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"The room is pretty cozy, don't you think?" Amy said, tilting her head to examine her 'home' for the next few months. There are two beds on both sides of the room, with Blaze's side being the one that's away from the window. The window is right beside Amy's bed, making it perfect for reading, especially during nighttime. Both beds have two shelves above them; Blaze's shelves already has some books on it. There is an empty study desk in between the two beds, positioned so that the light from Amy's window falls on it. The closet in front of Amy's bed was big enough that both of their clothes can fit inside and the air conditioner was positioned above it. Beside the closet was a body-sized mirror.
"I agree. The bathroom isn't too small either," Blaze remarked, pointing to the door beside the door that led to the hallway. Amy went inside and whistled. The bathroom was a pale pink color, with a cabinet beside the sink and fresh toilet paper beside the toilet. "I was afraid that the shower would be too small, but this college continues to amaze me." Blaze looked out the window and saw some people already wondering around the plaza.
Amy placed her hands on her hips and hummed. "Overall, I give it a nine out of ten! My only complaint is that the wallpaper seems bland." She tapped her finger on the wall, which was a monotone gray color. "But hey, that's nothing a few posters can't fix!
Blaze's ears perked up. "You brought posters?" she asked, eyeing one of Amy's bags.
"Yup! I brought some posters of my favorite bands, and even some fairy lights! It should give this room a good atmosphere once I put them on." She noticed Blaze's face and quickly waved her hands. "Oh, but don't worry! If you don't like them, I'll make sure they're strictly on my side," she reassured, hoping that she didn't come on too strong.
Blaze quickly became flustered and stuttered, muttering, "It's okay, really! If anything, I'm curious as to what you have. You look like you know what you're doing when it comes to interior decorating." She became more nervous and started fiddling with her fingers, her eyes dropping to look at the floor.
Amy smiled and placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her down. "Yeah, I kinda have to, seeing as interior design is my course." Standing up and pulling a string of fairy lights from her bag, she glanced at Blaze. "What course are you taking, Blaze?" she asked, curiosity glinting in her emerald eyes.
Blaze's golden ones blinked. She shuffled her feet and mumbled, "Writing." She grabbed more of her clothes and neatly placed them in the closet, making sure to leave space for Amy.
"Wow, no wonder you have so many books!" Amy exclaimed, motioning towards Blaze's shelf, which was already full. There was still a whole stack at the study desk. "I'm assuming you write a lot?" she asked while standing on top of the study desk chair, attaching the fairy lights around the mirror.
Blaze paused for a bit, as if contemplating if she should tell her. "I...I only really write short stories most of the time..." she trailed off. Amy looked back at her and tilted her head as if silently urging her to go on. Blaze gulps again and muttered, "I have this Wattpad account where I publish one every now and then. I just do writing prompts most of the time, but there are times when inspiration just strikes me and it makes me write." Before she realized it, she was talking about the stories she wrote.
Amy looked on in awe as Blaze continued to speak, clearly passionate about writing. Her eyes sparkled and the timidness in her voice was replaced by that of a mature writer. Her fidgeting also stopped. "There are the very rare times where I write fanfiction but I never really publish them," Blaze explained while pulling out an art print from her bag.
"You are a very passionate writer, Blaze," Amy complimented. "I may not know you all that much—at least not yet—but you clearly know what you're doing! I'm sure you'll be a great author someday." Amy smiled at her before turning back to the mirror she was decorating. "Do you think the lights are a good touch to the mirror?"
Blaze was still shocked by Amy's compliment, but she regained herself and nodded. "Yes, I think it adds some flair to the room."
"More flare equals more atmosphere!" Amy exclaimed, grabbing more from her bag, taking off her shoes, and climbing onto her bed. "I'm going to add some to my window." She paused, then turned to Blaze. "Do you want some on your side?"
