"Come to mommy, sweetie... you can do it~!" A young female human, named Lilly, smiles as she kneels down on the ground and holds her hands out. In front of her stood a little blue hedgehoglet, named Sonic. He was 10 months old and was in the process of learning how to walk. The little hedgehoglet whines and lowers his ears as he looks over to Lilly in the distance. (Even though it was a short distance, to Sonic it looked like she was miles away...) He slowly releases his grip on the couch and begins to slowly walk across the carpet. Soon he begins to build up confidence and starts to pick up a bit of speed. He squeals happily as he notices that Lilly was closer. As he approaches her, he tries to stop but soon ends up falling onto her legs. He whines a bit but looks up as Lilly was smiling down at him. She soon picks him up and holds him up in the air. "Such a clever boy! You're walking all by yourself!" Sonic giggles and kicks his feet as Lilly continues to hold him up in the air. He soon feels Lilly lower him down into her arms and nuzzles into her chest. Lilly kisses his head and looks down at his shoes. "I think it's time we got you some big boy shoes, sweetheart." Sonic coos curiously and looks down at his soft-padded shoes before looking up at Lilly. He soon giggles loudly as Lilly begins to tickle his shoe. Sonic squeals as he feels his foot being tickled under the shoe. "Good boys always get their tickle time~!" The little hedgehoglet giggles louder and kicks his feet before feeling Lilly stop the tickling. He rubs his eyes a bit as some tears were forming. "Sorry sweetie, mommy went a bit carried away!" Sonic giggles and holds onto Lilly as she walks over to the couch. She sits down and uses her free hand to open a book that she was reading. Sonic looks down at the book, curiously, and soon notices Lilly pointing at one of the pages. "Mommy found out that there's a shoe shop near here. How about we go and have a look for some new shoes for you?" The little hedgehoglet smiles and claps his hands. Lilly giggles and puts the book down before standing up and kissing Sonic's head. "Ok, let's go!" ------------------------------------ Once Lilly and Sonic had arrived at the shoe store, Sonic holds Lilly's hand and walks beside her as he curiously observes his surroundings. In the store were many sections that had a large amount of shelves, full of different coloured and patterned shoes. Sonic continues to look around as Lilly leads him to the children's shoes area. She lets go of his hand and watches as he begins to wonder around, looking at the many varities of shoes available. As Lilly watches Sonic, she soon notices a young female mobian walk over to her. "Hello madam, do you need any help at all?" Lilly smiles to the young woman before looking over to Sonic. "Yes, I'm looking for a pair of shoes for my son, Sonic. He's learning how to walk and he's doing a very good job!" The young female smiles over to Sonic as he toddles back to Lilly. "Ah, so these will be his first pair of shoes?" Lilly looks down at Sonic and ruffles his hair as he hides a bit behind her leg. "Yes. He is quite a trouble-maker too so they will have to be quite tough!" The young female giggles as she kneels down in front of Sonic. "Do not worry about that, m'am. All of our shoes have a three year guarantee! Now then, little one, let's get your feet measured..." Sonic sucks his thumb as he follows the female to a nearby bench. Lilly lifts Sonic onto the bench and sits down beside him as the female gets out a foot measuring device. "Ok Sonic, can you please stand up on here for me?" Lilly smiles as she lifts Sonic and places him on the ground. Sonic curiously walks over to the device and stands on it. "Thank you." The young female pushes the moving handle up to Sonic's toes and puts on her glasses as she reads the reading. "Hmm... size 1.5. That is rather small for a hedgehoglet your age... but no matter, I'm sure we will find the perfect shoes for you!" Sonic smiles and wags his tail as he steps off the device and looks up at Lilly. Lilly sits him on the bench and wraps an arm around him. "Wait here, madam and I will just go and get some pairs of tester shoes." Lilly smiles and nods as she holds Sonic closer to her. The little hedgehoglet coos and watches as the young female returns with three little pairs of black shoes. "Ok, I have got a size 1, 1.5 and 2 here just in case they're a bit big or small! Let's try the size 1 first, shall we?" Sonic watches curiously as the young female slides on his shoes and buckles them onto his feet. "Ok Sonic, give those a try." Sonic coos and smiles as Lilly places him onto the ground. Sonic begins to toddle around in the shoes but soon begins to cry. He sits down on the ground and holds his feet in his hands. The young female gasps and runs over, unbuckling the shoes and taking them off his feet. "I'm sorry, sweetheart... I think those are quite small for you!" Sonic sniffles and Lilly bends over, kissing his head. "Don't worry sweetie, we'll find some shoes that fit you." The young female smiles a bit as she takes the size 2 pair of shoes. She slides them onto Sonic's feet and buckles them onto his feet. "Ok, let's see what these are like..." Sonic begins to toddle around and smiles a bit as he gets faster. However, he soon feels his foot become unstable and trips over. He begins to cry once again and Lilly runs over, picking him up. The young female runs over also and unbuckles the shoes from his feet. "It seems that you WILL be a 1.5 after all! It is quite common for little ones like you to go a size bigger. I'm sorry, sweetheart..." Sonic sniffles a bit but soon calms down as Lilly sits him in her lap. The young female kneels down beside him and slides the last pair of shoes onto him. "Ok, these should be perfect..." As Lilly places Sonic on the ground, the little hedgehoglet lowers his ears and looks up at her. "Don't worry sweetie... these shoes should fit you