What You'd Never Suspect
Chapter Six: ...and dessert
Sonic walked back inside the movie theater and plopped down on the seat with Tails next to him. "Hey Amy. Sorry I took so long."
Amy sighed. "What happened, Sonic? You nearly missed the whole movie!"
"I uh... had some "business" to take care of."
For the first time that evening, Sonic focused on the giant screen in front of him. The pink bunnies of DOOM were nearly finished with their quest when their leader, FuzzyLumpkins, was captured by the humans.
"Hahaha!" The president cried. "NOW how powerful are you?"
FuzzyLumpkins struggled in his restraint. "My men will come! You'll see!"
"Oh, they'll come, but they won't last. For I have the power of..................... TEDDY BEAR!"
FuzzyLumpkins' eyes grew wide at his arch-enemy. "No... not the... Teddy Bear! AHHHHHHHH!"
And so, with the help of the Teddy Bear population from across the nation, the pink bunnies of DOOM were eridicated... and then the Teddy Bears took over the world. The End.
"Oh... oh my..." Any sniffed. "Such a surprise ending. I never knew that... T-teddy Bears were so strong." She choked back a sob. "It was so beautiful..."
Sonic leaned over to whisper to Tails while Amy was bawling her eyes out at the movie. "Tails, I think I can help you out with your Amy thing."
"How?" Tails whispered back.
"I have an idea. If I talk about you enough, maybe she'll see that you two were made for each other."
"Wow... you really think so, Sonic?"
"Hey, you obviously see SOMEthing in her... though I have no idea what. That's proof enough for me." He grinned and punched Amy lightly on the shoulder. "Hey, can we get going now?"
"O-okay..." she sniffed.
"Amy, please stop crying. I don't want people to get the wrong idea...."
"Oh, sorry." She put on a pleasant smile. "Is this okay?"
Tails smiled fondly. "It's perfect, Amy."
Amy blinked, surprised. "Wow Tails, you really think so?"
"I really do."
Amy grinned slightly, and Sonic could've sworn he saw her cheeks pinken a bit. He cleared his throat. "Can we get going now? We still have ice cream waiting for us."
Amy and Tails snapped back to reality. "Oh right! I'll go get the car warmed up." Tails left.
Sonic picked up the popcorn bucket. "Amy, why don't you go with him?"
"Well, okay. But what about you?"
Sonic shook the bucket. "I never let good popcorn go to waste. And I want to watch the credits."
"Man, you're boring." Amy shook her head. "Whatever you say, Sonic. I'll be out with Tails then." She left.
Sonic propped up his feet and tipped the bucket back so the popcorn ran into his mouth. "*crunchcrunch* Hmm, getting Amy to like Tails is working easier then expected. *crunchcrunchcrunch* This needs more fake butter."
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A few minutes later, Sonic emerged popcorn-less and jumped over the door into the car. Tails slowly backed out of this parking space and made his way towards the exit.
Sonic leaned over next to Amy. "Does Tails have great driving skills or what? He's MUCH better then I could ever be."
Amy tilted her head. "I dunno... you're pretty good, Sonic."
Drat. Sonic was hoping she would stop complimenting him. "Well, maybe I am, but no one could paralell park the way Tails does."
Amy nodded slowly. "True... and his piloting skills are unmatched!"
Tails blushed at this, grateful that no one could see his face. At that point he decided to pay less attention to what was being said in the backseat and more attention on where he was going.
After a few minutes, Tails pulled into a spot outside of Neighborly's. "All ashore!" he said, hopping out.
"Uhm, Tails..." Amy frowned.
"What?"
"I thought that chauffeurs were supposed to wait outside with the car."
"Well, since this chauffeur isn't getting paid..." he glanced at Sonic, "Then I am entitled full ice cream eating benefits."
Amy shrugged and headed inside. "Whatever."
They were lead to a booth. Tails slid into one end after watching Amy slide into the other. Sonic slid in next to Amy.
"What are you doing, Sonic?" She asked.
"I'm sitting down."
"I know that, but why are you sitting NEXT to me?"
"Because uh.... we're the dating couple."
"Yeah, but usually the dates sit ACROSS from each other."
Sonic thought for a fast second. "Uh... you know what? It doesn't matter where I sit, because... I have to use the bathroom!" He quickly stood up.
Amy widened her eyes. "Again?! But you just went at the movies!"
"Movie popcorn does that to me." He sped around the corner towards the bathrooms, but not before mouthing "Go for it!" to Tails.
Amy sighed after Sonic. "I'll never be able to figure him out."
