Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Sonic and co. but I can dream can't I... they belong to their respective owners. Jammy sods.
A/N. I've Edited ;) well practically rewritten this chapter. For the time being this Fic will eventually feature my favourable characters, including transformations and pairings.
Language, violence and fluff is to be expected also.
Anyways enjoy.
Chapter 1: Secrets.
The significance of today's date wasn't that much of a big deal for Sonic the hedgehog, regardless of it being Saturday 23rd June and his eighteenth birthday. His most important concern was the fact he had some place to be, today of all days, and so a schedule was needed which never happened except on this date. As he was more of a spontaneous soul, thinking only a split second before acting.
However as the saying goes 'shit happens' the hedgehog once again found himself up against his arch enemy, instantly dissolving such plans from his mind.
Without hesitation this young energetic, carefree hedgehog naturally got straight to business as usual and began having the time of his life. If only it actually lasted for more then sixty seconds.
Sonic set down soundlessly, lifting a hand to face to protect it from showering smoke, dust and charred metal chippings. "Hn, I hadn't even begun warming up yet, and it's over already?" The cerulean hedgehog smirked in glee, triumph, having once again thwarted a mad man's obsession to take over and control the world of Mobius. Spinning on the heel of his bright red sneaks, his jade green eyes landed on the notorious Dr. Eggman.
An annoying, self-centred, human, hovering between buildings whilst struggling to keep his malfunctioning pod to remain in the air. The coughing and sudden jolts of the engine indicated its end was near.
Sonic mockingly shook his head at the sight. "Honestly doc! at least dish out something that's worth my time. This is just plain embarrassing dealing with the hunk of junk you've been coming up with lately." It was obvious to him the man was well and truly pissed at this point, visible clenching teeth and a round red face brighter then the jacket on his back. "Here's a suggestion, why don't you beat it for now, lets say-umm, for about twenty years or so. Yeah! That should be more then enough time for you to come up with something interesting, at least."
Dr. Eggman exploded into a fit of rage smacking a balled fist down onto the dashboard of his pod. "You listen to me you little shit, and listen well! I'm gonna..." The bellowing man stopped short raising a questionable eyebrow, the pod's engine coughing its last and immediately dropping out of the sky.
Within a sonic second the hedgehog stepped up to the roofs ledge, peering down at the man. "You should learn take better care of your toys, doc!" He shouted down to him, thinking the final blow which Eggman inflicted was more then likely the reason for his descent.
A gush of wind ruffled cerulean quills, due to a large retractable claw dashing passed the hedgehog, and heading for the doctor. It clapped itself around the pod bringing it to an immediate halt, before impacting the street below.
Looking to the sky, Sonic could see a giant black and crimson red airship, where the claw had appeared from the base of Eggman's flying fortress and base of operations.
Within a matter of moments Eggman had arrived back to where his enemy stood before him, watching him ascend higher into the air. "You may have beaten me this time Sonic, but I can promise you this. I'm going to make you regret those words, and sooner then you might like to think!"
Sonic's confident expression showed no signs of wavering, even though he took the doctors threat very seriously. Witnessing first hand the sheer madness and instabilities of one's mind, the lengths in which the doctor would no doubt try to achieve to accomplish his goals.
Jade eyes continued watching the man climb higher and yelling profanities back at him, until the claw fully retracted back inside the ship and the hatch closed.
As the ship slowly made its escape over the city, loud cheers of applause erupted from the streets below. Chanting his name in the hedgehogs triumph. Amongst all the noise one voice struck the sensitivity of his hearing more clearly then the rest, and not because of sheer volume, but because he was highly attuned to it. A beautiful, angelic voice.
Sonic's concern from the doctor's threat was replaced for the time being, consumed by the need to search out the owner.
Looking down to the vast crowd, most of which were throwing fists into the air as they chanted back. His eyes drifting over the many faces, until finding the one he most wanted to see. Amy Rose.
His expression softened sightly, allowing his emotions to bubble up to the surface. While taking a moment to discretely gaze down at the rosette hedgehog, as she stared back in awe. Those radiant emerald green eyes, locked onto him, her lips pulled up into a joyous smile the very moment he found her. Silky soft quills falling upon slender shoulders. This captivating sweet sixteen year old wore the boldest of reds, contrasting beautifully with the tones of her pink fur, apart from the halter-neck, short pleated skirt and boots. She wore a pair of white gloves and thick gold bracelets on both wrists.
