I'm so sorry that this chapter took so long. I've been super busy with school and my social life.
Anyways, I have decided to make this part of the fanfiction "answer questions from fans who don't have usernames"
My first question comes from werewolf99, he or she asks:
Is Anton a leader or a follower of bullies? BTW please keep this story going because i am totally getting used to it. Who is Little Jon?
First, I want to get it out there that Anton and Little Jon are not Fan Characters. They were in the original Shogakukan manga. Anton is essentially Nikki's Bully. There is no gang (unless you count Anton's little brother, which we will hear about later in this chapter). Anton will also be trying to get with Eimi. Little Jon was Nikki's best friend in the manga, but in this story he will just be a kid that was friends with Nikki in primary school (somewhat).
Werewolf99 also asked what gender I am. I am a female...yet why does that even matter? Also, If I ever need to add fan characters (which I doubt) Your characters will be the first on my list. c:
My next question comes RedBobCat99, he or she asks:
Can you make more, PLEASE!
...Oh, umm, and thanks for making XD
Of course I will make more of this! I'm really loving this series so far. I wish I could just stay home all day and write this fanfic, but unfortunately I have school, gym, and very soon I will have a job. I am a very busy bee.
And you're very welcome. I'm glad you're liking this series so far.
Well...That's all the questions for this chapter. Make sure you guys continue to review!
The Hedgehogs Secret
Chapter 3 - Big Happy Family.
Sonic=Nikki
Amy=Eimi
That night it was very hard to sleep. I couldn't stop thinking about my first day and everything that happened. I especially couldn't stop thinking about Nikki. You would think that I would be more concerned about the fact that I nearly died, but my thoughts have seemed to already push that to the back of my mind.
The main thing I couldn't stop thinking about was the fight. Why were the two fighting? Nikki didn't seem like the type of person to start fights. I hope there isn't any other mobians that are fighting Nikki as well. Hopefully it was just a one time thing, but I have a feeling that it isn't.
The next day I wake up with a big bruise on my face. Perfect. Just what I needed for my second day of school.
I get up out of bed and start to get ready. I try my best to cover my bruise with some makeup, but it doesn't really work. The only reason to cover it up is because if my Father sees this he will kill Anton, and I really don't want to start drama.
Once I'm ready I exit the house. Nikki stands on the pathway outside my house, fiddling with his phone. Am I seriously the only one that doesn't like tech stuff?
Once Nikki hears my steps pattering down the stone pathway his head jolts up. He puts his phone away in his pocket.
"Morning, Nikki." I yawn, as I make my way over to stand in front of him.
He was about to say good morning back when he suddenly freezes. His small smile disappears and is replaced with a frown. I raise my eyebrow at him in confusion, and he just simply flicks his head towards my face.
"That bruise is pretty bad, Eimi." He states, which makes me feel a bit worried. If Nikki who wears glasses can see my bruise then Father will be able too. Oh chaos.
"Um...I tried covering it up, but I guess I didn't do a good enough job." I shyly say, as I try to hide my face from him.
"You shouldn't cover it, Eimi. Makeup isn't any good for healing your bruise, and mobians need to know what Anton did to your face." He says, as he clenches his hands into fists.
"Nikki I don't want to start any drama. Anton didn't mean to hit me, it's not exactly his fault." I state, which makes Nikki a little bit mad.
"You don't even know Anton, Eimi. He is a pig. Yeah he might not have meant to hit you, but do you actually believe that he cares that he did?"
I stand there contemplating what Nikki just said. Is Anton going to care? I guess I will have to wait and find out. I look back up at Nikki and then it hits me. Where is his bruises? He got punched in the face several times and not a single bruise is on his face. How?
"Nikki...Where are your bruises?" I ask. Nikki's face lights up in surprise from my question. He quickly turns around and starts walking away.
What the heck?
I call out his name but he doesn't turn around. I start lightly jogging after him, but he just speeds up. How is he so fast? We come up to a corner and he quickly turns. I turn the corner to find him completely gone. Where did he go? I quickly have a look around, but he isn't anywhere in sight. Great, he ditched me.
I then make my way to the train station by myself. Maybe Nikki just doesn't want to be friends with me. If that is what he wants then I can't do anything about it. I can't force him to be my friend.
