Interruptions

...And yes, this IS a TailsxCream story. Just be patient.

Chapter 1 – Enter Two Hedgehogs

The Mobius landscape glowed with the golden rays of the sun. Everything was still and hushed, taking in the phenomenon known as nature. The feeling of summer hung in the air, even though it was midway through October. A streak of cobalt suddenly flashed over the hill, shattering the tranquility with pattering footsteps.

"Not even a breeze," muttered the blue creature to himself. Sonic the Hedgehog was trying to generate some kind of wind for a pink hedgehog, a little further away. He chuckled lightly. "Guess I just gotta go faster!" He made a sharp turn to the right and tore away even quicker than before. The other hedgehog was coming quickly into view.

"Sonic, don't trip now," called the pink hedgehog. Amy Rose was sitting on a small quilt with a picnic basket next to her. She braced herself for the sensation that was quickly approaching.

"Heh, don't worry about me," Sonic said to himself. He took in a quick breath and curled into a ball, giving him even more speed. He, as a small sphere, shot past the blanket, giving Amy the chills. A brief second later, a huge front of wind blew past her, making her quills, the picnic basket, and all the food fly behind her head.

"Great, now who's going to clean that up," Amy muttered. She fussed over her quills, and felt for her phone... "Uh-oh." She looked all around the blanket for both of their phones. She ended up sitting on hers, but couldn't find Sonic's.

"What's up, Ames?" Amy looked up. Sonic was looking down at her, grinning.

"You just lost your phone because of all that speed," she said. "And all the food's somewhere over there now." She pointed to the west.

Damn it, he thought. There were two more chili dogs left... "Sorry about the food, Ames," he said quietly.

"Never mind that," she said. "I'll just have to make you more chili dogs when we get home." She winked at him. "I'm more concerned about your phone, anyway. Didn't Tails say something about calling you today?"

"Oh, yeah," he grunted. "Be right back." He turned and sped away. Amy was about to say something when she heard a small noise behind her.

Vrrrrng, vrrrrng.

"Huh?" She walked over to where she thought the sound was. Off in the grass a little ways, a small dark-blue phone was vibrating, signaling a new text. The new-text ID read a single word - "Tails".

"I thought I heard something," Sonic said. Amy sighed and got up, nearly tripping over the picnic basket. "Yeah, I found it. It wasn't that far." He looked down at his phone. "Mind if I check?"

"Hold on," said Amy quietly. Sonic sighed and rolled his eyes, but his pouting was interrupted. Amy kissed him gently on the lips, making him both appreciate the moment and realize how chapped his lips were.

Damn, he thought. I need to drink more water, or put on some balm or something. He crossly ran his gloved finger over his lips.

"Now you can see it," said Amy. She saw him still fussing over his lips. "Hey, are you listening?"

"Huh?" Sonic stopped mulling over his thoughts to look at his phone. "So there's the thing Tails was talking about." He took the phone from Amy to open the text.

It read: "If you've received this text from me, then you're invited to a surprise party for Cream's birthday party! Now, it's a SURPRISE for a reason – so don't tell her whatever you do! It's in two days, so take this extra day to ge" It just ended there.

"Umm," said Amy, "why does it just stop there? Do you think he just accidentally hit send?"

"Wait," muttered Sonic. His phone vibrated again to reveal the second part of Tails' text.

"-t any gifts that you want to get her. Hope to see you there! -Ge4rh3ad5_Unite!"

Amy laughed. " Is that his signature?" she asked Sonic.

"Yeah," he said quietly. "So, does that mean that our date is over, and we have to go shopping now?"

Amy gave him a sad look. "Looks like it," she mumbled.

He sighed. "What is it with all these interruptions lately," he muttered. "Whatever, might as well. It's getting cold." He picked up the picnic basked, but suddenly smelled something. "I-is that..." He opened the lid. "CHILI DOG!" He grabbed it and scarfed it down in two seconds.

"Glad that little compartment came to good use," said Amy quietly. She picked up the blanket while Sonic was trying to get any last remnants of chili off of his glove and into his mouth. She looked at the mid-day sun settling over a tree in the distance.

"Hey, I'll race you home!" Sonic called, making Amy look back. "You get a head start, okay?"

"Alright then," she said to herself. "I get to test these new boots!" She tucked the blanket tightly under her arm and started running.

That should be long enough, thought Sonic. He took in a breath and sped off, aiming for Amy and Station Square. Something weird was in the air, but he shook it off. "If something interrupts me right now, I'll go crazy," he said quietly.

Hey!

I felt like doing a joint story with everyone in it, so let's see how it works out...

A late Merry Christmas (or whatever holiday you people celebrate) from Vyvyan.

And now, I shall be off.

-Usagi