Sorry for long update, I really didn't feel like writing at the moment... Feeling a little bit uninspired, but I gained my inspiration back to write this chapter! xD
Well, enough about that-
Enjoy...
"When I Need You Most"
Chapter Four: A Must Needed Reminder
[.The Very Next Day - Afternoon.]
The whole island is gathered in front of the girl's mansion. The mood in the air is quite an exciting one filled with cheers and faces of happiness. Except for a few that are completely appalled by the scene and who also show to be having the exact opposite feelings of the rest of the islanders...
"SHE'S DOING WHAT?" Rosy, Scourge, and the rest of the guys all exclaim as they all hear an unexpected announcement at the head of the mansion.
Cream shakes her head as she slowly backs away from the gate of the mansion and straight into Tails' arms.
"No way.. that c-can't be right..."
"OH, THE HELL SHE IS!" Chanel shouts as she barges her way through the crowd of people surrounding the girls' house.
Manic grabs her arm. "Chanel, calm down!"
"HOW CAN I, AFTER WHAT SHE SAID?" She yells at him next.
"U-umm.. maybe you heard wrong?" He suggests while steadily pulling her back from hurting anyone around her.
Chanel pushes him off as she shakes her fists in the air and points back to the house. "HOW THE HELL COULD I'VE HEARD THAT WRONG?"
Robbie shakes his head and breathes deeply. "What happened with her? Just yesterday, she was all happy to see us and still had her hopes on Sonic returning, but now... this?"
Aleena tugs on his pants leg. "Daddy, what's going on?"
"I don't really know, baby girl... I don't know..." He tells her with a worried look on his face.
Looking up at her father, frowns herself and looks back toward the house. "Is it about Miss Amy?"
"Yeah..." Robbie's face looks like he's a deep thought as he watches Amy along with 'Darren' from afar. Her face shows to be one full of emotionlessness, yet a hint a regret on her features as she fakes a smile to the cheering crowd in front of her. Darren, who's standing a bit too close to her, nods and waves back to the crowd as he gives them a devious looking smile that Robbie knows to be deceitful.
He clenches his fist as he continues to watch this happening right in front of him.
What happened to this girl?
Just yesterday, she was hell bent on Sonic coming back, but now...
This?
Melody, feeling the same rage as Chanel, tries to push her way through the crowd of islanders as well. "OUTTA MY WAY! I'M GOING TO GO SEE WHAT THE HELL IS A MATTER WITH THAT GIRL! HEY AMY, I GOTTA A BONE TO PICK WITH YOU!"
"Hold on a sec!" Flash grabs both of her arms separately and holds her still. "Right now is not the time for that."
"AND WHY NOT?" She asks in a loud voice making some of the villagers stare at her which she quickly notices and turns to face them. "WHAT THE HELL YOU GUYS LOOKING AT? THIS AIN'T NO SHOW!"
Almost immediately, the villagers turn around in a frightened manner making Melody rolls her eyes.
"Because... you're causing a lot more attention to yourself at the moment. Just calm down for now.." Flash tells her in an easy voice.
Sighing, she holds her head down before picking herself up again. "Oh, alright. But when I get to her I swear-"
"How could this have happened..?" Rosy stares at her sister as her eyes are looking straight to the ground.
Amy... what happened for you to... agree to this?
Marrying DARREN? What about... Sonic?
Sis, did you give up...
At the front door of the girls' home, Amy, Darren, her mother, and a few of the elders are standing there facing the huge crowd of people gathered for a very important announcement. The guys had left the house earlier that day to show Robbie, Aleena, and Flash around the island. Amy stayed behind saying she wasn't feeling too well. Her behavior that morning seemed a bit odd to her sister and the rest, but they dismiss it as nothing too serious.
After a while, the guys returned to see everyone standing around at the house...
"Amy, dear, can you speak up? I'm afraid a few people in the back didn't quite hear you." Darren says to Amy as he tightens his grip on her shoulders.
Nodding once, Amy repeats herself. "O-okay... Ummm.. Me and Darren are g-getting married soon."
"Yeah.. you hear that back there!" He smirks wildly as he makes sure to yell that to Rosy, Scourge, and the others standing behind the crowd of islanders.
"SEE? SHE SAID IT AGAIN! HOW COULD YOU NOT HEAR THAT?" Chanel yells from the back of the crowd as she gets her and the rest of the guys all eyes on them.
Mrs. Wolfman straightens her thick glasses. "QUIET BACK THERE, YOUNG LADY!"
"OH, SHUT IT, GRANDMA!" Chanel yells out a spite making few of the islands gasp at her outburst.
"Hahaha.. Chanel.." Manic clamps his hand right over Chanel's mouth as she struggles to get free. "Be quiet!"
"..." She's unable to respond or yell back, because of his right hold on her mouth.
Mrs. Wolfman scrunches up her nose. "Better listen to your boyfriend, little missy!"
"Who the FU-" The purple and white cat manages to escape Manic's grasp, but is easily apprehended before another word of profanity leaves her mouth.
