Chapter 9: Alice and Drake

He was my first time

He took my virginity

He made me feel like a woman

It was my dream

And I didn't want to wake up

But he belonged to someone else…

Amy sighed and continued to look at the picture which made her think about her son's confrontation. He wanted answers in which she keep from him all his life. She could continue to hide it and feel the guilt grow even more or tell her son which could possibly change her life forever. Amy had to make a decision not for herself, but for Spines.

Spines walked with Alice to math class before heading to language class, where he saw Drake the hedgehog listening to his ipod.

"Hey! Drake!" Spines called out, tapping his shoulder.

Drake removed his earbuds and turned around. "Hey Spines, what's up?"

"Nothing much..say can you do me a favor?" he asked.

"Depends.." the white hedgehog replied.

"I need you to have lunch with a girl." Spines said.

"A girl huh….who we talking about?"

"I can't tell you, it's a surprise." the blue hedgehog answered. "Think of it like a blind date." he added.

Drake shrugged. "Fine whatever, so just meet in the lunchroom?" he asked.

"Yep, the girl knows who you are, so she'll find you."

"And where are you going to be?"

Spines shrugged, probably going to take a walk around campus." he lied. "It's a nice day anyway."

An older sheep woman wearing large glasses, a red top, and a black pencil skirt walked up in front of the class. She had a sharp glare and rarely smiled, showing her strict nature in the class.

"Morning, class." the sheep said in a monotone.

"Morning, Mrs. Bah." the class replied in unison.

"Take out your language textbook and start reading Chapter one...it's gonna be a long period." she commented.

"Don't have to tell us twice…" Spines thought.

After the lunch bell rang hours later, the students ran to the lunchroom to collect their hot lunch. Drake sighed, holding his tray of meatloaf, yellow potatoes, peas, and a small carton of milk. He sat alone at the table.

"Wonder where this girl is…" Drake thought.

Meanwhile at the corner, Alice was practically shaking in her boots while Spines comforted her. She was about to have lunch with her crush, she never had a date,, let alone lunch with a crush. Normally at her castle, she would eat alone while her parents were in a dinner meeting.

"Spines, I can't do it!" she panicked, checking out Drake's long and spiny quills and his defined chest hair. "He's just so gorgeous!"

"Relax, he's a pretty nice guy." Spines assured. "Besides, how are you going to get to know him if you don't hang out with him?" he asked.

"I hate it when you're right…" Alice muttured.

"Well get used to it." Spines added, slightly shoving the girl out of the corner. "Now get out there. I'll keep an eye on you from her."

"Creep…" Alice whispered.

Spines smirked. "Or I can leave you two alone and not be there when you panick."

"Okay Okay, I'm sorry!" Alice panicked. The chipmunk grabbed her hot lunch and walked over to the white hedgehog, who was sitting on his own.

Drake looked at her. "Alice..you're the girl?"

"Yeah…" Alice replied, mentally squealing in her mind.

"But I thought..you and Spines weren't friends." he added.

Alice laughed slightly before sitting. "Welllll….you know..we became friends so quickly ya know?" she answered.

"Cool." Drake said. "So, you liking school so far?"

"Yeah, it's pretty nice." Alice replied "Taking a small forkful of meatloaf. She nearly gagged over the bland taste, but decided to swallow it carefully. She saw Drake casually eating the lunch with no problem.

"You..like that stuff?" she asked.

Drake shrugged. "Better than what my mom can do. When you ignore the smell, you can eat it with no problem."

"You're weird.." Alice commented. Drake gave a small chuckle at her comment which made her blush deeply.

"Well you're pretty straightforward...I like that." he replied. Alice immediately felt comfortable and giggled softly, which made her look even cuter. The other students subtly stared at how happy Alice looked, including her friends Kristen and Frisk.

"Awww..she looks so happy." Kristen cheered with a warm smile.

"What's he got that I don't?" Frisk asked.

"Well for one, he is a bad boy and quite handsome." Kristen admitted.

"Who asked you?!" the echidna asked in anger.

Spines smiled a bit, seeing how happy Alice was which relieved him. "Maybe she'll finally be nice to me…" he thought.

After the bell rang, the students headed to their respective classes. Alice and Drake said their goodbyes after getting to know each other. Alice headed over to a proud Spines, who had a grand smile on his face.

"You seems happy." he commented.

"Hell yeah! We laughed, joked, talked..you know...stuff." she replied.

"It's a start." Spines added.

