• Lexii's Point of View/P.O.V.:

    "DANG IT!" My voice rang throughout the boring class room as the rest of the class stopped talking to each other and looked at you. My brown hair is as strait as strait could be and my grass green eyes glared at the paper while my shirt was black with red lettering that said "Back off and I wont break your neck!" I had a black head band and dark super skinny jeans with spray painted black boots. You looked down at the biggest test of the year your grade: F+. That's the third one this week how am I going to break a record if I get F+'s! I thought while the rest of the class stared at me for a minute then went back to talking to each other.

    "Wow! I didn't know that you could get such a good grade Lexii!"said a voice sarcastically behind me.
    I turned around and saw Drake, the record holder for the most F-'s in 1 week. He has kinda long dark brown hair with black streaks and bright blue eyes. He had a plain brown shirt on and dark flared jeans while he had a chain from some kids bike as a belt. His shoes were also spray painted black but instead of boots he had sneakers that were all worn.

    "Thanks but I don't need the support from you!" I said with venom on every word! He laughed then sat next to me while I moved my chair over. I don't need his crap right now.

    We've been best friends since kindergarten when we teamed up and stole cookies from the teacher during nap time but ever since he won that record of 25 F -'s in one quarter last year we've been friendly rival's. He's more like an annoying older brother than a guy I would like. He's only older by like 2 months though so more like an annoying twin.

    "So what did you get?" I asked him already knowing the answer. He smirked then replied "Do you even have to ask Lexii?!" I groaned slamming my head against the cold science lab table knowing he got an F - unlike me getting an F +.

    He laughed and then I glared at him saying stuff about how I didn't even study and how I guessed on everything. Then Mrs.Jelogon saw us arguing and walked over to Drake and I.

    "Is everything ok here Ms.Lafaire and Mr.Rocker?" she asked with a stern look on her face. "Yeah me and Lexii are cool Mrs.Jelo! No need to worry 'bout us!" Drake said as he leaned back in his chair and put his feet on the table.

    Sometimes he just has no common sense. Drake always called her that and it annoyed the heck out of her. As Mrs.Jelogon gave Drake a lesson about common courtesy, which I know he ignored, I looked out the window at all the birds on the lake next to the school looking back to that one day...


    .:FLASHBACK:.


    "Lexii why do you always look at that lake?" Drake asked annoyed that I was ignoring him

    I was about 6 my birthday was today at the time and I wore a black dress still grieving my loss. My hair was curly and had a black bow. Drake had already turned 7 and wore a plain black shirt and jeans also still grieving. His hair was shorter but in the same style. For some reason he was very mature for his age.

    "What? Oh! Um sorry Drake but I'm just thinking..." I said as I let my voice trail off looking back out to the lake
    "Thinking about what?"
    "I'm just thinking about how great it would be to be free from this place! Like the birds on the lake! They're free! I want to be free like them!" I said trying to hold back a few tears. Hey I was 6! Give me a break!
    Drake let out a sigh and said "Lexii only animals can be free from the stuff we've endured but I think I know something that might cheer you up! I'll be right back."

    I returned my gaze to the lake and the birds and everything that was relatively normal in the world. After about 2 minutes Drake came back holding something behind his back.

    "Happy birthday Lexii" He says as he handed me a comic book.

    The comic book had 3 animals like creatures on the cover. One was a yellow fox like thing. Another one was looked like a red echidna or something like that. The last one was a blue um hedgehog? I looked back at Drake and saw him smiling.

    "Drake what is this?" I said puzzled.
    "This is the Sonic The Hedgehog comic! I thought you'd be more interested in this than birds on that crummy little pond out there!"

    I opened the comic to the first page. I read and read and read.


    .:END OF FLASHBACK:.


    Ever since then I've been hooked.

    After class school was over and Drake and I walked home as usual after I made a joke to him about how he should get his books so he could get some late work done. When we got home we walked up to the room we shared but not without saying hi to Ms.Apple the house keeper before we went up. We called her Ms.Apple because she made the best apple pie and apple cookies.

    I kicked off my shoes and collapsed on the bed exhausted. I saw Drake open his trunk of stuff that he keeps under his bed and grab a can of spray paint and what looked like two masks.

