An reasonable person would have stopped the love of their life from heading off to a dangerous planet. I guess you could easily put me in that category. I wouldn't argue with that assessment.

I let Blaze go on that ship six months ago, without having the gall to confess how I felt about her. I tried honestly, but seeing her bronze eyes filled with determination deterred me greatly.

Now as I sit in bed, pointlessly lifting pebbles with my powers. Regretting every second she's away from me. It's been a dull six months to say the least

A sudden knock on my apartment door gave me a vigor I haven't had in a while. I float up on my feet and rush toward the door "c-coming!" I stagger and trip over my feet just to make it.

I ripped the door open panting. Only to see Amy standing at the doorway. I guess my disappointment wasn't hidden, seeing as Amy frowned a bit

"Silver? Sonic told me to come check up on you" Hearing that restored a smile, I often forgot about my caring friends when I isolated myself.

I sighed and patted her shoulder, I had a lot to get off my chest "I'm holding up..barely but I'm still here " I puffed up my chest to show that

Any giggled as expected "Blaze still on Myruc?" Without much thought, she stepped in.

"Yeah. I haven't heard from her though. From her explanation, the strong magnetic fields would make calling her pointless" If that weren't the case, she would hear from me everyday. She would have been annoyed, but happy that she had someone to speak to.

Amy nodded, looking down on the floor "Bummer..it's odd not to have her around on Mobius." Amy probably missed her as much as I did, the two became fast friends after Blaze sealed Solaris within herself.

I could only hope to be half as caring as Blzee would be. "She's definitely no pushover, you can believe in that" I didnt know if I was trying to convince myself of that

That didnt sit too comfortably with the pink hedgehog. "Silver...be honest. I know that's your specialty " She couldn't help but to playfully poke my cheek

I was at my wits's end anyway. "That was Blaze's specialty. My specialty lies more in attempting to make everyone feel better" O sighed, taking the edge off with a gentle seat on his porch

Amy sat beside me, her feet knocking on the sides. "You know sometimes Blaze is a bit too honest."

I laughed uncontrollably for the first time in months. I couldn't stop and Amy joined along with giggles of her own "no offense of course. Sometimes I need that sterness"

"Yeah. Me too. " I said, reminiscent on the harder times we shared. As I played back moments. A common occurrence was seen. Us standing face to face, our eyes met. We knew then that would die for each other. Moments where I should have been honest.

Amy seemed alarmed, wiping my face with her thumb. "Silver. You're crying"

Mu only other reaction was to chuckle, I had no idea. Soon, I felt a cool tear land mon mu cheek. Yeah, I was crying. Wait, why was i crying? "Oh. I-I didn't.."

I was suddenly pulled into a hug, without much challenge. The smaller girl was way stronger then he remembered. "Amy. I miss her" That bit of truth also didnt take much challenge to spill, the tears continued down her shoulder with a bit more to follow.

"Same here" I always knew that my emotions would release like a poorly built dam but why now of all time? Amy...the girl is strong in more then her physicality.

I spent time letting it all out. It was something else to be so open. That's what friends was for and I spent copious amounts of time denying that

(Later On)

Amy went home a few hours ago and I took a nice refreshing shower. Laying in bed relaxed me, especially after you spent an hour crying buckets on your friend

Here I was, looking over some pictures of me and Blaze. Each one was coveted with her trademark half-smirk. Too cool to smile, while I was as silly as could be.

Me and her made sense. It just worked..from fighting literal gods to just hanging around the park. It was rare you would see us apart. I didn't know if some higher being could hear my thoughts but if possible I would ask to just see her face once more.

I would give anything for just another opportunity to be scolded by her. Another chance to make things right.

My wish would be answered with another weaker knock on my door. I lowered my expectations and took my time to get to the door.

Suddenly, I could hear scratching on the other side of the door. I quickly unlatched the locks of the door, a body dropped onto to the floor. "What the heck!" My nerves started to tighten up

I reach to view what fell through the door, the body was radiating a searing. Bronze eyes barely peered open at me. It was Blaze. It wasn't a doubt in my mind. A singe contrasted against her velvety robes

"Blaze!" Tears erupted from my face, the rooms seemed to spin as he picked her up in my arms. I didnt know what to do, I turned my head constantly before running out to the center of the outside complex. Screaming from the top of my lungs "I need help.!" Nearby mobians in their homes switched their lights on.

Blaze managed to uttered a phrase that shook my core. Her hands caressed my cheek "I love you Silver..." Her eyes immediately shut afterward.

Such words only spurred me on to completely panic. My powers detected all the pain she went through, the strength she was drawing on just to hold on. This time around I wasn't leaving her side, not this time

As medical personnel grabbed Blaze from me. I felt another intense flame within her, it was foreign and primal. Then it called on to me. Blaze being pulled from me ripped my connection from 'it'

The ship she flew off in that day, was now just scrap and burnt metal. The crater that it created was emitting large puffs of a thick black smoke. Sonic ran toward the scene to investigate.

For now, Blaze's safety was all that mattered but I felt like this was only the beginning. Whatever hurt her, rested inside of her...