DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN DEMASHITAA! POWERPUFF GIRLS Z OR ANY OF ITS CHARACTERS!

INSPIRED BY: marinav92

Me: A bit of a short chapter~. Next chapter is the epilogue, by the way!

Kaoru: Yeah, that's great. It's coming to an end, so CAN YOU LET ME OUT NOW?!

Me: Not yet! D:

Kaoru: WHEN?! =_=

Me: When the epilogue is over c:

Kaoru: ...Butch, if you know a way out of here, please tell me.

Butch: I do, but I don't want to~.

Kaoru: ...I hate you -_-

Butch: And I love you c:

Kaoru: If you really do feel that way about me, then you'd help me out of here! =_=

Butch: Normally, I would, but since we're in the same room together, I don't mind~.

Kaoru: ...You're a jackass.

Butch: That you love~.

Kaoru: GO TO HELL.

Me: Anyway, enjoy the chapter, people! 8D

CHAPTER 20:

Time had passed and before I knew it, the first day of school came around. Momoko, Miyako, and I hung out with each other daily. At first, we were really quiet to the point of where it felt plain awkward, so I tried to bring some humor into the conversation. Eventually, we lightened up and we were able to hang out like normal. Ever since that day, we would visit the Professor and Ken daily, in order to see the boys if they had woken up yet or not. We'd spend at least two to three hours there, just staring at them and waiting for them to wake up. Sadly, every day ended up in failure, since they still hadn't woken up.

The Professor told us that because the process was successful, the boys' human forms and their canine forms were now separate beings, so basically, I get to see Takeshi every single morning. He'd always have his tail wagging and he'd look as healthy as ever. There were even times of when I'd find Miyako going on a walk with Takumi or Momoko and Kuriko playing with Takeo.

But aside from all of that, Momoko and Miyako were currently dragging me down the stairs against my will and despite my protests.

"Can't anyone in this house get some decent sleep?!" I yelled.

"It's the first day of school, Kaoru-san!" I heard Miyako reply happily.

"And knowing you, you wouldn't get out of bed, so Miyako and I decided to come over!" Momoko added.

I merely groaned in response before then yelling, "Then at least let me change!"

"You can eat breakfast in your current clothes! Right, Miyako?"

"Yup!" I heard Miyako say before then adding, "So come on, Kaoru-san!"

Sighing in defeat, I let myself get dragged down successfully down the stairs and to the kitchen. From there, the three of us ate breakfast that my mother made. I pretty much wasn't ready while the other two were, so I went to go change. The two of us then started to head off to school and since we were walking there, I couldn't skateboard or else I'd leave these two behind.

When we arrived there, the three of us pretty much went to get our schedules. It was just one of those typical days back with everyone catching up with each other, how they were doing, and so on and so forth. I couldn't say much about it, since I didn't want to and I didn't find any point to it, but also because I was currently trying to find my classes.

Momoko and Miyako had different classes than me, so I was pretty much on my own. Well, we were all on our own, except for last period, since we had that class together. Once finding my first period class, I sighed softly and went in, determined to endure the first day of school.

A couple of hours had already passed and it was already lunch. Momoko, Miyako, and I were pretty much discussing on how our classes were so far. Miyako seemed pretty fine about her class, aside from the fact that she was, once again, attracting certain stares and looks from the opposite gender. Momoko, on the other hand, was whining of how one of her teachers was being completely unfair towards her, just because she got caught sneaking in some food.

"I mean, you'd think they'd let it go on the first day!" Momoko exclaimed, pouting.

"Teachers are like that, Momoko," I replied, rolling my eyes. "It's your fault for sneaking food in, anyway."

"I was hungry, though!"

"Nonetheless, how were your classes, Kaoru-san?" Miyako asked, tilting her head slightly.

Scoffing, I replied, "Boring. They basically said the same thing over and over to the point of where I could predict the next thing they'd say."

Both Miyako and Momoko giggled at this, which I didn't mind because I managed to grin somehow. The three of us were currently walking around the school, just for the hell of it. We pretty much already ate, so there wasn't really any harm in it. Eventually, the three of us ended up walking near the front of the school and it was there that we saw of how all of the girls were acting weirdly. Miyako, Momoko, and I each had a skeptic look on our faces when we looked at the girls and at each other.

"Hey," I called out to two nearby female students.

"Yes?" they both sighed dreamily.

I raised my eyebrow even higher at this, but I then gestured to myself, Momoko, and Miyako. "Mind telling us what's going on here?"

"Go to the front gate and you'll see," one of them said before giggling.

"Do you think maybe they're taken?" the other asked.

"Idiot! Of course, they're taken!"

"Seriously?!"

It was by this time that the two started walking off, but I didn't dare to stop them. Tidbits of their conversation could be heard anyway.

"I'm serious!"

"Did you ask them?"

"Of course, I did!"

"Jeez, all of the hot guys always end up being taken! I envy whoever their girlfriends are, then!"

Momoko, Miyako, and I still had skeptic looks on our faces as we heard their conversation. We then looked around to see that nearly every female had the same look on their faces. In fact, I overheard some of their conversations as well.

