[English is not my first language. But before you click off, why don't you just read the first chapter and then decide if you stay or leave?
I would be very greatful, if you could tell me if I did a grammar or spelling mistake. Thank you and now:
Enjoy]
"So you're my little brother?"
No Answer.
"Well then: Great to meet you. I'm Charlene, but you can call me Charlie, like everyone else."
Again no answer, but this time the girl saw a brief twitch of the ears. The light gray, almost white, little hedgehog in front of her, fearfully turned his head away and pressed his soft toy close to him. And Charlene realized that she had to give him time to get used to his new home.
"Welcome home, Silver."
A gentle nod, the head was buried in the cuddly toy again.
And Charlene thought that maybe she should leave him alone. With any luck, she could talk to him better tonight. But for the time being she got up and walked quickly to the stairs.
"I'm going to my room, just settle in first." she said and was gone the next moment.
Silver, the little hedgehog, clutched his teddy with both arms. His eyes slid around the living room and to his parents.
Lauren, a pink cat with silver eyes, looked at her new son with a smile. She went carefully to his eye level and finally gently stroked the five quills he wore on his forehead. A whim of nature, as well as his small size.
"What do you think about taking a look around?": She finally asked.
The hedgehog hesitated for a second, but then nodded and was free to explore the house, which he did immediately. With slow, gentle steps, he groped his way forward. His gaze wandered along the walls, where he could see pictures of Charlene.
Charlene.
She had been very kind to him. Kept her distance from him and let him rest before trying to talk to him. He liked her.
Yes, he liked her.
But could he really make a judgment? After all, he didn't really know her yet and wanted to think she was friendly? So how did his subconscious divide her a few seconds ago?
No, it didn't work that way. Silver was sure of that.
But didn't the first impression count? That was how his nice person in Charge, Mrs. Schwartz, always explained it to him.
His first impression of Charlene?
She had been kind to him.
Did he like her?
Yes, definitely.
With a tiny, almost invisible smile on his face, Silver continued his discovery tour. He took a close look at everything. The kitchen, where Lauren cooked dinner, and the office, in which Charlene's father, Marcus, was sitting. A dark gray cat with blue eyes. As blue as his sister's eyes.
The little hedgehog decided not to disturb his father and crept past the study to the stairs. His curiosity grew with every step he took.
Shortly after he had climbed the last step, Charlene's room caught his eye. He recognized it from the fact that her name was on the door. He knew that, he could read after all.
Flooded with curiosity, he ran to the door and finally stopped in front of it. At first he wanted to knock, but now he was no longer sure.
What if Charlene didn't want him around?
But hadn't she been nice to him and greeted him in a very friendly way? And didn't he really like her?
That had to be enough to overcome the fear that was deep inside him and just knock ... right?
/Calm down, Silver, you can do this./ he thought and took a deep breath. Finally he carefully knocked on the door of his big sister, who replied within seconds with "Come in!".
The hedgehog carefully pushed the doorknob and pushed open the door. In the left corner, Charlene was sitting at her desk, drawing something.
Silver padded over to her on quiet soles and stood next to her to catch at least a brief look at the drawing. The figure on the sheet looked a little like him, but the gray hedgehog could not tell whether it really should represent him or someone else.
Finally, what felt like hours, Charlene noticed her guest and looked directly into golden eyes.
"Oh Silver, you are coming just in time. What do you think? Does it look like you?": Asked the cat and held out the drawing to her brother.
The hedgehog looked at the drawing for a while, but then shook his head.
Charlene paused and looked at the drawing again before realizing that she hadn't drawn a quill enough to Silver's forehead. She also left his fluffy chest fur out.
"Oops, sorry. Luckily, I can change that right away." she replied and turned her back on her brother again. Silver joined her with interest and watched her correct the drawing.
He watched every step closely and did not move from her side until the cat suddenly moved again and held up the revised picture.
"And how is it now?" she asked, whereupon the light gray hedgehog beamed happily.
"Do you like it?"
Silver nodded and reached for the sheet. He really wanted to see it up close. Charlene noticed the gesture and handed the sheet of paper to her brother. The hedgehog looked at the picture and then asked shyly: "Can you draw yourself too?"
"Myself?"
Silver nodded. He hugged his teddy bear anxiously. Hopefully Charlene wasn't angry with him. His mind drifted away to the thousands of answers Charlene could give him. But he hadn't counted on this.
"Sure, I like to draw myself to it.": She said smiling and immediately got to work. Silver was amazed, but he said nothing. He was just happy that his sister didn't hate him.
"Now that you, hopefully, have settled in, can I ask you something?"
The question washed away Silver's thoughts and he looked up. A quick nod. He agreed.
"When is your birthday?"
Birthday? His birthday?
