Blossom/Momoko POV

Did I seriously just admit to liking a Rowdyruff? Wow, I'm more messed up than I thought...

"Momoko!" Kaoru shouted and jumped onto me, grasping me with her strong arms.

"Owe! Oh, Kaoru can you please not try to kill me?" I gasp. She instantly let's go and smiles crookedly at me. Suddenly Butch came over and looked at me awkwardly.

"I'm sorry Momoko. Your my friend, I need to trust your judgement better, can you forgive me?" He asks shyly. Oh how can I not?

I walk forward and slip my arms around him. He stares down at me curiously and Kaoru starts to stifle a laugh. I pull away and give his arm a light awkward pat.

"It's good...friend," It was the first time that he's ever called me that. It feels weird, yet right. Butch must have felt the same way because he gives me a big smile.

"The smoothie shop after school good?" He asks. Wait I thought he was apologizing how did this turn into smoothies? Oh well, a smoothie is a smoothie.

"As long as your buying!" I giggle. He surprisingly laughs as well and nods his head.

Think of it as an extra apology," he suggests. I just shrug and we head to class.

After school

"I'm sorry, Takashi, Kyo asks me to go to the smoothie shop with him," I tell him again.

"Why are you going out with my brother?" he asks as if this were the first time telling him and not the tenth.

"Takashi, I told you! He is taking me out as an apology for earlier. Relax, maybe you should do the same. Your not very close with my sisters," I suggest. He wrinkles his nose.

"Fine, but I pick blue!" He says stubbornly. I roll my eyes.

"Alright. I'll text Miyako," I get out my phone.

Hey Miya, were trying something new. You have to hand with Takashi for the day~Momo

Why?~Miya

We're trying to get to know 'em better. I got Kyo. Can you tell Kaoru she's with Ikuto?~Momo

Alright...not so sure how happy Kaoru will be, though~Miya

We don't need her to be happy. We need her to cooperate~Momo

Haha. True, alright I texted her~Miya

"Alright Toco, Miya said she'll hang out with ya." I reassure him.

"Toco?" he asks. I shrug.

"Kaoru and Kyo have nicknames. I gave you one." He actually cracks a small smile!

"Alright...cant think of one now, but I will!" he says triumphantly. Boomer and Bubbles come around a corner.

"Hey, Miya!" I wave. She comes over and smiles.

"Hello Momoko, where's Kaoru and Kyo?" She says looking around. I look up and see them coming from the soccer field.

"Lovebirds due east," I joke. The boys start to snicker but stop when they come.

"I'm good as long as he doesn't try to go shopping," Kaoru insists.

"Agreed! Arcade?" Boomer asks. Kaoru gets her creepy smile and races to it.

"Hey no fair!" Boomer screamed and ran after her. Butch looked at me.

"Ready?" He raises an eyebrow. I shrug and walk forward. I catch Brick giving Butch a 'do anything to her and I'll kill you' look, and I smile.

"A strawberry Mango smoothie please," I tell the cashier. She looks over to Butch.

"Energy punch," he asks. The cashier nods and eyes us as she gets our drinks. We go over to the bar and sit on some stools.

"So are you guys a couple?" The cashier asks after she gave us our drinks. I choke on my smoothie and Butch looks at the girl curiously.

"Why you asking?" what! Why wasn't he denying it? Oh, now I get it.

"Just a little curious. A lot of kids have come in here as couples and they look too young. I'm a mom, it's instincts." Butch gives a look and I know what we have to do.

"Yeah, we are," I say quietly. Butch nods, but it's only half heartedly. The woman raises an eyebrow and then laughs.

"Well you seem old enough, and you guys are definitely cute together." We look at each other awkwardly. "Well. I'll be going see you around kido's."

"Good thing you caught on. Whatever you do, do not tell Kaoru or Takashi, they'll kill us," Butch insists. I can't keep it in, I give our a small laugh. He looks at me weirdly. "What's so funny?"

"I'm sorry, it's just...the fact that we both thought the same thing, just kind of funny," I shrug. He looks at me and then laughs too.

"You're right that is funny," he agrees.

We spent the next hour and a half we talked and laughed until they told is the shop was closed. Butch walked me home while looking at the floor, frowning.

"What's wrong?" I ask. He looks up at me and shakes his head. I sigh and look down, then out at the vast sky. Eventually we reached my door and I turn to Butch. "Thanks, it was fun. Hope we can do it again."

He looks up at me. "Of course, friend," he says with a smile. I return his smile and give his arm a friendly squeeze.

"See ya, Butch," I say and go inside. To be honest I can't wait until we hangout again.