Tree jumping is a sport of mine. But since I can't do that in school, I tend to stick with dodge ball. It's really the only time I can get to kick someone's ass without getting in trouble.

School sucks no matter who you are. Plain and simple.

"Silver!" a female voice called from down the hall.

I closed my locker and looked at the owner of the voice. I gave a smile. "Hi Blaze. How are you?"

"I just wanted to know if you wanted to see a movie tomorrow." She asked.

"Sounds like fun. What movie did you have in mind?"

"At the moment…I have no idea. But I have to go so I'll see you later."

"Bye Blaze." We hugged goodbye and headed our separate ways.

I walked outside to the lunch table. I sat down with my lunch. I watched Amy play tennis with Tails. Then I turned my head to see Sonic running the track, no bolt from the blue there.

I yawned and finished my lunch.

"Hey Silver." Another voice called.

I wasn't so happy to see this hedgehog.

"H-Hi Sh-Shadow." I stuttered.

"Whacha doing?"

"What's it ya?"

He smiled. "Come on little hedgehog. I just wanna know what's up."

"The sky."

"Smartass."

"I have a life outside of you." I paused. "Oh shit!" I turned tail and tried to run.

But Shadow grabbed me and lifted me off the ground.

I struggled to get away from him but I just couldn't.

Knuckles opened the dumpster lid and Shadow tossed my inside.

I lifted myself up and sighed. "I should be used to that by now." A banana peel fell from on top of my head to the tip of my nose and back into the dumpster.

I hated the football players. They were always dumping me and a few others into the dumpster.

I slumped back into the dumpster and closed the lid.

Soon enough the lid opened again. But instead of another person getting tossed in, Sonic stood there looking at me.

He laughed. "You okay sport?"

"Im fine."

"You must not be, because you're sitting in the dumpster."

"Is school over yet Sonic?"

"Almost. But the principle is looking for you."

"Then tell him to come find me. Cuz I aint going anywhere. Not like this."

"Hey Principal Brown! He's over here."

The school's principle walked into my line of sight. "Shadow again?"

I fought back my tears.

"Silver why don't you get out of the trash and come over to my house." Sonic said. "I'll make some hot chocolate."

I smiled. "Thank you Sonic."

He helped me out of the dumpster.

I looked up at the flag. Some kid was given a Patriotic wedgie. Sucks to be him.

"Before you leave Silver, I have something to say." Mr. Brown said.

I picked a piece of pizza off my boot. "Yeah Mr. Brown?"

"Next time maybe you should step up and talk to Shadow."

I hesitated. "No." I said popping a piece of gum in my mouth. I walked away with Sonic at my heels.

"Why did you say that?"

"If I couldn't stick up for my neck before, how am I supposed to do that now?"

"But Silver…-"

"Get it through your head Sonic."

He looked at me for a minute. "You have a devious scheme running through your head… don't you?"

"Im gonna kick his ass tomorrow."

"And how do you plan on doing that?" Sonic asked, opening the door to his house.

"Dodge ball. It's the only thing im good at."

"He is gonna be so pissed off at you."

"I can live with that"

"Can you really? Did you ever think that it's not Shadow that's the problem…?"

"Oh and I am?"

"Dude you're a smart kid. And Shadow doesn't like that. You're too nice."

"Then I'll change."

"Why do you wanna please Shadow so much? I just don't get it."

"I don't wanna please him. I want him to leave me alone. If I have to change to make him leave me alone. Then I will."

Sonic smiled. "Then I guess that means we have to go shopping."

"I guess so." I said getting up. "Hot chocolate will have to wait."

"Fine by me. Running low anyway."

I quickly took my shower. Cuz I smelled like a lot of old moldy slimy food.

We walked out of the house and walked to the mall. Abercrombie and Fitch was our first stop. I loved the smell of that store.

I picked out a pair of black ripped skinny jeans and tried them on. They looked good on me. Next came the big hoodie at Hot Topic. Which also looked good on me.

Sonic bought me a thing of eyeliner and a scarf. I thought he was totally crazy at first. But it all worked out good.

