Matchmaker
A/N: Longest. Chapter. Ever.
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With the girls…
"What about this shirt with these pants?" Amy questioned, emerging from one of the four dressing rooms.
She was currently trying on a purple and silver shirt that was similar in cut with her old red dress. It wrapped around her neck with a silver cuff and showed some of her back. The top part was silver and the bottom section was a light purple. Her jeans were basic blue with silver lines going down the sides and purple designs on the side.
"Oh!!! I like!!" Rikku commented, turning from the mirror to her friend. "What about this? Do you think the jeans make me look fat?"
Rikku had also tried on an outfit. The shirt was brown with flowing sleeves and gold sequin around the middle. It had a low V-neck cut slightly showing a gold tank top underneath. The jeans were faded with brown and gold sequin swirls. They actually showed off Rikku's curves better than any other jeans.
Amy gave a laugh. "They're fine, Rikku. Stop worrying."
"You're my friend, you're entitled to say that." Rikku fussed over straightening the cuffs on her jeans.
"Well… How do I look?" came a voice.
The two friends turned to see Blaze coming towards them in the outfit she picked out.
"Blaze!!! You're Hot! With a capital H!" squealed the golden vixen, rushing her friend to the mirror.
Blaze did look good. She had picked out a red tank top that came down half way to her flat stomach and flared a little at that point. She also threw a black net shirt that came down right below her chest and revealed the tank top. To finish it off she added a pair of black jeans with a red belt.
"I'm sooooooo jealous! I love black and red outfits!" continued the spunky fox, bouncing up and down while the cat examined herself. "With the right accessories we could make you look hotter!"
"Hotter?" questioned Blaze, pulling down her long-sleeved black netting shirt.
"Whatever!"
The lilac cat turned to Amy. "What do you think?"
"I think it looks hot! Exactly like Rikku said!" Amy replied with a smile.
The female cat turned to the mirror again. "I don't know. You don't think it's too… revealing?"
Rikku lightly smacked her in the shoulder. "Please! This age was meant to be revealing! And you look hot in it! 'Nuff said." The fox pivoted on her heels and pulled the door to her changing room shut.
"Really, Blaze. It looks fine. Silver'll definitely notice you in that." The hedgehog smiled, flashing her perfect white teeth.
The cat blushed a deep red. "Who said I liked Silver? … I mean… Who said I wanted him to notice me?"
"Please, everyone knows that you like him."
Rouge entered the hall of mirrors in her outfit. She had chosen another skintight battle suit. This one had long cream-colored gloves with red cuffs. No hearts were present on this outfit. The top portion had a very, very, low scoop that was black. The top didn't even hook onto her shoulders; instead it just circled around her. It came around in the back with a slight dip. From her chest down the suit was dark red with cream-colored buckles on the sides. The leg part of the suit was black, until it disappeared into her boots. She couldn't get new boots because the store only sold clothing.
"I don't like him that way! We're just friends," defended Blaze, her blush deepening.
"Sure you are…" Amy commented with a roll of her eyes.
"But! …" The lilac cat could think of no point to turn the agrument, so she dropped the matter.
"What'd ya think?" Rouge asked turning from the mirrors with her bat wings slimy folded in the small space.
"Very you," Rikku complimented, coming out of her dressing room in her own clothes.
"I agree," Amy said, slipping into her own dressing room.
"Well, no matter what you gals say, I'm getting it!" Rouge waved her hand in the air and retreated back to her dressing room. Blaze slipped by Rouge to make it to hers.
Minutes later the girls were standing in the check out line, each holding their own outfit. Amy's silver and purple, Blaze red and black, Rouge's battle suit, and Rikku's brown and gold one.
"So where are we going after this?" asked Blaze, shifting her clothes to one hand to retrieve her credit card.
"Ask Rikku," Amy and Rouge said.