Having taken pleasure in his secret moment, the cerulean hedgehog decided that would be enough for today and swallowed up his love for the girl, denying and composing himself as if such emotions didn't exist in the first place. However lately it was getting harder to contain them.
Leaping off the ledge Sonic immediately coiled into a spiny ball, spinning at high velocity down to the ground, and landing feet first.
The screaming audience were instantly under way, stampeding toward him from across the street. Amy was front and centre pushing herself forward in order to stay ahead of the rest. Just like any other who deemed oneself worthy enough to be a number one fan, or in her case absolutely obsessed and completely in love with him.
"Sonic!" She screamed at the top of her voice, stretching arms out ready to pounce. He sounded a soft low chuckle to himself in amusement, before falling into an act of pretence.
Eyes grew wide, overwhelmed at the on coming stampede of fans and news reporters. He hadn't realised until just now how things were actually turning out, a situation as in him being trampled to death by a stamped of, quite a few pairs of feet, big feet! human feet! He cringed at the mere thought, scanning the street for an exit only to find more crowds heading toward him, cornering him from every angle possible. 'Oh-great' he mentally groaned. Maybe allowing Amy to fog up his head wasn't such a good idea!
A deafening crash emitted throughout the street, everyone came to an abrupt stand still, simultaneously Sonic looked up in the direction of the noise and his jade eyes immediately zoomed in on debris and clouds of dust, falling down to where he stood.
"Oh-shit!" He gasped out in total surprise and quickly started dodging huge chucks of steel embedded concrete, one after the other each pounding the ground audibly, only mere inches from the hedgehog.
"Its Dr. Eggman, he's come back!" A man shouted in alarm, sending panic among the others.
"I find that insulting!" Exclaimed a familiar gruff voice. Sonic, a little surprised looked up from his position of pinning his back against a wall to find the owner. "I look nothing like Eggman!" The voice finished, just as jade eyes fixed a third of the way up a building and noticed a scarlet red echidna standing on the ledge of a gaping hole in the exterior wall.
His dreadlocks came to rest on shoulders, knuckled, white mitts clenched into fists. Rich amethyst eyes all serious and narrowing.
The hedgehog was by far unamused, " That was you?! For crying out loud Knux," He spat "Were you trying to kill me, or did you just want to make a big mess?" It was a rhetorical question, pushing himself off the wall and dusting himself off.
"Well next time I decide to help you out, I simply wont bother!"
"Aww-You know you don't mean that Knuckles." Sounded another familiar voice, this one softer and more pleasant.
Sonic returned his gaze back to his friend and noticed a golden fur kitsune peeping his head over the others shoulder, a full on grin directed at the hedgehog.
"What the...! Tails, couldn't you have at least stopped him -oh-never mind, forget it." The hedgehog brushed off with a wave of his hand. Having distinguished a long time ago that Knuckles rarely thought anything through before acting upon it.
"Sorry Sonic!" the kitsune sheepishly replied. "We just thought you could use a hand."
"Hn, your not wrong there." he quipped with a smirk and leaping up to join the two. Softly punching Knuckles in the shoulder after landing beside him. "I appreciate it, really." He said smiling.
"Hn," was all the echidna sounded and stormed off inside the building. Tails shrugged at his cerulean friend before following.
Sonic stared after his two best friends, truly grateful for having such reliable, strong and intelligent companions, or in their case one brain the other brawn.
"Sonic!" Amy called out distracting him from his trail of thought. The girl now standing in amongst the rubble. He quickly sent her a full on mischievous grin then went inside the building.
"Hey, don't you dare leave me behind again, Sonic!" She yelled after him, leaping over the mess and coming to stop beneath the hole, biting her lower lip debating whether or not she could actually make the jump. She then heard Sonic's loud laughter which sounded mockingly. Instantly determination consumed her, "You should know better then to try giving me the slip." She uttered, taking a deep breath and leaping as high as she could, landing perfectly. She smirked to herself a little amazed and pleased she'd actually done it. She then began pursuing the love of her life into the building.
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Sonic rounded a corner into an ally quickly followed by Knuckles, the pair came to a standstill, leaning up against the wall. Tails arrived next realising his friends weren't running any more. He halted the rotation of his twin tails and set down with an audible thud. Taking the chance to let them rest.
