Ch. 9: I just can't

Sonic had waited a long, long time before Amy came back. He was exhausted, but his mind was crowded by sad thoughts, making him unable to think. Sonic sat himself in complete silence outside, but noises so loud inside that drove him crazy. Sonic, he wasn't very good at thinking, which seemed to be the reason he can't say what he wants to Amy. He wasn't used to so much thought. He had to pace around the living room and think...which made him feel like his head was exploding.

Suddenly, the door opened, and Amy was there. Sonic's thoughts were so loud in his head that he did not hear her. Amy noticed Sonic and looked at him.

"Why are you still here?" She asked.

Sonic stopped and turned around. A shocked face told Amy that she caught him off-guard. "I-I...uh, came to tell you how...how sorry...how good it was that you and Sora are so close! I mean, now you're not gonna bother me anymore, right?! You're not going to torture me anymore….right?!" Sonic said loudly. His jealousy was getting to him. This was partly what he wanted to say, he wanted Amy to stop torturing him in his mind, but the only way to do that, was for him to confess his love.

Amy shook her head silently; her head was tilted towards the ground in sorrow. "Maybe me and Sora are close, but I have told you time and time again that you are the only one for me Sonic. I will stand by your side until the end of time if I have to, for my dreams to come true. Until then, I've given up on trying to make you marry me. I just...wish you weren't so distant!"

"I...oh. Amy..." Sonic mumbled.

"What is it Sonic?" Amy answered, Her voice shaky.

"Where is Sora?" He asked Amy sternly, completely ignoring the fact that Amy was upset.

Amy looked out the window and across the street and it began to rain.

Before Amy explained, Sonic said while rubbing his quills from embarrassment, "Well, looks as if it's raining out, Amy! I seem to have forgotten my coat...can I um...stay at you're place for the night?"

"Sure." Amy said dully. "Sora's in his new house now...I'm going to make him some cookies, would you like to help?"

"NO WAY!" Sonic blurted out.

Amy flinched. "You don't have to be so harsh...I'll make them myself. If I didn't love you, I'd throw you out of my house by now." She said as she walked into her kitchen and slammed the door.

"Amy...I love you."

Sonic awoke to loud rock music coming from the hallway. He was lying on the guestroom bed and forcefully put his hands against his ears to stop the noise. This was not what he wanted to wake up to. He stood up shakily and opened the door. He found that Sora with 3 wolves were the ones making this music in Amy's hallway. Amy was happily listening.

"SHUT UP! What the heck is going on in here?!" Sonic yelled. His yelling was loud enough to make everyone stop.

"Well, I was playing my drums when these dudes came along. They said I was good and well, they want me to join their band. Amy wanted to hear us...so here we are. Allow me to introduce my new friends, Slash the wolf, Himura the wolf, and Kaze Wind.

"Nice to meet you!" They said. Sonic observed that Slash and Himura looked a lot alike, they were both gray and had fox-like features to them. Kaze on the other hand was light blue- a slightly darker shade of Sora's coat- he also had long hair and looked like a girl.

"Well, We'll be seein' you!" Slash said as they moved out.

Amy asked Sonic after they had left. "Isn't that wonderful? Sora has found something to live for...without me."

"It's because of you that he had the confidence, it's because of YOU that Sora taught me to at least try to be nice to you...It's because of you that he's happy…and because of that, you and me can live in peace now..."

"...Together?"

"Ye-wait a second, NO! Just stop with all this together stuff! Man! Amy, you just bug the hell outta me sometimes! I do care though...I just can't...Argh!" Sonic said and began to storm off out of Amy's house. He began to slow down as he looked at the now clear sky. "I just can't admit my love for you..."

Suddenly, Sonic found himself staring into bright yet dark eyes. "Err..." Suddenly, he realized that he shouldn't have said anything.