AN: Sorry for the wait! My school year just started and updates might take a lot longer. Don't worry, I'm not abandoning any stories and they will all be updated eventually. Enjoy the chapter!
? POV
Today was the day that I moved to Townsville. I honestly don't know what drew me to the problematic city, but for some reason, I felt like I had to. Townsville, here I come.
Buttercup's POV
I jerked awake in a cold sweat from the nightmare I just escaped from and all the memories of yesterday came rushing back. Suddenly the nightmare didn't seem so bad.
I slowly sat up and froze when I saw a red piece of paper from the corner of my eye. He must've known I moved in here for a while… Dragging my feet, I made my way across the room and picked up the letter that couldn't be from anyone but HIM.
'Oh hello dear! I couldn't help but notice your car. A pretty, black, priceless race car. I've always wondered how fast it could go, so here's your challenge for the day: show me how fast it can go and stay at that speed until you crash or run out of gas. I sure hope you can drive well!'
Not only was he trying to destroy all of my relationships, but now he was going for my car! There's almost no way that I could drive through Townsville at that speed and not crash. I looked to the clock beside the bed and saw that it was 4:30 AM. If there was a good time to drive like a maniac, it would be when there was nobody else on the road.
Without any hesitation, I brushed my teeth and threw my hair up in a messy bun, my bangs hanging in my face. I put on a pair of small black shorts and a tight, faded red tank top. Not wanting to wake anyone up, I snuck down the stairs quietly and left a note in case they woke up before I got back.
'Went on a car ride to clear my head.'
With that, I slipped on a pair of flip flops, grabbed my keys, and hopped in the car. After pulling out of the driveway, I stepped on the gas, shifting gears until I was at full speed, which happened to be 130mph.
Since there was next to nobody on the roads, I was able to drift into every turn like a pro racecar driver would. Though it was still early, the streets started to crowd. Now the challenge really started.
I wove between cars, the sound of car horns flooding the air. I took any spot I could get through, not crashing by some miracle. Up ahead I could see a stop light and looked around for any possible way around it and saw an alley. Yup. That'll work.
Without any room for hesitation, I turned hard into the alley. I held my horn down to warn people out of the way and soon found myself back on the road. Then I heard sirens…
Bubbles's POV
The sound of the hotline snatched me out of my dream and I fell out of my bed.
"Bubbles get the hotline!" Blossom had been in a pretty bad mood since the events of yesterday and honestly, I was too.
"Fine! I got it!" I picked up the phone and the mayor's panicked voice came across the line.
"Powerpuff Girls! There's a car going 80 miles over the speed limit and the police can't stop the car! You need to stop it, people are in danger!" I sighed to myself. The cops should be able to deal with these kinds of situations.
"We'll be right there mayor." I hung up the phone and turned to come face to face with my older sister.
"There's a car going 80 miles over and the cops can't stop it." Blossom rolled her eyes, but signaled for me to take off after her.
As soon as we got to Townsville, we could hear the many sirens. Whoever was driving this car had to be literally insane to just not stop. We saw a black blur drift into a back alley to shake a few of the cops.
I turned to Blossom for a plan and she started giving orders.
"Ok, fly in front of the car. I know it sounds crazy, but nobody wants to hit a young girl and that's exactly what you'll look like to the driver. More than likely, the driver will slam on breaks and that's when I'll pick up the car so it can't go anywhere." I was a little uneasy about the plan. It seemed a little reckless, but worst case scenario I could fly out of the way if the car doesn't stop.
We put our plan into action as a black form swerved out of the unorthodox road and back onto the highway. I landed right in front of and intersection and froze when I recognized the driver as my reckless sister, Buttercup.
Kitty's POV
The sound of blaring sirens shook me out of my sleep. I looked to my left to see Bradley hadn't slept through it either.
"What is going on?" Bradley only shrugged and looked just as confused as I did.
We both got up and walked to Buttercup's room only to find her missing! "Oh my god where is she?" Bradley wrapped his arms around my waist from behind to calm me down.
"Kitty, calm down. Maybe she's downstairs already." I let my nerves settle and followed him down to the kitchen to see him reading a note.
"Don't freak out, she's just on a morning drive to clear her head." My eyes widened as the sirens seemed to drown out all other sounds around me.
"I'm almost 100% sure she's involved in whatever is going on out there! What if she gets herself hurt or killed?" I could see anxiety in his eyes, but I could tell he was hiding it so I wouldn't freak me out.
"We'll just have to wait and see what happens Kitty. I'm worried too, but if we go out there right now we'll be putting ourselves in danger too." I nodded but I couldn't help but worry for my best friend.
?'s POV
I had finally gotten to Townsville, but as soon as I got into the city all I could hear were multiple police sirens. I thought about pulling over and waiting until they turned off, but I didn't see any cars. Honestly, I just wanted to get to my new apartment.