Tails took a shaky breath, trying to calm his nervousness. (It's now or never, Prower. Don't mess up!) "What makes you say that, Amy?"
"He's always running away from me, and now, he was just starting to be kinda nice when he just zipped off again." She sighed into her menu. "I just think he doesn't understand...."
"You're the one who doesn't understand..." Tails murmured softly.
Amy glanced up. "Hmm?"
Tails sighed. He couldn't keep it in and longer. "Amy... Sonic isn't going to settle down anytime soon. Maybe it's time you moved on from him... and gave a chance to the guy who does care about you." He reached across the table and took her hand in his.
Amy looked at their hands, then at Tails. "Tails, I... what are you saying?"
"I'm saying... I like you, Amy Rose. A lot."
Amy said nothing. Her expression was unclear to Tails. She looked a combination of confused and scared. She slowly pulled her hand away. "Tails, I... I don't know..."
His ears drooped. "You don't like me?"
"Oh nono, I do, really I do, it's just that... I don't know if I feel the same way about you yet. But..." she sighed and glanced back at the corner, "I think you're right about Sonic. After all this time, maybe... maybe it's best if I got over him and the dumb crush I have."
"So..." Tails wondered, "Where does that leave me?"
Amy looked at her lap nervously. "Well... maybe we could give it a try... and if it doesn't work out after a few weeks, then hey, at least we gave it a shot, you know?" She smiled feebly and shakily giggled.
Tails grinned at her. "I'd like that."
Amy blinked in surprise at first, then smiled shyly. She reached across and grabbed Tails' hand so that they met once more. For what seemed like the longest time she just gazed at him, into his eyes. They were such a delicate shade of blue...
"Can I take your order?"
Startled, the both of them looked up at their waitress. "Uh... give us a few more minutes," Tails requested.
"Sure thing, darlin'." She left.
"Why do we need a few more minutes?" Amy asked Tails as he got up.
"Sonic is still in the bathroom, and he'd be pretty mad if he missed out on ice cream. I'm gonna' go get him."
"Okay..." she started, "But just to let you know, Tails..." she said as she reached out and grabbed his wrist.
"What is it?" he inquired.
She grinned happily. "You're much sweeter than any dessert I've ever had."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Don't fret; it's not over yet! I still got one more chappie coming.
Chapter Six: ...and dessert
Sonic walked back inside the movie theater and plopped down on the seat with Tails next to him. "Hey Amy. Sorry I took so long."
Amy sighed. "What happened, Sonic? You nearly missed the whole movie!"
"I uh... had some "business" to take care of."
For the first time that evening, Sonic focused on the giant screen in front of him. The pink bunnies of DOOM were nearly finished with their quest when their leader, FuzzyLumpkins, was captured by the humans.
"Hahaha!" The president cried. "NOW how powerful are you?"
FuzzyLumpkins struggled in his restraint. "My men will come! You'll see!"
"Oh, they'll come, but they won't last. For I have the power of..................... TEDDY BEAR!"
FuzzyLumpkins' eyes grew wide at his arch-enemy. "No... not the... Teddy Bear! AHHHHHHHH!"
And so, with the help of the Teddy Bear population from across the nation, the pink bunnies of DOOM were eridicated... and then the Teddy Bears took over the world. The End.
"Oh... oh my..." Any sniffed. "Such a surprise ending. I never knew that... T-teddy Bears were so strong." She choked back a sob. "It was so beautiful..."
Sonic leaned over to whisper to Tails while Amy was bawling her eyes out at the movie. "Tails, I think I can help you out with your Amy thing."
"How?" Tails whispered back.
"I have an idea. If I talk about you enough, maybe she'll see that you two were made for each other."
"Wow... you really think so, Sonic?"
"Hey, you obviously see SOMEthing in her... though I have no idea what. That's proof enough for me." He grinned and punched Amy lightly on the shoulder. "Hey, can we get going now?"
"O-okay..." she sniffed.
"Amy, please stop crying. I don't want people to get the wrong idea...."
"Oh, sorry." She put on a pleasant smile. "Is this okay?"
Tails smiled fondly. "It's perfect, Amy."
Amy blinked, surprised. "Wow Tails, you really think so?"
"I really do."
Amy grinned slightly, and Sonic could've sworn he saw her cheeks pinken a bit. He cleared his throat. "Can we get going now? We still have ice cream waiting for us."
Amy and Tails snapped back to reality. "Oh right! I'll go get the car warmed up." Tails left.
Sonic picked up the popcorn bucket. "Amy, why don't you go with him?"
