Here's the next chapter! Thank you to all of you reviewers, for your nice comments! I'm glad you like the story so far!


Chapter 2

Sonic lay asleep on the balcony rail, of his apartment. He lived in the Southern part of Station Square, on its borders. He was now 21 and had decided to get his own place, so that he could have some time alone.

Over the years he'd managed to keep in touch with Tails, via video phone. He had Amy's number but hadn't called in a while. He didn't know why, as he wanted to speak to her. But whenever he went to pick up the phone something inside him said

"No…don't do it…not yet…"

His feelings for Amy had changed, rather drastically, over the years. Before, in his eyes, she was just an annoying little girl, who would constantly get in his way and find some way to annoy him. But now he'd matured and often saw Amy, when on his run through the city (yet he didn't have the nerve to go up and say "hi"). Every time he saw her, Sonic noticed that Amy had also matured. He admired how grown up she'd become and how beautiful she looked.

Every now and again, Sonic would look through old photos of him and Amy and recollect the times they'd shared together. He began to bring a camera on his run with him, in case he saw her again.

Gradually, he began to pin pictures on his wall, as if it were a small shrine. He liked to sit and watch the photos, as if they projected memories into his brain.

Just then, Sonic's ear twitched as he heard his post being pushed through the letter box. He opened his eyes and jumped down from the rail. He picked up the letters, flicking through them.

"Bill…bill…junk mail…"

Then he saw it. An envelope addressed to him, in Amy's handwriting. He gasped, dropping the other letters. He bounded onto his bed and carefully opened the envelope, taking care not to rip over the writing on the front. He placed the envelope on his bedside table and read the letter.

Dear Sonic,
It's been so long since we last met! How have you been? And how's life at your new apartment?

I'm writing this to invite you round my place, for my 18th birthday party. I've invited all of the others so it'll be like a reunion I guess!

Anyway, the party starts at 4pm on Saturday (my birthday! ) and ends late evening sorta time.

Hope you can make it!

Amy

x x x x

Sonic sighed and carefully put the letter on his desk, just underneath his "shrine".

"This'll be my opportunity to finally tell her my feelings!" Sonic said to himself.

He, once again, stared at the photos on his wall. His surroundings seemed to disappear, so know the only thing he could see was Amy's smiling face, staring at him from his wall.

"We've been apart for so long…" he began talking to the photograph. "I see you doing your day to day thing, around Station Square, but that's not enough. I want you here with me…by my side…we'll be together for eternity. I know that in the past I wouldn't dare to say this aloud, but I was blind then. Now my feelings have been freed from their prison and they have to let themselves be known!"

He began to shout and clutch at his pillow, in desperation and madness.

"We shall be together, Amy Rose! Your all I want in this world!"

Suddenly, he buried his face into his duvet cover and began to cry uncontrollably. He'd become overwhelmed with his lust.

After several minutes, Sonic redeemed himself and wiped the tears from his eyes. He sighed.

"I'm sorry. It just overpowers me sometimes…"he said to his shrine. He stood up and stretched his legs.

"Well, I'm outta here! I've got to buy you your present!" he knelt on his bed and kissed the centre photograph, of Amy.

"I'll see you on Saturday…" he said and zoomed out of his apartment.