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Middle of the night, 13 hours until competition
My eyes open in the middle of the night after another rumble of thunder shakes Sonic's ceiling. I blink gently and I stare ahead in the darkness as that sick nervous feeling comes back to my stomach. I exhale gently and I look down to Sonic's arm over my torso and it rest close to my chest as his breath grazes against my bare back as he sleeps heavily.
I scoot back slightly, trying to get closer to him and he brings me closer to him in his sleep making smile but me being nervous for tomorrow was even more nerve wrecking.
Tokyo.
The most popular city in Japan and we were going to playing there for thousands of people. This wasn't my first time going but the first time I did go... it was unreal.
It felt like I was in war with two other people I trusted, and we were going against thousands of people. Thousands of people cheering us on and freighting us on stage with their big , excited eyes. Waiting for us to play and sing.
That feeling would be a hard one to forget because of how we won last year. We won by one point. Just one and I can't even remember how we won it, but we did.
Cosmo, Rouge and I
We beat nine bands by one point, and I will never forget it. The rumbling of Rouge's and my guitar soaring over thousands of screaming people reminding me of the thunder that was ongoing in the night and then random lightning flashes reminded me of the lights and pictures being taken of us.
How did I even perform in front that many people? Maybe it was because I was with Cosmo. A leader so all I had to do was follow along and have her tell me what to do but now I am independent.
I've been without Cosmo for almost a year. Cosmo entrusted me with so many things after she graduated. She told me to carry on the performance club at college and make it something that everyone would remember forever. She said that Rouge and I made the performance club the most popular club in school because of our passion.
I don't even remember having a passion for the performance club until I stood at Tokyo. I asked myself when I was there, I was like " what am I doing here... performing in front people who have no idea who we are and what school we got too." Cosmo said they would know us afterwards and she was right. Over the past week our fan page on Twitter has skyrocketed with many people and other bands from around Tokyo. Showing their support and love after Ten recorded a teaser of us practicing and posting on our page. So many likes and comments.
We were really building something.
We were building a foundation ever since last year so who knows where this going to take us.
Also, what happened on the web. There was some talk going on about Sonic and I. How we were only there because of our breakup we had on stage and that video was going around as well. Me and him looked at it and Sonic seemed to be slightly sad about it and I was too, so we just stopped watching it because the only thing that mattered was present.
That wasn't us anymore.
That wasn't "4 Times Different." and I didn't want that to be "4 Times Different."
"4 Times Different" is much more than that video of Sonic and I at our worse. We aren't a drama band or doing this for clout. We are doing for us. To spread music, played from passionate players and singers. To spread the joy of music and how it can bring everyone together. To prove that besides all the hate, anger, and fear in the word. Music is the one thing can all understand and like. That's what "4 Times Different" is here to do.
Another rumble of thunder interrupts my thoughts as I was almost about to go to sleep and my nerves for the competition today rise. My eyes open and I look at Sonic's fingers on the cover. A blush rises slightly on my face as I think about waking him up even.
"He said I could wake him up if I was feeling troubled... maybe I should. Ah, but he is sleeping, and I don't want to be a bother."
Another rumble of thunder hits, and I jump making Sonic move his hand and arm under my body and he places his head on the back of mine.
Sonic snores lightly again and I feel wide awake now from the rumbling and lighting flashes from outside
I nervously tap his arm and he doesn't move nor budge so I use my voice instead.
"S-Sonic?" I whisper quietly and he doesn't respond so I talk slightly louder and I shake his hand.
"S-Sonic?"
"Hm?" He says sleepily moving his head on top of mine.
"Are you awake?"
"Mm... I am now. What's going on?" He asks and I blink softly.
"Um... I feel nervous and I can't sleep."
Sonic moves his hand around and grabs mine and wraps his arm around my arm bringing me closer.
"Right... the thunder." Sonic yawns big and he turns me around.
Sonic pulls me closer to his bare chest he starts to rub my back with his eyes closed. My eyes close slightly until the thunder comes back and I jump again. Sonic places his hand around the back of my head and rubs my face as he pulls my face more to his chest and he rubs my back.
"Sorry. I forgot about that...Just try to not focus on that and close your eyes, beautiful." Sonic says and yawns again as I look at his chest.
"It's not about the thunder..." I say and that makes Sonic stop rubbing my face and he looks down at me.
"Then what?" He asks opening his sleepy eyes and I blush slightly since I woke him up.
"Sorry for waking you- "
Sonic places his finger over my mouth and he looks annoyed and tired.
"Amy, I told you it's fine if you wanted to wake me up for anything." Sonic says and I blush even more.
"I-I know that. I'm just not used to this yet." I say softly and the thunder rumbles again as Sonic looks over my face.
"You aren't used to sleeping with me all the time?"
"Yes, but n-not exactly. We practiced so much yesterday so I just feel bad because you were way tired before and- "
The look on Sonic's face makes me stop talking and he sighs. He moves my hair back behind my ear and he lays down and looks at me.
"Amy. It's fine."
"Okay..."
"What's going on though? You said you were nervous but it's not about the weather. So, then what is it?" Sonic asks and his voice is a lot deeper than usual because he just woke up.
"I'm nervous for tomorrow." I say and Sonic looks over my face again.
"Oh yeah... we are going to Tokyo today, aren't we?" Sonic says as he looks around to his alarm and then back to me. "Shit, time goes too fast."
"But, Sonic I'm nervous..." I say moving closer and Sonic rubs my shoulder.
"I know it's going to be a long day and possibly scary, but I am sure once we get in Tokyo. We should be fine. "he says and I nod my head.
"What's going through your mind though?"
Sonic question makes me think about everything I had been thinking about and I open my mouth to speak but then my thoughts start to become more confused. Sonic chuckles and he rubs my hair and kisses my forehead.
"Say anything on your mind. I'm listening."
Sonic yawns again and then he goes back to looking at me.
"...What happens if we don't win? As leader... I'm not sure what to do when your team loses. I know winning isn't our focus but I just... deep down I know we want to win. Winning wouldn't hurt... because when we get on stage. We are going to be completing our goal. Showing everyone what "4 Times Different" really is. But after that... this new goal... that I know we both want is going to appear afterwards and then I imagine us winning. After everything we went through and then that's when..." my eyes look off and down to his chest. "that's when I start tofeel nervous. Scared. Confused? I-I don't know."
Sonic doesn't respond and my eyes come back to his and he is searching for an answer in mine.
"… I'm not sure, Amy. I have been thinking about that too. If we were to beat all those great bands and come back to our city with the win. Like what if we had that opportunity. Winning would be a lot more than we asked for once we arrive in Tokyo."
"It would… I'm not saying we couldn't win but… we definitely can win and if we did that would be twice in a year… just like how Ginza should have been. Twice in a year… Haha, I don't even think we have luck like that." I say smiling slightly and Sonic laughs.
"But what we do have is one amazing leader." Sonic says and my brain thoughts shut off as he smiles at me.
"It takes a lot of a person to be a leader. You have…truly changed Tails, Rouge, and I for the better. Which is what a leader should do. Growing their team in any way they can. You make everyone in the club, fans, consolers, band members and staff so confident in winning all the time. The way you speak and motivate us constantly building the thought of us winning, Amy. You do that on your own without even trying now and I know this was your first time being a leader but damn. The impact you have made for people with this small club at school. "Sonic says and chuckles and the thunder shakes the roof, but my eyes are glued on Sonic.
"Have you even stopped and thought about how much people have been evolved with the band? Supporting us because just luckily happened to have the best leader anyone could as for? You are like a spine to everyone. That support any club, friend, or leader could need. You… you trained us all for today. You and Rouge. The winners from last year and you both know how it is going to be when Tails and I go. And you grew too, Amy. I feel like you have forgotten to look at yourself which what I tend to do sometimes but during everything… from the beginning have you not even notice how much you have changed ever since I saw you run out of your house with those yellow underwear on. You grew into such a strong person and such little time."
Sonic looks at my face like he always does, and a smile appears on it
"And now you are laying here… after all this bullshit and telling me you are nervous? How are you now just getting nervous?" Sonic says laughing and I laugh with him too.
"I've been nervous ever since you threw that plunger at my head." He says making me laugh and he laughs as well and pulls me in closer.
"But if we were to lose… I'm not sure. I wasn't trained or taught from my leader to think about losing for the longest time so I can see why you are nervous. Just because we have been through so much that winning seems impossible, but I think…no. I know we are going win. Why wouldn't we? My brain can't even imagine us losing, Amy. Even if that's not what we are there to do. We are going to be there to win and show them who we really are-"
Thunder booms loudly making Sonic and I both jump. Sonic pulls me close from jumping and my face gets smashed into his chest and gently releases me and laughs.
"That was scary." He says and I giggle lightly but my mind still wonders the sentences of what Sonic said to me.
"What's going through your mind now, leader?"
My eyes go up to his and I shrug my shoulders and Sonic chuckles.
Sonic leans in to kiss my lips and I kiss his back. As he pulls away a smile forms on my face and he kisses me again. Sonic rubs his hand on my face and leaves his forehead on mine making me close my eyes and start to feel sleepy once again.
"Plus, you have nothing to worry about because we are going to win, cry, feel nervous, and play together." Sonic says.
"Right, always together."
"Because who are we?" Sonic asks and yawns and I laugh at his question.
"We are "4 Times Different".
"And what are we going to be doing at Tokyo?"
Sonic's question makes me open my eyes and I look at him. Sonic eyes are closed too, and it seems like he fell asleep after asking that question and I giggle as I kiss the scar on his chin, and I answer his question.
"Kicking-"
Present day 9 hours until competition
"KICKING EVERYONES ASS IN COMPETITION IS ALL I WANT TO SEE FROM THE LIVESTREAM TODAY! YOU BETTER NOT DISSPAPPOINT! TAILS I BETTER SEE YOU SLAMMING ON THOSE DRUMS! ROUGE, YOUR BEAUTIFUL ASS BETTER PLAY THE FUCK OUT OF THE GUITAR. AMY YOU TOO! BUT I DON'T HAVE TO REMIND YOU BECAUSE I ALREADY KNOW YOU WILL BE KICKING ASS AND AS FOR SONIC, DON'T GET LAZY. YOU LAZY SHIT! LET ME FIND OUT YOU ARE SLEEPING ANYWHERE THEN I WILL POP UP IN YOUR DREAMS AND BEAT YOUR ASS MYSELF!"
Cass's encouraging speech leaves us all staring at him in shock and I start to laugh quietly as everyone stares at him.
"Okay, Cass. I think your encouragement is enough." Ten says stopping Cass for speaking anymore.
"Why does everyone think I am lazy…" Sonic says leaning on the school bus with a blanket over his head and his hands in his pockets.
"Because you are." Tails says simply and Sonic yawns.
"Thanks for the encouragement, Cass-"
I stop speaking as Cass eyes are filled with tears and he runs over to me to hug me. I pat his back as he wails, and I hug him tighter.
"WAAAAA! I'M SO PROUD OF YOU GUYS! I WISH WE COULD COME!" Cass yells and I start to feel sad too.
"I know… we got in so late so we couldn't inform everyone if we were going or not. Sorry." I say and Cass leans up and wipes his eyes.
"But I can promise you great results after we come back! We are coming back champions." I say confidently and Cass nods his head.
"You all will do fine!" Cosmo says stepping up and I nod her." Just remember that you all have each other. No one is just going to be on stage alone."
"That's right." Ten says coming in and the rest of my band comes up behind me, but Tails is pulling Sonic with him since he was sleepy.
"YOU HAVE US AS WELL!" yells Big and the other fans stand behind him as they bow to us.
I look at the big group of our fanbase and I notice how much it had grown since or club festival. It was a lot of them and some of them didn't even go to the school we went to which made me blush slightly, but I smile anyway walking up to Big.
Big looks up from bowing and I hug him gently.
"Thanks for supporting us for so long. Even after our mistakes, we all our thankful." I say and Big blushes as I walk back to look at everyone else who seemed ecstatic for me to even walk this close to them.
"We all want to thank you for supporting us! Hopefully we can make you all proud." I say bowing politely and they clap and cheer us on.
After my speech I turn back around to my friends and I open my arms big. Everyone rushes in to hug to me and we all end up group hugging.
"Thank you, guys, too…for everything." I say.
"You guys are going to win this. I'm so excited for all of you." Cosmo says standing back and looking at us.
"It's definitely going to be a fight but when isn't there one when we go to competition." Rouge says smacking Sonic on the back, throwing shade.
"Amy, starts the fights too." Sonic says pointing at me and I blush.
"AND?! YOU DO TOO!" I yell walking up to him and Sonic pushes me back with his finger and I frown at him even more.
"Shut your cute face." He says taking steps back and I walk up to him more.
"NO, YOU!" I say jumping at Sonic only for him to dodge me and then wrap my arms behind my back with his full strength.
"Sonic! You are too strong! Not fair!" I yell and Sonic laughs at me and doesn't let go but does walk back up to our friends.
I kick my feet up as I struggle to get out of his grip and Sonic laughs at my struggle. Tails laughs at us and I give up since there was no way I was getting out of his grip.
"Ha, weakling." Sonic says still holding me against my will.
"You are so mean to me…" I say sadly and Sonic kisses my ear.
"No, I'm not."
"Yes, you are." I whine and Sonic laughs even more and then lets me go.
I rub my arms from Sonic rough handling, and he watches.
"I didn't hurt you, did I?" he asks walking up to me and I frown at him, trying to be nice all the sudden.
"Yeah, it hurt! You used all your muscle to hold me down… fatty." I say under my breath and Sonic chuckles and opens his arm out.
"Stop being a weak, spoiled, crybaby and fight me like a true man." He says shoving my arm and I move my arm quick to push it off of me.
"Haha, she is angry." He says trying to touch me again, but I won't let him
"Don't touch me with your dirty hands. You fat bully." I say walking back only for Sonic to follow me as we walk through the parking lot since he was trying to touch me.
"My hands aren't even dirty and if they are it was from touching you." He says walking faster and I copy him as I walk back quicker.
"I'm clean and pure unlike you. You are just trying to bully me- AND STOP FOLLOWING ME!"
"No." he says smiling at me and jogs towards me.
My first instinct causes me to jump and I turn around, just to run into the hood of a random car. The car catches my leg and I fall to the ground. I fall on my knees and Sonic gasps and laughs as he runs over to check on me.
"Haha, Amy. I'm sorry." He says reaching over for me.
Sonic's shadow goes over me, and I swiftly move and wrap my arm around his neck making him fall over. Sonic coughs and catches himself as I hold him in a tight neck hold. I sit on my butt as Sonic pats my arm, telling me that he gives but I don't let go. Sonic grabs under my legs and picks me up, making me lose the strength I had around his neck and I let go.
"I'm throwing you away in the trash for choking me. Plus, Amy I tapped why are you being mean to me now?" he says, and I try to contain my anger after he asks me that stupid question.
"YOU ARE BULLYING ME FIRST-"
"Okay, I'm sorry." Sonic laughs and I stare at him since he thought EVERYTHING was funny today.
"I'm so sorry, I bullied my leader." Sonic talks to me like I am a baby as he carries me back to the bus and kisses my face. "So, so, so, so, sorry."
Sonic kisses my face and then kisses my neck and I laugh since he knew that it would make me do that. Sonic starts laughing too and spins me around quickly while in his arms and I squeal from moving so fast.
"Amy! Sonic! Stop being in love and come on! The ride to Tokyo isn't quick and we all have to get changed." Rouge yells and then Sonic kisses me once more and runs with me in his arms, over to the bus.
"I'm not in love with this meanie. It's against the band rules anyway." I say and Sonic places me down gently and laughs.
"Sure, you aren't, Amelia. But okay." Sonic says walking away from me before I can hit him.
"Babies!" Someone yells and I turn around to see D' Coolette running up to us with a small bag.
"D!" I yell running to her and I hug her gently.
"I almost missed you all! I didn't think I was going to make it, but I did. Are all the costumes good enough for you guys? I know you told me it was perfect, but I just want to make sure."
"Yes! It's perfect! And I'll remind everyone on how to wear them. Don't worry." I say and I turn around to see the rest of them come up behind me and smiling at D'Coolette.
"That's great and I know you will." She says and Sonic comes over to hug D'Coolette.
"Thanks for the last-minute costumes." He says hugging her with his long arms.
"Aw, anytime Sonic. Just make sure you protect them out there and treat my baby Amy, like she is a princess." She says and Sonic looks over to me and sticks his tongue out to me and D'Coolette can't see it because she is looking the opposite way.
"Already on it. She is my little princess." Sonic says and I roll my eyes, but I still smile.
"D!" Tails yells coming over and taking Sonic's place with hugging her.
"OH, my precious Tails. You have become such a confident young man. You should be so proud of yourself." She says and holds his face causing Tails to blush.
"Keep a good eye on everyone. You are the brains of the group, so I expect everyone to return home safety." She says.
"Yes, mam." Tails says and then Rouge comes over with Knuckles standing next to us.
"Mama, D. Thanks so much for everything." Rouge says.
"Of course. Just as long as you guys get your costumes made from me and win, I'll do it anytime and all the time." She says looking at us.
"I'm proud of all of you and get on the bus! Tokyo isn't going to wait for anyone!" she says, and I nod my head.
"Right! We will see you when we get back! Thanks again!" I yell turning around first and leading the pack.
The sun shines over our bus and I squeeze my first as I stare at the bus. Our friends and fans start to cheer us on as we make our way to the bus, making me feel even more inspired.
"You got this guys!"
"We will be watching from the livestream!"
"Good luck!"
"Win for Shibuya!"
"You guys rock!"
