Well, I got seven reviews for the first chapter, so I guess I'm doing something right! Just to clear up any possible confusion, this is taking place on Earth, not Mobius. That's why you'll see things from our world periodically in the story. Just thought I'd make it clear… Moving on.

Disclaimer: I don't own any STH character, they belong to SEGA. I also don't own anything else (brand-name, song, etc.).


x*Even Friendships Are Complicated*x

-Chapter Two: I Won't Say I'm in Love-


Meet me in the ice-cream shop near your house -Sonic

Amy stared at the phone's screen for a couple more minutes. It wasn't even noon, yet Sonic was already up? Kind of strange, don't you think? But shaking it off, the pink female got out of bed and took a shower. Fifteen minutes later, she got dressed; A simple yellow t-shirt with puffed short sleeves, denim miniskirt, and yellow flats.

'Looks casual enough…' she thought, satisfied with her choice. Looking in her mirror, she smiled at herself, 'And not to mention cute!' Amy thought with a wink to her reflection. Giggling, she grabbed a purse, and left her home. It was a good mile and a half to the shop from where she stood, and she found that she wasn't in too much of a rush.

It was just a friendly…date, right? No need to hurry then.

~.~

Sonic tapped his fingers on the table as he looked around the little ice-cream shop once more. He leaned in the palm of his head, gazing at the doors. For once, the blue blur got somewhere early. And waking up before noon? Today was a really good day for him! But he realized the downfall to arriving early…the waiting.

Oh, god, did he hate waiting! It was not in his nature to wait too long, and he was honestly thinking Amy was standing him up this time. If she didn't show up in the next two minutes, he was going to race out of here, go find her, and then-

Suddenly, the cow bell above the door went off and finally, Amy came in. She looked around before spotting him and walking over to the table, though she had a weird face. Probably because he was here first, for a change. As she walked closer, he couldn't help but notice her appearance. That outfit of hers was pretty cute… Sonic could've sworn a record just scratched.

'Did I just think she was cute? What is happening to me?!' he took a calming breath before Amy was close enough to hear it. Maybe a little conversation would take his mind off of things.

"Hey, Amy. Took you a little while to get here, huh?" he joked. Amy then looked even more shocked than she had before. 'What is so shocking?' he asked himself.

"Well, sorry everyone can't get ready in a 'Sonic-Second' like you can." the female hedgehog sassed. Sonic found himself chuckling slightly as she sat down.

"That's a good one, Ames. You come up with that yourself?" he threw back. She playfully glared at the blue hedgehog for a minute.

"Okay, I thought we were off to a good start…what happened?"

"Nothing! You sassed me first, so I sassed you back. That's how it usually works!" Amy reached over and hit his arm. They were soon laughing together. 'Maybe this was a friendly hang-out, but he only said date, as a way to make it up to her.' she thought.

"Alright, fair enough. So, um…what now?"

"We eat ice-cream, duh! I hope you don't mind if I ordered for you…" he trailed off. The pink female's eyes widened in surprise. Who was this hedgehog?

"N-No, I don't mind. Well, I would if it's something I can't eat." she replied.

"Something you can't eat? It's ice-cream, are you lactose intolerant?" he asked.

"No."

"Is it something inside the ice-cream…"

"Peanuts."

"What are you-?"

"I'm allergic to peanuts. Any kinds." Sonic raised an eyebrow. Why hadn't he heard this before?

"Since when have you been allergic to peanuts?" the blur asked, seriously confused. The girl sighed.

"I have been all my life. Why do you think I always refuse the cans of peanuts you give me?" Amy asked, a little irritated. He's known her for five years and this is new to him…? What did she see in him….

"Oh. I thought you didn't like the kind or something. Sorry, but you won't have to worry." Amy raised a questioning eyebrow as to what he meant, but then a guy with an cheerful smile came over with two bowls in hand.

"Well, it seems she did show up after all! Good, good. Now, we have a Chocolate for the gentleman, and a Mint Chocolate Chip for the lady. Enjoy!" He set the bowls down and left. Amy had a huge grin on her face. This was her all-time favorite!

"Oh, Sonic! How did you know?" she gushed.

"Well, I remember you telling me your favorite sometime ago." Sonic said, matter-of-factly. The pink female wasted no time to grab her spoon and dig in.

"That was like a year ago. How is it you can remember that, but not figure out I was allergic to peanuts?" Amy asked, with a small attitude. The blue hedgehog laughed nervously, rubbing the back of his head. Maybe he just didn't pay attention to certain things…ironic he should say that now.

"Uh, well…you don't want the ice-cream to melt, Amy! Best hurry up and eat!" he blurted out, changing the subject. The girl eyed him up for a few seconds before dropping the subject. She'd let him get away with this since he was at least trying to be her friends, for once.


Minutes later, they stood outside the shop walking towards Amy's house. The trip was surprisingly quiet as both hedgehog were deep in thought. Sonic still had a weird feeling around the pink hedgehog and he couldn't tell what it was. The whole 'date' thing was over, so what was it? He's been acting strange ever since last night. Waking up earlier than usual, arriving first, and he even said Amy was cute!

…Well, he didn't really say it, he thought it. But moreover, he was checking her out to notice she was cute! When did Sonic the Hedgehog start checking her out?! All these years he's never had one single thought towards her anything (unless you count all the times he thought of her craziness) and now he's…he was…

'I need to do something about this. Take my mind off things…' he thought. Running always seemed to clear his head, but he felt that wouldn't do the trick this time….but he had to try anyway.

