Author's Note: Okay you guys once again I have messed up with these chapters on this story but this is supposed to be chapter 48 but a new update will still be on the way. Anywho, enjoy this bridge over chapter and the new chapter will be on the way. Promise!
Sincerely, aisha12894
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"You know you don't have to stay here the entire time with me Brick." Blossom speaks up when she checks the time on a nearby clock.
Brick seemed to have gotten comfortable on the love chair and even turned the television on to some Sports channel. "Don't worry about me,just worry about getting better."
She merely nods her head before she stares back at the ceiling and utters, "Flash and I never dated."
Her statement catches his ears when he listens to her explanation, "He just asked me out to lunch and followed me around at Bell's party. I felt obligated since I mistreated him when he tried to be nice to me."
Brick exhales a sigh as a sense of relief washes over him after she tells him that. "So it seems as if the rumor mill has churned out yet another lie once they saw us together."
"What about you and Lucas?" He inquires about Blossom's relations with Lucas before he includes, "He was angry that I was with you at the mall."
Blossom dryly coughs a little before she clears her throat to answer the question, "We were strictly friends. I think he wanted something more of a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship but my head was focused on the books."
He chuckles to himself as he hears her response to his question, "You still have your head in the books even now but I recall when you told me about their group name…the Three Bandits."
"Lucas, Argos, and Prince have been buddies since the very beginning and even aided Pokey Oaks High by originally becoming a part of the school's Disciplinary Committee. The Top at the time was Tia B. Gardner. She was a very beautiful older woman, who was admired by men and envied by women. She took to us, particularly Buttercup, under her wings."
"Prince and Buttercup was almost inseparable during this time because Tia selected them for her Executive Council. This caused them to spend a lot of time with one another. We even predicted that a relationship would bloom between them but that came to a screeching halt."
'So this boy, name Prince, was a part of the Disciplinary Committee and Tia's Executive Council, which meant Tia wholeheartedly trusted him.' Brick weighs to himself.
"We all were on staff to serve tea at the Graduation Ceremony when Tia was served a cup. Once she consumed it, she immediately collapsed as her heartbeat slowly gave way until it ceased to beat again. Buttercup took it the hardest when it happened and had to be escorted from the school grounds for being so volatile. Afterwards, the three buddies immediately requested for a transfer and left without a word said to anyone."
'Could it be possible that those three had a hand in Tia's death? I have to tell Serena that we have an update on the Three Bandits story.'
"Blossom…" "…thank you for telling me that story." Brick was expressing his gratitude to her for telling him the story.
"It's really no problem. I felt that I could trust you with that information. Besides, I was going to tell you anyway." Blossom discloses to him.
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Midori nervously rests her elbow on the car door with her chin in the palm of her hand when she glances in the side mirror and spots the familiar green Camaro right behind Drake's car.
She felt at ease when she saw the car but still wondered how she was conned in to the ride along with Drake. 'Bubbles…'
The blonde blue-eyed girl, who naturally radiates joy and optimism, can be a very convincing individual whenever she chooses to be.
'If it wasn't for her then I wouldn't be questioning the dude sitting across from me.' Midori inwardly mulls over as she presses the down button on the window to enjoy the breeze.
"What were you doing over there by Cram Reform School?" Drake asks her while his sights were direct on the street in front of him.
"I was just on my way to school. I forgot that I even live near that school since I haven't had to walk ever since I met Buttercup and her sisters." She admits before she rests her back against the passenger seat.
His green eyes peer over at his driver's mirror and watches the green Camaro tails him from the school. 'So she was serious about following me then…'
"You know you should at least be aware of the different gangs' territories that attend my school incase I may not be around to save you again." He warns her before he positions his left elbow on his armrest.
"I'm not a freaking damsel in distress! I don't need routine saving from the gangs at your school." Midori retorts after she listens to his comment.
He drives up to a red light, runs his fingers through his brown locks, faces Midori, and speaks, "I didn't call you a damsel in distress. What I'm trying to say is that due to my experiences with fighting, I can judge whether or not someone has fighting strength. I don't want you to get involve."
"You just met me this morning! You already act as if we've been friends." Midori complains after she listens to what Drake said.
"Will you just listen to me?" He promptly interjects, which catches her off guard. "I'm sick and tired of hearing these guys bragging about how they like snatching some innocent girl right off the street and forcing her to do some very lewd things before leaving her body in a cold damp alleyway. The girls were extremely shamed and humiliated when they later found out about the photos or the video recording of them." He expresses in a calm tone, which prompts her to become mute.
'He does have a valid point. Even I've seen those horrible pictures of them…he's just trying to look out for you and your safety.'
"Look, I apologize for being so hostile when you have good intentions…it's just hard for me to trust strangers." She confesses to him that she was wrong.
Drake releases a sigh before he states, "You're forgiven…I know this might seem awkward for me to say this at the moment but besides that I wanted to get to know you more anyway."
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"You look like you could use an ice cream cone to cheer you up…Serena." A familiar masculine voice cordially greets her when she peers up to see it was none other than…
"Alma? What are you doing here?" She inquires in awe when she comes face to face with her brothers' principal in the local city park.
"I didn't know what flavor you wanted so I just got you Vanilla. If that's alright with you?" He claims while he ignores both of her questions she asks him.
The auburn haired woman simply stares at a cake cone with two perfect spherical scoops of Vanilla perfectly balanced on one another.
"Thank you." She thanks him since the heat starts to get to her ever since she emerges from her apartment.
There was a undefined silence amongst the two adults for two reasons: one was because they savor their frozen treat and second was because neither one of them did not want to be the first to strike up a conversation.
