Hedgehog Party 4

                                     Hedgehog Party
                                       Chapter 4

  "It's because… I love you, Sonic the Hedgehog." Silver said this and the room just went silent. It was as if the three words were enough to wipe out every decibel of sound in that room, even the sound of the wind that was heard moments ago. All Silver could do was embrace the silence, look into Sonic's blank stare, and regret that he had ever said anything.
  "You love me? Silver, when I heard that you were gay, I totally understood, but why would you love me in particular?"
  Silver stuttered as he tried to get out a few more sentences to reply to Sonic. "I didn't think of you as much at first. I always knew you were this amazing guy who would risk his life to save the people he cares about. Because of that, I respected you in every way, but I had no intentions of having a relationship with you or even falling in love with you."
  There was a brief silence. Silver thought that he should give Sonic some time to let this sink in, but Sonic was clearly waiting for him to continue.
"Then this party came, and I thought I was going to have a great time. I started that truth-or-dare game because I like when everyone feels included and has a good time. But when Scourge came up with that dare and when I… kissed you, everything just got really confusing. I tried to conceal my feelings for you, but I kept dreaming about you. The more I tried to stop the dreams, the more in-depth they became, and it just got to the point that if I didn't tell you, I would go insane."
  Silver could've said an entire statement about what all of his dreams were like, but he didn't have the ability to speak further. Sonic thought deeply about what he was going to say next, because not only was this new to him, but it was Silver he was talking to. He turned out to be the one hedgehog out of all that he knew that he practically knew nothing about. Sonic felt he had to say something to calm Silver down and to break the uneven ice between them.
  "Silver, I'm not mad or freaked out or any of that kind of stuff. To tell you the truth, the kiss on that one night had quite the impact on me also." Silver lifted his head to be level with Sonic's as he had growing interest on what the kiss had meant to Sonic. "The night after the party, I had a dream about you too. We were holding hands and we ended up kissing in the end, and it was all so… confusing."
  Confusing. Silver was beginning to hate that word and all of its meanings. Confusion was the one sad thing that was standing in between him and Sonic. But, Sonic wasn't finished.
  "But… it felt right, though. I tried to ignore it because I didn't know what people would think of me, and how people might not want me as their hero." Silver had growing confidence, but it soon faded because he didn't want Sonic's self-esteem going down just because he wanted Sonic as a boyfriend. Again, though, Sonic wasn't finished.
  "I know I'm dragging this on farther that it needs to be." Silver let out a forced giggle. "But… I'm not going to let my fans get in the way of love."
  Silver went wide-eyed as he saw the look in Sonic's eyes to show that he was serious.
  "So… does that mean?"
  "That I kind of like you, too. Yeah, Silver, it does." Sonic this casually, but the effect it had on Silver was all the same.
  Sonic was actually in love with Silver, and it was because of a dare that was given by Scourge. Silver was so confused because he didn't think that a thing like this would ever happen to a guy like him. He was slightly exhilarated as well. He tilted his head slightly and leaned his head forward to give Sonic a kiss. Sonic put a finger to Silver's lips and Silver stopped moving forward.
  "Silver, why don't we take this slow. We hardly know anything about each other, and we aren't exactly masters at relationships yet."
  Silver rubbed the back of his head and gave Sonic an awkward smile. "Sorry, I'm not very good with this stuff. I take everything way too fast."
  Sonic gave Silver a pat on the back and a clean smile. "You're a hedgehog with time-traveling powers. I'm sure you have plenty of time to slow down." Silver let out a slightly loud laugh and then instantly silenced himself because he knew Tails and Knuckles were sleeping in the adjacent rooms. Silver then just giggled quietly. Sonic had to admit that he found Silver's soft giggles kind of cute.
  "Alright Silver, although this has been a very interesting night, I'm tired. I think we should go back to sleep."
  "I agree." Silver went back to his bed, this time with a smile on his face. Before he could lie down, Sonic stopped. "Silver?" Silver turned around. "Yeah?" "Do you want to sleep in my bed with me tonight? I know we're taking it slow, but I think I'll have a good night sleep with you right next to me." Sonic didn't even need to explain himself because Silver was already off of his bed and was getting ready to get into Sonic's.
  Sonic lied down in his bed and Silver went in beside him, getting nice and comfortable. As Silver adjusted himself to get into a good position, Sonic was trying to settle his head onto Silver's chest hair. Although he was startled at first, Silver then began enjoying the warmth that Sonic's head brought to his chest. Silver rubbed Sonic's head and he gave him a purr in return, nuzzling even further into his warm and inviting chest hair.
As they both lied there in comfort and in love, they dreamt the same dreams that they have been having for the past couple of days. The only difference was that they could finally enjoy the love that each dream portrayed rather than be afraid of it. Sonic dreamt that he and Silver were walking along the pier, holding hands, and dipping their feet into the water (after convincing Sonic that the water wasn't going to hurt him, of course). Silver ended up dreaming something a little more romantic. He and Sonic were on a hillside that looked over several plains and you could see Angel Island off in the distance. It was dark and there were no sounds other than a simple cricket chirping, giving the night a very calm feel. It took a few moments, but then the sun began rising very slowly, not only making the sky glow, but making the plains, the trees, and the shrubbery glow as well. It was all so magical and Silver was Sonic was mesmerized by the beauty and wonder of nature. They faced each other, and Sonic knew that this was a perfect moment. He placed his hand around the back of Silver's head and brought him in for a kiss. The kiss was so amazing, even though it wasn't real, that Silver wanted to do the exact same thing when the time comes.

