Shadaze: The flaming cherry blossom.

Chapter 11 (Cream)

I swung my legs absentmindedly from the bench I sat on in the prison cell. I knew mother wasn't going to like this. I sighed deeply, replaying the events in my head. How I wished I could help out Ms. Blaze. How angry Shadow and the rest of the team got. I basically failed at keeping the peace. That's the reason I settled on for me sitting in a jail cell. It was my fault. As if she could read my thoughts, Amy piped up quietly.
"You know, this is in no way your fault..."
"It feels like it. I just wish everyone could be happy" I sighed, rubbing my temples.
"What would Tails do?" Amy asked quietly.
"Huh?" I questioned, looking at her.
"I said, what would Tails do?" Amy repeated with more force.
"Do something smart" I mumbled. "He is always better than me. I'm just dead weight..."
"Cream don't say that... it's not true..." I heard a voice. It wasn't Amy for certain, for I recognized that familiar calm voice.
"TAILS!?" Me and Amy shrieked in joy and confusion. His sheepish grin appeared through the bars, as I ran up towards him nearly into the metal that separates us. My heart swelled up with joy, words tumbling out of my mouth.
"Five bucks please," I heard a familiar voice say from behind Miles. Sonic wore a smug grin as Knuckles grumbled and handed him a wad of money.
"I told you she would react this way" Sonic chuckled cockily, and me and Tails blushed in embarrassment. A high pitched squeal erupted from Amy, and you could just see the pure fear melt off of Sonic. Amy whipped out her hammer and knocked down the bars with no hesitation, clearly motivated by Sonic. Knuckles steered clear of the overly excited Amy, as she pounced on Sonic. Me and Tails chuckled, as he helped me out of our now broken prison. Everything seemed just like it was back to normal, until I heard the familiar clicks of high heels we all knew too well.
"Hey boo..." Rouge purred seductively, as she wrapped her arms around Knuckles.
"Ugh it's you... get off me you filthy bat!" Knuckles growled, his face the color of his quills.
"Ouch Knuckie, that burned... luckily I'm a tough girl. Besides, it's not like you're gonna find someone like me" Rouge said, biting her lip. Knuckles growled clearly embarrassed, and quite possibly interested.
"Enough Rouge," came the stone cold voice emitted from Shadow. Instead of Rouges continuous flirtatious nature, she immediately backed off. That's strange...
"Right... we called you all her to help us with a special mission. All of your skills are required to aid us in the mission. Are you up to it?@" she asked, but it came there was no question about it. We were going whether we wanted to or not.
"I'm up for adventure!" Sonic piped up excitedly.
"Count me in too!" Tails chirped, a grin on his face.
"If Sonic is going, I am too!!!" Amy said without hesitation, immediately clinging to Sonic's arm.
"I guess I'll go..." Knuckles grumbled, "But, there better not be any monkey business. I have plans you know." Everyone looked at me now, and my cheeks immediately heated up. I thought long and hard, as my friends awaited for a response. I sighed, raising my eyes to them.
"I'll go too..." I mumbled. Everyone started smiling, except for Shadow, until I held up a finger. Their expressions changed as I finished my thought.
"But... We have to bring Blaze," I said assertively, looking over at Shadow. His expression contorted into what I honestly thought was anger, but then I realized it was pure fear. I realized then that I had made my mark on the team. Rouge looked over at Shadow, and he shook his head.
"Fine. Come along, we must release her from her quarters," he gritted out, practically storming down the hall. I looked at the others before merrily skipping behind Shadow.
"You might want to hold my hand kid," he grumbled quietly.
"It's ok Shadow, I can handle it. I'm fourteen now, I'm not a little girl.." I chuckled softly. His face melted in some sort of way. I guess I never really understood how long I have been with the group for, up until now. And I guess I underestimated Shadow. Now that I thought about, he was like a older brother to me. I remembered all of the times he protected me from evil and how he was concerned about my well being.
"But if your scared, you can hold my hand." I said quietly, giving a sweet smile. His hard eyes softened, and he grabbed hold of my hand, as we walked in together.

End of Part One.

A/N: Hey guys! So, YES I understand that this story is not accurate to the whole cannon universe, so not everything will be the same. Also, before you guys go thinking that I ship Shadeam, I DON'T. I think they have a brother- sister relationship (like she reminds him of Maria). So yeah 😐. Anyways, this is the end of Part One, which means a bit of a cliffhanger! Stay tuned in for Part Two!
                ~Maisy the Wolf 🐺