Sonic stood outside a jewelry store window, looking at a ring. His eyes started to tear up just by looking at it.
"I would have bought that ring for her."
The hedgehog began walking again onto the crowded streets of the city on a late afternoon day in the fall season. His mind was off somewhere distanced by the blank look he had in his eyes as he walked.
'I was so stupid to have not seen the signs earlier. God, dammit.'
He stopped at a crossing, which gave his mind time to think about the day that his world was flipped upside down.
"I'm sorry, but I've got another guy I'm willing to be with."
Said a young, and well developed Rose to Sonic a few months back. Amy during the past few years, lost her child-like attitude and grew into a beautiful Rose in Sonic's eyes. Because of that reason, he decided to finally give Amy a chance.
"I thought.. You know, you liked me and all."
Said Sonic to Amy. She gave him a smile, out of pity because of what he said to her. She didn't want to say anything about this, but she came out with a news that she herself wouldn't have thought she would say, especially to her long time crush.
"Sonic, I'm marrying Shadow."
Sonic froze there. This beautiful Rose marrying a dark person like Shadow?
'When did this happen?'
That was all he wanted to know. He thought that this whole time Amy would still be after him, but the sad truth has just been told to him.
"I got tired of waiting for you, Sonic. So I decided to move on. Of course it was hard to do, and many of my friends helped me along the way. But Shadow..."