What They Really Think
Chapter 3
BlossomxBrick
Bottom of the River (.com/watch?v=bimam2j2gEg)
"And we hereby find you, Blossom Utonium, ex-leader of the Powerpuff Girls, guilty of treason." I shiver at the glares and stares of disbelief surrounding me. Was this all because of Brick?
"LET HER GO!", a familiar voice yells. I sigh in relief and collapse into the safe hold of Brick's arms.
"Hey.", I whisper sadly. He rubs my arm and I look up into his eyes.
"Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
Hold my hand,
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down"
"I accept my punishment, whatever it may be.", I state boldly. Brick squeezes my hand as I stare at everybody in turn, with a boldness I don't feel. But something catches my eye. Bubbles.
"I LOVE BOOMER!", she yells guiltily. She floats over to me.
"If you take my sister, you take me.", she says. Buttercup shifts uncomfortably. I shake my head at her in warning. She nods, visibly relieved, but sadly. Bubbles stares at the floor. I glare up at everyone.
"LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO MY SISTER! WE'VE BEEN YOUR HEROES FOR YEARS! YEARS! WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN DECISIONS! WE DON'T NEED YOUR APPROVAL!", I shout. I suck in a deep breath.
"If you get sleep or if you get none
The cock's gonna call in the morning, baby
Check the cupboard for your daddy's gun
Red sun rises like an early warning
The Lord's gonna come for your first born son
His hair's on fire and his heart is burning
Go to the river where the water runs
Wash him deep where the tides are turning"
Brick glares at everyone, and raises his voice with mine.
"And if you fall
And if you fall
Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
Hold my hand,
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down"
I cut off and gesture to Brick. He smiles evilly at everyone and raises his warm tenor.
"The wolves will chase you by the pale moonlight
Drunk and driven by a devil's hunger
Drive your son like a railroad spike
Into the water, let it pull him under
Don't you lift him, let him drown alive
The good Lord speaks like a rolling thunder
Let that fever make the water rise
And let the river run dry"
We float up a little, pink and red melding together. My heart feels heavy as I glance into everyone's betrayed faces. But in all honesty, it wasn't me who decieved them, it was the other way around. I grab Brick's hand again, smiling reassuringly at Bubbles. She wasn't going to get a citation. They would laugh and say she was trying to protect me. At least she might get a happily ever after.
"And I said
Hold my hand
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down to the bottom of the river
Hold my hand,
Ooh, baby, it's a long way down, a long way down"
With that final note, we take off into the sunset, giddy and sad at what we were entering, and what we were leaving behind...