"Well, okay. But what about you?"
Sonic shook the bucket. "I never let good popcorn go to waste. And I want to watch the credits."
"Man, you're boring." Amy shook her head. "Whatever you say, Sonic. I'll be out with Tails then." She left.
Sonic propped up his feet and tipped the bucket back so the popcorn ran into his mouth. "*crunchcrunch* Hmm, getting Amy to like Tails is working easier then expected. *crunchcrunchcrunch* This needs more fake butter."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A few minutes later, Sonic emerged popcorn-less and jumped over the door into the car. Tails slowly backed out of this parking space and made his way towards the exit.
Sonic leaned over next to Amy. "Does Tails have great driving skills or what? He's MUCH better then I could ever be."
Amy tilted her head. "I dunno... you're pretty good, Sonic."
Drat. Sonic was hoping she would stop complimenting him. "Well, maybe I am, but no one could paralell park the way Tails does."
Amy nodded slowly. "True... and his piloting skills are unmatched!"
Tails blushed at this, grateful that no one could see his face. At that point he decided to pay less attention to what was being said in the backseat and more attention on where he was going.
After a few minutes, Tails pulled into a spot outside of Neighborly's. "All ashore!" he said, hopping out.
"Uhm, Tails..." Amy frowned.
"What?"
"I thought that chauffeurs were supposed to wait outside with the car."
"Well, since this chauffeur isn't getting paid..." he glanced at Sonic, "Then I am entitled full ice cream eating benefits."
Amy shrugged and headed inside. "Whatever."
They were lead to a booth. Tails slid into one end after watching Amy slide into the other. Sonic slid in next to Amy.
"What are you doing, Sonic?" She asked.
"I'm sitting down."
"I know that, but why are you sitting NEXT to me?"
"Because uh.... we're the dating couple."
"Yeah, but usually the dates sit ACROSS from each other."
Sonic thought for a fast second. "Uh... you know what? It doesn't matter where I sit, because... I have to use the bathroom!" He quickly stood up.
Amy widened her eyes. "Again?! But you just went at the movies!"
"Movie popcorn does that to me." He sped around the corner towards the bathrooms, but not before mouthing "Go for it!" to Tails.
Amy sighed after Sonic. "I'll never be able to figure him out."
Tails took a shaky breath, trying to calm his nervousness. (It's now or never, Prower. Don't mess up!) "What makes you say that, Amy?"
"He's always running away from me, and now, he was just starting to be kinda nice when he just zipped off again." She sighed into her menu. "I just think he doesn't understand...."
"You're the one who doesn't understand..." Tails murmured softly.
Amy glanced up. "Hmm?"
Tails sighed. He couldn't keep it in and longer. "Amy... Sonic isn't going to settle down anytime soon. Maybe it's time you moved on from him... and gave a chance to the guy who does care about you." He reached across the table and took her hand in his.
Amy looked at their hands, then at Tails. "Tails, I... what are you saying?"
"I'm saying... I like you, Amy Rose. A lot."
Amy said nothing. Her expression was unclear to Tails. She looked a combination of confused and scared. She slowly pulled her hand away. "Tails, I... I don't know..."
His ears drooped. "You don't like me?"
"Oh nono, I do, really I do, it's just that... I don't know if I feel the same way about you yet. But..." she sighed and glanced back at the corner, "I think you're right about Sonic. After all this time, maybe... maybe it's best if I got over him and the dumb crush I have."
"So..." Tails wondered, "Where does that leave me?"
Amy looked at her lap nervously. "Well... maybe we could give it a try... and if it doesn't work out after a few weeks, then hey, at least we gave it a shot, you know?" She smiled feebly and shakily giggled.
Tails grinned at her. "I'd like that."
Amy blinked in surprise at first, then smiled shyly. She reached across and grabbed Tails' hand so that they met once more. For what seemed like the longest time she just gazed at him, into his eyes. They were such a delicate shade of blue...
"Can I take your order?"
Startled, the both of them looked up at their waitress. "Uh... give us a few more minutes," Tails requested.
"Sure thing, darlin'." She left.
"Why do we need a few more minutes?" Amy asked Tails as he got up.
"Sonic is still in the bathroom, and he'd be pretty mad if he missed out on ice cream. I'm gonna' go get him."
"Okay..." she started, "But just to let you know, Tails..." she said as she reached out and grabbed his wrist.
"What is it?" he inquired.
She grinned happily. "You're much sweeter than any dessert I've ever had."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Don't fret; it's not over yet! I still got one more chappie coming.