And here I am. Gosh, it's been like forever since I last updated! I'm terribly sorry, school have been taking too much of my time and I need to prioritize it or else there will be consequences! *shudders*
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Chapter 9: Worst play ever!
"Snow White!" the stunned Tails and Knuckles exclaimed.
Sonic squeezed the paper in his hand and nodded hesitantly. He was really unfortunate to have picked the role of the main character in the play; the worse part of it is it was supposed to be a girl's role. And as Ms Brown had said, who so ever had had his case should take full responsibility for it.
"Alright everyone let us begin the arrangements," Ms Brown began, "those who have no appearance in the play or background staffs please proceed to the left corner of the room." And so the students who are Dramatis Persona only, went to the right corner of the room.
Ms Brown called out, one by one which student have picked the role of the director, costume designer, background artist, and other staff members. Then she moved on to the students who picked the roles of the characters in the play starting from the minor characters such as the trees and animals. Then she called for the seven dwarfs, the magic mirror, the huntsman and the wicked queen, which leaves them to the main characters of the story.
"Okay, the one who picked the roles of the Snow White and the Prince please raise your hand!" the white cat announced.
And in and instant, though against his will, Sonic raised his hand and at the same time Amy had raised hers. The teacher searches the room for those who obeyed her request to determine who picked the roles she had just announced. Her jaw dropped when she saw who they are. Sonic and Amy? Oh my, this is going to be difficult. She clears her throat. "Please come in front please."
Sonic and Amy hadn't known about it yet. Both of them walked in front clueless about the fact that they have picked the roles of the main characters. When they finally stood in front of the entire class widen when they saw each other added by the other students gasping and froze in their places to stare at the two.
"Well it seems that you two are going to be the protagonists of the story, so I just hope that you two will cooperate with each other." Ms Brown turned to Amy, "Rose, whose role are you?"
"The Prince ma'am," Amy answered.
She turned to Sonic, "You Sonic?"
"S-S-Snow W-White ma'am," Sonic replied shamefully.
Ms Brown sighed and faced her class. "Well class, it happens that our Prince and our Princes are these two." She gestured to Sonic and Amy. "Amy Rose will play the role of the Prince and Sonic...will play the role of...Snow White."
The girls squealed.
"Sonic, as Snow White? I can't wait"
"Sonic, will be a girl? AHHHHH!"
While the girls kept acting excitedly towards Sonic's predicament, the boys just felt pity for him.
"Man, poor Sonic."
"Yeah, he's the only guy that picked the role of a girl."
Rouge and Cream exchanged horrified glances at each other. Then they both imagined how their rehearsals would go. Sonic and Amy yelling at each other, getting irritated at each other easily, throwing objects at each other and to sum them all up, it' not going to be pretty.
Amy's body froze in place. Sonic, Snow White? No, no, no he can't be! No, no, no please! She felt like fainting but her body was too overwhelmed by the realization to even move a muscle. It's as if her heart stopped beating and the production of oxygen supply fell short. She couldn't breathe.
While Amy was visualizing the outcome of their play which in her thoughts is disastrous, Sonic kept staring at her. He constructed an image of Amy in his mind: surrounded by beautiful, spring flowers with sparkling dust swirling around her...
"Sonic!"
The sound his teacher's voice pulled him out of his reverie. "What?"
"Did you hear what I said?"
"Uhhh, no I wasn't listening."
Ms Brown scowled and then repeated what she had said. "Your rehearsals will begin tomorrow morning, since that very day is only a week away, I asked permission from your other subject teachers to postpone classes for you to have your classes and of course with the approval of Mrs Mirage, you will have nothing to worry about except the play," she continues, "and so I hope everyone, and I mean EVERYONE cooperate to make this a success."
"Yes ma'am!" every student said.
Staring at Sonic and Amy, Ms Brown raised her eyebrow while giving them an 'am I clear' look.
"Yes ma'am." They said in unison.
"Ugh!" Amy groaned frustratingly, her face lying against the table. "Does anyone have a rewind button or something? Press it now to end the nightmare!"
"C'mon Amy you're taking this way too much. Lighten up!" Rouge said after rolling her eyes.
Amy tilted her head a bit so she could meet her best friend's eyes. "How can I be? What would you feel if the jerk of all jerks turns out to be your co-star in the play?" Rouge didn't answer.
Amy buries her face again, pressing more forcefully this time. She began to grip the hard wood, pouring all of her frustration into the act. "Can one of you trade roles with me?" she asks desperately, not thinking through what she was actually saying.
"We would if only Ms Brown would allow it," Cream replies feeling pity for her best friend. "Please don't be sad Amy."
"The very first play I actually got a lead role and I'm paired with the last person I would pick!" Amy continued. "Life really is unfair. Why? Why?"
"Amy don't be sad, at least you got a lead role, unlike me. If would have been better if I would have just picked the role of the hare, since well...I'm a rabbit." Cream said.
"I would rather be just a rock on the side rather than be partnered with that blue jerk."