"First, travel to three clothing departments and one dress shop and buy three outfits and one dress at the first three floors," Rikku said holding up one finger and counting up, "Second, lunch at the nearest sweet food court! Third, shoe department on the fourth floor. Fourth, accessory department on the fifth floor. Fifth, I've got pedicures and manicures scheduled up at the place on the sixth floor. Sixth. hairdos and make-up revamps on the sixth floor, too."
"That's a lot to do in one day," sighed Blaze.
"Don't worry! We've got till nine o'clock! Our appointment on the sixth floor isn't until three," Rikku chirped, happily.
Amy placed her clothes on the counter, sliding her credit card and signing her name. The others repeated the process. Soon each girl was heading out of 'Glamour and More' and carrying one bag with one outfit.
"That's one clothing store down! Two more and one dress shop to go!" Rikku bounced back on the balls of her feet.
"Why are we getting all of this, Rikku?" Amy questioned.
The vixen simply smiled. "Duh! Valentine's Day is coming up and not one of us has a date!"
The pink hedgehog suddenly gasped, throwing her hands up to cover her mouth.
"What?" the other three questioned.
"The guys! We forgot to call them!" cried the female.
Rouge waved her hand dismissively. "There's a pay phone right around the corner there. Better yet, here's my cell phone."
The bat pulled out a slim dark purple flip phone out of its handle in her black belt. She held it out to Amy with one hand while holding her bag with the other.
Amy took it with a shaky hand. Suddenly, she flipped the phone to Rikku who luckily caught it.
"Watch it with my phone, pinkie! It cost more money then you would make in a lifetime!" Rouge growled.
"Then how'd you buy it?" the cat questioned, shifting her gaze to the thief.
Rouge blushed. "That's not important right now! Call the guys!"
The hedgehog waved both of her hands in front of her. "Rikku you call them. They were probably up all night with worry and…"
"Better her head then yours?" Blaze questioned, raising one eyebrow.
"Took the words right out of my mouth! So, Rikku, the rest of us will wait over on that bench and you call them. 'Kay? 'Kay." Amy quickly shooed the others to the bench until Rikku was left standing on the black and white tiles alone.
The vixen looked at the dark purple cell phone with pink rhinestones and groaned. "Why me?"
With the guys…
"Another refill of the heavy stuff…" mumbled Silver holding up his light blue mug.
"But you just had six cups, anymore of this and you'll never sleep again," Tails counted on his fingers.
"Come on, Tails! It can't hurt! Besides, we have to stay awake for the girls!" Sonic rushed, sipping his twelfth cup of coffee. By now, the hedgehog was bouncing off the walls as he ran in circles around the fox's workshop.
The male fox sighed. "Fine…"
Tails grabbed the pitcher of black coffee and steadily poured more into Silver's cup.
"Hurry it up, fox whiz!" Silver yelled, rushing the fox.
Setting the pitcher down when the cup was full, Tails dug in his desk and retrieved a white piece of notebook paper. At the top were the words, "My stupid nicknames. A memoir by me."
"Let's see…" Tails grabbed a pencil that was lying on the table and looked at the list. "We have… Fox boy… Tailsy… Boy fox… Kid whiz… Whiz Kid… A whiz that is a fox… Two tails… Machine freak… Little boy… Hey kid! … Geek… Nerd… Machine nerd… Robot kid… Robot nerd… And now… Fox whiz." He scribbled down the name and stuffed it back in one of the drawers.
Suddenly, all three jumped when the phone rang.
"I got it!" cried all three lunging for the ringing phone.
Unfortunately, the three banged heads and fell to the floor in a crumbled heap. The phone continued to ring.
Tails managed to slide his hand on the desk… with Sonic on top of him. Patting the surface for the phone he finally felt it and dragged it to the ground.
"Hello?" Tails said putting the receiver to his mouth.
"Tails?" questioned a peppy voice from the other end.
