Chapter 2
Meeting the Girls and Coming Home…Or Not
STILL CYMBALINE'S POV.
We had gotten to Honors English in no time. Our teacher's name was Mrs. Anderson. I sat next to Rosy in the back. Our first assignment was to write a page and a half long essay describing ourselves, easy enough. We both finished with five minutes left to spare, and were given the books we would need to read for the first semester, Rome and Juliet. A classic. Soon enough, the bell rang and class was out.
"So, what do you have for next period? I have Home EC." Rosy explained.
"I have chemistry in room 19." I replied.
"Oh, you'll meet Cream there." she said.
"Who's Cream?" I asked her.
"She's really nice. You'll love her." Rosy explained. "See ya later Cym!" She said.
"Bye." I replied.
I walked into the class and saw each table had enough room for two and a sink on each table between seats. I looked over and saw a seat next to a cream and brown covered rabbit. She was wearing a red and orange shirt with white skinny jeans with black converse. The girl introduced herself as I sat down.
"Hi, I'm Cream. Nice to meet you.
So she was Cream.
"I'm Cymbaline. Amy and Rosy told me about you." I said.
"Cool!" she exclaimed.
The bell for class rang and after all the seats were filled, our teacher, Ms. Leland, spoke.
"Okay everyone, pick a partner. Know that this will be your partner for the year."
"You wanna be partners?" Cream asked.
"Sure, why not?"
Our first assignment was to just write down a bunch of science definitions. Soon the bell rang and it was time for lunch. Cream and I walked to the quad area where Amy and Rosy said they eat lunch. To the quad that leads to outside the front of the school. Then we heard someone call to us. We looked over and saw Rosy, Amy and a red/orange female echidna, wearing a dark purple sweater dress that went to her thighs and had on grey skinny jeans and black UUG boots. There was also a red male echidna with his arm around the female echidna. He black skinny jeans, a red shirt with a black jacket and red, yellow and green shoes. Next to him was a lavender cat. She was wearing a dark purple long sleeved sweater dress with white skinny jeans and purple and pink snow boots. They were sitting at one of the tables, with a large umbrella over the table.
Cream and I walked over and greeted them.
"Hi you guys! Cymbaline, I know you've already met Amy and Rosy and I, so this is Knuckles, his girlfriend Shade and our other friend Blaze. Guys this is Cymbaline, she's new." Cream said.
The echidna, bat and cat looked at me and each smiled.
"It's nice to meet you Cymbaline." Blaze said.
"Yeah, welcome to Station Square High." Knuckles greeted.
"Great to know you. You have got great style. Shade complimented.
I smiled and looked down nervously with embarrassment.
"It's nice to meet you guys too." I said.
"Well, come on. Sit down and eat lunch with us." Rosy said.
I sat down at the table with Cream and the others. We talked about classes, teachers and it turned out we even had some classes all together. It was all just great, and I could tell that I would like it here…
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. SONIC'S POV.
"THANK YOU EVERYBODY! GOOD NIGHT!" I yelled into the microphone and out to the crowd.
Another successful concert. I, my twin Scourge and our friends, Miles, but he prefers to be called Tails(because he has two of them), Silver and Shadow walked off the stage, after finishing our latest concert.
"That was awesome guys!" Tails said, putting his drums sticks down.
We each put our instruments down as well as the set up people began to take Tails' drums apart and pack up our equipment.
"Yeah, we were. But this is US were talking about Tails." Silver spoke up, with a smirk.
We each sat in a chair backstage and grabbed some water, deciding it would be good to take a breather, before we had to do autograph signings.
"I'm just glad we have this and then one more concert, then we can go home and relax for a little while." Scourge said, taking a long drink of water.
"I'm with you there." Shadow said, eyes closed and arms crossed.
"Well, you know I agree, but still, it's great to be here and do what we do." I said.
"You know it dude." Silver agreed.
It was great being rock star, really it is. Getting to bring music to others and get paid for it is pretty awesome. But, sometimes it can be a hassle. With the fans-especially with girls. But also, when we have to leave home for extended periods of time. You get homesick pretty easily sometimes. But I guess that's what Skype, phones and emailing is for, but still. Just then our manager, Ace, came over to us.
"Hey guys, great job. The autograph signing is in fifteen minutes." he said.
"Alright, thanks Ace." Scourge said.
"No problem, oh and don't forget, next week is you last concert of the tour, so make sure to be rested and refreshed so you can go out with a bam." he spoke again.
"Alright, we'll do that." I stated.
Ace nodded and went back to other business. Ace was an old family friend, who was in the music business, so that made it easy to find a manager, and one we could trust.
This left us to ourselves again. I looked at my phone and saw that it was seven thirty-five. Since we're in Boston, we're three hours ahead of our home town in Mobius. So it was four thirty-five back home. Cymbaline should've be out of by now…
"Hey, how about we call Cymbaline? We haven't talked to her all that much since we started this tour." I suggested.
Shadow opened his eyes and smiled slightly at my sister's name and talking to her. Weird.
"Sounds good, I wouldn't mind hearing how she was." Scourge said.
The others agreed without any problem. I only had to press one button, since she was on speed dial. The phone rang three times, on the third, a voice spoke through the other line.
"Hello?" Cymbaline asked.
"Hey, Cym, how's mine and Scourge's favorite little sister?" I asked with a smirk.