Buttercup's POV
My eyes widened as Bubbles landed in front of my car. I couldn't hit brakes, but I also would never forgive myself if I ever hurt her. Knowing the consequences, I closed my eyes and sharply turned the wheel to the left.
I couldn't hold in the terrified scream as my car completely flipped, but completely missed my sister. I felt the impact as my car landed upside down. The glass shattered. I felt it cut into my skin and I cried out as the car flipped again. I couldn't move. My legs were stuck. I could feel the blood dripping down my face and an unbearable pain in my legs. I couldn't even tell where I was as my car continued to flip.
Suddenly my senses were filled with headlights and screeching tires. I felt a heavy impact and screamed from the pain as the rest of my windows shattered and the world continued to spin around me. Before my car even stopped, I blacked out.
Blossom's POV
My hand flew up to my mouth as I watched the car continue to violently flip. It didn't make any sense! The driver was supposed to hit brakes! I looked down at Bubbles to see her frozen in terrified shock. The second the car came to a stop, the driver of the other car jumped out and started to run towards the now smoking scrap metal.
Bubbles and I jumped into action, holding the boy back.
"No! Let me go! That person is going to die if I don't help them! The car's gonna blow up!" Bubbles's eyes widened and she turned towards the unrecognizable vehicle.
"We need to get her out Blossom!" I looked at Bubbles like she was crazy.
"Bubbles, there's no way that person is still alive! That was the worst car crash I've ever seen, but if you want to get the person out I'll help you." I followed my little sister as she sped towards the crash, tearing apart the car. I could see her desperately prying off the doors and tearing apart the car to get the driver out.
I froze, however, when I barely recognized my middle sister hanging out of her car, covered in blood, cuts, and bruises.
Tears came to my eyes as I saw Bubbles hastily tearing at the dashboard, where her legs were trapped and crushed. I quickly joined in on ripping the car apart to free her.
Once getting her away from the danger of her totaled car, we could clearly see her heavily scarred body, glass shards and broken bones in a variety of places. The boy from earlier ran over, tears in his eyes.
"Is she gonna be okay? This is all my fault!" Bubbles was fast to comfort the horrified teen.
"We're getting her to the hospital now, and this is in no way your fault. She'll make it, she can't die. Buttercup's invincible, nothing can kill her!" It sounded more like she was trying to convince herself more than anything else.
I looked down at the limp body of my sister and realized I had to get her to the hospital soon.
"Bubbles, I need to get her to the hospital. If he wants to come, he can go with you after you let Kit and Bradley know what happened." Without waiting for a response, I took off, cradling my sister as if to protect her from the wind.
"I don't know if you can hear me, but I'm so sorry for being so insensitive and mean to you yesterday. I didn't even listen to your side of the story and I still haven't. At this point I honestly don't care if you had sex with twelve guys last night, please just be okay." My eyes started to tear up at the thought of never being able to see my sister alive again.
I landed at the hospital and burst through the doors, catching the attention of everyone in the room.
"Please! Someone needs to help her!" Almost immediately, a swarm of doctors ran to the back, all the available nurses ran over to us, and multiple patients threw up, having caught sight of Buttercup's condition.
"The doctors should be out with a bed for her in a few seconds! Ma'am, we're going to have to ask you to wait out here while we try to help her." The nurses took her from my arms and I lost my composure and started crying hysterically.
"No! Th-that's my s-ister! I-I need to kn-ow sh-she's okay!" I easily could've broken past the nurses holding me back, but once she disappeared behind the doors, I lost the will to do anything but cry and pray she would make it through this one. I wouldn't be able to live with the last thing I said to her…
Bradley's POV
Kitty jolted in my arms at the sound of the doorbell and a large smile spread across her face.
"That must be Buttercup!" My girl raced towards the door and I calmly followed her. She opened the entrance, but we both froze at the sight of Bubbles and a face we hadn't seen in a long time.
"James?" He looked very conflicted and guilty.
"Hey guys. How's it hanging?" He forced a smile and I could tell he was faking his happiness in an attempt to lighten the mood.
"James. Something happened, I'm not stupid. Just tell us what's going on." His smile dropped and was replaced by a guilty look.
"I-I think I might have killed a girl…" Tears built up in his eyes and I looked to Bubbles to see her glaring at my long time friend.
"She isn't dead and she isn't going to die!" My stomach dropped a little, but I tried not to assume anything.
"What are you guys talking about? Why are you guys even here?" I kept my voice steady as to not alarm Kit, but she was already nervous based on her tight grip on my arm.
"Buttercup was in a little fender bender. She's in the hospital right now to get checked up. She's gonna be fine, but we figured you guys might want to know since she was staying with you." I could catch a hint of doubt in her voice and immediately knew this was worse than she was letting on.
"We'll come to visit her and you guys can tell me the full story on the way there." I motioned for everyone to follow me to the car. Kit hopped in the passenger seat while James and Bubbles hopped in the back. I wasted no time turning on the car and screeching out of the driveway.
"Talk." I didn't need to direct it towards anyone for them to know I wanted the story.
