5:00 p.m
(Amy's perspective)
As Cream finishes setting the table for dinner, Blaze and I sit at the table and patiently wait for our food.
Cream takes two plates full of rice and carrots over to the table and asks us, "Can one of you tell Rouge that it's time for dinner?"
So much for waiting patiently for our dinner.
Seeing how upset I am, Blaze gets up and says, "I'll do it," and walks upstairs.
Cream brings the other two plates and sets them down. She then sits down and asks me, "What's going on, Amy? Why the long face?"
"I'm just tired and hungry," I answer with honesty. "I've also found a new stage name."
"That's amazing!" Cream smiles, clapping her hands. "I can't wait to hear it."
Blaze and Rouge arrive and sit down at the table. Rouge is excited to see the food Cream has made.
"Rice and carrots," she compliments the rabbit, "Cream honey, you've done it again. This looks amazing!"
We all love Cream's cooking, especially Rouge. Whenever we go over to her house, Cream tries to make something everyone likes.
"Agreed," says Blaze.
We munch down on our meals for a few minutes. When I finished mine, I start talking. "I've done some brainstorming on our new name," I say, "and I think I have an idea for it."
The other three turn to me, ready to listen.
"Well get on with it!" Rouge says, with a piece of rice stuck to her lip.
"I think our new name should be 'Four Elements of Power,'" I reply to my friends.
The three of them all exchange weird looks at me.
"Four Elements of Power?" Blaze questions.
"Isn't that name a little long?" Cream asks.
"No," I answer. "It's an awesome idea. It's fits all the things those critics want: something cool, yet appeals to all ages."
"Yeah," Rouge agrees, "I like it. Tell us more about the name."
"I just think Four Elements of Power is a good name for us," I explain, "not only because there's four of us, but because it represents all of us for who we are."
Cream and Blaze still don't understand.
That's why I keep explaining, "Think about it. I'm the leader of this group, which means I represent leadership."
"No duh," Blaze whispers under her breath.
After that unexpected comment, I say, "Anyways... Cream represents friendship because she's so friendly with everyone, and she's the nicest girl I've ever met."
Cream blushes and says, "Aww! Thank you, Amy!"
"You're welcome," I respond to the rabbit. "Rouge would be beauty, not just because she has a naturally great body, but because she's very confident and isn't afraid to express her feelings."
"Thanks Amy," says Rouge, "You really know how to turn our frowns upside-down!"
I smile back at her, signaling a 'you're welcome'. I then turn to Blaze and say to her, "As for you Blaze, I think you would represent wisdom."
"Wisdom?" Blaze questions. "I've never thought of that."
"What I'm saying is," I explain to her, "you're very mature for your age (she's 16), and you'll always be there for us no matter what."
"I kindly thank you Amy," says Blaze with a smile.
"So Four Elements of Power is okay?" I ask them.
"Yeah," they all nod in agreement.
Seven months later...
12:00 p.m
It's now January, and things have been quite busy for us.
Vector approved of our new group name, and we're almost done making our first song. Espio hasn't changed much himself, but Charmy on the other hand, has stopped flirting with us. (And thank goodness for that! He was getting on my nerves.)
Our new roommate moved in a few months ago, and she is amazing! She actually helped us write our song, and even wrote some on her own.
Speaking of our roommate, right now she's making some lunch for us. Yep. She makes our meals since we don't have any servants yet.
Our roommate, an orange hedgehog wearing a high ponytail holding her short quills, a pink oversized shirt with blue high-waisted jeans and some blue fuzzy slippers, walks over to the table holding four plates of different kinds of sandwiches.
"Thanks Grace," I say to the hedgehog as she sets down the sandwiches.
"You're welcome," she says. "Say, why don't you get the rest of the girls over here?"
I respond by nodding my head and walk upstairs, yelling for lunch. My friends exit out of their respective rooms, and we walk downstairs to eat our food. And since they were requested to make changes in their appearances, they really did.
Cream is still her innocent self, and her hair went from a cream-apricot color to a chocolate brown. She still maintains her hippie image, as today, she's wearing a flowey orange top with white flowers on it, some white skinny jeans, and silver sneakers (they're really shiny).
