"Sonic, why don't you just tell Amy you like her?" Tails asked, stopping his work to help me out with my problem.

"I would if I did. But that's my problem! I don't know who I like." I complained.

"Well, do you like Sally?"

* FLASH BACK *

Sally and I were sitting on the Farris wheel at Twinkle Park.

"I really like you Sonic!" she suddenly said.

I was caught off guard and didn't know what to say.

"Um . . . S – Sally? See . . . I don't know I - I - if I - "

And then she kissed me.

"Did you feel anything?" she asked.

"Um . . . y - yes! I . . . did!" I smiled.

* FLASH BACK ENDS *

But the thing was . . . I lied.

"Sonic?" Tails asked again

"Um . . . what was the question?" I asked, transitioning from past to present.

Tails deeply huffed and repeated, "I said, 'Do you like Sally '?"

"I . . . don't really . . . know. Some mess I've gotten myself into, huh?"

"I'll say!"

"Got any advice for me?"

"The only thing I have is this: figure out who you have a crush on."

I ran over the words in my head. He was right. But who did I like? My brain was full of so many unwanted things . . . I need to get away from them all; or I was gonna go crazy!

I bolted straight for the park without saying goodbye. The park was one of my favorite places to run. I just had to look out for screaming children and their mothers . . . and Shadow . . . and old people . . . and fan girls . . . and Amy.

. - + * + - .

I jumped from tree to tree, letting all my problems fall behind. This was not at all like me, since I faced my dilemmas head on. However, this was one situation that I wasn't ready to fix.

"AHHHHHHHH!" someone cried. Up ahead of me was a kid about to fall out of a tree, I hopped rapidly among the branched and over to the child, grabbed hold of his pudgy, little arms before he could crash land to the ground. Then I pulled him to safety.

"What are you doing up in a tree?" I asked in one of those annoying voices that a mother uses to make her baby laugh.

"L - L - looking for my m - mommy!" the kid cried, tiny tears falling on his cheeks.

"Well, I'll help you look! But I need to know your name first!"

"M - m - my name's J - Jeffry."

"Well, J - Jeffry, why don't you hop on my shoulders so we can find your mom!" I declared, and the little boy laughed. I lifted him onto my back and climbed down the tree, the little guy holding onto my quills.

I only walked around searching for a few minutes before I heard a woman crying, "Jeffry! Jeffry! Oh, has anyone seen my little boy!"

"I think I hear your mom!" I bellowed. I walked up to the teary eyed mother and questioned, "Is this your kid?"

She looked down at me, red eyed and runny nosed. When she saw the little boy on my back, her face lit up!

"Jeffry! Oh, my Jeffry!" she cheered. Lifting the kid off my shoulders, she swung him around like he was a rag doll.

"Oh, thank you, Sonic!" she leaned down and gave me a lip sticky, wet kiss on my cheek and walked off.

"Oh, yuck!" I retorted, wiping my cheek clean of any affection, I get enough of that from Amy!

Speaking of Amy, I now saw her sitting on a park bench.

My, "Hey, Amy!" was drowned out by some teen calling, "Heads up!" A Frisbee was flying toward Amy and hit her in the head with no mercy.

"AH!" she yelled and fell toward the ground. I sped up and caught the pink hedgehog before she hit the concrete.

"Amy! Are you okay?" I questioned, pulling her to her feet, she rubbed the back of her head and picked up the disk to throw it back to the owner,

That's weird! She didn't attack me! (You shouldn't have thought that Sonic!)

Amy turned around to face me, giving me one of her genuine smiles and a bone - crushing hug. "SONIC!" she acknowledged.

I thought too soon!

"Whoa, Amy! Lighten up! Ugh!" I interjected, but couldn't help notice that her hugs were soft and warm, but yet deathly and hazardous!

She ignored my pleas and held on tight. Once she let go, she said, "Hey, um, hope you don't have any plans tonight 'cause I was just looking for you. I'm having a movie night at my place and - "

"No can do, Amy! I've got plans." I interrupted. And this time it was true. Usually, if I didn't have plans, I pretended that I did 'cause she asked me on a date.

But tonight I had a date with my secret girlfriend, Princess Sally Acorn.

Amy's Jade green eyes got a spark in them, "Do these plans involve you and Sally?"

A nervous bead of sweat formed on my head. "Whoa, cool it! Anyway, is there a rule that says I can't hang out with my girl?"

"Um . . . YA! If that 'girl' is that rotten royal RAT!" she hollered her eyes on fire with rage!

My own temper turned up a notch. She just called my girlfriend a rotten rat!

"Well, at least her hair is prettier than yours." I muttered.

