I'm back...

For those of you who were concerned that I would stop updating this, let me remind you that my longest update was an 8 month wait...this was not even that bad!

HA. Just making up excuses...I've been really busy, but your reviews and PMS have kept me going. Here's a shout out to the people who kept pushing me to write: you know who you are!

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"I don't think we should see each other anymore."

Well, that was certainly surprising. Amy Rose had not expected Jet to show up on her doorstep with that piece of news.

Her lips parted in surprise. She hadn't expected him to say this. Amy blurted out, "Why?"

He eyed her intently and said calmly, "You know why."

The pink hedgehog raised an eyebrow at him. "I can't read your mind, Jet."

Jet sighed wearily and rubbed his forehead. "You don't like me the way I like you."

"That's not-"

"Don't lie. You don't like me the way I like you because you're in love with Sonic."

Taken back, the flustered Amy looked at him in surprise. Quickly, she retorted, "No, I don't. Why does everyone think that?" She asked in frustration.

"Because it's written all over your face when you're with him. Every time, I see you with him, you glow. You two have so much history, so much history that I can't compete with him anymore. As hard as I try, I won't be able to even remotely get you to feel the same way about me because you won't let me know you the way he does."

When did Jet become a therapist? He thought he knew her, that he figured her out. That wasn't true. Of course, she kept her guard around people, but she let people in too. "I have lots of friends that know me well...like Cream and Mina and..."

"Right, because I see you with them all the time," He said. Seeing her dejected countenance, he added, "Look, I'm not trying to attack you. I'm not saying you're a bad person for only letting him in. I just...well, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I wish I was Sonic."

Noticing how crestfallen he looked, she reached out to touch him, whispering his name. He stepped out of her reach and ran a hand through his green hair. "It's okay, Amy. It just wasn't written in the stars for us. No biggie. I'll um...see you around, okay?"

She couldn't just let him leave after what he just said! He was hurt by their one-sided love, something that Amy was used to. Making a quick decision, Amy pulled his head towards hers and kissed him aggressively. She couldn't bare to see him leave feeling hurt and alone like she felt when she saw how Sonic felt about Sally. Amy wanted to convince him, to convince herself that she had feelings for him. The pink hedgehog was so focused on giving her all that she didn't notice that his lips were stiff and cold.

Jet pulled away from her and looked away. "I don't need your pity, Amy." He didn't say this unkindly, but it made Amy feel a hundred times worse.

Jet stood up to leave. Amy watched him walk down the steps slowly, as if it pained him to walk away. She knew this would eventually happen. Amy knew that she would end up breaking his heart. She felt so guilty because she didn't try hard enough to like him. Instead of focusing on him and their relationship, she was too fixated on her feelings for Sonic, the boy that was too confused to be reliant on.

This was what it felt like being on the other side of the unrequited love. It sucked feeling like a complete douche bag for letting this nice guy down, but it probably didn't suck as much as being Jet.

Amy watched him get into his car and drive away without looking at her.

She felt horrible.

She felt guilty.

She felt angry with herself for allowing this to happen, for not trying harder.

X

The next day at school was awkward.

That was the only way to describe it. Every time Amy saw a blue or green blur, she would quickly turn around and walk in a different direction. After doing this several times, she realized that neither boy was around and she was just being paranoid.

"Hey Amy!"

She tensed up for a second and then sighed in relief when she recognized the voice. Turning around, Amy threw on a small smile. "Hey, Knuckles."

He grinned at her and sauntered over. "Did you lose your phone or something?"

The pink hedgehog raised an eyebrow at him and shook her head. She took it out from her pocket to show him proof and asked, "Why are you asking?"

"Sonic's called you like six times and they've all gone straight to voicemail."

"Well, that's...weird. I haven't gotten his calls?" She tried to lie, but it came out flat.

Knuckles laughed at her. "It's okay. He's not here today to catch you on your lie. He caught some sort of flu or something."

First Jet had the flu. Now Sonic? "Shit. That thing is going around. Guess I better go buy a face mask to get me past my bio midterm," She joked.

"Hey, I'm trying to get someone to cough on me so I don't have to take that midterm. I haven't read a page of the textbook since the first day of school. I'm going over to Sonic's later today to see if he can get me sick."

Amy snorted at him. "Why am I not surprised?"

