Chapter 7

Hanging out

The two hoopers Sonic and Amy, even their best friends Cream and Tails, throughout this week were doing their school work and having basketball practice. Just like the other day, it's the same-old-same-old for this week: doing cardio workouts for getting in shape for the season and running. Sonic and Amy know it's very important for Coach Vanilla and Coach Chuck's team to get their players in shape by running, because in basketball players run up and down the court all the time. Even though they know that, it's still important for the two hoopers.

As the weekday is closing, Sonic and Amy, including Cream and Tails, were exhausted of these running-drills their coaches make them, including the rest of the players, do. Their leg muscles are sort of stiff of running throughout the week. As previously stated, they know what their coaches are doing to them and the rest of the players; it is making the players boost their stamina and increasing their speed and quickness. All the players, including Sonic and Amy, didn't complain or whined about it, showing Coach Vanilla and Coach Chuck the wanna work hard and make their teammates, including themselves, better.


-The Weekend: Saturday-

It's Saturday morning around 10 o'clock AM as Sonic rose up from his bed stretching his muscles before later heads to his bathroom to take a five-minute shower and then later to brush his teeth. And about the friendship you may wonder between him and Amy, they are really close interns of what they like and don't like. Like one time they even help out one another, when needed of course; like one time, Sonic is having problems in math of solving exponents, he called Amy and she helped him how to correctly solve it step-by-step. But when it comes to basketball, well ...that's a different story; whether they take it serious or not. Their friendship maybe close, and who knows maybe they'll...

Naw, that's way too soon to think about it.

Sonic, after finishing taking his five-minute shower, got out of the bathroom and headed back to his room going to his closet to pick out an outfit to wear for the day since he's going to the movies, and probably somewhere else. Sonic picked out a all-white long-sleeved T-Shirt as an undergarment for his white U.S. Polo Shirt with the red logo on the left side, navy blue loose-fit jeans, and his favorite - red colored, white stripe lightweight shoes; he normally doesn't were them that often to school unless he wants to. After he put his outfit on, he look at the time on his IPhone 5 as it shows 10:30 AM, signaling he has enough time, 'till 11 o'clock, to leave and pick up Tails, then Amy and Cream.

11 o'clock struck as Sonic grabbed his cell phone, his wallet, and his car keys, as he heading out. He first wave his mother, Bernie, to let her know he's heading out. Bernie shook her head and waved him back as Sonic walked out of the front door before hopping into his blue 2003 Nissan Altima playing How It Was by Future, and on to the road picking up his three friends.

Tails' house is not far from Sonic's house as it only takes 30 minutes for Sonic to pick him up at. Sonic drove up to Tails' house as he sees him outside at the porch wearing a yellow Hollister shirt with white lining, sky blue loose-fit jeans, and all-white high-top Nike Air Force 1's. He walk to Sonic's car and opened the door at the passenger side and greeted his brother/friend.

Sonic, after Tails got inside the car, later drove Amy's house is at. It took 10 minutes driving to Amy's house as Sonic pulled up to the side of the road towards Amy's house, but he didn't see Amy nor Cream outside on the porch, which means they're inside. Sonic honked the horn of his car letting them know they're outside. Lucky for them, the girls heard the horn from Sonic's car since they were in the living room, as the door opens revealing Amy and Cream.

Sonic and Tails sees them coming out and surprised of how good they look: Amy is wearing a fitted red T-Shirt, black skinny jeans showing her curves, and red Converse-Chuck Taylor's along with her small red purse with a shoulder strap. Cream is wearing a fitted orange T-Shirt, white skinny jeans also showing her curves, and orange Converse-Chuck Taylor's along with her small orange purse with a shoulder strap. Sonic and Tails were in awe of how they look, but shook out of their train-of-thought as Tails got out of Sonic's car and unfolded his seat upward to let Cream and Amy sit in the backseat.

The girls got in the backseat. "Hey Sonic," said Amy.

"Hey Amy," he said, "You girls look fabulous." He added showing his gentleman-like side.

"Aww, thank you Mister Sonic." Cream said, being polite to him. Cream has always being polite to people, learning from her mom/head coach Vanilla. And just like Sonic and Amy, her and Tails' friendship is close as well.

