50. Breaking the Rules
The moment her eyes met his, the maid's heart skipped a beat and her heart dropped. Oh no. Oh no, oh no, oh no. Why did it have to be him? Of all people on the face of Mobius, why did it have to be Sonic that she just happened to bump into? Did everything and everyone in the universe hate her? Though rationalization did manage to remind her that she did work in the very home that he and his family lived in, she still found herself questioning how exactly it had happened.
"Well, well, well…" Sonic said, an eyebrow raised as he smirked a mischievous and flirty grin. "What do we have here?"
Sally merely swallowed, doing her best to stand up straight, look dignified, and avoid his gaze at the same time. Rather than talking to him, Sally simply stood still, hoping that he would eventually get the message and leave.
Knowing Sonic, though, that wasn't going to happen. And as expected, the hedgehog started circling her as he spoke. Oh, how she wished she could slap him across the face. "I like the maid's dress, Sal. Looks good on you! Though to be honest, it's not really your thing. You know?"
Her lips in a thin-lined frown, Sally took in a deep breath. "I would appreciate it very much if you—"
Before Sally could finish her sentence, Sonic had put an arm around her waist and pulled her close. What on Mobius—?
"Why so formal, Sal? It's just me!" Sonic told her as he raised an eyebrow, sending yet another flirty smile in her direction. "Your old pal Sonic."
Her cheeks beginning to burn red, Sally growled. "As a servant of the kingdom of—"
"Servant, shmirvant!" Sonic exclaimed, throwing his other arm into the air for dramatic effect. "You're Sal for crying out loud! Would it really kill you to just relax for one, S—?"
"YOUR HIGHNESS!" The girl finally had lost it; she simply couldn't take his attitude. "If you don't mind, I am trying my very best to stay on task! I am not allowed to chat idly while I work, and I am most certainly am not allowed to flirt with any members of the royal family, thank you very much!"
His arm no longer around her waist, the prince simply stared at the girl, his eyebrows raised as he folded his arms. He no longer wore a smile, but a slight frown and a creased brow. Was he mad or offended? Was he sad?
After a long time, Sonic sighed and shook his head. "I seem to have forgotten. You've always been one to follow the rules to a 'T,' huh Sal?"
She didn't respond to his words. Rather than that, she sighed, shaking her head in the process as she spoke. "I need to return to my duties."
Sonic was silent, and taking that as the all-clear, Sally simply nodded one last time and headed off in the other direction. She still had to wash the windows and mop the hallway and dust the trophy room and—
Before Sally even knew what was going on, she found herself being turned around, pulled close, and smiled at in a very, very Sonic-y way. The moment everything sunk in, Sally found herself blushing fiercely.
"Your-your highness! This is not—"
"Sally Alicia Acorn, you know as well as I do that I'm always breaking the rules. Heck, you should know it better than anyone else." He said, raising an eyebrow for dramatic effect. "I make my own rules."
Sally simply swallowed, not knowing what else to do. At the moment, she was at Sonic's mercy, and she knew without a doubt that there was no way she could get away. Hopefully, he would show pity on her and let her continue her chores… the very last thing she needed was to get in trouble!
After a very long and drawn-out silence, Sonic rolled his eyes and shook his head, nearly chuckling in the process. Without a warning, he released his grip on the girl, making her nearly fall back from the sudden lack of support. "Sheesh Sal," He sighed as she did her best to regain any sort of balance, "You're no fun."
As soon as she found herself back on her feet, she immediately looked toward Sonic. He was already half-way down the hall, waving back at her as he spoke. "Enjoy cleaning the place, Sal! I'll see you later."
Against her better judgment, Sally grabbed the nearest bucket and threw it at him.
An AU in which Sonic is the prince and Sally is the commoner. How interesting it would be if Sonic was the prince, huh? :)
Sorry for the late update! :O But I got it up, and now this series is halfway done! :D
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