Why I Love The Sun

You should know why I love the sun by now; its drives me to get up in the darkness time and its makes me stronger as I grew up. Well, I can't say that was a long time since I'm not really human, now am I. Maybe I am a plant or a fish or maybe a bird…no those grow slowly too. I guess I'm just a Boomer who learned to grow fast in an environment that called for more sunlight. I'm probably no making any sense, am I? Well, good it's easier to go into this with more details anyway.

Being turned down by your crush can be a downer on anyone's pride, but I wasn't actually turned down. She said I needed to grow up with these feelings of mine which I did know would take a long time to do. I'm sure she was hoping I would forget about them, but being someone with little to do and having a small brain for most things, it wouldn't be a task to complete. But, getting home that day was the hardest thing to do, but it helped that a light blue umbrella was in my hand keeping me dry. Being told "I told you so" by my brothers wasn't helping either, but it helped that a light blue umbrella could knock some senses into them. I wasn't going to stay in my bed crying like my brothers said I would. I told myself I would never cry again because I had to be an adult for her at least. But how was I going to do that looking like a kid?

I guess luck was on my side after trying to figure out that question on my own for a couple of days. Brick had tricked Mama to starting work on a chemical to make us older, so we could attack the Powerpuff Girls better; but he mainly did it so we wouldn't have to listen to Mama that much. I could laugh at Brick's idiot ideas, but this one was the smartest thing he had come up with. "Don't think I'm doing this for you." he said when he told me and Butch about it.

"I know." I said knowing very well he would never do something that great for me when it came to my "stupid" crush on our enemy.

"Don't get any ideas." Butch said a few days into the project.

"I know." I said knowing that my mind was already set on what I was going to do with it. When the day finally come I knew I shouldn't get my hopes up too much, since Mama wasn't a good genius as most people would think; but I was hoping my luck was still with me. He handed us each of glass of glowing liquid, one was red with fire like symbol inside, one was green with a wind like symbol inside, and the last one was blue with a lightning like symbol inside. I was the first to drink it and it was sour making me cough a few times before it got all the way down. I didn't feel any different and my brothers didn't look any different; could it have failed? Of course it had to be a fail! Faith already hated me for being who I was; why give me the satisfaction of getting my wish? But, I wasn't going to let that get me down I couldn't let that stop me.

I keep making situations for me to get closer to Miyako like giving back her umbrella or running into her as she was shopping or going into the park whenever I saw her. But, the strange thing was she never pushed me away or told me to stop. She would smile, talk to me, and act like she enjoyed my company. I didn't know if it was because she knew about my feelings for her or it was because she liked me, but it did make me happy…until it would rain. Whenever it was raining Takaaki would appear ruining the moments I had with her and the sun seemed to never shiny like it used to. And it wasn't the only thing that didn't shiny like it used to.

I went early to Miyako's school and stole her away from her friends who where shouting at me to stop. "It's ok guys! I will see you later!" she shouted back to them which caused my heart to skip at beat hearing she was choosing to skip school to be with me. "Boomer, where are you taking me?"

"I just want to walk with you for awhile…without him around." I said mumbling the last part under my breath. She squeezed my hand lightly as I could feel the heat rushing up to my cheeks while I kept my eyes down. It was so strange how shy I became whenever I was right next to her instead of hiding in the shadows. I don't know how, but we ended up at the park that held so many memories in it. She waved at all the little kids who ran by us and it felt like I needed to tell her something. But, how would I go about it? Should I ease it on her by getting her some ice cr-?

"Want some ice cream?" she asked while bending over to smile at me.

"I was…but shouldn't I be…" I stuttered while pointing at the ice cream cart I was looking at. She had already gone to the cart before I could finish what I wanted to say and I was staring at a frozen treat in my hand.

"Don't like cotton candy ice cream?" Miyako asked sitting down licking her maple syrup ice cream. "Oh did you want to buy it?"

"Um well- this is tasty!" I said while taking a huge bite ignoring the brain freeze that hit me. I could have bought the ice cream, but I didn't want to get into how I got the money to get them with her.

"Oh! You ok?" she asked while touching my forehead probably seeing how fast I was eating the cone of ice cream.

I took her hand and asked, "The real question is, are you ok?" She gave me a confused look, so I decided to add more. "You seemed to be so one-faced whenever he's around." I don't really know if that was the right word to use, heck I didn't even know if that was a real word; but it was the best I got. I was expecting for her to deny it flat out but unlike Takaaki, I got all of her expressions.

She smiled softly, "Boomer as you can see the world isn't just black and white and…things don't always turned out the way you plan, so you got to make the most of it."

