Alright, here is the first chapter of a race game. Finally! The reason why I did this! but let's rewind a bit! C:

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN SONIC CHARACTERS. SEGA DOES.

[Hotel Room with Adriana's, Eric's, and Ebony's] [Vixen view (Adri's view)]

I groan as the sunlight hits me from the window above me. I sit up and feel regret at an instant. I rub my sore back, stretching as much as possible. Yesterday has been sort of hectic, regristration falling all over, getting everyone signed in. What was probably worse was the speach I had done. Never had I felt so guilty, every sentence of fun and jubilance all escaped by mouth. Every bit of it was a lie. But, that can't stop me now, I'm no pushover. I try to stop thinking for once, wondering if I could have slept in my own room.

The whole apartment for our little team is pretty big. Right now the living room's main colors are red and peach. Red sofa, red chairs and with peach color walls. A large plasma hangs straight ahead from me, with shelfs at each side. Through a doorless entry is the kitchen, stocked full of delicious food. Just to the right of the kitchen entry is the hallway where three rooms can be located. Two next to each other's door and one north of them, which is my room. The rooms are simple, I took a glance before I slept here. Queen sized beds, small shelfs at the sides with lamps. A small television in those rooms, a desk at the left and a wide window at the right. Each with red beds and furniture with peach colored walls. Why didn't I sleep there?

I check the time that's above the plasma and see that's it's around nine in the morning. I silently walk toward the hallway, opening one door at my left.

Little Ebony sleeps soundlessly, cuddling his old, brown teddy bear. It's such a sweet little image, only to remember he's not 10, but 18. His curtains are closed tightly on the windows, no sun penetrating his slumber. Nice, I'll have to remember that. Great, I already see his clothes on the floor. He's going to clean up this room before he goes anywhere.

I close the door quietly and only stare at the one next to his. Eric's... reaction to this whole race has made him a bit... touchy. In both ways.

After the speech he has been questioning my motives, seeing as he thinks I'm taking a step in being a more positive person. Right.

Me, positive...

I just nodded my head, saying yes to anything, so he can stop asking so many questions. What I didn't expect is that his sex fetish uprised with my new 'change'. Where Eric and I stand, I have no clue, but if he starts to get closer than usual I know where I'm going hit him.

In that note, I pass his door. Heading in for the bathroom at the right.

Later, I walk into the kitchen, my tongue sticking out as an old habit I do when I'm hungry or thinking sometimes. There isn't much I can cook... actually, not at all. I check the large, silver fridge anyway. The kitchen is big, something a chef would be proud to call his kitchen. Smooth, marble table, white patterns on the cold floor since I'm wearing no boots, but socks.

Nope, can't make pancakes, eggs, waffles, bacon, shakes, or even coffee. Anything that involves electrical applaiences in the kitchen I'm forbidden to use. My ears lower in expectation, seeing as I'm going to starve. Just before I close the door, I catch something. Some glitter in the darkness or something! I don't know, I just want to eat!

I take out a small cake, chocolate over chocolate, and over chocolate fudge. My cries have been listened from up there alright!

Yum! Before I take it out, I make some precaustions. I open the fridge a bit more, walking fast to get a small plate and fork and set it on the table. Along with a small knife since the cake is only about 6 inches in diameter. I find a hairtie to pull my long charcoal hair back and another to tie up a bit my white, long t-shirt that are longer than where my shorts are. There is nothing sweeter when it comes to food. I gently take the cake, not replaying the usual. People shoving and pushing and on having the whole cake on their shirt or face, which isn't a total loss. My foot closes the fridge and on comes the finishing touches.

I cut out a large piece, seeing as there's still this whole diet thing I'm supposed stick to since I'm back riding.

Don't want the board to break.

Then again, I'm not the kind that frets about her weight, though I'm not telling you, the reader, what my current weight is.

Screw the calories, on with the chocalate! I take in as much as I can, I'm alone so I don't have to be totally aware of how sloppy I'm eating. I hear some door opening but I continued, hungry as ever.

What I didn't notice is a loud chuckle, a light grey hedgehog leaning on the kitchen wall, just looking at me.

I do stop this time, feeling as I have chocolate stains around my mouth, erm, and a bit on my shirt. Just wonderful.

