Hello again, my listening ones! I hope you're enjoying the changes, if not, then I guess I should just be a pariah! :D By the way, before I edited this chapter, I made an embarrassing mistake, the Autumn Equinox is in September, not October! I should really be ashamed of that, but I fixed it! Anyway, hope you like it.
Witch Fact: Contrary to the ugly belief of witches being mean and nasty, one of the most important rules is "Harm None".
Disclaimer: Sadly, I have no ownership of these adorable characters, just the story line, and any OCs you'll see!
Chapter 3: Old Times
Sonic had just returned from a long, exhilarating run. The years had been kind to him. He was 24, handsome, tall and had a lean, but muscular build; he wasn't shy to admit he was an attraction to the ladies. His quills had been kept the same length but were a little scruffier. And since he and the other guys were older they were required to wear clothes. As of now, he wore a light blue shirt with a black vest, regular pair of jeans, and his usual gloves and sneakers.
He was currently on his way over to Tails' workshop to see if his younger friend would want to get something to eat; Sonic promised Ivy that they would meet for lunch that afternoon. It bothered the others how Sonic regularly kept his promises to Ivy about dates, but not to Amy whenever she asked him, but no one ever said anything.
Sonic had just arrived to see Tails working on the X-tornado. Tails had grown to be about Sonic's height over the years. He still had his same sneakers, but now he wore a cargo shorts and a leather tool belt that had a tool in almost every pocket and a matching vest over a white shirt. He also had a pair of brown leather gloves. His blue eyes were covered by the pair of goggles that were strapped to his face; his tongue was comically sticking up over his top lip showed his strong concentration on his work. In fact, he hadn't noticed his blue friend standing at the mouth of his garage, waiting for him to look up.
"Hey, Tails buddy!" Sonic called as he walked over to Tails.
Finally, the two-tailed fox looked up to see Sonic next him. "Oh, Sonic, hey, sorry, I didn't hear ya come in."
Sonic rolled his eyes. "Obviously," he laughed. "Anyway, I was wondering if you would like to come get some lunch with me. I found this awesome diner downtown!"
Tails grinned. "Sure thing! I could use a break anyway." He quickly pulled off his goggles.
"Cool," Sonic replied giving a thumbs up. "We better hurry, Ivy's probably already there."
Tails stiffened. "Oh, Ivy's there?" he asked uneasily. Tails wasn't really that fond of Ivy; she never seemed to care about anyone else but herself and Sonic, and she could be very rude most times. Of course, Tails would never say that to Sonic, but the others certainly knew, and felt the same way.
"Yeah," said Sonic. "Why? Is there a problem?"
Tails pulled a fake smile. "Not at all. I was just wondering that, if that's the case, maybe Cream could come with us?" he asked.
That had to be the best excuse I've ever had. Tails thought to himself.
Sonic smiled. "Sure! The more the merrier!"
"Alright, let's get going," said Tails.
They walked out of Tails' place and headed for Cream's.
As they neared the house, Sonic leaned towards Tails with a smirk on his face. "Hey, Tails, when you see Cream try to keep the nerves down a level, or else you'll make it to obvious."
Tails glared at him with his face going bright red. "Shut up. It's not funny."
Sonic snickered. "Hell yeah, it is. I don't know when you started liking her, Tails, but I wish it happened sooner. We would've had more entertainment."
Tails growled at him. "And like you were always Mr. Smooth with Amy? You chickened out whenever she got near you."
Sonic winced. "Did not! I was trying to avoid getting strangled!"
Tails rolled his eyes. "Right…" he implied as he went up to the front door.
He knocked on the door and waited patiently for an answer. After a few seconds, the door opened. Tails blushed as he saw Cream. She had grown up, also, now being 13. She was about the same height Amy was when she 12, the top of her head only coming up to Tails' eye-level. She was acquiring a tiny figure under the orange and yellow sleeveless sundress. She had golden, loop earing hanging from her long, cream colored ears. The same Velcro orange shoes she always wore gave her the same sweet innocence she had when she was 6.
"Oh, hello, Tails!" she chimed.
Tails snapped out of his daze and replied, "H-hey, Cream, Sonic and I were just heading downtown to get some lunch, you wanna come with us?"
Cream beamed. He's asking me for lunch! Say yes! Say yes!
"Of course!" she exclaimed. "That sounds like fun. Is anybody else going to be joining us?"
Tails scratched his head. "Yeah, um,Ivy's gonna be there, too."
Cream's smile faltered a bit. "Oh, alright, that's fine." She didn't particularly like Ivy; not only because of her rudeness, but it just made her wish Amy was there to take her place. Cream really missed Amy; she was like the big sister she always wanted.
Tails held out his hand and Cream took with a light blush on her face. As they began walking away, Cream paused for a moment. "Oh, wait! Cheese, c'mon, you want to come get something to eat with us?"
Cheese zoomed out of the door and next to her friend. "Chao! Chao!" she cried. The perky sprite hadn't changed at all.
Tails laughed. "Alright, Cheese, you can come, too!"
They walked over to Sonic, still waiting at the front gate. "
Sonic waved. "Alright, let's get going, Ivy's waiting and I'm hungry!"
As he started walking ahead, he didn't see Cream and Tails exchange uneasy looks.
Tails sighed and just shrugged.
Mr. Sonic is so nice, Cream thought. How can he even like Ivy? What does he like in her, that Amy didn't have? There has to be more to it.
Amy strolled down the sidewalk of the city. She had gone on her lunch break and was heading to one of her favorite diners, which was conveniently across the street and a few doors down from her shop. Today was actually a pretty busy in the old shop, so a meal was definitely sounded nice.
Amy just sighed as she fastened her purse over her shoulder, ignoring the piercing gazes of any guy that passed her. It was obvious to see why; her face was not the only thing that had matured over the years. She had full hourglass figure and a generous sized bust that complimented her ruffled black shirt under the wool coat. She was used to the stares, but that didn't mean she was entirely flattered. Sure, she found it humorous, would have her fun by teasing them a bit, but once her fun was over, that's when it got on her nerves. But with a little secret flick of her wrist, and the guy could find his food trying to mug him.
Huh, what good is magic if you can't have a little fun with it? She thought slyly.
Amy snickered and just kept walking. As she was walking she saw a poster plastered on the window of a clothes store. It was dark blue with a white silhouette of a girl singing her heart out into a microphone. In big, edgy letters it read.
Harmony Voices
In celebration of Halloween, the café, Coca Mocha, is holding and open-mic night for anyone who wants to come down let loose.
Takes place Friday, October 13 at dusk.
Amy examined the poster. "Hmm, interesting," she said, as she started to smirk. "Maybe I should go down there? I certainly know lots of people here can't sing."
Amy had taken up singing and guitar playing while she was traveling. If she was low on money, she would perform on the streets, in parks and train stations, you name it. It surely helped with financial problems before she decided to settle back in Station Square with her shop. She easily taken notice of how much freedom she had on her own. She was able to do so much and not worry about her obsession with Sonic. As much as she still loved him, that constant following him and "idolizing" was just a weight in her lifestyle.
Amy smiled as she continued down the sidewalk and made a mental note of the open-mic night.
Once she was at the front door, she casually made her way in and was greeted by the employees, since she was kind of a regular. What she didn't notice was the annoyed looking yellow hedgehog waiting outside. And, luckily, the yellow hedgehog didn't notice her.