A New Kid in Town
Chapter 1
By: Soniclover28
We find Tails heading to a certain class room. 'Okay, I have this class, then lunch… then P.E., and then…' His thoughts were interrupted as he came to a door that read "Science Lab," Tails turned the knob and entered the room. He looked around to see counters with beakers full of different colored substances. The fox then sat down at a two person desk, where he found his partner there. He was a green hedgehog with blue-green eyes right above his tan muzzle. His quills were ruffled, giving him a dog-like look; he was also wearing white gloves, white socks, and orange shoes with gray markings on them.
"Hey, Scruffy!" Tails greeted. "Heya Tails!" the hedgehog, known as Scruffy, replied. They were interrupted by a bell that signaled to start class. "Okay, class, today we're going to study the properties of iron!" A male crocodile announced. His dark blue eyes were behind his small, rectangular glasses that rested on his long, light green nose. His underbelly was very pale and he wore gloves with maroon and light green trimmings.
Groans were heard at the mention of the boring subject, but they stopped as the teacher said, "But!" Tails listened intently as he noticed an excited glint in his eye. "We have a new student today! He is a little shy, but I'm sure he'll get used to everyone. He has always been homeschooled until now, so try not to crowd him. Please give a warm welcome to, Sonic Hedgehog!" A blue hedgehog then walked through the classroom door with emerald eyes that were avoiding everyone else's. He was wearing dull, faded sneakers with a partially ripped buckle strap. His socks were a brownish white, and had some rips in them; his gloves were the same way. Tails looked at him a little closer and realized, he had bruises and scabs all over him.
"Say hello to the class, Sonic," the teacher instructed. Sonic looked away from everyone, but still waved. Some laughed at his embarrassment, others muttered to their friends, but Tails and Scruffy felt bad for him. "My name is Professor Lap, and welcome to Hawkins High!" the crocodile, known as Professor Lap, concluded. "Now, if you would please choose a seat that is empty, we can begin," Professor Lap invited. Sonic looked bewildered, but shook his head and looked around.
"Do you want me to move so that he can sit with you? I don't think he feels welcome…" Tails heard Scruffy whisper in his ear. The fox nodded and Scruffy quickly swapped seats while Professor Lap wasn't looking. Tails then waved for Sonic to sit by him, and to his surprise, the hedgehog headed towards him. The two tailed fox then smiled as he sat down, "Hi, my name's Tails!" he whispered. "H-hello…" Sonic stuttered.
After science class ended, the bell rang for lunch. "So, Sonic, are you eating with anyone? If not, you can sit by me," Tails invited. Sonic almost nodded, but, stopped and whispered, "No thank you…" "Oh… Okay then… See ya 'round!" Tails waved as he sped off towards the cafeteria. Once Tails stood in line for his lunch tray, he noticed a few of his friends scattered throughout the line. "Guess I won't be picking the table today..." he joked to himself. He then looked to the back of the line and spotted Sonic, leaning the back of his head against the wall. The fox felt bad for the blue hedgehog, he didn't seem to trust anyone, yet, he acted like he would like to. 'I wonder why he's so shy…' Tails thought.
Once he got his tray of lasagna, corn and mashed potatoes, he looked for the table where his friends were sitting at. Once he spotted them, he noticed that a few tables away, only one person was sitting at a certain table. That one person was Sonic. 'But, I thought I just saw him in the back of the line! I don't see a tray in front of him… Could he have just decided to skip lunch? Surely he's hungry!' Thoughts were reeling in Tails' mind as he sat down at his friends' table. He looked around to see Cosmo, Amy, Knuckles, Blaze, Rouge, Scruffy, an orange bunny, a greenish-blue hedgehog and another seedrian. "Hey Tails!" Cosmo greeted. "Hey Cosmo…" Tails replied. "What's wrong, you seem troubled," Cosmo asked with a hint of concern.
Tails looked behind his shoulder to see Sonic, sitting with his back to them. "Well, we have a new student…but he's not very social. I invited him to lunch, but he said no. He doesn't really seem to trust anyone, either…" Tails explained to everyone. "What's his name?" Amy asked. "I think it was Sonic Hedgehog," Tails answered. "Weird name…" Tails heard Knuckles mutter. "Well, 'Knuckles' isn't very regular either, now is it?" The light orange bunny retorted with a smirk. The rabbit looked about Tails' age, but much more intimidating. One of her ears were almost completely torn off, and she had natural, blue tipped hair that fell to her waist; and she also had yellow eyes. She wore gray fingerless gloves, gray socks, gray shorts and a gray, sleeveless, shirt with a red "X" on it.
"Shut up, Trixie," Knuckles shot back. "Make me!" the rabbit, known as Trixie, stood up, her fists clenched. "Guys, guys! Cut it out! Now, Tails what's he look like?" asked the seedrian. The seedrian was a dark, faded green; she also had orange eyes that were partially hidden under her dark purple, tipped bangs. The ends of her hair were dark purple; the gauntlet on her chest and the roses on the side of her head were the same color. Her dress was dark green, and had gray flower-like purple trimmings that hid her gray leggings, which ran down into her purple flats. "He's sitting over at that table, Lianna," Tails pointed over to him. "He does look lonesome…" the seedrian, known as Lianna, observed.
