Chapter 10
From Like To Love
-At Amy's House (6:45 PM)-
(Amy's POV)
My aunt, Mari-An, picked me up after I called her when my basketball practice was over. When we got home, I went to the kitchen and made me a snack - a peanut butter & jelly sandwich with Lays Classic snack-size chips and a Gatorade bottle Fruit Punch flavor. 'Cus I'm hungry. I ate my snack and later grab my purse and my Nike duffel bag, and went to my room.
As I entered my room, I put my stuff down next to the wall. In my room, it has some basketball posters of my favorite players: Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Derrick Rose, and Kobe Bryant. My favorite player is really Allen Iverson, because a guy like him at 6 foot and weight 165, he could take over a game, evolutionized the ball-handling ability to make a defender fall to the ground and create his own shot, and have the heart to never be afraid of an opponent being bigger than him. I pattern my game by watching him play, as well as the other players I watched.
For how my room is decorated, my room is colored pink since it's my favorite color. Even though I'mma tomboy playing basketball, heh, heh. I have a 24 inch flat screen TV with a DVD player to watch all of my favorite movies and a queen size bed so I can have plenty of room for me to sleep on. My bed sheets are red and pink - with the pillow cases red and the bed sheets and cover pink.
Lets quit talking about what's inside my room, but I'm still not sure why would Sonic text me of me and probably his friend Tails wanna hang out on the weekend. Don't give me wrong, I like him especially how he plays, but . . . maybe he wants to . . . I don't know. Whatever it is, I just couldn't put my finger on him for some reason.
I'll put that moment to the side as I'm gonna watch Regular Show on TV, while I'm sitting in front of the TV on the edge of my bed and playing with my Nike basketball. Good thing I don't have homework.
After watching some TV, I looked at the time as it shows 10 o'clock. I went to my dresser drawer and grab my 2XL white T-Shirt and pink pajama pants to wear 'em for bed. Next, I went to my queen sized bed and pulled out the sheets and cover to sleep in. Later, I pulled out my Samsung Galaxy phone to read a novel, while it charges, so I can read and get sleepy as well.
While reading, I had some yawns and decided, "Sleepy time." I tucked myself in some more and I'll see y'all in the morning. I'm going to sleep.
-At Sonic's House (9:45 PM)-
(Sonic's POV)
Uncle Chuck dropped me off, as usual, to my parents house. I got out of his Cadillac CTS, grab my bookbag and my Nike duffel bag from the backseat, and wave bye to Uncle Chuck as I'm heading to the frontdoor to unlock the door to let myself in.
I walked in the house and mom and dad are in their room, of what I think, they're watching TV. I walked to the kitchen, opened the microwave, and see spaghetti and meatballs. Yum. I pulled the food out, grab a plastic fork and a Gatorade bottle Lemonade flavor, sat at the kitchen table, and munched it down. Man, my mom can cook. I said that because it... was... delicious, dammit. After I ate my food, I put the dishes in the sink, grab my stuff, and headed to my room.
As I entered my room, I put my stuff down next to the wall. In my room, it has some basketball posters of my favorite players: Lebron James, Allen Iverson, Derrick Rose, Chris Paul, and Kobe Bryant. My favorite player is really Derrick Rose, because he can take over the game, get his teammates involve, and he's a explosive dunker. I pattern my game from him. For how my room is decorated, my room is colored sky blue since it's my favorite color, actually blue is my favorite color. I have a 24 inch flat screen TV with a Playstation 3 to play my favorite games and a queen size bed so I can have plenty of room for me to sleep on. My bed sheets are navy blue and sky blue - with the pillow cases sky blue and the bed sheets and cover navy blue.
Okay, enough of what's inside my room. I'm still not sure where to take Amy, probably her best friend Cream and my homeboy Tails, at for the weekend. Don't give me wrong, I like her especially how she plays, but . . . maybe . . . I don't know, okay. Whatever it is, I just couldn't put my finger on it for some reason.
I'll put that moment to the side as I'm gonna watch a basketball game on TV, while I'm sitting in front of the TV on the edge of my bed and playing with my Nike basketball. Good thing I don't have homework.
