'Why do we have to go to this carnival again?' Sonic asked as he relaxed his eyes on the living room couch.
'Sonic, they're hosting it in your honour. We can't just not show up? Besides, it will we fun! I know Cream and Cosmo are really looking forward to it.' Tails answered as he made himself a sandwich.
'I guess so, but I was really hoping for a day to relax.'
'You can do that the day after?'
Sonic huffed and rolled his eyes, silently admitting defeat. He knew the carnival would be fun and all, but even the hero of Mobius needs time to himself for some R&R. Tails finished making his snack before making his way back down to the garage to repair damage on the Tornado after their previous battle.
A foreign enemy came out of nowhere, pairing up with Eggman before turning on the pompous doctor like bad cheese and taking out small villages and cottages before heading towards Mobius' cities. Lucky for the planet, Sonic and the team were there to save the day before any real damage was done.
They were all exhausted, as were the townspeople but they insisted on throwing a carnival for the heroes that saved them and their towns which would be held in the city tomorrow. To no surprise, the gang agreed and tried to rest before the festival. Sonic was still completely wrecked, physically and emotionally if he was really honest with himself.
'Maybe it wouldn't hurt to call her and see how she's going?' Sonic said to himself as he rubbed his eyes.
'No, she's probably asleep.' He corrected himself before looking up at the clock to see it was getting close to 10pm.
Amy had taken a real beating in their previous battle. She pushed a group of young kids out of harm's way before getting caught herself and beaten up by huge robots that even she and her hammer couldn't take down. By the time Sonic got to her, she was completely unconscious and nothing short of black and blue.
Really, she was lucky to escape with no broken bones. The fuchsia hedgehog woke up a day or more later, still in a great deal of pain but refused to let on. Sonic wouldn't show it, but he was still worried about her. However, he would see her tomorrow morning and was sure she would be alright. At least, that's what he told himself.
'Amy? You're awake!' Sonic exclaimed from her bedside.
'S-Sonic? Is that you?' Amy stammered as she opened her eyes and sat up.
'Yes! It's me! I'm so glad you're ok. I've been so worried about you!' Sonic smiled as he picked her up from the bed and spun her around in a bridal position before placing her to her feet.
'Really? You have?' Amy smiled brightly as her arms still lingered around her hero's neck.
'Of course I have… I love you.'
'I love you, Sonic.'
Sonic smiled before embracing her and spinning her around until they ended up on his bedroom balcony. He placed her down gently before pulling at the small of her back before sharing a passionate kiss. The blue blur dipped the pink girl down a little and leaned into their kiss more if that was even physically possible, however they made it possible. Amy tugged at his quills a little as she smiled within their kiss, causing Sonic to smile as he traced his fingertips along the sides of her backs and down her thighs.
He suddenly grabbed them tight and hoisted her up so she could wrap her legs around his waist before he slowly walked back inside the room and gently lay the both of them down on his bed. They broke away for desperately needed air, staring into each other's eyes as the blue hero brushed away one of her stray quills and kissed her nose.
'I've always loved you.' He whispered.
'I know.' Amy winked, causing him to smirk.
He leaned in to kiss her again passionately before slowly tracing his hands up and down her sides before making his way to her back. He slowly and gently took hold of her dress zipper and began to drag it down and-
'Sonic? Sonic? Sonic!' A voice came from the door before a few knocks.
'Hmmm?''SONIC! WAKE UP!' Tails screeched until Sonic finally sat up in his bed.
'What?! What's happening?!' Sonic cried, shaking.
'It's almost 10am? I came up to wake you and you were smiling in your sleep? It was kinda weird?' Tails arched and eyebrow as he tried not to laugh.
'Huh? Oh, I must have been dreaming or something.' Sonic shrugged before getting out of bed.
'What about?'
'Hmm? I don't know? Maybe it was-' Sonic cut himself off when he suddenly remembered what he'd been dreaming.
'Maybe it was what?' Tails asked again.
'Uh, um… Nothing. Anyway, let's go and have breakfast!' Sonic exclaimed before dashing to the kitchen, leaving behind a bewildered two-tailed kitsune.
When Sonic arrived in the kitchen, he found the team's boys already lounged around eating breakfast and making small talk. They all looked at him when they realised his presence and shot their own sarcastic comments about sleeping late or having been out late the night before as Sonic sauntered into the kitchen to make himself breakfast, not that he was very hungry now.
'What took you so long to get him up, Tails?' Shadow huffed as the fox entered the room.
'I think he was having a good dream.' Tails smirked.
'Knew it! You owe me ten bucks, Knuckles.' Manic exclaimed proudly.
'You two need to go to some gambling anonymous meeting.' Silver rolled his eyes through a smile.
'What were you dreaming about, Sonic?' Knuckles asked through gritted teeth.
'Hmm? Oh, uh… I don't remember.' Sonic lied.
'I'm sure you'll remember eventually. Anyway, who's looking forward to the carnival today?' Tails smiled.
'I am! I know the girls are too.' Silver grinned.
'What? The girls are coming? As in, all of them?' Sonic asked, earning him some confused stares.
'Well, yeah? Duh?' Knuckles smirked.
'Why, Faker?' Shadow arched an eyebrow.
'Oh, uh, I don't know. Just wondering.'
'Sure he was.' Manic chuckled. 'Anyway, let's get going! The girls are all at Amy's house.'
'What's on your mind, hun?' Rouge asked as she noticed Amy's off mood.
'I don't know? I think Sonic is upset with me?' Amy answered.
'What on earth for?'
'Beats me.'
