This is so bad, but I had the idea after I read this quote on the poster we have stuck up in our toilet, haha.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic.


"Just living is not enough... One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower."

- Hans Christian Andersen

Today was the day he was going to say it. He was actually going to - show her how much she actually meant to him. It was one of his faults, the thing that he probably disliked most about himself - the fact that he found it hard to show how he really felt. But this afternoon, he was going to try and change that. He was going to muster up all the courage inside of him and just ask her.

It was funny, he had no issues with danger. He never felt scared of nervous when he put himself into life-threatening situations. He would actually laugh when a giant robotic thing attacked him. But when it came to this, he was incredibly frightened. He got butterflies in his stomach and his hands shook.

What if she said no? There was a big possibility of that, after all. Why would she like him? He was just Sonic the Hedgehog, nothing special at all. He was awkward with romance and sometimes put his foot in his mouth. So why would she say yes? Well, she had confessed her undying love for him several times, several years ago, but people change. Amy changed. She stopped doing that, she stopped chasing him, so he had to chase her instead. Something he definitely wasn't used to. Granted, she was his now, but she could easily leave and make someone else happy.

He remembered when he had first asked her out. It was the most awkward, and even one of the most embarrassing moments in his life. He hadn't realised he could be so clumsy until then.


Sonic stood outside her doorway, fidgeting with her doorhandle. He couldn't do this, he really couldn't. She would reject him and it would be the most embarrassing thing for him, and his reputation. But he didn't care about his reputation anymore. He was eighteen and wanted to actually have some sort of stability in his hectic life. Amy provided that. But that's not why he was going to ask her out.

He was going to do that because he was pretty sure he loved her. Sonic had grown up a lot in the past three years, and so had Amy. Everyone knew of her obsession with Sonic, she had wanted to marry him when she was twelve, for goddness sake. But throughout the next year, she had matured and stopped that. She had stopped chasing him and had almost resigned to the fact that she wouldn't be with him. That's when he started noticing her.

He got to see the real Amy, not the one with the stalkerish qualities. He got to know her for what she was really like. And he liked it.

He rang the doorbell, but also instantly regretted it. Butterflies flew up in his stomach and his left hand started shaking slightly. Being nervous wasn't something he was used to, and he didn't like it. Why was he so scared? He'd been almost killed countless times, and that had never bothered him. So why now? Was it because he was trying to impress someone?

"Sonic?" Amy answered, opening the door. She looked at him strangely before breaking out into a huge smile.

"Hi, Amy," He mumbled, finding himself blushing when he looked into her eyes. Stupid, Sonic, stupid! "I have to ask you something,"

"Oh, sure," She answered. "Come inside first," He nodded and stepped inside. And then for the first time in his life, he tripped. Well, not exactly, but he stumbled on the door frame. Amy giggled and helped him regain his footing. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah," He muttered. God, he felt like an idiot.

"Now what is it you wanted to ask?"

"Uh..." Here it goes. "Would you maybe like to go out with me?"


He shook his head, trying to clear the negative thoughts. There were lots of postive things too, reasons why she would say yes, but when he tried to think of them, he came up empty. Sighing, he grabbed the little black box off his bedside table and stuffed it into his coat pocket.


Amy's day had been pretty average so far. She had work, and was currently on her lunch break. It was pretty much just a day she had to get through, nothing special. But she was feeling a little down for some reason. She missed her boyfriend as she hadn't seen him for two days, so that was probably why. She was just sitting down, about to eat when she felt her phone vibrating in her bag. She fished it out, smiling when the name popped up on the screen. "Sonic, hey!"

"Hey, Ames. How's it going?"

"Oh yeah, pretty good. I'm kinda bored, actually,"

"Well, in that case I think you should meet me down at the park, I'm bored too,"

"Okay!" She grinned. They had been dating for two and a half years now, but she still couldn't believe it. Even when he called her name, she felt like her heart was going to leap out of her chest. "I'll be there in five minutes!" And then she hung up. Well, that made her day already. Discarding her food, she grabbed her bag and left the store. What made her even happier than Sonic inviting her somewhere was that it was during work. He never called her during work.

She rounded the corner of the street and the smile which had been plastered on her face since he called got even wider when she saw his blue figure in the distance. Her pace sped up until she was almost jogging. "Sonic," She breathed, catching her breath before giving him a quick kiss. "It's been too long,"

"Can't even survive two days without me?" He teased, taking her hand into his.

"You know I can't," She answered, a little hurt. He didn't realise it, but it was little things like that that made her consider if he felt the same way about her as she did him. After years of her embarrassing obsession, she wondered if he was just dating her for laughs.

"Don't be like that," He lifted her chin up with his finger and kissed her cheek. "You know I can't survive either,"

"I've missed you,"

"I've missed you too," He smiled. "Let's go for a walk," She nodded and gripped his hand tighter. It was times like these she loved. They were silent, but there didn't need to talk. They were just content in being with each other. "Let's sit down here," He suggested, pointing to an empty bench. They were across the other side of the park now, surrounded by large trees. The thing she noticed most though were all the flowers. They were in every colour and scattered all over the grass. "It's nice and sunny today," He remarked, glancing up into the sky. She followed his gaze and found he was right. It was cloudless. "Hey, uh..."

"Yeah?" Oh dear, his tone had dropped. She knew it was too good to be true. She knew it. There had to be a catch. Why would he suddenly ring her in the middle of the day and ask to see her? Of course he was going to break up with her, she was so stupid to think they were meant to be.

"Um..." He hesitated again. "Remember when I first asked you out?"

"Yes!" She smiled, trying to cover her disappointment. "It was the happiest day of my life,"

"Mine too," He mumbled. He opened his mouth to continue, and then snapped it shut. He couldn't say it. He was too embarrassed at how awkward it had been. Oh lord, and he was doing it again now. "Don't worry,"

"Is everything okay?" Amy looked at him in concern. He seemed a little off today.

"Yeah, I'm fine. I've just been thinking about things a lot this morning,"

Amy felt her heart sink. Those words usually meant something bad, and she couldn't deal with that. She couldn't survive without Sonic. "What have you been thinking about?"

"Just, you know," Oh well, here went nothing. These next few minutes could make or break him. He was probably going to lose her forever. "Living is not enough,"

"What do you mean?" She replied.

"You have to have sunshine, freedom - and I have plenty of that," He chuckled. "And a little flower," He bent to the ground and picked a daisy out the grass. Nervously, he placed it behind her ear and then smiled at his handiwork. "And you, Amy, are my rose,"

"Sonic..." Well, maybe it isn't what she thought after all. She sighed inwardly of relief.

"I haven't finished," He shushed her. Well, it all came down to this. "Amy Rose," He fumbled with the little box in his pocket, pulling it out and clutching it tightly. Then, rising slowly and getting down onto one knee, he said it. "Will you marry me?"