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Experience.
After being kicked out harshly out of the shelter by Butch, the girls decided to take refuge in a cave nearby. They had managed to survive well for the last few days, but Blossom and Bubbles were secretly missing Brick and Boomer terribly. They felt like they hadn't spoken to them in ages, and Buttercup refused to let her sisters talk to them. But she too, was secretly missing Butch, but she refused to admit it because she was still angry at him for what he said to her.
Constantly she reminded herself, Butch is nothing but a big jerk! You shouldn't be thinking about him at all!
But no matter how hard she tried to forget him, she couldn't get him out of her head. No matter how rude he could be to her, no matter how angry he made her, no matter how much she hated him at the moment, part of her cared about him deeply.
Oh Butch, why do you make me feel like this?.. Buttercup thought, as she worked on trying to start up a small fire.
Unfortunately, its was rather stubborn and it didn't want to start very easily. She turned the stick harder and faster, trying to at least get one spark. Using all the force she had, she pressed down hard on the wood, and it broke the stick in half. Buttercup groaned, and walked out of the small cave, and out to the water to collect some fish. Unaware of her surroundings, or what was in the water, a stonefish was swimming very slowly in the water. As Buttercup continued to walk forward, the stonefish buried itself in the sand, camouflaging itself from Buttercup, making it difficult for her to see it.
She reached over to pick up a spear, and brought her foot forward, stepping on the hidden stonefish. She screamed out in pain.
Blossom, and Bubbles heard their sisters screams, and ran to her quickly.
"Buttercup, what's wrong?" Bubbles asked, in deep concern.
"I stepped on something, and it had really hurt my foot." Buttercup answered, tears running down her cheeks.
Blossom saw the fish slowly swim away, and gasped when she recognized what kind of fish it was.
"Buttercup! You stepped on a stonefish! We're going to take you to the cave where you can lay down, okay? Just don't move too much." Blossom said, wiping away her tears.
Blossom and Bubbles helped her into the cave, Buttercup slowly felt her body become weaker, and she began to feel dizzy. Both of her sisters laid her down gently on the sand, and Buttercup began to shiver, she felt cold and she also started to sweat. After about an hour, Buttercup's conditions had gotten worse. She had developed a fever, and she was sweating more heavily then before. Bubbles wiped the sweat from Buttercup's brow with a wet cloth. Both she and Blossom were very worried.
"She is still getting worse, Blossom! Do you know anything about curing stonefish stings?" Bubbles asked, as she tried not to cry.
"No, I don't. I'm sorry, Bubbles. I don't know anything about any bite or sting." Blossom said, a tear sliding down her cheek.
"Well, we have to do something quick! Buttercup cant hold on much longer." Bubbles said, as she failed and began to cry.
Blossom felt her tears quicken, and before she could start sobbing, an idea came to her.
"I know what to do! I'll go back to the shelter and get Brick, he should know how to cure Buttercup!" Blossom said, as she rushed out of the cave.
"Hurry Blossom!" Bubbles called out, as she stayed with Buttercup.
Blossom went in a hit pursuit, desperate to find the boys, so they could help her younger sister.
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At the shelter, things were quiet since Butch was the only person there. Brick and Boomer set up camp further down the beach, but they where close enough for Butch to see them. They refused to talk to him.
Butch felt really bad about how he treated Buttercup. Just thinking about it made him feel sick to his stomach. He acted so stubborn and cruel, and he wished he could take it all back, but he couldn't. What he could do was apologize, but he didn't have to guts to do so. He was too afraid that Buttercup would either ignore, or attack him. Still, he wanted to tell her the truth, that he cared for deeply, more deeply than anyone he had ever cared about.
As Butch tried to think of a way to apologize to Buttercup, he noticed someone running quickly towards him on the horizon. He squinted his eyes, and then recognized the person to be Blossom. She looked like she was in a hurry. She stopped once she got to the shelter, and tried to catch her breath, for she was panting heavily.
"Butch, do you know where Brick is?" Blossom asked as she frantically looked around.
"No, I don't Blossom. What are you doing here anyway, didn't I kick you out?" Butch snapped, as he pretended that he wasn't happy to see her.
"Look Butch, I am not in the mood for having an argument with you. I just need to find Brick fast, its an emergency!" Blossom said.
"What's the emergency?" Butch asked.
