Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sorry for taking so long to finish this chapter, with the editing, and my birthday was coming up, I will try to finish the next one faster, again so sorry.

This chapter is mostly humor, Michael and I found it funny. He already put in his fic Ghost Rider and it got a lot of response, now I finally can put it in my so don't flame me. Onto the review replies.

Faermage-KH Junkie: I'm a expert in suspense, I graduated from a college of suspense.

NUTCASE71733: Too early for that, though I'm glad you liked it.

Conflicted Writer: I don't have enough content to fill a month's worth of events, so I'll find someway, I mean not everything happens in a row.

HyperShanic01: The songs always make a fight scene better. Something that could control emotions is the perfect soldier for the Master Emerald, so why does he use violence…

Northern-megas: Ah ok, I was actually making some weapons for them, though I should check Wikipeda. By the way all you Sonic fans, a new Sonic game for the Wii, (and I think X-box 360 and PS3) Sonic Unleashed, so cool looking.

theredone1223: Growls, I have so much trouble with 'where', 'were' and 'we're'. I will try to get better though.

Count X. Gamlxltoe Nightmare: Glad you liked it.

I'll like to thank Michael for betareading this chapter.

Chapter 9: If you thought yesterday was bad?

23 days till present day…

I slowly opened my eyes and saw that I was laying in my bed, clothes on, and my thoughts were: I'm getting really tired of suddenly waking in my bed. After that I sat up, big mistake, I groaned in pain from yesterday's battle. Then a voice came from beside me.

"Thank god you're awake," I turned to see Tikal sitting on a chair next to my bed.

I had a couple questions to ask her, so I took it slow and steady, "WhowherethoseguysandisMilesokay?!"

"Yes Miles is okay, and those people were the great guardians of the Master Emerald," she said, trying to calm me down.

"Wait, isn't the great guardians the Seven Emeralds?" I asked.

"Yes," she replied.

That would explain why they could use all those Chaos moves, I turned to my dresser where the Emerald laid, and then saw the time, "Oh no I have to be at school in thirty minutes!"

I jumped up and started digging around for some clothes.

"Sonic, I don't think you should go to school," Tikal said as she got up.

"I have to," I said as I found a clean shirt on the floor, at least it smelled clean.

"Come here," she pulled me to the bathroom and moved me in front of the mirror. I couldn't speak, my face was so badly cut up, not to mention my arm which was bit, luckily they have healed into scabs, (oddly fast).

"What am I going to do?" I said, not really asking anyone.

"You know, I found something great in your Moms room—," I cut her off right there.

"Hold on, you were in my Moms room?"

"Yes, though it's called makeup, and this one looks kinda like your skin…"

"No! No way I am wearing makeup!" I yelled indignantly, crossing my arms.

She turned away from me and said in a dangerous voice, "Fine then, you go to school and when the principle sees your cuts they call your parents? Or even better, someone who can actually put two and two together and figure out your secret, well?"

I had to think about this, it was harder than trying to decide on which to buy, pie or cake. Pie has the great filling, but with cake you can have more than just one piece of icing goodness, but then again, hold on Sonic how did you get onto the subject of pie VS cake?

Tikal was now tapping her foot on the ground so I quickly made a choice, "I'll take the makeup!"

Tikal clapped her hands together, "Okay hold still."

She took out a brush and started putting the powder on me, "All right Sonic take off your shirt."

"Hold on, what?!"

"I need to get the slashes that are under your shirt, so let's go," she said getting a bit impatient.

"Fine, fine, but don't say a thing," I slipped of my shirt, and she started getting to work.

What felt like hour, which was really no more than ten minutes, she was finally done.

"Ok finished, though I didn't have enough to cover those small scratches on your back." she said as she closed the makeup and walked over into my room.

"It's ok, those aren't even from the battle," I said as I slipped a new shirt on for school, "Thanks though."

"Anytime," she replied.

I stepped down stairs where my mom and dad were sitting, drinking their morning coffee.

"Good morning Sonic, I made you breakfast," My mom said as she sipped her coffee.

"Thanks," I took a plate out and put some cinnamon rolls and bacon before sitting at the table.

Though I've never had a more awkward moment at the table, no one was speaking, they were just watching me eat.

"Is something wrong, is there food on my shirt," I asked as I bit into the cinnamon roll.

