What You'd Never Suspect
Chapter Five: Dinner, a movie...
Sonic and Amy dashed outside to where Tails was waiting with his Tornado-car. Sonic leapt over the door to the backseat and leaned back in his spot. "C'mon, Amy. Hop in."
Amy was just *slightly* appalled at Sonic's behavior. "Aren't you going to open the door for me?"
Sonic blinked, shrugged, and reached over and opened the door. "Now get in, or we'll miss the movie."
"We have to eat first, remember?" She reminded him.
(Darn. I was hoping I could skip that part.) "Yes, I remember..."
Tha dinner, luckily for Sonic, was pretty uneventful. Tails dropped them off, and managed to get a booth behind them. The way he was positioned, He could see Sonic fine, but Amy's back was facing him. That suited Sonic fine. All he had to do was gesture to have Tails cover for him. Like after the food arrived....
Amy cut a piece of her grilled chicken. "Say 'ah', Sonic."
"Huh? What for?"
She grinned. "I'm going to feed you!"
"F-f-feed me?!" (Yuck! She put her MOUTH on that fork!)
"Now come on. Open wiiiide....!"
Tails sighed. He had ordered something off of the kids menu, because he didn't think he's be eating that much. Watching Amy go on a date with someone else didn't give him much of an appetite. He poked at his fried chicken strips with a french fry.
"...You know Amy, maybe that's not such a good idea..." Sonic said slowly.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm... allergic to chicken!"
Amy blinked. "But just the other day when I saw you at---"
"Iwasn'tallergicthen!"
"Oh." She shrugged and started eating her own food.
Sonic started to gesture to Tails, which basically said "Now what the heck do I do?"
Amy noticed Sonic's odd behavior before Tails could respond. "Huh? What are you doing Sonic?" She turned around before he could say anything.
Tails widened his eyes in surprise and ducked down under the table.
"Hmm, I guess whoever was here left already. OOO! FRIES!" She grabbed a handful and started munching on them.
Sonic gaped at her unAmy-ish antics. "What the... Amy, you can't just take those!"
"Why not? They were just going to go to waste anyway."
Tails popped up and held up his hand at Sonic, as if to say, "It's alright". (They were just going to go to waste, anyway...) he thought, poking his fries with his chicken this time.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Alright," Tails pulled up by the cinema, "We're here."
"Great!" Amy hopped out.
Sonic leaned towards the front. "Meet me inside?"
"Yeah."
"Good!"
Tails quickly caught up to Amy and Sonic, but there was quite a crowd in the lobby. In the midst of the rush, Tails' chauffeur hat was knocked off. He didn't notice it, however. He was too focused on how Amy kept trying to grab Sonic's hand so she wouldn't get lost.
Sonic looked at all the people with awe. "Man, I wonder why it's so crowded..."
Tails glanced at the promotional ads. "Tonight is the premiere of 'Pink Bunnies of DOOM'."
"Pink WHAT?! Oh no..."
"Oh yes!" Amy giggled. "Sonic, can we please go see it?"
Sonic was about to refuse, but then he remembered the conversation that he and Tails had earlier that afternoon.
/FLASHBACK/
Tails nodded. "You're right. It doesn't matter what movie you go see."
Sonic raised an eyebrow in question. "Why not?"
"Because she'll probably have you pinned on the floor the entire time."
That caught Sonic's attention. "Any movie, as long as it's something that'll hold her attention away from me."
/END FLASHBACK/
The thought of being on the carpet underneath Amy Rose was not a pleasant thought for our blue hero. "Okay Amy, if that's what you want to see, we'll see it." He purchased three tickets.
"YAY!" Amy jumped with joy. "Hurry, there's just enough time to get some snacks before the movie starts!"
Sonic widened his eyes. "Snacks?! Didn't you eat enough at Pepper's?"
Amy giggled. "Silly Sonic, you know that you can't see a movie without popcorn!"
(If it keeps her mind on the movie...) "...Alright. I'll go wait in line for food; you go find some seats."
" 'Kay!" Amy ran off.
