I DON'T OWN CHARACTERS! It's been a while...

Buttercup sighed. She had finally gone to school on Wednesday. It was scary as hell. Buttercup wasn't one to be afraid, yet she had been shaking. The weird thing was, Butch stayed with her the entire time and somehow, she felt safe. School wasn't the same. She couldn't burst into the office when she had forgotten her lunch money, well, she couldn't go into the office at all. It was like a wall, telling her not to pass.

THUMP

Her thoughts were interrupted by the bumping of the carriage. It was really formal. It was soft and cushion-y. She rarely ever rode in a carriage. It's not like she wasn't offered to, she just liked walking. Her mother had always taken her on walks when she was an infant, so she naturally found comfort in the nature. The trip to the Vampire realm would be long...

Very looooong.

Buttercup sighed and sunk down in her seat, beside her was Butch. She thought that they would be in separate carriages, but the king felt that should anything happen they would be together. It was weird. Buttercup couldn't remember when she had become so accustomed to Butch's presence. Across from her was Bunny, she had a glare on her face that could stop someone's heart. Laying on her head was Blitz, fast asleep. Bell sat on the other side of the two, quietly looking out of the window. Beside Butch sat Blaine. Blaine was pressing his nose up against the window to try and make it fog up so it looked like he had a mustache.

"How much longer?" Bunny growled and Blitz started moving.

"3 more days..." Butch hmphed. Bunny crossed her arms and turned her head to look out of the window. She immediately blushed as Blitz nestled his head into the crook of her neck and let out a content hum.

"I swear, if you're awake." Bunny's eyebrow twitched.

"I guess he likes you." Buttercup tried to muster up a smile. She had been trying. She felt useless and pitiful, she wanted to get over her emotions. Some might think that she's weak for not moving and for those there is only one thing to say.

If you watched your father die in your arms because of you, would you be able to get over it in a few weeks?

Don't play it off like you could, because you can't. Grief is a horrible thing, yet it's necessary. In this world, it makes you human. She knew this and immediately wished to become something else. She missed him so much. She would do anything just to talk to him one last time. Just once, was that really too much to ask?

"Hey, Bunny, what was your dad like?" Buttercup found herself talking. Bunny's face changed and her shoulders tensed. Then her purple eyes became shadowed.

"I never really knew him..." Buttercup was about to apologize for asking, "But! I always thought he'd be the kind of dad who'd get up in the middle of the night and comfort me when I had nightmares. And he'd put me up on his shoulders so I could see things from his point of view. And when I'd come home from school he'd surprise me in the kitchen with flour to face!" Bunny blushed slightly and laughed. Buttercup didn't even notice as she smiled. She looked to her right to see Butch staring at her.

"What?"

"You're smiling!" He laughed. Rain drizzled on the carriage. The weather was light today.

Blitz smiled contently, his face buried in the crook of Bunny's neck. He had been awake for sometime now, but hearing her talk, he just wanted to hug her. She smelled so nice... He listened to the vibration in her body as she laughed. He knew they would stop for a bathroom break soon and hesitantly sat up.

"You're finally awake." Bunny crossed her arms, "If I've said it once I've said it a million times, I'm not your pillow!" Blitz just smiled and sunk down in the cushioned chair.

Blaine laughed along with the others Bunny and Blitz argued. Blitz would simply cuddle the poor girl, who in turn would growl or yell something. Blaine smiled contently and rested his head against the cool glass of the window. He looked straight at Bell. She was looking out of the window with an emotionless face. Then, to his surprise, her eyes lit up. A smile graces her features and a small blush dabbed her cheeks. She moved closer to the window. Reflected on her face were warm colors. Blaine looked out of the window. Just beyond the trees, the golden sun had begun to set. Around it were various beautiful colors. Blaine turned back to look at Bell and for some reason, he found her expression more entertaining than the beautiful arrangement of colors that was painted outside.

Bell watched the sun in awe. It had been so long since she had seen it. It wasn't as bright as it could be, but it was still beautiful. Growing up in a rough neighborhood, as a mute orphan, Bell had come to find her greatest comfort within the sun. From the moment it rose to moment it fell. Something about it made her happy. It was odd. It was familiar. Part of her wanted to fly the ball of light. She knew it was devoid of life, it had to be. For some reason, part of her dreamed about it. Walking on the sun and playing. She was older now, so she knew better. The sun was just a sun and the moon was just a moon. Bell sat back and all of the wonder in her face seemed to melt off. She looked forward to see Blaine smiling at her with a toothy grin, she gave him a polite smile back.

