-Yay! ... Sorry for not updating soon enough. I was on a vacation with my family. Ok, here's chapter 11!-
Chapter 11
A Dangerous Run-in
It was 4:00 in the afternoon. After the baseball game, Jake took Amy to the locksmith's.
"Well …" the shopkeeper grinned when he saw Amy enter his store. "Miss Rose, you won the lottery haven't you?"
"Yes I did"
"Congrats"
"Thanks, listen, I need my replacement key"
"Sure" The locksmith opened a cupboard and pulled out six keys. He laid them on the counter near the cash register. "Here you are. Just have to find the right one"
Amy nodded and looked the keys. One was bright pink with a flower. "That's mine" Amy pointed to the pink key.
"Okay, take it"
Amy put the key in her pocket. "Thanks a lot"
"No problem"
Amy left the store to see Jake waiting. "Got it?"
"Yep"
The two hedgehogs walked to Amy's apartment. Amy unlocked the door. "Thanks for taking me to the game … … and walking me to the locksmith's"
Jake smiled. "I'd follow you anywhere"
Amy blushed and went inside her apartment.
"Wait!"
Amy turned around. "Yes?"
"Do you want to go for an ice cream?" Jake asked.
Amy smiled and nodded. "Okay" She locked up her apartment and followed Jake out to the street.
-Over to Sonic-
Sonic walked along the sidewalk humming to himself. "I'm just … glad today!" Sonic had forgotten about everything that was a problem and was just strolling about Station Square. "I've got nothing to do … I know! I'll go for an ice cream!" Sonic raced to the ice cream parlor (some money in his pocket finally) and dashed through the door. He sat on a stool. "One ice cream" he ordered.
"What flavor?" the owner asked.
"Chocolate"
"Fine, buddy. You're lucky getting the last scoop on chocolate" The man scooped up the last bit of chocolate and put in on a cone. "Here"
"Thanks" Sonic took it and ate some. He wandered to a booth in the back and sat down.
-Over to Amy-
Jake and Amy strolled along the side walk, right up to the ice cream parlor. They went in. "What do you want?" Jake asked Amy.
"Vanilla"
Jake nodded and turned to the man in charge. "One vanilla … and one chocolate" he ordered.
"Sorry pal. Someone came in before and ordered the last cone"
Jake shrugged. "Okay, one vanilla and one mint then"
The man turned around to scoop the ice cream. "Some blue hedgehog …"
Amy's ears perked up. "Pardon?"
"Some speedy, blue hedgehog took the last scoop"
"Where's he now?"
"The booth in the back"
Amy turned around to see Sonic. "Ack!"
"Something wrong, Ames?" Jake asked, showing concern.
"Uh …"
"Here's your orders" The man had two cones in his hands. "Take em' or leave em'"
Jake took the ice creams in his hands and handed Amy her vanilla. "Here's vanilla"
Amy took it with a shaking hand. Her eyes watched Sonic's every move, from licking the ice cream to crunching the cone. "I …"
"Amy?"
"I …"
Jake shrugged. "I hope you're okay" He led her to a booth and sat down.
Amy just stared at Sonic, not budging from the spot where Jake let go. Jake put his hands on her shoulders and slowly pushed her down on a seat, forcing her to sit.
Amy blinked her eyes and shook her head. "Sorry … did you say something?" she asked, coming to.
Jake didn't answer. "You blanked out for a while"
"I did?"
"Extremely spaced out"
"I … was?"
"Was something else occupying your time?"
"…" Amy had turned her eyes to stare at Sonic again.
"Amy!"
"Wha? ..." Amy came to, again.
"You've got something on your mind; you went blank again"
"Sorry"
"What's occupying your time?"
"… Something"
"What?"
"…" Amy didn't answer.
-Over to Sonic-
Sonic licked the last bit of ice cream and began to finish up the cone. He had heard two costumers come in and buy a cone, but didn't turn around to look at their faces. Soon, a flash of pink caught his eye.
She was looking at him, staring at him, with bright happy green eyes. He had seen her before, couldn't remember though. Sonic had too much on his mind. Before he could think, he heard a cry. A ferm cry, from a guy, calling a girl he knew. One of his best friends, Amy.
-Over to Amy-
Amy's attention was turned on Sonic. His eyes soon turned on her too. Slowly he got up, making Amy sweat. Sonic walked over to her booth. Amy got nervous.
"Hey Ames"
"… Uh"
"Who's this guy?"
"Uh …."
"Jake" Jake shook Sonic's hand.
"I … hey! You're that columnist from the newspaper!"
"Yeah"
"You're a great writer"
"Thanks"
"How do you come up with all your ideas to write about?"
"Amy helps with most of them"
"Cool" Sonic turned to the sweating Amy. "You could be a columnist too Ames"
"…" Amy didn't have a word to say. This was just too dangerous.
"So" Jake started another conversation. "You two related?"
"No" Sonic answered. "Friends though"
Jake nodded. "I'm Amy's boyfriend"
Sonic almost jumped around the whole shop yelling 'She's got a boyfriend! I'm free!' but didn't. He just grinned and played it cool. "Great to meet you"
Amy sighed out of happiness. Perhaps she was wrong about thinking it was too soon to let Sonic know. After all, he was an understanding guy. "I'm glad you finally met Jake, Sonic" Amy said, smiling.
Sonic looked at Amy, still happy about the news. "You've got a great person for a beau"
"Thanks" Amy answered, looking at Jake and blushing.
Jake blushed too.
Sonic couldn't be more glad. Amy was finally off his back for marriage and was a friend now, what was there more to be happy for? "You two are a good pairing"
Amy continued to blush and looked outside. "It's pretty dark, nice seeing you Sonic"
"You too Ames, glad I met you Jake" Sonic answered, nodding and going back to his booth to throw out his garbage.
"Nice meeting you Sonic" Jake said getting up. Amy and Jake opened the door and left, soon followed by Sonic. They went separate directions.
"Amy, I still don't know why you were spaced out"
Amy sighed. "Unimportant matters, Jake" She walked up the steps to her apartment but turned around at the top. The pink hedgehog leaned her face close to Jake's. Their lips met and Amy never felt more safe then at that moment in her life.
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