*smiles* Hey everyo-OH SHIT *gets tackled by Raven*

Raven: DON'T 'Hey everyone' US! THE HELL WOMAN?! WHERE DID YOU GO?! ITS BEEN THREE GODDAMN MONTHS ARE YOU FREAKING SERIO-

GET OFF ME YOU VIOLENT WOMAN LEMME START ON THIS SHIT ALREADY *pushes her off* gets up and brushes off dust*

Damn woman, you should play defense for football.

Raven: *narrows eyes into a glare*

*rolls eyes* ANYWAY! Hey guys! Long time no see! It's nice to be writing again & I hope you'll like this new story.

It's set in the medieval times, & Chaos knows I've been wanting to write this up for a long time already.

So without further delay, here you go!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN SEGA. ONLY MY OCs. (Yes there will be description of my OCs but that's all okay)


My Betrothed

Chapter I

Soft, classic music played & echoed throughout the large hall, the symphony of the orchestra playing each note in synchronization.

The walls of the large hall were decorated with amazing fabric, dropping from the high ceiling & slightly covering the large curved windows.

The floor was crowded with people, each one either dancing with their respected partner, or group together while enjoying a merry discussion; the vibrant dresses of the wives of dukes, lords & nobles shimmered beautifully in the light as they danced with their husbands.

For the others that didn't really fancy a dance, they were grouped together with one another, the noblemen discussing political matters while their wives eyed & exchanged words of either distaste or fascination of everything they can scan their eyes with; from the decor to the dresses of other women to other men.

Yes, it truly was a great celebration worthy to be called as a 'castle party'.

And Princess Sally hated it to the bone.

Now don't misjudge her, she loves parties, especially pretend tea parties with her stuffed toys & wet nurses. And she adored her dress; an orange bell dress with red gems bedazzled around the designs, an adorable dark orange satin ribbon wrapped around her waist with a bow tied behind her back, cute red dress shoes & topped off with a yellow headband in her brown hair.

But something about this party made her feel uneasy, irritated & most of all bored. It could be the music making her sleepy. Or the sugary cinnamon roll she ate this noon. Or it could be the fact that she was only 8 years old, & parties like these SHOULD bore the living royalty out of her.

Either way, she wanted to get out of her as fast as she could. Sally glanced at the door leading out to the back garden, then checked to see if anyone was watching; before she hurriedly started to sneak her way towards the door.

As she neared the door, her smile grew & her mind screamed 'Freedom!'

Till her older brother stepped in front of the little princess, effectively blocking her path.

Her smile quickly disappeared, as she stared-no wait-glared at her older brother Prince Elias, who smiled kindly yet mischievously in return.

He wore a crown jeweled with rubies, the gold shining in the light, signifying his role in the kingdom as the prince & soon-to-be the heir to the throne.

"Why do you want to leave my party so soon, dear Larissa?" He may have sounded sweet, but his voice held a teasing tone as he said her full first name.

Sally furrowed her brows at her brother. "I already wished you a happy birthday, brother, a-and this is a nice party..." she cast her eyes down to the beautiful tiled floor.

Elias smirked at his younger sibling "You don't need to sweeten your words, princess. Even though this is my birthday party, it's boring me to death. I wanted to have a party with friends, but mother insisted that I have a royal party fit for a prince." Elias stated, as he rolled his eyes.

It was his twelfth birthday, & he was regretting the day he was born into royalty ever since his mother ordered for this to be the party. He glanced at his younger sister.

"C'mon Sally, let's go get some fresh air." Elias offered as he grabbed hold of her hand.

"PRINCE ELIAS! YOUR HIGHNESS!" Both their ears perked as they heard a woman; possibly one of the maids; calling out to him.

Prince Elias sighed, then looked at his sister apologetically, who stared at him with wide eyes.

"It seems that I can't go anywhere yet...You'll have to go by yourself..." He said drolly. He released her hand, & ruffled her hair a bit before bidding goodbye & disappearing back into the crowd.

Princess Sally sighed, then ran out the door & into the brisk night air, stumbling down onto the steps that lead to the back garden.


The cool water rippled as she brushed her hand across the surface of the large fountain.

She leaned onto the edge, the tips of her toes creating a crease in her dress shoes.