Sonic now put the car in drive as he and the remaining three are now heading to Station Square Cinemas at the eastside of Atlanta while listening to all of Rich Homie Quan's songs.

20 Minutes Later...

Sonic and the gang later arrived at Station Square Cinemas as they see the parking lot has like 30 cars at parking spots. Sonic founded a parking spot on parking lot number 3 in the front. He approaches to it, puts it in park, turns off the engine and pulled out his car keys, and he and Tails opened their doors and folded their seats upward to let Cream and Amy out; showing the ladies that they're gentlemen.

The girls got out from the backseat from Sonic's car and they all started walking to the front of the building. They entered the building seeing people in four lines getting their movie tickets and buying/getting popcorn. But lucky for them, they see line 3 with 4 people short and walk over there to get their movie tickets. With Sonic paying for them.

Sonic paid for the movie tickets and refreshments grabbing his change from the cashier and gave his friend Tails, Cream, and Amy each their movie tickets of The Three Musketeers and the refreshments. They then walk to the passage way of where the movies are playing at and where a male employee with brown skin, blue-colored eyes, and yellow-blonde short-cut hair; wearing a smoke gray polo shirt, black work paints, and all-black Nike Air-Max signaling his work clothes, is also at who's there to take the spare movie tickets. Sonic and Tails recognized who he is.

"Antoine?" Sonic and Tails said.

"Hey guys. How's ze going?" He greeted and asked.

"Good so far. I'm surprised you work here," said Sonic.

Antoine D'Coolette is a 6'3" junior forward playing basketball for Knothole High at the Varsity level. He and Sonic, including Tails, practice against each other. Antoine has that French accent and can speak English very well. He's clearly French-American because he was born in America and his parents were from France.

"What movie ye guys seeing?" Antoine asked.

"The Three Musketeers in 3D." Sonic answered.

Antoine nodded. "He Sonic, did your uncle told you that you should be playing Varsity ball for us instead of JV?" He asked him.

"Yeah." Sonic answered.

Antoine continues, "'Cause I've already seen you played before when you was in the 8th grade. You should've played with us since day one."

"Yeah, but I'm not gonna argue about it with my unc, I'm just gonna let my game speak for itself and see how he decides." Sonic answers.

Antoine knew Sonic is Coach Chuck's uncle. From what Sonic said, that's easier said than done - letting your game do the talking and show everybody what they gotta say now. Not by the words coming out of somebody's mouth as that may (or will) lead to embarrassment for someone talking trash. Unless that trash talker can back it up.

The gang each gave their movie tickets to Antoine to let him tear half of the ticket to get in. They each received their tickets back as Antoine gave them the location of the 3D version of the movie is past the 4 doors to the left. They all agreed and now headed to where their 3D movie of The Three Musketeers is at.

They walked in to the door on the right side and see 30 seats with 12 people seated with 18 more seats left and the screen showing commercials of featured films and new films coming soon. They decided to sit in the middle on row 15 by sitting next to each other with Sonic sitting next to Amy's right and Tails sitting between Sonic from his left and Cream from her left. They each grabbed their snacks and sees the movie The Three Musketeers is about to start.

3 Hours Later...

The gang each rose up from their seats as their movie has just ended. The movie they just watched was really good; the way how they were sword-fighting was awesome to the viewers eyes, how the graphics and surround-sound were perfect for the movie.

Sonic looked at the time on his IPhone 5 as it shows 3:12 PM and the gang are now walking out of the theater room and put their trash of the snacks they ate, in the trash can. They walk into the hallway to leave where they once again met up with Antoine as they all said goodbye with Antoine doing the same before heading into the front of the building towards the parking lot into Sonic's car.

Sonic unlock the car doors with his switch as he and Tails opened the car door and folded their seats upward to let Amy and Cream in the backseat. They each got in the car as Sonic turn the engine on from his car key. He later asked the girls a question.

"Aye, y'all wanna go the mall?" He asked.

