Chapter 21 #TOOMUCHSWAG

The two awoke the next morning in the same position they had fallen asleep in the night before. They awoke peacefully, around noon, and at the same time. This peace would soon be disturbed, though.

They looked at each other, Silver obviously more surprised than Blaze, and, at first, things seemed normal. However, that would quickly change when Blaze finally felt what was wrong.

Silver's left hand. Grabbing her right buttock.

"God... Help..." Silver thought, coming to the same realization as Blaze.

Had Silver meant to put his hand where it was? Of course not, he had been doing this in his sleep. But, did Blaze know that? Well... One could infer...

Blaze shot up off the couch like a bullet, almost throwing a punch at Silver. Her facial expression, once again, told the whole story. However, she added words this time, "Are you crazy?!"

Well, Blaze couldn't lie. She couldn't say that she didn't enjoy it for a moment... But Silver would never know that.

Silver suddenly blushed a deep crimson, "Uh... I... I-"

Blaze cut him off, "What on Earth were you even doing?! Huh?" Before Silver could even attempt to answer, she continued, "Oh, you're disgusting. You know that? You don't think I saw that surprised look on your face when I finally woke up? So what were you planning on doing? Huh? How far were you going to go?!"

After another failed attempt at saying something by Silver, Blaze opened the front door, and ran out. Leaving Silver, nearly in tears, trying to piece together what just happened.

He put his hands to his face, ashamed of what he had done. In all honesty, he had meant to do nothing of the sort. However, his pain medicine had gifted him with a very vivid dream last night, involving Blaze, involving things which also made him ashamed. He concluded that this dream was the force that made him grab Blaze in his sleep, and he blushed even harder at the thought of it. Not wanting to give the matter any further thought, he sighed, tilting his head back slowly. The tightness in his chest restricted him from leaning back too far, and he sat up, frustrated. Silver couldn't believe how quickly things had changed in past two days.

He leaned over now, hanging his head, palms still to his face.

Tikal walked in the front door, looking confused. "Silver? Your door was open. Why did Blaze just sprint to her house?"

Silver didn't move, and mumbled something inaudible. Tikal shut the door, and sat next to Silver on the couch. "What? I didn't hear y- Oh my God, are you crying? Is everything okay?"

Silver removed his hands, and saw the water that had collected on his palms. He wiped his eyes, "Yes... I'm f-fine..."

"Well, obviously not." She looked into Silver's eyes, "Now tell me, what's wrong?"

"I... Uh..." Silver ran his hands through his quills, "Blaze is kinda mad at me..."

Tikal giggled, "Isn't she always mad?"

"No, I mean, she's really pissed at me." Silver said.

"Why? What happened?"

"I-I don't know! That's just it!" Silver stood up, and switched seats to the chair to the right of them. "We fell asleep on the couch watching a movie last night, then when we woke up, she was laying on my chest, and I... Uh... I... I-"

"For God's sake, Silver. Spit it out!" Tikal demanded.

"I was grabbing her ass!" Silver suddenly exclaimed.

Tikal's eyes widened, and her jaw hit the floor. When she finally regrouped, she looked at Silver angrily.

Silver pointed at her, "Oh, don't give me that look. You think I really meant to do it?! I was doing that in my sleep, Tikal. The point is, Blaze hates me now. Why am I so freakin' stupid?!" Silver hit himself on the head.

Tikal sighed, "Well, I suppose you couldn't control yourself. I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions. But that's a hole you'll just have to dig yourself out of."

Silver sighed as well, and leaned back. "That's it? Not even a suggestion as to what I should do?"

Tikal held her hands up, "Hey, I was going to help you out with this whole Blaze-and-you thing, but you didn't want me to tell anyone. 'Especially Blaze'. Now it seems as though you've screwed yourself beyond repair. My only advice is to talk to her... Just be honest with her, all that stuff. Other than that, I can't really tell you anything."

Silver put is hands to his face once more, "I'm so screwed..."

Tikal stood up, and shrugged. "Well, can't argue with that. Have you taken your painkillers yet? I can get them for you."

"Yes, please... They're in the kitchen somewhere." Silver replied.

Tikal slipped into the kitchen, and got the two pills, along with a glass of water for Silver. When she walked back into the living room, Silver had his face in his cell phone. She sat the water and pills next to him on a small table. "What'cha doing?"

Silver looked up slightly, "Calling Blaze."

"What?!" Tikal suddenly took the phone from Silver, in the middle of him dialing the number, and flung it across the room. "Are you out of your mind?!"

Silver looked at Tikal, wide-eyed. "Uh... I was about to ask you the same question..."

Tikal explained, "No! You can't call her! First off, it just happened, what? 30 minutes ago? That's way too soon to apologize for something like that! Secondly, you don't call the girl in this situation. You grow a pair and go talk to her about it! Jesus Christ, Silver! Are you trying to make it worse?!"

"Uh... N-No..." Silver said, still shocked.

Tikal sighed, "Just take your pills... Don't talk to Blaze about it today, unless she comes back and wants to talk with you about it... And damn sure don't call her, Silver. You wanted a suggestion? There it is."

Silver swallowed his pills, "Well... Okay. Thanks, Tikal."

Tikal opened the front door, "No problem. Give me an update on everything after a while. Until Blaze comes back, just call me if you need anything."

She shut the door, and stepped out on the front porch to find Shadow sitting on one of the chairs, smoking another cigarette. Tikal had left Shadow here so she could go talk with Silver, as they were on an early-morning walk when they saw Blaze sprint across the field.

Shadow stood up, "So what was that all about?"

Tikal sighed once more, "I'll have to tell you about it later." She took the cigarette from Shadow, threw it down, and stomped on it, putting it out. "You really gotta' stop that."

Shadow shrugged, and soon lit another as the two headed back to Tikal's house.

MOHAHAHAHA, why am I so evil to Silver?

I think it's safe to say that I milked that "T" rating for all it's worth this time around XD But I guess that's what it's there for. Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading! Love you all!