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PowerPuff Girls R: Realities
Chapter 12: Bearings
It´s been three days since that rich, snobby girl came to the class, it was hilarious to make fun of Ressee who kept being flirted to by that bitch but I couldn´t help but think it was sometimes annoying since we couldn´t change to ourselves with her around but I don´t think it´s going to get old how he seems annoyed every time she is close; Ressee is too polite to make a gesture to a girl but haha I really wonder how long that´s going to last.
"Hello everyone!" said Boomer as he came in the room, we were playing videogames since we had nothing to do and well Ressee kept insisting we shouldn´t overdo it in the city since we were absent in school for some time now, I didn´t agree with this but Kai is so stubborn when it comes to chores that it just can´t be helped.
"Dude, where have you been? Maybe you can convince these two so we go do something fun" I said as I looked briefly at Boomer who was still standing close to the door.
"And why haven´t you? You are not going to say you hadn´t just because I´m not around right?" he said as he closed the door and came over sitting on the sofa behind us.
"Well, we´ve been absent in school and I really think we should leave this stuff for when we are on vacations or maybe on weekends" said Ressee as he kept focus on the game we were playing, we were playing a racing game that who knows how he was winning; well powerless people should be good at some shit I guess.
"Oh man, you are so wrong if you think I´m going to wait till the weekend to go do something productive" I said as I kept trying to blow his damn car, he kept blowing all the other cars but he couldn´t touch me, now I just needed some way to speed up to beat him damn it.
"Haha and you consider going to blow stuff up something ´´productive´´?" He asked me while letting out a small laugh.
"Well duh! Or go beat the shit out of some bastards!" I replied seriously wondering how I would manage to wait so much.
"But Butch, you know that Kai is busy all the week, well I don´t know what he does but he is almost always busy" said Ressee "Which reminds me, what do you guys do that is so rare when you are free?"
"Shit" I said flatly.
"Shit? Butch, that´s not an answer" said Ressee as he threw me a sarcastic look.
"No dude, shit! You blew my car!" I said as I pointed to the screen "When will I ever pass you this way fuck dammit!"
"Haha, come on Butch, tell me what you guys do almost every day" said Ressee.
"Hmmm, I think it´d be nice to know that" said Boomer from behind us.
"Then answer me something, how come you are always out but Brick doesn´t appear as much huh?"
"Well, Brick says it´s better to save that for when it´s needed since I have a bad timing almost always" he said as he laughed troubled.
"Well, that is true" I said as eyed him and took his control.
"Hey! Give it back!" exclaimed Ressee as he tried to snatch it away "Butch, that´s cheating!"
"No way dude, what you are doing is cheating! You blew my car!"
"Butch, you are also blowing up cars, that´s normal!" he said as he struggled trying to grab it back, there´s just no way he is going to snatch it from me.
"Guys, you look gay doing that" said Boomer who was sitting upside down on the sofa.
"Oh yeah, says the one sitting awkwardly on the sofa" I replied as I looked at him sarcastically.
"What? It is fun sitting like this" he said flatly "You two on the other hand look gay"
"Geez, well he took the control away" said Ressee as he took the control and sat straight on the floor.
"Geez, I´m going to fucking destroy your car dude" I said as I focused once more on beating him on his own game.
"Well, I guess it´s better now" said Boomer from behind us and possibly still upside down on the sofa.
"Oh man, just shut up okay?" I said as I hesitated to turn away from the game.
"Fine, fine, but you won´t change the fact that it was gay" said Boomer.
"Are you trying to piss me off dude?"
"Maybe" said Boomer flatly.
"Fine, I´ll strangle you when I win this shit"
"What if you don´t win?" said Boomer, he is seriously asking me to beat him up.
"I´ll strangle you anyway, that´s a win-win for both of us"
"Right…" muttered Boomer though well all of a sudden Kai´s cell phone rang, I picked it up and checked it, it was an alert of those he gets when he needs to go do something.
"Man this sucks, I have to go now" I said as I sighed resigned.
"Ah? Why?" asked Ressee as he paused the game and turned to see me.
"Yeah Butch, what happened?" asked Boomer as well, he was still sitting upside down.
