The Ruby Eyes of Affection

Miran comes to save the day, kind of

Her beautiful crimson eyes sparkled with slight fear and frustration. Her dress flowing around her in gentle waves even though the air around her was completely still. The little red pendant around her neck glowed softly as her hair calmly fluttered in mid-air. It seemed as if everything around her body was emitting intense chaos energy, causing things to be in perpetual motion. There was little seconds of silence. Few, but enough for Sonic and Čelik to get a long good look at her perfect form and before they could respond to the princesses eyes of shame, she released a soft sigh.

"Why must there always be fighting. Do you not understand that you tearing this world apart? I beg you to please stop this childish nonsense and start acting more mature." She spoke calmly yet sternly.

"Miran... Please. This needs to be finished." Sonic crossed his arms across his body as he responded with confidence.

"Did I say you were allowed to speak Voziti? I am really not in the mood for your bullshit." Miran replied coldly as she stared straight at him with eyes of incredible frustration.

"Excuse me?! Are you mad at me because I locked you up?" The azure adult complained.

"No.... I love being forced against my will to obey. I mean, I am submissive after all." She mocked relentlessly before fluttering her eyelashes in an especially girly manner.

"Alright alright... Ya don't need to sass me. I get it." He flicked his hand before placing it on his hip.

"Just to clarify, I can handle my own. You don't need to be a knight in shining armor."

"UM! Pardon the intrusion but I'm still here, y'know..." Čelik interrupted as he put his index finger up into the air.

"HUSH! THE ADULTS ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION!" They both exploded as the incoherent arguing continued.

"I am your prince after all! That is my job, isn't it? To protect you from harm? Or was I just misreading the job description." The cobalt replied in a mocking manner as he rolled his eyes.

"Protecting me is one thing but outright throwing me into a jail cell because your scared is NOT appropriate! You should know better." She pestered before walking over to the azure adult and bopping him upside the head.

"Yes, I sometimes do crazy things. But I always have the right heart in mind! And do not touch me right now unless you want me to touch back." He replied before gently slapping the back of the princess's hand.

"Just because your heart is good doesn't mean your actions are! Think Voziti or should I say Sonic! You're better than this!" Miran exploded as she took a lunging step towards her prince and glaring him straight in his emerald eyes.

"Your truly unbelievable. I knew women nagged a lot but I didn't know it was genetic." Sonic mocked in response before releasing a half serious soft snarl.

"This is the thanks I get for saving your life? You know transforming into a woman in sixty seconds is neither fun nor comfortable. I think I deserve an apology!" She exclaimed forcefully as the cobalt adult's face turned slightly mischievous as her look of pure anger made him feel slightly excited.

"Guys!!!!!" The child screamed loudly before waving at them in an attempt to remind them that he was still there listening.

"And don't you go on saying that she's your's, twerp. Don't even go there!"

"Please stop fighting." His eyes glanced downward as he whispered softly.

They both looked at him slightly sympathetically before quickly stopping their bickering.

"Please... I'm sick of this. You think I want to destroy everything I touch? You think I LIKE conflict and arguing and loved ones hurting each other?!" He exploded as a few tears streamed from his eyes.

"Of course n-" Miran replied sweetly before being immediately cut off.

"Well guess what?! I DON'T! I'm just like you, dumbass. I want to survive." He continued as he glared forcefully at the other cobalt.

"And you will... We just need some time to figure out how to make this work." She replied lovingly before gently patting the top of the child's head.

"AND NO. I do not want to hear another word from your mouth Sonic. You hear me?" She continued as she also was seen glaring coldly at the azure adult.

"Yes honey..." He replied slightly annoyedly but with a hint of love.

He took a step back as he sighed softly before smiling gently at his princess. She quickly turned her head the other way as the blush on her cheeks was more than obvious. She gently pushed the child next to Sonic before nodding at him.

"Apologies to each other. NOW." She commanded with very little room for denial.

"But Mir-." Both of them saw her glowing red eyes turn stern as they froze in fear.

They looked at each other slightly annoyedly before sighing.

"I'm sorry." Celik started as his eyes sparkled with slight shame.

"I guess I'm sorry too kid. I had my eyes on the prize a little too much..." Sonic replied before uncomfortably scratching the back of his neck.

The washing waves of the shore below to the side of the fighting arena and the gentle breeze were all that could be heard as the two hedgehogs, rather irritably, shook hands.

"Alright Miran, we made up, I guess. So how do you expect we fix this mess?" Sonic questioned skeptically.

"I'm not sure yet. But give me a little time and we will come up with something, I promise." She smiled sweetly as her voice emitted its usual gentleness.

Sonic nodded softly as he crossed his arms over his body in slight distress. Time was definitely something they didn't have a lot of. The azure adult glared at the child closely as they kid had the cheesiest grin on his face. But before he could give the child a big smack on the back of the head, a powerful whooshing noise could be heard coming up from behind. He turned around only to see Ivo's little flying contraption just feet from him. Unfortunately, because of the exhaustion of the fight, he had no ability to get away in time. Forcefully the machine collided with the cobalt, making him fly straight into the child, before both soaring and splashing into the cold blue ocean probably hundreds of feet deep. Miran gasped loudly as she quickly rushed over to the edge of the field.

"No! Neither of them can swim!!!" She panicked looking to the left and right of her as she tried to come up with some kind of plan.

But before she could make the commitment to jump in, a brunet blur of fur rushed in front of her. She looked up as she saw a gasping and obscenely exhausted looking brunet hedgehog.

"Princess, allow me to go instead." He uttered softly as he gently touched Miran's shoulder.

"Rob, you look about ready to pass out. Let me. I will be fine." She replied confidently before placing her hand on top of his.

"Princess, my duty is to protect you. Now please, we are wasting very valuable time." He attempted to convince her while his breaths staggered with every sentence.

"But..."

"Please. As we are arguing, they are drowning. Do not make me force you." His voice became stern and forceful as he was not going to take no for an answer.

Miran's ears went down as she grabbed onto her guardian, giving him a tight hug.

"Bring them back, okay? And don't you forget to bring yourself back as well!" Her eyes glimmered with both fear and hope before giving him a purely platonic kiss on the cheek for good luck.

"I wouldn't want it any other way, Miran. Stay here, please." He replied before smiling softly.

She took a step back away from the edge as she watched her close friend hastily jump into the deep ocean. She knew he could swim well but it still worried her greatly... Her eyes closed as she conjured up a slight prayer in her brain. Fear running through her veins as she waited. Sadly, that's all she could do.

Wait...