Chapter 6: Dinner

Alice glared at the blue hedgehog with her piercing emerald green eyes before finally speaking up.

"I...need your help." she admitted.

Spines blinked twice, feeling confused. "You..need my help?" he asked.

"What are you deaf?! Of course I need your help!" she snapped.

Spines sighed and looked at the chipmunk. "Alright..guess I have no other choice..what is it? Need help a tutor or something?" he asked.

"No...it's about a guy. That super duper gorgeous white hedgehog with the red stripes on his quills! She's so dreamy! I wanna impress him!" Alice squealed. "Not that you'd know anything about romance." she added.

"So why would you need my help impressing Drake?" Spines deadpanned.

"Oooh..so that's his name...so manly..." Alice thought.

"Well...because you're his friend, right?" she asked.

"Yeeeah? We just met each other."

"But you got to know him! So please help me!" she begged.

"Guess this girl is desperate…" Spines thought.

"Well lucky for me, I actually know a few things about romance. My mom is actually a firm believer in it, so she passed on that trait down to me." he explained.

"Have you ever even had a girlfriend?" Alice asked.

"Well..no...but I've had a crush once in elementary school...her name was Mindy…" Spines admitted. "Light magenta hedgehog...long quills..green eyes...the sweetest smile...too bad her family moved…but she had the greatest smile..I'd always share my cookies with her during snack time…"

"She sounds like she's out of her league, so of course you'd give her cookies." Alice replied.

"Shut up!" Spines yelled. "Like you could do any better!"

"Oh yeah I can, and I have!. I kissed….one hundred guys!" she lied.

"Tease.." he muttered.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?!" she yelled which slightly scared him.

"L-Listen...now about your problem..I think I can help you." he said, changing the conversation. "First...I'll admit that you're a very cute girl but seriously you can't be fighting and yelling at people all the time."

"Why not?" she asked.

"It makes guys not want to be around you." he replied truthfully. "Well anyone to be honest...try being more nice...my mom's a waitress so she has to smile at the customers to make them feel comfortable. Guys wants to feel comfortable around girls, that's how we start liking them."

Alice nodded and took a mental note. "Okay...there's another thing that I worry about."

"What's that?"

The chipmunk bowed her head in embarrassment and blushed deeply. She was about to admit one of her most personal insecurities.

"My….c-chest…" she whispered.

"Your chest? What about your chest?" Spines asked.

"JUST LOOK AT IT!" she yelled as she pointed to her flat chest. "It's flat as a board….it's not fair because my mom was developed when she was my age..."

The blue hedgehog shrugged. "Your chest is flat." he said.

"No shit, Sherlock!" she snapped.

"So what if it's flat? If a guy doesn't like you just because of your boob size, he's not worth it. There's nothing wrong with the way you look." he explained which made Alice's eyes widen. For a teenage guy, he was wise in her opinion.

"Really?" she asked.

"I mean yeah, you're pretty and all that. Besides, there's guys who like flat chests." he explained.

"So do you like them?" Alice asked.

Spines shrugged. "Boobs are boobs. I don't care if they're flat as a board or bigger than your head. If you got a cute face and even better personality, it's all good." he explained.

"Really..?" she asked, as her eyes glistened.

"Yeah...besides I'm more of a leg guy." he bragged.

"You just ruined the moment." she deadpanned. "You pervert!"

"What? A pair of nice legs and I'm sold." Spines admitted. "Now..you gotta ask him about himself. Guys like questions."

"Okay..what kind of questions?" she asked.

"Stuff about him..like hobbies...and all that, but nothing too personal like how much rings he has or stuff like that." he explained. "But just be yourself..your kind self."

"Pffft...I'm not kind.." she muttered. Spines only shrugged at her remark.

"Anyways, since you're at my house. Wanna stay for dinner?" he asked.

"I thought you'd never ask!" Alice replied, before climbing up the hedgehog's back and sitting on his shoulders.

"H-Hey! What are you doing?!" he asked.

"I want you to carry me downstairs! Now go!" she ordered. The blue hedgehog sighed and did what he was told. He placed Alice on the couch in front of the TV then headed to the kitchen.

Spines started to prepare chicken and fried rice for the two of them to eat. The aroma filled Alice's nose which made her drool, but she suddenly wiped the drool knowing the "ladies don't drool" rule. Soon dinner was ready and Spines called the chipmunk into the dining room.

"Dinner's ready!" he called.

"Bout time." Alice said, walking into the dining room. She saw two plates that were across from each other that were filled with chicken fried rice.

"You..made this?" Alice asked.

"Yep, mom taught me when I was little." the blue hedgehog replied. "So help yourself."

Alice sat down and slowly started to eat the rice. She savored every flavored as she chewed before swallowing it. Spines soon joined her after getting some lemonade.

"So you like it?" he asked.

"It's...okaaaaayyy...could use less pepper." she criticized.

"This is the most amazing fried rice ever…" she thought.

"Whatever you say." Spines replied. The two ate quietly for a while before deciding to make conversation.

"So..you're a princess?" Spines asked.

To be continued…