Chapter 7

Two weeks have passed, nothing much happened during that time. Knuckles and Sonic have to stay away from each other for a while until they both think they're ready to apologize to each other. Which is not happening. Knuckles has tried sooooooooooooooooo hard to apologize to him since the forehead accident, but Sonic either ignored him or avoided him. Jet has even tried to talk to Sonic, but Sonic would just boom at him "It's not any of your business! HE ruined my forehead and there's nothing you can do about it! You're only doing this because you're going out with him! Just stay out of it!" Jet always looks at me when he says this, thinking I could do something about it. I just shrugged my shoulders. Why should I get involved it's none of my business aswell. On Monday I waited outside for a bit to see if Chris would come, but I couldn't see him. So I assumed he wasn't accepted here. Disappointed, I walked inside. First lesson was Geography and I sadly sat next to Sonic.

"What's up, baby?" Sonic asked, touching my arm.

"I really thought Chris was coming I guess I got my hopes up, again!"

"Aw don't worry." He kissed me softly on the cheek, "He'll come." He whispered. I wished Sonic wouldn't so positive all the time; we go through negative times as well. 5 minutes went by and the class got settled and the teacher started his lecture but then the door and the sand-coloured hedgehog that I know for so long stepped in, Chris.

"Chris!" I shouted, I just realised I was in a lesson and everyone giggled at me.

"This is Chris, the new kid." The headmaster informed. "We haven't had time to pick him a buddy so you can decide." My hand shot straight up.

"Well Shadow looks so eager. We'll have him."

"Do you want me to move?" Sonic asked.

"No you don't have to."

"I insist." He kissed me tenderly on the lips and moved over to where one of his friends was sitting. The class started to 'ooh' at us. Knuckles sadly bowed his head and stared at the page on his exercise book. Chris walked over, smirking at me.

"Is that your boyfriend?" He whispered.

"Yes. I thought you weren't coming."

"I so passed that test, Shads. It was easy!" He looked at his other classmates. "Who's Knuckles, then?" I secretly pointed to the red echidna whose head was still bowed down. "He looks a bit sad."

"It's a long story, Chris. I'll tell you later." The lesson went by and I was telling about what happens in this school.

"We're having a swimming lesson today." Sonic immediately whipped around.

"Who said we're going swimming? No-one told me about swimming!"

"Sonic we got a letter saying we were doing swimming lessons." Silver informed.

"Was that what it said? I thought it was random shit."

"SONIC MIND YOUR MOUTH!"

"Alright sorry! Take a chill pill!"

"GET OUT SORT OUT YOUR ATTITUDE AND COME BACK IN THE CLASSROOM!"

"Ugh!" Sonic rolled his eyes and stridden out of the classroom and the teacher slammed the door after him.

"I don't know what you in see in him, Shadow." He said to me. I see loads of things in him that's why I love him. Sonic was pulling faces through the window and the class was giggling but then there was a broad-minded figure outside accompanying Sonic.

"Good Morning, Sonikku. The day has barely started and you're sent out of a classroom."

"Well no-one understands a loudmouth jerk."

"I know but everyone has to put up with someone like that, they'll get over it."

"Say that to my teacher then!" Sonic said losing his temper.

"You know I can't do that, Sonikku."
"My name is Sonic!"

"I'm calling you Sonikku!"

"Sonikku's such a sad name!"

"Well that's a shame I'm calling you, Sonikku!"

"Just get lost!"

"Sonikku! You don't want to get an alert!"

"Oh shut up!"

"Sonikku!" Mr. Richard snatched the planner out of Sonic's hand.

"Why is the world always against me?" He asked curiously.

"Because of your attitude. Have a good day!" And he walked off.

Sonic chucked his planner at the wall. The teacher looked at the door.

"I think I'll bring him back in before he makes a scene." He opened the door and Sonic stormed through.

"I hate that teacher!" He muttered and sat down.

"I hope you learnt your lesson and you'll be quiet." Sonic was quiet for the rest of the lesson talking to his friend. The bell rang and Chris and me walked out of the classroom.

"What's the next lesson, Shads?" Chris asked.

"Uh Maths."

We walked in the classroom in the same time as Sonic. He gave me a dirty look.

"If ya wanna go and avoid me then just say." He said to me. And sat down next to someone else.

"Sonic, I didn't know you wanted to wait for me!" I said quickly.

"Great!" I said to Chris, "Now he's cross with me now."

"He is your boyfriend you don't leave him you know!" We sat down together. For most of the lesson we were talking about what happening at their old school before Chris left. "Everyone was going crazy!"
"Even the girls?"

"Oh god! Those girls wouldn't leave me alone!"

" I bet anyone didn't say a word that I was living there, as well."

"They did! I told everyone about us before I left."

"What?" I said it quite loud and everyone was looking at me. Sonic gave me a funny look and rolled his eyes and looked to the front.

"Not so loud!"

"Sorry I just can't believe you told everyone about us!"

