An another extra long chapter for the fans of reading...
And the story goes on...
Chapter 7: We meet again
I told them everything. How my mother died, how I met Jack, the life in the refugee camps, Tropos, how Blaze came, our fights... Well, everything.
I spent hours telling my story, and I tried to do it as good as I was able to.
Luckily, I never saw anyone being annoyed by me, instead they all stared at me, in dead quiet, listening, and they were actually enjoying my story. Slowly, but steadily I reached the part when I came to their world. I told them the small details I thought they didn't knew, like how Mephilis lied to me.
I was completely shocked when it turned out that they spied on us the whole time, thanks to Mephiles.
When I reached the part where Blaze "sacrificed herself" to get rid of Iblis, I couldn't help, but let out a single tear. I wanted to hold it in, but I was unable to do so.
Then the 5 months without her...
When I finished they just sat there in silence.
Minutes has passed with neither of us made any noise, or move. That was actually an embarrassing silence. I wanted to break it, but Shadow was a second faster than me.
"And I thought my past was bad..." He said, surprising everyone in the room "I am so sorry."
"You have nothing to say sorry for." I replied
"I had never thought that you would have been trained to be a leader." Knuckles said
"Well, I acted really hot headed back then. I don't blame you."
"So... It was in fact love for first sight?" Amy asked
"Well... It kinda was. I just didn't admitted, and denied it even from myself, telling it was something else."
"Thanks for sharing all of this with us." Sonic thanked me
"It takes nothing. Thank you for listening to me the whole time."
"One thing is for sure. You really are a good Story teller, mr. Silver" Cream said
"Just call me Silver."
"She is always like this." Sonic informed me "She calls me mr. Sonic too..."
"All right, if you want to, you can call me mr. Silver, if that is your wish."
"Thank you, mr. Silver !" She said happily.
"You are a good boy, just like all them." Vanilla said "I hope you will find your way to her heart."
"Thank you." I thanked, and she nodded
"Now then, with all of this done, let's start your welcoming party!" Sonic said, and he went to the radio, and turned it on. The music filled the air, and the fast food came into view, while Rouge and Shadow went out. Well, shadow practically sneaked out of the room, to bake and cook some real food. I have to say, it was delicious. The pancake simply melted in my mouth. The Launch was the best one I ever tasted. The soup was simply delicious, and the Chili dogs were fantastic. Now I finally start to understand Sonic's affection for them.
In the meantime we played various games, and watched a few movies.
We held the party until 10:17pm, when we decided that it is late, and we should go to bed.
I went to my new room, and got to my bed. I laid there, and I felt it too hard to stay awake, so I decided that I shall not fight it. I let the sweet dreams to take me with them.
Silver's dreams
I am sitting on the ground with a lake in front of me. I looked at the lake, and I saw my reflection on the calm water. Just when I wanted to stand up, Blaze's face appeared next to mine. I turned around, and saw her.
"Silver?"
"Blaze!"
"What are you doing here?"
"I don't know. I just got here somehow. Where are we?"
"In my dreams."
"I... I thought I am dreaming..."
"Maybe we both do." Blaze suggested
"You are probably right."
Then I heard a sound beeping voice
"My alarm clock!" I got scared "Blaze, if you really real, you have to know that I-"
There was no more time. I woke up
"NO!" I yelled as I woke up
'maybe I just messed up my only chance to tell her...'
I heard knocks on the door
"Hey, Silver!" Sonic's voice came from the door "Can we talk?"
"Come in"
He and Shadow came in to the room. They stopped next to me. Until they talked to me, I started to made my bed.
"Now, we are going to help you find Blaze, but we can not guarantee that we will succeed..." Shadow said
"I know we will find her. I just feel it." I said
"All right, but in case we do not, please promise me, that you shall not beat your life up" Sonic asked me kindly
"Ah... All right, I promise."
"Thank you Silver. Now it's time for us to go."
We went out to the garden, and the three of us formed a small circle around Knuckles.
"Please great emeralds of chaos, heed my call!" Knuckles led the ceremony "Grant the wish of our dear friend, and send these three hedgehogs to the world where his love is. Let them see each other once again!" He said, and the emeralds started to glow brighter, and Knuckles quickly ran out of the circle.
The light became brighter and brighter until it was too much for our eyes. I closed my eyes, and tried to cover it with my hands. Then the light disappeared, and I opened my eyes in a place I never saw before. It was a small clearing in an unknown forest.
"Where are we?" Sonic asked
"I think it worked" I said
"Looks like it really did" Shadow agreed
"I say we split up, so that we can cover more ground." Sonic said "Meet here in 3 hours, as we don't know how time is passing in this universe."
"Right!" Shadow and I said in unison, and we spread out.
I ran to the north, and not too soon, I saw a place too familiar to be a coincidence.
This was the small lake from my dream. I saw a lilac colored creature in the coast.
Her figure was too familiar to miss it. I was sure that I found Blaze. She stood with her back to me, so I took my chance. I quietly walked towards her. I was right behind her, when she heard me, so she quickly spun around to face me.