The elderly woman shakes her head and turns to Amy and Darren. "Will you two kindly tell them when you are planning to wed?"
"Amy can tell you." Darren pushes Amy slightly getting her attention as her head jerks up.
"H-huh? Oh, yes... what do I tell them again?" She tilts her head questioningly.
The old woman chuckles to herself. "Spacing out again?"
"I'm sorry..." Amy apologies as she slowly shifts her body side to side almost freeing herself from Darren's grip. However, he pulls her back to him and squeezes her shoulders and waist a bit harder. From this, Amy lets out a sharp gasp of pain, but quickly silences herself, so no one would hear her.
Lucrecia raises an eyebrow. "Amy?"
"I'm okay, mom." Her daughter responds to her with a small voice.
Darren sighs impatiently and whispers into her ear. "Pull yourself together and tell them the wedding date now!"
Wincing a bit by the sound of his voice, Amy nods her head as she lifts herself up to the crowd of islanders. "Ummm... the wedding is set for July.. on the twenty-fifth."
As soon as she says this, she watches her sister's and the others for their reaction. Seeing their expressions of surprise and disbelief, Amy's head lowers to the ground as she shows herself to be slightly ashamed of herself for being the one to have to tell everyone about it.
Everyone in the crowd gasps and awe's at the date chosen for the wedding. In the back, Chanel and Melody begin to flip out.
"OH, NO SHE DIDN'T!" Chanel screams in another loud voice.
Melody gets free of Flash to run up beside her to point her finger straight to the front of the house. "OH, YES SHE DID!"
The two girls once again push their way through the crowd, but fail to get through due to Manic and Flash keeping them still. Up front, Mrs. Wolfman notices this and beckons to Lucrecia.
"Queen Lucrecia, you might wanna dismiss this until later.. that group in the back is causing quite a ruckus!"
"Yeah! No kidding!" Darren comments with annoyed sigh. "Isn't that right, Amy?"
Amy doesn't say a thing. Her eyes remained glued to the ground as he lightly shakes her to get her attention.
"What..? Mmm.. yeah... yea.. whatever."
Lucrecia eyes her daughter as worriedly and regretting thoughts formulate inside her mind. They prick and poke at her consciousness as she tries to pull herself together in front of her loyal subjects, but it's proving to be quite a hassle.
Something doesn't feel right...
I just can't put my finger on it!
Dammit, what is it..?
Mrs. Wolfman clears her throat. "My Queen? Are you not about to dismiss the people or do you have more to say? Oh, and that reminds me! Excuse me everyone! In the new few weeks, we will be welcoming the King and Queen of the neighboring island to the far east, O'ahu, along with their daughter, son, and any other guests they may bring along, so we expect you all to be on your best behavior in welcoming them here! Now, Lucrecia, you may dismiss them at your accord."
"O-oh, no.. My apologies.. I'll get right on it."
The queen nods reluctantly to the female elder and turns to face the crowd with authority. "That is all, everyone! More information of this upcoming event will be announced later this week! You're all dismissed!"
Amy, Darren, Lucrecia, and the elders keep their place in front of the house as they begin to discuss a few things before parting. With a lot of comments and thoughts of their own, the crowd of islanders disperses as they head off for home, work, and any other place they had to go and be.
The wedding between Amy and Darren seems to be on everyone's mind as they voice their opinions to one another as they walk by Chanel, Melody, Flash, Manic, and the rest of the group...
"I can't believe it! Our very own princess is getting married!" A yellow fox girl laughs as she walks with her two friends beside her.
"I know right. It's like a dream come trueeee!" A brunette female hedgehog giggles.
Their friend, a light green peacock, sighs dreamily as and nods her head. "Awe, I can't wait to see their wedding! I bet it'll be fantastic and so amazingly beautiful!"
"Ahh, what a joyous occasion for the island to celebrate!"
"It certainly is! I should hurry home and think of a wonderful wedding gift to present to them!"
"Awe, I wish I was getting married to a man so sweet as Darren..."
A red hedgehog male chuckles a bit. "Man, Darren is one lucky guy to marry such a finely shaped woman like Princess Amelia!"
"Yeah, no kidding about that!" His friend, a dark brown male bear, rightfully agrees with him. The two males laughs as others behind them share the same thought.
"Ugh, you two are such pervs, Jake and Josh!" A orange duck calls out to him from behind as she hears them talking of such things.
"No one told you to listen, Norma!"
"Hey guys! What if they have kids together? It would be a huge addition to their family, right!"
"YEAH!"
As the talk continues to go on, Chanel, Melody, and group begin to become irritated...
"I can't believe that most of them are actually falling for it!" Rosy exclaims as she hears the talking around them.
Scourge shakes his head. "If they only knew what Darren is really like... and what he did..."
To my brother!
My twin...
"Yeah... this is getting worse than we thought.." Manic says to himself as his grip loosens on Chanel's arm.
Chanel nods eagerly. "Yeah, that's why we have to do something about it NOW!" She prepares to run off when he grabs onto again.
"I agree with you, Nel. But not in the way I know you're playing in your head right now." He tells her as she folds her arms over her chest in a fit.
