Chapter 2: Spoke too Soon

.:Back in Past a Couple of Hours Before Tails Met Rosy, Flash and Dash:.

Sonic had woken up, put on his shoes and spred his bed, like he did every morning. He then slowly opened the door, walked down the hallway and gently opened the door to Tails' room. The fox was sleeping soundly, curled up in a little ball. Sonic smiled gently before closing the door softly. He didn't want to wake his kid brother. Since Sonic woke up early to run his daily run and do some errands, he didn't want to wake up Tails(the poor guy barely got any sleep in the first place!). The hedgehog slowly opened the front door so that it wouldn't creak and stir him. Tails had very selective hearing: sometimes he would awaken even at the slightest sound but other times he could sleep right through a fight with Eggman. Once Sonic locked the door, he began to jog before sprinting towards the rising sun. What a beautiful morning! Sonic said as he glanced at his watch, Its 6:00 so I'm right on time! Sonic was racing towards the Rabbit household. Every other morning Vanilla would ask him to run a couple of errands for her if he wasn't busy. Sonic didn't mind, he was just nice and plus he loved to run early in the morning. And if Vanilla was up early enough she would make a big breakfast and Sonic would bring back Tails so that they could all have a big breakfast together.

Ever since the Meterex incident, Tails either was watching Cosmo's seed, sitting underneath a big oak tree right outside of his lab or staring into space. It was hard to get the fox boy out of the house, but Tails wasn't recluded enough to say no to a free breakfast made by the Rabbits.

Sonic sighed, Cosmo had really impacted Tails. In fact Sonic had even thought that a small romance had sprouted up between the two. Tails however vehemently denied it every time Sonic tried to bring it up so Sonic didn't talk about it often. Sonic could soon see the Rabbit's humble household on the horizon. As the blue blur reached the house he could see an older rabbit standing outside the door, smiling at him. Sonic slowed down, in order to avoid crashing into the rabbit.

"Hey Vanilla! Beautiful morning isn't it?" Sonic said as he gestured to the sun rise behind him. Vanilla smiled warmly,

"It is. " Sonic rubbed his nose,

"So what's the errands for today?" Vanilla handed the hedgehog a list,

"Just the same old same old." Sonic looked over the list,

Pick up bread from bakery

Drop off letters at Post Office

Drop off basket at Angel Island

Stop by Amy's and ask for dress

Bring Tails over for breakfast

Sonic smiled at the last item on the list. "What are ya making for breakfast today?" Vanilla chuckled,

"French Toast with eggs and orange juice. Tails said that he wanted to try my French toast. I'm surprised that he hasn't had it before," Vanilla's eyes softened, "How's he doing, Sonic?"

Sonic's ears drooped and a sad smile played on his face, "He's coming outside more, but all he does is sit under that tree. We don't really talk about it all that much. I'm waiting for him to open up to me…" Sonic shrugged. Vanilla nodded in understandment, she wouldn't press it any more. Sonic began to start up a more lighthearted conversation, "By the way, what do I need to get from Amy?"

"Cream was at her house last night but she forgot one of her dresses there. I was wondering if you could stop by Amy's to pick it up, if its no trouble of course!" Sonic smiled,

"Its never a problem Vanilla! Always happy to help!" Vanilla smiled at him before she picked up a basket that was laying against her legs,

"In the basket I have money for the baker, Knuckles' breakfast and lunch and the letters that I need to be dropped off at the post office." Vanilla said as she bowed graciously, "Have a safe trip Sonic. Breakfast will be waiting for you when I get back!"

"Alrighty then! See ya!" Sonic said as he carefully held the basket in his arms before blasting off.

The bakery was only a couple of seconds away from the Rabbit's house...well a couple of seconds away for Sonic that is! The baker, a yellow lion, was famillar with the hedgehog and his daily runs. As Sonic entered the shop the smell of freshly baked bread overloaded his senses and his mouth watered,

"What does Ms. Rabbit need on this fine morning?" Leo, the yellow lion asked.

"Just a couple of loaves of bread," Sonic smiled as he glanced at all of the baked goods sitting on the shelves.

