Entry 1

Hello, diary! I've decided to keep you as a memoir of my new adulthood. You see, Sonic said he'd never date me until I grew up, and today is my eighteenth birthday. That makes me an adult, and finally able to date him!

Well, I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is Amy Rose. I'm a pink hedgehog, which is unusual, but for the most part I'm pretty ordinary. Not like Sonic. He's anything but ordinary. Even if I didn't love him wildly, that would be true.

Since so much of this is about Sonic, I should tell you about him. Sonic is a blue hedgehog, and he's twenty-two now. If I had to say one thing about him, it would be that boy, he can run! Most people can run, but no one runs like Sonic. If you ever see him outrunning robots, dodging all sorts of firepower, smashing his own paths through anything in his way, let me tell you, you sure don't forget it! It's like nothing else in the world. He's the blue blur, he lives for speed. There's no way to describe how he does the things he does. He's very brave and strong and honest and soooo cute!

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I must sound like a ditzy schoolgirl. Now come on, can you really blame me? Sonic rescued me when I was twelve, and I've loved him ever since. It's been six years now, and I feel the same way. And can you honestly say that you've been able to think clearly when it came to someone you loved? Well, you can't, of course, you're a diary, but if you were a person I'm sure you couldn't say that.

I guess I should bring you up to speed. When I was twelve, Sonic had a bunch of great battles with Robotnik. (Yes, we called him Eggman to make fun of him, but he's not going to read this, so I might as well use his real name.) As a result, Sonic got rich and famous quickly. He did the smart thing and gave most of the money to Tails, his best friend and kind-of adopted brother; Tails used the money to start some businesses of his own. Sonic, of course, never worked a day in his life; once his celebrity started to cool down, he went back to being a lazy guy. He hangs out at the swimming pools and beaches of the area, he plays with Tails, he goes around and makes the most of his celebrity.

Sonic has two homes. He has an apartment in Station Square, and he also lives with Tails at their old workshop. Aside from that, he goes wherever his feet take him.

He tries to live large, but it doesn't suit him. When it comes down to it, he's just a guy who doesn't want to work—just have fun. I guess that's something I like about him. He doesn't have a worry or care in the world. I mean, he is responsible in that he wants to make sure nothing really bad happens. He's not a crime-fighter, but you can count on him to show up whenever something big is on the horizon—like when Robotnik tries to come back, or when there's a big war looming.

Oh, gosh, I can't stop thinking about him! I'm sorry, diary, that you have to listen to me rant about Sonic, but I've really made my life all about him!

I have the apartment next to Sonic's. He didn't want us living together, but he sure wasn't going to clean up after himself and, as he said, "There's no one else I trust with my stuff." So he gave me an extra key and rented the next apartment for me and told me to take care of his apartment while he's away.

In all honesty, it's a steal for me. He really doesn't have that much stuff, and although what stuff he has he doesn't try to clean (it's almost like he tries to make it messy) it's no big deal for me to manage it all.

So I make sure there's always food in the refrigerator and clean socks and gloves and at least two extra pairs of shoes always available. I wash his sheets and tidy up after him.

But there's another reason I love to go into his apartment. He has a presence there. Even when he's not there, the feeling of Sonic is everywhere. It's a place he doesn't let anyone else go, so even though I'm not there when he is, it's like our private place. It's a bit of Sonic that he gives me that he won't show anyone else, and I treasure it beyond reason. In a way, that's the closest I get to him.

Yes, I've followed him for years, but he always came up with reasons to dismiss me. Well, he's out of reasons now. I've waited patiently for him, and my time has come!

Tomorrow I'm going to ask him out, and I'm not gonna give up until he says yes. See you then!