Butch sighed. They had all just gotten back in from their bathroom break and Brick had not looked happy. The sun had set and the stars had started coming out into the sky. He loved the night. He didn't know why. He had seen her smile today, really smile. Now he couldn't wipe the grin off of his face. Why did he care so much anyways? She was just a girl. If a smile from her could do this to him then who knew what the future had in store. He tensed as there was a thump beside him. He looked down to see Buttercup leaning against him, her head just below his shoulder. Some of her hair tickled his neck. She was so peaceful. Butch moved his arm around her and moved her closer. She made a small sound and cuddled close to him. Butch slowly closed his eyes.

"H-hey..." Bunny whispered, trying not to wake the others up. Blitz had curled himself around her. squishing them together.

"Shhhhh, don't wake the other's up." He whispered in her ear. Bunny turned red and tried her best to wiggle out of his grasp. She froze as he kissed along her shoulder. They were light, fluttery kisses. Bunny blushed even more than she already was. It made her flesh tingle.

"Tireddddd" He mumbled under her ear as he gave it a nibble and nuzzled his face into the crook of her neck. His breathing became deeper and he was asleep. Bunny tried to move her arm to rub under her ear, but found it impossible. She grumpily gave up and shut her own eyes, allowing dreams to take her.

Two more days...

That was the first thing that Blossom thought as she woke up. They would be in the Vampire District for the next 4 weeks. She made a face and then attempted to move up, only to find herself restrained. The sun peaked through the glass windows and Blossom found herself tangling with Brick. She had done everything in her power to annoy him. He had even growled at her. It had been funny. She didn't know why she took so much pleasure in annoying him. If her parents saw her like this she would certainly be scolded. That was why Blossom was actually excited to leave. She didn't have to live by their rules. Right now, she could just be her. After all these years it felt good.

It felt amazing.

She was alive. She was happy. All she thought about was having fun. Fun had never been her "thing." She had to be little miss perfect. Blossom stopped her thoughts as Brick tightened his arms around her and snuggled into her chest... WHAT?! Blossom started moving frantically. He. was. on. her. SHE COULDN'T EVEN THINK IT! He groaned and looked up at her. Blossom had turned red. He gave her a sleepy look.

"Sick?" He asked, his voice was groggy.

"AS IF!" Blossom pushed him off of her and scooted to the far end of their shared side of the carriage. On the other side, Boomer mumbled something and continued to sleep.

Brick rubbed his sore head. That woman. He glared at Blossom. What was the big deal? Women never seemed to mind when he did it before. Well, Blossom wasn't just another woman, was she? She was weird. Probably mentally damaged or something. She had curled up in a ball as far away from him as she could possibly get. Blossom glared out of the window with a deep blush on her face and Brick looked forward. Oh well, he'd figure her out sooner or later. He always did.

"mmmm" Came a slight hum from Bubbles. The sun had completely risen and the two of them were completely visible. Brick rose and eyebrow. Boomer was on his side, Bubbles lay flat on her back. Boomer had an arm under her head and an arm wrapped securely around her waist. Their faces were inches apart.

THUMP

The carriage was jostled and Bubbles was shaken awake. The sun was shining and birds were chirping. It wasn't raining... Light breathing flowed over her face and Bubbles felt oddly secure and warm. She looked to the right to see Boomer, still asleep. She smiled and cuddled into him.

"Now that you're awake, could you get him up?" Bubbles turned to see Butch and Blossom. Blossom was cuddled into a ball with a bright red face and Brick looked incredibly annoyed. Bubbles sat up and was immediately pulled back down by Boomer. He murmured something into her neck and she lightly blushed. She turned and poked his nose with her cold finger. Boomer sniffled. Bubbles started laughing, loudly.

Boomer woke up to the musical sound of her laugh. It was melodic and sweet and he loved it. He only bothered to open his eyes when it stopped.

"Finally!" She laughed and he smiled. He slowly sat up and she followed, moving to her own side of the seat.

Two more days.