"Alrighty then! A couple of loaves of bread coming right up!" Leo said as he went up to his oven, "Luckily I just put in a fresh batch of bread," the lion said as he pulled out the freshest batch of bread from the oven. He then wrapped up the loaves of bread and handed it to Sonic. Sonic gingerly put the bread in the basket then handed the baker the correct amount of cash,

"I'll see ya later then, Leo!" Sonic said as he sped off. Leo waved at him before going back to his breads.

Alright then! Sonic thought to himself as he checked one item off of the list, Got the bread…next is the Post Office! The Post Office was a small, white boxy building a couple of blocks away from the bakery. Since the Post Office wasn't open this early, Sonic just had to drop off the letters in a box. As Sonic sped towards the building he dropped off the letters in said letter box outside of the building before continuing on his way. Well…let me see…since Knuckles is on Angel Island, I should go see Amy first…that way I can go straight to the Rabbit's house. Sonic shuddered.

It wasn't like he didn't like Amy (Amy was one of his close friends after all) but it was that he couldn't stand all of her hugs and declarations of marriage! I mean any reasonable person would get fed up with a person that continually chased them, gave them choaker hugs and declared them to be their girlfriend! However, once Amy calmed down she was really fun to hang around with. Plus her chilidogs were killer! Sonic could soon make out Amy's house, and began to slow down. Sonic stopped once he was right in front of her fence. Amy's yard was full of flowers but was guarded from the rest of the world by a white picket fence.

He opened the wooden gate before walking up to Amy's door and knocking three times. After a couple of minutes, Sonic could hear shuffeling and Amy muttering about who could be coming so early in the morning. Sonic sweat dropped and glanced at his watch, it was only 6:27… Sonic mentally prepared for the onslaught of an angry Amy and her hammers. However, Amy opened the door, and instantly her eyes widened once she saw it was Sonic. The pink hedgehog was in a pink robe and red fuzzy slippers. Her hair was a victim of bed head and she looked visibly tired, but masked it with her bright smile.

"Hi Sonic!" instantly all signs of sleepiness evaporated away, "What brings you here on this fine morning?" Sonic rubbed his back awkwardly, surprised at how fast Amy had changed moods. She had just looked like she was ready to kill someone a couple of seconds ago.

"Uh, nothing much…Vanilla just asked me to pick up a dress here that Cream forgot."

Amy nodded, "Oh yeah! I remember! Cream was dressing up in my clothes and I let her go home in one of my outfits and she forgot one of her dresses here. Come inside, and I'll grab it for you!" Amy said as she gestured for the hedgehog to come in. Sonic walked in and sat on the couch in her pink and white living room. Her dark leather couch and dark mahagony coffee table served as a great contrast to the bright room. There was also a TV, some photos on the wall and a dog eared book sitting open on the table.

"Do you want anything to eat Sonic? Tea? Toast?" Amy called out from another room as she went to grab the dress.

"Nah, Vanilla invited me and Tails over for breakfast." Sonic replied, as his eyes caught sight of a framed picture on the coffee table.

Amy then walked into the room, Cream's dress in hand. "How's Tails doing? Does he come outside more often then when I last saw him?" Amy asked softly, Sonic's eyes were focused on the picture,

"He…he's doing a lot better actually. He's going outside more often, but he still doesn't want to talk about it…" Amy walked over to him and sat next to him on the couch. Sonic, was still focused on the picture and didn't move.

"I'm just trying to be there for him Ames. I think that Tails really loved Cosmo, but something like this needs time and patience to heal, you know?" Amy then wrapped her arm around Sonic, and gave him a hug. Sonic was shocked by the action but didn't move,

"I'm sure that deep down, he appreciates your actions Sonic. Even if he won't tell you now. Don't get discouraged." Amy said softly, "But if you ever need any help, or just feel lost, you can always call me." Sonic, greatly surprised by the kindness of her words, returned the gesture and placed his arm around her and tightened the hug. For some time Sonic and Amy just sat like this in peaceful silence, until Sonic's brain finally processed that he was hugging Amy Rose. He pulled away from the hug, red tinted on his cheeks. Amy's cheeks were also red but she had a caring smile on her face. Sonic, trying to change the mood, tried to start up a conversation.

"Uh…so what's up with this picture Ames?" Sonic asked as his eyes focused back on the picture that he had been intently studying before the hug.