"Seriously, are you trying to get the blood into your brain? It won´t cure the fact that you are stupid" I said mockingly while he pouted at me.
"Butch, you are avoiding the question you know" Boomer said while looking bored at me.
"Dude, I don´t really know why I need to go alright? I just know I have to" I said as I walked towards the door "See ya later, oh, and be careful with that stalker of yours" I said as I snickered at him and then left.
I left Ressee´s house right away to go do what Kai needed to do, thing that I still ignored but I just kept walking away, he lived not so far away from Kai´s house and they lived kind of close to the school which is like completely useless dragging attention by flying.
"So man, where are we going? Don´t tell me I have to clean please, just not that" I murmured to myself supposedly though I was really speaking to Kai.
-Haha, sounds ironic when you say it; you look like you are having fun when you scour the house- said Kai as he chuckled.
"Man, don´t ever dare say that with Brick and Boomer around and by that I´m also including Ressee and Haru" I said while frowning at the annoying thought.
-Haha why not? I don´t think is that bad showing off you are responsible for something you know-
"Man, that´s not funny just no dammit" I said as I rolled my eyes.
-Hahaha it´s not that bad Butch, really- he said sounding happy.
"Man, do it and I don´t know what I am capable of"
-Geez, alright, alright haha- he said sounding apologetic.
"So, where the fuck are we going? Mind giving me an address? A Street? Maybe a direction at least?" I asked him seriously wondering where we needed to go.
-We need to go to the hospital- Kai said flatly.
"The hospital? Dude, did you forget Boomer is in Ressee´s house? There´s no need to go there" I said puzzled.
-I´ll explain you of course, just for the time being start going over there-
"Geez, fuck, alright, just you better not think I´m going to work there or some shit"
-Don´t worry, if anything I´ll do it, you don´t need the exposure-
"It´s nice that you understand my language" I said as I started walking over there "So, spit it out, why there?"
-Well, I want to introduce you to someone important to me-
"Introduce? Dude, are you crazy? You can´t be introducing me to random people! Didn´t you just say I didn´t need unnecessary exposure?" I said seriously wondering if he had gone mad.
-You´ll see what I mean, with you it´s always better seeing than explaining- he said confusing me even more though I took that as a fair point, I hate shit being explained to me, I rather do the stuff myself though this being a hospital may be better to be explained what the fuck is going on.
"Alright, alright… just hope that introducing is worth it" I said as I continued walking towards the hospital. "Is it Townsville hospital or do you need me to fly to Newsville again?"
-No it´s alright, it´s this hospital; I´ve been meaning to pay a visit but we´ve been really busy haven´t we- said Kai.
"Man, just hope is not depressing shit"
-….-
"Kai? Hey man, it is depressing shit isn´t it… oh god" I said annoyed by that, I didn´t want to go see whatever it was now.
-Just shut up, and you´ll see when we get there- said Kai, he sounded now irritated, well I still don´t understand why would he get pissed.
I made my way to the hospital though well I had to switch with Kai so to not drag that much of attention, but anyway, we weren´t that known around here so I guess we wouldn´t attract anyone´s attention but maybe the powerfluffs; it was a big white building and when I say big I mean it´s huge! It was sure a fancy hospital the one we were visiting, nothing like the one in Newsville at all, inside was a waiting room though it was indeed for a wealthy hospital since there were sofas and a TV, in front of that was the reception where Kai asked for permission to visit a patient, I was clearly thrilled for the fact this area was so luxurious looking and wondered if the rest of the hospital was going to be this way.
After a while of Kai speaking to the woman in the reception, he went straight to the third floor and stood still just before opening the door, he looked kind of nervous and also kinda down.
"Butch… after a while I will switch with you but please refrain from saying unnecessary shit before and after, alright?" He said sounding serious, man; I just wonder who I am going to meet just behind this door.
-Fine, fine, I won´t say anything rude dude, promise- I said as he turned the knob.
"You better not, this is really important to me, you hear?" he said, shit what´s going on here? Why is he so damn edgy?
After pushing the door open and closing it, I came into view of a young boy resting on the bed; he had an oxygen mask over his mouth as well as some cables snaking from under the covers, there was this beeping machine on a side showing the heart rate of the kid, he had auburn colored hair and slightly tanned skin, it was most likely he was incredibly pale for his condition.
