Hello! It's getting pretty hot outside, and that's bad cause hot makes me sleepy... I'm way, too lazy when it comes to summer days and stuff. But I'll try my best to write more if I can. I'll just get my baby(cat) to wake me up with kisses! X3 Nuff said.
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Chapter 9
Amy's eyes were wide with worry filling them fully, "Is he all right?" she asked slightly frantic. The farmer shook his head.
"Come with me! Please!?" he asked.
Feeling ready to leave, she quickly stopped herself from taking one foot out of the door. She remembered Lancelot being in the living room probably wondering what was going on. She looked back in the house, then to the man, "Stay here, please?" she asked turning away and rushing in the house.
The farmer didn't want to stay for a long while, but kept his feet planted till she returned...quickly that is. Amy rushed into the living room seeing Lancelot getting up carefully from his spot, "Sir Lancelot!" she shouted going to his side, "You should not move so much!".
The black knight stared at her with no pain in his eyes, "I'm fine, my lady. I don't need any help." he assured her. "I was about to go and see who it was at the door. What happened that got you in such a fuss?".
"I...my dear friend is hurt...I have to see him so I can help him." she answered having her ears flatten, "I came back to tell you, so please stay here and do not move from the house." Lancelot crossed his arms staring down at the young woman.
"Miss, as a knight, we are trained to help those in need. So I will be coming to help you and your friend." he told her in what seemed to her as an order.
Amy couldn't back down. She knew that of all the knights, Lancelot was a strong willed hedgehog of all and will do in his power to help anyone. He is even very stubborn so it would take a lot of effort for this knight to listen than being told by royalty, or a higher powered citizen. With a sigh, she nodded, "Very well, but please be careful...?" she asked looking up at him with the same worried green eyes.
Lancelot stared into them slightly becoming into trance. Who knew she had such beautiful eyes? He quickly shook the thought from his head and replied, "Understood. Now let's go.".
Amy nodded and rushed out coming back to the door with him following close by. Both the farmer and the two hedgehogs ran to the village quicker than ever. The farmer himself was very surprised to see the royal knight there in her house, but left it aside since they had a bigger problem to deal with. Lancelot kept his usual fast pace keeping himself to the side of the rosette female. He couldn't help, but feel soft for her seeing how she was scared of her friend. She was worried sick of him for an odd reason, but he will do anything to help her with her friend. He owed her for saving him in the woods.
Coming through the gates, Amy looked around the whole area seeing such a mess she's ever seen. Her eyes were slightly wide seeing how everything was partially destroyed, and bloody. Houses were demolished and burnt to the ground with only a few remanding things that were fished out. Sheep, chicken, and several others were all scattered around the place, or they were lying dead on the ground. Lancelot looked at the saddened display feeling guilty that he wasn't able to save this place, but a few.
As they continued, the two hedgehogs came to a small cabin in the village that was barely burnt and standing strongly still. There were people coming in with broken arms, bleeding, and some were coming out on cots as two people carried them away to where the dead were being held to bury. The farmer rushed up to the door of the cabin coming to an elderly blue hedgehog about the age of 50. She wore a dirty blue dress with a black skirt and white apron with black flats and her blond bangs slightly messy. He spoke to her seeing her face frown sadly. Amy kept a good hope that Sonic was doing ok in there.
The elder female turned to the two and walked over to them, "Amy...are you alright?" she asked.
She nodded, "Yes, I was well hidden in the woods of the attack. Thank you, miss Aleena." she answered.
Aleena was Sonic's mother. She cared for him all her life after her husband was in a tragic death in war. She loved him to death and she even gave Amy a good place in her heart as daughter to her. Aleena looked up to the knight slightly surprised, "I-It's you!" she said surprised.
Lancelot nodded and bowed his head to her, "I'm glad your well." he answered. The elder mother smiled
"I'm glad to see you again so I can thank you for saving us from our burning house." she replied.
Amy turned to her surprised herself, "Wait, your house was burnt as well?!" she asked.
Aleena nodded her head slowly, "Sonic was finishing up cleaning the supper for me until we heard some screams outside. He took me to our room and hid me there with a sword in hand to protect me...the house was in flames the second we heard some arrows flying in...I couldn't get out and I heard Sonic outside the room fighting to get to me...that was when you, sir knight that you came in and got us out in time before it would collapse.".
Lancelot smiled at her slightly, "Your welcome. But what about the hedgehog?" he asked. Aleena slowly looked down.
"He was badly burned and not only that, he was attacked suddenly...I surly hope they will help him...he's all I have left..." tears began to come into her eyes as she quickly started to wipe them off with her hand.
