Chapter 3 I Keep Bleeding Love

How could this happen?

Here we go again. Don't you know why this happened?

Why? As if you knew.

Last night you only just met Silver.

Yes, I know.

Tonight you were thinking of him.

Tell me something I don't know instead of bringing up the past!

Yes, but the following night, your parents died.

What are you talking about? Silver caused their death?

Close enough. He's a phenomenon. He's been paid to pass onto you bad luck.

Yeah, whatever.

No, it's true. Silver was sent to ruin your life.

Shut up! Silver wouldn't do such a thing!

That's your opinion.

Go away and never come back under pain of death!

You can't kill me. I'm your conscience.

Leave now!

Blaze thought about what her conscience might be telling her. Maybe it was true. You can't trust a stranger off the street. But Silver was her friend! Not just a silly old boy from the orphanage down town.

But Blaze wouldn't give in to her conscience. Silver was innocent, whatever people may say to her.

The following day, Blaze ran away till she was in the forest. "Is that what I think it is?" she asked herself. "Silver! It's you! Oh – I missed you so much." she cried, giving Silver a huge hug. "I missed you too. Blaze! You're leaving the country! Why?" Silver asked, pulling away from Blaze's hug.

"My parents died...somewhere in the night. And I have to be Queen and I was to marry Todd, so I ran away. " Blaze said, with one tear rolling down her cheek. "Parents died?" asked Silver, in shock. He suddenly had a flashback of what had happened when his parents died.

FLASHBACK

"Hi, I'm Venus. It's nice to meet you, Silver," said a small girl about Silver's age. "It's nice to meet you too! It's even nicer to be your best friend," replied Silver. "Bye, now!" cried Venus, as she scrambled away.

"When will I ever meet her again?" asked Silver. "Mum? Dad? I'm going out somewhere. Mum? Dad!" There lay on the floor, the dead bodies of Silver's parents, leaving the silver hedgehog an orphan.

FLASHBACK ENDS

"Oh- I'm sorry Blaze. I didn't think this would happen! I thought something else was meant to be!" Silver cried. He started crying silently too. "It's too saddening..." said Blaze. "That's why I'm running away."

"Wait! Let me come with you. Here, give me your bags. I'll carry it for you." said Silver, and they walked down the path together.

"Blaze, I just wanted to ask – have you ever had a friend before?" Silver asked. Blaze shook her head. "You were the first one." she said. "Can we take our relationship to something more than just friendship?" asked Silver. Blaze smiled. "We already have," she said, and she jumped on Silver, giving him a kiss on the lips.

"My mother will kill me if she knew I went this far with an orphan boy like you," Blaze said, "So will my father." "But I don't care what they say! I'm in love with you. They try to pull me away. But they don't know the truth." sang Blaze. Silver smiled. "You've got a beautiful voice." he said.

"Thanks. But I don't quite believe it. Look out!" cried Blaze. Silver watched as she prepared to duck. A fat man in an UFO suddenly came swooping down from the sky and laughed. "Princess Blaze. What are you doing here? Shouldn't we be living happily together in our palace?" he asked.

"Go away Todd. I don't even know you. Why should we be married?" asked Blaze. "Because I say so!" he cried, and reached out a hand to pull Blaze to him. "Leave her alone!" cried Silver.

"Who are you to tell the new King what to do?" asked Todd. "You're not King yet. And you'll never become one. I dare you to touch her, you creep!" Silver shouted. "I dare!" cried Todd. "Silver!" cried Blaze. Todd had thrown with perfect aim, a dagger into Silver's back. "Ha! Not so tough now, aren't you?" asked Todd.

But Silver wouldn't give in. "You leave her alone!" he cried. He produced a force field around himself and Blaze. "I might not be able to get you this time, but I will get you some time later!" Todd cried, before flying away.

"Silver, are you okay?" Blaze asked. "Don't die. I've had too much bad luck – I don't need more." Silver opened his eyes. "Blaze? I promised I won't leave you." he said, very weakly. "Silver! Thank goodness you're alive," said Blaze, bursting into tears and hugging Silver tight. "We should just rest here. Produce a force field over us, and we'll be fine." said Blaze, after a while.

"Want me to wrap up your wound, Silver?" asked Blaze, after the operation was done. Silver smiled at her, before replying, "It's not an ordinary wound, Blaze. I'm - I'm bleeding love."