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Tales of the Morning
"Morning…" Rikku said lazily, and she rolled over to the other side of the bed…to realize Sam was sleeping there.
"…This is too awkward…" Rikku said, prodding Sam off of the bed, and onto the floor, awakening him.
"…Thanks for the oh so gentle awakening." Sam said, and Rikku smirked.
"No problem." She said, and the duo walked outside to see Nodoka on the other side of the hall, and Sam waved his hand lazily, and Nodoka walked up to him.
"Good morning to you too. Get any sleep?" Nodoka asked, and Rikku sighed.
"Not really; THIS GUY keeps snoring!" Rikku said angrily, pointing to Sam.
"…What can I say, I can't help it if I snore…" Sam said, half asleep.
A sudden slap from Rikku woke him up fully, and he was shocked. "…Thanks." Sam said, and Nodoka sighed.
"I guess you didn't get much sleep either?" Nodoka asked, and Sam nodded.
"…I woke up in the middle of the night…too hot. Went downstairs, got a cup of cold water, and went back up to see Rikku sleeping, also muttering something about Tails tickling her…" Sam said, and he was abruptly cut off by a blushing Rikku.
"You didn't hear anything else." Rikku said, and Sam continued.
"She was also making out with her pillow, and-"Rikku slapped him harder.
"You didn't hear ANYTHING ELSE." Rikku said sternly, and Sam chuckled.
"You look a lot more innocent when you're asleep…" Sam said, and Rikku flipped her human like bangs, and sighed.
"Also saw you sleeping, Nodoka…" Sam said slyly, and Nodoka covered his mouth.
"Nothing happened, got it?" Nodoka said, and Sam nodded.
"It's 8. Mom doesn't get back from shopping until nine, so I guess we'll just hang out until then.
"…Thinking what I'm thinking, Nodoka?" Rikku said, and Nodoka nodded.
"Shall we?" Nodoka asked slyly, and Rikku nodded.
"Let's." Rikku said, and the both of them grabbed Sam's arms and dragged him downstairs.
"Wait, where are we going?!" Sam asked, and the girls sighed in unison.
"The mall. C'mon." Nodoka said, and Sam sighed.
"This early? But your mom, she'll get something for us to eat, and I wouldn't want to be inconsiderate…" Sam said, and Nodoka nodded.
"I usually do this…she doesn't mind. Besides, you're paying, right?" Nodoka said, and Sam's eyes widened.
"…To be frank, I only had $100 when I began my journey. There it all went. I don't have any more money, sadly." Sam said, and Nodoka sighed.
"Aw…oh well. There's a amusement park nearby. Let's go!" Nodoka said, and Sam sighed.
"…Well, Tails…look at what you've done." Knuckles said, and he sighed.
"Sorry…I thought doing that would work." Tails said.
"Locking ourselves in a bathroom…NICE. Y'know, for a genius, you have your moments, Tails." Shadow said.
"He did this to get us safely from the crowd of people who want to hug us to death. At least we aren't being suffocated." Sonic said, and Knuckles nodded.
"…Well…at least no one will complain about bathroom issues." Blaze said jokingly, and the others stared at her.
"…Excuse me for trying to make a crack." Blaze said, and Tails sighed.
"…We've got to find a way out." Tails said, and Knuckles' face suddenly brightened.
"…Speed formation." Knuckles said, and Sonic nodded.
"Blaze, make a fireball, and open the door, and throw it once you do. Tails, Knuckles and I will burst forward, and you guys follow us." Sonic said, and Blaze nodded.
"On the count of 3." Tails said.
"One…" Knuckles counted.
"Two…you actually have a decent plan, Knuckles. I'm kind of surprised." Tails said, and Knuckles was slightly annoyed at the remark, but he took it as a complement.
"…Three!" Blaze opened the door and threw a fireball, people backing away, and the group in a line ran out of the bathroom, and continued running.
"Quick, the checkout counter!" Sonic said, and he ran up to the clerk.
"Alright…Room 803, you are out." The clerk said, and Sonic and the group nodded.
"…Run." Sonic said, and the group continued.
"…Oh, not again…" Sam said, and the floating television said: "Cute Couples Get In Free!"
"…Want to get Tails over here?" Sam asked, and Rikku sighed.
"I wish…but he's kind of far from here." Rikku said, and Sam sighed.
"…Magic…Soul Clone!" Sam said, and suddenly, another one of him popped out of Sam and the clone Sam walked up to Rikku.
"…This'll work. Just play the cards right…" Sam said calmly, and they walked up to the clerk.
"Aw, Sam…I'm so tired…" Nodoka said innocently, and Sam nodded.
"Alright…come here…" Sam said softly, and their eyes met, and Nodoka rested her head on Sam's chest, and Sam cradled it, and they looked up at each other.
"…Nodoka…" Sam said, and the two of them leaned in for a kiss, and the clerk sighed.