"Is she still chasing us?" He asked wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Not us, just him." Knuckles corrected, throwing a thumb in the direction of Sonic, who sounded a chuckle in response.
"Come on admit it Knux, your enjoying yourself really." Sonic raised a brow toward the other as there was no reply because he was right.
Then decided to peep round the corner.
Amy stood a distance away looking around wondering which way the boys went, he sniggered to himself.
Pleased his little taunt had succeeded, the rosette hedgehog was so easy to whined up and give chase, just like she'd always had. Sonic would run to the ends of Mobius, or to the ocean at least, trying to get rid of her with no such luck. But now things were different to a point some would say "if you can't beat them join them" surrendering a fight one can't win, but that isn't the case. The hedgehog had just come to realise he was falling for Amy, and falling fast. There was no white flag about it, not for this hedgehog. But with his life being the way it is he couldn't do anything about it anyway. So keeping up a pretence seemed to be the best option, acting like always around his friends. No longer running away like his life depended on it, but staying within the city limits and hiding on occasion. It seems a little immature, but this way he knows where she is encase of an attack, while at the same time enjoying the thrill of it all as undoubtedly Amy was enjoying tracking him down. A woman's intuition she called it.
Suddenly something shoved Sonic in the back hard enough to push him out on to the street in full view of Amy and spill down onto the pavement with an audible thud. Totally surprised by the action, it took him a second to realise where he was. "Oh-crap!" he exclaimed in alarm then dashed back behind the wall. Not having a clue whether or not she had seen him.
Both friends were trying not to laugh out loud at his expense. After all Amy would hear, making it far too easy for her to find their location.
"Oh-very funny Knux!" Sonic retorted unamused, and started inching his way back to look round the corner again. Making sure the rosette hedgehog wasn't heading toward them.
"Your face certainly was." Knuckles quipped and again shoved Sonic causing him to jolt forward.
"Whoa!" he gasped then started to chuckle "Will you quit it already," he demanded straightening back up. Evidently the hedgehog found it funny as much as the echidna did.
Simultaneously the kitsune burst out into a fit of giggles, the contagious kind that a child would make, despite being fifteen years of age!
"Oh-no, no, no, not the giggles, Tails please." Ignoring Knuckles' soft chuckle, Sonic quickly scrambled to his feet and hurried over to the kitsune, placing a hand on his shoulder. "Shh, buddy. Your going to lead her straight to us." Sonic hissed through a smile, struggling to contain a laugh of his own. Yet the kitsune was unable to compose himself because every time he opened his eyes and saw Sonic's face, his mind flashed back to that look of contorted terror and shock, and he would laugh even harder.
"Shh..."
"You know I hope she does find us," Knuckles sniggered. "If there's one thing I enjoy, its to watch you squirm."
The cerulean hedgehog didn't even bother to address such nonsenses with a response. Sonic. Squirm. Yeah right! Absolutely ridiculous. He was acting pure and simple.
"Oh- hey, Amy." Sonic momentarily froze at the name, so did Tails. His giggle fit now ceased, apparently no longer seeing the funny side of things. And if his horrified expression was anything to go by, they were all in for it.
Taking an unnoticeable deep breath to compose and stamp down on his emotion, the hedgehog spun on his heel to face the two behind him, more importantly to face Amy. He jolted back however in surprise, the girl was standing right there with mere inches between the two, and with a fiery expression, which would put Satan himself to shame.
She was most definitely cute when angry, but he mentally shook his head of the thought. "Hey, Amz." He greeted with a cocky grin.
She glared into his eyes and started hitting him in the chest with perfect sync to her words. "You left me behind again!" She yelled with one final attack.
"Okay, okay enough already!" He protested joyously. "I'm sor..." the apology was abruptly interrupted as the girl suddenly pounced on him, locking her arms around his neck while knocking him to the ground.
Immediately the cerulean hedgehog grasped her shoulders locking his arms in place so they wouldn't stray, and right now with her body crushing down on his, heat blasting his fur, he wanted nothing more then to hold her closer.
"But never mind," She continued. "I've got you now." emphasising her meaning by tightening her hold. Not good!
"No argument there," Sonic uttered in chagrin struggling to ignore her luscious sweet scent, and listening to his friends chuckle in amusement.
All in all Sonic wasn't on the receiving end of a prodding stick, like it seemed, things were always like this between the four of them. Naturally entertaining themselves and having fun between saving Central City and the rest of the world from Dr. Eggman, as well trying to lead a normal life, well as normal for them as it could get.