"Sonic I'm your only sister." she said with slight annoyance, but I knew she was smiling.
"Yeah, but still. So how was your first day?" Scourge asked.
"It was great. And I already made some friends." she said happily.
"That's great. Hopefully you'll be able to trust them with your secret. I still don't see why you don't just come out and say you're Sonic and Scourge's sister." Silver said.
"I've aid it before, and I'll say it again. I do not want all the hassle and paparazzi on my back. And even still, if people even thought I knew any of you, let alone be related to you, then I would never get a break. I mean, I love all you guys but still, you gotta admit, I make a valid point."
"Well-" Tails started, but was cut off by Shadow.
"Of course we understand Cymbaline. You don't need to worry." he said.
"T-thanks Shadow…heh." she said from the other line. And I could have sworn I heard her stutter.
I shot Scourge a look and we both looked at Shadow with suspicion. But he didn't pay it any mind.
We talked for a lot longer, it was nice to be able to talk to her. Just then, Ace came back in and looked like there was news he needed to tell us.
"Hey Ace, say hi to Cymbaline!" Tails exclaimed.
"Hey Cymbaline…" he said sadly.
"Hey, what's up Ace?" Cymbaline asked, noticing the tone of his voice.
"Well, I hate to break it to you guys…but the tour has been extended." he said.
"What?" Tails asked.
"You gotta be kidding Ace!" Silver whined.
"Were were supposed to go home in a few weeks!" Scourge said.
"Why? When did it get extended?" Shadow asked.
"I'm really sorry guys, but we need to do these next few concerts. It's my fault. I had read the dates wrong and we are scheduled to go home a month from next week." he said.
"A MONTH!?" I heard Cymbaline shout from the other end. She wasn't the only one who was upset by this.
"B-b-but…you guys were supposed to come home in the next two weeks!" Cymbaline exclaimed. I could hear the anger and sadness in her voice as it cracked slightly.
"I can't say how sorry I am guys." Ace said apologetically. Then Cymbaline spoke up.
"I-I-I gotta g-go. I'll talk to you guys l-later. Bye, good luck with the t-tour. I'll miss you g-guys." she said. I could hear her start to sob halfway through he sentence before she hung up.
We looked to Ace who had an apologetic expression on his face. I sighed and put my phone away.
"It's okay Ace, we all make mistakes. But it is disappointing to know we will have to wait longer to go home." Tails said.
We each agreed, but we were all upset by this, but we learned to get used to it a long time ago. Ace sighed once again.
"I don't want to drop anymore work on you guys, but you're scheduled to meet with your tutor in two weeks." he said.
Since we didn't go to school like Cymbaline did, we had a tutor for our age and grade level. Which happened to be twelfth grade. If we went to high school, we would be seniors. Well, Tails is seventeen, so he would be a junior, if he wasn't as smart as he was. He skipped a grade. He was basically a genius.
"Alright, we understand. Thanks Ace." Silver said, sadly.
Ace nodded and walked away after telling us it was time for the signing.
We walked outside and were immediately met with screaming girls and fans. Not to mention the many flashes we were being met with.
"AAAHHHH, I LOVE YOU SONIC!" one girl shouted.
"YOU'RE ADORABLE TAILS!" screamed another.
"SCOURGE, AHHHH! YOU'RE SO HOT! WE LOVE YOU!" screamed a group of girls.
"SILVER, YOU'RE AWESOME!" shrieked another.
"SHADOW, YOU'RE SO DARK! WE LOVE IT!" another girl yelled.
We were all smirking and flashing them smiles. Which made a lot of them faint.
We sat down at the table and began signing autographs. And no sooner had we started, we were bombarded with questions.
"Will you ever have a girlfriend Sonic?" one asked.
"I'm not sure. I'm still looking for the right one." I replied.
"Scourge, what do you look for in a girl." another asked.
"They need to be cool with me and my schedule." he said smirking.
"Tails, you are so cute. It's surprising you don't have a girl yet." one told him.
"I know, but I'm focused on my studies." he said.
"Silver, what does a girl have to do be with you?" another one asked.
"They would have to be one cool chic, and not be a Mary Sue. I want a challenge." he responded.
"Shadow is there a girl out there that you have your eye on, already?" another asked.
He seemed to think about it for a moment before speaking.
"No. I don't." he said, eyes closed. "Here you go." he spoke again, handing the girl an autographed shirt. The girl squealed and left.
Soon enough, and by that, I mean three hours later, the signing was over and we were back at our hotel, getting ready for a good nights sleep. I didn't bother calling Cymbaline, and neither did Scourge, since we were three hours ahead, it was forty-five past midnight here, which meant it was nine-forty-five back in Mobius. So Cymbaline was probably already asleep, not that she would want to talk right now.
I opened my phone and saw one message in it, and it was from Cymbaline.
From: Cym at 12:05
Even if I seem upset, I'm still proud of you guys. Have a good night's rest.
-with love your favorite little sister
I smiled at the txt and told the others about it. After a while we each went to bed. What a day this had been, but what each of the girls asked us at the signing got me thinking, maybe the guys and I should each start to really look for the right one, and with luck we each might just find that person when we actually do get to go home…
SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT. I HOPE YOU ALL LIKED THIS CHAPTER. I'LL START WORKING ON THE NEXT ONE SOON. PLEASE REVIEW, BUT DON'T FLAME! PEACE OUT!