The nice comments flood my ears and I make sure to thank them. Cass, Ten, and Cosmo are near the bus and I hug them big one last time.
"Amy, just make sure you lead them. They are all counting on you." She says and I nod my head.
"You can do this. Just like last time but now…" Cosmo pats my head and smiles at me. "… now the lead is in your hands."
"O-Okay! We will do our best!"
Cosmos smiles and stands back letting Cass come through he picks me up and hugs me. Ten comes around too hugging me as well and I laugh.
"AMY!" Cass says still crying and I pat his head.
"I know it sucks you guys can't come but I know I will still feel your support from so far away."
Cass nods his head and sets me back down. Ten pats my head and I look over to him.
"Don't forget to take pictures and send them to me. I'll take care of the social media." He says and I nod my head.
Cass looks over at the rest of the band starts crying and wailing again as he hugs Tails. Ten goes over to them as well and I stand by the door waiting for Knuckles to unlock it. A warm breeze runs past my back and I watch everyone support us.
"Soon. We will be on the stage. It feels so unreal."
Knuckles comes over and smiles at me as he unlocks the door.
"Let's get this show on the road." He says getting on first and turning on the bus.
The sound of the bus turning on makes me stop. Before I step inside it and I think about everything we have done just to be able to get on the bus again. A hand goes on my shoulder and I look back to see Rouge touching me with Sonic and Tails behind me smiling at me. I smile as well, and I look forward getting on the bus first.
Everyone else gets on and cheering starts to get louder once Knuckles closes the door. The seats are just like last time, two on the left and one on the right but this time I could sit with Sonic without having to be a secret.
I sit down on the right side and Sonic smiles at me as he comes over to me. I open my arms up to him and Sonic laughs even more and blushes at my excitement. As soon as Sonic sits down I hug him around his neck and he kisses the side of my head.
"You can never wait for me to get situated first." He says and I ignore him as I cuddle with him.
"You are just so cute. I can never wait." I say to Sonic.
"You are cute too-"
"HEY!" Rouge yells at us and we both look at her.
"No nasty things happening on the bus!" she yells pointing at us and we blush.
"W-We wouldn't do that again-"
"NO! NO ARGUING! NO NASTY THINGS." She says and Tails laughs from behind Rouge.
Rouge walks away and I stay quiet and blush hard from being busted out by my wife and Sonic clears his throat.
"Well, this is going to be a boring ride then." He says loudly making Tails laugh even more.
Rouge comes back quick but with a random flip flop this time and Sonic and I both flinch.
"I'M WARNING YOU GUYS!" she yells and shush Sonic.
"W-We understand." I stutter and Sonic agrees.
As Rouge stares at us angrily, Knuckles honks the bus horn and starts to take off out of the student parking lot. I instantly cheer scaring everyone and everyone else on the bus celebrates with me.
"This is it!" Tails yells and I jump out of my seat over to Tails to hug him.
"Ow, Amy." Sonic says as I accidently smack his legs with mine.
"SORRY, BUT YES! THIS IS IT!" I cheer with Tails and we both jump up and down.
Rouge joins in it as well We all jump up and down and then I notice we were missing a bigger body. My attention goes to Sonic who already has his blanket over his head, and he sat in the seat closer to the window.
Sonic lazy actions make me stop jumping and walk over to him. At first, I was going to terrorize him but instead I act nice.
"Sonic." I say softly as I tap his head through the cover.
"Why can't I just sleep on a ride for once." He says from under the cover and a slight urge to attack him comes to my mind.
"Sonic you should stay up for once. Aren't you excited?" Tails says and Sonic nods his head and yawns making me glare at him.
We all just look at him until he looks at us and Sonic sighs heavily and leans up and takes his cover off his head.
"Okay I won't sleep. But on the ride back I'm sleeping."
"Hooray! So, this means stand up!" I say grabbing Sonic and he stands up slowly and I drag him out of the seats.
"Give me your other arm." Rouge says grabbing Sonic's arm only making him look more annoyed.
"AND LET'S GET HYPED!" Tails yells and we all start dancing and turning up on our moving minibus.
Sonic looks annoyed at first until I shove him his arm a bit. Letting him know to loosen up because this was going to be the time of his life with everyone at Tokyo and he smiles slightly and does a little cheer that makes us all laugh extremely hard because everything Sonic did always looked so sarcastic but we know he meant it.
Of the rest of the ride to the biggest moment of our lives, we all just talk about how unreal the trip we are taking is. All of us are just random students who decided to join a club that would take them to the trip of their dreams. Never in our lives would we have guessed to be taking a trip with our favorite people and going to Tokyo to play for a festival for everyone in the Japan to see.
Who knew life would lead us here?
We all calmed down many minutes after turning up and now we are all just sitting and enjoying the ride.
Sonic wraps his arm around mine as we sit in the seat and talk silently amongst ourselves. My palm is out, and Sonic has been rubbing it, poking it, sliding his finger down it and holding it mostly as we relax.
Even being able to be with Sonic like this was crazy because the last time we were on the bus we were a secret and now... sooner or later Japan will see us too.
"Wait... wait..." Tails says loudly and we all look over at him.
Tails springs up his drumsticks slide from his lap and o tot the floor as he touches the window and moves a curtain back. His expression when he turns around makes me nervous and Sonic stands up making me stand up as well and look at what's going on.
"ITS THE TOKYO SIGN!"
His sentences cause Sonic and I both to run over and I make sure to bring my phone, so I take a picture and send it to Ten.
"Woah." Sonic says looking at the sign and I think the same thing, but nothing comes out.
"Everyone look the sign- oh." Rouge yells and then she sees that we are already looking at it.
"Woah! We are here! We really are!" Tails says getting excited and Sonic chuckles lightly too.
I look at Sonic and I notice he is already looking at me. Sonic smiles slightly and then blushes and looks off making me laugh.
"Haha, what was that look for?" I ask and Sonic looks back at me and he opens his mouth to say something but then it closes.
"Guys... um."
Tails start to speak, and we turn around to look at him.
"I just want to say thanks for... this." Tails says and him speaking so nice towards us makes me feel like crying already.
"I wouldn't be able to hold my drum sticks again if it wasn't for you guys. Like I said in the beginning I was only joining the band because my parents wouldn't let me do it as a major and now... I'm doing everything I wanted to do. Even without being in the music major. I never thought I would experience anything from the past months with you all." Tails takes a breather he even seems to have small tears in his eyes.
"From the bottom of my heart. I love you guys and I don't think my life would be as fun and perfect until you guys showed up. So, thanks so much for pushing me a-and being my friend and eating with me and laughing, encouraging, arguing. All of it. "
My lip quivers and Tails eyes go to mine.
"Especially you Amy. I don't think I would have met Cream if you didn't give me a reason to play the drums again. So, you really have changed, my entire path for me and you still are. Even after you changed my name from Miles to Tails. I knew that things for me and my confidence, friendship and experiences were just starting... so thanks so much for letting me do this with you."
My body moves to Tails and I hug him tightly and he does the same. He rubs my back and kisses me on the head making my happy tears come out.
"You are welcome, Tails. You are so welcome."
Tails speech also made Sonic and Rouge emotional as well, so we start talking about how far Tails had come.
From someone who tripped into the music room on introduction day, to changing his name and making him wear contacts and now, expressing his feelings to his best friends. Tails had probably changed more than all of us and we were all proud of him for that.
Sonic started getting more excited for being at Tokyo which was a shocker. So, he started opening the curtains letting the blue sky and sunshine in which felt nice and lifted my mood even more. I walk up to the window and I watch as we drive across the water on a bride. The water glistening confidently and proudly on the shiny liquid that seemed it would be a great time to go inside it since the sun was also pretty shiny, and hot.
Soon the ocean is behind us as we enter the gigantic, busy city. Knuckles already had to slow down because of traffic but we weren't moving slow, just not the same speed it says on the speed limit sign on the side of the road. The way the bus was moving closer and closer to our destination made my heart boost up since I was so excited to back here.
Since the bus was going so slow, I sit down, and I find a box of pocky in Sonic's seat that I start eating because I started feeling hungry. The first snap that comes from the pocky Sonic appears besides me and stares at me. I look down at the box and then back to Sonic.
"You could have asked." Sonic takes the pocky box from me and then sits down roughly, pushing me more to the window and making one pocky fall out of my hand and to the floor.
"Hey! You made me drop one- WAIT AND I CAN HAVE WHAT I WANT FROM YOURS!" I yell and I reach for another one but Sonic moves away from me.
"No, you can't."
"Fatty! All you are is a fatty-"
Sonic hands move to my torso and he starts to tickle me, and I thrash. His fingers run fast on my ticklish tummy and I scream laugh as I place my hand on his torso to get him to stop.
"HAAHHAAHA, STOP IT!" I say and Sonic laughs at me.
"Stop calling me fat, then and apologize."
Sonic tickling increases he takes hold of my leg and starts to tickle under my feet. I pull my knee up and down trying to get out of its hold, but it doesn't work. I place my arms around Sonic's face, and he laughs but keeps on tickling my feet. I let go and I lean back on the seat laughing hard as he pulls me down from the seat.
"AHAHAHA, S-STOP. NOT MY FEET!" I beg loudly and Sonic laughs even more and then he finally stops.
Sonic stands up and towers over me as I try to get myself together and he moves really close to me.
"Apologize."
"Hehe, you can't harass someone and ask them to apologize. Also, all I had was one so that does make you a little fatty and selfish for not letting me have one." I say touching his chest with my foot and he smiles at me.
"Okay, but you call me fat and not expecting me to stick up for myself gives me the reason to tickle you every time." He says grabbing my ankle and I look at his hand around my ankle making me smile at him. "Give me a compliment and I'll give you some pocky and not tickle you again until some other incident.
"Haha, what? That's so dumb." I say laughing and Sonic laughs tickles my foot a little making me laugh quick and try to yank my foot back.
"Now, you owe me two compliments."
I stare at Sonic and I start to laugh even more since he was actually serious.
"Fine… hm…" I say and Sonic flips me off since I had to think of a compliment.
"That's three."
"Haha! Okay!" I say and I lean up slightly even though he was holding my ankle.
"You are so smart." My first compliment makes Sonic nod his head and smile." Um… you are pretty hot and…"
Sonic waits for the last one and I smile lightly at his cheery face.
"And I love you so much."
My last compliment makes Sonic blush and then his grip on my ankles loosens as he looks over me. The way his eyes were looking into mine made me blush too since he seemed so light. His emerald eyes look off and then they come back nervously to me.
"Why is he looking at me like this?"
"Amy." He says and I look at him waiting for him to speak.
He steps closer letting my leg drop and he opens his mouth.
Suddenly a flying flip flop soars over and hits Sonic in the head. Sonic winces and holds his head as he turns to see who threw that but then I look over to see that's its Rouge.
"WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING!" she says, and I look at Sonic to see that he is in between my legs.
I blush madly and I push Sonic back with my feet and stand up fast.
"I-I-WE WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING-"
Another flip flop comes my way and it hits me this time.
"WHAT DID I SAY!" Rouge yells and she pushes Sonic out of the way and then sits by me.
"Wi-Wife-"
"Sonic, you go sit by Tails!" Rouge says and Sonic opens his mouth to argue and then he goes to sit by Tails.
Rouge turns to me and I blush as I open my mouth to defend myself a box of pocky lands on my lap and I catch it before it falls. My eyes go to the direction the pocky came from and I see Sonic flipping me off and then he turns around to talk to Tails. I smile and then Rouge stare makes me look at her and I blush.
"Pocky?" I offer her and she takes some and starts to scold me for something I didn't even start.
The rest of the ride after getting in trouble the traffic finally subsides and we make it to our hotel that on the beach. The huge hotel that the festival provided for us had a gym, arcade, buffet, and no pool but there is no need for pool when outside there was a great big clear ocean filled families and kids on the beach and in the water. As Knuckles parked Tails and I get off so quick to glance around the huge hotel in Tokyo. Everyone soon got off as well and talked about how nice it looked but what caught my eye most was the ocean. I turn around to Sonic to talk about the ocean, but he already told me "no" before I could even open my mouth.
Knuckles orders us to get our stuff and talk about the hotel later since we were on a slight tight schedule and we had traffic to worry about, so we got our stuff and headed in the big beach hotel. I made sure to get our keys since we were all sharing one room and I lead the way towards the hotel. As we walk everyone inside looked so happy and elated to be there which made the energy great for us. As I click the clear button on the elevator, the smell of food almost hypnotizes my feet making me want to walk to wherever it is. Sonic is the same way, but Rouge tell us to wait after we put our stuff down and get situated because after we eat, we would have to get dressed and ready.
So Sonic and I ran to the room, didn't even look at it and placed our stuff on the floor and headed for the food. We passed our band again since they were walking but Sonic and I didn't eat this morning because… we got distracted but now that's why we were practically running towards the food. We make it there and Sonic pulls me back before we could get in the buffet line and steals the spot I should have had.
"Ha, slow poke." He teases me touching my forehead and I shrug my shoulders.
"I don't care. You are a fatty so I'll let my fatty eat first-"
Sonic tickles me and I back away, only for him to wrap his arm around my back and bring me closer to him.
"You almost ran into the people behind us." He whispers lowly and laughs and I turn around slightly to see an elderly couple smiling at me.
"S-Sorry. My boyfriend is just so loving and sweet to me." I say sarcastically for Sonic, but the elderly couple take it like I am being serious.
"Haha, that's so sweet babe!" Sonic comes at me with the same sarcasm and I try to hold my laugh in as he moves me in front of him.
"I know right! Wow! We are so in love!" I say and Sonic chuckles as we get our chance to get food.
Soon we get our food and we sit down near a window, that had a nice view of the ocean. Sonic made sure to sit on the outside of the table and I pat his head since he didn't want to be nowhere near the ocean. Sonic got something different than me and I ask him if I can could have a taste and he lets me have some even though he told me prior to get enough so we wouldn't be doing this but I didn't care since I was so busy enjoying the great food. As we eat, the rest of the gang joins us, and we talk enjoy each other company while we were here.
"Oh! Let's take a picture!" I say taking out my phone, but Knuckles gets up with his phone.
"I got it." He says and we turn towards him and smile.
"LET'S HOLD UP THE NUMBER FOUR!" I say and we all laugh as we pose and hold up the number four with our fingers.
Knuckles takes the picture and he let us all see it. "We look so good! I'm going to send this to Ten."
I send the picture to Ten and then I causally go on social media to look for any information about the festival tonight. Of course, it sold out and they are telling people where to park and eat at but one thing that catches my eye is post from a popular page. I slowly read the paragraph and I roll my eyes and then I show Rouge.
Rouge takes and looks it.
"Are "4 Times Different" going to embarrass their selves again on stage? They are the most anticipated band tonight and are the winners of last the last festival but are they going to keep it together or let a little romance drama ruin their chances to win again?" Rouge reading that a lot makes everyone go slightly quiet until Rouge tells us more and more post about us.
"No one is really saying anything but about you two breaking up again." Rouge says.
"Expected. That's what is going to be on everyone's mind when we show up and get on stage." Sonic says and I look away from him to look at the ocean.
"That's okay. They are in for nice treat anyway so they can keep talking and talking." I say as I start to feel mighty
"We are just going to use it for power."
"Correct. They won't even see this coming." Tails says and I smile at him.
"I can't wait to destroy everyone there…" I say sighing and then I hear Sonic laugh.
"I hope you are talking about winning and not the actual people." He says biting into some bread.
"Of course, I mean winning… the people come last because there would be no competition." I say making everyone laugh and I laugh too.
I reach for my drink and I notice that its empty and I stand up only for Sonic to get it for me.
"I'll get it." He says and takes my cup.
"Oh… thanks!" I say smiling at him and I watch him walk away.
As he walks away, I notice everyone is smiling at me and I blush and look down to my food and I start eating again.
"You guys seem like you are doing great." Rouge says and I smile slightly.
"We are… It's been nice."
"How's staying with him? Sonic told me you were temporally staying over for a while until you decide to move to another apartment or move in him." Tails says and I blush.
"Right… its fun. Sonic really takes care of me there and I also get to be with him a lot more. He is very sweet and a bully as usual so nothing too different." A smile forms on my face as I think about Sonic letting me into his home.
"You should move in." Tails says and I blush.
"I-I-I don't know. Sonic says he enjoys me being there but… we are still on a break, so I-I-I don't want to rush him."
"Psh, you guys are barely on a break anymore. I say move in and force Sonic to cook for you." Rouge says and I giggle.
"It really is tempting… but I'm not entirely sure yet." I rub my arm shyly and Sonic comes back with my cup.
"T-Thanks." I say shyly and Sonic laughs and looks around the table.
"Heh, why is she blushing so much?" he asks sitting down next to me and looking over my face.
"N-No reason." I say chugging my drink maybe my face would cool down.
I feel his eyes on me, so I look at him and he laughs slightly trying to figure out what he missed out.
"Amy, tell him why you are blushing so much." Rouge says and I blush even more.
"It's nothing…" I say and Sonic rubs my leg under the table and goes back to eating.
"Lying to me, but okay. Also make sure you eat all of the food you took from my plate." He says pointing at my plate and I frown at him.
"Like I said before, I can have what I want from yours-"
"And then you call me fat for eating pocky." He says and frown at him.
"I CALLED YOU FAT BECAUSE YOU WOULDN'T LET ME HAVE ANY-"
Suddenly a sound of a picture gets taken and Knuckles laughs hard at his phone. He shows me yelling at Sonic and Sonic is looking off as I yell in his ear and we both blush lightly.
