Okay. Safe to say that university is a lot different from school.
I must have spent a couple of hours researching university life so that it would sound authentic. And I hope I have gotten the right kind of idea with the seminars, lectures and timetables. For those of you who are like me, and don't go to university, here's what I discovered:
Like school, all the lectures are different with different lecturers. You may have some people who you share lectures with but not always.
The person who takes charge to the lecture (lecturer) can be called a professor (depending on the title) otherwise you call them by your first name.
You don't always have a lecture. You have 'study periods' which should be used for researching or reading up on your subject. Or, in Silver's/Knuckles'/Sonic's case...just muck around.
There are lectures and seminars. Lectures are where you sit down and listen to the person speaking; take notes and ask questions. Seminars are where you discuss with people about your topic/subject and report back what you have found.
That's about it for this chapter. If anyone knows more, and feels I have left something out or gotten something wrong – please review or PM me! I am in no way an expert and would be curious to see if there is anything else! :D
Okay, now that's outta the way. Many thanks to: ShadowsAngel1, Steve993, Icy Fire 7, UKsLaster (thanks for your expansive review! Loved it! :D and you're story was VERY cool! Loved every word!), Zgirl101, Eli Swafford(thank you so much for your dedication! I'm glad you like it and I will try to update faster ;D), Yasmine155, Guest, djaik-niffsta, ToxicWolf1132, shynictheshadow, LateRoseRedwall, The High School Hero! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU GUYS! :D THIS WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT YOU!
Okay, so. Icy Fire 7 asked about making Shadow happier. This is something which will happen. Just not yet. I thought about bringing in Maria and then I thought, "Wait...I killed Maria in chapter 22 of Mobian Mean Girls. Whoops!"
So...I'm still thinking of some events to help Shadow become happier again ;D But he will. Undoubtedly.
So. In this chapter, it's more of a plot filler and lots of drama or humour. Some details about their university courses which needed to be explained. The next chapter should be more dramatic and funny. It's about Silver.
But, in this chapter, we do see some friendly Tailsmo (Finally! I'm too evil) but some faults between Blaze and Silver. Are Tails and Cosmo realizing that they need to declare their feelings? Are Silver and Blaze walking away from their love? Read on to find out!
P.S. Song Recommendation – 'Rock me' by One Direction. Just because I've had it stuck in my head and Liam Payne is pretty cute ;) No, I'm not a directioner...but I hang around with people who are.
Chapter 12 – A whole new academic chapter
(...Amy's P.O.V...)
*The next day*
This was awkward.
Here I was. In Mobius University's art buildings. Feeling stupid. Looking like a dork with nowhere to sit. It reminded me of when I first arrived at Mobius High.
I didn't know anyone at all. No one. And I had never been any good at starting conversations or making new friends. The only reason that I even met my best friends is because of Sonic. I really should thank him for that.
However, Sonic wasn't here. He was probably running around the university. Or...doing whatever it is that they do for a P.E. degree.
I placed myself down at a table and smiled at the shy looking rabbit in front of me. She grinned back, before hiding into her black hair. I gulped, nervously, as I took out my portfolio. It was, mainly, full of paintings of the gang. Based on photos, I had painted a picture of Rouge hugging Knuckles, Silver giving Blaze a piggyback, Cosmo and Cream laughing, Sonic and Tails smiling, Shadow (I'm surprised he didn't take art. He had veered away from his love of drawing – but he would still talk about it with me) and I had even painted a copy of a picture of me and Sonic, with his arms wrapped around my waist. I had been careful not to let my mother see that picture.
I would have to tell her at some point, though.
Maybe when we go back home at Christmas...
"Undergraduates!" The teacher boomed, strolling into the classroom. He was a ram with curly black hair and a corduroy waistcoat. He seemed a little intense, "Welcome to Fine Art at Mobius University!"
I smirked, feeling confident. Until a familiar face glided into the room.
"And you are?" The ram asked, looking a bit annoyed.
