Screaming Siopao: Sup! This is my first "ppgz" story. Romance/slight comedy. Rated T, just in case. Each new chapter will focus on different characters. This section will be featuring Kaoru and Butch. The next portion will feature Miyako, and so on. Please enjoy Love Chronicles!

Disclaimer: Powerpuff Girls Z and its characters do not belong to me, nor do I profit from this fan-made fictional story. The plots are, however, mine.

Love Chronicles

Part I - Kaoru - Entranced

Sunday, October 12th;;

"Ah, wow!" Kaoru exclaimed as she looked through a display window of a skating shop. She, Momoko, and Miyako were taking a stroll down a street in Tokyo on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The city had been quite quiet these days and it has been rare that they would ever have to kick butt as Powerpuff Girls Z. It was especially quiet since Him and his "cute" little black particles weren't around anymore. Right now, a flashy new toy caught Kaoru's eyes. "Th-that skateboard is amazing! The design and quality are super awesome!"

Miyako and Momoko smiled.

"Kaoru, you haven't changed a bit since we first met," Miyako said. "Even after knowing you for about three years now."

"You bet!" Momoko chimed in. "Anyway, why don't you stop drooling all over that shop's glass and just buy the skateboard already?"

"Gee," Kaoru replied. "I would love to. Except for the fact that I'm flat out broke."

"Well, that's your own shameful fault then," Momoko said.

"What!?" Kaoru exclaimed. "It's more your fault, for dragging us around and forcing us to buy sweets and junk food!"

"Now, now," Miyako said, attempting to calm the fiery brunette. She was always breaking up fights between these two. "Why don't you just get a job, Kaoru? You just turned sixteen last month. There are lots of job opportunities for you out there."

"Hmm," Kaoru considered. "Maybe that's not such a bad idea." Kaoru looked back at the skateboard on the display window. "I'll be back for you, count on it."

And with that, the three girls returned to their stroll along the streets of Tokyo.

The Following Day…

"Eh!? What!?" Kaoru yelled in her classroom. It was break time and the three girls were chatting amongst each other. Well, Kaoru was screaming. "No! No way!"

"Huh?" Miyako said. "But, I thought you wanted a job," she said as she continued to hold up an employee application to Cure Maid Café.

"Not there!" Kaoru protested. "I was sort of thinking about applying after school at a sports equipment store or an ice cream parlor, or something cool."

"But this is cool," Miyako said. "You can wear a super cute maid outfit!"

Momoko laughed.

"I'd love to see Kaoru in one of those! I'd come to the café and see you everyday!" Momoko teased. "That'd be pretty hilarious!"

"What'll be hilarious is my fist in your face!" Kaoru raged as she chased Momoko around their classroom.

"Kaoru! Stop!" Miyako said, and Kaoru complied. Afterall, she did not want to receive a detention from Sensei this year. "If you don't want to work at Cure Maid Café, then you don't have to. I just thought it would be really fun. I would work there, but I have to take care of Oba-sama at home."

"Ah, really Miyako, I appreciate you trying to help, but it's just not my style. Thanks anyways," Kaoru said and smiled.

Miyako understood, and smiled back.

The Following Day… Again…

The classroom door flung open, causing multiple heads to turn.

In strolled a hopeless-looking Kaoru.

"Ne, Kaoru!" Momoko said. "What's the matter? Didn't get hired at the sports equipment store?" she joked.

Kaoru glared at her and was about ready to rip her throat out, but sighed instead and plopped down on her desk.

"Actually… they weren't really looking for any extra hands," Kaoru explained. "I searched all over Tokyo. It's as if no stores around here need any employment!" she cried.

"Except for Cure Maid Café," Miyako cheerfully sang. Kaoru groaned.

"No. Never."

"Then I guess you'll never get your precious skateboard," Momoko chimed in.

Kaoru groaned yet again. She had no choice. She couldn't believe it.

"Give me the stupid application," Kaoru coldly ordered.

Miyako and Momoko giggled.

This was going to be interesting.

o0o0o0o

"I. Hope. You're. Happy," Kaoru growled between her gritted teeth and glared evilly at Miyako.

