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What is this feeling?

"Whew" Sonic sighed as he left the restaurant, "That took longer than I wanted it to." He spotted Amy at the corner and started to walk to her. "Hey Ames! Sorry about the wait. Amy?" She turned around smiling weakly at him as she pushed her pink bangs away from her face. Sonic felt that something was not quite right, Amy looked, well sad.

"Amy, are you okay?" He asked worried that he had upset her for taking too long.

"Of course silly." Amy said, trying to put some cheer in her voice. She hated lying to him, what she really wanted to do right now was to be alone. Just for a minute so she could pull herself together and maybe cry then re-pull herself together. She should have just told Sonic about the whole thing but she didn't for two reasons. One, Sonic would most likely go after the jerk and no way was she going to let that creep ruin her first and only day alone with Sonic. Two, what if Scrounge, dare she think it, was right. She didn't want to find out.

Amy looked across the street and had an idea. "Hey Sonic, why don't we go for a walk in that park over there. I've heard that there are a lot of good walking trails." Amy hoped that the walk would help straighten her mind out. Sonic looked over at the park then back at her and shrugged saying "Okay." Sonic just hoped that whatever was bothering Amy really was nothing.

The park was a decent size and had parts leading into a natural forest. Amy could feel herself relaxing once more as they walked in silence, looking at the tree as they passed by. Sonic was enjoying himself too, usually he would run passed all this, find a spot to nap and run back again without stopping to look around. Still, they had been walking for a while and neither of them had said a word. As great experience as this was the slowness and the quite was being to get to him. Amy had then stopped walking and was looking down at her feet, her hands balled up in a fits. "Sonic," Sonic looked at his friend with a seriousness face; he thought that Amy was going to finally tell him what was wrong with her.

Amy felt ridiculous for wanting to ask this question, but no amount of walking was going to make it go away. So she might as well get it out before it made her say or do anything she might regret. She turn to him quickly, "Why did you agree to meet with me today?" The seriousness was wiped away; he was surprise that she would ask this question. "I guess I thought that it would be fun. I mean we never tried just hanging out before." He answered honestly. Amy tried to see if she could read anything in his face and voice to see if it was a lie, as far as she could tell he was telling the truth. Sonic waited for her to ask something else or to at least say something. She looked like she was just about to start walking when she turned to him again and said "Thank you, by the way for agreeing to do this. I bet you had doubts about coming especially considering what today was."

"Yeah about that," he said as he grinned at her, "If you just wanted to hang out as friends why did you pick today?" Amy crossed her arms and huffed while a small tint of red come to her cheeks, "Just because today is Valentines' day it doesn't mean we can't go out just as friends Sonic."

"Okay, okay Amy. I just wanted to know why you didn't pick another day." Amy sighed, wishing she hadn't started this conversation.

"I pick today because it was the day after Egg Man's attacked and I knew that you would be here resting. You are usually always gone around this time of the year so I just jumped at the chance that you would say yes."

Amy looked at Sonic hoping that what she said wouldn't scare him off, but he just smiled at her nodded his saying, "Your right, I am usually already gone to…"

He stopped and looked at her as an idea clicked in his head. Amy raised her brow, not sure what to think about the look he was giving her. Before she could say something Sonic spoke very fast as he walked up to her. "Amy, I'm not sure if you have anything plan but I have a place that I want to take you to right now. It's pretty far away but we can make it if I go really, really, really fast." Amy nearly jumped as Sonic touched her shudders, "I've never gone that fast carrying you but I promise you will be alright and that you will like what I have to show you. But we will have to go now so that we can make it back in time." "Back in time for what?" Amy asked, trying really hard to breath. "I tell you later. So what do you say?" He asked with eagerness in his eyes. Amy nodded and before she knew it she was again swept away in the arms of the boy she loved.

