It was late at night. About midnight and Amy had just returned home from the party. The party was still going on, but she decided to turn in early because she had realized that she had some errands to run in the morning.

Amy: "Man. I wish I could've stayed longer." she sais, talking to herself.
"That party was going absolutely nuts!"

Then she realizes something.

Amy: "Oh man. I hope Tails isn't gonna ask me to help clean up tomorrow!" she sais, a little scared.
"That won't be fun."

Day 1

The next morning she got up to get some groceries. She was quietly walking down the street when out of the blue, she sees Sonic, lying face down on the floor.
Amy screams and quickly runs toward him.

Amy: "Oh my god! SONIC! What happened?! Are you all right?! Can you hear me?! ARE YOU DEAD?!" she shouts. Clearly panicking.

Sonic suddenly lifts his head.

Sonic: "WOULD YOU CUT IT OUT ALREADY! I'M NOT DEAD!"

Amy screams in horror.

Sonic: "SHUT UP!"

Amy: "I-I thought you were…"

Sonic: "Well, I'm not." Sonic looks up at Amy and sees that there are giant, almost unrealistic tears rolling down her face.
"OH COME ON! YOU KNEW I WASN'T DEAD! NOW YOU'RE JUST MAKING FUN OF ME!" Sonic screams. Very much annoyed.

Amy's tears dissappear as if they were never there and smiles.

Amy: "You're right. If I DID think you were dead, I would've just left you there and kept on walking." Amy sais grinning. Looking as if she didn't regret what she just said.

Sonic: "I'll kill YOU in a minute!" Sonic shouts.

Amy: "Ok. Enough with the jokes. What happened?"

Sonic: "I guess I was so exhausted from the party last night, that on my way home I collapsed."

Amy: "So you slept on the street?"

Sonic: "I slept on the street."

Amy: "Oh well. You seem like you're fine now. Do you think you can make it back home on your own?"

Sonic: "Sure. Don't worry about it."

Amy: "Ok. But one word of advice: You might want to avoid Tails today."

Sonic stands up.

Sonic: "Why?"

Amy: "He'll probably ask if you could help clean up the Base. And believe me. After that party last night. You DON'T wanna be a part of it."

Sonic's eyes open wide in shock.

Sonic: "Oh yeah! Good point! Thanks for mentioning that."

Amy: "Well, I'm off to get some groceries in town. I guess I'll see you later?"

Sonic: "Yeah, no problem."

Amy starts walking.

Sonic: "A-Actually…"

Amy stops and turns around.

Sonic: "I was planning on heading to town myself. Mind if I come with you?"

Amy: "Sure. As long as you don't collapse again." she sais with a cheeky smirk.

Sonic: "Very funny."

So they both start heading to town together.

Amy: "So, what is it you plan on doing in town?"

Sonic: "Oh, there's just something I need to get."

Amy: "Oh? Like what?"

Sonic: "Nosey." he replies.
"Anyway. I can't tell you."

Amy: "Why not?"

Sonic: "It's a secret."

Amy: "Oh come on. I'm sure whatever it is it's not even that important."

Sonic: "Ouch. Thanks. But no. It's pretty important."
Amy: "SO important you can't tell me?"

Sonic: "Yup. And also so important that I'm gonna run ahead so you don't find out what it is!"

Sonic starts to run towards town with his tremendous speed.

Amy: "Hey c'mon! That's not fair!…...Aaaaand he's gone. Great. So much for walking to town together."

Finally Amy had arrived in town. But Sonic was nowhere in sight.

Amy: "He must've gotten his 'oh so important' thing and left already." she told herself.
"Oh well. I guess I'll just have to force the truth out of him later."

After getting all the groceries from town, Amy headed back home. At home, she started to do some dishes she forgot to do the day before. And then she realized something.
Amy always had her calendar hung up in front of her sink. And what she saw nearly blew her mind. Tomorrow would be her birthday.

Amy just stood there, still trying to process what she was seeing.

Amy: "WHAT?! IT'S MY BIRTHDAY TOMORROW?! WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME?! No scratch that. HOW DID I FORGET MY OWN BIRTHDAY?!"

Amy takes a few moments of panicking and freaking out until she finally relaxes a bit.

A few seconds later, the doorbell rings. Amy goes to open the door only to find Sonic standing in front of it.

Sonic: "So you forgot your birthday huh?" he sais while letting himself in.

