18th december 2021
Note : Hello there ! I tell you: you are not ready for this chapter!
Sensitive souls, go your way.
Thank you starfiction123 for your review. You are the only person who left me a comment. It means a lot to me! So this second chapter is for you!
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Chapter playlist: Tony Anderson - Finding Your Heart and Nocturne in Paris / Billie Eilish - listen before i go
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Chapter 2 - Day 2
After admiring the sunrise, Sonic and Amy met their friends in the cafeteria. She took a tea, he imitated her. Sonic sat down next to Tails who smiled up to his ears. Amy went to greet the pregnant white hedgehog and began a lively discussion with her. Tails explained the day's program to the blue hedgehog. He was excited by all the stress tests he had prepared for his best friend. He went into the technical details that Sonic didn't force himself to try to figure out. Amy finally joined them.
"And what about you, what are you doing today?" Sonic called out to her, less enthusiastic than Tails about what was expecting him.
"I am going scouting with Shadow." She replied, absently sipping her tea.
The name of his antagonist made him prick up his ears. So she was going to spend the day with the black hedgehog. Suddenly, he realized that he had been on his own for six months but that had not been the case of Amy. What if the situation had brought them together? As he had noticed for Vector and Vanilla, or Knuckles and Rouge? Shadow looked like him in many ways, she could fall under his spell. The idea made his pulse shoot up. He shook his head. He would have noticed if there was something going on between them. He wasn't going to be jealous of Shadow the Hedgehog anyway. It was then that the said hedgehog made his appearance.
" Hello. " He said to everyone. "Rose, are you ready?"
" Rose? " The blue hedgehog mentally repeated.
The black hedgehog put his hand on the shoulder of the pink hedgehog, who took the last sip of her tea. Or maybe there was something between them after all? He'd given her a nickname and touched her shoulder without embarrassment? He looked at the black hedgehog. He was smiling, it was rare of him, and she was smiling back at him.
"Hello Shadow, yes! I put that down and we can go! " She held up her mug and stood up.
"See you guys later!" She waved and Shadow nodded.
Sonic followed them with his eyes until they left the dining hall. He didn't think Amy could care about Shadow, but he doubted for a moment.
" They look good together. " Tails said suddenly.
His supersonic best friend looked at him dumbfounded.
" What ? It's not like you care about Amy anyway! "
The blue hedgehog's heart tightened. He eyed the canteen door thoughtfully with a hint of guilt. Tails was right in a way, he had never shown his feelings, from the outside you might think he had no interest in her, worse than he didn't like her. He never really thought about it until he was captured. What he knew was that he wanted her to stay safe, that's why he wanted her away from him, that's why he had pushed her away so much. Not to mention the fact that she is very tactile and that is incompatible with his shyness. He didn't think she would follow him everywhere on his adventures. He didn't think she would come back to him every time, no matter how he behaved around her. He didn't think she would hold on to him so much, and before he even knew it, his heart had turned that friendship into something stronger. He just didn't want things to change too fast. He was happy with what he had. Amy had always been a big part of his life, from day one. The question was, did he want more? Was he ready for more? He heard Tails giggle nervously.
"Sorry, I just wanted to tease you. I didn't think that… you would react like that… "
Sonic shook his head and smiled sadly.
" Don't worry. I am the only one to blame… "
There was a silence.
"Sonic, I'm sure her feelings haven't changed for you. I know, I've seen her for the past six months. "
The two-tailed fox winked at him. It was the first time they had spoken so openly about his relationship with Amy. He smiles.
"So we start these tests? The faster it is done, the faster it is over! " The blue hedgehog exclaimed, standing up.
Shadow and Amy were driving through a devastated area on a motorbike. She appreciated the wind on her pikes. She held the black hedgehog by the waist, her chest pressed to his back, and could not be indifferent of the contact. She loved Sonic with all of her being, but her brain couldn't help but consider Shadow has an option. Because her love had always been one-sided and she had been hurt countless times by her hero. She had never let anything show through but every time he pushed her away and ran away, her heart broke. Would he love her one day as she loved him?
