Hi! I had a Christmas theme story idea so I wrote it up as fast as I could! I got the rich person and single parent plot from an old christmas movie But the story is going to be way different than the movie. I can't remember the name. Comment and review!
"Daddy," a little girl with shaggy black curls called up to her father as they would down a snow-covered sidewalk.
"Is Santa getting me a present this year? Even though I'm-" she stopped talking and coughed harshly into her small fist. "Sick this year?"
Butch looked down at his daughter, Mira. She's sick and she's been coughing a lot as of late. He's worried about his daughter's health but can't take her to the doctor or buy her medicine because he doesn't have the money to do so. Brick and Boomer offered to send some money to Butch for their niece's medicine but Butch knew that they need the money too, so he didn't accept their offer.
Brick is in Florida, going to college and working hard to be someone big. Boomer is a photographer in New York City. His pictures are finally getting noticed by the public but he still doesn't have much money to spare.
Butch did a lot of stupid things when he was in high school. He did drugs, hanged out with the wrong crowd and had a few, one-night stands. Mira was a result of one of those.
The mother, who shall not be named, was horrible and knew her way around a bed. When she found about her pregnancy, she wanted Mira aborted. Butch didn't let that happen. In the end, the only people who knew about the pregnancy was Butch, his brothers, and the woman who had her. The women cut all ties with the child and gave her to Butch when she was born. Mira's birth mother doesn't want anything to do with her. 'A mistake from the beginning!' She would call her own daughter. Now, she had a certain type of surgery done so she couldn't have anymore children. She's married and lives in Russia. Too bad she hasn't broke that 'sleeping around' habit of hers.
Mira luckily didn't inherit any traits from the mother. She has pale skin, both her cheeks and nose were bright red due to the cold weather. She has dark green eyes and black hair that seems darker than the dark side of the moon itself. She was a pretty little girl. Natural princess curls, dark thick eyelashes, and perfect pink lips. Her beauty wasn't recognized from under her messy curls that pointed in different directions, a thin smudge of dirt on her right cheek, worn-out hat covering her head, a thin brown jacket that helped very little against the cold and a pair of torn boots that was a size or two too big.
"I don't know honey," Butch answered truthfully. He's feeling really guilty. This wasn't the first Christmas his daughter had to go through without presents. If only he didn't have to pay bills, then he would be able her to buy something.
Christmas was two weeks away so he had to work extra hard so he could buy her something this year.
Noticing her daddy's troubling expression, she reached up and grabbed her father's hand into her two tiny, fingerless gloved ones. They stopped walking.
"Don't be sad, daddy! I don't need Santa to give me presents because I have the best daddy in the whole wide world!" She said with so much cheer in her sugar plum voice that it can turn anyone's frown into a smile. Butch was no exception.
"What did I do to deserve the sweetest girl in the world as my daughter!" He exclaimed happily as he picked her up and mounted her up onto his shoulder. She giggled happily, but then choked back a cough that got stuck in her throat.
"Are you ok?" Butch asked, concerned.
"I'm fine daddy! See!" Mira said with a toothy smile as she rolled up her sleeves to show him the muscles she didn't have, proudly. Butch laughed.
"Ok tough girl, daddy is going to be late for work if we don't hurry."
"Last one there is a poop for brains!" Mira yelled as she jumped off his shoulder and ran. Using her super speed to get a head start as she leave behind a blast of dark green light.
"Mira, Wait!" Butch called after her but she was already out of sights. He chuckled. Mira has always been reckless when using her powers. Using his own powers, he ran after her.
*location change: P.P.G Incorporated*
"Buttercup, did you finish reading the letters and offers you received from the Morebucks company?" Blossom asked her sister. Buttercup was sitting in her desk, as the company president.
Many things had changed, since the professor died when the girls were ten. Blossom cried, but tried her best to keep the rest of her family together. Buttercup was in denial at first until the funeral, that's where she broke down and cried for hours. Bubbles went into depression until her sisters helped her out of it. Now the girls, all twenty-three years old, had created multi-million dollar company after they finished college. They skipped grades and finished college when they were fifteen.