Ignoring her remark, he pointed at her and said, "You should give him a call. He wouldn't tell me why he needed to talk to you. Just that it's important."

She saluted to his retreating figure. "Will do!" Amy called out before she turned to walk to her first class. As much as she wanted to keep ignoring him, she had to face the facts. Amy needed to deal with him sooner than later to talk about yet another unsuspected kiss between them. She needed to make herself clear that she was only going to be friends with Sonic and the only way to do that, is to hang out with him and act as a friend. No more flirting, bantering, or kissing. No kissing.

Amy convinced herself last night after talking to Jet that this would be good for her. She would have a clean slate with Sonic and never fall into that trap of dependence ever again. She wouldn't allow it.

Slinging her backpack over her shoulder, she noticed a distressed figure standing by the doorway of her homeroom.

Sally Acorn.

Whatever the squirrel was telling Bunny in hushed tones stopped when Sally caught Amy looking at her. Steely, Sally eyed her intently, a frown sliding onto her face. Swallowing thickly, Amy averted her eye glance and kept walking forward. She just wanted to avoid an encounter with Sally in case the squirrel figured out that Sonic and her kissed at Homecoming.

Unfortunately, fate had a different plan.

"Hey, Amy. You got a second?" Sally's voice wasn't friendly, but it wasn't cold either.

Amy turned around to look at her and said, "Well, the bells going to ring soon. Can we talk before lunch?"

"It will only take a second."

Ouch. This tone of voice was not friendly. Amy glanced uneasily at the clock but nodded. "Sure. What's up?" She asked, trying to keep her voice even. Sally waved goodbye to Bunny, who shot Amy a suspicious glare.

"Has Sonic...talked to you since he picked you up at Homecoming?"

Amy shook her head. "Nope. Word is that he's at home sick with the flu."

Sally nodded and said, "I know, but has he said anything to you? About me?"

"Sorry, Sally. Sonic and I haven't been hanging out lately." Only kissing. No big deal.

The squirrel eyed her suspiciously and crossed her arms over her chest. "He hasn't been returning my texts and calls. I left him at homecoming for a second and I couldn't find him the rest of the night. Were you with him?"

Amy was taken back by her accusation. "What?"

Sally's stare hardened. "Where you with him?"

"I bailed like an hour into homecoming."

"You didn't answer my question."

Interrupting their conversation, the bell rang. Amy thanked the heavens for once being on her side. "Can we do this later? I have to get to class." She didn't wait for Sally to answer before she hurried off to her class.

As Sally watched Amy go, she wondered what the pink hedgehog was hiding.

X

"Why, Amy. I'm surprised to see you here. Sonic isn't feeling well."

Amy held up the facemask she was holding in one hand and held up a packet of papers in her other hand. "I come bearing gifts from his biology teacher," She joked with an eye roll.

Sonic's mom grinned at her and opened the door so that the pink hedgehog could enter. "How thoughtful of Sonic's teacher."

"Oh, he's just the best. Can I go upstairs? I can make it quick."

Sonic's mom gestured towards the stairway with a smile. "Take as much time as you need. He's been asking for you."

Amy turned away from Sonic's mother to hide her blush. Get a hold of yourself, Amy. You are dropping off homework because you are his friend. Only his friend. She pulled the facemask over her mouth and pushed the packet of papers tighter into her chest.

Amy slowly walked over to Sonic's door and held her breath as she knocked on the door twice.

"Mom, I told you I'm not having grandma's broccoli stew!"

She laughed into her facemask, wondering if she could record how ridiculous he sounded. "Oh, but Sonic...you love that soup!" The pink hedgehog bantered, leaning against the door.

"Amy?"

Hearing the surprise in his voice, Amy scoffed. "Who else would visit you on your death bed?"

"Hey, I only have a cold. Everyone is acting like I have the flu." Thanks to Knuckles, Amy thought with amusement to herself.

With sincerity, the pink hedgehog asked, "How are you feeling?"

"Like some asshole plugged up my nose and punched me in the head repeatedly."

Amy stifled her laughter. "That bad?"

"Worse."

"Is it safe to enter?"

"Enter at your own risk."

She bit her lip to keep from smiling as she walked in. These conversations they had shouldn't make her feel so giddy to see him.

Laying in his bed, Sonic looked over at her with as much excitement he could muster. Amy noticed how pale and tired he looked. She promised herself she would make this visit quick. He reached for a tissue and blew into it. Pulling back, Amy laughed at his reddened nose.

