- This story is different :)-
-By the way, for those who wanted the dialogue spaced out, is this good? If so I will make every chapter like this :)-
Bubbles opens her eyes and was disoriented for a few minutes. She noticed that she was still in the living room. She felt arms around her and the rise and fall of someone's chest underneath her. Yesterday was slowly coming back to her.
"Cat... Get off my face..." Brick's muffled voice could be heard and she had to stop herself from giggling. Zepher really liked to sleep where Bubbles was, he always has. She had adopted him 2 months before her parents left and they had been inseparable ever since. She guessed Zepher was using Brick's face as a way of being able to sleep closer to her. She lifts her head and her blanket.
"Zepher... Come here..." Bubbles yawns and Zepher meows before making his way under the blankets and into her arms.
"My face thanks you... And your cat sheds..." Brick mumbles Bubbles now fully giggled.
"Short haired cats she'd more than others..." Bubbles unintentionally sunk into Brick and laid her head on him, he was the warmest person she's ever been near and she was very thankful for that right now Her living room was freezing cold.
"How'd you sleep Blue? I'm surprised that we both did actually... You are light as a damn feather, hell i think that cat is heavier than you... " He shifted under her to get more comfortable with their current situation. Bubbles blushed, she didn't want to move, there wasn't anything wrong with laying on him right?
She noticed that he was almost the length of the entire couch and she wondered how tall Brick actually was. "You're really tall... What's your height? Because my legs can't even reach your feet..." Bubbles was short, she was 5ft 2 inches. She wondered what their difference was.
"I'm 6'6... Why?" Brick asked with a amused chuckle. He sounded very relaxed and comfortable right now. He never removes his arms from hugging around her. Something about him doing that just felt so naturally comfortable.
"I was just wondering..." Bubbles blushed again. Other guys who tried to do this with her felt awkward and clingy, like they were always trying for something more sinister than just hugging her.
"You have the weirdest questions..." He said with a brow raised, "I've never been asked that... But I guess you asking that doesn't surprise me..." He chuckled again. They were interrupted by the other 4 bursting out of the basement and coming into the living room. Butch and Boomer stopped and gawked at what they were just witnessing. Brick looked at them with a bored look. He knew why they were shocked and he couldn't care less.
"Can I help you?..." He asks sarcastically. Both the other guys were still in shock. Bubbles and Buttercup locked eyes and the dark haired girl let a huge smirk come on to her features.
"Did I drink too much last night? Or am I witnessing you cuddling someone? I thought you said you had no thing with her..." Butch asked in confusion as he stared at Brick and Bubbles on the couch. Bubbles went full red and Brick rolls his eyes.
"I still think you drank too much, I mean when do you not?... But yes I'm chilling with the person who gave us a place to crash... Do you got an issue?..." Brick was still being sarcastic. Zepher pops out from the blankets and Blossom gasps happily and picked him up and began hugging him. Blossom was the only other person, besides Bubbles, who could do that without scaring him.
"Not a morning person are you?" Buttercup chuckled, lounging on the arm chair again. She put her bare feet up on the coffee table. Bubbles didn't know why she wasn't compelled to move yet. Even with everyone staring at them
"I'm awake... What more do I have to do?..." Brick sat up, but still kept a hold around Bubbles. Butch looked at Boomer and grinned. He was gonna use this opportunity for some leverage.
"Did you two get frisky?" Butch asked, wiggling his brows suggestively. Bubbles felt Brick start chuckling, he looked like he wasn't affected by that statement.
"No, sorry to dampen your pervy fantasy of me pulling a you and jamming my dick into anyone of interest, but I'm not exactly on a mission to do that... Unlike some people I was actually just hanging out..." Brick said lounging. He was just doing his version of banter and Bubbles was holding back more giggles.
"For a boring mother fucker with the personality of a rock, you actually don't look half bad shirtless..." Buttercup teased. Bubbles remembers Brick was shirtless, she never got a proper look at his physical appearance because of how dark it was last night. He wasn't overly muscular, but he was fit and had lean muscle and defined abdominal muscle. His skin was quite pale though, but Bubbles guessed it was because he was a redhead.
"If I have the personality of a rock then yours is the personality of a whoopie cushion... I'm sure you're fun to sit on..." Brick smirked. Bubbles' jaw dropped and Buttercup's eyes widen. Blossom looked taken off guard.