"…You're free to go…" Sam realized it was the same one from the ski resort, and he sighed.
"It's you AGAIN?" Sam said in disbelief, and she nodded.
"You finally got back together! Yay for you!" The clerk said happily, and Nodoka blushed.
"If he caused you any fear…or bruises…or mental scarring…I'm sorry for that." Nodoka apologized, and the clerk nodded.
"Alright, next!" The duo walked inside, and the elevator took them up.
"Wait, aren't you the same person?" The clerk said in disbelief, and that Sam sighed.
"…Rikku…" Sam said lovingly, and he stroked Rikku's cheek gently, and Rikku embraced him, wrapping her tail around him, and she stared upward at him, considering he was a good two feet taller.
"…Cute!" The clerk said happily, and the duo walked up to the elevator, and the Sams high fived, and merged together.
"…Alright, that was one of the cornier things I've done. Let's just go." Rikku said, blushing slightly from the incident.
"…And don't tell Tails about this." Rikku said, and Sam nodded, and the trio walked into the park…
"…Finally outta there…" Sonic said, and he sighed.
"…So, where are you headed, Knuckles?" Sonic asked, and Knuckles sighed.
"You should know by now. See ya when I do." Knuckles said, and he ran, and then broke into a glide, off into the skies.
"And you, Shadow?" Sonic asked, and Shadow shrugged.
"I'm going to get my emerald at Rose's. Then, I don't really know…Oh, and speaking of the rose…" Shadow said slyly, running, and a pink blur tackled Sonic to the ground.
"SONIKUU!!!" Amy said gleefully, and Sonic's face was turning bluer than his skin at that point.
"…Suffocating…hurts…off…please…" Sonic managed to squeeze out, and Amy released her deathly grip.
"You came here!" Amy said happily, and Sonic nodded slowly.
"Yeah. What of it?" Sonic asked, and Amy shrugged.
"Gotta find a way outta talking with her…Oh? Twinkle Park, of course!" Sonic thought, and he smirked.
"Hey, Blaze, it says that cute couples get in free, let's go! Tails, wait here." Sonic said quickly, and he dragged Blaze over to the entrance, leaving the group with a slightly pissed Amy, and an afraid Tails.
"…Shadow, let's go!" Amy said, and she dragged a incredibly reluctant Shadow to the entrance.
"This is without a doubt, one of the dumber things you've done. Come on, after all this, you're still chasing him?!" Shadow said arrogantly, and Amy simply sighed.
"This is my love life here!" Amy said persistantly, and Shadow sighed.
"Do I really care about it?" Shadow said, and Amy sighed.
"Just go!" Amy said, and she stared at her worst nightmare come true: Sonic and Blaze actually together.
"C'mon…this is only because we don't have any money on us." Sonic said, and Blaze sighed.
"I don't even want to go here…" Blaze said, and Sonic sighed.
"On the other hand, I don't want to be death hugged! To be frank, I don't want to go here either, but drastic times call for drastic measures…not to say going out with you is a drastic measure, you look absolutely gorgeous, but you catch my drift." Sonic said, and Blaze blushed at the gorgeous part.
"…Gor-gorgeous…?" Blaze stammered, and Sonic sighed.
"If we're gonna pull this off, we have to do this right. Follow my lead." Sonic said, despite him being completely new to love, and he walked up to the clerk.
"You're the same one from the ski resort, and the other places…how many jobs have you had?" Sonic asked, and the clerk sighed.
"Four or five…maybe six." The clerk said, and Sonic sighed.
"…Say, I'm getting a bit cold. Blaze…" Sonic said, and he hugged Blaze, making her blush a bit, and heat radiated from Blaze's body.
"…You may pass." The clerk said, and the duo of Sonic and Blaze nodded, and went on the elevator.
"…It works, doesn't it?" Sonic asked, and Blaze smiled.
"…They went in together…as a couple…" Amy was berserk now, and a surprised Shadow held her back.
"…If he sees you as what he does, just accept it." Shadow said, and he ran, holding her by the arm.
"…Right…wait, where are you taking me?" Amy asked, and Shadow sighed.
"I left my emerald at your place." Shadow said, and Amy nodded.
"…Well…that was enjoyable. Despite the fact I can run as fast as the go karts, I digress." Sam said, and Nodoka sighed.
"It's about time we get back to your house, Nodoka." Sam said, and the regimental hedgehog nodded.
"Hey, Sam." Sonic said, waving to the trio.
"Surprised to see you here…well, you're with Blaze, so it really isn't much, I guess." Sam said jokingly.
"I escaped Amy by going here…cute couples get in free y'know." Sonic said, and Sam nodded.
"How do you think we got in here?" Sam said, and Sonic raised a eyebrow.
"…Ooh…you're a player, aren't you?" Sonic said jokingly, and he was slapped by Rikku.
