Don't Trip
Chapter: 7(still in flashback)
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The light smell of freshly brewing coffee was in the air as Sonic woke up from a peaceful night of sleeping. The smell brought a smile to Sonic's face as he thought about Amy. It had been about a week now, since Amy started staying with Sonic. She was almost back to normal with her walking, but she still had a problem with walking for long periods of time since she was off of her legs for so long. Even though it was great that Amy was walking again it meant that she would soon be well enough to go back to her house to live by herself. Sonic just shrugged that thought away as he got up off the bed, 'I guess I should just enjoy her company while it lasts, and it is not like I can't go over to her house or anything like that,' he reasoned.
Sonic walked down the staircase to get to his kitchen and saw Amy slaving over the stove to cook breakfast. He walked over to Amy and wrapped his arms around her back and kissed her on the back of the neck.
"Morning Amy," Sonic whispered sweetly in her ear.
Amy turned around and kissed him back, "Morning."
"You know," Sonic moved to stand next to her as she cooked, "I never used to eat breakfast until you came around and now I can't live without it. What am I going to do when you leave?" he said with a smile.
Amy laughed, "Well you can always get those breakfasts that you buy in the box and just put in the microwave."
Sonic smirked, "Ha, real funny. One of these days I am going to cook you breakfast."
Amy turned around to Sonic with a forced serious face, "Sonic...cook?" she looked up, "Please help me!"
Sonic laughed, "Watch it. Just because we are going out doesn't mean I can't wrestle you to the ground."
Amy stood up on her toes so she was level with Sonic, puffed out her chest, and said in a deep voice, "Bring..It..ON!!"
At this point Sonic was on the floor laughing, "Oh Amy, you kill me."
Amy took this opportunity to pounce on Sonic and lay a couple of fake punches in his ribs, stopping her fist a few inches from contact. Sonic pretended to get his ass kicked. Amy was sitting on his stomach as she stopped the punches.
Sonic, acting like he was dieing, said in a weak voice, "Listen...I...I don't...have much time. Tell...Amy...I ...love..."Sonic released his last breath as he pretended to die on the kitchen tile.
Amy, trying hard not to laugh, kept the act going as she let herself fall onto Sonic, her face next to his, "Oh Sonic, what have I done," Amy looked up to the ceiling, screaming at the top of her lungs, "Don't take him from me yet, I am to young for him to die!!" Amy looked down to see Sonic trying so hard to look dead, but couldn't because he was holding back a laugh. Sonic could not hold it back anymore as Amy started to laugh, 'Man...her laugh is so contagious. I love it, she looks cute when she laughs,'
Amy stopped laughing when she saw Sonic's serious face, which worried her, "What is it, Sonic?"
"Oh, I was just thinking how lucky I am," Sonic lightly smiled.
Amy just blushed as Sonic moved in for a kiss. Sonic felt Amy lay completely on top of him on the floor. He just wrapped his arms around her and fell into the passionate moment. Sonic shot his eyes open when his senses caught a burning smell. He pulled Amy from his lips and said, "Amy, what's burning?"
Amy shot up, "Ahhh! The eggs!" She turned around and saw the burnt mess that were once eggs. "Damn!"
After a few minutes of checking what they could salvage for breakfast, they both looked to each other and said at the same time, "Lets eat out." They both smiled as they went upstairs to get ready. As Sonic was getting ready, he yelled to Amy's room, "Where do you want to eat?"
Sonic heard Amy, "I-HOC?"
Sonic walked into the hallway from his room and met Amy there, "Sounds good. Lets go." Sonic put his arm around Amy's back as they walked out of his apartment. He smiled as he thought, 'Man, she smells good, too. How did I get to be so lucky.'
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Sonic and Amy both sat at one of the tables at the I-HOC, waiting for their orders. It took them about one minute to get to the restaurant because Sonic ran at super speeds carrying Amy. The two were enjoying a friendly conversation as their stomachs were growling for food.
Sonic sat up in his chair as he thought of a great idea, "Amy, how about we have that date I promised tonight?"
Amy looked a little depressed, "That sounds good and all, but I don't have anything to wear and I really wanted our first date to be something special."
He chuckled, "That's why we are going to the mall after we get done eating. I don't have anything to wear either. It's not everyday that I go out on a date."
Amy looked down, "I don't have any money either. You should see the hospital bill. I don't know how I am going to pay it back," a tear could be seen in her eye.
Sonic grabbed her hand, "Amy, it's ok. Everything will work out. I'm sure. As for not having money to buy something to wear, anything you want is paid for."
Amy shook her head, "I can't take your money."
"Amy, I want to do this for you. Please," Sonic looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Oh Sonic, your so good to me."
"Hey, anything for my girl. No prob whatsoever. Oh yeah...There are a few rules to this shopping spree." Sonic said.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yep. Number One: There will be no looking at price tags. If you want it, you got it. Number Two: If someone else is going for the dress you want, you have my permission to kick their ass. And Finally, Number Three: The dress must make you look even hotter," Sonic laughed.
Amy playfully slapped his hand, "Your something Sonic, a little weird at times, but something."
Sonic rested back in the chair and put his hands behind his head, "What can I say?"
Sonic motioned to Amy that their food was coming as the waiter came with two freshly made chilidogs. The two thanked the server as he left to deliver other platters of food that were on his tray.
"So Sonic, where were you planning on having this little date?" Amy asked with a curious face.
"Well, there is this real fancy restaurant a few blocks from the mall that has some of the best food around." Sonic said with a grin.
Amy dropped her chilidog on the plate and stared right at Sonic, "Are you talking about Chef Pedro's?" All the while Sonic was nodding. "Sonic that place is so expensive and you need reservations months in advance."
"Come on, this is Sonic the Hedgehog you are talking to. I have my connections."
"Where are you getting all of this money from?" Amy asked.
"Well lets just say that being the hero of Station Square has its perks." Sonic clicked his tongue while snapping his finger and pointing to her.
Amy just chuckled, "Sonic, if your trying to impress me, you might want to wipe the chili sauce off of your face."
"I knew that it was there. I just wanted to see if you noticed. Good job," Sonic gave her a thumbs up.