Buttercup became president of the company because if her ideas and hard work. Blossom is the vice-president because of her leadership towards their employees. Bubbles became the secretary. Surprisingly, she knows how to organize important documents, business cards and other things that might be if use to the company. Buttercup is still witty as ever and can hold up her own in a fight. Blossom is still the smartest and bossiest out of the three. Bubbles is still known as the joy and the laughter.
"Yeah I read them. Tell them that we refuse a partnership between the companies. Their company is in top ranks with us but their business is a bit shady in some areas." Buttercup said. The real reason why Buttercup was chosen to be the company president instead of Blossom is because she can see though a lie or bad deal anywhere.
"Buttercup, Blossom, I need to tell you guys something." Bubbles said softy from the doorway, but loud enough for them to hear. Bubbles came through the door of the office.
"What is it, Bubs?" Buttercup asked, leaning back on her seat.
"Remember a couple of days ago when you and Blossom were sick and I have to fill in for you guys?"
"Yeah," Blossom said.
"And remember that meeting with the Watanabe company I had to go to in Buttercups place?"
"Yeah," Buttercup said.
"And remember that I was really nervous and-"
"FOR THE LOVE FUDGE CAKES! GET TO THE POINT!" Buttercup cried, losing her patience. Knowing Bubbles, this would have gone for hours before getting to the point. Bubbles took a deep breath.
"Imighthaveaccidentallytoldth atButtercupwassecretlymarrie dandhadakid!" Bubbles blurted out too fast that neither Buttercup or Blossom could get a word of it.
"Huh?" Buttercup questioned.
"Bubbles, tells us nice and slowly. We won't get mad. Ok?" Blossom said, giving her a little comfort.
"Ah, ok. Well, during the meeting Mr. Watanabe told me that he wanted to give his company to someone with a family, and I didn't want to let you guys down and lose the chance in getting the company so I might have accidentally told him that Buttercup was secretly married, and had a kid. So now he's asking when he can meet them. To make sure they're real." Bubbles finished.
"WHAT!?" Buttercup yelled, jumped out of her chair and slammed her small hands onto her desk, breaking it.
"Bubbles, why?" Blossom said, pinching the bridge of her nose. She sounded as if she was in a middle of a head ache.
"I'm sorry! I didn't mean to! I just blurted it out by accident!" Bubbles whimpered. She looked as if she was going to cry.
"Ok," Buttercup sighed in defeat, not wanting to make her sister cry. "What's done, is done. I'll think of some way we can get out of this." Buttercup walked up to the coat rack in her office and took her long, lime green trench coat.
"Where are you going?" Blossom asked, crossing her arms.
"Lunch," Buttercup answered simply as she put her coat over her black business women suit. "I haven't eaten all day so I'm going to buy something to eat, I'll be back later."
"Just hurry back!" Blossom called after her. Buttercup waved as a response.
*location change: Haul's Diner*
"Butch! Clean up table five." one of Butch's co-works called.
"I'm on it!" Butch said and hurried to table five. A co-worker spotted Mira sitting on one of the tables, coloring on a price of paper.
"Hi Mira! Nice to see you again." He said as he walked up to her.
"Hi Mr. Jo!" Mira greeted cheerfully. "Look what daddy made for me!" She pointed to her neck where a loose necklace hanged. It wasn't anything special. It was just a thin, worn piece of ribbon with a paper clip bend into a heart hanging on it.
"That really nice. Now, why did your daddy give you this?" He asked.
"It's a early birthday present! I'm turning five tomorrow!" Mira said cheerfully as she held up five fingers.
With that, Mira went back to coloring, only coughing a few times before returning back to her picture. walked up to Butch.
"She's a really sweet girl." Mr. Jo said, grabbing Butch's attention.
"Thanks." Butch said with pride.
"So how is everything?" Mr. Jo asked.
"Everything is fine." Butch answered quickly. In reality, everything was not fine. Bills were stacking up and Butch wasn't able to pay the electricity bill so his one room apartment didn't have an electricity.
"Well, if you say so. Just remember not to let the boss see Mira or he'll-"
"BUTCH!" A loud, booming voice called. Both Mr. Jo and Butch flinched.
"Too late," Butch walked up to his boss.
"Yes sir?"
