Chapter 5: Secret's Out

                "AMY! WAIT!!" Sonic shouted, chasing Amy down the stairs.
Amy was crying. She was in shock. She now expected Sonic was cheating on her with someone she hardly knew. But, what hurt her the most was that he told her he loved her.
            "AMY! I CAN EXPLAIN!" Sonic shouted.
But were at the bottom of the stairs. Everyone was looking at them. No one expected Amy and Sonic to have a fight.
Amy stopped, turned around to stand face-to-face with Sonic, slapped him around the face and shouted: "YOU BASTARD!!!" and ran out the house crying.
Sonic just stood, not knowing what to do. Everyone stood round him, expecting him to either chase her or scream out load. But he did nothing.   Someone tapped his shoulder. Sonic turned around, only for his face to meet Clas' fist. Enraged, he punched Sonic in the face again, then the stomach and chest. Sonic didn't fight back for two reasons: first he knew he was in the wrong, so he let himself get beaten and second, he couldn't fight back because Clas was a black belt in martial arts and Sonic's fight style is play-it-by-ear.
Claws, Knuckles, Ninja and Glides grabbed Clas. Clas was still trying to attack Sonic, but could only move his legs and just kicking out.
            "NO CLAS!" Ninja yelled. "HE'S NOT WORTH IT!"
That hurt Sonic. He now lost his girlfriend and one of his best friends.

Everyone left the house soon after the events and didn't think it was right to stay. They left Claws, Jessica, Stars, Sonic and Vicky had to clean the house.
Vicky and Jessica didn't want to talk to Sonic. But he wasn't in the mood to talk anyway.

In the morning, at 9:00, Sonia and her parents were going to church. The church they were going to was St. Augustine, a normal catholic church.
Sonia always went to church on Sunday, but she wasn't just going to listen to the priest: she was going for confession.
It was 10:05 when Sonia went into the confession box. The priest was on the other side. Sonia knew who he was but couldn't see him.
            "Forgive me father, for I have sinned," Sonia murmured.
            "What do you want to confess child?" the priest asked.
            "I have lied and committed adultery and lust," Sonia answered.
            "Tell me and I will ask God for forgiveness," the priest said.
            "Well ... I have had lied to my family and friends and boyfriend, well ex-boyfriend now," Sonia started. "I have had a lust for, and committed adultery with one of his best friend's and I have been guilty for so long and now I have made a mess of everything."
            "It is okay child; I'll ask God for forgiveness. But I got to say, you were brave to come to me."

            "Wake up!" Claws yelled to Sonic.  It was 11:00 am, and the hedgehog was asleep in his bed. He was hoping that the events the night before were just a dream.  To his dismay, they weren't.
Claws noticed that Sonic had a CD in his CD player, which he left paused. Claws pressed play to wake up Sonic and left.
            "Never ever have I ever felt so low
            "When you gonna take me out of this black hole?
            "Never ever have I ever felt so sad
            "The way I'm feeling yeah, you got me feeling really bad
            "Never ever have I had to find
            "I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind
            "I've Never ever had my conscience to fight
            "The way I'm feeling, yeah, I just don't feel right."
Currently, the lyrics in the song best represented Sonic's mood.

When Sonic got changed (red and white t-shirt and jeans) he went downstairs.
Stars (Emerald City shirt and black combats) and Jessica (black jumper and jeans) were in the lounge, on the sofa, watching TV. Sonic sat down on an armchair in the room. Jessica gave Sonic the coldest look ever. Amy was her best friend and Sonic hurt her. Sonic kept going on how much he loved Amy, but it had no meaning, in Jessica's mind at least. Ironically, Sonic told Jessica he kissed Sonia after rescuing her and she wanted to form a relationship with him. He told Jessica because she was someone he could be truthful with and get good advice from, but ignored it in the end because Sonia focused herself on him.
            "Do you want a cup of tea or coffee?" Jessica asked Stars.
            "Tea, milk and sugar," Stars answered.
Jessica got up.
            "I like the same," Sonic asked, but Jessica seemed to ignore him.
Jessica left the room. Stars turned towards Sonic.
            "Sonic, I will not get mad and I will understand why you won't answer this, but why?" Stars asked.
            "To be honest, I don't know," Sonic started. "There was just something about Sonia which excited me and gave me something Amy didn't. But I love Amy. I know you think I'm stupid and personally, I don't blame you."
            "What are you going to do then?" Stars asked.
            "I want Amy back but she won't want to be with me and I don't know what Sonia wants."
Jessica came in with cups of tea. She gave Stars one of the cups and took a slip from the other cup.
            "Could you get me a cup for me?" Sonic asked.
            "Get it yourself!" Jessica answered.

