Fabian's Pov
"Perfect! Then I'll see you later!" She said her emerald eyes glittering as she turned away and hurried down the hall away from me. I stood there for a moment stunned at myself. I actually agreed to go with this girl? The transfer must have put some mental stress on me, but then again every time I stared at those jade eyes, I felt a twinge of uncertainty…uncertainty of what I had no clue. I began to walk to my next class but glanced back one last time to see Emily speaking to a lilac colored cat. If Emily was trying to find out more of me, then why not I know more of her? Of course it would far too easy for me, but knowing her comrades is better detailed than her profile at G.U.N nonetheless I would get both.
"Who is that cat?" I asked as a dark red hedgehog walked past me, he frowned then glanced at the two girls. He lightly began to smile then I noticed his eyes wandering over Emily and stayed there for quite sometime.
"The girl?" I snarled out as his eyes were suddenly snapped back to me, he blinked then shook his head.
"Y-Yeah, that's Demi the cat. She's like Emily's best friend-" He said as I began to walk off tired of his droll information, but in the least I got a name. Demi the cat. As I walked to the parking lot after school I lifted up my watch close to my mouth.
"G.U.N. This is Agent Fabian. Send profile reports on Emily Rose the hedgehog and Demi the cat to Alicia Karen." I said as I slung my leg over my motorcycle, then revved the engine, I couldn't help the smirk on my face as I heard it roar. If there was one thing I had in common with my father then it would be this. Wind raced through my quills as I dodged through the evening traffic and towards the G.U.N headquarters, after all it was just another day to them. I easily slid into the parking lot and into my designated lot, luckily my father wasn't there yet…unless he decided not to take his bike but I could never be sure with him. But hopefully he wasn't if he caught wind of the reports then all hell would break loose saying that I was abusing G.U.N privileges, of course he was the only exception. I placed my hand on the scanner at the entrance, not even noticing the prick on my hand for the blood test. I closed my eyes as I waited for entrance only to be surprised to see jade eyes staring at me, I shook my head and opened my eyes. Emily seemed to have made quite the impression on me, I didn't like it. She was getting too close…and we had only spoken for ten minutes at most. 5...4..3..2..1 I counted down then a second after I muttered one then the door slid open.
"Are those reports I requested in yet, Alicia?" I asked as I walked into the mission room, Alicia was a light brown lynx with light blue eyes and matching hair. She reached to a corner of her desk to lift up two beige colored folders.
"Yeah, they're here. They seem like nice girls, Fabian. So what's happened?" She asked with a light smile as I took the folders from her grasp.
"Nothing to concern yourself with Alicia." I muttered then quickly strode out of the room, down the cold metallic hallway and into an office. I kicked the door shut then sat behind a deck propping my feet up on the table. I began to open the files but then quickly shut it with a sigh.
"What do you want, Sapphire?" I growled as I looked up to see the ivory bat leaning against the wall behind the door. She sighed shaking her head.
"You know your father doesn't like you putting you feet up and just because I'm here doesn't mean I want anything-"
"Except an alibi for you and your mom when you broke into that museum last night? Don't think I haven't seen the news or was on the crime scene." I snapped as she glanced down at the folder to see a bright yellow sticky pad note Alicia had wrote me about the latest jewel heist. It had details on everyone and everything, Sapphire sighed crossing her arms.
"Well, now that you mention it. It would be a nice favor for a friend-"
"Co-worker and no." I said as I began to turn on my father's computer, Sapphire sighed as she leaned against the desk and stared at me with huge lavender eyes she inherited from her father.
"Oh is that so? How about a deal? You provide an alibi and I won't say a thing about you digging up information on these girls." She said with a smirk as I looked away from the computer screen and up at her with a glare. I knew she would tell, she was just like her mother, she would hold to her threat. Not that I was afraid of her, but less trouble with my father was for the best.
"Fine. Now get out." I snapped then looked back to the computer as it pulled up the website registration, Sapphire smirked then winked at me.
"Thanks, Handsome! I'll see ya around." She said as she stepped out of the room and giving the door a light kick to shut it. I sighed shaking my head. Those bats would be the death of me, just because my father worked well with her mother doesn't mean that I work well with her daughter. None the less the damage was done and the registration was done. I quickly sent a friend request to Demi while I waited for her to answer, in the mean time I looked into her profile…which wasn't much. She was sixteen years old, attended Emerald High School, her mother was Blaze the cat...ect. There was nothing there that I didn't know before with the exception of her mother. With a grunt I moved onto Emily's profile when I heard a light beep. I glanced up to see 'Demithecat has accepted you as a friend' then it was followed by 'Demithecat is now online' I smirked then quickly typed in message.
