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Blossom flew to Bubbles house. Usually, the sisters would meet there since it was the house in between. Also, Bubbles always kept the place super clean and beautiful. It was the best house for sure. She found Bubbles on the couch watching TV. There was no sign of Buttercup.
''Hey sis. Is Buttercup not here yet?'' Blossom asked, closing the door behind her.
''Oh, hi! She is but she stormed out to my room and said she needed some time alone. I'm guessing we should leave her alone.'' Bubbles said with a smile. Blossom just stared down. ''What's wrong?'' Bubbles asked. She knew both her sisters too well and knew something happened. BC would be hard to talk about what happened so she had to give Blossom a shot. She tapped the couch and Blossom sat by her side. Blossom sighed.
''I don't know. I was in the coffee shop near college and BC found me there and… She… just yelled at me…'' Blossom was having a hard time trying to tell Bubbles what had happen. She didn't know how she would take the fact that she had Brick has her company.
''For absolutely no reason? That doesn't sound like her. She's hot-headed but she always has a reason.''
''Well… She was not properly happy with my company…'' Blossom ran her fingers through her hair.
''What do you mean? You know you can trust me, Bloss.'' Bubbles said with a concerned look.
''I ran into Brick yesterday and today we spent the day together catching up and stuff.'' Blossom sighed relieved she would manage to get that out of her mouth.
''Brick?! Like, the Rowdyruff Brick?!'' Bubbles almost yelled in shock.
''Shhhh! Bubbles! Buttercup is pissed at me, she will know that I'm already here and I'm not ready to deal with her just yet!'' Bubbles shut her mouth and just stared at Blossom, waiting for an explanation. ''It's not what it looks like. He's not evil anymore! I mean, he doesn't go around and fuck things up just for fun.'' Bubbles gave Blossom a soft smile. She knew Blossom was truly upset when she heard her cursing. She wanted to support and be there for her sister.
''Bloss, it's okay. I trust your judgment. Also, you are 22 years old now, you better than anyone should know what's the best for you. And if you eventually feel like he's no good, I'm sure you will do what's better.'' Bubbles smiled and Blossom cringed a little.
''You're overthinking things. It's not like that. I went out with him just as friends. Nothing more, nothing less.'' Blossom crossed her harms. She knew her blonde sister would not let this go.
''Blossom?'' A voice came out of one of the doors. Blossom looked at Buttercup and shivered. She didn't want a fight. Buttercup came out of the room and sat on the other couch. ''I think I own you an apology.''
''It's not li- wait, what?'' Blossom stopped herself and frowned. She did not see that coming.
''I said I'm sorry okay? I overreacted. I was not excepting seeing you there with someone like… him…'' Blossom raised her eyebrow. Buttercup took the hint. ''I meant the fact that we used to be enemies.'' Blossom sighed. She couldn't believe what she was about to say.
''He seemed sad.'' She caught their attention. ''When I saw him the other day, I felt a chill down my spine. I mean, what the hell happened to him? He used to be so… full of life? Now he's just… A corpse with an attitude.'' Buttercup snorted and Bubbles looked truly concerned.
''People grow up, Bloss.'' Buttercup said. ''He calmed down, what's the big deal?''
''You don't understand.'' Blossom stood up.
''BC, she always had a soft spot for Brick.'' Bubbles explained. ''I mean, who wouldn't. I bet he's so handsome! I want to see him sometime! You should bring him here!'' Buttercup laughed hard and Blossom blushed.
''Are those ears of yours just for show?! I told you before, it's not like that! Ugh!'' She slammed her hands against her sides. ''I'm friendly worried about him. I don't care if he's screwing someone or not.'' She said making a face. She never thought about that possibility. Was he? That doesn't matter.
''Oh, sis! You're so cute!'' Bubbles giggled.
''Jeez, Bloss. So defensive.'' Buttercup said as she raised an eyebrow.
''Whatever, it's late. I'm going home.'' Blossom started walking to the door. ''I'll see to tomorrow, okay?'' Both her sisters nodded and she left. She needed some fresh air and get those thoughts out of her head. _
Brick looked around looking for his brothers. How could they do a freaking party without his consent? He was so tired he didn't have the energy to scream their names and put an end to that shit. He pushed a few people away to make a path to his bedroom. Before reaching the door, someone pushed him against the wall.
