Chapter 6: It's Happening So Fast.
So as Amy said the day before, she had come over to hang out with Kathy and Adriana to talk. She wanted to talk about the wedding. Adriana was okay with it, but Kathy was reluctant. She wanted to just hang out and watch a movie or something. Just like they did in high school. But she felt she was out-voted, so she just went along with it. "I've never been a part of a wedding before. What are you supposed to do?" Amy wondered out loud. "Well I think at your wedding, you're supposed to get married. But that's just me." Kathy sassed. "Yeah, I think that's what you're supposed to do." Adriana said, joining in on what seemed like fun. "Thanks guys. You're a real help." Amy said sarcastically. "Well, we try our best to please." Kathy and Adriana said at once. Amy shot daggers at the two. They looked away, knowing that their fun was to come to an end. "Hey Amy, have you hired a wedding planner yet? Because that's the one you need to talk to. Not a two girls that are always at home watching movies all day." Kathy said, biting into sugar cookie. "Yeah. Kathy's right, Amy. You and Shadow should go talk to someone who is professional. We wouldn't really know about this too much, seeing that neither of us are married. But we'll help you as best as we can, right Kathy?" Adriana asked, also eating a sugar cookie. Kathy made them to help celebrate. It's not much, but Amy likes it that way. "Exactly. We shallth do our best." Kathy said, pointing her finger in the air. "Actually, I think I'm gonna keep it simple. Nothing big and stuff. It's just too much for me. And I'm sure Shadow would prefer it that way as well." Amy said. "Well, if that's the way you want it, we could probably help with that. Simple weddings should be easy." Kathy said, looking at Adriana with assurance. Adriana nodded and looked at Amy with a smile. "Thanks ladies. You two are the best." Amy said, signaling a group hug. Kathy and Adriana both said at once, "We know." Kathy pulled away from the hug. She said, "Question: When's the wedding?" Amy looked up and put her finger on her chin. She was thinking. She clapped her hands. She said, "Got it. July 1st." Kathy and Adriana both asked, "Why the first?" "The fourth is too busy, and it gives us enough time to think about stuff." Was Amy's reply. "Are you sure you could manage a wedding in three weeks?" Kathy asked in concern. "Of course, with your help." Amy assured. Kathy and Adriana looked at each other. Then they just shrugged it off.
Meanwhile, Shadow was at his friend Eric's house with his other 3 friends. Shadow's not that social, and these four guys are his friends from the gym. It's Eric, Joseph, Justin, and Mike. Joseph and Justin are brothers. Joseph's older by two years. Anyway, Shadow and friends were there celebrating Shadow's non-singleness. Actually, they just wanted to celebrate something, seeing that they have nothing better to do. They also wanted a reason to get drunk off some kind of wine or champaign. And, of course they did. Everyone is allowed to drink at this party, so everyone was drunk. Including Shadow. At first he felt kinda guilty about it, seeing that he was a soon to be husband and father. But after the first 10 drinks, he couldn't help himself. Finally, they got so drunk, Joseph hit himself in the head with an empty wine bottle. He knocked himself out. Then they all said 'Olay' and fell to the ground. They were all out for the count. And a good 4 hours.
Shadow had a massive hangover the next day. He had a drinking contest with Eric. And of course won. But that's what got him on his drinking spree. Peer pressure is not a good thing. Because that's what made him drink about 54 bottles of Ballatore and Whiskey. (Yes, both drinks are real and alcoholic.) Amy was a little mad, but she knew Shadow was in enough pain. He may be the Ultimate Life Form, but he still gets headaches and hangovers. So Amy stayed at Kathy's house for the day. She also stayed the night there. Shadow didn't do much that day except sleep and watch TV. Amy, Kathy, and Adriana didn't do much either. All they did was watch movies. But occasionally they prank called Sonic. He didn't figure out it was them until the 10th call. When he realized that it was them, he got really ticked off and went over there. The door was locked, so he spin-dashed the door down. Then he started his yelling spree again. None of them paid any attention to him. They thought it was pointless for him to get this mad. Finally, he realized no cared. So he just went home. Thankfully for Kathy, he picked the door up and put it back in place when he left. As soon as they heard his footsteps leave hearing range, they laughed their brains out. He called about an hour or two later and said he would fix the door soon.
