- The True Meaning of Love -/
By Unit 03
Ages: Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading.
Chapter 6: Confessions
Amy got off the couch with the aroma of fresh coffee in the air. Rouge was in the kitchen wearing a comfy robe. Amy stretched her arms and gave a morning yawn. She dragged herself over to the kitchen where Rouge was having a breakfast and reading the paper.
"Well, good morning sleepy. Get enough rest?" Rouge promptly returned to her reading, mainly the funnies.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Amy sat down in a chair, slowly regaining her youthful energy. It was here that Rouge almost did a double take. She just noticed that Amy spent the whole night in that uniform.
"Oh my, we need to get you a change of clothes." Amy looked down at her attire. She had gotten rather comfortable in the uniform over the night. "Come on. I'm sure we can find you something." Rouge set down her coffee mug and paper. Amy was a little startled as Rouge grabbed her hand and almost threw her into her bedroom.
Amy sat on the neatly made bed as Rouge went into her walk in close. The bedspreads were a wavy mix of shades of violet and lavender. Rouge walked out with a pair of blue jeans, a green t-shirt, and black sneakers, all in a neat stack. She set the clothes down on the bed next to Amy.
"You can wear these as long as you need to. Now get up and let me help you out of that suit." Amy stood, turning her back to Rouge.
"Thanks Rouge, for everything." said Amy in a small voice as Rouge undid the zipper. Rouge took notice of the hint of sadness in her voice. Amy began slipping out of the black suit.
"Amy, is something wrong?" Amy bit lip a little, as she pulled out her arms from the suit; she didn't speak. "I can tell something's the matter. You can tell me." Amy took her right leg out.
"I don't know if you'd understand." Amy said softly, taking her left leg out and setting the suit of the bed. Rouge put her hand on Amy's shoulder.
"Whatever it is, I'm here." Amy turned around, looking into Rouge's teal eyes for a moment. At that point Amy wrapped her arms around her, resting her head on Rouge's shoulder. Rouge returned the hug, knowing she had Amy's trust.
"Promise me this'll stay between us." Amy was still holding onto Rouge, as if giving her little choice but to agree.
"You have my word." Amy let go; a fleeting smile crossed her face. "Come on, let's sit." Rouge led Amy the other end of the bed. Amy still hadn't gotten dressed, but it didn't seam to bother her. "So tell me, what's troubling you?" Rouge said as they sat on the bed.
"It's like I'm being torn apart." Rouge held onto Amy's hand.
"What's tearing you apart?"
"What I feel for Sonic."
"You're having your doubts again?" Amy let out a heavy sigh.
"It's not really that. It's something else."
"Tell me about it." Rouge held onto Amy's hand a little tighter.
"Well, every time I'm with him, or whenever I think about him, my heart feels like it lights up. It's almost like I'm drifting through the clouds. In my heart I don't want to be with anyone else but him."
"But..." Rouge knew she would say it.
"But lately, whenever I stop to think about it, Sonic is always out saving the world, getting worldwide recognition. Does he even have time to think about me? He enjoys what he does so much; could he ever give that up to be with me? He thinks of me as a friend because he won't take me for anything more. All that fame, all that excitement, the adventure... that's his true love." Amy stopped her eyes began to water. There was a good deal of silence after that, whether it was because Rouge didn't know what to say or because nothing was the best thing to say.
"Maybe this is just a possibility. What if Sonic just isn't ready?"
"Even if that were it, he'd never be ready. He's always running off, heading on some adventure or traveling the world. How can I expect him to settle down for me? I can't keep up with him. It just doesn't seem possible."
"But what about the way he protects you? From what I heard, he got sent to a hospital because you were..." Rouge stopped mid-sentence. She got a little nervous, knowing that she said something wrong.
"It was because of me, I know. He would do the same for any of us. We're his closest friends. I know Sonic forgives me, but I still got him hurt."
"It wasn't your fault..."
"Yes it is!" Amy broke into Rouge's sentence abruptly. "And it was my own love for him that got him into that situation."
"What do you mean?" Rouge was confused, Amy's hand gradually slipping out of hers.
"I went out there because I wanted to test myself, to see if I could help fight Eggman and win Sonic's affection. I did it out of the love in my heart. It was stupid." Amy started sniffling. Rouge pulled over a box of tissues from her night table.
"Amy, you are strong. We all know it. It just wasn't the right time. Just don't think that's what it takes to win over Sonic. He knows you're tough. In fact, I bet he'd be more scared to fight you than Eggman." Amy cracked a smile, but it passed.
"It's just that, I don't think Sonic could be ever stop and be with me." Rouge put her arm around Amy. Amy leaned on Rouge.
"Don't worry. It'll all fall into place, just not now. Give it a bit more time." The girls stayed there a while longer. If anything at all, Amy was happy that she at least had someone she could confide in.
