Chapter 25: A Little Miscalculation
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Blaze
I saw Tails watch Marine, and her only. He'd obviously made a little mistake. Me, Silver and Sonic looked at each other with a confused look.
"W...What d'ya do?" Marine asked, slowly.
Tails bit his lip. But, still couldn't bring himself to look at anyone else.
"Sorry," he apologised again, "Slight miscalculation..." he made a small smile, and looked at all of us, looking slightly worried, "I mean... I just wanted to impress you all."
"... What did you do, though?" Sonic enquired, raising an eyebrow.
"I'm afraid you guys won't be coming back home for a few weeks. Nothing big-"
"WHAT?" I screamed, putting my hands on my head.
Oh, no! Now what? I've got a load of paper work to do! AND, I have to get protecting the damn emeralds, not to mention Jim! What the hell was going on in that other dimension anyway? Oh, damn! I've got a meeting today! Oh, bummer.
Oh, darn!
"You mean..." Silver started, he actually looked happy, "you wanted to leave?"
"No, Silver," I replied sarcastically, "I'm really enjoying it here."
I saw Marine chew on her lower lip, she then shrugged.
"Ah, well," she replied, "I'm sure Tails can 'andle it in a jiffy."
"First I need to find the machine," Tails replied, blushing.
Silver, Sonic, Marine and my eyes widened and we glared at him, me especially.
"You dunno where it is?" we all exclaimed.
He held up his hands in defence.
"I... I... I... I... Sorry," he stuttered.
I sighed in sheer annoyance, and stamped my foot on the ground and turned away.
"Gee, thanks a lot, Tails," I muttered.
"Don't be in such a state, Mari... Blaze," Tails explained, "it won't take me long. Promise. Come on. You know me."
I scrunched up my nose.
"Yeah. It better be ready by the end of the week, otherwise you're going down," I explained.
I could sense Marine grinning at my last word.
"Blaze, you can stay with me," Sonic said, cheerfully.
I gave him a bored look.
Silver gaped.
"Oh, a... a...and Silver," Sonic finished, his cheerfulness slightly fading.
"Just remember, Sonic," I started, "it will never happen."
Sonic folded his arms, and grinned.
"We'll see," he replied.
Maybe, I could look for Shadow if I'm staying here... no! No. He'll kill me if I find him again... but-
"So, we just gonna hang around then?" Marine asked.
"Sure. Why not?" Silver replied, "nice warm day, anyway. Better ring the Coconut Crew and Benny about what's going on."
"Ur... you can do that," Marine said, quickly, "I think I'll go and see Cream or sommet."
"Ur, no. You're staying with me," Tails replied, pointing to her then him.
Marine rolled her eyes.
"Foine," she said, and looked away.
"Anyway, the Coconut Crew need to sleep somewhere seeing as I'm going to be using my workshop. As will Benny-" I saw Marine shiver, "-so, Sonic?"
"Um!" Sonic exclaimed, stepping closer to me, "let's go and ask Espio, Vector and Charmy. You know how much they love kids."
"... Ur, yes, I do," Tails said sarcastically whilst scratching his neck.
"Oh, well. The Coconut Crew can stay with them too," Sonic finished, he smiled, "and Silver and..." he grinned, "Blaze will be with me. We'll have a lot of fun."
"Ooo, I'm looking forward to it!" I said, in a girly tone slapping my hands together.
Marine nodded at me, and smirked.
"Ooo, it's gonna be great!" Silver exclaimed, jumping up and down like that dumb, purple dinosaur called 'Barny'.
I snorted at his childish behaviour. Then, had an idea. If I could ring Gardon personally, and tell him I'll be away, and a few others...
Then, sure.
I saw Marine holding back a laugh, with much effort.
Then, I remembered. Ah, I'm so dumb when I'm in a bad mood! I can't ring somebody... in another dimension. Unless, I used Tails' phone... surely, the little fox... no, big fox won't mind.
