It was a cold December night. Christmas Eve actually, snowflakes were falling gracefully onto the sidewalk of Station Square. If you looked into the window of a club nearby you'd see Rouge the bat getting the decorations ready for a Christmas party she was having later that night. She was close to being finished, her club was totally transformed from a cool teen hangout, to a cozy, formal dining room. Cream and her mother Vanilla had helped Rouge cook all the delicious food. There was a variety of things to eat, from cooked turkey to Cream's special homemade banana crème pie. Plus a plate of chilidogs just for Sonic. Rouge hoped this party would be one to remember.

The only thing left to do was find a place to hang the mistletoe. She wanted to put it somewhere, where no one would see it, until they were right under it of course. She was going to play matchmaker tonight. Her pairings were Tails and Cream, Vanilla and Vector, Silver and Blaze, Sonic and Amy, and herself and Knuckles. Finally she found the perfect place, right by the Christmas tree. It was nestled in the corner just so that when a couple went to look at the presents or grab the ones that were theirs they'd be right under the plant. "It's perfect." Rouge thought as she hung it up. After she was finished she went to put the finishing touches on her makeup, the guests would be arriving soon.

Amy's POV

A small pink hedgehog watched the snowflakes from her window. She knew she should be getting ready for Rouge's Christmas party, but she just couldn't bring herself to go this year. She was broken, sick and tired of going and never getting a kiss from Sonic under the mistletoe. Sick and tired of chasing him every single day with no such luck of him admitting his feelings to her. Amy knew now that he didn't like her that way at all. Why would he? She was just an annoying fan girl who followed him around everywhere he went. That's not a way to get someone to like you. "Maybe I should just leave. Move away from Station Square so Sonic never has to see me ever again. That's what he wants right?" She asked herself. It would be a lot easier for her to get over him if she left. Amy thought hard about this. If she was going to leave she needed to do it soon, before she had second thoughts. She sighed and walked over to her nightstand. On top was a photograph she'd kept there since she was ten. It was of her and Sonic. They looked really happy in the picture, Sonic's arm was slung around her shoulder, his trademark grin spread across his face. Amy had her arms wrapped around his torso, eyes glowing in delight.

Amy's vision was getting blurry now, angry tears cascading down her cheeks. With one swift motion she threw the frame onto the ground. The glass shattered and danced across the floor, pieces glittering when they hit the light. Amy flung her closet door open and looked for something to wear for the party. She was leaving, and she was saying her goodbyes tonight. Finally she found something suitable. It was a white, sleeveless, knee length dress with a light pink ribbon tied around her waist. She found white ballet flats and a headband to match. After she put everything on she looked at herself in the mirror. She really had changed, her quills were shoulder length now, and she had that perfect hourglass figure. But something was missing. Amy glanced at the broken picture frame and saw it, it was her eyes. In the picture they were bright and happy, now they were dull and sad. She knew why this was. She was so naïve and innocent back then, so hopeful that Sonic really did love her. "I actually thought I had a chance." Amy murmured to herself. After one last glance at the photo she grabbed her coat and started off towards the party. She hadn't bought anyone anything, but she didn't care. This would probably be the last time she'd see any of them anyways.

Sonic POV

"Well, well, well look who's here? If it isn't the blue blur himself." Rouge purred seductively and let the snow covered hedgehog in.

"Hey Rouge." Sonic said and grinned. "Nice party you got here."

"Why thank you." She replied.

Sonic looked around, everyone was there, even Shadow, except for one certain pink hedgehog. Rouge had already walked away so he went to talk to Tails. "Hey buddy," he said. "Have you seen Amy?"

"Nope none of us have. Maybe she didn't want to come, or she already had plans." The kitsune replied.

Sonic frowned and thought about this for a moment. "That couldn't be right, she never misses Rouge's Christmas party."

Tails shrugged, "you never know."

Sonic was just about to go look for her when someone knocked on the door. Rouge squealed and opened it, it was Amy. Rouge let the hedgehog in and put her arm around her. "Amy what's wrong?"

Everyone looked at her, she didn't look herself at all. Her eyes were red and swollen, like she had been crying. And there was something about her. She didn't have that normal happy aura about her, it was dark and depressed.

"N-nothing. I'm fine, let's get this party started." Amy said and managed a small smile. Rouge looked over at her, she was concerned, but she nodded and walked away anyways.

Amy walked over to the plush white couch and sat down. Sonic went and sat next to her. She didn't even look up when he did.

"Amy what is it? I know something's wrong. You're not yourself today." Sonic said worriedly.

Amy sighed and looked up at him, tears streaming down her cheeks. "You." She whispered and ran into the kitchen.

Sonic sat there, shocked. What did he do wrong? He could hear crying coming from the kitchen and knew it was her. All the girls heard it too and went to go comfort her. Silver and Tails walked over to Sonic. "Uh Sonic? What just happened? Why is Amy crying?" Silver asked.

Sonic glanced over at the kitchen door, "I don't know." He murmured.