I arrive at the station to see Nikki standing on the platform. Should I go talk to him? I slowly start to approach him but I'm then interrupted by Cream practically jumping into my arms.
"Eimi! Hi!" She squeals, as she shakes me from side to side.
"H-i." I choke. She let's go of me and smiles brightly at me. She must have noticed the bruise on my face because her smile was then replaced with a gasp.
"OH MY GOSH! THE RUMORS WERE TRUE!" She practically shouts, which earn us a few stares. Rumors? Oh no... "I can't believe Anton did this to you! You have to do something about this, Eimi!" She insists, as she grabs onto my hand, giving me a look of concern.
"Um...It's okay Cream. It was an accident. He didn't mean it, and I don't want to start any drama." I say, as I give her an awkward smile. She sighs and let's go of my hand.
"Oh Eimi, you're way too innocent. If it were me I WOULD KILL THE MOTHERFUCKER!" She shouts, which makes me jump from surprise. And here I though Cream was the sweet, innocent one.
I wonder if everyone wants me to take revenge on Anton? Nikki and Cream seem to agree on taking revenge, but I'm just not that type of person to do that.
"No...It's really okay, Cream. But if he does it again then I won't be too happy." I shyly say. Cream just shakes her head.
"You don't know Anton, Eimi. He is a massive pervert. I don't even think he knows what the word "consent" means. That and his a massive prick, especially to Nikki" My ears perk up to the mention of Nikki's name.
"Hey Cream. Why is it that Nikki and Anton-" Just as I'm about to ask my question the train pulls into the station.
"Oh the train is here. Quickly let's get on!" Cream insisted, as she grabs my hand and drags me along.
Once we get on the train I'm about to ask her the question again, when she quickly puts in her headphones and starts listening to music. Great. I decide to just stand there and wait patiently for the train to arrive at the station.
Today I feel a lot more eyes on me. I look around to see most of the people that are staring at me are students from Ruby high. Some of them even stop their conversations with their friends, just to stare at me. I start to feel a bit creeped out by all the eyes on me. I tug on Cream's arm and she looks over at me.
"What's wrong, Eimi-" Cream looks around to see all the eyes. She just shrugs. "Don't worry about it, Eimi, they will be gone soon." She calmly says, as she looks back down to her phone.
I start mentally freaking out inside. I don't like this much attention on me. I feel as if I'm about to have a mental breakdown, when someone behind me grabs me by the wrist. I quickly turn around in shock to see Nikki standing there, looking shyly to the ground.
"Just keep your head down." He whispers to me. I obey what he says and quickly look down to the ground. I'm stay like that for the rest of the train ride.
Once we get off the train Nikki runs off, ditching me once again. Gosh that boy is odd. Cream not even noticing Nikki being there acts clueless to the whole situation. I hope she isn't always like this.
Once we arrive at school, I feel more eyes on me. It's not like they're making it obvious or anything. I clutch my bag tighter and scooch close to Cream for protection. Not my best idea.
"Oh Eimi! I forgot I had to meet Tails on the rooftop before school. I will see you in class, okay?" Before I get the chance to respond she runs off, leaving me alone for everyone to stare at.
I quickly make a run for the main entrance, but I'm then interrupted by Anton quickly jumping out in front of me. I nearly bump into him, but I quickly get a hold of myself.
"Wooh! Wooh! Wooh! Where are you going, pretty?" He says loud enough for everyone to hear. A shiver of disgust runs down my spine from his words.
"Um...To class..." I awkwardly say, as I try to avoid eye contact with him. That doesn't work though, he grabs my face hard, forcing me to look into his dark eyes. I start shaking in fear.
"There's still five more minutes until school starts. I'm sure you can spare me some time." He insists, as he forces my face closer to his. Oh chaos, please help me.
"Just let me go!" I crackle, as my voice starts to break in fear. He just grins at me, enjoying my torment. He then brings my face so close to his that our lips are nearly touching. Please don't make my first kiss be with him.
Suddenly a light tap to Anton's shoulder sends him spinning around, he let's go of my face as he does so. Nikki stands behind him, with a small frown on his face. He then punches Anton so hard across the face that he practically goes flying 3 meters to the side, a loud crack is heard when Anton falls to the ground.
