Author's Note: This is actually my first fiction is quite a while. I tried writing another one before, but a certain event involving a death in the family kind of made me loose my edge. So, as a result, I took the fic off of the site, not sure if I could write again. But thanks to a few friends, and fellow writers, I'm back in action and ready to hit the keyboard again! This story is a bit short, but I still hope everyone enjoys.

Chapter 1: The Call

May 26th 7: 45 PM – East Station Square

Amy walked home from her long day of shopping at the Station Square Mall. Endless bags of clothes, shoes, and other magnificent accessories dangled from her then arms and she struggled to carry them all. She was tired. Gone all day without a bit of rest. The next thing she wanted to do was reach her apartment, fall flat on the floor, curl up, and sleep right there. However, she knew she couldn't become lazy just because she desperately wanted to lie down. Looking into the distance at the setting sun, she heaved a big, long sigh. "I really need a man to help out with these things."

She thought of asking Sonic and Tails along for the ride, but as usual, they were out saving the world from Eggman. She would have loved nothing more than to be with her one true love. But as fate would have it, she couldn't. Nothing has changed at all. And asking knuckles to come along would be like trying to get a cat into water. He wouldn't do it. Ever. She faced the fact that she was alone and had no choice but to deal with it.

As she finally arrived at the Palm Square apartment complex, she climbed the stairs to the third floor and made her way down the long catwalk to her room. She stared up at the large, gold colored numbers, 34, and sighed again. She reached inside her coat pocket and took out her key. Sliding it inside the lock, she turned it counterclockwise and pushed the door open with the tip of her foot. The air in the cool apartment felt refreshing to her. Being outside all day, she quickly adjusted to the beautiful smell of her own home. The sweet aroma of roses flushed up her nostrils, and for that moment, she thought she was in paradise. Closing the door and looking around, she found that she wasn't. It was just the same old home she had been living in for almost a year. She threw her bags onto her white sofa and plopped down right next to them in the only spot left she could fit herself.

She slipped off her boots and coat, carelessly throwing them behind the couch. She was done. Though she had wanted to make it to her bed, the sofa felt just as comfortable. Plus, she didn't feel like moving. Right there was good enough, and she decided that's where she would take her long deserved catnap. Drawing her feet up onto the cushions, the pink hedgehog lie down, placing her head onto the armrest. Slowly shutting her eyes, Amy drifted off into dreamland, where she hoped she would remain without the hindrance of the outside world. But is would seem the outside world just wouldn't let her escape.

Not long before she closed her eyes, the telephone on the pedestal beside her rang. Amy's eyes shot open again, upset. "Who the heck could be calling me now? It had better not be Sonic! This is probably the one time I can deal without him." she complained.

The phone continued ringing and Amy crept over the side of the couch to check the caller id. Unknown caller. For a moment, she thought about not answering it. She pretty much never answered calls unless she absolutely knew who it was. It was paranoia that she couldn't seem to shake. But this time, it felt different. Something about the phone ringing seemed to bug every inch of her. Maybe, just this one time…she would do it.

"Hello?" she picked up and spoke into the receiver.

No answer. This is exactly why she never answered her phone. "Kids and their stupid pranks…" she said, about to hang it up. Suddenly, she heard a faint whispering come from the phone and stopped cold with her thumb on the off button. "Hello? Is someone there?"

No answer again. What seemed like a prank before was really beginning to scare her now. She moved her thumb towards the button again, and like before, heard the strange whispering. "Alright! This is getting old! Just who the heck is this!" she screamed with irritation in her tone.

"………Amy Rose…….." someone finally said back. The voice was deep and feminine, and had an eerie feeling about it. The kind of feeling that made Amy shiver all over. She hesitated to answer, not recognizing who this person was. But whoever it was knew her. At least, they did.

"Yes, this is her. Who is this?"

"….So…I've finally managed to catch you…I'm so sorry to have disturbed your slumber…."

"Wait!" Amy cried all of a sudden. Her hair stood on end and her muscles tightened. "How…how did you know I was sleeping?"

"…That can wait. For now…I'm glad I had a chance to hear your voice again…sleep well Amy Rose…sleep very well……." the voice said, disappearing under a haze of static. Amy tore the phone away from her ear, slamming it back down on the charger. Trickles of sweat dripped down her forehead. In just that instant, she was petrified. This wasn't a feeling she experienced before, like when she was involved in a dangerous situation with Sonic and the others. Or the impeding fear of Eggman. No, this was a different kind of fear. Just by hearing the mysterious caller's voice, she managed to forget about everything else in her world.

Slumping back down onto the cushions, Amy sat there with her eyes wide open. She looked down at her right hand, which she could see it trembling. Was it because of the fear? Was it because of the mysterious caller's voice? She took her right hand and clutched it in her left, trying to stop it from shaking. But it wouldn't stop.

"Maybe…maybe I just need some rest…" she thought, lying back down in her previous position.

She tried to close her eyes, but they refused to shut themselves. Her right hand began to tremble again, despite her efforts to try and calm it. She lay there, motionless, her eyes fixed on the phone beside her. As she stared at it, her heart rate began to speed up and her entire body, not just her hand, started to tremble as well.

"What…what the hell is going on…….?"