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Couple's Retreat - Love Cabin: Acting Strange


(AMY P.O.V.)

Oh my gosh, I should have told him by now! I should have! I should have!

But why... haven't I?

I'm scared? Afraid even? Why? I should have been able to tell him and the others last night! I told Stella, but... just look at her reaction! Talking nonstop, hysteric, and just plain unbearable-

I love him with all my heart and all, but... what if he reacts just like Stella... what if the others act like that too?

*Sighs*

This is all so much to think about! My head's starting to hurt too...

"Amy?"

Ugh!

How am I going to tell him? His brothers, his sister, his parents for that matter! But this should be easy. I mean, I've known him for over five years now, so I should be tell him anything! Even this...

Mmm... maybe... I should tell him-

Like this, "Sonic, I'm three months pregnant!"

Wait... No, not like that! That's too blunt.. and I'm pretty sure yelling wont do any good...

What about, "Sonic, I have something important to tell you.., and I don't know any other way to tell you..."

"What is it, Amy?" Imitating Sonic's voice.

"I'm p-p-pregnant..."

Imitating his voice again. "YOU'RE WHAT?"

"Hey, Amy?"

Nooooooo! He wouldn't react like that!

Would he?

No, of course he wouldn't. It's me being pregnant we're talking about! Not Tina... Me...

I'm his girlfriend.. he should be happy that I'm pregnant. Not mad or anything else like that! That would be wrong so wrong of him, so I know he wouldn't even think of it! After all we've been through.. maybe this could be good for us?

Him having a baby with me, and NOT Tina, could bring us closer together too. Starting a family and possibly getting married!

Yeah...

But-

What if he doesn't want to deal with another baby situation like the last one we had! Lord knows that was horrible enough to being with!

...

...

...

Kiyaaaaaa! What am I going to do? What am I going to do?

This is so hard!

If only-

"AMY, HELLO! ARE YOU THERE?"

What the-

"Wah?"

I slowly look around at my surroundings and realize that we're all still in the 'Winter Gear Rental'. I was sitting in the back in a small chair by the dressing rooms. Everyone has rented their gear already and are either outside on the slopes or waiting for others to finish picking out their clothes.

In front of me, Sonic, Cream, and Tails stand there with concerned expressions.

"Amy, are you feeling okay?" Sonic asks me.

Seeing him, he's dressed in black zipped up winter jacket, long black winter pants, gloves, white goggles sitting on the top of his head, black and white ski boots with designing on the sides of them, and black ski cap.

I nod my head. "Yeah, why?"

"We've been like calling your name for five times already!" Cream exclaims with a small laugh. She's wearing a cute orange ski jacket zipped up halfway, a tight white shirt underneath, orange winter pants with white stripes going down the sides, white gloves, and her hair pulled under her ski cap.

Tails laughs wearing similar gear as Sonic except his is a green forest color jacket and white ski boots. "And you almost never heard us until Cream screamed at you."

"Oh..."

Cream nods and smiles to me. "Yeah... so are you ready to head out there? The others have already left."

"Really?" I ask full of surprise in my voice. "But I thought-" My eyes scan the rental shop to see that we were the only ones inside minus the store clerk.

Sonic chuckles. "Well, while you were sitting there daydreaming, everyone else had went on ahead, but we stayed here until you got up!"

A soft blush appears on my cheeks. "I-I see! I'm sorry, I was just thinking about something.

"Yeah, so are you ready?" Tails asks the question again with the same enthusiasm as Cream has.

All three of them had their ski poles and skiis in hand ready to leave the store. Looking down at my own attire, I had chosen a yellow unzipped winter jacket with a hood, white undershirt with a turtle neck and long sleeves, white goggles resting on top of my head, white gloves, and white ski boots.

I'm pregnant... Three months!

I can't ride the slopes like this. What if I fall and get hurt?

What if-

"Amy?" Sonic calls my name.

"Huh? Oh, y-yeah! I'm r-ready!" I stand to my feet and grab my gear.

