The next day, Amy knew something was very wrong.
For starters, Rouge wasn't answering any of her calls, which was extremely odd because Rouge never put her phone down. Whenever Amy needed to talk, Rouge was always available. They were best friends for a reason, after all. Secondly, Sonic hadn't texted her since their romantic endeavor yesterday, which threw Amy into a momentary state of worry. Why were people suddenly refusing to get into contact with her? Her mind was trying to tell her the answer, but she didn't want to listen.
'He used you.'
Walking into school, Amy weirdly wished that she had stayed home. As soon as she opened the double doors leading into the schools, the halls were devoid of all conversation, and all eyes were on her. Amy felt very self-conscious. She waved at a few of her classmates, but they didn't wave back. Putting her head down, she began to speed walk through the halls in search of Sonic.
Her eyes widened when she finally found him. He was casually leaning against a locker, smirking as Sally and her friends watched a video on his phone. Determined to ignore them, he shyly tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around and almost laughed.
"Sup?"
Amy sighed in relief. Everything was still normal. "Hey.." Sally and her friends looked at her and burst out laughing. Amy was confused and snarled, "What's so funny?"
Sally and Sonic shared a special look and Sally held out Sonic's phone for Amy to take. "I think you should watch this - I didn't know you got around!"
"What are you even talking about?" Amy asked rudely. She looked at Sonic and made a gesture, asking for an explanation. Sonic chuckled and pointed to the phone. "Just watch the video." Watching Sonic and Sally with wary eyes, she took the phone in her hand and pressed play. What she saw made her want to throw up.
Sonic had recorded them having sex. In her mind, it seemed as if her whole world had collapsed. Her emotions enveloped themselves into a downward spiral, until she was left feeling completely and utterly blank. Although she was right next to her, Sally's laugh at her reaction seemed miles away. Dropping the phone on the floor, she looked at Sonic and was consumed in a flame of rage. "How could you do this!"
Sonic rolled his eyes, as if he was expecting this. "Listen-" Amy cut him off. "No! You listen! I GAVE UP SO MUCH TO BE WITH YOU! I GAVE UP MY OLD FRIENDS, I GAVE UP MY GRADES, I EVEN CHANGED MY PERSONALITY TO BECOME THE GIRL THAT YOU WANTED!"
The tears streaming down Amy's face couldn't be held in, and she began sobbing uncontrollably. "I GAVE UP MY VIRGINITY FOR YOU YESTERDAY BECAUSE I THOUGHT WE WERE TRULY IN LOVE! YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVED ME COUNTLESS TIMES! HOW COULD YOU DO THIS!?"
Sonic's face remained emotionless the whole time as he watched Amy drown in her sea of tears. Her eyes were red and her hands were drenched. After what seemed like forever, he gently grabbed her shoulder and forced her to look at him.
"Amy. You knew what type of person I was before I began dating you. I used you, Amy. Just like I used other girls. You thought you could change me? You couldn't. I could care less if you sacrificed your life to be with me. That was your choice, and you can't blame me for you being so weak."
His grip on her shoulder tightened as he snarled, "Now get out of here, slut." He roughly pushed her backwards, with so much force that she stumbled over her own two feet and hit the ground. Sally held Sonic's hand and kissed him, still staring down at the pink hedgehog.
Getting up, Amy ran through too many emotions to fully grasp that she would act out her thoughts. Raising her hand, she slapped Sonic across the face, making his head turn from the immense power she put behind the hit. Then, just like that, she ran down the hall, seeking a place to brood in her newfound heartbreak. Pushing open the door to the school exit, Amy heard Sally's last threat. "You're gonna regret that, whore! We'll make sure you never get a peaceful day in the school - ever!"
Amy started crying again, but only because she knew that it was true.
That same day at lunch, Knuckles insouciantly took a seat at his usual lunch table. He had came into school late, but like always, he wasn't bothered enough to care. He briefly acknowledged the people sitting at the table, before putting his head down. The table was unusually quiet. Sonic had yet to arrive and the only one's there were Tails, Shadow and Rouge. They all seemed apprehensive, but he really didn't care.
Knuckles lifted his head up after feeling that he was being stared at. He narrowed his eyes at both Rouge and Tails, who were eying him as if they were hiding something. "What?" He asked, his tone coming out gruffer than he had intended, but he didn't bother to apologize. Tails squirmed, but spoke up before Rouge did. "I'm guessing you didn't hear what happened between Sonic and Amy.."
"Obviously not." Knuckles responded sardonically. Tails opened his mouth to explain, but Sonic interrupted him as he crashed down at his seat, Sally trailing behind him. "Hey, Knuckles! You're here! Wassup?" Sonic greeted, seemingly full of energy. Knuckles scoffed.
"Where's Amy? Apparently something happened today that I missed?" Knuckles responded, getting straight to the point. No need for false greetings when he didn't feel in the mood to be friendly. Sonic and Sally laughed together, and Rouge excused herself to the restroom. That was weird. Knuckles raised an eyebrow. "As a matter of fact, I don't wanna know."
Sonic punched his arm playfully. "No, dude, you gotta hear this! It's brilliant."
Knuckles sent him a look. "I'm guessing you used another girl again.. Typical." Shadow shook his head, agreeing with the echidna.
Sonic rolled his eyes and passed Knuckles his phone. "Whatever. Look at this."
Knuckles reluctantly took the phone and pressed play on the video. After about a minute, he shook his head and returned Sonic's phone. "I see you scored." He sent his friend a smirk and they both started laughing. Tails looked away. Knuckles then stopped laughing and returned to his usual demeanor. "I'm guessing she broke up with you?"
Sonic shrugged. "Well.. Technically, I broke up with her. I'm happy I did though - it let me finally have time for Sally." He hugged the squirrel and kissed her on her forehead. Sally giggled.
"She thought that she'd slap my boyfriend and get away with it. She has another thing coming." Sally said vehemently. Shadow shook his head. "You guys are evil."
"Lighten up, Shad."
