Chapter 1: Premonition of Flames
In the vast Forest Kingdom, lived a King and Queen. Now, before you even think that it is about them, then you are very wrong. The scene that we shall now look upon is that of a elegant purple feline. This feline, who has her hair tied in a ponytail and a scarlet jewel on her forehead and had golden eyes, was patiently waiting for someone to come and see her. Technically, it was rude to keep a princess waiting, but she was making an exception for this person in particular. She was dresses in a royal gown that she would only wear on days when the king and queen had a ball. Tonight was the celebration of the day that the princess was brought into the kingdom.
Normally, she would have dreaded this day for being unbelievably dull. So, you wonder, what makes tonight so much different? Well, it was also her eighteenth birthday. She would take her place at the thrown as a full fledged warrior princess. That, however, is not why it was special. Tonight she would also have a blast with her love. Of course that would only happen if he ever got there. She was standing at the front door to the ballroom and was waiting. Small flickers of flame could be seen coming from her hands as she was slowly was losing her patience.
Meanwhile, in the streets of the kingdom, a figure could be seen wearing a tuxedo and carrying a bouquet of flowers. The figure was trying to get through a crowd of people, that were all heading for the castle, because they were moving too slow. With out a second thought, the figure began to glow with a greenish aura and was flying into the air. As the figure scanned for a potential landing spot, he spotted the elegant, lavender cat. He then decided, since she didn't see him, he would fly around and pop out behind her to surprise her. With that, he put the plan into action.
The lavender feline, now bored beyond all reasoning, was beginning to think that her date wasn't coming. Then she heard a noise from behind her. That was all she needed to hear to make her feel better. She could tell that it was him without even turning around to see. She was laughing in her mind as she thought it was very funny to think that he was trying to sneak up on her again. Before he could do anything, she turned around and said, "Hello Silver" with a smile on her face.
"What the? How did you...?" The confused white hedgehog started before getting interrupted.
"You should know better than to try and sneak up on a lady." she said looking into his eyes.
Smiling sheepishly, "Yeah, I'll remember that next time Blaze."
He chrome hedgehog pulls out the bouquet and hands them over too his date and says, "Happy birthday Princess."
"Oh Silver, they're beautiful. And you don't have to call me that." she says as she takes the assortment of roses and lilies from his hands to inhale their lovely scent.
As she was taking in the scent, Silver took the biggest, and most beautiful of all the lilies and put in Blaze's hair. Blushing a bit, she smiles and gives Silver a peck on the cheek. Extending his arm so that she may hook it he says, "Shall we?"
"Of course." she hooks her arm with his and the two of them walk into the castle.
Upon entering, many eyes of royals, and even a few peasants, were looking down at them. Even after four years of living among them, the sight of the white hedgehog still disgusted many people there. What made it worse, was that even more people thought it odd that he caught the eye of the princess. Silver was used to the stares, Blaze always told him to ignore them. The two made their way to the dance floor and readied themselves to start the waltz.
At the other end of the ballroom, a cobalt hedgehog and a female squirrel were conversing about the party they prepared.
"Well, at least the band is playing a good song. A little slow for my taste, but still good." was what the blue hero said to his wife.
"Yes, and I made a special request for them to play a song for our Blaze." was what she said.
The hedgehog didn't hear the comment, for he was looking towards the dance floor and keeping an eye on his daughter. The squirrel, noticing what he was staring at, said, "I know what you are thinking. You really should relax, you know she will always be our baby Sonic."
Finally noticing what she said, he says, "I know, and she is growing into a fine young woman. I just hope she makes the right choice when she decides to marry someone."
"If you recall, I didn't have a problem picking you. On an added note, I thought she already told you who her choice was. It happens to be the one that she is dancing with right now."
"When did that happen? She didn't tell me a thing."
"That was because you weren't listening like I was. Now stop fussing and let's dance." she said as she was pulling him to the dance floor before he could protest.