"Buttercup stepped on a stonefish….she's really ill, and if I don't find Brick in time…she's going to die, Butch." Blossom said, trying hard not to cry.
Butch felt like his heart had stopped, and he started to have trouble breathing. Buttercup was dieing! He knew now, that Buttercup needed him. He didn't care if she was mad at him, he desperately needed to see her.
"Blossom, where have you set up camp?" Butch asked urgently.
"At the cave by the shore. Its not that far away east from here. it's a small cave, Bubbles should be there." Blossom answered.
With that, Butch took off.
"Butch, wait a second!" Blossom ran and grabbed him by the shoulder, and Brick turned around. "Before you start running off, could you at least give me any ideas where Brick could possibly be?" Blossom asked.
"He might be at his and Boomer's camp further down the beach, or he might be studying in the rainforest." Butch answered, desperate to get to Buttercup before it was too late.
"Okay, thanks!" Blossom gratefully.
She ran to the left, trying desperately to find Brick. The only person who could possibly save Buttercup. Butch ran off in the opposite direction, hoping he could find the place the that Blossom had described in time.
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Butch continued searching in the area the Blossom had described, but he couldn't find the cave, or Bubbles anywhere. His determination to find Buttercup was still there, but he was starting to give up hope. No, he wasn't going to give up now! Especially on Buttercup! He would search till he reached the end of the earth, if he had to just to reach her!
He finally found himself over the edge of a cliff. He saw a small beach below, and between the cliff-face and the shore, was a small cave. He felt like jumping high for joy, he had finally found the place! Still, the only problem was, he didn't know how to climb down the cliff. It looked like an endless drop to sudden death. Then, he noticed that part of the slope wasn't so steep, and there was a gentle path that went downwards towards the beach and cave below. He slowly and steadily made his way sown the slope, hoping he wouldn't lose his balance and fall. Butch felt relived when he finally made it to the bottom of the path. He took off running towards the cave straight away, crawling in slowly and quietly.
He gasped when he saw Buttercup in her horrible state. She was lying on the ground, sweating heavily and gasping for breath. Bubbles was sitting down beside her, wiping the sweat from her forehead. She looked very worried, and Butch swore he saw tears in the corner of her eyes. Suddenly, Bubbles saw Butch at the cave entrance, and a frown spread across her face.
"What are you doing here?" Bubbles asked, coldly.
"I came to see if Buttercup was alright." Butch responded, nervously.
"Well she's not alright, thanks to you!" Bubbles snapped. "If you hadn't kicked us out of the shelter, we wouldn't have to come here, and Buttercup wouldn't have stepped on that stonefish." Bubbles growled, barley managing to hold back her tears.
"I know…I know Bubbles, and I am so sorry." Butch murmured sadly.
"It's not me you should be apologizing to, Butch." Bubbles gestured towards Buttercup, and Butch knew what she meant.
He walked toward Buttercup, and sat down beside her. Butch gently stroked her cheek, and ran one of his hands through her hair. He managed to hold back his tears, but nothing could hold back his broken heart from crying. He leaned forward, and whispered softly into her ear.
"Get well, Buttercup…Please don't leave me."
Butch kissed her cheek, and then her forehead. As he pulled away, Blossom, Brick, and Boomer came running into the cave.
"We're here, Bubbles. Is Buttercup okay?" Blossom asked.
"Yeah, but I don't know if she can hold on much longer." Bubbles said, wiping away one tear that managed to escape her eye.
Once Brick caught his breath, he walked towards Buttercup quickly, and felt her pulse by touching the palm of her wrist with two fingers.
"Her pulse is weak. We have to act fast, or Buttercup's not going to live!" Brick said desperately.
"What should we do , Brick?" Boomer asked frantically.
Brick thought back to the first-aid books he had read, and tried to remember how to cure stonefish stings.
"Okay, I know what to do! Boomer, Bubbles, I want you two light a fire and then fill a container with water. I want you to boil to water until its really hot, but make sure it not too hot because we're going to pour it on Buttercup's foot." Brick ordered.
"Okay!" they both said, before running off.
"Blossom, I want you to go out into the rainforest and get some spices for me, please. Here, I'll write down the spices I would like you to get for me." Brick said, as he wrote some ingredients down on a rock using charcoal. "Once you've gotten the spices, give them to Boomer and Bubbles and ask them to make some broth for Buttercup to drink." Brick directed.
"Okay, Brick!" Blossom nodded, then ran off.
