Sonadow-Part 1: The Start

1 The Fun Of College

Sonic
Monday, September 2, 9:08 a.m.

Today is going to be the best day ever!

I'm going to college. And, yes, I know 16 is quite young for college, but, me and my friends earned scholarships for higher education. So, it's not really college, but, that's just what we call it. Although, my best bud isn't going to be here; Tails. However, he got into best engineering school in the country! Heh, me and my friends celebrated by throwing him a surprise party. He was so happy and giddy. Anyway, I'll finally get to see my friend Bonnie, someone from my childhood and his boyfriend, Tyler, who has asthma and is very shy. I'm also looking forward to meeting my new roommate in a couple of days. It's supposed to be boy-boy and girl-girl, no mixing, but, if you're non-binary, the school does some justice and lets them chose who they want to be a room with. I am so excited, I think I'm gonna puke.
      I can see a large, grey, rectangular building, covered with tons of windows. I'm praying that that's not where the dorms are because I don't see any blinds or curtains. Not to mention that there will a hundred percent be some creeps on campus. There are a bunch of people I've never met before walking the same way as I am; towards the big building. Some of the people I see in the distance are walking into the front entrance where I can just make out a register. So, I pick up my pace and I zigzag through tired, expressionless students and reach the door. I jump when the glass door opens automatically. Then, I walk to the counter where I see a young woman. She has light, hazel brown hair and emerald-green eyes like mine. She's wearing a greyish-blue blazer on top of a white, buttoned shirt, revealing some of her breast. I quickly turn my head, blushing.

"Hello, you're Sonic, right?" She asks, her head down as she types on the keyboard in front of her.

I nod in replied. My face must have had confusion and shock written all over as she smiles sweetly, with a hint of concern present. How does she knows my name?

"Do I know you?" I say, awkwardly returning her smile with a lope-sided grim.

"You won't know me. I'm Tyler's mum, Tracy. You are a friend of his boyfriend, Bonnie, If I'm not mistaken," She tells me, leaning on the desk, her breast even more noticeable.

"Oh," I blurt out, trying desperately not to look at her chest.

A couple moments after our strange encounter, she handed me a key labeled 176. I thank her with a subtle bow of my head as I swiftly dash out of the building. As I'm running, I spot a few familiar faces. I stop in my tracks.

"Rouge! Knuckles! Silver! Blaze!" I exclaim, cheerfully. I could tell it was them from a mile away. Rouge flaps her wings and flies towards my direction before landing and embracing me tightly, moving me side to side.

"I missed you so much! How have you been?" Rouge joyfully purrs.

"Good!" I chuckle, almost chocking from how tight she's holding me. I can see Knuckles looking a little jealous, his nose scrunched and shoulders tensing. So, I finish my hug Rouge and say hi to the others.
      We all follow Blaze to show us where the dorms are as she had over-prepared herself a little. This building is only two stories tall, which makes me wonder about my room number.But the thought soon disappears from my head once we step inside. It stretches out for miles, I swear! The walls are an off-white and the doors are made from some sort of black material. The floor is made of oak planks, but they are very shiny. On both sides, there are wooden staircases leading up to the second floor. The roof is an open-top, with only some of the rim to shelter us from the weather. But, today has good weather, so, we should be okay. An iron railing is on the edge of the platform and wraps around the interior of the top floor. It's quite high up, so, if someone fell, there will be a lot of swearing and crying.
      "Fifty dorms on each side on both floors. The bottom half is for people who have a dorm to themselves and the top floor is for people who have a roommate," Blaze explained, which made sense because only 300 students can get in. And they are all different ages. The ages range from 14-19. (And, considering that our species, compared to humans, develop slower than most, some people only go through pubity later, like me).
      To stay on track, my eyes are fixed to the second story. I begin to walk to the stairs, only to realised I left my suitcase and rucksack that I had planned to leave in my dorm and explore with the others. I silently groan and turn around when I catch someone, in the corner of my eye, holding my stuff.