The ivory bat tried to comfort her fuchsia friend as the others were all walking along the dirt track, headed towards the city for the carnival being held in their honour. Amy couldn't help but notice that Sonic hadn't said so much as a 'hello' to her when they arrived that morning, and now he can't seem to even be around her, let alone look her in the eye.
'I'm sure everything is fine, Amy. He's just being Sonic.' Tikal stepped in after having 'overheard'.
'Yeah, maybe. I just can't think what I possibly could have done to upset him?' Amy sighed as she watched Blaze exercise her powers alongside Silver.
'I could see, if you wanted?' Tikal offered.
'That's a fantastic idea!' Rouge exclaimed in a whisper.
'What? No! She can't just go up and ask him what's wrong?' Amy insisted.
'You know I read minds, right?' Tikal smirked a little.
'Yeah? But- Oh… Now I get it.' Amy whispered, causing her two friends to face palm.
'Still! That's an invasion of privacy, he'd go off if he worked it out!' Amy exclaimed.
'He won't work it out. Go on, Tikal, just see what you can get.' Rouge insisted.
Tikal nodded before slowly walking forward to strike up a conversation with Sonic and Shadow so she could get a better view of what was going on inside his head. She didn't need to read his mind just to know something was wrong, but at least now she could find out if it was to do with Amy. It took a minute or so, but when she discovered the visions from his dream she unintentionally let out a slight gasp.
'You ok, Tikal?' Shadow asked.
'Absolutely! Uh… What was that, Amy? Oh, coming!' Tikal stammered before turning around and dashing back to Rouge and Amy.
'So, what's going on?' Rouge asked.
'I still think this wasn't a good idea.' Amy sighed.
'You won't believe this…' Tikal said firmly.
Give or take a few hours later, the gang had really begun to relax and enjoy themselves at the huge festival the city had prepared in their honour. Sonic was asked to make a brief speech on the spot, which he really didn't like but other than that he was having a great time… sort of. He couldn't work out why, but almost every single time the gang went on a ride or went to get a meal, he would somehow manage sitting next to Amy?
The rest of the boys eventually noticed, admitting it was also obvious but not exactly out of the ordinary. Sonic couldn't deny the fact that Amy would turn to Rouge, Tikal and sometimes even Blaze for what seemed to be reassurance. Just his luck after having that weird, but not exactly bad, dream he would end up being close to inseparable from her all day.
He couldn't help but wonder if there was some crazy way that maybe Amy knew about the dream he'd had? No, of course not! He hadn't even told Tails let alone someone else, there was no way she or anyone else knew. Right? Although, Amy certainly was actually more confident than usual today? At least, since they'd arrived in the city.
'Wow, it's such a beautiful view of the city from up here.' Amy said as she gazed out at the city from the Ferris wheel carriage, Sonic seated by her side.
'Sure is. Sunsets are always nice in the city, believe it or not.' Sonic smiled awkwardly.
'I believe it, especially from up here… with you.' She smiled before squeezing his hand and then simply placing hers next to his.
Sonic's stomach was doing all kinds of twists and turns. He wasn't sure if he was about to vomit, tell Amy how he really felt about her or ask her if she knew about the dream. If this continued any longer, it might end up being all three. He subtly looked around at the other carriages to see the rest of the gang going about their ways and talking casually, which in a way, gave him some sort of peace of mind.
'It's just like a dream up here.' Amy said dreamily in the attempt to coax Sonic into confessing.
'What? Oh, a dream. Yeah, absolutely.' Sonic stammered.
'Imagine what this would all look like at night?'
'I can only imagine.'
'It would all be so magical. The night sky, the twinkling stars, so perfect and dreamy. Even better than a dream. Just like…'
Amy's words suddenly became a blur as Sonic went into a deep thought. She knew about the dream he'd had, he just knew it. But how? He began re-tracing his steps from the day, maybe he had let it slip and forgot about it? Not likely. Who had he spoken to today? Tails, Knuckles, Manic, Shadow, Tikal… TIKAL! The gasp! She had read his mind, she had-
'Oh my, Chaos!' Sonic exclaimed out of the blue.
'What?! Is everything ok?' Amy jumped.
'That's how you know! Damn Tikal and her mind reading power things! This is so embarrassing, I'm so sorry…' Sonic said, his cheeks burning.
Amy bowed her head and let an awkward silence fall over them, ashamed she had allowed Tikal to dig into Sonic's personal things, such as his thoughts. Hey both shifted awkwardly in their seats before a small smile made its way onto Amy's muzzle before she turned head to look at him and took his hand in hers, startling him.
'I'm not?' Amy shrugged with a genuine, sweet smile.
'Huh?' Sonic stammered without thinking.
'Well, I'm sorry I didn't stop Tikal from rummaging through your thoughts but, I'm not sorry you had the dream. Actually, I think it's kinda cute.' Amy smiled before shying away.
Sonic continued to stare at her in awe and amazement, probably beginning to burn a hole in her forehead soon enough. Suddenly a huge amount of confidence and determination swept over the blue blur before he shook off his trance, quickly cupped Amy's cheek and brought her in for a kiss. It was short, sweet and nothing short of perfect.
They broke away and stared into each other's eyes in shock before allowing smiles to run across their faces, just as the ride came to a halt, letting the two hedgehogs off. The second they stepped off, dedicated fans surrounded the blue hedgehog, wanting his autograph and photos along with news reports and information. He was quickly dragged away, much to his resentment, as the others gradually came off the ride to find Amy standing alone in a trance.
'Amy? You there?' Cream asked as she waved her hand in front Amy's face.
'Wow… that's was even better than a dream.'