"Well you look cute," She said sarcastically, setting the packet of papers on his dresser.

With laughter in his voice, Sonic said, "I could say the same to you," He said, pointing to her facemask. Smiling, Amy sat down on top of his bed and gently laid his head on her lap. The pink hedgehog stroked her hands through his quills while telling herself that this was okay to do. He always did this for her when she was sick.

Amy asked, "Word on the street is that you want to talk to me."

He sighed with pleasure as her fingers stroked his quills with affection. "You ran away from me at the dance."

She had a feeling this is what it was about. Amy exhaled shakily and wondered what she should say. "I did and I'm sorry."

His fears were confirmed. She was apologizing, but not trying to convince him that she wanted that kiss, that she felt something between them. Sonic closed his eyes tiredly. "Don't be sorry. I was out of it that night and shouldn't have kissed you. I was just dealing with stuff at home. You were there and looked like you needed someone to be there for you too...so I kissed you and I'm sorry. It won't happen again." Lie. After lie. After lie.

Amy slowly lifted her fingers from his head and touched her lips unconsciously. He kissed her because he was feeling lonely and he thought she looked lonely. Sonic didn't kiss her because he wanted to. He did it because he pitied her.

She wanted to punch a wall, to scream at him for toying with her, but she wasn't surprised at this declaration. Sonic's been her flirty friend for years now with on and off shared kisses this entire year. He hasn't shown any interest in her romantically so why would he start now?

It only proved that what she thought before was right. Amy had to move on from being dependent on him, for letting herself keep thinking he would ever like her more than just a friend. The pink hedgehog had to stop reading into every word he said and every gesture he made. In the end, he was just Sonic, her flirty, sweet pal and nothing more.

Amy would have to learn to accept this new friendship. "Apology accepted," she heard herself say. The only thing she could do to keep them on the path of friends only was to ignore her attraction towards him and to stay strictly buddies with him.

Silence soon enveloped the room. The two hedgehogs tried to convince themselves it was only silent because they mutually agreed with one other, but in reality, they were both equally disappointed.

X

After leaving Sonic's, Amy stopped at the pizza shop to buy her favorite double chocolate milkshake. If she was going to go along with her 'friends with Sonic only' plan, she would need lots and lots of chocolate, one of the essential things in life. Exiting the shop, she sipped on her milkshake and looked around the parking lot to see where she parked. Seeing a familiar green figure, she choked on her milkshake and had to cough grossly a few times before she could catch her breath. Amy sighed, looking at his hunched over figure and wondered why life was so cruel at times. Why couldn't she like someone like Jet? Things would be simpler...

As hard as I try, I won't be able to even remotely get you to feel the same way about me because you won't let me know you the way he does.

As hard as she tried to ignore it, her mind kept going back to the discussion they had outside of her house. His words really affected her and as much as Amy hated to admit it, he was right. The funny thing about this was that Amy liked him even more for pointing this out to her and it made her respect him more.

And Amy Rose hardly ever respected anyone.

What if...what if she went out with Jet again? This time, she would really try to get over Sonic and to focus on Jet, this nice, fun person who was evidently crazy enough about her to let her go because she was in love with someone else. It would be a win win situation for everyone.

Someone deserved to be happy. And if she really worked at it, they both could be happy together and she could finally move on with her life.

Without giving it a second thought, Amy jogged after Jet who was about to reach his car. Breathlessly, Amy called out, "Wait a second."

He turned around to ask her what she wanted, but before he could ask, her lips were on his. She wrapped her fingers in his hair and pulled him closer into her. At first, his lips were stiff, but then they relaxed at her touch. A few seconds later, she felt his arms weakly wrap around her body, as if he were still shocked at her gesture.

This kiss was different. It wasn't her desperate to reassure him, but it was her trying to keep him, to show him that she respected him and that he mattered. She threw all of the passion she could muster into that kiss. Amy wanted to prove to him that she did like him, that she wanted him just like he wanted her. She wanted to lift his spirits, to give him hope that they had a shot.

