Long chapter I know, but I couldn't find a place to properly split it into two so this is just one long chapter. I hope you guys like this chapter, and I'll be sure to put up more for you guys later.
Disclaimer: don't own Sonic the Hedgehog, SEGA does
The days got rougher, mostly because Cream got sad and started skipping rocks to pass time. Each rock sunk almost immediately.
"You do it this way." I said as I gave her a rock and guided her arm.
The rock skipped three times before sinking, Cream still looked down as I tried to cheer her up. I pulled her chin up so she had to look at me, before I kissed her on the forehead.
"I love you Cream, you're the best little sis ever." I said.
"Love you too." She responded while giggling.
I smiled, I let her sleep with Kallina tonight, making sure she is protected from monsters from under the bed, which are a constant threat to her, learned that one the hard way.
Cream stood at the base of the bed, where Telsia sleeps, she was asking to come up with me, of course I said yes and she climbed up and hugged me as she fell asleep.
"The monsters scare me, I love you." She said.
"I love you too." I responded.
Sonic's p.o.v
It was hard, Cream was sad about her mother dating, and Vanilla almost always showed affection in front of her now. Cream's heart is slowly breaking, and I need a way to mend that break. How about a hike? There is that mountain that I saw while going to Cream's house.
Cream tugged on my arm eagerly and I followed, the dirt road was smooth, a few stones scattered across it. In the distance stood a high mountain, with snowcapped peaks, it looked like it would be a hike and a rock climb to get up to the summit. I followed Cream faster, eager to get to her house.
I smiled, the perfect idea, a hike, the three of my sisters and me, a week away. I stood in the kitchen, it's summer vacation now, so we could leave for that mountain, so I left a note, that night, while Vanilla and Vector were on a date, we packed and left the house early morning.
Vanilla's p.o.v
I walked into the house with a smile on my face, I had a wonderful date with Vector, I was sure he liked me. I frowned as I saw a note on the counter. I picked it up and started reading, the handwriting is neat, perfect, and quick.
Left the house for a little fun, please don't come looking for us, we'll be back in a week. If you come looking for us DONT BRING VECTOR.
I frowned when they said I couldn't bring Vector, I'm in love, why can't I bring him?
Cream's p.o.v
I was super excited when Selaphine announced the four of us are going on a trip. We packed up and I soon realized it's a camping trip, even better! Selaphine carried the tent and most of the supplies while the remaining three of us carried our sleeping bags. The mountain towered above us, I could see snowcapped peaks at the very top as we stepped onto the trail.
"This is going to be fun." I said with a huge smile.
Sonic's p.o.v
I pointed out roots, rocks, and helped my sisters along the way. While helping them, my arms grew stronger. I lifted Kallina up to the next ledge where Cream, Telsia, and I waited for her to climb up. I could hear a stream not far from here, so we sat down, played games, and sang.
I looked at Shadow as she looked at me, a smile on her face, I'm sure I have a smile on my face too, Cream is doing better.
"It's working." She said.
"Yes, it is." I responded.
We moved on until we reached a fork in the trail, we could figure out which way to go tomorrow. I cooked up some soup over the fire while we smiled and chatted. The tent wasn't that cramped, but it definitely isn't spacious. Cream slept between Kallina and I for protection, Telsia had given up that opportunity to allow Cream to take it.
We all had things to do in the morning, I put the tent and sleeping bags away while everybody else took care of the cooking supplies and played games. We stopped for breaks after choosing the left road. I didn't need to take breaks, but my sisters did. We pointed out landmarks and different trails we could take if we came here again.
Vanilla's p.o.v
After a while, three days to be exact, I got worried, I called Vector and he immediately dropped the case he's on so he could help me, what a sweetheart. We found the mountain the girls are on and started climbing up, I waited patiently as Vector inspected the ground to decide which way they went.
Sonic's p.o.v
I heard the footsteps, then silence, a little while later I heard the tumbling of rocks, followed by a annoyed grunt. Vanilla isn't this clumsy, her feet aren't loud, she doesn't grunt. It's Vector. I looked over at my sisters who are playing charades.