"Right..." Amy sarcastically replied.
As both Sonic and Amy finished their chilidogs, they walk out of the restaurant and started the walk to the mall. It had turned out to be quite a cloudy day in Station Square, but at the same time it wasn't raining. Sonic did not mind these types of days every once and a while. They were kind of refreshing, like a break from the hot and sticky sun. A soothing breeze was always welcome on these types of days, adding to the comfortable experience.
As the two entered the mall, Amy turned to Sonic and said, "Now Sonic, I want my dress to be a surprise, so if you don't mind, I would like to look alone."
Sonic just shrugged, "That's fine. What store will you be at?"
"Probably that formal dress store at the left end of the mall."
"Ok, see ya in a few." Sonic waved to Amy as he looked for a store to do some shopping on his own. It didn't take long to find one of the many men's clothing stores in the mall. After about half an hour later Sonic found the perfect suit. He knew that Amy would love it as he looked at it in the mirror. It was a sharp looking black suit with a white formal shirt on the inside. With a nice pair of black pants to go with it, Sonic was looking good. After paying for the suit, Sonic went to do some more shopping while waiting for Amy.
ONE HOUR LATER
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Sonic was getting a little tired of waiting for Amy as he sat on a little water fountain that was in front of the store that she said she would be shopping at. Not only that, but the suit he was holding was starting to seem pretty heavy. Sonic was relieved to see Amy at the checkout counter in the store. She waved him over into the store as she noticed him.
Amy spoke first, "I did what you said, I don't know what the price of this dress is." Amy laughed as Sonic tried to take a peek in the bag, "No no Sonic, you will get to see later." Sonic sighed as his curiosity got the best of him. He moved up to the checkout counter as he realized that the lady behind the counter was waiting for them to pay. Both Sonic and Amy walked out of the store after they paid for the dress and headed for the exit to the mall.
Sonic turned his head to Amy as he spoke, "Well, our date will begin tonight at eight o'clock so I suggest that we go home eat lunch because before you know it, it will be time to get ready."
"Yeah, sounds good," Amy said with a smile, "I'm really looking forward to this Sonic."
"Me too, Amy. This is going to be a night that we'll remember forever." Sonic gently held her hand as they exited the mall.
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The rest of the afternoon went along pretty uneventful, until around 7:00 when the Sonic the Hedgehog everyone knew, turned into a nervous sweaty mess. Now it was fifteen minutes until Sonic and Amy would leave for their date and the blue hedgehog was in his bedroom pacing back and forth. Sonic was already to go with his black suit and matching white shirt and bowtie to go along. He then did his arm pit check to see if he was smelling bad, 'I guess a little cologne wouldn't hurt,' Sonic thought. Sonic walked into the bathroom that was connected to the bedroom to get his favorite cologne, 'Ahh... here is the good stuff,' after applying it, he looked at himself in the mirror and talked to himself as he did a full head to toe check.
"Quills look good, clean face, tie looks straight, suit is looking sharp...." then Sonic slap himself in the face as he looked down past his suit, "I can't believe it, I forgot to put on my pants." Sonic was embarrassed with himself as he looked at himself with his suit on and his green spotted boxers, "Why am I so nervous. It's just Amy."
Sonic walked to his downstairs living room after doing his final check in the mirror and making sure that his pants were on. He decided to just sit on his couch and wait for Amy to come down the stairs. She would not let Sonic see her for the past hour now because she wanted it to be a surprise. Sonic was not afraid of the way she would look, he was more nervous about making a fool of himself in front of Amy on their first date. He felt so much pressure. Good or bad, this would be a day that they would both remember forever, their first date together.
'Wow, my life has sure been changing in the last few weeks. I remember not a year ago, telling Tails that he would never see me in a relationship, and here I am now, going out on my first date with Amy. Now that I see myself heading into a relationship, I think I am starting to like it.' Sonic thought as he waited for Amy.
Sonic's thoughts were cut off when he heard the sweet voice of Amy Rose from upstairs, "Sonic, look at the clock." He looked over and saw that it was eight o'clock.
"Now close your eyes Sonic," Amy said with a laugh.
"Oh Come on Amy. I've been waiting to see you for one hour now."
"I'm not coming down until you close you eyes and put your hands over them, so you don't peek." Sonic heard Amy chuckle when he mumbled something.
"Ok Amy, I'm not looking," Sonic said with a sigh. He could hear the tapping of Amy's shoes as she walked down the steps, he guest that they were high heels.
"Don't you peek," Amy laughed.
"I'm not, I'm not," Sonic smiled as he talked. He could tell that she was standing in front of him.
"Ok Sonic, you can look." As Sonic remove his hands from his eyes, Amy quickly hit the light switch to the room, leaving the two in the dark.
Sonic was cracking up now, "Oh come on Amy, enough with the torture!"
Amy stopped her laughing as she turned on the light switch, "Alright, I've put you through enough."
Sonic was speechless when the lights came on and his eyes adjusted to the beauty that was before him. To just say that she was beautiful or hot would be an understatement. Amy was wearing a long shimmering red dress, that hugged every curve of her body. A slit up the side of the dress gave view to her long, sexy legs. With a matching hand bag and pair of high heels she was looking absolutely gorgeous. Sonic took a few seconds to look over the outfit and then moved up to her face. She had on a little makeup and her quills hung lightly over her face, but not blocking her piercing eyes.
Amy spoke first, "Well... What do you think?"
Sonic searched for the right words, "Amy...I...I'm going to have to get back to you on that question because words don't even exist to describe how beautiful you look."
"Awww...Sonic, you are so sweet," Amy blushed as she bent down a gave Sonic a kiss on the cheek.
Sonic stood up and twirled around to show off his suit, "How about me, what do you think?"
Amy laughed, "Oh look, Mr. Stud over here!" Amy smiled as her voice turned more serious, "Sonic you look great."
Now it was Sonic's turn to blush, "Thanks Amy." He extended his arm in which Amy placed her arm. "Well Miss. Rose, are you ready to go," Sonic said with his glowing, dreamy, eyes staring into hers.
"Yeah, lets go!" Amy shrieked with excitement as she exited Sonic's apartment.
