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Sarah belongs to me, BlackPetals23. Flame and Sunny belong to Phantomask. Alicia belongs to aliciathewolf45.

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Chapter Three:

Manic and Sonia

"So, we find Fiona and you…talk to her."

Scourge frowned as Sonic pushed him through the mall. Tails glanced at his phone. "Cream's at the book store with Amy. She said she didn't know where Fiona went off to."

"ALERT! ALERT!"

Red lights flashed ahead of them in the jewelry store. Knuckles moaned. "Please don't let it be Rouge."

Police went into the store and carried everyone out, including Rouge and Fiona. Cream and Amy ran out of the book store across them while Alicia and Blaze came out of the clothing store. Sonic looked around as the girls gathered around them. "Where's Sarah?"

The girls glanced at one another. Amy shrugged. "I thought she was in the back with Fiona."

Fiona shrugged with her. "I didn't see her."

"Are you sure?" Sonic stepped forward.

"Yo! Bro!"

Sonic stopped and looked forward. "Oh no…"

Scourge tilted his head. "I thought you said your siblings were at home. Not stealing from huge jewelry stores."

Sonic glared at him. "Zip it. Manic just has a…tiny issue."

"And that would be?" Rouge put her hands on her hips.

Manic chuckled as the police walked away. "I gave it back, don't worry."

"You're lucky I'm good at persuading," Sonia put her hands on her hips while walking up beside her brother.

"Correction," Manic said. "We're lucky your boyfriend is good at persuading."

"Her what?" Sonic folded his arms.

A bright orange hedgehog joined up with them, talking to Sarah. "Hey, you're not half bad!" he laughed. "Your camping trip seems tremendous."

"It was!" Sarah giggled. "What about you?"

"Camping trip? Nope, never been camping."

Sarah giggled again as Sonic glared. "Who are you?"

"Flame Summers," the hedgehog shook hands with Sonic. "And might I say, you girls look lovely."

Sonia frowned. "Okay, why don't you go get Sunny," she pushed him off towards another hedgehog who was blonde and had bronze eyes with bleach blond hair that had several silver streaks; the hair went to her waist and was wavy along her curvy figure.

They stared at Sonia before Sonic cleared his throat. "Sis, who—no, what is he?"

Sonia shrugged nervously as Manic said, "A womanizer to say the least."

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"I can't believe it," Sonia pouted while on the couch of the hotel room.

Sonic folded his arms while above her. "You and your friend can stay with us on the couches while Manic and…Flame stay with Vector and Charmy."

Between the beds and the TV were two couches in the large room. A small kitchen was in the corner by the door and across the bathroom. Sunny was Sonia's friend, also Manic's new crush.

"It's not fair," Sonia kept pouting.

"I'm not about to have my sister sleep in the same bed as that…thing."

Sonia stood up on her knees. "He's perfectly nice, Sonic!"

Sonic rolled his eyes, "Doesn't matter. You're staying here and not going out until I say so."

"And when will that be?"

"When I know that this Flame Summers can be trusted."

"He can!"

"Sonia," Sonic pointed a finger at her. "No."

Sonia sat back down as he threw a blanket over her. "Go to bed."

"But it's only ten o' clock! Back home it would be only eight!"

Sonic gave her a stern look as he climbed into his bed while Sarah was already asleep. He turned off the lamp after Sonia sunk down in the couch. Sunny was sleeping and Amy was curled up in her bed with Shadow. Sonic sighed and cuddled up next to his girlfriend.

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"Rouge, we've been looking at this for hours," Knuckles complained as they lied on the bed.

Rouge shrugged while holding two pictures up. "Oh, Knuckie, we've only been staring at these pictures for thirty minutes."

"Just pick one," Knuckles laid back on the bed. "I'm going to sleep."

"Will you two shut it?" Silver hissed in his bed while Blaze slept. "It's late, Rouge, go to bed!"

Rouge mumbled something but put the pictures down and climbed into bed. "I wonder how Fiona is doing with Scourge…"

Knuckles shrugged and wrapped his arms around her. "Hopefully better than they were before."

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Fiona was curled up into the bed. She was turned the other way as Scourge came in after brushing his teeth and taking a shower. Slowly and cautiously, Scourge got into the bed and wrapped his arms around her waist.

The fox didn't do anything but go to his body. Scourge nuzzled her under the chin. "Fiona?" he whispered.

"What?" Fiona choked out.

Scourge kissed her cheek lightly. "Are you alright?"

"Why wouldn't I be?" Fiona glanced at him, or tried to at least.

She felt his grip get tighter so she shivered. "Sorry," he let go slightly. "Fiona?" he asked a few minutes later.

"Yes, Scourge?"

"Why didn't you just tell me when you found out?"

"I was but we were busy packing…plus…how did I know if you would stay or walk right out?"

"What makes you think I'd leave you?"

"Scourge, be honest. You would've left me if you hadn't changed on that camping trip like most of Sonic's friends."

Scourge frowned. "Hmph, it looks like listening to Amy took its toll on me."

Fiona smiled slightly and kissed him on the cheek. "Goodnight, Scourge."

"Night, Fiona," Scourge closed his eyes, tightening his grasp on her.