"AMY!"
I screamed out her name. Ignoring the terrible pain in my limbs, I scrambled onto all fours, limping towards her unconcious body. I collapsed next to her and took her in my arms. Oh my God, Amy please, no. No, no, no, no, no. I tried lifting her up, but her head hung back and her arms swung lifelessly by her side. I carefully placed my arm underneath her head, lifting it up slowly. Her skull was soaked in blood and so was her waist, and I could feel the liquid oozing in between my fingers. I felt my eyes burn as the tears began forming. "No Amy..." I choked out. I couldn`t let her die. No, I had to do something.
Gripping her tightly, I tried picking her up, but as soon as I lifted her off the ground, my arms dropped. I felt the tears start to leak out. "Come on..." I cried, attempting to stand up again. Like before, my legs gave way underneath and I fell to the ground, and Amy fell out of my arms. "No..." I was exhausted and I couldn`t get up. I couldn`t help her. I wrapped my arms around Amy, hugging her to me, and cried. I`m not supposed to give up. I have to keep trying. I tried to stand up again, but failed. I cried harder. As I lay there on the cold floor with Amy, I could feel myself losing conciousness. No. I have to...have to...
Beep
Hm...
Beep
What...what is that?
Beep
Oh.
Beep
When I realized where I was, I struggled to open my eyes. That didn`t work. I tried to sit up. That was worse. My body instantly complained at the attempt. Ugh, I hurt all over. I attempted to open my eyes again. My eyelids felt heavy, and the light half-blinded me as they made contact with my eyes. Despite the pain, I raised my hand slowly to my face to block out the brightness. When my sight adjusted to the light, I turned my head sideways, my head pounding furiously. I looked at my surroundings. Yep, I was right. I`m in a hospital. But, why am I here?
Then I remembered.
I shot up in bed. My limbs complained, crying out in the sore state they were in, but I paid no heed. Where was Amy? I looked around frantically in the room, and for the first time noticed Tails what in the room. He looked surprised. I must have shocked him with my sudden awakening. "Where is she?" I asked my best friend, my eyes wide in anticipation to know. He must have known who I was talking about because he lowered his head. "Tails! Where is she?!" I shouted hoarsely. He didn`t look at me. "WHERE IS AMY?!" I screamed out. Finally, he looked up at me. Immediately, I realized Tails had been crying. His cheeks were wet, with trails of fresh tears, and his eyes were puffy and red.
"Sh-she`s..."
"SHE`S WHAT, TAILS, TELL ME!"
"She`s dead."
I froze.
I sat there, staring back at the kitsune, my mouth gaping open and my eyes like saucerpans. I started breathing quickly and heavily. I shook my head slowly, unbelievingly.
"No," I choked out.
"Sonic..."
"NO!"
Ignoring the pain, I threw the blankets off of me, and jumped out of bed, but fell as soon as my feet hit the ground. Gripping the bed, I forced myself up, limping towards the door. Even with a limp, I was pretty fast, so when Tails tried reaching me, I was gone. For some reason, I automatically assumed where she would be. I headed toward the two doors with the red, bold words imprinted at the top: EMERGENCY. Cream stood outside, her face in her hands, crying, and Knuckles was next to her, rubbing her back. I knew I was at the right place. Knuckles gave me an alarmed look when he saw me. I didn`t even let him speak as I burst through the doors.
I stopped.
I could see a single bed in the middle of the room, and there was someone ontop of it, covered completely in a white blanket. Only because I saw small, pink hairs poking out from the top, I knew it was her. Slowly, I made my way over to the bed. I paused beside it, just looking. I shot my hand out, grabbed the sheets, and yanked it off the body.
Oh God, NO
I stared in horror at Amy. She wasn`t wearing anything, but I barely noticed that. What I was worried about was the state she was in. Her body was covered in hideous cuts, serious burns, and wicked bruises, and her head was wrapped tightly in a bloodied bandage. What drove me crazy, however, was the huge slash right down her waist. It was still red with blood and it was stitched multiple times. I looked at her face. Her beautiful face. It too consisted of multiple injuries, but she still looked as beautiful as ever. Even in death.
My knees buckled, and my feet gave away underneath me. I crumbled to the floor, buried my face in my hands, and began to cry. I felt shattered inside. My heart was filled with utter despair and grief. Amy was dead. Gone. She died for me, because of me. It`s my fault, and I wasn`t able to save her. I wailed out moarnfully. I wanted to let everyone know the extreme sadness I felt. I wanted Amy to wake up, hug me, and whisper reassuringly that she was still there. That she will always be there for me, but that was impossible. That would never happen. Never again. I screamed out her name. I shouted it repeatedly, and I slammed my fist onto the floor furiously. The tears poured down my cheeks, never ceasing. She just couldn`t be gone. It just wasn`t possible. I felt a hand on my shoulder, but I didn`t turn to see them.