"Just listen to them! They have it all WRONG! We just have to do something! Anything!" She states as she points to call of the islanders walking around them in their own conversations about Amy and Darren.
"Yeah, this is not music to my ears right now.." Robbie feels the urge to plug his ears to get away from the conversations being said.
Aleena nods right along side her father. "More like a cat being drowned in water!" She looks over to Chanel and nervously laughs. "No offense to you though!"
"None taken." Chanel smiles to the little girl.
Cream slowly shakes her head and turns to Tails. "This is getting bad... what should we do? Amy can't be marrying Darren... "
In in his mind, Tails tries to think of any possible plan they that could help at a time like this, but...
"I don't know..."
Robbie looks around and scratches the back of his head. "I thought this Scar was her body guard or something?"
"He is." Rosy answers him.
"So where is he?" The yellow fox asks. "I thought he's supposed to be protecting her from that brother killing son of a bitch."
She only shrugs. "I don't know..."
I wonder...
Where is he?
He would never let anything like this happen, if he could help it...
"Mmm.." Cream looks toward the others seeing their expression of anguish and hurt. "This can't be really happening..."
More the villagers' voices become louder and more excited making a certain someone a bit irritated...
"WOULD YOU ALL SHUT THE HELL UP ABOUT DARREN!" Melody screams out to them catching them off guard, thus scaring them enough to jump back in fright.
"HE'S A PERVERTED, EVIL, LYING, BASTARD WHO KILLED SONIC THUS TAKING HIM AWAY FROM AMY, HIS FRIENDS, AND FAMILY! AND NOW HE'S MARRYING HER ON THE DAY HE KILLED HIM? YOU GUYS ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT? YOU ALL SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES!"
Most of the villagers scurry away from the girls as they become slightly scared from their behavior. The other few roll their eyes and continue to talk and gossip anyway. They didn't believe a word she said. Darren had already gotten into the heads as the "good guy". Inside Melody knows this and wishes she and the others could prove they were right about him.
"They're still talking about it..." Rosy sighs as she folds her arms tiredly. "No matter what we say... they probably wont even believe it!"
Flash, next to Melody, folds his arms. "Well, all this was unexpected.. I can't believe what I'm hearing right now."
"No one believes us... Of course they wouldn't. The only way they would, if it comes from Amy's own mouth!" Rosy states again and this time in an irritated tone.
Manic and Scourge look at one another and sigh. "But she probably wont say anything.. I mean did you see her standing with that asshole up there? She only talked when he made her!"
"I'm going to kill him.." Chanel talks to herself out loud making Manic worry about her. "For hurting my baby..."
"What makes you think he hurt her?" He asks. "I mean that idea isn't pretty far-fetched, but still..."
She scoffs offensively. "How ELSE did he get her to agree to all this? Huh?" Her voices rises as she speaks.
Rosy gasps and shakes her head. "If he put his hands on her, I swear-"
As more talk goes on around them, the group tries to get it all to stop, but their efforts prove futile. Just as they begin to think that no one believes their story about Darren, a voice from behind yells to them...
"Hey, we believe you!" A group of friends with both girls and boys alike walks up to them.
"You do?" Rosy asks with much surprise.
They all nod in unison. "Yeah, we don't believe Darren for a second!"
"He's pretty shady if you ask me!" The comment comes from a tan enchidna as her friends agree with her.
"That's right! I see hear he sleeps around a whole LOT especially with that Nicole chick!" The male orange lion tells them.
Melody's face twitches by the sound of that particular name. "Nicole... Of course..."
Chanel does the same and shakes her head. "You mean at the same time he was trying to get with Amy?"
The lion nods. "Yeah, and even now! I saw them together just a few days ago."
"WHAT?"
"He's pretty sneaky with it, so I'm not surprised you don't know about it. But we catch them every once in a while."
A black and white female zebra sighs. "Yeah, I feel bad for Amy... you know? She was so strong and determined to not marry Darren to stay true to Sonic, but now..."
Rosy nods her head slowly. "I see.. Well, thanks for believing us.. at least."
"Yeah, and just when I thought no one would!" Cream says aloud in a relieved voice.
"Hey, anytime! We'll see you guys around and keep you up to date about what Darren's doing around the island!" The group of friends turn to leave as they wave goodbye.
"Thanks! That would mean a whole lot!" Robbie waves back to them.
We'll need all the evidence we can get on him...
"Hey, look!" Chanel points to the Amy, Darren, Lucrecia, and the elders going into the house. "Let's go after her before she's out of our reach again!"
The group turns and runs straight for the house getting past the gate and the guards with ease...
[.In The Mansion.]
Lucrecia and the elders make their way upstairs and probably are on their way for her office. Amy and Darren stand in the living room. He has her backed up against the wall, and it seems he's whispering into her are as Rosy and the others walk in. Standing at the kitchen door with a concerned look on her face is Lily and Julie...
"Uuummm..." Lily quietly stutters as she holds a warm baby bottle in her right hand.
Julie holds the same face as she as she stands cold still. "..."
