe." Brick said after we broke apart.
"Hey." I greeted. "Is Butch with you?" I asked.
"Nope. Good thing too. I just saw BC and Mitch walking together down the hall." Brick said as he came in.
"Butch's still into Buttercup, huh?" I asked as I closed the door. Poor Butch. Buttercup should just break up with Mitch and hook up with Butch. They look so much better together. I mean, they've already slept together, for Pete's sake!
"Yup. You know, whenever Butch sees them together, his eyes turn into this darker shade of green. Have you noticed that?" Brick said as he sat on the bed. I looked at him with a shocked expression.
"No." I replied. "Wow. Butch must really like Buttercup. I can't imagine living with that kind of jealousy." I plopped down beside him.
"I know. It's kinda scary cause he looks like he's gonna turn into The Hulk or something." He chuckled. I giggled.
"So, why'd you ask me to come here?" Brick asked.
"Oh, Right." I reached across Brick's lap to the side table and grabbed the picture and letter. I could tell, he was checking me out.
"You're not gonna get any tonight." I said, not bothering to look up at him as I opened the letter.
"Not even a little?" He pleaded.
"Sure. But first, take a look at these and we'll see if you're still in the mood." I said. Brick grabbed both items from my hand.
"What are these?" Brick asked. He looked at the picture before reading the letter. But he couldn't really tell what the picture was since it was all blurry. He rotated it to different angles, trying to find the right angle.
"A blackmail letter and.. the picture..?" I paused. I looked at Brick and noticed that he already knew what the picture was. His eyes grew wide then he quickly closed them tight.
"Aw! Dude! Gross!" Brick cried as he threw the picture away. "Why didn't you tell me it was Butch and BC doing IT?!" Brick asked, shouting. I, on the other hand, was laughing hysterically at the expression on his face. That was hilarious!
"I'll have nightmares for days." Brick said.
"You still in the mood, baby?" I asked, sarcastically.
"Haha. Laugh it up, babe. That's gonna be the last prank you pull on me." He said as he read the letter at the back of the picture, ignoring my laughing and giggling.
It said:
My sweet Buttercup,
Welcome to a new beginning! Now YOU make the decisions. With the right ones, good things will come. But make a mistake and it will cost you. You may be the toughest Powerpuff but I assure you, your skills will be tested. How you play the game is entirely up to you. But make sure you play it wisely and well. A note at your dorm will be waiting. Yes, I know where you stay. But don't worry. You still have time before I make the next move.
Lovingly yours,
T.C. Smith
"Woah. Creepy. And this is the note he was talking about?" Brick asked, waving the letter. I nodded. He quickly read it, eager to find out more.
The note said:
My sweet Buttercup,
Hello again! How are you? Did you have a nice day? I'm sure you did. And apparently, you had a good night's sleep too. Unfortunately, you woke up on the wrong side of the bed. Yes, I am one of the few people who know about yours and Butch's little secret. Personally, I think it's absolutely disgusting that you actually slept with that gay bastard. He ruined my life! I despise him. But I'll spare you the details. Some things are not meant to be said.
My next message will come soon. Please be patient.
Lovingly yours,
T.C. Smith
P.S. I hope you liked the picture. I have many more copies. Just in case.
"This dude has serious mental issues. But I wonder what Butch did to make this guy hate him so much." Brick wondered.
"I know. But Butch couldn't have done something that totally horrible, right?" I asked, hopeful.
"Hope not. My bros and I have changed a lot since we came back. We don't do anything illegal anymore. Now, we just sleep with hot girls we used to hate." He said sarcastically as we shared a laugh.
"So do you think the name's an alias?" Brick asked.
"I don't know. Probably. I doubt he'd be stupid enough to write his real name." I replied.
"But we know a Smith, right?" He asked. Yeah, we did know a Smith.Actually, we knew the whole family. And the Smith kids are students here at Townsville College. But since this afternoon, the Smith's little girl and I haven't really gotten along that well.
-Flashback (Blossom's POV)-
It was early in the afternoon and rumors were spreading that Brick and I were dating. I guess I probably shouldn't have told Bubbles. Anyway, I was heading to the library to study for an exam Mrs. Keys was giving. It's expected to be really hard so I'm gonna have to study a lot harder.
I was on my way to the library. When I got there, I was about to open the door when someone pushed it open from the other side causing it to slam right into my face. All my books dropped to the floor and so did I.
"Oh gosh! I am so-Oh. Hi, Blossom." The person that caused the collision said dully. That's it? No apology? I look up to see Julie Smith. Oh great.