"Okay… So we got a call on the hotline this morning from the mayor saying that there was a car going 80 over the speed limit and the cops couldn't get the driver to pull over. We got to the scene and we saw a black car going at least 130. Blossom told me to fly in front of the car so they would hit brakes and even if they didn't I would be able to fly out of the way in time. The plan was that they would stop and she would pick up the car, but as soon as I landed in front of the car, I made eye contact with Buttercup! I prepared myself to move, but instead of her hitting brakes, she tried to swerve around me. With her car going as fast as it was, it completely flipped over and rolled into an intersection right as James was driving through it. He tried to hit brakes, but there wasn't enough time to react and he hit her car, causing it to flip a few more times. We had to rip her car apart to get her out, but she's tough. She'll be fine!" Right as Bubbles finished her story, we caught sight of what must've been her car. There were scorch marks on the ground around a ripped and crumpled piece of metal.
Her beautiful car was completely unrecognizable.
"Bubbles. Be honest. How do you really think she's doing?" I clenched my jaw at the thought of her in worse shape than her car. I cringed as I heard a sob escape the small blonde.
"I-I'm scared! I'm sc-scared I'm gonna l-lose my sis-ter! God she l-looked awful! Sh-she was trying to not hurt m-me! I w-was so awful to h-her yest-erday!" The youngest puff began to cry heavily and I stepped on the gas to go just a little faster. The last thing I wanted was to get there too late.
Blossom's POV
I was sitting in the waiting room anxiously, when Bubbles, Bradley, Kit, and the boy from the crash burst into the hospital.
"How's Buttercup doing?" Kit's distressed voice called out to the nearest nurse.
"Umm, we haven't gotten word yet from the doctors, but she's in the ICU at the moment." I could visibly see the color drain from the girl's face and she held onto Bradley for support.
"Oh my God, this is my fault!" The boy from the crash raked his hands anxiously through his black hair.
"James, there was nothing you could've done. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time." Bradley knew this guy?
"I could've pulled over! I heard the sirens from the police cars. I swear if she doesn't make it I'm never going to forgive myself…" I flinched in shock when Kit slapped him hard on the cheek.
"James snap out of it! This isn't your fault so stop throwing a pity party! Don't sit here feeling bad for yourself while Buttercup is back there fighting just to stay alive!" I watched the scene in subtle interest, but Bubbles sat next to me, diverting my attention.
"Should we tell Butch? Do you think he would care?" I thought on it for a while and couldn't really decide. On one hand, he meant alot to her, but on the other hand, he seemed to hate her last time I saw him.
"I guess it couldn't really hurt to call him at least."
Butch's POV
For the first night in a while I actually stayed at home with my brothers for the night. Waking up without Buttercup was lonely, but I couldn't take back what I did to her yesterday.
After coming home in the first place I explained the situation to my brothers.
FLASHBACK
"So you're saying she cheated on you? Didn't she not date you until after her strip club challenge so she wouldn't cheat on you?" I felt the anger I had before come back over me.
"Yes! She fucking lied to me!" I glared as Brick cocked a brow at me.
"What was the challenge again?" My eye twitched as my brother didn't immediately take my side. I pulled out my phone and showed him a picture of the paper. He let out a sad sigh and looked at me as if he was disappointed.
"Butch. You're killing this girl. Did you ever listen to her side of the story?" I glared hard at him as he tried to make me feel like the bad guy.
"She went to a child's birthday party and had to do whatever the kid wanted her to do! I'm pretty damn sure a kid can't leave those kind of marks on her!" Brick looked back down at the note and matched my glare.
"If you paid more attention you would know that it never said it was for a child. For all you know, it could've been a 30 year old man. It's very possible it was a grown man's birthday who forced your girl to fuck him." My heart dropped and I snatched my phone from my brother and read the note desperately searching for an indication that it was a child's party, but Brick was right, it never said anything about a child.
"But she never texted me!" Brick glared at my attempts to justify myself and crushed my phone in his hand.
"It isn't hard to break a phone brother. Don't worry, I'll get you another one tonight, but I needed to make a point. You and her sisters is all she has right now and you just left her to fend for herself. My advice: swallow your pride and apologize to her." My eyes widened and I felt an ache in my chest.
"What did I do? I was terrible to her! I can't just apologize, she probably never wants to see me again! I need to sleep on this…" With that I went to bed.
END FLASHBACK
I needed to apologize. I pulled my new phone off the charger and got ready, putting on a green v neck, black cargo shorts, and green and black roches. I walked out without eating and hopped in my car.
As I whipped out of the driveway, my phone started to ring and Bubbles's name popped up on the screen. Without any hesitation I picked it up.
"Hey Bubbles, what's up?" I waited for her response and my eyes widened when I heard a sob from the other end.
"Bubbles? What's going on? Are you okay?" All I got in response was another choked cry. I heard a rustle and a shaky voice came through the phone.