"WHAT THE HE-" Manic holds Chanel back to keep her quiet, and Flash does the same with Melody. They were absolutely infuriated. It seems that noise doesn't make it Darren's ear as he continues to push himself on Amy.
"Daddy?" Aleena asks quietly as she looks up at him. "What's he doing to her?"
Nothing you can know until you're older...
"Nothing, Aleena. Don't worry, I got this, ya'll." Robbie, feeling a little bit irritated slowly walks up behind Darren to tap him on the shoulder.
Darren, sighing hard, turns himself around to face them all. "What?" Amy's eyes go straight to ground as Rosy and the girls notice a red mark on the side of her face.
No way...
"Umm, hey, playa. You might wanna back up off her, please." Robbie asks him a polite tone. "Thanks."
The orange and brown hedgehog rolls his eyes. "Well, Imma need you to leave me and her alone, cause this doesn't concern you." He turns back around to Amy as if nothing happened just then, and they all weren't standing their watching them.
"What-" Rosy almost steps forward to say something, but a hand on her shoulder stops her mid-step.
"He's got this." Scourge winks at her making her smile a bit, but turn captiously back to Darren, Amy, and Robbie.
The fox chuckles and taps him again. "Umm yeah, it does! You see, that's my brother's girl you're trying to come up all on, so you need to get your ass gone, you hear me?"
"Yeah, I hear you! And I'm getting tired of it too!" Darren lets go of Amy to yell into Robbie's face. "So.. WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE US ALONE! ALL OF YOU!"
Robbie quickly steps back, laughs, and pulls up his shirt over his nose. "OH, DAMN! OH DAMN! OH, LEMME PUT IT UP! I NEED A MASK CAUSE YO BREATH SMELLS LIKE FRESH ASS! DAMN MAN!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Just hearing him say that, nearly everyone in the room bursts out laughing as Robbie continues to hold his shirt up over his nose. Even Amy puts on a little smile as she covers her mouth to hide it.
"..."
Darren scoffs and folds his arms as he fully faces Robbie and the others. "Oh, so you got jokes, huh?"
"Oh, yes, I do. Like em?" Robbie smiles in his face, but it soon disappears as it's replaced by a sinister feeling. "But seriously, you think you can just use her like that, well then you got another thing coming!" His eyes' color begins to change to a clear, white color.
Amy gasps as she realizes what's happening to him, but she doesn't say anything about it. "..."
Seeing this abnormal change in the fox, Darren moves back a little, but holds his fighting stance.
"Dad?" Aleena senses that change in her father and calls to him to snap him out of it.
Just as things were about to go any farther than that, a voice yells to them from upstairs.
"What's going on down here?"
Mrs. Wolfman stands in the middle of the stairs looking down upon all of them.
"Oh, nothing. Just getting harassed is all!" Darren tells her with a small grin as he stares Robbie in the eyes.
"You all! Leave this poor man, and his future wife alone!"
Robbie clenches his fist as his eyes fail to go back to its normal shade of light green. "Grrr..."
"Daddy?" Aleena grabs her father's hand and squeezes it tightly. Feeling her hand in his, his eyes white eyes go right back to a green shade.
"I'm alright."
"Anyway, we need to speak to Darren and Amy, if you don't mind!" Mrs. Wolfman urges the two to follow them.
Darren nods and grabs Amy's hand pulling her to him. "Let's go."
Melody breaks a loose from Flash's grip. "Oh, no you don't! She doesn't have to go with you!" She grabs his arm and pushes him away from her.
He nearly lifts his hand up above his head, but quickly lowers it. "Yes, she does. Now move."
"Try and hit me. And see where you'll be standing in the next second." The yellow canary tells him in a hard voice. She grabs Amy's and takes her by her side and away from Darren.
"Fine." He holds his hands up and walks for the stairs. "But she better be up here soon."
Chanel asks him. "Or what?"
He smiles as his eyes meet with Amy's as she looks up. "Oh, she knows..." With a chuckle, he follows after Mrs. Wolfman who's completely oblivious to what had been said.
"Hit." A small voice says and everyone turns to the little cat who said it.
"Hit? You mean, he'll hit her?" Melody asks and takes a look at Amy to see the faint red hand mark on her face. "DID HE HIT YOU?"
Amy flinches as she yells at her. "I..."
"OH, HELL NAW! AMY!"
Rosy shakes her head. "Aleena how did you know that?"
Aleena tilts her head in thought. "I can read people's minds.. but only when I want to tho.. I just happened to tune into his... I don't like him. His thoughts sound.. evil."
Robbie looks down to his daughter and frowns. "You don't say?"
This only proves it further...
Rosy, Chanel, and Cream run up to Amy to surround her.
"Amy, how did you let him hit you!" Rosy asks frantically as she rubs the side of her sister's face.
Amy winces to the touch and shakes her head. "No, I just... I don't know.."
Cream frowns a bit. "Amy, why did you let him hurt you like that? When did he do this to you? Last night?"
"..." The pink hedgehog remains silent.
