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Blossom

When Buttercup opened the door to her apartment, I was surprised by the huge grin she sported. I hadn't seen her that happy in, well I couldn't remember when I last saw her this happy. Every time I saw her just lately, she'd be in a perfectly good mood one minute, and then chew me out suddenly for any given comment/movement I made. Bubbles and I had become slightly wary around her, an argument seemed to break out any moment, especially between Buttercup and I, I only had to mention Brick, or any of the Rowdyruffs and her mood would turn sour.

Today looked like it was a good day for Buttercup though, her eyes were bright and her complexion was shiny, she was almost glowing.

"Hey, Buttercup. You look well." I said as I stepped inside.

"Hey Blossom. Thanks, I feel well." She smiled, walking around the sofa and sitting down daintily.

Bubbles was sat on the armchair by her sofa, her face looking like she'd seen an alien. She glanced at me, then back at our sister, then to me again. I shook my head slightly and shrugged, as I closed the door behind me.

"How you doing?" She asked, sitting cross legged on the sofa, in a pair of holey sweatpants and a tight strappy top. Her raven hair had grown out longer then she normally had it, hitting her shoulders.

I nodded halfheartedly. "Yeah, fine. As good as it can be at the moment. What about you two?" I slid my bag down by my feet, sitting down next to her on the sofa, folding my coat onto the arm of the chair.

"I'm good yeah." Buttercup smiled, a knowing glint in her eye. I cocked an eyebrow, and turned to Bubbles. She widened her eyes, demonstrating that she had no idea what was making her so cheerful either.

"How is the divorce stuff going?" Bubbles asked me, changing the subject.

I sighed. "Just as bad, to be honest. Tim's being as difficult as he possibly can be. His latest plan, is to turn the jury against Ruby, my own child, living with me and Brick, because of Brick's past, as a, well you know, villain. I got this apprehensive feeling, that he's going to sell some cock and bull story that she's living with three villains who'll mistreat her and endanger her. Which is as far from the truth as it could get. For starters, Brick is her father, and Butch and Boomer are her uncles. They love her. She's in no threat with them. She's with them now."

Buttercup was quiet, still slightly touchy at the whole Rowdyruff subject.

"I don't think Tim will actually do that. I think it's all talk, he's just trying to stress you out, he knows its working." Bubbles said as she picked up her mug.

"Possibly. I don't know. If that is his game he is certainly succeeding in stressing me out. I just want it all over ASAP. I don't even care about the money side of things. Money is money. I can start again. I have some saved of my own money. I have pretty much got used to the fact that I'm going to be broke by the end of this. He'll bleed me dry. But that's fine. I just want my baby. We did the paternity test earlier today anyway, with the Professor. Hopefully that puts an end to the custody case." I sighed.

They looked at me warmly, and Bubbles reached out and patted my knee. "I don't think he'll win. We know half the judges in town. I would honestly be shocked if this ended badly for you."

I sighed and shrugged in response. "What about you, Bubbles? How have you been?"

She smiled just as halfheartedly as I had. "I'm okay. I was just telling Buttercup about some, ideas, Zac and I have been contemplating, regarding our, trying to conceive situation."

I nodded sympathetically, noticing that even Buttercup's winning smile faded from her face. "Such as?"

"Well, a surrogate, or, adoption. But, I don't. I dunno. I don't know how I'd really feel about either option. I'd feel, best about surrogate, I think. But, then I don't think I could watch someone else carrying my baby. Doing the bit I'm supposed to do. Even if it were one of you two." She mumbled, looking into her lap. "And I mean, I know how good adoption is, and how it's giving a child a chance at happiness as well as maybe curing that, motherly longing I have, but, I don't know. It just, wouldn't, it wouldn't-"

"It wouldn't be the same." I finished for her.

"Exactly!" She said, her voice almost breaking. "I want to be a mother."

"Oh Bubbles. Well, we'll be here to support you, no matter what you choose to do. And, if it's any consolation, if you do decide you want a surrogate, my uterus is a free space at the moment. Well, as far as my knowledge goes." I winked.

"Oh Blossom, really?" She gushed, her eyes lighting up.