"Sonic, I'm going to follow her, okay?"
Sonic shrugged. "Fine, I don't care."
Tails ran inside the theater and found Amy in the back. "Hey, Amy."
"Hi Tails. What are you doing here?"
"I told you, I was going to see a movie tonight."
"Oh yeah, that's right... wait, you wanted to see 'Pink Bunnies of DOOM'?"
"Yeah." He wasn't lying, either.
"Wow. Where's Sonic?"
"Still in line..."
Amy frowned. "Tails, do you mind sitting over there?"
(Of course I mind!) "Sure, Amy..." he sighed dejectedly and walked across the aisle. He plopped down in a seat and glanced over at the pink hedgehog, who was re-applying her lipstick. "Oh Amy... why don't you see the light? Sonic doesn't like you like that... and I do..." He leaned back in his seat as the lights began to dim.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic rushed in the theater with a large bucket of popcorn and some soda - with TWO straws. "I had 20 frickin bucks, and I STILL had to go to the ATM..." he muttered to himself.
"Sonic, over here!" whispered a voice.
Sonic followed the voice back to Amy. "Hi. Where's Tails?"
"Oh, he's over there." She pointed across the aisle.
"Oh... Well, here's the popcorn. And I got some Diet Pepsi."
"My favorite! Oh Sonic, you remembered!"
"Uh, yeah..." he settled in. "So... why did you pick these seats?
She giggled again. "Are you kiddding? These are the best seats in the house!"
"But we're all the way in the back."
Amy flung her arms arouns Sonic's shoulders and smiled. "Exactly."
Tails, who had been watching the entire time, was fuming. He pointed to himself, made a gesture like he was flushing a toilet, and stormed out of the theater.
Sonic managed to catch this out of the corner of her eye. "Uh Amy? I'llberightbackIhavetousethemen'sroom." And he was gone.
His sudden departure surprised the girl and she lost her balance, hitting the floor with a THUD.
"There goes another one..." someone muttered.
Amy propped herself up on her elbows and sighed. "I'll never catch that hedgehog..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic followed Tails, who was angry as ever, into the bathroom. "Tails, what is going on?"
"You can't kiss her!"
"I don't WANT to kiss her!"
"I mean, you can't LET her kiss you!"
"I don't WANT to let her kiss me! Tails, what is going on with you and this Amy thing? You know I don't see her as as anything more than a pest!"
Tails sighed. "I know..."
"Then why are you freaking out?!"
"It's just that I... forget it." He started towards the door.
Sonic held his arm out, blocking his path. "I'm not going to forget it, so you may as well just tell me."
"I can't."
"Tails, are we best friends?"
"You wouldn't understand!"
"Tails, are we best friends?" Sonic repeated.
Tails hung his head. "Yes..."
"Best friends are supposed to trust each other and tell each other things that happen, and tell each other how they feel." Sonic's tone was now warm and sincere. He placed a hand on the young fox's shoulder. "Now... what's eating you, Tails?"
Tails was silent for the longest time before he shook his head again. "I.. I can't tell you, Sonic. You wouldn't understand?"
"What wouldn't I understand?"
"I'd tell if you I thought you could!"
"But I won't know unless you do!"
"BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK!" Tails shouted. Tears welled up in the back of his eyes.
Sonic glared, his patience running dangerously thin. "Fine." He stormed out of the bathroom.
Tails stumbled into the nearest stall and cried.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic shook his head, instantly regretful of walking out on Tails. "What kind of friend am I... leaving him when he really needs my support..."
"Excuse me, sir..."
Sonic glance up. Standing inf ront of him was a security guard holding a chauffeur's hat. "Does this belong to you by any chance?"
"Not to me, but a friend of mine." Sonic took the hat. "Thanks, I'll go give it to him."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*drip, drop*
Another tear falling to the floor.
"Why me..." Tails sobbed loudly. "Why do I have to to through this?" At least he was alone in the bathroom. No one to tease him about being a crybaby. He had already been through enough of that. "Why can't she unserstand...?"
