Ch. 4: Jungle Love
***Sonic's POV***
As we walked, I remained pretty quiet about the whole situation, still feeling really bad about that brief, but violent incident. Whenever I went Dark, it always meant something bad would happen. It was something that had occurred too many times in the last few months. I couldn't look at her pretty face, still feeling like I should exile myself for becoming that right in front of her.
"Sonic?" I slightly turned, but I couldn't look at her face. I… I just couldn't. "Sonic, what's wrong? Does it have to do with the… um… other side of you?" My silence was sustaining, and that was enough for her. "C'mon, Sonic, talk to me." She had had enough, stopping me, grabbing my face and looked me dead in my emerald green eyes. Her silence and concerned frown meant that she still saw my sadness. It must have been killing her to see me so sad. "Sonic, please."
I surveyed our position. We were somewhere on the east side of the island, and I could see the moonlight, or what was left of it, glistening on the surface much like her eyes did. I was not expecting to see a beach here, considering this was a floating island. I sat down and she did so too.
"C'mon, Sonic. Talking about it will make you feel better."
I sighed and then looked at her. "I wish it could make me feel better, Amy. I wish it could."
"What do you mean?" I appreciated her concern.
"Well… it's a long story."
"We've got all night." That we did, and I nodded in response.
Well, here goes.
"When I first started working for G.U.N., they knew that when I was… angry enough, I could go Dark. You know that I only do that if I was really pissed off, but the way they saw it was that through enough self-control and meditation, I'd be able to control it and use it for good." I looked to her, and she had eyes begging me to go on. "I didn't believe them at first, but we went for it anyway. Somehow, someway, we were able to control my bad half. When I was first going on missions, it never needed to come up. I was always cool under pressure, and kept my emotions in check." I paused. She wanted me to continue, but she probably decided that I would need a little support, so she took my right hand with her left and held it. "Thanks, Ames." She nodded with a hearty smile. "But one day, I was paired with an agent named Cyrus. A month later, another named Jonathan. And most recently, a woman named Jaime." When I said a girl's name, she squeezed more, a sign of jealousy. "Don't worry, Amy, she wasn't that kind of a partner. All three of them were great people and great agents. I had all worked with them in the past, whether in the field or otherwise. But all three of them have something in common. They all caused me to go Dark."
"What do you mean?"
"I…I…" Oh, why'd you have to ask me to explain it, Ames? Why? I swallowed a bitterly sad pill of pride and continued. "I mean that they're… they're all dead." She gasped out of shock.
"Sonic, I'm so sorry." I could feel the pain in her voice. I knew she was sorry. "But I don't understand why-."
"How their deaths and my Dark side are connected? Well, I'll tell you. I saw them all die, Amy. All three of them. All on missions. Cyrus was shot in the chest, and we rushed him to a nearby hospital. As I sat in the observation room, watching the doctors try and pull the bullet out, he… he… he lost." She squeezed my hand tighter. "A month later, Jonathan took a bomb for us, sacrificing himself so that the rest of my team could escape. And then a week ago, Jaime was shot in the stomach. I got her out of the line of fire and tried to stop the bleeding, but she bled out." I paused again, but the tears I held back started to form. "Jaime was the only one to die in my arms." As I stopped, I tried with all my might to fight the salty liquid from falling. I saw it as trying to keep my post as a strong individual. Amy wasn't fooled though. Just by her squeezes, she could feel my pain as I told her. But there was more to tell.
"When I saw all three of them die, I… I… saw to it that those responsible get taken down... hard. I went Dark after all three of their murders. With Cyrus, I tracked down the men responsible for putting the bullet in him, and took them down viciously. With Jonathan, we were on a helicopter getting out of a place that I cannot say. I went Dark again, jumped off the aircraft and brought down every hostile in the area, ending the mission. And with Jaime, it was the same thing. Dark, took down those responsible, ended the mission; wash, rinse, and repeat. I never killed anyone in the process. I honestly don't know how I kept myself from crossing the line, but I did. I was reported to the Commander for going off of what the plans were, but I didn't care. They were my teammates, my friends, and my responsibility. And I failed them."