"Road kill?" Cream asked as Telsia laid on the ground.
Telsia shook her head as I walked away, I needed to stop Vector from getting up here, and the large boulders gave me the idea, a landslide. I kicked my foot up before I turned into a charged spinball attack that knocked all of the boulders down the trail. We have to save her heart, I heard in my head. I dug down into the ground, digging ditches, and finding branches that I could use to create a barricade.
"Let's see them get past that." I said before returning to my sisters.
Cream's p.o.v
We picked up our pace during the morning, Selphine had told me that Vector and Vanilla are here to take us back. We started taking shortcuts that are even more challenging and fun. We rock climbed up the side of the hill, I scraped my elbow a few times but Selaphine put a little bit of our water supply on it to cool it down. Whatever we do, I just want to be with them, they care about me.
The first signs of snow landed on our small noses in the form of snowflakes. Once we got up to the snowy peaks we jumped to catch snowflakes on our tongues before we took pictures of each other with the camera we brought, we laughed at each other's pictures and joked before we camped out and ate bread.
Vanilla's p.o.v
This was the fourth boulder in our way, and Vector was sure they came this way, Vector had punched his way through the first three, but now he had a sore arm. On the top of the large boulder is a muddy footprint, it looked like Selaphine's footprint. I frowned and Vector tried to budge the boulder.
"We should go back, we'll wait for them there." I said
"Ok." Vector responded.
Sonic's p.o.v
They're right, we would have to go, and that's just what we're doing right now, I cradled Cream in my arms as we went back down the mountain, me first, since I'm the oldest, turning eight today. I knew we would have to face Vanilla and Vector again, and that would break Cream's heart all over again, this suspicion was proven correct when we saw them in front of the house. Vanilla took Cream from my arms and she immediately started sobbing.
"No! I want Selaphine!" She cried.
I smiled, but Vanilla shot me a glare before Cream jumped out of Vanilla's arms and ran to me. Tears rolled down Vanilla's eyes as she was rejected. Vector grabbed me by my neck and my eyes turned red, a grin appeared on my face as my quills grew longer and curled at the ends. My fur turned black and red as a red nightgown appeared on me. I grabbed Vector by the neck and held him high in the air,
"Don't try and take us apart." I said before turning to Cream.
Cream looked frightened as she saw Shadow, I smiled and kneeled down, I held out my arms as I returned to normal.
"Cream, it's okay, I saved Shadow from dying after the metreax, he's in me now, as a girl of course." I said.
"It won't separate us." She said as she hugged me.
I smiled as I hugged her back. This wasn't the only day Vector got mad at me, it happened for months more, until summer vacation ended, I decided to take up track for fun at school, I needed something competitive, and a lot of boys said I couldn't do it. The days rolled by, Cream's heart continued to crack as her mother continued to date Vector, my patience broke after Vanilla kissed Vector another time in front of Cream. Kallina made a gagging sound at this while I thought I was going to hurl.
"I'm going out of my way to help Cream, and you ruin it!?" I yelled.
"Selaphine." Vanilla said.
"Don't Selaphine me!" I yelled, pushing Vector out of the way as I took Cream outside.
My brother tackled me to the ground, down the hill, tickling me as we rolled down the grassy hill, when we reached the bottom he went full force, hitting me in every spot I'm ticklish in.
"Sto-op it!" I giggled.
"Oh, did you say continue?" He asked as he continued to tickle my sides.
I desperately tried to get away, but soon my brother pinned my arms to the ground and kissed me on the forehead.
"You're too ticklish Selaphine." He said
Cream sat in the meadow, picking flowers and saying 'she loves me' or 'she loves me not' as she picked each petal off the flower. I looked down a little bit and I saw the hill, I grinned. I'll do exactly what my brother did to me. I ran forward and tackled Cream down the hill, we rolled down it, I pinned her to the ground and began to tickle her ears, she giggled and I pinned her arms down on the ground next to her as I tickled her sides.
"St-opp!" She said through laughter
"Did you say continue?" I asked as I tickled her sides.
