Author's Note: Sorry I didn't update earlier. Standardized testing KO'ed me. I'll try and write more...promise...

Chapter 4

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Brick's POV:

"Hi," I answered evenly. I should be on my guard, after all, Blossom could be dangerous if she wanted to be. Yet another thing I liked about her.

Shut up I told myself. She's the enemy...

But she looks awful pretty in that nightie of hers... and why are you having these thoughts? You could kill her now, but you don't want to because...

"SHUT UP!!!!!" I roared at myself before noticing Blossom's terrified face."Not you. My conscience."

"Oh." she squeaked.

I wanted to slap myself for what I'd just said. It sounded so stupid...

See? You don't want to sound stupid in front of her... it's been so long since you've seen each other... look how she's developed...

I finally listened to my conscience and cut my eyes into Blossom's direction. And was I thankful I did.

Blossom had left the bow off and her glorious locks of red orange hair scattered around her in a pool. Her nightie was slightly low cut, but it was appropriate. It stopped mid-thigh, showing off her legs. And her lovely lavender eyelids hadn't changed. Just looking at her got me a pain in my groin. But this was no time to get horny.

"So, now that we're being civil, let's talk," I suggested. It actually came out more like a command than a suggestion, but it worked. She shrugged and sat across from me. "So I guess you want to know all about me...?" I nodded. "Okay, but in exchange, I want to know whatever you know about me." I froze. What did she mean by that? I guess she saw my expression, because she explained, "Bubbles and Buttercup are really secretive about my past and won't tell me much. The Professor's told everyone in Townsville that starting fresh is a good thing and that they should keep their mouths shut. I can't get anything from anyone. Can you tell me?"

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Blossom's POV:

As soon as the word civil came out of his mouth, I knew I was safe. For some reason I didn't think he would lie to me right now. And so I found my voice. And in return to all my words, he answered with simplicity.

"Fine."

I arched an eyebrow, then began my tale, imagining I was just telling a little kid so that I wouldn't stop and lose my ability to speak again.

"It began when we were seven. You know, Bubbles, Buttercup and I? Yeah. We were at the beach with the Professor, I was reading, they played volleyball. Buttercup knocked the ball too hard and it sailed away..." I stopped to lift one of my arms and demonstrate. "Way away, because of our powers. So anyway, I deducted that, at the speed it would be going because of Buttercup's immense strength, it would land in the forest. So then me, Bubbles, and Buttercup went into the forest. I found it, of course, near a tall evergreen, when Mojo came out of nowhere and dropped a huge boulder on me. So yeah, hit by a rock. I blacked out, but the last thing I remember seeing was Bubbles and Buttercup flying up and beating the shit outta Mojo."

Brick snickered, and I looked at him quizically. "...What? Is getting hit by a boulder ...funny?"

"No. It's just...when you were five, you were the smart one, and to you, language arts and grammar must've been the one of most important things ever. Watch me name everything wrong with that explanation. One, 'We were at the beach with the Professor, I was reading, they played volleyball' can be classified as a comma splice, which isn't proper grammar. Two, 'way away'? Bloss, 'way away' though." I blushed at the pet name.

But did he have to continue?

"And three, all the so's you said...were you making a bad attempt at alliteration with the letter s and all you could think of was 'so'? Four, and I quote, "the last thing I remember seeing was Bubbles and Buttercup flying up and beating the shit outta Mojo." Outta? Outta? Don't you think you should've said out of? And furthermore-"

"Alright, alright already. The only thing that you just said that I'm interested in is that...I was the smart one who valued language arts and grammar? HAHAHAHA! Good one!" I doubled over laughing and fell on the dirt ground. "Oh, that was priceless. You should be a comedian."

Brick blinked. "But...that was the truth."

I stopped, standing abruptly. "Say what??!!"