Conversely, for the past six long months, Shadow had been a huge support. He had done everything she asked him to, without arguing. When he was seen destroying a city, she knew it was the work of Infinite. She knew that now Shadow was on their side. Besides, it has to be said, he's been more charming since he smiled.
But since his return, Sonic hadn't rejected her once, on the contrary, he had welcomed her embraces and no longer fled to the other side of the planet. Could she believe in a change? Or was he like that just because he was suffering from post-traumatic shock? Maybe he just needed her to come back up the hill. He just needed her as a friend. She will never forget the feel of his tears on her neck. The way he had trembled against her. He wasn't well and she sure wasn't going to force him into situations that he didn't want or that would make him feel uncomfortable. She had made the decision to stay in her role as a friend until he got better, until he asked for more.
When they reached their destination, she took her tablet out of her bag.
"Goal of the day: to spot anything that can be useful. Edible plants, medicinal plants, fruits, vegetables, seeds… Everything will be noted on the map. "
The black hedgehog looked at the map on the shelf over the pink hedgehog, which twitched slightly from the proximity. She released the air from her lungs as he stepped aside to walk towards the forest.
"There is mint here. "He indicated. "And that tree is a walnut one. "
She wrote it down and they continued. The morning was quite productive and it relieved Amy to find something to supply the base. She took out two sandwiches and handed him one. He thanked her and they ate without stopping. Her smartwatch rang in the middle of the afternoon. She picked up.
"Amy! " Cream's voice echoed. "It's Bianca, she's giving birth! She claims you! Amy… " She was trying to stay calm. "There are complications ..."
She exchanged a look with Shadow and in less than a second she was in his arms dragged by his super speed to the base. They arrived in front of one of the infirmary's treatment rooms. She rushed into it at the first cry of pain.
"Bianca! "Amy cried." Here I am! "
"Amy…" said the white hedgehog.
"I'm here…" She took her hand.
"We're going to have to open ..." said the only medic on the base, gathering what he needed. "The twins are not well positioned, one of them is in pain. They must be taken out immediately! " He raised his scalpel. "I'm sorry ... we don't have an anesthetic ..."
Bianca squeezed Amy's hand in panic and screamed in pain. Vanilla who was also in the room assisted the doctor. A large amount of blood spilled on the floor.
"Courage, Bianca! I am with you ! " Amy panicked when her friend closed her eyes. "Bianca! "
"She passed out from the pain." informed the concentrated doctor.
"Amy wash your hands, we need help…" said the bunny.
Amy did so and Vanilla brought out the first child.
"Cut the cord. " The bunny told her.
She heard the newborn's cry and sighed in relief. Then all of a sudden, it all sped up. The surveillance monitor alarm went off. A jet of hot blood shot from the belly of the unconscious hedgehog and splashed against Amy with incredible violence.
"Hemorrhage! The doctor announced, waving in search of the source of it. "Go get blood! She is O negative! "
Amy stormed out of the room. She jostled people without looking at them, without apologizing, her heart hitting her chest hard with the adrenaline rush. She opened the medical refrigerator, out of breath, and took the two remaining blood bags with the correct blood type. She did the opposite way, her feet wet with blood slipped, and she hooked the two pockets to the pole before connecting them to the IV.
"Press the bags to speed up the transfusion!" Ordered the dog with his hands in his friend's abdomen.
She did so. The pockets emptied with astonishing speed. A continuous beep was heard.
"It's ... over ..." said the sorry doctor.
Amy looked at him stunned, then as if electrocuted, she quickly positioned her hands on the chest of the unconscious hedgehog and began a cardiac massage.
" No ! It is not finished ! " Cried the pink anthropomorph.
"She bleed out in seconds… I'm sorry… The second child didn't survive either…" He raised his hands up to her. "Miss Amy ..."
" No ! "
She was counting in her head as she had learned and put all her strength to work. Drops of sweat were beading on her temples, she was already out of breath from the effort.
"You won't die today! " She cried.
"Amy…" Vanilla began, tears already streaming down her cheeks.