The sound of children running about quickly disrupting the quietness as the students were appreciating the quality time of just running around being free from the stress of their academic life.
"It's a beautiful day out today…good thing we got out of that meeting earlier then I thought." Alma speaks up since he nears the end of his scoop.
Serena peeks over at him, then to her ice cream, and finally to the sun in that sequence. She asks him, "Do you get out much? Your pale skin shows you fail to do that."
"Well...when you're dealing with the transitioning process for teenagers to young adults then I am sure you will be chained to your desk twenty four hours out of the day and seven days of the week." He simply responds to her question after he licks the ice cream.
"I see. You do have a point. From the work that was on your desk when I first met you, I figured you'd take your job seriously." Serena divulging to him before halting in consuming her ice cream.
Alma was surprised that she was quite observant, "So what else did you figure out about me then?"
"The car that you drove at that Cocktail party meant you paid a pretty penny for that, which meant you have a decent salary to cover its cost. Not to mention that you had power lock, air conditioning, a sun roof and slightly tinted windows." She expresses her opinion.
"How about something more of when you first entered my office?" He inquires more specifically about the location.
"Alright then, let me see if I can remember my thoughts," She momentarily pauses in the middle of her sentence, "You make sure your office is well-organized and that the secretaries are very kind and generous. Everyone is punctual and helpful to parents, guardians or students who enter in the main office. Your office is well kept, which means not a lot of people are permitted in your office, so you enjoy your space. One of your walls displays all of your accomplishments and pictures with local politicians and even with some students. It all equals up to the fact that you absolutely love your job." Serena concludes after she finishes one scoop.
'So is that what you learned in the Army?' He wonders to himself since he was quite impressed with what Serena just tells him.
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Bell drives through her home large driveway and lefts her car in front of the house for the valet to take it to the family lot.
"Welcome home, Ms. Bell." Her maids and butlers dutifully greet her as soon as she enters through the foyer of her parents' mansion.
"Is Daddy or Mommy home?" She inquires about the location of her parents as she completely ignores the greeting from her servants.
"Your father is currently in his study and your mother is still out on her trip." One butler mentions before she reaches the staircases in her home.
"Tell them that their daughter is home and that no one is to disturb me until dinner is served." Bell issues her order to the butler, who merely bows at the waist before they scamper off to do her command.
She let out a simple "humph" before she flings her platinum blonde hair over her shoulder and makes her way to her room.
Bell quickly locks herself in her bedroom since she did not want any of the nosy servants stick their heads in on an awkward occasions.
'I have to clearly think this through…if Blossom drops Flash now then that would eliminate the only led we have on the sisters.'
'I knew that that Flash was being completely selfish with that request since he's nowhere near Blossom's type of guy. Even so, we would have to go through drastic measures…kidnapping?'
'It's too risky if I do but if Flash were to do it out of spite…' She rationalizes as she could feel the gears in her head rotate as a plan begins to formulate in her mind.
Bell withdraws her cell phone from her pocket, creates a new email, inserts her Barbies email, and types, "Omg, you won't believe who I just saw together on the way home… Blossom Utonium walking with the new boy Brick Shaw hand in hand. I think she's cheating on Flash big time!"
She then presses the send button and watches as a circle flashes in the middle of her screen before the words "Sent Successfully".
'…And let the rumor mill turn and churn out the hottest gossip started by me…' Bell predicts before she slides her phone back in to her pocket.
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Midori instantly halted since she could not believe what she just heard, Drake Pierce, the one who saved her life earlier that morning was honest with his intentions for her.
"This is it!" She proclaims as she erases the silence between them as he pulls to a stop at her house.
"I appreciate the ride, Drake." The red head teen thanked the young man, who drove her straight to her home.
"Oh, it's no problem, Miss. Midori," The brunette merely waves her off as he accepts her thanks in the process.
When she made a move to open the door, the door lock shifted down which meant she was locked in the car.
"Can you please unlock the door?" Midori inquires in a polite manner when she peers over at Drake, who seems to be in a relax state of mind.
"If and only if you allow me to take you out on a date?" He confidently counters, which prompts her to show a weird expression on her face.
'Well he did save your life, drove you to and from school, so what could the harm be in that…' Midori inwardly runs down the situation about it for a minute.
"Sure, I'm available this week." She replies not aware that Drake was doing a silent victory dance on the inside.
"What could those two be doing?" Buttercup ponders out loud as she and Bubbles pulls up behind Drake's now park car.
Bubbles, who was currently absorbed in a fashion magazine, did not answer her sister's question.
"Alright, she's out and he drove off…" Buttercup announces once she watches Midori exit the car and waves him off before he drives up to where she was.
"So is Mr. Pierce the reason why you have that grin on your face?" Bubbles teasingly questions once she approaches the passenger's side window.
"You were the one who insisted I go with the gentlemen but anyway he asked me out on a date." Midori reminds the blonde girl.
"Oh is that so…it seems as if he's really interested in getting to know our little Midori. Would you not agree with me Bubbles?" Buttercup teases her best friend.
"Why sister dear, I would have to agree with you…but it's your life and not ours." Bubbles remarks as she joins along with her sister in teasing Midori.
"Shouldn't you two be getting home now? After all, you do have to worry about Blossom and her health, right?" Midori deliberately mentioning Blossom and reminding the sisters' of their other sister.
"Yes and no." Buttercup proves a response to the first question, which earns an odd expression on her face after she listens to her answer.
"Why did you say that?" Midori wonders.
"Blossom is in good hands at the moment! We can trust Brick around her." Bubbles happily exclaims.
Midori and Buttercup shrugs their shoulders up and down at the blonde girl's answer.
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Author's Note:
04.06.17 Major editing revisions