Author's Note: I welcome you all to the very first chapter of this to be very long quest of drabble/story thing... or I hope~ Again, so long as I know people are reading, so long as I see one review that says they want more, it motivates me to do just that! Leave me some crumbs for the hungry, reviews feed us authors rather well, even tiny ones~ also, I apologize for the difference of this introduction compared to the in the real game. I haven't played the orginal Sonic Rush in years but I tried to keep it close to it~ Blaze does know his name but I wanted to convey it as she was remeeting him and whatnot~
Disclaimer: Never owned, never will. Heck, I don't even own the 100 themes!
Theme 1. Introduction
The feline could feel her knees quivering under the weight of her body, shoulders shaking and clothing tattered from the showdown. The beauty of space above them was practically nonexistent as she tried to focus on simply breathing and standing. Blaze was tired and she averted her eyes to her feet. They trembled and she was grimly fascinated by the fatigue. It wasn't something she knew how to feel, always shouldering task after task without a single feeling of rest. She knew of stress but never did she ever feel so tired before.
Tap, tap, tap...
They were footsteps and Blaze soon saw another pair of shoes approach her line of sight once they crossed the platform. They were red and big, streaked with white and laced up tightly. Shuddering a breath, she finally collapsed to her knees, knuckles braced against the floor.
"Whoa! Hey, you alright there? Look, I didn't mean to be so rough but..." His hands touched her shoulders and she felt as if he were burning her. He pulled her up gently, watching her face to gauge for a reaction. Blaze knew even if she wanted to blast more fire at him, she was far too drained to bother with it. "You kinda left me no choice, ya know?"
She mutely looked up at him, brows furrowed and lips sealed tightly in a line. The hedgehog regarding the queen with a little caution but he was smiling down at her. It was as if her outburst never happened and easily acted as if she wasn't a total stranger to him. He regarded her with open warmth and it flustered her.
"I know," she finally said.
"I hope this means we can start fresh now." His grin widened and Blaze raised her chin in a curious fashion, ears perking slightly from their droopiness.
Blaze looked at him.
"You don't need to do this on your own," he continued. "I won't let you."
His hand reached out to her and Blaze backed away slightly, peering at it as if it were a foreign object. "Name's Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog."
The cat was silent for many moments before she could feel a wall breaking down inside her. "I... I am sorry..."
Sonic cocked his head, taken aback before his nose crinkled as another smile took his face. It was a smaller one, more soft and gentler. "Not the response I was expecting but I'll take it, miss 'Sorry'," he answered.
Her eyes widened at his little joke there and sheepishly, she took his hand in hers. "No... no, its Blaze," she informed him modestly.
"I had a hunch," he laughed. "Its nice to finally meet you, Blaze."
"The pleasure is all mine..." She managed a tiny grin, barely noticeable but she felt it was progress.