When the two made it outside of the apartment complex, Sonic reached out and picked up Amy off of her feet, then Sonic sped off to Chef Pedro's.
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Sonic slowed his super speeds down when he saw that Chef Pedro's was only a few blocks away. Chef Pedro's was one of those restaurants that caught your attention from blocks away. The restaurant was also quite a sight to see at night because of the white lights that outlined the windows and the doorway. With a water view in the back, Chef Pedro's was a great place to make memories, like a first date.
After looking at the crowd of people in front of the restaurant, Sonic was glad that he did not drive around from place to place. Sonic became a little worried when he looked down at Amy in his arms and saw that she had a depressed face.
"What is it Amy?"
Amy sighed, "Look at how many people are there. It is going to be a five hour wait since we didn't get reservations."
"Don't worry about it Amy, I got it covered."
Amy straightened her dress as Sonic set her down, "Look Sonic, I don't mean to be the bringer of bad news, but think about it, we aren't going to get in until ten o'clock. Let's just go somewhere else."
Sonic stopped to look at Amy, "Amy, give me a little credit. I called the restaurant beforehand, they know we're coming."
Amy's eyes brightened up, "So you mean you have reservations?"
"Umm...I guess you could say that."
Sonic held the door open for Amy as they entered Chef Pedro's. The two were both in awe at how expensive the place looked. The place was a huge room that was split up into two floors and many different sections, with a well lit bar planted in the center of it all. The wall and most of the ceiling were painted in an off-white color with floral designs spread along the way. The section of the ceiling that was not painted off-white opened up into a huge skylight that was right above the bar.
Sonic smiled when he saw the long line of impatient people waiting to be seated at a table with the ushers holding back the people at the front of the line. "You ready to go to our table Amy?"
"Sonic, the people with reservations go to the lady in that window over there," Amy pointed to the young woman behind a window.
"Oh really? Watch this," Sonic grabbed her hand as he showed off.
Sonic and Amy walked passed the line of people to where the ushers were, getting a few death glares from people as they passed. He walked right up a man in a fancy suit, who called the names of the group that would be seated next. The man did not even bother to look up at Sonic.
Sonic cleared his throat, "Umm...excuse me sir. I think that we are next."
The usher said in a less than polite way, "Um yeah, the line starts back there...." He stopped himself in mid-sentence when he realized who he was talking to. Sonic just stood there with an angry face tapping his foot.
The man walked up to Sonic and shook his hand, "I am terribly sorry Sonic. Please follow me to the private room." Sonic winked to Amy as he grabbed her hand.
Amy laughed, "Ohh...I feel so important!"
Sonic laughed as he wrapped his arm around her waist, "You should."
The couple was then led to the back of the restaurant, where all of the private rooms were located. The man in the fancy suit stood before a huge wooden door and side it open and then ushered both Sonic and Amy in the room. The private room was a very elegant and romantic place for a new couple. The only source of light came from and chandelier with flickering candles on it. It was a small square room with one table in it which had a booth seat on one side so Sonic and Amy could sit next to each other. The booth seat gave a beautiful view out of the window that took up one whole wall in the square room, through which you could see the river the restaurant sat next to. Like the other areas of Chef Pedro's, the walls were an off-white color, with floral designs and gold trim along the edges. This was all great to Sonic, but the best part was that, beside the waiter who would come in the room off and on, he would be alone with Amy.
The usher spoke to the couple, "Your waiter will be with you in a few moments. Enjoy your dinner." The man smiled as he exited the room and just as he was about to close the sliding door behind him, he poked his head back in, "And sorry about the little mess up back there Sonic."
Sonic just gave him a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry about it." With that the door closed behind him.
Amy was the first to speak, "This is so beautiful, Sonic."
Sonic kissed her on the cheek, "I'm glad you like it." He slid the menu, that was on the table, over to himself so he could take a look at it. "So Amy what would you like to get?" Sonic put his arm around her and pulled her in close so they could share the menu.
"I don't know. Everything sounds so good," Amy said as she scanned the menu.
Sonic laughed, "Yeah I know, I didn't think it would be that hard of a decision."
Amy's face brightened up as she found something on the menu that she wanted to have, "mmm...Sonic that spaghetti sounds delicious."
"Yeah it does, I think that I will get that, too," Sonic put down the menu when they found what they wanted. As if on cue, the door slid open and a waiter came through, cheery face and all.
"Hi folks, I'm Robert and I will be serving you this evening. Can I start you guys off with any of our house wines?"
Sonic looked to Amy who shook her head, "No, thank you," he smiled.
"All right," Robert said, "What can I get for you guys to drink."
"Well we are ready to order dinner if that is alright."
Robert pulled out a pad of paper, "Yeah, that's fine. What would you like? I'll start with you ma'am."
"Well we are both going to have the spaghetti platter and I would like a orange soda to drink," Amy finished.
"Regular soda for me," Sonic said.
"Ok folks, your food should be out in a few minutes. I'll go put your orders in."
Both Sonic and Amy thanked him simultaneously as he exited the room. When they were alone, Amy laid her head down on Sonic's shoulder as he put his arm around her. They sat there the rest of the time waiting for their orders, cuddling and whispering into each others ears. Something about cuddling with Amy made Sonic feel so good inside. It made him feel more like a grown up and more mature. It gave him a great feeling in his stomach and it also made him almost a little light headed, but either way he loved it and he never wanted it to end.
Moments later, the door open once again, but this time Robert came in with the two dinner plates and the drinks. After placing the food down in front of them, he spoke, "Well, there you are, enjoy. Oh yeah...if you guys need anything during the dinner, you can hit that button on the wall over there and I will be back here in a flash," he said as he exited the room.
Both Sonic and Amy tried a bit of their spaghetti and Amy's eyes instantly shot open, "Oh my god! This is the best spaghetti I have ever tasted!"
Sonic chuckled, "Your not lying. This is so good."
The rest of the dinner went by pretty uneventful as the two hedgehogs shoveled the food in their mouths as politely as they could. When they were done their dinners, Sonic looked to Amy with devilish eyes and said, "So Amy, how about dessert?"
