𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐢𝐢 - 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐨𝐥𝐝
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𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮

WALKING THROUGH THE BLIZZARD WAS HARDER THAN YOU HAD ANTICIPATED.

the force of the wind had already made the fox fall a couple of times, and now your left hand was holding on his backpack to keep him near you.

flakes covered your fur, you shielded your eyes from the cold as your feet sank into the snow.

"we're lost" you shouted over the noises of the blizzard, scolding the hedgehog at the front — "follow me!" he had said and you stupidly had agreed.

he denied his obvious mistake "nhaaa" he shook his head.

you growled, it echoed around like a wolf howling in the night, "admit it, you've lost the way!"

"what? no..." he replied, his voice trembling thanks to the cold temperature.

he looked around, trying to see something in the blizzard.

even if there wasn't anything to specify where you were heading to, he pushed forward, determined to find the emerald.

after a couple more minutes you sighed annoyed, your legs took you further and further but you worried for the little fox.

"okay, i absolutely cannot find my way." screamed the hedgehog "we are completely, totally, unequivocally lost."

you laughed — the cold had probably reached your brain, you sounded far too happy to be lost in the middle of nowhere.

"i told you!" you shouted back, he could hear the smile in your voice.

you noticed tails as he took a look at the item in his hands, the light flickered on and off.

he called for your names "in this weather, there's no way we're gonna get any readings on this thing!" he tapped the electric screen "should we go back?"

you were about to reassure him that you three would have been fine, that it was a little harder than you had expected but that it needed to be done.

obviously sonic interrupted you "no, no, no. there's a light up ahead." you noticed a house in the distance, the windows were glowing with a golden light "maybe we can take shelter in there."

you kept walking until you were near enough, the three of you glanced inside the windows, lots of humans were drinking and eating, filling the place.

you turned around to look at the other mobians "we need a disguise"

the blue one nodded back, he motioned with his hand for you to follow him and you started to search around for something to cover you all.

when you finally found what you had been searching for you entered the place, the people inside looked a little intimidating to the fox but after some convincing from your side you three succeeded on sitting at a table in peace.

you were wearing a big blue hat to cover the top of your head, a matching scarf wrapped around your neck.

a pair of big, strange glasses were on your eyes and you had thrown yourself into everything you could have find to cover every spot of your real body.

a waitress landed you the menu, one each, she asked something in russian that you didn't quite pick but that you figured had to do with the food and tails answered for you.

"three beef stews, please." he held up his miles electric, which translated his order into russian.

the waitress grabbed back the menu before she walked away looking slightly annoyed.

your fingers immediately went to adjust the fox's scarf, tightening it a little.

when you were done with it your hands flew to his glasses and one on one you tried to cover him even better then he already was.

"where'd you get all these cool gadgets?" asked sonic as he watched you take care of the little guy.

"he invents them" you replied as tails gently moved your fingers away.

"that's kinda my thing." he explained "in fact, my inventions are how i found you." his soft, blue gaze landed on you.

you tilted your head and you observed as he nervously looked around, playing with the item in his hand

"remember that night at the baseball field?" he questioned, making the both of you nod in answer.

"his energy blast reached all the way home." he stared back into your eyes "i saw you two save your whole village from that crazy mustache guy."

your jaw fell open, just a tiny bit, he had watched you save green hills? but that meant that he had also saw- no, you didn't kill him.

but you were about to.

how could you keep doing this? every time you thought you could become better something from the past arrived to punch you in the face and make you remember what you truly were.

past can't be changed.

you were what you always had been and what you always will be.

"you guys were pretty cool..." you heard him mutter from the side, his fingers tapping on the table as he shyly looked down.

sonic noticed your absent expression and he tried to bring focus back onto the subject "wait, so you've been watching us this whole time? even in the shower?" he looked slightly creeped out by this newest information.

and now that you thought more about it, you were too.

"that's a trick question" the yellow fox smiled under the scarf "you two both prefer bubble baths."

yep, you were definitely creeped out.

the hedgehog laughed "man, you're good!"

suddenly a realization hit you, something that made your temperature rise and your cheeks redden.

"what else did you saw?" it was your turn to look at your fingers as you waited for an answer.

"i know that blue has become your favorite color" he replied "and that you like when he wears his basket hats" his response was innocent but your eyes widened.

a chuckle escaped from the hedgehog at your side.

you groaned in embarrassment as you covered your face with your hands, even if you doubted they could see anything more than your eyes.

you slowly ducked down as sonic's arm moved around your shoulder "i thought you hated those" he smirked.