By Unit 03
Ages: Sonic: -18 Amy: -15 Knuckles: -19 Tails: -13 Rouge: -20
Special Thanks to my good friend Miguel for doing the beta reading.
Chapter 6: Confessions
Amy got off the couch with the aroma of fresh coffee in the air. Rouge was in the kitchen wearing a comfy robe. Amy stretched her arms and gave a morning yawn. She dragged herself over to the kitchen where Rouge was having a breakfast and reading the paper.
"Well, good morning sleepy. Get enough rest?" Rouge promptly returned to her reading, mainly the funnies.
"Yeah, I'm okay." Amy sat down in a chair, slowly regaining her youthful energy. It was here that Rouge almost did a double take. She just noticed that Amy spent the whole night in that uniform.
"Oh my, we need to get you a change of clothes." Amy looked down at her attire. She had gotten rather comfortable in the uniform over the night. "Come on. I'm sure we can find you something." Rouge set down her coffee mug and paper. Amy was a little startled as Rouge grabbed her hand and almost threw her into her bedroom.
Amy sat on the neatly made bed as Rouge went into her walk in close. The bedspreads were a wavy mix of shades of violet and lavender. Rouge walked out with a pair of blue jeans, a green t-shirt, and black sneakers, all in a neat stack. She set the clothes down on the bed next to Amy.
"You can wear these as long as you need to. Now get up and let me help you out of that suit." Amy stood, turning her back to Rouge.
"Thanks Rouge, for everything." said Amy in a small voice as Rouge undid the zipper. Rouge took notice of the hint of sadness in her voice. Amy began slipping out of the black suit.
"Amy, is something wrong?" Amy bit lip a little, as she pulled out her arms from the suit; she didn't speak. "I can tell something's the matter. You can tell me." Amy took her right leg out.
"I don't know if you'd understand." Amy said softly, taking her left leg out and setting the suit of the bed. Rouge put her hand on Amy's shoulder.
"Whatever it is, I'm here." Amy turned around, looking into Rouge's teal eyes for a moment. At that point Amy wrapped her arms around her, resting her head on Rouge's shoulder. Rouge returned the hug, knowing she had Amy's trust.
"Promise me this'll stay between us." Amy was still holding onto Rouge, as if giving her little choice but to agree.
"You have my word." Amy let go; a fleeting smile crossed her face. "Come on, let's sit." Rouge led Amy the other end of the bed. Amy still hadn't gotten dressed, but it didn't seam to bother her. "So tell me, what's troubling you?" Rouge said as they sat on the bed.
"It's like I'm being torn apart." Rouge held onto Amy's hand.
"What's tearing you apart?"
"What I feel for Sonic."
"You're having your doubts again?" Amy let out a heavy sigh.
"It's not really that. It's something else."
"Tell me about it." Rouge held onto Amy's hand a little tighter.
"Well, every time I'm with him, or whenever I think about him, my heart feels like it lights up. It's almost like I'm drifting through the clouds. In my heart I don't want to be with anyone else but him."
"But..." Rouge knew she would say it.
"But lately, whenever I stop to think about it, Sonic is always out saving the world, getting worldwide recognition. Does he even have time to think about me? He enjoys what he does so much; could he ever give that up to be with me? He thinks of me as a friend because he won't take me for anything more. All that fame, all that excitement, the adventure... that's his true love." Amy stopped her eyes began to water. There was a good deal of silence after that, whether it was because Rouge didn't know what to say or because nothing was the best thing to say.
"Maybe this is just a possibility. What if Sonic just isn't ready?"
"Even if that were it, he'd never be ready. He's always running off, heading on some adventure or traveling the world. How can I expect him to settle down for me? I can't keep up with him. It just doesn't seem possible."
"But what about the way he protects you? From what I heard, he got sent to a hospital because you were..." Rouge stopped mid-sentence. She got a little nervous, knowing that she said something wrong.
"It was because of me, I know. He would do the same for any of us. We're his closest friends. I know Sonic forgives me, but I still got him hurt."
"It wasn't your fault..."
"Yes it is!" Amy broke into Rouge's sentence abruptly. "And it was my own love for him that got him into that situation."
"What do you mean?" Rouge was confused, Amy's hand gradually slipping out of hers.
"I went out there because I wanted to test myself, to see if I could help fight Eggman and win Sonic's affection. I did it out of the love in my heart. It was stupid." Amy started sniffling. Rouge pulled over a box of tissues from her night table.
"Amy, you are strong. We all know it. It just wasn't the right time. Just don't think that's what it takes to win over Sonic. He knows you're tough. In fact, I bet he'd be more scared to fight you than Eggman." Amy cracked a smile, but it passed.
"It's just that, I don't think Sonic could be ever stop and be with me." Rouge put her arm around Amy. Amy leaned on Rouge.
"Don't worry. It'll all fall into place, just not now. Give it a bit more time." The girls stayed there a while longer. If anything at all, Amy was happy that she at least had someone she could confide in.