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Chapter 25: Sometimes Happy Endings Do Happen After All
Sonic wasn't exactly too happy with me when we finally got done kissing. He yelled at me for a complete two hours about how he would've been fine and how I didn't have to go on to such drastic measures and how he wished I wouldn't have acted so quickly and how I should've thought more seriously and blah blah blah. I didn't really pay much attention as he yelled at me. I was too busy staring at his beautiful face and thanking God that he was going to be okay.
When he was finally done yelling at me, he had asked me what we were going to do next. I had merely smiled at him and told him that we had an eternity full of possibilities. Sonic didn't seem to quite understand at first but after a moment, his lips pulled into a smile and he kissed me for another few hours.
That following fall, he, me, and Adrian all began going to school at the University of Miami. Sonic and I had brought an apartment close to the school while Adrian wanted to live on campus. He became best friends with his roommate who also happened to be a fellow guardian warrior and got himself a new girlfriend – who happened to be a Chrestotes. She was a pretty girl with big brown eyes, chestnut hair, and a curvy body. While Adrian was still a bit hung up on Olivia and her death, he willed himself to move on. He knew that Olivia would want him to be happy. He went on study biochemistry and later went on to medical school. He stayed close by going to the medical school offered by the University of Miami and brought an apartment with his girlfriend. His best friend lived in the same building with them; he and his girlfriend always over there hanging out with them. Eventually, Adrian did marry the girl and they got their hands on a couple of young vampires to look after. Adrian was a great father figure – he was strict and playful but mostly strict. His foster vampire kids loved him nonetheless though.
My parents resided in Miami with all of us. They did end up sheltering a new sibling pair of young vampires who grew to look up to Adrian and I since we visited often. Our parents constantly invited us over for dinner and parties and everything. They tried to make the young vampires' lives as good as they could – especially since they were one of the traumatized ones who had been captured by the Bana. They restored the children's faith though. They showed them the love and compassion that they had shown Adrian and I, winning their hearts over just the same.
Sonic moved on away from his mortal life. While he did keep in touch with his father, Cream, and Tails, he tried not to be too much in their lives. He knew they would all eventually pass away and he wasn't sure if he could handle that pain knowing that he would have to continue going on without them. However, we did attend Cream and Tails' wedding and their first baby's christening – well we had to since we were the god parents – and stayed active friends in their lives. I will admit that watching them grow old as we stayed the same felt a bit strange and a bit sad. Cream had become one of my good friends and I couldn't imagine living life without her. However, I knew that her little daughter who was like her twin was living up to be just as good a friend to me. She called me "auntie" and Cream loved to have us babysit her whenever she and Tails were in Miami. The same went for their other two children. I think Sonic and I actually waited on children for so long because we had Cream and Tails' a good amount of the time.
Sonic did follow his dreams though. He finished college with a solid 4.0 GPA and continued on to law school. There, he studied criminal law for both defense and prosecution. He graduated at the top of his class and quickly got a job at one of the well-known law firms in Miami. He loved his job and he was proud of his accomplishments. While he didn't age, he did keep up with makeup – as Adrian did – to make himself look the age he was trying to be. No one really noticed much in Miami though since he was constantly moving around and such. However, he did make quite a name for himself there. He became one of the best lawyers the state of Florida had ever seen.
I followed my own nursing career and got a job in the children's hospital. While the job could get pretty heart wrecking at times, I enjoyed being around the children and helping them out with whatever they needed – whether it was medicine or a little bit of fun time. The kids all loved me as I loved them. I made sure to give them my address when they were discharged in which they constantly sent me homemade cards on the holidays and an occasional gift card from their parents. The cards always made my day whenever I received them. Sometimes I would be cheesing so hard that Sonic would ask if he was having some competition with a six year old that had broken his leg. I would always roll my eyes and kiss him and tell him that there was no competition from where I was standing.
Sonic and I's relationship blossomed beautifully as the years went on. When we first moved in together, I will admit that we did have a few problems – as do all couples when they first move in together. We would constantly argue over stupid things and then make love when we got tired of yelling at each other. However, we got over that period after a year or two and our arguments became a once a month occasion instead of a once or twice of week routine. We would've gotten over the hump quicker if Sonic would've grown up and realized that just because we had all eternity with each other didn't mean that we could take forever to adjust to things that normal couples would do within a few months. But of course he had to bask in our normal relationship problems.
