"New Friends"
Chapter Five
"Ah can't believe that ya've been friends with the prince all this time an' ya didn't say anythin' about it," Bunnie said to Mina the next day.
"Well, I promised Prince Elias that I'd keep it a secret," Mina explained. "After all, if I'd said anything, it would have seemed like I was bragging."
"Hmm, good point," Rotor said.
"Well, I find it even more unbelievable that Tails was able to keep this a secret," Sonic remarked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" the young fox demanded.
"Well, you do have a hard time keeping your mouth closed about anyth. . . YEOWCH!" Tails had kicked Sonic's leg. Sonic gave him a nasty look in return. Mina, Bunnie, and Rotor laughed at them.
"Anyway, I was thinking that maybe you guys could come hang out with us," Mina continued.
"Really? When?" Rotor asked.
"Well, he called me last night and asked if I'd meet him today at the mall at about one. What'd'ya say?"
"Ah'm in!" Bunnie cried immediately.
"Ditto!" Rotor said.
"So am I," Tails added.
"Me too!" Sonic agreed.
"Great!" Mina said. "I'm glad that you guys are gonna come! Prince Elias doesn't have any friends besides me. It'd be great if you guys would try and be friends with him too!"
* * *
At the mall, Elias is sitting at a table in the food court. He looks nervous about something.
"Okay, I tell her today," Elias muttered to himself. "I can't take this. I have to at least let her know how I feel, even if she doesn't feel the same way."
"HEY! PRINCE ELIAS!" came Mina's voice.
"Mina!" he yelped, standing up and turning around to meet her. His face fell when he saw that she'd invited her friends. Now he wouldn't have the opportunity to talk to Mina alone.
"Hi," he said in a slightly forced cheerful tone. Mina was the only one who caught it, but she let it drop for the moment.
"Well, I'm sure you know who the Freedom Fighters are, so I don't need to introduce anyone!" she said brightly. "So, what should we do first?"
"Arcade!" Sonic cried.
"Electronics shop!" Tails suggested.
"Clothes store!" Bunnie put in.
"Tool shop!" Rotor said.
"Sports goods!" Mina said.
"Sports goods!" Elias agreed.
Everyone laughed, as they'd all yelled their suggestions at the same time.
"Ah heard two people say 'sports goods'," Bunnie said. "Ah guess since that's the only thing that got more than one vote that's where we're going."
"Alright!" Mina and Elias yelled. They looked at each other and everyone laughed again. They all headed towards the Sports 'N' Stuff store. (A/n: I made that store up, but if it really exists, forgive me for using it.)
"Look at this! Hey Sonic, check these out!" Tails called eagerly when they got to the store.
"What?"
"Check out these in-line skates!"
"Why would you need them," Rotor asked. "You can fly."
"I like to roller blade too!" Tails responded.
"Are there any here in my size?" Elias asked. Everyone except Mina looked at him. She laughed as he explained, "I used to love to blade. It was one of my favorite things to do before I came to live in Knothole." (A/n: Please, if anyone knows where Elias lived before he came to Knothole, tell me! I can't for the life of me remember.)
"Wow, cool!" Tails said. "What's your size?"
"10."
"There's some over here," Bunnie said, beckoning Elias to come over to where she was standing.
"Great!" Elias went over.
"Oh, too cool!" Mina cried. "Check out these skateboards!"
"Skateboards?" Sonic asked, coming over. "Whoa, these look pretty sweet!"
"They're prefect for grinding rails!" Mina said.
"What, you're a street boarder?" Elias asked, coming over.
"Sure am!" Mina replied cheerfully. "I need a new board too! My other one's getting kinda old."
"Hmm, maybe I could try skateboarding," Elias said thoughtfully.
"Really?" Rotor asked.
"Why?" Bunnie asked.
"Just because I need a change in my life," he explained. "Let's pay for all this stuff."
Once they were done there, they headed for the tool shop, then the clothes store, and then the electronics store. Elias was having a great time and was really getting along with the Freedom Fighters, which Mina was happy to see. Honestly, she was beginning to feel uncomfortable around Prince Elias. He always wanted to hang out with her, and it was beginning to make her uneasy. At least it was understandable, seeing as he had no other friends. Now he had lots of friends and would need to hang out with only her.
Once they finished at the electronics store, they headed for the arcade, where Elias whomped Sonic at a racing game (20 times; Sonic kept on asking for a rematch), and then they decided that they should call it a day.