"Butch, if you care about our sister at all, you need to get to the hospital now. They aren't sure if she's going to make it." I could've sworn my heart stopped for a full minute.
"Wh-what? What happened?" I stuttered through the line. I sat impatiently in the heavy traffic and waited for Blossom's explanation.
"She wrecked her car. No, she totaled it. The safety features in that car are horrible, it didn't even have functional airbags." At that, I held down my horn and started weaving through cars only to stop my car at the sight of what was causing the traffic.
An unrecognizable pile of black scrap metal. Buttercup's car.
I felt like I was going to throw up and stepped on the gas, not caring if I broke a few laws getting to the hospital.
When I pulled into the parking lot, I didn't even bother finding a parking space and left my car in the middle of the driveway. I flew into the building at top speed and was met with two harsh glares from Kit and Bradley, but I didn't care. All that mattered at that moment was whether or not she would be okay.
"How is she? I got here as soon as possible." My hoped weren't that high though based on the expressions of the people around me.
"Why are you here Butch?" I heard a growl come from Bradley.
"Maybe because I got a call saying my girlfriend is in the hospital!" I turned and met his glare.
"She's not your girlfriend. Not since yesterday. I would know since I was the one who waited for her to cry herself to sleep last night. Don't come here because you feel guilty, that's not fair to her. Go home. She doesn't need you here! If all goes wrong she won't even know you were here!" He had to choke out the last word and tears rolled down his face.
"I was wrong. I was in my way to her house to apologize when I got a phone call saying she totaled her car and might not make it! I really do care about her and I realized how wrong I was. I don't know what I'll do if I never get the chance to apologize to her…" Bradley snarled a reply at me.
"Save the drama and stop throwing yourself a pity party! Own up to how you treated her and realize that she's the one who's in a bad spot right now."
"Ummm. Not to be nosy or anything, but I have no idea who this is or what's going on right now…" I didn't even realize that the boy was here. I didn't even know who he was." I glared at him, not wanting him to know the details.
"It doesn't have anything to do with you so fuck off!" He visibly shrunk back and to my surprise, Kit came to his defense.
"So I guess you are still a jackass! He has more a right to be here than you do!" I turned my glare towards Buttercup's best friend and growled out a response.
"And how does a stranger have more right to be here than her boyfriend?" She met my glare with a harsh one of her own.
"You aren't her boyfriend! You decided that! And he was involved in the accident even if it wasn't his fault." I was about to yell at Kit, but I was cut off by the sound of the doors opening and the doctors walking out.
"Are you all here for Buttercup Utonium?" At his words we forgot our previous argument and waited for news on her condition.
"Yes, she's okay right?" Bubbles's voice came across desperate and on the verge of heartbreak.
He doctor looked away from her and we all assumed the worst. "No. She can't be dead, she's too tough for that." My voice come out shaky as I was on the verge of tears. The doctor looked back up at all of our pained expressions with a look of shock.
"She's not dead! I just wouldn't use okay as the word to describe her… Unless you consider two broken legs, severe internal and external bleeding, seven broken ribs, several gashes that will need stitches, a broken arm, a severe concussion, and possibly more okay." My heart ached with each condition he named.
"Can we see her?" The doctor cringed as he looked over our large group.
"Only family is allowed right now, I'm sorry. Maybe a little later when she's a little more stable."
Bubbles's POV
I wasn't sure if I would be able to handle seeing her in this condition, but I would never forgive myself if I let her go without seeing her. Blossom and I followed the doctor back and I grabbed at my older sister's hand for support that I'm pretty sure we both needed.
The doctor stopped in front of a door and looked at us, a grave look on his face. "Before we go in, I'm just going to warn you that what you're going to see is not that much better than she came here." I swallowed the lump in my throat and nodded. He smiled sadly at us and opened the door, motioning for us to follow him in.
I choked out a sob as I caught a glance of her hooked up to all of the machines, all of them dangerously quiet. Her normally tanned skin was a ghostly pale with a ridiculous amount of stitches covering her whole body. A nasty bruise stood out on her forehead that almost looked like she got shot. Both of her legs were casted along with her left arm. Her rib cage was wrapped heavily and I had never seen my sister look so weak in her life.
I slowly walked over to her and gently ran a finger over a particularly long set of stitches that ran across her cheek. I couldn't hold back the tears at this point and I held her good hand.
I looked back to Blossom only to see her frozen, tears spilling down her cheeks. She walked over shakily, as if she was scared her presence would kill our sister.
"B-buttercup? I know you probably don't hear me, but I'm sorry for treating you the way I did yesterday… I've been an awful sister lately and I swear I'll be a better sister from now on. Please just be okay…" Blossom leaned forward and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead before lightly touching the stitches on her neck, praying nothing was too damaged.
"We love you Buttercup, please don't go… Kit and Bradley don't know what to do with themselves, the kid who hit your car is wracked with guilt, Butch is crying in the waiting room, and we don't even know what to do with ourselves." I squeezed her hand lightly and cried looking at her helpless form.