After watching some TV, I looked at the time as it shows 10 o'clock. I went to my dresser drawer and grab my 2XL white T-Shirt, black briefs, and navy blue long Nike shorts as I'm heading to the bathroom to take a shower
5 minutes later...
I walked out of the tub after I finished taking my shower, as I'm drying myself off. After I dried myself off, I put on the clothes I picked out and walked out of the bathroom. I don't even know if mom and dad knew I'm here now that I've realized it, but I put that to the side as I went back to my room. Next, I went to my queen sized bed and pulled out the sheets and cover to sleep in. Later, I pulled out my IPhone 5 and let it charge as I tucked myself in some more and I'll see y'all in the morning. I'm going to sleep.
-Next Day-
The two hedgehogs each woke up from their alarm clocks at the usual time of 5 o'clock in the morning. As usual, they got up from their beds, brush their teeth, and went to their closet and picked out the attire they'll wear for the day - Sonic wearing a small fitted T-Shirt as an undergarment for his blue long-sleeved thermal shirt, regular loose-fit cargo pants, and blue and white Nike Air Max; and Amy wearing a smoke gray fitted T-Shirt, a fitted gray Nike zip-up hoodie, white skinny jeans, and black and white Nike Zoom The Glove (Gary Payton's signature shoe).
They each pack the stuff they needed for the day, ate breakfast, wave goodbye to their parents, and headed to their bus stop.
The two greeted each other and are having a conversation one another.
"So Sonic," said Amy, "how was you practice with the varsity?"
"It was a'ight. I just had to get use to how they play and how they practice."
Amy agreed with a nod. "Mines was the same, as well." Then ask him, "So, have you decided where to hand out at for the weekend?"
Sonic thought for a moment, ". . . . . Nah, how about you and me hoop for this weekend?"
Amy thought for a moment, ". . . . . I guess. What time?"
"Twelve o'clock."
". . . . . Sure."
The rest of the week for Sonic and Amy have been tiresome and helpful. What has been helpful for them is learning new plays and know the type of players they're around in. What's been tiresome, was being exhausted from school and basketball practice. But, it was worth it for them and they know that.
-The Weekend: Saturday-
Sonic and Amy each arrived at Green Hill Recreational Park/Center - Sonic wearing a blue short-sleeve sweat resistant shirt, black Jordan shorts, black and blue Jordan socks, and black and blue Air Jordan XXI, and Amy wearing a red short-sleeve sweat resistant shirt, white Jordan shorts with black and red trim with red on the top and black on the bottom, red and white Nike Elite socks, and white, red, grey and black Air Jordan VIII . The two decided to head inside the building where it has a gymnasium. They walk inside the maid building and see only five visiting people either playing pool, playing a basketball video game on the Playstation 3, or watching TV. The two hedgehogs walk inside the gymnasium and see it's empty, which doesn't bother them as that signals they might as well practice for themselves or play one-on-one against each other.
The two decided to practice for themselves with Sonic on one end of the court and Amy one the other end. They were shooting around for themselves about 15 minutes of doing various dribble moves and shooting at certain spots on the perimeter. They did that to loosen themselves up, in case they wanna play a pick-up basketball game against each other, or if people came in the gym and decided to play pick-up basketball. Either way, they'll play nonetheless.
Two hours have passed as the two hedgehogs have played one-on-one three times with Amy winning all three of 'em. She was having her way against him both offensively and defensively - driving to the paint by adjusting her shot in mid-air at times, shooting shots by pulling up off the dribble, and contesting his shots since she, most of the time, can't pickpocket the ball out of his hands because he has tight handles. Two more hours have passed as some more people have came to the gymnasium for some pick-up basketball games. Sonic and Amy were still able to stay in the gym to play some pick-up basketball. The two became teammates while picking three more players by playing five-on-five on full-court, going to sixteen. The two went on playing an fun, yet close, game winning with the score - Sonic and Amy's team 16 to the opposing team's 14.
After four hours of playing basketball in the gymnasium, the two hedgehogs decided it's time to head home. The two walked out of the main building and headed home. Or unless one of them has something else in mind.
"Hey Amy." said Sonic.
Amy turned her head to the left to face Sonic to hear what he has to say.
"Wanna chill at my house?"
Amy thought for a moment, ". . . Let me text my aunt real quick."