Anyway, once we handled that problem, our relationship got better. On the weekends, Sonic would take me to dinner and clubs and a few parties so that we could get out of our apartment and explore around. He went through a lot of shopping trips without complaining – something of which I still praise him for. Sometimes, though, when we didn't feel like going out, we'd camp out on the floor with blankets and junk food and just watch movies. On the weekdays, we'd eat our cereal on the floor and make fun of our professors. He usually got home before me at night so he would always make me dinner and have a bath ready for me. When I did get home, he'd eat dinner with me then take a bath with me and then give me a massage before I passed out on him. Sometimes making love did equate itself into the routine but we were both so busy that sometimes we were just too tired for that.
Every summer, we traveled together. We would take road trips across the country with Cream and Tails. We'd fly across the world to Europe and China and South America to visit somewhere new every summer. We tried to keep things new as we traveled but we did have our favorite destinations that we made a necessity to go at least every other summer. I fell in love with London and Paris while Sonic liked Hawaii and Brazil a bit more. We constantly took pictures and got souvenirs from wherever we went. Every summer was a memorable one.
However, when Sonic started to go to law school and I began my nursing career, problems between us started to arise. At first, I wasn't sure where the tension had come from. For some reason, both of us were stressed and irritated all the time – so much to the point that we were arguing whenever we saw each other. Little did we know, however, that we were just having a hard time handling our new routines. After a couple of months of the constant arguing, I made Sonic sit down with me and really try to erase whatever tension was going on. We didn't like fighting with each other and neither of us wanted to end our relationship over stupid bickering. So, we talked about what was going on and got all of our stress off our shoulders. That night, we actually made love for the first time in what seemed like forever and I felt close to him again – something I hadn't felt during that time period.
About a year after Sonic graduated from law school, he proposed to me at Disney World. We were down in Orlando for the summer to visit our friends and he suggested we spend a day down at the park. I had agreed and we spent the day going on rides and buying souvenirs. Then, just as we were watching the fireworks in front of the Cinderella Castle, one of the sparks read "Amy, will you marry me?" up against the sky. I had been confused by the sight at first until I looked down at Sonic to see that he had gotten on to one knee and was holding up a beautiful diamond ring to me. The diamond wasn't overly huge but it was pretty big and cut in the shape of a heart. The band was in the shape of a twist with smaller diamonds on one line of the twist. I thought the ring was absolutely beautiful as were the fireworks. I couldn't help but to cry and say yes to his proposal.
The following year that ensued turned me into a complete bridezilla. I wanted my wedding to be absolutely perfect since I would have the pictures to last literally forever. Cream and my mother helped me find a beautiful church in Miami that resembled a castle. We decorated the church with lavender and white flowers and other various decorations on the day of the wedding. By the time we were done, it looked like a beautiful wonderland of white, lavender, and some soft touches of pale pink. I struggled with finding the perfect wedding dress by my mother and Cream once again helped me out with that. They took me out shopping to every dress store possible in which I found the perfect dress in a small dress store on one of the shopping strips. The dress had a sweetheart cut with a low dip between my breasts with a top that fit snugly against my curves and my small waist. The sleeves of the dress were translucent with lace around my neck and around my arms, creating an illusion of a bare chest above my breasts. At my waist, the dress fell out into a beautiful skirt that held a cover fabric of the same translucent lace above the pure white heavier fabric. The dress fit me perfectly and I instantly fell in love with it. My mother brought it for me and told me that I was going to make a beautiful bride.
