I opened my eyes to see the rest of my friends still sleeping away in their sleeping bags. I got up, grabbed my clothes, and headed over to the bathroom. When I got there, Vanilla had just walked out of it, and we almost ran into one another.
“Oh! Sorry, Darlene. I almost ran into you,” Vanilla said, chuckling embarrassingly, “Anyway, what are you doing up at 10:00?”
“Well, I plan on hanging out with Sonic later today, so I want to make sure I’m ready beforehand,” I explained.
“Really? Sonic? Wow. I wonder if he’s interested in you.”
“I’m wondering that as well.” Vanilla then left, and I went into the bathroom to get changed. Once I did, I told Vanilla to tell my friends that I left to eat an early lunch so I can get to the rendezvous point on time.
“Mmm…that was a good lunch,” I said to myself as I walked over to the ice cream shop. I picked up the pace once I saw Sonic and his friends already there. “Sonic!” I called out as I ran over to him. Suddenly, I trip over my feet, and shut my eyes, bracing for the contact my face will bring to the sidewalk, when I feel an arm wrap around my stomach.
I slowly open my eyes and turn my head to look behind me only to see that Shadow had caught me. I quickly back away from him, surprised he would do something like that.
“My apologies for surprising you,” Shadow said, his mouth in a smirk, “but next time, try to slow down and watch where you’re going.” I blush, embarrassed.
“Hey, Darlen’. I got you some ice cream,” I heard a familiar voice say. I turn around to see Sonic holding out a chocolate ice cream cone to me. I took it, beaming.
“Chocolate! My favorite! Thank you so much!” I say to him happily as I lick up the ice cream.
“I’d like to introduce you to my friends,” Sonic told me, “I see you’ve already met the ‘bad boy,’ Shadow.”
Shadow glared and growled at him. He was acting as if Sonic was making fun of him. I shrugged it off, assuming he was just mad that Sonic is basically telling me to try not to be with him alone. He then pointed over to a yellow, two-tailed fox.
“That’s Miles Prower. Befriend him, and he’ll allow you to call him Tails.” I walked over to him and held my hand out to him. He shook my hand, saying it was nice to meet me. Sonic then twirled me around to look at a red echidna and a white hedgehog with a crazy (in a good way) hairdo. “And this is Knuckles the Echidna and Silver the Hedgehog.” I waved to them, and they waved back.
“So…” Tails said, “now that we’re all introduced to one another, why don’t we go to the aracade?”
“That okay with you, Darlen’?” Sonic asked turning to me.
“Sure, it’s fine, but I don’t have any extra money for tokens,” I reply, disappointedly.
“Hey, don’t worry so much,” Sonic said, wrapping an arm around my shoulders, “I’m willing to share.”
I smile at him and say thanks, and we head over to the arcade.
“Hello, Sonic. The usual?” a green hedgehog asked Sonic.
“Yep. And do you think we could get a few extra for my girlfriend here, Breezie?” he said, gesturing to me. I blush; did he really just call me his girlfriend?!
Breezie looked at me…sympathetically…? I was a bit confused. I wonder why she did that. The green hedgehog handed Sonic some tokens, and he headed the tokens out to us. We each got 10 tokens, and we split up to play some games.
A little later, I was at the counter, searching for a prize that caught my eye. I had won a few jackpots and ended up getting 300 tickets total. I was still looking when Sonic came up as well.
Finally, I saw something both Amy and I might like, but just to make sure it was what I thought it was, I asked, “Um…Breezie? What is that?” I pointed up to it, and Breezie got it down and looked at it.
“It is…a DVD of an anime. I think it’s about vampires. 200 tickets if you want it.”
“I’ll take it,” I say, handing over 200 tickets.
“Damn it!” I heard Sonic shout and pound on the desk, “I don’t have enough for the necklace! I think I’m…100 fucking tickets short!”
Breezie cleared her throat. “Ahem, Sonic…” she pointed over to me.
“It’s okay; a few of my friends curse as well,” I tell her.
“Oh…but still…” She pointed at my extra tickets.
My eyes widened in realization. “Oh! Sonic, I have 100 tickets left, and I have what I want. You can have the rest.”
Sonic looked at me in shock. “Really?” I nodded, and we traded our tickets for the necklace he wanted to get. It had a sapphire heart locket, and it looked very pretty. To be honest, it looked kinda girly… Why would Sonic want something like that?
He then turned to me and put the necklace around my neck. “I wanted to get this for you,” he explained, “I thought it would look cute on you.”
I held the locket in my hand so I could look at it. “It’s beautiful! Thank you so much, Sonic!”
*Ring ring ring!*
I took my phone out and answered it. “Hello?”
“Hey Darlene.” It was Amy. “Do you have free time tonight? I was wondering if you would like to meet Rouge and I at my house.”
“Sure. See you there. I’ve got a surprise for you, anyway,” I said before ending the call. I then turned to Sonic and told him my plans for tonight.
“Oh…Okay then,” Sonic responded, disappointed, “I’ll see you tomorrow, right?”
“Of course!” I say without thinking, “What will we do tomorrow?”
“I was thinking we could go to my house and play some games.”
I nod and hug him. “See you tomorrow,” I say before heading to Amy’s house.