The girls thought for a moment, and agreed. The mall they're heading to his Station Square Mall and is fifteen seconds away from Station Square Cinemas. Sonic put the car in reversed as he first look back to see anybody in front of him, there isn't as he backs up, turns the steering wheel right signaling going left, stops and puts the car in drive and are fifteen seconds away heading to Station Square Mall.

Sonic found a parking spot and Sonic and Tails got out of the car and again folded their seats upward to let Amy and Cream out. Sonic and Tails each close the door and the gang are now walking to Station Square Mall into the front of the building.

They walk in and see people walking around with bags in their hands and places they're going to. They gang decide to split in two's as they're heading to stores they wanted to go - Sonic and Tails heading to Dick's Sporting Goods for what basketball gear they might wear and Amy and Cream heading to Foot Locker to see what sneakers and/or attire they like and might buy from their own money.

-At Dick's Sporting Goods with Sonic and Tails-

Sonic and Tails are in Dick's Sporting Goods and see some sporting goods, sports attire, and sporting gear for the sport some athletes play in. They were greeted by a middle-aged man with dark Caucasian skin, black hair, and wearing all-black attire signaling its work clothes, asking do they need anything. Sonic and Tails each shook their heads 'no' signaling they don't need help right now, as the co-worker left them alone.

Sonic and Tails walked to the gear section as Sonic looked and picked out a medium-sized McDavid No-Sleeved rib/back-spinned padded vest colored white and light gray and another McDavid-branded knee padded sleeves that stop at the calf leg-area with the color black. And Tails picked out a medium size black no-sleeve Under Armour tight shirt and an Under Armour compression no-padded girdle.

They each grabbed the gear they picked and Sonic asking the male co-worker, "Excuse me, can we tried these on?" Sonic showed him the gear he and Tails picked.

"Sure," the male co-worker said. "That green door on the left is where the dressing room is at." Pointing to the passage way of where the dressing room is at.

Sonic and Tails nod their heads and walk to the green door to the left of where the dressing room is at. Sonic will go first as he first knocks to check if anyone is in their because there's only one dressing room. Luckily, no one's in as he opens the door and walks it to try on the gear he picked out. He took off his shirt to tried the vest on first as it fits his size perfectly. Next, he tried on the knee pads and it also fits him perfectly; knowing to himself that he will buy this gear for basketball season. He took it off and put his clothes back on and walked out.

"So," Tails said, "did it fit?"

"Yeah. I'm finna buy it when you are done with yours." He said.

Tails nodded and walked inside the dressing room to tried on the gear he picked out. Just like Sonic, he took off his shirt to tried the vest on first as it fits his size perfectly. Next, he tried on the girdle and it also fits him perfectly; knowing to himself that he will buy this gear for basketball season. He took it off and put his clothes back on and walked out.

Tails looked at Sonic and smiled. "Mines fit too," he said.

"Okay, ready to check out?"

"Yeah."

They walk to the cashier, who's a female light skinned co-worker with black short hair wearing her work clothes, as Sonic will go first to buy his new basketball-gear. Sonic paid for the gear he bought as Tails is now next and does the same thing of what Sonic did. The two buds both walked out of Dick's Sporting Goods and are now headed to Foot Locker to meet up with Amy and Cream.

-At Foot Locker with Amy and Cream-

While Sonic and Tails were at that time busy deciding what basketball-gear they'll wear for basketball season, Amy and Cream are deciding which clothing brand between Jordan and Nike they might wear. Amy decided Nike as Cream decided Jordan, signaling the brand they will wear. They each picked out two pairs of shorts and shirts from the brand they picked and walked to the cashier. At the cash register is a young lady with light brown skin with a C-cup breast size, has thin dreadlocks colored lavender pink along with purple lavender hair-streaks, and has purple eyes; wearing a blue polo shirt, black work pants, and all-black Nike Air-Max's showing her work clothes. Just like Sonic and Tails from Station Square Cinemas, Amy and Cream recognize who she is.

"Julie?" They said.

"Damn right. What up." She said with a smile.

"Nothing much, just hanging out," Amy said.