"If he insults you, you're cool with him... He'd just ignore you if he didn't care about you... So welcome to the circle..." Butch chuckled. Everyone just started laughing. Buttercup wasn't easy to offend.
"Bite me..." Brick yawns and pulled out his cellphone from his pants. He glared at the screen and rolled his eyes. He then dials a number and calls somewhere. He then locks eyes with Butch as the person picked up.
"Hey Rudy... Come to 1326 Stanley ave and bring any breakfast food you got... I got half an hour before Butch starts whining like a bitch..." Brick spoke with boredom, "Yeah that sounds like a damn treat... I got six here... Bring me one of your specials too by the way... I'm going to pay in cash because I don't got the other shit on me..." Brick finished the call and hung up.
"What made you wanna order from Rudy?" Boomer asked suspiciously.
"And who the fuck is Rudy?" Buttercup asked curiously.
"Rudy is a guy I know who owns a cheap diner... That's all you get from me... And why I ordered it... I just thought Blue could use the pick me up..." He finally got up from the couch and Bubbles unintentionally whines at the lack of warmth. Buttercup and Blossom looked at each other with a huge look of confusion. Brick on the other hand, noticed Bubbles' reaction and smirks again.
"I'm coming back so chill, don't get your pouts on Baby Blue... I'm just going to the bathroom jeez..." Brick teased and walked upstairs. The rest just looked at her with questioning glances. Bubbles hid under the blankets, she didn't like being the center of attention.
"He's in a really good mood..." Boomer states in shock.
"That's his good mood?!" Blossom asked in disbelief. Boomer and Butch nod in response to her question and Blossom still couldn't believe that.
"Bubbles... How the fuck did you do that? He doesn't give people the time of day, let alone be nice to em and hug em..." Butch asks sitting on the couch near her.
"I was just nice to him... He and I have become friends over the past few days... He was comforting me in a time when i needed it..." Bubbles shrugged and Buttercup the looked at her suspiciously. She walks over and kneels in front of her.
"Why does he think you need a pick me up? Did something happen?" Buttercup read her expression like clockwork, she could tell it dug deep. Bubbles hands Buttercup her phone and she looks at it. She then scowls and hugged her. Blossom instantly knew and looked at her friend in concern.
"So we're going to have a Christmas with just us too huh?" Buttercup asked with a comforting smile, "I wouldn't be here until late in the day and I'm really sorry, but I'll be here..." Blossom nods in agreement.
"You don't worry about it there whoopie cushion I just spent the night comforting her... I'm not really doing Christmas this year for... Certain reasons... I'll come and keep her company if she wants..." Brick said from the doorway to the living room.
Bubbles looks at him in disbelief, as well as everyone else. Brick spoke again, "Don't be shocked Butch and Boomer... Blue and I just have a bit more in common than you think..." Brick mildly frowns. Bubbles didn't know what he meant by that, but she didn't know why he was offering. It felt nice that he was though. Like he sort of cared in his own special way.
"Yeah I think that sounds like a good idea... Especially with how shit gets on your end..." Butch adds and locked eyes with Brick, both were in a understanding of some sort. The mood was slightly different between them, a little bit more darker. There was unspoken knowledge between the two and it created a tension that could be cut with a cheese knife.
"Well I know you're not going to be a creep, you saved her ass 3 times now so you got my blessings... I'm still coming by though... Just because I want to..." Buttercup nods at him, Brick just gave her a thumbs up as a response.
"Are you sure?" Bubbles didn't expect this, he's only been her friend for a few days, but he was already doing something her friends of years would offer to do. Brick was quite a lot more generous than he let on.
"You scrubbed a wall for over an hour with me and watched me paint for 3 just to be nice to me... I think a bit of my damn company on Christmas is a small, unhurting thing on my list things to do..." Brick said with a neutral expression.
"How would you three like to spend the weekend with us? I think it would be nice to have more company for a few days... School doesn't continue until Tuesday and I only live 5 minutes away by car..." Bubbles offered and Butch smirks. Boomer nodded, Buttercup smiles and Blossom blushed heavily. Brick had a flash of something in his eyes, he crossed his arms. After receiving a glance from Butch, he nods and flipped Butch off.
"Do you mind driving to get something? I gotta get all three of our shit from my house..." Butch asked and Bubbles nods. That's when Blossom puts up a hand. Bubbles nods for her to talk.
