Chapter Seventeen: Mystery Box

Marine stormed back inside, walking upstairs quickly without saying a word to Sonic or Blaze, who just stared at her in shock. A few seconds later, the two flinched as the sound of a door slamming rattled throughout the entire house after a silent arguement of hand motions and head flicks, Blaze sighed and went up after the raccoon, Sonic following silently, being sure to keep at a safe distance. After knocking incredibly gently on Marine's door, Blaze waited for a few seconds before turning around and started back down the stairs, "Oh well looks like she's fin-" she was cut short as Sonic stopped her, and spun her around so quickly she hardly realised it. After a sigh, she knocked on the door a little harder. "Marine? It's me."

A quiet mutter came from the other side of the door; "Well who else was it gonna be? Yer drongo..."

"I heard that!"

"You were meant to!"

Blaze massaged her temples and looked at Sonic, who's gaze was immediately averted to his feet. She sighed and tried the door handle, "Are you holding the door shut?"

"It's the bed."

"Well move it!"

"No!"

Blaze rubbed her temples again, "If you don't open this door right now so help me I'll burn it down!" she yelled.

"You bloody well won't!" Sonic chipped in.

Blaze hissed back at him; "It's an empty threat!"

"I heard that!" This was Marine.

Blaze rubbed her temples a third time, Sonic could have sworn that he could see little holes that were wearing into her head. Blaze's expression suddenly changed and she sighed softly as she turned to Sonic, "Could you leave us alone for a while?"

"Oh, sure." Sonic said quickly and left in a rush, leaving the cat and raccoon alone, despite the inch of wood between them.

During his journey down the stairs, Sonic decided that he might as well make himself useful and look for Tails, it was quite cold outside, so he grabbed Celestia's cloak and threw it around himself, 'It might as well not go to waste.' he thought.

For the next half hour - though it could have been several sunlit days for Sonic - the cobalt blue hedgehog sped through the countryside yelling Tails' name. Eventually, the fox landed infront of him, having been sat in a tree nearby previously.

"What do you want, Sonic?" Sonic was taken back by the way Tails spoke to him, but showed nothing.

"I thought you were going to see Cream."

"Pfft." Tails turned and began to walk away, Sonic caught up and followed him as he continued, "I was never that interested in Cream."

Sonic raised an eyebrow, but said nothing so the fox could carry on. "I'm thinking of just leaving both of them."

Sonic found himself lost for words, Tails picked up on this.

"In a quiet mood?" he said bitterly. Sonic merely nodded, until words came to him:

"What are you going to do then?"

"I don't know... and that's what worries me." Tails' tails span as he began to fly away, he was stopped as Sonic held his ankle, the fox looked down furiously.

"You're too worried about what was, and what's going to be." the hedgehog smiled understandingly, diffusing Tails' glare as he continued; "Yesterday, is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That's why it's called the present."

Tails made an 'Mm' sound as Sonic released his ankle, letting him ascend away into the distance, leaving Sonic, who, feeling a sudden chill, wrapped himself up in Celestia's cloak as he watched the fox disappear.

When Sonic got back to the house, he entered to find Silver presenting a large package to Blaze who looked rather annoyed.

"You don't even know what it is?" Blaze asked snatching it from Silver and looking at the bottom.

"Not a clue," He stated plainly, snatching it back. "Oh hey Sonic."

The blue hedgehog walked further into the room, and after greeting Blaze, he asked about where the box came from, Silver's eyes lit up.

"I will tell you, where the box came from, sit, sit." he ordered, pushing Sonic onto the couch, Blaze had sat down already and Sonic saw her mouth the numbers one to ten as Silver retold his tale.

"I was walking in the city and a man approached me, 'You look like a smart young man,' he said. 'This sounds too good to be true' I replied." Silver paced around the room as he talked, "'So, is it a deal?' I enquired, then he was gone! With forty of my pounds. But I had the mystery box!"

Sonic stood up because the heat eminating from Blaze had become too much to bear, "Well, are you gonna open it?"

Silver nodded eagerly and frantically tore at the packaging, and his expression changed as the box was revealed. "Truth or Dare?" he read from the box.

"Nice." Blaze grinned evilly, "You got a game for eight year olds."

"Actually!" Silver didn't look up from the box, "It says 'Ages eight to eighty eight'!"

"Then why don't you play it then?" Sonic joined in with the taunting.

"I will!" Silver's eyes darted from side to side. "...Later." He added as he shoved it on the nearest shelf.

I don't now why this chapter was so short, I seem to struggle to get 1000 words per chapter while some people can just do 2500 easily. Eh, I'll practice for the future. Review! Well, if you can be bothered.