Poochie was in heaven as he was munching on a pumpkin muffin with brown butter icing and walnuts. A Tea tray and a tea pot of hot water was in the middle of the table. Blossom had brought several boxes of teas, sugar cubes and cut lemons.
"We think your voice has the ability to literally stire emotions in people." Professor explained, taking a Key lime tartlet, "Like Brianna...you were able to actually mimic your Butler's voice."
Blossom was listening and sipping her favorite tea rose Hibicus tea and she took a piece of her favorite strawberry cake from the cake tray in the middle next to the tea pots.
"Belle, you made my favorite, I guess you're off punishment." Blossom said with a blush as she took a piece.
Bubbles pouted, "Oh this peppermint tea turned an ugly brown color...I thought for sure it would turn into a lovely shade of green. How disappointing." She looked at her phone, "I'll have to call grandma soon just to make sure she's ok."
"How is she doing anyways?" Brianna asked, polite as always. She was sipping her favorite black tea with a slice of lemon in the middle, cut a pumpkin muffin in half and spread both sides with butter.
Bubbles sighed as she grabbed a blueberry lemon custard tart, "Where do I begin? Grandma's heart ya know. I don't want to complain but its pretty bad. Her last heart attack was very bad, if she stresses herself out, anymore...then...the next one could be her last."
"Oh no." Blossom gasped.
"Her medicines are getting expensive. I'm working my best but my part time job isn't paying enough for it and the insurance is refusing to pay." Bubbles continued, "Grandma has been calling my parents too." Bubbles shook her head when all the girls looked at her hopeful but sighed when she shook her head.
"So your parents refuse to come back?" Buttercup asked, she wasn't really into sweets but no one could resist Belle's key lime tarts and her favorite refresh green tea to help her exhausted body after singing.
"I know Grandma is calling them for me. I haven't seen my parents in so long." Bubbles had a blush as she looked down at her tea cup, "But...I wish Gran wouldn't stress herself out calling them. I Just want to ask them to send some money for her medicines."
"We can always have try and raise some money like last time." Blossom offered, "Another Bake sale?"
"We could use another Garage Sale too." Ken offered as well, savoring the Pumpkin muffin.
Brianna placed her tea cup and cleared her throat gently, it was her way of getting people's attention without them even realizing, "Since I know you don't want my help-"
"I'm sorry Brianna, I just could never pay you back." Bubbles shook her head.
"Even though it wouldn't be an issue, My Grandmother is the head of a number of charities, one of them is the Geriatric Assistance Services-"
"Aka G.A.S." Belle chuckle
"Yes...That Benefit Program could actually pay for the medicines and other services for your Grand mother like Meals on wheels and Home Health." Brianna pulled an application out of her bag, "I thought about this for you. If you fill out the application, I could give it to Grandmother and she could expedite matters."
Bubbles was breathless as she went across the table to hug her, "This could really help. I mean, we just need help with the medicines really. Thank you..thank you, "I'll give it to you first thing at school tomorrow."
Brianna nodded.
"Speaking of your Grandmother, how is the old bird doing?" Buttercup asked.
Brianna sighed heavily, "Really, such an eccentric thing but she and Grandfather are more like kids than grandparents. I won't tell you what Grandmother has been putting in my clothes and bags." Brianna wouldn't dare say it but she pulled something out of her pocket that made everyone in the table blush except Belle who started laughing wildly
"Is that a..."Blossom's face exploded to bright cherry red, "Belle, it's not that funny."
"Correct, a condom." Brianna just said, slightly embarrassed when Bubbles covered Ken's ears.
"We should't be discussing this in front of Ken." Bubbles was so embarrassed.
"She's probably just doing it after that Mitch incident." Buttercup flashed a smirk at Brianna, "Ow...Bitch!" She suddenly cried out when recieving a sharp kick underneath the table.
"I have warned you not to mention that Prick's name. He was a mistake."
"Has he tried to call you?" Bubbles asked, happy to change the conversation for Ken's sake, even though it wasn't necessary.
"Probably but I blocked him a long time ago. I wish I could block Father." Brianna sighed.
"He's calling again?" Blossom asked.
"Of course...it's been more frequent of late though and Grandmother has been acting more stranger than usual and Grandfather too in fact."
"Are you going to talk to him? You really should, Bree." Bubbles said sweetly.
"I won't do no such thing." Brianna said sternly, "If he's calling, it's probably nothing good or he wants me to live with him again."
"You won't...you won't leave us...will ya?" Blossom asked stirring her tea almost scared of the answer.
"Of course not, what a foolish thing to ask." Brianna sipped her tea, "I'm quite content with my Grandparents and of course with you guys, I have no intention of going to live with him."
"Kiss ass." Buttercup mumbled.
"Stork."
"Peace and crackers, Tea time is peace time..."Belle giggles.
"Buttercup, how's...your mom?" Blossom asked.
"Oh, no big deal...she just doesn't look at me...barely a word. After all, why should she? I almost killed Sam."
"Buttercup!" Bubbles gasped, "Don't say that."
Buttercup just shrugged her shoulders, "I'm the reason why he's in the hospital, she just loves reminding me."Buttercup tried to put on her brave face but underneath it...
