Chapter Four: Announcing the Christmas Party Part One
Jess smiled happily, hanging her new Christmas decorations around her house. She made Trey and Sonic agree that they will try to be friends, or they would be given the "Knuckles Treatment". Sonic shivered and Trey had a confused expression upon his face so Jess told him the incident that happened a few days ago. Trey looked almost terrified and the two hedgehogs quickly agreed to Jess's demand ruefully.
Jess danced to the door and hung a wreath on it. She opened the door and hung another wreath on the other side and smiled at her handiwork. She prepared to close the door when she saw a lonely figure walking on the sidewalk. He had no coat on. Jess wondered if she can make yet another friend. Like her mother said, she should so that she won't be so alone. The princess smiled and grabbed a white coat. She ran outside into the cold and to the hedgehog.
"Hi there!" She greeted him.
"Uh…hi?" The hedgehog said, puzzled at the girl's friendly greeting. She smiled.
"You must be freezing out here without a coat!" Jess exclaimed. "You're welcome to my house—I just finished baking some cookies!"
"No thank you." He thanked and started to walk away.
"I insist!"
"Thank you for the offer, but I really have to get going."
"C'mon! I have oatmeal, chocolate chip, peanut butter…" Jess stopped when she saw his ears twitch at the words 'peanut butter'. She grinned slyly.
"And the pizza's going to arrive very soon…" She said, smiling. No one can resist the tastiness of pizza!
"Pizza…" The hedgehog whispered with delight. His stomach growled. Jess giggled as she pulled him into her home.
"By the way…what's your name?" The hedgehog asked, nibbling on a peanut butter cookie.
"My name is Jessica, but call me Jess." She answered, taking an oatmeal cookie. He nodded.
"I'm Axle the hedgehog!"
"Pleased to meet you!" They shook hands.
Ding Dong! Rang the door.
"I'll get it! It must be the pizza!" Jess exclaimed, getting up to open the door. Axle drooled a little at the smell of fresh pizza, but wiped it away.
"C'mon!" Jess exclaimed, placing the pizza in the dining room.
"Don't have to tell me twice."
"I didn't even tell you twice."
Axle ignored her comment as he swallowed three pieces at once.
"Umm…hungry?"
He nodded, chewing.
"Oh."
Not even after five minutes, the whole pizza pie had disappeared. Jess gazed in amazement at Axle who was licking his fingers.
"I'm just going to dump this cardboard box while you go and wash your hands." She demanded. The dark red hedgehog nodded and went to the sink to wash his hands in the kitchen.
"So…why were you wandering around in the cold?" Jess asked.
"Why were you jumping into the cold to invite me to the house?" He asked back.
"I asked you first!" She said, sticking out her tongue at him.
"Just…reasons. You?" He asked again, grinning.
"Just because you were shivering."
"I was not!"
"Yes, you were!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No!"
"Yes!"
"No no no no no no no no no no no no no! HAH! Beat that!" Axle said in triumph.
"You are so annoying sometimes."
