Sorry the lateness, I don't have internet at my grandma's and for whatever reason on Sunday I couldn't log back in. Anyhow, thank you so much for your reviews and adds, they do mean a lot!

*This is a re-edit version, only spelling errors and grammar changes.*

It Begins

'Longest minute ever!' thought Amy as she paced around in her living room. All feelings of happiness, regret, and fear were at this moment all mixed up in one pink hedgehog. All her fan girl dreams were coming true, Sonic was on his way to pick her up from her house, take her out for a day and not just any day, Valentine's Day. The one thing that would make this perfect is, if by a series of events, they fall in love and end the day as a couple. Amy sighed wishfully at the thought, but then remembered that sort of thing only happens in movies. She glanced at the hanging clock. Only 30 seconds to go!

"Okay Amy, remember, you two are only hanging out, it's not a date! So that means no hugging, kissing or holding hands. And absolutely no fawning over him or you'll blow it!" She said to herself. "I can do this, I can do this, I can..." As the words left her mouth her ear twitched at a very faint but familiar sound. "Oh Chaos he's here!" She shrieked gleefully. Amy could hardly keep herself from jumping joy circles, that is 'til she heard a knock on her door. Amy covered her mouth and stared at the door.

"Knock-knock", sounded again.

Like a flash Amy raced to the top of the stairs and yelled, "Coming!" and raced back down to the door to look through the peep hole. Sonic was standing there looking a bit bored and nervous. Why he is nervous? Felling like he was being watched Sonic looked back at the door. Amy turned away and leaned her back against the door. She covered her mouth to hide her high pitch squeal of delight. Sonic being impatient as always, knocked again... Amy did one last check in the mirror and turned to open the door.

The door seemed to open in slow motion as they came into each other's view. Their eyes met and for whatever strange reason neither could move or speak.

(At the festival)

"Do you think they're okay Tails?" Cream asked as she licked her ice cream cone.

Tails turned from is treat, not noticing a small dab on is nose. "I'm sure they are doing just fine Cream. Besides, Sonic said that he would meet us here for the fireworks tonight."

Cream giggled as she spotted the melted chocolate ice cream on Tails's nose. She gently wipe it off with her napkin, Tails smiled at her and thanked her. "You're welcome Tails; I guess I'm just worried about Amy."

"Oh don't worry about her", Cream replied " I bet she's having a great time talking up a storm with Sonic."

(Back at Amy's house)

The two stared at each other, waiting for the other person to say or do something. To Sonic it was sheer miracle that Amy didn't leap at him for joy that he made it. 'She must have been serious about this not being a date.' Sonic felt himself relaxing a little but a small part of him felt a little let down. Amy was as surprised as Sonic. Amy calmly spoke up, "I'm glad that you made it Sonic, would you like to come in for a bit."

Sonic blinked at her than smiled saying "Sure." When Sonic was inside he presented the white box and the young rose, "Here, I hope you like it."

Amy looked down at the box and looked back up at Sonic and smiled happily. "Thank you, I'm sure, I will." Amy took the box but as she did their hands touched for a moment. They both jumped at the sensation, then laughed nervously.

Sonic stepped away , "Umm, can you give me one sec?", Amy nodded and walked in the kitchen.

Sonic dashed to the restroom to throw some water on his face. "Come on Sonic! Get a grip on yourself! It's only Amy!" , "What's the big deal; you've been on hundreds of dates and hung out with plenty of girls! So why is she the only one that gets under your skin?" Sonic breathed in and out a few time to cool his head and as his mind calmed an answer chimed 'Maybe you are afraid.' Sonic closed his eyes and looked away from his image. 'No, I fear nothing, I'm just…' Sonic sighed once more and turned to open the door.

Amy gazed at the beautiful yellow roses as she poured water into its vase. It was the brightest yellow she had ever seen. Loving flowers and having the name 'Rose' of course Amy knew the meaning of the color but was surprised that Sonic knew too. The only problem was that the message was a bit mixed. While yellow roses did mean friendship and joy, a yellow roses with red tips meant falling in love.

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Sonic walked into the kitchen feeling more confident with himself and spotted the young girl admiring her gift. He chuckled and asked "Do you like it? The lady at the shop said that it meant friendship."

Amy turned to him and said gently "Its beautiful, and the red tips on it are so cute." Amy watched to see if Sonic would say anything more at the flower but Sonic rubbed his neck saying,

"Um yeah, they're great I guess."

Amy's smile dropped a bit but she pulled herself up before Sonic could notice and asked " So where do you want to go?"

The blue hedgehog could not believe his ears, she made no plans for them! Sonic shrugged saying "I don't know, are you hungry? We could grab a bit to eat."

"Okay." Amy replied walking passed him to grab her coat. "if you don't mind, I know a place."

Sonic perked up and asked, "Do they have chili dogs?"

"Of course silly." Amy winked at him.

Sonic grinned at her,

Amy stared back at him wondering why he was grinning.

Before she had time to ask he ran towards her quickly scooping her up in his arms. Sonic's grin widened as Amy squeaked, leaving the the house at half the speed of sound wasn't normal for her. Amy held on tight to her hero and he couldn't help but enjoy the feeling of her soft cheek on his chest and her arms around his neck. Amy was engulfed with his scent and touch, the sound of his heart beating pounded in her ears. Amy blushed at the way he was holding her, it really wasn't different from other times but she couldn't shake the feeling that he was enjoying this. When Sonic saw the town square he came to a crushing halt, Amy looked around from his arms yelling, "You jerk! You scared me!"

Sonic grinned and shrugged "I've carried you like that plenty of times."

"That was different."

"How?" He asked, putting his finger under her chin. Amy could feel herself sweating as his gaze paced over her. Determined not to give in to his game she slapped him away and walked passed. "Forget it, come on, the place is over here."

Sonic chuckled to himself, this just might be a fun day.

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