Bunnie smirked, "Bunnie Rabbot. Sorry I'm late,"
She took a seat at the far end of the room, but she still managed to shoot me a glare on her way there. I blushed, staring at my bag.
"My name is Max Talbot. For the next few weeks, we shall be focusing on your portfolios. You are all, obviously, a very talented bunch and we shall be learning more techniques during the following months. However, at the moment, our first topic will be making larger copies. You shall choose a piece of work from your portfolio and shall recreate it. If it was a 3D model, I shall help you with making the dimensions of your model bigger and using more material. If your artwork is 2D, your job is easier, but you need to know how to use the grid method in exactly the right way. However, since this is the first lecture, things shall be fairly relaxed. Remember - working equals rewards! So, get started, future artists!"
Whoa. Talk about a welcome speech.
Now...which picture should I recreate?
"Is that your boyfriend?"
I jumped at the voice behind me, making a small scream. The bat behind me frowned, clutching her sketchbook to her chest.
"Oh. Um. Y-yes. I-it is. I'm sorry. You just surprised me," I was blushing. No doubt about it.
The bat grinned, warmly, "No worries! I have that affect on people. They can't stop screaming in delight when I'm around!"
"More like in terror," The rabbit giggled, softly, "Sit down, Mel. You're making her nervous,"
Mel shrugged, taking the seat beside me, "So, what's your name?"
"A-Amy," I stuttered. I gestured at the two girls, "What are yours?"
"Well, I'm Melanie!" The bat tossed her black hair over her shoulder. Her hair was decorated with a few pink streaks and she was wearing jeans and a cute black shirt. I pouted at my own faded t-shirt. Since it was my very first Fine Art lecture, I decided to wear an old garment in case I got really messy.
"And I'm Maya," The rabbit whispered, shooting me a small smile. Her black wavy hair was ruffled to her shoulders and she wore a light denim shirt with dark jeans. They seemed nice. And genuine.
Mel prodded her finger onto my drawing of Sonic and me, "Is that your boyfriend, then?"
"Y-yes," I smiled.
"He's cute,"
Maya frowned, "Melanie!"
"What? He is. You two look good together. Hey...you're Amy Rose, right? And that's Sonic the hedgehog. I remember hearing about you two in Mobius High!"
"You went to Mobius High?" I raised an eyebrow, wondering what she had heard.
"Oh yeah. You two were famous there. Especially after showing Sally Acorn who's boss! Man, you kicked her ass!"
"Well..." I hunched over, "It wasn't intentional,"
"She deserved it,"
"Melanie..." Maya seemed to be getting tired of her friend. However, she was struggling to keep a smile off her face.
The bat shrugged, "She did. You weren't there. You don't know how much of a bitch she was. It was like another version of Mean Girls! You know, that film with the plastics. Sally and her friends were even called the Plastics! Losers,"
"I know I wasn't there," Maya replied, scathingly, "I just don't think you should compare people to evil fictional characters,"
"So, what school did you go to?" I asked Maya, eager to change the topic. I didn't really want to bitch about Sally. But I didn't want to talk about her either.
Maya looked up, "Oh...I've moved from abroad. I met Mel a couple of days ago, because we share rooms. It's interesting..."
"I should think it's bloody amazing!" Mel winked, obviously joking. I laughed, appreciatively, not aware of Bunnie standing opposite me.
"What an annoying laugh," She whispered, as she stormed over to the supply cupboard to grab a pencil. I hid under my strands of hair until she returned to her seat. Safely away from me.
"What's her problem?" Mel muttered, shooting a glare at her.
I bit my lip, "She's just not very keen on me. But I don't know why. I've never met her until a week or so ago. And she only spoke to me once,"
"Ignore her," Maya suggested, staring at my portfolio, "Hey! Your work's great! Which one are you going to copy?"
"I don't know," I admitted, truthfully.
"That one,"
Another hand pointed at my picture of Sonic and me. I followed the arm until I met the eyes of Max Talbot. He smiled, warmly, before nodding in motivation.
