My friends always said to me that Sonic was someone "who was out of my league". They told me that he had fancied other girls over me such as Princess Sally who ended up actually being with Mighty the Armadillo instead. You should have seen the look of relief on my face when Blaze had mentioned it during Art class but still it pained me to see Sonic flirting with all of the more popular girls and in my opinion they would never treat Sonic with the respect or attention that he deserves. Something I could and I am willing to give him. For every day of my life.

But then I realise who I am. To him I'm some random girl in the years below him that doesn't matter to him. He's the fastest thing alive who stops Dr Eggman (which is actually just a nickname. His real name is Gerald Robotnik) every time. Girls swoon over Sonic and he's surrounded by them every where he goes. It's unfair but I've come to live with it. Despite the fact that I love him like no one else before, dreams don't come true for us all. Especially me. I'm failing some of my subjects, especially Maths. Doesn't help me to know that Sonic aced it completely. Maybe we were just not meant to be. But it doesn't hurt to try does it?

I'm in the assembly as of right now and as usual there is nothing to be captivated by at all. Just Charmy, Cream and Tails having a presentation on something that I don't care enough about. Knowing Tails however, it's probably something to do with Science and he's dragged the other two with him to make it seem more interesting than it really is. Well to be fair I should pay attention to this actually as Sonic is in that club. Although in Sonic's case I don't think he's in it by choice but rather pity for the fox. Me and Tails are quite good friends and he tells me various secrets that he is uncomfortable keeping to himself. One of them being that he believes his intelligence makes it look like he is bragging or showing off and therefore most of our year despise him for it. I don't know what people think personally as no girl in my group has mentioned Tails ever but I can see that Tails is often alone or with Sonic. It shows how much Sonic cares about his friends over his popularity. A pretty admiral quality if you ask me.

I'm just like him in retrospect. I care about all my friends as well. Told you we were perfect together...

When we get back from the irritating assembly, I sit at my home room in the 'girls corner' which is actually just 3 tables huddled around each other that my group always sits at. I sit next to Cream. In front of me are Blaze and Sally and by the right side is Rouge and Tikal. Our conversations are always of the same two topics. Cute boys and people we don't like for trivial reasons. Yet we are always there to support each other. Even though we may go too far on the teasing however...

"Have you confessed to Silver yet Blaze?" asked Rouge in a serious voice, although obviously to mock her.

"I'll do it when you confess to Knuckles." She answered back rolling her eyes. Tikal giggled.

Our home room had all sorts of ages in it as an experiment set by the school. It was fine with me as I got all of my friends right together with me but some were less than pleased.

"I'm in a room with all girls!" complained Knuckles during the sorting of the rooms but the teacher dismissed his complaints as if he wasn't even there.

Rain pours on the windowsills as I stare out to see the cloudy sky, the drops of rain made a rhythm as they slowly dropped into the window, slowly pouring down and it was calming to listen to. Somewhere Sonic was in this school, probably resting back with two feet in the air and a chilli dog in his right hand. He was so laid back and yet so energentic and looking for adventure. A perfect combination that I like to compare to as I also just want to escape my boring life and go with Sonic on an adventure. It looked so dark outside like as of midnight had taken over the morning but I could still make out the beautiful garden the school takes care of. If I could, I'd go over there now and care to the plants but I'm stuck in this classroom doing nothing but listen to Rouge and Sally fight over what colour looks better for their prom dresses. My final lesson of the day was Art, something that I actually look forward to, which is quite rare for me. I decided to paint a pink beautiful rose blossoming in a forest surrounded by darkness. No I didn't paint it because of my name. That's just my favourite flower that's all. The teacher seemed to have quite liked it as he made a quick implication that it was worthy to hang on his wall of fame (and giving his harsh criteria, that was a massive ego booster for me. The others didn't fair so well however. Cheese kept ruining Cream's picture of a tree by colouring it strange colours such as Magenta and Cyan. Knuckles was undoubtedly the worst however. He had no idea what to paint and seemed to be refusing to take part.

"This is something girls do! I'm the master emerald guardian. I don't care about painting." he moaned in despair, clenching his fists together boredly.

"You want me to help you with that Knuxxie?" asked Rouge seductively which made Knuckles blush ever so slightly but his angered demeanour remained in tact.

"I'm not letting you help me ruin it." Knuckles responded and he smirked at his response. Rouge laughed and turned back to her own painting which unfortunately I couldn't see what it was.

I rolled my eyes and smiled. They were always like this. A slight force tapped my shoulder and I turned to the right to see Tikal staring at me with a hint of glow in her eyes. Tikal had learned our ways of speaking after hanging out with us for so long.

"Hey Amy. Are you, like totally, going to Sonic's party tonight. I got invited. I might meet some cute guys there. You never know. Maybe you and Sonic will hit it off there. Maybe even kiss." She exaggerated.

"I wish. Maybe Sonic will propose to me there too. Maybe he'll have sex with me. Maybe he'll get me pregnant as well. We'll have five children and start a nice family together." I said mockingly but truthfully I wanted all of it. It was my dream just to be with Sonic. Imagining his cupping our hands together as we stare into each other's eyes, our hearts frantically beating together as our lips finally connect. Just to taste him... To taste love.

"That's the spirit!" exclaimed Tikal who clearly had not listened to the tone of my voice. "We are totally going to find you a gorgeous dress though. Has to be pink. Although red isn't a bad colour on you. Blue possibly but not dark blue. I don't like dark blue. The chao I look after are light blue. That's why I like that colour so much!" Tikal seemed to have dragged this for quite long since as soon as she had asked for my own opinion, it was already the end of class.

