ever since x and four were separated, it because apparent that they would get together again at some point, puffball could sense it. but before she could finish her thought, a bright pink and orange van could be heard in the distance, with it's engines getting louder as it approached the burnt soil. after 10 minutes of continuous screeching from riding up and down comically steep structures, the van sped towards the grass, and then screeched to a halt in front of the contestants.
before anyone had time to process what was going on, ruby, gelatin and teardrop burst out to retrieve x from the clutches of the pea green numeral. puffball and bell did think about escaping to be back with four, but they felt that it would inconvenience her, she already had a lot to worry about. they didn't want to give her even more episodes to work on, so they silently stayed put.
it was a pretty violent fight between the contestants of bfb and two, but the contestants somehow made it out alive. this would be one of the first signs that two wasn't as powerful as everyone made it out to be. puffball kept thinking back to that day, and how two just kinda seemed... slightly weak. sure, the contestants left with battle scars, but they never once seemed like they'd lose, against all odds.
it was now the winter, snow was falling over the burnt grass, so now there was at least something new to look at. the same couldn't be said for the auditorial experience, though. for the past 8 months or so, clanging cages could be heard for miles, with the occasional screams of an eliminated bfb contestant. puffball became increasingly curious, so when no one was looking, she flew up to the source of the sounds, and she was met with what the contestants called the b.r.b, or the big rotating building. she reckoned that she could fit into one of the cages if she shrunk small enough, so she decided to visit ruby.
puffball shrunk down and timed her appearance right, and slid into ruby's cage. ruby seemed kind of happy to have someone around, though it did seem a bit startled when puffball came in.
"wha... what is this place?" puffball asked ruby, while still being confused about her surroundings.
"oh, this is the brb! i heard that it actually means 'big rotating building' but I feel like it could be something else... like, uh... actually, that does make sense. although I wouldn't really call this a building, it's more like a tower than anything else."
puffball and ruby began chatting a bit, and then ruby gave puffball a hug. puffball blushed on many levels, while muttering something to herself.
"something wrong?" ruby asked her, while continuing to stroke her fur.
"i... uh... gosh... thank you." puffball stammered. she wasn't used to be held like that, but it felt... extremely comforting to her.
"no problem, bestie!!" ruby squeezed her harder and nuzzled her cheek.
puffball left ruby's cage and went back to bell and huddled with her. it was getting really cold, and she could tell that bell needed warmth, so puffball laid next to bell so that she could rest on her. puffball stayed up, looking up at the stars and the falling snow, thinking about ruby's affectionate behavior towards her... did ruby... love her? puffball had many questions in her head, which would eventually be answered.