Sonc slipped into the bathroom. He didn't see his buddy, and turned to walk out when he heard a cry from the second stall. A quite familiar cry. (...Tails?)
"All I wanted was a chance..." Tails sobbed to the toilet. "Why can't Amy see how much I like her? She's too lovestuck for Sonic to see that... *sniff* But it's not even *sniff* love... just a dumb little crush."
Sonic waited by the sinks, listening intently. Tails was crushing Amy? No wonder he was acting so weird.
"And-and now... *sniff* I've got Sonic mad at me." He sighed heavily and wiped away his tears with his tails. "I've lost my girlfriend and my best friend..." Another heavy sigh. "I just only wish I could tell Sonic how sorry I am..."
"Apology accepted, pal."
"Wha-- huh?" Tails glanced up. "Sonic!" He reached out for his friend and was hugged in return.
"Tails..." Sonic said, squeezing his fox friend affectionately, "Why didn't you tell me you liked Amy?"
Tails drooped his head in shame. "I was afraid you wouldn't like me because I had a crush on her. I mean, I know how much you can't stand her..."
Sonic couldn't help but to laugh lightly. "Aww, Tails... you know I'll always think of you as my best pal. I can understand why you were worried, though... but remember, just because *I* don't like Amy, doesn't mean that YOU don't have to."
"Really, Sonic?"
"Would I lie to you?"
Tails grinned and hugged him again. "Thanks, Sonic. I feel so much better now."
Sonic thought for a moment. "You know, you two would make a good couple... a much better one than she and I would, that's for sure!"
They shared a good laugh. "Oh yeah!" Sonic remembered. "The whole reason I came back in here..."
"My hat!" Tails hugged the cap to his chest. "I didn't realize that I had dropped it!"
"Neither did I. But the point is, you have it back!"
"Yeah..." (I have my hat, my best friend, and I might get my girl!) Suddenly, Tails was starting to look forward to the rest of the evening.
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[Told you it would be longer. Expect two more chapters coming from me!]
Chapter Five: Dinner, a movie...
Sonic and Amy dashed outside to where Tails was waiting with his Tornado-car. Sonic leapt over the door to the backseat and leaned back in his spot. "C'mon, Amy. Hop in."
Amy was just *slightly* appalled at Sonic's behavior. "Aren't you going to open the door for me?"
Sonic blinked, shrugged, and reached over and opened the door. "Now get in, or we'll miss the movie."
"We have to eat first, remember?" She reminded him.
(Darn. I was hoping I could skip that part.) "Yes, I remember..."
Tha dinner, luckily for Sonic, was pretty uneventful. Tails dropped them off, and managed to get a booth behind them. The way he was positioned, He could see Sonic fine, but Amy's back was facing him. That suited Sonic fine. All he had to do was gesture to have Tails cover for him. Like after the food arrived....
Amy cut a piece of her grilled chicken. "Say 'ah', Sonic."
"Huh? What for?"
She grinned. "I'm going to feed you!"
"F-f-feed me?!" (Yuck! She put her MOUTH on that fork!)
"Now come on. Open wiiiide....!"
Tails sighed. He had ordered something off of the kids menu, because he didn't think he's be eating that much. Watching Amy go on a date with someone else didn't give him much of an appetite. He poked at his fried chicken strips with a french fry.
"...You know Amy, maybe that's not such a good idea..." Sonic said slowly.
"Why not?"
"Because I'm... allergic to chicken!"
Amy blinked. "But just the other day when I saw you at---"
"Iwasn'tallergicthen!"
"Oh." She shrugged and started eating her own food.
Sonic started to gesture to Tails, which basically said "Now what the heck do I do?"
Amy noticed Sonic's odd behavior before Tails could respond. "Huh? What are you doing Sonic?" She turned around before he could say anything.
Tails widened his eyes in surprise and ducked down under the table.
"Hmm, I guess whoever was here left already. OOO! FRIES!" She grabbed a handful and started munching on them.
Sonic gaped at her unAmy-ish antics. "What the... Amy, you can't just take those!"