Rouge, still maintaining her good looks, has actually grown her hair naturally (now it's at the tip of her bottom). Rouge actually convinced Vector that naturally grown hair is better than wearing extensions. Right now, she's wearing a loose pink one-sleeved top with black high-waisted jeans, a black spiked choker, and black over-the-knee boots, standing at about three inches of height. She still wears make-up everyday, but she's learned not to put too much on and focus on her inner beauty.
Blaze's hair has changed a bit, too. Now she has bangs, which are pretty small strands of hair. Her style of outfits hasn't changed much, as she's wearing a purple and yellow zig-zag patterned dress with a cropped denim jacket and some white Puma brand sneakers.
Our clothes do sound pretty expensive, and believe me, they are! Rouge's boots costed over $1,000! The Chaotix Records employees actually gave us mountains of clothes, accessories, and make-up for Christmas and in general, and we were all very happy about it.
You might be wondering what I'm wearing right now. Well, I'm actually wearing a yellow flowey tank top (on the bottom of the shirt, there is some some orange with a black stripe over it), some black shorts, and black loafers. For some reason, I unintentionally ended up looking like Spongebob. Besides that, I still remain the same.
It's also kind of weird that half of us are wearing clothes that would normally be worn in spring or summer when we're in the middle of January. Then again, we live in Los Angeles, so the weather barely changes here.
After we scarf down our lunch, we all thank Grace as she takes our plates and puts them in the sink. Rouge looks up and asks her, "So Grace, what are we doing today?"
"I was thinking we can look over the song and make some finishing touches to it," answers Grace.
"That's a great idea," I reply.
We all go upstairs to the extra bedroom, which is now our office. The walls painted in a light yellow, with the room decorated with a white desk, different colored beanbag chairs, and a coffee table.
Grace sits at the desk, while the rest of us sit in the beanbag chairs. She grabs hold of a clipboard with some written paper attached to it and reads off some points of the song.
"Alright," she says, "Here we have some lines about people living in poverty, typical school and cyber bullies, and a rap verse about people not giving enough love."
Rouge raises her hand. "I get dibs on the rap verse!"
"Of course you do Rouge," Blaze comments, "You're the only one of us who can actually rap."
It's true. Cream and Blaze can't rap at all, and I only know some rap because my brother listens to the genre on a regular basis.
"I'll take the first verse," I tell Grace. The first verse is about poverty, where the lyrics talk about how some people work really hard to save their homes, but the ones more above the poor just don't seem to care.
Blaze took the second verse, where the song talk about how we have bullies in school and outside of school. Blaze has dealt with some bullies of her own when she was younger. That must have been why she chose to sing this particular verse.
"I guess that leaves me with any possible adlibs and falsettos," Cream says with confidence.
"Okay," Grace says as she writes down some notes, "Amy takes the first verse, Blaze takes the second verse, Rouge has the third verse, and Cream can do any other singing."
That sounds pretty accurate. I do a lot of the singing, Rouge does the rapping, Blaze sometimes sings, and Cream is mostly a backup vocalist. She doesn't like taking on the big parts because she thinks her voice is too squeaky, but I think Cream's voice is sweet and adorable. Heck, some of our fans actually like her singing!
"And all of you get to sing the chorus," says Grace as she finishes her notes. She then gives us the clipboard so that we can read our song.
I hold the clipboard and say, "This is actually pretty good."
"Sure is," Rouge agrees.
'Spread All the Love' is what our song is called. This song is about how we need to shape up society and wishing things can be what we, as a band, hope for: accepting people for who they are, and a few more ideas that are hard to put into words.
We can't wait to show this song to Vector and record it, because this year's gonna rock!
And that was Chapter 14! This chapter took me a while, but it's finally here! Now a few questions:
1. What do think of the new name 'Four Elements of Power'? I honestly had a hard time coming up with the new name. I'm not changing the name of the story, though.
2. Is there anything you want to see in future chapters? (such as, 'How can I improve this story?' 'What other characters do you want to see?' 'What do you want to see in the main characters?')
OCs are allowed. Just remember to tell me your character's name, features, and personality (and maybe his/her age).
Please review this story and chapter; I worked really hard on this! I will see you again in the next chapter!