"You're captured the light perfectly and have shown the tones well. Good composition and contrast. Especially when he's blue and you're pink. It's a great idea and an amazing piece of art. This is only my opinion, but I believe you should do this one. There is obviously a history between you two,"
I blushed as he moved onto the next table. However, I had decided that I was going to copy this one. He was right. There was a lot of history behind it. And besides, maybe I could give it to Sonic as a birthday present.
"Told you it was awesome!" Mel whispered, nudging me in the ribs. I laughed; however, she had a very sharp elbow.
"You'll get used to her," Maya snickered, "Eventually,"
(...)
"How were everyone's first classes?"
"Urgh,"
"Don't even,"
"Well, someone's happy,"
"Shut up, Knuckie,"
"Pardon me!"
"So, it went well?"
"Mine did!" Tails' eyes lit up in delight, "We learnt about advanced positive charges and negative charges and how they affect a motherboard and its properties. That was in my Electrical Connecters lecture,"
Knuckles blinked, "What?"
"Never mind," Tails sighed, with a shake of his head.
"How was drama, Silver?" Cream asked.
"Awesome!" He smiled, weakly, whilst avoiding Blaze's gaze. The two of them hadn't been speaking since the beach trip. The rest of the day at the beach had been enjoyable, once we found Shadow. Yet, Silver and Blaze were still frosty towards each other. But no one knew or could work out why. It was a complete mystery which we were all desperate to get the answers to, "We got told about our exams. Nearly all of it is acting – duh, but a tiny amount is written. We're starting Twelfth Night in my Dramatic Literature class and have been put into groups. I'm Sebastian,"
"Cool," Knuckles smirked, "History was cool. We're starting the Saxons in my Historic Religion lecture. There is a LOT of note taking. No stuff about my ancestors, yet, but maybe soon,"
"Nice one," Sonic shifted in his seat, closer to me, "P.E was awesome. We had to categorize ourselves into strength, speed, flexibility and stamina. I went for speed, as did Shadow, and we were timed on their track. Who got the faster time, Shadow? Huh? Huh?!"
"The sun was in my eyes," The ebony hedgehog growled.
Sonic chuckled, "Anyway, the only downside is that Jet and Scourge are in our category. They were speed types too,"
"Bummer," Silver agreed, "What else did ya do?"
"Not much. Got shown where all the storage cupboards were for the sports equipment. Got told where we could practise our sports and shown all of the sports clubs. I signed up for the 100 meters race in a couple of week's time,"
"You'll do great!" I smiled at him, warmly. He flashed a grin back, obviously pleased.
However, Blaze frowned, "Where the heck is the sports centre? I didn't see one,"
"It's at the back of the complex," Shadow added, "A big glass building behind the university. It's really quite modern and interesting,"
Sonic nodded, "There's even a gym,"
"And that's where I'll be!" Knuckles flexed his muscles, "Showing everyone my awesome strength!"
"You wish, Knuckles," Rouge winked at the enraged echidna, flirtatiously.
"What about you, Cosmo?" Tails asked, timidly. Cosmo blushed, but smiled anyway.
"Well," She started as we all turned to listen, "My first lecture was singing and projection but we got a bit distracted. They showed us the music section. There are several practice rooms and there is a massive hall for the choir! A technology room for the keyboards and DJ's but we stayed in the hall for today. Our class was nice, but there was this mongoose who seemed a bit off with me,"
I narrowed my eyes, "What did she look like?"
"Yellow...black shorts and vest top. Purple hair..."
Sonic clenched his fists, "Mina,"
I frowned, deeper, "You know her?"
"Uh? Oh. Vaguely. From my old school. Before Mobius High. She went there. She must have moved nearer," He muttered, sounding vague and off in his own little world. However, I decided not to ask anything else. I was unlikely to get a reply when Sonic was like this.
"Yeah. There was someone like that in my Gender fashion seminar. We had to talk about women's fashion and men's fashion. You know, the differences. Advantages and disadvantages between the two. That kinda stuff. But this girl," Rouge pursed her lips, "Some bitchy fox. Strutting around like she owned the place. Her fashion choices weren't as up to date as she claimed. Who wears black combat trousers and a black top?! This isn't a war zone! But I didn't say anything, you'll be glad to know,"
"I don't know her," I muttered. However, I saw Sonic and Tails share a look.
