Chapter 23:
Boomer POV:
School ended and we all were now home, but mom and dad were still at work. Bubbles and Bunny were informed of the dinner meeting tonight and I took a lot of convincing, especially Bunny. I was with Blaze downstairs chilling out, Blossom and Buttercup were at work, Brick was on his laptop and Butch was playing my blue Gameboy, and the girls were in their room. Brick and Blossom told us abut Bunny and Bubbles being at the nurses office. We found it strange to think why would they be there. But course they said it when the Bunny and Bubbles wre not around. They were in their rooms more often than any place else in the house. It was late afternoon, and I was getting a little bored. Soon the girls came downstairs dressed in the clothes they wore at school.
"We are going for a walk. Come Spike. Patch." Bunny says informing us. They go on walks a lot lately.
"When will you be back?" brick asked looking up from his laptop.
"Not long. Just taking a dogs for a walk." Bubbles says politely.
"Where are you guys going to take a walk?" I inquired. Bubbles didn't make eye contact me with me Bunny me with hatred look.
"Townsville Park." Bunny says to me, confidently and sternly.
"Be back in time for dinner." Blaze says, eyeing them.
"We will. See you soon." Bubbles says, still doesn't glace at me, and they both head off, with the dogs behind them. I felt awful.
"They seem to be going out a lot lately." Butch points out looking up from my Gameboy to us.
"No kidding man. I miss talking to Bubbles and I feel awful about what I did to her." I say sadly looking.
"What did you do Boom?" Brick says and I look up him, I notice all my brothers looking at me. Expect for Blaze because he saw what I was talking about.
"I… yesterday when you and Butch were trying to calm Blossom and Buttercup, Blaze and I went over to Bunny and Bubbles to do the same thing. But, sadly we ending up hurting them even more." I say.
"How?" Butch inquired.
"I called Bubbles a Berserk." I say cracking my voice.
"And You?" Brick eyed Blaze.
"I called Bunny a Duplicate of Brat." He says also looking down.
"Wow… you two messed up big time and owe a huge apology to them." Butch says. I was on the verge of crying I was not gonna do that in front of my brothers. They will tease me about being weak, and did not feel like the one to be picked on. Blaze on the other hand doesn't get that interpretation because he doesn't show is emotions and can easily hide them away. I saw Blaze look at me but I avoided making eye contact with him.
Blaze POV:
I saw Boomer and he was close to crying and I knew how he felt. I walk up to him and sit beside and rub his back. He does not look up at me and I know he breaking down badly. Brick and Butch saw but did not say anything. Boomer just gets up and went inside the kitchen.
"He is going to cry, isn't he?" Butch says looking at me with a boring tone.
"You tease him right now Butch, I will punch your teeth out." I say warningly and walk over to Boomer. I saw him drinking water and his eyes were getting red.
Man he is sensitive…
"Boomer you okay?" I ask. He doesn't say anything just nods, yes. I go over and hug him tightly.'
"I am much a fool." He snobs into my shoulder.
"It's ok Boomer." I say to him. "Come on, let's go and apologize to them. They are at the park anyway."
"Yeah ok." He says and we both leave the kitchen. We go and grab our shoes, and Brick inquired us.
" Now where are the two of you off to?"
"We have to go and see Bunny and Bubbles. We have to clarify some business with them." I say and Boomer and I head out on our
Bubbles POV:
Bunny told the boys that we were going to the park when we had to talk to Rick about something and my manager. I felt bad about lying because I had never lied in my life.
"Bunny I feel awful about lying to the boys earlier." I say to her.
"Bubbles, you didn't lie. I did. So relax. I having been dishonest about us for a few days so I should be the blame, not you." Bunny replies. "But we are now headed to the park, so it won't be a lie then." She adds on.
"I know but we should have told them that we were headed to our jobs first and then to the park.
FLASHBACK:
Bunny and bubbles were on their way to the Rick's restaurant since they had a something serious to discuss. When they both arrived they saw Rick and immediately took him aside for a few moments. "Rick we need to talk to you" Bunny says in a serious tone.
"What is it?" he asks.
"It is about the fight that happened a few days ago, here." Bunny says.
"We need you not to tell our sisters or their friends what happened that night." Bubbles says.
"Why?" Rick questions the sisters.
"Cause they are really happy right now Rick. We can't worry them over a simple injury. You have to promise us that you wouldn't say a word about this to anyone?" Bunny pleaded and demanded Rick.
"Bunny. Bubbles they are your sisters. they have the full right to know. They deserve to know." Rick reasons them.
"We see your point Rick, but it is for the best and for their safety. If my sisters, or anyone of their friends, our friends new about this… there will be a lot of heartbreaks." Bubbles says to him with sorrow full eyes.
"Rick you HAVE to promise us this." Bunny begs at this point.
"Alright. I will keep this from them for now. But no promises, if they come and beg and plead the way you girls just did, I way not have a choice. They ways of getting things out of me." Rick confess.
