Busted
Chapter Three
"Do you really think she'll like those gloves?" Elias asked Sally.
"Yes, I do," Sally answered. "They were a lot like the gloves she always wears. I'll bet she loves them."
Elias just hoped that Sally was right. After all, Mina was his only friend. He wanted to make a good impression on her.
"Maybe I should go see her later today," Elias muttered.
"Jeez, Elias, you're really stressing over Mina, aren't you?" Sally asked.
"Yeah. I can't figure out why though," Elias said. "It's not like I haven't had any friends before. Back before I came here, I had a lot of friends."
"Yes, but were any of them female?"
Elias had to pause and think about this. He couldn't think of one friend he'd had that was a girl.
"I don't think so," Elias responded. "Wow. Maybe that's why I'm so uptight. I just don't know how to act around women."
"I could have told you that," Sally remarked.
"Can it," Elias snapped back, leaving the room.
* * *
"Where'd you get the new gloves Mina?" Tails asked her the next day.
Mina hesitated, and then said, "From a new friend."
Tails caught the hesitation and smirked. "From a 'new friend' huh? What's this 'new friend' like?"
Mina caught the tone in his voice. She frowned at Tails. "He's not a boyfriend you know."
"Tell it to the judge," Tails replied before running ahead. Mina grimaced at his retreating form.
"He's just lucky that I'm busy today," she thought. "Since it's Saturday and there's no school, I'll have the whole day to go shopping. I'm probably going to need it. I have no idea what to get for Prince Elias. I have no idea what he likes."
Mina headed towards the newly constructed mall. She had a lot of work to do that day. She was bound and determined to find Elias a cool present like the gloves she'd gotten from him the day before. Unlike Elias, though, Mina was entirely on her own as far as choosing what he may like. She couldn't go ask anyone for help because of her promise.
"Well, I better get to it," Mina said to herself. With that, she began her window-shopping.
* * *
Tails wandered around the city, completely bored. Sonic had gotten a really bad mark on his report card and was now seeing a tutor on Saturdays, leaving Tails with absolutely nothing to do. There was no reason to work on the Tornado since it was more than likely he'd never fly it again, Bunnie and Rotor were off somewhere with Antoine, and Sally was off limits nowadays. He hadn't made any friends yet in class, so he was on his own.
After about an hour of just wandering pointlessly, he decided that maybe he'd go to the mall. At least there was an arcade there. He could keep himself busy until he ran out of money. Plan in mind, he headed towards the mall.
When he got there, he stopped in his tracks. Right there in front of him was Prince Elias! What was he doing out of the palace? Tails, with his endless curiosity, decided that he had to find out, so he caught up with the prince, startling him.
"Tails? What are you doing here?" Elias asked.
"I'm the one who should be asking that question," Tails countered. "What the heck are out doing out of the palace?"
"Well . . . I'm . . . uh . . ." Elias stammered. Sighing, he said, "If you must know, I'm looking for a friend."
"Huh?" Tails asked. As far as he knew, Elias didn't have any friends.
"I went to her house, but her parents said she was at the mall. I decided to try and find her here," Elias explained.
"She?" Tails asked. "A girlfriend?"
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Elias blurted out.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh nothing," Elias replied, calming down. "It's just that Sally had the same thing to say when I told her."
"Oh, I see," Tails responded. "So, who's your friend? Maybe I can help you find her."
"No thanks," Elias said. "I'd rather not."
Before Tails could ask, Elias was on his way. Tails began to think. Elias had a new friend, a girl. Mina had a new friend, a boy. He began to wonder if . . . being a naturally curious kid, Tails decided to get to the bottom of this.
* * *
"No, this won't do either," Mina grumped. She'd been in five different stores already and was finding nothing good enough for the prince.
"Come on, THINK!" Mina thought. "What would Prince Elias like?"
Then she realized something. She couldn't do this. She didn't know what Elias's tastes were like. He'd probably had Princess Sally help him with his shopping. Sally had a basic idea of what Mina liked. Mina, on the other hand, had no help whatsoever and she didn't know him at all.
Oh well. She'd tried. She couldn't do it. She felt really bad about giving up, but there was no way she could get him a gift that she knew he'd like. Mina turned and left the store.
"HEY! WAIT UP THERE!"
Mina turned around. Coming up behind her was Elias.
"Prince Elias?" she exclaimed.
He caught up with her and said, "Hiya. I was looking for you."
"You were?" Mina asked, honestly surprised.
"Well, sure. I mean you are my friend. I came out here today just to see you."
Mina felt flattered by his words. She could feel herself blushing. "Thank you Prince Elias."
"AHA!"
Elias and Mina turned around sharply. Tails was standing right there, watching them.
"Tails?" Elias yelped.
"Where'd you come from?" Mina asked, irritated.
"I was just finding out what was so important that Prince Elias would leave the palace," Tails responded. "Well, I guess I should say who rather than what." He smirked wickedly.
Elias and Mina felt like Robotnick had just sat on them. They were busted. And not even two days after they'd become friends.
Tails noticed their worry and laughed. "Don't sweat it! If you don't want anyone to know yet, then I won't tell. You're just lucky that no one ever comes near this shop, or else you'd be busted big time! If you want to keep this a secret, you'd better figure out a way to arrange meetings without anyone finding out."
After saying this, Tails turned to leave. Elias and Mina looked at each other, and then Elias said, "Tails! Wait!"
Tails stopped. "Yes?"
"Do you think you could help us out here? We have no way of contacting each other without others knowing. If you could, say, fly messages between us . . ." Elias let the sentence trail off, looking at Tails pleadingly.
Tails smiled. "Sure. No problem."
Mina laughed. "We're lucky you're such a nice guy Tails."
