Hello, people. I finally got around to this, I rewrote it since the first draft (that I never posted) so, I'm going to make THIS my main story. Couldn't entirely wrap my head around the other one. I guess I'm not meant to write action… oh well! Stick to what you know! If you want to know about any other my other stories (plus this and possible new ones), check under Story Progress in my profile at the very bottom. Helps you stay updated! ^.^

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, or any other STH characters. They belong to SEGA. Anything else (song, brand-name, etc.) also doesn't belong to me.

x*Even Friendships Are Complicated*x

-Chapter One: Just Friends…Easy Right?-

"You're late…" Amy snarled, almost in disappointment and disgust.

Sonic stared at the pink female hedgehog before him with an apologetic look. She held a powerful glare that made him want to cower in a corner and her arms were crossed as she tapped her foot. She went through the trouble to buy a new dress and shoes, get her hair fixed and even wore make-up for the first time in her life and he shows up half an hour late looking half-dressed with a loose tie and an unbuttoned dress shirt. Though he at least tried to dress up as well, it would've been more appreciated if he had showed up on time!

"I'm sorry, Amy…Tails held me up and I lost track of time. Can you forgive me?" Sonic asked, hanging his head.

"I probably would if you'd bothered to fix the way you look before getting here." Amy said, her voice stern. The girl was but seventeen, and was a good few inches shorter than Sonic but if angered she could very well lead an army without question.

"I-I know, but I was in a rush to get here and I'm already late-" the girl placed a finger on his lip.

"Fix it. Now." she said in a hushed, demanding voice. He immediately started fooling around with the stubborn buttons of his shirt then messed with his tie. About three minutes of trying to figure it out, he looked back to Amy. She had calmed down to a certain extent, but he knew better by now. She was already peeved, why make it worse? All the while, Sonic couldn't help but wonder if he had made the right choice to agree to this so-called 'date'. Though at the time, the deal seemed fair, was it worth the trouble?

~Flashback~

"Hiya, Sonic!" Sonic jumped when he heard Amy's voice. Looking back at the pink hedgehog, who stood behind him now, he forced a smile.

"Hi…Ames…" he greeted. He was a little shaken from how she A) found him and B) sneaked up on him, "Is there something you need?" Sonic asked. Amy smiled.

"Well, since you asked, I'm here to offer an deal." Amy stated proudly.

"Wh-what kind of deal?" He was hoping it wasn't another scheme to get him to marry her. The last time he made a deal with her, he had signed a hand-written note saying he would marry her. It was pretty tough to get out of since not only had she shown everyone, but he had indeed signed it of his own free will. That was a disaster and a half…

"You take me on a date, and if it doesn't so well…I'll accept us being just friends." she said. Sonic blinked once, then twice. Did he hear right?

"You're saying if I take you on one date, and considering how well it goes, you'll accept me just being your friend?" he repeated, just to make sure. She nodded, the smile never left. Even she knew that it was fair and he had to say he wanted to accept. But there had to be some sort of catch…

"What if it does go well?"

"Then you have to give me a chance, no questions asked." The fairness level just dropped by seventy-eight percent.

"Amy, you can't honestly think anything will ruin this. I mean, c'mon! The weather is absolutely perfect, Eggman's retired, and it just so happens to be my day off work. You planned so this would happen…" Sonic pointed out, accusingly.

"No, I didn't. I swear I didn't. I just want to know why you can't give me a chance. So, this is the only other way…" Amy trailed off. Of course there was the option of knocking him out, kidnapping him, and forcing him to be her boyfriend, but she didn't want to go down that road just yet.

"You didn't plan this?"

"No."

"You're not setting me up?"

"No."

"Are you gonna take 'no' for an answer?"

"Not really." Sonic sighed in defeat. He nodded and Amy squealed, locking him in a massive bear hug.

"Oh, Sonic! This is going to be the best date ever!" she gushed, "Pick me up at seven, and dress really nice. This is going to be a real date. You hear me?"

"But-"

"No, buts!" Amy interrupted with a pointed finger.