The male's heart stopped. It was Rikku. Secretly, he hoped that Amy or Blaze would be the one to call, not Rikku. He just didn't feel comfortable around her yet. He hadn't managed to explain the thing with Sharon… wherever she was.
Little did he know, Rikku felt the same way. She had no clue about where the two stood or even if he still had feelings for her. Her heart rate increased. The vixen had hoped that Sonic or Silver would be the one to pick it up.
For the first few minutes, the two were lost in silence.
"Um… I just called to let you know that Julie's okay…" Rikku muttered, shifting her bag to the other hand.
Tails scratched his ear in nervousness. "Uh… That's great. I can't believe that the doctor made you guys wait almost an entire day to find out."
The golden vixen blushed. Let's go with that. That way, they'll think it's the doctor's fault and not take it out on me, she thought. "Um… Yeah. Can't believe that it took that long for some simple stitches and a cast."
"What were the cast and stitches for?" the male questioned, shifting out from underneath Sonic.
"Oh, she just got a few broken ribs and some blood loss. She'll have to stay in the hospital for one week, then she'll get her cast and stitches off. We haven't been able to talk to her yet; she's been asleep."
Tails gave a sigh. "Yeah. I wonder what happened."
"We'll never know until she's ready to tell us," the female replied. "Well, I've gotta get going. Things to do, you know?"
The male nodded. Remembering that she couldn't see him, he added, "Yeah, me too. Inventions to build and stuff."
"So… I'll see ya around?"
Tails felt a large lump in his throat. Now was his chance, he could blurt out that he loved her or do it person if he got the chance. But what if he didn't get the chance? What if she moved and he never heard from her again and spent the rest of his life single with a picture of her lying on his nightstand?
"Yeah, you'll see me around," he replied, deciding to tell her person rather than on the phone.
"Bye then!" she said cheerily.
"Bye," he muttered, hanging up.
"Who was it?!" demanded both hedgehogs, untangling themselves.
The male fox stood up from the floor and placed the phone back on the desk, his eyes glazed over. "Rikku… Julie-Su's fine."
Silver gave a sigh of relief. "That's good…. Now if you don't mind, I claim the couch." With that, he pivoted on his heels and made his way to the torn green couch. He plopped himself down and in two seconds was asleep.
"While you do that, I'm gonna run a marathon!" Sonic said, rushing out the door and dashing down the sidewalks.
Tails watched him for a while and with a shake of his head, retired to his bedroom.
With Rikku…
The vixen flipped the phone down and started towards her friends, who were talking quietly with one another. "That was easier than I thought. The phone call with Tailsy was a little tense, but I made it through without getting yelled at," she thought.
"How'd it go?" questioned Blaze, picking at a lose thread on her jeans.
Rikku handed the phone back to Rouge and put her hand on her hip. "Good. I didn't get yelled at once."
"I bet Tails answered, didn't he?" Amy said, clasping her hands together.
The female fox nodded her head, looking at the ground so they wouldn't see her blush.
"Are you tow sill broken up?" Rouge questioned, flipping her hair.
"I guess…" sighed the fox.
"What do you mean by, 'I guess'," the bat coaxed.
Sighing, the vixen sat down on a free spot on the green bench. Amy was to her left, Rouge her right, and Blaze was sitting on a white plastered banister that leaned above them and went to the second floor. "I don't know where he and I stand! It's all so confusing!"
"Tails's is like that," Amy said, gently placing her hand on the fox's slumped shoulder. "it's hard for him to admit his feelings."
"Men…" the girls sighed.
"Hey, I know what'll get you feeling better!" the bat said grabbing her arm and dragging her out of her seat.
Rikku gave a blank expression. "What will?"
Rouge flashed a smile and headed up the stairs to the second floor, Amy and Blaze following. "Some more shopping!"
Thirty minutes later, in the center plaza…
Wave strolled down the sidewalks and looked through the windows of the side shop. Her air board was polished and fixed as it fit underneath her arm. Her laptop casually swung from a black strap that went around her neck.