"Why not? They were just going to go to waste anyway."
Tails popped up and held up his hand at Sonic, as if to say, "It's alright". (They were just going to go to waste, anyway...) he thought, poking his fries with his chicken this time.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"Alright," Tails pulled up by the cinema, "We're here."
"Great!" Amy hopped out.
Sonic leaned towards the front. "Meet me inside?"
"Yeah."
"Good!"
Tails quickly caught up to Amy and Sonic, but there was quite a crowd in the lobby. In the midst of the rush, Tails' chauffeur hat was knocked off. He didn't notice it, however. He was too focused on how Amy kept trying to grab Sonic's hand so she wouldn't get lost.
Sonic looked at all the people with awe. "Man, I wonder why it's so crowded..."
Tails glanced at the promotional ads. "Tonight is the premiere of 'Pink Bunnies of DOOM'."
"Pink WHAT?! Oh no..."
"Oh yes!" Amy giggled. "Sonic, can we please go see it?"
Sonic was about to refuse, but then he remembered the conversation that he and Tails had earlier that afternoon.
/FLASHBACK/
Tails nodded. "You're right. It doesn't matter what movie you go see."
Sonic raised an eyebrow in question. "Why not?"
"Because she'll probably have you pinned on the floor the entire time."
That caught Sonic's attention. "Any movie, as long as it's something that'll hold her attention away from me."
/END FLASHBACK/
The thought of being on the carpet underneath Amy Rose was not a pleasant thought for our blue hero. "Okay Amy, if that's what you want to see, we'll see it." He purchased three tickets.
"YAY!" Amy jumped with joy. "Hurry, there's just enough time to get some snacks before the movie starts!"
Sonic widened his eyes. "Snacks?! Didn't you eat enough at Pepper's?"
Amy giggled. "Silly Sonic, you know that you can't see a movie without popcorn!"
(If it keeps her mind on the movie...) "...Alright. I'll go wait in line for food; you go find some seats."
" 'Kay!" Amy ran off.
"Sonic, I'm going to follow her, okay?"
Sonic shrugged. "Fine, I don't care."
Tails ran inside the theater and found Amy in the back. "Hey, Amy."
"Hi Tails. What are you doing here?"
"I told you, I was going to see a movie tonight."
"Oh yeah, that's right... wait, you wanted to see 'Pink Bunnies of DOOM'?"
"Yeah." He wasn't lying, either.
"Wow. Where's Sonic?"
"Still in line..."
Amy frowned. "Tails, do you mind sitting over there?"
(Of course I mind!) "Sure, Amy..." he sighed dejectedly and walked across the aisle. He plopped down in a seat and glanced over at the pink hedgehog, who was re-applying her lipstick. "Oh Amy... why don't you see the light? Sonic doesn't like you like that... and I do..." He leaned back in his seat as the lights began to dim.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic rushed in the theater with a large bucket of popcorn and some soda - with TWO straws. "I had 20 frickin bucks, and I STILL had to go to the ATM..." he muttered to himself.
"Sonic, over here!" whispered a voice.
Sonic followed the voice back to Amy. "Hi. Where's Tails?"
"Oh, he's over there." She pointed across the aisle.
"Oh... Well, here's the popcorn. And I got some Diet Pepsi."
"My favorite! Oh Sonic, you remembered!"
"Uh, yeah..." he settled in. "So... why did you pick these seats?
She giggled again. "Are you kiddding? These are the best seats in the house!"
"But we're all the way in the back."
Amy flung her arms arouns Sonic's shoulders and smiled. "Exactly."
Tails, who had been watching the entire time, was fuming. He pointed to himself, made a gesture like he was flushing a toilet, and stormed out of the theater.
Sonic managed to catch this out of the corner of her eye. "Uh Amy? I'llberightbackIhavetousethemen'sroom." And he was gone.
His sudden departure surprised the girl and she lost her balance, hitting the floor with a THUD.
"There goes another one..." someone muttered.