"Should we call dad? He should know right?" I looked to Blossom for and answer and she only nodded.
"I'll call him right now."
Professor's POV
I was sitting in the same room as HIM, locked in a staredown of sorts. He broke eye contact with me at the sound of my phone ringing.
"Oh! Your oldest daughter is calling you, I wonder if it has anything to do with Buttercup." I glared at the way he said my middle daughter's name. He picked up my phone and put it up to my ear.
"Dad?" My eyes widened at the sound of her shaky voice.
"Blossom? Is everything alright? Are you girls okay?" I heard Bubbles crying in the background and quiet beeping in the background.
"Dad, Buttercup got in a really bad car crash. The doctor's aren't sure if she's going to make it or not. I know you're on a business trip, but she's in really bad shape and I feel like you need to see her." My heart dropped and tears built up in my eyes. How was I going to explain that I couldn't come?
"Oh my god… I really have no way of being there Blossom… Trust me, I want to come, but I'm just really tied up with work right now." My voice was shaky and I cringed at how insensitive I sounded.
"She's your daughter! How can you just say that work is more important than her! What if she dies dad? What if you never get to see her again? How could you just say you need to work when Buttercup could be dead any minute now?" I could hear Blossom sobbing on the other end of the line and I felt my stomach knot up in guilt.
"Blossom I'm sorry. I wish I could, but I'm just in the middle of a big project." Buttercup would be fine, she had to be!
"Why would you take her powers! She would be fine if she had her powers! How could you just take them from her like that!" I cringed at the cover story that Buttercup used to explain her powers being gone.
"She's just not responsible enough to have her powers while I'm not there to keep an eye on her. This is a perfect example of how reckless she can be." I heard a few more sobs from Blossom before she screamed into the phone.
"She's 18 dad! You don't need to watch her like a child! And how could you just say that stuff about her? Yeah she sometimes makes reckless decisions, but there's been so many times that we would've died without them! I hope you don't live to regret this decision dad, because if she dies, you consciously decided to work instead of coming to see her." Without even waiting on a response, she hung up the phone and I let the tears fall. I didn't care that I was right in front of HIM. My daughter could possibly die because of me and I just said all of that horrible stuff about her.
Blossom's POV
After hanging up the phone I let all my frustrations out and just started crying.
"Of all the times he could've been too busy, why did it have to be now? We should be his first priority!" Bubbles looked at me with concerned eyes and I forgot that I didn't tell her.
"Dad isn't coming because he's too busy with work! These are times when he needs to be here for us! If Buttercup dies I'm blaming him." Bubbles looked crushed and I couldn't blame her. It hurt to know that the professor prioritized his work over us. We locked eyes and made a silent agreement to keep this from our sister if she ever woke up.
Bubbles broke eye contact and looked to the ground. "I don't want to see her like this Blossom… I'm gonna head back out to the waiting room." I nodded to her in understanding. Once Bubbles left, I sat on the edge of her bed and brushed some stray hair from her face.
"I promise to be a better sister to you Buttercup. I know I haven't ever really been that supportive of you and I've never really taken your side, but I want to change that. I really don't know what I'd do with myself if you were to leave. I'm so sorry for how I've been treating you lately and I'll do anything to make it up to you. Please… please just wake up sister." I looked hopefully at my endangered sister, but she didn't move.
I sighed sadly and walked out of the room after placing a sisterly kiss on her forehead.
"Love you Buttercup…" With one last glance, I let the door shut behind me and walked out to the waiting room where Bubbles was. Everyone's stare turned towards me the second the doors opened. Their expressions of anticipation dropped quickly once they realized that it was just me, not a doctor.
"How is she?" Kit looked at me hopefully. I looked for Bubbles, but didn't see her anywhere.
"Where's Bubbles? Didn't she come out before me?" Fear filled her eyes as I didn't answer her question.
"She ran straight out of the building and now you aren't answering us! Is she going to be okay?" Kit was close to crying, but calmed down with Bradley's hand on her shoulder. I sighed sadly and thought about the best way to word her condition.
"She's definitely seen better days…" I knew it probably wouldn't, but I hoped that would do for the group of four in front of me. I was immediately met with three glares and a look of despair from the kid from James. My eyes landed on him as I knew I was about to be so hated for what I was about to do.
"James, come back to see her with me. You can come as long as you have my permission." He looked at me in absolute gratitude.
"Thank you…" I felt bad because I could tell that the poor guy genuinely thought he was at fault. I nodded to him and stopped as soon as we got out of view of the three other people.
"It's not your fault you know. It's obvious that you're blaming yourself right now and it's not necessary." He sent me an unsure glance and protested.
"But I hit her car! I should've pulled over when I heard the sirens!" He looked longingly towards the series of doors that lined the hall.
