Bubbles opens her eyes and looks around to find herself, once more, on Boomer's bed, in Boomer's room, on a school day.
Boomer is smiling down at her, and she's positioned so she is comfortably on top of his chest. Since she's so thin and light, and almost faerie like, he can barely feel her weight on his muscular chest.
"Good morning sunshine." He says, his smile growing with every word "you fell asleep somewhere during the movie." He says, referring to last night when they were watching 'where the heart is'
She looks over at the digital clock sitting on the desk beside his bed, the she jumps up with widened eyes.
"Oh god!" she says, walking towards the door. "I have to go home and get ready for school! I only have 20 minutes!"
He smiles and stands up. "Hey, can I come pick you up on my way when I get ready? I can drive you and we can get there together."
She looks back at him and smiles. "I suppose you could, if it's no too much trouble or anything, I don't want to be a bother."
"Bubbles," he says, grabbing her hand and looking into her eyes. "Nothing I ever do for you is a bother, because I love you."
She blushes and he places a gentle kiss on her lips, not doing much to help the blushing issue, but showing great affection.
When they part, she smiles and waves goodbye before going through the door, on her way home to change clothes for school.
Buttercup is already up and changed and sitting with Blossom when Bubbles walks into the living room.
"Where are mom and dad?" She says, noticing the silence and lack of a passed out family in the house.
"We don't know" Blossom says looking around "We woke up and they were both gone, we thought that since you were gone too you might know where they were."
Bubble shakes her head. "No, I was at the boy's house with Boomer and I fell asleep and I came home to get ready for school, he said he was coming to pick me up later."
Buttercup shakes her hand and walks over to the door. "Maybe they went to get a divorce last night." she says "We've kinda over looked that."
Bubble's and Blossom's eyes widen as they realize in all actuality how likely that is. They knew that their family was broken, and loud, but it was really all they've ever known. They knew that their parents fought, but they never expected a divorce.
"Oh god. . ." Bubbles says tears rolling down her cheeks. Sure, her parents never paid attention to her, and her father had threatened to kick her out or hit her on more than one occasion, but it was still her family, and this is the worst thing that could've happened to it. She had always secretly hoped that they would make up and stop fighting, but that seems to just be more proof that she was always a dreamer, in search of unrealistic things.
Blossom sighs. "You should get ready for school Bubbles, we don't have long till we're late for school."
Bubbles nods and makes her way slowly to her room to pick out her outfit for school, unsure of what to say to Boomer when she sees does know that she isn't going to tell him about her parents maybe-divorce, because she doesn't want to bother him with her problems anymore than she already has. She can't.
Boomer smiles as he pulls into the drive way in front of Bubble's house. Turning the key off and waiting patiently.
Only a few moments late bubbles walks outside smiling at Boomer, but no matter how big her smile is he can tell she's faking it.
"Bubbles" he says when she gets to his car and opens the door. "What's wrong baby? Why are you upset?"
Her eyes widen and her smile falls. "W-what do you mean? Nothing's wrong. What could be wrong? I'm going to ride to school on a nice day with my perfect boyfriend, what could possibly be wrong?"
Boomer raises one eyebrow and grabs her hand. "I don't know, that's why I'm counting on you to tell me so I can try to make it better." He lifts up her hand and kisses it.
She looks away. "If it's alright I'd actually prefer not to talk about it right now, I'm not even completely sure it's something. I promise I'll tell you later if I find that it really is something, but can I just not talk about it?"
Boomer frowns, not wanting Bubbles to have to deal with something that makes her sad alone, but he nods anyway,
"Sure, I want to make you feel better, but I don't want to impose on your privacy, I can wait as long as you need me to."
She smiles and takes her place in the seat beside him in his car. "Thank you Boomie, I love you."
He leans over and kisses her on the cheek. "I love you too Bubs." He says, taking her hand in his and then starting the car to drive off to school.
Buttercup and Blossom are both on their way to school when two cars pull up beside them, more specifically the cars of Butch and Brick Jojo, their boyfriends.
