Chapter 2

Only the Start

Two girls are walking down the hall going to their next class. One, a pink hedgehog was talking to a white bat about yesterday, "…and then he wants me to apologize about it." The bat almost froze in mid-step, turning fully to face the hedgehog she asked, "Seriously? Did he have a death wish or something?" They resumed walking and opened the door to the reading class room, the pink hedgehog clenched her fist, "I don't know Rouge, one thing I know is he was a complete asshole." Rouge was silent for a moment, wondering if she was… "Amy, are you that riled up by just one boy?" Amy turned to Rouge with a mask of anger on her face, "Yes I am! And when I find out who he is…"

"His name is Sonic." Both girls turn around to see a purple cat standing in the doorway.

"Blaze."

"19 years old, He is majoring in natural science, he just transferred here from Mobius High, and I'm still looking for a reason for the sudden transfer."

Amy was in silent shock for a moment, "You know Blaze, you could be very good spy, given half the chance." Blaze, pushing her glasses higher on her nose, smirking she said, "Thank you for the complement," Then adding sarcastically, "I will be sure to enter the secret service when I graduate." "Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha," Rouge returned with her own sarcasm. A thought popped into Amy's head "Do you know where-?" " …he lives?" Blaze finshed. Amy nodded. "It's almost scary how you do that."

"Longitude and latitude or address?"

To Sonic, it was as if he was in a TV because someone somewhere had pressed the pause button. The noise in the hall shut up so fast it almost hurt itself, anyone who was walking froze in mid-step, anybody talking stopped in mid-sentence, in short everything froze, time itself seemed to wonder if what just happened really happened.

Somewhere that someone finally decided to press play, Sonic managed to pull out of the sudden lip-lock, but the horrific shock of it caused him unable to finish his sentences, "Wha… Who… I… Did you ju…" The hedgehog just walked away, a self satisfied smirk on his lips.

Sonic just stood where he was, almost glued where he was, his mind trying to process what just happened. Then Sonic heard whispering, looking around and saw everyone staring at him, some had shocked looks on their faces as if they just found out that junk food was good for you, others had sad or disappointed looks, some had knowing looks as if they knew something about him, and all of them had blushed cheeks.

Soon Sonic realized just what kind of situation he was in and, knowing just how school is, that kiss would be all over school before lunch. Just what he needed, in a new town and already he will be labeled as a homo all because some idiot made a mistake. Sonic was about to yell in frustration when he heard a voice behind him, "Excuse me?" Sonic turns to see a pure white hedgehog. "What?!" Sonic snapped, the white hedgehog flinching at the sudden outburst. Sonic reminded himself about his temper and how it got him here. After taking a few deep breaths Sonic forced himself to smile, "Yes? Did you want something?"

"Did that guy just kiss you?"

Sonic's calm but tense composure evaporated into one of panic, "Yes, he did but I don't know him I'm really no…" Sonic was cut off by another question that nearly knocked him off his feet, "Did he grab your ass?"

"Did he WHAT? NO!" The white hedgehog now looked confused, "Great! Come with me!" Before Sonic can even utter a word of protest he is grabbed by his back collar and dragged through the maze of hallways.

Finally, the white hedgehog stopped in front of one of the classrooms, and with Sonic in tow, bursts through the door saying, "Hey Scourge! I got the new guy!" Sonic thought, New guy? What is he talking about? "No ass-grab!" What!?! Sonic stands up as fast as he can, as he is brushing the dirt off his pants he sees a green hedgehog stand up and say, "About time, let's have a look at him and see what we have to work with." Sonic felt anger rise up in him again and this time found it hard to calm down. They're talking about him as if he was an object or… or… or a toy! Sonic took a good look around the room, there were 2 others standing in here, the green hedgehog could have been his brother, his twin if his spines were blue. There was a red echidna with long dreadlocks leaning on the blackboard and a two-tailed fox with glasses on sitting in a desk.

"Okay, two questions. One, Who are you? And two what's going on?" the green hedgehog smiled and said "My name is Scourge."

"The white hedgehog who dragged you here is Silver."

"Nice to meet'cha."

"The fox in the desk is Miles Prower."

"But you can call me Tails." The fox says while shaking hands with Sonic.

"And towering red over there is Knuckles."

The echidna was silent and didn't even acknowledge that someone else was in the room.

"Yes, Hello, I get it. Now, what is going on?" The green hedgehog smirked, "Sure, Rule #1: You're gay." Sonic had to bite down on his cheek to keep from reaching over and strangling the guy. Calming down he says, "I have several objections." The green hedgehog chuckled "Oh it gets better." Silver was next to speak, "Rule #2: You're not gay." "Yes, and that is a valid point worth repeating." Sonic responds. "Which leads us to Rule #3: Tell everyone about Rule #1." Tails says. "And Rule #4: Tell no one about Rule #2," Scourge finishes, "So you following so far?" Sonic was silent for a moment and after a long silence, he says "Yeah I got it." Scourge smiled, "Good, that was e…" Sonic cut him off saying, "You all are insane and I am leaving before I catch it." Sonic turned and walked out the door, only to be lifted like a sack of flour and carried back in by Shadow who said, "Rule #5: Follow the rules or you're a dead man."

"YOU! Let go of me, Dammit!"

"Okay."

Sonic was tossed back in the room, landing hard on his back he said "I said let me down, not throw me!" Tails pushed his glasses higher on his nose before helping Sonic up saying, "There may be no Rule #5 but Shadow is right."

Dare he ask…

"How so?"

"If "They" find out you're straight you're dead meat."

"They?" What? Is there any hetro-haters I should know about?"

Scourge stepped forward saying "You've been pissing people off."

This whole time Sonic's anger was steadily rising like a boiling pot of water and was now boiling over.

"Look, I tried to be nice looks like it's not going to work. So listen up!"

"I am not gay."

Sonic turns pointing at Shadow says, "I don't care if you are."

"And what the hell do you mean I've been pissing people off?"

"I have been here only 2 days!"

"No, you know what, fuck that and fuck this."

"And if you pick me up again, so help me god I will fuck you up."

"I'm leaving, FUCK YOU ALL AND GOODBYE!"

And Sonic turns and storms out of the room.

Silver turns to Scourge, "He sounds like he doesn't know."

Scourge shrugged, "Yeah… but how can anyone here not know."