Chapter 3:
The next morning, Amy woke up early and had a big smile on her face, not because today was the day she and Tikal are going to hang out at them but because of her optimism and adventure seeking spirit that is fully charged up.
"Today's a brand new day Amy Rose!" the pink hedgehog smiled cheerfully as she got out of bed and took a hot shower, after drying off her skin, she got dressed in a cream coloured shirt with frilly sleeves, a short skirt with fake pink diamonds with heart designs, her trademark headband and boots and her golden heart locket. Amy looked sadly at her necklace and pressed a little button there which opened up and she saw a heart shaped picture of her when she was six years old, happy and giggling like she was having a grand time. Holding her was a white female hedgehog with beautiful sky blue eyes, curly hair and an angelic smile and looking at both females lovingly was a fiery red male hedgehog with jade coloured eyes and three short bits of hair from his head. Amy looked at the engraftment on the other side, it read: "The Rose Family: Angel Rose the Hedgehog, Aaron Rose the Hedgehog and Amelia/Amy Rose the Hedgehog." Amy remembered the day her mother gave this to her, it was her seventh birthday and unfortunately, one of the only things that reminds her of them. All Amy had to do was look at her pendant, close her eyes and remember it like it was only yesterday…
~Flashback~
A seven year old Amy was in her room sleeping peacefully in her room with its warm and inviting pink colour and the young pink hedgehog's bed was a four poster bed with a gossamer canopy tied back with ribbons. Amy was sleeping so peacefully that she didn't notice her bedroom door opening quietly and her parents came in. Her father was holding a white frosted cake with frosted roses covered in powdered sugar while her mother hides a small gift behind her back, then they both sang Happy Birthday to her and Amy woke up with a surprised and cheerful look on her cute face.
"Happy Birthday, sweetheart!" Angel said in her sweet and cheerful voice to her precious little girl.
"Go on Amy, make a wish." Aaron said to the young hedgehog putting the cake close to her with seven lit birthday candles. Amy closed her eyes wishing with all her heart then blew out the candles and then Amy noticed that her mother has something behind her back.
"Mommy? What is that you have behind your back?" Amy asked curiously trying to look behind her.
"A surprise for you." Angel smiled as she showed a small gift box and gave it to Amy. Amy opened it excitedly and inside was a beautiful golden heart locket on a gold chain.
"It's beautiful!" Amy gasped in amazement as her mom brought out the locket and put it around her neck.
"They're also something inside it too." Angel said as she pressed a button on it and it opened up to reveal a picture of all three of them together and their family and names engraved on the other side.
"It's beautiful!" Amy squealed in delight as she hugged her mother and giggled.
"There's also a story to this locket Amelia." Aaron told her as he pointed at Amy's locket.
"There is?" Amy asked a little curious yet confused as she looked at the locket and wondered what story could be held in it.
"This locket is very special." Angel told the young pink hedgehog. "It was told to have the power to find any member of the rose family."
"It also has an untold power in it and protects the wearer and her parents." Aaron also added holding the locket in the palm of his hand.
"And now it belongs to you." Angel smiled at her precious little daughter who is grinning from the story they told her.
"Really?" Amy beamed and looked in her mother's kind blue eyes.
"Yes." Angel nodded and hugged her; Amy hugged back smiling feeling proud that she's carrying a precious family treasure with her always.
~End Flashback~
Amy opened her eyes as she came back into reality and saw that she wasn't seven anymore hugging her mother in her pink coloured bedroom, but twelve years old, standing in her room daydreaming of her life when her parents were with her. She knew deep inside that her parents loved her but she wondered if they were even alive after that incident four years ago.
"Mom, dad, where ever you both are…please, give me a sign that you're OK…" Amy whispered as she clutched her locket tightly silently crying, but little did she know that a tear fell on the locket and faintly gave a warm glow.