Amy: "Wha-…When…How did you-"

Sonic: "Did you hear yourself just now?" Sonic sais, cutting off Amy who is still in shock.
"I could've sworn the whole continent heard you. You see, I was doing some sightseeing when all of a sudden I heard this loud cry of distress. It almost sounded like a wale. So I quickly went through my list of 'People who sound like wales' aaaaand the only one in there was y-"

Amy punches the top of Sonic's head, just barely cutting him off from the last word he was about to say.

Amy: "NEVERMIND THAT! WHY ARE YOU HERE?!"

Sonic: "First of all: OW! Second: I came because I thought I could help you with your 'problem'."

Amy: "WELL I DON'T NEED YOUR-actually some help would be pretty good right now thanks."

Sonic: "No problem.." he sais, rubbing the part where Amy punched his head.

Sonic: "So where do we start?"

Amy: "Invitations." Amy replies. "You do that, and I'll start with the cake."

Sonic: "On it."

Sonic runs off to go get some cards in town.

By the time they had finished preparing everything for tomorrows party, it was already 6 pm.
Amy and Sonic were both exhausted. They both fell on Amy's couch, sighing in relief.

Sonic: "I'm glad THAT'S over with."

Amy: "Tell me about it. Thanks again for helping me out. I don't think I could've made it on my own. Oh. And…sorry about punching you earlier."

Sonic: "Well, I don't blame you. I mean I DID call you a wale."

Amy: "Yes you did." Amy replies.

They both look at each other and smile, giggling a little.

Amy was happy to have moments like this with Sonic. She didn't want them to end.

Over the months she also felt like she knew him better. And Sonic knew her better. Even the people around them would think that the two of them were sometimes completely in sync with each other, as if one knew what the other was thinking. Many would also laugh at them because of arguing about the silliest things. Some call them 'The comedy duo'. But that never bothers them.

Sonic: "Hey." Sonic suddenly sais.

Amy looks at Sonic in question.

Sonic: "Wanna go somewhere? You know. Like for dinner or something?"

Amy: "Um…Sure!"

Sonic frowns and sighs.

Sonic: "You're not hungry, are you?"

Amy makes a disappointed expression on her face.

Amy: "No…I'm sorry. I would've loved to otherwise."

Sonic: "You filled up on snacks didn't you?"

Amy: "Wha-…No…Shut up! Who do you think you are? My mom?"

Sonic bursts out laughing.

Sonic: "That's ok. We can do something else. How about going for a walk?"

Amy: "Yeah! I'm up for that."

Sonic: "Alright then. Let's go."

So they went for a long walk through the neighborhood.

Amy: "So. I'm guessing you're still not going to tell me what this 'important' thing is?"

Sonic: "Nope. Not a chance." he replies.
"Hey, we should probably go check on Tails. See how he's doing."

Amy: "Yeah. Good idea. He's at Base right?"

Sonic: "Yup."

Just when they were about to head to Base, Knuckles shows up.

Knuckles: "YOU!" he shouts behind them.

Sonic and Amy stop in shock. Slowly and slightly scared, they turn around to see a REALLY pissed off Knuckles.

Knuckles: "YOU DIDN'T SHOW UP TO HELP CLEAN UP THE MESS FROM LAST NIGHTS PARTY! ME AND TAILS HAD TO DO ALL THE WORK! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH WE HAD TO DO?! I SWEAR, WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU!"

Sonic and Amy scream and run for it as Knuckles chases after them, filled with anger.

Knuckles was well known for his extreme temper. And no one wanted to be around whenever he got mad. So it was only natural to run away.

But the chace didn't last long. Sonic had picked up Amy and ran off with her until he found a safe place to hide.

Sonic: "We should be safe here."

Amy: "Guess checking on Tails isn't such a good idea after all. There's a chance he's as mad as Knuckles is."

Sonic: "I doubt that, but I know what you mean. I should probably take you home. It's been a long day."

Amy: "That's probably for the best."

By the time they had arrived at Amy's house, it was already dark.

Amy: "Thanks for bringing me back home. I enjoyed the walk while it lasted." she sais smiling.

Sonic: "Yeah. I had a fun time with you too. I guess I'll see you tomorrow then birthday girl." Sonic winks and walks off.
"Goodnight!"

Amy: "Goodnight!"

She waves Sonic goodbye.

Amy: "Thank you." she sais quietly, unable for Sonic to hear as she watches him walk away.

Day 2

The next morning, Amy wakes up smiling. Thinking about the day before. And about the fact that it's her birthday today. So she got up and got ready for the day. She decided not to wear anything fancy. So she changed into her usual red dress and boots.
She went downstairs to set everything up for the party.
A few hours later, the first guests had already arrived. Even Tails, Knuckles, Cream and Cheese where already there, but Sonic wasn't with them.

