UPDATED 24/12/08 – certain things have been corrected and/or re-written to what I believe is better
-You guys review my chapters so quickly! You're all so speedy, thanks a lot for all the tips and great reviews! Here's Chapter 7, with the dreaded Kathryn once more. She does have a good heart though ;-)
Chapter 7
Pizza and Kathryn's Theories
Sonic led Kathryn to a small pizza parlour after his encounter with Amy. They settled in a booth, and he ordered a large pepperoni pizza for them to share.
"Sonic, can I ask you something?" Kathryn had a curious look on her face, and she was fidgeting with her hands.
"Yeah, sure."
"Is Amy your ex-girlfriend?"
Sonic widened his eyes, then chuckled. "Amy? Heck no! She's just an old friend of mine."
"Hmm."
"Why are you asking?"
"It just…seemed that way when you two spoke, that's all; I got that vibe."
He was hesitant for a moment, and then he spoke up. "Well…in the past, Amy made her feelings for me very obvious. She chased and followed me around all the time."
Kathryn seemed interested. "I see. That clears things up…but are you sure her feelings are all 'in the past'?"
Sonic put his head on his hand. "Not you too! My pal Knuckles told me the same thing earlier today."
"Why is it so hard to believe?" she demanded.
"Because it's been six years since she was acting like she was in love with me – six years! How can a person keep a crush going after six years?"
The waiter placed a piping-hot pizza in front of the two of them. "Here you are, kids. Enjoy." He returned to the kitchen.
"You can't blame Amy, though, can you? You are one of the only decent guys out there," Kathryn teased Sonic.
"I can't argue with that," he admitted with an impish grin, reaching out to grab a slice of the pizza.
"…But how can we fix this?" she said more seriously. "I…don't want to hurt Amy, and I know you don't want to either…"
Sonic munched on his pizza slice, silent.
Kathryn sighed and took a slice as well. "Maybe we…" She let her sentence trail off.
He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand. "Uh oh. I don't like that tone you're using. You're about to suggest to me something that I'm not going to like."
"Maybe we should put the brakes on our relationship for a while. There – I said it." Kathryn bit into her pizza.
"Put on the brakes? But Kat…" Sonic's face fell visibly. "Hasn't this been a great couple of months?"
"It has, Sonic, it really has," she replied sadly. "But if we continue on like this, knowing Amy's feelings…it would just be selfish. We have to worry about her now."
"I'm tired of worrying about her," Sonic grumbled angrily. "I've been doing that almost my whole life! Always making sure I wasn't hurting her feelings, always making sure she was safe…don't I deserve to take a break?" He squeezed her hand. "Come on, Kat."
She stared into his eyes for a minute, then leaned in and kissed him. Her arms were around his neck, holding him close to her. He reacted quickly by wrapping his hands around her waist. After about ten seconds, Kathryn pulled back, her blue eyes shiny, ending the kiss almost as soon as she had started it. "I'm sorry, Sonic. It's the right thing to do."
Sonic stroked her cheek. "I hate how much of a good person you are," he said to her softly.
Kathryn laughed, though it was a bittersweet sound. "You love that about me, too."
"True."
She pushed him away gently and gathered her coat. "Well…I guess this is goodbye, Sonic the Hedgehog." Kathryn slid out of the booth.
"Only for now," he reminded her. "Only until Amy finds a way to replace me in her heart with someone else."
Kathryn nodded. "When that happens…call me. I'll be waiting."
He smiled weakly at her. "See you, Kat."
She gave him a slight wave, and then proceeded to leave the pizza parlour.
-Aww, how cute. Wasn't Sonic being a great friend? He's helping Amy fall in love and get a boyfriend, and he broke up with Kat … Anyway, please review-