That was SO the wrong thing to say, dude!

Her whole body caught on fire and her Piko Piko Hammer flashed out from nowhere. "

"WHAT WAS THAT, SONIC? I DON'T THINK I HEARD YOU CORRECTLY!"

I gulped and ran for my life, with Amy right on my tail!

"SONIC! GET BACK HERE RIGHT NOW!"

We kept at it for an hour before I realized that I was late for my date and decided I had enough. I ran so fast that I was a blue streak to anyone looking and she seemed a mile away, and before she knew it, I went into a sonic boom and raced away.

"Hi, Sonic!" Sally implied when I ran up to her.

"Hey, Sal!" I replied.

"Hi!" she said again, "Are you okay? You look out of breath."

"I just out ran Amy. She went on another rampage!"

"Oh, Sonic! I'm so glad you ditched Amy. Now we can be alone!"

"Ya . . . Sally, um . . . about Amy. I want you to be nice to her. If you want me to - "

Sally didn't want to listen to my lectures. She was all bad girl, didn't give a care about most things, had a need for speed, and didn't act like a fan girl, probably the only reasons I'm dating her.

She placed her hand on my back and shoulder and pulled me in for a kiss. It took me a while before I knew what she was doing and enjoyed it.

After 2 minutes we came up for air and she whispered, "I love you," at the same time I did. And we kissed again.

I got an empty feeling, like I was missing something, or that showing affection toward Sally was wrong, like we weren't meant to be.

Like my Ms. Right was still somewhere out there, not in my arms.

"Oh, no. dear God, no, no." a voice whispered.

My eyes snapped open and I twisted in Sally's arms to find Amy crying, her hammer lying on the sidewalk!

"A - A - Amy!" I trilled. I felt Sally pull me closer to her, like she was claiming me.

Amy just stood there, frozen, weeping at the sight that lay upon her.

I tried to move to her, but Sally kept me close, so I removed her strong hands and stepped in front of her.

"Amy, are you okay?" I asked, gently placing the tips of my fingers on her cheek to dry her tears. How could I do this to her, act like nothing had been changed and we were still friends while I smooched Sally behind her . . .

Wait a minute . . . why did I care? I never cared for her! Why should I start now?

Some friend I was.

Any jerked away from my hand, let out a heart - breaking sob, and dashed down the street without glancing back.

"AMY! WAIT . . . I - "I tried to run after her, but Sally put her hand over my mouth and wrapped her arm over my chest. " Sonic, dear, let the pink brat go. She obviously can't handle our relationship."

I ripped her hands off me, but she grabbed hold of my arm and pulled me to her.

Right now, I really couldn't handle this relationship!

"No, Sally! Let go of me, I have to - "

She took my face in her hands and kissed me again, this time with a little tongue action. I didn't kiss her back; in fact, I tried to get her off me. Pushing didn't seem to work since I was in a death hug, almost as deadly and breath - losing as Amy's hug.

So I did something immature, which everyone said was totally my style.

I bit her tongue!

Sally let go of me immediately and held her tongue in pain. "Ow! Oh, Sonic, why'd you do that?"

I turned around to face the direction that Amy went.

She was gone.

"Sally, I can't believe you!" I yelled at her.

"What did I do? She's the one who snuck up on us!" she argued, no longer holding her tongue.

"You called her a brat and kissed me right in front of her - "

"How was I supposed to know she was right behind you? And you're my boyfriend, what am suppose to do with you?"

I realized that this was our first fight, and . . . I don't love her as much as I thought I did. I don't want a girl who is mean to others - unless it's funny and it's on Knuckles or Shadow. I want a nice, sweet girl who cares for others.

Like Amy.

"I'm not." I whispered.

"What did you say?" she asked, putting her hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow.

"I'm not your boyfriend." I told her. "We're done!" and I sped off to find Amy, leaving

Sally to have a humungous tantrum.

Twinkle Park, the beach, Rouge apartment, Cream's house, no matter where I looked, I couldn't find her.

I can't believe what happened. She's probably weeping right now.

I sighed, sat on a bench outside a flower shop as the sun raised, spreading orange, yellow, and pink sparkles upon station square, and closed my eyes. I just needed . . . some rest.

. - + * + - .

"Sonic? Sonic? Wake up!"

"Tails, you've been trying to wake him up for the past 3 hours."

"What do you suggest we do?"

"Let's take his shoes!"

My eyes snapped open immediately and I jumped up, grabbing the red echidna around the neck.

"DON'T . . . TOUCH . . . THE SHOES!" I snapped.

Knuckled tried to keep a straight face, but let out a few snickers, "Told ya it'd work."