"Maybe he just doesn't like talking to people?" the blue-green hedgehog suggested. He had one yellow eye, and one dark orange eye; his right ear was split and he had a cut on the side of his face, looking fresh. He was also wearing gray fingerless gloves, socks the same color and gold colored shoes. "You might be right, Jake… But, I just have a feeling that that's not the only reason he's so reluctant to talk…" Tails replied to the blue-green hedgehog, known as Jake. "What do you mean?" Amy questioned. "He looks beat up… See how his clothes are all messed up?" Tails pointed out. "Yeah… Poor guy… I wonder why he's not cleaned up…" the pink hedgehog agreed.
"Well, as much as I'd love to chat about someone who looks like they live on the street, I have to get ready for class, I'm going to the pool," Knuckles dismissed as he got up to leave. Tails looked at the clock and noticed that it was almost one o' clock. "I gotta go too, guys! I'm headed to the gym!" Tails exclaimed as he ate the rest of his meal quickly. He then shot up, and spun his tails together as he flew over the crowd of tables and people. "I'd better go too… I have arts & crafts next, and the teacher is strict!" Amy exclaimed as she bolted off.
Amy ran through the many hallways of the school, searching for one door in particular. Once she stopped, she saw a door that read, "Arts & Crafts." "Finally…" Amy panted. She opened the door to see canvases circled around the room. She walked in and looked around, hoping to find someone she knew, but no one was there at all. Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a raspy, cranky voice say, "Amy Rose, you're here early." Amy turned around to see a gray bat sitting at a desk. She looked very old, and had rags under her dark blue eyes. She was wearing a light blue dress, dark blue heels, and white gloves with light blue trimmings. "Oh, sorry Ms. Houston, I thought I'd be late again, so I decided to leave lunch early. Is that alright, Ma'am?" Amy explained. "Quite. While you're here, could you make yourself useful and set up another canvas? Principle Lilly just came and told me that we have a new student," The bat, known as Ms. Houston, told her. "Yes, Ma'am!" Amy nodded and got to work. "That's why you're my favorite child!" Ms. Houston smiled.
Once it was actually time for class to start, Amy was surprised to see Sonic walk through the door. "Uh, hello! Sonic, was it?" Amy asked politely. Sonic glanced at her, and nodded nervously. "No need to be shy, I don't bite!" She giggled. Sonic looked about ready to say something, when he was interrupted by Ms. Houston. "So, you're Sonic?" she looked him up and down and made a disgusted face. "You came to my class in that?You could at least clean up a bit!" the bat rolled her eyes and walked back to her desk. "Attention class, we have a new student, his name is Sonic the Hedgehog. Anyways, today is free day, so get to your canvases and paint what you like," Ms. Houston announced, while sitting down at her desk and pulling out a magazine.
Amy turned back to Sonic and whispered, "She can be a bit crabby sometimes, but you'll get used to it eventually." Sonic nodded and made his way to a canvas in the back of the room, he then turned it so that it was facing the wall. 'Why would he do that? ...Maybe he's still shy…' Amy thought. The pink hedgehog then moved her canvas beside Sonic's and smiled. "Is it okay if I move over here?" Amy asked him. Sonic nodded as he squirted some green paint out on a plastic plate, not looking at her. "What are you going to paint?" she asked politely. When Sonic shrugged, Amy just said, "I'm gonna paint a rose. I think they're beautiful, don't you?" When Sonic shrugged again, Amy decided to leave him alone and start painting. She went to the supply shelf and grabbed white, orange, red, pink, green, blue and black paint, along with a pencil. When she came back to her canvas, she was surprised to see Sonic painting very quickly. His arm was moving so fast, you couldn't tell if it was on the left or right of the canvas.
Amy just watched in amazement, and put her supplies down. When Sonic finally put his brush down, he gave a small smile at his painting, and picked up his paint bottles to put them back up, but he left the red and black there for some reason. When he was gone, Amy got a better look at his painting. She gasped in shock at what she saw. It was a picture of rolling green hills, with a bright sun in the light blue sky. There were trees, flocks of birds in the sky, and flowers that were sprinkled throughout the landscape. It looked so real, as if you could just walk into the painting and be a part of it. Once she felt something tap her shoulder, she snapped back to reality and looked to see Sonic, looking nervous. "Sonic, this… this is amazing! I didn't know someone could be this talented! Where did you learn how to do something this incredible?!" Amy exclaimed. Sonic blushed at the comment, but shook his head as he looked away. "It- It's not that good…" he muttered. "What do you mean?! It's amazing!" Amy argued.
Sonic's ears folded against his head as he picked up a paintbrush, and dipped it in black. "Miss Rose? Have you even started? Stop looking at his work, and do your own!" Ms. Houston's voice crackled through the room. "Yes Ma'am…" Amy sighed, as she turned her canvas away from Sonic, so that she could focus. When the bell rang, Amy couldn't help but try and look at Sonic in curiosity. She gasped in shock as she saw that the blue hedgehog was gone, and the painting looked different. In big black letters, lined across the canvas, had the words:
"No, it's not."