  The next morning, sunlight started to beam through Sonic's window, waking the two from something that they would always hold and remember. They were already ready to go forward in time just so they could dream again. Sonic got off of Silver's chest and Silver soon followed him off of the bed. They both stretched as they got up and were preparing for what they were going to do today.
  "So, what are we going to do today," Silver asked.
  Sonic chuckled. "I don't know. I'm probably going to make some more pancakes for you, Tails, and Knuckles, especially since you liked them so much." Silver smiled because he nearly forgot about what happened yesterday. Because of what happened only a few hours ago, yesterday seemed like a blur to him.
  "Alright, sounds wonderful." Silver began to head for the door when a thought came to him and he turned around again. "Oh, I haven't seen Cream in a while. She would probably be eager to pick some flowers with me and she will be more than happy if you tagged along."
  "You're such a softie, Silver." Silver blushed. "Of course, I love Cream. She can be like a little sister to me, especially when she's doing nice things like making little flower bracelets for us." Sonic then headed for the door and opened it. "Come on, let's go make some pancakes." They exited Sonic's room and headed downstairs to the kitchen. Tails was already down there, watching TV and fiddling around with some kind of object that Sonic assumed to be some kind of invention of his.
  "Tails, if you keep on coming out with inventions this quickly, your head is bound to explode any day now." Silver chuckled as he sat down in the kitchen.
  "Well Sonic, if it weren't for me and my inventions, most of this house wouldn't me here."
  "You got me there, buddy. I'm going to make some pancakes for breakfast, so I hope you haven't eaten anything yet."
  Tails turned around to see him. "Good, I'm starving, and you're pancakes always seems to fill me up." Sonic gave Tails a bright smile because he knew he could count on Tails to give himself a bright start to a good day. He turned to the kitchen and began doing the same process he did the day before.
  Tails continued to fiddle with his invention as the television and Sonic was already putting pancake batter into a pan, and then there was Silver. Even though he was now in a secret relationship with Sonic, Silver still felt like the third wheel to the family of the Sonic Heroes. Silver got up from the kitchen table and went over to where Tails was sitting. He felt that it would probably be better that he got along with both Tails and Knuckles since he was probably going to be around them more often.
  "So… what are you working on," Silver awkwardly asked.
  Tails tilted his head up to see that Silver was sitting next to him. "Oh… it's nothing special, Silver. I'm sure with your time-traveling powers that you have seen technology that is far beyond my skills."
  Silver seemed a little phased by Tails' comment because it seemed like he was uninterested in telling Silver anything. He tried to brighten the mood with a smile. "Well even if that is true, wouldn't it be nice to know that your inventions were a basis for some of the most important inventions in the future?"
  Tails stopped working and considered what Silver said. "I never really thought about it that way." Tails put down his tools and brought the small object that he was working on closer to Silver so that he could get a better look at it. "It's not done yet, it is going to be at least three times as big. When it is, though, it'll be an energy converter. It'll take the energy of minor objects like simple rocks and amplify their energy so that they can be capable to power ships. It'll be a good substitute of searching for Chaos Emeralds, especially since a lot of other people are after them as well."
  Silver listened intently to the details of the converter and was excited to see that Tails was actually opening up to him. He then knew why Sonic considered him to be a little brother. "This is amazing, Tails. About thirty years from now, I know of an invention that is similar to this, but it is a bit more powerful. It helps to power a lot of aircrafts and even powers lights for buildings." The facts that came from Silver helped to boost Tails' confidence. Tails figured that he could now count on Silver to give him information on the future and what it is like. Their bonding was unfortunately cut short by Sonic as he entered the room, wearing a blue apron with the words 'The Cook' on it.
  "Breakfast is ready, you two should head on into the kitchen and grab some pancakes."
Tails rubbed his stomach and quickly ran to the kitchen so that he could fill up on food.       Sonic and Silver then followed him into the kitchen together. "Nice apron," Silver remarked.
  "Thanks, Amy gave it to me and I thought it would be nice time to wear it."
  "You look pretty cute in it."
  Sonic blushed and tried to think of something he could counter with. "Me? You and Tails bonding over there, it was amazing. It's as if you've known him for a really long time. I think he likes you."
  Silver blushed as well. "You really think so?"
  "Of course. It's pretty easy to tell if you've gotten on Tails' good side."
They continued walking to the kitchen and they saw that Tails was already at the table, gnawing at his pancakes that were smothered in syrup. Sonic and Silver grabbed themselves a plate and each grabbed two pancakes, leaving two more for Knuckles when he woke up.
  "Now Silver, eat slowly this time. We don't want to have an accident again."
  Silver chuckled as he sat down at the table. "That was partly Scourge's fault. If he didn't bring up the story about that kiss, my stomach wouldn't have churned like that."
  "What kiss," Tails asked. Silver was already too oblivious that he had forgotten that Tails had no idea that he and Sonic were in a relationship. Sonic then told Tails the story about the truth-or-dare game that they had during the party. Tails did a generic 'Blech' when Sonic described the dare where Sonic had to kiss Silver, which didn't make Sonic too confident in telling Tails about the relationship right away.
  Soon after the story ended, the three were finishing their final bites on their pancakes. After they finished, they each brought their plates to the sink and rinsed them out. Knuckles then came into the kitchen and Sonic then directed him to the pancakes that were on the counter. He grabbed a plate and sat down at the table. Tails went back to what he was doing and Sonic and Silver just sat back down at the table as Knuckles was eating his pancakes.
  "So Silver, when are you leaving today?" Sonic chuckled lightly at Knuckles' bluntness. Frankly, Sonic had not thought about Silver leaving. Where he's going, Sonic cannot contact him.
  "I don't know, but what I do know is that me and Sonic are going over to Cream's house, right Sonic?"
  Sonic nodded. Knuckled chuckled lightly. "What are you going to do at Cream's house? Are you going to give Silver another kiss, Sonic?"
  Sonic blushed in embarrassment. "I may not like the pink brat, but Amy can give me the right information when I need it." Sonic and Silver cursed to themselves because they both have equal hatred for Amy.
  "No… we're actually going to go to Cream's house so that we can pick flowers with her and make flower bracelets."
  Knuckles smirked. "That's really manly of you, Sonic. I hope Silver can keep himself off of you while you two have a wonderful time."
Silver looked like he was about to pounce and strangle Knuckles, but Sonic tried to tame him by put his hand on Silver's. "I think we ought to get going now."
Sonic and Silver got up from their chairs and walked out of the room while holding hands. Knuckles, in his arrogance, was a little suspicious about this. He knew that he was just joking about the kiss, but he didn't really think that it meant anything. He let the thought fly as he continued to enjoy his pancakes.

