Our baby boy, Sonic is back!
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SONIC POV
My thumb scrolls over the text messages in our new band group chat, Amy made while I was taking her home yesterday. I read over the some of the messages that went on last night and I sigh heavily since I responded to nothing.
"Hi everyone! And if you are reading this then you are thinking correctly… THE BAND IS GETTING BACK TOGETHER! So, if you guys can meet at my apartment around 11A.M. I can make us breakfast and we can spend the day… talking about whatever needs to be talked about. I hope you guys will all come, and I know you guys will all come.
Thanks for another opportunity for letting me to do things better." Amy texted
"Oh. So, the blue dumb ass listened to you. I knew he would." Rouge texted and then Tails came right after her.
"Cool. I'll be there."
The conversation goes on and on and I close my phone and put back in pocket.
"How can they expect me to respond since I made us lose the competition. I just can't come back and say "hey."
Exhaling through my nose I think about how we all used to be so close. Tails and I would talk so much after practice and during school about the most random stuff anf it turns out that we had some much in common. Tails liked video games and I did too. Also we both found out that were obsessed with airplanes and that we should both build one when we get older.
Rouge and I seemed like we hated each other but in reality, we were almost like brother and sister. We always checked up on each other most of the time and made sure we were doing good in school. Rouge and I would always get out of class first and go grab our lunches together and she would always go on about everything that annoyed her in her music class. I would complain somethings here and there as well and I guess that's what made us close because we could talk about everything to each other.
I really missed that, and them.
My shoes hit the concrete, on an early Saturday morning and I try to dodge many puddles that were created last night. Placing my hands in my hoodie pocket, The wind blew a chilly breeze which made me think another storm was probably going to pass through, so I speed up a bit heading to her apartment.
Finally making it to Amy's place, I knock on the door five times and I look around to see if anyone else were going to show up yet.
"Maybe, I'm early. Or they could already be inside- "
I hear the door creak open and I turn my head back towards it. I see a small hand and I wonder why she didn't open the door all the way.
"Amy?"
I walk up to the door and I open it.
"ACHOO!" Amy sneezes directly on me and I jump back in fear as I look over her face.
Her face was really red, and her nose was running as well since she just sneezed. Also, she seemed weak and pale which made me walk closer to her.
"Hi…hi Sonic." Amy says weakly and she smiles at me.
"Amy? Are you sick- "
"N-…" Amy stops before she says something, and she sneezes again causing me to take some more steps forward.
"Amy, you look sick." I say and I place my hand on her forehead.
"Amy, you are on fire. Why didn't you text the group chat?" I say and Amy sneezes again.
"Well… Well… I thought about it but then I felt too tired to do so" Amy says lazily, and I nod my head.
"Okay. Well, let me get you back into bed." I say touching her arms and Amy shakes her head.
"But I… created a big meeting today. I can't lay down." Amy says and I shake my head.
"You can't be sick either. So, come on." I say guiding her to her room.
Amy legs go limp and she leans back on my body causing me to catch her.
"Amy?... ahh fuck."
My arms go under her legs and her back as I carry to her bed. Amy's eyes open lazily, and she looks at me.
"I'm hot… your body isn't making it any better." Amy says and I even notice that she has sweat on her forehead.
"Okay, you must have a fever then." I walk in her room and I place her on her bed.
Amy's pained face makes me feel guilty as I reach down and put her in her covers. Amy closes her eyes and breathes lightly as she rests.
I walk off to her bathroom and I wet a towel. I come back and places it carefully on her forehead. Amy opens her eyes as she feels something cool go on her face and she smiles at me.
"Thank… you." Amy says and I rub her head.
"It's okay. Just try to get your energy back." I say and she nods her head and closes her eyes.
I look over her body and the weight of her when I picked her up still bothered me.
"I can make you some soup so you can have something in your stomach." I say and Amy nods her head.
"Damn…so she really got sick because of me yesterday."
I pat her hair trying to ease some of the pain, I am sure she is feeling in her body. I look over her face my thumb brushes against her cheek making me think about how I use to touch her all the time.
"She still looks so pretty. How did I go this long without even missing this once? I'm sure she did." Amy winces and I sigh softly as I move my hand to her hair.
The doorbell rings making her soft eyes open up and look at me. I blush a bit and Amy leans up.
"Tails and Rouge… I was supposed to… talk to them about you…so they won't be mad at you-" Amy starts to cough and I lay her back down.
"It's okay. I can get them so you just focus on feeling better." I say and I stand up.
"Ah… Tails might be really mad at you. Maybe I should- "
"No, just lay down and I can handle it..." I say and Amy nods her head.
"I'll be back."
I walk towards the door and I sigh heavily not knowing what to expect. Lately it feels like my life has been going at 100 miles per hour and I don't know how to slow it down. My hand touches the handle and I open to door to be met with eyes.
Tails looks at me and so does Rouge.
"Hey…" I say awkwardly and they give me the same look back.
I step to the side letting them in and they both don't say hi back to me. I close the door and they all look around until they look back at me.
"Where is Amy?" Rouge asks.
"Well, she is- "
A big sneeze comes from the bedroom making them look at me confused.
"She is sick." I say and they run off towards the bedroom.
I watch them enter and I follow behind him quietly.
"Geez, it feels like I am starting all over again with them. But this time Tails isn't nice to me like he was the first time we met."
I walk in the room and I watch Rouge and Tails crowd her.
"Amy… you are burning up. How did you get so sick?" Rouge says touching her face and Amy shrugs her shoulders.
"I don't know. I just woke up sick this morning." Amy says and coughs.
"You look really pale. You looked fine the other day, so something had to happen? Did you eat something wrong?" Tails says sitting on her bed while Rouge kneeled in front of her.
"She got rained on because of me." I say bluntly and then their eyes go to mine.
"No… I got rained on because I didn't check the weather- "
"No, Amy the second time you went outside in the rain and then you came back inside sneezing. "I say and Amy opens her eyes slowly.
