Chapter 2

I tried to remember. I tried so hard! I thought about the girl, Amy he had said, with him. A blue hedgehog just above her height, with a tight build suggesting he was stronger than his small body shape would suggest. I tried to imagine them together, him and the 'Amy' girl…but it was hard. It was hard to imagine anything about myself, or "Amy", or me being her! And I couldn't bring my mind to connect the two. That name and myself; we were isolated from one another.

I turned my focus back to him, his eyes scrutinizing me very deeply. He looked into my eyes so deeply it scared me, as if he could see into my mind. And I wondered what he was looking for, since he might know me better than myself. Then I thought…what if he didn't? What if he was mistaken, or trying to trick me? How could I know whether or not to trust him? And if not him…who?

I tried to pull away a little, but his grip on my wrist only tightened. He reach out with his other hand slowly, almost cautiously, and ran his fingers through my hair, making me flinch since my head was still banging. He didn't seem to take much notice, still looking deep in my eyes like he was trying to find someone. I saw their reflection in his, scared and confused and…empty. Like something was missing.

"We've gotta go see Tails." He said, pulling me closer to him.

"Wait, who's Tails?" he picked me up into his arms. "Where are you taking me? Who are you?"

I was struggling to break away, but he had an iron grip around my knees and waist, holding me bridal style. Suddenly, he took off running, seeming to not slow at all by my added weight. In fact, he was going faster than I think I'd ever run in my life (though I had no idea really) without putting too much effort into it at all! I kept struggling, demanding he let me go once I was able to stop momentarily gawking at his speed.

"Let me go! Stop! I don't even know who you are! Do I?" I knew struggling was pointless, so I stopped resisting and kept persisting questions thrown at him. But he wasn't focused on my words, with a look on his face that explained he was too deep in thought to hear me. I just hoped he wouldn't run into a tree or something.

A short moment later, he came to a hasty stop in front of a huge mansion. There were a few palm trees on either side of a long driveway and a large front porch with enormous doors, one of which was opened with a rather large woman standing outside, shaking off a feather duster.

"Oh hello! You've found Amy!" she greeted in a thick accent the hedgehog as he carried me, still ignoring my resistance, up to the doors, "We were beginning to worry about you, dear." She addressed me, with a strange look on her face as she saw my confused expression.

"Would you please put me DOWN?" I commanded rather than asked. He set me down just inside the front door, but kept a tight grip on my arm. "Tell me what's going ON!"

He shot a glance at the woman outside, now standing in the doorway just behind him and looking back and forth between the two of us. "There's something wrong with her, Ella; I don't think she realizes who she is." He said worriedly.

The woman, Ella I presumed, shot me one last glance and turned to him, "What do you mean?" she asked in a confused and somewhat frightened way.

"I don't think she can remember anything."

"I can't." I almost whispered, and my eyes started to sting.

"What was that, sweetheart?" Ella asked in a sympathetic voice.

"I…I can't remember anything." I said, wondering why they hadn't asked me for myself as a few tears slipped down my cheeks.

"Where's Tails?" he asked her, and she pointed up a magnificent staircase and he lifted me back up, zooming to the top at a ridiculous speed, bursting into a room off to the left. "Tails, something's wrong with Amy." He said bluntly, as a small yellow fox spun around in a chair to face us, two fluffy tails sticking out behind him. I presumed that was "Tails".

"What is it?" he asked in a slightly gruff voice as I was set down on a fluffy beanbag chair in the corner.

"She can't remember anything! Not even her name!"

"What? But why?"

"I don't know!" They both turned to me, expecting an answer. I backed further into the corner, my lip involuntarily quivering with fear and confusion.

"It's okay, Amy." The hedgehog said comfortingly as he slowly slid over to me on his knees. "Can you remember anything?" he was much quieter now, making me feel a little less scared.

"N-n-not r-really. I j-just remember…I woke up in an a-alley somewhere."

"Anything else?" Tails asked, matching his friend's quiet tone.

"Well…I was sore and my head was throbbing-it still is-and I was scared. So I left and tried to find something familiar, but…" another tears slid down my face.

"Shhhh, it's okay. It'll be okay, Amy. I promise." He wiped away the single tear drop and held me gently in his arms.

"But I can't remember anything." I choked off in a tiny voice.

I twirled the straw around in the milkshake Ella had made me. I was hungry and tired and it looked really good, but I was too nervous to try to sip at it or anything, so I just sat on the counter in the kitchen where Tails had told me to wait. I heard the front door open in the room over and a very high-pitched, frantic voice begin speaking with the little fox-his name had something to do with his tails; Tailor, Tailers, I couldn't quite remember. So far the only name I had been able to remember was Ella, since she had given me a formal introduction while she blended the milkshake.

"Rogue said she hasn't seen her since last night! She said they hung out for just a little while and Amy left, but she hasn't heard from her since then! She said she'd call if she heard from her, but…I'm worried! Did either of you find her?"

"It's okay! Calm down for a second, okay. She's here but…" the fox began and I heard them both begin to walk this way.

"Oh where is she? I've been really worried!" I saw the fox appear in the doorway with a small, peach colored bunny, a small blue creature floating along behind her. "Oh Amy!" she exclaimed, taking a step closer.

I shrunk back and slid off the opposite side of the counter, avoiding her hug.

"She doesn't remember you." The blue hedgehog said from the doorway next to me where he was casually leaning. "She doesn't remember anyone or anything. Not even herself, I guess." He sounded…confused; maybe even annoyed. Like it was bugging him. Like I was frustrating him because my stupid head wouldn't lock my own name in for more than a few minutes on my own. Now I was mad at me!

"W-what do you…" the bunny girl started, looking over into my fearful eyes.

"It's alright!" the fox boy calmed her, "I think it's probably amnesia, but I can't say anything for certain until Chuck and I finish running a few tests. But for now…Amy can't remember anything."

She turned her gaze to me, "I-is it…true Amy?"

I dropped my gaze to the floor, avoiding her teary eyes, "I…I'm sorry. I just…don't know anything…about me."

A/N: Here's chapter two! Hope you guys are liking this; I'm trying to progress kinda quickly, so if I leave anything out, please feel free to message me and I'll catch you up. Thanks for the reviews and I hope to see some more for each chapter! :3