"Tails," I started, he immediately hid behind Marine, who had to blink twice to realise what he was doing, "can I borrow your phone?" He came out of his... not very good hiding place, and smiled at me, nervously, biting his fingernails.
"S-sure," he replied, through his teeth, "just don't yell at me. Please."
"All right, all right," I replied.
Silver looked at me and did a smile for no reason.
"So, what now?" Sonic asked, shrugging.
Tails put a finger to his lower lip, and started thinking.
"Ooo! MEOW! I've thought of an idea!" Sonic exclaimed, pointing his finger to the sky.
I glared at him.
"Stop making fun of my race," I explained, "anyway, I only meow... well, I hardly ever meow."
"You're saying meow now," Marine replied.
"Shut up," I replied, glaring at her, I was happy how smooth my voice came out.
"Hmm... I'm going to try and make you purr one day," Sonic said.
Silver cleared his throat and shuffled his feet.
"You try," I said to him, smiling a little.
Sonic stepped closer to me.
"Oh, I will. We'll see who the one is dreaming about now... no, wait. I didn't say that right... say 'you try' again," he explained.
"No."
"Oh, fine!"
Tails sighed slowly.
"So," he started, "me and Marine will take the Coconut Crew and Be-"
"Ooo, na, mate! You can do that on your own!" Marine explained, smiling innocently and stepping away from him.
"Actually, Marine, you're coming with me," he explained, like the 'man of the house'.
Marine shook her head.
"Since when have you become so ordering?" I asked, folding my arms.
"Just trying to get my place in..." Tails was having trouble on what to say.
"Well, you have to impress me first," Marine said.
Tails grinned.
"Oh, that won't be difficult," he gave her a look.
Marine
"Oh, that won't be difficult," he gave me a look, which I just adored. Why did he always do that when he wanted me to do sommet?
He's done it before.
Grr!
"Oh, foine!" I replied, "whatever you want."
He smiled... bigger this time, and gave me a random wave. I blinked twice and slightly recoiled.
"So..." Silver said, "me, Sonic and... hee hee, Blaze, will be off now."
I heard Blaze start to whimper behind me.
"Oy, mate," I whispered to her, "if you are a virgin when I meet yer again... you'll 'ave done well."
"Thanks, Marine. That's very reassuring," Blaze replied, smoothly, but sarcastically.
I nodded, doing an odd smile to hold back a certain laugh. The two gents went over to her, and wrapped their arms around her shoulders.
"C'mon, chick. We've got work to do," Sonic said, grinning.
Blaze raised an eyebrow calmly, and suddenly Sonic and Silver screamed and backed away. They held their red hot arms.
"Cool," I whispered, "wish I could do that."
"You can still use an energy blast remember?" Tails interjected.
I looked at him, and shook a fist at him.
"I was talking to myself!" I exclaimed, "why did yer have to interrupt like that?"
"Because I'm nice," Tails replied, simply.
I rolled my eyes, and turned back to the 'hedgehog-magnet'. She seemed to be in the arms of the silver and blue hedgehog again, especially the blue one. He was climbing all over her.
Figuratively.
I cleared my throat.
"Ur... I'll just be going na," I said, stepping back only to bump into Tails.
"Heh heh heh," he laughed, gently, "let's be going then."
"So, Marine, you happy you're going to have a child?" Silver asked.
I blinked.
"That's a little outta the blue, mate. Ur... well..." I felt Tails start to tremble behind me.
"Or, would you prefer an abortion?" Silver started.
As soon as he said that, I suddenly felt rather angry... no, very angry. I felt Tails stiffen.
"Ooo!" Sonic exclaimed, in a deep voice.
"Ya what? Na Oi bladdy wouldn't! Dan' ask me anythin' aba' tha' again!" I ordered, glaring at him.
Blaze was gaping at Silver, with a shocked expression. Silver gave me an apologetic look, and went red, and looked away in shame.