"Of course. I mean, we know I have no trouble conceiving." I said jokingly. "And, I have no future plans to have a baby, in the next year at least." I think. I'd not even considered it. I was having enough trouble trying to keep ahold of my own child at the moment…

"Thank you, Blossom. Really, thank you. I will remember that, when and if it comes to it." She smiled whole heartedly.

Buttercup cleared her throat. "Speaking of empty uterus', I have some big news."

I pulled a skeptical face. "Big news that has to do with empty uterus'?"

"In a roundabout way. Okay. So, you know I've been wanting to, find a nice guy, settle down, and, have a family and stuff?" She said, still smiling. We nodded. "Well, I got to thinking, and, who says I necessarily need a guy around, to do that?"

"Erm, biology?" I answered, still dubious.

"Are you about to tell us you're a lesbian?" Bubbles added.

"What? No! No, you know I'm not a lesbian Bubbles! Anyway, I know that, I do need a guy to actually, create, a child, but I don't actually need, him, if you understand what I'm saying?"

"Buttercup, just spit it out." I said flatly, not in the mood for a guessing game.

She sighed lightheartedly. "I'm going to try to get pregnant, using a sperm donor."

"You're, you're what?" I cried.

"I'm going to get pregnant with a sperm donor." She confirmed, still beaming.

"Is that, do you think that, that that's really the best thing to-" Bubbles began, but she couldn't finish. She turned to me, eyes wide. But mine were just as wide and clueless as to what to say.

"Yes, I do." She was still smiling, almost smugly. She was really going to do this. "I don't need a man to raise a child. I'm taking things into my own hands."

"But Buttercup, you're so young?" I questioned incredulously.

"So? You've got a child, Bubbles wants a child. I'm the same age as you both. I can't have one because I don't have a husband, or a, a Brick?" She queried, annoyance clear in her voice.

"That's not what I'm saying Buttercup. I'm saying you have so much time to find someone you love, who you can settle down with and have children with. You've got bundles of time. If you do this now, don't you think that you might, I don't know, regret it later?"

"Blossom's right sweetie. I know how you're feeling, honestly I do. But, I don't know whether using a sperm donor is the smartest idea going right now. What if you found the perfect guy for you later in life? Or tomorrow?" Bubbles said gently.

"The thing is, you don't understand, neither of you do. You have Zac to share all these feelings with, Bubbles. I have no one. I had what I wanted, and I lost it. And the worst of it is, I didn't even know what I wanted till it was gone. You know me, I've never been the maternal type. Even when Ruby was born, as much as I love that kid, I still swore I'd never have kids of my own. I never thought I was made out to be a mother. And you both remember how terrified I was when I discovered I was pregnant, but, when I lost it. When I miscarried." She fell silent, her eyes turning slightly hollow. "I just. I don't know, I've felt, empty. Something is missing, and it's my child. I want a baby, you guys."

There was another silence. "Buttercup, if you really think this will make you happy, then of course we'll be there for you. Of course, we will. But I just really think you should think about it, before you go ahead with anything. I mean, I know more than anyone, how much the father of your child changes things. I mean, you wouldn't even know the guy. And you'd be raising your baby alone-"

"I have thought about it. I've thought about it since Dom left me. Since I lost my baby. And, it's a good thing that you'll both be there for me," she caught her breath. "because, I've already picked a donor. And I was inseminated 3 months ago. I'm 10 weeks pregnant you guys!" she cried, that massive grin I was greeted with returning to her features.

"You what?" I yelped, going slightly cold.

"I'm 10 weeks pregnant! Don't get all pissy, what's done is done, you can't change it, so there's no point getting annoyed, Miss. Living-with-the-enemy." Buttercup said, frowning and crossing her arms.

"Buttercup, I'm not, getting 'pissy', I'm just shocked." I said, trying not to lose sight of what she just told us.

"Whose the father?" Bubbles cried.

"A donor, Bubbles, obviously I don't know his name."

There was a stunned silence, and Bubbles suddenly smiled. "CONGRATULATIONS BUTTERCUP!" she cried, jumping up and hugging her.

I couldn't move with shock, I just couldn't believe she'd done all that, without telling us. I opened my mouth to air this opinion, but shut it. I did a lot without telling them. And I was still in the middle of making up for all that.