"…how did you let her get rained on?" Tails asks me and I hesitate to answer.
"Well- "
Amy starts to cough again, and she raises her hand up to her mouth this time to try not to spread any germs. Before she puts her hand back down on the bed, Rouge grabs it and I notice it's the hand she scratched up yesterday, wrapped in bandages.
"Wait, what happened here?" Amy blushes
"I just slipped- "
"She fell in mud because of me." I say and they look up to me again.
"What do you mean? Did you push her?" Tails says standing up and walking towards me.
"Why am I being blunt towards this?"
"No… I slipped at his apartment." Amy says but Tails eyes are still glued to mine.
"So, you got her sick and her hand is scratched up because you were so jealous about her ex-boyfriend." Tails walking up closer to me.
"Yeah… I did." I say shamefully and Tails looks at me as angry as ever.
"What the fuck is your problem." Tails says to me and I stare into his eyes.
"Tails stop." Amy says and we both look at her. "I was being stubborn, and I decided to stay in the rain when he told me to get out… it was my fault." Amy says and then she tries to lean up.
"Can we not argue please." Amy says weakly and her towel falls of her forehead and onto her lap.
"Rouge, don't let them argue." Amy looks over to Rouge for help.
"Okay. Okay. I won't but lay back down. You can barely even kepe your eyes open." Rouge says and Amy resists.
"No, wait. Tails and Sonic." We both step up trying to get closer to her so she would know that were listening.
"Don't fight. If you want to talk about something, then say it a nice manner. Please? Tails… Sonic didn't do any of this too me, I just slipped and sat in the cold rain." Amy says and but Tails balls his fist up.
"Then why did he just admit it to doing it."
Amy looks over at me and shakes her head.
"Listen… Sonic and I were… um" Amy looks off to try to find the words and then sickly eyes come back to us.
"Sonic and I were talking about a lot and it got out of control. We both did and I don't want to go into detail but trust me. Sonic didn't hurt me…"
"But now you are sick in bed because I can't control myself."
"I just got really stubborn and, in the moment, so now I'm sick. But I feel fine- "
Amy gags all the sudden and we take a step back and then Amy leans back up.
"I'm-… I'm- "
Amy starts to dry heave and I instantly move towards her. I grab her by her arms and I rush her to the bathroom. I place her down in front of the toilet and she throws up. I pat her back as she pukes, and I move her silky curly hair from her face so she wouldn't get anything on it.
My eyes go over her concerningly as she throws up and then I hear feet behind me, I turn back to see Tails and Rouge and I sigh rubbing her back.
"She seems pretty sick." Rouge says kneeling down close to me.
"Yeah…" I say softly as Amy spits in the toilet.
Rouge moves closer to me and looks at Amy and I stare at her.
"Uhm…" I say and Rouge looks at me.
"I'm sorry." I say to her and Rouge smiles a bit and goes back to rubbing Amy's back.
"For stealing my boyfriend after school or running our chances to go to competition?" she says, and I laugh a bit.
"Both."
Rouge shakes her head and smiles.
"Whatever. I would have really been mad if you didn't forgive, Amy" Rouge says, and I nod my head. "But you are here now so there is no reason to hold onto that anymore."
I nod my head and Tails scoffs.
My head turns and I look to him, to still him staring at me angrily.
"Tails… I'm- "
Tails walks off and Rouge looks back and notices that he is gone. Amy sits up and places her hands on her head.
"My brain hurts now." She says and then she moves to Rouge.
"Wifey hold me." She says and Rouge takes her into her arms.
Amy closes her eyes and I move my hand to her face to check her temperate again.
"She still has a fever but its' not as bad. Let's get her back in the bed." I say and Rouge nods her head.
"Come on wife. Let's go cuddle, hm? You would like to cuddle with me since Sonic, doesn't want too." Rouge says teasing me and Amy nods her head.
"Sonic is a boogerhead." Amy says and I blush at her comment.
Rouge laughs and they both walk to her room.
I stand up as well and flush the toilet letting all of Amy's chunks disappear. Closing the lid, I turn off the light and then I run into Tails who has some water bottles in his hand. One of them drops and I reach down to get it.
"My bad."
Tails says nothing as I rise back up and I place the bottle on top of the other ones. He continues to walk and I watch him walk away. For some reason, I smile to myself as I see how much Tails has changed since the first time we talked.
"He actually is showing some aggression. That's good."
I walk in and I lean on the door as I watch Rouge cuddle up with Amy and Amy lays her head on Rouge's chest. Tails sets down some water bottles and opens up one for Amy to drink.
I watch them take care of her and I lean back looking around the room. My eyes meet a jar on the bookshelf and the colors of it makes walk closer to it. I grasp the jar and I look at it. Turning it around, the pearls inside move and clink on the jar as I tilt it.
"So, she kept them. I thought they would have been lost forever."
I think as I noticed a cracked one.
Amy coughing makes me put it back down snapping me out of my thoughts and then I look back to her. Tail's eyes are looking mine and he stands up.
"Amy. Are you still hungry?" Tails asks.
"Yes… I'm going to take a nap… though." Amy says already dozing off and then Tails keeps on looking at me.
"Sonic and I can do it. Right, Sonic?"
"Yeah, sure… I think she has stuff to make it in her fridge."
Tails eyes looking at me makes me smile a bit as he seems so mad at me. Turning my back on him, I make my way to the kitchen and I hear his footsteps behind me. We enter the kitchen and I turn on her lights. I instantly moves to the fridge and I look around to see if I could make some easy soup.
"Well, she has some chicken broth and vegetables in here. I'm sure we can do that." I say grabbing some stuff and taking it out.
Standing up with my hands full, I place them all on the counter near the stove and then I grab a pot. I place the pot on the stove, and I grab the chicken broth.
The feeling of eyes staring into the back of my head makes me turn around to an angry fox that is watching me move around.
"You know where everything is, don't you?"
His question makes me confused so I shrug my shoulders and start pouring the chicken broth into the pot.
