Dreamwatcher

Chapter 12:

Date of an Odd Couple

"Odd couples….

They always are different.

Yet they are the same.

They may be more similar then one thinks…

That is why, they always get together…

And might live a life of love and purity…"

*Remington's POV*

So far, it's been over a month and Amy and I have been together, much to my surprise. Amy was very patient with me. She always led the kisses while I merely accepted them. She usually takes us to wherever on our dates and I never really cared. I was merely just a tag along. When she went shopping for clothes, I helped her carry the bags because she asked. When she talked about life, I listened. She never seem to complain that I did nothing but act platonic. But there would be a time when she would.

"Remington…" She asked one time.

We were at a café, eating sundaes. Amy almost finished her, mines…left untouched. I thought she would asks me about my sundae and why I didn't even bother eating. It was almost melted. Typical since it's the middle of July.

"How come you never kiss me?" She asked. I stopped and dropped my spoon which I didn't even used. I stood silent.

"Well?" She awaited.

I still kept my stern face and sighed, pushing my melted sundae aside.

"Why do you care?" I asked, " You kiss me, I take it, end of story."

"….But…I would like it if you kissed me for a change." She looked away in sheer disappointment.

"Hey, if you don't like our relationship, then break up." I sighed.

"No, I won't." She made a faint smile, "I know you love me."

I admire the fact that she can put up with me. I'm not the easiest person to get along with.

"So…where should we go now?" She asked. I gave out my usual shrugs. Amy sighed, disappointed that didn't even budge to make a decision on where to go.

"…Maybe to the movies?" She asked, "The mall?"

"Whatever floats your boat." I sighed again. Amy also sighed and got up. She was about to pay for the sundaes, but quickly whipped out some money. She looked at me.

"The men always pay." I said, "Gotta keep some part of this date thing tradition." I left my seat and waited on the edge of the sidewalk.

"Let's go to your place." She asked, "I'd like to meet your family again."

"You mean the nuthouse?" I asked. She giggled.

"Yea, the nuthouse." She smiled, "It's been a while since I've been there and the last time I was there, we didn't really get a proper introduction."

"Fine, but be prepare." I sighed.

"I will." She took my arm with her own and we were on our way.

Necronopolis…the city that is my home. I wasn't born here though. I was born near my castle walls during a battle in the Twilight Zone, a dimension my kind was banish to by Knuckles' ancestors. Right now, the two of us are working on some sort of truce or deal. I was born quite differently…my mother was not an echidna, but a wolf. She came from a primitive tribe as was most of the case in the Twilight Zone. We were the only one with any technological advancement, so we were a threat to the people of the Twilight Zone. It didn't really matter to my father who fell in love with a tribe member, the daughter of the chief herself. It didn't surprise me when she was pregnant with me. It didn't surprise me that her own father and tribe were trying to kill her for betrayal. She died, struck by a poisonous arrow, during the time of my birth. I had to be cut open and even then, I was premature, destined to die. My aunt couldn't have been happier. She always hated my guts, always thinking of ways to rid of me. Of course, I'm alive still. She misunderstands me too much. I survived my premature birth. I didn't know if it was my father's singing that did it or because of my pure white magic that I did, but somehow, I survived and I'm healthier then ever.

I lived in Necronopolis until I was 7 years old. There, I grew up with my nut bag of a family. My father, I loved. He always took care me, never yelled at me (ironic since he yells at everything and everyone else), and he always made sure that he saw me everyday, whether he's home with me or on a mission. My grandfather Dimitri, several times removed, is also a great family member that I'm proud to have. He had many sources of wisdom and knowledge. Back then, he was known and feared as the Great Enerjak. Here, his magic powers were undefeatable, his knowledge unmatched…that is…until I entered the scene. My knowledge was great for one of my own age. I was still barely a newborn when I spelt my entire name (and it's a pretty damn long one), I was 1 when I walked and talked perfectly. I taught myself to read when I was 2 and soon engulf myself in various picture books. I upgraded to chapter books when I was 3. I also learned to do math, science, technology, etc. Grandfather Dimitri trained me the most as he saw my potential. I had the smarts he possessed and most importantly, I had the magic he had. No one in my amily except Grandfather Dimitri had magic powers so it was only naturally that when I was given the gift of magic, he would train me hard to be who I would be: a child prodigy. I would make my family proud when I become the new emperor of the Dark Legion. I already had many people under my thumb when I was a child. I was 7 when my bright future turned upside down during that war between my people and Knux's when the gateway to his dimension opened. 10 years were spent with me being an unknown past. My knowledge and cleverness stayed, but my magic skills…sigh…had I have been still living in Necronopolis, God only knows how powerful my magic would have been.

Amy's case wasn't that different then mines. From what I heard, she was conceived through a different species as well. Her father was a human, Dr. Eggman himself. Their love was also forbidden, but unlike me, their love survived and still do. They had Rob first, then Amy was born. She was a newborn when she was to be engaged to Knuckles who was 4 at the time. She would marry when she was 16...but now…the whole marriage would be in jeopardy. I'm with her, not Knuckles. I'm not so sure how Knuckles is handling the two of us together. We barely go down to Station Square where he currently resides. I saw him when we were together. He seemed sad, so I can only assume he's upset by all this. I decided to wait and see what he'll do.