Sonic agreed as Amy pulled out her Samsung Galaxy S5 cellphone and text her aunt Mari-An. Through Amy's contact-list in her phone, she has Mari-An's name titled Aunt Mari-An.
Aye can i chill at my friend's house?
Mari-An text her back,
From Aunt Mari-An: Sure
Amy put her phone back in her pocket. "She said 'sure'," she said.
"Okay," Sonic said.
Amy followed Sonic to his house. While they're close to his house, Sonic see's his car and not his parents' car at the driveway, signaling to Sonic that his mom and dad are out somewhere. From Amy's point of view, she sees his house look like a four-story house looking nice. The two arrive at the doorstep as Sonic brought out his house key, insert his key in the door knob, unlocks it and opens the door. Inside the living room in his house has a 32 inch flat screen TV, along with a Wii system and DVD player, two sofas with a two-seated couch and three-seated couch, and a square-sized coffee table. Amy was inspired of the view of his living room.
"You can sit down and watch TV if you want," Sonic said to Amy of making her feel comfortable in his house.
Amy sat on the three-seated couch, grabs the remote from the coffee table, and presses the TV Button as the TV came on and Regular Show came on. Sonic walked inside his kitchen, went to the refrigerator and opened the freezer door, and pulled out a Digiorno Pepperoni Pizza box. He went out of the kitchen and asked Amy does she want some pizza. She answered yes and Sonic put the pizza in the oven.
Sonic and Amy are friends and they do respect each other, as well as having a challenge of who will win first.
"Aye Amy," said Sonic.
Amy turned around to face Sonic to hear what he has to say.
"Wanna play Spades?"
Amy smiled and said, "Oh hell yeah."
Sonic looked at her crazy but shrug it off because he thinks he's gonna beat her in Spades. The two sat at the kitchen table, Sonic starts to shuffle, and later decks the cards out to himself and Amy.
Fifteen minutes have passed, as well eating the pizza Sonic took out of the oven, and the two were going at it. Sonic totaling his books all total with his score 220 to Amy's 210. Man, it's their competitive nature they have just like in basketball. The two decided to call it quits and Amy heading to Sonic's room to check and see the view, as well the stuff he has, in his room while Sonic is in the kitchen washing dishes.
Inside Sonic's room from Amy's point of view, as previously stated, his room is painted sky blue with basketball posters on the wall of his favorite players. While continuing gazing his room, it has some nice stuff; nothing fancy whatsoever to her point of view. She later looked into his closet next to his bed and see some outfits that look cool to her: some plain T-Shirts, polo branded shirts, some pants and shorts(not basketball shorts) folded on the shelf above the hanging clothes, and some shoes she was surprised - some low-top KD's, some Nike's, only four pairs of Adidas, some Reebox Allen Iverson shoes, and four pairs of Air Jordan shoes. Amy was surprise of his dress game, signaling to her he has some nice clothes to wear.
Sonic later walked back into his room seeing Amy in his closet.
"Hey Sonic," said Amy, "you got some nice clothes here."
"I know it, I know it, I know it." he said, which kinda made Amy giggled.
After Amy was through gazing his room, the two decided to have a friendly little chit-chat to one another. Both were explaining about school, so far okay for them and basketball as their first regular season game is Wednesday.
"You know," said Amy, "I'm surprised Coach Vanilla didn't name the starters for Wednesday's game yet. She probably may do that when we have a walk-through on Tuesday."
"Same thing for my unc." Sonic said, "He didn't name the starters from my team, yet."
They said that because, besides the fact they just got on the Varsity roster and how hard and smart they play, their practice was great and tiresome for the two, but all in all, they don't know who's gonna start for either Sonic's or Amy's Varsity squad.
While they were continuing their conversation, Sonic heard the front-door open signaling to him his parents came home, and later heard his bedroom door open as a grown man with navy blue hair in short natural cut, light brown skin tone, red eyes, blue shirt, blue pants, and low-top Nike Air Max colored white. You guessed it, it's Sonic's father Jules Drummond.
"Hey, son." Jules said to Sonic with that deep voice he has, as Sonic happily grinned and nodded. "And hello miss ...?" To the pink haired girl he doesn't know.
"Amy Rose, Mr. Drummond." Amy answered. To Jules, he never seen her before, except Sonic's best friend Tails, until now.