"I don't know what you mean."
"I'm saying you were here multiple times behind our backs, right?" he asks and I turn back to him.
"Yeah, Tails? We were dating, why are you acting like I wouldn't know where her pots would be." I say and I turn back around.
"Why didn't you just tell me when I asked you all those times?" Tails and I grab a cutting board and I start to cut the vegetables up.
"Amy didn't want you guys to know so I kept my mouth shut for a long time, I always wanted to say something, but I respected Amy, so I didn't say anything- "
"You respected her until you destroyed her bracelet?" he says to me and I slowly stop chopping.
"Sonic. Everyone is being nice to you and accepting your apology, but I am not. I don't give a shit." Tails says and his words make me laugh.
"Okay. I don't really need you to accept anything. Plus, I haven't even apologized to you yet." I chuckle some more, and Tails angrily takes away the chopping board and starts to cut the carrots.
"But I know you want too and when you do, I won't give two shits." Tails and I roll my eyes and nod my head.
"Yeah, okay. Whatever you say."
We both go in silence as we prep the soup by cutting, seasoning and boiling the chicken broth. Tails slides all the cut up vegetables inside the pan and then I cover the lid to let the vegetables boil and cook. The room starts to smell amazing so I made sure to pour a lot more chicken broth so all of us could eat.
Tails cleans up the kitchen a bit and I do as well.
I watch Tails clean and I sigh as I stop for a moment.
"Tails, look. I am sorry, really. I don't want to come off like I don't care- "
"You don't. That's why you did what you did on stage. You never wanted to be in the band. You just wanted to get in Amy's pants. "Tails says.
"No-Well not exactly. I enjoyed singing with you guys, really. I'm an idiot." I say thinking about how I acted on stage.
"But at the same time. I was heartbroken so I don't know if I regret most of it." I say honestly and Tails shakes his head.
"Sonic, you act like this no big deal at all."
"What makes you say that. I'm here, aren't I? Obviously, I care about the band this time if me and Amy aren't dating." Tails stops washing the dishes and he looks over at me.
"You didn't get back with her?"
"No." I say and I start to slow down.
"Because, I'm too stupid, so I don't want be with her until I'm not stupid anymore… and she said the same thing." Tails looks over at me and looks over my face.
"What?"
"…nothing. It's just so weird to hear you say that, because I really thought you guys were just close friends but in reality. You guys were dating."
Oxygen come out of my nostrils as I lean back on the counter, since I was done washing some dishes.
"Yeah… it is crazy… I don't know how I ignored her for as long as I did after the competition. Amy and I did almost everything together… It was fun while it lasted- "
"Well, you guys are going to get back together right?" Tails asks and that question makes me lose my appetite.
"…I don't know. I really don't know. She wants to get back together but I'm just afraid of treating her wrong because I can't control myself."
Her face flashes in my mind, when she was in the mud and I feel a tear prick in my eye. I turn around to look at the pot, so I could stay distracted from my actions and Tails moves closer to me.
"… What really happened when she apologized?"
I open the lid and I shrug my shoulders.
"All the wounds opened back up and I was spitting fire out of my mouth when Amy told me her side and how she was sorry. I just didn't care about what she was saying because inside I was hurting so much…"
"I really have feelings for her, Tails. Really, but Scourge still having more than her than me hurts to think about… so we argued. She said things she didn't mean, and I did too."
The soup starts to bubble and I grab a black soup spoon and I stir it around.
"We got outside, and I tried to get her to leave after she said something super harsh to me and it got bad because she just wouldn't let me be alone. She didn't want me to be alone so we… fought? And that caused her to slip and fall in the mud and then I realized that I was getting out of control."
Reaching out for a bowl, I feel my eyes water up and I try to blink them away.
"And now she is sick… because I made her fall on accident and she was crying in the rain, since she made herself think that she didn't deserve me to be nice to her."
My hand grabs the spoon and I pour it into the bowl. I sigh heavily and I turn to Tails who seems concerned.
"So… that's it and now I'm here trying to fix my relationships with the only friends I have, and I probably am still looking like an asshole."
The steam from the bowl rises up and grazes my chin lightly.
"I'm really sorry, Tails. I'm sorry I ruined our chances to go to Toyko. I know how much we talked about going and now you are looking at me, confused and angry because of why I didn't stick to the goal of getting there." I shrug my shoulders and I shake my head, disappointed in myself.
"I don't really know what else to say."
"Me too." Tails says walking off into Amy's pantry.
He grabs a box of crackers and then he nods his head towards the hallway.
"Let's go feed our leader so she can feel better." Tails says and I nod my head.
"Yeah, right."
We both walk into the room and Rouge shushes us as Amy was finally sleeping. We walk in carefully and I sit the soup on the desk and so does Tails as we stare at her. The small faint blush on her face makes me feel bad again since I know she is in pain. I sit down on the floor and I look at her as her chest rises up and down.
"How is she?" Tails asks quietly and Rouge runs her fingers through her hair.
"Managing. She said her head was hurting so it might just be because of lack of food."
Tails nods his head and he gets up, making his way to the window. He closes the curtains and makes it really dark in here.
"Just in case if it is a migraine." Tails says and Rouge nods her head.
My eyes go back to Amy and moves slightly making me feel nervous.
"Sonic." Rouge says to me and I look at her.
"She is going to be okay. Amy, just needs to rest."
I nod my head and I bring my legs up, propping my arms on them as I watch her sleep. Tails sits beside me and watches her as well. He shoves me on the shoulder and I over at him he smiles at me.
"I knew you liked her." He whispers to my and face goes hot.
"What- "
"I didn't know but seems like you were kissing all up on her the whole time. And also, I always wondered how Amy was getting by without sex. That's all she talked about at one point because Amy is a nasty girl. Makes sense now. " Rouge says shaking her head in disappoint.
"What- What- It wasn't that noticeable-"
"No, everything makes sense now. What did you guys do on the mini-van when we all left." Rouge and my head drops.
"N-Nothing."
