Normal POV

Butch was soaking wet as he walked into the castle, helping Utonium and Ken out.

"So what do you think?" Butch asked at Utonium in excitement, "Quite a fire cracker."

"Well...your highness, I wouldn't think my experiment-"Scholar Utonium was nudged by Ken.

"She seemed a little feisty, Your Highness. But I kinda like how she was able to stand up to you, if you don't mind me saying."

Butch nodded in agreement but sighed, "But she's exhausting...every time we meet, she ends up running off," He had this weird and sudden blush on his face, "Well...the Jousting Tournament was different...and...nice but...if I just have to find this cousin of hers...maybe I can pinned her down. But...can we keep it a secret between us...tell no one...especially the Queen."

Blitz walked in right behind him, soaking wet, he had this saddened look but quickly smiled as he saw Butch, "Hey there...see you got caught too."

That's when Boomer ran down the steps, he was breathing heavily, as he stopped in front of Butch and Blitz, "You'll never guess what I just...*out of breath*...give me a second...Ok...Mom is planning a Ball..."

"A Ball? What's so bad about that?" Blitz asked as a servant gave him a towel to dry himself off, and trying to hurry him to change clothes.

"Well count me out, I'm not into Balls."

"You're not getting it...the Ball is to get us a wife. All of us!"

"WHAT!" Blitz and Butch both turned white.

Buttercup's POV

I thought for sure that Belle was gonna get them...but Elisa gave them a hot bowl of meat and potato soup with honey roasted bread. My stomach was grumbling...I just remember I was in such a hurry to be outside, I didn't eat a thing all day.

"This looks divine." Lady Morbucks and the girls except Bubbles, were about to dug in when Bubbles just stood up.

"Excuse mother, but..I lost my appetite." Bubbles bowed and went right to her room.

"Well...can't let to food go to waste." Duchess said, and just as they were about to put their spoons to their mouths, Belle came out of the kitchen and had this weird smile.

"Oh Where did Bubbly go? oh well...how are you enjoying your soup...I hope BREE BREE gets better...so hard. Oh anyways...I made it extra special...I added an extra ingredient." She giggled, and the Morbucks stopped in their tracks...and looked at the food, "Poor Bree Bree, I hate it when my buddies get sick don't you...especially when someone made them run in the rain...oh and the plague running around...isn't that terrible?"

Man...What did Belle do? I was curious to know. In fact, Belle seems like the only person that the Morbucks wouldn't mess with. Hell, I'm sure no one would mess with her, Danny may mess with me but when Belle shows up, he runs for the hills and Belle doesn't even know why.

"Oh dear look at the time..." Duchess for once looked nervous.

"You're right...we have something very important that-" Princess was about to get up but Belle actually grabbed her by the shoulders and forced her down.

"Since it was your hat box that you made Bree Bree stay behind to find...I insist you EAT...oh yes...I think you may even find something special in your bowl."

"Belle...killing us is against the law...you'll be hanged." Lady Morbucks tried to sound firm but she was shaking.

"Killing you," Belle started laughing, "Oh my...Mina...Jack...isn't she just funny...you are a funny lady...now eat or your food will get cold...I bet Bree Bree is cold...Oh my."

"Elisa, I order you to taste this." Lady Morbucks ordered.

Belle grabbed Bubbles' bowl and gave Elisa a spoon, "Oh please try...they're hurting my feelings, Elisie."

Elisa tried the soup, she was glowing with wild anticipation for a second helping, on man I'm so hungry.

"Well...you're turn...by the way...Princess...have you seen Sapphire around?"Belle smiled and everyone's mouth flew open...Princess dug in her soup and found a collar.

"SAPPHIRE! SHE KILLED MY CATIMERA (Half cat, half chimera)!" Princess screamed as she ran up the stairs.

Duchess and Lady Morbucks paled and went up the stairs after her. Belle just laughed...

"Well...who's hungry?" Belle asked as we went back into the kitchen.

"Belle? You killed the catimera?"Maggie asked.

"Of course not, that thing never did anything to me. Now Dig in...remember...we get the left overs."

"But what did you do to the soup?"I asked.

"Oh Cupie...nothing...I only had enough time to put the collar in Princess' soup." Belle pulled out ome of the small pots and poured some of the soup in, "This is for Bree Bree. Now for Dinner...since they're gonna be starving...maybe...less food...or oh no...This is perfect..." Belle smiled and clapped as she puts some herbs in a bowl.

"What are you doing?"

"You'll see. Now eat Cupie...eat...oh but first...take that up to Bubbly." Belle pointed at the tray.

"Yeah sure." I took it up to Bubbles' room, the girls were running room to room, trying to find Sapphire, I guess hoping that Belle really didn't cook her. I knocked on the door, and when I heard a 'Come in' and went into the room...Sapphire was on Bubbles' bed. Bubbles was crying and was holding a handkerchief...She was staring at it.

"You ok?" I asked, as I placed the try on her bed.

"I should have done something...I really should have demanded it...instead of being pushed away. I knew it was going to rain and Brianna can't be in the rain...I feel so useless and its my fault...What if Brianna dies? What about Maggie? I couldn't even look her in the face when we came back home and it was raining."