*Sighs*

We all walk to the cash register to pay for the rented gear before leaving. As we were walking outside, the snow covered landscape is already filled with many skiers racing down the mountain at their own pace. Some were racing while others were just having fun.

Blaze, Julie-Su, Phoenix, Rouge, Knuckles, and everyone else were standing in front of the entry-way to enter the mountain slopes and looking out upon the slope watching a apparent 'race' between Shadow and Silver.

Silver looks to be in the lead for the moment, but is easily overcome by Shadow's oncoming speed. They were now neck and neck. Me, Sonic, Tails, and Cream walk over to meet the others as they watch the ongoing race and to get on the slopes themselves. Taking a look around again, I see a couple of people on the slopes either fall or crash into something. It sends shivers down my spine...

I can't do this...

"On second thought, you guys-" I take a deep breath and look down at my stomach. "I think I'll sit this one out."

Sonic stares at me worriedly again. "What? Why?"

"You're not feeling okay, or something?" Cream asks me.

"I am.. it's just.. I think I'm just not feeling up to like the rest of you guys." I take a seat on the bench next to the ski slope and set down my gear as she walks beside me to pat her hand on my back.

Cream frowns. "Awe.."

"..."

"Mmm... Did she eat breakfast this morning? Maybe that's why." Tails suggest as he lowers his goggles over his face.

Sonic laughs. "Oh, yeah! She ate breakfast, and then some."

My eyes glare right at him as I sigh. "Whatever, Sonic. You just remember that... I'm just gonna sit on this bench and watch, okay?"

He gives me a worried glance, but quickly shrugs it off. "Whatever you say.." Walking over to where I was sitting, he kisses right on my cheek and smiles at me before turning back to Tails.

"Come on, Tails." The two of them start to walk off together, but Cream stops them.

" Wait you guys! Are you sure, Amy? I can sit with you, until you feel a little better to come on the slope with us!" Cream offers me her company.

My head shakes and my lips form a smile in her direction. "No, that's alright! You guys go on ahead, and I'll catch up later! Besides-"

I point out to the snow covered mountain slopes to Shadow and Silver shredding down the mountain in their race. Shadow's winning by now as he leans his body forward to gather more speed. Silver pouts and leans his body forward just as Shadow did.

This quickly puts the silver hedgehog in the lead as he looks back at Shadow to stick his tongue out at him. Shadow rolls his eyes and then starts to point in front of Silver to get him to turn back around. Silver pays no attention to him, and continues his teasing antics.

"Dammit, Silver! Turn around!" Shadow yells at him. "You're headed straight for a tree!"

Silver shakes his head and laughs. "Fat chance! You're just trying to trick me!"

"Suit yourself!" Shadow sighs heavily and shakes his head. "Idiot."

I warned him.

"SILVER, TURN AROUND!" Blaze and the others yell at him from the sidelines. "HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH!"

Silver only shakes his head again and turns his attention to what's in front of him. "AAAHHH!"

His whole body directly hits a snow covered pine tree. "Ow.. This hurts.."

He slides down the tree and lands on the ground as the snow piles on top of his head giving him a good camouflage. Thankfully, his tall quills make it easy for his body to still be seen under the pile of snow as he lets out a few groans of pain.

As he's passing on by him, Shadow shakes his head with a grin. "Told ya so!"

"You guys might need to check on Silver to see if he's okay!" I giggle and laugh along with everyone else who saw him.

Sonic, Cream, and Tails run off laughing toward the leaving me on the bench to rest a little more. I sigh and lay my arms on my knees following my head. Somehow, my eyes look up to see Blaze, Shadow, Sonic, AND Knuckles helping Silver up while everyone else is laughing playfully.

That looks... fun.

I'm three months pregnant and supposed to be on vacation with everyone else. Instead, I'm just sitting on this bench watching everyone else go have fun!

This is soooooooooo not fair.

Maybe I should just go ahead and tell them! Yeah, that would make things a lot less nerve-wracking than it already is. Oh!

That reminds me...

I take out my cell phone to give Stella another call. Dialing her number, I wait to hear her voice on the other end.

"Hello?" Her chipper voice rings out to me.

