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Chapter 10

Open Your Eyes

Amy opened her eyes. She looked wildly around at her surroundings. She wasn't in her apartment, she was in Jake's. Amy got off the bed she was lying on and entered the room where Jake's couch was to greet him. Jake wasn't there. "Jake?" Amy called. She glanced at the kitchen but found no note. Could he have left already for work? Amy was about to call out again when the doorknob clicked and Jake entered.

"Hey Ames, you up?"

Amy shrugged. "I guess"

Jake chuckled. "I brought some tea"

"Thanks"

Jake put a bunch of cups on the counter. "I've got Apple Cinnamon, Green, Regular, and Blueberry"

"Apple Cinnamon please"

Jake handed Amy a cup.

She took a sip. "How'd you sneak out so fast?"

Jake pointed to the windows. Sunlight was streaming in. "It's nearly noon"

"Oh"

"You're some heavy sleeper"

"You get up too fast"

"I've always gotten up at 7:30"

"7:30?"

"Yeah"

"My average time is 10:30, but today I got up at 10:00. Guess I wanted to get up early"

"It's too late for that"

"I know"

Jake had a Styrofoam cup in his glove with the word "Regular" scribbled across in black marker. He drank some tea.

Amy did too with her Apple Cinnamon tea.

"You ready?" Jake asked.

"Pardon?"

"Are you ready?"

"Ready for what?"

Jake threw her some tickets to something. "Look"

Amy glanced at the tickets. "… You're taking me to a baseball game!"

"Yeah"

"I haven't gone since I was 8!"

"Well, today's your lucky day"

"It sure is; tea and a baseball game. You think of everything"

"Anything for you"

Amy blushed at his remark. Sonic would never have said that to her.

"When you're finished, let's go"

"Kay'" Amy drank the rest up and hurried to the door. "Ready"

"That quick?" Jake commented, going to the door also.

"Well, I'm going to a baseball game with a great guy. Why shouldn't I hurry?"

Jake smiled. "Okay, let's get going"

Amy followed Jake out the door. It clicked and locked.

-Over to Rouge the Bat-

Rouge leapt into her car and sped off. It was 11:45, nearly 12, and her boss was ticked off. Rouge got a job as a designer; she was in charge of the city's fashion. "Oh for … I'm gonna be late!" She stepped on the gas pedal as hard as her boot could push. Minutes later, a police car began to follow Rouge. "C'mon! I don't have time for this!" she whined as the bat pulled over.

"Miss, may I see your license?" the officer boomed down at her.

Rouge covered her ears as he spoke; to her sensitive ears it was the same as yelling.

Rouge nodded once he was over and looked through her diamond studded purse. It wasn't there. "Er … I don't have it"

"Then you'll have to come with me …"

"Give me a minute!"

The officer started tapping his foot haughtily. "I won't give you another!"

Rouge sighed. "I have it here somewhere …" A bright white card poked out from under two lipsticks and a ruby ring. Rouge pulled it out and handed it to the man. It had eye shadow smears all over.

The police officer sighed. "Okay, okay. You can go" He gave her back her license.

"Thanks"

Rouge sped off again. "I'm sooo late now! Mrs. Monroe is gonna have steam out her ears!" She stopped at a red light and her cell phone rang. Rouge picked it up. "Hello? Who's this and what can I do for you?"

"Rouge?"

"Who is this?"

"Amy"

"Amy! I haven't seen you in months! How's life treating you?"

"Great! Y'know when you told me to call you when I've found the perfect guy?"

"Has Sonic finally taken you on a date?"

"No, I met someone new"

"Sweet, who is he?"

"Jake"

"As in "Jake the Hedgehog"?"

"Do you know him?"

"I'm a huge fan of his column! And his newest one about last night's game, brilliant work"

"I helped him with that one"

"You did?"

"Yep"

"You're getting far in the world, so are you two an item yet?"

"Huh?"

"Are you a couple?"

Rouge heard a pause and she knew that her pink hedgehog friend was blushing. "Uh …"

Rouge laughed. "You are"

"We have gone out many times …"

"You've got a boyfriend! I'm happy for you"

"Thanks … so, what about you and Knuckles lately?"

Rouge shrugged. "That echidna is hardly ever around"

"So, you haven't been dating?"

"We have. Knuckles has always freaked out on them though"

"Hehehe, did he stammer?"

"Big time. He didn't have anything to say on every date and when he started to speak, and I was listening, he just said the first letter of the word he wanted to say and kept repeating it; stammer city"

Rouge could hear Amy chuckle. "He's just shy; give it some time"

"You're a great person to talk to"

"Thanks"

Rouge heard a large group of people cheer and scream over the phone. "Are you at a baseball game?"

"Yeah, and our team just got three home runs!"

"The whole world is having fun …"

"… Is it your job that's bothering you?"

"…"

"It is, isn't it?"

"You guessed"

"What's wrong with it?"

"For starters, I'm late, and …" Rouge was cut off as Amy interrupted.

"I'm making you late, aren't I?"

"No, I …"

"I … I'm slowing you down …"

"Amy, listen. I'm talking to you because I don't care if I'm late and I want to talk to you"

"Really?"

"Yep"

"So, what else bothers you?"

"My boss, Mrs. Monroe, is a total witch. She hates everything I create. The only thing that she likes about me is my outfits that I wear to work. She makes them into fashion statements and takes the credit"

"Is that why I kept mistaking almost all of the girls I saw for you?"

"Are her clothes really that popular?"

"Like a canoe at a Wilderness Camp"

"…"

"Is that it?"

"Yeah … and her husband"

"How's he?"

"He's fine but I think he should have justice about his wife"

"Why?"

"When they get into fights, it's usually him who ends up in the dog-house"

"Mrs. Monroe always wins, eh?"

Rouge gave a tired sigh. "Yeah, and when I try to talk some sense into him, like telling him to stand up, he just waves me away like some fly. I gotta tell you Amy, both of em' are snooty"

"Most rich people are like that"

"You aren't"

"Maybe I'm an exception"

Rouge was so busy talking to Amy that she didn't notice the light that was on twenty minutes ago. Now the light was red again. The car behind Rouge beeped at her when the light changed again. Rouge turned around to face the driver. "Be patient! I'll go in a minute!" Rouge returned to her conversation with Amy.

"Who was that?" Amy asked.

"Some guy who can't wait"

"Oh well …"

"Okay, anyway, great to hear from you"

"You too"

"See ya"

"Bye"

The phone hung up and Rouge looked back up at the light, which, now, was red again. "Perfect timing" Rouge looked at her sapphire studded watch to see the time 12:45. "Heh" Rouge took her glove and ran it through her fur. "Who cares about time? I talked to a friend, that's way more important!" The light changed and Rouge sped off.

-Yay! Done! Hope y'all liked it! ;-)