After School

“So are you ready for the Deci-Race Off, Sonic?” Tails asked as they all were sitting on the bleachers next to the football field.
“You bet I am!” Sonic shouted. “This year, I’m gonna win it all!”
“What’s the Deci-Race Off?” Blaze asked in confusion.
“Oh it’s real simple,” Knuckles began. “It’s basically a race between schools and their best racers. Only in this race, it’s 100 miles.”
“Wow!” Blaze said in amazement.
“It’s nothing really.” Sonic grinned.
“Well Blaze,” Knuckles continued. “Ten schools compete sending in their three top fastest racers to race. The winner’s school gets recognition and bragging rights while the individual who won gets a nice trophy as proof of their speed. Shadow has three while Sonic has two.”
“Wait. I thought the winner receives a trophy? How can both Sonic and Shadow have a trophy from within the same year?”
“That’s because each year we raced each other, we tied.” Sonic told Blaze.
“Hmph!” Said Shadow who was sitting in a tree close to the bleacher. “Don’t speak so highly of yourself.”
“Whatever.” Sonic said rolling his eyes.
“So Knuckles,” Blaze began. “How do you know so much about this race?”
“Cause two years ago, I was in it.” Knuckles grinned.
“Yeah but then he quit.” Sonic told her.
“Why Knuckles?” Blaze asked in confusion.
“Well I didn’t do to well when I did try.”
“What place did you come in?”
“5th place. Sonic and Shadow tied for first and second while these two other hedgehogs from our rival school, two boys, a grey hedgehog and a yellow hedgehog beat me.  After that I decided that running wasn’t my sport.”
“Yes.” Shadow said up in tree. “Those two were fast, too fast. Something’s not right about them. But they won’t beat me.”
“Yeah he’s right about that.” Sonic added. “I had to move at Mach 1 just to beat the yellow kid at the end of our second race! I was able to meet them once. The yellow one’s name is Nub, spelled N-U-B not N-O-O-B. And the grey hedgehog is his older brother whose name is Ruyin I think.”
Blaze nodded then looked at the ground. “I’m sorry Knuckles.”
“Hey don’t be. As long as Sonic or Shadow wins, it’s ok.”
“Yeah! And besides,” Sonic began. “I’m going to win no matter what!” Sonic announced proudly. Shadow jumped down from the tree.
“Yeah right!” Shadow said without looking at him. “If you think you can beat me then you’re dead wrong Sonic.”
Sonic jumped from off of the bleachers. “Oh really?” he said with his normal grin.
Shadow turned his head slightly. “Really. This race is “No-Holds-Bard”. We may be friends, but I have a title to keep.”
“Same with me. They don’t call me “The Fastest Thing Alive” for nothing!” Sonic announced proudly. Then suddenly, seven random Mobians came up to the group.
“Hey!” The brown raccoon said stepping to Sonic. “We’re from Norrburgston High!”
Sonic stared at the kid and grinned, “Yeah so?”
The raccoon began to get serious. “We’re tired of you guys from Emerald High always beating us in the Deci-Race Off! We’re here to warn you to back out of the race, or you’ll deal with us!”
Sonic’s grin widen. “So you think you can take me on? Let see ya try!”
“Don’t forget about me.” Knuckles said as he leaped off of the bleachers.
“You know I can take them on by myself.”
“Yeah but I’ll always have your back. And besides, why should you have all the fun?”
Then suddenly, Shadow ran up in front of the raccoon and before he could react, Shadow punched him in his stomach. He then felt over unconscious then Shadow gave the rest a glare of death.
“Take your friend and don’t come back…” Shadow tuned to walk away and turned his head to give another look of death over his shoulder. “…And if you ever threaten my friends again… I’ll give you hell!” The boys nodded in fear. “Good. Now get out of here before I change my mind.” One of them quickly grabbed the raccoon and they ran for their lives. Shadow felt a hand on his shoulder and saw that it was Sonic giving a thumbs up.
“Damn Shadow! Now that was cool. But I really wanted to give those guys what’s coming to them.”
Knuckles walked over to Shadow and gave him a playful punch to his free shoulder. “Jesus Christ Shadow! You gotta show me how to give that “Demon Look” of yours!”
Shadow grinned then looked at Rouge. “Hey.” Rouge looked at him. “Didn’t I promise you that I’d take you shopping?” Rouge’s face lit up then a small grin appeared on her face.
“Wow Shadow. Beat some kid, and now you’re acting like the macho type aren’t ya?” She jumped down and kissed Shadow on the cheek. “I’ll see you guys later, bye.” Soon Shadow and Rouge disappeared in a green flash and everyone noticed that the sun was going down.
“Alright looks like it time to go.” Amy said cheerfully.
