Hey, guys! I'm back! And here's my new but short fanfic! Damn you hiatus-ness! Hope you enjoy! And this fic is rated T, just to be safe. Plus, this is going to be in three chapters, just to let you know.

~In the Rain~

Part 1

"Soniiiiiiiic! Wait for me!" the pink hedgehog called out for her hero as she ran after him through the sections of the park. It was like a daily routine for her. Whenever she sees Sonic, she calls out for him, he'll run away, and she'll chase him like its no tomorrow.

"This is really getting annoying", the blue hedgehog thought with annoyance as he continued to run from his fan girl. Yes, this happens to him once in a while, but this was getting ridiculous.

On top of a hill, Sonic came to a stop and sat down under a tree. He sighed as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He may have lost Amy, but not for long. Nearly two minutes later, the pink female ran up the hill panting with exhaustion.

"Nice…try…Sonic", Amy panted with a small smirk. "You can…run all you want…but you can't…deny me."

Surprisingly, Sonic didn't move an inch when she caught up with him. In fact, all he did was thinking to himself with his arms crossed and eyes closed with irritation. Amy scratched her head confusingly. Why wasn't Sonic reacting as always? And what was on his mind?

"Um, Sonic?" Amy spoke a bit nervously.

"Amy", the male hedgehog replied as he opened his eyes. "We need to talk", he said seriously.

"About what?" Amy asked curiously.

"Well…" Sonic sighed as he stood up. Then he took two steps towards her, nearly closing the gap between them.

The pink hedgehog blushed as she stood there. Something's different about Sonic. What was with him today? Was he finally going to admit his feelings to her? Amy felt like that could happen, but she decided to stay patient otherwise.

"Listen, Amy", Sonic spoke again as the wind blew a little. "I know we've known each other for a long time, but…I just…"

"Is this a dream come true? Are you going to tell me that you love me?" Amy smiled with her hands together joyfully.

"What?" Sonic raised an eyebrow with an annoyed tone. "No, no, no, no, you don't understand. That's definitely not what I'm going to tell you."

"Huh?" the pink female's smile turned into a frown.

"What I'm trying to tell is…to stop chasing me. It's not worth it", Sonic replied honestly.

"But I-," Amy was about to speak but was quickly interrupted.

"I just can't deal with this anymore, Amy. I can't even take a break from Eggman's schemes with you glomping on me all the time."

"Well, um, I'm sorry. I-I didn't think that this was all too much for you."

"Wow, I wish you saw it sooner", Sonic crossed his arms.

"Look, what is your problem, Sonic?" Amy asked furiously.

"You", Sonic spoke harshly. "You're the problem. You're always the problem. From sunrise to sunset."

Amy was stunned at his harsh words. She didn't think that she would see this side of her hero. She felt like she couldn't speak because she was trying to hold back the tears.

"I'm serious, Amy", the blue hedgehog continued. "All you do is whine, cause everyone headaches, get kidnapped 100 times, and ruin my day. So knock it off and grow up."

"Sonic, I…I can't believe this", Amy lowered her head sadly.

"Well, believe it, Amy", Sonic responded. "I don't love you, and I never will. You're not the one for me, so stop begging me to marry you all the time. I mean, you're too young and naive to know things about marriage."

"Well I know a lot more than you do", Amy looked at him angrily. "When a man and a woman are meant to be, they say their vows and promises that they'll love each other until the end. That's how I feel about you. You've saved me so many times and I want to give you my love in return."

"But there's a problem, I only save you so I won't get in trouble. Not because I wanted to. And by the way, we were never meant to be", the male hedgehog replied. "…Anyway, it's best that if we just stay as acquaintances for now on and live separately." With that said, he turns to his left and starts walking away speedily.

"Sonic, wait!" Amy ran up to him and took hold of his shoulders, making him stop. "I know now. I need to depend on myself more and I need to be stronger. And maybe I need to change my style. Yeah, that way you'll change your mind", she said with confidence and sadness at the same time. "You just gotta give me a chance, Sonic."

"Why should I? I doubt that you'll ever change. And no matter what you do, I still won't have feelings for you. You can try, but it'll be a waste of time in my opinion", Sonic said impatiently. "Now leave me alone."

"You jerk!" Amy shoved him forward forcefully.

Getting irritated with the girl, Sonic did something unbelievable. He quickly turned around and smacked her across her face sharply. At that moment, Amy was shocked. She felt her left cheek where there was heat from Sonic's handprint. Snapping out of his angry mind, Sonic realized what he did and gasped.

"Amy, I'm sorry, I didn't mean it-", he tried to reach for her hand.