I gasp at the sudden attack, along with many other students that were watching. Some students start laughing their heads off, while others shout "woohs" and "ahhs" from the crowd. I look at Nikki to see he has his eyes closed. He pushes his glasses back into place, then walks past me, entering the school building.
Anton then pushes himself up from the ground. As he stands he swerves from side to side. It almost looks like he is drunk. A massive bruise is left on his face from the impact of Nikki's hand. How in the hell did it bruise that quickly?
"Chicken! You running away?" Anton poorly shouts, as his words slur. He then looks over at me and smiles.
"HA! Now me and your girlfriend have matching bruises! You lose, Nikki!" He shouts, as he then falls to the ground again.
Wait...Girlfriend? They don't think me and Nikki are together, do they?
I take this as the time to head to class. I quickly run up the steps and enter the building.
"OH ME GEE! THAT'S THE GIRL NIKKI PUNCHED ANTON FOR!" I hear a random girl in the hallway say way too loudly to one of her friends.
"WOW! WHAT A LUCKY BITCH!" The other friend says. Some peoples choice of words are so horrible these days. I just try my best to ignore them and make my way to class.
I enter the room to see everyone's eyes on me, except for Nikki's of course, who just stares out the window. One pair of eyes get my attention. Rouge stares at me with a massive smirk on her face. I can feel her mentally judging me. I just ignore it and sit down.
The teacher enters the room and takes the roll. She then starts going through the bulletin, but I don't really listen to her. My ears are on some of the other students conversations.
"I can't believe Nikki punched Anton." A student says to his friend next to him.
"I know! Nikki hasn't punched Anton back since the start of Junior High, and the only reason he did was because Anton got his little brother to punch Nikki's sister in the face." I gasp quietly to myself when I hear him say that. Why would Anton do such a thing? Poor Anita.
"Well...I guess Nikki must really have the hots for this girl. I don't blame him, she's pretty sexy." I start to blush madly at the guys words. Sexy? Hot? Pshh...
The bell then rings and the teacher exits the room. Immediately the room burst into chatter. Cream then turns to me.
"Wow. Someone little miss lucky today, huh?" She says. I just roll my eyes at her.
"Cream, Anton nearly kissed me today. How does that make me lucky? I ask her. She then starts laughing at me.
"Psh...But he didn't! And that's not why I'm calling you lucky. The reason you're lucky is cause Nikki punched Anton FOR YOU! He never punches Anton. Consider yourself lucky, girlfriend." Cream practically exaggerates her words. I can't help but snicker at her.
"Yeah, yeah, Cream. I am grateful, but look at all the drama this has caused. Maybe it would have been better off if I had just let him kissed me..." I sigh, as I lie my face on the desk. Cream just shakes her head at me.
"Uh yeah that's not happening." She pouts, as she starts poking me rapidly to get my attention.
"Cream, I just don't want my last year of high school to be filled with drama." I muffle into my arms. Cream then suddenly slams her fist into the table, which makes me jolt up in shock.
"Eimi! Do you seriously mean what you say? Why aren't you sticking up for yourself? Anton is a dick!" Cream angrily shouts. From the corner of my eye I see Nikki nod his head up and down in agreement. So he does listen to other people's conversations.
"Cream, can we just drop this for now?" I ask, starting to get sick of this whole situation. Cream just sighs.
"Fine...But don't think I'm going to drop this." She insists. I moan in frustration. I just want all this madness to go away. I just want to be back on Little Planet again.
The teacher then enters the room and we start morning classes.
At lunch time I decide to go and sit by myself. I honestly can't be bothered talking to anyone right now. I find my way to the court yard of the school. First year students are scattered all around the yard. I can't hang out here. I'm about to turn around and leave when I hear a loud shout from behind me. I turn around to see a student on the ground. Just take a guess who shoved him.
"Nikki? A Hero? HA! The only reason he punched me was because of that stupid girlfriend of his. He couldn't care less about anyone else!" Anton screams at the poor kid.
As the kid starts to scatter away from Anton, Anton quickly picks him up from the collar and pushes him to the ground. I can't just sit here and continue to watch.
I run out towards the two and quickly stand in front of kid that lays on the ground. The second Anton lays his eyes on me he gives me the creepiest grin.