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He wasn't kidding. The speed that they were going at when they had left her house was slow compare to how fast they were going now. She didn't even understand how Sonic could even see at the speed he was running at. Her eyes were closed shut and her arms were tightly wrapped around his neck as her head rested against his beating heart .It was like floating in a dream, but unlike the dream she felt safe and warm. She could hear nothing but the rush of air as it swept pass them and the fast pace of his heart. She felt so calm and relaxed that she almost drifted into sleep. Truthfully they were not going as fast as Sonic would have liked but he was unsure if she would be able to handle it. His arms tighten around her, making Amy open her eyes wide enough for her to look up at Sonic face. She blushed as he pulled her closer to him, making it hard to breathe right. Her eyes sifted up as her blush deepen; she had seen that look before. It was the same look he made when he was determine to protect something dear to him. He must be worry about the speed, she thought as she closed her eye and gave into the sensation of sleep.

Sonic felt her body relaxed in his arms and quickly looked down at her to see if she was alright. He smiled, almost laughed at the fact that she fell asleep in his arms, it was the fastest he had gone with anyone in his arms and she fell asleep. But that was Amy for you, so full of faith that she trusted him to get her to where ever they were going safely. An unconformable fuzzy feeling flood his chest, he swallow hard so to push the feeling back to wherever it came from. He looked back up and saw the place where he was taking her and carefully started to slow down. He skidded to a stop leaving a small trail of dust be hide him. He looked around the small area they were in, Amy still napping in his arms, he smiled again to himself. They had made it in time; he looked down at Amy and debated whether he should awake her up. Again the feeling crept slowly back into chest along with another one that made it difficult for him to put her down. He didn't push it away this time; instead he did something that for whatever reason frighten him. He brought his face closer to her cheek and breathed in her scent. It was just as he suspected, it was sweet. He could smell the hint of lilac that she put on before he came and while he had always found it to be a pleasant smell it was Amy own scent that made him feel weak in the knees. But as he breath in again he caught another smell that was not familiar or pleasant. Sonic drew back as he frowned, wondering why it was on her. He again brought her in closer and smelled again. It was all over her even her…

Sonic found himself staring at Amy's soft pink lips and the feeling grew stronger. His heart was picking back up again as he licked his lips. Sonic the Hedgehog was no stranger to temptation, but stealing a kiss was a new one. He had kissed a lot of girls but never once had thought about kissing Amy. She was his friend and ally, someone that he protected because she was too…

Sonic lend in, bringing Amy's face closer to his, his lips hovering over hers. Sonic closed his eyes as his lips moved to the right, planting a kiss on her soft cheek.

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Amy eyes blinked opened and sat up fast as she looked around to see where she was. A warm wind blew through the grassy field she was in, pushing her bangs in her eyes. She swiped her pink bangs back again as her hand rubbed against the cheek that her hero had kissed. Her hand stopped and before her mind could wonder a familiar voice spoke,

"How are you feeling sleeping beauty?" Amy snap her head around to find the blue bur laying not too far from her left. "Was I asleep for a long time?" she asked as he dropped her hand. "No." He replied lazily. "Is this where you wanted to take me?" Amy asked, sounding annoyed at Sonic's vagueness. "No, but we're close." He sat up and gave big stretched. "I decided to let you sleep some more since we made it early." He looked up at the sky for a moment as he stood up, then looked over to Amy saying, "Good timing Ames," he walked over to her and helped her up, "it's about to start." "What is?" "You'll see." She frowned at him, not sure if she like him being so secretive. But he smiled at her as he cupped her right cheek in his hand and whispered "Trust me Amy; you're going to like want I have to show you." Amy sighed nodding her head "Alright." Sonic took her left hand in his and lead the way back into the forest.

