Black Rose
Song: Field of Innocence-Evanescence Rating: 7
Chapter 26-The Chapter to go Nameless
I was being resilient, defiant, stubborn, and resistant. But at the same time, I was weak, broken, tired, and terrified. I had made my final decision, though it would be obviously easier said than done, and it was very hard to say. After having explained my plan to Sonic, I spoke not another word for the day. I wanted him to come with me back to my family, where we would work things out calmly and rationally. After that, I would return back home, to my real home, with him. As of today, I felt too weak and tired to really do anything. The storm last night had frozen over everything, leaving the roads closed for cars and too slick for Sonic to run on, so we would be stuck here until they cleared up.
As for me being defiant, I did feel horrible about it, but I couldn't focus on Sonic no matter what he was trying. He told me I should eat something, but I had no appetite whatsoever. He tried to convince me to come down and see the nurse, there was one at the hotel, but I had no intention of seeing a doctor. My mind was foggy and I was very scatterbrained, unable to focus for long on any conversations he tried to carry. I myself did no talking because my voice was only half there and even the small sounds I could emit caused my throat to tighten and feel like I had just swallowed a billion needles.
He eventually gave up and just let me swim in my own sea of thoughts, occupying himself with television or a book. I saw him getting a little stir crazy by evening and felt bad about keeping him locked up in here all day. It was only 5:00; I still had time to try to make up for myself today. He was sprawled out at the foot of the bed, watching some old movie with uninterested eyes. I hadn't moved from the chair I was in pretty much all day, so I stood and stretched my legs between there and the two short steps to the bed. I sat down behind him and laid across his stomach, looking at the TV upside down.
"I'm sorry." I whispered, unable to carry a louder tone.
"For what?" he wondered, propping his head up on one hand.
"Just…for being so resilient today."
"I've been worrying about you a lot Amy."
"I know. And I don't want you to. I'm just…confused. I needed some time to gather my thoughts."
"You have the right. I wish I could have gotten to you before it got to this point, but I couldn't."
"I'm just glad you got to me when you did. It's scary to think…what if I had actually jumped? What if you hadn't been there to stop me?"
He flinched a little bit. "I don't want to think about that."
"Me neither." We both sighed "Well it's only 5:00. Do you want to do something?"
"Yeees." He groaned. I breathed a laugh, afraid my constricted lungs wouldn't be able to handle much more than that.
"Okay, what?"
"Will you come and see the nurse first?" he asked.
"Why?" I tried to groan but my throat wouldn't allow it as more than a whisper.
"Well, you can barely talk, you've had a 102 degree fever all day, you got frozen to the bone in the rain last night…should I go on?"
"If you have anything that wouldn't be conspicuous from here, yes."
"What do you mean?"
"I mean there's about a million things that a nurse could notice about me that I don't really want to be noticed."
"Like what?" he wondered.
"Everything you named, a giant slice in my arm, I'm only about half a normal size and weight for my age, almost half of my bones are unaligned or broken or-"
"Wait, what?"
"It's…no big deal. I've broken a lot of bones and never really wanted to face a doctor before, that's all."
He sighed. "You really are something else, Amy. Or Amelia, if I may."
"No, you may not." I said as sternly as I could.
"How come you never mentioned your full name?" he wondered.
"Because I'm happier as Amy Rose when I'm with you. Amelia could never appreciate you like Amy does; she's really kind of a bitch."
He laughed. "So is she staying with your family than?"
"No, she jumped off a bridge last night. Thank God too; it's high time she got out of here." We both took a moment of short silence, letting our previous conversation settle back into place. "I'll go and see the nurse if you make her promise to just bring my fever down or give me something for pneumonia or whatever."
"I can do that." He said, taking me literally.
I sighed and knew he probably would insist on it now. "Fine." I agreed.
I gave him back his shirt and put on my stiffly dried clothes before we left. Out the front door, the world looked spectacular, glazed over by ice and frozen to the ground. This was normal around here, since we were pretty far north, but it hadn't frozen since last winter. There were several groups of people huddled around the fireplaces and some at the lobby desk, trying to get rooms.
"They closed all the roads around here and a bunch of people lost heat and power." Sonic explained, "I'm sure they're all here for the heating."
It was a really nice hotel, with three restaurants, an indoor heated pool, two gyms, several computer stations, and about seven floors high. Several people stared as Sonic walked by, though not quite as many as when we had been on Earth. Out in the country where Sonic and the others lived, everyone knew each other and Sonic seemed more like just another normal person, but here in the suburban and city areas, everyone probably knew he was better than they did their own neighbors. He had saved the planet several times, so was really like a big star. I was amused to see him appear in several of my siblings' video games or on news reports every now and then.
He took my hand as we walked around the main floor to familiarize ourselves with it. Eventually, he dragged me to the front desk and we went back into the typical looking doctor's office. It was white with several trademark doctor tools with a young weasel dressed in a white sitting on a stool and reading over a clipboard. Sonic cleared his throat and she turned her attention on us, giving me a quick smile and looking at Sonic somewhat awestruck. She obviously knew who he was.
"Um hello. Can I help you?" she offered excitedly.
"Yes," Sonic began, "My friend here got caught in the rain and we can't really make it to see a doctor or anything. Is there something we can do to make sure that she won't catch pneumonia or get it any worse than she might have already? We don't really have time for a check up or something right now."
"Yes. What you can do is take one of these tonight," she started, pulling out a small packet from a drawer, "And try to get plenty of rest and water. If you start feeling tired or feverish, just try an ibuprofen and it shouldn't get any worse." She said.
"Thank you very much. Do you need any information or something?" he asked.
"No, those are just samples. Hope you feel better." She said.
"Thanks." I tried to say, but ended up sounding hoarse despite my efforts.
"And to think that's what you were freaking about." He teased as we left. "So what do you want to do now?" he asked. I shrugged, afraid to speak again. "Do you want to get something to eat?" he offered. I decided I probably should eat something, so I nodded my head yes.
His hand wrapped around mine as we walked into the closest and most promising-looking restaurant. It wasn't fancy, but it wasn't trashy or run-down looking in the slightest bit. He slid into a booth seat and pulled me over next to him.
A/N: Hi again everyone! First of all, let me say I'm sorry for not updating even after leaving you at such a suspenseful part! I guess there aren't really any more that aren't suspenseful endings now, but I updated now and I will again in just a minute here! By the way, who likes this chapter's name? Pretty stupid, huh? I almost called it 'The damndest Day', but I'm reluctant to cuss before the chapter even starts. I don't know, guess I just got lazy after deciding to change the name, so yeah. Anyway, review and by the time you finish, there should be another chapter! Thanks for all your patients and especially to SapphireLibra3 for a very nice and inspirational review, though I appreciate all of your input as well. New chapter in a few minutes.