i KNOW IT'S LONG BUT PLEASE READ!
I'm about to admit it...I have had one of the worst times continuing this. I am drawing a HUGE blank! Stupid writers block. I have about five one shots that I love the plot, but I'm finding difficulty with actually writing them to any good quality. So, in-case anyone is waiting for this, and I still don't have time nor a clue as what to do, I went back and took a look a some of my old stories that I will most likely never finish. And found that this one fit a theme!
This was originally going to be called Sophomore Strife. It's about how Blaze is Amy's foster sister, and they have to try and fix their slightly bent relationship through all the troubles of high school. Blaze is a level-headed tomboy, who hangs out with a group of boys as company, while Amy is a part of a popular group of girls that often bash on the pinkette's foster sister because they are jealous. There was actually a moral to this story, as I took it from sideline experience when watching others envy each other in high school. It seems the ones with a lot of friends and perfections is often the one struggling internally the most.
Anyways, so I wrote this story! Basically, Blaze is jealous of everything Amy has...a family, girlfriends to hang with, and a structured and safe future, meanwhile, she is having to keep her powers a secret from her foster family. Amy is jealous of Blaze because the feline seems to hold all of the boys' attention (though its not as it seems), as well as have a cool and calm attitude at life, maturity so to speak. She is also envious of her looks, though is oblivious that Blaze thinks she's acutually very plain, and that Amy is much more 'Boy material'.
So if you're reading this, you're probably thinking, Okay, so this is a Blaze and Amy story, why is it on your Shadaze one-shots?
My answer to that question is because there is a lot of romance laced into the story, and had I continued, you would see more than just the hints as you will in this.
Anyways, sorry for the LONG talking, and you probably just want me to shut up. So if you like this story, tell me what you think, and maybe I will continue it after REFORMING. Speaking of my other story, because I am moving rather slow on the update, and am probably stretching your patience, I wrote a little sneak peek of the next chapter below. Hope you like! And am so sorry if this is far from what you want, but I wanted to post this and see the reactions. There IS Shadaze in here, it's just not completely fluffy and straight forward focused romance.
I don't own sega characters.
Jealousy
A loud pitched squeal rang out through the foyer, emitting from a juvenile pink hedgehog with sparkling jade eyes. In her hand was a colossus magenta suitcase with black polka-dots sprinkled on the exterior.
She stood in the center of the large high ceiling marble room, her vibrant color standing out against the dull contrasts reflecting the ceiling lights. Her outfit only adding more to the array of colors, high scarlet heels with a white laced bow, crimson umbrella skirt, and pearl blouse to match the headband that held back her simple yet styled bob.
"I can't believe I'm really here!" she bounced, the bubbly pinkette receiving looks of exasperation from passersby.
Amy had just arrived at the pristine new school for her sophomore year. Emerald Coast High was a high class school that only accepted well-to-do students that had money to pay for the expensive society.
Wanda and Edward Rose, Amy's parents, had agreed to let her go to such a fancy school so she could be with her other friends. But their was one down-side to the arrangement, and that downside was who stood next to her in the foyer.
The lavender cat huffed, holding her medium sized black bag over her shoulder and leaning on her hip.
Blaze, Amy's foster sister had to come with.
The Rose's had only taken her into their hospitality around four years ago, having felt pity for the stoic feline. Amy and Blaze weren't at each others throats, but had a more-or-less basic acquaintance. In the pinkette's opinion, the she-cat didn't smile enough. It was rare to ever glimpse any emotion on her face, and if so, was only a slight variance to her usually blank features.
They were complete opposites.
"Amy, let's just find our room," Blaze suggested, leaning on her hip. She had a much more simple style than her rosy counter-part, simply adorning athletic clothes, flare yoga pants, sneakers, hair tied up, and slim crop-top that showed her narrow waist and hugged her narrow curves. She wasn't nearly as excited about starting school again, having been forced into the high-class society without consent.