The female had recently bought new clothes to replace her old black ones. A yellow flowing T-shirt replaced the heavy sweater. Her pink flames were now fully revealed without the heavy wool weighing them down. The black gloves were thrown away; instead she bought slim white ones with yellow rings around the middle. The black jeans that fit a little too tight were gone and in their place was a pair of basic blue jeans. Bright yellow and white sneakers took the place of her black chunky ones. She had recently gone to a spa and washed the dirt from the forest from her long purple hair. Her newly softened and silky hair was still pulled back into two low pigtails.
The swallow observed the delicious treats set up in a display case when she heard someone call her name. Adjusting her yellow sunglasses, Wave looked around to find Jet speeding towards her on his green and silver air board.
Her anger returned as Jet flipped off his board. Without giving him a second glance, Wave continued along her intended path.
"Wave!" Jet called again, easily catching up with her.
"What do you want?" she answered rudely, still not meeting his gaze and continuing to walk.
The hawk flattened the feathers on the top of his head and mumbled something that Wave was unable to hear. This time, the swallow stopped walking and fully turned to the hawk. "Out with it, Jet!"
"I'm sorry!" the male blurted out, not as half surprised as Wave was by his actions. "I shouldn't have yelled at you! And… I should have…"
"Learned to get over Storm's death?" the female finished, gazing at him intently.
"Yeah…"
Wave studied him for a moment longer. "I forgive you." She added with a smile, "Besides… it's not like I have any one else to travel with in this joint. I doubt they even sell air boards here. Amateurs…"
Jet couldn't help but let out a laugh.
Wave gave him a little shove with a cocky smile plastered across her face. "So… What are we going to do now? Find the diamond?"
The two birds continued their stroll along the path.
"Well… I learned from a reliable source that this is where Sonic lives," Jet began.
The swallow shook her head. "Seems fitting that he would live in this dumb."
Again, Jet smiled. Wave always knew the things to say to get him laughing or smiling. "Anyway, I thought that we could, like… take something that's really important to him to get him back for that last race."
Wave pondered this for a moment, clicking her beak together. "Sounds good… but what if instead of something, we kidnap someone."
The hawk flashed a devilish smile. "That's just what I hoped you would say. I have the perfect person in mind. They say she lives around here…"
With the girls, two hours later…
Amy Rose plopped down in a seat at the 'Cinnamon Buns and More' court and pushed her bags beneath the white wired chair with the blue seat cushion. Blaze, Rouge, and Rikku plunked down in the three surrounding chairs.
"Now I know what they mean when they say 'shop till you drop,'" sighed Rikku, exhausted.
"Yeah," agreed the other three.
So far the girls had been to three clothes stores (including the first one they had went to) and one dress shop. Each store had taken up at least thirty minutes or more to decide on an outfit. All of the girls now had three outfits and one dress.
One of Amy's outfits was a dark blue tank top with white trimming. It had a low scoop and a matching flared jean skirt that came to just above her knee. To add to it, she had gotten a pair of white leggings to go underneath the skirt.
The last outfit was a magenta colored tank top with a red rose on it and a matching brown jacket. The tank top only came down to her upper stomach, so it revealed most of her stomach. To match she bought a regular pair of jeans faded with the color brown and a red belt.
At the dress shop, Amy had chosen a pink faded dress. The top portion consisted of a white shirt that wrapped around her neck and then disappeared in the V-neck of the actually pink dress. It had black strings that tied together in a bodice style in the V-neck of the pink dress. Instead of regular sleeves, it had pink translucent long sleeves that ended at her wrists. It continued from there in a maroon color until it reached her waist. The skirt part of it was separated by a white bow that tied in the back. Then, the ruffled skirt continued until it reached her knees. The skirt was a reddish pink color. The ends of the skirt faded into a light pink. It actually looked very attractive on her slim figure.