"Who are you? What do you want?" She was frightened
I felt my heart breaking, when she asked who I am. 'So she does not remember me... We shall never be together- wait... Amy said first she didn't remembered a thing, but when shadow told her... That's it!'
"Do not worry. I mean no harm to you." I calmed her "My name is Silver. Silver the hedgehog"
"Silver? This name... like I've heard it before." She said, and my heart started to beat faster.
'She remembers! Maybe a little more reminding her of the past will get the job done.'
"Remember, Blaze! Remember me! Remember our friendship, our fight against Iblis and Mephiles, our trainings, our time spent with each other!" I tried to make her remember so hard, that I didn't even noticed when that I grabbed her hand
"I... I remember! SILVER! How could I forget all of this?" she asked and hugged me.
My heart pounded real fast and loud, as I embraced her.
"Blaze, I found you!"
"You surely did." She said, and I felt my tears dropping.
"You are crying!" She pulled away "What's wrong?"
"What I said, when you sealed Iblis." I started "I wanted to tell you something else."
"What did you wanted to tell me?" She asked, and tilted her head to the left
"I wanted to tell, that... I-I... I love you, Blaze." I confessed my feelings. She just stood there motionless, with wide eyes.
"I always loved you." I continued. "Ever since I saw you in the ruins of Crisis City. You are the most beautiful, kind, and humble girl I've ever seen. And it's OK, if you don't feel the same way, I just wanted you- no... I had to tell you, to let you know how I really fee-"I said, but she silenced me in a way I would have never imagined her to do so.
She pressed her soft lips against mine. I just stood there motionless and shocked.
'She kissed me? She kissed me!' I thought, and returned the kiss. Our kiss was gentle first, but became more and more passionate as time passed.
"Princess Blaze, we found intruders in- What the?" a voice came from behind her "What is going on here?" She quickly pulled away, and turned around
"Jonathan!" she said embarrassed to a yellow furred cat "I..."
"Princess?" I asked confused
"In this world I am a princess." she informed me quietly.
"This world? What are you talking about, and who is this... boy?" he said with disgust at the word boy
"This boy has a name! He is called Silver, and I love him"
"Maybe these two are his companions, and came to kill you!" He said, and about 25 guards brought forward two uncontentious hedgehogs, and drooped them on the ground
"Sonic, Shadow!" I yelled out their names, no response "What did you done with them?"
"So you admit that these are your friends! GUARDS!"
"Stop right there!" Blaze yelled at them "These are my friends! Next time ask me before you do something... unwise!" she yelled, and I found no words.
"But princess-"
"No buts! One more mistake like this, and..." she doesn't had to finish
"I am sorry, Princess"
"Thanks Blaze"
"You're welcome, but how did you all got here?"
"How many time has passed here after we defeated Iblis?" I asked without answering her question.
"About 5 months"
"Just like in our world... Then the two worlds have the same elapse of time, what means we shall not spend years here. What a luck!" I thought aloud.
"But how did you got here?" She asked again, and inpatiently this time
I quickly told her all what happened since we defeated Iblis. Sonic and Shadow was still passed out.
"So... You only did this much risk to find me?" She asked blushing
"Well.. um... yeah."
"You're so sweet!" she said, and kissed me again
"I am sorry to interrupt, but he is not worthy!" Jonathan interrupted
"If anyone, he is!" She said "As you heard, he is the next leader of his people, what I saw with my own eyes, so he is a Prince of some sort, so he is worthy."
"He is certainly not." Jonathan disagreed
"What is this worthy or not talking all about?" I asked confused
"You know, I am a Princess here, so I have to marry someone who is a prince, or born in this land, with a high rank."
"MARRIGE?" I asked a bit frightened from the thought "Isn't this a bit fast?"
"No, Silver. I can not even date anyone. If someone is not a worthy suitor, I can not even have feelings for him... And the worst part is, they want me to marry a prince from a nearby kingdom who I didn't even met. Being a Princess sucks..." She said
"Then leave!" Sonic said finally waking up with Shadow
"You want to kidnap the Princess?" Jonathan asked angrily
"They are not. I am going with them willingly. My sister can have the throne."
"Blaze, you just come with me like this?"
"Of course, silly. In case if you wouldn't figured it out, I love you too. And my parents never shown me that much kindness as you did, so it is a clear choice for me."
"Blaze." I said, and kissed her
"Well, it worked out good." Sonic said grinning
"But, Princess! Guards, kill the intruders!" Jonathan ordered, and about 45 further guards appeared from behind the trees, and they all started to march on us
"Go before they execute us." Shadow suggested
I quickly grabbed 10 guards with my powers, and sent them flying.
Sonic and Shadow made some fancy move in unison, and sent the 15 closest guards into the ground. Blaze pulled up a firewall around us, so no more guards can interrupt us anymore.
We stood in a circle, and used the power of the emeralds, and we all thought to Sonic's house as we agreed back home.
"Blaze, Think about this place" I said handing her a photo of the garden of Sonic's house.
"OK guys, 3...2...1..." Sonic counted back
"CHAOS CONTROLL!" we all shouted in union