She grabbed my cheek, holding it calmly. "Sonic, you didn't fail them. You completed the work that you were meant to do. I think you honored them by not stooping down to the enemies' levels and completing your job."
I smiled a little bit. "Thanks, Amy. That means a lot." But my smile was short-lived as I continued. "Their deaths shook me. In all my years of adventuring, whether with our friends or you, I had never lost a single person. Were we bruised and battered? Yeah, but we could live to fight another day. But now, it's different. I lost three good people, and even though my colleagues, my superiors, Shadow, Rouge, or anyone said that it wasn't my fault, I still feel in my soul that they are dead because I screwed up somewhere."
"Sonic, it wasn't your fault."
"No, Ames, they were. They all were. Maybe if I'd just been a bit faster, or held my tongue more, or stop losing myself in my ego and arrogance, I know that they'd be alive and well and with their loved ones. I can't shake the weight of their souls from me, because I know their ends were my fault, I just don't know how or specifically why, but they just are."
For a few minutes, we were silent, only hearing the crickets chirp and frogs croak in the jungle behind us. When I had finished, she embraced me, and I needed it. Though I was still shell-shocked from my tales, I returned the hug eventually.
"Sonic, cry. I know you're holding back, but you're with me. Don't torture yourself anymore. Let it out." So I did. I wept bitterly, crying quietly into her shoulder as I held her closer. I didn't want to lose another person, especially a close friend. For several minutes, I couldn't stop. She stroked my back quills to try and calm me down. It worked, but like most remedies, it worked slowly.
I wouldn't let her go. I wasn't going to let her go. Sure, others tried to talk to me about this, but they didn't understand the sadness that I had for their deaths, knowing they were my fault, it was just a matter of figuring out how. Or maybe it was because I went Dark. I knew that just because I could handle that dark deity, it didn't mean that when I neutralized threats in that state that it made me feel any better.
I was finally able to stop as she slowly rocked me like I was a small child, holding me closer. Amy, you beautiful, beautiful girl, why couldn't you have always been this caring with your hugs? This kind of love and affection is a drug that I crave and I will not kick this habit.
"Sonic, could you please look at me?" She asked so kindly, so how could I refuse? As I did, our eyes met, and the slightest of smiles came across my face. "Sonic, I'm proud of what you did. It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, but you done your best to avenge your fallen friends. You honored them by being the better man, by not killing those responsible when you just as easily could have. I'm proud of you, Sonic, and I know that they would be too. But I think you will honor them better if you can let the pain you've put on yourself go. That doesn't mean to forget them, but… well… do you know what I mean?" Yes.
"Amy, I've talked to I don't know how many people about this, but you were the one person who was the kindest to me about it and the most understanding. Thank you." She smiled warmly. "I'll try and take your advice, but it'll be hard."
"When's that ever stopped you?" She had me there.
"Not once."
"Exactly." She was and is the most amazing person I'd ever know. Not even Tails, my best friend could compare. I needed to tell her. I was already honest with her, so I might as well keep it going. Anything to keep this positive feeling going. I needed to tell her, to be honest with her.
"Amy, can I tell you something else?" She nodded. "Amy, I know that we've only been interacting tonight for a short time tonight, but I need to tell you something." She raised an eyebrow, but had an optimistic look in her eyes. "It's been really great to see you. It really has. I can tell that you've really grown up, and you're still the same young, sweet, and caring girl I've known for years." There was just enough moonlight for me to see her blush.
"You're always so positive, so understanding, so loving, and I can't think of any other friend, not even Tails, that is as understanding as you. For what it's worth, I'm sorry for all those times I just ran away from you. You were only trying to show me how much I meant to you. Well, now I'm telling you how much you mean to me." Now her eyes were sparkling, ready to cry joyous tears at any time. "You may be beautiful on the outside with a body that would drive any man crazy, a cute face with a button nose, the warmest smile, and the most beautiful green eyes in the whole world, but on the inside, you've even more beautiful than that. You're caring, understanding, respected, loved, willing to listen to someone like me cry their eyes out. I can tell by the look in your eyes that you've never and will never give up on me, and for that I thank you."
