- 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 8: No Matter How Dark
Sonic made his way to the top of the stairway on the temple ruin. He chilled out there, enjoying a quiet moment to himself. Meanwhile, back at the workshop, Tails was bringing in some more parts to work with. The lackluster metal, unpolished and grey, was scattered all around. Tails was tightening a nut when the phone rang. His hand slipped from the startle, causing him to get a small scratch on his hand. Tails dropped the wrench and got up, shaking his hand from the quick pain. The phone kept ringing. Tails finally got inside and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Tails. It's Amy." She sounded like her usual bright self.
"Oh, hi, Amy. Sorry, I didn't know where you were so I couldn't let you know what happened."
"It's okay, one of the guys at the hospital told me."
"Good. Well, everything's fine over here."
"Is Sonic around? I really need to see him."
"Sorry, he just left. He might be back soon."
"I'm coming over. Don't tell Sonic, alright?"
"Sure."
"Thanks. Tails. Bye."
"Bye, Amy."
About twenty and some odd minutes later, Amy arrived at the Mystic Ruins by train. As she got off the train, she stopped and gazed the scenery. The place was greener than ever.
Amy hurried over to the workshop, finding Tails tinkering with another contraption as usual. Once she got there, Tails pointed Amy over to the forest just through the rock tunnel.
Sonic was still at the temple ruins. He wasn't one to dwell on the past, and this was no exception. The incident of the day before was already out of his mind.
Amy hurried over to the tunnel. The lights inside had been broken for months now, but the light from outside was still visible. While going through the tunnel, Amy started thinking about what to say. She didn't want Sonic running this time. Outside, Amy saw the whole forest from the tunnel exit. The ruins were covered with a bit more moss this year. She looked around for any sign of Sonic. Amy couldn't see him anywhere, so she figured 'just start walking'. She climbed down the ladder hastily. She walked through the forest, trying very hard not to get lost. The sun was dimly shining through the canopy, little spots of light hitting the ground. Amy came up to one of the ruin walls. As she got to one of the entrances, Sonic became easy to see. Amy took a deep breath, trying to calm herself before trying anything.
Amy moved over to the stairway. As she stepped up, Sonic heard her footsteps. He opened his eyes to see that Amy was halfway up by now.
"Hi, Ames." Sonic said in a casual tone. Amy hurried her pace.
"Sonic," She was at the top with Sonic at last. "I'm glad to see you're okay." She tried to keep it together, but another side of her just wanted to break down in Sonic's arms.
"No worries, Ames." At this point, Sonic was trying to keep as far away from the subject as possible. He didn't want to talk about what had been going through his head that day. "So, you staying over for lunch or did you just come to tackle me again?" Amy tried to laugh, but she couldn't get past a forced smile.
"Sonic, there's...uh...something I...have to ask you." Amy was nervous now, wondering how Sonic could act so relaxed after what they went through.
"You alright?" Sonic was nervous himself, hoping Amy wouldn't ask anything he wasn't ready to answer.
"What was going on while I was out that landed you in the hospital?" A brief pause. "When I came to, the doctors told me I was fine but that you were beat up pretty badly."
"Uh..."Sonic was desperate at this point. "Whoops, I just remembered. I gotta go get something at the city. I'll see ya later." And Sonic sped off, the wind blowing behind him. Amy sat on the steps in turmoil.
"Why does he keep doing this?"
Sonic was already halfway to Station Square now.
The day before:
Amy followed him onto the carrier. She wanted to help: show she could fight, who knows what. Whatever her reason, she was there. Eggman was quick to use knockout gas and take her hostage. Amy lay unconscious with several weapons aimed at her. Sonic could only think of her the moment he saw that. 'She's too young, I can't fail her, not now' Sonic just couldn't think straight then. He just ran as fast as he could to save her once the weapons fired. He pulled Amy out without so much as a scratch on her, but he took a few hits. The next thing he knew, a robot moving much faster than should be possible started pounding him. Tails and Knuckles did something, but everything went black. Even when he was out, he thought only of getting Amy to safety.
Sonic found refuge at a local hot dog stand. A good dog with extra chili always took his mind off things. Sonic had been confronted with an emotional side to himself he didn't like. He had lost control of himself. He figured it would be best just to take a break before going after Eggman again.
Amy had returned to the workshop, wearing a false smile. Tails knew Sonic had run off again.
"Hey, Amy, you wanna join me in a chocolate shake?"
"Thanks. I will." The two went inside.
Inside, Tails and Amy had a chocolate shake fresh out of the blender. Halfway through, Amy worked up the heartache to tell Tails what was on her mind.
"Tails"
"Yeah" Tails knew what this was about. He could see it in her downcast eyes.
"You know Sonic better than anyone. Do you think him and me will...ever get close?" Amy only looked to her glass. It was half empty.
"I'll say this. In the time I've known Sonic, I noticed that he doesn't really share what's inside him to anyone else, even me. If there's something going on with him, he'll do his best not to let you know."
"Does this mean we can never be...you know, more than just friends?" Amy lifted her eyes to the fox, wise beyond his years.
"I'm not sure what it'll take to get Sonic to come clean, but I do know that he acts differently whenever I mention you. He has something for you, and he's the only one not sure of what it is." Amy looked of disbelief. "Just keep waiting for the right time. When he's ready, you'll know."