About a few minutes into the party, Sonic still hadn't shown up.

Amy: "Hey, Tails! Do you have any idea where Sonic is?"

Tails: "No. Not really. Sorry. I haven't seen him this morning either. I was hoping to see him here already."

Knuckles: "Maybe he found something better to do." Knuckles sais who happened to be next to Tails.

Tails takes his elbow and rams it into Knuckles' stomach.

Tails: "Ignore him. I'm sure he's gonna turn up. There's no way he'd miss your birthday party. Besides, it's only been a few minutes since the party's started."

Amy: "Yeah, but this is Sonic we're talking about. Don't you think the fastest thing alive would have the ability to come on time?"

Tails: "Like you said. This is Sonic we're talking about. And he just does whatever he wants. I'm sure you've known him long enough to know that. But I wouldn't worry about it. Like I said earlier. He would never miss your birthday party. He's not like that."

Amy: "Yeah ok, I get your point. I guess you're right."

Cream walks up to Amy.

Cream: "Come! Have some cake with me Amy. The one you made is REALLY good."

Amy: "Thanks Cream! And yeah, I'll have some cake with you."

She decided that she wanted to take her mind off of Sonic.

Hours later, when it was almost dark. The party was over. The guests said their goodbyes and congratulated Amy once more before they left. Saying it was a great party.
Tails, Knuckles and Cream decided to leave shortly after everyone else had. Sonic unfortunately never showed.

Tails: "SONIC IS GONNA HAVE A SERIOUS TALK WITH ME TOMORROW! HE BETTER HAVE A REALLY GOOD REASON FOR NOT SHOWING UP!" he yells as he walks out of Amy's house. Tails was furious.

Knuckles: "Shouldn't AMY be the one mad at Sonic?" Knuckles asks.

Tails: "Yeah. Now that you mention it. Why AREN'T you mad Amy?"

Amy: "It's not that big a deal. Really, it isn't. I'm sure Sonic has his reasons."

Cream comes up to Amy with a sad expression on her face and grabs her hand.

Amy: "Don't worry about me. I'm fine." she sais as she looks down at Cream with a smile.

Cream didn't look convinced. And neither did Tails and Knuckles.

Tails: "Uh..You guys go on ahead. I'll catch up with you." Tails sais to Knuckles and Cream.

Knuckles: "Yeah...Ok...It was a great party Amy! Goodnight! And happy birthday again!"

Cream: "Goodbye Amy…See you tomorrow.." Cream sais. Still having a sad expression on her face and starts walking away with Knuckles.

Cheese flies up to Amy's head and hugs her face.

Cheese: "Chao chaoo…" he sais. Also looking sad.

Amy: "Bye Cheese. Hope you liked the cake."

Cheese: "Chao!" he sais nodding with a smile and flies off back to Cream.

Tails waits for Knuckles and Cream to be far away enough and turns to face Amy.

Tails: "You know. We do realize when you're forcing a smile on your face."

Amy: "…"

Tails: "You should be more honest with yourself. I know you don't want to make us worry. But it's not good for you to hide it."

Amy: "I…I don't know what you're talking about."

She was still smiling. And yet, you could see the sadness in her eyes.

Tails: "…"

Amy: "Besides. It's better this way."

Tails: "Huh?"

Amy: "N-Nevermind. Goodnight! See you tomorrow Tails!"

Tails: "Alright. Just…do me a favor ok? Think about what I said."

Amy: "…"

Tails: "See ya. Oh. And. Happy birthday."

Tails walks away.

Amy went back in the house and shut the door behind her.
She went into the dining room and sat on one of the chairs.

Amy: "It's a mess in here." she sais as she looks around the room.

Suddenly, she felt something running down her face. She touched her cheek to find out what it was.
Sure enough she realized, she was crying.

Amy: "…Huh?…Why am I?…"

All of a sudden, she bursts into tears and falls to the ground.
She couldn't stop. No matter what she did or how hard she tried, she couldn't stop. She wanted to. But she couldn't. It was hopeless.
It was like a huge wave of emotion had suddenly swept over her without warning. She stared to feel these feelings that she thought she had gotten rid of months ago. But it seemed like they were still lurking within her.

Amy: "W-Why? I thought it was gone! I thought it was all gone!" she cries out in sorrow with the tears pouring down her face.

She cried for what seemed like ages. But a few moments later she managed to slowly calm down again.