"See you at the party Amy!" Cream said as she frantically ran out of the room. Rouge and Blaze quickly following behind. Only me, Sally and Tikal were left behind.

"I'll give you a ride to the mall if you want? Obviously I can't drive but my butler can." Sally offered nicely. Despite at first we stereotyped her as a rich girl that's snooty and someone who looks down on others, we realised that we were totally wrong. She's super kind and thoughtful but most of all she's brave. Apparently there's a rumour going around that she's the leader of the 'Freedom Fighters' but that's all nonsense. She told me that personally when I asked her out of curiosity. I could see her as a leader of something like that however. Interestingly when I went around her house, I discovered that she had a collection of plans to take down one of Eggman's factories but I never questioned it. I'm convinced that I just misread those plans however. Anyway I followed Sally and Tikal to her car (I'm not a car fan but it looked extremely expensive) and we all got in the back.

"What's Sonic's favourite colour?" I asked and the other two looked pretty certain of their answers.

"Blue! Duhhhh..." Sally said and Tikal giggled.

"Don't make me use the hammer." I threatened and they both quickly shut up. I was joking of course. I wouldn't hit my friends with a hammer. Well I'd consider it if they badmouthed Sonic but they know better than that. We arrived at the shopping mall where Silver also happened to be. We knew him well as he was good friends with Blaze and we sometimes let him hang out with us depending on the circumstances.

"Hey girls. Is it cool if I tag along with you. I need to find something to wear to impress Blaze. I mean show off to Blaze! I mean... You know what I mean." he stuttered and us three laughed. It was so clear that Silver and Blaze were in love with each other but they never have spoken about it to each other which is unfortunate. They'd make a great couple!

"Sure and you can carry our shopping with your ESP or whatever." offered Sally, giggling uncontrollably. Tikal sneezed to cover up her laughter and I just barely kept it in.

"Telekinesis." corrected Silver. "I don't have these powers to help people with shopping." Silver sighed and walked into the clothes store with us. Silver took twenty seconds to pick out a nice tuxedo while us three took an hour to choose ours. Not my fault as the store was brimming with choices and it's unfair for me not to try all of them. I finally settled on a ruby red dress with matching heels and a gold necklace. Sally and Tikal were mad at each other for choosing the same elegant blue dress but it all worked out when Sally's keen eye spotted a purple sequin top and a purple long skirt with black and red heels. We all payed and we made our way to Sonic's party. I was quite nervous compared to Silver, Tikal and Sally who were engaging in a conversation on if Sally should dye her hair. Minutes that passed felt like scratches to me. I hated waiting and I wasn't very patient. We finally arrived and the party was in full force. The Chaotix was playing music in their infamous band. Various people were crowded around the swimming pool but there was no sign of Sonic anywhere. I spotted Tails and Cream chatting in the front room and approached them.

"Hi Cream. Hi Tails. Do you know where Sonic is?" I asked kindly and Tails sat up.

"Yeah he's upstairs. Told me he wanted to see you. I think I've deduced why but I'll let you see for yourself." he told me and my eyes lit up with joy.

"Me! I can't believe it! It's happening." I shrieked and I was about to blast off upstairs but Cream grabbed my hand and stopped me in my tracks.

"Sorry Miss Amy but I think something's a bit wrong with Mr Sonic. He was in his bedroom but the doors were locked and he spoke to us through the wall. He sounded kinda raspy and sick. Be careful!" Cream warned me and I nodded.

"Then I have to make sure he's ok then. That's why he called me. I'm good at taking care of people. (Tails didn't seem to agree as he mumbled "Yeah you are." in a unconvincing tone. I'm coming Sonic!" I yelled and I slid past some girls drinking beer to get upstairs. Only one door was locked and in front of it was a gleaming emerald.

"A Chaos Emerald? Why is that here?" I asked myself as I picked it up. It looked so beautiful with its glowing light and aura. It was the purple emerald. I didn't let it distract me however as I placed it in my pocket and knocked on the door.

"Sonic? Can I come in." I asked desperately, pounding the door.

I immediately noticed something was wrong when I heard the reply. It wasn't what he said but how it sounded.

"Come in Amy." but it sounded bare and without emotion. Almost robotic. I entered and walked in. It was extremely dark so it was quite hard to see. I saw a brief outline on Sonic but I jumped when I say his eyes.

They were glowing red. I realised who this really was. Metal Sonic.

I tried to escape but Metal Sonic dashed straight to me in milliseconds and grabbed me as tightly as he could.

"Let me go!" I screamed but I couldn't get out of his grasp. With me in his clutches, he smashed the windows and flew out of it. I was so scared he was going to drop me from this height but he came down to a familiar looking base. The base Sonic had taken down previously. But now looking bigger and more threatening than ever. In front of it stood a menacing doctor.

"Good job Metal Sonic. With Amy under my possession, I'll use her as bait to lead Sonic right into my trap. Wait a minute. What's this?" He reached into my pocket and grabbed the chaos emerald. He stared at it for a second and then began to laugh evilly.

"Thank you Amy. With this I can destroy Sonic once and for all! HAHAHAHA! Take her away Metal Sonic!"

For a split second, I'm sure I saw Metal Sonic flinch as he saw a cut on my arm where his metal claws had grabbed me. I'm sure of it.