"I see." I said slowly while squeezing her hand making her giggle. I didn't really understand what she meant for awhile, but it came to me while seating with my brothers on Mama's old couch. I was sure she was saying that she wasn't happy being with rain boy. I mean I hang with my brothers all the time and they are very annoying, but I make the most of it because they are my brothers. Was she just putting up with him since she had had a crush on him from her childhood?

That answer was made clear when I listened in on the girls' conversation who I had figured out were my brothers' counterparts. Miyako kept dodging the pink Puff Z um…Momoko's question and would just laugh off the green Puff Z…I believe, Kaoru's questions. If she couldn't tell them the truth then I knew something was up. But, there wasn't anything that I could possible do. I was small and had limited powers that wouldn't scary Takaaki away, I was too young and little for Miyako to take my feelings seriously, and I didn't know what to do. I wish I could be like those knights in shining armor the pink Puff Z keep talking about that made Miyako agree with her. But, I don't think I could be that since I'm not the hero, I'm the villain who doesn't get the glory or the girl in the end.

But, maybe luck was on my side again because one day Brick enter the house shouting for Butch and me to come out to see him. I was planning on ignoring him, but my curiosity got the best of me when I heard Butch freaking out. I went into the living room and stood stunned having to force my head up look at our big brother. Brick wasn't 10 years old anymore he stood before for us as a 14 year old teenager; a year older than the Puffs Z. "How did you…?" I gasped out while touching him to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

"I fell into a huge fire pit after being chased by some angry ladies and boom! I stepped out looking like this and I could do this!" he smirked holding up a fireball that appeared out of nowhere.

"So unfair! I want to be older!" Butch groaned while shaking our older brother making Brick laugh.

"But, how? Mama's drinks didn't work." I stated too shocked to even want to whimper with my green brother.

"That is true." Brick said pushing Butch away from him, but it seemed like an idea popped in his head. "Maybe that weird symbol thing in the drinks was supposed to be the factor that got the thing going."

"So, I have to go in a tornado get grow up?" Butch asked. "Hell yeah! Let's do this!"

"That can't be…" I started, but Brick did have a point and it did make sense. Did becoming older make him smarter? But, even if I knew that new factor I wasn't going to stand outside in the rain for a lightning bolt to hit me; I wouldn't give that rain more power over me. What was lightning made of? Could I create my own way of getting it to work? Does lightning appear without the rain? Ugh all those questions weren't getting me any closer to being older or any closer to winning over Miyako. Butch and Brick could easier being older because wind and fire was around everywhere; but lightning wasn't. I would be stuck at this age with that clue to growing up in my head forever.

However, one day I went into the park to think, I fell asleep on the grass because the sun was shining very brightly today. When I woke up from my nap I felt as if I had grown and when I looked at my hand it seemed larger than it was before. I slowly got up and noticed I was taller that I could actually hit my head on a low branch of a tree that I used to just walk under with ease. "Ow that hurt! How did that branch move? Could it have shrunken or did I…" I started feeling the sudden realization hit me hard. I had grown up; I don't know how, but I was taller, stronger, older…could maybe a lightning bolt have hit me while I was sleeping? I shook my head since there wasn't a cloud in the sky to have done it. The only thing that was up there was the sun, but I didn't have time to think about that I could actually-

"Boomer? Is that you?" Miyako said while I turned my head to see her coming toward me and then stopped with a shocked expression. She was looking up at me instead of looking down and it felt so bizarre that this situation was reversed.

"Yeah, it's me, Miyako…how do I look?" I smiled coming up closer to her almost like my confidence was boosted up.

"I…you..um…how?" she said while backing up and I could have swore I saw a light pink touch her cheeks. I smirked amused at what a little height could go a long way as I took a step towards her. She took another step back and I took a step forward until her back was pressed against the tree and I was just a few inches in front of her.

"Why does it matter?" I asked while bending down seeing her breath hitch and a brighter blush ran cross her face. She looked away mumbling something about me being too close, but I couldn't help getting closer closing the space in between us.

"Boomer!" Miyako gasped while putting her hands on my chest trying to push me away, but I didn't move an inch; I was stronger than her now.

"Remember when you said if I really can stick to these feelings and grow up with them, I could try winning you again?" I asked while her sky blue eyes grew larger and she looked away quickly.

"Y-Yes." she mumbled while I gently took her chin making her look at me and I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face as her blush turned her whole face red.

"Well, I'm here to take you up on that offer." I whispered while pressing my lips against hers; happy that I got a response in return.

Have you every wondered why the sun always overcome the rain?

M.B.: Well, this is funny. I was so tired yesterday when I posted this story that I didn't say it was complete when it was. But, since my bae (ButchTheAwesomeness) and I totally love color ships and hate Takaaki for trying to steal Miyako, I created this chapter for you guys ^^

Oh and the plasma gas in the sun made Boomer older since plasma gas is in lightning too, so still works in my mind.