"i certainly do now!" your reply was muffled by the palms of your hands.

tails decided to smartly ignore the situation "when i learned knuckles was on your trail, i knew i couldn't just sit back and watch anymore." he took a deep breath "not after everything you had done for me" he stared deeply into your orbs "i had to come warn you."

the corners of your mouth turned upwards, your gaze softening at his stare.

you heard a beeping sound that made you turn to the side "oh, what? hang on one sec." spoke the hedgehog as he pulled out his phone "donut lord is checking in." he told you.

you leaned over, reading the screen and tom's message.

donut lord
— how's it goin' ?

"tell him we're watching john wick again." you suggested before you straightened back up.

sonic
just chillin' watchin tv —

you watched him type on the phone again and he waited for a couple of moments before another beeping sound was heard.

sonic scoffed, offended.

you tilted your head "what?" you glanced around trying to find your food.

"he said 'poor [name], another boring date-night at home.'" he moved his emerald orbs to look at your reaction "he's bullying me."

"you deserve it." you smirked, the waitress came back toward your table, her hands held three bowls.

she placed the plates on the table and only then you realized that there was a tongue inside the soup, you grimaced in disgust.

you noticed that tails was looking uncomfortably at the food in front of him and he tried to say something but he couldn't find the courage to do so.

"he asked for the beef stew." the russian translator picked up your voice and it worked is magic, you glared at the woman and she looked back insulted.

she replied with something that you didn't understand before she called for everyone to come near your table, the people formed a crowd around you three.

"uh, what's going on?" questioned the blue mobian.

you glanced around at the other humans, your look hardening at the angry faces.

"maybe they think it's my birthday?" replied the fox.

sonic's hand covered yours to try to keep you calm "don't worry, i'll take care of this." he smiled teasingly at you before he got up on the table "okay, everybody, take it easy. i'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for whatever my girlfriend said or did."

your heart stopped, had he just call you that for the first time? yep. you heart missed a couple of more beats.

the translator speaking in russian made you reconnect with the real and most important situation, you could talk about those words later.

probably.

if you weren't dead.

the crowd shared a look of disgust before you felt their hands touch around, feeling your clothes.

before you knew it they stripped you three out of your disguises, your true appearance could be seen and their gasps made you quickly understand that they weren't common with your species.

"uh... meow?" the hedgehog looked around nervously as you moved to cover tails.

some giant russian bully pointed to the fire place before he screamed something that made everyone cheer.

they picked you all up before they started to drag you towards the roaring fire "oh, no, no. come on, guys. take it easy. let's talk this through. let's talk this through!" tried the blue mobian.

you heard the yellow alien struggle. "oh, come on, come on! scanning siberian customs. there's got to be something in here."

you looked around to meet his scared expression, your look changing from worried to angered.

the hedgehog noticed your glare and his mind flashed with thoughts of what you could really do, you two had to have a real talk about all that!

and he knew that nothing nor no one could hurt the people you cared about, especially not in front of you "tails, whatever you're doing, do it fast." he begged.

"i think i got it! pivonka! pivonka! pivonka!" he shouted over the chaos of the crowd.

the people stopped, your body so near the fire, you could feel the heat against your face.

"pivonka?" repeated one of the bartender holding you.

your feet touched the ground again, the crowd parted and a man on the other side of the room turned around.

he was wearing a red robe with the word 'champion' written on its back in russian, not that you could read it.

"da. pivonka!" he shouted back as he stepped in your direction, the people around you roared at his voice.

you tilted your head, slowly turning your face toward the yellow fox to ask for explanations.

"tails, what's a 'pivonka'?" questioned sonic, sounding a little worried.

the other mobian pointed to the screen still in his hand and you leaned over to read as he answered "it's a siberian custom to resolve disputes. if we win, they let us go. if we lose..."

right after, the fire behind you flared up, the flames grew for a moment and the two boys let out a little scream as the bartenders started to move the fornitures away.

"okay" you spoke glancing around at the commotions "grab the map and let's get out of here."

you felt a thug at your arm, a pair of hands around your biceps "i left it on the table!" muttered the yellow mobian as he pointed in front of you.

the bartender grabbed the paper before he put it on a plate with other things, you watched her walk away with your map and you stepped forward before the man from before took off his robe.

he revealed a tattoo on his chest, it was him with his arms spread out, he copied the pose and you stared at him confused.

"what?" questioned the hedgehog.

the champion — to not say 'the bald man with a tattoo of his own self on his torso' — called other people in but your focus was diverted when a band started playing on the corner of the room.

he started dancing, following the siberian's tune, the people clapped to the beat as two more men joined behind him.

as realization hit you, sonic shared a knowing look with you.

"oh my god-" murmured worried the blue alien; pivonka wasn't a simple clash to resolve disputes, "it's a dance fight."

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a/n:
soooo, what do we think about this relationship with sonic? 🧐
i love to write interactions between the characters and throwing some sweet moments here and there is always my favorite thing to do!!
idk what else to sayyyy
ilyyyy mwuah