It was about 1:30 in the morning, Blossom and Bubbles were asleep in there beds, while Buttercup on the hand was tossing and turning trying to sleep

UHHH!!! I just want to sleep

Buttercup got out of her bed and got dressed she put on dark green cargo pants and put on a black thick strap tank top and she put on her black shoes with green laces. She didn't bother to comb her hair, she went over to the window and opened it quietly so she wouldn't wake up her sleeping sisters. Buttercup flew out she need to clear her mind. Buttercup got sick of flying so she landed in this open field

The field had flowers everywhere, it was very peaceful and quiet

Bubbles would like it here

Buttercup laid down and closed her eyes

"what are you doing here?"

Buttercup's eyes flung open and she turned around there was a boy, he looked a little familiar to Buttercup but she couldn't remember his name. He has brown curly hair, he is a little tan, his eyes are dark brown, he is overall very cute. He is wearing dark blue jeans with white sneakers, he has on a white t-shirt with a brown sweat shirt over it. He looks like a pretty boy.

Buttercup jumped up and got in a fighting position, she gave the boy a glare

The boy chuckled "don't worry I wont hurt you Buttercup" he paused and smiled "that is your name right, Buttercup?"

Buttercup stayed in her fighting stance and glared at him "who wants to know?"

"well I guess I do, my name is Derek" he put his hand out to shake

Buttercup looked at it, she got out of her fighting pose and smiled, she reached out her hand to shake. As she was about to shake his hand she grabbed his wrist and with her other hand she grabbed his arm and flipped him "don't sneak up on me"

"ow, your pretty tough for a…"

Before he could finish Buttercup picked him up by the collar of his shirt "WHAT FOR A GIRL?"

"no I was gonna say, your pretty tough for a teenager"

Buttercup glared at him but released his collar, he fell to the ground with a thud "ow"

"go away" said Buttercup then she laid back down in the grass

Derek laid down beside Buttercup and turned his head to look at her "sorry but no can do"

Buttercup turned her head to look at him "why not?"

"I'd rather not say"

"fine, I don't care anyways" replied Buttercup angrily and turned her head to face upwards at the sky

"do you want to go for a walk?"

Buttercup faced him again "sure I got nothing better to do"

Buttercup and Derek walk along the sidewalk and tell each other about themselves

"yeah I am in your Math class and science class" said Derek

"I never noticed"

"yeah your always talking to that jerk Butch"

Buttercup sighed "he isn't a jerk to me"

"he is to everybody else but I have to admit he has some nice muscles"

"why are you looking at his muscles?"

Derek smiled "sorry sweetheart I forgot to tell you, I am gay"

Buttercup let out a small chuckle "sorry, I didn't mean to laugh, it's just you look really straight and act really well straight"

"I can't be to obvious about it, some people don't like gays and well I don't want to get beat up"

Buttercup got angry "people beat you up because your gay, ILL KILL THEM"

"thanks doll but don't worry"

"well I don't have anything against gays, I think there cool actually"

"thanks, your really sweet" said Derek, he looked at Buttercup "no offence but I thought you were a lesbian, because well most lesbians dress boyish and well sorry"

Buttercup laughed a little "wow I have been mistaken for a guy and a lesbian"

Derek smiled "sorry"

"don't worry about it"

They continued to walk for a while

Buttercup started to shiver a little

"are you cold?" asked Derek

"I am fine" said Buttercup

"you are cold, you have goosebumps, here take my sweater"

"thanks dude" replied Buttercup

Buttercup put on the sweater, she looked at Derek's arms, they had tons of bruises and cuts on them, Buttercup's eyes widened "did you get in a fight"

Derek looked at his arms "oh….um…no I fell"

Buttercup glared at him "your lying"

"no…I…um…"

"tell me the truth, where did you get those bruises and cuts, is someone beating you because your gay?" asked Buttercup angrily

Derek got teary eyed, he looked away from Buttercup "you could say that"

Buttercup could tell there was something wrong "who did it? I will beat the shit out of them"

"you can't help me Buttercup"

Buttercup grabbed Derek and spun him around to face her "I can always help, I am a powerpuff girl, so who did this to you?" Derek didn't answer "WHO DID IT?"

"my dad" said Derek, he said it so quietly it was surprising how Buttercup could hear him, Buttercup let go of Derek, and back up

"what?"

"my dad did it"

"how? Why? Who could do such a thing to there own son?"

"he is an alcoholic and my mom doesn't do anything to stop him, he beats me because either he wants to, he has nothing else to do, or he is just yelling at me for being gay" Derek started to cry a little "I have to tell him I am not gay, but it doesn't matter he beats me every night for something different"

"Derek, I am so sorry"

"don't be it isn't your fault" Derek started to overflow with tears "I have to go, my parents aren't going to be happy I am out"

Derek ran off, Buttercup wanted to follow but didn't instead she let a tear fall down her face "Derek, I can help you" she whispered to herself but she really didn't know what to do

Buttercup walked home thinking of poor Derek, she tried to think of ways she could help him but as she thought about it she realized there weren't any ways, if she were to call the police Derek would be sent to foster care and the parents would go to prison, sounds good but what would happen once they got out of jail, they would probably go after him again and beat him harder

Buttercup reached her house and went through her window and laid in her bed, she didn't bother to change into her pj's she just slept in her clothes she had on

Poor Derek