"No!" She pleaded
"Oh, so you like it?" I asked as I ran my fingers down her back
I smiled and helped her up, kissing her on the forehead before I brought her back to our house. She slept with me that night, we both hugged each other as the night wore on.
Vector's p.o.v
I watched as Cream ran away over Vanilla and I dating, we wouldn't stop dating, because we're in love. I watched as Selaphine got angrier every time Cream ran away, often yelling at Vanilla for dating me. Our dates became more frequent, Vanilla left Selaphine in charge every time.
Soon enough Vanilla started hanging out at the Chaotix detective agency, a small yellow building large enough to fit a desk and a few people. Soon after Vanilla stayed at the Chaotix, Selaphine grew way more responsible, she started getting groceries, making breakfast, and much more.
Sonic's p.o.v
I walked through the town with Kallina walking next to me, we were walking around downtown getting groceries. I looked at the list.
Eggs
Hershey bars (Cream's)
Lettuce
Cheese
Dough
I put the list away as we walked into the next grocery store. Kallina pointed out the things we need and I looked at my wallet. I had a good amount of money in there, I had a good amount in it, I had been helping Tikal watch the master emerald, help clean Silver's house, gardening at Blaze's house, I made a hundred dollars every week I did my jobs. Vanilla didn't really help us that much anymore. I pulled out my list after Kallina got the food I just put in the basket we are using.
Eggs
Hershey bars
Lettuce
Cheese
Dough
I smiled as we went to the checkout, the total, $32.47. I gave the woman the change, a white hedgehog named Joy is her name. We left the store with a bag full of groceries, when we got home we found Telsia and Cream playing Go Fish. I put the groceries in the fridge and joined my eight year old sisters in Go Fish. I must say I'm really responsible for a nine year old.
Knuckles's p.o.v
Selaphine is really responsible, and she let me in on her secret, she was never a boy that was only an illusion emitted by the chaos emerald. She also told me that she took her brother's name and appearance before he died. The Sonic I used to know, was irresponsible, cocky, and annoying. I smiled as Selaphine taught me to make dinner, pizza, the eggs were for Vanilla's birthday in a few days. Vanilla came back late that night.
"I'm back!" She announced happily.
"Darn." I muttered.
Vanilla's p.o.v
Nobody was happy that I'm home, Cream and Telsia continued a game of Go Fish. Selaphine and Kallina continued cooking, not bothering to look up. I smiled as Selaphine turned around, but there was no smile on her face, only a frown.
"So, you're home, after a few days of leaving us to fend for ourselves." She said angrily.
"I knew you could do it." I said as Vector walked in from behind me.
"I had to take up jobs to take care of us while you glued your lips to Vector's, Miss Vanilla." Selaphine said.
"I said to call me mom." I corrected.
"Not right now, you aren't acting like one." She said
Sonic's p.o.v
I watched as Vector grew angry at my comment, he yelled out loud to correct me.
"No! Vanilla is the best mom ever!" Vector said.
That was a major mistake, giving someone credit for doing nothing. I told Kallina what to do before I walked up to the crocodile, I chose to correct him.
"No. I'm the one that's making dinner, I'm the one that's getting the groceries, I'm the one that's helping them with summer reading, I'm the one getting the money. While Vanilla glues her lips on yours." I growled.
Vector desperately looked for a counter for a bit, but his mind couldn't find one. Vector blushed, probably thinking about kissing Vanilla. I took this time for another comment.
"Think about Cream running back to me when you tried to take her out of my arms, she thinks I'm more responsible." I said to Vanilla.
I waited for a bit before the timer beeped and I turned away to go help Kallina. We made sure to be careful with the tortellini soup, we got out five bowls and poured some into each. Telsia and Cream stopped their new game of card war to eat. We are outside on the grass, looking at the night sky.
"Go on a date or something." I had told Vanilla when she asked about their food.
I still remembered my brother making food, a salad to be exact, with me continuously asking when he'll be done.