"Yes, if it's okay. They're quite...cute," Blaze remarked after she turned them on. They weren't too bright and each bulb was in a pretty pastel color; she really liked them. She glanced over at Amy and took another deep breath. "Amy..." she started. The hedgehog paused while attaching her lights, leaving her in an awkward position over the window. "Um, thank you...for your compliments. You're very kind."
Amy smiled and attached the last string of lights to the side. "Oh, you don't have to thank me, Blaze. I'm only stating the facts!" she laughed, jumping off of her bed and surveying her work. "Now, let's complete that window with a curtain," she muttered.
Blaze couldn't help but giggle. "You even brought a curtain? There are no shortages to your decorations, Amy."
Amy chuckled while going through her bag. When she found the curtain, she was back against her window. "I guess so. I do have one bag that's purely decorations after all!" She motioned to the open bag, which still had strings of lights inside it. "Why don't you try decorating your side with them? It gives your side of the room its own personal touch, you get what I'm saying?"
"Oh." Blaze slowly took the string from the bag and looked at her empty wall. "Yes, I think I understand you. Let me try." She took off her shoes, hopped onto her bed , and started sticking the strings along the sides of her shelves.
Amy squealed and nodded in approval. "Oh yeah! That's a good idea, Blaze! Makes your shelf a tad bit cuter, right?" She looked at her decoration bag and took out her posters, smoothing them out on the desk. "If you want, there are only a few strings left, so they're all yours. I'll just attach my posters onto the wall before moving onto my clothes."
"Oh. You are very generous, Amy," Blaze remarked, grabbing the rest of the strings. She looked at her bare wall and thought about what shape she should style them in. "Settling in is much less awkward with you as my roommate."
Amy simply shrugged. "Eh. We're gonna be here for quite a while so might as well make this place look snazzy, right?" She placed a poster beside the window, then another one just above the study desk. "And...in all honesty, Blaze, I was really nervous about my roommate too. I'm happy that it's you," she said gratefully, smiling at her.
Blaze giggled again, attaching the string of lights to her wall. "I'm glad we feel the same. I can rest easy knowing you are a humble and kind person." She made a line with the lights and curved it.
"Why thank you!" Amy beamed, stretching her arms into the air. "Okay, I've hung all of my posters," she muttered. There was a poster above her bed and below her shelves, two beside her window, and one to the left side of the desk. She snapped her fingers and pointed at the window. "Window looks gorgeous too!" She turned back to Blaze, whose eyes were narrowed in concentration. "What're you making there, Blaze?"
"I'm making a star," Blaze stated before stepping down from the bed. She stood beside Amy and surveyed her work. "It...doesn't quite look like one." The edges of the 'star' looked more round than sharp and some spikes were bigger while some were oddly small. "...I'll take it down," Blaze muttered.
Before she could get back on the bed, Amy grabbed her by the arm. "No, it's okay!" she quickly said. "It doesn't have to be perfect. You made it, so you added your own touch to it in a way, y'know?" she explained. "Hopefully that makes sense."
Blaze looked at her, then at the deformed star. "I guess you're right. You've taught me many things in the first hour that we've met, Amy." Blaze smiled at her.
"Aw shucks, really?" Amy asked, humbly scratching the back of her head. "Thank you very much, Blaze! This is a great start to an even greater friendship!" she squealed, holding her hand up for a high-five.
Blaze stared at her hand and blushed. "We're...friends?" she asked timidly.
"Of course!" Amy exclaimed. She shook her hand, which was still in the air. "Please don't leave me hanging," she muttered.
Blaze noticed her hand and quickly apologized. "Oh, sorry!" She raised her hand and gave her a high-five.
"Alright!" Amy was ecstatic; she already has a new friend! Sprinting towards the window and looking down at the plaza, Amy turned to Blaze. "Hey, do you want to explore the campus?" she asked. "I'll just fix my clothes and bed later."
