Chapter Eleven: Punch
Marine's combination of anger, sadness, jealousy and regret had not faded during the short walk to Tails' house, they had in fact, gotten worse. As she got to the door, she kicked it to open it, she then used the handle, muttering unwritable words as she limped on her foot.
"You gonna close the door?" Silver was lay on the couch flicking through the channels on T.V, he was completely unaware of what condition she was in, and didn't even turn as he spoke. It did get his attention, however when she smacked him over the head. "What the hell was that f-!?" Silver stopped as he realised Marine was no longer in the room, but flinched as he heard an upstairs door slam.
He levitated up the stairs cautiously, making sure he wasn't heard, and then pressed his ear against her door. A heartbroken and heartbreaking wail that came from the ever familiar voice of Marine erupted from the closed door she had disappeared behind. Several short breaths that were clearly sobs lengthened the single wail into a random, jumping melody of honest sadness. Silver listened for a few seconds until the softer part of him decided to go and comfort the young raccoon - whatever was wrong with her.
He opened the door and closed it behind him quietly, he saw Marine lay on her bed, she was facing the other way with her pillow stuffed in her face, but Silver could still hear her sobbing. He sat at the bottom of her bed and put his hand on her shoulder. "Erm, Marine? I'm not very good at this but... what's wrong?"
Marine instantly jumped, she obviously didn't hear him come in, but she immediately stopped sobbing, "Nothing. Go away." her voice was hardly recognisable due to the lump in her throat, and the fact that she still had her head in the pillow.
"Marine, what's wrong? Shall I get Tails?"
Marine let out a wail similar to the one before and curled up further, hugging the pillow even tighter and sobbing even louder.
"Marine?"
"GO AWAY!" She yelled through her tears and lashed out with her foot, hitting Silver's back. He was feeling generous, so he merely swore under his breath, and after giving the raccoon one more word of assurance - she did not respond, he left the room, being sure to close the door very quietly.
After searching down the side of the couch for about ten minutes, the hedgehog finally recovered his phone, he flipped it on and pressed 1 on speed dial - Blaze.
"Hey." The cat's voice came almost immediately.
"Hey Blaze, it's me." Silver heard her sigh.
"I know it's you, I've got caller ID."
"What the hell is call ID?"
"Oh, act your age Silver."
"What's my age again?" Silver grinned at hearing her sigh irritatedly.
"I hate that song..." she muttered.
"What's up with it?"
"I dunno... at the beginning they're gonna have sex, it's vile."
"What? Haven't you had sex with Sonic yet?"
"Erm. No." Blaze thanked God that Silver couldn't see her, her white mouth had turned a deep pink colour.
"Mm. When are you gonna tell him about...y'know?"
"That's not relevant to you. What did you call for?"
"Ah!" Silver snapped his fingers as he remembered, he was so easily sidetracked these days, "Something's wrong with Marine."
Blaze's voice seemed slightly worried, though he could tell she was trying not to show it, "Why, what is it?"
"She's crying?"
"Marine?"
"No, Sonic."
"Sonic's here." Silver heard a muffled 'Hey Silv!' in Sonic's voice.
"Of course Marine! She's really bad, I think you should come." He heard Blaze sigh once again, but she agreed and hung up.
Sonic and Blaze were at Tails' in about ten minutes, Silver, who was lay on the couch, watching TV, just pointed upwards. As Blaze went upstairs, Sonic stole the remote off of Silver and turned on Formula 1. Silver would have probably protested if one of the cars had not just crashed in a flaming pile of wreckage.
"Marine?" Blaze knocked on the raccoon's room, she could hear her sobbing quietly, but no reply.
She let herself in to see Marine, who was now sat up with the cushion in her face and her knees folded up to her chest. "Erm, Marine?"
The young raccoon stopped sobbing after a final sniff as she let one eye come from behind the pillow. "Wot?"
Blaze sat down next to her and put her arm around her, "Cheer up. What's wrong?"
Marine's face slowly emerged from the pillow, her cheeks were full of dried tears, her eyes were slightly red and her lower lip was quivering slightly. She suddenly threw the pillow across the room and latched on to Blaze, squeezing her and crying into the cat's chest, she was slightly taken back by Marine, but put her arms around her gently. "Tails... hates...me..." She forced out of her mouth through sniffles.
"Come on." Blaze tightened her grip a little on Marine, "Tails thinks the world of you." she regretted saying this, as it made the raccoon wail and grip even tighter to her tanktop, which she was praying wouldn't rip.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Silver were egging on different cars, punching each other every time their cars came past each other, when Tails came in.
"Hey the gang's all here!" He said, rolling his eyes, he then turned to Sonic, "Where'd you bugger off to?"
"Schedule conflict." He answered coolly.
"Anyway, is Marine here?"
"Yeah, upstairs. But-" Before Sonic could finish, Tails was already half way up the stairs, plus Silver had just given him a dig in the arm, his car had won.
"Marine? I'm sorry about-" Tails was shocked to silence as he opened the door, seeing Marine crying her eyes out into Blaze, the raccoons sudden stare almost made him fall over, he came closer. "Marine, are you- ARGH!" he yelled as he felt her gloved fist hit his cheek, he had to hold himself up with the bed to stop him falling over. His eyes had closed due to the impact, but he heard the sound of her stomping out and down the stairs, followed by Blaze's quick footsteps. He sat on the bed to get his balance, then wiped his eyes, staring at the door, he had figured out that she saw him and Cream and was now unsure of what the hell to do next.
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