A thirteen year old Amy skipped outside to meet her boyfriend, Sonic the Hedgehog. She skipped happily, her short, pleated red and black plaid skirt bouncing as her red blazer almost fell off, revealing her plain white button-up blouse. In her hands she held a glass container with a fresh made chillidog from her 7th period Home Ec. class. She skipped around a corner humming to herself, stopping to a brisk walk and stopped singing altogether. Amy walked another five feet, twenty feet from the gym behind her. Another five feet in front of her stood Sonic, talking to a squirrel with maroon hair, baby blue eyes, blazer, boots, white blouse, and sky blue and black plaid pleated skirt known as Sally. Amy walked ahead, not really caring that he was talking to her. Until she saw them move closer. She stooped behind a thick tree trunk beside her, intently watching the conversation ten feet away from her.
"Sal, I really don't feel right about this. I mean, I haven't even kissed Amy!" Sonic said, his voice barely going through puberty. Sally held his face in his hands.
"Yet, you DID feel right about two-timing her with me." Sally said quietly. Sonic sighed and looked at her. He held her chin, and ever so slowly, gave her a soft kiss on the lips. Amy gasped as a tear rolled from her emerald eye, down her red muzzle, and onto her white blouse, the tear exploding in a wet heart shape. Amy bit her lip, willing herself not to cry. But how could she if she was just cheated on at only thirteen? She got up, and completely forgot about the glass container with the chillidog as she dropped it when Sally hugged Sonic. The container shattered in a million sparkly pieces, as Amy's heart did the same. She ran, crying into the gym.

Sonic heard a crash when Sally hugged him. He removed himself from her as he investigated. He found a still warm chillidog lying amidst broken glass. A sky blue piece of paper fluttered down and landed perfectly on the ruined food lying perfect on the concrete. Sonic picked it up and read the black ink letter.

Sonikku!
I just wanted to say that it's our six-moth anniversary since you asked me out on that good day before school started. Boy, was I excited. I wanted to give you this chillidog I just made in Home Ec., and to say I have a surprise waiting in the gym for you! Right now, I've set this down for you to find so come to the gym and get ready to be surprised!

Love,
Amy Rose

Sonic dropped the note as a feeling of guilt and depression washed over him. Amy had seen him and now, she was destined to be heartbroken. Sonic grabbed Sally's hand and headed to the gym, feeling like he had been hit by a truck carrying guilt.

Amy ran in the gym, rarely used mascara created black trails on her face. Shadow, smiling, looked up to see her crying. He dropped the sound equipment he had been setting up and walked cautiously to Amy. She looked at him and sniffed, her little black nose moving quickly, her peachy lips quivering, on the verge of tears again.
"Forget the equipment. Sonic has been cheating on me." Amy said quietly. Shadow took a step and hugged her. She leaned into him, sinking in his chest, silent tears ruining her rosy face. Shadow looked at Amy in his arms, silently breaking down as her heart was doing the same. He breathed in her vanilla chocolate scent and pulled away.
"Hey, it's going to be okay. I promise." Shadow said quietly, his voice a little deep. Amy sniffled and sat on the bleachers, head in her arms. Shadow picked up a microphone and began to sing to the distressed and heartbroken hedgehog before him.

Oh, her eyes, her eyes
Make the stars look like they're not shining.
Her hair, her hair,
Falls perfectly without her trying.
She's so beautiful,
And I tell her everyday

Sonic pushed the heavy doors open silently, walking slowly in the gym. He crouched behind bleachers, Sally beside him. In the center of the gym, Shadow stood, singing to an unknown figure crying softly in her blazer. Sonic had crawled from the bleachers against the wall to sit on the top, hidden in the dim lights. He watched shadow finish singing and gasped quietly as Amy ran in his arms. Sonic felt something inside that felt terrible. His chest hurt, and his eyes and nose stung as his emotions overwhelmed him. He had hurt someone innocent and fragile, and now his insides were churning and his heart was breaking as he dealt with the guilt that laid out before him. He watched closely as Amy grabbed the microphone. She turned from Shadow and sang to the empty bleachers, unaware Sonic was watching and listening.

Once upon a time,
A few mistakes ago,
I was in your sights,
You got me alone

Sonic listened as Amy sang "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift. He felt as if Amy knew she was directing the song right at him, and watched as she kissed Shadow's cheek and wrapped his black blazer around herself, and listened to their conversation as Amy got ready to leave the school to walk home.
"You sure I don't have to walk you home?" Shadow asked. Amy laughed half-heartedly.
"I'm okay, but if you do come by, I'll be in my room." Amy said as she walked out. Shadow looked after her. Sonic seemed confused. Amy's father hated any boys who dared come to her house. But Shadow could come over anytime? That was weird to Sonic. He stepped down from the bleachers as a growl made his ears twitch. He saw Shadow looking straight at him as he walked to the other side of the gym.
"Hurt her again, and you won't be able to feel pain." Shadow said, his back towards him as he picked up sound equipment. Sonic quickly left.