The next day Shadow was still slightly hung-over. He seemed perfectly okay, except his fuse was a little bit shorter. He told Amy that she could come back. He told her he was fine, but to be patient with him, because he wasn't that patient. (P.S. in case you didn't figure this out, I don't mean this in a bad way, they live together.) She said okay, and came home. He was very happy when she was around. He always used to say that he liked to be alone, but he didn't really mean it. He enjoys company. Especially Amy's company, since she was his fiancé. But soon, he's gonna company all day every day.
It is finally June 30th. Their wedding was in one day. "Amy, ya ready?" Kathy asked, browsing the wedding dresses. Amy, Adriana, and Kathy were at a wedding store to look at dresses for the big day tomorrow. "I think so. It's just happening so fast. I mean, don't get wrong, I want to marry Shadow tomorrow, it's just that… it was like just yesterday he proposed. Now I'm picking out my wedding the day before it." Amy said with a smile. "Oh look at this one." Adriana said in the back round of Amy voice. "Nice one." Kathy said back, also in the back round. Amy continued talking. "And on top of that, I'm going to have a kid next year in February. This is so new, but so cool." Amy started fantasizing about her and Shadow dancing at the wedding. She was dancing in a little circle. Her eyes were closed, so she didn't realize that both Adriana and Kathy were staring at her in confusion. Then Kathy took out her cell phone and started recording the dancing. When Kathy was done recording, she started snapping her fingers in front of Amy's face and yelled softly 'Amy!' Amy awoke from her daydream and started blushing. "Sorry 'bout that." Amy said while blushing. "Amy, we know you're excited, but you need to stay in reality land. You can dance with Shadow in real life tomorrow. K?" "Aww." Amy said. "Oh, quit it. You'll live." Kathy said back.
JULY 1ST!!!!! (noise makers go off.) Though the wedding wasn't until 11:00am, the three girls were up at 7:00am. They were anxious about that special day. Amy decided to get ready at Kathy's place. When Kathy opened the door, she could tell that Amy was wide awake. Amy was jumping up and down with her hands clasped together. But when the door opened, Amy started squealing and saying "It's here, it's here!! The day's finally here!!" She gave Kathy a bear hug, nearly killing her. Well at least it felt like it. Adriana ran downstairs, scared that something happened. Turns out the screaming was anxiety. Adriana let go of the deep breath she was holding. Though, she didn't know she was holding it. Then Amy ran over and bear hugged her too. They then went upstairs to put on their make-up and dresses. Adriana and Kathy were brides maids. So was Cream, but she was at her house. And the only person who didn't know the wedding was today was Sonic. No one told him it was today.
It has been an hour. Which means it's 8:00am. Shadow has just gotten home from the gym. He was just as excited as Amy. Except he knew how to control the excitement. All he did was smile all morning. That was his way of showing excitement. He walked right to his shower. He wanted to be clean for his soon to be wife. Plus, he just got back from the gym. He's all sweaty. But today, he washed extra hard. It took him about ten minutes to take a shower. Usually, it only takes five. He came out the shower singing some 80's song called 'Never Gonna Give You Up'. (And yes, it's a real song. It's on my iTunes.) He actually sung it pretty good. Sounded just like the singer Rick Astley. (He's the singer of that song.) He wore a really cute black tuxedo with a little red flower in it. And yes, you could actually see him wearing it. He sprayed a little cologne just to make sure he smelled good. In about another ten minutes, he was ready. Much to his disappointment, the wedding wasn't until another two and a half hours. So he just went over to his best man Eric's house. Shadow already knew that if you see the bride before the actual wedding, it could produce bad luck. (Remember that people.) And he knew Amy was at Kathy's, that's why he didn't go see her. All of his friends were there, but none of them drank. They knew better.
Two and a half hours later…… DUN DUN DA-DUN, DUN DUN DA-DUN!! Well actually, the wedding was just about to start. I just did that to alert you that the ceremony is to begin. Anyway, everything is in place for the simple yet elegant wedding that is to be today. Shadow is waiting happily at the alter, ready to have the love of his life astonish him in her gown. Then, the 12 year old flower girl Elizabeth goes down the aisle, throwing down flower pedals. Now the music begins. I'm sure you know the song. No need for me to sing it again. But just for the heck of it…. DUN DUN DA-DUN, DUN DUN DA-DUN!! All stands, and Shadow turns around to see his lady. Amy walks through the doorway, her arm wrapped around her fathers. Shadow was even more amazed than he thought. There she was. Amy Rose. Her hair was in a bun, she had a sleeveless white beaded wedding dress. But it wasn't really big and puffy like usual dresses. It was tight enough to where it showed her curvy figure, yet loose enough for her to actually breath and move around. She also had on perfectly white high-heels, and white pearl-like earrings. She looked like a gazillion bucks! That made Shadow even happier. He watched every step she took until they were side-by-side. Then, all who stood up sat down, and the ceremony began.