''What the fuck are you doing?!'' he said noticing it was a really drunk girl who barely stood.
''Hey babe, wanna have some fun?'' she said in high pitch.
''No.'' Brick answered cold and steady. ''Now get the fuck out of my face.'' He pushed her away and after a few tries, she gave up. He finally made it to his room but when he opened the door, he saw a couple making out on his bed. Brick lost it. He was so furious, he's eyes were glowing. He picked them up by their arms and threw them out of the door. Everyone was looking at them, laughing, gasping or just staring. Butch made his way to the scene as fast as he could, followed by Boomer. When he saw the couple on the ground and Brick's eyes, he knew he had to interfere.
''What the fuck is your problem?'' Butch asked outraged.
''You! You are my fucking problem! What the fuck is happening, Butch? I don't remember allowing this.'' Butch laughed at his brother statement.
''How dare you? Seriously, how fucking dare you?'' Now it was Butch who was pissed. ''You disappeared for how many years without even saying goodbye or explaining why? You left us Brick, you abandoned us. We needed you and where were you? Even today, we still don't know shit about what happened to you. You don't get to tell us what to do anymore, brother.'' Butch accentuated the word ''brother''. Boomer looked sad at this red-haired brother. Brick cringed. He knew they wouldn't understand. He was so mad and so tired so he just stormed out of the door, without saying another word.
It was cold outside and Brick just wandered around on those dark streets. He cursed himself for everything that happened. He would occasionally sigh and groan and held his hands on his face. He took off the ribbon of his hair and stared at it. What was he doing? How could he make things better? They would never get better, would they? His thoughts were interrupted by a voice in the distance. Brick looked back and he saw Ace with an evil smile.
''Long time no see, Ruff.'' He smirked.
''What do you want? I'm not in the mood right now.'' Brick replied, sighing.
''You always say that but you eventually come around.'' Ace took a little bottle out of this pocket. ''Remember this?'' he shook it. Brick shivered at the thought of having to deal with that again. It was a chemical that Ace manage to steel from Mojo's old lab. It was truly powerful and it would only affect people who had chemical X on their system. A drop of that and Brick would be in pure agony for days. A few drops and he would be dead. He could not risk it and fight with Ace. Even if Brick was much stronger, Ace would probably manage to drop at least half of the bottle on him. It was certain death. Getting caught and made prisoner was not a good option either so Brick decided to tag along.
''Tell me what do you want.'' Brick was seriously done with him.
''I want you to kidnap Professor Utonium. I need him to do some stuff for me.'' Brick opened his mouth but no sound came off. His eyes were so wide because of the shock. After a few seconds, he managed to find some words.
''What you crazy? That would be the death of me. The Powerpuff Girls would hunt me down and I would be a dead man.'' That was not the real reason. Brick was so strong and smart, he probably would manage to take them down. He tightened his hand where the ribbon was. He couldn't do that, especially not to her.
''I'm pretty sure you will find a way.''
''No deal, I'm tired of being your bitch.'' Brick stared at him in the eye. Ace raised his eyebrows, not expecting that answer.
''Excuse me? I don't think you understand the position you're in. You have no choice.''
''I do and I chose.'' Brick saw Ace moving fast into him while opening the bottle. Brick closed his eyes and tightened his hand even harder. That would hurt like a bitch. But he didn't. He felt the wind blowing through his hair and that's when he opened his eyes to find a frozen Ace with the frozen chemical getting out of the bottle almost reaching Brick's nose. He looked at his right and he saw a heavily breathing Blossom with her eyes watered. He didn't have time to react. She was already front to front with him and slapped him on his face. Brick quickly put his hand on the burning area and just stared at the in shock.
''What the hell were you thinking?! Are you trying to get yourself killed?!'' Blossom was almost in panic and Brick didn't have words. Tears started to stream down her face and her voice was cracking. ''Why would you do that?'' The pain was obvious on her expression. She started sobbing and eventually crying hard, eventually kneeling on the ground. Brick couldn't say a word. A few moments later, he kneeled in front of her and hugged her, making Blossom hugging him back with such violence, he fell on his butt. She was hugging him and crying so hard, he was sure everyone on the neighborhood could hear. He was not expecting seeing her that at moment in that place and for once, he was glad she was there. And for a few seconds, he felt a little bit of joy in seeing her in pain because the thought of him dying was clearly a big deal to her. This girl was something.