fine." Sonic gulps a bit and soon begins to toddle around. After a few minutes, he squeals happily and walks back to Lilly. The young female gently pinches the toe of the shoe and smiles up at Lilly. "Yep, that's a perfect fit!" "I think we'll take those then, please!" "Great! I'll go and get our shoe selection book. We have a few colour variations in each size." Lilly smiles down at Sonic and soon sits beside him on the bench as the young female walks back over. She opens the book to Sonic's size and lays the book over Lilly's lap. "Here are all of the colours we do...." Sonic looks down at all of the pictures and smiles from how pretty the colours looked. Lilly looks down at the book and points at the page. "Which colour do you like, sweetie?" Sonic ponders at the different colours but soon lowers his ears as he realises that he doesn't like any of the colours available. He looks up at Lilly and shakes his head. "Don't you like any of the colours, sweetie?" Sonic makes a little whining sound as he nuzzles into Lilly's chest. Lilly looks up at the young female and makes a sympathetic expression. "I'm sorry... I don't think he likes any of the designs." The young female nods in agreement and smiles. "Don't worry madam, it is Sonic's decision after all. Though I'm afraid those are the only colours we can provide." "I think we'll go somewhere else. But thank you very much for your help. We know his shoe size now which will be very handy!" The young female smiles and nods as she picks up the pairs of tester shoes. "You're welcome, madam. Please feel free to come back anytime!" Lilly smiles and nods to the young female before holding Sonic's hand and walking beside him. She makes a sympathetic expression as she looks down at Sonic. His ears were lowered and he was making a pouting expression. "I'm sorry sweetie, but there are a few other shops we can try..." Sonic lets out a small sighing sound and Lilly soon smiles a bit as she notices a shoe shop across the path from them. "There's a shoe shop over there, sweetie. Maybe we can try the-- Sonic?" Lilly gasps a bit as she feels that Sonic's hand was no longer in her own. She looks around frantically but soon sighs in relief as she notices the little hedgehoglet kneeling down in front of a cabinet. Lilly walks over and curiously looks down at Sonic. He was smiling widely and his tail was wagging. "Pwetty shoes, mama!" Lilly looks inside and cabinet and smiles as she notices a little pair of red shoes. They had a white stripe across the top and golden buckles on either side. "Wow, those ARE pretty, sweetie!" The young assistant from before, notices Sonic staring at the pair of shoes and walks over, smiling. "Sonic seems to have quite a unique taste. A lot of the children who come in here tend to prefer the more rainbow coloured ones... I believe we do have his size in them too." Sonic continues to wag his tail as he looks up at Lilly with an excited expression on his face. Lilly kneels down beside him and kisses his muzzle. "Ok, we'll give these a try." The young female nods as she goes to get the shoes. Lilly scoops Sonic up in her arms and carries him back over to the bench, sitting him on it. A little while later, the young female returns and slides the shoes onto Sonic's feet. Sonic stands up and starts to toddle around. He squeals happily and begins to walk quicker, his feet still feeling comfortable. He walks back over to Lilly and smiles up at her, continuing to wag his tail. The young female giggles a bit as she looks up at Lilly. "I have a feeling that these are Sonic's favourite..." Lilly looks at the price tag of the shoes and makes a slightly upset expression. "These are quite expensive compared to the others..." Sonic lowers his ears and soon notices Lilly looking down at him. The young human thinks for a bit but soon smiles as she kneels down next to Sonic. "Are you sure you want these, sweetie?" Sonic nods his head, rapidly and looks down at the shoes, admiring how shiny they were. Lilly sighs a bit but soon smiles and kisses Sonic's muzzle. "We'll take them... but only if you wear them in the house to begin with." The little hedgehoglet nods and squeals happily as the young female removes the shoes from his feet. She smiles down at him. "I'll go and box these up and take them to the checkout for you, madam." Lilly smiles and nods as she helps Sonic put on his soft-padded shoes. She then takes Sonic's hand and leads him to the checkout. Once at the checkout, the young female pops the shoes into a small box and before closing it up. She then puts the box into a bag and types in the price into the computer. As Lilly was sorting out the payment, the young female shows Sonic a photograph of a male mobian. "You have made an excellent choice, little one! These shoes were designed by Charles Hedgehog, he is a great patron to the children of Mobius." Sonic, who was looking at the photograph, soon recognises the mobian and wags his tail as he looks up at Lilly. "Unca Chwuck!" Lilly curiously looks at the photograph and gently takes it from Sonic. "That's right... that IS him!" The young female recieves the photograph from Lilly and looks down at it before looking down at Sonic. "Wait... he's your uncle?" "Yweah, yweah!" The young female looks down at the photograph once again before looking down at Sonic. "Well I'll be... I can definitely see the family resemblance! He must have designed these with you in mind!" Sonic giggles and soon reaches up to Lilly as she finishes paying for the shoes. Lilly smiles and picks him up as she hands the shoebox to Sonic to hold. "Thanks again for all of your help!" "You're welcome, m'am. Enjoy those shoes, Sonic!" Sonic squeals and waves to the young female as he holds onto the shoebox. Lilly walks to the car with Sonic and takes the shoebox as she straps him into his carseat. She kisses his muzzle before giving the shoebox back to him. "Let's go home and try the shoes out, shall we?" "Yweah, yweah!"