"No, nothing at all," my mom said in a rather cheery voice.

I looked at them weirdly and finished my breakfast. I got up grabbed my book bag then walked to the front door, saying goodbye to parents before getting onto the bus.

There on the bus I sat with Miles, Amy, and Maria. It was a silent ride, I had a feeling that Miles was trying to find out what happened last night, though I couldn't find out what was wrong with the other two.

The bus stopped and we stepped out, though right before I entered the school building I was pushed into a pile of mud. My clean white shirt was now stained with mud, I turned to see the two bullies from earlier.

"Look at Sonic now," then laughed then turned to Maria, "We'll see you at the party."

They ran of into the building and the others came to see if I was ok.

"Are you okay Sonic?" Miles asked me as he helped me up.

"Other than I did not bring extra clothes, I'm fine," I smiled to assure that I was okay.

Miles was going to say something else tell the bell rang, "That's the bell, I'll see you at lunch."

Then he turned and ran off into the school with the rest of them.

Class was humiliating, I was laughed at, and I smelled like sewerage! So after the gym it was time to hit the showers, the first time I was glad to hear that word.

After I showered I threw on a towel and walked to my locker, hoping there was some extra clothed in there. When I opened it there was only a note, and it said 'Haha, looks like you will be spending the day in mud!'

In anger, I picked up my shirt and threw it, "My shirt is dirty. I can't go out like this!"

Everyone looked at me as I crossed my arms in anger, then Sora came up to me and took off his shirt.

"Here Sonic, take my shirt!"

I had a brief second of happiness before noticed what he was doing, his body was ten times more built than mine was. He was trying to make me look weaker than I was already.

"It's like you want me to hate you more than I already do."

"Uh, what?" Sora asked, trying to play dumb.

"Look at you," I said pointing at him, "With your built shoulders and your abs."

"My what?" Sora asked.

He can try all he wants, but I'm not falling for that.

"You know what, keep your shirt," I turned around, though as I walked I heard a shocked/disgusted groan.

"Sonic what is that on your back?" Sora asked.

I sighed then turned to them. "That, are the claw marks of an adolescent raccoon, which an eight year old genius put in while I was taking a shower. And until animal control comes to take it away it is currently living in my backpack."

I pointed to my backpack that was in the corner, the raccoon was still trying to get out, "Now if you would excuse me, I have to get my history books."

I took out a pair of rubber gloves and walked to it, I slowly opened it as I felt everyone step back warily. I shot my hand in before it could scratch me and noticed something important, there was a hole in the bottom of my backpack.

"It's gone," I said as I backed away from it, looking around in fear.

"Well then, where is it?" Sora asked warily.

"I don't know," I confessed as I looked around the locker.

"You don't know!?" Sora hissed, staying alert.

Then I heard scratching, we looked up on one of the lockers and saw the raccoon hissing at us. All Sora and I could do was scream

Okay, somehow we made it out of the boys locker room and was running right for the joint class with the 16 and 17 year olds, we burst through the door as Sora yelled.

"THAT THING IS FOLLOWING US!" The looks on everyone's faces was priceless, I would be laughing if there wasn't a very deadly, rabid raccoon following us.

The teacher saw us running from the raccoon and yelled, "What's going on—,"

"Can't explain, crazy raccoon!" Sora pushed the teacher aside.

"Flip the desk!" I yelled.

"Flipping!" Sora and I grabbed the desk and flipped it to act as a shield.

We sat down and waited for it to come, though there was this annoying scratching sound from behind us.

"Hey Sora do you hear that?" I asked.

"Yeah," We lifted are heads to see what it was, the raccoon was trying claw it's way in. Sora looked around and found a very heavy book, he positioned himself over the desk and started hitting something with it.

"Kill it before it kills us!" I yelled as Sora kept hitting it. When he finally stopped we peered over and saw who he was hitting… the teacher!

"Oh crap," Sora gasped as he stared at the unconscious teacher.

"Where's the raccoon?" I asked as I looked around.

Then we heard a sound that made us go pale, the raccoon was right behind us. The raccoon lunged at us; Sora dropped the book and grabbed it before it hit his face.

"Throw it out the window!" I yelled pointing at the window on the side, Sora lifted the raccoon, threw it at the window and the raccoon… smacked into the window glass. We stared in daze for we forgot the one important thing.