Jules nod with a yes. "Y'all two didn't do anything strange or perverted did ya?"
"NO!" The two hoopers said along with a blush on their faces.
Julies grinned. "Alright, me and your mother are putting up some groceries. Have fun and don't do anything stupid. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes dad," said Sonic.
"Yes sir," said Amy.
Jules close Sonic's door and is off to the kitchen to help his wife, Bernie, put up the groceries.
Sonic and Amy were left blushing after they stare at each other when Jules asked did they do anything perverted when he and his wife were gone. Sure they like each other as friends, but they weren't thinking about having sex. But in general, Sonic couldn't argue to his dad about what he said, he was doing his job of being a parent.
Actually somewhere deep down inside themselves, it's more than them 'liking each other'. Sonic likes Amy in a different way of liking her; same thing for Amy, he likes him because who he is and what he likes. Crazy as it sounds after they first glance at each other from their first day of school by not saying a word to each other, in which it lead to them playing one-on-one at Green Hill Rec. Center/Park. Sooner or later, they'll figure it out sometime soon, or one of them, until it's too late.
Amy looked at the time from her cell phone and it shows 7:30 PM. She got up and told Sonic she's gonna head back to her house. Sonic agreed and the two hugged, but didn't separate. The two felt a strong chemistry in between them from their hug. Amy looked at Sonic's emerald green eyes with Sonic doing the same by looking at her emerald green eyes. Then the unexpected happened, Amy did a quick peck on Sonic's lips, and the two were left shocked. To their shocking result, Amy back off two yards away from Sonic and turned her back from him as she put two fingers of her right hand over her lips of what she has just did, while blushing deep red. To Sonic, he was shock too but kinda blushed, he put his fingertips from his right hand over his lips of Amy did a quick unexpected kiss.
Amy turned around, while still blushing, and said to Sonic with nervousness, "Um . . . . s-s-sorry S-S-S-Sonic. Sorry I d-d-did . . . that to . . . ya. (Oh great, I've probably made our friendship even worse)." She later duck her head down, and meant that she probably made Sonic upset.
'Wow...' Sonic thought, 'She just kissed me . . . and I . . . like . . . it.' Then he now realized something he should've figured out earlier. '(*Sigh*) Ya know, I think it's time to say it by gettin' it off my chest.' Well, it somehow didn't. But will he admit of what he'll tell her?
"Hey Amy."
Amy looked up at Sonic's face, while still blushing but with her cheeks now pink, to hear what he has to say. Or probably with a different idea.
Sonic walked to her and they're now face-to-face. With Amy's face turning red again, Sonic used his left hand to lift her chin up, put his lips into her pink lips, and they kissed. Amy was shocked at first, but returned the favor of kissing him back, this time with lust and love. She put both of her arms around his neck to deepen the kiss. Sonic also was hesitant at first when he kissed her, but glad she returned the favor. Finally, the two kissed.
They broke their kiss, while still in each others arms, and stared at each others eyes with a smile on their face.
"I love you . . . Soniku." said Amy.
"I love you too . . . Ames." said Sonic. "And what's with you using a pet name?" he later asked.
She blushed from that question. "I don't know. It sounded cute to me."
Sonic kinda smirked from her answer. "I . . . kinda like. But don't say that all the time."
"I won't. Tee hee," she playfully laugh on that last part. "And what's wit you saying 'Ames' as my pet name?" she later asked.
"I don't know. It sounded a'ight to me."
Amy later asked him, "Hey Sonic. Does this make me and you - boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Sonic didn't think twice on that question. "Yeah. You and me, boyfriend and girlfriend. Official." And later smiled.
Amy smiled and kissed him again. Remember, Sonic's 6'3" and Amy's 6 foot, so they are clearly, well almost, at head-level when next to each other or face-to-face. They were having a good moment with their kissing session until Sonic's father, Jules Drummond, opened the door to see what they're doing, and sees them kissing. Sonic and Amy looked at Jules.
"Um, . . . . this maybe a stupid question. . . Are you two a couple?" He said that to make sure.
Sonic and Amy looked at each other and Sonic answered, "We are now."
Jules smiled. "Congratulations you two."
