It was a dark night at Spiral Hill village- lanterns lit up the town as Tangle and Blaze walked through the village, hand in eachother's hand, admiring the stars as they walk past.
Blaze was visiting for the first time in weeks- She was away for awhile, and wanted to catch up with one of her friends.
And so she picked Tangle.
They walked through the village, Blaze trying to stay calm as she blushes, Tangle holding her hand with excited eyes, looking like she's about to run off and chase the stars, the way she stared at them like they were a once in a lifetime sight.
Blaze didn't focus on the stars, however- She focused on Tangle. Tangle's happiness as she stared at what is normally a common sight for Blaze, and saw it as beautiful, unique, and extraordinary.
Tangle had a knack for finding beauty in every part of the world, it seemed. Blaze could only smile sweetly as she watched Tangle stare at the stars, watching them shine in the starry night.
As they walked through the village, something caught Tangle's eye- a food stand, not too far away from them. Tangle immediately turned from the stars, pointing at the food stand with a surprised and happy expression on her face.
"New food stand! Hey, Blaze- is it alright if I go check it out? I'll be back in here in a minute, I promise!!" Tangle excitedly yelled, jumping on the spot.
Blaze felt nervous- a strange sickness growing inside her, but nodded anyway, trying to fake a smile as she did so.
Her vision became blurry and headaches started to appear as Tangle rushed over to the stand, Blaze unable to hear what she was saying as Tangle asked for an excruciatingly long order-
Normally, Blaze wouldn't mind this- but now? Blaze couldn't stand it. It was making her furious- and she didn't know why. She wanted to burst into tears, all of a sudden.
She let out a low growl as she grasped her head, angry and in pain as her claws sharpened and teeth grew-
Then, suddenly, she remembered something. One of Sonic's adventures, he had told Blaze about.
The time he became a werehog.
Tears began streaming down Blaze's face as she started to panic, Tangle returning from the food stand, happy until she reached Blaze-
She gaze her a concerned stare, before speaking softly,
"Uhm, Blaze? You okay?"
Blaze didn't want to look at her. She didn't want her to see her like this, turning away from Tangle as her crying became audible.
"Woah, woah! Blaze- what's the matter? I'm here! Everything's fine! I was only at the food stand for a minu-" Tangle spoke in a concerned tone as she placed her hand on Blaze's shoulder-
Making a big mistake as her expression turned upset and shocked, Blaze throwing her aside with her claws, leaving her with a bleeding wound.
Tangle cried slightly as she tried to get up from the floor, Blaze bursting into tears and running out of the village- leaving a trail of broken objects in her wake.
"Blaze, wait!" Tangle cried out as she held her wound- gritting her teeth as she tried to run after Blaze.
The wound wasn't that bad, but she'd atleast need a bandage if she ever wanted to chase Blaze.
Some citizens went over to Tangle, horrified at the encounter she had with the werecat-
They tried to help her, but Tangle pushed them away, shouting,
"Stop!- I need to get to Blaze!", before using her tail to bandage her wound, applying pressure in an attempt to stop the blood loss.
She dashed out of the village, almost tripping as she ran, yelling for Blaze as she charged into the forest.
Blaze didn't want her to catch up. She didn't want her hurt- but she didn't want to see her ever again.
Blaze thought herself a monster- her emotions were completely out of control, and she hurt someone she deeply cared about.
She couldn't cope with it.
She wanted to run away and never be seen again.
Dashing through the forest as she fully entered her werecat form, fire sputtering from her toothy mouth as she ran, she arrived at a dark, cold cave.
As she heard Tangle's voice weakly calling for her, Tangle's wound becoming worse and worse- Blaze ran into the cave, hiding and curling up into a ball in a dark corner of it.
She sat and cried, in the dark, moldy damp cave, trying to muffle herself with her fur so Tangle couldn't hear her.
But Tangle wouldn't give up on her.
She'd rather die.
Tangle continued running through the forest, until she saw sparks of flame flying throughout the cave.
Blaze was so mad, so sad- so full of emotion, her powers were uncontrollable.
She needed to be calm, but she couldn't.
Tangle immediately rushed into the cave, trying to ignore her injury as she walked over to Blaze, who was still curled up in a ball, lying in a puddle of her own tears, her claws speckled with Tangle's blood.
Blaze heard her as she entered- turning to Tangle, and crawling back up against a wall as she began to strike the air, fire randomly sparking from her claws and fangs.
Blaze screamed, begging for Tangle to leave her;
"NO! No! No- GET AWAY! I DON'T WANNA HURT YOU!", her tears clashing with the flames she was summoning.
Tangle looked sad and sorry as she reached out to Blaze, tears running down her face.
"Blaze...oh my god- I'm so sorry I didn't notice this- Are you okay? Are you hurt?" Tangle spoke as she slowly walked over to Blaze, who was still trying to keep her away-
Tangle even had to walk back slightly to avoid the flames.
Blaze was shocked- Tangle wouldn't leave her. She really wouldn't leave her- even after Blaze hurt her so badly.
"WHY- Why do you still CARE!? I HURT YOU! Get away from me! I'll hurt you again!" Blaze cried out as the flames roared, Tangle gritting her teeth and taking a deep breath-
Before walking through them, trying to use her tail as a shield as her wound becomes even more painful, her fur getting scorched slightly as she walks through the flames.
Blaze really couldn't believe it. Tangle was willing to walk through fire- risk her own life- just for her.
Why?
"Why do you still care a-about me!?" Blaze said, stuttering slightly as her words were mixed with growls.
Tangle, in a shaky tone as the fire left her in searing pain, spoke-
"...Because, Blaze...I...love you. And no matter what, I'll always love you.", wiping her tears as she tries to walk closer to Blaze, a shaky, scared smile on her face as she tried her best to be brave.
Suddenly, it all stopped.
The fires.
The tears.
It was like everything was silent for a moment, before Blaze started crying again, pouncing at Tangle, tackling her with a hug, screaming,
"I- I LOVE YOU TOO!", crying as she yelled.
Tangle blushed, before hugging Blaze back, trying to comfort her.
"I know, Blaze- I know. And you'll be fine. We'll be fine. We'll get through this- together." Tangle replied as she held Blaze held her in her arms, trying to calm her.
Soon after, the two fell asleep in the cave- Tangle's wound having began to heal.
As Blaze woke, slightly sad to still be in werecat form as she woke up early in the morning, wondering why she wasn't herself again-
She turned to Tangle, who was laying snuggled up next to her, grasping at her fur for warmth.
Blaze smiled, remembering Tangle's words.
"I'll always love you too, Tangle. No matter what. We'll get through this, together." She spoke, laying back down and falling back asleep for a bit longer.
Eventually, later in the morning, Blaze did return to her regular form-
But maybe being a werecat wouldn't be so bad, if Tangle's there to comfort her.
Just maybe.