At the second store, Blaze had bought a long sleeved red shirt that flowed away at the sleeves. The sleeves had two long silts in them that went to the elbow. To match, she had bought a gold belt that hooked around her shirt. She had also gotten a pair of light blue jeans.
The third outfit was a dark purple T- shirt that raised so that most of her flat stomach was revealed. On the short ruffled sleeve were dark pink flames. To complete the look, Blaze had bought a pair of dark purple pants with the same dark pink flames lining the bottom.
At the dress shop, Blaze had gotten a light purple dress that seemed to flow with her every movement. The dress only wrapped beneath her shoulders with a dark pink lining. Around her waist was a dark pink bow that tied in the back. The dress had a large slit in the right side; it went all the way to her knee. Although the dress seemed to flow the sleeves followed ever curve and line in her arms to the exact proportion.
Rikku had traveled a different style. At the second shop, she had found a long sleeved, white ruffled shirt. The shirt stretched to fit every curve of the vixen and its sleeves ended in large bunched up ruffles that made her hands appear small. She had also gotten a small jean jacket that only went down a few centimeters past her shoulder. The jacket had come with a pair of basic blue jeans.
The other outfit was a red tube top that slimed around her waist. To match, she had gotten a black denim jacket and black cargo pants that bunched together with cords a little farther from her knee.
The dress she had chosen was a simple red cocktail dress. It wrapped fully around her shoulders, but revealed most of neck. It had a crinkle style to it, which made her figure appear slim. The dress had a slit that ran up to her knee for free movement.
At the second store, Rouge had chosen a flowing black shirt that didn't cover all of her stomach. It also had a very low scoop. To match, she had bought a black belt with a yellow star and a magenta mini skirt.
The third and final outfit consisted of dark purple tube top that revealed a lot of her stomach. To go with it, she had bought a pair of black cargo pants.
For her dress, Rouge had picked out a short dark blue tank with many complicated designs on the edges and a V-neck all the way to her chest. The skirt was in the same style and had two long slits that reached her knees the skirt didn't start until her waist, so that left plenty of her stomach revealed.
Rikku sighed as she was chosen unfairly to go get the food. Returning several minutes later with four plates of steaming hot cinnamon buns drizzled with icing, the vixen settled back in her chair.
The aroma from the food waved in front of the girl's noses, making them almost drool with hunger. The icing seamed to melt into the cinnamon treat and make it even more irresistible. Blaze neatly cut hers into halves as Rikku unsheathed her dagger from its black strap on her forearm.
"Here," said the lilac cat, pushing the untouched half to Rikku. "You can have half of mine."
"YEAH!!" Rikku cried in joy, clapping her hands together. "Did I mention I love that you're on a diet?" The vixen quickly grabbed her dagger in one hand, the other pushing the half towards her whole treat.
Rikku's daggers were nothing special, just a plan silver dagger with a golden handle and a slight bend in it. It was always sharpened to its full potential.
She took an antibacterial wet one and swiftly cleaned the dagger of any grim. The rest of the girls began to eat their food in silence. Blaze was using her fork, Rouge was holding hers with the translucent paper and Amy was just using her hands. With speed rivaling that of Sonic's, the fox cut her treat into quarters, not damaging one piece.
"Okay… That's kind of scary," Rouge mused, looking from the perfectly cut pieces to the golden vixen.
Rikku shrugged as she sheathed her dagger in its usual strap, pulling down her white sleeve over it and looking at the treat with hunger. "Don't try that at home; I'm a professional."
"Professional annoyance," muttered Blaze, while Rikku stuffed one of the steaming hot pieces in her mouth.
"You know, it's been a long while since we've had these together," observed the pink hedgehog, trying to steer the subject away from the fight. "It's kind of nice."
"I'll say," the female bat said, taking a bite of her treat.
"You know what's even weirder?" Blaze questioned, popping a bite size piece in her mouth. "It's the middle of February and yet the temperature's like it is in summer out there."