"This was really great! I'm glad you guys came," Elias said as they were leaving.
"I'm glad we did too," Sonic admitted. "I've finally met someone who's better at me in a racing game!"
Everyone laughed, then Bunnie said, "We've gotta do this again sometime."
"Yeah, but it'll have to wait," Elias said sadly. "I've got a lot of stuff to do at the palace and it'll take a couple of days at least."
"Why not just call me when you have some free time and then I'll let everyone know?" Mina suggested.
"Brilliant!" Rotor commented. "How do you come up with your brilliant ideas Miss Mongoose?"
Everyone except Mina laughed. She simply stuck her tongue out at Rotor.
"Well, anyway, yeah, sounds like a plan," Elias said after recovering from his laughter. "I better get going. See ya!"
"'Kay! See ya!" Bunnie called as the others turned the opposite direction as Elias.
"Hold on a second Prince Elias," Mina said, grabbing his arm gently. "Could I talk to you for a minute?"
Elias, who froze for a second upon hearing this, answered a bit unsteadily, "Y-yeah sure. No problem."
"I'll catch up with you guys in a minute!" Mina called. She then turned to Elias and asked, "Prince Elias, why were you acting upset earlier today?"
"What? What do you mean?" he asked.
"When I got here with the others," Mina explained. "You looked disappointed that I was there with friends. What's the deal?"
Elias didn't answer. He had two options; lie to her or tell her the reason he was upset. By that point, Elias decided that he was too afraid to tell her how he felt, so he said, "Well, I guess I was just surprised to see that you weren't there alone. Usually you come with only Tails if anybody at all. It just caught me off guard."
Luckily for the prince, Mina was pretty slow on the uptake. "Well, okay, that's understandable. I'm sorry I did that without telling you." Mina smiled and hugged him. "See ya when I see ya!" She turned and ran at top speed (A/n: And I mean TOP speed.) to catch up with her friends.
Elias stood rooted where he stood. He couldn't believe what had just happened. Mina Mongoose, the girl he'd fallen in love with, had just given him a hug. She'd never done that before. It took him about ten minutes to recover from that and even then, he could only move stiffly as he walked home.
Chapter Five
"Ah can't believe that ya've been friends with the prince all this time an' ya didn't say anythin' about it," Bunnie said to Mina the next day.
"Well, I promised Prince Elias that I'd keep it a secret," Mina explained. "After all, if I'd said anything, it would have seemed like I was bragging."
"Hmm, good point," Rotor said.
"Well, I find it even more unbelievable that Tails was able to keep this a secret," Sonic remarked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" the young fox demanded.
"Well, you do have a hard time keeping your mouth closed about anyth. . . YEOWCH!" Tails had kicked Sonic's leg. Sonic gave him a nasty look in return. Mina, Bunnie, and Rotor laughed at them.
"Anyway, I was thinking that maybe you guys could come hang out with us," Mina continued.
"Really? When?" Rotor asked.
"Well, he called me last night and asked if I'd meet him today at the mall at about one. What'd'ya say?"
"Ah'm in!" Bunnie cried immediately.
"Ditto!" Rotor said.
"So am I," Tails added.
"Me too!" Sonic agreed.
"Great!" Mina said. "I'm glad that you guys are gonna come! Prince Elias doesn't have any friends besides me. It'd be great if you guys would try and be friends with him too!"
* * *
At the mall, Elias is sitting at a table in the food court. He looks nervous about something.
"Okay, I tell her today," Elias muttered to himself. "I can't take this. I have to at least let her know how I feel, even if she doesn't feel the same way."
"HEY! PRINCE ELIAS!" came Mina's voice.
"Mina!" he yelped, standing up and turning around to meet her. His face fell when he saw that she'd invited her friends. Now he wouldn't have the opportunity to talk to Mina alone.
"Hi," he said in a slightly forced cheerful tone. Mina was the only one who caught it, but she let it drop for the moment.
"Well, I'm sure you know who the Freedom Fighters are, so I don't need to introduce anyone!" she said brightly. "So, what should we do first?"
"Arcade!" Sonic cried.
"Electronics shop!" Tails suggested.
"Clothes store!" Bunnie put in.
"Tool shop!" Rotor said.
"Sports goods!" Mina said.
"Sports goods!" Elias agreed.
Everyone laughed, as they'd all yelled their suggestions at the same time.