"Didn't we teach you to fight? How you let him hit on you like that?" Chanel asks while hugging her tight. "You know that's NOT right! I can't believe he hurt my baby!
"He's not.. It was my fault.." Amy shakes her head again.
Rosy scoffs and lightly shakes her sister. "Amy, snap out of it!"
Melody growls. "Why in the hell are you marrying him? He's the one that made Sonic disappear, remember?"
"He's dead.. Sonic's dead.." Amy's face darkens as her voice sounds nearly hollow. The room grows silent as they hear her say this. All of them are in disbelief.
Scourge, Manic, Robbie, and Flash are stone cold still. "Damn..."
Something really did happen to her...
Something traumatic.
And it's Darren's fault!
"S-sis? You can't mean that!" Rosy's voice sounds a bit shaky as she talks to her sister.
Chanel and Melody shake their heads. "She m-must be joking!"
"..." Amy doesn't respond.
"She does.." Aleena tells them all.
"What? That's not possible!" Rosy nearly screams as tears run down her face.
Amy slowly nods and backs away from the girls. "It is... I'm tired of having everyone come against me! Trying to take my kids away from me! Look at me like I'm.. insane and crazy, because I still believe that Sonic's still alive... so I just give up... I'm sorry."
As she speaks, everyone in the room, including Lily and Julie begin to feel a bit sorry for her and feel her pain as they hear it in her voice. It sounds tired and full of bitterness and heartbreak.
"But sis, there are some people that believe us about him! And you have us too, so please.. Amy, reconsider all of this, Sonic wouldn't want thi-"
"That's nice and all, but it's... a little too late.. My hope left last night..."
NO, IT'S NOT!
Yes... it is...
No...
"WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT?" Melody and Chanel ask at once, both shouting at the top of their lungs.
Amy opens her mouth to speak, but quiets herself a familiar voice yells at her.
"HEY, AMY! WHAT DID I TELL YOU?" Darren calls to her from upstairs. From the loudness of his voice, Amy jumps in fright, but pulls herself together enough to still seem a bit like herself.
"I-I.. I have to go.. I'll see you all later.."
Amy leaves them all and follows Darren up the stairs...
"Oh, dear.." Lily says quietly to herself as she walks into the living room. "What's the matter with her? She seems to be acting so different, so weird..."
"Yeah.." Julie walks up behind her. "I'm worried about her."
"She's in denial..." Flash says as he watches her go. "This is bad."
Scourge sighs. "No doubt about that."
"What are we going to do about her?" Tails asks aloud as he couldn't still think of anything at the moment.
"Fuck this!" Melody runs for the door and to slam it open.
"Hey! Where are you going?" Flash yells after Melody as she heads for the door.
She stops to turn to the group. "I'M GOING TO GET SOMEONE WHO CAN SLAP SOME SENSE INTO AMY! AND MAYBE TEACH DARREN AND NICOLE A LESSON OR TWO!"
"Who?"
"My sister..."
Just as Melody rushes out the door, Scar is on his way inside...
"SCAR! There you are! Do you know about all this happening with Amy and Darren?" Rosy asks quickly.
Robbie speaks up. "Yeah, where the hell were you? I thought you were supposed to be protecting her?"
"I am! What are you talking about?" He asks her back with his arms folded. "What about them?"
"You mean you don't know?" Scourge asks him.
Scar shakes his head. "No, that's why I'm asking. I had to go out and gather some supplies this morning and haven't been here to check on Amy at all since last night. Why? What's the matter with her?"
Rosy and the others look at one solemnly. "Well..."
Later the same night...
[.In Lucrecia's Office.]
I can't help but have a bad feeling in the back of my mind...
Is this really the right thing to do?
Just a few weeks ago, she said flat out "NO!" about marrying him, but now-
She's going along with it all of a sudden?
That doesn't make any sense...
The mother sighs as she sets down her pen and rests her arms on the desk in front of her. "This is all too much to think about."
Suddenly to the door to her office slams open to reveal Scar storming inside. "Lucrecia!"
"Scar!" Lucrecia stands to her feet. "What's the meaning of this?"
"What the meaning of you agreeing to marry Amy to Darren?" He asks her back as he walks straight up to her desk to face him.
She sighs. "It's for the good of the people to see her married. She has two twins, and takes care of them all by herself, so what do you expect?"
"She has Lily, Julie, and her friends to help her." He states with blinking. "You thought about that?"
"Well, she needs to married anyway. That's just how it goes."
"Why not Rosy too then?"
Lucrecia hesitates for a moment. "Because... she has Scourge here with her... and Sonic's not-"
"Oh, Sonic's dead? And Cream has Tails, I suppose? What? You're one of the same ignorant ass people who believes he's dead too?" Scar asks her.
"That's not what I meant." She shakes her head and sighs. "I just want. The elders and I have already discussed this and-"
"Just look at you... you're letting those damn elders run over you like a doormat.. speak up for a change! You're the one who's supposed to be in charge, dammit!"
She slams her hands on the table and begins to raise her voice. "This is for the good of the people and Amy! I'm their queen, and I must carry out the matters that will make them happy."