"C'mon now...don't you think you're milking it...no one blames you and Brianna's not going to die, I'll make sure of that and Brianna's tough."

Bubbles sniffed a little and wiped her tears away with her hand, I wonder why not the handkerchief thing, Bubbles saw me looking and she just suddenly blushed, "You can keep a secret right...oh yeah...sorry...I pull this out to make me happy...to remind me...of him. I've been seeing someone."

Normally I wouldn't care about this kind of stuff, but I was trying to cheer her up, "So...uh...what's his name?"

Bubbles laughed, "His name is Sebastian and he's the nicest and sweetest man alive. I met him about two years ago at a Party in the Castle. While Mommy was trying to get the Crown Prince's attention to dance with Duchess and Princess, I was dancing with him. And we talked til midnight...Oh it was magical...like a fairy tale. He loves animals and this new found stuff called Science...and sensitive. But he's poor...He's just a small Lord with hardly any land...he's trying to get some money...travelling and stuff...so we can barely see each other. I sneak out at night like 4 days in a week...just so we can see each other or hoping to see him."

"But why? Why not just marry him? A Lord is a Lord."

"Oh in my opinion, he's a Prince (hint hint) He's worth ten of the richest men in the Kingdom but I couldn't bare it if my family rejects him...and he wants us to be on good terms with my family...I barely understand it...but I don't want to cut my family strings."

"I don't get you...your mother and sisters can't stand you...because you're pretty and a Dress Mage and have talent and a heart and you don't wanna be away from them." I shook my head and stood up, "Bubbles, you're such a softie...I don't know much about love, if you love this man...even if your family rejects him, you should marry him. You're unhappy here...My dad told me that my mom was a Countess and she gave up everything-"

"To marry your Dad, I know...I know."

I was shocked, "But how?"

"Well...My Mom told us one time...about how dumb it was to marry below your station like her Cousin...It took my a while to figure out that she meant Rose Lily...but I thought it was nice...and romantic...and it gave me an amazing cousin. We are family, Buttercup...after all this time...I've been wanting to tell you but could never find the words, you don't know how happy this makes me." Bubbles hugged me, and I hugged her back a little when Princess just barged in. I got up and bowed to her.

"Oh Sapphire!" Princess just grabbed the cat and walks out, "I knew that crazy lady never touched you. I patted Bubbles on the shoulder and walked out. All this talk about love has got my heart beating so fast and my face hot again.

"Oh Man...there goes that sickness again. Why do I feel...my heart is beating so fast...my stomach feels like there's butterflies in it...and my face..." My mind just went right to that spoiled...arrogant...pain in the ass Prince. The nerve of that bastard.

Maggie was nervous herself, her only grand child was sick.

Witches are weak in the rain especially...rain was pure and brought life while Witches had dark magic and the rain weakened them and their magic...I was scared...I'll admit it...this wasn't the first time...my hands tightened as I thought about it...that the rain brought this kind of grief...but Brianna was going to live...she had no choice. I wasn't gonna let her die...not like mom.

"Mistress, it'll only be a moment...I just wanna see how she's doing." Maggie begged, but Lady Morbuck was already grouchy from Belle's trick, surprising she didn't tell Belle that.

"No Maggie...you're needed here...and you would stay there."

"Don't worry Maggie, I'll be with her...she's at my place." I grabbed the pot and the basket where Fang was still sleeping in and went straight home...I couldn't stand it...all this talk about the damn Crown Prince...It bothered me how they didn't even say his name...Just the Crown Prince. As if he wasn't a person...as I ran home top speed in the rain...I found that Blossom was at the house.

"Oh hey Buttercup...I came over as soon as I heard...poor Bree."

I told Blossom what happened as I was eating and Fang was chewing the meat that I threw on the floor.

"How could they be like this? Rain can make anyone sick...well...except you...I think you thrive in it...like a flower." Blossom laughed but I growled at her. She helped me put Brianna a gown on her and remove the wet towels. I sat back down as the Twins were kicking the ball to each other. I was letting Fang sit in my lap, he was purring and flapping his wings as if to stretch them. I touched his little peach colored nose and he went right after my hand, biting it and clawing at it. He was kicking me hand with his bottom white paws now. (Go ahead, say aww)

"I just don't understand...Brianna wouldn't risk being in the rain...not for the Morbucks." I sighed.

"Oh...now that you mention it...I think that Gypsy was there."

"Gypsy?"

"Yeah...I offered Brianna a ride to the Morbucks estate...but then that guy came along...Boy...I've never seen Brianna so mad...he tried to talk to her...kept saying 'let me explain' to her...but Brianna was ready to slug him...she just bowed and kept calling him your highness like she was ready to turn him into a slug. I turned to catch up but Brianna is just as fast as you are when she runs. I was hoping that Friend of his was there...with the hat."

"What was his name?"

"Oh wait...now I remembered...she said...Your Highness Blitz. I wonder what happened. It must have been pretty bad if she would risk running in the rain."