"Seems he is sleeping…" murmured Kai as he walked closer to the bed and stared while smiling, though I could feel the grief he was going through.
-Man, who is this kid?- I asked him as he sat on a couch that was on a side.
"This boy is my younger brother ´´Misaki´´ I´ve been really busy to come see him but at last I could pay him a visit, he is always lonely in this place…" He murmured as he looked down.
"Brother?" murmured the child as he took the oxygen mask off, I wonder if he is allowed to do that.
"Misaki? How are you feeling?" Kai asked him as he stood up and stayed close to his bed.
"I´m doing okay Kai, nothing you should worry for, how was your day?" Misaki asked quickly changing the subject.
"It was alright, I´m sorry for not visiting you before" said Kai sounding apologetic.
"It´s okay Kai, I know you are doing your best for me and the house, I just wish I could help you ear some money… I just keep sucking it away" the boy said sounding guilty.
"Well, you can help me with something" said Kai as he smiled to him.
"Really? What is it?"
"You can help me by being positive, in peace and of course when eating your meals; which reminds me, did you?"
"Well, somehow… I didn´t feel like eating but I ate some of it because I know I need to" said the boy causing Kai to smile and pet his head, man, I knew this was going to be depressing shit though I have no idea what this boy has.
"I´m so proud of you" said Kai as the boy smiled.
"Kai… when will I be able to play with other children?"
"Hopefully soon, Misaki" said Kai "How are nurses you?"
"They are alright, they are really nice to me" said Misaki "You know Kai… if I could, I would earn money for you in any way I could"
"Misaki, I´m telling you it´s fine but well I hope you don´t mean stealing ´cause then we have a problem" said Kai to Misaki who only looked away.
"I just don´t think is fair for me to sit on my butt all day while you work pretty hard" said Misaki as tears started forming in his eyes.
"Misaki, I really appreciate your feelings" said Kai as he ruffled his hair "By the way, I came here today especially to introduce you to someone that you´ll be seeing a lot"
"Introduce? Who?"
"He is a little rough when speaking so please try to ignore that" said Kai, this guy really thinks I´m going to make him cry or some shit; what does this boy has anyway?
"Uhmm sure" said Misaki looking confused though well he stood still waiting patiently as Kai switched with me in front of him.
"Ta-dah" I said not slightly amused.
"Wow, cool!" said the boy completely surprised, not shocked but just surprised; yeah, cause like changing with someone else is an everyday thing, ain´t it?.
"Well, hello kid" I said wondering what shit was I supposed to be telling him.
"My name is Misaki though you may already know that, how do you guys do that?" the boy asked me thrilled.
"It´s uh… ah… uh… a magic trick, yeah" I said though it was the lamest excuse ever.
"Magic? Really?" the boy asked skeptical, maybe he wasn´t that naïve after all.
"Anyway, name´s Butch" I said as he stared at me looking amused "Why are you so thrilled to see me? Was the surprise that big or something?"
"Kind of, but I can´t help but think I had seen you before" he said making me wonder when in hell would that have happened.
"So, why are you here? Is there like a reason?" I asked sincerely wondering what that was.
"Well… uhmm… I´m here because I have Leukemia" said the boy
"Leukemia? What the hell is that?"
"Well, I´m not sure what that is, I just keep listening to the nurses and they have mentioned something about it; I´ve been years this way but Kai says it´ll be over soon" he said while smiling.
"So, do you ever go outside, breath fresh air?" I asked him, but it was unlikely he wasn´t allowed to do even that.
"I really can´t… my legs hurt so much I can´t really move from this bed; as for the air, the nurses say I can get an infection so I don´t get any chance on them opening a window"
"What about, right now?" I asked trying to find an explanation for why he had removed the oxygen mask then.
"I´m always breathing through the oxygen mask but I get tired and remove it for a while; I have permission to do so, I don´t think I´ll get an infection that easily unless you sneeze or start coughing or something"
"Yeah, I´ll be sure to dash out of the room for that" I said while eyeing the door "So really? No going outside?"
