Chappie 9! Yay~
Sonic the Hedgehog © Sega
Disneyland © Disney
Chapter 9: Autopia Cars
Amy's P.O.V.
Chills were still running down my spine from my memories of the Haunted Mansion. If Shadow hadn't been next to me, I think I would have fainted from fright. Thank the Mobian Gods he was willing to stand by my side.
Rouge decided that us girls needed some chat time, so it was girls in one car and guys in the other. Rouge claimed that it was her turn to drive, since I drove to Disneyland. That was fine by me; I drove enough as it was.
We walked by Space Mountain on the way to Autopia. I looked up at the ledge. There was a couple standing up there. A blue hedgehog was with her boyfriend, who was a red hedgehog. They were standing in the same spot where Shadow and I had shared a kiss by accident earlier. I let a smile creep on my face at the memory. I looked back to see Shadow talking to Knuckles, who was laughing about something while Shadow was grinning. I shook my head and faced forward again. We got in line for Autopia, which was now a 10 minute wait since most people were eating lunch or getting a snack. Rouge just couldn't stand boredom, so of course she tried to entertain us.
"Let's continue our game of truth or dare!" Everyone glared at Rouge, before sighing and deciding who went first. "Alright, Knuckles can go first."
"Thank you very much, dear. Now, truth or dare?" Rouge cocked her head to the side to think.
"Dare." Knuckles grinned.
"See that ride worker over there? The girl hedgehog with the brown hair? Go ask her if I'm hot. Rouge laughed before walking over to the worker. I looked over to Shadow, who quickly looked away from me. Chills ran down my spine. Was he... was he looking at me this whole time…? Rouge finished her walk over to the employ.
"Excuse me, miss? There's an annoying red echidna over there and he wants to know if you think he's cute or not." Rouge leaned over the railing to whisper something to the employ. "Just say no. I wanna see him be upset." The lady giggled and shook her head no. Rouge smirked, gave her a wink, and walked back to Knuckles. "She said no, Knuxie." Knuckles eye twitched. Shadow cracked up laughing. He had to lean on me to keep from falling onto the floor laughing. Shadow had his arm around me so he didn't fall over laughing. I was trying not to burst into hysterics.
"You're… you're making that up, aren't you?" Rouge chuckled.
"Maybe Knucklehead. Maybe." Knuckles chuckled and hugged his girlfriend. Shadow was done laughing, but his arm was still around my shoulders. I don't think he noticed, but I sure did. My heart started to skip beats. I was probably going to pass out pretty soon.
But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end, because when we moved forward Shadow moved his arm. I walked on ahead with the rest of the gang. Knuckles and Rouge were still arguing about whether Knuckles was cute or not, while Shadow and I just stood back and watched. Shadow whistled a tune while I watched Knuckles and Rouge argued. Jeez, when Shadow becomes my boyfriend, I hope we don't argue like that. Wait, what did I just say…? What am I thinking?! What about Sonic?!
"Ames, you ok? What do you mean what about Sonic?" I looked over at Shadow with wide eyes. Had I just said that out loud?!
"How much did I say out loud?" Shadow titled his head to the side. Damn he looked so cute when he did that.
"You said what am I thinking, then something about Sonic." I breathed a sigh of relief. "Why? Is there something you shouldn't say out loud, hmm?" I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out.
"I, uhhh, um..." Shadow laughed and shook his head.
"I'm just kidding, Rose. You're so gullible sometimes," Shadow said. He ruffled my quills and looked at all the plants behind us. I looked across from me in the other line. There were a whole bunch of fangirls staring at Shadow. They just started dreamingly. I growled at them. They scoffed at me and walked ahead in line. Then Shadow walked over to Knuckles to have a conversation. Rouge came over to me.
"Soooo… are you still single?" I glared at Rouge.
"What do you think?"
"Sorry. He really does like you, Amy. Don't get your hopes down." I sighed and looked down. Rouge had figured out my crush on Shadow during lunch. She gave me a reassuring smile and a wink before reaching the front of the line.
"How many cars here?" The same girl hedgehog looked up at us. She smiled at Rouge.
"2 cars, hun." The lady point to cars 1 and 2. Rouge and I took the front car while Shadow and Knuckles took the back car. Our car was pink and white, while the guys' car was red and black. We hopped in our cars and took off. Rouge drove my car and I guess Knuckles drove in the back. Rouge wasn't the greatest driver, and neither was Knuckles. We were constantly bumped and yelled at by the two behind us. Rouge just wanted to continue our game of truth or dare.
"Amy," we bumped into the track, "truth or dare?
"Truth."
"Do you truly love Shadow or Sonic more?" I looked away from Rouge. The answer was obvious, but did I really want to say it?
"Shadow. I love Shadow." Rouge let go of the gas pedal in surprise. Her eyes were wide.
"You don't like Sonic anymore? Not even a little bit?" Knuckles slammed into the back of us.
"Hey, ladies, move it! We can't just wait for you two!" Rouge shook her head and continued to press down on the gas pedal.
"Sorry dear!" She stuck her head out and winked at Knuckles. "You truly love Shadow?" I nodded.
"I don't like Sonic anymore. I'm in love with Shadow." I smacked my head on the dashboard of our midget car. Rouge laughed.
