Hey guys.
Wow. I can't believe I broke that promise. I'm sooooo sorry!! The thing is I won't be able to update that often till end of november(about) because I have a school project to take care of(eww!) and loads of homework(hurl), including tests(errrk!). That doesn't mean I won't post, of course, it's just going to take some time to find some free time!
Did I just rhyme?
Anyway! I have a lot of stories to catch up with, and it's taking some time. Hope you guys'll forgive me! I know, I'm very bad...
Oh, a song is used in here and the title will be mentioned in the end. So, go ahead and listen! I LUV IT!! ENJOY!!
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Sonic the Hedgehog: the True Power of Music
Chapter Ten
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When I say that the kitchen work was quickly done, then don't believe me. To me, it felt like we've only worked for ten minutes, but when I saw that rectangular, white clock on a table as we all dropped down to the couches in the white colored living room, my guess was strongly contradicted. We were working for about fifty minutes. Yeah, no joke. From a nice breakfast meal you get a big mess in the kitchen.
It was no surprise that it all went by so fast, though. Time flies quickly by, especially when you get to be with your friends, talking about all sorts of things, from past events to pure, random nonsense. And that laughter you get is irreplaceable. Sometimes, it still pops up in my head, and I'll have to laugh about it again.
Even though this kitchen duty was quite easy, I've never felt so satisfied to just drop on the couch. Sure, the work requires some physical strength, but not too much. Maybe it's from all that laughing that I worn out. We did have so much fun.
"Phew, I'm glad that's finally done." I said soothingly, laying my head over the ledge of the couch as I stared up at the white ceiling.
Amy, who sat right beside me, let out a satisfied sigh. "Yeah, but what's great in the end is that you get a clean feeling."
She was right. Ever get that satisfying feeling from a hard work done? Well, that's how we all felt.
The three others came along and Cream carried a trey with pot and cookies on it. While Tails sat down on the couch opposite to us, she placed the trey on a little table in front of us. Mmh, boy, the odor of sweet cookies and tea already had reached our noses as we all waited for Cream to ask one simple question.
"Who wants cookies and tea?"
A screeching Cheese enthusiastically flew towards the cookies and took one excitedly, impatiently nibbling the chocolate chip biscuits. Another squeal came from it, drawing a wide grin on its face.
"Oh my God, Cheese is so cute!" I cooed, hardly containing the squeal at the sight of this adorable Chao.
Cheese spun its head to me and squealed in excitement as it flew towards me, its right hand clinging onto the biscuit. Destination reached, it hugged my stomach, rubbing its head into it.
If you ever seen anything THAT cute, doing all sorts of cute stuff, then you must know how hard it is to hold back a scream. Especially those big anime eyes. You'd melt into a puddle if you met these eyes I've seen.
"Oh, and that's even cuter!!" I cried softly, wrapping my fingers around its warm stomach. A baby Chao that small, just a wee bit bigger than my hands, with those sparkling eyes as it laughed staring at me… If I were in one of those mangas, I'd surely had to turn my head around for a second to let those streams of affections pour out of my eyes while baby Cheese keeps on squealing in laughter.
I pulled it towards my chest, cradling it into my arms. It yawned and brought the cookie to its mouth, gnawing it slower than before with heavy eyes.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he's tired." Cream said as she poured tea in several cups, "Working in the kitchen is hard for Cheese."
"Aww, poor Chao." I said, "Then I think he did deserve a rest."
As you may have noticed, I always referred this Chao as "it" until now. I wasn't sure if it was a female or male, so I waited for Cream to answer my question. You know how embarrassing it is if you confuse a man for a woman and vice versa.
I used my fingers to caress his soft head and began to rock the Chao's whole body. He snuggled into my chest, holding the cookie in both hands and cooing quietly. I kept on rocking gently the Chao in a same, regular rhythm. I smiled when seeing the yellow ball floating above the baby's tear-formed head, following it as the whole body was in a constant movement.
The rocking activated my music senses and turned into a slow beat. Music hides in various places and miscellaneous rythmn, and what kind of melody it was, now that was something only you could decide. To me, this slow, swaying beat was quick ensued by a calm lullaby song.
"A gentle breeze from Hushabye Mountain
Softly blows o'er lullaby bay.
It fills the sails of boats that are waiting--
Waiting to sail your worries away."
Rocking in waves, I lost myself into the music, letting it consume me as it always has. But this time, this child's presence changed everything. Instead of singing for my own pleasure, I sang for the baby Chao, his fluttering eyes clearly showing that he was drifting into the realm of dreams.
"It isn't far to Hushabye Mountain
And your boat waits down by the key.
The winds of night so softly are sighing
Soon they will fly your troubles to sea."
My eyes lowered to Cheese, witnessing the Chao who ceased to nibble the cookie, but still holds it firmly in his yellow-spotted hands. A smile appeared on my face. Cheese let out a cooing yawn, and closed his eyes while snuggling into my stomach.
"So close your eyes on Hushabye Mountain.
Wave good-bye to cares of the day.
And watch your boat from Hushabye Mountain
Sail far away from lullaby bay."
Hearing him softly snore, I lifted my arms higher to my face and gave a kiss on Cheese's forehead. "Sleep well, little Cheese." I whispered, my song coming to an end.