"Oh shut up, not like you can do any better!" Alice defended. Spines frowned and looked away from her.

"That's not important, right now..I really want to get answers from mom." Spines said. Alice looked at him with sympathy.

"Yeah..me too." she added.

Spines got an idea and turned to the chipmunk. "How about we go to my mom's diner after school and talk to her." he suggested.

Alice smiled and nodded. "Sounds good." The two gave each other a high five and smirked at each other proud. Suddenly the bell rang, indicating that class has started.

"YOU IDIOT, YOU MADE ME LATE TO CLASS!" Alice yelled.

"WHAT? ME? I WAS HERE TALKING WITH YOU!" Spines defended.

Alice gave the hedgehog a slap across his cheek. "OW!" Spines yelled, rubbing the red mark on his cheek.

"Fine.." he surrendered. "I made you late."

Alice smirked. "Good, now walk me to class and tell the teacher that you made me late." she instructed. Spines sighed and escorted the chipmunk to History class.

After school was over, Alice ran to Spines. "Hey Spines!" she called out. Spines turned around and waved.

"Had fun?" he asked.

"You idiot, since when is school fun?!" she asked. "By the way... Drake asked me to accompany him at the mall on Sunday!" she squealed.

"Huh..that was fast." Spines thought. "Nobody's ever asked me to hang out with them.."

"Oh yeah? When?" he asked, surprised.

"He asked me when I was on my way to gym, it made me late to class but it was soooo worth it!" she replied.

Spines rolled her eyes. "So when I make you late, you get mad but when he does it, it's fine...double standards." he pointed out.

"Oh stop whining!" Alice instructed as the two started walking. "And let's go to the diner your mom works at. By the way, since she works there..do you get free food?"

Spines nodeded. "Yep, but I rarely go there. I cook at home."

"What? Why not?" Alice asked.

"It's not healthy to eat out everyday." Spines said.

""Oh, well I never get to eat out." Alice said.

"Really?" Spines asked.

Alice nodded. "Yeah..my personal cooks prepare food for us. So what kind of food does the diner have?"

"Usually, burgers, hotdogs, fries, etc." Spines said. When they arrived to the diner, Spines opened the door for Alice which confused her. She stopped in front of the opened door.

"Why are you doing that?" she asked. "I'm not in my castle."

"What? Opening the door?" Spines replied. "Cause it's what gentlemen do." he answered.

"Commoners open the door?" she asked, walking in the door.

"Uh..yeah. Usually men do it for women." he answered. "So could I at least get a thank you?" he asked.

Alice hmph, feeling too prideful to open the door. Spines sighed and decided to ignore it, walking into the diner. The two were greeted by Amy Rose, Spines's mother.

"Why Spines, hello there!" she greeted, giving her son a big hug.

"H-Hey mom.." he replied shyly.

Amy looked up at her son before turning her attention to Alice. "Ohh and you're that Alice girl right? Welcome." she greeted.

"Listen, lady. We want answers." Alice started. Spines covered her mouth immediately.

"Hehehehe...ignore her, mom. She's just hungry." Spines assured. Amy blinked before smiling.

"Well then, let's get you two to a table." she said. The pink hedgehog escorted the students to a clean booth and gave them menus. Alice looked around the semi empty diner and the older, classic vibe it gave. She was quite amazed by it, it was simple and peaceful. It was nothing fancy like what she was used to but it was perfect to her. However, the food was what mattered most to her.

"You like this place so far?" Spines asked.

"Yeah...kinda...but I need to try to the food first." Alice said, looking through the menu.

"Fair enough." Spines said, already knowing what he wanted. "Know what you want?" he asked.

After giving a glance, Alice closed the book, content at what she wanted. "Mhm." she nodded.

Suddenly Amy returned with two glasses of water and placed them on the table. "Know what you guys want?" she asked.

"You go first, Spines." Alice suggested.

"Er..okay...I'll get a jumbo chili cheese dog with fries and a Cola." Spines said. Amy wrote it down before turning her attention to Alice.

"And I'll have...a chicken salad….with a triple bacon cheeseburger with extra special sauce, three chili dogs with cheese, a chicken sandwich, the jumbo fries, and chocolate sundae, and apple pie with ice cream on top..with a large diet cola." Alice ordered. Spines and Amy's eyes widened while Alice sat there confused.

"What?"

To be continued…

Author's note: I'm planning on doing a lemon on a seperate story of Sonic and Amy's hookup. Once it's posted, I'll give you guys a warning on an upcoming chapter. :)