I patted Buttercup on the leg. "So, tell us about the donor?" I asked, the only thing popping into my head.

"Well, whoever he is, he's got some mighty fine junk in his trunk, I tested positive 3 days after insemination. They tell you to wait two weeks to try but I was impatient." She laughed.

"So what does he look like?" Bubbles asked, perching on the arm of the chair Buttercup and I sat on.

"Tall, brunette. He's a fire fighter, apparently. I liked that, means my kid'll be tough." She giggled.

"When are you due?" I asked, still dazed.

"Late January." She smiled.

There was another pause. "So, what is it, Blossom, you don't approve?" Buttercup snapped.

I rolled my eyes. "No no! It's not that! I want you to be happy."

"I am happy!" She cried. "Can't you be happy for me? It may not be the most ethical way to bring a child into the world, but it's a way I am happy with."

"Good, that's what is important. I just, I can't believe-"

I didn't get to finish. I knew I shouldn't of said it. "You can't believe I didn't tell you? Is that what you were going to say?" She yelped, anger evident on her face now. "Let me get this straight you, can't believe I didn't tell you? Do you think you can actually justify saying that?"

"I'll tell you what, Buttercup." I said, my voice even, hiding the annoyance. "I will be happy for you. I'll be so happy for you, and I'll be there every day, being there for you, if you be happy for me."

I didn't need to say anymore. She knew what I meant. Hell, even Bubbles knew what I meant. Her mouth went into a thin line.

She nodded, after some thought. "Deal." She said, and her eyes lit up, and she smiled. "I'm pregnant, you guys. I'm so, so happy. I am sorry I didn't tell you. And it wasn't easy either. I just, wanted this so bad, I know it's what is right for me, I was afraid that if I told you, both or one of you would persuade me not to do it."

"Don't worry about it. Just as long as you're 100 percent certain that it's going to make you happy." I said, squeezing her leg.

"It is, it really is." She grinned again, touching her hands to her stomach affectionately. "I am glad you both know now though. I don't think I could have gone through the next few weeks without you both."

"Whys that?" Bubbles asked.

"I'll be 12 weeks gone in the next few weeks. That's how far gone I was when I lost my baby." She said almost in a whisper.

I took her hand, and Bubbles took the other. "We'll be here Buttercup. I'll check on you everyday." I smiled.

"Me too! And I don't mind babysitting as often as you need it once junior is here!" Bubbles gushed. I couldn't wait till Bubbles had a baby of her own though, it must have hurt her, just doing the babysitting.

"Thanks guys. I have a good feeling about this baby though." She touched her ever so slightly convex stomach. "I think he's gunna make it."

"I hope so." Bubbles whispered. "You're going to have to move in with one of us soon, aren't you?"

"Why?" Buttercup asked, her brow furrowing.

"Oh yeah! Haven't you lost your powers?" I asked, surprised none of us had asked this earlier, or noticed it. Mine were faltering a lot by 10 weeks, if I remember correctly.

"I can only fly at the moment." She said in an irritated voice.

I chuckled. "It's all part and parcel of it for us I'm afraid. But we'll be here. You can stay with either one of us once your powers are gone."

"You most definitely can't be on your own. It's too risky." Bubbles agreed.

She pulled a questioning face, but then remembered our little deal, and thanked us.

"I dunno," Bubbles said dreamily, bouncing babies evident in her mind. "I can't imagine becoming pregnant without the fun part." She said, a wicked flash in her eye.

I giggled, and Buttercup rolled her eyes. "Sex is overrated if you ask me. I can honestly say I didn't mind missing out on that part. Give me a turkey baster any day!" she winked. We all laughed.

"I dunno, I can't imagine becoming pregnant without getting to enjoy the process of making a child. Not that, I've ever made a child but, I imagine it just adds to the magic of it, knowing that together you're creating life." She smiled, looking lost in her thoughts.

Me, I was cringing. I'd never really spoken to my sisters about sex, even at the age of almost 23, I still found it, a bizarre conversation.

"Was it like that for you Blossom?" Bubbles asked.

Her question stirred me from my reverie, and I glanced up dozily. "Hmm?"