"Um. Hi Julie." I greeted as I picked up my books without any help from her. See, Julie's had this huge crush on Brick since the boys came back. She's been stalking him for years, calling him, writing to him, e-mailing him. It's really creepy.. and really really sad. She'd hate any girl he would flirt with. Hmm.. I wonder how much she hates me.
"So, I hear you and Brick are an item now." She said, pretending not to care. I faintly blushed.
"Uh. Yeah." I said, struggling to carry the heavy books.
"Yeah. That's just like you. Picking up other people's scrap." She insulted. How dare she!!
"Excuse me?!" I cried angrily. What on earth is she talking about?!
"Hello! Obviously, Brick has a thing for me. He's just too scared to admit it cause he thinks I'm too good for him. Well, I'm over him now." She said smugly. Who does she think she is?!
"You're crazy if you think you actually have a chance with Brick. He is WAY out of your league. I mean, how could he ever like an obnoxious, overly-dramatic, arrogant, overbearing, screwed up, boneheaded, DESPRATE LOSER like you?!" I cried at her, very angrily now. Being Blossom, I never swore. And when you're this mad, it was really hard trying not to swear.
"Whatever! Good riddance, anyway. I'm better off without him. There are a thousand other guys out there happy to hook up with a sexy, pretty lady like me." She said boastfully.
"More like a fat, ugly pig. I mean, hello! Haven't you discovered the mirror yet? Or a breath mint for that matter?" I said waving my hand in front of my face, trying to swat away the smell.
"You know what, I'll admit. I still like Brick. But he doesn't deserve you! He needs to be with someone who's as high class, popular and cool as he is." She exclaimed.
"Thank you so much for the compliments. Well, I gotta go so buhbye now!" I said, quickly ending the argument. I entered the library and left her outside. I hate her SO much.
-End of Flashback-
"No we don't." I innocently said. I hope he doesn't remember her!
"Yeah, we do. Don't you remember? What was her name?" He asked, snapping his fingers with tightly closed eyes.
"Oh yeah! Jul- Oh. Uhh. Never mind. What about Bud? Bud, right?" He asked. Thank God, I don't have to meet up with that witch.
"Oh Yeah! Bud Smith! Wait. Isn't he in the football team?" I asked. Bud Smith was Julie's green-haired older brother. I seem to remember seeing him the other day practicing with Boomer and the team. Boomer, like the other Rowdyruffs, was an accomplished athlete. He was captain of the football team.
"Yeah. I bet Boomer knows him. Come on." Brick cried, grabbing my hand and dragging me out the door.
"Wait! What if this guy isn't a Smith? What if the name really is fake?" I asked, stopping him.
"Well, better safe than sorry, right?" Brick smiled at me. He looks so cute when he outsmarts me! I nodded at him as we quickly ran out the door. Before we left, I made sure to lock the door then we ran off. We went directly to Boomer's dorm. On the way, while we were in the middle of the hall, Brick suddenly stopped.
"Umm.. do you think.. Bubbles and Boomer would be.. you know.. doing IT tonight?" He said uneasily.
"Don't be ridiculous. Bubbles would never do that." I said.
"Are you sure?" He genuinely asked. Well, I wasn't exactly sure. We're all bound to do it, eventually. And where else better than college? So there is a huge possibility that Bubbles is 'busy'. Sigh. Hormones.
"I should call her first." I surrendered.
"Yeah. You do that." He said. I took out my pink Motorola RAZR and called Bubbles' number.
Ring. Ring. Ring.
After the third ring, someone answered.
"Hello?" A guy's voice answered. Boomer. I gave Brick a relieved look.
"Boomer! Hi! Where are you guys?" I cried at the phone.
"Blossom? Hey! I'm at Bubbles' dorm. Come on over!" He replied.
"Okay. We'll be right there! Oh. And Boomer?" I called.
"Yeah?" He replied.
"What are you doing in Bubbles' dorm?"
"Okay, Blossom! Take Care! Bye!"
Click.
"Okay Boomer. Bye." I said, pretending someone was still on the other line. I put my phone away and looked at Brick.
"Well? Where are they?" He asked impatiently.
"Bubbles' dorm." I nodded. Another Powerpuff. Sigh.
"Nice." Brick smiled. I lightly punched his arm as we headed towards Bubbles' dorm.
-At Bubbles' Dorm-
Knock. Knock.
We knocked on Bubbles' door when we arrived. It was 8:00. It's been about an hour since Buttercup left for her date and I have no idea where she is. I hope she's okay. Well, she's a tough girl. She can handle. After a few seconds, Bubbles opened the door.
