Tails' P.O.V.
I followed my old friends and recently appointed new friend to the lunch hall, and on the way there we took a detour to the cafeteria shop. We headed there to by ourselves some drinks and snacks.
The shop was pretty simple, yet also roomy in a way. On the left was a huge shelf with sweets, chips, chocolates... you name it, it had it. In the right corner was a tea/coffee machine, with paper cups with lids to one side, and next to that was a water cooler with plastic cups. At the back was a fridge with two doors, both of which were glass inside a black, plastic frame, and had soda bottles as handles. There was a shelf behind both doors; the one on the right had juice and water, the one on the left had soda. Even the entrance was kinda cool; both sides of it had a shop and cashier. The right side had fruit, and the left had pastries. I got myself a can of cola, and walked to the right of the entrance to the cashier to pay for it.
"Hey Cosmo," I said upon greeting her. Cosmo was a Seedrian, and I guess the best way to describe her is that she looks human, but with plant parts, for example her hair, which had lovely pink flowers on either side of her head that resembled buns of some sort. Her skin colour was white, as she didn't have fur like most of us Mobians, and she had pale blue eyes. She wore the cafeteria uniform, which was a light blue, button up t-shirt with black down the middle and a black collar, but she had it unbuttoned, showing a light green tank top, blue jeans, and green sandals. She was a student here, and occasionally worked the cashier to earn herself some dough.
"Hey Tails," she replied back, "the usual?"
"Actually, I'll have to pass. Been eating so many damn apples, I got kinda sick in my history class. But it resolved itself soon enough," I replied.
"Okay. See you around!" she said chirpily as I gave her the money. I waited outside for the other guys to come out with their assorted drinks and snacks.
"Gentlemen," Silver announced, "to the lunch hall!"
We headed over to the lunch hall, which wasn't too far from the cafeteria shop. We opened the white double doors, and it still smelled as sweet as ever.
"Ah, I love the smell of hairnets in the mid-afternoon. Smells like victory," Sonic said, making us laugh. Jet looked wide-eyed at the lunch hall. I couldn't blame him.
It was huge! There was six tables, all of which were 30 feet long, each with 40 seats, 20 on either side, and students filled up most of the tables already. It was gonna be tough to get a spot. We all joined the line on one of the walls, all of which were also white, and I saw Cream up ahead.
Man, she was something else. So sweet, kind, cute, and adorable as could be. The guys new I had been crushing on her for a while now, but I guess it's because I was always a bookworm and she was always so timid that we never talked much, but we talked enough to feel something. Least that's what I think. I dunno if she has any feelings for me.
We moved up the line, snapping me out of my daydreaming about her. Surprisingly, the line wasn't as long as it usually was, and we got to the main cafeteria area quickly. It was your typical school serving place. Metal trays showcased a wide variety of food, and the trays were a yellow colour, and had an oval shape. There was a large half-circle on the right side which is where the main food was put, a line in the middle for cutlery, a quarter-circle in the bottom left corner for the desserts, and a small circle in the top left corner for holding drinks.
I grabbed one of the dinner trays and moved along as I got cheese and potato pie with beans and treacle cake with custard, and put my drink in the circle. We managed to find a good enough space where we could all sit together. Myself, Shadow and Jet took one side of the table, and Sonic, Knuckles and Silver took the other side. Shadow had similar to me, only with gravy instead of beans, Knuckles had a burger and some fries, with no dessert, and Sonic had some sausages and beans. Jet and Silver bought sandwiches at the cafeteria, so they were fine.
"So, I noticed you looking at Cream again," Shadow stated.
"Yeah, so?" I replied.
"When are you gonna grow a pair and ask her out?" he asked.
"Hey, fuck you man. What about you and Rouge? It's no secret you've been giving her a fair few second glances, but you haven't done anything about it, have ya?" I asked back, aggressively, yet joking too. We all ribbed each other like this often, but we still felt the effects. Knuckles liked that Shade girl, Silver and Blaze are kinda dating, kinda hard to tell, and Sonic and Sally seemed good together. That was the thing though. They seemed good, but not great. Not perfect.
"Yeah yeah, I know," Shadow replied.
"Hey, new guy," Knuckles said, looking at Jet.
"What, me?" Jet asked.
"You got a girl you like?" Knuckles asked him.
"Um... kinda. It's Wave. We've known each other for a very long time now. I just never made a move, you know?" Jet replied.
"How long have you two been friends?" Silver asks, cutting in.
"Well, let's see... I'm gonna guess we're all 18, roughly, right?" he asks. We all give affirmative nods.
"Alright," Jet continued after a long pause, "I'm nearly 18, Wave's a bit younger, and we've been friends for, 18 years," he said with a muffled voice at the end, so it sounded like something else entirely, and it confused us all.
"What was that? Couldn't hear you," Knuckles said.
"18 years," Jet said again, a little bit louder.
"Still can't hear you," Knuckles said with a smirk. He was just playing around now.
"18 years!" Jet partially shouted, trying not to draw attention to himself.
