So, just the other day, this random idea popped into my head… So alas, the plan seemed absolutely gorgeous to me, so I had to write it. Yeah, I know this wouldn't happen but…anyway, enjoy! This chapter is set after episode nine of Sonic X. Onwards, march!
How to Act
It was about three a.m. The night was completely silent; no crickets stirred, wind didn't blow through the long grass…nothing. Absolute silence. There was no sign of any life for miles around. A full moon lay behind a shadowy mass of clouds, as did the stars, making the night darker than usual, and more mysterious. No one would want to be outside when it looked so forlorn, so cold and deathly.
Which was exactly what the blue hedgehog wanted.
Slowly, he creeped onto the silent scene, wishing that he could've raced out here, but he knew better. It might've attracted Eggman, which was exactly what he and soon to be Amy would not need. So he had walked here.
Really, he wasn't all that far from Chris' house, actually less than a fourth of a mile. Otherwise he wouldn't have bothered to keep quiet and walk at the slowest speed he could muster; fifteen miles an hour. But the park was far enough away from any possible watchers that Sonic felt this was a good enough place for him and Amy to…in a way, reconnect. It had been months since the two of them had been truly alone with each other.
Sighing, wishing that she were already here with him, the blue hedgehog slowly slumped down onto a nearby swing, motioning it to creek slightly as he allowed his legs a small amount of movement through the gravel below.
Suddenly his head was up and his ears cocked this way and that. Smiling softly to himself, he got up from his seat and looked in the direction of the snapped twig, where a young pink hedgehog was slowly walking forward, a smile also playing on her lips.
He couldn't resist. Racing up to her, he quickly slammed his lips into hers, very aware when she just as quickly began kissing him back, putting her arms around his neck as he put his own in her short pink quills. Passion was racing through both of their systems; passion and love that hadn't been able to shoot through their veins for so long. Kissing her once more, the blue hedgehog slowly pulled away just enough so that their lips were still touching, but he could gaze into her jade eyes, and she his own forest green eyes.
A giggle escaped her lips then, a giggle he hadn't heard for a long time. But really, he heard it every day when she chased him around. This giggle was different though. They were in different circumstances. The true circumstances.
"I don't think I could've gone on much longer," the pink hedgehog admitted slowly. "I thought this would be easy." The blue hedgehog frowned slightly, his cocky grin fading for a second.
"Ames," he muttered softly, "I warned you this wouldn't be easy. Heck, I have to keep telling that to myself practically every day. To keep myself from turning to you when you chase me." The pink hedgehog blushed.
"Yeah…" she murmured just as quietly. "I wish I didn't have to act so…"
"Weird?" Sonic finished for her. He kissed her nose gently. "But you're cute when you pummel me with that giant hammer." Again, she blushed, and she shook her head.
"You know what I mean. Sometimes I think the whole group wishes I was normal. And I hate that feeling, Sonic. Why can't they know who I really am?"
"Amy, you know why," the hedgehog replied, sighing. Slowly he removed himself from the embrace and stepped away, turning to the silent night. "If they found out that we were…together, and that it was all just a game-"
"Yeah, yeah, I know," Amy spat, putting a hand on her hip. She glared viciously at the boy in front of her, even though she knew deep down it wasn't his fault. "They'd end up ruining everything, and Eggman would find out about…this, and then he'd use it against us. You've said that a thousand times, Sonic. But you have no idea how hard it is to pretend I'm a crazy lunatic, who's just in some fan-girl love with some hero!" Tears were starting to gather in the girl's eyes, and she noted angrily that Sonic hadn't turned back to her yet.
"You think your part's hard?" the blue hedgehog breathed. She could tell he was trying to be gentle, but she knew all of his phases. He was getting upset with her. "Amy," he turned to her then, his face stern enough to make her take a step back in alarm. "Every day, when you chase me, I have to be the bad guy. I have to run away from you, every single day, and pretend I don't care a hoot about you, when really I'm dyin' inside when I see your fake tears, every time I run away."
"You know as well as I do that there's no reason to feel bad about fake emotions!" Amy exclaimed. "Those tears are completely useless. You know I know that you love me." Sonic sighed, exasperated.
"Ames," he whined softly, shaking his head from side to side, making his long quills fall in front of his face. "You just don't get it…"
"And you don't get what it's like to have a fake identity." Sonic looked up then, looking exhausted, and he sighed again before plopping down on the soft grass below him. Amy did the same, only inches away from him. She took his hand slowly in hers, and he squeezed it with every ounce of love for her he had.
"I'm sorry, Amy," he whispered, after a thoughtful silence between the two of them. "I guess it would be hard to act the way you do…" Amy sighed understandingly.
"But your act is hard too," she muttered. "I mean, it was a huge risk to dive in after me today at the beach." Sonic frowned and looked at her sadly.
"What else was I supposed to do?" he asked, not expecting an answer. "No one else would've dived in after you. No one else is in love with you."
"Not the same way, no," Amy replied slowly. "But Cream's like a sister to me, and Tails a brother. Someone would've tried to save me."