"Hey, Stella. It's Amy. I-"

"AMY! YOU HUNG UP ON ME LAST NIGHT! I OUTTA GIVE YOU A STERN TALKING TO, BECAUSE I WAS DONE TALKING TO YOU-"

"Stella... please calm down. I just wanted to say-"

She interrupts me yet again. "YOU'RE PREGNANT! WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO SAY? I KNOW WHAT-"

"Not this again.."

"YES, THIS AGAIN! NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO SIT, STAND, OR WHICHEVER ONE OF THOSE YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND LISTEN TO WHAT I HAVE TO SAY!"

"Oh my God..."

"NOW TELL ME THIS-" She starts to go on and on again like last night making me roll my eyes.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!

Okay, that's enough.

I hang up the phone and slide it back into my pocket, but not before putting it on 'silent mode'. Somehow, I can just feel Stella calling me back again and again. Getting more and more frustrated with each unanswered call.

She'll survive.

But-

"Ugh! Why me?" I let the words escape my lips knowing no one could possibly hear me since mostly everyone is on the slopes or a couple of yards from my position.

"Awe, what's the matter, Miss Victoria's Secret Angel? Feeling down with a cold or something?"

That voice!

It couldn't be...

But it is.

I quickly look up to see a familiar white and black wolf with those memorizing blue eyes and wearing a zipped up black, yellow, and white winter jacket, black sweater underneath, black, goggles, gloves, dark winter pants, and holding a snowboard by his side.

Have to admit...

He does look kinda-

Ugh no! Don't say it!

"You... what are you doing here? I thought you got caught up at the airport."

"Don't remember my name, huh?" He asks grinning down at me. "And yeah, I was, but me and my friends got released, so I'm here on winter vacation just like everyone else."

"I see..." I roll my eyes and look away from him. "Gabe."

"Ha! I'm flattered!" He laughs lightly and takes the spot next to me.

I scoot over fold him and fold my arms. "Whatever..." For a few minutes, it's quiet with me and him sitting here. That is, until he tries to conjure up a conversation with me.

"So... what are doing just sitting alone?"

"Resting."

"Why? Something wrong?"

"No reason." I give him very little answers to go on.

Gabe sighs. "O-kay. Look, I was over there with my friends when I saw you sitting here by yourself. So I just came over to say that I'm sorry for what happened in line at the airport. I was with my friends and were messing around... but still I'm sorry for my behavior. I'm actually a good guy once you get to know me!"

"I see..."

His smiles makes me feel a little unsure. "So what do you say? Forgive me?"

I pout, but then sigh in defeat. "Maybe."

"Pleaseeeee?"

Is he serious?

"I- Huh?" He places his hand on my thigh and looks directly into my eyes. "What are you doing?"

Gabe smiles innocently. "Why, nothing."

I shake my head and push his hand away feeling a small blush form on my face. "I'm sorry, but you can't be doing this. Sonic will be very unhappy with you, if he sees you next to me."

"And that is?" He raises an eyebrow. "Who now?"

"My boyfriend." I tell him pointing over to Sonic and my friends as they are still by the slopes unaware of who's keeping me company.

"He wasn't too pleased at the airport with you or your friends, so you might wanna-"

"Oh, I knew I recognized that blue boy from somewhere!" He laughs and scoots even closer to me. "Wasn't he the dude that cheated on you all the time and junk?"

A nerve pops in my head. My eyes snatch away from his gaze to face the other direction. My smiles disappears from my face casting a dark cloud over myself.

Wow,

Thanks for opening up old wounds..

I really appreciate it!

"Ooops, sorry! I didn't mean to say it like that." Gabe suddenly realizes that that's a sensitive subject for her.

"..."

"Umm.. you know, I just read and heard a few rumors like that going around a few months ago. But I don't believe those tabloids. They just print personal information that people will read to get their papers to sell."

"..."

"Can you at least say something. I didn't mean to offend you again. I'm sorry."

*Sighs*

He just doesn't give up, now does he?

"That subject.. is just very touchy and too sensitive for me to talk about right now." I somehow manage to tell him without spilling any tears out.

