𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒔

      The blue hedgehog came home to Tails, the latter was changing the wheels on the landing gear of the plane. As soon as Tails noticed the familiar red shoes with the lower parts of blue feet, looking down on his side, the two-tailed fox skateboarded out from under the plane and stood up. — A! You're just in time, Sonic! — he said. — Tomorrow we are leaving for a vacation. — Where? — Sonic didn’t understand. — To the south, of course! — Tails answers briefly and shows a travel magazine advertising on the cover a small island, on the right side of which there was a city and a hotel. — To the island of honesty. The voucher is fresh, just arrived yesterday. As soon as Eggman found out about her, he immediately decided to take a vacation and retire. For one thing, we will take a break from it. — Wait! I do not understand anything. If he flew there and we fly there tomorrow, doesn’t that mean that we will cross paths with him again and start fighting again? — No, stupid! — the fox grinned. — He's retired there. He is no longer involved in his atrocities, and we also will not interfere with him or disrupt his vacation. He is resting and we will rest too. Think better. We can do whatever we want there. Drink coconut milk, eat bananas, lie on the hot sand and... — And there are chili dogs. — Sonic dreamed and imagined how he was sitting alone on an island, under a palm tree, sunbathing in the sun with glasses, eating a chili dog and washing it down with coconut milk through a straw with an umbrella. His fantasies were immediately interrupted by the click of his brother, before his eyes. — Don't sleep! — Tails joked. — You’ll sleep as much as you want on vacation, but for now we’re packing our things. Take everything you need with you! Well, there, a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, your favorite pink blanket and... — here Sonic interrupted him, gagging him. — I’ll give you pink right now! — he snapped back. — What do you think I am, gay? — Come on, even normal men like pink. It was a joke. — The two-tailed man smiled in response. — That's a bad joke! — Sonic stated. — Bad and offensive! — You might think that you have never met the LGBT community in person in your life. — Tails joked again, and in vain, since Sonic at that moment clenched his teeth and wanted to hit the fox with his left fist out of anger. Fortunately, his brother managed to duck down and Sonic only hit the plane, almost breaking the bones on his fingers. — Hey! Be careful! Otherwise you’ll be repairing the plane yourself! Without my help! — I-I-I... Sorry, you're right! I just got excited, that’s all! — Sonic repented. — So what's wrong with you? Is something bothering you? — asked the two-tailed man. — Yes. When I, and especially Amy, found out that Eggman had retired, I was in a panic. She invited me on a date, but I’m not ready to date her yet. She and I are just friends. I don't want to be in a pair of lovers with her. Sometimes Eggman, with his atrocities, somehow saved me and distracted me from her love affairs and invitations. And now what... What should I do? I don't know? — Don't worry! Tomorrow, as soon as we fly away from here, she won’t even think of looking for us there. - The two-tailed man tried to calm his friend down. — Tomorrow won't work, Tails! Because Amy invited me today. — Sonic explained. — And you tell her that you’re supposedly going on vacation today, for example to the North Pole. She definitely won’t find you there. — Tails suggested. — No, no, no, Tails. I don't want to deceive her! — the blue one denied. — “Then there is only one way out...” — after a pause, he stood next to the orange synthesizer under a beam of light from the lamp. — Go on a date! - he added and played three terrifying notes on the synthesizer, creating an effect of tension and fear. — Please don't do that again! — asked the hedgehog. — Drop it! This is a classic. They do this in movies every time at moments like this. - answered the two-tailed man. Sonic was about to leave, but as soon as he took a couple of steps towards the exit of the warehouse, Tails put his hand on his shoulder and added: — In any case, I would advise you not to keep the bitter truth to yourself for a long time. Confessed to her that you simply consider her a friend. Trust me! I know what it means to consider someone who loves you with all his heart as a friend. It's harmful to keep everything to yourself! Sooner or later, this conflict will develop into enmity and you and Amy will not only never be together, you will never even be friends again. Then you will have no friends left at all and you will sit alone, just like Shadow. Lightly taking his friend's hand and removing it from his shoulder, but still listening carefully to the end, he left his house. On the way, he decided to reflect on his words: — “What if he’s right? What if I'm taking too long and constantly running away from Amy and not reciprocating her love? But I want us to just remain friends. Moreover, how a friend becomes a lover, even though you took an oath to remain just friends, this is already a stupid and annoying cliché. What if Tails is right? No! I have made my mind up! Amy and I are just friends! But what if? SHUT UP!!!"