"The word's 'tried', Amy," Sonic huffed. "They would've been too late to save you, when everything came down to it. I was the closest one to you, so I had to do what I had to do."
"But you could've drowned!" Amy cried. "And Eggman could've thought-"
Sonic pressed a finger in front of her lips suddenly, smiling gently at her. Blinking in confusion, the pink hedgehog was a bit taken aback when he removed his finger, cupped her chin with his hand, and kissed her.
But the confusion didn't last for long, and Amy allowed herself to be pulled into bliss, along with Sonic, as their kiss became more loving. A few minutes passed, and then Sonic pulled away gently.
Again, the two gazed into each others eyes, lost within their own shared world. All Amy could feel was Sonic's warm breath on her lips, and all Sonic could feel were Amy's hands somewhere in his quills.
"I know Eggman could've figured it out," Sonic whispered lovingly. Amy closed her eyes and nuzzled her head into his warm chest. Lying down in the grass, the blue hedgehog pulled her closer to himself before continuing. "He could've figured it out from the instant I started loving you."
"Really," Amy admitted, "I think he knows enough to kidnap me already. I mean, what kind of a guy would put up with someone like me?" Sonic shrugged.
"Someone might be able to," he figured, shifting his gaze up to the night sky, still covered with clouds. "I mean, I am a very nice guy, and I try to treat everyone kindly."
"Yeah, well, if I were you I would've already lectured the girl to the point that she was still my friend, but never attacked me." Sonic laughed out loud.
"Well," he started, "You do have more of a temper problem then me…" Amy smacked him playfully, and the blue hedgehog whined pitifully, rubbing his arm for a minute before sighing contently. A comforting silence fell between the two love birds, until suddenly Amy said,
"Sonic? What if he does figure it out completely? What if he does end up kidnapping me and hurting me like you've said could happen if he ever knew?" The blue hedgehog didn't respond for a moment, and Amy bit her lip. She already knew the real answer. He didn't know. Really, their plan about keeping their relationship a secret to keep Amy safe from any possible Eggman plans, was pretty shabby. It could blow up to pieces with just one wrong move on either of their parts. If Sonic hinted even once more that he felt anything towards her, Eggman could put two and two together. If Amy stopped chasing him for even a second, everyone would either think she was sick or something was up.
"I'd save you, like usual." His answer was so sudden that Amy practically jumped in his arms. Slowly the words sunk in, and she smiled broadly. Of course he'd save her. He always did, and it always worked.
"What if the others found out about my real personality?" Another silence, but this time it wasn't so awkward.
"I'd tell them that if they told a soul I'd kill every single one of them in a second." The blue hedgehog smiled smugly to himself while Amy giggled softly within his chest, sending butterflies up in his stomach. It had been so long since they'd been able to be real with each other. This was like Heaven to both hedgehogs.
And then, of course, all heck broke loose.
"Amy?" The voice sent both hedgehogs into panic mode, and they anxiously glanced around, their eyes both ending up on none other than young Cream.
"Prepare for 'what if, act seven'," Sonic muttered softly into Amy's ear, and she nodded. They had this all under control.
"Cream?" Amy's voice went up, and she about pulled away from Sonic's arms, but stopped herself. Looking back up at him she smiled broadly and the blue hedgehog grimaced, pulling away from her himself. Cream looked at the two of them in a confused manner.
"Uh, Amy…?" The young rabbit's voice was startled, full of the confusion written across her face as Sonic raced off without looking back. Amy turned to her, smiling broadly. But her eyes were empty.
"Cream… He…"
"What happened?" Cream practically squealed, excitement coursing through her veins.
"Well…I think he likes me!" Okay, those weren't the words rehearsed in her mind. Cream looked at her in a puzzled way.
"Yeah, we've established that," she said slowly. "What did he do?" Amy mentally shook her head, telling herself to snap out of it and get into character.
"Well…You see, I came out here to think things through, about you know…the beach." Amy forced herself to smile kindly at the rabbit and not to cry, knowing that she was lying to her own sister. "And when I entered the park, there was Sonic, in a tree!" Cream gasped.
"Keep going!" Amy put on a playful face, mixed in with sternness, and she hoped she wasn't going too far out of character when she said,
"I'll tell you on the way back, Cream. It's late. Why aren't you in bed?"
"I was thirsty, and I noticed you weren't at home so…"
Good. The move had been a safe one.
"But go on! What happened next?" Cream cried out as she and Amy slowly made their ways back to Chris' home.
Meanwhile, not far away, hidden within a pine tree, Sonic smiled sadly at the retreating girls.
"That's my Ames," he muttered to himself, and then he leaped out of the tree, hardly making a sound, and raced off into the wind in the opposite direction of the girls, trying not to let his emotions get ahead of him. Amy was being kept safe this way, he reminded himself. He couldn't ruin it for both of them. And with that thought, he picked up speed, and continued running away from his stalker.
Just as planned.
As I finished this lil' oneshot up, I was thinking…I could very well make this a longer story. Of course, it wouldn't be related to any of my previous stories. If you like this crazy idea enough to make it into a story about hiding love from everyone else, lemme know! Thanks for reading!
~Ksonic~