Scar slams his own hands on the desk, but even harder than she had. "Screw them! You're a mother! And this is about the well being of your daughter! Not theirs!"
Lucrecia stands back, but holds herself up to his glare. "I know, but she needs a husband to help her through this. I'm just trying to look after her!"
"Well, you're not doing a very good job at it! Have you ever thought of why Amy despises Darren so much? Why she's rejected him so many times up till last night or whatever? How she's kept her strong will, fighting for Sonic to come back to her and their kids?
Have you ever thought of THAT? No, because if you did, you would have seen what Darren's done to her to break her down and go along with this mess! You would have noticed how miserable she looks, emotionless even!
If you were really worried about her and the kids, you would have never agreed to any of this, because you would have known it was that bastard's fucking fault! You would have seen that Darren and Nicole have been lying to you this entire time!
So no, Amy certainly doesn't need a manipulating, lying, murdering, husband like him, now does she?" He loses his cool for a moment, but slowly backs away from the desk.
"I..." Lucrecia is at a loss for words as she tries to think of how to respond to that.
"Look, I know you're only trying to do the right thing for your daughter, but you need to open your eyes, because this is not right. It's wrong.. I'll let you think about what I just said. Goodnight."
Without wanting to hear another word out of her, Scar leaves the office to let her dwell in her thoughts. Feeling overwhelmed and tired, the queen falls back into her seat and sighs heavily...
Amy... my baby girl...
If all of this is true.. Why didn't you tell me?
If only you had, I would have never let all of his happen... but now...
[.In The Nursery.]
Amy stands over the twins' cribs peering inside as they slowly fall asleep. Echo begins to stir in his sleep, and soon it turns into crying...
"Ssshhh.. don't be scared baby. Mommy's here.."
Close your eyes my sleepy child
Don't let a teardrop fall
There is no need to cry child
There is no need at all
Dry your eyes and sleep now
Let your sweet dreams flow
And when you rise know that I'll be near
Because I love you so
Echo's tiny eyes open as he looks at his mother through his tears. He's still crying, but slowly, it comes to a stop as the song catches his attention. Smiling down at him, Amy continues.
Don't be sad my baby boy
Don't be bad or blue
Please don't be sad my baby boy
Your daddy is here with you
Dry your eyes don't weep now
Don't let a teardrop fall
Close your eyes and sleep now
God protect us all
Echo's eyes begin to shut and open as he starts to nod off. He tries with all his might to keep himself up to look up at his singing mother, but he's unable to fight off the sleepy feeling.
And God is the greatest thing
That only the fools do not know
To love God is the greatest thing
But I'm a fool and I love you so
God knows that I love you
Sleep tight my sweet child
Don't let a teardrop flow
Goodnight my sleep child
As she finishes, Echo's eyes shut completely and soft snoring is heard. Amy smiles again and bends over to kiss him on the forehead before pulling back.
"I sang that to Adda when she was crying.. when.. Sonic was here..."
I'm so sorry... Echo.. Coral...
I failed you... and Sonic... I gave up.
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND!
Yes, it is.. I can't flake out on this now.. I said it in front of everyone.. the whole island...
I can't back down now!
YES, YOU CAN! JUST-
"AMY!" The pink hedgehog jumps to the sound of the loud voice and slowly turns to see Darren standing at her bedroom door. Since they are to be married, he's allowed to stay in the house, but particularly, in Amy's room.
"Y-yes?" She asks quietly.
"Nice song... Come here, now!" He commands and waves his hands for her to come.
She nods slowly. "O-okay.. let me just say goodnight to them-"
His eyes narrow as they pierce straight through her. "What did I say?"
"A-alright!" Amy holds back her tears as she slowly walks to him, and lets him lead her inside her bedroom. Behind her, he closes the door and locks it before walking up behind her to grab forcefully onto her waist.
WHY ARE YOU LETTING HIM DO THIS?
I don't know...
"Aah!" She holds in a scream as she feels his hands caressing her stomach all the way to her thighs, his lips pecking at her cheek slowly moving to her neck to suck hard making her wince, and pulling her back onto his body as he grinds up behind her. She can feel his erection poke at her from behind as well.
"W-what are you-"
"Shhh..." He quiets her as he whispers into her ear and smiles deviously. "You know... I've missed your body so much... and I just can't control myself now..."
Amy frowns at hearing this and turns her head away from him only to have it forcefully put back in place.
"Look at me when I talk to you, understand that?" He says coldly as one of his hands lifts up her night gown and snakes it way down her lace, white. His fingers penetrate into her sensitive flower causing her to yell out in pain from the shock.
"Don't yell.. you wouldn't want to kids, now would you?"
Darren smiles wickedly as his hand delves in deeper insider her getting more cries of pain from her. "And stop crying like its hurting you! You know you like it..." His tongue licks her cheek making her cringe. Using his other hand, he pushes the remaining part of her gown up to reveal her bra. Smacking his lips, he tightly grips her right breast and squeezes her nipple tight through her bra.
Amy sharply gasps as she tries with all her might not to scream. "T-That hurts!"
