AN: I do not own PPG or any of the characters. Yeah. Um this is my very first fanfic… ever so R&R if you want. Cool

Also all information used to describe the way they were in the original series, like ages and specific crimes and stuff, is obtained from the PPG wiki which I also do not own.

Thanks so much to all my reviewers. Y'all are so cool.

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Chapter 14: Last Night

Buttercup returned home, euphoric, to see Blossom pacing the room. When she entered through the window, Blossom tackled her to the ground.

"Where were you?" She demanded, digging her nails into the flesh of Buttercup's arm.

"Ace came to see me and I went with him to his apartment!" Buttercup explained.

"Right! Like I'd believe that Ace crap." Blossom spat, "I gave you a chance to see him and you couldn't wait. Why couldn't you wait Buttercup?"

Buttercup was aghast. "I went outside to ask what he, Ace, was doing at my house. He dragged me to his apartment."

Blossom fell back, eyes wide. "Oh my god, Buttercup were you raped?"

"What! No!"

"Ahhhhhhh" Bubbles said, waking up. "You are all so LOUD!" She fell back into bed, placing the pillow over her head. Buttercup and Blossom looked from her to each other.

Buttercup ordered under her breath, "Don't let Bubbles know I'm seeing Ace. I wasn't raped. Now stop being dumb. Be good, and I'll lie to Butch about what a wonderful person you are."

"Bitch," Blossom whispered.

Buttercup changed went to bed, excited to see Ace tomorrow.

The next day, Buttercup leapt from her seat as soon as the lunch bell rang. She ran to the courtyard, grabbed Butch, and zoomed off to see Ace.

"Where's she all excited to go?" Boomer asked.

Blossom smiled, "Dunno, just young love I guess."

Butch soon stopped being dragged along and flew alongside her.

"Blossom let you leave?" He said incredulously.

"Yeah," Buttercup chirped. "Once I explained the situation."

"You explained the situation," Butch repeated, "to Blossom?"

Buttercup smiled, "Yeah, she can be pretty cool about things." Butch stared at her and shrugged, touching down at the diner.

Buttercup didn't hit the ground until she was next to Ace, lightly kissing his cheek as she landed. Ace's eyes grew wide and he patted Buttercup's shoulder, pointing her in the direction of the building.

"Alright, well we've missed you lots and we need to get started on the final construction." Ace smiled awkwardly.

"Okay, babe." Buttercup said, zooming off. Butch wiggled his eyebrows at Ace, mouthing the word babe while Snake narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Ace. As soon as Buttercup was busy working, Ace turned to Snake.

"What happened after we started drinking last night?"

"I woke up with a sssssevere headache and a tropical fish in my ssssssink. It could be anything."

"You were supposed to keep me under control." Ace hissed.

"Look," Snake responded harshly, "It's not my fault you decccccided to sssssscrew a minor after I passsssssed out. I haven't had a beer in sssssix years. I'm a lightweight."

Ace took off his sunglasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "Shit." He muttered. He felt hands grab onto his shoulders and lift him up from the ground and far from the construction site, high above Snake and the general safety of earth.

"Couldn't help but overhear your little predicament, babe." Butch smiled, falsely, holding Ace's shoulders tightly. "Buttercup seems quite smitten with you after last night. Apparently, she's the only one who knows what happened. I could ask but I don't know if I want to hear what happened to my 18-year-old friend in the company of a hammered, horny, old man."

Ace sighed, "I guess I could ask her." As the words escaped his lips, he felt Butch's hands let go of him. He fell back down to the ground, screaming. Butch caught him just before he hit the ground.

"Don't do that." He commanded. "You tell her that you don't remember anything about last night and she'll be heartbroken. Man the hell up, Ace. You just got a new girlfriend."

"Snake won't like that. Heck, I don't like that. She's 18, Butch." Ace protested.

"So's the guy that's going to kill you if you decide to not." He threatened. He put Ace on the roof of a nearby building, attempting to be more conversational. "If you like her, I don't see what the problem is. She's not underage."

"It's just… weird." Ace said, slightly twisting his arm.

Butch looked at him sternly. "Get some balls, Ace. Are you worried about what people will say? I didn't realize you cared so much. Makes me tear up a bit, knowing Ace is all self-conscious and shit."

Ace sighed. "You're right. You know what? Fine. I'll date her." He looked back at Butch, smiling lightly. "She is pretty cute."

"Save me the details." Butch said sticking his tongue out. He picked Ace up and flew him back to the construction site. When Ace landed, Snake ran up to him. Buttercup tackled Butch to the ground, pinning him and punching him repeatedly. Ace ran up to Buttercup and picked her up off of him.

"He was just looking out for you, cupcake." Ace smiled, stroking her hair.

Butch spat, "Won't happen again."

Buttercup smiled and lightly kissed Ace. "We have to get back." She said, reluctantly.

He nodded and watched the two of them fly off.

Snake turned to Ace. "Ssssssssooooo what jussssst happened."

Ace smirked, "Well, Buttercup likes me, and apparently something happened between us last night. And Butch said he's going to kill me if I tell her I didn't know what I was doing."

"I'm sssssure Buttercup would kill him if he did that." Snake reassured.

"I think he knows that. I don't think he cares." Ace smiled.

"Sssssscary."

"Yup."

"Sssssssoooooo…"

"So I'm dating Buttercup now I guess." Ace smiled. "Fun fun." He turned and walked back to his apartment, a confused Snake stumbling behind.