"Well I couldn't keep it a secret I wanted to tell everyone, so those girls wouldn't try and stalk me when I'm here."

"Don't be so ridiculous!"

"What! They might." We laughed.

"Shadow! Since you're too busy giving the new kid attention, why don't you come up and solve this equation." The teacher boomed at me. I quickly got out of my seat and walked to the board.

"3x - 4y + 7x=" I thought in my head. "Oh god what's the answer to this!"

"Is this unsolvable?" Everyone looked at each other and laughed. Sonic didn't, he winked at me. I realised he had something on his paper really big. He was giving me the answer.

"Um 7x – 4y?" I answered.

"Well done, Shads!" Sonic was supposed to be cross with me but he saved my life! Oh I love him so much! When the lesson ended I gave Sonic a big hug.

"Thank you!"

"You looked like you needed it!"

"You're not mad at me are you? I'm sorry!"

"I was being a jealous douche, I'm the one who should be apologizing!" He said cheerfully.

"Should we get something to eat then?" He said.

"Ok. Oh I forgot, Sonic. This is Chris." Sonic looked at Chris and smiled.

"Hiya, Chris. Another New York kid! We can be the NYC Boyz!"

"We should!"

"But what about Jet, Silver, Tails?"

"I know, Shads! I meant us three!"

"Oh right."

"Can we please get something to eat? I'm gonna die!" We walked to the cafeteria. And Chris informed Sonic that a lot of things have changed in New York.

"When did you live there?"

"About 5 years ago."

"Do you remember the Grandville Shopping Mall in Brooklyn?"

"Yeah, my mom dragged me there all the time!"

"It's shut down!"

"What? Are you serious?"

"They were bankrupt."

"How can a popular shopping mall be bankrupt?"

"Dunno."

"That's so not cool that Mall was the best!" They walked over to where Silver and Tails were sitting.

"I'm going to get something to eat, you guys!" Sonic said walking to the queue. Knuckles walked over to us.

"Where's Sonic?" he said quickly.

"Um I don't think you should talk to Sonic, Knuckles. I think you should wait a while."

"I can't wait I gotta talk to him now! And he fucking hates me! You guys have gotta help me!" Knuckles said sitting down. He turned to Chris. "Hey I'm Knuckles." He said calmly to Chris.

"How you doin?" Chris greeted.

"Have you tried everything?" Silver suggested.

"I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING, SILVER! AND HE WON'T BUDGE!" Knuckles said sounding frustrated. "Sorry, Silv. Didn't mean to shout at you, it's just that he's so stubborn he's always been like this. This is a warning to all of you, guys. DON'T GET IN HIS BAD BOOKS YOU'LL NEVER HEAR THE END OF IT!"

"We hear you, we totally understand. But you shouldn't have."

"Kicked him in the face I know! I don't know what was goin through my head, trust me!"

'Well all I can say is you have guts! All Sonic worries about is his face."

"He's one of the hottest guy in world! Why wouldn't he want to worry about his face!" Sonic came back with chips and gave a cold stare at Knuckles.

"Why are you here?" He said coldly.

"I was talking to your friends."

"Well you can leave."
"Sonic, please."
"GO!" Sonic boomed. Knuckles slowly got up and walked past Sonic giving him a very sad look.

"Why won't you forgive him?" I finally asked.

"Because, Shadow. He ruined my face!" He said as he sat down where Knuckles was sitting.

"Your face is fine. I told you on our date that you look beautiful. Don't you trust me." Sonic hesitated.

"I do."

"Well you have to trust me and say you're beautiful." I saw Silver shaking his head at me like I did the wrong move. I did, because Sonic shook his head and stormed out of the cafeteria.

"That went well." Jet said sarcastically.

"YOU were the one who wanted me to say something to him!" I said annoyed. Great! I upset my boyfriend TWICE

this week!

"Shads, you NEVER EVER tell him to say that he is beautiful EVER! He has low self esteem cause he was bullied in Freshman year by really jealous people saying he was ugly and horrible things like that. The bullying stopped and he got really popular after that, but he still thinks he's ugly so don't do that again."

"Wow. I didn't know he got bullied."

"Oh yeah, don't you think people are gonna be jealous of his looks, popularity with kids and where he comes from?"

"Are the people who bullied him still here?"

"Yeah, but Sonic's cousin talked to them outside of school and threatened to kill them if they see Sonic coming back home crying again. Sonic's cousin is really, really gangster, trust me."

"I'd love to meet him!" Chris said, everyone looked at him. "What? He sounds cool!"

Three hours later and it's our first swimming lesson. Everyone was nervous in the changing room, but no one was nervous as Sonic.

"OH MY GOD! I'm gonna frikin drown I tell ya now!" Sonic has such a fantastic body, he has a six-pack! I don't know why he has low self esteem. I should be having the low self-esteem I have nothing on me, which was really embarrassing because everyone had some pack on their chest even Chris! I blushed when I saw his. Knuckles is the best one, with Sonic second, then Chris third. Everyone lined up nervously staring at the 30m pool.