" No ! She will be fine! What are you waiting for ? Find more blood! Let someone donate blood! We need negative O! Quick ! " She yelled, putting more rigor on what she was doing.
In her head, she saw horrific images, like flashes, and after a while her brain replaced Bianca with Sonic. She had arrived too late. He was unconscious, in a pool of blood, a gaping wound in his abdomen, she couldn't feel his pulse. She had to save him. She couldn't lose him.
The doctor, Vanilla, Cream and a few relatives of Bianca witnessed the scene, unable to act.
A few floors below, Sonic would soon complete his 100 kilometers goal on the treadmill. He was exhausted. His communicator, which he had removed, rang. Tails answered.
"Sonic? Cream began.
"No, it's Tails. He is running. Everything is fine ? "
Amy stormed out of the room. She jostled people without looking at them, without apologizing, her heart hitting her chest hard with the adrenaline rush. She opened the medical refrigerator, out of breath, and took the two remaining blood bags with the correct blood type. She did the opposite, her feet wet with blood slipping, and hooked the two pockets to the pole before connecting them to the IV.
"Press the bags to speed up the transfusion!" Ordered the dog with his hands in his friend's abdomen.
She did so. The pockets emptied with astonishing speed. A continuous beep was heard.
"It's ... over ..." said the sorry doctor.
Amy looked at him stunned, then as if electrocuted, she quickly positioned her hands on the chest of the unconscious hedgehog and began a cardiac massage.
" No ! It is not finished ! Cried the pink anthropomorph.
"She bleed out in seconds… I'm sorry… The second infant didn't survive either…" He threw his hands up to her. "Miss Amy ..."
" No ! "
She was counting in her head as she had learned and put all her strength to work. Drops of sweat were beading on her temples, she was already out of breath from the effort.
"You won't die today! She cried.
"Amy…" Vanilla began, tears already streaming down her cheeks.
" No ! She will be fine! What are you waiting for ? Find more blood! Let someone donate blood! We need negative O! Quick ! She yelled, putting more rigor on what she was doing.
In her head she saw horrific images like flashes again and after a while her brain replaced Bianca with Sonic. She had arrived too late. He was unconscious, in a pool of blood, a gaping wound in his abdomen, she couldn't feel his pulse. She had to save him. She couldn't lose him.
The doctor, Vanilla, Cream and a few relatives of Bianca witnessed the scene, unable to act.
A few floors below, Sonic would soon complete his 100 km goal on the treadmill. He was exhausted. His communicator, which he had removed, rang. Tails answered.
"Sonic? " Cream began.
"No, it's Tails. He is running. Everything is fine ? "
"You need to come to the hospital wing ... It's Amy. She… She's not doing well. She ... We don't know how to stop her ... "
Sonic jumped off the carpet and took off without waiting for Tails. When he arrived he found people crying in the hallway. A lump formed in his stomach despite himself.
"Hurry up! Move on ! "
He recognized Amy's voice and walked quietly into the room. There was no word to describe what he was seeing. Vanilla was on the ground, devastated, and a dog in a white coat covered in blood had his hands forward as if he wanted to calm what was going on. Then he saw Amy, also covered in blood, she was exerting powerful and rhythmic pressures on the chest of a white hedgehog, which he recognized, inert, lying on the table. The sound of a continuous beep indicated the condition of it. A large red puddle covered the white tiled floor. He remained paralyzed by this macabre scene. He had seen thousands of situations like this, real or not, the feeling was the same. The lump rose to his throat making it difficult to breathe.
"You won't die today! Stay with me ! " She said breathlessly.
"Rose" said Shadow who was behind her calmly, approaching. " Let her go. It's finish. "
" Shut up ! " She yelled at him.
She was out of herself, unrecognizable, obsessed with how to start her friend's heart again.
"Rose, that's enough! "
Shadow grabbed the hedgehog from behind and locked her arms with his. He pushed her aside, lifting her up, then stepped back.
" Let go of me ! " She screamed, struggling fiercely, her legs kicking in the air, twisting to extricate herself.