"There's no way you could've known that would happen. Nobody would've. Plus, her car already flipped before you hit her car. Plus, I already know she wouldn't be mad at you. Come on, let's go back." I motioned for him to follow me and we stopped at Buttercup's door. He took a deep breath and walked in the room.
James's POV
I flinched at the sight of all of her injuries. I couldn't help but wonder which ones wouldn't be there if I hadn't hit her… Well, I guess a bunch a crazy shit really does happen in Townsville, I just didn't expect anything to happen ten minutes into the city.
I looked to her sister and cringed at the pained look on her face. I walked closer to the injured girl to get a close look at her features; I never really saw what she even looked like.
I took a good look at her face and gasped silently. She was beautiful even with her cuts and bruises.
"Wow… She's really pretty." I turned to Blossom, who had a sad smile on her face.
"She'd be glad to hear that. It's usually Bubbles or me who get those kinds of compliments. She's the tough one. She wouldn't even be in this mess if our dad didn't take away her powers." I looked at her in confusion.
"Why did he take her powers? Actually, where is your dad?" Her eye twitched and a scowl covered her face.
"He said she was irresponsible and couldn't be trusted to keep them while he was gone. He's on a business trip and apparently couldn't find the time off work to come see his daughter who could possibly die." She looked like she was going to cry, so I spoke up.
"Hey, she's the tough one! She's not gonna die!" She gave me a small smile and pulled out her phone.
"I'll show you a picture of her when she isn't like this." She walked over and showed me a picture of a gorgeous girl in a black party dress and black heels. It was revealed to me that she had these striking green eyes, flawless tan skin, and quite the figure.
"Wow, she's gorgeous… Your dad must have a hard time with all the guys that go after you three." I was glad to hear a giggle from Blossom.
"He doesn't know about most of them, but he trusts us a lot. He just worries about Buttercup since she's the more daring and reckless one of us." I had to laugh a little bit at that. I really had to meet this girl while she was awake. We stood in silence for a while until I broke it. Silence isn't typically my thing.
"So I know Kit and Bradley, but who was that other guy?" Blossom got this look on her face. A look of mixed emotions.
"That's her ex boyfriend. They broke- He broke up with her yesterday and it wasn't a pretty one either. She wasn't dealing wth it too well and honestly it was the first time I ever saw her cry like that. I thought she was never going to stop. I regret it, but I was really mad at her and probably only made it worse." I knew I was only getting very little of the story and hoped to get a little more from the oldest sister.
"Wait, what happened?" She looked away and sighed sadly.
"Even now I don't know for sure, but Kit and Bradley do. She was gone for a whole night and came back home the next morning looking a complete mess. She had no shirt at all and was covered in bruises that didn't really look like they were from a fight. I screamed at her as soon as she walked through the door, lecturing her on how irresponsible and disgusting she was and I regret every single word I said to her. Butch came down and assumed the same thing I did. Much like me, he didn't listen to a word she had to say and called her just about every derogatory name he could think of. She lost it at that point, I had never seen anyone cry that hard. Even after Butch left, I continued to tell her that it was her fault…" She started to cry and I pulled her up a chair to sit down.
"Th-thank you. I almost lost her a week before and I p-promised myself that I w-would be a better si-sister to her! I'm already b-back to being a terr-terrible sister! I never got the ch-chance to tell her I didn't m-mean it!" Blossom broke down into hysterics and all I could do was give her a shoulder to cry on.
She cried into my shoulder until the beeping in the heart monster started to speed up. She pulled away from me, a look of panic in her eyes.
"Oh my god! We need a doctor!" Almost if on cue, two men and one woman rushed in to check on Buttercup.
"We're going to have to ask you two to leave until we find out what's going on. I'm sorry." The woman informed us and we left without a complaint.
Upon returning to the hallway, we were met with expectant looks from everyone in the waiting room.
"Well? How does she look?" Butch spoke up.
"I don't know, her eyes aren't open so she can't look right now…" I received a few glares for trying to lighten the mood, but also a giggle from Bubbles.
"That was funny, but really. Is my sister going to be okay?" Honestly, I didn't know…
"That's a question you're going to have to ask a doctor. All I know is that her heart monitor sped up and the doctors told us to leave until they could figure everything out." Butch grabbed me by my Deadpool shirt and lifted me against the wall.
"Stop acting so calm about this! She could be dying right now and it's your fucking fault!" I felt a stab of guilt, but Blossom jumped to my defense.
"Back off Butch! It's not even his fault! He's just trying to keep a level head, something you should do too." Butch growled to himself and let go of my shirt, dropping me to the floor.
After Butch's little scene, we all sat in silence until the doors opened, revealing a doctor. Almost terrifyingly in sync, we all stood up.
"How is she?" Blossom was the only one brave enough to ask. The doctor stared at us for a while, an uncertain look on his face.
"She's awake, but there are some problems you might want to see for yourselves. You can go in two at a time. As usual, family goes first."
Buttercup's POV
My eyes snapped open and I started to panic at the unfamiliar atmosphere. I tried to move, but a huge amount of pain stopped me. I opened my mouth to scream and nothing came out.