Amy walked as she felt raindrops halfway home. Tears escaped her eyes as she now ran, running away from her broken heart that seemed to follow no matter how happy someone made it. Pieces of her heart ran to her mind, filling her head with thoughts about forgiveness for Sonic. Amy pushed them away as she pushed open her front door, wet from the rain. Her mother looked up from the kitchen. Redessa Rose, known as Red Rose, watched her daughter run in the living room towards a big black armchair where her husband Thorn Rose was sitting. Amy flung herself in the large hedgehog as the white hedgehog looked at his distressed daughter. He growled then gently calmed Amy. She sat up, her black tear stained face frowning softly at her father.
"I just don't know what to think anymore." Amy said, before she walked to her room. Amy flicked on the light, and her ceiling light lit up, while multicolored paint splatters on the black walls did too. She changed in some sweats to fight the January coolness. She sat on her bed, a large rectangle shaped hole in the wall, a large window in it and a mattress resting in the wall also, purple and black comforter and pillows on her bed. She flopped on, and began listening to music as she brooded. She got tired of brooding over Sonic so she hopped in the kitchen, grabbed a Vanilla Coke and some Pringles and went back in her room. An hour later at seven, Shadow walked in her front door where her mother was in the kitchen again, preparing dinner.
"Hello, Red Rose, I'm here for Amy." Shadow said as he gently hugged Amy's mother who hugged him first. He set his book bag down beside the door and picked a Red Bull out the fridge before walking to the living room. He held the drink over the chair and a white arm grabbed it.
"Shadow, I assume you are here for Amy?" Her father asked.
"Yeah Thorn, I kinda wanna cheer up Rose. Sonic cheated on her. But I got it covered." Shadow said.
"Violence is never the answer Shadow!" Amy's mother yelled from the kitchen. Shadow snorted as he stood in front of the chair.
"Women." he and Thorn said. Shadow walked upstairs to Amy's room where she was sipping her drink and eating her Pringles. Shadow flopped on her bed and Amy leaned into him.
"You didn't knock dude. What if I was naked?" Amy asked. Shadow shrugged.
"I do have boobs Shadow!" Amy yelled as she hit said hedgehog with a pillow. He chuckled. He got up and walked out the room.
"Knock knock." He said. Amy giggled.
"I'm naked!" She said. Shadow walked in.
"Unless I see a non-training bra in here, I walk in when I feel like it." Shadow exclaimed as he sat on Amy's bed. Shadow tickled her and she went into a fit of giggles and tickled him back. She was disappointed as Shadow wasn't laughing.
"Why aren't you laughing?" she asked sadly, pink ears folding down.
"Because I love your laugh." Shadow said, looking at her. They stared at each other before Amy slapped his arm playfully.
"Flirt." she said.
"Play fighting is flirting." Shadow said, pointing at her as he leaned back on the wall on her bed. She pouted.
"So is complimenting, Sexy Flirt." Amy said, poking his chest.
"At least I'm sexy." Shadow said as he was hit with a pillow.

It was now 10:00. Shadow sighed and looked at Amy, who was half asleep on the couch against the wall in her room, watching T.V. He got up, and she looked at him.
"Goodnight, walk safe man." Amy said as she continued to look at the screen. Shadow held up a peace sign and walked out. He noticed a note on the door.

Shadow,
During the tickle fight, I saw you cheering up Amy. I've called your mom and she sent a duffel bag with clothes for Saturday and Sunday and pajamas and essentials like toothbrush and crap. I want you to sleep in Amy's room instead of your guest room because I figured that she really like you. No funny business and you can stay whenever you want after this weekend test.

Night son,
Thorn.

Shadow showed Amy the note and he walked in the kitchen to find his solid black duffel with the items described in the note. He tugged it upstairs after leaving Amy again.
"Knock knock." he said quietly, opening the door. Amy was sleeping on the purple couch, and Shadow easily picked up the 13 year old and placed her in her bed. He got out a sleeping bag and put it on the blue carpet beside her bed. He leaned over her, and kissed her forehead.
"Shadow's there." he said quietly as he slipped in his sleeping bag. Just as he fell asleep, Amy kissed his cheek.
"I never asked who's there since I have you to stay here." Amy whispered as she climbed in bed. Her parents shut her bedroom door.
"Flirt." Red said.
"At least he's a sexy flirt." Thorn said, chuckling at his daughter's friend's cleverness.