Don't leave me now (PPG X RRB / powerpuffgirls x rowdyruffboys)

Chapter 12

Boomer looked at Bubbles' 'outfit of the day'.

Interesting, he thought. Something new, maybe pulled out of Buttercup's wardrobe paired with some of Blossom's shoes?

Bubbles glanced over but continued talking to her new 'friends'. Boomer didn't think they were very 'good' friends for her. Especially that weirdo Evan. The guy kept looking at her like he was about to eat her or some shit. And that totally creeped Boomer out. Why didn't Bubbles notice it at all?

'hE's mY bOyFrIeNd !'

'Ok sure. Fuck good taste in men, am I right?' Boomer thought.

He, in turn, snickered, a bit too loud, making everyone in the classroom stare at him weirdly. Even Evan did, but Bubbles just tried to avoid looking at Boomer at all. Like she could avoid him forever. They had almost all of their classes together.

And Princess? Apparently, Bubbles is her newest follower now. Is common sense not a thing now? 

Evan had a weird aura around him. All. The. Time. And Boomer was most definitely hot on his tail. Trying to watch his every movement, and his reactions, the way he spoke... and spurs harder when Bubbles was with him.

Boomer could never let a creepy (potential) pervert like Evan steal his girl.

Oh sweet Bubbles, where are you when Boomie really needs you?

Boomer rolled his eyes from the back of the classroom. As if she needed him anyway...

At an instant tug, Bubbles pulled Evan onto herself by his collar, and kissed him.

It was as if she knew Boomer would be watching.

Bubbles looked back, straight into Boomer's eyes, her glare was arrogant and cold, and it pierced right into Boomer's heart. It hurt him, so so much.

What did Princess do to sweet, kind and humble Bubbles?

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'I saw you, got it? As you wanted.' Boomer mumbled as he walked past Bubbles on the way out.
Did she not make her point clear?

How deep did she have to truly go to find out the truth of Princess' reappearance?

If only Blossom and Buttercup knew.

If only her Boomie knew.

She was only trying to help all of them.

Walking to the trash can at the corner of the room, she took out a replica of a photo Boomer and she had taken at a photo booth a while ago, she shredded it up, gasping for air to fill her lungs and suppress her tears that were threatening to blow her cover.

She left the shredded photo in one of her palms and threw it into the bin, but the shredded scattered everywhere, floating away from the trash can. After that, Bubbles ran to the toilet, she couldn't hold it in any longer.

She prayed no one would follow her to the toilet, all but one, Boomer.

No one would care anyway. Evan? He was just some dumb jock who seemed to only take interest in her body. Princess? An even more dumb and rude brat who deserved nothing but punishment for everything she had done to this world.

Boomer walked over to the bin calmly, bracing himself for the shock, or horror or disgust(?) for whatever Bubbles had ripped up but failed to throw away properly.

On a ripped up piece, Boomer spotted himself, with a feminine arm wrapped around his neck. At that moment, he knew where this photo was from.

The carnival.

2 months ago.

Prior to Princess' reappearance.

Maybe she really did want him gone.

Maybe she really did hate his guts.

Maybe she really did want to separate from him.

Maybe she really was happy with Evan.

Or whoever.

But her happiness came first, he chased after her.

No matter who she chose to be with, Boomer wanted her to know that she could always look to him when she was in a toughie. 

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Bubbles wiped the tears off of her face.

How long would this last until she could tell the others, the horrible truth?

How long would it take for her to finally find a way out?

 An excuse to get out of Princess' little cliche of horrid brats.

All they knew was to whine about handbags, when would Princess confide in Bubbles, believing she turned against her own sisters, and tell her all her plans?

What was it? An evil robot comeback? That was so 10 years ago.

A maniacal hypnotic comeback? Puh-lease, that was super 11 years ago.

The thing is, whatever Princess has in mind, the Powerpuffs would always be ready to crush Princess completely, and now that they were on good terms with the Rowdies, it was playtime.