"I'm sending this to Ten to post on the page. It would be a big popularity move and bring attention. The caption can be "see you guys in a couple of hours" or "They are arguing again." Knuckles says and Tails and Rouge laugh.
"That's so smart though! Send it! Send it!" Rouge says looking over Knuckles shoulder.
"My family follows that page, they are going to really think Amy and I are arguing." Sonic says and I blush as I think about all our friends and family that are going to see it too.
"It should be fine. They are family so they will understand, that it isn't real but everyone else who doesn't know you guys like we do won't have a clue." Tails says
"Smart!" I yell and Sonic agrees as well.
"And speaking of everyone. Let's go get dressed so we can try to beat everyone in traffic." Rouge says and we agree.
We put our stuff away and I bounce up and down since I was so excited to put on my costume. Sonic comes up beside me and laughs at my excitement.
"Aren't you excited! You are going to look so great out there!"
Sonic wraps his arm around my shoulder as we walk and to the elevator behind the others.
"Slightly… putting on the costume has always been the biggest thing for me."
"How come? You always look really great." I say and Sonic chuckles.
"Yeah, but… its different. It almost feels like I am putting on a superhero suit and I am superman or something. You ever think that?" he asks, and I look forward.
"I guess I haven't really… Being on stage does change you though. It's like a different you." I say and I look up to Sonic who was looking at me.
"But…it's a good different you. Being yourself on stage and thinking about nothing else but the people with you on stage. It almost sucks that it doesn't last forever so that's why when we put these clothes on and we go out together and you are singing out to everyone watching. Just make sure you are living in the moment. Feel the moment while you are in it up there, because it's going to be crazy." I say and Sonic nods his head slowly and looks ahead.
"Because this was you last year?"
"Yeah… it's probably why I am, how I am now when we perform. Singing is like you are pilot of the band and everyone else is the engine and the wings." I say as we get on the elevator and we shuffle to the back.
"It is…I just can't believe you guys are trusting me to fly it."
Sonic makes me laugh and he laughs and looks at me. I lean up on my tippy toes and I kiss Sonic cheek twice making him smile lightly and we head off to the hotel room to get changed into our costumes that we would be wearing on stage in front of everyone watching us in
5 HOURS LEFT UNTIL PERFORMANCE
The gel Rouge was putting in my head made me feel like I could see all around me since my curly, thick, pink hair was out of my face for once. Rouge smooths my hair down once again with a comb and closes my eyes as it feels good running in my scalp.
"Okay! And you are done! Look how ravishing." Rouge taps my shoulder for me and to stand up and I look at myself.
"Oh shit… we are really about to do this again." I say as I look at the long gloves coming up my elbows and letting my fingers out.
"We are." She says standing by me.
My eyes wonder around my outfit and I feel energy surge through my heart and out my fingers as I run my hand along my exposed legs.
I had on a red fingerless glove that rose up my elbow and on the sides of them had a black checkered print on the sides, copying the design of a finish line of a racetrack. The rest of my outfit was a red tube top bodysuit that was the same red on my gloves and it hugged my waist tightly and made my boobs like a lot more perky.
D'Coolette also made me a checkered black skirt that flared out, stopped at my mid-thigh. I loved how short it was for once but I had to remind myself not to do too much so I wouldn't flash the crowd tonight.
For my shoes I had on red boots with the same checkered design on the side, but my boots almost looked like socks the way the material was made and the boot was stretchy as well.
For some accessories, I had on some earrings that were also race car checkered flags. They dangled as I turn around to look at my exposed back and then I look up to my face to see the beautiful work Rouge did to my face.
Rouge gave me some light sparkly eyeshadow and added high light to my face since the bright concert lights were going to be on us. She also added a red lip because she said it really went with the outfit and I also looked good in red in general because of my pink hair. Lastly, when she was doing my make-up, she added some mascara last and that was pretty much it on my face.
I was ready to be on stage as she sprays some sliver glitter on my arms and legs slightly but not too much but just enough for some of the crowd up close could see.
"Amy… you look so great. I think you should straighten your hair and do it like this all the time." Rouge says combing through my hair again admiring her work.
"You think so… I really do look different." I say turning to her and she smiles at me and pulls me into a hug.
"I think it fits your "I'll beat anyone's ass" personality" Rouge jokes and I laugh at her as I pull back from the hug.
"You look pretty cool too-YOU PRACTICALLY PULL EVERYTHING OFF." I yell and I feel my eyes fill with tears as I watch my wife flourish.
"Thanks babe." She says walking up to the mirror with her very curvy figure.
My eyes wonder down to her super high heeled boots on and up to her plump booty.
Rouge had on a tight red shorts that matches her cropped, zipped, crop top. She unzipped the top halfway showing her cleavage and she also had a collar that had the same checkered print on it, and it ran down her shoulders and arms. There was also a path on the left side of her chest that was a logo of a car brand. Her shorts also had checkered print on the side of her thighs.
Rouge accessories with her outfit was a trucker styled hat that she wore backwards and some tiny checkered flags in her back pockets that were actually sewn into her shorts and moved every time she would walk.
Rouge shoes were the same as mine but on the side her skin was showing throw a fishnet fabric and her makeup was a cut crease with deep red shadow and gold with a nude lip to compliment it. Rouge also curled her light grey hair and it stopped near her shoulders.
Rouge turns around back to me and my eyes come up to her face after looking at her amazing body for so long and she grabs my hand.
"Let's go show your husband your outfit that you are going to lead us to the win in." she says and I blush.
"Ahh- O-okay." I say shyly as she takes out to the living room.
Our living room was pretty huge as well with a balcony that showed the nice ocean and beach. The room was tan and grey, coming with a nice sized living room, a big kitchen and two separate rooms. As I look around the room, I notice Knuckles was lounging on a couch
Knuckles had changed clothes into a black dark jean jackets and some dark jeans with black shirt and was laying back on the couch relaxing until he saw Rouge and he instantly stood up.
"R-R-Rouge you look so so so-"
"Haha, I know right?" she says spinning around my eyes go to her butt as I get a glance and then she runs over to Knuckles to hug him and he feeds her more compliments.
Tails comes in from the bedroom in our huge room and he steps out the room looking excited.
"TAILS-
"AMY!"
Tails and I both start laughing since we each other name at the same time as we look at each other outfit.
Tails looked way taller than usually with his black and red
And goggles on his forehead with his blond hair sticking out under it. His entire outfit consisted of a t shirt that had the words "4 times different" on it in checkered letters. He also had a checkered towel hanging tout he pockets of his big racecar pants that made him look taller as well. Tails also had some tools in his pocket and more number 4s printed on his pants.
"I feel way taller. I think is how tall Sonic is- OH SPEAKING OF SONIC, you should go see him." Tails says and I blush slightly.
"Okay I will."
Tails passes me and starts to get complimented by Knuckles and Rouge as I walk around the big hotel to find the singer of our band. For some reason seeing Sonic was making me feel slightly nervous but it always did because he always said something stupid or his compliments were too much since, I was kind of shy.
A white door opens, and I hear his sigh. Sonic steps out and adjusts his sleeve and then his eyes come up to mine.
Sonic comes out in a red race car driver uniform with number "4" patches on it and it looked like he was in a jumpsuit but he had checkered on the sides and down his arms his jumpsuit was unzipped hallway showing his chest that I knew was going to distract me for the rest of the day. Sonic also had on boots the same as Tails.
His outfit showed his muscles off just right as well.
My first thought that went through my head when I saw him was to push him back in the bedroom and touch all over his muscular body but since we are about to go to competition... I try my best to act civilized and not like a pervert.
Sonic laughs at me making me blush but no mean comments can come out my mouth because of how great he looked.
"Wow am I leaving you that speechless. All you have is a smile on your face." He says walking up to me and I continue to eye his body. "Usually you insult me or scream excitedly but you are just staring at my body."
He brings my chin up to his eyes and he looks at my face before he laughs.
"My eyes are up here."
"I know... I just... like my eyes other places too." I say softly walking up Sonic and pressing my chest on his body.
"Chaos... I have no idea where this is about to go." Sonic says pushing me back, but I grab his hand place it on my back.
"Me neither... but I know where my hands want to go." My hands go up to his chest and Sonic starts walking more into the room and laughing a lot louder.
"Amelia... our friends are in the other room and we have somewhere to be. Also, you look very beautiful." He says looking down at my outfit, but I don't care.
The only thing I wanted to see was Sonic without this on even though he looked so amazing in it.
"Wouldn't be the first time they were around." I say placing my hand on his face and he looks at me amused.
"Sonic... you should totally like, rip this bodysuit off me and use me like a- "
"I'm not. Turn around towards the door." He says smiling at me and I giggle.
"You want me to turn around?... oh Sonic you know how I like it-"
"ROUGE! Amy is trying to take advantage of me again!" Sonic yells but I still don't care.
I walk closer and Sonic laughs as I lean up to him and lick under his chin lightly and he places his hand on my waist trying to stop me from coming any closer.
My fingers graze upon neck and Sonic smiles at in amusement and I do too as I walk closer and closer.
"Can I at least have a kiss since you don't want to want to destroy me?"
"Haha, Amy why do you call it "destroying you" when we have sex?" Sonic playfully asks me, and I shrug my shoulders.
"Because that what you do." I say and Sonic face comes closer to mine and he kisses me gently.
Sonic slowly moves to my ear and his breath hits my neck and my hands rub against the back his shoulders.
"And I never said I wouldn't destroy you."
Sonic face comes back to mine and my heart pounds.
"REALLY?! OKAY!" I run off from Sonic and I close the door and turn off the lights.
"Amy, I was just kidding!" Sonic laughs and I turn around to him in the dark, seeing him back up away from me.
"Too late." I whisper as I run towards Sonic and he laughs as he sees me coming.
I jump on Sonic and he catches my me as he laughs and then the room lights come on.
Rouge stares at me and Knuckles and Tails are behind her glaring at me.
"It was Amy's idea. I told you guys she was harassing me." Sonic says and he drops me gently.
"AMY!" Rouge raises her voice is marches over to grab my arm.
"I-I'm sorry." I say and then I point to Sonic." But he looks so hot and all I wanted was a kiss-
"THEN WHY WERE THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE DOOR WAS CLOSED?" She asks and then I blush.
"... okay, I got a little distracted..."
"Amy you need to focus." Rouge says pushing me out the room and I pout.
"I know but Sonic-"
"YES, YOU THINK HE ATTRACTIVE BUT WE ARENT HERE FOR THAT. Kiss and hug him afterwards, okay?" Rouge says patting my head and I start looking over her face.
"Sonic is such a teaser, if he won't kiss then... can you kiss and hug me after?" I hug Rouge and place my face on her big tittes and sigh.
"At least you won't tease me- "
"No." Sonic pushes me off of her and I step back slightly since I was being pushed and pulled away from everyone.
I start to pout but then I look at everyone's costumes. As everyone was talking to each other I start to feel even more excited and even more honored to lead this group to Tokyo.
"We all look so cool. We look like Sonic's pit crew!" I say stepping and everyone looks around at each other.
"I guess we do… maybe that's what D' was trying to do. We do look pretty awesome. Sonic and I match sort of." Tails smiles and Sonic looks at his outfit and gives him a thumbs up.
"You guys really look great. But let's remember why we are all here or things to remember. I want us to be focused as soon as we walk out of that door." I say pointing at the door and they look at it and then back to me.
"Anyone want to tell me of why we are here?" I ask and Tails steps up first which was expected of him.
"We are here to show them what "4 Times Different" really is." Tails says and I smile at him.
"That's probably our number one goal so what's another thing?"
"To make memories." Rouge says stepping up." Memories we can talk and laugh about when we get older."
"Yes. We need to remember to have fun and not think of this as a stressful event because why would we need to stress when we have each other?" I say and I look over to Sonic and everyone else does too and he starts to blush.
"I-I-I hate attention." He says and I giggle at him.
"Well, you are about to have it a lot more than all of us on stage so… tell us another thing we need to remember when we get out there."
Sonic sighs and puts his hands in his pockets.
"Definitely try not to fight someone this time." Sonic says and we all laugh, thinking about how almost every competition we had ended in one of us fighting someone.
"But truly… I've learned through this entire journey with you guys is that we never give up. After so many hills and mountains we never gave up and I'm glad we can even be in Tokyo looking at each other like we are doing now. We really have been through a lot, guys. Ever since Udio Studio but we never gave up… and I know we aren't going to give up now because if we do then someone else is just going to win." Sonic words make the world feel in slow motion as all of our struggles, practices, good times and bad times run through my head in a blur.
"…so let's just. Keep going. Like we always have. This competition is nothing different than the rest. Just like our leader says every time. This isn't about the competition. It's about us." Sonic smiles at me.
The room goes quiet and Sonic looks around at us confused at why we were just staring at him. Tails eyes get watery and so do mine and everyone else's
"Okay… I knew that was coming. Just get the group hug over with but don't push me down- "
"WAAAHAHA SONIC!" Tails yells jumping on Sonic first and we all join feeling the same way as Tails.
"SONIC, YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHAT TO SAY!" Knuckles yells and I nod my head and try not to cry so my make up wouldn't get messed up.
"Apparently, I do-"Sonic stops talking since everyone's weight almost made him fall.
"Okay, guys- I can't breathe." Sonic gasps for air and we all slowly release him.
I wipe my face carefully and then I stand back a little as they all start to look at me.
"Now, you tell us something to remember. Amy." Rouge says and I try to think of something, but my mind goes blank.
"Yeah! You have to have something to say too." Tails says and Sonic looks at me and smiles as well.
"Yes, big leader speech." Knuckles joins in.
Their eyes looking at made me try to think of something, but I couldn't.
"I'm not sure…" I say.
"Hm? No, speech? You are always giving us an encouraging speech after almost everything and anything we do." Sonic says.
"Wow, maybe Amy has said everything that has need to be said? That means we are improving if she can't think of something to tell us." Rouge says and Tails laughs.
"Maybe so but there has be something." Tails says.
They all look at me and I grab the ends of my skirt as I try to think.
"I… I really don't know. You guys seem so… confident. Then any other time we have done this. I don't think I need to give out a speech this time because all of us aren't newbies to this anymore." The words leaving my mouth makes them smile.
"But… I just want to thank all of you… for trusting me with this. This was my first-time being leader this year and I really couldn't have done it without you guys. Even after almost ruining us that one time but you guys completely trusted me again after my mistakes so… I just want to say thanks for letting me be your leader. "
My excitement pours from my mouth as I speak to my band members, best friends and my boyfriend.
"Who knows where we would all be without each other. I'm truly greatful."
"We are too. Thanks for being our leader." Rouge says walking in and hugging me.
"And best friend." Tails says coming in after Rouge to hug me.
"And short, cute, annoying stalker who wants the best out of all her friends." Sonic says after Tails making me laugh at him and when Tails releases his hug from me Sonic pulls me into a hug and kisses forehead.
Sonic releases me and I take a deep breath and turn towards the door. Not know what the future holds for us after we leave but nevertheless, I feel it in me that there are far better things ahead than we know now.
So, I take the first step towards the door and I open it. Footsteps come behind me and I look back to see my band with me.
Always having my back.
"Let's do this."
3 HOURS LEFT UNTIL PERFORMANCE
The bus ride seemed like we were on roller-coaster that was going higher and higher, awaiting the drop that was soon to come as we sat in our seats and looked forward.
It was going to be so soon for the roller-coaster to reach the top and start the ride. Soon we would be out there in front of so much people fighting for the festival that only a small amount bands get to play at when hundreds of bands try out for. An opportunity no one could take advantage of because who knows who is watching.
Everyone would be watching us at 5P.M.
Knuckles parked the bus and we all get out to get our instruments. As my heels hit the pavement, I look around at our battlefield and everything looks just the same as last time I was here.
Multiple buses were parked in a separate section from the parking were the crowd was going to appear. The buses hand random stickers, different colors to show that everyone was here from all over Japan. Also, you could hear the beach crashing against the shore as it made the air a nice cool breeze compared to what Japan really felt like without the ocean to cool it down. The sky also slightly contributed to Japan being so hot because of the beaming sun but luckily, we were on the beach for the it had the perfect balance. There was also many balloons and signs, telling us where to go and where to park. We even had our own personal parking spot and so did the the other bands that were here too.
What majorly catches my eyes the huge stage. I could only see the back of it but the stage was so huge that of course the backstage had to be a slightly bigger for such a stage. I swallow as I stare at the back of it and then I feel a tap on my shoulder making me turn around.
"I got your guitar case. Let's go." Sonic says and I look at him and everyone else behind me.
"Okay…Let's go!" I say getting the energy pumped and everyone starts to flourish with excitement as they follow me to the entrance of the backstage.
As we walk, I notice workers driving back and forth on golf carts and some of them just running around to make sure everything was together. Ahead of us is a table and some people standing near the entrance with walkie talkies on and shirts that had the job they did on. We approach the table and the woman's eyes comes up to mine.
"4 Times Different! Just on time!" she says, and I smile slightly at her recognizing us.
"Since we are well familiar with our winners of the festival last year, you can take this key and find your trailer to the left of the backstage entrance and once the times come for the bands to start performing all of you are going to be needed backstage to prepare to perform." She says and she hands me the key that has a trailer number attached to it.
Another worker walks up with a checkboard and a walkie talkie as well and smiles politely at us.
"Now, if you just follow Dream, your festival assistant, they will direct you to the trailer and also give you notices of your performance times and place you need to be." She says and Dream steps up to us.
Dream had pastel hair with blue eyes and was a short cat who seemed very elated to even be able to do her job.
"Nice to meet you "4 Times Different" I am Dream and I will be your assistant for the rest of the festival today! Any questions, concerns, and requests can be told to me and I will make sure to get them done!" she says, and I smile at her.