We were at the Necropolis in but a mere two hours by plane. It we would have walked, it would take a week. Riding a pasha ( a horse like creature) would take 3 to 4 days. Amy stared in awe at the city. Her home in the Miracle Planet was different from mines. Her world was more medieval, one that looked like good old England back in the old days. Mines were a technology mayhem, complete with flying vehicle, zoot tubes, etc. Most of my people were decked out in some sort of technology wear. It's rare when one of my people don't at least have something robotic grafted to them, such as me, who has no robotic parts….unless there's a chip somewhere I don't know about.

The Twilight Palace was as crazy as ever. Rykor stilled acted like the idiot he is, Snytar had his latest girl he would play, my father was busy yelling and ready to execute someone, etc. I sighed, used to all this. Amy wasn't.

"Wow…sure is nice to see your family again." She looked in such a nervous manner that I felt somewhat guilty taking her here.

"Ummm…does your family know we're together?" Amy asked.

"No." I answered, stern face on, arms crossed.

"Wha-why not!?" She gasped, "Their your family, you have to tell them!"

"They'll figure it out." I said, "There're not all stupid."

"Where the hell have you been?!" came the shout of my aunt Lien-Da.

"Why do you give a damn?" I shouted.

"Don't talk to me in that manner you pathetic gothic punk!" She pointed.

"Whatever." I sighed, "Come on, I'll take you to my room, it'll be quiet there."

I dragged her and she hesitantly followed.

"Hey, you scored a girl, way to go!" Syntar shouted during the middle of his make out session with his girl.

"Shut up!" I groaned.

My room was much quieter and I lied on the bed, groaning.

"You okay?" Amy asked, touching my shoulder.

"I'm fine." I groaned, "Just have a headache."

"Oh you need some medicine?" I asked, "Pills,maybe?"

"We don't eat pills." I mumbled under my pillow, "As technological advance as my family is, we still have old traditions due to my Asian culture, so we don't eat pills."

"None?" She gasped.

"No, just herbs and stuff." I groaned.

"Oh, then I'll get you some." She stood up.

"Sit down." I ordered, "You don't have to." I stood up and sat on the edge of my bed. We wer eboth silent for a while. Then she spoke.

"I like your room." She smiled, "It's so…dark."

I shrugged.

"…What do you wanna do?" She asked. I shrugged again.

"Umm…" She looked around the room and spotted my TV.

"Wow, such a big TV set!" She gasped, "It has stereo systems, DVDs, and everything!" I sighed. She also noticed my game systems.

"Wow, you have a gamecast!" She gasped.

"Gamecast, what the hell is a game cast?" I gasped. She pointed to the game system I have.

"That's a gamecube, kid." I sighed, "The Dreamcast is over there." I pointed.

"Oh…can we play a game?" She asked. I sighed. I felt sorry for her. The fact that she doesn't know the name of the video game systems made me think of how bad she would be in video games, but I decided to le her play anyways.

"Go ahead." I said.

"Come on, play with me!" She took my arms and forced me out of my bed. We sat in beanbag chairs and played Super Smash Bros. Melee. The first few times, Amy had trouble controlling the characters. She played most of the females such as Peach or Zelda. I wasn't one of those boys who let their girls win for niceness, so manage to beat her ass many times. But after a while, she got the hang of it an almost beat my butt.

"Hmmm, pretty good." I grinned, "First time I had a challenge in any multiplayer games I played."

"Oh, thanks!" She smiled, "I gotta get me one of these Gamecubes!"

"Yea, sure." I mumbled.

"So, is there more then just a Gamecube and Dreamcast?" She asked.

"Yea, the PS2, Game Boy Advance, they came out with the GBA SP, X-Box, among the older ones as well." I named a few.

"Do you have them all?" She asked.
"Yea." I nodded.

Needless to say, she played some more and mastered a lot of the games that not even Sonic could. Who's have thunk Amy would be such an excellent video game player. Of course, I don't tend to judge just by people's looks alone. After a long time with my game systems, evening came. I took her home to Station Square.

"I had a good time." She smiled, "Thank you, Remington."

"Yea, sure." I smiled a bit, "You were an excellent gamer, better then Sonic."

"Oh, thanks." She smiled, eyes closed. She was certainly happy.

"I'll see ya sometime." I waved.
"Bye." She said quietly. She had a slightly depressed voice, like I was leaving forever. Hell, I had to make her feel better. I came to Amy and smiled a bit more. I came closer to her and gave her a kiss. It must've have lasted for a while…but now I know…that it wasn't all that bad t start a kiss. When we were done, Amy was overjoyed that we ended up kissing again. I told her to cut if out and she went inside. I sighed. I walked down the front porch and as I was about to leave, I saw Knuckles, staring back at me. I had my stern face back on and it seemed Knuckles did as well. We both gave out a stare that lasted for quite a while. Knuckles clutched the grocery bags he had and left, not looking back. This would be tougher then I thought, but for now, I shrugged it off and left…

To Be Continued…