The hedgehog looked away. He hugged his teddy again and murmured: "May 4th".
"May 4th? It will be your birthday soon.": The cat remarked and took a quick look at the calendar on her wall. Silver also looked there.
True, he had completely forgotten that. It was his 10th birthday in five days. What should he answer now?
A "yes" was all that came out of his mouth, then he turned away. Charlene let him be, he wouldn't do anything bad. She was sure about that. So she quickly picked up her pencil again and continued drawing while Silver looked around her room.
The room was nothing special, at least that's what Silver thought. The walls were painted a light turquoise. In the right corner, next to the window, there was a white wooden bed with a matching bedside table. Her closet was right next to the desk where Charlene was still sitting. Furthermore, a standing mirror leaned next to it, with an armchair. Finally, the last thing that caught his eye was the bookshelf, which served its purpose as a cludder holder.
The little hedgehog approached the shelf curiously. He ran his hand over the books, which were hidden in the bottom shelf, both lying and standing. Most of them were still children's books. Silver paused. How long have they been on the shelf?
"Are you interested in my books?" Came his sister's voice. The next moment she appeared behind him. The light gray hedgehog was terrified when he suddenly turned and saw the cat behind him.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
Silver nodded understandingly and smiled slightly to show that he forgave her.
"You're a very shy boy.": Charlene noticed and then dug out three books. "Here, you can read them. Hopefully they interest you."
She gave Silver three children's books, which the hedgehog immediately flicked through. For the first time since he arrived at his new home today, he had put his teddy bear down.
"May I have a look at your teddy bear?" Asked the pink cat, whereupon Silver nodded uncertainly. He was watching his sister closely as she picked up the teddy bear and looked at him with a smile.
The teddy bear had only one eye left. It was certain, that the little hedgehog had lost the second one. Charlene automatically thought of her old soft toy, which she had lost when she was eight. Sadly, she never saw it again.
"Your teddy has only one eye.": She whispered in surprise.
Silver automatically dropped his ears at that sentence. He took the teddy away from the pink cat and hugged it.
"Someone did that. It was a boy in the orphanage. He ripped Teddy's eye off and then laughed when I cried ...": Silver murmured. The longest text he had said so far. "I was often tricked there ..."
Charlene was speechless ...
"Silver, are you here?"
Nobody answered.
"Silver!?"
There was a groan, then something stirred in bed.
"Eh...?" Still a little sleepy, the gray hedgehog rubbed his eyes. Had someone called his name?
"Silver, are you home?"
That was Charlene.
Damn, he must have fallen asleep. Unknown of his surroundings, the teenager turned around in bed and rubbed his eyes as he yawned.
"Silver?"
The door opened and a cat sighed in relief. She stood in the door frame. "There you are. I should have known that you were in your room.": she said and cursed internally about her hasty panic.
"What ..." Another yawn. "... is up, sister?": Silver wanted to know and sat up. His eyes slid to the cat in front of him. She still looked a little pale, but he said nothing.
"There is nothing. I just got home and looked right away to see if you were home. And when you didn't answer ... well, I panicked.": Answered the older one and sighed, while she took a look at her cell phone.
"Shit, we have school tomorrow." Then she turned around and left the room.
Silver exhaled loudly and threw his head back into the soft pillow. He thought he was alone now, but Charlene was back in an instant.
"By the way": she exclaimed, which scared the light gray hedgehog to death. With his eyes wide open, he stared at his sister, who immediately began to laugh at his disturbed face.
"Not funny, Charlie!" Snapped the hedgehog, a bit angered. "Is there anything else?"
Charlene, now calmer again, grinned at her brother as he tried calming his racing heartbeat down.
"Mom comes home later today. That's why we have to make dinner. And now come. She kills us if we don't start now." With that, the cat turned and stumbled down the stairs.
Silver groaned in annoyance. On the last day of vacation, he actually wanted to enjoy his free time, but no.
"Silver are you coming!?" yelled Charlene from the kitchen.
"Yes I'm coming!" The hedgehog got up and left his room trotting. Past his teddy bear, who has been sitting on his bed for three years now.
"There you are. Now hurry up, Silvy."
This nickname automatically put a smile on Silver's face. Now happy that Charlene was back, he hugged her, which his sister returned with joy.
"Look at that, there is the real Silvy. I don't like it when you're so grumpy. That's not you.": She whispered happily and at the same time released him from the hug.
"Thank you big sister. You just make me smile."
He had found his family. They loved him the way he was.
Hey Silver fans!
I have now decided to write a fan fiction about the cutest hedgehog in the Sonic universe. I really hope you enjoy this fan fiction. Even if I put an OC in it...
Updates come irregularly. I'm sorry. I only write when I have motivation.
Now I wish you a good day/night!
XxSilver_LeaxX