Rouge didn't notice, "Anyway, my group discussed menswear, first of all. It was fairly fun. Maybe I can design you an outfit, Knux?"
"Don't even," He growled, taking a swig of his water.
We were all lounging around on the bench outside of the university. There was a food hall which we had bought our food from. It was very different from the canteen at Mobius High. No crummy and small plastic seats. Proper chairs and tables. Although, since it was a nice day outside, we managed to persuade the boys to come outside with us. It took a lot of persuading when it came to Shadow.
"How was English?" Silver asked Blaze, unemotionally. It was the first time they had spoken and I could tell that we were all worried about them.
She shrugged, "I'm doing English Language and in the first period we're did nonfiction in the modern world. You know, tabloids and broadsheets. It's okay. The people seem nice,"
Silver gave her a brisk nod, turning towards me, "How was Fine Art, Amy?"
I stuttered as Blaze ignored everything and pulled out a book from her satchel. It was Harry Potter and the goblet of fire. The book she always read when she was upset and wanted comforting.
"Oh...I...um," I couldn't keep my eyes of Blaze's book. Why was she upset? Had Silver done something? Had he...no. He wouldn't . They were the strongest couple in the group. They wouldn't break up, "It was good. We're just making copies of one of our assignments from our portfolios. That's for my techniques class,"
"Which one did you decide to do?" Sonic asked, curiously.
I blushed, for what seemed like the thousandth time today, "The picture of me and you..."
"Ooooh!" Rouge whistled, "So cute!"
I stuck my tongue out at her but smirk. Sonic was laughing, "I bet it'll be great,"
I nodded, shooting nervous glances at Blaze, "I hope so,"
"And you, Cream?" Silver faced the small rabbit, who hadn't said much, "What was cookery like?"
"Culinary arts, Silver," Cream giggled at Silver's face, once she had corrected him, "Was very good. Our first lecture was safety, of course,"
"So..." Rouge balanced her sunglasses on her face, leaning back into the sunlight, "What lectures and/or seminars do you guys have?"
"Ummm...Design and production...in a couple of hours," Tails muttered, pulling out his printed sheet with all his meetings and lectures, "Wow with a professor! Professor Hilton!"
"A professor?" Sonic smiled, "Cool. We just got told to call our...um, 'teachers'...coach. It's easier,"
"We can't call them teachers anymore," The grey hedgehog nodded at Sonic, "We'll come across as school kids. It's lecturers or professors or coaches,"
The cobalt hedgehog puffed out his cheeks, sarcastically, "Sorry,"
"I have...Musical History," Cosmo smiled, glancing at her map of the University's grounds, "Amy, what do you have?"
I stared at my timetable, "A seminar. In the library. Researching Art History,"
"Yay. Lots of history for all of you," Knuckles rolled his eyes whilst sticking his tongue out, "I don't have anything else today!"
"Neither do I!" Silver smirked, "Looks like we're hanging out today, Knuckles!"
The echidna whimpered, "Help..."
"No way," Sonic and Shadow muttered, simultaneously.
I held in a giggle, as the rest of them compared time tables. Cream had a fairly quiet day, along with Knuckles, Silver and Rouge. However, Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Cosmo, Blaze and I had a lot of places that we would have to rush around to.
Great. More meeting new people in more lectures.
I miss Mobius High.
A/C – Oh, forgot to say. If you liked Mobian Mean Girls, then check out my Wattpad stories! 'A moment in the sunshine' is similar – just with my own characters. Please comment and tell me what you think. I've just gotten to grips with Wattpad (I never knew you could make YouTube trailers?! I thought it was so cool that I made one for my story)
My account name is Thecookiemonster666.
And, if you want, you can PM me with your OC's for Amy's Art group. I'm afraid they will only be minor roles but I will try and give them all a line of speech or more.
So, the lines are now open! :D
Have a great day!