Chapter One

Not everyday can somebody wake up and realize that they are missing something. Sonic looked out on the horizon and sighed, feeling empty, eyes glazed over from the lack of sleep. He laid out on the giant Willow Tree that sat atop his hill, overlooking the ocean. Just in the distance he could see the floating island where Kunckles and Rouge lived together. Sonic let a smirk fly past his lips as he thought of the two.

Quite an odd couple...but I guess it works.

Stretching, Sonic decided to get off the tree, and took a flying leap off of the tree. He landed doing a roll and took off, letting the wind brush his spiky blue fur. His coat wasn't as bright as it usually was, which it hadn't been for quite some time. Something was on his mind, and even he couldn't put his finger on it. Sonic hardly paid any attention to where he was going, and nearly ran into several people if his instinct hadn't told him to watch out.

The city was bustling, people running in and out of malls, resturaunts, parks, you name it. Sonic didn't mind the crowds, or the people. In fact, he rather enjoyed their company, spending as much time as he could spare with the people he worked so hard to keep safe. Taking this into mind, Sonic jetted around the city, deftly avoiding people and made his way to the largest park in the city. He quickly ran up a tree and found a sturdy branch near the bottom. Lying down, he took in a breath of fresh air, and used his ears to observe the sounds.

Several times, he heard his name as people walked by and looked up. What he didn't expect was to feel a vibration on the branch. Opening his eyes, Sonic looked down and noticed a little kid was climbing the tree. A white rabbit that Sonic assumed was his mom, was looking up at him, with her arms wide open.

"Jimmy!!" his mom cried out. "Get out of there before you fall and hurt yourself!" She started to stomp the ground a bit to show her anger. But apparently Jimmy had other plans. This little 4 foot rabbit of beige fur, bright brown eyes, and a little pink nose was climbing up to meet Sonic. Carefully, the little rabbit wedged his way up and ended up finally coming to rest next to Sonic. After taking a few deep breaths, he extended his hand to Sonic rather quickly, as if he was in a hurry.

"Hithereimjimmynicetomeetyou!" he blurted out in one breath. The kid had a big toothy grin on, with his hand extended towards Sonic. Chuckling slightly, Sonic shook his hand.

"I'm pretty sure you know who I am Jimmy." he said with a laugh. "But it's nice to meet you!" Sonic took a glance back down at the mom, who seemed a little at ease, but still worried. He looked back at Jimmy, who was now rocking back and forth a bit on the branch.

"Ya know, Jimmy." Sonic started. "You should get back to her, she seems worried." Sonic said pointing down. Jimmy giggled a bit and looked back down at her, who was now glaring in anger. He flinched a bit at her face and looked back at Sonic with a puppy dog look.

"But she's so mad at me now!" he said with a pout. "Will you take me down? I'm scared." He shed a tear and looked back down at the mom, who was now motioning for him to come down. Sonic laughed a bit and leaned over, picking up the little rabbit.

"Sure thing Jimmy!" Sonic said happily. "Just one second..." Securing Jimmy in his grasp, Sonic leapt off the branch, landing on another one, while swiftly swinging on another one with a free arm. Bracing himself against the trunk, Sonic slowly lowered himself until he was low enough to jump out of the tree. He landed feet first and almost needed to tumble roll, but kept his balance. Sonic gracefully walked over to the now blushing mother and handed her Jimmy.

"I'm so sorry Mr. Sonic.." she said blushing. "He just gets like thi-" Sonic held up a hand.

"Don't." He said smiling. "There's no reason to apologize." Sonic focused on Jimmy who was still in his mom's arms.

"Now Jimmy," Sonic said. "Don't run off and scare this pretty lady scared like that." He ruffled Jimmy's hair with a laugh as Jimmy quickly shook his head to fix his hair. The mom blushed rather hard after Sonic said that.

"I believe I don't know your name." Sonic said extending a hand to her. "Obviously you know who I am, but please tell me yours!"

The female rabbit now looked extremely giddy with joy as she shook his hand. "I'm Allita...Allita Star." she said. "Would you care to come back to my place for a cup of coffee?"

Sonic smiled as he took in a deep breath of air. "I'd be delighted!" he proclaimed, beaming. Allita seemed practically beside herself in joy as she started to walk off in a direction. She motioned for Sonic to follow, and he did so, as the three of them walked out of the park.

