Mighty x Espio Story: Garden Fate (OLD AND CRINGY, BUT SOMEHOW LOVED) Completed

Chapter 8: Is It Love?

The next day Mighty and Espio found themselves sitting in one of the trees near Mighty's house. They were enjoying the nice warm summer air. Ray was at Cream's house with Charmy on a play date. He was also planning on sleeping over that night, so Mighty and Espio had the day to themselves.

Mighty, however, had a lot on his mind. He couldn't stop thinking about last night at Knuckles' dance party at the club.
He thought about the moment he saw Silver and Espio so close on the dance floor. The feeling he felt, was it real? Does he literally have feelings for Espio? How could that be? He doesn't see the chameleon as anyone other than a good friend.

He then turned around and looked at said friend. Espio had his eyes closed and a smile on his face, obviously enjoying the light warm breeze. Mighty liked to see his friend smile, it made him happy. The armadillo's eyes trailed down to Espio's foot, the one that got caught in that bear trap.

Mighty and Espio had to climb the tree using their bare hands and feet to get a better grip. They left their gloves, socks and shoes on the ground near the base of the tree. Mighty could still see the marks left from the wounds on the reptile's ankle. He felt bad when he remembered that he was the one who put the trap in his garden.

"Hey, Espio?" he said. Espio opened his eyes and faced him. "Sorry about you getting caught in that trap. I just can't help but feel bad about hurting you." Mighty said with shame and closed eyes. "That was a long time ago, Mighty. You don't have to apologize. After all, you were the one who treated my ankle. Without you I probably would've bled to death." Espio told him.

The chameleon's kind words made Mighty feel much better. He opened his eyes and looked at Espio with a smile, who returned it. "Mighty and Espio sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G." sang an all too familiar voice from below. Mighty and Espio looked down to see Silver. He was looking up at them and chuckling.

"What now, Silver?" Mighty asked. "I have a right to visit my friends, don't I? What are you two doing up there?" Silver asked. "Nothing that requires hip rubbing." Mighty answered, making his white rodent friend recall last night. "You saw us?" Silver asked. "You guessed it. What on Mobius were you doing?" ebony asked.

"Why's it matter to you? You jealous?" albino asked. "Heck no! Why would I be?" "I know you like Espio a lot. It won't be long before you reveal your true feelings to him I bet." Silver said. Espio turned to Mighty. "True feelings? What does he mean, Mighty?" he asked.

"Nothing you need to worry about." Mighty told him. "Oh! And guess what, Mighty. When you two get married you can start a family together without having to adopt. Just as I suspected, Espio's a kitty." Silver told him. "I am? I thought I was a chameleon..." Espio said more confused than ever.

"Silver, cut the crap already!" Mighty said. "But it's true! I did my research. I looked at the differences between males and females of his species. He's more similar to a female! Male Jackson's chameleons have three horns while females have none or traces of the middle one.

Espio has only one horn; the middle one. And his hips are a bit broader than the average male's. You can even compare him with Jackson and you'll see that Jack is straighter, Jack also has three horns. The broader hips suggest that he's made to carry offspring just like a female. Females have broader hips than males for that very purpose! He has the female offspring making system!" Silver explained.

Espio was confused out of his mind. "Mighty, what is he talking about?" he asked. Mighty ignored him. "Silver, I am not going that route!" he nearly shouted. "Yeah, right. You better do it before I do." Silver said with a smirk. "Oh, for goodness' sake." Mighty said as he face palmed.

"Catch ya later!" Silver said before running off. Mighty sighed. "I swear I'll knock him out someday..." he mumbled. "What was he talking about? He said I was a kitty. What does he mean?" Espio asked again. Mighty looked into the lizard's sunset golden eyes only to see wonder and curiosity.

The armadillo, however, didn't want his friend to be thinking such weird thoughts about stuff like that. The thought of being one sex but a different gender could make one's head spin faster than Sonic can roll. So Mighty ignored the question again. "Let's go do something inside, shall we?" he said before jumping down from the tree. Espio soon followed.

They put their gloves, socks and shoes back on and headed inside. Later that day, Mighty found himself staring into the mirror in one of the bathrooms at his reflection. He could easily see within himself. Yep, there was no doubt about it and no hiding from it. He had to face it; he had a crush on Espio.

Why? Why did it have to be Espio??? He just couldn't understand. Mighty sighed again. "I can't believe this..." he mumbled. "Can't believe what?" came Espio's voice from the doorway. Mighty quickly turned to see him standing in the doorway. He had his arms crossed and was waiting for the dark mammal's answer.

Mighty just stared. He was now starting to see Espio differently. He eyed the chameleon's slim body up and down, also realizing that Silver was right about his hips being broader than the average male Mobian. Now that the reptile was eating more he was becoming more fit and healthy. Espio, now feeling self conscious, looked down at himself then back at Mighty.

"Do you see something wrong with me, Mighty?" he asked. Mighty broke out of his trance. "Hm? Oh, yes. I-I mean no! N-nothing's wrong." he said. "Then why do you keep staring at me?" Espio asked again. "Staring? Um, well, because I... um...." For once the armadillo couldn't think of anything to say, he was at a loss of words.

Espio let his arms fall to his sides as he continued to wait for his friend's answer. Mighty tried to think about what he would say in response. 'I can't just tell him I was staring 'cause I think he's sexy af. What on this planet can I say????' he thought. The only thing he could think of was to ignore the reptile again.

"I think I'll go get some fresh air." he finally said. He brushed past Espio and left the bathroom, leaving the chameleon confused and clueless.

To be continued

Mighty's fallen for Espio, O BOI!

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