Immediately, doctors crowded around me with clipboards and several different tools.
"On a scale of one to ten, how bad is your pain right now?" I opened my mouth to say 'eleven', but once again, nothing came out. I looked to the doctors in a panic and they seemed to pick up on my fears.
"We forgot to tell you. You had some pretty severe gashes, well, everywhere, but also on your neck. One particularly bad one seems to have damaged your voice. Don't be too alarmed though, it should come back eventually. There's a possibility it will be fine in an hour and there's a possibility it could be damaged permanently. However, the chances of you never talking again are very slim." I opened my mouth, but quickly closed it and frowned. Instead, I responded by nodding my head.
"You have quite a few visitors. Is it okay if we send them in by twos? Of course your sisters will visit you first." My sisters came to visit me? I thought they hated me… I let a small smile form on my lips and nodded. One of the doctors left the room and returned with my two sisters.
I smiled at the sight of them even though I wanted to cry from the pain I was in right now.
"Oh my god! Buttercup, we were so scared you weren't going to make it! How do you feel?" Blossom was on the verge of tears and I tried to talk again, but nothing came out.
I meant to say, "I've seen better days", but once again, nothing came out. I frowned and instead decided to shake my head. I watched their relieved faces transform to one of shock.
"Buttercup? Can you not talk?" Bubbles asked with a shaky voice and Blossom was already crying a little bit. I looked around and found a notepad and a pen nearby. I soon realized my left arm was broken and frowned in frustration as I attempted to write with my right hand. After five minutes of writing, I finally got down a sloppy paragraph and passed it to Bubbles.
'No, I can't talk because apparently something cut my neck and damaged my voice. They don't know if it's gonna heal or not yet. Also, I thought you guys hated me…'
It took them a little while to read it, but I could tell when they were finished because they looked back up to me with teary eyes.
"Buttercup, it's going to be okay… And we're sorry for how we acted yesterday, we didn't even consider your side of the story. I know you probably don't want to write it all out, but if you are, we're willing to listen… err, read." I smiled at them and reached for the notebook, which they handed back to me. Immediately, I got to writing.
'I can't tell you the whole story bc I'm not allowed, but I went to a bday party that I thought was for a little kid, but it was actually for an 18 y/o. Well it kinda went horribly from there. The guy blackmailed me into doing whatever he said and not so surprisingly, he wanted me to fuck him. So that's pretty much why I looked the way I did, but I didn't call because he broke my phone before I could text for help and I didn't come home because I didn't think I could handle your reactions in the same night. Also, I'm sure you're wondering why I was driving around at 130mph this morning. I went on a morning drive and realized my brakes didn't work, so to make it through every red light, I had to speed up. That's when I realized my car wouldn't slow down either. Idk what happened to it, but then Bubbles flew in front of my car and I didn't want to hit her, so I tried to take a sharp turn. As you guys know, that didn't turn out so well.'
They took a minute to read it over and they looked back up at me while crying.
"Oh my god, we're so sorry! We didn't even think about how you could have felt… Also, your car is totaled, you probably already know that though." I looked away and frowned as I nodded, acknowledging that my car was gone.
"Also, Butch is here and we were wondering if you were okay with him being here." I felt a pain in my chest and it must've shown in my face from the sad looks my sisters gave me.
"We know he was pretty cruel to you, but he realized he was wrong and wants to apologize. We'll send Bradley back with him last since he'll be able to keep him in check." I gave them an unsure look, but hesitantly nodded.
"Okay, we'll bring back Kit and a guest visitor, he'll introduce himself. We love you!" They both have me a gentle kiss on the forehead before leaving the room.
Who could be a guest visitor..?
It wasn't too long of a wait before Kit burst through the doors with a guy I had never seen before trailing her.
"Buttercup! Oh my god I'm so glad you're alive, we were so scared! How are you feeling?" I stared at her for a little while and looked down to start writing.
"Buttercup? Why are you writing? You're left handed…" I cut my eyes at her and she kept quiet until I finished. After a long silence, I handed her the paper.
'I can't talk bc my voice is damaged. I'm honestly not feeling all that great, but I guess I'm lucky to be alive. Sorry for scaring you, I really didn't want to. Also, who's the stranger?'
Kit read over the note and her hand flew to her mouth.
"Oh my god… You can't talk? Is it permanent?" Tears we're building up in her eyes, so I shook my head no. I couldn't bring myself to tell her that they weren't sure yet. She sighed sadly and answered my question.
"This is James, he can introduce himself." The boy stepped forward, a pained look on his face.
"I'm so sorry! I'm the driver that hit you… I'm really glad you're alive and I'll do anything to make it up to you." I raised a brow at the boy. He was overly concerned about something that wasn't his fault… but it was sweet. I grabbed the paper and the pen and started to write again.