I watched as my brother mixed the bowl of lettuce, cut it up, and then put tomatoes in. I jumped impatiently as he continued this process, an annoyed look on his face.
"When will it be done?" I whined
"It'll be done when you stop asking, Selaphine." He laughed.
I watched as Cream shoveled her soup into her mouth quickly.
"Slow down Cream, you're going to make yourself sick." I said before giggling at the end.
I thought a little bit, school would be back soon, fifth grade, the year I would turn ten. I thought about the boys that teased me, they seemed familiar, a pink hedgehog, a red echidna, a white bat. They felt so familiar, and I knew I would have to see them again this year.
Knuckles's p.o.v
The next few days went by, school began, Vanilla was home more often, but Vector is always there with her. Like last year, I drooled through most of my classes, but Selaphine got my homework and gave me her notes to study. Selaphine always managed to get perfect 100's on all of her homework, she always managed to get it done before we get home. On the weekends Vanilla is gone, Selaphine and I now took Cream with us shopping, teaching her so she can do this when she's older.
Like last year, boys teased us, causing Selaphine to kick them. Selaphine helped Cream and Telsia study sometimes while I started dinner, we were working pretty well without our mom home most of the time. When Vanilla is here, she brings Vector for dinner. Vector made Cream cry easily when he mentions how he hopes he's going to be our father, and he was coming over tonight. We had made dinner ourselves, again. Pizza, Cream enjoyed this dinner a lot, but sadly, so did Vector. By the time Vector is full, we've already gone through three pizzas. Just like usual, he lit the fuse again.
"I'm going to be your new father!" He exclaimed.
Cream started sobbing and went over to a now ten year old Selaphine who cradled Cream in her arms as she glared at Vector.
"You'll never be as good as him!" Cream yelled.
"Vector, you would be doing the world a favor if you shut up, so please shut up." I said.
Selaphine nodded at this fact and Vector decided to take this out on Selaphine. I watched as Vector grabbed Selaphine by the neck and pressed her against the side of the wall, sadly, for Vector, Sonic, Selaphine's older brother, had done this as a joke before. Selaphine bit Vector's hand and he dropped Selaphine before she kicked him in the head.
"Thank you for shutting up." Selaphine said.
Cream's p.o.v
I sobbed my eyes out in my room, I watched as Selaphine and Kallina entered the room, smirks on their faces. I smiled as they told me what happened, but I was still sobbing. Selaphine and Kallina sat on either side of me. Talking to me about how this will work out.
"She promised that she would never replace him!" I cried.
They both put a finger to their lips and, they both, began, a lullaby. Their voices were perfect, continuing the same song, never hesitating on a lyric as my eyes closed.
"We love you." They said before placing me in my bed and brining the sheets up to my neck.
Sonic's p.o.v
A few days after the dinner incident, Vanilla had the nerve to ask us about the wedding. She asked us about the decorations and we responded, the time, that was fine. Our faces hardened at the last two questions.
"Would you like to be the flower girl? The bridesmaid?" She asked happily
"No." We responded.
"Why?" She asked.
"You have made Cream cry ever since you started dating, the answer is no!" We yelled.
School continued, I started dance class as a pastime, my brother and I used to dance in the meadows, so I am a natural, couldn't say the same for my brother.
The meadows went on forever, like a never ending world, I twirled and jumped happily, my brother trying to follow my movements. My brother fell an endless amount of times as I skipped twirled, and moved to a beat in my head. I was tackled to the ground by my brother.
"Hey!" I complained.
"Sorry, you were beating me, couldn't let that happen." He said with a grin.
I smiled as I got white dancing shoes, I did everything the instructor said, he said I'm a natural, I am a natural, I smiled and left the building. The years went by, my fourteenth birthday came, a white and gold Chao swirled around me that morning.
"Would you like to go back Sonic?" It asked
"No, I'm Selaphine, this is who I am, Sonic is dead, he is a memory I will remember forever, but I'm responsible for my sisters." I said.
"Good choice, you have remembered." It said
I smiled as I watched my sisters play in the yard, they would go through that same conversation, but what would they choose?