"Thanks Dream. It's nice to meet you as well. I'm Amy-"
"YES, AMY. THE SINGER WHO DID THE MOST REMEMORABLE PERFORMANCE LAST YEAR! ME AND MY FRIENDS WATCHED THAT PERFORMANCE FOR WEEKS AND NOW-"Dream blushes slightly since she thinks she overstepped the boundaries." I mean- sorry. I'm just a big fan- but your trailer is this way!" she says blushing madly and turning around.
I laugh slightly at her shyness and we follow her and I she slightly looks back and me and then looks back forward quickly.
"You should go talk to your fan." Sonic says leaning over my shoulder and I look at him and then back to her.
"Okay."
I skip up to her and Dream blushes even more.
"You said you are a fan? Thanks so much! That means you know them too." I say
"Y-Yes! But I think I would not be doing my job if I tried to introduce myself to them so- "
"Hehe, I won't tell if you won't." I say and her eyes sparkle.
I turn around as we continue to walk, and she gasps at a bit as I turn back to my band who were looking around the area.
"Guys! Dream wants to meet you all. She said she was a fan."
Sonic looks over to her and she gasps as Sonic walks closer to us and the rest of them come up to her.
"Hi, nice to meet you." Sonic says and Dream blushes and looks down to his hand that was out for her to shake.
"N-Nice to meet you to Sonic- I mean Mr. Sonic! Sorry, that was rude of me." She says and Sonic laughs.
"You can just call me Sonic." She says and Dream smiles slightly and looks over at Rouge and Tails.
"R-Rouge. Hello." She says getting slightly more confident in herself since she realized that everyone was friendly.
"Hi doll, I heard you said you was a big fan. You have been keeping up with our mess since last festival?" Rouge jokes and Dream starts to get excited.
"Y-Yes! I've wanted to come to some of your concerts but unfortunately, I haven't been able too but! You guys are here a-and I get to be your guide so really if you need anything then I would be happy to help in any way I can." Dream says and Rouge thanks her.
"Thanks, that's so nice." Tails says coming in and Dream starts to freak out over more.
"MY FRIEND LOVES YOU. C-CAN I GET A PHOTO." Dream yells and Tails blushes and takes the picture.
Actually, everyone gets in the picture including me and we finally make it to our trailer that says "4 Times Different" on it. I hand her my key and she open the door for us. We walk in and the trailer is a lot bigger than last time I was here and also, it was a lot bigger than how it looked from the outside.
On the black floors that was in the trailer, there who two big couches on each side and a fridge with a small table as well. The trailer also came with a bathroom and many windows. Dream shows us around the trailer and then tells us she is going to be back in an hour so we could all go stand backstage to prep and make sure we are ready.
Dream departs and Sonic plops on the couch on sighs. Tails sits down as well and so does Knuckles as Rouge goes to the bathroom to check on herself. I wonder around the trailer and I open the fridge to see that there are many drinks and snacks in here.
"Oh, here are the snacks Dream was talking about-"
All the boys push past me taking multiple drinks and food and sit back down. I laugh slightly and as Knuckles and Tails pass me. A hand motions out in front of my face and I look to see its Sonic offering me a water.
"Cass just got done texting me a million times about how I need to drink a lot water before I go sing so you should." He says I take it from him.
"Then you better drink several." I say opening the fridge and placing more water on the counter behind him.
"I can't drink all of that." Sonic says looking behind him and I laugh.
"I'll help you since you aren't the only one performing." I drink it and Sonic chuckles a bit and I look up to his eyes.
His eyes go down to my outfit and I look down as well and then back to him.
"I like this skirt." He says touching slightly.
"Thanks! I think its super cute too! I wear pants and shorts all the time now. Maybe I should consider wearing skirts?" I suggest and Sonic shrugs his shoulders.
"It's definitely an eye stopper." He says and I giggle at him.
"Is it?" I question walking closer to Sonic, drinking water and his eyes come back to mine as I approach him.
"Mmmhm." He says with his mouth full of water that he swallows. "But you also look great in anything, nothing and everything." Sonic says and his compliment makes me laugh and it also earns him a kiss on the lips.
"Thank you, the love of my life." I say as I wrap my arms around his torso, and he smiles at me softly.
Sonic and I look at each other for a moment but what made me look at him longer was the flicker of emotion that changes in his eyes. I tilt my head slightly and Sonic blushes since I could read him like a book now.
"Hm?" I question and Sonic laughs nervously.
"Um… let them know how to wear a skirt out there." He says.
"I will!" I say as I unwrap my arms around him
I spin around letting my short skirt flow and Sonic laughs at me as he places his water down. Suddenly a handle from the cabinet catches my skirt and I feel it tear. The sound of the tear makes the whole trailer quiet as I touch my side to feel my hip.
"Just how much did I rip."
The skirt slides off my waist and I catch it just in time. Sonic catches it too and holds it to my waist because if it wasn't there it was going to show my legs and my butt cheeks slightly.
"What was that?" Rouge asks walking around to me and my breath hitches slightly.
"I think Amy's skirt just ripped. Like it split." Sonic says and I freak out.
"Wait, it did what?" I ask and Sonic looks up to me.
Sonic opens his mouth to speak but he leans up quickly.
"It's fine. I can fix it. Just hold this up." Sonic says and he lets go and I forget to grab it falls to the floor exposing my legs.
"Ah- "
"Oh no, how did this even happen?" Rouge asks picking it up and wrapping it around me.
"I-I-I-I just spined around and it ripped on the handle." I look at Rouge and she bends down to look at the damage.
"Damn, its really torn." Rouge says and my heart kicks up.
"Is it really bad? I don't think I want to look down." I say and Rouge stands up holding my skirt around me.
"Um… it's definitely not a skirt anymore." Rouge says and I feel my soul leave my body.
"Ha,ha,ha,ha,ha." I laugh unnaturally since I could feel air touch higher on my thigh and Tails comes over so does Knuckles.
"Maybe some tape? I have some tape for my drumsticks in my bag?" Tails offers and Rouge looks at my skirt closer.
"Not really sure if tape would work but it's not like it's not a bad idea." Rouge says and I start to sigh heavily.
"Hey, its okay! We can fix it somehow-"
Sonic comes back in with some supplies and we all look at him confused.
"I found some needle and thread from Dream and a safety pin." Sonic says approaching me and Rouge holds my skirt together as they both come around to me.
"How did you find that so fast?" Tails asks and Sonic opens the box and looks over to Tails.
"I'm not really sure. But it wasn't that hard to find. I just asked and there it was. But Rouge, hold it here while I put the safety pin through it." Sonic says getting closer to my legs and I stand still as possible since I already ruined my skirt.
Sonic pins it and Rouge gently lets it go and everyone looks at my skirt.
"W-Well?" I ask trying not to freak out and Sonic shrugs his shoulders.
"It's a skirt with a slit now. Even if I did try to sew it now, it would still be a slit in your skirt, I don't think I can sew that fast." Sonic says pulling out some tools and I groan.
"Why me… All I did was turn around it ripped." I say sadly and Sonic pats my leg.
"It's okay. I can sew it and it will be halfway back to normal."
Sonic words still make me feel a bit shaken that the fact my skirt was ripped so I just sigh heavily and let him sew it.
"When did you learn how to sew anyway?" Rouge asks as everyone watches him besides me since I was scared.
"Mom. I used to sew patches in my pants when I will little and she taught me." Sonic says.
"Wow, I feel like you should give out a little lesson on random helpful tips for everyone." Tails says watching Sonic carefully and Sonic smiles.
"Maybe I should. Then I won't look like a serial killer all the time if my friends have the same skill."
They laugh with Sonic and I smile slightly but I also start to feel slightly down that my skirt ripped. Sonic looks up at me and I blush since I am sure he saw me pout about my skirt.
"Amy, its okay. I'll fix it the best I can and even if I can't, you still will look perfect." He says to me and I nod my head.
"I agree! The bodysuit you have on under the skirt isn't that bad without it. I think it looked cool." Rouge says and I feel slightly more hopeful.
"O-okay. Thanks guys."
It takes Sonic thirty minutes to fix the skirt to the best of his ability based on the fabric of the skirt and the little amount of thread he had but he fixed it to were only a small slit was on the side and it went up my thigh. I didn't mind it and the work Sonic did on it because it didn't even look like it just ripped in half. Sonic also added some safety pins in the inside to hold it together for extra support so I just tried to be as careful as I could with my skirt that ripped too easily.
To pass sometime, Sonic sat by me as we waited and after him seeing my slightly upset face, he wraps his arm around my shoulder trying to make sure I was back to being happy like I was before.
"A slit in your skirt is cute too." He says kissing the side of my head.
"Yeah, it doesn't look bad, but if my skirt falls off on stage then hopefully D' doesn't take it too personal. I'm just a big klutz sometimes." I say and Sonic laughs at me.
"You look great though, nothing changed." He says looking down at my leg."But I can see more of your thigh."
Some touching my upper thigh and I look at him. Sonic leans over and kisses my forehead, constantly reminding me that I look great and that everything was going to be fine, which I knew but Sonic's encouragement always gave me the extra boost I needed. After a couple of kisses of my forehead and one on my lips someone knocks on our door.
Tails gets it and Dream walks in excitedly.
"It's time! All bands need to report backstage!" Dream says and we all cheer.
"Yes!" Tails says getting off the trailer first with Rouge and Knuckles following.
I get up carefully as well, not to mess up my skirt and Sonic grabs my guitar case.
"Come on, cutie. Let's go see all the bands that are definitely going to have good things to say about us." Sonic says and I laugh.
"I don't care what they say today. I'm going to be on my bestest behavior!" I yell
"Sure, haha. Just wait until Storm appears. I'm sure he wants to talk to us again."
I frown slightly at the thought of Storm touching Sonic but then I let it go since everything was more important than Storm having something to say about us. AND THAT GIRL NAMED WAVE.
Sonic looks back at me and chuckles.
"You already look like you have something in store for them." Sonic says and I roll my eyes.
"I might have something to say but I'm not going all out on them. Not here."
"Alright! So, if you follow me this way, I will explain your criteria! Dream says turning around to us and we follow her as she walks backwards.
"I just found out that you guys are supposed to go last. Don't take that personally but since you all are most anticipated and famous for the breakup. They placed you last to make sure everyone is going to show up to see all the bands. That decision was made from the people who run the festival, so it makes sense for that to happen." She says and turns around.
"Fun." I say looking at everyone and everyone smiles at me. "Even better.
"Well, I'm glad you guys are thinking this way because the competition is pretty tough this year, but I know that won't shatter any of your confidence!" Dream says walking a little faster and we copy her speed.
"The other bands are going to be here as well and that's where you all will wait. There is still food, drinks, snacks, bathrooms are available and also a amp and other warming up sections. Feel free to use everything that is being provided for you guys!" Dream exclaims and the sounds of guitars and drums being hit starts to come to our ears.
Dream leads us to two big brown doors, and she faces us before we enter.
"Good luck out there! I'll be around to check on you all soon." Dream says and we thank her one last time, and she opens the door.
I walk in first and I look around the backstage area that was filled with other bands. Some of them were practicing on music and practices dances and others were talking to each other and looking as excited as we are.
There were also black couches everywhere, with some tvs up that showed the stage and an empty area of grass where the crowd was supposed to be. Snacks were displayed on the table near the back and band members were crowding that too.
I take one step out and a tall black cat with a leather jacket walks past me. He almost ran into me, but I brush it off since he probably didn't see me because of my height.
"Okay, since people can't watch where they are GOING looks like I need to lead again." Sonic says loudly making the black cat stop and turn around to look at us.
What Sonic said was actually very loud and noticeable adding to his very deep voice. Some people around look at us and start to gasp. We all stop as more eyes start to link onto us and I look back at all the other eyes.
The room was quiet, so I walked beside Sonic and I step forward. Some people point at Sonic and I and I start to blush slightly.
"Guys!" yells a voice over the low whispers and I lean down to see Cream.
"Cream-"
Tails jumps out and runs over to Cream and hugs her. Cream hugs him back and they both try to get a look at each other and both of them starts talking loudly about how excited they are about being here. The voices in the room also start to come back to normal so Sonic starts to walk inside more and we make our way to Cream and Tails. Cream kisses Tails on the cheek and then she us and she runs over to hug Sonic.
"Hi guys! Wow, Sonic looks so cool!" Cream says and Sonic thanks her and compliments her as well.
"CREAM!" I yell loudly and I push Sonic out the way to hug my other wife.
"Amy! Your hair is so cute and look at your legs!" she says, and she pokes my tight making me blush lightly but then Cream cute laugh makes me laugh too.
"But look at you! Wow, you look so cute!" I express as I stare at the orange bow on her chest.
Cream had on a sailor moon type of dress, but it fit her so perfect on her petite body. The dress was orange, yellow and white and it flared out near her thighs as she step closer to me. Cream also had white gloves and boots with a block heel that came up past her calf.
"T-Thank you! Rouge and Knuckles!" Cream makes her way around to the rest of us and then I slightly see Tikal in the distance.
Tikal notices my eyes and she laughs and motion her band to come over to us. I step closer to them as well so we could meet them halfway and Sonic comes with since I think he was watching me extra closely after that cat almost running into me.
Tikal had the same style dress on as Cream, but her skirt was shorter, and it was light blue instead of orange. Her dreads we also pulled up and two who strands hung down in her face.
"Haha, wow. I see you guys are still together after all of this. The famous secret couple. I wish you all stuck around to see us win at Ginza." She says and her band laughs slightly.
"Congrats. Just make sure you focus on something else than us this time, because there are a lot more competition than us." I say and Tikal scoffs.
"We have never been scared."
"Great. Don't make this as easy it as it was at Ginza, because if we didn't break up then we would have won, easily." I spat back.
"Hey! Let's just all have some fun! We are both two talented bands so let's give it a break." Cream says nicely coming from our group and in between Tikal and I.
"We are having fun." Tikal says and looks all around our band.
"You all better be at your best when you are out there this time too. We want to win but I also want to crush you all at the same time too." Tikal says and I smile at her.
"Then you better go all out because we aren't holding back." I say and Tikal smiles back at me.
"The most anticipated band… "4 Times Different!" Says a deep voice and I try to contain my anger as I turn my head to the left.
Storm, Wave and the rest of their band approach us and of course they look as cool as ever with their costumes on. They were all dressed in black which made them look as powerful as they played. Out of everyone here they always stood out more than the other bands so seeing them made us know they meant business this time.
"Hey Amy. Sonic. Tails. Rouge. My good friends." He says approaching us friendly, but I still eye him down.
"Wassup." Sonic says and everyone else speaks and I just stare at him.
Storm notices my glare and he start to laugh.
"Amy… come on. Sonic and I are practically brothers- well used to be so you can't look at family like that." He says and I walk up to him.
"You want a greeting?" I ask threateningly and he laughs even more but I saw nothing funny.
"That would be nice… I thought we were all friends. Here to enjoy music and battle a little bit. Chill, I'm not going to touch your boyfriend." He says and I continue to stare at him.
"I don't think friends put their hands on each other." I say walking closer and Sonic stops me.
"You are right. They don't. Sorry Sonic." Storm apologizes surprisingly.
"It's cool, you guys look pretty cool by the way." Sonic says and they thank him.
"I don't see why Sonic won't let me at least punch him. Sonic always wants to punch someone, but I can't."
"Disconnection is here too. The Shibuya crew is all here." Storm says looking at us.
"Hi." Tikal says not really knowing who Storm.
"Storm. Leader of Anti- Routine. You will see us winning 1st place today." Storm says and I clench my fist trying not to say anything hasty.
"Wow, and I thought Amy was the only brainless one here. So nice to meet you." Tikal says and I step up to both of them.
"The both of you better watch out!" I yell making the room quiet and I notice making me look around.
"BETTER YET! EVERYONE BETTER WATCH OUT! WE WON LAST YEAR AND DON'T THINK WE ARE LETTING UP THIS YEAR! WE ARE HERE FOR REASON AND ALL OF YOU WILL REMEMBER "4 TIMES DIFFERENT"."
Some people snicker and others cheer me on as I feel competitiveness surge through my veins.
"Especially you." I say as I walk up to Storm and he stares down at me.
"Oh, really?"
"Yes. Because they wouldn't let me beat your ass for touching my boyfriend, but they won't stop me from kicking your ass in the competition."
Storm starts smirk wildly and he nods his head.
"Heh, you really mean business. Just know that we aren't letting up either." Storm says and he looks around at both of our band and then turns around to his band.
"Let's go."
They walk off and Wave stares at me long and hard before following her leader. I look away from them and I look back at my band to see them holding back laughs.
"Wha-"
"A-Amy you really yelled at everyone!" Tails laughs and Rouge joins in.
"How do you even have the guts to do that." Rouge laughs and I blush slightly.
"I didn't even get to get a word in. Haha, way to go Amy. Looking cool and intimidating." Sonic says patting my head and placing his arm around my shoulder.
"You definitely don't have to worry about anyone touching you anymore, Sonic." Knuckles says laughing and Sonic agrees.
"I guess I don't. Thanks babe." He says and kisses my head.
"You guys are all laughing but I was so serious about fighting him. You saw Sonic hold me back." I add in and they laugh again.
"Let's just go sit down and wait for now. So, Amy won't fight anyone." Sonic says pulling me away from our rivals.
Tails says goodbye to Cream for a moment and then he comes with us. We all sit in an empty section while getting multiple stares and we sit down. I look up at the TV to see a timer that was one hour left.