"When Ruby was conceived, was it, more special than normal?"

"Well, I didn't know Ruby was being conceived, so, I guess I can't really answer that. I am sure it is though." I added at the end, so as not to crush her beliefs.

"She was too busy coming to terms with the fact that she'd been sleeping with Brick Jojo for three years." Buttercup added snidely, but she was grinning, it was intended as a joke.

"I lost my virginity age 17, thank you very much." I replied, not being able to hide my smile.

"Oh! This conversation is long overdue! Okay me next; I was 16! What about you Buttercup?" Bubbles cried, looking, and sounding, like a 16 year old girl sat with her girlfriends at the mall after school, gossiping.

"This conversation? What do you mean, this conversation?" I asked, confused.

"The sex conversation! We never really did share any of this sort of stuff, did we?" Bubbles answered.

"We never really did socialize together at school." Buttercup added. Then rolled her eyes when Bubbles pushed her leg gently.

"Come on, tell!" She squealed excitedly.

"I was 16, too." Buttercup said nonchalantly.

"Who with? My first time was with Dale-"

"Could have guessed! Ergh. What a dick. Wasn't I always right about him?" Buttercup scoffed, turning to Bubbles.

She nodded meekly. "I know, it's difficult when you're young and love someone though. I do realize now that he was a waste of space." She laughed. "What about you Butterbutt?"

She groaned loudly. "Please don't make a mountain of this." She griped.

"Who?" Bubbles giggled loudly.

"Mitch Michelson. It was a one time thing, a deal, I guess. Things were far too awkward after that." She explained, but she was smirking, her cheeks a slight tinge of red to them.

"Oh my god, really? That explains why you two just stopped hanging out with each other!"

She nodded. "Yeah. We kind of ruined it, after that. I couldn't look him in the eye. What about you leader girl? Or do we already know?"

I sighed. "Yes you already know. It was Brick. But, I wasn't sleeping with him for 3 years, only 1. We were just together three years." I corrected her.

"So you were with him for 3 years, and he got absolutely nothing sexual out of you for two thirds, of them 3 years?" Buttercup asked, both of them looking bowled over.

I nodded slowly. "Yes? Why do you look so shocked?" I didn't understand.

"Oh nothing, just hard to believe a Rowdyruff would be so, patient. Especially when it comes to, that." Bubbles said.

Buttercup nodded. "Yeah, I mean Butch slept with everyone."

"True say, I was on the cheer team, and he must have slept with the majority of my squad." Bubbles agreed.

I rolled my eyes. "I can believe that. Brick's different. He's always been different. You know that." I smiled.

They nodded. "He sure aint normal." Buttercup grinned.

"What are you implying Buttercup?" I asked, mock insulted.

"Oh nothing, nothing." She smiled, that cheeky twinkle in her eyes, that I hadn't seen in a long time.

"What's it like?" Bubbles suddenly asked, making both me and Buttercup turn to her slowly.

"What's what like?" I asked.

"You know, sex, with a Rowdyruff?"

My brows furrowed and my cheeks went hot and red. I'd only slept with one of them for crying out loud! "Wha, what do you mean?" I stammered.

"What I said! What's it like? Is it any different, due to their powers and all? Ever since we found out Brick is Ruby's father, it's something I've pondered."

"You've wondered what Brick is like in bed?" I asked, my eyebrows lowering in annoyance.

"No! No no no, not like that! Just, you know, because of the whole, being more powerful than a normal guy. You've slept with a normal, everyday guy, and a ruff, how would you compare it?"

Buttercup looked like she was going to explode from laughter, she looked like this was one of the best things she'd witnessed in her life. I crossed my arms. "I'm not going to answer that." I said decidedly. Buttercup spluttered into fits of laughter.

"Oh! Oh my god, this is great!" She howled.

"Whatt?" Bubbles whined. "It was just a question. Come on Blossom, it's only girl talk! We won't tell anyone! Who would we tell?"

"You've GOT to answer her now!" Buttercup said, her laughter subsiding.

My cheeks were still red, and I was still feeling extremely uncomfortable. Buttercup stopped laughing completely when she realized I wasn't going to answer them. "I will never drop this if you don't spill. In fact, I will ask Bubbles' exact question in front of Brick. I'll come over purposefully to ask this question." She threatened playfully. But I knew my sister; I knew she meant it.

