I can say I finally found me some time and sorry for the long wait. I hope you guys like this story so far, because here is where the action minds begin. Don't know what to expect anymore O.o

Chapter 8: Reason

Not a moment was lost the next morning once she woke up into a pool of her own drool. She had slept well last night without staying up so late and finally got those nine hours of sleep she needed back. It was close to the afternoon and she skipped breakfast after waking up so late. She washed up, dressed nicely, a long red dress that reached her knees and her head band. I was a perfect day for red. So passionate, so bright, it matched with the weather as well being a strong hot day. She was out to head over to Cream's house and fix the situation she felt bad for yesterday.

Her eye looked passes her window curtains and watched the outside carefully. Her neighborhood couldn't be any quieter. No life moved around the street and so she made her way to her door.

She opened the door to her house and swiftly rushed out, closing the door behind her. Her eyes checked for any sudden movement around the area but it was still as predicted. She walked down the steps hastily and walked into the sidewalk. Feeling that no one saw her come out from her house she relaxed her muscles and walked casually down the street. The sun was bright and she had only wished for her sunglasses but she didn't want to go back inside the house to go get them. She was the only one walking on her street and so everything seems to be starting out good for Amy. The sudden feel of the wind blow down her neck gave her shivers. Then near her ear a voice blew.

"Morning Ames,"

Amy shriek turning around and her face seemingly so close to a certain emerald eyed hedgehog. Amy backed away at the gleeful blue hedgehog that was grinning madly. "Sonic?" Amy shot him an irritated glance at him but Sonic only ignored it. "Or should I say good afternoon?"

A little panicked conquered her in thinking he might have seen her coming out from her house, but he didn't mention anything and thought he was just running by when she began walking. To her relief in thinking it she turned to him furiously and he backed away his hands up and a sheepishly smile.

"What do want?" She vitriolic asked her hands landing on her hips.

"That's sort of harsh," He muttered.

Amy's head jerked away from her viewing him. "But who claimed I was nice?"

"Good point." Sonic agreed nodding his head lightly mentioning for them to start walking. Amy had no other choice but to tag along since it seemed both were heading the same way. Sonic's hand rested on the back of his neck and his grin died away slowly. "So," Sonic began weirdly. "I'm guessing you still haven't talked to Cream?"

Feeling surprised but not showing it from his statement she turned to side-face him. "How'd you know I wanted to talk to Cream?"

Sonic gave a small shrug and his hands dropped to his sides. His smile was gone and was being replaced by a straight line neither a smile nor a frown. Amy couldn't tell what was going to come out of Sonic's mouth but he knew something that was knew and that was never a good thing. She embraced herself for his next word, taking less of a chance to feel shocked, surprised, or speechless.

"I know of what your situation with our group is and to be honest I think it's plain stupid."

Amy narrowed her eyebrows keeping her indifferent face in show. "That's harsh even for you." She muttered but added afterwards, "If your troubled by it then stay away and we'll both be happy."

"It's not that I'm troubled by it, but I see you are." He claimed. Amy's heart nearly skipped a beat and her feet got tangled over the other. She recovered from a hard fall on her face. "I don't think your friend Sally's your friend at all if she's bringing you and your friends into her problems as well. How can you allow yourself under her control?"

Amy scoffed, "Are you insulting me, Hedgehog!?"

"No, I'm being perfectly honest about my feelings." He replied confidently as his hand pressed against his chest where a 'heart' usually would be. "It's the truth."

Amy's cheeks fumed with a bloody red color, her eyes flaming and her fist clenching. Sonic watched her turn bright red and he rolled his eyes upwards looking tired of the same response from her. Anger. Amy launched at him her fists repeating her punches at his shoulder. Her punches were pretty strong but Sonic was unruffled by the tiny hands that hit his shoulder.

Amy figured she wasn't getting anything out of this and was only wasting her time. She stopped punching him and turned away from him with a pout. It felt so long that she'd felt so heated up about something and it felt childish, but she couldn't help it. At the moment she didn't care if Sonic saw this side of her. Sonic walked around her and in front of her. He leaned in and eyed her. "Yea, the truth hurts,"

Amy pushed him away and stalking passed him. "But you can overcome that pain." He said loudly for her to hear.

Amy stopped.

Amy didn't say anything but kept her glare that glinted dangerously. Sonic chuckled and walked over to her. He went in front of her once more and being friendly took out his hand and handed it out for her to grab. Amy stared at it cautiously then up at him. He had a simple smile and was proving her determined trust for him. What felt like hours that she'd stared at his hand, he was being courteous and that, to her, was worth more respect than any other thing she'd know. Her eyes roamed skyward and with utterly defeat she took a hold of his hand, her hand brushing against his softly. Sonic's smile widened. "Tails took Cream out for lunch in the city. How about we do the same?"

Amy's eyes widened with great astonishment but quickly fixing her facial expression. She avoided looking directly in his eyes and blushed lightly. "Fine," 'I'm hungry anyway,'

.:XxX:.