"Ah heard two people say 'sports goods'," Bunnie said. "Ah guess since that's the only thing that got more than one vote that's where we're going."
"Alright!" Mina and Elias yelled. They looked at each other and everyone laughed again. They all headed towards the Sports 'N' Stuff store. (A/n: I made that store up, but if it really exists, forgive me for using it.)
"Look at this! Hey Sonic, check these out!" Tails called eagerly when they got to the store.
"What?"
"Check out these in-line skates!"
"Why would you need them," Rotor asked. "You can fly."
"I like to roller blade too!" Tails responded.
"Are there any here in my size?" Elias asked. Everyone except Mina looked at him. She laughed as he explained, "I used to love to blade. It was one of my favorite things to do before I came to live in Knothole." (A/n: Please, if anyone knows where Elias lived before he came to Knothole, tell me! I can't for the life of me remember.)
"Wow, cool!" Tails said. "What's your size?"
"10."
"There's some over here," Bunnie said, beckoning Elias to come over to where she was standing.
"Great!" Elias went over.
"Oh, too cool!" Mina cried. "Check out these skateboards!"
"Skateboards?" Sonic asked, coming over. "Whoa, these look pretty sweet!"
"They're prefect for grinding rails!" Mina said.
"What, you're a street boarder?" Elias asked, coming over.
"Sure am!" Mina replied cheerfully. "I need a new board too! My other one's getting kinda old."
"Hmm, maybe I could try skateboarding," Elias said thoughtfully.
"Really?" Rotor asked.
"Why?" Bunnie asked.
"Just because I need a change in my life," he explained. "Let's pay for all this stuff."
Once they were done there, they headed for the tool shop, then the clothes store, and then the electronics store. Elias was having a great time and was really getting along with the Freedom Fighters, which Mina was happy to see. Honestly, she was beginning to feel uncomfortable around Prince Elias. He always wanted to hang out with her, and it was beginning to make her uneasy. At least it was understandable, seeing as he had no other friends. Now he had lots of friends and would need to hang out with only her.
Once they finished at the electronics store, they headed for the arcade, where Elias whomped Sonic at a racing game (20 times; Sonic kept on asking for a rematch), and then they decided that they should call it a day.
"This was really great! I'm glad you guys came," Elias said as they were leaving.
"I'm glad we did too," Sonic admitted. "I've finally met someone who's better at me in a racing game!"
Everyone laughed, then Bunnie said, "We've gotta do this again sometime."
"Yeah, but it'll have to wait," Elias said sadly. "I've got a lot of stuff to do at the palace and it'll take a couple of days at least."
"Why not just call me when you have some free time and then I'll let everyone know?" Mina suggested.
"Brilliant!" Rotor commented. "How do you come up with your brilliant ideas Miss Mongoose?"
Everyone except Mina laughed. She simply stuck her tongue out at Rotor.
"Well, anyway, yeah, sounds like a plan," Elias said after recovering from his laughter. "I better get going. See ya!"
"'Kay! See ya!" Bunnie called as the others turned the opposite direction as Elias.
"Hold on a second Prince Elias," Mina said, grabbing his arm gently. "Could I talk to you for a minute?"
Elias, who froze for a second upon hearing this, answered a bit unsteadily, "Y-yeah sure. No problem."
"I'll catch up with you guys in a minute!" Mina called. She then turned to Elias and asked, "Prince Elias, why were you acting upset earlier today?"
"What? What do you mean?" he asked.
"When I got here with the others," Mina explained. "You looked disappointed that I was there with friends. What's the deal?"
Elias didn't answer. He had two options; lie to her or tell her the reason he was upset. By that point, Elias decided that he was too afraid to tell her how he felt, so he said, "Well, I guess I was just surprised to see that you weren't there alone. Usually you come with only Tails if anybody at all. It just caught me off guard."
Luckily for the prince, Mina was pretty slow on the uptake. "Well, okay, that's understandable. I'm sorry I did that without telling you." Mina smiled and hugged him. "See ya when I see ya!" She turned and ran at top speed (A/n: And I mean TOP speed.) to catch up with her friends.
Elias stood rooted where he stood. He couldn't believe what had just happened. Mina Mongoose, the girl he'd fallen in love with, had just given him a hug. She'd never done that before. It took him about ten minutes to recover from that and even then, he could only move stiffly as he walked home.