    "Can't we go tomorrow night?! I don't feel like leaving the orphanage! I'm too tired!" you groaned as you put a pillow over your head.

    Yes it's a hard truth but Drake and I were both orphans who's parents knew each other. That's the only reason we shared a room. We loved "painting" at the old abandoned barn off Mike Ave. but I hated the mask he made me wear so we wouldn't get caught. He got a cool mask that looked like a gray hedgehog with a scar over it's left eye.You had a mask that looked like some sort of girl gray hedgehog only it had a tear on it's right ear or that's what you called it since it was really just torn off by someone.

    "Hey come on and get up! Remember we're going to down town to try to make a deal with these guy's! So get your lazy butt up!" He threw a can of spray paint at my and I groaned.

    The last time he tried to make a deal we got caught by the police and almost thrown in jail if it weren't for Mrs.Jelo who was also the head mistress at the orphanage. I got up and got into my painting clothes (making sure Drake wasn't looking as I undressed) which meant only changing into a sweater with no sleeves and a black skirt and putting on a gold heart shaped locket. While Drake put on black boot's with a gray and black sweater which he pulled up his sleeves to about his elbows and put on black shorts (and I made sure to turn away while he was doing so), black gloves with no fingers and a utility belt which he kept his extra cans of spray paint in. I packed your bag with you favorite color spray paint which was blood red, a pack of gum, a different sweater encase it got cold, a ring pop, my favorite Sonic comic which had Scourges epic battle with Sonic, a water bottle, two granola bars, and a pic of my mom and dad which I held closely before putting it in. While Drake put what seemed like 12 different colored cans of spray paint, a first aid kit just encase, and two sandwiches which Ms.Apple made for us almost every night because she knew what we were doing. With all our thing's packed we climbed out of the window, on to the fire escape and down the stairs. We walked about 1 mile until we came to the place where we were supposed to meet with our deal makers. We saw a shadow emerge and 3 other guy's behind him.

    "Well look who showed up. The hedgehogs of the barnyard!" They all laughed they're heads off while I just growled at them.
    Drake had to hold me back with his hand and said "Enough fun and games now do you guy's have a deal or not?"
    The man who was supposedly their leader smirked and pulled out a gun. Drake and I stood in shock and fright as the man said "Yeah I gotta deal for ya'. Give us your barn and nobody get's hurt!"

    Dang it! I thought as Drake and I just stood their for a second.

    Then Drake said "Fine on one condition!"

    My heart sank. Drake would never give up our barn! It was one of the only things we lived for! He either had a plan or has gone completely insane!

    "Ok animal I'll play along!" The man said "What the one condition?"
    "Drake! No!" I said frantic not wanting him to give up our families barn
    "If you get our barn we want something in return" He said holding me back
    "Ok! What do you want? Paint? Comics? Guns?" The man said now `letting his guard down
    "I want emeralds! Chaos emeralds!" As Drake said that I finally understood.

    The men became confused and I kicked the gun out the mans hand and ran with Drake as fast as I could go! My heart was going as fast as your feet while I could hear the men chasing us.Then I saw something glowing purple up ahead.

    "Drake! Over there! I think it's a portal!" you said frantic. Right after that Drake picked me up bridal style and ran through the portal! I looked back and saw the men standing at the portal in fear, not going in it.

    When I got out of the portal I landed on my a** in a dark forest like the kind of forest you would find Scourges castle in. I looked around and didn't see Drake anywhere!

    "Drake!" I yelled.
    Then I heard "Lexii, get the hell off me or I'll pummel you!"

    I looked down and saw Drakes boots, I was sitting on him! I got up as quick as I could and helped Drake up but when I saw his face he was a gray hedgehog with brown hair that slashed over his left eye. He was wearing the same clothes but they were all dirty probably from when I landed on him.

    Drakes P.O.V.

    When I saw Lexii's face she was a gray hedgehog with curly hair and bangs that almost covered her eyes. She had a rip in her right ear but other than that her clothes were the same she just had a body that was more curved in certain area's. As I examined her I felt my face start to turn red. Then I heard a rustle of leaves and before I could say or do anything I felt a sharp pain hit my neck and then all went black.