"What have I said about bringing your kid to work?" He boomed.
"Please sir, I can't pay anyone to watch her when I'm working and she's not causing any trouble."
"I have warned you many times. Finish your shift and then don't bother coming back!" He said. Before Butch could protest, Mira bet him to it.
"You can't do that! Daddy didn't do anything wrong!" She said, standing on the chair she was sitting on before.
"Shut up kid! It's your fault your dad lost his job in the first place!" He yelled. By now, everyone in the diner had stop what they were doing and were staring. Mira looked at the verge of crying.
"I'm sorry daddy," she said, her voice shaky and her bottom lip trembling. "I didn't mean to get you in trouble! I'm so sorry!" She feverishly rubbed her small fist against her eyes, wiping away the tears that were threatening to fall. In a flash of dark green light, Mira ran out of the diner.
"Mira!" Butch called out to her. He was about to run after her when a big meaty hand grabbed his shoulder.
"Where do you think you're going?" His boss demanded. "Your shift isn't over." Butch's fist clench, and he did what most people in the diner (and the author) wanted to do after watching the scene. He punched his former boss square on the jaw. Causing him flying over the counter. Butch ripped off his black waiters apron and tossed it near where his former boss laid.
"Mira!" Butch called out when he left the diner. She wasn't anywhere in sight! Butch set out to find her. Hoping and preying that she was ok.
*location change: middle of the city*
'Hm, where should I eat? Oh, there's a new café over there.' Buttercup thought as she continued walking.
Making her way towards the café, she felt something ran into her legs and then fall to the ground. She looked down and she saw a little girl, her butt in the snow covered ground. The little girl bursted out crying.
"H-hey! Kid, are you alright?" She asked as he kneed down beside her. "Hey is this anybody's kid?" She called. After a few seconds, no one answered so Buttercup turned her attention to the girl.
"Are you lost? Come here, we'll talk in that café over there and I'll buy you some hot chocolate, ok?" She said, trying to comfort the little girl. It wasn't the best idea but she couldn't just leave the girl here in the snow crying.
The girl gave a weak nod as the tears kept rolling down her cheeks. Buttercup decided to pick her up and take her to the café.
*time skip!*
"Oh so that what happened," Buttercup said, after the little girl told her what happened. "Well Mira, I agree that your dad's boss was being unreasonable but you shouldn't have ran away. You dad must be worried sick." Mira looked down at her not-so-hot chocolate.
"My hot chocolate is cold." Mira whimpered slightly. Buttercup smiled.
"Here, hand it over." Mira handed her hot chocolate to her. Holding the cup in her hands, Buttercup hit the cup with her heat vision, causing it warm up.
"Wow! That was awesome!" Mira cried in awe as she grabbed her hot chocolate. The only other person Mira had ever seen using heat vision was her dad.
"Just drink your hot chocolate so we can find your parents." Buttercup said as she took a sip of her own hot chocolate. She never liked coffee.
"So, where's your mom?" She asked Mira.
"I don't have a mom. Daddy said that I hatched from a green egg." Mira answered causally. Buttercup held back a laugh. So there is one parent out there that got away from the 'where do babies come from' question.
"I don't feel so good," Mira said faintly before collapsing out of her chair and fell to the ground.
"Mira!" Buttercup gasped as she kneeled next her. She pressed hand against her forehead, brushing away the girl's bangs. She has a high fever!
Thinking fast, Buttercup wrapped Mira with her trench coat and ran out of the café, heading towards the nearest hospital.
*location change: hospital*
"She had a high fever, her throat was slightly swollen but we gave her some medication so she'll be fine." The doctor told Buttercup. Buttercup had taken the girl to the hospital and stayed there since her dad wasn't present to handle the doctors.
"That's great. Did you find her father?" Buttercup asked, looking at Mira who was sound asleep on a hospital bed.
"Yes, we found the father's cell phone number in the girls jacket pocket. We gave him a call a minute ago so-" the doctor was caught off by the door slamming open.
"Is Mira here?" The handsome young man asked, out of breath. " I got a call and-"
"Butch?" Buttercup said, shocked when he appeared at the door. Butch glanced up at her, his eyes widened.
"Buttercup?"
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