"I don't know if I can, I am so full," Amy patted her stomach.
"Oh...Come on, live a little, and besides, I will share with you." Sonic nudged her side.
"Well alright, since you put it that way, I guess a little dessert wouldn't hurt." Sonic got up out of his seat to press the button on the wall and before Sonic could even sit back down, Robert came running through the door, out of breath.
"Yes sir, how may I help you?" Robert caught his breath.
Sonic spoke this time, "Well, we were just planning on sharing a chocolate sundae,"
"Ok, I will go get that for you." As Robert ran off, Amy noticed a large party boat going down the river, outside the humongous window.
"Oh Sonic, look at the boat!" Amy said with excitement.
"Cool! That looks fun. We should do that someday." Sonic put his arm around her again. Sonic didn't know what reminded him, but something reminded him of the two surprises he was going to give Amy on the date, but he thought that he would save one for after dessert.
Sonic looked to Amy, "Hey Amy, I have a little surprise for you."
Amy looked up to him, "Yeah! I love surprises!"
"Well I will just get right to it then. When I heard that you were having trouble with paying back that bill for the hospital visit, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty, since I was the one who put you there," Sonic looked down, to ashamed to look at Amy anymore.
Amy calmed him with her sympathetic voice, "Sonic don't worry about it, that is over and done with and I can deal with the money issue."
Sonic shook his head, "No. No, it's not alright, what I did to you was wrong. That is why you don't have to worry about the hospital bill anymore."
"Sonic, I can't take your money."
"Amy, that's alright, what's mine is yours, and beside the bill is already paid for anyway," Sonic smiled, "I did it this afternoon."
Amy was now crying as she placed a kiss on his lips, "Oh Sonic, I love you so much."
Sonic's face turned serious as he looked deep into her eyes, "I love you more then life itself." Sonic pulled Amy in for a tight hug as she shed tears of joy on his shoulder. The romantic moment was cut short as the door to their private room open and a large sundae came into their view.
Robert spoke to Sonic, "Press the button again when you are ready for the check."
Sonic nodded, "Thanks."
Both Sonic and Amy eyed the dessert from top to bottom. Sonic noticed that there was one cherry on top. "Mmmm... I love cherries," Sonic said to Amy.
Amy looked a little sad, "Oh man, they're my favorite, too."
Sonic picked the cherry up and pulled the stem off and put it up to Amy's red, glossy, lips. Before Amy could take the cherry from his fingers, Sonic tossed the cherry in his mouth.
Amy gave him a shocked face and looked very angry, "Sonic, I was going to eat that."
Sonic nodded, "You want it? Come get it!" Sonic said as he showed her that he didn't swallow it yet. Amy's angry face suddenly turned into a smile as she put her hand on the back side of Sonic's head and moved in. Sonic was not going to make it easy though, he kept his mouth tightly shut. Amy snaked her tongue through his lips and went for the cherry. Sonic was blocking her with his tongue, giving her a hard time. This went on for a few minutes as Amy's laughs were muffled into Sonic's mouth. Amy laughing in his mouth was tickling his lips which, drove him crazy, so he gave up, using his tongue to push the cherry out of his mouth, into hers.
Amy slowly pulled her lips away from Sonic's with a smile, "I win!"
Sonic laughed, "I let you win."
"Trust me Sonic, I could have taken that cherry away from you in a second, but the thing is, I wanted it to last longer," she batted her eyes as she chewed on the cherry.
Sonic was furiously blushing so he tried to take her attention away from his face, "Look, the ice cream is melting! Lets dig in!"
The two finished the ice cream quickly, not saying a word to each other while doing so because it was so delicious. After they were done, Sonic looked into Amy's eyes again as she laughed and wiped away a the ice cream that had gotten on his face.
Sonic thought to himself, 'This would be the perfect time for the last surprise. I wonder what she will think? Well, here goes nothing.'
Sonic spoke to her softly, "Amy, lately I have been thinking about when you move back to your house and every time I do, I get depressed. I can't imagine waking up without the smell of coffee in the air and the sweet sound of your voice in my ear. That is why I wanted to ask you this. Amy, if it is alright with you, I would like for you to move in with me, in my apartment."
Sonic was then completely bombarded with Amy's kisses to his lips. She spoke in between the kisses, "Oh....Sonic...Yes!...Yes!!...YYEESS!!...," she stopped and looked into his eyes, "I would love to move in with you." Amy continued kissing Sonic after agreeing to move in with him.
The kiss seemed to only last a few minutes to Sonic, but it actually turned out to be a half an hour. The two also failed to notice the sound of the door opening as Robert walked into the room, "Well here is your...." Robert stopped in mid-sentence when he realized that he had walked in on a private romantic moment.
Both Sonic and Amy were arm and arm as they looked at him, completely embarrassed, Sonic spoke, "I'm sorry about that."
Robert laughed, "Oh, no need to be sorry, it wasn't your fault, and besides, you wouldn't believe the amount of times I have walked in on people like this."
Both Sonic and Amy laughed as Robert gave Sonic the check. Sonic gave him the money and a large tip to which Robert thanked him for.
"Well you folks have a nice night now," Robert said.
"Thanks, it was nice meeting you," Sonic said.
"Back at you." With that Robert was off to other tables.
When they were alone, Sonic stood up and walked to the other side of the table, extending his arm out, "You ready to go Amy, to OUR home?"
"Yeah, lets go," Amy smiled as she took Sonic's arm.
With that, the two were off to Sonic's apartment, well I guess now it is Sonic and Amy's apartment. The two lovers could be heard laughing and giggling down the streets of Station Square as the bright moon shined lightly down on the two, revealing their cheerful faces. It turned out that Sonic was right, this would be a day that both Sonic and Amy would cherish and remember for the rest of their lives!
TO BE CONTINUED.......
A/N: Well there it is, another chapter. After a long vacation it was nice to come back and start up on this story. I am sorry that it took over a month to finish. Well, let me know what you guys think. Thanks to all of you guys that have been reviewing, it is really nice to hear what you think. Oh and by the way, the next chapter will be the last one in flashback, so you will soon get to see what Sonic was so nervous about in the beginning.
