No More Need to Dream Chapter 7

Silver POV

So finally Friday came. Everyone at school was buzzing about prom the whole day so it was hard to focus on the work the teachers had given us. And it was doubly so for me. I was so close to telling Blaze how I felt about her and then my dad calls to say he's coming over to visit, which didn't help either. I swear he hates my guts, nothing I do is ever enough for him and I'm sorta glad Mom divorced him. But I should work on one problem at a time. So at lunch we all went over our plans to get to prom.

"So it's agreed. I'll drive us to Amy's house so Sonic can pick her up and then we drive here. What time should we be at your house Amy?" I asked.

"7:30 should be good." Amy answered.

"Which means 8." Sonic added and Amy kinda glared at him. "What? I want you to have time to look your best."

"Oh Sonic, you know I can't be mad at you for too long." Amy said giving him a hug. Moving on from them I asked Shadow a question.

"Are you sure you and Maria don't need a ride?" Shadow finished his bite of food and replied.

"No, we're good. We'll have the most stylish ride when we pull up on my motorcycle." Right then Maria sat down with her food.

"You have a motorcycle? Was that the surprise you were talking about?" She asked.

"Yeah, I even got you your own helmet."

"Cool, I've never been on one before. Tonight is going to be so fun! Don't you think Blaze?" Blaze had been zoning in and out all day for some reason. She snapped out of it at Maria's question.

"Oh um, yeah it should be great." She said kinda quietly which was weird, Blaze only gets like this when she's really nervous.

"Are you okay Blaze?" I asked her.

"Uh yeah. I'm just worried about a test next period." She said unconvincingly. Plus there was no test next period, it was gym class. Something is up and I'm going to find out what.

Blaze POV

After I ate my lunch I went outside to clear my head. Why do I have to be so nervous around him sometimes? All that prom talk just got to me I guess. I mean it's not like he's going to laugh at me or not be my friend anymore. I guess it's just I really care about what his feelings for me are. And I do kinda know he likes me, but he had to get drugged up for the topic to even come up. Anyway, the bell rang and I headed off to my next class. The rest of the day wasn't remarkable in any way so why bother saying what happened? At home we ate dinner and then got ready for prom. Now I know I'm not the prettiest girl in the world by a longshot, but I even surprized myself with how good I looked in my dress. But I was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Blaze, our mom wants to take pictures before we leave. Are you almost done?" Sonic asked through the door.

"I'll be down in a minute." I said back. As a finishing touch I took off my furband and let my fur fall down my back and sides. Yeah, that's going to knock him dead. And Amy was right about Silver's reaction. His eyes grew huge and his mouth was slightly ajar.

"Wow, you should wear your fur down more often." Silver said as I reached the bottom of the stairs.

"You really like it?" I asked doing a small twirl.

"Definately, you look so amazingly beautiful that I can't believe I'm your date to prom."

"Aw Silver, you're making me blush."

"Well, it's true. And just like I promised," He said pulling out a box, "a purple painted flower corset for my lovely date." He took it out and put it on my wrist. I looked in his eyes right then and saw it. All the feelings I had for him were the same he felt for me. That gave me the final bit of confidence I needed to do what needed to be done tonight.

"It's wonderful, you did a good job on it." I said to Silver about the corset.

"Thanks." Was all he could get out before his mother came around the corner with a camera.

"Now I know I'll be doing this next year for your seinor prom, but I still want these for the memories." She explained. So first we took a group shot of all three of us and then she took one of me and Silver.

"And don't worry mom, I'll get a picture of me and Amy." Sonic told her.

"Thank you honey. Now I trust all of you so I don't care when you get home, but try and be quiet when you come in."

"Well, I'm staying at Amy's, so you only have to worry about them." Sonic said pointing his thumb at us.

"Okay." She said. "But make sure you use protection."

"I know Mom, we always do." And with that we piled into Silver's car and drove to Amy's house. And just like Sonic predicted she wasn't ready until 8. But then we headed of to our school because the prom was in the gym.

"So, the plan is to leave at 11." Silver stated. "We'll meet up in the lunch room then." After that we took our pictures for the yearbook and split up. I talked to Cream and Maria some until I saw that Silver was sitting by himself. I signaled to Sonic and he gave me a thumbs up. But as I was walking towards the table Silver was sitting at I was stopped by Scourge.

"Hey, hey. What are you doing all alone?"

"Oh, screw off I'm going to dance with my date."

"Not before you dance with me." He said grabbing my arm. In response I flicked a small fireball on his suit. "Agguuhh, my suit is on fire!" He yelled running out after he realized it. Serves him right. Luckily Silver didn't notice so I could walk up behind him. I took a deep breath and spoke.

"Would you like to dance?"

"Sorry, I'm here with," Silver started as he turned around, "oh it's you Blaze. Sure, I'll dance with you."

"I promise not to step on your feet." I joked with a smile and he chuckled. We moved out into the center of the gym and then the song I chose started up.

In the night light do you see what you dream,

All your troubles, are they all what they seem?

"Heh, what are the odds?" Silver asked. "Our favorite song starts playing when we're dancing together."

"Well, Sonic is the DJ, maybe he saw us out here." I said. After that we danced quietly for a few moments until Silver spoke up again.

"You know, this song has me thinking. I've been dreaming of doing something all week and you know what? I'm just going to do it." Oh no, you got your shot to tell me, now it's my turn. "Blaze I-" He didn't get another word out before I put my lips to his and kissed him. He was shocked at first, but then he wrapped his arms around me tighter and deepened the kiss.

'Cause every night I will save your life,

And every night I will be with you,

And every night I still lay awake,

And I dream of an absolution

We broke off the kiss and took a breath before we both tried to speak at the same time.

"Blaze I-" "Silver I-"

"You go first." I told him.

"Blaze, I don't know how else to put it, I'm in love with you. You are the best friend a guy could have and so much more. You're pretty, and nice, loyal, stand up for not only yourself but other people, and the list goes on. And I want to be with you wherever you go and see your smile that I love so much. There, I said it." I took a second to think about what he said and then replied.

"And see, that's why I love you. You're so sweet to me and would never do anything to hurt me. You were my friend when no one else wanted to be. You helped me through my hardest times and are always the one to cheer me up when I'm down. Not to mention you are handsome in your own right and all those little cute things you do make me laugh."

"So, where do we go from here?" Silver asked.

"Well, I was thinking about another kiss, but if you meant actual plans, we could go on a date tomorrow."

"Sounds good to me." Silver said. And then he got a nervous look on his face so I pulled him in for another long kiss.

And I dream of an absolution

"So, I can do that whenever I want, right?" Silver asked half serious, half joking.

"For the most part."

"I think I'm going to like this then. You know I'm going to have to find something else to dream about now." And the thing was, so would I. But I had a feeling that Silver would still be around in them. But for now I have no more need to dream, my life is perfect.