Hey everyone! This is an idea I've been playing around with for awhile now.

Unfortunately I don't own the Powerpuff Girls, the characters, or the show. If I did, Butch x Buttercup would totally be a thing.

Buttercup panted, shifting restlessly in her bed, her eyes moving sharply behind her eyelids. In her dream, she was moving through dense fog, frantically searching for her sisters yet unable to see two feet in front of her, let alone their figures in the distance. She ran faster, reaching her hands up and trying to activate her powers so she can get some light to see.

"Buttercup…/em" She stopped and looked around frantically, recognizing her younger sister's worried voice.

"Bubbles? Where are you?!" She pushed her legs to their breaking point, desperate now to reach her siblings.

"Buttercup. You need to wake up./em" She stopped, confused at the words spoken by her older sister.

"Buttercup." She glanced around again, noticing the fog was clearing. She was able to see that she was in a clearing. A figure emerged from the surrounding trees, his smirk undeniable.

"You! Where are my sisters?!" His smirk widened, continuing to walk until he stopped in front of her. He raised a hand and lightly caressed her cheek, and Buttercup stubbornly refused to admit how good it felt.

"Where indeed Butterbutt. I could tell you – " When her face couldn't hide the hopeful shine budding in her eyes, his smirk turned cruel. "if you beat me that is." Her face turned dark in an instant. She snatched her face away from his gentle grasp, stepping back and dropping to a crouch. Her eyes glowed dangerously as she prepared to attack. She would knock that infuriating smirk right off of his face.

"You tell me right now or I swear –"

"BUTTERCUP STOP!" Her eyes snapped open in shock, fist raised in preparation to strike. Confused and disoriented, she gazed wildly around the room as her brain struggled to process the situation. She was perched on the bed, straddling her younger sister. Blossom had her arms wrapped around the arm keeping Bubbles down. As soon as the situation registered in her mind, Buttercup gasped and flew across the room, trying to melt into the wall. Her sisters stared at her in a mix of concern and astonishment. Bubbles rose and dusted herself off, hopping off the bed and cautiously approaching her sister.

"Buttercup…what happened? What were you dreaming of?" Buttercup shook her head and tried harder to become one with the wall. Bubbles and Blossom shared a glance, until Bubbles stepped back, and Blossom stepped forward, walking slowly towards her sister until she could envelope her in a hug.

"Breathe. It's alright. No one was hurt. You just worried us is all." Buttercup took in shaky breaths, hesitantly returning the hug as the tension faded from her body. When she was sure she could hold a conversation without trying to sink into the ground, she patted Blossom's back, letting her older sister know it was okay to release her. Blossom let go and backed up, her eyes never leaving her sister. "Tell us what happened. We only came in here in the first place because you were screaming in your sleep." Buttercup sighed and ran a shaky hand through her hair, refusing to make eye contact.

"It was just a nightmare…. just slightly more real than anything I've had before."

"About?"

"All I can remember is I couldn't find either of you…and then Butch showed up…anyway. Everyone is safe so there's no need to dwell on silly dreams. "

And that's the first chapter! Thanks for giving my story a chance and feel free to leave a comment. See you next chapter!