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(Blossom pov)
I'm ushered through the door and am still shocked to my core...
"Head up the stairs, go to the center room on your left... I just need to grab something... I don't want anyone seeing you... You were already through enough..." Brick had his arm around me until I touch the staircase.
With a nervous look I sigh and listen to him, I didn't have a choice... I couldn't go home like this, my father would be heart broken...
I reach the room in question and look around... It's colour scheme was black and gray, with small splashes of a crimson red. I sit on the edge of the bed and wrap his sweater around my body more, shielding myself from further embarrassment...
I was so naive about everything nowadays... Because I was distracted, trying to live a normal life was my downfall... I'm not normal... I'll never be normal... Just like everything about me... I used to be able to stand tall and do my best at being what I was created for...
Everything changed and I had to stop acting... My ex was a human... He didn't get it... He was the one who convinced me to try to be normal...
I'm also still in shock that Brick swooped in like some deadly force and protected me without thought... He brought me to his home, normally villains kept their doors sealed to us, never allowing us to see their private lives in such an intimate setting...
I knew I was in his room... It smelled like him, like he was always in here... I know it's oddness of knowing the smell of my counterpart, but I spent my entire childhood with him around the corner each day...
I look up finally to see him walk into the room with a black article of clothing in his hand...
"Here..." He hands it to me and I inspect it, it was a dress... It looked like it would fit me...
"Thank you..." I shyly thank him and sigh before shedding the jacket covering my torn dress, I noticed his eyes were focused on the wall on another side of the room...
He was just trying to make me more comfortable about it, so I take off the torn garment and put on the black dress... It actually fit my body well, the material was soft, probably a cotton fabric...
"Are you okay to leave, or do you need to wait a few minutes.. I will escort you to your side of the city..." He was offering such kindness, but like his usual self, he had little emotion on his face...
"I'm still slightly in shock to be honest... I'm unsure... This has never happened to me..." I was almost void of emotion as well, my body still processing what happened...
"Lay down... I'll just keep you in here until morning... It'll be safe by then..." He finally looks into my eyes again and I finally saw it, he was sorry for me... He just didn't know how to properly voice it...
"I don't have the mental capacity to argue with that..." I properly sit on the bed again and lay down, my skin crawling, but I don't have the energy anymore...
"I'll let her know... I'm sure I was already in for it anyway..." He sighs, leaning on the wall next to him...
"Who?" I ask, tiredness finally reaches my body...
"Your sister..." He turned to leave and I felt bile starting to rise in my throat...
"Where are you going? Isn't this your room?" I don't know why I care about this... He turned to me...
"Yeah... It is... But I didn't think sleeping next to a woman who was almost assaulted would be a good idea on my part..." He shrugs and leans against the door frame...
"You don't need to... Truthfully, I don't think you would do anything now..." He stopped me from being assaulted, brought me to this house and offered to keep me here... He is probably the most trustworthy person on this side of the city...
"You sure? I don't have to be in here..." He raised a brow, but didn't immediately leave...
"You're not the bad guy here..." I sigh, finally finding the energy to get underneath the comforter underneath me...
"Haven't been in years... We just keep the other side in line... Him got pissed and saw it as a betrayal..." He shrugs and I looked at him in surprise, he gave up crime? Why wasn't I told sooner?
"I didn't know before this... I lucky for me you showed me yourself..." I needed to talk to Buttercup when I got home...
"Not surprising when you filled your plate to maximum capacity... You were always doing the most..." He was much more laid back now that I'm actually paying attention...
"You can sleep here... I promise you that I don't care... To be honest I shouldn't be left alone when the reality fully hits... Don't know what will come out of it..." In actuality, I don't think I wanted him to leave, it didn't feel right...
"If you say so..." He sighs and walks fully into the room, "Just a warning... I sleep shirtless because I overheat in my sleep..." He took his shirt off and put it on the dresser next to the door...
"It's fine..." Having him here wasn't a terrible idea, I'll probably be a wreck when this fully hits... The thought of having a safer person next to me felt oddly comforting...
He climbed into the other side of the bed, leaving a foot of room in between us... He was keeping his distance and I now thought of a few things I wanted to ask him...
"How long has this side been like this?" Thats the first question... He sighs, but he responds shortly after...
"A few years... About 3 after we got clean and started trying to live a normal corruption free life..." He was sitting against the pillow...
"When did you guys decide on that route?" The questions made this whole thing feel less shitty...
"About 5 years ago... Was sick and tired of Him and mojo trying to control our lives... They only wanted us to take out you three, there wasn't any love there..." He sounded emotionless, but those words were not free from venom...
"What deal did you make with my sister?" I turned around to face him, he was quick to make eye contact...