"What's wrong with that? Shadow's a great guy. Most people don't see it at first, but they do if they get to know him. C'mon, he's not bad looking, he's funny, and he's so sweet." I shook my head.
"No Rouge, it's not that. It's just that I have little hope of him liking me at all. I guess it's just because after liking Sonic for so many years and not having him like me back, I'm worried that the same thing might happen all over again with Shadow." Rouge laughed at me again before hitting another bump.
"Amy, Amy, Amy. Never give up hope. He really really likes you. I swear to the Mobian gods, he does feel something for you." I sighed.
"So Rouge, truth or dare?"
"Dare."
"I dare you to turn around and yell at Knuckles that you love him." Rouge slowed down a bit before slamming into another bump.
"No prob. Hey Knuckles!" Rouge stuck her head out to face him.
"Yeah?"
"I love you!" Knuckles cocked his head to the side.
"I, uh, I love you too…?" I started to laugh along with Rouge. She turned around and sped up again. We caught up to the car in front of us. There was a little girl in it. She was driving pretty slowly.
Rouge sighed heavily. She slowed down. Knuckles slammed into the back of us. I turned around to yell at him.
"Dude, quit it! You're damaging my car!" Shadow shook his and chuckled. He was playing with something in his lap. Probably his phone.
At this point I knew Rouge couldn't stand it much longer. She was extremely impatient.
No, I mean really impatient.
Like this one time, while we were waiting for cookies at the mall, she practically tackled this kid in front of her because- wait, never mind. That story had nothing to do with patience.
Rouge decided she'd waited long enough.
"Hey kid, press down on the gas pedal!" The little girl looked behind her at Rouge. She looked really confused. "That little black lever is the pedal! Try pressing down on it!" The little girl tried pressing harder, but it didn't work. She only moved forward a few feet. Rouge growled. "Stupid kid," Rouge muttered. I sighed and put my face in my hands. She was so impatient!
"Rouge, just chill. We're almost there anyway."
"Does it look like I care?! I want to be there now! I could've been there by now if this kid could move faster! I do have stuff to do today!" I looked at her in confusion.
"Like what?! Make out with Knuckles some more?" She grinned sheepishly.
"Maybe." I shook my head. The little girl was moving a bit faster by now. We were coming around the final bend of the ride. I thought Rouge was going to explode or something she was freaking out so much. "Kid, move it! You're wasting my time!" The little girl turned around again. She looked every sad. She was red with reddish-pinkish waist length quills put up into pigtails. She had on a pink shirt and denim jeans. She looked so horribly sad or scarred. Maybe it was both. I didn't blame her. Rouge could be scary sometimes. The little girl turned around quickly and pressed down on the gas pedal hard. But it barely did anything. Her car was probably almost out of gas. "Hurry up!" Rouge kept yelling at the little girl. The girl turned around again. She still looked either really scared or really sad. Probably a little bit of both.
Then I tilted my head and looked at her again. She reminded me of what I looked like when I was little. The scared face she wore was the same one I wore when I saw my mother that night. My eyes widened as I fought back tears. It was horrible growing up without parents. The only family I had then was Rouge, and she wasn't even blood related. She was like an older sister to me, and still is today. I felt the chills run up and down my spine again. The vibration of my phone nearly made me scream. I checked it. Shadow had texted me. I guess speaking didn't exist for him anymore. I opened the message on my phone. The conversation went on until the end of the ride like this:
Shadow: u ok? u dont look so good.
Amy: No no, im ok.
Shadow: u sure? U can tell me.
Amy: i just had a scary flashback
Shadow: same thing as the haunted mansion?
Amy: yup
Shadow: sry. i rly am
At that point, we'd gotten out of the car. I unbuckled and hopped out as Rouge followed. Shadow and Knuckles did the same thing. We climbed the stairs and went out the exit. Rouge pulled her purse out.
"Ok, I'm gonna go buy a churro and a bottle of water, anyone else need anything?" We shook our heads. Knuckles went along with her to the snack stand, which left Shadow and I by ourselves- again. I let a single tear slide down my cheek. I missed my parents so much…
I felt arms come around my waist and pull me close. I looked up. It was Shadow.
"Don't cry, please. I'm right here. It's ok." I cried quietly into his chest as he held me close. He dried my tears before resting his head on top of mine. "Shhh, it's ok Rose. I'm here." I smiled. Rouge was right. He really was a sweet guy. I lifted my head up to face him. Shadow still hung onto me. I managed a smile. He reached up and dried my remaining tears with his thumb. "There, all better, right? Now come on, let's go do something fun. Can you smile for me?" I smiled at him, which caused him to smile back. "That's my girl." He took my hand and led me off to Knuckles and Rouge. "So where should we go next, Ames?" I thought for a minute.
"How about Pirates of the Caribbean? We haven't been on that yet." He nodded.
"Sounds good to me."
I did the texting part like that on purpose. It's supposed to look like texting, not story writing. Tell me if you can't understand something in texting language.
YAY MORE FLUFF! *Gets whacked in the head with a brick by police*
Police: Sit. You've had too much sugar.
Me: ….Damn…. *sits on ground*
