Three Good Reasons

AN: Final ButtercupxAce

Chapter Ten: My happy ending

Buttercup haven't been doing much since the last time she saw Ace. She been mostly staying at home, she didn't want to go school or even go out. She just stayed in her room and stare out the window.

"Buttercup," Blossom call to her as she walk into her room. "I brought you your homework for this week."

"Thanks," Buttercup said as she still look out the window, she tap her fingers on her book about relationships, it was the first book she ever read for her pleasure, she just wanted answers on why? Why would Ace wouldn't make love to her? Is it because she was too young? She took birth control, she plan everything so why? Buttercup let out a few tears, she cried so much that it hurts when the tears leaks out.

"Buttercup? Are you okay?" Blossom asked as she put the books on her desk.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just put the books down and go away."

"No, I'm not going anywhere, you been acting like this for weeks." Blossom said as she sat on the opposite side of the window sill. "Now stop with this bullshit and tell me what's going on with you."

"Why should I? and did you just say 'bullshit'? since when did you add profanity to your vocabulary?"

"Since I dated your evil counterpart."

"Whoa, whoa!! You and Butch!!!? When did this-"

"Not going to tell you until you share your story first."

"Fine," Buttercup sighed. "But don't say one word about how fuck up my life's been these past few months, not one word or I swear I'm going to kick your ass right here and now."

"Fine, now tell me."

So with another long sigh, Buttercup told her story to Blossom. Blossom was listening as hard as she could but when Buttercup explain her and Ace's relationship, she bite back her tongue but she loosen it as she too realize that she and Buttercup are dating criminals, criminals that love them in their own special way. Blossom cried when Buttercup told her that Ace refused to make love to her and how has she been taking it.

"I starve myself, I couldn't look at myself in the mirror, I thought I was the most ugliest person in the world." Buttercup cried. "I never felt this way in my whole life and I never knew that Ace would have this kind of effect on me, I just wanted all this pain and hatred to go away."

"Oh, Buttercup." Blossom sob as she pull the green power puff to her, Buttercup let the tears out as she cried into Blossom's chest. "I didn't know, I'm such a failure as a sister, I'm sorry that I let this happen to you."

"It's not your fault, I should have been more wise not to mess with Ace," Buttercup wipe away her tears. "Now your turn."

Blossom told her story, Buttercup laughed in what seems like forever when Blossom told how she and Butch hook up at the bar at the end of town.

"That's not funny!" Blossom chuckled. "I was drunk and out of my mind!"

"I can't believe you didn't know what a body shot is!" Buttercup laughed.

Blossom continued her story with Princess befriending her and the rumors that people were spreading around the school.

"Most of them was by Brian," Blossom added bitterly.

"I didn't pay any attention to them since the whole Ace thing," Buttercup admitted. "I should have been the better sister and stop those rumors."

"Already taken care of," Blossom smiled as she remember yesterday.

"You? By yourself?" Buttercup gasped. "No way!"

"Way and let's say it was all because of Butch,"

"Well I'm happy for you Blossom but do you really love Butch?"

"What do you mean, do I love him?"

"I mean does he make you feel all tingly inside when you see him?" Buttercup put a hand to her heart. "Does your heart keep beating fast when you mention his name or hear it?"

Blossom thought about this, as she did Buttercup look back at her book. The cover reads : Teenage Relationships, it was a self help book for guys and girls but Buttercup thinks it more gear towards girls than guys.

"I got to do something real quick," Blossom let go of Buttercup and walk to the door. "Be sure to do all of your homework and get dress, take a walk or something it might help."

"Or go to a bar?" Buttercup chuckled.

"Hey, it work for me." Blossom waved bye and left. Buttercup thought about it, going outside taking a walk or going to a bar in the middle of the day.

"Hey, another round here, bartender." Buttercup slam her hand down on the small table. Yep she got dress in her black tank top, leather pants with combat boots. She took her book with her to get some more reading done, the bar was quiet and less rowdy because it was only four in the afternoon wait until seven for the bikers and gang members to come busting in the bar calling out different kinds of alcoholic beverage.

"Here, you go Miss." said the female bartender, she was dress up like she work for hooters as she sat down Buttercup's tenth root beer. "Anything else?"

"No, I'm good now leave me to my book." she waved the bartender away.

"You know that book doesn't help,' the bartender pointed out. "It's best to solve your relationship problem in your on way,"" How would you know?" Buttercup took a quick swig of her root beer and burp non lady like, she was back. "Been in a fuck up relationship before?"

"Plenty and you know what I did?" she said as she wipe a glass clean. "I talk about to him or one of my sisters."

"Seriously? I mean talking about it to him?"

"Yeah, why not. It wasn't my fault or his, so it was best to talk about what didn't work and what did."

"Did it work? I mean did you guys get back together?"

"Plenty of times, you see, honey." the bartender said as she lean over the bar, leaning close towards Buttercup. "Our relationship was like a light switch, sometimes we're on or we want to flick the damn switch off. It was like a constant flickering of the lights until one day, well you can pretty much tell by how I turn out."

"Not really," Buttercup took another swig of her root beer. "I don't know that he was the one or not."

"Well that's for you to figure out hon," she smiled and patted Buttercup's hand. "You have a lot of time to think about it, for me, I made my choice."

The bartender left leaving Buttercup confused about the short conversation they just had. She did thought about her and Ace relationship, it was like a Lady Gaga song to be honest. It was random, crazy, and just plain sick and weird but fun and you just want to do it again and again. Buttercup shook her head and went back to her book, the chapter she was stuck on was chapter two called "How to Say Goodbye"

She read the title that starts off the paragraph: How to forgive and forget, Move on with your life!