Panting, Amy pulled away from the kiss and swallowed thickly. "What you said this morning...was one hundred percent true. I...um don't let people in and that's because I've never really trusted anyone since my dad died and my mom remarried this asshole. With all of the shit that's happened to me, I've come to realize that humans just suck in general and that doesn't mean I hate people, I just don't...trust them or let them in. Sonic...well he was always there for me and that's why I feel...such an attachment to him. But I...I don't want to just be reliable on one person and I don't want to feel as strongly as I do for him."

She took a breath and said, "I haven't let you in because you...you get me pretty well and I guess that scares me because only one person all my life has been able to do that. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I have...feelings for you, feelings that I wasn't sure how to deal with, but now I do...and I want to...I really want to let you in. If you still want to be let in."

Way to go, Amy. You just poured your heart out and he probably think you're fucking crazy. Flustered, Amy looked at the ground and mumbled, "This is stupid. I'm sorry for bothering you."

"Did you mean that?"

"My incessant babbling? Yeah...every word."

"Amy, I want to know you. Will you let me?" Shocked, she looked up to see that he was smiling softly at her, waiting patiently for her answer. Amy felt taken back. She had never known someone who was so interested in her, so patient with all of her shit other than...well, Sonic. Except, Jet had feelings for her and expressed them on a daily basis.

The pink hedgehog said honestly, "I can't promise you it will work out, but I'll try."

He laughed at this and said, "That's all I need," before kissing her lips softly. Amy returned his kiss eagerly, to let him know that she would try.

Amy would work hard to feel something for him.

And she would forget about Sonic.

X

A Week Later

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"Bet I can skate faster than you down this hill."

"Dream on, Hedgehog. I'm the rollerblading champ here," Amy said, sticking her tongue out as she skated around Sonic.

Sonic smirked at her cockily. "On your mark, get set..."

"GO!" She shouted, lunging forward.

"Hey!" Sonic said, pushing off after her. "No fair, cheater!" Amy laughed at this, but focused on the path in front of her. She pushed herself to go faster and faster until she reached the monster of all hills. Her cockiness faded once she started skating down the hill. She was flying down the hill at an incredible speed and found that she was unable to stop. Fear rose in her chest when she tried to smash her skates against the paved road to stop, but her skates would not budge. Before she knew it, she felt herself skate over a sewer well and fell flat on her butt on the ground.

Letting out a cry of pain, Amy reached for her skates to take them off, but found that she was in too much pain. A second later, Sonic was kneeling by her side with a worried expression on his face. "Are you okay?" He asked, looking at the large gash on her elbow.

Amy said brusquely, "I'm fine," but as she reached to take off her skates, she winced.

Sonic swatted her hand and said, "Here, let me do that." He untied her skates and set them down next to each other.

Amy flushed as she watched him look intently at her banged up elbow with curiosity. Ripping off a section of his shirt, Sonic tied the piece of cloth around her elbow securely then stood up to admire his handiwork. She ignored the visible skin peeking out from his shirt and the muscles that came with it.

"There we go-" he said, extending a hand towards her. She took his warm hand and stood up. Looking up, she realized how close she was to him and if it was even humanly possible, she turned redder than she already was.

"-All better," He finished, breathlessly. With her lips parted, Amy looked into his eyes and then glanced down at his inviting lips. All she had to do was lean her head in and she would be kissing him. That desire to kiss him burned inside of her like a fiery flame. She listened to the rapid beating of her heart and to his short breaths. Closing her eyes, Amy tried to convince herself to do the right thing.

But how could she determine what was right and what was wrong? She wanted to kiss him so bad, but that would be going against everything she planned. Amy wanted to step backwards, but it felt so right being this close to him.

Opening her eyes abruptly, she stepped backwards and turned away from him. Picking up her skates, she said shortly, "We should get back," before staggering up the hill.

Her words shook him out of his daze. Looking at her retreating figure, Sonic wondered how he was going to get Amy out of his head.

X

As the lovely Taylor Swift puts it:

"Miscommunication leads to fallouts"

I debated back and forth, back and forth what to do. Originally, I was just going to end it with the Amy and Jet scene and save this SonAmy scene for later but I KNEW my fans would say WTF ANIME. I WANT SONAMY.

Well..there's your SonAmy...guessing you wanted some fluff...there was almost fluff. Besides, isn't great that the love isn't as onesided anymore

Stick with me as we reenter the friend zone...

PS I quickly proofread...will catch my mistakes sometime soon!

Drop me a review to let me know that my readers are still with me, still enjoying this fic!

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