"Dude you are the shit right now." Sonic proclaimed.

"Why the eyeliner?" I asked him as we walked out of the mall.

"Time for Silver to turn emo."

"Why in the world would I do that?"

"Dude you're already an emotional wreak as it is. Just slice your wrists a few times."

"One problem with that. I don't have a blade."

"I got your back." he handed me a box. "Call it an early birthday present."

"Sonic, I don't know what to say."

"Don't say anything and just take it."

"Thank you Sonic. This is probably the nicest gift you have ever gotten me." I said hugging him.

He cleared his throat. "Don't mention it."

I knew Sonic was gay from the get go. He and Tails trusted me with their relationship. And I have after all of these years. But after awhile, Tails started sneaking out of the house on weekends. So I had a funny feeling that Sonic was doing all of these nice things because he was flirting with me.

We walked back to Sonic's place where I spent the night for the third time that week.

The hours of darkness turned into the dawn.

"Morning sleep talker." I said to Sonic.

Sonic was just getting up and I was already dressed and ready to kick some tail.

"Silver…" Sonic moaned. "I don't feel good."

"Then leave school after lunch." Our Lunch was more like breakfast so we never ate in the morning.

He sighed. "Fine. I mean I was looking forward to you kicking Shadow's ass and putting him in the dumpster."

I laughed. "We'll see."

"You look good. Like an emo kid."

"But I have no reason to give myself a slash on each damned wrist."

"Then why'd you do it?"

I rolled down my sleeve. "Just give me a reason that'll fool the whole school."

"But you have a reason. Shadow."

"Good enough."

I watched as Sonic rushed around his house getting ready for school. He ran out the door without his backpack.

So I grabbed it for him and flew after him. "Dude"

He looked up and snatched his backpack. "So why'd you lie?"

"About what?"

"About you only being good at dodge ball. You're good at every sport."

"But I didn't make it on the football team."

"Don't let that get to you. Shadow was just a little better then you. He has a Superiority complex. And you have trouble dealing with that. He's not better then you at anything but football. That's enough to get him to throw you into a dumpster."

I went silent. We were approaching the school.

I stopped at the doors. "Sonic…"

He turned to look at me. "What is it Silver?"

"I can't do this. And my wrists itch."

"You'll get used to it."

I sighed and walked inside the school. My job today was to seem invisible. But rolling up my sleeves to let the world know that I was an emo kid wasn't the best way of doing it.

Everyone made a circle around me. They continued to talk. And I could barely make out what they were saying. "Silver? Is that you?" "Silver what happened?" "Like the outfit." "Wanna go out."

I looked down and pushed through the crowd.

"Let's get to gym." Sonic said grabbing my head.

I looked at our locked hands and blushed with a shocked face.

Sonic looked at me and our eyes met. He unlocked our hands.

We ran into gym class.

"Silver, come join the game." Someone called. They were playing basketball.

"Maybe later." I said pulling off my hoodie. "Im going to play some dodge ball."

"Be careful. Shadow is over there."

I walked over to a dodge ball and grabbed it. I spotted Shadow right off the bat. He was talking to his friends. I chucked the ball right at his head.

At the last second, Shadow turned at took the dodge ball head on. He looked pissed off at me.

So our game of dodge ball started. And it was brutal.

Shadow ran at me.

I reached in my back pocket and was about to pull out the new pocket knife that Sonic had given me. But one of Shadow's friends called him down.

The gym became empty after an amount of time went by.

A basketball hit my foot and I leaned over to grab it.

"Hey Sonic? Have you ever even shot a basketball?" I asked him.

He looked down in shame. "No."

I laughed. "It's time." I said shooting the ball from half court.

Sonic was on the soccer team. So I didn't blame him for never shooting a basketball.

The ball made it in with a swish and bounced over to Sonic.

"That was awesome Silver." Sonic's eyes sparkled.

"Take the shot."

He took the shot. And it totally missed. "I missed."

I tried to hold back my laughter. "Ya think." I busted out into laughter.

"Stop laughing at me."