She knew the Rose's meant well in having her tag along with their daughter, but she only hoped her own group of friends had made the switch also.
Another feature she wasn't all that thrilled about is that instead of coming and going about the school, you actually had a dorm that the students stayed in for the school year, making it so you rarely left the school canvas.
Amy frowned as she turned to the bored Blaze, placing her hands on hips and angling her toes, "blaaaaze," she stretched, "you're ruining the moment!" she complained, tapping her foot irately.
Blaze hulled her bag over her shoulder into a more comfortable position, "good. Now that the moment is ruined, let's go find our dorm room," she stated bluntly, walking off in the direction of the stairs that led up to the hallways of the students apartments.
Frowning, Amy plucked up her bag and began trailing behind the impatient feline, having the silent urge to smash her heel on the she-cat's swaying tail, but refrained from the abrasive gesture.
"Oh fine. I guess the sooner we get settled in, the sooner I can find my friends and discuss when cheer-leading try-outs are!" she perked up, regaining her optimist mind.
Blaze didn't respond as she began climbing the stairs, merely rolling her amber eyes.
They made their way down different carpeted corridors, the hallways a maze to be reckoned with. When finally, they found the golden numbers 104 nailed to the wooden door.
As the hinges swung open, it revealed their new home for the coming year.
Amy hustled in and immediately began circling around.
"Oh my gosh! Look at this! It's ay-MAY-zing!" she squealed, taking in the pristine sights.
Everything was in neat order, similar to the excitement of a new hotel. There was a marble bathroom with a large white tub that stood on golden stands carved into large lion paws, giving it an old-fashioned feel. The shower stood in the corner, no water rust visible, and the mirror and cabinets were sparkling with a lemony scent of left over chemical cleaner.
The living area had a wide screen TV that looked to be around a 52'' in length, and two cream sofas with a single love-seat and wooden coffee table. Connected to the living area and bathroom with small archways, was the bunk room, where two bunks, four beds, were neatly set in the corners, and one large slide open closet with button handles.
Blaze stepped farther into the room and eyed it with an analytical scan. "It's rather plain isn't it?" she speculated aloud.
Amy stopped in her basking and narrowed her eyes at the feline, "you're such a pessimist! Seriously, do you see the good in anything? Look at this place! It's gorgeous! There's no way you've seen anything fancier than this before," she challenged, with a raised brow.
The she-cat opened her mouth to respond, but quickly snapped it shut. It was true, she had seen much more lavish locations than this, having lived in a castle till she was nine years old, but Amy didn't know that, and that was the way she wanted to keep it.
The pinkette took the silence as a 'no' and smirked smugly, "I thought so!" she claimed in victory.
Blaze bit her lip to refrain from snapping back, her tail twitched with her ears in irritation, and she took silent breaths to refrain her fur from steaming and sparking.
Playing it off as nonchalant as she could, Blaze shrugged and turned on her heel, "whatever," she called over her shoulder heading for the door.
Amy furrowed her eyebrow in confusion, "wait, where are you going?! We just got here!"
"Out."
And the door slammed shut.
Scoffing, Amy pulled out her bedazzled phone and began texting her friends to know of their whereabouts, meanwhile muttering to herself, "well at least I get first choice of closet and bed space, that's one good thing about having a dull roommate."
Blaze breathed out in relief, brushing her tail out to rid of any heat that remained encased beneath her fur.
The fire she possessed was something very few knew, only her closest friends had the knowledge of her powers. She had kept the information from her foster parents for her own, as well as their safety. Every family she had ever been in had immediately kicked her to the curb when they learned of her capabilities, the unnatural mutation she held since her birth.
Brushing away the memories, Blaze began wandering down the hallways, hoping that she could find her friends.
Her luck held. They found her.
"Blaze!"
The she-cat turned to see the group she had been seeking, a small smile twitching at her lips, "hey guys."
Sonic zipped up to her with a friendly hug, before reeling back with a sheepish smile, "heh, sorry. Forgot you're not a hugger, even after four years of knowing you. But hey! We've been looking all over for you!"