Rikku swallowed the half that Blaze had given her. "What do you think it means?"
Rouge shrugged. "Could mean that summer's coming early… or it could just be one of those fake heat waves."
Amy nodded. "You're probably right. Still… it is kind of strange. I hadn't noticed it until just now… With the party, Sonic, and Julie-Su and all…"
Blaze and Rikku nodded their heads in agreement.
Finishing their snacks, Rouge checked her phone to see the time. "It's two thirty… Aren't we supposed to be on the sixth floor at three?"
The golden vixen nodded, lifting her bags from their place and finding balance in the weight. "Yeah, we should head up there now if we want to make it. We'll go for accessories and shoes after we're done."
Grabbing her bags, Blaze cocked her head. "Sounds like a plan… So which way's the elevator?"
One hour and thirty minutes later…
"That was great!" Amy exclaimed, bouncing on the balls of her feet as the group exited the spas.
"It's been a long time since I was pampered like that," agreed Rouge, flipping her silky hair.
"Where were you pampered before this then?" Rikku questioned, flashing her a devilish grin.
Rouge's good mood faltered. "That's not important right now…"
Blaze raised one perfectly brushed eyebrow. "Oh really? Were you ever pampered?"
The bat tossed her hair once again. "That's none of your business."
Each girl recently had her hair and nails shined to perfection. Of course they each had their own little style thrown in.
Amy's elfin hair had been relieved of split ends and was trimmed to just below her waits. The hairdressers had then used a special shampoo to make it glisten in ripples down her back. Whenever her hair caught the sun now, it looked like it was glowing. Her bangs had been curled and lazily drawn to one side like a supermodel.
The hedgehog's nails had been primed and primped until they couldn't be primed or primped no more. They had shined the nails until you could see your reflection and gave them French tips. Amy had chose to have clear nail polish put on them.
Blaze's curly clumps of hair were now gorgeous locks of lavender. Like Amy's, they had cut off the spilt ends and curled her bangs. Blaze had insisted that they cut it to about shoulder length and let her bangs hang half way in her eye over to her right. The hairdressers had also used a special volume shampoo to give her locks some bounce.
As for her claws, the specialist had trimmed them to their fullest sharpened point. They had also shaped them to look more like feminine claws. For the nail polish, Blaze insisted that her regular claw color, black, was to be brought out more.
Rikku had the time of her life. The hairdressers had simply taken over on her. Her long golden spiky tufts of fur that lined her muzzle were brightened and trimmed to the appropriate length. All of her hair was colored a brighter golden to make her fur shine. There wasn't a huge difference between the two colors except the brightness and shine. They had also trimmed her hair so that she had two long locks of gold lining her face. The two locks reached down to her neck and them curled inward from there.
Rikku also had a party with her nails. The regular blue that she had on for the party was taken off. The people shined them and rounded out the tips. The vixen had chosen seaside lavender for her nails.
As for Rouge… she was transformed. Her long elfin like hair was cut around her neck and put in the somewhat same style as before. Two long locks of pure white embroidered her face. Like Rikku, they had insisted on coloring the hair a pure white. Now, the bat's hair shone and sparkled the more she tossed it.
Like the others, Rouge had gotten her nails decked out. Her slim fingernails were trimmed and given French tips, like Amy. For Rouge though, they had insisted on a deep magenta that surprisingly looked good.
"Where to next?" Amy questioned, flashing her cheerful smile at the group.
The crowds of people in the mall passed them without too much notice. The girls shifted from the crowd and settled themselves by the glass barrier lining the drop to the first floor. Amy settled her bags down and peered over the edge, watching the sunlight coming through the glass windows above play across the perfectly set tiles beneath them.
"What time is it?" Blaze questioned, leaning her back against the silver railing going across the top.
Rogue flipped out her cell phone. The light up screen wasn't needed to see because of the constant sunlight. "Around four thirty."