"Go away, you're not having any!" I sneer, still having a bit of cake to chew.

He just laughs outloud,"What happened to sharing?"

I take the rest of the cake under my arm, protecting it from the clutches of an annoying hedgehog. "I don't share, remember!"

He swiftly sits next to the chair at my right, I, shifting myself to the right, away from him. He has already on his normal attire, all spiff and clean where I just recently brushed my teeth and eating right after.

His arm rests behind me, on my chair, leaning closer. He smiles in responce,"I thought you changed."

I nod again, still trying to swallow the last on my plate. His hand has my muzzle, having me looking at him close.

I can smell his cologne.

I gag.

No girl likes the smell of AXE in the morning.

Even though that's the scent I smell from him, his face has me redden, his glasses fall a little, seeing his bright, icy eyes staring playfully at me.

"Got milk?" Eric grins, seeing as I'm having a hard time finishing the last chunk of cake. I can't chew with him staring right at me.

I have something to give you alright, I growl.

"You have chocolate stains all over you!" He announces, with fake suprisement.

I nod hastily, rolling my eyes.

"Let me help than..."

I didn't understand his logic, but nod none the less, rolling my eyes again.

He brings my muzzle closer to his, licking the side of my cheek.

I whimper, flabbergasted. Wh-why would he do something like that? He seems aroused for some old reason. But W-Why? I'm wearing this old, stained shirt, my hair ruffled up, and just finished my cake. Those glasses aren't helping his eyes at all.

"What are you doing?" I question with acid in my tongue as his nears closer. I push him back gently, seeing as he's heavy to push him off all the way on the floor.

I look at him seriously, holding the sides his of his shoulders so he doesn't move any closer. His own face is redder than mine, his glasses almost falling off his nose. I didn't know if I should yell at him more or...

"... Why don't we do it?" Eric asks quietly, still staring down at the table.

I suck in a sharp breath, smacking the side of his head as hard as I can, my other hand covering my reddened face.

"OW! Not that! ... Not yet-OW! Just kidding, jeez!" Eric hollers, rubbing his temples, seeing as I got him a headache. "Not that..."

"Be more specific than!" I mutter, my hand covering my tan muzzle.

"I mean.. you... a-and me...w-we could t-try... um," Eric lingers, his icy eyes shifting from one place to the next, his index fingers touchin one another in nervousness.

"Define 'try'." I growl, crossing my arms.

"Ah, shut up. If I wanted to hint we have sex, I would say it!" Eric yells out of the blue, seeing as if he changes his mind on something he was about to say.

"Gah! Shut up!"

"What? You don't like the word? Why don't we have-" Eric jokes, his hands reaching for my waist, and I back away. not listening anymore. By accident, though I reach for his neck since I was going to fall of my chair.

He raises his jubliant face, seeing as I'm fidgeting and rests his forehead on mine. I couldn't help but smile with him, his nose tickling the sides of my face. I look up, seeing his bright eyes still gazing at me with so much warmth, I can just...

It almost looks like he read my mind, my smile slowly dissapears as his stays, nearing my face even more. My eyes flick to the right, checking if there's anyone near the kitchen entry and back at him, his eyes closed and his hands on my back.

"Not a lick this time... just one," Eric whispers.

I almost want to. If I did, I would have almost ruffled his hair, hug him tight and even say those dreaded three words... but I'm not.

I breathe out, looking away once more, shifting myself on my own chair. I didn't dare look back at him, seeing the hurt in his eyes will only add to my own.

We just can't.

Especially not with all the circumstances I'm in right now.

He's somthing alright.

Something I can't have...

[Future City Track] [day: 2; 12pm] [Regular View]

"Alright! Here are the first teams competing for the first point!" Eggman yells to the teams and audience who are watching from the stands. Like a black fox with tiger stripes names Ace. And soon the stands will also have to support the other teams that aren't their turn today. Eggman shows a huge blue screen t.v and it starts to shuffle.

Adriana watches carefully on where its stops shuffling the virtual cards, with her motionless face. Sonic smirking through it all.

"And its the original Sonic Team competing with Dark Slash!" Eggman bellows and the cheering begins. Many animals having front seats to the race. "Come on Two Tails..." Ace the Vixen chants to her more than any other.