Amy was attending her final year in high school with only a rough six months left before graduation. However, when Eggman made an appearance she wouldn't waste a second in ditching her classes and try aiding her friends.
Tails also attended the same school and class as Amy, his genius accelerating him a year ahead. Naturally he would do the same in ditching classes when the need arose.
As for Knuckles he's a couple of months older then Sonic, and hasn't so much stepped into a school yard never mind a classroom, hence his lack in knowledge. He has far more important duties to attend to such as being guardian to Angel Island.
Each were practically a stronghold for the next, where one lacked the other compensated, bringing the bond between them even closer and more sturdy.
Sonic had managed to up right himself into a sitting position, with Amy still locked around his neck and slipped between his legs, almost as if it were to unbearable to let him go. He decided to let her have her way, but placed palms down on the pavement beside him so he wouldn't be tempted. While forcing an annoyed expression to surface. It seemed to be working as Tails and Knuckles sounded another chuckle.
"Well I don't now about you guys, but I could really go for some food right about now." Suggested the echidna, lightly patting his stomach.
"I'll second that," Tails started. "I'm absolutely starving after trying to keep up with you two."
Amy sounded a snort into Sonic's chest, unmistakably satisfied with her efforts. She then lifted her head, loosening her grip, but not all the way. Eyes flicking between the boys.
"Here's a thought why don't we head over to Chucks chilly dog stand." Sonic's ear twitched at the word chilly dog, his most favourite of foods in the whole wide world.
"You know I'm game." he answered with a full on grin.
"Aren't you always." retorted knuckles. The two ignored the comment looking over toward Tails.
"How about kid?" Sonic asked.
"Sure I'm game."
"Excellent!"
Amy giggled at the hedgehog's enthusiasm, "Come on then, my treat." she gestured pulling away and getting to her feet, dusting herself down.
"No that's okay Amy it'll be my treat." Sonic demanded, as the warmth vanished.
"Good to hear it," Knuckles added, "It's nice to know we can be appreciated from time to time, right Tails?" he called back over his shoulder heading back to the street.
"Whatever you say Knuckles." He replied rolling his eyes, then went after him.
Sonic was upon his feet dusting himself off and ruffling his quills while Amy was waiting for him.
"Er-what's that?" She demanded.
Huh? what's what?" Sonic asked stopping what he was doing and looking toward her slightly perplexed. She indicated her finger behind him. The hedgehog immediately turned and glanced around before finding a small black box roughly where'd he'd been sitting.
Sonic instantly froze, his eyes widening in realisation, the days date flashed across his mind, remembering exactly where it is he should be right at this minute.
"Oh-you have got to be kidding, thanks a lot Egghead." he uttered reaching down and picking up the small object.
"Huh? What does Eggman have to do with anything?" Amy quizzed, sounding concerned and curious.
"I am so dead, she's gonna kill me."
"She?!" Amy exclaimed horrified.
"Sorry Amz, we'll have to do this some other time, I gotta go." Before the girl could make any sort of response, Sonic was out of the ally and already passing his friends, engulfing the two in a gust of wind.
"Oi, what's with you? The place wont be sold out you know!" Knuckles yelled after him.
"Sorry guys you'll have go to without me."
"What's that? but you said!...oh- the hell with it."
"I wonder where he's off too?" Tails quizzed out loud, momentarily staring after his friend.
"Beats the hell out of me. You know what he's like taking off whenever it suits him, the bastard. I mean take the other day he..."
"Er- Knuckles." Tails interrupted hesitantly.
"Yeah, what is it, Kid?"
"Not me... Amy." Confused Knuckles turned to see what the other was talking about and clapped his eyes on a furious carnation pink hedgehog.
Head down, fists balled and engulfed in a strange dark aura.
"This doesn't look so good." Tails pointed out.
"Your not wrong there."
Both contemplated whether to call out to Amy and ask the dumb question of how she was feeling, but thought better of it. Instead the two slowly started backing up one step at a time. Fighting the urge to run for it, to find cover and not come out until it was all over. Heaven forbid the two did not want to see this, to witness the wrath of Amy Rose.
"Knuckles, what do we do?" Tails whispered in slight panic, bright blue eyes remaining fix on the girl ahead.
"What are you asking me for? I don't have the foggiest." he replied in the same manner.
