Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Fanfic Series)

Chapter 29: A Secret Valentine ~ Part 3

"Reuben, Bianca and I were on a stroll in Forest Hill. What I've been doing to pursue you is wrong, Shadow. A few moments later, we all agreed that we'd go to Central City for some shopping and have lunch at the Food Court. We were shopping for clothes, but we're mostly just browsing them. Bianca wanted to buy shiny and sparkly clothes, but I'm not that much into flashy things. Although..." Savvy explained. Then, her lips stretched out a teasing smirk and her eyes were on Reuben. "Although, a certain someone likes that about her."

"Th-That was the one time thing, okay?! I just like her the way she is!" said Reuben with a blush on his cheeks.

"Oh, really?" Savvy asked in a teasing tone. Then, she cleared her throat. "Anyways..."

It was Reuben's turn to continue the story, "I would always prefer fancy men clothes like tuxedo, but Savvy thought it would be too cliché especially for men who might be into her mostly for her seductive actions."

"As for me, I'm into black, edgy and gothic clothes. Mostly those that fit to be a rockstar especially when it comes to hard rock. But above all, I preferred dark clothes that balance between simple, edgy and gothic," said Savvy.

"Yeah, well... It might be odd for someone who's into rockstars, but nonetheless, I respect that because it fits your personality," Reuben told her.

"Well, of course, you did," said Savvy as she continued explaining. "After we paid for a few clothes of choice, we decided to stroll around the streets in Central City. But then, a shadow enveloped us. We looked up and saw the blimp. But not just any blimp. It's the Babylon Rogues' headquarters."

"Wait, you discovered the Babylon Rogues?!" Tangle asked Savvy and Reuben in shock.

"Chao-chao?" said Shania.

"Yes," answered Savvy. "After a few discussions about the Rogues, Bianca and I had a little bit of a contest with Reuben being the judge. A contest on which of their theories are correct. Bianca's, which involves Sonic and Jet reconciling with each other or mine, which involves the exact opposite."

"Chao-chao, chao-chao!" said Bearace with his arms were crossed.

"Bearace says if he were Sonic, he would actually say, 'No way,'" Runa translated. "Well, they do ally with each other sometimes, but not completely."

"She's got a point, though. It will take a lot of sportsmanship for them to finally reconcile with each other completely," said Rouge.

"I think you should all be silent and let us continue. This chao is really getting on my nerves," said Reuben gesturing to Darkly, who's still glaring and growling at him.

They all nodded as they kept quiet while listening to Savvy and Reuben.

"Soon, it ended up in a tie-breaker. Reuben tried to end this round, but was beaten to it by the Babylon Rogues themselves. So much guilt has washed over me once they're on sight. Most especially Jet. Now, let me explain before all this happened," said Savvy.

Now, almost everyone's eyes were filled with concern after hearing Savvy's last sentence. Savvy started hesitating if she should tell them or not, but knowing it was now or never, she let it all out.

"The truth is... before I started pursuing Shadow, my name was not Savvy. It's Sweetie," she admitted.

"What?!" they all reacted in shock.

Savvy nodded. "Yes. Ever since I watched the Babylon Rogues race against Team Heroes, I couldn't help but feel... impressed with all the racers'... Extreme Gear skills. I didn't know why, but... I especially felt impressed with Jet's Extreme Gear skills. It made me feel like I'm so confident I can do anything. Since then, I sought to learn how to ride an Extreme Gear, but because of my sweet, shy and cute attitude, I was too nervous to do so."