"Who you talking to?" Riptor the Hedgehog asks as he comes back with three hot dogs and three soda cans supported by a brown tray. The atmosphere is buzzing with screams of glee, nervousness, and competition. Confetti of many colors falling down to earth. The green hills mixed with the gray future of this track is the beautiful setting. Riptor is a black hedgehog with orange tiger stripes, dark green sweater, light blue under, brown shoes, and baggy jeans. He has big sunglasses on top of his head and huge bright red headphones around his neck.

"No one!" Ace blurts out blushing slightly. Riptor raises an eyebrow but stops his his questions when a buff gray wolf sits in between them. "Excuse me Riptor. Ace."

They look up to see their power team mate, Damien. He is a lot older than the teenage hedgehog and fox. He is 21 and his muscles show it. Only wearing brown pants with red shoes, and his light gray colored heavy fur moving of the light wind. Ace and Riptor didn't say anything and let the big gray wolf sit between them. Damien is a gentle animal, acting more like an adult or a father figure to them. He is the peace maker of them and with his fangs sticking out of his mouthmaking him look tough. You have no brain to mess with the huge gray wolf. "He bothering you?" Damien asks with his husky voice to Ace as she keeps looking at Tails, watching how concentrated he is. Riptor huffs, thinking why would he bother her. She's in her little world. He puts his his big head phones on listening to hard metal. Blocking this world and entering his.

"No." Ace answers simply never leaving Tails out of her sight. Even when he is waiting for everyone to settle down a bit. Damien nods and looks at the race beginning as well. The rest of the teams are sitting with them, a special stand, made for a better watching all the way up to the top. To watch the challengers better. "Pretty good seats, huh?" Zaid asks everyone as he sits next to Jennifer.

"Yep!" She perks and then her face looks to a sudden worry looking at poor Crusher. Crusher is holding all the god damn food they sell around here. Holding trays after trays of hotdogs, hamburgers and cans of soda. He finally passes it to his team mates as the food starts disappearing. "Who told me to bring all the food?" He pants, he had to walk up a long way.

Everyone shrugs. Adriana notices Ace, Riptor, and Damien. "She gives the a quizzical look, getting up and walking over to them calmly. "Don't believe we ever met." She welcomes, not with warmth but at neutral kind of tone. She puts out a hand toward Ace, seeing as she seem she could speak. Adriana doesn't feel very well, still resenting what happened with Eric.

Ace answers as Riptor stares at her, letting go of his head phones and and gave his on questiong look. She seems too fragile to be in this whole competition. Damien glares at her, he is a pretty good knack for first impressions, he senses something a little off with her. Ace stands up and shakes hands with Adriana. "Name's Ace, the drooling hedgehog is Riptor, and Damien." Ace smiles as Riptor starts blushing. "I'm not drooling!"

Ace looks back at her,"And we're expert mecha mechanics. Anything wrong with your boards just bring it to the lobby and you'll see us."

"So then why are you in the good stands?"

"Came with the advantages that we took the job," Ace simply responds, grinning.

Adriana smiles a little, seeing as where this Ace is coming from. Strong and independent. Adriana shakes her hand with the big gloved Damien. Damien does a double take on her, almost as if he has second thoughts. She didn't seem like a the antagonist, almost looking helpless. He might be comparing himself to her, like a big state building to a small house. She looks harmless. Dark, but harmless none the less. Adriana also greets Riptor, his hand shaking firm with hers, her every movement he watches. He notices too.

Adriana leaves as the sirens go off, signaling the race is about to begin. "See you around," Ace calls as Adriana waves back and goes. She skirms her way in with all the multiple people, having much trouble and desperate. She finally falls upon a chair that seem to have a good place where the tv's for the cameras are at. She looks to her left to see the smilng Ebony playing with his hotdog, seeing it more like a spaceship than food. Adriana looks over at her right, meetin her eyes with a pair of icy, blue ones.

She quickly looks down at her lap, afraid to look up at Eric again.

Eric sighs,"Can we talk about this?"

"... I rather not." She murmurs, still playing with her fingers. She doesn't want to reject him at all with her excuses. He's better off finding someone else to care for. She obviously isn't the best canidad for his love.