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Amy looked around at the trees, they must be in a jungle, she thought as Sonic continued to lead her in deeper. They finally stopped at a large wall of rocks; Amy could hear the sound of waterfall nearby. Sonic let go of her hand and walked up to the stone fortress. He looked around it, than finding what he was looking for he put his hands of a slab of rock and pushed it away. He then turned back to Amy and offered is hand. She took it as Sonic said "Watch your step, it's a bit slippery." The cave was dim and smelled damp and as they walk forward the sound of the waterfall grew louder. "Are we near a waterfall Sonic?" "Yep, but that's not why I'm bringing you here." The light at the end of the tunnel grew brighter and brighter. Amy shielded her eyes as they walked back out into the sun light. The waterfall was to the right of them and in front was garden paradise of all kinds of flower and plants. The smell of the air was overwhelming sweet, Amy walked past Sonic, speechless by the beauty she was surrounded by. "I know what you're thinking, but this is still not why I brought you here." Sonic said to her, pleased that she liked it so much. "What do you mean Sonic, this place it so beautiful. What else is there?" Amy asked as she touched a purple flower that was hanging from the branches of a tree. Sonic just smiled and winked at her then started to walk around the tree, looking for something.

Amy was so tempted to pick the flowers but could find it in her heart to do it. She then spotted a bush of red roses and walked over to smell them and the feel their soft velvet petals. They were even sweeter than the ones she grew at home, Amy sighed with happiest. She had always dreamed that Sonic would bring her to a place like this and even if this wasn't a date it was perfect. She looked over at the trees, watching Sonic looking for whatever it was he was trying to find.

She was unsure what to make of his odd behavior, maybe it was just her imagination getting the best of her and that he wasn't being odd at all. "..There is no way that a guy who has ignored you for five years is gonna turn around and 'hang out' without something in return. If you asked me, I think he just looking for some easy pickings." Amy bit her lip as she turned away and moved away from the roses. She hated that that creep had to call her on her bluff, it's not like she was planning on Sonic to fall for her, and it was just a fantasy. And Sonic was not like that, he was not Scourge, she had seen how Sonic was with his girlfriends and he was never a sleaze like Scourge was. Amy folded arms, trying to comfort herself as she walked closer to the waterfall.

Sonic tapped his foot as he search the trees over and over again. His eyes happened to glance to where Amy was and he stopped. She looked sad again. He couldn't help but feel that it had to do with that odd smell on her. Amy stared down at the water, blocking the terrible image of Scourge kissing her, when she felt someone wrapped their arms around her. She shivered as Sonic whispered in her ear "Amy, please tell me what's bothering you." She closed her eyes and breathed in when out of nowhere a bird began singing. They both turned around and saw it sitting in the trees Sonic was looking at.

Amy had never seen a bird like this; she blinked a few times to see if it was really real or if it was some kind of trick. "What is it?" Say she breathlessly. Sonic smiled and led her closer to the tree and pulled her down next to him. The bird looked t them for a moment, then flapped it's wings, making the light reflect off of them. If it hadn't moved Amy would have thought that it was a statue made out of jewels. "They're called Emerald Birds." Sonic explained to Amy, "They're very rare but they all come here to nest, I found this place on one of my trips long ago. You and I are the only ones that know about this place." The bird was a stunning color of red and yellow, and when the sun hit it just right it shine like was made of emeralds. Soon all the trees became decorated with different color birds; some were like little gems, others where five times the size of a chaos emerald. But it was not just their beauty that made them fascinating but their song as well. "So you come here very year?" Amy asked quietly so not to interrupt the birds. "Yep. I like to make sure that they're all right and that one has mess with them and their nesting area. They're pretty used to me by now, but it's looks like they're putting on a show for you." Amy looked back at the birds and saw that they were all facing her as if they meant to sing directly to her. "How long do they stay here?" Sonic thought for a moment and said "About two weeks, they all just got here today from wherever they usually live to mate. The eggs come in two days and it takes six day to for them to hatch. The last three days are them getting their babies ready to leave." Amy eyes widen, "That's really fast." "Yeah, I think it's because they don't want to stay in a big group for too long." Amy nodded her head in understanding as she thought of Rouge and list of people who would want to make these birds their pets.