"Hey" I sent then glanced back at the folder, a blue female Mobian with glittering emerald eyes stared back at me. What was it about her eyes that haunted me?
"Hi." I glanced back at the screen to see the short reply…I blinked at the small word. Was that the best she could come up with? With a shrug I began to think of what I was going to ask her…I couldn't be too direct with the question because then she would tell Emily, but I can't be too off topic.
"Do you know Emily Rose?" I quickly typed in only a minute after she sent the message. I stared at the screen expectantly, willing it to hurry up when I finally heard the small 'beep'
'Yeah, she's one of my best friends. Why?' She replied back as I grimaced now what was I going to say?
'Nothing important. Curiosity, since she'll be my guide around the campus and I'll be studying with her. What's she like? Her family? Likes, dislikes and-" I was typing out when the door to the office was opened and an ebony hedgehog walked into the room. I stopped as I looked at him.
" We have clearance for the rest of the evening." He said as he began to walk towards me, I didn't dare glance at the screen he would know instantly what I was trying to do.
"Excellent. I've got plans anyways-"
"Not anymore you do. An old acquaintance called and invited us for dinner tonight. You have to come along." He said as he stopped in the center of the room, eyes narrowed I shot him a glare.
"Well I can't make it. A new acquaintance of mine is expecting me-"
"Cancel."
"Can't you do the same?"
"This acquaintance won't be thrilled if I do so and she has quite the temper. And if you don't go then I'll have you suspended from all missions for the next year, do I make myself clear?" He said his eyes narrowing as we glared at each other, with a sigh I nodded.
"Fine then. I'll go." I snapped then reached for the phone as he gave me a light smirk then quickly left the room, instantly I slammed the receiver down. I turned back to the computer to see an upsetting message 'Demithecat has gone offline' I snarled clenching my fists as I tried to calm myself. He was always ruining things. Of course I had no say in what 'I' wanted to do. With a sigh I looked down at the two folders in front of me then once again picked up Emily's.
Name: Emily Rose the hedgehog
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Address: 423 North Jasonleaf of Mobotropolis
Phone: (727)634-7892
Parents/Guardians: Amy Rose the hedgehog and Sonic the hedgehog
Siblings: Trace Sonic the hedgehog
Grade (s): Junior in Emerald High school. Top honor student, was applicable to skip a grade but denied the offer.
Illnesses/Allergies: None known
Once again there was nothing significant about her that she hadn't already told me with the exception that she should be in a higher grade and that her father was Sonic the hedgehog. I had read, seen and heard of the infamous azure hedgehog, but not once in my encounters with Emily imagined her as his daughter. I shook my head then closed the folder as I began to pick up the phone and dialed the number on the paper.
"Hello? Who's this?" A young voice answered as I pressed the phone to my ear.
"Yes, this is Fabian. Is Emily Rose there?" I asked as I heard the young boy sigh.
"Yeah, wait a sec." I could hear the sound of thudding feet against the floor, from the sound of the thud the boy was about eighty pounds give or take. If my estimate is correct then he would be about eight to ten years old and the floor would be laminate.
"There's this guy asking for you, said his name is Fab or something like that." A light swoosh of air echoed into the phone then the sound of soft breathing.
"Hello? Fabian…when did you get my number?" She said, paused for a moment then continued. I should have thought of some reasonable explanation but I was in a rush and didn't want to drag things out.
"That's not important. Look, my father changed my plans. Apparently we have to visit and old...erm friend of his. So I can't make it." I conclued as I heard her sigh softly.
"Oh well…That's alright. Maybe some other time, I guess. Bye." She said then abruptly hung up but a second before I heard the light beep of the end of the call I could hear the sorrow in her voice. I didn't see why she would be upset about it, it wasn't like it was anything interesting. Not wanting on having to dwell on the dissapointment I got up from the chair and began to head out of the room and back towards where I had entered.
"Thanks for the heads up." I muttered as I dropped the profiles on Alicia's desk, she just smiled and winked at me.
"Get me a signature of Sonic the hedgehog while you're there!" She said as I came to the door then stopped. I stared at my hand on the door then looked up.
"What are you talking about?" I asked without turning to her.
"Well didn't Shadow tell you? I thought that's why he went in? You're supposed to be going to Sonic the hedgehog's house this evening, although in a way its more of a secret based mission. He's just confirming that Sonic still has the emerald." She said as I sighed instead of snarling. Once again he was leading on some mission with out telling me what was going on or what it was about. Without even a goodbye or thanks I yanked the door open and slammed it shut as I exited. I glanced to my bike to see one almost identical to it standing beside it and someone leaning on it who was identical to me.