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      While Sonic was chatting to himself all the way, wondering what to say to Amy, he didn’t even notice how he came to her house. Fortunately for him, Amy herself was not at home. However, there was a note at the door to her house. “I’ll be there in a week!”, and the paper was folded at the bottom. When Sonic moved it down slightly, he noticed an additional inscription addressed to him: “Sorry, Sonic! Our date will have to be postponed again! Today I promised Vanilla that I would look after Cream at night and put her to bed while Vanilla went to rest at the resort! Kisses: Yours Amy!” After reading it out loud, the blue hedgehog immediately breathed a sigh of relief, now he won’t have to go to her today. This means that when he and Tails fly away tomorrow, they will already be far away from each other. For one thing, he will take a break from her. All that was left was to run away from here as fast as she could before she herself returned and caught him at her house. BZHIK rushed away like a bullet, leaving dust in its place in the form of its standing silhouette. Sonic ran home and did everything Tails asked. He took his suitcase and began to pack all the necessary things. — So! I'll take this with me! (A sign with his face on one side and Eggman’s face on the other side), this (a flower similar to a sunflower from the green hills), this (a green chaos emerald), although no, I’d better leave this! Suddenly Shadow loses his. So, I'll take this (Chili Dog), this (toothpaste and brush), this (green Toot-E-Tama cowboy hat), this (soap), these (spare red sneakers), these (spare white gloves), these (tea infusers), this (gauze mask from the crown), this (a couple of gold rings), this (lantern), this (sunscreen), this (inflatable lifebuoy), and this (panama hat). - he said and collected each item. Having finished collecting his things in advance, he put them in a suitcase and closed them tightly behind him. — All! Now I'm ready in advance. Tomorrow, Tails and I will be able to fly straight away before dawn. Goodbye Eggman! Goodbye Island of Angels! Goodbye Amy! — he grinned, thinking out loud and immediately went to bed without taking off his shoes. He didn't even notice how he immediately fell asleep.

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      By the way, Sonic did not sleep well. He was having a nightmare. Or rather, at first the dream looked like a good one, but as he became sane, it became a nightmare for him. He dreamed that he was sitting at a table in a restaurant, and Amy was sitting opposite him. They sat in front of each other and looked into each other's eyes. Sonic himself was panicking and worried, and Amy was looking at him with a grin. Suddenly the pink hedgehog took out a red box and showed the blue one a diamond ring. Sonic was shocked by what he saw and was about to refuse, when Amy immediately abruptly changed her sweet face to stern anger and sharply grabbed him by the shoulders, pulling him towards her. She looked straight into his red eyes and hissed terribly: — YOU'VE BEEN DECEIVING ME ALL THIS TIME AND YOU DON'T LIKE ME AT ALL??? WHY DID YOU COME ON A DATE WITH ME IF YOU WASN'T GOING TO GO AT ALL!!! There was no way Sonic could move or run away. Amy immediately grabbed him with her other hand and held him by the throat, and first took out her hammer and hit him on the head with complete fury, causing him to suddenly jump out of bed with a heart-rending cry. Looking around and taking a loud breath, he realized that it was just a dream. And seeing the same lying suitcase nearby, he remembered that tomorrow, or rather today, it was time for him and Tails to fly out, since it was already four o’clock in the morning. — “We must hurry!” — he mentally said to himself and rushed out of bed towards the exit. He wanted to run there immediately with the suitcase, so he grabbed it without even looking. However, as soon as he ran, grabbing the handle of the suitcase, he broke it off. The suitcase is heavy, and Sonic, although fast, is not strong enough to drag such weights behind him. In the forest itself, he immediately noticed that he was dragging behind him the entire second of running only the broken handle from his suitcase. — What the f...

To be continued