"Oh, it does, does it? I'm sorry.." He says sarcastically as he switches breasts and squeezes that one just as tight like it really made a difference. Tears flow down Amy's cheek as she tries to think of something else at that moment in time, but it's really hard to. In an instant, he rips her night gown down the middle, unclips and tosses her bra to the side, and slides down her panties to the floor.
"But that's just your problem not mine!"
Pushing her naked form on the bed, Darren smiles once more as his eyes stare straight into her fearful ones. He unzips his pants and slowly climbs over her on the bed. Amy breathes heavily as she dreads what's about to happen. Her heart drops completely.
Please no...
No... No... No... Sonic-
Help me...
A few days later...
Amy, in the living room and staring at the wall, has said nothing all morning. Rosy, Chanel, and Cream all stand in the entry way to the living room watching her from afar. Ever since that day they confronted her, she's been more quiet than usual. Her complexion seems to have become slightly pale as well making her sister and friends worry about her. Thankfully, Darren is out of the house, but doing God's know what!
Scourge, Manic, Robbie, Flash, and Scar were out doing a little detective work of their own leaving the girls to look over her. Also, Aleena is upstairs taking a nap along with Echo, Coral, Ace, and Iris. Cream left Zale home with her mother to look after him, so she can be here for Amy as well...
"Just look at her! She's a mess!" Chanel tells the girls as she points to her. Even with her talking loud, it doesn't seem to faze Amy as she remains sitting there.
Rosy nods slowly. "I know..."
"Well, I'm not going to just stand here and watch her suffer like this!" Chanel says as she throws up her arms in anger.
"H-hey.. Let's wait until Melody gets here.." Cream suggests as Chanel begins to make her way toward Amy.
Chanel rolls her eyes. "Well, she better hurry up!"
"She'll be here in a few minutes, Nel. Just be patient." Rosy said to her as she hears a car door slam from outside and the sound of running footsteps too.
"I got her!" Melody yells as she burst through the front door. "And don't you be telling me to hurry up, Miss Kitty! I got here, didn't I?"
Chanel laughs. "And how did you hear me say that from outside?"
"Hell! You were yelling loud enough!"
Following right behind her is her older half-sister known as Bliss Angel Demanyo. Melody shares the same last name, but would rather not reveal her own middle name.
Bliss is a white hedgehog with turquoises eyes, dark tan skin and one long quill that reaches down to her feet. Shaped like Silver's quill only one not two. She's wearing a royal turquoises headband, a short flowing dress matching the color of her headband with a golden belt around her waist, and flat-toed turquoise shoes with a golden buckle. She has a metal bracelet on the end of her quill that has ancient markings in them and an aquamarine on either side.
On each side of her are standing her twin daughters, Lillian wearing a royal blue dress, headband, and blue sandals with a dark blue flower on top of it, and Jillian wearing a navy blue top, shorts, and sandals as well. They are three and look just like their except they have blue eyes.
Lill is typically shyer and more polite than Jill, who is the tougher twins and loves being around Melody. She is usually training them how to use their elements which Lill is wind and Jill is earth. Bliss can control sand and dirt, but she doesn't use it unless necessary. Also, she's known to have a strong fighting skill and her training is hard on the twins since she wants them to be able to defend themselves.
They have powers just like Robbie, Aleena, and the others.
The girls know all about Bliss and her children, and their... unfortunate history and know exactly why Melody went back home to fetch her...
"Hey, Bliss! Long time no see!" Rosy hugs her.
Chanel giggles. "Blissy!"
"Blissy? Haha..." The white hedgehog returns the hug. "Yeah, it's been a long time, hasn't it?"
Cream smiles. "Yeah, how are you?"
"I'm good. Good. Doing better than most days, I guess." Bliss tells them as she feels a small tug on her dress.
Lil yawns and rubs her eyes. "I'm tired, mommy..." She whines.
"Well, that's to be expected. We had a long trip getting here." Her mother smiles down at her and pets her head.
Jill yawns as well and leans herself against her mother's leg. "Can we take a nap?"
"Why, of course.. I just have to figure out where.." Bliss says as she thinks to herself. Her bags are still in the car outside.
"Umm.. you can stay with us if you like!" Cream offers to her.
Bliss smiles warmly. "Thank-you. Lill and Jill can go ahead with you all with our bags, while I have a little chat with Amy over there."
"Okay, sis. Good luck!" Melody tells her as she and the girls head for the door.
Bliss shakes her head. "I wont need it. Thanks."
Melody only rolls her eyes as she takes Lil and Lillian by the hand and leads them out the door with Cream, Rosy, and Chanel following behind them.
The front door shuts, leaving Bliss alone with Amy. She slowly walks into the room. "Hey, Amy..."
"..." Amy doesn't say a thing. She only nods her head once.
Bliss sighs and takes a seat next to her. "Umm... It's been a while since I've seen you.. you look good."
"Thanks.."
"Amy?"
"Yes?"
Bliss frowns. "What's going on with you? I've been hearing some pretty bad stuff about you and this 'Darren' fellow.. is it true?"
"..."