Sonic pushed opened the door to a small shop, a small Cafe shop in the city that Amy got dragged into. Immediately the air's atmosphere was cordial and relaxing. The fresh air of the cold air conditioner cooled down her tired warm body from the hot sun that burned strongly. There weren't many customers and already she liked that. Sonic waited for her to come in before he closed the door and as Amy explored her surroundings he smirked walking to a table of two. Amy blinked her eyes and followed after Sonic. She sat on a chair across from Sonic.

"I see you're enjoying yourself." Sonic chuckled.

"I've never been here, that's all." She defensively stated.

"Good! More of a chance you'll enjoy it even more." Sonic's eyes gleamed brightly, but Amy in return, made a disgust face at him. Instead she closed her eyes and rested in her seat. She took in the time to relax her tense muscles and her emotions. It wasn't every day she could find a nice soft seat and relax in a cool area without feeling bothered, but her body was doing that on its own. She had no control over the calm feeling of relaxation.

"You're relaxing? That's odd. I thought it was you who said 'Relaxation is for the weak'."

With his words said her eyes shot right opened and looked at him, her gaze at him steady. Her jaw tightened when Sonic arched a grinned at her. Amy cleared her throat and sat up straight. "So I did,"

Sonic laughed and he leaned in with his chin on his hand. "You want something cold or hot? My treat?"

"Oh, I have money. You don't have to waste yours." Amy was getting up, but he caught her arm before she went to the front to order. He got up and she sat down slowly. "It's not wasting money if I'm offering to buy you. Wait here, I'll surprise you." He said winking and walking pass her. Amy rolled her eyes ignoring the feeling she got on her guts, the swirling and twisting.

Either way, a smile crept on the corner of her lips. It wasn't a huge smile but it was softly coming up. Being with Sonic was becoming interesting and little did she know it was starting to become a habit. Sonic was such a good person and he was helping her in so many ways. She didn't deny meeting him, not anymore. But a thought interrupted her glad ones. Why did he care about the whole situation with Knuckles and Sally? She let her smile fall and she began sadden by the thought. Did he know the whole story? Was he waiting to hear it? But how would he not know, he's part of the group? She sighed giving her thoughts a rest. All she wanted to do now was take her time not to think about those things.

Sonic arrived in a matter of time and he placed a hot cup in front of her. Steam came out of a little hole on the top of the lit and she peeked inside watching green liquid swirls spin. She looked back up at Sonic who held a cold Frappuccino. "You're starting to scare me." She said in a low voice with wide eyes.

"How so?" He asked then he sipped on the straw to receive a pleasuring sensation of mocha chocolate in his mouth.

"This is green tea. I love green tea."

Sonic chuckled and he leaned forward to stare deep within her eyes. With a grin he whispered, "I told you I'd surprise you."

"I don't believe you'd just know these kinds of things," She said sounding incredulous that he'd just know that she liked green tea, but she passed on the topic by taking a sip. The drink being swallowed and its warmth soothing her from all stress was just what she needed and Sonic gave that to her. Her eyes flicked over to him and he was staring at her. She placed her cup down. He wanted something from the looks of it. "What is it?"

"I'm curious."

"Be specific,"

"I mean about Cream and Sally."

Amy winced a little and avoided looking at him as Sonic added, "What grudge is your 'friend' holding against us?" He asked putting finger quotations on the word. Amy coldly glanced at him clenching her teeth together to show him that wasn't the way to put it in for her. Sonic noticed but did nothing to correct his stance.

"I don't see why I should be telling you. You're one of them too. Don't you forget." She growled, grabbing her cup tightly in her hands. 'How can he turn from being so nice to so serious?' she thought to herself, but then she was too, an even amount of harshness being thrown back and forth.

"So even to me, who has done nothing to her—I-I don't even know her and still there's something she hates about us? Don't think I don't see the way you guys look at us when we pass by." He narrowed his eyes and sipped into his drink so more. "Tails, Shadow, Silver and Knuckles, I want to know what we did that made her like that." He demanded his voice serious and low.

Amy bit her lip and wondered if she told him would he tell anyone else. If Sally found out? What if's wondered around, but Sonic was her…friend and he had the right to know being in this mess. She let out a shaky sigh and their eyes came to contact. "Fine, I'll tell you." Sonic leaned back on his chair listening carefully. Amy opened her mouth. "It started back in ninth grade when Sally was crushing on knuckles,"

…

"Knuckles is right there! Go talk to him!" Mina pushed on Sally's back towards a red echidna that leaned against a wall. He talked to his friends and laughed at the jokes a white hedgehog was telling. Sally shook her head and spun around Mina and hid behind her.

"You'll never make progress if you stay hiding behind people all the time." Blaze confirmed, looking at her nails.

"But I don't know what to say," Sally whimpered.

