"A Plan"
Chapter Seven
"Homework, homework, and more homework," Elias complained. "And I don't understand half of it!"
"Chill out Elias," Tails said. "That's why we made this study group, isn't it?"
It was after school about two weeks after Sally and Elias began. Elias was having a really difficult time, as was Sally, Bunnie, and Sonic, so they decided to form a kind of study group to do their homework together. They met at Sonic's house usually. (A/n: If anyone needs a good visual for this and you've seen Sailor Moon S, use that.)
"I'm not sure it's helping me at all," he moaned again.
"You always say that, but then you find tests really easy," Rotor remarked, causing Elias to scowl at him.
"Traitor. I just wanted a reason to complain."
Mina laughed. "Prince Elias, you are truly a teenager now."
Elias simply gave her a sidelong glance and got back to his homework. Suddenly, Sally leaped up. She had been working on a math problem and was being timed by Tails.
"YES! I did it!" Sally cried excitedly. "I worked the problem the entire way through!"
"Great job Sal!" Sonic said. "That's gotta be your fastest time!"
"Ah think that you're getting' better!" Bunnie said.
"Yeah! I'm definitely getting better at this!" Sally cried.
"Hold it," Mina yelled. Sally looked at her and found her going over the problem. "That's your fastest time ever, that's for sure, but your answer is . . . totally wrong. Sorry."
"Wrong? I'm wrong! I'll never get this!" Sally sat back down hard.
"Don't worry about it," Tails encouraged her. "At least you worked the problem the entire way through this time."
"Yeah Sally. That means you're closer to accomplishing your goal," Rotor added.
Sally sighed. "Okay, I'll try again." She got right back to work on the same problem.
"Gah! I can't figure this out!" Sonic groaned. "Mina, HELP!"
"Okay, okay, I'm coming," Mina laughed. As she went over to help her hedgehog friend, Elias was overcome with a strong wave of envy. He wished that he were in Mina's grade so he could ask her for help. Unfortunately, he was older and in an upper grade, so Mina wouldn't understand any of his work.
The envy must have shown on his face, because he soon realized that Tails was smirking at him. "What?" he asked.
Tails laughed. "You know, if you don't want Mina to find out that you like her yet, you shouldn't be so obvious," Tails whispered.
Elias turned a fierce red. (A/n: Shy, isn't he?) "Tails, could I talk to you please?" he said through gritted teeth. Tails followed him outside the room. "Are you nuts? She might have heard you! And how do you know that I like her?"
"Well, like I said, you shouldn't be so obvious," Tails replied wistfully. "You always stare at her when you think no one's looking, you're always doing everything you can to spend time with her, and you always look jealous when she's with Sonic."
Elias cursed the fact that the young two-tailed fox was so intelligent. "Well, what do you think I should do, smart guy?" he asked scathingly.
Tails thought for a minute, and then got an idea. "Why not ask her to the dance that's coming up at the end of the week?"
"Ask her to the dance?" Elias was stunned. "She'll say no! I know that! She's waiting for Sonic to ask her!"
"Well, we both know that's not gonna happen, so why not ask her if you can be her back-up date? She really wants to go to the dance and she'll look like a dork if she goes alone. This way, it'll look like you're only doing her a favor as a friend and you'll get to take her out."
Elias blinked. That was it. That was perfect! It was so simple he hadn't seen it. Whereas he had been cursing Tails intelligence a minute ago, now he was thanking the Ancient Walkers that Tails was so bright.
"You know something Tails? You're a bright kid," Elias said. Tails just laughed and went back into the study room.
If he hadn't have been so distracted by thoughts of this plan, he'd have realized Tails was up to something.
Chapter Seven
"Homework, homework, and more homework," Elias complained. "And I don't understand half of it!"
"Chill out Elias," Tails said. "That's why we made this study group, isn't it?"
It was after school about two weeks after Sally and Elias began. Elias was having a really difficult time, as was Sally, Bunnie, and Sonic, so they decided to form a kind of study group to do their homework together. They met at Sonic's house usually. (A/n: If anyone needs a good visual for this and you've seen Sailor Moon S, use that.)
"I'm not sure it's helping me at all," he moaned again.
"You always say that, but then you find tests really easy," Rotor remarked, causing Elias to scowl at him.
"Traitor. I just wanted a reason to complain."
Mina laughed. "Prince Elias, you are truly a teenager now."
Elias simply gave her a sidelong glance and got back to his homework. Suddenly, Sally leaped up. She had been working on a math problem and was being timed by Tails.
"YES! I did it!" Sally cried excitedly. "I worked the problem the entire way through!"
"Great job Sal!" Sonic said. "That's gotta be your fastest time!"
"Ah think that you're getting' better!" Bunnie said.
"Yeah! I'm definitely getting better at this!" Sally cried.
"Hold it," Mina yelled. Sally looked at her and found her going over the problem. "That's your fastest time ever, that's for sure, but your answer is . . . totally wrong. Sorry."
"Wrong? I'm wrong! I'll never get this!" Sally sat back down hard.
"Don't worry about it," Tails encouraged her. "At least you worked the problem the entire way through this time."
"Yeah Sally. That means you're closer to accomplishing your goal," Rotor added.
Sally sighed. "Okay, I'll try again." She got right back to work on the same problem.
"Gah! I can't figure this out!" Sonic groaned. "Mina, HELP!"
"Okay, okay, I'm coming," Mina laughed. As she went over to help her hedgehog friend, Elias was overcome with a strong wave of envy. He wished that he were in Mina's grade so he could ask her for help. Unfortunately, he was older and in an upper grade, so Mina wouldn't understand any of his work.
The envy must have shown on his face, because he soon realized that Tails was smirking at him. "What?" he asked.
Tails laughed. "You know, if you don't want Mina to find out that you like her yet, you shouldn't be so obvious," Tails whispered.
Elias turned a fierce red. (A/n: Shy, isn't he?) "Tails, could I talk to you please?" he said through gritted teeth. Tails followed him outside the room. "Are you nuts? She might have heard you! And how do you know that I like her?"
"Well, like I said, you shouldn't be so obvious," Tails replied wistfully. "You always stare at her when you think no one's looking, you're always doing everything you can to spend time with her, and you always look jealous when she's with Sonic."
Elias cursed the fact that the young two-tailed fox was so intelligent. "Well, what do you think I should do, smart guy?" he asked scathingly.
Tails thought for a minute, and then got an idea. "Why not ask her to the dance that's coming up at the end of the week?"
"Ask her to the dance?" Elias was stunned. "She'll say no! I know that! She's waiting for Sonic to ask her!"
"Well, we both know that's not gonna happen, so why not ask her if you can be her back-up date? She really wants to go to the dance and she'll look like a dork if she goes alone. This way, it'll look like you're only doing her a favor as a friend and you'll get to take her out."
Elias blinked. That was it. That was perfect! It was so simple he hadn't seen it. Whereas he had been cursing Tails intelligence a minute ago, now he was thanking the Ancient Walkers that Tails was so bright.
"You know something Tails? You're a bright kid," Elias said. Tails just laughed and went back into the study room.
If he hadn't have been so distracted by thoughts of this plan, he'd have realized Tails was up to something.