"Amy, you're going to talk whether you want to or not. Now, tell me... Has he threatened you in anyway?"
"No."
"Stop lying."
"I'm not.."
The white hedgehog grabs her arms to get her attention. "Amy, just tell me-"
Amy winces sharply as Bliss eyes her strangely and sees the bruised marks on her arms and legs leading up her dress and to a place unmentionable.
"What the... has he... he raped you? He did hit you too, didn't he?"
Amy quickly looks away which gives Bliss the answer she's seeking. "No.. I.. let him. He didn't force... me.."
"Did you want it?"
"... no.."
"Did you like it?"
"... not really..."
Bliss rolls her eyes and stares at her. "Well, then it's rape, dammit!"
"No, it's not. I-"
"Rape is rape! It's unwanted, unliked, and forceful! And if he's putting bruises on you like that's it's RAPE, and I'm NOT having that! Especially, with a sweet, loving, kind girl as you!Amy, why are you putting up with abuse like this! He's hurting you! He doesn't really care about you!"
Amy shakes her head and fully faces her. "You just wouldn't understand! You don't know what I'm going through!"
Bliss jumps to her feet to yell straight into her face. "In case, you've forgotten, Amy. I went through a similar thing you're going through! I was set to marry the love of my life. The one that everyone didn't like, because of the family he'd come from and his job. I was pregnant at the time, which only made matters worse, but I got through it all with him. However, on the day we both told everyone we were to be married, he mysteriously disappeared for over a damn year!
My family and the elders of the island didn't approve of him, so I just knew someone had probably gotten rid of him. Like Sonic! I didn't believe he was dead, just like you don't believe Sonic, was until his body was found in the ocean around the island a year later!
Of course, I was heartbroken, but that didn't stop me from having my babies and moving on with my life! And you shouldn't let all this stop you either!
My family and the people of the island urged me to remarry. Just like with you and Darren! Instead of listening to their advice, I left the island and my family, because my mother and the elders couldn't respect my choice of raising Lillian and Jillian on my own. Like you wanted to to with your children. You can't let them boss you around like that!
Amy, I loved him like you still love Sonic. You have hope that he's still alive out there somewhere! I don't! My hope vanished when his body was found in the water, but Sonic's body wasn't found, was he? No. So you still have that hope to cling on to. You have Echo and Coral to look after until Sonic's returns! For all you know he could have wind up on some island and is alive as we speak! Or he could have been picked up by some cruise ship and taken back to the US! He could have amnesia!"
Bliss stops briefly to catch her breathe and watches Amy's face as it lightens up. "All, I'm trying to say is that... Every time I think of him, I smiles. I've cried long enough for him, but I won't get married because I still loves him. And I know you still love Sonic, Amy. Don't you?"
"..." Amy remains silent as tears threaten to escape.
"Don't you?" Bliss asks once more as she breaks out in tears. "Amy?"
"Amy.. please..."
Its Sonic's voice again!
Why...
"Y-yes!"
Bliss takes Amy into her arms and pats the back of her head as she cries into her chest. "Then don't lose that hope you still have. Hold onto it as tight as you can... keep it close to you and cherish it... Not even Darren nor anyone else can take that from you... Be strong, and we'll be strong with you.."
Yes.. I will be...
I can't just give up, because Darren and the others are doing all these horrible things to me...
Sonic, wouldn't want that.. Not at all...
Soon, Amy calms down as she picks herself up from Bliss' lap. "B-but what am I going to do now? I can't just back out the marriage now!"
"And why in the hell not?"
Amy looks away for a moment. "My mother.. the elders, the people would highly disapprove of it and force me anyway!"
Bliss scoffs. "Oh, then we'll have to show what kinda person Darren REALLY is. I'm really eager to meet him now that I see the marks he put on you. And this Nicole girl, who apparently likes to sleep around a lot!"
"Really?"
"Yeah, don't worry. We got your back!"
"Thanks.."
Bliss hugs her again and stands to her feet. "Until then, you'll have to pretend to still be all gloomy and depressed! We don't want Darren to catch onto us or anything! But, just pretend! Don't let him beat all over you like that again, or Imma have to deal with him! And I just know Melody, especially, Chanel will help me with that!"
"Yeah.. I know."
Amy laughs lightly and nods her head. "Okay." The color returns to face as she's smiles again. She hasn't done that in days which makes the moment even more sweet.
"Now, come on! I wanna see you and Rosy's babies!" Bliss grabs her hand and pulls her upstairs to the nursery.
Amy laughs as a warm feeling returns to her heart that had once been lost due to a certain males actions.
"Thanks.. Ames..."
Sonic..
I really needed that wake up call...
A reminder of you and my hope.. I had almost forgotten.. Thank-you...
End! Sorry for mistakes! It got worse, but it all worked out in the end... but who knows?
Okay, you got a little hint of what may have happened to Sonic.. or not... Sorry, v.v
The truth will come out soon, I promise.. (Next chapter)
[OC's used belong to]:
BlissofanAngel- Bliss, Lillian, and Jillian (Thank-you, friend)
Until chapter 5...
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