"Say 'hi'. That's how it all starts with," A small bunny chirped. Cream smiled sweetly at Sally and Sally smiled back.

"This is getting annoying. If you don't talk to him now I'll pull you over there myself and make you talk to him!" Amy snarled closing a book in her hands shut. The slam of it caused Sally to jerked back and go for the run, but Fiona caught a hold of her. "You listen to Cream. Go talk to him. Start by saying 'Hi',"

Sally nodded and Fiona released her. She walked ahead of her friends walking slowly and alone. Watching Sally go so slow towards them made Amy frustrated and she turned her heel around and walked away. None of the girls noticed for they were excited waiting for Sally to talk to Knuckles. Sally reached the group and muttered something that the girls couldn't hear. The rest of his group nodded and walked away, in a second they were alone. The girls cheered for their friend in the background but neither did Knuckles or Sally hear it.

"Yea, I remember that. She went out with Knuckles."

"They went out and everything went smoothly, so she told us."

"Did Knuckles do something wrong?"

"Wrong isn't the right word for what he did,"

Sally walked down the hallway with a smile on her face. Now and then she'd find someone waving at her and greetings from the students in school. She turned around the corner, but when she did her feet froze, stuck like glue. Her boyfriend was in front of her, but he wasn't alone. He was sucking faces with another girl that wasn't her. Her heart sunk deep within her body and her mouth grew dry. She couldn't speak, she couldn't yell and she couldn't handle watching them kiss so she did all so could do. She ran.

…

"He cheated on her?" Sonic distantly looked away and looked unsatisfied with what Amy explained. "Knuckles never mentioned anything about cheating."

Amy had her cup in her hands and she spun the last of her green tea in circles watching the green liquid spin around and around. "Go Figure," She muttered to the side, but she added on, "Anyway, Sally grew hate on all of you. You boys were always getting girls and I heard you used of them just like Sally." Amy leaned in and glowered at Sonic.

Sonic rolled his eyes but smiled. "But have you seen it yourself?"

"Yes!"

"Oh really?" Sonic feigned his surprise and then leaned back against his chair. "Tell me a time any of us used a girl? Silver has only dated a few times. Shadow scares girls off. Tails already has Cream. Knuckles…I'm not so sure about and I've been and am currently single, Amy."

His last words send cold shivers down her spine. Amy grunted. He was right. Knuckles stood alone on this problem yet everyone was included. Group punishment, but why was she defending Sally when she also thought the whole thing was unfair. "I don't remember. " She lied.

Sonic guffawed almost falling off his chair. It annoyed Amy completely, but she stayed quiet in her seat waiting for him to finish. Sonic calmed down and then he stopped as if thinking of something. Amy rose one of her eyebrows. "What about Cream? You said she was with you guys when Sally asked Knuckles out?"

"Key word: Was. Ever since Cream began talking to Tails' Sally went against her, but once Tails and Cream began dating, Sally hated her. She's a traitor." Her voice was low and she stared down at her cup.

"And do you believe that?"

"…No,"

Sonic took a long breath in and stood up from his chair frightening Amy on the inside. His sudden movement meant he was ready to take action and Amy wasn't ready. Sonic took her hand and reached to grab the one with her holding her cup. He took the cup out from her hands and lifted her up from her chair. "That means you still care for Cream."

Flabbergasted, Amy's eyes widened and tried pulling her hands out from his, but he held them tightly, but softly enough that he wasn't squishing her small hands. "Let go," She retrieved her hands back when he had let her go and Sonic still awaiting her answer didn't talk or move. Amy only nodded.

"Then I'll help you?"

"With what?!"

"To make amends with Sally and our group. We can show Sally that we aren't so bad."

The idea wouldn't have sounded bad if she was him, but because she was Amy Rose, her thoughts divergent from his, the idea was outrageous. "You're crazy!"
"You and I both, but this might work if we work together." He said.

Amy shook her head, but Sonic and Amy were interrupted by a small ringing sound. Amy blinked puzzled where the sound was coming from, but when Sonic took out his cellphone. He flipped it open and pressed a button followed by placing it comfortably on his ear.

"Hello?"

"Sonic! Hey do you happen to have seen Amy around? Cream is looking for her?"

Sonic looked at Amy who gave the same stare right back. "I have," he drawled.

"Do you know where she is now?"

"I do, but what's going on?"

Amy sat back down on her chair waiting patiently on Sonic to finish talking to whoever was on the phone. She usually wouldn't care whom he talked to, but she found herself with much curiously. Maybe it was the fact that he gave her a strange look like if whoever it was he was talking to was talking about her. It was just her hypothesis but a feeling was telling her the same thing. Sonic eventually did get off his phone and turned to her with a sly grin. Amy nervously looked around then at him. "What?"

"You and I are going for a spin."

What will they plan now? So many ideas and thoughts can come to head when you put this question to think. Hehe, again wait for more surprises everyone and thank you for your patient wait.

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