"Sonic, you're making me feel so… so… I don't know what to say now!"
"Amy, I can't say enough how beautiful you are, and or how even more beautiful you are in your heart. And I can't thank you enough for being the best kind of friend anyone could ask for. And… and… I think I can make your dreams come true tonight." Her eyes lit up. My eyes formed a tear of joy. As we faced each other, we were only inches away. I put my hand to her face, and she nearly fainted at my touch. It was the same for me.
"Amy? I… I… I know that I've only gotten to see you for one night and this is kinda rushed and out of left field, but…" Oh, come on, Sonic, SAY IT! I gulped. "I love you." We both shed a tear of joy as I closed the gap, bringing her in for a warm hug. We both sobbed quietly as tears of happiness and joy poured like a waterfall. I needed someone to be there for me when everything was wrong. I needed her. I needed a foundation. I needed everything about her. I loved everything about her.
"Sonic… I love you too!" My smile was bigger as we let loose of each other just enough to have our eyes meet.
"I mean it, Ames. I mean it. I really do love you."
She sniffled. "I know." Her voice was breaking to no surprise. "I can see it in your eyes. Do you know how long I've wanted you to say that?!"
"Eleven years," I joked. We chuckled, still locked in eye contact. I had been waiting long enough. No more beating around the bush. It was time to seal the deal. So I did. With right arm around her back, and my left hand on the back of her head, I pulled her in for the kiss.
When we made contact, I knew what Rouge and Knuckles felt like earlier in the day. When you absolutely adore someone for who they are. I felt the love, the spark, the warm feelings, the safety of her hold on me, and the girl that I now loved with all my heart and would at a moment's notice give her my heart. I already had hers, so I had to make it even.
Her lips were sweeter than the fruit salad I had earlier. I didn't even need the whipped topping for this one. It felt great to have her. I never thought my life would take this turn. From admiring her from afar this (short) time, I remembered that I called myself the poster child for irony.
But I needed more of her. Not her body per se, but more love in the kiss. But she beat me to the punch, trying to get her tongue involved. I went along with it, and when they connected, I felt like running around the world for days on end with no stops, no breaks, and no slowdowns. Now she tasted even sweeter than before. I didn't think it was possible! But it somehow was, and I just needed her more and more as she wanted me.
I felt my arms getting tighter around her slender and soft back, exploring more of her body, but respecting her at the same time. I was taught to keep my emotions in check, and I was stuck in the middle of letting loose, but also knowing my limits. Oh, god, she was great at this. Her hands stroked my quills, earning more effort from me into this kiss. I never wanted this moment to end. I prayed to God that he not end this night, not end this moment, not to spoil what we now have. I couldn't think of anything else to describe this as nothing short of the single greatest experience in my entire life. Running? Who needs to run when this was so much better?
But alas, my lungs were about to pop, as were hers, and we stopped to catch our breath. What was the sensation of 10,000 fireworks going off had ended, but the feeling was still there. It was still warm and fuzzy, and I looked at her lovingly as she did so to me too. We smiled, knowing full well that it was as beautiful as her.
We clung back onto each other like magnets, not letting go, not failing in anyway. I could have my life end right here and go out as the luckiest man on the face of the planet. She, no doubt, had a similar feeling as I felt her warm emotions coursing through my body. We sniffled again. I could feel a tear of happiness that was once on her cheek fall onto my shoulder, so eyed her up to stop the tears.
"There's no need to cry anymore, Ames." I brought my right hand to her face. "We don't have to cry anymore."
She smiled and nodded in agreement. "And if I do," she started, "will you there to catch them?"
I then put my left hand on her face. "You know it, angel."
