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I awoke the next morning in a cold sweat; I had been dreaming again. My eyes adjusted to the light and I was surprised to see Tabby standing gracefully over me holding a tray of delicious food. Her hair was now an electric pink and was tied up loosely in a black ribbon. She was dressed in a lacy black silk nightdress.

"I made you some breakfast Espio" she whispered sweetly, setting the tray down next to me and sitting down suggestively close to me. Just as I had hoped, her pale face moved nearer to mine. I could see her desire in those starry eyes. Her cold hand brushed my cheek ever so gently as her lips parted, almost touching my own separated lips…

"WAKE UP ESPIO!" Vector yelled at me, whacking me round the head with today's newspaper. I almost jumped out of my skin, I had been dreaming of an angel, only to be woken up by a troll. I looked over at the alarm clock next my sleeping bag; 7:30, I had over slept big-time!

"What mission do we have set for today?" I asked groggily as I attempted to crawl out of my sleeping bag. Vector shrugged and focused his attention on the headline printed in large letters on the paper.

"I just thought I should wake you up, in case you wanted to make it up to the Thorndyke chick" Vector stated as Cream gave Charmy another plate of food. I rolled my eyes and folded up my bed, and then I made my way to the bathroom. I didn't realise what I was about to come upon…

I was still half asleep when I entered the bathroom; this meant I didn't notice the full bath. I undressed completely and made my way to the bathtub. I was just about to reach for the tap to begin running the water when I realised what was going on. I turned to face the angel from my dream. Before I could turn and back out of the room, Tabby turned around to reach for a towel. Like in my dream, our eyes met, only this time there was no passionate desire in her secretive eyes. She let out a tiny squeal and covered herself up with the towel she had managed to grasp at the last minute.

"Get the hell out, Espio!" she shouted, humiliated. I grabbed my belongings and darted out of the bathroom, not daring to get on the wrong side of her today. I only realised I was totally naked when Knuckles came out of his room and then had to double back. Luckily the airing cupboard was near so I slipped in and got dressed. When I emerged, Tails greeted me.

"Hi Espio" the kid smiled as soon as I exited the small room. I smiled back but didn't say anything. "What's wrong? You look sad" Tails continued to speak.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired from yesterday" I answered; it was only part of what was on my mind but I decided that brief explanation would do.

"How are you and Tabby getting along now?" he asked. I clarified this morning's incident which seemed to silence the child. I told him to tell Chuck that the team and I would be down soon. Tails nodded and rushed downstairs to get his breakfast and handover the message. I waited patiently in my room then went to the bathroom to get a wash. I knocked on the bathroom door to make sure no-one was in. there was no answer so I entered. I heard someone pass by the door and faced Knuckles. His face went the same colour as his fur as he zoomed down the stairs, not looking me in the eyes. I now knew how Tabby had felt when I barged in on her. I closed the door and checked for a lock. No such luck, I wouldn't be able to blame my intrusion on her forgetting to lock the door, I would have to face the consequences yet again. I lodged one of my wristbands under the door to delay the opening if someone did attempt to enter. Again I undressed and noticed someone had already run some hot, fresh water in the tub, no prizes for guessing who…

When I finally went downstairs, my colleagues had helped themselves to a second breakfast, Knuckles face was still bright red and Tabby was drinking a translucent crimson substance in a tall glass; clearly tomato juice and vodka. I threw Chuck a questioning look and he nodded. I couldn't believe her family was allowing her to engage in this activity first thing in the morning. After several threatening grunts from Vector I decided to keep my mouth shut. Tabby downed the contents of the glass and put it in the dishwasher.

"Enjoy your bath this morning chameleon?" Tabby asked sarcastically. The teenager received a glare for an answer. Chuck poured himself another cup of coffee and began to speak.

"Chris and I have had a talk this morning" he took a sip from his mug, "and we have decided that tonight we will hold a dinner party to honour Tabby's survival – I mean – Tabby's return!" Everyone cheered except Tabby and Espio, both of them hated large crowds of people.

"I'll agree to this on one condition" Tabby stated, folding her arms. Chuck nodded for her to continue. "Can I invite Christina to the party? And I would also like some money to get a new outfit!" she finished, climbing onto the kitchen unit and being pushed off again by Ella.

"Christina? You mean the really quiet one who went to the academy with you?" Chris asked, a frown spreading across his face. Tabby nodded and held out her hand to Chuck.

"$75 should just about cover everything, plus the $25 you owe me for snapping my guitar strings repetitively!" she added as she saw Chris about to sneak out of the room. Chuck and Chris sighed as they handed Tabby the money and watched her prance out of the door.

Tabby returned to her home at about 5:30, laughing and joking with another girl. I switched to invisibility to avoid embarrassing anyone…again! The new girl had middle length blonde hair with sparkling bright blue eyes. Her skin was equally as pale as Tabby's. Her style was totally different to Tabby's too. Christina wore a clean white t-shirt with pale blue jeans and white sneakers. Hanging out of one of her pockets was a bright green bandana. As soon as they came into the room where Chris was sat with Sonic, Christina went silent. Tabby smiled and called Amy through.

"Hello Christina, my name's Amy, Tabby's told me all about you, do you wanna come through and watch a movie or something?" the pink hedgehog finished off her speech with a small courtesy.