After lunch Sonic did what he loved. Played the guitar in his room. He loved music and loved to make his own and played and wrote depending on mood. He played well known songs, songs he wrote and anything that came to his head.
Playing was the best way to cheer up Sonic. He knew it was going to be hell going to school the next day because everyone would show there support for Clas and Amy and will shunt Sonic out.

The next day everyone treated Sonic was if he was infected with small pox. Everyone just avoided Sonic. How they did it was basically sitting away from him.
When he entered the common room at lunchtime, everyone fell silent. Clas just walked out; he couldn't stand the sight of Sonic.
Everyone stared at Sonic as he walked towards a seat. Zoë just got out her sit and walked towards Sonic.
"I thought you were a bastard before, but this really takes the cake!"  She shouted.
Sonic could've come up with many insults and would normally never let her get away with shouting that. But he wasn't in the mood to shout anything back and just walked on.
He felt so alone, so he moved on into the music room, grabbed a guitar, tuned it and just played. He was humming to himself, trying to think of lyrics.
Stars saw Sonic in the room and just went in.
            "Are you alright?" Stars asked.
            "I'll be fine," Sonic answered. "You dodged a bullet with her."  He said, laughing to himself.
            "Good, I need some luck involving bullets," Stars answered, lifting his left foot and the two laughed. "But what are you going to do about Amy?" Stars asked.
            "I'll figure something out," Sonic answered.
            "Yeah, well lets think about it," Stars started. "It took you two years before you asked Amy out and basically couldn't stop talking about her for 3 mouths after getting with her."
            "Are you going to help or just make sarcastic comments?"
            "I can help patch things up with Clas and Jess and everyone else, but I'm going to leave Amy to you."
            "Thanks," Sonic said, knowing Stars didn't have to help Sonic.
            "Anyway, mum called and they'll be back at 7:30," Stars said. "So are you going to play me something?"
Sonic turned tapped the side of his guitar, thinking of what song to sing. He then started to play and sing: "Well I don't know why I came here today
            "I got the feeling that something ain't right
            "I 'm so scary incase I fall off my chair
            "And I'm wondering how I'll get down the stairs."

Sonia was sitting in a geography/tutor classroom with her mates.  She couldn't be bothered to get involved with the conversion, so she left and went for a walk.
She went outside, feeling the need for some fresh air. It started to rain when she was walking. She held her blazer together with one hand and was rubbing her arm with her other hand to warm her up.
            "You're really a dark horse," a bloke said, who was behind her.
It was Champ O'Deacon, a 15-year-old white cat with jet-black hair. He fancied her since she moved to the school but she never gave him the time of day.
            "See I never saw you with a bloke, then you have two on the go at the same time," he said.
            "I'm not in the mood," Sonia muttered.
            "I like to know why, though?" Champ asked.
            "You don't want to know, all I'll tell you is I got a troubled past."
            "You know what Sonia? That's bollocks! All you are a greedy little slut!"
Sonia then just snapped and punched Champ in the face. And because of her strength she fractured his jaw. He fell obviously. Sonia then realized what she has done.
            "I'm sorry," she said and offered to help him up.
Champ knocked her hand away. "GET AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAK!!!"  He shouted.
It hurt Sonia, being called a slut because during the period when she was kidnapped the Longtons (cult members) kept insulting her, hoping she would submit to them.
Luckily, Champ didn't tell anyone who hit him, unless he wanted to be ridiculed for being hit by a girl.

At the end of the day, Stars was able to patch thing up for Sonic with everyone except Amy's close friends and Clas. But, Sonic was hoping to will them back if or when he gets back with Amy.
But the next day took Sonic by surprise.
On the Tuesday Sonic (now wearing a Freemantlish rugby shirt and jeans) was walking toward History at 9:05. Sonia at the same time was walking with her mates to Troham (French). Sonia broke away from her friends and walked to Sonic.
            "We need to talk," Sonia said.
Sonic feared this would happen, but didn't prepare anything to say.
            "I know," Sonic answered.
            "We should be together."
            "I personally don't." Sonic answered bluntly.
            "Oh come on," Sonia said, trying to change his mind. "We have been seeing each other for months, we don't have to worry about anyone else now and...."
            "Sonia, just go away!" Sonic said. He didn't want to hurt her feelings, but it was the only way to get the message across. "You have done enough damage already, and I think it's best if we don't see each other."
Sonia didn't know what to say; she expected that Sonic would want to be with her, but she was wrong. Sonia just ran off, crying.
Sonic was about to walk to his classroom. But someone touched Sonic's shoulder. He turned his head. It was Jessica.
            "Maybe you should tell Amy," Jessica said.