"When was this taken? I don't remember us taking Cosmo to the beach." Sonic asked as he gestured to the picture. Amy smiled at Sonic's embarrassed expression before recalling when the picture was taken,

"That was taken the day before we left for space...Cream wanted to go to the beach, since she had finished packing and she had invited Tails, Cosmo and I to go with her. We tried to invite you but you were off with Knuckles trying to convince him to let us use the Master Emerald. Chris was up on Angel Island with you guys." Amy smiled at the memory, "Anyway, we all went swimming, and I remember that Cosmo was the best at swimming, since she was a plant and all plants love water. Then after we went swimming we had lunch and then we played in the sand until we had to go. That picture is when Cream and Cheese were making a sand castle with Cosmo while Tails was laughing at a joke that I told. I took the picture." Amy's eyes were filled with rememberance.

The picture showed Cream and Cheese and Cosmo smiling as they sat behind a giant sandcastle that they had made, while Tails was laughing next to Cosmo. They all looked like they were having a great time.

"Sometime I wonder…why Cosmo you know…" Sonic said as he looked up towards the ceiling, "If we had more time, we could have came up with another solution…" Amy gently held Sonic's hand,

"What happened, happened Sonic. We can't change that…all we can do is help Tails cope and push through our sadness," Amy said as she blushed at the feeling of her hand touching Sonic's. Sonic looked down at her hand, with wide eyes before squeezing it gently. Suddenly, Sonic caught sight of his watch. 8:30? Crap! Sonic awkwardly stumbled and stood up.

"W-well thanks for everything Ames! But I have to go! Vanilla asked me to drop off Knucklehead's breakfast and lunch and then I have to go and pick up Tails!" Amy's face drooped for a second before her smile was present on her face once more.

"Alright then! But…you can come back any time Sonic…" Amy said softly as she opened the door for Sonic. Suddenly Amy's eyes widended, "Wait Sonic the dress!" Amy shouted as she grabbed the dress that Sonic had originally given her and began to chase after the hedgehog. However, she had tripped on her stairs and was about to fall. Sonic, who had turned around once she mentioned the dress, turned around only to see her falling.

Everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Sonic dashed to catch her. Amy looked at the blue hedgehog with wide eyes. A pair of lips touched. Sonic quickly put her on the ground, his face flushed. Amy's face was as pink as her quills. He quickly checked her to make sure she didn't have any injuries. Once he was done with his look over he took the dress and stuffed it into his basket before sprinting towards the lab. There was silence and Amy slowly walked back into her house. However as soon as she closed the door she screamed! "OMG! SONIC KISSED ME!AND HE LET ME HUG HIM AND HOLD HIS HAND! IM GONNA DIE!AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Meanwhile, Sonic, still blushing was contemplating all that happened at Amy's house. What…what was all of that about? Normally I don't let my emotions show like that at all! And Amy…she was so considerate…she even hugged me! Sonic's face turned redder, but it wasn't bone crushing…actually, it felt…kind of nice… and when I caught her…did…did I accidentally kiss her? Sonic shook his head. He could contemplate this later. Right now he had to be there for Tails. He checked his watch 8:45…Tails should be up around now…if he's ready then we can go straight to Knucklehead's and then get to Vanilla's! She'll probably be finished with breakfast by 9:30, so we'll be on time!

Sonic then saw the Lab and went faster. After noticing that the door was unlocked he banged the front door open,

"Hey Little Buddy I'm back!" Sonic said with a smile, "Come on! We've gotta go to Angel Island to drop off something for Knuckles and then go to Vanilla's house cause she invited us over…for…breakfast?" Sonic went silent as he stared in shock at the three kids sitting at the kitchen table. The three kids stared back until, Flash and Dash jumped out of their chairs and glomped Sonic,

"Papa!" Sonic and Tails's eyes widened in shock,

"Papa?"

A/N: Yay! New chapter! Sooo…lots of SonAmy in this chapter! I thought it was very sweet! Dealing with a loss is very hard, so I thought it would be cute if Amy helped Sonic cope with helping Tails! Any who, the next chapter is sure to be interesting! This was more like a background chapter!

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Yeah, yeah I know I know, but life sucks and I'm super busy now a days! I barely have time to write! So...Next chapter will be updated on 8/12/12

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