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The light smell of freshly brewing coffee was in the air as Sonic woke up from a peaceful night of sleeping. The smell brought a smile to Sonic's face as he thought about Amy. It had been about a week now, since Amy started staying with Sonic. She was almost back to normal with her walking, but she still had a problem with walking for long periods of time since she was off of her legs for so long. Even though it was great that Amy was walking again it meant that she would soon be well enough to go back to her house to live by herself. Sonic just shrugged that thought away as he got up off the bed, 'I guess I should just enjoy her company while it lasts, and it is not like I can't go over to her house or anything like that,' he reasoned.
Sonic walked down the staircase to get to his kitchen and saw Amy slaving over the stove to cook breakfast. He walked over to Amy and wrapped his arms around her back and kissed her on the back of the neck.
"Morning Amy," Sonic whispered sweetly in her ear.
Amy turned around and kissed him back, "Morning."
"You know," Sonic moved to stand next to her as she cooked, "I never used to eat breakfast until you came around and now I can't live without it. What am I going to do when you leave?" he said with a smile.
Amy laughed, "Well you can always get those breakfasts that you buy in the box and just put in the microwave."
Sonic smirked, "Ha, real funny. One of these days I am going to cook you breakfast."
Amy turned around to Sonic with a forced serious face, "Sonic...cook?" she looked up, "Please help me!"
Sonic laughed, "Watch it. Just because we are going out doesn't mean I can't wrestle you to the ground."
Amy stood up on her toes so she was level with Sonic, puffed out her chest, and said in a deep voice, "Bring..It..ON!!"
At this point Sonic was on the floor laughing, "Oh Amy, you kill me."
Amy took this opportunity to pounce on Sonic and lay a couple of fake punches in his ribs, stopping her fist a few inches from contact. Sonic pretended to get his ass kicked. Amy was sitting on his stomach as she stopped the punches.
Sonic, acting like he was dieing, said in a weak voice, "Listen...I...I don't...have much time. Tell...Amy...I ...love..."Sonic released his last breath as he pretended to die on the kitchen tile.
Amy, trying hard not to laugh, kept the act going as she let herself fall onto Sonic, her face next to his, "Oh Sonic, what have I done," Amy looked up to the ceiling, screaming at the top of her lungs, "Don't take him from me yet, I am to young for him to die!!" Amy looked down to see Sonic trying so hard to look dead, but couldn't because he was holding back a laugh. Sonic could not hold it back anymore as Amy started to laugh, 'Man...her laugh is so contagious. I love it, she looks cute when she laughs,'
Amy stopped laughing when she saw Sonic's serious face, which worried her, "What is it, Sonic?"
"Oh, I was just thinking how lucky I am," Sonic lightly smiled.
Amy just blushed as Sonic moved in for a kiss. Sonic felt Amy lay completely on top of him on the floor. He just wrapped his arms around her and fell into the passionate moment. Sonic shot his eyes open when his senses caught a burning smell. He pulled Amy from his lips and said, "Amy, what's burning?"
Amy shot up, "Ahhh! The eggs!" She turned around and saw the burnt mess that were once eggs. "Damn!"
After a few minutes of checking what they could salvage for breakfast, they both looked to each other and said at the same time, "Lets eat out." They both smiled as they went upstairs to get ready. As Sonic was getting ready, he yelled to Amy's room, "Where do you want to eat?"
Sonic heard Amy, "I-HOC?"
Sonic walked into the hallway from his room and met Amy there, "Sounds good. Lets go." Sonic put his arm around Amy's back as they walked out of his apartment. He smiled as he thought, 'Man, she smells good, too. How did I get to be so lucky.'
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Sonic and Amy both sat at one of the tables at the I-HOC, waiting for their orders. It took them about one minute to get to the restaurant because Sonic ran at super speeds carrying Amy. The two were enjoying a friendly conversation as their stomachs were growling for food.
Sonic sat up in his chair as he thought of a great idea, "Amy, how about we have that date I promised tonight?"
Amy looked a little depressed, "That sounds good and all, but I don't have anything to wear and I really wanted our first date to be something special."
He chuckled, "That's why we are going to the mall after we get done eating. I don't have anything to wear either. It's not everyday that I go out on a date."
Amy looked down, "I don't have any money either. You should see the hospital bill. I don't know how I am going to pay it back," a tear could be seen in her eye.
Sonic grabbed her hand, "Amy, it's ok. Everything will work out. I'm sure. As for not having money to buy something to wear, anything you want is paid for."
Amy shook her head, "I can't take your money."
"Amy, I want to do this for you. Please," Sonic looked at her with pleading eyes.
"Oh Sonic, your so good to me."
"Hey, anything for my girl. No prob whatsoever. Oh yeah...There are a few rules to this shopping spree." Sonic said.
"Oh yeah?"
"Yep. Number One: There will be no looking at price tags. If you want it, you got it. Number Two: If someone else is going for the dress you want, you have my permission to kick their ass. And Finally, Number Three: The dress must make you look even hotter," Sonic laughed.
Amy playfully slapped his hand, "Your something Sonic, a little weird at times, but something."
Sonic rested back in the chair and put his hands behind his head, "What can I say?"
Sonic motioned to Amy that their food was coming as the waiter came with two freshly made chilidogs. The two thanked the server as he left to deliver other platters of food that were on his tray.
"So Sonic, where were you planning on having this little date?" Amy asked with a curious face.
"Well, there is this real fancy restaurant a few blocks from the mall that has some of the best food around." Sonic said with a grin.
Amy dropped her chilidog on the plate and stared right at Sonic, "Are you talking about Chef Pedro's?" All the while Sonic was nodding. "Sonic that place is so expensive and you need reservations months in advance."
"Come on, this is Sonic the Hedgehog you are talking to. I have my connections."
"Where are you getting all of this money from?" Amy asked.
"Well lets just say that being the hero of Station Square has its perks." Sonic clicked his tongue while snapping his finger and pointing to her.
Amy just chuckled, "Sonic, if your trying to impress me, you might want to wipe the chili sauce off of your face."
"I knew that it was there. I just wanted to see if you noticed. Good job," Sonic gave her a thumbs up.
