SORRY, SORRY, SORRY THIS TOOK SO LONG!

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...and my new shugo chara story which is more popular then this...and easier to write...cause it doesn't make sense

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You don't have to like Shugo Chara...it's called 'Random Fangirl Ruins Things' ...it's where I go into Shugo Chara and spaz out when I see all the characters.

Anyway...

Here you go...

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We were holled up in Cream's bedroom, after an evening of Trivial Pursuit...it went on for a very, very long time because it took Cream forever to answer her questions...and Maria lost the die on almost all of her turns...and we had to look for it everytime...

Cream wouldn't let us use the die for some other game, in case we lost that one and it would go on, and on until she had none left.

I was rubbish at most of the questions, except Entertainment, where I did okay...

Cosmo was good with History, Cream was okay at everything except Science, Rouge was average at everything and Blaze got everything right...

...We all used the kids cards (except for Blaze)...even though you should use the adult ones if you're fourteen and over...

I still failed.

I got like...two pieces of pie. Rouge got five, Blaze got all of them, and Cream and Cosmo both got four.

Now, it was nine o clock and we were in our night-clothes.

Rouge was wearing a tight,pink top, turquoise shorts, and a silky pink bath-robe.

Maria was in a blue nightdress with white lace on the edges, a fluffy white dressing gown and blue slippers. Marine was wearing a Manchester United set of pjamas.

Tikal was in a black t-shirt with the twilight apple on it (what does an apple have to do with a sparkly vampire and a person falling in love anyway?) and white shorts with red hearts. Blaze, like Maria, was in a nightdress, only all white, with pale purple flowers creeping up the side, but it had lace around the edges too.

'It was a birthday present from Silver and his family last year. It's lovely isn't it?'

Cosmo had tugged on a long, grey t-shirt with long sleeves and a little chibi angel printed on it, and a pair of green and white checked bottoms, and Cream was in a matching set of pj's - yellow with little orange and peach spots, yellow slippers and a yellow dressing gown.

Rouge had taken out one of Cream's teen-mags and was doing a quiz, while sprawled out on the rabbit's bed. Cosmo and Marine were sitting on the floor The seedrian was drawing footballs and other football related things up the racoon's arm.

Cream was reading Tikal an interview with Robert Battinson (Edward Cullen from Twilight of course...) from the newest issue of one of her magazines, and Blaze, Maria and I were sitting together.

'So Amy, how do you like our school so far?' Blaze asked me, her tail flicking back and forth.

'It's okay I suppose.' I tell her honestly. 'It's better then I expected!'

'Well what did you expect it to be like?' Maria asked, sounding, and looking curious.

'I dunno...same as my old school. Full of bitches, annoying jerks and people who think they're it. Those were the three main groups...there's sub-ones like bitchy geeks, bitchy preps, bitchy goths, bitchy drama geeks, annoying jock jerks, annoying goth jerks, annoying weirdo jerks etc: etc:'

Blaze laughed.

'There are a few people who fit in those groups! Hmm...no real bitches, as far as I know...Rouge would say Julie-Sue's one...she's this echidna who keeps trying to steal Knuckles from her... And Sally Acorn isn't the nicest person around...but she doesn't have reputation for being very bitchy...'

'I saw her today during my study.' I tell the cat. 'I was getting some chocolate from the vending machine, and I heard yelling in the gym...I looked through the window bit on the door...she was yelling at one of her team-mates..I knew it was her because I asked someone else with the same study period.'

Maria grinned.

'Sally likes being in charge.'

Blaze nodded.

'It's been that way since primary school - Silver, Sally, Sonic and I went to the same one - she always had to be in charge of a project, game, whatever! She was Sonic's best friend back then.'

I swallow.

Sonic and Sally were best friends...she has a thing for him and he has a thing for someone too...it must be her. She's just one of those girls...

...Why do I care?

It's not anything to do with me...I'm just sort-of friends with him.

...stupid, stupid hormones...

Maria nodded.

'She has this hopeless crush on him. Even though it's obvious he doesn't feel the same way...'

That got my attention.

'So he's not into her?' I ask, once again wondering why I care.

'Nope.'

A wave of relief instantly rushes over me...

Sonic doesn't like Sally!

Yay!

...I'm not happy because I fancy him...