"Leave me!" I shouted. I heard the person sigh sadly. "Sonic..." a rough voice said. I reckognized it as Knuckles. I knew that he was going to give me a small lecture on moving on and letting Amy rest in peace, but I couldn`t. I wasn`t going to hear it. "No!" I shouted. He sighed again. Suddenly, I could hear the door swing open and the sound of multiple people walking in to the room. I heard Knuckles tell them something, and I caught the word `doctor` here and there. They must be here to take my Amy away.
"Mr. Hedgehog, I`m afraid I`m going to have to ask you to leave. We have to-" I cut the doctor off. "NO!" I spat, jumping onto the bed with Amy,"You can`t take her from me!" The doctor and his companions looked shocked. He sighed and murmured something to the others. They nodded and began approaching me, hands extended. My hairs stood up on end. "Stay away from us!" I hissed, wrapping my arms around Amy. She felt so cold. They got closer, and one of them grabbed Amy`s arms. An eery, negative feeling shot through me, and I could feel my head quills lifting up.
I had become Dark.
"DON`T TOUCH HER!" I shoved the doctor off of Amy, and he went flying back, crashing against the wall. The rest of them, including Knuckles, stared at me, their face showing complete shock and fear, but I didn`t care. I growled, lifting Amy off the bed, and flew upwards, breaking through the ceiling. White, chalky pieces from the broken roof stuck to my face as I left the hospital. I flew straight, trying to get away as far from the place as possible. I looked at the girl in my arms. As a few tears escaped my eyes, I leaned my face toward`s Amy`s and nuzzled her cheek. Of course, she didn`t respond, which made me cry more. I wanted her back. I wanted to see her gorgeous eyes and hear her bubbling laughter. I wanted her to squeal out my name and tackle me down with a hug. I wanted to feel her lips on mine, and I wanted to kiss her back. I wanted her with me again.
I swallowed the huge lump in my throat and let more tears run down my cheek. For the first time, I looked at where I was going. I instantly recognized the place and flew downwards to land. When my feet touched the ground, I looked at my surroundings. There were weeping willows next to a small lake and dozens of rosebushes outlined the area. This was the place I came most to try understand my thoughts and feelings, especially when it was about Amy. I placed Amy down carefully, and I lay down beside her. I knew I was going to have to take Amy back, but I wanted to say goodbye before I did so and I wanted it to be private.
I gazed at Amy`s adorable face, once warm and smiling, now frozen in an everlasting grim expression. She looked so pale. I expected her to open her eyes and blush at how close we were, but she didn`t. I expected her to giggle and kiss my cheek, but she wouldn`t. I expected her to wake up and love me like she always did, but she couldn`t. She never will be able to. She`s gone forever. I hugged Amy and pressed her fragile body against me. She was so stiff. I hid my face in her shoulder and let myself cry again. It just wasn`t fair. She was an amazing person, and she had a kind heart with a passionate personality, so she definitely doesn`t deserve to die. Not like how she did. I didn`t deserve her. I wasn`t worth it.
But she still did it.
"AMYYYYYY!" I wailed out, my voice echoing from far away. Why did it have to be her? Why couldn`t it have been me? If only I would have jumped on time, if only we would have left before, if only I would have taken her place...If only...I hugged Amy tighter. "I`m so sorry, Amy," I cried "I`m so sorry." My sobs were muffled on Amy`s shoulders, and her soft skin was unnaturally cold. "I love you, Amy," I choked out "I wish I would have told you sooner." It was true. I feel the regret running through me, mocking me how I never took the chance and I will never have one again. Telling me how I should have done it before and laughing at me at how I didn`t.
I continued crying for several minutes, Amy`s cold body pressed against my own. I didn`t pay any attention to the fact that neither of us were dressed, mainly because her death was the main thing on my mind. It was the hardest thing I have ever faced, and I feel like I can`t continue without her. I need her. It`s not fair.
These thoughts were running through my mind as I lay there next to Amy. After crying so much, my eyes had become quite puffy, and I felt exhausted. I could feel myself falling asleep, my arms still wrapped around Amy.
My beloved Amy...
~*~ A/N: Chapter two done and done! For some reason, I feel like I rushed to much on this. Eh, well...Please review, it really does help to see that people care! It really does! Alright, see y`all later, and look forward to the next chapter! Byeeeeeeee