The golden vixen dropped her bags on the floor and punched her fist in the air. "Good, then we still have time to go to the accessories and shoes departments on the fifth floor."
The three girls nodded. Amy tore her gaze from the beautiful scene below and grabbed her silver bags. Rikku copied.
"To the elevator!" the vixen shouted, running in the direction of the gold sealed doors.
Two hours later…
"Uhahh… long night, huh?" Rikku sighed, shifting from one foot to the other outside the mall. Her three companions were in the same state as her, tried but happy. Inside the walls, the mall was still buzzing with late shoppers.
"Yep," said Rouge, giving a long yawn.
"After last night, I'm tried…" sighed Amy, slumping against one of the brick walls bordering he makeshift gardens.
"We should all head home," agreed Blaze, her weariness catching up with her.
Each girl now carried two new silver bags. One from the shoe department and one from the accessory department.
Amy had bought a pair of dark blue, high lift sandals with the toes covered and as strap wrapping around her ankle. The first outfit shoes were silver boots that went up to her knees and a purple headband with purple and silver bracelets. To go with her other outfit, the hedgehog found a set of brown, strap on sandals. For her dress, she had bought a pair of high-heeled white sandal strap ons. For accessories, Amy had of course found a dark blue headband and a pair of blue bracelets, similar to her old ones. For her dress, she had bought a white tied headband with a pink heart on the side.
For Blaze, she got a pair of gold strap-ons and gold bracelets for her second outfit. Her first outfit had all of the accessories she needed, so she only bought a pair of black and red sneakers. For the third, the cat found a set of white sneaker with flames around the edges and dark purple bracelets. As for the dress, Blaze had decide on a simple dark pink jewel for her forehead and a simple dark pink jeweled necklace. To match, the female had found light pink strap-ons.
Rikku also found what she needed. For her first outfit she had found a pair of brown sandals with gold sequins on them, along with gold and brown tail clasps. The second got a pair of dark blue and white sneakers and blue tails ribbons. To match the third one, she had bought black and red tail ribbons and black platform sandals. The dress had received a pair of dark red fancy tail clasps and red fancy sandals. For jewelry Rikku had charge a dark blue jeweled choker and blue teardrop earrings.
Rouge had also been successful. She had found cream-colored boots with red cuffs to match her chosen battle suit. The second outfit had received black, knee high, lace up boots and magenta bangles. The bat had also scouted out a pair of black high-heeled sandals. As for the dress, the female had found a pair of deep ocean green sandals with the same designs on them and matching gold bangles.
"I've gotta be getting home, too," the bat sighed, extending her wings. With a sly smile she added, "You never know when that echidna will be sleeping on duty." Not saying another word, Rouge lifted herself into the air and disappeared into the almost blackened sky.
"Hasty leave, don't you think?" Blaze mused, staring at the appearing stars.
Rikku flipped both of her hands up, palms facing skyward. Shaking her head, she said, "She's famous for that."
Blaze shook her head and returned her gaze to her friends. "Truer words were never said."
The golden vixen sighed. Shifting her bags up on her arms again, she said, "I'm gonna head home, you two coming?"
The female cat nodded her head. "I'm wiped out from today and yesterday…"
"I think I'll call the hospital and find out how Julie is before I leave," Amy concluded, thinking it over. "They close to check up calls and visitors at seven so…"
"By the time we get home it'll probably be around seven," finished Blaze. "That's actually a good idea."
"But what phone will you use?" the vixen questioned, tossing a strand of her hair away from her eyes.
Amy gestured to the space behind her, where a pay phone was located. "I'll use the pay phone. I remember the number and everything, there's no need to worry."
"You sure?" Blaze asked, concerned for her friend's safety.
"Positive."
Rikku shook her head. "Well… at least let us carry your bags back to the apartment. It'll be a challenge to drag them all the way back and dial the pay phone with them."
