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Sonic shuffled into his second period class with his green book bag lazily hanging off one shoulder. The straps were nearly frayed through on one side from overuse from the teenage hedgehog.
Mere seconds before he got to his seat the bell rang throughout the school. He was nearly late. Again. But nearly late wasn't the same as late, and that meant no detention for him this time. Sonic had been working on his attendance for a whole week and so far he had not arrived late to his classes for three whole days in a row. It didn't sound like much to celebrate, but it was. Sonic was extremely scatterbrained even on the best of days.
Amy, his secret crush, and cutest girl in the class, gave him a thumbs up from the other side of the room. The pink hedgehog was Amy Rose. She was a transfer student from another school. But she had quickly settled in despite the circumstances. Her kindness and adorable appearance had made all the boys in class bend over backward for her.
Suddenly Sonic could hardly feel the air conditioning breathing down his back from the vent above. His tummy fluttered with a familiar feeling. Amy always had that effect on him. One glance her way made him forget where he was. At times, who he was.
"-Mr. Hedgehog!?" Screamed the teacher, Mrs. Thorn. She was a tall slender bunny with long brown hair. She could easily be a model or actress based on her natural beauty alone. But instead she had the misfortune of being a high school science teacher in a mobian high school.
Sonic let out a nervous laugh. "Um...photosynthesis?"
The class burst into unbridled laughter at Sonic's awkward response. Sonic was the accidental class clown most days. His lack of focus usually leads to comedic moments in the otherwise mundane class.
Mrs. Thorn groaned. "No Sonic. I was asking if you completed your homework. You need to pay more attention in class."
Sonic slide into his chair slightly. He'd forgotten about his homework entirely. Not only did his absentminded brain tend to make him late for classes, but it would often make him neglect his homework.
"I'll take your silence as a no in that case." She glanced down the attendance list and continued down the names, asking if each student completed their homework. No doubt he was getting detention for missing his homework. So much for wanting to relax after school he thought glumly.
Sonic didn't dare glance over at Amy again for the rest of the period. She was such a smart and responsible student that never got into trouble. And he was the opposite; he was always in detention because he did something dumb, and practically lived at school from all the detention he received. Once he even earned double detention because he forgot to go the first. After that blunder he had to have a talk with the principal. Needless to say, Sonic didn't think he could ever ask Amy on a date. She was just nice to him, because she was nice to everyone. Right?
How could a smart brainy girl like her ever care about him as more than a friend?
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