"Hey, I heard the Silver Fox Theatre Palace is playing...da da dum..."Blossom pulled out her phone and showed everyone the email on her phone, "Castle in the Sky. We got to get tickets to see it." She smiled as everyone's eyes beamed. She was the one that got them into Miyazaki after watching Spirited Away, even Buttercup was beside herself with excitement.
"I wanna go too." Ken cried out.
"We can all go. A little treat for all our hard work." Blossom smiled brightly again.
"But first, Bubs, You gotta help me with this confusing math."Buttercup cried out.
Later on
Blossomand Belle got off the bus, waving at the others.
"This is just what we need to cheer us up as well." Blossom wrapped her arm around Belle who returned the favor, they both laughed as they were struggling to walk together like a three legged race. Blossom was going through her own inner turmoil as well. She walked past a graffiti drawing on the wall of them as the Powerpuff girls and stylish artwork of words asking :WHERE ARE YOU?
Blossom was struggling not being a superhero anymore, not rescuing the people of the city. The Mayor couldn't really even call them anymore because Professor Utonium was afraid that the signal would be trackd back to him. She missed being a hero, she missed flying through the skies and feeling needed unlike at home. She couldn't tell her friends how it really was at home. Her Dad seemed uninterested in her and her Mom was...acting weird a little too, like she was distracted by something but then she would snap at all three of them. Her friends were going through enough problems to really hear hers, plus she kind of felt that maybe she was just being over sensitive. Besides, as the Leader, she had to make sure that her friends' morales were high and to keep her spirits up.
"Cousin Blossy? Why is your smile upside down?" Belle asked.
Blossom bit her bottom lip but then with a smile, she just hugged Belle tightly and pointed towardsa shop, "I'm craving some Manga and Ice Cream."
"Hurray!" Belle cheered. Belle had her phone pulled out when they went into the comic shop.
Around the same time
"Hurray." Beast cheered, even that was quiet and low as he clapped lightly.
"How the hell did you win?" Boomer's mouth hung over as they were playing Killer Instinct on the Xbox. Beast was playing as Sabrewulf and Boomer played as Fulgore, "You just pressed buttons!"
Butch was drinking a shot of whiskey and shook his head with a half smile.
"Very good Beast, my turn." Blitz smirked.
"Oh no, I did not think I am ready for you Cousin." Beast whimpered, Luno Ghost whelp at the sound of his owner's plead and Baskerville growled but one bark from Lady Empress silence all the dogs.
Brick petted his dog, pulling out a pack of cigarettes, he sighed in frustration when he saw that he was empty, "Damn it, empty again."
"Surprise surprise, Brick is out of cigarettes again." Butch commented, drinking another shot, "Maybe if you stopped smoking like a damn chimney all the time, you wouldn't have to buy some every other day."
"Bite me, I don't tell you about your drinking." Brick snapped, "I'm gonna get some more."
"Oh look at that, can't go a few hours without one." Butch gave him a half smirk.
Brick just flipped him off and left, saying, "I play against the winner." Brick left the apartment and went down the elevator, he grumbled, "I can go a few hours without a smoke, but why should I? I ain't gotta prove nothing to that dick." He grumbled some more as the elevator reached the ground floor. He walked out of the building when he suddenly receive a text message from Beast.
"Please please please get us some snacks, there is a store just a few blocks with everything, please."
"Hell no." He texted back but got the crying emoji in response.
"Damn you."
Blossom and Belle
"I know it's a little out of our way, but I just have to get the new edition of Galactic Man, "Blossom said out loud as she was going down the aisle. Her eyes beamed with hearts at all the manga books, "Oh my god, is this...the Tell Tale Heart series, the new gold star one too."
"Bunny said it's super good and gave her new ideas."Belle giggled and gasped in excitement.
Blossom looked at her, "Do I need to alert the Asylum?"
"Only if a guard is missing his tongue...and a mona lisa painted in blood, " Belle grabbed the book and skipped down the aisle.
"Yeah...I probably should warn them just in case." Blossom was about to pull out her phone when she finally saw what she was looking for, "Galatic Man meets Infinitia, so exciting." Blossom brought it and a few mean super hero books but the Galatic Man, she was holding and treasuring it. She was blushing with pure joy as she hugged it, "Oh I've been waiting five months for this."
Blossom and Belle went across from the Manga store to a Chang's Convenience store.
"Mom probably didn't cook tonight. Let's buy us some ramen...and ice cream." Blossom said and Belle cheered once again happily. Belle was in charge of picking ramen and Blossom would pick the ice cream, "Cherry Cheesecake...Kasey loves Caramel bits in here and Belle...rocky road."
Blossom brought the ice cream pints but couldn't find Belle inside anywhere.
"Maybe she's outside." Blossom said to herself, just as she was about to leave, she sudden felt something. Something that she hadn't felt in months. Something dark, chilling, and made goosebumps just appear all over her arms.
Everything was moving slowly in her mind. An dark force that was so overwhelming that it made her feel sick..and that sick feeling...this energy was getting close. Blossom's eyes were completely glued at the door, her heart was starting to beat fast and faster as a figure appeared at the door.
"Ding Dong" The Door chimed.
Brick entered into the store.