Sonic laughs quietly to himself as he sits by me and I look over to him. Sonic notices my head movement and he looks at me. I also notice that he is still wearing the necklace I got him and that makes me smile.
"You still wore it." I say touching it and he looks down to it.
"Oh yeah. Why wouldn't I?" he says, and I smile at him.
"I wish I brought mine, but it scratches me sometimes." I say as I look at my wrist, that was covered by my glove and Sonic hands covers it as his warm hands takes my wrist.
"I'll be your bracelet until I get you a new one." He says and I giggle.
"Okay. Even better, in a way." I say as I lean on Sonic's shoulder.
His hand snakes down to mine and I smile softly as I look at our hands.
"This feels so crazy to be out here. Never in my life would I have guessed to be performing on stage with thousands of people watching." He says and I look back to the TV.
"That's what you get for singing perfectly with your window open for everyone to hear."
My joke makes Sonic laugh and I look up at him to him smiling and looking at the TV too.
"It was worth it though, because now I have you, so that's pretty cool too." Sonic says and his eyes come back to mine.
I smile and then I turn more to Sonic.
"Ya, know you have been so… day dreamy today. Like you look at me and I can see something else behind there." I say touching his face and Sonic blushes.
"Haha, I don't know what you mean." He says looking off and I smile.
"I don't either, but I can tell you have been thinking about something when you look at me. Like the look is different. Not a bad one but slightly different than usual."
Sonic looks at me and I look in his eyes. His hand comes up in my hair. The flicker in his eyes happen again but this time I feel like my brain process stopped.
"I just really… care about you a lot, so maybe that's why I look at you the way I do." He says and I nod my head softly making Sonic laugh. "And now you are looking at me weird."
"Because I also care about you too and I love you alot." I say while slightly turning away from him and leaning my back on the side of his chest as I watch the TV and the time go down.
Sonic hand goes around my shoulder and he rubs it making me look at him.
"Hey… also let's make sure we are us up there. No matter what." He says and smile at that.
"Hehe, what do you mean?" I ask.
"You are about to sing a revenge song about me so let's just have fun up there. Like we did at practice." He says and I nod my head. " Like how we act now."
"Okay. Okay. So, you want me to punch you in the face." I say and Sonic laughs.
"Sure. At least people won't see me as the bad guy in our little romance story we are showcasing to the world. So, punch me on stage so you can be the bad guy too." Sonic adds and I bust out laughing.
"I won't punch you then, but I will act like I always do. So, let's have fun up there." I say.
"And I'll do the same."
30 MINUTES UNTIL PERFORMANCE
Sitting was barely a thought anyone after seeing the first three bands perform. Everyone going on stage was lighting a fire with their hands once they walked on stage with the power and energy they had. I was even impressed and nodding my head to the music everyone one practice and rehearsed.
Our competition that was going and performing on stage wasn't even the thing making me anxious, but it was the time ticking down. We had about thirty minutes which meant we were going right after Storm's band that I just found out about. Disconnection was out there now and Cream… Cream evolved so much from the first time I saw her perform at Udio's Studio. She was hitting notes she never hit and dancing like she has never danced before. We were all super loud for when we saw Cream out there and Tails was even louder and talking the most about the performance she was giving out to the crowd.
Cream was singing a classic song "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence and it was their closer song. She sounded so good based on how her voice was echoing over all the crowds. It really blew me away. It blew everyone away so maybe Cream voiced her opinion more to her band to let her go full out.
Either way she did something because the way everyone was gasping and clapping as she sang the last note was incredible. Cream finished and Tails dashed to the door where we would be going through soon to hug his girlfriend.
"AHHH! WHY DO WE HAVE TO GO LAST!" I yell since everyone was going but us and I start jumping up and down in excitement.
"Who knows but I am so ready." Rouge says and Disconnection comes back in the backstage room.
The backstage gets super loud from the other bands cheering them on and high fiving them. Cream seemed so bright and vibrant when she walked in and Tails hugged her and kissed her multiple times. It warmed my heart to see them support each other so much. We wait for the other bands to clear out from talking to Disconnection and then we all spot Cream and congratulate her.
"CREAM YOU SOUNDED AMAZING!" I yell and Cream thanks us with a big blush and some sweat on her head.
"Thanks… that was wild! Gosh, I can barely feel my fingers." She says and we smile at her.
Dream appears in front of us coming from backstage and I run to her.
"IS IT TIME FOR US TO WARM UP?!" I yell grabbing her by her arms.
"Y-Yes. Right this way!" Dream says and I turn around to look at my band excited faces.
"Hahahaha…HAHAHAHAHAH." I laugh manically and I run to them. " LET'S GO! LET'S GO!"
"Hell yes! Okay, Knuckie. I'm about to go! Wish us luck!" Rouge says turning around to Knuckles and Knuckles kisses her and whispers something in her ear making her smile softly before she pulls away.
Cream hugs Tails too and Tails him to do his best and have fun. Tails thanks her and they kiss and then Tails turns to me too. Sonic walks up to me too and I smile at him and I continue to jump up and down. The backstage starts to cheer us on as we walk out and that throws me off since they didn't do that for any other band but us. That makes me even more elevated.
We step into a room closer to the stage and we follow Dream as she escorts us to a small room with a mic, amps, and a drum set. She stands near the door with an earpiece in here ear and she opens it for us.
"Anti- Routine will be performing very soon so please warm up while they get ready and once, they start I have to come get you guys so you all can get on stage and win this thing!" she yells, and we thank her.
"If you need anything I will be right outside!" Dream says and we all walk in the room.
I exhale since my adrenaline was already wandering in my veins, so my fingers, heart and brain was felt like that rollercoaster we are on is about to drop.
"This is so crazy." Tails says softly as he holds his drumsticks and walks to the drum set.
"It is… We really are about to do this." Rouge says walking up to the amp to make sure she sounds right for our performance.
"Haha, yeah we are. "Sonic says going to the mic.
"Everyone wait."
Eveyone pauses and looks at me and I fan them over to come closer to me. As they walk up to me… the first time we even were about to play together on stage flashes in my mind and then I look at the stronger and transformed players in front of me.
"Aha, I feel so proud."
"We are really about to go do this. I know its adrenaline rushing but we can't forget why we are here. WE are going to show them who we are. WE are never going to make them forget about they are about to see up there. WE are going to play our hearts with all the passion we have in us. Just don't forget why we are up there. When we get up there it's going to be loud because everyone is expecting to see our faces after Anti-Routine." I say and I smile slightly.
"Shit… we might get the most views on the livestream and from the crowd once we get on stage but don't be nervous and just… play with each other. Perform with the people you care most about. We all have the same goal so let's do it together and I want you guys to have the most fun in the world. So, make the best memories of these 15 minutes ever." I say and they start getting excited and I even feel my anxiousness change into pure bliss.
"Now, let's warm up. Don't go over the songs. Stretch and get ready. It's almost showtime."
5 MINUTES UNTIL PERFORMANCE
Dream came out to get us and when we exited, Anti- Routine left the crowd rumbling and screaming. We had to stand through there last two songs near the entrance of stage and they were phenomal. The whole crowd was moving in sync and Storm took control over the whole festival with his powerful band behind him.
As they exit the stage they pass us and Storm and his band had some sweat dripping off of them slightly but they still managed to look so cool.
"We warmed the crowd up for you. Don't fuck it up again." He says and continues to walk past.
Wave looks at me and then the rest of us and I don't say a word because they weren't my focus.
My band was my only focus.
The huge big black curtain close and then some workers motion us to walk on stage to get hooked up. Dream wishes us good luck a million times as we walked over here, and she still did as we left her at the entrance of the stage.
The stage was dim but the big festival lights from outside lit the floors as we walked across it. The stage was big, and it really reminded me from last year. I could also tell it was sunset outside sine we were the last ones to go at the end of the festival, but they made me so much more excited because I loved performing at the ending of the day.
We get hooked up and the crowd past the curtains go crazy since they knew the next band was already getting on stage. The sounds of the crowd fueled me even more and I felt myself fly into the character Sonic and I were talking about once you get on stage and perform for people. Tails even this on his drums making sure they were good and the crowd makes the stage rumble. The rumbling makes me turn around to look at everyone and they were looking at me as well.
"This is crazy! The floor are shaking!" Tails whispers and I nod my head and I jog over to them.
"It was never like this last year. Holy shit they weren't playing when they said everyone was coming out to see us." Rouge says and I agree with her.
"Yeah it-"
I notice Sonic wasn't around and I notice he was at the front of the stage near the mic. Rouge and Tails look that way too and we all approach him. The floors kept on shaking and the crowd kept on screaming and yelling our names and our band name. I touch Sonic shoulder and he turns to me.
Sonic had small tears in his eyes and he slowly let go of the mic as he fully turned to us.
"You okay?" I ask him, holding his hand and he smiles and nods his head.
"I just… never would have thought that. I could move on from how trash my life used to be and to what it is now. I just feel really happy. I never gave up so now I can dedicate this song to, Sally one more time." He says and we smile at him.
"She is going to love the song, Sonic." Tails says bringing him into a hug and Rouge comes to him too.
"Yeah, and I am sure she is already very proud of you for never giving up." Rouge says and Sonic nods his head.
I watch them support Sonic and even I try not to shed a tear. Sonic told everyone about his past at the campfire we had for his birthday after Storm talking about it in front of everyone. Everyone was so supportive about it and understanding and I don't think I have ever seen Sonic so happy to have more people support him on what happened. After he told them I knew that he had finally forgave himself.
He did it all on his own and I was proud.
Sonic looks over to me and pulls me into a hug. I hug him back and my lip quivers slightly since I knew that Sonic was finally happy and wasn't hurting about what happened. Sonic leans up and he smiles at me and I do the same.
"Don't cry or I'll cry." He says as he eyes glisten and I nod my head and laugh.
"I'm just so happy for you, Sonic. I really am. You have built yourself up so many times and I'm just so glad you never gave up on yourself." I say to him and Sonic thanks me.
"You never gave up on me too… ever since you met me, you didn't. So, thanks for being everything I needed too." He says and I nod my head.
Sonic leans down and kisses me and I move my hands to his face to kiss him as well.
"Festival fans! Are you ready for our last band!" yells a female announcer and the floor starts to shake.
Sonic and I release our kiss slowly and we stare at each other.
"This… is the last band of tonight and also the last year's winner of the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival! The absolutely terrific "4 Times Different"! "
The crowd goes wild again, and I smile at Sonic and then look to the rest of our band.
"Let's rock." I say and we all move away from each other to get in position.
"SONIC! YOU BETTER KILL THIS SHIT OR I'M FOR SURE TAKING AMY BACK AFTER THIS!" Rouge yells picking up her guitar and making us all laugh as Sonic runs off to the side of the stage where he wouldn't be seen.
"Great. I was planning on being lazy but now I might try to do something." Sonic replies back and I start laughing even more as I grab my guitar. " Better yet, you all better go crazy!"
"As long as you go crazy first then we are right behind ya!" Tails says hitting his hit hats hard.
"Hell, yeah! Let's do this!" Rouge says ripping her guitar.
"You too, Amy!" Rouge yells.
"Yeah, we didn't get yelled at by you for a whole semester for no reason!" Tails puts in.
"Yeah, baby you got this! Show them how to really play!" Sonic adds and I smile.
"I WILL!"
"With "4 Times Different" winning multiple competitions, there unique play style, and talented members! For the first song they bring you "Bang Bang" by Story of the Year, second song they are playing is called "The Joker" by New Years Day and the last song is a written piece by the lead guitar herself, Amelia Rose... Called "Escape the City"! Everyone cheer them on because they are the last band of tonight and most anticipated return for the festival today. So, make some noise for "4 Times Different!"
The crowd goes crazy and I start to jump up and down. I look at everyone else they wait for me to give them the cue. The crowd keeps on screaming so I let them wait for it. As they wait to hear the sound of our instruments waiting for us to be shown from the curtain. I wait and wait. The cheering still goes on and then I turn to them once more and I nod my head at Tails to count us in.
As Tails hits his drum sticks the crowd gets louder and stage shakes even more from the vibrations of the sound.
I exhale and I flip my guitar pick around my fingers and play after Tails 4th drum tap. Rouge, Tails and I slowly play but then our playing gets faster and faster as the curtain slowly opens and bright lights from the stage appear on Tails first making the crowd go wild. The way the light was leaking into the stage reminded me of that roller-coaster it felt like we were on and we were finally going down that slope and it made us feel so alive. We start to play faster and faster as the light finally shined on my shoes and my body, opening up the entire stage to us and the yelling gets louder making me smile and I start to jump up and down and I see Rouge turning up as well and Tails.
The tempo goes faster and faster and soon we finally hit them tempo we are so supposed to be in. The crowd was jumping with the tempo created and then I knew it was time for Sonic to come out and shine.
I look over at Sonic was getting ready to come out as soon as Tails cued us all in.
"TOKYO!" Sonic says on the mic and I smile brightly as he sounds so excited and the crowd goes even crazier.
"This song goes out to Sally." He says looking up at the orange and purple sky but then back to the crowd.
"LET'S GO!" Sonic yells on the mic and runs out, jumping up and down on beat as he runs to the front of the stage over the thousands of fans reaching out to him.
Smoke comes from some machines and white lights flash back and forth on stage and the onto the crowd as we make the festival more alive again.
Sonic hits some hands as we continue to play the intro until Sonic parts comes in and he turns around and smiles at us and we grin back as he takes a breath to come in as he turns around and places the mic on the stand.
"I wish that I could pretend! There's a place for me with the skeletons. Where I never have to hide." He sings holding both his arms out wide while still jumping to the tempo.
"And the God above that tucks me in at night." He sings pointing to the sky and then starts to look around the crowd as he sings on the mic.
"But this is more like the end!" Sonic sings and takes the mic off and starts to walk around the stage and everyone follows him, nodding their heads hard. "Of a fucked-up dream, were I swear to myself. I'd make it out alive!"
My fingers move fast as I soak into the sounds of my band and I feel more alive once the lights from the stage would flash over me.
As Sonic sings and I spin around, and I look at my fingers go as I feel the music and I start to jam out with everyone one else.
"But before the angel could save my soul. I let her go!" he sings as we start playing quieter and we all come back in passionate.
"Bang bang!" We all sing together and look at each other as Sonic continues to sing.
"A bullet to my head!" Sonic sings will be using his finger to point to his head and then he turns around to us as well come in together again.
"Hey hey!"
"Alive amongst the dead. One last kiss before I go!" Sonic sings as he starts to walk quickly around the stage.
"Woah! woah!" We sing together and we all do the same dance move which was sliding and jumping twice to the side and then sliding again and jumping again.
"Bang bang!"
"A bullet to my head!"
"Hey hey!"
"Alive amongst the dead. One last kiss before I go!" Sonic sings his heart out with a big smile on his face.
"Now it's hard for me to keep smiling while I'm begging for a knife to carve away the thoughts of you and I." Sonic sings and Rouge and I dance and play our guitar with passion while keeping up with the fast pace Tails was creating.
"At least I can say!" Sonic sings loudly and starts to pull his arms out of his race car outfit and the sleeves hand down to his sides and as he dances, they come more down exposing his sweaty chest.
"That I've learned something about giving up! And fighting for my life!" The way Sonic sounds makes all of us look at him and he looks even more alive than practice.
He kneels down singing his heart and he looks over to us and smiles as we keep on playing and we start to go with energy since we were all having the times of our lives.
"Give me one last try and I'll get it right." Sonic sings and stands up and raises the number one with his finger and he smiles at the crowd as we all come back in with the chorus harder than last time.
"Say goodbye" Sonic sings softly and then Tails cues us back in as we sing the next part all together.
"Bang bang!"
"A bullet to my head!"
"Hey hey!"
"Alive amongst the dead. One last kiss before I go." Sonic sings to crowd whiles spinning around and holding the mic up at an angle as he sings to the sky and then he comes back down to look at the screaming crowd reaching for him.
"Woah! Woah!"
"Bang bang!"
"A bullet to my head, alive amongst the dead! One last kiss before I go!" He sings again and I start to walk back and to the middle of stage and Rouge joins me quickly as we watch our finger go so fast with the song. I laugh at her since I was living my best life and I look over at Tails who was almost standing and smiling at us too.
"This canyon in between…" Sonic sings more calmly and we stop playing as Sonic sings his small solo without us.
"Where I stand in my defeat. At least that's what I keep telling myself, telling myself…" Sonic sings and he turns around to us dancing and he runs to us making me smile big and he does too and he wraps his arms around me and Rouge as we play and Tails comes back in making us turn to him.
"But the smile is short and sweet!" Sonic sings and he releases us to run to us best friend and he hypes him up and Tails starts to stand up and play more excited.
"I'm pulling out my teeth. I don't know how you know me so well, you know me so well!" Sonic sings and he starts to walk back up to the stage but first he pulls me in and kisses me on my forehead and then he runs back up to the stage going back to performing to everyone.
As we play, we start to gradually get faster and faster and Sonic starts to jump up and down, feeling the music. The fog starts to leak out onto the stage again since we were nearing a beat drop. Sonic places himself in front of the stage as everyone
"But when heaven's doors are closed!" Sonic sings and moves his arm out in front of him and then swings his hand and points to his feet while still singing.
"And there's hell beneath my toes!" he sings and then he points at the sky as he sings his loudest as the intensity of the beat drop builds to its peak.
"Promise me you'll give me one last!" Sonic sings jumping up and down. "Kiss before I…" Sonic sings softly and then we all stop playing and once Sonic moves his hand back down, we all come back in playing violently as the music takes over us.
