... well here it is. the last chapter of Love Like War...

Enjoy.

Make a wish on our sorry little hearts

Have a smoke, pour a drink, steal a kiss in the dark

Fingernails on my skin like the teeth of a shark

I'm intoxicated by the lie

Two Months Later…

Blossom admired her outfit in her full body mirror. She wore black skinny jeans with red converse, and a plain hot pink T-shirt that hugged her sides. Although she sported accessories such as her hotline bracelet and black rose necklace, Blossom felt like her outfit was missing something.

She snapped her fingers and rushed into her closet, rummaging through the drawers. She stood in front of the mirror again, but placed an old red snapback over her head. The fabric was dulled slightly and it even had a small tear revealing the material underneath, but it was special.

"Blossom! Are you ready yet?!" Bubbles', much calmer compared to Buttercup's, call was heard from downstairs. Blossom rushed into the living room, where her sisters were waiting and the Professor read the newspaper with a mug of coffee.

"See you after school Professor!" they said together. He gave a small wave and reminded them to have a good day, as if they could control it.

The three streaks of color that the people of Townsville had grown to love graced the bright morning sky as the sisters flew toward their school.

In the chill of your stare I am painfully lost

Like a deer in the lights of an oncoming bus

For the thrill of your touch I will shamefully lust

As you tell me we're nothing but trouble

Everybody in school knew how things went since a couple of months ago. Things had changed; some for the better, and some for the slightly less better.

First of all, Butch was a changed man. After seeing Bubbles clung to his arm for over a week, every girl got the hint that he was serious about her. And the fact that they shared a locker, went on a date every Friday, and held hands everywhere they went together made it crystal clear.

Bubbles was a constant reminder to Butch that he didn't have to have a new girl on his arm every week to be happy. She had the mix of characteristics that made him love-struck enough to keep him in place.

The couple walked through the doors, hand in hand of course, and made their way to their shared locker. Butch turned the combination dial and opened it, revealing a baby blue and forest green decorated locker. Bubbles' smile widened every time she laid eyes on the heart shaped picture of the two of them, centered on the locker's door.

Butch handed Bubbles all of the essential textbooks and supplies she needed for her first few classes and kissed her cheek.

"I'll see you later Sunshine" he said. Bubbles curled her lower lip in a pout.

"Promise?" she asked child-like.

Butch chuckled and held up his pinky finger, "Pinky promise!"

Bubbles grinned and intertwined her pinky with his before skipping off to class.

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa

Two: if anyone thinks they will rank one or two in their class rank, they can forget it right then and there. Ranks one and two are proudly held by Brick and Blossom. Though nobody knows which of them is number one, that's between them.

Despite the constant academic battle of who will be the class valedictorian, Blossom and Brick have learned not allow unnecessary fights ruin their relationship again. Not only had they become closer than ever, but they also gained a new sense.

Blossom was slowly becoming less and less bossy, and giving her teammates a chance to fight for themselves. Brick thought his actions through a little more thoroughly, decreasing the chances of accidents and misunderstandings within the group. The two leaders seemed to work better as co-leaders, but they had also trained their separate groups to learn to fight individually again. After so much training, no villain would be able to stand a chance against them, even if they were separated.

Aside from being the best co-leaders, Blossom and Brick made one of the cutest couples in school, according to the school yearbook votes.

"AW! They're wearing matching hats!" some girl in the crown of high school students shouted. Brick chuckled and tightened his grip on Blossom's hand.

"Eight years later and it still looks better on you Bloss," he said. Blossom giggled as they entered their favorite class, Chemistry.

Fail-safe trigger, lock-down call

Wipe the dry clean-slate, quick, sound the alarm

No escape from the truth and the weight of it all

I am caught in the web of a lie

And the b…. of it all is that I'm running from

The desire of the people to whom I belong

At the end of the day you can tell me I'm wrong

'Cause you went to all of this trouble

Three: Just because Butch is now a faithful boyfriend, doesn't mean the school is without a player. Mitch Michelson replaced Butch as the schools most hated, yet loved, guy in school.

The incident at the dance hadn't affected him and Buttercup's friendship in the least, but he did know better than to even attempt anything like that again with her.

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa

(Let's go!)

Four: Never coo at how much of a cute couple Boomer and Buttercup can be, no matter what! Buttercup may love Boomer to pieces, but she still doesn't handle the attention very well.

She'll hold hands with him and kiss him before saying goodbye, but mention how sweet it is and she'll turn into an embarrassed mess. And Buttercup doesn't handle embarrassment very well. But when they are alone, Boomer has seen the calm and loving demeanor that is hidden behind Buttercup's attitude, and he loves seeing that side.

Although, if she was like that all the time, she wouldn't be Buttercup… she'd be Bubbles, and Boomer wasn't into Bubbles like that. Everything seemed so right and in place. Never had Boomer expected things to turn out the way they did, but he wouldn't want it any other way.

"How are you this morning Butterfly?" he asked from behind Buttercup. She turned around and wasted no time in pressing her lips to his.

"What was that for?" he questioned, eyes half-lidded with bliss.

"I just love you… a lot" Buttercup answered, blushing slightly at the smiles from passing students. "Don't get used to that! All these people staring are really annoying." She glared daggers at the students who dared to stare, and they quickly turned away. Boomer chuckled, and took Buttercup's hand as they walked to class.

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

It feels like war (it feels like war)

Love feels like war (love feels like war)

Five: this was how life around school would be from then on. Of course everybody knew there would be more issues in the future; perfection wasn't meant to last forever.

But no one thought about that. They only though about how great things were at the moment. And at the moment, the battle for love, peace, and pure happiness was over. And they won this war…

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

Heart's on fire tonight

Feel my bones ignite

Love feels like war, war

Feels like war, war

(one more time!)

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all

We go together or we don't go down at all, whoa

Is this the end of us or just the means to start again?

*bows* thank you, thank you to all the wonderful people out there who enjoyed my story.

RoseSkylar, or better known now as Phoenix Godess of Fire, requested a mixed couple story a few months ago, and this was it. when she asked me, I honestly didn't expect it to be this long and (my opinion) pretty good. I'm quite proud of it and I hope she liked it.

next, I'd like to say, this is NOT the end of butchercup. i'll be around for a LONG time. I have a notebook full of ideas that are sure to keep me busy and a bunch of stories currently in progress. I haven't worked on them since I have felt the biggest need to finish Love Like War. so now that it's done, I can focus on my other stories. here's a list of titles to look out for:

To Pop A Bubble

Petrified Harmonies

A Darker Shade of Green

Welcome To Citiesville

No Mercy

Lovestruck (this one will be a LONG time till you see the first chapter, it will be one of my best hopefully)

Of course there will be the occasional random one-shots. once again thank you all so much!

Review your overall thoughts of the story please!

The Song is A Love Like War by All Time Low- I Do Not Own the Song nor any Powerpuff Girls Characters

XOXO