..I'm happy...because...umm...

...ummmmmm...

He's my friend...and I don't want to see him get his heart broken...

That's it.

...

Time to change the subject.

'So what do you guys do for fun around here anyway?' I ask the girls, 'I'm gonna be hanging out with you all for a really long time! So I'd like to know...'

Before I can think of anything else to add, I get a million (okay, that's a slight exaggeration) replies at once.

'Go to the park and play football.' Marine tells me.

'Look around charity and shops!' Tikal cries.

'Shop, shop and shop.' Rouge adds.

'Go to the Art Gallery or Garden Center!' Cosmo exclaims.

'EVERYTHING!' Maria screams.

'Hang out at Rouge's or Maria's and watch a movie.' Blaze says.

'Look around the mall!' Cream squeaks.

'Okay...so alot of things.'

Tikal giggled.

'Well it's Maria's birthday next week. She'll be sixteen!' Rouge tells me.

'Cool!' I exclaim.

I've never really used that word before...but I wanted to throw it into the conversation, and see how it would feel saying it.

It felt kind of weird.

...I'd always say 'great' or 'fab' or even 'epic'.

Not...cool.

Anyway...

'What are we doing for your birthday Maria? You will be sixteen after all!' Cosmo asked sounding excited.

'I dunno. I was just thinking of ordering a pizza, and eating cake with blue frosting, watching movies, playing the wii and then doing make-overs!'

I had to admit, that sounded quite nice. Something basic, but fun.

'...Maria...didn't we do the exact same thing for your birthday last year?' Cosmo asks, an eyebrow raised.

'Yeah! But we had fun didn't we!'

'...I suppose...but - '

'Maria! It's your sixteenth birthday! We're doing something good!'

'Like Rouge's, remember? She had the huge party and the band, and and the day before that, we all went to the mall and bought loads and to the cinema and stuff?'

'It was soooooo much fun!'

'But I wanna do what I did last year!'

'But that's kinda boring!'

'Hey! I liked it!'

'Sorry Coz...'

'And quit calling me that!'

'You never seem to mind when Tails calls you it!'

'...shuddup...'

'But it's true! No matter what Tails says or does you don't care!'

Cosmo glared at the bat, who had a sly smile on her face.

'That's not true!' she protested, cheeks pink.

Of course it isn't Cosmo...

..that was sarcasam in case you couldn't tell.

'Anyway,' she continued, obviously trying to change the subject, 'We were talking about Maria's birthday.'

Maria growled - I mean actually growled.

'I don't see why we can't do what we did last year...'

'Because we did that last year! Why can't we have a party? You like parties, right Maria?'

'Yeeeeeaah. But still.'

The girls all looked at each other and shrugged.

Nobody said anything...

Then I heard my voice call out - 'How 'bout a compromise?'

'What's a compromise?' Cream asked.

Blaze pushed her glasses up closer to her eyes and began to explain.

'It's like if your curfew is nine o clock, but you're going to a party and you want to stay out to eleven, but your mum says nine-thirty at latest, you could say ten o clock and you'll do the dishes or something.'

'Okay, I get it now!'

Maria looked curious.

'So what sort of compromise?'

I swallowed...stupid shyness, and-not-being-able-to-talk-in-front-of-people.

'Well, mabye a small party, with just us and mabye some other people if Maria wants, and then we all have the sleepover and blue cake and stuff...'

The girls looked thoughtful.

'I like that idea...' Cosmo said.

'It sounds fun!'

'Yeah!'

'C'mon Maria? What'cha say?

Maria was grinning, but pretended to think.

'Hmmmmm...Yep! That sounds fantastical!'

Fantastical...I like that.

'Okay, then, how 'bout we plan it then?' Marine suggested.

After ten minutes, we had just about decided everything.

The party would be in Maria's house, after she had called her mum, to get permission. Her mom was cool with it, as long as there was no drink, no drugs, no more then thirty people, and we cleaned up afterwards.

Cream had offered to bake everything, which was good because then Maria wouldn't have to do it, and kill us all.

Shadow had texted Maria, to see how she was and she asked him if he could burn a few CD's for her, as she was rubbish with computers. He agreed.

Tikal and Blaze had drawn out a list of people they should invite. I looked over at it.