" Stop. You are going to hurt yourself. " The black hedgehog said calmly, struggling to hold her, taking several hits.
" Let go of me ! " She roared.
Tears of rage escaped her eyes as she continued to struggle as if her life depended on it.
"Time of death: 4:24 pm" announced the doctor to formalize.
Amy froze, gasping for air. She shook her head.
" No, no, no ! "
Her cry of despair froze the blood of the blue hedgehog, which finally came towards her. She was shaking all over her body, the adrenaline leaving her bloodstream. Shadow held her tight and he could only sit on the floor against the wall when the hedgehog's legs let go.
"It's my fault ..." she whispered.
"No, it was unpredictable ..." the black hedgehog said calmly, not letting go but loosening his grip.
She looked at her bloody hands, shocked.
"It's my fault…" Tears flooded her cheeks as they washed her bloodied face. "There wasn't enough blood… I didn't check… There must have been at least ten… There were only two… It's my fault…" she whispered to herself. She clenched her fists.
"Her artery tore… The bleeding was too bad… She was losing more blood than she was getting…" the doctor explained, keeping his composure. "Even with twenty bags of blood, it wouldn't have changed a thing ..."
She burst into tears, it electrified Sonic who crouched down next to her under the distressed gaze of Shadow who completely released his grip. It was the first time he had seen that expression on the black hedgehog's face.
"Amy…" he tried his throat tight.
She didn't even look up, devastated. He had never seen her so badly. He approached, trembling slightly and put his hands on her bloodied shoulders, staining his gloves in the process. She looked at the ground letting her big tears fall on it. How can he console her? He sat down on the icy ground and pulled her to him.
"She… She was fine… This morning… She… Why?" She moaned, burying her face in the neck of the blue hedgehog who now held her firmly against him. He nodded gratefully to the black hedgehog who nodded back. Shadow stood up respectfully and helped the doctor cover the corpse. Amy lifted her head slightly as the trolley came out with her friend's limp body. She slid down, resting her head on the blue hedgehog's thigh and lay down on the cold ground in shock. Time seemed to turn differently before her eyes. She could see, but not look. Vanilla, Cream, and another female set about cleaning the room. Tails walked by, he said something but she wasn't listening to him. Her mind replayed the scene over and over. She couldn't move, frozen in this hellish loop and it lasted several hours. Sonic remained still, feeling the regular tremors of the pink hedgehog on his right thigh. He himself was lost in thought. How many times had he heard her scream in despair? How many times had he heard her scream his name, like a last cry for help? How many times had he been too late before he recovered Amy's limp body in his arms? Too much. These unreal images had marked him for life, as if he had lived them. Seeing her wet again with this red liquid troubled him highly. He felt her shake violently. He put his hand on her shoulder. Hours passed and she did not seem to find the flow of time. He was amazed by himself, he had held on so long without moving. He gently stroked her arm around the fifth hour.
"Amy…" he whispered, not wanting to snap her out of her trance too brutally.
She finally moved after a few minutes. She slowly got up to sit down and stared at her hands for a long moment. The blood had dried and it was tugging at the skin all over her body.
"I have to… wash myself…" she whispered weakly, maybe just to herself.