"Can anyone swim?" Only Knuckles, Tails, Silver, Chris and me put our hand up.

"Is there anyone who just cannot swim at all?" Sonic shot his hand straight up, everyone giggled.

"Why are you giggling for? It ain't funny!"

"I know it's not funny and very ridiculous that a sixteen year old boy does not know how to swim." Sonic tutted and looked away, muttering. Everyone laughed.

"Well everyone else can get in the pool and I'll have to teach Sonic how to do the basics."

"Oh for god's sake! I ain't goin in there!"

"You will!"
"I'm gonna drown, man!"

"Sonic! If you defy me you'll get a demerit and a detention." Sonic hesitated and stepped into the shallow end.

"Sonic get more deeper into the water." He slowly walked deeper into the water and out of nowhere he disappeared into the water.

"Sonic! Sonic!" The teacher was starting to panic, but before he pulled himself together and jumps in. A flash of red bolted straight to the water.

"Knuckles! Come back here!" Knuckles dived underwater and two heads came back up. Sonic was gasping and coughing for air, Knuckles took Sonic to the side, and the teacher and the class ran over to them.

"Are you okay, Sonic?"

"Why..why did you make me go deeper?" he panted.

"I thought you were a bit too tall for the shallow end. I'm very proud of you, Knuckles. You saved Sonic's life." Sonic stared at Knuckles in shock. First aid ran in and took Sonic away to hospital to have check on him just incase he got unconscious. Everyone was applauded as Knuckles who got out of the water.

"Thank you, Knuckles you saved my best friend's life." Jet said and kissed him on the lips. Everyone was cheering at the couple whose were in a lip lock.

"This school is awesome!" Chris said amazed standing next to me.

"It is isn't it, better than our old school?"

"Definitely, no girls!" We laughed. It was the end of school, thank god! As I walked out of the school, Chris ran to me.

"What are you doing at this moment?"

"I'm going to see Sonic, he texting me, begging me to come to the hospital 'cause he's all alone."

"Do you need some company?" He said.

"Yeah sure." We catched a bus to the hospital and they were people rushing all over the place it was very busy. We got to the room Sonic was in and Sonic jumped out of bed and practically squeezed me to death. Looks like the first aid brought his clothes with them because he was wearing his uniform.

"Ah! I can't breath!" Sonic ignored me.

"I'm so glad you're here, Shads! I'm dying in this hospital there's nothing to do!"

"We're here now so could you please let go of me!" Sonic finally let go.

"I thought your family would be here."

"My parents are at a very important court case and my siblings are on a school trip and my cousin is." Sonic lowered his voice, "Doing some business."

"Is it true that your cousin is a gangster?" Chris asked curiously. I elbowed him hard. "Ow!"

"Hell yeah he scares me sometimes but he's like a bro to me!"

"Does he do drugs?"

"Nope he's a healthy gangster." Sonic smiled innocently.

"Are you thinking of becoming one?"

"Nah! Ain't my thing! I'm being a record label owner! Bringing in the cash!"

"Nice job!" I said.

"I'm being a superstar football player! What do you wanna be, Shads?"

"I don't know I haven't really thought of it."

"Oh come on! You gotta have some idea what you wanna do."

"We only somophores, Chris! I have time!"

"I think you'd be good at acting." Sonic said sweetly. "You seem to do it all the time."

"You really think?" Sonic walked up to me and wrapped his arms around me.

"Of course I do!" He kissed me and then I kissed him and then we started kissing more.

"Gross! I can't stand watching people make out right in front of me, get a room." Sonic broke away from me.

"I have got a room!" And carried on kissing me.

"Well I'm going to get something to drink and I hope you break away from each other when I come back." He gave a wink and walked out. We were kissing more and more passionately and we accidentally fell on the bed but we were still kissing. But Sonic broke away.

"What's wrong." I whispered.

"When are we gonna have sex?" I nearly choked.

"Um….I don't know."

"Shadow I can't take it anymore! I really wanna do it."

"What now?" I couldn't breath.

"I wish!" He whispered seductively.

"I just don't think I'm ready yet."

"You said that last time! Shads I'm dying for you, you're so irresistible." He started kissing my neck. I tried to talk but moans of pleasure came out instead.

"I'm sorry, Sonic but…but oh Sonic please don't do this to me you making me feel so guilty." I moaned. Then Chris came in.

"Whoa I know you guys are dying to have sex but not in a hospital, respect the public!"

"We weren't gonna have sex!" I said annoyed, getting off the bed.

"Alright! No need to be defensive!" The nurse walked in and smiled at us.

"You can go now, Sonic. You're fine and no conditions were found."

"Great! Thanks!" Sonic jumped straight out of the bed and ran for his jacket.

"I guess we should go home then guys." Chris said.

"Yeah." I agreed. I looked at Sonic, who looked a little bit annoyed that he had to wait I walked up to him took out my hand to him and Sonic reluctantly took my hand and we walked out together.