"I bet Sonic..." hearing that name, Amy suddenly clapped her blazing sights on Knuckles and Tails, they froze instantly on the spot, not moving a muscle. And in those brief seconds it seemed as though time had stopped, everything silent and still, before the girl exploded into a fit rage.
"Sonic you bastard!!!"
"uh-oh!" the two gasped looking to one another.
"Who is she!!!"
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Dr. Eggman sat seething away at his control station, glaring at the resent news reports concerning Sonic and himself from the monitor ahead. The images showed Sonic acting out a series of assaults until landing the final blow and completely annihilating the doctor's latest creation. During which the hedgehog was grinning though the whole process.
Eggman smacked a fist down onto the control panel in fury "That little bastard of a hedgehog! Every single time I come up with an ingenious plan to rule over Mobius, he's there throwing a spanner onto the works. He's done nothing but defy me every step of the way, with his overconfidence and little fur ball friends." He paused sucking in a deep breath, "Well not any more, he's made a fool of me for the last time." With a press of a button the doctor activated a second monitor, this one showing a 3D schematic of a robot designed to look like a hedgehog. A full list of details scrolled down the screen, electronic components, materials, things needed to complete it.
"Doctor," Sounded an electronic voice from across the room. Eggman glared over to the technical robot stationed nearby. "May I remind you a chaos emerald is needed in order to complete..."
"Are you implying I'm not fully aware of the technical details for this project?" he asked in threatening tone.
"No doctor."
"I should think not otherwise it's the scrap heap for you! So you'll do well to remember that."
"Yes Dr. Eggman." The robot went back to continue with its duties. While the Doctor returned his attention back to the diagram.
One chaos emerald. That's all it will take to finish off that hedgehog. Unfortunately for me only Shadow and Sonic are the ones who know the locations of the gems. A well thought out strategy I must admit. Neither one knowing the others location. If only there were some way I could...
"Doctor," a robot called, snapping him from his thoughts.
"Yes, what is it?" He barked.
"We have detected Sonic the hedgehog."
"Really? Well then lets have it, is he actually leaving?"
"Confirmed. He's currently leaving the city limits now doctor."
"Oh, show me." He demanded looking straight to the large flat screen. It surprised the doctor that Sonic was actually leaving the city, after not doing so for quite some time. Naturally he didn't give a shit why of cause, just delighted to see him going somewhere instead of speeding around the city all day long.
Sonic's image appeared on screen, running flat out through a residential area leading out of the city. "Hmm-where are you going, Sonic?" he quietly asked himself in wonder, then jolted back in his seat. "Stay with him." He barked. "And notify me the instant he gets to where he's going."
"Yes doctor."
"Oh- and make sure the sentinel remains cloaked at all times. We wouldn't the spiny critter to be aware of our presence."
"Understood. Activating sentinel stealth mode."
"Excellent."
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Okay, so maybe jumping to conclusions, throwing a fit and trying to beat the crap out of her friends was a little excessive at the time, but honestly, what else was Amy supposed to think when there's a dinky black jewellery box and the mention of a girl in the same scenario. It's a valid assumption anyone would make.
Well apart from Knuckles and Tails that is. While desperately avoiding death blows from an indestructible huge hammer. The two frantically tried to reassure a screeching, infuriated and mental! rosette hedgehog, from the dubious possibilities that the love of her life was in fact dating another. It took some convincing, but eventually the boys had managed to make her see sense and do a complete one eighty on the two. Leaving both with a stressful and petrifying experience that neither never want to endure again!
Now feeling embarrassed, guilty and ashamed of her outburst. Amy's hands covered her face; while sitting in silence on one of the many lawns of Station Square park. Fully aware of Tails sitting to her left, his bright blue pools constantly drifting over her. While Knuckles was over by Chucks getting something to eat.
To be honest she didn't understand why on Mobius the pair were still hanging around. She thought for sure the boys would have made a run for it after having more then their fill. Could it be this was their way in getting back at her, maybe. Enjoy watching her suffer in humiliation, beating down hard over a foolish mistake, it certainly felt like it.
With eyes screwed shut, the hedgehog secretly wished for the deepest fiery pits of hell to open and swallow her up whole, because it would be much easier to take on the devil himself then contend with what she was going through. If only such things were actually possible.
The weight of her emotions were beginning to take its toll, almost suffocating. She had to resolve this, an apology maybe, it was all she had to offer, but would it simply be enough.