"Well, Well, Well. Look who came back for more action?" He tries to say seductively, as he reaches for my waist. I quickly step to the side to avoid his touch.
He then gets violent.
He harshly grabs me by the waist, yanking me towards him. A yelp in fear escapes from my lips. Why do I keep putting myself in this situation?
"Do you really think that your boyfriend scares me? DO YOU? He demands into my ear.
"Nikki isn't my boyfriend..." I whisper. An evil grin appears across his face.
"Well then, he won't mind if I do this, will he?" He then leans in for a kiss, but I start to squirm madly in his arms. I take everything back that I said to Cream. I want the drama! Give me the drama instead!
As if my calls have been answered, a random student grabs Anton from behind and pulls him. Anton then let's go of me and I'm freed. He angrily turns around to see the student that attacked him.
"Fatty Jon! What the fuck are you doing here?! I suggest you leave right fucking now before I punch your skull in." He threatens the poor boy. Wait...Jon? Is this that Little Jon that Rouge was talking about?
I can tell why they would call him little though. For his age, he is pretty short. And even though I don't want to be agreeing with Anton, he is kind of chubby.
'Uh...Um...Ah...Just leave...Eimi alone...Please?" He quietly stutters. Anton just smirks. He then pushes Jon to the ground. A yelp in pain escapes Jon's lips.
I'm about to help the poor boy up when a shout from an angry teacher distracts me.
"Anton! Come here right now!" The angry teacher yells. Anton groans in frustration from being caught.
"But missss, I didn't do anything wronggg!" He complains, luckily the teacher doesn't take his crap.
"Anton you get here right now or you will get double the punishment!" The teacher shouts, as she stomps her foot to the ground. Anton sighs and follows the teacher away. Just as he exits the court yard he turns his head back to wink at me. Just so gross.
Once they have left I quickly lean over to help Jon up. He takes my hand and I lift him up. He is a bit heavy, but I mange. I ask if he is okay and he nods his head. I then turn around to see that boy that was originally being bullied is standing up with his friends all around him. He bows his head at me in thank you and I bow my head back. He then walks off with his friends.
I turn around to see Little Jon walking off. Where is he going?
"Hey! Jon! Wait!" I shout, as I the run to catch up with him. He turns around to face me.
"Um...Yeah?" He wonders.
"Uh...I just wanted to thank you for saving me back there. I really appreciate it." I thank, as I bow my head to him. "I know that you know my name is Eimi, but I want to properly introduce myself. My name is Rose Eimi, but just call me Eimi." I state. Jon smiles at me, he then bows his head.
"It's very nice to meet you, Eimi. I'm Jon, but everyone usually refers to me as "Little Jon". I think you can guess why." He informs, as he waves a hand over his body. I giggle at his joke.
"It's also a pleasure to meet you too." I say.
"Well...I have to go meet up with my friends, so I will see you around, okay?" I nod my head and he walks off. As he is leaving it suddenly hits me. Maybe I should ask him about Nikki.
"Wait! Jon!" He turns around and gives me a puzzled look.
"Can I...Hang out with you?" I ask, as I shyly look to the ground. Jon just smiles at me. He then motions for me to follow and I do so.
I follow Little Jon to the back of the school building. Not many students are hanging out around here, but the ones who are seem to be in my year. He leads me to a group of three students. One girl and two boys.
"Hey guys!" Jon greets his friends, yet their eyes aren't on him, their on me.
"Guys, I would like to introduce you to someone. This is-" Jon is then interrupted by one of his friends.
"This is that Eimi chick, right? The one that Anton kissed?"
"WHAT! Nooo! That never happened!" I shout at them, as I shake my head to the side in disbelief. Some of these rumours are so awful. Jon's friends awkwardly laugh at me.
"Opps, sorry..." One of the guys say.
"Hehe...It's alright. Anyways...My name is Rose Eimi. It's nice to meet you guys." I introduce, as I bow my head to them. They then introduce themselves.
"I'm Jun, and that's Arata and Masa." The girl says, as she points to the two boys as she says their names.
"Yo!" Arata greets.
"It's nice to meet you too." Masa says.
"Hey Eimi, why don't you sit down with us?" Jon asks, as he sits down next to his friends. I nod my head and sit down.