'It's not your fault, it's mine. I was driving at 130 mph and flipped in front of your car. Honestly, if anything I should be apologizing for any damage to your car. But if you're so pressed, I could really use some friends. I haven't been very popular as of late.'
James read over the note and looked up at me with confusion covering his face.
"Well now I don't feel that pressed, but I still wanna be your friend. I'm new to this city and I really don't have a reputation for you to ruin." He have me a cheeky smirk to let me know he was joking and I couldn't help but to laugh… well… try to laugh. I grabbed the paper and started to write.
'That was funny, I just can't laugh. I wish I had a number to give you? But someone broke my phone two days ago…'
He read the note and Kit looked over his shoulder.
"He has my number so if you need to contact him you can always just ask me." Kit smiled towards me and I actually smiled back. My head quickly turned towards the door when a series of hard knocks sounded from the other side. James and Kit looked back towards me with concerned looks.
"Seems like your last two visitors were tired of waiting." I sent Kit a desperate look not to leave, but she acted like she didn't see.
"Good luck Buttercup! Hopefully I'll see you again soon." With that, they walked out and Bradley and Butch care in. At the sight of Butch, I felt an actual pain in my chest and looked away from him.
"Buttercup? Can't you even look at me? I know I should've listened to your side of the story and… and I'm… I- I'm sorry! I just hate the thought of someone else having their hands anywhere on you! I didn't look at anything except the fact that I was angry and now I realize that my anger shouldn't have been directed at you. I know I don't deserve it, but I really would like another chance with you…" If only I could talk and move.
Butch's POV
I watched the love of my life as I waited for her to respond, but she never did.
"Buttercup?" She grabbed a paper pad and a pink pen and started writing with her right hand.
"I thought you were left handed." I asked her as she struggled to write with her right hand. She cut her eyes up to me in a glare and held up her casted left arm. Oh.
"Why don't you just talk?" She sent me an even sharper glare and looked like she was yelling something to me, but nothing came out. My heart dropped as I realized she couldn't talk. I decided from there to keep quiet and let her write.
It wasn't too much longer until she handed me the note.
'I was kinda expecting to never see you on good terms again, but since you're willing to listen… well… read, I have an explanation that I wrote for Bloss on the first page. And idk abt another relationship rn. Our last one kinda failed horribly and you didn't even listen to me before assuming the worst and calling me names! Gimme time to think abt everything. Maybe I just shouldn't be in a relationship until this whole thing is over. It obviously already ruined one so I'll really have to think abt it Butch. Don't get me wrong, I do love you, but you really hurt me an I don't wanna rush into anything.'
I sighed sadly after reading the note. I couldn't really blame her, I didn't deserve another chance.
"But we can still be friends for now?" I looked up at her desperately. I couldn't completely lose her, even if it would kill me to just be her friend. She gave me a sad smile and nodded.
"Okay, now that all the drama is taken care of, Buttercup, I'm glad you're alive. You really scared all of us." Buttercup smiled to both the boys, who were soon ushered out by doctors who needed to check up on the injured girl.
Professor's POV
HIM walked me into a room with only a television and turned on a video of a black car speeding through Townsville. My eyes widened as I recognized her prized black camaro. That car had no safety features! I closed my eyes, not wanting to look as she hit 130 mph, but HIM used a power to keep my eyes focused on the screen.
"You have to watch!" I cringed at the squealing of tires as she turned sharply into an alley. Right when I was thinking she might pull the stunt off without a scratch, Bubbles flew right in front of the car. Buttercup sharply turned the car, but due to the speed she was going, the car flipped multiple times. I flinched every time the timeless car hit the ground, but it got worse. My heart stopped as I watched another car come out from the intersection and hit her car while she was still in the air.
There was no way she could've survived that… Tears fell down my face as I heard an agonized scream from the unrecognizable car. Blossom and Bubbles finally showed up on the scene and started ripping off the doors.
I wanted to throw up when I saw what my daughter looked like. She was covered in her own blood with several cuts and bruises. I saw a particularly large cut on her neck and didn't even try to hide my fear for her.
"Oh my god…" I wanted to throw up at the sight of my mangled daughter hanging onto life. I knew she had been in critical condition from Blossom's call from earlier, but that was the only thing that told me she was alive right now.
"There's no way she's going to be able to complete the challenge tomorrow. I'll humor you, however, and let her try." I glared at him as he turned off the television.
"You can't even wait for her to heal? At least give her a chance…" HIM returned my glare with a smirk.
"I never said I was going to give her a chance. And just so you know, she may never speak again so I'm doing her a favor by putting her out of her misery." I gasped at the thought of my most vocal child never speaking again.
"No. That can't be right. Buttercup talks too much for that to happen to her. She'll be fine and she's going to ace whatever you throw at her! You just wait and see!
AN: SOSOSOSOSO SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT! I had a slight case of writer's block and homework pileups. I'm sorry to say that updates might start taking a lot longer than they did in the summer. Please review and thanks for reading! NEW OC BY CAuthoria- The Candidate!