"Blossom! Brick! I missed you guys!" Bubbles cried as she hugged us at the same time.
"We missed you too, Bubbs!" I answered, hugging her back.
"Come on in!" She welcomed us after breaking the hug. She made way as we entered her dorm.
"Dude, Hey! I see you and Blossom are doing good." Boomer greeted as he and Brick did a pound hug.
"Hey, little bro." Brick greeted back. "So, how was it? Was it good?" Brick whispered in Boomer's ear, enough for us to hear. Bubbles and I rolled our eyes at them.
"Dude. It was awesome!" Boomer cried. Bubbles slapped Boomer's arm and glared at him. Brick laughed. I sat on a chair near the window while Boomer plopped down on the bed and Brick continued to laugh.
"You guys want some soda?" Bubbles offered.
"No thanks." I said.
"So Boomer, you know Bud Smith, right?" I asked. Brick stopped and sat on the chair beside me while Bubbles sat on the bed, beside Boomer.
"Yeah. He's on the team. Why?" He asked. I had second thoughts if I should tell them about the letter and the picture or not.
"No reason. Would you, by any chance, know where he might be?" I asked. I decided not to tell them (more Bubbles than Boomer). It was probably for the best.
"At his place. He never leaves there. Lately, he's turned into this weird loner rebel. I try to talk to the guy sometimes but he's never really interested in talking.
"Oh. Thanks." I turn to Brick with a concerned expression. Just lately heturned into a loner rebel? Maybe he does know something about the note. Maybe another Smith is after the Powerpuff Girls. So does this mean this guy really was stupid enough to write his real name? Well, the Smiths aren't the smartest criminals in the world. Their dad used a hair-dryer for a weapon, for Pete's sake.
"Blossom!"
"Huh?! Oh. Sorry, Bubbles. I was just.. thinking about something." I smiled.
"Yeah. I noticed. What were you thinking about?" She asked.
"Nothing important. So, how have you guys been?" I asked her.
"We'll we're not talk of the whole campus, that's for sure! I can't believe you and Brick are together. Details and don't skip on any!" Bubbles cried ecstatically, staring at me with wide eyes like a kid looking at candy. Oh God. I'm trapped!
"Oops! Look at the time. I forgot. I have to.." He started, thinking of a good excuse.
"..walk his dog!" Boomer cried, standing up. Nice excuse, Boomer. Brick and I looked at Boomer with a 'What?!' expression.
"At this hour?" Bubbles asked him with a confused expression. "Wait a minute. Do you even have a dog?" Bubbles asked, pointing at Brick.
"Apparently I do." Brick said through clenched teeth while looking at Boomer.
"Yeah! And I have to go with him." Boomer exclaimed. Everyone turned to Boomer.
"Well, thanks for the great.." Brick looked around. "..chair! Very sturdy!" He finished.
"Good Luck, babe." Brick whispered and kissed my cheek
"Bye, Cheri. I'll call you later, okay?" Boomer asked Bubbles who nodded at him. Then Boomer kissed her goodbye.
"Bye Baby-B!" Brick finished before he and Boomer flew out the door. As soon as they left, Bubbles sighed.
"They don't like girl-talk very much, do they?" Bubbles asked innocently.
"Nope." I simply replied, shaking my head.
"So, about you and Brick.." She started, turning back at me with her wide eyes. Buttercup! Help!
Buttercup's POV
I was having one of the worst dates of my life! At first, it was good. We were laughing, having a good time. But when we got to the restaurant, our food took forever to cook. We had to wait for about an hour before the waiter came with our orders. Turns out, the head chef, who keeps the kitchen going, quit just before we came cause some asshole complained about his cooking. And not just the whisper-to-your-friend complain. It was a storm-in-the-kitchen-and-shout-in-the-chef's-face complain! Can you believe that guy?! And they obviously didn't have time to hire a good, new head chef cause the food was horrible! I didn't bother complaining about it, though. I wouldn't want to deprive anyone of having a bite of their wonderful food.
So after eating (if you can call that 'eating'), Mitch and I went back to the university and straight to his dorm. All I wanted to do was sit and watch TV to sleep. I was so tired and hungry! But Mitch wanted to do something entirely different since he said he was 'in the mood'. Oh, what have I done to deserve this!? So there we were, doing IT when..
"Buttercup! Babe! Wake Up!" Someone cried as he lightly slapped my cheek.