"Fine…Italian or-" The girl was gone. Looking around, he found that she rushed off to get ready. He looked down at his chilidog and looked at his watch. He had five hours until then. Something had to happen before then…

~End~

And wouldn't you know Tails needed a test subject for a new invention he created in the next hour? Well, not just him, but Shadow as well, though it still held him up and made him late. Okay, so maybe that wasn't the case because Tails let him go early and kept Shadow behind due to the date, but he was so tired, he fell asleep and realized he was late when he woke up. But he still showed up at least! Unlike other times when he just avoided it altogether…

"Sonic, are you even listening to me?!" Amy exclaimed. Coming out of his thoughts, he looked at the once-again enraged female.

"Sorry…" he apologized again. She huffed and blew her bangs out of her face.

"I said, because you're late, I lost the reservations I made and there isn't going to be another available until ten, which is too close to closing time." she repeated.

"Oh…well, maybe we can head to that Italian place downtown-"

"Booked."

"French is classy-"

"I can't read the menus."

"Mexican-"

"Do you seriously think I'm going to a Mexican restaurant in this dress?"

"Well, Amy, what do you want me to do?!" Sonic exclaimed angrily. Amy was taken aback by his harsh tone. It was basically his fault they were in this mess!

"Don't you dare raise your voice at me! I ask for one date and the one time you show up, it's half an hour late and you make us lose the reservations! You have no reason to yell at me!" Amy shouted. People looked over at them and she glared back at them.

"What are you lookin' at?!" she exclaimed. They went about their business and she turned her attention back to Sonic.

"Okay, okay. Let's just calm down and talk this out. Are there any other fancy, American restaurant you want to visit?" he asked.

"No…" Sonic hung his head, sighing deeply. The girl was impossible.

"Well, wait, you said you didn't plan this? How is it you have reservations?"

"I called here when I left you. That's why I was in such a hurry. I wanted a good table…only now it's been given away." Amy said, crossing her arms again. Sonic sweat-dropped.

"Okay, how 'bout this…"

'It's official…Worse eighth time for a first date ever.' Amy sighed. They sat in Applebee's and though it had a nice atmosphere, it wasn't Amy's idea of a classy date. There weren't that many people, considering the late hour. Their argument lasted about twenty minutes tops and you don't even want to know the first place he tried to take her to…therefore, it was nearly closing time. Sonic on the other hand, wasn't too fazed by the change of location.

"C'mon, Ames, cheer up. I'm taking you on that date you wanted, remember?" Sonic tried.

"I wanted a real date, Sonic. This is a place you come to hang out with some one." Amy said.

"Not entirely true, you should see this place on Valentine's Day!" he joked, but it didn't last too long when Amy didn't laugh with him, "Okay, Amy, what's up? It's not like you to get all depressed over changing the location. You're still with me."

"Well, that's not good enough anymore, Sonic! I wanted this to be special and you just had to ruin it…again!" Amy exclaimed sadly.

"Again? What do you mean again?"

"How dense can you be…" she muttered under her breath. She didn't look at him for the remainder of the 'date' and Sonic had an increasing weight of guilt building up inside. What had he done?

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Amy heard Sonic tell the waitress to keep the change as a tip, to which she gratefully accepted. Amy was already standing by the door, waiting for him. For once, the pink hedgehog was ready to get away from Sonic. Usually it was the other way around…

"Alright, Ames. Ready to go?" Sonic asked with his usual cheery tone. It made Amy even more depressed.

"Yes…" He opened the door for her and when outside, he picked her up bridal-style and ran her home. Within a few seconds, they stood in front of her house. Amy brushed her hair back into place and looked at Sonic, "Thank you for taking me out."

"Well, I guess I have to 'give you a chance' now, right?" Sonic said, though trying to sound like a joke to get her to lighten up, his tone sounded forced to come off happy.

"Actually, Sonic…I think it is best we remain friends…" Amy stated sadly. The blue blur was honestly shocked. Did he hear right? Maybe he had something in his ears today… Using his pinkie, he went in his ears, but they were totally clean.

