It was a tempting thought. But no. Closing eyes was what really small children did, Cream told herself. She was a big girl now. Almost seven. 'I can keep them open,' she said softly. 'I saw the Metarex out in space all the time and... and I didn't close my eyes once, I promise.'
And that meant she could be brave now too, Cream thought. Sonic himself had told her that once. Besides, it was a little easier to feel brave when she was holding Chidori's hand and wasn't entirely on her own anymore.
It really was a nice name... and funny sounding too. Chi-dori. Cream tested it a few times in her head, getting a feel for the sound of it. Chi-dori. Chido-ri. Cidori... If you said it in the right way, it almost soudned like chao-speak.