"You girls sure? They're heavy," the female pointed out, lifting on of the bags and them dropping it again.
Blaze nodded. "We're sure. Rikku could use the exercise after that cinnamon bun and a half she had."
The fox fake pouted as Amy and Blaze let out a chuckle.
"Well… if you're sure…. Here you go," the female shifted her silver bags to Rikku and Blaze. Rikku was carrying the right arms bags and Blaze the left. "Thanks."
"No problem," Rikku assured, heading down the path with Blaze. "Just make sure you get home in one piece."
Amy cupped her hand to her mouth, waving with the other. "I will!"
"See ya!" said the fox and cat in unison.
Amy watched for a moment as the two retreating forms walked down the paved sidewalk. The streetlights played off of their fur ever few seconds. Soon, the two turned around a corner and disappeared in the sudden fog.
"That's weird," Amy concluded, looking at the fog around her. "It just came on all of a sudden. I don't think that they were calling for it."
Deciding not to worry about it, the hedgehog found her way to the pay phone and dialed the number. After a few minutes, Amy hung up the phone, satisfied that Julie had woken up during the day and was fine. She noticed with a jump that the fog had increasingly become heavier in such a short amount of time. The hedgehog shivered, wrapping her arms around her body to keep her warm.
Without a second thought about the fog, Amy started off in the direction of the apartment buildings. An eerie silence suddenly befell her. The fog was hiding her set path and seemed to absorb all of the sound. No car noises, chatting on cell phones, or any sound for that matter pierced the fog. Amy's breath appeared in front of her as puffs of clouds.
Abruptly, the humming of two air boards reached her ears. She perked her ears as the sound seemed to echo of the fog. Someone had to ride the air board for it to make that sound.
Her heart rate accelerated with thoughts of Julie almost dieing. Could these be the same people that shot her? Amy didn't really want to wait to find out.
With speed that Amy had trained all of her life, the female burst forward. The fog seemed to follow her speed no matter what she did. Her breath came a short gulps as the condensed in the air to form tiny clouds. Her legs shot out beneath her in strides that Amy had trained at.
Behind her she could hear the two air boards and their riders gaining speed. The kept up with her even when she tried to zigzag away or turn a corner… not that she knew if a corner was there, she just headed left or right. Amy had felt that by now the fog would have hidden their view of her, but it didn't.
Amy no longer knew if she was on the sidewalk or in the middle of the street, she just kept running. The riders were gaining on her.
Without warning, the female felt her foot hit something hard. Her body tipped forward and she came crashing to the ground. Her hands and knees scrapped against the ground as she struggled to get up.
The female hedgehog felt that something was different now. She perked her ears. No sound surrounded her again. All was silent. The sounds of air boards were no longer echoing off the fog.
Amy gulped for her breath as she lay flat on whatever surface that she fell on. Wiping her hair out of her face, the female managed to stand up.
Did she imagine the whole thing? Was her fear that great of what happened to her echidna companion? No. She was sure she heard the sound. Did she finally lose them? It was highly unlikely.
Suddenly, Amy heard two figures walk across the ground. The shoes hitting the tiny stones and leaves that had found their way there. The female hedgehog didn't know what direction the sound was coming from. The fog made it impossible to see.
All of a sudden, the pink beauty felt two strong hands grip her shoulders and throw her forward. Amy crashed into the gravel yet again, scrapping her arms, knees, and face. The cold hand of fear gripped her heart and turned her senses to ice. Before anything else could happen, the female felt her eyelids grow heavy all of a sudden.
Amy coughed out to gas that was filling her body. Knock out gas! her mind told her. The gas was invisible in the fog, but she knew it was there. Darkness clouded her mind as it passed and came again. Amy knew that once it came again, it would stay.
The hedgehog heard two voices that seemed to be off in the distance. They were really right in front of her, but the gas was messing with her brain. She recognized one voice as a male and one as a female.
Without warning, Amy's world went black.
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