"I'm sorry… did you say we should stay friends?" he repeated. The pink female nodded, looking at the ground.

"Really, I don't think you're ready for that kind of commitment. A relationship is not something to be taken lightly. It doesn't make sense if one is forced to make the other happy just to feel satisfied with themselves." Amy said.

"I'm not forcing myself to make you happy! I genuinely care about your happiness, Ames," he stated softly, but his temper flared suddenly, "And how can you tell me when I'm ready to be in a relationship? You've been chasing me your whole life trying to force me into one!" Sonic exclaimed.

"It was because I loved you!" she shot back.

"No, you were infatuated with me. You don't love me, you think you love me because of what I did years ago. You, of all people, should know the difference between the two since you like to be Little Miss Matchmaker. I have no problem loving you, as a friend. But I can't do that when you want to love me as a…lover." Amy played with the ruffles on her dress, knowing he was right. Now, having been said, she realized all the heartache she caused herself. Trying so hard to be with him, when it really just pushed him away.

"Alright, fine. I won't bother you about being together ever again." she said, turning to enter her home. Sonic caught her wrist before she could get in the door.

"Hey, you said if things didn't go well, you would accept us being friends." he pointed out.

"Yeah, and?"

"Well, are we still friends or not?" Sonic asked, getting straight to the point.

Amy looked in the eye and asked, "Even after all those years, you'd still want to be my friend?"

"Of course! I mean, who else can I count on to be there for me? Whether I want you to be or not?" Sonic laughed, and for the first time that night, she did too, "So…we cool?"

"Yeah, I guess…" Sonic gave a small cheer, making Amy smile from his childish behavior.

"Okay, now, how about I take you out on a friendly date, tomorrow? Does ice-cream sound good?" he saw the female give a nod, "Alright, then. I'll see you tomorrow. And, uh…dress causal." he added the last part for laughs.

"Whatever. Goodnight, Sonic."

"Night, Ames." When the door had shut, Sonic stood there staring at the door. He was deep in thought about what he had just said. 'Did I just ask her out?' he asked himself. Finally, he slowly walked away from Amy's house and in the direction of his. This question never left his mind for the remainder of the night.

'The way I worded it…could it have come off as me asking her out? I mean, I meant it in a friendly way; I even said it was friendly! But…date? What was that about…?'

Upon reaching his humble home, Sonic went straight for his bedroom and laid down. Not bothering to undress, he stared at the blank wall to his left trying to sleep, but no matter what, he couldn't get his words out of his head! It was really starting to bother him.

'Maybe after tomorrow, I'll feel better. It'll be over and we'll go back to being friends. Yeah…'

And besides…Amy probably understood what he meant, right?

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Once Amy had closed the door, she just stood and stared at it. She thought about what Sonic had said. 'Did he just ask me out?' she asked herself. The pink female blinked a few times, wondering if she was dreaming and that the whole day was going to start over, or she would wake up in time to start their date over. Three times…

One…

Two…

Three…

…Four… She looked around. She still had on the same dress, she was still in her living room…

Okay, she wasn't dreaming. But, it made her wonder if he really meant it like that. Sure, he put the word 'friendly' in front of the word 'date', but isn't that how it usually starts out? Like, maybe hanging out, and then…

'No, you're way ahead of yourself. I have a hard time believing that's what he meant. I mean, it's Sonic. The subject of dating was always a sore subject with him. Joking or not…' Amy sighed and shook her head. She headed up to her room and changed into a pair of clothes to sleep in, before slipping under the covers. She stared up at her blank walls and ceiling.

'Maybe it's possible…' the little hedgehog thought hopefully. Sighing once more, she turned over and tried to get some sleep as one question stayed on her mind.

Being friends…easy right?

So, what do you think? I finally worked this out to my liking and I think it's pretty decent. As previously stated, I lost interest in the other story I started, so I'm with this one. I'm just going to stick with what I write best. Hope you guys understand. Oh, and please leave a comment on how you might like the story or how it could be improved. Thanks! Until next time... -D.A.K