"Yeah…whatever" Christina said shyly, looking to the floor. The pair went off and Tabby started up the stairs to show the Chaotix and me her new outfit. She reached the top of the stairs and was welcomed by Knuckles.

"Hey Tabby" he beamed as he followed her to her room.

"Hey" she answered as she dropped the bags on her bed.

"Buy anything nice?" he asked politely. Sonic entered the room and attempted to rummage through the bags but Tabby's hand waved him aside.

"Yeah, would you like to get Espio for me Sonic?" she queried courteously, flashing her sweetest smile.

"Sure" he answered. He stepped into the hallway and bellowed "Espio!" Tabby and Knuckles sighed and started to take things out of the bags. My head was now throbbing, Sonic had shouted to me as I was stood directly in front of him. I switched back to normal mode and glared at the hedgehog.

"Wait here" Tabby whispered. She gave a wink and slipped behind a dressing screen. Knuckles was gazing in awe at her silhouette just as Sonic and me came into the room.

"Honestly Knuckles…" I breathed as I followed the echidna's stare. Tabby came back out from behind the screen, dressed in the most beautiful dress any of us had ever seen. The dress was made from crushed velvet; the top part was a purple corset that went into a long black flow of fabrics at the waist. The black sleeves clung to the top of her arm and purple velvet flared out from the elbow. The three of us stared in amazement as she strutted past.

"You coming down?" she asked haughtily…

"Thank you for being here this evening to celebrate the long awaited return of Tabitha who has completed her five year training" Chuck walked back down the staircase after completing his small announcement. Family form all over the surrounding countries had turned up for the party and Tabby didn't recognise any of them. She and Christina spent most of the time sneaking around the kitchen in search for open wine bottles that they could sneak upstairs. Christina and Amy had been getting along really well it seemed.

"She's genuinely hooked on Sonic, I didn't realise how much one person could love another" Christina whispered as an uncle entered the kitchen to retrieve another bottle of champagne.

"Didn't bore you did she?" Tabby giggled. Christina shook her head and pointed to an open bottle that had been left on the side. Tabby gave an evil smile and edged her way to the bottle.

"You don't want to do that now, do you Tabby?" I asked as I became visible to the girls. Tabby froze before turning round and giving me a smile that made my stomach feel light and fluttery. "Don't try that with me! I saw you drinking this morning and I want to let you know how bad this is for your health" Tabby paused again and a calm pleasant smile formed over her red lips.

"Ok Espio, I'm sorry" she murmured. She signalled to Christina that they had been caught and they both headed out of the room to mooch around. I turned to pour myself a drink from the bottle Tabby had been trying to steal. I stared in amazement as I faced an empty kitchen surface.

"Tabitha!" I yelled, furious that she had ignored my request. She came into the kitchen alone, drinking from the bottle. "Put it down" I snarled. She removed her mouth from the bottle and told me where I could go. "Lightweight…" I muttered as I made to take the bottle away. To say she was tipsy, she was very coordinated. I managed to wrestle her to the ground and get the bottle away from her. When I prepared to let her go, I noticed we were in a very indicative position. Sure enough, Sonic burst through the kitchen door and his foot crashed into my face. I flew off Tabby as I was attacked. She got to her feet and ran out the kitchen.

"I didn't know you were that desperate" Sonic growled, "sleeping with other guys is one thing, but raping innocent girls is another" This statement infuriated me. How dare the pincushion call me gay? How dare he accuse me of trying to rape Tabby?

"You've got it wrong Sonic" I gasped through the blood pouring out of my mouth. Sonic pulled me up off the cold tiles and began punching my face with his free hand. I grabbed his shoulders and managed to throw him off me. I wasn't going to fight Sonic for something he had got wrong. I turned my back on the hedgehog and made for the door. To my dismay, Sonic threw a beer bottle at the back of my head. Fair enough, if Sonic wanted to play dirty, he would have to be able to accept dirty play in return. I turned invisible and attacked him form behind, cutting his head. The hedgehog switched off the lights so we were even. Using my ninja senses, I tracked down Sonic and wrapped my fingers round his throat. The light came on and Chuck and Vector entered.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" Vector yelled as Sonic kicked me off him. I got to my feet and picked up the dagger which I had tried to stab blue-boy with.

"It's not what it looks-"

"Espio tried to rape Tabby!" Sonic blurted out before I could finish my sentence. I was now unable to speak; I didn't stand a chance against Sonic. To mine and Sonic's surprise, Vector burst out laughing.

"Espio? Rape a girl?" he cried as he doubled up laughing. I felt my face curl into a bitter scowl, knowing exactly what was coming next. "Espio's about as straight as a super-flex ruler!" That was a definition I didn't expect. I decided against defending myself; if I kept my mouth shut this could go my way. Chuck picked up Sonic and examined his eyes.

"You're in luck chameleon" he sighed "Sonic's just as drunk as Tabby is" I fell to the floor with relief. Sonic the hedgehog was taken to his room as Vector and I cleared up the mess in the kitchen. It was about 11:30 when everyone had left and everyone was asleep except for Vector and me.

"You have to watch how you approach different situations" Vector explained as we stood outside while we smoked. I nodded, understanding why I was the main victim at the moment…

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