A/N: Oh, would you look at that. An update
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"So, you turned Butch into a cat huh?" Robin asked, stirring her cup of earl grey and admiring the rabbits who were moving in the distance.
Looking exhausted, Bubbles rested her face in her palm as her elbow was against the table "I think I turned him into my familiar— which I really, really hope I didn't"
Robin giggled, blowing her cup to cool down her tea as they sat in her garden "Well. I'm not going to lie, I've never actually heard of cases where someone's turned their friend into their familiar before"
"Yes, yes. We can all agree that I'm a special case" Bubbles rolled her eyes, waving the brunette off "Do you think there's any way to see if I could change him back?" she pouted.
Humming, Robin looked considerate "Well, first I need to see if you've really joined both of your souls together" she snorted at the look of pure disgust and horror on the blonde's features.
"Honestly though? If he is really stuck as your familiar now, at least you're protected"
Bubbles let out a loud snort "Oh yes. A small, black kitty cat. No one will dare to come near me with Sir whiskers around."
Robin laughed as a timer went off "Alright. This would've been easier with Butch around but I can make do" gesturing for the blonde to get up, Robin went back inside "The potion should be ready"
Bubbles eagerly followed and stood next to her.
"Can I get like, a strand of hair please?"
"Huh?" she blinked "Oh yeah, sure" Wincing, the blonde plucked one of her hairs and put it into the cauldron, watching as it immediately took effect and turned the liquid blue,
"Neat" she observed causing Robin to let out another giggle before grabbing a large wooden spoon and stirring the concoction.
"Guess Blue is your lucky colour today Bubbly"
Bubbles shrugged while Robin stirred
"How long did you say it's been? A day right?" the brunette span around, reaching for one of her shelves and grabbing a vial before waiting for the blonde to nod in confirmation before she opened the vile and poured the liquid inside
"…Now what?"
"Give it a minute"
The potion immediately turned into forest green and smoke blew into both of their faces causing the two to burst into a coughing fit
"Oh yeah—" Robin gasped, waving the smoke away from her face "He's definitely your familiar—look at it"
Peering into the cauldron, Bubbles could onto wince at the image of a cat appearing in the reflection
"We didn't even make a freaking contract!" Bubbles moaned "I don't understand how it even happened—Hold on" she blinked
"How many hours can we be apart?"
Robin squints into the cauldron "Roughly ten at most—though, I'd suggest not risking ten hours apart. He's going to end up pulled towards you despite being in different dimensions"
Bubbles groaned into her hands "My life is over. I'm going to die"
Giggling, Robin gave her a small smirk "Oh trust me Bubbles, I'm sure you could seduce your way out of death if you tried"
Bubbles snorted before a thought came to her
"Hold on—aren't you more of a seer?" she asked, eyes narrowing "Did you see any way I could possibly get out of this mess?"
"I mean, I guess there's a way you could break it" Robin said thoughtfully before rushing to open a window to let the fumes out
Bubbles perked up "Like what?"
"True love's kiss is said to break all spells—"
Bubbles smacks her with a spare wooden spoon causing the brunette to whine and hold her head
"Fine" she rolled her eyes and Bubbles leaned in, in apprehension
"Make a deal with the devil" Robin grinned
"Are you—shut up" Bubbles groans "You're absolutely no help, you know that?" she grabs her purse and bags before she heads for the exit.
"Come visit again Bubbly! I do enjoy our chats!" Robin calls out while the blonde sighs and opens the door.
"Oh—and Bubbles!"
Pausing, Bubbles turns back towards the witch of the forest, eyebrow raised
"Make sure you put some Chap-stick on honey," Bubbles stares in confusion while Robin smirks "You're going to need it"
Bubbles looks unamused before rolling her eyes "I'll see you in another decade or two, Robin"
She knew she'd probably come back to see her in about a week
The sound of car engines going by could be heard as a young woman huffed.
"Oh sure—'make a deal with the devil' she says. 'it'll be fun' she says" Bubbles rolled her eyes, walking down the streets of Paris while holding her shopping bags.
"That can't possibly be the only way to break the bond," she scoffed "Robin definitely knows more than she's letting on—the bitch"
She supposes it isn't that bad. It wouldn't really be too hard to convince Brick to help her out—he did have a soft spot for her after she'd been playing peacekeeper for his family for so long.
And it wasn't like Him could ever say no to her either since she was a regular at his events in the underworld.
But Buttercup—God, she had no idea how she was supposed to even give her the news.
'Hey Butters! I accidentally turned your crush into my familiar so he's got to be around me for the majority of the day or he'll end up being dragged across by some invisible power back to my side'
Yikes.
It's too bad that while she's having this internal dilemma, it seems as though she was still not as accustomed to earth rules as she thought because the moment she crosses the road, her side is suddenly slammed by a vehicle and all of time freezes.
"Oh you have got to be kidding me" Bubbles mumbles as her soul's been wretched out of her body and the earth is unnaturally silent.
She did not just die
Whirling around, Bubbles feels herself almost stumble back at the man seated on a car which was going in the opposite direction to the very truck that had slammed into her.