Sadly and fiercely, Amy returned the favor by smacking him on his cheek, leaving a big red mark on his cheek (a bit darker than Sonic's handprint). After that, she turned around and ran away from him with tears falling from her eyes. She never thought that Sonic would do such a thing to her. So was that his thanks to her? After helping him defeat Eggman and making delicious meals for him, is this what she gets? Now she was terribly heartbroken. She felt like her whole life was just wasted on a so-called hero. And so, she began to dash through the trees which led her to a path that barely had any sunlight.

Back with Sonic, he felt the handprint on his cheek and flinched from the heat of it. He felt ashamed of himself for hurting Amy emotionally and physically. If only he didn't let his anger get to him. Now he felt like a total loser. True, he was glad he told the truth to Amy, but he must've given her the hardcore truth. In order to make things right, he decided to follow Amy and apologize to her. He stopped in the middle of an area filled with grass and trees. Then he cupped his hands by his mouth.

"Amy! Where are you? If you can hear me, I'm sorry! C'mon, answer me!" he called out for her. Then he put two fingers in his mouth and let out a loud whistle sound. No response. Wherever Amy was, he hoped that she was ok.

Later on, the sky turned gray as thunder clouds hovered above the city. Amy was now sitting on a bench near a water fountain (she's now near the entrance of the park). She had her head down and tears falling down from her eyes. No one else was around. But she didn't mind because she didn't want to be bothered at the moment. She definitely didn't want to see Sonic ever again. Not after what he did to her. She felt her cheek again and whimpered depressingly to herself. Then she covered her face and sobbed. As if the weather felt her pain, rain began to fall from the clouds, making the sky a bit darker.

More and more Amy cried to herself. The rain was soaking her short hair and her red dress, but she didn't care. She just wanted to cry her heart out until her tears would subside. She now hated Sonic for what he said and did. He broke her heart and ruined her life. Now, Amy feels like she can't open her heart to anyone ever again.

Ten minutes have passed. The rain was pouring a bit harder and the sky was nearly black. The pink hedgehog was now lying on the bench, asleep from her crying. She didn't dare to think about the rain falling on her. Nor she cared about getting sick out in the rain. It was abnormal of her being this miserable, considering she was cheerful at times. However, that all changed today. Strangely, enough, the rain was soothing her pain and misery, so she began to like it and ignored getting wet in her sleep.

Suddenly, she felt someone shaking her gently on her shoulder and slowly opened her eyes. She sat up and looked up to see who woke her up. A surprised gasp came out of her mouth when she found out it was a familiar black hedgehog with red streaks that matched the color of his eyes. Plus, he had a black umbrella over his head which also protected Amy from the rain.

"What are you doing here?" he asked.

"What does it look like I'm doing?" Amy looked away emotionlessly.

"Well, from the looks of it, I say you were enjoying your new home", Shadow said sarcastically as he shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't have time for jokes, Shadow", Amy said exasperatingly. "I'm already upset, so I don't need anymore BS."

"Alright, alright", the black hedgehog shrugged as he sat down next to her, holding up the umbrella for both of them. "Talk to me. What's up?"

"Wait, why do you want to know?" the pink hedgehog turned to him awkwardly yet impatiently.

"Let's just say that I'm curious. It's not everyday that you see a young girl sleeping on a bench during a rainstorm", he replied without looking at her.

Amy looked at him oddly and curiously. She remembers that he's not much the talkative type and that they've only spoken a few times in the past. But she decided to let her guard down and tell him everything.

"Well, I was chasing Sonic as usual until we met up on a hill. He told me that I was annoying that he would never love me. We got into an argument. And before I knew it, he…he…" Amy tried to say the rest of the sentence but choked a little.

"He what?"

"He slapped me, right here", Amy pointed to her injured cheek. Suddenly she felt Shadow's hand under her chin, making her turn towards him. She let out a slight gasp as he did so. She watched as Shadow searched for any marks. He noticed a bit of red on her cheek and released her. "Um…" Amy said shyly.

"Hold this", Shadow gave Amy his umbrella and stood up.

"Wait, where are you going?" the female hedgehog quickly stood up as well.

"I'm gonna find him and kick his ass", the Ultimate Life Form crackled his fists. "In case you don't know, I don't like it when guys put their hands on women like that. There was no tolerance of that from I came from", he said truthfully with a hint of fury in his voice.

"ARK?" Amy wondered. "That's right. His first friend was a girl named Maria. They must've been close."

"I'll be right back", Shadow said and took off to find the fake hedgehog.

"Wait!" Amy reached her hand out for him but he didn't hear her since he went off with his impressive speed. "I don't believe it. He's actually going to confront Sonic for me. But is that a good idea? Far as I'm concern, he could…" She gasped. "He could kill him! No, I don't want that. I mean, sure Sonic hurt me but…I gotta get to them before it's too late." Hurriedly, she went off to find Shadow, while still having his umbrella over her head.

~End of Part 1~

Ok, I hope you've enjoyed it. There will be two more parts in this fic, so be patient for me, ok? See ya!