She was, surprisingly, hired at Cure Maid Café and it was her first day as an official employee. She had only begun working an hour earlier, but already hated it. Her next task was to serve two cups of jasmine tea and short cakes to Momoko and Miyako's table. She approached the table wearing her new get-up. It was a simple maid outfit, with green cloth, white lace, a white apron, and a laced katyusha (head-piece). She also wore laced high socks and platform mary-janes.

"Agh, At least it's green…"

Miyako sweat-dropped.

"Ah, please don't be mad at me Kaoru-san!" Miyako pleaded. "Y-You really do look cute in that outfi--" Miyako was interrupted by a loud, obnoxious laugh.

"BAHAHAHA!" Momoko bawled. "KAORU… MAID… TEA…! BWAHAHAHA!"

GONK!

Momoko received a blow on her head by Kaoru's serving tray.

"Shut up or else I'll get fired from this place for murdering you," Kaoru grunted.

Momoko rubbed the big, fat bump on her head and simply nodded.

"I'm so quitting after my shift. This dress is itchy. It's humid in here. The curtains are too pink. The men who come here are perverts, and plus, my boss forces me to smile all the time and act all bubbly," she complained.

"B-but your skateboard," Miyako reminded. Kaoru sighed.

"Maybe it's not worth it," she said. Momoko gasped and dropped the fork she was using to eat her cake.

"Kaoru? Are you saying that you're giving up? How shameful!" the fiery redhead exclaimed and took a heroic pose by standing on her chair and putting a foot on the table. "This is not about serving food! Or how uncomfortable you are in here! Or how ridiculous you look in that outfit!"

Kaoru growled at that last part.

"This is about integrity! You started this job, and you can't give up now! How very ungallant of you!"

"Hey!" Kaoru yelled. "You're right!" she said while pumping a fist into the air.

"You must finish the race, until you earn enough money to afford that skateboard!"

"Yeah!" Kaoru's eyes sparkled.

Momoko smirked and crossed her arms in success, while planting an evil grin on her face. She had just finished giving an encouraging speech, ensuring that Kaoru would never quit this job until she earned enough money for the skateboard. Yeah… that would probably take some time. What Kaoru didn't know was that Momoko only chose to encourage her because she just wanted to continue making fun of Kaoru in her petite little maid outfit. Plus she received treat discounts!

o0o0o0o

"Ahh… I lived through my first day here!" Kaoru said as she put her uniform away in the employee dressing room. It was closing time now and Kaoru was happy to take off that itchy, girly outfit and change back into her green t-shirt, faded ripped jeans, and shoes that she actually could walk in.

"You did a good job today," another employee in the dressing room said. If Kaoru could recall correctly, her name was Rika. She was older than Kaoru and had dark magenta hair. She ran the cash register most of the time and oversaw the staff during the day. Ah, that's right, she was the co-manager.

"Oh, thanks," Kaoru said and smiled a little. As Kaoru thought about her day, she also could not help but think that she did a good job for a beginner. Other than glomping Momoko on the head and almost tripping on her platform shoes several times, Kaoru was great.

"You're not like other girls," Rika added. "You're spunky. The customers seem to really like your style. And actually, I'm quite fond of it, too."

"Ehe, thank you, Rika-san," Kaoru said as she blushed at Rika's comment. But, it was about seven o' clock PM already and Kaoru had to get home for dinner. Plus, she still had a lot of homework to complete. No time to start a conversation now. "Mata ne, Rika-san." And with that, Kaoru left the café.

Kaoru walked out of the café and strolled down the moonlit street to go home. It was good that no villains had been showing up. She finally had time to do whatever she wanted. Well, not anymore, because of her new job.

"Ahhh, I have no freedom again. I'm just stuck inside all day, working in that maid café. It's pretty tough work, surprisingly. I'm pretty tired... Maybe I should quit."

Kaoru then reached the skateboard shop displaying her most wanted board after a few minutes of walking. She stared at the board intently and sighed. "Or maybe not…" she thought again.