"Right..." Amy sarcastically replied.
As both Sonic and Amy finished their chilidogs, they walk out of the restaurant and started the walk to the mall. It had turned out to be quite a cloudy day in Station Square, but at the same time it wasn't raining. Sonic did not mind these types of days every once and a while. They were kind of refreshing, like a break from the hot and sticky sun. A soothing breeze was always welcome on these types of days, adding to the comfortable experience.
As the two entered the mall, Amy turned to Sonic and said, "Now Sonic, I want my dress to be a surprise, so if you don't mind, I would like to look alone."
Sonic just shrugged, "That's fine. What store will you be at?"
"Probably that formal dress store at the left end of the mall."
"Ok, see ya in a few." Sonic waved to Amy as he looked for a store to do some shopping on his own. It didn't take long to find one of the many men's clothing stores in the mall. After about half an hour later Sonic found the perfect suit. He knew that Amy would love it as he looked at it in the mirror. It was a sharp looking black suit with a white formal shirt on the inside. With a nice pair of black pants to go with it, Sonic was looking good. After paying for the suit, Sonic went to do some more shopping while waiting for Amy.
ONE HOUR LATER
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Sonic was getting a little tired of waiting for Amy as he sat on a little water fountain that was in front of the store that she said she would be shopping at. Not only that, but the suit he was holding was starting to seem pretty heavy. Sonic was relieved to see Amy at the checkout counter in the store. She waved him over into the store as she noticed him.
Amy spoke first, "I did what you said, I don't know what the price of this dress is." Amy laughed as Sonic tried to take a peek in the bag, "No no Sonic, you will get to see later." Sonic sighed as his curiosity got the best of him. He moved up to the checkout counter as he realized that the lady behind the counter was waiting for them to pay. Both Sonic and Amy walked out of the store after they paid for the dress and headed for the exit to the mall.
Sonic turned his head to Amy as he spoke, "Well, our date will begin tonight at eight o'clock so I suggest that we go home eat lunch because before you know it, it will be time to get ready."
"Yeah, sounds good," Amy said with a smile, "I'm really looking forward to this Sonic."
"Me too, Amy. This is going to be a night that we'll remember forever." Sonic gently held her hand as they exited the mall.
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The rest of the afternoon went along pretty uneventful, until around 7:00 when the Sonic the Hedgehog everyone knew, turned into a nervous sweaty mess. Now it was fifteen minutes until Sonic and Amy would leave for their date and the blue hedgehog was in his bedroom pacing back and forth. Sonic was already to go with his black suit and matching white shirt and bowtie to go along. He then did his arm pit check to see if he was smelling bad, 'I guess a little cologne wouldn't hurt,' Sonic thought. Sonic walked into the bathroom that was connected to the bedroom to get his favorite cologne, 'Ahh... here is the good stuff,' after applying it, he looked at himself in the mirror and talked to himself as he did a full head to toe check.
"Quills look good, clean face, tie looks straight, suit is looking sharp...." then Sonic slap himself in the face as he looked down past his suit, "I can't believe it, I forgot to put on my pants." Sonic was embarrassed with himself as he looked at himself with his suit on and his green spotted boxers, "Why am I so nervous. It's just Amy."
Sonic walked to his downstairs living room after doing his final check in the mirror and making sure that his pants were on. He decided to just sit on his couch and wait for Amy to come down the stairs. She would not let Sonic see her for the past hour now because she wanted it to be a surprise. Sonic was not afraid of the way she would look, he was more nervous about making a fool of himself in front of Amy on their first date. He felt so much pressure. Good or bad, this would be a day that they would both remember forever, their first date together.
'Wow, my life has sure been changing in the last few weeks. I remember not a year ago, telling Tails that he would never see me in a relationship, and here I am now, going out on my first date with Amy. Now that I see myself heading into a relationship, I think I am starting to like it.' Sonic thought as he waited for Amy.
Sonic's thoughts were cut off when he heard the sweet voice of Amy Rose from upstairs, "Sonic, look at the clock." He looked over and saw that it was eight o'clock.
"Now close your eyes Sonic," Amy said with a laugh.
"Oh Come on Amy. I've been waiting to see you for one hour now."
"I'm not coming down until you close you eyes and put your hands over them, so you don't peek." Sonic heard Amy chuckle when he mumbled something.
"Ok Amy, I'm not looking," Sonic said with a sigh. He could hear the tapping of Amy's shoes as she walked down the steps, he guest that they were high heels.
"Don't you peek," Amy laughed.
"I'm not, I'm not," Sonic smiled as he talked. He could tell that she was standing in front of him.
"Ok Sonic, you can look." As Sonic remove his hands from his eyes, Amy quickly hit the light switch to the room, leaving the two in the dark.
Sonic was cracking up now, "Oh come on Amy, enough with the torture!"
Amy stopped her laughing as she turned on the light switch, "Alright, I've put you through enough."
Sonic was speechless when the lights came on and his eyes adjusted to the beauty that was before him. To just say that she was beautiful or hot would be an understatement. Amy was wearing a long shimmering red dress, that hugged every curve of her body. A slit up the side of the dress gave view to her long, sexy legs. With a matching hand bag and pair of high heels she was looking absolutely gorgeous. Sonic took a few seconds to look over the outfit and then moved up to her face. She had on a little makeup and her quills hung lightly over her face, but not blocking her piercing eyes.
Amy spoke first, "Well... What do you think?"
Sonic searched for the right words, "Amy...I...I'm going to have to get back to you on that question because words don't even exist to describe how beautiful you look."
"Awww...Sonic, you are so sweet," Amy blushed as she bent down a gave Sonic a kiss on the cheek.
Sonic stood up and twirled around to show off his suit, "How about me, what do you think?"
Amy laughed, "Oh look, Mr. Stud over here!" Amy smiled as her voice turned more serious, "Sonic you look great."
Now it was Sonic's turn to blush, "Thanks Amy." He extended his arm in which Amy placed her arm. "Well Miss. Rose, are you ready to go," Sonic said with his glowing, dreamy, eyes staring into hers.
"Yeah, lets go!" Amy shrieked with excitement as she exited Sonic's apartment.