We couldn't hold it back anymore, as we went in for another passionate kiss. It felt better than last time! Ohmygod, ohmygod, ohmygod, OH MY GOD, YES! Let this never stop! Let this wonderful and beautiful gift that we have been given never cease, never falter, never end! Amy, keep it up! Keep the love coming! You've held it in for over a decade, and let me take all if your love! You chose me to take it all! Your love, your heart, your everything! And I will treasure it always so much as I am blue and you are the most vibrant shade of pink and the most adorable, gorgeous, and beautiful girl on this planet! I love you Amy! I love you!
We had to stop again. I was almost knocked out cold from lack of air. She looked up to me with those eyes and begged for more. I obliged with smaller kisses with the same amount of passion as the previous ones as it took us to from sitting positions to the ground, with her on top of me, we continued to kiss. Learning our lesson, we stopped more frequently for air, as it was massively demanded between the two of us.
Our hands explored each other backs again. I stroked her slender and soft pink back up and down, trying to get as much love and passion out of her as physically possible. And she did the same to me, but she pushed up on my two back quills, getting me more and more excited, more and more willing to give it all that I had to show her that I loved her.
We separated the lip-lock for the final time of the night as we were both extremely exhausted from our experience. I had no doubts saying that it was the greatest feeling in the world, and judging by the awe-struck look in her eyes, I could tell that the feeling was mutual. I held her close as she was now on my right side again, but this time we were both on our sides, just watching each other lovingly. Our arms found their ways back around us as we held in the heat we had generated, keeping all the emotions locked in to boot.
Her eyes began to slow down, fluttering frequently to stay awake, but to no avail. Amy, I feel the exact same way, and I didn't want to sleep either. I wanted to look at her all night and keep whatever we had just experienced with us in that moment. But we knew it was late and we were too tired to get up and walk back to the party. I would protect her from whatever the jungle would throw at us, but since that was Angel Island, there wouldn't be anything, save maybe Rouge and Knuckles, that could hurt us, but I knew they'd be more likely to snap a picture of us like this and post it on the web to get a million hits by sunrise. I would make sure that no one would disturb us. Amy, if it is your wish, then sleep. But know that I'll be with you throughout this night, and on this night, know that I love you. That I'll always love you.
She unbutton my suit jacket and undershirt snuggled into my chest as our arms were still around each other, getting closer and closer to each other too. She nuzzled my bare chest, making me chuckle as she got herself comfortable. "Amy?" She opened one eye and looked at me. "I love you."
"I love you too, Sonic." With one last kiss, she nuzzled me again. My grip on her continued throughout the night, never faltering and never fading. I rubbed her back, to which she emitted a pleasured purr. Sleep tight, my Rose. Sleep well. Dream of me, of us, of my love for you. And know when you wake up, that tonight was no dream.
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The sound of seagulls awoke me with something around my arm. It took me a minute to figure out why I had gotten here. Looking to my right I saw my new dream still sound asleep in the wee moments of the morning. The sun was still in the process of rising, and I wondered what the time was. Or at least that was my question when another sprung to mind as I looked around. How high up were we?
The island was afloat again. I gently took her arm off of mine and slowly got up, walking to the edge of the island. As I peered down, I guessed that we were at least a mile off the surface and moving away from the mainland which was only barely visible now off in the horizon. How was it that I didn't feel so much as a tremor when the isle arose from the ocean? When the island was grounded or rising back up again, you could feel the tremors of the action, and considering we were next to the ocean, I should've heard the sound of ocean water splashing on our way up. I guess that was a question I'd have to ask Knuckles.
Wait… if we were airborne, that probably meant… oh, wonderful. I walked back up to Amy, nudging her softly. "Wake up, Ames."
"Noooooo, not… not the feet. Anything but the feet… I'm so ticklish…" Her sleep talk was adorable and gave me a nasty idea. I slipped off her high heel shoes and began to indulge in her nightmare. I could hear her chuckle a bit. "Stop… stop! Stooooo-hahahaha!" I couldn't help but laugh too. This was worth the hell I'd catch later. "Stop!" She was awake by now, but-.