"Okay. I'm sorry. I didn't mean that," he said, in a soft tone.
"Yeah, yeah, all roight," I replied. "Dan't hurt yerself."
Silver was completely facing the other way.
Nutter.
Sonic put on a grin, which even I thought was rather... eh hem.
"Let's go," he said, quickly.
He grabbed Blaze's hand, which burnt his hand, and backed away.
"For goodness sake, Blaze! Enough with the fiery thing all ready," Sonic explained, "God! I wonder how Shadow survived with you snogging him every second."
The mention of Shaddy obviously made Blaze angry. She huffed, and walked away. Sonic went chasing after her.
"Blaze! I'm sorry! Come back!" he called.
Suddenly, Sonic was circled with fire, he looked for an escape, but was completely trapped. Blaze glared at him through the flames.
"You will be sorry," she threatened.
She then reduced the size of the circle, Sonic screamed when the fire was very close to him.
"Blaze! I'm sorry! I won't mention Shadow again!" he exclaimed, his face looking at the sky.
"You promise?" Blaze asked, smoothly.
He nodded with a pathetic face. Blaze sighed, and the fire suddenly disappeared, Sonic sighed with relief and grinned at her.
"Hot gal," he muttered, and walked away.
"You can say that again," Silver said, nudging him in the side.
Blaze was quiet for a while, then a small menacing smile came upon her face.
"Do you want me to engulf you in flames? I'll do it, by all means," she explained, calmly.
"Only if you would like to be in unbearable pain you didn't realise you could feel," Silver replied, simply.
Blaze stared at him.
"Meow!" Sonic teased.
Blaze raised an eyebrow at him.
"You're supposed to be walking off," she said, gesturing at him.
"Oh, yeah, I am, aren't I?" Sonic laughed, and started walking off again.
To be honest, I forgot I was even there!
Blaze
I saw Silver walk over to me, and wrap his arm around me. But, I accidently burnt him, Silver screamed and backed away. Marine and Tails just stood there rather awkwardly.
"Me and Marine are gonna go-"
"Walkabout," Marine interjected, and walked away.
Tails followed her quickly, his tails flowing behind him. I looked slowly at Silver, to find it was Sonic staring right at me, his face very close to mine.
"Oh, kiss her quick," Silver came along from behind Sonic.
"Oh, okay," Sonic grabbed my face, and lurched for my mouth.
Holy dooley!
"Ur eheheh," I laughed nervously, and ducked away from him.
"Blaze! Come on, Blaze! Give me a kiss! Come on. I deserve one for after what I've done for you," Sonic explained.
"What have you done for me?" I asked, gesturing at him.
Sonic grinned.
"I gave you friends. I made you smile. I made you more social-"
"That was Cream! You just put me into a fight!" I exclaimed.
"Blaze!" Sonic whined, "come here."
"N-No," I said, folding my arms.
Silver shuffled his feet.
"Okay. Think of me as Shadow. What would you do if I was Shadow? Come here, and show me. Do whatever you want," he tried his best to put a deep tone in, "my name is Shadow. Shadow the hedgehog."
Silver snorted, but I tried to think Sonic as Shadow. I imagined his quills turning black and having those lovely red stripes, his cold eyes...
I stepped closer to him, and tried to imagine his posture as Shadow would stand. The folded arms, the emotionless face. I suddenly grew angry.
"Shadow!" I exclaimed, Sonic's happy face became a confused look, "How dare you leave me with Sonic? He won't leave me be! He just wants to snog me and all that! I want you back! I'm so angry you left me! Stay! NOW! I don't care what everyone thinks!"
Sonic blinked, and his mouth was slightly agape.
"Let me teach Sonic a lesson," he said, in a deep tone.
The Shadow-Sonic was stepping closer to me very quickly, of course Shadow wouldn't do that. It's usually me stepping closer to him.