Then she stood up, not without staggering. Sonic did the same with his legs a little numb. He followed her as she staggered down the hall, visibly exhausted, to reach the shared bathroom after picking up things from her cabin. The bathroom had a row of sinks and a row of individual shower stalls against the opposite wall. She put her things on the edge of one of the sinks and stood on the next one, as if she was going to fall anytime soon. She huffed and looked up at the mirror, baring her unrecognizable face. She wanted to look away but met Sonic's eyes in it. He was standing behind her, visibly worried. She hadn't noticed he had followed her. She examined him. His chest, hands and right thigh were stained with blood. She had stained it. She suddenly felt ashamed. He had seen a side of her that she couldn't come to terms with. She turned slowly to face him, he didn't take his eyes off her. She took off her gloves, her watch, then her boots and the bandage that covered her entire arm, revealing the burns that were beginning to heal. She walked over to him and took his hand. He was surprised by the contact, and even more so when she took off his gloves. She was strangely calm, strangely silent. When she was done, she took both of his hands and rested her forehead on his chest. The feel of their hands, without the gloves, skin to skin, was exquisite. The hands of the blue hedgehog warmed those of the pink hedgehog. They stayed in that position for a long time, then Sonic suddenly kicked off his shoes with his feet and pulled Amy into one of the shower cabin before closing the door. He turned on the water and when it reached the right temperature, he pulled her gently with him under the spray. She sighed at the sensation. The water instantly tinged red under their feet. She was still wearing her clothes but it didn't matter. It was necessary to get rid of all this blood. It was unbearable for Sonic. He grabbed the soap and worked to remove the blood from her face, which had returned to its pink color. She kept her eyes closed appreciating the hedgehog's fingers that went through her spikes, her ears, her eyes, her cheeks, her nose, her lips… Then she felt them on her valid arm. She finally opened her eyes to observe him. He was focused and preoccupied. He took her burnt arm and looked at it for a long time, uncertain. To his surprise, she grabbed the soap from his hands and did the same. She meticulously erased the stains on his chest and thigh. He couldn't help but blush from the contact, watching her do it. She stepped back satisfied and their eyes locked. They felt like time stood still, like in a dream. Was it real? He extended a hesitant hand to her cheek. She closed her eyes with the caress and he pulled her gently towards him. This situation had terrible circumstances and he resented himself for letting his brain imagine a more romantic sequel. He wanted to console her. He wanted to show her how much he cared about her, that it was more than friendship. Their foreheads touched. He did himself violence. Now was definitely not the time.
"I'll let you… finish…" he whispered to her before rushing out of the cabin.
He felt a hand grab him at the last moment.
"T-Thank you…" she stammered before letting go.
One last look and he closed the door behind him. He leaned against it for a few minutes to let his heart calm. Inside the cabin, Amy did the same with her hand resting on her chest, as if he had stirred up her bruised heart. She withdrew her heavy wet clothes and finished her shower, thinking of the hands of the hedgehog she loved. They had never been so intimate.
When they found themselves in front of their rooms, they said goodnight but neither enter to their rooms, their hands locked on their doorknobs. They looked at each other at the same time, waiting for the other to step forward, a sign that would encourage the other. Why was it so hard to ask what the two of them wanted? Amy was clearly afraid of being rejected or making him uncomfortable, and Sonic, of bothering her when she might want to be alone or come across as the one taking advantage of the situation. They exchanged a smile. She entered first and he did the same. She collapsed on her bed, exhausted, trying to fall asleep without thinking about that day. For his part, he forced himself to lie down, his hands behind his head. He had to rest. He didn't sleep last night and tomorrow he will have to do the 100 km test which he couldn't finish today. He closed his eyes and remembered the feel of her bare hands in his, her face under his fingers, her forehead against hers…
He woke up with a start with a cry he instantly recognized, for having heard it so much. He jumped out of bed, panicked, and rushed into his neighbor's cabin. She was sitting, breathless, with tears in her eyes, her hand on her heart. She looked at him with fearful eyes.
"Sonic? "
She was alive. He huffed, closed the door behind him and took her in his arms without thinking.
"I'm here…" he whispered.
She sighed in relief.
" You are alive ? You're okay ? " She asked still clouded by her nightmare.
" I'm fine. I'm here. "
" She is fine. She's there. " he says to himself.
She clung to him, inhaling his natural scent in spite of herself.
"Go back to sleep ..." he whispered to her, laying her down.
She pushed herself to the bottom of the bed and pulled him to her, prompting him to stay. He settled down next to her without hesitation and she leaned against his chest.
"It was worth it. " Amy thought, falling asleep again.
He rested his head above hers. He loved her smell and her warmth against him. He fell asleep without delay.
Note : It's stronger than me, I watch too many medical series and it always affects my writing! I hope I pleasantly surprised you even though I deal with quite sensitive subjects ... even with the help of google it takes me three hours just to translate... and when you don't have a single comment, it's hard to stay motivated...So, Can't wait to read you!
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