"Oh, yes, of course." Blaze went to her bookbag and pulled out her phone and wallet. "We need to familiarize ourselves with the place so we don't get lost."
Amy scratched her face nervously while she put her shoes back on. "But um, before we do that, can we go to my friend's room first?" When Blaze looked at her with wide eyes, she quickly waved her hands. "I'm sorry! If you don't want to meet too many people too quickly, you can go alone if you want!"
"No...no, it's okay," Blaze said slowly. A small smile eased onto her face. "I would love to meet your friend. I just...find it hard to socialize with other people. People tend to refer to me as uptight most of the time," she stated, before looking back at the plaza, which was littered with people. "I don't want to walk around by myself either. I will be more at ease if I'm with friends. I get too...jumpy."
"Aw, Blaze," Amy cooed, giving her a small hug. "Okay, first of all, I don't think you're uptight at all! Second, yeah, I totally get you. I would've been just as nervous as you were if I walked around by myself!" She smiled sweetly. "And third, it's dangerous to go alone, hehe!" She chuckled to herself for that reference.
Blaze chuckled then motioned towards the door. "Well, then shall we go?"
"Yup, let's!" Amy quickly grabbed her phone from her bag of clothes, then went out the door with Blaze. Once they were at the now empty hallway, Amy handed the keys to Blaze. "Let me just tell you right now that I tend to be quite forgetful, so maybe it's best that you keep the keys," she explained while they were walking.
Blaze nodded and pocketed the keys. They both stopped when Amy knocked at a door. "Yo, Cream! Can Blaze and I come in?"
Blaze was surprised at how close their rooms were. She heard a squeal coming from the inside. "No way, you brought your roommate with you!?"
Amy chuckled. "Yep. Now come on, let us in!" She was about to knock on the door again before it was opened by the cheerful rabbit.
"About time you got here!" she told Amy, then turned to Blaze. "Oh, you must be Blaze!" she greeted, smiling at the cat, who nervously smiled back at her. "Come in!"
She stepped aside then ran towards her bed, jumping on it. "Rouge! They're here!" When Amy and Blaze stepped in, Cream held her hand out to Blaze. "I'm Cream the Rabbit! Nice to meet you!" Blaze immediately flushed and meekly shook her hand.
Amy smiled at the two, then turned to Cream's roommate. "You must be Rouge. I'm Amy," she greeted.
Rouge closed her magazine and winked at Amy, waving at the both of them from her bed. "Hello there, sweeties. Rouge the Bat, at your service." She grinned, before motioning at Cream. "Cream has quite the taste in fashion. She squealed at my stilettos when I came in awhile ago."
"And guys, look at her bags!" Cream squealed, gently caressing the suitcases. "From Chanel's Spring 2016 accessories! How can I not fall in love!?" She hugged one of the bags to her chest and sighed dreamily.
Rouge chuckles, clearly amused at the eccentric rabbit. "Honey, if you love it that much, I can hit my mom up and ask her for one," she suggested.
"Now that," Cream pointed, "would be amazing, except I'm not one to take advantage of people I've just met. Hit her up once we're real besties, Rouge." She chuckled at Amy's face and asked, "What?"
"For a second there I thought you were seriously gonna drop your morals and just take it," Amy muttered, scratching her head. Cream pouted and almost looked offended, which made her laugh.
Blaze sat down beside Rouge and nodded. "Yes, it would be quite rude. I'd rather wait until I'm sure that I deserve such a gift," she remarked. She flushed and waved her hand at Rouge. "...I hope I didn't sound like I offended you." She started fidgeting with her hands again.
Rouge shook her head and placed her arm around Blaze's shoulder, pulling her close. "Oh, kitty, it's fine. You don't look like the kind of person who would attack someone just cause," she assured. She suddenly dropped her smile and narrowed her eyes, hissing, "Unlike those two girls though. I'm sure you gals know them."
Amy perked up, eyes going wide. "You don't mean that red fox and pink hedgehog, right?"
