Hi everyone! Well, it's my first fanfic on a video game, and maybe the first one I post too! So, please be nice to me. I do accept constructive criticism, and nice reviews as well, but please, no flames. Also, I dedicate this fanfic to my friend Melissa, who so desperately wants Sonic & Amy to be together. I thank you and may I present (and hope you don't get bored!) Highschool for Hedgehogs & Other Crazed Animals!

Chapter 1

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog or any of its games. If I did, there would be more scenes of Sonic & Amy, & they would be together. Now, this is the first & last time I will say this. Everybody knows I don't own it!

Sonic ran quickly through the streets of Station Square. 'Aww man! I'm gonna be late if I don't run any faster!' He picked up his pace as he saw his destination up ahead. He quickly screeched to a halt right in front of the highschool. He dusted himself off before heading inside the gates to the grounds. He looked around and soon found Tails standing off to the right, all alone and being taunted by some seniors. Sonic sighed. 'Poor Tails. He's a sophomore, and still being picked on by higher ups.' He walk right up to him yelling, "Hey you guys! Quit picking on him!"

Tails looked over to Sonic with a sigh of relief. "Sonic!" he yelled before one of the guys punched him in the face.

"Hey! Quit talkin' you newbie!"

Tails fell to the ground, but didn't stay there for long as another guy picked him up and held him up to the other two.

"Hey, look guys, a new punching bag for us," he said with a grin on his face. The other two smiled as well, and were fixing to beat him up some more if Sonic didn't turn into ball-form to knock Tails out of the guy's grip. He yelped in pain and held his hand as Sonic stood in the middle with Tails hiding behind him.

"Sonic, be careful!" Tails said to him as the three guys walked closer to him.

"Hey look. This is new, a junior protecting a freshman," the third one said. The others nodded in response.

"Hey! I'm a sophomore, not a freshman!" Tails yelled at them. The three growled in response and Tails yelped and quickly ducked behind Sonic more. Sonic sighed and rolled his eyes.

"Nice going Tails…"

The three chuckled and walked closer, one of them grabbing Sonic by the neck and lifting him up.

"Sonic!" Tails yelled, but was soon silenced as the second one grabbed him by his two tails and yanked him up.

"Tails…" Sonic said weakly from the lack of air and closed his eyes, waiting for a beating and hoping Tails would be okay. But it never came.

"Hey you guys, let them down now."

The third one looked over and said, "These friends of your, Knux?"

Sonic heard Tails yell "Knuckles!" and felt himself falling on his butt, as did Tails. "You okay?" he asked Tails. Tails nodded in response. Sonic stood up and looked over at the three. The first one, probably the leader, said, "Next time, whether Knucklehead is here to save you or not, we won't go easy on you." They then walked off. Sonic nodded in reply while Tails whimpered, his tails curling up around him.

Knuckles came up to them saying, "Sorry I wasn't here earlier guys."

"Its okay Knuckles," Sonic said, helping Tails up. "Who were those guys earlier Knux? They seemed to know you, as you knew them."

Knuckles shook his head. "Nah, I don't know them friend-wise, but all seniors know them… and fear them."

"But you don't seem scared of them," Tails said.

"That's because I have these," Knuckles said, holding up his fists. "But that's besides the point. They're cats, more specify, lions. The first one, the leader, has that nasty scar, rumored to has he got that from a cat fight, no pun intended."

"What are their names?" Sonic asked.

"The leader's name is Bruce," Knuckles said, shuddering a little bit. "The second one's name is Champ, and the third's is Black."

Bruce is a regular looking lion, gold with a mane as well. Whiskers, teeth, tail and claws all come with him. His mane is a darker shade of gold, and has ears just like Sonic's. As said earlier, he has a scar on his left cheek.

Champ looks the same as Bruce, except he doesn't have the scar, and his fur is darker, almost brown, and his mane is gold.

Black is the same, also without the scar. His fur is black (hence the name), and his mane is too. It doesn't look like he has one unless you feel it or he poofs it up to make him look scarier and more powerful. They are all seniors like Knuckles, and are all dangerous.

Sonic nodded his head, compressing all the information that Knuckles said into his brain. 'I better keep a lookout on those guys.'

"So, besides that, how do y'all think the first day of highschool gonna be for y'all?" Knuckles asked, smiling. He didn't have to worry much since this was his last year of school.

"I think I'll do fine. It's just-"

"SONIC!"

Sonic stopped his sentence to look towards whoever called his name. "Oh no…" he said as Amy came running up to him. She came up to him, panting. 'She must have ran to school,' Sonic thought. As he looked at her, Sonic couldn't help but notice what she was wearing. It wasn't her regular red dress that she usually wears. She was wearing a pink tanktop, and red jeans. The boots and gloves were the same, along with her hairpiece.

"Heh. Hi Amy," Sonic said nervously. For some reason, that outfit made him feel strange. 'What's with me?'

"You better be careful Amy," Tails said, stepping up beside Sonic. "Those seniors, and even juniors, will get you good if you don't watch out. Trust me."

"It's okay Tails," Amy said to him. "If anything happens to me, Sonic will be there to save me, right Sonic?" she asked, leaning towards him.

Whenever Amy said that, Sonic felt a tinge of jealously inside him. "Uh… sure. Of course Amy."

She smiled at him, and Sonic felt good inside. He smiled back, but soon stopped himself from keeping. 'What's wrong with me! I've never acted this way around Amy before! So why's it happening now!'

Unknown to all four of them, two pairs of yellow eyes were staring at Amy and Sonic. 'Not if I can help it Sonic the Hedgehog.'

I actually thought that this was a good first chapter. Also, before any of you ask, I'll tell you all the characters that will be in the story. We have: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, & Rouge. (and they will appear in that order too by the way) At first, I wasn't going to add any OC's (original characters), and just make the three bullies just someone I put in there. But then as I was writing it, I decided to make them more complex, and you will see them later in the story, or maybe even in the next chapter! Speaking of the next chapter, Shadow will be showing up then, so for all you Shadow loving fans, he'll be coming into the story next. Just to tell y'all ahead of time, I'm sorry if the characters seem a little (or a lot) OOC (out of character), but I'm doing my best here, & I'll try to better in the future. Also, there will be probably two love triangles, & I bet you can guess which three people will be in each triangle. hint hint O.k., enough of my ranting. Just please review because me like reviews! Ah yes, me like the reviews…