He's seated in rather casual wear, silver hair short and messy. She's too far away to make out the colour of his eyes, but he's staring right through her and he's got a rather large scythe with him that has her taking a step back in alarm.
This was death
If she was still in her body, her mouth would've probably gone dry, but as it stands, she's become just a spirit—the world around them quite literally, on a pause
Instead of being all gloomy like she was expecting, he just smiles at her and hops off of the car and walks towards her "Bubbles Utonium, the witch of joy and laughter"
It's been eons since she's last heard of her real surname, and despite being face to face with the grim reaper, she's left with an odd feeling of tranquillity.
It makes her wonder if it's a power he possesses to reassure souls.
"You're-" she furrows her eyebrows at him and he's still smiling towards her patiently "You're a lot hotter than you should be for the grim reaper" Bubbles blurts out
His eyebrows seem to raise all the way to his hairline as he flushes "Well what were you expecting? A skeleton in a cloak?"
Bubbles finds her lips twitch—even when she was dead she could make death himself flustered
"A little, yeah"
He huffs, embarrassed "People seem to prefer me in this form—" he frowns, tugging at his sleeves "Makes guiding their spirits to the afterlife easier" he mumbles
Oh
Oh right—she died
Instinctively, she sucks in a large intake of air at the mention of the afterlife and her mind is suddenly on red alert. She doesn't even need air to fill her lungs but she feels as though she's about to start hyperventilating.
"Hey, hey, hey" he brings her attention back towards him by tilting her chin so that they were face to face "It's okay," he soothes and miraculously, it works.
Guess this is how he stops people from freaking out
It's then finally occurred to her that she's become rather transparent as she looks down at her hands. She's left tearing her eyes away from herself and forwards at the scene frozen in front of her, while her body was mangled under the tires of the truck
"Oh—ew" she blanched "I seriously died that fast from a road accident?"
Death blinks, bringing his attention towards the truck before gazing down towards her body "You should've really watched where you were going" he points out causing Bubbles to frown
Its silent for a moment, before Death sighs and reaches towards her "Come on, it's time to—"
"No!" she smacks his hand away and he's staring at her, stunned
"You can't just say no—you died!" he sputters
Bubbles finds her eyes narrowing "I can't die yet! I'm far too young"
"You've been alive for centuries—"
"Then I'm way too pretty to die!"
He pauses at that one, and Bubbles finds herself grinning in success.
By now, Death snaps out of it and is narrowing his eyes towards her, grabbing her by the shoulders and leaning in causing the blonde to freeze "Bubbles—you died. Look, I'm so sorry but you're dead"
Honestly, she should be listening but she's been alive for years and has learned to tune many things that she doesn't want to hear out. Instead, her eyes are wide as she focuses on a new realisation.
He's way too close
"Blue huh," she mutters distractedly, cogs started turning in her brain as she was finally close enough to see his face properly and determine the colour of his eyes.
"Guess Blue is your lucky colour today, Bubbly"
"Oh trust me Bubbles, I'm sure you could seduce your way out of death if you tried"
"True love's kiss is said to break all spells—"
"Make sure you put some Chap-stick on honey, You're going to need it"
Bubbles finds herself faltering "Oh my god—that bitch knew all along" she whispers, eyes widening before she focuses her attention back towards death. If she still had blood running through her veins, she would probably feel rushing heat in her cheeks and ears.
God, she was so lucky she wasn't currently in her body. Eyes quickly examining him from top to bottom, Bubbles realises that it was a good thing he was standing in flesh and bones instead of—well, just bones.
Well—he did blush before.
Finding her voice, Bubbles finds herself tilting her head "What about we come to a compromise?"
Raising an eyebrow, the man snorts "You can't cheat death, cutie."
The nickname made her lips twitch upwards and Bubbles leans against the hood of the car he previously occupied "Please?"
"No"
She pouts, but rather than sounding annoyed, there's amusement in his gaze and he sits onto the pole of his scythe, the way a witch would on their broom and Bubbles watches as he floats to her level in slight awe.
"You. Can't. Cheat. Death." he says, slow and deliberate as if teaching a child not to steal.
"You're saying that I can't cheat on you?" Bubbles asks, raising an eyebrow "Didn't know we were dating."
To her amazement, he almost falls off of his scythe and quickly regains his balance "W-What!?" he sputters, gawking and Bubbles feels herself smile as she jumps off of the car and towards him
"You know," she says, voice soft "For the Grim Reaper, you're a lot more human than I thought you would be"
This time, it's her who leans in and he stares in shock as she grabs his face in her hands "It's sweet," she mumbles before angling her head and letting their lips collide
Please work, please work, please work
The next time Bubbles opens her eyes, she's stumbling out of a portal, back in her living room with undamaged shopping bags and her purse in tow.
She's whipping her head around to examine her surroundings before throwing everything onto her rug and screaming on the top of her lungs, glee radiating off of her in tidal waves
She's not transparent—she can feel, there's air in her lungs!
Butch screeched, falling off of the couch in alarm as his fur stood "WHAT?! What's happening!?"
"I CHEATED DEATH BITCHES!"
A/N: This really isn't a priority fic but it's just so much fun to write.
Honestly, this story isn't going to be too long. It'll probably have around six chapters max but who knows.
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