Julie-Suzie "Julie-Su" Avyanna, is a 5'10" sophomore guard playing basketball for Knothole High at the Varsity level. She and Amy, including Cream and Mina, practice against each other. She has a older half-sister who plays with her and for Knothole High at the Varsity level as well. But that will be stated later sometime soon. (A/N: That character is Julie-Su Echidna.)

Julie-Su sees the clothes they picked. "So what y'all get, this time?" She asked looking at Amy and Cream.

"Some pair of clothes me and Cream picked out from Nike and Jordan." She answered.

Julie-Su nodded. "Say did you ever thought that Coach Vanilla might put you on Varsity with us?" She asked Amy.

"Yeah. She told me about it on our first day of practice." Amy answered.

Julie-Su never saw her play from AAU basketball or when she was in middle school. She asked her that because how hard she practice, and how hard she played at tryouts when, at that time, she was at the sideline after she was done playing. She looked to her right over her shoulder and saw the pink-haired newbie, which is Amy, playing good basketball.

Amy put her clothes on the counter for Julie-Su to scan at the price tags before paying it with her bank card. Cream is now next and does the same of what Amy did, and the twowalked out of Foot Locker and are now outside in the walkway of where they walked out from sitting on wooden bleachers waiting Sonic and Tails. Lucky for them, they saw the guys walking to where they at.

The girls waved their hands to show Sonic and Tails where they at. The guys saw them and walked to them. The gang confessed of what they bought as Amy looked at Sonic's basketball-gear and figured she need those for basketball season.

"Hey Sonic," Amy said. "Where did you get that gear from?"

"From Dick's." Sonic answered. "You must want it for basketball season?"

"Hell yeah." Amy answered.

Well, well, well. Seems like Amy Rose wants the exact basketball-gear Sonic got it. Amy told the gang to go to Dick's Sporting Goods, the store Sonic and Tails came from, so Amy will get the exact gear Sonic got. She and the gang walked in and was greeted from the same mongoose Sonic and Tails was greeted from as Amy went to the gear section the boys were at and picked out the same named branded Sonic got, but with the sleeved-knee pads in a different size of a small because she has small legs.

After Amy tried on the gear she picked out, she walked out of the dressing room telling the gang she'll buy it. The guys agreed and walked out of the store to meet up with Amy. Amy walked to the cash register greeted by the same cashier Sonic and Tails were greeted from. Amy placed the gear on the table so the cashier can scan the price tags. After Amy paid the gear she picked out, the cashier pulled out a big white plastic bag along with the receipt handing the bag to Amy. Amy, after she received her gear, and walked out of the store to meet up with Sonic and the gang.

Sonic looked at her and said sarcastically, "Happy now."

Amy looked at him and happily grinned, then stuck her tongue out at him just toying at him. Sonic could only smile and shake his head as the gang are now walking out of Station Square Mall and onto the parking lot in Sonic's car. As usual, Sonic unlock the car doors with his switch and he and Tails opened the door and unfolded the car seats upward to let Amy and Cream in the backseat. The girls got in the backseat followed by Sonic and Tails unfolding the seats to sit on, got in, and closed the car doors. Sonic started the car and later drives off to destinations to take home Amy, Cream and Tails.

20 Minutes Later...

Sonic and the gang arrived back at their destinations as he first drop his friend/brother Tails to his house. Tails grabs the stuff he bought, looks at Sonic and they dabbed and said goodbyes to each other and saying goodbye to Amy and Cream. Next Sonic drove to Amy's house and stops at Amy's drive-way as he got out of his car and folded the drivers' seat to let Cream and Amy out. When the girls got out while grabbing the stuff they bought, Amy walks up to Sonic and hugs him with Sonic hugging her back. Amy did the unexpected to Sonic with a kiss on his right cheek, making Sonic blushed a bit. Amy smiled at him and lets go of hugging him as she waved goodbye to him with Sonic doing the same to Amy and Cream.

Sonic walks back into his car, and drove to the stop-sign. But it wasn't no 'waiting on some driver to pass by' or something stopping at the stop-sign, Sonic just stood there at the stop-sign putting his right hand on his right cheek with a smile on his face as fireworks inside of him went off with joy. He later shook out of his train-of-thought because he's still at the stop-sign. He looks at the time from his radio as it shows 6:15 PM, and went on to driving back to his house.

