Chapter 22! Enjoy.

Disclaimer: Don't own them!

This continues from that night.

(Kaoru's P.O.V.)

I heard a knock on the door.

"Go away."

Dai walked in, Shou right behind him.

"What part of go away don't you understand?"

"Can we talk?" Dai asked.

"If you're going to say I told you so, then no."

"We're not."

He sat down next to me. I sat up but didn't look at him. I didn't want him to see me in this much pain. I wiped any tears that hadn't dried up.

"I know you're upset and all but I think it's time you tell mom and dad." Dai said.

"What? Are you mad?"

"I know it's crazy. It just might work though."

"I'm not sure. What if I get into even more trouble?"

"We'll be right there with ya." Shou said.

"-sigh- Ok."

"Ok then let's go!" Dai said getting up.

"What now?"

"Yes now."

I hesitated but got up and followed them into the living room where my mom was talking to my dad.

"Mom, dad, Kaoru has something she needs to say." Shou said.

He urged me forward.

"Well I wanted to tell you the real reason I was out so long. You see, Momoko, Miyako, and I."

I took a deep breath.

"We're not normal girls."

"What do you mean you're not normal girls?" my mom asked.

"Our lives are far from normal."

"You're stalling just tell them." Dai whispered in my ear.

"Alright! My friends and I are the Powerpuff Girls!"

My parents looked at me as I had gone mad.

"Seriously honey you're just making matters worse." My mom said.

"No! It's the truth! I can prove it!"

"Give us two examples why we should believe this." My dad said.

"Well dad, Kaoru and Buttercup look exactly alike." Dai said.

"Yes but Buttercup wears a skirt, which we could never seem to get onto Kaoru." He retaliated.

"Ok, but look at their belts! Exactly the same too!" Shou said pointing to my belt.

"For all I know you could've made that out of cardboard."

He wasn't going to believe easily. Looks like I was going to have to show them.

"Ok then I'll just have to show you."

I pulled out the compact in my belt and transformed.

Powered Buttercup!

My parents stared at me.

"Kaoru…"

"Buttercup. I'm called Buttercup in this form."

"Buttercup how'd this happen?" my mom asked.

We (my bros. and I) explained.

"So all this time you were Buttercup and you didn't tell us?" my mom asked.

"It was all a major secret and it still is. No one outside of our families knows besides the professor, Ken, Peach, and…" I hesitated.

"Who?"

"The RRBZ."

"The RBBZ knew your secret before we did?"

"Now I didn't even know that." Dai said.

"Well we kinda just told them today. They kinda found out all because of Boomer which reminds me of another thing…"

I laughed nervously.

"Um, you see… You know that Butch who texted me on my phone earlier? He's the Butch from the RRBZ."

I smiled nervously. They all stared at me in disbelief.

"You're dating a super-villain when you're a super-heroine?" They all said together.

"Well think about it. They haven't done anything bad in a long time."

"But weren't they younger than you guys?" Shou asked.

"Oh they asked the professor for an aging remedy so now they're the same age as us."

"Well how do you know they won't turn against you guys?" my mom said.

"Well in order to get the remedy, they had to promise to only use their powers for good."

"Wow. This is a lot of stuff to sink in." my dad said.

"I know but you get use to it."

"Kaoru I'm sorry I ever doubted you." My dad said.

"It's ok dad."

I hugged him.

"And I guess if he's good now, you can still date Butch."

"Really?"

He shook his head.

"Thank you dad."

Well that's all for now. Review please!