Taking a few moments, Sonic looked over Allita. She was obviously a rabbit, with rather long ears that were brown at the tips, but slowly became more white as they got closer to her head. From what Sonic could see, her coat was pure white, which was rather unusual, since most rabbits had some color spots. She was roughly the same height as Sonic, and rather slim. Her eyes were bright blue, another unusual thing about her. Rabbit eyes were normally brown, but here's were clearly blue. Sonic kept his eyes from wandering to close to her chest, but couldn't help himself a glance. She could challenge Rouge in size, which made Sonic flush a bit. To top it off, she was wearing a floor length skirt, that was a beautiful shade of blue to compliment her eyes, and her top was pure white, practicallly blending in with her fur. She kept her hair tied up in a bright pink bow, and let her ears just hang there. Overall, Allita looked quite attractive, which made Sonic blush even harder. He just hoped she wouldn't notice. The whole time he was doing this, Allita was rather quiet, and seemed to be concentrating, as if she had to think hard to where she was going.

This continued for quite some time, and Sonic was beginning to wonder of Allita had forgotten where to go.

"Umm...Miss Allita?" Sonic said. "You do know where you're going right?" She turned around and looked at him, smiling slightly.

"Yes, we're almost there!" she said happily. Turning back around, Allita took off running, leaving both Sonic and Jimmy to chase after her. Sonic laughed a bit as he ran at a normal speed as to not fly right by them. After running down several streets, watching traffic blaze by, they crossed the street to a small suburban neighborhood. It seemed quiet as the three walked down the street. After walking past several houses, Sonic began to take in all the sights the street had to offer. The lawns were all green, properly cut, the hedges were trimmed evenly, hell even the trees seemed to be in a uniform shape that matched the branches. This neighborhood seemed to be the upside of town, and extremely well kept.

Closing his eyes, he took in a breath of air. Even the air seemed to be well kept! It was baffling, the entire area seemed to be glowing with life, as if completely devoid of the rest of the world, going at it's own pace. Sonic reopened his eyes in time to see Allita turn up a driveway towards a magnificent looking house. The outward impression made him feel as if he was walking up to a mansion, rather than a suburbian home. The white paint seemed fresh and new, the boards weren't splintered, the patio railings were well kept, despite being metal. Even the garage door seemed to sparkle a bit in the noon sunlight.

Allita quietly opened the door and walked in. Jimmy followed her as did Sonic. The moment Sonic walked in, he felt like he had stepped into heaven. The house smelled of freshly baked goods, and gave off a warm feeling. It was clean, tidy, well kept. The maroon carpet felt like his feet were gliding across the floor rather than touching. The wide open living room which could seat more people than Sonic cared to think, was clean. The simplistic couch bordered an Oak Coffee Table, which stood near a TV. Sonic sat down and took in the sights of the house while Allita walked back to her kitchen and grabbed a pot.

"Ummm...Sonic?" she called out, snapping Sonic out of his daze. "How do you like your coffee?" Sonic thought for a second before answering.

"Black with some sugar in it." He said, walking into the family room. He looked around and smiled.

"This is a lovely home you have here." Sonic said. "But where's everyone else?" Looking around, Sonic noticed that the house was deserted and nobody else was home.

Allita's eyes narrowed as she looked down. Sonic's mouth seemed to sew itself shut, regretting to ask that question. She took a deep breath while still preparing his coffee.

"They're....all dead." she whispered. "A tragedy occurred when we my family and I were traveling, more specifically, moving in here. Our moving truck exploded when the engine choked because the Oil container leaked. The spark ignited it, and..." she stopped there, tearing up slightly. "My father and mother were in the front seat. Jimmy and I were in the back..." A tear rolled down her face as she struggled to say the last lines.

"The explosion instantly killed our mom and dad." her eyes looking up and locking onto Sonic's. "My brother wasn't terribly injured, but I suffered burns all along my body..." She finished his coffee and walked out handing him a small mug.

"I'm lucky to have recovered completely." She grimaced. "The side-effect was that my fur wouldn't ever have color." Allita quickly regained herself and walked briskly back to the kitchen.

"I shouldn't have..." she started. "But...you asked and.." She was apparently frustrated that she opened herself up to someone she hardly knew, regardless of who it was. Sonic just smiled and started to sip his coffee when he glanced at the clock and realized what time it was.

God, it's nearly lunch time! I'm supposed to meet the gang at the resturaunt today!

Quickly standing up, Sonic set down the mug and dashed into the kitchen. Sonic stood behind Allita until she turned around, startling her. Sonic smiled and quickly held out his hand.

"I just realized I was meeting my friends at a resturaunt today, and I have to dash." Sonic said. "So I will have to drink coffee with you another time."

Allita looked down at his hand and shook it lightly. She blushed a bit at touching Sonic's hand. The blue hog smiled and took off out the door, leaving a blue streak along the way.

A/N: Rather...interesting introduction to the whole thing. I feel I rushed it a bit, but tell me what you think and stuff like that.