"So Eimi, why is it that you have joined us today?" Masa asks.
"Well...Jon just saved me from Anton back there, so I felt the need to thank him in some way or another. That and...I kind of have no one to hang out with..." I awkwardly say, as I rub the back of my head. They all give me a sympathetic smile.
"It's alright, Eimi. I know your pain. I was once a new kid too." Jun says, which gives me hope that she will help me through this stage.
"Oh really? How long ago was it since you arrived?" I ask.
"About 5 months now...I like it a lot better here compared to my older school." She explains.
"Well that's good." I reply. From then on it's a bit of an awkward silence. I'm trying to think of something to say but nothing is coming to mind.
"Oh for fuck sakes just ask her about Nikki already." Arata yells, which made us all jump from surprise.
"But Arata, it's probably just a rumor..." Masa remarks, which just makes Arata roll his eyes at him.
"Whatever. I'll just ask then." He states. Arata then looks over at me. "Are you and Nikki dating?"
A small blush appears across my face when he says that. Why does everyone think we are dating?
"No...I'm just trying to become friends with him." They all start to laugh at my comment...What did I say wrong?
"Sorry Eimi, but no one becomes friends with Nikki!" Jon scoffs. His friends nod their heads in agreement.
Maybe their right. Maybe I can't become friends with Nikki. I sadly look down to the ground in disappointment. I think Jon and his friends realize I'm upset, since that they stop laughing.
"Listen, Eimi." Jon says, as he puts his hand on my back. "I have been trying since primary school to become friends with Nikki. It just doesn't work." He explains, as he pats my back. "Maybe the only reason Nikki punched Anton was because Anton needed to be taught a lesson for what he did. Anton never fights girls so maybe that pissed Nikki off? I have no idea, Eimi, but I really think you're wasting your time. If you want you can just hang out with us."
I shake my head in disbelief from his words. Rouge said he tried! To me it sounds like he barely gave a crap. He couldn't care less if Nikki isn't his friend. Well guess what? I do.
I stand up and dust myself off. I look down at the group, they are all giving me confused looks.
"I'm sorry, but no. Personally Little Jon I don't think you tried hard enough to become friends with Nikki. And you want to know something? I am willing to become friends with him. So I'll see you guys later." I turn around a walk away from them. Jon calls out for me but Arata stops him from chasing after me.
I walk through the corridors wondering what I should do when the bell rings. Time to finish this day up.
Once cleanup was over we finally got to go home. Cream tried to talk to me just before I left but I just kept my answers short and simple. I wasn't in the mood to chat.
I exit the school building hoping that no one is fighting today. I stand outside the school waiting for Nikki to exit. I wonder if he has already left and has just forgotten about me. About 5 minutes have gone by and he still isn't here. I guess he must have left. I slowly start to walk down the pathway to the train station when I hear someone shout my name.
"Eimi!" I turn around to see Nikki standing in front of me now. Gosh he's fast.
"Hey...Where were you?" I ask. He looks away in shame.
"I kind of...left my book in the classroom." He admits. I sigh in relief. Thank chaos he didn't just ditch me.
"Oh well, do you want to walk home with me again?" I ask. He just shrugs.
"Sure." He replies, which brings a small smile to my face.
It doesn't take us long until we arrive at the station. We get on the train that takes us to town. As much as I try to make conversation Nikki just doesn't seem interested. Did I do something wrong?
We get off the train and slowly start to make our way home. The cherry blossom trees bloom away, as small petals fall around us. It's so beautiful. I think Nikki is enjoying it too, since that he is also starring at the trees, with a small smile on his face.
"Nikki?" I ask. He quickly looks over at me, he seems to have my full attention now.
"Um...Are we...Friends?" I ask, praying that he will say yes. His eyes widen in shock from my question.
"Eimi..." He shyly says, as he quickly looks away.
"Nikki...Please...All day everyone has been telling me that you're not my friend. That the reason you punched Anton was only because he punched a girl and wasn't because he hit me. Please tell me they have it wrong, Nikki. Please just tell me that the reason you punched him was because he punched me." I'm almost begging him now, but I just don't care anymore. Nikki scratches the back of his head, he slowly rises his head to look at me.