"Go!" Sonic sings and Rouge and I start to play our music break with Tails included and the crowd goes wild and so does the stage as the colors change rapidly over our bodies and the excited crowd below us. Sonic moves to the side and gives us our time to shine as we play and then my favorite part appears, and I step up even more as I play my wickedly hard solo blowing everyone away. Sonic even smiles at me as he sings off to the side since it was his favorite part for me to do as well.
"One last kiss before I Go! Go! Go! One last kiss before I…" Sonic sings we start playing only for Tails to hit his has drum keeping the tempo so wouldn't forget once we come back in.
"A bullet to…"Sonic slowly stops singing and he notices that the crowd is singing and he slowly drops the mic and moves it towards the crowd to sing for him.
We all even look around too to see the entire crowd sing it for Sonic and Sonic turns around and smiles at us while mouthing " Holy shit." and then he turns around to continue to control the crowd with power he didn't know we had until we stopped playing.
Bang bang! The crowd sings and me and Rouge started coming back in building the tempo again.
A bullet to my head
Hey hey!
Alive amongst the dead
Hey hey!
Sonic takes the mic back while smiling slightly and starts to sing again since we were nearing the beat drop, but something was off as he turns around looks at us and mouths "Watch this."
"And I'm fighting for my life!" Sonic sings but he back up a bit and turns around to us and winks at me.
Sonic unexpectedly does a backflip, something we didn't practice and lands on beat and I almost stop playing at how cool it looked. The crowd goes even crazier.
"He-He did the backflip!?"
"Bang bang!"
"A bullet to my head!" Sonic sings and winks at us after doing his backflip.
"Hey hey!"
"Alive amongst the dead!" As Sonic sings I take the time to take in all the strong energy bursting through the sky tonight as we played and the way there was so much energy pushed us even further and based on how excited everyone was just for our first song made me wonder how the rest was going to be.
" woah! woah!"
"Bang bang!"
"A bullet to my head"
"Hey hey!"
"Alive amongst the dead! One last kiss before I go." Sonic sings hitting the high note, sending goosebumps through my soul.
The entire tempo changes and we rock out for the last part while bobbing our heads and dancing until we end the song.
"One last kiss before I go!" Sonic sings and then we all play at the end at the same time.
We finish our first song, and the crowd explodes with applause as it soars over us. Sonic drops his hand and laughs slightly on the mic as everyone cheers crazy and Sonic takes it in slowly as he runs his fingers through his hair. Sonic raises then mic to his mouth and the crowd gets louder making Sonic way another moment until it would calm down.
I wave out to the crowd and I turn around to fix my amp for the next song we were playing for Sonic and my hearts beats as I hear him start talking.
"This is crazy." He says slightly out breath and the crowd roars over the stage as I turn around back to the crowd.
"Going into our next song. We are going to be doing things a little different." Sonic says and as he walks around the stage. "Since we are now mostly known for me and my wonderful girlfriend, Amelia Rose break up on stage… I brought up the idea for her to do a revenge song on me since that's what most of you are here for."
The crowd cheers making Sonic laugh again and then he turns to me slightly and I start to walk over to him.
"Also, I know you guys are mostly here for my talented girlfriend and our leader to perform this next song since her and our Bass player Rouge was last year winners so please cheer, scream, and dance to this next song performed by my girlfriend, Amelia Rose." He says and everyone's goes crazy making me smile as my boots click on the stage.
Sonic turns to me and laughs as he watches me walk up and he hands me the mic as I take off my guitar and I hand it to him.
"Revenge time, prepare to hurt." I say and Sonic laughs at me and kisses me on my forehead and then on my lips making the crowd go a little crazy and I laugh at his actions.
"Just don't hit me, please." Sonic says as he leaves me to the front of the stage, and I laugh at him.
I turn around and the crowd booms before I could even say anything on the mic, so I wave out to them and they continue to roar.
"Hello, Tokyo! Thanks for the strong welcome back with our first song!" I say into the mic and some people reach out to me and I wave at them. "This next song I am given the chance to tell my boyfriend of how I am not taking his shit anymore after breaking up with me on stage. Well, not exactly since we are over that but since we are so public now, we might as well finish it off, right?!" I yell and everyone cheers.
"Plus, you guys like drama and great music so I can give it in the best form. Here goes "Joker" by New Years Day." I say and I slowly turn around away from the pouncing crowd.
My eyes wander the stage to my band mates, and they all look ready and thrilled for me to be singing while they play. Even Sonic has to play on my guitar which I thought was so cool so hopefully the judge sees our variety as we go on with our next song. I slowly raise my hand in the air, and they watch for when I drop it to cue them all in. The crowd shouts and shouts as I let them wait for it, teasing their anticipation of what was on everyone's mind, after seeing Sonic and I on stage.
They kept on screaming and I smiled to myself since I full command over this festival. I exhale and I and I close my eyes as I already feel myself sinking into the music that has yet to be played.
I drop my hands and Tails comes in hitting his drums twice as I close my eyes and sing.
"The heart wants what the heart wants...When I'm standing on the edge, it's time to make a choice. "I sing as I run my hand up my tiny waist and up to my head, moving my hand through my gelled hair and then back down my waist and to my hip.
"The most repulsive one of all is if I fall, it's all my fault. The heart wants what the heart wants…" I sing as everyone comes in and my stay closed as I raise my arm and it comes down as I point my boyfriend as my band stops playing as I sing the next part.
"I know it isn't you."
My band burst with music as I feel flames erupt from the sides of the stage from the machines. The heat from the flames warm my body as the music feels like I just jumped off a diving board and into the water as the loud, powerful music takes me in further. I listen closely to them play and then my eyes open as they repeat the notes and I feel my cue coming in. I smile at everyone and I drop my hand from pointing at Sonic as I drop it to my side and then I turn around to the crowd and everyone has more phones out than before, recording the performance.
"Hehe, here I go, again."
"Will you take this as a hint I won't take shit from anyone!" I sing walking up to the stage slowly and lushly.
"You pushed too hard, took this too far." I sing and then I turn to Sonic and he is already smiling making me walk over to him and he eyes my legs as I make my way over to him.
"Nothing's ever fair in love and war... " I sing as I come closer and I look at Sonic exposed chest and then back to his eyes to see him smiling with amusement and that makes me grab his chin making him chuckle and I laugh too.
"Wipe that grin off your face…" I sing as I push his face back gently making him roll his eyes and continue to play and I turn back to the crowd and I start singing louder.
"You'll always be a joker to me! Same old story, same routine!" I sing loudly as I walk back to the front and I spin around and dance as I sing the song with my band supporting from behind.
"Now that I've seen the tricks up your sleeve, I'm not one for make believe. You use your illusions and hide what's inside. Save it for someone who buys your love!" I lean back while doing some chorography I practiced, and I start walking on the end of the stage while making slight eye contact with Sonic who was doing a great job with playing in front of people for the first time as I dance and perform.
"You'll always be a joker to me!" I sing pointing at my chest." but I'm not laughing anymore!"
The way my voice echoes through the festival makes me smile and feel more alive.
"Ahh, this feels so great!"
"Well, I can't say it's been a pleasure just a pain and quite a mess!" I sing placing my hand on my chest and I drop down and I feel my skirt pop slightly.
"Oh, shit. I forgot. My skirt is built for what I have planned anymore!"
"I'm no damsel in distress, a weight off my chest. I can breathe without your hands around my neck." I continue to sing powerful and I rise up carefully and lucky my skirt didn't completely fall but I do notice one of the safety pins are on the ground, so I just take that to precaution that I am not about to leave the stage with a skirt on sooner or later.
My band continues to play and then the beat changes and I turn around to watch them play and we all start to head bang at the sudden change. I walk closer to them and I smile at Rouge playing perfectly and then my eyes go to Sonic who still had that grin on his face as he watched me perform.
"You're mistaken if you ever think you'll make another fool out of me! How pathetic can you be? " I sing as I walk to him and he laughs even more.
"Smile at the crowd, take one last bow..." I sing motioning my hand to the crowd and then I demonstrate a bow that makes him laugh even more and I laugh as well as I turn away from him and I start making my way back towards the stage.
"The show's over! No one's laughing now..." Tails repeatedly hits on his drums quick and then we go back into the chorus.
"You'll always be a joker to me! Same old story, same routine
Now that I've seen the tricks up your sleeve, I'm not one for make believe"! My voice travels over everyone as I touch their hands and I dance across the stage.
"You use your illusions and hide what's inside. Save it for someone who buys your love!" I sing and I skip to the other side of the stage and then that's when the last safety pin that was holding my skirt together, falls out as I kick while skipping. The threads my of skirt definitely let's me know that the skirt is no longer holding itself together, so I grab the side of my skirt and continue to sing.
"You'll always be a joker to me, but I'm not laughing anymore!" I sing while slightly holding my skirt and I feel that it is a lot more lose on my hips than before, but I still go on as I grab my glove on my arm
"I've got a couple tricks of my own!" I sing and I pull my long glove off my arm and as I do, rose petals fall out of it as I pull it off gracefully and into the air as rose petals soar on the stage.
"A few I still haven't shown…" I sing softly as I grab the other one and I pull the other one too as I spin around and throw it on the opposite side of the stage letting the rose petals soar and the crowd goes wild.
"When I get you alone…" I turn my back away from the crowd while moving my hips I grab my skirt and unhook it, since it was barely on me anyway.
"Now you see it, now you don't!" I sing loudly as I throw my skirt off on the stage and the crowd goes wild with my planned but not so planned costume change with my throwing my skirt off and my rose petal reveal with my gloves stuffed with rose petals.
As the crowd goes crazy and my band members excel at playing, it feels like I am soaring through the sky so my adrenaline starts to make me feel more and more intoxicated of the thrill of being on stage. I turn back to look at my band and they are turning up with me and turn back around as they play.
I dance around only in a body suit and some thigh high boots and I smile and wink at the cameras recording me. Suddenly a big black speaker catches my eyes and I look at the jumping crowd near it as an idea slowly surfs in my head. I run over to the speaker and I carefully lift myself on it while placing the mic to my mouth.
"You've backed me in the corner for the last time I'm taking control!" I sing and a gust of wind flies past my body since I was getting higher in the air.
I stand on the huge speaker and I sing loudly as lights flashes on me wildly and I take a step closer to the edge and I turn around as I sing to the sky."
"Standing at the edge with your life in my hands and I let you fall!"
I gently let myself fall back into the crowd of screaming people. The sounds of them playing and the screaming fans had made me not feel afraid of anything as I fell backwards into the crowd. I land on hands as they catch me from falling. As I crowd surf I giggle and as they motion me back towards the stage.
"You'll always be a joker to me…" I sing as on the mic as I am moved back towards the stage and then I notice I am at my stop as they push me on stage.
"Same old story, same routine!" I finally make it back on the stage and I turn back around to finish the song.
"Now that I've seen the tricks up your sleeve!" I rub my hand up my arm and then I slide to the side as I dance." I'm not one for make believe! You use your illusions and hide what's inside. Save it for someone who buys your love!" I turn my body towards my band since we were heading towards the close and I start jumping up and down as Tails starts to slam on his drums again and Rouge and Sonic compliment him by playing.
"You'll always be a joker to me, but I'm not laughing anymore!" I sing softly and perfectly and then everyone stops playing as my voice echoes again over the screaming crowd.
The stage slowly fills with white smoke and I breath heavily as the audience continues to cheer us on. Even my band claps for me making me blush slightly and I turn back to the crowd and I wave at them and bow.
Sonic comes up to me and he laughs at me making me laugh at him as I hand him the mic back and he gives me my guitar in return. Sonic turns away from me, but I grab his face and kiss him in front of the crowd before I walk away, and I also lean into the mic.
"I was just kidding by the way guys. I love my boyfriend." I say and everyone cheers again, and I make sure to smile at Sonic before I skip away happily after performing and I make my way close to Rouge.
"Nice jump, haha. You always go crazy at Tokyo" Rouge says and I giggle as I hug her.
"It just looked so tempting and I know Sonic is going to give me an earful afterwards." I whisper to her and she laughs with me.
"Um, thanks for the people over there for catching my girlfriend." He says pointing to where I jumped off the big speaker at and then he eyes me, and I laugh as he turns back around.
"This is our last song for tonight and the last song for the festival so everyone on their feet and join us in the thick love we all have for music." He says and then Tails starts tapping on his hit hat and I smile at him as he creates the tempo for the next song, and I move away Rouge a bit to get ready for the cue in.
"This song was created by my perfect and beautiful girlfriend so make sure you guys make some extra noise for Amelia Rose. Without her none of us knows where we would be, and we all have been saying that for the past months because being up here wouldn't be possible without so her." Sonic says turning around and smiling at me and I smile softly at his kind words.
"This "Escape the city!" By Amelia Rose." Sonic sings and then Rouge comes in strong with her bass guitar and we come in right after her passionately.
"Wooh!" Sonic sings as he places the mic on the stand. "Aw, yeah! One last time Tokyo! Let's go!" Sonic sings as he taps his heel on the floor to the beat.
"Rolling around at the speed of sound! Got places to go, gotta follow my rainbow!" Sonic sings proudly and hearing my song come to life people to hear again almost made me cry.
"It sounds so good out here. All that writing from the beginning of all of this was worth it."
"Can't stick around, have to keep movin' on. Guess what lies ahead, only one way to find out!" Sonic sings while moving his hands and the crowd jumps up and down to the beat as they enjoy my song.
"Must keep on movin' ahead. No time for guessin', follow my plan instead. Trusting in what you can't see." Sonic leans over into the mic as closes his eyes sings.
"Take my lead, I'll set you free! Follow me, set me free m trust me
And we will escape from the city!" Sonic sings as he pats his chest with his hand, and he smiles and sings out.
"I'll make it through, follow. Follow me, set me free, trust me, and we will escape from the city" My hands run fast over my frets as I close my eyes and play the song I practically knew by heart without opening my eyes.
"I'll make it through, prove it to you!" Sonic sounds perfect on mic making me smile even more and I can't help but to sing my own lyrics as well.
"Follow me!" I sing loudly enough to Sonic to hear and he turns back to me and laughs.
"Oh yeah!" Sonic and I both jinx as we sing at the same time and he fully turns to us.
"Danger is lurking around every turn!" Sonic sings taking the mic and runs back to us and Rouge and I move close to him.
"Trust your feelings, gotta….
"Live and learn!" We all sing together making us laugh on the mic and Sonic laughs too and he moves away from as we continue to play, and he heads over to Tails who has been smiling the entire time.
"I know with some luck that I'll make it through. Got no other options, only one thing to do!" Sonic points at Tails and runs over to him making him jump up and play.
"I don't care what lies ahead!" Tails and Sonic sing together as Sonic places his hands on Tails shoulders while he plays his drums." No time for guessin', follow my plan instead! Find that next stage no matter what that may be…" Sonic scuffles Tails hair and runs back up the stage and the crowd goes wild.
"Take my lead, I'll set you free! Follow me, set me free, trust me
And we will escape from the city. I'll make it through, follow me!" The way Sonic sings and how everyone else is playing making, feels so special to me right now since they are putting such passion into this song.
"I said I wasn't going to cry but damnit… they make this song sound so much better than I thought… ah… thanks guys." I think to myself as a tear rolls down my face as we continue to push through to the end of the song.
"Follow me, set me free, trust me. And we will escape from the city! I'll make it through, prove it to you!" Sonic sings one last time.
"Follow me!" He sings and jumps up and down and walks closer to the stage.
"Follow me. I'll make it through!" Sonic sings slowly as we play slower leading to the closure of our last song and Tails hits his high hats repeatedly as Rouge and I play and then Sonic raises his head up as he holds out the note.
"Oh, yeah!" Sonic sings and the crowd cheers as we go on and then Sonic places the mic back on the stand.
"Thank you, Tokyo!" he sings and then as he drops his hands, we close out with Tails at the end and then the stage gets quiet but soon filled with screaming and chants from the crowd.
We all place our guitars on the stand, and we run up to Sonic who was waving, and we wrap our hands around his back and wave at everyone. The cheers go on and on and then we turn to each other and start celebrating and jumping up and down after our eventful performance. Sonic wraps his arms around all of us and we start to get our things and we head back to the backstage as the curtains close slowly.
As soon as we come back to the backstage, a cool breeze hits me and makes me realize how much I had been sweating and playing, also I start to breathe a lot more after the exuberating feeling of being on stage. I laugh lightly and Dream appears from the side with her eyes sparkling.
"T-T-THAT WAS SO COOL! SONIC DID A BACKFLIP AND YOU JUMPED OF THE SPEAKERS AND THE PERFORMANCE TOOK EVERYONE AWAY! ESPICALLY WITH ROUGE BASS SOLO AND T-THEN TAILS WAS PERFECT ON EVERY SONG!" Dream yells quickly.
"Backflip?- I gasp as I turn to Sonic who was wiping his face.
"YOU DID DO A BACKFLIP! HOLY SHIT THAT WAS SO COOL!" I yell walking up to him and Sonic smiles.
"YEAH?! WHEN WERE YOU GOING TO DO THAT, I THOUGHT YOU WASN'T?" Tails says coming and Sonic shrugs his shoulders.
"I don't know. I thought it would be cool to do it then plus Rouge told me not to be lazy last moment so thanks for the encouragement." Sonic says and Rouge laughs.
"It was sick. Also, Amy jumping off that speaker…. Haha I'm surprised you didn't stop her." Rouge says and I look at Sonic who is slightly scowling at me.
"Well, I didn't want to ruin her fun but Amy you can't do that again. Also, that throwing the skirt off looked really cool but now your ass is slightly out, you look good though." Sonic says and I look down.