"That if I took a load off her ass and managed what all the villains do when she's resting, she'd convince the mayor to wipe our records clean and give us a fresh start... Didn't sound like a bad deal... So I took it..." My eyes widened, no wonder why she said she was fine when I would ask her, she already set up help...
"I appreciate you doing that... She was exhausted all the time..." I was more thankful now...He was really serious about leaving crime behind...
"She's currently yelling at me for what happened... Says I should have been harsher with Ace... But it doesn't really matter too much, that's the usual response I get..." He lets a smirk slip, I sigh of course she was...
"Yeah it's the same for everyone..." She was always yelling at someone, she was the firecracker of us... But that meant she could handle the worst...
"You should train yourself more... One of us needs to get you and Bubbles on par..." He was right on that, today was proof...
"I planned on that... Can't be a good leader if I'm not prepared for the worst..." I was still the leader, I just needed to take that mindset back...
"You have inside knowledge now... So I'm available to be able to do that..." His offer wasn't going into empty ears, I am definitely getting back to my old self if it kills me...
"By the way... Where is this dress from?" I just realized that I had no idea...
"Butch's ex girlfriends leave all their shit here... I've got a whole drawer of random clothes..." He was definitely a life saver for that...
"It's comfortable at least..." I shrugged, at least it's not stolen from before he stopped...
"Not a bad choice on my part then... To be honest I guessed your size... So I had no idea..." He had a very accurate guess...
"It's actually spot on in size..." I'm glad it was just him... I don't know if I'd be able to let his brothers near me right now...
"Noted..." He finally gets comfortable enough to get under the blanket...
"I hope I can sleep..." I sigh, I really hoped that I could...
"Want some nyquil?" He offered and I looked at him in confusion... Nyquil?
"Does that even work on us?" I was actually curious, I've never tried sleep aid...
"I down half a bottle every night... Not sure how potent it is, but that seems to do the job... Better than the shit I was previously doing... Cheaper too..." I was now contemplating it, because if it works on him and he's double my size, than it's bound to do something...
"Worth a shot I guess... Better than nothing..." I wanted this day to be over so I could start forgetting it...
"Here..." He hands me a brand new bottle and I don't hesitate, it tastes strong, but it's not too bad...
"Thanks..." I handed it back to him and he takes a large swig before capping it and placing it next to him on the black nightstand on his side...
"Probably a good idea to knock yourself out... You hide it well for now at least..." He sighs and finally lays down completely...
"You're right about that..." I'm sure my body was beyond in shock...
"Let me know if you need something in the night..." He put his arms behind his head... I noticed a tattoo on his ribcage...
It said "Never go back to the ones who try to decide your fate..." He was definitely over the criminal world... After this day I should probably see him more... He definitely deserves another chance...
"I wanted to say thank you... Not just for the hospitality, but all of it... I'd be worse off if it wasn't for you..." I'd probably be in so random alley and raped by those true villains...
"I couldn't just stand there and watch... To be honest, I never hated you... Not one bit..." He spoke truthfully...
"Neither did I... I just didn't understand you... Hopefully I will start to now..." I was already beginning too...
"Yeah... I wanted the atmosphere between us to change awhile ago..." He Was fully looking into my eyes now...
"Believe me... I definitely consider you a friend now... Not just because you saved me..." From this day forward it was going to be different between us...
"Likewise pink stuff..." The smirk was back, finally a genuine smile comes onto my face...
"I should tell you why I was distracted... You'll probably hear Buttercup mention it..." I was sure I was never speaking to to my ex again anyway...
"Share what you're comfortable sharing..." He shrugs, I'm actually surprised he didn't pry...
"A very shitty person who I used to date is no longer in my life... He broke trust for stupid reasons..." He was the reason I made those stupid decisions, at least Brick was the one single good thing today...
"World is full of shitty people... Don't put all your thoughts into someone who doesn't deserve shit..." His words spoke experience even if he didn't imply it...
"I'll definitely be smarter about it next time..." I hoped there wouldn't be a next time...
"I don't bother with dating humans anymore... They don't get us..." He was right about that...
"I definitely agree with that... Let's shun em together..." I sigh more lightly and he chuckled, to be honest this talk put me in a better mood...
"Fuck the world right..." He sounded a lot lighter in mood too...
"Fuck the world..." I now feel tired and have a little smile on my face... I look at him and shuffle closer... He raised a brow at me, I just looked at him with a more tired gaze in my eyes...
He sighs and puts an arm around me...
"Night Blossom..." He was staring up at the ceiling... I get more comfortable, my skin finally stopped crawling... I finally felt comfortable enough to sleep...
"Night Brick..." My voice is small, that stuff finally kicking in, I started falling asleep and soon I'm asleep...