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1. An Innocent Gift

"Oh wow! It looks just like my good friend! Thank you, mother!" Cream exclaimed, holding her new toy out in front of her to admire it.

"I thought you'd like it, dear," her mother said with a huge smile before planting a soft kiss on her daughter's forehead. "Now are you and Cheese going outside to play with it?"

Cream nodded vigorously. "Yes! Yes! I'm going to show everyone!"

Cheese did a backflip in the air to express her excitement. "Chao chao!"

"Run along, now," Cream's mother said, ushering them both out the door. "Have fun, you two!" She called as the rabbit and fellow chao took to the air. They both waved back until their mother was out of sight.

Cream hugged her new doll to her young chest, treasuring it like Rouge would a jewel. "Isn't it amazing, Cheese?"

"Chao, chao?"

"My new doll looks just like Tails! But do you wanna know where we're going?"

"Chao?" she asked in response.

"To Amy's! We can play all day there!"

"Chao!"

Amy watched the outside intently from her window. It would seem that this was what she did all day unless something else caught her attention. A little extra money might persuade her to go shopping, someone visiting would mean she'd have to play hostess, if she felt frisky, she'd go out and chase what she was waiting for to come to her window: Sonic the Hedgehog.

That blue angel of a hedgehog...She'd sit there all day and fantasize until her eyelids grew heavy. She would then drift to sleep on thoughts of emerald eyes and ultramarine fur against her own...

Amy was jolted from her thoughts with a knock at the door. She turned to it quickly and craned her neck to see who was at the front door from where she sat at the window. Cream noticed her, waved, and pointed to the door perkily. Amy smiled back, leapt up, and hurried to open the door for her friend.

"Hey, Cream, Cheese! What's up?" the pink hedgehog exclaimed.

Cream hugged her new doll subconsciously. "You were watching for Mr. Sonic again, weren't you?"

Amy moved out of the way and motioned to a nearby chair for Cream and Cheese to sit. The rabbit sat down gracefully and Cheese landed on the armrest beside her.

"Who wants to know?" Amy replied coyly as she sat down in her favourite chair.

At that comment, Cheese took to the air and began pestering Amy, nudging and tickling to make her spill. Amy finally caught the tiny chao in midair and held her tight. "Alright, alright! You're one determined chao, aren't you, Cheese? Yeah, as always." Amy began to hug Cheese to her chest, her daydream mistaking her for Sonic. "Oh, I'm waiting for the day when my darling Sonic will finally come to his senses and propose to me!"

Cream watched as Cheese choked and gagged, wrestling to be free of Amy's grasp. "Um...Amy?"

Amy awoke from her reverie and noticed Cream still sitting in her living room. "What is it, Cream?"

Cream cocked her head to one side. "I...I think Cheese doesn't like you holding her so tightly..."

Amy glanced down and saw the chao glaring back up at her. She let her go swiftly and clapped her hands together in apology. "Whoops...Sorry, Cheese!"

With a brief, "Chao, chao," Cheese went to sit back down beside Cream.

That's when Amy caught a glimpse of what Cream had been cradling so fondly. "What's that you've got there, Cream?"

"Oh, it's my new doll. I was hoping we could play something together!" Cream stood up and handed the doll to Amy for her to see.

Amy took it and held it at arm's length. It bore an uncanny resemblance to Tails, but with a red jewel attached to its head. Its head fell limply to one side with painted eyes staring blankly back at her. The stitching was obvious, and the stuffing was quite lumpy, yet Cream seemed to love it. To Amy, it was like a deformed version of their friend, and it creeped her out.

"It certainly is...unique," Amy lied. "And it looks just like Tails. Is that why you like it so much?"

Cream shook her head. "I don't have very many dolls, not like you. This one's pretty—I like the jewel on his head."

Amy gave the doll back. "You're beginning to sound like Rouge!"

"Chao!"

Cream giggled and cuddled the doll again. "I still like this one."

Amy got up and dusted her skirt. "If you want another doll, I'd be glad to give you one, Cream. But, let's get something to eat before we play. You can leave Tails here while we do that."

"Thank you, Amy. I'd really appreciate that." She set the strange doll down on the chair where Amy had sat. "Are you hungry, Cheese?" Cream asked.

Cheese did another backflip in the air. "Chao!"

They followed Amy to the kitchen with growling stomachs. The doll sat flaccidly, staring at the backs of the three girls. It had captured the heart of one. But that's all it would take. The jewel on top of its head began to glow a bright carmine red.

I'm not used to chapters being so short...Wow... If you survived the weirdness, please review. Thank you, and have a nice day.