Sorry that it's been so long; I was trying to come up with the climax of the story. I'm one of those people who like to watch the action of the film or any parts I find interesting. Be patient with me please! Note from last chapter: the pillar that Knuckles found has NO importance to the rest of the story, I just wanted him to get an A, or 90, in his class; by showing how his mind and strength has improved after that flash of light. If this doesn't make any sense now, it will later, believe me!

February 13th

Valentine's Day was around the corner and everyone knew it. Despite it still being winter, everyone was warmed with love. Girls were getting roses on their desks and boys were planning events like it was the end of the world. Almost every girl got a rose on her desk except for Starr, who got two carnations: one red and one blue. She sat at her desk and picked up the flowers, she smelled the flowers and smiled at Shadow, who she knew gave them to her. He winked at her making her blush.

After school, Starr was packing her bag when she noticed Blaze at her locker, quieter than usual, looking blue. Amy came over to Starr and said, "hey girl! Ready for girls' study day?" Starr wasn't paying much attention to Amy; she saw Blaze close her locker door and sulk out the school doors.

"Ugh, I'll have to pass Ames, and so will Blaze. But maybe we'll come by later, just give me a couple of hours." Starr ran out the doors waving bye at Amy. Starr stepped outside only to be welcomed by the cold air. She pulled her winter cap over her head to keep it on and started running to find the purple feline. She caught up to Blaze who was lost in her thoughts; Starr tapped on her shoulder which caused her to jump and screech a bit.

"Sorry there, didn't mean to scare you," Starr said. "Girl I know something's wrong, you've been quiet all day. What's going on?"

"You know I'm a princess from another world. It's hard to get accepted around here, I just feel really alone when it comes to boys. I'd like to like someone but no one wants a girl that'll burn the fur off you on the first date."

"Blaze I know how you feel, really. My water powers were the target for all my bullies. Girls like us need guys who are mature beyond their years. I don't mean to imply anything, but I know you and Silver have know each other for most of your lives."

"Silver?" She said out loud, not asking Starr directly. She smiled softly at the thought of Silver, but she quickly got rid of the smile when she saw Starr smiling at her.

"I saw that. You like him, don't you?"

"He... he's just... he's so naive."

"I thought you liked that about him."

"I do but..."

"But what? I don't mean to be rude about him, but there aren't a line of girls after him. You guys would make a cute couple."

"I'm just scared to ask him. I'm scared of rejection."

"You never know until you try it. I took a risk with Shadow and now look at us: best of friends and together."

"How did you start it?"

"Well, you know my situation with Scrouge when I first came here. Shadow saved me and he wanted to walk me home. I let him and there was this long pause of silence when we got to my door. I gave him a peck on his cheek and just scurried in my place. Then, after when I showed you guys my past, he took me through the park and we sat under a tree. That's when we had our first 'real' kiss. Then it just flew after that."

"Oh I don't know if I could just do what you did. That's bold. If you don't mind me asking, what drew you to Shadow anyway?"

"Well starting from the inside out, he saved me that day. When I grabbed his hand to get away from there that day, his skin was so warm. My heart was pounding in my throat, I got goosebumps. We talked a lot after that day and we found out that we had a lot in common. Now just from looks, it's kinda weird and pleasurable. Looking at him is like looking at all my good parts and he doesn't care about any of my flaws. When we touch hands, a connection happens; my palms get all sweaty, my heart races, my breathing gets faster. But when our bodies collide is when I feel him. His strong chest against me, his white fur tickling my chest, his hands caressing my body. When he kisses me, his lips are strong but gentle, he does what I like and I repay him by doing what he likes."

"Ugh, do you want me to leave you and your thoughts alone for a minute before you start saying things that should be kept behind closed doors?"

"Don't worry, we haven't had sex... yet." She put her index finger on her lips and looked up to sky innocently. Blaze laughed softly at the gesture.

"But you're saying that he's just plain sexy?"

"Oh yeah. B-but you can feel like that around Silver too! Here's your goal: take a good look at him when you get the chance and take in his advantages and disadvantages. Then look at his figure: his fur, his hair, his body. Come back to me once you've done that and tell me everything! Describe him like the way I described Shadow, tell me how you felt around him."

While walking and talking, they didn't even realize that they had made it to Amy's house where the study group was. Starr smiled and winked at Blaze when they knocked at the door. Amy opened the door and smiled an open-mouthed smile.

"You came! We were just about to start! Come on in!" Amy moved out of the way so the two girls could get inside and warm up. Once inside they saw Rouge at the kitchen table with an opened textbook. She waved them over and they put their bags on their laps when they sat down and pulled out their books and supplies.

February 14th, Valentine's Day

Blaze woke up feeling a little confident but mostly scared. She planned to tell Silver how she felt about him but was afraid that was going to back out of her own plan. She got dressed in her purple dress and white tights; she put on her coat and grabbed her school bag and left her house. She walked down the secluded path that she usually took going to school. she had to be careful because it was slippery. She thought about what she was going to say to him, how to approach him in a non-freaky way. While thinking, she saw a purple light at the end of the dark tunnel and went towards it. She thought, I can't be dead. When she got close enough, it glowed brighter and then it disappeared. She felt a warmness in her chest, she breathed in expanding her chest and she felt herself feeling more confident than she had that morning. She hurried to school when she looked at her phone realizing that the bell was going to ring soon. She got to her locker in time and grabbed her books and power-walked to her first class. During the walk she bumped into Silver, the hedgehog she wanted.

"Sorry Blaze," he said to her innocently. He walked away to his class and she stumbled away to hers. She bounced her foot during that class, waiting for a time to have him alone. She tried to pay attention to her classes but all she could keep her mind on was Silver. For what seemed like days to her, the end of the school day finally came. She already had her books packed on her desk, waiting for that last bell to ring. RING! She was out the door faster than you could say "where'd she go?"