"Mmm.. I can tell." He sets down his snowboard on the ground next to us and touches my shoulder. "Hey, don't feel sad because of what I said. I see you worked things out with the guys, right?"

I nod slowly. "Yeah..."

"So there's no use in crying now is there?" He laughs making me smile a little.

"..." However, I don't respond to him. Instead, I look back to my friends and Sonic having fun on the slopes. On the sidelines, Blaze is tending to Silver's wound. Looks like he got a bloody nose judging from the red stained tissues in his girlfriend's hand.

Oh, Silver..

I look next to see Sonic, Shadow, and the other guys skiing down the slope and doing some professional looking tricks to outdo each other and impress the girls on the sidelines watching them. A few of the girls wave out to Sonic and Shadow in particular. Shadow doesn't pay them no mind, but Sonic waves and smiles back to them getting a few giggles and shy laughs out of them.

Sonic..

My eyes narrow in his direction. "Ugh!"

Gabe looks to where my attention now is. "Mmm... Shouldn't he be over here keeping you company?"

"No, I told him to go have fun with the others.. I kinda had a little accident last night, so I'm not feeling too good enough to go skiing them."

"How come?"

"Oh, I was getting the right vitamins and minerals I should have been, so it makes me a little tired is all.."

Because I'm pregnant.

"What? You're over here by yourself, and he's out there having fun without you?"

I shake my head and face the seemingly concerned wolf. "No! It's not like that! It's just-"

"If I were him.." He takes my hand in his pulling myself closer to him all of a sudden making me a little startled.

"What are you-"

He places a finger over my lips silencing me. "... I would be treating you much better than he ever would."

What. In.

The. World.

Is. He. Talking. About?

My whole body freezes in place as my mind screams at me to get him to let go and get the hell off of me. Seeing the crazy look on my face, he lets go of me and starts to laugh.

My face burns with embarrassment. "Huh? What's so funny?"

"You should have seen your face!"

"W-what?"

"I was just kidding. He seems to be a protective over you anyway. Besides, I already have a girlfriend! She works here at the lodge, so you may already know her."

He laughs and looks at me again. "Ha, you thought I was being serious?"

Typical jokester...

"N-no!" I stutter out the response only making him laugh even harder than before. "Shut up!" All I can do is try to wipe the nervous smile off of my face, but sadly it remains there.

Gabe wipes the tears from his eyes. "I'm sorry for messing with ya! I just wanted to make you smile."

"And how did saying all that get me to smile?"

"It got you to smile, didn't it? Besides, you're much prettier when you smile, you know that?"

I roll my eyes. "Whatever.."

"Umm.. Amy?" A female's voice speaks out to me. Gabe and I look up to see my friend. Christy stands in front of Gabe and I looking a bit worried. "Amy?"

"Christy?"

I stand to my feet and away from the black and white wolf with a barely noticeable blush on my face. Thankfully, she doesn't seem to notice, but he does.

"What is he-" She starts to say.

I shake my head. "He was just apologizing to me for what happened at the airport!"

"Oh yeah! Sorry about that to you too!" Gabe stands up to tell her.

Christy nods her head and nervously smiles. "O-oh, it's alright! As long as you're really sorry about it.."

He smiles. "Of course I am!"

"Mmm.. Okay. Amy?"

"Yes?"

"Me and the rest of the girls are going to get those hot rock massages now! Wanna come?" Christy asks me with a smile now.

"Sure! Just let me..." I turn back to Gabe to see him staring off ahead of us. I look to see where he's looking.

"Sonic?"

The angry looking blue hedgehog is quickly walking up behind Christy and carrying his skiis and ski poles just as Gabe turns back to me to say goodbye. "I'll see you two later! I'm sure my friends are looking for me now!"

A few yards away, a group of boys and a few girls are calling his name.

"Oh, okay. Bye." I said to him.

"Bye." Christy bids him farewell as he picks up his snowboard and jogs off to go catch up with them.

"See ya! Miss Victoria Secret's Angel!" I pout as he soon reaches his friends. One girl in particular jumps on him into a hug.