"I came in with a clone of him…and besides, we only came here for the rides." Rikku retorted, and Sonic shrugged.
"And we were just about to take our leave. We'll see ya later." Sam said, and Sonic nodded.
"Alright. C'mon, Blaze, let's go on the go karts!" Sonic said, and Blaze sighed.
"Let's head to your house, she's probably home by now." Rikku said, and Nodoka nodded, the trio rushing forward…
They passed Tails, and Sam turned to face him. "Hey, Tails." Sam said.
"Hey…I have a good feeling as to why Sonic went into Twinkle Park." Tails said, and Sam nodded.
"It's exactly as you would presume…if you're wondering why Rikku's here, don't worry. I'm not a player. She just came along for the rides." Sam said, and Tails nodded.
"C'mon. Would I REALLY cheat on you?" Rikku said, and Tails shook his head.
"Of course not!" Tails said, and Rikku tapped her foot.
"But you have to me, remember?" Rikku said, and Tails sighed.
"…Rikku, please, don't bring up the past…you're here now, right?" Tails said, and Rikku sighed.
"…You stood me up six times working on a experiment." Rikku said sternly, and Tails' face was beginning to panic.
"…But I came back in the end, didn't I?" Tails said, grinning, and Rikku sighed.
"I guess so." Rikku said, and Tails smiled.
"I wouldn't want to interfere with this moment…but I just saw my mom's car." Nodoka said, and Sam's eyes widened.
"…Tails, do you mind making up for the past when we're at Nodoka's?" Sam asked quickly, and Tails shook his head.
"Good. Let's hurry." Sam said, and rushing forward in a blur of green and black, the others followed.
"…Well, that was…fun." Blaze said, and Sonic looked back at the wreckage of go karts.
"…You made the go karts explode with your flames." Sonic said, and Blaze chuckled.
"Yeah, pretty much." Blaze said, and Sonic sighed.
"…Ooh, look, Human Tetris!" Sonic said, and Blaze sighed.
"…This is gonna be one wild game…" Blaze said, and following Sonic to the booth, she sighed.
"…Made it!" Sam said, and he did a windmill to a flare, then to a 1990, and then swiftly landing on his feet, arms crossed.
"…Showoff." Nodoka said, and she ran inside the house, and Scarlet sighed.
"You went out again?" Scarlet said, and Nodoka nodded.
"Boredom possessed me to do so." Nodoka said, and Scarlet sighed.
"Just as long as you don't get hurt. I know you well enough as to not get lost…and if you do, Sam will be there anyhow…moves and moments." Scarlet said slyly, and Nodoka blushed heavily.
"MOM!" Nodoka said, embarrassed.
"…Wait, where's Tails and Rikku?" Sam peeked outside, to find the two in a tight embrace.
"I'm sorry for neglecting you…" Tails said.
"I'm sorry for…well, I'm not really sorry to be truthful, considering you left me six times. But with someone like you…why would I cheat on you?" Rikku said, and Tails smiled.
"Aww…should we interrupt them?" Sam asked, and Nodoka shook her head.
"…Tempting…aw, I'll just do something else fitting." Sam said.
"…What could that possibly-" Nodoka was cut off my a kiss from Sam, and Scarlet sighed.
"…Well, that's your answer." Sam said, and Nodoka blushed.
She leaned in for another kiss, and Sam kissed her again with passion, and Scarlet watching this, decides to take out her phone, and snuck some pictures in. They stopped, and Tails and Rikku came in. "Finally done with your little moment?" Sam said, and he was slapped by Rikku.
"Yes, yes we are." Tails said, and Sam sighed.
"…Carpe diem, Tails, carpe diem." Sam said, and Tails nodded.
"Where are the others that you were with?" Sam asked, and Tails sighed.
"Knuckles went to Angel Island, an island in the sky powered by a large, transparent green emerald, the Master Emerald. Shadow's gone to Amy's house, presumably with her to get his Chaos Emerald…who knows where he's going to go from there…" Tails said, and Sam nodded.
"…Just saying…you might want to take a shower, Sam." Rikku said, and Sam shrugged.
"…Really…where's the bathroom?" Sam asked, and Nodoka pointed upstairs.
"It's the second room to the left." Nodoka added, and the ebony hedgehog went upstairs, into the bathroom, and locked the door.
"…Wonder how Sonic's doing…" Sam thought aloud, and he shrugged.
"…SO close…not bad." Sonic said, and Blaze chuckled.
"…One more time. I'll beat you this time!" Blaze said happily, getting off the booth.
"Alright, bring it on!" Sonic said, and they went back onto the booth again…
Well, here's another chapter! School getting to me, slowly but surely…stuff's pretty hectic in my head and schedule, but I'm trying to pack everything in here. If I made the end a bit uneventful, sorry about that. Nothing came to mind..so...yeah. Hope ya enjoyed, R&R, I'll see ya next!
~ADarknessInHeaven
Aka: Sam