"What's wrong with you two?" Ebony blurts out, seeing as his game is tainted with a serious, almost dramatic matter. His tongue sticks out, longer than a usual hedgehog should be.

"It's nothing." Adri replies, crossing her arms, gazing at Ebony's direction. Ebony is one of the most loyal friends she considers. His igorance keeps him happy almost all of the time, there's nothing she won't do for her little Ebony. He seems even weaker than her. She loves him, but as a younger sister would with her older brother.

"Okay okay!"- he puts his hands in playful defence-"Just a question, jeez!". Ebony returns his contest with Zaid on who can eat the most food without throwing up. "I live for this kind of crap! Just this moring I ate what Adriana cooked"- Ebony says confidently and has a disgusted look on his face-"Yuck, but if I didn't barf that up than I can pretty much eat anything else."

Adri growls again, silently.

Below, were the contestants. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Dimitri, Andre, and Steel. The Future City track starts with a ramp nearby and following cars with a straight road. Then a small turn around a blue future looking tunnel entering a black and yellow road.

[there are the cries. Ya know the kind they always start with in the video games.]

"Alright bring it on!" Sonic says with confidence in his voice, getting pumped up.

"Let's get this over with." Tails sighs, showing his board.

"Don't get in my way!" Knuckles bellows showing his huge white glove.

"You're way out of proportion." Dimitri says causally, putting his hand in his jean pocket, the other holding his black board, Corruption.

"This will be quick and painful" Andre says with his cocky voice sounding playful. His board, Tornado.

"I'll screw you up even more!" Steel yells raising his board up, Smash. [sorry, lol ran out of cool names. XD]

3...

Every racer goes back to touch the green line. [i see them do it in the video game so there! they're not just doing it to get excercise lol]

2...

They all start running off into the finish/start line.

1...

GO!

Tails, Dimitri, Sonic, and Andre head off first doing flips to a ramp. While Steel and Knuckles go last, and the only people who come back down to the track. The rest of them up the secret route. Before the race started they we're all automatically level 2's. For a better fight than being on level 1. It will have been boring to watch. As the two foxes and hedgehogs come off the top of the tunnel they leave the enchindas at 5th and 6th.

"You kidding me? I'm in 5th already!" Knuckles yells to the people who are in front of him, slowly going to head off to the black and yellow road.

Suddenly Steel punches him while the flying types, Dimitri and Tails head off surfing the air. "Oof!" Steel yells in pain.

"Make that 6th, Knux!" Steel yells back laughing and catching up to the rest. Knuckles growls and heads off grumpily, being the last off the black road and into the brown tunnel.

They all head off to the tunnel and Andre starts picking a fight with Sonic. He tries and hitting Sonic with his level 2 attack, random weapon. He starts it and automatically gets a steel stick. He starts swinging it at Sonic but Sonic ducks and jumps, dodging the heavy stick. "Think you're so tough?" Andre asks cockily trying for another hit, not succeeding. They are both fighting for first.

"No,"- Sonic smirks-"Just smarter than you."

Andre stops swinging for a second,"Wha?"

Sonic grabs his stick making them both forcing it away from each other. "Oaf!" Andre yells in pain suddenly. Tails who has advanced to level 3 and shocked Andre, leaving him all black and stunned. He starts coughing up black smoke as Tails and Sonic head out of the tunnel passing the cars and into getting a new capsule. "-cough-, -cough- Dimitri! A little help!" He yells back as Dimitri is in 4th and he in 3rd.

"-cough- I'm a little -cough- busy!" Dimitri responds loudly, stunned and pitch black as Andre.

"Aw, come on!" Andre complains, stomping on his board.

"Excuse me," Steel smirks with his K9 teeth, passing through his team mates easily.

"Hey get back here idiot!" Andre yells at him. "Whoa!" Knuckles pushes them out of his way. Leaving the fox and hedgehog on 5th and 6th.

In a few minutes the second lap is passed by all the people. Tails is first while Dimitri is catching up. And he finally did.

Tails starts going through the small brown tunnel as the power types try catching up through the other tunnel. Dimitri smirks as he is in second and Andre third catching up. Tails growls at the sight of Dimitri causally hovers next to him, a hand in his pocket. Tails takes out his weapon, an electric plug. Dimitri too, his scythe.