"Hey sexy woman, need a lift?" Butch asks, leaning over and opening the door to his car for Buttercup to get in.
"You too pretty lady, jump in and let's party!" Brick smiles, winking and doing the same for Blossom to get into his car.
The girls both smile and get into the cars, but just like Boomer they can both see the sadness in their girlfriend's faces. but they both decide to wait until they can get to some place more private to bring it up.
Dexter walks into the cafeteria looking down guiltily. Oh god oh god oh god the words replete in his head as he see's Blossom and her two sisters sitting and eating with their boyfriends.
"H-hey Blossom. . . ." He says, walking over so that he can make his confession and take the beating their boyfriends will probably give him.
"Hey Dexter!" Blossom says smiling, completely unaware that this is the person who ran her and her sisters over.
"Blossom, I have something that I, uh- I need to tell you and your sisters." He feels the heat in his stomach, boiling and making him feel as though he may have to vomit.
"Oh sure, do you need privacy or do you care if our boyfriends hear?" Blossom asks, still smiling at him.
Dexter looks down, but decides it would be better to tell them in private. "D-do you care if we all go some place private?"
Blossom nods and her and her sisters all stand up. "Be right back then Brick." She says leaning down and kissing him on the cheek.
Buttercup and Bubbles both watch Dexter's expression since they both know he likes Blossom, and she doesn't. It doesn't seem to change that much, and they can both tell whatever he needs to tell them must be serious.
Thy all walk to the back corner of the library, the whole room is nearly empty but the back corner is the most empty.
Dexter takes a deep breath and looks at the girls, but before he can even get a word out he falls to his knees and covers his tear filled eyes."I am so, so so sorry!" He says as all three girls lean down to him.
"DEXTER, WHAT'S WRONG?" Bubble's asks worried, placing a hand on his back, but he simply shoves it away.
"no." He says, still sobbing. "I don't deserve anything nice from any of you girls, I did it, I did it, it was all my fault?"
Buttercup looks at her sisters and they both shrug so she asks "What? Dexter, what did you do?"
He looks up. "I am so sorry, I'm the one, I'm the driver, the driver that ran you over. I am so sorry, I should've stopped but I didn't."
"WHAT?!" Buttercup says, too loudly for the library so the librarian looks over to them with a stern expression. So she lowers her voice "and WHY didn't you stop?"
He looks down. "I am so sorry, I've already been to jail 4 times for assorted things, breaking and entering, things like that, but I'v changed I swear, I may not look like someone who's been to jail with my glasses and how nerdy I am, but the judge said if I go back to court, for anything even just an accident, I'll be in for 13 years, and I couldn't do that. Please, please don't hate me."
The girls all stare at Dexter in surprise, then they all stand up and walk out without a single word.
Before they leave Blossom turns to Dexter. "I can't believe that Dexter, I thought you were a good person, but it seems that the only person you care about is yourself. If I hadn't been able to reach my phone we would've probably died. I, I just don't think I can ever look at you the same again."
Dexter watches in shame as Blossom walks out of the room after her two sisters, his heart dropping. He then falls to his side and puts his hands up to his face to try to stop the tears that are burning in his eyes. Even though he knows that he deserves every single thing that has happened, and will happen as a result of the accident.
When the girls get back Butch reaches out and pulls Buttercup in, kissing her on the forehead. "what did he want babe?" He asks smiling down at her, his smile fading when he sees how pissed off she looks.
"I never wanna see him ever again." Buttercup says, causing both of her sisters to nod in agreement.
Brick raises his eye brows worriedly "Blossom? What did he want? Did he hit on you? Do I need to kill him?"
Bubbles looks up at Boomer. "I'll tell you what he did, but boys, don't go beat him up or anything, he's a defenseless nerd who did something in the heat of the moment."
Before she can go any farther Buttercup interrupts her. "Uh, Bubbles, he's lucky we're in school of I would've beat him up!"
Butch growls. "What did he do to you? Did he grab your boobs? Did he grab your butt? Do
I need to kill him?!"