"I THOUGHT IT WAS COOL TOO!" Tails yells and I smile big.
"Thanks! Also, you guys the last song sounded so good out there! Did you feel it?"
"Yes! I thought practiced sounded good but… being on stage. That was insane." Rouge says and I agree with her.
We all continue to yell and talk loudly about the performance as we get escorted by Dream to the backstage longue area. She opens the door for us and our conversation goes to a halt as everyone starts to clap for us and cheer. Compliments come left and right from our other competitors and I feel a smile form on my face. Cream squeezes through and her bunny ears flop behind her as she runs over to us and jumps in Tails arms.
"You guys did amazing! What a finish!" Cream claims and then she comes around and hugs the rest of us.
"Thanks Cream!" Rouge says and then she gets ripped away from us as Knuckles brings her into a big hug making me smile at them as Knuckles goes on and on about our performance and Cream does the same to Tails.
"Well, you guys definitely showed out." Says Tikal as she approaches us.
"I told you we weren't coming to play around but thank you." I say and Tikal smiles at me and walks back off to her seat with her band.
"Well, maybe she likes you now. That's the nicest thing she has said in forever." Sonic brings up as he grabs my hand, and we thank more people while we try to make it to the snack table to get some water.
"Hehe, maybe. I'll still kick anyone's here ass though." I say and Sonic laughs and grabs a water for me and himself.
"Hopefully not his." Sonic says making me turn around to see Storm and Wave behind us.
Storm and Wave stare at Sonic for a moment and we do the same since they weren't saying anything. I crack open my water bottle to ready my throat to yell at them if they had any smart remarks to say to us but Storm smiles lightly.
"You dedicated the song to her." He says and Sonic nods his head.
"I did."
The stand off goes silent again and Storm nods his head and places his hands in his pockets.
"You guys did great. Very smart move with the song choices." Wave says and I exhale gently trying not to attack them since they seemed…calm?
"Thanks."
They nod their head and walk off while I take another sip of my water and then I turn to look at Sonic who is doing the same as me, but he was smiling slightly.
Sonic grabs a lot of chips from the table and then he grabs my hand.
"Let's go sit and wait." He says as he still seems pretty happy about everything that had happened, and I smile back.
"Okay!"
20 minutes after performing
"Okay! Okay! Everyone! Get ready to go back onstage! We need all bands and all bands members in the backstage area near the stairs to get ready to hear the results! I repeat all bands and bands members report to the backstage for the final results!" Says a man loudly over the longue and my heart jumps as I leap up and my band follows me.
"Okay! Everyone clothes on besides me since I still don't have pants!" I yell loudly and Tails laughs as he gets up and Sonic zips up his jumpsuit a bit more.
We start walking and Sonic grabs my hand making me look over to him. Sonic was staring forward, and I look back as well as we head out.
"Hey! Wait!" Knuckles says and we all stop to look at him. "Good luck! No matter what happens you guys won."
"Thanks Knuckles." Sonic says and I feel my eyes warm up.
"You are right." Rouge says and her arm goes around my shoulders and she looks down towards me."Yes, we already won- Amy! No tears! Not yet." Rouge says and I try my best to try to stop the tears from coming out of my eyes.
"But Knuckles is right. We did already win. We did our goal." I say emotionally and Rouge laughs nervously as she touches my face.
"Hey, just save your tears for after." Sonic laughs and rubs my shoulder and I nod my head as I try to soak them back into my face.
"Okay! Let's go guys!" Tails says and we all follow him.
"We really did our goal. That was it but now…winning. The winning goal I talked about to Sonic is sinking in fast and I know my mind is starting to wander about the possibilities of us winning."
My eyes move to the other bands waiting in line and we get in the back as everyone is super quiet and possibly nervous as they give out announcements on stage. I slightly take a step back and Sonic notices and clenches my hand.
"Hey… we are going up here together." Sonic says squeezing my hand and I nod my head. "So, you should get them too."
I look back towards the rest of my band and I notice Rouge and Tails were holding hands, so I grab Tail's free hand and Sonic comes up beside me as well.
"No matter what happens. We already did our goals guys. And if we win it's just going to be more of an honor of our achievement." I whisper since it was so quiet besides the screaming crowd on the other side of the wall and the M.C preparing to call us out one by one so we could stand on the stage.
"And now it is time for the results. Please stand up and welcome back all of our bands we had perform today!" says the M.C
The roar starts and then the entire backstage starts again, and we all look towards the stairs that we went through the first time when we went to go perform. The screams and shouts from the people started to fade out once the line started to move forward and when Sonic takes a step forward makes me notice that its time.
"Haha, my heart is beating out of my ears." Rouge says loudly since everyone was cheering again and my heart starts to pound hard.
"Y-yeah." I stutter and everyone looks at me.
"Amy, you okay-"
"YES!" I yell out as I remember that I still have to lead the group even though I was nervous.
"You seem nervous. "Sonic says as we get closer and I blush and jump.
"I'M NOT! IT'S JUST-"
The crowd gets even louder, and I look up to see that Cream's band Disconnection, walked out and we were even closer than we thought to entering the stage again.
"It's just…" My eyes wander around their faces and I take a deep breath.
"I just want us to win… I-I know I said that us being here is about showing everyone who we are- WHICH WE DID- but now… I want us to win. After everything we have been through, I really want us to take first place back home to everyone. So… I am nervous. Seriously but only because I really want you guys to experience what we felt, and I want us to go even beyond our wildest dreams!" I say and then I blush slightly.
"T-That's it. I just want to reach goals with you guys we never thought was possible." I say and we move even more forward, and I can see the stage lights from here.
"Even being here with you all. My closest people…its crazy. I just want the best for you guys. I always have." I say as my lip quivers and I try not to blink, or tears are going to leak from my eyes.
"We already have the best, though. And even better after we win" Tails says patting my head and I look at him slowly.
"Yeah, it was a fun ride and who knows where it is going to take us in the future. We still have so much more to do after we win as well." Rouge says patting my head next and then Sonic laughs over the loud crowd of people yelling for Storm's band as we stand near the entrance of the stage.
I stare at him and Sonic smiles at me and then raises the back of my hand and kisses it.
"Stop being a pussy."
I blush even more and snatch my hand away from his, making him laugh.
"YOU'RE THE PUSSY!" I yell out and I forcefully push Sonic his shoulder and he stumbles out of the curtains onto the stage for everyone see.
"And… And 4 Times Different for our last contestants." The M.C says awkwardly looking at Sonic weird since he practically flew out of the curtain.
Sonic notices they said our name and he looks back to us and then he smirks at me.
"S-Sonic stop!" I whisper harshly but Sonic is still acting dumb and playful.
Sonic runs to me and grabs my arm and pulls me out as he laughs, and I still frown at him for calling me names. Rouge and Tails laugh behind us and I continue to frown at Sonic until the crowd gets louder and louder as we walk up to the front of the stage making me drop my frown.
Flashes of cameras, lights, random glow sticks people were holding, and hands all moved in front of me as we stop beside the other bands who were lined up. The loudness of the voices causes me to grip Sonic's hand as the rest of our band comes up and Rouge holds Sonic's hand on Tails goes besides Rouge.
Some people wave at us from the bottom and I pick up my hand to wave back and then the entire crowd of people starts to go crazy. I smile slightly and then I look downward at our band who was waving at well and looking friendly.
"Why am I so much more nervous than last time." I think as I look down to my exposed thighs and then an arm comes around my back.
I look at the hand to see that it is Sonic's and he grabs the side of my waist and pulls me close to his side. I look up at him and he leans down kisses my head making me blush and he laughs at me.
"It's going to fine. Stop acting so nervous, cutie." He whispers and then I nod my head and smile slightly.
"Right."
I raise my head higher, even though I was scared shitless, but I am sure everyone else is too so let me at least try enjoy this moment with them instead being scared of the unknown.
"Before we reveal today's winners. We would like to thank each and every member of all the bands for continuing to be passionate about music and practicing their hearts out to bring entertainment to Tokyo. Let's all give them a round of applause."
The entire festival erupts in cheers and claps and we clap as well for the other bands that participated.
"And now getting closer to the reveal of the winners. But first the bands were judged off of categories which were: Creativity, appearance, audience communication, entertainment, and performance. The categories are one-hundred each so the highest a band could go is five -hundred I am also going to explain this one more that we have three winners for the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival, and each will get a money prize. But if you place 1st you get a money prize and a special gift not even I know but we will all know soon once the winner of the band decides when to announce their special gift. And I was also told to say that from the gift givers themselves so I am not lying when I say I have no idea what the special gift may be." He says and I start to wonder what the gift was but then once he pulls out the white envelope my eyes stick on it.
Everyone eyes go to the white envelope in his hands and so does the crowd as they start raging once more. The constant yelling and thumping makes everyone turn towards to the M.C more as he waves it in the air making everyone's heart pound faster than it already was.
"In his hand holds everything everyone wants. The 1st, 2nd , and 3rd place spot. And we all want the same thing."
My body moves closer to Sonic and then I notice that I have to make sure everyone is okay and now they seemed tuned into the paper as well as we hold our hands in panic.
"Hey…" I say and they all look at me quickly.
"Together. We are all in this… together." I remind them and they nod their head and I turn to look back at the M.C. as he waits for the crowd to calm down.
"Now what we have all been waiting for! The results of the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival!" he says, and everything gets even louder.
Everyone yells out names of bands and we hear ours occasionally which would freak me out and the lights from the stage guiding back and forth on the people and us. As he opens the letter, I take a big breath and exhale and I completely turn away from the M.C. Sonic looks at me and I reach over for Tails hand since he was on the outside.
"I… I can't face that way." I say softly since I wasn't about to act like I wasn't nervous anymore and I just wanted to be with some of people I cared about instead so, I grab Tails hand and now we are in a small circle waiting to hear who got third.
"Even hearing us get any place would be great. But first would be way better." Tails says nervously and I nod my head agreeing.
Sonic even exhales heavily as he leans his head back and looks at the sky like he was praying for us to win. Rouge was also closing her eyes and looking down to her shoes, waiting for the M.C to speak again.
"For third place! With a total of four hundred and ninety-eight points! Almost getting the full amount is…"
"Four hundred and ninety-eight?! That's only third place? That means someone hit five hundred!" says the band beside us and I feel my soul leave my body.
"F-Five hundred points…" I say lowly and my band nods their heads slowly realizing that one of us on the stage had hit five hundred, meaning that the performance was perfect.
"Third place goes to Disconnection!" says the M.C and the crowd goes wild and I smile to myself thinking how Cream got third.
"Shit… Disconnection almost got a perfect performance… that's wild." Sonic says looking over my head and I wanted to look too but I couldn't.
My eyes go to Sonic chest and I wrap my arms around it since I was feels so nervous and Sonic rubbed my back as I listened closely to the crowd cheering on Disconnection and then calming down to hear 2nd place winners.
"We didn't even get four hundred and ninety-eight year. " Rouge says and that makes me squeeze Sonic harder.
"Next up! Second place! Ending in four hundred and ninety-nine points! Which is insane because the points had never been this high in years for the Tokyo Summer Jam festival. The Second-place winners are…." He says and the stadium gets quiet and I stare at the stage as I wait to hear our names possibly.
"The wait is killing me." I think as the crowd cheers and cheers making me realize that the results were coming so fast.
"The second-place winner is Anti- Routine!" he says, and my head perks up quick as the festival goes loud once again.
"They got second…" Tails says blinks slowly as I watch his face to try to see what was going on, but I couldn't look.
This time I bury my face in Sonic's chest and I hold onto him. Sonic wraps his arm around my body as I hold him and the rest of band with my hand.
"Now it is time for the 1st place winner of the Tokyo Summer Jam festival!" he says, and rock music starts to get played for the speaker, creating a suspenseful effect.
"The first-place winner will win a total of five thousand dollars, secret gift and of course they will be the winners of the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival." He says loudly and then I can hear him flip the paper over making me gasp.
"Oh shit. Oh shit. Oh shit." Tails says walking closer to us and now we are all bundled together as we wait to hear who won.
Sonic grip on my waist increases since we were also so tense, and I close my eyes. The sounds of the crowd cleared out and the only thing I could hear was the three people around me.
Praying. Hoping. Freaking out. Bounces nervously. Sighing in anticipation. Shuffling their feet in anxiousness. Quick breathing.
Which made me want to lean more into Sonic since I couldn't take the wait.
"I… just want us to win." I whisper out.
"Me too." Sonic says and I look up at him who was smiling at me slightly.
My nose goes back into his chest as I use him for comfort, and I wait silently for the results.
"With a total of Five shockingly, hundred points! Breaking the festival record of gaining all 100s from the judges. The winner of the Tokyo Summer Jam Fesstival is!..." he says and I stop breathing as I hear him clear his voice.
"With their now second win, twice in a row!" he says and my head comes up slightly as I look up at everyone and everyone looks up too.
"4 Times Different!"
Fire erupts from the stage and fireworks from afar boom into the orange sky as I continue to look at my band members.
The sounds of cheer and clapping makes me slowly turn around to the M.C to see him holding out a trophy towards us and I blink slowly in shock as I stare at it. I open my mouth to speak but I turn back to see my band members jumping up and down. Tails was hugging Sonic and Rouge was too as they jumped up and down. Sonic has the biggest smile on his face as well and then he looks over to me and sees that I am just standing here, and he runs to me and lifts me in the air and spins me around as confetti pops from the stage and above us.
I watch them fall down slowly and Sonic brings me down with a big smile on his face.
"Babe, we won." He says and I look at both of his eyes.
"… we did?" I ask he nods his head and then Tails, and Rouge come over and hug me as well.
Tears come in my eyes as I get pulled into Tails body and they keep on cheering. I try to cheer with them, but I couldn't since my tears caused me to cry instead. A single tear leaks from my eyes as I hug them back and I jump up and down with them. My eyes look over and the other bands stepped back and our clapping for us and I especially see Cream jumping up and down for us.
"4 Times Different! In the honor of the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival, we offer you this trophy for winning our first-place spot and also get a perfect score on all categories. Congratulations." Says the M.C.
We open our group hug and I spot the trophy he was holding. I wipe my tears quickly and I look at our newest members.
"You two go get the trophy." I say and Sonic and Tails both smile big.
"Okay! Come on Sonic!" Tails says wrapping his arm around Sonic and they both walk over there.
I watch them with Rouge and then I bring Rouge back into a hug and I pull back to look at her.
"We… we did it again!" I say to her and Rouge nods her head and I hug her again.
Sonic and Tails grab the trophy together and thank the M.C but they run back to us and I stare at the big trophy. They pass it too me and I take it carefully as I see my reflection in the trophy.
My smile gets bigger as I look at everyone and then I raise the trophy in the air.
"WE WON!" I yell and the crowd blares loudly as I look towards it and notice multiple cameras were on us.
"Let's pose up!" Sonic says walking up near me and Tails and Rouge do the same.
We smile big and pose at the pictures as they take them and then the M.C walks up to us and looks at me.
"Amelia Rose! The new leader of "4 Times Different!" and also one of the winners from last year's festival! How do you feel?" he ask holding the mic close my mouth.
"I-Insane haha." I say since everything was still hitting me.
"Insane is definitely the feeling to have after winning a second time in a row! Now, with your band being the most anticipated comeback after missing your shot in Ginza just to come back and snatch the 1st place spot. What is going through your head right now?" he asks.
His question makes me think about everything we went through but I walk up closer to the mic and I take it from him.
"I just wanted to say. Thank you to everyone who still supported us after that happened and continued to follow our messy journey until here. What is going through my head right now is completely love for my band members, fans, friends who helped out on the side, and music for putting us on the stage right now. We wanted to come to Tokyo to show we really are, and we got the chance to do that so thank you all for your support during our performance and please keep up with us after the festival because we want to continue to keep the passion of music going and Tokyo happy as many times as we can. Thank you all!" I say and everyone claps, and I clench the trophy in my hands as we take in the love and support.
"Well, you have it here folks! Let's give another big, warm congratulations to the two timing winners of the Tokyo Summer Jam Festival!" he yells, and the crowd goes wild again.
The M.C moves out of the way for everyone to see us again I lift the trophy over my head and shake it back and forth as they cheer us on. I turn to my band afterwards and we start going crazy again with hugging each other.
Life feels so free.
2 hours after winning.
"The way Amy jumped off the speaker was crazy. I was watching the TV from backstage and I could have sworn I saw Sonic frown at her." Knuckles jokes and they all laugh as I pour myself a cup of champagne that the hotel provided for us after our big win.
" It was crazy, but it looked cool!" Tails says and their conversation starts to go on and on about winning.
I turn around and smile at them as they talk explosively and I turn my eyes to the balcony that was showing the ocean and I step out, leaving the door open as the sounds of the waves crashing quietly on the beach made me smile.
My arms come on the rail as I lean over it, with my natural curly hair, that returned after I washed it, blowing behind with the setting sun shining on the right side of my face. My face also had a smile on it, and I don't think it dropped after getting the news about winning. Also, my smile was on my face after all the nice comments we got from the stage to all the way here. To the bands saying congrats, the staff, friends on the phone and social media. We were trending on social media which was insane that everyone all over Japan was talking about us. Good things about us this time but even if it was bad or good… nothing could take the smile off my face.
I take a sip of my champagne as I look at the ocean and I shuffle my feet slightly because I started to think.
"From writing that song from the beginning, who would have known that after all of this would get us this far. I don't even know what is in store for us in the future, but I know it is going to something that we never would have thought. Life's surprises from the past few months have been crazy and suddenly, at this moment, this is what it should feel like. A pure bliss of happiness and nothing to worry about for a moment. That's how I felt. Just as the ocean was gently touching the sand with its waves peacefully. My life felt peaceful for once. Fully peaceful. And staying strong through all the hills and valleys were worth it."