"Well, I watch TV and use a laptop though I´m sleeping most of the time" said the kid, god that must suck; it is one thing to do that for a while but to be glued to the bed all the time is…
"What about taking baths?" I asked him, honestly curious.
"Well, nurses help me with that since it hurt to move"
"Oh god, are they hot? You must be one lucky son of a-"
-BUTCH, What did I say?-
"Sorry man" I murmured to Kai though really, if the nurses are hot…
"Well, I would be better off if I could bathe by myself, I don´t want to grow old and to still depend on someone for that" said the boy sounding sad.
"Geez, sorry, it was unnecessary to say that" I said feeling weird for apologizing, I wasn´t used to it, it was just so not me.
"It´s alright, it´s different talking to you hehe Kai is always looking out for what he says so much that It doesn´t feel natural but I´m happy you are blunt with me" said the boy as he smiled cheerful to me.
"Well, regardless of that, it´s not okay to be saying that to children; you´ll grow to like the subject someday though"
"You are weird… but I like you" he said while smiling "take care of Kai for me Butch; he likes to overwork himself but that´s not healthy"
"Hell if I know, don´t worry, I´ll keep an eye on him" I said as he started yawning.
"You are nice" said the boy as he was falling asleep "I hope you visit me again, it was nice meeting you"
"Ditto, wherever he goes I go as well, not because I have a choice but you´ll see us here" I said as he leaned on his pillow and closed his eyes.
"Hope so Butch…" he said before finally falling asleep, I walked over to him and put the oxygen mask back on his mouth, afterwards, I switched back to Kai and so he left the room after kissing his forehead.
"So dude, what is Leukemia?" I asked Kai honestly wondering about that, was it something serious?
"How should I explain you so you understand me? Well… it's a type of cancer" he said as we walked to the stairway, seems he likes climbing the stairs better than taking the elevator.
"Cancer? Oh crap…"
"That´s why I wanted you to behave, not just for him being my younger brother but because he is in a delicate state" said Kai
"Are you saying there´s no cure?"
"Supposedly, with chemotherapy he would be alright but there´s no improvement whatsoever; he only seems to worsen, he could walk a year ago but suddenly I was told his joints caused him too much pain and now he is tired all the time…
"Oh man, I have no clue of what to say"
"I´ve been working hard to keep him in that hospital and I´m saving so he goes through a really expensive treatment, even though it´s uncertain for it to work, I´m willing to give it a try" said Kai as we stepped on the second floor; even though we were on the third floor the amount of stairs to get to the first one was incredible, fuck.
"What about the house part dude?"
"The reason I live alone is because dad left us, worst of all, he left us with a huge debt which was supposed to be his… but yeah, if I don´t pay the sum; we could lose our home. But you know… regardless of the debt, I´m happy he I gone, he only knew how to get drunk and threaten us; we were only insecure with him around"
"Man, what a dick that guy sounds like, but yeah, gotta give you credit for acting like a carefree happy freak all the time, it´s weird as shit but at least I know there´s stuff behind that"
"It´s not like try to appear to be that way, I just think that things don't solve themselves by complaining or cursing; problems are solved instead when we face them straight on willing to erase them"
"Uh… I guess but that doesn´t change the fact he is a dick" I said flatly.
"Yeah haha, it doesn´t" said Kai as he made his way to the entrance "Butch…"
"Yeah? What´s up?"
"I´ve been wondering but… what was of you before you met me?" He asked me though I wasn´t sure what to reply to that.
"What can I say? I have no clue; everything was blank before I met you though for some reason, I find those girls familiar, who knows why but I just do"
"The PowerPuff girls? Well no wonder, you three are their boy versions"
"Man, was that an insult? How the fuck are we their boy versions?" I exclaimed irritated.
"Well, you have same hair color, same eye color… the only difference is your gender so definitely male versions"
"Geez… don´t fight me with logic dude" I said while rolling my eyes.
"Then with what? We cannot literally fight"
"True, true… so man, should I tell the others about him?"
"I don´t know, I don´t want them to worry…" he murmured, it was clear he was lost on what to do.