Blaze couldn't help but stretch her smile a little further. Sonic was still the same as ever. Red and white sneakers, sparkling jade eyes, and such cocky and arrogance it often got on her nerves. "Likewise," she admitted, as everyone began flooding closer into a clustered circle.
Scourge, still adorning sunglasses on his head, winked at her, something she had gotten accustomed too since she joined the group. At first, it had been intentionally flirty, but as they slowly became friends, he excepted her as 'just one of the guys' and remained simply platonic about advances. "Heya Blaze-girl."
The next one to file in the group was Silver, who was one of her closer friends, and she often saw him as the little brother she never had. "Blaze! I'm so glad you're going here too!"
The feline gingerly smiled and nodded to the remaining boys who all said their 'hellos', received from Knuckles and Espio.
Scanning the crowds, she noticed a certain missing member of the group. Furrowing her eyebrows and tilting her head, she directed the question towards Sonic, "where's Shadow?"
Sonic scratched his quills and shrugged, "not really sure. He could just be running late."
In a flash of vibrant green, everyone turned to see the black ebony hedgehog standing with Chaos Emerald in hand, his stoic features set.
"Ah there he is!" Sonic pointed out unhelpfully, his mouth often spouting out useless and obvious sentences.
Shadow rolled his ruby eyes and tucked the green gem in his quills as he made his way over to the group, his ruby orbs landing on the familiar lavender feline and nodding, "hello Blaze," he greeted, his mouth angling upward in a small pleased smile.
Blaze mirrored his gestures, "hi Shadow. I'm glad everyone is here. For awhile I was thinking I would be left here with Amy and her crew," she sighed.
Knuckles's violet eyes widened, "aw crap! That means that bat-girl is here too!" he raged, silently seething as his forehead pulsed.
Sonic bumped him with an elbow, "whatever dude. Forget about her, let's go do something! Tomorrow we start classes, today is our only chance to check out the canvas!"
Scourge smiled in agreement, "I heard we have a swimming pool and hot tub around here somewhere," he grinned, a mischievous glint in his eyes. "Maybe there'll be babes in bikinis."
The cobalt hedgehog pumped his fist, pointing at Scourge animatedly, "boo-yah! I love that idea! Except the water part..."
Blaze scoffed and rolled her amber eyes once again, a habit she developed over the years. "You boys are despicable."
Knuckles barked out a laugh, "I'm in! Let's go!"
Everyone nodded in agreement, as Blaze sighed in defeat. "Fine, but if we're going to the pool I have to go get changed, because unlike you guys, I don't walk around naked," she huffed, pushing past the group and back towards the direction of her dorm room.
"You could start if you wanted," Scourge beamed, his pointy teeth flashing.
Snickers resounded from the group as Blaze smacked him with her claws out, leaving a light scrape to fester on his cheek. Everyone knew the two were just messing around, it was normal.
"Whatever. I'll meet you guys down there. Just don't get into trouble," she warned, walking away with a swishing tail.
"You got it Blaze!" Sonic winked and zipped off, followed by everyone but Shadow, who still stood with his arms crossed and blank face. He shrugged, and caught up to Blaze, beginning to walk in sync with her strides.
"You're not going with?" she asked, raising an eyebrow at her scarlet streaked friend.
Shadow shook his head, quivering his quills, "I'm just waiting for you. Being around the idiots without someone else with a brain isn't my favorite passing time," he chuckled deeply.
Blaze joined in his quiet laughter and nodded, "I know what you mean."
Stopping in front of the dorm room door, Blaze nodded to him, "I'll be right out," before disappearing through the archway.
She sighed in exasperation upon seeing that Amy and all her friends were piled on the couches, giggling and chattering away about magazines and high-school crushes. Silently making her way around the commotion, she found her bag tossed on a random bed and unzipped it, spilling out it's contents.
Plucking her two-piece swimsuit from her pile of belongings, she also grabbed her silky cover up.
