Rising Up

New Plans

"Your back! Where were you like all week?" Bubbles ask as Autumn neared their table. 

"You know, important stuff. I feel like I might have really fallen behind this time." Autumn answered setting her tray down. 

"I so could have used your help yesterday." Bubbles gushed on.

"Really with what?" 

"Well, it doesn't matter now because I'm not supposed to talk about it, but..." Bubbles looked at Buttercup giving her the stink eye. "Let me just say Buttercup really L I K E S a B O Y..."

"I can fucking spell." Buttercup interrupted, constantly in awe of Bubbles inability to keep her down moth shut. 

Bubbles continued unperturbed "... I was trying to get her to wear something less street, more chic. But she just would not listen to reason."

"You are a void of all reason."

"Who does she like?" Autumn asked, ever nearly appearing to get into the conversation. 

"Oh, she..."

"Literally no one." Buttercup cut her off again.

"There's this guy, and they're like totally perfect for each other, and there's all this tension. A real will they, when will they situation."

"I hate you." 

"Who?" Autumn asked again. 

"Like I said, I'm not supposed to talk about it." Bubbles answered.

"So stop."

"You have to tell me now," Autumn said grow ing ever more curious. "The thought of Buttercup with a Boyfriend. I need to know who this prince alarming is." 

"It's not one, cause Bubbles is delusional." 

"Oh, it's someone all right."

"Who?"

"Oh, I can't say, Buttercup has to tell you herself." Bubbles giggled nudging Buttercup as she tried to take a bit of her sandwich. "Tell her, come on, please. It's just Autumn, she's like our closest girlfriend, no secrets." 

"There is nothing to tell, because there is nothing going on, and you promised to drop it, again."

"Oh come on, Buttercup." 

"Ya Buttercup, please just tell Autumn and I'll drop it for real, and if I bring it up again you can..." 

"Give you an atomic wedgie and encase you in cement." Buttercup grinned head cocked to the side.

"Well, you came up with that super fast... but okay." Bubbles said far more uneasy about this whole thing.

"Fine, get ready for this. Remember how you got all worked up and said I shouldn't hang around Brick, well Bubbles wants me to date him."

"What?" Autumn said in shock. "That's a..."

"Horrible idea. Ya, I know, also her a Boomer are definitely and thing. So go ahead, yell at her... Go on... Any time now..." Buttercup kept waiting for Autumn to freak out on Bubbles the way she did on her.

"That is, a decision, that although I may not agree with, I and willing to try and support," Autumn said threw the side of her face. 

"What?" Buttercup stared at her. "When I told you we were working together you when agro-chronic-five. But Bubbles thinks we should shack up with them, and you're all, live and let fucking live?"

"I had some time to think on it, and although I don't agree with the idea. I understand I may have been a bit rash in my response. I actually wanted to apologize to you for that." Autumn said looking straight at Buttercup. "It is not up to me who you can be friend with. And If they come back, asking for your hands in marriage. I can't stop you from accepting."