Sonic, who was so bored he thought he would die, was at home watching TV. He called Tails to see what he was up to. Tails' cell phone was turned off, so it went straight to voicemail. Sonic was mad, so he decide to start running around town. Then, over at the church, he saw Amy's car. And Shadow's car. And a whole bunch of other peoples' cars he knew. So he went over to the stain glass window and looked in. Sonic's thoughts: (gasp)The wedding was today? Aw shit. Even though I hate the whole idea, I still wanted to be there. It looks like it just started. Maybe I still have time to watch. And he was off to his house to put on a tux. And somehow he managed to sneak in without disturbing anything.
It was just about the middle of the talking part. Sonic had sat in the last row. That was the only row open. When Kathy glanced over at the crowd, she saw a blue blur. She took a double-take at where she saw the blur. Her eyes widened at what she saw. Sonic was smiling his usual cocky smile. Then he winked at her. Thankfully, no one had noticed that they were looking at each other. Otherwise, who knows what would have happened. Kathy took no chances. She immediately stopped looking at him, and focused on the couple. Then, there was the objections. Kathy worried. 'What if he just came to stop the wedding of them two? Well, I can't let that happen. Amy is relying on me to help her have a good wedding. I shallth not fail.' Kathy looked over at Sonic. He looked right back at her. Then he ducked under the bench so Amy and Shadow wouldn't see him. Kathy looked at Amy and Shadow. They didn't seem to notice him. Kathy let out a silent sigh of relief. Sonic was still under the bench when Amy and Shadow turned around. He looked at Kathy to get the 'ok' to get back up. She knew it too. She looked at him, smiled, and slightly nodded. He got back up, and the wedding continued.
In about 3 minutes, the wedding was over. Well the talking part was over. They still had the party part. Kathy was happy about that. She seriously needed to talk to Sonic. And of course, Sonic was outside under a tree. "Hello my strange blue friend." Kathy said with a smile. Sonic looked up. He smiled. "So what made you decide to come? I mean, we saw how strongly you felt against the whole thing. We didn't expect you to care… or come." Kathy asked. "Well, just because I hate the idea, doesn't mean I don't care. I realized that I can't stop this. So I might as well go with it. Amy is my friend, no matter who she marries." Sonic replied. Kathy smiled and said, "Aww. That's nice. You know, I think this is the only good thing I've ever heard you say about Amy. She thinks that you hate her and that you two aren't friends anymore." Then, she began to think, 'Maybe if I take Sonic over there, they will make up. I was told to give her the best wedding ever. If she found out Sonic did care, it would make it even more special for Amy. It might even make Shadow feel better. Eh, I'll give it a shot.' Kathy reached out her hand and winked at him. He took it and stood up. Then she made him walk behind her towards the church house.
"Amy, guess who." Kathy said, having Sonic cover Amy's eyes. Amy said 'Hmm.' And turned around. Her eyes were uncovered to see Sonic. She gasped in delight and gave Sonic a bear hug. Sonic bear hugged her back. But then Kathy saw Shadow approaching. She quickly broke up Amy and Sonic's hugging session. Thankfully, it was right before Shadow made it to them. "Hey Shadow, Sonic came!" Amy said with happiness in her voice. Shadow just looked at Sonic. Then he raised his eyebrow. 'Why would he care to come? From what I heard, he was against all this. Well obviously he didn't stop anything, so he must be with it. I will try to get along with him, but I won't fully trust him.' Shadow thought to himself. So he tried to smile, but didn't do to well. But we could all tell that he tried. Then he shook Sonic's hand. Sonic smiled with the feeling of being accepted. Amy and Kathy also smiled, knowing that he was going to try to get along with Sonic. So with that, the wedding ended 30 minutes later.