She hurried her way to her locker and slipped a piece of strong chewing gum in her mouth when she got there. Grabbing her books she chomped her gum down, the hot mint filled every inch of her mouth but she was use to that kind of hot, she did have fire abilities by the way. Shutting her locker door, she paced her way to Silver's locker, hoping that he was still there. She saw him in the distance at his locker ready to shut the door.

"Silver," she cried out. He turned his head to see Blaze waving her hand to get his attention.

"Oh hey Blaze. What up?"

"I need to talk to you. Can we go somewhere private?"

"Sure."

They started walking down the hallway when she grabbed his. She kept walking as he looked at her confused for they had never held hands before. Going with the flow, he tightened his grip around her hand as they continued to walk. Starr was right, she thought. My heart... it's racing. His hand is so soft, his grip is firm.

Blaze told him that she wanted to go in the boiler room because it was warm. She had been there before and knew how to get in. They were a hallway away from the boiler room and peeked around the corner to see if anyone was coming. They snuck their way to the door and opened it, they snuck their way inside and found the boiler puffing away. It was very warm in there so they had to take off their coats.

"Are you sure we're not gonna get caught?" Silver asked.

"I'm sure. I come in here all the time and everyone has gone home. They also have a key near the door in case they get locked in. See?" Blaze pointed to the hook near the door and they both saw the key. Silver was comfortable now that he knew no one would catch them and they weren't locked in. When he wasn't looking, Blaze took the gum out of her mouth and burned it in her fingers. They sat down on the floor next to each other, Blaze was sitting closer to him than she usually did.

"Silver I want to tell you something personal," she prepared him. He nodded to let her continued. "Silver, I like you and I want to be your girl. Not just for Valentine's Day, but for a long time."

Silver listened to what she had to say. He thought about what she said and finally answered, "you want to be my girlfriend?" She nodded. "I've never had a girlfriend before. Does that mean I get to kiss you? I always wanted to kiss you."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I was just too scared to ask you. I thought you would laugh at me."

"Silver," she said cupping his face in her hand. "After everything we've been through, I would never laugh at you."

"Me neither," He said as he leaned in her face. She leaned in too as their lips touched for the first time. It was quick and soft when they let go. They backed up to see each other more clearly, their breathing deepened. Blake's heart was pumping harder and harder as they leaned into each other again to kiss again.

His lips were soft against hers as he was slipping his tongue out to get it in her mouth. She opened her mouth and tasted him; sweet like honey. She wrapped her arms around his neck; she felt his soft fur on her arms and chest. She softly moaned in his mouth as he wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his hands on her lower back. He pulled her in towards him and pressed himself against her. She was enjoying herself thinking, Starr was right.

They ended up where he toppled on top of her. She didn't care as she ran her fingers through his quills, his spiky hair. He moaned in her mouth. Everything about him is so soft, like his heart. She thought. They broke their kissing and stared at each other.

"We better go," Blaze finally said.

"Yeah," Silver replied as he stumbled his way off of his new girlfriend. They gathered their stuff and left the boiler room, making sure no one caught them. They walked out of the school as if nothing had happened.

"So I know we had fun today," Silver smiled. "But that was kinda a lot for me so would it be alright for me to do something for you tomorrow?"

"Yeah, yeah," she said. "I have something to do anyway. That was a lot for me too!"

Both of them started laughing hysterically; Silver had never heard Blaze laugh like that before, even ever. Silver had walked Blaze home and gave her a gentle kiss on her cheek.

"See you tomorrow?" He asked.

She nodded as she opened her front door and Silver walked to his home, which wasn't very far. Blaze got inside, kicked off her slushy clothes and changed into some warm, clean PJs. She put on the kettle to get herself a cup of tea and pulled out her cellphone. She dialled a number in and pressed 'call'. The phone rang.

MEANWHILE...

Starr was enjoying a bubble bath that Shadow had prepared for her, that and dinner he was making at the moment. She was letting the bubble soak on her when she heard her phone vibrating. She carefully reached for it, so as to not pour water on the floor, and saw who was calling her: Blaze. She smiled and answered.

"Match Made in Heaven Service, this is the owner speaking," she said like a spokeswoman.

"I just wanted to call to let you know how it went," Blaze replied pretending to be a customer.

"Tell me everything!" Starr said in her normal voice. Blaze told her literally everything, how they snuck into the boiler room, how she told him how she felt and how he felt, literally. The only word she could describe him in was 'soft', his personality, his skin, his lips. Blaze sounded like she was about to go over the edge.

"I'm hanging up now," Starr said jokingly.

"No!" Blaze said thinking she was serious.

"I'm only joking Blaze! Are you guys doing anything?"

"Not right now. We're going to do something tomorrow. After today, we needed a break."

"Don't tell me you already did it with him? When I said take a look at him I didn't mean that kind of looking!"

"We didn't do that, we just kissed a lot. It was getting intense."

"And probably hot too. And I don't think it was the boiler either."

"Ha ha very funny. What are you doing now?"

"I'm in the middle of a bath that Shadow gave me for my Valentine's gift. After I get out, he said dinner would be ready. I didn't know he could cook."

"Well have fun."

"Oh I am having fun right now: me all naked and drippy in a bath tube full of bubbles and you telling me how your first went. This day couldn't get better."

"I bet it could," Blaze singsonged.

"Good night Blaze the Cat," Starr said as she hung up her cellphone and tossed on the floor. She continued her bath by submerging all of her in it.

Fun chapter I think. Any questions about ANYTHING? Let me know! I'm always looking for advice to help my writing. This is long for the delay I have put my true-blue readers through, my appologies.