The next day, Kaoru headed for Cure Maid Café right after school. Momoko and Miyako promised that they would stop by again later that day after their cleaning duty.

Kaoru dressed up in her frilly maid uniform and quickly began taking orders. She was really getting the hang of things at Cure. The customers really did like her, and some even requested her to be at their service. They all found her quite charming, unique, and fun.

The bells on the front door then jingled as three new customers walked in. Kaoru was delivering a tray of tea cakes when they strolled into the shop. She was taught to greet new customers as they arrived to make them feel welcomed.

"Irasahaimass-- gah!" Kaoru cut off her greeting when she saw the faces of her customers. The blood left her face and her eyes turned into little black specs. (A/N: She was about to say "Irassaimasse" which is a way to welcome someone.)

The three new guests were the Rowdyruff Boys.

"Gaaahh! What do I do?" Kaoru thought nervously as her face went blank. "They see me!"

A few weeks after the defeat of Him, the Rowdyruff Boys discovered the secret identities of Powerpuff Girls Z. The boys were in the park to bully some kids around, only to find Momoko, Kaoru, and Miyako carelessly transform in the park during daylight in order to fight off Mojo Jojo, who was rampaging in the city yet again. The boys then followed the girls and planned to expose them after they defeated "Mama." After the girls sent Mojo flying in the sky, the Rowdyruff Boys appeared…

(Flashback)

"Alright! Now let's get back to the park and buy some donuts!" Blossom cheered as Buttercup sent Mojo into the air with her hammer.

"Way to beat up Mama!" Brick approached the three girls as Mojo twinkled in the clear blue sky.

"Rowdyruff Boys!" the three girls exclaimed at once.

"You'll pay for that," Butch said. "Only we can bully Mama."

"We'll get you back," Boomer added.

"You bet we will… Mo-mo-ko," Brick smirked as he glared at Blossom.

"Mi-ya-ko," Boomer exposed.

"Ka-o-ru," Butch added, keeping his eye on Buttercup.

(End Flashback)

Brick and Boomer made a face at Kaoru's form. Butch smirked. "Hm. Cute," he thought. This was a side of the tomboy that he had never quite seen before. But, he had to make fun of her for now. Otherwise, his brothers would get suspicious.

"Look! It's that Kaoru girl," Butch blurted.

"Nice dress! Haha! Get us some cake, maid!" Boomer commanded while slapping his knee.

"Bwahahaha! Yeah! Get me some tea, too, Butterc--" Brick's comment was cut off because Kaoru shoved a tea cake right down his throat. He then began choking and gagging. Rika approached the noisy scene.

"Is there a problem here, Kaoru-san?" Rika asked.

"These three are causing trouble," Kaoru explained.

"Ah, then please leave," Rika said. "You're disturbing the customers."

"What?" Boomer said. "We only came here because we were hungry! We even have money. It was Butterc--"

Kaoru glared at Boomer.

"I mean, it was Kaoru here that was causing all of the trouble."

Rika looked intently at Kaoru.

"Please serve these boys, Kaoru. And no more noise from the four of you, understood?"

"Haiii," the four teens responded at once. Kaoru then reluctantly lead the Rowdyruff Boys to a table and slammed a menu in front of them.

"What'll it be," Kaoru growled.

"Ah, ah. We want service with a smile," Brick laughed. Kaoru glared at him and growled, but did it anyway. "That's much better."

"I'll take the lemon parfait! And the strawberry shortcake! And a banana milkshake!" Boomer said as he read the menu. "With orange juice, too!"

"Oh! Oh!" Brick exclaimed. "I'll take the green tea sundae! Wait, make that two, I'm pretty hungry. And, uhm, oh! The strawberry Belgian waffles! And the chocolate cheesecake too!"

Kaoru wrote down their long order on a list. These boys sure ate a lot. Even more than Momoko. Well, actually… let's not go that far. "I hope they can afford all this," she thought as she sweat-dropped.

"And what about you, ponytail?" she asked Butch.

"Whatever you recommend, Ka-o-ru," Butch replied with a smirk. Kaoru slightly blushed as he said her name.

