Chapter One
 
My Diamond in the Sky
 
 Nothing happened today. Nothing at all. Which was unusual for Chaos, since a bunch happens each minute. I'm Cinos. Cinos Porter. I hope you don't ignore this. Take my word for it, okay? Okay, this is how it began...
 
 I woke. A sharp pain ran through the back of my spine. Had I been at Club Rouge again? Ah, never mind. I held my aching head. A sickly taste formed in my dry mouth. Morning taste. God, why did I always get that?
"Great, you're finally awake. Can we go, now?"
"NO..."
"We'll be late. Face-ache'll give us an earful again, like he did on Friday."
"So?"
"Have you done your homework, Cinos?"
Crud. I'd have detention for a solid week now. Break, Lunch, Home Time. That was all the time I had to study being blown away. Grrahhh. Curse Face-ache. Oh well, I guess it's time to go now.

Getting on the bus was more difficult that usual this morning. Hallucinated people were shoving me around till I eventually sat down. I hate hangovers. With a strong, strong passion. My seventeen year old body tensed up again, as my muscles pulled beneath my tan arms. My gloved fingers curled around my palms, forming a fist. I punched the chair in front of me vigorously. I didn't care about people throwing paper balls in my general direction. I was too hungover. Suddenly, a sweet feeling shot me in the chest and flew through me. My sickness vanished. My spirits rose. My muscles relaxed.
"What... happened?" I said aloud.
"Nothing, except that we've arrived." Banjo. My best friend smiled, his blue backpack sliding down his back and meeting with his yellow shorts. My green hooded top crinkled as I bent my arm to wave.
"Hi, Banjo."
"Get your stuff. We have an exciting day today."
"How could anything at Chaos be exciting, except Scourge being brutally beaten up by vector?"
"New chick."
"Huh? Did I just hear you say-?"
"New chick. Come on! She's in class."
"Which one?"
"4D."
"But that means..."
"Yeah, I know, it sucks. I hate Maths as much as the next guy. But get your hopes up! You can just copy Tails! he sits next to you, right?"
"No."
"Oh. Then who does?" The bell rang before I could answer. That mean five minutes to get to class. I'd just walk it. There was no rush, really. Not at school. I grabbed my rucksack and disembarked from the bus.

In class, I noticed a thick smell of fluorescent perfume. Ahead of me was who would be (in about 3 months) my diamond in the sky. A white bat, with a faint brush of eye liner over each lid, long, expansive wings, and luscious aqua eyes sat in the seat directly next to mine. Blushing heavily, I sat down, staring straight at the blackboard.
"Hi, I'm Rouge."
"Cinos." I turned back to the board.
"Um..." I remained quiet.
"You're not very talkative, are you?" She tease, turning round to face me, her voluptuous chest just touching my own. my fur stood on end. I was flooded with blood from one end of my muzzle to the other. The hottest blush overtook me, and I died inside. All eyes were on me. Laughter could be heard all around the class. Nobody had ever seen me blush before, except Banjo, Tails and Sonic. Once Tikal might've done, but I didn't know. Tikal was Sonic's girlfriend. I hoped today would end quickly.



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