They start hitting and swishing their weapons only to be clashed by the other.

"Fur ball!" Dimitri says through seethed teeth.

"Jerk!" Tails retorts back.

Andre couldn't take much of this and starts getting angrier with every swish. "Ugh! You can't get rid of this fox, Dimitri!" Andre goes to his level 3 attack getting a random weapon.

"Oman." Dimitri is all what he said when he takes a look at Andre's weapon. Tails gulps.

"Tails!" Ace yells in worry from the stands. She has some eyes looking at the worried orange tiger striped fox. Ace blushes and goes back to her seat. "What was that about?" Riptor asks in curiosity. "Nothing!" Ace barks with a deeper shad of red. He looks back at Damien and Damien just shrugs. They all go back to looking out at the race.

Andre smirks,"Move out of the way!"

He laughs chaotically with his yellow chain saw roaring loudly. Tails and Dimitri run off, entering the gray road to a flying ramp as Andre enters a speed type place. Sonic and Knuckles try to catch up but its hard since the 1st place hedgeghog has a chain saw. "How the hell does he have a damn chain saw!" Dimitri yells in frustration trying to catch up.

Back in sixth Sonic is trying to past Steel.

Sonic sees the huge screen above, watching Andre get even farther away from everyone. Sonic begins to get nervous of losing than having fun racing. He's in level 2 and if he gets to level 3, he knows he can do this.

Steel emerges from his power type field as Sonic falls off from grinding from the sky. They head for the huge U turn. Sonic turns at the exact point Steel did and ran over him in attack mode. "Hey!" Steel growls catching up, not giving up his fifth place. Steel passes him while Sonic gets a capsule. The capsule he really needed. Sonic automatically grins.

Sonic has now enough power to run over Steel even more gratefully. And that's what he did. As they head off the ramp, Steel an inch away from the yellow and red ramp Sonic runs over him. "Argh!" Steel yells in pain, flat like a pancake.

"Hm, one more lap before the race is done" Sonic smiles thoughtfully to himself as passing the finish/start line for the final lap-"I can catch up easily..."

Dimitri still in second trying to catch up to his crazy hedgehog friend. "I'm telling ya, maybe Andre is crazier than Ebony sometimes..." he shakes head. Dimitri races with his scythe in the necklace and hands in his pockets, calmly...

Ring! "Huh?" Dimitri notices his red and black cell phone gadget is going off. It's Steel.

"What is it?" Dimitri automatically says on his square like gadget.

"Sonic is catching up. Fast," Steel growls, rubbing his bruised head,"Keep your eyes open for him."

Dimitri laughs,"Oh please! He's in fifth so what. He can't just get here in a min-"

Steel hears though the communicator some fuzzy sounds like it hit the floor. "Hello? Anyone there?"

"Ugh..." Dimitri groggily says getting up. Looking out in the distance at the blue blur. He already is near the final ramp.

"Shit." Dimitri cusses trying to stop him. "Andre!" he yells in his communicator.

Andre heads up the ramp and lands on the normall route. "Huh?" Andre hears his white and black gadget but scoffs-"He's probably telling me to let him be first. Dimitri, that self centered bastard." Andre grumbles on, ignoring his gadget completely.

"Oh shit, shit, shit.." Dimitri rumbles on as he tries to finish for Andre. Already being too late.

Andre clashes on the next tower and see the finish line. "Finally," Andre breathes only to gasp as Sonic comes down from the sky. He took the short cut! Andre, you idiot!

"Oh no you don't!" Andre growls speed boosting at the exact time Sonic did.

"PHOTO FINISH!" the female computer calls through the cheering. Andre breathes heavily, he gave it his all. Sonic just smiles his cocky smile at him and looks at the screen. Soon Dimitri meets with Andre.

"How can you ignore my call?" Dimitri yells at him waving his arms at him. Disappointment washing over him. Andre just slouches, nodding, losing interest and starts waving at some fans. Dimitri just keeps rambling on and on, smacking him at times.

There could be a chance that Sonic can win..., Adriana thinks, observing her brother's fight and then at the screen that blinks every two seconds: 'Loading...'

Until then, though, another screen, larger and more visible flashes the all time embarrassment.

The Kissing Screen.