"Oh hush!" Rouge said, "You're taking this all too serious. I mean, it's just a play! All you have to do is pretend. It's not real life." Rouge heard her made a 'hymph' sound. She rolled her eyes. All of sudden, Amy began banging her head against the table. Rouge and Cream were startled.
"Amy what are you doing!" Cream shouted standing up.
"Hey, hey you're tenderizing your brain!" Rouge shouted as well doing the same gesture as Cream. Amy stops. "Shesh! Girl, you almost gave me heart attack!" Rouge sits back gain placing her hand on her chest.
Amy chuckles darky.
"Okay, now you're just scaring me," said Rouge wide-eyed.
Amy stops. She lifts her head to face her two companions wearing a devious smile. "A thought just hit me," she proclaims.
"No kidding,"
"Sonic is Snow White and I'm the prince."
"Yeah, I thought you hate that?"
"True and this is my chance. My chance to take revenge on the blue boy who has been annoying and embarrassing me! Today, I will have my vengeance!" Amy laughs after her brief announcement.
"She's lost it!" Cream exclaimed.
"Let's just hope it's only temporary," Rouge said with a scowl.
Meanwhile, Sonic and his best pals are on the soccer field practicing with their other team mates. Sonic made sure they were as far away from the others as possible to avoid the hated topic of their theatre play. He wouldn't want to be the centre of attention of everyone.
At the moment, he's lost all energy to kick a ball though he wanted to so that he can pour all of his frustration into it. He lied motionless on the ground, staring blankly at the moving clouds in the sky.
"Hey, Sonic! Are you still alive?" Knuckles yelled, suddenly showing up and interrupting his thoughts.
"Yes knuckles I am very much alive," Sonic sneered. "For now."
"C'mon Sonic cheer up, it's not that bad," Tails comforted.
"Yeah, to have to play the role of a girl act like one and dress like one isn't so bad, yeah right," Sonic retorted full of sarcasm.
"Well look on the bright side, at least you'll be with Amy."
After hearing her name, Sonic sits upright. "How does that make things bright?" he said his face turning slightly pink.
"O Sonic," Knuckles bends over to him and places an arm around his neck in a buddy-like way, "we both know how much you like Amy, and your way of getting her attention is through annoying her."
"It's the opposite, I annoy her because I don't like her!"
"Really?" Tails said.
"Not you too Tails."
Tails laughed. "Just be careful though Sonic, Amy may be using this to try and get back at you. You know the whole Snow white thing." Tails told him.
"I'm aware of that."
"Let's head over the showers," Knuckles suggested. He turns to Sonic, "I think you could use some refreshing after laying under the sun for a couple of minutes."
"I guess you're right," Sonic agrees. "Thankfully I wasn't fried into a crisp."
They all laughed together and headed to the men's shower area.
Amy left Rouge and Cream and decided to go to their rom alone to cool off. Walking along the hallway, the news about the play was already widespread. Amy could hear the other students talking about it. She tried to ignore them, but she couldn't help feeling annoyed. The thought of their play made her sick and how much she hoped she was so that someone would have to take her place instead. And she already knew what would be the outcome—disastrous and the worst ever.
She lowered her head to avoid being noticed (as if it's going to work?). Then, she bumped into someone. She lifts her head and the sight of the person only made her more annoyed. "Watch where you're going!"
"Hey, your head is on the top of your body for a reason, so instead of lowering it try to use it to know which direction you're going!" Sonic replied with a harsh tone. He had also left his friends after having a refreshing shower.
"Jerk,"
"Pink,"
"I am pink wise guy!"
They were suddenly interrupted by someone clearing her throat. It was Ms Brown, standing behind in between them a few feet away. She gave both hedgehogs a stern look while her arms were crossed over her chest. "If I were you two I will stop arguing and try to get along even just this time, otherwise your play won't be any success."
Sonic and Amy looked away from their teacher. It would be best if they get along so their play would turn out okay. No matter how against they are to it, no matter how tempted one is the hit the other, they would have to resist, for the sake of themselves and others and more importantly, their presentation on September 27th.
"Now, you better go to your room. The others are waiting to start planning regarding your play." With those last words the white cat left leaving her students, silent.
"You heard her pinky, try not to knock me down from now on," Sonic said breaking the ice.
"And you should also try to call me by my name." Amy answered harshly. "Don't you ever get tired of calling me pinky?"
"Nope, suits you better."
Amy let out a soft growl, the urge of punching him came into her but having to remember what Ms Brown reminded them made restrained her from doing so.
"Are we going to leave or we going to stare at each other all day?" Sonic said.
"Yup, were leaving but keep your distance, having to be paired with you in our play is more than enough. Got that?" said Amy.
"Won't have it any other way pinky," Sonic responded.
"And stop calling me that!"
"No can do pinky,"
"Jerk,"
"Pink,"
"You wish."
And they left. Amy walked ahead of Sonic clenching her fists and presenting one heck of a scowl. They arrived at their room and saw everyone already began planning without them. She saw her two best friends and went to them, Sonic also. But what she didn't know, that Sonic was actually smiling all the way behind her.
Done and done! Phew! Finally an update after a long while! Sorry for the long absence I'll try to update more often. I wander what dress would suit Sonic? I still hadn't decided.