Sonic, after he finally drove home, got out of the car and grabbed his stuff from the passenger side, walked to the front door and unlocked it with his house key letting himself inside the house. He later sees his mom and dad in the living room and greeted them with his parents doing the same. Sonic headed to his room where he walked in and put the stuff he bought on the floor next to his bed as he sat on his bed smiling of the kiss Amy did on his right cheek.

'Man,' Sonic thought, 'she kissed me on the cheek. . . And I'm . . . happy . . . about it. Weird, . . . but I like it.' He then realized something that made him widen his eyes, 'Wait a minute, does this . . . mean . . . ?' But calmed down knowing what he was about to say, 'Let me stop. I mean, I like her, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that next level of being in a relationship with her.'

But what Sonic doesn't know, Amy was like that for a moment of when she kissed him on the cheek.


-Flashback to the scene when Amy kissed Sonic on the cheek-

As previously stated...

When the girls got out while grabbing the stuff they bought, Amy walks up to Sonic, hugs him with Sonic hugging her back, and Amy kissed his right cheek, making Sonic blushed a bit. Amy smiled at him and lets go of hugging him as she waved goodbye to her and Cream.

When she walked away from Sonic, she stop at the walk-way of the front-door and puts her fingertips of her right hand over her mouth of what she just did, and later blushed. Amy later turned around and looked at Sonic's car and sees him driving to the stop-sign. From her point of view, she watched him stood there for a moment of what she thought he got a text message from somebody and see him drove left as he's now out of the scene driving home, just thinking about him.

"Miss Amy." Cream wondering is something wrong with her.

Amy shook out of her train-of-thought thanks to her friend Cream. "Huh," she said.

"You okay? You stood their frozen for a moment." Cream wondered.

"Yeah. I just felt my ...phone ...vibrating for a moment of an ...alarm going off. That's all." She lied, but luckily Cream took it. 'Woo. That was close,' she thought.

The girls walked inside of Amy's house and were greeted by Mari-An Caine-Hearne, Amy's Aunt, along with her 1 year old son named Jon Hearne, sleeping in his mothers' arms. Both Amy and Jon are cousins.

The girls later walked inside Amy's room and put their stuff down next to the wall. While Cream told her she's gonna call her mom (Coach Vanilla) to pick her up, Amy is still thinking about that kiss she did on Sonic's cheek.

'Wow,' Amy thought, 'I kissed him on the cheek. . . And I'm . . . happy . . . about it. Weird, . . . but I like it.' She then realized something that made her widen her eyes, 'Wait a minute, does this . . . mean . . . ?' But calmed down knowing what she was about to say, 'Let me stop. I mean, I like him, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for that next level of being in a relationship with him.'

-End of Flashback-


Weird huh. From the moment they first saw each other on their bus stop of the first day of school, riding the same bus to school, having homeroom together, and playing an intense one-on-one game, made them start having feelings to one another. But there is one question that will remain for right now, will they be together - as boyfriend and girlfriend?

End of Chapter 7


Chapter 8 will be coming up soon. Here's a quick preview, Sonic and Amy will have their first ever practice by showing how good they are on offense, by scrimmaging one another against their teammates/the Varsity players.

Lets start off the names with meaning of Julie-Suzie "Julie-Su" Avyanna (Julie-Su Echidna), but Suzie won't be mentioned because I just happen to add Suzie in it. In French, the name Julie means- Downy, of always being down when something happens to her boyfriend Knuckles, but has the power to help out when needed. In American, the name Avyanna means- strong, powerful, beautiful woman; meaning she's strong because of her cybernetic implants on her left arm and with martial arts, powerful with her a double-barrel, multi-purpose proton gun, and as a beautiful young woman.

PS: If you readers have or haven't noticed, even though the setting of this story is taking place in Atlanta, Georgia, I do put actual names of places (if were named/if named) from the video games and comics. Like from my Fanfic: Sonic High School: Basketball Season, I put Knothole Village High School, Knothole High School for short, in honor of Knothole Village because the village was destroyed by Dr. Eggman from StH# 175-177.