Note: this means past or not spirit and Sonic

A Sonic Carol

Chapter 3: A Light of the Past

Sonic snored soundly during the night of Christmas Eve believing that the events of Shadow appearing in his room was just a simple mind trick. He didn't know how wrong he was.

Sonic was suddenly awaken by a bright light coming into the room. Sonic peaked his eyes opened and widened as he fell off the bed in shock.

Sonic quickly dusted himself off. Then glared at the light. "Who the heck are you?" He yelled at it.

"I am the Spirit of Christmas Past. I'm here to show you how you were before your wrongs." Said a calming voice.

"Wait! So Shadow was here!?" Sonic asked in disbelief. Then he became annoyed, "I do not have any wrongs! I'm a hero!"

"A hero that still does wrong things." Said the light.

"Could you possibly turned down the light a bit, kinda turning blind here." Sonic said covering his eyes a bit.

"Very well, but in return you must come with me." Said the spirit.

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll come." Said Sonic.

The light died down to show a little girl who only looked to be at least 10, she had blond hair and wore a white dress and had white angel wings.

"Ok thank you uhh... spirit angel type thing." Sonic said putting down his hand.

The girl nodded and walked to the window and stood. Then turned to Sonic. "Well?" The spirit asked.

Sonic walked over to her and the girl stood on the edge, not believing his eyes in what she was about to do.

"Wait! We aren't really going to jump off this 5 story high window right?" Sonic asked nervously.

The spirit shook her head, "No, of course not." Sonic sighed of relief, "We are going to fly off!" The girl jumped and dragged Sonic with her.

Sonic yelled and waited for impact as he shut his eyes tightly. But it never came. Slowly Sonic opened his eyes.

He couldn't believe it, he was floating in mid air, still holding the girl's hand. He looked around him at the city lights.

"Amazing..." He mumbled. While looking around him.

"Well, come on. We don't have all night." Said the girl. Then turned and flew forward pulling Sonic with her.

"Woah!" Cried Sonic as he was getting pulled.

After a few minutes of dragging him they finally stopped at a familiar place that was filled with music.

Sonic blinked in surprised as they came to the ground and came to the window, he gasped.

"This is the Detective Agency that Vector, Espio, and Charmy ran!" Sonic said in surprise. "It closed after Vector and Vanilla got married."

"This, is Christmas Eve, 6 years ago." Said the spirit.

"There's old Knucklehead and Tails!" Sonic said pointing at the window. At the familiar red echidna who stood talking to Tails.

"Tikal and Shadow! Tikal was trying to convince him to dance!" Sonic chuckled at Shadow who stood against the wall and Tikal next to him trying to talk to him.

"I remember this! There's Cream and Rouge walking over to ask Tails and Knuckles to dance!" Sonic said happily as the rabbit and bat began to walk over to Knuckles and Tails.

"Vector and Vanilla, Espio at the corner, Charmy jealous of Cream and Tails, Silver and Blaze..." Then Sonic froze.

The spirit smiled, "There is you eating the chili dogs." She said.

"Then... The most beautiful sight came to me..." Sonic said in a gaze at the window watching as history replayed in front of him.

Sonic stood at the buffet table gobbling down all the chili dogs until some patted his shoulder and giggled. Sonic turned to see what looked like an angel from heaven.

It was none other than Amy Rose in a long sleeved white dress that came to her knees and had little sparkles on it on the ends on the sleeves and the dress, was a single red stripe. Instead of boots she red flats and her red headband.

Sonic ate the rest of his chili dog then turned to her a grinned coolly.

"Hiya Ames!" He said.

Amy giggled. Man, when she giggled it sound like christmas bells. She looked up at him innocently. "Hi Sonikku. Merry Christmas Eve!" She said happily.

Sonic gave her a heartwarming smile, "Merry Christmas Eve to you too Ames. Christmas is your favorite holiday?" Sonic asked.

"Yes! Isn't it yours too?" Amy asked.

"I don't know, it's hard to run with all this snow." Sonic said. Amy laughed.

