15th Birthday Party
Chapter 1
Planning and Invitations
It was a rainy day in Station Square. It wasn't a gloomy day though because Halley
and Salley were planning for their birthday party on Sunday, July 14, 2008. They were making a
list for the things that they needed, the people they were inviting, and what kind of games they
should play.
"I can't believe we're turning fifteen on Sunday, Sal," said Halley, getting out a
piece of paper and a pencil.
"Me neither, Hal," said Salley, sitting next to her sister. "I'm so psyched."
"Yeah. Okay, the first thing we need to do is list how many people we were
planning on inviting to the party. Start off with the girls."
Salley was thinking. "Well, not counting you and me, there's Amy, Blaze, Jackie
and Erin."
Halley wrote down the names on the piece of paper. "And the boys?"
Salley thought it over again. "Um…Sonic, Espio, Knuckles, Silver, Shadow, Ernest,
and Bartholomew."
"I thought Shadow wasn't into parties."
"I guess he changed his mind since he's been going out with Jackie."
Halley wrote on the piece of paper again. "Hold on a sec, that makes six girls and
seven boys all together. That's an un-even number."
"Well, there could be a chance that one boy might not come."
"You do have a point there. Anyway, now for the list of party games."
Salley was thinking. "I guess we could do truth or dare."
"Oh, yeah! That's a good one." Halley wrote the name of the game down. "We
could also do karaoke, heads up-seven up, and spin the bottle."
"Don't you think that game's a little bit too old for us?"
"Aw, c'mon, Sal. It's a great game. Besides, you might be able to pucker up with
Espio." Halley laughed.
Salley slapped Halley's arm. "Hal, shut up!"
"What? I was just saying…"
"Never mind. What about you, though? Are you going to kiss Ernest or
Knuckles?"
Halley sighed. "I don't know. I've only been dating Ernest for almost a week and
I'm not sure about Knuckles. We just broke up."
"Well, guess you'll have to find that out for yourself." Salley and Halley continued
on making the list for their party.
A couple days later, Halley and Salley were out everywhere, giving out invitations.
At Sonic Team HQ, the two girls gave invitations to Amy, Silver, Blaze, and
Shadow. They were very excited about going to the party on Sunday. Amy was thinking that Sonic
would be there so she could kiss him when they play spin the bottle.
Halley then went to Jackie's house and gave her the invitation. She talked to her
parents about it and they said that she could come. They both screamed with joy and hugged each
other.
Meanwhile, Salley went to see Erin and Bartholomew. After she gave them the
invitations, she had to leave and find the next person.
A few minutes later, Halley went over to Ernest's house.
The black cat-boy saw her and smiled. "Bonjour, ma cheri," he said.
"Hey Ernest," said Halley as she walked over to Ernest and kissed his cheek.
"How're you doing?"
"I'm just fine. What brings you here, today?"
"Well, my sister and I are turning fifteen this Sunday. And I was wondering if
you wanted to come." Halley took out the invitation and handed it to Ernest.
The cat-boy looked at it carefully and then back at Halley. "Who else is going to
be there?"
"Silver and Blaze are coming, so are a lot of friends that you haven't met yet. It's
going to be cool."
"Is Knuckles coming too?"
"I'm not sure yet. I didn't ask."
"I will be sure to be there, Halley. Don't you worry."
Halley smiled. "That's great, Ernest. I can't wait."
"I'll see you soon."
"Bye." Halley left to find the next person to invite at the party.
In Knothole Village, Salley was walking down the road when she heard
something. A huge blue blur passed by her. It felt like the wind blowing through her hair.
"Hey, Sonic!" she called out to the blue blur, "Come back here!" In about three
seconds flat, the blur came back to Salley, and it knocked some of the invitations out of her hands.
"Hey, Salley," said Sonic. He noticed the invitations on the ground. "Whoops,
sorry about that." He picked up the invitations and handed them to Salley.
"That's okay," said Salley.
"What are those anyways?"
Salley took one of the invitations. "Oh yeah. Hal and I are holding a birthday
party on Sunday and you're invited."
Sonic took the invitation from Salley and looked at it.
"You want to come?" asked Salley.
Sonic smiled and said, "Sure. I don't have anything else to do."
"Great. Then, I'll see you there."
"You too." Sonic ran away from Salley as she watched him for a few seconds. She
went her way too.
Back at Station Square, Halley was looking for her next friend to invite. She saw
Knuckles standing on top of a building. He was crossing his arms while looking at the view.
"Hey, Knuckles," said Halley. "I knew I'd find you here."
Knuckles turned to the cat-girl. "Halley. How are you?"
"I'm fine. Listen, Sal and I are having a party on Sunday, the 14th. And we were
wondering…well, I was mostly wondering if you wanted to go." Halley handed Knuckles the
invitation.
He read it carefully. "Fifteen, huh?"
"Yeah, it's going to be great. There's going to be a lot of food, games, and stuff."
Knuckles sighed. "Halley, I'm really glad about the offer." He gave Halley the
invitation back. "But I'm afraid I can't make it."
Halley was stunned. "How come?"
Knuckles was hesitant for a few seconds. "…I can't tell you."
"Why can't you?"
Knuckles looked away from Halley. "I don't want to talk about it, but it's far
more important than your party." Knuckles looked back at Halley. "I'm very sorry."
Halley looked down to the ground in sadness. "Oh." She was so upset that tears
began to fill her eyes. She really wanted her ex-boyfriend to come.
Knuckles saw Halley filled with sadness. "Oh, c'mon, Halley. Don't cry." The
red echidna held her close to him. "Shhh…Halley, please." Knuckles lifted her chin up and made
her look at him. "I'll try to make it up to you soon. Okay?"
Halley sniffled and wiped her tears away from her face. "Okay."
Knuckles smiled. "Thanks, sweetheart." He kissed Halley on the forehead. "I'll
call you tonight."
"Alright." Halley climbed down from the building, still feeling sad.
Back at Knothole Village, Salley was walking in the forest. She spotted a certain
chameleon meditating under a tree. It was her boyfriend, Espio. Salley decided to play a little trick
on him. She quietly crept behind him.
Just as she was about to grab Espio's tail, the ninja said while meditating, "Don't
even think about it, Salley."
A frown appeared on Salley's face. "Aww…how'd you know I was there?"
Espio opened his eyes. "Remember, when ninjas meditate, it helps them to focus
on things, including their surroundings."
"Wise guy."
"Yeah, well." Espio stood up. "What are you up to, anyway?"
"Well, my sis' and I are turning fifteen and we're having a birthday party on
Sunday." Salley handed Espio the invitation and he took it. "Do you want to come, unless you're not
really into parties?"
"Are you kidding me? I'd love to come. I just need to see if I have a day off on
Sunday."
Salley smiled. "Great!"
"You want to meditate with me?"
"Oh, sorry, Esp. I can't. I'm supposed to go back home after I was done sending
the invitations. Maybe some other time."
"Oh, okay."
"Bye." Just as Salley was about to leave, Espio grabbed her arm, turned her
around, and kissed her. They broke off after a couple seconds.
"Whoa," said Salley. "That came out of nowhere."
"Sorry," said Espio. "I couldn't resist." Salley smiled and finally walked away
from Espio back to her house.