Before she could say anything, Amy quickly turned and made a quick dash towards the cabin getting through the crowd of people coming in and out. Lancelot called out to her, but she couldn't stop herself. She wanted to see Sonic and hope he was all right. When she finally came in, all she saw were long rows of wounded on the floor next to the walls. They were wrapped in blankets resting they're injuries, or waiting for help. She looked around seeing a hall leading to extra rooms to the back of the place. She rushed over to the hallway and looked in seeing three rooms. One was a small bathroom and the other two were probably bedrooms.
Amy walked quickly over to one of them and looked in through the open crack of the door. Her eyes were slightly widened seeing a small little covered up body on the bed ready to be taken away. The woman standing to the side of the bed cried her eyes out with her hand over her face and in her other holding a small little stuffed rabbit. Amy leaned back from the door and slightly teared up herself. The poor mother will have to go on her life without her child by her side. The rabbit slowly made her remember her friend from so long ago, it tore her completely thinking she would be dead by now.
"I'm sorry..." she whispered mourning for the sad loss.
She continued to the other room to the back of the hall. The door was closed. She grabbed the knob and slowly turned it and opened slowly. She poked her head out seeing a small little bedroom with a large white bed sheet around the small bed like a curtain, "Hello?" she called.
Quickly, a white cat rushed out of the curtain wearing a slightly dirtied white dress and flats with her brown hair pulled up in a bun, "Miss, please? No one is to come in here." she scolded her ready to shoo her out.
Amy quickly threw her hands up in defense, "No no, please! I wanted to see if Sonic was in here!" Amy panicked.
"A...Amy? Is that you...?"
A familiar soft voice was heard calling from the the curtain making the rose female smile, "Sonic!" she shouted rushing past the cat. She threw the 'door' to the side coming in and seeing her dear friend once again, but her eyes widened and her mouth covered with her hand.
Sonic was on the bed with a slightly bloody wrap around his chest and his arms with one around his head and another on his hands. The worst was seeing another white wrap around his right eye. Amy felt completely hurt seeing him in such a bad state, she began to shed a few tears of her own, "Sonic...no..." she cried.
An open eye turned to her and smiled weakly, "Hey...I'm so glad to see you...not in this place...like me." he joked chuckling a bit.
Amy walked over to the chair that was next to the bed and sat down, "I heard from your mother...are you all right?" she asked grabbing his hand that was next to her. Sonic nodded and continued to smile at her.
"I'm fine...mum is out...your safe...it's all right now." he assured her.
"Yes, but...your like this...I hate seeing you hurt..." Amy replied with a tear falling down her cheeks.
Sonic quickly took his hand away and reached up cupping her cheek and wiping off the tear before it fell, "Amy...I'm fine...I'm all right...it takes a lot to kill me..." he smiled stroking her cheek gently, "I hate to see you hurt, Amy...I care deeply for you...you know that, right?".
Amy smiled weakly and placed her hand on his that was on her cheek, "I know...I care very much for you, too..." she said.
The blue hedgehog continued to stroke her cheek while talking, "Amy...I know I keep asking you if I can take care of you...but...after last night...and starting when I first come out of this damn bed...I will not be away from you at all..." he vowed staring into her eyes with his one eye.
"...Sonic...I'm so happy you care about me...all the time, but...I don't want to be taken yet. You know that." she answered. Sonic huffed with a true smile.
"You can't tell me not to watch over you. I will protect you no matter what." he told her.
"Sonic..." Amy smiled down at him keeping a good hold on his hand. He truly did mean what he said, but she still didn't want to have a thought in her head about being married, or love. She felt like it would only hurt her if she did find love, but it would be thrown back in her face in a second, or it will be lost forever.
Sonic noticed her spacing off and slowly moved his hand away from her cheek only to come up and flick her nose playfully, "Hey!" she shouted covering her nose.
"Haha! I always got you on that one!" he laughed.
Amy glared at him still holding her nose, but suddenly hears him groan in pain from the stitches he got on all his wounds. She smirked playfully, "Serves you right, pig head." she taunted giving herself a good time to giggle with him.
As the two laughed together, they couldn't tell that they were being watched by the fellow knight who was standing by the door hearing what they were saying and listening to they're laughs. Lancelot couldn't help, but feel sad over the seen seeing the two shadows behind the bed sheet. She looks so happy there...I should feel the same for her knowing her friend will be well...but...why do I feel so...left out? he thought as he continued to stare at the two with that thought crowding into his head.
