-Chapter 10-

Gran'ma Rose came up stairs to check up on Amy and Sonic. Her eyes slightly widened when she saw them sound asleep on the bed. Sonic's deep purrs filled the silent air. A smirk appeared on the elder hedgehog's muzzle. She quietly shut the door, being careful not to make a sound.

'They look so darling together.' Gran'ma Rose thought giddily.

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A few hours later, Amy flickered her eyes open. It was now late afternoon, getting close to supper time. She slowly got up, rubbing her eyes. Then she noticed that Sonic was still sleeping underneath her. Now that Amy thought about it, Sonic looked pretty peaceful in his sleep. As she hoisted herself up a little up a little, the cherry-pink female's face went pale when she noticed that the door was shut. Amy knew that she had left it open.

'Oh, god. Please don't tell me Granny saw us...' she mentally cried.

The young flower quickly got up from the bed. She quickly left the room with Sonic still sleeping. Then she went downstairs and found her grandmother fixing supper.

"Oh hello, dear." Gran'ma Rose cheerfully greeted. "How was your nap?"

"Granny!" Amy exclaimed, her face turning red.

"What? Can't I ask a simple question anymore?"

"That's not what I meant!"

"Oh, I know what you mean. What's the big hullabaloo about it, dear? You two looked absolutely cute together."

Amy let out a moan and embarrassingly covered her face.

"Don't be so modest, dear." Gran'ma Rose told her. "By the way, how is our guest?"

"He'll be fine." Amy replied. "He's still sleeping though."

"The poor dear. Well, I hope he'll be able to eat supper."

Amy remained in the kitchen to help the silver-furred female fix their evening meal. Then the young flower went back up stairs to check on Sonic. He was still asleep, so Amy left in peace.

"I'm afraid that Sonic won't be joining us, Granny." she told the elder hedgehog.

"Oh well, I hope he feels better in the morning." Gran'ma Rose replied.

They ate their supper and then turned in for the night Amy went directly to her bedroom instead of checking up on Sonic again. She climbed into bed, thoroughly exhausted by the day's event and went right to sleep. When it was close to midnight, Amy's ears twitched when her door was slowly being opened. She wanted to see what it was, but was too tired to do so. Then the sakura hedgehog felt someone climb onto her bed and settle beside her. Amy sleepily turned around a saw Sonic snuggling up to her.

"S-sonic!" Amy cried. "What do you think you're doing?"

"You left." Sonic replied in an accusing tone.

"Because I had things to do and I wanted you to rest."

Sonic ignored her and wrapped his whole body around Amy's form and his muzzle in her neck. Amy groaned in complaint.

"I was right." she said. "You are a big baby."

"How so?" Sonic asked, nuzzling under her chin.

"I can't be by myself without you going berserk."

"With good reason. And what's the big deal? Couple nights ago, you were all too eager to spend the night with me."

"You weren't injured."

"I heal fast."

Amy emitted an exasperated moan laid her head back down on her pillow. The blue blur remained still for a brief second before grunting and then licking the cherry-pink female's neck and soft quills.

"Now what are you doing?" Amy asked, trying to go back to sleep.

"You still smell like that scum." Sonic growled.

'Possessive jerk.' Amy mentally muttered.

A few minutes into the cerulean speedster trying to rid the sakura hedgehog of Scourge's scent, she finally fell asleep. Not wanting take anymore of Sonic's insecurities.

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The light of another day penetrated into the sky, prompting the birds to sing their morning announcements. Amy's ears twitched to the sounds of rumbling. Fluttering her eyes open, she saw that it was Sonic, emitting a deep and low purr. Amy's head was under his chin and entwined in the cyan male's arms. Amy couldn't help but enjoy this. She would remain that way, but being in place was starting to put a strain on her muscles. Amy needed to stretch. The young flower tried wriggling out of Sonic's hold, but no go. Her movement caused the cerulean hedgehog to stir.

'Shoot!' Amy mentally cried.

Sonic cracked his emerald eyes open slightly and in a sleepy manner. He saw Amy sheepily looking up at him.

"Trying to escape me again, little Rose?" Sonic asked in a devilish voice.

At first, the sakura hedgehog blushed a little. Then she got mad.

"I'm not escaping anything, jerk." she growled.

Sonic let out a quiet laugh making Amy get angrier. She tried again to get out of his hold but to no success.

"Come on, Sonic!" the young flower cried. "I got a morning routine to do!"

"It can wait." Sonic replied. "Beside, your grandma isn't even up yet."

The blue blur proceeded to groom the cherry-pink female tangled up in his arms. He nipped at her fur and skin while she fumed with irritation and continued to growl. Sonic then gently laid on butterfly kisses on her muzzle, causing her to blush again and her growls turned to purrs. He gently nuzzled her face, further calming Amy from her tizzy fit. Then they exchanged a lip lock, which got more and more aggressive which each passing second. After finally parting, Amy panted for breath as Sonic buried his muzzle into her neck again. Then he licked and nipped at the bite on the cleft of her neck, laying on his scent and marking his territory, furiously eliminating all traces of Scourge. The blue blur wrapped himself around her and growled lowly.

"Now what's your problem?" Amy retorted.

"I don't want that scumbag touching you..." Sonic lowly hissed.

"I know. You've said that already."

"You're mine. Nobody else's..."

Amy thought he was being a bit too territorial for her tastes. She was flattered, but this was a little much.

"Your grandma's up now." Sonic said.

Amy's eyes widened and she tried shoving him off.

"Get off...before she sees us!" she cried.

This time, the cyan male obliged to her request. She jumped off the bed straightening herself out and helped Sonic up.

"I hope you're hungry." Amy told him.

"Sure." he said with a grin.

They went downstairs and waited for Gran'ma Rose to come down herself. She gave them a warm smile.

"Good morning children." she greeted cheerfully. "I trust you both slept well?"

Sonic nodded eagerly while Amy gave a little look of dread.

"Well that's splendid." Gran'ma Rose commented. "I hope you're both in the mood for hot cakes."

Sonic lean over towards Amy's ear.

"Oh boy!" he quietly snickered in the cherry-pink female's ear.

"Shut up." Amy retorted.

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Later that morning, Amy and Gran'ma Rose were tending to the garden while Sonic watched from a patio chair. Both Amy and her grandmother insisted that he take it easy today, since he still had a few visible bruises on him. Sonic quietly watched the sakura hedgehog tend to a small patch of daisies and morning glory. The blue blur became more enamored with her with each passing minute. A primal urge made itself known deep within him. Ordinarily, Sonic would be a bit worried about placing her in danger like that, but at this point, he didn't care. The rest of the day went on uneventfully. Gran'ma Rose went to her knitting while Amy quietly read with Sonic looming over her. At one point, he tried to get her in his lap but with her grandmother watching nearby, Amy successfully foiled him. It was bad enough that he followed her wherever she went the way a little puppy follows its master. Meanwhile, Gran'ma Rose was sure to keep her distance from the pair. She really wanted Amy to settle down and have a family, plus it was high time that she do so anyway. After supper, Amy made her grandmother sit down, take it easy and let her do the dishes this time.

"Are you sure you can handle all that, dear?" the silver-furred female asked.

"Yes, Granny." Amy assured her. "You go on to bed, okay?"

"Well, alright. If you insist, dear. Be sure you lock up when you're done."

"Don't worry, I will."

When the elder was upstairs, Amy was down to the last dish. Suddenly she felt a pair of arms wrap around her waist. They were Sonic's.

"You're mine tonight." he purred deeply into her ears.

Amy's face went red as the cyan male promptly flew up the stairs.