Rouge chuckled darkly and glanced at her polished nails. "Who else would I be referring to? Those two look like they're looking for trouble, and if they can't find it, they won't hesitate to create it," she said, sneaking a glance out her window.
Cream shivered and rubbed her arms. "Just talking about them makes me scared," she whimpered.
Blaze actually scoffed and put on a stern look. "They certainly look like a pair of troublesome delinquents. However, my senses tell me that they're not the only ones looking to raise hell in this school," she murmured. Looking at all three of them, then out the window, she sighed. "We best be careful when exploring the school," she advised.
"Gosh, wouldn't it be crazy if they actually formed a group? Like some sort of gang?" Amy asked, furrowing her brows and looking worriedly at Blaze and Rouge.
Rouge blew a strand of hair from her face and crossed her arms. "If they do, they better not turn this school into hell. Some of us would like to study and get on with our lives, thank you very much," she muttered, causing Amy and Cream to laugh.
"Hell isn't somewhere you go to; hell is something you bring with you," Blaze said in a sagely voice, causing everyone to 'ooh'.
Amy clapped her hands and cheered, while Cream put her hands to her mouth in shock while she laughed. Rouge smirked and clapped at Blaze. "Damn, you aren't named Blaze for nothing. Solid burn there, girl!" she cheered.
A small smile appeared on Blaze's face as she shrugged meekly. "It's the truth," she said. "Shall we go and start our exploration?"
Amy glanced around the bland room and whined, "But Cream and Rouge haven't even decorated their room yet! The interior decorator in me is going crazy!"
Cream stood up and started pushing Amy out the door. "Yeah, even more of a reason for us to get out of this room then! See, it works out!" she giggled at her whining best friend.
Blaze and Rouge smiled, getting up and following them outside. "Well, once Cream and I started talking about fashion, we couldn't really stop," Rouge said, shrugging as she locked the door.
"Oh, we are going to get along just swimmingly well then," Amy muttered and smirked, making them all laugh. They all got into the elevator.
"Not even two hours and everyone's already out and about," Blaze noted, slightly wincing as the sun's rays attacked her eyes.
"Yeah, because unlike Amy, everyone else doesn't care about their room that much," Cream teased, nudging Amy's side.
Amy swiped her hand away and pouted. "Oh, hush! I'll get over it," she said, walking ahead of them.
She noticed the groups of friends sitting amongst the clean grass, holding foods from some of the stands that were set up along the path. Some were out in the open, while some stuck to the shade that the tall trees provided. Amy noticed how lively and packed the plaza was. Some sat by the fountain in the center, laughing and talking amongst themselves, and some already looked like they were up to no good.
As they were taking it all in, Rouge noticed the red fox and pink hedgehog to her left walking beside them, though slightly behind. "Girls, quick, look to your right," Rouge warned. "Delinquents at seven o'clock," she whispered, motioning with her head. The girls walked faster and and kept their eyes to the side hoping that the two girls wouldn't notice them, especially Cream.
"You think Scourge is already out?" the pink hedgehog gruffly asked her companion, who grunted in response.
"Dude's probably threatening his roommate to keep his shit to himself," the red fox cackled, flipping her fiery red hair. "I bet he's gonna keep the whole room to himself and make the poor loser sleep in the hallway or something."
The pink hedgehog shrugged. "Eh, who knows? If he has a friend, he can just crash in their room instead," she muttered, stuffing her hands in her pockets.
The red fox rolled her eyes and groaned, leaning her head back. "Quit being a smartass, Rosy. You're ruining this."
Rosy shrugged again. "Yeah, well, it's logical if you think with your head and not your sex appeal, Fiona," she snapped back. When Fiona glared at her, she sneered and chuckled darkly.
"I'm guessing they're one of those people, huh?" Amy whispered to the group, side-glancing at Fiona, who pouted and took out her phone, opening the front cam to see if the yellow bow perched on her head was out of place.