"Tails," she began, lowering her hands and looking straight at him. It was obvious he was a little wary maybe even a little fearful of her, so Amy didn't waste any time tormenting him further, she'd done enough of that already. "I'm sorry for the way I behaved before. I didn't mean to. There's no excuse for it.... "
"Amy it's fine." The kitsune cut her off abruptly. She started shaking her head in protest.
"No. No it's not, I should never have attacked you and Knuckles like that."
"But I understand." She stared bewildered. "Come on Amy, since I've known you, your dream is to be with Sonic. It's only natural to be upset when you think everything your striving for is ending before it even began. And like we were trying to explain before, Sonic simply doesn't have the time for a relationship right now, not to mention no girl would be able to put up with him. Unlike you." He paused sending her a warm smile "So please stop worrying about it okay. Neither of us got hurt...although," He paused momentarily slipping a friendly and comforting arm around her shoulders. "It would have been hilarious to see Knuckles get decked," a little above a whisper. "Imagine, the guy would never live it down after getting his ass kicked by a girl." his grin relishing the thought.
"Aren't you forgetting Rouge, she decks him frequently. Mind you purely under different circumstances."
"Tell me about it!" he groaned out, "the whole love hate relationship they've got going on is really starting to unravel my nerves. I'm on edge every time she shows up, not knowing whether their going to kiss or slug it out!"
"You have to admit it is hilarious when it does kick off."
"Not when it's my workshop getting trashed in the process!" he added with a raised brow.
"Ah!"
"Yeah,"
Thanks to this bright, cheerful kitsune much of Amy's dismay had evaporated, a weight lifted of her petite shoulders. There was still plenty remaining, but none the less she was very grateful for him to have stayed. Generally caring and comforting, easing the stress by making jokes. And directing the conversation elsewhere. What an angel. Amy now understood his earlier expression, it wasn't due to herself tormenting him, it was him worrying about her.
"Tails?"
"Hmm."
"Thank you." She said with a warm smile.
He returned the favour before pulling her in a warm embrace, which she accepted openly. 'If only Sonic would pull her into his arms.' she mentally thought.
"Careful kid," both emerald and azure eyes became immediately fixed on Knuckles coming to a stand still beside the two. "She might attack when you least expect it." He teased in his usual gruff voice. The two pulled away emitting a soft giggle, while the other approached the kitsune.
"Here." he offered out a steaming chilli dog smothered in red chunky onion sauce. Tails took it with a thoughtful smile. "Thanks." Then instantly took a bite.
The carnation pink hedgehog followed Knuckles with her eyes, as he dropped down to her right, he too with his own chilli dog. She was about to open her mouth to speak...
"Sure you don't want one?" He asked before she could get a word out.
" Er- no thanks." She replied a little distracted, she quickly got back on track though. "Listen Knuckles..."
"Save it." he snapped not bothering to look at the girl. "I get it, don't ask me how I just do. The idiot has a thousand ways of getting under your fur, so it's no surprise why anybody would act definitely to you once he was there. So were cool, there's no need to apologise. Got it! Now let me eat in peace would ya, I'm starving." He finished taking a huge bite of bread and its contents.
Amy was absolutely astonished, gob-smacked, her eyes wide and forgetting to breathe. She thought for sure if anyone had something to say about her actions Knuckles would certainly express it. And not think twice about the crudeness of his words. So what the hell was all this, instant forgive and forget, just like that. No way!
"Oi!" The echidna suddenly erupted snapping the girl out of her thoughts and focusing in on his appalled expression. "You mind, I'm trying to eat here!" It immediately dawned on her that without realising she was staring at Knuckles and his meal, no wonder the guy was a little pissed! it was completely bad manners to watch someone else eat.
"Oh..." Amy abruptly turned her sights away. "Sorry Knuckles." came the sheepish apology. He started uttering a string of words the girl couldn't make out, yet it was obviously directed at her. Unable to contain a smile, she listened harder to the complaining.
The overwhelming guilty emotions pealed away in layers, fading with each passing second. Until finally releasing its grip and lifting her sprites. A sense of gratitude overwhelmed her as she remained seated in silence between the two and a rising smile appeared.
