Manic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog's green furred brother was flying his hoverboard over Angel Island as he had agreed to meet someone on Angel Island to spend Christmas with them there. The green furred hedgehog had a backpack on his back which held the Christmas dinner he had prepared for the Christmas party, and Manic couldn't help but grin in excitement at the upcoming Christmas party.
"Golly, I can't wait t'be celebratin' Christmas with this gal I met while on Angel Island the other hand! She looked real nice, an' she's real nice as well! Perfect gal t'be spendin' the holidays with!" Manic told himself as he looked down at Angel Island, and could see the person he was going to spend Christmas with already: It was Tikal the Echidna, and she was currently setting the dining table she had summoned with magic.
Manic grinned and he began to slowly descend on his hoverboard and landed near Tikal. "Hey, Tikal! 'Sup, babe?" He asked the orange echidna with a smile.
Tikal turned to look at Manic and gave the green furred hedgehog a kind smile as well. "Hello, Manic. I'm glad you could make it here. I haven't really been able to properly celebrate Christmas in my life, since I haven't exactly known of its existence until Knuckles told me about it. So I'm glad that you were willing to celebrate Christmas with me this year." She spoke.
Manic smiled and nodded. "Well, yeah. Of course I'm willin' t'help a cool gal like you celebratin' their first Christmas. It's the least a guy like me can do." He told Tikal as he took the Christmas dinner he had prepared out of his backpack. He had stuffed the various foods he prepared in Tupperware boxes, and he placed it all down on the table.
"By the way, the dinner's cold right now, an I'm not sure if there's any way on this island t'warm it up again..." Manic informed Tikal as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly.
"Don't worry about it, Manic. I can warm it up again with the magic of Chaos." Tikal told Manic with a reassuring smile.
Manic sighed in relief. "'Kay, that's a relief..." He muttered. Sometime later, after Tikal and Manic had finished setting the table and Tikal had warmed up the Christmas dinner again, the green furred hedgehog and the orange echidna were sitting at the dinner table, eating their Christmas dinner.
"Mmmm, your cooking is delicious, Manic. My compliments." Tikal told Manic with a smile as she continued eating
Manic blushed and grinned. "Aw, shucks. Thanks, Tikal. I try t'do my best t'impress people with my cookin'. I don't stand in the kitchen too often, so I'm glad people take a likin' t'my cookin'." He told Tikal as he also continued eating.
Tikal nodded at that. "I see. I can understand that people experience joy when they get praise for their cooking and they don't cook that often. I would feel the same way, in all honesty." She agreed as she continued eating.
Later, once Christmas dinner was over, Tikal and Manic were taking a walk across Angel Island, and they were talking a bit. "So Sonic the Hedgehog is your brother?" Tikal asked Manic.
Manic grinned and nodded. "Sure is! We also have a sister named Sonia, an the three of us are triplets! Royal triplets, even! Our ma's a queen by the name of Aleena, although we were separated at birth 'cause of some sort of prophecy or somethin'. Only years later, when we were teens did we reunite, an we had t'fight some mad dictator by the name of Robotnik or somethin'. We often referred t'him as Buttnik, however, 'cause he was a real jerk." He told her.
Tikal nodded at that. "Interesting...Well, I am a member of the former Knuckles Clan, and I resided back in the Mystic Ruins thousands of years ago, and I am also the daughter of Chief Pachacamac. In my youth, I lived in a period of war and opposed my father's warmongering days, and I befriended creatures known as Chao and their guardian, Chaos." She told Manic.
Manic was impressed, to say the least. "Dang...You lived in the Ancient Ruins thousands of years ago? An you mentioned t'me that you're a spirit, right? How come I can physically interact with you then?" He asked Tikal.
"Well, I can create a physical body for myself using the magic of Chaos, hence I am able to physically interact with people that way. That should explain it." Tikal told him.
"Aaaah, yeah. That makes sense." Manic nodded. The pair soon stopped underneath a tree, which had a mistletoe hanging from it. "Hey, what's with the mistletoe?" Manic asked, blushing slightly.
"Knuckles told me that this plant has some sort of Christmas tradition behind it. It is said that if two people stand underneath a mistletoe, they have to kiss each other on the lips. I have to be honest, I have never kissed a boy before, not even during my youth..." Tikal admitted as she also blushed slightly.
Manic grinned at that as he continued to blush. "Perhaps I can change that?" He suggested to her.
Tikal looked up at Manic, her blush growing. "You...would really do that for me...?" She asked the green furred hedgehog.
Manic grinned and nodded. "Yeah." He replied.
Tikal smiled at that. "Thank you, Manic..." She said before leaning forward and giving Manic a kiss on the lips. Manic enjoyed the kiss, and said kiss lasted for about 30 seconds before they both pulled away.
"How was that for a first kiss?" Manic asked with a grin and a blush.
"It was...great...It is as if you press your face against meat..." Tikal admitted with a blush and a smile.
"Well, I'm glad you enjoyed, Tikal. Let's continue our walk 'round the island now." Manic smiled as he held Tikal's hand and the two continued their walk around Angel Island.