Chapter 10: There's Something There
Princes Sonic headed out to the royal garden where Amy, Cream, and Cheese were. He really felt sorry for the dead flowers, a part of him regretted not giving care to the garden after his mother died. Although feeling the guilt, seeing how cheery Amy, Cream, and Cheese were brought some happiness to his soul, but Amy's smile lifted him the most.
"Hi your highness!" Amy greeted.
Sonic blushed slightly and smiled a bit. "Hey guys…so how do we garden?" he asked.
"Well, Cheese and I already made holes into the ground, all we have to do is put a seed in the holes and cover it up with dirt." Cream explained.
"Chao Chao!" Cheese cheered.
"Then you water it." Amy added.
"Then what?" Sonic asked.
"You wait, your highness. But you have to make sure the plants get water and sunlight." Amy replied.
"Wait, we have to wait?!" Sonic exclaimed, which made Amy giggle. "What's so funny?" he asked as he gave her a confused look.
"Everything has to be fast with you! Just take your time and enjoy life." Amy said. The blue hedgehog nodded and helped the girls and Cheese put one seed in each hole before covering it with dirt.
"Well, we got all twenty holes. Now we have to water them." Amy said as she grabbed a watering can. Sonic decided to sit it out and watch the girls. He saw Amy and Cream giggling and interacting as if they were sisters. Sonic smiled at the pink hedgehog, there's something there about her.
"She's certainly good with kids…" he muttered.
"Chao!" Cheese agreed as he was sitting next to the prince.
Vanilla came out with a tray of lemonade. "I brought some lemonade, you all must be thirsty." She said placing it on the stool.
"Oooh thanks, Cream's mom!" Amy said before grabbing a cup.
"Yes thank you, mother." Cream said.
"Chao Chao!" Cheese added.
Vanilla smiled at the three before turning to the prince. "Your highness, would you like some?" she asked.
"Uhhh..sure." Sonic replied before grabbing a cup. The prince drank his lemonade while enjoying the flavorful sweet and tart taste. "Mmmm..nice and fresh. I like it." He added.
"Why thank you, your highness." The rabbit mother said before giving a curtsey at the prince. "Now Cream, I need help with preparing the lunch. Could you help me, dear?" Vanilla asked.
"Yes mother. " Cream said.
The prince looked at the garden which brought back memories of when his mother was still alive. Queen Aleena was Sonic's mother and the most important woman in his life. He could remember her green emerald eyes that he inherited, her long purple hair, and her beautiful smile; but most of all, he remembered how loving and caring she was.
"Do you like it, son? I planted these flowers all by myself. I think they look gorgeous." A feminine soft voice said in the Prince's mind.
"Yeah…it's pretty cool, ma." a childlike voice replied. The prince suddenly snapped out of his thoughts when Cream started to leave.
"Wait!" Sonic interrupted. "Cream…would you like to be the royal gardener? I need someone to take care of mom's garden."
"Would I? I'd love to!" Cream cheered. "Is that okay with you, mother?"
Vanilla smiled at her daughter. "It's okay with me, dear Just make sure you tend to the garden every day."
"Oh thank you, Prince Sonic!" Cream cheered before leaving with her mother and pet. Sonic sat down on the ground next to Amy; the pink hedgehog smiled at the prince which got his attention.
"What?" he asked with a chuckle.
"That was so sweet of you. The garden meant everything to Cream." Amy said.
"Yeah, well..it's no problem..besides..a garden would be kinda nice." Sonic replied, looking at the beautiful blue sky. "So…um…whatcha bout to do?" he asked.
Amy giggled "Well I'm going to feed the flickies." She replied standing up. "Would you like to join me, your highness?"
Sonic sat up as well, "Oh uh, sounds fun. How do you do it?" he asked.
The pink hedgehog took out a sack of sunflower seeds from her pocket. "Now hold out your hands." She said. Sonic did what he was instructed and Amy poured the seeds in his hands.
"So now what?" he asked.
"You give them to the flickies." She replied, pointing to three blue flickies pecking the ground. Sonic slowly approached the birds holding out his hand to them forcefully which scared them. The blue hedgehog chased the birds around the garden.
"Why aren't they taking the seeds?!" Sonic asked before stopping. Amy giggled and approached him.
"You have to be gentle and do it patiently." She replied as she grabbed some seeds. "Like this." Amy tossed some seeds to the ground gently which attracted the flickies.
"Ohhh…I see…" Sonic muttered. He carefully followed Amy's example and tossed the seeds carefully. The flickies flew to the seeds and ate them up. After eating, the flickies flew up and landed on Sonic's head to thank him.
"Hey, they like you!" Amy cheered.