"Eimi...I-"
"NIKKI-SAN!" Anita shouts, as she runs up towards us. She runs into Nikki's legs, giving him a massive hug. Nikki awkwardly looks from me to Anita. He won't answer my question, not when Anita is here. I sigh in disappointment, Nikki picks up on this. He knows why I sighed, but he doesn't say anything, he just looks away.
Anita let's go of Nikki legs and smiles up at him. She realizes that Nikki isn't looking at her, but he is looking at me. She looks over at me and a massive smile appears across her face.
"Eimi! What are you doing here?" She asks, as she brings her full attention to me. I awkwardly kneel down to her level, trying to think of something to say.
"Just...Walking home." I say, trying my best to hide my sadness.
"Walking home with Nikki? Are you two friends?!" She excitedly asks. Why? Why did she have to ask that? I look down at the ground in embarrassment and shame. I'm sorry, Anita, but I couldn't gain your brothers friendship-
"Yes, Anita. We are friends." Nikki almost whispers. I spring me head up from his words. We are friends. He said we are friends. I look up at him to see a small smile on his face. He then nods his head as if to prove it to me that he was telling the truth. Tears nearly start rolling down my eyes from happiness.
I quickly stand up and wrap my arms around Nikki. I just have to hug him. He tenses up immediately, probably not use to people other than his family members hugging him. He doesn't push me away though, doesn't tell me to stop. I hope he is okay with it. I let go of him to see a small blush on Nikki's face. I start blushing myself. Anita then starts to laugh, I'm not sure why though.
"Hey Nikki! Since you and Eimi are friends can she come over? PLEASE NIKKI! YOU NEVER HAVE ANYONE OVER!" She begs her brother, as she grabs onto his legs.
"Um...I don't know, Anita..." He stutters. He looks over at me and raises his eyebrow. Is he asking me if I want to come over?
"Of course! I would love to come over! If it's fine with you and your parents, then I would love to." I excitedly answer. Anita jumps up and down excitedly from my response, while Nikki looks away embarrassed.
"YAY! YAY! YAY! MOMMA AND PAPPA WOULD LOVE IT IF ONE OF NIKKI'S FRIENDS CAME OVER! LET'S GO EIMI! LET'S GO!" Anita quickly grabs onto my hand and drags me to their house. I turn around to see Nikki awkwardly following us.
We arrive at the front door of their house. Anita grabs onto the door handle and opens the door. She practically drags me into the house. Nikki closes the door behind him.
Their house is quite adorable. It's one of those houses that you look at and just know that a family lives here. Picture frames hang on the walls, toys are also scattered across the ground, and some items seem to be slightly broken, but this house seems to have a safe feeling to it.
"Nikki! Anita! Is that you two?" I hear an older lady shout. That must be their mother.
"Momma! Momma! Nikki has invited a friend over!" Anita shouts. It somewhat goes silent for a few seconds, before the sound of running footsteps cancels that. Nikki's Mother then appears from the dining room. Her eyes lay on me instantly. She gasps in surprise, or maybe its disbelief.
Looking at her just makes me think of Nikki. Her green eyes shimmer in the light, her fringe sits exactly like Nikki's. She has that adorable look on her face that just looks so much like Nikki's. The only thing is that her quills are brown, instead of blue, but she still looks so similar.
Realizations finally hits her and she squeals. She throws her arms around me, nearly squeezing the life out of me, she even starts to cry.
"Oh Nikki...I'm so glad you have finally made a friend!" She says to her son through sobs. Nikki just sighs from embarrassment. I don't mind the hug at all, but I don't hug back. I'm glad though that she's happy that Nikki has made a friend. I'm glad too.
"It's so nice to meet you!" She says, as she releases me from her hug. "What's your name, dear?" I bow my head and introduce myself.
"My name is Rose Eimi. It's very nice to meet you." I greeted. She nearly starts crying again when she hears my voice.
"Awwww! You're just too cute!" She squeals, as she gives me another hug.
"Mum..." Nikki groans. Nikki's mother finally let's go of me, she then bows her head to me.
"Just call me Burenda, Dear." She squeaked happily. I nod my head and she smiles at me.
"Momma! Can we go play outside now! Please?!" Anita chimed. Burenda quickly turns to Anita and shakes her head.