"Eh!? Don't say my name like that, weirdo!" she said. "I'll just give you a plain tea cake then." And with that, Kaoru walked away.

"Are you sick, Butch?" Boomer asked.

"Yeah, man, you eat like a pig. Why didn't you annoy her and make her write down a bunch of food?" Brick added. Butch simply shrugged and said he wasn't hungry for sweets. At the moment, he found something more desirable than sundaes and cakes in the café.

o0o0o0o

"I can't believe they had the nerve to walk in while I was working!" Kaoru fumed as she strolled along the sidewalk, kicking everything she could see. Rocks, cans, cats… No, just kidding, not cats. Miyako and Momoko had come by to visit Kaoru near the end of her shift so they could all walk home together. "Next time those three reek havoc in the city, I am so not holding back! They better watch out!"

"Now, calm down, Kaoru," Miyako said. "Don't get so worked up. You just finished working."

"Yeah, don't pay them any attention," Momoko said. "They're just little snot-nosed boogers who don't know when to grow up."

"Hn. Yeah… I guess you're right," said a now calmer Kaoru. "But that Butch guy was really kind of quiet. He wasn't being as annoying."

"Maybe he's sick," guessed Miyako.

"I highly doubt that. It's obvious that the boy favors you out of all of us, Kaoru," Momoko attested. "He was probably quiet because he was too busy looking at you in your uniform," she bantered. A vein popped from Kaoru's forehead.

"See? This job has even attracted boys to you Kaoru-san," Miyako smiled. More vein-popping action.

Kaoru didn't want to attract Butch! …

Right?

The Following Day…

Kaoru sighed.

Yesterday was a pretty stressful day. It was like a tornado as the boys ate at the café. Food flung everywhere and it was a pretty grotesque sight. Even worse, Kaoru had to clean up after them all. That only took a good fifteen minutes of her shift. Food was literally everywhere.

"It's okay Kaoru," she thought to herself. "They won't be back today. I'm sure I scared them off as they were leaving with my threat." She smirked to herself. Kaoru assured herself that today would be more easygoing and quickly dressed in her uniform and looked in the mirror. Over the years, she had become quite a pretty girl. Her hair was a tad longer, but was still pretty spiky nonetheless. Her legs were longer and her chest had begun to form over the years. She was becoming a young lady now.

Kaoru walked out of the dressing room and went to take orders right after greeting Rika, but then gasped. An unexpected guest was waiting for her at a familiar table.

Butch was sitting at the table that he and his brothers were occupying yesterday.

"You!" Kaoru yelled and pointed to the pony-tailed teen. "What are you doing here!? Come to tease me some more? And don't you dare make a mess in this café. I worked my butt off cleaning after you and your brothers' mess yesterday," she spat. Butch simply smiled back. It was quite a sweet smile, actually. Kaoru knew something was up. "Little devil…"

"No, Kaoru. I didn't come here to tease you or to make a mess," Butch stated. He took a nervous gulp and continued. "I… I wanted to tell you how nice you look in that dress," he confessed. Kaoru fumed.

"What? Don't say such things! Stop bothering me and leave," she ordered angrily. "Stop pulling pranks on me. I get enough of you as Buttercup," she whispered the last part. "I don't need any of you while I'm Kaoru. Don't come back here ever again, twerp."

Stab.

Butch felt hurt. She didn't believe him. He had known that this would happen. That she would just see him as a child and not take him seriously. No one ever took him seriously. He was the most vulgar of his brothers, after all. But for her, he would change. He knew he could do it.

"Give me a chance, Kaoru. I'm not a kid anymore," Butch stated. It was true. Butch had grown over the years and his face was even shaping itself into that of a young man's. "I admit, I like to have a little fun and cause some trouble now and then but… I'm being serious. I'm really not trying to anger you. Y-You really do look .. pretty in that outfit."

Silence.

Butch sighed.

"I guess I'll go now," Butch said gloomily and hopped off of his chair. He hung his head and slowly and dramatically walked towards the exit.

"W-Wait," Kaoru called out as Butch was about to open the door and leave. He paused and turned around. "Where are your brothers?"