"They look like they're in college."

I heard a giggle before a girl replied, "They're pretty hot for college guys."

"I know, right? Why aren't boys at this school as hot as them?"

"You know, I can't help but wonder why they're here."

"Obviously, they're waiting for someone!"

"Oh, do you think that maybe their girlfriends go here, then?"

"If so, they're pretty lucky! I envy them!"

I merely groaned softly under my breath. "Are all of these girls just obsessing over a couple of guys?" Shaking my head in disbelief, I turned my head around to face only Momoko. Blinking a couple of times, I asked, "Momoko, where's Miyako?"

Momoko blinked a couple of times and turned around a couple of times. "I don't know where she went."

Before I could even respond, though, I heard someone scream, "Eh?! Miyako Gotokuji has a boyfriend?!"

At this, my eyes went completely wide and snapped my head towards the front gate that now was surrounded by a lot of people. On the other hand, Momoko was already running off. I yelled out her name, but she ignored me and continued to run. Before I knew it, she disappeared into the crowd near the front gate.

After a couple of seconds when she entered the crowd, I heard someone then shout, "That guy is Momoko Akutsutsumi's boyfriend?!"

My eyes went even wider once I had spot that black spiky hair. Before I knew it, I found myself running off towards the front gate and weaving my way through the crowd successfully, I managed to step into a small clearing. It was there that I faced none other than him.

His black spiky hair.

His pale skin.

His piercing dark green eyes.

And, of course, that trademark smirk of his.

"Took you long enough," he stated before winking.

Instead of responding a smart remark like I normally would, I did the one thing that everyone—and myself—least expected for me to do: Jump into his arms and bury my head into his chest. I felt his arms wrap around my waist as people, especially the girls, now shouting that I was the girlfriend of "one of the hot guys," as they stated.

"Missed me, didn't you?" I heard him whisper before chuckling.

"Shut up and enjoy it while it lasts, you jackass," I whispered back, narrowing my eyes at him while grinning playfully.

He merely smirked even more in response.

As soon as he started leaning in towards my face, a voice could be heard from far away, so I slightly pulled away from Butch and turned around. Glancing at Momoko and Miyako, I had seen that they had done the same as me. The crowd then started to make some sort of pathway and before I knew it, there stood before me was the principal of the school.

"You three!" the principal exclaimed, glaring at us.

Momoko, Miyako, and I looked at each other and pulling away from the boys, we stepped forward towards the principal. Sighing, I then asked as I gestured to the three of us, "You mean us, sir?"

"No, not you girls. The boys behind you!"

The three of us blinked a couple of times before we all exclaimed, "What?!"

He then walked around us, now facing the boys while glaring at them. Momoko, Miyako, and I once more had skeptic looks on our faces as we stared at the boys.

Brick was narrowing his eyes at the principal, as though he was trying to figure out something, but then his face lit with realization, since his eyes went wide. Both Butch and Boomer noticed this and raised an eyebrow at him, but Brick made no response. Instead, Brick continued to stare at the principal.

"You three were the ones that vandalized my school!" the principal shrieked, glaring at them immensely.

Butch's face lit with realization as well, since his eyes went wide. Turning to Brick, he exclaimed, "Dude! I thought you said that no one saw!"

"Well, how was I supposed to know that they saw us?!"

"Security cameras, maybe?"

"I took care of those, remember?"

"And I took care of the motion sensors," Boomer then added.

"Apparently, you boys have forgotten about witnesses," the principal interrupted before they could continue bickering, narrowing his eyes even more.

Sighing, Brick stated, "Well, there's only one thing to do in a situation like this." Pausing, he then yelled, "RUN!"

The three of them then started to run off and, of course, the principal pulled out his whistle and started whistling. Immediately, the security guards somehow came and, well, they all started chasing the boys.

The boys started to slow down once they were across the street and they yelled, "We'll pick you girls up after school!"

"Not under my watch!" we then heard the principal yell.

And, of course, the boys ran away immediately, once the principal and the security guards continued to chase after them.

Momoko, Miyako, and I merely blinked a couple of times at this scene. We glanced at each other, back at the scene, and then burst out laughing.

"You know," Miyako began as she started to calm down. "I can't help but wonder when they had the time to vandalize this school, or how they even did it."

"Well, you know those guys," I replied, shrugging. "It's no surprise that they managed to vandalize something. Though…" As if on cue, more of the principal's yelling could be heard, which made me snicker. "I have to say that they pretty much failed at it."

"But they're still lovable," Momoko added, smiling happily.

Miyako nodded in agreement, smiling as well. "And they're ours."

Of course, I merely grinned at the two, before nodding in agreement as well. It was obvious that the three of us were happy that the boys were finally awake, and right now, that's all that mattered to us. After all, no matter how much the three of us would deny it, our feelings were obvious. We, The PowerPuff Girls Z, heroines of Tokyo City, fell for none other than the RowdyRuff Boys Z, our very own enemies, and no matter what, our feelings for them will never change—ever.