Just as Rouge was about to tell her to save it for later, Rosy's ears perked up. "Hey, you four," she grumbled at the four of them, making all of them stop walking. "Already whisperin' some shit, huh? Sheesh, are first impressions that powerful?" She chuckled and rolled her eyes.
Blaze stood still and glared daggers at the vulgar hedgehog while Cream shrieked and hid behind her. Amy and Rouge placed their hands on their hips and stared at the duo. "Sorry, you two just seem overall unpleasant, y'know?" Rouge said in a monotone voice. "So if you ladies don't mind, we'll be on our way."
Just as the four of them were about to walk away, Fiona laughed, pocketing her phone. "Hm, if Rosy and I are one of those people," she said, making air quotes with her fingers, "the hell are you four? The wimps?" She smirked at Cream, who shook behind Blaze. "The losers?" Amy fumed when their eyes met. "The boring nerds?" Blaze blushed, but she continued to glare at the red fox. "Or wait! Are you guys the retards with absolutely no fashion sense?" Rouge's eyes widened and she gritted her teeth.
"Fi, come on, it's the first fucking day. Can you not be a stereotypical bitch, please?" Rosy whined, pulling on Fiona's arm.
Fiona ripped her arm off her grasp and yelled, "Well, Pinky, you're the one who stopped them first! You started this shit!"
Rosy raised her hands despite looking irritated as hell. "Alright, fine, I am so sorry. Can we go now?" she growled.
In spite of her apology, Blaze narrowed her eyes at Fiona. "I suggest you stop saying that offensive slur," she warned, noting Fiona's use of the word 'retard'. "Autistic people take great offense at that word."
Fiona laughed again and grinned at the lavender feline. "What, 'retard'? I say whatever the fuck I want, pussy cat. Plus, it's not my fault that they're born stupid and useless-"
"Fiona!" Rosy yelled, causing Fiona to glance at her. She was about to snap back but she shut her mouth. "I swear, Fiona, if you don't shut the hell up, you're just going to make our stay here all the more terrible." Rosy glared at her then looked to the group with what they assumed was an apologetic look. In reality, she just shrugged at them. "Come on, Scourge is probably at the plaza already. Alicia's most likely with him."
Fiona relented, but not before huffing at the four girls and snickering at their enraged faces. Well, minus Cream, who was still scared out of her mind.
"The absolute nerve of those girls!" Amy shrieked, her face flushed with anger. "That Rosy girl was actually a bit collected, which was not at all what I expected, but Fiona! Ugh, just saying her name makes me angry!"
Rouge nodded and cracked her knuckles. "Yup. She's practically asking for it with that stinking attitude. If it weren't for Rosy stopping her, I would've punched her."
Cream finally decided to speak up. Taking a shaky breath, she looked at the girls. "Girls, come on, I don't want to say it, but Rosy's right. This is the first day; it'd be really bad for our overall image if we're already causing trouble," Cream reasoned.
Blaze, who was still fuming, managed to calm down and nodded with the rabbit. "As much as I despise them, Cream is right. It's not wise to get on anyone's bad side, especially in a place like this. Whether it's good or bad, people love to feed off of drama."
Cream and Blaze's words made Rouge and Amy calm down, but they both still had a scowl on their face. "Oh, alright. You both have a point," Amy sighed. "I guess we should just hope that Rosy's always around to keep her in check and if not, Cream, Blaze, I'm trusting you both to hold Rouge and I back," Amy said, pointing to Blaze and Cream with a small smile on her face.
"Yeah, no one insults my fashion sense and walks away with all of their limbs attached!" Rouge yelled, raising her fist in the direction the two girls went.
Rubbing her temples, Cream sighed. "You know what? We should just forget this whole thing happened and just explore the campus like we're supposed to. Surely we'll meet some nicer people," she suggested.
