Death is such a big experience and that's what this story is about. Love, Death and just being there to comfort others. This story is in memory of a Sonic fan and one of my closest departures. R.I.P Sam.

{I do not own any Sonic Characters}

Please no flames.

Sonic's Last Rose

Summary: He didn't realise how much she meant to him until she was gone. But is this the end?

Chapter One

'One Broken Heart'

It had just been over a year and yet he could still hear her voice in his head. The memories they shared repeatedly rolled in his mind, forcing him to feel how she felt before she died.

He sat up on the roof of the house they all lived in and stared at the moon. His knees were tucked up close his face and his arms wrapped around himself, causing him to rock back and forth. He always did this because it reminded him of her.

Her peach pink lips and her green emerald eyes that sparkled in every direction. Twirling under the moonlight. She was different, but he didn't realise till after she was gone.

His eyes glared at the bright circle in the dark sky and allowed a tiny clear tear fall from his right eye. Then the memory flashed in his head once again. A flash of bright light and the girl's high pitched scream combined into one, with a soft outline of her hand reaching out to him.

It made him clench his hands into solid fists. He couldn't get it out of his head.

He stood up slowly and stuck his black sharp nose up at the sky, watching the stars come out from hiding and showing themselves like miniature balls of diamonds.

Then the hatch door opened, and he swung back with shock. A yellow scuffed fox with his worried blue eyes looked up at him, as he held tight to the roof opening.
He noticed the sadness of his friend, and climbed up onto the surface roof tiles to comfort him.

"I know you miss her. But she wouldn't of wanted you to waste your life like this" the fox began. "No one wants you to be like this…" he paused, hearing the loud breathes of his friend and the sharp crunch of his teeth, shattering together.

"It's been ages since-"
"It's been a year Tails" he interrupted. "You don't expect me to just forget it like that" he snapped his fingers and shook his head, moving away from the yellow fox.

"But your Sonic the hedgehog. You should be saving people and running around like you used to" Tails claimed. But the blue hedgehog shook his head again.

"I still am, but running reminds me of her. And saving people reminds me of when I didn't save her" he complained. "I can't do anything anymore"

"I know Sonic, we are all hurting. Cream's still having those fits, and Rouge can't even sleep without her in her mind"

"But this is different…she meant something to me"

A tiny smile from Tails' face made Sonic blush and his heart sink. But then he remembered that she wasn't there, and so the red rash faded.

"I knew it all along" the young fox said with a grin. "I knew you had feelings for her…I just" he stopped watching Sonic's eyes fill up.
"I told you that I would do everything I can to make this machine work…then you can go back in time and save her"

Sonic shook his head forcefully.
"No, what's done is done. I cannot change that"

"But Sonic…I can make it work. A few more months and it will be ready" Tails informed. He clamped his hands together and smiled widely. "Then she will be here…with us. Like she should be now!"

Sonic could sense in his voice that he was beginning to get excited about his invention. But he didn't want to change time, because it shown him how much he actually cared for her now that she was gone. He knew it sounded horrible, but if there was a way to bring her back. He would take it.

That night he slept in his room on the chair in front of the window and dreamed of that night when he lost his friend.

The surroundings were chilled and dark, and Sonic sat on the rocks beside the beach waiting for his prey. Doctor Eggman was leading his army of robots to the sandy hills and off into the city and with his new creation. A dark mysterious creature with white orbs for eyes, and thick skin as for protection. His name was Crone and he was the next step of Shadow the Hedgehog.

They were reaching the beginning of the beach side and Sonic decided to take them all on by himself but he was stopped by his two friends. Shadow and Amy.

"Sonic, what are you doing? You can't take them all" Amy cried. She hung onto his arm and pled him to wait for the others, but he wasn't listening. He was in a rage and ready to take them on. Before Shadow could do anything, Sonic had pushed Amy out of the way and dived out to the crowd of robots.

"Shadow! Do something" Amy shouted, with tears falling from her eyes. The black hedgehog stood with confidence and was about to leap in after his friend but was cut off as Tails and Rouge flew over their heads with fire and gas.

"We will burn them down!" Knuckles shouted as he came climbing over. Amy's eyes grew as they began to tip gas liquid and fire flames down upon the robotic army.

"No! Sonic's down there" she screamed. Knuckles looked up at the other two who were both now in fear as the whole beach was set on fire and out came Crone. The dark figure grinned evilly and created a large storm around the fire trapping the hedgehog deep inside. As Sonic felt the heat melt around him, he began to rush out but struggled.

Amy could see him collapse inside, causing her to run down. She caught her speed down the hill and wiped out her hammer. Shadow and Knuckles chased after her, but were not quick enough. Amy slammed into the creature and pulled him into the flames, allowing Sonic to move out. Without realising, he ran past Amy and left her deep in the fire to burn. Crone's loud shouts barked out along with Amy's cries as Sonic turned. He, Shadow and Knuckles stood at the fire watching Amy turn into a bright pink shock. Hyper form. The flames surrounded her and with her hand out to touch them, she sunk low, extingushing the fire using her own body.

"AMY!" They shouted. As the fire disappeared so did the ashes. And the team were now standing in front of the sandy beach…the place where Amy Rose died.

"Sonic…I'm sorry"

He woke up suddenly and stared at the mirror in front of him. This was how it reminded him of who he was. A hero who left his friend to die within flashing bright flames. "I'm sorry" he thought.

It made him wonder. Shadow had disappeared after that, and Knuckles went into a deep depression. He couldn't even look at his own girlfriend without feeling bad. Sonic had gone to see him once on the Angel Island and he locked himself in his shed and demanded him to leave.

The death of Amy Rose had changed everyone. And it was all Sonic's fault. He had listened to her, then she would still be alive now.