"Lies." Rouge whispers and then she starts to look annoyed.
"You said something happened on the bus when we left so what happened. You might as well tell us."
"I want to know too." Tails says smirking at me evilly and I back away from their eyes.
"Why? It's…" Amy blushing face appears in my mind and I blush too.
"I-It's nothing. -"
"Okay, I'll just ask Amy when she wakes up- "
"No. Please don't she will go into too much detail." I say leaning up and then Tails scoots closer to me.
"You guys didn't have sex, did you?"
"Nonono- "
"Then how bad can it be? Did you kiss her?" Tails asks.
"I think so, I can barely remember- "
"I think I know." Rouge says making my head go to hers.
Rouge removes her hand from Amy and then she points her finger. She brings her another hand up and creates a fist to where there was a hole on top of it. Before she moves her finger in the hole, I freak out and then Rouge stops in mid motion causing her to snicker quietly. Tails laughs to and he shoves me.
I start to feel really embarrassed so I pull my hood over my head and I tighten it with the drawstrings, so only my eyes and nose were showing and not my red ass face.
"Wow, this even makes me think about truth or dare too! Amy said she had sexual fantasies about someone and now I know who it was." Tails says pointing at me.
"Oh, and that time at karaoke! When Amy was dancing sexy! I bet Sonic was sweating balls."
"Haha, and- "
"Shut the fuck. Up. "I say as I tighten my hoodie even more so the only thing out was my nose.
They laugh and then they get silent making me open my hoodie a bit.
"Did you want to hold her?" Rouge asks me and I blush again.
"No. No. It's alright. You can hold her." I say as Rouge brings her hand back to her face, rubbing her head.
We sit in silence as I am sure everyone is thinking about more questions to ask me. Suddenly I hear a light tapping and then it starts to become more repetitive. My eyes go towards the window and I hear the rain hitting the roof of the apartment.
"So, are you two dating still?"
Rouge question makes me look back over to her.
"We are taking a break so yes and no." I say as I look at her.
"Amy said she would wait for me but… I don't want her too if I can't get myself together." I touch the floor as I think about what she said.
"I see. But when are ready… you have to be with her again." Rouge says and I shake my head.
"I don't know. I-I already caused so much between me and her and we haven't even made it past five months… I don't want to cause her- "
"Sonic. Amy cares about you so much. You can't give up. Look at her."
My eyes move up to her and Amy starts to snore lightly making me smile a bit.
"She practically got sick so she could fix the issues between you guys." I nod my head understanding. "Just… take the time you need and heal or whatever but please come back to her. She practically can't stop talking about you now since everyone knows. It's cute." Rouge says and I look down to her.
"I don't think I have ever seen her talk about anyone the way she talks about you- "
Amy suddenly moves her hand and touches Rouges chest and squeezes her boob.
"Boobie…" she says leaning more on Rouge and having her face on her chest.
Tails and I laugh, and Rouge slowly moves Amy hand from her chest causing Amy to open up her eyes and look at her.
"What…where am I-?"
Amy looks over at us and she then smells the air.
"Soup…" she says lazily, and I get up.
"Here let me get it for you." I say getting up and grabbing the soup.
"Come on, Amy. Let's sit up so you can eat." Rouge says getting up from Amy.
Amy gently brings herself up as well and she sits down on the bed. Rouge moves from around Amy and gets up, stretching her legs.
I sit down on the bed and Amy watches me. She blushes causing me to blush and then Tails laughs. Amy looks at Tails and starts to blush even more.
"Stop laughing!" she says, and Tails grabs the box of crackers.
"Haha, I can't. it's just funny to see you guys together." Tails says putting the box of crackers into Amy's lap.
"I'm going to go get some of that soup. I'm starving." Rouge says and Tails turns around to her.
"Me too!" Tails says leaving with Rouge.
They both leave and then I look at Amy. Amy looks away shyly and I scoot closer to her turning more towards her.
"Here."
I move the bowl to her, and her shaky hands reaches out for the spoon. My eyes watch her grab the spoon, but it shakes in her hand as she grips it.
"Um…" Amy says as she tries to hold the spoon tightly, but it keeps on shaking.
I take it from her, and I get some of the soup into the spoon.
"It's okay. I can do it."
She is too far away for me to feed here to where I am so I move closer to her having my knees touch her legs and I move the bowl under the spoon, trying not to waste any soup somewhere. I move the spoon closer to her mouth waiting for to open it.
"I'll just feed you."
Amy nods her head and opens her mouth and I look at her lips. I hesitate for s second as I look at them but then I place the soup in her mouth. Amy closes it and I pull it out as she eats. Moving the spoon back in the bowl, I listen to the rain outside as I grab more soup.
"It's really good… expected from you though." Amy says and I smile as I look back to her offering her more soup.
"Thanks. I did this a lot when Manic and Sonia would get sick." Amy opens her mouth again and I place the spoon in her mouth.
Amy smiles softly as she looks at the bowl. I grab her another spoonful and then she stops me as she holds up her hand.
"I have a question." Amy says and I place the spoon back in the bowl.
"Okay, I might have an answer." Amy laughs at me and that warms my heart as it seems like she is feeling better.
"So, since we are taking a break… does that mean. I can't kiss you?" Her question makes me look up to her and that red tint from her fever is still there. "I just… don't really understand a "break." So, I thought you could tell me again or explain better." Amy says.
I look over her face and I try to think of a way to respond.
"Are you asking about the limitations?" I question and Amy blushes and nods her head.
"Right… well. I'm not sure, I haven't really thought about it. But since we are together but not really then. I guess we shouldn't kiss each other or have sex for sure." I say and Amy nods her head.
"Okay, I understand. Nothing romantic or sexual." Amy says nodding her head.
Hearing her say that makes me feel, weird but I ignore it as I grab her another spoonful. I feed her again and Amy sneezes again.
"Sorry." Amy sneezes again and this time it was harder.
Amy leans back up and her face looks like it is going back to red.