"Dude, I'm just fucking with ya. Calm down man," Knuckles said.
"Yeah Jet. Cool your... um... jets..." Sonic said, suddenly realizing how stupid he looked when saying that. We all shared a hearty laugh at his expense.
"You know, as good as this grub is, it's nowhere near the fine cuisine of Paris," Shadow interjected.
"Mes oui! Ze baguettes, ze croissants, ze crepes... zey were good, non?" Knuckles said, in a shockingly convincing French accent.
"Oh yeah, I forgot you were mister multicultural," I said, rolling my eyes sarcastically.
"Don't you dare forget it again, mes ami," Knuckles replied.
I gotta be honest, I was smart, but mine was more in the scientific way of things, but when it came to languages, I had nothing, and I mean nothing, on Knuckles.
"Knuckles, how are you so good with languages and hitting stuff, but terrible at everything else?" Sonic asked.
"I dunno, just am," Knuckles replied with a smile.
"I gotta tell ya, your French really came in handy during that train trip. So I guess you're not totally useless," said Shadow.
"Thanks buddy!" Knuckles replied happily, completely oblivious to the thinly-veiled insult.
"So, what exactly happened in France guys?" Jet asked.
"Yeah, you keep talking about it, a lot," Silver followed.
"We will tell you. All in due time though," Sonic said, in an ominous tone.
"Hey Sonic, where's your girl at?" I asked him.
"I dunno. Ain't seen her since this morning. Like I said, she's never in any of my classes, and to be honest I rarely see her during lunch time either. It kinda sucks," Sonic replied. I could tell he had a mixed feeling about that. Sure, he hated that Sally wasn't there, but not long after he was finished talking he was gawking at Amy Rose again. I could swear a saw a smile form on his fuzzy face.
"But, it's not all bad. Long as I'm with her at the end of the day, that's all that matters right?" he continued, snapping out of his daze long enough to form a sentence.
We all thought about the girls of our dreams, and we all smiled wide. I kept reminiscing over the last summer I shared with Cream. Had my first kiss with her then. I'll never forget it.
"Hey Tails, your girl's escaping," Silver said, gesturing to the lunch hall entrance.
We all finished our food, and then Silver nudged my arm, then pointed out that Cream was leaving.
"Cream, wait!" I shouted toward the lunch hall entrance. She stopped, saw me, and smiled.
Then, I started singing "Always Summer" by Yellowcard.
Verse 1
I think I have everything I need
It got dark but now I think I see
The world around is full of arms
Still reaching out to me.
I hear the notes and belt them back to you
I feel loved, I'm burning like a fuse
I'm not afraid 'cause I know I've got
Nothing left to lose
Soon as I finished the first verse, I thought back to our first kiss. We were at my house, or more appropriately, my parent's house, and they were out, and we were sat on the couch.
Chorus
I just want to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
We were watching a slew of romance movies, and she put on her favourite one; 10 Things I Hate About You.
Verse 2
I know that I have always walked the line
In between my confidence and lies
So many scenes are full of words
I wish I could rewind
But here you are forgiving me again
You'll never know how real to me you've been
This is a start
Another empty page where I begin
I recall her asking why the assholes got the girl and the nice guys lost out. I sorta smiled when she swore. She was always so kind and quiet usually.
Chorus
I just want to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
I left home but there's one thing that I still know
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
Soon as the movie ended, she rested her head on my shoulder, smiling contently. I lifted her face up to mine, and couldn't keep my eyes away from her own. Sonic sang the backing parts for the bridge.
Bridge
I loved you first
I love you still
I always will
I loved you first
(I loved you first)
I love you still
(Love you still)
I always will
As the violin solo kicked in, I had thought about the kiss we shared on that day.
I couldn't help myself. I molded my lips to hers, kissing her for the first time in either of our lives. She was surprised at first, but soon gave in and returned the kiss. Eventually we stopped, and all we could think about was how amazing it was.
Last chorus
I just wanted to say
I know I let you down
But I'm ready now
And I found a way
That I can tell the truth
Make it up to you
I left home but there's one thing that I still know
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
It's always summer in my heart and in my soul
Soon as I finished the last chorus, I found myself stood on top of the table that I was eating at just moments ago. I turned to see her on the same table. Not wasting any time whatsoever, I grabbed her round her waist and kissed her. This was followed with loud applause from everyone around.
"Cream, I'm sorry for not doing this sooner. I just had to tell you somehow. Can you forgive me for being such a coward?" I asked her.
"Yes. God yes," she replied. Soon the bell went off, signaling that lunch time was over and it was time for our third lesson. To tell you the truth though, I was too busy smiling to notice.
That ends another chapter! I was originally gonna use a different song to the one in the chapter, but chose this one instead. You also may notice there is more swearing. Well, they're just like this out of lesson really. There will be more to come soon.
Song: "Always Summer".
Band: Yellowcard.
Album: "Southern Air".
Year of release: 2012.
Record company: Hopeless Records.