Chapter 36

At the end of this week that has passed, we find Blaze lying on the couch in Silver's living room (technically her living room as well, as she has pretty much moved in by this point), desperately trying pass time by reading a book as well as watching TV. But, alas, her mind was fixed on one particular subject: she had no idea where her mate had went.

When Blaze awoke earlier that morning, she had noticed that Silver wasn't beside her in their bed, and that, in fact, he was nowhere to be found in the house. Usually, if he were going somewhere, he would have left some sort of note saying where he was at; obviously, this was also not found. The cat tried calling him, five times, in fact, but it was to no avail, as he didn't pick up. This new frustration didn't help matters much, as Blaze was already in a bad mood as well as vomiting her guts up.

However, she was indeed worried for her hedgehog. So much, that she actually broke out into a sweat thinking of the possibilities. His car was still at the house, but, to Blaze, that didn't mean much. She also proceeded to call Shadow and Tikal just to see if they had any idea where he could be, but, of course, they hadn't a clue. Between doing this, reading, and failing to reach Silver a few more times, she wasn't able to get her mind off the subject, but it sure as hell made time pass quickly.

It grew later and later, and still no word from Silver. When the fire-cat finally looked outside again, she saw that the sky was darkening rapidly above the trees. Finally, she sighed, dressed herself in the well-known purple coat and white tights (a look that she had strayed from for a while until now), and opened the door to find that it had just now started to drizzle rain. Being pragmatic, she went to look for an umbrella around the house, only to find that this was missing as well.

"Wonderful... Just my luck." Blaze thought, "But... I must go find him..." With that, she set out for town.

((POV))

"Silver... Are you sure you wanna' go through with this?" Sonic asked.

The albino hedgehog replied: "Positive! Never been more sure of anything in my life. Just stick to the plan. Stay here, and-"

"But... How do you even know she's gonna'-?"

Silver chuckled, "Because I know Blaze. Trust me, this is gonna' work."

The blue one grinned, "And if it doesn't?"

"...Shut up."

((POV))

It was pouring rain from the now pitch-black sky. The lavender cat had searched all up and down the streets, in shops, buildings, et cetera, but it was no use ((Freaking non-intentional references!DX )). Her worry had escalated, and, honestly, it showed. She was now heading home, when she noticed the site that her and Silver were sitting on when they confessed their love to each other, and shared their first kiss. There was now a fairly large cover over it, something that Blaze quickly found refuge under when her cellphone rang:

"Hello?"

"Hey, Blaze! It's Sonic... Uh... I just wanted to apologize for annoying you back in Folly... I didn't know you were... You know... I'm sorry."

Blaze laughed, "Oh, it's quite alright, Sonic. I'm sorry for overreacting... I wasn't in the best of moods that morning. Hey, while I have you... You wouldn't happen to know where Silver is, would you? He's been gone all morning, and I'm a bit worried..."

"Heh... Funny you should mention that..." The Blue Blur said, nervously. "That's another reason why I called... He's here with me, but he says he's mad at you."

The cat was relieved, but also gasped, "M-Mad at me? Why?"

"*Aside* Why are you mad, again?" There was a pause, "Oh, yeah. He says, And I quote, 'Because I had to find out about you being pregnant from Amy!"

Blaze's eyes went wide, "O-Oh my gosh! Tell him I'm-!"

"Hang on... There, you're on speaker."

She continued, "Silvy! I-I'm so sorry! I... I didn't mean to put it off, telling you... It just... Oh, gosh..."

There was another pause, and then Sonic spoke up again: "He asked, 'Why don't you trust me?'"

"N-No! I do trust you! I can promise you that!"

This initiated another silence, "Alright, he said: 'Then why didn't you tell me about it immediately? What were you waiting for?'"

The fire-cat was almost in tears, "I... I'm sorry, Silver... I really am. I just wanted to wait until after the vacation... And then... I-I was going to tell you! But I... I just... I'm sorry... I love you so much, Silvy... Just... Please... Come home so we can talk about it..." Of course, this resulted in another short pause. However, Blaze wasn't nearly as patient this time. She added: "Well? What did he say?"

"He... He said he has just one more question to ask you." Sonic replied, "But you have to turn around first."

Blaze made a face at the seemingly ridiculous request, and considered questioning it, but decided not to, and promptly turned around. She was glad she did. The cat dropped her phone (and her jaw, for that matter) at the sight of Silver The Hedgehog behind her. Normally, she would have immediately embraced him (or clocked him for making her worry, depending on what kind of mood she was in), but this particular situation was a bit different: her mate was on one knee, smiling nervously up at her.

"Alright... Oh, God... I know this is a bit sudden, and maybe a little predictable... But, B-Blazey... I've known you forever, and I've had the same feelings for you since the day we met. I... I want to spend the rest of my life with you... And raise our child with you." The hedgehog now took out a small black box from his back pocket, with a golden "B" marked in a fancy font on the top of it. "Blaze The Cat..." He said, slowly opening the case, "Will you marry me?"

The ring was breathtaking. Many small diamonds were lined up around the moderate-sized band, and the metal around the large diamond budded up to resemble rose petals, also with small stones on each one of them. However, Blaze could have cared less about it at that point in time; she had Silver now. Forever.

All the tears that she had been holding back suddenly exploded from her golden eyes, and streamed down her muzzle. Unable to speak, she put her hands up to her mouth, and nodded, still in a state of shock. This, of course, made Silver smile softly; he stood up, and embraced his future wife, kissing her tear-stained cheeks. After a few minutes of this, the hedgehog pulled away, and placed the glistening piece of jewelry on the fire-cat's left-hand ring finger. She laid her head on his chest, and there was silence for some five minutes, with the exception of the sound of hard rain on the metal cover above them.

Finally, Blaze whispered into Silver's ear, "So... Does this mean you're not mad at me?"

Her future husband smiled again, tilted her chin up, and warmly kissed her. After their lip-lock had ended, Silver chuckled, touched his nose to hers, and whispered back: "And you call me the naïve one..."

*Wipes sweat off forehead* Good God... Is it easy to see how that was a very hard chapter to write?:/ Hope you enjoyed!^^

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