I was eating breakfast when I heard my doorbell ringing. I got up and opened the door to reveal a maroon-colored hedgehog with bright yellow eyes. He was wearing a pair of dark blue sneakers and, like most people, a pair of white gloves.

"Hello. How can I help you?" I asked.

The hedgehog studied me. "The question you should be asking," He said. "Is how I can help you."

"Excuse me?"

The hedgehog grinned. "Baby, do you have a boyfriend?"

I put my hands on my hips. "That is none of your business."

"Oh, but it is my business." He leaned in closer. "Answer the question."

I tried to close the door, but the hedgehog blocked it with his foot. He opened it back up and grabbed me by my hips. "You think your going to get away from me that easy?" He pulled me closer to him. "Well your damn wrong."

"Let her go." Someone said.

The hedgehog turned around and I moved my head to the side to see Sonic, standing in the doorway. His expression was stone cold, and he was staring daggers at the hedgehog.

"Sonic!" I exclaimed. Thank God he was here! I was about to summon my hammer on this creep.

He shot me a quick glance, and then focused his attention back on the hedgehog. "I said," Sonic said, stepping forward. "Let her go."

The hedgehog looked at me, then back at Sonic. He smirked. "And what if I don't care what you say?"

"Then your going to make this a whole lot harder."

The hedgehog finally released me, and I stumbled back a little. Sonic shot me another quick glance to make sure I was alright.

"Are you her mate?" The hedgehog asked.

Mate?

Sonic blushed. "Um, no."

"Well," The hedgehog said. "Looks like we got a competition on our hands."

Oh boy. I should probably end this before things get out of hand. I summoned my hammer and whacked it on the hedgehog's head. He passed out and fell to the ground.

"Annnd I think that's enough." I said.

"Are you alright?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." I looked down at the motionless body before me. "Some people..."

Sonic said nothing. He picked up the hedgehog and sped off. In a few seconds, he was back.

"Where did you take him?" I asked.

"Somewhere far away from here." Sonic said. He took a deap breath. "Amy, there's something I need to talk to you about."

My heart skipped a beat. He needs to talk about something! Could he be confessing his feelings for me? I fizzled with excitement.

I gestured to the couch. "Have a seat."

Sonic sat down, and I sat down next to him. I schooced over some so that we were touching. For some reason, I was feeling very frisky today.

Sonic must've noticed how close I was sitting, because he blushed and started to sweat.

"Amy, do you know what day it is?" Sonic asked.

"April 1st." I said.

"Yes, but do you know what April 1st is?"

"April Fools Day."

"Besides that."

I thought for a minute, but I couldn't think of anything else that happened on April 1st.

"I don't know anything else that happened today." I said.

"It's the first day of the hedgehog mating season." Sonic said.

My heart skipped a beat again. Mating season! So that's why I'm feeling frisky today. At least, around Sonic.

"Mating season, eh?" I said seductively. I winked at Sonic. His face turned redder, and he crossed his right leg over his left. I could hear his fingers tapping against the couch.

"Yes, mating season. That's why that hedgehog was trying to rape you." Sonic said.

"He was going to rape me?" I asked fearfully. I knew the guy was a creep, but I didn't think he was going to rape me.

Sonic turned to face me. "I think so."

I shivered at the thought. Every girl I knew had a fear of being raped. Rouge told me that she was raped, when she was 17. I could tell by the look on her face when she was talking about it that it was horrible.

"Don't worry Amy," Sonic said. "I will never, ever let anyone hurt you."

"I know." I said. I gave him a quick kiss on the cheek. Blushing, he turned to look at me. We stared into each other's eyes for a long time. Sonic began running his fingers through my curls. I rested my head on his forearm.

I wish it could always be like that. But unfortunately, Sonic is still too shy to admit his feelings for me, even after 6 years. He seemed to snap back to his senses and turned away, letting his hand fall back down to his side. I huffed.

"Why are you always resisting me?" I asked.

Sonic looked down at his feet.

"Answer me!" I said frustratedly.

He said nothing.

I grabbed his chin and lifted it up so he was looking me in the eye. "Answer me!"

"I don't have an answer for you, Amy. I'm sorry." Sonic said. He sounded sincere, so I released his chin. I sighed and turned away.

"If you don't have anything else to tell me, I'd like you to leave." I said.

"Actually, there are some things I need to tell you." Sonic said.

"Make it quick."

"Mating season lasts from April 1st to September 9th. Keep the door to your bathroom closed—male hedgehogs can smell you through your urine. And just in case anything happens, you may wanna start taking birth control."

"Wait—male hedgehogs can smell me through my urine?"

Sonic looked away. "Yeah..."

"Does that mean you can smell me?"

"Yes..."

"Do I smell bad?" I asked worriedly.

"Depends on the hedgehog."

"Do I smell bad to you?"

Sonic immediately turned back to face me. "No, no, of course not! To me you smell intoxicating."

"Do you really mean that, Sonic?"

He nodded.

I smiled at him.

"I'll leave you alone now." Sonic said. He got up and walked towards the door. "Amy?"

"Yes?" I said.

"If you need me, I'm just a call away."

I smiled. "I know."

Sonic gave me his signature thumbs up and left.