"What can I do, Brick?" Butch asked, hoping he could do something, anything, to save Buttercup's life.
"You just sit here and make sure Buttercup doesn't pass out. You think you can handle that, Butch?" Brick asked, coldly.
Butch didn't like the way Brick had spoken to him, especially now that his girl was dieing.
"Excuse me, Brick, but I don't feel like being criticized at the moment. So don't give me that attitude, please!" Butch snapped.
"Well it was your fault in the first place, Butch! If you had just apologized to Buttercip instead of kicking her out, then this would have never happened in the first place!" Brick yelled.
"Do you actually think I wanted this to happen to her?!" Butch yelled defensively.
"If the shoe fights!" Brick yelled.
Butch was now furious! He lunged at Brick, and the two brothers started a vicious fight.
"Take that back, Brick! Take it back, now!" Butch yelled furiously.
Butch punched his brother hard, and Brick punched him even harder in defense.
Blossom, Boomer, and Bubbles entered the cave and gasped when they saw the two fighting brothers.
"Butch, Brick, stop this at once!" Bubbles yelled.
Both Boomer, and Blossom managed to separate Butch and Brick from each other, and Bubbles scolded them.
"You two should be ashamed of your self's! You choose to fight and argue when Buttercup's life is on hold! Now, will you two just grow up and help us out with Buttercup?" Bubbles snapped.
"Yes, Bubbles!" They both agreed.
With that, all five teens worked together to help Buttercup. Brick had told them to bathe the wound with the hot water, which would wash away the pain from her foot. Then, Boomer and Bubbles made the broth for Buttercup. Working together, they helped her drink it by holding her head and gently pouring it into her mouth.
"Now what do we do?" butch as flatly.
"We just wait to see if Buttercup will wake up." Brick answered gently.
An hour passed, and Buttercup still hadn't woken up. Brick and Boomer tried to comfort Blossom and Bubbles. It was hard for them to see their sister this way.
"Um, Brick….I just wanted you to know that…I forgive you for attacking me." Blossom said, with a half smile.
"Thank you, Blossom." Brick said gratefully as he gave her a hug.
"Boomer, I forgive you for what you did five days ago, and I trust you not to do it again." Bubbles said, giving Boomer a hug.
"Oh, thank you for forgiving me, Bubbles. You cant trust me not to d it again, I promise." Boomer said gently, as he crossed his heart and pinky-promised her.
Bubbles smiled at this, and the two hugged.
As the two couples embraced each other, butch glared at them angrily. how dare they show affection in front of me, especially when my girl was lying here in front of me, unconscious, with no idea whether she is going to survive or not! He thought, as he gritted his teeth together, and turned his back to them.
"You four just have to torture me, don't you?" Butch muttered coldly.
"What are you talking about, Butch?" Boomer asked.
"Yeah, we're not torturing you in any way." Blossom said, with confusion.
"Just. Go. Away." Butch murmured icily.
All four teens just stood there, confused and also taken back and frightened by Butch's tone of voice. When they didn't listen, Butch lost his temper.
"GO AWAY!!!" He yelled.
With that, Brick, Boomer, Blossom and Bubbles ran out of the cave, feeling terrified of the aggressive young teen. Butch broke down in tears. He laid his head on Buttercup's chest, and sobbed hard. He had already lost so many people he loved, but losing Buttercup was something he just couldn't bare. Without her, his life was not worth living for.
"I'm so sorry, Buttercup. I am sorry for every bad thing I have done to you. Please don't die, I cant live without you." Butch sobbed.
He gently kissed her almost life less lips, and held her close in his arms. Then, with all the faith he had left, he remembered the good times he spent with her.
"Come one, Buttercup! Hurry up!" Butch yelled, as he ran up the stairs of the boat.
"I'm coming! Now where are we going?" Buttercup asked, clearly annoyed with waiting.
"I want to show you the ocean of course!" Butch said, as he hoped on to the railing.
Buttercup did the same, her green dress flowing in the air, and her beautiful hair doing the same motion. Butch stared at her in awe. She was so pretty to him.
"What are you staring at?" Buttercup asked, raising a brow.
"Nothing. Hey, come over here with me. Ill hold you up so you can see the dolphins." Butch said, as Buttercup moved in front of him on the railing.
He held her waist, as she looked at the dolphins.
