Look, I tried, ok? I didn't want to leave the "safety" of the shelter back home. But I had to. At first I had hoped I could try and find my parents, but realized that would be impossible and energy having to search every island for them. I sat on the sidewalk curb checking my wounds. The pain had subsided to a dull ache while the bruises were violet-red dots on my fur. Sighing, I knew I had to find somewhere suitable to rest without being seen. I was so wrapped in thought I hadn't noticed a couple was staring at me. I could tell they first noticed my twin appendages first. "Hon, look! What's a kid doing alone so young? Oh, and he's hurt!" exclaimed the wife. The husband however paid no notice to me and was eyeing the bus schedule. "Huh? Oh, yeah. Sure babe. I'm sure he'll find his folks. How about we go through the west side of the town? We could reach the community center before sunset." The wife slowly approached me, which made me inch back cautiously. "You poor child. How'd you end up this way?" she said crouching beside me. A bus was pulling up to the stop, opening the doors for the two customers. "C'mon, Mary! It's best we don't miss this one!" I heard the husband call over between the sounds of the engine growling. Mary fished a five dollar bill out her purse to hand me some money. "Here. Hopefully this should be enough for the Inn not too far from here. It should help you." "You coming Mary?" man was waiting at the steps with the bus driver looking expectantly at us. Mary gave me one last sympathetic glance before joining her husband. I stare at the green paper in my hands. I had better start moving.
After two and a half hours of hopeless searching, I finally spotted a large but old Inn. Stepping in caught the attention of the different animals in the lobby. I ignored the narrowed stares and hushed whispers and went to the receptionist counter. I had felt a flicker of fear towards the receptionist, he was a huge bulldog with a broad head. And by huge, I mean HUGE. His bulky muscles were like that of a professional wrestler and had large needle-sharp fangs accompanied a suspicious look in his stormy eyes. I still managed to keep a somewhat straight face. "H-Hello, sir. I'm sorry if I interrupted you. I just wanted to know-"The receptionist cut me off before I could finish. "You're too young to be gettin in here without your parents. It's best if you leave, kid." He grunted. Exhaustion was beginning to take over, so I kept pleading. "Please sir! I only want somewhere to rest! I have nowhere else to go!" The canine slammed his fist impatiently on the counter making me jump. "Too bad! Rules are rules! You have no adults with ya, so get out!" he growled. "Hey! At least give the kid some slack said a voice in the group of people. Whipping around, I was shocked at what I saw. A cerulean blue hedgehog with bright emerald eyes wearing polished red shoes stood behind me, obviously coming to defend me. "This ain't any of your business, Hedgie. Let me deal with It." snapped the receptionist. "C'mon. This kid's probably been wandering for days lookin for a place to crash. Plus he's all banged up, too. And must be starving. Can't you at least let him stay for just one night?" the hedgehog told him. The dog glared at me then sighed, and I handed over my money. By the time I looked back at the hedgehog, he had already went back to conversing with a couple other teens. On one hand, I wished I had the guts to continue asking for a room myself, but on the other I was glad to have someone stand up for me given my situation. If only I could thank him for it.
Sonic's P.O.V
Once the young cub left for the stairs, Max looked at me strange. "Why'd you do that? How'd you be able to defend that…Kid?" He knew I would say something if he called the kid something else. "Because I had to." I shrugged. "Don't you find it freaky you just saw a two-tailed fox just come here?" asked Mach. "Why wouldn't I? It's not my right to judge people." I explained, popping open the top of my soda. Sharps was eager to change the subject. "So, are we still up for wrapping up practice? I already tuned up my guitar." We were going to rehearse for our upcoming performance for a charity organization three weeks from now. It took us a while to plan out things, but we were able to think things through. "Good. All we have to do now is our final rehearsal, then we all know what comes along." I murmured thoughtfully. We continued our chat about stuff like the latest trends and town news. I thought hard in the back of my head of what I did earlier was a good idea or just interfering with policy.
So sorry for those who are following the story. I've been caught up in school and life, and basically didn't really have the feeling of updating it for a while. Then someone reviewed this story, which motivated me to continue. Thank you so much for the positive review! I'll try to update as much as I can now. Anyways, it looks like a certain hedgehog stepped in! Things will get a lot more interesting later on and will follow the details of how they go through their part of the story. Plus I'll try to make them longer. Thanks again, see y'all next time. ;)