"Sonic! Not everything has to have running! I love Christmas because its a time to spend with your family and friends." Amy said.

"I guess your right." Sonic said, then his ears twitched at the sound of a new song turning on. Sonic smiled at an idea then held out his hand. "Would you like to dance Miss. Rose?" Sonic asked.

Amy blushed then smiled a small smile that still brightened the world. Well, his world. "It would be an honor Mr. Hedgehog." She said taking his hand.

Sonic led her to the floor and danced around the room until the song ended and Rouge called out,

"Look whose under the mistletoe!" Sonic and Amy looked around still keeping their arms around each other until they both looked up to see a mistletoe hanging above them.

Amy stepped back and blushed looking anywhere but her longtime crush. While Sonic kept her gaze on her. He quickly grabbed her wrist and pulled her in so close that their chest were touching.

Amy looked up in surprise and Sonic just smiled warmly at her. Amy's blush grew as she smiled softly back. They both slowly closed her eyes as their lips met for the first time. As their friends cheered.

Sonic sighed at the sight, "I'll never forget that moment. It was the best Christmas Eve ever."

Sonic and Amy pulled out of their kiss, Amy in total shock that Sonic just kissed her. While Sonic stood there smiling and said.

"You know, Christmas is my favorite holiday too." Then pulled her into another kiss.

"I love her so much..." Sonic said.

The spirit tapped Sonic's shoulder, Sonic turned to her. The girl's face held sadness as she talked.

"Yes. After that, you still had something you loved even more." Soon the scene changed and Sonic found himself and a familiar place.

"This is my old house." He mumbled.

Amy came in through the door and shivered as she closed the door. "Sonic!" She called.

Sonic looked at the other version of himself. Staring out at the window.

"In here Ames." Sonic said loud enough so Amy could hear. Amy smiled as she came into the kitchen.

"Merry Christmas Eve Sonikku." Any said as she kissed his cheek. Sonic showed no emotion.

"You too." He said sadly.

Amy looked at him worriedly. "Are you okay?" Amy touched his shoulder.

"Yeah, just want to go running." Sonic said glumly.

"But Sonic... Christmas is about-"

"I know, I know." Sonic said.

Amy and Sonic stood in silence for awhile. Until Amy nervously took a hand off his shoulder and walked in front of table.

"Umm Sonic..." Amy said nervously. "You promised me that... You would allow me to live with you and..."

"No." Sonic said.

Amy looked up in surprise and hurt, "Amy, I'm not someone who wants to be held down. I want to be free and run."

Amy looked down in sadness, tears running down her cheeks. Sonic noticed and stood up from his chair then walked over to her.

"Amy, I'm-"

"No!" She yelled, "If you want to be free and run, then run away with Shadow. Just know I will keep my promise of waiting for you even if you don't come back. Goodbye Sonic." She shoved a present in his arms and ran to the door.

Sonic tried to grab her, but he went through her. "You are in a place of memories of the past that cannot change." Said the spirit as Amy closed the door.

This Sonic didn't try to stop her. He just stood there, with a small red boxed present. Sonic opened the box and pulled out a gold earring that wrote A.R. and a letter that said:

Sonic,

Merry anniversary! Exactly a year ago you kissed me under the mistletoe. It was the best Christmas ever. I love you so very much don't you ever forget that! I have an earring just like that one only that's silver and says S.T.H. It's to represent that no matter what we will always love each other. I know it's cheesy and your not that kind of person. But, I do promise never to take it off! Love you!

Love,

Amy

Tears came down Sonic's face as he put the earring around his ear. And turned and punch the wall next to him leaving a hole in it and Sonic's knuckles bleeding. Sonic turned to the back door and ran out the door.

Sonic reached up his ear and rubbed the earring remembering what happened after he left. He had ran to Tails and told him that he was leaving with Shadow, and then later ran away planning to not come back.

Sonic sighed, "Spirit, please take me back, I can't take it anymore." Sonic said and as he closed his eyes, and the scene slowly faded away.