Powerpuff Love

Red Hot (Blossom x Brick)

...At the Powerpuff residence...

Momoko's POV

So bright...

My eyes flutter open, and I squint at sunbeams that have peaked through my window and blinded my vision. I scan the room once my eyes have focused. Miyako is giggling to herself, eyes locked on a screen I assume to be her phone. Noise is coming from it, but I can't tell what she's watching. Kaoru's covers are messily strewn across her bed and the floor, yet her bed is empty.

"Good morning, Miya," I say softly, my voice cracking a bit as the words leave my mouth. She glances over her bright blue blankets and gently smiles at me.

"Hi, Momo!" she chirps.

"Where's Kaoru?"

"Breakfast," Miyako responds quickly, diverting her attention back to whatever she was watching before.

"Where's the Professor?" Kaoru mumbles from the doorway, her mouth busy chewing food.

"Speak of the devil," I say lowly. "He did say he and Ken were going camping, but I thought they planned to be back early this morning. Maybe they extended the trip?"

"Tch," Kaoru hisses. She strolls across our room and plops down at the foot of her bed. "I'll bet they're doing research for something, goddamn geeks."

"You make it sound like intelligent is a bad thing, Kao" I say to her, sounding slightly amused.

"C'mon, Momo, we all know the Professor and that rotten little Ken use research trips as a way to escape having to deal with paying for the damage we cause to New Townsville when we're fighting crime and bad guys. Now that we're older they just want to put all the financial repercussions on us to handle."

I see Miyako's pigtails bounce as she nods in agreement with Kaoru, which is a rare sight to see in and of itself.

"But we haven't caused that much damage lately," Kaoru continues, biting in to an apple she had hidden in her pocket. "New Townsville is the safest its been in years."

"Why do you think that is?" Miyako asks as she sits up and sets her phone down.

"Maybe our enemies are finally giving up trying to destroy New Townsville when all they do is lose and get their sorry asses kicked all the time," Kaoru responds, followed by a smug laugh.

"Crime rates have been down significantly the last three years, now that I think about it..." I mumble to myself.

I just hope it's not the calm before the storm...

...At an undisclosed location...

Brick's POV

"Hurry up, dipshit, we don't have all day!" I yell at Boomer from the top of the staircase. I see him frantically running around our basement bedroom, looking for something he obviously can't find.

I roll my eyes.

"We're leaving you behind if you don't haul ass, Boomer!" Butch shouts at him.

"Found it!" he yells in victory. He sprints up the stairs, a smile on his face.

"Just what were you looking for?" I ask him.

"My lucky bandana!" He lifts his jacket sleeve to reveal a blue bandana tied around his wrist. Butch and I state Boomer down, look at each other, and silently collectively decide to smack Boomer across the face.

"Oooww!" Boomer's voice drags out. "What the hell, you guys!"

"Wasting our time on something so stupid!" I chastise, my arms crossed. "You know today is the day, Boomer!"