The crowd had been bored of waiting for the results, but head into a large uproar of excitement. Adriana isn't aware of anthing, oblivious. She only focuses on the screen that says 'loading'.

Eric slumps in his seat, seeing as she isn't a bit interested. He touches each hand with the tips of his fingers, grumbling on.

One, two, and three!

The screen centers around an unlikely couple, hearts surrounded them. One, a light grey hedgehog, playing with his fingers while a black vixen stares off into space.

"It's Adriana and Eric!" Daniela, an echinda spits out, her soda splashing all over her brother Crusher.

"..Thanks, sis." Crusher mutters, taking the napkins his younger sister, Violet offers.

"Eric!" Dimitri and Andre say in perfect tone of rage. If he so comes any nearer, I'll tear that nerd apart!

"What's with the crowd?" Adriana says outload, looking around, everywhere she looks she sees them stare back at her.

Eric shrugs, looking around himself. His eyes scan east, south, even north, and finally west. His eyes turn into slits, seeing the monitor, waving franically as to check that's him.

"Kiss, kiss, kiss!" Many chant, even Adriana starts to understand. Her ears bend, scooting away from him.

"No! W-We're not like that!" Adriana yells back at them, only having the chant even louder.

"NO!" Andre and Dimitri roar, obviously not very loud compared to the crowd. Sonic didn't know much of the vixen, but it does seem she's afraid of commitment also.

Adriana's muzzle tints four shades deeper, frantic at what to do now. She says no, but the crowd won't leave her alone. Damn this all, man! She looks quickly at Eric, at lost for words. She sees a snickering smile come into place on his lips. He didn't seem nervous at all, almost laughing, almost happy. He leans in closer to her. She backs away. Persistant she is.

"Go, go, go!" The crowd cheers, seeing this all amusing.

"No, no, no!" Her protectors stammer, stomping.

Eric's hands linger onto her shoulder, raising to her face. The crowd gives a 'whoo', seeing as this might go his way. He grins at her, his glasses lowering off his nose, his blue eyes estatic.

"Eric, back off, if you even dare-" Adriana threatens but a bit too late to finish. Eric pulled her in, his lips locking with hers.

'WhooOOOooo'

"I can see his tongue," Bonny concludes, a bit grossed out.

"Go little buddy! Didn't know you had it you!" Clyde cheers, laughing but shuts up at the glare of his own girlfriend.

Adriana's eyes seem to be bigger than bowling balls, not letting go, but almost frozen.

Eric releases, his hands on her shoulders now. The crowd seems satisfied, as for her brother... not at all.

"So what do you think?" Eric smiles sincerely, looking in her eyes with much kindness and love.

She stays frozen for a few more moments, and then without a warning raises her arm and slugs him in the face.

'OOOoooo'

Eric drops down to the floor almost automatic, seeing her stomp off the stands rubbing his red bruised face.

Why would you? I mean, really? Especially in public?

To make it worse...

"And the Sonic Team wins!" The femal computer cheers. Adriana flinches at the sound. His brother lost and the so is the point. Eric watched her stop but he didn't chase after, she stalks away again, even angrier.

Sonic won by his hot dog like nose touching the line before Andre's nose. Andre curses, mad at both Eric and losing.

Team Dark Slash growls at the evidence, walking away.

"Wait," Sonic calls for them to stop. Steel and Andre did but Dimitri didn't. "Nice game."

They didn't get any closer, but just glare at the Sonic Team. Sonic's hand still sticking out for someone to shake it.

But no one isn't.

Then Dimitri's shoulders starts to shake violently. His arms shaking too. He's... laughing? Sonic thinks, raising an eyebrow. And they all hear his laugh,"Let's go boys!"

Dimitri laughs even harder walking already, not looking back. "Adri isn't going to like this!"

As team Dark Slash walks away in the sunset Eggman comes up to them. "Congrats," Eggman says in a muffle voice, like regretting it,"You get the first point."

Eggman walks away and the rest of Sonic's friends comes up to them, congratulating.

As the people evacute, Eric is still left alone, still banged up on the floor. He looks up, at lost of what to say or even think.

Why do you make it so hard on yourself?

He touches his red, swollen cheek.

Yea... why? D:

X33 5th chapter is way different, I know XDD

Review please!