"And what are you gonna do about it?"

"I'll beat you at a game of soccer."

"Is that a threat or a challenge?"

"It's both."

"Oh yeah?"

"Yeah!" he got close to me.

I gulped. Our lips met with a soft slow kiss.

"Silver!" Blaze called.

I pushed Sonic away from me. "And that's that!" I yelled in a fake argument.

"Im sorry Silver I didn't mean to." I think he meant that one.

I turned and walked away from him and walked up to where Blaze was.

"What was that about?"

"Nothing." I said slipping on my hoodie.

We walked to our next class. And after that was another class. And then lunch finally came.

I grabbed my lunch and headed outside.

Shadow was sitting with his team and I had to pass them to get outside.

I exhaled and continued to walk. I grabbed my pocket knife and put it in the pocket of my hoodie. I was ready for anything that Shadow could dish out.

I saw that he stuck his foot out a second before I passed him. I tripped but instead of my face hitting the mashed potatoes it hit the floor.

I looked at Shadow as he laughed.

"What happened to your face?" he laughed out the question.

I stood up and put my hand in my pocket. I flipped open the blade and slashed Shadow on his cheek.

"I cut myself shaving. What happened to yours?"

The lunchroom got silent.

"What have I done?" I whispered to myself.

"You made a big mistake." Shadow said.

"Hn." I was pissing Shadow of so much.

He attacked me.

I was good at sports but I wasn't the best fighter in the world.

I bit down on his arm and he socked me right in my face. I backed up a few feet as he continued to punch me to a bloody pulp.

I fell back and grabbed my knife.

Shadow grabbed my ankles. But I stabbed him.

"Stay away from me!" I growled. I picked up my food and hurried away. I sat down at my table. My table was surrounded by girls. But a few guys were there too.

I could make out Blaze, Amy, Sonic, and Tails. The others I didn't really know that much.

I sat down.

Sonic put down some cards, indicating that he wanted to play a game of war.

"I win."

"No you didn't!"

"Im not arguing with you Sonic." I stood up and headed to the dumpster to throw my trash away.

Sonic tackled me to the ground. "You have no idea how I feel about you." he whispered.

"Actually…" I trailed off.

"Sonic?" Tails called.

He looked at him. "What do you want Tails?"

"I love you."

Sonic got off of me and walked over to Tails.

I looked down as they kissed. "Sonic. I should have known you would play with my heart. It's my fault for falling for you. I thought you were different. But you're just worthless." I stood up.

Blaze stood by my side. "What's wrong?"

I was silent. I shrugged.

"I know something's bothering you. Now spill."

"Hn."

"Tell me!"

I turned on her and punched her right in her face.

She ran away crying.

Everyone gasped.

"Silver? Why would you do that?" Amy asked. "You've changed."

I walked away from them.

That was the last time I had talked to the in what felt like forever. I walked the lonely hallways and streets of my life. I searched my mind for a way to make it better. But there was no way I could undo the damage that was done. I really was invisible to the world.

Silver: italic

The stars lean down to kiss you
And I lie awake and miss you
Pour me a heavy dose of atmosphere
Cuz I'll doze off safe and soundly
But I'll miss your arms around me
I'd send a postcard to you, dear
Cuz I wish you were here
I'll watch the night turn light blue
But it's not the same without you
Because it takes two to whisper quietly
The silence isn't so bad
Till I look at my hands and feel sad
Cuz the spaces between my fingers
Are right where yours fit perfectly
I'll find repose in new ways
Though I haven't slept in two days
Cuz cold nostalgia
Chills me to the bone
But drenched in vanilla twilight
I'll sit on the front porch all night
Waist-deep in thought because
When I think of you I don't feel so alone
I don't feel so alone, I don't feel so alone
As many times as I blink
I'll think of you tonight
I'll think of you tonight
When violet eyes get brighter
And heavy wings grow lighter
I'll taste the sky and feel alive again
And I'll forget the world that I knew
But I swear I won't forget you
Oh, if my voice could reach
Back through the past
I'd whisper in your ear
Oh darling, I wish you were here.