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Chapter Nine

Honey: In My Mind

I opened the door to my locker which was put in between the two girls who were obsessed with Sonic, which was a hassle because they were constantly fighting. You do know who I'm talking about, right? Amy and Marine? Oh how am I kidding! I wasn't thinking about those two. I was thinking about Shadow. Ever since we hung out yesterday, I saw a different side of him. I no longer thought of him as the pigheaded bully that did nothing but ruined everyone's lives. I thought he was a kind and caring, misunderstood guy who underneath all that darkness, had a heart of gold. Well that's what he was in my mind. I was worried that Silver and Blaze wouldn't see this, and would constantly worry about my safety.

"I don't get it. Why can't he act sane around them for one minute?" I asked myself, referring to my ebony boyfriend. Er, did I say boyfriend? I meant friend! Yeah, we were just friends! Not that Shadow would want me as a girlfriend. My friends hated his guts. He was a careless daredevil who got bad grades and there was no one to yell at him, while I was a quiet and shy bookworm who constantly got great grades and if I got anything below a C I'd get grounded for a decade. We were completely different people, with completely different interests, yet we clicked. The way we bonded yesterday afternoon, the way we laughed at each others jokes just told me we belonged together. But I knew no one would allow it. And I don't mean my mother, oh no she would be joyed to know I actually had a boyfriend. I meant Blaze. Silver really couldn't tell me what to do since I had only known him one day. But Blaze had known me since I was little, and she was like my older sister. I knew it wasn't true, but she basically controlled my social life keeping me away from the people she thought were bad.

'It's high time I took control…She can no longer tell me who and who not to date!' I thought, determination flowing through me. This had never been a problem before, so I had no way of knowing how on Earth I was going to get Blaze to leave me and Shadow be. I knew this wasn't going to be easy, however, with the right amount of willpower and a whole lot of tears, I knew she'd crack. Seeing me upset would force her to give me what I wanted!

This was not the case this time. No matter how much I cried, no matter how much I yelled, she would not give in!

"Blaze…Come on!" I begged as we walked to our class.

"No Honey! For the last time, I will not let you date that…guy!" I sighed and left it at that. Not that she was willing to talk about it anymore. Anytime I brought up the name "Shadow" she'd tune me out or ignore me. Honestly, what was up with her?

Thankfully lunch came, and I got to see the black and red hedgehog that had made me all confused.

"I couldn't stop thinking about you." Shadow admitted, turning a bit red in the face.

"Me neither." I mumbled, staring at Blaze who was eating lunch with Silver, Mighty and Shade. Sonic hadn't shown up to school today.

"Did you hear me?" I jumped when Shadow put his hand on my shoulder.

"Oh sorry…I'm a little distracted today. Now what was it you asked me?"

"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to the arcade after school today." He repeated. I thought about it. I never really liked the arcade, it was much to noisy for me. Me and Blaze never really went there, but I heard it's a fun place. And I didn't even have to play a game, I could just let Shadow play and pretend I was having fun.

"I may have to ask my mom, but sure!" I answered and he nodded. We sat quietly for the rest of lunch, but when we were walking to our English class, I thought of a question.

"Shadow, have you ever had a girlfriend?" I looked up at him, for he was about seven inches taller then me. He thought about it for a while.

"Yes. Like three." He told me. Darn. He had more experience then I did. "Why?"

"Just wondering." He raised an eyebrow at me, but left it at that. Then he asked a question.

"Do you think we'd ever be…more than friends?" I stopped in my tracks. He looked back at me.

"Is this some kind of trick?" I asked suspiciously.

"No!" I was about to continue, until I saw the hurt look on his face. He must've really liked me. Or he was a really good actor.

"Sorry about that. Blaze's raving paranoia must have finally gotten to me." He chuckled. "But if your serious about it…then no. I don't think we will." His ears fell flat on his head. "But not because I don't like you." Oh how I wish I could tell him how I felt. "It's because Blaze would never allow it."

"Who cares if she allows it or not? It's your choice Honey, and I'll be darned if some dumb cat changes that!" He ranted and I gasped at him.

"Hey!" He gave me a nervous smile.

"Er…I didn't mean you Honey! I'd never call you dumb! Your actually smarter than me so yeah…I'm going to stop talking now." I giggled. He was so cute!

"It's okay, but don't call Blaze dumb. She may be acting mean right now, but she's still my friend." I told him. "And Sonic. But he's not here today."

"Thank goodness."

"And Mighty. And Silver. Their my friends two!" Shadow shrugged.

"As long as they stay friends, I'm cool with it."

"Don't go and get jealous on me." I smirked when he rolled his eyes at me.

"I don't get jealous! Not that easily." He told me and I laughed. When we entered the classroom, I asked the teacher if I could change my seat. I wanted to sit in the back with Shadow and Blaze. They both had the idea that sitting in the back would prevent them from getting called on by the teacher, but they were so very wrong. Thankfully I was smart enough to answer every question. I moved my stuff to the desk in between the two, and waved to them.

So there I was. Having two different conversations with two different people. I got both of them mixed up only once. And neither seemed to mind at all. Just then, the worst thing happened.

"Will Shadow The Hedgehog please report to the office?" The vice principle's voice asked over the intercom. I glanced at him worriedly. The whole class "oohhed" as he got up.

"Don't worry." He whispered to me before leaving the room. But how could I not worry? For all I knew he didn't do anything, so I worried about someone in the classroom lying just to get him in trouble.

"Looks like your plan worked, Blaze." I heard Silver whisper to my fuchsia friend. I looked over to them and saw him smiling. His smile died when he saw my disappointed face. I looked at Blaze, and she had a very large smirk on her face.

'No…She couldn't have!' The next thing I knew, Shadow had walked back into the room, head down. I heard someone sobbing and as he got his book bag I figured it out.

It was Shadow.