"What about tomorrow? You know we are busy and can´t go much; introducing him to at least Boomer will gain him someone who he can speak with"
"Hey, you are right, that´s a nice idea Butch! That way Misaki won´t be lonely; thank you for suggesting that, you are awesome"
"No point saying obvious shit, but compliment taken" if he knew how awful I feel for his brother´s condition, man, I feel my guts tangling over and over creating a powerful knot of uneasiness.
"So we must go to another part time job right now" said Kai.
"Is that the reason we left?"
"But of course, I would spend all day and night with Misaki but if my work pays off his stay on a decent hospital and he is looked after 24/7 so be it"
"By the way, how old is he?" I asked wondering about it, he looked between 6 years and 8 years old but I wasn´t sure.
"He is 8 years old, why?"
"Just curiosity, say, don´t you think the little guy wants his brother?"
"He probably does and it kills me since I would like being with him more, I feel like I´m neglecting him but I just can´t skip work… to be honest, I would happily spend a holiday with him at the hospital than to celebrate somewhere else; nothing would make me happier… well, obviously his full recuperation would though" said Kai
"Dude, just don´t overwork yourself or you´ll end up with a fever or some shit, I know you are hell strong; you can stand me, we can switch to our liking and you don't show signs of weakness, that´s awesome shit man but don´t forget you are only human, if you don´t take care of yourself you can collapse, hell, even us can collapse so go figure!" I said as we reached the first floor and went for the exit.
"I appreciate those thoughts though I must be a super human if I want Misaki to be okay"
"Alright, Alright dude, enough drama shit ´kay? I will only say ´´I told you so´´ when you fall ill for being a stubborn ass"
"Haha, so be it… oh man, we are running late!" he said as he started running just when we were near the exit.
"Want me to fly you over?"
"No thanks, haha, no time for that!" He said puzzling me.
"Huh? What the fuck?" I said confused as shit for the nonsense.
-Ressee´s House-
"Hmm… Butch and Kai are taking their time, they are not coming back, are they?" said Boomer as he remained sitting upside down, we were watching TV since he didn´t look eager to play videogames.
"Probably not though it doesn´t matter if he came late, this is his home" I said as Boomer looked at me curiously.
"Is that so?" He asked me sounding confused.
"It is yours as well, mom rarely comes home, not to mention dad… brothers like you three can´t live separated, you need a roof where to sleep together" I said recalling Haru´s home "Haha you can say you have two headquarters, one in Newsville and one here in Townsville"
"Well… I doubt I could, we live in Newsville , the flower shop is over there as well as the hospital though we could always move here, cant we?"
"What does Haru thinks?" I asked him curious.
"He says it´s not a bad idea, there´s the school where you two go so we could join too, there´s a hospital though we may need to look for a transfer or something but we need to save some money to open a flower shop here"
"Oh, that seems to be the problem…" I said thoughtfully.
"There´s no problem about the house, it belongs to him so we could lock it up well and use it once in a while as to clean it… but he also thinks we would be a burden"
"Not at all, this is your house, we have a few unused rooms so we could use them for you two, besides since you three are brothers I can almost think of Kai and Haru as my siblings as well"
"Ressee… you are too kind" said Boomer looking at me unexpressive.
"Well, the more the merrier, right?"
"I think so… but don´t you think your parents have a word on this?"
"Yes I do, but mom won´t say no and dad is okay with whatever mom says" I said imagining the possible scenarios.
"Well then, we should start saving up" said Boomer as he sat straight.
"How much do you guys stay in the hospital?"
"Well, I haven´t been in Haru that much but he says that every time he suffers a relapse"
"Shouldn´t you be in the hospital? Waiting to suffer a relapse is…" I said as I noticed Boomer closing his eyes and changing to Haru, I wasn´t used to seeing them switch yet.
"Well Ressee…" Haru said while looking at the wall.
"Uhmm… I´m on your right" I said watching him turn to see me supposedly.
"I have been in the hospital a great part of my life, but, I´m only weak in health and I´m blind, why if I have working limbs should I not use them? I´m working in a flower shop because I can live by myself, because I´m capable"
"Well, you are indeed an admirable person you know?"
"Is that so… I get happy for such compliments" he said slightly smiling.
"What about your parents?" I asked him seriously wondering about that.
"Once I was able to live by myself they left me in the hospital, they never come to see me but I don´t really mind"
"Huh…?" I murmured.
