A few days after Knuckles saved her from those creepy guys in the marketplace, Yuki couldn't stop thinking about him. She just couldn't get him out of her mind.

"I can't stop thinking about that echidna! It's like he's embedded in my brain. Maybe Dad's right. I can't get him out of my head because he's the first mortal guy I've met face to face and he did save me from those weirdos earlier this week. I've never been held so close by a male that's wasn't Dad before, let alone a mortal guy."

She walked around the marketplace doing some shopping by herself and got hungry around lunchtime. Her dad told her that a restaurant called Meh Burger made decent food so she figured that she would give it a try. Once she approached the counter, she felt overwhelmed by the choices on the menu.

"What should I get? Everything looks pretty good to eat, but I should avoid getting something that I won't be able to finish. I should start small and get something simple, like a burger, fries and a soda."

Once she placed her order and paid, she found an empty table in a quiet spot and grabbed a book from her purse.

"Good thing I put Fangirl in my bag before I left the house. I've wanted to finish this since last week. Maybe reading can help me forget about that boy I met. I'm sure he doesn't even remember me after that day. A plain Jane like me, I can't possibly be on his mind."

Unbeknownst to her, Sonic, Tails and Amy was sitting a few tables away having lunch together. They spotted Yuki just as she sat down and began to read her book.

"So that's the girl Knuckles has a crush on? Wow, she's pretty cute." Amy said.

"Told you. What's a girl that beautiful doing here?" Sonic said.

"Looks like she loves reading and privacy. Maybe she's the quiet, shy type."

"You know, I've never seen her around the village before. She could be new or visiting a relative of hers." Tails added to the conversation.

"I feel bad that she's sitting all by herself. Maybe she doesn't have any friends or she's a loner." Amy interjected.

"Can't hurt in asking." Sonic said.

Sonic then walked towards Yuki's table, brimming with confidence.

"Hi. I'm Sonic the Hedgehog, hero extraordinaire. What's your name? A girl as pretty as you must have a beautiful name to match."

Yuki looked up from her book and started to look at her surroundings with a confused look on her face.

"Are you talking to me?"

"I am since you're the only beautiful girl I see. So you new here?"

"Y-Yeah. My name's Yuki."

"A perfect name for a pretty girl. So my friends and I were wondering if you'd like to sit with us since you're all alone."

"Oh. Um, thanks for the offer but no, thank you."

"You sure? We have room for one more."

"That's okay. I don't want to impose. But thanks for offering."

"Alright. If you ever change your mind, the offer still stands."

Sonic walked back to the table while Yuki continued to read her book.

"That was super weird. A guy walked up to me, said I was pretty with a beautiful name, and asked me to sit with his friends? Freaky. Guess he's just trying to be nice since I'm all alone. I can sense he has a good heart and kind soul to match. But, with all that goodness, there's a bit of an ego in him and lots of pride. Still, a guy that sweet and good-looking, he probably felt bad about me sitting all alone, and felt obligated to ask me to sit with his friends. Yeah, that's probably why."

"Well, she must not be from around here if didn't know about me and jump at the chance to sit with me." Sonic said, lounging in his chair.

"Not every girl thinks you're amazing, Sonic. So what did she say?" Amy rolled her eyes.

"She said thanks for the offer, but she didn't want to impose."

"Wow, that's very polite." Amy said.

"Hmm, it's possible she could have a boyfriend and feel that taking an offer from a guy would be weird." Tails added.

"Maybe you're right, Tails. I mean, a girl that pretty, she must have two."

"Don't say that! Maybe she doesn't have a boyfriend or two. She might just like being a single, independent girl enjoying her life." Amy interjected.

"That could be true, but look at her! I'd be an idiot to let a girl that cute slip through my fingers. It's kinda hard to believe a guy hasn't snatched her up yet."

"Well, she could be very shy. Knuckles might have a difficult time trying to win her heart if she's an introvert."

Yuki could feel that the team was talking about her but she wasn't going to let it get to her. People talked about her behind her back all the time, so it really didn't bother her.

Once Yuki's order came in, the scent of the cooked burger made her extra hungry, but she was a little hesitant to try it. She never had a burger before, but she was curious as to what it tasted like.

"Alright. First time eating a burger. Looks good, smells delicious. All that's left is to taste it."

She took one small bite, and her taste buds exploded like fireworks.

"Wow! This tastes great! I didn't think it would taste this good. What have I been missing all these years?"

Yuki started taking bigger bites of her burger and finished her burger in 5 minutes.

"That tasted amazing! Why we don't have food like this in the Angel World, I don't know. People on earth live like kings!"

Just as Yuki was eating her fries and drinking her soda, she felt a ball hit the side of her foot. As she grabbed it, she saw two children, a monkey and a walrus, head towards her.

"Sorry. We didn't mean to kick it towards you." The little monkey said.

"That's okay. Here." She said, handing the ball to the monkey kid.

"Thank you."

The walrus kid whispered into his friend's ear while looking at Yuki.

"My friend thinks you're sweet and cute."

"Dude, why did you tell her that?!" the walrus child said, while hitting on his friend's arm.

Yuki blushed at the thought. She didn't think that a child would say that about her. She smiled and knelt down to the child's level.

"Well, you're sweet to think that. Thank you for the compliment." she said and patted the walrus on the head.

The little walrus blushed and smiled afterwards. Then the two kids left to continue playing.

"She patted my head!"

Yuki smiled knowing she made a child happy.

"I love seeing children happy. Maybe someday soon I'll become a mother and raise a child of my own."

Yuki grabbed everything from the table and decided to head home.

"I should get home. I have tons of reading to do and I'm itching to make desserts tonight."

Suddenly, she felt the ground shake and saw a giant robot in the distance. Behind it was a man shaped like a walking egg in what looked like a hovercraft.

"Is that the evil guy Dad told me about? He doesn't look so bad."

Suddenly the robot began shooting missiles and destroying the village.

"And now I see why Dad warned me about him! I need to get out of here!"

I've been working so hard on this story and I hope more people like it and review it. Be bluntly honest with me. If this story is terrible, I'll stop writing this and work on a new one. I really value your opinions and I want to know what you think.