The other three nodded to this and they all continued walking down the path. With Fiona and Rosy no longer around, they all relaxed from their tense postures. They all agreed that they'd check out the plaza once they've seen everything else because if what Rosy said is correct, their friends are there. From what they've already seen, their frienes must be similar in attitude. After what just happened, they all want nothing more than to avoid the them at all costs.
Once they reached the crossways, they noticed that the path to the boys' dorms was already littered with chaos. There was a group of boys chugging down beer while resting on the grass. Cream and Rouge's sharp ears picked up on loud music being played from a beatbox that was placed on the path. Amy noticed some guys running around in their underwear slapping each other with their rolled up shirts, much to her horror. Blaze cringed at another group of boys who were shamelessly checking out some of the girls who were passing by.
"Well ain't this fricking lovely," Amy muttered, tearing her eyes away from the building. The other girls did the same, and just as they were walking away, they noticed some bags falling to the ground.
"What the hell!?" Rouge yelled, seeing more bags being thrown from a window. The girls quickly scanned the place, then noticed a hedgehog who was...floating?
"Dude, seriously!?" the grey hedgehog shrieked, pulling at his unique quills, which were sticking out in five different directions. That wasn't even what was surprising, since the hedgehog was levitating in the air. "I'm not sure if you know this, but we share this room! You know what 'share' means right? Cause I got a dictionary that would love to make contact with your skull!" he screamed, dodging another bag that was thrown at him. He looked absolutely furious and ready to kill.
A green hedgehog with red sunglasses perched on his head looked out the window and scowled at the floating grey hedgehog. "Christ, you look like you have a fucking marijuana leaf stuck to your head and you can fly? How wonderful!" he said with fake happiness. His grin immediately disappeared and he jabbed a finger in the grey hedgehog's direction. "Look, this room is mine, got it? I ain't sharing this shit with nobody, so why don't you move on over and sleep in your loser friend's room?" the hedgehog demanded.
The hedgehog's quills spiked up in response and he glared at the gruff madman. "What the heck!? You just expect me to crash in someone else's room like some freeloader!?" he shrieked again, wanting nothing more than to pummel the egotistical maniac.
The other hedgehog simply laughed and rolled his eyes. "Oh man, how could I assume you had friends with that haircut? Of course you fucking don't!" He laughed again and jiggled his keys in triumph. "Now, if you'll excuse me, my friends are waiting for me. I'm already fucking late." Before he could hear the hedgehog's response, he closed the window and locked it.
"Oh, come on!" the hedgehog groaned, placing his hands to his face as he slowly descended to the ground. Once his feet touched the ground, he shouted, "I already hate this place!" He was shaking, his face and ears were burning, and he felt his eyes tearing up.
"Um, hello?" a meek voice behind him greeted. When the hedgehog turned around, Blaze shyly waved at him and smiled. "While you were arguing with that imbecile, my friends and I took the liberty to fix your things. Some of your belongings fell out, so I hope we didn't misplace anything."
His eyes widened at Blaze's words and looked behind her. His bags were neatly piled on top of each other, while Rouge, Cream, and Amy waved at him, all three of them grinning. Blaze noticed his state of shock and held out her hand. "Um, my name is Blaze the Cat. You are...?"
Blinking, he turned back to her and blushed at the kind gesture. He shakily took her hand and exclaimed, "I'm Silver! Uh, thank you so, so, so, so much for doing all that for me. You and your friends really didn't need to-"
"Hush. I insisted that we help. We couldn't just stand there and leave you on your own," Blaze stated, grabbing him by the hand and leading him towards the girls, with Amy and Cream silently squealing at the sight.
Silver blushed again and tried to hide it by burying his head in jacket. Some guys were looking at the girls, who weren't even supposed to be here, but they didn't mind. Especially when they thought the four of them looked like perfect eye candy. Rouge noticed their prying eyes and simply rolled her eyes at them.