Amy, on the other hand, was trying to figure where they stood. She, too, had a weird feeling around Sonic, and it wasn't the usual butterflies she had when Sonic occasionally slowed down to pay attention to her. It was more of a…distant feeling. The pink female always thought she had a connection with Sonic, but now, it was like she didn't know him at all. And his strange behavior didn't help either. He was nicer than usual, he actually proved to be a good listener, and he showed up before her! That's a little odd, even for him…

'Is he finally coming around right when we agreed to be friends? It doesn't seem like it, but he has been acting strange…' Amy pondered on it a little bit more, before realizing they were coming up to her house. They both stopped right outside the door.

"Um, thanks for the ice-cream." Amy said sheepishly, twiddling her thumbs.

"No problem…" Sonic replied, looking around. They stood there awkwardly, waiting for one or the other to say something else, but it seemed neither knew what to say at that point. Let's do it again, soon? I had fun? All they did was have ice-cream!

"Well…I'll see you later, then…" Amy spoke up.

"Uh, yeah. See ya…" he said, watching her go inside. And just like last night, he stared at her door in thought. That weird feeling he had was even stronger than before, and it bothered him. He needed help…

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Amy stood in her living for a few minutes, thinking. Right up until the point where he walked her home, things were fine between the two. Now, she feels awkward around him? What was going on? And what was up with him? It wouldn't make sense for Sonic to like her now.

The pink hedgehog sighed to herself. This being friends thing was hard…maybe she should've took up Sonics' offer to give her a chance, then she probably wouldn't need to second guess herself about…well, everything they do! Or everything Sonic does…either way, it was complicated. And she hated complicated things.


A little bit later, after running around the city a couple times, Sonic found himself back on Amy's doorstep. Like all the other three times he's done it….he didn't get it. He would run and come back here, no matter what. He's done it THREE TIMES! This was getting frustrating. He didn't know what was going on, or why it was happening but he needed some answers and he needed them now.

Forcing his feet to move, he ran to Tails' house in Mystic Ruin. Not even bothering to knock, he burst through the door, startling the poor fox.

"Tails, I'm home!" he shouted loudly, though the boy was right in his face.

"Sonic, how many times do I have to tell you to stop doing that?" he asked, irritated.

"You can tell me all you want, doesn't mean I'm going to stop!" Sonic exclaimed, slamming the door shut. The young boy sighed.

"I suppose there's a reason you're here." he asked, calming himself down.

"There is actually. You see, I got a problem."

"Tell me about it…" Tails muttered under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing! Go on!"

Sonic glared at him, before continuing, "Okay, so here's the deal. I was with Amy today and I had this really weird feeling around her and I want to know what it is, 'cause I didn't have it before. Think you can help?"

"A weird feeling around Amy?"

"That's correct. Sound familiar?"

"Yes it does, actually. I think you might like her. Or you did, and it's just coming out now." Tails stated. Sonic stood there blinking for a few moments, before laughing.

"Hahaha! That's a good one, Tails. But seriously, what is it?" he asked, suddenly serious.

"Well, you said you've never had this feeling around her before, did anything happen between you two from last night to now?"

"Yeah, we kinda, uh…made a deal. I take her on a date, and if things don't go right, she'll accept us being friends - just friends. So, I showed up half an hour late, lost the reservations she made, and ended up taking her to Applebee's. And now we're friends. I don't see how this is important to my problem…" the blur trailed off when the fox started to walk away.

"Believe it or not, Sonic, but it sounds like you like her. That's the best I can explain it." Tails said.

"No, I don't, Tails! Why would I like her all of a sudden?!" Sonic exclaimed.

"I don't know. That's just how love works I guess."

"No, it is not! I'm not saying I'm in love, 'cause I'm not. I won't say I like her either, 'cause I don't. That is not and will not be the problem, now help me for real!" the blue hedgehog whined.

"What am I supposed to do?" Tails asked.

"Help! Me!" Sonic cried. The yellow fox sighed in frustration. Of course, Sonic would be stubborn about the current situation he was in. The fox knew he liked Amy all those times he ran away, everyone did, but even he was curious as to why he was coming out with it. And now of all times?

"Alright, Sonic. Tell me what I'm supposed to do to help you." he stated calmly.

"Can't you like make some kind of device that will tell me if I'm in- if I like her or not?" the hedgehog pleaded.

"No, this isn't about technology. These are your feelings, how am I going-"

"You know what, never mind. I'll just go." Sonic interrupted.

"But Sonic I-"

"Nope, it's obvious you don't know, so I'll go somewhere else. I'm won't say I'm in love, Tails…'cause I'm not." and with that, he took off.

Tails looked at the spot where Sonic previously stood. What was his problem with admitting he liked a girl, much less Amy? The little fox has never seen him so confused and angry about a feeling. Could it be possible that Sonic really did like her after all?


And here is where we bring chapter two to a close. So, how was that?! It's getting all serious now! Next chapter, I might bring in a new character to shake things up, how 'bout it? Sorry if Tails seemed a bit OOC, with the being irritated at Sonic thing, but you know…things happen. Anyways, please leave a comment on how you might have like it or how it could be improved! Until next time… -D.A.K