Chapter 15: Alice's Confessions and Slammed Walls

Behind Rouge was a black hedgehog with red eyes, a tanned muzzle, and a furry white chest that made him look rugged. Alice looked at him, getting a vibe that he was intimidating, however he was quite handsome due to looking like her crush.

"I was planning to, dad…" Drake murttured.

"Oh Shaddy, meet the princess of Acorn!" Rouge introduced.

Alice gave a nervous wave and Shadow just glared at her before turning his attention to his son. "You are not to enter this house until she gets home safely, got it?" he instructed.

"Yeah, dad..and see ya, mom." Drake said before walking away with Alice.

"Bye, dear! Bye Princess!" Rouge waved.

As they walked, Alice made sure she stood by Drake as he escorted her to the apartments. It was a sweet gesture, despite being made to do it by Shadow.

"So, we going to the castle?" Drake asked.

"Nah, I'm staying at Spines's apartment, I know the way...so...does your dad not like me?" Alice whispered.

"Nah, he acts like that with everyone, so don't take it personal." Drake reassured. "Dad had a rough past….he lost his best friend during a shooting…" he said, trying to give a glimpse of his father's past.

Alice nodded. "I see….I'm sorry to hear…"

"Hey, it's no problem." he said. "He's married and has three kids."

"Wait...three? But I only saw you and Topaz."

"Yeah..I have an older sister named Maria." Drake replied.

"I didn't know you had an older sister. What's she like?" Alice asked.

"She's a hedgehog...and she's in college. She's actually really nice unlike my bratty sister Topaz. Maria used to babysit us."

"Did she have big boobs too?" Alice asked annoyed.

Drake blushed deeply. "W-What kind of question is that?!"

"It's just a question!"

"You got a thing for boobs?" Drake asked, chuckling. "Well you'd have to see her for yourself." Alice blushed deeply and giggled to hide her embarrassment.

Alice nodded, it felt nice hearing Drake open up about his family. The two talked before arriving to at Amy and Spines's apartment. However before Alice could go in, she had something to admit to her crush.

"Listen...I had a really great time with you." she admitted. Drake gave a prideful smirk.

"You too."

Alice smiled before looking down on the ground, which confused Drake.

"Alice?"

"Drake..I need to tell you something…"

"Okay...what's up?"

"I...I have a crush on you...and I've been having it for a while..you're really handsome and cute and sexy..and I admire you from afar everyday and everynight...and I'd sniff your sheets if I could everyday..and I like you!" Alice yelled.

Drake was definitely speechless at this point...he didn't know if he thought that confession was sweet..or weird. He sighed softly and looked into Alice's emerald eyes.

"Listen Alice….you're very cute...athletic...you're crazy too...but also kind under all that." he started. "But...I can't accept."

"W-W-What?! You can't?" Alice asked. "B-B-B-But why….."

"Because-"

"It's because of my flat chest right?! Don't lie to me!" Alice protested.

"Wait what?!" Drake asked. "This has nothing to do with your chest!"

"Then what?!"

The white hedgehog sighed. "Well...because I'm not ready to date…" he said. "I'm still young...I need to go to college after high school..get a career."

"Then..I'll wait for you!" Alice protested.

Drake shook his head. "Don't..you deserve to be happy with a guy who loves you." he said. "Besides, you're a princess..I'm sure you have many gentlemen callers out for you."

"But I want you…" Alice thought sadly.

"Yeah…thanks."

"So..friends?"

"..sure..friends…"

The two gave each other a high five before saying their goodbyes. Alice walked into the apartment before watching Drake leave. The princess presented herself in a cool manner...but truth be told..she couldn't take rejection…

The chipmunk walked upstairs and knocked on Spines's bedroom door. "Spines? You there?" she asked. Without a response, Alice shrugged and walked in anyway. She saw a big lump under the covers, indicating that Spines was in bed.

"Spines?! Did you not hear me?!" she yelled. "...Spines?"

"What.." the hedgehog muttered, rising up from under the covers.

"You okay?"

"Y-Yeah.." he lied. "...not really…"

Alice sat next to him on the bed trying to comfort the hedgehog. She sighed while rubbing his back, giving him sympathy.

"What happened? Did you...talk to daddy?"

"He denied me…"

"What?"

"He...he DENIED ME!" Spines yelled, before getting up to punch his wall. The powerful force made a huge dent and Spines breathed in and out trying to control his temper.

"You mean...he doesn't believe you?"

"Yeah...that bastard didn't...he thinks I'm not his because...of how I look…" he explained.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean look at me...I'm a monster…" he muttured. "Look at my teeth, look at my claws...look at EVERYTHING!" he yelled, punching the wall again. Alice winced at the sound of the punch, but made a mental note on how powerful he was.

"Whoa...glad he doesn't fight girls." she thought.

"Listen...you're not a monster.." Alice started. "I mean..you're the kindest person I've met...you're also honest..you're brave...that's not what a monster is." she explained.

Spines looked back at the chipmunk. "Yeah...you're right.." he admitted.

"Just...give dad some time." she said. "He's probably really curious about you."

Spines nodded. "Thanks...so how did the mall go with Drake?"

"Awful!" Alice yelled, triggering a change of mood. "He invited his slut sister..tauting me with her huge bags of fat called boobs...but the worst part is that he doesn't return my feelings for him.."

"Wait...you actually did it?" he asked. "But you two just met a week ago…"

"Still..he rejected me…it's not the best feeling.." she replied. Spines placed a hand on her shoulder and gave a small smile.

"You look like you wanna punch something." he said.

"Maybe I do...maybe I don't"

"Well...you should get your anger out...punch my wall." Spines suggested. Alice nodded and immediately started punching the wall while screaming, scaring the birds on the powerline.

"THIS IS FOR REJECTION!" she yelled.

Spines smirked and started punching the wall, to get out his own personal anger. "WHAT SHE SAID!" he yelled.

"WHY MUST I BE A PRINCESS!"

"WHY MUST I LOOK LIKE A MONSTER!"

"WHY ARE WE BORN THIS WAY!" they yelled in unison, completely damaging the wall. The two huffed and puffed, relaxing their muscles before chuckling in unison. Suddenly Spines paused while Alice kept laughing a storm.

"Oh shit.." he muttured.

The chipmunk stopped laughing and looked at the fluffy hedgehog. "What's wrong?"

"We damaged the wall…"

"So?!"

"So?! That means we gotta pay for it! My mom's gonna kill me!"

"Oh…."

To be continued..