I stepped back.
"Sorry, Sonic... you're not him," I whispered looking away.
I could tell Sonic's face had dropped, he was about to say something, but then walked away. I felt Silver put a hand on my shoulder.
"He'll come running back to you," he explained.
"Huh!"
Marine
"Where're we going?"
"Dunno."
"Where're we going?"
"Dunno."
"Where're we going?"
"Over there."
"Oh, alroight."
I sighed and followed Tails to wherever we were going. His presence was rather comfortable and uncomfortable. I didn't know how to explain it.
"Marine," he started, "ring the Coconut Crew."
I flipped out my mobile phone from my pocket. It was blue, that's all I'm telling yer. I went onto me contact list and saw the name 'Kylok', I pressed the ring button and put it to my ear.
"G'day?" Kylok asked, through the phone.
"Eh, Kylok," I greeted him, "ur, problem with Tails' machine. We ain't going back till... well, for a whoile anyway."
"Oh, crikey," Kylok muttered, "well," he said, "we'll just have ter make do, then. We staying in Tails' workshop?"
"Na, mate. 'E's letting yer stay at a friend's," I replied back.
Kylok was silent for a long while, I heard Benny's annoying voice in the background.
"Ur... sure. When is Tails coming to get us?" Kylok asked.
"Ur..." I then realised we were walking in the direction the machine had exploded, or whatever happened to it, "Not sure, mate."
"Hmm... pass me to the blighter will yer?"
I tapped Tails on the shoulder, he turned to me and I passed him the phone. He took it.
"Hello?" he said.
I didn't hear anything coming through the phone, except Tails.
"Yeah... Yeah... a few weeks-"
"A FEW WEEKS!" now I did hear that.
"Sorry, Kylok," he quickly passed me back the phone.
"Ur..." I grabbed it off him, and hung up.
Tails' eyes widened and he sighed in relief.
"Wow. Kylok's kinda angry with me," he explained.
I nodded in agreement. There was a long pause.
"You hungry?" Tails asked.
I looked at him, to see his face. It was worried.
I shook my head slowly, wondering why he looked so worried. Was it because of the machine? Because Kylok was so angry with him? Oh, c'mon! Kylok's old and moody.
"What's up?" I asked.
"Well... it's just was Silver said," he straightened up, and looked at me fully, "he didn't upset you, did he?"
"No. You?" I asked, surprised how gentle my voice sounded.
Tails nodded.
My heart burst. Wow. I wasn't expecting that. Tails was upset by what Silver had said?
"Really?" I asked, my tone high.
"Yeah, well... I'm probably just being sensitive. It's just... well, what do you think on the issue?"
I blinked.
"Ur... nothing much really. Why?"
"Would you want this... child?" Tails asked, his hands in front of him.
My eyes narrowed slightly.
"Do you-"
"Yes, that's what I'm trying to get at. I mean... yeah, sure, I don't mind at all. What about you?"
I gave him a confused look.
"I'm foine with it," I replied, shrugging, but some part of me told me that was a lie.
He watched me for a while.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
I nodded slowly.
His face suddenly brightened up.
"Well, let's go find this machine," he said, cheerfully, and walked forward.
I stood there for a while. I still couldn't believe how Tails felt about what Silver had said... I mean... I didn't feel very much upset, more angry. But, I mean... never in my life, had I seen Tails... like that.
He wanted this child.
Did I?
I just didn't know. I mean, a mother at sixteen...
Ain't that illegal? I chewed on my lower lip, and some part of my hand made itself move to my stomach.
"God help yer," I muttered.
Well, nothing much happened in this chapter. It's a slow story. Sorry. Please review! I'm kinda looking forward for Marine and Tails' child. I think the poll has had its final vote, it'll be closed soon. But, please review! And, THANK YOU for letting me reach 100 reviews! Hope you enjoyed the chapter. Updating will be quick.
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