"Hey Blaze! When did you get back?" Amy called from the living room, and all the chatter went quiet. The whispering silenced as all of Amy's cronies turned and noticed the regal feline for the first time since she arrived.
Blaze hated the attention, but remained passive as she gave a nonchalant shrug of her shoulder and pulled her hair free from it's binds. "Just now."
Rouge, a white bat that was very popular amongst the peers, spoke up in her suave tone, "nice bikini. Where ya heading?"
The she-cat arranged her hair part to the side, letting her bangs and layers fall heavily around her face, brushing her long locks to the side and tying it into a low-over the shoulder pony tail. "Me and the guys are going to the pool. I'll be back before ten," she announced, and walked into the bathroom to change, shutting the door behind her.
Scoffing, Amy pulled out her bedazzled phone and began texting her friends to know of their whereabouts, meanwhile muttering to herself, "well at least I get first choice of closet and bed space, that's one good thing about having a dull roommate."
Her phone began chiming in response to her text, and she quickly pulled down the message that read, 'be there in five'.
"In five what?" she wondered aloud, before the door to her dorm room burst open to reveal all her friends.
"Five seconds," a white bat smiled glistering.
Hopping up in surprise, Amy stumbled clumsily over to her friends with wide arms, a brilliant beam on her face.
"O-M-G! You guys totally got me! I'm so happy to see you all again!" she exclaimed, giggling throughout every word.
Standing right in front of her, was the group of girls she loved, memories of swimming filled summers, drama brimmed days, and parties during the night, all spent together in friendship.
Tikal smiled at her sweetly, ever the innocent in all her aspects. Rouge stood smirking with her usual pink glossed lips. Behind her glowing aqua eyes was mischief that held the dirty secrets of unsuspecting victims, and the life of a girl on the go. Shade gave a small wave. She was quiet in conversation until you got to know her, but passionate in what she stood for, as well as the most muscularly built one. Mina beamed brightly, the yellow mongoose often being known for her blonde characteristics. Honey the cat, her black pigtails still present, gave her a fanged grin, her punk clothes still as unusually fashionable as ever.
"Hey girl! Glad you got here," Honey exclaimed, inviting herself in as she plopped down on a sofa, sipping a bottle of Mountain Dew she held firmly in her paw.
"Yea, we were beginning to think you'd be a no-show!" Mina quirked, following the mustard colored cat's movements.
Amy grinned, "I wouldn't miss this for the world! Can you believe it? We're actually here at Emerald Coast High!"
Rouge sauntered over to the pinkette, tossing an arm over her shoulder and tucking her wings farther behind her back. "Get used to it sweetheart. I can't wait till tomorrow. I hacked into the schools scheduling and found out I have three out of five courses with that red guardian," Rouge said, giving a fanged grin in pleasure.
Shade adjusted her headband that held back her dreads, "are you really going for Tikal and I's cousin? Rouge, you could do so much better."
The ivory beauty gave a small feeble shrug, leading the bubblegum hedgehog over to where the other girls were grouping in the living area and setting herself down neatly, "he's so rugged. I usually go for the model type, but I always liked rough edges. Plus he is so much fun to tease," she claimed, a slight lust/wistful look gleaming in her eyes.
Tikal grimaced, "can you not talk about my cousin like that in front of me? It's rather disturbing."
All the girls broke out in fits of giggles, as Amy looked up and noticed Blaze digging through her bag by the bunks.
"Hey Blaze! When did you get back?" she called over to the feline, as all of her friends turned to see her foster-sister plucking swimming articles from her scattered suitcase materials.
"Just now," she responded without sparing them a glance.
They all watched in slight surprise as the feline reached for a bikini. Amy furrowed her eyebrows in confusion, 'Blaze has a bikini?! Maybe she's not as tom-boy as I thought...'
Rouge spoke up in a suggestive tone, "nice bikini, where ya heading?"