I sighed. "Oh for crying out loud." I moaned, and they both laughed excitedly. "It is, really, different, yeah, of course it is." I mumbled.

"Different how?" Buttercup asked, loving seeing me squirm. The only way to shut them up, is to be honest.

"Different as in better." I said, watching their faces light up in awe, the awe of what was unknown to them. I couldn't help but smile. "So much better!"

Bubbles giggled. "Really?"

I nodded, smiling sheepishly. "Yeah. It kind of feels like, being with an equal, if that makes sense…" Bubbles looked confused after I said it, but I think Buttercup understood, because she nodded slightly. "Brick has so much more, go in him… More stamina, and passion. He's a very passionate man, he always has been."

"But he was so, quiet at school." Bubbles commented.

I shrugged. "So was I." I replied.

When I got back home, a lot later then I planned, I still couldn't get over what I'd learnt, and the conversations I'd engaged in at Buttercups.

Brick and Butch were sat sprawled across the sofa watching TV. Brick raised his head in acknowledgment of my coming in. "Dirty stop out." He said, his eyes returning to the TV, smirking.

Butch got up, stretching slowly, as I slipped my shoes off and hung my handbag up.

"How are your darling sisters?" Butch asked sarcastically as I shrugged out of my jacket.

"They're fine. Buttercup's pregnant. Is Ruby in bed?" I replied casually.

"She's pregnant?" Brick repeated.

"Jeez. How pregnant is she?" Butch asked, seemingly shocked.

"10 weeks, why?" I asked suspiciously.

"I just wanna know how much longer we got till the devil child arrives. The end is nigh!" He cried, as sarcastic as his brother.

I rolled my eyes, and he grinned. My relationship with Butch had taken a turn for the positive. He seemed to enjoy having a female about the house, you know, someone who knew how to cook? Plus, he was almost as smitten with Ruby as Brick was. He loved play fighting with her, and teaching her how to beat Boomer on the XBOX.

"I thought Buttercup was single?" Brick asked, pulling me close to him and planting a kiss to my lips.

"She is. She went to a sperm bank." I said quietly, not exactly wanting Butch to hear. I know he'd taunt her relentless, then she'd try to kill him, regardless of having faltering powers. Well, if they ever encountered each other again, which they were bound to.

Brick just raised an eyebrow in reply.

"Thanks for putting Ruby to bed."

"No problem. Butch told her a scary story. She called him out on how illogical it was." Brick laughed.

I smiled. "That's our Ruby."

Brick smiled, stretching too and heading towards the bedroom. "Coming to bed?" He asked, arching a brow.

I smiled, and nodded. "I need to talk to you anyway."

"Oh, not talking." He replied jokingly.

Once I had checked on Ruby, changed into some pajama's and jumped into bed, I decided I needed to quickly have a chat with Brick about where we are at in our relationship. I had realized earlier the Professor was kind of right. No, I wasn't worried about our relationship, I did just wonder, what we were? Boyfriend and girlfriend?

"So, what's on your mind?" Brick asked as he cuddled against me.

"It's nothing really, just, got to talking with the Professor today, he asked about us, and where our relationship is at." I started.

He nodded slowly. "Yeah?"

"Well, I told him how we're doing great, and, how happy we've been, and how we've been living together for half a year now." I listed off, and he nodded again. I sighed. "Brick, are we a couple again?"

His face screwed up in confusion. "What on earth are you talking about?"

"Are we going out again? Boyfriend and girlfriend?" I asked, sounding a little like a desperate teen in love.

"Of course we are Blossom! Like you just said, we've been living together for 6 months, we are happy, we love each other, we even got a kid together. Of course. What, do you want me to ask you out again?" He smiled.

I smiled back. "No, I won't make you do that."

"Well, I would if you wanted me to, okay?"

I nestled into his chest and sighed blissfully. "Okay. I can live with that."

"Good. Now, lets make it so that your sister aint the only pregnant puff." He said, grinning cheekily and gripping my waistline excitedly.

I giggled as he kissed me deeply.

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