Johnny Lightfoot...Mighty...Sally (...I suppose she is Sonic's friend...) Bunnie...Wave...Jet...Ash (not the weird fox I met earlier..some other guy in Maria's science class)...Ariana (who I remembered was Silver's older sister - it turned out she and Maria got on really well) and some more people I didn't recognise.

Tikal looked over at Maria.

'What about Mina?'

The girls all became silent, as they stared at the blond hedgehog.

Maria shrugged.

'I suppose...we're inviting Ash, so I guess...'

Blaze added Mina to the list.

...I think Mina is a mongoose...she has long purple hair...and from what I hear, she's an amazing singer. She has maths and french with me.

'Hey, Maria. Could I see if Azura, Ash, Dandy and Victoria could come please?'

Rouge looked suspicious.

'Isn't Azura your weird cousin...?

'...Well, she's my Godmother's daughter...but I just call her my cousin because we're really close...but...yeah, she's kind of weird.' Cosmo laughed.

Maria nodded.

'

They can come - as long as you don't bring the others, kay?'

'Sure. They were all planning on having a movie night anyway...Azura, Ash and the other two would rather hang out with us.'

...I don't think I want to see that weird seedrian, and insane fox again...but...yeah. Maria's choice.

We chatted about the party for a little while longer, when my stomach growled...

...really loudly.

All of the girls stared at me, and I could feel myself heating up again.

Of course, this would happen to me!

Marine smiled.

'I'm hungry! How 'bout we watch a movie and get some snacks?'

'That sounds good.' I replied, glad that Marine had distracted the others.

Cream led us to the living room, and left us to choose a DVD while she got some food.

'Girls, will we order a pizza?' she called to us from the kitchen, 'I have plenty of snacks and stuff...but we haven't had dinner sooo...'

'Yeah! Pizza would be great!' Rouge called back.

'Okay, we have enough cash for two twelve slices, and three bags of small chips if I use the money mother left us...' Cream told us, as she walked into the room.

I blinked, suprised. She had calculated that very quickly.

Cream saw my suprised face, and smiled.

'I'm pretty good at maths!'

It took a while, but we finally agreed on one pepperoni pizza (with no peppers - which was good, because peppers are bleagh) and one chicken and sweetcorn (which might be okay...)

The little rabbit walked off to the kitchen, while Rouge looked at the clock on the wall.

'It's nine, so we could watch two movies...Vanilla won't be back until tomorrow...so we could stay up as long as we like!'

'Lets decide on two movies then!'

Marine pulled out some DVD's, and spread them out all over the floor.

'Okay, everyone choose two and we'll vote.'

I looked at the DVD's...mostly chick-flicks.

I chose 'The Notebook' (I had never seen it, but people had said it was really good), and A Cinderella Story.

Blaze selected 'Letters To Juliet' and 'Titanic'. Marine grabbed 'Bend it like Beckham' and 'She's the Man' - I had seen the latter, and it was really good!

Tikal looked at the DVD's for a while, before finally selecting 'Pretty in Pink' and 'Twilight' while Maria selected 'Mamma Mia!' and 'My Girl'.

Cosmo's blue eyes scanned the movies, and she smiled when she spotted 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'The Princess Bride'.

Rouge chose 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Pride and Predjudice'.

Cream walked in, carrying a tray with a big bowl of popcorn, another of 'Chili Heatwave' doritos, and a few packets of sweets.

'The pizza guy will be here soon,' she told us, 'This stuff is for afterwards, okay? I've got hot chocolate too!'

She looked down at the DVD's.

'Oh! I choose 'Little Manhattan' and 'A Series of Unfortunate Events'. she exclaimed.

The doorbell rang, and Cream darted out of the room, once she had set the tray down on the coffe table.

We waited, as Cream opened the door, and payed the delivery boy.

She walked back into the room, carrying to large boxes, and four small bags, with the most appealing smells coming from them.

'Ahhhhhhh' we breathed together, eyes closed.

Cream giggled, and set the food down. 'Come on! It's time to choose a film to watch!'

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Stupid place to end the chapter, I know, but I wanted to get it done!

It was going to be MUCH longer, but I wanted to have some time over the weekend, to work on my homework and stuff.

Hope you enjoyed it! Please review!

Scarstar xxx