Sonic lay down in the soft grass with his hands supporting his head, as he listened to birds. Soon he had closed his eyes and drifted off into a little nap. Amy looked down at Sonic as he softly snored. She giggle and deiced to lie down next to him. She back at the trees as the birds started a new song that sound almost like a lullaby. She filled with so much happiest that Sonic had shared this with her. He was really being very sweet to her, how could she ever doubt him? Soon her own eyes closed as the jeweled birds continued singing.

The afternoon past them by slowly as the sun warmed their bodies. Sonic let out a big yawn and turned over to his side, his hand fell on something soft. He opened his eyes to see what it was when his forest green eyes widen as Amy's face was very close to his. He could feel himself blushing as the feeling came rushing back again and sat up fast to try to get rid of it. The birds had stopped their singing and were softly chirping in pairs all over the tree. He looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting dark; if they wanted to make it back to the festival in time they would need to leave soon.

Sonic looked down at the sleeping female hedgehog next to him. He would have preferred blue but her green dress really did bring out her color as well as the shape of her still growing body. The young hero reached out with his hand to touch her fur but drew back shaking his head and running his hands through his blue quills. He kept telling himself that he had to snap out of it, whatever is was he had to snap out of. Amy then made a small noise, he glance over his shoulder to see that she was still curled up and asleep. She then, unmistakably, said his name in her sleep. Sonic smiled cockily, she was still is number one fan and for whatever reason it was a relief to him. He moved closer to her, putting his hand over her shoulder to gently wake her up. Amy blink up at him and smiled. Sonic smiled back "Hey Ames, ready to go?"

"Sure." She replied softly. She sat up and smooth out her dress, Sonic saw a few bits of grass that had stuck to her quills.

He knew she could have done it herself but he wanted to keep touching her. Amy sat still as Sonic carefully ran his fingers through her quills; she could feel the heat returning to her face. When Sonic pick out the last bit of grass he saw the affect it had on his number one fan. If this had been normal Amy she would have freak out and hugged him to death and go on about marriage. But he wasn't dealing with normal Amy and watching her sitting still and blushing was messing with his emotions big time. He put his hands on her face and turned it so that he could see her better. The liner around her eyes exaggerated her already stunning shinning emerald eyes; the redness on her cheeks gave her a look of pure innocents. "Sonic?" she whispered, she felt butterflies in her chest and didn't know what else to do but stay still. Never in her wildness dream did she think that Sonic could ever look at her like that. Love? Lust? Desire? She couldn't figure it out what it was. Sonic then leaned in closer to her face, Amy felt like she was about to have a heart attack. He was going to kiss her! Here? Now? Their lips were inches away when Amy turned her head away. Amy gasped, not believing she chickened out, but she just wasn't ready or prepare for this to happen. "Sorry." Was all she said, Sonic tried to not look or sound disappointed and said, "No need." He watch as Amy got up and made her way to the exited. He frowned as he scolded himself for being an idiot and got up to go after her.

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They stayed silent as Sonic close the secret path to where the emerald birds were and turn to sweep Amy back into his arms. "Wait." Amy said as she put her hand up to stop Sonic from coming closer. She cleared her voice, hoping she didn't sound nervous and asked "Where are we going now?"

"To the festival of course."

She had to think for a minute before she understood what he meant. "The festival? You mean the festival of hearts?" Sonic nodded saying "That's the one. Tails said that you go every year, why should this year be any different?" Amy shook her head saying, "No, we don't have to Sonic really." Sonic smiled and touched her face again saying gently "Hey it just a festival, plus we could garb something to eat there. Like you said 'just because it's Valentine's Day doesn't mean we can hang out.' And I've never been to it, what do you say?" Amy looked into his green eyes, and sighed. She didn't want to chicken out again and she did always wanted to go with him. She nodded to him saying "Okay." Sonic smiled triumphantly at her and scoped her back into his arms and took off once more.

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I hope it wasn't too cheesy or overly fluffy. We'll see what happens next! Thanks for reading!