~Chapter 2~

Sonic and Shadow immediately charged at each other, ready to fight. Amy froze in the intensity of the moment, unable to say a word or breathe. Sonic spin dashed against Shadow, who easily dodged it. Then the ebony hedgehog curled up into a ball himself and bounced off of the trees and the ground before successfully hitting his cerulean rival. Sonic retaliated by punching Shadow right square in the jaw, then tripping him with a low sliding kick. The midnight clad male was sent hurling into a tree trunk. Amy, not being able to watch anymore, finally intervened.

"Alright, that's enough!" she screamed.

The two males paused in their dual as the sakura hedgehog caught their attention.

"First of all, I'm NOT interested right now, so you can forget it." Amy continued. "Second, you both need to get a freaking grip. AND! YOU ALL NEED TO BUZZ OFF!"

With an angry huff, Amy went below into her den, not caring what else would transpire between the two bucks outside. She curled up on the soft floor of the den and fell fast asleep.

The next morning, Amy woke up a little later than she normally did. She seemed to have forgotten everything that had happened the day before. After stretching a few times, the cherry pink female started to climb out of her den to begin her day. Only to find a pair of male hedgehogs still slumbering right outside the entrance. Amy stared in total disbelief as Sonic and Shadow continued to snooze, despite the noises of morning birds tweeting. She slid back down into her den and sat against the wall in a crouched position, holding herself tight.

'Great, now what do I do?' Amy thought frantically.

Her ears twitched to the sound of Sonic snoring. Finally, Amy had mustered up the courage to try and leave her hovel without waking Sonic or Shadow. She carefully tip-toed over the two slumbering males. When the sakura hedgehog thought she was scot free, Shadow suddenly woke up.

"Where are you going?" he softly called out, making Amy jump.

"Oh! Um...nowhere." she stammered. "Nowhere at all."

She tried to be on her way, but Shadow sped up to her and quickly wrapped his arms around her waist.

"If you're not going anywhere, then why are you trying to leave?" he asked while nuzzling her neck.

"Hey! Cut that out!" Amy cried out, pushing Shadow away.

Her cries attracted Sonic, who was just waking up. When he saw Shadow grabbing Amy, he became quite enraged. He zipped up to the pair and punched the ebony hedgehog away from Amy.

"Leave her alone!" the blue blur shouted.

"You cut it out too, Sonic!" Amy snapped.

Both male hedgehogs gave her confused glances.

"But...isn't he..?" Sonic protested.

"I want BOTH of you to leave me the hell alone." Amy hissed. "I can take care of myself."

"I beg to differ." Shadow interjected.

Then Amy pulled out her Piko-Piko hammer and threatened them both with it.

"Need I say more?" she said in a dangerously low voice.

Not a word was spoken.

"Thank you, gentlemen. I will be leaving now." Amy said with a smile.

And off she went. Leaving the befuddled males behind.

Amy wandered about the Green Hills Zone, completely bored out of her mind. She hadn't been once interrupted or disturbed by Sonic, Shadow, or both. It was kinda cool, but she was still bored. Little did she know that her every move was being followed by the blue blur and the Ultimate Life Form, both taking different routes. They watched her walk exactly three miles across the Zone, eat a few fruits and berries whenever she was hungry. Then they saw her flop onto a heap of grass out of sheer boredom. They wondered what she might do next.

"Ugh. So bored." Amy muttered to herself.

A slight breeze blew into the grass and made it wave and Amy's quills fluttered. Suddenly she caught a scent that she had totally missed when coming here. It was the scent of a male hedgehog but it was neither Sonic nor Shadow. A total stranger. It made Amy jump up to her feet and she saw Him creeping towards her in a steady pace. The sakura hedgehog froze, unable to decide what to do next. Run, fight, or both?! If she started to run, He might after her.

'What do I do?!' Amy thought in a panic.

Then before anything else happened, two blurs zipped up to her and gently forced her to the ground. When Amy regained her bearings, she saw that it was Sonic and Shadow.

"Wha...what do you guys think you're doing?!" she cried.

"Shush, Amy." Sonic quietly told her.

Both he and Shadow 'guarded' her until the other guy finally got the gist and slunked away.