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 8: No Matter How Dark
Sonic made his way to the top of the stairway on the temple ruin. He chilled out there, enjoying a quiet moment to himself. Meanwhile, back at the workshop, Tails was bringing in some more parts to work with. The lackluster metal, unpolished and grey, was scattered all around. Tails was tightening a nut when the phone rang. His hand slipped from the startle, causing him to get a small scratch on his hand. Tails dropped the wrench and got up, shaking his hand from the quick pain. The phone kept ringing. Tails finally got inside and picked it up.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Tails. It's Amy." She sounded like her usual bright self.
"Oh, hi, Amy. Sorry, I didn't know where you were so I couldn't let you know what happened."
"It's okay, one of the guys at the hospital told me."
"Good. Well, everything's fine over here."
"Is Sonic around? I really need to see him."
"Sorry, he just left. He might be back soon."
"I'm coming over. Don't tell Sonic, alright?"
"Sure."
"Thanks. Tails. Bye."
"Bye, Amy."
About twenty and some odd minutes later, Amy arrived at the Mystic Ruins by train. As she got off the train, she stopped and gazed the scenery. The place was greener than ever.
Amy hurried over to the workshop, finding Tails tinkering with another contraption as usual. Once she got there, Tails pointed Amy over to the forest just through the rock tunnel.
Sonic was still at the temple ruins. He wasn't one to dwell on the past, and this was no exception. The incident of the day before was already out of his mind.
Amy hurried over to the tunnel. The lights inside had been broken for months now, but the light from outside was still visible. While going through the tunnel, Amy started thinking about what to say. She didn't want Sonic running this time. Outside, Amy saw the whole forest from the tunnel exit. The ruins were covered with a bit more moss this year. She looked around for any sign of Sonic. Amy couldn't see him anywhere, so she figured 'just start walking'. She climbed down the ladder hastily. She walked through the forest, trying very hard not to get lost. The sun was dimly shining through the canopy, little spots of light hitting the ground. Amy came up to one of the ruin walls. As she got to one of the entrances, Sonic became easy to see. Amy took a deep breath, trying to calm herself before trying anything.
Amy moved over to the stairway. As she stepped up, Sonic heard her footsteps. He opened his eyes to see that Amy was halfway up by now.
"Hi, Ames." Sonic said in a casual tone. Amy hurried her pace.
"Sonic," She was at the top with Sonic at last. "I'm glad to see you're okay." She tried to keep it together, but another side of her just wanted to break down in Sonic's arms.
"No worries, Ames." At this point, Sonic was trying to keep as far away from the subject as possible. He didn't want to talk about what had been going through his head that day. "So, you staying over for lunch or did you just come to tackle me again?" Amy tried to laugh, but she couldn't get past a forced smile.
"Sonic, there's...uh...something I...have to ask you." Amy was nervous now, wondering how Sonic could act so relaxed after what they went through.
"You alright?" Sonic was nervous himself, hoping Amy wouldn't ask anything he wasn't ready to answer.
"What was going on while I was out that landed you in the hospital?" A brief pause. "When I came to, the doctors told me I was fine but that you were beat up pretty badly."
"Uh..."Sonic was desperate at this point. "Whoops, I just remembered. I gotta go get something at the city. I'll see ya later." And Sonic sped off, the wind blowing behind him. Amy sat on the steps in turmoil.
"Why does he keep doing this?"
Sonic was already halfway to Station Square now.
The day before:
Amy followed him onto the carrier. She wanted to help: show she could fight, who knows what. Whatever her reason, she was there. Eggman was quick to use knockout gas and take her hostage. Amy lay unconscious with several weapons aimed at her. Sonic could only think of her the moment he saw that. 'She's too young, I can't fail her, not now' Sonic just couldn't think straight then. He just ran as fast as he could to save her once the weapons fired. He pulled Amy out without so much as a scratch on her, but he took a few hits. The next thing he knew, a robot moving much faster than should be possible started pounding him. Tails and Knuckles did something, but everything went black. Even when he was out, he thought only of getting Amy to safety.
Sonic found refuge at a local hot dog stand. A good dog with extra chili always took his mind off things. Sonic had been confronted with an emotional side to himself he didn't like. He had lost control of himself. He figured it would be best just to take a break before going after Eggman again.
Amy had returned to the workshop, wearing a false smile. Tails knew Sonic had run off again.
"Hey, Amy, you wanna join me in a chocolate shake?"
"Thanks. I will." The two went inside.
Inside, Tails and Amy had a chocolate shake fresh out of the blender. Halfway through, Amy worked up the heartache to tell Tails what was on her mind.
"Tails"
"Yeah" Tails knew what this was about. He could see it in her downcast eyes.
"You know Sonic better than anyone. Do you think him and me will...ever get close?" Amy only looked to her glass. It was half empty.
"I'll say this. In the time I've known Sonic, I noticed that he doesn't really share what's inside him to anyone else, even me. If there's something going on with him, he'll do his best not to let you know."
"Does this mean we can never be...you know, more than just friends?" Amy lifted her eyes to the fox, wise beyond his years.
"I'm not sure what it'll take to get Sonic to come clean, but I do know that he acts differently whenever I mention you. He has something for you, and he's the only one not sure of what it is." Amy looked of disbelief. "Just keep waiting for the right time. When he's ready, you'll know."