So your special someone left you, so get over it!! It's their lost! You're the most beautiful , wise, and funny! Who needs him/her?

I do, god dammit!! Buttercup slam the book down and put her head on the table. Buttercup can't believe it has been only a few days without Ace and she still misses him. She wanted to cry again but she made a promise herself she wouldn't not for Ace, she wasted to much tears on that jerk.

Buttercup remembers about their short lived relationship. The green necklace was the only thing that brought them together and Buttercup wore it everyday, she never took it off until that day. Buttercup slam her fist on the table for even thinking about it.

"Is this seat taken, Miss?" said a voice. Buttercup look up and saw Butch in his leather jacket, white t-shirt, and dark jeans but before Buttercup could tell him to piss off, Butch sat down across from Buttercup.

"You look like you been through hell." he said as he took Buttercup's root beer and drank it. "Nasty, still the little brat, huh?"

"Leave me alone, Butch." Buttercup raised her head up and glare at her counterpart. "Aren't you suppose to be with my sister?"

"Maybe, maybe not." Butch smirked. "Sometimes, I need to give Blossom a break every now and then,"

"Whatever," Buttercup flick a peanut shell at Butch's chest. "So what are you doing here? God, I kill Blossom if she send you over here."

"I came here of my own free will."

"Oh, so your not Blossom's bitch." Buttercup snickered, she look at Butch who was still calm and looking at Buttercup. "What?"

"I can't believe that Ace would break up with such a pretty flower." Butch said in all seriousness.

"What?"

"I find it quite puzzling that Ace leader of the gang green gang would go out with you, it has sanitary rape written all over it, just plain forbidden. Does your daddy knows what do you do behind lock doors, Cuppo?"

"Shut up!!" Buttercup screamed at Butch. "And don't you dare call me that."

"What? Cuppo? Does it sound to similar to what he calls you? What was it again?" he smirked.

"Don't… you… dare.. Say … it!" Buttercup hissed.

"…..Cuppy."

"That's it!!" Buttercup grab Butch by the collar. "I'm so going to enj-"

That's when she saw it, Butch put the green necklace in front of their faces. Buttercup let go of Butch and sat back in her chair. Butch set the necklace down, Buttercup face was in shock.

"H-how?" she asked as she simply touch the necklace

"It's amazing what you can find in the dump these days," Butch answered.

Buttercup put her hand to her heart, the pain was coming back again but this time it was going to more painful than before.

"I did want your sister to tell you when she search the place but I wanted to enjoy the look on your face." Butch chuckled and let's say I got my wish."

"Where? Where is he?" Buttercup asked still holding her gaze on the necklace.

"Blossom look everywhere, there's nothing on him or his gang, they just up and left." Butch shrugged his shoulders. Butch look at Buttercup she was on the verge of tears, she sniffle and wipe her nose.

"Look, Buttercup." Butch said as he put his hand on Buttercup's cheek and wipe away her tears. "He's a jerk for leaving you, just forget about him. You might feel better."

Buttercup rub her face on Butch's hand, it felt like Ace's but the voice or face or body didn't match. She slap Butch's hand angrily, she grab her book and walk away from the bar. Buttercup flew home with the tears dripping and flying off her cheeks. She flew past her home, the school, the park, the mayor's office, until she hit the city dump. She flew over the dump to find the gang green gang hideout, when she spotted it, she descended. She kick the door down and gaze upon the empty house, she kick the empty cans of beer away. She search the whole clubhouse for anything, anything to tell her that Ace didn't leave her here, all alone , sad, and heartbroken. She wanted him back, she wanted to tell him that she's sorry that she understand.

"Ace!" she cried as she tear through their stuff. "Please don't leave here! Please! It hurts, Ace! My heart, I love you so much, Ace! Please don't leave me here! Please just give me a sign! Something!!"

When she was finished ripping the couch apart, she saw the a piece of paper sticking out from under the tv, Buttercup crawled to the tv set and pulled the note out, she wipe away her tears and unfolded it.

Dear Buttercup,

If you find this note then I guess your pretty piss by now. I'm sorry to say this but I left to handle some unfinished business in a different city. I'm not going to tell you where since I know you will fly here and beat the crap out of me but you need to understand that I love you and I care for you. I promise I will come back to Townsville and to you. I'm sorry I didn't make love to you it's because that I didn't want take something like that away from you. I left the necklace I gave you in Butch's hand, so you can take out your anger out on him. As I still write this, when I get back I want to start over, clean slate, and the next time I make love to you we both be ready and prepared. See you when I get back.

Love,

Ace

Buttercup read the note over and over again. She can't believe that Ace will just leave her here but he's right she was piss more piss than she was before they even started going out. But she also guess it will be best if they had some time off to think about things, Buttercup got up tuck the note in her pants pocket. She pick up her book and flew out of the clubhouse, she flew over the dump and let the book fall out of her hands, she guess that bartender was right. She just had to solve out her relationship her own way and she choose to wait till Ace get back so they can start over again.

Buttercup: So, I thought about it during regents exams, school, applying for college, going to my first dance with my sisters and friends. I waited till the month of may when I heard that Ace was back in town, I waited for a couple of days until I was ready to see him again. Ace did change a lot, he works at a car shop and his hair is longer and he stop wearing those stupid shades. I guess I change too as I wore a light green dress when I went to see him. We dated too and we thought about making love but we both decided to wait until we marry.

AN: The End… Next chapter is the end of Blossom and Butch……Please Review!