WHAM!
I was launched back a few yards from the isle's edge, landing on my side. So much for catching hell for it later…
The pain coming from my face was unbearable. Maybe it wasn't worth the pain. I carefully touched my face, and let out a yelp of pain when I reached my nose.
"I told you to-!" Amy's rant was cut off when she saw me doubled-up in pain. "Sonic! Are you alright?!" I got up, putting up a finger up to tell her to give me a minute. I looked at her, still trying to get my bearings from the contact of Piko Piko Hammer to skull. "Oh, Sonic, you're hurt! I'm so sorry!" Yeah, no duh I'm hurt.
I crossed my eyes to see that my nose wasn't properly bent the way it should be. "Let me help you!" Another finger came to her face. I got this, Amy. Man, I wish I had a chunk of leather to bite down on. Well, here goes. With one movement of my right hand, I felt and heard a CRACK that stemmed from my nose, earning another yelp of pain as I reset my broken nose to its former glory.
"Sonic, it's my fault that it happened!"
"No, Ames, I was the one who tickled your feet, so it's my bad. I forgot how you can whip that hammer out whenever you felt like it." She snorted at my statement. "What's so funny?"
"It was the way you said. I'm sorry, but my mind's in the gutter," she said while giggling. What did I say? Whip that hammer out-. Oh, that way. And some people thought that my head was in the gutter…
"Now I see what you mean. Wow, that's gonna hurt for a while!"
"Should I take you to the hospital?"
"No, I'll just swing by Tails' place later and get an x-ray. Then I'll go from there." I started rubbing my injury. "That hurt!"
"Sorry," she said, pivoting her right toe along the sand. "Why'd you wake me up, anyway?"
"Because I think that Knuckles and Rouge thought that all the guests had all left after last night, so he resurrected the island back the sky." She looked out at the edge to see the clouds and the ocean below.
"So how are we going to get down? Tails?"
"No, he's probably gone like the rest of the guests. It's probably in the early morning wherever he is, and I'm not gonna get him out of bed just so he can get us. C'mon, let's go to Knux's place."
"Knuckles' and Rouge's place," she corrected.
"Yeah, sure, whatever. Let's go, gorgeous." I took her left hand, locking the fingers together with a strong bind as we left back for the party grounds as she held her high heels in her right hand. I kissed her on the cheek to remind of her what we shared last night, and she blushed.
We found ourselves at what was the party grounds. It looked like we missed something big happen, considering the tent was partially torn up. We went inside to see an almost empty room with a huge mess. Well, I had to find someone to help me, so Rouge or Knucklehead better show up soon.
"Knuckles? Rouge?" I asked loudly. Our ears perked up when we heard a slight feminine moan. "Hello?"
"Ooooooh, Big Red…"
"Yeah…"
Amy and I stopped dead in our tracks to burst out laughing. Her mind wasn't the only one in the gutter. Knuckles' reply was nothing short of priceless. From the far corner of the tent, under an over-sized tablecloth no less, Rouge arose as did Knuckles. "What are you guys still doing here?" he asked groggily.
"Party a little too hard Big Red?" Amy I both started laughing again as Rouge snickered too. He only got slightly extremely irked at me as evident in his fiery violet eyes, which had a nice bloodshot look to them. "Obviously, we didn't know you erected the island back into the sky overnight, so we're kind of stranded with no way off."
"Oh."
"That being said, you still have all the Emeralds, right Knux?"
"Yeah. Oh, I get it. Just make sure I get them back, alright, Sonic?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'll give 'em to Rouge when I see her again, assuming she doesn't pocket them before you get them back."
"Let it go, Sonic. That was one time!" she replied.
"Still enough to leave an impression on Knuckie over here. Anyways, I'm going to take Amy home too, so whenever you get a chance to swing by my place and get 'em, you can have 'em."
"Sounds good, now buzz off, both of you. It's too early deal with you," said Knuckles.
