Chapter 6
"Oh no! Are you okay?" Sally called out as Sonic pried himself off the ground.
Quick on her feet, she quickly knelt down and took the heavy load off his back.
In sarcasm, he mumbled, "That wasn't embarrassing at all..."
As she took off the last one, she asked: "What were you doing?"
Red in the face, he looked away and said, "Nothing. I just caught a whiff of something strange and followed it here."
She then realised that he probably did not eat breakfast and turned to the counter.
With a lost expression, Sonic watched her with one ear hanging down and asked, "What are you doing?"
A smile went on her face and she explained, "You'll see in a little bit."
Her hands grabbed a couple pastries and she pulled out a plate for them.
Not what I would call a healthy breakfast but it's better than nothing.
With a warm smile, she then knelt beside him with her hands behind her back.
She winked and instructed, "Okay, now close your eyes and don't you dare peek."
"Is it the jewel?" he excitingly asked.
"Not a chance."
"Awe man. Party pooper," he muttered in disappointment.
"Now close your eyes or you won't get your surprise."
He slowly closed his eyes, and she pulled out his hands, saying, "Be ready to hold it tight."
What is she giving me? he thought.
A cool glass substance was plopped into his hands and she said, "Okay, now open."
He slowly opened his eyes and saw a plate filled with pastries in his hands. Looking at them and then at Sally, he gave her a questioning face.
"You are probably hungry, so I thought to give you something to eat," she said.
"Is that right?"
He looked once more at the piled goodies. She was sure generous in the portions she gave.
Immediately he began to stuff his face, and, with a full mouth, he said, "Not bad, Sally."
Smiling, she stood up and looked ahead. Shadow and Amy were too far away to realise that Sonic was with her. She then checked the clock and thought that it would be a good idea to continue working. A bowl was selected, and she decided to make up for lost time. She began to fill it with the required ingredients.
As she stirred it, she scooped the dough onto the cookie sheets and placed them into the oven. After she checked the time, another bowl was taken for a different recipe.
The bell rang, and Amy called, "Sally, can you help me with the customers when you get the chance? There seems to be a lot pouring into the store."
Sally immediately wiped her hands when she pushed a cookie sheet into the oven and set out to work with the customers. Sonic had a treat in his mouth when she walked past and watched her.
He then caught a familiar scent that made his hairs stand on end. Racing next to Sally, he looked back and forth. Those green eyes of his then stopped when Geoffrey S.T. John came into view. It seemed that the Skunk didn't know when to quit chasing after Sally.