Chapter 1
A few days ago, Tangle, as what was supposed to be a joke, formed a tournament.
It was called the 'Best Sonic Showdown', and the idea was first created after Tails had discovered a phenomenon that allowed him to travel through dimensions- and bring a multitude of Sonics...Soni? With him.
Now, most of these Sonics shared the name-
But Tangle, for some fun, decided to start a tournament.
It was a series of polls- whoever won would get to be called Sonic, the others would have new names created for them.
The problem?
It got too popular.
Way too popular.
The Sonics were too interested in it- propaganda was made, and even competitors that weren't Sonic, like Metal or Shadow, joined in- out of spite, or to prove themselves better.
Eggman even tried hypnotizing everyone to vote for Metal-
Which failed, miserably.
What surprised Tails the most, though, was that Blaze even decided to humor Tangle's competition-
Amy, during one of Blaze's visits to Green Hills, managed to convince her to join in- Blaze agreeing on the terms that Amy joins with her.
The two sped through the competition, surprisingly-
Some merely thought Amy and Blaze were better than Sonic- others voted for them as a joke.
They even made it to the semifinals.
It was a tense moment- Tangle stood next to the poll boxes, about to reveal the winners of the semifinals.
Hundreds visited Spiral Hill village just for the tournament.
More than hundreds voted.
Tangle didn't nearly expect it to get this popular- she didn't expect it would become a full-on tournament, either,- she was going to make it a one-off joke.
But it was too late now.
It was time to unveil the winners-
And Amy rushed through the crowd, Blaze awkwardly following behind her-
"Blaze- Trust me, you've GOT to watch this! We could actually win this!" Amy said as she gestured for Blaze to follow her, running through the crowd.
Blaze shuffled through the crowd, eventually arriving near the front with Amy next to her.
"I'm unsure, though- Isn't this all...kind of ridiculous? I mean, we're not Soni-" Blaze said nervously, attempting to speak jokingly to distract herself from her nervousness.
She was cut off before she could finish her sentence, however-
For the votes were unveiled.
Both Amy and Blaze didn't make it through-
"Oh, c'mon!" Cried out Amy as she threw her hands in the air, dejected.
"Atleast we made it to the semifinals, huh?" Amy continued, lowering her arms as she turned to Blaze, who wasn't entirely upset by the endeavor-
Or upset at all, really.
"If I'm being honest, I didn't particularly...enjoy the competition. Marine should be happy I made it so far, though." She replied, sighing in relief- She hated charging through crowds just to see a vote, but was willing to do it for Am-
For a friend.
She was willing to do it for a very close friend.
"Yeah- sorry for dragging you here, Blaze. I was just kinda excited- You don't visit much, and it's...it's just...nice. Whenever you visit." Amy awkwardly spoke, turning away from Blaze.
Blaze looked at her, smiling slightly as Amy turned away.
"It's fine. I would've declined if I was exceptionally uncomfortable, anyway." Blaze spoke, hesitantly grabbing Amy's hand as she continued speaking,
"Would you..."
Amy turned back towards her- blushing slightly, and surprised.
Blaze immediately let go of her hand, embarrassed-
"Sorry- Would you like to go get a coffee? I just thought- that might cheer you up?" She continued nervously, waiting for a reply as she felt more and more anxious.
"Blaze." Amy replied, a blank expression on her face as she stared at Blaze-
Which only made Blaze more terrified- did she say something wrong? Should she not have grabbed her hand?- Did she completely mess up?
"I'd love that. Thanks." Amy continued, smiling sweetly as Blaze immediately felt relieved and reassured-
Much less anxious than before, Amy slowly took Blaze's hand as the two began to walk throughout Spiral Hill village.
"So, do you know where a coffee shop is?..." Amy said, laughing as they walked aimlessly through the village.
Blaze smiled-
"If I'm honest, then no, not quite." She replied, chuckling-
"I'm sure we'll find one on our way." Blaze continued, heading through the village.
As they wandered, Tangle jumped infront of them- tired, but happy nevertheless.
"BLAZE! AMY! HEY!- So happy to see you guys! Sorry about the whole semifinals thing- cool that you managed to reach the semifinals, though!" She said as she ran over to the two.
"Yeah, it's fine. Do you know where a coffee shop is, though? Me and Blaze were just gonna grab a coffee." Spoke Amy- Tangle thinking for a moment, before responding,
"Yep! Just down the road, actually!- Anyway, I've GOT to go! Can't be late- first date with Whisper!", quickly as she rushed away, a bouquet of flowers held by her tail.
"Bye!" Amy yelled to a far-off Tangle, who was already too far away to hear-
Blaze stared off with a confused expression on her face.
"They...weren't dating before? Did I miss something?" She asked as the two began to walk to the coffee shop.
"Pfff- Yeah, we both kinda had the same guess there. No, they just started dating recently- things are going well for them though. Happy for them." Amy replied, swinging open the door to the coffee shop as she walked in, Blaze following behind her.
Blaze took a seat next to Amy as they entered the shop, sitting at a table in the corner.
"Think I've been here before, actually." Amy said as she skimmed over the menu, placing it back onto the table as Blaze stared at the menu.
"Huh. That's interesti..." Blaze spoke, her sentence trailing off as she talked, distracted by Amy's eyes as she stared into them.
It was like a field of freshly blossomed flowers, with leaves flying through the wind,
the sky a bright, calm blue,
and the sun shining brighter than ever.
It felt safe, comfortable, and caring.
It felt perfect, despite not fitting the word-
Because the trees surrounding the field could cause splinters,
A misplaced step could crush a flower,
But it still felt perfect, to Blaze.
She loved it despite it's flaws.
Blaze didn't realize she completely froze up, staring at Amy-
until Amy asked her,
"So, what do you want to order?", Blaze snapping out of it as she shook her head, her face red as she mutters an apology for getting distracted.
"I- Uhm,- I'll- The same as you, please." Blaze spoke, desperately trying to think of an order, before ultimately deciding to give it up to chance.
Well, maybe chance wasn't the right word. She knew Amy loved soft-served ice-cream, and it was likely this shop sold it too.
"Right! I'll be back in a moment, then." Amy replied, getting up and walking over to order.
As Blaze was alone, she thought to herself;
Did she really think of Amy that way?
She'd never guess it, before.
She just thought they were very, very close-
But now?
It felt bittersweet.
She was, truthfully, in love with Amy-
But did Amy love her back?