Sally hummed a small chippy tune as she began to sway her hand back and forth into the water.

She caught a sight of her reflection in the water, & she flashed a smile & giggled.

"What are you doing?" A voice spoke out from behind her, scaring her to the depths of Chaos so much she screamed in surprise.

She turned around to see a blue hedgehog, not much older than she was, probably one or two years older; standing a few feet away on the side of the fountain.

Sally was silent as she stared at the blue hedgehog, still in shock & just pretty much shaken up.

"Well? Will you answer me or will you just stare stupidly at me? I don't have all night."

That got her to speak.

"Stupid?" Sally glared at the hedgehog. "The only one that is stupid is you! You insulted a princess!" Sally retorted.

"As if I didn't know that already. I'm part of royalty too ya know!" The blue hedgehog spoke, pointing to the silver crown on his head.

Sally glanced at the crown, she just noticed it. But from what she knew from her past lessons, that a silver crown means only one thing.

"You may be a prince, but you're not the heir. You're the second-in-line. The 'runner-up'" Sally spoke boldly. The blue hedgehog looked mildly surprised, but then scoffed & crossed his arms, turning his head away.

"I'm still royalty either way..." He mumbled angrily, then turned back to the princess. "You still didn't answer my question!" he said, stepping up to her.

Sally examined the hedgehog now that he was closer. He had bright green eyes that shone brightly, the sliver crown bringing the color out, & his fur was a lighter blue, complete with a black needle nose

A small smile spread onto her muzzle unknowingly, & the blue hedgehog was obviously caught off guard with that simple move.

A blush spread out onto his face as he turned away. Sally smiled broader.

"I came out here because I got bored. It's a boring party." Sally said as she turned back to the water & leaned over.

She saw the bewildered face of the blue hedgehog from his reflection on the water, & began to giggle.

He shook off his surprise & glared at the princess. "D-Don't laugh!" He scolded, his face turning a nice shade of red.

She giggled more, fully facing him; as the giggles turned into laughs.

Which then turned into muffled bubbles & sputters because little Miss Sally laughed so hard she fell into the fountain by accident.

She stood up instantly, her orange dress soiled, her hair in a mess and the bow on her back drooping. She glanced at the face of the hedgehog.

His face was filled with either terror or shock, she couldn't decide soon enough because that expression melted off & all she heard was loud laughter coming from him.

He clutched his gut as he looked at her & laughed, his sliver crown tilting on his head.

Sally pursed her lips and glared at the hedgehog, before grabbing him by the shirt & pulling him into the water.

After a few sputters & thrashing, the hedgehog was standing in the water, his clothes as soiled as hers & his temper & patience at the limit.

"WHY" he screamed. "IN THE NAME OF CHAOS DID YOU DO THAT?!"

Sally glared at him. "For laughing at me!" She responded as she began to climb out.

"BUT YOU LAUGHED FIRST! AND IT WAS YOUR FAULT YOU FELL IN THE WATER!" She ignored the blue hedgehog and slipped off her shoes.

Her dress was ruined, her hair was wet, & there was a chance she might get sick. There were obviously bigger things to deal with than a stupid temper-mental second-in-line hedgehog.

She heard him climb out of the fountain, mumbling curses that a young princess should not hear.

"HEY!" she heard him yell out to her. She turned, about to retort with an insult in mind when she saw him in front of her.

You don't understand. I mean directly in front of her.

She stumbled back a bit. 'He was just a few feet away! How did he-'

He held out a dark orange soiled wet satin fabric out to her. She stared at it, then back at him.

"it's yours, isn't it?!" He spoke, his stare hard. She nodded, then reached out and took it.

"Thank you." She spoke quietly, & he nodded, water droplets spraying around him.

"I hope we never meet again." Sally widened her eyes as he spoke, before he dashed away from her & back into the crowded hall.

Sally stared at the sash, then back the way the blue hedgehog ran.

She scoffed & wrapped the sash around her wrist. "I hope the same, Mr Runner-Up"


DONE!

Of course, they shall meet again, I'm sure of it! ;D

For you guys to know, this'll be focused a bit more on Sonic & Sally (Sonally shipper)

But trust me there will be other pairings like Silvase, Tailream, Knuxouge...

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