I am soooo sorry for not updating in a while! It's just, I've had a lot of homework lately, and I'm just hanging in there for the end of school which is Wednesday! So just hang on 'til Thursday! Then you'll be getting, like, 5 chapters a day! Anyway, thank you to all who reviewed! 15 reviews all ready? Yay! (Trust me, that's a lot for me! =D) It just occurred to me, I forgot about Rosalie in the last chapter! Oops! =( Oh well… Anyway, enjoy the latest chapter!

Chapter 8

Sonic tapped his foot impatiently. Amy should've been back at the Cullens house a while ago. And Bella and Alice weren't back yet either.

"Where are they?" he growled.

"Sonic, be patient!" said Tails, rolling his eyes. Sonic was never patient - never.

"Sonic, you have to learn to take life as it comes, not at a super speed! Not everyone is super fast!" said Cream.

Sonic just growled in response. Tails sighed, and Knuckles just turned away. Shadow noticed Edward glance at Carlisle, and Shadow frowned. He wasn't quite sure what had passed between them, but he was sure some had been communicated between them.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Alice, Bella, and Amy entered. Amy looked pale, and slightly shocked, but otherwise, perfectly normal. Bella and Alice were completely expressionless.

"Where were you?" asked Sonic angrily.

"Er, I got, um, lost in the forest, yeah. Um, I probably wouldn't have gotten back for a couple more hours, but luckily, Alice and Bella found me!" Amy said in a rush, and Sonic could have sworn she blushed a little bit. He raised his eyebrow; Sonic knew when Amy was lying.

"Amy, I'd like to talk to you. Privately." he whispered into Amy's ear.

"Really?" Surprise was emanating from her voice.

"Yes, really." Sonic took her hand, and walked upstairs. Amy was blushing so much, she looked as red as Knuckles.

When they got upstairs, Sonic sat on the bed, and looked up at Amy. "What really happened?" he asked.

"I already told you!" replied Amy, sounding annoyed.

"I don't believe you."

"What?"

"Amy, I know when you're lying."

"But I wasn't lying!"

Sonic crossed his arms, and stared hard into Amy's eyes. Amy, looking nervous, avoided his penetrating gaze by staring down at her boots. I can't break my promise to Bella and Alice! But, maybe I should tell Sonic… He won't tell anyone. But… He might think I'm crazy! Amy thought.

"Sonic, here's what really happened. I followed Bella and Alice into the forest, and they, they…"

"Yes?"

"They told me that… They're vampires."

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Knuckles was sneaking around the Cullen's house. He was sure they had a secret. A big secret. He tiptoed over to the kitchen, and put his ear to the closed door. All of the Cullens were in there, and they were talking about something.

"…about the Volturi? They might find out, and kill Amy! And you don't want to test, our kind, on one of them! They are animals after all…"

"Well I think we should just come clean about it…"

"Alice! What is it? What do you see?"

"I… I see a big red gem… And the littlest one… The rabbit, Cream… She has crimson eyes… And… The gem…" Knuckles heard a gasp. "They have it!"

"Who has what, Alice?"

"They have it!"

"Who?"

"Them! They have the gem!"

"Who?!"

"I don't know!"

"Wait a minute… One of the creatures is outside the kitchen."

The door opened, and Knuckles saw all of the Cullens looking at him.

"Er, I, uh…" stuttered Knuckles.

"Why did you listen in on us?" snarled Rosalie, with a look in her eye that terrified Knuckles to the core.

"I, um, I…"

Knuckles was stepping backwards, when he knocked into a table and fell. He looked at his hand, and noticed he had gotten a scratch. It was bleeding freely.

Jasper pounced.

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