Black Rose

Song: ECLIPSE (ALL YOURS)-METRICA Rating: 10!

Chapter 38-Forever

Tails came in one of his biggest airplanes a few days later, the day after I went in and exchanged my crutches for some bulky boot that made it so I could walk on my foot but not move it any way by accident or on purpose. We loaded all the final furniture and boxes up, well, mainly Tails and Cream did that, but the little kids helped some and I was allowed to help with a few parts since I was off the dreaded crutches now. A few hours later when we got there, I had to sit back and just watch, giving instructions, as Knuckles, Tails, and Brian took in all the boxes and furniture to the new duplex houses right beside mine and Sonic's, who had, evidently, gone for a long run just before we got there, unknowing of when we'd arrive. A few hours later, everyone gathered at the new houses for dinner together. I was helping Cream and Charlotte finish dinner when Samuel ran in and shouted how Sonic had finally gotten here. I waited for everyone else to tell him hi before I jumped in. He smiled at me as the others started going in.

"Glad I caught you outside, Ames." He said.

"And why's that?" I asked with a grin.

He answered by flashing forward to be right in front of me, cradling me in his arms as he did a gentle dip, crashing our lips together with a fiery passion that warded off the cold. Our tongues danced together and I relaxed into the dip, falling into the unawareness of the kiss. I knife could have stabbed me and I wouldn't have known (though I tried to silence the morbid thoughts from my brain).

Apparently it took less than a knife, hearing Knuckles whoop and laugh from just a few feet away.

"I knew it!" He accused as Sonic and I stood up.

"What's to know, Knucksy?" Sonic teased.

Knuckles looked aggravated, trying to think of a witty comeback but having all taken away by Sonic's answer. Finally, he just gave in with a childish taunting song, singing "Sonic and Amy sittin' in a tree!"

Sonic laughed "Knuckles and Rogue fuckin' on the beach!" he came back, making Knuckles's face turn a deep red as he sighed and went in. "I win." He declared, turning back to me.

"You guys are as bad as the kids only with dirty mouths." I scolded.

"Well it's his fault for interrupting my previous time occupancy regarding the mouth." He said with a sophisticated air, which I mentally blew away.

"No, it's your fault for letting him distract your mouth."

"No, it's-"

"Oh hush!" I said, standing on the tippy toes of my good foot so that I could reach his lips without breaking my cast in the process.

He lifted me up, pressed tightly against each other, so that I was more level with him. I wrapped my legs around him in the old way I had from when he had insisted on carrying me everywhere, only now it felt more intimate than childish, having not seen him in so long. We carried on like that for a few minutes before I heard Cream clearing her throat from a few feet away. Our tongues retreated back to their own mouths as we both turned to give her our attention. She looked slightly befuddled, considering no one here (other than all the kids) had really seen or even heard about me and Sonic's new relationship.

"Um…dinner's ready you guys." She said, shaking off her bafflement.

"Okay, thanks Cream." Sonic said.

He started walking back towards the house when I stopped him. "I learned how to walk again! Don't you wanna see?" I said, but he shook his head no and instead carried me in until we got to the kitchen.

After everyone had sat down and fixed their plates, I stood back up for a quick speech.

"I just wanted to say thank you all so much! Everyone here has done so much to help me and my family out lately and I can never do enough to repay you all for it! You guys are the best and I hope you all know that! Thanks for everything you've done and I'm really glad I can be back here tonight with all of you." I said, sitting back down to let the meal commence.

Afterwards, everyone started going home while Carly and Carson tried their best to arrange everyone into their new rooms for their first night here. I pitched in and got them ready for bed while the twins went over who would sleep where on the first night. After changing everyone into their pajamas, I explained that I, Joseph, Angie, and Sonic would be right next door and they could come over or just call if they needed anything at all.

Carly agreed to let the two youngest ones stay over with her that night, since they wanted to be with everyone else the first night. That gave Sonic and I the break we were looking for.
''Goodnight.'' I called to everyone through the front door as we left the new houses. Sonic immediately scooped me up and I leaned as close to him as I could, trying to escape the freezing night air. ''Know where we're going?'' I asked him, sure he didn't plan on us going home.
''I was thinking about our cave.'' he suggested.
''Sure we won't freeze to death?''
''Well, you might...'' he chuckled, ''I'm sure we'll be fine.'' he smirked, like he wasn't telling me something.
Before I could activate my skepticism, he took off running at a faster-than-light speed. We only had to zoom through trees for a minute; it was beyond me how he navigated his way in the dark so quickly without ever running into trees. Soon, we arrived at the special clearing I had only seen a few times with him. The air would have been moist, but it was so cold that I figured the water must have frozen, leaving it hard and stiff and cold. I never liked winter, much less snow; it was just cold and wet and inevitably miserable. Wrapped in Sonic's arms, though, I was isolated from the cold and wet and misery so that I couldn't feel winter, rather just see it. I watched the white crystals that drifted slowly down from the sky and the waterfall pouring through sheets of ice and I actually appreciated it, being away from the depressing cold. Sonic must have heard those thoughts crossing through my mind, as he wrapped his arms tighter around me. That's when a little light caught my eye. We were bathing in the rays of the moon and stars, but another flickering orange light jumped around behind the waterfall in 'our cave' as we called it.
I pointed over towards it, ''What's that?'' I asked.
He followed my finger and smiled. ''It's a fire. You wanna go and warm up?''
''Okay.'' I said, seeing right away how he grinned when I noticed it.