It was obvious the bat assumed she had a date, but Blaze merely responded bluntly as she fixed her hair, "Me and the guys are going to the pool. I'll be back before ten," and locked herself in the bathroom.
Honey turned back to Amy with a raised brow, "I see your foster sister is still as stuck up as ever."
Tikal spoke up defensively, "give her a break Honey. Why do you give her so much crap all the time?"
The feline sipped her Mountain Dew again, swishing around it's contents as she fiddled with the peeling label, "she just bothers me that's all. For one, she completely flat out refuses to hang out with us, and has for the last four years. Two, she steals all the guys and acts like she's super popular, and three, my crush hangs out with her more often than he does me. It's annoying. And she never smiles! What do you see in a girl like that!"
Amy fidgeted in her seat. Though she really didn't get along with her foster sister all that well, she still felt guilty that her best friends were shredding her apart.
Mina nodded in agreement to the cat's words. "I kind of know what you mean. It's like she doesn't have emotions or something."
The white bat that had been listening intently, joined the conversation with a different turn. "I dunno girls, I kind of like her. She's got a back bone to say the least, not to mention she's beautiful, just doesn't flaunt her stuff. But Honey's right about one thing...she is a lot closer to our crushes than any of us are. It makes for a bit of competition."
Amy finally spoke up, "you guys, go easy on her. I don't feel right talking about my foster-sister like that..."
Honey however, would not be deterred, "oh come on Amy. Think about it! Sonic hugs her all the time. Not to mention, all the times her, Shadow and Sonic go on those little races."
The pink hedgehog slumped in her seat. Sonic was a touchy subject, Honey knew that. Amy had had a crush on the blue hero since fourth grade, yet he made no move to notice her. The fact that she had suddenly gotten a foster-sister that became friends with her crush bothered her, making her nerves twitch anxiously.
"Yea...I know," she sighed deflated.
Just then, the door opened once again and an unexpected figure entered the dorm.
"Is Blaze ready?" Shadow quirked an eyebrow.
Honey's eyes bulged in her head at the sight of the silent hedgehog, "h-hi Shadow."
Shadow turned his red gaze to the yellow feline, narrowing his eyes to register a name.
"Hi, er...you're...Hannah, right?" he guessed, causing the she-cat's ears to droop.
"Honey," she reminded flatly.
The ebony hedgehog just shrugged, seemingly not guilty with his mistake. Blaze exited the bathroom, wearing a strapless bikini that was a deep amethyst, and had horizontal white stripes that matched her powder muzzle. The bottoms were the same, low-rise bikini style, a cut hole in the back that her tail wired through. Her swimsuit cover up was a sheer white fabric angling down her legs, tied in a knot at her hip.
Shadow's vision moved from Honey to Blaze, his eyes roamed her body for a split second before meeting her face. He smirked playfully, "better look out Blaze, Sonic, Scourge and the others will start to realize you're a girl."
Shoving him playfully, Blaze smirked back, "oh shut up. Actually, could you see if it's on the second hook? I couldn't get it myself," she asked, turning so her back was to him.
The hedgehog peered down at the small clip that latched the top of her bikini together. "No, it's on the first, did you want it on the second?"
Blaze nodded, "yea, could you get it?"
Shadow nodded, bending down and unhooking the top of her bikini as Blaze held the cups in place so it wouldn't fall. After he finished re-hooking it into the right slot, he straightened and Blaze turned and faced him with a small thanks.
Neither noticed the six girls gaping at their casual escapade as they headed for the door.
"There's a pool party tonight if you girls want to come," Blaze called over her shoulder, before the two quiet members disappeared out the dorm.
A startled silence was filled throughout the six friends.
Honey broke the atmosphere by crushing her Mountain Dew in her hand. Everyone knew why. She had as big a crush on Shadow as Amy did on Sonic, and if you knew Amy, that was a large amount. Seeing him interact with another cat in such a manner was infuriating to her.
"That...that bitch!" she snarled, standing up with clenched fists.