“Yeah.” Cream said just as cheerfully. “Amy, are we going to my house or yours?”
“Mmm… how about yours? We were at my house yesterday and my kitchen still needs rebuilding anyway.”
“Sure. Tails are you coming with us?”
“No. I think that I’m going to go home and work on my X-Tornado.” Tails said smiling.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah. You and Amy have fun.”  Tails kissed Cream causing her to blush.
“Sure. Will you call me tomorrow morning?”
“You bet.”
Knuckles, Julie, Cream, and Amy left in Knuckles’ car and drove off leaving Sonic, Tails and Blaze left on the field. Sonic walked up to his brother.
“Hey Tails, You need any company?”
“Naw. It’s ok.
“You sure?”
“Yeah besides, I know you want more alone time with Blaze anyway.”
“Hey come on here Tails. I wouldn’t mind hanging out with you for ONE day. After all, with our girlfriends around, we barely see each other anymore.”
“Yeah I know and I sort of regret that but,” Tails looked at the hedgehog with his innocent smile. “Even if we did hangout, you would just get bored while I’m working and run off to find some fun.”
“I don’t get bored it’s just that big brain of yours moves too fast for me to keep up with.” Sonic grinned and Tails grinned back.
“Heh. Here you were just saying how you were the fastest thing alive.”
Sonic then put Tails in a head lock and gave him a noogie. “Keep that up bro and we’ll have a face off!”
“Yeah well I’ll be waiting for the day!”
Sonic let go of Tails and they gave each other a pound. “Hey do you need a lift home? I’m pretty sure Blaze won’t mind.”
“It’s ok. I can fly remember?” Tails asked giving a small smirk.
Sonic grinned at his brother. “Yeah alright. But we still should make plans or something you know?”
“Yeah! I mean we haven’t been together in so long. How about we hangout after school tomorrow, deal?”
Sonic gave Tails a pound. “Deal.”
“Good. Don’t forget to meet me after school, ok?”
“Yeah I gotcha.”
“See ya!” Tails waved as he began to fly home with Sonic giving him a grin and thumbs up. Sonic then walked over to Blaze who was still sitting on the bleachers. When she heard Sonic walking up to her, she smiled.
“What was that about?”
“You know guy stuff.”
“Ok, then what was with the, “too much time with the girlfriend” remark?”
Sonic scratched his head and grinned. “Come on babe, gimmie a break. I haven’t been with Tails in so long. It’s hard not seeing your little brother in so long.”
Blaze sighed then grinned. “Sure. So Sonic, what are we going to do now?”
“Hmm… I was thinking that I’d go home for tonight.”
Blaze frowned then looked away. “Sure. Will you call me tomorrow?”
Sonic looked at Blaze with shock. “Hey I wasn’t saying that you weren’t invited!”
Blaze looked up at Sonic. “Are you sure?”
“Yeah I mean my uncle likes company and besides, I’d feel uncomfortable leaving you by yourself.”
Blaze smirked at Sonic. “Oh Sonic! I didn’t know you cared so much!” She said sarcastically.
“Yeah-yeah. You take me for granted if you want, but I still love you.”
“Yeah I love you too.”
“So, you stayin’ at my place or what?”
“Sure, but we’re going to have to swing by my place so I can pick up some extra pair of clothes.”
“Why? I think you better with them off.” Sonic said slyly.
“You know you’re a horn-ball, right?”
“Yeah but you hardly complain about it. And I know you love it too.”
“Whatever.” Blaze said rolling her eyes.
“Alright then. So we go to your house, pick up some clothes-”
“Then I should grab the Sol Emeralds just in case.”
“-Sure, then we should head over to my Uncle Chuck’s restaurant to get a bite to eat.”
“Ok. That sounds like a plan.”
“Good. I’m driving.” Then Sonic ran over to Blaze’s car turning it on. Blaze just walked over, grabbed Sonic’s ear, and pulled his out of the driver’s seat. “Ow, ow, ow, OW!!!” Sonic shouted through his pain.
“Get out of my seat Sonic.” Blaze said calmly.
“Fine! Just let me go!” Blaze let go of Sonic and Sonic began to rub his ear. “You know you should use that power on someone else besides your boyfriend.”
“Well this is my baby, and Tails has told me how you love to manhandle cars.”
“That was only ONE time!” Sonic shouted waving his arms. “I’d never do something like that to something so beautiful, and you.”
“What?”
“Nothing.”
“Good. Now let’s get going before it gets dark.” Soon Sonic and Blaze drove to Blaze’s home, it took her only a few minutes to grab about a weeks worth of clothes and even less time to grab the Sol Emeralds. Soon after they were at Sonic’s Uncle Chuck’s restaurant, The Chuck Bowl.