He jumped around the waterfall, which sprayed a freeing mist around itself that was impossible to avoid as we got into the little cave. There was a fire burning strong and brightly, illuminating the otherwise pitch black cave. I looked around to find a few pillows and blankets spread just behind the fire, lingering barely in the reaches of its light. He went around and set me down there, where the fire spread a stiff warmth that pushed away the chilly blackness awaiting outside it's zone of light. I smiled, closing my eyes and inhaling deeply, trying to breath in the smell and warmth so that I could keep it inside me and maybe push away the impenetrable coldness that had blistered my bones for a few months now, since they night I realized just how possible and even easy it was to want to give into the eternal cold and blackness beyond life. A chill ran up my spine and I knew that that particular cold would follow me everywhere for the rest of my life. The thought was drown away as Sonic wrapped a hand around my wrist, prompting me to sit down. I fell obediently into his lap and leaned against him.

"What did I do?" I asked him.

"What do you mean?" He wondered, sounding a little surprised.

"I mean, I can't have this perfect of a life right now without doing anything to deserve it! What makes me deserve such a perfect boyfriend who sets up perfect evenings in perfect places and makes everything…"

"Perfect?" he guessed and I smiled. "You've done enough to deserve a little break." His lips graced gently over my cheek, "Plus, in case you haven't noticed, I kinda like you."

"I kinda like you too." I said.

He shifted positions so that he sat cross-legged with me in his lap but still facing him, my legs stretched to either side of him. With this new range, we leaned together and let lips caress lips and hands hold each other as close as possible.

"Maybe a little more than kinda." I whispered into his mouth after a few moments.

The kiss deepened as our tongues began to interact, exploring the all but forgotten reaches of each other's mouths. His lips slid off to the side, following my jaw done towards my neck.

"Maybe a lot more than kinda."

He laughed as his lips moved back and forth between my neck and cheek. Slowly, I leaned against him to push him into a laying position. I laid on top of him, tangling my hands in his hair as his slid up and down my waist.

"That's good, because more than kinda like you too." He said, taking a short break between little pecks on my cheek as my lips took over around his jaw and up to his cheeks. "In fact, I think I'd say I'm hopelessly in love with you, Amy." It seemed more like a promise than a statement.

I could feel my heart pounding and his just beneath me, beating in sync. I smiled against him as he rolled so that we lay more next to each other. His hand wandered a little farther down past the small of my back, where it usually stopped and rested even in our most thorough make-outs. My smile widened as a thought crept into my mind. I slowly slid my hands under his shirt and peeled it off his body.

"Daring." He stated, "and now you put an idea in my head." He smirked I leaned back enough to trace my hand over his muscular body I had nearly memorized.

"What is it?" I whispered very close to his ear, feeling the warmth of my breath as it drifted back towards me.

He smiled wider, his hand crawling slowly back up to my back where it slid underneath my stretchy sweater, waiting on the small of my back for further permission. I slid my arms into the sleeves and let him peel it off the rest of the way. Now I felt the full heat of his body pressed against my bare skin, hooking my leg up over his hip. One of his hands rested on my thigh while the other lazily fingered the hook on the back of my bra, timidly as if awaiting further consent. I had one hand tangled in his hair, slightly tugging his head back, while the other continued tracing his chest, now moving down more towards his abs. I moved my mouth against his lower jaw and he sighed longingly.

"Amy?"

"Mhm?" I didn't move my mouth from his face.

"If we go any further…" he was slightly hesitant, though I could tell it wasn't that he was afraid.

"Its okay," I whispered, quickly kissing his lips.

I fingered one of the draw strings on his sweats and he carefully clasped two fingers around the belt loop of my pants. Soon enough, it was almost nothing but our bodies pressed tightly together. His hand started at my ankle and ran up the length of my leg, sending tingles racing through my body as he stopped and pulled me closer with his hand on my thigh.

"If we do this…" He was too tense; I could tell he was holding back on me. My hands went to his shoulders, where they kneaded out the stress until he seemed to melt. "You'll have to marry me." He finally finished, making my seductive smile turn to one more of happiness.

"I'm all yours."

A/N: I was gonna wait awhile to update, but then I saw I had exactly 100 reviews! So I figured it was enough of a special occasion for an update! :D I noticed that this is chapter 38 and I do plan on doing an epilogue, but I can't end on 39! It's just so close to 40! So I figured that between the two, I might as well make one extra chapter before I do my epilogue, just to make it an even 40. This chapter got a little…mature, but it's all part of the plot! Plus I didn't give too many dirty details and, hey, the rating said T, so take that! I'll do one more chapter and then the epilogue, but I can't promise a swift update. Reviews help though:3 I hope you guys enjoyed and thanks for helping me get the story to stay strong going so long