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Ch. 5: Realization…
After a long day of shopping, Sonic came home to find a not-so-pleasant surprise. Sora was asleep with his head in Amy's lap. Amy had her arms around his head in a gentle way. Sonic was stunned, so much that he dropped the bags, and all of the contents fell on the ground.
"Sonic! You're finally here!" Amy said happily. "Took ya long enough!"
Sonic replied with a silent "..."
"Now that you're here I can cook dinner!" Amy said as she picked up Sora, carrying him back to his room.
Sonic clenched his fist tightly. So tightly that his nails poked through his gloves, causing small parts of his palm to bleed. "How could she do this to me..." He whispered sadly.
When Amy came back she smiled at Sonic, picking up the bags and putting the contents back in them. She then walked into the kitchen. Sonic-without thinking-walked into the kitchen with her.
"So...you uh, gotten better at cooking, huh?" Sonic asked, he couldn't think of anything better to say.
"Yeah! Sora taught me! How do you like my new skills Sonic?" She said happily.
Sonic nodded. "Well...It's very nice."
"Oh, Sonic! I'm so glad you like it..." Amy replied as she began to cook. "It's all because of you."
"Because of…ME? Why would you learn to cook because of me Amy?! You know I don't like you!" He hastily replied.
Amy sighed and began to stir something in a pot. She appeared to be making some kind of noodle. "I know...but I wanted to impress you at least a little bit...I know you'd hate me for saying this...but I'd do anything to get you to love me." She said to him closing his eyes. For once, Amy actually sounded extremely serious.
"Um...Amy?" Sonic said quietly walking towards her.
"Yes...?" She said. Amy put all her concentration in her cooking, so she ignored Sonic's odd tone of voice.
"I...A-um-well...how much longer is Sora going to stay with you?" inquired Sonic.
"As soon as he finds someone to live...he's homeless you know? Maybe you can help him find somewhere to live. That is, if he wants to. He seems to like staying with me so I have to take good care of him."
"Haha! If I can find a home for Sora then Amy will be all mine..." Sonic thought as he rubbed his hands together greedily. "I see...You sure are really nice to him. D-Do...do you love him?" Sonic coughed. He had trouble getting his words out.
"Now why would Sonic ask such a stupid question, Sonic's the only one for me..." Thought Amy. "Well...He's very nice. He always wants to help me it seems. He even gave me a wonderful necklace but...I don't know. I do really like him, but he's just a friend."
Sonic looked at Amy strangely. "I...understand." He said softly as he sat down in a small chair. He watched Amy cook, secretly admiring her new skills. Sonic couldn't believe that Amy went though so much trouble for him. Little did he know Amy went though a lot more trouble than that to get him to notice her. Sonic only wishes that he could be as honest as she is...but Sonic can't even admit to himself that he's just as much in love with Amy as she is with him. They may be a couple, but they sure don't act like one.
Dinner was finally ready. Amy began to serve the food. When she was done she went into Sora's room to wake him up. Sonic sighed heavily when Amy left.
"If only she'd spend more time with me then that...that-that faker!" He said to himself.
After a while Sora and Amy walked together into the dinner table. Amy sat across from Sonic, while Sora sat in the middle slowly moving his chair closer to Amy. The food was served in little bowls and the drink was served in small white cups. The meal was ramen and green tea, One of Sonic's many favorites.
Sonic closed his eyes while Sora and Amy carried out a small conversation. He was lightly sipping the tea, trying to calm down his nerves. He was tempted to punch Sora in the face, but he knew that Amy would not like that at all.
When everyone had finished, Sora asked if he could help clean the dishes. Amy replied with "Sure. That would be wonderful. You're a great guy Sora." Furthering Sonic's jealousy. Sonic quickly walked out of the room, and accidentally stumbled upon Amy's room. Sonic walked in carefully. Her room was the same as ever, which made him smile...except, one thing caught his eye. Mixed in with the pictures of him, were a small amount of pictures with Sora in them. Sonic gritted his teeth, not wanting to see any more and quickly ran out. He then sat in the hallway.
"How could I have been so stupid! If only I wasn't scared to go to her parties..." Sonic said loudly.
Amy had overheard his short sentence, and she walked over to him, a curious look in her eyes. She sat down next to him hugging her legs and smiling like her usually cheery self. "Is something wrong Sonic? You're not acting like yourself..." Amy was so convinced Sonic hated her, that the fact that sonic may like her, let alone love her, never even crossed her mind.
"Oh...I just...I-It's nothing Amy." Sonic said quietly as he turned away.
Amy put both her shoulders on Sonic and turned him around, sending chills down his spine. "Oh come on! Tell me what's wrong..."
Sonic realized at this moment, he was very much in love with Amy. He leaned over to kiss her...he then soon realized what he was doing and pushed her away. "I-I don't want to talk to you right now." He said blushing brightly as he walked away.
Amy blinked. "Sonic...you never want to talk to me..." She whispered sadly.