"Congratulations what?" said Bernadette 'Bernie' Drummond, Sonic's mother and Jules' wife, in the background.
Jules turned around to his wife. "Our boy and . . . Amy right?"
She nodded 'yes'.
Jules continues, "Are a couple, Bernie."
Bernie put her two hands on her chest of her son in love with the pink-haired girl.
Sonic has something to say. "Plus, she's a hooper."
Jules and Bernie smirked. Jules spoke, "Is that true, young lady?"
Amy didn't hesitate answering, "Yes sir I am. I'm very good at it."
Jules and Bernie this time smiled. Twenty minutes have passed as Sonic's parents and Amy are in the living room with the Drummond spouses getting some information from Amy Rose. She tells them she goes to the same high school she and Sonic goes to (which is Knothole High School), playing varsity basketball as a freshman just like Sonic, how they first seen each other playing their intense one-on-one game that made Sonic's parents impressed, and stuff she like and don't like.
"It was nice meeting you, Amy." Said Bernie, "Hope we get the chance to see you play your first Varsity game Wednesday."
"Thank you, Missus Drummond." Amy said.
Jules asked Amy, "Are you a starter?"
"I don't know, 'cus my basketball coach, Coach Vanilla, didn't name the starters, yet."
"Same for me from Uncle Chuck," said Sonic. Jules smirked and nod from Sonic's answer of what his brother is planning. That's right, Charles and Jules are brothers.
Amy told Sonic's parents that she's finna head home. But Sonic stops her and asked, "Can I drive you home?" Showing his gentlemen side.
"Sure, why not."
Bernie spoke, "Awwwwww. My son is driving her home." Proud of him showing his love to his girlfriend.
Sonic asked his dad can he use his car keys. Jules answered yes as Sonic got up from his seat from the couch, grab his father's car keys and Amy's Nike basketball she forgot, open the frontdoor and let Amy go first signaling 'ladies first' to Amy, and into Jules' 2010 Nissan Altima. Sonic unlocked the car door with the switch, they open the doors and entered inside his father's car. Sonic put the car key in the key slot and turn on the ignition, puts the car on 'Reverse' as Sonic looked at the the screen of the camera's back view, backs out of the driveway, puts the car in 'Drive', and off to Amy's house.
It took Sonic twenty seconds to reach Amy's house as Sonic pulled up at the curve of Amy's house.
Amy spoke, "Well, it was great hanging out with ya, Sonic. As well as you and me being a couple."
"You know it," said Sonic. "Guess I'll see ya Monday?"
"Yep."
The two lean forward and kissed goodbye as they broke their kiss with Amy grabbing her basketball and opening the car door, and wave goodbye to her boyfriend with Sonic doing the same. The two parted ways as Amy went inside her house by unlocking it with her house key and Sonic driving back to his house.
-At Amy's House-
Amy walked in her house and was greeted by her aunt, Mari-An Caine-Hearne, and her uncle, Robert Hearne. Amy went to her room, closed the door and tossed her Nike basketball to the side, and laid down on her bed flat on her back. Happy that her and Sonic are a couple, but tired of playing basketball almost the whole day.
'Wow,' Amy thought, 'me and Sonic are a couple, after finally showing our love with a kiss.'
End of Chapter 10
Whew, it took me a week to put this chapter together. Anyway, Sonic and Amy are a couple, congratulations you two.
But straight up, I'mma be straightforward to you readers, while I was writing this chapter, it was starting to get a little cheesy of how my ideas were brought up. Even though it probably look good of how it started and finished (. . . I think), I still think it was kinda cheesy how it is.
Now for the names with meanings of Barby Kadyn (Barby Koala), Ash Willard (Ash Mongoose), and Storm Albarran (Storm Albatross).
For Barby Kadyn (Barby Koala), in American, the name Kadyn means- fighter; Barby Koala is a fierce fighter, capable of savage action in combat.
For Ash Willard (Ash Mongoose), In both German and English, the name Willard means- Resolute or brave; risking his life and going to great lengths to save Mina from harm.
But, leave a review or private message of how it went.
Oh and I almost forgot, Sonic and Amy's first Varsity basketball game will be coming soon. So stay tune.
Until then, this is SelfMadeHooper saying (as always) see y'all on the next up-coming chapter.