"Don't worry. They do not have any doubt. We told them that night you had an emergency call and had to leave ASAP." Bunny informed him. With that they ended the conversation and headed out to Bubbles workplace.
When they arrived there Bubbles spotted her manger and pulled her aside for and important conversation.
"Hey Matt, we need to ask you something." Bubbles says .
"Yes what is it?" Matt replies, Matt is the manager of The pet shop Bubbles works at.
"I need you to keep that night a secret from my sisters and friends expect for Bunny cause she knows. The night where I got into a fight with a random customer." Bubbles informs him.
"Why do you want me to do that?" Matt questions them.
"The reason being is that Matt, we can't put our sisters through trouble. For the past few days I have ever seen them is happy. If you, we tell them this, many hearts will be broken and a lot of emotional pain would be spread." Bunny reasons out with him.
"They are your blood related sisters. They would worry for you and fight for you." Matt replies to them.
"Matt we see your point but please. Don't tell anyone. If my sisters found out they would be crushed and I can't see that. Matt please?" Bubbles was now pleading.
"Alright, but no promises. If come an plead the way you did I may not have a choice." Matt confesses, and they both thank him and leave.
End of FLASHBACK
Still Bubbles POV:
I was glad that Rick and Matt agreed to keep our secret. When we left Bunny and I went straight to the park, and our dogs just roamed around freely. We were sitting beneath a tree and I felt like singing a song that resembled and faith and courage cause that is what both of us are going through now.
"You know big sis, I feel like singing right now. There is no one around, only the dogs and us. I really wanna sing the song you and I wrote. Plus I want to release all the frustration and old memories. The incident from two years, dad abusiveness towards us, the fight with Boomer and our elder sisters, everything is just a down word spiral." I say to her. Bunny and me had written a song together two years ago when that incident took place. It had all the emotions the both of us went through and the pain that our biological dad had caused us. Blossom and Buttercup don't know about and we figured it was the best idea at the time. I still don't know if I wanna tell them about our song. Who knows what their reaction would be like.
"Sure Bubbles. I do feel the same emotions and memories a raise in my head right now and it wouldn't hurt to let it out low.
"Alright. You start." I say and she does.
Bunny- Skies are crying, I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence as it's ending
Like we never had a chance
Do you have to make me feel like
There's nothing left of me? she had her eyes closed and sang the first verse. It wasn't loud singing, just low enough for the both of us to hear each other.
Both-You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper both of us sang this part in passion and by heart. All the memories our past came back to me caused me to sing more deeply.
Me- As the smoke clears, I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you feel better
To watch me while I bleed?
All my windows still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet- I sang this verse with my eyes closed and it reminded me about my dad… all tragic times that took place quivered over my head. I felt strong tears roll down checks.
Both- You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper we both sang the chorus together and brusted into tears. I felt the pain I felt two years ago and before after mom's death. I opened my eyes and saw Bunny, her eyes were red, and I saw the sorrow and pain in her eyes. But we continued because we both had to let it out.
Bunny-Go run, run, run
I'm gonna stay right here,
Watch you disappear
Yeah, oh she sang this part with anger and encouragement. I think our past was also on her mind. Amazing how life can treat you.
Me-Go run, run, run
Yeah, it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here I sang this a bit louder, making me stand up to let the frustration out of me. I couldn't hold it back and Bunny followed my lead.
Both-You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Oh Oh – at this point I felt really fragile because it emphasized on what I appeared to be and what my life had turned me into.
Bunny-Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper- I guess before I could take the next line she sang it, I guess she felt the urge, and her eyes were shut tight.
Me-(Like a skyscraper) I felt like repeating the word since that's what we were appeared to be in front of everyone.
Both-Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper -we both decided to finish it off together since both of us sang it deeply with passion.
I felt a lot of weight being lifted of my chest, and saw Bunny a little more relaxed. The song always helped us both redeem ourselves on the inside.
"Let's go back home before everyone gets worried." Bunny says and I nod.
We turn around and see Boomer and Blaze, with shocked faces on them. OH GOD! I hope they didn't hear us. We both just froze, unable to move.
Blaze POV:
Boomer and I heard voices and it sounded like something or someone were singing their hearts out. When the both of us followed the voices… we ended up finding Bunny and Bubbles singing. I knew they could sing that well and I never heard this song before either. When they were done and turn around they saw our faces and froze in their spot. They didn't move a single muscle.
"Wow." Boomer says, breaking the silence.
"How much of it did you both hear." Bubbles asked
"We heard all of it." I say.
"Oh." Bunny's small reply. They started to walk by us their dogs followed them.
"Aren't you girls going to ask why we came here." I questioned them. They stop in their tracks and turn around
"No, cause we know why you came here. It was to pick us up." Bunny says, knowingly. She was partially correct.
"Yes, but we also came for another reason." Boomer says assuring the girls. They stopped walking and turned around.