  Sonic exited the door and apologized to Silver for Knuckles' crankiness. They continued to hold hands as they walked through meadows as they went to Cream's house. The admired the trees and the flowers, but they also admired each other. Now that they were together, they saw each other in a new light because they didn't have to worry about anything anymore. Sonic saw a glint of light in Silver's eyes whenever the sun reflected off of them. Silver felt the smoothness of Sonic's fur as he stroked his arms. They went to Cream's house in silence, but they were happy.
  When they made it to the porch, Silver knocked at the door and waited for someone to answer. In a couple of seconds, Vanilla answered and a very familiar voice called out to ask who was at the door. Vector then appeared at the door next to Vanilla and was surprised to see that their guests were Sonic and Silver.
  "Sonic and Silver, what are you two doing here," Vector asked.
  "I could ask you the same question, Vector," Sonic replied.
  "Well…" Vector looked at Vanilla. "When you have love, you just can't be away from the person you care about for too long."
  Vanilla blushed. "I'm assuming you two are here for Cream." As if on cue, the little bunny appeared at the door and was happy to see Silver standing there. She ran out and Silver caught her in his arms.
  "Mr. Silver, it's been so long. I've missed you."
  "I missed you, too."
  "Are we going to pick flowers today?"
  "Of course we're going to pick flowers today. I brought Sonic along with us and we're going to have a lot of fun." Cream was equally pleased to be with Sonic as well. Sonic was shocked that Silver was so great with treating children. He had that proud fatherly gift when talked to Cream, and he even considered Silver being a dad of his own child one day. He went away from the thought, but stored it because it may just happen one day.
  "I'm going to go play in the meadow with Sonic and Silver, mother."
  "Have fun." She looked up to Sonic and Silver. "Make sure she gets back before dark."
  "Yes ma'm."
  The three of them then went to a nearby meadow that had flowers that ranged from colors of pink to yellow. Cream knelt down first and began picking the flowers that she liked the most. Sonic and Silver joined her and picked the flowers that were similar to the ones that Cream chose.
  Every time Sonic got a new flower, he sniffed it and enjoyed the variety of aromas that they gave off. Silver found it cute that Sonic was able to admire nature as much as he did. Once Sonic noticed that Silver was staring at him, Sonic stared back and their eyes met. They gave each other a smile that could be seen from miles away. Of course, only a few inches from them, Cream noticed it.
  "Silver, is there something in Mr. Sonic's eye. Mother says if you rub it hard enough that it'll go away." Sonic and Silver broke their staring and Sonic fake rubbed it and pretended to get rid of the 'thing' that was in his eye.
  "There, I think it's out. Thanks Cream." Cream gave him a smile in returned that said 'Your Welcome'.

  'But I can't seem to get Silver out of my eyes,' Sonic thought to himself. They continued to pick and sniff flowers.