He sat on the couch opposite of the rabbit, nervously ringing out his sweaty hands and soaked gloves while she casually sipped her tea in the most ladylike fashion. He could see where Cream got her manners, this rabbit was so regal she could be a queen. But then again, he already had his own queen to think about. Speaking about her... Her image floated into his mind, his eyes slightly glazing over.

"So, Sonic," the elder rabbit's voice brought him out of the trance, "Why did you want to me this evening?"

He smiled, pulling a box out from behind him, "This." He handed it to her, watching as she opened it intently, and the surprise that came over her.

"Sonic, this is lovely."

"Yeah. Do you think she'll like it?"

Now Vanilla was the only person who knew about this, not even... SHE knew. He was too cowardly to say anything. Which was a bit shocking considering he was a world famous hero. But come on, she drove his nerves wild. If there was anything that could make Sonic lose his cool, it was everything about her.

From the sweet smelling quills that framed her feminine face to the giant hammer that squashed him as if he were just a little spider crawling on her wall. She drove him nuts. Amy Rose would be the death of him, and odd as it may be... He was fine with that.

If he wanted to die in any way, he wanted it to be by her side. Every breath being her, until he died.

But he was too never shot to ever say anything- until now.

This ring... Now he wasn't asking her to marry him or anything. That would be stupid. They were still so young. But he was gonna promise himself to her... Because clumsy as he may be on occasion, if there was one thing he never broke- it was a promise.

It was a silver band, with a jade colored gem in the center, two tanzanite on either side about 1/3rd the size of the jade. And on the inside of the band, in silky cursive letters flowed the phrase, "Always, Amy Rose."

There was also a note inside the box, as he knew he'd be too shot to say anything other than maybe "read it." Though short and sweet, it tied up the whole thing nicely.

"I know I may not be the best kind of man for you, but I promise if you never let go of me, I will always be by your side. Love, Sonic."

He wasn't much of a writer, but he felt she'd like it. He had gotten help writing it from Vanilla, since she had been the only one entrusted with this precious information.

He was glad Vanilla was so kind and offering in this situation, often dropping words of wisdom or the occasional ego boost for when he started believing that maybe this was a bad idea. This girl really loved him for the love of Chaos! He had no clue why this was going to be so darn difficult... But every time he gained the courage to say something... He felt his confidence slip up... And he'd end up back at the start.

But then this idea came- one where he didn't have to say anything at all! One where he could just stand there and let all of his previous efforts do the work for him.

Surely... She'd find it sweet. Endearing. Something! She's never deny him... Would she?

No. She could never.

He could do this. He took a deep breath, taking the box back from the motherly rabbit in front of him, who was offering a warming smile.

"You can do this, Sonic."

"I can do this... I can do this." His voice shook which each word, trying to gain the confidence as he stood up, walking himself to the door. "I can do this."

Another deep breath and he opened the door, feeling the cool evening sir against his fur. "I... I can do this."

Box in hand, and heart in throat, he walked out into the dawned world, grabbing at any inkling of confidence.

"I can do this."

"I can..."

"I... "

"I can't do this..."

A/N: Ooooookay... So I got that new Pokemon Go app and like... I've been having so much fun wandering around and catching them. It makes me a lot more active than I normally am. But like... Tomorrow is my birthday. And I'm mentally preparing myself for that. Because I cannot get over the fact that I'm turning 17. Like wow... I'm dead... July 8th. Because I know for some of you it probably already is my birthday. But over here, it's not. Anyways... I might make this into something a bit more adult rated in the future, but for this chapter, I'll stick with K+. It's just gonna be a short little story... I just... I'm gonna be finishing off Excavate soon and I want to get some more things out before my summer ends next month. And I know the idea is cheesy... But it's cute... I think. Anyways, let me know your thoughts, yes or no to more mature content. And almost happy birthday to me! Yay! I'll stop rambling now.