"Look at that one!" she said, as she pointed to one of the dolphins below. "it's a pretty dolphin!" she said, admiring how it flipped in and out of the water.
"Like you…" Butch said. Buttercup turned to look at him.
She smiled, then with one of her hands, she put it over his and squeezed it a bit.
"Thank you.."
"Jesus, I know I am not worthy of your love. I've done so many bad things, and I don't deserve kindness."
"Get down from there, Butch!" Buttercup whispered harshly.
"But I'm hungry!" Butch whined, as he continued to climb the counter tops to the fridge, wanting the cookie jar.
"What if someone sees you? This isn't even our cabin!" Buttercup said, looking around just incase someone was coming.
"Don't worry, Butter-Butt." Butch teased. Buttercup put her hands on her waist, as she scrunched her face up in an angry way. Butch reached the cookie jar, and reached in and pulled out….money.
"Awesome!!" Butch said, excited.
"Put that back! Its not right to steal!" Buttercup said, seeing the wad of cash in his hand.
He climbed down, and went towards Buttercup.
"Looks like I get more than cookies!" Butch said, as he waved the cash in Buttercup's face. Buttercup snatched it away, leaving Butch with a shocked face.
"I kept watch. Good luck climbing back up there." Buttercup said, as she smirked and walked away with the cash.
"Impressive.."
"I deserve to be punished, and I will except any punishment you give me, but please, don't make Buttercup dieing be my punishment. Let your holy spirit into her, and save her from this horrible state. We've already lost three important people to us, and we cant bare to lose another loved one. If you answer my prayer, I promise I will forever take good care of her, and ill treat her like the lady she is.
For I love this young women, and she means the world to me. Lord, I want her to become my world…I love her…
In Jesus name, I thank you. Amen."
'Her smile, her laughter, her walk, her voice, her touch…so gentle.'
"Stop day dreaming Butch!"
Butch sighed, and lay down beside Buttercup, holding her close in his arms. He breathed in the scent of her hair, and felt the warmth of her body against his. Feeling exhausted, his eyes slowly started to close, and he soon fell asleep.
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The next morning came, and Butch was still in a deep sleep. Buttercup was still unconscious. All of a sudden, Buttercup began to stir, and her eye-lids flickered open/
She felt like she had been asleep for 100 years like Sleeping Beauty, and began to wonder why she felt that way. Then, she remembered stepping on a stonefish, and becoming sick after that. Everything else was a blur, but she swore she heard Butch's voice during her loss of consciousness. She heard him apologizing, sobbing and praying for her to be okay. But one thing that she remembered the most more then anything else was him saying the words, 'I love her'.
They were words that were too good to be true. So it must have been a dream.
Buttercup began to roll over, but then realized she had a warm and muscular arm draped over her. She soon saw that the arm belonged to Butch, and her heart soared to the heavens. it wasn't a dream after all! a huge smile spread across her face, she had never wokrn up to anything more beautiful in her life. She gently leaned over, and kissed Butch's neck and cheek, saucing him to stir.
"Good morning, sleepy head." Buttercup murmured teasingly.
Butch's eyes shot open at the sound of her voice.
"Buttercup? Oh, thank God, Buttercup, your alive!" Butch threw his arms around her.
"Yeah I am! Surprise!" Buttercup exclaimed.
Butch smiled so broadly that his whole face began to ache, and Buttercup returned the smile.
"The lord God answered you prayer, Butch. You should be proud of your self."
Butch was surprised that Buttercup knew about that, but at that moment, it didn't matter.
"Buttercup….I'm really sorry about wha-"
"It doesn't matter, Butch. I have already forgiven you. None of that matters anymore. Im just glad that you are here with me." Buttercup said softly, as she leaned toward him. She placed her lips softly over his, gently kissing him.
Butch returned the kiss eagerly, yet gently at the same time. His head shouted so many thanks to God. He was incredibly grateful for the answering of his prayer. But at this moment, both he and Buttercup had never felt so alive. They were thrilled by the kiss they had received from each other. Just being together was enough to make their hearts soar. Nothing not even death could stop them from having such an amazing feeling. It would remain in their hearts and memories forever.
Their siblings stood there at the cave's entrance and watched the happy couple with tears of joy running down her cheeks. They where relived and happy that Buttercup had survived, and were both amazed and thankful that this terrifying experience had ended, and brought their two stubborn younger siblings together.
It was happy time for everyone.
Indeed…
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