Amy propped herself up on her elbows and sighed. "I'll never catch that hedgehog..."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic followed Tails, who was angry as ever, into the bathroom. "Tails, what is going on?"
"You can't kiss her!"
"I don't WANT to kiss her!"
"I mean, you can't LET her kiss you!"
"I don't WANT to let her kiss me! Tails, what is going on with you and this Amy thing? You know I don't see her as as anything more than a pest!"
Tails sighed. "I know..."
"Then why are you freaking out?!"
"It's just that I... forget it." He started towards the door.
Sonic held his arm out, blocking his path. "I'm not going to forget it, so you may as well just tell me."
"I can't."
"Tails, are we best friends?"
"You wouldn't understand!"
"Tails, are we best friends?" Sonic repeated.
Tails hung his head. "Yes..."
"Best friends are supposed to trust each other and tell each other things that happen, and tell each other how they feel." Sonic's tone was now warm and sincere. He placed a hand on the young fox's shoulder. "Now... what's eating you, Tails?"
Tails was silent for the longest time before he shook his head again. "I.. I can't tell you, Sonic. You wouldn't understand?"
"What wouldn't I understand?"
"I'd tell if you I thought you could!"
"But I won't know unless you do!"
"BUT I DON'T WANT TO TAKE THAT RISK!" Tails shouted. Tears welled up in the back of his eyes.
Sonic glared, his patience running dangerously thin. "Fine." He stormed out of the bathroom.
Tails stumbled into the nearest stall and cried.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Sonic shook his head, instantly regretful of walking out on Tails. "What kind of friend am I... leaving him when he really needs my support..."
"Excuse me, sir..."
Sonic glance up. Standing inf ront of him was a security guard holding a chauffeur's hat. "Does this belong to you by any chance?"
"Not to me, but a friend of mine." Sonic took the hat. "Thanks, I'll go give it to him."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
*drip, drop*
Another tear falling to the floor.
"Why me..." Tails sobbed loudly. "Why do I have to to through this?" At least he was alone in the bathroom. No one to tease him about being a crybaby. He had already been through enough of that. "Why can't she unserstand...?"
Sonc slipped into the bathroom. He didn't see his buddy, and turned to walk out when he heard a cry from the second stall. A quite familiar cry. (...Tails?)
"All I wanted was a chance..." Tails sobbed to the toilet. "Why can't Amy see how much I like her? She's too lovestuck for Sonic to see that... *sniff* But it's not even *sniff* love... just a dumb little crush."
Sonic waited by the sinks, listening intently. Tails was crushing Amy? No wonder he was acting so weird.
"And-and now... *sniff* I've got Sonic mad at me." He sighed heavily and wiped away his tears with his tails. "I've lost my girlfriend and my best friend..." Another heavy sigh. "I just only wish I could tell Sonic how sorry I am..."
"Apology accepted, pal."
"Wha-- huh?" Tails glanced up. "Sonic!" He reached out for his friend and was hugged in return.
"Tails..." Sonic said, squeezing his fox friend affectionately, "Why didn't you tell me you liked Amy?"
Tails drooped his head in shame. "I was afraid you wouldn't like me because I had a crush on her. I mean, I know how much you can't stand her..."
Sonic couldn't help but to laugh lightly. "Aww, Tails... you know I'll always think of you as my best pal. I can understand why you were worried, though... but remember, just because *I* don't like Amy, doesn't mean that YOU don't have to."
"Really, Sonic?"
"Would I lie to you?"
Tails grinned and hugged him again. "Thanks, Sonic. I feel so much better now."
Sonic thought for a moment. "You know, you two would make a good couple... a much better one than she and I would, that's for sure!"
They shared a good laugh. "Oh yeah!" Sonic remembered. "The whole reason I came back in here..."
"My hat!" Tails hugged the cap to his chest. "I didn't realize that I had dropped it!"
"Neither did I. But the point is, you have it back!"
"Yeah..." (I have my hat, my best friend, and I might get my girl!) Suddenly, Tails was starting to look forward to the rest of the evening.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
[Told you it would be longer. Expect two more chapters coming from me!]