Chapter 35

There was absolute silence in the blue hedgehog's van, which was only half-way home at this point. That is, until Sonic himself finally broke it, with a simple exclamation:

"What?!"

"You heard me." Amy replied.

"Wow... I mean... Are you sure about that?"

"Considering that I was there when she tested it... Yes. Yes I am."

All but four eyes were now as wide as they could be; which, obviously, were those of Amy herself and Knuckles. The quietness resumed, and it stayed like this for the rest of the trip.

Back with our couple, they had made their way into the woods, and soon found themselves at The Rock, where they now sat down. Still hand-in-hand, the two gazed off into the distance, and stayed like this for some time, taking in the fresh air.

"Alright... I can't take this anymore..." Blaze finally said, retrieving her hand. "Silvy, I have to tell you something..."

Silver smiled, "Can it wait? I'm really enjoying the calmness..."

"It's kind of important..."

Her mate chuckled, "I was kidding. Continue?"

The fire-cat took a deep breath, "Alright... I..." She stopped for a moment, looking for the right words. "I don't really know any other way to say this... So I suppose I'll just come out with it: Silver, I am-"

Just then, Silver's cellphone rang, interrupting Blaze. The hedgehog took it out, saw who was calling, and then stood up. "Hold that thought... I gotta' take this..." He said.

"Hello? Sonic? What's up?"

"Hey... Uh... I-Is Blaze there?"

A curious look crossed Silver's face, and he looked to his girlfriend for a moment. "Uh, yeah... Why?"

"Could I talk to her for a sec? I'd just like to apologize for makin' her mad earlier... I had no idea that she was... Well... You know..." Sonic said.

"You know? Uh... No... I don't think I do..."

There was a pause for a while, and then the Blue Blur spoke again: "Oh, shit! She hasn't told you yet, has she? I-I'm so sorry! Uh... I..."

In reality, the albino hedgehog held the phone away from his face, held up his index finger to his lavender mate, smiling nervously, and walked away for a moment. Once out of earshot (and eyesight, for that matter) from Blaze, he resumed the conversation.

"Now... You had no idea that Blaze was what?! What hasn't she told me?" Silver asked, threateningly.

"Hey, hey..." Sonic said, "Look, I'm sorry. Don't kill the messenger..."

"Just tell me..."

There was a rather long, uncomfortable silence, but then Sonic resumed: "...She's pregnant..." Yet another pause, "And... I'm guessing you know how she got that way..."

Silver looked as if he had seen a ghost. He once more removed the phone from his face, felt a sudden tightness in his chest, leaned over, and put his hands on his knees. After a minute or two of staying like this, Silver finally heard Sonic speak up:

"Hey, dude... You still there?"

The white hedgehog took a deep breath, and stood up straight again. His voice shook, "Uh... Y-Yeah... I'm here..."

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah... I-I'm fine." Silver said, "I think that's actually what she was about to tell me when you called. I... I'll sort it out with her eventually. Talk to you later." With that, he hung up, ran his hands over his face, and made his way back to The Rock.

"What was that all about?" Blaze asked, when her mate returned.

The hedgehog scratched the back of his head. "Oh... Uh... It's nothing. Car troubles."

"Goodness! Is everything alright?"

"Yeah... It's all good..." Silver said, sitting back down. "Now, uh... What were you gonna' tell me?"

Blaze's eyes widened. While her boyfriend was conversing with Sonic, she was contemplating whether or not to go through with telling Silver of her pregnancy. Needless to say, this resulted in Blaze talking herself out of it.

"Oh... I... I was going to say..." The cat suddenly sprang to her feet, "That I think I left the TV on at the house! Don't want to waste any power!" She quickly ran out of sight, leaving Silver in a battle of emotions.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" Blaze thought.

Likewise, the still somewhat shocked hedgehog had thoughts of his own. His face fell into his hands: "Why didn't she just say it?! Oh, whatever... Back to the main point: I'm gonna' be a dad?! Oh, man... Oh, man! What the hell am I gonna' do?"

He continued to think negative thoughts such as this for some time, until finally...

"Or... Well... Maybe..." He thought, looking up to the clear blue sky just above the tree-line. "It doesn't have to be this way..."

Now, Silver continued to think thoughts such as this, until, after a while, he became almost excited at the idea. For the next fifteen minutes or so, he paced about happily, smiling, and soon turned to head home. Moments later, however, as if a lightbulb clicked ob in his head, the hedgehog gasped, and snapped his fingers. He whipped out his phone, and dialed a number.

"Hey... Sonic? Change of plans. I'm gonna' need your help..."

And so, multiple days passed, and soon even a week without either Silver nor Blaze speaking on the subject again. This was most dreadful for the fire-cat, of course, as she became even more sick ((well... obviously, Dark...)) and was now vomiting each and every morning. In an act of denial, when her mate was away one evening, she went out and bought another pregnancy test to try it once more: same result. And, for Silver, in an act of attempting to hide his knowledge, offered to take Blaze to the hospital; an offer to which she refused.

Make no mistake, however; this is exactly what Silver wanted. He was now ready to implement this newfound "plan", and he was as giddy as a schoolgirl about it.

Tee hee... What's Silvy planning?:3 Two short chapters in a row, dammit... Oh, well... That's just how it goes sometimes. At least I didn't take a whole month this time!:D Are ya' proud of me? Huh? Huh? U proud, bro?XD

Anyways, you'll also notice that I'm not going into... How do I put this... DETAIL... About Blaze's pregnancy symptoms. We've all had Sex-Ed, here... Don't make me feel any more awkward that I already do!X(

Also, if you're curious as to where I'm headed story-wise when I wrap this one up... I've added a "Future Fics" section to my bio. So head over there if you want to, I guess!

Thanks for reading! Love you all!