"Hey there! I didn't know you were such an avid comic book reader! One of your bags was filled to the brim with them!" Amy chirped, then placed her hand at her chest. "My name is Amy Rose."
Cream tilted her head to the side and smiled politely at the bewildered hedgehog. "I'm Cream. Nice to meet you! If only we met under better circumstances though," she said, sweatdropping at the entire situation.
"Rouge the Bat. Pleasure," Rouge greeted. She eyed Silver's quills, making him shrink due to self-consciousness. "I love your hair. It's wild and rambunctious." Silver's eyes widened again and he muttered a thank you to the bat.
Blaze coughed and looked at Silver. "I've only known them for a very short time, but they're lovely people," she noted. Turning to the girls, she motioned a hand at Silver. "This is Silver."
"Hello, girls," Silver greeted, waving at them. He raised up his right hand, which started glowing with a teal aura. The same aura started to surround his bags and they all levitated beside him. "I can't thank you girls enough for rearranging them. Really, the least that guy could do was leave them in the hallway." He didn't seem to notice the girls' shocked stares at his magnificent psychokinesis and started walking down the path. "I was just about to leave when Scourge decided to be a massive prick and threw all of my stuff out."
They started walking with him. Cream's eyes widened and she turned to the group. "Isn't he the one Rosy mentioned not too long ago?"
Rouge scoffed and crossed her arms. "Seeing as Silver here was so unfairly treated, I'm about a hundred and ten percent sure he's in cahoots with them," she muttered.
Silver's bags continued to levitate behind him as the group walked down the crossways. His brows furrowed and he tilted his head. "Care to fill me in, girls?"
Amy looked at his floating bags with amazement before finally turning to him. "Let's just say you're roommate's not the only douche in this campus," she muttered, rolling her eyes. Her grumpiness didn't last long, as her eyes lit up again. "But good thing Blaze here decided that we should help you out! We were too shocked at the whole thing to do anything, really." Amy chuckled and sheepishly scratched her head.
Silver's eyes went wide, then he turned to Blaze. The feline immediately blushed and waved her hands at the startled hedgehog. "I...I just thought it was appropriate that we fix your things for you. You're having a bad enough day as it is," she explained, fidling with her sweater's collar.
"Wow," Silver uttered. "I...Thank you, Blaze, seriously! I owe you!" He grinned, making his luggage bounce excitedly behind him.
As Blaze protested and said that it was okay with her face beet red, the rest of the girls huddled and chuckled to themselves.
"I think we got ourselves a cute little ship here, don't we girls?" Cream whispered, smirking at the duo. "I'm beyond excited for how their chemistry's going to turn out! I can already imagine so many things!" She smirked, snickering to herself.
Amy squealed, bouncing slightly as they walked. "I'm definitely going to ask her what she thinks of him later!" she said, hoping that she doesn't forget.
Rouge grins, before suddenly looking serious. "Yeah, but Silver's gonna have to stay at someone else's room. I think his stuff'll just get wrecked if he tries to go back to his room," she muttered, feeling sorry for the poor hedgehog.
"Yeah, I hear you," Silver says, suddenly next to her. "Not only will Scourge wreck my stuff, but he'll probably wreck me as well. The guy is hella strong! He flung my bags out the window like they were paper, and my bags are heavy, mind you!" He patted one of the floating bags beside him.
"Silver...won't your psychokinetic abilities take a toll on your head?" Blaze asked, worried that he might strain himself. Cream and Amy giggled to themselves, yet she doesn't notice.
Silver scratched his head and pondered. "Well, it depends on how heavy the object is. I've carried a lot of things during the entirety of my life so my mind can take the weight. Just not too long if it's really heavy, I guess," he explained.
"Maybe you can carry Blaze in your arms too while you're at it," Cream whispered to Amy, causing the both of them to giggle again. Rouge overhears and smiles, simply shaking her head at the two.