As for her concern about a certain cerulean hedgehog, the instigator of her despair. There was a good chance he would eventually find someone, regardless of what Tails and Knuckles thought. Everyone has a kindred spirit just waiting to be found, at least that's what Amy believes. And no doubt it would absolutely break her heart, but she would deal, and not destroy everything in her path! including Sonic. She would be happy for him after all it's only what he deserves with everything he's done. Still that doesn't necessarily mean he's off the hook. Hell no! She'll keep trying until he returns her feelings or finds someone, but even then she'll wait, for the rest of her life if need be, hoping for chance.
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Manoeuvrability was a simple task for Sonic, sidestepping the dark moist tree trunks, leaping over rich green foliage and the occasional fallen cedar. Before setting back down on the moss and dirt covered forest floor without so much as a pause in step. Dense and heavy, the canopy allowed little daylight to penetrate, yet the hedgehog's acute eye sight was none the wiser.
He could have easily taken a more direct route, a dirt trail which practically went in a straight line all the way through, but seriously, where was the fun in that!
The woodland its self composed of only a few acres, so it wasn't long before Sonic knew he was almost through it as he could hear the ocean off in the distance, and picked up the pace.
A moment later he hit the tree line and was immediately engulfed in bright sunlight. Skidding to a halt in the wide open space. Honeysuckle and bluebells mixed in with the distinct salty breeze overwhelming his senses, lush ankle deep grass under his feet and beyond. Stretching all the way up to a ground floor, white painted house a short distance ahead, and set back some from the edge of cliffs. Situated in the background on the cliff ledge was a towering white lighthouse.
The scene was breathtakingly serene and peaceful despite the crashing waves of the ocean. Absolutely nothing like the busy city life.
Sonic felt the corners of his lips lift into a soft smile, a feeling of joy tugging at his soul now that he was actually back here. Seeing it again after so many months, he silently admitted to himself he'd missed the place. His one true home in which he grew up in and he couldn't wait to step inside.
The house faced on toward the ocean, its faint reflection cast on to several box sash windows. Freshly painted steps led up to the porch where a double seater swing, cushioned in sun yellow hung to the far left next to a set of french doors. A wind-chime softly sounded drawing his attention to a another door at the top of the steps.
The cerulean hedgehog gripped the handle and pulled open the door, not bothering to knock as he crossed the threshold into the kitchen.
"Hey, I'm home!" He called out, noticing the sound of a TV from another room. While taking a brief moment to look around, he could see nothing had changed since his last visit.
"Finally," Sonic immediately clapped his eyes on a female hedgehog leaning against the door frame. Her own jade green eyes looking back at him. Her rich violet quills and fur glistening under the suns rays. She wore a pure white bikini top, with matching low riding combats and sneaks. "Your late!" She stressed out with a disapproving expression.
"Nice to see you too Sonia." He quipped.
The two hedgehogs were identical when it came to looks. Everything about them screamed siblings but they were better then that the two were fraternal twins.
He watched her expression soften and walk into the room, "Have you eaten?" She asked stopping by the fridge and opening its door.
"Not yet." The violet hedgehog reached into grab something and throw the object over to her brother. Sonic caught it with one hand and stared at the precooked chilli dog, sealed away inside plastic packaging. It wasn't Chucks own brand but it still a chilli dog. "Thanks" he went over to the microwave, opening its door, ripped open the package and placed it on to the hotplate. Before closing it and setting the timer for three minutes.
He then turned to face Sonia. "Did you see the news?" She raised a brow at his question, when didn't she, it was the only thing she watched now, the only way she had of keeping tabs on him. He took that as a yes. "Then you know it wasn't my fault."
"I know," She paused a momentarily. "I suppose it was Dr. Eggman's own way in giving you his present." She teased with a smile.
"Hn, it wasn't a very good one I can tell you that. I think he's starting to loose his touch. Anyways thanks to him I totally forgot about today."
"Oh-Okay then. I take your not bothered about your present."
"What are you kidding its the only reason I came here." Sonic quipped.
"Oh- your hilarious..." She paused in mid sentence when Sonic handed out a little black box to her.
"Happy birthday Sonia," He said softly smiling. Sonia took the gift, matching his expression. Then turned on her heal to retrieve a large box wrapped in blue paper from the counter behind her.
"Happy birthday Sonic." However she didn't hand over straight away, distracted by what was happening over his shoulder. "You might want to see to that first." she motioned behind him
"Huh?" Sonic turned back to the microwave his eyes growing wide in panic. "Oh-come on don't burn it!" he quickly acted on trying to salvage his chilli dog, listening to his sister giggle behind him.