Back to Blaze and Silver, Blaze was still thinking of when she was going to ask Silver to marry her. As she danced, a thousand ways were popping in her head about how to do it. All of the training that she received, when she was younger, was what kept her from just blurting it out and losing her dancing step. That was when the music stopped, and a lighter beat was given. The beat was fast and was very familiar. It was a song that they had created two years after Sonic allowed the banished back into the kingdom. They immediately knew where this was going, and ran to the band to grab the microphones and sang:
Silver:
I a dream I can see you are not far away
Any time any place I can see your face
You are that special one that I've been waiting for
And I hope you're looking for someone like me
Blaze:
In my dreams, I can hear you calling me
In the night, everything's so sweet
In your eyes, I feel there's so much inside
Both:
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you standing there
In the night, Dream delight
I've found someone who really cares
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you smile again
In the night, Dream delight
Your the one I've waited for
Blaze:
In a dream we can do anything everything we want to
There's no where I'd rather be but hear with you
The stars above light the way only for you and I
I'm so glad I found the one that I've been looking for
Silver:
Keep the dream for the one you're hoping for
Love can come through an open door
Just be strong and you're sure to find the one the one the one.
Both:
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you standing there
In the night, Dream delight
I've found someone who really cares
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you smile again
In the night, Dream delight
Your the one I've waited for
(Instruments play for a while)
Both:
Oh wo ho
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you standing there
In the night, Dream delight
I've found someone who really cares
In the night, Dream delight
I want to see you smile again
In the night, Dream delight
Your the one I've waited for
The dancers all cheer for the song that was meant to be private. Silver kept on wonder, as the cheers continued, how the band knew the song. Blaze was thinking the same thing, but got the answer when she looked over her shoulder to see her mom wink at her. After the realization, she smiled and looked back at Silver, who was looking at Blaze, and never took each others eyes off of the other. To them, the crowd wasn't even there. They were in a world all there own. Away from the people, cold stares, everything. It was only Silver and Blaze.
When the madness died down, the both of them snapped out of their trance to bow at the people, who immediately began to cheer again upon doing so, and left the band to play another lively tune. Blaze was about to get bombarded with many young men, who wanted to ask for her hand in marriage, until Silver got between them and started to glow. They all gave the usual disgusted stare before turning back to the dancing. Blaze thought how sweet it was that the ivory hedgehog was defensive over her. It has been this way since he promised to stay with her all those years ago. Always trying to be her knight.
Silver was thinking that those jerks were a bunch of vultures that wanted to try and have their way with her or just go with her for bragging rights. It made him sick to his stomach to think that people like that exist in this world. The only thing that made him feel better, was the thought that she was smarter than that and that she felt the same for him as he did for her. Whether the world accepted him for it or not was not anywhere in his mind.
Clasping the hedgehog's hand in her's, the lavender feline took him to the stairs so that they may go to their favorite spot in the castle. The tower with a window that always faced the moon. The way the moon shined on the two made them think that at least Chaos and nature themselves thought that they should be together. Finally in the chamber, and looking out the large window, the two were hypnotized by the beauty of the stars. No matter how many times they had done this, they always thought of the wonder of all the sparkling gems that hung in the sky. The two then looked at each other and simultaneously drew their faces closer. When they were but lips distance from each other, Silver said, "Blaze, I love you."
"I love you too, Silver." was all that she said as their lips made contact and were lost in pure bliss.
In the moment that they kissed, Silver began to glow his usual blueish- green color, and Blaze was a lit with flame. They colors of the orange flame and the aura mixed into a dazzling display of lights around the couple. In Blaze's mind, for some reason, she saw herself standing in the town. She was alone, and the area was on fire. She could tell that it wasn't he fire because this fire was as black as the night itself. In her mind, she was turning to what she thought was the source of the flames. She saw Silver, only he had that black aura and piercing green eyes. The hedgehog smiled darkly at her and disappeared in a wall of the black fire. At that moment, back in reality, they parted from the kiss to look into each others eyes. Silver became concerned with the saddened look on her face and asked, "Blaze, is something wrong? Did I do something?"
Thinking him kind that he be concerned, she said, "No. It's nothing. Just thinking."
He smiled and gave her a peck on the cheek before holding her in a loving embrace. Resting her head on his shoulder in the embrace, she began to think why such an image had forced it's way into her mind. Why did she think of that dark version of Silver, which she had only seen four years ago during the final battle against Ventuss, when she was trying to enjoy her Silver?
Author's Note: Well, there it is. The start of the first chapter to my sequel to Silver and Blaze's Story. I know that it isn't a good start, but I hope that you will come to enjoy the story and any others that I may write. Please remember to review. Again, I hope that you enjoyed this, and I'm sorry for the wait on the sequel.