I nodded, picking up Amy, who yelped in shear surprise of my gesture, and we raced off to the shrine where the Master Emerald glistened, and the seven Chaos Emeralds lay at its base. With all of them in my temporary possession, they began to encircle me at a fast pace and getting faster. Then they all went inside of me, taking me over with a positive energy, making me Super Sonic. Amy looked up to me hovering slightly as she cracked a very beautiful smile.
"Ready to go, Amy?" She nodded and I picked her up. With her arms around my neck, and my hands holding her firmly, we blasted away off the island and down towards the planet below, with the ocean spray making both of us slightly wet. It didn't take too long to get to the mainland, nor did it take a while to reach her little cottage, surrounded by rolling green hills and the sun just beginning to rise, but it was already bright enough thanks to my temporary bioluminescence. I set her down at her doorstep, and grounded myself, still in Super form.
"Thank you, Sonic. I had a really nice time."
I snickered. "That's an understatement."
"Yeah. Sonic, may I ask you something?" I nodded. "Well, considering the situation, I've always dreamt of you in this form with me…" I knew where she was going with this as she put her arms around my neck again, bringing her head closer and closer. So, I granted her wish. The kiss had the same amount of love and passion as they did last night, and I just as well, I didn't want to end like last night unfortunately did. Much like last night, my arms found their ways around her back as we deepened it, putting a French twist on it. But unlike last night, I had the ability to float, so I got a better grip of her as I slowly lifted us higher. She noticed what I was doing, but continued, seemingly more turned on because to my actions. And I couldn't have it any other way as I got closer, so close where no air could separate our bodies. Oh, I love you, Amy. Being in my Super form, I did not tire, but I felt her do so, so I grounded us slowly as she stopped to look at my shiny gold fun and red eyes.
"Thank you."
"Anytime, beautiful. Listen, I'm going to do to Tails and see if he can x-ray my nose, but I promise you that I'll keep seeing you. I've still got about three weeks of leave, and if I may, I'd like to spend as much time as I can with you."
"Sounds wonderful." She lightly kissed me again. "Are you be available tonight?"
"Definitely. I'll see you tonight then, Ames."
She kissed me again. "Alright. I'm going to hold you to it."
"Or get another hammer to my skull?" I joked. She chuckled, nodding. With one final kiss, a long and slow one, we separated. As I zoomed away, something clicked. I was thinking about getting out of G.U.N. prior to the wedding, but now I was determined to do so.
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
"Jungle love, it's drivin' me mad, it's drivin' me CRAZY!"
Please excuse me for that Steve Miller Band outburst, but that's where I got this chapter's title from if you care. You don't? Oh… in that case, never mind.
So here's ch. 4. True to my word, I put up 2 chapters this week as I promised last week. The main reason I decided to upload both 3&4 in one day is because that the chapters were originally one chapter before I split it up, believing the chapter to be too long. Ironically, even if you were to put the two chapters together (disregarding the description/author's note segment) the two chapters would still be shorter than my story's longest chapter by over 4,000 words.
But if we may get away from the short developmental stories, I have to say this. In any other SonAmy stories, I have never really been a fan of Sonic telling Amy that he loves after a short amount of time (i.e. a day, an hour, etc.). However, if it written well enough with the appropriate amount of build-up, the I am usually okay with it. Chapters 3&4 did involve Sonic admitting to himself and Amy his love for her rather quickly in time if you think about the flow of the story and scenes. Do I think that I could've written the whole "Sonic admits his love to Amy" scene better? Probably. Will I change it? Probably not, unless I feel very inclined to do so.
I believe that I could've put a mature content stamp on chapter 3, but I have read other stories on DeviantArt and where a character or two gets killed and there's no filter, so I omitted it. Besides, it's not like Sonic's ripping someone's heart out of their body like Superman did In Injustice: Gods Among Us (a very good fighting game if you're into the whole Mortal Kombat fighting thing in addition to being a DC Comics fan).
So with all that said, as always, all the characters (save for Max Titus and Hector "Hex" Wilson) are the property of SEGA.