"We wanted to say we are sorry. Especially to you Bubbles. It was absurd of me to call you Berserk. I didn't meant. Honest." Boomer says, pleading for forgiveness.
"It's ok Boomer, it did not… hurt." Bubbles says, not making eye contact. I knew she was lying and so did Boomer. I did not know how to apologize to Bunny cause I was not good at saying sorry. Bunny was not looking at me, but at Boomer. She was worried if he tried to hurt her in anyway. My brother is harmless when it comes to feelings, but I guess she couldn't see that after what happened yesterday.
Boomer POV:
I walked over to Bubbles and tilted her chin, making her look at me. I knew she was lying when she said it didn't hurt cause no eye contact was made. I didn't know for long but some things were easy to catch about her.
"Bubbles… I know I hurt you badly. It was horrible of me calling you a Berserk when you are nothing like her. I didn't mean what I said yesterday, and truly do apologize for that." I say with full honestly and sorrow. She looked up at me and saw her eyes were red, guess she cried a lot because me; and pain ran through my chest.
"Boomer… it's alright. You are not the first person to call me that. I have dealt with being named called before by a variety of people, so it makes no difference if you had said it to me. You were only a friend to me, helped me so much that I let it slide." She says to me. I realized that she had a tough time saying that to me, but I don't think she wanted to slide it. I must have been hard for her and I felt really bad.
"Bubbles, I want you to be able to let your feelings out if something is bothering you. Talk about it to us so we could help you." I say to her sincerely.
"Boomer…I really don't know if I will ever be able to do that. All my life I have learned to only rely on my sisters and myself. If I trust anyone, it comes down to heartbreak. I am to naïve to be trusted or to trust someone." She says ending up crying and I hug her tightly and she cries on to my shoulder. I wanted her to do that, she needed to let her frustration and emotions out. I wanted her to give the satisfaction that she can trust me and rely on me.
"Bubbles you are not naïve. You are the smartest person at school and trustworthy. You are not naïve so don't even put that thought in your head." I say to her while rubbing her back in comfort.
"I'm sorry Boomer. I'm so… sorry." She says through her snobs.
"Don't apologize Bubbles. It isn't your fault at all. It was mine. I am sorry." I say to her and release her from our embrace. She gives me a little smile and I wipe her tears away. I loved her smile.
"You look beautiful when you smile." I say to her and she blushes. I see Patch cuddling up to her knee. I bend down to it and pet it to assure she is fine now and he licks my hand.
"Let's go the others are waiting." Bunny says, taking Bubbles hand with Spike beside her.
"Come on, we will ride home." Blaze offers, but they nodded no. They have been doing that a lot lately, denying our bike ride offers.
"Why?" I ask. They point at their dogs. We figured after that.
"We have to walk the dogs home Boomer. We will meet you back at the house." Bubbles says to me with a smile. I was glad to see her smiling again because it also made me happy. We agree and they both head off. We walk over to our bikes.
"Why didn't you say sorry Blaze?" I ask him.
"Cause you needed to lighten up, not me. I didn't do anything wrong." He says coldly. I get that pride is everything to him, but he also needs to realize that friendship is more important. I didn't bother say anything just started my bike and rode off, with him behind me. We were going a bit slow to keep an eye on the girls so we could arrive nearly at the same time.
When we arrived home mom and dad were here, and so were Blossom and Buttercup. Their hairs were wet so I guess they already had freshened up for dinner and also were presentable clothes in the house. Bunny and Bubbles came in after us and went straight upstairs to get ready for dinner. They had thirty minutes to get dressed and freshen up. I walked over to the couch and sat beside Brick, and he looked up at me.
"So. How did it go?" he asked.
"Good. It is settled between us, but I can't say the same for Blaze." I reply. He looks over at him.
"I don't think it is my fault. She was being a too stubborn at the time when I was offering help." He says and we all sigh.
"Blaze it is up to the person if they willing to take the offer. They do have the right to deny, if they please." Blossom says, which is true.
"Besides Bunny wasn't always like this. She was more a joyful person in the family, but now she has… you can say… a wall up to protect herself from the world. She was always jumpy and happy, but that all changed by a certain someone. The name just gives her shivers and horror." Buttercup says. Blaze looked curious and so was everyone else.
Soon Bunny and Bubbles came down and sat cushions that were on the floor. They both sat together, again and did have a little bit distance from their sisters and us. They were just sitting there quietly and waiting for the time to pass. I decided to break the silence.
"Bubbles you want to sit next to me?" I asked and she looks at Bunny nervously.
"I don't know Boomer." She says, hesitantly.
"Well you always sit with Bunny, I thought maybe for a change you might want to sit by me." I say politely. Without any further she smiles and walks over to me and sits down, and Bunny was know sitting alone. I felt bad for her, especially since Blaze still hasn't said sorry for being a jerk.
That moron…
I went through the reviews and it looked like some of you guys are confused. Thus this chapter clarifies a few things and if is still a little confusion, review it and i will be happy to answer. R&R :) 3