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Ch.7 Not Giving Up
Amy's POV
"How could I be so stupid," I asked Cream. We had just got on the plane and taken our seats. "You're not stupid Amy. We girls just do what we have to do. Whether the boys like it or not. Besides, you saved Sonic from getting hurt," she said.
"But, I ended up hurting him anyway."
"Maybe we should go back. Get our lives together you know."
"I can't go back. If I do, I'll end up in jail from the Sally situation and I don't want to see Sonic in pain. Not again."
"When you left before, you didn't have a choice Amy. Now, you're letting him go with a choice."
"What other chance do I have Cream? He's going to go insane without me, but he hates me enough to not let me back into his life."
"He's not going to hate you."
"How do you know that?"
"Just focus on the positive and not on the negative."
"You're right. Positive."
"You still want to leave don't you?"
"Just to clear my head. We can be gone for a few months and then come back."
"We?"
"C'mon Cream, I can't do this without you."
"I can't go back."
"Why not?"
"I can't see Tails without crying my heart out to him."
"You guys dated?"
"Yes, but it didn't work out and we lost each other. I just don't want to see you give up like I did."
"I don't want to give up, but at the same time: I might have to."
Sonic's POV
I walked into the shop feeling depressed and tired. Tails looked at my expression and immediately started questioning.
"What did Amy do now," he asked. I winced at the sound of her name.
"How do you know she did it?"
"You wouldn't get this upset about anyone else."
"She left. She went back to Campleton."
"Dude, I'm sorry."
"That's not the worst part. She was the one who made my life miserable. Remember when I told you that Sally wasn't around much when Amy came. Well, she set her up with the dude. She paid him to take my girlfriend away. I wouldn't be surprised if she wrecked her own house."
"And you thought you were going insane."
"Tell me about it. I checked up at Cream's house."
"Why?"
"Dude, you two need to talk."
"No we don't. It just wasn't meant to be."
"You can't just give up, buddy."
"Then you shouldn't either."
"What more can I have with her Tails?"
"A family. You love her more than anything and you know it."
"Are you talking about me or are you talking about you? Cream is your everything, Tails. You can't let her go like this."
"What do you mean by letting her go?"
"She left with Amy. There was a note on her front door."
"How about this: I'll go after Cream if you go after Amy."
"You have a deal then, buddy." I walked up to Tails and held out my hand. He hesitated, but shook it. We left work early that day. We had some girls to catch.
Amy's POV
I walked around Cream and I's new house. It was a lot like my house in Station Square, but bigger. Cream and I went out for some ice cream after we had unpacked and changed our clothes.
"This is so good," Cream said, taking in another scoop of her rocky road ice cream. I scooped up some of my cotton candy ice cream. "I didn't know how much I missed these things," I said before stuffing the scoop into my mouth.
"Everything here is so pretty."
"You like it?"
"Yea, plus there's tons of cute guys."
"Totally, but they're short of one thing."
"Which is?"
"Flaws."
"They can't be that perfect."
"Trust me they are."
"Prove it."
"Okay, ask that guy over there how many monkeys it takes to change a light-bulb," I said pointing to the cute red hedgehog in the booth beside ours.
"I don't even get that joke."
"Just go ask him." She got up and went over and sat across from the hedgehog. She asked him the question loudly so that I could hear. He smiled a charming smile and answered. I suddenly remembered that smile and those mesmerizing blue green eyes. I went up to their booth and pulled Cream away, but he recognized me.
"Amy, it's been awhile," his sly voice said.
"It's been four months."
"Still long."
"You guys know each other," Cream asked. He smiled even more.
"We dated. I'm Ray, by the way," he said, getting up and holding his hand out to Cream. She shook it, looking dazed at him. He smiled at her and then locked eyes with me. I looked away. "I'm Cream," she replied.
"We've got to go," I said pulling Cream away from him.
"But, you guys just got here. We can all have some ice cream together," he said. I shook my head and dragged Cream out of the ice cream parlor.
"What was that for," she asked.
"He's not a good guy Cream," I replied, walking her to the car.
"He seemed pretty nice to me."
"Seems is a very deceiving word."
"What's he really like then?"
"He's just not a good guy."
"What did he do?"
"Nothing important now. He's just more drama that I don't want nor need right now."
"Alright." We drove home in silence. I went inside the house and straight up to my room. I shut the door and went to lie on my bed. I felt my eyes droop and I fell into sleep peacefully.
The next morning went by normally as did the rest of the week. I didn't have any encounters with Ray, yet I felt one coming. I walked out of the travel agency I worked in and say him leaning against a car in front of me. His eyes went up my body, examining me. I was wearing a red skirt that went to my knees, a blue and white blouse, and a red collar tie. He smiled.
"You look decent," he said, smiling.
"Go away jerk," I said walking away. He followed me.
"You're still that mad at me. I mean, we had lots of fun together remember," he grabbed my arm and spun my around to face him. Why did I have to take the alley as a shortcut? He backed me up against a wall.
"Let go," I said, struggling. He suddenly kissed me. I tried to push him away, but he kept kissing me. His grips tightened, hurting me. Then his grips went away. I saw Sonic in front of me, looking at Ray who was sprawled across the concrete. He glared at Sonic. "Dude, can a guy not kiss his girlfriend," he said, getting up.
"She looked like she was trying to get away from you," Sonic replied.
"Well she wasn't, now move aside blue boy."
"No."
"Who do you think you are?" Sonic shook his head and grabbed my hand. He pulled me out the alley. Ray didn't follow us or say anything to lure us back.
"What in the world were you thinking by leading him into an alley at night," Sonic asked me.
"I was taking a shortcut to get home, and I guess he was following me. Why do you care anyway," I said.
"I came all this way and you're asking why I care?" He stopped walking and turned to face me.
"What are you doing here?"
"Amy, I'm not going to let you go. Not ever."
"Why can't you just go? Go like you did six years ago."
"Why Amy? Why do you want me to do that?"
"Because I- I don't care about you anymore."
"What?"
"I can't love you anymore Sonic. I can't pretend that I'm good enough for you when you know I'm not what you deserve."
"You'll always be what I deserve Ames. Why can't you see that?"
"Because you're insane!" I pulled away from him and walked down the sidewalk.
"I'm insane," he asked me. I stopped and turned around. "You are," I said.
"Have you seen the things you've done over the past few months? Amy, if that wasn't crazy then I don't know what is."
"You're crazy Sonic!" I walked back up to him. "What other man would fly across the country for some girl? Only you."
"I'm crazy for believing in love?"
"What more can there be for us Sonic? We've been hurting each other enough and now it's time for both of us to move on."
"Just say the words and I'll go. Say the words that will make me believe that we have no chance with each other."
"I hate you Sonic! There I said it! I hate you!" Sonic looked stunned. He walked across the street, away from me. I saw headlights approaching him. "Sonic!" I screamed. He didn't see the car, as it accelerated. "No!"
Wow, talk about your cliff hanger. I loved this story too much to let it end in 7 chaps. Just for advertisement: My new story "Love Off Limits" is out for all of my noble reviewers. Also, i know this story is a a little on the dark side, but it's just the atmosphere that the characters are in with all their weird emotions. Please REVIEW and i'll see you peeps later! :p
