Rose of the Night

Sonic ran through the town, hoping to get to the forest before it was too late.

I can't let them see me when it happens, Sonic thought as he ran, creating a sonic boom. At the speed he was going and the distance away from the forest, it would take him about 10 minutes to get there. (A/N: Yeah, it's pretty far away…)

As Sonic approached the forest, he got a slight pain in his chest. Not just yet! Just another minute and-! Sonic shipped on a puddle and he tumbled the rest of the way to the forest. He got up and pain took over him. He fell forward a bit but didn't fall. He stumbled as fast as he could into the forest before he started to transform.

Sonic fell onto his knees, gripping the ground as intense pain surged through his body. His cobalt fur grew into shaggy, navy blue fur. The tips of his quills became white. His peach skin turned into a light gray-blue color. His white gloves ripped and his shoes became cleats with a metal strap with 3 spikes on it where his white strap and golden buckle would be. And to top it off, he grew fangs and grew about 2 feet taller. He screamed in agony.

He gasped for breath when the transformation was over.

"WHY ME, STUPID MOON! Why did it have to be me…" Sonic yells became a whisper with his deeper, rougher new voice. He looked up to see the full moon rising over the trees. Sonic took a breath, and howled.

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(The next morning)

Sonic woke up to see himself in his normal form. He smiled, and took off to his Tails' house.

He entered the house to see Tails still asleep on the couch. Sonic got an idea and smirked evilly. He snuck to the kitchen and got some whip cream and a feather. He came back to see Tails glaring slightly at him.

"Don't even think about it Sonic. I know what you were gonna do," he said.

"What? This is for Knucklehead," Sonic lied, smiling.

"Knuckles has already woken up. Anyways, where were you last night? I was searching all over town for you."

Sonic froze for a second. "Well, I… had something to do. Out in a town, really far away," Sonic lied nervously.

"Oh really, what town?" Tails glared at his best friend. And more importantly, why didn't you tell me about it?"

"It was in…" Sonic started, but luckily, someone knocked on the door, giving Sonic some time. "I'll get that." He opened the door to see his girlfriend, Amy, standing happily with a small box in her hands.

"Happy 6 month anniversary, Sonic!" she said happily and gave him a quick kiss. She held out the small gift. "Here's your gift! I hope you like it!"

Sonic took the box from her and opened it. His eyes widened when he saw it. It was a medallion shaped like a crescent moon. It seemed to glow in the morning light. "It's…amazing, Amy!" Sonic was at a loss for words to describe it. He pulled Amy in for a deep kiss.

Tails covered his eyes, but didn't complain about it.

The hedgehogs broke the kiss for some air and smiled.

"You'll get your present today, but I'm not telling you when," Sonic smirked and Amy pouted playfully He chuckled and put on the medallion.

"Where were you last night, anyways, Sonic?" Amy asked.

"Oh, well I went to the mountains last night," Sonic half-lied. He did end up exploring the mountains that night in his were-form.

Amy nodded, wondering why Sonic went to the mountain during the nighttime.

She can't know, Sonic thought. Never, not right now, not ever.

"Sonic, by any chance, did you hear that howl last night?" Amy's question took him by surprise. He nodded, not wanting to talk at the moment.

What Amy didn't know, though, was that Sonic's gift is more valuable than his own life.