-Love Potion- Chapter 3

SonicxTails, SilverxBlaze, more as the story goes! Enjoy!

Blaze made a speedy exit from Tails' house. She muttered a quick goodbye and thank you to Tails and a greeting to Sonic before leaving. Maybe Tails could get his act together and just tell Sonic. Blaze understood that Tails was in a difficult and risky situation. Making himself completely vulnerable and open to his best friend could have some terrible consequences. He could get rejected, yeah, but even worse he could lose his best friend. Blaze's heart skipped a beat at that thought. That would never happen right? She attempted to reassure herself.

As she walked down the street to go see Silver, she delved deeper into her feelings for her best friend. How long had this been going on? It had been gradually growing inside her until now, where it was getting hard to breathe whenever she was around her grey companion. Especially when he had randomly hugged her, she didn't think she was going to survive that event without fainting.

Blaze laughed at the thought. She was pretty good at covering up her emotions, the cost being that she was bit on the anti-social side.

But that had been in the past, having Silver as a close friend had helped Blaze see the world in a different way. She had made so many friends and was a lot more open now – even though from time to time she kept her reactions and emotions to herself.

On her way to Silver's house, she noticed a store she hadn't seen before.

The logo "LUV U" in big pink letters felt so extra and out of place on the empty street, she almost kept walking. But when she looked into the store window she noticed millions of heart shaped balloons and Valentine's Day gifts. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, but still chose to take a look.

"Hey, you're at LUV U, the Valentine's Day extravaganza! If you need any assistance, just call on me! I'm Tia!" The cashier piped at Blaze when she entered. Blaze nodded and then went to look around.

She saw so many gifts, candies, and toys specially made for Valentine's Day. Gifts and products lined the walls all carrying the lover's day theme. Garden sticks, mugs, tissue boxes, even backpacks covered in hearts were everywhere to be seen. There was an aisle that had a sign on the top in red that said "Intimate Toys" that Blaze only needed to peek into to blush a deep crimson and head to the next aisle.

As she browsed the final aisle which contained perfumes, colognes, and Valentine's Day toiletries, she noticed a row of pink vials that had the words "Any Heart" on them. Blaze, confused with what this product was, asked Tia to come over and explain.

"Oh, are you thinking of someone special? That's our new item, it's a love potion!" She said cheerfully.

"A love potion? Those things aren't actually real right? I mean this is just merchandise for sales right?" Blaze asked.

"No hun, this is legit! Not that I've tried it, we just got it in stock and the department said us employees can't get any unless we have extras but this thing is said to only work on Valentine's Day!" Tia explained with a cheerful grin.

"If you actually have someone special in mind, I would definitely recommend it. You just gotta get your crush to sip it and they'll be head over heels." Tia continued.

"Hmm," Blaze thought to herself. This stuff was probably phony and just to make some extra money off some desperate attention seekers. But then she thought about Tails and contemplated it. He probably wouldn't believe in any of this mumbo jumbo, but at least it would raise his hopes…

"Wait a minute," Blaze said suddenly blushing. "Why would you think I had a crush?" Tia shrugged.

"What other reason would you have come in here?" Blaze remained indifferent on that comment. Nevertheless she picked up one of these "Any Heart" potions.

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Tails was partly upset with Blaze for just leaving him when he was going through this crisis but at least he had Sonic to himself. As he cleaned the dishes from his breakfast, he observed Sonic playing video games in the family room.

"So Sonic," He started, taking a deep breathe. "Have you found a date yet?" Sonic paused his game for a minute and turned to Tails.

"I've gotten offers, but I've declined all of them. Just wasn't feeling them, I guess. How about you buddy? I bet you already have a couple of girls begging to go with you." He winked which caused Tails to blush and turn his head back to the sink.

"N-no, not yet…" Tails mumbled just loud enough for Sonic to hear. He had already gotten offers? Tails realized he needed to hurry up. Time waited for no one and clearly there were girls who weren't waiting for Sonic to ask them.

"I don't even know why Rouge is even making us bring dates." Sonic sighed, turning back to the video games. Tails finished the dishes and went to sit close to Sonic in the family room.

"Well, actually I don't think it's a bad idea." He said with a smile, awkwardly rubbing his arm again. Sonic raised an eyebrow.

"So you have someone in mind? You know you gotta tell me now Tails!" He playfully punched his fox friend's arm.

"Well I have a couple of people in mind." That's a lie Sonic; I only want to go with you. Tails thought to himself.

"Yeah, so who?" Sonic pushed, still keeping his eyes on the video games.

"T-that's not important. I was actually wondering if you wanted to go ou- I mean hang out with me tomorrow." Sonic stopped the video game and turned to Tails.

"Well aren't we hanging out right now?"

"This is something special; it's going to be a surprise though!" Tails said with a smile.

"Alright then, I trust you!" Sonic winked again, turning back to the video game and completely missing the blonde fox's face turn a deep red.

Did he really just accept my offer? Tails couldn't believe it. He excused himself from the family room to get to his room and give Blaze a call. He had never been so happy in his life.

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Rouge left her house early in order to grab a coffee at Starbucks and then quickly headed to the mall. She had some last minute preparations she had to make sure were taken care of before the big day tomorrow, and she had been unsuccessful in coercing Shadow to help her. The midnight hedgehog said he was too busy and might not even be at the party. She just pouted and left.

"What was his problem anyway?" She thought out loud as she entered the busy mall and searched for the store she was looking for. She came up on the store and entered quickly.

Actually one of those last minute preparations included her dress. She sighed in embarrassment. She was the host and wasn't even ready for her own party. The store she entered was a small store on the side of the mall. It carried casual wear for men and women. The best part about it was the dresses were usually already tightened and secure for instant-wear and Rouge really didn't have any time to get a new dress tailored. She entered and looked around, checking new racks and sale racks. At the very least, she could save some money here as she had spent a whole lot of money on this event.

"Oh, hey Rouge, didn't think you knew this little shop." She turned to see a red echidna holding a bag with the logo of the store they were in.

"Oh hey Knuckles!" She smothered him in a hug until he pushed her off.

"This is one of my favourite little stores because they have such cute and sexy dresses." Rouge almost subconsciously changed back to her flirty ways. She had been so busy the last couple of days she had remained pretty monotone but it was nice to see one of her closest friends.

"Y-yeah it's pretty nice. I just purchased my suit for your party here." Knuckles coughed.

"Aww so you're for sure coming then?" She couldn't help but get a bit excited. So maybe she had a slight crush on the red echidna.

"Who's your date?" She said in a rush.

"Uh, I actually don't have anyone yet." He said, embarrassed. Rouge's excitement grew a bit more.

"Anyone in mind?"

"Well, actually…"

"Yeah…?"

"I was thinking of just going solo." The bat was so close to slapping him across the face she had to hold her right fist to resist the urge.

"What do you mean? Did you not read the invite? You have to bring a date." She said with a slight change in tone. Her hand flew to her hip and her left eyebrow rose.

"Uh well, Rouge I was actually wondering if…" That's what she wanted to hear. She closed her eyes, literally about to nod her head when…

"You knew anyone who hasn't been asked yet."

*Slap*

"H-hey! What was that for?" Knuckles exclaimed, holding his reddened cheek. He watched as Rouge stormed out of the store, knocking down a couple of unsuspecting customers.

"What is her problem? Women…" He sighed and shook his head as he exited the store.

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