More Problems

Chapter 3

"Hey, wait…"

"No."

"Look…"

"No, screw you."

"Can I…"

"No, Fuck off."

"Look, we obviously got off to a bad start."

Sonic turns around eyes blazing with anger, "You think?!?!"

Scourge tries to calm down the infuriated hedgehog, "Can you ple…"

"NO, FUCK OFF! HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO SAY IT!!!!"

Sonic turns away from the green hedgehog about to walk away, when he hears Scourge calmly say, "You're living in a matriarchal oligarchy!" That in it's self did not stop him, but the urgency in Scourge's voice made him freeze where he stood. Sonic turned and to Scourge's relief all of the anger in his eyes was gone, replaced by confusion.

"What?"

"Look, how many guys have you seen around here?" Scourge replies. "Oh, you can't be serious." Sonic said, trying to figure out where this was conversation was headed. "How many?" Scourge repeats. "Where are you going with this?"

"22!" Scourge answers, "Including you and me there are 22 males in this school, 22 boys and 388 girls" A light bulb went off in Sonic's head, and an uncomfortable feeling washed over him harder than taking a shower in a waterfall. It must have shown on his face because Scourge "Get it now?"

"Matriarchal oligarchy," Sonic repeated, "What does that mean?" Scourge motioned him back to the classroom, "I will explain everything to you." Sonic hesitates for a moment wondering if he should get involved but concern gave way to interest and followed Scourge into the classroom.

Scourge walked up to the chalk broad and started his explanation "This school was started about 30 years ago, around the time our parents were teens, during the feminism movements." Sonic moved to sit down in a desk; he had a feeling that this was a long story. "Many middle-class women were getting tired of being housewives to sexist assholes and being made to believe that their purpose was to give birth, and staying at home and vacuuming all the time." "Wait a second," Sonic interrupted, "Not all men were like that, so how did the school start?" Scourge looking a little annoyed about being interrupted said, "I'm getting to that."

"So a bunch of them divorced their husbands, pooled their money, and all got together to make a society that wasn't ruled by men. The first result was this school you are now standing in, it was a private all girls boarding-school at first with a curriculum based around why castration was a good idea." Sonic shifted uncomfortably in his seat. What kind of school did he get himself into?

"The school was an immediate success. Bitter feminists from all over the world sent their daughters from all over the world to this school, the women who founded the school became wealthy and influential." "But then why are we here?" Sonic asked

"Because the shit hit the fan around 20 years ago when the whole school building burnt down." Scourge replied, "The media coverage was massive and got the attention of the government who ruled that gender discrimination was bad and said the school should be open to all genders. The feministic voices were bitter about this but since the school was such a big cash cow the staff stayed on."

Sonic stood up, stretching his legs he asked, "Is there a point to all of this?" Scourge leaned back on the wall. "388 girls, 22 boys, remember?" "Yeah, I can see the girls would be overrepresented by the student council." Sonic says, all concern from before gone, " And what would they make me do? Wipe the blackboards…" Sonic is cut off as Scourge starts laughing, managing to speak between fits of laughter, "You have no idea. "You have to wipe the black boards and dust the erasers, take out the trash, clean the desks, do the dishes in the lunchroom, clean out the restrooms, sweep and wax the floors. All recess is revoked, you get extra homework and class work in all classes." Scourge calmed down and returned to a serious tone, "And that's just a start." Sonic had to sit down for a moment to process everything then said, "So they work us like slaves for going to this school?" Scourge shrugged replying, "Never heard it put that way, but yeah."

"…And that is if you DON'T break the rules, all you have to do is just look at them funny."

Scourge added.

Then a voice came out of no where, "If you do break a rule that's when they get nasty." Sonic looked around to see the voice came from Knuckles who hadn't said a word this whole time. Sonic forgot he was even in the room. "What? Will they kick you out? That sounds good in comparison."

A voice right next to his ear answered, "Oh no, they won't kick you out." Sonic nearly jumped a mile out of his chair. Turning he saw Silver so close to him he could have touched noses with him. "Never sneak up on me like that again!" Sonic said clutching his chest. "Sorry about that." Silver apologized.

"Silver is very good at being sneaky." Scourge said smirking.

"I was raised by ninjas." Silver says

Shadow, who had been standing outside opened the door saying, "Hey, time to move."

"Thanks Shadow, we'll be right out." Scourge replied

" Now what?" Sonic asks following everyone out the door. Tails answered, "This is a class room and some girls are going to have class here."

"Is there a rule about guys being in a classroom?"

"No, but secret meetings will get you in trouble."

After a few minutes they walked to the janitor's closet and continued in there. Sonic checked his wristwatch. "Look, schools almost over, I've missed class." "You don't need to worry about that," Silver says, "You're gay."

"Back to that again, are we ?"

"Yeah, all we gotta say is: "We're breaking in the new guy," and we can skip classes all day." Shadow says Sonic felt Shadow's hand touch his ass. Sonic jumped out of Shadow's reach, "I told you I am not into that."

Sonic looked into Shadow's eyes and saw nothing but pure lust, "You'll come around."

Sonic stomped up to Scourge, "YOU HAVE TWO SECONDS TO TELL ME HE WASN'T SERIOUS ABOUT THAT!!!!" Scourge raises his hands in defense, "He was, but that's because he is really gay, as well as big, red, and silent over there." Scourge says pointing over his shoulder at Knuckles. "Look," Scourge says, "I don't want to bone you anymore than you do me, man."

"Forget that," Sonic crosses his arms "It's about time you explained to me; why all this gayness?"

Tails spoke up first, "Well, you know how girls love to see guys grope and make out?"

"Yeah, So?

Again a light bulb went off in Sonic's head.

"…oh…"

"You guys are man-whores."

"Pretty much." Scourge replies "But we never do anything worse than grope and make out. Look, we don't have to clean, we don't get detention, and we don't get harassed."

"It's all an act, we just put on a good show." Silver says, "Except, Shadow and Knuckles." Sonic sighs, "Shit, look, I got to go home and think this over." Sonic opens the door and leaves.

Sonic had walked home trying to deal with everything that happened today. And as Sonic watched the sun set at his house he still could not decide if he should act gay or not, the perks were good and he would not have to worry about the girls at his school but he did not take comfort to the fact that he would have to kiss and grope other guys, and then there was those 2, Shadow, and Knuckles. Shadow was obviously after him and Knuckles… Sonic had felt the echidna staring holes in the back of his head but didn't make it known. Sonic watched some TV and went to bed to rest his already troubled mind.