Chapter 29:
Cold Hearts
-Weeks later-
Sonic drug his feet into the door of Tails' apartment and took a seat at the table with a heavy heart. He drove Amy's love away from her. Both Amy and Tails had been in heavy grief for the last three and a half weeks now. Searches were conducted regularly for the first two weeks. Hope had seemed lost or had been. The blue hedgehog slammed his fist on the table in frustration.
"He had been through so much..." Sonic said, nearly crying.
Tails walked into the apartment just then. Her ears were drooped to their sides, head hanging low, tails dragging and the ground, and tears flowed form her eyes.
"Tails, I never meant to-"
"shut up." Tails whispered, cutting Sonic off. The kitsune looked down at the ring on her finger. Then removed it and dropped it on the floor. "How can I love someone who hurts me." Tails whined.
Her feet carried the depressed kitsune to her room and she slammed the door. She lay down on the bed, crying heavily into her pillow. In the dining room Sonic sat with tearful eyes, looking upon the band he had given to her. Except it wasn't his, it was Yoshirou's. He started to think, what had he given to anyone, with his own two hands?
"I'm a failure."
Sonic started to cry silently. He was loosing his love, Amy wouldn't even talk to him, the respect of the others was diminishing as well. Sonic didn't think anything else could possibly go wrong. The world was dark for all of them, so dark it was suffocating. What was left in the world for him? Amy had hardly anything left, for she sold most of it to fund the search for Yoshirou. There was no measure to how badly she was torn up. If she was not outside searching the streets thoroughly, she was in her room crying until her eyes were sore. To no end was she sorry and regretful. Her match was to perfect and yet she destroyed it with the snap of her fingers.
"My love...come back...please." She would whimper, over and over.
The phone rang. Sonic stood out of his seat and sauntered over to it and answered.
"Hello?" His voice was raspy.
"Hey, its Vector."
"You have something?"
"Well, we were searching the alleys and we found a picture."
"A picture?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah, it was scratched in the side of the dumpster. The picture is of Amy."
"Anything else?" Sonic wiped the tears away and almost sound pleading for more evidence.
"We found two sets of foot prints. It seems there might have been a struggle. Yoshirou must have been sitting down near the dumpster, etching the picture, then we found a set of prints approach him. Looks as if the second pair was lifted off the ground because they go from the center of the alley to the wall. Yoshirou turned his back then the two sets off prints just vanish with no trail." Vector explained.
"That doesn't make any sense...how could the prints just vanish?" Sonic said.
"We think they might have been lifted off the ground somehow." He put in.
"Keep looking, I won't be able to rest until Yoshirou is returned to Amy and...Tails forgives me."
"Don't worry, we're on it." Vector said, then hung up.
The blue hedgehog set the phone on the receiver and let out a slow, relieving sigh. He smiled a little, for they had found hope. Sonic walked into Tails' bedroom and gently sat down on the bed. A growl came from Tails. Sonic was the last person she wanted to see.
Sonic hesitated for a moment. "...Tails, what I did was horrible and I know you may never forgive me." The hedgehog took a deep breath. "I'm a fool and probably not worth your love, but Yoshirou is worthy of Amy's love. It was his ring, not mine that I gave to you."
"Are you trying to make a point?" Tails retorted.
Sonic sighed. "They've found a lead to the whereabouts of Yoshirou." Sonic stated plainly.
Tails lifted her head form the pillow. "Really?" She said, trying not to sound too happy.
"Yeah." Sonic shut his eyes and turned away from Tails. "If...no, when we find him...you can give him the note that he doesn't have to forgive me. Personally, I would rather live with this guilt to make sure what has happened doesn't repeat."
Tails shut her eyes and hugged Sonic. "Thank you...for telling me this."
"Anything for you Tails." Sonic smiled, giving Tails a scratch between her ears.
The blue hedgehog stood up and started for the door. Tails' mind quickly raced. "Sonic!" She stopped him.
He turned around to her. "Do you need something?"