"When were you planning on telling me about the mission? You know how I am about being uninformed." I snapped as I strode over to my bike, just about ready to drive and never come back.
"Huh, thought you were intelligent enough to figure it out on your own." He retorted as he sat on his bike, I growled then slammed on the gas as I peeled out of the parking lot and onto the road. Temptation to miss the oncoming exit and continue onto open highway was becoming very appealing but then the all too familiar thought came to mind. I was alone. I had no one and nothing. Here at least I had what was supposedly a home, a job and possible the concept of friends. I shifted my shoulders as I turned into the exit with the roar of another motorcycle trailing me. Although we could have instantly appeared at the hedgehog residence with 'Chaos Control' my father and I had one small luxury and that happened to be our vehicles. G.U.N required one group transport per squad therefore my father picked his, but mine was merely an apology gift after he nearly had me killed on a mission that I was once again lacking information of, but that's another story entirely.
Within ten minutes we were at the house, I slid off the vehicle while my father pulled in on his. I could hear a light sputtering as he stopped, I couldn't help the smirk that escaped as he parked.
"Getting old?" I snickered as he gave me an annoyed glare, of course I wasn't just talking about the motorcycle, especially since he's almost…seventy-five? He ignored me and continued up the walkway to the medium sized two story tan house and knocked on the door. A cobalt hedgehog answered the door, at first he was bit shocked then a slow smile appeared on his face.
"Its been a while, Faker." My father said as he watched the azure hedgehog, he just smiled shaking his head.
"Yeah, it has. So this is your son?" He asked looking over to me while I tried not to roll my eyes at the obviousness of it all, but before my father could answer we heard the sound of on coming footsteps. She came down the steps then stopped in complete shock of it all.
" I presume this is your daughter?" My father asked as Sonic looked back and smiled even bigger, his eyes held her then darted over to us for a second motioning her to step forward.
"Yep, Shadow this is my daughter, Emily Rose. Emily this is an old…friend of mine." He said as she began to smile at me while walking towards my father, while they shook hands he glanced in my direction.
"This is my son, Fabian Gerald." He said as they dropped hands, her smile grew even bigger and brighter than before as she looked at me.
"We've already met at school." She said as my father and her's turned towards the two of us, neither of them looked particularly pleased.
"You didn't tell me you knew him?" Her father said as he began to carefully watch his daughter while she gave him a shy smile.
"I didn't know he was your friend's son. And I didn't really think you would care, dad. Sorry." She apologized as fucshia began to hint in her cheeks.
"Well perhaps things won't be quite so awkward between you two." My father spoke up it was then I noticed he was staring at Emily, instantly I felt my body tense. I was appalled at myself, why was I getting defensive of her? Yes, she has been nothing but kind to me but what made her so different from Alicia. I have never felt this way about anyone, male or female, partner or …well for the lack of I can't very well say friends but still…it was unsettling. But what happened next was even worse, a bright rose pink hedgehog came out of a door way and over to us.
"Shadow the hedgehog! Oh my gosh its been way too long since I last saw you!" She smiled as she wrapped her arms around my father pulling him into a tight embrace. I bit back a grimace as I expected him to shove her away or worse…then he just returned the embrace? Of course I didn't show any surprise my whole world was sent spinning. My father didn't like any physical contact…at all. In fact the only times I can ever remember being in contact with him was when he carried me home after an exhausting day in training…when I was eight. Once and it was only because I was nearly unconscious or else he would have made me walk.
"It nice to see you too, Amy Rose." He said as Amy smiled and took his hand in hers and began to pull him out of the room.
"Come on! I cooked a turkey and I won't have my guests going hungry!" She said happily as she led my father out of the room, Sonic followed her leaving Emily and I alone.
"Well that was…awkward." Emily said as she sighed, I just shrugged my shoulders, but silently agreeing with her. Things were past the point of awkwardness.
"You didn't mention that your father was Sonic the hedgehog." I said to her as she looked to the ground fidgeting with her hair. A sign of nervousness and a sign of uncertainty. What I didn't get was why?
"Y-Yeah, I just didn't think it was important. Come on lets go before my brother eats all the food." She said taking a step closer to me then something I was unprepared for happened. She lightly grasped my hand, I couldn't help the flinch that happened as our hands locked around each other. Everything was fine. No harm. Nothing was in danger. But I felt so…strange. Her warm hand sent chills down my spine and…and this strange feeling in my stomach. Something I hadn't ever felt. It was weird. It was unknown…it was exhilarating.
"Alright then." I said as we continued but I knew there was something about this girl, something about her was going to change me…I just wish I knew what…
Finally! Fourteen pages later and here's the end! Thanks for all the awesome reviews!
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