Drive My Soul
- Two -
As soon as drove into the school parking lot, I regretted taking my car. All of the handicapped parking spots were taken, along with most of the other ones. The only ones available were way at the back. With a sigh, I parked my car in the closest free spot, which wasn't very close at all.
I got out and started hobbling off towards the school.
Before I could even manage to walk past the car next to mine, a blue hedgehog was standing in front of me. "I'm sorry," he mumbled, and picked me up.
I gasped, "what... What are you doing?"
"Carrying you," he chuckled.
"Why?"
"It looks like you hurt yourself pretty bad. You shouldn't have to walk that far."
I rolled my eyes, "that's life."
"It's pretty unfair."
"You can say that again."
"It's pretty unfair."
I looked up at the blue hedgehog, who was grinning. I couldn't help but laugh.
As we headed in the school, I caught a glimpse of Shadow from the corner of my eye. He did not look happy. At all. Somehow, it felt good, almost like I was getting him back for all he's done to me. Usually I would be watching him carry some girl away.
I couldn't deny that part of me wanted him to come get me, to show that he cared, but I also wanted to stay with this blue hedgehog. I didn't even know his name, and he was already the nicest person I had ever met.
"So where am I taking you?" the blue hedgehog asked suddenly.
"Uh, the math room, upstairs. I don't remember what room number it is." I wasn't sure how I could go to a room everyday and not even know the number on the door.
I looked up at the hedgehog who had a rather smug smirk on his face. I looked around not knowing why he was smiling. He hadn't been looking at me, and I didn't say anything funny... unless not knowing the room number was funny. "Why the smile?"
Without replying, he walked into the math room and set me down on the chair I sat in everyday. "You're Amy Rose, aren't you?" he finally responded.
"Have we met?" he didn't look very familiar.. But how did he know my name? First and last.
He sat down three seats to the right and back one. "No, but I've wanted to talk to you for quite some time."
"Why didn't you?"
"You're dating Shadow."
"So that stopped you from coming over and saying hi? Shadow doesn't care much about what I do." A voice inside my head was screaming 'liar.' Shadow didn't care about much, that was true, but he wouldn't let me have any guy friends. He just might have ripped this guy's head off... but he didn't know that, did he?
"It wouldn't go over too well..." he paused. "Just for helping you out, I'm sure he'll kill me."
"Why would he do that? Just yesterday he was cheating on me! Unless he wants me to suffer, forever, then he has no reason to do anything to anyone!"
"He was cheating on you?"
I nodded. "I tried to stop it... but he ended up leaving me over it."
The hedgehog put his feet up on the desk, looking overly content. "So, you're single, now?"
I shook my head, "he... said we were back together."
"He said? He didn't give you a chance to accept or deny the request?"
I laughed, "request? He doesn't give me a chance... with anything."
"Why are you with someone like that? ... I'm sorry, it's not my place to ask."
I looked down, "I guess... I still hope that, deep down, the Shadow that I love is still in there."
Before anything more could be said, Shadow entered the room. "You!" he pointed to the blue hedgehog as he began walking over to him.
"Shadow," I grabbed his arm as he walked by me, stopping him. "He didn't do anything."
He jerked his arm away, and continued towards the blue hedgehog. "What is your name?"
"Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog."
"Listen, Sonic." Shadow turned his head and looked at me from the corner of his eye. He leaned in and whispered something in Sonic's ear. Sonic nodded, and left.
"What did you say to him?" I asked Shadow.
"None of your business."
"What is wrong with you?"
"What's wrong with you? Are you stupid?"
I looked back down, trying to keep the tears from falling. "Sorry," I mumbled. After a few seconds without an answer, I looked back up. He was gone. I was alone. I shook my head. Why was I surprised? Shadow wouldn't waste his time to stay with me. He wouldn't even allow me to spend my time with anyone else.
I sighed and put my head down on my desk. I was so lonely... I didn't want to give up on Shadow, though. The sweet boy I fell in love with had to be in there, somewhere... I was determined to bring him back.
After a few minutes, the bell rang. I couldn't be bothered to pay attention. One day of not paying attention wouldn't hurt too bad. If I didn't already know was being taught, I could catch up easily.
Soon enough, the bell rang, ending the class. Shadow was by my side within the next second... For once. There wasn't a doubt in my mind that he was only with me so Sonic wouldn't be. "Come on. I'll walk you to your next class."
I nodded and got up and began hobbling off beside... well, behind Shadow. "Why are you so slow?"
"I'm sorry?"
"Get rid of these stupid things," he grabbed one of my crutches, causing me to fall. "Look what you did!" He threw my crutch out of my reach. "Clutzilla!" He yelled, laughing, along with a lot of other people.
Trying to ignore all of the laughing, I crawled over to grab my crutch. Before I could attempt, and fail to stand up, giving myself further embarrassment, Sonic was by my side. He helped me up off the ground and onto my feet, again.
"Thank you," I whispered. "You don't have to stay with... Clutzilla, though."
"Don't worry about it, I want to."
"What about Shadow?"
"Forget him," he said loud enough for Shadow to hear.
Testing my luck, I smiled, "gladly."
Sonic walked me to my next class, keeping a slow pace with me, without a single complaint. He didn't even look like my slowness was a bother. It was great, to have someone so... nice. Peaceful.
Once school was over, Sonic carried me over to my car, ignoring my protest.