My eyes wonder the liquid in my cup, and I take another sip. As I drink, I hear a voice come closer and I turn around and smile instantly as I watch the person who was walking out, make fun of Tails for almost crying on stage and then he laughs at him and turns back to me. He closes the sliding balcony door and starts to walk over to me. I smile at him and I turn around back towards the ocean and take another sip of my champagne.
His big arms come around my arms that were resting on the rails and his body presses against my back. He places his hands come to mine as I hold my cup over the rail, and he places his chin on top of my head. while he hums a song, we performed that makes me laugh.
"Smile at the crowd, take one last bow. That was kind of harsh to sing to me when we were performing." Sonic says to me and I chuckle as I remember his face when I made fun of him.
"Well, I meant every word." I joke back and Sonic laughs and then he grabs my cup for me.
"And yet you are letting me wrap my arms around you."
"Well, you are hot so I don't know who would turn that down." I say and Sonic laughs even more and places my cup back in my hand.
I take a small sip and Sonic heat from his body was nice to feel, adding on the sun shining on my arms since I was in some sweat pants and a cropped tank top. Sonic exhales and rubs my wrists and I watch his hands do so.
"Why are you out here?" he asks, and I smile.
"Thinking."
"Thinking about what, Amelia?" he asks.
"Everything." I say and I take another sip. "It took us so much to get here and now that we completed our goals, I think my brain is finally going on rest mode for a while." I say, earning a laugh from Sonic.
"Me too. No more learning songs for a moment and dancing. Jeez, I am passing out as soon as we get the chance to sleep. Which I hope is soon." He says." But yeah… this has definitely been long."
"All because you agreed to sing for us." I say and Sonic chuckles.
"What? I don't know how it was all because of me. There is no way. You guys provided influence on this win as well. Tails and Rouge were just telling me the same thing in there." Sonic says.
"Well, if you think about it. Our first singer didn't give a shit and if we would have stayed with him,then we wouldn't have won this, but you just crawled your way into everyone's earhole and sang your way into friendships. arguments, fighting, and me so without you… we would probably be back in Shibuya watching the livestream from our phone. You really carved a pathway for us Sonic. Even if you think you didn't, you did." I say and Sonic stays quiet but his hand rub on my arms.
"So, thanks for singing for us. Especially at the place you were in at the time. That takes a lot of gut and power." I speak.
"You are just such a big support system to us… I don't know how we deserved you when we didn't have a singer. And it was my first time doing this, so I had no idea how to find a new singer but once you… just opened up to us and took us as your friends. The band was so perfect. You complete us Sonic."
I turn around to look at him in the face and his arms around surrounding me in as the orange sun rests on his face and on my mine while we stare at each other.
"Also… I am just so proud of you. You grew into someone completely different and from the time you told me you don't sing anymore because of your past to you performing in front of thousands of people in person and on a livestream. That takes serious growth, Sonic and you never stopped. Events and things would just keep on hitting you and you kept on pushing through all your storms and now you are at the other side. I think we all are at the other side, but you really are Sonic. And I'm so happy for you and proud." I speak truthfully to him and then I lean back on the rail.
"Sally… Sally she is proud too-"
Sonic cuts me off by placing his lips on mine. I kiss him back and I place my hand on the side of his face as he kisses me. Sonic slowly releases it and I let a giggle slip out as he looks over me.
"… That was kind of rude to stop me from talking by kissing me." I joke and Sonic chuckles but then he looks over my face making me look back at his.
He opens his mouth and takes a breath but then he closes it making me curious and confused.
"Hm? Were you going to say something?" I ask and that flicker of emotion that was in his eyes earlier comes back and I lean closer. "You are looking at me like that again… wait is there something you want to say? I'm all ears." I say and Sonic looks over my face and shrugs his shoulders making me laugh.
"Sonic... you are staring at me like this is so weird. You have been doing this all day." I say touching his face and running my finger on his scar.
"I know I have…" he says, and I sip my drink as I wait for him to speak.
I drop my hand and Sonic looks off and down to his feet but then he looks back up to me. Sonic clears his voice and I giggle since he looked so… weird. Another breeze comes by and my hair flies to left and so does Sonic as we stare at each other.
"Waiting…. Waiting- "
"Can… can I just kiss you again." He asks suddenly and I cock my eyebrow.
"If… you want? I'm so confused- "
Sonic kisses me again and this time it is longer. I kiss him back and he pulls away again and looks around my face.
"Alright. Um, more kissing. Not that I hate it though, but I'm just confused because it looked like you had something you wanted to say- "
"I do. Have something to say." He says and I start to feel a little confused, so I place my drink down to the side and I fold my arms.
"Okay… I'm listening- "
"I…" Sonic starts off and then he leans up facepalms himself.
"I? I what." I ask and Sonic takes a deep breath and then he looks back at me.
"I…um…shit." He cusses and bust out laughing.
"You have to shit? I didn't even understand that." I joke and I watch him closely.
"No… I just…" Sonic looks like he is struggling with what he is trying to say so I just wait but I smirk slightly.
"Why not just say it, pussy." I joke at him since we called me a pussy earlier and he frowns at me.
"Well, I'm trying- "
"TRY HARDER!" I yell and Sonic looks at me annoyed making me laugh.
Sonic annoyed face goes away as he eyes wonder around my face and I drop my arms slightly since he seemed kind of serious.
"I… I just…I want to tell that…"
I watch him struggle with what to say so I just walk back up close to him and kiss him again. Sonic places his hands on my back as he kisses me and then I kiss him as well. Sonic mumbles something against my lips and I lean back from him as his eyes are glued on mine.
"Did you say something?" I ask and Sonic looks up to my eyes.
"I love you."
My heart, my thoughts, the ocean stops as Sonic looks at me after what he just said.
"I wanted to say that…I l-love you." Sonic says again and I swallow heavily as he looks me in the eye and says that.
My face starts to feel warm, warmer than the sun resting on my burning face and blocked thoughts.
"When you looked at me… every time today. I felt myself falling in love with you. Over and Over again. And I wanted to tell you all day, but I was nervous. I haven't told someone I loved them in a long time so when you looked at me sometimes, I would create the courage to say it, but I just felt like you knew. Also, I was scared because I just didn't even know how it would be if I were to tell someone I loved them again. But you are so different for me, Amelia. I love you that much that I had to tell you." Sonic says calling me by my actual name.
"Even now when, I failed about three times to tell you…just by the way you smiled at me and how you still are still looking at me. I thought you knew what I was trying to say. So, I would just stop and think if you could read my love for you, but I don't think you did, haha. "Sonic chuckles and then grabs my hands and he walks closer to me.
"When you told me at the beach… that you loved me. I was… blown away. That someone, as special as you are to me would ever love me. I really thought to myself for a moment that you were crazy for even saying that to me after everything. But I wasn't shocked because even from the beginning you never looked at me ill-willed or saw me as a bad person. You always looked at the… the good in me, Amelia. You dug the good out of me and I won't even go back to the old me because of you. You held my hand and brought me through all of this. Any situation. And when you look at me every time. I knew things were never going to be the same for me. You were just strumming to my heart." He says and that makes my eyes widen even more.
"You just walked in my life, my brain, my thoughts, my routine and changed everything for me. That's how much I love you because I changed my every way of thinking to be with you, Amy. When I saw you, every day at that sidewalk. I saw my future in you." He says and smiles kindly at me and brings me even closer
"Even now that's all I see because ever since you said you loved me at the beach. With those tears that were in your eyes. I knew I loved you too, but I was afraid. You would tell me all the time you loved me, and I wanted to say the same thing back, but I was afraid. I'm slightly still afraid because feeling those words leave my mouth feels like I am putting bullets in a chamber but… I think after all this. Everything. I'm not afraid anymore. Of anything so…"
Sonic reaches in his back pocket and pulls out a tiny peach colored velvet bag and exhales nervously as he opens it and digs inside.
"Shit, my hands are shaking. Okay maybe I am still slightly afraid." Sonic says laughing slightly as he tries to pull something out and then comes out a shiny bracelet.
My heart almost leaps out my chest as I stare at his hands and he reaches down for mine and starts to hook on the rose gold dainty bracelet. It had light blues jewels on it and then a small heart with something engraved in it.
Sonic shows me the heart and I gasp as it had our initials craved in it.
"I got it custom designed this time so our names are on the heart, also there might be a small diamond on here so don't break it." Sonic says and my heart stops seriously this time.
"D-d-d-diamond?" I say and Sonic flips it around and shows me one sliver piece of the bracelet that was surrounded by the ivory jewels.
My mouth hangs open and Sonic lets go of my wrist. My eyes go to his and I don't know what to say.
But I do have one strong important question stirring in my mind.
"You… love me?" I ask and Sonic nods his head.
"I have for a while. I was just nervous to say it, but you helped me get to this new me so… I'll just take the chance you gave me and not waste it. So, yes I do love you and- "
"You love me?..." I ask again and Sonic blushes.
"Yes-"
"And this is real diamond…" I ask softly and Sonic chuckles.
"Yeah, I thought it would be a nice choice. It looks great on you too." He says and I continue to stare at him in amazement.
"Me… he loves me?"
A salty breeze runs through my hair and Sonic smiles at me gently.
"You seem very shocked. I thought it was obvious from me asking you to live with me." Sonic says and I look back down to my new bracelet as it shines in the sunset.
"You just said you loved me, Sonic" I say again and Sonic chuckles.
"Yeah… I did say that."
"You… YOU DO?!" I ask again and Sonic stares at me confused.
"Yeah?-"
I jump on Sonic and he catches me as I wraps my arms around his body. Sonic laughs and I hug him around his neck. Sonic rubs his hands on my back, and I look back at his face and I kiss him instantly. Sonic laughs against my lips but kisses me back and spins around with me in his hands.
I release the kiss and I look over his face with the sunset resting on both of us.
"I love you." I say and Sonic smiles at me and opens his mouth making my heart soar.
"I love you too." He says and the words I always wanted to hear him say make tears come to my eyes.
"Sonic…" I say as my lip shakes and tears instantly fall from eyes and Sonic starts to laugh and hugs me.
"Don't cry. I tried to give you bracelet better this time. Haha. Amy nooo." He says and I wipe my face.
"Sonic you just said you loved me….d-d-do you even know how long I have been waiting for you to say that" I cry out and Sonic laughs and kisses my wet cheek.
"Sorry, it took me so long to gain some courage." He says and he places me down but brings me into a hug as my face gets buried in his shirt.
"Sonic, that means you have really…really healed. I-I'm happy for you." I say as tear roll down my face and Sonic pulls me in more.
"I guess I have, huh?" he says, and I look up at him.
I kiss him again and Sonic kisses me back and I start laugh in happiness because I was so happy that Sonic could say that again. Sonic releases the kiss to look at me laughing and then I jump up and I wrap my arms around his neck making him laugh with me.
"And this bracelet. Diamonds? I don't think I deserve this-"
"What? You do? Princess's deserve diamonds." He says and I giggle at him.
"B-but isn't that expensive? I-I-I have never… even had a diamond or jewel." I stutter out and Sonic rolls his eyes.
"Well, I had to replace your bracelet and also I do love you, so money wasn't on my mind when I was trying to get you something perfect." He says and tears form in my eyes again.
I take a couple of gasps before I start fully crying loudly and Sonic shushes me and brings me into his arms as I bring my hands up to him and I touch the sides of him.
"S-S-Sonic… that's so sweet. I-I-I don't what to say but thank you and I love you." I say and Sonic wipes my tears on cue as I look at him and smiles adoringly at me.
"You are welcome and I love you too." He says and hearing him say that made me stop crying.
"Wait… you love me?"
"Yes? Amy, I just answered that-"
"WAIT!" I yell as I stand back from him and Sonic stands back and blinks slow since he knew I was about to jump on him.
"THAT MEANS WE ARE DATING AGAIN! LIKE NO BREAK!" I ask and Sonic eyes widen a bit.
"Oh, I guess you are right. Cool." He says and I start smiling and laughing and I charge to Sonic and I jump into his arms.
"WE ARE DATING AGAIN! YAY!" I exclaim and Sonic laughs as he holds me.
"Yeah we are-"
"S-S-SSSSONIC! SAY " I love you, baby." TO ME PLEASE! I ALWAYS WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT! OR! OR! SAY I LOVE YOU "PRINCESS AMELIA!"
Sonic starts to blush and looks away but I jump back in his line of view.
"COME ON! YOU HAVE TOO! I HAVE BEEN WAITING AGES TO HEAR YOU SAY THAT! BUT YOU HAVE TO SAY IT CORRECTLY!" I point out and Sonic frowns at me.
"I did say it correctly- "
"NO, YOU DIDN'T! SAY IT!"
Sonic blushes even more and then he folds his arms.
"I love you…baby." He says embarrassingly and I smile even bigger.
I hug Sonic again and he stumbles back and sighs.
"WOW! IT SOUNDED IT EVEN BETTER THAN IN MY HEAD!" I yell as I feel my bracelet move and I look back down then I jump again.
I snatch Sonic's hand and I start walking quickly towards the door and Sonic frowns.
"Why does this feel like I am being tortured. This was supposed to be a happy moment-"
"LET'S GO SHOW THE GROUP MY ENGAGEMENT BRACELET!" I yell over Sonic as I pull him into the room.
Everyone looks over to us and Tails starts laughing already because Sonic was probably blushing and looking annoyed.
"GUYS! SONIC JUST PROPOSED TO ME!" I say while showing my bracelet and to them and Rouge stands up to see.
"He proposed to you?!" Rouge says she holds my wrist and Sonic groans.
"I didn't propose to her-"
"SONIC TOLD ME HE LOVED ME AND NOW WE ARE DATING AGAIN. AND HE ALSO GOT ME A DIAMOND BRACELET! ISN'T IT PRETTY!" I ask and everyone stands up to look.
"Wow it is. Congrats on the engagement!" Knuckles says and I feel my face warm up.
"What engagement-"
I turn around and this time I hug Sonic softly and I bury my face into his body. Sonic pats me on the back as I hug him, and I never want to move after this perfect day that just keeps on getting better.
A knocking goes on at the door as I hug my new, old husband and I release him to go open it. I look through the peep hole and a woman with red hair in a black pencil skirt and white button up stands at the door with a pair of sunglasses on her head.
I look at her confused and then I look back to my group.
"Who is it?" Tails asks and I shrug my shoulders.
I proceed with opening it and the woman eyes brighten up at my confused ones and then she shows me her badge that cleared up all the confusion of why she was here.
"Hi, nice to meet you Amelia Rose. I'm the secret gift they were talking about after your record-breaking win today! My name is Fiona Fox, and I am an agent and manger from Rock Synth Studios and boy do you guys still have a journey ahead of you!" she says, and I stare at her in shock after the words come out of her mouth. "Can I come in and chat? It's only for a little while! We can talk more about this opportunity at the studio."
I slowly turn around at my band and they heard the news too and I smile big.
"Guys… I don't think our story is over yet."
Well, you guys heard it from Amy herself. The story isn't over yet so yes everyone there will be a sequel!
Sorry for the late late late upload haha but I just wanted to take the time to thank everyone.
Everyone who read, reviewed, favorited, followed. Anything to let me know that you were reading this the entire time, I am so thankful for you guys. You don't understand how much I feel so happy to have people wanting to read what I write so thanks so much for supporting me from June to now!
During writing this story I wanted to give off a different feel of how love can manipulate the brain so much to were good and bad things can happen and I hope I got that point across.
Um some fun facts
that this story was supposed to end almost 10 chapters ago but I saw it just started getting popular, so I created 10 more chapters just for you guys.
Escape the city is a song from a Sonic video game
ALSO, THE SEQUEL OF THIS STORY IS GOING TO BE EVEN 10 TIMES BETTER THAN THIS ONE SO I AM SOOOO EXCITED FOR YOU GUYS TO READ IT!
I'm going to take a break for now but make sure you FOLLOW AND FAVORITE ME to not miss out on when I drop the next sequel! Which will probably be January 6th maybe. But hey that's why you follow me because it took me 2 weeks to drop this ( sorry haha)
I wanna give a thanks for MadeInNowhere for giving me the song that they performed first at the festival (Bang Bang by Story of the Year) and I want to thank everyone else for reviewing constantly for every chapter. Also, I saw you guys talking about kidnapping me so there is no need for that because I am doing a sequel hahahahaha. And thanks Kurechi for being Amy and Sonic plant baby and Pastel, Zara, Fudge, Neckbreak and all my homies.
I love you guys. You guys are my internet bros for life.
Also, you guys need to make fanfiction accounts (if you were reviewing as a guest) so I can comment to your reviews! I love communicating with you guys so if you haven't made an account than you should.
But I think that is all for now. I'm going to come back next year with the sequel of this story, and it will probably be placed in this one as well.
Also, while I am gone if any new readers read the story and still want to review, please do I will be there to talk to you guys even tho I am taking a break.
Tell me some of your favorite moments in the story, or anything that stuck out to you. Did you like any songs? Favorite charaters. Feelings about the plot? Things you wanted to see? Favorire scenes? Review. Review Review and tell me your thoughts about anything and everything.
That's all for now!
Love you guys
See you in January
Wear a mask
And continue to support 4 Times Different
~Peaches
I don't own any of the songs used for this ENTIRE story
Songs used for this chapter
Joker by New Years Day
Bang Bang by Story of The Year
Escape From the City by Ted Poley, Tony Harnell, Jun Senoue
Strumming together 2021~
