A real length chapter!

Brick paused as he flew over the Utonium household the second last weekend of June, if it wasn't for his super human senses he might have missed the burning smell. Curious and a little worried, he landed on the doorstep and rang the bell. A muffled curse and the sound of scurrying, then a frazzled look Blossom opened the door.

"What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I could ask you the same thing," he replied wrinkling his nose at the powerful smell. "Where is everyone?"

"My sisters are out at a track meet and the professor is at a conference."

"So you decided to burn down your house?"

"No! I'm making myself dinner..."

"Move aside," he told her with a sigh. To his surprise she complied and shut the door softly behind him. Making his way to the kitchen he found a sight so disastrous that if he didn't know better he would have thought a war had been waged. "What were you even trying to make?" he asked poking at a charred something.

"Pizza," Blossom said sheepishly. Brick shook his head in disbelief.

"You tried making a pizza from scratch?"

"No, it was frozen." Brick stared in shock. He couldn't even fathom how someone could possibly mess up frozen pizza this badly.

"How long is everyone gone?"

"Buttercup and Bubbles will be back Sunday night and the professor is back Tuesday... Buttercup and Bubbles usually cook when the professor isn't home." That meant she'd have to fend for herself all Saturday and most of Sunday.

"Okay, you clean up the kitchen and throw out... That. Probably should take it out so it doesn't smell and I'll be back in a bit. You allergic to anything?"

"What? Um, no?"

"Perfect, I'm gonna borrow these. See you in about an hour, 'kay?" Brick said as he picked Blossom's keys off the table while she nodded, confused.

Locking the door behind him he took off and headed home.

"Guys, I'll be out for a couple days. You got my number if you need me," he told his brothers quickly as he made his way to his room to pack a couple changes of clothes.

"Where you goin'?" Butch asked pausing his game and looking over the back of the couch.

"Staying with Blossom," Brick replied, grabbing his toothbrush.

"Ha! I win, pay up!" Brick heard Boomer demand as he left.

Slinging his bag onto his shoulder Brick then headed to the nearest grocery store and bought what he'd need for the next couple days. He left the basics, he was sure the Utonium fridge had plenty of that and if not he could always do a grocery run if he really needed something. Deciding he had everything he quickly paid and flew back to Blossom's house.

"I'm back!" he called as he let himself in, the mess was gone and all he could smell was lemon scented cleaner.

"What's that?" Blossom asked, she seemed to have regained her composure.

"Groceries, and stuff for me," he told her dropping his back pack over the side of the couch. "Come on, I'll teach you my secret pizza recipe."

To his surprise Blossom was open to learning and before long they were eating the fruit of their labour together while channel surfing.

"What do you want to watch?"

"Um, it doesn't matter. We have a bunch of movies, you can pick something if you want." Brick got up and checked the movies, they didn't seem to be organized in anyway

"Brick, why did you do all this?" He shrugged, his original reason seemed like a lifetime ago.

"I guess I was just curious on who you were when I wasn't looking."

"And?" she asked, Brick glanced up, surprised to see her so close; he hadn't even heard her move.

"I liked what I saw." He felt it before he realized what had happened. Blossom's lips were soft, a little chapped but not too bad. He could even taste a hint of orange lip gloss. Huh, woulda figured her for raspberry, was the last coherent thought he had before the adrenaline rush kicked in and everything became a mess of limbs and kisses.

"Brick?"

"I thought you fell asleep." They had moved onto the couch and while he was disappointed to see their make out session end he decided it was for the best, he didn't want to go too far after everything he'd gone through to get to know her.

So they'd put in some classic horror movies and he let Blossom snuggle up next to him.

"No, I was just thinking."

"'bout?"

"Africa." Brick kept quiet, this was when she'd tell him they couldn't do this because she was leaving. He felt his stomach sink a little; he had hoped to forget about her leaving for a bit. "You should come."

"Yeah, I understand- Wait, what?"

"I said you should come. I'll be going down to be a teacher's assistant for the most part, but I'll be helping anyway I can, I know for sure I'll be spending some time at a women's and children centre."

"What would I do there? I don't exactly have a stellar track record."

"You any good with your hands?" He quirked his eyebrow at her her. "That was not what I meant." she rolled her eyes, but Brick hear a little giggle escape.

"I'm alright I guess. I know machinery and stuff cause of Mojo and in juvie we had to do a lot of woodshop."

"They need someone to teach mechanics and they always use extra hands to help in the fields or building things."

"Maybe."

Brick glanced up and watched Blossom for a moment; she loved it here, he could tell. At the moment he was teaching some of the village women basic self defense.

"Hou op droom!Terug na werk!"*

"Ja, ja ek hoor jy het,"** he called back as he returned to the framework he was in process of building. Five months ago he hadn't been sure, but now he couldn't imagine not being where he was. No one judged him for what his past held, and best of all he didn't have to worry about missing Blossom.

So, what do you all think? Cheesy? Kinda? ^^" that's okay, after all that dragging out Brick deserved some happiness (and face time) with Blossom. I've got a Greens fic already posted and am tossing around a few ideas for a new fic, not sure what it'll be called or when I'll be posting it but keep a look out for it. Reds, Greens and Blues are there pairings. I'm also in the process of thinking up and Elmer x Buttercup (unrequited) oneshot.

Thanks to Google Translate

*"Stop Day dreaming! Back to work!"

**"Yeah, yeah I hear you"

One last time, please review.