"So, you wanna go somewhere?"
"Where? When?"
"Anywhere, right now?"
"Now? Don't you have your own car? I have mine, I can't leave it."
"I can follow you home and take you out."
I nodded, "alright. That would be... nice."
"Alright, see you," he winked before going off to his own car.
I got in my car, and drove out of the parking lot, making sure Sonic was behind me.
After a few minutes, when it was just Sonic and I on the road, except for a few people behind him, he drove on the left side of the road, beside me. I lowered my window to hear what he was yelling. "You know you're going 50 and the limit is 80, right?"
I laughed, "Yes! But if I go faster, I'm sure I'll drive off a cliff."
"There are no cliffs around here."
"I'll find one! Don't worry!"
He laughed before slowing down and taking his place behind me. I got to my apartment just a couple of minutes later. I got out of my car, and Sonic opened the passenger door of his car. I hopped in. "Where do you want to go?" he said when he got in the car.
"Anywhere."
He began driving, somewhere. "I have no idea where I'm going."
I laughed, "have you never taken anyone anywhere?"
"Well, yeah, but I've never taken you anywhere."
"What's so different about me?"
He laughed, awkwardly. "I've had a crush on you for a long time."
"You should have spoken to me! I would have loved to know you..."
"It's not to late, is it?"
I shook my head, "it's never too late." My attention was suddenly taken away, and focussed on something much more interesting - an ice cream store! "Let's go there!" I nearly yelled out of excitement. "I love ice cream!"
Sonic laughed, but drove into the parking lot. "Do you want me to go get it and bring it back?"
I shook my head, "I'm sure I can manage."
"With your crutches?"
I looked at my crutches. I had never tried to carry anything in my hands while walking with them. I was sure that would be easy... but with ice cream? I didn't see the easiness in that. "I'll go sit at a table... Meet you there?"
He nodded, "okay. What do you want me to get?"
I frowned. What did I want? I was in the mood for... "Mint chocolate chip!"
Sonic laughed, "okay." He jumped out of the car and, before I could even grab my crutches, he opened my door and picked me up.
"What are you doing? I know how to walk!"
"I know, but you shouldn't have to."
"It's my own fault that my leg is broken... I fell. You don't need to carry me all the time."
"How'd you fall?"
"I tripped."
"On?"
"The stairs."
"Well, then, whoever made those stairs is to blame."
I laughed, "I don't think it works that way."
He set me down on a bench and winked. "I'll be right back."
"Hurry back!"
He grinned, "gonna miss me?"
"No, I just want ice cream," I laughed.
"Oh, I see how it is!" He laughed, and left to go into the ice cream store.
Only a minuet later, another car pulled into the parking lot. What caught my attention was who came out of the car: Shadow. And another girl... but Shadow.
He couldn't see me. He'd know that I was here with someone. He'd know I was here with Sonic!
I quickly, unthinkingly, dove under the picnic table, getting my broken foot caught. Of course. Why wouldn't that happen?
I was too reluctant to move, anymore. Shadow would probably be close enough for me to catch his attention if I moved, so, I stayed laying on my face with my foot stuck in the table.
After another minute, Sonic's voice was calling for me. "Amy, are you alright?"
"Yeah," I said, trying to look at him.
"What are you doing?" he asked, rather amused.
"I saw Shadow..."
"Oh. Where is he, now?"
"I can tell you where he isn't, if that's of any use."
Sonic laughed, "come here, give me your hand."
"I can't... reach you," I laughed. "My foot's stuck."
"How did you manage that?"
"The same way I manage the rest of my life."
Sonic sighed, "alright, I'm going to try to get you out. Let me know if I hurt you."
"Okay."
Before I could feel anything, I saw a pair of familiar shoes in front of me. "What is going on?" Shadow asked.
Why me? Why does it always have to be me? "I fell!" I shouted, before Sonic could say anything. "Sonic was passing by and... was about to help me."
The table was suddenly lifted up in the air... as was my foot. I screamed, "ow!"
Shadow set the table down behind him and picked me up, standing me on my feet. "Leave."
"But I -"
"Now." He took his hands off of me.
I instantly put my hands on his shoulders, keeping me from falling.
"What are you doing?"
"I can't walk without my crutches."
"Where are they?"
I tried to think of an excuse... I couldn't tell him they were in Sonic's car. What good would that do? That would get Sonic as well as I in trouble. Shadow wouldn't be happy, at all. "I lost them..." Idiot, I thought. What kind of excuse is that? Losing crutches at an ice cream place? "Shadow... you love me, right?"
Shadow's face was suddenly... almost afraid. "Love is stupid," he muttered, as his facial expression slowly went back it's emotionless expression.
"Can you carry me? Drive me home? I'm sure my crutches will show up, sometime. Maybe tonight at seven?"
Shadow frowned.
"My horoscope. It said I'd find something useful tonight... at seven."
"You and your stupid horoscopes. Come on," he grabbed my arm and led the way to his car. It wasn't exactly helpful... I had to hop on my foot the whole way there. I tried to look back at Sonic but I almost lost my balance... which would give Shadow another reason to yell at me. I sighed.
Why couldn't Shadow be as sweet and gentle as Sonic?
Sonic... Why did I feel like I needed to see him again? I didn't want to be away from him...
A/N: I don't know what to say about this... LOL.
So.. I guess all I can say is... review? [=