"Huh?! Wha?! What is it? What happened?" I groggily say.
"You fell asleep." Mitch says.
"I fell. ASLEEP?!" I cry, quickly sitting up.
"Yeah. You did." He looks down, disappointed. I sigh.
"Oh Crap. Look, I'm really sorry. I'm just really tired and-"
"No, it's okay. I mean, you're obviously not into this. So.. neither am I." He says, trying to smile. I smile back.
"That's what I like about you, Mitch. How understanding you can be." I tell him as I give him a kiss.
"Well, I better get going." I say as I get off the bed and stand up.
"Why don't you sleep here?" He asks. I turn to him, panicking!
"Oh, no! That's okay. I think it would be better if I go back to my dorm. I wouldn't want to disturb your roommate. And I sleep better in my bed, anyway." I lie. I wasn't sure if I should tell him about the blackmail letter and everything. But I'd feel better if I ask Blossom first.
"Umm.. Okay. We'll, good night, BC." He says as we walk to the door and he lets me out.
"Good night." I say as I give him a goodnight kiss. I start walking down the hall when I hear him close the door. Then, I stop walking and I quickly fly to my dorm, guilty about what happened with me and Mitch and anxious to know more about the blackmail. After only a few seconds, I arrived and quickly knocked on the door. Nobody was answering. I pounded on the door. Still no one.
I figured Blossom and Brick left. And they didn't even bother to call! I took out my green Motorola RAZR and punched in Blossom's number. After a few rings, someone answered.
"Buttercup! Where are you?" Blossom cried, relieved.
"I should be asking you the same question! I'm outside our dorm. Where the hell are you guys?" I asked, shouting at the phone.
"At Bubbles'." She replied. "And believe me, we didn't plan on staying this long." She whispered as I smirked at what she said.
"And what did the gossip want this time?" I asked.
"She keeps talking about my relationship with Brick and how we were the 'hottest' couple." She muttered over the phone. "Please come help! I need you NOW!" She whispered.
"Fine! I'll be right over." I replied, annoyed.
"Hurry!" She cried before hanging up the phone. I flew quickly towards Bubbles' dorm. Why oh why did I have to have such a gossip for a sister? Couldn't she just be a good little skater girl like me?! Or a nerd like Blossom?! Okay, scratch the nerd part.
I expertly avoided each student passing through the hallway until I arrived at Bubbles' dorm. I impatiently knocked on it. Someone quickly answered it.
"Buttercup!" Blossom welcomed as she hugged me tight.
"Hey! Is she still interrogating you?" I asked sarcastically.
"You guys better not be talking about me!" Bubbles cried from inside the room. Blossom giggled as she pulled away from the hug.
"Hey Baby-B! How's it going?" I asked Bubbles as Blossom let me in then closed the door.
"Great! Although I'm surprised to see you here. You hate listening to me gossip." She replied.
"And I still do!" I cried, cheekily smiling at her. She giggled at me while Blossom rolled her eyes. "I was just here to take Blossom back to our dorm, if that's okay with you, I mean."
"Totally! We've done enough catching up!" She exclaimed, smiling. They've done more than enough catching up.
"Thank you so much Bubbles!" Blossom told Bubbles as she hugged her. Bubbles hugged back.
"It was totally my pleasure!" Bubbles cried. As they both pulled away.
"See you tomorrow, Baby-B." I said, hugging her as well.
"If we see each other tomorrow." She stated, hugging back. I patted her back and broke away from the hug. Blossom opened the door as we went out.
"Bye guys! Have a good night!" Bubbles cried as we flew back to our dorm.
"By the way, where's Brick?" I asked Blossom.
"I'm not sure. I'll call him." Blossom took out her cell phone and dialed Brick's cell number.
"The line's busy." She said, hanging up.
"Try his dorm" I told her. She flipped her phone open and dialed the number for his dorm.
"I got the machine." Blossom turned to me, after a few seconds of waiting then put her ear back on the phone. "Hey, Brick! It's me, Blossom. I found Buttercup! We're gonna go back to our dorm to talk about.. you know.. the blackmail? Anyways, please come by as soon as you can. Bye!" Blossom ended as she hung up.
"Wonder where he is." I said. Weird. I'm actually concerned for him.
"Yeah. Me too." Blossom muttered, looking at me, worried.
3rd Person POV
At Brick and Butch's dorm, Butch sat on the bed, mouthing hanging open and eyes staring widely into space.
What had he just heard?
A/N: Sorry I took so long to finish! I've been really really busy. Anyways, REVIEW!! c: