Shadowed Hope
Chapter 4-Smells Like Love
Downtown Megopolis, 12:17 a.m.
"Ooooh, I hate you Sonic!" Amy huffed in irritation. "You save me at Twinkle Park, and then just run off after we get out of the hospital? How could you!"
I know he's been cold towards me before, but this is seriously going too far! If he is such a freaking jerk, why do I still try to catch him!
Some steamy tears started to flow. "And, since it's Sonic, he'll never, ever, slow down for me." Amy thrust her head into the pillow, bawling like the child she had always been.
And godamnit, I still love the idiot! I love him so much! No matter how much he hurts me, I can't stop myself. It feels so natural. I want to feel his arms around me, like back when we used to be…
"I love you…Sonic the Hedgehog." And she fell to the bed and cried herself to sleep.
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Megopolis Beach, 12:36 a.m.
What the hell was Amy talking about? I mean, she usually throws herself at me on a regular basis, but what was she saying back there?
Megopolis Hospital, 9:52 p.m.
What the? What's going on?
"Sir, do you feel okay?"
"What?" Sonic mumbled. Then it all came back. The race. Metal Sonic. The explosion. He sat upright in bed, only to be pushed down by the nurse.
"Really, you mustn't move too much Mr. Hedgehog. You could hurt yourself," she said in an anxious tone. "If you move around too soon, you could get those lungs of yours harmed even more." A small smile came to her face. "Just rest for awhile, and you'll be able to leave soon enough."
She exited the room, leaving Sonic to deal with some thoughts riding around his mind. Ok, I was hosting some stupid event for a couple bucks…Then, during the final race, Eggman crashed the party. Yeah that's what happened. And then…Metal Sonic came out, I kicked his tin can, but he blew up. I started to slip unconscious, when someone grabbed me. But who?
Sonic looked around the room, located his possessions, and pulled on his shoes. "Oh well. If I run around enough, I'm bound to run into them eventually. Until that happens, I'll just get out of this dumb needle house." A shudder ran down his spines. "I hate needles." And he opened the door, only to find someone else standing there.
"SONIC!" The big bundle of pink jumped on the blue hedgehog, pinning him to the floor.
"H-hey, Amy…" Sonic stuttered. She's wearing that miniskirt again…
"Oh don't be so embarrassed Sonic. But I can't believe you were out for so long! Does it hurt anywhere?" She says as an inspection of Sonic, putting her ear to his chest, feeling his forehead, all the time Sonic blushing redder and redder.
I could probably get her off of me right now, but it feels pretty good. No Sonic!
"Get off of me Amy!" he says, pushing her off. "What do you want this time?" She always smells so good, like candy and flowers…Focus Sonic!
"But Sonic, I just wanted to thank you for saving me! And if you got me out, and put out those fires, you must feel a little bad at least." She grasps Sonic's hand with hers. "C'mon, we can go back to my place until you feel better."
She feels so gentle, so nice. Maybe, just this once…Stop it, Sonic!
He pulls his hand away. "Amy, what are you talking about? I'm not going to your home! And what do you mean, put out those fire-" but for once, he had gone to far. Tears were welling up in her eyes.
"For once in your god damn life, I thought you actually cared. You…you…JERK!"
A quick hand came to his face. The slap wasn't physically painful, but…
Amy ran out of the building. Sonic was too shocked to run after her.
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Sobs were coming from the blue hedgehog himself now. "I do care Amy. I do. But I move too fast. You can't keep up."
I don't even know where she lives. …Wait a minute! Her scent! I could track her by that! Let's see, she jumped around…here.
Sonic stared at his stomach for awhile, then, blushing furiously, inhaled. The usual exhilarating scent hit his nostrils, making him want to go to her, hold her, help her.
Ok, I've got a lock on where she went. Now I've just got to find her.
The scent was still there.
He still wanted to love her.