"Before the Dance"
Chapter Eight
It was Wednesday before Elias could work up the nerve to ask Mina. He approached her during lunch, shaking from head to toe, but resolved to ask her. (A/n: Also, Tails wasn't giving him peace about it, so that could be another reason.)
"Hey, Mina?" he called to her.
"What's up Prince Elias?" Mina answered.
Elias swallowed hard. *Don't be nervous. * He told himself. Still afraid, he said, "Listen I was thinking. If no one asks you to the dance this weekend, do you want to go with me?"
Mina blinked and looked at him funny. For a moment, Elias thought that she was going to start laughing, but then she gave him the biggest grin he had ever seen on her face.
"Why only as a last resort? If you want to take me to the dance, then you can take me to the dance!" she squealed.
Elias was in shock. He hadn't expected that, but he definitely liked it. He gave her a wide grin of his own. "Sure, since you insist!" he answered.
"Elias!" someone from across the lunchroom called.
"Aw, damn," Elias muttered. "See ya later Mina." He rushed off.
Mina smiled. She wasn't sure why, but somehow she felt like she'd gotten a better date than Sonic. Somewhere in her heart, she'd wanted to go to the dance with Prince Elias.
* * *
Tails watched as Mina went to sit with Sonic and Bunnie. He was sitting alone at another table. He wanted to make sure that he had the space and quiet (A/n: Well, as quiet as it ever gets in a cafeteria.) he needed to figure out how to launch his plan subtly. Of course, he wasn't alone on this. He'd told Sonic about the set-up as soon as Elias and Mina left that afternoon, and Sonic had called Sally, Sally had called Bunnie, etc. (A/n: Let's all play telephone!) They were of course all too willing to help. Sonic, because Mina would be off his case, Sally, because Mina would be off Sonic's case, Bunnie, and Rotor because they thought they'd make a great couple.
Tails laughed a bit at the scene that had just taken place. He had guessed right about those two. It seemed Mina was starting to feel the same way about the prince.
"It's just a matter of gentle pushing," Tails muttered to himself as he looked at his lunch. He grimaced. "Ugh. Where do they get these cooks that can only do mutated food?"
* * *
On Thursday, Sally and Elias went to do some shopping for the dance. Being royalty, they had dressy clothes, but it all looked so regal that they felt as though they should shop for something more down to Mobius. They headed for the mall.
"Elias, come look at this dress," Sally said in one store. She was wearing a midnight blue dress that ended in a miniskirt and had long sleeves. It looked quite beautiful on her and Elias told her so.
"You think so?" Sally asked. "I was worried that it was too dressy."
Elias laughed. "You're sounding like Bunnie."
Sally glowered at him, then smirked. "I am, aren't I?" she admitted.
"You sure are Sal," came a familiar voice from behind them. They turned to see Sonic and Tails standing there, smiling. Sally made a face as Sonic added, "Except she worries about being under dressy."
After he recovered from his laughter, Tails said, "Sonic, give Sally a break! She's used to just wearing her blue vest and boots!"
Sally, who had disappeared into the dressing room when they started laughing, mow reappeared with the dress in her arms. She handed it to Elias.
"Go pay for this stuff, will ya?" she said. Elias nodded and walked off. As soon as he was gone, Sally came over to Tails and asked, "Are you guys ready for Saturday?"
"Sure am," Tails said.
"So are Bunnie and Rotor," Sonic added. "And Antoine," he added as an afterthought.
"Antoine? Who told him?" Sally asked.
"Oh, come on," Tails responded. "Did you expect Bunnie to keep this from him?"
"Good point," Sally said. "Well, Elias still doesn't know, so we're in good shape. We'll execute 'Plan Mina-and-Elias' at the dance."
"Aye aye!" Sonic and Tails said.
Chapter Eight
It was Wednesday before Elias could work up the nerve to ask Mina. He approached her during lunch, shaking from head to toe, but resolved to ask her. (A/n: Also, Tails wasn't giving him peace about it, so that could be another reason.)
"Hey, Mina?" he called to her.
"What's up Prince Elias?" Mina answered.
Elias swallowed hard. *Don't be nervous. * He told himself. Still afraid, he said, "Listen I was thinking. If no one asks you to the dance this weekend, do you want to go with me?"
Mina blinked and looked at him funny. For a moment, Elias thought that she was going to start laughing, but then she gave him the biggest grin he had ever seen on her face.
"Why only as a last resort? If you want to take me to the dance, then you can take me to the dance!" she squealed.
Elias was in shock. He hadn't expected that, but he definitely liked it. He gave her a wide grin of his own. "Sure, since you insist!" he answered.
"Elias!" someone from across the lunchroom called.
"Aw, damn," Elias muttered. "See ya later Mina." He rushed off.
Mina smiled. She wasn't sure why, but somehow she felt like she'd gotten a better date than Sonic. Somewhere in her heart, she'd wanted to go to the dance with Prince Elias.
* * *
Tails watched as Mina went to sit with Sonic and Bunnie. He was sitting alone at another table. He wanted to make sure that he had the space and quiet (A/n: Well, as quiet as it ever gets in a cafeteria.) he needed to figure out how to launch his plan subtly. Of course, he wasn't alone on this. He'd told Sonic about the set-up as soon as Elias and Mina left that afternoon, and Sonic had called Sally, Sally had called Bunnie, etc. (A/n: Let's all play telephone!) They were of course all too willing to help. Sonic, because Mina would be off his case, Sally, because Mina would be off Sonic's case, Bunnie, and Rotor because they thought they'd make a great couple.
Tails laughed a bit at the scene that had just taken place. He had guessed right about those two. It seemed Mina was starting to feel the same way about the prince.
"It's just a matter of gentle pushing," Tails muttered to himself as he looked at his lunch. He grimaced. "Ugh. Where do they get these cooks that can only do mutated food?"
* * *
On Thursday, Sally and Elias went to do some shopping for the dance. Being royalty, they had dressy clothes, but it all looked so regal that they felt as though they should shop for something more down to Mobius. They headed for the mall.
"Elias, come look at this dress," Sally said in one store. She was wearing a midnight blue dress that ended in a miniskirt and had long sleeves. It looked quite beautiful on her and Elias told her so.
"You think so?" Sally asked. "I was worried that it was too dressy."
Elias laughed. "You're sounding like Bunnie."
Sally glowered at him, then smirked. "I am, aren't I?" she admitted.
"You sure are Sal," came a familiar voice from behind them. They turned to see Sonic and Tails standing there, smiling. Sally made a face as Sonic added, "Except she worries about being under dressy."
After he recovered from his laughter, Tails said, "Sonic, give Sally a break! She's used to just wearing her blue vest and boots!"
Sally, who had disappeared into the dressing room when they started laughing, mow reappeared with the dress in her arms. She handed it to Elias.
"Go pay for this stuff, will ya?" she said. Elias nodded and walked off. As soon as he was gone, Sally came over to Tails and asked, "Are you guys ready for Saturday?"
"Sure am," Tails said.
"So are Bunnie and Rotor," Sonic added. "And Antoine," he added as an afterthought.
"Antoine? Who told him?" Sally asked.
"Oh, come on," Tails responded. "Did you expect Bunnie to keep this from him?"
"Good point," Sally said. "Well, Elias still doesn't know, so we're in good shape. We'll execute 'Plan Mina-and-Elias' at the dance."
"Aye aye!" Sonic and Tails said.