(I don't own Sonic. Sonic belongs to SEGA and Sonic Team.)

We all sat down at the table.

Xipho had made dinner.

"Hey! Where's my plate!"

Ogwa cried.

"Oh, I thought dogs were supposed to get table scraps."

Xipho said.

Ogwa glared at him.

"I was kidding. Here."

He handed Ogwa her plate.

"Mm. It's really good Xipho."

I said.

"I hate it."

Shadow pushed the plate off the table.

I stopped the plate from falling with my power over gravity but, since Shadow hated it so much, I decided to let the food fall.

(Tiavinah's element is Gravity)

"Shadow… please…"

Xipho threw something that smacked into Shadow's head.

Shadow stood up.

"FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT!"

The table started to vibrate.

Breeze and I had to keep the plates from falling off.

"You wanna take this outside?'

Xipho challenged.

"After you."

Shadow accepted.

"Shadow!"

I stood up.

All the plates I was controlling fell.

"Ugh!"

I kicked the table over.

Breeze and I ran out with the rest of our group.

It was quite evenly matched.

"Come on Xipho!"

Breeze shouted.

Breeze is sorta Xipho's girlfriend.

I gave her a disgusted look.

Xipho, to my surprise, he started to win.

I burst into flames.

(Fire is solely my element)

(Even though Breeze also has powers all the elements she cannot control my elements)

I yanked Xipho off Shadow and pushed him the ground.

"Hey!"

Breeze yelled.

I picked Shadow up by the collar.

"Moron."

I threw him up against the ship and left.

I knew Shadow was busy smacking his head up against the ship because I could see a dent forming in the wall.

I had an urge to kick it.

I decided Shadow had had his punishment.

Breeze ran after me.

"What was up with that?"

She got right up next to me.

"Strangle that little boyfriend of yours…"

I grumbled.

"Well… if you do that I'll strangle Shadow."

"I'm sure you will anyway."

I rolled my eyes so that I was focused on the ceiling.

"Maybe, but then I'd have to strangle him twice."

She was in a good mood and I… I at that moment hated everyone and everything.

Of course, that's how I get when I'm on fire.

Once I was having a fight with my mom and I burnt up the table we were arguing over.

$1,000 up in flames.

Ha on mom.

Her money, not mine.

"Those two are always fighting! Did you know Shadow stranded Xipho in the Sahara 'cause Xipho called me a curse word?"

"He did? How sweet."

I gave her a dirty look.

"No, not sweet. Stupid. They're gonna kill each other!"

Shadow had just walked in but I didn't notice.

"So? Xipho's gonna win."

I glared at her.

"Oh, that would be bad for you."

Breeze finally got it.

"That is bad."

She sighed.

Shadow put his hand on my shoulder.

I spun around.

"Get away from me!"

I screamed.

"Yeah, you should know by now, touching Maria while she's in fire mode is bad."

Breeze said.

I sighed.

"It's you. Oh."

I said looking blankly at Shadow.

"Who were you expecting?"

Shadow said.

"Anyone but you."

"See? Don't touch in fire mode."

Breeze repeated.

"So…that's gonna be archived under worst date ever in your diary."

Shadow laughed.

"I don't have a diary."

I raised one of my eyebrows at him.

"So what do you store your secrets in…songs?"

"Yes. And poems. And from what I've heard you do too, so I'm not alone."

Shadow blushed.

"How would you…"

"I have my sources."

I said just as Stella ran up and hugged my legs.

"That was so cool, Maria!"

She giggled.

I went out of fire mode.

I picked her up.

"Was it?"

I said.

"You think her beating me up is cool?"

Shadow was shocked.

"Anyone, except Xipho, beating you up is cool."

I said.

I don't know why but I started playing with Stella's hair.

She giggled again.

Breeze looked at me and backed away a bit.

"I'll see you two later."

With that being said she ran to her room.

Xipho came in.

"What was up with that!"

He screamed in my face.

Stella held me tighter and buried her face in my hair.

"Hey! Your scaring Stella!"

Shadow yelled getting between Stella and me.

"Shadow…no."

I said handing Stella to him.

"If anyone's gonna scare Stella they take it up with me."

"So? What's your answer?"

Xipho asked.

"You and Shadow obviously have some conflicts to sort out but when you get Breeze, Stella, and me involved in them you've gone too far. I don't know why you two are fighting maybe it's a brother thing but I don't care! I am Shadow's friend, not yours. I'm gonna stick up for him. He has an advantage, so if you're gonna get me involved, don't mess with Shadow."

"I have Breeze."

"Somehow, I don't see her ever sticking up for your sorry butt."

"Neither do I!"

Breeze hollered from within her room.

"Lastly, don't scare Stella."

I burnt his arm.

"Agh!"

I took Stella back from Shadow.

Kissed Shadow on the cheek and said.

"I'm gonna be in my room with Stella for the rest of the night."

I left.

"So… if you're such good friends with Shadow why'd you hurt him too?"

Stella asked.

"Because he's was being stupid."

"And he understands that was why you hurt him?"

"Uh huh."

"So…why'd you tell him we'd be in here?"

"He's gonna open the door to talk to me in approximately 4 seconds."

4 seconds later.

Shadow opened the door,

"Knock, knock."

He said.

"Who's there?"

I answered.

"Daddy!"

Stella screamed.

"Daddy who!"

I went on.

"Daddy's here."

Shadow concluded.

"Uh, uh. You are NOT her "Daddy." I take care of her."

I grabbed Stella.

"I do too."

He said.

"Hardly."

I stuck my tongue out at him.

"Alright she's yours. Ya know it's decided if ya stick your tongue out."

Shadow sat down with Stella and me.

"Hey! You have a pool! Like water pool I mean!"

Stella said.

"Something tells me you didn't bring your bathing suit."

I looked at her.

"You'd be surprised what I pack."

She smiled.

"Maybe later."

I laughed.