Rouge chuckled at the sight of the cat fuming, "actually, she's a female cat, not dog."
Ignoring the sassy remark of her bat friend, Honey turned to her friends with determination.
"Come on girls! We're going to that pool party."
Shade sighed, but agreed to do so, Rouge smirked, happy to know that Knuckles would be there, Tikal shrugged and complied, Mina just giggled an 'okay', as Amy sat unsteady.
"Amy, why aren't you excited? Sonic's going to be there!" Honey reminded, her eyes gleaming dangerously.
The pinkette forced a smile, "I suppose. Just...don't get in a fight with Blaze or anything okay?"
The yellow she-cat huffed, "why not? It's not like you're close to her or anything.
Another pinch of guilt hit her. Were her and Blaze's relationship really that far spread? She often envied the lavender feline for looks, relationship-wise, as well as just having more maturity. Blaze had always been so calm and collected, everyone thought she was 'cool'. But Amy? Amy was known as the loud, out going bursting ball of excitement. She had been called an annoyance several times before, and it bothered her that she couldn't contain her adolescent mind more concealed like her foster-sister.
Heaving a sigh, and shaking away her heavy thoughts, Amy stood with a false smile, "okay girls, let's start getting ready."
Blaze and Shadow silently made their way down the hallways towards the pool, following the signs and strong scent of chlorine.
Red eyes glanced at the feline, having noticed her tense body stature as they left the room.
"Blaze? Something wrong?" he asked, raising a skeptical eyebrow.
Blaze huffed a sigh, crossing her arms under her bust as her shoulders tensed. "Amy's friends annoy me. I heard them talking about me while I was changing."
This caught Shadow by surprise. The lavender feline usually tended not to care about what others thought of her, especially other girls. "Why would you care? Their probably just jealous," he concluded.
Blaze furrowed her eyebrows. "That's what I don't get. Jealous about what? Amy and half of those girls don't even realize how good they have it. All of them are here by their own parents money, while my stay was only funded by my foster parents because their daughter wanted to go here. I can understand some of them being ignorant, take that yellow cat for example," she said in sudden distaste before continuing, "but seriously? They don't know anything about me, and judge me all the same. I couldn't care less about what the others think, but Amy? I have to live with her, and hearing her just sit by and let her friends talk about me like that isn't all that fun."
A realization blinked across the feline's face as she suddenly flushed in color, "er...sorry Shadow. I don't usually rant like that...with anyone."
Shadow stopped in his stride, turning to the she-cat who's gaze had fallen to her feet bashfully. It was true, she wasn't acting like her usual self, and while he usually hated hearing of drama, he was happy that the quiet feline was willing to open up to him. Just him.
Smiling softly, Shadow nudged her arm with his hand, gaining her attention away from the ground. "Blaze, ignore them. They don't know anything. Especially with everything you're forced to hide."
Blaze met his intense gaze, knowing that he was referring to her hidden powers. Shadow had been the first to find out, only a year after they had met. It was one of the things that had brought them closer together in friendship.
She nodded, regaining her composure and smiling gingerly at him, "thanks Shadow."
He wrapped an arm around her back, pulling her into walking next to him in a silent gesture of saying 'you're welcome'.
After rounding some more corners, both withdrew from one another as they came to the door of the pool, not wanting any of their friends to tease them of their unusual affection, and entered the swimming area with an intense taste of chemicals.
I know, I know, kinda dissappointing. But anyways, here is that sneak peek I promised!
"Did you find anything?" he asked, his voice edging with irritation.
The magenta chameleon gave a curt nod in response. "Yes. Much," he answered ominously, but there was an underlying tone of worry that set Scourge on frayed edges.
Espio pulled a red file that he had been keeping behind his back into sight, and leaned forwards, flipping the file onto the desk towards the anxious hedgehog.
Fumbling fingers in anticipation, Scourge plucked the red file and took in the smooth surfacing and rounded corners. In bold black lettering, a title was geometrically placed and angled in the top right of the file.
"Project Demolition."