As the group walked, they encountered even more people. Some raised their brows at Silver and his floating luggage, causing him to blush and bring them closer to his body. Some more boys eyed the girls, particularly Rouge, who simply smirked at them. Blaze, on the other hand, felt very conscious at all of the attention. Cream and Amy don't seem to notice, as they're too busy marveling at the sights that the campus offered. Cream would even take a selfie here and there.
Soon enough, the five of them reached one of the three buildings surrounding the plaza. While it wasn't as big or grand as the main building, it was still an impressive sight to look at. Rouge whistled and looked up to examine the rest of the building. "How extra can this university get?"
Cream shrugged, examining the gardens in front of the building. "As extra as it gets," she giggled, plucking a flower and placing it on her hair.
There were people surrounding the entrance, mostly groups of friends doing their own exploring. Blaze almost cringed at the amount of people and immediately stuck to Silver, who was keeping his head low; people were still looking at him and his bags. Meanwhile, Amy was excited as all hell.
She ran up the stairs leading to the front entrance and spread her arms. "Ah, college! A place filled with endless possibilities!" she yelled, causing some people to look at her, but she didn't care. Her friends, on the other hand, simply smiled at her as Rouge laughed.
Just as she was about to motion her friends over, a huge gust of wind suddenly blew past her. She gasped at how strong it was and tripped, flailing her arms to find the stairs' railing for support. Her hands couldn't grasp anything as she was standing too far and she yelped helplessly as her face prepared to collide with the stairs.
She could hear her friends shout and she thought that that was the last thing she heard before she passed out, but when she realized that she was somehow still conscious and felt no pain, she very slowly opened her eyes.
"Don't worry, Amy! I got you!" Silver assured, reaching out his hand towards her. Amy's wide eyes looked at her body, which was surrounded in a teal aura. She looked at Silver's bags, which were on the floor as he continued to focus his power on her. She also noticed that she was stuck mid-fall, with the stairs only an inch away from her face. As some looked at the scene with astonishment, Silver slowly lifted his hand and placed her on the ground beside their group.
Amy was still trying to process what just happened, when she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder. She snapped out of her dazed state and looked towards Blaze, who was worriedly eyeing her, with Rouge and Cream right behind her doing the same.
"Hey, you okay?" Cream slowly asked. When the rabbit noticed how Amy's eyes were still wide, she muttered, "Yeah, I'd be like that too." She tried to lighten her mood.
"But did you guys see that?" Rouge exclaimed with her eyes wide, motioning towards the top of the stairs. "There was this thing, this person, that ran past her! Don't tell me I'm the only one that saw."
Silver looked at her and nodded. "Yeah, I saw it too. It was a blue blur. Man, they must be so fast!" he stated, before suddenly smiling. "Oh man, just like the Flash! Do they have the speed force too?" He whispered the last part to himself.
Blaze heard him and sweatdropped, then she tapped his shoulder. "I'm assuming this Flash is someone from your comic books. Now's not really the time, Silver," she muttered to him, making him quickly apologize and scratch his head, yet he was still grinning. She found his dorkiness cute.
"Whoever they are," Amy suddenly spoke, causing everyone to turn to her, "I want to meet them." Her eyes were wide, scanning the nearby plaza for the mysterious speedster.
And that's that! I'm really sorry if it took a while for me to get this next part out. I'm still getting used to writing again, since I experienced this massive writer's block and couldn't write anything good for around a year. I think I'm finally getting used to it though, so that's good!
I think I'm happy with how this chapter went down, especially with the way I introduced Silver. He was actually supposed to appear in the next chapter but I managed to write him in here and introduce Scourge while I'm at it. I hope I did a good job in establishing the girls' friendship, seeing as that was the purpose of this chapter. Overall, I think I'm satisfied with this! I think.
Hopefully, it won't take long for me to write the next chapter. Maybe our blue speedster will be in it ;) Until then, my fellow readers!
~ kangaroo