Bubbles shakes her head. "He apologized Buttercup, and I'm mad too, but he was crying, you know how I feel about punishment, if someone feels bad about something that's enough punishment, guilt can kill people."
Buttercup rolls her eyes, and all of the boys look at the girls and then shout at the same time "WHAT DID HE DO!?"
Bubbles looks up at Boomer. "He told us that he's the one who was driving the car that hit us."
Boomer's eyes widen, along with Butch's and Brick's eyes. Then as if on a schedule they all growl and let go of the girls and walk towards the library where they have yet to see Dexter leave, because, unluckily for him, he didn't.
Bubbles runs and stops when she's standing in front of them. "Stop boys!" she says holding out her hands to block their path.
"Bubbles" Boomer says, his pupils small from pure rage taking over. "He ran you over with a car, and left you there. You could've died. I am NOT letting him get away with that!"
Bubbles shakes her head and walks over, taking Boomer's hand. "Boomer, please just leave it alone. I'm fine, we're all fine. It's over, if he hadn't brought it up none of us would be thinking of it."
Boomer lifts her up and sets her to the side. "Bubbles, that may be right, but he did bring it up, and I love you, and I am never going to let ANYONE get away with hurting you, weather it was on purpose or an accident, and I don't care who it is or how bad they feel about doing it. He hurt you, and I can't let him just get away with that."
Bubbles runs, once again in front of him, and wraps her arms around his waist. "Boomie, just let it go, I forgive him, kind of, and he doesn't need any more punishment. Please?"
By this time though both Butch and Brick are through the door with Buttercup just as mad as they are adn Blossom unable to find the strength in herself to stop Brick when she really doesn't feel any sympathy towards Dexter, no matter how hard she tries to.
Boomer kisses Bubbles on the forehead and gently sets her aside before following his brothers into the library.
Bubbles looks back at her sisters with wide eyes, Buttercup shrugs and Blossom looks away, then she grabs their hands and drags them both into the library with her.
Once in the library they find the boys already confronting Dexter, then in three quick, precise, moments, they all lift back their arms and take turns each punching Dexter in the face, then they leave him there lying on the floor covering his face.
Bubbles scowls at Boomer and turns around, walking out of the door, Blossom looks away but Brick comes and wraps his arms around her, turning her so they both walk out, and Buttercup kisses Butch on the cheek.
Boomer stands there for a moment before turning back to Dexter "This is all your fault, it's your fault she's mad at me! It's your fault I had to hit you! GOD!" Then he turns and runs out after Bubbles to try to calm her down.
Bubbles walks over to the janitors closet and sits down inside, closing the door and hiding her head in her legs.
Moments later Boomer opens he door panting. "Bubbles. . Some. . Kid. . .Said. . .you. . .Ran.. In. . Here. . ." He takes a deep breath and stands up, getting his breath back and seeing her upset. "What's wrong?" He asks, getting on his knees and caressing her hair.
She moves away from his touch and looks down. "Boomer, I just can't believe that you can be so mean to someone so defenseless and weak. Boomer, I thought you were different, I thought you were better than that. Butch I can understand. Brick, I can understand. But You, I thought you were more reasonable that that. I figured you would've at least listened to me when I asked you not to do it. Boomer, I. . .I think I'm going to go home early, today just isn't a good day for me. . .I'm going to go now before school starts and it's too late." She stands up and walks past him, leaving him there for only a moment before he once again stands and starts following her.
"Bubbles wait, please just stop and listen to me, please!" He begs as he grabs her arm, stooping her from leaving.
She turns around. "Boomer, I can't right now. Listen. We can talk later, but I'm angry right now, and I just need to go be alone. I'm sorry. . .I'll call you when I'm ready to talk."
He lets go and watches as she leaves. his eyes prickling with tears, and his heart practically cracking in half. "I'm sorry." He whispers "I'm so sorry. . . I love you. . ."
(A/N I think this is one of the longest chapters I've made so far, I spent almost all day here writing it and re-writing it. I think I did good, but please tell me what you think, I really want to hear it! bye *heart*)