"Bubbles, you've done so much for us, why don't I take your car and drive him... It's the least we can do for how sweet you've been, even when you're not having the best time..." Blossom offered. Bubbles smiled, she nods and Blossom smiled brightly.
"You better go now, because I'm bored as shit due to your horny ass staying to get it in when I left all my shit at your place expecting to go back to your house..." Brick glares and Butch rolls his eyes.
"I didn't expect her to wear that shirt! I'm a guy who likes tight shirts! What do you want from me!?" Butch says defensively and Brick glares harder.
"I expect you to have self control like an adult..." Brick said sarcastically. Brick then moves to sit next to Bubbles who inconspicuously tried to move closer to him, Brick noticed and pulled her to him with one arm. Bubbles lets out a squeal of surprise at how quickly he did that.
"I have self control..." Butch chuckled and Brick raised a brow.
"Are you sure about that?... I stayed with Bubbles all night and only slept, she's a friend... You stayed with Blossom all night for more than just sleep..." Brick said and Butch brings his hands up in surrender.
"Jesus Christ! Fine! I'll get your shit!" Butch sighs, he got up and left with Blossom. Everyone else was sitting without speaking. Then someone knocked on the door and Brick got up and answers it, going outside it for a few minutes.
"Thanks Rudy..." Brick hands him $75 and Rudy smiled.
"Why you on this side? This ain't Butch's..." Rudy hands him several paper bags. He was a bald man with a full beard.
"Because my friends are whores..." Brick chuckled and Rudy lets out a belly laugh.
"You should join them at some point... You're too young not to live your life..." Rudy finished handing him the bags and pockets the money.
"I at least have a friend here who's not trying to get laid so I'm not the only one who isn't living it up... She's too shy... But I don't mind her..." Brick gets ready to bring the bags in.
"Sounds like your type of person..." Rudy jokes and Brick rolls his eyes.
"Yeah... I'll see ya on Wednesday Rudy... I'll have you set up with that other shit by then..." Brick opens the door to go back in.
"Do your parents know you're basically stealing theirs?" Rudy smirks before getting in his car.
"They can bite my ass..." Brick chuckled, going inside and shutting the door.
When Brick gets in the door, he locks eyes with Bubbles. She instantly blushed and Brick nods towards the kitchen and headed in there. Bubbles got up and told the other two that what Brick ordered is here.
A few minutes later, Butch and Blossom get back to the house and Butch threw Brick's bag at him. Brick, while pulling stuff out of the bags from Rudy, caught it without even having to look . Brick then hands Bubbles a small bag and she looks at him in confusion.
"It's Rudy's special..." Brick shrugs.
She looked in the bag and saw a large fluffy cinnamon roll, she couldn't help but smile a little. She decided to eat it a little bit later. She couldn't eat sweets in the morning. "Thank you..." Bubbles said shyly and Brick nods.
They all just sat around the kitchen table and picked what they liked out of the multiple items brought. Bubbles noticed now and last night that Brick ate very slowly and didn't eat a whole lot either. Butch and Buttercup were the ones to eat the most.
After they ate, every one found places to hang out. Bubbles ended up in her room, she was making her bed and getting ready to change. She noticed Brick in the other room taking out things from his bag. He took out his sketch book and pencils. Bubbles goes into her closet and changes into a pair of leggings and a light blue tank top. She wanted to be a bit more comfortable.
When she exits her closet, she jumps and almost had a heart attack. Brick was in her room, kneeling by her bed, petting Zepher. He actually looked highly entertained by the cat, who was on the floor belly up and purring.
"He really likes you..." Bubbles said, trying to hide the fact that he scared her.
"He's a cute cat..." Brick then sat down and started to play with him. Zepher playfully swat at him and started purring louder.
"I didn't expect you to come in here..." Bubbles giggled.
"We're friends right?... I'm sure you're not mad..." Brick continues to play with the cat.
"No I'm not..." Bubbles blushed, but she thought it was cute.
Brick then looks at her and saw his eyes scanning her. She blushed even more.
"You should wear form fitting clothing more often... It's very good for you..." Brick then continues to play with Zepher. He complemented her again like last night. She couldn't say she hated it.
Bubbles only thoughts were, "He's so weird... But I like it..." She sat on her bed and just watched him.
-Brick is such a weirdo lol-