When the two made it outside of the apartment complex, Sonic reached out and picked up Amy off of her feet, then Sonic sped off to Chef Pedro's.
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Sonic slowed his super speeds down when he saw that Chef Pedro's was only a few blocks away. Chef Pedro's was one of those restaurants that caught your attention from blocks away. The restaurant was also quite a sight to see at night because of the white lights that outlined the windows and the doorway. With a water view in the back, Chef Pedro's was a great place to make memories, like a first date.
After looking at the crowd of people in front of the restaurant, Sonic was glad that he did not drive around from place to place. Sonic became a little worried when he looked down at Amy in his arms and saw that she had a depressed face.
"What is it Amy?"
Amy sighed, "Look at how many people are there. It is going to be a five hour wait since we didn't get reservations."
"Don't worry about it Amy, I got it covered."
Amy straightened her dress as Sonic set her down, "Look Sonic, I don't mean to be the bringer of bad news, but think about it, we aren't going to get in until ten o'clock. Let's just go somewhere else."
Sonic stopped to look at Amy, "Amy, give me a little credit. I called the restaurant beforehand, they know we're coming."
Amy's eyes brightened up, "So you mean you have reservations?"
"Umm...I guess you could say that."
Sonic held the door open for Amy as they entered Chef Pedro's. The two were both in awe at how expensive the place looked. The place was a huge room that was split up into two floors and many different sections, with a well lit bar planted in the center of it all. The wall and most of the ceiling were painted in an off-white color with floral designs spread along the way. The section of the ceiling that was not painted off-white opened up into a huge skylight that was right above the bar.
Sonic smiled when he saw the long line of impatient people waiting to be seated at a table with the ushers holding back the people at the front of the line. "You ready to go to our table Amy?"
"Sonic, the people with reservations go to the lady in that window over there," Amy pointed to the young woman behind a window.
"Oh really? Watch this," Sonic grabbed her hand as he showed off.
Sonic and Amy walked passed the line of people to where the ushers were, getting a few death glares from people as they passed. He walked right up a man in a fancy suit, who called the names of the group that would be seated next. The man did not even bother to look up at Sonic.
Sonic cleared his throat, "Umm...excuse me sir. I think that we are next."
The usher said in a less than polite way, "Um yeah, the line starts back there...." He stopped himself in mid-sentence when he realized who he was talking to. Sonic just stood there with an angry face tapping his foot.
The man walked up to Sonic and shook his hand, "I am terribly sorry Sonic. Please follow me to the private room." Sonic winked to Amy as he grabbed her hand.
Amy laughed, "Ohh...I feel so important!"
Sonic laughed as he wrapped his arm around her waist, "You should."
The couple was then led to the back of the restaurant, where all of the private rooms were located. The man in the fancy suit stood before a huge wooden door and side it open and then ushered both Sonic and Amy in the room. The private room was a very elegant and romantic place for a new couple. The only source of light came from and chandelier with flickering candles on it. It was a small square room with one table in it which had a booth seat on one side so Sonic and Amy could sit next to each other. The booth seat gave a beautiful view out of the window that took up one whole wall in the square room, through which you could see the river the restaurant sat next to. Like the other areas of Chef Pedro's, the walls were an off-white color, with floral designs and gold trim along the edges. This was all great to Sonic, but the best part was that, beside the waiter who would come in the room off and on, he would be alone with Amy.
The usher spoke to the couple, "Your waiter will be with you in a few moments. Enjoy your dinner." The man smiled as he exited the room and just as he was about to close the sliding door behind him, he poked his head back in, "And sorry about the little mess up back there Sonic."
Sonic just gave him a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry about it." With that the door closed behind him.
Amy was the first to speak, "This is so beautiful, Sonic."
Sonic kissed her on the cheek, "I'm glad you like it." He slid the menu, that was on the table, over to himself so he could take a look at it. "So Amy what would you like to get?" Sonic put his arm around her and pulled her in close so they could share the menu.
"I don't know. Everything sounds so good," Amy said as she scanned the menu.
Sonic laughed, "Yeah I know, I didn't think it would be that hard of a decision."
Amy's face brightened up as she found something on the menu that she wanted to have, "mmm...Sonic that spaghetti sounds delicious."
"Yeah it does, I think that I will get that, too," Sonic put down the menu when they found what they wanted. As if on cue, the door slid open and a waiter came through, cheery face and all.
"Hi folks, I'm Robert and I will be serving you this evening. Can I start you guys off with any of our house wines?"
Sonic looked to Amy who shook her head, "No, thank you," he smiled.
"All right," Robert said, "What can I get for you guys to drink."
"Well we are ready to order dinner if that is alright."
Robert pulled out a pad of paper, "Yeah, that's fine. What would you like? I'll start with you ma'am."
"Well we are both going to have the spaghetti platter and I would like a orange soda to drink," Amy finished.
"Regular soda for me," Sonic said.
"Ok folks, your food should be out in a few minutes. I'll go put your orders in."
Both Sonic and Amy thanked him simultaneously as he exited the room. When they were alone, Amy laid her head down on Sonic's shoulder as he put his arm around her. They sat there the rest of the time waiting for their orders, cuddling and whispering into each others ears. Something about cuddling with Amy made Sonic feel so good inside. It made him feel more like a grown up and more mature. It gave him a great feeling in his stomach and it also made him almost a little light headed, but either way he loved it and he never wanted it to end.
Moments later, the door open once again, but this time Robert came in with the two dinner plates and the drinks. After placing the food down in front of them, he spoke, "Well, there you are, enjoy. Oh yeah...if you guys need anything during the dinner, you can hit that button on the wall over there and I will be back here in a flash," he said as he exited the room.
Both Sonic and Amy tried a bit of their spaghetti and Amy's eyes instantly shot open, "Oh my god! This is the best spaghetti I have ever tasted!"
Sonic chuckled, "Your not lying. This is so good."
The rest of the dinner went by pretty uneventful as the two hedgehogs shoveled the food in their mouths as politely as they could. When they were done their dinners, Sonic looked to Amy with devilish eyes and said, "So Amy, how about dessert?"
