No More Need to Dream Chapter 21

Blaze POV

I think I'm ready for Friday. I sang my heart out to my friends and wasn't scared at all. They all seemed to genuinely enjoy my singing and Shadow even cracked a smile. Although that could have been because of the things Maria was whispering in his ear. Anyway, after the 'show' is you want to call it that, everyone left except for Tails and his girlfriend. And since I really didn't know her that well I thought I could use this chance to do so. She was sitting on the couch looking mystified by the TV so I sat down next to her. She turned to face me.

"Oh, hello. Blaze is it?" I nodded. "You're a very good singer."

"Well, thank you. Do you mind if I ask what you're doing?"

"I'm studying this box people call a television, we don't have anything like it on my planet."

"Really? Well don't do it for too long or you'll get sucked in." A face of horror crossed the girl's face when I said that.

"It can suck you inside of itself?! Is that how the other people got in there?! Why would people own such a thing?!" I put a hand on her shoulder to calm her.

"Easy there, it was just a figure of speech. I meant it can take a lot of your time away if you aren't careful."

"Oh, well that's a relief. My name is Cosmo by the way."

"It's nice to meet you Cosmo." And right after I said that my stomach rumbled. "Um, are you hungry, it's about lunch time?"

"Yes, I am quite famished actually."

"Well, what kinds of food do you eat? Are you comfortable eating plants since you're part plant?" I asked trying to sound polite.

"It depends from person to person, but a good rule is if it doesn't think or talk it's okay to eat."

"Thank you for telling me that. Would you like to help me make the food?"

"Sure, I'd love to learn how to make Mobian food." So, with that we headed to the kitchen to make some food. I wanted to make some spicy chili so we got to work on cutting up all the vegetables and making the sauce. Outside we saw Silver and Tails playing a game of basketball. Cosmo was confused about what they were doing though so I tried to explain it.

"They're playing a game called basketball."

"How do you play it?"

"Well, do you see that ball they keep bouncing up and down?" Cosmo nodded. "The point of the game is to put the ball into the top of that metal circle attached to the pole."

"That doesn't sound very complicated, do you think they would mind if we joined them?"

"I'm sure it would be fine, besides the chili needs to cook for about 30 minutes." So Cosmo and I headed out to the backyard. As soon as the guys saw us they turned to face us. Funnily enough Silver was in the middle of a shot so when he turned it made him miss really badly. The ball ricocheted off the rim straight towards Tails' head. Silver stopped it a few inches away from it with his powers though.

"Oh wow, you have special abilities too? How did you get them?" Cosmo asked excitedly. I guess Tails showed her how he can fly.

"I was just born with them. But if you think this is impressive you should see Blaze's power." Silver said. So Cosmo turned to me and I lit a fireball in my hand. Cosmo's eyes went wide and she hid behind Tails.

"Um, not to be rude but can you put that away? I'm kinda afraid of fire being part plant and all." She said shakily. So I quickly threw it away in a safe direction.

"Sorry, I didn't know."

"It's okay."

"So why are you two out here anyway?" Tails asked Cosmo.

"Well, we were inside making food and saw you two playing a game and I wanted to join in."

"Oh, okay then. Do you want me to explain the rules?"

"Blaze already told me some, but I'm sure there are more. So go ahead." So Tails explained some of the more detailed rules and we picked sides. It was me and Tails against Silver and Cosmo. We also decided to not use our powers as well to make it more fair. The game ended up being really close with me actually making the winning shot by tricking Silver into jumping way before I took it.

"That was a nice fake out Blaze." Silver admitted.

"Why, thank you." I said back. Then for some reason Cosmo came up and gave me a hug and then kissed Tails. She must have seen my confused face because she explained why she did it.

"It's customary on my planet for the people who lose a competition to show a sign of affection to promote good sportsmanship."

"Well then, I guess that means I have to do it as well." Silver said. So he walked up to Tails and they did a cool looking handshake. Then he did the obvious and came up and kissed me. "Maybe I should lose more often." He joked afterward.

"I wouldn't mind." I said back. Then I heard the timer in the kitchen go off. "You hungry, we made my extra spicy chili."

"Ooh, I love it when you make that."

Shadow POV

Maria decided to walk home with me from Sonic's house. I was still in shock from the news about my mom so I was kind of zoned out. That is until Maria tackled me to the ground.

"Hey, watch where you're going!" She yelled to a motorcycle out in the distance. "Are you okay Shadow, that guy almost hit us."

"I'm okay, thank you Maria." I answered. Then I tried to get up but Maria wouldn't get off of me. "Um Maria, are you going to get off?" She had a devilish grin on her face when she answered.

"No, not until you stop being grumpy." She said matter-of-factly.

"Well, I can't help it. My mother and brother are both going to jail, my father may or may not turn into a emotional wreck, and I'm not being a good boyfriend to you to top it all off." It actually felt good to get that all out. Maria still had me pinned though and she had a shocked expression on her face.

"Shadow, who said that you were a bad boyfriend, because I sure didn't." She said finally.

"Then tell me how I'm wrong. I'm moody, self-centered, and we've only been on one date since we started our relationship."

"But that isn't your fault, you've just had some bad circumstances come your way. I know you would be happier if they didn't happen. And that one date, I already told you it was the most romantic gesture I've ever seen."

"Really?"

"Yeah really. Now let's get to your house and get you cleaned up, if you know what I mean."

"Now you're just messing with me."

"Am I?" She asked walking way while shaking her hips. I couldn't get up fast enough.