"How are you feeling?" Amy looks up to me and smiles softly.
"Happy."
I grab her another spoonful and she opens her mouth.
"That's good. You deserve to be." A smile creeps on my face as I watch Amy glow in the dark.
"Ask me why I am happy." Amy says weakliy.
"Why are you happy?" I question as I get her more soup.
"Because I can talk to you again."
Her words make me feel like I am floating, and I blush a tad bit as her sick eyes sparkle as they look at me.
"And… I understand the limitation of being on "break" which I will respect them but if you ever want to get off break… just let me know because if I could kiss right now, I would." Amy says and letting her curls move over her face.
Her eyes move over my face and I look at her the same. My eyes go to her lips and then Amy moves closer to me making me look at her eyes. I laugh and Amy does too.
"I don't want to get sick." I say.
"Well, if you are going to get sick by me, wouldn't it already have happened, since we are so close." Amy says and moving closer to me.
Amy wiggles her toes and I look down to see that her foot was touching my leg the whole time.
"And if I got any closer, we wouldn't be taking a break, would we?" Amy asks and I respond.
"Probably not."
Amy nods her head and scoots back, making the small heat from her feet move away from.
"Now, it's just like the rules of the band again but this time it's in my hands… I'm just afraid of hurting her- "
"Could you still feed me, please? I think my headache is going away." Amy says and I snap out of it.
"Y-Yeah."
I continue to feed Amy and Tails and Rouge come in later. Rouge walks up to us and she checks on Amy.
"The soup seems like it is working. But you still have a fever it seems like." Rouge says touching Amy's cheek.
"I feel fine!" Amy exclaims as she tries to stand up, but her legs start to shake, and she sits back on the bed.
"Okay, maybe not- "
Amy places her hands on her stomach, and she looks even more sick.
"I think I moved really fast. My tummy hurts now." Amy says and I place the soup down.
"Amy, that because you have to stop moving. Your body is trying to fix itself." Rouge says scolding Amy.
Reaching over to grab the water bottle, I open the cap and I move it towards her mouth.
"Drink something- "
"No… I'll die." Amy says and she falls onto the bed having her curly hair spread on the bed as she lays face down.
"Amy you need water. Your body needs it, so you won't die."
Amy still doesn't listen to me, so I sigh heavily and stand up from the bed. Amy turns her head watching me and I place the cap back on the water.
"That's cool. I was thinking about making some homemade dango for practice Monday, but I guess since you are still going to be sick then- "
"You are making dessert for us Monday?" Rouge asks and Amy head perks up.
"Yup, for an apology." Tails notices my plan and he pump his fist in the air.
"Alright! Wait and then there will be extra because Amy won't be there!"
"Yep! You are right Tails. More for us- "
"G-Give me the water!" Amy says in a jealous tone.
My eyes go to hers and I look at her confused.
"I thought you didn't want the water- "
Amy reaches her arm out and I smile at her finally giving in. I hand her the water and she takes a tiny sip. Rouge pats her head and Amy blushes.
"Make sure you take small sips, so you won't over do it."
Amy follows her instructions and Tails laughs making me laugh as well and then Amy turns her attention to us. As she opens her mouth to yell at us her phone starts to ring. We all look at and then we look back to her.
"Could you pass me that." Amy says and Tails grabs it and hands it to her.
AMY POV
A familiar name appears on my phone and I almost feel instantly better as I move the phone to my face to talk to them.
"Hey, Udio -" I sneeze as my body reminds me I am sick.
"Hey, sis and bless you. Look, I am returning your call since you called me almost three hundred times this morning." A blush rises on my face as I remember my rambunctious actions.
"Sorry about that. It's really urgent."
"You okay? You sound different." Udio says and I lay down on my side.
"I got sick, but that's not the point. I was calling too- "
"Sick? Okay, I'll be right over." Udio says causing me to get up slowly right after I laid down.
"Wait what- You are in the area?"
"Yeah! I had to come check up on my club downtown, and now I am about to come check up on my sister. You didn't move areas, right?"
I turn my head around to look at my confused bandmates.
"Yeah, I didn't move."
"Sweet. I'll be over in about fifthteen. See you in a bit."
"Wait- "
My phone hangs up and I remove it from my face.
"Udio?" Tails questions and I look up at them.
"Oh, right! I have told you guys y-y-ye" I sneeze again and Rouge sighs.
"Who is Udio? And why are you sitting up, you need to lay down -"
"I can't!" I get up and my legs shake a bit causing everyone to look at me concerningly." I have to get us to Tokyo." I say walking past them.
"You are still walking around, and you are sick, who made you this stubborn." Sonic says following me as I walk out of the room.
"I did! And *"achoo"* Ah- I have to do this. This may be my only chance to get us to Tokyo."
Flipping my living room's light switch on. I sit down on the couch and I place my phone the coffee table. Last night, after Sonic dropped me off, I got everything ready for today. I had out a list of songs and folders for us to go through so I could explain our next move.
I open the folder and I look over the stuff I printed out, lazily. My head starts hurt again and I wince a bit causing Sonic to sit by me and touch my head.
"What is this?" Sonic asks and I hear Tails and Rouge come up from behind us looking at the folder as well.
"A plan to get us back in the competition. I made this last night and I was going to explain but the light in the room is really killing me." I say as I squint my eyes.
I shiver suddenly and I feel the room get colder.
"W-why is it so cold in here?" I ask and Sonic looks up at Rouge and Tails.
"It's probably your fever." Tails says touching my face.
"Ahh, am I getting worse?" I ask and Tails shrugs his shoulders.
"Not exactly, I think your body is still just fighting off the sickness.
A hand touches the folder in my hand, and I notice that it is Sonic who is placing it back on the coffee table. Sonic stands up and reaches for his hoodie, taking it off and then he throws it at my face, making me frown at him.
"Put that on." He says and then he moves to look at the folder.
Rouge walks over to Sonic and sits on the floor trying to look at the folder as well. Sonic hands her a paper and Rouge takes it.