At 4:00 p.m. was Sonia's counseling session. She was upset from the past couple of days and she just exploded in-front of Julie.
            "I can't believe it," Sonia sobbed. "Last week I was confused about who to go out with. Now I don't have anyone. I'm being called a slut and I just can't believe how much of a mess I made of things."
Julie was actually thinking this was good because she was acting more like a normal teenage girl (relationship troubles and all). Instead of telling her about her fears of being in the dark (achluophobia) or being alone (monophobia) and every time she woke up she always checked her wrists, to make sure they weren't tied together and hearing about her nightmares which she suffered often.
            "Okay Sonia, calm down and stop crying," Julie said, shaking her arm. "Sit up and take deep breaths."  When Sonia complied, she continued.  "Now tell me everything."
Sonia told Julie all about the affair with Sonic and her relationship with Clas and the events at the party.
            "I see," Juile said to Sonia. "Who do want to be with?"
            "Both of them don't want me," Sonia answered. "Sonic wants to be with Amy and Clas won't even talk to me."
            "But, who do want?"
            "Well ... thinking about things, I guess I should be with Clas."
            "Have you had any thoughts about how you get back with him?" Julie asked.
            "I have to think about that."
            "I know you have a beautiful way with words, maybe write him something."
            "Also I feel guilty about breaking Sonic and Amy up," Sonia said.
            "You don't need to feel guilty, Sonic didn't have to go into a relationship with you."
            "But still, Sonic had a good deal with Amy and I came along and ruined it."
            "You can do what you want, but I'm just warning you. Amy will not be positive with you."

On Wednesday, there was the big match against Ciglar. All diehard Freemantlish boys and men were going to watch the match in the evening, but every bloke who was a football fan in school were wearing they football shirts.
But, the match wasn't Sonia's worry. She wanted to talk to Amy but had to wait for lunchtime because it's only the sixth formers that got a free period.
Once it was lunchtime at school (12:30), Sonia went on the search for her. It took 20 minutes before Sonia saw her and she was going into the girl's toilets, in the arts (Art, Drama and Music) wing. Sonia followed her.
Amy was wearing a blue top with a black jacket over it and jeans.  She also had her quills in a pony tail.
Sonia was behind her. Amy turned around.
            "GET OUT!!!" Amy shouted.
            "You have every right to be mad at me," Sonia said. "But hear me out."
Amy took a couple of second to think and said "be quick."
            "Don't blame Sonic, blame me. I was the one who advanced on him. He told me he loved you. That's it, that's all I got to say," Sonia finished off and prepared to go out the room.
            "You got guts," Amy said. "It would take a lot from anybody to say that to me."
            "I've just felt so guilty and I couldn't do nothing," Sonia said. "Now I'm going to have to apologize to Clas."
Sonia left before Amy could say anything.

At the Staray house at 4:30 p.m., Sonic, Stars and Diamond were preparing for a night of football and drinking. Sonic and Stars invited mates from school and Diamond asked a few friends from work to watch. So the house was going to be full of blokes between 17 to 18 and men aged between 35 and 50.
Jessica and Dazzla made plans to visit a friend's house and Plant would find a way to get out the house.
Sonic and Stars were told they were allow two drinks but no more because of school.
Whiles Sonic was watching TV his mobile phone went off. Sonic answered it.
            "Hello," he said.
            "Sonic, it's David from Café Alune," a male said. "Are you able to play on Saturday?"
Sonic didn't have to think twice, the cafe was a hip place to play and sometimes agents and people from record companies go to watch for a new star.  "Sure," Sonic answered. "What time and how many songs?"
            "8:30 and 5 songs." David answered.
            "See you then." Sonic said and snapped his phone shut.
Stars came in.
            "Who was that?" Stars asked.
            "David, from the cafe," Sonic answered. "He was me to play on Saturday."
Suddenly an idea clicked in Sonic's head.
            "Can you make sure that Jessica can bring Amy along?" Sonic asked.
            "I can give it a go, by why?" Stars asked.
            "I have a plan."