After the weekend, Blossom went back to school to start the week fresh. The trip would've went well if she did not make Dexter angry.
Flashback...
Blossom and Dexter walked into the dressing room to talk.
"Boy, we killed it out there! JFK didn't have a chance..."
"Are you flirting with James to tick me off?" Dexter asked.
"What? No!" Blossom said.
"Then why do you look like you want him? Am I not good enough for you?" Dexter asked. "Just because I'm not rich, muscular or whatever the hell he is, you think you can do that to me?"
"Dexter, he was being a prep school boy. Relax. I'm not into him." Blossom said.
"Sure didn't look like it." Dexter said. "Admit it. You want him and are planning to cheat on me with him!"
"What?" Blossom cried. "Why would you say that?"
Dexter was about to walk out of the dressing room while Blossom grabbed his arm, "Dexter, listen! I..."
With that, Dexter pushed her hard into a table. Blossom winced in pain because she hit her ribcage.
"Don't you talk to me in that tone of voice and don't you grab me like that or I will press charges for assault!" Dexter said in a dangerous tone.
Blossom tried not to cry. No. She couldn't cry because she was taken aback as to what happened. Dexter left her alone on the floor and stormed out.
Flashback ends...
"Blossom, you're on!" another student called.
Blossom broke out of her thoughts and said, "Sorry."
She ran to her place to do the morning announcements.
"Good morning, Pokey Oaks High. Today, we start off our announcements to congratulate our Math and Science club for winning the Brain Bowl in Boston. Way to go! Also, there will be talent show auditions this Friday. Anyone looking to try out for spring field hockey, please visit Mr. DellaRusso in room 203. Also, thanks to a petition, started by my sister, Bubbles Utonium, and the Vegan Club, because of over 75 signatures, there will be vegetarian and vegan options in the cafeteria. Thats it for now. Thank you!"
Blossom walked off the set and grabbed her bags and books to head to her locker.
"Hey, Blossom, you okay?" a student asked. "You looked like you were about to cry."
Blossom just walked passed the student and kept going.
Meanwhile in Bubbles and Buttercup's homeroom...
The students were watching the announcements on the class TVs. Bubbles was excited to hear her petition went through for vegan foods.
"Oh, Buttercup! The petition went through! The caf. is going vegan!" Bubbles gloated.
"Blossom was off today. She is usually chipper in the announcements." Buttercup stated.
"Yeah. Now that you mention it, something about her is off. I see her in cheerleading later. So I will ask her."
"Please do."
Later on in the day, the cheerleading team was doing a dance and stunts to 'Uma Thurman' by Fall Out Boy. Practice was actually the first thing that made Blossom smile. It was fun being with the girls. Bubbles was doing a stunt when she noticed something...Blossom's shirt rode up and she was black and blue on her ribcage. Bubbles couldn't focus for the rest of practice. Robin noticed the same thing as well. Soon, most of the cheerleaders saw Blossom's ribcage whenever her shirt rode up in a stunt. Blossom got the girls together after the dance and said, "Okay, team! We are making progress. We have a competition next month so we need to be perfect to beat those other schools. Remember, we have the best Brain Bowl, football and soccer teams so let's show the other schools that Pokey Oaks is..."
The girls were whispering amongst each other for Blossom to say, "What's with you girls today?"
Robin raised her hand and said, "Blossom, it's totally none of my business but are you okay? A bunch of us saw your ribcage and it is all bruised up. What's going on?"
Blossom's face went white for a moment and she said, "Girls, practice is over. Hit the showers. NOW!"
The other girls looked at one another and got up. Blossom went over to grab her bag for Bubbles to follow.
"Are you okay? You were tense in the morning announcements and you got defensive as of now." Bubbles said sweetly.
"Bubbles, why don't you focus on being a vegan, the fashion club and coloring and stay out of my business!" Blossom snapped and took off.
Bubbles tried not to cry when her sister snapped at her. Instead, Bubbles walked out of the gym and went to find Buttercup, who was talking to some guy friends. She threw herself into Buttercup's arms and cried. This was a cue for Buttercup's friends to leave.
"I tried to talk to her but she yelled at me." Bubbles said.
"Who yelled at you?" Buttercup asked.
"Blossom." Bubbles sobbed. "We were practicing...and she did a stunt...her shirt rode up...and we saw black and blue on her rib cage..."
"Wait...you saw black and blue?" Buttercup asked.
"Yes...why?"
Buttercup's face went pale.
Blossom met up with Dexter in the corridor after practice. He had texted her to meet him there because he wanted to talk. Little did they know, Buttercup and Bubbles were coming down the stairs and they had spotted them. They hid themselves so she wouldn't been seen.
"I'm so sorry. I had troubles sleeping after what I did to you." Dexter said.
"You had troubles sleeping? I couldn't sleep all weekend. Dexter, you hurt me. First you squeezed my arms too tight and then you pushed me into a table." Blossom stated.
"I'm sorry. But you were talking to James and I got angry. I know it is inexcusable and I can't forgive myself."
"Look, let's just put it behind us. I promise not to talk to other guys. You are the only guy in my life. Okay?" Blossom smiled and took Dexter's hand.
Dexter leaned in to hug her and Blossom winced in pain.
"You okay?"
"Yeah. My ribs still hurt after you pushed me."
Dexter lifted her shirt to check the giant and ugly bruise on her ribs. Bubbles covered her mouth in shock. Buttercup looked like she was going to be sick.
"I'm so sorry. When you get home, put ice on it. Tell your sisters that you fell in Boston." Dexter said.
"Will do." Blossom said with a smile.
Dexter kissed her nose and went on his way. Blossom looked up to see her sisters, who were eaves dropping.
"I knew it!" Buttercup gritted in between her teeth.
"How could you let him to that to you!" Bubbles cried.
"Girls, no!" Blossom protested.
Bubbles and Buttercup flew into the sky to race home.
"Oh no!" Blossom thought and flew to chase them.
