Moonlight

By Leaf the Earth Guardian

Sidewalks were cluttered with Mobians of all kinds; hedgehogs, cats, foxes, and almost anything you can imagine of. Some of the females were all cluttered up in a giant group, whispering, giggling, and catching up what they had missed during the summer vacation. Others were guys, being immature and playfully wrestling each other, trying to knock one off its feet. The atmosphere was filled with joy; only one Mobian didn't feel good at all.

Between the cliques of boys and girls was an outsider; no one would ever care of her. She was a torn outcast. Some females gossiped that she was emo. Others say she was homeless. No one cared.

The pale hedgehog tilted her head down and gazed at her shoes; the same ones as always: some black rubber material with teal tips. She had a three-quailed fringe with two long ones rolling over her shoulders and ending by her chest area. She had two huge but rather short quills growing behind her ears. She was definitely much different than the other hedgehogs.

"Hey Selene, you're so pale, are you sure you aren't dead?" A Queen Bee called out to her, with the rest of the group laughing.

Selene looked up and blinked. She didn't say a word.

"Did you get your vocal chords clipped or something?" an orange cat snorted.

She shook her head; she tried to say something, but she was so anxious she couldn't speak. Selene walked on and entered the hallways of her school, waiting for someone to corner her and laugh. She walked into her history class and sat in the corner of the room.

"Good morning class," the teacher, who was a female blue fox, said calmly, "Let me take attendance. Roseanne?"

"Here!" a baby blue female rabbit called.

"Cherry?"

"Here!"

The teacher went down the list, one by one. "Selene?"

"Teacher, she isn't here," Roseanna snorted, "anyways, who wants her here?" Her row burst into giggles and nods.

"I'm…here…" Selene called out quietly, hiding her face under her fringe.

"Alright class, open your books to page 10, and we'll start from there."

The history books pretty much repeated last year's lesson, but a bit of a touch up. Selene looked closely at the pictures in the book, very interested. One picture was of a lime green hedgehog, with a caption below:

Leaf the hedgehog, a teenager who fought the evil Vanity for years, and mysteriously disappeared to another time. She has not been found yet and no one knows if she's alive or not.

"She must be brave…she could take down anyone…" Selene whispered to herself, "I wish I could too." She flipped through several pages, finding pictures of several other hedgehogs, one she recalled named Sonic, who could run very fast, and even a red creature called an echidna, which breed is now extinct. It was definitely interesting learning about the past, knowing that the heroes saved earth from destruction.

The bell rang; Selene was the last one to leave the room. She walked down the hallway and into the flooded cafeteria. She walked past the tables, finding no more seats (or at least no one wanted her to sit next to them.)

By the time school ended, Selene's mood was miserable. The pale hedgehog walked on the flat road, the sun setting down. She walked through a forest route, sunlight pouring down her back.

She approached a long, tall, steel gate. Behind it lay a long carpet of grass and a mansion. Selene opened the gate slowly, then closed it behind her, making a loud thud behind her.

She walked into her dark room. The silver hedgehog sat down on her carpeted ground and sighed. "I wish someone would understand me…just someone…" She stayed stationary for a really long time. Her eyes followed to a closed window covered in drapes. She climbed on her bed and opened up the windows, letting a refreshing peppermint scent breeze through her room.

The stars were reflecting in the teenage hedgehog's intense indigo eyes. Imagine a world beyond the stars…a world where everyone is special. Oh, would I want to be there. A shooting star flickered between Selene's irises. "Make a wish…" she whispered to herself.

And she did.

Time for some copyright claims. Shadow and other characters belong to SEGA/Sonic Team. Selene is copyrighted to Mistress Selene tH, and the cameo appearance of Leaf the hedgehog is copyrighted to me, Leaf the Earth Guardian.