"No Anita. This is Nikki's guest, not yours. Eimi and Nikki can play with you some other time." Burenda explains to Anita, but Anita doesn't seem to approve of her words.
"But Mommaaa! I wanna play with themmmm!" Anita whines, as tears start to roll down her face. Poor girl.
"Anita! No! Now come with me and you can help me wash the dishes." Burenda demands, as she grabs onto Anita's hand and starts dragging her away.
Anita's cries of protest can be heard as she is dragged away to the kitchen. I do feel sorry for her, but I can't help but giggle from how absolutely adorable this all is.
Once they have left, Nikki lets out a cough that brings my attention back to him.
"So…You wanna go upstairs then?" He ask, as he shyly scratches the back of his head.
"Sure! I don't mind." Nikki turns around and starts walking down the hallway, I follow him in his path. At the end of the hallway there are stairs that lead up to the second floor. The upstairs part of the house is defiantly a lot cleaner then downstairs. I guess Anita doesn't find it as fun up here...Well Nikki could have other siblings.
"Hey Nikki! Is it just You, Anita, and Burenda that live here?" I ask, as we make our way to his room…I assume.
"Nah. My Dad also lives here, he is just at work right now." He explains as he opens up the door to what I assume is his bedroom.
I follow him into the room. He closes the door behind me. It's a cute little room. The walls are as dark blue as his fur. He doesn't have many possessions though, just a desk with a laptop, bookcase, guitar, and a single size bed that lies against a wall right next to the window.
I decide to take a seat at his desk. Nikki takes a seat on his bed, but before doing so he throws his school bag onto it.
"I like your room. It's really cute!" I compliant. Nikki takes a look around the room then sighs.
"More like boring." He complains
"More like nice!" I say, fighting back against his words.
"Dull."
"Adorable!"
"Small."
"Neato!"
"Lack of privacy." He complains, as he looks at the doorknob that has no lock. I puff up my cheeks in frustration.
"Stop being so negative!" I advise, he just rolls his eyes at me. Someone has a tude.
I decide that this is probably the time to change the subject. I get up from my spot and move over to the bookcase. Nikki's eyes follow me as I walk.
"Hmmm…Let's see what books I have read." I say, as I start to flick through his books. I do see a couple of books that I have read before on his case, but more of them look completely foreign…Well I guess it's because I technically am foreign to this world.
One particular book catches my attention. I pull it out of the case and turn it around to read the front cover.
"The sightings of Sonic…" I read out loud. Now that I notice the cover is quite beautiful. Blue vines run all along the front cover, spine, and back cover of the book. Is this a fantasy book or something?
I turn to the back of the book to read the blurb. The words that are there surprise me.
'Read along as we explore all the places that the world famous hero 'Sonic the Hedgehog' has been spotted. Interviews from the saved and witnesses give us insight on who 'Sonic the Hedgehog' just might be. So join us as we visit 'The sightings of Sonic'.
Sonic…Who in the heck is Sonic?
"Nikki…Is this based off a true story?" I ask, as I turn to face him. I hold up the book for him to see.
"Don't you know who Sonic the Hedgehog is?" He asks me, as if it's some well-known thing that I should know.
"No…Why?" I wonder. Nikki looks at me in disbelief.
"Sonic…is…well…A super hero, essentially." He states. I look down to the ground in confusion. No way…Super heroes aren't real.
"How is this possible? You're kidding, right?" I ask, as I try to get my head around this whole thing.
"Listen…Eimi…I'm probably not the best person to come to when it's about Sonic. The only reason I have that book is because we had to read it in class once. Maybe you should borrow the book from me." He offers. I shake my head up and down slowly, as I'm still a bit confused.
"He doesn't have…Real powers, right? Like…He just has guns and powerful weapons, yeah?" I ask, as I find myself slowly getting more eager to learn about this 'Sonic'.
"Eimi…Why do you think his name is Sonic? What does Sonic mean?" He says. Of course.
"He has super speed." I state, barely believing a word that comes out of my mouth. Maybe Nikki is just pranking me.
"Yep…That's the main thing he's known for. I'm pretty sure he can do a bunch more too." I find myself staring at the cover of the book again. I know I have my 'Emerald' series to finish, but I think I might give this a read first.
I have to find out more about this "Sonic".
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