"OPEN THE WINDOW! OPEN THE WINDOW!" Sora yelled as he grabbed the raccoon as I opened the window and threw it out.

We sighed and laughed quietly to ourselves; we turned to the window and our smiles dropped, "OH MY GOD IT'S COMING BACK!"

Before anyone could do anything we shut the window just as it jumped for us, we leaped back as it tried to claw its way into the school. Finally it gave up and left, we turned to the class whose eyes were wide at the events that took place.

"Do you feel your towel slipping off you?" Sora asked not taking his eyes of the crowd.

"Yep," I said feeling my cheeks burn up.

"Okay," then Sora and I started running to the door, "get back to the locker, now!"

We immediately ran out the nearest door and ran back to the locker room, making slippery wet footprints in the progress.

By the time it was lunch I was worn out, I wasn't even hungry, so I sat down and rested my head on my arms.

"Hey Sonic," I looked up to see Maria holding two bright red drinks, "I got us some slushies."

"Thanks," I said as she handed me it, I sipped it a bit, shuddering at the cold cherry taste.

"So Sonic, you were going to tell me something yesterday, what was it?" She asked as she sipped her slushy.

Dang I forgot! It's time to ask her, I decided. "Yeah I was wondering if you would go to the dance with—Mr. Rounding!"

Maria raised an eyebrow and looked at me, "Mr. Rounding?"

Right behind her was our science teacher, walking right to us. He liked to make us answer questions during anything, I had to think of something smart.

"Quick! Whoever chugs their slushy down first is off the hook!" I took off the lid and started drinking it fast.

"Wait Sonic!" Maria tried to stop me, I really wish she did.

I felt the icy numbness, the blinding pain in my head, I put my hands on my head and yelled at the top of my lungs.

"Brain freeze!" I threw down the cup just as he stopped by us.

"Ah Mr. Suai, Ms. Robotnik, have you finished your tests?"

I couldn't hold it in anymore, "Ahhhhhhhhhh! It hurts so much!"

"Although Sonic is currently incapacitated by his icy beverage, we have done our tests. We are ready, and we did one hundred percent on it."

I nodded at the first two, but the last one I ended up shaking my head to indicate 'no'.

"Good, I can't wait to see them," he said, then walked off to bother some other student.

I signed then started drinking my slushy again, after that we talked a little more…. That's till she came.

Walking to us was the school's most popular sixteen year old girl in the school, Lois. She had long black hair, brown eyes, darkened skin, tank top, short pants, (and I mean short,) and brown shoes. She would often tease me, (who doesn't?) and wherever she went a group of guys would follow.

Please walk by me, I begged as I kept my head low, trying not to attract attention.

"Hey Sonic," she stopped right by me, I sighed and turned to her with a slight frown, hoping she would take pity on me and leave.

"Yes?" I asked.

"You know the dance is coming up soon, do you have any plans?" She asked as she sat down next to me.

"Uh," answer quickly and take the punishment, "No, not really."

"That's too bad, I was hoping we could go together," she replied getting a bit closer.

"Hold on, like a date?" I asked.

"Yes, do you not want to?" She asked in tone that made me a bit nervous.

"But you tease me, you hate me," I brought up a pretty good point, she could just be tricking me so I would get really embarrassed.

"Things change Sonic, and I really want you to come with me," She said in a low voice.

"I don't know," I said as I was considering it.

"Think about it, though I want you to have this," she pulled out a note and wrote some numbers on it, "call me."

Then to my surprise she kissed my cheek and left, leaving me dumbfounded and a little red in the face.

"Who does she think she is?" Maria scoffed and crossed her arms.

My eyes were wide, all the guys in the room had shocked faces as Lois turned and blew me a kiss, part of me wanted to mock grab it and pocket it.

"Anyway Sonic, what did you want to ask me?" She asked turning to me.

I had to think about this, blow off a friend by not asking her to the dance? Or call this super hot girl and rub this in all the guys' faces?

"… I just wanted to ask if you would look at my test for today." I said, not meeting her gaze.
Did I make the wrong choice? I don't think I did… I didn't… did I?

That's it, yeah Sonic made a stupid choice, anyway what did you think of it?
Thank you for reading this chapter.

Lois is NOT a OC I just gave her a different name.

Plus, Michael has stopped editing this was his last chapter, my new beta reader is ladyamalphia!