She wiped away her tears and started cleaning up the mess.

Amy: "Is it me? Did I do something wrong?" she asks herself.
"Maybe I'm just overreacting…But…it still hurts."

After cleaning up she decided to go to bed early. It was already dark but it was only 9 pm. Normally she would still sit and watch TV. But she didn't feel like doing that this time.

She was just about to change into her pajamas (don't get excited she's not naked she's still wearing her dress). In the middle of taking off her boots, she heard a knocking on her balcony window. She was a little scared to open up the curtains to see who was on the other side of the window door. But to her surprise, it was Sonic.

She wasn't sure wether to feel shocked, overjoyed or angry to see him.

Amy: "Wha-…SONIC? What are you doing on my balcony?"

Sonic: "Just open the door." he sais through the other side of the window.

Amy opens the window door.

Amy: "I have a front door too you know. You sure took your time to show up. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't be mad at you right now."

Sonic: "Heh. Well. There is a reason why I was gone for so long. But I can't tell you why."

Amy: "AGAIN with the secrecy? Just tell me already!"

Sonic: "Look. I'm REALLY sorry for not showing up sooner. I just need you to come with me right now."

Amy: "Make me." she sais with an upset tone.

Sonic: "Alright. Fine. You asked for it."

Sonic quickly wraps a blindfold around Amy's head and picks her up.

Amy: "H-Hey! What the-?! Get this off of me! Let me go!"

Sonic: "Sure. Right after we get there."

Amy: "What? Get where?"

Sonic: "You'll see."

Amy notices that he jumps off of the balcony and starts to run. Unable to see where they were going.

Amy: "This better be worth it. Otherwise you'll be in for some reeeal trouble." she sais as Sonic carries her away somewhere.

Sonic: "Oh. Believe me. It'll be worth it."

A few minutes later, Sonic stops.

Sonic: "We're here!"

He places Amy back on the ground and starts to undo her blindfold.

Amy: "So. Where exactly IS he-"

She stops in mid sentence to admire the beautiful sight she was looking at as the blindfold moves away from her eyes.

It was a clear night sky. Clearer than anything she had ever seen. Thousands of stars were filling it. You could see every last one clearly. They looked as if they were so close together. It almost felt like you were flying in outer space.

Amy: "W-Wow! Th-Those…are a lot of stars."

Sonic: "I know, right? Isn't it amazing? It took me ages to find this place."

Amy: "Y-You mean…? Is that why-?"

Sonic: "Yup. I remembered that a few years ago, I was looking for a good place to do some stargazing. And after a few minutes of looking, I had found this place. Unfortunately, over the years I started to forget where it was. I don't remember why I started to forget about this amazing place though. Anyway. I decided to look for it again. As a surprise for you. But it took me longer than I expected. I was searching for it all day. And by the time I found it, it was already dark."

Amy: "You….You did this for ME?"

Sonic: "Yup. Oh. And before I forget. Here's another surprise for you. You wanted to know what this 'important' thing was, right?"

Sonic suddenly wraps a long red scarf around Amy's neck. It was so long, that both of the scarfs ends were nearly touching the ground.

Sonic: "Happy birthday." he sais. Giving Amy a warm smile.

Amy stares at Sonic. Her eyes were filled with wonder and her face was now a bright red. At that very moment her heart had skipped a beat. At that very moment. She knew. She had fallen in love with him.

This was nothing like the simple childlike obsession she had for him in the past. It was no longer a simple crush like she thought it was. No. This felt different. And that's when she knew. It was love.

Amy looks down at the scarf that was wrapped around her neck and buries the bottom half of her face in it. Touching it gently with her hand.

Amy: "I love it." she sais with the scarf covering her mouth.

Sonic: "What was that?" Sonic asks, not having understood what she just said.

Amy takes her face out of the scarf and looks up at Sonic.

Amy: "I said I'm never taking it off!" she sais with a serious expression on her face. Denying that she said something different earlier.

Sonic: "Uuh…Ok. But won't it start smelling if you never take it off?"

Amy: "Leave it to you to ruin a moment." she mumbles.

Sonic: "What?"

Amy: "N-Nothing!…This is the most amazing thing anyone's ever done for me…Thank you…for all of it." she sais with bright smile on her still blushing face.

Sonic smiles back at her.

Sonic: "So…you're not mad at me?"

Amy giggles.

Amy: "No. You're off the hook."

Sonic: "Yes!" he sais, as if he just won something.

Amy: "Definitely off the hook…" she sais quietly as Sonic still cheers for Amy's answer.