"Meant To Be"
Chapter One
"Next Stop: The Floating Island"
A/N: Here come further adventures of Mina Mongoose and Elias Acorn. I hope you enjoy this story. Once again, I'll ask you to be kind and please not to flame me. Okay. All that said and done, let's get going!
3 years had passed since Mina's date with Elias to the school dance; a date both of them remembered for the rest of their lives. Elias was now 21 and Mina was 19. They were very much in love, but there was now a slight problem. Since Elias was the heir to the throne and was now of age, his father was urging him to find a wife and take the throne. Elias was willing to grant only half of his father's wish. (A/n: Guess which half?) The problem was, Mina had now become as much of a free spirit as Sonic since she was now in perfect control of her speed and he knew that any mention of the word "marriage" would send her running for the hills.
Sonic certainly thought that Elias was right when he explained this problem. "Mina can be even worse than I am sometimes, and even I'll admit that's saying something," Sonic said. "She won't want to settle down yet."
"I know, but I'm not sure if I'm not unwilling," Elias said.
Sonic regarded him for a minute. "You really love her, don't you?"
"I'd give up everything I have for her," he responded.
"Wow. That sounds almost like Knuckles regarding Julie-Su," Sonic said. At the mention of the guardian's fiancée, Elias got an idea.
"I know what I'll do!" he exclaimed, causing Sonic to fall over in surprise. "I'll go talk to Julie-Su. I haven't seen her for a while anyway, and she'd be able to help me figure this out. Thanks Sonic." And with that, Elias hurried off. Sonic got up and rubbed his head where he'd banged it. Then he laughed.
"Like your sister is always saying Elias, you are one lovesick pup," he remarked.
* * *
"You're going to the Floating Island?" Mina repeated once Elias had told him. "Why?"
"I'm just going to visit a friend of mine," he assured her. "Her name's Julie-Su, and she'd Knuckles's fiancée. We've known each other for years, ever since before I was brought back to Knothole. I haven't been up to visit her for a long time, so I figured I would go and see her."
"Oh, okay," Mina said. A moment later she asked, "How'd you meet her?"
"It's too long of a story to explain right now," he said. "I'll tell you this though, the Dark Legion was not happy with the two of us as a team." Mina laughed, as she already knew all about the Dark Legion.
"Alright then," she said. She kissed him. "Have a good time." She left the room. Elias smiled after her. He definitely wanted to marry her, but he was afraid of her reaction to his asking her. He finished packing and left.
* * *
Mina watched as her boyfriend's ship flew away. She felt a funny kind of an ache in her stomach. Not jealousy or worry or suspicion. She has been getting this funny stomachache for a while now, every time she saw Elias. She didn't know what it was exactly, just that it was some kind of wanting. A want for something . . . more. She didn't know what this meant, but she did know that she wanted to figure it out.
* * *
Elias hopped off the ship. He was finally in a place he felt like was home. Up there in front of him was his long-time friend Julie-Su. She smiled when she saw him and came running over to him. They hugged each other.
"Long time Elias," Julie said.
"Sure has been," Elias agreed. They walked up the street arm-in-arm like true friends.
"You had something you needed my help with?" Julie asked.
Elias blushed and explained his problem. Julie-Su snickered a bit at this. "You came all the way up here just to ask me this?"
"Well, I did miss you too, you know," Elias snapped, still beet red.
"I see," Julie-Su giggled. "Well Elias, there's not really any serious problem. You love her, and she loves you. You've been seeing Mina for about three years now, right?"
"Yeah, more or less," Elias confirmed.
"Well, it sounds like you're both ready for those wedding bells. I mean, Knuckles and I got engaged after two years, so you're definitely ready after three. Don't be afraid of her reaction. Just ask her."
Elias thought for a while and then realized that she was right. He loved Mina. He wanted to be with Mina forever.
"As soon as I get back to Knothole, I'll ask Mina to marry me," he decided.