Chapter Three
"Do you really think she'll like those gloves?" Elias asked Sally.
"Yes, I do," Sally answered. "They were a lot like the gloves she always wears. I'll bet she loves them."
Elias just hoped that Sally was right. After all, Mina was his only friend. He wanted to make a good impression on her.
"Maybe I should go see her later today," Elias muttered.
"Jeez, Elias, you're really stressing over Mina, aren't you?" Sally asked.
"Yeah. I can't figure out why though," Elias said. "It's not like I haven't had any friends before. Back before I came here, I had a lot of friends."
"Yes, but were any of them female?"
Elias had to pause and think about this. He couldn't think of one friend he'd had that was a girl.
"I don't think so," Elias responded. "Wow. Maybe that's why I'm so uptight. I just don't know how to act around women."
"I could have told you that," Sally remarked.
"Can it," Elias snapped back, leaving the room.
* * *
"Where'd you get the new gloves Mina?" Tails asked her the next day.
Mina hesitated, and then said, "From a new friend."
Tails caught the hesitation and smirked. "From a 'new friend' huh? What's this 'new friend' like?"
Mina caught the tone in his voice. She frowned at Tails. "He's not a boyfriend you know."
"Tell it to the judge," Tails replied before running ahead. Mina grimaced at his retreating form.
"He's just lucky that I'm busy today," she thought. "Since it's Saturday and there's no school, I'll have the whole day to go shopping. I'm probably going to need it. I have no idea what to get for Prince Elias. I have no idea what he likes."
Mina headed towards the newly constructed mall. She had a lot of work to do that day. She was bound and determined to find Elias a cool present like the gloves she'd gotten from him the day before. Unlike Elias, though, Mina was entirely on her own as far as choosing what he may like. She couldn't go ask anyone for help because of her promise.
"Well, I better get to it," Mina said to herself. With that, she began her window-shopping.
* * *
Tails wandered around the city, completely bored. Sonic had gotten a really bad mark on his report card and was now seeing a tutor on Saturdays, leaving Tails with absolutely nothing to do. There was no reason to work on the Tornado since it was more than likely he'd never fly it again, Bunnie and Rotor were off somewhere with Antoine, and Sally was off limits nowadays. He hadn't made any friends yet in class, so he was on his own.
After about an hour of just wandering pointlessly, he decided that maybe he'd go to the mall. At least there was an arcade there. He could keep himself busy until he ran out of money. Plan in mind, he headed towards the mall.
When he got there, he stopped in his tracks. Right there in front of him was Prince Elias! What was he doing out of the palace? Tails, with his endless curiosity, decided that he had to find out, so he caught up with the prince, startling him.
"Tails? What are you doing here?" Elias asked.
"I'm the one who should be asking that question," Tails countered. "What the heck are out doing out of the palace?"
"Well . . . I'm . . . uh . . ." Elias stammered. Sighing, he said, "If you must know, I'm looking for a friend."
"Huh?" Tails asked. As far as he knew, Elias didn't have any friends.
"I went to her house, but her parents said she was at the mall. I decided to try and find her here," Elias explained.
"She?" Tails asked. "A girlfriend?"
"Why does everyone keep saying that?" Elias blurted out.
"What do you mean?"
"Oh nothing," Elias replied, calming down. "It's just that Sally had the same thing to say when I told her."
"Oh, I see," Tails responded. "So, who's your friend? Maybe I can help you find her."
"No thanks," Elias said. "I'd rather not."
Before Tails could ask, Elias was on his way. Tails began to think. Elias had a new friend, a girl. Mina had a new friend, a boy. He began to wonder if . . . being a naturally curious kid, Tails decided to get to the bottom of this.
* * *
"No, this won't do either," Mina grumped. She'd been in five different stores already and was finding nothing good enough for the prince.
"Come on, THINK!" Mina thought. "What would Prince Elias like?"
Then she realized something. She couldn't do this. She didn't know what Elias's tastes were like. He'd probably had Princess Sally help him with his shopping. Sally had a basic idea of what Mina liked. Mina, on the other hand, had no help whatsoever and she didn't know him at all.
Oh well. She'd tried. She couldn't do it. She felt really bad about giving up, but there was no way she could get him a gift that she knew he'd like. Mina turned and left the store.
"HEY! WAIT UP THERE!"
Mina turned around. Coming up behind her was Elias.
"Prince Elias?" she exclaimed.
He caught up with her and said, "Hiya. I was looking for you."
"You were?" Mina asked, honestly surprised.
"Well, sure. I mean you are my friend. I came out here today just to see you."
Mina felt flattered by his words. She could feel herself blushing. "Thank you Prince Elias."
"AHA!"
Elias and Mina turned around sharply. Tails was standing right there, watching them.
"Tails?" Elias yelped.
"Where'd you come from?" Mina asked, irritated.
"I was just finding out what was so important that Prince Elias would leave the palace," Tails responded. "Well, I guess I should say who rather than what." He smirked wickedly.
Elias and Mina felt like Robotnick had just sat on them. They were busted. And not even two days after they'd become friends.
Tails noticed their worry and laughed. "Don't sweat it! If you don't want anyone to know yet, then I won't tell. You're just lucky that no one ever comes near this shop, or else you'd be busted big time! If you want to keep this a secret, you'd better figure out a way to arrange meetings without anyone finding out."
After saying this, Tails turned to leave. Elias and Mina looked at each other, and then Elias said, "Tails! Wait!"
Tails stopped. "Yes?"
"Do you think you could help us out here? We have no way of contacting each other without others knowing. If you could, say, fly messages between us . . ." Elias let the sentence trail off, looking at Tails pleadingly.
Tails smiled. "Sure. No problem."
Mina laughed. "We're lucky you're such a nice guy Tails."