We're just friends....Right?

The fall

Authors note: this book is co written by me and cherry-bread
Art work by uglykeys

We hope you enjoy!!!!!

Warning book does contain mature themes!

The sky grows darker making the sparkling white sleet that covers the endless buildings having them fade ever so gently. Winter had come once more in Mushroom Square and the citizens spent the day enjoying Mother Nature's frost biting gift. In one particular building lit up with records and musical notes a tune of a guitar fills a room as its song ends.

"Damn Bones that was awesome! I got to get some lyrics written for that." Said a young man with tan skin, black and teal hair.

"Thanks Ash." The gray and black male hedgehog replied. Bonestine gets up from his chair to place the guitar back to it's dark velvet case. A white cat's golden eyes  glances at Bonestine unintentionally before shaking his head and puts up his drum sticks. "Yo Zane ya good?" A young woman with long dark brown hair with green highlights and blue eyes asked.

"What? Oh yeah Ivy, I'm just tired from today that's all" Zane smiled but deep down he felt like he just lied to her. "Yeah I'm beat too." A purple female hedgehog with blue and pink highlights said as she stretched. "You're always beat Emma," Said a light blue and red echidna smiling. "Whatever Zapella." Emma huffed crossing her arms, while sticking out her hip and rolling her mixed matched eyes.

"You know you love me babe" Zapella winked at her girlfriend wrapping her arm around the hedgehog's neck, a huge smirk crossing her black and blue stained lips.

"You two are so nauseatingly cute" Ivy smirked.
"So are you and Ash" Emma stuck out her tongue.

"Well I'm currently single out of all you. So honestly I should be the one complaining" Bonestine smirked teasingly, his quills spiked down in a calm manner, his chuckle deep with a raspy tone. The teens laughed, continuing to put their band stuff up.

"Hey Zane could you grab my tuner over there?" Ash asked extending his finger to directing the cat to what he was talking about, not really looking at his surroundings.

"Yeah sure" Zane replied and sets his bag down with a thump, his legs carelessly walking over, a beeping from his phone would caught his attention. He grabs it out of his pocket to check the notification, before his foot stops with a hard tug as he lost his balance on a loose cord "Whoa!" He yelled as he fell down In the mits of the fall Bonestine gets knocked down by Zane.

"Are you guys ok?!" Ash asked. Zane rolls over and gets up only to make eye contact with ruby red eyes that appear to put him under a spell. Zane felt his heart racing never truly seeing them so close and started to feel vibrations in his throat. "Uh dude? Are you.... Purring?" Bonestine asked, snapping Zane out of the trance. "What no!" He said and quickly got up. "It was probably the sound cords humming ya know." Zane smiled, heart pounding and he felt the vibration in his lower throat. "But the cords are tur—"

"Nope! It's totally the cords Zapella. Oh wow look at that I'm late for dinner at my parents. I'll see you guys this weekend!" Zane said and grabs his stuff before fast pacing out the recording studio.

"Ooooook that was weird." Emma said. "Even for Zane" Ash agreed as Bonestine handed him the tuner. "Yeah that was odd.." Bonestine said, concerned about Zane.

    Zane pulls up to the light tan house covered in white snow yet was lit up with white lights. He sighed turning the key in the ignition to off, shutting the car down in the process.

"What was wrong with me? Why did I purr like that?" He thought about sitting in the once warm car as it starts getting colder. "Ugh, why can't I get those ruby eyes out of my damn head?!" He said and started gently banging his head on the steering wheel. "Fuck...." He growled seeing his breath. Zane soon starts to shiver and then jumps when someone taps on his window.

"Zane you better be alive in there" A male voice said. Zane sighed and opened the car door to come face to face with a white hedgehog wearing a dark blue long sleeve shirt, dark jeans and boots. "Zane, are you okay?" He asked slightly old golden eyes filled with worry. "Sorry dad just tired" Zane lied and his father raised a brow knowing his son was lying.

"Silver dinner is almost done, is Zane okay?" A purple cat said, her soft fur wrapped up in a neat purple and white sweater. She would hold her arms in a tight crossed armed position her tail flicking as he waited for her husband's response.

"Yes Blaze we're coming in" Silver replied. Zane sighed following his father into the house and growled when his phone beeped. "That Darcy?" Silver said. "Yeah" Zane replied.

Darcy: Zanyboo <3 why didn't u answer my text earlier?

Zane: I told you I was at band practice and I'm currently at my parents for dinner

Darcy: Well 2morrow ur gonna meet my parents :-D

Zane: I can't tomorrow Darc I'm helping my parents move my sister into her dorm. I told you that.

Darcy: Oh come on Zane! U nvr met them and we've been 2gether 4 like a year. :-(

Zane: Well I do want to meet them. Just my time is a bit fucked right now because of the new album release. Look Darc I really need to go and I'm sorry I'll ttyl when I get home

Darcy: Fine

    Zane growls and Silver hands him a glass of wine. "Thanks dad." Zane said taking the glass. "Are you ok Zane?" Blaze asked seeing her sons eyes are filled with confusion and stress. "Yeah mom I'm ok" he smiled and pressed the glass on his lips to sip the wine. "Bullshit" Blaze hissed. "Mom—" "Zane Valiant Psyche I can see it in your eyes. Now are you and Darcy alright? Is everything okay with the recordings?" Blaze asked. "Well mom there's som—" "Hey big bro" a light purple hedgehog with golden eyes walks in. "Hey Brittany." Zane smiled at his younger sister. "Are you ready for tomorrow?" Zane asked. "Yep all packed" She smiled sitting down. Zane phone beeps again and he growls and pulls out his phone expecting to see a text from Darcy yet he froze and his heart started racing. It was from Bonestine.

Bones: Hey man I'm just checking on you. I hope your ok. See ya this weekend for the party

    Zane's heart was pounding and smiles at his kind words. "Zane you ok?" Silver gently held his son's shoulder, his face questioning with an eyebrow raised.

"Yeah I'm ok, just really hungry and yes the recording and Darcy are fine guys." Zane smiled. "Well ok then" Blaze said, still not convinced but knows she's not getting a word out of her son.

   Zane later returns home and extends his arms before he plops down on his bed making it creek as his body bounces lightly. His heart starts racing once more rereading Bonestines text and a flashback of their eyes meeting when they fell. He starts to think of Bonestine smiling, how his ruby eyes shine when he plays his guitar, how his voice has a little grumble when he playfully teases, and how his muscles flex when his body moves. "Gah! Why is this happening! Why I'm I thinking this way! That's wrong! He's your friend, your best friend!" He said.

"I mean We're just friends.....right?"