Sonic blushed and smiled warmly. "Wow…I did it…I..I..really did" he said. Sonic looked at the pink hedgehog and blushed deeper, secretly admiring her. "So…uhhh…Amy…would you like to join me for lunch?" he asked. "I man if you don't wanna that's-"
"I'd love to join you for lunch!" she replied. Amy was surprised that the prince would ask a servant, but she felt quite please. Both hedgehogs soon ate at the royal dining table; Sonic treated Amy like a guest rather than a servant. They ate rolls topped with beef sticks that were topped with chili. Vanilla decided to call them "chilidogs", in which the prince agreed to the name. Soon the new recipe was sold throughout the kingdom. Even citizens from other kingdoms would come to Mobius to try this new famous food.
As for the Sonic and Amy, the two spent time with each other throughout the castle. Sometimes they'd play hide n seek, play pranks on Knuckles, or even just have simple conversations while eating a meal or a snack. Sonic started to not care about Amy's occupation as a servant girl, but rather her character. The two started to grow fond of each other more and more every day, but they had to keep it a secret from Sally and everyone else. However, the royal servants grew more aware of Sonic and Amy's attraction towards each other, especially Shadow.
After dinner, Sonic decided to head to his room, but before he could enter he saw Blaze walking the hallway. She was the person he needed right now.
"Hey uhhh..Blaze?" Sonic called.
The purple cat turned around and saw the prince. "Oh, greetings your highness. Is there something you need?" she asked.
"Uhh..yeah…you think I should open up the royal library?" he asked.
Blaze placed her hands on her hips and playfully smirked, which was rare to see. "For Amy, right?" she asked, which made Sonic blush deeply. "She really loves books."
"Uhh..well…uhh…maybe..so what?" he asked embarrassed.
Blaze smiled. "I think that would be nice for her. You two seem closer." she said.
"Is it really that obvious?" he asked, Blaze nodded yes.
"Well then…I think I'll do that! Thanks, Blaze!" Sonic said before going to his room.
"I hope you know what you're doing, Sonic…after all..you are getting married.." Blaze thought as she headed to her room. Even though she believed that the prince and Amy should be careful, she felt it wasn't her role as the royal flute player to tell the prince what to do.
Next morning, Sonic was guiding Amy to a room as she wore a scarf around her eyes. "Are we almost there yet?" Amy asked.
"Not yet, remember don't remove the scarf and keep your eyes closed until I tell you." Sonic instructed, walking inside the room with her. Sonic removed the scarf from her eyes. "Okay you can open them." He said.
Amy slowly opened her eyes; immediately taken in awe of what she saw, recognizing the place. It was a large room filled with large shelves of millions of books in it. The pink hedgehog walked around the room, she felt like she was in heaven…a room with millions of books.
"Is this…the royal library?" she asked. "but why..?"
"Well…friends do nice things for each other, right?" he asked. Amy nodded and continued to admire the books.
"Wow.." Amy said that was barely above a whisper.
"Yep, pretty sweet huh? Has everything you might like." Sonic said. "and you can come in here anytime you like and read any book you want." He added.
Amy smiled at the blue hedgehog, amazed of his kindness. Last time, he scolded at her for coming in here; now he allowed her to go into the royal library. It was amazing on how people can change over time.
"I really love it your highness! Tails would love this as well!" Amy exclaimed, suddenly the pink hedgehog's smile disappeared, thinking about her adoptive brother. Sonic noticed her mood changed.
"Hey, everything okay?" he asked.
"Oh, I-I'm fine." Amy replied, but Sonic could read her like a book.
"Amy, come on..tell me.." he assured, placing his hands on her shoulders.
The pink hedgehog looked up at the prince. "I guess..I just miss my brother Tails…he's still sick..and I still have a lot of rings to earn…so I can afford the proper medical care for him. If I don't hurry…I don't think he'll be able to make it." She replied. Sonic looked at the maiden, feeling empathy. He didn't want her to lose her brother like he lost his parents.
"I…I know someone.." Sonic said.
"You do?" she asked.
"Yeah…he's annoying though but...he's one of the most brilliant doctors in the kingdom." Sonic explained. "His name is Dr. Antione D' Coolette, Mobius's doctor. I can cover the bill, if you give me the address that your brother lives in." he added.
Amy felt tears streaming down her cheek, it was a miracle that someone could help her dear brother. He meant everything to her and if Tails were to die, she wouldn't know what to do.
"Oh, your highness…" she whispered, giving him a squeezing hug. "Thank you thank you!" she cried. Amy cried into the prince's chest which made Sonic return the hug. He stroked her quills lovingly, planting a small kiss on her forehead in a comforting way.
"Hey..don't worry. We'll get him the help he needs." Sonic whispered, wiping her tears from her face.
Amy smiled and stared into the prince's eyes. "You…You promise?" she asked.
"I promise, Amy…I promise…" he replied.
To be continued…