This girl needs to live…she's been in a coma for four years…she needs to stay alive…she needs to awake…it will be my fault if she dies. Her life rests in my hands…I would be blamed for her death…
Voices were swirling around the white room, bringing me out of my trance.
"You need to go home and get some rest; it's been four years. And for the past four years, you've been staying here in this hospital with her, hoping she'd come out of it."
"Please…Sonic," I stumbled over the blue hedgehog's name, "…wasn't she one of your closest, dearest friends? How can you say such things? She may come out of it-"
"-come out of it? I've waited for four years, Silver…FOUR years…four years…" The cobalt hero took a seat beside me, resting his head in his hands, "Four long, agonizing, grueling years…waiting for her to wake, hoping that she would be fine, wishing that she'd be A-okay." A single tear trickled down the side of his peach colored muzzle, "It's been way too long for me. Yes, she was a dear friend…but I'm tired of waiting for something that's not going to happen. You should just give up; you did all that you could for her."
My blood began to boil, "How dare you say that about her! The girl…b-before she…" I shook my head, "…s-she kept telling me how you were her savior…she worshipped the ground you walk on, she was always there for you…and yet you aren't willing to wait for her. And from what she told me about you, you are never one to give up! So, why now?"
"You need to go back to your own time! Mephiles is destroyed now, along with Iblis, remember? Why do you care about her?" Sonic shot back, body becoming tense. "I'm giving up because no matter what the doctors say, I know the truth! That they'll eventually pull the plug on her! And there's nothing, absolutely NOTHING that I can do to change that!" His green eyes opened and as I saw my own reflection in them, I also saw sadness, pain and hopelessness.
This was impossible! The girl said that no matter what, Sonic would never give up hope for anything! And yet it was easy to see the despair showing in their emerald depths.
"You know what? You…can go ahead and leave. I'll stay here with her." I murmured quietly, ears drooping.
"Silver…"
"Please, go." I turned away, and as I was turning, I noticed a golden ring hanging on Sonic's finger.
The blue hedgehog stood to his feet, gave a curt nod, eyes shining with unshed tears. He blinked once, making the wetness vanish from sight, "I gave up…because I knew I couldn't save her." Then, he was gone, leaving a small trail of dust behind.
My golden gaze shifted back to the beautiful creature lying in the bed before me. Her soft, pink fur made my heart melt. Her eyes were closed…her chest was slowly but surely, rising and falling in a steady rhythm. Her own peach muzzle was pale in comparison with mine…she already looked as if she were dead.
Thank goodness she wasn't.
Miss Amy Rose…please, don't die. You must show Sonic that he was wrong! That you will be better! I know it's been a while, but I haven't given up on you; I promise to continue to watch over you…
One of her fingers started to twitch.
"…m-miss Amy?" I whispered, watching her with awe filled eyes. I sat on the edge of my seat in anticipation and anxiety; this could be it!
Gradually, her eyelids lifted, revealing a pair of forest green orbs. She stared at me through half-lidded eyes, a confused, puzzled look crossing her face. Her eyes then widened slightly, as her head turned from left to right, then focused her gaze back to me.
"…w-what happened to me?" Her voice was filled with fear. The pink female looked down at herself, and her eyes flew shut, as she said nothing else for quite a few moments. She then sucked in a deep breath, "Was Sonic…here?"
The truth came out; all of it, every single last detail. I explained how Mephiles was released, and how I needed to come here to this time, to stop him from destroying the planet. How Sonic and his other friends helped, and how my best friend Blaze helped out, as well. I told her that she tried to intervene, when Mephiles attacked her brutally. I managed to get her away from him while Sonic, Blaze and the others battled him. I spoke of how she drifted into a coma on the way to this hospital…and I revealed to her what Sonic had recently said to me. The last thing I mentioned, was how long she had been in a coma.
After I finished, I placed one hand on the edge of the bed, head lowered.
"…so, that's it. Sonic…gave up on me?" The shock in her tone made me glance up. "Was…there anything else he told you?"
"No." I admitted with a small shrug of the shoulders. "But…there was another thing I need to say to you, miss Rose…"
She eyed me carefully, and I noticed she was trying her best not to display any emotion. "Yes?"
"A ring." I lightly patted the edge of the bed and stared at the far corner of the room, "A ring was on Sonic's hand. On his finger. I'm afraid to say that it was an engagement ring, miss Rose."
Her poker face shattered, and her mouth dropped open; she wanted to speak, but nothing came out. A wailing cry escaped her pallid lips as tears flooded down from her eyes. She looked broken; even more so than when I first brought her here. Her vulnerability and agony was clearly shown, and my heart couldn't take it.
She truly did love her personal hero; her idol…her role model. He gave up on her and asked for someone's hand in marriage. He wanted to move on.
But miss Rose…she just woke to find that he is willing to go on with his life…without her. I wish I knew what she was going through, but sadly, I don't. Oh, how I want to comfort her…how I wish to stroke her long quills, and tell her everything is going to turn out okay.
She was so fragile…but what more could I do?