On my actual wedding day, I was an absolute mess. I was trying to make sure everything was in order with my bridesmaids and their lavender dresses, the caterers, the reception hall, and everything else. Sonic and I weren't having a big wedding but we'd accumulated a lot more friends than we thought who we just had to invite and plus Sonic's family wanted to come and that was a big group of people… So, there was a lot I had to make sure was perfect. Cream had to stop me from ripping one of the florists' throats out when they made a mistake on the flower girl's flowers. She told me to calm down, get dressed and that she would handle everything. Then she headed off in her elegant pale pink dress to talk to the florist. I let one of my college friends help me put on my dress and do my hair and makeup. Her name was Rouge and she had become my best friend over the college years. She was the runner up to maid of honor but of course, Cream coped that position. She was beautiful with tanned skin, a strong city accent, and light waterfalls of hair. She reminded me of Blaze at times – one of the reasons why I think I loved her so much. She turned me into a beautiful goddess that day. She curled my pink hair and pulled it up into an elegant updo before setting my makeup with neutral colors and whites and pinks. I looked beautiful by the time she was done with me.
Everyone in the church shared the same opinion when Richard walked me down the aisle. As I walked, I could hear everyone's thoughts gushing about how beautiful I looked – including Sonic. While his face said it all, his thoughts were saying a lot more. He looked good in his black tux and his small pink boutonniere. He had cut his blue hair down and had it pushed back away from his face. I couldn't help but to smile at him and send him a teasing mental image. He smiled wider at me and sent me one back – one that made me wish I could skip the reception and go right on to the honeymoon with him.
The ceremony was a beautiful, peaceful one while the party was a bit more crazy. A good amount of our guests got drunk but Sonic and I didn't mind. We were too high on our own bliss to worry about everyone else. In our minds, we were married and that's all we wanted to think about. I danced with him almost all night, holding him close and praising my decision to change him. Now the promise of forever I'd given him during our vows could truly be real. I really could love him till the end of time.
The next two decades or so went by peacefully, Sonic and I continuing with our routines and just falling even more in love with each other. Then, we got an unexpected gift called a child. To this day, I'm still not sure when I got pregnant but I do remember throwing up constantly and having Sonic take me to the hospital. Nine months later, we were holding our baby boy in our arms. He looks just like Sonic now with his blue curls, dark caramel skin, and almond shaped eyes. However, he was graced with my emerald orbs – as was our daughter who came two years after him. She was my splitting image with her pink hair, tanned skin, and even her sweet smile. Their names are Miguel Christian Rodriguez and Arielle Grace Rodriguez. They are Sonic and I's pride and joy.
Right now, they're lying on the couch with their daddy watching their favorite movie. Before I sat down to write this down, Arielle was laying in Sonic's lap while Miguel was sitting next to him, trying to mimic the way his father was sitting. Right now, Miguel is seven while Arielle is five. They age like normal children although they are far from normal. They have powers and crave blood and everything else. Sonic and I treat them as if they're normal though. We send them to school and encourage them to have friends and to be nice and to be happy.
The other day, Arielle actually asked me how I became different. She wanted to know the entire story but I told her that it was a long story to tell. "Write it down," she told me in her soft, young voice. "Write it all down so you don't forget. Write it all down so that one day Miguel and I can know you and daddy's story. Write it down so that one day we can know the real mommy and daddy." So I did just that.
While I remember my past life now, I recorded all of my new life instead. Why? My daughter wanted to know who her daddy and I are – not who we were. I didn't want her to know the Amy Rose I used to be. I want her to know the Amy Rose-Rodriguez that I am now. I want her to know the lost girl who woke up in a new life with no memories of her past, the hopeless romantic who fell head over heels in love with the mortal she was once destined to protect, the strong girl who overcame the past and made use of the present. I want her to know who I am though I will forever be in her life. I want her to know that happy endings don't always happen to princesses. I want her know that her happy ending is out there. I want her to know that it's okay to make the most of the world: fall in love, travel, make mistakes, fight for what you love, and follow your dreams. I want her to know that her destiny is out there and I know in my heart that she has the strength to find her purpose and make the world her own. If I could do it, I know she can too.
Thank you to all my readers who have stood by this story since the day I published it and to all of the ones who have stumbled upon it and stuck around for the ride. This is going to be possibly my last story for a while; I'm going on a little hiatus from fanfiction to really work on a new manuscript for a novel. This actually was my first novel manuscript (with the exception of the names). The next is actually a rewrite of The Black Wings that I've been playing around with. I'll be around with advice and even just for a chat if you guys want to PM me or anything while I'm taking this little break. Thanks to all of my faithful readers and I will see you guys on the flip side!