Well, that conversation was.. interesting.

He seems to be nice, but-

What does he really want from me by acting that way?

Mmm...

Great! Now, I have to worry about him and telling everyone about the pregnancy...

"Oh, Gaaaaaaaaabe! I'm so glad you're finally here! I've been waiting for you!" The girl yells loud enough for me and Christy to hear her from where we're standing.

Huh? That voice sounds very.. familiar.

Didn't he say his girlfriend worked here?

Wait, is that Stac-

"Amy!" Sonic calls my name as he stops in front of me to take my hands into his own. "Was he bothering you again?"

"What? No. He was just apologizing. That's all."

"Are you sure?" Sonic asks again while looking over me to check to see if I was really okay. "Why the hell is he here of all places?"

I push his hands away and smile up at him. "Trust me, I'm fine. He didn't do a thing, and he's here on vacation with his friends and girlfriend like us. AND He was keeping me company while you were off showing off in front of those girls like you always do! Like that's really a surprise."

He looks surprised for a second, and so does Christy for that matter. "Like I always do? Did I hear that right?"

Why did I say that?

"Sorry.. I don't know why I said that.. I.. Umm..." It's quiet for a few minutes making us three very awkward.

Christy looks at the both of us worriedly. "Ummm..."

"Amy, is something wrong?" Sonic asks as he takes a step forward.

I jump back a little. "W-Why, no! I'm perfectly fine."

Except that I'm currently pregnant...

"Are you sure?"

"Positive! Come, Christy.. let's go.. it looks like the others are leaving. Bye, Sonic!" I grab onto her hand and walk away from Sonic just as Shadow walks up behind him.

"What's the matter with her?" Shadow asks out of curiosity.

Sonic shrugs and stares after me as I meet up with the rest of the girls. "I have no idea... She's acting... different."

Ever since her visit with that doctor...

(NORMAL P.O.V.)

When the girls enter the lodge again and head for the Hot Rock Messaging assigned room, Amy backs out of it at the sight of the steamy, hot rocks laying on some woman's bear back. Her friends try to convince her to do it, but she still refuses, so they decide to just skip this and move onto the next activity on Rouge's list...

[.In the Sauna.]

The girls, wearing nothing but white towels, all sit in a small, square shaped room. In the middle of the room is a bed of hot rocks over a small, but strong fire, and a small, wooden bucket full of water and with a ladle inside.

They can use that to create more steam in the room which they do a few times to get the warm, soothing heat all around the room. As they sit and relax, the girls notice Amy acting strangely. She's constantly looking down and rubbing her stomach for seemingly no reason at all. Christy is the first to notice...

"Amy..." Christy says her name making her look up. "Are you alright?"

"Y-yeah. I'm.. peachy!" Amy quickly tells her and looks back down again toward her flat stomach. She rubs it curiously and gives it all her attention paying no mind to the staring eyes of her friends.

Rouge whispers to the rest of the girls. "Hey.. Amy's acting very-"

"Strange." Sonia whispers back. "I know... You think something's wrong with her?"

"Who knows? The doctor didn't say anything bad about her passing out.. did she?" Cream asks.

Julie-Su shakes her head. "No, we all heard what she said and nothing else."

"Yeah, I didn't hear anything else besides that." Blaze remembers.

"Unless... she told Amy something privately." Sady suggests. "Or not."

The white bat sighs as she crosses her legs. "Mmm.. privately or not.. Amy's behavior is still strange."

They all continue to watch as Amy looks nervously down at her stomach as the steam in the room becomes a little bit thicker around herself.

Strange indeed...


End!

Ugh, this didn't really turned out like I wanted it too. My mind has kinda been fried on this story. I haven't lost interest in writing it, BUT I just have drifted away from how I originally wanted this story to go...

(Which is horrible, D:)

SOOOOOOO for the next chapter, I don't want this story to become dull, lifeless, and lose readers/reviewers, SO if anyone wants to give me any of their unique ideas they might want to see happen in the story, I would GREATLY appreciate it!

Really, I would..! xD

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