"Wait- I have to explain it first." I say leaning up and then Sonic turns to look at me.
"Hoodie. I didn't take it off for no reason." Sonic says and now he is in an olive-green shirt with a faded designed on the front.
Tails walks on the other side of my couch and sits beside Sonic and he leans in looking at the folder too. I pull the hoodie over my head and it goes over me like a huge blanket. Instantly Sonic's scent fills my nostrils when I put my head in it and I blush.
"Oh, I found the instructions." Sonic says causing me to pull my head through the hoodie.
"To get in the Toyko Summer Jam, each band that sends in a… wait- did I read that correctly." Tails says taking the paper from Sonic and bringing it close to his face.
"A Music Vi-"
"Ding dong"
Everyone looks at the front door and I jump as I already forgot that Udio was coming. Swinging my legs around, I stand up only for Sonic to tell me "no" and he gets up himself.
"Wait- guys he doesn't know you guys are here-"
"Is he going to fight us for being here?" Tails asks standing up and following Sonic.
"I- Well, no but he is kind of shy-"
"It's okay. I'll watch them? Did you say it's your brother? I thought you had no brothers or family?" Rouge asks standing up and following them.
"He is my foster brother!" I and then I sneeze.
They all make it near my door, and I watch nervously as a shiver comes up my spine. The door opens and I watch them all wave at him. A light conversation happens, and I watch them talk until I see him walk in.
Udio walks in a brown tan shirt, silver circular glasses and some grey pants. Udio was a grey wolf with black and white hair. His hair was used to be short when we were both kids but now it touched his shoulders, with light curl in it. And of course shiny sharp teeth was there as he walks up to me.
"Amy! You look so sick?' he says, and he walks up and touches my forehead.
"Do I really? I haven't even seen myself-" I sneeze making Udio dodge it and then he laughs and sits on the couch near me.
"I haven't seen you and forever and now you are sick. Why are you still so random." He says making me smile.
I hug him with Sonic's oversized hoodie covering my arms and hands and he brings me into a hug too.
"Also, your friends scared me. I thought you were being robbed." Udio says laughing at me.
"Not exactly- Oh! I have to introduce them to you." I say moving away from the hug and pointing at my wife first.
"This is my bass player, Rouge and also my wife. "Rouge gives a small wave and my cover hand goes to Tails." This is Tails, our drummer and also my best friend." Tails puts up two fingers and moves them down and my arm goes to Sonic.
"And this Sonic the lead singer and uh- " I blush a bit but Sonic steps up and speaks.
"The stripper." He says and everyone laughs at the insider besides Udio who just laughs awkwardly.
"Is he serious?" Udio whispers to me and I think about for moment.
"Well, kinda." I say and Sonic rolls his eyes and walks back to my room.
My mouth opens to ask where he is going until Udio starts talking again.
"Have you taken some medicine? I know you have school Monday and you need to be in top health." He says looking over my face.
"No, all my friends, which are I guess are all doctors now…" Sonic hands me a water and I take it, making Udio laugh.
"They think it's just a cold. So, if I "drink water" and relax, APPARENTLY I'll feel better." I say and shading all of them.
"Well, they aren't wrong, Amy. You should listen to your friends. They seem nice." Udio says.
"Hey, so Udio" Tails says sitting on the ledge of chair Sonic was sitting on." You own the club in downtown Shibuya?"
Udio smiles and turns around to them.
"Yep! I am the owner the place you guys first performed at!"
"That's so cool! How come we didn't see you?" Rouge asks.
"Well, I'm busy putting clubs all over japan at the moment so I never stay in one place too long. But today I am here because Amy had something really important to tell me- "
"YES-"I coughing mid-sentence and Sonic opens his mouth to scold but I talk over him before he does.
"WE NEED YOUR CLUB TO RECORD A MUSIC VIDEO!"
Everyone looks at me confused but Tails stands up and walks over to grab the folder.
"Wait- So I did read that correctly." Tails and I nod my head.
"Yes! Everyone sit down." Everyone sits and they look at me waiting for me to speak.
"Our club advisor saw our… mess up in Ginza from the live stream and it almost got our club taken from the school based off of how "inappropriate" it was. But anyway, the festival is apparently still looking for one more group because one group quit. So, now there is a opportunity for any bands who didn't make to get another shot."
"Which is to make a music video?" Rouge asks and I nod my head.
"Yeah! SO, that's why I am asking… my brother if we could borrow his club for a day or two…" My eyes move to his and Udio shrugs his shoulders.
"Of course, you can. Just let me know the details and junk." Udio says and I clap my hands together.
"Thanks so much! But… um." I turn to my group and they wait for me to speak. "Only if you guys want to do it though. I know we just sort of fixed things and I'm sure there are still a lot of questions, but I want us to take this opportunity to redeem ourselves. Look…"
Scooting up from my sofa, I grab the folder and I flip through it looking for some thoughts I already thought about doing. I pull it out and I show them the name on it.
"The 4th Coming?" Tails says and I nod my head.
"Yes. Like the saying the "2nd Coming" but since we are "4 Times Different." Then it has a nice ring to it. Also…" I open the page, and everyone scoots in closer looking at it." I was thinking we could get students from the school to be in our video as well! I'm sure a lot of people would like to see us come back so I thought our music video could look like a concert!"
My headache comes back and I shake my head to try to ignore it.
"We can edit the video ourselves! Outfits! Decorations! Everything." I move my hair behind my ear and close the pamphlet and place it on the coffee table.
"Only if you guys want to do it."
The room goes silent and my band members look at each other.
"I'm in." Rouge says making smile.
"Cool. What about you two?"
"Look… I know if we do this music video, I am going to be in most of the shots aren't I?" Sonic asks and I nod my head.
"Yes, you will be. But if you aren't comfortable-"
"We can give it a try. I'm just going to… mentally prepare myself for the embarrassment and yelling from you." We laugh at Sonic and then I turn to Tails who hasn't said much.
Everyone looks at him too and Tails starts to blush.