"I don't know if I can, I am so full," Amy patted her stomach.
"Oh...Come on, live a little, and besides, I will share with you." Sonic nudged her side.
"Well alright, since you put it that way, I guess a little dessert wouldn't hurt." Sonic got up out of his seat to press the button on the wall and before Sonic could even sit back down, Robert came running through the door, out of breath.
"Yes sir, how may I help you?" Robert caught his breath.
Sonic spoke this time, "Well, we were just planning on sharing a chocolate sundae,"
"Ok, I will go get that for you." As Robert ran off, Amy noticed a large party boat going down the river, outside the humongous window.
"Oh Sonic, look at the boat!" Amy said with excitement.
"Cool! That looks fun. We should do that someday." Sonic put his arm around her again. Sonic didn't know what reminded him, but something reminded him of the two surprises he was going to give Amy on the date, but he thought that he would save one for after dessert.
Sonic looked to Amy, "Hey Amy, I have a little surprise for you."
Amy looked up to him, "Yeah! I love surprises!"
"Well I will just get right to it then. When I heard that you were having trouble with paying back that bill for the hospital visit, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty, since I was the one who put you there," Sonic looked down, to ashamed to look at Amy anymore.
Amy calmed him with her sympathetic voice, "Sonic don't worry about it, that is over and done with and I can deal with the money issue."
Sonic shook his head, "No. No, it's not alright, what I did to you was wrong. That is why you don't have to worry about the hospital bill anymore."
"Sonic, I can't take your money."
"Amy, that's alright, what's mine is yours, and beside the bill is already paid for anyway," Sonic smiled, "I did it this afternoon."
Amy was now crying as she placed a kiss on his lips, "Oh Sonic, I love you so much."
Sonic's face turned serious as he looked deep into her eyes, "I love you more then life itself." Sonic pulled Amy in for a tight hug as she shed tears of joy on his shoulder. The romantic moment was cut short as the door to their private room open and a large sundae came into their view.
Robert spoke to Sonic, "Press the button again when you are ready for the check."
Sonic nodded, "Thanks."
Both Sonic and Amy eyed the dessert from top to bottom. Sonic noticed that there was one cherry on top. "Mmmm... I love cherries," Sonic said to Amy.
Amy looked a little sad, "Oh man, they're my favorite, too."
Sonic picked the cherry up and pulled the stem off and put it up to Amy's red, glossy, lips. Before Amy could take the cherry from his fingers, Sonic tossed the cherry in his mouth.
Amy gave him a shocked face and looked very angry, "Sonic, I was going to eat that."
Sonic nodded, "You want it? Come get it!" Sonic said as he showed her that he didn't swallow it yet. Amy's angry face suddenly turned into a smile as she put her hand on the back side of Sonic's head and moved in. Sonic was not going to make it easy though, he kept his mouth tightly shut. Amy snaked her tongue through his lips and went for the cherry. Sonic was blocking her with his tongue, giving her a hard time. This went on for a few minutes as Amy's laughs were muffled into Sonic's mouth. Amy laughing in his mouth was tickling his lips which, drove him crazy, so he gave up, using his tongue to push the cherry out of his mouth, into hers.
Amy slowly pulled her lips away from Sonic's with a smile, "I win!"
Sonic laughed, "I let you win."
"Trust me Sonic, I could have taken that cherry away from you in a second, but the thing is, I wanted it to last longer," she batted her eyes as she chewed on the cherry.
Sonic was furiously blushing so he tried to take her attention away from his face, "Look, the ice cream is melting! Lets dig in!"
The two finished the ice cream quickly, not saying a word to each other while doing so because it was so delicious. After they were done, Sonic looked into Amy's eyes again as she laughed and wiped away a the ice cream that had gotten on his face.
Sonic thought to himself, 'This would be the perfect time for the last surprise. I wonder what she will think? Well, here goes nothing.'
Sonic spoke to her softly, "Amy, lately I have been thinking about when you move back to your house and every time I do, I get depressed. I can't imagine waking up without the smell of coffee in the air and the sweet sound of your voice in my ear. That is why I wanted to ask you this. Amy, if it is alright with you, I would like for you to move in with me, in my apartment."
Sonic was then completely bombarded with Amy's kisses to his lips. She spoke in between the kisses, "Oh....Sonic...Yes!...Yes!!...YYEESS!!...," she stopped and looked into his eyes, "I would love to move in with you." Amy continued kissing Sonic after agreeing to move in with him.
The kiss seemed to only last a few minutes to Sonic, but it actually turned out to be a half an hour. The two also failed to notice the sound of the door opening as Robert walked into the room, "Well here is your...." Robert stopped in mid-sentence when he realized that he had walked in on a private romantic moment.
Both Sonic and Amy were arm and arm as they looked at him, completely embarrassed, Sonic spoke, "I'm sorry about that."
Robert laughed, "Oh, no need to be sorry, it wasn't your fault, and besides, you wouldn't believe the amount of times I have walked in on people like this."
Both Sonic and Amy laughed as Robert gave Sonic the check. Sonic gave him the money and a large tip to which Robert thanked him for.
"Well you folks have a nice night now," Robert said.
"Thanks, it was nice meeting you," Sonic said.
"Back at you." With that Robert was off to other tables.
When they were alone, Sonic stood up and walked to the other side of the table, extending his arm out, "You ready to go Amy, to OUR home?"
"Yeah, lets go," Amy smiled as she took Sonic's arm.
With that, the two were off to Sonic's apartment, well I guess now it is Sonic and Amy's apartment. The two lovers could be heard laughing and giggling down the streets of Station Square as the bright moon shined lightly down on the two, revealing their cheerful faces. It turned out that Sonic was right, this would be a day that both Sonic and Amy would cherish and remember for the rest of their lives!
TO BE CONTINUED.......
A/N: Well there it is, another chapter. After a long vacation it was nice to come back and start up on this story. I am sorry that it took over a month to finish. Well, let me know what you guys think. Thanks to all of you guys that have been reviewing, it is really nice to hear what you think. Oh and by the way, the next chapter will be the last one in flashback, so you will soon get to see what Sonic was so nervous about in the beginning.