"I once tried to look for them but they moved from where they used to live"
"What? And didn´t they tell you their new address?"
"Not really, though I´m worried for my brother who lives with them, I was told that he got in an accident but I haven´t heard about a patient with his name" said Haru puzzling me.
"Why are you worried for your brother?"
"My mom is seriously neurotic, I don´t know at what extent can she go with her outbursts and well, when I lived with them, my dad kept leaving home because of their fight, they were seriously chaotic since mom always accused dad of him cheating on her, I couldn´t see… but I always heard how stuff was shattered when they argued, how dad slammed the door when he left and how mom locked herself up in her room to cry and scream in wrath… honestly, I couldn´t be better; I still can´t help but feel sad of the thought of them abandoning me but I know that it was for the better"
"Wow…" I murmured shocked at the story, I could feel Brick was surprised as well, I really don´t know much about Haru and Kai, I wish to know them better now that we´ll be seeing each other a lot "I´m at loss of what to say but I just want to ask, why did you decide to tell me this?"
"I don´t know, we´ll be seeing each other a lot from now on and since you´re being so eager on having us over, I just thought on opening up to you as a way to thank you" said Haru as he looked at me.
"So you work on the shop to pay the hospital?"
"Not really, dad pays the hospital but I do work to be able to eat and so on, If I entered a school then would work to pay it as well" said Haru "Oh! I forgot my medicine back at home… well, I guess I´ll see you some other day"
"Haru, you can come back here to sleep if you want, there´s no problem" I told him as he walked over to the door.
"It´s fine, I don´t want to be a bother" he said as he left without me being able to say anything.
"Boomer is right you know, you are too nice, why are you doing all this?" Brick asked me suddenly.
"Well, I said so before, didn´t I? Brothers like you three can´t live apart"
"I personally don´t care, it´s nice not having those two glued to me all the time" said Brick.
"Brick…"
"It only comes handy when there´s something to do that requires us to come together"
"You seriously don´t miss them?" I asked him skeptical.
"Not really, I don´t really have much since I met them, not much since I knew they were my siblings; but we have an innate affinity to work as a team, it´s not perfect but it´s just the feeling of having been made to be a three man cell"
"Haha , that´s a funny yet valid way to put it but I think that you three need sibling quality time"
"That´s unnecessary, Ressee"
"It is not, when you bond with them you´ll see how much you like being with them"
"Right…" I could imagine him rolling his eyes as he said that.
"I mean it! I will plan something with Kai and Haru, even if you don´t want to, if I go, you´ll go"
"You are aware Butch is busy the mayor part of the time and Boomer has to be in the hop, only us can afford free time"
"Geez… it´s not like we are always free…"
"But it doesn´t mean we are that busy either" said Brick flatly.
"Touché… but you´ll see I´ll come to an agreement with the two; it´s not okay for siblings to not spend time together" I said.
"Says who? If you are that bored go see if you can find a part time job instead of wanting us to bond and shit"
" Say whatever Brick! But it does matter! As for the part time job… it´s forbidden for us to have one, but I do plan to go do stuff, it´s not like I sat home always and you know that"
"Right…"
"So, you won´t say you don´t like giving orders either, are you?"
"Okay, I admit it, but who doesn´t like to order around and better when they do it just as you said?" said Brick.
"Geez, don´t be a jerk, they are your brothers; you may order them around all want for being the leader but you have responsibility over them too"
"Huh? Who said I was the leader?"
"Well, red always leads… basing it from the PowerPuff girls where Blossom leads though that´s pink… oh well, you get the idea"
"Hmm… well, I won´t say I dislike it, I would have beaten the crap out of Butch if he dared say otherwise" he said sounding satisfied.
"Anyways…I´ll arrange something fun for you three to do on the weekend" I said.
"What are you, my secretary?"
"Ha-Ha, though well, I´m serious"
"Scribbling on a building is fun enough you know" said Brick.
"Not that, geez, Just leave it to me haha I won´t disappoint you"
"Well, it´s not like I have a say on this, so do as you like" said Brick sounding indifferent.
"Sure, will do" I said happily, there was a small holiday coming soon, what about going somewhere? Maybe out of the city or maybe go to an amusement park?