"Well- it's just. I don't know if everyone will take this seriously." Tails says.
"That's why I am asking this time." I say trying to reassure Tails. "This is a whole new opportunity to fix things and give it our all like we could have at Ginza. I understand your concern but if we just really try and- "
"Okay but… we all said this last time, right?" Tails says looking at all of us." How do we all know we won't do what we did last time- Sorry, I'm not trying to be a downer. I just can't go through that again so it's just making me nervous."
I take some time to think about what Tails says and it almost makes me want to stand up and speech like I usually do but this sick feeling I am trying to ignore is making it hard.
"Tails. If you want to do this than we can. We can't predict the future, but I guarantee you. Everything that happened in Ginza, won't happen again." I say looking him straight in the eye." I'm going to start being more open with you guys and telling you all everything. I learned my mistakes and like I said, if you guys want to know anything then I'm going to tell you. I promise and I hope you guys do the same. So, if you even have questions now, then ask."
Everyone looks at me and I wait for them to say something as I sneeze again and this time the sneeze made me feel sort of dizzy. I scoot back a bit and Sonic knows that I am feeling things as I feel his eyes look at me.
"Are you and Sonic going to date again?" Tails asks.
My eyes go to his and then Udio looks at me confused.
"You had a boyfriend and didn't tell me? And he is the singer" Udio asks and I blush.
"Well- yeah. For a while but now we are… um- "
"Me and Amy are taking a break and I don't we are getting back together anytime soon. Also, I feel like you are scared of me and her might break that promise and I'm going to be honest with you…" Sonic leans back in his chair and shrugs his shoulders." It might happen. Love is a powerful thing- "
"See. This is what I am talking about. What it seems like is that you and Sonic barely have any self-control and if you guys start to argue about not being able to be together or something and then the day to record our music video comes and you guys aren't clicking… I don't want to get prepared for us only to fall again." Tails with a bit of annoyance in his tone.
"Sonic and I aren't going to do that, ever again-"
"Then why is Sonic saying something else?" Tails pointing at him.
My eyes go to Sonic shrugs his shoulders.
"It's not like I'm not saying the same thing as Amy, but I am being completely honest with you." Sonic says and Tails rolls his eyes.
"Amy, Sonic doesn't care about this, so it won't work." Tails says and Sonic scoffs.
"I do care. That's why I showed up-"
"Then why can't you commit! We are all trying get in the competition again and you are saying something that is going to put us back in the same spot." Tails barks getting annoyed.
Sonic sighs and shakes his head.
"I don't know what you want me to say, Tails."
"I want you to say you want to really do this and you won't bring your relationship into the band!" Tails says turning over and looking at Sonic.
"Tails, she is my ex-girlfriend-shit barely even that and so you can't expect me to say. " Oh, yeah everything is going to be perfect and nothing bad will happen." When everything bad happened as soon as we were about to perform at Ginza. If I could see the future maybe I could say what you would want to hear." Sonic says.
"You can just say that! At least it shows that you care!" Sonic groans and then turns to Tails.
"Oh, yeah. Everything is going to be perfect and nothing bad will happen. There. You happy?" Sonic says sarcastically and it makes Tails look at me.
"You see this? This isn't going to work because he doesn't care about shit." Tails and Sonic mouths "Okay" and turns away from him.
"Guys, listen. This is why I am asking you guys if you want to do this. Based off everything, I think we really do this then we can fix everything that was messed up at Ginza. Even if we don't exactly trust each other at the moment we can see if we can even still be a band through practice and this opportunity." I say and Tails sighs.
"No one is forcing you Tails. It's truly if you really want to do it. If you don't, I understand- "
I sneeze again and my head starts to throb causing me to lay down on the opposite side of the couch.
"Ahh I'm suffering." I say and Sonic stands up.
"You should probably go back to your room." Sonic says walking over to me.
"Oh, wow he really is the boyfriend, hm?" Udio says with a peak of interest.
"Sort of." Sonic says with a half-smile as he makes his way over to me.
` "No- "My brain sends a sharp pain causing me to hide in Sonic's hoodie.
"Please don't start." Sonic says lifting me up bridal style.
My fever makes me feel even more sick as I rest my head on Sonic's peck.
"Wait… I still need to know…Tails. Are you- are you going to-"?
"Sure… and since you aren't feeling well, we can just talk about this another day." Tails says standing up. " Where is your pain medication? I can get you some for your head."
"Mmm- my top cabinet in my kitchen." I say weakly as I shift my body into Sonic's warm chest.
Sonic carries me out of the living room, and everything starts to get dark making me open my eyes a little as we enter my room. Sonic places me on the bed gently and moves my covers back for me to get in. I settle in it I shiver causing me to curl up in the bed more. Sonic tucks me in trying to contain my warmth and I close my eyes as I start to feel tired.
"You sleepy?" Sonic asks and I nod my head.
"Hold on for a moment. Tails is bringing you pain medicine for your head." He says and I hear him stand up.
"Okay…" I say softly.
SONIC POV
Amy chest moving slowly makes me think she fell asleep and then I hear some feet behind me and its Udio and Rouge looking at me.
"Heh, she might fall to sleep." Udio says to me.
His comment makes me turn around and poke her forehead making her eyes open. Her eyes go to mine and closes them again as she turns over in her bed.
Before I get her to roll back over Tails comes in with some pain medicine and he moves past me and grabs an extra water bottle he brought earlier. Tails arms brush against mine a bit and I frown at him but my expressions changes once Amy coughs again and she frowns her eyebrows up in pain.
Tails goes to Amy to give her the medicine and she takes it.
"Okay… can I sleep now…" Amy says already getting into position.
"Haha, yeah." Tails says and Amy falls asleep as quick as she can.
We watch for a moment and then Tails turns to us.
"I think I am going to head home. Cream and I were supposed to do something this morning so I'm going to go make up with her for that." Tails says and we all nod our head.
