Ruff Fluff II

By: Lumina Krausse

Subuki, the yellow PowerPuff girl, flew around town one Saturday morning. She had told her comrades, Bella and Kitty, that she was scouting out any attacks. She had really just wanted to be away for a while. Now don't get her wrong, she loved her friends, it was just that sometimes she needed to be away for a while.

Subuki sighed to herself as she flew over the city, past houses, parks, apartment buildings, until she came to the forest just outside of the city. She decided to stop and land for a while.

She flew down into the trees and found the tallest one. She stopped and sat on one of the tree's longest limbs. She rested her back against the trunk of the tree, and looked at a bag that she kept with her at all times. It was like any other purse, yellow with black leather. She decided to look at something she hadn't looked at in a long time.

Subuki sighed when she saw the picture in the corner of her bag. She fished it out of the bag and held it face down in her palm. She didn't want to look at it and break down. She was much too strong for that. Then she turned around the picture and looked at it.

In the photograph was a picture of a boy named Brick. He was Bella's oldest brother, and she had once loved him. She hadn't seen Brick for a long time, not even since she and her brother, Rage had returned. She brushed her black hair from her shoulder and looked at the red headed boy in the picture.

"Well they do say pictures last longer…But are they really as good as the real thing?"

Subuki looked up, wondering if she was hearing things.

"Who's there?!" She called.

The woods were silent then, and she didn't know what exactly was going on. She closed her eyes and kept them shut. She pretended the voice she had heard was a figment of her imagination.

"Subuki…What are you afraid of?" Brick's voice asked.

She didn't dare open her eyes. Part of her wanted him to leave, to stay away…they weren't supposed to be together….they couldn't be together…but then…

Subuki felt arms wrap around her. She didn't notice that she had started crying and that Brick was cradling her in his arms. She felt relieved, like she could be at home here…like she didn't have to be strong for once in her life.

She opened her eyes and forced herself to take a look at him. Her black hair was ruffled and all over the place. She looked up and smiled at him with tears in her eyes. Brick smiled back down at her.

"Subuki…There's nothing to be afraid of. I'm not going to let you leave me again."

She didn't know what to think. She responded with her heart.

"I never wanted to leave you, Brick."

Brick smiled and picked her up. He took off into the air, still cradling Subuki.

"Where are we going?" She asked.

Brick didn't respond, but he kept on flying toward his destination. Subuki struggled to tell herself that this was okay. That Brick wanted to take care of her, and that this would be okay…

Brick suddenly stopped in midair. Subuki looked down, seeing they were about 30-35 feet in the air. They were looking down at the city, high enough to see it all.

Subuki looked down at the city. It was beautiful from all the way up here. Subuki knew exactly what Brick was going to ask her.

"Beam…Beautiful Beam, I have to ask you a question." Brick said.

Beautiful Beam was Subuki's nickname, what she was known as by her comrades. She blushed when Brick said it though, like he was calling her beautiful.

"Yes, Brick?" Subuki asked. Even though she knew his question.

Brick's face became red and he looked down. He turned around for a moment, and she knew he was trying to find a way to ask her. That's when he turned back around, and asked her,

"Subuki…Do you love me?"

Subuki knew what to say, and she knew that she wanted to answer. But in the back of her mind she could never be with him…it would endanger him.

"I want you to answer me truthfully, Beam." He said.

Subuki knew now that he wasn't going to take an excuse like, 'I can't.' or 'It's impossible.' So she knew now that she would have to answer with the truth.

"Brick…I…love you!" Subuki blurted out suddenly before she could stop herself.

"What?" Brick asked, getting closer to her.

"I said I love y-" Subuki was cut off as she was caught in a kiss. Brick smiled at her, hugging her briefly and kissing her again.

"I love you, Subuki." He said.