Chapter One
"Next Stop: The Floating Island"
A/N: Here come further adventures of Mina Mongoose and Elias Acorn. I hope you enjoy this story. Once again, I'll ask you to be kind and please not to flame me. Okay. All that said and done, let's get going!
3 years had passed since Mina's date with Elias to the school dance; a date both of them remembered for the rest of their lives. Elias was now 21 and Mina was 19. They were very much in love, but there was now a slight problem. Since Elias was the heir to the throne and was now of age, his father was urging him to find a wife and take the throne. Elias was willing to grant only half of his father's wish. (A/n: Guess which half?) The problem was, Mina had now become as much of a free spirit as Sonic since she was now in perfect control of her speed and he knew that any mention of the word "marriage" would send her running for the hills.
Sonic certainly thought that Elias was right when he explained this problem. "Mina can be even worse than I am sometimes, and even I'll admit that's saying something," Sonic said. "She won't want to settle down yet."
"I know, but I'm not sure if I'm not unwilling," Elias said.
Sonic regarded him for a minute. "You really love her, don't you?"
"I'd give up everything I have for her," he responded.
"Wow. That sounds almost like Knuckles regarding Julie-Su," Sonic said. At the mention of the guardian's fiancée, Elias got an idea.
"I know what I'll do!" he exclaimed, causing Sonic to fall over in surprise. "I'll go talk to Julie-Su. I haven't seen her for a while anyway, and she'd be able to help me figure this out. Thanks Sonic." And with that, Elias hurried off. Sonic got up and rubbed his head where he'd banged it. Then he laughed.
"Like your sister is always saying Elias, you are one lovesick pup," he remarked.
* * *
"You're going to the Floating Island?" Mina repeated once Elias had told him. "Why?"
"I'm just going to visit a friend of mine," he assured her. "Her name's Julie-Su, and she'd Knuckles's fiancée. We've known each other for years, ever since before I was brought back to Knothole. I haven't been up to visit her for a long time, so I figured I would go and see her."
"Oh, okay," Mina said. A moment later she asked, "How'd you meet her?"
"It's too long of a story to explain right now," he said. "I'll tell you this though, the Dark Legion was not happy with the two of us as a team." Mina laughed, as she already knew all about the Dark Legion.
"Alright then," she said. She kissed him. "Have a good time." She left the room. Elias smiled after her. He definitely wanted to marry her, but he was afraid of her reaction to his asking her. He finished packing and left.
* * *
Mina watched as her boyfriend's ship flew away. She felt a funny kind of an ache in her stomach. Not jealousy or worry or suspicion. She has been getting this funny stomachache for a while now, every time she saw Elias. She didn't know what it was exactly, just that it was some kind of wanting. A want for something . . . more. She didn't know what this meant, but she did know that she wanted to figure it out.
* * *
Elias hopped off the ship. He was finally in a place he felt like was home. Up there in front of him was his long-time friend Julie-Su. She smiled when she saw him and came running over to him. They hugged each other.
"Long time Elias," Julie said.
"Sure has been," Elias agreed. They walked up the street arm-in-arm like true friends.
"You had something you needed my help with?" Julie asked.
Elias blushed and explained his problem. Julie-Su snickered a bit at this. "You came all the way up here just to ask me this?"
"Well, I did miss you too, you know," Elias snapped, still beet red.
"I see," Julie-Su giggled. "Well Elias, there's not really any serious problem. You love her, and she loves you. You've been seeing Mina for about three years now, right?"
"Yeah, more or less," Elias confirmed.
"Well, it sounds like you're both ready for those wedding bells. I mean, Knuckles and I got engaged after two years, so you're definitely ready after three. Don't be afraid of her reaction. Just ask her."
Elias thought for a while and then realized that she was right. He loved Mina. He wanted to be with Mina forever.
"As soon as I get back to Knothole, I'll ask Mina to marry me," he decided.