Then, after a short moment of silence, there was this sudden chill that came over me, followed by a rush of uneasy and uncomfortable feelings, as if I needed to look around me for the torture to end.
"You sure sing a lot better than I expected, Christine."
The praise took me by surprise, because it wasn't Amy, Tails or Cream who gave it to me, until later. Either it was me, or there a lot more people in here than I expected.
I looked up and saw everybody, I mean everybody, including those that were gone.
Sonic, who complimented me, was lying on the couch, his hands as usual behind his head and one leg placed upon his knee, while Knuckles stood behind that furniture, angrily slapping Sonic's feet that kept on blocking his view. As if he didn't have enough trouble already with Rouge standing really as close as she could get next to him. Dangerously close, to his eyes.
I now knew why I felt so uneasy. Yeah, sure, these guys were watching, which explained my uncomfortable feelings. But that alone wouldn't suffice to explain them, until I saw it for myself. Yellow eyes looked at me with an empty expression, while his fellow partner, standing on his shoulder, croaked. You guessed it. Big, the cat.
Actually, I've got to rephrase that statement from earlier. Not everyone was here. Shadow was missing. I was a bit disappointed, because since he's my favorite character, I wanted to hear his opinion. But back to my story.
"Argh! You guys were here?!" I said in a whisper. I had to keep myself from screaming, or poor little Cheese would have woken up in a cry.
After finally getting to see after lifting the back of the couch to make Sonic fall, and pushing the bat away, his lips widened into a grin. "Yepp! We just returned in the same time. Coincidentally."
Amy rose up and pointed her finger to them. "Hey! Why did you guys return only now?!"
"We had to check some things out." Knuckles replied.
"That's still no excuse!" Amy answered back, "You didn't even put your dishes away!"
"Guys, keep your voices down!" I whispered to them, "You're going to wake up Cheese!"
Their heads turned at me, them back at one another and the argument went on in whispers.
"I'll take Cheese and bring him upstairs."
I was a bit dazed, curious of the fight's outcome, so it took me a moment to turn my head around to answer to Cream. "Huh? Oh. Yeah, sure. Here."
"Thank you for putting him to sleep."
"You're welcome, it's always a pleasure."
"You really have a nice voice." She said, smiling brightly, "I'm sure Cheese is going to have wonderful dreams."
When she disappeared, heading upstairs with the slumbering child, I quickly got up and intervened to stop this fight. Tails was already trying to do something to stop this, but I knew he needed a bit of help for these unnecessary situations.
Oh jeez, Amy got her hammer out.
Knuckles' eyes widened, his body covered in sweat as had the sight of it, undoubtedly because he knew the devastating slamming-power of THE hammer. His teeth gritted in either fear or shock, and the fiery features on her face weren't a good sign.
"Come on guys, there's really no need to fight." I said, trying to calm Amy down, "What counts is that you, me, Tails Cream and Cheese got it done. The others know now that in the future, they should help out a bit. Right, Knuckles?"
He nodded his head rapidly. "Y-Yeah, Amy. We're sorry. Now put that hammer away, will ya?"
Amy turned her head and looked at me. The anger in her face softened, until it disappeared. She put the hammer away, crossed her arms and walked up to me. "I'll forgive you guys because Christine is too kind with all of you."
Amy slumped grumpily onto the couch while I took place next to her. Knuckles sighed in relief. I hope he pays me back someday.
"I never imagined you could sing so well. How long have you been singing?"
I think that Tails said that to change quickly the tightened atmosphere, but he was probably just as curious as ever. "Ever since I was a kid." I answered, "I love music so much. Making music is what I love doing. But… Who'd ever think that mine was meant for evil plans?"
I looked at everyone of them. "You guys… I've always dreamed of being with you on adventures and exciting journeys. But now that I know that I'm Eggman's target, I just…" I sighed. "I just don't know what to do anymore."
A hand grabbed mine. It was Amy's. "Trust me, everything will be all right. We'll find a way to solve this problem. Right, guys?"
"Of course we will." Rouge said, swaying her hip like the naughty bat she is, "I really like this girl. No one ever understood my kind of fun and humor, except for her, isn't that right, Knuckles?"
"Heh, your kind of humor never affects me, batgirl." Knuckles said, slightly annoyed.
"Oh really? Then I don't understand why you'd go screaming around when I would tease you." Rouge smirked.
She always knew how to hit the Bull's eye, because Knuckles went on screaming again. They both sure know how to put up a show, because right now, Knuckles was furiously chasing after her with battering arms while she flapped her wings and laughed with such thrill on her face.
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RUN FOR YOU LIFE, ROUGE!! The angry echidna is here! Although, that's her kind of fun, so maybe we should just let her be... XP
Hope you loved that chappie! I think it was short, and the next one will probably be shorter... And I know you're asking for some action, but sometimes you gotta take things nice and easy before you rush into things!
Oh yeah, the song mentioned in this chappie is Hushabye mountain from the ost Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Awesome movie, I tell ya. Loved it when I was a kind!
So, in any hope you guys'll have a nice vacation. No, not me, cos I'm working... Sniff... I need a backrub...
In the next chapter:
Christine is still homesick. And unfortunately for her, she can't go home until they got this situation here figured out. But guess who's got a surprise for her? Find out next in Sonic the Hedgehog: The True Power of Music!