"I came without them knowing. I… felt too embarrassed. They would make fun of me without end if they knew I was here," he softly said with a slight blush on his cheek. "So I have to go… Ja," Butch said. Kaoru could detect a hint of sadness in his voice. She felt bad.

Kaoru sensed a change in Butch all of a sudden. It seemed as if he was more mature, from what she could detect in his tone. In the beginning, he and his brothers were always running away from girls, like children who were afraid of catching cooties. But now, he seemed sort of sincere. Could a Rowdyruff Boy mature? Was that even possible? Was this Rowdyruff Boy turning into… a man? Kaoru sighed.

"Butch," she whispered. "C-Come back at closing." She couldn't believe that she had just said that. She swore that she was turning into a softie. Maybe she was hanging out with Miyako too much.

Butch lifted his head and his face became noticeably brighter. He flashed a radiant smile towards Kaoru's direction.

She winced.

The lad then nodded and ran out of the door.

Kaoru fell back on the chair that Butch was once sitting on, and caught her breath.

"Damn, that was cute smile…"

o0o0o0o

"Good work today, Kaoru-san," Rika said as Kaoru was changing out of her maid outfit.

"Oh, thanks Rika-san," Kaoru smiled.

"But… I couldn't help but think that you were a bit distracted," Rika continued. "You had a dreamy look on your face for most of the day. And you were tripping more than usual."

Kaoru sweat-dropped. She hadn't even noticed.

"Ehh… I'm just tired, hehe," she lied and bade Rika goodbye before she could say anything else. "Man… I need to snap out of this daze."

Kaoru stepped out of the shop at closing and stretched. The moon was full and the autumn air felt crisp and cool.

"Hey, Kaoru," a voice called.

"What? Who's there?" she asked.

A figure stepped out of the shadows behind the store. It was Butch. Kaoru's heart skipped a beat. She felt nervous all of a sudden.

"Just me," Butch shyly said. What was wrong with him, Kaoru asked herself. Butch was not a shy person at all. He was not kind, sweet, or anything of that sort. But here he was, acting like a little lovestruck gradeschooler.

"Butch," Kaoru said. The boy looked up. "What's… what's wrong with you?" she asked flatly.

"Wrong?" he asked. "What do you mean?"

"Don't play with me," she spat. "You're obviously pulling something."

"I-I'm not pulling anything," he admitted. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh please," Kaoru groaned. "You complimented me today, came to see me alone, and… I'd hate to admit it, but well, you've been acting deceptively charming around me lately. Are you sick or something?"

"Why does everybody think I'm sick?" he complained. "Kaoru, is it just so hard to believe that…" he paused.

"That what?"

"Nevermind…"

"Tell me," Kaoru demanded. Butch sighed and looked away.

"That… I… like you."

Utter silence.

A Rowdyruff Boy who likes a Powerpuff Girl? This was unheard of. They were like exact counterparts of each other.

"And how the heck did you manage to do that?"

"I-It was natural, Kaoru. You make it sound as if it's impossible to like you. You're funny, athletic, and the least annoying of your two friends," the boy stated. Kaoru couldn't help but smile at that last one. "Seeing you yesterday made me realize that I'm not the same Butch I was three years ago. I can feel myself changing. I think differently and act differently. And I feel differently… about you," he paused. "And… and to tell you the truth, Butch has liked Buttercup from the start."

Kaoru blushed.

Butch slowly began moving closer and closer towards Kaoru as he spoke. Kaoru responded by going backwards with each step he took. Soon enough, Kaoru had no more room to back up because a brick wall behind her kept her from doing so. If only she was Powered Buttercup right now, she could smash that wall down. Butch was now hovering over Kaoru's slightly-blushing face. She hadn't noticed how tall he'd gotten.

Butch's face came slower and slower towards Kaoru's. She blushed madly as he cupped her cheek with his hand and caressed it. He stared intently at her beautiful green orbs with his very own. Emerald met emerald.

"B-Butch…" Kaoru whispered. She wanted to stop him. She wanted to slap him. How dare he touch her like this? He was her enemy. Kaoru just wanted to push Butch away, beat him to the ground, and run away from all of this.