"Could-" She cleared her throat. "-you get...my ring? My hand, it feels rather naked."
Sonic felt confident that what he would say next will be tolerated. "Sure honey."
Tails POV:
I nodded And smiled to Sonic. I watched him leave the room. I...I couldn't stay mad at him, not after all that work I had done. Yoshirou was another story, however. He loved Amy too deeply to have just left her. If anything he would have kicked Sonic's ass, bloodied him up, but to leave? He must have been really torn up.
Sonic walked back in the room bearing my ring. "Here ya go!" He said with a sunniness.
"Thank you, darling." I replied.
I could feel myself blushing as Sonic took a seat next to me. Sonic handed me the ring, I took it, and put it back where it belonged. I wiggled my fingers a bit, that felt a lot better. Sonic hugged me and I hugged him back. This was how it should be; me and him. Now we just needed to get my big bro back to Amy. I feel so sorry for her. There isn't, in any way, for me not to pity her. I can't even imagine the pain she must be in. It makes me want to cry for her.
I took a handkerchief off my nightstand and wiped my eyes. For I could feel the tears under my eyelids. Shit, why did Yoshirou have to leave us? First Amy couldn't get Sonic, now Yoshirou left her!? I think I'm going to kick HIS ass when I see him again.
Sonic POV:
I could feel Tails' muscles tensing up. I think she was becoming angry. About what, I don't know. What I do know is Amy is about to go on a furious rampage, if she isn't already. And I know who she'll come after...Why am I aways in her path when I don't want to be. Suppose I deserve this one. Me and my stupid thoughts. I just hope there's enough left of me to help raise a family with Kokoro.
"Sweetheart...I'm sorry."
"Sonic, stop moping about it. Its not going to get him back here any sooner." Tails said.
Tails was right and I knew it. Its just, I haven't been in this kind of grief before, and all I want right now was to be held. I know I am supposed to be strong, be 'The Great Sonic the Hedgehog,' but in truth, even hero's need a sombre moment in which they can be held. I hugged Tails tighter and I couldn't help but cry. This is something I've wanted to do for a long time.
Tails POV:
I was in shock in that second. Sonic was crying? This is something I never thought he would do, at least, not in grief. He cried before, yes, but that was when he was happy to have me for himself. I could feel his heavy heartbeat beneath my breast. How did it come to this? I hugged Sonic tighter, I knew he didn't want to let go of me...he never did. Now I was really going to kick Yoshirou's ass, make it bleed, maybe break a tail or two.
I patted on Sonic's back. "Cry Sonic, cry." I said softly.
I could sense Sonic's cries become heavier. I never knew he could express pain like this. This was going to be our secret of course. We don't need people spreading rumors that Sonic is a crybaby. The would be really bad. His ego deflated, I could sense that also.
"Tails, forgive me." He sobbed
"I already have." I reassured him.
That was a fact.
-Amy's house-
A glass pot shattered as it made contact with the wall.
"ARRRGH!!! SONIC! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!!!" Amy screamed.
The infuriated pink, now dark red, hedgehog brandished her Piko-Piko mallet and stormed out of her house. Amy was too furious to see that she played as big of a hand as Sonic did in this 'little incident.' Amy's reasoning was completely gone. She was nearly blind with rage and thirsting for blood. Sonic was quite the unlucky one here. Amy created a ruckus moving around in the city, plowing through crowds of people, she crossed the streets causing a few car wrecks.
"Sonic, you had best do what you do best, and run away." Amy muttered.
She finally reached the apartment complex. Amy noticed a mechanical figure blocking the way in.
"What are you doing here, metal butt?" The hedgehog glared.
"You are about to find out." Metal Sonic replied.
"Get in my way and I'll reduce you to scrap metal!"Amy shouted.
"Amy..."
She gasped. That voice, could it be? She turned around joyfully to see her love, roboticized and placing her with an emotionless expression.
Tears ran down Amy's face. "Yoshirou?"
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