"And I rode with Tails, so I guess I am leaving too. Sonic do you want a ride?" Rouge asks and then question makes me look at Tails who was already walking out of Amy's room.
"Nah, I think I'll just watch over Amy for a while. Plus, I don't think Tails wants me in his car." I say and Rouge nods her head understanding.
"Haha, you might be right about that one." Rouge says and then she walks up to me.
Rouge hugs me catching me off guard and I hug her back.
"Thanks for rejoining the band. We need you." Rouge says releasing the hug.
"Same to you." I say feeling happy that Rouge considered me as her friend again.
Rouge smiles at me and she also turns to Udio.
"And it's also so nice to meet you too. Thanks for letting us use your place. We promise we won't wreck it or anything." Rouge says laughing and Udio laughs too.
"Of course. Any friends of Amy's are friends of mine." Udio says.
Rouge and Tails leave and that just leaves me and Udio sitting in Amy's room. Udio and I talk about some things causal and as we do, it hits me that I am technically meeting some of Amy's family.
"Haha, so Amy convinced you that mud was good?" I ask enjoying the conversations of learning about Udios and Amy's childhood.
"Yes, Sonic. This girl made me believe that, this mud, she shaped into a donut would taste just like one. " Udio says and I laugh quietly as Amy snores in the background.
"I'm not surprised. Amy is good at…being manipulative in a way." I say and Udio nods his head.
"Yes, I can attain to that." Udio says as he eyes go over to her.
My eyes wonder over that way as well and I start to look over her face. Amy coughs a bit making me jump and I crawl over to her to make sure she is okay. Amy opens her eyes and she shivers again.
"I'm dying." Amy says and I pat her hair.
"You aren't dying." I say but I laugh a bit at her choice of words.
Amy looks around and sees Udio and Udio moves closer to her bed.
"I wish I wasn't sick so we could catch up… it's been so long." Amy says and Udio nods his head.
"Yeah, it has. But I'll be there for your music video and I'll try to call more." Udio says and Amy nods her head and smiles.
"Hooray…" she says and closes her eyes.
Amy falls back to sleep as I pet her head and Udio stands up making me look at him.
"I think I'm going to leave. My flight leaves soon, and I really can't miss that."
"Cool. I can walk you out."
Udio and I walk towards the entrance he opens the door, letting the grey skies in and I notice that it was sort of dark because of the rain and clouds.
"You are going to be okay watching my sister?" Udio asks.
"Wouldn't be the first time- " I stop talking and blush as he looks to me.
"I didn't mean it like that- "
"It's okay, haha I know what you mean." Udio says and I laugh nervously. Udio brings his fist out and I look down at it." You will keep my sister safe and happy right? I met her ex-boyfriend Scourge once and I didn't like him as much, but you seem okay."
My hand touches his and he smiles at me.
"Thanks, and yeah I will. We are just… going through somethings but I'm sure we will be fine."
"I hope."
"Great. It was nice to meet you!" Udio says leaving.
"Same to you."
Udio drives away on the wet street and I close the door. I head back to Amy's room to see that she moved the cover over her head. Getting on my knees, I peak under the blanket to see her shivering. Amy opens her weak eyes to me and then she snatches the cover back as she tries to stay warm.
"I'm fr- freezing." Amy says and I notice her body starts to shake from under the covers.
"I see that." My eyes wander over her body and I stand up.
I open her cover and I get inside with her making her look at me. She places her hands on my chest causing me to stop and I look at her.
"Wh-wh-what are you doing?!" Amy says blushing madly.
"Keeping you warm." I say and I continue to move towards her.
I lay on the bed as Amy watches me nervously and I lay in the bed.
I grab her cover and I wrap her up in it making her head come out from under the cover. I sweep the cover under her butt and once I have all the cover around her I pull her close to me. Amy lays her head down on my chest as her cold legs touch me. I move and I wrap my arms around her body bringing her close to me so she could warm up from my body heat.
"S-Sonic."
"Hm?" I ask looking down at her.
"Um… I- What about the distance thing for our break. We are super close and- "
"I'm just trying to keep you warm. You can't sleep when you are freezing cold and you seem tired." I say rubbing her back in a motion to make some heat on her.
"Oh… okay" Amy says shyly, and she snuggles her head in my chest.
Amy and I lay in her bed in silence as the rain peacefully taps on her window and roof. Amy snoring was persuading me to sleep as well but I try to stay awake just in case if Amy needed me or anything. And also, because what I said to Tails was bothering me.
"Then why can't you commit! We are all trying get in the competition again and you are saying something that is going to put us back in the same spot." Tails barks getting annoyed.
"I don't know what you want me to say, Tails."
"I want you to say you want to really do this and you won't bring your relationship into the band!"
"Tails, she is my ex-girlfriend-shit barely even that and so you can't expect me to say. " Oh, yeah everything is going to be perfect and nothing bad will happen." When everything bad happened as soon as we were about to perform. If I could see the future maybe I could say what you would want to hear."
Our conversation runs in my head causing me to sigh and look down at Amy. My finger goes in her hair and Amy moves closer to pressing her face into my chest. My heart expands as she places her hand on me chest as she sleeps, and I look up from her.
"This is why I was being honest to him… because deep inside. I don't think I can just stop wanting to be close to her… I still want this and who knows what could happen. Me and Amy are both emotional train wrecks."
I move both of my hands from behind her back and I start to braid her hair to keep my mind from other things. Amy then stirs in her sleep and I feel her face move from my chest making me look down to her.
"Why… why are you braiding my hair." Amy says with her sleep eyes.
"I'm bored and go back to sleep." I say and she moves her head back to my chest.
"I can't if your giant beefy arms aren't keeping me warm." Amy says and I let go of her hair and I move them back to her back, surrounding her with my heat.
"Better?" I ask annoyed and Amy laughs softly.
"Perfect."
My eyes move to her face again and Amy slight smile from laughing makes me smile too. I slowly lay my head on top of hers and I close my eyes, trying to enjoy her being close to me.
"Because who knows when it's ever be like this again."