But she couldn't.

Was it more like her body wasn't able to move? Or was it more like she just didn't want to move?

Kaoru couldn't believe it. She couldn't possibly like Butch back as well, right? He was a jerk. He was immature. He was downright repulsive. He was… he was being pretty damn alluring right about now.

Butch still inched closer to Kaoru and soon, his eyes softly shut. Kaoru had a mixture of feelings. She was confused, angry, shy, and well… entranced. Butch, in the moonlight, looked quite stunning. This was the closest to him that she had ever been and his touch seemed soothing and calming to her. She had never been attracted to Butch in this way before. Actually, she had never been attracted to anyone in this way. Not even that buff sempai that she dated back in Episode 44.

Suddenly, amidst all of Kaoru's thinking, Butch's warm lips crushed against hers. Kaoru couldn't quite explain it…

But it was one of the most blissful feelings that she had ever experienced.

Her eyes were wide with shock at first, for she was scared. Was this allowed? Kaoru a.k.a. Powered Buttercup kissing Butch, a Rowdyruff Boy? This was not proper etiquette for a Powerpuff Girl, for sure. This was her first kiss, too. Her first kiss was with an enemy? She couldn't believe it.

But she let that frightened and unsure feeling get overcome by pleasure and slowly shut her own eyes. Kaoru could feel her face getting hot. She felt rush of Butch's cool breath enter her lips, and shuddered. His touch gave her goose bumps. His kiss was electrifying. She carefully lifted her hands from her sides and raised them to her chest. She felt her heart, which was pumping so fast that she swore she was having a heart attack. To prevent herself from entering hyperventilation, she parted her lips from Butch's and opened her eyes. Butch opened his emerald orbs as well and stared down at Kaoru, who turned away and blushed.

"A-Ah," Butch gasped. "I'm sorry. You probably hate me more now," he said as he stepped away and looked down. "Why did I do that…? She'll never like you, Butch. You're just an annoying, rude, and immature kid to her. You're stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid…"

"I don't hate you," Kaoru said as Butch was mentally beating himself up. He looked up.

"W-What? Why not?" he stuttered, taken aback. He sort of predicted that his face impression would be left on a brick wall by now.

"Because I can see… that you're not the same Butch anymore, like you say," she smiled timidly.

"How could you tell?"

"I felt it in your kiss," she said while staring down at her shoes.. "It's cheesy, I know. But I really could feel it. There was just… something special about it. I thought I almost lost my mind."

"Oh," he said, surprised. He hadn't known that his kiss showed that much emotion. It was his first kiss, after all. He wasn't even sure if he did it alright. But now, he was just so glad to hear that Kaoru was opening up to him a little more. He was relieved that she was now starting to treat him with the reasonable respect that he wanted. "Score, Butch."

"Er, Butch. I…" Kaoru began blushing again for what she was about to say next. "I think that maybe… I could p-probably give you a chance." Butch's eyes widened.

"R-really? Seriously?" Butch questioned, apparently astounded. Kaoru simply nodded with an amused smile. The midnight-haired boy smiled the smile that took Kaoru's breath away, and couldn't help but rejoice.

"This is going to be a tough relationship. I'm really unsure about it. But, we'll work it out somehow." Kaoru thought. She observed Butch running around, celebrating, while pumping his fist into the air and screaming things like, "Yahoo!" and "Yes!" "What a character," she thought with an entertained smile plastered on her face. She thought that he was pretty funny.

"Come on, it's getting late," she said and motioned for him to walk with her. "We can go home together."

"Okay," he said and beamed a smile. "So does this mean I'm your boyfriend now?" Butch asked as he made his way down to touch Kaoru's behind. Kaoru responded him by smacking the back of his head.

"Don't get carried," she said and smirked. Butch rubbed the back of his head and complained.

Well, I guess Butch was only mostly mature.

Love Chronicles

Part I - Kaoru - Entranced: End.

Screaming Siopao: Woot! Kaoru and Butch are awesaaam! XD Please review! Wait for Miyako's story next!